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War Brides of the Great War
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Vestal Virgin's Costume
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Carruthers Field Air Service Memento
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The 2016 IFBB Mr. Olympia contest has more hype surrounding it this year than the biggest contest in bodybuilding normally has. The reason for all the excitement centers around the return of Kevin Levrone to the Mr. Olympia stage. One of the best and most popular pro bodybuilders from the 1990's, Levrone is returning to the stage after a 13 year layoff from the sport and at the tender age of 52 years old. His comeback has the whole bodybuilding world excited at the possibility of Levrone pulling off a Hollywood "Rocky" style victory that would eclipse any climax to ever take place on a Mr. Olympia stage.
Although most "comebacks" in the Bodybuilding world are disappointing and often times embarrassing, the return of Kevin Levrone to the Mr. Olympia promises to be a legitimate sensation. Levrone has incredible genetics and his response to the Bodybuilding lifestyle is dramatic and immediate. Also, Kevin loves the spotlight and he will be enjoying every minute of his return to the big stage. His confidence and pride will not allow him to show up looking anything less than his best so it's doubtful that he will disappoint when it's time to show what he has.
The return of Kevin Levrone to the Olympia is perfect timing because the Biggest Bodybuilding contest of the year will again be missing Kai Greene for the second year in a row. Phil Heath's number one rival (Kai was second to Phil for three years), Kai has decided to sit out the Mr. Olympia competition again. The big losers in Kai's decision are ultimately the fans. Bodybuilding's greatest rivalry has been cut short and the fans are being denied the chance to see Phil and Kai posedown against each other.
This is a similar scenario to the Sergio Oliva – Arnold Schwarzenegger rivalry that took place in the early '70's. Just like those epic showdowns of the two bodybuilding legends, Kai feels like he will never get a fair placing against Phil at the Mr. Olympia just as Sergio felt that Arnold was being treated with favoritism by the judges and he also would never get a fair chance of winning. Sergio eventually refused to compete in the Mr. Olympia again in 1972 after losing to Arnold twice.
Kai's decision to not compete in the Mr. Olympia contest again explains why he decided to only compete this year in the Arnold Classic competitions (in Columbus, Australia and Brazil). Kai dominated the Arnold Classic contest on three continents in 2016, winning all three events. He obviously felt comfortable competing in the Arnold Classic, feeling that he would be treated fairly by the judging panel.
Another top contender who will probably be missing from the 2016 Mr. Olympia line-up is Dennis Wolf. Wolf has been one of three or four competitors who has had the potential of challenging Phil Heath for the title over the last few years. Unfortunately, Dennis had major back surgery this year and it's not likely that he will be able to regain his normal top condition in time for the 2016 Mr. Olympia. The following is the 2016 Mr. Olympia Predictions for the Top 15 (from bottom to top) for this year's Mr. Olympia contest, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 15-18th, 2016.
15th Place – Akim Williams (picture above) – Akim is coming off his first professional win at the Wings of Strength Tampa Pro Show in August. One of the biggest and thickest pro bodybuilders competing today, Akim has struggled to show the lean conditioning and separation necessary to win. At the Tampa Pro, Akim was in his best condition to date, showing very hard development in his massive legs and a tighter look all around. He will be competing in his first Olympia so he will be one of the underdogs trying to gain the judges attention but if he can repeat his stellar conditioning from the Tampa Pro Show, he should make the top 15 at the 2016 Mr. Olympia.
14th Place – Steve Kuclo (picture above) – Steve has all the tools necessary to be a top contender at the Mr. Olympia. He is tall with a great structure, excellent muscle mass and good shape. He did not place in the top 15 at the Mr. Olympia last year, a surprising drop for Steve because he has consistently done well in his pro career. This year, Steve made the top five in the highly competitive New York Pro and he won first place at the California Pro after a very tough battle with the promising new pro Nathan DeAsha. If Steve can bring in the same conditioning he did at the California Pro, he should be able to work his way into the top 15 again in this very tough Olympia line-up.
13th Place – Nathan DeAsha (picture above) – Nathan is one of the most exciting new pros on the IFBB scene. He won the British Championships and has made an impact on the professional level right off the bat. Nathan placed high at the New York Pro and many people in the audience would have had him in the top three at that event. Soon after the New York Pro, he took a very close second place to Steve Kuclo at the California Pro. The showdown between Kuclo and Nathan went down to the wire with a special posedown between the two of them to decide the winner. Nathan took a close second place at that contest but redeemed himself when he won the Toronto Pro. Nathan has very good shape and full muscle bellies, reminiscent of Kevin Levrone, and he should make a big impact at his very first Mr. Olympia contest providing that he comes into the show in top shape.
12th Place – Josh Lenartowicz (picture above) – Another young rising star in the Pro Ranks is Josh Lenartowicz from Australia. Josh was the winner at both the San Marino Pro and the Ferrigno Legacy last year. He continued that strong momentum at the 2016 Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio in March, taking third place behind Kai Greene and Cedric McMillian and beating top names Justin Compton, Branch Warren and Juan Morel. At that show, Josh was big with outstanding conditioning.
After placing fourth at the Arnold Australia two weeks later, Josh went into off-season mode to prepare exclusively for the Olympia. If Josh can repeat his top shape from the Arnold Classic, he could easily break into the very competitive top ten at the 2016 Olympia.
11th Place – Victor Martinez (picture above) – One of the happier story lines from the 2016 IFBB Pro Season is the successful comeback of Victor Martinez. One of the nicest guys in the sport, Victor has been the unfortunate victim of bad luck over the last ten years. Now in his early 40's, many experts have felt that the best days for the 43 year old Victor Martinez are in the past. This year, Victor displayed a physique that was dramatically improved in both size and conditioning. He took a strong third place in a tough New York Pro line-up and then won the Baltimore Pro in fantastic shape. Whatever Victor is doing different is clearly working and he has a good chance of making the top at the Mr. Olympia this year.
10th Place – Roelly Winklaar (picture above) – Roelly, along with Big Ramy, is truly unique in the world of Bodybuilding. Blessed with full muscle bellies, Roelly has entered super-sized mode over the last few years. His arms and legs are so big and blown up, you need to see it to believe it. The key for Roelly is to nail his conditioning to really enhance that incredible size and volume of his muscle bellies.
When Roelly isn't in optimum condition, his placing drops dramatically. However, if Roelly can compete in the same condition as when he won the Body Power Pro contest this year or when he took second place to Dexter Jackson at the New York Pro, he will easily make the top ten. He can place much higher but it all depends on his conditioning and retaining his size as he diets down.
9th Place – William Bonec (picture above) – Bonec is another underrated bodybuilder who can really do some damage this year. Bonec was in 8th place last year so he has proven the ability to place high in the Olympia. William is working with Flex Lewis's coach Neil Hill this year and Neil has promised to bring Bonec into the Olympia in peak condition. With his thickness and great shape, a dialed in William Bonec will be dangerous at the Olympia.
8th Place – Justin Compton (picture above) – Justin is hitting his stride right before the Mr. Olympia this year. He got off to a slow start by missing his peak at the Arnold Classic in Ohio in March, placing a disappointing fourth after some industry experts predicted he would be challenging Kai Greene for the title. After that show, Justin decided to do his own prep instead of relying on a contest prep coach.
At the Arnold Classic Australia only two weeks later, Justin looked much better and moved up to the third place position. A few months later, Justin won his first pro show at the Golden State Pro followed by a second win at the Arnold Classic Asia. In those contest wins, Compton looked his best ever. His waist was significantly smaller and his incredible muscle mass and size was extremely impressive.
Winning these two shows back to back has to inspire confidence in Compton, a serious but quiet competitor who works very hard. Compton sat out the Olympia last year to focus all his energies on the 2016 Arnold Classic so taking only fourth place at the Arnold after a full year of preparation must have been terribly disappointing. He didn't give up and was finally able to hit his peak and qualify for the Olympia later in the year. He is peaking right at the crucial time of the year and may surprise some of the bigger names at the Mr. Olympia.
7th Place – Mamdouh Elssbiay ("Big Ramy") (picture above) – Mamdouh Elssbiay ("Big Ramy") will be entering his fourth Mr. Olympia this year. He placed a disappointing 8th place in 2013, followed by 7th place in 2014 but he moved up to the top 5 last year in 2015.
No one has the extreme amount of muscle mass and size that Big Ramy possesses. His thighs are bigger than any other bodybuilder in the world and his tremendous mass makes him the biggest bodybuilder competing in the Olympia this year. The question concerning Big Ramy is always his ability to attain the lean separation and definition needed to highlight all that size.
