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Top 10 Most Expensive Diamonds of All Time
December 26, 2022 Shweta
Undoubtedly, Diamonds are the most precious and enduring of all gemstones, with their very name taken from the ancient Greek word αδάμας (adámas) meaning 'unbreakable'.
For centuries their exquisite beauty, inner fire, and unique physical qualities have made them prized above all other gems. As no two diamonds are alike, each stone is endowed with a character exclusively its own.
However, we all know diamonds are one of the most mesmerizing gemstones available, but what makes these gems truly exceptional?
Their impact on the world goes beyond adorning the fingers, ears, necklines, and wrists of those fortunate enough to wear diamond jewelry.
Moreover, in this article today, Let's check out the top 10 most expensive Diamonds across the world and see for yourself to give a classy treat of your jewels.
Top 10 Most Expensive Diamonds
1. Koh-I-Noor – €400 million
2. The Cullinan – $400 million
3. The Hope Diamond – $350 million
4. De Beers Centenary Diamond – $100 million
5. The Pink Star – $71.2 million
6. The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond – $57.5 million
7. The Blue Moon of Josephine Diamond – $48.4 million
8. The Graff Pink Diamond – $46 million
9. The Orange Diamond – $35.5 million
10. The Winston Blue Diamond – $23.8 million
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1. Koh-I-Noor
2. The Cullinan
3. The Hope Diamond
4. De Beers Centenary Diamond
5. The Pink Star
6. The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond
7. The Blue Moon of Josephine Diamond
8. The Graff Pink Diamond
9. The Orange Diamond
10. The Winston Blue Diamond
source: luxe.digital
Weighs – 105.6 carats
This is somehow priceless, and the most expensive and rarest diamond in the world, The Koh-I-Noor means the Mountain of Light.
Initially, it weighed 186 carats. Currently, it weighs 105.6 carats and is one of the highest-carat diamonds.
The rare piece of diamond traces its origins to the alluvial mines in India thousands of years ago.
Also, It is displayed in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. It was incorporated as part of the United Kingdom's Crown Jewels for use by Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI, at her coronation in 1937.
However, The Koh-I-Noor remains part of this crown, This diamond sat on the coffin made for Queen Mother Elizabeth in April 2002.
Though the exact value of the diamond is not known, it is estimated to be worth more than €400 million.
Weighs- 530.2 carats
What is the biggest diamond in the world? When you seek answers to this question, the name Cullinan easily pops up.
Similarly, this rare gem was discovered at a mine in South Africa in January 1905 and was named after the chairman of the mine, Thomas Cullinan.
However, It was later on presented to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom as a gift of goodwill on his 66th birthday.
Likewise, It is the highest-carat diamond you can get. In its uncut state, it weighed 3,107 metric carats before King Edward instructed the diamond cutters to cut it.
Moreover, It weighs 530.2 carats, The Cullinan diamond price is estimated at $400 million.
Weighs- 45.52 carats
The Hope Diamond comes third on the list of the most expensive diamonds.
This diamond traces its origin to the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, more than three centuries ago.
It has had many owners and is currently owned by the Smithsonian Institute.
Also, It is one of the largest blue diamonds in the world, weighing 45.52 carats. The gem is admired because of its rare blue color.
Further, In the pendant surrounding the Hope Diamond are 16 white diamonds, both pear-shapes, and cushion cuts.
Consequently, The necklace chain contains 45 white diamonds, Its value is estimated at $350 million.
Weighs 273.85 carats
It is the third-largest diamond ever recovered from De Beers' Premier mine in South Africa.
However, It was put on public display at the Tower of London for several years. Whether the Centenary Diamond has since been sold is a mystery.
Also, The DeBeers company has a policy in place that prevents it from disclosing such information to protect the anonymity of its clients.
Further, This rare gem weighed 599 carats in its uncut state, and it currently weighs 273.85 carats after being cut, Its value is estimated at $100 million.
This is the most expensive diamond ring in the world. The Pink Star was mined by De Beers in 1999 in South Africa.
Later, In May 2003, Steinmetz unveiled the precious Pink Star Diamond in Monaco in a public ceremony and named it "The Steinmetz Pink".
However, On April 4, 2017, Sotheby put it on auction again in Hong Kong.
Additionally, The diamond was sold to Dr. Henry Cheng Kar-Shun, the chairman of the jeweler Chow Tai Fook for $71.2 million.
In its original state, it weighed 132.5 carats. The Fancy Vivid Pink diamond currently weighs 59.60 carats.
The diamond was mined in South Africa, and it was named in honor of its previous owner, Sir Philip Oppenheimer.
Philip is the racehorse owner whose family controlled the De Beers Group.
The rectangular-cut diamond is set in a ring and flanked by two smaller trapezoid-shaped diamonds.
However, It weighs 14.62 carats in its cut state and is the largest vivid blue diamond ever to appear at an auction.
Moreover, The gem was sold for $57.5 million during Christie's Jewel Auction in 2016.
This diamond was discovered in the Cullinan mine in South Africa in January 2014.
The cushion-shaped diamond, mounted on a ring, has the top grading of fancy vivid blue.
Also, Its weight is 12.03 carats, Property tycoon Joseph Lau bought it for her seven-year-old daughter, Josephine, and renamed it after her.
However, It was sold at Sotheby's auction in Geneva in November 2015 at $48.4 million.
Pink diamonds are inarguably some of the rarest gems in the world.
However, The rare pink diamond remained nameless until it fell into the hands of Laurence Graff, the billionaire who bought it at the Sotheby's auction in Geneva in November 2010.
Further, The previous owner, a private collector, owned it for over half a century after purchasing it from celebrity jeweler Harry Winston.
The diamond was evaluated as type IIa and is potentially flawless.
Also, It is emerald cut with rounded corners and is mounted on a platinum ring, flanked by shield-shaped diamonds on either side.
The vivid pink diamond weighs 23.88 carats, Its estimated value is $46 million.
Weighs-14.82-carats
This is the largest and rarest fancy vivid diamond to ever appear at an auction.
The almond size, VS1 clarity, pear-shaped stunner, is the largest orange diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America.
This color is rarely found in diamonds above 3 or 4 Carats in weight.
It owes its extremely rare, natural orange color to a faint trace of nitrogen in its chemical composition.
The magnificent 14.82-carats fancy vivid diamond was sold at Christie's Geneva Magnificent Jewels sale at $35.5 million.
During the event, it set a new world record price per carat for any diamond sold at auction and a world record price for an orange diamond.
This vivid blue pear-shaped diamond traces its origin to South Africa.
It is the largest flawless fancy vivid blue diamond in the world. The diamond is named after Harry Winston.
Further, He purchased the gem from an anonymous person for $23.8 million during Christie's Geneva Magnificent Jewels sale in May 2014, It weighs 13.22 carats.
However, These most expensive diamonds in the world will undoubtedly add the finishing touch to any outfit and speak volumes about your personality.
Nonetheless, to own a piece of these rare gems, you must be willing to pay a hefty price.
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However, It's time to wrap up this article covering the most expensive top 10 Diamonds.
Diamonds are more like a feminine thing, a best friend of women from all walks of life dream of adding the most expensive diamonds in the world to their jewelry collection.
Today, it's not just women that enjoy the beauty of diamonds, Men are also seen sporting expensive diamond rings, cuff links, watches, bracelets, and even earrings.
So, hope you find this article worth it, feel free to share your recommendations and reviews on it, we would be pleased to get your views on this.
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" T h e T r u t h B e g i n s H e r e . "
Professor Gregory Gilbertson is a tenured criminal justice professor and a licensed private investigator. He was also a police officer for eight years in the cities of Atlanta and La Grange, Georgia. In Atlanta he served as a police patrolman. In La Grange he served as a SWAT Team officer, juvenile court investigator, senior patrolman, school resource officer, and stakeout squad member.
Advanced osteoarthritis and two major surgeries ended his law enforcement career. He then became a college professor and private investigator in Washington State. As a college professor, Gregory Gilbertson also served two years as a superior court Parenting Investigator for at-risk children, and two years as an International Police Trainer in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Professor Gilbertson became a licensed private investigator to maintain currency as a criminal justice professor. He specialized in criminal defense casework for 12 years, completing over 100 pretrial investigations for attorneys in southwest Washington State. In 2014 he expanded his practice to expert witness casework. To date, Professor Gilbertson has consulted on over 80 criminal defense and civil rights cases in 17 states. He has testified in both state and federal courts as an expert witness in Excessive Force, Police Misconduct, False Arrest, and Self Defense.
Chicago Attorney - Nenye Uche, J.D.
"In 2015, I took on one of the most publicized police shooting cases in Chicago: The Estate of Alfontish Cockerham v. The City of Chicago. The case involved a young man who was was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer while running away. It was not the strongest case because society typically gives police officers the benefit of the doubt in cases perceived to involve "a close call." It was a close call because the incident was captured on video and showed my client dropping a gun while running from the officer. The officer claimed my client pointed this gun at him just moments before he shot him.
Based on this fact pattern, I needed an expert witness with integrity who could convey the same to a jury of twelve people. I found Professor Gilbertson through an attorney who was a former war crimes prosecutor at the international criminal court in The Hague, Netherlands. Apparently, Professor Gilbertson's reputation as a expert witness had also caught attention globally.
To say that Professor Gilbertson poured his passion into this case would be an understatement. There were days when I called Professor Gilbertson past midnight to discuss his opinion. Professor Gilbertson was always available and professional no matter the hour. Beyond his availability, his opinion was the best I have ever seen. It was analytically powerful and thoughtful. Professor Gilbertson laid out the reasons why the officer's conduct was egregiously wrong. It was plainly articulated and supported by research and facts. His deposition and trial testimony was a tour de force. He was articulate and intelligent without being condescending. He was passionate without being emotional. He was especially powerful and effective when confronted by an aggressive cross examination at trial.
Professor Gilbertson opined the officer employed excessive force when he shot my client because he never posed a threat to the officer or other bystanders. He instructed the jury on use of force standards and practices. He informed the jury that regardless of what a suspect may have done, police officers cannot lawfully shoot suspects unless they pose an immediate threat to them or bystanders. After a two week trial in December, 2018, the jury convicted the officer of Wrongful Death and returned a judgment totaling $1.18 million dollars. Furthermore, it was one of the rare times a Chicago jury has returned a verdict against a police officer when the alleged perpetrator had a gun.
I interviewed the jury after the verdict. The foreperson specifically noted we would not have won if Professor Gilbertson had not testified. This assessment was noteworthy since opposing counsel had multiple police officers and a nationally recognized expert testify. At the end of the day, the jury believed Professor Gilbertson over all other witnesses.
Professor Gilbertson is an excellent professional that I look forward to working with in the future. Finally, and perhaps more importantly, he is a good man who I am glad I can now count as my friend."
Seattle Attorney - James Bible, J.D.
"In July 2018 Professor Gregory Gilbertson testified in U.S. District Court in Seattle as my use of force expert in the case of Josiah Hunter v. The City of Federal Way. This matter involved a dangerous choke-hold employed by a Federal Way police officer against Mr. Hunter. The jury agreed with Professor Gilbertson's analysis of excessive force and awarded Mr. Hunter $640,000.00 in damages. I wish to thank Professor Gilbertson for his tremendous efforts on this case. His analysis and trial testimony is always persuasive and top notch. I look forward to working with him again on future cases."
If you're an attorney with a client facing serious criminal charges, or are in need of expert analysis regarding police misconduct, excessive force, or false arrest, please call (360) 237-4247 or email Professor Gilbertson at: gilbertson_investigations@reagan.com.


