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Interview: Graduate Travis Heermann (Part 2 of 2)
Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, editor, poker player, poet, biker, and roustabout Travis Heermann is a 2009 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He is the author of The Ronin Trilogy, Rogues of the Black Fury, and co-author of Death Wind, and has had short fiction pieces published in anthologies and magazines such as Apex Magazine, Alembical, the Fiction River anthology series, Historical Lovecraft, and Cemetery Dance's Shivers VII. As a freelance writer, he has produced a metric ton of role-playing game work both in print and online, including the Firefly Roleplaying Game, Battletech, Legend of Five Rings, d20 System, and the MMORPG, EVE Online.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Master of Arts in English, and teaches science fiction literature at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He enjoys cycling, martial arts, torturing young minds with otherworldly ideas, and monsters of every flavor, especially those with a soft, creamy center. He has three long-cherished dreams: a produced screenplay, a NYT bestseller, and a seat in the World Series of Poker.
Part 1 of this interview, posted last Sunday, is available here.
How do you feel your writing and writing process changed as a result of having attended Odyssey? What insights did you gain into your own work?
The biggest thing that I got from Odyssey was being able to apply a working vocabulary to aspects of writing that I had been mostly doing only intuitively. Story structure is a good example. I was vaguely aware that stories had an act structure, but I'd never applied myself to learning all that before. Continue reading "Interview: Graduate Travis Heermann (Part 2 of 2)"
Author Odyssey EditorPosted on June 16, 2019 December 11, 2020 Categories BLOG-Graduates, BLOG-InterviewsTags drafting, odyssey experience, revising, self-publishing, series, travis heermannLeave a comment on Interview: Graduate Travis Heermann (Part 2 of 2)
Interview: Guest Lecturer Holly Black
Holly Black will be a guest lecturer at this summer's Odyssey Workshop. She is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), The Darkest Part of the Forest, The Cruel Prince, and The Wicked King. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award, the Mythopoeic Award, and a Newbery Honor. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door.
To write books for their reader selves, rather than the books they think they're supposed to write. You are your best audience. Continue reading "Interview: Guest Lecturer Holly Black"
Author Odyssey EditorPosted on April 14, 2019 March 28, 2019 Categories BLOG-Guest Lecturers, BLOG-InterviewsTags anthologies, drafting, editing, fantasy, holly black, middle grade, revising, young adultLeave a comment on Interview: Guest Lecturer Holly Black
Interview: Guest Lecturer & Graduate E.C. Ambrose
Author and Odyssey graduate E. C. Ambrose will be a guest lecturer at this summer's Odyssey Writing Workshop. She writes The Dark Apostle historical fantasy series about medieval surgery, which began with Elisha Barber (DAW, 2013), continuing with Elisha Magus, Elisha Rex, Elisha Mancer, and the final volume, Elisha Demon (forthcoming in 2018). As Elaine Isaak, she is also the author of The Singer's Crown and its sequels. Her writing how-to articles have appeared in The Writer magazine and online. A three-time instructor at the Odyssey Writing Workshop, she has led workshops across the country on topics like "Crafting Character from the Inside Out" and "10 Mistakes I've Made in my Writing Career so That You Don't Have To." Elaine dropped out of art school to found her own business. A former professional costumer and soft sculpture creator, Elaine now works as a part-time adventure guide. She blogs about the intersections between fantasy and history at ecambrose.wordpress.com and can also be found at facebook.com/e.c.ambroseauthor or on Twitter at @ecambrose. Under any name, you still do NOT want to be her hero. Learn more at www.TheDarkApostle.com.
Once you started writing seriously, how long did it take you to sell your first piece? What were you doing wrong in your writing in those early days?
Well, first I have to figure out when I started writing seriously. I've wanted to be a writer for a very long time (I have stories I wrote when I was in the first grade). As for serious, let's say it was the summer of my sophomore year of high school when I went away to writing camp and returned with new determination. I sold a couple of those juvenile pieces, but my first decent sale was after college. Continue reading "Interview: Guest Lecturer & Graduate E.C. Ambrose"
Author Odyssey EditorPosted on May 14, 2017 December 11, 2020 Categories BLOG-Graduates, BLOG-Guest Lecturers, BLOG-InterviewsTags critiquing, drafting, e.c. ambrose, elaine isaak, endings, outlining vs pantsing, seriesLeave a comment on Interview: Guest Lecturer & Graduate E.C. Ambrose
Interview: Guest lecturer N.K. Jemisin (Part One of Two)
N. K. Jemisin is a Brooklyn author who will be a guest lecturer at this summer's Odyssey Writing Workshop in Manchester, N.H. Her short fiction and novels have been multiply nominated for the Hugo and the Nebula, shortlisted for the Crawford and the Tiptree, and have won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her speculative works range from fantasy to science fiction to the undefinable; her themes include resistance to oppression, the inseverability of the liminal, and the coolness of Stuff Blowing Up.
She is a member of the Altered Fluid writing group, a graduate of the Viable Paradise writing workshop, and she has been an instructor for the Clarion workshops. In her spare time she is a biker, an adventurer, a gamer, and a counseling psychologist; she is also single-handedly responsible for saving the world from KING OZZYMANDIAS, her obnoxious ginger cat. Her essays, media reviews, and fiction excerpts are available at nkjemisin.com.
Her newest novel, The Fifth Season, came out in August, 2015.
From the time you started writing to the time you started writing seriously, how long did it take you to sell your first piece (defined here as short story)? What do you think you were doing wrong in your writing in those early days?
I sold my first short story probably 1-2 years after I seriously started trying to get published in that area. I got serious basically around the age of 30. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to go to Odyssey, but I did end up doing a one-week workshop, which was Viable Paradise, but after that I joined a writing group, and our writing group kind of made up the difference there. So that's how I got a lot of experience and skill writing short stories–having the group tear them apart and then submitting them. The group got me in the habit of submitting stories, and submitting and submitting and submitting until submission was part of being a writer in my head—and rejections were also part of being a writer in my head. So I'd say it took a year to a year and a half, maybe.
As for what I was doing wrong, Continue reading "Interview: Guest lecturer N.K. Jemisin (Part One of Two)"
Author Odyssey EditorPosted on February 14, 2016 December 8, 2020 Categories BLOG-Guest Lecturers, BLOG-InterviewsTags critiquing, drafting, hooks, n.k. jemisin, novel v. short story, revising1 Comment on Interview: Guest lecturer N.K. Jemisin (Part One of Two)
Interview: Mike and Rachel Grinti, Part Two
Mike Grinti is a 2003 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop. He and his wife, Rachel, cowrote two books: Claws (2012) and Jala's Mask (released last November). They write middle grade fantasy, though they have dipped into YA on occasion. They met at a writing workshop in 2002, though they didn't start writing together until a few years later. They live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Rachel Grinti grew up in Pittsburgh as the oldest of five siblings. She learned to read when she was only three and has been reading about magic and monsters ever since. Not only is she hopelessly addicted to reading, but she tries to spread the habit by working as a children's librarian. She loves dogs, and still lives in Pittsburgh with a hyperactive, cowardly Boston Terrier named Miles.
Mike Grinti was born in Russia but moved to the US with his parents at a young age. He picked up the language quickly, and fell in love with reading after he checked out The Hobbit from his school library. He's been hooked on fantasy and science fiction ever since. Besides some short stories, he wrote one very bad novel on his own before finally working with Rachel on some good novels. When he's not writing or reading, he's probably playing video games. He has a day job making video games to support their writing and reading (and eating, and dog-owning, and roof-having) habits.
Catch up with the Grintis at their website–www.grinti.com–and go here for Part One of our interview with them.
When and how did you make your first sale? What is your philosophy about rejections?
Mike: I think my first pro sale by pay rate was to a horror anthology called Corpse Blossoms, back when I wrote under my way-too-long legal name. Continue reading "Interview: Mike and Rachel Grinti, Part Two"
Author Odyssey EditorPosted on August 4, 2015 December 11, 2020 Categories BLOG-Graduates, BLOG-InterviewsTags drafting, mike grinti, rachel grinti, rejections, revising, writing advice1 Comment on Interview: Mike and Rachel Grinti, Part Two
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As the year 2017 draws to a close, and we reflect on what we hope to improve for our business and marketing efforts in 2018, there's no doubt this year has proven to be a wild ride in the world of digital marketing and entrepreneurship.
We've seen the likes of chatbots, popups, content marketing, big data, wearables, voice and even digital kitties battle for the attention of marketers and the end consumer. Many of these trends are certainly only in their infancy, while some of these tactics will quickly be forgotten.
As a marketer, CEO, or founder, keeping up to date with the most effective strategies to grow your business is now more essential than ever, but just as important is being able to ignore the noise.
What will move the needle in your business? What tools, tactics, and trends will help you sell more of your products or services while providing value for your community, customers, and fans.
