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eXistenZ – Blu-ray Review
by Andrew Brooker 22 May 2018 23 May 2018
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Starring: Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Eccleston
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Way back in 1999, while we were panicking about the world coming to an end and the millennium bug destroying our computers, macabre movie master David Cronenberg was taking a deep look into our developing relationship with video game technology and how it may someday come to destroy us.
Now, with the introduction of their "Black Label" brand, 101 films have brought eXistenZ to Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK.
In the near future, gaming technology has evolved passed the game pad and the TV and moved on to a biological device called a game pod: a fleshy looking device that plugs into the player's spine via a man-made umbilical cord to kick start a virtual reality experience like no other.
Game creators have become rockstars and none more so than Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who has brought together a group of players for a special preview of her latest game: eXistenZ. When her demonstration goes sideways at the hands of a would-be assassin, Geller must go on the run with her marketing assistant Ted Pikul (Jude Law), who also unwittingly doubles up as her security guard. Together, the pair have to survive on the road in a world that seems intent on wanting the pair dead. As targets for the world's so-called "Realists" – people who don't believe in the technology the rest of the world has embraced – Geller and Pikul have to call upon all the resources they can to stay alive and keep the game maker's pod, the only version of her game to exist, in one piece.
Moving on from the fears of the turn of the millennium hasn't done eXistenZ many favours. While the film is still wonderfully gross and pure David Cronenberg through and through, it will struggle to find an audience with those that don't remember its release day as fondly as others. That said, eXistenZ is still a ton of fun and beautifully forward thinking in its delivery. The horror maestro has never been one to shy away from the trials of the times (or the trials he could see coming); and the beginning of a technological revolution that would lead us to a world where we are all but surgically connected to our electronics that we worship was, and is, the perfect setting for the Canadian filmmaker.
The story beats we see on screen aren't necessarily new or original, but mixing in a few classics like black market technological surgeries and double crossing friends for profit, with a wholly fresh ideas like a biological pistol made from bone that fires teeth, give Cronenberg an edge in a world where your average sci-fi thriller is dated and forgotten far too easily. While not the most immersive world the inventive director has put to screen, the world that eXistenZ exists in is well realised and, at a crisp hour and 37 minutes, never outstays its welcome. The B-movie shlockiness is a pleasure to watch fall apart around the ears of those trying very hard to put on a great performance.
Included in the new Blu-ray release are a couple of interesting little commentary tracks from journalists Kim Newman and Ryan Lambie, and Mondo Digital's Nathanial Thompson; the latter being the slightly more interesting of the two. The only other new feature is a recent interview with Christopher Eccleston on his time with Cronenberg and filming eXistenZ that gives some good insight to the film's production.
All the other special features have been ported over from the original DVD release. The best of those are a commentary from the legendary director himself, and a special effects featurette that shows the work of acclaimed production designer Carol Spier.
Trying to do for video games what Videodrome did for television, Cronenberg's stepping stone from pure body horror to the far more straight-laced thrillers and dramas is a wonderful one. eXistenZ is a fun, if slightly dated turning point in the director's career that is worth having in your Blu-ray collection.
Brand New Extras:
• The Leader: An interview with Christopher Eccleston
• Commentary with Kim Newman and Ryan Lambie
• Commentary with Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson
• Limited edition booklet includes: 'Enemy of Reality: David Cronenberg's eXistenZ' by Alex Morris, and 'Of Fabrics and Flesh: An interview with Denise Cronenberg' by Phillip Escott.
Additional Extras:
• Audio commentary by David Cronenberg
• Making-of documentary
• Promo Featurette
• Special Effects Featurette
• Backstage interviews with Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Willem Dafoe, Jim Isaac (visual effects) and David Cronenberg
• Trailer
ExistenZ is now available from 101 Films Black Label.
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'Comedian' by Maurizio Cattelan
by Ana | Sep 18, 2020 | Art Feature | 1 comment
Of course, anyone can tape a banana to the wall. But not everyone gets a cool $120,000 for selling it!
Welcome to the world of Conceptual Art. Essentially, what buyers are buying here is not a perishable fruit, but an Idea. Also, the certificate of art.
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan worked on the idea of 'Comedian' for about a year. He tried different materials for it like resin, and bronze, before he had his 'Eureka' moment where he realised the banana is supposed to be a banana. He carefully considered all aspects, like shape of the fruit, to the angle it was fixed with duct tape to the wall, its placement in the booth, and such things. Miraculously, not just one, but two editions of the work got sold one after the other. After which, the price was elevated to $150,000.
What followed afterwards were the hilarious interpretations of the '$120,000 Banana' going bananas on social media.
This is the same artist who in 2016 replaced a toilet at the Guggenheim with a fully functioning gold one. He called the artwork America.
The buyers defended the work as 'the Unicorn of the Art World.' "We bought it to ensure that it would be accessible to the public forever, to fuel debate and provoke thoughts and emotion in a public space in perpetuity." The buyers said that they are acutely aware of the blatant absurdity of the fact that Comedian is an otherwise inexpensive and perishable piece of produce and a couple of inches of duct tape.
Emmanuel Perrotin, founder of the gallery selling Cattelan's work, emphasized that the real value of the work lies in the Certificate of Authenticity, which includes a manual for installation. "They buy an idea, they buy a certificate." Perrotin said.
What is worthy to note about this post is the value we place on works of Art & Objects in general and the power of ideas, how they shock us or ridicule us!
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Hahahaha, golden toilet ???
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Accordingly, this information will help the Korean consultants together with implementing agencies such as the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) and Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to determine appropriate interventions for its potential Project site. Of which, will enhance the transparency and quality assurance in the production of meat and meat products, distribution and marketing.
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Burkina Faso Africa Pre-trial detention LGBTI Material conditions Overcrowding Violence
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Rejection of LGBTQI+ people in Burkina Faso
A best-case scenario.
Karel is a committed human rights activist in Burkina Faso, fighting in particular for LGBTQI+ rights. He regularly works with incarcerated LGBTQI+ people, providing them with legal assistance and mediation services. Himself a member of the LGBTQI+ community, Karel was arrested and detained at Ouagadougou's central police station.
Prison Insider spoke to him about his personal and professional experiences.
We have to sleep right on the ground.
"Crammed in like sardines"¶
Karel was twice detained at Ouagadougou's central police station. This is his story. Conditions in the holding cells at the central police station are inhumane, and this is true universally, not just for LGBTQ people. It's a totally dark place, overpopulated, and there are no toilets. We defecate and sleep there, along with mosquitoes and ants. It reeks all day long.
At night, we have no choice but to pile up like sardines. There's an earth floor, no tile or cement. We have to sleep right on the ground. Many people have problems with their skin upon release. It gets very hot in Burkina and the building is tiny, holding 15 to 20 people. Overpopulation makes it hard to even breathe.
There is zero privacy. We're naked, packed tightly against each other, and run a real risk of being raped.
And that's even before you get to mistreatment from law enforcement. They treat us as if we were cattle. In these conditions, we spend entire days, sometimes up to ten.
Few people come out, as they fear being poisoned, suffocated in their sleep or rejected by their loved ones.
"A peacock at the zoo"¶
In Burkina Faso, the first person to file a complaint is the one who's believed. You get locked up even before an investigation is conducted. There is no presumption of innocence –- it's up to the incarcerated person to prove that they're innocent. That's not easy, and it gets even more complicated when sexual orientation or gender identity are involved. You can be publicly humiliated by law enforcement. That happened to a transgender woman I know –- they stuck her in the police station courtyard like a peacock in a zoo. People walked by and took her photo. She was humiliated by the authorities. Information is hard to come by and you can't call someone to ask for help.
At times, being released means settling out of court. You might be innocent, but confess just to get out. Sometimes you need to pay off your accuser.
