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Power Rangers Unlimited
Force From the Future, Pt. 2
Power Rangers: Time Force
Episode Two--
Scene one opens on an alley in the night. Then it goes inside where a man is sitting at a desk. A mug on it states "Happy New Year: 2001." The cop is reading the newspaper, but looks up as electricity sparks and something like lightning flashes. He picks up his flashlight and walks outside. He squints and looks up to see a large ship--- the prison ship. Gluto, Nadira, Ransik and Frax appear and he brings out his gun, pointing at them and shouting, "Freeze!"
Ransik reaches out an arm and his fingers glow. The gun flies from the cop's hand and stops in front of Ransik. Frax leans over and inspects it, "Appears to be an early twenty-first century weapon."
Ransik crushes it in his hand and drops it to the ground. The man looks on in horror and fear and Nadira laughs, walking up to him. She grabs his shirt and lifts him in the air, asking, "What year is it?"
"Two thousand and one," he replies.
She throws him back and he goes flying into some boxes. Nadira turns to Ransik who repeats, "Two thousand and one." He chuckles, "That means . . . no Time Force." he laughs and they all walk away.
The timeship is crashed on a beach, smoking. Circuit is yelling at Trip, "Wake up! Wake up!" Trip opens his eyes and looks at Circuit as the robot continues, "The ship has a fuel leak, we gotta get out of here right now!"
Trip looks up and Circuits' words sink in. He stands, almost getting hit with a burst of sparks. He runs over o Katie and shakes her, "Come on, come on, let's go! Let's go, the ship's gonna explode!" he goes over to Jen, taking her face in his hands, "Come on, Jen, let's go! Let's go, the ship's gonna explode! Wake up!" She opens her eyes and he leaves, shouting, "Lucas! Let's go! We gotta get outa here now!"
Jen spots the case and pulls it out from under the table, running out of the ship. Lucas gets out of his seat and follows. Trip grabs Katie where she still sits and pulls her up, "Come on! Let's go!"
They all run out of the timeship and it explodes, sending them all flying. They hit the ground hard and the debris flies all over.
Katie gets up and goes over to trip, saying, "Thanks. We were almost history."
Circuit comes flying down and lands on the sand, "Yes you were. But luckily my Circuit-circuits weren't damaged in the crash, and I woke you just in time."
Lucas is looking around, "I wonder where we are."
Circuit continues as Jen runs up to the case containing the morphers and looks inside, "I can tell you exactly where we are. We're just northwest of a city called Silver Hills, in the year 2001."
"Two thousand one?" asks Katie, "We've gotta get back!" Trip nods in agreement.
Jen comes over, stating, "We're not going anywhere. It's our fault Ransik is loose." She opens the case and hands them each a morpher, "We're not going back until we capture him."
Trip looks at the morpher, then at Jen, "But Jen . . . " Jen looks at him. "He already beat us once."
"True," Jen replies. "But that was before we had these Chrono-morphers." She takes hers out, tossing the case aside, and places it on her wrist. A wave passes over her and a voice says, "DNA locked."
The others look at theirs, and Trip and Katie turn to Lucas, who nods. They put on their morphers and the same thing happens. Jen looks at them determinedly, "Let's go."
The four of them walk down the plaza, cleaned up now, hair and make-up done. They stop together and Jen speaks, "They're bound to be around here. Go to scan mode." She presses something behind her ear and a pair of sunglasses appears. The others do the same, causing the people around them to stare in surprise. They all stand back to back to back and Jen says, "Let's go."
They each go their separate ways and scan the area. Lucas reports back, "There's nothing abnormal here, Jen."
A man walks up to a motorcycle, carrying his helmet, and swings his leg up on it smoothly. He is dressed in khakis and a black leather jacket, and we will soon come to know him as Wesley Collins. He puts on his helmet and flips his keys, dropping them on the ground. He leans over to pick them up as Jen walks by, and she runs into him. He grunts--- though I'm sure it hurt her more than him--- and she turns, saying, "Excuse me."
"Sorry about that," he replies, and turns away.
Jen continues, but then turns back, recognizing the voice. But Wes is already driving away. Jen shakes her head and continues on.
A jeweler is putting a bracelet on the wrist of Nadira, obviously unaware of who she is. He puts his hands together as she surveys all the ones on her wrist, saying, "I'll take them all."
"Wonderful," he says with a smile, "Will you be paying with cash or credit?"
"How about . . ." she begins, taking something out of her purse, "Nuts and bolts?" She tosses them on the ground and they transform into many cyclobots. She rips off her clothes and back into her white, laughing. The jeweler screams and runs off as the cyclobots trash the store.
People run everywhere and the police cars come through the streets. The cyclobots climb all over them and trash everything in sight.
Trip sees the people running and scans them, shaking his head. He speaks into his morpher, "Jen, I'm picking up mutant DNA."
Jen's image appears on the morpher, "I see it too. Let's go."
Katie and Lucas nod to each other and start off. Nadira and Gluto walk through the plaza with the cyclobots. Gluto exclaims, "Nadira, you're gorgeous!"
"Huh! I know, Gluto," she replies, "But feel free to remind me as often as you like."
The four officers come running through. Jen pushes past a civilian, exclaiming, "Go!" and stops before Nadira, "Stop right there!" She points to her, "Shopping spree's over, Nadira!"
Nadira looks at them in disbelief, "You? Here?"
Jen looks at her coldly, "There's nowhere to run this time."
"I have no intention of running!" Nadira replies.
Jen holds up her morpher, "Ready?" Each of the others does the same and they all shout, "Time for, Time Force!" But nothing happens.
Nadira watches them, and Gluto asks, "Are we supposed to be scared now?"
Lucas presses his morpher a few times, "Why aren't they working?"
Jen looks at them, "I don't know."
Nadira laughs, clapping her hands, "Well, that was impressive! Not! Cyclobots, get them."
The cyclobots charge and the fight begins. Lucas does a forward roll out of the way and kicks one, bracing his hands on one and taking down another. Katie throws one aside and blocks a blow from another. Trip hits one and jumps to avoid the others, and they aren't doing so bad.
But then three grab Lucas and two Katie. She kicks one away but gets punched in the stomach, Trip falls to the ground and cyclobots surround him. Jen runs after Nadira, who trots up some steps, laughing, "Come on."
Jen stops and then runs at Nadira, kicking her, then throws a punch. But all the blows are blocked. Nadira kicks Jen in the stomach and she doubles over. Jen ducks another kick and punches at her again. Nadira grabs Jen's arm and twists it, holding her there, but Jen kicks her in the back of the knee and she let's go.
Jen cartwheels out of the way and regains her ground. But Nadira runs at her and kicks her in the mid-section, sending her flying into a plastic table and to the ground. Two cyclobots grab her arms and pick her up. Nadira orders "Finish her off." Then she turns and walks off, disappearing in a blast of pink.
Jen tries to fight off the cyclobots but one knees her, and the other kicks her stomach, sending her against the wall. She groans and holds her stomach, then glares up at them as they raise their weapons.
A motorcycle races past her, and the driver kicks a cyclobot out of the way. He halts his bike and gets off, kicking and punching the cyclobots, while avoiding their every blow. Jen watches quietly as he fights, perhaps recognizing him from the plaza, or maybe noticing some more resemblances to her fiance. He flips a cyclobot to the ground and the other grabs him from behind. He elbows it, and then sends it crashing into another table.
He turns and walks over to Jen. She tries to walk past him but he stops her, asking, "Are you okay?" he takes off his helmet, "What was that all about?"
Jen looks at him quietly, her eyes filled with tears as she sees Alex's face. She puts her hands over her mouth and the camera pans around to show Wes's face. He frowns, "Whoa, what's the matter? You look like you've just seen a ghost."
Jen uncovers her mouth and stares at him, all she manages to say is, "I---"
Wes looks thoroughly confused, but then the others come running up. Katie calls, "Jen!" and goes over to her, asking, "Are you---" then she turns to face Wes, noticing his looks.
Trip looks up at him and smiles, saying, "Wow!" Lucas says quietly, "It's unbelievable."
"Wha---?" asks Wes, smiling a little. Katie reaches up and pinches his cheeks, "He looks just like Alex!"