As we move closer and closer to 2018, there's one trend we here at Listagram are particularly excited about. And it's no surprise based on our leading product offering, that we're incredibly excited about gamification.
Of course, gamification certainly wasn't born in the year 2017, but it has made significant strides in becoming an essential part of modern-day businesses and our lives as a whole.
Companies large and small around the world are relying more and more on gamification to help improve their bottom line, increase engagement, and in many cases even make their employees happier.
While some believe gamification to be a buzzword or just another marketing trend, we're confident that gamification will continue to transform the way entrepreneurs and digital marketers do business in the year 2018.
Whether you've experienced implementing gamification in your own business and life, or are just learning about the power of gamification, here are 7 Ways gamification can help grow your business and improve your life.
It's no secret that as a marketer and entrepreneur the competition for users attention is at an all-time high. Just putting an ebook on your homepage and saying "click here" just doesn't cut it anymore. A huge box at the top of your homepage saying "get updates" is a recipe to be forgotten.
Whether you're building a blog, app, or ecommerce store, you have to give your target audience every incentive to buy-in to your brand's company, product, and mission. You have to invest the time and effort into standing out.
The reason our newsletter signup wheel can convert every 9th visitor into a subscriber on average, is because it provides a small burst of value to those who land on our page.
It turns getting their attention into a game. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
They share their name and email, and they get a chance to spin the wheel for a discount or prize of your choice.
Instead of feeling used from overly aggressive marketing tactics they quickly become a part of the community.
In fact, in many instances, gamification can help improve sales because winning something even as small as a coupon, encourages them to want to use it. That small coupon or another freebie often plays a crucial role in getting potential customers to pull out their credit cards and buy.
Of course, the Listagram wheel is only a small part and piece of the many benefits of gamification over all, but the more you can engage your readers and offer them value up front the more likely they are going to open your emails, learn more about your service, and even buy your products.
While social media to this day, often gets a bad reputation for being a "waste of time" the truth of the matter is, hundreds of millions around the world incorporate social media into their everyday lives. It's become a part of us.
We check Twitter while in the bathroom. We post an update when "she says yes." We share our hopes, fears, and ask if anyone has leads for a job.
Using gamification to amplify the social media effect is one of the best ways to quickly build a large fan base for your business. As humans, we love sharing content that is both valuable and entertaining.
As a marketer, you can take advantage of specific plugins to run giveaways or share relevant quizzes with your audience. How do you think media organizations such as BuzzFeed were able to rise so quickly to the top?
If you run an ecommerce site selling t-shirts, you could have your community signup to enter for a free custom shirt. The more they tweet, share, and email the promotion the more chances they have to win.
Winning a custom t-shirt for free is a great incentive for your readers to share more about your contest and brand.
The more you invest in the infrastructure of your viral social media campaigns, the better chances it has of taking off and spreading far and wide.
Best yet, the built-in viral effect of social media can be replicated as long as the content you produce or giveaways you choose are high quality and provides genuine value for your target audience.
If you're not taking advantage of contests or quizzes in your current business, it might be time to revisit your marketing efforts for the beginning of next year.
One of the most significant issues many business owners face is keeping their employees and customers motivated and engaged so that they ultimately take the desired action.
Whether that be getting your employees to fill out an expense report, or your customer to finish the cart checkout process, gamification be leveraged to help improve conversions and move things to the finish line.
In the expense report example, that was a very big issue for one of the world's biggest tech companies - Google. Several years ago, there were a few teams at Google who just wouldn't submit their travel expense reports accurately and on time to their accountants.
As you can imagine this ended up causing quite a bit of lost time and unnecessary frustration for the accounting team. After trying nearly every solution in the book without success, Google finally implemented a gamified process to see if it would work.
Google allowed the employees who didn't spend their travel allowance to choose where the rest of the money went. They could have the remaining funds added to their paycheck or donated to a charity of their choice. This simple experiment led to an astounding 100% expense report compliance in just a few months.
Of course, gamification can also help ensure a warm lead ends up completing the purchasing process on your store. Many times would be buyers simply get distracted with by a new browser tab or have their attention diverted elsewhere. By implementing an abandon cart sequence, preferably with some discount or other gift, you can significantly improve the chances of that potential buyer following through with their purchase.
Gamification helps use the power of psychology to give a slight nudge in the right direction often leading to incredible results.
Of course, gamification doesn't just apply to getting more conversions and increasing sales. It can also be used to effectively impact other areas of your business as well.
By choosing education programs that gamify the process you can improve the likelihood of your employee's follow through by using their own psychology in their favor. Even the best employees sometimes need a boost in the right direction.
Fortunately, many online courses and other business development programs these days have checklists and "% of course completed" bars built into the platform.
While these otherwise small tweaks might not appear to improve completion rate of the course or program, the science of why it works is based on the what is known as the Zeigarnik Effect. Essentially our brains are wired to find things that are incomplete uncomfortable. When was the last time you left a jigsaw puzzle unfinished for example?
Leveraging the knowledge of the mind and modern technology you can give you and your employees the best chance to succeed.
As you plan Q1 of 2018, see if you can gamify the process to encourage everyone to participate fully. The project management app Trello is quite popular in the tech and entrepreneurial space due to its ability to create checklists, labels, and assign due dates.
Gamification can also be used to increase brand loyalty even in the most competitive of spaces.
Two prominent examples of brands successfully using gamification to build customer loyalty come from two very unlikely places.
A pizza chain. And a fast food restaurant.
The US-based pizza company Domino's, was one of the first pizza chains to successfully implement gamification in their mobile and online app to order pizza. You open the app, choose your toppings and see your pizza being made virtually while you wait. The app continues to guide you through the process as the pizza maker puts your pizza in the oven and even leaves the store for delivery.
This small change saw Domino's stock rise significantly and brought the struggling brand back to life almost overnight.
Another brand to successfully use gamification is the fast food chain McDonald's. If you live in the United States, you've likely participated in their annual "Monopoly" game each year. If you're unfamiliar how it works, during the promotional period, every time, you buy a qualified item you win a "Monopoly" piece. Collect the right pieces, and you can win a hefty 7 figure grand prize.
Of course, the chances of winning the prize are the equivalent of winning the lottery, but just a few stops at the drive-through almost guarantee you win a free coke or extra large fry.
And that's where the loyalty building begins.
Those who participate in the McDonald's Monopoly-themed game likely won't win the big prize, but that free beverage goes a long way in ensuring McDonald's stays top of mind — it's the powerful law of reciprocity at play. When given something for free, you are significantly more likely to purchase from them sometime in the future.
Don't let the size of these two big brands fool you; there are dozens of ways you can implement gamification in your business by offering a coupon or other gift as your readers and customers navigate through your site.
We've covered in depth how gamification can help improve your sales, increase conversions, and even motivate your employees, but gamification can also be used in your own personal development journey which of course impacts your business's bottom line.
As an entrepreneur or small business owner, it can be tough to go to the gym regularly, eat healthily, or even find the time to meditate. But there are several apps and principles of gamification that can help give you the best chance to succeed.
One great example of how gamification can be used to form healthy habits is by looking at the Apple App Store App of the year Calm. Calm is one of the most popular meditation apps in the world due to its great design, ease of use, and team that cares.
But what's interesting about Calm is one of the very conscious UI choices they made early on in the company.
If you've ever tried meditating before on a regular basis, you know it can sometimes be tricky to sit down and focus only on your breath.
Calm quickly (and smartly) realized that one of the most effective ways for them to improve the usage of the app consistently was by gamifying the meditation process.
Each day when you check-in to the app and meditate (even for as little as a minute) you begin a mediation chain on the calendar view. Meditate each day, and the chain continues to grow.
If you take a look at Calm's social media mentions on Twitter and Facebook, you'll see hundreds of users sharing how proud they are for meditating each day for ten days, 30 days, and beyond.
That's the true power of gamification.
Whether you're looking to exercise more, eat healthier, or want to improve your focus, look for apps that have gamification embedded into their design. It won't guarantee you'll make the gym after a long day of work, but it will improve your chances.
Building good habits can be fun.
We hope this brief look at how gamification can change your business and life in 2018 was helpful. While gamification won't solve all your business problems or improve your life overnight, using it strategically can give you a competitive advantage both personally and professionally.
As gamification expert Gabe Zichermann says, "Gamification is 75% psychology and 25% technology." The more you understand how the world works around the more you can leverage the power of gamification to improve virtually every area of your life.
Make 2018 the year you take the power of gamification seriously, and it might be your best year yet.
Have any ways you've used gamification in your business or life? Let us know in the comments below!


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LONDON—The lights started flashing in Paris, but louder alarm bells were ringing here at the vast O2 Arena in London's Docklands when Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1, fell for the second time in three weeks to a member of the coming generation—the 22-and-under brigade who are going to storm into the world's Top 10 in the coming months.
