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Approved Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
Siliq (brodalumab)
REMS last update: 12/13/2019
What is the purpose of the REMS?
The goal of the SILIQ REMS Program is to mitigate the observed risk of suicidal ideation and behavior, including completed suicides, which occurred in subjects treated with SILIQ by:
- Ensuring that prescribers are educated about the risk of suicidal ideation and behavior observed with SILIQ therapy and the need to counsel patients about this risk.
- Ensuring that patients are informed about the risk of suicidal ideation and behavior observed with SILIQ therapy and the need to seek medical attention for manifestations of suicidal thoughts and behavior, new onset or worsening depression, anxiety, or other mood changes.
What do participants need to know?
Below is a general overview of the REMS for all REMS participants (e.g., patients, pharmacies, and healthcare providers). See the application holder(s) REMS Website or the approved REMS materials for more information.
View application holder(s) REMS Website
Pharmacies that dispense Siliq must
|To become certified to dispense
|Before dispensing
|To maintain certification to dispense, if the pharmacy designates a new authorized representative
|At all times
Patients who are prescribed Siliq
|Before the first prescription
Wholesalers that distribute Siliq must
|To be able to distribute Siliq
|At all times
Health Care Providers who prescribe Siliq must
|To become certified to prescribe
|Before treatment initiation
|At all times
What materials are included in the REMS?The REMS includes a REMS Document. In addition, the REMS includes the following materials intended for patients and healthcare providers. For a specific Medication Guide of a product in the Siliq REMS, see the DailyMed link(s).
|Material Name
|Material Name Link
|Patient Wallet Card (PDF)
|Patient-Prescriber Agreement Form (PDF)
|Pharmacy Enrollment Form (PDF)
|Prescriber Enrollment Form (PDF)
|REMS Document (PDF)
|REMS Full (PDF)
|REMS Program Website Screenshots (PDF)
What updates have been made to the REMS?
|Summary of change
|Revised to reflect editorial changes.
|Revised to reflect the new company name.
|Modified to remove the Website Consent section of the SILIQ REMS Program Prescriber Enrollment Form by which prescribers authorize the publishing of their information on the REMS website, and removal of the listing of certified prescribers from the REMS website.
The REMS document, Prescriber Enrollment Form, REMS website, and REMS supporting document modified to reflect the following changes:
|Modified to make editorial changes to the REMS document and Patient-Prescriber Agreement Form; and corrections and clarifications for the REMS website content.
|Approval of the REMS.
Disclaimer: This webpage provides general information about REMS programs to various REMS participants (e.g., patients, pharmacies, and healthcare providers). The summary information provided herein is not comprehensive and may not include all of the information relevant to REMS participants. This webpage does not constitute a replacement, modification, or revision of the approved REMS document, including any appended REMS materials. Refer to the approved REMS document for complete information on the REMS requirements for each approved application.
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My name is Carrie. Or Dar (as it's been for over 3 1/2 years now. Crazy
dream. LONG story)
I live in Virginia. About 20 minutes from Virginia Beach. Very
nice. But, if you live here, you get tired of it. I work for a Data
Communications company, installing computer and telephone networks.
Another reason for the nickname "Dar".
only reason I have my day job, is to support my night job. Playing in a
band. Well, it's also nice to be able to pay my rent, too. I've only been
alive 6 years longer than I've been playing guitar. I've been writing
longer than that. I play guitar, bass, piano & drums. I've been
singing in public since I was 3. I've been a telecommunications tech
for, going on, 6 years now. I do this so I can buy more guitars...
As I said before, I live here in Virginia with my guitars,
my extensive Xena collection and my 4 cats. Oh yeah, can't forget about
the g/f. she might not like that...<bg>
The cats... All in some way named after someone on my
favorite show, Xena: Warrior Princess. Ares, Hudson, Tigger & Ash.
Actually, Ares was named after the wolf cub puppy in a
story by my favorite fanfic author, Missy Good. Hudson, after everyone's
favorite blonde psycho, Callisto
actress, Hudson Leick. Tigger, there's a good story. When my g/f walked
into our den one morning when he was only 5 weeks old, she found him
sleeping between the legs of my Xena stand-up. I believe her comment was
something to the extent of, "Sleeping between Xena's legs, It HAS to
be Gabrielle." So we compromised. Tigger Gabriel. And last but not
least, Ash. Named after my favorite actor's most memorable roll. Bruce
Campbell as "Ash" in the "Evil Dead" trilogy..
Ares is the brat. Hudson is the trouble maker (must be
something in the name...<bg>) Tigg is the little
man and Ash is the big man.
We also have a Tibetan Mastiff puppy, Pokey (her
registered name is Psyche)
They rule the house and they know it. They are also
spoiled rotten.
OK, Music. I've been in the same band, or some variation
there of, for the last 7 years. The band was called MY SISTER. We have
decided to change it. To what? We have no idea yet. We recorded our first
album "Pocket Rocket" in
1995. We received extensive radio play afterwards.
The band has gone through several lineup changes in the last 7 years. Two
factors always remain: myself and my best friend Teresa. I play lead
guitar and sing lead vocals. I gave up guitar for about a year and a half
and played bass when we had an INCREDIBLE guitarist, Annie Johnson, come
aboard. I'd say at least half of the sound bytes you will find on this
site for "Corduroy", will be of MS playing over the last 3 years
or so. The other half, will be sound bytes of my good friends in a Jersey
based band,
Let's see... what else? I love just about any sport
imaginable. I think Hockey is the greatest game in the world. Thanks to my
brother, I've been a devout Detroit fan since I was knee-high to a flea.
As a matter of fact, Hockey is the only sport to where I don't follow a NY
or NJ team. NY Giants, NY KNICKS, NY Yankees, and so on and so
forth. I love dirt bikes and motorcycles. I've also collected knives for
as long as I can remember. Other than that, I'm harmless. So,... that's
about it. Thanks for checking in!
Teresa &
My Sister 1995
Carrie & Former bassist Lesa
My Sister 1994
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With Out You
It may be possible for you,
But such a thing I can't do.
What does the life mean without you?
What can i do without you.
Those moments God may not bring,
Without you how can i live.
Heart Touching Collection Of Sorry Poems
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From bikinis to body cream, family holiday in Maldives can't stop serial plugger Katie Price from cashing in
The astute businesswoman didn't let a trip abroad get in the way of promoting more than 20 items on Twitter and Instagram
THEY say never mix business and pleasure, but grafter Katie Price just can't help herself.
Even on a family holiday with hubby Kieran Hayler and her five kids, she is hard at it — flogging everything from bikinis to body cream.
Since Katie, 38, landed in the Maldives the snaps she has shared on Twitter and Instagram have boasted more plugs than Currys. In all she's promoted more than 20 items.
Last Saturday the astute businesswoman gave shout-outs to the Kandima Resort where they are staying, V Boutique and Runaway Retail.
On Mother's Day her 1.4million Instagram followers were told about the makers of her pink bikini, the resort, her own-brand Face Mask and his 'n' hers Body Wash, and Tanya Lee Boutique luggage.
On Monday she promoted her Katie Price Boutique sandals, uploaded a snap of Princess, nine, to push her hat, flip flops and the resort AGAIN, and shared a photo of new stuff in her eBay shop.
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Tuesday it was two-year-old daughter Bunny's Bahimi bikini, and her own-brand Body Cream. Wednesday she posted a snap of Princess in a Katie Price Boutique kaftan and another pic of her girls in Creative Edge Attire bikinis.
On Thursday she uploaded a steamy shower video for her 2.13million Twitter followers of her using KP Body Wash.
Yesterday she said she and Kieran had been using KP his 'n' hers scents, and modelled her peach tracksuit.
Here we take a closer look at Katie's, er, holiday. . .
MAKING the most of her famous assets, Loose Women star Katie uploaded this video of her in the shower on Twitter.
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In a resort where the only vehicles are sleighs, children are kings in Avoriaz. In this ideal setting Annie FAMOSE has designed and built the Village des Enfants, a leisure centre and ski & snowboard school that is approved by the "Jeunesse & Sport" government ministry.
Situated in the heart of Avoriaz, the Village des Enfants welcomes children from the age of 3 from 9:00 am. to 5:30 pm. Ski & snowboard lessons and ski animations are held from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. and from 1:30 pm. to 4:00 pm.
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The Dwarf Star-class freighter was a common freight cruiser during the Galactic Civil War.
150 meters in length, the Dwarf Star-class was designed and produced by Rendili StarDrive and could transport up to 1,500 metric tons of cargo with a crew of 400. A curved ship that featured a bulged bow that tapered until near the stern where it expanded for the engine housing, the standard ship was armed with nine quad laser cannons along the middle of the ship and a single tractor beam projector.
