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Vox amPlug 2 Guitar Headphone Amp, Bass
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The new Vox amPlug 2 is perfect for late night practice or when you just want to lose yourself jamming with headphones and your favourite bass. Plugging in to your bass is now even easier thanks to the newly engineered jack plug that features a 180 degree rotating movement. So regardless of your guitar's jack location or whether you prefer to sit or stand you can angle the amPlug 2 for comfort and convenient access to its controls.
The amPlug 2 Bass features 9 preset rhythm patterns ready to jam along to and is a great alternative to a using a basic metronome. This Bass model also allows the amount of gain to be switched.
Along with the versatile Gain, Tone and Volume controls there is also an AUX in jack for connecting and playing music from any other player like an MP3 or your mobile phone. A couple of alkaline AAA batteries will power the amPlug 2 for up to 17 hours and the new auto power off feature can save battery waste and keep you rocking for longer.
- No need for a guitar cable! Plug it directly into your guitar; the latest version of this headphone guitar amp is the fastest way to get authentic amplifier sound.
- The fully-analog circuit has been totally reworked for an even clearer and more present sound!
- "Bass" is designed specifically for low frequencies, offering a wide-range response.
- Each model provides three amp modes, giving you even more variety.
- "Bass" model includes nine built-in rhythm patterns for convenient and effective practising.
- A multi-stage gain circuit featuring VOX's proprietary analog technology perfectly reproduces the complex distortion created by a vacuum tube amplifier.
- New folding plug mechanism rotates 180 degrees to fit any guitar
- Play anytime, anywhere with up to 17 hours of battery life
- Use the AUX input to jam along with your smartphone, tablet, or MP3 player
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The Mets are going to watch first baseman Ike Davis closely this spring. The son of former pitcher Ron Davis was a first-round pick in 2008 from Arizona State and could be a better alternative at first than a Daniel Murphy-Fernando Tatis platoon.
… The Marlins aren't sure who is going to play first base. Incumbent Jorge Cantu has driven in 195 runs the last two years, but Gaby Sanchez and Logan Morrison are getting chances to force him back to third base. Some are mentioning Morrison as a possible Rookie of the Year candidate.
… The Angels aren't sure who will replace Chone Figgins as leadoff man. Middle infielders Erick Aybar and Maicer Izturis are the only clear alternatives.
… The A's recently acquired Chicago native Adam Rosales. His status as a bench option behind third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff depends largely on whether Eric Chavez is able to make the 25-man roster after having back surgeries in 2008 and '09.
… Former White Sox wunderkind Brandon McCarthy is healthy again but not assured of a spot in the Rangers' much-improved rotation. Rich Harden, Scott Feldman, Tommy Hunter and Colby Lewis are givens, leaving McCarthy to compete with lefties Derek Holland and Matt Harrison for the No. 5 spot. Neftali Feliz has front-of-the-rotation stuff, but his future remains in the bullpen for the time being.
… The Red Sox still hope to trade Mike Lowell during spring training. If they can't, he will take some at-bats from David Ortiz at DH.
… Despite the acquisition of Randy Winn, the Yankees say Brett Gardner gets the first chance to be their regular left fielder
. … Some thought the Reds might enter the Johnny Damon derby, but it appears Dusty Baker will sort through a pack of left field candidates. It's headed by Chris Dickerson and includes Laynce Nix, Juan Francisco, Chris Heisey and Todd Frazier. The overachieving Heisey could be a big surprise.
… De La Salle product Brian Bogusevic, a first-round pick of the Astros as a pitcher in 2005, goes to camp with a chance to win a job as an extra outfielder. He sought a move to the outfield in 2008 and hit .271 in Triple A last year.
… Why some people are picking the Giants to win the NL West: Rookie left-hander Madison Bumgarner, penciled in as the fifth starter, is 27-5 with a 1.65 ERA in 49 games as a pro. Imagine that stacked behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito and Jonathan Sanchez.
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Statue of Liberty closing for one year
The Statue of Liberty will celebrate her 125th anniversary in the fall by closing for one year. The National Monument will close in October, but it's not all bad. She's getting a makeover... sort of.
If you want to visit the interior of the Statue of Liberty, you'd better make your trip before October 28th -- or plan on waiting a full year. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that Lady Liberty will close for renovations following the 125th anniversary of its designation.
Apparently, the Statue of Liberty isn't compliant with fire codes. The entire structure needs to have escape routes that would allow for an evacuation in under two hours, reports the Washington Post, and as things stand now, that's not possible. The cost of an interior upgrade? $27.25 million.
This won't be the Statue of Liberty's first closure. Following 9/11, the government closed the national monument amid safety concerns. After three years and $6.7 million in fire and security improvements, the base, pedestal and observation deck were opened again, reports the New York Times. The crown remained closed until July 4, 2009.
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While the Statue of Liberty closure sounds like a bummer, the fact is that people can still visit Liberty Island and see the monument because the view won't be obstructed.
"The entire experience of visiting these national landmarks of the United States remains absolutely the same," Tegan Firth, a spokeswoman for Statue Cruises, told the Washington Post.
David Luchsinger, the superintendent of the Statue of Liberty and of Ellis Island for the National Park Service, echoes Firth's sentiments. "They're going to get the exact same experience," he said, "Most folks just want to come over, walk around and get their picture taken."
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Technology that would allow refuelling and repairing satellites in orbit could become a reality in the next two years, as one of the two companies exploring the concept announces it is about to sign its first commercial contract.
Orbital ATK said that details of the agreement with the first customer for its ViviSat Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) are being negotiated and the deal would be signed within the next six to eight weeks.
The repair craft, based on the design of Orbital's Cygnus cargo space capsule, will be able to dock with satellites in the geostationary orbit and provide fuel or manoeuvring assistance. This way, it would be possible to extend the lifetime of such satellites in the overcrowded geostationary orbit or even launch larger spacecraft, as fuel wouldn't need to be included into the initial payload mass. The MEV spacecraft would also be able to move satellites to different positions in space to enable them to cover different areas.
The technology would allow a reduction in the amount of space junk orbiting the Earth, as new satellites may not need to be launched so frequently. It would also allow moving defunct spacecraft to safer, emptier positions in space.
Orbital ATK's vice president Tom Wilson didn't disclose who the first customer was. Despite not revealing the exact amount, he said the firm has invested tens of millions into the development.