Wes removes her hands with a laugh, "Who's Alex?" He looks to Jen.
Jen grabs Katie and pulls her away, "Nobody. Thank you for helping me but I'm fine now."
Wes looks at each of them, and then shrugs, "Okay. It's been a blast but I gotta jam." He picks up his helmet, "See ya." He walks away.
Katie steps forward, beginning, "But--" Jen grabs her and holds her back, and they all watch as Wes drives away.
The outside of a side street is shown, and then the inside, where the four sit among crates and boxes. Circuit speaks, "Hey guys, I've discovered the problem! It looks like the red chrono-morpher's the key to the others."
Trip nods, standing up, "Which means, until someone morphs with it, the others can't be activated. But it's encoded with . . . Alex's DNA. So we have to find someone who's DNA matches Alex's."
Katie speaks, "Well, hey what about that guy on the motorcycle? I mean, you saw how much he looked like Alex."
Jen stands, "No. I don't think it's a good idea."
Lucas looks at her, "It might be our only chance, Jen."
The outside of a huge house is shown, circular driveway, lawn neatly mown and bushes trimmed. Inside, Wes tastes some food on the kitchen counter. A maid walks by with a turkey (chicken?) and he sniffs it, and then moves on to a more tasty meal. A man carries a cake in and places it on the counter. Wes puts his hands on his hips, then walks over, sticking a finger in the icing and tasting it. The man looks at him, "hey, hey, hey! Get out of that!"
"But I'm so hungry!" he complains.
"You're always so hungry," he retorts.
Wes laughs and walks off. Another servant, whom we will all come to know as Phillips, comes out of another room, carrying two suits, "Master Wes, you must get ready." he holds up the suits, "Which one would you like to wear?"
Wes pauses, "Hmm.... how about . . . neither?" he turns, walking away, "These meetings are so boring!"
Phillips follows him closely, "That why they're called board meetings."
Wes enters another room, tossing an apple up and down. Then he stops as he sees Jen sitting by the wall. She stands and he turns to Phillips, "What is she doing here?"
"Oh, she's been waiting for you," says Phillips, "She says it's very important."
Wes puts the apple in his pocket and steps toward Jen. But then his father, Mr. Collins, enters from another room, saying, "You're not going to be late, are you Wesley? You know how I feel about punctuality." he walks to the staircase and takes his coat from a servant.
Wes clears his throat, then straightens his tie, "Actually Dad, I can't go." He looks over at Jen, "I have a date!"
"A date?" asks Mr. Collins.
Wes goes over to Jen, "Yes, this is my . . . friend." he takes Jen's arm and leads her over to his dad.
Jen pulls away but nods to Mr. Collins, "Uh, I'm Jen."
Mr. Collins looks her up and down before stating, "Charmed."
Wes continues, "And you always told me to keep my commitments. So I told . . ." he wanders off.
"Jen," Jen reminds him.
"Jen," he repeats, "That I would take her out." Mr. Collins nods but he isn't buying it. Wes chuckles a little and turns to Jen, "Shall we?" he grabs her hand and they head out the door. Wes closes it, "Bye Dad," he laughs, before shutting the door.
Mr. Collins waves a little, and then turns to look at Phillips, who offers no explanation.
Wes and Jen walk briskly down the sidewalk, and finally slow down a little. He stops when he gets to his bike and slaps her shoulder, "Thanks. Now were even." he goes to his bike, picking up his helmet.
Jen looks at him, "Wait a sec, I need to talk to you."
Wes gets on his bike, "Look, you don't have to thank me again. Actually it was kinda fun." He reaches for his keys but Jen takes them out of the ignition, holding them out of his reach, "Hey, gimmee those!"
Jen doesn't. "Not until you listen to me. Look, I didn't come here to thank you. I need your help."
"Help?" he asks, "What kind of help?" he folds his arms and licks his lips--- a habit Wes seems to have throughout the series.
Jen pauses, then brings out the morpher, trying to put it on his wrist, "I need you to put on this morpher and activate it."
Wes pulls away, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. Now what's a morpher?"
"If I told you, you wouldn't' believe me," she replies.
"Try me," he says.
"All right," she agrees. She takes a breath and turns away, walking back, "My friends and I are from the year 3000. We're trying to recapture a gang of mutants that escaped through time and take them back with us." She turns and looks at him, "We think you may be the only one that can unlock these morphers so we can defeat them."
Wes smiles a little, "I believe you." Jen starts to smile, but he continues, "Whoa, whoa, I believe you're nuts! Now give me back my keys."
Her smile fades and is replaced with a look of anger as she throws his keys at him, "I knew you wouldn't help us! You are nothing like him!" She walks away but her morpher sounds and she stops to answer it.
Trip appears, "Jen, Ransik has been spotted in the city. We need you."
"On my way," she replies, and then runs off. Wes watches her go, then looks away, taking a small breath."
People run like crazy as Ransik and the others walk down the street, wreaking havoc. "This is great!" Ransik exclaims.
Jen comes running up and the others run to meet her. Katie asks, "Did you find him?"
"Yeah," Jen replies, "But he's worthless."
"Then we've gotta do it on our own," says Lucas.
Jen nods, "Let's go."
They all run off to where Ransik and Nadira stand, "The party's over!" Jen shouts. Ransik's smile fades as he sees them. Jen takes off her badge and holds it out, shouting, "Time Force! You're under arrest, Ransik."
Ransik regains himself, and knows just where to hit, "Oh bravo, young lady," he says easily. "After what happened to your friend I am impressed that you had the courage to follow me!"
Jen's hand wavers and her stern expression softens as Ransik speaks. He plants his foot on a large rock and draws out the sword from his knee slowly, then fires a blast at them. They all fly backwards and Ransik laughs.
They all lie on the ground moaning in pain, and Ransik comes over, sword still in hand, "Still upset about your fiancé's untimely demise?" he reaches down and grabs Jen by the arm, pulling her to her feet and looking at her carefully, "His fate will be your own." he laughs and throws her into the air.
She flies back with a yell, but Wes steps on the hood of a car and jumps up, catching her in mid-air and landing hard against the car. He laughs a little and looks at her, "So is it too late to help?"
Jen stands up as the others come over, and she hands Wes the morpher, saying, "It's yours."
He smiles a little and takes it, slapping it to his wrist with a whoop. The wave goes over him and the voice says, "DNA confirmed." they each put a fist in and their morphers glow with their colors. Then they approach Nadira and Ransik.
Nadira looks at Wes, puzzled, and goes over to Ransik, "Daddy, didn't you already get rid of him?"
Ransik points at Wes, "I destroyed you once." he clenches his fist, "And I'll destroy you again."
Wes frowns and looks at Jen, "What is he talking about?"
She doesn't look at him as she says coldly, "It doesn't concern you." She holds up her fist, "Ready?"
"Ready," they all reply.
They morph, stating, "Time For, Time Force." Theme music plays and each of their morphing sequences are shown, then different angles of them each, morphed.
Wes feels his helmet and suit, exclaiming, "Wow! You were telling me the truth!"
Lucas looks down at himself, "Amazing."
"Awesome!" says Katie, clenching her fists in excitement.
"Yeah!" shouts Trip.
Jen states, "Let's do it," with no enthusiasm.
Ransik watches them in disbelief, "Time Force rangers?" Nadira gives an exclamation of anger.
Jen steps forward, "This time you won't get away, Ransik."
"Ha!" Ransik says, "We'll see about that. Cyclobots!"
The cyclobots ready themselves and their weapons, and fire numerously at the rangers. The four Time Force officers avoid the shots by many Matrix-like twists and bends, but the red ranger is struck repeatedly. He grunts and falls to the ground.
Jen looks at him, "Don't worry, your suit protects you."
Wes hops up; saying, "This keeps getting better!" he runs at the cyclobots and begins to fight them. He blocks one blow, grabbing one of their arms and back-kicking another. He elbows one in the gut, then spins around and delivers a kick to the mid-section of another.
Trip rolls over the hood of a car and dodges a few blows by the cyclobots. He opens the door of the car, blocking off one of his assailants, and continues on.