The vessel class was popular amongst short-haul traders or smugglers for its high meter to cargo capacity ratio and its stock weaponry. Despite its weaponry, shields aboard the Dwarf Star-class could be brought down by eight proton torpedo impacts, making its defenses useful against light raids but worthless against a military strike.


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Dylan Helliwell, Seattle University
My love for mathematics really took form in high school when I learned Euclidean geometry. I was inspired by the idea that math is more than computation, and is in fact a creative process where from a few rules, whole universes could be formed. The source of this inspiration was an amazing, if unorthodox, teacher who knew that understanding meant more than memorization, and that an effective classroom was not necessarily an orderly one.
My love of geometry propelled me through the PhD program at the University of Washington, and it was while working as a graduate student that I became excited about being a teacher as well. Not only did I get to experience, first hand, the amazing feeling of helping somebody transition from not understanding to understanding, I also met Ginger, and her wisdom and guidance helped me appreciate the importance and subtlety of the art of teaching.
I have now been with the Mathematics Department at Seattle University since 2006 and I get to do what I love: teach math (including geometry!), teach future teachers, and work with great colleagues who care deeply about math and math education.
Anita Lenges, University of Washington
Biography is forthcoming
Gail Millsaps, Eastern Washington University
Biography is forthcoming
Debra Olson, Mathematics Education Collaborative
Debbie has been teaching mathematics since 1997 at the high school, community college, and university level. She is currently the CEO of the Mathematics Education Collaborative. She has taught a variety of courses, but has devoted much of her time and energy at the community college level to the developmental course sequences, the Math in Society course, as well as the sequence designed for future elementary teachers. She feels strongly that all learners are capable of making sense of mathematics and that this experience is at the heart of deeply learning, using, and enjoying mathematics.
Kimberly Vincent, Washington State University
There are two major influences that impact how I do and teach mathematics. The first major influence was my father. Growing up in Maine it would be considered sacrilege not to play cribbage. When I was five years old I began playing cribbage with my Dad. He taught me to look for patterns and to find shortcuts, when counting my points. He also challenged me to figure out why 19 was an impossible hand. He instilled a love of problem solving in the way he encouraged me to think. My students are a major influence on how I teach. When I was working on a PhD in mathematics I took notice of the drop in numbers of women from the first semester of calculus to the third semester of calculus. I switched to mathematics education upon completion of my coursework. Women's attitudes toward mathematics gave me incredible insight and transformed how I teach mathematics. Teaching to memorize facts does not work for the majority of women/girls. Teaching for understanding gives them confidence, problem solving abilities and an appreciation of mathematics that rules did not give them. And by the way, understanding mathematics, rather than just memorizing it, actually helps the men/boys as well. I teach mathematics courses and methods of teaching for the Dept of Mathematics at Washington State University.
Founder of WaToToM
Ginger Warfield, University of Washington
Ginger Warfield has loved mathematics and people from the cradle, but it wasn't until she finished her doctorate in Probability that she discovered the joys of combining those two loves. The resulting fascination has led to her teaching mathematics and/or the teaching of mathematics to children, undergraduates, graduate students, pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and any neighbor who didn't duck fast enough. It has also led her into the field of Mathematics Education in a number of ways — and her horizons are still expanding. She launched WaToToM on the theory that all of us working together can accomplish far more than each of us working separately, and is delighted to have had that theory validated.
For more details, see www.math.washington.edu/~warfield/
Past Executive Committee Members
Keith Adolphson – Eastern Washington University
Celine Dorner – Pacific Lutheran University
James King – University of Washington
JoAnne Robinson – Jackson High School, WSMC, PSCTM
Jamie Souhrada – Evergreen School District


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Monthly Archives: September 2010
The "Little" things, by guest blogger Big Sister Jillena Furr
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston is open to all girls, no matter their situation, and my Little Sister hadn't really faced many hardships before we met. Ja'Najia comes from a single-parent home, but for the most part, she is a very happy, smart and well-rounded young lady who lives in a loving and stable household. Besides her mother, I don't think Ja'Najia has had many older, strong females to look up to or relate to, and I feel I've been key in providing that for her. The biggest benefit for me is knowing that I'm making a difference in at least one person's life. She is someone whom I sought out and chose to be in her life, someone who is not in my family, or circle of friends, but a young person who was once a stranger and now feels as close to me as family. To know that I'm actively teaching her life lessons and as a result, she will be a stronger, better person due to our relationship is rewarding in itself. The best part is that doing this has not been a difficult journey and we're just having fun! I can only hope that she's learned to be confident and caring, and that she values the person she is and the person she can become as she grows up. In the two years since we were matched, I've already seen Ja'Najia transform from a bit of a shy tomboy into a confident pre-teen. She's learned leadership skills and she accepts all people, no matter what their background. These are things I try to instill in her through our chats and activities.
Currently, our favorite activities include sleepovers, watching movies, and being outdoors. We also love to swim. Our activities haven't changed too much over the past couple years, but I feel they will as she becomes a teenage. We've said that we will remain friends, or "sisters" forever. We've joked that when I get married and have kids, that she will be at the wedding, and will babysit my kids when my husband and I go out. I honestly do see us always being in each other's lives. It is what I hope for.
It's hard to imagine not knowing Ja'Najia before we met. I became a Big Sister because I wanted to give back and participate in something that would help make someone else's life better. Never did I imagine that it would also make my life a lot more worthwhile. That is the gift I receive every time we are together.
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To help kick off the new year with this all new version of TrueHorror.net, we are bringing back our Dissecting Fear interview series. For this latest installment we are happy to have Jackson Stewart, Director and Co-writer of Beyond The Gates join us. We actually got to enjoy the film on the big screen with a packed house last August at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. Since it's official release this past December it has gone on to make it's mark on horror fans all over who have enjoyed the films brand of heart and horror. Given the fact that much of Beyond The Gates revolves around a video store and a VHS board game, Jackson seemed like a perfect match for these questions and we are excited to share what he has to say.
This is a bit of a loaded question but the first memory I have of being pants-shitting/hide-under-the-covers scared was from 'Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom' at age 7 when my parents had decided to leave me home alone for a couple of hours one Saturday night. Of course it was the scene where the homie got his heart ripped out in the cage and then gets lowered into a pit of volcanic fire — I had never seen anything like that before and the movie has always had a special place in my heart for that.
Not entirely — it really left an impression though. 'Jaws' has to this day made me terrified of being in any body of water deeper than a swimming pool though. Aquatic monsters have not been utilized enough in cinema.
2. What horror movie VHS covers or posters scared you as a kid and why do you feel the poster or cover had this effect on you?
So many of them. The horror section used to be right next to the entrance at my local video store and no matter how many times I told myself I wouldn't look on my way to rent an NES game or 'Batman' for the 9000th time I always would. Off the top of my head, 'Child's Play 2' (with Chucky chopping a jack-in-the-box's head off with garden shears) and 'Jason Goes To Hell' were two big standouts. The idea of Jason being in hell was legit the scariest thing I could imagine. A lot of it is you are able to project all of your deep rooted fears onto the covers or posters of these movies before you see them — I wish it were possible to make a movie that scary for adults.
Circling back to the previous statement, that's definitely changed a lot as I have grown older. Now the stuff that scares me are movies like 'The Vanishing' where you can picture yourself doing all the actions the protagonist takes in interest of finding the truth. Everyone is afraid of different stuff it seems.
4. What do you NOT consider scary or not like in your horror films?
I hate stuff or premises clearly pulled from popular movies. There are way too many movies that hop on a trend of whatever's hot at the box office and it is really short sighted and lame. Copy cats are a big thumbs down.
Someone taking a familiar story and turning it on its head is wonderful. 'The Strangers' and 'It Follows' are the two best examples I've found in recent years. Both 'feel' like movies we love but blaze a totally new trail and stay very fresh.
6. What is your favorite recent horror film and why?
Not sure how far back I can go but the one I deeply love is 'The Hills Have Eyes' remake. It's such an intense, take-no-prisoners movie and remains very upsetting and scary throughout the duration. It absolutely blew my mind the first time I saw it and totally flips genre conventions on their head. The aggravating thing about it is that when it came out a bunch of my friends said it was "terrible" so I stupidly waited until it came out on DVD and then it ended up being my favorite movie of that year.
It was chosen for a few reasons. The script was written with that location in mind. There's nothing quite like being surrounded by tens of thousands of VHS tapes to ring in the feeling of a dead format — I wanted it to have echoes of walking through a mausoleum. Furthermore, I watched all of my favorite movies on VHS and they had a real magic to them (even if the format wasn't the greatest).
