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By David Bautz, PhD
Financial Update
In Nov. 2018, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ORMP) filed form 10-K with financial results for fiscal year 2018 that ended Aug. 31, 2018. The company reported revenues of $2.449 million, which was very similar to the $2.456 million reported in fiscal year 2017. These revenues are related to the license agreement with Hefei Tianhui Incubator of Technologies Co., Ltd. (HTIT) signed in 2015 and are recognized through June 2023. Cost of revenues in fiscal year 2018 decreased to income of $86,000 compared to cost of $187,000 in fiscal year 2017. The cost of revenues are related to royalties payable to the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and decreased in fiscal year 2018 due to a decrease in royalties due to IIA from 3.5% to 3.0%.
R&D expenses for fiscal year 2018 were $12.0 million, compared to $10.3 million for fiscal year 2017. The increase was mostly due to increased clinical trial expenses. G&A expenses were $4.1 million in fiscal year 2018 compared to $2.8 million for fiscal year 2017. The increase was mainly due to increased stock compensation expenses. The company recorded a net loss for fiscal year 2018 of $12.7 million, or $0.86 per share, compared to a net loss of $10.5 million, or $0.79 per share, in fiscal year 2017.
As of Aug. 31, 2018, Oramed had approximately $46.8 million in cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term deposits and marketable securities. We estimate that the company has sufficient capital to fund operations for at least the next 18 months. As of Nov. 26, 2018, Oramed had approximately 17.4 million shares of common stock outstanding and when factoring in stock options and warrants a fully diluted share count of 21.8 million.
Business Update
Oramed is a biotechnology company with a proprietary oral protein delivery platform technology. The lead development candidate is ORMD-0801, an oral insulin, that is currently being tested in both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetics (T2D). The company is also developing ORMD-0901, an oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).
ORMD-0801 Update
Type 1 Diabetics: In June 2018, the company initiated both a clamp study and a food effect study, and while these studies are enrolling T1D patients and healthy controls, investors should be aware that the data gleaned from these studies will be equally applicable to an approval in T2D. The clamp study is enrolling T1D patients with HbA1c levels ≤ 10% between the ages of 18-50 The clamp study was originally developed in 1979 as a means of testing how well a patient metabolizes glucose and their insulin sensitivity (DeFronzo et al., 1979). A clamp study is a requirement of all regulatory agencies around the world for performing pharmacodynamic studies of diabetes drugs in development. We anticipate results from this study in the first half of 2019.
The food effect study is a single blind, five period, randomized, placebo controlled crossover study that is designed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ORMD-0801 as a function of when the drug is administered in relation to meals. Up to 48 subjects (half healthy volunteers and half T1D patients) will be enrolled. We anticipate data from this study in mid-2019.
Type 2 Diabetics: In April 2018, Oramed initiated a 90-day dose-ranging Phase 2b clinical trial designed to measure the effect of ORMD-0801 on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). This is a prerequisite prior to initiating Phase 3 clinical trials. Recently, Oramed announced that the trial is over 50% enrolled. The company had previously found a statistically significant improvement in HbA1c following just 28 days of treatment in the company's prior Phase 2 clinical trial (discussed below). High levels of blood glucose results in its binding to hemoglobin (becoming glycated). Since red blood cells survive for an average of 90 days, it typically takes this amount of time to determine the true effect a drug may be having on reducing glycated hemoglobin. We anticipate approximately 285 patients being enrolled in the trial, which will test 16, 24, and 32 mg doses of ORMD-0801 given once, twice, or three times a day. Topline results should be available before the end of 2019.
ORA-D-007 Study: This was a 28-day Phase 2b clinical trial of ORMD-0801 in 180 T2D patients who were also on metformin. Patients were administered 16 mg ORMD-0801 (n=60), 24 mg ORMD-0801 (n=60), or placebo (n=60) once daily at bedtime. The following graphs show that nighttime blood glucose rose statistically significantly less in patients administered ORMD-0801 than in those administered placebo.
View Exhibit I
In addition, the company examined a number of exploratory endpoints, including the change in HbA1c over the 28-day treatment period. As discussed above, a 90-day treatment period is required to get an accurate reading on any change in HbA1c, however there was a statistically significant difference in the change in HbA1c after 28 days of treatment when comparing the placebo and ORMD-0801 groups.
View Exhibit II
Importantly, ORMD-0801 was safe and well-tolerated, with a similar number of Adverse Events (AEs) reported for each treatment group. In addition, there was no significant differences in morning fasting serum insulin, c-peptide, or triglycerides between the treatment groups.
View Exhibit III
NASH Study: On Oct. 4, 2018, Oramed announced the initiation of an exploratory proof-of-concept study to evaluate ORMD-0801 in patients suffering from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The study will test the ability of ORMD-0801 to reduce liver fat, inflammation, and fibrosis in NASH patients. NASH is inflammation and damage to the liver brought about by a buildup of fat and is the most severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It is often a "silent" liver disease as most patients with NASH feel well and are not aware that they have a liver problem. However, NASH can be severe and ultimately lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. NASH is currently estimated to affect two to five percent of the U.S. population (NIDDK) with the global market estimated to reach $20 billion by 2025 (Allied Market Research).
License Deal in China: In 2015, Oramed signed a Technology License Agreement with Hefei Tianhui Incubation of Technologies Co. Ltd. (HTIT), a Chinese company that owns a GMP-certified API insulin manufacturing facility. The agreement gave HTIT exclusive commercialization rights for ORMD-0801 in China, Macau, and Hong Kong. HTIT purchased $12 million in restricted stock and will pay 10% royalties on net sales along with up to $37.5 million in milestone payments. Oramed has already received $30 million, with an anticipated $5 million expected over the next six months. China represents a vast potential opportunity as there are over 100 million diabetic individuals in the country and approximately 500 million that are pre-diabetic.