Orbital ATK plans to start trials of MEV in 2018 with the first commercial mission to be carried out in 2019. The firm envisions it would eventually operate a whole fleet of MEVs. Over time, with the advances in robotic technology, the servicing satellites would be able to perform a wider range of actions including swapping payloads and minor repairs.
Each of the MEV satellites will be designed to last for 15 to 20 years, with the ability to dock and undock from other satellites 10 to 15 times.
"It's the start of a whole new market," Wilson said, adding that about 70 communications satellites out of the 380 currently in orbit are likely to need servicing towards the end of their life time to help them maintain their position in space.
Wilson said the company had been open about its development of the technology and he did not expect criticism from Russia or China about its potential use to damage other satellites. "This system was designed for commercial purposes," he said.
The project was originally initiated by ATK in 2009, but gained fresh momentum after Orbital merged with ATK 18 months ago.
Orbital also had a role on a secret Air Force program that was first disclosed last year and includes docking capabilities, Wilson said, although no additional details were disclosed.
Orbital ATK is competing to become the first company to launch a satellite servicing spacecraft with Canadian aerospace firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), which has announced its Space Infrastructure Servicing project in 2010. However, MDA failed to find launch partners and admitted it may have to shelve the project.


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Good governance and respect for human rights are key pillars of Danish development policy. The Danish Government's good governance strategy focuses on public sector management, and underscores that the agenda is much wider, encompassing human rights and democratization, the judicial sector and the rule of law.
In order to enhance good governance and bring decision making closer to the people, Denmark supports implementation of decentralization reforms in Ghana. The overall objectives of the reforms are inscribed in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which stipulates that "Parliament shall enact appropriate laws to ensure that functions, powers, responsibilities and resources are at all times transferred from central government to local government units in a coordinated manner".
The Right to Services and Good Governance Programme (2014-2018) is the exit-strategy for more than 20 years of targeted Danida's support to service delivery, human rights and good governance in Ghana. The programme has a total budget of DKK 250 million. It will phase out activities from previous Good Governance, Human Rights and Decentralization programmes.
The RSGGP is designed around people's right to participate in their own development, enhanced local governance, access to justice, and improved local service delivery. It applies a human rights based approach (HRBA) by addressing the four principles of participation, non-discrimination, transparency and accountability with an emphasis on ensuring sustainability of essential governance functions for efficient service delivery systems. It addresses the supply and demand side of governance by supporting duty-bearers in delivering according to their mandates and rights-holders in voicing demands for rights while at the same time providing funds for concrete services based on local priorities and demands.
The programme has three components:
1) Support to Human Rights, Good Governance and Access to Justice through institutional support to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Judicial Service (JS) in order to protect and promote human and other legal rights, strengthen good governance at all levels and enhance access to justice for the poor and marginalised.
2) Support to Service Delivery and Local Governance through support to the District Development Facility (DDF) and Local Government Service Secretariat (LGSS) in order to raise Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) capacity to provide quality local services through increased discretionary funding for harmonised, coherent and transparent investments and targeted capacity building activities at the local government level.
3) Support to Civil Society through STAR-Ghana, a multi- donor pooled funding mechanism, in order to enable civil society organisations to enhance inclusion and participation of citizens in public decision-making, influence agendas on human rights, justice, good governance, and access to social services as well as strengthen accountability at the local government level.
In addition, two long term technical advisors have been hired to strengthen the institutional capacity of LGSS and DDF in the first two years of the programme.
By supporting both civil society representing rights holders under component 3 and duty bearers represented by the various partner institutions under Components 1 and 2, give the opportunity for synergies between the programme components.
Support to civil society strengthens citizen's participation in decentralised governance and enables them to demand their rights to service delivery, access to justice and accountability from the local government institutions. In addition, by improving the capacity of the local government system through institutional support, local government officials have a better opportunity to provide an effective service delivery to the people.
Furthermore, there are opportunities for synergy with Danida's Health Sector Support in relation to the ongoing decentralisation of the Health Sector in Ghana. Opportunities for synergy with Danida's General Budget Support Programme through the Multi Donor Budget Support process also exist. Denmark together with other development partners will be engaged in policy dialogue with the Government of Ghana in matters related to good governance, human rights and access to justice.
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Hilary Duff: $100K Severance Deal for 'Bonnie & Clyde'?
Hilary Duff heads to an exercise class with a friend on Monday (August 29) in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old actress is reportedly receiving a severance deal worth $100,000 for no longer being involved with the Bonnie and Clyde movie.
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"It's all in Hilary's play-or-pay contract – if for some reason, production decides to terminate the actress' employment … they'll cough up the six-figure sum to compensate her," TMZ reports.
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The Heart of a Homeschool Mum
by Vanessa Preston
Do I expect too much
Or not enough?
Am I being too gentle
Or being too tough?
Are we too lazy
Or just loving life?
Will what we let slide today
Tomorrow cause strife?
Should we read all the books
Stacked on the shelves?
At the risk of missing lessons
Learned by living life itself?
Too many choices
Too much at stake
Our children could pay
For my every mistake
So many doubts
So many fears
So many smiles
So many tears
When will my worry cease?
When will I be at peace?
When will I know they know enough?
Of what really matters
without all the fluff
We treasure the moments
Yet time goes so fast
And soon the present becomes the past
Tomorrow is another day
Many possible paths
No one right way
As long as we proceed in love
Seek direction from above
Maybe then, it is enough
To be content with good enough
We'll live our lives in faith and light
Enjoy each day and what it brings
Look forward to the future bright
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Classic frozen pop from childhood remade as a pie
Let's get one thing clear -- I am not proud of this recipe.
And if it weren't so ridiculously good, I'd be too humiliated to share it. But it is and so I am...
It all came about because I was chasing a childhood taste memory. I wanted the creamy-sweet richness of a Creamsicle, but I wanted it as a beverage. I did -- albeit only momentarily -- consider melting the real deal, then pouring it over ice, perhaps adulterating it with an adult beverage. But that seemed kind of gross.
After a few misfires, I settled on combining a high-end orange soda with vanilla ice cream in the blender, then pulsing until smooth, but still milk shake-thick. It was simple. It was kind of stupid. It was crazy delicious.
Then I got inspired. What if after the soda and ice cream were blended, the mixture was poured into a pie crust? And what if you then refroze the entire thing? And what if you then topped the resulting ice cream pie with a massive mound of whipped cream spiked with orange zest?
What happens is you get a double orange-cream ice cream pie. And though the recipe is kind of trashy -- OK, really trashy -- I love it. And you will, too.
