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What every physician needs to know:
Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death in the world, accounting for about 5% of deaths annually. Over the last decade, community-acquired viral infections of the lung have captured media and public attention after pandemic outbreaks of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus of 2002-2003, the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus of 2005, the influenza A (H1N1) virus of 2009, and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) of 2012. These pandemics demonstrated the capacity of respiratory viruses to cause worldwide epidemics with high attack rates, morbidity, and mortality.
In clinical studies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) utilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques and serological testing, respiratory viruses are detected in up to 50% of young children and 10-30% of adults. The highest incidence rates are found in children younger than age five, adults older than 75, and immunocompromised hosts. Recently, there has been a trend towards increased identification of viral pathogens in community-acquired lung infections, probably because of improved vaccination against bacterial pathogens (Haemophilus influenza type B and S. pneumoniae), increased numbers of immunocompromised hosts, and improved diagnostic assays, such as rapid viral antigen and PCR techniques. All clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for viral infections of the lung in order to initiate antiviral therapy promptly and implement adequate infection control measures to prevent community and nosocomial spread.
Viral infections of the lung can present with acute tracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis, bronchopneumonia, and pneumonia. These infections are difficult to distinguish from bacterial etiologies. Acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage were reported during the pandemic SARS and influenza A (H5N1) and (H1N1) infections.
The most commonly isolated viruses in childhood pneumonia requiring hospitalization are respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, 28%), rhinovirus (27%), human metapneumovirus (HMPV, 13%), adenovirus (11%), influenza viruses (7%), parainfluenza (7%), and coronavirus (5%). In adult CAP, viruses are isolated at a lower rate of 10-29%, and the most common viruses among adults requiring hospitalization are rhinovirus (9%), influenza viruses (6%), human metapneumovirus (4%), RSV (3%), parainfluenza (2%), and coronavirus (2%). See Table I for details.
Are you sure your patient has community-acquired viral pneumonia? What should you expect to find?
The symptoms and signs of community-acquired viral pneumonia are indistinguishable from those of bacterial lung infections and include cough, dyspnea, sputum production, and pleurisy. In children under five years of age, upper airway symptoms of rhinorrhea and congestion, low-grade fever, wheezing, and prominent intercostal retractions are highly suggestive of viral lung infection. Recent studies in adults suggest that patients with viral pneumonia have less sputum production, chest pain, and rigors than bacterial pneumonia patients. Other key clinical features that suggest a viral etiology are a seasonal pattern with RSV in late fall and winter, rhinovirus in the fall and spring, and influenza in the winter.
Beware: there are other diseases that can mimic community-acquired viral pneumonia:
Bacterial pneumonia is typically indistinguishable from viral community-acquired pneumonia, as both processes present with cough, dyspnea, fever, and pleurisy. This confusion may delay establishment of proper droplet and respiratory isolation for contagious viral pathogens. Viral pneumonias are more common in older patients with cardiac co-morbidities, who usually complain less of chest pain or rigors. Systemic symptoms, such as sore throat, rhinorrhea, myalgias, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, are more common in viral pneumonia, particularly seasonal influenza. Patients with viral pneumonia also have lower peripheral white blood cell counts, procalcitonin levels, and C-reactive protein levels. Finally, a recent study demonstrates that patients with viral pneumonia have higher creatinine kinase levels, lower platelet counts, and an increased frequency of alveolar-interstitial infiltrates compared to patients with bacterial pneumonia.
How and/or why did the patient develop community-acquired viral pneumonia?
The epidemiology of community-acquired viral infections of the lung is characterized by a seasonal pattern or pandemic events associated with high attack rates and person-to-person transmission. Upper and lower respiratory tract infections from RSV occur in the late fall and winter, rhinovirus in the fall and spring, and influenza in the winter. Another important epidemiological clue is the patient's home environment. For example, rhinoviruses have caused outbreaks of severe and even fatal pneumonia in elderly nursing home residents, and adenovirus pneumonia outbreaks have occurred in military recruits housed in barracks.
During pandemic viral infections, a history of recent travel to an endemic area is an important epidemiological clue. The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus pandemic of 2002-2003 originated in a province of China and spread rapidly, causing severe pneumonia in 8,000 patients and 774 deaths in 26 countries and five continents. This virus infects people who are engaged in the commercial trade of exotic animals.
The pandemic influenza of 2003-2004 was caused by a highly virulent H5N1 avian influenza virus that was first detected in Thailand and spread worldwide, resulting in 450 human infections and a high case mortality of approximately 60%. In the spring of 2009, a novel influenza A (H1N1) infection originated in Mexico with high attack rates (17%) and a low case fatality rate of less than 0.5%. By March 2010, virtually all countries reported cases, resulting in more than 18,500 deaths from laboratory-confirmed cases worldwide. Eighty percent of the global mortality from H1N1 occurred in people under age 65.
In the fall of 2012, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in Saudi Arabia, producing ARDS and acute kidney injury in two patients. Since 2012, 1879 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported, primarily in the Arabian Peninsula but with several cases reported from North Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. MERS-CoV should be suspected in patients with either pneumonia or ARDS and contact with a confirmed MERS-CoV case or recent travel to the Middle East.
Which individuals are at greatest risk of developing community-acquired viral pneumonia?
Patients at higher risk for viral infections of the lung include children under age five and adults older than 75. Infants younger than six months are at particularly high risk for RSV and parainfluenza infection. In elderly patients, frail condition or the presence of congestive heart failure and/or pulmonary disease pose greater risk. Pregnant women are susceptible to pneumonia from varicella and pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with higher virulence and mortality. Other risk factors for viral pneumonia include HIV infection, cancer, radiation, chemotherapy, malnutrition, skin breakdown, and burns.
What laboratory studies should you order to help make the diagnosis, and how should you interpret the results?
Laboratory studies may suggest the diagnosis of viral pneumonia, but they are not diagnostic. Viral pneumonia patients have lower peripheral white blood cell and neutrophil count compared to those with bacterial pneumonia. For patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia, a procalcitonin level of < 0.1 mcg/L is suggestive of a viral etiology, while a level > 0.25 mcg/L suggests bacterial infection. CRP is less sensitive for bacterial pneumonia than procalcitonin, but a CRP level >40 has a sensitivity of roughly 70% for bacterial pneumonia.
What imaging studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
The community-acquired pneumonia guidelines published by the Infectious Disease Society of America and American Thoracic Society recommend obtaining a CXR in all patients with suspected pneumonia to document the presence of pulmonary infiltrates. Bilateral interstitial infiltrates are highly suggestive of a viral pneumonia, but alveolar infiltrates are seen in about half of infected children.
Multilobar infiltrates are reported in approximately half of patients with confirmed viral infection. Chest CT commonly demonstrates multifocal ground-glass opacities or consolidation and centrilobular nodules following a "tree-in-bud" pattern. These CT findings are non-specific, so routine chest CT scanning is not recommended for evaluation of the etiology of pneumonia.
What non-invasive pulmonary diagnostic studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
Non-invasive pulmonary diagnostic studies, such as pulmonary function tests and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, are not helpful in diagnosing or differentiating the community-acquired viral infections of the lung.
What diagnostic procedures will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
Diagnostic confirmation of viral infections of the lung requires the detection of viruses or viral antigens in upper or lower respiratory tract samples via culture, direct immunofluorescence, or PCR to viral antigens. Higher yields are obtained with the use of nasopharyngeal aspirates in children and nasopharyngeal swabs in adults. When these procedures are performed, the nasal swabs should enter the nares and advance to a depth of at least 2 cm. Suitable samples may be obtained from throat swabs, tracheal aspirates, and sputum cultures. Bronchoalveolar lavage, which is more difficult to obtain, typically has a lower antigen or viral particle burden because of low-level viral shedding at the peripheral lung. However, H1N1 was found to have a predilection for the lower respiratory tract, so if clinical suspicion is high, a tracheal aspirate, sputum culture, or bronchoalveolar lavage may be necessary to detect the virus.
Because viral cultures typically take between 3-14 days for results, many medical centers have respiratory viral panels that utilize direct fluorescent antigen detection assays to diagnose common viral pathogens more quickly. Serologic testing may confirm a diagnosis of a recent viral infection if there is a four-fold increase in titer from acute to convalescent viral-specific antibodies.
