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i could be opening a huge can of worms here, but you really need to see leone's films before once upon a time in america!!! the development in leone's style from his sword-and-sandal, to the dollars trilogy, to once upon a time in the west and then once upon a time in america is extremely visible. Tho i love 'America', 'West' is in my opinion a superior film...the best western it is possible to make. and u dont really have to be a western fan to love his spaghetti westerns.
excelent DJIMBO. it's like entering a leone film at the cinima half way through. thanks for putting this observation into words.


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The Beaverton, Ore.-based sports apparel giant in February sued Sega of America and its advertising agency, Leagas Delaney, San Francisco, alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition.
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Nike spokesman Scott Reames said copycats borrowing aspects of Nike work often say they are attempting to parody the original spots. But as the recent lawsuit shows, Nike "wanted to put a line in the sand," he said.
Executives at Leagas said the Sega spot was something of a homage to a 1996 Wieden commercial, "Frozen Moment," with Michael Jordan in a Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA sequence. As Jordan gets ready for a slam dunk, the action turns to slow motion, and as TV viewers watch transfixed, they are oblivious to accidents occuring around.
Sega's spot for its Sega Sports NBA 2K2 video game was almost scene-for-scene the same as the Wieden ad, Nike alleged.
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Mr. Reames, however, said he did not buy the homage or parody propositions. Some "have said their ads are parody and others have borrowed parts of our ads," he said.
Mr. Reames declined, however, to indicate just how aggressive Nike would be in defending its commercials' creative content in the future.

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Summit after summit, if its not the G8 it's the G20 and in the online gambling industry there is the Live Gaming Summit which is coming to Barcelona Spain on September the 27th 2016. Professionals in the field and operators from every corner of the world are planning to attend. This summit is focusing on the theme of the integration of live gaming to the high speed online environment.
The planned talks and exhibitions arranged for the congress are to be hosted by the Barcelona Miramar hotel, a 5-star luxury hotel overlooking Barcelona on the hillside of Montjuïc. The Live Gaming Summit promises to provide insights and knowledge based on experience and innovation.
The topics that are to be discussed and explored during his packed day of information sharing are vital to the Live Gaming industry. Notable issues that are to be talked about are the Streaming Live Games from Live Casino Studios; Regional & Local Studios servicing Local Players; the Future of Live Casino; Television Gaming: an Area for Growth and the Streaming of Live Games from Terrestrial Properties.
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August 09, 2006
Thankfully, The Octopus Was Unhurt...
As long
suffering time readers of VC are no doubt aware, the HVES strives with the utmost imaginable fervor to keep the readership abreast of Items of Interest such as Gay Penguin Alerts and major cultural events like New York City's Underwear Day. It is through deeply sensitive offerings like this that we hope to gain your trust. In time, perhaps you will come to think of this humble little site as your Cultural Gateway to the Multiverse.
Naturellment therefore, this This Red-Hot Penguin Related Item set off alarm bells in our pretty little head:
Motorists dodged penguins on an East Texas highway today after a truck carrying the flightless birds overturned.
The rig was hauling penguins, exotic fish and one octopus to the Galveston Zoo when the accident happened on U.S. Highway 59, eight miles north of Marshall.
The Department of Public Safety says four penguins and some of the fish died. Another penguin suffered a broken wing.
We need hardly point out depradations of the Bush administration's disastrous environmental policies on the biosphere. After just five years, the Texas penguin population has been decimated. Nor need we stress the glaringly obvious tie-in with this news story:
Everyone knows Al Gore stars in the global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." But who created "Al Gore's Penguin Army," a two-minute video now playing on YouTube.com?
In the video, Mr. Gore appears as a sinister figure who brainwashes penguins and bores movie audiences by blaming the Mideast crisis and starlet Lindsay Lohan's shrinking waist size on global warming. Like other videos on the popular YouTube site, it has a home-made, humorous quality. The video's maker is listed as "Toutsmith," a 29-year-old who identifies himself as being from Beverly Hills in an Internet profile.
In an email exchange with The Wall Street Journal, Toutsmith didn't answer when asked who he was or why he made the video, which has just over 59,000 views on YouTube. However, computer routing information contained in an email sent from Toutsmith's Yahoo account indicate it didn't come from an amateur working out of his basement.
Instead, the email originated from a computer registered to DCI Group, a Washington, D.C., public relations and lobbying firm whose clients include oil company Exxon Mobil Corp.
But isn't this just more of the same for an administration that has had its sights on Hollywood from the outset? I think we all remember this vicious attack on the gay community, no doubt sponsored by more Republican proxies hoping to gain traction for their so-called "family values" agenda. Thankfully, informed Americans realize the First Amendment requires all speech to be officially registered with the federal government so it can be monitored and traced to its point of origin by the press - thus are our precious freedoms ensured.
The last thing we want is for paid political hacks to waste their money on amateurish videos ostensibly created by 29 year-olds in their basements.
These people must be protected from themselves.
More importantly, potential viewers of such videos aren't nearly sophisticated enough to evaluate content for themselves unless they know who paid for the video:
Mr. Wertheimer thinks videos like the Gore spoof, whose sponsorhip is vague, can be disingenuous. "They're coming in under false pretenses -- under the guise of being a clever video you might be interested in," he says.
How can anyone know whether they might be interested in something simply by listening to it? Whereas if you knew ahead of time who paid for the video, you could make the decision ahead of time not even to bother watching it. Or more importantly, you might watch it and think to yourself, "What a bunch of asshats - my teenaged son could have done a better job."
Though we suppose you could come to that conclusion without knowing who paid for the video at all, as we did last week when we watched about 1/3 of it before closing the little browser window in disgust. Boy howdy - that was ninety seconds of our life that we will never get back.
If only there had been some Federal Legislation protecting us against that massive waste of time.
All of which just goes to show you that what we need most in this country is more laws regulating speech. Only then will we be truly free to exercise our First Amendment rights without unnecessary and intrusive government interference.
Posted by Cassandra at August 9, 2006 05:16 PM
Bush lied 4 penguins died.
Posted by: PTPFP at August 9, 2006 06:13 PM
Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, call your office.
Posted by: Longtabsigo at August 9, 2006 08:58 PM
I wonder if they will vacate the "oct-upied" territories?