Being LGTBQI+ is very challenging in Burkina. Few people come out, as they fear being poisoned, suffocated in their sleep or rejected by their loved ones. Rejection is the best- case scenario. Incarcerated LGBTQI+ people sometimes ask me for legal assistance. I recently helped two young people who were arrested for cross-dressing, which is illegal in Burkina. It's considered identity theft. These two individuals were quickly sent to prison and a member of the LGBTQI+ community was alerted to their case, and informed us. We were able to get legal aid involved and get them released. Unfortunately, one of these individuals was infected with HIV while detained. In prison, rape isn't rare. People who don't have the financial resources to stay safe sometimes agree to be protected by the prison "boss" in exchange for sexual favors.
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Q: repeat macro after error stops execution My objective is to remove duplicated stanzas in xml files. I am sure I have a duplicated stanza if the first line of the stanza is found multiple times in the file.
I have created a macro that finds the first line of my stanzas through interactive search, then Ctrl-S again to go to the next occurrence. If found, I then mark the section I want to delete and delete it. My macro terminates here.
If my Ctrl-s does not find the next occurrence, my macro stops, which is exacly what I want it to do. However, when I Esc 1000 Ctrl-x e to execute my macro multiple times, when the error is found also the 1000 cycle stops. I am happy for the macro to stop, but I want to execute it again after the error. Is this possible? Or is there already a macro somewhere to remove duplicates stanzas or groups of lines from a file?
My macro:
C-s         ;; isearch-forward
<Conduit        ;; self-insert-command * 8
SPC         ;; self-insert-command
6*C-w           ;; kill-region
C-s         ;; isearch-forward
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Thanks
Joe

A: If what you want to achieve is to run a macro repeatedly regardless of errors, this would be a way to do it:
(defun repeat-macro-until-abort ()
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It will run your last macro until you hit C-g.  Please notice that it won't be stopped even by reaching end-of-buffer.

A: Hmm. It would be nice if Emacs provided a convenient interactive way to handle error conditions inside keyboard macros, but I suspect juanleon's answer might be your best bet at present.
A workaround in general is to not use C-s, but instead use something like M-: (search-forward "foo" nil t) RET to search for "foo" without triggering an error if it's not there. In this example there would be more to it, though.
For one-off processing, what I tend to do in these kinds of situation is generate a buffer of the results I'm interested in, and then process that with the keyboard macro.
This example is actually a bit tricky, but you could occur all the lines matching the pattern, pipe through sort | uniq --all-repeated=separate, and then eliminate the first line of each group. That leaves you with a the exact number of instances you wish to remove for each duplicate, so your keyboard macro could grab a line from that list, find the last instance of it in the original buffer, delete it, and move to the next line in the list.
If this is a common activity, a custom elisp function would seem like the way to go.

A: There is a easy way to remove lines that match a regexp: M-x flush-lines
If you know the regexp for the stanza you want to remove, you can type C-M-% <your-regexp> RET RET and you witll iterate over the occurences chosing what to remove (type ! for removing every of them).  C-M-% is the default keybinding for query-replace-regexp.


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Howard seeing more fastballs, needs to make adjustments
By Todd Zolecki MLB.com @ToddZolecki
NEW YORK -- Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard has not started twice in the team's first nine games, including Wednesday's at Citi Field against Mets left-hander Jonathon Niese.
Both times Howard has sat against lefties.
Could this become a pattern?
"You've got to talk to the manager about that," Howard said. "You keep bringing up these lefty questions. I talked with Ryno [manager Ryne Sandberg] earlier about that kind of stuff. I think right now it's more so trying to get rest, days off here and there.
"I don't think it's going to be a pattern. I think early on he said that he's going to pick days to get rest. Obviously with it being two lefties and two days off people are going to try to make something out of it, but it's nothing. Like I said, we had that conversation earlier that when this situation arises that's what it is."
"We'll see as we go forward," Sandberg said, when asked if this could become a regular thing. "It's a chance for a right-handed bat to get in there. Kind of take that a series at a time."
Howard entered Wednesday hitting .148 (4-for-27) with three doubles, one RBI and 10 strikeouts.
Interestingly, pitchers have been attacking Howard with fastballs more than ever.
"It's confusing isn't it?" Howard said.
According to FanGraphs pitch type data, 59 percent of the pitches Howard has seen this season have been fastballs. That is his highest percentage of fastballs since he became an everyday player as a rookie in 2005, when it was 58.3 percent.
That number dipped as low as 44.8 percent in 2009, remaining in the 44.8 to 51.3 percent range from 2007-13.
It is a small sample size, but FanGraphs Pitch f/x plate discipline data also shows Howard is seeing 55 percent of his pitches in the strike zone this season, far and away his highest percentage since it started recording the data in 2007. It has been between 39.5 to 43.7 percent from 2007-14.
The data also shows Howard is swinging at more pitches than ever before, but making less contact when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone.
"I have to make adjustments," Howard said. "You get guys like [Max] Scherzer and [Matt] Harvey yesterday, those guys will sit 95, 96 mph. There's been a pretty good amount. It's just about getting them in the zone and taking care of them."
Sandberg said he sees bat speed with Howard, but he also said adjustments are needed.
"He's getting fastballs throughout the game," Sandberg said. "I've had a conversation with him about being on the fastball. Each day that's a different speed. It's a game of adjustments. If a guy's at 96, then you need to do something to be a little earlier to be on 96. If it's 89 and sinker that day then you want to be on 89 and sink. That's the game of adjustments. That's where the inconsistency has been, just not being on the fastball that day.
"The amount of fastballs that he's getting, he should look fastball and just really disregard the breaking ball until he gets two strikes."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his Phillies blog The Zo Zone. Follow him on Twitter.
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Since 2008, The Carle Foundation Hospital-Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program has sought to recruit outstanding scientists to work on translational biomedical research. One or two Carle Foundation Hospital-Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows are selected approximately every three years.
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Carle Foundation Hospital and the Mills Breast Cancer Institute at Carle Cancer Center welcomes the Cancer Center at Illinois to the Biomedical Research Center. This collaboration realizes a long-standing dream presented at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mills Breast Cancer Institute when Patricia Johnson, MD, PhD, Carle Clinic oncologist stated, "We're building a place where physicians and other providers can further collaborate to give care. With medical doctors and researchers working under one roof, the patients will get what they need. We can all benefit by being in one building and providing the team approach for each patient."
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Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute has partnered with The Univeristy of Illinois Siebel Center for Design, which specializes in using design thinking as an approach to promote human-centered design, to better understand the needs of elderly and rural patients. Through this collaborative study, Carle hopes to use these insights to inspire innovation and deliver meaningful care solutions.
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For decades, our Community Health Initiative has provided a safety net for people who experience inconsistent access to healthcare and services. As the initiative continues to expand, programs like Healthy Beginnings go one step further and meet people in need close to home. To assist in measuring the success and impact of this program, physician-researchers at Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute offer data collection services to this iniatitive.


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Ford's Top 25 Cities Paving the Way for Electric Cars
Updated: One of the most basic requirements for adoption of electric vehicles is having a place to plug in. But according to Ford Motor (s F), which released its list of 25 cities leading the way with "electric vehicle-readiness" on Wednesday, paving the way for an influx of EVs means going far beyond charge point installations.
At a time when public funds are supporting the installation of thousands of charging stations nationwide by 2012, Ford Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure Manager Mike Tinksey says the number of charge points isn't what matters most. Rather, it's about the approach to installing those stations, and the processes and programs in place to help knock down a range of barriers to adoption over time.
Barriers vary by location. For example, offering discounted electricity rates for "off-peak" or night-time charging will generally "really help electrification," said Tinksey. San Francisco, a city Tinksey said is a clear leader among the top 25, has these so-called time-of-use rates in place. Other leading cities earned points because of similar plans moving through regulatory commissions. Yet a city like Seattle "needs it less," he said, because abundant hydropower in the area helps keep electricity rates relatively low.