ORMD-0901 Update
On September 17, 2018, Oramed announced that the U.S. FDA has approved the company's investigational new drug application (IND) to initiate clinical trials for ORMD-0901, an oral formulation of the GLP-1 analog exenatide. GLP-1 analogs mimic the action of GLP-1 and are currently used in the treatment of T2D, with sales of this class of drugs totaling $6.9 billion in 2017 (EvaluatePharma).
The company is planning to conduct a randomized, single blind, placebo controlled, 4-way crossover Phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of ORMD-0901 compared to Byetta® in up to 15 healthy subjects. We anticipate the study initiating in the first quarter of 2019, and a larger Phase 2 clinical trial of ORMD-0901 initiating later in 2019.
We value Oramed using a probability adjusted discounted cash flow model that takes into account potential future revenues from ORMD-0801 and ORMD-0901. We currently model for approval of ORMD-0801 in late 2023 with first sales in 2024 and approval of ORMD-0901 in late 2024 with first sales in 2025. We estimate for peak U.S. sales of ORMD-0801 of approximately $400 million and peak U.S. sales of ORMD-0901 of approximately $500 million. Using a 12% discount rate and a 60% probability of approval for ORMD-0801 and a 45% probability of approval for ORMD-0901 leads to a net present value for those two programs of $162 million and $136 million, respectively. When including the current cash total, potential cash from warrant exercises, and dividing by the fully diluted share count of 20.4 million, it leads to a net present value for Oramed of approximately $18 per share.
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Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert let the world know Thursday afternoon that his ankle is doing just fine.
The former Notre Dame star suffered a brutal ankle injury early in the NFL season against the Falcons. It was just some horrible luck and a freak play that ended his season.
Not again! Poor Tyler Eifert, horrible luck. pic.twitter.com/xj0ohTT9Wy
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 30, 2018
However, it looks like Eifert has recovered nicely. In the video he posted Thursday on Twitter, he was chopping his feet without any problems at all. (RELATED: NFL Star's Reaction To Gruesome Injury Might Surprise You)
He captioned the video, "Looks a lot better than the last time you saw my ankle! #LETSGO."
Looks a lot better than the last time you saw my ankle! #LETSGO pic.twitter.com/DW2HfjSD8s
— Tyler Eifert (@tylereifert) February 21, 2019
I really hope Eifert bounces back in a big way. What happened last season was beyond words, and I think it's safe to say football fans everywhere felt terrible for him.
He had already fought his way back from injury, and then he busted up his ankle. It was such a tough break.
Judging from the video above, Eifert is going to be ready to roll for the 2019 season, and I can't wait to see what he produces.
He seems like a genuinely good dude, and those are the kinds of guys you always want to see succeed.
Major props to him for fighting back from injury. Now, let's see what he can do on the field. I think he's going to be just fine.

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At the eleventh hour, I joined Vanderbilt's task force reviewing search engines to use for the university. That was about a month ago, and I'm most grateful to have been included. It's true I'm an iPhone fan-girl, an RSS evangelist, a Drupal enthusiast, etc., etc., but in the end what matters to me most are search engines. Once a librarian, always a librarian.
Vanderbilt's search engine contract is up for renewal, and rather than rubber-stamping the current solution, the university opted to review four contenders: IBM, Google Search Appliance (GSA), Microsoft Search Engine and Ultraseek. IBM pulled itself out of the running a couple of weeks ago and Microsoft was fraught with technical problems. Just trying to look at it for 10 days in a row, I could never see it — not even once.
Thus the decision came down to Ultraseek, our current search engine, vs. Google Search Appliance. Aside from financial considerations, we based our analyses on three categories.
1. Technical. This encompassed things such as how difficult it was for the IT team to set up and what kind of support they will get if it crashes.
2. Administrative. From the perspective of those who administer the search engine (in particular our university webmaster), we looked at how intuitive the interface was, how much control it gave over the end results, and how it accommodated separate instantiations and templates for large divisions within Vanderbilt that need their own search engine.
3. End User. Most important of all, we assessed the effectiveness of the results. How likely would users be to find what they are looking for?
I don't have administrative rights to Ultraseek, so I was only able to review it as an end user. Because of this, I won't be reviewing it, except to say that I have used it as a Vanderbilt webmaster for seven or so years, and have been surprisingly happy with it, particularly how it can be adapted for subsites. The search results, when tuned properly by the administrators, have been decent. I would give it a B overall from an end user perspective. When searched in combination with classic Google using the "site:vanderbilt.edu" string, I can almost always find what I'm looking form. To help end users of the site I administer, I set up an advanced search page that easily allows them to do the same.
Google Search Appliance: The Good and the Not-so-good – or – Even Google Isn't Perfect
Google Search Appliance (GSA), on the other hand, I was allowed to administer, and thus the majority of this review is an analysis of GSA. It's a very strong contender to replace Ultraseek.
Jumping to the conclusion and then working backwards, I gave GSA the lowest marks of anyone on the task force. There's some irony here. I'm a huge Google fan. Google classic has been my search-engine-of-choice since it launched ten years ago. I started using it even before my other librarian friends did. Not only that, I'd been sprinkled by Google Bus fairy dust just this Thursday and was wearing their t-shirt while the task force was in deliberations. But weighing the pros and cons, in the end I judged it to be about equal with Ultraseek. My fellow task force members were notably more enthusiastic than I.
In many ways, it was difficult to compare the two. In particular, Google is more likely to continue improving in the near future, but this is hard to quantify. They've made many improvements in the last couple of years, and promise several more soon, giving it a very slight edge. All told I gave it the equivalent of a B+. Here's a breakdown.