Posted by: LongTabSigO at August 9, 2006 09:00 PM
To me sponsors are irrelevant. I make silly videos all the time for a giggle and for various political groups around the country. I have never been paid by Exxon...as a matter of fact I paid them $3.48 for Supreme unleaded today. Nevertheless - I still can't resist placing that fat blowhard Ted Kennedy in every bar scene west of the Mason Dixon line. Hmmm.. time to Google for that CEO who runs Exxon......
Posted by: Dr. Harden Stuhl at August 10, 2006 02:18 AM
You are shameless, Harden... heh.
Posted by: Princess Leia in a Cheese Danish Bikini at August 10, 2006 10:18 AM
You mock Al Gore, but can you can you answer this question: if it isn't global warming then why Lindsey Lohan has lost so much weight???
I thought not! In the absence of any evidence otherwise, it has to be global warming.
Posted by: Frodo at August 10, 2006 05:13 PM
Lindsey Lohan believes in routine purges after every meal. No exceptions.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to train my puppy to not eat my cable connection? Our cable connection is on the deck where he tends to sleep during the day...beside the sliding door. We have tried the "bitter apple" and "yuck" sprays but it doesn't seem to be working. Should we just build a makeshift cover for the cables? In our view, this doesn't teach him that he is not suppose to touch something like this. Your advice is greatly appreciated.


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PIX: Monica Bedi, Salma Agha at Ambedkar awards
Several Bollywood celebrities turned up to attend Ambedkar awards at the Bhaidas hall in Vile Parle, a western Mumbai suburb, over the weekend.
Starlet and former Bigg Boss participant Monica Bedi, who was one of the awardees of the night, put in a performance too.
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Salma Agha
Yesteryear actress Salma Agha, who rarely makes public appearances, turned up to receive her award from Zoya Afroz, Miss India International 2013.
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Salma, Ali and Sashaa Agha
The actress and crooner was accompanied by son Ali Agha Khan and daughter Sashaa Agha, who recently made her acting debut opposite Arjun Kapoor in Aurangzeb.
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Popular Punjabi rapper Honey Singh, who's delivered hits with Hindi songs in films like Cocktail and Khiladi 420, was one of the awardees of the night.
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Let's see - oh, yes to the Secret Sale Room............
Neither one of us got one of these purses, but they were remarkable enough that when we spotted them we had to touch. The shop helper even modeled them for us.
Sharing My Joy of Hand Embroidery, is a Joy Doubled, yet, recently I have added working with Hand Applique and Felted Wool. Yes, still all in all, I will remain a little Knot-y.
I was sure this story was going to end up with you both behind bars wearing an orange jumpsuit...
I loved your visit to the secret sale- that Canadian breath spray made me burst out loud laughing OMG..... too funny..
Your salad looked delicious pickles, olives, purple onion and I am guessing a vinegar dressing.. Yummy...
Such fun you and Kim have- Thelma and Louise is a very good movie - you'll have to watch it sometime.
OMG! That was hilarious! My thought on the wax would be, "So, after I apply the wax, I panic... and three weeks later I'm still walking around with the piece of tape waiting for someone to rip it off because I sure as H*** am not pulling that thing off, LOL!" I'm such a coward! LOL!
i'm with Kelly Ann - you two are trouble with a capital "T"!!!
i need some of that "morning sucks" soap for a certain young woman who ALWAYS wakes up on the wrong side of the bed - unless it's afternoon and she's completed her beauty sleep, uninterrupted ... sheesh
so ... does Canada really smell like peppermint?
How did I miss the red with white polka dot and blue "Look Better Naked" spa stuff? I'm looking forward to our next excursion--tomorrow!
Too funny!
Priceless! Hilarious! And all that other good stuff ... I thoroughly enjoyed that and had several ROFLMA moments thru out! Tks so much for sharing :)
Oh and you must rent "Thelma and Louise!" It's a great movie :)
'Primal Body Whip'....that about sums up yuor shopping trip!!
Yes but what did the sales assistants think of you photographing all their displays? Actually they probably thought you were bowled over by admiration of their products....I hope none of them are bloggers.....haw!haw!haw!
What a GREAT adventure! And you must see Themla and Louise. Young Brad Pitt is all I have to say. ;)
Well I do hope you two don't end up like Thelma and Louise.........
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Camera in a capsule captures images of digestive system
The PillCam is a capsule about the size of a large vitamin that captures images as it passes through a patient's digestive tract. The capsule includes a light source and camera that transmits digital images to a small wireless device the patient carries with him or her. It's particularly helpful in taking pictures of the small intestine, which physicians can not reach with colonoscopies and endoscopies.
The process is simple: The night before the test, patients are asked to avoid eating after midnight and are permitted to have clear liquids in the morning. The patient arrives at Ridout's office early in the morning and swallows the pill. As nature takes its course, the camera inches down the gastrointestinal tract, taking several snapshots each second of the stomach, small bowel and colon. About eight hours later, the patient returns the wireless device to Ridout's office. The PillCam itself is single-use and doesn't need to be retrieved. It passes through the digestive tract and is flushed down the toilet. By the afternoon, the patient can resume his or her regular diet.
The PillCam doesn't replace the need for colonoscopies and endoscopies. But it is a helpful diagnostic tool when traditional imaging of the beginning and end of the digestive tract is inconclusive and the small intestine is suspected. It can be used in cases of blood loss or for diseases that may be hard to diagnose, such as tumors or Crohn's disease, said Ridout.
"We have several areas that we can't see without the pill camera," Ridout explained. "This is a great tool. It's very safe. It's not invasive, and a tremendous amount of information is gathered from it. The images are just as good as traditional scopes, and we can pinpoint the location in the small bowel of any problems."
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"Off Book" is a series from PBS Arts dedicated to documenting the creative process, and expanding the definition of art. Produced by New York filmmakers Kornhaber Brown, the series premiered with an exploration of "light painting", and the intention to explore a new artistic genre every episode. Episode two focusses on typography, and I had the privilege of helping to represent the sub-sub-sub-genre of typeface design. Pentagram partners Paula Scher and Eddie Opara discuss their unique perspectives on typographic identity (in both senses of the word), and designers Julia Vakser and Deroy Peraza of Hyperakt discuss the range and reach of data visualization, a genre unto itself. And kudos to Kornhaber Brown for wrapping up with the one-minute segment, "How to talk about type like you know what you're talking about." Required pre-holiday watching for our families. —JH
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The Spiritual Battle Of Depression - The Silent Killer
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Depression is such a heavy subject, and there are so many facets to the issue. In expounding on this topic, I found I had so much inspiration coming to me on this subject, that it is necessary to break this up into several articles.
