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Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Opportunistic Infections in France: A Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisY. Yazdanpanah et al.
A simulation model of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, which incorporated French data on the progression of HIV disease in the absence of antiretroviral therapy and on cost, was used to determine the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of different strategies for the prevention of opportunistic infections in French patients who receive highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Compared with use of no prophylaxis, use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) increased per-person lifetime costs from euro 185,600 to euro 187,900 and quality-adjusted life expectancy from 112.2 to 113.7 months, for an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of euro 18,700 per quality-adjusted life-year (euro/QALY) gained. Compared with use of TMP-SMX alone, use of TMP-SMX plus azithromycin cost euro 23,900/QALY gained; adding fluconazole cost an additional euro 54,500/QALY gained. All strategies that included oral ganciclovir had cost-effectiveness ratios that exceeded euro 100,000/QALY gained. In the era of HAART, on the basis of French data, prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, toxoplasmic encephalitis, and Mycobacterium avium complex bacteremia is cost-effective. Prophylaxis against fungal and cytomegalovirus infections is less cost-effective than are other therapeutic options for HIV disease and should remain of lower priority. [Clin Infect Dis 2003;36(1):86-96.]
Results of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial at 48 Weeks (AI424-007): A Dose-Ranging, Safety, and Efficacy Comparative Trial of Atazanavir at Three Doses in Combination With Didanosine and Stavudine in Antiretroviral-Naive SubjectsI. Sanne et al. (AI424-007 Clinical Trial Group)
Three dose levels of the protease inhibitor (PI) atazanavir (200, 400, and 500 mg once daily) were compared with nelfinavir (750 mg three times daily) when given both as monotherapy and in combination with didanosine and stavudine in 420 antiretroviral-naive subjects infected with HIV-1. Subjects received monotherapy for two weeks, followed by combination therapy for 46 weeks. After 48 weeks, mean change from baseline in HIV RNA (-2.57 to -2.33 log copies/mL), the proportion of subjects with HIV RNA 3) were comparable across treatment groups. Diarrhea was two to three times more common in the nelfinavir group (61 percent of subjects) than in the atazanavir groups (23 percent to 30 percent of subjects, <.0001 versus nelfinavir), and jaundice occurred only in atazanavir-treated subjects (6 percent, 6 percent, and 12 percent in the 200-, 400-, and 500-mg groups, respectively) (<.03 for all atazanavir regimens versus nelfinavir). Mean percent change from baseline in fasting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol was significantly less in the atazanavir groups (-7 percent to 4 percent) than in the nelfinavir group (31 percent) (<.0001). In conclusion, once-daily atazanavir is a potent, safe, and well tolerated PI that rapidly and durably suppresses HIV RNA and durably increases CD4 cell count in antiretroviral-naive subjects. Through 48 weeks, atazanavir was not associated with clinically relevant increases in total cholesterol, fasting LDL cholesterol, or fasting triglycerides. In comparison, nelfinavir was associated with prompt, marked, and sustained elevations in these parameters of a magnitude that suggests they are clinically relevant. [J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2003;32(1):18-29.]
Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Lopinavir-Ritonavir in Combination With Efavirenz and Two Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Extensively Pretreated Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected PatientsA. Hsu et al. (Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories)
The steady-state pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of two oral doses of lopinavir-ritonavir (lopinavir/r; 400/100 and 533/133 mg) twice daily (BID) when dosed in combination with efavirenz, plus two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, were assessed in a phase II, open-label, randomized, parallel arm study in 57 multiple protease inhibitor-experienced but non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-naive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected subjects. All subjects began dosing of lopinavir/r at 400/100 mg BID; subjects in one arm increased the lopinavir/r dose to 533/133 mg BID on day 14. When codosed with efavirenz, the lopinavir/r 400/100 mg BID regimen resulted in lower lopinavir concentrations in plasma, particularly Cmin, than were observed in previous studies of lopinavir/r administered without efavirenz. Increasing the lopinavir/r dose to 533/133 mg increased the lopinavir area under the concentration-time curve over a 12-h dosing interval (AUC(12)), Cpredose, and C min by 46, 70, and 141%, respectively. The increase in lopinavir Cmax (33 percent) did not reach statistical significance. Ritonavir AUC(12), Cmax, Cpredose, and Cmin values were increased 46 percent to 63 percent. The lopinavir predose concentrations achieved with the 533/133-mg BID dose were similar to those observed with lopinavir/r 400/100 mg BID in the absence of efavirenz. Results from univariate logistic regression analyses identified lopinavir and efavirenz inhibitory quotient (IQ) parameters, as well as the baseline lopinavir phenotypic susceptibility, as predictors of antiviral response (HIV RNA Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003;47(1):350-9.]
Endemic Cryptosporidiosis and Exposure to Municipal Tap Water in Persons With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): A Case-Control StudyT.J. Aragon et al.
In persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Cryptosporidium parvum causes a prolonged, severe diarrheal illness to which there is no effective treatment, and the risk of developing cryptosporidiosis from drinking tap water in non-outbreak settings remains uncertain. To test the hypothesis that drinking tap water was associated with developing cryptosporidiosis, we conducted a matched case-control study among persons with AIDS in San Francisco. Among patients reported to the San Francisco AIDS Registry from May 1996 through September 1998, we compared patients who developed cryptosporidiosis to those who did not. Cases were individually matched to controls based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, CD4 T lymphocyte count, date of CD4 count, and date of case diagnosis. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated. The study consisted of 49 cases and 99 matched controls. In the multivariable analysis with adjustments for confounders, tap water consumption inside and outside the home at the highest exposure categories was associated with the occurrence of cryptosporidiosis (inside the home: odds ratio (OR), 6.76; 95 percent CI 1.37 to 33.5, and outside the home: OR 3.16; 95 percent CI 1.23 to 8.13). The PAF was 85 percent; that is, the proportion of cases of cryptosporidiosis in San Francisco AIDS patients attributable to tap water consumption could have been as high as 85 percent. Although the results from this observational study cannot be considered definitive, until there is more data, we recommend persons with AIDS, especially those with compromised immune systems, consider avoiding tap water. [BMC Public Health 2003;3(1):2.]
This article was provided by International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. It is a part of the publication IAPAC Monthly.


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Truth be told, the only thing that makes this crumble breakfast is the fact that I had it for breakfast. When it comes to breakfast, I see no reason why we need to limit ourselves to what is traditionally considered to be breakfast food. What is one country's dessert, or another country's lunch (Filipino breakfasts have rice and meat and egg and condiments!), may be your country's breakfast. So why even bother with the boundaries of cold cereal when breakfast can one glorious place that needs no plane or visa to get to?
Not that I have anything against cold cereal. I actually do love it (I'm serious), especially with nuts and fruits, drowning in straight-from-the-fridge milk. But if we just open our breakfast plates to other than just the usual suspects, perhaps more of us would be eating this very important meal.
This is something I threw together because I had two nectarines sitting around, on the verge of neglect, though still hopeful and tarty. I have written the recipe below with four nectarines because I ended up using only half the crumble topping for my two. You can make the full recipe below for breakfast (or dessert) for four, or do what I did: Use two nectarines and half the crumble topping…keeping the other half in the fridge for breakfast or dessert the next day, using either nectarines again or any other fruit (or mixture of fruits) you deem crumble-worthy. We had apple crumble for the next day's dessert (I used only one apple) with the other half of the topping, wherein I substituted the vanilla below for a nice dusting of cinnamon.
Nectarine Crumble
- 4 nectarines
- A few drops of lemon juice
- A few drops of vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons white sugar (depending how sweet/tart your nectarines are)
- Scant teaspoon all purpose flour
- 50 grams butter, chilled
- 100 grams dark muscovado sugar
- 75 grams whole wheat pastry flour
- 2-3 heaping tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans (I used a combination)
– Seed and chop nectarines into chunks. Place them in a bowl with a sprinkling of lemon juice (I used less than half a lemon), a few drops of vanilla extract, the white sugar, and the teaspoon of all purpose flour, and toss to combine. Set aside and get on with the crumble topping.