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Course Description
Design and develop effective instructional materials for use in online courses. Create a community who collaboratively produce engaging interactive online products.
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- Analyze traditional and current curriculum models
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How To Control Kudzu
For farmers and landowners, a troublesome invasive vine that has been quite hard to control is one native from Japan known as kudzu. This vine can very quickly grow out of control where it is established to the point where it has been nicknamed the "foot a night vine", the "mile a minute vine" and in some cases the "vine that ate the South." Removing the kudzu vine which has been becoming widespread in the southeastern United States has grown into a major issue and is something that people have been frustrated with managing, however there are ways to control it and it starts with learning about this invasive plant.
Kudzu was brought over to the U.S. from Japan as far back as the 1800's in order to help with erosion control. The government paid farmers to grow this plant and help improve agriculture since it was known to be a fast growing ground cover and good foraging crop. However, it was learned to be a mistake as the vine would grow well beyond where it was intended to grow and would overtake lands and virtually anything that gets in its way, whether they are vehicles or houses.
The kudzu vine can grow up to 12 feet in a day and is not slowed down by poor conditions. The vines can grow up and over almost any structure and literally covers objects with it's fast-growing vegetation. What helps it to thrive is it's characteristics such as very deep taproots that are almost impossible to dig out entirely. Also, kudzu contains main crown and then smaller crowns as the stems root at internodes. Any crown left behind in the soil while trying to carry out control measures can cause the plant to resprout and come back with a vengeance.
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As difficult and frustrating as kudzu is, it is possible to put a stop to them reduce and completely kill off the invasive plant. Using only mechanical or manual means will leave you in disappointment when kudzu grows right back with no intention of stopping. This is when it is best to use chemical means of treatment to ensure that kudzu is not only taken out, but they stay gone. Check out our simple steps below to learn how to manage this irritating plant.
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Owens River - Gorge - Bishop, CA (Inyo County)
by Tom Loe
Fishing has been slow here due to very low flows. The fire did not impact this area. The best bite occurs during the BWO hatch mid-day. Use lighter weight rods here with a mayfly adult or go with a dry/dropper combination. Our Parachute hi-vis BWO is an excellent pattern as your dry. FB PT's, Assassins, & small midge emergers are good calls for the dropper nymph.
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It's generally taken as a metaphor for learning a little something about someone's life before you criticize them for something. We like to think of it as indicative of how much feet can tell you about a person's life.
Our feet take abuse. No matter how light or heavy we are, our feet take a lot of abuse. When we walk, we're pounding our feet on the floor with all of our weight. We take it for granted because feet are good at taking abuse, but we shouldn't.
Foot problems can impact all the rest of our lives. If we can't walk the way we should be able to, or if we can't walk without pain, we aren't going to do the things we would normally do. We'd make our lives less interesting, less fulfilling, because we can't walk right.
Feet are important.
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We know a lot about feet because we've studied a lot about feet. We've got articles ranging from home remedies for toenail fungus, to plantar's warts and plantar fasciitis. The point of these articles is to help you better understand and treat your feet before things get worse.
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London Film Festival 2012 line-up: Rolling Stones to walk red carpet
The official line-up for the 56th BFI London Film Festival has been announced which includes the world premiere of Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane, a Gala screening of Michael Haneke's Amour and a talk with author
Salman Rushdie.
The festival, which runs from October 10 to 21, will feature a line-up of 225 fiction and documentary features with 14 world premieres, 15 international premieres and 34 European premieres.
After Lucia, End of Watch, Everyday, Fill the Void, Ginger and Rosa, In the House, It Was the Son, Lore, Midnight's Children, No, Rust and Bone and Seven Psychopaths have made it into the official competition line-up.
There will also be gala presentations of Ben Affleck 's Argo, Dustin Hoffman 's Quartet, Paul Andrew Williams' Song for Marion and Roger Michell's Hyde Park On Hudson
The festival will host the world premiere of Rolling Stones' new documentary Crossfire Hurricane with the band expected to walk the red carpet.
The programme will be split into nine themed strands for the first time: love, debate, dare, laugh, thrill, cult, journey, sonic and family each with its own gala screening.
Galas include Michael Haneke's Cannes Palme d'Or winner Amour in the love section with Sophie Fiennes' documentary The Pervert's Guide to Idealogy in debate.
Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist is in dare with Ben Wheatley's Sightseers in laugh and Bollywood action film Chakravyuh in thrill.
Graham Chapman's biopic A Liar's Autobiography is in cults with Cristian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills in Journey and animation Ernest and Celestine in family.
Midnight's Children author Salman Rushdie and documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney will be taking part in Screen Talks.
Spike Island music supervisor Ian Neil and Seven Psychopaths production designers David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds Wasco will also be holding Masterclasses.
Chris O'Dowd, Marion Cotillard, Tim Burton, Winona Ryder and Jeremy Irvine are some of the celebrity guests expected to attend the festival.
The programme was announced by BFI's head of exhibition and new festival director Clare Stewart this morning.


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Fulham's match against Liverpool, scheduled for Wednesday night at Craven Cottage in west London, may be postponed due to safety concerns resulting from a potential London Underground strike.
Fulham released a statement on its club website that read:
"Following a number of enquiries regarding how the potential London Underground strike action may affect Wednesday evening's fixture against Liverpool, the Club can confirm that it is currently proceeding on the basis that the game will go ahead.
"However, the Club has concerns over the potential impact that the strike may have on the ability of its safety staff to attend the ground in sufficient time and numbers to ensure that it is able to open the ground and effectively operate it, from the time that the gates are open to the public until the departure of all supporters.
"After consulting with the Local Authority and the Metropolitan Police, it has been decided that if the proposed action is still undetermined at 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday), and the Club cannot guarantee enough staff are available to attend the ground in sufficient time and numbers, then as a consequence the Club would not be able to comply with the terms of its safety certificate and the fixture would be postponed and rescheduled for a future date."
A further statement will be released at 3pm on Tuesday to confirm whether the game will go ahead or be postponed.
The London Underground workers went on strike last week, and another 48-hour strike is now planned from 21:00 GMT (4pm ET) on Tuesday unless a deal can be agreed.
Fulham's Craven Cottage is located very close to the London Underground stops at Putney Bridge, Fulham Broadway and Parsons Green.
