Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature. Uniformly, primary splenic angiosarcoma is a fatal disease despite early diagnosis and treatment. Only patients with localized disease amenable to surgical resection achieve long-term, disease-free survival. We present a review of the literature and report a case of a 3-year-old girl with metastatic primary splenic angiosarcoma who was offered aggressive surgical and medical treatment with curative intent despite her advanced presentation.
Primary splenic angiosarcoma (PSA) is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature that occurs in adults and children. Uniformly, PSA is a fatal disease despite early diagnosis and treatment. To date, only patients with localized disease amenable to surgical resection are likely to achieve long-term, disease-free survival. In this review, we summarize the literature and report a case of a 3-year-old girl with metastatic PSA who was offered aggressive surgical and medical treatment with curative intent despite her advanced presentation. Following splenectomy, our patient was given a gemcitabine-docetaxel chemotherapeutic regimen, which has never been described before in children with PSA. This treatment regimen achieved a partial response and was followed by liver metastasectomy. This enabled us to render her free of any gross disease and allowed her to undergo the living-related liver transplantation evaluation as a viable curative option.
We report on a previously healthy 3-year-old girl who presented with complaints of abdominal pain and distention, and decreased oral intake in the setting of high fevers. On physical examination, she was found to have massive splenomegaly. Her laboratory work-up was significant for anemia and mild thrombocytopenia. An abdominal X-ray showed a markedly enlarged spleen with displacement of bowel and an abdominal ultrasound revealed several hyperechoic nodules in an enlarged spleen. This prompted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen which showed massive splenomegaly with central hemorrhage and multiple nodular lesions in the liver (Figure 1).
Fearing splenic rupture in the setting of hemodynamic decompensation, an emergent splenectomy was performed. Intraoperatively, she was noted to have a massively enlarged multinodular spleen, gross nodular lesions on her liver, a minimal amount of ascites, and no evidence of further organ involvement. Pathologic examination revealed an enlarged, nodular spleen with a central hemorrhagic component (Figure 2). Histologic examination revealed findings consistent with high-grade angiosarcoma (Figure 3) and the diagnosis of PSA was confirmed with additional stains for smooth muscle actin and CD34 (Figure 4). Cytology from the peritoneal fluid was negative for malignant cells.
Axial pre- and post-contrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance images. The pre-contrast T1-weighted image demonstrates an enlarged spleen with a small area of high signal in the periphery, suggestive of focal hemorrhage. Pre-contrast T1-weighted images also demonstrate three small hypointense hepatic lesions in both lobes of the liver, which show avid enhancement following administration of intravenous contrast. Bottom. Post-contrast T1-weighted images of the spleen demonstrate nearly complete replacement of the spleen by the tumor and by multiple areas of necrosis.
Gross multinodular spleen specimen. The tumor is not a well circumscribed mass but rather a diffuse process replacing the entire spleen, therefore a definitive size is difficult to determine. The spleen weighed 540 g and measured 17 × 12 × 45 cm in overall dimensions.
Histologic examination revealed findings consistent with high-grade angiosarcoma. (A) Medium power view showing anastomosing vascular channels lined by highly atypical cells (200×). (B) Medium power view showing numerous mitoses with one highlighted by the arrow (200×).
The diagnosis of primary splenic angiosarcoma was confirmed with additional stains for smooth muscle actin and CD34. (A) Low power view of strongly positive CD34 stain (100×). (B) Low power view of smooth muscle actin stain, which highlights the vascular architecture (100×).
Her post-operative work-up included positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT), which revealed fluorodeoxyglucose-avid disease exclusive to the liver (Figure 5). Given the diffuse, nodular infiltration of the liver, her disease was deemed unresectable and she was offered chemotherapy. She was treated with a total of eight cycles of gemcitabine and docetaxel as described by Rapkin and colleagues . A repeat MRI after cycle 5 demonstrated a decrease in the size and number of the liver lesions. Five months after her splenectomy, she underwent a wedge liver biopsy to evaluate her metastatic disease. The pathology revealed extensive necrosis with foci of viable tumor cells consistent with a partial response to chemotherapy (Figure 6).
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (posterior view) confirms diffuse small areas of uptake in the hepatic parenchyma consistent with metastatic disease to the liver.
Histologic examination of wedge liver biopsy. (A) Low power (2×) view of metastatic liver lesion showing area of necrosis and hemosiderin with a small focus of viable tumor remaining at the periphery of the specimen. (B) Low power (4×) view showing area of necrosis and hemosiderin with no viable tumor remaining.
After extensive discussion in our multidisciplinary tumor board, and given her favorable response to chemotherapy, the option of living-related liver transplantation was made available to the family as a means to render the patient disease-free. However, during the transplant evaluation time period, the patient had clinical deterioration and was admitted to the hospital with worsening abdominal pain and distention. She was found to have bilateral pleural effusions and extensive ascites. Liver failure rapidly ensued and, within days of her admission, her family opted for comfort care measures. She died shortly thereafter.
First described by Theodor Langhans in 1879 , PSA is among the rarest forms of cancer with a reported incidence between 0.14 and 0.25 per million persons [3, 4]. The median age of diagnosis is 63 years old and, to date, only seven pediatric cases of PSA have been described in the literature (Table 1) [5–11]. A number of environmental agents or predisposing conditions have been associated with the development of PSA in adults, including exposure to ionizing radiation , prior chemotherapy for lymphoma , or the presence of benign tumors of the spleen - namely hemangiomas or hemangioendotheliomas . However, given its scarce incidence, it is difficult to definitively isolate risk factors.
To date, only two case series have been published that describe the pathologic behavior of PSA on a combined 68 adult patients [3, 4]. However, clinical and pathologic characteristics can be gleaned from these small studies. Patients commonly present with abdominal pain (83%) and splenomegaly (92%). Constitutional symptoms are not generally a characteristic of PSA, with only 40% of patients exhibiting weight loss, 10% experiencing fevers, and 5% complaining of fatigue. A small minority of patients (13%) will present with splenic rupture which is uniformly considered a grave prognostic factor given the high probability of widely disseminated disease. Hematologic analysis is also inconclusive. Over 90% of patients present with cytopenia, including anemia (49%), thrombocytopenia (25%), or pancytopenia (23%), while a small minority of patients exhibit leukocytosis (18%) [3, 4]. It is unclear whether these features are direct manifestations of the disease or simply indirect correlations of splenomegaly.
Histologically, angiosarcomas are rapidly proliferating, highly infiltrating anaplastic tumors that recur locally, spread widely, and have a propensity for rapid lymph node and systemic dissemination [3, 4, 13]. They arise from splenic vascular endothelium and mesenchymal-derived elongated endothelial cells lining the spleen's spongy sinusoidal network . Their immediate access to the reticuloendothelial system and their location of origin may in part explain the aggressive nature and behavior of PSA. On gross examination, spleens often weigh >1,000 grams . Macroscopic examination reveals a diffuse replacement of splenic parenchyma by tumor . Microscopically, PSA has a characteristic vascular channel formation with carcomatous stroma . The tumor itself consists of disorganized anastomosing vascular channels lined by large, atypical endothelial cells with significant irregular, hyperchromatic nuclei (Figure 3) . Several reports of PSA have described massive splenic calcifications as a feature of the disease [15, 16]; however, calcifications can also be found in benign processes, making it a nonspecific characteristic for malignancy.
Radiologic features of PSA can range from ambiguous lesions to highly aggressive-appearing tumors in the spleen, often with concomitant metastases at the time of diagnosis . Ultrasound findings of PSA are nonspecific in the majority of cases, but it is usually the first diagnostic test performed in children. The most common ultrasound findings are splenomegaly, splenic heterogeneity, and poorly defined solid and cystic lesions . Areas of hemorrhage and necrosis within the tumor are frequently seen as cystic lesions. Increased Doppler flow may be seen in the more solid echogenic portions of the tumor . On CT, the most common appearance is that of a heterogeneous lesion with areas of low density and necrotic degeneration . Non-contrast CT images may demonstrate areas of high density from recent hemorrhage or calcifications from the hemosiderin deposits . Images performed with intravenous contrast show marked heterogeneous enhancement, necrosis, and hemorrhage. CT evidence of dense ascites is highly suggestive of the spontaneous hemorrhage from splenic rupture. Hypervascular metastatic deposits have been reported in the literature [6, 17]. Most of these are found in the liver, but they have also been described in the lungs, bones and lymphatic organs. The MRI appearance of PSA depends on the extent of the hemorrhage and necrosis in the tumor. Areas of increased and decreased signal intensity may be seen on images obtained with both T1- and T2-weighted pulse sequences depending on the presence of blood products and necrosis .
Multiple studies on angiosarcomas have reported the lack of association between histological appearance or grade with survival . It appears that small tumor size (<5 cm) exclusively favors a better prognosis . A multivariate analysis of 55 adult patients with cutaneous and solid-organ angiosarcomas reported mitotic count, tumor size, and mode of treatment as independent favorable prognostic factors . Ultimately, early detection and prompt surgical management is the best approach to prevent splenic rupture, which yields the best chance for survival. Splenectomy prior to splenic rupture has been reported to offer a survival advantage with a mean survival time of 14.4 months versus 4.4 months after rupture .
The prognosis for patients with PSA is grim. In the two major case series that examined the behavior of PSA, the overwhelming majority of patients presented with advanced disease [3, 4]. The 6-month overall survival after diagnosis is less than 25%. In the pediatric population, survival has been reported from less than 1 month to 16 years (Table 1). The majority (69 to 100%) of patients with PSA present with metastasis, most commonly to the lungs (78%), liver (63%), bone (31%), and lymph nodes (27%) [3, 4]. These statistics highlight the importance of early surgical intervention in an attempt to achieve long-term disease-free survival [3, 4, 8, 9].
Owing to the rarity of PSA in the pediatric population, the choice of treatment regimen on this particular case was based on the adult angiosarcoma literature. Case reports in adults, while lacking large cohorts of patients, seem to indicate that patients with angiosarcoma respond to gemcitabine and docetaxel, or to other taxanes [11, 22, 23]. The combination regimen of gemcitabine and docetaxel has been shown to be effective in the treatment of various malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and advanced uterine leiomyosarcoma [24–26]. A phase II trial also showed efficacy of this regimen in various metastatic soft tissue sarcomas in adults when compared with gemcitabine alone , and, albeit scarce, there is some evidence to suggest that this combination is effective in pediatric soft tissue sarcomas [1, 27].
A retrospective review conducted by Leu and colleagues examined 35 patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas, including four patients with angiosarcoma . Some patients had previously received chemotherapy, mainly with doxorubicin and/or ifosfamide - a combination often used as first-line therapy in various soft tissue sarcomas - and some received gemcitabine and docetaxel due to the toxicity of the doxorubicin/ifosfamide regimen. Of the angiosarcoma patients, two had a complete response to therapy, one had partial response, and one had stable disease. The patients who had a complete response were chemotherapy-naïve while the others were not.
Additional clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of other taxanes at treating angiosarcomas. Penel and colleagues enrolled 30 patients with metastatic or unresectable angiosarcomas in a Phase II clinical trial examining the efficacy and toxicity of weekly paclitaxel . Eight patients had locally advanced unresectable disease; 22 patients had metastatic disease. On this regimen of weekly paclitaxel, the non-progression rate was 74% at 2 months and 42% at 4 months. Overall survival was 56%, 38%, and 21% at 6, 12, and 18 months, respectively. Of interest, after weekly paclitaxel treatment, three patients with local disease showed a complete histological response that made curative-intent surgery feasible .
The seven pediatric patients previously described in the literature with the addition of the patient in this case are listed in Table 1[5–11]. Similar to their adult counterparts, the pediatric patients rarely presented with localized disease, with only one of the eight patients demonstrating disease localized to the spleen. All the rest presented with metastatic disease. Every patient presenting with metastases had liver involvement. Three patients had involvement of other viscera: lung (1), bone (2), bone marrow (1), serosal surfaces (1), and skin (1).
Two of the eight pediatric patients achieved durable remission. The patient with disease limited to the spleen was treated by splenectomy without adjuvant therapy. The patient described by den Hoed and colleagues presented with splenic rupture and liver metastases . She was treated with ifosfamide, vincristine, and actinomycin D for nine cycles with radiographic improvement in the size and number of the liver lesions. After 5 months of observation, two lesions increased in size which prompted wide resection with partial hepatectomy: pathology revealing viable tumor. She received three additional cycles of similar chemotherapy and there remained no evidence of disease at 30 months. Our patient likewise demonstrated radiographic, as well as pathologic, response to chemotherapy. When the liver lesions were biopsied, they revealed primarily necrosis with small pockets of viable tumor. The lesions in the liver subsequently progressed rapidly while awaiting evaluation for liver transplantation. She never developed involvement of her other viscera. Three other patients with metastatic disease were treated with a combination of splenectomy and chemotherapy. All of them succumbed to their disease with a range of a few weeks to 10 months.
PSA is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature that has a very poor prognosis. We present an aggressive multidisciplinary approach in a 3-year-old girl with metastatic PSA who was treated with splenectomy, liver metastasectomy, chemotherapy, and an attempt to liver transplantation. This case report and review of the literature reveals that angiosarcoma in children may be chemo-responsive in some cases. However, this case also illustrates that, in patients with gross disease, surgical extirpation of the primary neoplasm and all metastases is necessary to achieve durable remission. Furthermore, this case underscores the importance of an aggressive multi-disciplinary team approach in these complicated cases aiming for a cure.
OKS and EK wrote the manuscript. OKS and MS performed the surgery. GB prepared images and wrote the legends. DM prepared the pathology slides and wrote the legends. KH, MS, and JG revised the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.