In Paris, it was Russia's strapping Karen Khachanov who upset and out hit Djokovic. Here, in front of another giant crowd, it was Alexander Zverev who grabbed the biggest title of his career, using all-out aggression to subdue the great Serb, 6-4, 6-3.
Heeding the advice of his new coach, Ivan Lendl, who told him to take the ball earlier and be more assertive, the 21-year-old German was unrecognizable from the player who had succumbed to Djokovic 6-4, 6-1 in round-robin play just four days before.
Although, in a lengthy acceptance speech—we will be getting used to those from this articulate linguist—Zverev made a point of saying that it was his father who laid the base and taught him the game of tennis from day one. But Lendl was not hired to decorate the bench with that stony stare. This is a man who played in no less than nine consecutive finals of this tournament when it was played at New York's Madison Square Garden, winning four titles. As Andy Murray found out, Ivan knows what he is talking about. And like Murray, Zverev listened.
The result on this particular occasion was that Zverev hit 17 winners to his opponent's three and won nine of his twelve sorties to the net. And, as if to prove how effective his backhand was, he finished the match with a wonderful strike on the run off that flank.
This triumph may act as the bridge between Zverev's success at ATP Masters 1000 level, where he has already won three titles, and the Grand Slams, where only once has he managed to get as far as the quarterfinals. Every match the German plays now is a stepping stone, both physically (another Murray connection again is Jez Green as his fitness trainer) and mentally—which, on this occasion, was particularly pertinent.
A bizarre incident had erupted at the end of Zverev's semifinal victory over Roger Federer, when he stopped play in the middle of a rally in the second-set tiebreak because a ball boy let a ball roll forward towards the court in his line of vision. Federer hadn't seen it because it was behind his back, and the umpire had missed it, too. Inevitably, boos broke out because the arena was packed with Federer fans, a percentage of whom simply cannot abide anything going against the man they worship.
Zverev did not help the situation by hitting an ace on the replayed point and, after he had won, there was still plenty of booing when Zverev stepped forward to be interviewed by Annabel Croft, the former British No. 1 who works for Sky Sports. Annabel wasn't having it.
Zverev was thankful for that because it was clear he had been badly affected by the crowd's reaction to something totally lawful and, needlessly, he apologized to Federer who, despite having asked the umpire and ball boy for clarification, told us in press conference that he was not questioning Zverev's sportsmanship.
Zverev referred back to it after winning the title.
The fact that Zverev promptly played such a dominating match against such a great player in a big final spoke volumes for his maturing attitude. It is inconceivable that he will not proceed to climb that Grand Slam hurdle and start adding major titles from this launchpad in London.
For Djokovic, a year that could have ended in a blaze of unprecedented glory left a few questions to be answered. While he never tried to offer it as an excuse, it was clear that he had been suffering from a cold through Paris and London, but the fact remains that he was a conclusively outplayed by two hugely talented young rivals. The manner in which he deals with this army of young talent, which stretches beyond Zverev and Khachanov to Stefanos Tsitsipas, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rubelev, Frances Tiafoe and others will set the scene for the new campaign in January.
Having achieved the remarkable feat of climbing back from No. 22 to No. 1 in just eight months, winning Wimbledon and the US Open along the way, Djokovic will be determined to cling to his re-claimed position as top dog and ward off any signs of falling back to the mood of despair and near desperation he suffered after his losses at Indian Wells and Miami in March. With the trusted Marian Vajda back as the dominant force in his camp, there seems little chance of that happening, but the challenges he faces in 2019 go beyond the threat of youth.
Will Rafa Nadal take charge of the clay court season again? Will Andy Murray be able to regain form and fitness to the extent that he can re-join the Top 10? How long can Federer continue to play his exquisite brand of tennis?
If we thought Zverev and his friends were still a year or more away from making serious inroads into the game's hierarchy, that can no longer be taken for granted. Yes, the best-of-five set format at the Grand Slam level will offer sterner tests, but just in the last three weeks, the ATP tour has been handed a jolting dose of reality. Tomorrow may come quicker than we think.


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Prof. Patrick W. Serruys, International Centre for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Objectives This study sought to evaluate the mechanism of post-procedural cardiac biomarker (CB) rise following device implantation.
Background A fully bioresorbable Absorb scaffold, compared with everolimus-eluting metallic stents (EES), might be associated with a higher incidence of periprocedural myocardial injury.
Methods In 501 patients with stable or unstable angina randomized to either Absorb (335 patients) or EES (n = 166) in the ABSORB II trial, 3 types of CB (creatine kinase, creatine kinase-myocardial band, and troponin) were obtained before and after procedure. Per protocol, periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) was defined as creatine kinase rise >2× the upper limit of normal with creatine kinase-myocardial band rise.
Results Incidence of side branch occlusion and any anatomic complications assessed by angiography was similar between the 2 treatment arms (side branch occlusion: Absorb: 5.3% vs. Xience: 7.6%, p = 0.07; any anatomic complication: Absorb: 16.4% vs. EES: 19.9%, p = 0.39). Fourteen patients who presented with recent myocardial infarction at entry with normalized creatine kinase-myocardial band according to the protocol were excluded for post-CB analysis. The overall compliance for CB was 97.8%. The CB rise subcategorized in 7 different ranges was comparable between the 2 treatment arms. PMI rate was numerically higher in the Absorb arm according to the per-protocol definitions, and treatment with overlapping devices was the only independent determinant of per-protocol PMI (odds ratio: 5.07, 95% confidence interval: 1.78 to 14.41, p = 0.002).
Conclusions There were no differences in the incidence of CB rise and PMI between Absorb and EES. Device overlap might be a precipitating factor of myocardial injury. (ABSORB II Randomized Clinical Trial: A Clinical Evaluation to Compare the Safety, Efficacy, and Performance of Absorb Everolimus Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System Against Xience Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in the Treatment of Subjects With Ischemic Heart Disease Caused by De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions [ABSORB II]; NCT01425281).
The bioresorbable everolimus-eluting scaffold (Absorb, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) was developed to provide a novel approach to treat coronary artery stenosis with transient vessel support and drug delivery (1–4). The performance of the second-generation Absorb was investigated in the ABSORB Cohort B trial (ABSORB Clinical Investigation, Cohort B), which reported excellent clinical results (5–7). However, the clinical relevance of this technology in comparison with metallic drug-eluting stents still remains a matter of debate due to the absence of randomized comparative data between the Absorb and conventional metallic drug-eluting stents. The ABSORB II (ABSORB II Randomized Clinical Trial: A Clinical Evaluation to Compare the Safety, Efficacy, and Performance of Absorb Everolimus Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System Against Xience Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System in the Treatment of Subjects With Ischemic Heart Disease Caused by De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions) (8) is the first randomized clinical trial assessing the clinical outcomes in 501 patients treated with either the Absorb or the metallic everolimus-eluting stent (EES) (Xience, Abbott Vascular).
In a nonrandomized comparison using historical data, the Absorb scaffold was associated with a higher incidence of post-procedural side branch occlusion (SBO) than EES was (9). Given the increased strut thickness of Absorb, a potential concern exists that it might be associated with a higher incidence of periprocedural myocardial injury and periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) than newer-generations of DES are (9). Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the incidence and mechanism of post-procedural cardiac biomarker (CB) rise following Absorb scaffold versus metallic EES implantation.
The ABSORB II randomized controlled trial design has been described in detail previously (8). In brief, the ABSORB II trial was prospective, multicenter, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the Absorb versus the EES in patients with stable or unstable angina due to up to 2 de novo coronary artery lesions, each located in different major epicardial vessels, all with an angiographic maximal luminal diameter between 2.25 and 3.8 mm as estimated by online quantitative coronary angiography and a lesion length of ≤48 mm. The detail of both study devices is provided in the Online Appendix (2,10,11). A total of 501 patients were randomized 2:1 into either the Absorb arm or the EES arm in Europe and New Zealand.
SBO, occurrence of no-reflow, abrupt closure, dissection, and distal embolization in main and side branches were assessed qualitatively at pre-procedure, after balloon pre-dilation, after device deployment, and after final balloon inflation. Coronary dissections were assessed using the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute criteria (12,13). In the present study, according to the underlying "anatomic complications" (assessed by angiography), CB rise and PMI were classified into 3 types: type 1—CB rise and PMI due to SBO; type 2—CB rise and PMI due to other anatomic complications (e.g., slow flow or no-reflow, distal embolization, thrombus during procedure, flow-limiting dissection, coronary dissection of National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute type D or E, or disruption of collateral flow); type 3—CB rise and PMI without angiographically identifiable causes for the CB rise (Figure 1).
Type 1: cardiac biomarker rise due to side branch occlusion. Type 2: cardiac biomarker rise due to other anatomic complications. Type 3: cardiac biomarker rise without any identifiable anatomic causes in the coronary artery. Pre-procedure angiography showed a focal stenosis (white arrows), side branches in the target lesion (yellow arrows), and distal embolization was observed after device implantation (red arrow).
