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October 26 - UCLA
Why they could - The Bruins are the only team in the conference that has not one, but two players who are just as dynamic as Marcus Mariota in Brett Hundley and Anthony Barr. Hundley is the kind of guy who can keep an entire defense on their toes all game and Barr is the kind of physical freak who could actually match Mariota's athleticism. Outside of pure star power, the Bruins are maybe the most balanced and talented team in the conference other than the Ducks - their defense isn't great, but good and unlike a team like Stanford, they have a good offense that can compete in a shootout. In another good matchup for the Bruins, they are very athletic and strong up front with a defensive line that has guys like Keenan Graham, Cassius Marsh, Ellis McCarthy and Eddie Vanderdoes. Like a good SEC program, the Bruins have a number of skilled big bodies to throw out there along with big, well-tackling linebackers and Barr.
Also, the past two years, the Ducks have won the most hyped game on their schedule on the road (2011= Stanford 2012 = USC) only to lose a sneaky game at home against a less hyped opponent and this game very much fits that recipe.
Why they won't- While solid, the Bruins' defense is very inexperienced in the secondary, and in the change of pace, the Ducks have actually been more dangerous in their passing game in a lot of ways than in their running game. On offense, the Bruins are strong, but inexperienced in their offensive line, which could really be exposed on the road against a Duck defense that rushes the passer as good as anyone in the country and loves to blitz under Nick Allioti, especially in a raucous Autzen Stadium.
November 7 - at Stanford
Why they could - Despite their recent struggles, the Cardinal still have the biggest, scariest and best defense in the conference and exactly the kind of athletes that have given the Duck offense fits in the past four years. The strength of the Cardinal is that they have eight or nine big guys that can move that they can sub in and out to try and slow the Oregon offense and that's pretty much the only way that has been proven to do it. The Cardinal are also one of the few teams in the country that because their front seven is so good, they can regularly get pressure on quarterbacks without blitzing and collapse the pocket on both sides which is your only hope for containing Mariota.
The Cardinal haven't been that great on offense this year, but they do have a good enough to line to where they can pound the ball, control the clock and keep the Duck offense off the field - shortening the game and limiting their possessions and their scoring opportunities.
Why they won't - Outside of one amazing half against Arizona State and a demolition of an average Washington State team, the Cardinal simply haven't looked very good in 2013. Most surprisingly, their vaunted defense hasn't been amongst the best in the conference statistically and has regularly let opponents move the ball against them at well. It should be especially troubling for Stanford how they struggled against Washington's up-tempo if they hope to compete with the Ducks'.
On offense, the Cardinal hope that their defense will put them in a position like they did in 2012, where they don't have to score much to win, but that is probably going to be tough to duplicate, and this offense doesn't look poised to suddenly start putting up points a plenty on anyone right now. The Cardinal will also especially miss not having an All-American tight end for the first time in a while, as Zach Ertz was integral in them pulling off the upset in Eugene last season and they have been unable to find anyone that can fill his shoes at all.
November 16 - Utah
Why they could win - The Utes have one of the most underrated front sevens in the country, especially at defensive end and linebacker. They also have one of the better combinations of size and speed on their defense in the Pac-12 and that could be the perfect combination for combating the Duck offense.
Why they won't - The Utes are much improved this season, but probably not yet ready mentally or physically to head into Autzen in November and pull off one of the biggest upsets in conference history. From a matchup perspective, the Utes' primary problem probably has to do with their passing game executing in likely adverse weather against what is one of the best secondaries in the country at home in a hostile environment. Most importantly, sophomore Ute quarterback Travis Wilson has struggled with interceptions so facing the aforementioned nasty elements against an opportunistic secondary could easily spell doom very early for Utah if he isn't careful.
November 23 - at Arizona
Why they could win - The Wildcats have tried to copy the Ducks' style under Rich Rodriguez and have done it pretty well, getting off plays in a flash, moving the ball on the ground and regularly quick-striking with big plays. The Wildcats can also control the ball with arguably the nation's best running back in Ka'Deem Carey who can take over a game and keep punching back with his strength even if he gets 35 to 40 carries in the game.
Why they won't - The Wildcat defense is improved, but still doesn't look like they will be ready to do much against the most dynamic offense in the country after getting handled by Washington and USC. The Wildcats aren't very big up front, which is the key to slowing down the Ducks' attack and don't get pressure on quarterbacks very well, which is pretty much a death sentence when facing Mariota.
On offense, the Wildcats have started to show some signs of life in their offense, particularly in their passing game, but quarterback B.J. Denker still seems like a big downgrade from Matt Scott and they haven't found a receiver to replace the injured Austin Hill. Even with those two going full steam in 2012, the Wildcats managed a 49-0 outcome against the Ducks, so it's hard to imagine they will be able to muster much better without.
November 29 - Oregon State
Why they could win - The Beavers are due against the Ducks in a very bad way. I know that the way that the Ducks play kind of eliminates the concept of the football gods and breaks, but the Beavers at some point will catch some breaks against the Ducks and at least take it down to the wire with the Ducks.
Outside of just pure breaks, I think the Beavers might have the best chance of any of the Pac-12 teams left on the Ducks' schedule of pulling off the upset. The Beavers can score, they can score a lot, yes, they are one dimensional and that dimension happens to go up against the Ducks' strength, but I don't see anyone stopping Brandin Cooks and the Beavers' offensive line might be able to protect Sean Mannion long enough to let him get Cooks the ball. On defense, the Beavers are improving each and every week, are strong at corner and defensive end and tackle well, all keys to hanging with the Ducks.
