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A brand is the sum of people's perception of a business. Creating a brand involves showcasing the company's products and services in the best possible light and distinguishing it from the competition. Your brand should be built as a true representation of your company's values and what your customers can expect from you.
There are many aspects that need to come together to create a memorable brand: advertising, customer service, promotional material, reputation and logo. If you can get all these elements to work together, you should be able to create a unique and attention-grabbing profile.
Why is Branding Important?
Creating a brand is essential if you want to survive in today's business environment. Branding can change how people see your business, which can help drive new business and increase your presence in the marketplace.
Recognition – One of the most important reasons that branding is so vital is that this is how a company becomes known to consumers. Your logo serves as the face of the company, so should be professionally designed to be powerful and memorable, ensuring instant recognition to everyone who sees it. Think of some of the most popular companies in any field, and chances are that anyone could draw a passable impression of their logo from memory.
Increasing Business Value – Having a recognizable brand can help increase your company's value. An established business is seen as having more leverage in the marketplace, making it a more lucrative investment opportunity that a company that no-one has ever heard of. Therefore, a strong brand can almost guarantee better financial returns from the company's efforts towards building said brand.
Generating New Customers – Strongly branded companies have less trouble drumming up new business than companies with little to no branding. Having a strong brand gives off the impression of stability and dependability, as well as a sense of familiarity. These all contribute consumers being more likely to do business with you, and in turn generate more referrals to new customers because of the familiarity and perceived dependability of using a name they trust. Once your brand has been well-established, you will find that word of mouth will be your best and most effective form of advertisement.
Improving Employee Pride and Satisfaction – Employees need more than just work. Most employees need something to work towards. Creating a strong brand can help your employees feel like they belong to something special and they are contributing to the mission of the company. Getting your employees to truly stand the brand will ensure better job satisfaction and more pride in their work. Working for a reputable brand makes working for that company more fulfilling and enjoyable. A simple way of creating this sense of belonging among your employees is to have them work out of a branded office and have company branded shirts or other promotional merchandise readily available to staff.
Creating Trust Within the Marketplace – A professional appearance and robust branding strategy will help the company to build a presence in the marketplace and instill trust in consumers, partners and potential stakeholders. People are more likely to do business with a company that has a polished and professional image. Having a strong brand goes a long way in giving the impression of being industry leaders and fostering trust in the general public towards the company, the products and services it offers, as well as the way the company and its staff handles its business.
Crafting a strong brand is only half of the process though. Now that you have created your company's identity, it is now time to get your message out to the world. This is why marketing is so important in creating a strong brand.
Whether the goods and services your company offers are a necessity, a luxury or a bit of a novelty, you can't rely on a one-time announcement or word of mouth to keep a steady stream of customers. You need to ensure that you are getting word out constantly that you have something exciting to offer. Even if you have a well-established brand, it is important to advertise new products and services to the masses. This can be done through TV and radio announcements, printed banners, billboards and the like. It is important to work with a professional company to make sure that your advertisements are well designed and effective. Sign Advocates are signage providers with over 30 years of experience in visual communication and can give you the edge you need to be sure that your brand stands out.
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Origin of Life and Molecular Evolution
This symposium covered the question of how Life began, from a molecular perspective. Speakers included Craig Venter, Nobel Prize winner Jack Szostak, Joan Steitz, Gerald Joyce and Susan Lindquist.
Time: May 23, 2011 - May 25, 2011 Location: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm
A Nano Focus on Quantum Materials
Our next symposium covers quantum materials, which could revolutionize every aspect of society and economy.
Light at the Nanoscale – from Molecules to Quantum Computers
This symposium covered topics related to light-matter interaction, including quantum computing, super-resolution microscopy, nano optics, deep tissue imaging, and more.
Planet Earth: A Scientific Journey
Together we looked at the planet we live on, from various perspectives: the origin of Life, evolution, biodiversity, climate change and sustainability.
Molecular Puzzles of Life
The first Molecular Frontiers symposium in the U.S. was hosted by MIT, with several local speakers
Sustainable Energy
How do we change the world's energy production from fossil fuels to renewable sources?
Science for Tomorrow
In Tokyo, many students seized the opportunity to learn from the best, as the speakers not only gave inspiring talks but also engaged directly with the students in group work sessions!
Proteins in Medicine
Protein science has made its way into medicine, opening new exciting opportunities.
Tailored Biology
With modern technology, we can design, alter and assemble living systems. We invited a number of leading experts in this field - listen to their talks!
Molecules and Our Healthy Life
For the first time, a Molecular Frontiers Symposium was held in Japan.
Healthy Ageing
As our life expectancy keeps increasing, research on ageing and how we can have a high quality of life at a high age becomes more and more important.
Frontiers of Molecular Sciences
From soft robots to proteins and blue LEDs - this symposium had it all!
The Brain: Achievements and Challenges
Our brain is a fantastic organ, with lots of interesting chemistry
What are the molecular frontiers of tomorrow: the science for you to solve
This special event brough together the most famous collection of scientists ever to visit Korea at one time.
Exploring the Boundaries – the Science of the Extremes
The symposium covered various fields of space research and space exploration, exploration and research of extreme environments on Earth and other planets, and how different living organisms cope and live in extreme environments.
How chemical cycles shape our planet: the global challenge
Climate change, fuel, environment and sustainability - from a chemical perspective
Emerging Technologies in Biomedicine
Meet the science superheroes who enable amazing progress in biomedicine!
Alternative Energy & Molecules
The 2010 Symposium at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences covered topics such as photovoltaics, hydrogen production and solar concentration power.
Of Molecules and Minds – The Machinery of Our Senses and Emotions
The first Molecular Frontiers Symposium to deal with the brain - how does the mind and our senses work, from a molecular perspective?


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October was a rough month. I always say plantar fasciitis is the devil and I guess it's the devil's favorite time of year. But after a few truly miserable weeks of not running, lots of foot pain, and way too many medical appointments, maybe things are starting to turn around. I'm trying a new treatment called Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Technology (EPAT) which is basically shock waves to heal your feet. Is it working? Read on to find out. Three weeks all together here because life has been crazy and also because training logs with no running are not a lot of fun to write, y'all.
10/8 – 10/14
Monday, 10/8, Morning Crew – Swim 2300, Frank workout
I did Frank again in the pool so Snarky Girl had a chance to try him out. Bigger news by far was the appointment with the new podiatrist. He sold me new orthotics (ka-ching), gave me a prescription for oral steroids, and recommended a sound wave treatment called EPAT that costs an arm and a leg to heal your foot (ka-ching ka-ching ka-ching). Not covered by insurance. Yikes. I am trying the new orthotics plus steroids.
Tuesday, 10/9, Early Morning Crew – 20 miles on the YMCA video bike as 20 min WU; 20 min tempo effort; 20 min CD (60 min total)
Today was pretty horrible. Work kept me on my feet all day and by the end of the day, the plantar fasciitis was killing me. Also feeling rather mentally wretched. I'm leaning very hard on my Inner Circles right now, but luckily they are up to the task. I did make friends with the woman at the front desk of the YMCA, a bright spot on a dark day.
Wednesday, 10/10, Morning Crew – 10 miles easy on the bike (30 min) plus weights
Back with Tough Guy Trainer for a solid weights workout. Foot was better today.
Thursday, 10/11, Early Morning Crew – 20 miles on the video bike as 15 min WU; 4x6min hard/2 min easy; 13 min CD
Tried to pretend I was running 1200s. Sort of worked.
Friday, 10/12, Early Morning Crew – Swim 2250, Easy/Hard workout
This was a good swim with Snarky Girl and Mr. Snarky Girl but another dark day. Injury is just the pits. It already feels like this has been going on forever. I went to see the Maestro hoping that some dry needling would make the foot feel better, but instead the needles made it feel much worse.