– Combine butter, muscovado sugar, whole wheat pastry flour, and nuts in another bowl and rub dry ingredients into the flour with your fingers until the whole thing resembles coarse crumbs. You can use a pastry cutter but really, why bother with something more to wash in the morning?
– Place prepared nectarines in an oven-proof dish that will accommodate all of it leaving some room on top for the crumble. Alternately, you can also divide the fruit into individual dishes.
– Crumble topping over the fruit.
– Place your crumble dish (or dishes) on a baking sheet (to catch messy drips and make things easier if you are dealing with multiple dishes) and bake in a 180C/350F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until filling is bubbling.
– Serve with yogurt or cream.
– Serves 3-4.
I brought out my whole wheat pastry flour to use in the topping, for which I bought a sack for this cake, and I must say here that although C was not too happy with the cake (though I liked it), he loved the crumble! I think the delicate touch of earthiness in the flour, echoed in the dark muscovado, and complemented by the nuts, provides a perfect rustic, comfy blanket for the sticky-sweet warm fruit! I imagine it also makes it a touch healthier than using white flour and sugar. A splodge of cream or yogurt will not go unappreciated. A scoop of vanilla ice cream if your feeling indulgent. Dairy comes in all forms my friends 😉
I made this one morning when I woke up earlier than usual and the sun was shining and everything looked fresh and promising (it rained later that day, but what better weather in which to eat warm crumble leftovers right?). It doesn't take much time to whip this up, though you can also prepare the crumble mixture the night before and just top your fruit with it the next morning. Preparing the fruit is not something I recommend doing ahead of time though as they will brown and look generally down-trodden if you leave them for long.
I have just come back from another weekend escape, this time just a drive away, and I hope to share some photos here soon. Until then, happy breakfast everyone! 🙂

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Anderson Silva asked doctors 'when can I train?' just hours after surgery
Anderson Silva remains hospitalized on Monday after surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula suffered during his fight at UFC 168 on Saturday while delivering a kick to opponent Chris Weidman.
Silva's surgeon, Dr. Steven Sanders of Las Vegas, detailed the nature of the injury and subsequent operation to repair the damage during a conference call held on Monday.
According to Dr. Sanders, Silva's leg was actually stabilized and realigned inside the Octagon, which may explain the tormented look the fighter had on his face as he was carried via stretcher from the cage to the MGM Grand's examination room.
From the arena, Silva was transported to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas where he was counseled and then chose to go into immediate surgery to repair the damaged leg. Dr. Sanders said the procedure took about an hour with an additional 30 minutes to close the wound and insert an 11.5 millimeter titanium rod into his tibia to help stabilize the bone and promote healing. The fibula was not set in a similar manner due to a myriad of reasons, not the least of which was that to do surgery on that bone, doctors would have had to operate directly at the site of the break and that could have caused an infection.
When the fracture heals, the bone will achieve its original strength.
--Dr. Steven Sanders, Anderson Silva's surgeon
Dr. Sanders explained that Silva's bones will now heal on their own while the rehabilitation involves rebuilding the soft tissue and muscle damage that occurred and will continue to happen while his bone is setting back into place. Muscle atrophy in the calf will begin almost immediately as Silva's leg remains immobile. The former middleweight champion remains on bed rest with his leg elevated while taking medication to relieve the severe pain he's suffering.
Silva is expected to make a full recovery, especially in the bones that broke from the two fractures that occurred. He will be able to start putting weight on the leg in the next few weeks once the pain subsides. The bones should not lose any kind of strength from the break, which means if Silva chooses to return to fighting he's not in danger of the same injury occurring again.
"When the fracture heals, the bone will achieve its original strength," Dr. Sanders explained. "In addition to it achieving its original strength, he'll also have a titanium rod that's 11.5 millimeters in diameter shoring up that area as well."
The titanium rod can safely stay in Silva's leg for the rest of his life, as the doctor explained the human body rarely rejects the metal when placed into a bone.
Dr. Sanders stated that a pre-surgery check of Silva's x-rays did not reveal any evidence that his leg was damaged prior to the kick that caused the break. While Silva has been a professional fighter for several years and delivered other kicks during the fight with Weidman, the doctor says that there was no proof in the scans he observed that the Brazilian fighter suffered any other fractures, breaks or stress in his leg before the break occurred.
"As an orthopedic surgeon when any injury occurs we like to know that it's from the trauma and not some unexpected or unsuspected underlying condition. So from the x-rays, when I looked at the x-rays besides obviously seeing the fracture in the bones moved apart, I look at the character of the bone to see if there was any pre-disposition to that bone why it would break," Dr. Sanders explained.
"The nature or character or quality of his bone was completely normal. There was no predisposing pathology in that bone that would have led to this particular event occurring at this time."
Silva will now begin his recovery in the hospital for a few days under his doctor's supervision until he can be cleared to return home. While there is absolutely no confirmation that Silva has come close to a decision about whether or not he'll fight again, he's constantly inquired with the doctor about getting back in the gym after his leg heals.
I would say the fracture healing in three to six months, and attempting to train in six to nine months.
--Dr. Steven Sanders
"He has spontaneously mentioned, obviously that's not something I'm questioning or curious about in the immediate post-operative phase, but he asked me in the pre-op area saying 'when can I train?' and he asked me every time when I see him on my rounds he asks 'will I be able to train? When can I train?' and I always indicated to him that he should be able to train," Dr. Sanders stated.
Regardless of fighting, Silva's outlook seems positive given the nature of the injury. Dr. Sanders is still hesitant to give any kind of timeline for a return for Silva, if he chooses to fight again, because the surgery was just two days ago. Silva is probably looking at about six to nine months off before he could potentially head back into the training room.
"We are not even 48 hours from the surgery and tibia fractures, though we can get them to heal, can have slower healing. So in general my prognosis would be a fracture healing somewhere in the nature of three to six months, but there's also soft tissue components that have to heal and then of course a rehabilitative process as well," Dr. Sanders explained.
"If I had to make a guess less than 48 hours from the operation, I would say the fracture healing in three to six months, and attempting to train in six to nine months."
For now the main concern for Silva is allowing his leg the proper time to heal and ensuring that he's given every opportunity to rehabilitate and recover. Dr. Sanders said that Silva is already using crutches just 48 hours removed from the surgery and he expects the former champion to make a full recovery.


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text: In message from Greg Lindahl <lindahl at pathscale.com> (Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:28:35 -0700): >On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 01:39:52PM -0600, Craig Tierney wrote: > >> However, for most applications the vectorization >> is going to give you the big win. > >People think that, but did you know that SIMD vectorization doesn't >help any of the codes in SPECfp? It's interesting ! Opteron SPECfp2000 results obtained w/help of PGI 5.1-3 includes -fastsse copmiler option. SPECfp2000 results (for Opteron) based on old ifc 7.0 compiler include options like -xW which allow to create SIMD instructions. Etc. There is 2 possibilities a) These compilers didn't generate SSE2-containing codes for any program from SPECfp2000 - what looks strange for me b) In the case we'll re-translate the source of SPECfp2000 w/suppression of SSE commands generation, performance results will be the same. Do I understand you correctly, that you say about case b) ? BTW, if I remember correctly, ATLAS dgemm codes for Opteron are better if they are using SIMD fp operations - but of course, it's "out of SPECfp2000 codes" > Remember that the Opteron can use >both fp pipes with scalar code. This is very different from the >Pentium4. Yes, but 32-bit ifc compilers (which don't know about Opteron microarchitecture) gave better results than pgi compilers oriented to "right" microarchitecture. Of course, I don't say about yours PathScale compilers which usually are the best (in the perofrmance of codes generated) but too expensive :-( . Yours Mikhail Kuzminsky Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry Moscow >I'd say this myth is the #1 myth in the HPC industry right >now. >


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As summer rolls around, I think back to the days when I had a corporate job with the vacation time and income to take extravagant vacations. Now as an entrepreneur, my vacations are spent going back to see my family in Louisiana and sometimes a long weekend in Palm Springs. In summer of 2006, we were lucky to experience our first trip to Hawaii and visited three islands: Honolulu, Maui and Lanai… a perfect "Taste of Hawaii" vacation! We planned to eat our way across the Islands with sightseeing, golf and beach time thrown in. We dined at some of the most famous restaurants across the three islands, expensive but delicious with gorgeous views. The Feast of LeLe Luau in Maui was a highlight. Chef James McDonald (we loved meeting him as he shares my husband's name) serves up a delicious five course dinner served at your table, not the usual Luau buffet, along with entertainment highlighting five famous islands. It was intimate and romantic … a night to remember! The dinner at Mama's Fish House in Maui on the way back from the long road to Hana is something we will never forget. We didn't realize it would be such a fancy place with a name like Mama's Fish House. My friend Judy was beyond horrified as she had a baseball cap on and this is a woman who never wears a hat! To this day, we laugh hysterically when we realize how ultra casual we were dressed in the upscale beautiful restaurant. As my Mama would say, "Country comes to town!"