According to Tinksey, Ford gave the most weight in its ranking to factors related to private charging, such as the availability of online permit applications and assurance that inspections will be completed within a reasonable amount of time. The automaker expects most electric car drivers to charge at home for some time to come. (Update: This post was updated with a new image from Ford, the previous one had an error in it.)
For "urban dwellers who typically don't have the same parking spot" each night, workplace charging at corporate campuses will offer an important alternative. Public and private fleets will generally rely on centralized "depot" charging, said Tinksey, while public charging will be used least frequently. The company wants to see "an urban planning approach" to public charging infrastructure, incorporating charge points and signage into the city landscape in a way that will maximize the use of each location.
Ford is not the first entity to assess EV readiness, and as Tinksey put it, "It's pretty safe to say there's considerable overlap" between this latest ranking and lists compiled by others in the industry, or the Rocky Mountain Institute's Project Get Ready. So why did Ford go to the trouble of creating its own scoring matrix and list?
According to Tinksey, each manufacturer has different priorities and a unique perspective on what makes a city ready for electric vehicles, depending on their vehicle design and strategy. Because Ford has designed the Focus BEV (due out this year) to carry a "larger onboard charger" for charging at home in less than three hours, Tinksey says the company is "endorsing a much larger charging station," as well as a larger gauge wire to accommodate it, and a separate outlet for easy diagnosis in the event of a malfunction.
When it comes to selecting initial launch markets, Tinksey added, Ford has considered confidential data (notably hybrid sales) it wouldn't want to share with competitors. But there's plenty of room — and need — for collaboration around charging stations. That's not just so every plug will fit every car, but also so each automaker can display charge spot locations in vehicle navigation systems, said Tinksey. "We view the infrastructure piece as a non-competitive arena."
At this point, Ford seems to see its list as a starting point, a possible catalyst for more cities to approach the automaker about improving their score. "Very few cities are completely EV-ready," said Tinksey. "These are the ones on the right path." Here's the full list, in alphabetical order:
Hartford, Conn.
Orlando, Fla.
Portland, Ore.
Sacramento, Calif.
2 Responses to "Ford's Top 25 Cities Paving the Way for Electric Cars"
Hot Dog April 14, 2011
On board charger? A transformer? That's something else to carry. What is needed is contacts embedded in the Interstate System. Pay by EZ Pass swipe. Then a minimal battery is needed as most of our driving is done on Interstate even locally. Let's fix our infrastructure instead of fighting the next war. Go Ford. Make this work and I'll get rid of my '86 F350 diesel. I'll buy my second new Ford, an electric. I have a selection of transformers, like for electric forklift etc.
Mehrak Jamasbi April 13, 2011
California's electricity rates are 35% higher than the national average (around 14.42 cents per kWh), charging the Volt and many electric cars is still far, far cheaper than filling up a tank of gas. Dynamic pricing and Off-Peak charging of the electric vehicles are the key to success for the EVs. Once consumers gain more insight on the EV cost advantage over gasoline powered vehicles the transition will be far easier than previously imagined. This analysis does not include the cost externalities of gasoline powered cars, such as air pollution, water pollution (EVs don't require motor oil to lubricate the pistons), and in most cases noise pollution.
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Top 10 Web Searches in Nigeria: September 2012
In the Month of September, Google and Asoto Adeola marked their anniversary on the 27th. Also Google merged Google Insights for Search into Google Trends, wrapping it all up in a clean new interface into a single powerful tool.
The new Google Trends now includes features from both products and makes it easier and more intuitive to dig into the data. Well that said, this post seeks to determine what did Nigerians search for or were curious to know in the last 30 days.
Insights into what Nigerians are searching for — the new Google Trends
So, what exactly can you learn about people's interests from Google Trends?
Google Trends to keep up with trending interests online, and a range of journalists, businesses and researchers around the world using Insights for Search to compare the popularity of search terms over time and across regions. Trends data can be used to better understand global trends — identifying health and economic trends and studies on the predictability of search trends.
Nigerians have been most interested in information related to Nigerian News, 2go, Nokia and Love. Others includes iPhone, innocence of muslims, neco results.
Here are the Top 10 Rising Web Searches in Nigeria for the Month of September 2012 :
There's so much in this data for journalists, academics, and anybody who's curious about Nigeria to explore, and I'd love to see what you find.
Published October 3, 2012 By Emmanuel Asoto
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why are these searches so poor that you cant even think on capitalizing on them to make money unlike u.s.a searches
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Jerry, thanks for the reply.
It indicates the behavioural pattern of an average Nigerian online. We tend to consume, download contents for free. However, use of these keywords can still be harnessed if properly used.
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I should have been the picture of wellness. I was 36, happily married with three wonderful daughters. I didn't smoke or drink and was considered a "health nut" when it came to my eating habits. I had been exercising regularly for years. I looked fine and felt fine … but I was slowly dying inside.
June 27, 1990 was the day my world came crashing down. A doctor stood at my bedside after examining my colon with a lighted scope and told me he had found a tumor.
"Do you think it's cancer?" I blurted out. He nodded affirmatively as his eyes filled with tears.
I can still see my husband's ashen face as he stood at the foot of the bed. I knew that this was his worst nightmare revisited as some 20 years earlier a doctor had stood by him and his first wife telling them she had Lou Gehrig's disease. I began to sob and yell "no" as if somehow the force of my words would make my diagnosis not true. I was hyperventilating and I saw the doctor motion to the nurse to put more sedative in my I.V. I kept thinking how all the nurses would go home and tell their families about the patient who "lost it" that day.
There are no words to describe how it feels to be told that you have cancer at age 36, when your daughters are 8, 10 and 12, and your husband has already watched one wife die a slow, debilitating death. Shocked and devastated are too mild. It was as if someone had hit me between the eyes with a brick, made me get back up and then hit me again.
I entered the hospital three days later, praying God would miraculously take away the tumor and imagining how I would go on television with my healing story. At other times I imagined the cancer was rampant throughout me and they would close me back up without a word. Neither of those extreme scenarios came to pass. Instead the tumor was removed and my colon resectioned. If the cancer was caught in the early stage, I would be considered cured and no further treatment would be needed. If it was advanced, I would have at best a 50 percent chance of survival. The pathology report came back three days later: five of the surrounding lymph nodes had cancer. Now I was really frightened. This nightmare was not going away. I was consumed with thinking about dying. When I looked at my daughters I would cry. Would I see them grow up? Would they be all right without me?
I started chemotherapy three weeks later with an oncologist named Dr. Marc Hirsh (www.marchirshmd.com), who had a practice a few miles from my home. I knew he had an excellent reputation as a physician and I knew he was a man of great faith. But there was no way I could know that God had something more in store for our lives.
I was scheduled for weekly chemo treatments for one year. The drug combination I was getting was comparatively mild and it usually took weeks for patients to feel any side effects. Not so with me. I was sick from the onset, but the anti-nausea medicine made me so sleepy I couldn't function, so I chose to be sick instead. I developed mouth sores, my waist-length hair kept getting thinner (although I did not lose it all), I was terribly fatigued, food had no taste. I lost 20 pounds and the air outside smelled so bad some days I had to hold my nose. On top of all the "normal" side effects, I was allergic to the main chemo drug, causing my eyes to water profusely and my nose to run constantly. The palms of my hands and the soles of my feet turned flame red and felt like they were on fire. My joints swelled and I could hardly bend my fingers. I had to walk on the sides of my feet and my skin peeled off them three times.
At this time I counted people in 16 states praying for me and my pastor-husband. Why was nothing going easily for me, I moaned.
I now believe God was allowing me to suffer so I could have a ministry to suffering people.