The other Premier League match taking place in London on Wednesday night is Arsenal against Manchester United. The club has already instructed supporters traveling to the game to take alternative transportation instead of the London Underground.


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Recovering from Halloween
SUMMARY: Though Halloween is over, the candy bars linger on for weeks. Discover how to break the sugar addiction and get back in a healthy routine!
Posted: November 4, 2013
With the pillow case of candy emptied onto the table, the wrappers piled high and your chin sticky with chocolate, you may be finally sick of treats. The sugar high is coming down after the long Halloween week, and your stomach and teeth may need a little boost to recover after such a drastic blow. Surely, there are still plenty of fun-sized packages waiting for you to relapse. So, how do you kick the trick-or-treat habit and get back in a healthy routine?
Drink lots of water
Water does more than replenish your body; it acts as a cleaning agent for your mouth. All those gummy bears and chocolate bars that you went to town on may stick in the grooves of your teeth and become a major culprit for cavities. By stimulating saliva production and neutralizing bacteria, it also helps get rid of bad breath.
The Institute of Medicine recommends that men drink roughly 3 liters, or 13 cups, a day, and women drink 2.2 liters, or nine cups, a day.
Knock the sugar addiction
Sugar affects the "feel-good" hormones in your brain, which leaves you craving more. That means a sugar detox is in order. Wean yourself off refined carbs and high fructose corn syrup. Replace the artificial flavors with nature's sweets: fruits. A ripe strawberry, apple or handful of raspberries can taste as delicious as any candy. Whenever you feel the urge to peel a candy bar wrapper, peel a banana instead. Switching to a healthier diet will offer your body much-needed nutrients following Halloween, and it will make you feel better.
Foods to energize
If you spent your holiday partying or dishing out candy to trick-or-treaters all night, you know that the sugar-coated holiday can cut back on your sleep time. Get back in the swing of things with fatigue-fighting foods. Curiously enough, our day-to-day energy is not only measured in how many hours of sleep we got last night, but also what sort of foods we consume.
"Food is truly our body's fuel," Cindy Moore, director of nutrition therapy for The Cleveland Clinic told WebMD.
Poor nutrition can slow us down and leave us feeling groggy. This couldn't be more timely after Halloween. Instead of reverting to a cup of coffee in the morning, which isn't great for your teeth, take on healthy options such as lean protein and whole grains to power through the day.
A lot of people skip out on breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
"Breakfast is an easy meal to forget," Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, explained to WebMD. "But if people are skipping breakfast and find they're tired by midmorning, then it's it's time to re-evaluate that habit."
Studies have shown that breakfast enhances concentration and alertness. Eating a morning meal can also reduce bad breath, since morning breath can stay with you until you eat a meal. It's always important to eat something when you rise and shine to kick-start your salivary glands in order to freshen your breath. Opt for a whole grain bagel with cheese, whole grain toast with peanut butter and fruit; scrambled eggs, toast and fruit; oatmeal with raisins or the classic cereal with fruit and yogurt.
Get adequate sleep
It is recommended that you get around seven to eight hours of sleep each night. During the week, make a point to hit the bed early. Once you get a chance on the weekends, it's not a bad idea to sack it in without an alarm to recover from sleep deprivation and a feeling of sluggishness. Don't forget to brush when you wake up to avoid cavities and morning breath!


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FIFA 16 Release Date
The FIFA 16 release date is in secret but FUT16COIN already has some information that want to share with you.
Here it is the estimated FIFA 16 Release Date:
North America
September 22, 2015 (Tuesday)
Latin America
September 24, 2015 (Thursday)
Except Brazil
September 24, 2015 (Thursday)
September 24, 2015 (Thursday)
Except UK
September 25, 2015 (Friday)
October 8th, 2015 (Thursday)
October 8th, 2015 (Thursday)
FIFA 16, also known as FIFA Soccer 16 in North America, will be available to Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, XBox One and Playstation 4.
The FIFA 16 release date for all these platforms should be the same, including current and next-gen consoles.
If FUT 16 Web App goes live, it will be available for old FUT gamers at September 16, 2015. They were rewarded with some welcome packs according to their FUT 15 activity. If everything goes normal, the FIFA 16 Demo could be launched on September 8th.
Another way to start playing FIFA 15 earlier is to buy the EA Season Ticket or EA Access. For some dollars more you will be able to start playing the new FIFA at September 19, 2015.
Like it happened this year, Android, iOS and Windows Phone users will not have to pay to play FIFA 16. However, it will brings only Ultimate Team mode.
Last year, FIFA 15 was released on September 23 in North America, September 25 in Australia and September 26 in Europe. The game was sold in Brazilian stores only at October 9th.
We remind you that the FIFA 16 release date indicated in this article is merely indicative. Currently, there is not any official confirmation of when it will be possible to play FIFA 16. We will keep you updated on this subject.


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Conclusions about changes in homogamy are sensitive to how educational groups are defined. In essence, if all college graduates are grouped together, homogamy increased. If we separate college graduates from those with a more advanced degree as is common in the wage structure literature (Acemoglu and Autor, 2011), then, if anything, homogamy appears to have declined.
The ideal statistic for addressing the degree of assortative mating would be a rank-order correlation coefficient that works well when there are a large number of ties, as there are in the education distribution. Unfortunately, none exists. However, if we use either a standard Pearson correlation coefficient or standard rank-order statistics that correct for ties, we find no increase in the correlation between husband's and wife's education regardless of whether we use 5, 6 or 12 categories of education. Only if we use a rank-order correlation coefficient that does not correct for ties and five categories do we reach the conclusion that the correlation has increased.
--Rania Gihleb and Kevin Lang, NBER Working Paper 22927, on a potential statistical mirage


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Organised by Gran Sasso Science Institute, Social Sciences Research Unit
With the support of Regional Studies Association
This workshop offers a multidisciplinary exploration of the roles of illicit actors of various kinds in processes of urban and regional governance and development. Recognising that definitions of the illicit vary over time, space, and cultures, there has long been strong evidence that a range of illicit actors, including, but not restricted to, those engaged in organised criminal activity, have been involved in the processes and institutions of urban and regional governance and development across a diverse, international terrain and often across international borders. The workshop is organised around a series of original, empirical case studies examining the roles that a host of illicit actors have played within many cities and regions internationally.
Francesco Chiodelli (GSSI), Tim Hall (University of Winchester, UK), Ray Hudson (University of Durham, UK)
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A perfect storm of unfavorable conditions challenged Eastern snowmakers in November and December 2015.
