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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) comprise less than 1% of all gastrointestinal tumors and are rare compared with other types of gastrointestinal tumors due to the type of tissue where they originate.1,2 Despite overall rarity, GISTs are the most common nonepithelial or mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (80%), and they represent 5% of all sarcomas.3 In the US, approximately 4000 to 6000 adults are diagnosed with GIST per year.1 Globally, the incidence of GIST is approximately 1.5 in every 100,000 people.4 In 2015, researchers in Sweden conducted a systematic review of population-based cohort studies from 19 countries to approximate the global incidence of GIST. Most studies reported a 10-15 per million incidence of GIST.5
GIST is more common in individuals of non-Hispanic origin compared with Hispanics (RR, 1.23).6 It is also more common in individuals of African descent (RR, 2.07), as well as individuals of Asian or Pacific Island origin (RR, 1.50), compared with Caucasians.6
GIST can occur in individuals of any age; however, GIST is rarely diagnosed in infants, young children, adolescents, or young adults.7,8 Sporadic GIST is primarily found in adults who are between 50 and 70 years of age.2,8 Median age at diagnosis is 60 years.3 Familial GIST is most common among individuals between 25 and 45 years of age. If GIST were to occur in individuals younger than 25 years, there is most likely a familial inheritance.2
Between 2001 to 2011, annual age-adjusted incidence increased from 0.55/100,000 to 0.78/100,000, demonstrating an increasing trend with age. Incidence peaks in individuals over 70 years of age (3.06/100,000).6
While some sources report that there is an equal gender distribution of GIST3,4, others report that GIST is slightly more common in men compared with women (rate ratio (RR), 1.35).6
Prevalence of Types of GIST
Mutations in the KIT gene cause 80% of GIST, while mutations in the PDGFRA gene account for 10% of GIST.8 Succinate dehydrogenase gene (SDH) and neurofibromatosis type 1 gene (NF1) mutations comprise the rarest forms of GIST that are usually present within the Carney triad, Carney-Stratakis syndrome, and neurofibromatosis Type 1 syndrome.9,10,11
The Carney triad, caused by mutation of the SDH gene, is a rare, nonhereditary condition characterized by the presence of 3 different types of tumors: GISTs, pulmonary chondromas, and extra-adrenal paragangliomas. The Carney triad is most prevalent in young women with a mean onset at 20 years of age. There are less than 100 cases reported worldwide.12
Carney-Stratakis syndrome, caused by mutations in the SDHB, SDHC, and SDHD subunits of the SDH gene, is characterized by the presence of GISTs and paragangliomas. It presents in individuals at a young age (median age = 19 years). Carney-Stratakis syndrome, also known as Carney-Stratakis dyad, is an extremely rare, autosomal dominant, inherited syndrome, reported in less than 20 unrelated families worldwide. The prevalence is <1/1,000,000.13
Neurofibromatosis type 1, caused by mutations in the NF1 gene, is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, characterized by the presence of neurofibromas and café-au-lait macules. Neurofibromatosis type 1 has an incidence of approximately 1:2600 to 1:3000 individuals, and half are familial in mode of inheritance.14
Prevalence of GIST Based on Location
Studies show that 60% to 65% of GISTs primarily develop in the stomach, while 25% to 35% of GISTs are found in the small intestine. Less than 5% of GISTs develop in the esophagus, and the remainder are rarely found in the colon, rectum, and abdominal cavity.1,4 GISTs have the potential to become cancerous and metastasize to other regions of the body, so in individuals with widespread disease, primary GISTs have been found to metastasize primarily to the liver and intraperitoneal cavity, while less than 5% of metastatic cases involve the lungs, lymph nodes, subcutis, and bones.4
Detection of GIST
Between the years 1983 and 2000, researchers analyzed the manner of GIST diagnosis of 1460 individuals in Sweden. They found that 90% of GISTs were detected clinically, 69% due to symptoms, and 21% due to incidental findings during surgical procedures. The remaining 10% were discovered only on autopsy. Of the 90% clinically detected GISTs, 29% were categorized as high-risk, resulting in a 63% patient mortality within an average of 40 months, and 15% were categorized as malignant, with an 83% patient mortality within an average of 16 months.15 Early detection is critical to improving the survival rates of individuals with GIST.
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Carney triad. Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center. Accessed June 16, 2021.
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Article reviewed by Eleni Fitsiou, PhD, on July 1, 2021.
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Yankees' Aaron Boone responds to Cardinals' Jordan Montgomery's jabs
Published: Sep. 16, 2022, 6:15 a.m.
St. Louis Cardinals lefty Jordan Montgomery has had some things to say about his former team recently, and New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had something to say back.AP
Brendan Kuty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Ex-Yankees starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery has gone at his former team over how he was used a few times since getting traded to the Cardinals at the deadline.
Montgomery has said the Yankees didn't want him to throw his four-seam fastball often, and that it's become a pitch that's fueled his hot start with St. Louis.
"I didn't really have much faith in my heater at the Yankees," Montgomery said on the "R2C2″ podcast with CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco. "I had been told that it wasn't that good compared to my other pitches and if I was gonna get hit, it was gonna be on a curveball or changeup, which isn't how you can pitch."
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On Thursday, ESPN Radio's Michael Kay asked Yankees manager Aaron Boone whether he thought Montgomery's criticism of the Yankees has been "unfair."
"Yeah," Boone said. "I do."
Boone pointed out that the left-hander is no longer facing the fearsome lineups in the American League East.
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Montgomery has had a 5-1 record with a 2.05 ERA in eight starts since joining the Cardinals. With the Yankees, he was 3-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 21 starts.
"Monty had been a really good pitcher for us and he's gone there and he's had a good start to his Cardinal career," Boone said, "pitching in a large ballpark in the National League Central, frankly is a different animal than pitching in the American League East. I always liked when Monty threw his heater. When I saw that, I was like, 'Oh, wow, OK.'"
But, Boone added, that he thought Montgomery's comments have actually been "a little bit overblown."
"Monty was an excellent pitcher for us," Boone said, "will continue to be one moving forward, and frankly I hope he continues to do well. I do wish him very well, especially in the National League."
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Investigations have shown a multifactorial process as cause for the poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), including inflammation, early brain injury, cortical spreading depression, lack of cerebral autoregulation and the cerebral vasospasm (CVS) itself. Losartan may have a beneficial effect after SAH - preventing CVS, restoring cerebral autoregulation, reducing inflammation and early brain injury. Also some data is available for an AT1-receptor-upregulation and upregulated gene expression after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but the functional role of angiotensin on the cerebrovascular contractility is still not completely understood. Therefore, the aim of the present investigation was to detect functional interactions between the AT1-receptor blockade (by losartan) and the endothelin-1 (ET-1) dependent vasoconstriction and vasorelaxation in the basilar artery.
To investigate the functional role of losartan on rat's basilar artery, changes of the vasoreactivity in an organ bath were determined.
Under losartan the ET-1 induced contraction is decreased. After incubation with BQ-788, an ET(B)-receptor antagonist, the lowered contraction is abolished. In precontracted vessels under losartan and BQ-123, an ET(A)-receptor antagonist, ET-1 induced a higher relaxation.
AT1-receptor antagonism causes a modulatory effect in ET(B)-receptor-dependent vasorelaxation in the basilar artery. AT1-receptor antagonism due to losartan induces the upregulation of the NO-pathway with a significantly increased relaxation accompanied with enhanced sensitivity of the ET(B)-receptor.
Losartan has a dose-dependent antagonistic effect to the ET-1 induced contraction, which seems to ET(B)-receptor dependent. This antagonistic effect could be another beneficial effect after subarachnoid hemorrhage, additionally to the known effects after stroke: preventing CVS, restoring cerebral autoregulation, reducing inflammation and early brain injury.