The quantitative angiographic analysis by the 2-dimensional single-vessel quantitative coronary angiography (CAAS 5.10, Pie Medical BV, Maastricht, the Netherlands) included the reference size of the side branch and the percentage of diameter stenosis of any side branch lesion as well as the side branch TIMI (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) flow grade at the following time points: pre-procedure; after pre-dilation; after post-dilation; and post-procedure (9). The region of interest was defined as the study device implantation site and the 5-mm proximal and distal margins in the main branch (Figure 2). A detailed side branch analysis was performed of all side branches identified within the region of interest pre-procedurally, during the course of the intervention to capture any transient complications, and post-procedure. SBO was defined as a reduction in the TIMI flow grade 0 to 1. Accordingly, side branches with pre-procedural TIMI flow grade 0 or 1 were excluded. Transient or final SBO was defined as SBO that occurred during the procedure and either disappeared or persisted at the end of the procedure. Angiographic assessment of the side branch was based on the consensus of 3 experienced cardiologists (Y.I., T.M., and Y.C.) and assessed in at least 2 different projections, with angiographic assessment for each side branch.
The QCA analysis delineates 5-mm proximal (A) (red double arrow) and distal segment (A) (green double arrow) to the intended device implantation site (B) (white double arrow). Any visible side branches originating from this region of interest were analyzed. The conventional QCA analysis automatically delineates an obstruction segment in the main branch (B) (yellow double arrow). An example of side branch analysis is shown in C and D. DS = diameter stenosis; QCA = quantitative coronary angiography; RVD = reference vessel diameter; SBO = side branch occlusion.
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was mandatory before and after the procedure. The detail of an image acquisition is described in Online Figure 1.
The protocol mandated that blood sampling for cardiac enzymes was to be collected within 6 h before the index percutaneous coronary intervention procedure and at 6, 12, and 18 h after the procedure or at hospital discharge, whichever came first. These blood samples were sent to the central core laboratory (ICON Laboratories, Dublin, Ireland) and to local hospital laboratories for analysis. Whenever clinically indicated, additional sampling could be taken and analyzed by the local hospital laboratories.
This yielded a mixture of local and central laboratories' biomarker results with different upper limits of normal (ULN). When both local and central laboratories' cardiac enzyme data were available at the same time, the clinical events committee used the central laboratories' results for the adjudication of MI.
In this study protocol, MI was defined according to the following definitions (14–16): 1) per-protocol (modified World Health Organization) definition; and 2) extended historical definition (14). In the protocol, MI without distinction of being spontaneous or PMI is defined by elevation of total creatine kinase (CK) to >2× ULN along with elevated or "positive" creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB). A hierarchical approach was used for the adjudication of PMI based on CB availability when an analyzable CB was missing (extended historical definition: CK-MB mass when CK was not available, cardiac troponin when CK and CK-MB mass were not available). All protocol defined clinical outcomes were adjudicated by an independent Clinical Events Committee. Fourteen patients presented with recent MI at entry with normalized CK-MB according to the protocol, but with/without troponin elevation. These patients were excluded for post-CB analysis. Post-hoc adjudication was performed according to Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition and the universal third definition. The details are described in the Online Appendix.
All analyses were performed on the intention-to-treat basis, using all patients randomized in the study, regardless of the treatment actually received. The counts of PMI are summarized and tabulated according to the frequency. Categorical variables were compared by Fisher exact test. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD and were compared by nonparametric test. The logistic regression model was performed for Table 5. Detail of statistical analysis is provided in the Online Appendix. In addition to the device type, significant variables (p < 0.10) in the univariate analysis were forced into a multivariate logistic regression model to predict PMI. All statistical tests were performed with SPSS (version 22.0 for Windows, SPSS, Chicago, Illinois). A 2-sided p value of <0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance.
Patient demographics were comparable in both arms (Table 1). The lesion characteristics such as type B2/C lesions, bifurcation lesions, eccentricity, moderate/severe tortuosity, thrombus, and moderate/severe calcification were similar between the 2-treatment arms.
Within 24 h before the index procedure, 920 blood time points for the assessment of CB were available with 458 central and 462 local biomarker data. At least 1 of the 3 CB was available in 486 patients (97.0%) within 6 h and in 495 patients (98.8%) within 24 h before the index procedure. At least 1 of the 3 CB was available in 490 patients (97.8%) within 48 h after the index procedure. In the serial sample analysis, 1,446 blood time points for the assessment of CB were available with 572 central and 874 local biomarker data (Figure 3). A total of 3,813 blood samples with 1,257 CK, 1,253 CK-MB, and 1,303 troponin values were available. For the post-procedural peak-level assessment of each CB, the central biomarker data was used in 58.4% for CK (271 of 464), 70.9% for CK-MB (337 of 475), and 45.0% for troponin (213 of 473). The availability of paired biomarkers (CK and CK-MB) for per-protocol PMI adjudication at post-procedure was available in 93.4% (313 of 335) of the Absorb arm and 96.4% (160 of 166) of the EES arm. Troponin was available in 98.8% (325 of 335) of the Absorb arm and 97.6% (160 of 166) of the EES arm.
A total of 920 blood time points for the assessment of cardiac biomarkers (CB) were available with 458 central and 462 local biomarker data within 24 h before the index procedure. At least 1 of the 3 CB was available in 486 patients (97.0%) within 6 h and 495 patients (98.8%) within 24 h before the index procedure. At least 1 of the 3 CB was available in 490 patients (97.8%) within 48 h after the index procedure. In the serial sample analysis, 1,446 blood time points for the assessment of CB were available with 572 central and 874 local biomarker data.
The frequencies of "angiographic complications" are shown in Table 2. In the present analysis, 335 patients with 988 side branches in the Absorb arm and 166 patients with 503 side branches in the EES arm were assessed. Incidence of any "angiographic complications" and SBO was similar between the 2 treatment arms (any complications: Absorb: 16.4% vs. EES: 19.9%, p = 0.39; SBO: 5.3% vs. 7.6%, p = 0.07). The incidence of post-procedural SBO in the obstruction segment was significantly lower in the Absorb arm than in the EES arm (4.3% vs. 6.8%, p = 0.046), although there were no significant differences in the incidence of SBO according to the reference vessel diameter (RVD) size (RVD ≤ 0.5 mm, 0.5 mm < RVD ≤ 1.0 mm, 1.0 mm < RVD). Each type (type 1, type 2, and type 3) of "anatomic complications" after revascularization was similar between the 2 treatment arms. However, 2 abrupt occlusions were documented after EES implantation (Table 2).
As recently described (17), we compared the peak value of the 3 CB values post-procedure according to 5 rise categories (CB: >2× ULN, >5× ULN, >10× ULN, > 35× ULN, and >70× ULN) after scaffold or stent implantation. In the present study, the rise of 3 CB subcategorized in 7 different ranges was comparable between the 2 treatment arms (Table 3).
Per-protocol PMI (World Health Organization definition) occurred in 13 of 335 patients (3.9%) in the Absorb arm and 2 of 166 patients (1.2%) in the EES arm (p = 0.16). Incidence of PMI per protocol according to "anatomic complications" assessed by angiography was similar between the 2 treatment arms (Table 4). In the post-hoc adjudication, the PMI rates according to the third universal definition and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions definition were 14.2% versus 10.6% (p = 0.31) and 0.6% versus 0.6% (p = 1.00), respectively.
Figure 4 shows the magnitude of post-procedural CB rise in patients with "anatomic complications" (type 1 and type 2) assessed by angiography. CB rise subcategorized in 5 different ranges was similar between the 2 treatment arms in the patients with "anatomic complications." Incidence of CB rise assessed by IVUS (data not shown) was similar between the 2 treatment arms as well as "angiographic complications." There was no statistical significance between IVUS finding and post-procedure CB rising (Online Appendix).
The figure shows magnitude of post-procedural CB rise—(A) CK, (B) CK-MB, (C) cTn—for the patients with side branch occlusion after percutaneous coronary intervention (blue bars) and those with the other anatomical complications (red bars). *Fourteen patients presented with recent myocardial infarction at entry with normalized CK-MB according to the protocol were excluded for post-CB analysis. CB = cardiac biomarkers; CK = creatine kinase; CK-MB = creatine kinase-myocardial band; cTn = cardiac troponin.
In the multivariable analyses, treatment with overlapping devices was the only independent determinant of per-protocol PMI (odds ratio [OR]: 5.07, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.78 to 14.41, p = 0.002) (Table 5).