I'm trying to train blacksmith and am doing well so far, rank 8 right now.
But I require fine leather straps and braid for the blueprint I'm working on.
Both of which i struggle collecting.
I've been looking around for people who sell it, and trying to collect it.
Would anyone be able to tell me where or how i can get a decent collection of both? Or at least someone who sells them?
Or if you could sell me some, I'd be happy to pay for it.


Judge Greg Griffin, a circuit court judge in Montgomery, is a habitual Facebook user with nearly 5,000 friends, reports the Washington Post. He posts regularly, sometimes multiple times a day, and often shares life experiences. In April 2016, he talked about one such life experience. Griffin wrote in a lengthy Facebook post that he was stopped by police officers while he was walking in his neighborhood with a stick in his hand. The officers told him that they were looking for a man with a crowbar who fits his description. Griffin pointed out that he was not holding a crowbar, and that doing so wasn't illegal to begin with. He then showed the officers a badge proving that he's a judge. "Throughout the ordeal the officers were courteous. However, it was aggravating to be detained when the only thing I was guilty of was being a Black man walking down the street in his neighborhood with a stick in his hand who just happened to be a Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge in Montgomery, Ala. Lord Have Mercy!!!!!" Griffin wrote. Now, almost a year and a half later, Griffin's post about his encounter with police—specifically his allegation that he was stopped solely because he is Black—is being scrutinized. The judge is presiding over a murder case involving a White police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed Black man. Defense attorneys argue that what prosecutors say happened in February 2016, when Montgomery police officer Aaron Smith stopped Gregory Gunn, was "eerily similar" to Griffin's personal experience with officers from the same police department. For that reason, they say that Griffin can't be an objective arbiter of the law—at least not in Smith's case—and he should recuse himself. The Alabama Supreme Court must now decide whether it should force Griffin off the case. The court on Sept. 8 decided to postpone Smith's October trial to allow the attorneys to present arguments.
Angel Rich, from Washington, D.C., has developed a very innovative app called Credit Stacker that teaches students about personal finance, credit management and entrepreneurship in a fun and engaging way, reports BlackNews.com. The app is so popular that 200,000 people downloaded it to their smartphones and tablets within just two weeks of its launch. Even more, Forbes has named her "The Next Steve Jobs." In addition, the app has been named the "best financial literacy product in the country" by the office of Barack and Michelle Obama, the "best learning game in the country" by the Department of Education, and the "best solution in the world for reducing poverty" by JP Morgan Chase. It has won first place in several business competitions including the Industrial Bank Small Business Regional Competition, the Prudential Financial National Case Competition, and the Goldman Sachs Portfolio Challenge. All in all, Rich has won more than $50,000 in business grants. She was raised in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Hampton University. She also studied at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China. After winning Prudential's annual National Case competition for her marketing plan to reach millennials, she worked briefly as a global market research analyst for Prudential, where she conducted more than 70 financial behavior modification studies.