This could be the year Big Ramy reaches his as yet unrealized potential. He has been working with top contest prep coach Chris Aceto for the greater part of this year. Chris has been in the bodybuilding industry for decades and he is a true expert at guiding his clients to their absolute peak condition. He understands that Big Ramy needs to come in shredded in order capitalize on his huge muscle mass. If Chris can find the right formula for Ramy, he potentially could be challenging Phil and Dexter for the top spot at the Mr. Olympia.
6th Place – Kevin Levrone (picture above) – This is the most controversial prediction for the 2016 Mr. Olympia. Kevin Levrone is the sentimental favorite to do well in the contest. At 52 years old, to come back to the biggest contest in the world and challenge the best pro bodybuilders on the planet, most of whom are at least 20 years younger than him, is courageous to say the least. If he can pull it off and step up onstage with the same physique that made him a legend, it will be one of the biggest events in the history of the sport.
Kevin said his motivation for coming back and competing the Mr. Olympia again was to show the fans what a 1990's Mr. Olympia physique looks like. Many of the fans of bodybuilding have been complaining for years that today's top bodybuilders focus too much on extreme size but they don't have the same level of conditioning and aesthetic shape that the bodybuilders of the 1990's did. By returning to the stage, Kevin hopes to show the world what his version of a Mr. Olympia physique looks like. He is realistic that he will probably not win the Mr. Olympia but if he can stir things up and make an impression, he will have accomplished his very lofty goal.
In order for Kevin to make the top six at the 2013 Mr. Olympia, he will have to build back the size he carried when he competed in the Mr. Olympia in the 1990's to the early 2000's. Kevin never won the Mr. Olympia but he took second in 1992 and 1995 to Dorian Yates and in 2000 and 2002 to Ronnie Coleman. His enormous arms and shoulders combined with his very aesthetic physique and excellent posing ability and showmanship on stage made him one of the most successful professional bodybuilders in history and also one of the most popular.
Even at the age of 52, Kevin does not look any where near his age so that doesn't seem to be a factor at all. According to his posts on social media, he has been training very heavy with high intensity so his body has held up during his time off. The success of his comeback revolves around his ability to build the same physique he competed with at the Olympia during his peak years. If he can pull this miracle off, the judges will award him with a top six placing. At 52 years old and coming back after a 13 year layoff, this will be a total and complete victory for Kevin Levrone. The world awaits your comeback!
5th Place – Dallas McCarver (picture above) – Dallas McCarver is the biggest rising star in the pro bodybuilding field. Still in his early 20's, Dallas has continued to grow each year while still retaining a small waist and great shape. He looked amazing last year in his Mr. Olympia debut but was unfairly placed in 13th. This year, Dallas was bigger than ever and he easily won the Chicago Pro Show in July, securing his qualification for the 2016 Mr. Olympia.
Dallas has all the tools to be Mr. Olympia. He is massive with great shape, tall, wide and proportioned. He is still working to develop his back to match with the best pro bodybuilders on the planet but with the improvements he has made and the positive buzz surrounding him, this should translate into a top five placing at this year's Mr. Olympia. He will certainly be one of the biggest competitors onstage (along with Big Ramy and Roelly) but he has better shape and flow to his physique than they do. Look for Big Dallas McCarver to avenge his low placing from last year's Mr. Olympia and place in the top five at this very competitive show.
4th Place – Cedric McMillan (picture above) – The favorite pro bodybuilder of the Old School Bodybuilding fans is Cedric McMillan. Cedric looks like a bigger version of Lee Haney, the most dominant bodybuilder of the 1980's and an 8x Mr. Olympia winner. Cedric's only criticism is that he is sometimes off condition and doesn't show the same hardness or graininess that some of his pro competitors do. Many people in the bodybuilding industry (Lee Haney and Arnold Schwarzenegger among them) have mentioned Cedric as the type of physique that should be rewarded the top titles in bodybuilding because he has the qualities that define the ultimate bodybuilding physique – size, shape, symmetry and proportion.
The current trend toward rewarding hardness over shape and aesthetics when judging a physique is one of the problems of the current bodybuilding scene according to many experts. Bodybuilding legends like Arnold want to see the sport of bodybuilding go back to rewarding more shapely and aesthetic physiques like Cedric to help bring back the type of bodybuilding physique that more people would be attracted to and want to look like.
At the 2016 Arnold Classic, Cedric was finally recognized for his type of physique when he was leading after the prejudging. Although Cedric has won pro bodybuilding contests in the past, he had never conquered a big show like the Arnold or the Olympia. To be winning the Arnold Classic over top tiered bodybuilders like Kai Greene and Justin Compton was a big step up for him. Unfortunately for Cedric, he lost the posing round to Kai Greene and took a disappointing second place but the fact that he was regarded so highly by the judges at the Arnold Classic is a positive sign.
Fans of the Old School Bodybuilding are keeping their fingers crossed that Cedric will continue to move up the competition ladder by placing in the top five at this year's Mr. Olympia. He has all the tools to be a legitimate Mr. Olympia winner if the judges give him a fair look and he competes in top shape. Cedric is also working with top contest prep coach Chris Aceto and Chris has been promising all year that Cedric is going to surprise some people with his incredible condition. Hopefully, Chris is right and Cedric looks even better than at the 2016 Arnold Classic. Now, if only the Olympia judges will give him his due by rewarding his type of physique.
3rd Place – Shawn Rhoden (picture above) – Shawn Rhoden has been one of the top challengers for the Mr. Olympia title for the last few years. His combination of shape and size along with excellent muscularity and definition has set him apart from most of the Olympia contenders. Shawn has placed either third or fourth in the Mr. Olympia for the last four years.
Last year, Shawn had a great opportunity to move up and possibly unseat Phil Heath from the Mr. Olympia crown. Phil was decidedly off his best at the prejudging on Friday night. Shawn, Dexter Jackson and Dennis Wolf were all in top shape with Shawn looking the best of the those top four competitors. Unfortunately, Rhoden was not aggressive enough in the comparisons and seemed too laid back during a very critical part of the competition. He was even completely relaxing in between poses at times.
Many experts feel that Shawn could have pulled into first place at the Friday night prejudging ahead of Phil Heath if he had been more aggressive and hungry. Instead, Phil Heath managed to place first in the prejudging comparisons before coming back Saturday much improved and easily retaining the Mr. Olympia title.
Going into this year, Shawn Rhoden has all the potential in the world to move to the top again. He has the physique that most competitors would die for. He just needs to come into the show in top condition again and, this year, show up onstage hungry and fight for the title just like Phil Heath does every year. It's frustrating to see a competitor with the incredible physique of Rhoden lacking the fire and drive to win on the day that it counts. Maybe Shawn will take the criticism from last year to heart and compete at the Mr. Olympia this year to win!
2nd Place – Dexter Jackson (picture above) – Dexter shocked everyone last year by placing second at the Mr. Olympia. To his credit, Dexter realizes that he is at the tail end of his career and he is doing everything possible to try and win another Mr. Olympia title again before he retires. In 2015, Dexter was bigger than ever before and in his typical ripped condition.
This year looks to be a repeat from last year. Dexter lives in California when he is in training for the Mr. Olympia. He trains every day at the famous Gold's Gym in Venice under the expert eye of his trainer Charles Glass. They must have a formula that is working because Dexter has dramatically improved his physique over the last few years. Recently, Dexter guest posed at his own contest that he promotes in Jacksonville, Florida and he looked contest ready – big and hard. He brought in his rival Shawn Rhoden to guest pose with him and they appeared together onstage to the delight of the audience. From the pictures and video from the contest, Dexter looks to be in the lead so it looks like he is headed for another runner-up spot at this year's Mr. Olympia contest.
1st Place – Phil Heath (picture above) – The prediction for the winner of the 2016 Mr. Olympia contest is five time winner Phil Heath. When Phil won the title of Mr. Olympia from Jay Cutler in 2011, he looked in spectacular condition. For the first three years of his reign as Mr. Olympia, Phil was unbeatable. However, the last two years, Heath has proven to be very vulnerable. He always seems off his best on the Friday night prejudging but comes back on Saturday night remarkably improved.
One of the reasons Phil Heath has been able to win the Mr. Olympia title year after year is that he has not faced a competitor who wants to win the title as much as he does. Kai Greene has physically challenged Phil over the last few Mr. Olympia contests but he seems to wither under the pressure and Heath manages to beat him each time. Without Kai to push him for the title, Phil should win his sixth Mr. Olympia without much competition. Dennis Wolf will most likely be sitting the year out and with no Kai Greene competing in the Olympia, Phil only has to beat Dexter Jackson and Shawn Rhoden to retain the title. Although both Dexter and Rhoden are very good, neither one has the physical attributes to beat Heath when he hits his peak.
Of course, if some of the rising stars in the contest like Big Ramy, Cedric or Dallas McCarver come in peak shape and are hungry enough to knock out the champ, the 2016 Mr. Olympia could be very interesting. Throw in a Kevin Levrone who is out to shock the world and we might have a Mr. Olympia contest for the ages!