The present study is the first randomized clinical trial to analyze the difference in frequencies of PMI and CB rise after implantation of Absorb scaffold or EES. The main findings of this study follow: 1) Incidence of any anatomic complications including SBO assessed by angiography was similar between the 2 treatment arms (Absorb: 16.4% vs. EES: 19.9%, p = 0.39). 2) Per-protocol PMI (World Health Organization definition) occurred in 13 of 335 patients (3.9%) in the Absorb arm and 2 of 166 patients (1.2%) in the EES arm (p = 0.16). Of 15 patients with per-protocol PMI, 10 PMI (66.7%) were caused by SBO, whereas 3 (20.0%) were due to other anatomical complications. 3) Treatment with overlapping devices was an independent determinant of per-protocol PMI (OR: 5.07, 95% CI: 1.78 to 14.41, p = 0.002). 4) The CB rise subcategorized in 7 different ranges was comparable between the 2 treatment arms.
This is the first scaffold or metallic stent study in which 3 different CB values were available at a central core laboratory, the compliance of enzyme collection was high (CK: 95.3%, CK-MB: 97.5%, troponin: 97.1%). Of note, in the RESOLUTE-All Comers (A Randomized Comparison of a Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent With an Everolimus-Eluting Stent for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) trial (14), an analyzable dataset for cardiac troponin was available in 55.3% (1,173 of 2,121) of patients. In addition, 44.1% (935 of 2,121) of patients had an analyzable dataset for both cardiac troponin and CK-MB (14). In 10 patients, 3 CB simultaneously increased, whereas in 127 patients, discordance in CB rise was documented, suggesting that the sensitivity of CB to detect myocardial damage varies according to the criteria and type of CB (Online Figure 2).
The prognostic relevance of CB rise is shown by Park et al. (18), in a large cohort of 23,604 patients, the prognostic implication of a CK-MB rise 3× to 5× ULN. Myint et al. (19) reported that prognostic significance of troponin in acute coronary syndrome attenuates with increased age and that older age is associated with a worse prognosis compared with the prognosis of younger counterparts given the same level of troponin rise, even at very low levels of troponin.
In the previous publication using the data of the Absorb Extend registries with a matched cohort from SPIRIT (Clinical Evaluation of the Xience V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System) trials (9), it was reported that the Absorb scaffold was associated with a higher SBO rate than Xience was. The difference was more pronounced with small side branches with an RVD ≤0.5 mm. However, there was no significant difference in the incidence of post-procedure CK-MB elevation. It was hypothesized that the difference in SBO was due to the difference in the design of the 2 devices. The Absorb scaffold has thicker (156 μm) and wider struts (up to 800 μm) with a higher surface coverage ratio (26% to 32%) than Xience does (thickness: 90 μm, widths: up to 428 μm, surface coverage: 13%). Therefore small side branches could be more frequently occluded by the implantation of Absorb scaffold. At variance with the report by Muramatsu et al. (9), the Absorb, compared with EES, showed a trend toward lower incidence of post-procedural SBO. Of note, most of the SBO occurred in small side branches of RVD <1.0 mm in both of treatment arms (Table 2). Although the nominal sizes of devices used (3.01 ± 0.31 mm vs. 3.05 ± 0.28 mm, p = 0.10) and frequency of post-device dilation were comparable (60.7% vs. 58.8%, p = 0.67), the nominal balloon size and the pressure used during either implantation or post-dilation was larger and higher in the EES arm, so that the expected balloon diameter tended to be larger accordingly (3.29 ± 0.35 mm vs. 3.35 ± 0.37 mm, p = 0.15) (17), the acute gain in minimal lumen diameter (quantitative coronary angiography measurement by the core laboratory) was significantly larger in the EES arm (1.15 ± 0.38 mm vs. 1.46 ± 0.38 mm, p < 0.001) (17). Whether the aggressive (post)-dilation may have resulted in a higher incidence of post-procedural SBO in the EES arm—due to the presence of the bifurcation carina shift and/or plaque shift into the orifice of side branch (16,20)—remains speculative. Among the patients with post-dilation, the peak ratio of CK-MB post-procedure was significantly higher in the Absorb arm than in the EES arm (1.43 ± 2.41 vs. 1.00 ± 1.89, p = 0.02). The current protocol did not recommend post-dilation of the Absorb device with a balloon larger than 0.25 mm with respect to the nominal size of the device. The post-procedural CB rise with the patients who underwent post-dilation seems to justify retrospectively this conservative recommendation.
As previously reported, atherosclerotic plaque burden pre-intervention is correlated with an increased rate of PMI as evidenced by subsequent CB rise (21). Atherosclerotic plaque with larger necrotic core are at higher risk of plaque rupture and microembolization during percutaneous coronary intervention with subsequent CB rise (22,23). The present study also documented that dyslipidemia requiring treatment was protective for troponin rise >5× ULN, whereas the incidence of CB rise assessed by IVUS was similar between the 2 treatment arms. It has been hypothesized that statins may exert anti-inflammatory effects, resulting in reduction of microembolization by stabilizing the underlying plaque (24).
Previous studies revealed that SBO was the most common cause of PMI (20,25). In the present study, 15 patients with per-protocol PMI, 10 (66.7%) were angiographically classified as type 1 (SBO) whereas 3 (20.0%) were type 2 (other anatomic complication). In 2 patients (13.3%), no angiographic complications could be identified. Thus, our results are in concordance with previous studies (16,26,27).
The predictors of PMI can be broadly categorized as patient-, lesion-, and procedure-related risk factors (16,20). In the SPIRIT IV trial, which randomized 3,687 patients in a 2:1 fashion to receive either EES or PES, the total stent length was a strong predictor of PMI by criteria using CK or troponin (16). In the present study, by multivariable analysis, treatment with overlapping devices was the independent determinant of per-protocol PMI (OR: 5.07, 95% CI: 1.78 to 14.41, p = 0.002), whereas there was overall no significant difference in PMI between the 2 device types (Absorb vs. EES). In the Absorb arm, the treatment with overlapping was associated with risk of PMI with a 3.59 OR (p = 0.03), whereas in the EES arm, OR was 5.07 (p = 0.28) in the EES arm. The p value for interaction was not significantly different (p = 0.65), suggesting that overlapping is associated with higher risk of MI in both the Absorb and Xience arms. One MI (non–Q-wave) was attributed to definite scaffold thrombosis involving overlapping scaffolds. Of note, in a juvenile porcine model (28), overlapping Absorb scaffolds, compared with nonoverlapping scaffolds, showed delayed healing on histology and optical coherence tomography and slower tissue coverage: the coverage of the overlapping segment was 80.1% and 99.5% at 28 and 90 days after implantation respectively, suggesting that complete coverage in humans may take up to 18 months. Similar findings (29,30)—delayed healing and promotion of inflammation at sites of overlap—have been reported in the atherosclerotic rabbit model implanted with EES, suggesting the general detrimental effect and potential biohazard of overlapping devices. Adjacent implantation of scaffolds instead of true overlapping may circumvent this problem.
The results of the current substudy are a post-hoc analysis. The study was not powered to detect difference in clinical events such as PMI and per-protocol definition of PMI does not include clinical symptoms or electrocardiographic changes. Given the mixture and wide range of troponin assays used across participating hospitals, the proportion of elevated troponin and periprocedural rise could be depended on the proportion of contemporary or sensitive assays compared with conventional troponin assays. The difference in the health care system could influence the long-term clinical outcomes, however, such variances are less relevant to the current analysis focusing on the acute procedural outcomes.
There were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of CB rise and PMI between Absorb and EES. Overlapping of scaffolds or stents might be a precipitating factor of myocardial injury. Larger randomized trials are currently ongoing to confirm these findings. As demonstrated in the present study, which collected all 3 CB, binary definition of PMI is not only dependent on the selection of CB but also on the thresholds of the CB rise which are arbitrarily chosen.
WHAT IS KNOWN? A potential concern exists that a bioresorbable vascular scaffold, compared with newer-generations of DES, might be associated with a higher incidence of periprocedural myocardial injury and PMI.
WHAT IS NEW? Our results confirmed that there were no differences in the incidence of CB rise and PMI between Absorb and EES.
WHAT IS NEXT? Device overlap might be a precipitating factor of myocardial injury.
The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Charles Simonton and Ms. Susan Veldhof for the critical review of the manuscript and Dr. Jan G.P. Tijssen and Ms. Lei Peng for statistical assistance.
For the Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan as well as supplemental tables and figures, please see the online version of this paper.
This study was funded by Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Dr. Wasungu is a contractor employed by Abbott Vascular. Dr. Miquel-Hebert is an employee of Abbott Vascular. Drs. Onuma and Serruys are members of the advisory board of Abbott Vascular. Drs. Baumbach and Chevalier are consultants with Abbott Vascular. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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On behalf of Drennan Law Firm posted in Drunk Driving Charges on Thursday, September 14, 2017.
Many people think that they can sleep off the effects of alcohol quickly; however, this isn't the case. Alcohol is going to take the same amount of time to leave your system regardless of the steps you take to quicken the process.
One thing that many people do is to lay down in their vehicle while they try to let the effects of the alcohol lessen. Even though you might think this is a good idea, it might not be. Did you know that it is possible to face drunk driving charges if you are in a vehicle, even if the vehicle is in a driveway?