Katie grabs a cyclobot and punches it in the stomach, sending it flying. She ducks a blow from one, hitting it in the back, and it crashes against the wall. Another comes at her and she grabs it, kneeing it in the stomach and then kicking it away.
Lucas delivers a kick to a cyclobot, then sweeps his leg on the ground and trips another, repeating the sequence smoothly.
Jen dodges a few blows, then elbows a cyclobot, jumping off the ground and flipping in the air numerously, landing on her feet and going right into a back flip, then kicking a cyclobots legs from under it.
Circuit comes flying in, and perches on a stone, saying, "Rangers what are you waiting for? Use your weapons!"
"Good idea," says Wes as lights start to flash on his helmet. "Here goes nothing." He presses a button on his morpher and shouts, "Chrono-saber, red!" The weapon appears.
"Crono-saber pink!" Jen shouts.
"Chrono-saber blue!" says Lucas.
Katie carries a different weapon, something like a small cannon, and she shouts, "V-4!"
Trip has a similar one and shouts, "V-3!"
Wes flies through he air lightly and begins to slaughter the enemy. The others do the same in a fight sequence that is nearly impossible to explain. Ransik watches them annihilate his cyclobots and turns away, walking off. He disappears.
Jen reaches out an arm and shouts, "No!" as she watches Ransik. She fights off the cyclobots but Gluto plants a kick to her stomach, sending her staggering back. "Gotcha!" he says. Air comes out of his butt, lifting him off the ground. He flies at her, hitting her, but she recovers quickly and jumps up, kicking him in mid-air. She keeps kicking him, forcing him back, and he lands in some barrels.
Jen watches him, then is alerted by a sound. She looks up but not in time. Frax shoots her with his missile/hand and she goes flying, twisting in the air and landing on her feet.
Frax laughs, "It seems we've got you outnumbered, pinkie!"
The others appear at her side and Wes shouts, "You need to learn how to count, Goldie!" (Very funny, Wes, really).
Nadira laughs sarcastically and Jen leaps into the air, shouting, "Time Strike!" They are hit with the bolts from her Chrono-saber, and she lands on her feet once again. They all turn around as a huge explosion occurs behind them.
Gluto lies on the ground, saying, "Somebody roll me over."
Frax is on his feet and Nadira on the ground. She glares at the rangers coldly.
Jen points at them, "Do you surrender?"
Nadira is on her feet, "No way. My daddy will beat you."
Gluto is also on his feet, "I've had enough humiliation for one day. Frax!"
"Transporting now," says the robot. He presses a button on his wrist and they all disappear.
The rangers run up but are too late. Wes exclaims in frustration, "They got away!"
Jen turns around, "This isn't over yet, Ransik."
The scene fades out, then fades back again to the rangers, still morphed and celebrating on the street. Katie whoops in joy, Trip exclaims, "Good job!" and they hug Wes and slap shoulders, etc. Wes spins around in glee, shouting, "I love this, yeah!"
Jen looks at the other three, "Ready guys?"
They all press their morphers and say "Power Down." They demorph.
Wes turns around, "Unbelievable!" He presses his morpher and demorphs, exclaiming, "That was great!" Trip and Katie laugh with him, and he continues, "I must have taken on a dozen of those--- tin heads. And you guys--- man oh man, you guys are awesome!" He looks over at Lucas, "Lucas! How many'd you get?"
Lucas stares at him silently, arms folded, and Wes waves a hand in front of his face, whistling. He shakes his head and laughs a little, turning to Jen.
Jen steps forward, saying, "This isn't a game, Wes! We're fighting for out future."
Wes looks at her, amused, "Okay! Lighten up! I'm just saying I can't wait to do it again!"
Jen shakes her head, "You won't get the chance to." She grabs his wrist and twists his arm, taking the morpher off.
He cries out a little and looks at her, "Hey!" He straightens and rubs his wrist, "What's the deal?"
Jen puts the morpher back on her belt, saying, "We needed you to unlock the morphers. And you did it." She walks back to the others, "We don't need your help anymore." Katie gives her a look, but she turns back to Wes, resolute.
Wes shakes his head, "Whatever." he turns and walks away.
The others watch him go, and Lucas comments to Jen, "He's a good fighter."
Jen looks at him, "We can get along just fine without him." She turns and walks away, through the burning rubble from their battle.
Lucas nods, saying, "You're right." he turns, following her as they walk one way, and Wes walks the other.
Thanks to Nak for some of these pics!


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Henry William Brands holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He writes on American history and politics, and his books include "The Man Who Saved the Union," "Andrew Jackson," "The Age of Gold," and "TR". Several of his books have been bestsellers; two, "Traitor to His Class" and "The First American," were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Brands lectures frequently on historical and current events and can be seen and heard on national and international television and radio.
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I have stickers, handout cards, and flyers I can send to you if you'd be willing to volunteer to hand them out. Place them in bookstores and coffee shops. Pepper your local college campus with them. Do you volunteer for a literary or comic convention and want some to stuff into bags? I would LOVE that! They're beautiful. They're elegant. They're FREE. Just email me and we will connect it all up.
• Help me get reviews for MARLOWE KANA.
Do you run a blog or site? Does that blog/site cover books, science fiction, cyberpunk, geeky stuff, nerdy stuff, or anything in-between? I would love to send you review copies of MARLOWE KANA! Do you know anyone who writes for a site like that? Nudge them (gently! Please don't beg) toward MARLOWE KANA and let them know this book rocks. Social review is ubiquitous in MARLOWE KANA, and is the method by which people get access to services and engagement. Wait, I've said too much.
• Do you own a billboard or a building in an eclectic neighborhood and would be willing to donate space for a mural?
I have a team of graffiti artists who would LOVE to do a MARLOWE KANA themed mural. Gimmie space, I'll give you art! You'd think I'm being hyperbolic, but no — I'm serious. I'll get my painter friends together and come slather your free space with art that rocks, and subsequently, markets my book, since graffiti features heavily in the plot line. But I don't want to give too much away.
• Do you own a skywriting plane (or know someone who does)?
Let's talk. I want to skywrite MARLOWE KANA in the skies of small towns across the country. No one will notice or care. But it'd be fun Instagram material, you have to admit! In the world in my book, skywriting is impossible due to the atmospheric generators that enable life to continue existing… But here in our world, it's an option!
• Are you a game developer / conceptualist?
This story would make one hell of a game. I have ideas. You have talent. I'd love to talk to you about converting the IP into a playable badass story where people get to destroy things meaningfully… You know, in the context of a larger social narrative set in a world that forecasts the inevitable track that our real one is on? Yeah… that. Games feature very heavily in the subplot in the book as well, as the entire society is driven by entertainment. But they're a different kind of game… I don't want to reveal that part yet. Remember, I said I wouldn't give too much away.
• Do you know anyone (or are you someone) at Netflix, Hulu, Amazon or Apple in show development?
Whooo boy, Marlowe Kana is just SCREAMING for the serialized 12 episode-per-season story release. Reviewers on Amazon have even said so. Imagine having your development hands around a GHOST IN THE SHELL type serialized drama that you could do all the things with that you really, really wish someone had done for that pile of neon-tinted crap that was the American release of GITS? Just imagine. Imagine it hard. Really, really get in there and think on it… Yeah, there's a soft spot there, isn't there? Well I have one too. And I want righteous justice for that travesty myself. It's one of the reasons I wrote Marlowe Kana. Help me take that retribution to the next level, my new friend in show development. Let's teach those folks a lesson in ACTUALLY GOOD NOT PANDERING CYBERPUNK AWESOMENESS that tells a story about the near-future wreck that we're currently on track to becoming! Let's show them how to correctly illustrate and narrate a future where one corporation controls all things, technology is a dependency to survival and not just a neat way to force your phone's voice assistant to say "titty sprinkles", and the consequences of playing God with the human body! YES PLEASE, LET'S!
…But you'll have to read the book to really find out about all that stuff. Right. Yes. No more reveals. Back to how you can help me:
• Are you personally, yourself, Mike Lazzo at Adult Swim?