The Eastern U.S. endured some of the most trying early-season snowmaking conditions in decades this past November and December. The prolonged Indian summer of 2015 extended through November and nearly the entire month of December, much to the chagrin of ski area operators. Highly vaunted low-e snowmaking systems were cuckolded by persistent warm and marginal snowmaking temperatures, accompanied by a dearth of natural snow. Resorts were left high and dry for large chunks of November and struggled mightily into late December. The holidays, both Thanksgiving and Christmas, brought humble pie, in contrast to the relatively strong temperature conditions of the 2013 and 2014 early snowmaking seasons.
Comparative snowmaking performance numbers for the two seasons are presented below. Note that all the presented statistics are based on real time data from a resort in northern New England.
Recall that the early season weather of 2014 made for a good year for snowmaking, with a cold November and similar December. The average wet bulb temperature for November 2014 at Mystic Mountain was 26.8º F, with 212 hours of operation and water flow output of 29.8 Mgals. The average water flow for the month was 2,342 gpm. The average temperature for December 2014 was 23.8º F, with 285 hours of operation and water flow output of 33.8 Mgals. The average water flow for this month was 1,979 gpm. Water availability was an issue.
Fast-forward a year. November 2015 was a very weak snowmaking month. Many areas in New England output about 20 percent of their yearly water volume—less than half of the two prior years. Using real time data from Mystic Mountain, the average wet bulb temperature was 34.8º F (ouch), with 107 hours of operation and an output of 13.9 Mgals of water. The average water flow for the month was 2,265 gpm. A most excellent effort considering the obstacles!
December 2015 was nearly as bleak: the average wet bulb temperature was 33.2º F (double ouch), with 156 hours of operation and an output of 17.0 Mgals of water. The average water flow for this month was 1,805 gpm. Again, an excellent snowmaking effort considering the weather constraints.
Overall snowmaking production for November and December 2015 was less than half that of 2014. And even that output was rather remarkable, given that November's average wet bulb temperature was 8 degrees higher in 2015, and December's was 9.6 degrees higher!
The data starkly depict the epic temperature conditions of 2015 and their subsequent impact on snowmaking operations. The lack of natural snow was not helpful. Most areas were struggling with their trail counts well into January, and the impacts on business and revenue levels through the important Christmas Holiday period were not pretty. The repercussions in the local and regional economies are just now being felt.
On a positive note, this season can be described as a perfect storm of negative factors. The likelihood of a repeat, from a probability perspective, is very low. Weather patterns are cyclical, and extreme events will happen over a 30- to 50-year cycle. Bring on the snow, and let's put this snowmaking season in the rear view mirror!


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Green Parts Forum a great success
Karl Vella MBE, the owner of a group of top tier insurance-approved bodyshops addresses the audiance. The forum pulled all interested sectors together for the first time.
In front of a packed and expectant CARS-IRT audience, a diverse group of industry experts gave their views on the current status and the future potential for 'used' (Green) parts in the UK.
The session was expertly chaired and co-ordinated by Phil Gledhill, former senior Motor Engineer at Aviva (formerly Norwich Union). Phil is well versed at catalysing this kind of debate. The other participants were from the UK trade association for the vehicle recycling industry (Chas Ambrose, Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association) insurance industry (Mark Dibley, Co-Operative Insurance), a repairer (Karl Vella), a parts location system (Mike Anderson, 1st Choice Spares), an IT software supplier to the recycling industry (Dave Harcourt, DH Systems), and last (but not least) Norman Wright of Stadium Autoparts from the USA. Norman is a former President of the ARA (Automobile Recyclers Association of USA) and brought with him his considerable experience.
What was truly remarkable was that all participants agreed that there was major potential for an uplift in the use of green parts in the UK, if a number of key issues could be addressed. Furthermore, there was no disagreement about what those issues were.
MVDA kicked off the session with a review of the current 'state of play' in the UK. MVDA confirmed that the use of 'green' parts had been well established since the advent of the motor car, although on a small 'ad hoc' basis. Despite numerous attempts, no large-scale national scheme has become established of the type to address the needs of an user such as an insurer or fleet operator.
MVDA went on to analyse the reasons for this. Because it is so difficult to assess the actual level of used parts sales in the UK, they looked at to important aspects: supply and demand. The supply of green parts is determined by the number of vehicles scrapped, either due to accident damage, major mechanical failure or general wear and tear. The exact number is unknown because the UK de-registration system doesn't work properly and the huge number of illegal operators. But there is thought to be 1.5-2m annually.
Following on from this Mark Dibley from Co-op insurance outlined the 'green credentials' of his company, and then went on to reinforce most of the points made by MVDA, in particular the requirements for vehicle insurers. Probably the most important point he made was that in developing/ delivering a system, vehicle recyclers needed to focus less on the insurance company, and more on the 'customer' or the 'end user': in their case, the bodyshop. This was a point also made by MVDA, who advocate a general 'solution' for all customers, not just insurers.
The points raised by the two previous speakers were further reinforced by Karl Vella MBE, the owner of a group of insurance-approved bodyshops in the north of England. In terms of standards, Karl's bodyshops are in the top tier of UK repairers. He already uses large numbers of green parts, in fact as often as he can. Last year he spent £100,000 on green parts and this has risen from virtually nothing in just 2 years. He uses green parts to reduce the cost of repairs (to attract work and keep his bodyshops busy), to avoid total losses and to locate parts for where new parts are no longer available or in very short supply (e.g. Rover, Saab). Once again, the problems he experiences are outlined in the table. He also said he preferred using green parts to aftermarket parts because of the better quality of OE parts. But his biggest barrier to using more green parts is actually locating them.
Consistency in quality and delivery are important, but equally so is the 'expectations' issue. This is often overlooked. It is about accurate and timely information, but also honesty, and also a 'stress-free' mechanism for dealing with things when it all goes wrong (e.g. refunds and returns). Vehicle recyclers really need to see things from the perspective of repairers. Price was less of an issue than these other factors. Interestingly, he appears to be fairly open-minded about the use of safety critical 'green' components as long as all of the other key criteria are in place (i.e. quality and reliability in supply and the use of approved repair methods etc.).
