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INTERVIEW: Former Seahorse Andy Watts is back with his new solo project The Lisbon Treaty
Former drummer with 90's super group The Seahorses, Andy Watts has been an active musician since his face and drumming style became familiar to many on the covers of the weekly music papers and TV appearances alongside former Stone Rose John Squire. Fast forward to the present day Andy has an exciting new solo project The Lisbon Treaty which is about to unleash their electro dynamite tracks on the unsuspecting public:
Can you tell me about your upbringing?
Born in London but my northern accent developed at a pace due to my being fostered then adopted and moving around a great deal – Dublin, Southport, St Helens, West Yorks then Durham to York in my formative years. It was somewhat itinerant in the early days and I never really felt like I was from anywhere. Still don't really – I'm a citizen of the world I suppose.
My folks really encouraged my musicality but it was double edge sword as my father had academic aspirations and struggled with my lack of interest in formal education. Growing up rurally in West Yorks in the 70s was a wonderfully free childhood soundtracked by Bowie, Glam Rock, Kate Bush, Ram Jam and Queen. Then we moved to the north east and I was bullied for being the "Yorkshire pudding." I got heavily into cycling in my early teens (later becoming a courier in London in the early 90s) and saved my newspaper round money to purchase all the appropriate attire.
I made the fatal mistake of getting a pair of black winter leggings and was spotted by kids from my school who rapidly made it known that "Wattsy loves women's tights." On reflection all that ultimately made me stronger and developed a will to leave at the earliest opportunity. I still have close friends up there from decades ago, but as an adoptee, it made me more cautious regarding friendships and relationships. Being in a band always appealed from an early age – that sense of belonging and being able to escape the normalities and tedium of everyday life.
What was the first music you can remember hearing?
Having raised 3 daughters, I'm wholly aware we are conscious of hearing music externally when still cocooned in the womb, so I have no idea from that phase of sub-conscious life. From an early age, I guess it was Prokofiev's Peter and The Wolf, Holst's The Planets and Sergio Mendes (who I still love) which all may seem slightly pretentious (oh apart from Pinky and Perky and The Banana Splits), but it's what my folks played on their Stereogram in Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire.
Couple that with See My Baby Jive by Roy Wood, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, ABBA (I got a tad obsessed with Agnetha – those perpetually sad eyes), the aforementioned Queen/Ram Jam and Hot Chocolate, it was a fairly eclectic start. Somewhat prophetically, my first self purchased 45″ single was Hard on Me by that sparkly nonce Gary Glitter. But this was the early 70's yeh?
What was the first serious music you can remember hearing?
Not sure what you mean by serious, but I suppose the artists that really gave me the musical epiphany to want to be in their gang were Queen with Bohemian Rhapsody; ABBA – Dancing Queen (IMHO one of the best pop songs in the history of music – that CHORUS); Ram Jam – Black Betty; Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas; La La Lucy – Mud; Loving You – Minnie Riperton and anything by Slade. As the late 70s arrived I became obsessed with punk and bought God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols when I was 7.
I knew there was something subversive about the Jamie Reid cover art and the response from 2 hippies when I purchased it from Disque Records in Chester-le-Street. Upon returning home, my mother confiscated it. Never seen it since but I did manage to smuggle home the popcorn covered Silly Thing by the aforementioned Pistols some time later. Still got that 45″. Having subsequently heard Crass and The Exploited, it soon became apparent the Pistols were nothing more than the Nolan Sisters of punk. I also became obsessed with Gary Numan. Still have all the early vinyl's and Tubeway Army. The cover is iconic and I painted it on my school bag. That melding of acoustic drums, fretless bass and synths blew my mind on The Pleasure Principle. Still does.
When did you start drumming?
From the age of 4 I think – pots and pans in the kitchen. My folks were very patient when it came to comestible appliance/utensil abuse on a daily basis. Mind you a paradiddle is a pain in the arse to play on Tupperware – no bounce back!
Did you take up any other instruments?
Yes – I'm not really a drummer in the traditional sense (never had lessons) as my first instrument is the guitar – I got to Grade 6 learning Classical for which I'm eternally grateful; it was a great bedrock for technique and an appreciation for melody, arrangement, dynamics and composition. I was allowed the guitar if I stopped biting my nails (I was a nervous kid) and capitulated, but upon reading that one of my favourite Spanish guitar composers Ferdinand Sor eschewed the use of nails and preferred the sound of the finger pads on strings, I got back on my filthy habit immediately and rebelled.
Still got that guitar; still biting me nails. Rebel kids – fight the power! I also sing (some would differ on that statement), play piano, bass, banjo, ukulele and harmonica albeit in a somewhat random sense. I always wanted to be a bassoonist for some strange reason; actually Peter's grandfather in Peter and the Wolf is portrayed with a bassoon. Silly me; forgot about that.
Who influenced you to get started with music?
I suppose the aforementioned bands and artists. Perhaps the blame solely lies with 70s Top of the Pops. And 'Dial a Disc'. You could dial 161 on the phone and listen to your favourite pop stars back in the day. How very postmodern. How utterly antiquated. Actually – thinking about it, there were a couple of kids TV shows in the early to mid 70s; one called Banana Splits and the other, Animal Kwackers.
Both featured anthropomorphized characters that played in bands, but the former was slightly more sinisterly surreal as Boots the tiger had an eye patch and all had huge disproportionate heads looking to camera with a thousand yard stare. They were rumoured to be none other than members of Slade havin' a proper laugh and covered tracks by The Beatles and The Sweet. The Splits Drooper and Bingo were my bessy mates back then. Definitely a huge influence; and Animal from The Muppets natch. He taught me how to hit hard.
After countless shows, my knuckles would be bleeding. Kids TV in the 70s was proper psychedelic thanks to dropping lots of brown acid in thhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvxF0ffiYl4&feature=youtu.bee 60s perhaps.
Were you in any bands before The Seahorses?
Indeed – around 16 I think, most of which amounted to nothing. One of my all time faves from York was The Burning Wickermen with Tom Beaufoy and Owen Priestley whom I'm still in touch. It felt like a band of brothers. Linus were a great post punk outfit who got a single of the week on Radio 1 (get me). One of the worst was a band called Sten. I dyed my hair blond, wore the correct trousers yet got sacked for not fitting in and found myself in The Seahorses 4 months later. They did me a favour.
Had you heard of John Squire?
Of course. I used to dance to Fools Gold at GG Barnums in York when I was a student. Love that track.
How did you join The Seahorses?
A degree of nepotism I guess – we all knew each other from the York scene sans John, and he wanted a singing drummer. I was invited to audition at a cottage in the Lakes and got the gig. I ignored the initial phone calls as I thought it was friends winding me up and I'd had enough of music at that point in my life. I was very settled in a cosy design job and hadn't picked up any instruments for eons.
Why did you leave the band?