Depression is known as the "silent killer" of mankind, and the reason it is known as such is because it kills internally by attacking the heart. When I make reference to the heart at this time, I'm referring to the seat of our emotions and intellect, which is referred to biblically as the heart. I'm referring to the mind, which is the "heart" of man. But when that heart is attacked and overcome, it can also lead to stress on the physical heart as well.
Depression happens when our hearts get overwhelmed. This can happen in several different ways, but all of them lead back to the same universal problem. We can be emotionally overwhelmed, and our emotions, if unchecked will overwhelm our intellect, and result in bad decisions.
Depression is about three main issues. All other issues fall in sub-categories under these three, but are important because they are equal contributors to the overall scope of these issues. The first issue is perspective, and this issue dramatically affects outcomes. The second issue is faith. The third issue is control.
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In looking at this, we see the number 3, and this number will come up frequently. I'm pointing it out now, because it is the number of God. I also want to note that the enemy, being the great counterfeiter that he is, will move in threes, but the purpose for him is to create confusion.
The last time I made mention of something like this regarding numbers and God, I got a very negative reaction from an individual who considered himself to be "learned," by measure of his time in seminary and theological institutions. I have no claim to any such education. My understanding comes via God, and what He shows me through personal study and experience.
Therefore, I try to keep my eyes, ears and heart open to hear from God, and I don't claim to be an expert on anything. My claim is that I'm a believer that studies scripture with the purpose of hearing from God, and gaining greater understanding. I don't rely solely upon any "man of God," to tell me what scripture is or means. I search it out for myself, because it is my responsibility to do so. I am accountable to God for my time here on earth and what I do with it, so I prefer to utilize the manual provided to navigate the best path and use of my life and purpose.
That being said, I have seen evidence of God in the number 3, and his movement and patterns in the number 3. God is a trinity; a three part, but unified entity. Christ started his ministry at 30, which is 3 x 10(the number of completion), and His ministry lasted 3 years. Then He died and rose 3 days later. The number 3 is the number of confirmation.
I've also found that the number of the Spirit is 4 or more specifically, 40. Christ was tempted in the wilderness for 40 days, and the enemy-the great counterfeiter, attacked him in 3 ways. Why? Literally, the purpose was to pull Him off of His high throne. This ought to catch the attention of anyone who focuses on God and scripture, because it should be a signal as to how the enemy pulls a believer out of the spirit (or off their proverbial "high horse") and into the flesh.
Therefore, the enemy counteracts God in every way, and subsequently uses a 3-fold attack to affect us and our wellbeing, causing an avalanche effect with the three issues that can potentially spin us into a depression. These three, perspective, faith, and control, I will individually break down and explain.
However, you must first know that the enemy has a vision, mission, and goal. In other words, he's organized. There's an attack methodology, a purpose, and an outcome that he seeks, but there is also a way to overcome it all. First, let's look at his vision, mission and goal, and then we will examine how he attacks to fulfill those purposes.
In order to see the enemy's vision we need to visit several places in scripture. This information is taken from a portion of the subject of my upcoming book, "In His Image."
We have to go to the end to see the beginning, and I explain this more thoroughly in the book. For now, however, and in consideration of time, we are going to skip the full history and jump forward to a specific time in the story to see the intent of the heart.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isa 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Verse 12 gives a synopsis of the history that brought forth the vision, mission and goal of the enemy. Satan's vision is found in verses 13-14, and gives the reason for this history lesson: a god complex or lack of humility. This also gives a demonstration of those who are vain-glorious enough to be "self-anointed," and "self-appointed." Verse 15 indicates what happens to those caught up in this sin of self-idolization or self-sufficiency, which is the result of self directed effort, which I expound upon further in the book.
So how does all of this relate to depression? Be patient. I will tie this together in the next few segments.


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Photos from February Art WalkBy Robby Campbell | February 13th, 2011 | No Comments
Another Second Saturday Art Walk, another huge turnout in Wynwood. Either the Art Basel effect is still in effect, or Miami has taken an indefinite liking to this monthly game of gallery hopping and free booze hunting. Here are some photos of the scene on N.W. 2nd last night.
"Camp St. Therese" by Johanne Alicien in the U.M. Project Gallery's Haiti FotoKonbit: 3rd Vernacular Photography Exhibition


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The achievement can be unlocked at the beginning of the game. During the quest Childhood, Sparrow and his/her sister Rose must collect 5 gold pieces by completing 5 tasks to get 5 gold pieces. They include posing for photos, killing beetles, finding warrants, a lover giving a note and giving wine to a wife or drunk husband. This achievement cannot be missed going through the story.


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This club assists in the propagation of wild game and fish under the supervision of the proper authorities. The birds are stocked every Friday at public locations within the Rutland area. This club has the capability to raise 400 pheasants with the completion of the Pheasant Hilton in July 2007. Many thanks to all the contributors!
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Derrick Rose Game-Winning Three-Pointer Video
Derrick Rose made the game-winning three-pointer, as Chicago beat Cleveland, 99-96. Chicago Bulls now lead series 2-1. Derrick Rose with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists while Lebron James with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists but committed 7 turnovers.
Watch Derrick Rose Game-Winning Three-Pointer Video
Here's another winning shot in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, this time by Chris Paul to seal the win and eliminate the defending champion San Antonio Spurs.
Derrick Rose injured again. Get well D Rose!
Derrick Rose is out again with an knee injury (Medial Meniscus Tear) and will undergo surgery.
This will be the 3rd Knee Surgery for Derrick Rose and we hope he can still come back from this injury. Get well soon D Rose!
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I love it when readers inspire me.
Yesterday, 4n4log K1d said in his comment, "If we can figure out how to snapshot our conscious minds, we have a path to immortality." It's closer than you might think.
In passing, I had heard about an organization called The Society For Neural Interfacing. In attempting to attain any further information on the group, I only ran into a series of dead links. I'm uncertain as to whether or not they are defunct as the most I can ascertain is that they were at one point affiliated with the University of Zurich. Nevertheless, I continued on the path of researching neural interface technology.