Mike, baby, let's talk! Adult Swim's core demo loves to laugh and you're killing it on the yucks. But remember the days when you did Cowboy Bebop and everyone was like WHOA and you were like YEAH? This is a story that we can develop together that will satisfy that late-night need for darkly-humorous drama set in a visually stunning near-future cyberpunky utopia (yes, utopia… It's a core part of the plot that the United American State is a utopia for its 40 million citizens, because no utopia can exist without somewhere else being a dystopia. The rest of the world serves as grist for the mill of the UAS's constant tech dependency and… Well, that's book 2 stuff. Let's talk about that when we're ready. I'm really bad at not revealing things).
• Do you happen to personally know David Fincher (Fight Club, The Game), James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), Gary Ross (Hunger Games), Steven Spielberg (Minority Report, AI) or any screenwriter attached to them?
Let them know you have one hell of a property they need to make a movie out of. It's a gripping fast-paced politically-driven near-future social-commentary-lined story where a badass woman breaks things in dynamic fashion for good reasons. It's up their alleys. And not just them — if you know anyone who wants to make Marlowe Kana into a film, I'm down. Super soldiers, biometrically-controlled environments, It's just begging for the big-budget treatment.
• Are you, personally, David Fincher, James Gunn, Gary Ross, or Steven Spielberg?
Oh man… Wow. Well, this is certainly an honor! Wow… who would have thought that [David Fincher / James Gunn / Gary Ross / Steven Spielberg] read my little blog? Wow man… Just wow. I'm overwhelmed! I love your films! I really love that part in [Fight Club / GOTG / Hunger Games / Minority Report] where [technology-driven aspect of modern living] was used as a metaphor to show [aspect of psychology where the human ego strives to outdo the human brain's limitations and subsequently sets it up for failure… Much like Facebook growing far beyond the bounds of being able to control their own platform and thus setting up the world — the no kidding, entire, literal fucking planet — for political hijacking by Russia due to the mass manipulation of emotional and psychological wellbeing through their shit platform]. That part rocked! Wow… Cool! Well, hi! Also, please make a movie out of MARLOWE KANA.
• Are you connected to an ancient spacefaring alien race who are scouring the galaxy looking for resources, and happen to have Earth on their radar, and are on their way to come conquer and subsequently ravish the planet?
Well, tell them not to, please. Cause that's not cool.
And lastly:
Do you just like stickers and want some free ones?
Well, email me, and I'll send you some. I'll even cover the stamp. Just promise you'll put them on that one notebook or laptop or iPad that you take to the coffee shop so other people will see it and ask about it!
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Soooooo…. why DID I donate all that Akira art to the Oscars?
What is it like being Gen-X in 2019?
America The Beautiful Fundamentally Different
No One Cares About Your Project…
By Joe Peacock September 24, 2017
Changing The World, Starting With Myself (or, Dudes Behaving Badly Isn't Just Dudes Being Dudes, It's Assholes Being Assholes And I Know Because I Am One)
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What does billing 'Per Touring Month' mean?
Per Touring Month is any 30 day window with saved shows. atVenu will charge the credit card on file 24 hours in advance of the first saved show. The account is then active for 30 days from that show date. If your account has saved shows within the following 30 days, your card will be automatically charged 24 hrs prior to the start of the next 30 day period.
If you add shows after the previous 30 day period, but before the end of the following 30 day period, your account will be charged once you've saved the new show. However, the billing cycle will remain the same and will not reset. Only when you have a full 30 calendar days without any saved shows, will the billing cycle reset.
If no shows are saved, no charges will be placed. Once you start using atVenu again your billing cycle will reset and the credit card will be charged. atVenu will always send a reminder 48 hours in advance of any charges in case you need to make changes.
After signup, you have full access to your account to prepare for your tour with no fees or credit card required. Although no credit card is required to begin populating your account, you will need to enter a valid credit card prior to your first tour date in order to settle your shows.
During any non-touring time frame you still have full access to your account, its data, reports, and ability to prep for the next tour. There is no fee for the time you do not have saved shows in your account. Each account is for one Artist only.
Please note - No refunds will be issued once the credit card on file is charged.


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CHANGING FACES
A new book predicts the future of design based on Adobe's giant worldwide crowd-sourced cache
Images courtesy of Adobe
Water wigs are coming.
From our Obsession
At the heart of today's most successful and innovative companies is design. It's a discipline that has the power to improve every aspect of our lives.
By Anne Quito
Design and architecture reporter
Published March 16, 2015 This article is more than 2 years old.
The beauty of Behance, Adobe's free portfolio platform, is that it never gets old. Every day, new work is uploaded by designers, and the site now hosts over 99 million images in 8 million projects. Founded in 2006, it is one of the world's largest creative networks, with more than 50 million views per month, serving students, job-seekers and employers from 172 countries.
Watching Behance's stream in real time offers a moving image of the creative zeitgeist. It seemed strange then to learn about the publication of a book that essentially freezes that flow of creativity to fit a print schedule. Published by Gestalten, Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work, is a print showcase culled from the massive cache of work on Adobe's site.
"We're a digital platform, but we love books," Behance founder Scott Belsky explains to Quartz. "The book form allows us to tell a story easier. We can organize content and curate a narrative about the work."
Melting faces.
Felt is back.
Belsky is at pains to clarify that the monograph is not a best-of-Behance book. The goal is to distill the data, underscore innovation and sleuth out emerging creative specializations. He explains that the title "super-modified" describes the extreme manifestations that signal the birth of new creative fields.
Indeed, some chapters in the book show such radical transformations—eviscerated faces, alien forms, and liquid calligraphy. But some chapters also affirm familiar tropes such as hyper-realistic drawing from the 1970's, handmade lettering, and the resurgence of old-school materials such as felt and wood—some augmented by today's digital tools such as Photoshop and 3D software.
Hyperrealistic drawing lives on.
The selection of the work for the 288-page tome happened in three stages: polling the critical mass (community likes); credible mass (endorsements from field experts); and lastly a curatorial sift from the in-house team. It's a process that is always happening on the site itself, too.
"The lead curator, Oscar Ramos Orozco, probably sees around 1,000 projects every day," says Belsky. "His team decides every day what to showcase on the homepage, which translates to page views, job offers, and commissions. They're attuned to the pulse of design in a level that's hard to top."


Potential buyers often hear that Mexico does not allow foreign ownership of real estate. Historically as far back as 1917 the Mexican Constitution prohibited foreigners from owning real estate 100 km from the border and 50 km along the coast of Mexico. Current Mexican legislation allows foreigners to own real estate indirectly through a bank trust arrangement known as "fideicomiso." This method of acquiring an interest in real estate has gained universal acceptance among U.S. investors purchasing their second home in the resort areas. A Mexican bank acts as the trustee and hold legal title for the benefit of the investor. The parties to a Fideicomiso are the seller or the lender (trustor), the bank which acts as the trustee and the buyer or borrower which acts as the beneficiary. The purchase price is generally paid in full and the seller waives any right he may have to revoke the trust thereby making conveyance a completed transfer. A fee for the registration of the Fideicomiso must be paid to the Ministry of the Economy. The amount will vary depending upon the duration of the trust. A registration fee must also be paid to the Federal Bureau of Foreign Investment when the buyer or lender is a foreigner.
The investor should be aware ahead of time of the transaction costs associated with the purchase of real estate. The costs are generally a percentage of the value of the transaction. Transaction cost include but are not limited to state transfer tax (2%), registration fees (.8%-1%), appraisal (.3%-.8%), and notary fees (.5%-1%). There is also a 16% value added tax on buildings and a 30% income tax on capital gains. All fees and costs with the exception of the income tax are paid by the buyer.
Unlike transactions in the United States, all land transfers in Mexico must be prepared by the "Notario Público" who is a licensed attorney. The Notario must remain neutral in real estate transactions. His responsibility is to draft the documents, verify the facts contained in the documents, perform a search at the Public Registry of Property, and prepare a public deed that serves as title to the property. The Notario search generally lists the three prior owners. In the past investors relied exclusively on the services of the notary as an absolute guarantee of title which has given the investor a false sense of security. The Notary opinion is lacking in several respects. First, the notary opinion does not protect against fraud and forgery in the public registry. There is no protection against mistakes made by the property registrar as well as the priority of a lien. Property issues that would not be found on the record such as adverse possession or prescriptive easements are also not covered by the notary opinion.