AT1-receptor, angiotensin, cerebrovasculature, crosstalk, ET(A)-receptor, ET(B)-receptor, endothelin, losartan.
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Figural Sculptures That Weave an Enigmatic Story of Disassociation and Isolation
Install shot: "School Days" (2019) Lime wood, enamel paint. 10 x 9.) and "Little Table" (2018) Jelutong wood, enamel and oil paint. 20 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 17 5/16 (all images courtesy Jack Shainman gallery)
Claudette Schreuders occupies an intriguing place in the contemporary art world. Born in South Africa in 1973, before the end of apartheid, but in the center of its crumbling, her work has always elegantly danced the line between the personal and the political. Mention is often made of Schreuders's "search for her African identity," but I've always found her work to be firmly grounded in a deeply personal narrative — the political content of her work sneaking in around the sides rather than hitting you full frontal.
Her most recent show at Jack Shainman Gallery entitled In the Bedroom is perhaps both her most revealing and most enigmatic body of work to date. The title hints that viewers will be privy to something intimate. It's a little titillating, a tad seductive. Yet once you enter the gallery the first thing you see is a wall hung with five drawings, displayed closely together. Drawn in acrylic ink on paper, the five create a powerfully ominous narrative (all of them made in 2017). Entitled (in order) "Mingle" — a close-up portrait of a very intense adolescent boy staring intensely to the left, outside of the grouping. Next to him is "Note to Self" — a young woman staring blankly to her right. She is faced by "Anna in Uniform," — a young woman with a traumatized expression staring to the left. She is next to "Loved Ones" — a young girl, topless with pre-pubescent breasts. Her body faces us, but her head turns away looking into the distance. This jovial grouping is punctuated by "The Neighbor" — a middle-aged man grimacing angrily as he stares back at the group, a bloody wound on his forehead. Everyone is avoiding meeting each other's eyes, as well as ours. This is a portrait of intimacy of the most terrifying sort. Whatever psychodrama has happened here feels like the stuff of the morning tabloids.
Install shot of five drawings (all 2017): "Mingle" acrylic ink on paper, 19 11/16 x 17 5/16; "Note to Self" acrylic ink on paper, 19 11/16 x 17 5/16; "Anna in Uniform" acrylic ink on paper, 19 11/16 x 17 5/16. "Loved Ones" acrylic ink on paper. 19 11/16 x 17 5/16; "The Neighbour" acrylic ink on paper, 19 11/16 x 17 5/17
This show is complex. When I first saw it I thought it looked too small for the gallery. The figures seemed isolated and even a little lost in the big, clinically lit space. But on second viewing I began to understand the almost desperate loneliness that this body of work conveys. The irony of the title is belied by the installation. We may be in the bedroom, but it is a room of emotional loneliness of a primal sort. Even the figures engaged in sex acts (there are two) seem dissociated from one another. This is sad sex. In the show's title piece of sculpture, "In the Bedroom," (2019) a couple lays intertwined. The man has his head buried deep in the woman's neck. We cannot see his expression. She stares upward, her eyes blank. Not a lot of joy in this lovemaking.
Claudette Schreuders, "In the Bedroom" (2019) Jelutong wood. 24 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 8 5/8
Everything in the show is carefully placed to advance the mysterious narrative that Schreuders is telling. Near, but not too near the loveless couple making love, is a large girl or woman; the ambiguity of age is yet another intriguing element of these mysterious tales. Entitled "Guilty Bystander," (2018) she is the largest figure in the show standing about 51 inches. Alert, she stands, body slightly twisted, looking at us. She seems aware of the couple behind her, but unable or unwilling to look at them, or perhaps they are her dream. She is wearing a jaunty little patterned dress and exquisite vintage shoes. Her ensemble is impeccable. Her painted hair is in a perfect coif. Yet she seems uneasy, unnerved perhaps by what is happening around her. Her eyes seem to follow you around the gallery with a haunted expression.
Install shot: "In the Bedroom" (2019) and "Guilty Bystander"(2018)
Schreuders carves her sculptures from Jelutong wood, a type of rubber tree found in Asia. It's a soft wood, buttery yellow and smooth grained. The carving marks show, but softly, giving the works an air of gentility. The materiality is obvious, but the edges have been smoothed. The sculptures are painted in mellow, muted colors. Everything is just fine … which to me makes the depth of the psychological content all the more strange and powerful.
The scale of these works is also disorienting. I mentioned the dance that many of them do between ages — girl or woman? Part of this ambiguity is due to most of the pieces being the size of a large doll, or a small child. With adult faces and impassive expressions they can be seen as adults trapped in their childhood memories. Or perhaps they are about the inner "adult" dreams of children. The consistently diminished scale of the figures, with their slightly oversized heads and feet and impeccable attention to small details of dress (beautiful delicate shoes are of particular interest to Schreuders), create a universe of people that seem benign, even toy-like, and yet their dramas are huge.
Install shot of In the Bedroom at Jack Shainman gallery
Another potent relationship is between the pieces entitled "Little Table" (2018 and "School Days" (2019) "Little Table" portrays a man and woman in the act of sex, the woman bent over forward and leaning on a literal, little table as the man enters her from behind. His head lowered, his expression passive, as is hers. The vibe is one of obligation, rather than passion. The piece is set off by a very small sculpture of a crucified little boy that hangs near them on the wall. The lad in "School Days" appears to be wearing a school uniform, Catholic school perhaps? The juxtaposition of these two sculptures creates a narrative that sets up pieces of a story, but each viewer must provide their own ending.
All the figures in the show are of European origin with the exception of a large formal bust of a Black African man. Simply entitled "The President" (2019), it is, according to the gallery, a portrait of the current South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa. It is an odd intrusion of the outside world into Schreuders's dreamscape. Perhaps this is a brash reality check about the possibility of real intimacy or privacy? (The government is always watching.) This sculpture is carved out of teak and the wood is obviously rougher and darker. The artist's carving is bolder than in the other pieces, the deep gestural carving marks enhancing the beauty of the teak. The artist has left the sides of the bust raw, exposing that this is carved from a large block of wood. The figure sports the same passive expression that permeates this show, but her looser carving imbues the bust with a more robust energy.
Claudette Schreuders "The President" (2019)Teak wood, enamel paint. 15 ¾ x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16
There is an admirable continuity in Schreuders's artistic vision. Whatever odd world or dream we've wandered into is completely consistent in its logic. I would posit that In the Bedroom is a journey into our individual psychic rooms, where memory mingles with childhood, desire and loneliness, a potent cocktail that haunts the viewer long after you've left.
In the Bedroom runs through June 22 at Jack Shainman Gallery (513 West 20th St, Chelsea, Manhattan).
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Musical roots
By Joe Baker | The Newport Daily News
Oct 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Unlike pop music, roots music does not spawn mega-hit stars. But it does have its share of �name� players � people like Steve Earle, the late Levon Helm and New Orleans piano player extraordinaire Marcia Ball.
But even they had to start somewhere, maybe somewhere like the Common Fence Music series.
�My interest has always been with the amazing unknowns,� said Tom Perrotti, musical director of the nonprofit organization that sponsors the performances. �Take a chance on someone on the way up.�
The popular bring-your-own-picnic series begins its 21st season Saturday, Sept. 14, at the same time it is putting the finishing touches on its 20th anniversary celebration. That culminates with a 20th anniversary dinner-dance on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 6-10 p.m. at the Atlantic Beach Club in Middletown. The Jason Spooner Band will highlight that show.
Singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe will open the new season on Sept. 14, at the Common Fence Point Community Hall, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth. The North Carolina-born Holcombe, who has released nine albums, will perform solo but personifies the types of acts Perrotti tries to book for the 50s-era dance hall. An article written by music producer and journalist Craig Havighurst, posted on Holcombe�s website, describes the music on his ninth album � �Down The River� � as mining the �gatherings of contradictions� in our lives.