Neural interface simply means direct connection between the brain and a computer. Or perhaps more broadly, an interface between the human nervous system and any outside device where data is shared between the two said points. Bioelectric signals are detected by a computer or other such device through the use of neural implants in the brain. It's not a terribly new concept. Researchers have already developed systems where artificial limbs can be controlled by thought and the same with wheelchairs. In 2001, Stephen Hawking said that we should "develop as quickly as possible technologies that make possible a direct connection between brain and computer, so that artificial brains contribute to human intelligence rather than opposing it." (InformationWeek Sep 5, 2001 Stephen Hawking Warns of 'Terminator'-Style Menace by David M. Ewalt) Indeed, that neural interface technology has evolved since then to a point where people have been shown to control cursors on computer screens and to even play video games using only their thoughts. Neural implants are even being explored as an avenue towards treating depression. Such implants would act as a "pacemaker for the brain" in the generation of serotonin. Good news for people who suffer from that insidious condition, for people who are confined or impaired by disability, or for anyone who simply wants to augment themselves and their natural capabilities.
As is always the case when discussing topics like this, not everybody is thrilled at the prospects of neural interfacing. Our buddy Alex Jones at InfoWars has a piece on it. It's done with the explicit warning of mind control prospects and Satanic Nazis brought over during Operation Paperclip. Idoneous for the site. "Do not accept a Neural Interface for 'enhancement' purposes," he cautions. Gee, if you don't want yours, I'll take it, Al. Indeed DARPA has been experimenting with brain interface technology and doubtless there are military applications being considered if not already implemented. Whether or not this is all part and parcel of an elaborate mind control plan concocted by the New World Order is still up for debate. Still, the linked InfoWars page does have well written summary of neural interfaces as well as sobering and disgusting images of cybernetic experimentation on animals. Ready or not, this technology is here and it's only going to get bigger.
So that "snapshot of our conscious minds" might only be an upload away.
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Hold onto your seat, a blockbuster comes this way.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced today that the home video releases for The Other Guys is set to drop on December 14, 2010, including DVD, Blu-ray, and a fancy combo package containing both versions in all of its unrated glory. Sony is promising over 100 minutes of bonus materials and extra features to keep fans of the flick smiling, and the DVD will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $28.96, while the Blu-ray will run at the MSRP of $34.95. Wanting that spiffy combo pack? It will set you back $38.96. These are all standard prices for Sony.
The film itself won over moviegoers, raking in $117 million to date in the United States, mostly due to its all-star cast comprised of Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Ferrell and Wahlberg star as a pair of opposites -- a pencil-pushing desk-jockey and a hard-nosed detective, respectively – as they attempt to break out of their office work routine and bust some capitalist scum in the process.
The Other Guys releases will feature the following bonus materials:
-- Deleted and Extended Scenes
-- Line-O-Rama Featurette
-- Gag Reel
-- Mom-mentary featuring Will Ferrell, Writer Chris Henchy and Director Adam McKay's Mom
It's looking pretty interesting. We'll keep you posted on new info, like box art, about this and other upcoming releases!


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Sleep – Maxwell Chandler
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Short Story, Uncategorized on November 2, 2017
I did not like it but knew that she needed to have a female friend to whom she could confide things to. By an unspoken agreement, she settled on Claire.
Claire had a tough time concentrating, which combined with a terrible memory made her as appealing as someone in her role could be to me.
Lucia got what she wanted out of the arrangement too as she really only needed someone to listen. Ultimately, the who did not matter as it was not in her nature to ever listen to advice, save for what came from her Nona.
I overheard her on the phone once quite by accident. She was telling Claire that she liked to look at me sometimes when I slept as I appeared so innocent then. I wondered if she had come to this realization the previous night as I vaguely recalled having strange dreams that her staring could have caused.
Regardless, she was wrong. In sleep however I may look, it was not an aspect but a void as I was temporarily not there.
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La Sensitivia – Maxwell Chandler
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on April 4, 2017
Listening to Respighi's song cycle based off of the writing of Shelley.
It is Italy. Not of the places for tourists but of nature being observed and felt by those not born here, which is often how an area is more fully appreciated. There are swells and undulating waves of sound. It is all lushness but with something dark just under the surface.
The most beautiful flowers smell the strongest, near on cloying, as they start to die.
Shelley reclining on the deck of his little boat, a copy of Keats in his hand.
The sun shines down, the same ocean which is now a vast tapestry of shimmering jewels will, upon embracing him, turn a singular dark blue as his waterlogged jacket.
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Jon Armstrong's Burnt Hibiscus
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on November 20, 2016
Late morning, November. I stroll along one of the paths in the park. The sun is bleeding through the variegated fan of leaves which illuminates the faintest blush of last summer. My hand goes into the pocket used for the specific purpose of a vice, to check. The cigarette money is all gone, on the pavement are the cracked lines of a map leading to all of yesterday's dreams.
I was just killing time until the festival tonight. Alone, I walk alongside my musings as I alternated in rapid gear shifts between melancholy and exaltation.
There has always been a greater enjoyment for me in going to the cafes frequented by the locals. In patronizing such places, one feels not merely a tourist moving through the superficial strata of an area but fully in the stream of life.
There was the desire for tea but no café did it right, even when it was a quality brand. The water was always too hot and so devoid of oxygen being of muted flavor at best. I did not want coffee either but there was the desire to sit and people watch. As I worked, pen in hand no matter where I was in the world, I could not use the justification of "vacation" for so early a bout of day drinking.
Out on the sidewalk was Sidonie. She liked my accent, insisting nearly every time on me saying certain words not for what they meant but how I said them. There was the smile which I took as a sign to stop at her place and nurse a coffee anyways. All along this street too, the cafes and boutiques were preparing for tonight's festival.
I sat down at a corner table outside and watched. It was her job to hang the fruit shaped lights from the lower branches of the trees. Even though the café was well staffed she had volunteered herself for the task.
It was not so much that she desired to be helpful but that the job allowed her to linger in front of windows, pantomiming the untangling of cords as she watched how others lived. Of course, I was simpatico.
When she could no longer linger without people knowing of her sham, she finished and cautiously climbed back down her ladder, folding it closed the way a musician would their instrument after a performance.
As she had spent so much time doing the lights she felt it only fair to go back inside, asking me to come in for a chat before I left.
My coffee was gone and the flow of people going by had reduced down to a trickle. Compulsively I ate the little chocolate covered almond which had been seated on the saucer and melted somewhat from the espressos ambient warmth.
I went in to chat. The dry voice of the radio sings a song from yesterday. Her back had been turned to me and I had heard her tonelessly sing along in her husky voice for a moment before becoming aware of my presence.
She laughed;
"Do you know this song?"
I nodded. She seemed somewhat surprised. For lack of anything new to talk about, she asked me about my taste in music.