If you ever have felt God leading you to do something, you know you won't be at peace until you agree. I started the Cancer Prayer Support Group in October 1991 with four people. My intent was to have a one-hour, once-a-month meeting. That shouldn't be too depressing, I reasoned. But I quickly could see that the people coming needed more support than that and strangely enough I felt better after the meeting instead of worse. We started meeting twice a month and hundreds of patients and their families have come to the group over the years.
I'm glad I've had to take back those words as my support group brought me some of the greatest joy in my life. In fact by the time I reached the fifth anniversary of my cancer surgery July 2, 1995, I was secretly praying that somehow I could quit my public relations job and volunteer my time with cancer patients. However, I could foresee no logical way this could happen because our oldest daughter would be heading for college the next year and my income was sorely needed.
But in April 1996 I got a call from my oncologist asking if he and his wife could talk w ith my husband and me (his family and mine had become very close friends over the years as we socialized, vacationed and prayed together). Marc said they had been praying about something for a long time and felt it was the right time to ask me. He proceeded to offer me a job in his oncology practice as a Patient Advocate who would minister to the emotional and spiritual needs of cancer patients and their families.
And that is just what I did beginning in May 1996. When we began this venture there were no models to follow and no how-to books to read. So we prayed and we "made it up" as we went along. In May of 2015 I retired from that full-time job, but not from my ministry to cancer patients and their families.
And my message is still the same: This life is not always fair, but this life is not all there is. God loves you with an unconditional love. He has the power to work together all things for good for those who love Him. . God is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. He can be trusted.
I know … my life is living proof.


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Henry has donated 100 custom rifles with proceeds to benefit Grayson Sutton, a 4-year old from Sedan, KS who has been battling Primary Pulmonary Hypertension since May. The disease caused her to spend 45 days in Denver Children's Hospital during which she underwent a heart catheter, two lung biopsies, two lung lavages and had a central line placed so her medicine can be continuously delivered. Eventually she will most likely need a lung transplant. Grayson travels to Denver monthly for testing and medication updates.
The Henry Frontier .22 Lever Action rifle has been customized with a hand-painted sunflower, the state flower of Kansas, along with the script "Get Well Grayson" on the American walnut buttstock. The rifles bear custom serial numbers ranging from GWG001 to GWG100. Serial number 1 will be auctioned on www.gunbroker.com starting September 15th and will conclude Saturday, November 29th. The other 99 units will be sold by authorized Henry dealers (gun shops) throughout Kansas starting September 15th. The United Sporting Goods Company's distribution outlet Simmons Guns in Olathe, KS will distribute the rifles to Henry dealers. Interested consumers should visit their local Henry dealer as soon as possible. The 100 Get Well Grayson rifles are expected to generate in excess of $40,000.
Here's Anthony Imperato, the president of our company, presenting Robin & Grayson Sutton with a check for $40,000 in Sedan, KS to help with Grayson's battle against Primary Pulmonary Hypertension.
We thank all of you who supported this family by purchasing one of the 100 rifles we donated through our Guns For Great Causes program. The limited edition Get Well Grayson rifles were embellished with the Kansas State Flower & had custom serial numbers beginning with GWG. Serial number GWG001 was auctioned on GunBroker.com & raised an additional $2,025 to help offset the family's mounting medical bills. Please keep Grayson & her family in your prayers.
With the help of your generosity, Tri County Sporting Goods, and various dealers across Kansas $63,505 was raised to help Grayson Sutton of Sedan, KS who has been battling Primary Pulmonary Hypertension since last May, 2014. The smile on her face says it all!


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Ex-FEMA Officials Arrested For Taking Bribes to Award Contract to Repair Puerto Rico's Power Grid
A federal corruption investigation uncovered the bribes that led to Cobra Acquisitions receiving $1.8 billion in contracts.
Ayana Byrd Sep 11, 2019 2:27PM ET
One year after 2017's Hurricane Maria, workers repair damaged electrical power lines in Patillas, Puerto Rico. It took 22 months for the island's electricity to be fully restored. Photo Credit: Angel Valentin/Getty Images
Two former officials with the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the previous head of an energy company were arrested on Tuesday (September 10) and charged in a federal investigation of corruption related to Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria. The investigation focused on bribes used to obtain $1.8 billion in contracts to repair the island's electrical grid, which was damaged by the storm.
Federal authorities arrested Ahsha Tribble, FEMA's former deputy regional administrator, her chief of staff Jovanda Patterson and Donald Keith Ellison, former president of energy company Cobra Acquisitions. They were charged with a total of 15 counts of corruption. These include, reports CBS News, conspiracy to commit bribery, wire fraud, disaster fraud and making false statements to federal agents.
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The powerful storm destroyed the island's power grid and led to a total blackout and the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. As a result, government officials were tasked with hiring a company to fix and upgrade the grid.
The project—valued at $1.8 billion over two contracts—was awarded to Cobra Acquisitions to work with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). It was paid for by PREPA, using federal funds provided by FEMA.
Based on the investigation, those contracts were obtained through illegal means. According to CBS News:
From October 2017 to April 2019, Ellison provided "things of value" to Tribble to influence [her] decisions to award Cobra with restoration work, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors claimed that Ellison provided Tribble with personal helicopter use and use of a credit card and that he secured employment within Cobra for Patterson.
It took 22 months to fully restore electricity to Puerto Rico. PREPA executives told CNN that part of this extended time was the result of having just one company—Cobra—as the central company managing the repairs. CNN also reports that Tribble is now on "non-duty, non-pay status" at FEMA and that the agency is cooperating with prosecutors.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez said in a statement: "These defendants were supposed to come to Puerto Rico to help during the recovery after the devastation suffered from Hurricane Maria. Instead, they decided to take advantage of the precarious conditions of our electric power grid and engaged in a bribery and honest services wire fraud scheme in order to enrich themselves illegally."
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Leverkusen - Hakan Calhanoglu reinforced his reputation as a dead-ball king in the Rhineland Derby against 1. FC Köln, curling in another of his trademark free-kicks to give Bayer 04 Leverkusen a 2-1 lead and set them on their way to victory.
The 20-year-old, who has now scored seven times from direct free-kicks in the Bundesliga, made a major contribution in the Werkself's 5-1 win before talking to the assembled media about the latest product from his repertoire.
Question: Hakan Calhanoglu, the whole of the Bundesliga knows how dangerous your free-kicks are, yet you continue to find that top corner with nobody able to stop you. How did you enjoy this one?
Hakan Calhanoglu: I had to think about it for a while because one of the Köln players dropped back onto the goalline to begin with. I was thinking of hitting it under the wall, but then I just changed my mind. My strength is finding the top left-hand corner. I just collected myself and then hit the ball well.
Question: There was a video of you going around in which you practiced one particular free-kick 50 times. How many free-kicks do you think you actually hit over the course of a year?
Calhanoglu: I really don't know, but it's a lot. I'm always practicing to make sure I don't lose my touch. When I score a free-kick like this in a game, then that's the reward for me.
Question: How did you find the atmosphere and emotion in your first Rhineland Derby?
Calhanoglu: You could definitely feel how revved up the fans were. We desperately wanted to win after losing in the Champions League to [AS] Monaco and it's a great feeling when you can give the fans something back.
Question: Was it louder than in other games at the BayArena?
Calhanoglu: There's always a good atmosphere at our home games. Today I heard the fans that little bit more than normal and that's definitely about right for a derby.
Question:Josip Drmic made a decisive contribution, although he's had a somewhat difficult time of things at Leverkusen. What do you make of his performance?
Calhanoglu: I'm really delighted for him. He played well against Monaco but unfortunately he didn't take his chances. Today he proved that he's a great forward and a very important player for us.
Question: What did you make of the way Köln played?
Calhanoglu: Well they didn't really play, did they? All they did was launch long balls. That's all I can really say about them, but we still know that they have a good team and you can't under-estimate them.
Question: Between Monaco and Köln, you've played two sides who were very defensive. Does that make you look forward more to the trip to Munich next weekend, against a rival from the top of the table?
