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So now I am training for a better time in a half marathon. Yesterday I ran a 21.32km in 2:53:16. Today I took it easy and only ran 7.28km in 43.26 for a pace of 5:58/Km.
Activity | Duration | Distance | Speed | Energy Burned
Run: 43:26 7.28km 10.6kmph 554c
My plan is to work on getting a better time on running a half marathon (21.1km). I should be able to do 2:30 pretty easy, then I will target 2:15, and then I will train to break 2:00.
Here are some interesting quotes from articles I found when I Googling up Increasing Your Speed For A Half Marathon.
1. Half Marathon Training
"You'll run your best half-marathon when you've reached your highest fitness level… Highest fitness means maximising VO2max and LTRV, developing the lowest-possible running economy, and stimulating your body to handle flawlessly the specific demands of half-marathon racing."
2. 12 Week Training Program for Half Marathons.
"If you goal is to go under 100 minutes for your upcoming half marathon then it is expected that you are able to run 5km in 22 minutes or 10km in 45 minutes. These times are only a guide, however, if you are not able to achieve them then it is likely that your speed will be a limitation in achieving the sub 100 minute half marathon goal.
If you are able to achieve these times over the shorter distances then with appropriate strength and endurance work you should be able to break 100 minutes for your half marathon."
3. How to Train for a Half Marathon
"While your heart and lungs may be fully capable of running the 13.1 miles, your leg and core muscles need to be strong enough to support the impact. Also, don't forget your nutritional needs. Eat a high carbohydrate diet, and remember to stay fully hydrated."
4. Intermediate Half-Marathon Training Schedule
"So you've already run at least one half-marathon (13.1 miles), and now you're moving on to your next goal: Improving your time. Use this 12-week training schedule (see table below) to help you run a personal record (PR) in your next half-marathon.
To start this plan, you should already be running about 30 to 60 minutes a day, about five days a week."
5. YOU-CAN-RUN the Reggae Half Marathon Training Program
"Dehydration will also affect your performance. Drinking too much water is also problematic, so here are some guidelines to help you maintain a healthy balance.
Drink 2 cups cool water about 2 hours before competition or training. Follow this by drinking 1 to 2 cups fluid 15 minutes before the run/race.
Drink 4 to 6 oz (1/2 to 3/4 cup) of cool water, diluted fruit juice or sport drink every 10 to 15 minutes during your run or race.
After your run or race weigh and replace every pound of lost weight with 2 cups plain water or sweet-tasting beverage. Avoid caffeine-containing beverages, alcohol and coconut water before and during the race or run."
6. Common Racing Mistakes to Avoid
"Deliberately run your first mile slower than you plan to run the final one. It's tough to do, since you'll most likely feel really strong in the beginning. But keep in mind that for every second you go out too fast in the first half of your race, you'll lose double that amount of time in the second half of your race."
7. How Should I Breathe When Running?
"Make sure you're breathing more from your diaphragm, or belly, not from your chest — that's too shallow. Deep belly breathing allows you to take in more air, which can also help prevent side stitches.
You should exhale through your mouth and try to focus on exhaling fully, which will remove more carbon dioxide and also help you inhale more deeply… Try to take three footstrikes for every inhale, and two footstrikes for every exhale."
8. How Do I Get Rid of a Side Stitch?
"What exactly causes them? When we inhale, our lungs fill with air, which press the diaphragm downward. When we exhale, the diaphragm moves up. If you have some trapped air below the diaphragm, if you've eaten right before running, or if you start running too vigorously, your diaphragm may cramp, causing pain under the rib cage on your right side. Contrary to popular belief, drinking before or during running does not cause side stiches…
If you tend to suffer from side stitches, try to avoid eating within one hour of running. Make sure that you always warm up before your runs.
Also, make sure you are breathing in and out through your mouth when you're running. Breathe deeply from your belly, not your chest. Deep belly breathing allows you to take in more air."


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More than 650,000 Chinese smartphones have been unwittingly enrolled in a massive attack that overwhelmed a web server.The huge attack saw the target site hit with about 4.5 billion separate requests for data in one day.
The tidal wave of data was traced to a pool of booby-trapped adverts that had been seeded with malicious code.
The adverts seem to have been shown in apps popular in China, said Cloudflare, which uncovered the data deluge.
Analysis found that it relied on the widely used Javascript language as it tried to knock the site offline.
"It seems probable that users were served advertisements containing the malicious Javascript," wrote Cloudflare security analyst Marek Majkowski in a blogpost.
What was not entirely clear, said Mr Majkowski, was how so many Chinese phone owners were tricked into visiting the pages hosting the booby-trapped adverts.
He speculated that the attack had worked because its creators had joined one of the networks that piped adverts to people as they browsed the web.
"Attacks like this form a new trend," said Mr Majkowski. "They present a great danger in the internet – defending against this type of flood is not easy for small website operators."
The target site received more web traffic in a day than the Vienna Times website gets in a month. Cloudflare did not name the company that ran the server that was hit.

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Anyone fancy a free meal? Well, in this case you might want to think carefully about your answer, as the food on offer at Rentokil's Pestaurant in Killarney this weekend includes a rather unusual and unexpected main ingredient…..insects.
Whether you're in Killarney for the Historic Rally or just down to do a spot of Christmas shopping be sure to pop into the Liebherr Car Park for a meal you'll never forget!
Some people, like me, just cannot stomach the idea of eating bugs. Yet millions of people across the world enjoy an insect-rich diet benefiting from the high levels of protein and zinc found in some common insects. Dieters amongst you also beware – insects are low in fat!
For one day only our pop-up Pestaurant will introduce the delights of mealworm burgers, crickets, ants and worms for FREE to promote the recognition of insects as a viable food source.
In a world with increasing demands on crops, eating insects may help to fight world hunger according to a UN report in 2013.
Pop along to meet some of our pest experts who will becheering on the Rally drivers but also dishing out advice on how to deal with common pest problems and answer any pest related concerns local to your home or neighbourhood.
If this isn't enough to entice you….
How about a sneak preview of our menu below to whet your appetite?
Come and join us at Liebherr Car Park, Fossa, Killarney on Saturday the 29th of November from 10:30am-11:30am and again from 1:30pm- 2:30pm.
We hope to see you there!
Key facts about edible insects
1. The consumption of insects, or entomophagy, contributes positively to the environment and to health and livelihoods
2. According to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, over 2 billion people worldwide already supplement their diet with insects
3. More than 1,900 species have reportedly been used as food. Insects are high in protein, B vitamins and minerals like iron and zinc, and are low in fat
4. 100g of grasshopper can carry 20.6g of protein, 35.3mg of calcium and 5mg of iron
5. Eating insects can help boost nutrition and reduce carbon footprint
6. Insects are everywhere and they reproduce quickly. They have high growth and feed conversion rates and a low environmental footprint
7. Globally the most consumed insects are beetles, caterpillars, bees, wasps and ants
8. Farming and harvesting insects takes very little water and energy compared to livestock, grains and vegetables
9. Insects are often described to have a 'nutty' taste
10. Insect farming is seen as one of the most effective ways to address food and feed security as the human population grows
11. Insects can be an important food supplement for undernourished children
12. Insects are also extremely efficient in converting feed into edible meat. Crickets for example, need 12 times less feed than cattle to produce the same amount of protein
13. 100g of cricket contains 121 calories vs. 288 calories in 100g of beef


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The Sierra alpaca hat has an updated nordic pattern style and is available in multiple colors. Super soft to wear, they are handknit from a blend of alpaca and acrylic fibers by Fair Trade women artisans in Peru and Bolivia!
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Multiple colors available. Specify blue, gold, green, purple, teal, or wine at checkout, or let us choose for you!
Care: hand wash, dry flat
An exceptional group of indigenous women in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia handknit unique wool accessories year round to provide income for their families. These women earn a fair price for what they produce, earning 3 times the regional average in wages. Without the pressure of deadlines, they have flexible working schedules so they are able to put their families first. Raising their children and being able to support themselves is of utmost importance to these artisans.
At Global Gifts, we work with vendors and artisans who are fair trade verified to bring you items that are ethically and sustainably made. Fair trade gifts are handmade by artisans around the world and they all have special stories. You might notice slight variations in this product from the product photo.


