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If an external system sends messages to a queue that we're going to read, those messages will probably be sent as JSON or XML. We added a message formatted as JSON. To read those, we set up a transport called
external_messages. But when we consumed that JSON message... it exploded! Why? Because the default serializer for every transport is the
PhpSerializer. Basically, it's trying to call
unserialize() on our JSON. That's...uh... not gonna work.
Nope, if you're consuming messages that came from an external system, you're going to need a custom serializer for your transport. Creating a custom serializer is... actually a very pleasant experience.
Inside of our
src/Messenger/ directory... though this class could live anywhere.. let's create a new PHP class called
ExternalJsonMessengerSerializer. The only rule is that this needs to implement
SerializerInterface. But, careful! There are two
SerializerInterface: one is from the Serializer component. We want the other one: the one from the Messenger component. I'll go to the "Code Generate" menu - or Command + N on a Mac - and select "Implement Methods" to add the two that this interface requires:
decode() and
|... lines 1 - 2
|namespace App\Messenger;
|use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
|use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Exception\MessageDecodingFailedException;
|use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Serialization\SerializerInterface;
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|// TODO: Implement decode() method.
|public function encode(Envelope $envelope): array
|// TODO: Implement encode() method.
The idea is beautifully simple: when we send a message through a transport that uses this serializer, the transport will call the
encode() method and pass us the
Envelope object that contains the message. Our job is to turn that into a string format that can be sent to the transport. Oh, well, notice that this returns an array. But if you look at the
SerializerInterface, this method should return an array with two keys:
body - the body of the message - and
headers - any headers that should be sent.
Nice, right? But... we're actually never going to send any messages through our external transport... so we don't need this method. To prove that it will never be called, throw a new
Exception with:
Transport & serializer not meant for sending messages
|... lines 1 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|... lines 12 - 22
|public function encode(Envelope $envelope): array
|throw new \Exception('Transport & serializer not meant for sending messages');
That'll give me a gentle reminder in case I do something silly and route a message to a transport that uses this serializer by accident.
Actually, if you want your messages to be redelivered, you do need to
implement the
encode() method. See the code-block on this page
for an example, which includes a small update to
|... lines 1 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|... lines 14 - 19
|// in case of redelivery, unserialize any stamps
|$stamps = [];
|if (isset($headers['stamps'])) {
|$stamps = unserialize($headers['stamps']);
|return new Envelope($message, $stamps);
|public function encode(Envelope $envelope): array
|// this is called if a message is redelivered for "retry"
|$message = $envelope->getMessage();
|// expand this logic later if you handle more than
|// just one message class
|if ($message instanceof LogEmoji) {
|// recreate what the data originally looked like
|$data = ['emoji' => $message->getEmojiIndex()];
|} else {
|throw new \Exception('Unsupported message class');
|$allStamps = [];
|foreach ($envelope->all() as $stamps) {
|$allStamps = array_merge($allStamps, $stamps);
|return [
|'body' => json_encode($data),
|'headers' => [
|// store stamps as a header - to be read in decode()
|'stamps' => serialize($allStamps)
The method that we need to focus on is
decode(). When a worker consumes a message from a transport, the transport calls
decode() on its serializer. Our job is to read the message from the queue and turn that into an
Envelope object with the message object inside. If you check out the
SerializerInterface one more time, you'll see that the argument we're passed -
$encodedEnvelope - is really just an array with the same two keys we saw a moment ago:
body and
Let's separate the pieces first:
$body = $encodedEnvelope['body'] and
$headers = $encodedEnvelope['headers']. The
$body will be the raw JSON in the message. We'll talk about the headers later: it's empty right now.
|... lines 1 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|$body = $encodedEnvelope['body'];
|$headers = $encodedEnvelope['headers'];
|... lines 16 - 20
|... lines 22 - 26
Ok, remember our goal here: to turn this JSON into a
LogEmoji object and then put that into an
Envelope object. How? Let's keep it simple! Start with
$data = json_decode($body, true) to turn the JSON into an associative array.
|... lines 1 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|$body = $encodedEnvelope['body'];
|$headers = $encodedEnvelope['headers'];
|$data = json_decode($body, true);
|... lines 18 - 20
|... lines 22 - 26
I'm not doing any error-checking yet... like to check that this is valid JSON - we'll do that a bit later. Now say:
$message = new LogEmoji($data['emoji']) because
emoji is the key in the JSON that we've decided will hold the
|... lines 1 - 4
|use App\Message\Command\LogEmoji;
|... lines 6 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|$body = $encodedEnvelope['body'];
|$headers = $encodedEnvelope['headers'];
|$data = json_decode($body, true);
|$message = new LogEmoji($data['emoji']);
|... lines 19 - 20
|... lines 22 - 26
Finally, we need to return an
Envelope object. Remember: an
Envelope is just a small wrapper around the message itself... and it might also hold some stamps. At the bottom, return
new Envelope() and put
$message inside.
|... lines 1 - 4
|use App\Message\Command\LogEmoji;
|use Symfony\Component\Messenger\Envelope;
|... lines 7 - 9
|class ExternalJsonMessageSerializer implements SerializerInterface
|public function decode(array $encodedEnvelope): Envelope
|$body = $encodedEnvelope['body'];
|$headers = $encodedEnvelope['headers'];
|$data = json_decode($body, true);
|$message = new LogEmoji($data['emoji']);
|// in case of redelivery, unserialize any stamps
|$stamps = [];
|if (isset($headers['stamps'])) {
|$stamps = unserialize($headers['stamps']);
|return new Envelope($message, $stamps);
|... lines 28 - 55
Done! We rock! This is already a fully functional serializer that can read messages from a queue. But our transport won't just start "magically" using it: we need to configure that. And.. we already know how! We learned earlier that each transport can have a
serializer option. Below the external transport, add
serializer and set this to the id of our service, which is the same as the class name:
App\Messenger\... and then I'll go copy the class name:
|... lines 3 - 19
|... lines 21 - 50
|... line 52
|serializer: App\Messenger\ExternalJsonMessageSerializer
|... lines 54 - 69
This is why we created a separate transport with a separate queue: we only want the external messages to use our
ExternalJsonMessengerSerializer. The other two transports -
async and
async_priority_high - will still use the simpler PhpSerializer... which is perfect.