I didn't – it was an eviction due to the fact that I stood up for what I believed in and saw how we were being collectively exploited. I'd endured a degree of abuse such as being told to "drum like a drummer" in front of crew and press by John in a rehearsal at the then Terminal Studios in London, when he knew full well my ex wife nearly miscarried my eldest daughter Stella. I went off to the toilet and wept. Penny Smith the photographer was also there, who took the Clash London Calling album shot, which made it all the more embarrassing. Should've walked then.
I was asked to sign my rights away from a £1.3m publishing deal (still got the contract in my attic) of which I saw £6k when I was sacked. I was told by the management to get a solicitor who informed me that if I didn't sign the agreement, (some bloke from Statham Gill Davies), I'd be out of the band. So many groups have been historically more fair and socialist when it comes to publishing etc such as The Beautiful South (Paul Heaton has just donated a load of his money to staff at the soon to close Q Magazine; what a legend), Supergrass and err, Coldplay to name a few. Combine that with seeing us on the front cover of Select magazine, which was ultimately a metaphor of what was to come – the 3 of us photoshopped into the palm of John's hand looking like mini musical minions, it wasn't a great all round experience other than playing live.
And to be completely honest, I wasn't performing at my best due to the amount of gear we were all taking and my realization one morning in Japan that it was all utterly flawed when the rhythm section were put in separate transport with the crew. Which was fine as I preferred hanging out with the roadies. Utterly funny folk and no pretention. If nothing else, it taught me how to operate with a degree of equanimity. It was a pretty ignominious departure, but you live and learn. I also got mind numbingly bored by blokes perpetually asking me "when are you gunna get a hat like Reni?" I look a proper twat in a hat.
Did you continue in music when you left The Seahorses?
Of course – my time in the group was only for a year or so and I adore making music on any level. It's an inherent part of who I am – it enriches me on so many levels and if it moves others then that's truly fulfilling. I've since supported and worked with artists like Tindersticks, Noel Gallagher, Natural Born Chillers (live drum n bass which was ace), John Butler Trio, Noel Gallagher, John Bramwell (I am Kloot) and Ben Ottewell (Gomez). I think my first solo show was in front of 2,500 folk at Shepherds Bush Empire which was a wonderful experience if slightly unnerving as I'd spent most of my working life sat at the back watching band mates bums bob up n down in time to my beats.
I've played in other bands since, but nothing with the success of The Seahorses, for which I'll be eternally grateful – I got to fulfil so many childhood dreams in that short space of time, from getting on Top of The Pops to playing Glastonbury and touring the world to supporting U2 and playing to audiences of up to 65,000 people. I've been very lucky and blessed to be a small part of popular culture – oh and getting a massive compliment off Dave Grohl regarding my drumming n singing. We became mates for a while – he never calls now.
What are you up to now?
When not making music, I'm an art director and designer. I've also raised 3 beautiful daughters, Stella, Rosa and Freya. I'm a very lucky man. I've decided to give songwriting and singing a break as I've been doing it for 20 odd years and frankly there are a plethora of folk way better at it than me. I did enjoy playing some online shows recently and raised over £900 for the NHS.
I also recorded some new tracks which have evolved into an album under the moniker The Lisbön Treaty (always wanted an umlaut in a band name like Motörhead, so I'm happy with that). It's myself playing drums and synths and all completely instrumental with no guitars. It's a short sharp acidic racket, and I'm really enjoying the process of creating. Most tracks are about 2:50 long with a basic kit set up of snare/hi hat/kick and ride plus a utilitarian use of synths. Say what you need to convey and move on.
You've recently unveiled a new single with an almost Kraftwerk sound, can you explain the reasons for the sound?
Kraftwerk? I'll take that thank you. It's perhaps a little more sonically corpulent than them but definitely in the right sonorous sphere but The Lisbön Treaty is certainly less mellifluous. The debut single is out on Friday 30th October on the usual digital platforms, followed by a second single in December. I've always adored abrasive music and I've left drumming alone for too long, so it felt like a natural process to return to. A kind of homecoming. There's something brutally honest about it, even though the instruments are synthetic other than the drums, plus I also feel it mirrors these strange times; I've released some anger through these sounds. I suppose I aim to nail down what I'm hearing in my head – I almost know what the timbre should be and how these would mix; it all feels quite instinctual which is equally refreshing.
It's a thin line between what's planned and what comes naturally; instinct and process. A very different pathway than songwriting, and generally a much quicker process. The Japanese have a word for music – ongaku which translates to sound you enjoy. I'm enjoying the process more than anything I've done in recent years, and the interest from friends and fans has been wonderful.
Who else is in you band, The Lisbon Treaty?
It's a solo project. I guess you could say the second member is my mate James Stewart who engineers the tracks. He's an amazing musician and producer in his own right and a joy to work with. You can find him on my Lisbön Treaty Instagram followers.
Is there an album in the offering for the future?
If there's enough interest in the singles, then yes – there's 18 tracks of varying melodics and corpulence. I think it's around 45 minutes; all short n tasty sonics. It's titled The Annual Report of The Lisbön Treaty.
Do you hope to do some dates after lockdown?
Absolutely – I adore playing live and have some friends lined up who'd play 80's keytars. That would be utterly resplendent and great fun. There's so much bottom end in these tracks, they'd really rattle a dance tent at a festival.
You're in discussions about doing a book aren't you?
Well, I've been writing about my journey through music coupled with adoption and seeking adulation and acceptance through the medium of music. It's tentatively titled Sorted, Snorted and not Deported. I'm currently about 25,000 words in. There's tales of crew like my dear friend Lloyd Massingham rescuing me from getting a kicking off Hells Angels in Stockholm (I apparently pissed on one of them in a club), amongst other cliches, but the book has a serious context too – how much I struggled with adoption and the realisation that family can't be relied on in dark times.
Folk also ask about what it's like being in a band with John and I guess that's one of the unique selling points of the book – as far as I'm aware, I'm the only person to write about this. As for John, I'll let Mani sum him up. He said this to me at John Henry's studios in London when Primal Scream were rehearsing next door (assume strong Mancunian accent) "Don't ever trust our Johnny boy – he won't call you if yer entire family get wiped out in a plane crash to see how you are."
Finally, what's on you turntable at present?
Right this moment Glen Campell. Looking through the records near the front over the last few days, Boy Azooga, Grizzly Bear, Tortoise, Gerry Mulligan, Billy Preston, The Jesus Lizard, Public Enemy, Richard Groove Holmes, Earl Grant, Au, King Gizzard, Englebert Humperdink, David Soul, OMD, Gary Numan, Clarence Carter, Jaques Lucier, Helmet, Fugazi, Winifred Atwell, The Beta Band, Matthew E White, Sampha, Cinemtatic Orchestra, Sammy Davies Jnr, Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston, Dusty Springfield, Mule (X and 29 is a killer track), Dr John, The Arcs, Darkstar and countless Northern Soul compilations. Gotta love a dance.
The Lisbön Treaty's debut single 001 is out on Fri Oct 30. You can preview it and pre-order here. The band can also be found at their Twitter, YouTube and Facebook pages