�There are a lot of very capable singer- songwriters out there right now. And there�s no one better at that than Malcolm,� Perrotti said. �We like the roots stuff � mandolins, banjos. We really like the pickin� and grinnin� stuff. There are a lot of very talented players out there who you just haven�t heard of.�
A musician himself, Perrotti said he tries to stay in touch with emerging artists so the series can evolve, drawing in new fans. But that doesn�t mean he is averse to signing on some familiar names.
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, Peter Yarrow will perform in the Common Fence Music at Channing Church concert. Although Perrotti has booked the church as many as three times in past years, this year the Yarrow concert will be the only one there.
But the series will feature another big name musician � Tom Rush � at Salve Regina University on Saturday, April 26. Both Channing Church and the Salve venue seat 380, Perrotti said, while Common Fence Hall�s capacity is 200.
The hallmark of the series is bringing in acts that audiences can see climb the ladder of success. In the past, Keb �Mo and The Waifs played Portsmouth before anyone knew them.
�We just want to have a good time and stay off the streets on a Saturday night,� Perrotti said. �We�re all about thoughtful human discourse going on in the songs.�
The complete season�s schedule can be seen on the website www.commonfencemusic.org. Tickets can be purchased at the website or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006. The website features a separate link to buy tickets for the 20th anniversary concert.
Patrons can also purchase a membership for $55 that entitles them to three free tickets. Anyone joining before Sept. 14 can get a fourth free ticket.
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William Harvey – Review of a Book Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd September 2013
Thomas Wright has written a new biography of William Harvey (1578-1657) who first described the circulation of the blood. I haven't read it, but I have read a review of the book in the September 16, 2013 Weekly Standard – Living in Vein. The are a number of ways to review a book. The best is to describe its purpose and then to critically analyze its strengths and weaknesses. Another is give a summary of the book and then mention at the end whether you liked it. This second method is useful when the reviewer finds himself with a book on a subject about which he does not have expert knowledge. Joshua Gelernter, the author of the above review, is described as a writer in Connecticut. As far as I can tell he has no training or experience in medicine.
This lack likely explains the astonishing statement he makes at the end of his review: And for all his hard work, courage, and brilliance, which shaped the modern world and gave birth to the practice of medicine that has prolonged millions of lives, William Harvey is remembered today by just about no one. He is not revered, like Einstein and Darwin; he is never mentioned in high school curricula… But William Harvey: A Life in Circulation is an important step towards setting this injustice straight.
Of course he does not have the popular notoriety of Darwin or Einstein (virtually no scientist does), but to any student of medicine, no matter at what level, William Harvey not just remembered, he is one of the giants of the profession similar in stature to, say, that of Donizetti in opera – he's probably also not in the high school curriculum. De Motu Cordis (On the Motion of the Heart) is a legendary work in the history of medical science.
This work is one of the greatest and most famous contributions to physiology, for it introduces into biology the doctrine of the complete circulation of the blood. (From the article linked just above)
Anyone with any connection to medicine or physiology knows of it and its author. Harvey was the leading medical scientist of the 17th century and the founder of modern physiology. To say he is forgotten and not revered is to admit that you don't know much about biology and that you are far from the ideal candidate to review a biography about him. I can only guess about this, but the above statement suggests that Mr Gelernter had not heard of Harvey prior to reading Wright's biography of the great Englishman and thus assumed that no one else had. Harvey's reputation is not in any need of support or defense. Wright's biography may be a fine addition to scholarship about Harvey, but no matter how good it is, his stature will be unaffected by it. That he is not included in high school curriculum says more about secondary education than it does about Harvey.
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Is Mitt serious about Condi?
The first criterion in choosing a vice president, it is said, is that he or she must be qualified to be president.
Yet there is another yardstick by which candidates measure running mates. Do they bring something to the table? Can they help with a critical voting bloc? Can they bring a crucial state?
Lyndon Johnson is regarded as a brilliant choice by JFK, though his brother Bobby, among others in the Kennedy camp, loathed LBJ. LBJ locked up Texas and helped bring home five other former Confederate states for the Roman Catholic nominee from Boston.
In deciding on a vice president candidate, many considerations have to be running through Mitt Romney's mind.
His choice must be seen as ready to be president or at least able to attain that status in short order, and augment his strength with a strategic constituency or help corral a major state he would otherwise have difficulty winning.
Then there is the iron rule of the Hippocratic Oath: Primum non nocere. First, do no harm. The VP candidate also should be conversant with a panoply of issues, fully prepared to defend the nominee's positions on domestic, foreign and economic policies.
Such considerations suggest that whoever in Romney's camp floated the name of Condi Rice to The Drudge Report last weekend was more concerned with changing the subject from Bain Capital and the Caymans than in signaling where the candidate's head and heart are today.
That Rice is accomplished and competent is not in dispute. But should Romney choose her, within hours we would be re-litigating the Iraq War. It was, recall, Rice who slapped down skeptics of that war by implying their reluctance to invade Iraq might just be risking a nuclear surprise attack on the United States.
"There will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons," said Rice. "But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."
Rice was George W. Bush's leading saleslady for a war that cost America $1 trillion, 4,500 dead and 35,000 wounded, and cost the Republican Party both houses of Congress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008. That war is today regarded by many U.S. foreign policy scholars as among the greatest strategic blunders in American history.
Should Rice be chosen, she will be spending much of the campaign defending her role in that war. And Gov. Romney will find himself defending, or disagreeing with, what George W. Bush did a decade ago.
Rice is by her own admission "mildly pro-choice" on abortion, a position mildly anathema to religious conservatives, the foot soldiers of the party, many of whom have been only lately won over to the governor himself.
Rice's whole career has been devoted to foreign policy. Can she be brought up to speed in weeks to learn and recite the new catechism of the party and defend it from a hostile press or in debate with Joe Biden?
Most Republicans have no idea where Condi stands or what she believes about right to life, gay marriage, affirmative action and the Arizona immigration law. Asked whom she voted for in 2008, Rice reportedly said, "I just want to acknowledge that when the (2008) election took place and after the election took place, it was a special time for Americans."
Did the candidacy of John McCain make it a "special time"?
My friend and former White House colleague Peggy Noonan says that when she mentioned the possibility of Condi Rice as vice president to a gathering of business types, "spontaneous applause burst forth." Condi's nomination, she wrote, would be truly "exciting."
Peggy's got that right. The right is boiling with excitement already.
But would it be wise for Romney, who bears no responsibility for the record of George W. Bush, to choose a running mate who would force him to defend a Wilsonian policy of compulsive interventions across the globe "to end tyranny in our world"?
The choice of Rice would be a Romney endorsement of the Bush foreign policy of which she was co-architect, having spent four years as the national security adviser and four as secretary of state.
Tim Pawlenty could help carry Minnesota. Sen. Rob Portman could help secure Ohio. Sen. Marco Rubio would likely deliver Florida and help in a Hispanic community that is 16 percent of the U.S. population and may in 2012 constitute 9 percent of the vote.
Can Condi Rice deliver California? What does she bring?
When a candidate is facing what seems an insurmountable lead, he will often consider a roll of the dice.
But candidates who are running even tend not to take huge risks. Surely there are other ways to shift the subject from Bain Capital.
The NBA & the elephant on the court — unwed fathers
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Nancy Pelosi bows to Hollywood extremists
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Summary: Singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Mocky has collaborated in the past with such artists as Peaches, Jamie Lidell, and Feist. He adds to his list of acclaimed albums with his latest, which includes the track Living in the Snow.
Summary: The second album from electronic artist and producer Zedd is already making a mark, thanks in part to the single I Want You to Know, which features Selena Gomez.