Ok, let's try this! First, find an open terminal and tail the logs:
tail -f var/log/dev.log
And I'll clear the screen. Then, in my other terminal, I'll consume messages from the
external_messages transport:
php bin/console messenger:consume -vv external_messages
Perfect! There are no messages yet... so it's just waiting. But we're hoping that when we publish this message to the queue, it will be consumed by our worker, decoded correctly, and that an emoji will be logged! Ah, ok - let's try it. Publish! Oh, then move back over to the terminal.... there it is! We got an important message: cheese: it received the message and handled it down here.
So... we did it! We rock!
But... when we created the
Envelope, we didn't put any stamps into it. Should we have? Does a message that goes through the "normal" flow have some stamps on it that we should manually add here? Let's dive into the workflow of a message and its stamps, next.
Hey Stephane,
I'm glad you were able to fix the problem by yourself! And thank you for sharing your solution with others. Though, the fix might depend. If it's ok to have no emoji index - then allowing null is something you would need here. But if every LogEmoji message should contain the index, i.e. should be an integer number - then you should search for the alternative fix. Most probably a LogEmoji message without Emoji index was saved to the DB somehow and now can't be unserialized and processed. So, the fix depends on your needs and your implementation
I find the solution : add ? before int and clean my array of emojis.
When I try command php bin/console messenger:consume -vv external_messages, I have this error message :
Argument 1 passed to App\Message\Command\LogEmoji::__construct() must be of the type integer, null given, called in /home/stephane/Hubic/www/
knpuniversity/messenger/src/Messenger/ExternalJsonMessageSerializer.php on line 19
You have any idea of the problem.
Hey Mathieu Piot!
Thanks for posting and verifying that this fixed things :). I talked to a co-maintainer on Messenger and what he does is the same basic idea, but with one simple change. To encode the stamps, he uses PHP's serialize() function and then puts it on a header - I think just a single header (e.g. X-Stamps). Then, in decode, he uses unserialize() on that header. And that makes sense: this header would ONLY exist if the message were being redelivered from Messenger. And so, using native PHP serialization for this one field (and JSON for the actual message body) makes a lot of sense.
Hi @wweaverryan !
Thanks a lot for your reply, finaly I've done the Solution 1 by addind encode and decode of Stamps in the custom serializer. That avoid the unexpected bug of the third solution.
I've do that: https://gist.github.com/mpi... (I can post it here if needed, but a bit long)
In my Serializer I've added 2 functions: encodeStamps and decodeStamps (thath just take care of DelayStamp and RedeliveryStamp, with a lite encoding).
Thanks again :)
Hey Mathieu Piot!
Wow, awesome question. Honestly, even though I wrote the retry logic... I totally did *not* think about the retry stuff here. You're right that, on a high level, there are a few options here. First, for others, if we receive a message from an external transport while consuming from some transport called "from_external", on failure, Messenger will try to *send* to that same transport.
So, the most natural solution is (1). Basically, make sure your "from_external" transport is configured so that when it *sends*, it will end up in the same queue that it's receiving from (so, you may need to setup some binding keys). Then, as you mentioned, you would need to put the RedeliveryStamp stuff into the message somehow (e.g. headers)... and make sure that you also read it in decode(). That's indeed a tricky flow - I just asked another contributor on Messenger to verify if I'm missing something. I'll update you, assuming I hear from him (everyone is busy!).
Anyways, let me know what you think - and if you get the flow working. I may need to update the tutorial with some notes related to this. Btw, another (not-as-cool) solution is to set your retry limit to 1 and leverage a failure transport. But then you need to manually retry (via the retry commands) after just one failure... which is kinda lame.
Just a question about the custom serializer. I try to play a little with and if we just implement the decode part, and the handler fail, then, Messenger want to send the message again in the same queue with a RetryStamp and a DelayStamp.
In this example and in the way I've done it, in the client application we only have a Command Message, this one is created from the custom Serializer when we receibed the EventMessage from an other application. But when it fail, we need to re-encode it in an array to re-treat him.
If we do it simply, this create a kind of infinity loop (Delay and Retry Stamp are not added), what is the best way to do ?
1. In the Serializer->encode(), I add some headers for the Stamps ? (By using the Symfony\Component\Messenger\Transport\Serialization\SerializerInterface)
2. Try to reqeue the Command object in an other queue in place of the Event ?
3. I try to implement the same EventMessage classes in twice, but one that sending without handlers, and the second with the Handler. I use the Symfony serializer to recreate the same message. It works well for Retry "1, then #2 but after the consumer finish with that error:
In Serializer.php line 123:
Could not decode stamp: The type of the "headers" attribute for class "Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FlattenException" must be one of "array" ("NULL" given)..
Thanks a lot :)

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This application is derived from and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 06/831,020.
The current application relates to polymer chemistry, materials science and medical devices in particular to compositions comprising stereocomplexed polymers and implantable medical devices formed therefrom.
Thus, in one aspect the current invention relates to a composition, comprising from about 50 wt % to about 99 wt % of a first single enantiomer homopolymer; from about 1% to about 50% of a 1:1 blend of second single enantiomer homopolymer, which may be the same as or different from the first single enantiomer homopolymer, with a homopolymer of its mirror-image enantiomer; wherein the blend is prepared using conditions under which a stereocomplex is formed; and the molecular weight of the first single enantiomer homopolymer is sufficiently higher than the molecular weight of each of the homopolymers in the blend such that the first single enantiomer homopolymer forms a continuous phase of the composition and the blend forms a discrete phase of the composition.
In an aspect of this invention, the first and second single enantiomer polymers are the same chemical structure.
In an aspect of this invention the first single enantiomer homopolymer is poly(L-lactide) and its enantiomer for the blend is poly(D-lactide).
In an aspect of this invention the first single enantiomer homopolymer has a molecular weight greater than about 200,000 Da and the each of the homopolymers of the blend has an independent molecular weight that is less than 100,000 Da.
In an aspect of this invention the blend is a 1:1 mixture of the L-enantiomer homopolymer and the D-enantiomer homopolymer.
In an aspect of this invention the blend is a 1:1 mixture of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide).
In an aspect of this invention the molecular weight of the single enantiomer homopolymer is from about 200,000 to about 500,000 Da.
In an aspect of this invention the molecular weight of each of the homopolymers of the blend is from about 5,000 to about 75,000 Da.
An aspect of this invention is an implantable medical device comprising any of the above-described compositions.
In an aspect of this invention, the above implantable medical device further comprises one or more bioactive agent(s) embedded in the composition.
In an aspect of this invention the above implantable medical device further comprises a coating comprising one or more bioactive agents.