Why they won't - As I mentioned earlier, the Beavers' strengths don't matchup well for them against the Ducks'. Sean Mannion has been prone to interceptions throughout his career, and turning the ball over against the Ducks is poison. Even though it seems impossible to stop Cooks, the physical Ifo Ekpre-Olomu could pose problems for the small receiver at the line and without a running game to speak of, the Ducks will be able to relentlessly blitz Mannion.
On the other side of the ball, even though the Beaver defense has improved every week, the thought of them facing Mariota and the Duck offense right now seems scary.
December 7 - Pac-12 Championship Game vs. South Champion (Let's say UCLA in Eugene)
Why they could win - I think UCLA will win the South and have to return to Autzen and rematches usually favor the team that lost the first game in the mental game, case in point how UCLA got dominated by Stanford in the regularly season only to take them to the wire in the Pac-12 Championship in 2012. Other than that, all of the reasons should be the same that they are in regular season matchup between the two.
Why they won't - The Ducks never seem to be affected by things like teams out for revenge and it will be an LA team playing in Eugene in December at night.
January 6 - BCS National Championship Game vs. Unknown
Who - I would bet Alabama, but as history goes, at least one team in the national championship will not be the team that is expected to be in there halfway through the season. If not Alabama it will be one of the remaining undefeated superpowers (Ohio State or Florida State) or one of the unexpected undefeated teams (Missouri, Miami, Baylor, Texas Tech).
It's kind of impossible to speculate on if a team could beat them when you truly can't peg a team to be an opponent for sure, but if it is in fact Alabama as everyone hopes, here you go...
Why they could win - For as dominant as Oregon has been the past few years, the Crimson Tide have been even more dominant, though not in a weekly box score way and it is because they are bigger, stronger and more talented than everyone else in college football, Oregon included. The Crimson Tide are loaded with NFL talent at every position and can use it to adjust to whatever style they like, whether they need to outscore someone, or grind out a wind with the ground game and defense.
The most crucial place where Alabama needs to use their advantage is up front. Previously SEC teams like Auburn and LSU have been able to outmatch the Ducks up front and slow their run game, get pressure on the quarterback and control the ball with their own running game and it made the difference in the end.
Why they won't - The Crimson Tide aren't quite as experienced or talented as they have been in recent years, especially up front where they need to be to take care of the Ducks. It might seem crazy to say that with how much talent the Crimson Tide do have, but they are not as loaded with first round draft picks as much as they have been in recent seasons, especially up front on defense.


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Portland-based artist Dittomaster has released the brilliant single 'Always' in October 2020. Read our full interview with this superb artist!
What is the first song that captured your attention as a youngster?
Probably Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'. I used to listen to that on my walkman and cruise around on my bike. I really like the drums and guitar. R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen.
Who influenced your latest release?
My latest release 'Always' was written for our adopted son. We brought him home from the hospital a month after the pandemic started. We're actually fostering to hopefully adopt him, so it's just a wild ride- we don't know if he'll ultimately stay with us.
It's an uncertain future, to say the least. Will we get to be there for him for the rest of his life? Hopefully so, but we really can't say until the judge makes a ruling. If it was up to us, we'd adopt him immediately.
Writing the song was helpful to set the right intention for the future, no matter what happens- in our hearts, he'll always be our baby, and we'll always be there for him.
'Always' is electronic/synth-pop in genre, what attracts you to making music in that style?
The best thing about synth-pop is the fun and upbeat nature of the genre and also the willingness to experiment. Some musical genres have a tendency to be very rigid in what is allowed within the genre, but I feel like synth-pop offers more artistic leeway to try new things.
Besides, you can't ignore the versatility of a synthesizer, that is bound to push your music to uncharted territory. You can make so many amazing sounds with a synth that will inevitably affect the songs you write- it has a much wider range than a guitar or really any other instrument, except for maybe a sampler.
Another reason I'm attracted to synth-pop is the era it originates from. The 70s and 80s was such an iconic time for music, not to mention pop culture. I'm really drawn to thinking of that time period in a romantic way. After synth-pop, my favourite sub-genres in music are Dance Punk and Electroclash, which are heavily influenced by synth-pop and punk.
With each release, you invite the listener into a world which you have created, what do you hope listeners take away from your music?
I hope people find my music offers them an escape from their reality, like a skateboard or a fast car that they can just peel out on and getaway.
I hope that after listening to one of my tracks, people will be tapping their feet, and their body will start moving, and it will help them move on from whatever was bothering them. Hopefully, my music offers them momentum to move forward.
What's your favourite venue to play?
So far Dittomaster has been a studio pandemic project, so I haven't had any live shows… but we'll see… There are some performances of me playing all the instrumental parts on YouTube for now.
What are your other passions aside from music?
My other passions aside from music include skateboarding and filmmaking. My interest in filmmaking and music grew out of skateboarding- they're all very closely connected.
If you're out filming skateboarding with your friends every day, you're going to learn guerrilla filmmaking naturally. And every skate part needs a good song to elevate it to the next level.
If you could change one thing about the music industry, what would it be?
It would be nice if making a living at music was more attainable. The freedom of having your own music project is really satisfying though- it's almost worth the trade-off. Artistic freedom is so important.
What new music are you listening to at the moment?
I've definitely been listening to Young Ejecta's "Crayon Cactus" on repeat. Besides that, I still go back to a lot of Dance Punk that came out circa 2000 – 2010. Artists like Justice, Kap Bambino, Tobacco, etc.
What musical plans do you have for the next two years?
My musical plans for the next two years include releasing as much music as possible and to push myself creatively and make each song a different experience.
Whenever live shows start to really come back, I will probably form a band to perform these songs and play some shows. I wish everyone well during this really strange year.
You have a really brilliant and unique style, where do you take your main influences from?