Saturday, 10/13, Early Morning Crew – 13 miles / 40 min easy on the bike, plus weights
Race day in Hartford! I was supposed to be running the Hartford Half and perhaps bringing home a shiny new PR. Instead I drove into Hartford early to work out at the Hartford YMCA before spectating the race. Blech. However, the Retiree ran an absolutely massive PR for his half marathon and I had so much fun cheering for friends that I pretty much forgot about my poor foot.
Sunday, 10/14, Early Morning Crew – 3 mile run, easy
I did a short test run in my neighborhood to see how the foot feels after a full two weeks off from running. Answer? Not good. Shit. A bright spot in the day was going to Fleet Feet with some women from the running group I started at my church. They both got new shoes and they are eager to try them out! The flyer for EPAT was out at the store so I asked more questions and found a different doctor who does the same treatment for less money.
Total: 3 miles running; 4550 yards swimming; 63 miles biking
10/15 – 10/21
This week was also pretty terrible, not gonna lie. My foot hurt a lot, basically every step, pretty much until Friday. I was also mentally ready to throw in the towel or jump off a cliff, whichever or maybe both. Just a whole lot of awfulness. It's weeks like this when "living by the clock" becomes paramount to me. If it says in Final Surge that I am swimming, you can bet I will be at the pool. Sometimes that is how I hold my shit together as it threatens to fly apart.
Monday, 10/15, Early Morning Crew – Swim 2650, Fabian workout
I told Coach Cupcake I needed to be working harder in the pool and she came through with these new workouts. Fabian is hard and satisfying. Good man! I mean, good swim! The foot situation has become downright terrible. Almost every step hurts.
Tuesday, 10/16, Early Morning Crew – 20 miles on the YMCA video bike as 3 miles WU; then progression ride at 8-9-10-6 for resistance, repeat four times, 3 miles CD (60 min total)
I've done that progression ride on the bike lots of times and I really like it. It's a lot of work and involves lots of changes so it's less boring than it might be. I also saw a new podiatrist today (this is number 6, if you count the four I met during my last go-round with PF). He also recommends EPAT – the expensive shock wave therapy. But he is charging less than anyone else I've found and I like him better as a doctor. He answered all my questions, including my follow-up email questions, and he's not pretending to have a miracle cure. But he does say EPAT has an 80% cure rate. As Coach Mick put it, "cure" is a word with a lot of power.
Wednesday, 10/17, Morning Crew – 20 miles / 45 min easy on the bike, plus weights
I basically told Tough Guy Trainer I needed to get hella strong so we should get after it in the gym. Back to big girl lifts like barbell squats and chest presses with heavy dumbbells. I love those. I also saw the Maestro for physical therapy with the only goal of getting the foot to please stop hurting. He had only limited success and by evening, I was pretty much falling apart. Fed the kids, bitched to my Inner Circles, went to bed.
Thursday, 10/18, Early Morning Crew – 17 miles on the video bike as 15 min WU; 20 min tempo; 15 min CD (50 min)
Doing a little better mentally today, thank goodness. Foot now only hurting when walking, not all the time, which definitely helps. New podiatrist responded very quickly to yet another follow-up email and I went ahead and scheduled an appointment for EPAT next week.
Friday, 10/19, Early Morning Crew – Swim 2350, Frank workout, weights later in the day
Swim was fine, weights were fine. Much more important – I went back to PT to have them tape my foot and that finally got me some relief from the pain. It feels like I can think again. I have so much sympathy for people who live with chronic pain. It's terrible.
Saturday, 10/20, Early Morning Crew – 10K rowing, 15 minutes WU and CD plus 10x200m hard/easy
I like to row and today my foot is not hurting. Thank you tape.
Sunday, 10/21, Early Morning Crew – 24 miles on YMCA video bike as 15 min WU then 10 x 4 min intervals w/1 min recovery, up and down the ladder, 15 min CD
Coach Mick and I designed this workout together looking for something harder and longer for the bike. Well, we did it! I could not finish this workout as planned. The longer, harder intervals were too much. I'm actually pleased as punch about this because now I've got a goal on the video bike: complete crazy ladder workout as written. Foot is still hurting less, thank goodness. Flew to Washington DC for work.
Total: 0 miles running; 5000 yards swimming; 81 miles biking; 10K rowing, 1 podiatrist and 2 physical therapy appointments
10/22 – 10/29
This week was an emotional roller coaster. I had my first EPAT treatment and I really think it might be working. It's the first solid strand of hope in a quite awhile. At the same time, I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and there's a ton of terribleness in the world, so my highs were high and my lows were low this week. But for a running log – the main event is the EPAT and some actual running.
Monday, 10/22, Afternoon Crew – 13 bike miles
I'm in Washington DC to give a talk for work. Of course, I would have loved to be running near the monuments in the October sunshine. Instead I was exiled to the bike in the hotel gym. Cardio iz cardio. I love you Arthur Lydiard. Whatever. Sometimes you just go do it and this was one of those times.
Tuesday, 10/23, Early Morning Crew – 16 miles on hotel gym bike as 15 min WU; 5×3 min hard w/2 min recovery; 15 min CD. 55 minutes total. First EPAT treatment. PLUS 3.1 MILE RUN!!!
Today was insane. After working out at the hotel, I flew home and went to my first EPAT treatment. I'll do a whole post about this at some point, but EPAT is shock wave therapy, designed to break up scar tissue. It's supposed to give my poor feet a whole new lease on life! Immediately post-treatment, there's a few hours when your feet are basically numb and therefore don't hurt. My doc said it was fine to run so after I picked up Rose and got her home, I went out for a dark and drizzly 3-miler. My feet felt very weird, like they had been turned into marshmallows, BUT – they didn't hurt! The PF spot loosened up after 5 minutes or so and the pain did not return! WOOT! It was totally amazing to be able to run.
Wednesday, 10/24, Morning Crew – 13 miles / 30 min easy on the bike, plus weights
The usual Wednesday at Innovative Fitness and Wellness. Supposedly the day after EPAT, your feet might be quite sore, like they had done a serious workout. Mine felt fine. Let me note that again. The day after a run, my feet felt fine. That hasn't happened since the Erie marathon. Fingers crossed.
Thursday, 10/25, Early Morning Crew – 3.78 miles RUNNING (32 min, 8:39 pace)
I ran again! Same story as Tuesday. I felt the PF but it loosened up and didn't come back. Could EPAT be a miracle?
Friday, 10/26, Early Morning Crew – Swim 2400, Frank workout
Good swim and foot is another notch better today. Wow.
Saturday, 10/27, Morning Crew – 5 miles running plus weights
We got a lovely fall Nor'easter so I ran on the treadmill at the gym before lifting. Then had an extended brunch with Squirrel, who has had to DNS her fall marathon. Yuck. The combination of running followed by sitting should have made for a full-on foot disaster, but it was fine. Really feeling hopeful. Also made Hallowe'en cookies with Rose.
Sunday, 10/28, Early Morning Crew – 5 miles WITH FRIENDS
I tried a second consecutive day of running and it was FINE. I got to run with my friends for our usual Sunday "long" run and it was GLORIOUS! I've got enough experience with PF that I know this might still end in pain and tears so I am trying to hope while also guarding my heart. A tricky balancing act.
Total: 16.88 miles running; 2400 yards swimming; 42 miles biking; 1 podiatrist appointment (EPAT)


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Popular opinion is that teams should be product-based ("Products not Projects"). This idea makes sense if you build products but not if your business model is project-based work for clients. What if your projects create products for clients? The product and project models need to work together.
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Amsdon, Timothy and Sibley, Martin J.N. (2013) Theoretical concepts and matlab modelling of VLC based MIMO systems. In: Proceedings of Computing and Engineering Annual Researchers' Conference 2013 : CEARC'13. University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, pp. 112-117. ISBN 9781862181212
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A fashionable bib for adults to craft and wear
Who knew that a bib would get so much adult wear?
The bib necklace - often giant, sometimes sparkly - started hanging around a lot of necks a few years ago, and it's still here.
Of course, some women would rather craft than buy theirs. From buttons to lace, here are a few examples:
Jenny Chapman of Chowchilla, Calif., has turned her love of buttons into expressive necklaces.