Relevance Rankings. To my surprise, the default order of GSA's search engine results seems random or worse. I tested using Vanderbilt-based search terms where I'm very familiar with the results on a variety of search engines, internal and external. As best I could tell the GSA results were ranked primarily by their domain names — using the order these domains were crawled. Thus searches for even a cancer term typically listed all vanderbilt.edu results before any vicc.org results. (NB: vicc.org is Vanderbilt's cancer center, with the most authoritative cancer information at Vanderbilt for patients.)
De-duplications of Pages. Ultraseek natively handles duplicate pages better than GSA. GSA, for example, pulls two versions of the exact same page — the original plus a "larger text" query string. Thus it will show both (1) www.vicc.org/dd/dz/results.php?id=34 and (2) www.vicc.org/dd/dz/results.php?q=textlarger&id=34, where Ultraseek automatically only shows the first. In theory a webmaster can control this with the robots.txt file, but I followed GSA's instructions for doing this over four days ago, and either the crawler still hasn't reindexed or the instructions were misleading, because I still see many of these duplicates.
Speed. Assessing GSA was particularly challenging since our test was running on older, remote machines. This meant it was much slower. Not only were the results slower than they will be if we purchase GSA, but so was the reindexing. How fast will it be if we buy it? To get a sense, I went to other comparable institutions that have purchased GSA. Yale.edu is a good example. I searched cancer terms there, and they pull up quickly. However, this method only helped for search results. It's impossible to tell how quickly their sites reindex. And this can be an important issue for a search engine adminstrator, since sometimes you have to get rid of particular results quickly. Having to wait a day, or heaven help us, four days, is simply not acceptable.
Meta-data handling. Another big unknown is GSA's upcoming improvements to relevance rankings. We were told the next version will allow the administrator to tune results based on meta data. If true, this will help the relevance ranking problems a great deal.
Number of pages indexed. In just a few weeks, the GSA crawler found 20 million files on vanderbilt servers. Ultraseek only crawls 38,000 files. Presumably some of this reflects Ultraseek's de-duplication, but the number is so different, it clearly demonstrates that GSA has the potential to find much more. This will be particularly important if we deploy the search engine to our intranets.
Authentication, HIPAA and FERPA. To quote Stanford, another GSA user: "As FERPA and HIPAA regulations begin to have an effect on the availability of web content (requiring some pages to be access-restricted, for example), the campus search appliance can be authenticated to crawl and index where outside search engines cannot." I'm not sure precisely what this means, but it sounds both significant and promising. From talking to our GSA rep, I believe it signifies that GSA will work well on things like our Medical Center intranets, assuming we have our websites' authentication set up properly.
The Administrative Interface is intuitive and easy to use. Here is a screen-shot of the home page.
The Documentation and Help Screens for administrators are thorough.
Synonym-handling is much more sophisticated than Ultraseek's. Out-of-the-box GSA's search results include "Narrow your search" terms that seem almost magical to me. Search "sarcoma" and it will suggest terms such as "kaposi sarcoma." Even more wonderous, you can add taxonomies such as the ICD-10 to your search engine.
Results can by customized in many and multiple ways. Results can be grouped in various collections (e.g. a Medical Center collection as well as a University collection), plus webmasters of individual departments can add search boxes to their sites that are restricted to just their URL. For look-and-feel, the results are typically XML using style sheets. Again, you can have different style sheets for different units.
Google caché. Google isn't just familiar to your average web user. It's the most trusted brand on the 'net, and that trust was earned by their search engine. When Vanderbilt users aren't happy with the current search engine, they will often ask, why aren't you using Google instead? If we get GSA, we will be — at least in their eyes. The vast majority won't know or care that the formula we're using is necessarily different.
That's it for my analysis of Google Search Appliance. It's been a blast getting to peek under the hood of a search engine — especially the progeny of the most popular and sophisticated search engine in the world. I certainly hope I can do more of this in the near future. Oh — and did I mention it's actually — get this — cute? In person, it's a cheese-like yellow box. I think I want one for me too, but starting at $30,360.95 methinks I can't afford it. Here's hoping Vanderbilt can.


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Black Celebrity Gossip - Kodak Black might not be in jail for as long as we think, a Florida newspaper has just reported that Kodak Black just got three of his 7 charges dropped. Kodak Black's lawyer Branford Cohen has said that the charges of grand theft of a firearm, child neglect and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a felon. Kodak Black still has a couple of charges that he has to deal with before he gets out of jail, possession of marijuana and possession of ammunition are the main charges that are keeping him in right now, he is also being held on a probation violation. Worldwide Spotlight will be the first as usual to let you know when Kodak Black is getting out of jail or if he is possibly getting bail based on these drop charges.
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Interesting step.
Short and snappy – but rather cool – one this…
Everyone's (excluding, but secretly probably "including", staffers in Redmond) favourite online mapping service Google Maps is hooking up with everyone's favourite online hacktastic reference guide Wikipedia to embed relevant articles into its search results.
The deal turns Google Maps into a kind of virtual encyclopaedia itself with its global maps now linking together a vast array of geographical and historical data. Furthermore, Google is also to begin incorporating geotagged photos from Panoramio and even real estate listings meaning if you've searched, read-up and then swooned at the pictures in a particular area you can also look to grab yourself a pad there.
These new additions will be represented by thumbnail photos and Wikipedia logos and users will have the option to toggle them on or off in case – you know – they were just looking for a simple route from A to B (crazy, I know!).
Of course the only doubt I'd pose in all this is: why isn't Google using this initiative to launch its own Wikipedia rival knol? Developmental problems methinks.
"'Note:"' Google hasn't specified where and when these enhancements will appear internationally but keep your eyes peeled as Google tends to roll everything it does out on an incremental basis.