In an aspect of this invention, the above implantable medical device is a stent.
Until the mid-1980s, the accepted treatment for atherosclerosis, i.e., narrowing of the coronary artery(ies) was coronary by-pass surgery. While effective and while having evolved to a relatively high degree of safety for such an invasive procedure, by-pass surgery still involves potentially serious complications that, in the best of cases, require an extended recovery period.
With the advent of percutaneous tranluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in 1977, the scene changed dramatically. Using catheter techniques originally developed for heart exploration, inflatable balloons were employed to re-open occluded regions in arteries. The procedure was relatively non-invasive, took a very short time compared to by-pass surgery and the recovery time was minimal. However, PTCA brought with it other problems such as vasospasm and elastic recoil of the stretched arterial wall which could undo much of what was accomplished and, in addition, it created a new disease, restenosis, the re-clogging of the treated artery due to neointimal hyperplasia.
The next improvement, advanced in the mid-1980s was the use of a stent to maintain the luminal diameter after PTCA. This for all intents and purposes put an end to vasospasm and elastic recoil but did not entirely resolve the issue of restenosis. That is, prior to the introduction of stents, restenosis occurred in from 30-50% of patients undergoing PTCA. Stenting reduced this to about 15-20%, much improved but still more than desirable.
In 2003, drug-eluting stents or DESs were introduced. The drugs initially employed with the DES were cytostatic compounds, compounds that curtailed the proliferation of cells that resulted in restenosis. The occurrence of restenosis was thereby reduced to about 5-7%, a relatively acceptable figure. Today, the DES is the default the industry standard to treatment of atherosclerosis and is rapidly gaining favor for treatment of stenoses of blood vessels other than coronary arteries such as peripheral angioplasty of the femoral artery.
There are several characteristics that are important for implantable medical devices including high radial strength, good fracture toughness, resistance to creep, low stress relaxation, and minimal physical aging. Creep refers to the gradual deformation that occurs in a polymeric construct subjected to an applied load. Creep, for example, can result in an expanded stent retracting radially inward, reducing the effectiveness of a stent in maintaining vascular patency.
There is, therefore, an on-going need for implantable medical devices made of polymers that more completely meet the above criteria. The current invention provides a composition that meets the indicated criteria and implantable medical devices made therefrom.
Use of the singular herein includes the plural and visa versa unless expressly stated to be otherwise. That is, "a" and "the" refer to one or more of whatever the word modifies. For example, "a therapeutic agent" includes one such agent, two such agents, etc. Likewise, "the layer" may refer to one, two or more layers and "the polymer" may mean one polymer or a plurality of polymers. By the same token, words such as, without limitation, "layers" and "polymers" would refer to one layer or polymer as well as to a plurality of layers or polymers unless, again, it is expressly stated or obvious from the context that such is not intended.
As used herein, any words of approximation such as without limitation, "about,""essentially," "substantially" and the like mean that the element so modified need not be exactly what is described but can vary to such an extent that one of ordinary skill in the art would still consider the difference to result in the same as that described. For the purposes of this invention, such variation may be up to ±15% of that set forth in the express description without exceeding the scope of this invention.
A "composition" refers generally to a mixture of two or more ingredients. As used herein, at least one of the ingredients is a polymer comprising a single enantiomer of an optically active monomer, either as a homopolymer or as a discrete block of a block copolymer. Another necessarily present ingredient of a composition of this invention is a stereocomplex formed from a homopolymer of the same single enantiomer above and its corresponding antipodal enantiomer.
An "enantiomer" refers to one of two mirror-image forms of an optically active molecule. The mirror-image forms have exactly the same chemical composition. By optically active is meant that the molecule is capable of rotating the plane of plane-polarized light. The two mirror-image forms rotate plane-polarized light equally but in opposite directions. As used herein, a "single enantiomer" simply refers to one of the two mirror image molecules in an essentially pure state.
As used herein a "blend" refers to an intimate mixture resulting from the thorough mixing of the components of the blend such that the components are individually indistinguishable to the eye.
As used herein, a "continuous phase" refers to an ingredient of a composition that is contiguous throughout the composition, that is, the ingredient forms a single continuous mass.
As used herein, a "discrete phase" refers to an ingredient of a composition herein that is dispersed as isolated masses of the ingredient each mass being completely surrounded by the contiguous continuous phase.
As used herein, an "implantable medical device" refers to any type of appliance that is totally or partly introduced, surgically or medically, into a patient's body or by medical intervention into a natural orifice, and which is intended to remain there after the procedure. The duration of implantation may be essentially permanent, i.e., intended to remain in place for the remaining lifespan of the patient; until the device biodegrades; or until it is physically removed. Examples of implantable medical devices include, without limitation, implantable cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators; leads and electrodes for the preceding; implantable organ stimulators such as nerve, bladder, sphincter and diaphragm stimulators, cochlear implants; prostheses, vascular grafts, self-expandable stents, balloon-expandable stents, stent-grafts, grafts, artificial heart valves and cerebrospinal fluid shunts. An implantable medical device specifically designed and intended solely for the localized delivery of a therapeutic agent, for example a drug-eluting stent (DES) is within the scope of this invention.
As used herein, a "stent" refers to generally to any device used to hold tissue in place in a patient's body. Particularly useful stents, however, are those used for the maintenance of the patency of a vessel in a patient's body when the vessel is narrowed or closed due to diseases or disorders including, without limitation, tumors (in, for example, bile ducts, the esophagus, the trachea/bronchi, etc.), benign pancreatic disease, coronary artery disease, carotid artery disease and peripheral arterial disease such as atherosclerosis, restenosis and vulnerable plaque. Vulnerable plaque (VP) refers to a fatty build-up in an artery thought to be caused by inflammation. The VP is covered by a thin fibrous cap that can rupture leading to blood clot formation. A stent can be used to strengthen the wall of the vessel in the vicinity of the VP and act as a shield against such rupture. A stent can be used in, without limitation, neuro, carotid, coronary, pulmonary, aorta, renal, biliary, iliac, femoral and popliteal as well as other peripheral vasculatures. A stent can be used in the treatment or prevention of disorders such as, without limitation, thrombosis, restenosis, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, chronic total occlusion, claudication, anastomotic proliferation, bile duct obstruction and ureter obstruction.