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When I was recently in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dave Webb (UK) and I were taken by our friend Andre Brochu to a local radical bookstore in a cozy basement. The warm and snug feeling inside this cave-like book warren helped to make it a special night. Andre is originally from the northeast in the US but moved to Sweden during the Vietnam war as part of his draft resistance. He stayed there, raised a family, and worked as a librarian. He is often sending emails to me with many excellent resources.
Inside the bookstore Dave and I made our space militarization presentations. Before the event began one of the bookstore hosts approached us with an armload of books - all written in English. "These don't sell well here, please take home what you'd like." I took two books and just finished the first of them entitled: PETE: The Story of Peter V. Cacchione, New York's First Communist Councilman.
I was moved by the story and appreciated the education I received from the book written by Simon W. Gerson. Cacchione was elected because New York City instituted 'Proportional Representation' for minority political parties what is today called Rank Choice Voting (RCV). Voters eventually put two Communists on the NYC Council along with various labor party leaders. This was a challenge and threat to the ruling oligarchies on Wall Street so they eventually turned the media into attack dogs by ordering them to take down the RCV process in a future election. Their goal, made easier by the demonization of the Communists on the Council, gathered enough votes from fearful and manipulated NYC voters and RCV was struck down.
In the book the author writes about Pete's reaction to the growing repression from the ruling elites. His Italian-American working-class community tried hard to stand in unity with other racially and economically repressed people in the city. Pete knew that respect for one another was the road to creating real social harmony and political unity.
Gerson wrote:
For Pete the fusion of the theory and practice of the united front was no problem. He had an almost intuitive feeling about unity. All his life he had identified with people; there was a deep reservoir of empathy in him. Other people's problems, particularly those of the poor and powerless, became his problems quickly - sometimes all to quickly, his co-workers would say fondly. It was virtually second nature for Pete to find common ground with his fellow worker and neighbor. "The truth is," he once said, "that most people shrink from dog-eat-dog competition and crave a life of cooperation. Unity is the most powerful word ever invented."
Pete's life should help illuminate the path ahead: a great, new fighting unity of the people from which can develop a powerful antimonopoly coalition and a new, people's party with a decisive working-class component that can attain governmental power.
I'm glad I picked up the book and glad to know more about a fellow Italian-American who gave his life to building unity, justice and peace. His words carry value and wisdom. When people ask me, 'what should we do now?' ....... my answer will be unity.
Pete died while in office - many said because of a broken heart. He was a WW I veteran as well. The author Gerson was nominated by the Communist Party to replace Pete in a manner outlined by the City Charter. But the Democrats who ran the city saw this as an opportunity to deny the council seat to a Communist. So they resisted Gerson's legal appointment (see article above) as Pete's successor. Once again the media carried water for the financial big wigs who sat on their thrones on Wall Street. Wall Street cheated for what it wanted. The elite could not win any other way.
Pete believed in taking the big wigs on - head on - and he won the people's love and confidence for doing so. He was a great man and should be remembered.
New Jeju Island Film - Village versus Empire
Jeju Island, South Korea is one of the Seven Wonders of Nature, also known as The Island of Stone, as Peace Island and also as Woman's Island – is an island of beauty and wonder, with more UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites than any single geographic location on planet earth.
But, there is trouble in this paradise. It has been transformed – militarized. Its fragile ecology is currently being devastated by the construction of a naval base that is a globally dangerous provocation that imperils the island's future.
The "spirit" guide of the film, the main "driver" of the film, is Dohee Lee, a native of Jeju, who grew up on naval bases and is now living in America. Dohee Lee, an extraordinary performance artist and her work centres on Jeju and its life forces. For her this is also a personal story, a plumbing of her memories as well as an expression of her political and spiritual beliefs.
Oppose THAAD - Boycott Lotte
On March 1 about 400 people gathered and marched in Seongju, South Korea to protest against the land swap between the government and the Lotte corporation.
Lotte turned over a golf course that will be used as the deployment site for the US THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system that will be aimed at China and Russia.
Already a fence is being erected around the former golf course as the South Korean government readies the land for the US military to take over.
The people of Seongju (once largely right-wing party members and supporters of the current corrupt government) have been building a national movement to oppose the US THAAD deployment.
South Korea's progressive newspaper the hankyoreh reports:
"I think relevant parties know full well the opposition of the Chinese people to the deployment of THAAD by the US and the ROK. I believe they have noted the voice of the Chinese people in recent days," said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang in the regular press briefing on Feb. 28. "The Chinese market and consumers will determine whether a foreign company is successful in China." This was Geng's response to a reporter from the Global Times who said, "Many Chinese people say recently that they want to boycott the Lotte. Will the Chinese government take punitive measures against the Lotte Group?" The Chinese government basically said that it could do nothing about a potential boycott.
The day before, the Chinese media unanimously criticized the South Korean government and Lotte in connection with Lotte's decision to provide land for THAAD and urged their audiences to participate in a boycott. In an editorial on Feb. 28 titled "Hurting Lotte and punishing South Korea: China has no other choice," the Global Times urged readers to refrain from buying South Korean vehicles and mobile phones and to cancel plans to travel to South Korea. The paper called for restrictions on the import of South Korean cultural products to be gradually strengthened until there was a complete embargo and said that it was right and proper for China to drive Lotte from the Chinese market to set an example for others.
Lotte is fretting about these indications from China. Currently, Lotte has 22 subsidiaries doing business in China and more than 20,000 Chinese on its payroll. The group is operating five department stores, 99 hypermarkets, 16 supermarkets and 12 movie theaters in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Weihai and Chengdu, and it has so far invested more than 10 trillion won (US$8.78 billion) with some subsidiaries even locating their production bases there. Since the end of last year, the Chinese government has been carrying out audits and fire safety and hygiene testing of Lotte's workplaces in China.
There has also been a boycott of Lotte declared inside South Korea by the Buddhist Won sect whose spiritual founder's home is next door to the THAAD deployment site.
The US does not care about any of this - all they want is THAAD deployed in South Korea in order to expand the Pentagon's so-called missile defense (MD) capability in the region. Various types of US MD systems are currently deployed in Guam, Taiwan, Japan, Okinawa, Hawaii, South Korea and onboard Navy Aegis destroyers deployed throughout Asia-Pacific waters.
MD is the shield that would be used after a Pentagon first-strike sword is thrust into the heart of China or Russia.
Militarized Force Against Peaceful Water Protectors
This episode, similar to the police responses to Black Lives Matters, shows the true face of America.
To the rest of the world - don't follow the U.S. and its military arm NATO. Don't give them your money - they will turn this military machine against you.
Reject the U.S. fear and war mongering. Reject U.S. leadership which claims to be about democracy and freedom. It is all a lie.
See how the U.S. government treats unarmed, peaceful, prayerful people.
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Who Will Lead the Growing Anti-Trump Movement?
Thirteen of us from across Maine gathered today to commemorate Ash Wednesday at Bath Iron Works (BIW) during the lunch hour. There were many workers walking and driving by including many sailors who will be on-board the newly built destroyers made at the shipyard. I took great pleasure in them seeing us knowing that soon enough they will be making their way to the new Navy base on Jeju Island where they will also be met by protests. We are getting them prepared.
Today began the annual Lenten vigils at BIW that will be held each Saturday in March and the first three Saturdays in April. We'll gather from 11:30 am for an hour each time.
I was supposed to go to the County District Court at 1:00 pm today for my sentencing as a result of being found guilty during our recent Zumwalt 12 trial. (I had been given permission by the judge during the trial to leave the day before the trial ended in order to do a long ago scheduled speaking tour in Sweden, Finland and Denmark.) But the court called me this morning around 11:00 am and told me that the sentencing had to be cancelled because the judge was not available. It has been rescheduled for March 8 at 1:00 pm.
I watched the Trump speech before Congress last night and the bottom line for me was his call for $54 billion more in Pentagon spending. This money will first have to be taken from the hides of people in need and environmental programs before it can be handed over to the endless war machine.