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5 "Modern" Royal Parenting Trends That Are Actually Centuries Old
May 29, 2013 June 3, 2015 by CarolynHarris
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ottawa for Canada Day in 2011
With the Duchess of Cambridge – better known as Kate Middleton – in her third trimester, there is intense speculation about the arrangements for the birth of the royal baby and the choices the royal couple will make as parents. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are known for combining their own innovations with royal traditions. For example, they were married in Westminster Abbey, where the weddings of the future Elizabeth II and George VI took place, but they introduced a charity gift registry and English field maple trees to decorate the aisle.
There is every reason to assume that the royal couple will adopt a similar blend of tradition and modernity in their approach to parenting. Nevertheless, a number of recent articles about royal parenting have assumed that since William and Catherine are a modern, twenty-first century royal couple, every single decision they plan to make as parents is either their own innovation or was introduced into the royal family by Princess Diana. These assumptions ignore the long history of royal parenting . I explained in a previous post that a number of royal parenting innovations attributed to Princess Diana are actually revivals of nineteenth century practices.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince William
Despite clear evidence of nurturing royal parenting before Princess Diana, there a number of royal commentators who credit the late Princess of Wales with introducing "modern" royal parenting trends that were supposedly unknown to previous royal mothers.
A recent article by Rob Wallace of ABC news incorrectly claimed that Princess Diana was the first royal mother to breastfeed, allow her children to socialize with non-royalty and take her infant on an overseas tour. Another article published this month erroneously states that Prince William plans to "break with tradition" and become the first royal father in the delivery room.
There are numerous supposedly "modern" royal parenting trends that are actually centuries old and certainly long predate either the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge or Princess Diana. Here are 5 examples:
Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, Queen Victoria's eldest daughter
1) Breastfeeding The stereotype about royal mothers before Diana is that they handed their infants over to a wet nurse at birth. Royal commentators often cite Queen Victoria's distaste for breastfeeding as evidence that royal mothers before Diana did not nurse their own children. The reason we know so much about Victoria's views on breastfeeding, however, is because her daughters ignored her advice on this matter and nursed their own children.
When Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, known as "Vicky" to her family, began nursing her own children, the Queen wrote a disapproving letter on the subject to her own half-sister, Princess Feodora of Leningen. The reply demonstrated that Queen Victoria's distaste for breastfeeding was far from universal in royal circles, even in the nineteenth century. Feodora wrote, "I am sorry to find that Vicky's determination to nurse makes you so angry…the Queen of Prussia feels the same as you. I have no opinion…as I have always felt it a duty for a mother to nurse a child if she can and if the doctors approve (See Hannah Pakula, An Uncommon Woman, p. 215)."
Albert, the Prince Consort in 1860
2) Royal Fathers in the Delivery Room Queen Victoria may have disapproved of breastfeeding but she was more than willing to break with tradition by having her husband, Prince Albert by her side for the births of her children. Childbirth unsettled the Queen, who owed her crown to the death of her cousin, Princess Charlotte, following the birth of a stillborn son.
The Queen described Albert's presence at the birth of her eldest daughter, Vicky, in her 1840 journal, The Queen recorded, "Just before the early hours of the morning of the 21st I felt again very uncomfortable & with difficulty aroused Albert . . .Tried to get to sleep again, but by 4, I got very bad & both the Doctors arrived. My beloved Albert was so dear and kind. . . Dearest Albert hardly left me at all, & was the greatest support and comfort (Reprinted in Hannah Pakula, An Uncommon Woman, p. 27-28)." When William was born in 1982, Charles followed Albert's example and was present for Diana's entire 16 hour labour.
Ten month old Grand Duchess Olga meeting her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, in 1896 as part of her parents's coronation tour of Europe
3) Royal Babies on Tour Long before Diana insisted that the infant William accompany his parents on a tour of Australia in 1983, Queen Victoria's granddaughter, the Empress Alexandra of Russia and her husband, Czar Nicholas II traveled with their ten month old daughter, Grand Duchess Olga, on their 1896 coronation tour of Europe. Nicholas II wrote to his brother, Grand Duke Georgy, after his coronation, "This year seems to be a year of hard labour with Alix and me as the martyrs: Moscow in the Spring, and now soon all these intolerable foreign visits. First of all we are going to Austria, then Kiev, Germany, Denmark, England, France and finally Darmstadt . . .On top of it, we shall have to drag our poor little daughter with us, as all the relatives want to see her. I can imagine what the French will get up to in Paris – maybe they really will rename her Napoleondra, or something like it! (Translated and Reprinted in Maylunas and Mironenko, A Lifelong Passion, p. 151)." Like Nicholas II, Diana discovered that a royal tour with an infant was difficult and William remained in the United Kingdom when the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Canada later in 1983.
Elizabeth Woodville, consort to King Edward IV
4) Involvement of Non-Royal Grandparents in a Royal Baby's Upbringing The Duchess of Cambridge's mother, Carole Middleton, has received extensive scrutiny from the British press for her rumoured plan to live with her daughter for the weeks following the royal baby's birth. In past centuries, British royalty often married foreign royalty, circumstances that frequently prevented royal children from having a close relationship with their maternal grandparents. When monarchs of England or Scotland married members of the nobility, however, the queen consort's family were closely involved in the upbringing of the royal children.
For example, when King Edward IV's consort, Elizabeth Woodville, went into labour with her first child, Elizabeth of York, in 1466, the new baby's maternal grandmother, Jacquetta Woodville, and maternal aunts were present. One of the reasons Richard III seized the throne from Edward IV's and Elizabeth Woodville's son Edward V in 1483 was to protect his own interests because he feared young Edward was too much under the influence of his Woodville relatives. For more information about the role of the Woodvilles in the upbringing of Edward IV's children, see Amy Licence's biography of Elizabeth of York.
The earliest surviving portrait of King Richard III
5) Royal Children Experiencing Life Outside Palace Walls
Richard III's own upbringing was a classic example of a royal child living and learning alongside non-royal peers centuries before Diana sent William to kindergarten. During the Middle Ages, children of English, Welsh and Scottish royalty often spent part of their childhood in a noble household, socializing with young people outside the royal family and receiving their education in a group setting.
The future King Richard III spent part of his childhood in the household of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick, where he met his lifelong friend, Francis Lovell, and future wife, Anne Neville. In Warwick's household, young Richard learned the techniques of medieval warfare alongside other boys from the English nobility. The pressure to match the abilities of his peers may have helped the future King to master horseback riding and the heavy medieval broadsword in spite of his scoliosis. For more information about the childhood of Richard III, see David Baldwin's biography of the controversial King.
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Next Question With Katie Couric Examines Teen Vaping Epidemic
posted by Diana Brown - Nov 24, 2019
While smoking is less popular than ever, the nicotine craze is far from over - it just has a new look. E-cigarettes, vapes, and Juul pods have taken over where traditional cigarettes left off, initially by purporting to help adults stop smoking. But because of their sleek designs and fun flavors like mango and bubble gum, teens have gotten a taste for vaping, and since these products don't create the same smoke or smell that cigarettes do, it's harder for parents to realize there's a problem until it's already out of hand. On this episode of Next Question, award-winning journalist Katie Couric takes a deep dive into nicotine addiction and vaping culture to find out how vaping became a teen epidemic right under our noses.
First, Katie talks with Jack Waxman, who was a senior in high school when he started noticing his classmates using Juuls more and more frequently; use went "from 10% to 20% in one year...that's the largest single year increase of a drug in recorded history," he informs us. Teen vaping habits concerned him so much, he did a press conference about it with Chuck Schumer. "In 2009, Congress banned flavored cigarettes and put all these regulations on cigarettes as part of the Tobacco Act. But...e-cigarettes were exempted from this regulation," he says. Now, an estimated three million kids are addicted to vaping. So even though "the number of people smoking cigarettes have reached record lows," Katie says, "now we have a new generation of nicotine addicts."
The speed of the trend was part of the problem, as journalist Kate Zernike found out when she interviewed principals and teachers. "These things had appeared in the fall of...2017, and suddenly, by spring, it was everywhere, and the schools did not know what to do. They were completely unprepared." Parents were caught off-guard, too; "with cigarettes, it was harder to hide. You could smell it. You could see it," a mother named Lori points out. "Vaping is undercover."
And in more ways than one: Kate also realized that teens don't always know that e-cigs contain nicotine. "The kid would be horrified at the idea of smoking a cigarette, but vaping somehow seemed cleaner to them. It didn't seem addictive...they would have arguments with me about, 'Oh, no, there's no nicotine in Juul.' So I think there was a lot of misunderstanding about what exactly it was," she says, especially since "there are 18 cigarettes" worth of nicotine in a single Juul pod. Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Renaissance School of Medicine, Dr. Rachel Boykan, has been conducting extensive research into vaping; she's found that Juul users had nicotine levels "comparable, in some cases even higher," than cigarette smokers. "It took us decades to get a handle on cigarettes...I don't want to wait 30 years to find out the long term effects."
Addiction specialist Dr. Jonathan Avery has a little good news on that front, at least: "As perceived harm goes up, use goes down...as they see their peer group and momentum shifting in the other direction, I think more will quit," he says. "This is one instance where I think social media and the fast news pace that we have today can be helpful...I think we can all digest and modify behaviors quicker, hopefully, than what took decades with cigarettes." Listen to this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric to find out more.
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When Fidelity Investments announced its first zero-fee mutual funds last summer, it was arguably the shot heard around the investment-fund world. Some suggested the products were too good to be true, and others thought the firm was setting itself up as a loss leader. But generally, it was seen as a major tipping point.
Fast forward a few months, and the excitement around low-fee funds has become significantly more tempered. A new report from Morningstar showed that prices for index funds investing in large US companies barely moved in 2018; in some categories, investors even paid higher fees.
According to the Journal, BlackRock saw record fourth-quarter inflows from its iShares ETFs. That's despite the fact that their last major price cuts, which lowered costs on 11 funds, happened eight months ago.
It's worth emphasizing that price declines have largely stalled in the passive space. Morningstar's figures show that other areas, such as active funds, bond funds, and emerging-market strategies, continue to see fee cuts. Trade commissions and fees for financial advice are also under pressure.
The appeal of low-cost index funds has persisted among investors, according to Morningstar, because they have raised more money after fees than their active competition since 2010. The competition for investor dollars has led to a war on costs in the passive space, with the cheapest ETFs charging as little as 30 cents in annual costs for every $1,000 invested.
But now, on the same year that the father of passive investing passed away, the industry is seeing a flatlining in passive-fund fees. Investors are approaching a point where cheap is cheap enough; according to Shawn McNinch, head of global ETF product and sales at Brown Brothers Harriman, they are now willing to pay a reasonable price for more sophisticated strategies brought by newer entrants into the market.
"As people stop obsessing over fees they're coming to realize that what matters most is portfolio construction," said Ben Johnson, director of fund research for Morningstar.
Wei Ke, a pricing strategist for Simon Kucher & Partners, said that investor psychology plays a role in the shift. Because the passive fund industry has successfully branded itself as the low-cost option, consumers are already convinced that passive funds are a good deal; they're more willing to pay within a certain low-cost ball park, effectively removing the burden of ruthless fee-cutting from asset managers' shoulders.