The issue that come into the picture in this case is what is going on while you are sleeping. If you are sleeping in the driver's seat of the vehicle and have the keys in the ignition, the police officers could construe that to mean that you either just made it home or are planning on leaving. Because they keys are in the ignition and you are in the driver's seat, you are said to have control of the vehicle.
Generally, drunk driving charges deal with vehicles that are roads. Your driveway likely falls under the same umbrella as a road because the driveway is accessible to vehicles and used by vehicles.
No matter what circumstances are present in drunk driving cases, you have the right to tell your side of the story. You should think carefully about the defense strategies you have available so that you can determine the one that best suits your goals.


The IRS applies default rules to determine how an LLC will be taxed. In general, a single-member LLC is taxed as a sole proprietorship, but a multi-member LLC is taxed as a partnership. Either type, however, can choose to be taxed as a corporation by filing the appropriate forms.
LLC members can elect to be treated by the IRS as a corporation. This does not actually convert the business into a corporation, but only alters the way it pays federal taxes. However, entity election -- which requires filing Form 8832 with the IRS -- does not typically occur at the time of filing a tax return.
When Form 8832 is filed determines the effective date of the entity election. If you have been filing tax returns as a corporation, you can retroactively receive corporation status for tax returns filed up to three years and 75 days prior to the date of filing Form 8832. Otherwise, the effective date can be as much as 75 days before the actual date of filing the form. If the effective date is earlier than the due date of the company's tax return, the company can file as a corporation in that tax year. S-corp election has a different time table for its effective date, however, which could influence the decision to file this form.
An LLC can elect to be taxed as an S-corp if it meets the general qualifications for such a business. This means the company must have fewer than 100 owners, none of which can be other business entities. The company must be organized under state and federal laws, and must not engage in certain excluded business practices such as insurance, international sales or banking.
To elect to be taxed as an S-corp, the company must file Form 2553 not more than two months and 15 days into the tax year in which the election is to take effect. All persons who have an ownership interest in the company on the day of election must consent to the election, and must be named on the form. Form 2553 also allows the business to choose whether to maintain its natural tax year or to choose another based on a history of business activity.
An S corp, sometimes called an S corporation or a pass-through entity, is a business entity, such as a corporation or an LLC, that elects to be taxed under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code. In general, this election allows the business to avoid being taxed at the corporate level. Nevertheless, an S corp must still file a tax return, Form 1120S. If necessary, you can file for a six-month extension of time to file.
An election with the IRS to have your corporation taxed as an S corporation can provide tax advantages over a C corporation. A corporation must meet certain IRS eligibility rules to elect to be treated as an S-corp. An S-corp is taxed as a disregarded entity and does not pay entity-level taxes. If the corporation ceases to meet the eligibility rules or decides to end its status as an S-corp, it may file to revoke the S election and continue as a C-corp. Dissolution under state law will also end a corporation's sub-chapter S status once a final tax return is filed.
Can an LLC File a 2553?


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Q: Mysql> How to join data of 2 tables with single Query? (Select * and COUNT) My sample data
Table 'posts':
| id (string)  | Author (int)| desc (string)|
| --- | --- |---|
| bac| 111| Hello|
| bak| 113| world|
table 'rating_info'
| post_id(string)| rating (int)|
| --- | --- |
| bak| 111 |
| bak| 112 |
| bak| 114 |
| bac | 114|
| bac | 114|
My end goal:
Somehow combine both tables, Select everything from Posts, but only select the COUNT from rating_info.
what i have tried:
SELECT (SELECT *
               AS posts
        FROM   posts
        WHERE  posts.id= 'bac')       AS posts,
       (SELECT Count(rating_info.post_id) AS count2
        FROM   rating_info
        WHERE  rating_info.post_id = 'bac') AS hits

error result:
#1241 - Operand should contain 1 column(s)

A: The error comes from trying to display many columns AS posts.
You should use join:
SELECT *, Count(rating_info.post_id) AS count2 FROM posts
INNER JOIN rating_info ON rating_info.post_id = posts.id
WHERE posts.id = 'bac';

This displays all columns from both tables + the count, you can switch the * to specific columns instead.

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Special Event DetailsFiscal Year 2023 Consensus Revenue Hearing
Secretary of Administration and Finance Michael J. Heffernan, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael J. Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz are hosting a virtual Consensus Revenue hearing with key experts as we prepare to formulate a tax revenue estimate for the Commonwealth's Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget.
2023 Consensus Revenue Hearing 122121 12/21/2021 10:00 AM 01:51:15
Aside from the Secretary and Ways and Means Chairs, participants have been invited to join via video, audio conference.
This year's hearing will be hosted virtually via video conference and will be publicly broadcast for committee members, the general public and press on the Legislature's website.

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Court Justices or Court Jesters?: The Mishandling of the Moore Case
Hannah Ford
Roy Moore is surrounded by supporters and media after leaving the Alabama Judicial Building in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday October 27, 2016 as the lottery is held to pick the judges who will hear his appeal.
Last updated on October 28, 2016, at 04:45 pm
By Hannah Ford
You know it's bad when one of Chief Justice Roy Moore's harshest critics (apologetically) writes in his defense.
You know it's bad when Justices refuse to unseal a critical case.
You know it's bad when the unethical behavior of acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart and her accomplices have Alabamians worried that they may not receive a fair trial in the State's highest court.
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On Thursday, Governor Robert Bentley and acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart came together to oversee the drawing of seven retired judges who will hear the appeal of suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore (because everyone knows Bentley and Stuart are totally trustworthy!). Before the eyes of the public and the media, fifty names were drawn at "random" and then the seven who will sit on the Special Court were drawn at random.
It may sound just; but, it's a jest. The Alabama judiciary's Triumvirate — Justices Stuart, Bolin and Main — doesn't care about transparency, impartiality, or accountability any more than they care about Roy Moore. In fact, they've slapped it all in the face to get him out and that's wrong.
A Public Drawing is a Joke When a Relevant Case is Sealed
A sealed case in Alabama politics means trouble and that's just what one will find in the docket of the Alabama Supreme Court — a case that the Justices have repeatedly refused to unseal. Just what is it that are they so intent on keeping hidden? It's a May 2016 case entitled Moore v. Judicial Inquiry Commission. Based on the gross bias exhibited in that case, Justices Stuart, Bolin, and Main have been asked to recuse from playing any part in the process of Chief Justice Moore's appeal; they have defiantly refused to do so. Chief Justice Moore has made multiple requests for the case to be unsealed. The Alabama Political Reporter made a similar motion last week. Until that case is unsealed and the actions of the Triumvirate laid bare before the public, the Justices had no business holding a public "drawing" and we all should recognize it for the laughable hypocrisy that it is.
To Recuse or Not To Recuse, that is not the question
Fact: Lyn Stuart is biased against Chief Justice Moore. When the Judicial Inquiry Commission files charges against a judge — nothing is over. You don't rearrange things, you don't clear the office computers, and you don't move the executive assistant. If you do, you're partial. When an illegal decision from the Court of the Judiciary is on appeal, you don't act like it's over, you don't fire staff, you don't ask the judge to clean house and hand over keys, and you don't change the stationery — unless, of course, you're blatantly partial.
Fact: Lyn Stuart knows she's biased. She even signed an Order on October 24 announcing that, due to bias, she'd recuse from sitting on the bench to hear the appeal. With all due respect Justice Stuart: why weren't you worried about recusing from the sealed case but, careful about recusing in the appeal — even as you sign Orders in the appeal case and oversee the drawing of the appeal judges, after effectively announcing your desired judgment by your actions!?
What is Lyn Stuart doing at the helm of the Alabama judiciary and why aren't her colleagues holding her accountable? That is the question.
Accountable to No One?
The same Stuart, Bolin and Main (who should be disqualified from anything to do with this appeal) decided that the Special Court would be chosen from a pool of retired Alabama judges — judges unaccountable to the people of Alabama. Will they be fair? Not the point. Justices Parker, Murdock and Wise laudably dissented from this Order, Parker and Wise on the grounds that judges should be chosen from a pool of elected judges, currently accountable to the people of Alabama — especially in this case. The other Justices should've listened to Parker's prudence. However, they chose to continue in their embarrassing charade. It may be that Moore will face yet another unaccountable Court that bows to the elitist sway of corrupted Alabama politics, affirming the decision of that other unaccountable body (the Court of the Judiciary). Or, they may remember that they are indeed accountable – accountable to the rule of law, to the facts, to justice, to the Rules of Professional Conduct and to God.
As for the judicial Triumvirate — they're accountable to all of that too and if they persist in their misconduct, Alabama should write-in a fair attorney on November 8, in place of Mike Bolin. And, come 2018, Lyn Stuart should be blocked by the Republican Party and defeated by a judge who can at least adhere to basic judicial ethics.