Thanks, I really appreciate that. I take my main influences from artists like LCD Soundsystem, Justice, and Depeche Mode. I'm equally inspired by synth-pop music and headbanger music.
Most of my songs are constructed while trying to combine the feelings those genres inspire and put those different energies together.
Also, every song is it's own journey, as corny as that sounds. While I may start off with an idea of what the song is going to be, I can't hold onto that too tightly- I think it's important to be open to new twists and turns you may not have anticipated in the songwriting process. It's more fun for the songwriter and the audience to be surprised.
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A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN has been launched to support an Irish woman who has to move with her family to the UK for a year to receive treatment.
Mother-of-one Sinéad Lowndes, who got married just four weeks ago, was recently diagnosed with a rare liver condition.
She will likely need a liver transplant and partial bowel transplant and, due to the complex nature of the surgery, it cannot be done in Ireland.
Her best friend Michelle Ross has launched a campaign to provide financial support to Sinéad, her husband Stuart and their baby daughter Paige over the year they are living in England.
She described her friend as "a true warrior" and "a generous, caring, loving girl with a heart of gold".
She is always the first to reach out to help others in a time of need.
In November last year, just six weeks before she and Stuart were due to get married, the 29-year-old woman was hospitalised. Doctors told her she had a rare liver condition named Budd Chiari Syndrome which affects one in a million adults.
She was told that she had blood clots both inside and outside of her liver and that she would need a transplant. This meant the couple had to postpone their wedding until February when she was out of hospital.
Ross said the couple's wedding was "the most magical day for all involved".
However four weeks later, the Dublin woman became ill again and she was told in hospital that she now had a blood clot in her bowel.
"She's going to have to go to Cambridge either on Monday or Tuesday next week," Ross told TheJournal.ie. "She was only told earlier this week that she has to go so they have to organise flights and accommodation and everything."
Her husband will travel over with her initially and once he finds accommodation Sinead's mother will follow with their daughter Paige.
It's looking like she will probably be waiting two months in hospital there before organs become available and then she will be in hospital up to three months after the transplant. Then she will have to remain for a further six to nine months after that.
The majority of the medical costs will be covered by the HSE but both Sinéad and Stuart will have to leave their jobs in Ireland for a year and cover living expenses in England.
Ross said her friends and family think "money shouldn't be something they have to worry about at this time".
She's been up and down but overall Sinead's had a great attitude towards it, everyone feels her mind is in a good place. She is absolutely terrified obviously but she's forward-thinking.
She's saying things like 'in 2020 I'll be back on my feet' and she has loads of plans for the future so that's great.
Her brother Paul Hosford said his sister has "not once complained about the unfairness of having to postpone her wedding or move her family to a foreign country".
On the fundraising page, Sinéad's family and friends asked people to "donate what you can to help the bravest, strongest, kindest and most amazing mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend through the toughest of times".
They said any money raised that the couple doesn't need will be donated to the charitable wings of St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin and Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
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Most modern holidays come with a lot of unnecessary waste. Single use plastic, paper packaging that ends up not decomposing in the landfill and presents that people don't actually want or need. Having a zero-waste Christmas isn't as hard as it seems. You can follow some or all of these steps to make a difference.
"Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week!"Quora
1. Gift Bags vs. Packaging
I love to give people gifts in simple sturdy gift bags. Almost everyone I give these to end up re-using them. If gift giving and opening happens in a group setting, I will ask people who don't want them to leave them in designated area.
Collecting things you won't use is also wasteful. So I am happy to take them back and re-use them next year. I bought 30 gift bags two years ago and I still have plenty left over. It's worth helping the environment to come off as a little rude and weird. I also explain why I'm doing it and it seems to resonate with many people.
2. Compost Your Tree – Or Get a Plastic One
This topic is highly debated so I will give you my two cents. A plastic tree can be re-used for years. My parents still use the same one that they got 28 years ago and it looks great. Plastic trees also make it easier to hang decorations because the twigs have wires that bend whichever way is convenient.
Living trees are great too. Christmas trees come from farms where they are grown specifically for this purpose. They do not cause deforestation. Having a living tree can be better for the planet than having a plastic one. The key is to compost it properly after holidays. Many farms accept them for compost if you bring them back. Some countries have special containers for you to dispose them in. These get composted properly instead of ending up in the landfill.
3. Christmas Cards Are a Questionable Choice
I am a hoarder and love to keep all Christmas cards. Most people are not like me and they will throw them away. If they are thrown in the trash, they will not decompose in a landfill. Even if they are recycled, well, they still existed. Keeping them isn't helping either, cause when I die, someone will have a giant box of them to throw away.
"If every family reused just two feet of holiday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of ribbon saved could tie a bow around the entire planet. If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in re-used materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields. The 2.65 billion Christmas cards sold each year in the U.S. could fill a football field 10 stories high. If we each sent one card less, we'd save 50,000 cubic yards of paper."Quora
It's 2019 people. There are many alternatives to physical post cards. Texts, tweets, emails, videos, the list goes on and on. A Boomerang of you and your family in front of the tree will be just as treasured as a photo. Except it moves and doesn't pollute the environment when it is deleted.
4. The Actual Presents
Someone recently pointed out that all stuff was once money and that was once time. This stayed with me because it's painfully true. As I already mentioned, I tend to hoard things so I am not a great example. But consider giving people something other than stuff this year.
Many people would rather get money or gift cards to use as they wish anyway. But it can be more personal than that. Concert tickets, coupons to restaurants, any sort of experience that you can gift someone can be as or more meaningful than an item. You can even gift stocks, which can grow over time and double as a great educational tool for children.
Zero-Waste Christmas Conclusion:
I always like to end these articles with a reminder. It is impossible to be perfect. Being zero-waste is impossible in our modern society. Aim to be less wasteful. Do a little better. Follow one of four steps on this list. The goal is to grow and get better, not to be perfect overnight. So do your best this year and the environment will thank you. Enjoy your holidays!