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Joanna Krupa & Marta Krupa at Rehab
Joanna Krupa and Marta Krupa celebrated their birthday parties at Rehab Las Vegas inside the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas on May 10, 2014. Crystal Hefner performed the DJ set.
Click on the photos in the photo gallery to see larger images. Photos Credit: © Erik Kabik/ Retna/ erikkabik.com
About Joanna Krupa
Joanna Krupa is a Polish American model and actress. She is best known for her appearances on the reality television shows Dancing with the Stars, Poland's Next Top Model and The Real Housewives of Miami.
Krupa appeared as Jane Goody in the action film Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon. Its director said that he did not want Krupa in the film and thought she did a poor job.
Krupa has appeared on magazine covers including Envy, FHM, Personal, Inside Sport, Stuff, Steppin' Out, Teeze, Shape and Maxim, in which she was named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the World. Maxim named her #55 in its 2011 Hot 100 ranking of the world's hottest women. She was voted German Maxim's Model of the Year 2004–2005. Krupa has also appeared twice on the cover of Playboy. Krupa has also been a lingerie model for Frederick's of Hollywood. She was a Miss Howard TV model for the month of December 2007.
Krupa was featured on the television show Superstars in June 2009. She and her partner Terrell Owens were eliminated on the first episode. However, because of another team's injury and disqualification, she and her partner were asked to step in and continue competing and did well in their comeback episode.
Krupa, who took ballet lessons as a child, competed in Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars with one-time champion Derek Hough. They were eliminated on November 17, 2009.
She sang a version of The Spinners' "I'll Be Around" as part of a duo with Manon; it was released November 19, 2009.
On December 2, 2009, PETA released a controversial ad of the model, which shows Krupa posing nude holding a cross that covers her breasts and genitalia. Krupa is depicted as an angel floating in a Catholic church filled with young puppies. The message of the ad is to "be an angel for animals, always adopt dogs, never buy". Krupa had appeared nude in three previous ads for PETA, all speaking out against wearing fur. In an April 2009 cover story with Aventura Business Monthly, Krupa said she was first motivated to promote PETA when she saw video of animals being skinned alive in China for their fur.
Since autumn 2010, Krupa has hosted and served as the head judge on Poland's Next Top Model. In 2012, Krupa was announced as one of the new cast members on The Real Housewives of Miami, which premiered on September 13. Her sister, Marta Krupa, also appears on the show.


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*UPDATE! At noon today I found a private message on Facebook from genealogist Nancy Riley referencing the History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From its settlement in 1638, to the autumn of 1892, Volume II, page 1047 "Marriages - William Beats and Mary Walles, September 10, 1702" - So this is the source for the marriage of William Bates to Mary Wallis! Thanks, Nancy!
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A massive truck bomb struck Khabul's diplomatic area – Wazir Akbar Khan district – on Wednesday, May 31, killing 90 people and injuring some 400.
Security forces stand next to a crater created by massive explosion in front of the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The suicide truck bomb hit a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul killing scores of people and wounding hundreds more (photo: Rex)
Reports say that a vehicle used to empty septic tanks had been loaded with up to 1,500kg of explosives, which detonated at 08:22hrs local time in front of the German Embassy and a telecommunications company building.
Most of the casualties were Afghans but foreign nationals were also injured. The blast caused widespread damage to the immediate and surrounding buildings; some embassies were seriously affected.
President Ashraf Ghani, whose palace windows were shattered in the blast just as he had finished his morning briefing, called it "a crime against humanity."
Emergency, which operates a surgery hospital a few hundred yards away from the scene of the blast, said that hundreds of wounded people were at the hospital's doors within five minutes. Dejan Panic co-ordinator of the hospital, told the BBC that the medical facility was damaged: "All our windows were broken, and some doors." He added that the blast was terrifying. Staff waited for shooting to follow, "As usually happens in these scenarios." After a few moments: "When this did not happen, we activated our mass casualty plan," he said.
Referring to the immediate casualties who arrived at the gates, Panic stated: "Luckily, most were walking wounded. The more serious ones, those with head traumas and penetrative injuries… arrived later." He said the hospital treated 69 casualties, mostly adult males, but some women as well. Six were dead on arrival and some died while being assessed.
"Afghans accept chaos as part of daily life," he added, explaining that Kabul sees explosions regularly. Such conditions of deadly chaos are raising the prevalence of PTSD, both among the population and among emergency workers and CRJ understands that the provision of treatment for PTSD in Afghanistan is vastly under-resourced.
"We've been here offering surgical assistance to victims of war for 16 years. Sixteen years. Yet this war does not only give no sign of ending, but it's becoming increasingly violent, even in the capital," said Panic.
"Indiscriminate attacks against civilians are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can never be justified," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement attributable to his Spokesman.
"Those responsible for today's attack must be brought to justice," he added, underlining the need to reinforce the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
The UN chief also expressed his sympathies to the families of the victims, wished a speedy recovery to those injured, and reaffirmed the solidarity of the UN with the people and the Government of Afghanistan.
Also today, the UN Security Council, in a press statement stressed that those responsible for the bombing should be held accountable, and called on all UN Member States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of Afghanistan and all other relevant authorities in this regard.
Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constituted one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, members of the Security Council "reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed."
"Beyond the immeasurable human suffering caused by today's attack, the deliberate detonation of a massive truck bomb in a civilian area, particularly during the peaceful month of Ramadan, is morally reprehensible and an outrage," Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, said in a news release, underscoring that the attack is a serious violation of humanitarian law.
The Presidential Palace said in a statement on Wednesday evening that President Ashraf Ghani organised an emergency cabinet session where he directed security institutions to assess the incident and ramp up efforts to ensure the safety of Kabul residents.
He also directed relevant organisations to share information about the incident with the people, and instructed the urban development minister and the Kabul municipality to repair the damaged areas as soon as possible.