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The Trunk Road T2 and the Cha Kwo Ling(CKL) Tunnel form the middle section of Route 6. They connect the Central Kowloon Route(CKR) to the west and the main tunnel of the Tseung Kwan O –Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO-LTT) to the east.
The Route 6 forms part of Hong Kong's strategic road network and provides an important road link from West Kowloon to Tseung Kwan O (TKO) New Town with intermediate interchanges at Kai Tak and Lam Tin. The Route 6 plays a strategic transport role by providing the essential highway infrastructure to support new development projects, including the West Kowloon Cultural District and the West Kowloon Station of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong Express Rail Link; the Cruise Terminal, the Kai Tak Development (KTD) and the Kowloon East Central Business District; and the residential / industrial developments in TKO. Upon commissioning of the Route 6, it is estimated that the journey time during the peak hours between the western entrance/exit of the TKO-LTT, i.e. Lam Tin Interchange, and the eastern entrance/exit of the CKR, i.e. Kai Tak Interchange would be reduced from about 15 minutes to about 3 minutes. The public can have a more convenient express access between Kowloon East and West and amongst the developments along the route.
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|The works include design, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of the traffic control and surveillance system (TCSS) for the Trunk Road T2 and associated works and integration of Trunk Road T2 TCSS with the central system of the Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel TCSS.
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Jan 2013Consultation with the Sai Kung District Council (SKDC) and the Kwun Tong District Council (KTDC) about the TKO-LTT project
(including the CKL Tunnel)
May 2013Gazette of the proposed road scheme of the TKO-LTT project
(including the CKL Tunnel)
G.N. 2569 Scheme Plans
July 2013Approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for TKO-LTT project
May 2014Gazette of the authorisation of the road scheme of the TKO-LTT project
(including the CKL Tunnel)
May 2015Further briefing to SKDC and the Traffic and Transport Committee of the KTDC on the updates of the TKO-LTT project
Aug 2015Consultation with the Task Force about the TKO-LTT project
Sep 2013Approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Trunk Road T2
Oct 2013Consultation with the Task Force on Kai Tak Habourfront Development of the Habourfront Commission (Task Force) about Trunk Road T2
Nov 2013Consultation with the Housing and Infrastructure Committee of the Kowloon City District Council, the Traffic and Transport Committee of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, and the Traffic and Transport Committee of the KTDC about the Trunk Road T2 project


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These 'Authentic Original' Sperry boat shoes are made from classic brown leather, finished with hand-sewn moccasin-construction stitching for durability and a considered, artisanal look. The EVA heel cups are highly shock absorbent and the non-marking rubber outsole offers exceptional traction in slippery conditions. Shown here with a Club Monaco cardigan, Michael Kors T-shirt and Polo Ralph Lauren trousers.
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The very last Monday until Christmas. It's holiday break for a lot of kids, which means they are home, begging to open "just one present". My kids did that to me when they were younger. Of course, I always heard, "That's not the one I meant to open" and on and on it went. Sound familiar?
Are you ready for day 6?
To participate, you will need to:
1. Head over to my Facebook Author Page and find the Day 6 post "Monday meme".
2. Head over to Facebook and "Like" Ren Alexander's Facebook Page, plus leave a comment that Nicole Edwards sent you.
*You must do BOTH to be eligible for today's prize*
Nut collection
plus a signed audio book of BRENDON & BRAYDON
plus a signed audio book of BRENDON & BRAYDON
*Contest runs from 8am CST, December 19th through 8am CST, December 20th*
*One (1) winner will be randomly selected and notified via email*
Did you get yours yet?
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I'm back guys... 2017 was the 10th Anniversary of this amazing webseries. I was able to sit down with cast members and crew to talk about the anniversary. In this episode I sit down with Producer Kim Evey.Enjoy,~Kenny~.
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We love Brighton Art Fair which has, for over ten years, been bringing 100 of the brightest and best contemporary visual artists from Sussex and around the country to exhibit at the Brighton Dome – Corn Exchange.
This year it's on 26-28th September. When we get to visit, we always start with a general mooch around to see what we see, before stopping for a sustaining cup of tea and a cake at The Dome Cafe-bar. Then we take stock and make sure we haven't missed any of the artists we picked out ahead of our visit.
This year's list will include: Flo Snook, Jane Skingley, Polly Finch and Sam Hewitt
Iconic poster
Designed by artist Sarah Young, who also co-runs the Fair, the event's posters are iconic pieces of artwork to treasure in their own right. We were excited to learn that you can now buy previous year's posters from Sarah for just £25 for an A3 digital print.
To get 2 for 1 tickets to the fair, follow this link to the We Love Brighton website and fill in their newsletter subscription form by 22nd September.
Brighton Art Fair is organised by Tutton & Young Ltd, the team that has run the highly successful MADE BRIGHTON since 2006 and MADE LONDON – Marylebone since 2013.
Tutton & Young Ltd are artist and print maker Sarah Young and administrator Jon Tutton.


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Sunshine Pool Company promises to do more for your pool than any other pool company!
Below is a list of the work we do and why it is important to you and your pool.
You can feel confident that every aspect of your pool will be receiving a complete once over.
Also any needed repairs or upgrades will be made to ensure a long healthy life for your swimming pool.
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Appeal for security and human rights of the director of the Justice and Life
27 August 2004
Letter to H.E. Dr Alvaro Uribe Vélez, President of the Republic Colombia, 27 August,
Your Excellency,
Please accept our respectful greetings from Geneva.
We have been informed by various sources in which we have complete confidence,
of the renewed outbreak of harassment and threats to the life and physical
integrity of Prof. Lilia Solano, director of the Justice and Life Project, and
coordinator of the Camillo Torres Restrepo Chair at the Faculty of Law and Political
and Social Sciences at the National University of Colombia. Such harassment and
threats have escalated seriously in the past few days.
Prof. Solano is a respected member of the international ecumenical movement.
Her training in philosophy and political science is accompanied by her outstanding
Christian commitment and courageous witness in the struggle for life, peace
and justice in Colombia. She has been invited on numerous occasions by the World
Council of Churches, and in particular our Commission on International Affairs,
to take part in different events organized in Geneva, New York and elsewhere in
the world. On every occasion we have appreciated her intellectual capability and
her ethical honesty in defending human dignity in Colombia.
Endorsing the criminal complaint filed by Prof. Solano before the Fiscal General
of Colombia, and the appeals by various organizations, we ask the Colombian
1. to take effective measures necessary to guarantee the life and physical integrity
of Prof. Lilia Solano;
2. to carry out a full criminal and disciplinary investigation into the authors of
these threats, with due trial and appropriate penalties;
3. to be mindful of its obligations with respect to the security and protection
of those working for the defence of human rights, and in the light of these,
to take the immediate and effective measures necessary to ensure that Prof.
Solano and the members of the Justice and Life Project can continue their
work of defending human rights, without danger.
Yours faithfully,
Dr Guillermo Kerber,
Interim Coordinator, CCIA


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Morocco has always been a land of rally raid. The story began in 1982 with the arrival of Paris-Agadir, the first rally raid to run in Morocco. The following year, the rally took the name of 'Atlas Rally' and became the flagship rally to the Rally Raids calendar. The Atlas Rally saw the best drivers and teams in the discipline run, after having changed hands from the company Larivièret to ASO, it disappeared at the end of the 90's, but was reborn in 2000 as 'Rallye du Maroc.' The rally immediately became the major Moroccan rally and welcomed again the elite of rally raid.
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This month is my fifth Indie Publishing Anniversary!
Yay me! And "Yay!" to a lot of other Indie authors who will tell you it's their fifth or sixth year, because basically that's how old this industry is. Kindle Direct Publishing was the new kid on the block back in 2010/11. Before KDP the only way to get published was to be selected first by an agent and then by a publisher, or DIY with a vanity press that left you thousands of dollars in dept with as many print books stuffed in your garage with no way to distribute them.
KDP through Amazon changed the way the game could be played. They opened doors to authors that had previously been closed, but even so, they were new and had a lot of bumps to iron out.
We could now self-publish, but it wasn't easy. So, what did you have to do back in 2011 to make this happen?
You had to edit. You had to have a great cover. You had to format. You had to make mobi files and epub files and learn magic to get a print version formatted. You had to search for book bloggers and reviewers and ask friends to read and leave reviews.