The biggest ones influences were the original 'Nightmare', 'Clue' (for the layout) and Mario Bava's 'Black Sunday' for the style of the VHS game. We also pulled stuff from 'Sweet Home' for the graphics.
9. This is kind of a typical question but since we don't have a commentary yet to get this info, what was the genesis of the project for you? Which part of the story came first in your creative process that made you say "this is the story I want to tell and expand on" ? (I apologize in advance if you have answered this 100 times before )
The thing that made me want to write it was these two brothers searching for the missing Dad while closing down the family video store. It resonated with me a lot. I couldn't stop thinking about it. Steve Scarlata had this idea about a VCR board game that lead to another dimension and I loved that but I was obsessed with finding the story in it. The idea of this video store being on its way out set against finding a missing father coupled with a VCR board game seemed to have everything I was interested in seeing in a genre movie.
10. The film has a great deal of nostalgic value for many of the people I have discussed it with. Whether it's the VHS fueled plot, Barbara Crampton, the (awesome) score by Wojciech Golczewski or the homages to films. I can only imagine inspired you in some form. How important were these elements to you as I imagine they come secondary to the story and characters, but still seem like things you wanted to feature and highlight as well.
Pretty damn important. I wanted to make this movie with the same constraints that the movies of the 80s had (I.E. using a dolly instead of a steady cam, shooting it in a similar fashion, the lighting, the music, etc.) Setting it at a video store for a good chunk was a way for me to tip my cap to the movies I grew up loving and were very formative in my teen years. Barbara was the perfect connection between the world of 80s supernatural horror and modern indie horror movies.
11. Lastly what is your favorite video store or VHS related memory?
My favorite video store was Director's Chair Video in Tucson (the one a mile away from my house growing up). Since that's closed, it's a toss-up between Casa Video in Tucson and Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee in North Hollywood. Gun to my head, I'd pick Eddie Brandt's.
I recently started writing a sequel to this movie that would center around John (the younger brother) and Evelyn and Elric. Basically taking a cue from the late 70s/80s paranoia horror movies like 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', 'The Stuff' and 'Society'. A total inversion on the themes of the first movie — it's going to be wildly unpredictable and a big left turn.
We want to give major thanks to Jackson for taking time out of his busy schedule to participate in this interview. Be sure to check out Beyond The Gates as it is available on all VOD services like Amazon, itunes, etc.


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There is a major danger that the narrow focus on North Korea's nuclear weapons obscures: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds the whip in a three-ring circus of weapons of mass destruction.
The other two rings, adjacent and in many ways more frightening, feature chemical weapons and — above all — biological threats.
The North Koreans are suspected by United States and South Korean intelligence agencies of holding substantial amounts of a variety of biological agents, including smallpox, botulism, typhoid and anthrax. A former Pentagon official who is in charge of countering such programs told reporters that North Korean bioweapons are "advanced, underestimated and highly lethal."
Bioweapons have some advantages over nuclear weapons in terms of spreading terror: They can easily be smuggled across borders, and their use can be very hard to attribute, unlike a nuclear weapon with an obvious origin.
The final ring of the weapons of mass destruction circus — chemical weapons — is equally disturbing. In 2017, two North Korean agents allegedly killed Kim's half-brother at a Malaysian airport using the nerve agent VX.
The North Korean military routinely uses simulated chemical weapons when it conducts drills and exercises, and could easily incorporate nerve agents into artillery barrages of Seoul from just over the border.
South Korean intelligence agencies say the North may have as much as 5,000 tons of chemical agents, possibly including ricin, mustard gas, hydrogen cyanide and the nerve agent tabun. North Korea is one of just three nations that have refused to sign the international Chemical Weapons Convention.
Would Kim dare such an attack? There might be some strategic sense. He knows that deploying a nuclear weapon would be signing his own death warrant. But he might be able to create a far more ambiguous situation in which he could consider using some biological or chemical element.
And while U.S. and South Korean forces are trained to operate after such an attack, the civilians on the peninsula are essentially undefended — including the families of 28,000 U.S. servicemen stationed there.
In preparing for this threat, Washington has considerable work to do. It should start by increasing intelligence collection specifically regarding chemical and bio-threats, working in concert with the South Korean allies. At home, there needs to be more research and development of technological counters to known agents.
Above all, the U.S. must bring greater global attention to the threat. This means international pressure on North Korea to sign global agreements banning such weapons; making those weapons part of the agenda alongside nukes in future summit negotiations; and pressuring Russia and China to persuade Kim to rid himself of any stockpiles before sanctions can be fully lifted.
Pursuing a diplomatic conclusion to the standoff on the Korean peninsula is the path forward. But the U.S. should put other weapons of mass destruction on the table as well.
James Stavridis, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and former military commander of NATO, is a Bloomberg News columnist.


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That depends on the nature of the relationship. In relationships that are of a close nature—partners, children, parents, good friends, and often co-workers—the rule is to let go, but if you can't, then communicate with consciousness. So what you're telling me is that you communicated with consciousness with her the other day. But when you communicate with consciousness, you cannot hold out for any particular outcome of any kind. You just simply communicate because your heart must speak. You say what you must say.
But what does she stimulate in you when she perpetually goes back to her misery and shows it to you in as many shapes and forms as she can conjure up? You need to ask yourself, "Why do I need to keep seeing this misery? What do I need to learn about this misery?" Because the truth is that you need to see that misery of hers for some reason that is about you. And that's where we go. That's the mirror, if you will.
When you can converse with her on the phone, and she does her thing, but it doesn't catch you, then you will have succeeded in staying aligned with your consciousness and your frequency. Do you understand that? So, it's okay to ask her, "Why do you want me to believe in this?" but your real question should be, "Why do I need to keep seeing this through her? Why does she keep teaching me about misery, and why do I keep picking that lesson with this person?"
And it's not about removing the person necessarily, although that happens sometimes; the lesson is learned, the energy is dissolved, and there's no tension any more to keep the relationship going, and so there's an evolution. But sometimes, as with a family member, you learn how to do the work inside and to take the lesson and burn it in the fire of the desire to be peaceful and to be beautiful. You do not just intellectually say, "Well, now I'm not going to react to this verbally with her," while you are still having a reaction inside. You must see when you're getting stimulated inside and be honest with yourself so that you can really work with it for healing.
(April 2007)
I cry very easily. If anyone is shedding tears, I'll just add mine to the puddle. Compassion is something else, right?
(October 2004)
February Quotation
When you feel a reaction to anyone or anything,
know that your spiritual work is at hand.
Maresha's next blog will be published February 4.
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Allan McGregor – 8
Scotland's number one put his Europa League gaffe behind him to play a huge part in a brave performance. His low save from Shawcross from their well worked free-kick was superb while holding on to the ball was miraculous. He brilliantly tipped over Charlie Adam's long range strike and gathered one low cross brilliantly despite the threat of Diouf's boot literally hanging over him.
James Chester – n/a
He was the match winner last week and had a fine game in Lokeren on Thursday. He went from hero to zero today with a foul that earned a red card after only 15 minutes – more on that below. The decision was 100% correct.
Curtis Davies – 8
Brilliantly marshaled the defence after Chester's sending off and maintained a near perfect defensive line. Competed brilliantly on an individual level but played an immense captain's role.
Paul McShane – 7
Deservedly given a starting berth which after only 15 minutes turned into a role in a centre back pairing. He battled well against tricky opponents and used his experience well to massive come out on top in situations against strikers who were quicker (Diouf), more agile (Crouch) or massive (Bojan). I particularly liked how he waved an imaginary yellow card at Andrew Robertson in the second half to remind him that he was on a booking when he was thinking of taking his time over a throw in.
Ahmed Elmohamady – 7
As always, Elmo put in an incredible shift on the right hand side. He was still taking the game to them when others were out on their feet. He's got a remarkable engine. I'm always impressed by his ability to beat a man despite possessing only one trick – the kick and run. May I suggest he might get more decisions off referees if he stopped throwing himself in anticipation of contact and waited until he'd taken the whack?
Tom Huddlestone – 8
A fabulous defensive effort. At times he was a third centre half as he sacrificed himself for the team. He made numerous clearances and covered a lot of ground. Between he and Davies they ensured the team set up with a narrow, compact shape that took some breaching. The level of discipline was impressive but he topped it by creating the match winning goal after bullying Bojan Krkic and unleashing a shot that surprised Begovic so much he couldn't do anything but parry it.