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WOD - Monday, 10/1/2018
Congrats to Michelle on her second place finish on Sunday, 9/30, in the Ruby Sablo Memorial Weightlifting Competition. Michelle's great day on the platform came from months of dedicated work under the sharp eye of coach Jason. We are so proud of her!
The Coney Island Barbell Club had three athletes in Sunday's competition and all three landed on the podium!
Michelle Chu: 2nd Place, women's 55kg division
Stephen Safdeye: 1st Place, men's 67kg division
Elie Zeitlin: 1st Place, men's 89kg division
4 Alt. DB snatches
5 DB box step-overs (light DBs)
4 Alt. DB snatches
A. Strength: Back Squat (16:00)
These are not maxes! While these lifts may get heavy–they should not be maximal effort. We have back squat cycle around the corner and I want you to take today to get the feel for heavyish back squats. You may highbar or lowbar–up to you. The upcoming back squat cycle will be athlete's choice highbar/lowbar - but I want the athletes to stick to whichever one they choose for the entire duration of the cycle.
We can discuss the pros and cons of HBBS vs LBBS in class.
B. Conditioning
Team Series Workout #8
For time, with a partner:
30 synchro T2B
40 synchro single-arm DB snatches
50 synchro dumbbell box step-overs
40 synchro single-arm dumbbell snatches
30 synchro T2B
Rx = 50/35, 24/20, 2 DBs for the Box step overs.
Official Scale = 35/20, 20"/20", 2 DBs for the step overs
You can do this as a solo workout with exactly the same reps scheme.
Extra Credit: Core
1:00 Plank (add weight if possible)
35 Hollowrocks
5-15 Compression Crunches
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Caught Live: Grant Hart - The Sky Is The Limit
American punk icon Grant Hart (formely of Hüsker Dü) has been lured back to these shores for a five-date tour next month. Hart is heading this way off-the-back his fourth solo album The Argument, which was released in 2013 and was met with universal acclaim. Here's a gorgeous clip of Hart performing 'The Sky Is The Limit', lifted off The Argument, for radio station 89.3 The Current in his hometown of Minnesota...
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Saturday 20th February, Woodcock Festival, Tauranga
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Saturday 27th February, Chick's Hotel, Dunedin w/ Astro Children
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A year ago, the CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) space seemed settled into comfortable middle-age. Twilio had won the game in terms of "API for sending messages and making calls". Nexmo had been acquired by Vonage. Tropo by Cisco. Zang by Avaya.
But, it turns out that this was just a pause before the next verse in this tune. Twilio launched an ambitious expansion "up the food chain" with a call center platform in March (which went live this week), invested heavily in IoT (Should that be part of CPaaS?) and continued last week via the massive acquisition of SendGrid, now moving into the email distribution space.
Meanwhile, Nexmo is newly relevant via Vonage's acquisition of NewVoiceMedia. And we have a new entrant: SignalWire.


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The 2.5 version of AddressBook Aid for Mac is available as a free download on our software library. The program is also known as "AddressBookAid2". This program's bundle is identified as com.goldbugsoft.AddressBookAid. Our built-in antivirus scanned this Mac download and rated it as virus free.
The actual developer of this software for Mac is Goldbug Software. Commonly, this application's installer has the following filename: AddressBookAid2.zip. The current installer available for download occupies 2.4 MB on disk. The most popular versions of the application are 1.5, 1.3 and 1.2. The application relates to Lifestyle Tools.
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AddressBook Aid is for editing the address book database that is created by Apple Contacts.
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Food isn't cheap. But the exact cost of your grocery bill fluctuates a ton depending on what you buy. You may be unnecessarily jacking up your bills depending on the choices you make among the aisles. In fact, the average monthly grocery bill for one person can range anywhere from $206-$405!
So, what to do with these slightly alarming statistics? You can certainly save money by buying certain foods in bulk and being choosy with organic food purchases. But, let's keep things even simpler: Don't buy food you won't eat.
It sounds simple, but you'd be surprised how much food you buy and then abandon in your pantry or leave to rot in your fridge.
Here are my top five mistake foods:
It costs like $100 for one of those plastic ½ ounce cases of basil (ok, more like $3 but you get the point.) The problem is, I don't use it all for the basil chicken recipe I'm making. So the basil sits in my fridge. Then it wilts… and that's that.
The solution? Buy a plant! Oddly enough, they cost about the same as one of those plastic cases, but they'll keep on yielding lovely delicious basil for months (and maybe years if you can keep it alive.)
It's really easy to cruise past the mangos and think, "Oh, I'll make a fun fruit salad with these." So you grab them. Two weeks later, that mango salad didn't happen, and your little yellow fruits are covered in mold.
Stick to the fruit you know you'll eat on a regular basis so it doesn't go to waste. For me, that's bananas, apples and tangerines. Everything else has a universal embargo.
Honestly, I'm unclear of the rational for these things to exist. It's way too many mushrooms for a single meal unless you're making spaghetti sauce for a small army. And their sliced-carton-storage method makes it so they go bad in about two days flat.
Skip the pre-sliced packages and grab a small handful of the whole mushrooms.
Nobody loves a good trout or salmon steak more than me, but if I don't buy it with specific plans to eat it in the next few hours, it goes to waste. Maybe I go out for dinner the next night. Then I'm lazy the next night and just order a pizza.
By that time, my $10-$15 a pound fish is hidden behind a dozen eggs or something, and it'll have reached Stinky-Cheese-Man levels by the time I get around to it.
Truth time: How many cans of soup or corn or green beans are in your pantry right now? How old are they? I bet there are a few about ready to celebrate a birthday. Canned food is so easy to forget about, it's not even worth buying in my opinion.