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Light Up The Season is a family-friendly community fundraising event to benefit Children's National. Activities for all ages include holiday cookie decorating, ornament making, musical performances and visits from Santa and Dr. Bear. More information is available about this event online at childrensnational.org/giving/get-involved/events/upcoming-events/foundation-events/light-up-the-season-2018#Designers.


Having recently written in general terms about ways to use mint – see my post Mint: It Grows Like a Weed, but That's Okay from 5/15/12 – I thought it appropriate to offer a few more mint recipes every now and then. Both of the recipes below contain mint ingredients employed to a subtle effect. Enjoy!
Stir ingredients together. Chill until serving. Serve over ice. Garnish with mint leaves, or with lemon or lime slices.
1. Fill a large stock pot to about half full with water then add a dash of salt and bring to a boil.
2. Meanwhile wash and core tomatoes – a grapefruit knife works well for coring – and then cut an 'x' into the bottom of each tomato. Carefully drop tomatoes into boiling water. When the skins start to split, transfer tomatoes to a colander and give a quick rinse with cold water. Allow to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. While the oven is heating, place the heavy cream in a non-stick pot, add mint leaves and vodka, and allow to simmer over low to medium-low heat. Simmer until the heavy cream is reduced to about 3/4 of a cup.
4. While the cream simmers, brush a baking dish with olive oil. Slice tomatoes and arrange them in baking dish, allowing them to overlap slightly. Strain the thickened cream over tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheese and then with salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve as a side dish or with a rustic bread for a small but rich meal.
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Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation - Volume 36, issue 1
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, a peer-reviewed international scientific journal, serves as an aid to understanding the flow properties of blood and the relationship to normal and abnormal physiology. The rapidly expanding science of hemorheology concerns blood, its components and the blood vessels with which blood interacts. It includes perihemorheology, i.e., the rheology of fluid and structures in the perivascular and interstitial spaces as well as the lymphatic system. The clinical aspects include pathogenesis, symptomatology and diagnostic methods, and the fields of prophylaxis and therapy in all branches of medicine and surgery, pharmacology and drug research.
The endeavour of the Editors-in-Chief and publishers of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation is to bring together contributions from those working in various fields related to blood flow all over the world. The editors of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation are from those countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and America where appreciable work in clinical hemorheology and microcirculation is being carried out. Each editor takes responsibility to decide on the acceptance of a manuscript. He is required to have the manuscript appraised by two referees and may be one of them himself. The executive editorial office, to which the manuscripts have been submitted, is responsible for rapid handling of the reviewing process.
Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation accepts original papers, brief communications, mini-reports and letters to the Editors-in-Chief. Review articles, providing general views and new insights into related subjects, are regularly invited by the Editors-in-Chief. Proceedings of international and national conferences on clinical hemorheology (in original form or as abstracts) complete the range of editorial features.
The following professionals and institutions will benefit most from subscribing to Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation: medical practitioners in all fields including hematology, cardiology, geriatrics, angiology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otology, and neurology. Pharmacologists, clinical laboratories, blood transfusion centres, manufacturing firms producing diagnostic instruments, and the pharmaceutical industry will also benefit.
Important new topics will increasingly claim more pages of Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation: the role of hemorheological and microcirculatory disturbances for epidemiology and prognosis, in particular regarding cardiovascular disorders, as well as its significance in the field of geriatrics. Authors and readers are invited to contact the editors for specific information or to make suggestions.
High-density lipoproteins (HDL) inhibit endotoxin-induced leukocyte adhesion on endothelial cells in rats: Effect of the acute-phase HDL
Authors: Thaveeratitham, Premtip | Khovidhunkit, Weerapan | Patumraj, Suthiluk
Abstract: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) plays an important role not only in protecting against atherosclerosis but also in innate immunity. Several lines of evidence showed that HDL could ameliorate the toxic effects of endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this study, we examined whether HDL could inhibit LPS-induced leukocyte adhesion on endothelial cells in rats. Normal HDL and acute-phase HDL (AP-HDL) were purified from plasma of hamsters that received normal saline and LPS injection, respectively. Wistar rats were given LPS injection and the number of leukocytes adhering to endothelial cells of the mesenteric venules was determined using intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy. Intravenous injection of …LPS enhanced leukocyte adhesion to the mesenteric venules. However, when LPS was preincubated with normal HDL, leukocyte adhesion on endothelial cells in response to LPS was significantly attenuated in a dose-dependent manner. AP-HDL was also able to significantly decrease LPS-induced leukocyte adhesion on endothelial cells. It appeared to be more effective than normal HDL since lower concentrations were required. This inhibitory effect of HDL was not due to HDL itself but it requires preincubation of HDL with LPS. When HDL was separated into protein and lipid fractions, it was found that lipid-free apoHDL was able to significantly inhibit LPS-induced leukocyte adhesion, whereas lipid component of HDL had no effect. In conclusion, HDL, both normal and acute-phase, could inhibit an inflammatory effect of LPS on endothelial cells in vivo. AP-HDL was more potent than normal HDL in inhibiting LPS-induced leukocyte adhesion, and this effect was attributed to the protein component of HDL. Show more
Keywords: High-density lipoproteins (HDL), endotoxin, leukocyte adhesion, endothelial cells, rat mesentery
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 1-12, 2007
Effects of vitamin E administration on the hemorheological status and redox homeostasis of patients with porphyria cutanea tarda treated with phlebotomy
Authors: Székely, E. | Vereckei, A. | Almási, A. | Rapavi, E. | Tasnádi, Gy. | Várnai, K. | Pallai, Zs. | Lugasi, A. | Blázovics, Anna
Abstract: Background: Conflicting results were reported about the efficacy of vitamin E (E) treatment in porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). We conducted a study in PCT patients to investigate whether E treatment has any additional beneficial effects compared with phlebotomy (P) treatment alone on rheological and oxidative stress parameters. Methods: Twenty three patients with sporadic PCT in clinical remission and 10 healthy control patients were studied. All patients were treated with P prior to the study until clinical remission was achieved. Baseline routine laboratory [blood glucose, serum lipids, C-reactive protein (CRP), iron metabolism indices, liver function tests], oxidative stress [serum thiobarbituric acid …reactive substances (TBARS), plasma H-donor activity, plasma free SH-groups, erythrocyte glutathion peroxidase activity] and rheological parameters (whole blood and plasma viscosity, cell transit time, clogging rate) were measured in both groups. Then all PCT patients received E (tocopherol acetate) 200 mg/day for 8 weeks and at the end of treatment measurements identical to those performed at baseline were repeated. Results: Increased urine uroporphyrin, serum CRP, TBARS concentrations, whole blood and plasma viscosity and decreased plasma H-donor activity, free SH-group level, erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase activity were detected in PCT patients treated with P alone compared with control group consistent with residual oxidative stress in PCT patients. E treatment decreased urine uroporphyrin and serum TBARS concentrations; increased plasma H-donor activity and did not influence whole blood and plasma viscosity compared with P treatment alone. Conclusions: E treatment reduced the residual oxidative stress and did not influence increased plasma and whole blood viscosity present in PCT patients receiving P treatment prior to clinical remission. Show more
Keywords: Porphyria cutanea tarda, vitamin E, hemorheological status, oxidative stress
Citation: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 13-23, 2007
Effect of decreased plasma cholesterol by atorvastatin treatment on erythrocyte mechanical properties
Authors: Uyuklu, Mehmet | Meiselman, Herbert J. | Baskurt, Oguz K.
Abstract: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are the most commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs, with recent clinical trends usually aimed at achieving the lowest possible plasma cholesterol levels. Although the effects of increased plasma cholesterol have been previously reported, it is not obvious how very low plasma cholesterol levels would affect membrane composition and the deformability of red blood cells (RBC). The present study investigated the effects of hypocholesterolemia achieved by atorvastatin therapy on RBC membrane and mechanical properties in guinea pigs fed a normal diet. Two groups of animals were used (atorvastatin-treated, n=12; control n=12), and atorvastatin given orally …in isotonic phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at a dose of 20 mg/kg/day for a 21-day period. Our results indicate that the atorvastatin-treated group had significantly lower plasma total cholesterol (17.42±1.70 mg/dl), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (5.25±2.22 mg/dl) and triglycerides (42.60±3.78 mg/dl) than the control group (34.08±1.72, 21.17±1.41 and 60.64±2.43 mg/dl, respectively). In addition, membrane cholesterol content was lower (p<0.0001) and phospholipid content higher (p<0.0001) in the atorvastatin-treated group, thus decreasing the cholesterol to phospholipid ratio; a significant enhancement in sodium-potassium-ATPase activity also occurred. However, in spite the marked changes of plasma and RBC membrane composition, there was no change of RBC deformability. Note that although our results indicate no adverse rheological alterations, extension of our findings to humans requires caution. Show more