In addition to the above uses, stents may also be employed for the localized delivery of therapeutic agents to specific treatment sites in a patient's body. In fact, therapeutic agent delivery may be the sole purpose of the stent or the stent may be primarily intended for another use such as those discussed above with drug delivery providing an ancillary benefit.
A stent used for patency maintenance is usually delivered to the target site in a compressed state and then expanded to fit the vessel into which it has been inserted. Once at a target location, a stent may be self-expandable or balloon expandable. In any event, due to the expansion of the stent, any coating thereon must be flexible and capable of elongation.
As used herein, a "bioactive agent" refers to substance that when administered to a patient in need thereof has a beneficial effect on the health and well-being of the patient. This includes, without limitation, curing a disease or disorder with which the patient is inflicted, slowing the progress of a disease or disorder with which the patient is afflicted, eliminating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a disease or disorder with which the patient is afflicted or preventing or delaying the on-set of a disease or disorder to which the patient is pre-disposed. Examples of bioactive agents include, but are not limited to anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, antineoplastic, antiplatelet, anti-coagulant, anti-fibrin, antithrombonic, antimitotic, antibiotic, antiallergic and antioxidant compounds. Thus, the therapeutic agent may be, again without limitation, a synthetic inorganic or organic compound, a protein, a peptide, a polysaccharides and other sugars, a lipid, DNA and RNA nucleic acid sequences, an antisense oligonucleotide, an antibodies, a receptor ligands, an enzyme, an adhesion peptide, a blood clot agent such as streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator, an antigen, a hormone, a growth factor, a ribozyme, a retroviral vector, an anti-proliferative agent such as rapamycin (sirolimus), 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)rapamycin (everolimus), 40-O-(3-hydroxypropyl)rapamycin, 40-O-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylrapamycin, 40-O-tetrazolylrapamycin, 40-epi(N1-tetrazolyl)rapamycin (zotarolimus, ABT-578), paclitaxel, docetaxel, methotrexate, azathioprine, vincristine, vinblastine, fluorouracil, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and mitomycin, an antiplatelet compound, an anticoagulant, an antifibrin, an antithrombins such as sodium heparin, a low molecular weight heparin, a heparinoid, hirudin, argatroban, forskolin, vapiprost, prostacyclin, a prostacyclin analogue, dextran, D-phe-pro-arg-chloromethylketone (synthetic antithrombin), dipyridamole, glycoprotein llb/llla platelet membrane receptor antagonist antibody, recombinant hirudin, a thrombin inhibitor such as Angiomax ä, a calcium channel blocker such as nifedipine, colchicine, a fibroblast growth factor (FGF) antagonist, fish oil (omega 3-fatty acid), a histamine antagonist, lovastatin, a monoclonal antibodie, nitroprusside, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, a prostaglandin inhibitor, suramin, a serotonin blocker, a steroid, a thioprotease inhibitor, triazolopyrimidine, a nitric oxide or nitric oxide donor, a super oxide dismutase, a super oxide dismutase mimetic, estradiol, an anticancer agent, a dietary supplement such as vitamins, an anti-inflammatory agent such as aspirin, tacrolimus, dexamethasone and clobetasol, a cytostatic substance such as angiopeptin, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor such as captopril, cilazapril or lisinopril, an antiallergic agent such as permirolast potassium, alpha-interferon, bioactive RGD, and genetically engineered epithelial cells. Other therapeutic agents which are currently available or that may be developed in the future for use with implantable medical devices may likewise be used and all are within the scope of this invention.
As used herein, "bioactive agents" includes biobeneficial agents. As used herein, a "biobeneficial" agent refers to a substance beneficially affects an implantable medical device by, for example, reducing the tendency of the device to protein foul, increasing the hemocompatibility of the device, and/or enhancing the non-thrombogenic, non-inflammatory, non-cytotoxic, non-hemolytic, etc. characteristics of the device. Some representative biobeneficial materials include, but are not limited to, polyethers such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(propylene glycol); copoly(ether-esters) such as poly(ethylene oxide-co-lactic acid); polyalkylene oxides such as poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide); polyphosphazenes, phosphoryl choline, choline, polymers and co-polymers of hydroxyl bearing monomers such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, hydroxypropylmethacrylamide, poly (ethylene glycol) acrylate, 2-methacryloyloxyethylphosphorylcholine (MPC) and n-vinyl pyrrolidone (VP); carboxylic acid bearing monomers such as methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, alkoxymethacrylate, alkoxyacrylate, and 3-trimethylsilylpropyl methacrylate; polystyrene-PEG, polyisobutylene-PEG, polycaprolactone-PEG (PCL-PEG), PLA-PEG, poly(methyl methacrylate)-PEG (PMMA-PEG), polydimethylsiloxane-co-PEG (PDMS-PEG), poly(vinylidene fluoride)-PEG (PVDF-PEG), PLURONIC™ surfactants (polypropylene oxide-co-polyethylene glycol), poly(tetramethylene glycol), hydroxy functionalized poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); biomolecules such as fibrin, fibrinogen, cellulose, starch, collagen, dextran, dextrin, hyaluronic acid, heparin, glycosamino glycan, polysaccharides, elastin, chitosan, alginate, silicones, PolyActive™, and combinations thereof. PolyActive™ refers to a block copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate).
As used herein a "coating" refers to one or more layers of material disposed over the outer surface of an implantable medical device of this invention. By "outer surface"is meant any surface however spatially oriented that is in contact with bodily tissue or fluids. The coating may comprise any of the following individual layers, alone or in any combination: a primer layer, a drug reservoir layer, a rate-controlling layer and/or a topcoat layer.
As used herein, a "primer layer" refers to a coating consisting of a polymer or blend of polymers that exhibit good adhesion characteristics with regard to the material of which the device body is manufactured and good adhesion characteristic with regard to whatever material is to be coated on the device body. Thus, a primer layer serves as an intermediary layer between a device body and materials to be affixed to the device body and is, therefore, applied directly to the device body. Examples without limitation, of primers include acrylate and methacrylate polymers with poly(n-butyl methacrylate) being a presently preferred primer. Some additional examples of primers include, but are not limited to, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl acetate-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(methacrylates), poly(acrylates), polyethyleneamine, polyallylamine, chitosan, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), and parylene-C.
"Disposed over" refers to a relatively thin layer of the material applied, preferably at present, directly to essentially the entire outer surface of the indicated substrate. "Disposed over" may, however, also refer to the application of the thin layer of material to an intervening layer that has been applied to the substrate, wherein the material is applied in such a manner that, were the intervening layer not present, the material would cover substantially the entire outer surface of the substrate.