Calhanoglu: All the teams we play have their own philosophies. Köln played a direct game but we know that Bayern are the best team around. Nevertheless, we want to impose ourselves on the game and we're really looking forward to it.
Question: Do you dare to celebrate this win on the streets of Cologne?
Calhanoglu: I'm going to be spending the evening with my parents, then we'll see if I go out or not.


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Blunt Nose Sixgill Shark
Photo by: Beneath The Waves
Beneath The Waves
Sharks of the Twilight Zone
By: Andi Cross and Christine de Silva
From: Beneath The Waves
The deep-sea is largely a mystery and we're finding that it's a much more biodiverse place than previously thought. There are hundreds of species of sharks that live in cold, dark depths of the deep sea and have adapted to this foreign world. And Beneath the Waves (BTW) is on a mission to learn more!
It's hard not to be deeply fascinated with the deep sea. It's arguably even more intriguing than space travel and exploration, as we have access to it right here on our planet! With new-age technology allowing us to go deeper into the darkness of our ocean, we are learning more every day about this final frontier. But even so, most remains a complete and total mystery.
The team at Beneath the Waves — an NGO that's working to create a sustainable future ocean — focuses on innovation and breaking barriers when it comes to research and marine protected areas. Leveraging cutting-edge technology, the team is able to locate, study, and report on the wide range of threatened species biodiversity, including sharks, that occupies this great beyond. And because of this, we're beginning to learn just how productive and important the deep-sea actually is.
Of the 500 known shark species, about half spend some portion of their lives in the deep-sea. Incredible, right? But what excites the team at BTW even more is how many new species are being found in the depths on a regular basis. Deep-sea sharks — those that are found below ~600 feet — are poorly studied compared to that of their shallow water counterparts, and for obvious reasons! The deeper you go, the more logistical challenges you will face.
Things such as extreme pressure, temperature, and visibility are all factors. At ~600 feet deep, the majority of light is gone, making these waters difficult to navigate. By 3,000 feet, it's complete darkness and the pressure is on. But, the darker, deeper, and colder it gets, the more interesting things become. In order to survive these harsh conditions, sharks have evolved some exceptional and unique adaptations. And now, we have the ability—thanks to technology—to see first hand.
An Introduction to Some Deep Sharks
Dwarf Lantern Shark
Photo by: Chip Clark/Smithsonian Institution
Chip Clark/Smithsonian Institution
Let's start with the dwarf lantern shark. It's the smallest of all the sharks — reaching up to 19cm long as an adult — and is found as deep as 1,440 feet. These tiny sharks have organs called photophores along their underside that emit light, which is also referred to as bioluminescence. This makes them lighter on the bottom of their body and darker on the top so that when its prey looks up, the shark is camouflaged. This adaptation also helps the shark prey on their food in low or no light areas.
Gulper Shark
Then we have the Gulper shark, which is a very common deep-sea dogfish that live on the seafloor. In order to see with limited light, these sharks — like many other deep sea inhabitants — have large, green eyes. This allows them to better absorb light and navigate smoothly. They tend to live in schools or cruise around in murky waters all around the globe. And BTW has found gulper sharks below 3,000 feet in the Caribbean.
The blunt nose sixgill is a large shark, notorious for being lazy with a very slow metabolism. This is actually true for many deep-sea inhabitants. Given how hard it is to see, they don't have the chance to move around much! This is also why it has received the nickname "cow shark." It can grow up to 20 feet and is found all over the world.
Deep-Sea Drop Camera
Photo by: Diego Camejo for Beneath the Waves
Diego Camejo for Beneath the Waves
These are just a few examples of the sharks that occupy our depths that we are learning more about every day. Not to mention, we're finding that sharks we previously thought occupied predominantly the shallower waters might be diving deep regularly. The team at BTW has been conducting research to better understand why that might be and what happens when these sharks take the plunge.
In order to get deeper, BTW has worked with engineers to develop innovative new tools to deploy on expeditions. This includes custom-built drop cameras and lights, deep-sea submarines, and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that allows them to beat the unfavorable conditions and get a closer look at what happens down below.
About Beneath The Waves
Founded in 2013 as a non-for-profit organization, Beneath the Waves is dedicated to promoting ocean health and using science and technology to catalyze ocean policy. The team specifically focuses on threatened species conservation and marine protected areas, with a deep affinity for sharks.
This Shark Week, Dr. Austin Gallagher, the Chief Executive and lead scientist at Beneath the Waves lended his knowledge to two shows, including ADAM DEVINE'S SECRET SHARK LAIR, premiering Wednesday, August 12 at 9P ET, and TIGER SHARK KING premiering Friday, August 14 at 10P ET.
Unraveling the Mysteries of Basking Sharks
With a scientific name that translates to "large-nosed sea monster," the Basking Shark is an elusive member of the shark family.
Great Mysteries of the Deep: How Sharks Find Their Way Home
How are sharks able to travel thousands of miles across the ocean and return to the same exact locations year after year? Last month, researchers found the answer to one of the greatest mysteries in the animal kingdom.
Baby Sharks are in Hot Water
Climate change impacts everything. From rising ocean levels to record-breaking wildfires, we can see the changes occurring with our own eyes. One of the most resilient species of all time is the shark. Warming waters are challenging their ability to adapt, and one of the signs of the times is smaller baby sharks that are having a hard time surviving.
No, This Weird Shark Species is Not a Spongebob Character
Is it a lumpy carpet? A steamrolled toad? A character from Spongebob Squarepants? Nope, it's the tasseled wobbegong shark.
New Walking Shark Species Discovered
A shark that walks, evolutionary conundrums, temperature changes, and tectonic shifts lead scientists to discover four new species of sharks.Watch Island of the Walking Sharks on Wednesday, July 27 at 8:00pm ET/PT on Discovery and stream it on discovery+.
Shark Week: The Podcast – Madison Stewart Discusses Helping Shark Fishermen Transition into Tourism
Luke Tipple is joined by Madison Stewart aka "Shark Girl", filmmaker, shark conservationist and founder of Project Hiu.
Shark Week: The Podcast – Kinga Philipps on Massive Tiger Sharks in French Polynesia
Luke Tipple is joined by shark conservationist and star of Discovery's Shark Week Special Sharks in Paradise, Kinga Philipps, to discuss massive tiger sharks in French Polynesia.
The Great Easter (Shark) Egg Hunt
In the United States, we know that every April brings a giant bunny hiding an array of colorful eggs that vary in size, color and texture. But did you know the ocean's got its own version?!
There's a Lot You Don't Know About Sharks
But in the meantime, here are some fin-tastic facts you probably didn't know about sharks.
The Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passed the US Senate
On World Ocean's Day 2021, CHOW (Capitol Hill Ocean Week) took a CHOMP out of the threats that sharks are still enduring. The CHOW bite came in the form of the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (SFSEA- S. 1106), which recently passed the senate and is now returning to the House for approval.


In his February letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote that Berkshire Hathaway is seeing a "gradual shift from a company obtaining most of its gains from investment activities to one that grows in value by owning businesses." This according to a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month. The trend is being underscored by the company's recent bid to purchase the bankrupt power-transmission company Energy Future Holdings Corp. (including utility company Oncor) for $9 billion.
Where Have the Value Stocks Gone?


Diet Doctor is just about to launch. There is a health revolution on the way – and we get to be a part of it.
Well thank you kindly, sir!
P.S. You may delete this post.
I'm so glad you decided to launch an English version of your website! I have many friends from all over the world here in Germany who can benefit from your knowledge and advice. Best of luck!
I'm so happy for this!
Yes wonderful, now I can recommend this for other than Swedish ppl. Good luck Doc!
There will evidentally be some humerous culture and linguistic mishaps such as #7. It's quite clear that we will experience real fart controll when we apply a diet of natural foods!