Keywords: Cholesterol, atorvastatin, erythrocyte membrane, erythrocyte deformability
B-flow and B-flow with 3D and SRI postprocessing before intervention and monitoring after stenting of the internal carotid artery
Authors: Jung, E.M. | Kubale, R. | Clevert, D.-A. | Weskott, H.-P. | Prantl, L. | Herold, T. | Renz, M. | Rupp, N. | Tacke, J.
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the extent to which B-flow and B-flow with 3D postprocessing and speckle reduction imaging (SRI) have advantages in appraising the morphology of a high-grade stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) for preinterventional planning and for postinterventional ultrasonographic follow-up. Materials/methods: A comparative appraisal of flow with CCDS, power Doppler, B-flow and 3D B-Flow with SRI were carried out prospectively in 50 patients with >70% stenosis according to NASCET criteria in contrast medium-enhanced MRA before and after the intervention. After stenting of the internal carotid artery (ICA), i.a. digital substraction angiography (DSA) served as an additional reference method. …Results: In >70% ICA stenosis, simultaneous imaging of the pre-stenotic, intra-stenotic and post-stenotic flow was attained with B-flow in 45/90 cases (90%), with power Doppler in 39/50 cases (78%) and with CCDS in only 31/50 cases (62%). After intervention, a complete detection of flow without overwriting or blooming artifacts was achieved in all 50 patients only by B-flow. The intrastenotic flow (p<0.05) could be better demarcated against the lumen and the vessel wall before the intervention, whereas the flow within the stent could be very much better appraised after the intervention (p<0.01) using 3D postprocessing of B-flow with additional SRI. Re-stenoses with hypoechoic vascular wall changes (3/50 patients) were detected at an early stage using B-flow. Conclusions: B-flow technique with SRI and 3D postprocessing can facilitate the intrastenotic detection of flow in >70% ICA stenosis with fewer flow artifacts. After stenting, the perfused vascular lumen shows less flow artifacts compared with CCDS and power Doppler. In order to elucidate hemodynamic changes, additional Doppler examinations are still necessary. Show more
Establishment and biochemical characterization of primary cells of the upper aerodigestive tract
Authors: Rickert, Dorothee | Franke, R.-P. | Fernández, Cecilia A. | Kilroy, Susan | Yan, Li | Moses, Marsha A.
Abstract: The upper aerodigestive tract, composed of the oral cavity, the pharynx and the esophagus, is a complex system whose components function in both organ-specific ways as well in serving as a protective barrier against the enzymes which initiate digestion as well as against the mechanical functions which serve to ensure movement of food through the upper aerodigestive tract. Given these diverse functional requirements, the study of the anatomy and physiology of this region are uniquely complex and significantly understudied. The goal of the current study was to develop a simple and reproducible method for the isolation, growth, and maintenance of …primary epithelial cells from the oral cavity, the pharynx and the esophagus. In addition, given the increased interest in diseases characterized by a loss of mucosal integrity in these areas which is often accompanied by a diminished wound healing capability, these cells were biochemically characterized with a focus on the components of the extracellular matrix remodeling axis including the activity and inhibition of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Show more
Keywords: Aerodigestive tract, primary cells, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs)
Effect of silver threads containing compression stockings on the cutaneous microcirculation: A double blind, randomized cross-over study
Authors: Jaccard, Yves | Singer, Elisabeth | Degischer, Steve | Imfeld, Stefan | Aschwanden, Markus | Thalhammer, Christoph | Labs, Karl-Heinz | Jäger, Kurt A.
Abstract: Recently silver fibers containing compression stockings for the use in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) were introduced to the market. In order to gain some first insight into the effects of these new fabrics on the cutaneous microcirculation, a double-blind, randomized cross-over trial was performed in 10 healthy volunteers. A 3 days run-in phase preceded the (2×10 days) treatment phases and was used to assess the reproducibility of the primary endpoint, which was the transcutaneous partial oxygen pressure (tcpO2 ) measured at a probe temperature of 44°C in the perimalleolar region of the reference leg in supine and dependent …leg positions. Coefficients of variation for double measured tcpO2 values were 4.2% (3.1 SD) and 5.8% (6.0 SD) for the leg in supine and dependent position. The intra-individual comparison of the effects from both treatment phases (value end of treatment – start of treatment) resulted in a negative tcpO2 net balance for the regular hosiery (−0.93 (2.7 SD) mmHg, supine; −1.1 (3.5 SD) mmHg, dependent) but a positive net balance for the silver fibers containing stockings (0.25 (4.0 SD) mmHg, supine; 1.7 (3.9 SD) mmHg, dependent). The inter-treatment differences were statistically significant for the leg in a dependent position. The trial provides first evidence that interweaving silver threads into regular compression stockings may result in a positive effect regarding the nutritive skin perfusion. Show more
Keywords: Compression stockings, silver fibers, microcirculation, healthy volunteers
Effects of cyclosporine A on deformability and oxidative stress in the peripheral lymphocytes of rats
Authors: Tamer, Sule | Ademoglu, Evin | Gokkusu, Cahide | Albeniz, Isıl
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of CsA on lymphocyte deformability and oxidant–antioxidant system in peripheral lymphocytes in rats. Female WistarAlbino rats were injected 10 mg/kg/30 days Sandimmun i.p. the control rats were injected 0.9% NaCl. CsA administration caused a significant reduction in the deformability of lymphocytes, and produced a significant increase in peripheral lymphocytes lipid peroxide level and a significant decrease in nitric oxide (NO) level. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in peripheral lymphocytes did not show significant differences between CsA administrated and control rats. However the total thiol (t-SH) content of lymphocytes was …significantly lower in CsA administrated rats. Conlusions. The present data demonstrate that CsA administration increased lipid peroxidation and decreased the NO levels and t-SH contents in the peripheral lymphocytes of rats. This effect was accompanied by a decrease in lymphocytes deformability. These results support the hypothesis that sufficient cellular t-SH concentrations may be important to prevent cyclosporin toxicity, and indicate that disturbances in lymphocytes rheology may be an additional risk factor in the pathogenesis of side effects associated with CsA. Show more
Keywords: Cyclosporine A, deformability, oxidative stress and lymphocytes
Erythrocyte deformability does not seem to be altered in Behçet's disease
Authors: Simó, María | Ricart, José M. | Santaolaria, Marisa | Ortí, Guillermo | Vayá, Amparo
Abstract: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. It is also associated with an increased risk of developing thrombosis, although the prothrombotic mechanisms are not clearly defined. The role played by rheological alterations in the development of thrombotic events in BD is not well defined, existing little information on whether erythrocyte deformability (ED) may be involved in this issue. Therefore we aimed to evaluate ED by ektacytometric techniques in a large group of patients with BD in a non-active phase of the disease at sampling and in a well-matched …control group, in order to establish a possible association between alterations in ED and the presence of thrombotic events. The patient group comprised 45 patients with BD (22 male, 23 female aged 42±14 years) and the control group comprised 46 healthy volunteers (23 male, 23 female aged 45±13 years). Twelve of the 45 patients with BD had a previous documented history of deep vein thrombosis at least six months before entering the study, and the other 33 did not. Erythrocyte elongation indexes (EI) at the three shear stresses tested (EI12, EI30, EI60) were not statistically different between patients and controls (EI12: P=0.453; EI30: P=0.411; EI60: P=0.403). There were no significant differences in these parameters, either, when patients with and without previous thrombotic events were compared (EI12: P=0.272; EI30: P=0.215; EI60: P=0.171). Our results suggest that ED is not compromised in BD and does not seem to be involved in the development of thrombotic events in these patients. Show more
Keywords: Behçet's disease, thrombotic events, erythrocyte deformability, ektacytometric techniques
Haemostatic variables and their relationship to body mass index and blood pressure in adult Nigerians with the sickle cell trait
Authors: Awodu, O.A. | Famodu, A.A.
Abstract: Several studies had assessed the rheological and haemostatic parameters in both sickle cell anaemia(HbSS) and haemoglobin AA(HbAA) subjects. The effect of the heterogeneous state on these parameters has not been fully determined. Our aim was to assess the haemorheological and haemostatic parameters and there relationship to body mass index in individuals with the sickle cell trait. Fifty eight males (41 HbAA and 17 HbAS) who were neither smokers nor drinkers were studied. Body mass index was calculated as weight in Kg divided by height in m2 , blood samples were analysed for haematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, platelets, fibrinogen and factor …VII by standard methods. There were no significant differences in the levels of haemostatic and cardiovascular risk factors between the HbAA and HbAS individuals. Fibrinogen correlated positively with BMI (r=0.6014, p=0.0107), systolic blood pressure (r=0.4820, p=0.0570), diastolic blood pressure (r=0.4699, p=0.0570) in HbAS individuals. The body mass index also correlated positively with diastolic blood pressure (r=0.5182, p<0.05), and systolic blood pressure (r=0.6189, p<0.01). Positive associations were also found between fibrinogen and body mass index (r=0.5012, p=0.0008), and fibrinogen and haematocrit (r=0.3696, r=0.0174) respectively in HbAA subjects. We conclude that the lack of significant difference in both haemorheological and cardiovascular risk factors in HbAS and HbAA subjects has further supported the observation that HbAS is a benign condition under physiological settings. Also the positive associations of fibrinogen with other cardiovascular risk factors have further underscored the central role of fibrinogen as an independent risk factors in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Show more
Keywords: BMI, haemostatic variables, sickle cell trait

