Barbara Branden and James Kilbourne made a mistake with that alcoholism bit, but apparently they did think it was true. They thought it was an explanation for bad behavior and bad behavior was exactly what it was. Since Linz is not subject to moderation they must have thought their efforts were a last chance for the him and SOLO combo. Now he is obviously trying for nothing but good behavior--knock on wood--and doing a pretty good job, but this place is still not much more than a Lindsay Perigo super blog. Until someone has the power to place him on temporary moderation when he goes off (if he does) and this is demonstrated (requiring him to go off, I suppose) the imploding quality damage on SOLO cannot be reversed, for the people mentioned in the previous post probably won't be coming back and others will probably be seen less and less in these environs.
It is too bad, for I've never seen anything approaching the Internet conversational dynamic that has obtained on SOLO. The greatness of Linz's creation cannot be denied. And the potential is mind-boggling. For instance, I don't see why the owners might not someday sell advertising space and make a lot of money from that. What could be more brilliant than that and free editorial content? If that happens they could afford to pay for professionally written articles to supplement the free content making SOLO an even more desirable destination. Etc.
So what if they believed Linz was an alcoholic? They had no real evidence of this. It was their responsibility not only to have evidence before claiming something (which they should have dealt with in private in any event) but as "Objectivists" it is their responsibility to have evidence BEFORE they "believe" anything.
Uh, Casey, you have evidence they didn't have evidence? I hasten to point out, though, that evidence of doesn't necessarily mean he was. All his NZ friends on this list I know of think he wasn't/isn't.
To believe something on insufficient evidence is morally irresponsible, Brant. To publicly accuse someone of alcoholism without also indicating the nature of the evidence that compels this conclusion is much worse still. The moral question for Ms. Branden is precisely whether the evidence was enough to responsibly support her allegations.
Let's see if I get the gist of this new-found interest.
Now that there is a public drift against Barbara Branden and James Kilbourne for the Drooling Beast article, we can jump easily from "they had their reasons" to "their reasons (evidence) should have been made public," to '"there was an act of moral irresponsibility based on a complete lack of evidence" to "they are BAD PEOPLE."
Eureka! I just had an ORIGINAL THOUGHT.
Based on Drooling Beast, maybe Aynd Rand was perfect in every aspect and detail after all and the Brandens are to blame for all the woes - every single one - of the Objectivist movement. And Kilbourne is merely icing to the cake.
Any aspiring authors out there wanna write a book about this? Do you write, MagHorny?
Can we please let this thread die? I am still feeling pretty raw about this, & I don't appreciate coming to SOLOHQ to see it back on the front page. The perpetrators have to live with the vileness of what they did. Leave them be. And leave me be.
Linz, just letting it die is exactly what I wish.
I was just trying to nip another something vile in the bud before it started (needlessly cashing in on this for another agenda and trying to make it something larger than it was).
I personally have not discussed the merits of this article in public and will not do so. Maybe one thing. It was proof of nothing at all. It was not damning proof against you as a lush nor is it damning proof against them as vile monsters. All of you have wonderful achievements that will be around long after this thing is dead.
I was talking about something else. Sorry it was here and like this.
"Can we please let this thread die? I am still feeling pretty raw about this, & I don't appreciate coming to SOLOHQ to see it back on the front page. The perpetrators have to live with the vileness of what they did. Leave them be. And leave me be."
I'll second, third and fourth that, Lindsay. This thread's in danger of setting a world record for paralysis by analysis.
When I discovered this forum I thought; my god these are the people I always wanted to meet. Every message posted here, especially, By <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Linz or Barbara, was something I always read and reread, because afraid of missing something important. Since Barbara left, and like her many others, things are little different now.
Linz is not the one I used to read, he sounds sad, and tired.
Objectivism seems to be under a god dammed malignant spell, which leads the great minds of objectivism to parting of the ways.
This is not the forum it used to be. There is a sense of malevolence in the air. At part the happy event of Michael and Kat, It all seems so sad.
I think that, Linz, Barbara, James and all the others must show to the world that peace is possible. It could be something colossal, something to be written in the history of objectivism, something very useful especially for the future generations and above all for objectivism.