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With the NFL draft now in the past, and free agent signings relatively wrapped up we are fast approaching the start of a new football season in a couple months. A lot of different moves have been made, and this is SONTLive writer Simon Villanoz evaluation of every team's offseason as of now. A division will be evaluated every week and a team released one by one. Today we cover :
The Washington Redskins
Significant Additions:
Pernell McPhee
Paul Richardson
Alex Smith
Orlando Scandrick
Significant Losses:
Kirk Cousins
Sua Cravens
Trent Murphy
Terrelle Pryor
Spencer Long
Will Compton
Da'Ron Payne (13)
Derrius Guice (59)
Geron Christian (74)
Troy Apke (109)
Tim Settle (163)
Shaun Dion- Hamilton (197)
Greg Stroman (241)
Trey Quinn (256)
Significant Undrafted Free Agents:
Simmie Cobbs Jr.
Sean Welsh
Shay Fields
Martez Carter
The Washington Redskins are in a weird spot. They are the definition of a middle of the road kind of team. Not great, but not bad either. I never liked their head coach Jay Gruden, and I think he will be fired sooner than later. Even after this offseason, I just don't see this team finishing with a record that will guarantee his job. I believe a coaching change will be needed if this team will ever want to take that next step forward.
Let's get into their offseason though. Every team wants to improve after an offseason, and the Redskins are no exception. First off they let Kirk Cousins walk in free agency which I believe is a mistake. He's a franchise quarterback, but I guess the Redskins want to settle for mediocrity. At the very least they should've traded him for something, but instead, they let him leave and got nothing but what ifs. Luckily they did get Alex Smith, but one can only wonder how much he has left in the tank. I think he will have a good year because I think the Redskins have a good supporting cast on offense. Players like Jordan Reed, Josh Doctson, Jamison Crowder, and even Chris Thompson aren't the worst players to work with. It's also a group that's still relatively young. So I think their offense will at the very least be as good as they were before with Kirk Cousins, if not slightly better. Washington would also lose Terrelle Pryor, but I think Paul Richardson will be a sufficient replacement with a higher ceiling.
Their draft did a lot more than free agency to improve their team. Washington's draft was one that I felt like was very deep, with them getting good players in almost every round. It started off with them taking Da'Ron Payne which is an excellent pick. If you watched the last two College Football Playoffs there wasn't a game where he didn't make a significant impact. He made plays when it counted most, and continued to prove himself to be one of the best prospects. Washington is getting a guy who will dominate the line of scrimmage and can do it all. Also, it's worth noting that they will reunite him with defensive end Jonathan Allen and linebacker Ryan Anderson who was on those dominant Alabama defenses from the past couple seasons. You could never go wrong picking talented defensive players, with that type of chemistry. Especially from Alabama. It'll be interesting to see this trio take the field together next season.
In the second round, they get an absolute steal in Derrius Guice. I think he may be the biggest steal in this entire draft. There was no reason he should've slipped so far, but I'm just glad that the Patriots whiffed on him honestly. Guice was one of my favorite players out of college. He's a strong power back, who simply runs with anger and passion. Guice also has one of the best stories I've ever heard, battling so much to get to where he is. Most young men don't have the level of willpower and resolve that Derrius Guice has. That's something you want in your locker room. He's a leader, and not only does he upgrade their running back position but he will provide a good locker room presence. He will be an excellent workhorse for Washington.
The last draft pick I want to talk about is their linebacker Shaun Dion- Hamilton out of Alabama. He's yet another Alabama defensive player who will be reuniting with his former teammates, and he always been a big-time contributor, when healthy. He's battled a lot of health problems, but he's one of the most talented and intelligent linebackers. If he can stay healthy, Washington will find themselves with a dominant front 7 in the future led by their Alabama draft picks.
It was a good draft for Washington, and I believe this draft may be the base of their future success. I still think a lot is in the air with this team. They didn't draft a quarterback, and they didn't really sign a top quarterback as an undrafted free agent afterward. So currently there isn't anybody that will be learning under Alex Smith this season which is interesting. The NFL is a quarterback-driven league, and sooner than later Washington will have to commit to one long-term, but for now, they'll enjoy this upcoming season.
Redskins Final Grade: C+


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International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global non-governmental human rights organization which protects the poor from violence by rescuing victims, bringing the criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts.
International Justice Mission (IJM) Uganda is working in partnership with the government and other agencies to build capacity for the public justice system to provide justice for survivors of Violence against Women and Children (VAW/C), including intimate partner violence and forms of sexual violence.
IJM is seeking a talented Psychosocial Coordinator who is passionate about justice and highly motivated to use their skills and experience to effect positive change in our project area.
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iPod Nano Touch Concept Brings FaceTime Calls And Wi-Fi To A Rather Insanely Small Device
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With the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, the once-popular iPod has become something of a dying breed. Although the world's number one music player continues to sell in good numbers, less and less consumers are looking for a standalone music player, preferring to utilize their smartphone's inbuilt music player. When it comes to concept designs, the numbers reflect the market – with most designers preferring to dream up the next iPhone or iPad than concentrate on the iPod range. Enrico Penello must have missed that memo, though, and has come... [More]


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Highlights from AAS Nova: 22 April - 5 May 2018
Susanna Kohler, American Astronomical Society (AAS)
AAS Nova provides brief highlights of recently published articles from the AAS journals, i.e., The Astronomical Journal (AJ) and The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements. The website's intent is to gain broader exposure for AAS authors and to provide astronomy researchers and enthusiasts with summaries of recent, interesting research across a wide range of astronomical fields.
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The following are the AAS Nova highlights from the past two weeks; follow the links to read more, or visit the AAS Nova webpage for more posts.
4 May 2018
New Target for an Old Method: Hubble Measures Globular Cluster Parallax
For the first time, the distance to a metal-poor globular cluster is determined using high-precision parallax measurements.