Our last day in Maui, we met a woman by the pool and asked her what her favorite restaurant was and she said, "After coming here every summer for years, I would say the Hawaiian plate lunch and if you see a "Plate Lunch" sign, stop and indulge in the best Hawaiian barbeque chicken, beef, or fish served with white rice and macaroni salad - cheap and delicious!" How had we missed this local treat? We were tourist with a capital T and now feeling left out of an important Hawaiian dining experience. Shame on us!
The next day we headed to Lanai by ferry from Maui and discovered the annual Pineapple Festival would be happening the next afternoon in the town square. After a great day of golf and snorkeling, we headed in our rented jeep to the interior of Lanai and felt like we had stepped back in time… just a few local stores and restaurants. A stage was set up surrounded by about no more than 10 food tents and some were serving the famous Hawaiian Plate Lunch! BINGO!
Our mouths started watering with the delicious teriyaki smells of the Hawaiian barbeque. We went our separate ways and fifteen minutes later, we found each other. Jimmy held up his plate and said, "Five Dollars", I held mine up and said, "Six Dollars" as I had added dumplings to my meal. We both dug into the best barbeque chicken and beef served with sides of white rice and macaroni salad. It was heaven eating under the stars listening to beautiful Hawaiian music and watching local children Hula dance on stage. After polishing off our plates, I was ready for something sweet. I set off to search for a local dessert and found a tent with tables of delicious pineapple and coconut cakes. The local women behind the table gestured to me to help myself. I took two slices of the luscious desserts and asked how much. She shook her head and smiled. I walked back to Jimmy with my tasty prize, held it up for him to see and said, "free". Our last night in Hawaii was one of the most memorable as we embraced the hospitality of the lovely Lanai locals. Yes, some things in life are still free.
Recently, my sister, Erin, had a poolside Hawaiian party in Baton Rouge and asked me to bring a dish to accompany her Grilled Teriyaki Chicken and Coconut Rice. I immediately thought of the macaroni salad so created my own version kicked up with bacon and jalapeno! I'm also including her Coconut Rice dish. Serve these with any grilled meats this summer and your guests will be coming back for more. It's a bit of the Hawaiian Islands right in your own backyard!
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
Serves 8-10 as a side dish
1 package of Large Macaroni
½ cup of good quality Mayonnaise
¼ cup of Creole or Stoned Ground Mustard
1 Tbsp. of Red Wine Vinegar
½ of a large Purple Onion diced
½ of a medium Red Pepper diced
½ of a medium Green Pepper diced
1 bunch of Green Onions chopped
1 large Jalapeno Pepper seeded and diced
¼ cup of pickled Banana Peppers diced
½ cup of chopped Bacon or Real Bacon bits
1 tsp. of Creole Seasoning
Salt & Pepper to taste
Creole Seasoning
Prepare macaroni, drain and rinse with cool water. Add mayonnaise, mustard, red wine vinegar, chopped vegetables and bacon to pasta in large bowl. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Double for buffets.
Coconut Jalapeno Rice
Serves 8-10
2 Tsp. of vegetable oil
¾ cup of Shredded Coconut
1 large Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and diced
2 cups of White Rice
4 cups of Chicken Broth
¼ cup of green onion
Heat oil in large saucepan
Add Coconut
Cook stirring constantly until lightly brown, add minced onion and Jalapeno pepper
Continue cooking and stirring 1 minute longer
Add rice and stir to coat
Add Chicken Broth and bring to boil
Cover and reduce heat to low.
Simmer 25-30 minutes until rice is tender.
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The Washington Post (editorial page excepted) has been leading the cheers for Barack Obama for some time. The Post outdid itself on Friday morning. Here are the headlines it ran for the four stories that appeared on page 1:
1. "Obama, Accepting Nomination, Draws Sharp Contrast Contrast With McCain — 84,000 pack stadium to hear candidate close convention with policy specifics and pointed criticism of the Republicans"
(I noticed those policy specifics too — become energy independent in 10 years, fix social security, and deter Iran. And what does the Post mean by "pointed" criticism? I think they're trying to say the criticism is valid).
2. A Remarkable Event (bold in original) — For the Descendants of King's Dream, a New Day Dawns
3. Witnesses To A Historic Moment (bold in original) — At the Very Top of Invesco Field, Feeling More Than a Mile High
(That's how they were feeling on 15th Street in Washington, D.C. too)
4. The Message That the Party Wanted to Hear
The final story was styled "analysis;" the others purport to be straight news. But here's now the "Remarkable Event" story, by Kevin Merida, leads off:
No one said this exactly, but imagination was the quiet star of this day, that thing that leaps over walls and moves the fences of our limitations.
Forty-five years ago, many of those who jammed the Mall in Washington to hear a young Baptist preacher exhort the nation to be better were just trying to get the foot off their necks, win the right to vote, stay at a highway motel, eat at a decent diner. They were trying to send injustice packing. Not elect a black man president. Most had not yet envisioned that.
But imaginations have expanded this campaign season, soaring beyond Invesco Field, where Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's nomination Thursday night, becoming the first African American to stand before his nation and ask for its November vote.
The Post was a bit more measured this morning when it reported on John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin. The headline was: "McCain Picks Alaska Governor; Palin First Woman on GOP Ticket — Democrats Insist Running Mate Lacks Experience."
With the Washington Post, you're never more than a sentence away from a Democratic talking point.
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EXCLUSIVE: Kieran Evans' acclaimed debut [pictured] stars Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris as young lovers in Liverpool.
The Works International has boarded international sales of well-received LFF love story Kelly + Victor, whose soundtrack includes Viking Moses and former Coral member Bill Ryder Jones.
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Screen Star of Tomorrow Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris star in the raw love-story about a pair of young lovers from a tough city who suddenly find a new reason to live.
Writer-director Kieran Evans makes his feature debut on the adaptation of Niall Griffiths' novel, which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. Janine Marmot produces.
The acclaimed soundtrack features former Coral band member Bill Ryder Jones and singer Viking Moses.
Clare Crean of The Works International said: "We are delighted to be representing Kieran Evans' impressive directorial debut. Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Julian Morris both give outstanding performances and Kelly + Victor is a stunning and profoundly moving piece of cinema."
The film marks the fourth collaboration between The Irish Film Board and The Film Agency for Wales, who also co-developed the project with Film4 and Hot Property bringing Griffiths' novel to a new audience. The film is co-funded by Domino Publishing Company.
The Works' AFM slate also includes Australian comedy-horror 100 Bloody Acres and screenings for comedy-drama Good Vibrations and thriller Ashes.


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Just what is it about politicians and our money?
Exhibit A this week is L.A.'s own Mayor Eric Garcetti. Remember: He's the one in the white hat who just got tough with the Department of Water and Power's union in a showdown over pay and benefits.
So, what does the penny-pinching mayor do for an encore?
On Tuesday, as The Times' Kate Linthicum reported, Garcetti said that "he has picked Linda Lopez, a former dean of diversity at USC, to head his newly formed Office of Immigrant Affairs."
Uh, the what?
Yep, turns out that potholes -- and the budget and pensions and schools and traffic and gangs and graffiti and featherbedding at the DWP and, oh, you get the picture -- aren't L.A.'s only pressing problems. It seems we need an office at City Hall to "help immigrants navigate city government."
Or, as the new head of said office said in a statement, the aim is to help "L.A. immigrants cut through red tape and make City Hall work for them."