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On a visit by Governor Bourke in 1837, Melbourne was officially founded and named for Viscount Melbourne, the Prime Minister of Britain, on the 8th of March.
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One of the Tecumseh Corn Fest's kick-off events is the 2011 Miss Tecumseh Pageant, and this year you can watch it online. The live show begins at 7pm tonight, watch the embedded viewer above, or click through to the Miss Tecumseh Pageant website!
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3 weeks ago the podcast reached over 300k+ listens, which is a truly incredible achievement. I want to thank you all for being so loyal to TFH.
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Werkgerechtigkeit ist ein zentraler theologischer Begriff aus der lutherischen Rechtfertigungslehre. Sie steht für die Ansicht, man könne vor Gott gerechtfertigt sein, wenn man gute Werke tut.

Geschichte

Alte Kirche
Die voraugustinischen Kirchenväter erheben die Rechtfertigung nicht ausdrücklich zum Gegenstand dogmatischer Reflexion. Zwar sprechen sie (in Aufnahme paulinischer Terminologie) davon, dass der Mensch aus Glauben, ohne Werke, aus Gnade gerechtfertigt werde. Gleichwohl betonen sie – oft aus seelsorgerlichen Gründen – die Bedeutung des Handelns des Menschen für die Erlangung seines Heils. Eine differenzierte Verhältnisbestimmung beider Aussagen erfolgt kaum.

Bei Augustinus und hier v. a. in dessen Spätwerk wird die Rechtfertigungslehre im Rahmen der Gnadenlehre zum zentralen und rezeptionsgeschichtlich bedeutsamen Thema. Augustinus betont, dass der Mensch allein durch Gnade gerecht wird, nämlich durch die Gerechtigkeit Gottes. Der Mensch ist umfassend auf Gottes Gnade angewiesen, weil er nicht nur in einzelnen Taten sündigt, sondern als ganzer Mensch unter der Macht des peccatum originale, d. h. unter der Erbsünde steht, die durch den biologischen Zeugungszusammenhang vererbt wird.

Reformation
Nach Martin Luthers (auch Zwinglis und Calvins) Lehre von der Rechtfertigung folgen die guten Werke aus dem Glauben. Sie sind die Früchte des Glaubens. Sie werden nicht getan, um die Rechtfertigung zu erlangen oder zu bewähren: »Gute fromme Werke machen nimmermehr einen guten frommen Mann, sondern ein guter frommer Mann macht gute fromme Werke«. Erst müsse die Person durch den Glauben gut sein, dann können es auch die Werke sein. Luther lehnte aufgrund seiner Theologia crucis Werkgerechtigkeit ab (z. B. in vielen Predigten) und betonte die Rechtfertigung aus der Gnade Gottes im Glauben an den erlösenden Tod und die Auferstehung Jesu Christi.

Konfessionen
Die mitgliederstärksten Bekenntnisgruppen, die katholische Kirche und die protestantische Kirchen lehren (z. B. durch die Gemeinsame Erklärung zur Rechtfertigungslehre), dass der Mensch nicht aufgrund seiner guten Werke vor Gott gerechtfertigt werde, sondern durch Gottes Gnade.

In der evangelischen Theologie wird dies zusammengefasst in den Grundsätzen Sola gratia ("allein aus Gnade") und Sola fide ("allein durch den Glauben").

Einen weiteren Gegenentwurf zur Werkgerechtigkeit stellt die Prädestinations-Lehre des Calvinismus dar. Die reformierten Theologen Johannes Calvin und Ulrich Zwingli vertraten ursprünglich die schärfste Form der Prädestinationslehre, d. h. die grundsätzliche Vorherbestimmung jedes einzelnen Menschen entweder zur Seligkeit (ohne eigenen Verdienst) oder zur Verdammnis (ohne eigene Schuld) als "doppelte Prädestination"

Gemeinschaften, denen von lutherischer oder reformierter Seite oft Werkgerechtigkeit vorgeworfen wird, sind u. a. die Quäker, Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten, Mennoniten und Zeugen Jehovas.

Die orthodoxen Kirchen haben ein ambivalentes Verhältnis zur Lehre Luthers. Sie stimmen zwar der Reformation grundsätzlich zu, d. h., dass die katholische Kirche reformbedürftig war, lehnen jedoch den Protestantismus ab, d. h. den sich dort ausprägenden Individualismus, der die Heilsfrage individualisiere und subjektiviere denn "wie bekomme ich einen gnädigen Gott, wie werde ich vor Gott gerecht?", das waren die zentralen Fragen, die Luther lange Zeit beschäftigt hatten und ihn schließlich zu dem Schluss führten, dass auch Konzilien sich irren können. Luther sei demnach aus orthodoxer Sicht zwar kein Ketzer, aber auch kein Heiliger.