Recently, PCR-based methods have revolutionized the rapid diagnosis of viral infections by simultaneously testing for a large number of common respiratory viruses with a single specimen. This technique, which can rapidly identify viral infection with less than a 24-hour turnaround, is quickly becoming the test of choice. With the use of PCR, recent microbiological studies have demonstrated that almost a third of adult CAPs have an identified viral pathogen. The clinician must remember that a positive viral PCR is suggestive of viral infection; however, because respiratory viruses can be present in the nasopharynx without causing illness, positive viral PCR results may overestimate the actual incidence of viral pneumonia. During the pandemic influenza outbreaks with H1N1 and H5N1, viral RNA detection by reverse-transcriptase-PCR had the highest diagnostic yield. In fact, commercial influenza antigen assays had low sensitivity and were unable to distinguish between influenza A subtypes.
What pathology/cytology/genetic studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
There are no cytologic or genetic studies that can assist in the diagnosis of community-acquired viral lung infections. Lung biopsy specimens are rarely obtained during episodes of viral pneumonia. Post-mortem examination typically reveals interstitial pneumonitis with lymphocytic infiltration. RSV typically invades bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells with alveolar macrophages and inflammation with CD3-lymphocytes inflammation in a bronchocentric pattern.
Some viruses, such as adenovirus and human metapneumovirus, demonstrate histological evidence of a hemorrhagic pneumonia. Patients who died from SARS coronavirus, influenza A (H5N1), influenza A (H1N1), or MERS-CoV infection demonstrated a diffuse alveolar damage pattern with pneumocyte desquamation, hyaline membranes, and interstitial edema.
If you decide the patient has community-acquired viral pneumonia, how should the patient be managed?
Patients with viral pneumonia should be triaged for admission based on CAP mortality prediction scores, such as PORT, CURB-65, IDSA-ATS criteria, and SMART-COP. In one study that compared the available prediction scores for intubation and mortality in pneumonia, the IDSA-ATS criteria had the highest sensitivity (74%) for predicting intubation or death, while CURB-65 had the best specificity (80%). Please note that these prediction scores were validated for bacterial pneumonia rather than viral etiologies.
When clinicians suspect a viral pneumonia, respiratory and droplet isolation is strongly recommended. It is important that visitors and hospital personnel wear disposable gloves, masks, and gowns, especially when entering the rooms of patients with RSV. Most experts recommend treating with antibiotics, since bacterial co-infection or superinfection is not easily excluded.
The treatment of viral pneumonia is primarily supportive with oxygen therapy, adjuvant antibacterial antibiotics, and non-invasive or invasive ventilation (if required). Patients with viral pneumonia who develop ARDS should be managed with lung protective ventilation strategies and conservative fluid management similar to patients with ARDS from other causes. The use of antiviral therapy for viral pneumonia is limited and discussed in the section below. Table II lists a few antiviral agents available for specific treatment of viral pneumonias:
Seasonal influenza: When started within 48 hours from onset of influenza symptoms, the neuraminidase inhibitors, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza), decrease the duration of influenza by 0.5 to 2.5 days. If patients are hospitalized, the recommendation is to utilize these agents even in patients presenting late with symptoms for more than 48 hours. The use of high-dose corticosteroids is not recommended and has been associated with increased mortality and longer viral shedding in patients suffering with H7N9 influenza pneumonia.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): Inhaled ribavirin has been utilized for the treatment of children and immunocompromised hosts with modest benefits. Its use requires supervised nebulization in a closed room to prevent spread of RSV to hospital personnel and because of its teratogenicity. An IV formulation has been studied for severe disease and oral formulations have been used as well. RSV hyperimmune globulin and monoclonal antibody preparations are used for severe infection in recipients of bone marrow and solid organ transplants. Corticosteroids are ineffective.
Varicella pneumonia: Prevention with prophylactic doses of oral acyclovir or varicella zoster immunoglobulin should be considered for patients at high risk for progression to pneumonia, such as pregnant women, AIDS patients, organ transplant patients, and other immunocompromised hosts. Confirmed or suspected cases of varicella pneumonia should be treated with IV acyclovir 10 mg/kg three times a day for seven to ten days.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia: CMV, a herpes virus, may cause severe infection in recipients of solid organ and stem cell transplants and in patients with AIDS. CMV usually occurs 6-12 weeks after solid organ or stem cell transplantation, and it occurs commonly in patients with advanced AIDS who have low CD4 counts. This infection carries a high mortality rate, and prophylaxis with ganciclovir or valganciclovir in combination with CMV hyperimmune globulin (CMV-IVIG) is commonly utilized. Treatment of active CMV pneumonitis usually consists of ganciclovir and immune globulin.
Coronavirus-associated SARS: This pandemic was treated with ribavirin based on its broad-spectrum antiviral action against DNA and RNA viruses, despite lack of in vitro virucidal activity. High-dose methylprednisolone was utilized for modulation of the inflammatory immune response with some anecdotal success. In vitro and animal models suggest that interferon beta, pegylated interferon alfa, and chloroquine may be therapeutic alternatives for SARS, and clinical studies are warranted. Other agents tested include IV immunoglobulin and combined lopinavir and ritonavir.
Pandemic influenza H5N1: Avian influenza A (H5N1) should be treated with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and antibacterial antibiotics. Resistance to amantidine has been reported, and its use is not recommended. Adjuvant corticosteroids are not beneficial and may be associated with increased mortality, as demonstrated during the last pandemic.
Pandemic influenza H1N1: The most recent swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) infection was treated with the neuraminidase inhibitors, oral oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and inhaled zanamivir (Relenza). This influenza A was resistant to amantidine and rimantidine. For hospitalized patients, the preferred agent is IV zanamivir, which may be obtained via a compassionate-use request. Recently, IV peramivir was approved by the FDA for the treatment of acute influenza in patients 18 years or older and was utilized for treatment of critically-ill influenza A H1N1 patients in the U.S. Varying doses and duration of empiric corticosteroids were used in up to 69% of patients during the pandemic with no clear benefit.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Antiviral agents are not routinely recommended for the treatment of MERS-CoV. Retrospective observational reports of combination treatment with ribavirin and pegylated interferon alpha have shown inconsistent results. Adjunct corticosteroids are not recommended and may increase mortality. Mycophenolate demonstrates in vitro activity but was not effective in animal models. The utility of convalescent plasma and monoclonal antibodies is under investigation.
Side effects of antiviral therapy: Each antiviral agent has its own side effect profile. Ribavirin nebulization, which may precipitate bronchospasm and respiratory compromise, is also a teratogenic drug. IV ribavirin has been associated with mild hemolytic anemia. The neuraminidase inhibitors, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are associated with a less than 5% rate of reported side effects: diarrhea, nausea, sinusitis, nasal symptoms, headache, and dizziness.
Inhaled zanamivir, a neuramidase inhibitor used in seasonal influenza, may precipitate bronchospasm and should be used with caution in patients with reactive airway disease. IV acyclovir may cause seizures, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and renal impairment. Ganciclovir and valganciclovir are associated with bone marrow suppression, nephrotoxicity, pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal symptoms.
What is the prognosis for patients managed in the recommended ways?
Although the prognosis for viral pneumonia including seasonal influenza is generally good, viral infections may cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients and in patients older than 65. Recent pandemics with SARS-associated coronavirus, MERS, and avian and swine origin influenza A highlighted the virulence of newly identified viral strains that originate from animal viruses. The case fatality rate for MERS-CoV is approximately 36%, while SARS-associated coronavirus led to 774 deaths and a case fatality rate of about 10%. The case fatality rate for avian origin influenza virus is very high, ranging from 27% for H7N9 to 50% for H5N1. In contrast, case fatality rates for swine origin influenza A (H1N1) and seasonal influenza are much lower at 0.5% and 0.1%, respectively.
What other considerations exist for patients with community-acquired viral pneumonia?
A patient suffering from a community-acquired viral infection must be placed in respiratory and droplet isolation to avoid spread to close contacts and hospital personnel. Hand-washing is essential to prevent person-to-person transmission. Annual influenza vaccination is essential for the prevention of seasonal influenza and associated pandemics.
For suspected pandemic influenza or MERS-CoV, it is essential that the patient is rapidly triaged and isolated with standard, contact, and airborne precautions. Expert infectious disease consultation is recommended.
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- What every physician needs to know:
- Classification:
- Are you sure your patient has community-acquired viral pneumonia? What should you expect to find?
- Beware: there are other diseases that can mimic community-acquired viral pneumonia:
- How and/or why did the patient develop community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- Which individuals are at greatest risk of developing community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- What laboratory studies should you order to help make the diagnosis, and how should you interpret the results?
- What imaging studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- What non-invasive pulmonary diagnostic studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- What diagnostic procedures will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- What pathology/cytology/genetic studies will be helpful in making or excluding the diagnosis of community-acquired viral pneumonia?