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First H30 Beam Delivery to Esfahan Steel Company Purchaser
H30 Beam first produced in the country by Esfahan Steel Company. On September 22, 2018 during a specific ceremony attended by the company s officials at the ESCo rolling mill 650, its first shipment was delivered to the purchaser.
Heavy H30 Beam is one of the products that mainly plays the major role in industrial structures and high-rise buildings in metropolitan areas (columns and metal skeletons). Previously the section was supplied via imports, or plate girder used, which is now considered as a nonstandard product damaging the building safety.
Engineer Mansour Yazdizadeh, Esfahan Steel Company managing director said that H30 Beam is first produced in the country and its first part was delivered to the buyer in the amount of 600 tons. He mentioned that other heavy sections, based on the ambition and knowledge of ESCo workmen would be produced.
He added that after U33 Rail and UIC60 production in ESCo 650 rolling mill, H30 Beam was also produced at the workshop which is considerable as the second phase of this workshop development.
H30 Beam Production in the ESCo, Guarantee of Safety in the Country Building Industry
ESCo managing director introduced H30 Beam as an industrial product which replaces the plate girder. He declared that H Beam produced in rolling manner in ESCo comparing to the plate girder has the advantage of producing continually without hand interference and also it is of great resistance. In addition to the accelerating the construction of the structures and the stronger immunity against earthquake and unexpected events, it reduces around 30% of the cost.
Engineer Yazdizadeh said that the yearly demand for local market to the heavy sections is approximated to be about 700-800 thousand tons. He added: ESCo rolling mill 650 is able to produce 400 thousand tons rails or 650 thousand tons of compound products of various sections including rails and heavy sections, so together with the rolling mill 500, the company is able to meet the domestic market needs to heavy sections. Yazdizadeh added, considering that the production rate of the product is exceeded than the local market, it is designed for export and the European countries are among the major


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Gianni Versace: 20 Years After his Death, A Lasting Legacy
July 15, 2017 - By TFL
"Versace Shot Dead in Miami," "In the Path of a Killer," "Murder of a Fashion King," these were some of the headlines across the world on the morning of July 15, 1997 when Italian design icon Gianni Versace was shot dead outside his Miami home by a serial killer. The news shocked the fashion industry and the world, the latter of which had been watching the trail of 27-year old killer Andrew Cunanan, who took his own life several days later.
Despite Mr. Versace's absence from the fashion industry for two decades now, his legacy is arguably just as strong as ever. In fact, as Vogue noted recently, "Much of what is considered de rigueur about fashion in 2017, [Mr. Versace] put his stamp on in his 1990s glory days—the splashy, expensively made ad campaigns; the star-studded front rows; indeed, the entire fashion-celebrity nexus."
Versace's brand, which he first presented in 1978 in Milan at age 32, was survived by his sister, Donatella, Mr. Versace's muse, who has since taken the creative reigns of the brand and held on to this day.
Prior to his death, Gianni Versace cemented himself as a risk-taking designer, who eschewed fashion rules. While Miuccia Prada was busy showing muted hues and ladylike pantsuits (a la Spring/Summer 1992), Rei Kawakubo was covering the entire body with her trademark twisted-proportions (a la Fall/Winter 1992), and hints of grunge permeated the Perry Ellis runway, ultimately getting Marc Jacobs fired, Gianni Versace was selling sex – pure and simple. (And to be fair, so was Thierry Mugler with latex hot pants, chaps, and cowboy-inspired wares).
Inspired by Hollywood, music and pop culture, and Versace famously walked a fine line between high fashion and what might otherwise be characterized as way-too-vulgar. The same could be said of the just-a-bit hazy line between opulence (think: golden Greek patterns, Medusa imagery The, and – at times, pins (remember that dress that Elizabeth Hurley wore in 1994) – that held garments together) and brash. Leopard prints, sequins, what we now know was Miami Vice-inspired wares, and leather bondage-inspired frocks can certainly tend to elicit strong reactions.
Mr. Versace paid no mind. And there was much more to it than that. In addition to be an objectively and unapologetically talented designer, Versace was one of the first over-the-top showmen with which fashion had the opportunity to acquaint itself. In addition to his eye-catching designs, known in bold colors and downright oozing of sex appeal, Versace's marketing strategy and his penchant for supermodels and famous faces foreshadowed what was to come over the next 20 years; he was nothing if not thoroughly ahead of his time. Back then, it was loud, fun and statement-making; in hindsight, it's genius.
Not surprisingly, Gianni Versace has been credited with creating some of the 1990s' most iconic fashion moments, and the models that helped to usher them in. Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington were all Versace regulars. Mr. Versace knew that putting these famed faces – the first truly iconic supermodels the fashion industry had ever seen – would help pack some extra punch for his garments and accessories.
Who could forget the finale of his Fall/Winter 1991 show, in which Versace sent Linda, Cindy, Naomi, and Christy (they needed nothing more than first names) arm in arm down the runway, singing the lyrics to George Michael's "Freedom! '90" all the while.
But not every collection was a hit with critics – and Mr. Versace likely preferred it that way. Of his "Miss S&M"-entitled and fetish-themed Fall/Winter 1992 collection, for instance, the now often-very-complimentary critic Suzy Menkes had some choice words about the collection: "I don't want women to be sex objects or any of that," were some of them.
At the time of his death in 1997, Gianni Versace was one of the most famous fashion designers in the world. His fans (and friends) ranged from Princess Diana to Elton John and the late rapper Tupac Shakur, which makes a whole lot of sense given Versace's penchant for describing his fashion designs as "half royalty and half rock and roll."
In just under twenty years, Gianni Versace managed to create an international fashion company – a formidable brand, really – that put Italy on the map and forged an unrivalled reputation for luxury and glamour, for attitude, provocativeness and for downright sexy, cutting-edge clothes. Maybe even more impressively, he laid the foundation for a house that could withstand the loss of its creative heart and soul, and yet still, as Donatella noted in connection with her latest collection, she still looks to her late brother for inspiration. That is a lasting legacy.


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PRESS RELEASE January 14, 2022
Project Signing: New World Bank Project to Improve Efficiency, Reliability of Electricity Supply in West Bengal
NEW DELHI, January 14, 2022 — The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank have signed a $135 million project to improve the efficiency and reliability of electricity supply in selected areas in the eastern state of West Bengal.
West Bengal is strategically located along the corridor to the Northeast and to Southeast Asia and plays an important role in facilitating and promoting regional power trade. The state is already facilitating electricity trade with Bangladesh.
Rapid economic growth in West Bengal has resulted in a growing electricity demand at a rate of 4.5 percent in the past five years. The number of consumers served by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has more than doubled in the past six years to almost 20 million consumers. The main increase has been in rural areas as the state has reached close to universal electricity access. However, this growth has also put a strain on the finances of electricity distribution companies (Discoms). The COVID-19 crisis has added to this strain, as electricity demand from commercial and industrial sectors—proportionally the largest sources of revenue for Discoms—has plummeted.
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance stated that "Providing efficient and reliable electricity supply is a priority for the Government of India. The project will help improve the electricity distribution network in the state of West Bengal to ensure uninterrupted, affordable and quality supply of electricity to all homes, industries and commercial establishments in the state."
The agreement was signed by Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India; S. Suresh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (Power), on behalf of the Government of West Bengal; and Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, India on behalf of the World Bank.
"The financial stability of electricity companies is critical to providing efficient and reliable electricity to people. The pandemic has adversely affected the financial health of electricity distribution companies in India and in turn the financial health of the electricity generation companies," said Junaid Ahmad, World Bank Country Director in India. "The West Bengal Electricity Distribution and Grid Modernization Project will strengthen distribution networks, invest in smart-grid technologies, and ensure financial sustainability of WBSEDCL. This could serve as an example for other public distribution utilities across India."