"Buttons are so fun," says Chapman, who scours thrift stores and eBay for them. "When you get them and there's a big jar and you have no idea what you're going to find. It's like a treasure hunt."
She sews each button to a slightly larger disk of black felt and then glues them to a sheet of felt with felt glue, available at craft stores. She allows the ensemble to dry and then cuts around the buttons to create the bib. After that, it's just attaching bails - necklace hardware - at the bib's top two corners to connect an organza chain.
"You really don't need to know anything to make it yourself," says Chapman. "The most time-consuming part is figuring out the buttons, but that's fun."
Find Chapman's Bubble Button Bib necklaces at her Etsy.com shop, Jenny's Trinket Shoppe.
Carly J. Cais of Portland, Ore., makes clever enamel jewelry using craft store supplies and something new: Martha Stewart Crafts Jewelry Enamel and Enamel Activator. The enamel paint lets you color metal jewelry pieces in two steps, far easier than traditional enameling, which involves kiln-drying the pieces.
"You get the glossy sheen of enamel without all the hassle," says Cais. "It looks like stuff you could buy in the store but still I made it myself."
First, clean the metal charms with alcohol. Then mix the paint (there are 10 colors) with the enamel activator and let it sit 2 to 3 minutes to thicken before applying it with a toothpick to the charm. Allow the pieces to dry 24 hours to harden, and then assemble charms and filler pieces onto larger filigree squares for support. Attach two jewelry toggles and a chain to the upper corners of the piece for wearing.
Detailed instructions with photos for the DIY Enamel Spring Flower Bib Necklace are at Cais' blog, Chic Steals.
More bib-crafting ideas pour out of Marianne Canada, host of HGTV.com's web series Weekday Crafternoon:
¦ Spray paint a large, graphic piece of lace, let it dry, and then attach jump rings and a chain for hanging.
¦ Using an Exacto knife, cut out a graphic shape from leather or a lightweight sheet of balsam wood, then attach jump rings and a chain.
¦ Roll fabric rosettes and attach them - with beads, lace, buttons or whatever suits your fancy - onto sturdy backing, such as heavy felt or leather. Finish with jump rings and a chain.
Some of these ideas are pictured at Pinterest, the online images "pinning" board.
While the bib and its relative - the collar necklace - have been trendy for years, they have staying power, says Canada. She looks at the fashion world, where necklines often incorporate rhinestones or other "blingy" accents.
"It's such a nice way to update the more basic items in your wardrobe," says Canada.
Making it yourself lowers the cost and carries bragging rights, too - "being able to say, 'Ohhhh, you like that? I made it,'" she says.


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A month ago there appeared on our patio a piece of rusted metal, a found-art sculpture. But I was onto Kevin. I had seen it beside his truck in the garage. He had found it beside the recycle bin in the winter and kept it to put on our patio in the spring.
It was bare rusty metal, re-rod, gears, metal plate, and barbed wire. But I did not acknowledge its presence. Instead I went out and bought some spray paint, green and red. And yellow. He thought it was a lemon. I tried to turn it into lemonade.
Now he wants it back to take home. We assume a student had done it for a class and trashed it.
Then this morning he called me out. He has permission to come to the window beside my computer and talk to me. He saw five cecropia moths on the south end of the building. He brought one and put it on our patio table.
It hatches, mates, lays its eggs, and dies in only a couple days or so. Thus, rare to see. It is six inches across. Comes from those big fat green worms. Here is one with a belly full of eggs.
After a neighbor had come to see, and Kevin's wife came too, charming woman, I took my coffee out and watched. Its wing flapping slowly. It rolled on its side, kicked its legs in spasmodic jerks, and lay still. I sighed for it. Then it up and flew off into the woods.
Where have you found beauty, expected and unexpected? How has life surprised you?


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Sometimes you may need a rule to check for a condition that matches a pattern as opposed to one that simply matches a fixed attribute (for example, "match any file with a three-digit number in its name," as opposed to "match any file with the number 372 in its name"). Hazel offers an extensive pattern-building interface for just such situations. (You can also use patterns in actions, but the process is a bit different; see Using Patterns in Actions .)
Hazel provides 11 built-in variables that you can use in constructing your match pattern, but if those are insufficient for your needs, you can create your own custom text, date, list, and table attributes to use in match patterns (see Use Custom Attributes ). Custom attributes, in turn, are available to be used in later conditions and in the rule's actions, enabling you to do things like rename files with only part of the original filename, or sort files into any of several subfolders based on their extension. (Again, refer to Using Patterns in Actions for details.)
For the following attributes, you can create patterns by choosing "matches" or "does not match" (or "match"/"do not match," or "contain match"/"do not contain match," depending on the context) from the second pop-up menu of the condition:
Full Name
Source URL/Address
For example, you might create a pattern that means "Name matches any word, followed by a hyphen, followed by any number."
When you click in the field to edit a "match" or "does not match" pattern, a popover like this one appears:
Fill in the field at the top of this popover with the pattern you want. You can use a combination of plain text you type yourself (to include static elements as part of your pattern) and tokens —blue bubbles representing any of numerous variables. To add a token to your pattern from the list below, either click it (once) or drag it to the desired position in the pattern.
For instance, in the image above, the pattern specifies a word (any sequence of letters) followed by a hyphen, followed by a number (one or more digits). Using that pattern, the name blah-123 matches, but 123-blah does not (since it doesn't start with letters), nor does blah123 (no hyphen after the word) or blah-blah (no number at the end).
Here's what each token matches:
"Letter (a)," "Digit (1)," "Letter or Digit (a1)," "Symbol (%)" or "Character (a1%)": These tokens each match a single character of the type(s) specified. The "Symbol" token matches any punctuation character while "Character" matches any non-blank character.
"Word (abc)," "Number (123)," "Letters & Digits (ab12)," "Symbols (%?@)" or "Characters (ab12%?)": These tokens each match a sequence of characters of the type(s) specified. That is, "Word" matches any sequence of letters, Number matches any sequence of digits, and so on.
"Anything (…)": This token matches any single character or group of characters or spaces, including nothing. (It's thus much like the * wildcard in most command-line environments.) If you have a pattern (123)(…) , then the text 456 matches. The "Number" (123) token matches the 456 , and the "Anything" (…) token matches nothing.
The four custom attributes are even more powerful, in that they let you create named patterns of your own that are then available to other conditions and actions in this rule:
"Custom Text (●)": This token lets you create your own custom text-based attribute. See Custom Text Attributes .
"Custom Date ( □ )": This token lets you create your own custom date attribute (that is, a particular date format). See Custom Date Attributes .
"Custom List Item (—)": This token lets you create a list, such that your condition can match any of the items on the list. See Custom List Attributes .
"Custom Table ( ☷ )": This token lets you create a table, such that your condition can match any of the items in a particular column, after which you can apply actions based on the contents of another column in the same row. See Custom Table Attributes .
When you're finished building your pattern, click Done to close the popover and continue creating or editing your rule.
Match Pattern Rules and Tips
Although most patterns are self-explanatory, you should be aware of a few special considerations:
Patterns are not case-sensitive (even with text you type manually). A is the same as a.
When a condition uses the "match"/"matches" or "does not match"/"do not match" instruction in the second pop-up menu, the pattern must match the full text of the attribute. If you want to be sure your condition also matches cases with additional text before and/or after your pattern, use the "Anything" (…) pattern token before and/or after your pattern. Using the example above, the text 45blah-123 does not match, because even though the last part after the 45 does match, the pattern has to start from the beginning and encompass everything until the end. Likewise, blah-123ab does not match because of the ab at the end. To match all these variants, the pattern could be changed to (…)(abc)-(123)(…) .
In contrast to the preceding rule, when a condition uses the "contain match" instruction in the second pop-up menu (available with the "Contents" attribute and some of the "Other" attributes), the pattern only needs to match part of the text. (So, if the condition is "Contents contain match (abc)-(123) ," that would match a file that contains the text A#3foo-75zxy , because the string foo-75 , found within that text, matches the pattern. Also, a space in a "contain match" pattern matches any number of spaces (or other invisible characters).