Mexico has fewer requirements about who can offer services as a real estate agent so it is important that you make sure the agent is qualified and reliable. There are several levels of real estate professionals. The Mexico Broker is the professional who oversees the transactions of a given real estate office. Ask to see his certificates and degrees. Mexico Realtor officially refers to brokers agents affiliated with the National Association of Realtors in the United States. He could be a member of the Canadian Real Estate Association in Canada. Mexico's only professional real estate association is AMPI with professional standards similar to NAR.
PCA's own Nick Zigic is a CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) and carries the prestigious Transnational Referral Certification (TRC) from ICREA (International Consortium of Real Estate Associations) that Mexico is a member of. We can and we will make sure that through us you work with the most reliable and qualified Mexican agent available ... or for that matter, any region in the world! Contact us if you are ready to invest in Mexico, OR wish to sell your property there.
Most real estate transactions in Mexico require a down payment. In the past these payments were usually made to agents or brokers. There are many cases in Mexico where the agent or broker absconded with the funds and the buyers were left with little or no recourse. Many of our clients are pleased with the new escrow services. Our escrow services protects the buyer's investment. No payments are made to the intended persons until there has been compliance with the terms of the escrow agreement. There are many advantages to our Escrow Services. The buyer has the option of depositing the escrow monies in U.S. dollars or Mexican pesos. Disbursements will only be made as specifically stated in the escrow agreement. The funds are disbursed the same day.
The title policy is a contract of indemnity which will protect the buyer against fraud and forgery. There is also protection against matters that cannot be found by searching the public registry such as adverse possession and prescriptive easements. The policy also protects against mistakes in the registry. In the event of a claim, we will hire one of our many top Mexican firms to represent you.


Your food waste caddy will be collected every week as per your bin collection calendar. Bins should be placed out the night before collection day, however in some town centre areas bins may require to be placed out on the day of collection.
Find out when your food waste caddy will get uplifted.
If you live in a food waste collection area you should have both an indoor kitchen caddy and an outdoor caddy. If either is missing call 0300 123 0900 or complete the online form to order a free replacement. Find out more.
The majority of South Ayrshire Council residents have access to the food waste collection service. If you live in a food waste collection area, now's the time to ensure you have the necessary caddies to take part in the service.
All householders in food waste collection areas have been provided with a compact indoor kitchen caddy (7 litre) and a robust outdoor caddy (23 litre). If either of your caddies is missing or broken, please contact us to order a free replacement.
Food waste represents nearly a third of all household waste in Scotland and it's easy to forget about all the different types of food waste that can go into your caddies. By using the food waste recycling service fully, you can help South Ayrshire Council avoid sending as much waste to landfill.
Even the thriftiest among us can't avoid producing food waste such as tea bags and eggshells, but the good news is that you can help turn this into electricity and fertiliser by using the caddies provided each week.
To order a new caddie for free phone 0300 123 0900 or complete the online form.
Caddy liners are available from our customer service centres and libraries at £2 for a roll of 52 liners.
What goes in my food waste caddy?
All cooked and uncooked food including bones and carcasses, dairy, fruit, vegetables and peelings, bread, rice and pasta, fish including bones and shells, teabags and coffee grounds, eggs and eggshells, cakes and biscuits, leftovers and pet food.
This new service is the next stage in our efforts to boost our recycling rates even further. We need to recycle at least half our waste by the end of 2013, and 60% by the end of 2020. And we can only do that with your help.
Food waste represents nearly a third of all household waste in Scotland, so introducing a dedicated recycling service for food will make a big difference. It's estimated that every household throws away – on average – £430 of food waste each year, so that's a lot of food to recycle.
Our new scheme is simple and easy to use. We provide two recycling caddies in our distinctive silver colour – a small kitchen caddy that you can keep on your kitchen worktop to collect all your food leftovers and scraps and a larger outdoor caddy that we'll empty every week when you leave it out on the kerb.
All you have to do is pop a liner in the kitchen caddy, transfer your food waste into it and, when the liner is full, place it into your outdoor caddy. You'll then need to put your outdoor caddy out on the pavement for collection on the same day each week.
All food waste – cooked and uncooked – can be put into the caddies, even bones – the only items you can't recycle are liquids and oils. So whether it's out of date food from your fridge or cupboards, leftovers from your food preparation or just what you haven't eaten on your plate, it can all be recycled in your caddy and it's so easy to do.
By taking part in this exciting new scheme, you can help South Ayrshire move even closer to becoming a zero waste area, so make sure you're set to help us recycle for South Ayrshire by doing some good with your food waste.
1.	Why are you introducing food waste recycling?
The Scottish Government has placed a duty on all Councils to introduce a separate food waste recycling service by the end of this year in an effort to further boost recycling levels. However, in addition to this, the new service will also ensure your food waste is uplifted every week rather than every two weeks when you use your green bin as you do just now, so it's a win-win not just for the Council, but for you too.
Food waste represents nearly a third of all household waste in Scotland, so introducing a dedicated recycling service for food will make a big difference.
The new service operates with the provision of two new recycling containers – distinctive silver coloured 7 litre worktop kitchen 'caddies' (a first in South Ayrshire) and 23 litre kerbside 'caddies', which will be delivered to homes with an initial supply of compostable liners for the kitchen caddies.
Residents scrape their food waste into the kitchen caddy, which is then emptied into the larger outdoor caddy as required. You then put your kerbside caddy out for collection on the relevant day.
3.	So what food can I put in my caddies?
You can put most cooked and uncooked foods into the caddies whether that's out-of-date food from your fridge or cupboards, leftovers from preparing meals, or leftovers from meals. That includes dairy, meat and bones, fruit, vegetables, bread, rice and pasta, fish, tea bags, egg shells and coffee grounds.
4.	And what can't I put in?
You can't put any food packaging in your caddies, so any unused foods should be removed from their packaging before recycling. And you can't put liquid or oils into the caddies.
5.	What happens once the food waste is taken away?
The waste materials will be digested at a specialist processing plant and will be used to generate renewable heat and power, feeding into the national grid. This means your leftover fish and chips could be used to heat your house!
6.	Why can't we just put the food waste into our blue bin or brown bins rather than giving us another bin?
It's all to do with how the waste is treated after it's collected. Your food waste, which should be recycled in the dedicated caddy, will be going to a special processing plant where it is used to create renewable energy, and no other waste goes through that process. And it would be an impossible task to separate out the food waste from all the other waste in the blue or brown bins.
7.	What do I do when the liners provided run out?
You can purchase additional compostable/biodegradable liners from your local supermarket, line your caddy with newspaper or use your caddy without a liner.
8.	Can I use waste bin liners?
Only compostable liners can be used, but you can also use the caddy without liners.
9.	What if I have more food waste than fits into the outside caddy?
Contact us on 0300 123 0900 and we'll arrange a visit from our waste awareness team.
10.	Why are the rural areas not included?
The Scottish Government only requires the Council to introduce the food waste service in the main urban towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon at this time. However, this is only the first phase and we'll be closely monitoring it with a view to how we take it forward in other areas.
11.	Why are flatted properties not included?
This is the first phase of our food waste recycling service, so we're only including main door properties in our five main towns at this time so we can monitor and review the scheme and make any changes before we roll it our further. We need to get it right so we can achieve the recycling levels we're looking for.
12.	Won't a separate food caddy just create more mess and smell?
Actually – it's the opposite. By using your new food waste caddies, your food waste will be picked up weekly rather than fortnightly as it is just now as part of your green bin collections, so it's actually better all round. The kitchen caddy means it's just as easy to scrape your plates into that as it is into your kitchen bin and the lockable outdoor caddy keeps your food waste secure until it is uplifted.
13.	Will this affect my other bin collections?
No – all other collections will continue as normal.
14.	How will I know when it will be uplifted?
You will receive an information leaflet with your caddies, which will include details of your weekly collection day. You can also check your collection day. You should start to use your new caddies as soon as you receive them and your first collection will take place the following week.