This is my pray for tonight.
If you have done something you know to be wrong, if you feel guilty about it and wish to correct it, there are usually five steps you should take: (1) Acknowledge the fact that it is you who have taken that particular action. Face and accept the full reality of what you have done, with out denial or disavowal. Acknowledge, accept, and take responsibility.
Do not say, it really wasn�t me. (2) Seek to understand why you did what you did. Understand where you were coming from. (3) If others are involved, as they often are, acknowledge explicitly to the relevant persons the harm you have done.
To acting differently in the future.
Good night my friends, and god bless you all .
Now it�s my turn to be angry. I can scarcely believe the things that some of you are saying about James Kilbourne, despite the compliments and praise you properly rained on him in the past � such as "one of the most honest men on the planet," � "an inspiration to us all" � "we are blessed indeed to have him among our ranks." Do you think he suddenly jumped out of his skin and become someone else? Do you have no sense of context, and of whom this man is?
He is being attacked for having made public � by posting it on SOLO � his opinion that Lindsay has an alcohol problem. Yet Lindsay has equally made public -- by posting it on SOLO � that some of our most esteemed Soloists are "quisling appeasers," "vile," "scum," "despicable," "loathsome," "vicious," "cowardly vermin, "cheap tawdry boot-lickers,"
I, of course, am a "Namblaphile" and "an apologist for naked evil" � a charge, among a number of others, that Lindsay made publicly against me for the edification of the Internet. Does anyone care to think what these accusations, if they were believed, would do to the reputation I have spent more than forty years earning?
James accepted Lindsay�s apology for the names he was called, and he has made no accusations; after months of trying to privately help this man whom he respected and loved, he finally decided that the best way to do so might be to make the issue public. If you disagree with him, fine, say so � but do not forget everything you know and have admired about James Kilbourne � just as he has forgotten nothing that he knows about Lindsay Perigo or about those among you whom he considered his friends.
Now I would like to say something abut the publication of James�s article, "Drooling Beast." When James sent it to me � after he had sent it to Andrew Bissell, insisting that it must be shown to Lindsay for his approval or rejection � I was certain that Lindsay would not agree to its publication. But when it was published, I could think of only one reason why: that Lindsay agreed with its general premise that he had a drinking problem and that that problem was one source of his SOLO rages. I have since learned that this was not his reason and that he disagrees with the article, although such being the case I have no idea why he allowed it to be published. But it was this belief that caused me to post a note congratulating him on his courage in allowing the article to appear on SOLO and saying "I think it is the truth, from my limited experience with alcoholism." I have also heard that the article was published in order to avoid a "whispering campaign." I cannot believe that this was relevant, since James had neither whispered nor stated his belief to others.
The reason James & Barbara stopped being posted is that they'd already left. They'd said several times that they'd left. Yet they kept posting, & we, in our usual liberal way, kept allowing them to. Till we decided that "I'm gone" from umpteen previous posts actually meant "I'm gone." What it apparently means now is "I'm gone, but I'll keep posting via some flunkey who has as little respect for property rights as I."
I called Barbara (and anyone who behaved similarly, generically) a "Namblaphile" and "apologist for naked evil" because that's exactly what she was being in defending an unspeakable promoter of pedophilia in spite of all the evidence to which her attention had been drawn. At the same time, she attacked as smear merchants those who exposed him. Disgusting.
If those were among the terms I apologised for at the time, I now retract my apology. It may be a matter of indifference to you, Mr Brown, as it clearly is to Ms Branden, when someone tries to insinuate pedophilia into libertarianism, but it isn't to me & never will be.
The claim that Kilbourne had been pleading with me privately, ceaselessly, vainly for months about my "drinking problem" and had no alternative but to "out" me publicly is complete rubbish�low, filthy rubbish, about which I shall produce chapter & verse if I'm challenged about this. But even if he had, and even if I did have a "drinking problem," who apart from Kilbourne says it's his role in life to "out" me? The sanctimonious humbug! When he was a decent human being, he sent me on my way home to New Zealand, after a magical two days as his guest, with a Martini. No pontificating about a "drinking problem," just as there hadn't been when we quaffed red wine & smoked cigarettes while listening to Lanza. I've no idea what happened to that decent human being in so short a time.