- If you decide the patient has community-acquired viral pneumonia, how should the patient be managed?
- What is the prognosis for patients managed in the recommended ways?
- What other considerations exist for patients with community-acquired viral pneumonia?


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Romney adviser: 'Break ranks'
A former adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign called Saturday for a concerted national conversation on gun control, saying the country cannot continue "doing nothing" after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left dozens dead, including 20 children.
Mark DeMoss, the Christian conservative public relations executive, told POLITICO that placing some limits on guns wouldn't have to conflict with constitutional liberties, as many on the right contend.
"I'm a conservative and a Republican, and I believe in the Constitution and all of the amendments. But the reality is, there are restrictions on lots of our freedoms," DeMoss said. "We cherish the freedom of speech, but it doesn't give you the right to yell 'fire' in a crowded theater."
( Also on POLITICO: Poll: Gun control support hits high)
DeMoss continued: "I have trouble defending a position that says there should be no restrictions on any guns or ammunition, and this slippery slope argument that if you allow the slightest bit of [gun] control, then that's the start of taking away all our freedoms.
"Somebody's got to break ranks on one side or the other, it seems to me, and talk in a rational and thoughtful way, which will probably come with great risk to whoever does that," he said. "I imagine a Republican who speaks on this will probably be opposed in their next election."
The Atlanta-based DeMoss, who heads the P.R. firm, The Demoss Group, advised Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and sought to build bridges between Romney — the first Mormon major-party presidential nominee — and the evangelical community.
Neither Romney nor President Barack Obama campaigned on new restrictions on gun ownership. Obama said Friday that the country must take "meaningful action" in response to the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but did not get more specific than that.
DeMoss acknowledged that a gun-control push could come with a heavy price for its proponents, and noted that gun issues are intertwined with "complicated … issues like mental health."
But DeMoss, noting that many on the left have been disappointed by Obama's lack of initiative on gun control, argued: "It's easy to put out statements saying, 'our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.'"
"We may not know all the facts on this shooting, but we know the facts on shootings that happened two years ago and five years ago and 13 years ago. And there doesn't seem to have been serious discussion or deliberation about it. Maybe this will be different," he said. "Or maybe the next one will be different."


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Thursday, August 13, 2009
mnml ssgs mx36: falko brocksieper
this week we've got a real treat for you: falko brocksieper has dug deep into his record crates and pulled out just over 2 hours worth of hidden gems and lost treasures. i really like falko's thinking in doing this mix - rather than just going for obvious choices, he has focused on quality tracks that we all might have forgotten about during the constant quest for something new, the latest record. PC describes the mix perfectly: "it's a music that teaches you something about groove-based electronic music; that reminds you of important things; that re-focuses and refreshes you by showing you the new and the old, the glittering of the half-forgotten... classic, not plastic."
i want to tell you more about falko's mix, but it is best just to listen. it is a careful, complex mix that has great depth and rewards multiple listens. this is definitely something the ssgs have come away from feeling like we've learnt something. this mix really shows off falko's skills as a DJ and his great knowledge for the music. much respect.
mnml ssgs mx 36: some old junk from falko's shelf
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falko has a new release coming on contexterrior (#35), 'adobe', and along with benjamin fehr they have produced together as 'the result', and have an ep, 'flagship', coming out on brouqade rec. nice. he is playing a bunch of gigs in berlin, and other places, all the info you can find at his myspace.
tracklisting to follow next week. huge thanks to falko. i know he spent quite a bit of time digging to come up with this, and it was definitely worth it. enjoy.
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This is a great mix. Love it. Love this site. Thanks a bunch :)ReplyDelete
can't wait! you guys are hustlin'ReplyDelete
thank you! description sounds promising :)ReplyDelete
i didn't have the time lately to keep up with al the new ssg mixes, but in a little bit more than a week i'll be on holiday. soundtrack of that long awaited period: the latest ssg mixes. already looking forward to it.
looks very promising , i really love the 2 hour mixes now more, ofcourse if they're good:))) thanks chris! and we beg for me!ReplyDelete
so that kicked some serious ass...ReplyDelete
and Falko is one of the warmest & most real guys I have ever had the pleasure to bring to Tokyo. Absolute legend...ReplyDelete
@ dave: a very consistent feature of ssg mixes is that they are from people who are not only great musicians, they are also awesome people.ReplyDelete
there is also a new mix by the result (aka falko and benjamin fehr) that can be found here:ReplyDelete
man listening to this on a sunday night is dangerous....i should be winding down for bed.ReplyDelete
very good.
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2009 at 11:39 PM
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Well done Mr. Brocksieper.
Great mix indeed, loving it!ReplyDelete
This mix is amazing. I can't wait to peek at the tracklist!ReplyDelete
Very nice selection and a really nice mix! Thank you.ReplyDelete
A KILLER track at 1hr:22min
It's ALL about the acid.ReplyDelete
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Rating = *****
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the lerosa mix was way betterReplyDelete
listening now and am very impressed. the picture is actually what interested me. looks like a great way to spend an afternoon.ReplyDelete
falko is amazingReplyDelete
thanks a lot
just wanted to alert y'all that Falko's new Adobe EP is out now on Beatport! (the 12" hits stores on the 21st of September.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2009 at 5:04 AM
i know this year is far from over, but this is definitely going to be my favorite mix of the year....ReplyDelete
falko played at our parties in amsterdam a couple of times, and this mix surely confirms that he is one of the most underrated dj's around...
keeps getting better & better after every listen...thx for this!
This is yet another great mix. You guys are really opening up a whole world of music here for me, so thanks for that!ReplyDelete
this is mix is amazing. wow. i haven't heard anything of this caliber of quality in quite some time. Duck yeah.ReplyDelete
You guys are awesome.. Deep thanks for making this available to us!!
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Four African-American women who paved the way for women, especially women of color, in the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are being awarded Congressional Gold Medals.
President Donald Trump signed the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act into law on Friday. The bipartisan legislation awards medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, as well as two posthumous medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. A fifth Congressional Gold medal will honor all women who contributed to NASA during the Space Race.
The lives of the four women were featured in the book "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly. The book was later adapted into the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae.
The book and film tell the story of the women who worked at NASA Langley and played pivotal roles in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit, a critical moment in the Space Race.
The Congressional Gold Medal, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is considered one of the highest civilian recognition in the U.S. It is awarded to individuals who have "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement."
California Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was outspoken in her support for the bill when it was introduced.
"Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Dr. Christine Darden made monumental contributions to science and our nation," Harris said in a statement. "The groundbreaking accomplishments of these four women, and all of the women who contributed to the success of NASA, helped us win the space race but remained in the dark far too long. I am proud our bill to honor these remarkable women has passed Congress. These pioneers remain a beacon for Black women across the country, both young and old."


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POWEL, Prince of Dyfed, was lord of the seven Cantrevs of Dyfed; and once upon a time Powel was at Narberth, his chief palace, where a feast had been prepared for him, and with him was a great host of men. And after the first meal, Powel arose to walk, and he went to the top of a mound that was above the palace, and was called Gorseth Arberth.
" Lord," said one of the court, "it is peculiar to the mound that whosoever sits upon it cannot go thence without either receiving wounds or blows, or else seeing a wonder."
"I fear not to receive wounds and blows in the midst of such a host as this; but as to the wonder, gladly would I see it. I will go, therefore, and sit upon the mound."
And upon the mound he sat. And while he sat there, they saw a lady, on a pure white horse of large size, with a garment of shining gold around her, coming along the highway that led from the mound; and the horse seemed to move at a slow and even pace, and to be coming up towards the mound.
"My men," said Powel, " is there any among you who knows yonder lady?"
"There is not, lord," said they.
"Go one of you and meet her, that we may know who she is."
And one of them arose ; and as he came upon the road to meet her she passed by, and he followed as fast as he could, being on foot; and the greater was his speed, the farther was she from him. And when he saw that it profited him nothing to follow her, he returned to Pwyll, and said unto him, "Lord, it is idle for any one in the world to follow her on foot."
"Verily," said Powel, "go unto the palace, and take the fleetest horse that thou seest, and go after her."
And he took a horse and went forward. And he came to an open level plain, and put spurs to his horse; and the more he urged his horse, the farther was she from him. Yet she held the same pace as at first. And his horse began to fail; and when his horse's feet failed him, he ye-turned to the place where Powel was.
"Lord," said he, " it will avail nothing for any one to follow yonder lady. I know of no horse in these realms swifter than this, and it availed me not to pursue her."
