Welcome to the forty-seventh issue of Audyssey. This magazine is dedicated to the discussion of games which, through accident or design, are accessible to the blind either with or without sighted assistance.
Audyssey is now gearing up to celebrate it's 10th year in publication! This issue is well packed with information and reviews for just about any taste in gaming. Some super news in the letters section both thoughtful and informative, news from many of the developers, and reviews of the latest releases/discoveries On the gaming fronts. Along with a pole we hope everyone will participate in details below!
Firstly let me say I'm sorry for the delay in the current issue of the Audyssey magazine. Presently Yahoo and my ISP don't seem to be working together all that well. Thusly I've resubscribed about once a week to the various Yahoo lists I'm a part of. Between that and of course other obligations in life it's been difficult to get everything together for this issue.
I feel this again has become a nice mag for my #47!
I really hope that people take part in the survey, as the talley will be completely based on what the readership thinks of various games. So send it along.
There's a couple of neat ideas around for Audyssey's 10th anniversary! Possibly new directions or additions to what is already there. I hope you all enjoy it.
Allow me to mention that the last few days have provided some intriguing posts to the discussion list. I'm not attempting to post all that has been said, rather selecting a few that raise a point or two worth pondering. There are a couple of topics which I'll mark in the usual manner of Audyssey with the 2 + signs. I hope the discussion of these points continue in the community.
Deadline is somewhere in the first week of March.
to game companies, try to talk to gaming magazines for the sighted.
reviewing and interviewing games and games related news.
old games from the past, and new demos of up and coming sighted games.
and distribute some of the games and demos on their magazine Bonus CD.
It might be worth a try, if nothing else.
on my front lawn, but a teacher once told me this little saying.
is a 100% chance they will say no.
Does this sound like a good idea, or has this been tried before?
Well that is my two cents for the day.
10 functional games. This came from another list I'm on but thought perhaps someone might enjoy the link.
but I have re-written this page as well.
play the classic 80's arcade Pacman, MS Pacman, Space Invaders, etc.
was a kid. Things from 80's music to 80's games are just a few of them.
I think than the violence-filled games out today.
for her long patient efforts. I'm not, incidentally, a Harry Potter fan.
community and has pulled the plug on all of the titles he's been working on..
games which bring true arcade challenge to blind players.
to find that James would finally live up to a deadline he set himself.
and realize how petty their cries of "fowl" sound next to all that.
ahead of time so they won't get dragged through the mud for it later.
community over the next while.
product and call it a day once it was released.
this and made certain that he knows that he's still got a true friend in me..
agony he's gone through, I can certainly see where his cynicism comes from.
them more of the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong or "real life"
intervenes as it so clearly has in James's case.
find a more patient more positive audience for their efforts.
A group of aeroplanes is based on a small island. The tank of each plane holds just enough fuel to take it half-way around the world. Any desired amount of fuel may be transferred from the tank of one plane to the tank of another whilst the planes are in flight. The only source of fuel is on the island, and for the purposes of this problem it is assumed that there is no time lost in refuelling either in the air or on the ground.
What is the smallest number of planes that will ensure the flight, non-stop, of one plane around the world on a great circle assuming that each of the planes has the same constant ground speed and rate of fuel consumption, and that all planes return safely to their island base?
2. Who Is The Engineer?
Smith, Jones and Robinson are engineer, brakeman and fireman on a train but not necessarily in that order. Also riding the train are three passengers with the same three surnames, to be identified in the following premises with a "Mr." before their names.
· Mr. Robinson lives in Los Angeles.
· The brakeman lives in Omaha.
· Mr. Jones long ago forgot all the algebra he ever learnt at High School.
· The passenger with the same name as the brakeman lives in Chicago.
· The brakeman and one of the passengers, a distinguished mathematical physicist, attend the same church.
· Smith beat the fireman at billiards.
Three aeroplanes are sufficient to ensure the flight of one of them around the world. There are many ways in which this may be done, but the following seems to be the most efficient.