In May 2020, the super cyclone, Amphan, caused significant damage to the electricity infrastructure in West Bengal. Support through the West Bengal Electricity Distribution and Grid Modernization Project aims to strengthen WBSEDCL's information and communications systems and provide immediate response to similar crises and emergencies.
The project aims to reduce distribution system losses, increase the capacity of the distribution network to meet the growing load demand, improve the overall reliability of the system, make the network resilient to climate disasters, and improve the institutional capacity of WBSEDCL.
"The project will support network investments to improve operational efficiency and reduce losses. It will also invest in smart-grid technologies for better load management as well as integration of distributed energy resource," said Rohit Mittal, the World Bank task team leader for the project.
The Government of India, through its major programs such as Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana and Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, has been able to expand electricity access to nearly every household in the country. The project will support the implementation of the Government of India's 24×7 Power For All Program in the state and support WBSEDCL in transitioning toward a leading public sector utility in India.
The project will be financed by the Government of West Bengal and loans from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the World Bank.
The $135 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is a variable spread loan that has a maturity of 17 years, including a grace period of seven years.
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Allan Sekula "The Body and the Archive" (1986)
Allan Sekula was an American photographer, writer, filmmaker and critic and I remember seeing his work at the Prix Pictet Exhibition (Theme of 'Consumption') at the V&A in 2014. He was short-listed for his series Fish Story (1989-92) which explored the fishing industry.
Given that he used his skills to critique contemporary late capitalism, I would, therefore, expect him to concentrate on the repressive aspects of uses of photography in archives and classsifications in criminality. He links photography with policing early in the essay referring to the fact that Robert Peel, regarded as the father of the modern British police, was a major collector and trustee of the National Gallery (founded in 1824). Peel established the Metropolitan Police Force for London in 1829 and Sekula notes that during the 1820s and 30s there had been a 'spate of governmental inquiries and legislation designed to professionalize and standardize police and penal procedures'. (1986:4) and the potential for a new juridical photographic realism was widely recognized in the 1840s.
Photography was seen as a 'threat' to Art in being able to provide an indexical truth 'rather than textual inventory. The photographic portrait had the facility to go beyond the traditional function of a portrait, "that of providing for the ceremonial presentation of the bourgeois self", subverting its inherent privileges, and venture into deviance and social pathology, such as criminal identity photographs and typologies of criminals as well as providing a socially ameliorative effect through enabling poor people to have a likeness of an absent member in addition to seeing portraits of 'moral exemplars'. Sekula refers to Marcus Aurelius Root who, in the USA , applauded these functions and "……ends up with the photographic extension of that exemplary utilitarian social machine The Panopticon"(1986:10) as proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1787, so that every portrait takes its place within a social and moral hierarchy. In some respects it reminded me of the 1960s Monty Python Sketch as seen here .
Moving on from this, Sekula writes of a "generalized, inclusive archive, a shadow archive that encompasses an entire social terrain while positioning individuals within that terrain" (ibid) providing a "single hermeneutic paradigm" that had two "tightly entwined branches physiognomy and phrenology" that had enormous prestige and popularity, particularly in the United States. There follows a summary of how these branches developed, with photographic archives becoming 'central to a bewildering range of empirical disciplines, ranging from art history to military intelligence (1986:59).
The essay becomes most interesting to me from p. 58 when he begins to investigate ways in which photographic modernist practice began to, consciously or unconsciously, resist or subvert this model of the archive – an entity existing beyond individual control. Mentioning August Sander, Edward Stieglitz and Edward Weston he then looks in more detail at Walker Evans's approach and his book sequences, particularly American Photographs (1938) creating connections between individuals and social contexts and stressing the difference between his documentary style and that of a 'literal document'. Below is an extract from a transcript of an interview with Paul Cummings in 1971, on the site "Archives of American Art" : Evans is referring to his work having been in an Exhibition
WALKER EVANS: No, it wasn't that so much. Although that is important to any artist. But this was particularly important because, as I say, more than I realized it established the documentary style as art in photography. For the first time it was influential, you see. The Museum is a very influential place.
PAUL CUMMINGS: Right. You refer to the "documentary style." How do you define that?
WALKER EVANS: It's a very important matter. I use the word "style" particularly because in talking about it many people say "documentary photograph." Well, literally a documentary photograph is a police report of a dead body or an automobile accident or something like that. But the style of detachment and record is another matter. That applied to the world around us is what I do with the camera, what I want to see done with the camera.
The whole interview is very interesting, giving a real sense of Evan's individual approach to photography and his determination to do whatever he wished to create the image he envisaged. There was obviously more than one interview in 1971 where Evans discussed his view as ASX reproduce another interview here .
Sekula had earlier written about Galton's composites. Francis Galton spent much time in combining photographs of different subjects to test if there was a recognizable criminal type, 'sick' type or 'racial' type. Later photographers had utilised this approach e.g. Nancy Burson who has produced many computerized composites . Sekula relates her work to that of Galton earlier in the Century and is highly critical, "For an artist or critic to resurrect the methods of bio-social typology without once acknowledging the historical context and consequences of these procedures is naive at best and cynical at worst" (1986:62). However, he is more positive on the political work of Martha Rosler and the work she produced in the 1970s in film and video although I'm also thinking here of The Bowery in two inadequate descriptive systems
Sekula certainly provides plentiful evidence to support his viewpoint on the repressive use of photography and I think this is an interesting standpoint, given that he wrote this essay 30 years ago. I'm assuming that from his point of view the repressive aspects were worse than any positive effects and I'm minded here of drones. When their uses in warfare became known I thought were pernicious machines whose mode of use made killing people seem almost a game, given that their controllers were so many miles away from any 'action'. I've noticed recently though that publicity is also being given to positive uses in finding missing people, exploring difficult to reach terrain etc. The technique of creating digital composites has also been used to visualize the ageing of those who have gone missing, particularly children.
Sekula, A (1986) The Body and the Archive in October, vol 39 (Winter, 1986, pp3-64, MIT Press
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-walker-evans-11721
http://www.americansuburbx.com/2011/10/interview-an-interview-with-walker-evans-pt-1-1971.html
http://www.marthagarzon.com/contemporary_art/2011/02/nancy-burson-race-beauty-power/
http://www.martharosler.net/photo/bowery.html
http://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1360?locale=en
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Labour Leader pays tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry expresses deep regret at the passing away of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew,
highly regarded as the architect of modern Singapore.
Mr Chaudhry who held Lee Kuan Yew in high esteem as a visionary leader and statesman said Mr Lee was an astute and perceptive politician of world standing whose views were sought by very eminent leaders, and whose achievements many tried to emulate.
"As Singapore's first Prime Minister his mission was to transform Singapore from a crowded, over-populated Third World country into a modern, progressive First World nation. And he achieved this, almost single handedly, within a short time span of 30 years – wiping out the corruption and the mess he had inherited from the British colonial administration, setting up an exemplary government apparatus and turning Singapore into a wealthy global hub.
"Today Singapore is a garden city that enjoys full employment and more than 90% of its people live in their own homes. This is an outstanding achievement for a tiny nation with limited resources. The credit for this goes largely to Lee Kuan Yew's pragmatic leadership," said Mr Chaudhry.
His answer to critics who accused him of suppressing media freedom and ruling with an iron fist, was to judge him by his accomplishments for his country: "I want peace and stability within the country. I am not following any prescription given to me by any theoretician on democracy."
Fiji had the honour of hosting him to a State visit just after the 1987 coup and even in that short visit, he was perceptive enough to note that Fiji's problem was economic inequality, and not the 1970 Constitution as was being widely claimed.
"He served as an inspiration and role model to many aspiring leaders. Even in retirement he remained a mentor and guide to his people.