"Of a truth," said Powel, "there must be some illusion here. Let us go towards the palace." So to the palace they went, and they spent that day. And the next day they arose, and that also they spent until it was time to go to meat. And after the first meal, "Verily," said Powel, "we will go, the same party as yesterday, to the top of the mound. Do thou," said he to one of his young men, "take the swiftest horse that thou knowest in the field. And thus did the young man. They went towards the mound, taking the horse with them. And as they were sitting down they beheld the lady on the same horse, and in the same apparel, coming along the same road. "Behold," said Powel, "here is the lady of yesterday. Make ready, youth, to learn who she is."
My lord," said he "that will I gladly do." And thereupon the lady came opposite to them. So the youth mounted his horse ; and before he had settled himself in his saddle, she passed by, and there was a clear space between them. But her speed was no greater than it had been the day before. Then he put his horse into an amble, and thought, that, notwithstanding the gentle pace at which his horse went, he should soon overtake her. But this availed him not: so he gave his horse the reins. And still he came no nearer to her than when he went at a foot's pace. The more he urged his horse, the farther was she from him. Yet she rode not faster than before. When he saw that it availed not to follow her, he returned to the place where Powel was. " Lord," said he, "the horse can no more than thou hast seen."
"I see indeed that it avails not that any one should follow her. And by Heaven," said he, "she must needs have an errand to some one in this plain, if her haste would allow her to declare it. Let us go back to the palace." And to the palace they went, and they spent that night in songs and feasting, as it pleased them.
The next day they amused themselves until it was time to go to meat. And when meat was ended, Powel said, "Where are the hosts that went yesterday and the day before to the top of the mound ?"
"Behold, lord, we are here," said they.
"Let us go," said he, "to the mound to sit there. And do thou," said he to the page who tended his horse, "saddle my horse well, and hasten with him to the road, and bring also my spurs with thee." And the youth did thus, They went and Sat upon the mound. And ere they had been there but a short time, they beheld the lady coming by the same road, and in the same manner, and at the same pace. "Young man, said Powel, "I see the lady coming give me my horse." And no sooner had he mounted his horse than she passed him. And he turned after her, and followed her. And he let his horse go bounding playfully, and thought that at the second step or the third he should come up with her. But he came no nearer to her than at first. Then he urged his horse to his utmost speed, yet he found that it availed nothing to follow her. Then said Powel, "O maiden, " for the sake of him who thou best lovest, stay for me."
"I will stay gladly," said she, "and it were better for thy horse hadst thou asked it long since." So the maiden stopped, and she threw back that part of her head-dress which covered her face. And she fixed her eyes upon him, and began to talk with him,
"Lady," asked he, "whence comest thou, and whereunto dost thou journey ?"
"I journey on mine own errand," said she, "and right glad am I to see thee."
"My greeting be unto thee," said he. Then he thought that the beauty of all the maidens, and all the ladies that he had ever seen, was as nothing compared to her beauty.
"Lady," he said, "wilt thou tell me aught concerning thy purpose?"
"I will tell thee," said she. " My chief quest was to seek thee."
"Behold," said Powel, "this is to me the most pleasing quest on which thou couldst have come. And wilt thou tell me who thou art ?"
"I will tell thee, lord," said she. "I am Rhiannon, the daughter of Heveyth Hên, and they sought to give me to a husband against my will. But no husband would I have, and that because of my love for thee, neither will I yet have one unless thou reject me. And hither have I come to hear thy answer."
"By Heaven," said Powel, "behold this is my answer. If I might choose among all the ladies and damsels in the world, thee would I choose."
"Verily," said she, "if thou art thus minded, make a pledge to meet me ere I am given to another."
"The sooner I may do so, the more pleasing will it be unto me," said Powel, "and wheresoever thou wilt, there will I meet with thee."
"I will that thou meet me this day twelvemonth, at the palace of Heveyth. And I will cause a feast to be prepared, so that it be ready against thou come."
"Gladly," said he, " will I keep this tryst."
"Lord," said she, "remain in health, and be mindful that thou keep thy promise And now I will go hence."
So they parted, and he went back to his hosts and to them of his household. And whatsoever questions they asked him respecting the damsel, he always turned the discourse upon other matters. And when a year from that time was gone, he caused a hundred knights to equip themselves, and to go with him to the palace of Heveyth Hên. And he came to the palace, and there was great joy concerning him, with much concourse of people, and great rejoicing, and vast preparations for his coming. And the whole court was placed under his orders.
And the hall was garnished, and they went to meat, and thus did they sit; Heveyth Hên was on one side of Powel, and Rhiannon on the other. And all the rest according to their rank. And they ate and feasted and talked, one with another; and at the beginning of the carousal after the meat, there entered a tall auburn-haired youth, of royal bearing, clothed in a garment of satin. And when he came into the hall he saluted Powel and his companions.
"The greeting of Heaven be unto thee, my soul," said Powel. "Come thou and sit down."
"Nay," said he, "a suitor am I; and I will do mine errand."
"Do so willingly," said Powel.
"Lord," said he, "my errand is unto thee ; and it is to crave a boon of thee that I come."
"What boon soever thou mayest ask of me, as far as I am able, thou shalt have."
"Ah," said Rhiannon, "wherefore didst thou give that answer ?"
"Has he not given it before the presence of these nobles?" asked the youth.
"My soul," said Powel, "what is the boon thou askest?"
"The lady whom best I love is to be thy bride this night I come to ask her of thee, with the feast and the banquet that are in this place."
And Powel was silent because of the answer which he had given.
"Be silent as long as thou wilt," said Rhiannon. "Never did man make worse use of his wits than thou hast done."
"Lady," said he, "I knew not who he was."
"Behold, this is the man to whom they would have given me against my will," said she.
"And he is Gwawl the son of Clud, a man of great power and wealth; and because of the word thou hast spoken, bestow me upon him, lest shame befall thee."
"Lady," said he, "I understand not thine answer. Never can I do as thou sayest."
"Bestow me upon him," said she, "and I will cause that I shall never be his."
"By what means will that be?" said Powel.
"In thy hand will I give thee a small bag," said she. See that thou keep it well, and he will ask of thee the banquet and the feast, and the preparations, which are not in thy power. Unto the hosts and the household will I give the feast. And such will be thy answer respecting this. And as concerns myself, I will engage to become his bride this night twelvemonth. And at the end of the year be thou here," said she, "and bring this hag with thee and let thy hundred knights be in the orchard up yonder. And when he is in the midst of joy and feasting, come thou in by thyself, clad in ragged garments, and holding thy bag in thy hand, and ask nothing but a bagful of food and I will cause that if all the meat and liquor that are in these seven cantrevs were put into it, it would be no fuller than before. And after a great deal has been put therein, he will ask thee whether thy bag will ever be full. Say thou then that it never will, until a man of noble birth and of great wealth arise and press the food in the bag with both his feet, saying, 'Enough has been put therein.' And I will cause him to go and tread down the food in the bag, and when he does so, turn thou the bag, so that he shall be up over his head in it' and then slip a knot upon the thongs of the bag. Let there be also a good bugle-horn about thy neck, and as soon as thou hast bound him in the bag, wind thy horn, and let it be a signal between thee and thy knights. And when they hear the sound of the horn,. let them come down upon the palace."
"Lord," said Gwawl, "it is meet that I have an answer to my request."
"As much of that thou hast asked as it is in my power to give, thou shalt have," replied Powel.
"My soul," said Rhiannon unto him, "as for the feast and the banquet that are here, I have bestowed them upon the men of Dyved, and the household, and the warriors that are with us. These can I not suffer to be given to any. In a year from to-night a banquet shall be prepared for thee in this palace, that I may become thy bride."
So Gwawl went forth to his possessions, and Powel went also back to Dyved. And they both spent that year until it was the time for the feast at the palace of Heveyth Hên. Then Gwawl the son of Clud set out to the feast that was prepared for him, and he came to the palace and was received there with rejoicing. Powel also, the chief of Annuvyn, came to the orchard with his hundred knights, as Rhiannon had commanded him, having the bag with him. And Powel was clad in coarse and ragged garments, and wore large clumsy old shoes upon his feet. And when he knew that the carousal after the meat had begun, he went towards the hall, and when he came into the hall, he saluted Gwawl the son of Clud, and his company, both men and women.
"Heaven prosper thee " said Gwawl, "and the greeting of Heaven be unto thee!"
"Lord," said he, "may Heaven reward thee !" I have an errand unto thee."
"Welcome be thine errand, and, if thou ask of me that which is just, thou shalt have it gladly."
"It is fitting," answered he. "I crave but from want and the boon that I ask is to have this small bag that thou seest filled with meat."
"A request within reason is this," said he, " and gladly shalt thou have it. Bring him food."