As used herein, "drug reservoir layer" refers either to a layer of one or more therapeutic agents applied neat or to a layer of polymer or blend of polymers that has dispersed within its three-dimensional structure one or more therapeutic agents. A polymeric drug reservoir layer is designed such that, by one mechanism or another, e.g., without limitation, by elution or as the result of biodegradation of the polymer, the therapeutic substance is released from the layer into the surrounding environment.
As used herein a "rate-controlling layer" refers to a separate polymer layer that controls the release of therapeutic agents or drugs from the drug reservoir layer into the environment.
A "top coat layer" refers an outermost layer, that is, a layer that is in contact with the external environment and that is coated over all other layers. The topcoat layer may be a separate layer distinct from drug reservoir layer or the drug reservoir layer may itself be the outermost layer and therefore constitute the topcoat layer of a coating. A separate topcoat layer is often used to provide better hydrophilicity to the device, to better lubricate the device or merely as a physical protectant of the underlying layers.
A "stereocomplex" refers to a specific interaction between two complementary polymeric structures that interlock into a new composite that possesses different physical characteristics from the individual polymers. By "complementary" structures can refer to two polymers that are homopolymers of the individual enantiomers of an optically active molecule such that each polymer is optically active. "Complementary"can also refer to two polymers that bear similar but not identical chemical structures in which case the polymers relate to one another as diasteromers rather than enantiomers. Even further, "complementary" can even refer to unrelated but optically active polymers of opposite polarity that are capable of forming stereocomplexes in which case the stereocomplex is called a "hetero-stereocomplex." For example, without limitation, a heterostereocomplex can be formed between poly(D-lactide) and L-configured polypeptides. All types of stereocomplexes are within the scope of this invention.
While any stereoselective, i.e., optically active, polymer that is capable of forming stereocomplexes may be used in the method of this invention, a presently preferred polymer is polylactic acid. Poly(L-lactide), the homopolymer of one of the mirror-image forms of lactic acid, is a semi-crystalline polymer that exhibits high tensile strength but low elongation to break. It also has a high modulus that affords applications in load-bearing devices such as interference screws, suture anchors, bone anchors and stents. By modulating the degree of crystallinity, the physical properties of the poly(L-lactide) can be manipulated. For instance, increasing the percentage crystallinity increases the tensile strength and modulus and reduces creep and physical aging. "Creep" refers to the permanent deflection of a polymeric object subjected to long-term loading. Such deflection can adversely affect the performance of close-tolerance implantable medical devices such as stents. Physical aging is a phenomenom that results from changes in a polymeric material as it slowly evolves toward thermodynamic equilibrium. That is, when a polymeric material is below its glass transition temperature, Tg, it cannot immediately achieve thermodynamic equilibrium; rather it slowly evolves toward that state. Physical aging is to be differentiated from curing/degradation phenomena (chemical aging, damage, etc.) due to thermoreversibility in that, if a physically aged material is heated above its Tg for a sufficient period of time, the material will behave the same when subsequently quenched below its Tg as following previous quenchings. During the physical aging process, the physical properties of the polymer such as, without limitation, compliance and modulus change continuously. Unless the polymer is at a temperature very close to its Tg, the aging process typically takes months, even years. Since many implantable medical devices are intended to be resident in a patient for corresponding time periods, i.e., months to years, physical aging can have a potentially serious detrimental effect on physical properties of a device made of an aging polymer. As noted above, higher percent crystallinity tends to ameliorate both creep and physical aging.
Too high a crystallinity, however, can result in very low extension to break, that is, a device made of a very highly crystalline material tends to be brittle. Reducing the percent crystallinity helps increase the extension to break, i.e., makes the material less brittle, but at the expense of tensile strength and modulus. The present invention provides a means of achieving both ends, that is, a polymeric composition that exhibits improved tensile strength and modulus, reduced creep and reduced aging while maintaining a favorable extension to break by using a composition that includes a continuous phase homopolymer of a single enantiomer of a stereoselective monomer and a discrete phase comprising a stereocomplex of the same single enantiomer with its mirror image counterpart.
Stereocomplexation of poly(L-lactide) with poly(D-lactide) can favorably improve the physical properties of polylactic acid. Both pure poly(L-lactide) and pure poly(D-lactide) have a melting temperature ("Tm") of approximately 180° C. A blend of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide), however, has a Tm of approximately 220° C. This increase in Tm is directly attributable to an increase in the stability of the crystalline domain in the blend. Used in implantable medical devices, the increase in stability of the crystalline domain can result in a reduction in physical aging of the polymeric device and a reduction in the amount of creep that the device experiences.
Without being limited by theory, it is believed that the increase in Tm for the blend of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide) is due to the stereocomplexation of the L- and D- polymers. The stereocomplex is more stable due to the close packing of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide).
One parameter that may be used to control stereocomplexation is the molecular weight of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide). In addition, the ratio of poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide) may be varied to control the degree of stereocomplexation. In one embodiment of this invention, poly(L-lactide) is used as the continuous phase in a blend for use in fabricating a stent. The poly(L-lactide) in the continuous phase can have a molecular weight, for example, from about 200,000 to 500,000. In this embodiment, the discrete phase within the poly(L-lactide) continuous phase comprises the blend of lower molecular weight poly(L-lactide) and lower molecular weight poly(D-Lactide). By "lower molecular weight" is meant a molecular weight is less than the molecular weight of the continuous phase. In an embodiment of this invention, the poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide) used to make the stereocomplexed blend of the discrete phase each havae a molecular weight less than 100,000 Daltons. The resulting blend has a Tm higher than either poly(L-lactide) or poly(D-lactide).
Other parameters that can affect stereocomplexation include, without limitation, the presence or absence of additives (plasticizers, fillers, stabilizers, etc.) in the composition, the mixing process, applied temperatures, the molding process, any annealing process that might be employed, the solvents used, cooling and heating cycles, pressure and mechanical forces applied and irradiation such as might be applied during sterilization of a implantable medical device. The manipulation and interrelationship among these various parameters are well-known to those of ordinary skill in the art and need not be further explicated herein; the skilled artisan will be able to manipulate the parameters to achieve the disclosures herein.
In an embodiment of this invention, a composition is formed that comprises greater than 50% poly(L-lactide), wherein poly(L-lactide) forms a continuous phase, and less than 50% of a blend of lower molecular weight poly(L-lactide) and lower molecular weight poly(D-Lactide), wherein the blend forms a discrete phase within the continuous phase.