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Sri Lanka human rights improved under Sirisena: UK
July 16, 2015 10:44 pm
The human rights situation in Sri Lanka has "improved" since Maithripala Sirisena took over presidency from Mahinda Rajapaksa, a UK government report has said.
The Foreign Office's human rights report mid-2015 said Sri Lanka took a number of steps to address human rights and democracy concerns, including setting up new institutions and undertaking legal reforms.
"Freedom of expression improved, with exiled journalists invited to return to the country and a number of banned websites unblocked.
"The democratic space has opened up with travel bans on foreign nationals visiting the North lifted, and the NGO Secretariat moved from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs," the report said.
It said local contacts in the north and east noted a significant reduction in surveillance by security forces with increased space for civil society activism.
According to the report, "the human rights situation in Sri Lanka improved during the first half of 2015, although some concerns remain."
The report said the conduct of the Lankan security forces and of LTTE during the final stages of the conflict remained on domestic and international agendas.
It cited several measures by the new government for its assessment of an improved situation such as "the new government pledged to cooperate with the international community and the UN."
The report said the unofficial ban on singing national anthem in Tamil has been lifted and people held on terrorism charges released. The violence against religious minorities have decreased.
It, however, said concerns remain over torture and extra-judicial killings.
The welcomed the handing over civilian lands taken over for military purposes in the north and the appointment of civilian governors to both former war affected regions.
British Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013 during his visit to Sri Lanka had criticised the "appalling" and "chilling" crimes allegedly committed by the Sri Lankan government in the war against the LTTE.
He had also called on Rajapaksa to set up an independent inquiry into alleged war crimes - or face a UN probe.
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On Thursday, March 4, John posted a picture of himself hugging Elizabeth, who was likely 6 years old at the time, on the set of Full House. The original series starred her big sisters as Michelle Tanner, but Elizabeth made a special appearance as "Girl with Flowers" in a 1995 episode and has said she often hung out on set.
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I'm new to this forum.
At the moment, feeling anxious about to turn 41 this week.
I've hated Christmas, NY, birthday, etc. for as long as I remember. Putting my best smile in front of family and friends and yet feeling so alone inside.
I haven't been lucky in love but last year, I met someone who made me feel complete. I thought my search was over but after almost a year dating, he saw no future with me.
Here I am again single, just like Bridget Jones. I hope one day, I can finally be happy too and don't have to put on a happy face for everyone and cry when noone is around.
I need to find my purpose in life...but it's so hard when happiness kept being taken away from me.
How do you pick yourself up and keep going forward? What's your secret? I'd love to hear what you have to say.
Dear Molly23~
I can very much sympathies with your experiences over Christmas and the New year, or on many other occasions come to that. I was faced with similar when my first wife passed away very young, in her early forties.
I stated by burying myself in my work, but that only worked for a while, and holding that mask in place I found simply made me feel more isolated.
Having been divorced does something to most people, a little different from a death, and one may well end less trusting and half expecting the wheels to fall off. Sadly this can of course communicate itself to someone as they get closer.
I'm sorry that year long association came to an end, one builds up one's hopes, then it all falls down.
I'm not sure you have the same path as I used, which was simply to advertise, and then fall for the one who was a complete opposite to me but full of warmth and hope despite having seen her husband pass away.
I realise it is different for ladies, and that on-line dating can be a real trap, both by misrepresentation or fraud, so I guess maybe you can join an organization with a mix of the sexes which appeals to you and see what happens. Anything from walking shelter dogs to amateur dramatics to face to face study.
Not an easy path, but probably safer than many.
Any thoghts?
Hello Molly, and a warm welcome.
I join your feelings about all these activities which may be caused by our own circumstances, but the title of your thread 'Divorce, No Kids, Single AGAIN' may have more to how you are feeling than losing this person after a year who you were hoping to build a strong relationship with.
It's not easy to have a partner after a divorce because we're so pleased that we can connect with another person, unfortunately, this may not necessarily mean the feeling is mutual, but this can happen between any two people at any time, so don't put the blame or any pressure on yourself, there will be someone out there who idolises you and it may come at the most inconvenient timing, that doesn't matter because it may be perfect.
Your priorities may change from day to day, try and balance them up at the moment because what your main thought yesterday may not be the same today, but understand how you are feeling and hope you can get back to us.
Hi Croix,
Thank you for your comforting words and your suggestions to join activities with mix genders. Being a little introverted doesn't really help me but I will push myself to get out there.
I'm sorry for your loss. Life is full of ups and downs. I'm trying so hard to live my life to the fullest and sometimes being sad gives me relief.
Thank you for your kind words.
Hi Geoff,
Thank you for your kind words.
I fell in love with this guy within 1 year. He's genuinely a nice guy and we prioritised and took care of each other well. I guess I'm just not good at reading him. The break-up did bring my self confidence down because I'm not really sure what caused him to doubt us and he hasn't been completely honest and that's probably because he doesn't want to hurt my feeling.
But you are right. On top of losing him, just like my title, I do feel anxious because I'm not where I would like myself to be at this age.
I hope someday, I get to find my idol because I have a big heart and I have a lot of love to give.
Once again, thank you for reading and replying to me post.
I too welcome you to the forum.
Years ago my title would have been
40 married, 3 kids, still married but who am I.
Within 2 years I was separated.
So I was the opposite to you and still seeking something.
By 40 I thought would be head of a company or a leading academic, but I spent most of my time taking children to school and make dinners.
sometimes we want what others have and they may want what we have.
I think maybe we need to like who we are and be grateful for the good things in our lives.