Mike Anderson from the UKs largest on-line Parts finder 1st Choice Spares examined the way in which people were searching for and buying parts nowadays, and how this had changed since 1st Choice Spares had first started. Like everybody else, they had seen business migrate on-line, with the younger generation clearly more comfortable with on-line propositions. But on-line marketplace was becoming increasingly crowded, with larger commercial organisations better able to afford what is required to dominate on-line listings. So he questioned the continuing ability of individual vehicle recyclers to compete. A better proposition would be to work co-operatively, not only to meet the cost of advertising, but to meet customer's expectations.
Dave Harcourt, of DH Systems, the supplier of the popular software system, Frontier Salvage and Dismantling, gave a brief but succinct presentation about what he could deliver for the industry, but also what he couldn't. Information and networks had already been identified as a key requirement, and he was confident that he could deal with this challenge. But what was really required was the desire of the industry to work together.
Rounding off the discussion in 'storming' style was Norman Wright, owner of Stadium Autoparts, and past President of ARA (American Autorecyclers Association). It was clear that here was a man with considerable experience in this industry, both at Trade Association and company level, having already come to terms with all of the issues of current concern to us in the UK, and discussed above. Not only had they achieved what we aspire to in the UK with regards green parts usage, but they had experienced the effects of intense competition from very large organisations. But there, the other players had risen to the challenge, by working together. So there were a number of large 'groups' operating there – LKQ, PRP, URG. Although it would appear that many UK recyclers work to higher environmental standards than our US counterparts, the US is much further forward in terms of co-operative commercial ventures. Not only this, but their trade Association, the ARA, was very focused on standards and professionalism, and marketing. It would appear that green part suppliers in the USA are held in much greater regard, certainly in terms of their product, than we currently are in the UK.
I hope readers can appreciate that we are sitting on an enormous potential here and that this subject isn't going away. We shall be investigating in depth over the coming months many of the issues raised in the forum - stay tuned!
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If you were lost in the woods for 1 week and had only a string that is 6' long, a hook, a brush knife that is a foot and a half inch long, flint and steal, no map, no idea where you were could you servive.
Maybe its just me but just sitting lost in the woods doesnt sound like a plan.
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Dont just sit around for a week in the woods. Surviving isnt fun or a vacation. Its unpredictable, chaotic, stressful, and should last as short a time as possible.


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Web video ads are annoying and repetitive. Here's how to fix them.
Last week, I logged onto 60 Minutes' Web site to watch Barack Obama's first post-election interview. About 20 minutes into the show, the screen faded to a commercial: A middle-aged man is digging through his attic when he comes across a box marked "wedding stuff." A mischievous smile crosses his face, and next thing you know he's decked out in his old powder-blue tuxedo, skipping downstairs to present his still-dishy wife with a bouquet of roses. Yes, this was an ad for Viagra. For the next 45 seconds, the couple danced around their house while an announcer warned of the dangers of drug interactions and four-hour erections. While they engaged in safe-for-work foreplay, I switched over to my e-mail.
Eventually, Steve Kroft returned with 15 more minutes of the Obama interview. Then another commercial: A middle-aged man is digging through his attic when he comes across a box marked "wedding stuff." Mischievous smile, powder-blue tux, roses, dancing, four-hour erection. By now I'd committed some of the ad's signature lines to memory, making a mental note to ask my doctor whether my heart is healthy enough for sex. Finally, 60 Minutes returned. A few closing thoughts from Obama and then, just before Andy Rooney, one more ad break. Mischievous smile, powder-blue tux, roses, dancing, four-hour erection.
At this point, I hated everything about priapic blue-tux guy. I hated his self-satisfied grin as he struck an Elvis pose for his wife, I hated that she couldn't see him for the sex fiend he obviously was (why had he taken the blue pill if he'd only been planning on cleaning the attic?), and I hated that he'd helped lodge a stupid erectile-dysfunction jingle in my brain ("Vi-vaaaaaa Vi-agra!"). Most of all, though, I hated Pfizer's sales tactics. Why did the company believe that I was a ripe candidate for Viagra? And worse, why did it think that the best way to sell me the drug was to repeat the same ad three times, as if my real problem weren't erectile dysfunction but, rather, some kind of cognitive deficit that prevented me from understanding its message the first time. By the time the announcer told me for the third time that old couples "have a groovy thing goin' on," I'd had enough. Next time I get aroused while cleaning the attic, I'll reach for Cialis.
Pfizer and 60 Minutes aren't alone in this ad-repetition business. More than a year ago, I canceled my cable subscription, figuring I could get all the TV I needed through Netflix and the Web. This has worked out well enough: These days, you can find just about every prime-time show on Hulu or one of the networks' Web sites. There's only one problem: The ads are driving me crazy. Sure, I'm thrilled that there are fewer ads on the Web than on television, where every hourlong program is padded with about16 minutes of commercials. On the Web, I'm served only two or three minutes of ads per show, but those few minutes are often excruciating. Online video ads are repetitive, banal, completely unsuited to the speed and tone of the Web, and—for a medium rich with personalization—often clueless about my interests and tastes. The ads haven't made me turn away from Web video, but they do frequently sour me on the products and services being advertised.
The first problem is variety. Advertisers like to buy up a whole show's worth of commercials (as Pfizer did with 60 Minutes), but many times they don't produce enough different spots to fill up the block. This is partly for budgetary reasons. The Web is a new medium, and for many advertisers it's an afterthought to TV. The ads that companies put up on the Web are bastardizations—longer or shorter versions of 30-second spots first created for the tube.
For instance, consider Research in Motion. The manufacturer of the BlackBerry is a huge online advertiser, but the company has produced only a handful of Web ads. In each one, various unobjectionable pictures and logos depicting suburban life—kids playing ball, dogs running, happy people on vacation—all meld together to form a BlackBerry phone. What the announcer says next should not really offend anyone; rendered in print, the words look innocent: "Connect to everything you love in life with BlackBerry." But trust me. Hear that phrase three or four dozen times and it begins to take on an air of menace. You become attuned to the precise, demonic intonation in the voice-over. Am I paranoid to think that the announcer is laughing at me—is she having a good time taunting me with the same nearly meaningless phrase over and over and over again? I think I've seen this ad roughly 17,000 times; it ran relentlessly in an episode of The Office I recently watched on Hulu. It does not endear BlackBerry to me.