With certain attributes ("Contents" and some of the "Other" attributes) an additional option appears at the bottom of the popover: "Match the ___ occurrence from the beginning/end." This enables you to specify which occurrence you want to match, if there could be several (for example, "Match the 3rd occurrence from the beginning," or "Match the 2nd occurrence from the end"). One reason to do this is to match only files that have a certain number of occurrences of a certain pattern—if you say "Match the 3rd occurrence from the beginning" but the file has only two occurrences, it won't match. Another reason to do this is to create a custom text token (see Custom Text Attributes ) that matches a particular occurrence of a string so that you can refer to it in a later condition or action in your rule. (For example, match the 3rd instance of a custom token representing a phone number, and display that phone number in a notification when the rule runs.)
When creating match patterns, it can be especially helpful to use Hazel's live preview feature (see Preview a Rule ) to test your pattern as you go.


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This move was necessary and historic
By Jerrison Oracion, Senior Columnist
Since the coronavirus has been upgraded from an outbreak to a pandemic, many stores have been closed. The streets are almost empty, community gatherings, as well as arts and culture performances are either cancelled, delayed, or shown online. Even major sporting events are cancelled or delayed to next year. One of the major sporting events that was at risk of being delayed is the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. It got a lot of attention due to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) and the Japanese government's handling of the uncertain future for the games. During the early stages of the pandemic—when news spread that the virus could be contained—there was optimism that Tokyo 2020 would go ahead as scheduled.
After passengers in the Diamond Princess left the cruise ship at a port in Yokohama, COVID-19 cases jumped in Japan, matching the surge around the world. This caused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to recommend suspending major events for two weeks—and this recommendation was extended as the coronavirus was reclassified as a pandemic.
As more of the major sporting events were either cancelled or delayed due to the coronavirus, the IOC stated that the games would go ahead—and even lit the Olympic Torch without a public viewing.
The decision led to an outpouring of calls from the Global Athlete union, as well as from individuals, including former Canadian gold medal hockey player and IOC member Hayley Wickenheiser calling their decision to move forward with the games "insensitive and irresponsible." Even if the coronavirus pandemic ended before the 2020 games begin, the athletes stated that there would not be enough time to train. Indeed, it is difficult to prepare for an Olympic gold medal performance if the pandemic had ended just two months before the games began, the athletes may not perform at their best.
Also, many training facilities are closed to make sure that the virus does not spread, and it would not be a great idea to have them open with a lot of people in the same building. Because many Olympic qualifying events were cancelled, many countries were unable to properly assemble a team for the games. In addition, a risk factor persists for the world community if anyone in Tokyo transmits the virus and a spectator or athlete were to bring it home with them.
After pressure from the athletes the IOC called for an emergency meeting to decide the future of the 2020 Olympics. The criticism was so heavy that it led to IOC member Richard Pound leaking to USA Today that the games would be postponed. A day later, IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed it. This is the first time that an Olympic Games has been postponed. He said that the Olympic flame represents hope and when the games happen on the new date of July 23, 2021, it will ideally offer "a light at the end of the tunnel."
Tokyo 2020 being delayed allows the athletes to train for it longer at least. And it will be safer for us to go to the Tokyo games next summer. I support this decision made by the IOC and believe we should all support them in this decision.


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ISAAC HAYES being Honored with New Retrospective 'The Spirit Of Memphis (1962-1976)'
Craft Recordings is proud to announce the forthcoming release of The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976), chronicling the ascension of one of the most influential creative talents in music history, Isaac Hayes, who would have turned 75 this year. Due out September 22nd, the four-cd collection examines the various avenues of Hayes' prolific career; each disc offering an in-depth look at his distinct musical contributions to both Memphis-based Stax Records and to the world at large: from his foundational presence as a songwriter and producer at Stax, to his artistic metamorphosis and subsequent rise to stardom. The set also includes a wide range of previously-unreleased material, as well as a replica 7″ vinyl single of the artist's first commercially-released recordings. Housed in a 60-page hardcover book, the retrospective incorporates a wealth of archival photos and ephemera, as well as an essay by author Robert Gordon (Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion) which includes new interviews with Stax luminaries Deanie Parker and Jim Stewart. Contributions from Floyd Newman, Mickey Gregory, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), and compilation producer Joe McEwen round out the package. Track listing below.
From his humble beginnings as an orphaned sharecropper to his rise as a session musician, house songwriter, and producer for Stax Records, to his arrival as a star in his own right, Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) became a symbol of what was possible for Black America. Dubbed "Black Moses" during the height of his popularity, Hayes revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single and into new territory: that of the fully-orchestrated concept album, complete with extended cuts that, in some cases, spanned nearly the entire side of an LP. The artist also broke barriers in the film industry, scoring the 1971 film Shaft. The soundtrack became Hayes' fourth consecutive platinum LP, and also earned him an Academy Award® for Best Original Song ("Theme From Shaft"). The musician became the first African American to win the Oscar in a non-acting category, and was also the first recipient of the Best Original Song category to both write and perform the winning track. Hayes' success opened the door for other artists and composers, like Curtis Mayfield and Norman Whitfield, to score music for the screen.
Each disc of The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976) examines a different facet of Hayes' career. Disc one covers his early work as a songwriter and producer at Stax, including many of his legendary collaborations with David Porter, such as Carla Thomas' "B-A-B-Y" recently featured in the hit film Baby Driver, and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man," which celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year.
Disc two spotlights Isaac Hayes as a solo artist, featuring his singles recorded for the Volt and Enterprise imprints; from his breakthrough track "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," off Hot Buttered Soul, to his subsequent chartbusters, including "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Do Your Thing" and the iconic, ubiquitous chart-topping hit, "Theme from Shaft."
The third disc, aptly titled "Cover Man," examines Isaac's uncanny ability to transform tunes by songwriting greats such as Burt Bacharach and Hal David and make them entirely his own. This disc also includes previously unreleased material, including a studio version of "Windows of the World" and live covers of "Stormy Monday," "I Stand Accused," and "The Ten Commandments of Love," all recorded at a 1972 concert in Chicago.
The final disc, entitled "Jam Master," offers fans a seat in the studio with Isaac Hayes, showcasing extended jams from his classic LPs, including a full, 33-minute freeform psychedelic Bar-Kays jam on "Do Your Thing." This disc also includes unreleased work-in-progress versions of "You've Made Me So Very Happy," the Bill Withers-penned classic "Ain't No Sunshine," and a never-before-heard composition from the Shaft soundtrack entitled "Black Militant's Place."
This collection marks a cornerstone in a year-long initiative celebrating Stax Records' 60th anniversary and comes on the heels of a recent digital release of Hayes' Enterprise albums re-mastered from the original analog tapes by renowned engineer Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters earlier this year. LP reissues cut from these new masters, including the best-selling Hot Buttered Soul, Black Moses, and Shaft will be available later this year.
The cross-label collaboration between Concord Music Group and Rhino Entertainment has highlighted the hits, deep cuts and rare tracks from the Memphis label's heyday of the '60s and '70s. Indeed, Isaac Hayes was an integral part of "The Memphis Sound," and helped to not only shape the sound of a genre, but also helped it explode into mainstream pop culture. 75 years after Hayes' birth, and nearly a decade after his passing, his music, style and influence still live on today. Many of the most recognizable Hip-Hop beats and drops have been born from Hayes' original tracks and a collaboration with WhoSampled.com launching in connection with the release of the box set will showcase his lasting effect on popular music.
"The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976) is an attempt to frame a career that doesn't always fit neatly together. This box set is a little idiosyncratic, like its subject and the desire is to tell a story, put together in chapters," writes box set producer Joe McEwen in his Producer's Note, "hopefully to give context to a visionary talent who came of age in Memphis, Tennessee among a generational eruption of musicians that moved mountains…"
Pre-order The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976) on Amazon.