I hope you find what you are looking for but also enjoy the journey.
Check with centrelink - even if you do it via the Salvos or similar. If you're a single mum, there is a mountain of federal, state & charity support available to you.
Be happy you're not a single dad, then you would be seriously discriminated against by all levels of gov't.


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Pfizer slapped with record £84.2m fine for overcharging NHS after ramping up cost by 2,600 per cent
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For Britain's competition watchdog has slapped Pfizer and Flynn Pharma with nearly £90m worth of fines for charging excessive prices to the NHS for an anti-epilepsy drug. It found the cost had been ramped up by as much as 2,600 per cent after the drug was deliberately debranded in 2012.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a record £84.2m fine on the pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer and a £5.2m fine on distributor Flynn Pharma after finding they broke competition law.
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The duo had charged "excessive and unfair" prices in the UK for phenytoin sodium capsules, an anti-epilepsy drug, so the CMA has also ordered them to reduce their prices.
NHS spending on the capsules had rocketed from £2m a year in 2012 to about £50m the following year. UK prices for the drug were many times higher than in Europe, the CMA had said.
Philip Marsden, chairman of the case decision group for the CMA's investigation, said: "The companies deliberately exploited the opportunity offered by debranding to hike up the price for a drug which is relied upon by many thousands of patients. These extraordinary price rises have cost the NHS and the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds."
Read more: CMA proposals to hit bank profits
Flynn Pharma was also charged £5.2m for its role in hiking prices of phenytoin sodium capsules in 2012.
Pfizer claimed the drug was loss-making before it was debranded, but the CMA said it had calculated that according to the drug giant's figures, all such losses would have been recovered within two months of the price rises.
In a statement the drug giant said it "refutes the findings set out in the CMA decision".
"In this transaction, and in all of our business operations, we approached this divestment with integrity, and believe it fully complies with established competition law," Pfizer said.
"Against that background, Pfizer believes the CMA's findings are wrong in fact and law and will be appealing all aspects of the decision."
Flynn said it was "disappointed" by the decision which it said was "based on a wholly flawed understanding of the UK pharmaceutical market".
"We believe that left unchallenged, the CMA's decision today would stunt investment in generics, eventually leading to a reduction in supply and less choice for doctors and patients," said Flynn Pharma's chief executive David Fakes. "It is a matter of common interest for us to appeal and see this decision overturned."
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Pimavanserin (antipsychotic): indications, uses and side effects
Psychotic symptoms do not only appear in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia or delusional disorder. They also appear frequently in some dementias, such as Parkinson's dementia and Alzheimer's dementia.
Pimavanserin is a third generation antipsychotic that was approved in 2016 for the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease . Other effects it may have are still being investigated to treat symptoms such as agitation and depression in Alzheimer's disease, for example.
In this article we will know its characteristics, mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects, as well as the results of clinical trials conducted with this drug of recent appearance.
Pimavanserin: what is it and why is it effective?
Pimavanserin is a recent antipsychotic, specifically an atypical antipsychotic, and considered third generation . It is marketed under the name of Nuplazid, and is synthesized by the laboratories Acadia Pharmaceuticals.
This is a drug that has recently been found to be able to relieve psychotic symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease without causing the usual side effects of other antipsychotics, such as risk of relapse, stroke or death.
However, it has so far only been approved for use in treating psychoses that occur in patients with Parkinson's dementia.
On the other hand, Parkinson's disease is a pathology that can end up developing a dementia (and this occurs in many cases); we usually know it by its motor symptoms (tremors, rigidity…), but in many cases of Parkinson's patients, psychotic symptoms also appear, such as delusions and/or hallucinations.
Studies conducted
This effect of pimavanserin to treat psychotic symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's has been demonstrated in one study . In addition, another study (a clinical trial) conducted with pimavanserin showed how this drug was also effective in relieving psychotic symptoms in people with a dementia caused by Parkinson's disease.
FDA approval
This latest finding allowed the FDA (the US government agency responsible for regulating drugs and other products) to approve pimavanserin for that indication in April 2016.
It should be noted that the authorization of pimavanserin was based on the results of a single 6-week, placebo-controlled trial involving 199 patients with Parkinson's disease, all of whom had symptoms of hallucinations and/or delusions (psychotic symptoms).
Another relevant fact is that the patients who participated in the clinical trial with pimavanserin did not worsen their primary motor symptoms.
Innovative therapy
Pimavanserin was named "innovative therapy" by the FDA ; thus, its approval as a treatment for psychoses in patients with Parkinson's dementia, was a logical step.
The designation of "innovative therapy" given by the FDA, is awarded to those drugs that, according to preliminary clinical evidence, can improve the symptoms of patients with serious diseases, and notably.
Mechanism of action
Pimavanserin, on the other hand, has a different mechanism of action from that usual in classical antipsychotics; what it does is block a specific serotoninergic nerve receptor, called THT2A or 5HT2A.
This receptor has been related to memory processes, cognitive functions and other organic functions; it is believed to play a mediating role in them.
As we have seen, pimavanserin is an atypical antipsychotic that is approved as an indication for treating the psychotic symptoms associated with Parkinson's dementia (it is marketed under the name "Nuplazid").
In addition, a recent study has also found that pimavanserin can alleviate psychosis in patients with another type of dementia , Alzheimer's dementia, although research is still ongoing and no conclusive statements or conclusions can yet be drawn. Specifically, pimavanserin would reduce the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms in dementias (usually hallucinations and delusions).
Thus, pimavanserin is currently under development (research) in relation to the possibility of treating possible cases of psychosis, schizophrenia, agitation and major depressive disorder in patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
Format and take
Pimavanserin is taken orally, in "tablet" format. It is usually given once a day and can be taken with or without food. It is recommended that it be taken at the same time each day, as with other drugs.