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Following the figure cut by Lady Peat and contemporary with her but displaying an altogether different character by his generosity comes another connection with Herrington. Robert Surtees was a scholar to whom all historians look back with gratitude for the spadework he covered in the great history of the County Palatine of Durham.
A child of middle-aged parents, married 18 years before he was born, he grew up to be a retiring studious boy fascinated by antiquities. He had some boyhood companions – the family of the Beckworths who later inherited the Silksworth Estate, and the Robinson girls at Herrington Hall with whom he often stayed (there is a pastel drawing of him at this time by his father), and it may have been this fact that made his parents choose the Kepier Grammar School at Houghton when the time came to leave the ancestral home at Mainsforth. Here he quickly became a classical scholar. There is a story told of him in later life visiting the schoolmaster at Richmond. On the way up to supper the master quoted in Greek a line from the Odyssey – "What was my astonishment when Mr Surtees quoted not the next line but line after line of the passage, I have never spent such an evening in my life!".
Not many schoolmasters today would cope with, let alone enjoy, such an evening but it was unusual for a country squire in that hard-riding, fox-hunting time. It suggests perhaps he was a lonely figure at school if not quite something of a joke. He was much influenced by a Rector of Houghton, George Wheler, whose works commended the keeping of daily offices and this Robert Surtees did to the end of his life. "What is our business in life," he said, "but to take heed to our salvation". Always there was the quiet retreat and friends at Herrington where he collected information on the area and dreamed of his ambition to write a history of the county. It was whilst he was here that he visited the old Sybil Elizabeth Cockburn of Offerton to hear the story of the Lambton Worm. Later while at Oxford and destined for law, his parents died and he came to Mainsforth, wealthy enough to fulfil his ambition and indulge his love of the past. Employing searchers of records in London he collected a vast amount of information, travelling round the country in his gig to inspect sites in summer and immersed in the solitude of his study to write in winter months.
"Is there any room at your head Emma?
Is there any room at your feet?
Is there any room at your side Emma?
But in 1807 he did love, and married another sister Anne Robinson – his dearest Annie he called her – and he could not have found a better companion. She seems to have understood his love of the past but broke through the solitude that such a study brings, with her companionship, with visits of friends and of family.
The first volume of the great history was published in 1816: an enormous book in size as well as achievement. Sir Timothy Eden has described it as too uncomfortable on the knees, the weight enough to topple a small table so it can only be read sitting bold upright with head bent.
It is the finest and the first of all histories of this county. And because he first started his jottings here, because his dearest companion and support in his work came from here, because the first essay for the first volume covered Houghton and the Herringtons, it is perhaps not untrue to claim this village as the birthplace of Surtees' great history of Durham. It would be satisfactory if one day a road or lane might be named after him to commemorate this fact.
Robert Surtees was greatly respected in his lifetime. The stories of his kindnesses are legion.
When he raised a subscription to provide a new cow for the poverty stricken curate of Merrington he successfully petitioned the Dean with humour – "My Lord! I hope you will go to heaven on the back of that cow!". He was instrumental in rescuing the last of the ancient Conyers family from a Chester-le-Street work house. His friendship with Scott provided an invaluable source of Border Ballads and tales.
In January 1834, he visited the Robinson cousins who had moved from Herrington to Hendon. He caught a severe chill which turned to pleurisy. Recognizing he was coming to an end he took a long last look at his books saying wistfully "Annie, it's so hard to die in the Spring".
Only the last volume of the history was still to be printed and this was brought out after his death by his friends. The Surtees Society established in his honour still continues to publish records of northern history.
Annie Surtees died thirty years later, both are buried at Bishop Middleham and as one writer commented, "If his faith has been rewarded he is now driving about in a celestial gig inspecting the venerable antiquities of heaven".