A great number of attendants arose, and began to fill the bag; but for all that they put into it, it was no fuller than at first.
"My soul," said Gwawi, "will thy bag be ever full ?"
"It will not, I declare to Heaven," said he, "for all that may be put into it, unless one possessed of lands and domains and treasure shall arise, and tread down with both his feet the food which is within the bag, and shall say, 'Enough has been put herein.' "
Then said Rhiannon unto Gwawl the son of Clud, "Rise up quickly."
"I will willingly arise," said he. So he rose up, and put his two feet into the bag. And Powel turned up the sides of the bag, so that Gwawl was over his head in it. And he shut it up quickly, and slipped a knot upon the thongs, and blew his horn. And thereupon behold his household came down upon the palace. And they seized all the host that had come with Gwawl, and cast them into his own prison. And Powel threw off his rags, and his old shoes, and his tattered array. And as they came in, every one of Powel's knights struck a blow upon the bag, and asked, " What is here ?"
"A badger," said they. And in this manner they played, each of them striking the bag, either with his foot or with a staff. And thus played they with the bag. Every one as he came in asked, "What game are you playing at thus?"
"The game of Badger in the Bag," said they. And then was the game of Badger in the Bag first played.
"Lord," said the man in the bag, "if thou wouldest but hear me, I merit not to be slain in a bag."
Said Heveyth Hên, "Lord, he speaks truth. It were fitting that thou listen to him ; for he deserves not this."
"Verily," said Powel, "I will do thy counsel concerning him."
"Behold, this is my counsel then," said Rhiannon "Thou art now in a position in which it behoves thee to satisfy suitors and minstrels let him give unto them in thy stead, and take a pledge from him that he will never seek to revenge that which has been done to him. And this will he punishment enough."
"I will do this gladly," said the man in the bag.
"And gladly will I accept it,'' said Powel, '' since it is the counsel of Heveyth and Rhiannon."
"Such, then, is our counsel," answered they.
"I accept it," said Powel.
"Seek thyself sureties."
"We will be for him," said Heveyth, until his men be free to answer for him." And upon this he was let out of the bag, and his liege-men were liberated. Demand now of Gwawl his sureties," said Heveyth : "we know which should be taken for him." And Heveyth numbered the sureties.
Said Gwawl, " Do thou thyself draw up the covenant."
"It will suffice me that it be as Rhiannon said," answered Powel. So unto that covenant were all the sureties pledged.
"Verily, lord," said Gwawl "I am greatly hurt, and I have many bruises. I have need to be anointed ; with thy leave I will go forth. I will leave nobles in my stead to answer for me in all that thou shalt require."
"Willingly," said Powel, " mayest thou do thus." So Gwawl went towards his own possessions.
And the hall was set in order for Powel and the men of his host, and for them also of the palace, and they went to the tables and sat down. And as they had sat that time twelvemonth, so sat they that night. And they ate and feasted, and spent the night in mirth and tranquillity.
And next morning, at the break of day, "My lord," said Rhiannon, "arise and begin to give thy gifts unto the minstrels. Refuse no one to-day that may claim thy bounty."
"Thus shall it be, gladly," said Powel, "both to-day and every day while the feast shall last." So Powel arose, and he caused silence to be proclaimed, and desired all the suitors and the minstrels to show and to point out what gifts were to their wish and desire. And this being done, the feast went on, and he denied no one while it lasted. And when the feast was ended, Powel said unto Heveyth, "My lord, with thy permission, I will set out for Dyved to-morrow."
"Certainly," said Heveyth. "May Heaven prosper thee! Fix also a time when Rhiannon may follow thee."
Said Powel, " We will go hence together."
"Willest thou this, lord ?" said Heveyth.
"Yes," answered Powel.
And the next day they set forward towards Dyved, and journeyed to the palace of Narberth, where a feast was made ready for them. And there came to them great numbers of the chief men and the most noble ladies of the land, and of these there was none to whom Rhiannon did not give some rich gift, either a bracelet, or a ring, or a precious stone. And they ruled the land prosperously both that year and the next.
And in the fourth year a son was born to them, and women were brought to watch the babe at night. And the women slept, as did also Rhiannon. And when they awoke they looked where they had put the boy, and behold he was not there. And the women were frightened ; and, having plotted together, they accused Rhiannon of having murdered her child before their eyes.
"For pity's sake," said Rhiannon, "the Lord God knows all things. Charge me not falsely. If you tell me this from fear, I assert before Heaven that I will defend you."
"Truly," said they, "we would not bring evil on ourselves for any one in the world."
"For pity's sake," said Rhiannon, "you will receive no evil by telling the truth." But for all her words, whether fair or harsh, she received but the same answer from the women.
And Powel the chief of Annuvyn arose, and his household and his hosts. And this occurrence could not be concealed; but the story went forth throughout the land, and all the nobles heard it. Then the nobles came to Powel, and besought him to put away his wife because of the great crime which she had done. But Powel answered them that they had no cause wherefore they might ask him to put away his wife.
So Rhiannon sent for the teachers and the wise men, and as she preferred doing penance to contending with the women, she took upon her a penance. And the penance that was imposed upon her was that she should remain in that palace of Narberth until the end of seven years, and that she should sit every day near unto a horse-block that was without the gate ; and that she should relate the story to all who should come there whom she might suppose not to know it already; and that she should offer the guests and strangers, if they would permit her, to carry them upon her back into the palace. But it rarely happened that any would permit. And thus did she spend part of the year.
Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world. And unto his house there belonged a mare than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful. And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt. And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: "Wife," said he, "it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts."
"What can be done in the matter?" said she.
"This is the night of the first of May," said he. "The vengeance of Heaven be upon me, if I learn not what it is that takes away the colts." So he armed himself, and began to watch that night. Teirnyon heard a great tumult, and after the tumult behold a claw came through the window into the house, and it seized the colt by the mane. Then Teirnyon drew his sword, and struck off the arm at the elbow: so that portion of the arm, together with the colt, was in the house with him. And then did he hear a tumult and wailing both at once. And he opened the door, and rushed out in the direction of the noise, and he could not see the cause of the tumult because of the darkness of the night; but he rushed after it and followed it. Then he remembered that he had left the door open, and he returned. And at the door behold there was an infant-boy in swaddling clothes, wrapped around in a mantle of satin. And he took up the boy, and behold he was very strong for the age that he was of.
Then he shut the door, and went into the chamber where his wife was. " Lady," said he, "art thou sleeping ?"
"No, lord," said she: "I was asleep, but as thou camest in I did awake."
"Behold, here is a boy for thee, if thou wilt," said he, "since thou hast never had one."
"My lord," said she, "what adventure is this ?"
"It was thus," said Teirnyon. And he told her how it all befell.
"Verily, lord," said she, " what sort of garments are there upon the boy?"
"A mantle of satin," said he.
"He is then a boy of gentle lineage," she replied. And they caused the boy to be baptised, and the ceremony was performed there. And the name which they gave unto him was Goldenlocks, because what hair was upon his head was as yellow as gold. And they had the boy nursed in the court until he was a year old. And before the year was over he could walk stoutly ; and he was larger than a boy of three years old, even one of great growth and size. And the boy was nursed the second year, and then he was as large as a child six years old. And before the end of the fourth year, he would bribe the grooms to allow him to take the horses to water.
"My lord," said his wife unto Tiernyon, " where is the colt which thou didst save on the night that thou didst find the boy ?"
"I have commanded the grooms of the horses," said he, "that they take care of him."
"Would it not be well, lord," said she, "if thou wert to cause him to be broken in, and given to the boy, seeing that on the same night that thou didst find the boy, the colt was foaled, and thou didst save him?"
"I will not oppose thee in this matter," said Tiernyon. "I will allow thee to give him the colt."
"Lord," said she, "may Heaven reward thee ! I will give it him." So the horse was given to the boy. Then she went to the grooms and those who tended the horses, and commanded them to be careful of the horse, so that he might be broken ii' by the time that the boy could ride him.
And while these things were going forward, they heard tidings of Rhiannon and her punishment. And Teirnyon Twryv Vliant, by reason of the pity that he felt on hearing this story of Rhiannon and her punishment, inquired closely concerning it, until he had heard from many of those who came to his court. Then did Teirnyon, often lamenting the sad history, ponder with himself; and he looked steadfastly on the boy, and as he looked upon him, it seemed to him that he had never beheld so great a likeness between father and son as between the boy and Powel the chief of Annuvyn. Now the semblance of Powel was well known to him, for he had of yore been one of his followers. And thereupon he became grieved for the wrong that he did in keeping with him a boy whom he knew to be the son of another man. And the first time that he was alone with his wife he told her that it was not right that they should keep the boy with them, and suffer so excellent a lady as Rhiannon to be punished so greatly on his account, whereas the boy was the son of Powel the chief of Annuvyn. And Teirnyon's wife agreed with him that they should send the boy to Powel. "And three things, lord," said she, "shall we gain thereby - thanks and gifts for releasing Rhiannon from her punishment, and thanks from Powel for nursing his son and restoring him unto him ; and, thirdly, if the boy is of gentle nature, he will be our foster-son, and he will do for us all the good in his power." So it was settled according to this counsel.