Good thinking: City Hall's bureaucracy is so daunting, the obvious solution is to create more bureaucracy. (You probably guessed this already, but Lopez has a doctorate in political science from USC.)
Now, here's how the mayor explained his creation:
The aim, Garcetti said in a statement, is to further "integrate immigrants into the social, political, cultural and economic fabric of the city of Los Angeles."
Wow. Shows how old-fashioned I am; I was thinking maybe these folks could follow in the tradition of millions of other immigrants to America's shores and, you know, do that for themselves!
But wait, it gets better:
The office will work with immigrants who came here legally and illegally, according to Vicki Curry, a spokeswoman for Garcetti.
The office will also play a key role in helping immigrants navigate the federal immigration process if Congress creates a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people living here without permission.
Gee, and people say government doesn't think ahead. Sure, we can't find a way to get mass transit to LAX, but just in case Congress does the impossible and actually deals with immigration, legal and otherwise, Los Angeles will be ready.
And the truly best part: These will be your tax dollars at work. You get to pay for a new director, who will of course need a deputy, and a staff, and an office, with supplies.
Here's Lopez's rationale for her new job: "Supporting their participation in civic life will benefit everyone in our city."
Now, the mayor's new. He's obviously trying to look out for all the residents of Los Angeles. No sense kicking him right out of the gate; we don't want to discourage him. But we also don't want him to fall into any bad habits.
So here's my bottom line: You really want to benefit everyone in our city? First, fix the streets. Fund the fire department, and the police department. Crack down on gangs and graffiti. Give us more transit options. Deal with waste and corruption in city government. Deal with the budget, and the looming crisis over paying for retiree benefits for city employees. And that's just for starters.
How about we deal with those things before we start throwing precious tax dollars at the other stuff?
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
To honor the passing of the great songwriter Hugh Martin Friday at 96 years of age, a repost of a review of one of my 100 favorite movies, a member of my personal canon. (If you joined us after 2008 you can pretend it's a new essay!) Imagine giving the world such perfectly crafted enduring gifts as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song". R.I.P. Mr. Martin.
Meet Me in St. Louis "The Blossoming of Judy Garland"
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Directed by Vincente Minnelli; Written by Irving Brecher and Fred F Finklehoffe from the novel "5135 Kensington" by Sally Benson; Starring Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Harry Davenport, June Lockhart, Tom Drake and Marjorie Main; Production & Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); Released 11/28/1944
It's Summer 1903 in Missouri and the Smith family are buzzing about the World's Fair coming to their town the following spring. Teenage daughters Rose (Lucille Bremer) and Esther (Judy Garland) are dreaming about proposals from handsome men, the eldest son Lonnie (Henry H Daniels Jr) is off to college and the father Lon (Leon Ames), a junior partner at a law firm, is about to tell the family that they're all relocating to New York Ci -- oh, but let's stop there. For any plot summary of Meet Me in St. Louis does the movie a great disservice. This classic musical isn't plot driven at all so much as a series of three seasonal vignettes of family life: Summer, Autumn and Winter with the following Spring in 1904 serving as a coda. Almost all of what might be called "plot" in Meet Me In St. Louis is imagined. That is to say, that the story drivers are all in the future. One day the family will move to New York. One day Rose, Lonnie, and Esther will be married. One day St. Louis will catch the attention of the nation. In essence the movie is a lovingly rendered still life of a family (and town) on the brink of great changes rather than an animated portrait of the changes themselves.
St. Louis begins smartly in the kitchen, the heart of any home. Mrs. Anna Smith (Mary Astor) and her maid and cook Katie (Marjorie Main) are preparing ketchup. Katie thinks it's too sweet, Anna thinks her husband will like it that way. Various members of the cast scoot through the kitchen sharing their opinions, too. They can't seem to agree on the flavor: too sweet? too sour? too spicy? too watery? Vincente Minnelli the real gourmet cook in the director's chair doesn't have the same problem. He gets everything right.
If the director was nervous about handling his first big budget color feature with a bonafide superstar in the lead role, you'd never know it from the results. Minnelli had only directed two black and white pictures (Cabin in the Sky, see previous article, and I Dood It both in 1943) prior to this big break but Meet Me In St Louis moves with such easy confidence, gently in and out of song and book scenes, you'd think he had nothing at all to prove.
Take the terrific economy and pacing --the movie is at once both leisurely and jam packed with comic, musical and dramatic beats -- of the final two scenes that conclude the first and longest act in the movie (Summer 1903). First there's a lengthy party sequence at the Smith home wherein Esther comically tries to seduce "The Boy Next Door" John Pruett (Tom Drake). She's endearingly amateur at seduction though Judy Garland is of course anything but amateurish when it comes to ingratiating herself to the viewer. John accompanies her through her house as she turns off the lights. It's ostensibly her duty but she's makes a huge drawn out production of it -- she's only doing it to set the mood for their first kiss. The amusement of the scene is that Esther doesn't realize she's succeeding and misreads John's nerves and equally adolescent flirting. When he finally hightails it out of her house without the kiss she's been longing for she flips the lights back on, at once. It's a great deflating punchline. The follow up scene, the classic Trolley sequence, repeats the punchline.
Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels
Stop, stop, stop went my heartstringsAs he started to leave, I took hold of his sleeve with my hand
And as if it were planned... he stayed on with me
And it was grand just to stand with his hand holding mine
To the end of the line.
Speaking of which...
Judy Garland was 22 years old when St. Louis hit theaters. She was already a screen sensation with multiple Mickey Rooney hits and The Wizard of Oz behind her. According to reports she was hesitant to take this role, another teenage character, since she had wanted to move into more grown up roles. Esther Smith turned out to be just what she was after all along. The answer was right in front of her. (There's no place like home and all that).
Esther Smith proved the perfect bridge role for one of the greatest stars of all time, taking Garland from teenager to woman both onscreen and off. By the third act (Winter 1903) Esther and John are in the thrall of requited love and faced with rather adult choices about their futures. By the time Esther is singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to her young sister Tootie (Margaret O'Brien), Judy Garland is a grown woman in full bloom and the camera treats her accordingly. By the time the film was released, Garland and Minnelli were in love and living together. It all came together gloriously. Arguably Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) is the emblematic peak of Garland's film career between her 'star is born' role in The Wizard of Oz (1939) to, well, A Star is Born (1954) itself.
I feel elegant but I can't breathe.
Furthermore, the sweetness of Esther and John's romance is tempered with their very un movie-like (if barely acknowledged) realization that they're moving too quickly. The movie never settles for just one flavor. In short, it's delicious. Or, to quote Esther herself, "heavenly... simply heavenly".
For all of the undoubtedly careful mix of moods and delicate character arcs that Minnelli stirs into his career-making hit, the most impressive thing might well be how effortless his achievement plays. With the semi resurgence of the film musical in the Aughts, much has been written about modern audiences hesistation to suspend their disbelief when characters burst into song. Modern musicals still feel a bit tentative, like they're scared to do at all what musicals are best at doing. Today's filmmakers would do well to study Meet Me In St. Louis which fills its central family's life with music: they hum, they sing phrases of songs even when no production number is on the way, they play piano; Music feels as natural here as it's ever felt in a movie. The space between musical performance and acting of the non-singing variety is blissfully blurred. In the Trolley Song sequence already discussed Judy spends the first verse of the song fretting. She's not singing at all, letting the crowd handle the number as she makes her way through the crowded car. By the time she's spotted her would be man running toward the car (He hadn't forgotten her invitation after all!) the sudden lift in her spirits is expressed quite naturally by her joining in... Everyone else is singing, why shouldn't she? There's another wonderful moment late in the film which I think best expresses Minnelli's graceful direction through performance, plot and song. Mr and Mrs Smith have had a row over the family's impending move to New York and their children have already exited the scene in anger. The mother and father begin to make peace at the piano. And as the father's voice lifts, the sisters are all gently coaxed back into frame, with unspoken forgiveness on their minds. It's a beautiful grace note in an altogether heavenly movie. A


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MOSCOW -- Separatist gunmen in eastern Ukraine on Friday defied calls by world powers for them to surrender their arms and leave the government buildings they have seized in support of demands of independence from Kiev.