You see, this was before the cottage industries had sprouted up around this brand new industry. Now you can easily find a freelance editor, you have a choice of dozens of book cover makers, you can format yourself in minutes with Vellum and make beautiful mobi or epub files that ALWAYS work, or if you prefer, hire it out. You build a review team.
There are oodles of writing communities on Facebook and indie-writer organizations, and many, many blogs were you can advertise your books like Bookbub and Freebooksy.
There are marketing and promotion strategies (and lots of people giving webinars to tell you how).
Imagine trying to do this gig without any of that in place! That's what it was like for us early starters.
Let me run through with you what it was like to publish my first book CLOCKWISE.
(btw- Clockwise is Free this week – Get it from the vendor of your choice)
First of all this is the third version of the cover. I think I got a handle on what makes a good cover, but back then I didn't really have the resources. I didn't know or could afford Photoshop, and well, lets just say there was a reason people poo-pooed self-published book covers. Ninty-eight% of them were horrible. This cover was created by Steven Novak a couple years later. People rave about it and the rest of the series. I love it too.
To get this up on KDP I had to convert a word file into a web page .htm. I don't know how many people remember that. KDP wasn't set up to accept all the different formats it'll take now. They took this file and converted it into a mobi file, a file type that no one in the world had even heard of ( I don't think) much less used. It was special to them.
Other vendors were quick to enter the race. Barnes & Noble put out the Nook, itunes put out iBooks (but didn't start calling it that until a few years later) and Kobo put out well, Kobo.
The thing with these vendors was they all needed epub files and no one knew how to make those. Another cottage industry sprung up to meet the need, an aggregate called Smashwords. Smashwords was a life saver at the time because you just had to upload a word.doc and they would convert to epub and distribute to all the other vendors. You got paid your royalties every three months instead of every month, and they took a cut but hey, it was worth it if you could just get your file to pass their fickle meatgrinder.
But then, after awhile the other vendors made it possible upload directly and you didn't need to give away that cut. There was still the matter of creating an epub, but by then there was a new software available: Calibre, which would even make you a mobi as well as an epub. This could only do very simple formatting, and it wasn't easy to fix a problem if there was one. A lot of people just hired out.
People were starting to see real sales on iBooks, but the problem here was you could only upload directly if you owned a mac. PC users were not happy about that. Some would even hire mac owners to upload for them. Eventually I had a mac given to me which I only used to upload to iBooks. However, it was really tricky to get an epub to pass mustard with them. You had to use a program called Sigil and basically do the whole file through html code. O.M.G. I have to say I learned a bit of coding that still comes in handy, but the learning curve was huge and I pulled out a lot of hair.
Then Jutoh came along setting us free from Sigil, but it was still cumbersome and not that user friendly. Around this point everyone was trying to put in fancy title and chapter images, which you could do with Jutoh. Still, you needed a bottle of wine to get through the ordeal.
Other things we didn't know: the value of building a mailing list, choosing and sticking to a genre (some did this by intuition, but I don't know if they realized at the time what a good business move that was), the importance of series, the importance of social networking/website, that a pen name might be a good idea because you'll appreciate the privacy if you happen to do really well, how to successfully launch a book, and more.
People who are jumping into Indie Publishing now don't know how good they have it. They have access to so many resources and teaching on writing and publishing that those of us who started out had to learn by trial and error. They don't have to deal with the stigma that came with self-publishing ( at least not to the same degree). They missed out on all the mud-throwing.
At least we early adopters had each other. I thank God for the writing groups I've been blessed to be apart of.
How about you? Were you there in the beginning? Have I missed anything?


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Institutes and Centers
The goal of the Building Energy Center (UD-BEC) is to help improve building performance and energy efficiency while educating energy-efficiency engineers and advancing the science of building energy performance.
A collaboration between the University of Dayton's chemical and material engineering, civil and environmental engineering, chemistry, and the Research Institute's (UDRI) Power and Energy Division that focuses on advancing basic and applied chemical and material sciences to deliver new and improved fire safe solutions by working with academic, government and industrial partners in the U.S. and abroad.
The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center (UD-IAC) conducts free energy, waste and production assessments for mid-sized industries and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Center for Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (IIS) is a multi-disciplinary research center at the University of Dayton to foster research in smart, sustainable, resilient and reliable infrastructure systems.


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Britannia Boxing Equipment (BBE) was founded in the North East of England in the later part of the 1970's. They quickly became known for producing quality gear, with fighters like Lennox Lewis and Ricky Hatton using their products. They were acquired by York Barbell UK in 1999 as York wanted to expand the range they had on offer. In 2004 York partnered with the Maloney brothers, one of whom was managing Lennox Lewis at the time, and thanks to connection with the Maloney's and Sky TV York were able to propel BBE to the forefront of British boxing.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Mulkey would welcome an invitation to the White House if President Donald Trump offered it to Baylor.
The president tweeted out his congratulations to the Lady Bears on Monday after they beat Notre Dame in a thrilling championship game the night before.
"Congratulations to the Baylor Lady Bears on their amazing win last night against Notre Dame to become the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball National Champions!," Trump said.
Mulkey, who visited the White House in 2005 and 2012 when her team won the titles those years said a trip to the White House isn't about politics.
"I've been every time for every president," she told the AP at the WNBA draft Wednesday night. "It's not a political issue for me. It's an honor to go to the White House. I want everyone to say they went to the White House. Not many people can say that. I hope Virginia men go and I can meet Tony Bennett. We were honored when President Bush was in the office. We were honored when Barack Obama was in the office. We'd be honored if Donald Trump invited us. With politics aside, We should go to say we went to the White House."
Baylor would be the first women's college basketball champion to visit the White House under Trump if it was offered.
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Phase 1 Expansion Cohort Oral Presentations for Flotetuzumab, MacroGenics' CD123 x CD3 DART® Molecule, in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presented at 60th ASH Annual Meeting
- Flotetuzumab demonstrated 29.4% complete response rate in evaluable primary refractory AML patients
- Translational studies suggest potential strategy for biomarker-based patient selection
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced clinical data from an ongoing Phase 1 study of flotetuzumab, MacroGenics' CD123 x CD3 bispecific DART molecule, in two oral and two poster presentations at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), taking place in San Diego, CA on December 1-4, 2018.
The Phase 1 dose expansion study of flotetuzumab in relapsed/refractory patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) enrolled 31 patients at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 500 ng/kg/day by continuous infusion with a lead-in dosing strategy. The goal of the expansion cohort study was to evaluate the safety and preliminary anti-leukemic activity of flotetuzumab, optimize delivery and supportive care, including the management of cytokine release syndrome (CRS), and to define the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) activity of flotetuzumab.
John DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, presented "Phase 1 Cohort Expansion of Flotetuzumab, a CD123 x CD3 Bispecific DART® Protein in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia." In the study, flotetuzumab demonstrated anti-leukemic activity in patients with relapsed/refractory AML. In 27 response evaluable patients, the overall response rate (ORR) was 26% (7/27), with a complete response (CR) rate (a composite of both CR and CRi responses) of 19% (5/27). Notably, in primary refractory patients, an extremely challenging population to treat, the ORR was 35% (6/17) with a CR rate of 29% (5/17). The most common treatment-related adverse event (TRAE) was infusion-related reaction/cytokine release syndrome (IRR/CRS), and occurred in 93% (29/31) of patients. Grade 3 or greater IRR/CRS was observed in 13% (4/31) of patients.
In a companion oral presentation, Sergio Rutella, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy, John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom, presented "Adaptive Immune Gene Signatures Correlate with Response to Flotetuzumab, a CD123 × CD3 Bispecific DART® Molecule, in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia." Expression of various immunomodulatory genes was evaluated in 38 patients with AML. Notably, in this initial study, flotetuzumab enhanced bone marrow expression of genes that mediate inflammation, antigen presentation and IFN-γ signaling. Further, the IFN-γ signaling signature was associated with response to flotetuzumab, suggesting that this signature could be explored as a potential biomarker-based approach to patient selection.
In addition to the oral presentations described above, two posters relating to flotetuzumab were presented. The first poster (#2738) was "Management of Cytokine Release Syndrome in AML Patients Treated with Flotetuzumab, a CD123 × CD3 Bispecific DART® Molecule for T-cell Redirected Therapy." This poster provided further characterization of the experience with IRR/CRS in patients treated with flotetuzumab, approaches to management of IRR/CRS, and evaluation of the association between various clinicopathologic features, potential biomarkers and IRR/CRS. The use of multi-step lead-in dosing as well as early intervention with tocilizumab helped to ameliorate IRR/CRS, and initial translational studies suggest that the frequency of CD4+ (but not CD8+) T cells at baseline could potentially serve as a biomarker to help identify patients who are at increased risk for developing more severe IRR/CRS.