And no later than the next day was Teirnyon equipped and two other knights with him. And the boy, as a fourth in their company, went with them upon the horse which Teirnyon had given him. And they journeyed towards Narberth, and it was not long before they reached that place. And as they drew near to the palace, they beheld Rhiannon sitting beside the horse-block. And when they were opposite to her, " Chieftain," said she, " go not farther thus "I will bear every one of you into the palace. And this is my penance for slaying my own son, and devouring him."
"Oh, fair lady," said Teirnyon, "think not that I will be one to be carried upon thy back."
"Neither will I," said the boy.
"Truly, my soul," said Teirnyon, " we will not go." So they went forward to the palace, and there was great joy at their coming. And at the palace a feast was prepared because Powel was come back from the confines of Dyfed And they went into the hall and washed, and Powel rejoiced to see Teirnyon. And in this order they sat Teirnyon between Powel and Rhiannon, and Teirnyon's two companions on the other side of Powel, with the boy between them. And after meat they began to carouse and discourse. And Teirnyon's discourse was concerning the adventure of the mare and the boy, and how he and his wife had nursed and reared the child as their own. "Behold here is thy son, lady," said Teirnyon. "And whosoever told that lie concerning thee has done wrong. When I heard of thy sorrow, I was troubled and grieved. And I believe that there is none of this host who will not perceive that the boy is the son of Powel," said Teirnyon.
"There is none," said they all, " who is not certain thereof."
"I declare to Heaven," said Rhiannon, "that if this be true, there is indeed an end to my trouble."
"Lady," said Pendaran Dyfed, "well hast thou named thy son Pryderi (end of trouble), and well becomes him the name of Pryderi son of Powel chief of Annuvyn."
"Look you," said Rhiannon "will not his own name become him better?"
"What name has he ?" asked Pendaran Dyfed.
"Goldenlocks is the name that we gave him."
"Pryderi," said Pendaran, "shall his name be."
"It were more proper," said Powel, "that the boy should take his name from the word his mother spoke when she received the joyful tidings of him." And thus was it arranged.
"Teirnyon," said Powel, "Heaven reward thee that thou hast reared the boy up to this time, and, being of gentle lineage, it were fitting that he repay thee for it."
"My lord," said Teirnyon, "it was my wife who nursed him, and there is no one in the world so afflicted as she at parting with him. It were well that he should bear in mind what I and my wife have done for him."
"I call Heaven to witness," said Powel, "that while I live I will support thee and thy possessions as long as I am able to preserve my own. And when he shall have power, he will more fitly maintain them than I. And if this counsel be pleasing unto thee and to my nobles, it shall be, that, as thou hast reared him up to the present time, I will give him to be brought up by Pendaran Dyfed from henceforth. And you shall be companions, and shall both be foster-fathers unto him."
"This is good counsel," said they all. So the boy was given to Pendaran Dyfed, and the nobles of the land were sent with him. And Teirnyon Twryv VIant and his companions set out for his country and his possessions, with love and gladness. And he went not without being offered the fairest jewels, and the fairest horses, and the choicest dogs; but he would take none of them.
Thereupon they all remained in their own dominions. And Pryderi the son of Powel the chief of Annuvyn was brought up carefully, as was fit, so that he became the fairest youth, and the most comely, and the best skilled in all good games, of any in the kingdom. And thus passed years and years until the end of Powel the chief of Annuvyn's life came, and he died.


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SNOW HILL – The trial in the $1.3 million-plus lawsuit filed last year against the Worcester County Board of Education by a private contractor replaced mid-way through the construction of the new Ocean City Elementary School over two years ago concluded late yesterday after four days when visiting Judge R. L. Karwacki ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
The Worcester County Board of Education in January 2005 hired Beka Industries, a private contractor out of Easton, to do site grading work for the new Ocean City Elementary School in West Ocean City. In August 2005, the school board allegedly became unsatisfied with the pace of the work being done by Beka Industries and replaced the company with another contractor, Precision Grading.
Last October, Beka Industries filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the Worcester County Board of Education seeking repayment for the entire amount it estimated it was due for its work on OCES. The number totaled just over $1.3 million.
Late yesterday, the judge quickly ruled in favor of Beka Industries, awarding the private contracting firm $1.1 million in damages. The judge did not award the entire $1.3 million Beka Industries was seeking, nor did he award the plaintiffs the additional money for attorney fees and the cost of litigation it was seeking, however.
The original contract between the school board and Beka Industries was $1.8 million, of which $1.4 million was paid to the contractor. However, the school board's architect, unsatisfied with the delay on certain elements within the scope of Beka's contract, replaced the company with a different contractor to finish the work.
The difference between what was paid to Beka by the school board and what was owed to them came in at around $400,000, but the plaintiffs sought, and were ultimately awarded, about $1.1 million by the judge yesterday.
The civil suit filed last October slogged its way through complex legal proceedings including several motions to dismiss the case filed by the school board for almost a year before finally coming to trial this week. The trial, docketed for nine days, began with opening statements on Monday and testimony in the case went on through mid-week before Karwacki's ruling in favor of the plaintiffs late yesterday.
According to a source close to the case, Karwacki told the litigants late Wednesday he was going to proceed with the case until all of the testimony was concluded before adjourning for the night. The proceedings ended at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night and the case was recessed until 10:30 a.m. yesterday morning.
When the case resumed yesterday, attorneys on both sides gave their closing arguments before Karwacki made his ultimate decision late yesterday afternoon. The judge rendered his opinion in the case less than a minute after school board attorney James Almand concluded his closing statement, despite the fact there were thousands of pages of material and 125 exhibits presented during the three-plus days of the trial.
"I am very disappointed with the outcome," Almand said yesterday. "With the amount of evidence that was presented over three days of trial, including 125 exhibits, I think the school board had a very strong case."
During a pre-trial conference back on Sept. 18, the judge ruled against several motions filed by the defendant before the case even went to trial. When the proceedings opened on Monday, Karwacki quickly dispensed with several other pertinent motions filed by the school board including throwing out a counter suit filed by the school board on Sept. 26 seeking over $531,000 from the plaintiffs for amounts paid under the contract for work that was never completed.
Because of some of the perceived irregularities in the handling of the case along with other factors, an appeal is likely although the process could take months or even years to resolve. Reached minutes after the verdict, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes could not comment on the case.
Almand said yesterday the school board would ultimately make a decision on an appeal.
"We'll have to weigh everything and decide which direction we want to go in terms of an appeal," he said. "The school board could take it up as early as their next meeting."
In the meantime, the school board, and ostensibly Worcester County, will be required to pay the plaintiff the roughly $1.1 million awarded by the judge yesterday
Coming out on the losing end of the suit was certainly a blow for the Board of Education and the county in general, given the current economic situation. Reached for comment late yesterday, County Commission President Virgil Shockley said the judge's ruling was certainly a tough pill to swallow for the county.
"We just don't have $200,000 lying around, much less $1.1 million," he said. "In these economic times, we simply don't have that amount of money available without making tough decisions affecting projects or even personnel."


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In the past twenty years, worldwide interest in Japanese literature, and in classical
Japanese literature in particular, has grown remarkably. Before the 1960s, only Arthur Waley's
translations of The Tale of Genji, portions of Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book, and his collection of
Noh plays were widely circulated. Thirty years later, in addition to a new translation of Genji,
fresh translations of prose, poetry, and theatre pieces originally composed from the beginnings of
the Japanese literary tradition to the beginnings of modern developments in the later part of the
nineteenth century have allowed both specialists and general readers to obtain a broad grasp of
the remarkable developments of this thousand-year tradition by reading versions of these texts in
English, and to some extent, in French and German as well.
Along with the appearance of translations has come the development of two generations
or more of scholars and readers able to read and study these beautiful texts in their original
language. Classical Japanese is now widely taught both in the United States and in Europe, and
those who have attempted even a semester or two of study have learned that the beauties of
traditional Japanese waka poetry or a text like the Hojoki ("An Account of My Hut") by Kamo
no Chomei are greater, and often more profound, than those that any translation can reveal. The
availability of this representative sampling of the important texts of the canon of classical
Japanese literature will be of tremendous assistance to those who wish to read and study them in
the original, particularly as, whenever possible, English translations are included here with them.