Ambushing is this pair's stock-in-trade. Without warning, Ms Branden, a SOLO staffer, went public with an accusation that I, SOLO's Founder & Principal, had been less than candid with regard to the Elmore episode. I hadn't heard from her through the whole melodrama�then she came out with that, publicly. I provided chapter & verse to show that I had not been less than candid. Ms Branden's response? Silence. Same deal with Kilbourne, another SOLO staffer. Nothing from him in weeks, then Drooling Beast. And nothing from either of them to me privately since. They are abject cowards. Theirs is the subterranean murk of assassination agendas on anyone who's walking above ground in the sunlight.
I now have nothing but contempt for Brandbourne, & nothing but contempt for your trouble-making on their behalf, Mr Brown. Which part of "Can we please let this thread die?" from one of your co-hosts on this site do you not understand?
You, Mr Brown, & Ms Branden's other stooges Ciro & Brant are now under moderation. It's clear to me now that SOLO cannot go forward with "total passion for the total height" while this carping guerilla warfare against me & SOLO on my own turf has my sanction. So I've withdrawn it. Go spread your toxicity somewhere else.
Joe Rowlands & I have lots of projects for me to be getting on with. I am now in a position to proceed with them. Other decent SOLOists have lots to do as well. That's what's important, not the efforts of indecent swamp-dwellers to drag us down to their own total depths.
Please read This Boy's Not For Turning. If that doesn't tell you that it's onward & upward from here�poisoners, naysayers & assassins notwithstanding�then nothing will. But it won't matter. We're here. We have the best Objectivist web site there is. We have "lit a fire under Objectivism," and no one will extinguish it. Those who would like to extinguish it should just get over themselves, or jump into the swamp.
Wait a minute, what did Ciro and Brant do?
It may be a matter of indifference to you, Mr Brown, as it clearly is to Ms Branden, when someone tries to insinuate pedophilia into libertarianism, but it isn't to me & never will be.
A half century ago, William Buckley had to read out of the conservative movement in America the anti-Semites who wanted it as cover for their squalid bigotry. It's the same problem now in libertarianism with the pedophiles and their fellow travelers. They want the respectability of associating with freedom-lovers as cover for the evil they trade in.
I don't envy your position, Linz, having to choose between friends and principle. But I admire your integrity in making the right choice. No surprise that this dilemma would arouse passion in you. What normal human being wouldn't be pissed off? It is disgusting that so many have not only run from a battle that must be waged, but have slandered you because of your anger at their flight.
My thanks to you for using your stature as a public figure to draw this line in the sand.
I've had Barbara's letter for some time now and didn't consider putting it up on SOLO (nor did she ask me to), because it had been blocked and out of respect to the owners of this list who made that decision. I also didn't think it reflected well on her even in the time context it was written. I certainly don't think much of David Brown for now putting it up and Barbara shouldn't have given him permission to do so out of respect for the owners' property rights.
I made a post after someone revived this thread, but wish it hadn't been. I agree with Linz to let it die now, but it is not clear to me why I have been placed under moderation. I hope this is that for this thread.
Up until now Lindsay and I have left an open offer to Barbara allowing her to come back anytime she chooses, as long as she actually chooses. We're not interested in her dragging on the controversy on and on. If she wanted to move forward, all she had to do was say that she wanted to stay.
I've suggested to Lindsay, and he agreed, that this offer should now be revoked. This is exactly the kind of grand-standing the policy was created for. This is exactly the wanting to have her cake and eat it that the policy acknowledges. Some suggested that the policy shouldn't apply to Barbara, but she's shown herself to be a perfect example of the need for it.
And now, knowing the conditions for being allowed to post, she bypasses our terms so she can get one last jab in. Absolutely disgusting as far as I'm concerned. If she can't even respect our property, she's not welcome back. The offer is gone. Her account on SOLO is gone.