Top diplomats from Russia, the United States, the European Union and Ukraine agreed Thursday in Geneva on a series of steps to "deescalate" the Ukraine crisis, in which armed groups of Russian-speaking men have occupied key government installations in a dozen cities.
Some are demanding secession from Ukraine and annexation to Russia, while others have been pushing for transforming Ukraine into a federation in which their regions would have broad autonomy to decide economic, social and foreign affairs.
Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov and Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk issued a joint statement in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, pledging "a comprehensive constitutional reform that will secure powers of the regions." They also appealed for national unity and compliance with the Geneva agreement aimed at restoring peace in the deeply divided country.
In Donetsk, where the militants believed to be directed from Moscow have proclaimed an independent "Donetsk Republic," a separatist leader told journalists on Friday that the Geneva agreement called for the release of all illegally occupied buildings, which he insisted includes the Kiev offices in which Ukraine's interim government works.
Ukraine's interim government "refuses to withdraw troops from the territory of the Donetsk region, and we can't talk in these conditions about concessions," Denis Pushilin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as telling journalists in Donetsk. "They must free the seized administrative buildings [in Kiev] and disarm the illegal armed formations: the National Guard and the Right Sector [militia] and free political prisoners."
The eight-paragraph statement released by the powers meeting in Geneva provided for restoration of occupied buildings to their "rightful owners," a phrase that the pro-Russia gunmen have interpreted to their liking.
Pushilin also accused Kiev of violating the Geneva plan's requirement that illegal armed groups surrender their weapons as the Ukrainian army has yet to retreat from the territory occupied by the pro-Russia gunmen.
Another Pro-Russia separatist leader, Anatoly Khmelevoy of the local Communist Party in Slovyansk, said the gunmen occupying government facilities there will hold their positions until Kiev submits to negotiations on the date for a referendum on secession.
"They need to reach out to us," Khmelevoy told Russia Today. "We still see no steps in this direction."
A spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Security Service said government forces would put their operation aimed at recovering the militant-occupied facilities on hold through the Easter holiday weekend and reassess the mission depending on whether the Geneva plan was being honored.
"How long it will last depends on whether terrorists will leave our territory," spokeswoman Maria Ostapenko told the online newspaper Ukrainskaya Pravda. "In connection with Easter celebrations and the Geneva agreements, it is not in an active phase now."
In Moscow, state-run media portrayed the Geneva agreement as Russia's triumph over the Kiev government in forcing the national dialogue on constitutional changes to transform Ukraine into a federation. The Kremlin has been pushing for federalization, an administrative format that would effectively allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to influence Ukraine's national government through its allied proxy regions in the heavily Russian-speaking east of the country.
President Obama on Thursday expressed skepticism about Russia's willingness to comply with the Geneva agreement and said Washington and its European allies should be prepared to impose further sanctions on Moscow if it continues to orchestrate chaos in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Itar-Tass news agency that Moscow was "highly disappointed" with the assessments of the Geneva agreement coming out of Washington.
"The American side is again trying to whitewash the course of action of the incumbent Kiev authorities who are set to suppress by force the protest activity of the population of southeastern regions where people are expressing legal indignation over encroachments on their rights," the Foreign Ministry statement said.
Russian officials have cast the separatist occupations in the east and south of Ukraine as peaceful local protests against alleged repression of ethnic Russians by what they call the "coup-installed" leaders in Kiev. An interim leadership was cobbled together by opposition politicians in Kiev in late February after a rebellion toppled Kremlin-allied former President Viktor Yanukovich, who then sought refuge in Russia.
Elsewhere in occupied eastern Ukraine, clashes continued between government forces and the separatists. Near Kramatorsk, Ukrainian airborne troops managed to get back two of the six armored personnel carriers surrendered to the rebels earlier in the week, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on its website.
Also in the Kramatorsk area, Ukrainian engineers cut off power to a local television tower captured earlier in the day by armed separatists who switched the broadcasting to Russian TV channels, the UNIAN news agency reported. After the power was cut off, the separatists left the site, the report said.
Interfax reported that one separatist was killed in a clash near the village of Sergeyevka in the Slovyansk district, where Ukrainian troops destroyed a checkpoint of the gunmen the agency described as "federalization proponents."
Analysts have expressed doubt that the Geneva agreement will resolve the confrontations roiling Ukraine as the interim authorities try to prepare for a May 25 presidential election.
"The document doesn't contain the demand to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine," Russian economist and former Kremlin advisor Andrei Illarionov wrote in his blog on Friday. "The document says nothing about Russian aggression. ... The document doesn't contain a word about Crimea."
Russia annexed the strategic Crimean peninsula last month after a similar campaign by pro-Russia militants who seized key government facilities in demand of a referendum on secession from Ukraine.
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A little juniorized, but I think it's a good counter balance for younger children versus the darker LOTR.
Is that armor a lighter shade of dark pearl grey, like the Series 9 Knight?
Hopefully we will get some more pics soon.
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Not quite convinced how that equates to a 'mountain'...? But seems like it's a return of the fantasy era dragon. I can't see any pictures of the smallest set, I think it's just to the right of one of those. The Tower raid (or whatever they're calling it this time) looks the most attractive to me with the baddie mounted knight. I'm just hoping for battlepacks like the Fantasy/Kingdoms lines.
RichardAM wrote:So much recycled stuff from the last line. Ugh.
OverLoad wrote:Interested to see what the black wizard (I could have worked an Emperor reference in there!) looks like, assuming he's got some sort of unique arrangement and isn't just the typical LEGO wizard.
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Ever since the AI was implemented, OpenMW has been plagued with a few irritating bugs. Guards running against walls and people randomly walking off cliffs, among other things. All of these seem to boil down to this: The pathfinding AI needs to be improved. There has been some attempts to do this, but none of them has come very far. Until now.
Elsid, who previously had just started on a few pull requests in november last year and then wasn't really heard from, suddenly posted this massive pull request. Why is it massive, you say?
Well basically, elsid is implementing Detour from a navigation mesh toolset called recastnavigation. You can read details about it in the link, but to summarize, recastnavigation calculates where the AI can and can't walk, and then creates a navigation mesh for the AI to use.
People have already built OpenMW with elsid's latest commits to try it out, and it seems to work great.
In the above video, user Gluka tried it out in the Tamriel Rebuilt town of Kragen Mar because that town does not have a path grid yet. The NPC's are still able to navigate the town without problems.
So if elsid manages to get this to work well without too much of a performance hit (remember, this feature isn't done and there is still a chance that there are problems that he can't solve), then this will surely revolutionize OpenMW.
In other news, the shadow branch is still moving forward in a steady pace and there has been a lot of small neat bug fixes and feature implementations merged that will further enhance the experience in the upcoming version 0.44.
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Normal mapped texture replacers, exclusive for OpenMW:
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Thanks everyone!
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This looks very promising ... fantastic work!
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Awesome, guys!
Can't wait until the next patch release.
Hoping for some upcoming optimization so that I can play it on HD 3000 chipset laptop
Can't wait until the next patch release.
Hoping for some upcoming optimization so that I can play it on HD 3000 chipset laptop
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Holy shit, navmeshes?! That is fantastic! Well done, Elsid, great job starting this up.
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Amazing! No more single file lines of AI running into each other, I think. Now what we really need is for them to jump on and off small ledges. Then presto! no more pathing exploits. lol
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Liev Schreiber Gushes About Naomi Watts Days Before Split
Just days before announcing his shock split from partner of 11 years Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber gushed about how "obsessed" he was with her when they first met.
News.com.au reports that, during a promotional interview for Ray Donovan, the 48-year-old spent most of the time talking about his long-term love and, in particular, their first date.
"I was very nervous, I was very intimidated, I was very impressed," Schreiber said last Friday in New York.
"I was a huge Mulholland Drive fan, it was one of my favourite pieces of cinema, and it was this movie that I would just watch over and over again.
"I was a little obsessed with her."
The X-Men Origins star went on to explain how Watts had asked him to dance at the Met Ball, laughing: "Thank God she was forward!"
"And if I wasn't intimdated enough just by being at the Met Ball, I went down to the club where she was sitting with Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro.
"And she is sitting between them, and they are chatting her up and she is chatting them up. And I just stood there like a lump on a log for probably 30 minutes holding a drink.