About Stax 60:
The 60th anniversary of the legendary soul label Stax Records commemorates its extraordinary legacy as an international hit-making machine and its indispensable chapter in American musical history, as an integrated company in the heart of the Civil Rights movement. The Stax 60 celebration will highlight the hits, deep cuts and rare tracks from the Memphis label's heyday of the '60s and '70s, including the many legendary artists who jointly created the world-renowned "Stax sound," – Otis Redding, Booker T & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Sam & Dave, The Dramatics and many more. The Stax 60 campaign will honor the music from Soulsville USA through curated collections, deluxe box sets, hi-resolution audio, streaming playlists and unique vinyl initiatives.
About WhoSampled:
WhoSampled is the leading global resource for sample-based music, cover songs and remixes. It breaks down the 'music DNA' of nearly half a million songs, with continuous daily additions provided by a community of over 17,000 contributors. WhoSampled's scope and depth highlight the fundamental role that sampling and covering play in modern music across genres. With its new 'Album Experience' product, WhoSampled partners with artists and labels to highlight the impact of their catalogs on modern music. Built on a rich, user friendly, cross device platform, these experiences tap into WhoSampled's unique capabilities to tell the stories of those influential artists, albums and labels. WhoSampled is available at WhoSampled.com as well as iPhone and Android apps.
*Denotes previously unreleased material
Soul Songwriter, Soul Producer
- Floyd Newman – Sassy
- David Porter – Can't See You When I Want To
- Carla Thomas – How Do You Quit (Someone You Love)
- Booker T and the MGs – Boot-leg
- The Astors – Candy
- Danny White – Can't Do Nothing Without You
- Johnnie Taylor – I Had A Dream
- Sam & Dave – Hold On! I'm A Comin'
- Ruby Johnson – I'll Run Your Hurt Away
- Carla Thomas – Let Me Be Good To You
- Mable John – Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
- Homer Banks – Fighting To Win
- Carla Thomas – B-A-B-Y
- William Bell – Never Like This Before
- The Mad Lads – Patch My Heart
- Johnnie Taylor – Little Bluebird
- Charlie Rich – When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
- Charlie Rich – Love Is After Me
- Judy Clay – You Can't Run Away From Your Heart
- Sam & Dave – Soul Man
- The Charmels – As Long As I've Got You
- Sam & Dave – I Thank You
- The Soul Children – The Sweeter He Is (Parts I & II)
- Billy Eckstine – Stormy
- David Porter – Can't See You When I Want To
- The Emotions – Show Me How
Volt & Enterprise Singles
- Sir Isaac and The Do-Dads – The Big Dipper
- Sir Isaac and The Do-Dads – Blue Groove
- Isaac Hayes – Precious, Precious
- Isaac Hayes – By The Time I Get To Phoenix
- Isaac Hayes – The Mistletoe & Me
- Isaac Hayes – Winter Snow
- Isaac Hayes – I Stand Accused
- Isaac Hayes – The Look Of Love
- Isaac Hayes – Never Can Say Goodbye
- Isaac Hayes – Theme From "Shaft"
- Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing
- Isaac Hayes – Let's Stay Together
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter – Ain't That Loving You
(For More Reasons Than One)
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter – Baby I'm-A Want You
- Isaac Hayes – Theme From "The Men"
- Isaac Hayes – Rolling Down A Mountainside
- Isaac Hayes – Joy (Part 1)
- Isaac Hayes – Wonderful
- Isaac Hayes – Someone Made You For Me
- Isaac Hayes – Title Theme (From "Three Tough Guys")
- Radio Spot – "You Gotta Have It To Really Be In"
- Radio Spot – "The Rapper Is Back"
Cover Man
- Isaac Hayes – When I Fall In Love
- Isaac Hayes – Walk On By
- Isaac Hayes – I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
- Isaac Hayes – Man's Temptation
- Isaac Hayes – Never Gonna Give You Up
- Isaac Hayes – Windows Of The World*
Recorded Live at Operation PUSH Black Expo,
International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL – October 1, 1972:
- Isaac Hayes – The Ten Commandments of Love*
- Isaac Hayes – Just Want To Make Love To You / Rock Me Baby*
- Isaac Hayes – Stormy Monday*
- Isaac Hayes – I Stand Accused*
- Isaac Hayes – If Loving You Is Wrong
- Isaac Hayes – His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Jam Master
- Isaac Hayes – Ike's Mood I
- Isaac Hayes – You've Made Me So Very Happy*
- Isaac Hayes – Black Militant's Place*
- Isaac Hayes – Ain't No Sunshine*
- Isaac Hayes – Hung Up On My Baby* (Extended Jam)
- Isaac Hayes – Groove-A-Thon* (Extended Jam)
- Isaac Hayes – Do Your Thing (Extended Jam)
7″ Single
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Much ink has been spilled over the last week on the absurdity of Democrats' "Green New Deal." Although it's tempting to dive into the proposal's specifics — especially since this legislation has been cosponsored by a number of 2020 Democrat candidates including Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and, presumably, Bernie Sanders — I won't bore readers with the recap as there is no use beating a dead horse (even if it would reduce methane emissions from farming as mandated by the Green New Deal).
Instead, I would like to focus on one aspect of the Green New Deal that I found eye-opening when reviewing the original, since-deleted proposal: the plan's flippant dismissal of the carbon tax.
First, some background: for the past roughly two decades, a carbon tax has been at or near the top of the "Progressive Wish List" of policy achievements. Conservatives have, nearly unanimously, been opposed.
The conservative argument against a carbon tax boils down to two points:
- It would harm our economy.
- It would have a negligible impact on global temperatures.
Intriguingly, the Green New Deal appears to fully concede to conservatives both of these points. According to the original blueprint:
"We cannot simply tax gas and expect workers to figure out another way to get to work… we're not ruling a carbon tax out, but a carbon tax would be a tiny part of a Green New Deal in the face of the gigantic expansion of our productive economy… While a carbon tax may be a part of the Green New Deal, it misses the point and would be off the table unless we create the clean, affordable options first." [Emphasis added]
First, the admission that the revenue generated from a carbon tax would not be remotely sufficient to fight global warming is stunning. Liberals have been telling us for years, "I can save the planet from imminent doom, if you would just let me raise your taxes."
Second and equally stunning is the admission that affordable energy options must be created 'first,' as it concedes the economic harm caused by the implementation of a carbon tax.
Taken together, the progressive authors of the Green New Deal all but concede that a carbon tax would do nothing except make people poorer.
As the Green New Deal reveals with welcomed candor, to fight climate change, progressives really desire a massive government takeover of the U.S. economy — one so big that we must 'print the money' to pay for it. With this admission, we now have an opportunity for both sides to have a real debate about climate change. Now is the time for liberals to make their case as to why the world is going to end in 10 years, and how their radical transformation of the U.S. economy will stop it. And if they attempt to revert back to 'a simple carbon tax is sufficient,' we will know they are the ones blowing hot air.


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The C3RD Research Centre
The C3RD is the " Centre de Recherche de Relations entre les Risques et le Droit" (risques et mutations du droit), translated in english by Research Center on Relations between Risks and Law, of the Faculté de Droit in l'Université Catholique de Lille. It was created in 2006 and counts almost 40 professors and researchers from the teaching body of the faculty who coordinate their research activities within their areas of expertise.
The C3RD is both multidisciplinary (public law, private law, international law, history of law, political science, economics) and transversal (human rights, sustainable development, enterprise, new technologies, health, religion…).
The C3RD has a few keywords concerning the relationship between risk and law and that are at the heart of the center's priority: Legal security, safety, prudence, compensation, responsibility.
Research domains
C3RD aims to achieve its goals by structuring its members' research around two principal axes:
- risks managed by the law (emerging risks, transfer of rights' generators)
- risques created by law (transfer of rights, new risks' generators)
By its own definition, risk reveals itself to be a polysemous concept. Result of a danger -or a hazard- and of vulnerability. It conveys an incidence of rupture that swings between an active approach founded on the risks taken and a passive approach founded on risks undergone.