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The Jolly-Pa-Looza Music Festival is coming to the Johnsburg Community Club on December 7th. Doors open at 5PM- Music from 6PM-1AM.
Donation at teh door is $5. This years (2013) event will feature: LIVE music from Valentine, 4 Grand and Friction, Silent Auctions, Meat Raffles, Food & Beverages, Cash Bar and so much more!! Proceeds will go towards families touched by cancer.
NOTE: On APRIL 8th 2014 the Walla-Pa-Looza Organization announced the dissolution of their organization, and will cease all future fundraisers.
Walla-La-Palooza is an annual event that is held at the Johnsburg Community Club. Video shows highlights from July 28th, 2012.
In the decades that the Johnsburg Community Club has been in existence- there have been many musical performances. This video was found on You Tube, and it is from a performance by the band Seam, whom performed on June 7th, 1997. Length: 34:47 min.


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CPISTF Provides $52,500 to Printing Students
By PrintAction Staff
The Canadian Printing Industries Scholarship Trust Fund (CPISTF) is awarding $52,500 in scholarships to post-secondary students pursuing graphic communications education for the current school year.
A total of $15,000 was awarded to nine new students enrolled in the first year of an approved course of study. A further $37,500 was provided to 30 continuing students already enrolled in the scholarship program.
The majority of each annual scholarship is $1,250, while the $5,000 Warren Wilkins Prestige Scholarship has been awarded to Samantha Tully, who is attending Ryerson University's School of Graphic Communications Management program.
"Every year the Board of Trustees is challenged to select the best and brightest as recipients of our scholarships and this year was no exception," said Don Gain, Chairman of the fund. "We are pleased to be able to support 39 students in their pursuit of a career in the graphic communications industry."
CPISTF was initiated in 1971 and has since generated over a million dollars of funding.
CPISTF Awards $56,000 to Students
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We have more information and less critical thought. The validation that my innate feelings and longings towards a simple life can be true and powerful. Brooke McAlary's exuberant, honest words are a refreshing contribution to the slow living community. Saying yes and saying no. Kate launched This Mom Loves in 2010. Followers of my reviews will know that self-help books are not my usual forte. If you want to save to a personal computer, you can download this image in full size.
She gave me the opportunity to decide for myself, and ask myself what 'slow living' can mean for me- not what it should look like. There is no one right way to do it, but it does start with noticing. Care more about the things you already own and use. Being kind to myself is addictive. Brooke explains within the book that living slow looks different for each and every person, but there are things to keep in mind that will help you shape your life into one you are delighted to live in. I want to hold it close, and re-read it again and again. Brooke McAlary has a definite way with words, her prose is inflected with humour, a self-depreciating honesty, and a tell it like it is quality that I always appreciate.
Past the social mask and the past the Joneses, deep into yourself and your intentions for being. To get a book signed at one of our events, a copy of the event book must be purchased from BookPeople. And we don't want to be one of those people. Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. Slow living follows a personal format based on your own Whys of living and on the things that are most important to you. More awareness of the beauty and tragedy of life.
Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. M-E-D-S is a simple such strategy. The difference is in the weight we give things. Paying attention and making it count for something. Slow is book 61 in my 2017 Australian Women Writers Challenge. There was no buffer to help me cope, so I blew up. She writes the blog Slow Your Home, and hosts and produces the podcast, The Slow Home Podcast.
At its core, minimalism is about stripping out excess stuff in order to make room for the things that matter, but it so often becomes twisted around the competitive idea of how much we should own, how many items we can live with, how bare the walls are, how tiny the home, how tightly edited the capsule wardrobe. At the beginning of the book Brooke asks these questions of the reader: 1. We're never fully in a moment, because we're worried about all the other areas of our lives that aren't getting our attention in that moment. . It has come to my attention that prolonged attempts to compete with you have been detrimental to my health, my bank account, my self-confidence and my ability to feel content.
Use it to make life better. Once I realized I had a choice, it was simpler though not always easier to spend it more wisely. Slow is an inspirational guide on creating a life filled with the things that really matter, and is meant for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and joy in their otherwise rapid lives. Slow is an inspirational guide on creating a life filled with the things that really matter, and is meant for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and joy in their otherwise rapid lives. However, Slow, was a really good read. I would I like how intelligently simplified this book is. It was helpful, real and flexible.
A house full of stuff, a calendar full of commitments, a credit card full of debt—these things are heavy and made travel and exploring feel out of reach. I don't feel like I could accurately rank it since it's not a genre I have ever read or plan on reading much again and I didn't read it all. The content is nothing completely new but is phrased in such a way that it actua I! Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. I particularly enjoyed the chapters Mindfulness and Disconnect to Reconnect. Now, I have never really read self-help books. Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was discovering a simpler, more fulfilling existence. Switch off our phones and get outside.
Now, I have never really read self-help books. She freely admits her flaws and mistakes and that it has taken her a while to get to the point where she is at now, and that is one of the strengths of the book, I think, because she doesn't appear to have all the answers and does a good job of describing the process of re-evaluation and making slow changes. Slow provides practical advice and fascinating insights into: messiness to mindfulness, decluttering to de-owning, asking why to asking where to now? Brooke McAlary's exuberant, honest words are a refreshing contribution to the slow living community. It's good use of time! Balance is fluid and flexible. As far as books go, this is a beautiful one to linger over. She put the brakes on her stressful path, and reorganized her life to live outside the status-quo, emphasizing depth, connection and meaningful experiences. What is important to me? We know this, but the myth of balance tells us otherwise.
Noticing what weighs you down and letting some of those things go. Not from cover to cover at least. She put the brakes on her stressful path, and reorganized her life to live outside the status-quo, emphasizing depth, connection and meaningful experiences. And if you can work through the process of decluttering with intention, then you can feel confident that a slower, simpler home waits on the other side. What do you want your legacy to be? Once upon a time, it became clear to Brooke McAlary that the key to happiness was dis Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It was short and sweet with many moments of brilliant and insightful ideas to live a more meaningful and thoughtful life. Another way to make me feel guilty for not doing enough? What it did do was put the important things front and center.