"Mainly jazz and classical, Stravinsky, Carter, Piston, the twentieth century guys."
The classical composers I knew would be pointless to go into with her as the names would seem a parade of babble. We talked of jazz, a favorite professor had turned her on to some of it. She wanted to know what I thought good.
I still treasured those whose names comprised my list of favorites but it got me to thinking. Music is a ritual, a place and a moment. Only the latter managing to remain completely alive as it is ever in flux, constantly shedding its skin to the song of the charmer.
An important component of all jazz is that "in the moment" element. This applies not just to the performers though but also to the sonic vernacular. When Sonny Rollins initially covered Broadway tunes such as "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" or "Mack the knife" or when forward thinking artist started embracing African and Mideastern elements, this was jazz as a living thing, still growing, expanding outwards as it pulled new things into itself.
There is still much joy to be found in hearing a Duke tune played live or a young gun tearing up "Cherokee". However, if one is to really contemplates what is being heard then regardless of what spontaneity the soloist's statements may constitute, it is akin to hearing a pianist conjure Schubert.
If it is to remain true to its spirit, then what we consider as jazz being created now, need not have some subgenre label slapped on almost as a caveat. Just call it all jazz. Jazz as a living thing, working off the zeitgeist would incorporate world music, modern classical and even turnbulism. The previous incarnations can still be revered but the verbiage of categorization keeps a lot of the current generation, looking to make statements not in the language of their forefathers but rather their own, marginalized and thus harder to find.
Multi-instrumentalist/band leader Jon Armstrong's new album Burnt Hibiscus is a prime example of continued artistic evolution of the form. He eschews concern over genre label for the restless curiosity which has always served him well.
Burnt Hibiscus is for a ten-piece ensemble which includes vocals by Sheela Bringi (who also plays an eclectic selection of instruments including Celtic harp, Harmonium and Bansuri flute throughout). There are seven tracks on the album for which Jon incorporated different classical Indian ragas and scales, one for each song. This combined with the combination of the ensemble which is comprised largely of lower end brass and bass clarinets gives the work a cohesive feel and distinct cadence.
"There They Are" starts off with a solo lament from trumpet which would not sound out of place in a New Orleans dirge. It is joined by the voice of a harp, this melancholy beauty conjuring up a possible vision of a jazzman standing at the pearly gates, the trumpeter now not having to sing for his super but to reiterate why he is there.
The vocals have an ethereal quality to them, delicate and plaintive. The lyrics are put forth in a somewhat opaque manner, which is all right as there is an intimacy to them that fosters emotion. The song has the sad beautiful quality to it as if witnessing the first few petals to fall off a flower.
The songs are all various tempos. Depending upon the mood I was in, I found myself gravitating towards one over the other but there are no weak moments of execution.
"Apricot" starts off with Jon's lone saxophone. With a laconic tone, it is the inner musing thoughts that serves as a type of prelude to weight and motion. There is a descending bass drone of tuba and the flurry of percussion over which long lines of vocals unfurl, mirrored now by the saxophone. Sonically, a feeling, denizens of the downtown sound floating upon lotus leaves. This song shows off to best effect the interesting instrumentation of the ensemble and how densely compelling a pattern they achieve.
"Flat Water", clocking in at a little over ten minutes is the longest track. It starts off trance inducingly slow, giving the effect of something happening steadily, a little bit at a time, such as rain dripping off leaves. There is an elemental and contemplative feel to the section where reeds are introduced. This piece could be modern classical as done by someone like Lou Harrison who drew from the idiom of other cultures.
The album does not seek to be "authentic" in its use of ragas nor does it merely slap such inflections onto extended jazz numbers. It incorporates and draws inspiration from not only them but elements of 20th century classical. This is in the spirit of jazz.
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Orphanage – Maxwell Chandler
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on September 1, 2016
My thoughts move like the needle of a compass slowly setting on a position. It was all those years ago, when we had first arrived in Paris, well before we found our footing, living over in the eighth. The excitement of being in Paris, walking the same streets as that of all of my heroes. At night, lying in bed, I would go down the long list; all the names forming a sort of prayer.
Of course I could not sleep. Powered by nervous energy I could not even manage to walk at a normal pace, which would have allowed me to take more in. Every café called to me. Initially I could not sit still long enough to be noticed and then become categorized as a regular. No surprise either that I suffered from insomnia.
There was a heat wave, my heart raced; I wondered what happened to everyone that I used to know. Even those whose fates I had long ago stopped caring about. It was just a temporary malady. The heat also messed with all the birds too. They sang, their calls coming at the wrong hours, mixing worry and confusion, groups of three or four voices echoing from the treetops and balcony flower boxes which clung to black wrought iron railings.
My head felt like it was going to crack open as I sat in the tub; hands clasped, arms around my knees which were pulled up to my chest. You rubbed a cold cloth down my back. I am thinking of horses. Momentarily I had thought that maybe I was going crazy. Years later, after everything else, I now know that had not been the case as I had actually been enjoying the sensation.
Now, I recline in a tub, several arrondissements over, Mallarme and a tea balancing on the lip. I wet a face cloth and put its hot weight on my forehead. I pull at its edge with my fingers, draping it over my nose. Still damp but no longer dripping, It forms a rough hewn royal blue shroud that bears a resemblance to me. I slowly exhale through the cloth and try to imagine who wonders what ever became of me.
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Rudy Van Gelder Dies at 91
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on August 27, 2016
The sad passing of one of the most important non-musicians in the world of modern Jazz.
Jazz Pianist Claude Williamson Has Passed
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on July 21, 2016
Lonnie Mack – A Real Guitar Hero Has Died
Posted by Maxwell Chandler in Uncategorized on April 23, 2016
A true legend has passed.


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Chennai: With no end in sight to the Cauvery crisis that threatens to affect the samba crop, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Monday asked the state government to accept farmers` demands, including declaring delta districts as `disaster affected`.
In a party statement, he said Kuruvai (short-term) crops had suffered "huge loss" due to water shortage, even as acreage in subsequent samba season had shrunk by almost 50 percent. Now even this faced bleak prospects because of water scarcity, mainly in the Cauvery Delta region.
Stating that Karnataka had declined to provide 12 tmcft of water as directed by the Cauvery Monitoring Committee, he cited reports to point out that if 30 tmcft of water was not provided to farmers as sought by them, Rs 45,000 crore worth of crops would suffer loss.