A second poster (#4065) titled "Bone Marrow T Cell Changes by Multiplex IHC after Treatment with Flotetuzumab, a CD123 × CD3 Bispecific DART® Protein, in a Primary Refractory t-AML Patient" presented a case study of an AML patient treated with flotetuzumab in the Phase 1 study who experienced a complete response on flotetuzumab therapy, as well as correlative translational studies. The patient experienced a CR after one cycle of therapy, with an associated increase in CD3+ and CD3+CD8+ T cells in the bone marrow biopsy. After an additional cycle of therapy, the bone marrow continued in CR. An increase in CD8+ T cells persisted beyond the cessation of flotetuzumab dosing. The patient remained in CR with no additional therapy for approximately 7 months.
"The oral presentations and posters related to the Phase 1 expansion cohort of flotetuzumab suggest that patients with refractory AML, a population with very few therapeutic options, may be more likely to respond to flotetuzumab within the cohort of relapse/refractory patients. Further, initial translational studies implicate an IFN-γ gene signature in the bone marrow as a potential biomarker-based approach for patient selection," said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. Overall, the results presented at ASH have provided new insights and support the continued study of flotetuzumab in AML patients, including those with refractory AML. MacroGenics intends to initiate a combination study of flotetuzumab and MGA012, an anti-PD-1 agent, in 2019, guided by ongoing optimization of the monotherapy dosing regimen."
About Flotetuzumab
Flotetuzumab (also known as MGD006 and S80880) is a clinical-stage molecule that recognizes both CD123 and CD3. CD123, the interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain, has been reported to be over-expressed on cancer cells in a wide range of hematological malignancies, including AML and MDS. The primary mechanism of action of flotetuzumab is believed to be its ability to redirect T lymphocytes to kill CD123-expressing cells. To achieve this, the DART molecule combines a portion of an antibody recognizing CD3, an activating molecule expressed by T cells, with an arm that recognizes CD123 on the target cancer cells.
Flotetuzumab is currently being evaluated in the U.S. and Europe in a Phase 1 dose expansion study designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and initial anti-leukemic activity of the molecule in patients with relapse/refractory AML. MacroGenics retains full development and commercialization rights to flotetuzumab in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea and India. Servier participates in the development of flotetuzumab and has rights to this molecule in all other countries. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to flotetuzumab for the treatment of AML.
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MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The Company generates its pipeline of product candidates primarily from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms, which have applicability across broad therapeutic domains. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and protein engineering expertise has allowed the Company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.macrogenics.com. MacroGenics, the MacroGenics logo, DART and TRIDENT are trademarks or registered trademarks of MacroGenics, Inc.
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Rabidly anti-LGBTQ pastor Kevin Swanson declared on his radio show last month that if a pastor has a child who is gay, the only proper response is for that pastor to resign.
Swanson was responding to an old article written by a former pastor who said that if his children are gay, he'll love them and "will pray for God to protect them from the ignorance and hatred and violence that the world will throw at them, simply because of who they are."
Predictably, that did not sit well with Swanson, who infamously declared that if his own son were gay, he'd cover himself in cow manure and wail lamentations.
The proper response from a pastor who has gay children, Swanson said, "is sackcloth and ashes, tearing of the clothes, crying out to God for mercy" and repenting "that there is something terribly wrong with our family" and "that there is something terribly wrong in me."
Having a gay child is a sign that "there may be something very, very wrong with the pastor himself," Swanson said, expressing disbelief that "a man who thinks there is a possibility his kids could come out gay [would not] then not turn to himself and see there to be something of a problem with himself."
"As a pastor, if your children turn out to be sinners," he stated, "if it turns out they abandoned the faith while they are in the household, accused of riot and unruly debauchery, et cetera, within the household, you need to resign as a pastor."


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Katherine Clark says childcare providers face a 'nearly impossible situation' as they reopen
The Massachusetts congresswoman is introducing a bill to provide some help.
The child care center sector in the United States was already on precarious grounds — prohibitively expensive for many families, despite operating on thin financial margins, while paying most workers less than $11 an hour.
Rep. Katherine Clark says the forced shutdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with expensive new reopening rules, only "magnified and exacerbated" those problems.
"The pandemic shook an already fragile system and now, as our nation looks to reopen our economy, parents and providers face a nearly impossible situation," Clark said during a press conference Tuesday.
"Neither have the resources they need to get back to work safely," she said.
So the Melrose Democrat is introducing a bill to change that. During the online press conference Tuesday with several local parents and providers, Clark announced the Child Care is Infrastructure Act, which would invest $10 billion over five years to help child care centers make renovations and other needed changes to safely reopen during the pandemic. The bill would distribute the funds through a competitive, federally run grant program.
"It is going to allow childcare providers to cover the costs of installing hand-washing stations or modular walls," Clark said.
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Clark's office says that 60 percent of child care providers across the country were forced to temporarily close down due to the pandemic. As parents go back to work, Gov. Charlie Baker has described day care as a key pillar of the phased reopening strategy in Massachusetts and the larger economic recovery.
Massachusetts allowed non-emergency childcare providers to resume operations in Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan. But some providers have expressed fear that they will not be able to financially adhere to the state's safety and health restrictions — at least not without significantly hiking parents' fees, which can cost up to $20,000 a year in Massachusetts. Clark says the situation is poised to devastate an industry that is 96 percent run by women — of which 40 percent are women of color.
The Baker administration relaxed some of the rules Monday, eliminating a requirement that every child undergo a temperature check before entering and rolling the required ratio of teachers-to-children back to 1-to-10 (as opposed to a previously issued 2-to-10 standard during the pandemic).
But still, Jessica De Jesus Acevedo, who runs a child care program in Cambridge, said Tuesday that she wouldn't be able to buy the bulk cleaning supplies, protective gear, and other materials required to reopen without additional funding. Sarah Sian, the director of a center in Somerville, said the "biggest funding hurdle" is salaries, especially given the need for flexibility if a teacher or child gets sick.
"We pay what we can afford and it's still not enough," Sian said.
Clark said her bill is meant to "complement" legislation introduced by Democrats that would spend $50 billion to help cover worker salaries and other operating costs. The 4th District congresswoman, who is also the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, has also called for an additional $50 billion in long-term support, including increased funding and tax credits.
The bill she introduced Tuesday would also invest $200 million into a separate grant program for centers at colleges and universities to help support students who are parents, and devote an additional $35 million to help child care workers repay student loans and pursue additional degrees in child development, which Clark described as a standalone program.
"It would be a separate program unrelated to pandemic response to allow our early educators to further their education … and not decimate their banks accounts in the process," she said
So far, child care providers received $3.5 billion in coronavirus relief as part of the $2 trillion CARES Act. The HEROES Act passed by the Democrat-controlled House would invest another $7 billion in emergency aid into the sector.
Clark said those funds would only be "a down payment" on what providers needed. She said Democrats will continue to pressure the Republican-controlled Senate to understand the importance of the sector.
"If we want to see Americans back at work, it is all dependent on making sure our childcare providers can reopen and that families can afford the care they need to rejoin the workforce," she said.


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Xbox Wireless Headset review: our new top recommendation for Xbox
This level of value is almost unfair.
The Xbox Wireless Headset is here, Microsoft's first official audio accessory for the Series X and Series S, and it's fantastic. The £90/$100 headset packs in an astonishing amount of features and quality for its relatively affordable price tag, and it may be one of the only first-party headsets for any system that I'd actually recommend.
The standout feature for me is its multipoint wireless. The XWH comes with Microsoft's proprietary Xbox Wireless, allowing a wireless connection without the use of a dongle, but the headset also comes with Bluetooth 4.2. The neat thing is that you can use the headset with your Xbox and your phone simultaneously, making it easy to listen to music while playing games, or chat with your mates on Discord while playing a cross-platform title. Of course, having two connection methods available also provides a great degree of flexibility - I'm using it now, listening to chilled hip-hop beats in the garden while hammering on a mechanical keyboard, and later I'll be using it to play Rocket League and Tetris Effect in the living room.