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BIZARRE BASEBALL CULTURE: Strange Tales #36 "The Discovery"
In Bizarre Baseball Culture, I take a look at some of the more unusual places where baseball has reared it's head in pop culture and fiction.
Yeah, so that Power Rangers series I promised I'd finish two years ago? You're going to keep waiting. Today, we're going to the 1950s to read a story from Marvel's Strange Tales #36, circa 1955. Well, sort of, you see, this is actually a story from Atlas Comics, which is what Marvel was called at the time. It's a short, four-page story in the middle of an issue full of them, and calls to mind later stories like the Sidd Finch hoax… and how it could go horribly wrong, especially if he wasn't used right.
Go below the jump for more:
I believe I have mentioned in the past that the 1950s were a strange era for comic books. After WWII, superheroes lost their appeal with the public, to the point where only Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman continued to be regularly published. Instead, the focus of comics shifted to other genres like horror and true crime, often with graphic (for the time) covers depicting violence and sexual innuendo. This (along with concerns about some of the superhero comics) led to a best-selling book, congressional hearings, and ultimately the establishment of the Comics Code Authority, a self-regulatory apparatus meant to keep comic books safe for kids by severely curtailing and sometimes outright eliminating violence, sex, drugs, questioning of authority, and the like.
It was against this backdrop that Strange Tales #36 came out. The series was, as the name suggests, a comic book about… strange tales. Initially one of the (to 1940s/50s sensibility) gruesome horror comics, after the Comics Code it moved to stories of science fiction, magic, and heavily-neutered monster tales. Marvel (again, called Atlas at the time) had several magazines like this alongside romance comics that were popular at the time- it was still years before they'd get back into superheroes again.
Anyway, here's the cover of Strange Tales #36:
As you can see, there's no indication that a story about baseball is in it. That's because Strange Tales was an anthology- lots of stories were in each issue, most of them (including "The Discovery") quite short.
Oh, one last thing before we start, required legal note:
All characters and logos in the comic are property of their respective owners. The excerpts from this comic used in this post are being used under fair use doctrine and are meant merely to support and enhance the opinions and facts stated in said post.
Now, let's go to "The Discovery", shall we? This story is like so many before and after it: the amazing out-of-nowhere pitching find that changes everything. An old trope that has popped up in (deep breath) Rookie of the Year, The Scout, Major League (sort-of), Roogie's Bump (which Rookie of the Year was based off of), The Bad News Bears, the villain in Mr. Go, the story of Sidd Finch, and kid books about baseball since time immemorial.
It isn't known who wrote the story, but a Marvel wiki says it was drawn by Bob Powell, who Wikipedia says is best known for his work on "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "Mr. Mystic".
Want to read it yourself? You can find it on the Marvel Unlimited service, which has… more Marvel comics than you could ever possibly read.
Our story (which is only four pages so don't expect many pictures) begins on a farm in the middle of nowhere, where Mike Sloane, a scout for the "Green Sox", comes across Ernie Watkins throwing rocks with the speed of Aroldis Chapman and the accuracy of Greg Maddux:
As you'd imagine, Sloane is soon giving Watkins a baseball to see if he can throw a baseball as well as he can a rock. Guess what? He can. In fact, he outright destroys the side of a barn with it. Sloane immediately offers him a $50,000 contract, which is about $471,597.01 in today's money.
While that isn't much money by today's baseball standards even after inflation (it isn't even MLB minimum) that is actually a ton for 1955. Whitey Ford was only paid $26K in 1955. Robin Roberts was paid $40K in 1955. Bob Lemon was paid $45K. To be sure, there were some guys getting paid more than $50,000, but they were mostly position players- Ted Williams, for example, was paid at least $67K.
But here's the thing, for all that money and for all of Watkins' supernatural throwing abilities (to the point where the catcher can barely stay upright), the Green Sox don't use him. At all. Their manager, Handley, doesn't use him down the stretch. In fact, he doesn't use him until Game 7 of the World Series! And not even as a starter, he waits until the 9th inning when the Green Sox are down 3-2.
My god, how stupid is Handley?!?! Okay, I can maybe see not using him much down the stretch if the Green Sox are running away with the league. I can even understand not using him in Game 1 of the World Series because maybe he wanted to use a veteran.
BUT WAITING UNTIL GAME 7 OF THE WORLD SERIES, AND THEN WAITING UNTIL THE NINTH INNING, WHEN YOU ARE DOWN IN THE GAME!?!?!?
This makes Buck Showalter's usage of Britton in the Wild Card Game against Toronto look like genius in comparison. At least Britton had been used in games to get that point!
Oh, and remember, this is pre-DH, so the pitcher has to hit. And, what do you know, Watkins gets a hit… but doesn't run. He sticks at home when he should be getting a game-winning inside-the-park home run, or at least a game-tying hit. Why?
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING IN BASEBALL BESIDES PITCHING.
Now, obviously there is the fact that it's absurd that Watkins didn't catch on as to what he's supposed to do at the plate and on the basepaths from just watching the games as he rode the bench. But, no, I'm going to blame Handley here, because maybe if he'd used Watkins at all during the season he'd know about this and done something!
#FIREHANDLEY.
Next time on Bizarre Baseball Culture: Something involving baseball and culture that is bizarre.
Previously on Bizarre Baseball Culture:
Prologue: "Rockets on the Mound" (short story)
1: Captain Marvel teaches baseball to Martians
2: Fantom of the Fair and exploding baseballs
3: Doll Man fights the Baseball Bandits
4: Tony Stark- Baseball Fan
5: The Other Guys
6: The Little Wise Guys and the Absent-Minded Natural
7. Pokémon: "The Double Trouble Header"
8. Dash Dartwell's PED use for justice
9. The Shield and the Ballpark Murders
10. 2007′s Triple-A Baseball Heroes
12. The Batman and Cal Ripken join forces
13. Sub-Zero and Blasted Bulbs
14. "Pinky at the Bat"
15. How To Play Baseball
16. Action Comics #50
17. Superman Adventures #13
18. Billy the Marlin (guest-starring Spider-Man)
19. Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
20. Shortstop Squad
21. Cosmic Slam
22. Thanksgiving Doubleheader (Dick Blaze and Franklin Richards)
23. Mariners Mojo
24. Ozzie Smith and Tony the Tiger
25. 25th Installment!
26. Stuart Taylor travels through time
27. Captain America in "Death Loads the Bases"
28. Captain America in "High Heat"
29. Spider-Man, Uncle Ben, and the Mets
30. Green Arrow and Elongated Man
31. Hideki Matsui's Godzilla Cameo
32. Mr. Go
33. Captain Marvel, Tawky Tawny, and the Tigers
34. Cal Ripken Jr. Bio-Comic
35. Simpsons Comics #120
36. Dick Cole
37. The 2001 NY Yankees (and Cal Ripken) in "Championship Challenge"
38. "It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown!"
39. Stan Musial Bio-Comic
40. "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team!"
41. "To Beat The Devil!"
42. "The Day Baseball Died" Continuucast
43. Bullseye: Perfect Game
44. Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #34
45. Yankee Stadium in Marvel Comics
46. Popeye the Sailor Man in "Twisker Pitcher"
47. Cleveland Indians Strikeforce vs. The Scatman
48. Fallout 4
49. Ultraman 80 vs. Glovusk, the giant evil baseball glove
50. The Great Super-Star Game!
51. Kool-Aid Man
52. "Martian Sam" Continuucast
53. Human Target
54. Power Rangers "A Star Is Born", and the Japanese episode it is based on
55. Power Rangers Zeo "Rangers in the Outfield"
56. Power Rangers Turbo "The Curve Ball"
57. "The Discovery" from Strange Tales #36 (you are here)
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2 thoughts on "BIZARRE BASEBALL CULTURE: Strange Tales #36 "The Discovery""
puddleglum5999 on March 19, 2019 at 10:26 am said:
I really enjoyed this. One week, you might want to feature an episode of the original "Twilight Zone" entitled "The Mighty Casey."
danglickman on March 25, 2019 at 12:49 pm said:
That actually has been on my "To Do" list for awhile.