Some of this repetition is by design. Anthony Soohoo, CBS Interactive's senior vice president for entertainment, told me that advertisers choose to air the same ad many times during Web shows in an effort to boost effectiveness. This logic sounds like a holdover from the past: On TV, where any given spot is squeezed in among other ads for different companies, repeating a message may help break through the noise. But on the Web you rarely see two different ads side by side—there's often just one commercial per break. When an ad stands alone, everything about it becomes more noticeable. And if the ad sucks, having it stand out isn't a good thing. I'm sure I've seen commercials for Totino's Pizza Rolls on TV and never scrutinized them closely. But it took just two Web viewings for me to recognize that "The pizza way to snack!" is perhaps the laziest ad copy ever written.
The shame about all this is that the Web should allow for much more creativity than TV. The Internet lets advertisers track a viewer like me over time, noting which programs and ads I watch and which I ignore—technology that, in theory, should let companies show me ads tailored to my general tastes. Advertisers can also break with TV conventions. Instead of running three minute-long Viagra ads during 60 Minutes, Pfizer could have aired six 30-second spots in sequence, perhaps telling a story—of desire, loss, sadness, epiphany, and finally rejuvenation—over the course of the commercial breaks. If done well, this conceit would keep people watching; for Viagra, especially, advertising on the Web might be liberating, allowing for messages that are more suggestive and risqué than Pfizer could ever get away with on TV. And such creativity doesn't come at a steep price. Audiences on the Web are used to low-fi video, found footage, and allusions to other stuff online. Corporations might take a page from the Obama campaign, which ran many cheaply produced Web ads that featured viral videos, old movies, man-on-the-street interviews shot by hand-held cameras, and sincere testimonials from real people. This last method could be especially fruitful; the best Web videos (think Numa Numa, the Star Wars kid, the laughing baby, or Evolution of Dance) are those that seem authentically surprising. Imagine a Viagra ad featuring real men talking about how Viagra has changed their lives—wouldn't that get your attention over blue-tux guy?
In addition to Obama's videos, I'd recommend that anyone looking to produce ads for the Web consult the Onion's video site. The satirical newspaper does two things well with the ads it runs alongside its hilarious videos. First, it puts the ad in the right place—they run after, rather than before, the Onion's own content. Because the ad isn't standing in the way of your video, it doesn't annoy you as much—which is not only good for you, but good for the advertiser, too. The Onion can afford to do this because the ads it runs are pretty good—many reflect the Onion's sense of humor, and are almost as entertaining as the videos themselves. This approach reflects how the Web works: It's not important how many people see your ad, but how many people like your ad. If people respond positively to what you're shilling, they'll talk about the ad and pass it around; if people hate it, they'll click away—or, worse, decide never to buy your wares. On the Web, there's always something better to do than watch an ad.
Fortunately, a few others in the online video business are starting to figure this out. J.P. Colaco, Hulu's senior vice president of advertising, told me that his company's main goal is usability—the future of TV on the Web, he says, is fewer ads per show, with each advertiser paying high rates in order to target a compatible audience. Hulu is working with advertisers to reduce repetition; the company even has an in-house creative department to help advertisers come up with more Web-savvy ads, including ads that tell a story over a series of commercial breaks. Hulu is also developing algorithms to run ads that are tailored to your taste. As of now, each ad on Hulu features thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons. The buttons don't do much now, but, in time, they will. If I click thumbs-down on every car ad, Hulu will realize I'm not interested in cars—and I'm not interested in that damned blue-tux guy, either.


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Henry B. Herts, architect. Built by Lee and J.J. Shubert as tribute to their brother Sam, who died in a train crash in 1905. It has rarely been dark since opening in 1913.
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IARC's Report on Glyphosate
Glyphosate has a long history of safe use. In evaluations spanning four decades, the overwhelming conclusion of experts worldwide has been that glyphosate, when used according to label directions, does not present an unreasonable risk of adverse effects to humans, wildlife or the environment.
In March 2015, IARC convened a meeting to evaluate the potential carcinogenic risks to humans from several pesticides, including glyphosate, an active ingredient in many popular herbicides, including Roundup brand herbicides. After that meeting the IARC panel classified glyphosate in Category 2A, a category that also includes red meat.
Based on the overwhelming weight of evidence, Monsanto strongly disagrees with IARC's classification of glyphosate.
Importantly, IARC overlooked decades of thorough and science-based analysis by regulatory agencies around the world and selectively interpreted data to arrive at its classification of glyphosate. No regulatory agency in the world considers glyphosate to be a carcinogen.
Regulatory agencies have reviewed all the key studies examined by IARC – and many more – and arrived at the overwhelming consensus that glyphosate poses no unreasonable risks to humans or the environment when used according to label instructions.
In fact, since IARC classified glyphosate, regulatory authorities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia have publicly reaffirmed that glyphosate does not cause cancer. Additionally, in May 2016, the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) concluded that "glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet."
Click here to read a recent investigation by Reuters that reveals significant shortcomings and conflicts of interest with IARC's process. The investigation helps put IARC's erroneous classification of glyphosate into perspective.
Furthermore, to better understand how IARC arrived at such an inconsistent conclusion, Monsanto retained a scientific consultant to convene an expert panel to review IARC's assessment. The charge to the experts was to take a thorough look at the data in the monograph, assess the scope of the research included or excluded, and publish their conclusions to allow for external review. The experts concluded that "the data do not support IARC's conclusion that glyphosate is a 'probable human carcinogen' and, consistent with previous regulatory assessments, further concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans." Click here to view the expert panel's peer-reviewed findings. Click here for information about the expert panel and its members.
Below are some resources and information about glyphosate safety. If you have specific questions about glyphosate or any of our other products, please feel free to ask us at the Conversation.
IARC is an Outlier
IARC's classification is inconsistent with the overwhelming consensus of regulatory authorities and other experts around the world, who have assessed all the studies examined by IARC – and many more. While IARC's erroneous classification has attracted media attention and been used repeatedly by certain anti-agriculture organizations to generate unwarranted fear and confusion, regulators around the world continue to support the safe use of glyphosate. Following are regulatory and other expert conclusions on glyphosate that have been announced in just the short time since IARC inappropriately classified glyphosate. To be clear: no regulatory agency in the world considers glyphosate to be a carcinogen.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
December 2017
"The draft human health risk assessment concludes that glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans."
Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
April 2016
"Glyphosate is not genotoxic and is unlikely to pose a human cancer risk."
European Chemical Agency (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC)
March 2017
"RAC concluded that the available scientific evidence did not meet the criteria to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen, as a mutagen or as toxic for reproduction."
Korean Rural Development Administration (RDA)
March 2017
"Moreover, it was concluded that animal testing found no carcinogenic association and health risk of glyphosate on farmers was low. … A large-scale of epidemiological studies on glyphosate similarly found no cancer link."