Disagree? It's okay. Hate Roy Moore and want him "rotting in jail?" You're free to have intolerant opinions; it's America. But remember, it's justice for all — not some and considering the current landscape, Alabama citizens have no reason to expect a fair and impartial trial in the State's Highest Court. In the American judicial system, the ends aren't supposed to justify the means and removing a judge over "alleged ethical misconduct" (otherwise known as an opinion) by way of blatant ethical misconduct emanates from the throes of the Star Chamber. It is high time that the Supreme Court Jesters put an immediate halt to their show and take affirmative steps to reclaim their reputation as fair and impartial Supreme Court Justices who "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with their God."
Hannah Ford, is a founder of the Sanctity of Marriage Alabama.
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Payback, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Intangible Benefits, Inflation Adjustment Foster Company wants to buy a numerically controlled (NC) machine to be used in producing specially machined parts for manufacturers of trenching machines (to replace an existing manual system). The outlay required is $3,500,000. The NC equipment will last five years with no expected salvage value. The expected incremental after-tax cash flows (cash flows of the NC equipment minus cash flows of the old equipment) associated with the project follow: Foster has a cost of capital equal to 10 percent. The above cash flows are expressed without any consideration of inflation. Required: 1. Compute the payback period. 2. Calculate the NPV and IRR of the proposed project. 3. Conceptual Connection: Inflation is expected to be 5 percent per year for the next five years. The discount rate of 10 percent is composed of two elements: the real rate and the inflationary element. Since the discount rate has an inflationary component, the projected cash flows should also be adjusted to account for inflation. Make this adjustment, and recalculate the NPV. Comment on the importance of adjusting cash flows for inflationary effects
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Payback, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Intangible Benefits, Inflation Adjustment Foster Company wants to buy a numerically controlled (NC) machine to be used in producing specially machined parts for manufacturers of trenching machines (to replace an existing manual system). The outlay required is $3,500,000. The NC equipment will last five years with no expected salvage value. The expected incremental after-tax cash flows (cash flows of the NC equipment minus cash flows of the old equipment) associated with the project follow:
Foster has a cost of capital equal to 10 percent. The above cash flows are expressed without any consideration of inflation.
1. Compute the payback period.
2. Calculate the NPV and IRR of the proposed project.
3. Conceptual Connection: Inflation is expected to be 5 percent per year for the next five years. The discount rate of 10 percent is composed of two elements: the real rate and the inflationary element. Since the discount rate has an inflationary component, the projected cash flows should also be adjusted to account for inflation. Make this adjustment, and recalculate the NPV. Comment on the importance of adjusting cash flows for inflationary effects
Postaudit, Sensitivity Analysis Newmarge Products Inc. is evaluating a new design for one of its manufacturing processes. The new design will eliminate the production of a toxic solid residue. The initial cost of the system is estimated at $860,000 and includes computerized equipment, software, and installation. There is no expected salvage value. The new system has a useful life of eight years and is projected to produce cash operating savings of $225,000 per year over the old system (reducing labor costs and costs of processing and disposing of toxic waste). The cost of capital is 16 percent. Required: 1. Compute the NPV of the new system. 2. One year after implementation, the internal audit staff noted the following about the new system: (1) the cost of acquiring the system was $60,000 more than expected due to higher installation costs, and (2) the annual cost savings were $20,000 less than expected because more labor cost was needed than anticipated. Using the changes in expected costs and bene- fits, compute the NPV as if this information had been available one year ago. Did the company make the right decision? 3. Conceptual Connection: Upon reporting the results mentioned in the postaudit, the marketing manager responded in a memo to the internal auditing department indicating that revenues had increased by $60,000 per year because of increased purchases by environmentally sensitive customers. Describe the effect that this has on the analysis in Requirement 2. 4. Conceptual Connection: Why is a postaudit beneficial to a firm?
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Cory Doctorow: Special Pleading
Six years ago, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom couldn't be counted as a real success for open publishing because I was too obscure to feel the cost of the lost sales. Now, I'm too successful, someone whose name is so widely known that I am uniquely situated to benefit from open publishing, since the micro net-fame I enjoy provides the vital push necessary to wrest sales from freebies. Hilariously, some of the people who say this go back in time and revise history, claiming that I was only able to sell as many copies of Down and Out as I have over the years (nine printings and still selling great!) because I was such a big shot famous writer in 2003, on the strength of a dozen short story sales.
There's a name for this rhetorical tactic: "special pleading." Special pleading is when you claim that some example doesn't merit consideration because it lacks, or contains, some special characteristic that makes it unique, not part of the general discussion.
How UK Government spun 136 people into 7m illegal file sharers
The British Government's official figures on the level of illegal file sharing in the UK come from questionable research commissioned by the music industry, the BBC has revealed.
The Radio 4 show More or Less – which is devoted to the "often abused but ever ubiquitous world of numbers" – decided to examine the Government's claim that 7m people in Britain are engaged in illegal file sharing.
The 7m figure comes from the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property, a Government advisory body.
Thinking about downloads
A few weeks ago, Peter Mandelson announced his intention to push forward on stringent measures to deal with "illegal" filesharing and downloading. The measures went much further than what had been envisaged in the Digital Britain report, with responsibility for the decisions and implementation passing from Ofcom to Mandelson.
It now appears that "internet suspension of illegal downloaders could become law". Before that happens, I thought it would be worth while to share some of my thoughts about this.
I was in Hitler's suicide bunker
At his living room table, 92-year-old Rochus Misch shows me some of his old photo albums. Private pictures he had taken more than 60 years ago. There are colour images of Mr Misch in an SS uniform at Adolf Hitler's home in the Alps, snapshots of Hitler staring at rabbits, and photos of Hitler's mistress and future wife Eva Braun.
For five years, SS Oberscharfuehrer Rochus Misch had been part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, as a bodyguard, a courier and telephone operator to the Fuehrer.
Plinth debut for Marillion songs
Marillion are allowing a fan to play tracks from their new album on the fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square on Tuesday evening.
Richard Loveridge, 38, will spend his hour on the plinth talking about his 26-year love of the prog-rock veterans.
"My longest adult relationship has been with these five men, so I wanted to frame the story of my life with the story of Marillion," he said.
Snow Leopard reveals new spots
Apple's latest operating system – Snow Leopard – is a strange beast.
It's curious because there are few new features to shout about.
Snow Leopard's major changes are under the hood; Apple has been spending time changing the stuff that you do not usually see – or care about.
Why? Because spending time there should mean a faster, more stable operating system tuned to today's hardware. Also, the changes should mean that in the future third-party application developers will have more to work with, allowing a richer, faster system.
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Robert Alberino Jr. is a football lifer, dirtying his hands and knees not with a set of pads on his shoulders but, rather, with the weight of a video camera.
49ers Studios, the in-house media-production team of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, features robust technology for video production, including this studio in Levi's Stadium that can be converted to shoot content in seven positions.
Schooled on the streets of Philadelphia and the studios of Steve Sabol, Alberino has forever altered the video-production landscape. (Okay, okay, this might be a little dramatic, but that's the way Alberino likes it). In a media era that seems to reward churning out quantity, he remains a staunch disciple of the Church of Quality.
High-end storytelling is his mantra and plays a major role in the direction of the video-production group he leads as VP/executive producer for the San Francisco 49ers.
With a career in which he has built up and overseen in-house media operations at the Kansas City Chiefs (2010-13) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1997-2010) after cutting his teeth as a young editor at NFL Films (working under the late great Sabol), Alberino is a key figure in the history of the NFL video industry. He has seen the concept of team-produced media from the days of its early infancy. In fact, his roots at NFL Films have played an incalculable role in molding the approach to video storytelling that he instills in his producers today.
It's the philosophy he has worked to instill in the organization since he came to town in spring 2013. His calling was to build the 49ers in-house media operations, with the understanding that a brand-spanking-new stadium would soon be completed.
Today, Levi's Stadium is one of the top sports facilities in the country, and his staff has grown to approximately 35 strong, led by Director, Game Day Production and Broadcast Operations, Aron Kennedy; Director, Production, Wil Blackwell; Director, Digital and Social Media Marketing, Meghan Ryan; and Art Director Aaron Llavore. Everything — from production to digital media to social media, creative, and marketing — falls under Alberino's purview. Basically, any piece of content that meets the eyes of a fan is produced by his team.
Alberino's approach to media and storytelling began with establishing a solid technological infrastructure, and anyone who has built out a major video facility gets it: you have to make your one shot count because it might be the only one you get.
That's where Alberino called on the help of Kennedy. A longtime friend and a former colleague, he joined Alberino in the Bay Area in winter 2013. Armed with a robust budget, the two laid the groundwork for what keeps Levi's Stadium and 49ers Studios humming at a high level today.