"Finally, I was just like, 'This is ridiculous, I am way in over my head.'
"So, I said to her, 'I am sorry, I have got to go home.'
"I was really uncomfortable."
After a brief pause, Schreiber continued: "And she chased me out of the place and said, 'Don't you want my number?'
"She actually said digits. Which I was shocked to hear her be so ghetto," he then laughed.
"I never ended up dancing with her that night but we went a couple of days later in the morning for some cupcakes...
"And that was it."
The couple this morning released a joint statement announcing their separation.
"Over the past few months, we've come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple," it read. "It is with great love, respect, and friendship in our hearts that we look forward to raising our children together and exploring this new phase of our relationship.
"While we appreciate your curiosity and support, we ask the press to be mindful of our children and respect their right to privacy."
Schreiber and Watts have two sons, Sasha, eight, and Samuel, seven.
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HOUSTON -- There was lots of post-play skullduggery and multiple shoving matches today betwen the Dolphins and Texans.But in the thing that mattered, namely the score, the Dolphins simply were out of their weight class.
The Texans did what everyone pretty much expected them to do: They trounced the Dolphins 30-10.
Ryan Tannehill's debut performance as Miami's quarterback was forgettable. He threw three interceptions. Not good that it happened. Not good in the way it happened -- with two of them coming on passes deflected at the line of scrimmage.
That was something we saw in the preseason and obviously has not been addressed.
The Dolphins made too many mistakes to win this or any game. Good teams lose the turnover statistic 4-0 and they typically lose. Bad teams have that happen and they get blown away.
The Dolphins got blown away.
Marcus Thigpen played well. Reggie Bush played hard and accounted for 115 total yards. Brian Hartline shined late. Davone Bess is a gamer. That was it, folks.


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Jason Aldean Sells Out Second Stadium Show of 2014 Tour in Minutes
Jason Aldean's train runs night and day. The singer has sold out his second stadium date of the 2014 Burn It Down Tour, plus two nights at Red Rocks Ampitheatre, in a matter of minutes!
Tickets for Aldean's second stadium date at Cleveland Indians Progressive Field on July 18 were snatched up by fans in a hurry, likely in part to the fact that sassy Miranda Lambert will be joining, making it an extra special night for country music lovers.
While seats for Cleveland were disappearing, the 'Night Train' singer also sold out two consecutive nights at Red Rocks. Aldean is scheduled to light up the stage for the first time there on Sept. 17 and 18.
Obviously, Aldean is truly a fan-favorite star, as evidenced by the massive number of tickets sold in a record amount of time. This isn't his first rodeo of selling out a stadium date; his first stadium show, taking place at MLB's Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, is sold out, too!
On May 1, the first leg of Aldean's headlining tour will kick off, hitting five stadiums (with Lambert joining a few) and 45 cities along the way. He's bringing along sizzling duo Florida Georgia Line and new artist Tyler Farr for the ride.


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From time to time, newspapers and magazines report
that a 200-million-year-old mosquito fossil has been found, or
a 30-million-year-old lizard fossil discovered. Reading reports
of that kind, one may well imagine that there is something special
or unique about these fossils and that their like is seldom encountered.
Yet that assumption is not correct.
The Earth is filled with millions-of-years-old fossils of present-day
living things. A very large part of these have been unearthed,
and everywhere that paleontologists excavate and study, still they
find fossil specimens of modern living things with all their flawless
attributes. Kept in countries' museums are millions-of-years-old
spiders, ants, flies, spiders, scorpions, crabs, frogs and many
other creatures, extinct and otherwise. Even specimens perfectly
preserved in amber in all their detail are to be found in museums
in their thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. Yet their numbers
are seldom mentioned in books and newspapers, and scientific journals,
forums and discussions do not address them.
Why is this?
The reason is that every "living" fossil
discovered is another proof that demolishes evolution. Every
single example of such a living species is enough to destroy
the theory to which Darwinists dedicate their professional lives.
For that reason, evolutionists attempt to keep large numbers
of these fossils hidden.
The Cambrian life forms hidden in the famous
Smithsonian Institution for 70 years—in other words, fossils of the oldest complex
life forms in the history of the planet—are a significant
instance of this. Charles Doolittle Walcott, a paleontologist and
Secretary (1907-1927) of the Smithsonian, began research in the
fossil-bearing Burgess Shale region in the Rocky Mountains, Canada.
On 31 August, 1909, Walcott unearthed one of the greatest finds
in the history of paleontology: the first fossils of creatures
530 million years old—which lived more than half a billion years
Walcott collected these fossils, and when looked at the phyla
to which they belonged, he was amazed, because the fossil stratum
he had found was so very ancient. No significant life forms had
been encountered in any older strata. But this one contained fossils
of almost all of the known phyla, as well as fossils belonging
to unknown phyla, showing that all the bodily structures in the
animal kingdom had emerged all together, in the same geological
This represented a lethal blow to Darwin's
theory, because Darwin had suggested that living things developed
like the branches of a slowly spreading tree. According to the
evolutionary tree that Darwin dreamed up, a single phylum should
appear first, then different species, and then, different phyla
over a very long period of time. Yet Walcott was looking at clear
evidence that all of the phyla existing in the present day, and
even more, had emerged suddenly and at the same time, around
530 million years ago. This discovery completely did away with
the imaginary "evolutionary tree" that
presumed that phyla began with one species that branched off over
long periods of time. Right at the beginning of the history of
life, complex features were displayed with ever-more complex fossil
specimens representing a total of 50 distinct phyla, and numerous
These approximately 530-million-year-old fossils entirely eliminated
the false reasoning of gradual evolution. Yet they were brought
out from where they had been stored and presented to the world
only after 70 years had gone by. Walcott had decided to conceal
the fossils he had obtained rather than making them available up
to his fellow scientists.
As the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Walcott was
a dyed-in-the-wool Darwinist. According to the theory of evolution,
fossils with relatively simple structures were to be expected in
rocks of such great age. Yet in terms of complexity, the fossils
he discovered were no different from our present-day creatures,
such as crabs, starfish and worms. For Darwinists, the alarming
aspect of this was that no fossil specimen that might be proposed
as the ancestor of these creatures was to be found, either in Burgess
Shale or in older rocks.
Faced with these dilemmas, Walcott was all too
aware that
the fossils he had obtained would constitute a major stumbling
block for the theory of evolution. Instead of announcing
them, he sent them to the Smithsonian, together with a few photographs
he had taken and a set of notes. There the fossils were locked
away in drawers and forgotten for 70 years. The Burgess Shale fossils
were brought to light only in 1985, when the museum archives were
re-examined. The Israeli scientist Gerald Schroeder comments:
Had Walcott wanted, he could have hired a
phalanx of graduate students to work on the fossils. But he chose
not to rock the boat of evolution. Today fossil representatives
of the Cambrian era have been found in China, Africa, the British
Isles, Sweden, Greenland. The [Cambrian] explosion was worldwide.
But before it became proper to discuss the extraordinary nature
of the explosion, the data were simply not reported.40
Had Walcott wanted, he could have hired a
phalanx of graduate students to work on the fossils. But he chose
not to rock the boat of evolution. Today fossil representatives
of the Cambrian era have been found in China, Africa, the British
Isles, Sweden, Greenland. The [Cambrian] explosion was worldwide.
But before it became proper to discuss the extraordinary nature
of the explosion, the data were simply not reported.40
These fossils represent one of the greatest
difficulties for the evolutionists, making it a certainty that
their theory is invalid.
They are proofs of creation that evolutionists are completely unable
to explain.
Historically, the proponents of evolution have committed countless
examples of fraud, in which an ape jaw was added to a human cranium,
reconstructions were produced from a single fossil pig's tooth
showing the imaginary social lives of ape-men, or feathers were
added to dinosaur fossils. (For detailed information, see Harun
Yahya's Darwinism Refuted, Goodword Books, 2003 and The
Evolution Deceit, Ta-Ha Publishers, 1999). The adherents of
this theory seek to keep it alive not with scientific evidence
but ideologically. They didn't hesitate to produce fake "intermediate" fossils
to support their claims, but have felt compelled to conceal fossils
hundreds of millions of years old that would consign their theory
to the dustbin. Their illogicality gradually began to be realized,
and since the Earth's strata were full of such fossil specimens,
some of them were slowly, reluctantly displayed. Yet this deception
still persists today, and some fossil specimens are still kept
quietly concealed in museums. If all these specimens kept out of
public view were made available, the obvious facts would be realized.