And then there's David M. Brown, who decides he should have the final say on what goes on at SOLO. His post immediately prior to this one is about how we should have greater respect for civility. Shame he didn't think respect for ownership meant anything. I guess we're expect to crack down on people with bad manners, but not do anything about people who won't even respect our property rights. Are people's priorities really this screwed up?
Brant, I respect you for doing the right thing and respecting our property rights. Thank you. Lindsay agrees, and you are no longer under moderation.
And now, knowing the conditions for being allowed to post, she bypasses our terms so she can get one last jab in.
Sad but true. You can only pick your toys and go home once, without being unseemly. I've had my issues with Lindsay for his occasional outbursts. I've also now recognized that there is a time for them. While the whole insident that started this was wrong, Lindsay appologised, and that seemed to be enough for some, such as Michael. If it's truly not worth your time participating in SOLO, don't. If it is, do participate. The past few months have seen the loss of some people I really enjoyed talking with, hopefully this has caused deep thought on all sides. In the end SOLO is private property, and the right of the owners must be appreciated.
Also about as relevant as posting on this old threat at all Michael..sometimes drooling beasts and other beasts are better left sleeping.
I apologize for posting on it at all.


i know these are some whacky questions, but i'm curious.... i don't own a crossfire(yet) but i may if i find the right deal.
what's size are the front brakes?
what's the smallest wheel that will fit on it?
what size is the spare tire?
I currently own a 2004 Chrysler crossfire. You can see the pic in my welcome ad. I really love the car.
what's size are the front brakes? 11.8 inch vented front disks and 10.0 inch solid rear brakes ..... 70-0 mph comes in 161 feet.
what size is the spare tire? there is no spare tire. the car comes with an air compressor and some fix flat stuff so that you can get it to a tire shop. I couldn't see a 18 or 19 inch donut anyhow lol.
call me sick, but i'd like to see a Hemi shoehorned into one ....... actually startech.com does have a V8 that you could put in the car. Although I'd suggest the supercharged V6 over that.
i agree with you on the startech, bang for the buck i'd rather have the SRT anyday. either way i'm not buying anytime soon, i'll wait for the right used one at the right price.... someday when i can afford it.
judging by sizes alone, the front brakes should allow it to run as small as a 16" wheel, i doubt a 15" will fit, but it may. the rear will fit a 15 maybe a 14. reducing rotational inertia is one way to make the car faster in a straight line, i.e. 1/4 mile.
no spare tire! so, if you actually shred a tire (beyond what fix-a-flat can do), you get to tow it to a shop... isn't that 'special'! that's messed up, IMO.
I have seen a wrecked one on autotrader.com for a cool 14k thats the lowest I have seen lol. Most used ones ... even with 25k miles they sell in the mid 20's range.
As for the smaller tires I would seriously hate to see a Crossfire driving around on 15' wheels lol. Could be true that you will gain acceleration but if thats so you will loose top end. My quarter mile comes in the low 14's and so far my top speed (the fastes I've had it on the autobaun) is 160 mph.
As for the no spare issue lol. You would have to run over something fierce for the tire sealant not to work right on these tires. Also if the air pressure starts to go down for some reason the Idiot light will come on.
I'll hold out for a while.
Ouch! lol I was talking about maybe a used car but hey wrecks are good if your really good at body work.
Because Chrysler did such a bad job marketing the Crossfire you can still find some new 2004's around if you look. I just bought a brand new 2004 for just under 23K with full warranty. That price was just shy of 13K under the sticker price. The dealer was Fitzpatricks in Ansonia CT and they still had three more 04's. Good Luck! It's a beautiful car. Everywhere I take it people ask me what it is. Fast too!


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Harriet Wran is released from Silverwater jail: 'I'm still very much in recovery'
HARRIET Wran has been released from jail this morning accompanied by her mother. This is what she had to say.
Andrew Koubaridis@akoubaridis
news.com.auSeptember 13, 20169:33am
Harriet Wran has been released from jail today.Source:News Corp Australia
AN EMOTIONAL Harriet Wran has been released from jail after two years for her role in the stabbing murder of an ice dealer, but says she is "very much" still recovering from her drug addictions.