Jake Livermore – 5
He had a very poor game in possession that cost the side big time when he played Chester into an impossible situation leading to the early bath. After that he was, perhaps understandably, eager to get rid of the ball as soon as possible which meant his influence was lacking. As someone with the energy and ability to carry the ball good distance – it robbed us of a great weapon against a numerical disadvantage. Rating redeemed slightly by his great endeavour when Stoke had the ball.
Stephen Quinn – 8
Another who deserved to start after his recent performances. He played a couple of risky passes in the first half that led to the birth of several kittens in the East Stand but he got away with it. Otherwise his game was full of enterprise. He ran himself ragged. He was also a tremendous outlet and gave them something to worry about. If he was for sale – he isn't now.
Andrew Robertson – 7
An excellent home debut for a left back cum left wing-back who already looks a tremendous investment. He has good pace, a great engine and a real desire to get involved. His yellow card for handball was farcical but he didn't let it affect his game. The only criticism I have of him is that he's naïve at times with his forward runs. Particularly when we were down to ten men he was too eager to get forward and left us open. That will improve with experience though.
Tom Ince – 6
He was starved of service playing off Jelavic last week and this week he lasted 15 minutes before he was asked to fill in on the right hand side. He showed some real flair in possession and worked hard to get back but it was understandable that he was the one hooked early in the second half to allow Steve Bruce to get a proper right back on.
Nikica Jelavic – 8
He produced one of the most selfless performances you will see – particularly at the top level. He tried to occupy and harass four defenders on his own with mixed results. He never let up for a moment when his goal came, after he gambled on a rebound, it was fully deserved.
Liam Rosenior – 7
Calm performance at right back. He allowed Elmo to push forward and cause problems and he dealt well with the varying threats of Diouf and Crouch.
David Meyler – 6
George Boyd – 5
Their goal came from a wrongly awarded throw-in. The throw-in came from a very poor pass by Boyd inside towards Huddlestone. A chap near me excused it with "We're looking tired now" but as Boyd had only been on for 60 seconds, it didn't really wash!
Steve Bruce – 7
The tremendous team shape with ten men – something we saw work remarkably well last year at home to Norwich and at West Ham - is obviously the result of a lot of hard work on the training ground. I thought we were negative late on particularly with the introduction of Boyd who immediately indicated a 4-5-0 formation. We had a couple of chances to nick it too but turned them down. The decision for Huddlestone to try and run down time from a corner with only 88 mins on the clock was baffling enough but as Davies and McShane were in the box for it – it was just crazy.


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People are by nature trusting of one another. We grow up gullible. We put our teeth under the pillow so that fairies will give us money and believe that people can fly in order to deliver gifts. In time we figure out that jolly fat men probably cannot fit in chimneys and we lose that wide-eyed "really?" attitude because too many people ask us for money with tales of woe or Nigerian get-rich-quick schemes begin to sound daft.
However on the morning of April 1 each year we try to tell our friends silly stories to see if they believe us. The idea goes back to the 17th Century, one of the first, so they say, being an announcement in the newspaper that people should go to the Tower of London, to watch the lions being washed. And it's not just an English thing, its global, the French for example have poissons d'Avril, which were originally paper fish which were pinned to the back of gullible folk…
There have been some spectacular stunts pulled over the years, probably the most celebrated being in 1957 when the BBC Panorama programme ran a segment about Swiss farmers picking freshly-grown spaghetti. They were overwhelmed by people asking where spaghetti plants could be bought.
Twenty years later The Guardian newspaper hit gold when they ran a special supplement about the island of San Serriffe to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the island's independence, complete with advertisements from a string of major companies who joined in the joke. The place names all related to printing terms (sans serif being the description used for certain typefaces without decorative serifs) and the fictional island was located in the Indian Ocean…
Motor racing publications regularly include April Fool stories, although they used to be restricted to the years when the date of publication coincided with April 1. I recall a fictitious plan for a London Grand Prix, with the F1 cars going through Admiralty Arch, and a DTM race at Heathrow, with qualifying runs which would have to be timed to happen between the planes landing. I also vaguely recall more than one magazine reporting a fictitious race in which a floating bridge was part of the circuit, it being a righthander or a left hander, depending on the tide.
The Internet has meant that everyone now publishes on April 1, so watch out for Nico Rosberg unretiring, strange calendar stories and livery changes and don't believe anything about Maldonado joining Sauber.
I'd join in the silliness, but I really believe that we need fewer fools in the world. We seem to have far too many given what people have voted for in the last 12 months. One might argue that Donald Trump and Theresa May will be the death of April Fools Day, as they live in worlds where the truth seems not to matter, with so-called "fake news" and "alternative facts" all around us.
I may be naive, but I hope that truth will, in time, make a comeback, once people realise the daft things they have unleashed.


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mesa 7.10
xf86-video-intel 2.14.0
libdrm 2.4.23
xorg-server 1.9.4
Mesa DRI Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset GEM 20100330 DEVELOPMENT
1) Install 0 A.D. r9042 or later (http://trac.wildfiregames.com/wiki/BuildInstructions)
2) Launch it, select "single player", select "Belgian Bog", "start game".
3) If shadows are disabled by default, press F10, "settings", "enable shadows".
4) Observe that trees cast shadows which match the leaf texture pattern.
5) Press F9 to open the console.
6) Enter the command: renderer.shadowAlphaFix=false
Expected result: No change in the rendering.
Actual result: The shadows disappear entirely for the alpha-textured polygons.
If I use the Gallium software renderer ("Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe") then the opposite problem occurs: shadows are drawn for the whole of the alpha-textured polygons, including parts with alpha=0.
If I use the classic software renderer then it works correctly as expected. NVIDIA drivers on Windows work correctly. I assume most other drivers work correctly because I don't remember seeing people complain about this bug in the game.
The game renders shadows onto an FBO with a GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT. If shadowAlphaFix is false (which was the behaviour before I added this workaround), the FBO has no other attachments, and it has glDrawBuffer(GL_NONE). If shadowAlphaFix is true, a GL_ALPHA8 color attachment is added and glDrawBuffer is not called.
The transparent objects are drawn with:
glAlphaFunc(GL_GREATER, 0.4f);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_COMBINE);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_RGB_ARB, GL_REPLACE);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_RGB_ARB, GL_PREVIOUS);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_RGB_ARB, GL_SRC_COLOR);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_COMBINE_ALPHA_ARB, GL_REPLACE);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_SOURCE0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_TEXTURE);
glTexEnvi(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_OPERAND0_ALPHA_ARB, GL_SRC_ALPHA);
If I change the GL_GREATER to GL_LESS, then the Intel behaviour flips when shadowAlphaFix=false: shadows are drawn for the whole alpha-textured polygon (instead of for none of it). Gallium software with shadowAlphaFix false still draws the whole polygon in this case (i.e. it doesn't flip).
In the Intel case, this looks like the fragment's alpha is being interpreted as 0 when the alpha test is applied if there is no color buffer.
The OpenGL spec looks a little unclear to me - it says the alpha test "applies only in RGBA mode, and only if the color buffer has a fixed-point
or floating-point format", but I don't see what it wants if there is no color buffer. I think the most useful and compatible behaviour would be to apply the alpha test in this case and to compute the correct alpha value first.
Proposed patches:
These patches have been committed, and the commit logs claim the bug is fixed. Can this be closed?
Closing because I don't like the sound of crickets. Please reopen if it's not actually fixes. This should be fixed on master by a994473 and 7.10 by 78fa94f.
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Yesterday marked five weeks since my surgery, and I am very happy to report that I have just returned from the beach house of my very generous friend, Trent, who offered me the use of his house in Palm Beach for a few days. It was absolutely beautiful – the weather, the house and the spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean from the balcony! I arrived on Tuesday with Holly, and we left today. I can only be away from home for a couple of days because I have to be back to have my dressings changed, but I am so glad we went. There is something about a water view that is so soothing. Last week I was not sure I would have the energy for the drive of just over an hour from home, but it was fine, and once we got there I wished we didn't have to leave so soon!
I am sure this little adventure was a healing one, breathing in the fresh sea air. Even though I really only sat and looked out at the view, and still had my long afternoon naps, I do feel more relaxed and well rested. It's been nice to spend some mother/ daughter time with Holly and last night my friend Louise made the drive over to have dinner with me, which was lovely too. Somehow the pain seems to have abated a bit this week. The good days are better than the not so good days. Hooray for a change of scene (and hooray for the very kind Trent!)