2 May 2018
Predicting the Number of Planets from TESS
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has launched! Astrobites reports on how many exoplanets it is predicted to find.
1 May 2018
A Breathing Comet
Rosetta's recent visit of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko yielded a number of discoveries. Astrobites here reports on one of the comet's intriguing features: the molecular oxygen seen in its coma.
30 April 2018
Featured Image: Identifying a Glowing Shell
New nebulae are being discovered and classified every day — and this false-color image reveals one of the more recent objects of interest.
27 April 2018
When Supermassive Black Holes Wander
Are supermassive black holes found only at the centers of galaxies? A new study suggests not — and there may be a number of them wandering through our galaxy unseen.
25 April March 2018
Where Should We Look for Life?
A recent study explores whether Sun-like stars or low-mass M dwarfs are the best target as we search for exoplanets with detectable signatures of life.
24 April 2018
Why Jupiter Spins Fast, but Not Really Fast
Astrobites reports on a theory that could explain why Jupiter spins at the rate that it does.
23 April 2018
Heating the Chromosphere in the Quiet Sun
Could constant, tiny magnetic-field hiccups be responsible for heating the upper atmosphere of the Sun?


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Breath of Life: The Intersection of Marijuana, the Mind and the Sexual Self.
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"The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world." – Carl Sagan
There is a deeply spiritual essence to marijuana. Sure, there's the casual buzz, the playful buzz, the zonk-you-out-of-your-mind buzz; but through it all, if you take a few moments to look inward, you find marijuana has a way of quieting the mind.
We live in a society gripped by stimulation. Open your eyes to it, and you find it's nearly impossible to go anywhere (other than back to nature) without having copious amounts of stimuli shoved at you. Television, radio, billboards, commercials, transportation, jobs; the hustle and bustle of average American life. Is it any wonder anxiety and stress are so rampant in our culture? If we are not careful, it's easy to forget, amidst all the chaos to slow down, step back, and turn our thoughts inward.
So you get home at last after a busy day, you sit down and spark up. Inhale deep and slow, pausing at the top to hold in your hit, savor it — and then slowly you exhale out fully. A few more moments of this and you begin to feel calm, still, and quiet in mind. Suddenly the busy day washes away and you are allowed a pause in time to just be.
Sound familiar? Congratulations, you've practiced Yogic breathing. Yup – smoking marijuana teaches you the basics of pranayama — a wonderful breathing technique which promotes inner peace and a sense of calm, aiding profoundly in meditation.
Deep, full, breath in. Pause. Long, slow full exhale out. Pause. Repeat.
Yogic breathing or smoking pot?
So I'm going to go ahead and make a proposal here:
Marijuana is a gateway drug to a deeper sense of self.
If you enjoy the way Mary Jane makes you feel, you'll love the way that similarly utilized meditation, yoga and even sex can make you feel too.
Yup, that's right. Even sex.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
What does the word conjure in your mind? Maybe you think of sunny beaches or a peaceful babbling brook. Maybe you think of monks sitting around chanting mantras and rocking back and forth together. Maybe you think of Buddhists high in the Himalayas levitating off the ground – but what is meditation really?
Meditation is the act of coming back to yourself, looking inward and quieting the mind. As James Hewitt says in his book on the subject:
"Meditation is the act of coming back to yourself, looking inward and quieting the mind."
I dare you to sit quietly with your eyes closed and try to think of nothing. Nothing at all! Clear your mind for just a moment – you'll probably find this is difficult to maintain at first, but with practice it gets easier and easier. These glimpses of nirvana, these moments of quietness are extremely restorative, and allow us to tap into our intuition and higher self. Alas, these moments are painfully lacking in our day-to-day lives. So cut yourself a break, bring your mind to stillness; when you find your thoughts drifting back in, just gently pull yourself back to zen.
Moments of no-thought slow-downs are one of the peaceful side effects many experience from smoking weed. In this way, you've already been taught how to recognize that feeling, that state of consciousness. It may help you to smoke before meditation as you accustom yourself to it, eventually working up to a degree of comfort where it's not even necessary (still, nevertheless pleasant.)
So there you go – marijuana taught you the aim of meditation. Now what about yoga?
As stated before, marijuana teaches us the basics of Yogic breathing (aka pranayama) thanks to the way in which we smoke it. An extremely beneficial practice and easy to do; breathing exercises promote calm and peace in the body as well as mind.
"When one inhales, he is taking in prana and storing it in various nerve centers, especially in the solar plexus. The more prana one can take in, the more vitality he will possess." – Swami Vishnu-devananda
Prana is described as vital life energy – present everywhere but especially in the air we breathe.
Now I double-dog dare you to try some simple pranayama. Sit still, relaxed with your eyes gently closed. Take a deep full breath in, pause at the top for just a moment (however long is comfortable) – then exhale fully out, nice and slow with control. Pause here again for just a comfortable beat, and repeat. Do this for at least five minutes, gradually working your way up, and as you practice, try to clear your mind of thought; thus incorporating the meditation with the pranayama.
Relaxation, peace of mind, health for your body, meditation – all are aided by the mindful use of pranayama.
Luckily you already know how to inhale deeply right?
Aside from pranayama, in my own experience I find a toke before a yoga session is a wonderful way to relax and get into the head space of yoga and thus more deeply in touch with myself when I begin to practice asanas (poses). Is it necessary for the full enjoyment and fulfillment of the practice? Absolutely not! However, I can honestly say it is a wonderful compliment to the experience.
Okay, okay. Now you know how Mary Jane has already introduced you to the tantalizing worlds of meditation and yoga, but you're aching to know – what about the sex?!
I can't speak for sex in general because everyone is different, especially women. For many women, it's important to maintain complete focus to obtain orgasm, and marijuana can either aid or hinder this depending on the woman. We're all different!