On the other hand, law provides the set of rules that regulate interactions in a given society or population. In this way, law brings us back to the control of time and space. Notions of risk and law can be seen prima facie to be mutually exclusive. However, in reality this is not evident as risk and law are in constant interaction with each other.
With a strong desire to be at the very heart of the great questions of society, the C3RD structures its research in line with current events and society themes such as :
Ringing the alarm bell
- Whistleblowing and professional ethics in the public sector (01/02/2016)
- Whistleblowing and professional ethics in the private sector (forthcoming)
- Professional whistleblowers (forthcoming)
- Work in progress on whistleblowing. Co-directed by Delphine POLLET-PANOUSSIS et Mathieu DISANT, LGDJ (publication by members of the C3RD and other contributors both French and from other countries)
Homeland and international security
- « Justice facing terrorism and its national and international risks»
- « Prevention of terrorism »
- « The role of the judge »
- « Ways and means in the fight against organized crime and terrorism »
Conferences and debates between January and March 2017
Vulnerable people (children, prisoners and refugees…)
- Audition of the child in the family court, official launch of project 1st Octobre 2016 coordinated by Blandine MALLEVAEY, supported by GIP Justice Cooperation Internationale ( International Judicial Cooperation) Recruitment : 2 research assistants to help with this project.
- Cycle of research on « Child Protection» : Inaugural Conference , by Monsieur Jean-René LECERF, président of Conseil Départemental du Nord, 18th November 2016 and study day: « Law of 14th March 2016 : reinforcing child protection »
Emerging risks (sanitary, environmental, new technologies …)
Artificial intelligence: What Future for Jurists? A few months ago a robot lawyer was hired by an American law firm. More recently, a young Englishman created an intelligent programme that allows motorists to cancel parking tickets. New technologies now allow us to carry out and fulfill certain judicial tasks.
In partnership with Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise (AFJE) and Cabinet d'avocats Cornet Vincent Segurel (CVS)
C3RD comprises 2 structured entities :
International and European Law School (IELS)
Teaching and research chair of Rights and interests of Children
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Whether you're buying a home, selling your home or relocating to Sun City Festival in Arizona, the following information about the community will help to give you a feel for life in this beautiful community. View the resident website for more information.
Neighboring cities of the West Valley offer a variety of events and activities to do and sights to see.
Some cities include: Surprise – Buckeye – Goodyear – Glendale
Sun City Festival is a beautiful community for Active-Adults age 55 and better.
- Focus on your health, wellness, and personal enrichment with people like you;
- Features a recreation center, resort-style pool, woodshop and craft studios, and a championship golf course;
- Fitness center with on-site instructors, personal training, massage therapy, and fitness assessments;
- The Lifestyle Director is a friendly resource that can link you with activities, classes, trips, and entertainment;
- Variety of more than 27 clubs to join and participate in;
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- Home to the Indigo Grille, a popular spot for dining, events and happy hour with friends;
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Browse top 43 famous quotes and sayings about Blurry by most favorite authors.
Favorite Blurry Quotes
1. "Anyway, now she thinks of Estha and Rahel as Them, because, separately, the two of them are no longer what They were or ever thought They would be.Ever.Their lives have a size and a shape now. Estha has his and Rahel hers.Edges, Borders, Boundaries, Brinks and Limits have appeared like a team of trolls on their separate horizons. Short creatures with long shadows, patrolling the Blurry End. Gentle half-moons have gathered under their eyes and they are as old as Ammu was when she died."
Author: Arundhati Roy
Author: Arundhati Roy
2. "Elizabeth studied the blurry tabloid photo, which showed her cousin Mary Stuart leaving a Paris disco at dawn, drunkenly clinging to the arm of a French tennis pro. The message was very clear. Put passion first and you end up neither loved nor respected."
Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
3. "That woman is the most difficult, the most stubborn redhead I've ever had the displeasure of meeting."He shot off, leaving only a blurry streak in his wake."And you're falling in love with her," Kylie whispered."
Author: C.C. Hunter
Author: C.C. Hunter
4. "There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy."
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
5. "A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance."
Author: Criss Jami
Author: Criss Jami
6. "If you focus your eyes towards the horizon, everything and everyone walking in front of you becomes a blurry mass. That's what everyone else became. All of their dark wool suits began to mesh into one, and they began to rhythmically march in unison, all while I gazed at the sliver of sky that seemed to be pressed tightly in between the skyscrapers. I kept on walking and staring at the sky, and I began to notice the skyscrapers becoming larger and larger, and before I knew it, I had to turn to get to my building, and of course, the automat."
Author: Cristina Martin
Author: Cristina Martin
7. "In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry."
Author: Damon Lindelof
Author: Damon Lindelof
8. "He saw blurry white forms. Why they all are wearing white? Langdon decided he was either in an asylum or heaven. From the burning in his throat, Langdon decided it could not be heaven."
Author: Dan Brown
Author: Dan Brown
9. "Some men shy from the morning kiss, worried their breath isn't fresh enough. Fuck that. We can kiss minty-cleat later. I'd rather have the morning kiss, the one that smells of heat and last night's blurry sleep, yesterday's dirt and drama."
Author: Edmond Manning
Author: Edmond Manning
10. "I know I was a great friend to Tiger Woods. But when you have a relationship that's involves business and friendship - and the business part comes to an end - things always get a little blurry."
Author: Hank Haney
Author: Hank Haney
11. "It was an old story so rubbed with retelling that the edges were blurry."
Author: Helen Simonson
Author: Helen Simonson
12. "The ethics of eating people are blurry at best in the fog of my undead amnesia, but I expect more for such a high price. What I want are the moments I will never have. The warm ones. The living ones."
Author: Isaac Marion
Author: Isaac Marion
13. "The moon looked like melted mozzarella to my bleary and blurry vision. Was I tired, intoxicated, or in love? Or was I sober, asleep, and alone?"
Author: Jarod Kintz
Author: Jarod Kintz
14. "Once I dated a woman I only liked 43%.So I only listened to 43% of what she said.Only told the truth 43% of the time.And only kissed with 43% of my lips.Some say you can't quantify desire, attaching a number to passion isn't right, that the human heart doesn't work like that.But for me it does-I walk down the streetand numbers appear on the foreheadsof the people I look at. In bars, it's worse.With each drink, the numbers go upuntil every woman in the joint has a blurryeighty something above her eyebrows, and the next day I can only remember 17%of what actually happened. That's the problemwith booze-it screws with your math."
Author: Jeffrey McDaniel
Author: Jeffrey McDaniel
15. "We can't leave the snow all bloody," I told the underside of his chin,shadowed with stubble. "It will scare the tourists.""The new snow will cover it up." He looked down at me."Shhh."Something in his Shhh tugged at my heart. He kept watchiing me,not examining m ear for medical emergencies but looking into my eyes,for a few more steps. I couldn't read his look.He was kind of blurry,for one thing,and I was kind of dizzy. I thought he looked..concerned. Sympathetic. Determined to rescue me from danger. I wished that was what he felt. But it couldn't have been.I was misreading him."
Author: Jennifer Echols
Author: Jennifer Echols
16. "The truth is I'm a chicken shit coward who's afraid of a girl like you. When I'm with you, I want things I never thought I'd be able to have, or deserved, and that scares me a little. I'm just a regular guy who works in a bar and you're this beautiful person who shines brighter than the stars.I think I just made up some cheesy poetry so I'll stop while I'm ahead.If you feel like talking, give me a call. ~DSophie sat down on the floor and, through blurry eyes, reread the note so many times she had it memorized. She was going to do more than give him a call."
Author: Jenny Lyn
Author: Jenny Lyn
17. "But to enjoy him we must know him. Seeing is savoring. If he remains a blurry, vague fog, we may be intrigued for a season. But we will not be stunned with joy, as when the fog clears and you find yourself on the brink of some vast precipice."
Author: John Piper
Author: John Piper
18. "I look for my sister but it's hopeless. The goggles are all fogged up. Every fish burns lantern-bright, and I can't tell the living from the dead. It's all just blurry light, light smeared like some celestial fingerprint all over the rocks and the reef and the sunken garbage. Olivia could be everywhere."