Most scientists, however, lack the courage to make such a move
that would completely do away with the theory of evolution.
This book presents a small selection of living fossils and their
counterparts millions of years old. Our aim in doing so is to show
that no evolutionary process ever took place on Earth, to prove
that millions of years ago, living organisms were equipped with
the same immaculate features they possess now, and to reveal that
evolution is a false theory that has sought to keep itself alive
by concealing the truth and misleading people. Any theory that
hides the scientific evidence, that seeks to assume an authoritative
guise through fraud and deception, has openly disproved itself.
Evolutionists are well aware that all the scientific
evidence shows that their "process" is nothing but
a myth. Living fossils are the work of God, the Creator and Lord
of all things, Who first created them millions of years ago and
has maintained them in all their perfect forms right down to
the present day. Ever since Darwin's time, his followers have
been terrified of this evident fact being revealed for all to
see. At last, however, this manifest and indisputable truth is
out in the open, and all their efforts to conceal it have been
in vain. Superstition has vanished in the face of the facts;
and God, Lord of the worlds, has once again revealed His greatness
and might in the most ideal form:
We did not create heaven and Earth and everything in
between them as a game. If We had desired to have some amusement,
We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not
do that. Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it
cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without
end for you for what you portray! (Qur'an, 21:16-18)
We did not create heaven and Earth and everything in
between them as a game. If We had desired to have some amusement,
We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not
do that. Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it
cuts right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without
end for you for what you portray! (Qur'an, 21:16-18)
40. Gerald Schroeder, "Evolution:
Rationality vs. Randomness", http://www.geraldschroeder.com/evolution.html


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William Shakespeare bound As You Like It in 1599 or aboriginal 1600, creating one of his a lot of admired heroines, Rosalind, in this pastoral comedy.
To abstain getting afflicted in her uncle's court, Rosalind runs abroad forth with her accessory to the adjacent backwoods of Arden. In fact, 'run' seems to be the accessible chat in this play as about all the characters assume to be active afterwards the two girls into the forest. Almost anybody finds accurate adulation during the advance of the adventure and gets married, while the two angry brothers reunite.
The play appealed to audiences aback the actual alpha and continues to be a admired even today. It is aswell from this play that the byword 'too abundant of a acceptable thing' has originated. One of Shakespeare's acclaimed speeches 'All the World's a Stage' is aswell allotment of the play.
Duke Senior is abandoned from his Duchy by adolescent brother Frederick. However, his babe Rosalind is accustomed to break abaft as she is the accessory and best acquaintance of Celia, Frederick's alone child. But she incurs the acrimony of her uncle if a adolescent man called Orlando avalanche in adulation with her. She is affected to run abroad bearded as a adolescent man, accompanied by Celia. In the meanwhile, Orlando flees his home as able-bodied if his earlier brother Oliver ill treats him.
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Michael Eric "Mikey" Reid is an American teen actor, who is best known for his role as Sinjin Van Cleef on the Nickelodeon series Victorious.
Reid was born in the Bronx, New York at Jacobi Hospital. He has wanted to be an actor since he was a child when he used to imitate television characters. He graduated elementary school at Hawthorne PEARLS in Yonkers, New York in 2003, and graduated high school from The San Fernando Valley Professional School in 2010. Reid moved to Los Angeles in August of 2007 to pursue his acting career full-time. When he isn't working, he writes scripts and is involved in Prodigy Productions, a production company owned and run by teens. Reid also plays the guitar and sings and has performed with the "Hollywood School of Rock" in Los Angeles at venues including The Knitting Factory, The Mint, and Fais Do-Do.
Reid booked his first audition at age 5 for the Nickelodeon series "Emergency: Ask a Kid" and played a dying victim of poison. He continued to book many TV commercials and radio ads and at age 8, he appeared in the Nickelodeon pilot "The Difference".
At age 10, Reid made his Off-Broadway theatre debut, starring opposite David Strathairn as Mamillious in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. His performance garnered rave reviews; he quickly landed more theatre roles including Eyolf in "Little Eyolf" with the Epic Theatre Company, Kevin in "Wordsworth at the Cherry Lane Theatre" and Alex in "The Grille Room", directed by Tony award winner Thomas Kail, and Riley in "Lightly Built Bridges", directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes.
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Christian Rubio
Associate Professor, Modern Languages
What do you teach?
I teach Elementary and Intermediate Spanish II, Culture and Civilization of Spain, and Modern Peninsular Literature.
Why do you like teaching at Bentley?
I feel like I am part of the family here. The students are very eager to learn and are open to exploring new ideas. I've also been given the flexibility to develop my own career goals, which benefits my students.
What is your teaching style?
I strive to make my classes student-oriented. I adjust my teaching style to my students' needs and styles of learning. And, I want them to have fun while learning, so my classes are entertaining while full of new knowledge. I love the fact that because I teach language, I can discuss politics, current affairs, socio-economic issues, and history, among many others.
What advice would you offer a new Bentley student?
Be active on campus and get to know as many people as possible. We are living in a global world and Bentley is an example of that; our community has students and faculty from all over the world. You should also get to know your professors — we have an open-door policy and are willing to help you in any way possible. And finally, you should take classes outside of your major, because college is about learning new ideas and perspectives.


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January 23, 2002
Los Angeles — UCLA Anderson was named "Best in Entrepreneurship" by the Financial Times in its fourth-annual survey of business education, the results of which were published Monday, Jan. 22.
UCLA Anderson placed first in entrepreneurship and is ranked among the top 20 schools overall in the Financial Times' 2002 survey of the world's top 100 full-time MBA programs.
Bruce G. Willison, dean of UCLA Anderson, said its top-rated program in entrepreneurship capitalizes on integrating the school's strengths in core disciplines such as finance, marketing, operations and technology management, business economics and human resources. "The success of the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is a reflection of the high caliber of the school's teaching, research, and experiential programs across disciplines," Willison said.
The Price Center has worked to integrate the value of entrepreneurial studies across fields, as well to make entrepreneurial activities, studies and issues part of the school's overall curriculum, said Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., director of the center. "The entrepreneurship program at UCLA is an interdisciplinary and school-wide experience in which students draw upon the knowledge they have gained in functional fields to build entrepreneurial competence," Osborne said.
The Financial Times rankings are predominantly a measurement of MBA graduates' success in terms of earnings and career progression, including average salary levels over the three years after graduation and the percentage increase in those salaries. The Financial Times selected 149 business schools to participate in the 2002 MBA rankings, and surveyed 21,342 alumni from the 1998 graduating classes of those schools. Some 6,147 surveys were returned, yielding a 28.8 percent response rate. In addition to the alumni survey, the rankings are based on a review of faculty research published in leading journals, and a business school questionnaire.
UCLA Anderson continues to maintain its prominent standing among top tier of business schools worldwide. UCLA Anderson placed 13th among U.S. management schools, and ranked 16th overall. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and Harvard Business School nabbed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively, for the second year in a row. Columbia, Stanford and University of Chicago tied for the No. 3 spot. Also in the top 10 were Insead of France and MIT's Sloan School (tied for 6th), New York University's Stern School (8th), London Business School (9th), and Northwestern University's Kellogg School (10th).
Following are additional highlights from the Financial Times ranking:
Earnings and Career Progression
About 53 percent of the rankings are based on measures related to salary and career. In terms of salary, Anderson was ranked No. 9 in salaries reported by alumni in the banking and finance sector.
Anderson ranked 4th in the "Placement Success" category. UCLA Anderson's high-quality career placement services are reflected by a high score in this area, ahead of such schools as Wharton, Harvard, Columbia and Stanford. This measure reflects the percentage of 1998 alumni who gained employment with the help of their school's career management services.
UCLA Anderson ranked 11th in career progress, tied with Wharton. This criterion measures the degree to which alumni have moved up the career ladder three years after graduating.