15.	Will I get a new recycling calendar showing all my collections?
You can check all your collection days on our website or by calling 0300 123 0900. Calendars can be printed from the website if required.
16.	Isn't this just a waste of money?
The food waste recycling service is funded by Zero Waste Scotland, specifically for this purpose and we bid for the monies required so it's not coming out of any existing budgets. And, if we don't comply with the government's requirements and fail to meet the recycling targets set, we could be fined – and that would be a waste of money. In addition, we pay a tax for each tonne of waste we send to landfill – that tax is currently set at £72 per tonne and that will only increase in future years. So, the more we recycle, the less we send to landfill and the less we have to pay out.
17.	What do I do if my food waste caddy is not emptied?
Call us on 0300 123 0900 and we will arrange an alternative uplift if your food waste caddy has been missed.
18.	I already have an assisted collection for my other bins – does the same apply for the food one?
Your silver outdoor caddy is much smaller than your bins (it holds 23 litres of waste compared to 240 litres for your blue, brown and green bins) and even when full should be no heavier than a bag of shopping, so we do not propose to offer an assisted collection scheme at this time. If this would make it difficult for you to take part in the scheme, please call us on 0300 123 0900.


If the judgment is recent it doesn't mean you won't be offered a mortgage. But, you'll probably have to find a larger deposit. The CCJ will stay on your file for 6 years. The older the CCJ the more choice you'll have of lenders.
Some lenders will want to see that the debt has been settled. While others won't place that much importance on a settlement. If a lender prefers a judgment that has been paid, they will also look at the date of payment. If it was paid off soon after the judgment it won't be looked upon as seriously as one which was paid after a significant amount of time.
Another consideration for a lender is the amount of the debt. If it was more than 3 years ago then the value might not matter so much. However, if it was recent (12 months or less) a lender might not consider you for a mortgage if the debt was more than £1,000. After two years the amount shouldn't be more than £2,500.
Because you have a CCJ on your credit file, you will be considered a high risk. More so than a person with a good credit rating. If you are looking for a 95% mortgage, then you're unlikely to get one if you have a CCJ up to 3 years old. However, if you have a larger deposit (around 25% or more) you can get a mortgage with a recent CCJ.
If you have a good deposit of between 25% and 35% then the number of CCJ's you have may be overlooked as long as they are more than a year old. Usually though, there is a limit to 2 CCJ's within the last 24 months.
A mortgage broker can have a look at your file and advise you about the probability of getting a mortgage with a CCJ. They can also see if you have any other reasons for your poor credit rating, such as late credit card payments or a debt default.
A specialist bad credit mortgage broker will know which lenders to approach in order that you have the best chance of getting the mortgage you want, even with a CCJ.


Birway has been carrying out vehicle maintenance and repairs for over 40 years, and with continuous investment we have the most advanced equipment to carry out all of your vehicle requirements. This combined with our qualified technicians ensures you are assured of the best possible service.
Operating to the industry standard, ICME and Autodata repair times, also ensures that you are provided with set repair times from which estimates are provided and a fixed price given where possible. Combined with competitive labour rates we also guarantee a timely response, minimising your fleet downtime.
As a recognised and inspected service repair centre we carry out all work to manufacturer's standards and specifications, using their original components and lubricants ensuring no vehicle warranties are affected. Being an approved supplier to the 1 Link system enables many fleet vehicles to be maintained and processed by us with the minimum disruption to the leasing company and vehicle driver.
Approved by the Retail Motor Industry Federation and inspected by the RAC we operate for some of the leading lease/finance companies in the country.
We have a comprehensive range of professional automotive diagnostic tools, software and test equipment providing you with the confidence that we are equipped to carry out the task.
Many service repair centres philosophy tends to be not to repair but just to replace new parts on a trial and error basis until the problem goes away. At Birway Garage Ltd we have a different philosophy, which is to provide our clients with a cost effective solution.
This is done systematically, assessing situations and providing alternative remedies where possible. This can be done by utilising quality used parts, repairing the original or when a new component is needed, replacing this with a suitable non-manufacturer's item.
We also undertake more specialist work including vehicles with specialist equipment on board, LPG converted vehicles, hydraulic system repairs, electrical repairs and general mechanics.


When he was in the eighth grade, Bob Knowling became convinced he needed to drop out of school.
He worried that his mother worked too hard, and he wanted to help her.
She had other plans. "I remember it like it was yesterday," he says now, smiling, sitting in a conference room of the high-tech California company he runs.
"I remember her despair. But I also remember her resolve," he says.
She fixed her gaze on him and said fiercely, "I'm tired of losing my children. You are not quitting school."
So he did not. And she did not "lose" any more children.
Mr. Knowling was the sixth child of thirteen, and while none of his older siblings made it past the ninth grade, he and the other seven worked their way through school and into professional positions.
Knowling is still working his way higher. Today, he is chief executive officer of Covad Communications, a Santa Clara-based provider of digital communications. Before Covad, Knowling earned his stripes as vice president of network operations at Ameritech; before that, vice president of network operations for US West.
At first glance Knowling's career path might appear to have taken an unusual trajectory for a young boy who grew up in poverty in Kokomo, Ind.
But according to Knowling, it was that background - confronting poverty, racism, and a life of hardship as a child - that helped shape a philosophy that propelled him through the ranks of business.
There was clearly a watershed event for his family, Knowling remembers today. He was with his mother at the grocery store one day when she tried to use food stamps to buy peanut butter.
The clerk spoke disrespectfully: "If you didn't have so many kids you wouldn't need to worry about peanut butter."
At that moment, he says, his mother made a decision. Outside the store she took his hand and told him, "I am off welfare forever."
After that she took cleaning jobs, often working day and night, but she kept her resolve, and the family stayed off welfare. The courage and persistence he saw in her, says Knowling, have stayed with him since.
"My mom is my hero," he's quick to say. Perhaps the most valuable lesson gleaned from her example: "I know I can outwork anybody."
As both a top student and a star athlete, Knowling proved his capacity for hard work in high school and again at all-male Wabash College in Wabash, Ind., where he won a scholarship.
Although he studied for the ministry at Wabash, Knowling ultimately succumbed to the appeal of the business world and after school started working at Indiana Bell.
There he quickly distinguished himself by transforming the crew of 13 installers he headed from a group of middling performers into a top-ranked team.
The secret, he says, was so simple that it astonishes him that other managers don't grasp it. "I ask my team to do heroic things," he says. "People want to be asked that, but most people don't ask them."
Everyone, he believes, is capable of outstanding performance. "Genetics has nothing to do with it. It's all environment and frame of mind."
Knowling went to work for Chicago-based Ameritech when it bought Indiana Bell. In 1992, he was assigned to the company's reengineering breakthrough development team. From there he jumped to Denver-based US West in 1996.
At both companies, he was credited with crucial roles in engineering turnarounds and fundamental changes in the way the two corporate giants did business.
For Knowling, much of what was needed at both companies was simply attention to detail and more investment in front-line workers (see story, above) - points so simple and so crucial that he is surprised they are so often overlooked.
From Denver, Knowling moved to Santa Clara for the top job at start-up company Covad.
"He should be able to go very far very fast there," says Noel Tichy, a business professor at the University of Michigan business school who wrote about Knowling in his book "The Leadership Engine," (HarperBusiness, $27).
"This is his first chance at building something ground up, and he'll be able to really use his strength, which is attracting and energizing talent."
Joe Devich, president of the Western region for Covad, has worked with Knowling since his days at Indiana Bell. Each time Knowling changed jobs, Mr. Devich followed. "I have yet to be disappointed," he says.
Cathy Hemmer, president of network services at Covad, has also worked with Knowling since Ameritech.
"He's always going to raise the bar far beyond what you think you can achieve," she says, "and it's amazing how often you can do it."
At Covad, says Devich, Knowling set a goal for network deployment that struck some as wildly unrealistic. But attitudes have started to change. "We just may make that number," he says.
Knowling's drive to set high goals and being willing to shoot for them "causes a different mind-set and a different type of thinking," says Devich.
Knowling's thinking is definitely different. After any business coup, he says his first phone call is still to his mother.