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Gaming November 12, 2012
The Prince of Arcade: next-level games, old-school party
by EMANUELA BONAFFINI
An arcade-style video game party brings gaming fans together and gives new talent in the industry a chance to be discovered.
Teknopants' Samurai Gunn, a featured game at this year's Prince of Arcade
These days, video arcades are either long gone or far from what they used to be. The onetime social convention is now reduced to displaying major mainstream titles for profit, without giving new experimental or independent games any chance. Luckily for us, some people still have that spirit of bringing people together with the same eagerness for video games as well as giving new talent in the industry a fair chance to be discovered. Enter The Prince of Arcade, a yearly event that celebrates indie games, arcade-style, right here in Montreal.
"This is a celebration of the independent gaming scene and a crazy arcade party," says Prince of Arcade co-founder Nick Rudzicz. "We wanna tie in the memories of the arcades with refreshing work being done today, and we want people to discover it."
For the third year running, the Mount Royal Gaming Society, partnering with new media production and exhibition centre Eastern Bloc, is mounting this amazing cultural event and calling all gamers and arcade enthusiasts. Alongside Rudzicz, MRGS co-founder Stephen Ascher and co-organizer Saleem Dabbous are bringing an amazing multi-sensory experience for game lovers.
"There's a lot of interesting work done out there, and while Halo or Street Fighter tournaments and perfectly valid forms of entertainment, we also want to show other fascinating indie games that people otherwise wouldn't have known about," says Rudzicz.
Revelers at last year's POA. Photo by Antonella Fratino.
The Prince of Arcade has been trying to keep a sense of tradition by bringing the Montreal gaming community together at one big event to fill a void in today's gaming scene. By including existing indie game developers along with introducing new ones to the public, the guys at MRGS want to pull in new talent, make the creators known for their remarkable work and experiment with the new types of interactive experiences that their games bring.
"The Eastern Bloc is going to be filled with projectors displaying the games on big walls, so people can just walk up, grab a controller and play new indie titles," along with "some locally-made arcade cabinets and a proper functioning full-on bar," says Rudzicz. "It'll be an event to socialize about games, have fun and show people all the fantastic new stuff that indie devs worked on."
The Prince of Arcade will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Eastern Bloc (7240 Clark), 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Entry cost is 9$ and alcohol is at your own expense by purchasing tickets at the entrance. More info here.


Home Off Beat	Can volcanoes power the world in the future?
Can volcanoes power the world in the future?
Currently there is a race going on among renewable energy advocates to conceptualize the next big source of renewable energy to power the world when oil well and reservoirs of natural gas run dry. There are currently a few decent options, which although generate energy in its cleanest form, but are dependent on climatic conditions, such as sunshine and strong winds, to produce any energy. Quite obviously, such systems cannot be relied upon in a world that needs energy 24X7 and panics on even the slightest disruption. As an answer to the unpredictable nature of solar and wind generated power, scientists are now trying to capture Mother Nature's wildest weapon – an active volcano, into a source of clean, abundant and cheap energy.
As one might expect, volcanic magma isn't something that can be handled or controlled by anybody. The superheated rock with temperate in excess of a 1000 degrees can ruin even the most sophisticated instruments and machinery in a matter of seconds. However, the high temperature is something that the scientists are interested in, as these temperatures can convert water into superheated steam, which packs a lot of energy generating potential.
How was the energy generating potential of volcanoes discovered?
We all know about hot springs and geothermal energy, which relies on the same source of heat, albeit, on a smaller scale that molten rock. Contrary to the common perception, the energy generating prospect of volcanoes came to be known by way of a couple of accidents, the most recent one being at the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project in the year 2009. The team at IDDP was drilling shafts up to 5km in depth in an effort to reach the heat in the volcanic bedrock below the surface. However, before reaching the targeted depth, the team accidently drilled into a pocket of magma, which then intruded into the upper layers of the crust at a temperature of about 1000 degrees Celsius.
Without worrying about the instruments the team had completely lost owing to the miscalculation, the team immediately focused on the energy generating potential of this molten rock. All the team had to do was create a steel casing with a perforated section at the lower end, which was near the magma. As heat continued to add up in the well, superheated steam continued to flow through it for two years, creating high pressure steam at record temperatures of over 450 degrees Celsius. This magma heated steam generated up to 36MW of power. Although the energy output isn't something that called for celebrations, it definitely proved that volcanoes can in fact be used to produce clean energy.
Recognizing the need for renewable energy at the earliest, the Department of Energy in the United States and internet giant Google have already funded Seattle's AltaRock Energy to develop a pilot project that can make use of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon to produce clean power. The $43 million funding will allow the company to dig wells and inject 24 million gallons of water into the side of the volcano to produce superheated steam, which can then be used to produce usable electricity.
Although the entire idea of generating power from active and dormant volcanoes seems ingenious, the potential hasn't been completely tested and hence, the idea is surrounded by skepticism. There is a wide range of critics who believe that the energy output won't be worth the trouble as the IDDP never managed to produce a decent output. Moreover, others believe that playing with nature, which means injecting millions of gallons of water into wells dug next to an active volcano, might cause earthquakes as water turns into superheated steam and expands. Moreover, since such plants can only be setup in vicinity of volcanoes, the idea to convert the ingenious option into a globally accepted power generation prospect, is completely out of the books.


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A voiceless Ban gets back to doing what he does best! Sic Cofactum is well below the city, in what is known as, the Canyon Lands.
 Editor's note: Our dear friend Colin was unable to speak during this and many upcoming episodes. He is better-ish now, so fear not; his golden voice of reason will eventually return, but he is still recovering.