Across our state people are forming new local groups and coalitions to 'fight the Trump agenda'. But sadly many of these groups are being directed by Democratic Party operatives who are leading the angry public into electoral efforts to put the corporate dominated Dems back into power in future elections. Most of these groups will refuse to take on the military spending issue, and our endless wars, largely because they receive their direction (and often funding) from the Democrats.
The Democrats are afraid to upset the military industrial complex. Here in Maine the elected Democrats work hand-in-hand with the Republicans to keep the military production lines humming across our state and I know it is the same all across America. It has been determined that the US role under corporate globalization will be 'security export' so the Democrats are quite happy to help maintain the status quo. Democrats get handed the hot campaign cash from the weapons industry just like the Republicans and they will make sure that the 'progressive groups' now being mobilized in Maine and beyond steer clear of such radical ideas as cutting the Pentagon's bloated budget and stopping these god awful wars!
All of those who are working to make progressive change across the land (such as dealing with climate change, cleaning up oil spills, funding public education, providing welfare and health care for the poor, etc.) will soon enough find out that there will be NO $$$$$ available largely because Congress and Trump will be doing two basic things in the years ahead. First they want to give even more tax cuts to the rich and secondly they intend to raise military spending by another 10%.
I've been working on these issues full time since 1980 and can testify that I've seen progressives turn their backs and walk away time and time again in order to avoid taking on the military industrial complex. It's an unpopular issue but it's getting much harder these days to deny reality. Sadly as long as the Democrats push themselves to the front of this growing anti-Trump movement it is unlikely that things will really change. Local people who really want change in America must take back control of this much needed new movement and demand that the military war machine has to be on the agenda!
Feeding the Alternatives
Imagine it - demand it - build it. Protect the future generations.
Future Generations are in Our Hands
Lynda Willams (on left) and Lindis Percy held an 'updated' American flag during Global Network conference and protest in Yorkshire, England in 2001
Our long time goal at the Global Network has been to expand the international consciousness about the pure insanity of moving the already evil Earth-bound war machine into the heavens. We have tried to educate the public and link activists from around the globe who are working to oppose some local manifestation of the US initiated 'Master of Space' program.
Often local communities have a production site for the war machine as we do here in Bath, Maine or they suffer from the hard boot print of a US military controlled 'installation' in their neighborhood. We've seen the harsh effects on the lives of people in Afghanistan, Iraq, South Korea, Okinawa, Ukraine, Sicily, and many other places where the environment and culture of the people are threatened.
Space technology links the world on behalf of the corporate mega-machine that is rolling over our brothers and sisters around the globe. Each new space warfare program, surveillance system and downlink station (usually plopped down in some remote location) expands the 'global watch' capability and gives the Pentagon an over-bloated sense of confidence to threaten war.
The cost to these programs are beyond imagination. The aerospace industry has long claimed that Star Wars will be the largest industrial project in the Earth history. Where will those funds come from?
Many enemies are needed to sell this super-sized space directed war machine to the public. In the end though what keeps this ball rolling is the influence peddling going on inside of Washington with the military industrial complex handing out hot cash faster than pig can squeal in mud.
This latest request by Trump for another $54 billion for the Pentagon is all about high-tech warfare.
The military is reducing troop levels, cutting benefits for current service members, and even cutting back on the handing out of war fighting equipment to existing troops. One friend who had a son recently stationed in Afghanistan had to package up and mail body armor to him. The troops are being squeezed to shovel more $$$$ into the greedy mouths of the weapons and intelligence corporations. That is where the profit is to be made - space tech is big bucks.
So even with all that US military money in hand (more than the next dozen nations combined) these international war making 'industries' want even more. It's obvious their plaintive calls have successfully reached the waiting ears of Donald Trump.
Mary Beth raged last night after hearing Trump say that austerity cuts will have to come from environmental and social sector funding but these agencies "will do more with less". She works on the front lines with the homeless in Maine and daily sees more need and less support. It's similar to some burger joint where one worker is expected to do the work that three people used to do. No wonder people hate their jobs and the quality of the work coming from the corporate dominated service sector generally sucks.
We have many huge issues in our world today but this overriding reality of material greed being promoted non-stop on corporate TV is our greatest sin. It keeps us disconnected from each other and from our Mother Earth. We've lost these spiritual links and once that mooring is gone we drift wherever the crowd surge leads us. We lose our native ability to think and to feel - human solidarity suffers as our soul gets overridden by the techno machine consciousness. We lose our humanity. $$$$ becomes god.
Lately we've been lucky to see how the Native Americans at Standing Rock have taught us all to resist while in prayer in order that we might repair our broken spiritual link with all that is sacred.
Our friends in the Global Network are taking all of these issues on as they organize to stand against this endless war machine that is raping the planet. All of us who are in this fight are linked by one important reality - the future generations are in our hands.
Trump's New War Budget....
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired United States Army soldier and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson is an adjunct professor at the College of William & Mary where he teaches courses on US national security. He also instructs a senior seminar in the Honors Department at the George Washington University entitled "National Security Decision Making."
I disagree with Wilkerson's excitement for new technology war fighting systems that will be robotic and unmanned. He uses these 'cheaper and smaller' programs to make his case cut Pentagon cuts. I guess he wants to remain 'relevant' in the DC policital swirl where you have to make concessions to the corporate war machine.
In the end though I always learn something from Wilkerson and I do respect that he is one of the few that were once on the inside of the Washington political world willing to speak out about anything.
A Sense of Wonder
Banana Republics
U.S. Expands Cyber Warfare Capabilities
The US-NATO attack on Yugoslavia in 1999 was one of the first Pentagon 'field tests' of cyber warfare technology. I recall at the time reading in aerospace industry publications that the US used computer hacking technology to shut down the air defense systems in Yugoslavia prior to the US-NATO air attacks. As a result not one war plane from the 'western alliance' was lost during those bombing raids.
The Pentagon basically used cyber technology for the first time to crawl inside of Yugoslavian air defense systems and turned them off. You might recall that during the bombing of Belgrade US-NATO war planes hit the Chinese embassy killing three reporters. The US said, "Oh sorry, we used the wrong maps." Yeah, sure......
Following that one-sided war the Pentagon went on steroids creating the offensive cyber warfare program. By the year 2015, annual federal government spending on cyber security reached well over $13 billion, a compound increase of nine percent per year. The cyber security industry has flourished with new companies and their facilities expanding throughout the greater Washington-Virginia area like a metastasizing cancer.
The US is undoubtedly the world leader in cyber warfare technology but Russia, China and other nations have joined this new arms race. We frequently hear of claims about one nation hacking the other but confirming these charges is virtually impossible for the public or for the media - assuming the media was actually interested in learning the truth. When it comes to stories about cyber hacking most mainstream media are left to reading the news releases sent out by the US Cyber Command.
Lately we've been hearing that the US intends to create arrangements with NATO that if any one member of the corporate military alliance is 'cyber attacked' that this would be viewed as an attack on all of NATO and would trigger war. Proving that an alleged attack on one NATO member was actually real in the first place would be virtually impossible.
The cyber warfare program took off so big in large part because of the concerns of growing space debris orbiting the Earth at 15,000 mph. The old plan was just to blow up other nations satellites in order to ensure US 'control and domination' of space. But once the Space Command realized the full extent of the space junk problem they concluded that adding more debris would be quite problematic. Thus finding another way to 'disable' another nation's satellites during times of hostility became a priority.
Cyber Command was created in 2009 at the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. It uses NSA networks and has been headed by the Director of the National Security Agency since its inception.
The Strategic Command (STRATCOM), headquartered at Offutt AFB in Nebraska, oversees the Cyber Command as well as Global Strike; Space Command; Integrated Missile Defense; Strategic Nuclear Missiles & Bombers; and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
My latest guest Rosalie Tyler Paul from nearby Brunswick, Maine and one of the leaders of our local peace group called PeaceWorks.