The only issue I've discovered after a few days of testing is that the headset will cheerfully activate your Xbox Series X/S each time it's turned on; unfortunately I haven't discovered a way to disable this behaviour beyond leaving the house before turning on the headset - hardly ideal! It's also worth noting that the headset doesn't require a dongle for its Xbox connectivity, which is convenient but means that you don't have a 2.4GHz USB dongle that could be plugged into a PC or PS5 (more on that later).
Another highlight are the controls - rather than messing about with small, hard-to-find dials or buttons all crammed into a single earcup, Microsoft has made each ear cup into a massive volume dial. The left earcup allows you to adjust the mix between your Bluetooth and Xbox Wireless sources, while the right earcup adjusts the overall volume. The fact that the entire earcup is a control means you never struggle to locate the right dial, and you can dial up or down the volume accordingly even in a the few seconds of respite you'll be be awarded in a heated Warzone match. Both dials have fixed start and end points, rather than rotating freely, and the left earcup has a notch in the centre of its rotation, so you get that proper physical feedback that you're at maximum volume or that you've balanced the two audio sources evenly, which I love.
The on-ear design provides a small amount of passive noise cancellation and prevents too much sound from leaking out, but you'll still be aware of the sound of traffic or your flatmates asking you what you fancy making for dinner. The actual sound quality is better than I was expecting too, with a boosted low end that's just right for playing immersive single-player titles or listening to bassier genres of music. The Xbox Accessories app provides the means to adjust the sound reproduction, with a half-dozen presets and a custom EQ plus an adjustable bass boost feature. (I'd recommend selecting the 'Music' profile or turning down the bass marginally for a more neutral profile in the custom EQ setting, but that's just me.) The bass is a little flabbier here than on higher-end headsets, but this is definitely one of the best-sounding wireless gaming headsets I've tested below $100.
This headset could sound even better if it supported wired 3.5mm or a higher-quality Bluetooth codec like apt-X, but this would require added complexity or additional license fees, respectively, so again the capabilities chosen here make sense. If you're planning to use the headset on a Windows 10 PC, I'd strongly recommend picking up an Xbox Wireless Adapter (£20/$25) if you don't have one already, as the 2.4GHz connection sounds much better and also offers much lower latency; the same adapter also works to connect Xbox controllers to your PC so you may already have one.
These are stereo headphones out of the box, but you're able to choose from three surround modes if you prefer - Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos or DTS Headphone:X, all of which are available on Xbox and Windows 10 PCs. Windows Sonic comes free with the Xbox, and Dolby Atmos is offered as a free trial via the Dolby Access app until September 31st, 2021 (otherwise it's a £14/$15 purchase after a week-long trial). DTS Headphone:X is available as a 14-day trial from the DTS Sound Unbound app, which should be enough time to tell if they're worth the $20/£17 purchase.
All three surround sound modes sounded great in my testing, offering slightly different results depending on the game tested - annoyingly, finding out what games support what formats can be hit or miss. Generally speaking, I found Dolby Atmos offered the most immersive results in games like Gears 5 and Warzone, but DTS Headphone:X resulted in a slightly less fatiguing sound. For most competitive games though, I tend to prefer the clarity of simple stereo. The headphones provide reasonable imaging in their stereo mode too, making them a good choice for Call of Duty, Fortnite and other competitive multiplayer titles.
So that's all fair and good for use while gaming, but what about going outside with this thing? Well, the Xbox Wireless Headset definitely looks like a gaming headset, with green circles on each earcup and Xbox branding on one side, but it's light and comfortable enough that you could use it on the bus without any hardship. The clamping force here is a touch gentler than what I'm used to, so it's less suitable for active use - say, for working out in the gym or going for a jog, as the headset can slip off easily. The headset is also robust enough that I'd feel comfortable flinging it in a bag for a train journey, but I'd feel a lot more confident doing so if the headset folded flat or came with a carrying case. Still, given the aggressive price point and the gaming focus, it's easy to understand why these features didn't make the cut, and the overall comfort levels are excellent.
The Xbox Wireless Headphones charge via USB-C and come with a comically short cable to accomplish this; in my testing the headset lasted for about 13 hours before needing a recharge, with combined Bluetooth and 2.4GHz Xbox Wireless use for most of this. Charging takes around three hours, so you'll definitely want to keep an eye on battery levels and recharge overnight if you need to. The headset can be turned on or switched into pairing mode by holding down a button on the back of the left earcup.
The microphone quality is reasonable enough too, with the short-but-flexible boom arm curling around the earcup and out of sight when it's not needed. A longer arm would likely have resulted in clearer speech, but again given the extra cost and complexity of a more advanced design that detaches or retracts into the headset, I'm not adverse to the approach Microsoft's design team has chosen here. There's a button on the underside of the mic that allows you to mute it quickly, which engages a small white indicator light near the tip of the mic. This will hopefully prevent those awkward moments when you realise the reason your jokes haven't been landing with the squad is that no one has been able to actually hear them. Unfortunately for me, I can't actually see that white light even with the mic arm tilted up, although your mileage may vary. There's also an auto-mute function, where the mic is deactivated if it doesn't detect you speaking, to prevent your family conversations being broadcast to your public Call of Duty lobby.
With all things considered, the Xbox Wireless Headset stands out as the best value gaming headset for Xbox, despite some strong competitors. The SteelSeries Arctis 7X provides a more comfortable "ski google" design with a better microphone and slightly better audio, plus PlayStation 5 support, but these headphones do cost more at around £160/$150 and don't include Bluetooth. For that feature, you'll have to go for the Arctis 9X, which is closer to £180/$200 - a steep premium. The LucidSound LS15X is more comparable in price, costing £100/$90, and uses the same rotating earcup design as the Xbox Wireless Headset. However, its earcup dials make a grinding sound during use, its sound quality is unexceptional and there's no Bluetooth support here, making the Xbox Wireless Headset the better choice for most people.
Microsoft has done well here, and I think anyone that picks this headset up for its £90/$100 RRP will be happy with it. It's not perfect, but it offers a deeper feature list than pricier alternatives while still delivering on the fundamentals. I'd even suggest that this headset is a little unfair for Microsoft's peripheral partners like SteelSeries and Corsair, who are now facing much stiffer competition than we've previously seen from a first-party product. (That's not to say that, for example, Sony's Pulse 3D headset is bad, but there are certainly a greater number of good alternatives at a similar price point.) If you're after a gaming headset that will play well on your Xbox with the versatility to also work on a Windows PC or a smartphone, this is a great choice.


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I had the privilege of volunteering today at Emerson Elementary. They were having their annual Reading Rodeo. It was a blast! I wish we had this when I was in Elementary school. I definitely gets kids reading. I was trying to figure out all of the details on how it works but from quizzing the kids it sounded like at the beginning of the year the kids are given laminated card that are number off 1-200 or whatever the limit is. The number represent points and you get points for reading books. The harder the book the higher the amount of points you can earn. Sounds easy right. Well theres a catch, after completing the book the kids have to take a test on the book (I am guessing this works kind of like a book report to prove if they really read it or not).
So at this Reading Rodeo the kids get to "spend" their points on fun things like, funnel cakes, snow cones, silly hats, cotton candy, games, posters, stick on tattoos or face painting. That is where I come in, along with 5 other wonderfully talented women who made my face painting look like poo doo. HA!
We arrived at 8 and 8:30 the kids began cashing in points for beautiful and fun painted faces. We painted all grades from Kinder-6th. It was fast and furious but a lot of FUN! The kids were so wonderful and so proud of their hard work. It was a rewarding day to sit and talk to all these amazing children from all walks of life.
As I painted I asked them about their school, if they had brothers and sisters, what their summer plans were and ever once in awhile I would get an insecure girl and I was able to share with her the Jesus loves her and she is valuable.
So basically it was a great day and I feel so blessed to have been apart of it! Thank Melinda for thinking of me and including me in the FUN!!


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Fun Texting Games That Are Totally Worth It
You probably have ever been stuck in a dry conversation with somebody you actually fancy, you'll agree with me that texting video games, i.e., video games you play over the cellphone are lifesavers. For long-distance lovers, we've got a number of actions and concepts we use to shut the gap, however you possibly can only write so many open when letters earlier than they start to get repetitive, which is why many people resort to video games we are able to play over textual content. In spite of everything,
if the gap was not a difficulty and also you and your buddy or particular one are most certainly to show to enjoyable video games to kill boredom. On this article, we've got compiled thrilling video games to play with buddies over the cellphone; we hope you've enjoyable taking part in these video games along with your family members.