San Francisco 49ers' Aron Kennedy (left) and Robert Alberino Jr. built an infrastructure designed to keep 49ers Studios nimble.
For Kennedy, the key was to keep his facilities nimble enough to meet the needs of any major outside league or broadcaster that might want to push the envelope — be it WWE's Wrestlemania or the NHL's Stadium Series (both of which were here in 2015), CBS and Super Bowl 50 (which rolled into town in 2016), or the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (just last month).
The technological key to 49ers Studios' success rests in its flexibility to accommodate future growth and its ability to welcome in those major outside events. That is attributed to the investment in and commitment to an infrastructure built around single-mode and SMPTE fiber.
Today, 49ers Studios remains built around a baseband core but with a conscious push to begin branching out into IP. The rack room inside the Levi's Stadium control room features an Evertz Magnum Unified Facility Control system (with Vistalink Pro for monitoring) and an Evertz EQX router. Recently, the 49ers installed new Evertz EQX-IP cards (providing 32 IPGs in and out) to support future IP-based workflows.
Kennedy acknowledges that it doesn't make sense to go all-in on IP just yet, although the recent ratification of the SMPTE 2110 standard does have the industry moving in the right direction.
Although the Levi's Stadium videoboard is not a 4K screen, 49ers Studios has worked in some 4K for replay and high-quality archival content. The main control room has five Evertz DreamCatcher replay systems and a series of Sony-based gear that is very 4K-friendly. In addition to the Sony MVS-7000X production switcher in the control room, 49ers Studios has invested in a wealth of Sony cameras for both live in-stadium and field production use. The team has five Sony F55 cameras with BPU-4000 processors (which offer both 4K and high-frame-rate outputs), two Sony F55's with wireless transmitters from Wave Central attached, and three Sony F55's with Fujinon Cabrio lenses for studio shoots and other ENG applications.
Besides the primary control room, 49ers Studios also uses a small studio elsewhere in the stadium to produce all kinds of content for its social-media channels, digital platforms, and linear-television partners. This studio is where the team's ability to turn small spaces into highly flexible content machines really shines.
When Alberino moved to the Bay Area to take on the task of building up the 49ers' video-production operations, he spent many dinners at home drawing up ways to make the most out of a small corner of the stadium under construction.
The result resembles a classic television studio, but a deeper look under the hood reveals its versatility. An anchor desk — with front-facing video screens — was developed by FX Design Group with LED lighting (for easy customization) and the ability to separate into two pieces for easy moving across the set. In addition, a large video screen behind the desk has approximately the same aspect ratio as the stadium's main videoboard but can be split and slid around in five pieces.
According to Alberino, the set can be positioned in a way to give 49ers Studios as many as seven possible shooting positions. On top of that, the whole room is run from a NewTek TriCaster and Blackmagic Design router that can be packed up as a portable kit and taken on the road.
Robert Alberino (left) directs San Francisco 49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt (center) during a shoot inside a soundstage at SAP Performance Facility in Santa Clara, CA. Located just outside Levi's Stadium, the building was previously Joe Montana's personal racquetball court and was converted to a black box for video production, office space, and storage for 49ers Studios.
Another small building just off the team's practice field (SAP Performance Facility) adjacent to Levi's Stadium is used for shooting everything from short interviews to videoboard hype videos.
Converted into a sort of black box/soundstage, the building was remodeled with triple-insulated walls (protecting against the noise from nearby San Jose International Airport) and also provides extra office and storage space for the staff. In a fun bit of history, the building was actually the personal racquetball court of legendary 49ers quarterback Joe Montana.
Looking forward, 49ers Studios is eyeing some offseason growth over the next couple of months, including integration of AWS Elemental encoders, Ross Video Xpression graphics technology, and the previously mentioned IPG routing. Despite being more than five years old, Levi's Stadium has kept up as one of the top facilities in terms of cutting-edge tech, largely thanks to the forward thinking of Alberino and Kennedy.
Work in sports for even a short time, and you'll realize very quickly that it's a small world. With nearly 25 years in the business, Alberino takes pride in some of the faces across the industry that he has been able to work with over the years.
Much like legendary 49ers coach Bill Walsh, Alberino's has an impressive "coaching tree" of those working in sports video.
Besides Long on the Eagles video-production team, Senior Editor/Designer Dana Heberling and Production Manager Joe Helder worked under Alberino during his time there. Elsewhere across the industry, others who have been influenced by Alberino include Massad; Scott Kegley, executive director, digital media and innovation, Minnesota Vikings; Eric Stark, director, international marketing and content strategy, NFL; Alex Piper, VP, alternative entertainment, Fox Broadcasting; Chris Ubbens, senior content producer, New York Jets; and Nick Burton, team videographer, U.S. Men's National Team, U.S. Soccer.


The autumn colors around here just make my eyes twinkle each time I catch a glimpse of a fiery red tree out of the corner of my eye. Or orange. Or yellow.
Driving down our street, there is a bend where all you can see on either side is a Crayola box of trees (pretend they have one of only reds, orange, yellow & browns… they probably do) and leaves fluttering across the road. So gorgeous. I kick myself when each time we leave the house I realize I forgot the camera.
I will attempt to catch some more pictures before all the pretty trees are bare.
We did not get a very good fall here. It is my favorite season so I was pretty sad about it. It did finally come here though – rather late and not as nice, but I enjoyed the colors we did get! Not as much reds as usual! What a beautiful time of year! Like I said, my favorite season!!!


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Audi e-tron will 'give Tesla customers a keep running for their cash,' says Consumer Reports
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At the point when Consumer Reports distributed its initial introductions of the Audi e-tron, the association demonstrated very hopeful about the German carmaker's everything electric SUV. In an as of late transferred video, Consumer Reports' Mike Quincy, Jon Linkov, and Jennifer Stockburger furnished more bits of knowledge about their involvement with the e-tron, covering a few parts of the vehicle, for example, its structure, its range, and how it piles up in contrast with the Tesla Model X.
Customer Reports auto columnist Mike Quincy adulated the vehicle, noticing that the Audi e-tron is the "most pleasant EV I've at any point driven" until this point in time. "I like it more than any of the Teslas we've driven," he said. The e-tron additionally earned some adulation for its structure, for example, its fairly ordinary inside that pursues the subject of Audi's different vehicles. The SUV's roominess and quietness out and about were additionally commended.
The driving elements of the vehicle likewise gotten some recognition, with Director of Operations at the CR Auto Test Center Jennifer Stockburger taking note of that the SUV performs very well when it's in movement. Remarking further, Consumer Reports Deputy Content Editor Jon Linkov expressed that in opposition to the snap of increasing speed found in Tesla's electric vehicles like the Model S, the Audi e-tron has "a greater amount of a rich force away."
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Customer Reports had various negative remarks about the e-tron, especially on its range and cost. At $80,000, Quincy noticed that the e-tron appears to be unreasonably costly for a vehicle that highlights such a constrained range, however it was referenced that maybe the SUV's genuine range was being thought little of. Different eccentricities of the SUV, for example, a rigging shifter that is a magnet for wrong information sources, were likewise referenced as focuses for development. Linkov, as far as it matters for him, contended that maybe the restricted scope of the e-tron would be a non-issue for its objective statistic.
"It might be that the market for this doesn't take family travels. They may fly. Electric vehicles today still put forth a defense, especially $80,000 ones, for a subsequent vehicle. Presently there are many individuals out there, and there are stories online about individuals, they claim a Chevy Bolt, or they possess a Leaf, and that is their lone vehicle, regardless they keep running into those cerebral pains of 'my gosh, I need to stop and charge it' and it surely is a case today relying upon what you look for from an electric vehicle," he said.
Taking everything into account, Consumer Reports remained very hopeful about the e-tron's odds available, especially as it is originating from a notable organization that is known for good quality vehicles. This, as per Stockburger, is something that Tesla purchasers probably won't have yet. "Do I believe it's going to give Tesla customers a kept running for their cash? Goodness better believe it. Furthermore, I believe there's a certainty to be had from a standard maker assembling this vehicle, one with a huge amount of history, great quality, and I think there may be some trust in the e-tron that perhaps you don't have in a Tesla," she said.
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Inquisitively enough, a few reports on the e-tron stay implied in Consumer Reports' ongoing video, for example, the continuous review for the SUV because of a potential flame chance. The range difficulties of the e-tron have additionally been reported widely, even by outside associations, for example, nextmove from Germany; thus far, audits of the SUV which inferred that the vehicle's range is being thought little of appear to be very rare.
The correlations with the Model X likewise appeared to be very fascinating, taking into account that there was no notice of the ongoing update that Tesla took off into the SUV, which expanded its range to 325 miles for each charge utilizing a battery that is just 5 kWh bigger than the pack used by the e-tron. Long outings in an all-electric vehicle have been tended to for a considerable length of time by the Supercharger Network, which enables Tesla's vehicles to energize their batteries during snappy stops out and about.
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