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La chiesa di Santa Maria di Silonis è una chiesa campestre situata in territorio di Luras, centro abitato della Sardegna nord-orientale.

L'edificio, in rovina e meritevole di un intervento di riqualificazione, si trova in località Silonis, dove si ritiene fosse ubicato l'antico villaggio di Siffilionis di cui la chiesa potrebbe essere stata la parrocchiale; nelle sue vicinanze sono presenti altre due chiese: San Leonardo e Santa Maria di Silonis.

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MA 05.03 - The Early Monitoring of Derived Neutrophil-To Lymphocyte Ratio (dNLR) Could Be a Surrogate Marker of Benefit of Immunotherapy in NSCLC (ID 10147)
15:45 - 17:30 | Author(s): G. Zalcman
Baseline high derived NLR (dNLR>3, neutrophils/(leucocytes-neutrophils) ratio) has recently correlated with no benefit to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced NSCLC, but the dynamic monitoring of dNLR has not been assessed in this population.
dNLR at baseline, at 2[nd] cycle and at progressive disease were retrospectively collected in advanced NSCLC patients treated with ICI from November 2012 to April 2017, in a multicentric cohort (N= 292) from 4 European centers. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), and secondary endpoints were progression free survival (PFS), response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR).
Out of 292 patients (67%) were males, 264 (92%) smokers and 239 (83%) with PS ≤1, with median age 64 years; 153 (52%) had adenocarcinoma and 114 (30%) squamous; 44 (15%) were KRASmut, 11 (4%) EGFRmut and 3 (1%) ALK positive. PDL1 was ≥ 1% by immunohistochemistry in 67 (76%), negative in 21 (24%) and unknown in 204 patients. The median of prior lines was 1 (0-10). The median follow-up was 12 months (m) [11-14]. The median PFS and OS were 4m [3-5] and 11m [9-15]. Baseline dNLR was>3 in 106 patients (36%) and at 2[nd] cycle in 90 patients (32%). dNLR>3 at baseline and at 2[nd] cycle were associated with poor PFS (p<0.0001 and p=0.0008, respectively), poor OS (both p<0.0001) and progressive disease (p=0.002 and p=0.005, respectively). At 2[nd] cycle of ICI, the dNLR status (> high or ≤ 3 low) changed in 63 patients: in 38 (14%) dNLR decreased; in 25 (9%) dNLR increased. According to the dNLR monitoring (combining dNLR at baseline et at 2[nd] cycle), the median OS was 17m (95%CI 13-NA) when dNLR remained low (n=153), 10m (95%CI 7-NA) when dNLR changed (n=64) and 4m (95%CI 3-7) when dNLR remained high (dNLR>3, n=64, p<0.0001).The dNLR monitoring was also associated with PFS (p=0.002), RR and DCR (p=0.003 and p=0.013, respectively).
Monitoring dNLR at baseline and at 2[nd] cycle could be a routinely tool to early assess benefit to ICI in NSCLC patients on treatment. The dNLR monitoring showed a strong correlation with OS and PFS. Modification of dNLR between baseline and 2[nd] cycle impacts outcomes in NSCLC patients treated with ICI.
MA 10 - Immunotherapy I (ID 664)
Moderators:S. Wang, Robert Pirker
MA 10.11 - Hyperprogressive Disease (HPD) Is Frequent in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients (Pts) Treated with Anti PD1/PD-L1 Agents (IO) (ID 10222)
Using Tumor Growth Rate (TGR), HPD was identified in 9% of 131 advanced cancer pts, treated with IO in a single institution (Champiat et al. 2017). In this study, we explored HPD in a large, multicenter cohort of advanced NSCLC pts treated with IO.
We performed a retrospective analysis of consecutive NSCLC pts treated with IO, in 8 institutions, between November 2012 and April 2017. Eligibility criteria required, for each patient: 2 CT scans performed before starting IO and one during IO, an interval between two CT scans ≥2 weeks or 3 months (m) and presence of target lesions. CT scans were centrally assessed according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. We calculated TGR before IO (TGR pre-IO) and during IO (TGR IO); patients were defined HPD if they had progression disease (PD) at first evaluation during IO and a ≥ 2-fold increase in the TGR IO compared to TGR pre-IO. Median overall survival (mOS) was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method for the total population and HPD pts.
Among 419 eligible pts, 86 were excluded for inadequate intervals between CT scans. Among 333 evaluable pts, 63% were male, 46% ≥65 years, 43% smokers; 12% had PS ≥ 2, 65% adenocarcinoma, 45% ≥3 metastatic sites, 22% KRAS mutation, 4% EGFR mutation, 1% ALK rearrangement; 21% had PD-L1 positive status, 10% negative, 69% unknown, >90% received single agent PD-1 inhibitor in ≥ 2 line. Response rate (RR) to IO was 18%, median follow up was 12 m [10-14]. 33% of pts had TGR IO ≥1 (not regressing tumors), 25% had TGR IO ≥ 2-fold TGR pre-IO and 54 pts (16%) had HPD. 15 pts (4%) had confirmed pseudoprogression, 3 were initially qualified as HPD. Compared to not-HPD, HPD pts had more frequently ≥ 3 metastatic sites at baseline (59% vs 43% p=0,02) and more new lung lesions during IO (34% vs 17% p=0,007). PD-L1 negative status was more common among HPD pts but the association was borderline significant (53% vs 28% p=0,05). Age, clinical, molecular characteristics, RR to treatment before IO, baseline tumor burden, liver or brain new lesions during IO were not different according to HPD status. mOS was 13 m [10-17] in the total population, 5 m [3-8] in HPD pts.
HPD occurred in 16% of advanced NSCLC pts treated with IO and was associated with plurimetastatic disease and appearance of new lung lesions. Further work is needed to characterize HPD prognostic value.
P2.07 - Immunology and Immunotherapy (ID 708)
Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
Coordinates: 10/17/2017, 09:30 - 16:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B + C)
P2.07-060 - Response Assessment and Subgroups Analysis According to the Lung Immune Prognostic Index (LIPI) for Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC Patients (ID 10179)
LIPI is a score that combine dNLR (neutrophils/(leucocytes-neutrophils) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and correlate with prognosis of NSCLC patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). We report the predictive role of LIPI on response and in various subgroups of patients.
Baseline dNLR and LDH were retrospectively collected in 431 patients treated with ICI from Nov. 2012 to Jan. 2017, from 8 European centers. LIPI delineates 3 groups: good (dNLR<3+LDH3 or LDH>ULN), poor (dNLR>3+LDH>ULN). Response rate (RR) and disease control rate (DCR) were assessed according to the investigator's criteria. The subgroup analysis was performed according to the age, histology, performance status (PS) and PD-L1 status by immunohistochemistry (positivity if ≥ 1% on tumor cells).
With a median follow-up of 12.8 months (m.) [95%CI 11.9-14], 431 patients were included. Baseline characteristics are summarized in table 1. The median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 10.5m. [95%CI 9.5-13] and 3.9m. [3-4.4], respectively. The median OS was 4.8m. vs. 10 m. vs. 16.5m., and median PFS was 2m. vs. 3.1m. vs. 5m. for the poor, intermediate and good LIPI groups, respectively (both p<0.0001). LIPI was correlated with response rate (p<0.0001). In multivariate analysis, the intermediate and poor group were associated with progressive disease, with an OR of 2.20 [CI95% 1.26-3.84] p=0.005) and an OR of 3.04 [CI95% 1.46-6.36] p=0.003), respectively. LIPI was correlated with OS, regardless the age (<70 years (p<0.0001) vs. older (p=0.0006) and the histology non-squamous (p<0.0001) vs. squamous (p=0.02). In PS 0-1 and in smoker population, LIPI correlated with OS (both p<0.0001), but not in PS ≥2 (12%) and non-smokers (8%). LIPI was correlated with OS for positivity (p=0.01) and unknown PD-L1 (p=0.0001), but not negativity.
LIPI 0 Good (N=162, 37%) LIPI 1 Intermediate (N=206, 48%) LIPI 2 Poor (N= 63, 15%) All population cohort N = 431 (%)
Male 102 (63) 131 (64) 42 (67) 275 (64)
Median (years, range) 62 (36;86) 63 (29;86) 62 (39;84) 62 (29;86)
Non-smoker 13 (8) 18 (9) 5 (8) 36 (8)
Former 80 (49) 115 (56) 46 (73) 241 (56)
Current 67 (42) 69 (33) 11 (17) 147 (34)
Unknown 2 4 1 7
Non-squamous 111 (69) 132 (64) 41 (65) 284 (66)
Squamous 51 (31) 74 (36) 22 (35) 147 (34)
Molecular alteration
EGFR mutation 3 (2) 13 (6) 3 (5) 19 (4)
ALK rearrangement 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (2) 5 (1)
KRAS mutation 34 (21) 31 (15) 8 (13) 73 (17)
PDL1 status
Negative 16 (36) 14 (25) 1 (5) 31 (25)
Positive 28 (64) 43 (75) 20 (95) 91 (75)
Unknown 118 149 42 337
Performance Status
0 51 (32) 45 (22) 10 (16) 106 (25)
1 96 (60) 132 (64) 42 (67) 270 (63)
≥ 2 12 (8) 28 (14) 11 (17) 51 (12)
Stage at diagnosis
IIIb 18 (11) 33 (16) 14 (22) 65 (15)
IV 101 (62) 135 (66) 38 (60) 274 (64)
Metastases sites
Median (Range) 2 (0;6) 2 (0;7) 2 (1;7) 2 (0-7)
Bone 43 (27) 58 (28) 20 (32) 121 (28)
Liver 28 (17) 39 (19) 16 (25) 83 (19)
Brain 22 (14) 19 (9) 9 (14) 50 (12)
PD1 inhibitor 133 (82) 167 (81) 48 (76) 348 (81)
PDL1 inhibitor 19 (12) 34 (17) 12 (19) 65 (15)
PDL1 inhibitor- CTLA4 inhibitor 10 (6) 5 (2) 3 (5) 18 (4)
Immunotherapy line
Median (Range) 2 (1;11) 2 (1;12) 2 (1;8) 2 (1-12)
Complete response (CR) 6 (4) 3 (1) 0 (0) 8 (2)
Partial response (PR) 42 (26) 53 (26) 18 (28) 113 (26)
Stable disease (SD) 66 (41) 59 (29) 8 (13) 133 (31)
Progression 40 (25) 81 (39) 33 (52) 154 (36)
NA 8 10 4 25
Dissociated response 14 (9) 15 (7) 2 (3) 31 (7)
Baseline LIPI predicts response to ICI, and was correlated with OS regardless of age and histology.