Record of Texting Video games: Video games to play over the cellphone
1. 20 questions
Twenty questions is an previous TV present game that is also performed over the cellphone. To play the twenty questions texting game, one participant should pick one thing; it might be an object, place or something in any respect. Then your opponent will attempt to guess the item you selected in 20 Questions or much less. Guidelines
- Your opponent can ask not more than twenty questions
- They need to be "Sure" or "No" questions.
- Your solutions should be a easy "Sure" or "No" however you possibly can reply utilizing adverbs, e.g., "Typically," normally," or "hardly ever."
- Additionally, you can inform your opponent what class, your item falls. E.g. An object, a spot, a plant, and many others.
For instance,
- Let's assume you might be pondering of "A car."
- Your opponent's first query might be – Is it one thing I can contact? to which you'll reply "Sure," as a result of a car is one thing she will be able to contact
- Next query, "is it one thing I can put on?" to which you'd reply "No."
- At this level, she or he has eighteen questions left to determine what object you selected.
Here's a video of the twenty questions game:
2. Abbreviations
To play the abbreviation texting game, all you need to do is pick a class, point out an abbreviation or acronym; then your opponent has to inform you the proper that means of the abbreviation. Guidelines
- Choose a class – e.g., Automobiles
- Ask your opponent the that means of an abbreviation
- The individual with the very best variety of appropriate solutions wins the game.
For instance, Web abbreviations
- OMG – Oh my god
- LOL – Laughing out loud
- TBH – To be trustworthy
- TTYL – Speak to you later
- TL;DR – Too long; didn't learn
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the Abbreviation game:
3. Associates tag questions
The friend tag question game is a enjoyable game that helps buddies uncover how well they know one another. To play the buddy tag, ask your buddy or particular one questions on your self or relationship to see how well your buddy is aware of you. Guidelines
- Ask your buddy a query about your self or your friendship
- The individual with the very best variety of appropriate solutions wins the game.
For instance,
- The place did we meet?
- How long have we been buddies?
- What's my favourite meal?
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the Pal Tag:
4. Kiss, Marry, Kill
The kiss, marry, kill game has been round for ages, and it's by no means going away. You already know why? As a result of it's one of the crucial thrilling video games ever! To play the Kiss, Marry, Kill, you'll choose three folks, and your opponent has to decide on which one to Kiss, which one to marry, and which one to kill. Guidelines
- Choose three folks; celebrities, mutual buddies, scientists, and many others.
- Supposedly, your opponent has to kiss one in all them, marry one in all them and kill one in all them,
- Choose powerful decisions; corresponding to their three favourite celebrities to make it more durable.
For instance,
- Kiss, Marry, Kill
- Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift
- Kiss – Rihanna, Marry – Beyoncé and Kill…
Tough proper? Here's a video of the Kiss, Marry, Kill game:
5. By no means have I ever
By no means have I ever game is a well-liked celebration game that normally entails alcohol. Within the By no means have I ever game, when you've got completed what's being talked about, you're taking a shot. Guidelines
- A deed starting with "By no means have I" is learn.
- You probably have completed the deed, you're taking a shot out of your glass or the set punishment.
- Bear in mind, you possibly can exchange a sip or shot of alcohol with any punishment: level deduction, take off a chunk of clothes and ship an image, and many others.
- No lies!
For instance,
- By no means have I ever gone to the lavatory and never wash my arms.
- You probably have used the lavatory and also you didn't wash your arms afterward, you lose.
- So, let's assume you and your opponent began from 20 factors every, you've simply misplaced a degree.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the By no means have I ever game:
6. Would You Slightly Questions
Would You Slightly Questions Sport is a enjoyable texting game, often known as "either-or" and "this or that." Would you rather questions game requires you and your opponent to pick one in all two troublesome decisions. Guidelines
- A query asks "Would you moderately do A or B."
- The tougher the query, the extra enjoyable the game.
- Bear in mind, ask your opponent to pick between two powerful decisions.
For instance,
- Would you moderately lose your arms or legs?
- Would you moderately be rich or well-known?
- Would you moderately eat a can of worms or drink a cup of vomit?
Nasty proper? Here's a video of the Would You Slightly Questions game:
7. Almost definitely to questions
Most likely to question is a enjoyable q and a game through which you and your buddy determine who's extra more likely to do one thing. It may be performed as a texting game or over a video name, because it requires nothing aside from an inventory of questions. Guidelines
- Ask a most certainly to query.
- If it's a gaggle game, everybody will point out the individual the query suits.
- If only two persons are taking part in, each will point out who the actual most certainly to query suits.
For instance,
- Who's most certainly to grow to be a millionaire within the subsequent 5 years?
- Who's most certainly to spend Christmas Eve in jail?
- Who's most certainly to order a household meal and eat it alone?
Thrilling proper? Here's a video of the most certainly to questions game:
8. Riddles
Riddles by no means get previous. They're enjoyable, brain-teasing and could be performed over the cellphone. So it qualifies as a enjoyable texting game. Guidelines
- Ask your opponent a riddle.
- Set the variety of tries they need to get the proper reply.
- Don't pick overcomplicated riddles because it kills the enjoyable.
For instance,
- What goes up and down and stays in the identical place? – The steps.
- What happens as soon as in a minute, twice in a second, and by no means in a single thousand years? – The letter M.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the Riddles texting game:
9. Unscramble
Within the Unscramble phrase game, you pick a phrase, after which your opponent has to establish different phrases that might be fashioned utilizing the letters from the chosen phrase. Unscramble is just like scrabble. Guidelines
- Set a time restrict, e.g., 30 seconds.
- Choose a phrase.
- In thirty seconds, you and your opponent will attempt to unscramble the phrase.
- The individual with the very best variety of unscrambled phrases wins.
- No dishonest!
For instance,
- Unscramble the phrase "game" in 30 seconds.
- Reply: mega, age, am, ma, and, me.
- That's 5 phrases in 30 seconds.
Might you do higher? Here's a video of the phrase unscramble game:
10. Unpopular Opinions
On this enjoyable game, you and your accomplice will take turns sharing your unpopular opinion on numerous matters and commenting on one another's opinions. Guidelines
- Choose a subject.
- Share your unpopular opinion on the subject.
For instance,
- Unpopular opinion – meals version: "Costly eating places have tasteless meals."
- Unpopular opinion – music version: "There isn't any good music, and there's no dangerous music. It's solely subjective and relies on your notion."
11. Gun to your head
On this enjoyable texting game, you ask your opponent what they might do if a gun have been pointed to their head. Guidelines
- No, you can't beat the attacker.
- It's a must to reply the query.
For instance,
- Gun to your head, what animal are you going to steal from the zoo?
- Gun to your head, name one in all your pals, and in the event that they pick you might be lifeless, who're you calling?
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the gun to your head game:
12. What Music is that this?
On this texting game, you pick a line from a music, and your opponent has to guess what music it's and who sang it? Guidelines
- Set a time-frame
- Point out a line from a music
- Ask your opponent to establish the music and who sang it.
- You can take it additional by asking what yr was it recorded.
- Additionally, you can use a music is popularly sampled.
- Your opponent would most likely point out one of many sampled variations.
For instance, "Oh-oh, typically I get a good feeling, yeah (Yeah) I get a sense that I by no means, by no means, by no means, by no means had earlier than, no no (Yeah)" Music: One thing's Bought A Maintain On Me, Artist – Etta James. Here's a video of the texting game:
13. What film is that this?
For those who and your buddy are actually into films, you can pick a line from a film and inform them to guess the title. Guidelines
- Set a time restrict.
- Ship a line from the film or the theme music
- You should most likely give them a touch to slim their guess.
14. Storytime
Storytime is among the most enjoyable texting video games you can play with anybody. On this game, you and your opponent will make up a narrative progressively – one individual at a time. Guidelines
- One individual begins the story with a line
- The opposite participant provides to the story
- This game can go on for as long because the gamers need.
For instance,
- You can begin with "As soon as Upon a time in a Nice "
- The opposite individual would add "There was an enormous Citadel and the Citadel had an enormous "
- You "Within the Backyard was a Rose, and this Rose had the unusual coloration of "
create your individual story!