Siehe auch
 Majoristischer Streit
 Tatchristentum

Literatur
Siehe: Rechtfertigungslehre

Einzelnachweise

Christliche Theologie

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Who is to Blame for Addiction?
Suppose a malicious scientist sneaks into your house and injects you with heroin while you are sleeping every night for a month. As the days progress, you become increasingly anxious, and your ability to focus wanes. You suffer through bouts of nausea and constipation. Eventually, the evil scientist stops. Rather than being your salvation, the termination of the nightly heroin injections triggers a seemingly unending flu. You ache, you sweat, you feel terrible. You have classic symptoms of opioid dependence and withdrawal.
The question is, are you addicted? Perhaps more importantly, what should be done with you now?
This was the question Dr. Keith Humphreys posed to the attendees at the International Neuroethics Society meeting in November 2018. The answer to the first question is no, you are not addicted. Still, due to the heroin that entered your system, you are now dependent. Addiction is characterized by the behaviors surrounding use and misuse; drug addiction, then, is continued drug seeking and use in the face of negative consequences. Chemical dependence on a drug, in the absence of problematic behaviors, is not addiction.
The distinction between dependence and addiction may seem a semantic one, but it has profound legal, social, and often moral ramifications. Dependence is purely physiological. In fact, you can be dependent on life-saving drugs like insulin and antidepressants (Tamam & Ozpoyraz, 2002). Addiction, in contrast, suggests choice. It's defined by behavior, and so an addict can be blamed for their behavior. At least, that is the response by some, who at one extreme prescribe to the Moral Model of addiction. The Moral Model places the onus on the addict. In this model, whose effects reverberate in the punitive approach the criminal justice system takes towards addiction, fighting addiction is about the willpower to say no and to abstain.
On the other end of the spectrum is the Disease Model of addiction, which posits that addiction is a neurological disease and that addicts have lost their agency to the extent that they cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. The Disease Model has been increasingly accepted by governmental agencies since the end of the twentieth century (Leshner, 1997), and many view it as the best way to frame addiction to help develop treatment programs and other forms of aid (Volkow, Koob, & McLellan, 2016). Commonly, drugs are said to "hijack" the brains of addicts, rendering them incapable of choosing to abstain.
Considerable nuance can be found in the complete list of addiction models (for examples, see here). Even two communities that share the same model of addiction do not necessarily share the same treatment strategy. Both Alcoholics Anonymous and Methadone Maintenance clinics, for example, operate under the Disease Model, but their paths towards recovery have little in common.
Nuance also exists in how ethicists, neuroscientists, and other thinkers judge the utility of the Disease Model in comparison to other models (Heather, 2017). Which model is the most effective for guiding governmental initiatives and research projects is a valid question, but a separate one. Here, I will focus on the necessary strategies for a comprehensive ethical response to addiction. Addicts are not the only actors in this debate.
Regardless of who or what is at fault, addiction is a global burden on par with some of the most prevalent communicable diseases today, such as diarrheal diseases and malaria (Degenhardt et al., 2018; GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators, 2018; World Health Organization, 2009). Still, the relationship between humans and drugs is not a modern phenomenon. Drugs and humans have co-evolved for millennia; evidence of purposeful alcohol production dates back to nearly the beginning of human agriculture. However, the horrific consequences of addiction have increased in step with modernization. The suffering caused by drug use and addiction has ballooned exponentially with the introduction of concentrated and synthetic drugs, from distilled spirits and the sweetened cigarette to heroin and fentanyl. If we as a modern civilization hope to ease the suffering brought about by addiction, Dr. Humphreys argued, we cannot treat any addiction epidemic as an isolated incident. It was heroin in the 70's, crack in the 80s, meth in the 90s, and opioids now; there will likely be a new crisis in the decade to come. As disheartening as it may be, history tells us that responding to addiction means managing and mitigating drug use, not eliminating addiction altogether. Addiction is much too engrained within modern society to ever achieve that.
cannot be the model for ending addiction.
Sadly, we cannot reasonably solve the current addiction crisis by removing the drug of abuse. Synthetic opioids are new, frighteningly addictive, and mind-bogglingly powerful, but they are also necessary. A world without opioids, Dr. Humphreys reminds us, is a terrible world. People with cancer pain, severe acute pain, and other debilitating conditions need opioids. Their lives, and our world, are better for them. As Dr. Humphreys put it, "If you work on cholera and you eliminate all cholera, no one is mad. No one says, 'Can I have a little cholera on the weekend?'" The solution to addiction can't be destroying the drugs of abuse, which then begs the question: without a lasting solution, what can be done?
With addiction so pervasive, current initiatives and treatments target different forms of harm reduction, not an outright cure. The Moral Model could be described as trying to reduce harm to the community, whereas the Disease Model could be described as trying to reduce harm to the addict. Both extremes are incomplete, because both the community and the addict are harmed by addiction.
Although the addict is the one causing harm, neuroscience tells us that the addict is not an entirely free or rational agent in their harmful actions (Volkow et al., 2016). A hasty reliance on neuroscientific evidence can easily (and mistakenly) lead to a reliance on the Disease Model, which treats the addict as a sick person who lacks control. This offers a degree of compassion, but can also stigmatize the addict as someone without hope of recovery. Compassion can also be adulterated with paternalism and condescension. Moreover, framing addiction within the Disease Model can dismiss obvious public health opportunities targeting the psychosocial contributors to addiction, like poverty, access to illicit drugs, and high levels of stress (Hall, Carter, & Forlini, 2015). As the science has become more refined, the understanding of "control" has similarly refined. Yes, executive functions are impaired in addiction, but the loss is not complete; there is nuance to the disease (Hyman, 2007).
Dr. Humphreys reminded us that the Disease Model is not wholly compassionate, because of how it treats the victims of the addict's behavior. The weakness of using the Disease Model in the real world is the "is-ought fallacy", also known as Hume's Law. Once you believe that addiction is a disease with biological roots, it's easy to believe addicts ought to be treated as sick and without passing judgment. Unfortunately, this ought includes what Dr. Humphreys called "Brain Disease Scolding." The scolding stereotypically comes from liberally-minded voices, who decry the draconian treatment of addicts and beg for compassion. In their view, punishing an addict is like imprisoning a person for having the flu. Not only is it nonsensical, it is unjust and inhumane. They believe those who condemn addicts to prison, throw them out of the house, or otherwise cast them out, are selfish and uncompassionate. Sadly, the people who are scolded are often those most hurt by the addict.
But the victims of an addicts' behavior, the family, friends, and random victims of crime, have been hurt. Many have been attacked and traumatized. The pain and anger of a victim of theft or assault is justified. Both the victims' pain and the addict's loss of control are valid, which is why both the Moral and Disease Models fall short as ethical frameworks for addiction. Ethical approaches to addiction demand that compassion is extended to all parties.
Neuroscience and social science research support this conclusion, if you have the will to look for it. True, 'chemical hijacking' by drugs of addiction suggest (at least a partial) loss of control. Without control, the addict cannot be fully blamed. Just as important, however, is that peoples' negative reactions to addicts are similarly reflexive and uncontrollable (Kulesza et al., 2016; Swanson, Swanson, & Greenwald, 2001). Should addicts be sent to prisons or to rehab? Your instinct to that question is just that: an instinct. The same logic that removes blame from the addict would then argue that any negative judgements towards addicts cannot be blamed either. Often, personal experience and preexisting beliefs can blind people to one of these arguments.
A more ethical response towards addicts and addiction demands a change in how we judge the morality of everyone involved. To ethically respond to addiction requires a type of consequentialism. That is, the consequences of addiction on both the addict and their surroundings must inform how the addict is treated. This approach demands individualized strategies for individual addicts, but what it lacks in efficiency it makes up for in fairness.
The Disease Model of addiction does not mean the addicts are morally blameless, and backing away from the Disease Model does not mean we have to judge addicts as weak or failures (Levy, 2013). Dr. Humphreys ended his presentation with a simple, and humanistic appeal: sure, addicts may be morally flawed, but we are all morally flawed. Addiction will always be with us, but harm mitigation is always a worthwhile endeavor. To do as much good as possible, we must accept that moral perfection is not a prerequisite for compassion, and that everyone involved, the perpetrators and the victims, deserve to receive it.
Nathan Ahlgrim is a fifth year Ph.D. candidate in the Neuroscience Program at Emory. In his research, he studies how different brain regions interact to make certain memories stronger than others. He strives to strengthen the brains of the next generation by leading neuroscience and psychology lessons in K-8 schools.
Leshner, A. I. (1997). Addiction is a brain disease, and it matters. Science, 278(5335), 45-47.


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Q: how can i use pivot query in two tables i sql server2008 i want to use pivot query using two different table.
i have two table one is GPadvance and second one is GPexpenditure .
i have given advance to gp and get the advance report form the gpadvance. second is whatever the expenduture done by gp it saved in gpexpenditure table. now i want to use pivot table accordingly to GP wise like
you can see the first one data is coming from gpadvance and second column is amount spent data is coming is gpexpenduture.
i want to use single query to use both table data if gp has spent money or not,
iam using the following pivot table for the advance release
select * from
(
    select Unit_Name,gpname,isnull(amount,0)as amount,Mcomponent
    from AdvGP_report
    where unit_id='7' and year='2014-15' and quarter='4'
) as s
pivot
(
     sum(amount) for mcomponent in("1","2","3")
) as a

and second pivot query for amount spent is
(
   select isnull(financialtarget,0)as FT,MinorComponent_Id
   from GPWDPMPR
   where unitid='7' and mpryear='2014-15'
) as i
pivot
(
   sum(FT) for MinorComponent_Id in("19","4","8")
) as b

its giving the result but repeated many times the amount.