"She hasn't a clue what I do," he says. "But she's still the one whose approval means most to me."
Knowling also credits two other adults with inspiring much of his success. One was his high-school coach, Ben Bowles. From Mr. Bowles Knowling says he learned to write down his goals and to think more about others than about himself.
"He taught me to take more joy in the assist than in reaching the basket" while playing basketball, Knowling says. That's why today, he says, his goal is "to spawn CEOs, not to be one."
The other adult was an elementary-school principal who beat him severely for a minor infraction. The man told the young boy, "I don t like having black students in my school."
Knowling calls the experience a turning point. "At a young age, I experienced racism, and I said to myself, 'You can be vengeful and have a chip on your shoulder or you can rise above it and try to change the game.' "
Changing the game, he says, has been one of the driving forces of his life.


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TCT Turns Spotlight on Coronavirus
— New data for COVID-19 around STEMI, cardiac injury
by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today October 13, 2020
The annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference, rebranded as TCT Connect for the virtual meeting this year, will shine a light on the coronavirus pandemic with new data and discussion of how trials move forward.
Gregg W. Stone, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, highlighted a special Wednesday session on COVID-19 with data on cardiac injury and thrombotic complications. Data from the North American COVID-19 STEMI Registry will also be presented at the late-breaking clinical science session on Wednesday. These studies are "very, very, very high quality," Stone said.
While not done in a COVID-19 setting, the FLASH Registry, slated for Sunday, looking at percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism (PE) might have implications for the highly thrombotic infectious disease, added Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City.
"In the COVID era especially, hospitals like ours saw doubling to tripling of volume of these PE-type consults, so the use of mechanical devices to reduce the clot burden and reduce pressures and potentially help patients is going to be of keen interest," he said at a pre-meeting press briefing.
FDA town hall sessions this year will partly be devoted to how to move forward with trials for regulatory review and approval in the midst of the pandemic.
Among the late-breaking trials, Roxana Mehran, MD, also of Mount Sinai, pointed to a lineup of three studies on vulnerable plaque lined up for Wednesday:
PROSPECT II: A Prospective Natural History Study Using NIRS-IVUS Imaging in Patients With Acute MI
COMBINE (OCT–FFR): A Prospective Natural History Study Using OCT Imaging in Patients With Diabetes
PROSPECT ABSORB: A Randomized Trial of Interventional Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques
Understanding vulnerable plaque is "such an anticipated result," she said. "I've been expecting to see these data for a long time."
She also pointed out the COBRA-REDUCE trial of a coated stent with 14-day dual antiplatelet therapy for high-bleeding risk patients -- the shortest ever such regimen, noted Mehran.
In the valvular arena, Stone highlighted the "highly anticipated, large-scale" SCOPE II trial comparing Acurate Neo versus CoreValve Evolut R and Pro devices in severe aortic stenosis. "Following up on SCOPE I, this is obviously going to be very important to establish the role, or lack thereof, of the Acurate Neo," he said. That trial had shown the new self-expanding valve inferior to Sapien 3 for safety.
The pivotal REFLECT II trial will look at clinical safety events with the TriGuard cerebral embolic protection device during transcatheter aortic valve implantation, which Stone called important against the backdrop of the extreme differences in practice patterns due to unclear clinical benefits.
TVT registry findings on cerebral embolic protection device use and TAVR outcomes being presented on Friday are also worth taking note of, despite the limitations of observational data, added Kirtane.
The MITHRAS trial at the same session will report on whether closing the small atrial septal defects often left behind after MitraClip implantation are actually harmful or just incidental. "I have no idea what this is going to show," Stone said. "It's absolutely fascinating."
Another pivotal trial is the Disrupt CAD III trial of Shockwave's intravascular lithotripsy device for severe coronary calcification.
Stone predicted that even if next year's conference returns to a live, in-person venue, the virtual presence will persist.
"There's no doubt we've entered a new era," he said. "We don't see COVID disappearing any time soon. We all want to get back to in-person meetings. There's been lot's of surveys taken, et cetera, and the immediacy and networking potential of in-person meetings is a much more palpable experience than this."
"But that being said, I think life has changed, and even if we do go back to in-person meetings ... I do think there's now always going to be a role for an expanded virtual presence," he said. "The lessons that we've learned from this year's TCT Connect is obviously going to impact how we evolve in the future. Whether next year's meeting ... is in-person plus virtual or virtual-only, this year will have a great effect."
Crystal Phend focuses on cardiology as an associate editor at MedPage Today. Follow


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Feds Seize Backpage.com In Prostitution Crackdown
In an enforcement action that represents the culmination of a years-long battle by federal and state prosecutors to stop sex workers from operating openly on the Internet (under the guise of "fighting sex trafficking"), a coalition of federal law enforcement agencies on Friday shut down backpage.com, the most popular website for peddling "adult services" in the US.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the site began shutting down Friday morning as FBI agents shuttered affiliated sites around the world. A notice published on Backpage said it had been seized by the FBI, Postal Inspection Service and the IRS, according to the LA Times.
Federal agents raided the Sedona, Ariz., home of Michael Lacey, a Backpage co-founder. Investigators had discovered that, despite selling their interest in the site to a foreign company, the company's co-founders still maintained control through a network of shell companies.
Last month, Congress passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), a law that holds the operators of websites criminally liable for the actions of their users. The law was vehemently opposed by the ACLU, which said it would hold the operators of these websites to an impossible standard. Before that, the state of California had tried to bring criminal charges against the site, but was stymied by the Communications Decency Act, which prevented state authorities from going after the site.
Despite that, the bill - which was supported by a coalition of anti-sex trafficking groups - was passed into law. In the weeks that followed, Craigslist voluntarily shut down its personals section (the company had previously shuttered an erotic services section back in 2010, under pressure from states' attorneys general).
The takedown of Backpage (and the probable impending indictment of its owners) is perhaps the last gasp for sex workers hoping to operate "indoors" using the Internet. Instead, many will be forced back into the street, where data collected by researchers universally shows their rates of violence and death are much higher.
In an op-ed published by the LA Times back in February - back when the debate of FOSTA was still raging - Alison Bass, author of a book about sex workers, argued that the crackdown on websites serving as a venue for sex workers was harmful to the workers, while doing little to combat sex trafficking - which is the whole point of the crackdown.
Bass uses the example of thereviewboard.net, a website where sex workers posted advertisements and clients reviewed their services. Following a police raid, the people operating the site were arrested and charged with promoting prostitution - a felony charge.
The site was shut down under the auspices of fighting sex trafficking - but there's scant evidence sex traffickers were actively using the site. Instead, it robbed local sex workers of a tool to better screen clients and avoid dangerous environments like strangers' vehicles and the streets.
There's one big problem with that narrative: There's little evidence that these web sites abet sex trafficking. But we do know that shutting them down these makes life more dangerous for sex workers.
The ability to advertise online allows sex workers to more carefully screen potential customers, negotiate safe sex (i.e. sex with condoms), and work indoors. Researchers conclude that when sex workers can't advertise online, they are often forced to work on the street, where they are more likely to encounter violent clients. They also are more likely be dependent on exploitative pimps to find customers.
"Now these women have one less safe advertising venue," Savannah Sly, a Seattle sex worker and president of Sex Workers Outreach Project, said after thereviewboard.net was shuttered. Ditto for the sex workers who advertised on Rentboy.com, myRedbook.com and Backpage.com. "What the removal of these advertising sites do is remove low-risk clients from the client pool," Sly added. "And because you have reduced demand, you're more likely to agree to see the guy who is more dangerous."
That appears to be what happened in Sweden, after that country made it illegal to purchase sex services (but not to provide them) in 2000. Sex workers there were exposed to more violent clients when they lost many of their regular low-risk clients. Transactions with remaining clients also became more rushed, so sex workers had less time and ability to negotiate safe sex and assess potentially dangerous clients.
The closure of Backpage represents the death blow to sex workers operating more or less openly on the Internet. Those who can't find work with an established high-end escort service (something that not all sex workers have the "look" for) will be forced back onto the street.


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The second cohort of U.S. U=U Ambassadors officially joined Prevention Access Campaign to help educate and empower communities about HIV and U=U.