Different from previous antipsychotics
As we already mentioned, the mechanism of action of pimavanserin is different from the usual mechanism in antipsychotics, which block the dopamine D2 receptors in the brain (being dopamine antagonists).
In the case of pimavanserin, it is a reverse agonist and antagonist of serotoninergic 5-HT2A receptors; it has a high binding affinity with them (it fits almost perfectly).
Pimavanserin is a well-tolerated and quite safe antipsychotic , as demonstrated by several clinical trials, conducted prior to its commercialization.
Adverse effects
As for the adverse effects (AEs) of pimavanserin, the clinical trials mentioned showed how these were similar to those of the placebo condition . Specifically, these were: a confusional state and peripheral edema. These adverse effects were found in at least 5% of the patients in the trials.
An important caveat regarding the use of pimavanserin, and one that is worth knowing, is that, like all antipsychotics, it can increase mortality in older (elderly) patients with psychotic symptoms related to their dementia.
These are the adverse effects that appeared in the clinical trials, but others are also associated, such as: nausea and swelling (in hands, feet or ankles). Serious adverse effects of pimavanserin include: hallucinations, rashes, difficulty walking, confusion, hives, tightness in the throat, shortness of breath and swelling of the tongue.
It is important to see an emergency doctor in case of any of the last mentioned adverse effects.
Pimavanserin is a relatively recent drug with antipsychotic actions that has been shown to be effective in Parkinson's dementia, to treat the associated psychosis. However, we must be cautious, because although it is already marketed, pimavanserin is still under investigation .
On the other hand, although the symptoms that we know most about in Parkinson's patients are motor (and cognitive in the case of Alzheimer's), psychotic symptoms also appear in these pathologies, and moreover, relatively frequently. Moreover, they cause considerable discomfort in these patients and in the people around them.
These are symptoms that can significantly interfere with the daily functioning of these patients. That is why pimavanserin can be a hopeful drug that helps to improve the quality of life of these people, decreasing their emotional deterioration and improving their psychological well-being.
Bibliographic references:
Ballard, C., Banister, C., Khan, Z., Cummings, J., Demos, G., Coate, B., et al. Pimavanserin, a possible alternative to relieve the psychosis of dementia. The Lancet Neurology, 17: 213-222.
Kitten, A.K., Hallowell, S.A., Saklad, S.R., Evoy K.E. (2018). Pimavanserin: A Novel Drug Approved to Treat Parkinson's Disease Psychosis. Innov Clin Neurosci, 15(1-2): 16-22.
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In the Laboratory
Contact Angle Measurements Using a Simplified
Experimental Setup
Guillaume Lamour and Ahmed Hamraoui
Neuro-Physique Cellulaire, Universit
e Paris Descartes, UFR Biom
edicale, 75006, Paris, France
Andrii Buvailo, Yangjun Xing, Sean Keuleyan, Vivek Prakash, Ali Eftekhari-Bafrooei,
and Eric Borguet*
Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
Contact angle measurements are often used to evaluate
surface and liquid cleanliness and the effects of surface treatments developed as a part of fundamental research in surface
science, as well as for industrial applications. An accurate
characterization of surfaces is required in a wide range of research
fields, such as surface chemistry and biomaterials (1). In addition
to techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (2), second-harmonic generation or sum-frequency generation (3), atomic force microscopy (4), X-ray photoelectron
microscopy (5), and ellipsometry (6), contact angle measurement
is useful in the evaluation of surface macroscopic properties, such
as surface energy (7) and wettability (8).
A drop of pure liquid on a plane solid surface experiences
adhesive forces acting between the liquid and the solid surface that favor spreading, whereas the cohesive forces within the
liquid counteract the spreading. The balance between these
forces determines the contact angle, θ (Figure 1). This balance
is described by Young's equation (9) that relates the contact
angle to the surface free energies of a system containing solid (S),
liquid (L), and vapor (V) phases
γSV - γSL ¼ γLV cos θ
where γSV is the solid surface free energy, γLV is the liquid surface
free energy (also called surface tension), and γSL is the solidliquid interfacial free energy. A solid surface with a surface energy
that is higher than the surface tension of a liquid drop will
undergo complete wetting so that adhesiveness dominates, and
the drop spreads such that the contact angle is 0°. This can be
illustrated by the complete spreading of water on any substrate
that has a higher surface energy than that of water itself (i.e.,
> 72.8 mN m-1, water surface tension). If the substrate has a
relatively high surface energy, yet lower than the liquid's surface
tension, the liquid will wet the solid surface and the resulting
contact angle is 0° < θ < 90° (Figure 1C). Conversely, if the
surface energy of the solid surface is low, it will undergo poor
wetting and poor adhesiveness of the drop, resulting in a larger
contact angle. For example, a water drop that has a contact angle
>90° (Figures 1A and 2B) is characterized as nonwetting, and the
solid surface is said to be hydrophobic.
Measuring contact angles with a high level of precision usually
requires high-tech contact angle goniometers that can perform a
great number of automated measurements (N = 50-100) per drop,
thus, reducing the error on each returned average value (10). Such
goniometers may not be needed, especially for researchers that are
mainly concerned with performing routine controls on the quality of
their sample surfaces, rather than making wetting studies that require
the best equipment available. For instance, when making selfassembled monolayer (SAM) covered substrates for cell culture (1),
a precision of (1-2° in one single measurement is sufficient, as
biological response, by nature, will not be critically sensitive to small
variations in substrate wettability. Therefore, the simple experimental apparatus described here provides a convenient alternative to
commercial goniometers because the method allows measurements
with sufficient precision to be obtained while being accessible in
terms of cost and ease of construction.