Anderson placed 13th in the measurement of alumni "weighted salary," ahead of Dartmouth College's Tuck, UC Berkeley's Haas, the London Business School and IMD. This measurement represents the alums' average salary over the three years, adjusting for variation between sectors and the weight of the category (20% of the total).
Faculty Research
UCLA Anderson ranked 12th in the Financial Times' research rating. Representing 10% of the total score, this criterion represents a rating of faculty publications in 35 international academic and practitioner journals.
International and Diversity
UCLA Anderson does extremely well in terms of exposing its students to study abroad. The school ranked 25th in the FT's "International Experience" ranking, ahead of the overall top 10 ranked schools with the exception of the London Business School.
UCLA Anderson also has a high percentage of female students — 30% — ranking higher in this area than Insead, MIT, IMD and Berkeley.
UCLA Anderson is ranked in the top tier of graduate business schools in the United States. Established in 1935, The Anderson School today has 134 faculty members who serve over 600 full-time MBA students, approximately 400 fully employed MBA students, nearly 140 executive MBA students, and 65 Ph.D. students.
The School's faculty includes some of the most outstanding educators and researchers from both the academic and business world. Their combined expertise and experience in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, economics, human resources and organizational behavior, accounting, information systems, operations and technology management and strategy and organization comprise the core of UCLA Anderson's MBA program.
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Creating a single telecoms market in Europe and cutting the cost of doing business over the Internet could boost the region's economy by 4 percent by 2020, the European Commission will tell EU leaders this week.
The push from the European Union's executive, when EU leaders meet on October 24-25, comes as Neelie Kroes, the EU's telecoms commissioner, makes a fresh attempt to overhaul the bloc's telecoms sector.
Following Brussels' success in curbing the cost of using mobile phone use, she now wants to cap the price of cross-border fixed-line calls in Europe, where the commission says technology and telecommunications make a smaller contribution to the economy than in the United States or China.
Kroes also wants EU veto power over national auctions of mobile spectrum, and to make it easier for operators to charge companies such as Google more for carrying heavy loads of data at high speeds.
But her blueprint needs the blessing of 28 EU governments before it can become law. Time is running out because lawmakers in the European Parliament, who also need to sign off on the law, break up in April for elections in May.
In a letter late last month to EU leaders, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso spelt out his priorities in the sector.
"Digital services and telecommunications are crucial drivers of growth and productivity across all sectors of our economies,"
he wrote.
"However, we are not yet getting the most out of the potential for our single market in telecommunications and online and in these industries the EU is losing ground to our international competitors."
In a report that will be presented to EU leaders, the Commission will outline the potential benefits.
"By 2020, Europe could add 4 percent to its GDP by stimulating the fast development of the digital single market," officials write in the report, seen by Reuters.
Public authorities could cut costs by 15-20 percent by moving to e-government, they add.
Barroso's drive may be greeted with skepticism. Kroes has been criticized by national regulators who are concerned about losing power to Brussels, and companies have also been lukewarm.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by John O'Donnell, John Stonestreet)
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December 2013/January 2018
Renard Communications wins NJIT Outstanding Corporate Partner recognition
Presented at NJIT 2012 Celebration event January 25, 2013
Springfield, NJ – Renard Communications, the parent company of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology magazine and Diversity/Careers Online (www.diversitycareers.com), was recognized by the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT, Newark, NJ) as its 2012 Outstanding Corporate Partner. The award was formally presented to Roberta Renard, president and CEO of Renard Communications and publisher of Diversity/Careers, at NJIT's 18th annual Celebration event on January 25th, 2013. Originally scheduled for November 2, the event was rescheduled after Superstorm Sandy hit the area at the end of October. The event is the major fundraiser for the university's scholarship fund.
Renard has been a member of the Board of Visitors of NJIT's Albert Dorman Honors College since 2001. Renard Communications established an endowed scholarship in 2004 for women Honors College undergrads in technical majors, and has expanded the scholarship in the years since. The scholarship has supported multiple students each year since it was set up. In appreciation of ongoing support from Renard Communications, in 2010 the Albert Dorman Honors College established the Roberta Renard Student Council Office in Fenster Hall to serve members of the Albert Dorman Honors Council. In the spring of 2011 the Honors College senior class honored her with an award for "exceptional support."
In accepting the Outstanding Corporate Partner award, Renardnoted that "The world needs a workforce that's fluent in the technology that drives human and economic progress. That workforce must include people of all backgrounds and situations." Diversity/Careers, she continued, "has been promoting diversity in the technical workforce and supply chain for the last twenty years.
"We feel a real kinship with the Honors College," she said. "Its student body is a tapestry of the rich colors and textures of diversity -- and diversity is the foundation for the creativity and innovation the world needs so badly. The Albert Dorman Honors College does a spectacular job of preparing the leaders of tomorrow, and we're honored to do our part to support its efforts."
Al Dorman, founder of global technical and management support services firm AECOM and the donor who established the Honors College, sent his personal congratulations to Renard. He was not able to attend because of a conflict with the rescheduled Celebration date, but in a note to Renard he said, "Our thoughts will be there, as will our everlasting gratitude for your whole-hearted dedication to the Honors College."
In a letter to Renard Communications when the award was announced, Dr Joel Bloom, president of NJIT,told Renard, "Your representation on the Board of Visitors and your establishment of the Renard Communications Endowed Scholarship demonstrate a sincere commitment to our mission to provide quality education in engineering, science and related technologies to a diverse student body."
One NJIT Outstanding Corporate Partner is named each year. Past recipients have included Panasonic, Exxon, PSE&G;, BD, Prudential Insurance, Schering-Plough, UPS, Merck, Verizon, Hess Corporation and AECOM.
The black-tie Celebration was held at Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, NJ. Over the years Celebration has raised more than $3 million for student scholarships.
About Renard Communications:
Renard Communications publishes Diversity/Careers magazine in print and digital editions, and a companion website, www.diversitycareers.com. Both serve engineering and IT professionals who are women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, people with disabilities and members of other diversity groups. Diversity/Careers published its twentieth anniversary issue in October 2012.
About NJIT:
NJIT is New Jersey's science and technology university. Since the mid 1970s, NJIT has grown to house nearly fifty laboratories, centers, and business incubators, resulting in hundreds of breakthroughs such as new methods for producing carbon nanotubes, techniques for monitoring the earth's climate using measurements of earthshine, approaches to use membrane separation technology to desalinate water and algorithms for wireless telecommunications and signal processing.
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Just moved to town from out of state for work. I played juniors and college tennis, but have not hit much the last 1.5 years. Open to drive a short distance. Mostly evenings or weekends.
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Hi James, I'm a solid 4.0 and can play most evenings and weekends. I live in the north natomas area not too far from midtown and up for both singles and doubles. Hit me up if your interested. Bruce
Hey Bruce, nice to meet you. I am definitely up to hit sometime. What courts do you use? I have some decent courts near me at Southside park downtown.
Hi James, I normally play at westlake courts off of Del Paso Rd near I-5; weekday early evenings around 6:30pm and anytime on the weekends. My cell is (916) 671-9789
Sounds good. I just got my sticks in from the movers. I will give you a call when I get a good time to hit
Hi James,
Sounds good. Looking forward to it.
just move here. when and where can you play
Hello Kue, Mostly weekends for me. The courts closest to me are Southside park in downtown. What level do you play at?
weekend is good for me. I'm a 4.0 to 4.5
Hi Thao,
Interested in hitting some time. I play mostly in the late afternoons early evenings any time on the weekends singles and doubles about 3 times a week at the 4.0 to 4.5 level. I could use a new doubles partner at times. Let me know if this can work for you. The action has been great. email@example.com
Hello there James, I play at a 4.5 level. I'm in need for new hitting partners. Are you still around and does your schedule permit to add another?
Message me if you wanna get out there and sweat a little. Evenings and weekends work for me too.
Hey J.R., Yeah, I'm still looking to get out on the court. I just my racquets in from the movers. Still getting settled in but I can hit every now and then. Where do you normally hit?
I pretty much hit all over - downtown, out in the burbs and various racquet clubs. How is your weekend looking? Perhaps we can get out to McKinley Park on a Saturday or Sunday morning.
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