Selling marketing automation to management.
When selling this software to management, it's important to communicate your points from their perspective. Recognise that your concerns and theirs are different so you need to tailor your pitch to cater to them. Executives don't have a lot of time to spare so it is best to be succinct and focus your arguments for maximum impact. Respect their limited time by distilling major points and statistical support down to the most noteworthy elements— instead of providing a case study, create a summary version with key takeaways and how to apply them to your own organisation.
Management is concerned with a more macro view of organisational health, which actually lends itself well to an investment that will be successful in the long-term but will require significant commitment in the meantime. Explain that success will not be immediate but assure your management team that over time this paradigm shift will be critical for growth and success.
Argue based on need. Focus on areas of weakness like inefficient lead management or missed retargeting opportunities by explaining how marketing automation software can help each situation. Highlight capabilities that are beyond what your existing email marketing platform is capable of, such as behavioural tracking and advanced nurture campaigns. If you emphasise struggles specific to your business it will be clear you have done your research and your goals align with those of the organisation. You want your pitch to resonate with management the same way you want your marketing messaging to resonate with prospects.
Marketing automation software is a platform of tools that were designed to facilitate and support an inbound approach to marketing. Marketing automation is the best tool for an inbound marketing approach because the set of features within each platform was developed to facilitate specific inbound marketing tasks, such as offering the most relevant content to an online visitor or filtering low priority leads into an email nurture campaign instead of sending them to sales. If your management team doesn't already believe in inbound marketing, you may not be ready for marketing automation yet. It's worth advocating for this approach before purchasing any new marketing software.
Even though adoption of marketing automation is a long-term process, there are ways to even out the learning curve. You might find management to be more receptive if you offer a phased launch plan for the software that emphasises faster and more effective training methods. Many organisations begin their implementation with the email marketing feature, learn the additional capabilities of it and become proficient with that before moving on the rest of the tools within the platform. Starting where you're already somewhat familiar can boost morale and demonstrate value more quickly.
If you put together a launch plan, consider the many options available to find the best balance of time and budget. Most platforms offer some form of onboarding after the initial purchase, some offer customised training at an additional cost and agency partners can be used to outsource skillsets for some project-based consulting and expertise. Extra help and strategic support during the implementation process can mean quicker success because it helps you make the right decisions the first time around. Sell the value of leaning on the knowledge base of others with experience because it will be much cheaper than guessing as you go and postponing your success with the technology by doing so.
Marketing automation isn't automatic marketing, but it can be set up to automate repetitive or predictable processes. These automated workflows make your marketing and sales teams more efficient by freeing them up to focus on more strategic tasks like persona development and campaign creation. These automated processes also simplify the process of filtering out low quality leads, so time is spent more efficiently and efforts are geared toward leads with the highest potential value. You should explain to management that marketing automation drives and optimises organisational efficiency through better lead management and automated workflows.
Many members of the executive team are evaluated based on overall organisational performance. This contributes to their macro perspective and acknowledging this in your pitch can help increase your chance of success. To cater to this mindset, you can discuss the reporting and analytics features within the software- as well as the novel ability to track and respond to behaviour. With the ability to automatically track customer activity, valuable insights are easier than ever to find. You'll often read the phrase "ROI of marketing", which is a reference to the software's ability to accurately monitor previously untrackable marketing efforts. This, when coupled with predictive analytics that are more accurate than ever before, is a recipe for management buy-in.
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Berkeley College opens food pantry on Woodland Park campus to combat food insecurity
Sep 14, 2022, 10:20pmUpdated on Sep 14, 2022
As food prices continue to climb, one New Jersey college is hoping to give its students assistance by opening food pantries.
The need for food pantries saw an increase at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now inflation is proving that the need continues. To combat this issue, the Berkely College Student Development Office has started a food pantry to help bridge the gap for the students when their resources are low.
"I don't have a full-time job, but I am a full-time mom," says student Jocelyn Gonzalez. "The food pantry was such a help for me."
Gonzalez attends the Woodland Park campus of Berkeley College. She says she has had to deal with food insecurity, especially after her bills have been paid.
"You're on a budget – well, I am, as a student. And so sometimes I have to wait until the end of the month, and I just don't have it economically and financially," she says.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week requiring New Jersey schools to provide free breakfast and lunch for students in grades K-12 for working- and middle-class families. But this law does not include higher education.
Berkely College's Woodland Park Campus saw the need and the success of food pantries at their other campuses and opened a pantry on this campus to help the growing number of students dealing with food insecurity.
"We just put out our first electronic order for our opening week…We had 75 orders in that first week. For a school the size that we are, that is an increase of about 25%," says Heather Eaton- Dwyer, dean of students.
There are currently 140,000 college students in New Jersey who are facing food insecurity, according to LaTysha Gaines, Woodland Park's chief operating officer.
"That's one of the main reasons why we thought this was extremely important to have this type of resource available to our students," says Gaines.
A report released on Tuesday showed that inflation remains the highest it's been in 40 years. And even with gas prices dropping, consumer prices rose just over 8% compared to this time last year. The cost of necessities like food also continues to rise, putting a strain on the wallets of New Jersey residents.
"Being a single mom it's hard, but Berkely has made it easier," says Gonzalez.
The Community Food Bank of New Jersey says college students are particularly vulnerable to hunger. Over a dozen colleges work with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey to supply their food pantries.

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION
LAWSUIT AGAINST SELMA COMFORT INN
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge today approved the Justice Department's settlement of a lawsuit against the owner and two former employees of the Comfort Inn, a fifty room hotel located in Selma, Alabama. The consent order, approved today by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Butler, Jr. in Mobile, resolves a January 18, 2001 lawsuit against the hotel alleging a pattern or practice of race discrimination against African-American guests.
The lawsuit alleged that Satyam, L.L.C., the company that owns the Selma Comfort Inn, and former hotel employees Navinabhai Patel and Hinanavinabhai Patel violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against African American guests because of their race. Specifically, the Justice Department's complaint alleged that defendants steered African-American guests to rooms on the second floor of the hotel towards the back, charged African- American guests higher prices for renting hotel rooms than they charged white persons, and denied African-American guests equal access to hotel facilities and services, such as the hotel pool.
"No person should be denied equal access to a hotel because of the color of their skin," said Ralph F. Boyd, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. "Today's settlement demonstrates that the Justice Department will vigorously enforce the law and work to guarantee that nondiscrimination in public accommodations is a reality."
The consent order permanently enjoins the defendants and their employees from discriminating against African-American hotel guests. In addition, the consent order provides for civil rights training of defendants and their employees, advertisements emphasizing that the Selma Comfort Inn is open to all persons without regard to race or color, compliance testing of the hotel at the defendants' expense, and reporting on the hotel's practices to the Justice Department for a four year period.
"The consent order will help assure that all people receive full and complete access to the Selma Comfort Inn without regard to their race," said David P. York, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama."
The Housing and Civil Enforcement Section of the Civil Rights Division is charged with enforcing Title II of the Civil Rights Act which prohibits discrimination in certain places of public accommodation, such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and theaters.


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His friends call him "Superman" because his real name is Clark Kent Apuada.
Move over Superman - there's a new Clark Kent who's doing the impossible.
This past weekend, a 10-year-old boy whose real name is Clark Kent Apuada (so his friends call him Superman) destroyed a record set 23 years ago by then-preteen Michael Phelps.
Apuada won the 100-meter butterfly at the Far West International Championship in California with a time of 1:09:38--beating the record of the greatest swimmer in Olymic history by more than a full second. Phelps set the previous record at the same competition in 1995, by more than a second.
"This kid is unlike any other young man that I've ever coached," says Apuada's coach, Dia Riana. "He's always stood out, he's just, he's kind of a savant of sorts."
"I love swimming because I have a lot of people supporting me," Apuada says. "And my coaches are always there for me and my parents are always there."
The fifth-grader who is Filipino-American, says breaking Phelps' record and going to the Olympics have been his goals ever since he started swimming competitively at 7 years old.