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(Bloomberg) -- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in Israel on Sunday for a four-day visit that has as much to do with realigning foreign policy as it does with pacifying troubles on the home front.
Strengthening ties with Israel is a priority for Brazil's millions of evangelicals, who helped sweep Bolsonaro into office and now want a reward -- moving the country's embassy to Jerusalem, where they believe the second coming of Jesus will take place. The president depends on evangelicals and their large caucus in Congress to push his legislative agenda, starting with an unpopular overhaul of the pension system needed to fix public finances.
Closer alliances with Israel and the U.S. under Bolsonaro mark a shift from Brazil's traditionally more neutral foreign policy. The former Army captain, who some call a Latin American Trump, was also quick to support a regime change in Venezuela, bruising the principle of non-intervention long held dear in the nation.
Brazil's more than 40 million evangelicals were key to Bolsonaro's victory, with almost 70 percent showing support for him on the eve of elections. But in office the former Army captain focused on an economic and security agenda rather than the cultural and social concerns of evangelicals, much to the chagrin of their caucus of roughly 100 senators and lower house deputies.
Bolsonaro, who was baptized in the Jordan River in 2016, will visit holy sites during his visit, according to an official with knowledge of plans for the trip. He and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also attend an event showcasing Israeli technology companies, and ink agreements on defense, cyber security, water and agriculture, public security, and energy, among others.
The possibility that exports suffer or Brazilians become targets has members of Bolsonaro's economic team and his top military brass on edge, according to Oliver Stuenkel, an international relations professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a think tank and business school.
In an apparent attempt at compromise, Bolsonaro said earlier in the week that Brazil could open a type of commercial office in Jerusalem.
That may be a disappointment for all sides, including Netanyahu, who faces a tough electoral challenge and had already celebrated the embassy move during his visit to Brazil in December.