As you can see from the photos, the view from the house is spectacular. Perfect viewing for a sunrise. Since Martha passed away almost two years ago, all of us are reminded of Martha at sunrise and sunset, particularly when they are vibrant and colourful. I have been sleeping like a well drugged log (understatement!) since my surgery, but on both mornings at Palm Beach, I was woken by Martha just before 5 am ("have a look Sare, have a look!") and as I pulled up the blind in the darkness, I could see the tiny cracks of the sun appearing. So I stood on the balcony in my nightie and took photos of the beautiful day as the sun crept up over the horizon. On the first day a pastel sky, and this morning it was deep red. Thanks Marts for the colourful display! Then I went back to bed and slept another five hours. What is that if not divine intervention? Only Martha could wake me from my sleep of the dead – and two mornings in a row, at exactly the right moment each day too!
On Monday this week I went back to see my plastic surgeon, James, for another check up, and he is pleased with how things are progressing. My right breast wound is a bit slow to heal, but it will get there. My breasts continue to feel totally numb, heavy and kind of have a dull ache inside, which becomes sharp if I don't keep on top of the pain medication. My body is still a bit stiff but much better than it was, and it hurts my stomach to cough, sneeze or laugh too hard! My long scar across my stomach is looking good (according to James. I know it looks how it should but it is not my favorite thing!). I have to start massaging it with Vitamin E cream (which makes me shudder at the thought, given that scars freak me out a bit!) and that will help the healing. The whole area around the stomach scar is still numb too so it does feel weird doing it. It's a bit bumpy. And each end of the scar feels quite tender. But if it helps, then I will persevere! My breast scars are still covered with dressings so I have not seen how they look (and am in no hurry to either!)
The other lovely thing about going back to see James is that last time I gave him a print of Martha's "Femininity" painting to thank him for all of his exceptional care of me. It's always hard with art, knowing whether others will like what you choose for them, but it just seemed like the right thing for James, given that most of his work is breast reconstruction. I am delighted that he loves it and has hung it in one of his rooms. Martha and I are so proud!
So, five weeks along and things are going pretty much to plan. When I think back to James telling me there would be a 12 week recovery period post surgery several months ago, I sort of thought, well, a few months of reading books, lying around on the couch, having the occasional nap and doing a bit of painting – that should be a breeze! So not! I hadn't taken into account the overwhelming tiredness, soreness, stiffness, pain management, general brain fog and life trauma that accompanies this kind of surgery. Let alone adding in a fair dose of grief for my special sister Lou too. This time has been much more challenging than I'd anticipated. But, as I keep telling myself, it won't go on forever, and every day I'm getting a bit stronger than the day before. It just feels like it is all taking SUCH a long time! But I'm encouraged by hitting the half way mark next week – I am getting there! And clearly, Martha and Lou are walking with me. All will be well.
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Multicultural Graduation
Friday, June 15th, 2018
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom
Multicultural Graduation registration opens April 6th!
To register, apply to be a student speaker, and learn more, please visit our website: www.tinyurl.com/mcgradpdx
What is Multicultural Graduation?
Multicultural Graduation is an annual Cultural Resource Centers ceremony that honors diversity and celebrates cultural traditions by creating a student-centered inclusive space to celebrate the graduation multicultural students. The ceremony includes student speakers, a keynote speaker, and a post-ceremony dessert mixer. This is DIFFERENT than PSU's Commencement.
Who participates in Multicultural Graduation?
Often, students who frequent the Cultural Resource Centers, our events, or use services from Diversity & Multicultural Student Services and International Student Services participate in this ceremony. However, any Portland State University student who is graduating between January 1st, 2018 and January 1st, 2019 can participate in the 2018 Multicultural Graduation. Please note, space is limited.
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1:26pm PT by Eriq Gardner , Ashley Cullins
Prince's Legal Legacy: Contract Fights, Copyright Battles and Changing His Name
Mourners scouring the internet to find classic Prince albums such as Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day and Sign o' the Times will find the task almost impossible. Many of the top streaming venues like Spotify and Rhapsody don't have his music, and while there are outlets like Tidal that boast an extensive catalog, the lack of digital omnipresence is in many ways a testament to the fierce and independent nature of this musician.
The story of how Prince — full name Prince Rogers Nelson — changed his name to an unpronounceable "love symbol" in the 1990s during a contractual fight with Warner Bros. is legendary. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as the fourth-boldest career move in rock history. The story goes that the artist wanted to release more music and wanted to own his masters. The record company wouldn't let him. When that happened, he began appearing in public with the word "slave" written across his face. The change of name even had Warners scrambling to send out font software so that reporters could incorporate the symbol into stories. Many of those writing about the musician just found it easier to speak about him as "the artist formerly known as Prince."
Years later, Prince fulfilled his contract, reclaimed his name and began a series of promiscuous relationships with various record labels (not to mention lawyers, one of whom says he cycled through them "like underwear"). Then he finally got what he wanted: Prince struck a landmark deal in 2014 with Warners and regained control over his back catalog. The effort was in large part aided by an aspect of copyright law that allows authors to grab back rights from publishers after 35 years. With the deadline looming on his termination rights, leverage shifted to Prince. He was no longer a slave, right?
Prince was able to survive the record industry, but advancing digital technology presented a new challenge. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Well, havoc breaks out.
Sure, there have been plenty of musicians who let out screams when Napster came onto the scene, but few were like Prince. He was so fiercely protective, the musician wanted to change the law to stop other artists from covering his songs. And so when one woman named Stephanie Lenz uploaded to YouTube a 29-second clip of her toddler dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy," he let it be known to Universal Music that he wasn't happy. Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the publisher then sent a takedown notice to YouTube, which led Lenz to file a lawsuit in 2007. Nearly a decade later, this litigation is still ticking, with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently handing down a landmark decision holding that copyright holders must consider fair use when sending takedowns. For Prince's efforts, he received the "Raspberry Beret Lifetime Aggrievement Award" from the Electronic Frontier Foundation when it decided to erect a Takedown Hall of Shame.
Throughout the years, Prince has consistently raised eyebrows with an assertiveness bordering on manic.
In 2014, for example, he sued 22 Facebook users for linking to bootlegs of his recordings. A few days after filing, amid a big public backlash, the lawsuit was withdrawn. He later explained to the BBC, "Nobody sues their fans ... I have some bootlegs of Lianne [La Havas] but I wouldn't sell them. But fans sharing music with each other, that's cool."
Today, Prince's music can be heard on some platforms like Pandora and SiriusXM, which rely on compulsory licenses to perform music and don't need his explicit permission. He's also been a fan of Tidal, the Jay Z-owned, artist-friendly streaming service.
But soon, dozens of his albums — plus all the stuff he hasn't yet released — could be even more widely available than he could ever have imagined (or personally allowed).
"Bluntly, it won't be his decision to make anymore," says Howard Weitzman, the attorney for the Michael Jackson estate. "Whoever ends up being the administrators and executors will make those decisions. ... Some people provide in their will how the intellectual property may be used over a period of time, but we don't know what his estate planning is yet."
Those who have represented him have doubts.
"I hope for his sake that he had an estate plan, especially with no heirs," says Lee Phillips, senior partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, who was Prince's lawyer during the artist's 20s, when he made Purple Rain. "You can write in [the will] saying I've formed this trust, such and such is the trustee, and he's instructed to not grant any licenses for commercial use of my songs. He can continue, in effect, from the grave to control the usage of his songs. Who knows if he even has a will? He was a unique person."
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Employees at Oklahoma Burger King bust out windows after prank call
SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) - A bizarre prank call is costing an Oklahoma fast food restaurant thousands of dollars.
Police said someone claiming to be with the fire department convinced employees to vandalize their own store.
Employees at Shawnee's Burger King are not having it their way. The windows are boarded up, and the inside seating area is closed.
They are dealing with about $10,000 in damage and a loss of business all because of a prank call Thursday night.
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"The employee stated that a person called them and told them there were high levels of carbon monoxide in their building, and they needed to break out all their windows," said Thomas Larman with the Shawnee Fire Department.
In a panic, workers used chairs to shatter the glass.
When firefighters got there, they used a device to check the business but found no signs of the deadly gas.
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They were alarmed when they found out the prankster claimed to be one of their own.
"It is a little upsetting that they would try to give the fire department a black eye," Larman said. "We would never do anything like that. We're here to serve the public, protect the public."
Earlier this year, a similar situation happened at a California Burger King.
Employees were told they had a gas leak and needed to smash out windows to ventilate the building.
With chairs and a car, they followed orders.
"For a prank, this is very bizarre. I've never heard of anything like this," Larman said.
As damage is being repaired at the Shawnee location, officials are warning restaurant owners near and far.