The stock market continues to soar with the Dow closing at 15,387, and the FTSE at 6803, my conclusion as of late March is that the current stage of the stocks rally underway was as a direct consequence of the Cyprus debacle that literally poured gasoline onto the stock market rally fire as for the first time Bank Depositors LOST money (stolen) and not just by a few percentage points, but in real life examples of as much as 85% of their bank balance being stolen. The rally was then further boosted to by the Japanese pouring rocket fuel onto the fire through the policy of Hyper QE Inflation.
In which respect what is higher risk ?
Money in the bank of which as much as 85% could be stolen or the stock market that offers a 50/50 bet on a 20% rise against a potential 20% drop. So it is no wonder that the stock market continues to be bid higher as the animal spirit continues to drive the stock market higher as bank depositors both scared of outright theft and the ongoing inflation stealth theft are belatedly starting to recognise that the stock market in comparison to putting money in the bank or into the bond bubble is low risk.
The Dow is Up 16% year to date and well above its preceding long standing old time high. The FTSE is Up 15% year to date and within 140 points of its 13 year old pre-dot com bust old time high.
b. The Cyprus bank deposits theft panic event that I wrote of in late March that resulted in a fundamental shift in investor psychology as bank deposits were now increasingly perceived as being of a similar risk to stock market investments (31 Mar 2013 - Cyprus Bank Deposit's Theft Crisis Sparks Run to Stock Market Safe Haven ).
As mentioned earlier the effect of Japan's QE will be similar to that of the US in that much of the money will wash around the world being leveraged higher by X10, perhaps X20 to INFLATE ALL ASSET Prices ALL OVER THE WORLD. That and the obvious response of other governments to engage in their own further QE's in an attempt to counter Japan's competitive devaluation of the Yen which is generally termed by the media as the Currency Wars though which should more correctly be termed as Inflation Wars for that is the lasting impact of money printing.
Central Banks Inflating Asset Prices.
The bottom line is that the Central Banks have been inflating asset prices (stocks and bonds, supporting housing) for over FIVE YEARS! And the rate of asset price inflation is INCREASING resulting a goldilocks zone for investors as money printing inflation continues to be funneled into stocks and housing whilst economic austerity and wage freezes have proved effective in limiting slippage of the money printing flood into consumer price inflation (for the time being).
For MOST of the 5 years the vast majority of so called market analysts and academics were found banging the drum of Deflation, and stating why a stock market collapse was always imminent i.e. inline with their deflation expectations. I also wrote years ago that many of these commentators would only abandon the deflation mantra towards the END of the stock price boom. Now 5 years on many of the fools can be busily found re-writing history and making proclamations of why stocks have risen (with benefit of hindsight) and why they are going to soar far higher! Which obviously is getting me worried, because Fools cannot be right!
The reason why the academic economists have been blind to the impact of the series of QE's is because they failed to realise the fact that QE was meant to inflate asset prices and not the real economy, so they never saw it appear in any of the economic data they monitor which is why the likes of Roubini were consistently bearish on stocks when they were literally the buy of the decade!
Gordon Gecko summed it up - Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.
It is Greed that will drive economic recovery and not fear, and that greed will emerge from the asset markets and private corporations competing for profit. So what we see today are the fundamental drivers for future economic growth that makes all of the economic data that academics cling onto worthless! Because they do not understand what drives economic growth. It is not GDP data, nor inflation data, nor unemployment data it is Individual and corporate GREED!
This is one thing the Conservative party understands far better than the Labour party, the Tory led coalition is busy stoking the fires of greed with its UK housing market policies, such as making guaranteed deposits available for people to buy properties upto a value of £600,000 as I wrote of in March - 20 Mar 2013 - George Osborne Boosts UK Subprime Housing Market Ahead of Election Boom.
Against which all Labour can promise is to bribe voters with printed money to pay out as benefits as Labour seeks to turn over 90% of the population into vested interest benefits recipients, it lacks the animal spirits greed factor, that ignites the fire that drives entrepreneurs, the fire that encourages people to buy their own homes as 90% of people don't want to be stuck in a council house for life, in fact most people only seek out council houses these days for the right to buy a heavily discounted property.
Understand this - the way people perceive the stock market today is how they will see the housing market in a few years time i.e. they will ask themselves "why did I not buy, when prices were cheap?"
This IS your buying opportunity, miss it and you will regret it. I have already taken advantage of it.
Whilst I have yet to convert my analysis into articles, but my message on housing for the whole of 2012 has been clear and consistent, I could give strong pointers why but without without depth they will just trigger questions, especially for new trends.
Many times I am asked what would I do or what I am doing to illustrate actions that could be entertained in the monetization of the unfolding trends, in which respect my strategy for the duration of the stocks stealth bull market has remained simple and as I have iterated at least 50 times in stocks articles over the past 5 years and as illustrated by my most recent ebook The Stocks Stealth Bull Market Update 2013 (Free Download), and that strategy is to distribute into overbought rallies and accumulate into corrections, what this means is the stronger the Impulse rally the more I will Sell stock holdings into, and the more oversold the correction then the more I will Buy.
My stocks portfolio currently stands at about 24% of total assets (courtesy of the rally) which I aim to get to under 20% this month because at its core investing in any assets boils down to risk vs reward and the risks vs reward are worse for the stock market at current levels because the market is setting itself up for a more significant correction, if I am wrong in this assumption than the only consequences is that my remaining stocks portfolio continues to rise as my primary objective remains to further invest into the emerging housing bull market that in my opinion presents far better risk vs reward than stocks because we are no longer in a stealth bull market, instead this is a mature 5 year old stocks bull market. Whereas housing in the UK (except London) and the US only recently bottomed in late 2012.
The following represents my asset price allocations and targets by year end.
I continue to seek to expand my housing portfolio by about 20% before money printing Mark Carney takes over at the Bank of England. Scouring the local housing market, my interest is being perked by local green belt / agricultural land. My next in-depth article will be focused in the UK housing market opportunities of which there are still many so ensure you remain subscribed to my always free email to get this in your email in box.
The inflation stealth theft of at least 2% per annum continues, as my last article pointed out that my future inflation expectations are for this stealth theft to rise to about 4% per annum, so a year from now we could see UK CPI Inflation rates at over 5%. I cannot invest in bonds at current bubble yields, and if you have not already utilised your annual cash ISA allowance for the current tax year then you are already too late as the banking crime syndicate as slashed rates by as much as 1/3rd over the past month.
Lately Bank of England officials have been entertaining an amendment to the Inflation target to 3% or even higher, to coincide with money printing Mark Carney's arrival. So if 2% delivers an average inflation rate of 3.5%, what can we expect from a 3% Inflation target ? An average rate of 4.5%, with a trend oscillating between a rate of 7% to 2.5%, which is the probable UK inflation trajectory over the next 5 years, with real inflation averaging at 6% per annum.
The stocks bull market is now over 5 years old and has gained by over 130%, that's an average of 26% per annum! There is no way we are going to see a similar performance over the next 5 years, at best my expectations are for a far more conservative average rise of just 8% per annum. I may be proven wrong on this, but the risk vs reward is just not there, the time to pile into the stock market was 2009 and 2010 as I iterated in over 100 articles and an Ebook (The Inflation Mega-trend of Jan 2010 (FREE DOWNLOAD), and not today, May 2013. Still we do remain in a stocks bull market courtesy of the Inflation Mega-trend.
Correction Expectations - As a rough guide the following chart illustrates my rational view of how far I expect the Dow should fall during the next correction.
I, like most readers am having to come to terms with the fact that the stock market is no longer rational, i.e. it cannot be analysed or forecast but only traded, as I illustrated with examples in the Stocks stealth Bull Market 2013 ebook (FREE DOWNLOAD).
What comes to mind is the period 1986 to 1987, where for over a year the stock market left fundamentals behind. If the market plays out in such a manner then it has two possible rendezvous with destiny.
1. October 2013 - A continuing euphoric blow off could terminate the 5.5 year bull market crash this October.
2. October 2014 - This is more inline for my High and accelerating Inflation expectations for such an violent termination of the bull market.
Ultimately the trigger for both events, as was the case for the 1987 top and crash will be INFLATION that pricks the bond market bubbles.
Of the above two possible crash scenario's, today I perceive 2. (Oct 2014) as being the more probable.
But remember that my primary scenario is one for a correction, that well corrects the irrationality that we are observing today rather than to set the market up for an October crash.
I have taken the ongoing gold and silver crash to expand my holdings of precious metals which now stand at about 3% of my portfolio (commodities are grouped with stocks). I see this as a long term investment to target a 50% gain (silver), and my preference is for bullion over stocks.
The bottom line is we see asset price inflation today but tomorrow we WILL see consumer price inflation far beyond that which anyone can imagine today as a consequence of the flood of money that will wash over the wider economy. All I am doing is preparing myself for the coming consumer price Inflation by leveraging myself to asset price inflation, a year from now I expect UK CPI will be over 5% (2.4%), 2 years from now CPI at over 8% is possible and remember CPI under reports REAL inflation.
Your inflation mega-trend monetizing asset price bubbles riding analyst.


Today, my fellow Detroiters, is Election Day. We will elect a new mayor, city council, and - for the first time ever - a police commission that is directly accountable to the residents. This will likely be one of the biggest and most important elections for community in a long-time.
I encourage everyone to get out and vote. I will be at St. Thomas Aquinas Church (5780 Evergreen Rd.), which is also my polling location, to greet voters and distribute literature for City Council candidate Gabe Leland and Police Commission candidate Ricardo Moore.
I'll be there from 7 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m. Please feel free to stop by and say "hello." Most importantly, don't forget to vote.
I will also be tweeting about election day events. If you don't currently follow me on Twitter, my user name is @fnemecek, please feel free to do so.


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As Sete Vampiras é um filme brasileiro de 1986, do gênero comédia, dirigido por Ivan Cardoso.

O filme conta com a participação da banda João Penca & Seus Miquinhos Amestrados e o trapalhão Dedé Santana e o humorista Tião Macalé fazem pequenas participações.

Sinopse
Depois de ver seu marido ser devorado por uma planta carnívora, a professora de dança Sílvia se isola de todos em sua casa de campo. Só é convencida a abandonar seu retiro quando um velho amigo a convida para trabalhar numa boate, e prontifica-se a montar um balé intitulado "As Sete Vampiras", mas o sucesso do espetáculo é interrompido por estranhos assassinatos.

Elenco
 Nicole Puzzi ....  Sílvia Rossi
 Nuno Leal Maia ....  detetive Raimundo Marlou
 Andréa Beltrão ....  Maria
 Simone Carvalho ....  Ivete
 Leo Jaime ....  Bob Rider
 Colé Santana ....  inspetor Pacheco
 Ariel Coelho ....  Frederico Rossi
 Zezé Macedo ....  Rina
 Ivon Cury ....  Barão Von Pal
 Bené Nunes .... chefe de polícia
 Wilson Grey ....  Fu Manchu
 Felipe Falcão...porteiro
 Suzana Mattos .... Clarice
 Daniele Daumerie...bailarina vampira
 Alvamar Taddei .... Vampirete Jane
Dedina Bernardelli...bailarina vampira
 Pedro Cardoso .... Pedro
 Lucélia Santos ....  Elisa Machado (participação especial)
 Carlo Mossy...Luís (participação especial)
 John Herbert  ....  Rogério (participação especial)
 Tânia Boscoli...bailarina vampira(participação especial)
 Tião Macalé...conferente do porto
 Dedé Santana ....  faxineiro
Neusinha Brizola...no público da boate

Prêmios
 Festival de Gramado
 Prêmio Especial do Júri de melhor atriz, para Zezé Macedo;
 Melhor Cenografia, para Oscar Ramos;
 Prêmio Edgar Brasil de Fotografia, para Carlos Egberto Silveira.

 Rio-Cine Festival
 Melhor Filme
 Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante, para Andréa Beltrão
 Menção Honrosa de Fotografia, para Carlos Egberto Silveira; Montagem, para Gilberto Santeiro; e Direção de Arte, para Oscar Ramos.