Farmers in delta districts have put forth demands including declaring them as `disaster affected` besides seeking relief of Rs 40,000 per acre as compensation besides waiving off crop loans.
"Government should come forward to save the livelihood of farmers by accepting these demands," he insisted.
Though Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had promised to provide farmers 12-hour power supply, they were not getting even three hours of three phase power, he alleged.
"The rulers remain deaf despite the protest by farmers on December 7," he said.
He recalled that the recent meeting between Jayalalithaa and her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar in Bangalore on this issue had failed to provide any relief.


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I'm Baaa-aaack...
Sorry about missing two days, but when I get especially busy here the blogs are the first to suffer, even this one.
Quick comment, guys: do not post links here in the comments section, even legitimate ones. I don't have the time to look them up myself and if I'm not careful people will start posting all kinds of weird and irrelevant mess, Goat Dancing madness, or outright spam on here. Trying to sneak links into comments sections to promote commercial stuff is an old spammer's trick; I haven't fallen for it in a long time, but I still get outright spammers trying to sneak on here.
Now, regarding Bill White's address given below: he is supposed to be in Chicago for his habeas corpus hearing to see if he can get a new trial based on the Supreme Court's recent Elonis decision which states, basically, that even if Bill did what they claim he did (he didn't), it was not and is not a crime.
His appeal, which was filed before Elonis, is also based on the fact, always tacitly acknowledged within the judicial system, that his entire persecution from 2008 onward is politically motivated horseshit carried out by some loon in the Justice Department who has developed a deranged and possibly sexual obsession with Bill . (No, I'm not kidding. There is some evidence for the latter.)
The sub rosa context here is that his lawyers will be asking the judge to pleeze, pretty pleeze with sugar on top, you've fucked with this man's life for seven years now, you've all had your fun chewing on him like a dog chews on a bone, come on, guys, be a sport and let him go.
Okay, there will be a lot more formal legalese phraseology, but basically that's it. I gather from Bill that the Chicago conviction, the one where it was thrown out and he was released and then re-instated on a few days' notice and he was re-arrested after a futile attempt to flee the country, is kind of the load-bearing wall for the entire edifice of his persecution, and if he can get that one struck down (for the second time) by the courts he can eventually win free on the other charges as well, since Elonis seems to knock them all down.
He has already warned me that this process will take a minimum of two years, more likely three or four. Instead of simply letting him go now that the Supreme Court has basically ruled he's innocent, they're going to force him to go through new trials. This will allow a procession of U.S. Attorneys to wave 10-year-old photos of Bill wearing a Swastika under the nose of nigger and liberal juries, and knowing them, possibly indict him for something else to make sure that the Justice Department loon or looness who has developed this bizarre obsession gets their wish, so Bill White will die in prison, like all us White Su-PREEEEM-ists had oughta, and all will be right with the world.
Now, the question is: how long will it take the judge actually to rule after the June 25th hearing? Presuming it takes place on June 25th at all and isn't casually delayed until after Labor Day, of 2016? No one knows. He may bang his gavel and decide the fate of another human being right then and there. If Bill's lucky, the hearing will be after lunch and the judge will have a couple or four lunchtime martinis under his belt, and be feeling sufficiently mellow and expansive to give him a new trial and spend three or four million dollars in taxpayer money so the U.S. Attorneys can growl and play grab-ass with their favorite chew toy some more.
Or more likely he may "take it under advisement" for God knows how long. At that time Bill may be either allowed to sit, and sit, and sit, and sit in the hellhole of Rahm Emanuel's Chicago (God, can you imagine what their jail must be like now?) In which case mail sent to the Chicago address may or may not be allowed to reach him. I seem to recall from the last time he was there that they weren't too bad about giving him his mail there. (Chicago was where Bill was forced to sit on his bunk for two days in a cell filled with human feces and also where he was drugged pre-trial the first time,to the point where he began hallucinating in his cell, to make sure he would be incapable of assisting in his own defense, but I can't recall that they messed with his mail any more than usual.)
I would suggest that you guys send him short cards and letters of encouragement at the Chicago address below, but no books or publications or anything you don't want disappearing until after the hearing is held or postponed on June 25th and we see whether they're going to let him sit there for a while or yank him out immediately for another round of diesel therapy. But you need to send at least a card to that Chicago address; remember that they're trying to isolate Bill from his support system and make him think he's been abandoned and forgotten. Don't let that happen.


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- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 coconut flour
- 3/4 cup GF oats
- 1 Tbsp Xanthan Gum (this is a natural thickener, you can also find this at any health food store)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 c milk (almond, coconut, rice or cows)
- 1/2 c xylitol (xylitol can be found at health stores. If you do not have xylitol you can use 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup)
- 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
- optional – you can add some protein powder to give them a protein boost.
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all the dry ingredients into a large bowl until well blended.
- Mix all the wet ingredient into a smaller bowl until well blended.
- Add the wet ingredients into the large bowl with the dry ingredient, mix until well blended.
- Scoop the mix into muffins tins, filling the tin halfway.
- Cook the muffins for 10-12 minutes.
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Academic journal article The Journal of Southern History
The History of Freemasonry in Virginia
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The History of Freemasonry in Virginia. By Richard A. Rutyna and Peter C. Stewart. (Lanham, Md.; New York; and Oxford: University Press of America, c. 1998. Pp. xii, 561. $30.00, ISBN 0-7618-1130-3.)
This meticulous history of Virginia's Freemasonry from its beginnings in the eighteenth century into the 1990s indicates that individual Masons played a fundamental role in Virginia's important political moments and controversies, but--unsurprisingly--Masons never acted in unison. Richard Rutyna and Peter Stewart, both retired from Old Dominion University, find that there has never been any Masonic conspiracy to manipulate or control the outcome of events such as the ratification of the United States Constitution (when most Virginia Masons favored adoption). Although neither is a Freemason, the two historians enjoyed full access to the records of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons. The result of their research is the first comprehensive history of the fraternity since William Moseley Brown's Freemasonry in Virginia (1733-1936) (Richmond, 1936).