"We would never call you and say you have high levels of carbon monoxide in your building. We would never tell you to destroy your property," Larman said.
Shawnee police are investigating.
Officers said the prankster's number was blocked.
Right now, they are working to figure out who made the call.
A manager at the Burger King told NewsChannel 4 the inside of the restaurant may be closed for a few days, but the drive-through is open.
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People want a USA IP address for many reasons. Some love watching sports like Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA) or National Football League (NFL). Others want to access their online banking when they are on vacation. Some even want to access the US version of Netflix to watch its massive catalog of titles. Sadly, when most people try to do those things they are confronted with an access restricted notice. This is because geo-restricted content is subjected to copyright laws that make it inaccessible elsewhere. With a USA VPN service, this problem can be overcome and anyone can make their IP address USA-friendly.
In this guide, we will explain how you can join countless people around the globe who currently unblock US-only content by getting a USA IP address!
Getting a USA IP address is easy!
- Subscribe to a VPN. To change your IP address to a USA one, we recommend ExpressVPN , but take a look at our best USA VPN services so that you have plenty of choice.
- Download and install the VPN client software.
- Connect to the right server.
- Go to the USA website that you want to access.
- Get comfortable and enjoy complete access to USA websites and services.
Select Your VPN and Download the Software
Having decided on one of the services listed above, click through to their website and subscribe. If you pay monthly it will cost you a bit more of your hard-earned cash. For that reason, if you can afford it (and plan to use your it all year round to get a USA IP address), splash out on a yearly subscription.
Once you have paid for your VPN you will be allowed to download the VPN's client software. Simply pick the correct version for the platform you are running. All of the VPNs in this list allow you to run it on more than one device. So, go ahead and install it on your PC and smartphone or iPad - whatever you need.
Make Sure You Select OpenVPN
Here at ProPrivacy we highly advise that you select the OpenVPN encryption protocol in your VPN's settings. It is by far the most secure VPN encryption on the market today. As unblocking geo-restricted content is technically against the law (in breach of copyright), OpenVPN is by far the best way to stay private and secure.
Remember that although VPNs can be used to unblock geo-restricted content (and many hundreds of thousands of people use VPNs in this way) you do so at your own risk! Here at ProPrivacy.com we can't officially endorse breaking laws. However, if it is your wish to do so then OpenVPN is the encryption you should choose.
Connect to Your Chosen USA IP Server
Now that the VPN software is installed on your devices (and you have selected OpenVPN), you can go ahead and connect to a USA IP server.
Please select one of the US locations from the VPN's server list. By choosing one further up the list you will get the best speeds. So unless you need a specific location, choose a server higher up the list. Once you are connected, your VPN will go green or show a lock on your smartphone screen. There you are! You now have a USA IP address, and can access any restricted USA websites.
Change Your IP Address to USA: Considerations
We have considered a number of things (on your behalf) while selecting the best VPN services for getting a USA IP address. Firstly, not every VPN service is dependable. There are more than 800 VPN providers to choose from on the market, and many of those do an awful job of providing a VPN service.
What Are the Differences Between VPNs?
- When spoofing your IP address to the USA to access geo-restricted content, you need to be secure. Unfortunately, not all VPNs provide the service necessary to be secure (a zero logs VPN or no usage logs policy is vital).
- When choosing a VPN for getting a USA IP address, you should get a choice of servers. In addition, those USA IP servers should be lightning fast (to stream HD content).
- To be secure as you spoof your location to within the US, your VPN should provide military grade encryption protocols. In addition, the firm needs to handle your data in a reliable and secure manner.
Go to Any US-only Website You Like!
No matter which VPN have selected from our guide, you will be able to gain access to USA-only content. If you decided on ExpressVPN, that includes being able to access the US Netflix catalog.
In addition, don't forget that your VPN isn't just useful for unblocking US services and subscriptions. It is also perfect for getting access to content from all over the world! Furthermore, all the VPNs in this guide offer trial periods (of at least seven days). As a result, you will be able to ensure that your preferred VPN works perfectly for what you need it for.
Other Ways to Get a USA IP Address
While using a VPN is definitely the best, most private, and most secure method of getting a USA IP address, there are other ways. SmartDNS, Tor, or proxy servers are all available options. However, none of them will give you the type of reliability, peace of mind or usability that you get if you use a VPN to get an IP address in the USA.
SmartDNS is very commonly used by people who stream geo-restricted content. The problem is that it doesn't offer anything in terms of security and, because watching copyrighted content is illegal, this is a worry. Using SmartDNS, you don't get encrypted like you do with a VPN. That means your ISP, and the sites that you visit, will know exactly who you are. With content creators suing people for piracy more and more, this is a huge concern.
On the other hand, Tor is a free browser that does a job very similar to a VPN by providing encryption as you spoof. The promise of anonymity makes it the choice for many people, including human rights activists, whistleblowers, journalists and many others. By selecting an exit node in the USA, anyone can access US content (as they can with a VPN or SmartDNS). The problem is that speeds are pretty slow, which means that you will suffer from considerable buffering, lagging, and poor picture quality.
Finally, we get to free proxy servers. There are lots to choose from and they certainly do work and can be very affordable or free. However, free ones come with limits, and it isn't uncommon for that connection limit to be reached while you are in the middle of your favorite episode of Game of Thrones. With poor speeds, questionable privacy policies and the possibility of third parties accessing your data, proxies are a total gamble.
Nothing Compares to a VPN
At the end of the day, a few dollars per year to know you are secure as you spoof your location overseas isn't much of a layout. In addition, with governments seeking to spy, and cyber criminals always looking to intercept data, securing your digital presence is an incredibly good idea these days.
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On August 6, 1983, Betty Lou Beets reported her sixth husband, Jimmy Don Beets missing from their home in Gun Barrel City, Texas. Jimmy Don was beloved in the community. He was a big, loveable bear of a man, a Dallas firefighter and a laidback cowboy. Betty Lou told investigators her husband had left the house to go fishing the day before and she hadn't seen him since. An immediate search was launched, but with no results.
Six days later, Jimmy Don's boat washed up near the Redwood Beach Marina on Cedar Creek Lake. Liz Smith, the owner of the marina spotted the green boat bobbing in the water. Two of her customers went out to check on the drifting vessel and spotted Jimmy Don Beets fishing license. Parks and Wildlife personnel spent weeks dragging the lake, looking for Jimmy Don's body. His heart medication and glasses were also found in the boat and it was assumed he had trouble and had fallen overboard.
Gun Barrel City sits on the edge of Cedar Creek Lake, a man-made lake just sixty miles south of Dallas. The 34,000 acre lake is a popular get away spot, close enough to commute to Dallas daily, or a place to retire. It offers a small town lakeside feel, but with all the amenities of a big city just within reach. It was here that Jimmy Don planned to retire from the Dallas Fire Department. The location seemed perfect for him. Jimmy Don was an avid fisherman and Betty Lou already had a trailer on the lake, surrounded by a dense forest of pine and oaks.
The small community rallied to support Betty Lou. How unlucky could one woman be? Her last husband had just gone off and abandoned her and now another husband had vanished. Betty Lou was holding up awfully well, but everyone grieves differently, right? Perhaps she was just stoic.
Privately, though, people were already beginning to ask questions. Bodies just didn't disappear in this man-made lake. Then there was the matter of Betty Lou's attitude. A chaplain from the Dallas Fire Department went to visit with Betty Lou during this difficult time and he was taken aback when she immediately began asking if her husband had life insurance and how much she could get.
Betty Lou never had trouble attracting men. She married her first husband in 1952 at the age of 15. She'd had a hard upbringing. Born in 1937 to a pair of young sharecroppers, she was raised in a small pine cabin in Virginia without electricity or running water. Her mother suffered from mental illness and spent long periods of time hospitalized. Her father was a heavy drinker. A bought with measles left Betty Lou's hearing severely damaged. Due to her mother's illness, she spent her teen years caring for her younger siblings. Like so many girls of her time, she escaped her parents' household by marrying in order to set up a house of her own. She was just 15 and Robert was just 18, but early on they seemed happy enough.
Betty Lou and Robert Branson would remain married for 17 years before divorcing. It would be her longest marriage. Betty Lou and Robert had six children together including her daughter Shirley, and son Robert "Robby" Branson II. Accounts suggest that neither spouse was exactly faithful. Betty Lou often escaped the drudgery of being a young mother and housewife to go honky-tonking. At one point, the couple moved to Mesquite, Texas to try and start over and save their marriage, but it didn't work. Robert worked long hours and soon Betty Lou slipped off to drink and dance while her eldest daughters watched the other children.