Nice! I just read through your book and wrote a review on it on my site. Liked it a lot even though I'm not a pure LCHF-enthusiast. However, I feel that LCHF is truly bringing a lot of strong arguments to the well needed health debate in Sweden. Good luck with your english site!
And to add my share to the earlier linguistic mishaps..
Swedish: "Det är inte farten som dödar, det är smällen!"
English: "It's not the fart that kills, it's the smell!".
Splended young man , you are a gentleman and a scholar, Don't worry about the lingo mate, it will be alright.
I also agree it will be fine to have a website to link to for english speaking friends. Will you add all blog posts both in swedish and english?
No, there will be some overlap I'm sure but this blog will for example not cover the Swedish debate as much. We'll se how it works out!
Finally! I have been waiting to be able to direct non-swedish people to your site and hopefully you can spread the knowledge outside of Scandinavia now!
Good luck with your english site, Doc!
Watch out you multinational corporate human exploiters. Theres a new wiking comi´n on to get you. Also multinational drugcompanies is well advised to start exploring for other occupations. The truth is coming, to change people. Swenglish is the new World order. Eat it!
A friend of mine asked me: "What to do if high fat causes acid indigestion"?
How to answer her worrys?
If that happens it is usually temporary. Many people get rid of their problem with acid reflux on a low carb diet.
What are the differences between a LCHF lifestyle and an Atkins Diet?
The similarities are a lot bigger. But with LCHF there is a bigger focus on real food as opposed to "low carb" chocolate bars and junk like that. There is also less emphasis on counting exact levels of carbs in different phases. Just be as strict as you can. The fewer carbs the faster you will lose weight usually.
I have a very physical job-Firefighter. I have always believed that my energy comes from the carbs that I eat. Can I expect to have enough energy from a LCHF lifestyle to perform my work. I do not have the option of stopping halfway through if tired. I do not have a weight problem I am more interested in the sense of wellbeing that my good friend Bustas talks about. I have read that there are elite atheletes who follow a LCHF lifestyle however I suspect they are in a minority. This is perhaps my greatest concern.
Charlie, LCHF actually gives you more energy. My father and I once worked 8 hours when we cleared his backyard from fallen trees. Not a single break was needed. We didnt even feel hungry. Of course we both ate a steady LCHF breakfast that day.
Slow carbs cant match slow fat.
Charlie: I can't speak from personal experience, but based on what others have reported, then yes, LCHF does give you ample energy for physical high performance. Björn Ferry, Olympic gold medalist in biathlon in Vancouver, is perhaps the best living proof of this. Not only is he able to perform on this diet, but he has apparently also seen a big decrease in sick days since switching to LCHF (which of course helps his training).
Thank you for your encouragement. I am presently on day six of eating LCHF. The first two days were ok but day three was very difficult- no energy, light headedness and nausea. Last three days have been ok however I am not in work this week because I broke my wrist motorcycling so I have not been placing any demand on myself. Had I not been injured and working as normal I could not have performed in my job on day three. I will not return to work for a number of weeks, because of the injury, so this is an opportune time to make the switch to LCHF. I hope by the time I get back my body has made the switch to burning fat. Thanks again for all your responses.
Im glad it works better for you Charlie. It take some time to adapt .The body is basicly addicted to carbs and doesnt like it when you deny it fast energy. But after "detox" it will feel better then ever.
And a cheat version is to use sugar free mayo and a lot of tarragon in it. A dash of olive oil and s&p. Let it sit in the fridge for a while before serving it. Soo good with a steak and some grilled mushrooms.
I have just bought tarragon and will be making my first bearnaise sauce tonight, if I can stay awake. The change to LCHF has left me exhausted. I hope my energy comes back soon.
A good indication is when your body gets warm by eating. Thats fat burning.


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Woodstock Reimagined
Woodstock Playhouse 103 Mill Hill Road Woodstock, NY, 12498 United States (map)
Peace, love and music in the heart of Woodstock. One brilliant generation salutes another in this world premiere collaboration led by pianist Mathis Picard for Catskill Jazz Factory and Woodstock Playhouse. Drawing inspiration from the original Woodstock Festival, Picard brings together a host of today's top young artists, straight from the forefront of the modern music scene in NYC, in this unique, inter-generational tribute to the seminal music event that shook the world, just in time for its 50th anniversary.
Join these young virtuosi for an unforgettable night calling on the music of Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Neil Diamond, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and more.
Mathis Picard - Piano & Bandleader
Kate Davis - Vocals
Sonny Step - Vocals
Patrick Bartley Jr. - Saxophone
Savannah Harris - Drums
Ben Eunson - Guitar
Dan Chmielinski - Bass
Neel Murgai - Sitar
Ehren Hanson - Tabla
From Mathis Picard:
"So happy to share a project I've been working on this year. We are going to be celebrating 50 years since the majestical '3 days of peace & music' otherwise known as the Woodstock festival. I will be revisiting the soundtrack to those turmoiling days with today's Leading voices in music !
Charting musical territories of Joni Mitchell, John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone and much more, the message of love, peace and unity that these artists encouraged are still very valid and important today. Between riots in the streets, disgraments in essential political agreements, climate change and internal Warfare, the discussion continues.
So we carry their message in our time, today, and we take it forward. "
CJF in Europe: The Garden Museum
Ladies of the Blues @ Hudson Hall


Through a combination of genetics and lifestyle, some individuals are able to either avoid or survive the age-associated medical problems that end most lives. In fact, many nonagenarians and centenarians are often healthier and more active than their slightly younger counterparts and have mortality rates after the age of 97 that are actually lower than expected. According to a hypothesis by gerontologist James Fries, disease and disability tend to be compressed into a much later and shorter period of time for those living toward the frontier of the age span, up to and beyond 100.
Studies of centenarians have yet to identify any genes that bring longevity, but they have elucidated several common lifestyle characteristics. Centenarians, on average, have delayed onset of most diseases, especially the main killers — heart disease, stroke and cancer. They are rarely obese, tend not to smoke or drink alcohol to excess, and often have similarly old siblings (There are, of course, outliers like Frenchwoman Madame Jeane Calment, the oldest recorded living human being, who died in 1997 at the age of 122. She reportedly smoked and drank a glass of port twice a day up until the age of 117!). And centenarian women often had their children after the age of 35 or 40, perhaps an indication of the hardiness of their reproductive systems.
We also see that these older minds, when intact, share several common features. Compared to their younger peers, centenarians cope better with stress, tend to be more confident and independent, are generally less anxious and depressed, and have increased levels of life satisfaction, even when their functional limitations are greater. In addition, research with centenarians has found much lower than expected rates of dementia — roughly in the range of 15 to 30 percent. There may be several reasons for this, including more connections between neurons and less genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease. Whatever the factors may be, they cast a ray of light along the frontier.
Despite these findings, clinicians often assign mythic status to their oldest patients and try not to intervene too much when problems arise. I remember being asked to treat a 106-year-old woman who was wheeling up and down the hallway of the nursing home and banging her cane on other residents' doors. My initial treatment plan of "do nothing and let the woman alone" lasted about one week until staff demanded that I intervene more effectively. I was squeamish, worried that my pharmacologic hand might wield the harpoon that dealt the final blow to this majestic life. I pretended she was a mere 90 years old and started her on a low-dose antipsychotic, to good effect. Her 84-year-old son appeared the next week to thank me. "She's happier, and so am I!" he exclaimed. The frontiers of aging had truly fallen, I concluded.
From How We Age: A Doctor's Journey Into the Heart of Growing Old by Marc Agronin, M.D. Reprinted courtesy Da Capo Lifelong Books. Read an interview with Marc Agronin.


CASE NAME: Geneva Pharmaceuticals Technology Corp v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. et al. / Apothecon, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. et al.