WWYD is a enjoyable game of hypothetical questions, which implies the extra fascinating questions you ask, the extra you benefit from the game. Guidelines
- Provide you with an fascinating hypothetical state of affairs.
- The extra twisted your state of affairs, the tougher it will be in your opponent.
- Now, ask your opponent what they might do on this state of affairs.
For instance,
- Think about you might be house alone and also you sneeze. All of the sudden your cellphone rings, you reply and the individual whispers "Bless You" and hangs up. What would you do?
- What in case you awoke and canine have been in charge? What would you do?
- What if North Korea defeats America and turns into the dominant World power? What would you do?
- What if an AI goes rogue and decides to remove all human beings? What would you do?
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the WWYD texting game:
16. Final Letter Sport
Within the final letter game, the primary participant will point out a phrase, after which, the opposite participant should say a phrase that begins with the final letter of the phrase the primary participant mentioned. Guidelines
- Choose a subject; e.g., Songs, Automobiles, Motion pictures
- Point out a phrase out of your chosen subject.
- Your opponent has to say a phrase from the identical subject that begins with the final letter.
- You'll be able to set a time restrict to make it extra fast-paced and enjoyable.
For instance,
- In case your subject is film stars
- You can begin with "Angelina Jolie."
- Then the opposite individual continues with "Emilia Clarke," and it goes on until somebody loses.
It isn't onerous, attempt it! Here's a video of the final letter game:
17. Rhymes
"Make it rhyme" or "rhyme it" is a enjoyable texting game that workouts your mind whilst you're having enjoyable. To play the game, you pick a phrase; then your accomplice has to say a phrase that rhymes with it. Guidelines
- Set a time restrict
- Point out a phrase
- Your opponent has to say a phrase that rhymes with what you mentioned.
- It goes on till somebody can't discover a rhyme.
For instance,
- In case your opponent begins with the phrase ""
- You can reply with "Tower" as a result of it rhymes with "flower."
- Then your opponent may say ""
- Till one in all you says one thing that doesn't rhyme.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the rhymes texting game:
18. Emoji Problem
You ship an emoji, and your buddy tries to interpret what it means, it's such a enjoyable factor to do however be sure you each have up to date keyboards, if not what you ship isn't what the opposite individual will get. Guidelines
- You talk in emoji
- The opposite individual has to interpret what you mentioned.
For instance,
- Merging a crown and lion emoji may counsel the Lion King film.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the emoji problem game:
19. Hangman
Hangman is a well-liked spelling guessing game that is also performed over the cellphone. To play hangman as a texting game, one of many gamers (the host) will select a secret phrase, then the opposite participant (the challenger) will attempt to guess the phrase by asking what letters it accommodates. Every flawed guess brings the guesser nearer to a loss. Right here's why, for each flawed guess, the host attracts a hangman. Usually by seven flawed guesses, the person is hanged. Guidelines
- The host selects a secret phrase and tells the challenger what number of letters make up the phrase.
- The host attracts a hanger (1) after which clean traces for every letter (_ _ _ _ _ _)
- The challenger begins guessing the letters
- If the challenger guesses a letter appropriately, the host will write it within the appropriate area
- For the primary flawed guess, the host will draw a small circle for the "head."
- For the second flawed guess, the host will draw a line down from the underside of the pinnacle for a neck
- For the third flawed guess, the host will draw an arm
- For the fourth flawed guess, the host will draw the opposite arm
- For the fifth flawed guess, the host will draw a line for the physique
- For the sixth flawed guess, the host will draw a diagonal line from the tip of the physique for the primary leg.
- For the seventh guess, the host will draw the opposite leg, which implies the person is hanged and the challenger has misplaced the game.
- The host can not change the phrase mid-game.
For instance,
- If the host selects "HOME" because the phrase
- He'll inform the challenger it's a four-letter phrase: _ _ _ _
- Now the challenger should guess the proper 4 letters
- Bear in mind, one flawed guess is a step nearer to a whole hangman drawing.
Don't fear; it isn't as difficult because it sounds. Here's a video of the hangman game:
20. Reality Sport
Are you able to play fact or dare over textual content? Sure, you possibly can, the only difference is that you'd be taking part in it over the cellphone. For those who really feel like taking part in fact or dare over textual content is restrictive, you can skip dares and simply play truths! However, if you're taking part in this game over SnapChat, Facetime or any video-chat service, you can do fact or dare. Guidelines
- Set a punishment for any participant who declines to reply, e.g., pay a high quality, purchase lunch, and many others.
- Ask a query; a private one, one thing the individual would like to maintain a secret.
- No lies!
For instance,
- Who was the final individual you kissed?
- If the individual solutions, then it's your flip to reply a fact query.
- If not, the pay the agreed penalty.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the reality game:
21. End my sentence
This texting game is reserved for buddies and lovers. For this game, one individual will begin a sentence, and the opposite individual will full the sentence. Guidelines
- One individual begins a sentence.
- The opposite individual completes the sentence.
- The sentences might be humorous, cool, and even mature.
For instance,
- I come again from work; I open the fridge and ____.
- You stroll into my room; I'm not sporting any garments, you ____.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the end my sentence texting game:
22. Class enjoyable
Class enjoyable is a enjoyable game that you can play with your pals or particular one over the cellphone. To play class enjoyable, you need to pick a class and point out as many issues that fall under the class. Guidelines
- Choose a class.
- Set a time restrict.
- The person who runs out of issues to say under the class loses.
For instance,
- Phrases that finish with "an" (30 seconds)
- Man, Pan, Can, Tan, Clan, Plan, Van, Fan,
- The individual with the very best variety of appropriate phrases wins.
- Additionally, 30 seconds!
Enjoyable proper?
23. The Laughing Sport
The laughing game is a enjoyable texting game assured to make you chuckle. Like many different texting video games, the laughing game is a query game with a enjoyable twist; the individual answering the query might only reply with some pre-selected phrases. So originally of the game, the gamers will select some phrases that may act as solutions e.g. Canine shit, vomit, granny's underpants, and diarrhea. Next, they ask one another questions, and as earlier talked about, the solutions can only be one of many chosen phrases. So, in case you ask your opponent – what's your favourite meals? It needs to be one in all Canine shit, vomit, granny's underpants or diarrhea. Guidelines
- Select some reply choices at the beginning of the game.
- The solutions have to be one of many pre-selected solutions.
- Ask enjoyable questions!
For instance,
- If the chosen solutions are: Pee, Poo, Vomit, and Worms
- You'll be able to ask your opponent what they may serve the company at their marriage ceremony.
Enjoyable proper?
24. Questions Solely Sport
The questions only game goes by a number of names, however all of them seek advice from a game the place the members can only ask one another questions, nothing else! Guidelines
- You will need to not reply the query being requested.
- You'll be able to only reply with one other query.
- You can not repeat a query you've requested earlier.
- No long-pauses!
- Anybody who pauses or doesn't reply with a query loses.
For instance,
- If the opposite participant asks "are you a thief? "
- You can not reply "Sure" or "No."
- Your reply have to be a query, e.g., "Are you a boy or a woman."
- Additionally, each of you can't ask these two questions once more within the current spherical.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the questions only game:
25. Textual content strip questions Sport
If you're in search of an intimate texting game to play with a accomplice, then the text-strip poker game is for you. On this game, the members ask one another questions, anybody who will get the solutions flawed, has to take away a chunk of their clothes. You'll be able to ask trivia questions, or tag questions like "the place did I meet my girlfriend?" Guidelines
- Ask a query.
- If anybody will get the solutions flawed, the individual has to take off a chunk of clothes and ship an image.
- No stacking garments; if possible put on the identical quantity of garments.
- You'll be able to set when the game ends, which implies it doesn't need to be wild. e.g., when one in all you is in your underwear.
For instance,
- What's the title of Beyoncé's first solo album?
- If the reply is something aside from "Dangerously in Love," you need to take off a chunk of clothes and ship an image
- The game ends when somebody has stripped as much as an agreed-upon level.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of a stripped-down game:
26. Lightning Quick
The lighting quick is a phrase affiliation game, which makes an thrilling texting game for {couples}. To play this texting game, you'll ship your opponent a phrase, they usually should reply with the very first thing that pops into their thoughts after they see the phrase. Guidelines
- Set a time restrict, e.g., 10 seconds.