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Death by Football - 1889
I came across an article in the Evening News, and saved it as it was to do with Football round about Falkirk, then I had a thought .... it was like - hmmmmm!
The article was about a young bloke who had died as a result of an accident on the football field, and it set me thinking. I had a look through the local papers that I have copies of, and I can not find an earlier fatality due simply to footballing factors in the District. I am pretty sure, but not certain, that it would have been mentioned had it happened anywhere else in Stirlingshire, but I can find nothing.
I have a very rubbish book about British Football, which states the first death due to football in Britain was William Walker of Leith Athletic v Vale of Leven in 1907, but I think they were only counting League & Cup matches. I have tried to look for an earlier death in google, but to no avail.
It is very difficult to look up these things as I can find no footballing/death source to cross reference, but on February 23rd 1889 in a match between Redding Athletic and Southfield at Redding a player by the name of Robert Whyte received a kick to the stomach, he left the field, however his condition worsened over the weekend, finally dying on the Tuesday. There is no match report in the Falkirk Herald [the fact that he died is the only reason I know the match even occurred], and I only have two sources for the aftermath.
Now, I can hear what some of you are thinking, Redding v Southfield [from Slamannan] this is just a kick-around, but both these teams were members of both the Scottish & Stirlingshire FAs, the fact that it was an ordinary match [not quite a friendly, but this was before League Football] is neither here nor there, however it was two Scottish Senior clubs in a tussle for local bragging rights, and Redding would have ended the game with only ten [or less] players.
Robert Whyte
b c 1866
d 26th February 1899, Redding, Stirlingshire
Known Career - Redding Athletic [????-1899] ["long a member of his club"]
NB - I have had a look at the 1881 Census and can only find a Robert White living in Polmont [Parish], however the IGI has a Robert Whyte born in Polmont [Parish] c 1865, but dying in 1888!
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THE LSO AND PANASONIC ENSURE THE MUSIC PLAYS
Panasonic 4K PTZ Cameras allow LSO to continue to perform during the pandemic.
Bracknell, UK. 4th March 2021 – The London Symphony Orchestra has continued to perform to global audiences throughout the pandemic thanks to a Panasonic 4K PTZ camera upgrade at St Luke's, home of the LSO's community and music education programme LSO Discovery, and located in its beautifully converted church rehearsal space in London's Old Street.
When the LSO was forced to halt performances at the famous Barbican venue, the orchestra decided that the show must go on.The floor space at St Luke's could just seat the full orchestra with social distancing but it meant that a different camera set-up was required, with the cameras positioned around the musicians.
The new system consists of seven Panasonic AW-UE150 cameras. Featuring a 1-type MOS large sensor, this flagship PTZ camera supports high-quality 4K 50p video with simultaneous 4K/HD operation. It is equipped with a 75.1 degree viewing angle, 20x optical zoom and versatile outputs, including 12G-SDI, HDMI, optical fibre and IP.
The cameras are connected via their fibre modules, with a spare line to integrate an additional camera or connect to an Outside Broadcast unit where required. One of the ancillary spaces in the basement has been converted for use as a TV Gallery, where there is capacity for up to three camera operators. They can use both the new and previously installed Panasonic cameras, which were already in place to record smaller chamber-scale concerts. Each operator has the ability to control multiple cameras. The controller flexibility allows LSO St. Luke's to tailor their approach to the script density.
"One of the imperatives in keeping the orchestra performing safely was to minimise the number of other people in the space," said Peter Mycroft, Technical Manager for LSO St Luke's. "The Panasonic PTZ cameras have been particularly helpful in allowing us to remove camera operators from the performance space, but still capture a concert in the same quality. We have found the cameras can be easily hidden from view and are also extremely quiet. They perform extremely well in low-light conditions, and the optical quality has noticeably improved."
"One of the most exciting things about taking on the challenge of capturing the orchestra at LSO St Luke's is that we have been able to put together a much-improved system, which in turn has allowed us to take on more creative filming possibilities that wouldn't have been previously considered. Getting the orchestra to return to the Barbican is really important for us, particularly to have live audiences for live music, but to bring some of that joy to our audiences from LSO St. Luke's has been fantastic."
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Its Getting Very Strange Out There! by The Elephant's Child
Filed under: Bureaucracy, Coronavirus, Democrat Corruption, Domestic Policy, Election 2020, Foreign Policy, Media Bias, Middle East, National Security, News of the Weird, Politics, Terrorism, The United States | Tags: Always Outrage, Middle East Peace, The Disgraceful Media
It's getting so every time I start to write, I'm inclined to start with something like "It's getting weird out there."It is hard to address an event or accomplishment because the accusations flow so abundantly, and fiercely.
President Trump announced two days ago an historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This is a very big deal in a region that seems always to be on the verge of war.
The President, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed released a joint statement Thursday in which they agreed to the "full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates."
This means embassies, talks, regular normal relations. In that region this is an enormous breakthrough. Talking things over regularly has some major advantages over a shooting war. Yet the media was not particularly interested, they had more important attacks on the president to offer.
In the meantime, President Trump is accused of personally causing the deaths of every American who has died from the Corona virus. He is accused of destroying the U.S. Postal Service, He is accused of being racist, sexist, evil, being a dictator, and a white supremacist as well. The President's younger brother who has been seriously ill, passed away, and the media couldn't even write decently about that.
If they can't find something horrendous to blame him for, they turn to Hollywood celebrities ( those who have some kind of name recognition) who can be counted on for an insulting comment. It is indeed getting weird out there.


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Bubbles and balls have long gone together… There's nothing quite like the glitz and glamour of a formal dance party or masquerade to encourage the flow of fizz!
But this month we have another type of ball on our minds… The rugby ball, as we've been caught up in the 6 Nations!
We may have our home in New Zealand, but we're still proud of our family roots in Champagne, France, where members of the Le Brun family still live; and of course Adele was born in England. So whilst our mighty All Blacks aren't part of the 6 Nations tournament, two of our back up teams are!
If you're based in the Northern hemisphere and are enjoying Rugby's Greatest Championship, why not give the beer a miss next time you switch on the big screen? Go for bubbles instead!
Five of No.1 Family Estate's Methode Traditionelle Wines are available to buy online from Amathus Drinks.
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It's that time of year again the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival takes place on Saturday 11th February, and we'll be there to help your day sparkle!
We're as delighted to be involved in this iconic Marlborough event this year, as we were to be asked to the very first one back in the 1980s by Ernie Hunter. We've had a lot of fun over our years at the festival, with themed stands from Putting on the Ritz to an occasion where we marked the bicentennial of the French Revolution, guillotine and all! You'll have to visit us at the event, if you want to know what Remy has planned this year, but we can confirm there will be fun, frivolity and fizz!
The event garners a great sense of occasion and we've been thrilled to help our No.1 fans make their own traditions over the Wine Festival weekend. This year will be the twenty fifth anniversary that one group of special ladies, "The Girls on Tour", have been attending the event, and we always look forward to welcoming them not just to our stand on the day, but also to our cellar door on the Sunday. The Girls on Tour inject some real glamour to the event as they all take on Hollywood names for the weekend… Last year Adele was made an honorary GOT as Lady Penelope! And yes she has the t-shirt to prove it!
If you're visiting the Marlborough Wine & Food Festival here are our top 5 tips to ensure you have a corking time!
Don't forget the sunscreen – The weather gods have pretty much always been kind to us, so sunscreen, sunshades and hats are an absolute must!
Dress to impress – There are some great prizes up for grabs at the Fashion in the Vines competition, so load the Instagram app on your phone and get snapping your sartorial shenanigans. All the details are HERE.
Cash is King – There are cash facilities on site, but who wants to queue for money, when you could be drinking bubbles?!
Bring your dancing shoes – With a great line up of live music and Supergroove on the mainstage from 4:30 p.m. we know you'll want to boogie!
Make a weekend of it – Be like the Girls on Tour and make the most of your weekend by visiting the cellar door on Sunday. We'd love to see you!
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Sony has announced a nintendo direct style service. So what game's you want announced and updated? I have a big feeling on final fantasy 7 remake. And more dreams info.
What games are you guy's expectin?
I am in desperate need of some news on The Last of Us Part II. And since that's one of the most anticipated games on the platform, I'll be surprised if we don't get anything on it. I don't really care about anything else, to be honest.