His death leaves an irreplaceable void on the world political spectrum, particularly in the Asia/Pacific region," Mr Chaudhry said.
Why is Abdul Khan still on FSC payroll?
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Hey TNT! *givespetrock* Don'tcha love these little guys? Hehe *pets* They're always so quiet... *ahem* my mom might do a complete restore on our computer, erasing everything to start all over, due to some problems we've been having. My question is, will my Neopet accounts still be here? D: I'm really worried that something might happen to them. I don't want to lose all my friends and progress, especially friends and Neopets and... and... *flailsaround.* x_x;; ~yyh4me2
Don't worry. Unlike computer games, Internet games store all (or most) of your data on servers/databases. This means that wiping your computer (or using a different one entirely) will not make you lose any information or progress, so no worries. ^^
Dearest, spiffiest TNT, I was wondering... are there any pictures of Lawyerbot on the site? I tried looking around and didn't really find anything. I'm also pretty bummed to find there were very few (if any) Lawyerbot fan clubs. I think I'm totally gonna start one! xD Anyway... how 'bout them pictures? Thank you! P.S. Please send my love to Lawyerbot! Also, could you ask if I could get his autograph (or whatever it is that bots give fans)? Thanks again! ~nikki_in_wonderland
Actually, there is a drawing of him if you know where to look! Why you would want to devote a fan club to Lawyerbot is totally beyond us, though. All he does is dress funny, play with Usukis, and threaten to sue when we stuff his office full of beanbags. We'll send him your love, but he'll probably want it in writing.
PS: Here is Lawyerbot's autograph: /Lawyerbot/
Hi TNT! *leaves various inanimate objects lying* So I was wondering if it is allowed to 1.) make an RP guild that is only for Draiks and 2.) include "real life" animals (e.g. deer) in the setting? ~whistleofwhispers
1.) Yes, that's perfectly fine.
2.) Yes, guilds do not have to be about Neopets, though their subject matter must conform to site rules. This means no political, party, or romantic RP guilds (etc., etc.) are allowed.
Oh, deer.
TNT, I was recently suspended on my main account for using a popular acronym that is now against the rules. It was a long and (in my opinion) rather harsh suspension. Others were warned, and some even frozen. I know you guys realize that we are not meaning to use profanity, and that it is sheer habit. Please, for the sake of our accounts, update the filters to not let things pass that you don't want us to use. Thanks for your attention to this matter. ~big_blue_nation
Suspensions increase in length for each time you receive one, so therefore they are not relative to the offense. For example, you could be suspended 24 hours the first time for harassment, then 48 hours the next time for spamming (which is actually a lesser offense). Each time you get suspended, 24 more hours are tacked on. But back to the point. While we are on the internet quite a bit, and totally understand that certain acronyms are practically words rather than acronyms, some people still see lol as "laugh out loud" (by the way, lol is perfectly fine. We're using a g-rated acronym as an example) while most people who use the internet a lot just see it as another word to express laughter. So, as much as it kills us, we have to respect our own rules and protect those who see the acronym and not the meaning. We hope that made sense.
As for the filters. Laughing your, um... rear off was supposed to be filtered. We checked into the problem and it's been fixed. "Hell" can't be blocked because we'd take "hello" down with it. "Damn" was previously filtered but was causing a lot of issues by picking up "false positives" (words that were not actually "damn") and clogging up the whole system and generally making monitoring more difficult. :( We'll continue working to fix things up the best we can.
Hey TNT! (Yeah, sorry we hafta skip all the "Hey you rock! Whooo!" stuff ) :) I noticed the new game where you can win free Neocash. I have two questions. 1.) What are the chances/odds you'll win Neocash? 2.) Where did you get the idea for the NC Mall (hinting at a game called Nexon)? I'm asking because I noticed that Nexon has several games where you can buy Nexon Cash and use it to buy clothes and such. They are so alike (such as they both use Paypal and you hafta buy both of them, etc.). Thanks! (PS: Don't put my username in, please. If you could, call me Cassie. ;D) ~[username removed]
We're naught but humble content staff so we can't really say what the odds are. Not that we typically share such information, anyway. No one's ever asked the odds of winning a certain prize at Tombola, Coltzan's Shrine, or any other daily. We're sure there are already players starting up Petpages trying to figure it out as we speak, though. Maybe you players can come to an approximate conclusion once enough time has passed to gather enough data? :) Lawyerbot has already concluded that "many will enter, few will win." Nexon is the company that is helping us with the NC Mall, so that is why there are many similarities between the NC Mall and other comparable things by Nexon.
I'm just wondering, I recently found the password to an old account of mine that I had lost the password to (I changed e-mail adresses and forgot to change on the account, too). I haven't played it for a year or two, and I was wondering if it would be against the rules to transfer the items over from the other account to the one I use now. You guys rock! ~yirapettie
Since the account was created by you it would be okay. We'd consider it a bit of a delayed main account transfer.
Hey TNT! Is it against the rules to use a clickable site that has, like, avatars on it? Like, I guess it's where you click it and it adds the avatar to your list. Is that against the rules? P.S. My bunny says hi! ~bambam123706
Oh goodness, first rock throwing, now pets saying hi. Will it never end?!? /sob We're fairly sure what site you are talking about, and it's fine. It's just indexing your avatars. With sites in general even if it had links to get clickable avatars that's fine too. The line is crossed when someone decides "Hey, wouldn't it be great if we could just click ONE button and have all the clickable avatars added to an account?" NO. Don't go there. Just click the button and earn it; it's not hard, people.
Where do Neopoints come from? ~hutch113
Please see the detailed diagram below.
Okay, that's not really how they're created, but it's a lot more amusing than the truth, now isn't it?
OMG, I finally got the Lab Map and Petpet Lab Map! =D and OMG, it gave me NPs!! =O I didn't know it did that... it didn't tell me that it gave them to me, my NPs just suddenly went up after I used the pieces! If it is supposed to do that, wouldn't that make it against the rules to use the Lab Ray on a side account? I've seen you say in previous Editorials that it isn't against the rules to use the Lab Ray on a side account. So are the lab map pieces and Petpet Lab Ray pieces supposed to give out NPs... or is it a glitch? If it is a glitch, please don't freeze me for spending the NPs! *clings to Lab Ray and Cybunny* =( ~sk8erkat
Oh right, nearly forgot about that... heh. We're willing to overlook that, as the 10,000 NP or so that the maps give don't even begin to cover the expense of buying it. We'll just consider it an, erm... rebate rather than income. Don't go running around applying this to other things, though. ;D It's only because we've repeatedly said that lab maps on side accounts are all hunky-dory. Remember everyone, the NP "rebates" from the Lab Ray maps are only a one time each thing (when you turn the pieces in) and can never happen again for that account -- just to clear up any confusion.
So I had an idea to make a Petpage containing every single username of a scammer I've ever heard of, WARNING others of them. Somebody told me it would be considered harrasment - but out of the Editorials I know of, you once said warning others was okay - as long as I'm not saying "OMG REPORT THEM AND SPAM THEIR INBOXES." So TNT, should I take my Petpage down? (Can you remove my username? Thanks.) ~[username removed]
We'd honestly prefer that you just reported the players with specific information of what they did rather than trying to keep a list of people. If someone just ran off with your Faerie Queen doll, and you are certain you've been scammed, then by all means notify your fellow players that that player is not to be trusted, but try not to go overboard. The issue with a big list of them is that it will quickly become outdated as they are frozen, and that if they are checked by monitors and found that it was a misunderstanding and didn't actually scam, they will need to be removed from such a list promptly. Of course, there's no way for them to prove to you that the monitors found them innocent or just haven't gotten around to the report yet... and blah blah blah (you can see where this is all heading, right?). We appreciate your efforts, but please just report. :)
Hi TNT! I was wondering, is it against the rules to just give your password out to someone, not asking for anything in return? ~johnf
Absolutely. Under no circumstances are you to give your password out to anyone. If you no longer wish to play Neopets you are not doing anyone a favour by giving away your account. You can give away your items, NP, and abandon your Neopets, but do NOT give away your account. It will only get all accounts involved frozen.