She walked away from Silverwater women's jail this morning alongside her mother Jill Hickson Wran.
In a surprise move Wran, who was near tears, spoke briefly to reporters in the carpark of the jail, asking for privacy as she recovered from her drug addictions.
"I implore you to understand that I'm still very much in recovery. It's going to be a long process and it's going to be hard and I ask you to understand, please, to let me do what I have to do in private," she told reporters.
Jill Hickson Wran had her arm around her daughter as she gave her brief comments and then they left together in a silver Audi.
Wran, 28, will live with her mother in her home in the Sydney eastern suburb of Woollahra.
She was granted parole after a secret State Parole Authority hearing last week.
Part of her release conditions were she must abstain from alcohol and must not be caught with illegal drugs. She is forbidden from contacting her co-offenders and the victim's family and must also undergo psychologic or psychiatric treatment "as directed".
Wran — the daughter of former NSW premier Neville Wran — has been eligible for early release since August 12 because of the time already served. A decision on her parole bid was postponed last month so that reports could be prepared.
Harriet Wran gets a kiss from mum Jill as she is released from Silverwater Jail. Picture: Renee NowytagerSource:News Corp Australia
Harriet Wran leaves Silverwater jail with her mum Jill Hickson Wran.Source:News Corp Australia
Harriet Wran … Free at last. Picture: John GraingerSource:News Corp Australia
Harriet Wran speaks to media. Picture: John GraingerSource:News Corp Australia
She has been in custody ever since her arrest in August 2014. She was initially charged with the murder of small time Redfern drug dealer Daniel McNulty, 48, but the murder charge was dropped and she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of being an accessory after the fact of murder and robbery in company.
During her sentencing hearing, Wran said the home of her mother would be alcohol free.
Wran said she knocked on the door of Mr McNulty's housing commission apartment while her then boyfriend Michael Lee and a man she'd only just met, Lloyd Edward Haines, stood out of view to the side.
Once the door was opened, Haines and Lee burst in and robbed Mr McNulty of ice and stabbed him to death. His flatmate, Brett Fitzgerald, was also wounded in the attack.
Wran told the sentencing hearing how she couldn't believe she was involved in an incident where someone died.
"I can't believe someone died and someone was so badly injured," she said.
She said "no one should lose their life" in those circumstances.
"I regret every step I took that night."
Wran also revealed the extent of her drug habit and how she got hooked on ice — and detailed how she believed her arrest saved her from death.
"I never felt like I did when I was using ice. I felt so different, more confident … There was a chemical high I didn't know existed and I knew my brain was never going to forget that."
She was sure she would be dead had it not been for her arrest and time spent in jail, away from drugs.
"I think I would have killed myself through using drugs."
Lee and Haines have both pleaded guilty to murder and will be sentenced on September 29.
andrew.koubaridis@news.com.au
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Kiki was a Research Associate working with Dr. Tothova between 2016-2018. She was instrumental in developing different model systems of myeloid malignancies using CRISPR genome engineering and explored potential therapeutic vulnerabilities of cohesin mutant leukemias. Kiki is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Nutritional Sciences at University of Connecticut.
Anastasia Tishena
Anastasia was a recipient of the Williams-Whitehead scholarship to work in the Tothova lab during the summer of 2018. She investigated therapeutic vulnerabilities of cohesin-mutant leukemias in the context of combination treatments. Anastasia has since graduated from Williams College and is matriculating in medical school in the summer of 2021.
Liana Tellez, B.A.
Liana was a research associate in the Broad Genomics Scholar program. She received her BA in biological sciences from Northwestern University, where she worked on elucidating mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the context of C9orf72 and NEK1 mutations using iPSC-derived motor neurons. In the Tothova lab, Liana performed super-resolution microscopy of cohesin complexes.
Mounica Vallurupalli, M.D.