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1938 Philip 2021
Philip Gilbert Trammell
January 2, 1938 — August 15, 2021
Funeral services for Philip Gilbert Trammell, 83, of Springtown, Texas will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cleburne, Texas. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Crowley Cemetery in Crowley, Texas.
Serving as pallbearers will be Chad Ellis, Adam Ellis, Brent Andres, Philip W. Trammel, Brendon Trammell, John Trammell, and Michael Caldwell.
A visitation will be held from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, August 23, 2021 at Rosser Funeral Home in Cleburne.
Mr. Trammell passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Azle, Texas. He was born in Laredo, Texas on January 2, 1938, the son of Flora (Vargas) and Philip L. Trammell.
Mr. Trammell served his country in the United States Army and was a retired metallurgist with American Steel and was also an x-ray technician in the medical field.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Roy Trammell.
Mr. Trammell is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Ann Trammell of Springtown; his children, Philip Trammell and wife, Dawn, of Cleburne, Deborah Johnson and husband, Tony, of Arlington, Texas, Michelle Reed and husband, Richard, of Springtown, Jenniffer Caldwell and husband, Chris, of Crowley; grandchildren, Chad, Adam, Brent, Christopher, Morgan, Michael Philip, Brendon, John, Lydia, Andrea, and Tiffany; several great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and friends.
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Q: Javascript assignment operator is not working log.original_fields is always null. why?
var updateChangeLog = function(log, currentRecord) {
   var records, record;
   if(!log.original_fields) {
      records = ["a","b"];
      log["original_fields"] = records;
      // log.original_fields = records; // doesnt work either
      debugger;
   }
}

A: I don't thin it's good practice to modify an object the function recieves as a param, at least without then returning the object.  Better way would be make the function a method of the log object.
like logObject.updateChangeLog(currentRecord);
the updateChangeLog would containt
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if(!self.original_fields)
self.original_fields = records;
...
but remember to initialize the logObject original_fields to false or nil.

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Family Dollar near 99th, Maple robbed
Updated: 10:55 AM CST Jan 1, 2017
DaVonté McKenith
Omaha police say the Family Dollar store near 99th and Maple streets was robbed Saturday night. It happened around 8:50 p.m. Police say an employee told officers that she was lockign up the store when the suspect approached, showed a handgun, and demanded money. "After taking cash from the register, the suspect fled on foot," a release said. Police say the suspect is described as a man, 6'0" tall, 140 pounds, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, and a black mask. The race of the man is unknown, police say.crime
Omaha police say the Family Dollar store near 99th and Maple streets was robbed Saturday night.
It happened around 8:50 p.m.
Police say an employee told officers that she was lockign up the store when the suspect approached, showed a handgun, and demanded money.
"After taking cash from the register, the suspect fled on foot," a release said.
Police say the suspect is described as a man, 6'0" tall, 140 pounds, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, and a black mask. The race of the man is unknown, police say.crime


Ireland's Triple Crown-decider against Scotland in Dublin this weekend will be the 124th meeting of the sides since their first encounter in February 1877.
Scotland lead the series by 63 wins to 55. The last of the five draws was in 1994. The first of the two matches staged in 1885 was abandoned with Scotland leading, but the sides agreed to a replay a fortnight later, provided the outcome of the abandoned match should not stand as a win for Scotland. Both games carry Test status.
The teams have only met at Croke Park once before, when Ireland were comfortable 34-13 winners thanks to a Tommy Bowe brace. This game will be the last Ireland Test staged at the home of the Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) before the opening of the Aviva Stadium.
Ronan O'Gara is the leading overall scorer in the matches. He has scored 109 points for Ireland in 11 matches since 2000. Chris Paterson overtook Gavin Hastings as the leading Scottish scorer in the series with a 15-point haul at Murrayfield last season.
Mike Gibson holds the record for most appearances in the series, playing 14 times between 1964 and 1979. He was capped eight times as a centre, five times as a fly-half and once as a replacement wing. Sandy Carmichael, Scott Hastings, Bill MacLagan and Paterson appeared 11 times for Scotland.