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
October 2016
"Glyphosate does not pose a cancer to humans when used in accordance with the label instructions"
Expert Panels on Glyphosate – Peer Reviewed in Critical Reviews of Toxicology
September 2016
"The data do not support IARC's conclusion that glyphosate is a "probable human carcinogen" and, consistent with previous regulatory assessments, further concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans"
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
September 2016
Glyphosate is classified as "not likely to be carcinogenic to humans"
New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority
August 2016
"Glyphosate is unlikely to be genotoxic or carcinogenic"
German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
May 2016
"No hazard classification for carcinogenicity is warranted for glyphosate according to the CLP criteria"
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)
May 2016
"Glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet"
Japan Food Safety Commission (FSC)
March 2016
"No neurotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive effect, teratogenicity or genotoxicity was observed"
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
November 2015
Glyphosate is not classified or proposed to be classified as carcinogenic or toxic for Reproduction class 2
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
October 2015
Glyphosate is classified as "Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans"
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
June 2015
"No convincing evidence of potential interaction with the estrogen, androgen or thyroid pathways"
Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
April 2015
"The overall weight of evidence indicates that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a human cancer risk"
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) evaluates and disseminates information on cancer risks through publications, meetings, courses and fellowships. Unlike regulatory reviews that take a comprehensive look at all available data over an extended period of time, IARC makes its conclusion on a limited data review during a meeting that lasts one week. IARC is one of four programs within the World Health Organization (WHO) that has reviewed glyphosate, and the only one to have made such a finding.


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Hey! It's been a little quiet, so I'll just throw out a quick update.
The main reason for the silence is that I've had a bunch of other stuff to take care of, meaning very little time left for producing music. That's starting to settle down a bit though, so I should return to music producing very soon.
Another thing regarding The Beginning is that it might not see a release once I finish it, but I'm not sure exactly how to precisely handle it yet. Basically I've gotten some advice regarding how to better handle it (compared to my initial release idea), but I might be able to at least do a "small" release of some sort. A bit cryptic, I know, but there's a risk that I will have to sit on it while I produce another 1-2 tracks, despite I'd rather just release it, but sometimes you have to be smart and listen to the advice of those who know a lot more about the business than you do. 🙂
The general state of The Beginning is that there's still a few things left to do. It's funny how all these seemingly minor things end up taking so much time, but I guess that's how it is. It's mainly tweaks to improve the overall track, but I also have to add a bit of melody to the later part of the breakout which I haven't quite nailed down yet. The track has reached WIP 063 now, so as you can imagine it's gone through a lot of changes since WIP 001 that was posted here.
I'm anxious to finish it, especially since new ideas are starting to creep into my brain that I want to start working on. And hopefully I can release it in some form once I complete it. 🙂


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Experimental evidence indicates that developmental exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) disrupts thyroid hormone function and is neurotoxic, leading to deficits in learning and behavior. A small number of epidemiologic studies, each with significant limitations, similarly suggest but do not confirm these associations These relationships have yet to be tested in a human study that can 1) examine the longitudinal impact of PBDE exposure on cognitive and behavioral outcomes throughout the window of brain development (from gestation through adolescence);and 2) determine the impact of PBDE exposure on thyroid hormones as an independent effect or mediator of PBDE-induced neurotoxicity throughout childhood. The central hypothesis to be tested in this application is that both prenatal and postnatal exposure to PBDEs alters circulating thyroid hormones during childhood, thereby influencing cognitive and behavioral developmental indices. We will evaluate this hypothesis within the existing infrastructure of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health's longitudinal birth cohort study. This study has characterized the chemical and social environments of 350 children, residing in inner-city communities of New York City, from birth through age 12 and has conducted detailed assessments of child cognition, behavior, and thyroid hormone status longitudinally throughout childhood. By measuring PBDEs in peripheral blood collected at three developmental time points (birth, ages 2-3, and 5-7 years), we will pursue the following specific aims in children at ages 3-5, 7- 9, and 10-11: 1) determine whether PBDE exposure affects child cognitive development (including learning, working memory and spatial memory);2) evaluate whether PBDE exposure affects child behavior (including hyperactivity, attention and social problems);and 3) assess whether PBDE exposure affects thyroid function and if thyroid hormone disruption mediates associations between PBDE exposure and child cognitive development and behavior. The proposed research is innovative because it fills several important gaps in the existing epidemiologic literature that have thus far impeded our ability to characterize the longitudinal impact of PBDE exposure occurring throughout childhood on neurodevelopment over time. By evaluating the neurotoxic effects of both pre- and postnatal PBDE exposure in a large, U.S.-based longitudinal cohort study, this study will provide a """"""""fingerprint"""""""" of PBDE-induced neurotoxicity in humans, supplying evidence that will implicate or refute the role of thyroid hormone disruption. While the production of all PBDE-containing products is slated to be phased out in the U.S. as of 2013, we anticipate that due to its persistence, PBDE exposure will continue for many years thereafter through residential and dietary reservoirs. Understanding the PBDE fingerprint will allow us to readily distinguish its effects from other potentially neurotoxic environmental exposures. This information will inform the urgent and ongoing policy debate about how best to regulate these and other ubiquitous environmental pollutants.
The etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders is likely the result of complex interactions of genetic, social, and environmental factors. This proposal will address the critical research questions of whether, when and how early-life exposure to the neurotoxic flame retardants polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) affect child cognitive development and behavior. While early intervention may mitigate the substantial individual and societal impact of neurodevelopmental disabilities, understanding the etiology can lead to preventive strategies that will be more effective in the long-term.
|Cowell, Whitney J; Stapleton, Heather M; Holmes, Darrell et al. (2017) Prevalence of historical and replacement brominated flame retardant chemicals in New York City homes. Emerg Contam 3:32-39
|Hopson, Madeleine B; Margolis, Amy; Rauh, Virginia et al. (2016) Impact of the home environment on the relationship between prenatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and child behavior. Int J Child Health Hum Dev 9:453-464
|Cowell, Whitney J; Lederman, Sally A; Sjödin, Andreas et al. (2015) Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and child attention problems at 3-7 years. Neurotoxicol Teratol 52:143-50
|Herbstman, Julie B; Mall, Jennifer K (2014) Developmental Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Neurodevelopment. Curr Environ Health Rep 1:101-112