Can some clothing be set to be gender biased? Because I've been seeing quite a bit of people talking about "cross-dressing" their Neopets, and in the customization contest have seen more than one "pimped" Krawk. O.o Somehow, I don't think that's what Neopets intended or wants people to do with their Neopets (or to have parents explaining to their youngsters as they block the site). :( ~jadenewt
While there may be some that object to it, we're not really keen on telling Neopets what they can and can't wear. :-/ Besides, players can change the gender of their Neopets as well. While that can cause varying responses in real life, Neopets doesn't represent real life in that way. That's just not the spirit of the site.
As referred to in some issue of the NT, is it REALLY possible to win a Kadoatie by feeding Kadoaties? ~nnboogie
We're sure we amended this in another Editorial but guess that it bears repeating. While we originally intended that to be possible it was never programmed in, and we figure it's hard enough to feed Kadoaties without there being a prize gained from it. x_X So yeah, that's a no.
Yes, yes, that's very sad.
Now could someone please feed me a blurf?!?
I'm starvin' here!
*bows* You rule my Internet world! Okay, let's say you put up a trade worth, like, 50k. Then someone comes along and offers 75k. You then accept that offer. Is that considered scamming, or is it just that the other user's "bad?" Thanks a bunch! ~gypsiegoddis
While it'd be super nice of you to help them out and inform them of the proper worth, it's not required. Only if you misrepresented the item or had the intention to scam or trick them in any way would it be considered a scam. If you just had your item up and they offered more than what it's worth it's their fault.
Is it possible for an certain item to disappear completely from Neopets? For example, if an edible item would get retired and then all the existing quantities of that item would be eaten by hungry Neopets all over Neopia. Would that kind of item never ever be seen again? Hope you understand my point; I'm not very good at explaining things. ^^; ~_babydollic_angel
Don't worry, we understand what you mean just fine. The answer is yes. We don't have the time to go rummaging through databases at the moment, but we're suspicious of a few items this may have happened to. :( It's always sad to see an item disappear from the game forever.
Recently, you banned the "H" word and the "D" word. Yet, you can still say these words on the Neoboards, though they will be followed up with a warning/suspension, or whatnot. Why haven't you blocked them? Earlier today, my friend quoted someone's post, not realizing they used the D word in it (the person was yelling, and it was kinda nonsense) and now might get a warning/suspension from it, which I think is unfair (wouldn't you say it's unfair to get in trouble for quoting someone else's post?). ~mintacia
Actually those words were always banned it seems, we were just in error thinking they were okay, but anyway... we addressed the first part of your question up above, but we would like to respond to the second part. We decided quite some time ago that players ARE responsible for what they quote. Please do not quote things that are inappropriate or paste scams (no matter how laughable) onto the forums. You will be held accountable for what you post, even if they are not your own words.
TNT, I do think you rock normally, but I am sad to say, I think you are just a pebble currently. I was on a Harry Potter topic board and we wanted to do a game of Truth or Dare when the topic got frozen. Why? It was just going to be an innocent game. Nothing bad. Someone said you banned parties of all kinds. Please explain. ~cherryberry_41
Yes, parties of all types are banned. Yes we understand that, while you may have had every intention of keeping it completely appropriate for Neopets, not everyone is going to. We've learned over the years that party type boards are like fly tape for players who enjoy flirting on Neopets. Monitors simply don't have the time to read through multiple pages of multiple topics trying to determine if everyone is (or is going to be) behaving themselves so they have been made against the rules. It's just one of those things that was abused to the point that it had to be made against the rules for the sanity of us all.
When are you gonna make a Cyodrake's Gaze plushie set? All the other plots have them! *hugs invisible Hoban plushie* ~dummydumdogs
We can't guarantee that it will be any time soon, but we do agree that they should be made! Check with our content planning persons to see if it can be fit in during the upcoming months or so.
Aren't you an adorable invisible Hoban plushie?
Yes you are!
Okay. So, I got a warning recently for posting a link to a website. I've been wanting to ask, can't you (before giving the user a warning) check out the website, make sure there's no information that couldn't be on Neopets, and if there is things that aren't allowed on Neopets, warn them? Instead of automatically warning those who post a website? A lot of role-players have information set out on a website, and they figure it's easier to redirect other role-players. I'm one of those, and I've just been curious why you automatically warn people for posting a link. Even when they don't clearly state that they're redirecting them to another website. ~[username removed]
Posting offsite links isn't allowed, no matter what, and while we are not generally harsh against familiar URLs on User Lookups it IS strictly enforced on the boards, regardless of if the site is dangerous or benign. For role players to post character information, each Neopet you have is given a Petpage to fill with whatever Neopet-appropriate information you want. With five accounts allowed per person and up to four Neopets per account, that's twenty web pages. We can't imagine role players on Neopets would need more. If you can't put the information on Petpages because it's inappropriate, then you shouldn't be doing/soliciting that style of role play on Neopets anyways, now should you?
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Q: Scale and Save UIImage from Photo Library in iPhone? i am trying to scale down a image i get from photo library on touchesmoved by user in a similar way like when we take picture with camera using UIImagepicker setEditing to Yes method(or like the camera app).
I am trying to use the following method passing in some parameters based on touchesmoved but i am not getting the desired effect? what am i possibly doing wrong??
-(UIImage*)scaleToSize:(UIImage *)img:(CGSize)size
{

// Create a bitmap graphics context
    // This will also set it as the current context
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(size);

// Draw the scaled image in the current context
[img drawInRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, size.width, size.height)];

// Create a new image from current context
UIImage* scaledImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();

// Pop the current context from the stack
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

// Return our new scaled image
return scaledImage;
}

-(void)ccTouchesMoved:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
    UIImage *img = [self scaleToSize:imgView.image:CGSizeMake(touch1.x,touch1.y)];
        imgView.image=img;
}

also how can i save the scaled image once somehow i scale it??

A: Building on your comment, the image will distort as it will draw the image into the rectangle specified and if the new dimensions are not the same aspect ratio (the width / height) as the original image then it will appear distorted.
You need some logic to ensure that your new width and height have the same aspect ratio, for example:
CGFloat newHeight = imageView.frame.size.height * size.width / imageView.frame.size.width;

If you make your Graphics context size.width and newHeight and then draw your image into this rect it will maintain the aspect ratio.
You will likely want to put some extra logic in there to either create a new width given the height or new height given the width, depending on which dimension was the largest change.
Hope this helps,
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Although first-half production increased by a third, amortisation and depreciation charges will lead to lower earnings.
Harmony Gold Mining has warned of a steep fall in first-half earnings, partly due to a higher depreciation charge for its Hidden Valley gold mine in Papua New Guinea. However, the gold producer says Hidden Valley and recently-acquired SA mine Moab Khotsong have boosted production and contributed significantly to its operational free cash flow.
In an operational update and trading statement, Harmony said it produced 751,000 ounces of gold in the six months to end-December, a 34% increase from a year earlier. All-in sustaining costs rose by 6% to R528,265 per kilogram.
Hidden Valley reached commercial levels of production last June, resulting in a depreciation charge of R915 million to reflect the new value of the asset. On top of that, it incurred a currency translation loss of R180 million on its dollar-denominated debt, compared to a translation gain of R196 million a year earlier. Derivative gains of R20 million for the period were far lower than gains of R337 million previously.