It is understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the details of composition and construction set forth above. That is, the invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways and all such embodiments and ways are within the scope of this invention.


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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls is a school for girls (aged 11–18) in Carshalton, South London, England. Ofsted praised the school as 'outstanding'<ref name=TEACH>Ofsted report Ofsted report of 2008</ref> and the Archdiocese of Southwark found the establishment to be 'a very strong school'.Template:Citation needed,<ref name=ofsted>The school's page on Ofsted website. Retrieved 2007-11-21</ref> the chair of governors is Dr. Mary Howard, and the current Head Girl is Hannah Potter. It also has Technology and Language College Status.<ref name=TEACH/>
The school was founded by the Daughters of the Cross in 1893 and is situated in twenty-five acres of parkland with some notable buildings.<ref name=facs>St. Philomena's School website - facilities. Retrieved 2007-11-21</ref> It used to be a college school for boys but later was transformed into a girls school.
In 2004 it was awarded Technology College status. In April 2006, it was awarded a language college status alongside the technology college status. In 2007, a new learning resource centre, including a library, was opened.
The school provide the ball girls for the tennis tournament the Aegon Championships, held annually during June at Queen's Club, West Kensington, London. The school was featured in a music video by Travis, called Driftwood.
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A CHRISTIAN charity shop that helps disadvantaged people in Northern Ireland and Eastern Europe has launched an appeal against a planning decision by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council that would force it to shut down.
The future of the Blythswood Ireland Charity shop on the Greystone Road in Antrim, which sells affordable second-hand furniture to the public and provides vital aid to people in poverty-stricken Eastern Europe, is in jeopardy after the council refused retrospective planning permission for a change of use.
Gary Anderson, CEO of Blythswood Ireland, said the board had unanimously decided to appeal the decision as they were determined to remain open for business to serve the community.
He said: "Our hope is that the Planning Appeals Commission reverse this bitterly disappointing decision.
"We believe passionately that we have a location that works for the local community, works for our charitable aims and works for the council in re-using and recycling preloved furniture and other items.
"We are providing a service of affordable furniture to local people and this centre facilitates the storage and distribution of our annual shoebox appeal which distributes 15,000 shoeboxes full of essential items to people in devastatingly poor areas of Eastern Europe."
Blythswood Ireland's store has been serving the Antrim community since January 2017 but on November 13 the council decided to refuse permission for a change of use from the previous business, a car sales showroom which means that the shop will be forced to close down on its present site.
Mr Anderson said that the charity's unique requirements made a town centre location completely unworkable.
"Our business model is to locate in a position that facilitates easy car parking for the dropping off and picking up of furniture and bulky items and this works successfully in many of our locations including Antrim," he said.
"We also require a sizeable storage facility beside the shop to restore the furniture and place it for sale."
The CEO added that the charity was helping the council by recycling thousands of tonnes of material that could have ended up in its civic amenity facility, which is opposite the Blythswood site.
This was one of the reasons why the charity chose this location.
He was speaking as members of Blythswood logistics team was loading up more than 7,700 shoeboxes to be shipped out to Moldova in time for Christmas.
A similar load will be going out to Ukraine later this month.
Since opening in January 2017, the charity has worked in partnership with other local companies such as Dennison's Engineering which has lent it the use of a forklift truck and additional manpower to help with its annual appeal.
Mr Anderson added: "Our bid to overturn this decision has received a lot of support from local political representatives and from members of the public.
"We would like to tell everyone that we are still open for business and fighting this decision every inch of the way."


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Slow-Cooker Thai Butternut Squash Peanut Soup
This seemingly exotic dish is simple, vegan, healthy and hearty. The peanut butter blends beautifully with the sweetness of the squash and Thai seasonings. You can also serve this soup without pureeing it first. —Kayla Capper, Ojai, California
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Cook: 5 hours
Makes8 servings (1-1/2 quarts)
- 3 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
- 1 can (13.66 ounces) light coconut milk
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Chopped fresh cilantro and chopped salted peanuts, optional
- In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 13 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until squash is tender, 5-6 hours.
- Puree soup using an immersion blender, or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender. Return to slow cooker and heat through. If desired, garnish with cilantro and peanuts.
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Nutrition Facts3/4 cup: 181 calories, 12g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 470mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 high-fat meat, 1 fat.
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I loved the flavors of this and with the peanut butter it was a bit more satisfying than I find most pureed vegetable soups. I followed the recipe very closely except I used creamy peanut butter. That may have been why I needed to add a little more a little more squash to make it just a touch thicker. After the first taste, I immediately made another batch to make sure I had enough for lunch everyday and some to share. This one will be a regular go-to.


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by Sarah Moss
Award-winning author Sarah Moss's most recent work of historical fiction is a portrait of a young couple's unconventional marriage as it's tested by separate quests for identity in work and life.
Set in the Victorian Age, Signs for Lost Children grapples with central themes of early feminism, mental health reform, and marriage as an imposed institution.
Ally Moberly, a recently qualified doctor, never expected to marry until she met Tom Cavendish. Only weeks into their marriage, Tom sets out for Japan, leaving Ally as she begins work at the Truro Asylum in Cornwall. Horrified by the brutal attitudes of male doctors and nurses toward their female patients, Ally plunges into the institutional politics of women's mental health at a time when madness is only just being imagined as treatable. She has to contend with a longstanding tradition of permanently institutionalizing women who are deemed difficult, all the while fighting to to be taken seriously as a rare woman in a profession dominated by men. Tom, an architect, has been employed to oversee the building of Japanese lighthouses. He also has a commission from a wealthy collector to bring back embroideries and woodwork. As he travels Japan in search of these enchanting objects, he begins to question the value of the life he left in England. As Ally becomes increasingly absorbed in the moral importance of her work, and Tom pursues his intellectual interests on the other side of the world, they will return to each other as different people.
With her artful blend of emotional insight and narrative skill, Sarah Moss creates an entrancing novel sure to draw critical acclaim. From the blustery coast of Western England to the towns and cities of Japan, she constructs distinct but conjoined portraits of two remarkable people in a swiftly changing world.