Mounica was a hematology/oncology fellow in the Tothova lab prior to her chief medical residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Mounica's work in the lab was focused on understanding the role of DNA damage repair as a therapeutic vulnerability in cohesin-mutant cancers. She was instrumental in the development of new models of cohesin-mutant MDS and AML using syngeneic transplants and patient-derived xenografts.
Ben Maron
Ben was a Williams-Whitehead fellow during the summer and winter of 2019-2020. He is a rising senior at Williams College majoring in biology and mathematics, where he also studies the role of ASAP1 in regulating integrin adhesion complex dynamics. His project in the Tothova lab focused on understanding the effect of cohesin complex mutations on nascent transcription. Ben is originally from Sudbury, MA. In his spare time, he is an on-call firefighter in Williamstown, plays the viola, and enjoys hikes and long distance running.
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Rebecca Gorelov was a Research Associate in the Tothova Lab from 2018-2020. Prior to joining the Tothova lab, Becca graduated from Williams College where she majored in biology. At Williams, she was a biology teaching assistant as well as a tour guide at the Williams College Museum of Art. In the lab, Becca made significant contributions to our team's investigation of the basic biology of cohesin complexes and their role in transformation of hematopoietic stem cells. Becca is currently pursuing a PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Harvard Medical School.
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Marisa Winkler, M.D., Ph.D.
Marisa joined the lab as an internal medicine resident at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She grew up in Western Pennsylvania and completed her undergraduate work at Bryn Mawr College. She completed her MD/PhD at Case Western Reserve University where she studied antibiotic resistance mechanisms in multi-drug resistant Gram-negative rods. In the lab, Marisa was interested in evaluating the relationship between chromatin mutations and the development of leukemia as well as the response to therapy. Marisa is currently pursuing fellowship training in infectious disease in the combined BWH/MGH fellowship program.
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Pregnant women 'can feel reassured by vaccine study findings'
A UK study showed similar birth outcomes between those who have had a Covid-19 vaccine and those who have not.
Pregnant women should feel reassured by the UK study, a researcher has said. iStock
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Pregnant women should feel reassured by a UK study showing similar birth outcomes between those who have had a Covid-19 vaccine and those who have not, a researcher has said.
There were no statistically significant differences in the data, with no increase in stillbirths or premature births, no abnormalities with development and no evidence of babies being smaller or bigger, a paper from a team at St George's, University of London said.
Thousands of pregnant women in the UK have been vaccinated against coronavirus, with no safety concerns reported.
But the latest data – which researchers said is the first from the UK focusing on safety outcomes for pregnant women – should add an extra layer of reassurance for expectant mothers, said lead author Professor Asma Khalil.
Separate research last month revealed the vast majority of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated and there has been a drive in recent weeks to encourage more to get a jab, with England's chief midwife writing to GPs and fellow midwives to spread the message.
The latest study considered 1328 pregnant women – of whom 141 received at least one dose of vaccine before giving birth and 1187 women who did not.
All the women gave birth at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London between March 1 and July 4 this year.
The paper, which has been peer-reviewed and published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, states: "This study contributes to the body of evidence that having Covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy does not alter perinatal outcomes."
Researchers compared those who had a vaccine to a propensity score-matched cohort of pregnant women who did not receive a jab, taking account of factors such as deprivation, ethnicity and co-morbidities.
They found that there was evidence of reduced vaccine uptake in younger women, those with high levels of deprivation, and women of Afro-Caribbean or Asian ethnicity, compared to Caucasian ethnicity.
Of the pregnant women eligible for a vaccine, less than one third accepted a jab during pregnancy, the researchers said.
Prof Khalil, a professor of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine, said pregnant women should take comfort from this latest data.
She told the PA news agency: "This is data from the UK, from women who have given birth between March and July and we compared them with women who were pregnant at the same time during the pandemic, exposed to the same changes that we all have been exposed to during the pandemic and we looked at the outcomes in full detail and reviewed all the records in detail, and this is the data and there was no difference."
She said they were "really pleased" with the data when it comes to safety, but added that it is "worrying" in terms of the low vaccine uptake among pregnant women.