The issues before the court included whether the plaintiff's claims of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, negligence and negligent misrepresentation should be dismissed on the ground that there was no genuine issue as to material fact and the alleged seller was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
The plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation with its place of business in the United States, sought to develop, manufacture and distribute a generic anti-coagulant drug to treat blood clots. To develop the drug, the plaintiff obtained sample amounts of clathrate from defendant, a company with its place of business in Ontario, Canada. The defendant also supplied a reference letter in support of the plaintiff's application to the Federal Drug Administration for approval to manufacture and distribute the anti-coagulant drug. Prior to FDA approval, the defendant concluded an exclusive purchase agreement with a third party. Following FDA approval, plaintiff sent a purchase order to defendant for 750 kg. of clathrate. The defendant did not accept the plaintiff's order and denied that it was obligated to sell calthrate to the plaintiff. The plaintiff sued the defendant, alleging, among other claims, that the defendant had breached a contract, was estopped from rejecting the order, had been negligent and had made negligent misrepresentations. The defendant moved for summary judgment on these claims.
The court concluded that the Convention governed the breach of contract claim. The court found that the plaintiff had alleged facts, including an industry usage that buyers could rely on implied supply commitments, that would support a finding that the plaintiff's initial proposal was an offer (art. 14(1) CISG). Noting that the plaintiff alleged an industry usage that the provision of a reference letter is an acceptance, the court also found that there were sufficient facts to support a finding that the defendant had accepted the offer based on art. 18(3) CISG. The court also found that there was consideration to support the alleged contract and that the contract was therefore not invalid under applicable domestic law pursuant to art. 4(a) CISG. Under the alleged "implied-in-fact" contract, defendant was obligated to supply calthrate if the plaintiff gave it commercially reasonable notice of an order. The court declined to render summary judgment on this claim because there were material facts in dispute.
With respect to the plaintiff's claim under domestic law that it had relied on defendant's promise so that the promise was binding as if it were a contract, the court concluded that this claim was not preempted by the Convention. The court distinguished plaintiff's claim from claims specifically addressed by the Convention (art. 16(2)(b) CISG). The court declined to render summary judgment on this claim because there were material facts in dispute.
With respect to the claims of negligence and negligent misrepresentation, the court concluded that the claims were outside the scope of the Convention. Applying domestic law, the court rendered summary judgment for the defendant on these claims.
Solomon, Zauderer, Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp, New York, By Harry Frischer, Esq., Colin Underwood, Esq., Jennifer Scullion, Esq., Of Counsel, for Plaintiff Apothecon, Inc.
Frederick R. Dettmer, Esq., New York, Co-Counsel for Plaintiff Geneva Pharmaceuticals.
Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, By Kurt L. Schultz, Esq., Brant C. Weidner, Esq., Jay L. Levine, Esq., John J. Tully, Jr., Esq., Gregory C. Vamos, Esq., Richard A. Duda, Esq., Monika Blacha, Esq., Of Counsel, for Defendant Barr Laboratories.
Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, By Michael J. Gaertner, Esq., David G. Greene, Esq., Douglas M. Chalmers, Esq., John F. Kloecker, Esq., Stacey Y. Dixon, Esq., Of Counsel, for Defendants Brantford Chemicals, Inc., Bernard C. Sherman, Apotex Holdings Inc., Apotex Inc. and Sherman Delaware Inc.
Defendants Barr Laboratories Inc. ("Barr") and Brantford Chemicals Inc. ("Brantford") have moved for reconsideration of portions of this Court's May 10 Opinion, Geneva Pharmaceuticals Tech. Corp. v. Barr Labs. Inc., 201 F.Supp.2d 236 (S.D.N.Y.2002), in which their motion to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff Geneva Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Geneva"), as successor in interest to Invamed Inc. ("Invamed") pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was granted in part and denied in part.
For the following reasons, their motions are denied.
The parties and facts discussed herein have been described in greater detail in Geneva, 201 F.Supp.2d 236, familiarity with which is presumed.
"To succeed on a motion for reargument, the moving party must demonstrate that the court overlooked the controlling decisions or factual matters that were placed before the court in the underlying motion." Lopez v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5091, *1-*2 (S.D.N.Y. March 27, 2002) (quotations and citations omitted); see also Shrader v. CSX Transp., 70 F.3d 255, 257 (2d Cir.1995) (motion for reargument "will generally be denied unless the moving party can point to controlling decisions or data that the court overlooked -- matters, in other words, that might reasonably be expected to alter the conclusion reached by the court").
Rule 6.3 is intended to "ensure the finality of decisions and to prevent the practice of a losing party examining a decision and then plugging the gaps of a lost motion with additional matters." Carolco Pictures, Inc. v. Sirota, 700 F.Supp. 169, 170 (S.D.N.Y.1988) (citation omitted). The parties may not present new facts or theories at this stage. Ralph Oldsmobile Inc. v. General Motors Corp., 2001 WL 55729, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 23, 2001) (striking affidavit that was filed in support of motion to reconsider without court's permission); Primavera Familienstifung v. Askin, 137 F.Supp.2d 438, 442 (S.D.N.Y.2001) (party may not "advance new facts, issues or arguments not previously presented to the Court") (quoting Morse/Diesel Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md., 768 F.Supp. 115, 116 (S.D.N.Y.1991)).
Rule 6.3 must be narrowly construed and strictly applied so as to avoid duplicative rulings on previously considered issues, and may not be employed as a substitute for appealing a final judgment. Lopez, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5091, at *3; Shamis v. Ambassador Factors, 187 F.R.D. 148, 151 (S.D.N.Y.1999). The decision to grant or deny the motion rests in the discretion of the district court. AT & T Corp. v. Community Network Servs. Inc., 2000 WL 1174992, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 18, 2000).
In the May 10 Opinion, the Court granted Barr summary judgment on all claims against it, with the exception of Geneva's tortious interference claims (Counts VIII and IX). Id. at 289-90. Geneva asserted these claims against Barr due to ACIC/Brantford's refusal to supply clathrate to Invamed. In the opinion, Barr's assertion of a privilege defense was rejected because there existed a factual issue with regard to whether the interference constituted an unlawful restraint of trade and thus was not privileged. Id. at 290. Barr now seeks reconsideration, claiming that the Court overlooked controlling authority that equates "restraint of trade" in the tortious interference context with "restraint of trade" under federal and state antitrust laws. Barr argues that because the Court had already concluded that Invamed failed to prove its antitrust allegations against Barr, Barr's actions were privileged.
"Under New Jersey law ... [w]hen a restraint of trade is neither intrinsically unlawful, nor violative of any other law under the circumstances, it must be shown to be wrongful (e.g. violent, fraudulent, deceitful, or threatening) in order to amount to tortious interference." In re Kentile Floors, Inc., 30 F.Supp.2d 427 (S.D.N.Y.1998) (citing EZ Sockets, Inc. v. Brighton-Best Socket Crew Mgf. Inc., 307 N.J.Super. 546, 559 (1996)). Thus, under New Jersey law, interference need not violate the federal or state antitrust laws to be an unlawful restraint of trade; if the actions are "intrinsically unlawful" the interference is not privileged.
"Invamed alleges that Barr arranged for the exclusive supply contract in order to thwart the development of other generic warfarin sodium. Moreover, it alleges that Barr demanded the confidentiality provisions as a means of further delaying Invamed's entry into the generic warfarin sodium market."
Geneva, 201 F.Supp.2d at 290. While these actions may not constitute violations of the federal and state antitrust laws, there is an issue of material fact as to whether those means were "intrinsically unlawful."
(d) his purpose is at least in part to advance his interest in competing with the other."
Rest. (Second) Torts � 768; see also Guard-Life Corp. v. S. Parker Hardware Mfg. Corp., 50 N.Y.2d 183, 191, 428 N.Y.S.2d 628, 406 N.E.2d 445 (1980) (quoting Restatement); EZ Sockets, 307 N.J.Super. at 559 (quoting Restatement).