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Shortlisted for the Wellcome Prize for Historical Fiction
"A delicate, forgiving consideration of mental health and healing." - Kirkus Reviews
"The richness of Moss's work is astonishing. Few writers demonstrate such quietly magisterial command of the rocky territories of both the heart and mind." - The Independent (UK)
"We have in Ally one of the most memorable heroines of recent fiction. If there's one author to take a chance on this year, let it be [Sarah Moss]." - The Times (UK)
"A compelling, often harrowing, occasionally heartbreaking read. A quietly devastating portrait of the way identity crumbles when you've nothing, or no one, to pin it to." - The Guardian (UK)
"Moss, a writer of complexity, and restraint, shows real skill in the way she brings these 'lost children' back together." - Financial Times (UK)
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Truth be told there is normally a chance that dependency will happen when an individual starts using Benzodiazepines. These drugs have a relaxing result which can be rather pleasing, and habit-forming to many people, who might begin to desire sedation. A reason behind addiction to Benzo treatments is not knowing before use that there is a considerable risk associated with the treatments. Benzos have habit-forming qualities that are usually not communicated to the patient. For this reason, it is very common for patients to develop a tolerance for the drug sooner or later, and to need to go through an agonizing withdrawal process. Patients that use benzodiazepines may discover that their lives become a lot worse long term with the loss of jobs, relationships, kids, and their property, they could also have a mental decline and suicidal inclinations. The abuse of Benzos often result in a wide variety of bad physical, psychological, and personal unwanted effects.
When it comes to creating a beneficial treatment center from drug and alcohol dependency, knowledge should be a crucial element. It will aid you in producing an outlook that is both reasonable and genuine. Teaching is the secret to evolving the way you really think concerning substance abuse.
You'll find it normal for rehabilitation facilities to demand that residents finish off medical detoxification before they might be admitted. Some rehab centers include detoxification services that are implemented on-site. You may enroll in them subsequent to admittance. Your body must undergo detox in order to remove the unhealthy toxins. Alcohol & drugs can be very harmful in significant amounts.
It is very normal for addicts and alcoholics to behave with denial regarding their individual habit, regardless how severe. Therapy choices provided at all rehab clinics emphasize having the addict clear of ambivalence or denial. The company also focus on enabling people agree to a lifetime addiction-free and clean life-style. The training consists of diving straight into and looking at addiction, alcohol dependency, and the impact that substance addiction and alcohol addiction have on a person's wellbeing.
It is quite typical to encounter the discomfort of withdrawal for a number of weeks after detoxification. Because your body is still depending on drugs and alcohol, it senses the effects of withdrawal. Deficiency of concentration, reduction in body temperature, and a continual feeling of swelling and itching are all known signs of withdrawal. The center will teach you techniques to eliminate the craving to abuse alcohol and drugs.
If you're a bit afraid about going into rehab for the first time, it really is a very normal perception. Regardless of how you view the experience, it aims at helping you towards sticking to a clean approach to life. A rehabilitation facility should urge people to favor an addiction-free life-style and securing individuals in along the lines of inmates without a choice isn't going to accomplish that. If you've been admitted, you will then be afforded the freedom to quit at wheenver you decide.
Checking into a rehabilitation facility is an important process for patients when it comes to breaking a habit. Addiction, in this situation, is related to appearing extremely hooked on a specific drug. Once you wind up not capable to finish drinking after you get started, probability is you've got a problem. This means, if you overly rely on drugs like prescription opiates, benzos, heroin and cocaine, the odds are that you're an addict.
The rehab facility option you choose mostly will depend on what you can afford or what insurance might choose to cover. To experience prolonged improvement while keeping clean, it is all about the drug and alcohol treatment program as opposed to the exact vicinity itself. It is necessary to maintain a robust mindset through the course of the program for a swift recovery and for the long-term objective of sobriety.
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"California is the national poster child for expensive housing and homelessness," Independent Institute Senior Fellow Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D. said in a new report on California's housing crisis. "The average home price in the state is about 250 percent above the national average, while average monthly housing rents are about 50 percent above national levels."
McQuillan is also the founder and director of the California Fleece® Awards, to expose waste, fraud, and abuse in California government. "To receive this ignoble designation, a spending program, tax, or regulation must violate common-sense principles of responsible government, be considered wasteful by people of varying political philosophies, and must be well documented," McQuillan explains.
California Housing Regulations
For the ninth time, California's politicians and NIMBY activists were awarded the Golden Fleece Award for "preventing housing development, which would alleviate sky-high housing prices and growing homelessness.
Despite California's low unemployment and health economy, the state has a record housing shortage, and particularly affordable housing.
"According to the most recent data available from the California Department of Finance, the median price for a home in the Golden State was $611,420 in June 2019, a new record price."
"Transactions monitored by online real estate database Zillow show that, over the past 10 years, median home sale prices in California have increased by 72 percent, from $291,000, adjusted for inflation, to about $501,000. They estimate that the median home listing price is currently $549,000. And the median monthly rent has increased, too."
This is notable because the average household income cannot match the rise in housing cost. According to McQuillan, median household annual income only increased about 6.5 percent, to $75,000 (adjusted), while home prices increased 72 percent.
Mayors are Trying to Address the Housing Crisis
"In San Francisco, where homelessness has reached record levels, Mayor London Breed led the fight for passage of a $600 million affordable housing bond measure—the largest housing bond in city history—which could potentially fund 2,800 units," McQuillan says. "Voters approved the bond measure, Proposition A, in November 2019. City officials have also advanced plans to build new housing to shelter a portion of its homeless population. But once again opposition from local groups has delayed or blocked new construction plans through expensive litigation. In response, Breed noted, 'Our city is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, and we can't keep delaying projects like this one that will help fix the problem.'"
McQuillan offers plenty of solutions in the report including deregulating zoning and land-use restrictions, streamlining building-permit approvals, the abolishment of the California Environmental Quality Act, eliminating expensive development impact fees, rent controls, project labor agreements and "prevailing wage" legislation, and many more feasible solutions.
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This Golden Fleece report dares to state an unavoidable truth: housing prices and accessibility are determined by the interaction of supply and demand, and government regulations have constrained the supply side of the equation, exacerbating California's housing and homelessness crises. Bureaucratic red tape impacts every stage of the development process, and there is no shortage of actors trying to maintain the status quo because they benefit from it financially or in other ways. Despite much hand-wringing and pronouncements by politicians to "fix the problem," state and local governments have made the problem worse, especially for lower-income residents.
McQuillan's report is available here, and findings are summarized in the Executive Summary, Solving California's Housing Affordability Crisis: Summary of Findings and Recommendations from the California Golden Fleece® Award.