In addition, contemporary technology permits a rapid searching for words and characters, a
technique that can serve in and of itself as a powerful learning tool.
In his 14th century classic, the Tsurezuregusa ("Essays in Idleness"), Yoshida Kenko, the
author, writes that [in Donald Keene's elegant translation] "...the pleasantest of all diversions is
to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of the
distant past you have never known." The principle he stated so well here remains the same; but
although we still need the lamp he spoke of, some find that the book has now given over pride of
place to the computer. Used wisely, these new and expanded possibilities can make the world of
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November 19, 2014
Five tips on how employers can win back high-quality healthcare employees that got away.
By Angela Rose, Health eCareers
According to a report released on November 7, the healthcare industry added 25,000 jobs last month—on par with the previous 12-month average gain of 21,000 jobs per month. And with the demand for healthcare services increasing, the need for more healthcare professionals is expected to continue growing as well.
As you find yourself preparing to hire new staff, we bet you'd love to hire an employee who already knows how to do the job, whether it's in nursing, billing, or working in the lab. And how would you feel about one who's already familiar with most of your medical practice's procedures, staff, and patients? Sounds like a dream come true, right? These employees do exist. They include top performers laid off or poached by other medical organizations. Here's how to win them back.
1. Keep tabs on the best.
When the economy or downsizing dictates layoffs and you lose a top-notch internal medicine physician or nurse as a result, stay in touch. The same goes for high-quality employees who leave of their own accord. Social media is an excellent tool for this purpose. While they may be reluctant to mix their professional and personal lives on certain social media platforms, you can still connect with them on professional ones. At minimum, make sure you get their current address, phone number, and personal email before they leave.
2. Add value to your offer.
If your former health information technician is really good at his or her job, they probably didn't spend much time unemployed. That means the same old role and salary may not be enough to convince them to come back. Consider ways to add value to your offer. Money is one place to start, but you can also try to entice your best prospects to return with a prime shift opportunity, schedule flexibility, continued education assistance, extra vacation time, or another attractive reward.
3. Consider a promotion.
If your former employee is eager to advance his or her career within the healthcare industry, they may be tempted to return to your hospital, clinic, or other healthcare facility if you are able to offer a promotion. While an actual increase in responsibility and compensation is likely preferable, some may be satisfied with a perceived promotion in the form of a new job title. You can get creative with this if necessary. For example, if your best receptionist will only come back for a management position and the role of office manager is not available, you could title them 'lead medical receptionist.'
4. Sell your facility's culture.
If your previous nurse practitioner or medical coder has been away for a while, he or she may have forgotten about all the things that make your medical facility special. When you make your pitch for their return, take time to remind them about the family atmosphere, focus on education, supportive network, advancement opportunities, a common cause, or whatever else your organization has to offer.
5. Address the reason for leaving.
If your former employee was the victim of a layoff, reassure the candidate that the hospital, clinic, or practice's financials are in a better position. If they left of their own accord, address the reason why. For example, if it was because of a lack of advancement opportunities, discuss possible future promotions. If he or she moved on because of difficulties with a supervisor or coworker who is no longer there, make sure they know the employee is gone.
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So I was standing in front of the stove and trying to figure out what to make with the chicken, I usually have a menu but for some reason I somehow skipped this day. I don't know why, I tend to do crazy stuff like that all the time, like the one time where I made the menus for two weeks or so I thought but ended up 3 days short LOL
Anyway, this was a spur of the moment, throw a bunch of things together kinda thing but my husband and children were over the moon with how good it was, I have never heard that many ooh's and aah's.
So good!
4 chicken breasts cut in thirds (12 pieces)
Bacon slices
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
chili powder
brown sugar
Cut each breast into 3 pieces, season all the chicken with the spices,
then wrap a bacon slice around each piece, roll in brown sugar and place into an oven proof dish....make sure you have some olive oil in the dish too, like 2 or 3 tablespoons is fine.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is nice and brown and crispy.
I served mine with mashed potatoes and spooned some of the gravy from the chicken on top. Oh Lord, I am salivating just remembering.


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They are paralyzed by fear. The terrorists really did a number on them.
NSA Reform Reactions: Peter King Sick Of 'ACLU Types' While Mike Rogers Calls Plan 'Unworkable'
from the better-your-civil-liberties-violated-than-your-intelligence-agency-slightly-brui dept
Obama's will-this-do NSA reform plan left critics with plenty to say, even if it did manage to exceed expectations which were set at world-record-attempt-in-limbo height. The NSA's supporters, on the other hand, had plenty to say about it, mainly because it seemingly justified their pro-surveillance state position.
Rep. Peter King, who has called Ed Snowden a "terrorist appeaser," declared Rand Paul unfit to hold office and insinuated many Congress members may be talking to terrorists (and that's just this month!) took to the airwaves to voice his opinion on Obama's speech. As far as King can see, this whole lot of nothing was just what the nation needed.
"It was better than I expected it to be," said Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee who attended the White House announcement and a staunch defender of the NSA. "Basically the system stays intact, even on the metadata."
The only caveat King offered was that some of the specifics seemed a little arbitrary.
"I wouldn't have put any of these reforms in place, but having said that, I think they are the minimum of what he had to do, especially considering his base and where he's coming from," King said, pointing to the limits on tracing secondary and tertiary phone numbers. "I don't know what the constitutional or statutory reason for that is, why two is safer than three, but again, I think that was a way to calm down the ACLU types. That just seemed to me like a cosmetic compromise."
Those pesky "ACLU types" and their obsession with civil liberties and privacy. Just imagine the robust surveillance state we could have if we'd just rid ourselves of the few entities working day in and day out to preserve our Constitutional rights!
But he's right. The "hop" limitation isn't built on laws or statutes. It's an arbitrary number that projects a certain amount of visible restraint on the NSA's behalf. It could hop all it wanted to and likely get away with it, give or take a Snowden. In fact, the ODNI's latest batch of court orders shows that the NSA had already voluntarily dropped from four (or more) hops down to three as of 2010.
In addition, the Court understands from the Declaration of Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director of NSA (Ex. A to the Report of the United States filed in docket number BR on August 17,2009) that NSA has made a number of technical modifications that will prohibit a) from inadvertently accessing the BR metadata in [xxxxxxx]; b) from querying the BR metadata in [xxxxxxx] with non-RAS-approved identifiers; and c) from going beyond three "hops" from an identifier used to query the BR metadata in [xxxxxxx].
There was no "constitutional or statutory reason" for this reduction either. It was most likely a good faith effort to get back on Judge Walton's good side after he halted the 215 collections for "systemic abuse" that had occurred since the inception of the program. Likewise, Obama's choice to dial it back another hop is simply there to show that the program is indeed being "altered," however slightly. But we're back to trusting that the NSA is actually doing what it says it does and following instructions from the FISA court and the executive branch and limiting its contact chaining to the stated number of hops.
Mike Rogers, on the other hand, wasn't quite as gracious about Obama's NSA Reform Lite. After speculating wildly that Snowden is a Russian spy and simply incapable of right-clicking classified documents and saving them to USB drives without outside help, Rogers went on to do two things, both seemingly diametrically opposed. First off, he released this statement with Dianne Feinstein in support of the president's speech.
"Today President Obama gave a strong speech in defense of the need to collect and use intelligence in order to protect the nation and to prevent terrorist attacks around the world. We strongly agree with his comments in support and praise of the professionals in our intelligence community who do this work while upholding the civil liberties and privacy rights of all Americans."
Then he went on TV and furrowed his brow.
On CNN's "State of the Union," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (Mich.) expressed concern that the president's plan to weigh privacy issues and the government's role in collecting telephone metadata has "interjected a level of uncertainty and is having a whole bunch of us scratch our heads."
Hmm. When the only good reform is no reform, even minor reforms become majorly confusing. I'm sure Rogers is perplexed as to why his incessant, often nonsensical defense of the NSA has failed to end the "debate." I'm sure the president is also perplexed, having received a public statement from Rogers that literally said "great speech, Chief!" only to have every sentiment in it stripped away by the Congressman on live TV. (Or not. Politics and such.)
The furrow in Rogers' brow must have been deep enough to cut off oxygen to his brain, because he followed up his "concern" with this melange of surveillance tropes and baseless claims.
Rogers said the president's proposals represent big changes that could jeopardize efforts to keep the nation safe from attack.