Practical experience in determining contact angle and surface energies would be advantageous to students in a course such
as physical chemistry. In addition to learning how to optimize
the configuration of the apparatus, the students would be
acquainted with the sensitivity of contact angle measurements,
which highly depend on the quality of the solid surface and on
the cleanliness of the test liquid(s). Therefore, the students would
learn the importance of cleaning and drying the sample surface,
that is, performing experiments carefully and with attention to
detail. More generally, and beyond experimental considerations,
it should be emphasized that the contact angle measurement is a
reliable technique to characterize solid-liquid interfaces, and the
most simple and accessible technique available to measure the
surface tension of solid surfaces. Step-by-step instructions on
how to make a contact angle measurement are provided in the
supporting information.
Hardware Assembly
A schematic view of the setup is shown in Figure 2C. All
parts, except the lighting system, are mounted on an aluminum
breadboard. Thus, the optical components are kept stable and
fixed, while the sample support is mounted on a translation
system, allowing for subtle focus adjustments. Details of all the
parts used to assemble the system are listed in Table 1.
The optical parts include a basic digital camera (Sony,
Cyber-shot, 5.1 megapixels) and an optical lens with a focal
distance of 50.0 mm (Thorlabs, BK7 A-coated plano-convex
lens, 25.4 mm diameter) that is situated between the camera and
the sample (Figure 2A). A lamp is positioned behind the sample
to make the liquid drop to appear black, which is necessary for
measurement precision as well as for image processing. A box
(Figure 2B), covered with sheets of aluminum foil, is positioned
over the lens and the sample, thus, rejecting stray light. The box
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Figure 1. Liquid drops in contact with a solid surface (ODS SAM on glass slide). (A) A drop of deionized water (5 μL) on ODS surface. The arrow points
the solid-liquid-air point, where the contact angle is measured. (B) Same drop as in (A) processed with the ImageJ software using the contact angle
plugin. (C) A drop of n-Hexadecane (5 μL) on ODS SAM, processed with ImageJ. The profiles of the drops in (B) and (C) are automatically fitted using the
ellipse approximation. A possible application of contact angle measurements is to determine critical surface energy (γc) of the solid surface using a Zisman
plot (D). Inset box at top right represents the line fit of data for n-alkanes liquids only that supposedly returns a more accurate value for the critical surface
tension of an ODS SAM. The dashed line in the inset box is equivalent to the line fit for all liquids.
dimensions are not critical, providing that the box covers the
sample and lens assembly. The liquid drop should not reflect any
stray light that could spoil the measurement. The use of the box
can be avoided, providing the experiments are conducted in a
room where light intensity is lower than the light intensity
produced by the lamp. Nevertheless, the box is also useful to
prevent drops being polluted by air contaminants such as dust.
The most critical element relating to the precision of
measurements is the lighting system. Careful attention should
to be given to generate a background behind the drop that is
homogeneous (Figure 1A). Good results in homogenizing the
background are obtained through positioning a diffuser such as
tracing paper between the drop and the lamp as (Figure 2C). A
commercial lamp with power between 50 and 200 W can be used
to provide the light source.
In addition, the height of the camera should be adjusted so
that the actual drop and its reflection on the glass substrate can be
observed. Thus, one can precisely determine position of the triple
line (at intersection of solid-liquid-air interfaces) between the
two, marked by an arrow in Figure 1A.
The organic reagents may cause irritation to skin, eyes, and
respiratory tract and may be harmful if swallowed or inhaled.
They are also flammable.
Measuring Contact Angles
The contact angle measurement is illustrated in the case of
drops (5 μL) of deionized water (Figure 1A,B) and of n-hexadecane
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(Figure 1C) (Sigma, >99%) on a glass slide (VWR microslides,
25 mm 75 mm 1 mm, cut with a diamond tip) modified with
octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS, Gelest, Inc.), so as to obtain a surface
evenly coated with monolayer of octadecylsilane (ODS) groups: an
ODS SAM. The procedure to make this substrate can be found
elsewhere (11). The ODS SAM has hydrophobic terminal methyl
groups, and thus, the contact angle for water is >90° (Figure 1A,B).
The images in Figure 1 are taken directly with the camera. No image
treatment, such as contrast enhancing, has been done to further
process images to determine contact angles.
The same drop of deionized H2O on an ODS SAM (as in
Figure 1A) is shown in Figure 1B after processing by ImageJ free
software (12) using the contact angle plugin (13). For each
measurement, the user must choose two points to manually
define the baseline and three points along the drop profile (see
the supporting information that features a set of instructions
supplying all the details on the procedure used to make the
measurement). The program then fits the profile of the drop and
calculates the contact angle using the sphere approximation
or the ellipse approximation. In our study, the ellipse approximation gave consistent results for contact angles >40°. For
drops with contact angles <40°, the sphere approximation was
To evaluate the level of precision on the analysis of a single
drop obtained using this method, the image of the drop shown in
Figure 1A was processed 50 times by the ImageJ contact angle
plugin (as in Figure 1B). The returned value of contact angle was
110.2 ( 0.4°. The difference between the maximum and minimum measured values was 1.7°. For an n-hexadecane drop, which
has a lower contact angle on the same surface (Figure 1C), the
contact angle was 40.7 ( 0.6°, with a difference between
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Figure 2. Setup used to measure contact angles. All the "internal" elements of the experimental apparatus are shown in picture (A), whereas picture (B) depicts
elements external to the box, such as lighting system. The sketch in (C) precisely describes the configuration, along with the critical distances between some essential
parts, such as camera, lens, and sample area.