Ligações externas

Filmes do Brasil de 1986
Filmes de comédia de terror do Brasil
Filmes dirigidos por Ivan Cardoso
Filmes de vampiros
Filmes de humor negro
Filmes em língua portuguesa da década de 1980
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First Reserve has signed an agreement with SK Holdings, for an investment of $300m into a fully integrated midstream company Blue Racer Midstream.
Image: Blue Racer is a portfolio holding of First Reserve Fund XIII. Photo courtesy of rawpixel/Pixabay.
In December 2018, First Reserve has acquired a 50% interest Blue Racer Midstream, which holds assets in the Utica and Marcellus Shale plays.
Blue Racer is a portfolio holding of First Reserve Fund XIII, funded in part by equity from First Reserve Fund XIII and company's affiliated investment funds.
Apart from formation of a strategic relationship with energy investor First Reserve, the present investment into the Blue Racer represents a sizeable addition to SK's North American midstream platform.
First Reserve president & CEO Alex Krueger said: "With over 35 years' experience as energy-focused investors, First Reserve has developed what is in our view a deep understanding of the global energy value chain, energy operations, and the key centers of energy activity.
"We believe Blue Racer is a well-positioned business in a growing market, and we are excited to welcome SK as a strategic investor in the company. We believe this partnership will serve as a strong complement to our expertise, and we deeply value the experience that SK will bring to the Blue Racer investment.
SK Holdings has a diverse portfolio of investments focused on driving competitive, long-term shareholder value in energy sector and other key growth industries.
First Reserve said that, as a strategic investor, SK Holdings would work alongside the company to support the Blue Racer's growth and initiatives to expand its regional footprint.
SK Holdings CEO Dong Hyun Jang said: "SK has built a substantial platform of energy investments throughout North America, providing what we believe is a robust investment foothold in an energy epicenter.
Blue Racer owns, operates, and develops midstream assets in the Utica and Marcellus Shale plays in the US and provides interconnected midstream functionalities with more than 1126.5km of gathering pipeline and 1 billion cubic feet per day of cryogenic processing capacity.
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1967. A skinny, freckled and crop-haired 18-year-old model, Twiggy weighs just six and a half stone. The previous year, she was told she's too short to be a model. But on a visit to House of Leonard, she caught the eye of its proprietor, Leonard Lewis. As chance would have it, he happened to be on the lookout for models on whom to try out his new crop haircut. So her hair was cut, photos were taken and the next day Twiggy went back to school.
A few days later, Daily Express fashion editor, Deirdre McSharry, noticed the photo in the salon, asked Leonard for the model's name and phone number, and invited her out for tea. More pictures were taken and Twiggy returned home. Nearly three weeks later her father came into her bedroom with a copy of the Daily Express open at a page whose headline read, Twiggy – The Face Of '66. The following month, she did her first shoot for Vogue.
This year, she's off to New York to work with Richard Avedon, with 13 fashion shoots in international editions of Vogue already under her belt. She is greeted at JFK by a crowd of paparazzi and fans. The New Yorker, Life and Newsweek report on the Twiggy "phenomenon". This photo of her appears in the 15 March 1967 issue of Vogue US to illustrate Vogue's eye view of Paris:
Saint Laurent's chain-belted tunic, a balance of pockets… midriff held close by Cardin.
Twiggy on the tube, left, in navy wool jersey. Big patch pockets, flapped, buttoned, placed low to balance the short fall of side-slit skirt. The hold at the waist: a wide chain-mail belt of silver links. By Saint Laurent. Roger Vivier shoes for Saint Laurent.
By 1970 she will have been photographed by Avedon, Bert Stern, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Norman Parkinson.
Photo by Bert Stern.


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The Supreme Court Finally Gets Real On "disparate Impact"
By John McWhorter
The Supreme Court's decision in favor of the New Haven firefighters whose test results were discounted is welcome news indeed for making our discussions of race and racism clearer and more honest.
It's high time the Title VII stipulation on "disparate impact," based on a 1971 codicil gloss on the Civil Rights Act's banning of intentional discrimination in 1964, was revised. In itself, it makes sense--but mission creep has led to a distorted sense of what it means, or should mean.
For example, if colleges and universities had, in an alternate universe, a requirement that applicants be able to demonstrate a certain level of skill in playing a musical instrument, then this would be a policy of clearly unjust disparate impact on people from low-income communities where public schools have had vestigial or absent music programs for decades. And the case is easy to make that being able to wangle a bassoon solo is of no meaningful import to one's ability to get through college.
Those who will spend the week decrying the Supreme Court's decision will imply that all cases of disparate impact are like that one, and that to set a tougher precedent on when to call it must mean that we are turning back the clock, dismissing the persistence of racism, etc.
However, this is false reasoning.
For example, the defense of the New Haven decision has been based on the fact that the test had disparate impact on black applicants. And obviously it did--but the question is why there was the disparate impact. Title VII was designed to address where racism or discrimination created disparate impact.
The creeping assumption that where there is disparate impact the cause must be discrimination is just that, a meandering and sloppily reasoned assumption.
At the very least, it is worth investigation and assessment as to whether that assumption is true. That is, to do so, and possibly to revise that assumption as the Supreme Court just has, cannot be dismissed as backwards, racist, a sad day, and so on.
For example, there are reasons, as I have written in this space, as to why black applicants are often not as good in the aggregate as white ones in taking standardized tests. The reasons have to do with history and culture. Oral cultures, in which the written word is mostly for utilitarian purposes, do not condition a comfort with abstract, direct questions. The basic human condition is one in which language is an oral phenomenon used mostly for immediate, utilitarian reasons, not scratches on paper posing queries about the hypothetical. People raised in fundamentally oral cultures need training into a less natural but useful realm such as the kind that standardized tests embody. It happens all the time.
The idea that the solution in New Haven was to throw out the test--or engage in aggrieved rationalizing as to whether the test corresponds perfectly to the job itself, as if anyone ever thought it did--is ultimately based on a sense that it is somehow vaguely unfair, not quite "the thing," to require black people to really kick ass on tests, especially if it turns out that they are not great at them at first. How dare we suggest that black people do more prep beforehand (as lead defendant Ricci did) and do so as early as many of the white ones did, as described here?
No, our job must be to cry "disparate impact," letting pass vague notions that the test was "culturally biased," and leaving in the air an unspoken assertion that to question whether disparate impact is always due to discrimination is to be a racist.
It's one thing to state that those defending New Haven have done so on the basis of the precedent of ruling on the basis of disparate impact. That in itself is true, although the sheer brevity of the decision that Sonia Sotomayor participated in is still unsavory, as if the disparate impact argument were utterly transparent and logically unassailable.
In that light, it is logically indefensible to insist or imply that a decision made on the basis of the disparate impact precedent is no longer subject to re-evaluation by moral people.
And in 2009, when racism, while existing, is a different thing than it was in 1964, a decision to pull back on the disparate impact argument could be one conducted in illogical fashion. However, it could equally well be a coherent argument – and the decision today would appear to be of the latter kind.
For many, the ultimate rub will be a discomfort with turning away from disparate impact arguments when there is still inequality in our society. This discomfort, however, is based on a presumption that all discrepancies between groups are based on present-day discrimination--or it must be, because surely we can't go back into the past and fix injustice perpetrated then. Richard Thompson Ford's The Race Card is useful on this.
Yes, there is still actual discrimination to stamp out in America, as I mentioned last week re the NAACP's case against aiming hopeless subprime deals at poor black communities. However, this does not mean that all bad news for minorities is due to The System holding them down.
Few would deny this in itself, but many entertain an idea that the "systemic" part is so vast a proportion of what ails us that the other part is barely worth discussion. The case for this gets more rickety every year, though. Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint, for example, did not write their excellent Come On People about trivia. They wrote it about a body of issues regarding health, school, childrearing and other things where there is only so much The System could do, all disparateness acknowledged.
"Unequal outcomes are due to unequal opportunity"--this watchcry is simply not true. The disparate impact rationale is based on this untruth. For too long now, it has been used for a kind of intellectual and moral browbeating, obscuring richer and more complex issues of the kind we would expect in a human society with a complex history.
The Supreme Court's New Haven decision is not evidence of the "rolling back" of anything. It is a symptom of honesty, clarity, and true progress.
John McWhorter teaches linguistics at Columbia University. He is the author of Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America.
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Album Review: Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
sashahowells — January 23, 2016
Virtually a solo effort from one of the pioneers of modern day emo, Death Of A Bachelor is less Panic! At The Disco and more the inside of Brendon Urie's head.
DCD2 / Fueled By Ramen
Panic! At The Disco have never shied away from the weird and the wonderful, every album has an electrifying creative spark and a wonderfully eclectic musical image. Ten years on from their delightfully emo debut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, now virtually a solo band as the CD booklet says "Panic! At The Disco Is: Brendon Urie" who wrote the majority of the material and recording most of the instrumentals and backing vocals for Death Of A Bachelor.
First track Victorious is bursting with ego and is about as party anthem as Panic! At The Disco get, flamboyantly attractive, a true body mover and a wonderfully lavish album opener. Sampling B-52's Rock Lobster for Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time on the surface seems odd, but is actually well put together and along the same lines as Victorious it carries the feel good anthemic vibe. Hallelujah is a slick take on gospel goes pop and proves Urie's vocals are on as top form as ever throughout this whole album.
The first line of Emperor's New Clothes "Welcome to the end of eras" beckoning a more subtly put entrance into the Death Of A Bachelor and beyond. The track, with a chorus that certainly packs a punch, spooky in nature and gesturing a story line of a bachelor gone crazy on power. Urie describes himself as being very influenced by Frank Sinatra for this album process and title track Death Of A Bachelor hits the nail on the head. Hip Hop beats weaved into jazz instrumentals however make for a very intriguing track.
If Crazy = Genius, as the song says, then this album is very smart indeed. Who knew one of the pioneers of modern day emo could create a Frank Sinatra influenced album with the same feel good, buoyant and dance worthy tracks as their past efforts. The opening drums to LA Devotee reminisces of Vices & Virtues (2011) track Let's Kill Tonight and creatively paints the picture of Angeles at it's best. The Good The Bad And The Dirty has the sort of dirty stomping bass that by this point wouldn't surprise you given the use of multiple genres in this album, the record plays as a celebration, changing of life and at the core it's less Panic! At The Disco and more the inside of Brendon Urie's head.
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