However, Comment (f) to Section 768 does not stretch as far as Barr would wish. Barr asserts that Comment (f) "makes clear the reference to 'unlawful restraint of trade' ... means a violation of state or federal antitrust law." Mem. at 4. Yet, the comment no where explicitly asserts that the only means of proving unlawful restraint of trade is to have a federal or state antitrust law violation. It states: "All of this legislation [the federal antitrust laws] ... [is] pertinent to a great number of the cases in which this Section may be applicable." The comment does not say that the legislation is pertinent to all of the cases in which Section 768 is applicable -- a phrase that would implicitly support Barr's arguments. Finally, Barr has failed to cite any New York or New Jersey case law that adopts Comment (f), even if it had the import that Barr claims.
The New York case law is no more helpful. As Geneva points out, the two cases that are cited in support of the proposition prove too little. In both Martin Ice Cream Co. v. Chipwich, 554 F.Supp. 993, 935 (S.D.N.Y.1983) and Six West Retail Acquisition Inc. v. Sony Theatre Mgmt. Corp., 2000 WL 264295, at *32 (S.D.N.Y. March 9, 2000), the courts held that a violation of federal antitrust laws constituted an unlawful restraint of trade and thus were an improper means of interference. The cases did not stand for the proposition that the only means of proving an unlawful restraint of trade was by showing a violation of federal or state antitrust laws.
Barr has failed to present controlling authority that the Court overlooked that would have altered the finding that a question of fact remains as to whether Barr's purported interference was privileged.
Barr's motion to reconsider is denied.
Brantford urges reconsideration of the denial of summary judgment with regard to Geneva's breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims against Brantford, claiming that the Court overlooked controlling decisions and material facts.
Brantford asserts that the Court neglected to discuss the issue of whether Invamed had made a sufficiently definite proposal and that there is no evidence that Brantford breached the purported contract.
Brantford asserts that its motion for reconsideration is appropriate in this instance as the Court failed to consider the element of a sufficiently definite proposal. E.g., Shamis v. Ambassador Factors Corp., 187 F.R.D. 148, 151-52 (S.D.N.Y.1999); see also Building Serv. 32B-J Pension Fund v. Vanderveer Estates Hldg. LLC, 127 F.Supp.2d 490, 494 (S.D.N.Y.2001) (motion to reconsider granted because court noted fact but did not address its legal significance).
The Court clearly addressed and considered the issue of a sufficiently definite proposal, however. First, the Court outlined that Article 14 of the Convention for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG") is comprised of two requirements, one of which is that a proposal must "be 'sufficiently definite' meaning that it indicates the goods and expressly or implicitly fixes or makes provision for determining the quantity and price." Geneva, 201 F.Supp.2d at 281. The opinion then applied this definition of a sufficiently definite proposal. First, it found that the first element was satisfied as the "alleged contract clearly identifies the goods at issue, clathrate." Id. at 282. Next, it determined that a question of fact existed as to whether the contract implicitly fixed the provision for determining quantity and price by its requirement of a "commercial amount." Id. While the opinion concluded that "the contract was sufficiently definite," id. (emphasis supplied), it is apparent from the foregoing discussion that what was intended was a conclusion that the proposal was sufficiently definite.
Because the Court did consider whether the proposal was sufficiently definite, Brantford cannot base its motion for consideration on this claim.
Brantford also argues that industry custom is insufficient to establish a sufficiently definite proposal under the CISG. Brantford cites to no controlling case law concerning this issue and merely rehashes the same statutory interpretation arguments that the Court considered in determining in the summary judgment opinion that industry custom could establish a sufficiently definite proposal. Id. at 281-82. This motion is an inappropriate venue for Brantford's argument.
Brantford further claims that the breach of contract claim should be dismissed because there is no evidence that it breached the purported contract. In the Opinion, the Court determined that the contract at issue was an implied-in-fact contract for Brantford to supply clathrate to Invamed when given commercially reasonable notice or to inform Invamed that it would not be able to supply clathrate in a commercially reasonable time. Geneva, 201 F. Supp .2d at 284. Thus there was no breach in October 1997 when Brantford refused to supply clathrate as it had not been given commercially reasonably notice pursuant to the contract. Id. However, it was held that the fact that it did refuse to supply any clathrate to Invamed in the future did breach the implied-in-fact contract. Id.
Brantford argues that the Court overlooked the undisputed fact that Brantford never breached this agreement because it claims that after the unsuccessful October rejection of Invamed's clathrate order, Invamed never requested clathrate from it again. The Court did not overlook any facts that would have altered this decision. Brantford cites to an October 20, 1997 letter to Invamed in which it rejected the October 1997 purchase order. After rejecting that order, the letter states, "There is no contract or agreement between Brantford Chemicals Inc. and Invamed Inc. that requires BCI to supply this product to Invamed. ..." A jury could reasonably find that this letter constituted a refusal to supply clathrate to Invamed in the future.
The motion to reconsider the denial of Brantford's motion to dismiss Geneva's breach of contract claim is denied.
Finally, Brantford challenges the Court's denial of its motion to dismiss Geneva's promissory estoppel claim because it claims that the court failed to discuss the issue of whether Geneva relied to its detriment on a promise made by Brantford to supply clathrate to Invamed. Brantford is correct that the opinion does not address that issue although it was briefed by both parties, and it will be addressed now.
To survive summary judgment, Geneva must show that it in fact relied to its detriment on a promise made by ACIC/Brantford to supply clathrate to Invamed. Fischer v. Allied Signal Corp., 974 F.Supp. 797, 809 (D.N.J.1997); see The Malaker Corp. Stockholders Protective Comm. v. First New Jersey Nat'l Bank, 395 A.2d 222, 230 (N.J.Super.Ct.App.Div.1978). Geneva presented a material issue of fact with regard to this element of promissory estoppel in that Invamed on its ANDA cited ACIC/Brantford as its source of clathrate and had received a required DMF reference letter from ACIC/Brantford to complete its ANDA application. The fact that Invamed listed ACIC/Brantford as its source of clathrate in the ANDA application presents an issue of material fact as to whether Invamed relied on ACIC/Brantford's promises to supply clathrate. While the ANDA could have been and eventually was amended, such amendment further delayed Invamed's ability to produce and market generic warfarin sodium.
As a result, Geneva has presented an issue of material fact with regard to whether it relied in fact on ACIC/Brantford's purported promise to supply clathrate, and the claim will not be dismissed on these grounds.
For the foregoing reasons, Barr's and Brantford's motions to reconsider are denied.
1. At the time Geneva alleges the clathrate was to be supplied, it had not yet become a successor in interest to Invamed. This opinion shall refer to the plaintiff as "Geneva" except where it refers to a time when it had not yet become the successor in interest to Invamed.
2. While the parties discussed the issue of whether the means of interference was "wrongful," the issue will not be addressed here as it was not raised in the original summary judgment motion. Geneva argued only that the means of interference was not privileged because it was an unlawful restraint of trade, and that is the only argument that the opinion discussed.
3. Barr refers as "controlling authority" to an opinion from the New York Court of Appeals even though it was determined that the substantive law of New Jersey applies to the tort claims in this case as New Jersey is the situs of the injury. Id. at 287 n. 32. In a footnote, Barr refers to its arguments in its memorandum in support of its motion for summary judgment that New York law should apply as New York is Barr's residence. It does not reargue the point here, however. In any case, as discussed below, the New York Court of Appeals case does not promote Barr's argument.
4. By letter dated July 18, 2002, Geneva moved to strike the first section of Brantford's reply memorandum concerning this issue or, in the alternative, for an opportunity to reply to it. That motion is denied.
5. The FDA requires pharmaceutical companies to identify in the ANDA the supplier(s) they intend to use in manufacturing the product. Materials from a different source can be substituted only upon FDA approval of a supplement or amendment to the ANDA.