The late U.S. Sen. William Proxmire used to famously issue Golden Fleece Awards to public officials he believed were squandering public money.
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State lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday for a special session Gov. Bruce Rauner called on education funding.
When they left Springfield on July 6 after passing a major income tax increase and budget over the Republican governor's objections, lawmakers knew there was a good chance they'd have to return. Democrats inserted a provision in the budget package that means there's no authorization for the state to send money to school districts unless a bill rewriting how those funds are doled out becomes law.
The idea was to pressure Rauner into signing the funding formula bill, known as SB1, to allow schools to open this fall. But Rauner has threatened to use his veto powers to rework the bill, which the Senate hasn't sent to him yet. (It's on a procedural hold as Senate President John Cullerton has called for negotiations on the issue.)
That's given Rauner fodder to cast blame on Democrats. How can Illinois get money to schools if Democrats won't send me the bill, his argument goes. Rauner has declined to provide details of amendatory veto plans, however, outside of taking away some portion of $215 million in extra pension help for Chicago Public Schools.
Until Cullerton sends Rauner the bill, the ball remains in the Senate's court and the question at the Capitol will revolve around when the bill will hit Rauner's desk. That will set in motion a possible override attempt, or, if that fails, negotiations on a new bill that both sides can support.
How big are the stakes for Rauner? His re-election campaign trotted out Illinois first lady Diana Rauner on Tuesday in a new online ad talking up his support for education.
As for Wednesday, the special session proclamation declares noon as the start time. It's unclear how many lawmakers will show up, although the politically charged atmosphere means an absence could end up in next year's campaign mail pieces. Expect the House and Senate to quickly head to caucus (closed-door meetings held by each party in each chamber) and some sort of news conferences to try to win the day's news cycle.
Rauner also filed special session notices for Thursday, Friday and Monday. He's set a Monday deadline to resolve the school funding issue, given that state aid payments are supposed to be out by Aug. 10. The issue could stretch on beyond July 31, however, as most school districts have reserves on hand that could keep operations going for at least a few weeks or months.
Given that neither side wanted to touch the political third rail of failing to fund schools the first two years of Rauner's term, the two sides eventually could reach a deal. But political dynamics have changed since Rauner's defeat on the tax hike and budget. He fired his chief of staff, and there were departures of what was left of mainstream GOP operatives in Illinois. The governor has brought in top staff from the conservative Illinois Policy Institute.
*Mayor Rahm Emanuel will preside over a meeting of the Chicago City Council. On the agenda: The city's $38.75 million red light camera settlement and the rezoning plan for the North Branch of the Chicago River, among other things. The meeting will be the first at which members of the public will be allowed to speak under rules aldermen adopted following a judge's ruling that not letting people comment violated the state Open Meetings Act.
*Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to speak to reporters in Springfield after lawmakers meet.
*The Illinois House and Senate will be in special session.
*The City Club of Chicago will host John Flavin, leader of the University of Chicago's Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, for a lunchtime talk.
*Kennedy releases first ad on digital media: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy has released his first ad, being distributed through digital media on the web, which highlights the anti-violence plan he outlined in South Shore on Saturday.
It was at that event that Kennedy for the first time on the campaign trail discussed his family's victimization by gun violence that claimed his father, Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, five years before.
But in a statement accompanying the release of the ad Tuesday, Kennedy for the first time went after Mayor Emanuel over school closings that the candidate contended contributed to city violence.
"When we allow Gov. Rauner and his broken government to jeopardize programs that help at-risk youth, we add to the problem of violence. When the mayor closes down nearly 50 schools, violence inevitably goes up," Kennedy said in the statement. "And, when you rely on a rigged property tax system to fund schools and government, you lack the resources necessary to combat gun violence."
Kennedy has gone after powerful Democrats before in his bid to be viewed as a political outsider despite his historic pedigree. He's called for a ban on elected officials having outside jobs as property assessment appeals lawyers. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who also is chairman of the state Democratic Party, and veteran Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, both have property-tax assessment appeal law firms. (Rick Pearson)
*State GOP readying fundraiser before fair: Illinois Republicans are reminding supporters that their third annual "Governor's BBQ" will take place Aug. 15, the night before the yearly "Governor's Day" on Aug. 16 at the state fair.
Gov. Rauner's campaign is the biggest individual donor to the state GOP. But the Republican Party is asking for $150 per person, $250 per couple, $2,500 to sponsor the barbecue fundraising event and $5,000 to play host.
The $2,500 includes five tickets to the barbecue as well as signage. The $5,000 host fee includes signage and 10 barbecue tickets.
Democrat Day at the fair is Aug. 17. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is the guest speaker at the annual brunch of the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association. (Rick Pearson)
*From Navy Pier to Obama: The Obama Foundation has named a former Navy Pier official as its new chief financial officer.
Ralph Leslie "will oversee the financial planning for the Obama Foundation, including its accounting and budget operations," a news release announcing his new gig says.
The foundation is responsible for the Obama Presidential Center in the works for Jackson Park. Leslie has also served as CFO for Navy Pier Inc. and for the national Ounce of Prevention Fund.
"As a lifelong Chicagoan, it is a great honor to join the Obama Foundation as it works to become an institution within the South Side community and beyond," he said in a statement.
*Quick spin: Illinois' Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth joined their party in voting "no" on Tuesday's big health care procedural measure. "Senate Republicans have done everything they can to hide their legislation from the American people, crafting it in secret, behind closed doors," Duckworth said in a statement. "But the fight to protect health care is not over."
*Diana Rauner appears in new ad praising governor's support for education.
*Pawar crime plan: Legalize marijuana, end cash bail.
*Aldermen say aviation commissioner can't change police rules after United dragging incident.
*After Kushner hearing, Rep. Quigley says House Russia probe may take a year.
*Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson divorce trial date set after "mediation was not successful."
*Top prosecutor "stunned" at how few gun cases brought to trial yield convictions.
*Glitches in transfer of 529 college savings plans are resolved, state says.
*Emanuel truck plan to safeguard cyclists, pedestrians advances.
*City adds rat birth control to rodent-fighting arsenal.
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*Lincoln Park building loses Zuckerberg-backed AltSchool, adds Amazon.
*Wisconsin company to implant microchips in employees.
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*Suffering from a newly diagnosed brain tumor, McCain returned to Washington to vote.
*New White House communications director threatens to "fire everybody."
*AP: Brazilians detail abuses by U.S. church.