So what do I mean when I say marijuana can benefit sex? I'm talking about a very specific type of sex; one you may or may not have heard of – Tantric sex.
"A living Indian tradition, of ancient origin, aims at harnessing the great forces of sexual energy for the purpose of achieving higher consciousness… Tantrism harnesses cosmic energy, which it sees in essence as sexual." – James Hewitt
Now I know there are some people out there who will say, "Hey! You can't practice Tantric sex unless you're a devoted member of a Buddhist/Hindu Tantric sect!"
Well yes, in some ways you are correct. It has been stated that Tantra is the most closely guarded sect of all Yogas and as with all things in life, we learn best through the guidance of an experienced and patient teacher. But that doesn't mean many incredible aspects of Tantra can't be successfully and beneficially practiced by us all to further our spirituality and connection with ourselves and others.
A quick run down:
"Tantric meditation is a way of focusing the libido and harnessing its energies for transcendental ecstasy. Yogin and Yogini become god and goddess." – James Hewitt
Tantric sex is a spiritual practice in which many types of 'rituals' are performed – the goal being to unite the two lovers in a deeply caring, loving and spiritual way and achieve enlightenment and peace. The goal of Tantric sex is NOT to orgasm! Yes, you read that correctly. One of the principles of the practice is to learn how to harvest that powerful sexual energy and refocus it into other parts of the body for creative, spiritual and health fulfillment – among others.
Some men who practice this generously will even learn how to have multiple orgasms – that is, orgasms without ejaculation. (That may be a little hard for you guys to imagine, but we women can assure you, it fucking rocks!)
So how do you have Tantric sex?
First of all, create a space for the purpose; use soft lights, candles, incense, gentle music. Some like to begin by exchanging sensual full body massages. Then foreplay, and lots of it. Using loving kindness and tender words, remind each other what you love about one another. Come back to your breath and begin to breathe in tandem with your partner. Either breathe in as they breathe out, or breathe in together and out together in the same intervals. Continue this breathing exercise on and off throughout the experience and remember that breathing quickly and/or heavily, increases arousal; steadying the breath allows us to control our orgasm. Finally, eye contact, eye contact, eye contact! If at first this feels awkward keep at it – eye gazing is one of the most powerful ways to build a bond and trust.
It's important to remember this can be a highly emotional experience. You may find yourself crying or just as easily laughing – let it all out, don't be embarrassed! If your partner is overcome with emotional energy, remember to continue to offer them loving kindness and encouragement; hold them gently while they release.
During your Tantric practice, you may incorporate other things such as chocolates, fruits, wine, toys – and as our guy James Hewitt put it, "Aphrodisiacs and drugs (mainly bhang or ganjam, types of cannabis) may be taken."
So there you go – now marijuana can aid you in this spiritual experience with its generous and gentle meditative properties, allowing you to delve deeper into your self and your partner.
Or, as Bob Marley put it, "When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself."
Once you're both comfortable and you can feel the sexual energy flowing, you can proceed into coitus in a position where you are able to maintain eye gazing, such as lotus, missionary, etc. Open up communication, and be honest in asking for what you want, what you like. Take the time to learn more about each other's desires, and remember to keep the energy flowing, the love growing. Touch each other, caress one another — but suspend orgasm, learning to ride that wave without going over.
When you feel the sexual energy building in your lower chakras, run your hands up each others backs from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. Repeat this motion slowly and consistently to move this powerful energy through your whole form, allowing you to utilize it for all things beneficial.
Multiple orgasms may be achieved, or perhaps none at all. The rest of the practice is up to you. I've even heard of those who practice this alone with enormous success. The idea is to harness your sexual energies for greater purposes, to grow a deep connection and trust with yourself and/or a partner, and to open yourself up to a whole new spiritual dimension of sex — where sex isn't just about the physical journey but the psychical and spiritual as well.
So that being said, I triple-dog dare you to practice some Tantric sex, either with someone you love or with yourself.
Meditation, Yoga, Tantra – all of these practices open you up to your own inner self. They aim to destroy the ego and I-self while promoting the All-One truth, inner peace, a quiet mind, and a greater sense of purpose. Lucky for us — Marijuana seems to go hand-in-hand. It gives us a glimpse into the power of our own minds and the blessing of tuning in, perhaps in the process giving us the insight needed to pursue that feeling further and go deeper into ourselves.


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Hardship report highlights daily realities
A new Salvation Army report provides compelling evidence of the Government's lack of progress in tackling New Zealand's appalling rates of violence against children, Labour's Children's spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says.
"The eighth 'State of the Nation' report once again highlights the absence of leadership on vital social issues that have a significant impact on New Zealand children.Read more →
Labour lends voice to teachers' call to can library plan
Labour is calling on the Government to reverse a decision to cut teacher and student access to specialist non-fiction National Library books amid fears it will have a detrimental effect on learning, especially for smaller schools and those that do not have full access to online resources.
The Government is getting rid of the current print lending service and replacing it with a new 'reading engagement service', meaning teachers will no longer be able to order books for specialist topic studies.Read more →
17 too young for teens to be shown the door
Laws which see young people under the care of CYFS abandoned once they turn 17 will mean at least a dozen young Kiwis will be left to fend for themselves over the December festive season, Labour's Children's spokesperson Jacinda Ardern says.
"Under current laws a 17-year-old is regarded as no longer being a child and no longer in need of care and protection.
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There appears to be a DoS vulnerability against ipsec-tools < 0.6.6, but I have
not seen a patch released from RedHat. Is the version that comes with RHEL4 not
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< 0.6.6
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there is a PoC available on the web using the PROTOS suite.
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The Security Response Team has verified that this flaw does not affect the
version of ipsec-tools shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. It does affect
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, which is being tracked via bug 235388.