Behemoths are a class of super vehicles formally introduced in Battlefield 1.
They are succeeded by Reinforcements in Battlefield V.
Although not carrying the "Behemoth" moniker, many Battlefield games have featured sizeable vehicles with exceptional durability.
Large vehicles such as battleships are available on certain maps. Other vessels either contain fewer players despite their size, or serve as deployments.
Titans serve as a mobile base in their namesake gamemode, functioning as both a deployment for each team, and each's destruction the ultimate objective of the opposing team. It is heavily armed, armored and shielded, and carries a complement of air vehicles.
The A3-Goliath IFV appears in the Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike expansion, exclusive to its Assault Lines game mode. It features regenerative armor and enhanced protection against mines and orbital strikes, while providing a mobile spawn and supplies.
The AC-130 Gunship appears in the Battlefield 3: Armored Kill DLC, providing three gun positions and an additional mobile spawn point.
The Dropship appears in the Battlefield 3: End Game DLC, providing four infantry spawn points and an air-dropped IFV.
The AC-130 Gunship reappears in Battlefield 4 as a commander strike asset in certain maps, functioning solely as a weapons platform.
A Titan is featured in the Battlefield 4: Final Stand DLC map Hangar 21, but only as scenery and a Levolution hazard through test-firing its engines.
Behemoth skins from the Battlefield 1 Digital Deluxe promotion. From top to bottom: Airship L30, Dreadnought, Armored Train.
The Behemoth is featured as a special vehicle to help the losing side close the gap. They are heavily armed, armored and, depending on the situation, hard to destroy. Each type has many gunner positions for players to take command, with open positions usable as mobile spawn points.
Unlike similarly acting entities of previous Battlefield games (such as the AC-130 Gunship), these leviathans are controllable by players albeit with certain limitations such as the Airship L30 whose altitude is kept constant.
Should a Behemoth be destroyed, its remains may litter the battlefield, providing extra cover or hindering movement.
On some infantry-focused maps, the Behemoth vehicles are replaced by up to four of a variety of Elite kits, spawned in for the losing side, including: a Flame Trooper kit, two Sentry kits (one wielding the Villar Perosa, the other wielding the MG 08/15), a Trench Raider kit, a Tank Hunter kit, or an Infiltrator kit, depending on the map. Depending on the map and the game mode, additional equipment, such as the BL 9.2 Siege Gun, will become available to the losing side.
Behemoths may spawn during matches of Conquest or Operations. All players are notified when one is inbound and is ready.
The Dreadnought has four positions, the Armored Train between four and six depending on the map and mode, the Airship L30 six positions and the Char 2C with five.
A behemoth may only appear when one team is at a significant disadvantage, dependent on the point difference and time remaining in a match. From which, it will last until either the end or destroyed.
The map Heligoland Bight from the naval themed expansion Battlefield 1: Turning Tides features a unique gameplay where both teams get a Dreadnought a few minutes after the game begins. The losing team will receive another Dreadnought if their first one is destroyed.
Each side may receive a behemoth, though at most one Behemoth may be active at any one time. Attackers may receive one each time they field a reserve battalion (except during assaults on the final sector), and defenders may receive one if they are cleared from a map by a single battalion.
Once a behemoth has been deployed, it automatically moves into a starting position where teammates may spawn into it or enter on foot. From this point onward, it is vulnerable to enemy attack. So long as open gun positions are available or vacated, teammates may spawn into a behemoth. Players in the first position may drive or pilot the behemoth into more advantageous positions. The Char 2C however spawns stationary and may be entered on foot only.
All behemoths are usually heavily armed to fend off a variety of threats with not only the main weapon but the additional positions which can range from anti-infantry machine guns, anti aircraft weapons and even an additional artillery piece. They also have a high health count and given to their versatility, makes them a serious threat especially when part of a major offensive.
While powerful and tough, Behemoths are still vulnerable to anti-vehicle weapons, including all Assault gadgets, other explosives, and armor-piercing ammunition such as K Bullets and rounds from the Tankgewehr M1918. There are Vehicle packages and certain mounted weapons that excel especially against them. Much like many standard vehicles, parts can be temporarily disabled, severely hampering the Behemoth's capabilities, but are restored after a short period of time. The player that scores a killing blow on a Behemoth will earn a 1000 point bonus regardless ordinances that was used to destroy it. Bonus score (Include killing other enemy players) will be also added if player manage to kill enemy on board whilist explosions as those who scores a killing blow will also receive another kill score.
For their size, high health count and destructive potential, an organized team can use them as a distraction; forcing the enemy to take actions to take it out otherwise face devastating consequences should they let it roam freely across the map. While the enemy is focused on its elimination, shrewd players and squads can quickly capture flags. It is effective use of the Behemoth that can allow a losing team to rapidly close the gap with their opponent.
It can also be used more effectively with friendly forces, who can help protect the vehicle from hostiles attempting to cause damage to it, making for an effective tactic against an entrenched enemy.
The behemoths can be also used as a respawn point which makes player able to make a respawn there and immediately drop down to the battlefield to capture the flag which is usually happens for Airship Behemoth.
Airship L30, in the air over Ballroom Blitz, Monte Grappa, St. Quentin Scar, and Albion (Russian Empire).
Armored Train, on the railway through Amiens, Argonne Forest, Giant's Shadow, Sinai Desert, Suez, Łupków Pass, Brusilov Keep, and Galicia.
Dreadnought, in the waters of Empire's Edge, Fao Fortress, Albion (German Empire), Cape Helles, Heligoland Bight, and Zeebrugge.
Char 2C, a tank behemoth from the Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass expansion, roams on the fields of Rupture and Soissons.
In the alpha build, the behemoth appeared midway into a Conquest match, was automatically destroyed two minutes before the end of the round, and did not respawn for the remainder of the round.
In the open beta, the behemoth respawns after being destroyed and remained to the end of the round.


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Bill Clinton dodges: Won't say difference between Obama, Clinton Democrats
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Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a Get Out the Vote rally in the Oxnard College gym in Oxnard, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Clinton came to the aid of California's vulnerable congressional Democrats stumping for two House members facing ... more >
By Kevin Rogers - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 30, 2014
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The Clintons have been as popular for Democrats on the campaign trail as President Obama has been unpopular, but Bill's not willing to say if there's any real difference between an "Obama Democrat" and a "Clinton Democrat."
The term "Clinton Democrat" has appeared frequently on the campaign trail ever since Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes used the term to distance herself from Mr. Obama.
Ms. Grimes has since struggled to adequately detail any real difference except for a vague reference to "growing the middle class" in a recent debate.
Mr. Clinton didn't seem willing to help her out with that narrative either, even while campaigning for Ms. Grimes, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
In a clip from WHAS-ABC, posted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign, Mr. Clinton dodged when asked if there was any difference between the two.
"I don't want to get involved in all that politics," the former president said. "It's about people. It's about what kind of future Kentucky wants. You gotta start voting for the people are going to help you and not be distracted."
Hillary might need to get on her husband's case if she's looking to win the White House in 2016. Her insiders are worried that Republicans could effectively bill her potential candidacy as a "third-term Obama."


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A quick snapshot of last week's torch relay through Yorkshire, via tweets on Twitter.
The day before it arrived in York, I'd been moved to tears by the live coverage from Pickering town centre.
Perhaps by now everyone's about the new online archive of aerial views of Britain.


Tax Refunds to Buy a House?
Typically, loan specialists require that your initial installment be "sourced and seasoned." What does that mean? Having sourced simply means that you can give a paper trail of where the cash originated from. You must be prepared to show that assets and reserve have been in your possession for a specific time allotment, typically between 60-90 days, contingent upon your loan companies underwriting policies.
However, funds from tax refunds are treated differently. Your tax refund is considered to be seasoned as soon as the deposit is made into your bank.
As for being sourced, although you will be required to provide a copy of the check and proof of the deposit, you won't need to show two or three months' worth of bank statements as proof. Keep in mind that this will only apply to the portion of your down payment that comes directly from your refund. If you have other funds that you're using to contribute to your down payment, those funds must be sources and seasoned per your lender's policies.
For more information about your down payment, contact a good mortgage professional.