Author: Karen Russell
Author: Karen Russell
19. "This was middle school, the age of miracles, the time when kids shot up three inches over the summer, when breasts bloomed from nothing, when voices dipped and dove. Our first flaws were emerging, but they were being corrected. Blurry vision could be fixed invisibly with the magic of the contact lens. Crooked teeth were pulled straight with braces. Spotty skin could be chemically cleared. Some girls were turning beautiful. A few boys were growing tall."
Author: Karen Thompson Walker
Author: Karen Thompson Walker
20. "It was the way your sweet, soft hands wiped away my tears, and the way your body just curved into mine when you let me hold you. It all made me feel, for just an instant, that everything really was going to be all right. No one has ever comforted me like that…except my mom." What the fuck? Did I just say all that out loud? I shook my head furiously from side to side as the room started spinning me like a Tilt-a-Whirl at the county fair back home.Abby grabbed my shoulders to steady me. I blinked my eyes trying to focus on her blurry, but beautiful image. "Most of all, it's that I want someone like you to want me—just for me, not for Jake Slater the singer of Runaway Train." I smacked my hand hard against my chest. "For what's really inside me."
Author: Katie Ashley
Author: Katie Ashley
21. "She doesn't like to talk about him, and I know that she hasn't been the same since he died. She's not quite here anymore; there's something missing in all of her smiles, like a blurry spot or a camera lens out of focus. Part of her followed him, wherever it was he went."
Author: Kendare Blake
Author: Kendare Blake
22. "I've seen most of whatthere is to be afraid of in this world, and to tell you the truth,the worst of them are the ones that make you afraid in thelight. The things that your eyes see plainly and can't forgetare worse than huddled black figures left to the imagination.Imagination has a poor memory; it slinks away and goesblurry. Eyes remember for much longer."
Author: Kendare Blake
Author: Kendare Blake
23. "She stared at the faded tile floor before her feet, but knew his every step around her small kitchen. When Martin touched the coffee cup patterned curtains he must assume she'd made, her fingers throbbed. When his eyes slid across the flowery aluminum water bottle at the table, her throat cracked with thirst.The radio clicked off.The silence of the room soaked up her raspy breaths, her pounding heart, her ache, and stirred them around the one man she ever longed for in a way that changes how you taste the world.Her desire swirled in a pulsing, betraying, blurry hook, and encouraged him to move closer.Martin obeyed."
Author: Kim Bongiorno
Author: Kim Bongiorno
24. "I am certain that over the course of your own life, you have noticed that people's rooms reflect their personalities. In my room, for instance, I have gathered a collection of objects that are important to me, including a dusty accordion on which I can play a few sad songs, a large bundle of notes on the activities of the Baudelaire orphans, and a blurry photograph, taken a very long time ago, of a woman whose name is Beatrice. These are items that are very precious and dear to me."
Author: Lemony Snicket
Author: Lemony Snicket
25. "Because it has become a tradition to wear a mask, it is the only thing that shows. The truth is blurry to those who use their eyes to see."
Author: Lionel Suggs
Author: Lionel Suggs
26. "When your conscious and subconscious are at symmetry with each other, intuition plays little to no role in your decisions. Everything becomes blurry, because you are finally starting to drift away from the picture that the world wants you to see."
Author: Lionel Suggs
Author: Lionel Suggs
27. "When they separated, the freckleless spot between Pete's eyes was bright red. Before anything else could be said or done, May grabbed her bike and hopped on. She waited until she was six houses down to turn and see if he was still standing in the driveway watching her.He was.She stopped for just a moment, and they caught each other's eyes. Then he slowly started walking backward toward the house. May couldn't see that well, considering that her eyes were still a little blurry and he was far away, but it looked like he was smiling."
Author: Maureen Johnson
Author: Maureen Johnson
28. "My brain scrambled to make room for the existene of these people. Grandparents I'd never known. They went from hypothetical, empty memories to blurry, unformed shapes in my head. Dead one second, alive the next.Kind of like me."
Author: Megan Miranda
Author: Megan Miranda
29. "We can feel the vibration that comes from the candle flame, burning it way into our innermind, no blurry images, clear as crystal, we enter into the highest consciousness, on our journey back home, we possess the eagle's eye, the eye that can see the invisible."
Author: Michael Bassey Johnson
Author: Michael Bassey Johnson
30. "Race, to me, is a very blurry thing."
Author: Monica Raymund
Author: Monica Raymund
31. "By midnight Theresa was yawning steadily, and Garrett suggested that she get some sleep."But I came down here to see you," she protested drowsily."But if you don't get your sleep, I'll look blurry."
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Author: Nicholas Sparks
32. "I was walking around legally blind. Now I have 20-20 vision. I can't believe I spent so many years blurry, but I think that coincides with how I was feeling. Now I notice if people are watching me, but I also smile right back if someone waves, which helps."
Author: Nicole Kidman
Author: Nicole Kidman
33. "A high-speed collision gave a new sense of sightTo meAnd now my vision can render the sceneA blurry image of wreckage and roadside debrisHappiness returned to meThrough a grave emergency"
Author: Owl City
Author: Owl City
34. "He clenches his fist against my back and speaks into my neck. His voice is warm. I didn't mean to take it this far..I lift my blurry eyes. That still means you meant to take it."
Author: R.A. Nelson
Author: R.A. Nelson
35. "What's your name?' she asked, and surprised herself. But for some reason, she wanted to know.Dean's brother—he hadn't been just some nameless Bad Guy Number Four. This vampire wasn't,either. He had a name, a history, maybe even people who cared what happened to him.My name is none of your business,' he said, and continued to stare out the window, even though there was nothing but blurry brick out there.Can I call you None for short?"
Author: Rachel Caine
Author: Rachel Caine
36. "[she used to say that] each of us has a veil between ourselves and the rest of the world – like a bride wears on her wedding day—except this kind of veil is invisible. we walk around happily with these invisible veils hanging down over our faces. the world is kind of blurry. we like it that way. but sometimes our veils are pushed away for a few moments – like there's a wind blowing it from our faces – and when the veil lifts, we can see the world as it really is, just for those few seconds before it settles down again. we see all the beauty and cruelty and sadness and love, but mostly we are happy not to. some people learn to lift the veils themselves. then they don't have to depend on the wind anymore. ...it's just her way of saying that most of the time people get distracted by little stuff, and ignore the big stuff."
Author: Rebecca Stead
Author: Rebecca Stead
37. "I feelemptyconfusedhurtnumbdisorientedmadvulnerableinsignificantblurrytiredsweatyoverwhelmedtemporaryanxious"
Author: Samantha Schutz
Author: Samantha Schutz
38. "That's our story.How we became a we.And that's what we are these day. A we.When you're a group that can hear each other's thoughts, the line between I and We gets kind of blurry."
Author: Sarah Mlynowski
Author: Sarah Mlynowski
39. "If I'm still wistful about On the Road, I look on the rest of the Kerouac oeuvre--the poems, the poems!--in horror. Read Satori in Paris lately? But if I had never read Jack Kerouac's horrendous poems, I never would have had the guts to write horrendous poems myself. I never would have signed up for Mrs. Safford's poetry class the spring of junior year, which led me to poetry readings, which introduced me to bad red wine, and after that it's all just one big blurry condemned path to journalism and San Francisco."
Author: Sarah Vowell
Author: Sarah Vowell
40. "From her vantage point, looking up at [Ian] through the water-spotted and slightly blurry lenses of her glasses, he was quite literally larger than life. Right at that moment, with his hands up on his head, his muscular chest bare, and his boxer shorts clinging to him in a most revealing way, water matting the hair on his chest and his legs and his eyelashes, he was ridiculously attractive. Even with his more conventionally handsome brother standing next to him.Of course the fact that Aaron was looking down at her with unconcealed dislike in his pretty hazel eyes might've had something to with it, as if she weren't a person but instead a pile of excrement left on his pool deck by a wart-covered troll with an intestinal ailment."