- One participant sends a phrase, the opposite replies with the primary phrase or phrase that involves thoughts.
- Gamers can take turns, e.g., after 5 phrases, the following participant begins their flip.
- Ideally, the response to a phrase should be related to the phrase.
For instance,
- If participant one sends phrase – Pink
- The opposite participant may reply with "Blood."
- If the participant sends the phrase – soup
- The opposite participant may reply with "Chinese language."
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the texting game:
27. Fantasy Workforce
Fantasy group is an entertaining game you possibly can play over the cellphone with buddies. On this texting game, you and your opponent take turns building an A group for a activity. Guidelines
- Set a activity
- Set the variety of folks per group
- Take turns recruiting folks in your group.
- You can not choose somebody that the opposite participant has chosen.
For instance,
- You could have been given an enormous budget to assemble a woman's group to report a music album with 5 songs. You're to recruit, 4 feminine musicians, two songwriters and one producer for this undertaking.
- The primary individual picks Adele – My lead singer
- Next individual picks Ed Sheeran as a songwriter.
- First Individual picks DJ Khaled as a producer
- Next individual picks Beyoncé as a member of her group
- Bear in mind, you can't pick an choice the opposite participant has picked
On the finish of the game, you can vote on who assembled the best group. Enjoyable proper?
28. Trivia game
Trivia questions additionally make nice texting video games. To play trivia questions over the cellphone, pick a class that's acquainted to you and your opponent and ask questions from the chosen class. Guidelines
- Set a time restrict.
- Choose a subject.
- Ask trivia questions on the subject.
- The individual with the very best variety of appropriate solutions wins.
For instance, Music trivia questions:
- Query: What was Madonna's first UK top ten single? Reply – Vacation.
- Query: Which singer appeared within the function movie, Battleship? Reply – Rihanna.
Enjoyable proper? Here's a video of the trivia game:
It's price mentioning that the video games listed above are enjoyable video games to play over the cellphone, which implies these video games could be performed over FaceTime, Skype, SnapChat, WhatsApp, iMessage, group chats and every other platform. Additionally, you can play these texting video games with a gaggle of buddies, colleagues at work, boyfriend, girlfriend, long-distance particular one or every other cherished one. Lastly, if you realize anybody in search of enjoyable video games to play with buddies, kindly share this text with the individual.
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BTS's Jimin Admits That Although He Lost Many Things, There Was Always Something He Gained From It
BTS's Jimin has always been genuine in his feelings and gratitude towards the opportunities that have been given to him and the power that he holds.
His mature viewpoint in his journey as an artist have touched many fans and they hope that they can continue to be his reason and happiness throughout this journey.
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He felt that although he lost many things, there was always something that he gained from it.
Even with loss I learned a lot of things and I've also gained things in the process. In the beginning, I lost friends, the people who see me as I truly am, as well as my freedom.
— Jimin
He admitted that at that time, he didn't care what others thought of him because what he was doing was so important.
That's how I felt at first. When we debuted, I didn't need all those things. I thought "It's okay. I don't need them. I'll do what I have to do." Those were my thoughts. What I was doing at that time was so important that it didn't matter if other people looked at me strangely or left my side.
— Jimin
He then began to feel the loneliness and started to look at the people around him.
Then when I got halfway, I started feeling lonely, and that feeling of loneliness made me notice the people around me.
— Jimin
He feels that the pattern of losing and gaining is a natural way of life and is the only way we as people can mature and grow up.
It's hard to definitely say that I lost something, because there were things that I gained in the process. For instance, If I lost friends, I learned who my real friends are and got to make new friends. It may have felt like I lost my freedom, but I'm actually enjoying even greater freedom. I think I got to learn these things as I grew up.
— Jimin
Jimin has always been true with his fans and they can't think him enough for being so open about sharing his past struggles and experiences throughout this journey.
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To help guide your events as we return to sport:
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Subaru is off the charts. The reports are in and the automaker has reached new heights with the best May sales the company has ever seen.
Continuing its 30-month streak of year-over-year growth, Subaru's monthly sales increased by 11 percent over May of 2013. More than 44,000 vehicles were sold throughout the month, pushing year-to-date sales to 19 percent higher than sales reported during the same period last year.
The popular Forester and Outback models fueled this growth. The Forester sold 14,146 units, while 11,641 Outback vehicles were shipped to new homes. Not only that, but the currently Forester boasts a nearly 51-percent increase in year-to-date sales over last year.
"We are having another great year," said H. William Cyphers, Subaru's senior vice president of sales. "Every model line is in demand and our challenge is to keep supply levels high enough to keep the customers coming in our showrooms satisfied."
With the introduction of the all-new Legacy and Outback models, we at Hassett Auto expect sales will continue to soar throughout the summer and the rest of the year. Now is a great time to join the Subaru family!
The 2015 Ford F-150 is such a new and special truck that Ford will soon have to shut down its Dearborn Truck Plant just to retool the plant to produce the aluminum-infused F-150. When you consider the number of new technologies featured on this baby, though, the Truck Plant's transformation begins to make more sense. For the 2015 F-150, the Blue Oval filed over 100 all-new technology patents, making the new full-size pickup easily the most patented truck in brand history.
It's obvious that the new truck is "loaded with innovation," just as program analyst Alana Strager said. "Ford engineers have filed more than 100 new patents for technologies to redefine the light-duty pickup for the next generation." Obviously, the high-strength, military-grade aluminum frame has gotten the most attention, but there are plenty of other innovations to note as well.
Some of our favorites here at Hassett Auto are the LED spotlights on the truck's side mirrors, which will help shed light on late night projects and parties, and the redesigned tailgate step (as well as the remote tailgate release feature that allows you to open the tailgate right from the key fob). There's simply never been a full-size truck quite like this, so check back on the blog early and often for more updates on the F-150's production.
Hang in there—the wait is almost over. Ford has now begun accepting orders from dealers such as Hassett Auto for the all-new 2015 Mustang. Only about two months to go before fans of the iconic pony car can finally get their hands on the next generation.
Under the hood, the standard 'stang will offer an all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost producing 305 horsepower, 300 pound-feet of torque, and best-in-class fuel efficiency. Upgrade options include a 3.7-liter V6 producing 300 hp and 270 lb-ft torque and a 5.0-liter V8 producing 420 hp and 390 lb-ft torque.
It also comes with an impressive array of standard features, including a rear view camera, push-button start, HID headlamps with signature lighting, eight airbags, fully independent front and rear suspension, and SYNC connectivity system with next-gen AppLink smartphone compatibility.
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The 33rd Havana International Fair Comes to a Close
The attendance of official delegations from over 30 countries that led to fruitful exchanges and new contracts and agreements, as well as business representations from over 70 nations –covering a total exhibition surface of 22,700 square meters- speak loud and clear of promising times for the advance of Cuba's international economic relations.
Those were the words of Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice President of the Cuba's Council of Minister, during the closing ceremony of the 33rd Havana International Fair, an event that continues to strengthen as a major tradeshow at both regional and world level.
According to Mr. Cabrisas, Cuban and foreign companies that walked off with prizes in this ceremony have showcased new products that stand out for their presentation, quality, design, technological development and higher standards.
"The central activities organized here played a multiplying role business forums and meetings, lectures, product launches, exchanges and gatherings among businesspeople," he said. In that sense, he underscored bilateral agreements, memorandums of understanding, cooperation treaties and action plans signed with Spain, Belgium Ecuador, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Russia, Haiti, Brazil, Peru and the U.S.
The Mariel Special Development Zone has also been one of the stars of this tradeshow, a focus of attention for potential investors who are drawn by its niceties, as well as for those who have wanted to take a firsthand look at this project which is important not only for our country, but also for the broadening of trade and commerce in the region," he added.
In the closing ceremony, the Gold Medals in the product category went to Germany, Belgium, Canada, China, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Switzerland and Chile. Some Cuban companies whose products were recognized were Cubalub, Ceballos, La Estancia S.A., Suchel Camacho S.A., Boga, CubaRon and EGREM.
The winning stands were those by CubaRon, Havana Club S.A., the Mariel Special Development Zone, Labiofam S.A., ETECSA, Mitsubishi Corporation and the Ministry of Commerce from the Russian Federation. The recipient of the Grand Prize was Venezuela, while Spain was by and large the country with the largest representation. The nations that debuted in this year's edition were UAE, Kuwait and Puerto Rico.


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