Table 1. List of All Components Used To Make the Contact Angle Measurement Experimental Apparatus, as Presented in Figure 2A
Part number
Cyber-Shot Digital Camera, 5.1 Mpxl
Aluminum Linear Ball Bearing Stage
Aluminum Breadboard, 800 x 800 x 1/200 , 1/4-20 Threaded
Mounting Base, 100 x 300 x 3/800 (25 75 10 mm)
Post Holder with Spring-Loaded Thumbscrew, L = 300
Post Holder with Spring-Loaded Thumbscrew, L = 200
Adapts d = 100 - Optic to d = 200 - Mount
SM1 Retaining Ring for d = 100 Lens Tubes and Mounts
1/400 -20 Locking Thumbscrew for Post Holders, Brass, 10 Per Box
(d 1/2 1.5 )-Post
Cap Screw Kit
HW-KIT2/M M6-1.0 Screws
BK7 A-Coated Plano-Convex Lens, d = 25.4 mm, f = 50.0 mm
maximum and minimum measured values equal to 2.4°. These
values obtained for water and n-hexadecane drops are in good
agreement with those reported in the literature for the same
substrate (14- 16). Moreover, the level of precision obtained for
the analysis of one single drop appears to be comparable to those
obtained with commercial contact angle goniometers (10). The
same type of measurements was done with drops of formamide,
n-undecane, and n-octane on the same surface, displaying similar
results in terms of precision. The results of all measurements
made are summarized in Table 2. To obtain reasonable precision
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on one single measurement of a specific liquid on a specific
substrate, the user should perform the analysis of multiple drops
(at least 3). The mean value of the analysis of these drops is the
contact angle value for the liquid and surface under consideration. It is noted that according to experimental conditions, the
standard deviation of the mean contact angle value may be higher
than the uncertainty on the analysis of one single drop, reported
in Table 2. Thus, the user is not requested to perform more than
one single analysis per image, providing the line fit of the drop
profile looks accurate.
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Table 2. Static Contact Angles Measured for Several Test Liquids
Surface tension, γ/(mN m-1)
θ/deg, min value
θ/deg, mean ( std dev (no. of times the
contact angle was evaluated for a single image)
110.2 ( 0.4 (50)
90.3 ( 0.8 (50)
40.7 ( 0.6 (50)
27.3 ( 0.4 (20)
9.8 ( 0.4 (20)
θ /deg, max value
Using one drop per liquid on octadecylsilane self-assembled monolayer (ODS SAM) on glass. All values were obtained by fitting the images of the drops with
the ImageJ contact angle plugin. Drops of water, formamide, and n-hexadecane were fitted using the ellipse approximation, whereas drops of n-undecane and
n-octane were fitted using the sphere approximation.
Determination of the Critical Surface Tension of the Solid
γc = 21.4 ( 0.5 mN m-1, which is probably an estimation closer
to the "real" surface tension of the ODS substrate.
Determining contact angles using several liquids that display
different surface tensions can help in establishing the critical
surface tension, γc, of the organic monolayer when surfaces are
modified. As an example, the critical surface tension γc of the
ODS substrate has been determined by measuring the static
contact angle of liquid droplets (see Table 2). The values of γc are
calculated using the Fox-Zisman approximation (17). In this
article, it can be understood as a first-order approximation of the
Good-Girifalco equation (18) for a surface tension of the liquid
γ (γ g γc) close to the critical surface tension γc of the solid.
Thus, a better plot of the contact angle is cos θ versus γ1/2, that is,
cos θ ¼ - 1 þ 2 c
A linear approximation of eq 2 in the vicinity of γc (FoxZisman) gives
γ - γc
cos θ 1 ð3Þ
implying that when cos θ = 1, then γ = γc. This relationship is
presented graphically in Figure 1D. It is made by fitting the data
for the test liquids, using a linear regression analysis, to cos θ = 1,
as described by Zisman (17). As a result, the critical surface energy
determined for the ODS SAM is γc = 19.8 ( 1.5 mN m-1.
In considering surface tensions, the "more energetic" component is
wetted by the "less energetic". Because γc is assimilated to the
surface tension (i.e., surface energy) of the solid, all liquids that have
a surface tension γ > γc will not wet this solid (i.e., θ > 0), and
conversely, all liquids with γ < γc will wet the solid surface (i.e.,
θ = 0). Thus, the ODS SAM will undergo complete wetting of any
liquid that has a surface tension below γc = 19.8 mN m-1. This
value compares favorably with literature values determined by
Tillman et al. (γc = 20.2 mN m-1) (14) and Kulkarni et al. (γc =
20.7 mN m-1) (19) using the same method.
Here, the line fit of data obtained for H2O, formamide, and
n-alkanes was made considering that the ODS SAM is homogeneous and does not exhibit large roughness and polar contributions, known to be able to critically influence contact
angles (20, 21). Starting from this postulate, we can also consider
that, because n-alkane liquids have no polar contribution in their
surface tensions (contrary to water and formamide), a more
accurate line fit is obtained when fitting the data using
only n-alkane liquids (inset box in Figure 1D). The result is
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We considered a simple, efficient, and inexpensive apparatus for equilibrium contact angle measurements that proved to be
adequate for measuring contact angles and thus to correctly
estimate the critical surface tension, using the model derived
from the theory of Good and Girifalco. The experimental results,
summarized in Table 2, were obtained with ImageJ. This free and
easily accessible image analysis software (with macros), returned
precise and stable values of the contact angles in both relatively
high (θ g 90°) and rather low (θ e 40°) degree regions. The
setup described in this work can be a valuable instrument when a
low-cost routine characterization of the surface is needed. It can
be used for student laboratory instruction in educational institutions as well as for performing surface studies for actual research
applications, for instance in biomedical fields.
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Step-by-step instructions on how to make a contact angle measurement.
This material is available via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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