Prof Khalil said in her experience in speaking to pregnant women, she believes there has been a change in uptake in recent weeks with "a significant proportion of pregnant women" saying they have now received a jab.
Earlier this month a new study was launched to determine what the best gap is between coronavirus vaccine doses for pregnant women.
Researchers are aiming to recruit more than 600 pregnant women for the trial, which will monitor the vaccine's effectiveness and follow the development of children up to one year old.
Those involved, including Prof Khalil, said they hope the findings will reassure expectant mothers further on the safety of Covid-19 jabs.
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Toshiba 27WL56 review: Toshiba 27WL56
Less than half the price of its predecessor, the 27WL56 adds an inch of screen and high-definition compatibility. Its good contrast levels will ensure pleasurable film viewing and Active Vision technology smooths out the blockiness of Freeview.
Guy Cocker
Aug. 12, 2005 9:22 a.m. PT
When Toshiba launched the 26WL46 last year, it was targeted as a serious replacement for a CRT television. The company succeeded in creating an LCD with a uniquely CRT-like picture (and notably with deep contrast), but most importantly for the market in question, the sub-£2,000 price tag was relatively low at the time. But that was a year ago, and in the fast-moving TV world people now expect high-definition compatibility, even on mid-range models such as this.
Toshiba 27WL56
Simple style; high-definition compatibility; HDMI input; detailed images; ergonomic remote.
Strange location of connections; no component inputs.
Another budget LCD, but one that's worth a second look, thanks to Toshiba's Active Vision technology and high-definition compatibility. In a perfect world, it would also have a Freeview tuner and better connectivity, but as a replacement for the bedroom CRT, Toshiba's 27WL56 is a very attractive option
Enter this upgrade, the 27WL56. Thanks to Toshiba's dedication to HDMI, the company is happy to oblige high-definition fanatics with all-digital AV connectivity. Even more remarkable than the HD upgrade is the drop in price -- the new model adds an inch of screen and is less than half the price of its predecessor.
The 26WL46 was all about curves, with a round base and a speaker grille that bent backwards. With the 27WL56, it's hip to be square. The overriding impression is one of simplicity, with very little livery or colour differentiation between TV or remote.
The connectivity is no different. It's standard issue, aside from the new-fangled HDMI connection. However, it's a shame that in going all-out to include the latest digital AV technology, more traditional connectors have been neglected. There are no component inputs, for example, and S-video is also notable by its absence. Instead, Toshiba has deemed it preferable to offer a composite input and output -- the worst quality connections available, so poor that a modern LCD should treat this as an insult.
The location of the inputs is also a strange design choice. HDMI and VGA are located on the rear, underneath a removable panel. This leaves masses of space for the rest of the inputs, but instead all AV connectivity is housed under a separate panel on the side. This location limits the number of inputs that can be allocated, the possible cause of the dearth of component and S-video inputs. Another strange anomaly is that there's no standard PC audio input sitting alongside the VGA socket. Toshiba has instead allocated standard stereo inputs of the AV variety, on the side of the TV, so you'll need to use some sort of adaptor if you intend to use this as a PC display. The solitary RGB Scart is also a problem -- we may all be excited about HDMI connectivity, but it will be a good few years before we ditch our standard Freeview boxes, DVD players and games consoles.
The remote control is simple to use and is clearly built for people with bigger hands. It earns our approval with large and well spaced buttons -- a simple design issue, but one that's often forgotten by manufacturers. It also automatically controls Toshiba DVD and VCRs, and our quick search online revealed that many stores are bundling the Toshiba SD-150E DVD player with the TV.
With an HDMI input, this Toshiba can wear its 'HD-Ready' badge with pride -- still something of a rarity at this screen size. When Sky launches its high-definition service in 2006 (probably towards the end of the year), you can bet that HDMI will become commonplace, so kudos to Toshiba for being ahead of the pack.