The Moon is getting hit left and right by tense aspects today. What does this mean for you?
Emotional caution is being challenged by bold statements now as the Moon in Taurus squares Mercury in Leo. You may want to wait and see what happens but others will be prodding you for a reaction. This is a brief influence as the Moon goes Void of Course this morning.
A Void of Course Moon is a good time to take a break. The Moon's energy does not touch other planets and events are put on hold. If you try to start something during a VOC Moon it will probably fall through.
The VOC ends this afternoon as the Moon heads into Gemini where it will square Neptune in Pisces. Emotional choices will be clouded by Neptune's influence. Should you pick A or B? Can you even concentrate long enough to choose?
Fortunately, the Moon will slide away from Neptune to join the Leo Sun in a supportive sextile. Personal power (Sun in Leo) will support the communication of feelings (Moon in Gemini). Someone may step in to provide guidance and direction.
But you can also expect external authority (Pluto in Capricorn) to challenge the Sun and Moon as these three planets form a Yod. People's creative ideas will not sit well with the powers that be. However, as with all tense aspects, there's potential for real accomplishment here. Try to combine ego (Sun) with emotions (Moon) and adjust your creative vision to agree with what management/authority/society wants. It's not the time to be a rebel.


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October/November Reading Recap
It's time to catch up with a double batch of reviews! Over the last two months, I read some excellent science fiction and fantasy, and also some other books.
→ AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS by Rivers Solomon: Aster is a skilled healer and scientist from the lowdecks of the ship Matilda, which fled the Great Lifehouse 300 years ago and has traveled through space ever since. Life is never easy for lowdeckers, with imposed shifts on the field decks and frequent abuse from guards and overseers. Following a rash of unexplained blackouts, harsh energy rationing has made lowdeck conditions even worse, while the upperdeckers continue to enjoy their many comforts. For Aster, the blackouts also resurface questions about her mother, who committed suicide during the last series of ship-wide power outages, on the day Aster was born. When political events reveal information that appears connected to her mother, Aster begins searching for answers about her mother's life and death, and what she discovers has huge implications for Matilda.
I have been recommending AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS since I started reading, and my enthusiasm only increased as I got farther into the book. This engrossing, intense novel contains so many pieces that excite me. The world of the generation ship is intricate and often unexpected, and I only wish the story allowed room for Solomon to share even more of the tantalizing cultural elements they created. But the plot had to keep moving, and it's a great one, with secrets and power struggles and a mystery involving science. Every character is a complicated individual, and I cared deeply for Aster, her friends, and all the wonderful fierce inhabitants of the lowdecks.
Solomon's debut is ambitious and satisfying, and I look forward to their future novels!
→ PROVENANCE by Ann Leckie: Ingray was adopted into a rich, politically powerful family, but she grew up knowing her brother was their mother's favorite and would be named heir. Still, she can't stop hoping to win favor, so she's traveled to a distant system and spent all her money on a wild plan that may impress her scheme-loving mother, or at least humiliate her obnoxious brother. When Ingray's plot immediately goes wrong, she's forced to return to her home planet with nothing besides a reluctant co-conspirator and an even more far-fetched scheme. It might have worked, too, if not for those meddling aliens -- plus some unanticipated police involvement and an interplanetary dispute over historical relics.
PROVENANCE is a exciting, twisty story, as gripping when the characters are undertaking tense exploits as when they're facing off over long-held resentments. I loved these nuanced, messy characters and their complex family dynamics and friendships. As always, Leckie has built a fascinating world where numerous cultures come into contact and don't understand each other, which is sometimes funny and sometimes thought-provoking. The story explores identity, social customs, power, justice, and gender, all in the course of a plot that speeds right along.
This novel takes place in the same universe as Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy, and some political activity in the background is a result of events in the trilogy, but it's not necessary to know about (or remember) those to understand this standalone book.
→ THE OBELISK GATE by N.K. Jemisin picks up Essun's story where THE FIFTH SEASON leaves her, coping with the implications of the continent-shattering disaster that's destroyed the Stillness. There's a chance Essun can make the world right again, but first she's going to have to learn a lot more about her orogenic powers and discover the skills of others who may be able to help.
I was happy to return to the world of this trilogy (nice place to read about, wouldn't want to live there!), spend time with the characters I'd grown attached to, and meet new ones. This installment includes a lot of great, exciting developments, with a good mix of tense action and quiet character moments. Many of the story's mysteries start becoming clearer as Essun gains knowledge and power, but there's still much I'm eager to find out about, and I'm curious to see how tightly the various pieces will connect by the end of the final book.
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Q: Android SQLite catch error using execSQL I have a method that runs a INSERT SQL statment that are got from external soruces and not from the android device. The incoming statments can cause duplicate records and I want the android device to ignore the sql statments if they cause duplicates. The method is:
    ourDatabase.execSQL(sql)

The table its inserting the data into has the following column that prevents duplicates
    KEY_CONCATA + " TEXT PRIMARY KEY , " +

Should this be unique and not primary key?
The system at the moment recognizes its causing a duplicate and ends the program, I want it to catch the error and stop it being inserted into the database if its a duplicate.
Thanks!

A: Declare KEY_CONCATA TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE and when insert use insertWithOnConflict with SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_IGNORE flag


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New 'health trainer' at Saffron Walden Community Hospital
EXPERT advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle can now be sought on a weekly basis thanks to the launch of a new service.
An NHS-funded health trainer will be available every Wednesday at Saffron Walden Community Hospital, offering free advice and support to people who wish to make changes to their lifestyle.
Samantha Whiteman will be tackling five key lifestyle behaviours – weight management, stopping smoking, reducing alcohol intake, getting more physically active and dealing with stress, depression and anxiety.
One person who has already taken advantage of the service is 50-year-old Jeremy Rose from Newport.
"I had a free health check and discussed my weight and lifestyle with the health trainer team," he said.
"I really liked what I heard because it was all about them listening to how I felt and coming up with suggestions which specifically suited what I wanted to achieve.
"I see a health trainer once a month now because it helps give me that all-important nudge."
The health trainer service is being run by Anglian Community Enterprise, which has been awarded a one-year contract by NHS West Essex.
To book an appointment, call 0800 731 3133.


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Zombie Army 4: Dead War is een third-person shooter ontwikkeld en uitgegeven door Rebellion Developments. Het spel kwam op 4 februari 2020 uit voor de PlayStation 4, Windows en de Xbox One. Het is het vierde spel in de Zombie Army spin-offreeks van de Sniper Elite-serie.

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ROBERT B. ROSSI, MD, 82 Was highly respected and well-known pediatrician
LEOMINSTER - Robert B. Rossi, MD, 82, of Leominster, died Saturday morning, Dec. 4, in the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Scarborough, Maine.
He was born in Fitchburg on Jan. 29, 1928, the son of Luigi and Gaetana "Ida" (Laino) Rossi and has lived in Leominster for over 50 years. He graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1945 and joined the U.S. Army where he served in the Medical Corps stationed in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during World War II. Following his discharge from the service he enrolled at Tufts University where he received his bachelor degree in 1949 and master's degree in 1950. He then graduated from Tufts Medical School in 1954.
Dr. Rossi practiced pediatrics in Leominster from 1957 until his retirement in 2000. He served on the Board of Trustees at the Fitchburg Art Museum and was an ardent supporter of the Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University.
His wife of 43 years, Evangeline (Gobeil) Rossi, died in 1997. He leaves two sons, Paul A. Rossi and wife, Fabienne of Wadhams, N.Y. and Gregory R. Rossi and wife, Rico Mochizuki of Somerville; a daughter, Dr. Anne R. Rossi and husband, Gregory Hansel of Cape Elizabeth, Maine; five grandsons, Maxim, Jeremy, Benjamin, Jasper and Marco; several nephews and nieces. He was also predeceased by his siblings, Clara DiSanti, Geno Rossi, Muzzy Rossi, Clothilde MacIlroy and Lou Rossi.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St., Fitchburg, MA 01420. The Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home directed arrangements.