He said that parts of the president's proposal are "unworkable" and questioned the president's call to look at whether the government or private sector should handle the bulk of the intelligence gathering.
The program has stopped hundreds of thousands of wasted FBI man hours chasing leads down rabbit holes, he said.
He argued that the program fills the gap "that we know we missed on the 9-11 attacks" and allows intelligence officials to dig more deeply into the details of communications.
"I just think we don't want to go to pre-9-11 because we haven't had an attack," he said.
There you have it. Not much changed for the NSA, program-wise, and yet we're now terrorist fodder. Rogers says Obama handed down "big changes," something absolutely no one (outside the NSA) agrees is true. It's mostly cosmetic changes and empty gestures that leave nearly every NSA program completely unscathed and it was all prefaced by a multi-paragraph love note to the intelligence community.
Since the leaks began, Rogers has devolved into a caricature — a broadly-drawn surveillance statist that spouts talking points and sees terrorists lurking behind every civil liberty. Rogers maintains his hardline on protecting the NSA's status quo even when other intelligence cheerleaders are having a hard time finding much to complain about in Obama's "comprehensive" NSA "reform" "effort." He is no longer relevant to the debate. The only problem is his position at the head of the House Intelligence Committee, a platform that guarantees he will always be asked his opinion — and from which he can undermine further reform efforts and stymie his fellow representatives' attempts at oversight.
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The first thing to do when arranging a music concert is to make a list of everything that you will need and to start working on a budget. Make sure to call your local authorities to make sure what is allowed and what is not allowed. How to arrange a music concert you need to find a band. Make some calls and find out what bands will be interested and what they charge. Also get an opening band or artist to open the concert before the actual band starts their performance. When you get a band that will be interested, you need to get a venue.
StatenIslandLawnCare.com Garden & Lawn Maintenance Service in Staten Island NY has contracts with many of the outside venues and recommends that you must have a maintenance company to come and clear the area of debris and dangers and come back after the concert to do another clean up of the area.
Make sure it is big enough to hold the number of people that will attend the concert. Make sure to book the venue at least a month or two before the concert. Decide if the concert is going to be a standing or seated event. Get security set up, especially if the band is going to be one that is famous. Even if it is not a famous band, still get security just to make sure. Decide the age group that the band will be performing for and set an age limit. You don't want to be caught with under aged fans that can get you in trouble.
Make sure that you get a sound engineer to run things smoothly. He will be in charge of the microphones and other sound equipment that will be used. You will need to get an MC. He will be in charge of opening and closing the night. You can get someone famous or even a family friend that knows how to speak in front of large groups of people.
When Barbies Dolls Agency puts together a show, the leave the project up to the professionals "we consulted with MPC on getting our project off the ground and it was a complete success. Eliminates the headaches and disasters that come with putting together a performance"
They will be introducing the band or artists. Decide what time the concert will start and the time that the doors will open. You can also help the band or artist to sell their CD's during breaks and after the concert. Don't charge them for this because you might need them again one day. After all the final arrangements have been made, you need to start with advertising to get people to attend the concert. Make posters headlining the actual band, the opening band or artist, the time of the event, the date, contact numbers to get tickets, the price of the tickets and any other website related places where tickets can be ordered online. Use social media and radio to advertise. On the night of the event make sure to be there two or three hours before to make sure everything is working.
Chris a successful event coordinator in New York says "New York city has become a city that is known for its music and music venues. From the large outdoor venues such as Shea Stadium, Yankee stadium and indoor like Madison Square Garden, Barkley Center to smaller halls such as The Bleeker Inn, Jalopy Theater, Union Hall, Rockwood Music Hall and many many more, it is important to effectively plan, promote and manage an event. As a premier escort service in NYC we offer escorts to men, women and couples in the NYC tri state area and many times its to accompany guests to these exact same venues. Our escorts accompany clients to concerts, parties, functions and more. We know which venues and concerts are more popular and entertaining for the clients that call our agency. We look for the event venues that are centrally located, have easy access to transportation such as cabs, subways and buses and have ample parking and allow for easy travel from the clients location and back. This is an important consideration as you do not want a clients time tied up in travel and stuck in traffic." Chris is not the only service to offer similar advice. The companies we reached out to informed us of the same exact points. It is important to consider all the above when selecting a venue for your performance. Many of the smaller bands do not have the capital or following to warrant a full scale NYC style venue and for those we recommend they stick to the local bars and clubs while building a strong following. Bands can grow exponentially with the help of social media: facebook, instagram, snapchat, youtube, twitter and more and in no time have a following that could take them to the next level in concert venues.


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Heads Up! Hot Dogs Review
- Publisher: [adult swim]
- Genre: Action
- Released: 1 Nov, 2012
- Size: 12.1 MB
- Price: $0.99
- What other game do you get to balance hot dogs on people's heads
- Something a little different to watch out for in each level.
- Not much beyond the initial premise.
Heads up! Hot Dogs is a game where you have to balance hotdogs on the heads of strangers that pass by, and stop as many of them hitting the ground as possible. That's pretty much it.
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So what if I told you that on the App Store there was a game, that you can play on your Apple phone or tablet device that consisted of balancing hot dogs onto the heads of complete strangers out in the street? No, your ears did not deceive you, nor did your heart, for what I speak of is true! Heads Up! Hot Dogs is the one and only hot dog balancing arcade experience possibly in the whole of video game existence, and with such a concept, is it any surprise to hear that the publishers at Adult Swim were partially responsible?
You have the view of a street in a major metropolitan area (starting off in Philly, and even traveling to the likes of the London subway). For no apparent reason, hot dogs rain down from the heavens, and as the player, it is your sworn duty to uphold the five second rule (changed to the three second rule in this game for purposes of expedience). The best way to keep them off the ground is to drag them onto the heads of all the people passing by. You gain points for every second a hot dog is balanced on someone's head, a bonus when they leave the screen carrying said hot dog, and only a small one time point boost if the hot dog grazes them before falling back to the floor. Certain pedestrians enjoy hot dogs on their noggins more than others do, and each new city introduces new characters that react differently to the meaty menace (such as the police officer who will fire at any hot dog resting on someone).
For the first couple minutes, most players might find the game easy, and might even find it boring. In our first two plays, a whole score of achievements were unlocked, and it was never a problem to gain access to each new stage. Soon enough though the people move faster, and more ball park snack food litters the streets. For each hot dog that misses the three second mark, one of five lives at the top of the screen is taken off, and there comes a tipping point when you just have to start flinging hot dogs in the air with wild abandon, praying that they land on a head. It's navigating the game during these trying times where the challenge will lay for most players, and even the slow start allows you to experiment with the hot dogs a little, and even acts as a breather for the mayhem to soon come.
The majority of the purchase power of Heads up! Hot Dogs lies in the game's unique and ridiculous concept. The devs should be commended for sticking a solid high score game under this pixelated madness, and really anyone looking for something a little different or just something new guaranteed to entertain might want to give this a go. You wouldn't want to be called a wiener after all.
Description"Heads Up! Hot Dogs is exactly why the App Store exists." -TouchArcade
"Adds a vital streak of silly, oddball fun to the App Store." - Computerandvideogames.com
"Entertaining and challenging at the same time." - Modojo
"An absurd little gem that brings a whole new meaning to street meat." -148Apps
The world's first and best frankfurter-wearing simulator finally arrives on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch! Assembled with the utmost care and attention under the supervision of highly-trained pixel craftsmen, Heads Up! Hot Dogs will tickle your fingertips as well as your taste buds with its rich tapestry of 2D flavors. Ultra-realistic, arcade-perfect visuals, stunning encased-meat sound effects and sizzling Space Age chiptunes combine to provide a culinary experience sure to satisfy even the most demanding gamer appetite.
Travel the world as you drag and drop innocent wieners to safety, placing them ever-so-gently onto the noggins of befuddled passerby.
Masterfully crafted by Adult Swim Games, creators of "Robot Unicorn Attack", and Emmett Butler & Diego Garcia, the masterminds behind such internet hits as Ultimate Flirt-Off and Dokideux Panikku.
Apple 'n' Apps says Heads Up! Hot Dogs is "packed with personality" and has "great design & controls."
- The most realistic hot-dog-head-balancing game EVER
- Visit all-beef cities like New York, London, Beijing and more!
- Place hot dogs on the heads of businessmen, hipsters, and even cops!
- Crank juicy jams from Knife City and Space Boyfriend
- GameCenter achievements and leaderboards
- World-Famous endless mustard buffet
HAVING PROBLEMS? Help us fix any issues you run into while playing - email [email protected] and tell us what you're seeing along with the device/OS version you're on.


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