Many TVs at this size feature the same LCD panel as the larger screens, but they are often stripped of any picture-processing technology. Each individual manufacturer has its own way of improving standard-definition pictures for use on a high-definition digital screen, and Toshiba's is called Active Vision. Active Vision is a suite of picture-processing enhancements that has had a fairly long heritage in Toshiba's flat-panel LCDs. On paper, it has the ability to boost detail, enhance the range of colours and ensure movement doesn't disintegrate into a horrible, juddery mess. In reality, it seems to be best at boosting the contrast of the picture, offering real differentiation in dark areas of the picture. You can also turn on Black Stretch in the menu to assist this area of performance.
There are plenty more hidden treasures to be found if you dare to enter the menu system. You can adjust the backlight to quite a high level, and you might need to turn it down a notch if you like to watch movies in the dark. The MPEG Noise Reduction is useful if you watch a lot of Freeview, because it can help smooth out some of the last remnants of blockiness (which is a hulking great LCD bugbear for us). Finally, there's a sleep timer, and the television can format a PC image automatically -- a VGA signal often needs adjusting.
Things aren't quite so expansive on the audio side. You can change the bass, treble and balance levels, but there are no presets for movie or music listening. SRS Wow mode can be activated, which might help if you don't have a surround-sound system (we preferred the sound au naturel, to be honest). It's also good that you can assign the audio sockets on the side to be used with different inputs, not just PC/HDMI.
Unlike Philips' similar-sized 26PF5520D, Toshiba's LCD doesn't have integrated Freeview. iDTVs are very popular at the moment, with Philips' coming in at under £1,000 and also featuring high definition. Philips' TV comes without any advanced picture processing modes though, so if picture quality is paramount, you're better off with the Toshiba and a set-top box.
Thanks to a combination of Active Vision picture processing and a wealth of tweakable options, Toshiba's LCD is a great picture performer. High-end picture quality through HDMI (provided by our reference Denon DVD-2910 player) appeared grainy round the edges, and you might want to turn off MPEG Noise Reduction to compensate.
If anything, picture quality from Freeview is the most impressive feature, specifically for how well the TV copes with Freeview's relatively poor bitrates. We watched Big Brother, which is filmed on low-resolution cameras, and whereas most televisions would struggle with the water sprinklers, the Toshiba managed to show ample detail between the droplets and the background. The picture is solid, so the only problem is the lack of component inputs -- you'll have to upgrade to an HDMI DVD player if you want the best-quality pictures from your movies.
On the audio side, the speakers can sound a little weak. You can boost the bass in the menu slightly, and turn on SRS Wow for your movies, but we'd suggest supplementary speakers where possible.
Edited by Mary Lojkine
Additonal editing by Nick Hide


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Forget Me Not Country Park
"In the heart of the countryside" - VisitEngland Assessor
Longhorsley, Northumberland
Forget Me Not Country Park enjoys glorious views of the Simonside and Cheviot Hills. Open all year, the park features an extensive outdoor children's play area and games field, and a soft-play area in the Prince William Bar & Grill. Venture out to the dramatic waterfall of Linhope Spout, and the appealing towns of Alnwick and Morpeth.
5 Star Holiday Park
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If it's history you're after, there's heaps of it in Northumberland. On Hadrian's Wall you can imagine scarlet-cloaked Roman legionaries keeping watch for painted Pictish warriors while cursing the English weather and dreaming of home. Desolate battlefield sites and hulking fortresses such as Alnwick, Dunstanburgh, Bamburgh and Warkworth are reminders that this, until not so very long ago, was a contested border region. The ruins of Lindisfarne bear witness to the region's early Christian history.
Northumberland also has some of Britain's best beaches. On summer days, and even in winter, you'll see surfers and other brave souls making the most of the coast. Inland, there are some great walks and bike rides in the dales of the Cheviot Hills and the Simonsides – just hilly enough to be interesting, without being brutally steep. There's dramatic scenery in the High Pennines, where waterfalls plunge into deep valleys, and there are swathes of heather-scented moorland. Northumberland National Park covers over 400 square miles of moorland and valleys with clear streams and pretty, stone-built villages. It's just the place for wildlife watching too. You'll find flocks of puffins, guillemots and other seabirds around the Farne Islands, and seals and dolphins offshore.
The Anglers Arms
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