January 13, 2021 • By Undetectable = Untransmittable
The Prevention Access Campaign is thrilled to welcome U=U Ambassadors, a group of U.S.-based leading advocates, activists and healthcare professionals who have played important roles in building the Undetectable = Untransmittable movement. Undetectable = Untransmittable is a global community led movement to share the revolutionary but still widely unknown fact that a person living with HIV who is on treatment and has an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
All Ambassadors have received training in the basic U=U science, communications, and advocacy. Working together, Ambassadors and PAC staff educate and build the capacity of providers and communities to integrate the U=U message into sexual health communications, advocacy, and clinical practice.
PAC is proud to welcome a new cohort of U=U Ambassadors, made up of the following advocates:
Achim Howard (New Orleans, LA)
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Brady Dale Etzkorn-Morris (Nashville, TN)
Deirdre Sparks (Richmond, VA)
Hydeia Broadbent (Las Vegas, NV)
Jacen Zhu (Washington, D.C.)
Kevin Maloney (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Stacy Jennings (Columbia, SC)
Tez Anderson (San Francisco, CA)
Tony Enos (Philadelphia, PA)
Additionally, as a part of a research project taking place in the first half of 2021, in partnership with The Henne Group and funded by ViiV Healthcare, these four Ambassadors work full-time to share U=U information across Mississippi.
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Title 30. MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Chapter 25. SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION
Subchapter IV. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS
Section 1236. Reclamation of rural lands
30 U.S. Code § 1236. Reclamation of rural lands
(a) Agreements with landowners for conservation treatment
In order to provide for the control and prevention of erosion and sediment damages from unreclaimed mined lands, and to promote the conservation and development of soil and water resources of unreclaimed mined lands and lands affected by mining, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into agreements of not more than ten years with landowners (including owners of water rights), residents, and tenants, and individually or collectively, determined by him to have control for the period of the agreement of lands in question therein, providing for land stabilization, erosion, and sediment control, and reclamation through conservation treatment, including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding stream channelization), woodland, wildlife, and recreation resources, and agricultural productivity of such lands. Such agreements shall be made by the Secretary with the owners, including owners of water rights, residents, or tenants (collectively or individually) of the lands in question.
(b) Conservation and development plans
The landowner, including the owner of water rights, resident, or tenant shall furnish to the Secretary of Agriculture a conservation and development plan setting forth the proposed land uses and conservation treatment which shall be mutually agreed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant to be needed on the lands for which the plan was prepared. In those instances where it is determined that the water rights or water supply of a tenant, landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant have been adversely affected by a surface or underground coal mine operation which has removed or disturbed a stratum so as to significantly affect the hydrologic balance, such plan may include proposed measures to enhance water quality or quantity by means of joint action with other affected landowners, including owner of water rights, residents, or tenants in consultation with appropriate State and Federal agencies.
(c) Agreement to effect plan
Such plan shall be incorporated in an agreement under which the landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant shall agree with the Secretary of Agriculture to effect the land uses and conservation treatment provided for in such plan on the lands described in the agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
(d) Financial and other assistance; determination by Secretary
In return for such agreement by the landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to furnish financial and other assistance to such landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant, in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture determines are appropriate in the public interest for carrying out the land use and conservation treatment set forth in the agreement. Grants made under this section, depending on the income-producing potential of the land after reclaiming, shall provide up to 80 per centum of the cost of carrying out such land uses and conservation treatment on not more than one hundred and twenty acres of land occupied by such owner, including water rights owners, resident, or tenant, or on not more than one hundred and twenty acres of land which has been purchased jointly by such landowners, including water rights owners, residents, or tenants, under an agreement for the enhancement of water quality or quantity or on land which has been acquired by an appropriate State or local agency for the purpose of implementing such agreement; except the Secretary may reduce the matching cost share where he determines that (1) the main benefits to be derived from the project are related to improving offsite water quality, offsite esthetic values, or other offsite benefits, and (2) the matching share requirement would place a burden on the landowner which would probably prevent him from participating in the program: Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture may allow for land use and conservation treatment on such lands occupied by any such owner in excess of such one hundred and twenty acre limitation up to three hundred and twenty acres, but in such event the amount of the grant to such landowner to carry out such reclamation on such lands shall be reduced proportionately. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section with regard to acreage limitations, the Secretary of Agriculture may carry out reclamation treatment projects to control erosion and improve water quality on all lands within a hydrologic unit, consisting of not more than 25,000 acres, if the Secretary determines that treatment of such lands as a hydrologic unit will achieve greater reduction in the adverse effects of past surface mining practices than would be achieved if reclamation was done on individual parcels of land.
(e) Termination of agreements
The Secretary of Agriculture may terminate any agreement with a landowner including water rights owners, operator, or occupier by mutual agreement if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that such termination would be in the public interest, and may agree to such modification of agreements previously entered into hereunder as he deems desirable to carry out the purposes of this section or to facilitate the practical administration of the program authorized herein.
(f) Preservation and surrender of history and allotments
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, to the extent he deems it desirable to carry out the purposes of this section, may provide in any agreement hereinunder for (1) preservation for a period not to exceed the period covered by the agreement and an equal period thereafter of the cropland, crop acreage, and allotment history applicable to land covered by the agreement for the purpose of any Federal program under which such history is used as a basis for an allotment or other limitation on the production of such crop; or (2) surrender of any such history and allotments.
(g) Rules and regulations
The Secretary of Agriculture shall be authorized to issue such rules and regulations as he determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(h) Utilization of Natural Resources Conservation Service
In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize the services of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(i) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, from amounts in the Treasury other than amounts in the fund, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 95–87, title IV, § 406, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1551, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, §§ 6008, 6012(c), (d)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–295, 1388–298; Pub. L. 109–432, div. C, title II, § 204, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3016.)
2006—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–432, § 204(a), substituted "Natural Resources Conservation Service" for "Soil Conservation Service".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–432, § 204(b), added subsec. (i).
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–508, § 6012(d)(3), which directed the substitution of "(including owners" for "including owners" was executed the first time that phrase appeared to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because the parenthetical statement concluding with "water rights)" was enacted without an opening parenthesis.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–508, § 6008, struck out "experimental" before "reclamation treatment projects" in last sentence.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–508, § 6012(c), repealed subsec. (i) which read as follows: "Funds shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the purposes of this section, as provided in section 1231 of this title."
1981—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–98 inserted provisions that notwithstanding any other provision of this section with regard to acreage limitations, the Secretary may carry out experimental reclamation treatment projects to control erosion and improve water quality on all lands within a hydrologic unit, consisting of not more than 25,000 acres, if the Secretary determines that treatment of such lands as a hydrologic unit will achieve greater reduction in the adverse effects of past surface mining practices than would be achieved if reclamation was done on individual parcels of land.
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–508 effective Oct. 1, 1991, see section 6014 of Pub. L. 101–508 set out as a note under section 1231 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of Title 7, Agriculture.
Title 7: Agriculture
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Swansea Bay Construction Support Group, in collaboration with Careers Wales' Business Class project, is holding a series of competitions for Year nine pupils in schools across Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.
Business Class is a Business in the Community (BITC) programme funded in Wales by the Welsh Government and delivered by Careers Wales, aimed at forging links between employers and schools.
During the competitions, pupils will work in teams to complete construction-related tasks including designing a low carbon home based on their research, building a model of their design using recycled materials and developing advertising materials to promote their design.
Members of Swansea Bay Construction Support Group have volunteered to help with the competition and judge it. The winning team from each school will be invited to the competition final, which will be held at the Construction Wales Innovation Centre, Swansea.
Gareth Price, of Careers Wales, said: "Year nine is a time when many pupils start thinking about their future careers. This event promises to help them discover the sheer breadth of possible roles that are available in the construction industry. Finalists will receive support from a construction mentors and their Business Class partner.
"Without the support from valued partners these types of events would not be possible. I would like to thank all the Business Class partners AB Glass, Buckingham Group, Buffoon Film and Media and EG Lewis Group. Special thanks also to Swansea Bay Construction Support Group and CITB for delivering and sponsoring the competition."
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