Earnings and headline earnings per share for the period are expected to decline by between 87% and 97% in rand terms and will be 83% to 97% lower when measured in dollars.
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Masque Sound's Custom Audio Equipment Package Delivers Powerful Punch for Sound Designer Richard Brooker and the U.S. Touring Production Of The Bodyguard
By robp@dpagan.com
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, JUNE 6, 2017 – In order to bring the music of iconic hits to audiences around the country for the U.S. touring production of the musical, The Bodyguard, Sound Designer Richard Brooker created a dynamic and powerful audio system that was provided by Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company.
Brooker has designed the sound for many productions of The Bodyguard, including the original West End production in London, Cologne Germany, a UK Tour, Korea, Toronto and an upcoming Australian production, so his goals in designing the sound were clear. "We knew we needed to deliver the same punch to the show as previous productions, while making it something that could be transported easily," says Brooker. "Having successfully worked with Masque Sound numerous times before and knowing they have a lot of experience with touring productions throughout the United States, along with the expertise of Gary Stocker, who designs all the PA towers and knows the venues inside out, the choice to work with them again was a no brainer."
The biggest challenge Brooker faced in designing the sound for The Bodyguard was with the dynamic of the show itself, as it ranges from intimate theatrical moments to full-on concert sound. "The journey from very small dialogue to a full-scale rock and roll concert was an important consideration from a sound design perspective," adds Brooker. "We also wanted to truthfully represent all the massive pop hits played throughout the show. The audience wants to hear their favorite songs and we wanted to deliver them as honestly as possible."
In order to deliver as true a representation as possible, Brooker's equipment selection was critical. For his console, Masque Sound provided Brooker with a DiGiCo SD7T and for the PA system, he chose a selection of speakers from Meyer Sound, including its LEOPARD line arrays. Meyer Sound LEOPARD's are ideal for touring and also deliver the range of dialog and concert sound the show required.
An interesting component to the custom audio equipment package, provided by Masque Sound, was the use of Sennheiser SKM 9000 Series radios for the show's eight handheld microphones. The SKM 9000's unique uncompressed digital audio transmission offers interference-free sound with great dynamics. In addition to the Sennheiser 9000's, Masque Sound also provided Sennheiser 5212 bodypacks for the lavalier mics. In all, Masque Sound provided over 40 channels of wireless along with frequency coordination.
"I've used the Sennheiser SKM 9000's on a few shows now and they are just outstanding," adds Brooker. "They provide a great sound quality, with basically no noise floor. They sound amazing and deliver a truer dynamic vocal range. I still haven't heard anything from anyone else that sounds that good, and I was thrilled and very appreciative that Masque Sound made the commitment and investment for us."
Masque Sound also provided the Roland M48 personal monitoring system for the musicians, which Brooker considers to be the most flexible and best sounding personal monitoring set up available today. Brooker also selected Roland for its convenience and ability to seamlessly integrate with the CAT5 REAC Digital Snake System.
"This is the fourth time I've put a show together in the United States and I'm proud to say, all four of those shows I worked with Masque Sound," says Brooker. "I have a wonderful relationship with the company and feel so supported by Scott Kalata and the rest of the team. They have always done everything possible to provide me with the gear that I'm looking for and I know the producers always feel fully supported by them as well. Masque Sound is always going to be our first call, no question. My Associate Sound Designer Tom Marshall and Production Sound Engineer Matthew Dale also did a fantastic job in putting the U.S. tour together."
Based on the Warner Bros. 1992 film that was written by acclaimed, OSCAR®-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, The Bodyguard tells the story of Former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer who is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. With a book by the OSCAR-winning and Drama Desk Award-nominated Alexander Dinelaris, this extraordinary new production of The Bodyguard is directed by the award-winning Thea Sharrock.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.thebodyguardmusicial.com
About Masque Sound
Founded in 1936 by a trio of Broadway stagehands, Masque Sound evolved into one of NYC's most successful theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design companies specializing in theatrical, house of worship, sporting, corporate, TV broadcast and live concert events. Celebrating more than 75 years in the industry, the company is led by President Geoff Shearing. The company also operates Florida-based Professional Wireless Systems, a leader in the development and implementation of wireless technology. Credits range from major Broadway shows and tours including Phantom of the Opera, MAMMA MIA!, Lion King, Jersey Boys, The Book of Mormon, Once, Kinky Boots, Aladdin and Fun Home to yearly Super Bowl broadcasts and installations of varying sizes, including Western Connecticut State University, the Jim Wise Theatre at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral. Masque Sound's 70,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters and main assembly facility is located at 21 East Union Ave., East Rutherford, NJ, 20 minutes from midtown Manhattan. For more information, call (201) 939-8666 or visit www.MasqueSound.com.


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One of the world's largest media conglomerates Sony has announced that its net profits have plummeted by 95% in the months of October and December quarter. Sony also stated that its revenue fell too by 25%, from $31.64 billion to $23.78 billion.
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A Podcast Interview With Gowthaman Ragothaman
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Hello and Welcome Everyone To Another Installment in Our ABR Podcast Series
Today we have Gowthaman Ragothaman, CEO of Aqilliz.
For the uninitiated, Aqilliz is a technology company with a mission to unify the fragmented advertising technology, marketing technology, and data ecosystem.
Within an already crowded marketing ecosystem, the exchange of value today takes place across fragmented touchpoints. Meanwhile, regulatory headwinds and broad infrastructural changes are prompting a much-needed industry overhaul.
Aqilliz improves the economic value of marketing across the digital marketing supply chain; benefiting brands, platforms, and consumers alike.
Through its suite of blockchain-based solutions, Aqilliz addresses the fundamental issues of privacy, provenance and personalisation at the intersection of customer segmentation and audience delivery.
Gowthaman, mostly known to everybody in the industry as G'man, has reinvented himself five times in the last 25 years in the Media & Entertainment Industry across – TV Era (1990), Satellite Era (1994), Media Agency Era (1997), Internet Boom & Bust Era (2001), Procurement Era (2005), Digital Era (2010) and Era of Content (2015).
He Firmly believes in the Era of Value Exchange, which is just round the corner. He tweets his views on Leading digital, Communications Planning, Brand positioning, Driving Marketing, Technology Adoption and Distributed Ledger Technology @GowthamanR.
Aqilliz's website
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Gman's LinkedIn Page
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Anil started his career in journalism all the way back in 2003. After traversing the sphere of editorial, corporate communications and advertising, he has now come full circle and is back in the world of journalism. He believes in the power of the written word, and its ability to enthrall, delight and inform the reader.


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Warner Channel showed its new look for Latin America
Posted on Monday April 13th, 2015 by TVMAS
Vicky Zambrano, Vice-President of Warner Channel
Facing the flow of supply and great competition, the giants are renewing in all respects not only to differentiate themselves, but to retain and lure audiences. Last week, Warner Channel showed an update of its brand to Latin America with a look & feel for their on-air programming, social networks, websites and all marketing and advertising communications.
The new image of Turner network, premiered last April 7 was inspired by mobile screens and touch devices, and is aimed at a younger audience that is linked to new technologies.
The on-air package includes the logo animation, ids, bumpers, new menus and a dynamic brand, while the off-air affects the image of the network through digital platforms, advertising, brochures or stands, among other formats.
The project, under the slogan Somos Warner (We are Warner) -the same one with which the network has been appealing to the audience from 2012- has been developed by Injaus Design and supported by the Vice President of Turner Broadcasting System Latin America for brand management, Gerardo Kerik, and Vice President of Warner Channel, Vicky Zambrano.
"We are very pleased to introduce the new brand identity to our public coinciding with the 20th anniversary of our launch," said Vicky Zambrano. "Thanks to the premiere of series and Hollywood blockbusters, Warner Channel is a reference for the pay television industry, and we are working hard to keep the image of the network updated."
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