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Q: Mount command cannot use xargs I made this command.
  aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "Name=tag-value,Values=jenkins" |  jq '.Reservations[0].Instances[0].PrivateIpAddress' | mount -t nfs -o vers=4,nfsvers=4 xargs:/mnt/gradle /mnt/gradle

But seems like the xargs cannot be used in the mount command.
This is the error
mount.nfs: Failed to resolve server xargs: Name or service not known
Any idea what is wrong

A: Do it like:
.... | xargs -I'{}' mount -t nfs -o vers=4,nfsvers=4 <IP_or_hostname>:'{}' '{}'

A: It's not very clear what you're trying to do.
But first let's make that line readable by breaking lines:
aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "Name=tag-value,Values=jenkins" | \
  jq '.Reservations[0].Instances[0].PrivateIpAddress' | \
  mount -t nfs -o vers=4,nfsvers=4 xargs:/mnt/gradle /mnt/gradle

You are trying to pipe to the mount command.
That cannot work, because the mount command doesn't take parameters from stdin. To run mount for each line of stdin, you can use xargs:
aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "Name=tag-value,Values=jenkins" | \
  jq '.Reservations[0].Instances[0].PrivateIpAddress' | \
  xargs -I{} mount -t nfs -o vers=4,nfsvers=4 '{}':/mnt/gradle /mnt/gradle

I assume that the lines in stdin are ip addresses. For example if it contains the line 192.168.1.10, then the following command will get executed:
mount -t nfs -o vers=4,nfsvers=4 192.168.1.10:/mnt/gradle /mnt/gradle

However, if there are multiple lines in the input, I'm not sure what you expect to happen. With this example I gave, only the last server will be accessible via the local mount point /mnt/gradle.