The authors focus on the contributions of individual Masons to Virginia's political, cultural, and economic life, and on the growth of the craft throughout the commonwealth. Rutyna and Stewart find that Masonic membership consistently wag strongest in towns and cities where business and professional people formed the bulk of the membership. For example, new lodges in the nineteenth century most often appeared at railroad towns. The book contains little discussion of the Masons' activities other than in ceremonial roles--such as the laying of cornerstones of public buildings--until the last chapter describes the philanthropic priorities of the Masonic lodges in the latter half of the twentieth century. …


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Los Gatos, California November 17, 2015 -- PATHION Inc. today announced that it has begun to manufacture, market, and sell high-performance, safe, and reliable energy storage systems (ESS) under the name "PATHION Power". The product line up features three modular storage platforms with integrated advanced lithium-ion batteries and highly sophisticated internal controls that optimize cell life and provide for safety via advanced mechanical and electrical design.
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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2012, Article ID 737585, 6 pages
Impact of an Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist and Erythropoietin on Experimental Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Haus 18, 24105 Kiel, Germany
2Department of Pathology, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
3Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Received 13 October 2011; Accepted 27 December 2011
Academic Editors: K. Awano, A. Baldi, and G. Di Giammarco
Copyright © 2012 Christina Grothusen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. Revascularization of infarcted myocardium results in release of inflammatory cytokines mediating myocardial reperfusion injury and heart failure. Blockage of inflammatory pathways dampens myocardial injury and reduces infarct size. We compared the impact of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist Anakinra and erythropoietin on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. In contrast to others, we hypothesized that drug administration prior to reperfusion reduces myocardial damage. Methods and Results. 12–15 week-old Lewis rats were subjected to myocardial ischemia by a 1 hr occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. After 15 min of ischemia, a single shot of Anakinra (2 mg/kg body weight (bw)) or erythropoietin (5000 IE/kg bw) was administered intravenously. In contrast to erythropoietin, Anakinra decreased infarct size (, /group) and troponin T levels (, /group). Conclusion. One-time intravenous administration of Anakinra prior to myocardial reperfusion reduces infarct size in experimental ischemia/reperfusion injury. Thus, Anakinra may represent a treatment option in myocardial infarction prior to revascularization.
1. Introduction
Acute total occlusion of a coronary artery is regarded as the underlying cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac death in the western world [1, 2]. Several large-scale clinical trials have demonstrated the importance of early reperfusion strategies to improve the extent of myocardial damage as well as patient outcome [3]. So far, current guidelines recommend the interventional treatment via percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of the culprit coronary lesion followed by stent implantation in the setting of AMI, while operative myocardial revascularization—if needed—should generally be performed several days later [4, 5]. However, randomized clinical trials concerning this topic are missing. Arguments against coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in AMI include the idea of an overwhelming reperfusion injury caused by prolonged ischemia that may negatively influence the benefit of operative myocardial revascularization [6]. In addition, CABG in AMI may include the enhanced risk for perioperative complications and worsening of myocardial inflammation by exposing the patient to extracorporeal circulation. Various studies have proven that myocardial reperfusion itself results in an inflammatory response that ultimately leads to cell death and possible loss of cardiac function. The underlying mechanisms include the interplay of a multitude of inflammatory mediators [7]. In this context, Interleukin (IL)-1α and β via their receptor IL-1 type I and activation of nuclear factor (NF)κB act as classical inflammatory cytokines, mediating leukocyte chemotaxis, macrophage activation, reactive oxygen species formation, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiomyocyte apoptosis [8, 9]. Thus, inhibition of IL-1 receptor activation has been recognized as an interesting anti-inflammatory target. For example, enhanced levels of intrinsic IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL1-Ra) can be found during acute myocardial infarction, which correlate with the extent of infarct size [10, 11]. Anakinra is a nonglycosylated, recombinant human, competitive inhibitor of IL-1α and β signaling through binding to the IL-1 receptor. Anakinra has already been demonstrated to possess cardioprotective properties in different experimental and clinical settings [12, 13]. While experimental evidence for a protective role of erythropoietin in myocardial ischemia has been promising, clinical trials so far have not been able to proof this hypothesis. In particular, erythropoietin dosage, way of application and treatment duration, may critically influence study outcome [14]. In contrast to other studies, we here hypothesized, that application of anti-inflammatory drugs like Anakinra and erythropoietin already prior to myocardial reperfusion might positively influence reperfusion damage and, thereby, may qualify these drugs for consideration as preclinical treatment options in the setting of AMI.
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Animals
12–15-week old male Lewis rats (Charles River, Sulzfeld, Germany) weighing 280–350 g were used for ischemia/reperfusion experiments. All animals were kept according to the Institutional guide for the care and use of laboratory animals. All procedures were approved by the Institution's facility for Laboratory Animal Science.
2.2. Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Rats were initially narcotized by inhalation of ether followed by a subcutaneous injection of 20% urethane (0.75 mL/100 g) and tracheal intubation. Maintenance of anesthesia was achieved by inhalation of isoflurane (0.5–1.5% isoflurane/100% oxygen). The left femoral vein was cannulated for drug administration. After lateral thoracotomy and opening of the pericardial sack, the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was exposed and occluded by ligation using 5–0 Prolene suture (Johnson&Johnson, Ethicon Biosurgery, USA). Animals were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups ( animals/group). Group 1 (control) received a bolus of physiological saline solution 15 minutes (min) after onset of myocardial ischemia. Ischemia was maintained for 1 hour (hr) followed by 3 hrs of reperfusion. Group 2 (Anakinra) received 2 mg/kg body weight (bw) Anakinra (Kineret, Amgen GmbH, Germany) 15 min after onset of ischemia. Group 3 (erythropoietin) was treated with 5000 IE/kg bw erythropoietin (Neorecormon, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Germany) 15 min after onset of ischemia. Both, group 2 and 3 underwent 1 hr of myocardial ischemia followed by 3 hrs of reperfusion after which rats were sacrificed for further analyses.
2.3. Assessment of Infarct Size and Area at Risk
After 3 hrs of reperfusion, the LAD was reoccluded, and stainings were performed. In short, Evans blue dye (1%, 3–5 mL, Sigma-Aldrich, Germany) was injected into the beating right ventricular cavity to distinguish between ischemic (area at risk) and nonischemic myocardium. To determine the infarct size, the heart was sliced into five 2 mm thick sections, each was weighed and incubated with a 1.5% (W/V) triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) solution for 30 min at 37°C followed by immersion in liquid-nitrogen frozen 2-methylbutane solution for 10 min. Sections were cryo-sliced into 60 μm slides. Photographs were taken, and the ischemic area at risk (unstained by Evans blue dye) and the infarcted area (unstained by TTC) were measured in a blinded fashion using the axio vision 3.1 software (Zeiss, Oberkochem, Germany). In addition, infarct size and area at risk were weighed.