Still, she was devastated when Branson left her for another woman and she began drinking heavily. Robert didn't always pay her child support. This was the first time she had ever been truly on her own and it was hard. Eldest daughter Faye repeated her mother's choices and moved out at 15 to get married. Taking this as her cue to lighten the load, Betty shipped out the other children. She sent a daughter and Robby to live with their father. Although she promised them it was a temporary visit, she wouldn't see them again for five years. Another daughter went to live with Faye. Shirley went to stay with friends. The only child she kept was three year old Bobby.
Just a year later, she would remarry. Her marriage to Billy Lane was short, but violent. There is little doubt that he abused Betty and left her bruised, but the two couldn't seem to stay away. They would break up and reconcile over and over. While they were apart, Betty Lou took malicious pleasure in tormenting Billy. She would go to the same clubs he was at and slow dance with other men while staring at her estranged husband. The marriage ended when Betty shot him twice.
Betty Lou claimed that Billy had forced his way into her house. (source: Buried Memories, by Irene Pence)
"That's when I reached behind my back and got my gun. He didn't act afraid. Maybe he thought I was bluffing. He took another step toward me, so I fired at him. Can't remember how many times, but I kept firing until I saw him stagger out the back door."
Billy's teenaged daughter told a different story. She said that Betty Lou, who was living apart from Billy at the time, called and asked Billy to come over. Billy told police he came over in response to this invitation but the two argued, as always. He said he was leaving when she suddenly started firing. This scenario seems likely since he was shot twice in the back. One of the bullets caused so much nerve damage he was never able to walk properly again. He was lucky to have survived. Betty was charged with attempted murder.
Incredibly, the charges would be dropped down to a misdemeanor when Billy told the authorities he had threatened her during a fight. Of course, friends noted that Betty Lou was Billy's angel while he was in the hospital. She was as loving and sorry as she could be. Betty Lou and Billy would marry again, but that reconciliation wouldn't last longer than a month. Once the charges were reduced, she had what she wanted. I suppose that technically makes Lane husband number two and husband number three. Either way, he was lucky to survive marriage to Betty Lou. Other men wouldn't be so lucky.
Six years later, Betty Lou married her third husband (or fourth, depending on how you're counting), Ronnie Threlkold. She had taken Bobby and moved off once again for a fresh start. This time she'd gone to Little Rock, Arkansas. This marriage was also marked with violence on both sides. Ronnie slapped Betty Lou and she retaliated by slashing the tires on his truck. She also went after him with a tire iron during an argument. She moved back to Texas and Ronnie came with her. Betty was insanely jealous and accused Ronnie of sleeping around with everyone, including her grown daughters. Ronnie finally had enough and packed up to return to Arkansas. As he was packing his car, he heard the sound of an engine gunning, the only warning he had as Betty Lou tried to run Ronnie over. He dove out of the way in the nick of time, cowering between two parked cars as she sprayed him with gravel.
Less than a year after divorcing Ronnie, Betty married Doyle "Wayne" Baker. Betty Lou had a type and Wayne fit it to a 'T'. He was tall and tan with dark hair and eyes. His work as a roofer kept him fit. Wayne was a hard worker, but he was also a hard drinker and just seven weeks after they married, Betty Lou and Wayne separated. They divorced, but the divorce was as short-lived as their first marriage. Betty was seriously injured in a car accident. As she recovered, Wayne came back with hat in hand, begging for another chance. They remarried. For Betty Lou, a new start always required a new location. Doyle's boss owned a place on Cedar Creek Lake and the two had spent a lot of time down there. Betty Lou bought a half-acre lot down in Gun Barrel City and Wayne bought the trailer, a nice spot right on the lake.
The happiness didn't last. One October evening, Betty Lou confided in a couple of her children that Wayne had slapped her and hit her. Her children immediately jumped to her defense and told her to divorce him, but Betty said she would handle it in her own way. The children were all shocked. They like Wayne. He had been nothing but nice to them and they had never seen him mistreat their mother. But they also knew how she was. Betty Lou could be sweet or she could be mean as a cornered rat snake, depending on her mood. Wayne was known to get in the occasional bar fight. Maybe he really did hit their mother.
Betty and Shirley sat outside with a quickly assembled bonfire. Shirley asked her mother what she was going to do about Wayne. "I'm going to kill him," Betty Lou replied. Shocked, Shirley at first thought her mother might be joking, but soon realized she was serious. She desperately tried to convince her mother to get another divorce, but Betty Lou wasn't having it. Wayne owned the trailer, she explained to Shirley. Betty Lou just owned the land and she wasn't about to start over again. Wayne had to go and she had been planning it for a while.
Betty Lou pointed out a hole in the backyard area. She had cajoled some e construction workers to dig for her so she could put in a barbecue pit. She told Shirley that Wayne was going to go in that hole and she would build her patio on top. That night, Betty Lou sent Bobby to stay at a friend's house. The next morning, she called Shirley to say that the deed was done and she needed Shirley's help to drag Wayne into the hole, but not until the cover of darkness. Betty Lou also called Wayne's boss to say Wayne wouldn't be coming into work. She claimed they'd had a fight and he stormed off to buy cigarettes and hadn't come back.
Wayne's boss was shocked. They had a big job planned that day and Wayne was really responsible. That wasn't like him at all. After three days without his best employee, the boss went by Wayne and Betty Lou's trailer. He was surprised to see Wayne's new truck and assumed that meant he had returned. Of course, Wayne wasn't seen again, but Betty remembered to pick up his last check from the roofing company. Wayne's boss was sure something was wrong with the situation. A man just doesn't go off and leave his brand new truck, but he had no proof. Betty Lou filed for divorce claiming desertion. She sold the truck and settled down to live in her trailer, but she was never without a man for long.
Two years later, she would be married again, this time to Jimmy Don Beets.
Jimmy Don was financially well off. He owned his own house and he had a boat on Cedar Creek Lake. The two met at the Cedar Club, a smoky bar where Betty Lou was a waitress. After a day at work, Jimmy Don liked to stop by for a beer and some company. He was a native Texan and liked his women curvy, blonde and bubbly and was quickly smitten with the waitress. Betty Lou like her men tall, dark, and financially well off. Jimmy Don fit the bill.
He had his own place at a neighboring lakeside community, Glen Oaks. It was a three bedroom and entirely paid for. Jimmy Don had been smart with his money. He also owned a nineteen foot Glastron fishing boat and tidy life insurance policy. The one downside with his house was that he had no lake access there. He had to use a friend's dock. Betty Lou's place was right on the lake, so it was only natural that he moved in with her.
He had a grown son and rented the place to his family. Jamie, the son, and Betty Lou hated one another on sight and the relationship only got worse from there. One day the house mysteriously burned down. It might have been saved, but somehow the water had been turned off. Good thing Jimmy Don had insurance on the place.
It was around this time that Jimmy Don's niece discovered a new life insurance policy in her uncle's name. She thought it was odd because he already had a good life insurance policy through the City of Dallas. Also, the policy information all went to Betty Lou's daughter in Mesquite. She asked her uncle and he was surprised and told her to cancel it. When he confronted Betty Lou, she played it off as a misunderstanding.
Betty Lou was proud of her trailer. She was always neat as a pin, but she kept after Jimmy Don to help her with beautification projects. The first thing she wanted was a shed and she was very particular about where it should be. She wanted it built over a cement block patio. Jimmy Don agreed that a shed would be useful but he didn't think the location was right. Why, he could see where the land had sunk in a bit under the patio, but she would not be deterred. She wanted a shed and she wanted it right there. Always indulgent, Jimmy Don built the shed just where she had wanted it.
Next Betty Lou wanted a wishing well. Jimmy Don had rebuilt his Glen Oaks house after it burned and he agreed to build the wishing well for her out of leftover brick. With the help of her son Robby, he spent three days building a four-foot-tall wishing well intended to be a planter. It was a dirty, sweaty job under the broiling August sun, but as Jimmy Don reportedly told Robby, "Whatever Betty wants, Betty gets." (Source: Buried Memories).
Spinning her web like the black widow she was, Betty Lou put the next part of her plan into motion. Once again, she enlisted one of her children as her partner in crime. First she went to Shirley and explained her plan. Shirley was furious. "You promised me would never kill anyone again!" She refused to help. Apparently, she was okay with her mother killing one husband, but a second one? That was a husband too many.
"I'm going to kill, Jimmy Don," she announced to Robby. He was shocked. Jimmy Don was the nicest of his mother's husband's to date, but she brushed aside his concerns. After a lifetime of living hand to mouth, Betty Lou was ready to cash in. Jimmy Don had plenty of assets and life insurance. She instructed Robby to take his brother and stay gone for several hours. He was to come home alone. She would take care of the killing, but petite as she was, she needed help getting the body out of the house.