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External Advisors
Prof. John M. Horack
John M. Horack, Professor and Neil Armstrong Chair at the Ohio State University (USA) – his professional experience in aerospace innovation and leadership dates back to 1987 and includes honours such as the Exceptional Achievement Medal by NASA. He is also a leading science communicator.
Dr. Ken Davidian
Dr. Ken Davidian is the Director of Research at the Office of Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, DC, USA. He will link ASCenSIon to the highly synergistic activities of the FAA Center of Excellence for commercial space Transportation and their new Commercial Space Innovation Initiative.
Prof. Robert van Zyl
Prof. Robert van Zyl is the director of the Africa Space Innovation Centre and the French South African Institute of Technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a leading figure in Africa's satellite programme and their application and will create valuable links to disseminate benefits to developing countries. His team developed Africa's first nanosatellite in space, which was launched in 2013.
Dr. Michael H. Obersteiner
Dr. Michael Obersteiner has more than 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry, both for engineering and management positions. He has worked within several space transportation systems programs, incl. propulsion and operations, often moving between the sites in France and Germany. In addition, he is member and chair for Space Transportation Systems WG (Fachausschuss Raumtransportsysteme) at the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR).
Mr. Jérôme Vila
Jérôme Vila is founder and leader at ArianeWorks, an innovation platform involving a team of space players (CNES, ArianeGroup, Onera, APCO, ADF, SABCA, RUAG) which is tasked with boosting technological efforts on rocket reusability in Europe. Before that, Jerome spent over 20 years on Ariane design at different positions and roles, from system engineering to project management for "Ariane 5 ECA", current workhorse of the Ariane family. Just before launching ArianeWorks he was head of rocket R&D at CNES, nurturing projects such as the France/Germany/Japan CALLISTO reusable testbed, the low cost/reusable rocket engine PROMETHEUS or the KASSAV Autonomous Launch Safety Kit.
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TICKERS: DRRX
Analyst Says Biotech Share Price Could Potentially 'Double'
Analyst Grant Zeng of Zacks Small Cap Research examines what transpired with this biopharmaceutical company during Q3/17.
A Nov. 2 research report by Zeng for Zacks Small Cap Research indicated that DURECT Corp. (DRRX:NASDAQ) total Q3/17 revenue was $20.7 million versus $3.7 million in Q3/16, and all forms of revenue were up year over year. DURECT's reported net income for Q3/17 was $6.1 million. This compares to a net loss of $8.8 million in Q3/16.
In Q3/17, research and development (R&D) collaborations generated $5.6 million versus $0.4 million in Q3/16. "A large portion of that increase [is] related to the recognition of deferred revenue from upfront fees already received by the company," Zeng wrote.
Product revenue primarily came from the sales of ALZET pumps and LACTEL polymers, which "continue to be strongly cash flow positive for the company," Zeng indicated. That Q3/17 revenue was $2.6 million, which was lower than that in Q3/16 of $3.4 million. "Almost half of that difference related to some excipient sales in Q3/16, and there were no similar sales in Q3/17."
A new revenue source for DURECT resulted from an agreement it entered into with Indivior UK in October to purchase some of its U.S. patent rights. "This assignment may provide further intellectual property protection for RBP-7000, Indivior's investigational, once-monthly injectable risperidone product for the treatment of schizophrenia," Zeng added. As outlined in the agreement, Indivior paid DURECT $12.5 million upfront.
Zacks believes the deal is "great" for DURECT, as "it not only boosts its balance sheet but also validates the company's long-acting risperidone formulation technology."
In terms of the biotech's Q3/17 costs and expenses, cost of product sales was $3.1 million. "This was impacted by a charge of around $2M related to the company's excipients. The company took this charge given the negative POSIMIR Phase 3 results. But the company did not get rid of any of these materials. If the company is able to sell these excipients later, then at that time, the company would have revenue, but no associated cost of goods sold." Zeng explained.
R&D expense was $8.4 million, greater than that of Q3/16 at $6.8 million. This was "driven primarily by a large increase in POSIMIR Phase 3 trial expenses," wrote Zeng. Q3/17 sales, general and administrative expenses of $3.1 million compared to $3 million in Q3/16.
DURECT ended Q3/17 with "cash and investments of $41.8M," Zeng wrote, "which compared to a $33.6M at June 30, 2017 and $25.2M at December 31, 2016."
In the future, DURECT will focus on advancing DUR-928, which, out of the many candidates, Zeng said, "may be the most promising one in our view because this compound has the potential to target multiple indications including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and acute kidney injury." Currently, DUR-928 is "on track to enter Phase 2 studies, and holds great potential for long-term growth."
"We continue to be optimistic about Durect story even with the failure of POSIMIR program," Zeng noted. "If the company can show positive DUR-928 data for NASH and/or acute kidney injury in the planned Phase 2 trials, share price can easily double."
Zacks values DURECT at $6 per share; it is currently trading at ~$0.79 per share.
DURECT Corp.
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Baltimore County Police are reminding drivers to keep their vehicle doors locked and to never store their keys in the vehicle, including a spare key to another vehicle, while it's unattended. Doing so could lead to items being stolen from your vehicle or even your vehicle being stolen.
Don't provide an opportunity for a criminal. Many times all it takes is for a suspect to walk through a neighborhood and pull on your car handle to see if it's unlocked. If it is unlocked, your valuables are at risk to be stolen. A spare key stored in your vehicle could leave you with your car being stolen.
Leaving your car running with the keys in the ignition not only leaves your car at risk to be stolen, but it is also illegal.
Vehicles left running outside homes, in front of convenience stores and at gas pumps present an easy target for car thieves. Always take your keys with you and secure your vehicle, even for a short trip into the store.
allows a motor vehicle that is locked and on private property, not open to the public, to operate unattended for up to five consecutive minutes when the vehicle is not in motion.
Did you know that leaving a vehicle alone with the engine running is against the law? Officers can issue a ticket that is accompanied by a $70 fine and one point against your driving record. Unattended, running vehicles also pose a safety hazard. If the vehicle slips out of gear and causes an accident, you could be issued a ticket with a $110 fine and three points against your driving record.
Make sure your vehicle doors are locked at all times, spare keys are not left in the vehicle and the vehicle is not left running unattended.
Baltimore County needs information from victims of the Memorial Day weekend flooding in order to seek federal aid, including low-interest disaster loans.
Federal aid is available only after disaster-stricken jurisdictions document damages and meet certain loss thresholds. Baltimore County's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is beginning this documentation process for the Memorial Day storm.
Emergency Management officials need information from homeowners, renters and businesses who suffered uninsured or grossly under-insured damage to buildings, land, personal property or business inventories. Such victims of the recent flooding should contact emergencymanagement@baltimorecountymd.gov.
The deadline for providing information to Emergency Management officials is Friday, June 29, 2018.
Storm victims should note that, in providing this information, they are not applying for aid.
Rather, they are assisting Emergency Management officials with the documentation needed for Baltimore County to qualify for federal aid. Storm victims' information will be provided to the U.S. Small Business Administration, which will work with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Baltimore County Emergency Management to determine if the losses are significant enough to qualify for the Disaster Loan Program.
The SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to business of all sizes, private and non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters. If the SBA approves Baltimore County for disaster aid, loans may be used to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery, equipment, inventory and business assets damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster.
Fire Chief Kyrle W. Preis III has promoted eight members to the rank of Fire Lieutenant.
The promotions are effective July 8, 2018.