2.4. Systemic Inflammatory Cytokine Levels
To investigate the possible impact of the different treatment regimens on circulating cytokine levels, sera of 2 animals per group were pooled. Overall, 4 samples per group were subjected to ELISA (RayBio Rat Cytokine Antibody Array, RayBiotech, Norcross, USA) following the manufacturer's protocol.
2.5. Troponin T Levels
Troponin T (TnT) levels were determined as indicators of myocardial injury. Blood samples were collected before the sacrifice of animals, centrifuged, and the serum was frozen at −20°C. Serum TnT was measured using commercial kits (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland) following the manufacturer's instructions.
2.6. Statistical Analysis
All results are expressed as mean ± SEM. Groups were compared using 1-way ANOVA. Variables within a group were compared using a paired -test. values ≤ 0.05 were considered significant.
3. Results
3.1. Anakinra Applied Prior to Myocardial Reperfusion but Not Erythropoietin Reduces Infarct Size
One-time intravenous administration of 2 mg/kg bw Anakinra prior to myocardial reperfusion significantly reduced infarct size (expressed as infarct mass in relation to area at risk mass) compared to animals that received erythropoietin or saline solution (% versus % and %, animals/group, , Figure 1(a)). Area at risk did not differ between the groups (Figure 1(b)).
3.2. Anakinra Applied Prior to Myocardial Reperfusion but Not Erythropoietin Reduces Troponin T Levels
Troponin T (TnT) levels, which have been demonstrated to correlate with infarct size in rats, were significantly lower in Anakinra-treated animals compared to rats receiving erythropoietin (40.4 ng/mL versus 57.8 ng/mL, /group, , Figure 2). However, no significant difference between Anakinra-treated animals and untreated animals was observed. Levels of creatinkinase (CK) or CK-MB did not differ between the groups (data not shown) [15].
3.3. Anakinra and Erythropoietin Applied Prior to Myocardial Reperfusion Do Not Influence Systemic Inflammatory Cytokine Levels
To investigate whether modulation of inflammatory signaling pathways by application of Anakinra or erythropoietin may influence systemic cytokine levels, sera of animals were subjected to ELISA ( samples/group). However, we did not find any differences in cytokine levels between the groups (Figure 3).
4. Discussion
In contrast to previous studies, we here hypothesized that a one-time intravenous administration of the IL-1 receptor antagonist Anakinra or erythropoietin already prior to reperfusion may limit myocardial I/R injury. We report that Anakinra, but not erythropoietin, reduces infarct size in this experimental setting. Myocardial reperfusion has been demonstrated to cause cardiomyocyte death, microvascular dysfunction, ventricular arrhythmias, and, ultimately, loss of cardiac function resulting in heart failure [7]. During coronary artery occlusion, ischemia in the dependent tissue results in change of cellular metabolism from aerobic to anaerobic energy utilization. Rapid reperfusion, however, may induce an uncontrolled formation of reactive oxygen species that not only serve as chemoattractant for inflammatory cells, but may directly damage cell compartments, such as mitochondria and the sarcoplasmic reticulum [16]. The ischemia-triggered rise in intracellular calcium load is further worsened by reperfusion and may drive cell hypercontraction. The influx of inflammatory cells into the area of former ischemia contributes to all of these mechanisms. Therefore, modulating the inflammatory reaction during myocardial reperfusion has been an attractive target for experimental as well as clinical trials. IL-1α and β via activation of the IL-1 type I receptor have been indicated to promote a multitude of inflammatory processes. In addition, both cytokines have been implicated in cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Thus, blocking the IL-1 type I receptor by Anakinra seems a promising therapeutic target. A cardioprotective effect of Anakinra has already been proposed by the results of different experimental studies. For example, cardiac overexpression of IL-1 receptor antagonist reduced infarct size in a rat model of myocardial infarction. The underlying mechanisms may involve a decrease in cardiomyocyte apoptosis, as indicated by a study of Abbate and colleagues [17]. In addition, Anakinra positively influences endothelial dysfunction, reduced oxidative stress, and improved ventricular function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a known risk factor for cardiovascular events [18]. As indicated by the findings of many other groups in experimental and clinical trials, time, dosage, duration, and way of drug application may lead to essentially different results regarding myocardial reperfusion injury. Based on these facts and in contrast to other groups, we hypothesized that the extent of reperfusion injury may be most efficiently influenced by administration of the anti-inflammatory drug already prior to reperfusion. Thereby, the experimental design of this study aimed at imitating not only the possibility of a more specific prehospital treatment of acute myocardial ischemia. Instead, we also speculated that an anti-inflammatory drug administration prior to reperfusion may improve the management of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, as myocardial ischemia and reperfusion play an important role in this setting [19]. In this context, we also decided to apply Anakinra and erythropoietin via a central venous access site in order to quickly achieve systemic drug circulation despite circulatory depression during cardiac ischemia. To our knowledge, this approach has not been reported by other groups so far. As stated above, we did not find any effect of erythropoietin on myocardial infarct size in the study presented. Erythropoietin is a hematopoietic hormone primarily produced in the kidney in response to hypoxia. However, beside its impact on hematopoiesis, erythropoietin also modulates cardiovascular cell function. In context with myocardial ischemia, erythropoietin has been shown to decrease cardiomyocyte apoptosis in different experimental settings [20, 21]. In addition, erythropoietin seemingly decreases the inflammatory response during myocardial reperfusion by modulating nitric oxide release [22, 23]. However, onset and duration of treatment as well as dosage may again be crucial for the extent and the kind of biological impact achieved by erythropoietin. So far, clinical trials involving erythropoietin treatment in acute myocardial infarction in patients have failed to prove any benefit [24]. Thus, further studies are needed to clarify the role of this hormone in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. Neither erythropoietin nor Anakinra modulated the levels of circulating inflammatory cytokines in the study presented. We speculate that this observation may either be due to the circumstance that systemic cytokine levels may not reflect local processes. In addition, the time point of sample extraction may not have been accurate in order to detect a modulation of the systemic inflammatory state. To summarize, one-time application of Anakinra prior to myocardial reperfusion—in contrast to erythropoietin—leads to a decreased extent of experimental myocardial I/R injury and, therefore, may not only be considered as a treatment option after revascularization but instead may also be beneficial in the very early phase of acute myocardial infarction.
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests.
The authors thank Marion Krueger and Karsten Grote for excellent technical support.
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