Betty took her .38 and went into the bedroom where her husband lay sleeping. She shot him twice, once in the chest and again in the head. First she wrapped him in the bedspread and then she pulled a blue sleeping bag out of the closet. It was a mate to the one she and Shirley had wrapped Doyle Wayne Barker in. She called her daughter and told her she had done it. Again she wanted Shirley to come over and help, but Shirley refused. It was late and Shirley was a newlywed. Betty Lou was on her own until Robby came home.
With his help, they took the body out to the freshly complete wishing well and dumped him inside. Shirley did show up very early the next morning, while it was still dark out, and she asked her husband to stay in the car while she went inside. She came out later and only said that her mother and Jimmy Don had been fighting and he had gone off to Dallas, but everything was going to be okay. That didn't sound like Jimmy Don. He wasn't the kind to storm off. His truck was still there as well. Her husband knew something was up, but he kept his mouth shut. Where Betty Lou was involved, it was better not to ask questions.
Later that morning, Betty Lou filled her wishing well with peat moss and flowers. She'd had them in the shed, just ready to go. She instructed Robby to get Jimmy Don's boat and help her stage the drowning. They placed the fishing license, pills, and glasses and then pushed the boat out. The boat was docked at the back of the property away from prying eyes.
Betty Lou was less than happy to hear that she was expected to wait seven years for her missing husband to be declared dead. She wanted Jimmy Don's money now. She started looking around for ways to get her hands on his money. What followed was a struggle over the estate between Betty Lou and Jimmy Don's son, Jamie. She put Jamie's things out of the Glen Oaks house and tried to sell it without his knowledge. He had to get an attorney to take out a restraining order against her to keep her from selling off items of the estate. She still managed to forge Jimmy Don's name to the boat title and sell it. She also faked a power-of-attorney form giving her the ability to dispose of his possessions. One day she was seen fiddling with the air conditioning unit of the Glen Oaks house. A little while later, the house burned to the ground for the second time. Firefighters determined the cause to arson.
Robby didn't have his mother's ability to stay quiet about his crimes. He told his common-law wife and his grandmother. Likewise, Shirley told their sister Phyllis about Mama's crimes.
Never long without a man, Betty Lou took up with a new one. His name was Ray Bone and he was a bad, bad man. Ray had done time in the penitentiary for murder. He was known to be just plain mean. All of Betty Lou's kids were a little scared of him. When rumors hit his ears about the husbands in the yard, a couple of Ray's friends payed some visits to Robby's common-law wife and other acquaintances. They never spoke about the rumors again.
Insurance companies don't like to pay up when there are allegations of arson. Betty Lou was furious when they refused and she rushed off to her attorney. First she couldn't collect the death benefits, then she couldn't collect the fire insurance. Her attorney was a man named E. Ray Andrews. E. Ray suggested she seek a "Determination of Death" to speed up the process. She filed for a death certificate, swearing before a judge that there were no other heirs. March of 1985, the judge declared Jimmy Don Beets deceased and granted Betty Lou's request to be named administrator of his estate, clearing the way for her to inherit everything, the life insurance money, the widow's pension, and the house.
Just before she got her hands on it all, something happened.
That something was a Henderson County Sheriff's Deputy named Rick Rose (1947-2015). In March of 1985, a jail informant was brought to his attention. This informant was charged with a drug case, but he had information to trade. Rose was skeptical. It would have to be something good. The informant offered to tell him who had killed Jimmy Don Beets. Well, that had Rose's attention. It seems Ray Bone hadn't been the only man in Betty Lou's life. She'd had a one-night stand with a man while drunk out of her mind and blabbed about the dead husband in her wishing well. She even told the man that she had her husband build the wishing well before she killed them and that her son helped her dispose of the body.
Ray Bone's attempt to put a lid on the rumors had failed. Even a conspiracy of two can fail. Shirley had talked to her sister Phyllis. Phyllis talked to a friend and that friend called Crime Stoppers. Rick Rose was now hearing the same story from multiple sources.
Meanwhile, Jamie had gotten wind of his step-mother's antics. He filed a protest to have the "Determination of Death" set aside for a new trial because she had failed to include all the heirs. Betty Lou's windfall would be delayed just a tiny bit longer.
Police were narrowing in on Betty Lou, but just before they could serve a search warrant for her trailer, it burned. Like the house on Glen Oaks, this was arson. Undeterred, police went out the next day to search the property. They tipped the wishing well over and dug it out. Inside was the blue sleeping bag containing the mortal remains of Jimmy Don Beets.
The trailer was burned, but not entirely. Police recovered 19 guns, including a .38. There were matching projectiles from a .38 located inside the sleeping bag. Taking down the shed was a tougher prospect but finally they were able to get underneath and there they discovered yet another blue sleeping bag, with yet another husband. Doyle Wayne Barker was no longer missing.
An arrest warrant was issued for Betty Lou Beets. Surprisingly, a tip about her leaving town came from Ray Bone. He called Rose to let him know they were leaving his house in Mansfield. He told them exactly where they would be when. Mansfield Police Department was called in. They set up on a bridge and swooped in. Inside the truck were numerous guns, ammo, and Betty Lou's clothing and jewelry.
The trial itself was a circus. Black widows make for great press and Betty Lou was blonde and pretty. Robby and Shirley both testified against her. Incredibly, she blamed them for the murders. She claimed she'd had nothing to do with the murders. Her story–at that time–was that Jimmy Don was very drunk. He and Robby started fighting and she heard the shot from the bedroom. She testified that she had helped her son hide the body in the wishing well, but she denied knowing that Wayne was also buried on the property.
The jury didn't buy it. They convicted Betty Lou of murder for remuneration, that is for killing for financial gain, and sentenced her to death. Throughout the numerous appeals, Betty Lou would tell many different stories. She became "born again" and bonded with her notorious cellmates including pick-axe killer, Karla Faye Tucker and Darlie Routier.
In 1990, an execution date was set. Betty Lou's attorneys peppered appellate courts with complaints. They claimed she was incompetent at the time of trial. They claimed she'd had a series of head injuries which caused her behavior. They claimed her father sexually abused her–the first time she had ever made such a claim–and that the memories had been repressed until now. They claimed all of her husbands had brutalized her, beating and raping her daily. Experts hired by the defense diagnosed her as suffering from Batter Woman's Syndrome and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, two things which were very much in the news at the time.
Media picked up the story and somehow the woman who had never admitted her crimes was suddenly a woman who desperately shot her husband in the midst of a beating. There was never any evidence to support this. One picture surfaced showing Betty Lou with a black eye and a bruise on her chin. Her hair and appearance likely place this as from the time she was married to Billy Lane who was known to have struck Betty Lou. She now said "What my husbands began, the State is going to finish."
You couldn't escape the interviews. She was all over the media. In her pictures, she looked frail or elderly, but the steel was still there. The stories became more and more elaborate. She claimed to have been raped, dragged out in a field, strangled and left to die. She was even featured on Good Morning America.
Her appeals finally ran out. February 24, 2000 Betty Lou Beets was taken to Huntsville, Texas for her date with needle. Protesters stood outside, crying and holding up that picture of Betty Lou with the black eye. She had no final words.
The Texas Council on Family Violence declared:
"Beet's life is a chronicle of virtually uninterrupted physical, sexual and emotional abuse. She was severely abused as a child and was battered by multiple husbands. Beets suffers from severe learning disabilities and a hearing impairment she has had since early childhood. She also suffers from organic brain damage caused by repeated blows at the hands of abusive men."
The Council has done good work and I know they had the best intentions, but their pity was misplaced. Men who kill multiple women get called serial killers. Women get called Black Widows, but don't let the cute moniker fool you. She may have only killed two husbands, but not for lack of trying. I've no doubt that her hard life shaped the woman she became, but many people have rough lives. They don't think that entitles them to murder other people for personal gain. Betty Lou Beets learned early on that anything she wanted in the world, she would have to take. She took that to extremes and sadly Doyle Wayne Barker and Jimmy Don Beets paid the price.
Beets v. State, 767 S.W.2d 711 (Tex.Cr.App. 1987) (Direct Appeal). https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2451426/beets-v-state/
Beets v. Scott, 65 F.3d 1258 (5th Cir. 1995) (Habeas) . https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914bd42add7b049347a1423
Beets v. Collins, 986 F.2d 1478 (5th Cir. 1993) (Habeas). http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1321322.html
Buried Memories, by Irene Pence, 2008, Penguin Random House


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