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Assume the role of an elephant and bring a dying island back to life by planting, watering, and growing new trees! Collect seeds, till dirt patches, and water saplings to grow the fruit needed to restore the land to its former beauty. Collect all the fruits to grow the Fruit of Life and transform the desolate island wasteland into a thriving paradise!


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We used the term information technology or IT to refer to an entire industry. In actuality, information technology is the use of computers and software to manage information. In some companies, this is referred to as Management Information Services (or MIS) or simply as Information Services (or IS). The information technology department of a large company could be responsible for storing, protecting processing, transmitting and retrieving the information as necessary.
It is more widely used by all users that have a computerized system by different sectors. And a Database Management System is software who operates database providing storage, access, security back-up and other facilities.
The implementation of this proposed system is a great help for the Holy Child College of Information Technology Inc. especially to their HR Department, Accounting Department and as well as Finance Office. They lessen their job and they can manage their payroll processing accurately.
The Holy Child College of Information Technology Inc. located at Allah Valley Drive, Surallah South Cotabato was on its eight years operation. The school in the municipality of Surallah offered a Technical and Collegiate courses. The said institution was lack of facilities such as any computerized system had not been implemented. The said school wishes to utilize an existing hardware and software as soon as possible. As a pioneering graduating student for the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology we are tasked to develop a propose system as part of our Capstone Project.
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Automotive Defense Specialists is a top California law firm specializing in Bureau of Automotive Repair defense cases. Growing concern over criminal law has sparked the firm to initiate a Q&A series on its blog.
There is growing concern and confusion over possible criminal actions filed the California's Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Automotive Defense Specialists, a California law firm of attorneys with expertise in Bureau of Automotive Repair criminal cases at http://automotivedefense.com/, is proud to announce the launch of a five-part Q&A series on its blog concerning issues surrounding the Bureau of Automotive Repair actions against SMOG check and STAR program participating stations in California.
To read the first blog post in the series, please visit http://automotivedefense.com/?p=1507. The first post discusses how potential criminal actions against a SMOG check or STAR program station often begin. It also discusses how bail is typically set, and whether a station owner may be personally held responsible. Interested parties are urged to not only read the post but also consult an attorney specializing in Bureau of Automotive Repair defense issues.
With the Bureau of Automotive Repair stepping up enforcement of California's complex regulations regarding SMOG check stations, including those participating in the so-called STAR program, there is increasing interest in both administrative and criminal potential actions. Other posts in the series describe the types of offenses that might lead to criminal actions, the use of undercover cars by the Bureau, and terms used in these cases such as 'forged instrument.' Interested parties are urged to bookmark or subscribe to the blog. Those facing an immediate action are urged to consult advice from an attorney specializing in Bureau of Automotive Repair cases.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web.Http;
using Sabio.Web.Domain;
using Sabio.Web.Models.Responses;
using Sabio.Web.Requests;
using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
using Sabio.Web.Models.Requests;
using Sabio.Web.Requests.Interfaces;
using Sabio.Web.Models;

namespace Sabio.Web.Controllers.Api
{
    [RoutePrefix("api/squads")]
    public class SquadsApiController : ApiController
    {

        private ISquadService _squadService = null;
        private IPersonService _personService = null;
            public SquadsApiController(ISquadService squadService, IPersonService personService)
        {
            _squadService = squadService;
            _personService = personService;
        }

        // ADD
        [Route, HttpPost]
        public HttpResponseMessage Add(SquadAddRequest model)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ModelState);
            }

            ItemResponse<int> response = new ItemResponse<int>();

            response.Item = _squadService.Insert(model);

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        // UPDATE
        [Route("{id:int}"), HttpPut]
        public HttpResponseMessage Update(SquadUpdateRequest model)
        {
            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, ModelState);
            }

            _squadService.Update(model);

            SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse();

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        // GET BY ID
        [Route("{id:int}"), HttpGet]
        public HttpResponseMessage SelectById(int id)
        {
            ItemResponse<Squad> response = new ItemResponse<Squad>();

            response.Item = _squadService.SelectById(id);

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        // GET ALL
        [Route, HttpGet]
        public HttpResponseMessage SelectAll()
        {
            List<Squad> squads = _squadService.SelectAll();
            ItemsResponse<Squad>
                response = new ItemsResponse<Squad>();
            response.Items = squads;

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        // SEARCH
        [Route("search"), HttpGet]
        public HttpResponseMessage Search([FromUri]SquadSearchRequest model)
        {
            List<Squad> squads = _squadService.Search(model);
            SearchResponse<Squad>
                response = new SearchResponse<Squad>();
            response.Items = squads;

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        [Route("PersonSearch"), HttpGet]
        public HttpResponseMessage PersonSearch([FromUri]PersonSearchRequest model)
        {
            int rows = 0;
            List<PersonBase> persons = _personService.PersonBaseSearch(model, out rows);
            SearchResponse<PersonBase>
                response = new SearchResponse<PersonBase>();
            response.Items = persons;
            response.ResultCount = rows;

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

        // DELETE
        [Route("{id:int}"), HttpDelete]
        public HttpResponseMessage Delete(int id)
        {
            _squadService.Delete(id);

            SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse();

            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
        }

    }
}


\(*O*)/ <– That feeling when you've finished the final edit on your new book.
/(~_~)\ <– Until you realise you need to go back and sort out one of the characters.
(@-@) <– And then you realise the character in question defies explanation and sorting it out won't be easy.
/(-.-)\ <– Think. Think harder. Work it out.
I'll let you know how I get on. For now, though, I still have hope for a release next week. Please don't burst my optimistic little bubble.
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This post really made me laugh, though I'm sure it wasn't funny for you.
Good luck with the rewrites.
Since I'd mostly figured out the fix by the time I wrote this, all was well. Maskai remains a thorn in my side though, bless her eternal, shadowy hide.
How are things going on your end? Keeping up with the word count okay?
Things here are ticking over, with some days being harder than others. But only three days left to go. I'm looking forward to being done with it.
Meep, three days? I didn't realise the deadline was so soon. Good luck getting it done. It's no fun when it become such hard work.


This post is essentially a follow-up to series number 8. it talks to christians whose hearts are right with the Lord that they need not fear today's Haman Esther 6: 11-13. In our present age, such breed of Haman be warned that those who really gave their life to Jesus are already covered by the 'Blood of the Lamb', are at such are the end time Jews. No present time Haman can ever get rid of them. Jesus saves but one has got to seek Him first diligently in thought, words and in deed. Both Esther and her mentor, Mordecai fitted perfectly into this virtuous mode.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Esther 6: 13b, Haman, Mordecai on October 29, 2014 by manny20132013.


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British violinist and conductor Garry Clarke has recently come to notice as one of the finest of the new generation of interpreters of baroque music. Time-Out Chicago magazine music critic called him "an outstanding violinist…[Clarke] plays with real style and panache," while the Washington Post praised his playing as "a riveting, cut-to-the-bone performance, every note crackling with purpose and electricity." Clarke has performed, recorded, and broadcast with The Academy of Ancient Music, T...
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Lully: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43 N/A
Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully
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Ensemble: Baroque Band
Venue: Music Institute of Chicago: Nichols Concert Hall (Evanston)
Recording Date: Fri 13 Mar 2009
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Rameau: Les Indes galantes: Suite no 1 N/A
Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 1 in C major, BWV 1066 N/A
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Passepied I & II (3:35) N/A
Telemann: Overture for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major TV 55 no D 6 N/A
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann
Artist: Craig Trompeter (Cello)
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II - La Trompette (2:11) N/A
III - Sarabande (4:20) N/A
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