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In this issue Sustainable Solutions
What Does President Biden's Ambitious Climate Plan Mean for the Multifamily Industry?
02/22/2021 Sophia Acevedo	0 Comments biden adminsitration, climate plan, housing, multifamily industry
The President's signing of numerous climate-related executive orders signals his commitment to climate change and environmental justice—but what does this mean for built environment and housing affordability?
By Eileen Lee
Since taking office, President Biden has signed numerous executive orders affecting a wide range of issues. Three noteworthy orders took aim at climate change, putting the issue near the top of the president's priority list for his term. With the Administration and Congress looking to address climate change from a multitude of angles, from taxes to infrastructure and everything in between, it's clear that the built environment will certainly be viewed as an opportunity area.
However, unlike progressive agendas of administrations' past, this environmental agenda goes beyond just climate change to incorporate environmental justice. What this means is, while there will be renewed interest in reducing carbon footprints as well as improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality, this Administration will also be forwarding policies that can improve the health of at-risk populations that have historically endured poor living and working environments.
Housing providers should expect a big push for change from this Administration and Congress. There is a strong desire to weave some element of climate change and environmental justice into almost every issue, regardless of whether it's foreign or domestic."
Within this political framework, housing—and especially rental housing—is likely to be the target of a variety of new policies, standards and regulations. Whether some of these expected policies prove to be effective or unnecessarily burdensome remains to be seen, but it will be a challenge to keep housing affordable as the Administration strives to improve its performance.
What's Happened So Far
An executive order by nature gives the President a relatively immediate way to set the Administration's course on an issue without having to go through Congress. And given the narrowly divided Congress we have now, executive orders enable the Administration to make substantial policy moves without having to seek bipartisan consensus. However, the advantage of an executive order is also often its weakness, in that Congress can fail to fund the priorities outlined in a presidential order and it can be undone by the next administration.
With that said, President Biden has chosen to push through several policies using this method. And although the policy landscape is changing by the minute, there are a number of already-signed executive orders centered on climate change that we're paying close attention.
The Return to the Paris Accord
One of the President's first executive actions was signing the executive order titled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis" that directed the U.S. return to the group of nations committed to the climate goals in the Paris Accord. To meet the goal of 80 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050, it will require an economy-wide shift in power generation and transportation fuels.
The order also directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies to undertake an immediate review of more than 100 regulatory actions taken during the last administration, including several that involve energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances and hazard exposure standards for toxic substances.
Climate Change as a National Security Threat
The order "Tackling the Climate change Crisis at Home and Abroad" cites climate change as a threat to national security and directs that climate considerations be made part of all foreign and domestic policies. It also lays out a pathway for substantial reductions in GHG emissions by 2030 and a carbon-free power sector by 2035—all leading to a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
This order also specifies interagency coordination around environmental justice. Finding that communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change and pollution, the order specifies the 40 percent of the funds that the government spends on meeting climate goals in energy production, transportation, clean water, infrastructure and affordable housing should flow to these communities or the programs that serve these communities.
The Doubling Down on Science
President Biden also signed an order on "Restoring Trust in Government through Scientific Integrity and Evidence Based Policy Making," which requires federal agencies to restore expert peer review of science and technology-based regulatory policies. This is particularly impactful in the environmental area since several federal advisory panels were ignored or disbanded in preference to policymaking that was less scientifically construed in past Administrations.
What Multifamily Property Owners Can Expect
It can't be said enough: Housing providers should expect a big push for change from this Administration and Congress. There is a strong desire to weave some element of climate change and environmental justice into almost every issue, regardless of whether it's foreign or domestic. As a result, we see changes on the horizon in a number of areas.
First, we expect climate change and environmental justice considerations to figure prominently in the infrastructure bill that will come up later this year. With housing increasingly considered as critical infrastructure, this shift could have some ramifications for the rental housing industry.
In addition, we're anticipating ramped-up performance standards will make their way into building energy codes, especially as states and localities eye retrofit activity. Jurisdictions may encourage or require more on-site renewable energy like rooftop solar where it's feasible. We also expect tightening regulations around water use.
The continued support of electric vehicle adoption to meet overall emission standards is also on the table. Detroit's ambitious plan to transition the new car fleet to bolsters the feasibility of Administration's intention to reduce carbon emissions economy wide. Such a change will mean properties will likely have to provide more charging infrastructure to meet resident needs.
Many of these changes will require significant investment from private property owners to not only achieve the goals but also just meet whatever standards might be developed. This not only comes at a time when the nation's economic recovery remains slow and housing remains in a fragile state, but also as development costs have continued to climb, slowing both investment and production activity, as demand swells. The challenge for policymakers will be to do this in a way that preserves housing affordability.
President Biden has strong support in the new Congress, but when push comes to shove on new legislation or regulations, his ambitious climate change agenda my encounter some headwinds as it attempts to force a shift in energy production. Recent weather events have exposed the peril of under investment in our energy infrastructure; the catastrophic failure of the Texas grid underscores the need for a carefully considered transition to a more sustainable and resilient energy future for our nation. In the meantime, NMHC continues to advocate for resource-friendly policies that help or encourage property owners to make investments in energy-efficient systems and technologies.
Eileen Lee, Ph.D., is vice president for energy and environmental policy, with responsibility for representing the interests of the multifamily industry before Congress and federal agencies on a variety of issues related to energy and environmental quality. She can be reached at elee@nmhc.org.
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CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- For the first time in its history, the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division hosted its annual Arbor Day ceremony at Camp Casey, the unit's northernmost base in Korea on April 10.
"As we continue the realignment of our forces here on the peninsula, we seek to reaffirm the ROK-U.S. Alliance and heartfelt bonds we have developed between neighbors by planting the 25th tree here, at Camp Casey," said Brig. Gen. Jon Howerton, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division Deputy Commanding General-Maneuver. "Although this tree is small today, it shall grow day by day, inch by inch and remain strong," said Howerton.
Standing alongside Assistant Governor of Gyeonggi Province Shin-Whoan Park, Howerton helped plant a pine tree and unveiled a plaque to symbolize the continued mutual friendship the Warrior Division shares with the local community.
"It is my belief that this tree, like those that have come before it, shall symbolize the roots that bind us together and to our past in an enduring way," said Howerton, a Leesville, Louisiana native.
Previously held at the 2ID/RUCD headquarters at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu since April 1978, this 25th tree planting ceremony signals a key switch in locations ahead of the division's fall relocation to Pyeongtaek.
Both Howerton and Park thanked guests for attending the tree planting ceremony, highlighting shared hopes that the tree's growth will mature like the enduring friendship between Gyeonggi Province and 2ID/RUCD.
"I feel better because this event is now being held on this lovely day and I think this is a very meaningful event," said Shin Whoan Park, assistant governor of Gyeonggi. "Like this pine tree that can overcome difficulties with a strong heart and brave mind, I am sure that the friendship between the ROK and U.S. will remain strong despite any difficulties," said Park.
South Korea started celebrating Arbor Day on April 5, 1950 during the Korean War due to the severe destruction of forests and mountains during the conflict. Though no longer officially recognized, the public holiday is still a popular commemorative event throughout the country.
For more high-quality photos and video of this event and other 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division activities, please check out the following links.
CAMP CASEY, Republic of Korea -- Brig. Gen. Jon Howerton, Deputy Commanding General-Maneuver for 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division and Assistant Governor of Gyeonggi Province Shin-Whoan Park kneel next to the recently planted pine tree and commemorative stone during the first annual 2ID/RUCD Arbor Day ceremony held at Camp Casey on April 10. Previously held at the 2ID/RUCD headquarters at Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu since April 1978, this 25th tree planting ceremony signals a key switch in locations ahead of the division's fall relocation to Pyeongtaek.


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BallMaster is a puzzle game with a simple basic idea and (hopefully) addictive gameplay. It is based on an old game named Logical. This game tries to bring its idea to newer Amiga hardware and also tries to extend the original game with some new ideas.
Blitz Basic is a simple but powerful programming language for Amiga. I've published some routines and techniques which might be of use to anyone who is still doing Amiga development in Blitz Basic.
I have designed over 100 levels for Emerald Mines - a quality Amiga port of 8-bit gaming hit Boulderdash. You can download them for free. If you don't have an Amiga, you can use an Amiga emulator instead.