Author: Suzanne Brockmann
Author: Suzanne Brockmann
41. "Time would not change what I was feeling--or not feeling. I'd had time, and though the ache from his desertion hadn't disappeared, it was decreasing. My future was blurry, yes, but I was beginning to imagine a future when I would no longer miss him at all."
Author: Tammara Webber
Author: Tammara Webber
42. "You're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry"
Author: Taylor Swift
Author: Taylor Swift
43. "They lived in a blurry world, those two, where clear, consistent intentions weren't required."
Author: Walter Kirn
Author: Walter Kirn
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England manager Gareth Southgate says winning the FIFA World Cup 2018 would make his players even bigger heroes than the 1966 generation because of the impact of social media and the globalisation of football.
England meet Croatia in the semi-finals on Wednesday after ending a 28-year wait just to reach the last four by cruising past Sweden in the quarter-finals.
"I've met quite a few of those players and we know exactly how they're held and perhaps, in the modern era, that would be even crazier," Southgate told Britain's daily newspapers.
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DUBLIN, Ireland and BOSTON, March 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allergan plc, (NYSE:AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company and Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRTK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies based upon tetracycline chemistry, announced that two (2) Phase 3 trials of sarecycline for the treatment of moderate to severe acne met their 12 week primary efficacy endpoints. Sarecycline is a once-daily, oral, narrow spectrum tetracycline-derived antibiotic with anti-inflammatory properties for the potential treatment of moderate to severe acne in the community setting. Based on these data, Allergan plans to file a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in the second half of this year.
"The positive efficacy results observed in the pivotal phase 3 clinical trials indicate that sarecycline can be an effective treatment option for patients with moderate to severe acne," said David Nicholson, Chief Global Research & Development Officer at Allergan. "We look forward to submitting a new drug application for sarecycline and bringing to market a potential new option for physicians treating patients with acne."
"We are pleased with the results of the sarecycline Phase 3 program and Allergan's intention to move ahead with an NDA submission for approval in the U.S. by the end of 2017," said Evan Loh, M.D., President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer, Paratek. "Sarecycline is a narrow spectrum antibiotic, which we believe can offer meaningful clinical benefits for patients afflicted with acne."
About SC1401 and SC1402
Both SC1401 & SC1402 were designed to be replicative phase 3 randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 1.5 mg/kg per day of sarecycline compared to placebo in the treatment of moderate to severe acne.
The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral sarecycline 1.5 mg/kg per day compared to placebo in treating inflammatory acne lesions in subjects with moderate to severe acne based on Investigators Global Assessment (IGA) scale score and inflammatory lesion counts. Patients were randomized (1:1) into two treatment groups to receive either sarecycline tablets (60 mg, 100 mg and 150 mg, providing a dose of 1.5 mg/kg/day) or placebo once a day for 12 weeks.
Sarecycline was statistically significantly (p < 0.004) superior to placebo with respect to primary efficacy endpoints. The most common adverse events (>2%) reported in the sarecycline group were nausea (3.2%), nasopharyngitis (2.8%), and headache (2.8%). The rate of discontinuation due to adverse events among sarecycline-treated patients in the two studies combined was 1.4%.
About Allergan plc
Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a bold, global pharmaceutical company and a leader in a new industry model – Growth Pharma. Allergan is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing branded pharmaceuticals, devices and biologic products for patients around the world.
Allergan markets a portfolio of leading brands and best-in-class products for the central nervous system, eye care, medical aesthetics and dermatology, gastroenterology, women's health, urology and anti-infective therapeutic categories.
Allergan is an industry leader in Open Science, the Company's R&D model, which defines our approach to identifying and developing game-changing ideas and innovation for better patient care. This approach has led to Allergan building one of the broadest development pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry with 70+ mid-to-late stage pipeline programs in development.
Our Company's success is powered by our more than 16,000 global colleagues' commitment to being Bold for Life. Together, we build bridges, power ideas, act fast and drive results for our customers and patients around the world by always doing what is right.
With commercial operations in approximately 100 countries, Allergan is committed to working with physicians, healthcare providers and patients to deliver innovative and meaningful treatments that help people around the world live longer, healthier lives every day.
For more information, visit Allergan's website at www.Allergan.com.
About Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies based upon its expertise in novel tetracycline chemistry. Paratek's lead product candidate, omadacycline, is the first in a new class of tetracyclines known as aminomethylcyclines, with broad-spectrum activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative and atypical bacteria. In June 2016, Paratek announced positive efficacy data in a Phase 3 registration study in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) demonstrating the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) to once-daily oral omadacycline compared to linezolid. A Phase 3 registration study for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) comparing IV-to-once-daily oral omadacycline to IV-to-oral moxifloxacin was initiated in November 2015 and completed enrollment in January 2017. Paratek will report top-line data from this study early in the second quarter of 2017. A Phase 3 registration study in ABSSSI comparing once-daily oral-only dosing of omadacycline to twice-daily oral-only dosing of linezolid was initiated in August 2016. Top-line data from this study are expected as early as the second quarter of 2017. A Phase 1B study in uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) was initiated in May 2016 and positive top-line PK proof-of-principle data were reported in November 2016. The company plans to begin enrolling patients in a proof-of-concept Phase 2 study in complicated UTI as early as the fourth quarter of 2017. Omadacycline has been granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product designation and Fast Track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for several indications.
In October 2016, Paratek announced a new cooperative research effort with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to study omadacycline against pathogenic agents causing infectious diseases of public health and biodefense importance. These studies are designed to confirm dosing regimens and assess efficacy of omadacycline against biodefense pathogens, including Yersinia pestis (plague) and Bacillus anthracis (anthrax).
Omadacycline is a new once-daily oral and IV, well-tolerated broad spectrum antibiotic being developed for use as empiric monotherapy for patients suffering from serious community-acquired bacterial infections, such as acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infections and other community-acquired bacterial infections, particularly when antibiotic resistance is of concern to prescribing physicians.
Paratek's second Phase 3 product candidate, sarecycline, is a well-tolerated, once-daily, oral, narrow spectrum tetracycline-derived antibiotic with potent anti-inflammatory properties for the potential treatment of acne and rosacea in the community setting. Allergan owns the U.S. rights for the development and commercialization of sarecycline. Paratek retains all ex-U.S. rights. For more information, visit www.paratekpharma.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including statements related to our overall strategy, product candidates, clinical trials, prospects and expected results, including statements about the timing of advancing the clinical and regulatory program for sarecycline. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release are forward-looking statements, and are identified by words such as "advancing," "believe," "expect," "well positioned," "look forward," "anticipated," "continued," and other words and terms of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those included in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to (i) our need for substantial additional funding to complete the development and commercialization of our product candidates, (ii) our ability to raise the capital to do so, (iii) our ability to develop our drug candidates for potential commercialization, (iv) the advancement of omadacycline Phase 3 trials for ABSSSI and CABP, (v) the potential for omadacycline to be successfully developed for use as a first-line empiric monotherapy for patients suffering from serious community-acquired bacterial infections, (vi) the potential of omadacycline to become the primary antibiotic choice of physicians for the treatment of serious community-acquired bacterial infections, (vii) the ability of our supply chain to provide adequate supply to satisfy our clinical and commercial demand (viii) the potential use and effectiveness of sarecycline for the treatment of acne and rosacea in the community setting, and (ix) risks that sarecycline data to date and trends may not be predictive of future results, risks related to the conduct of our clinical trials, and risks that our clinical trials and product candidates do not receive regulatory approval. These and other risk factors are discussed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein.
Allergan Forward-Looking Statement
Statements contained in this press release that refer to future events or other non-historical facts are forward-looking statements that reflect Allergan's current perspective of existing trends and information as of the date of this release. Except as expressly required by law, Allergan disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from Allergan's current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting Allergan's business. These factors include, among others, the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of FDA approvals or actions, if any; the impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance of and continued demand for Allergan's products; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in Allergan's periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to Allergan's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Except as expressly required by law, Allergan disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.