On October 17th, a workshop on Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems Education (WESE) will take place in Delhi, India, organized as a part of the yearly Embedded Systems Week. Experts are invited to submit their scientific papers in the field of Embedded systems, Cyber-physical systems, and Internet of things now.
The focus for this year's edition is in particular to raise questions for the education of tomorrow - What skills and capabilities are required by the engineers of tomorrow and how should the corresponding educational programs be formed in order to provide experts ready to engineer the Cyber-Physical Systems that will greatly impact our future society?
Embedded and cyber-physical systems design requires multidisciplinary skills from areas such as control and signal processing theory, electronics, computer engineering and science, telecommunication and networking, physical systems modeling, etc., as well as application domain knowledge. Demand for embedded and cyber-physical system engineers has motivated a growing interest in the question of educating specialists in this domain. As system designs grow more complex and the time to market diminishes, quality education becomes more and more important. The WESE workshop series aims to bring researchers, educators, and industrial representatives together to assess needs and share design, research, and experiences in embedded and cyber-physical systems education.
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Hello Film Fans and Fanatics!
Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday January 27, 2012! Happy Oscar nominations week! As per tradition I've made my 3 lists for Oscar nominations including a details list, a film list with the details of what it's nominated for and a simple film list with # of nominations (great for printing & highlighting). I'm way behind - I've only seen 13 of the 46 nominated features! I'll get to at least one more this weekend but not sure how many I'll get to by February 26, 2012 for the awards. Here's hoping it's a lot more!
In limited release this week we have three films to choose from including the just nominated Canadian film Monsieur Lazhar, which has also been a part of the Canada's Top Ten 2011 and Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Award at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It's from writer/director Philippe Falardeau (C'est pas moi, je le jure! / It's Not Me, I Swear!, Congorama) and stars Fellag, and has inspiring teacher film written all over it. I can't wait to see it. I also am thrilled to see Tyrannosaur hitting a Toronto theatre this week, it's the fantastic directorial debut from Paddy Considine with a story of a hard case man and a strong faith woman who have absolutely nothing in common. One of the best films I saw at TIFF 2011 and features fantastic performances from the cast including Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan. You can hear my review as well as the intro and Q&A with Tyrannosaur director Paddy Considine here on the Movie Moxie Podcast #59. Last up for limited releases we have All's Well That Ends Well, a Hong Kong comedy that hooks up divorcees starring Donnie Yen, it has a really cute trailer showing the 'many different ways to hug' and remake of the 1988 film The Eight Happiness.
In wide release this week we have 5 films in release, first up is The Grey starring Liam Neeson, who I continue to love to see in action-y roles and it's really exciting to see Frank Grillo (Warrior (2011), 'The Gates') in this one as well, it's a survivalist action/thriller that is I understand the premise from the trailer (which is spoilery...), feels a little over the top, but still very interesting. We also have One for the Money, adapted from the book One for the Money by Janet Evanovich and stars Katherine Heigl who is down on her luck and turns to becoming a bail bondsman, and honestly - I think this one looks pretty funny. Also hitting theatres is Man on a Ledge starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell and Ed Harris and looks a mystery/thriller - from a ledge. Also out in release is the animated film Back to the Sea 3D and Bollywood release of Agneepath.
Festival Watch
The 8 Fest Small-Gauge Film Festival
A festival focusing on small-gauge film including 8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm, loops and zoetropes
January 27 - 29, 2012 at Trash Palace in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Friday January 27, 2012 Releases
Agneepath
Writer/Dir: Karan Malhotra - feature film directorial debut
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Arush Bhiwandiwala, Deven Bhojani, Sunil Chauhan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt
Official Film Site & Trailer, IMDb Page
All's Well That Ends Well / Baat seng bou hei
Dir: Hing-Ka Chan (La comédie humaine, Poker King)
Cast: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Lynn Hung, Kelly Chen, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue, Chapman To
No Official Film Site Found, IMDb Page, Trailer
Back to the Sea 3D
Dir: Thom Lu
Voices: Christian Slater, Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, John Di Maggio
Dir: Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin' Aces)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo
Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer
Dir: Asger Leth (Ghosts of Cité Soleil)
Cast: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Burns, Keira Sedgwick, Ed Harris
Writer/Dir: Philippe Falardeau (C'est pas moi, je le jure! / It's Not Me, I Swear!, Congorama)
Cast: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart
Dir: Julie Anne Robinson (The Last Song)
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Sherri Sheppard, John Leguizamo, Debbie Reynolds
Writer/Dir: Paddy Considine - feature film directorial debut
Cast: Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan, Paul Popplewell, Ned Dennehy
Film 4 Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer
**please note this list of releases reflects first run film released in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as of January 27, 2012**
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Thomas Anderson (born 1740) was an extensive landowner in Perth, Scotland, in the 18th century. Along with his son-in-law, future lord provost of Perth, Thomas Hay Marshall, he was responsible for the construction of much of Georgian Perth.

Career
Anderson's acreage in Perth included the former Blackfriars land. He purchased half of the land from a Mrs Miller. With Thomas Hay Marshall, he began the first steps towards creating Tay Street when, in the late 18th century, they laid out Atholl Crescent and Atholl Street in the north and Marshall Place in the south. The sections in between were gradually filled in over the course of the next century.

Thomas Anderson was a trustee and commissioner of a project to build a new Tay bridge in 1765, employing the engineer John Smeaton. Trials were made by John Gwin. Anderson contributed £21 to a bridge fund in 1776.

Personal life
Anderson's daughter, Rose, married Thomas Hay Marshall in 1792. Rose Terrace in Perth is now named for her. She was later adulterous, resulting in Marshall divorcing her in 1803, after eleven years of marriage.

References

1740 births
People from Perth, Scotland
18th-century Scottish landowners

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As per the Australian Government, it is estimated that AU$20,290 is the minimum amount required to cover living costs for a 1-year period. This amount includes all expenses except the tuition fees and travel charges to and from Australia. The cost of living expenses in Australia is pretty higher than many other countries of the world. This effect percolates down to the minimum wages that a person earns as well. The Australian city of Melbourne has around 5 times higher wage slab than Shanghai city of China. Thereby, the cost of consumer goods is higher too.
What are the living expenses in Australia?
Thus it makes sense to have a pre-determined budget based on the above so that you know when to cut down on your travel and entertainment expenses.
What is the cost of living in Melbourne?
A share-house in Melbourne can vary between $120 and $300 per week depending upon the distance from the main parts of the city, the number of people you stay with, and the type of accommodation.
What is the cost of living in Sydney, Canberra, and Adelaide?
Sydney more expensive when compared to Canberra and Adelaide. Thus it is not wrong to calculate that the maximum expense would definitely be spent on your accommodation.