Planes A and B and C take off together. After going one-eighth of the way, C transfers ¼ tank to A and ¼ tank to B. This gives A and B full tanks and leaves C with a ¼ tank sufficient just to get back to base.
Planes A and B continue a further one-eighth of the way when B transfers ¼ tank to A. B now has ½ tank left, sufficient just to get back to base.
Plane A meanwhile, with a full tank continues until he runs out of fuel ¼ way from base (¾ way round the world). Here A is met by C which has been refuelled at base. C transfers ¼ tank to A and both planes head for home.
A and C run out of fuel one-eighth way from base where they are met by refuelled plane B. B transfers ¼ tank to A and ¼ tank to C and the three planes then have just enough fuel to reach base with empty tanks.
· From 2 we see that Mr. Robinson lives in Los Angeles.
· From 3 and 6 we can deduce that the distinguished mathematical physicist lives in Omaha.
· From 4 we see that Mr. Jones cannot live in Omaha (6) or Los Angeles (2) so he must live in Chicago.
· From 5 we now know that the brakeman's name is Jones.
From Smith cannot be the fireman; he cannot be the brakeman (5) so he must be the engineer.
Recently the idea came up on the gamers list about having a pole regarding games. I felt that informing everyone via the mag would give us the most extensive range of opinions possible.
Since the idea is recent, the idea of questions and catagories is pretty wide open at this time. I'm hoping to collect some ideas and with the aid of a few other people finalize a question form to be sent out in the next issue.
To this point we have ideas such as. Taken from an email.
developers can vote, but can not vote for their own games.
If you can, you should try not to pick games all from one developer, since there is also a best developer catagory listed here.
They must be accesible, meaning that they were specificly made for the blind and visually impaired.
you may vote on any accessible free or purchased game. In addition, you may vote for a demo, beta, or other format that was intended for consumers to sample in order to consider purchasing.
The item to be picked must be owned by a viable company or developer still active in the community.
Which is the best online game that blind people play?
Note: if there is alot of these this could be spread out to the top three.
Which is your preferred accessible developer / game company?
The best control / controller support?
The best features? example such as save option, multiplayer, scoreboards support chat functions etc.
Which game genre do you prefer? examples rpg, puzzle, first person shooter, side scroller, arcade, table top games such as board, card, dominoes etc, simulation games such as driving, flight,, war games.
Which accessible game would you choose to show to another person as an example of gaming in the blind community?
finally, your top three picks for accessible games? Of course put your top pick as number one.
So that's what we have up to this time. Send in thoughts on catagories, questions and most definitely your votes! Remember the final questions will be in the next issue! Let's see a whole lot of people respond to this one! Feel free to send your emails my way as well! The address can be found in the Contact Us section further in the mag.
Also, the site features some back story detailing the setting of the game..
folks will dig what they hear.
are blind, and Rail Racing is the primary source of entertainment.
produce the best lap times.
timing is off you will lose precious seconds , or worse, damage your racer.
race if only a few laps remain to save the repair time in the pits.
testers will require a mouse to drive.
reccomendations for individuals, please let me know.
you, it is quite challenging to get into a smooth driving rhythm.
update the list when it is ready for public consumption.
We have several notes for you, but first the big announcement.
Draconis Entertainment is proud to announce the release of our newest game: The Ultimate SounDoku!
many forms, the basic concept is always the same: fill in every square on the puzzle-grid without repeating any value in any row, column, or region.
emulating the pen-and-paper charm of the classic game. It's more than Sudoku...it's more than SounDoku...it's The Ultimate SounDoku!
offers all this, and much more.
.. Millions of automatically generated puzzles.
.. Both 9X9-grid and 16X16-grid puzzles.
.. Seven levels of difficulty.
.. Eight entirely different audio themes to use as "symbols" as you play!
.. Three modes of play: Puzzle, Clock, and Custom.
.. The ability to create and save custom puzzles, or copy puzzles from Sudoku puzzle books and newspapers for play with the Ultimate SounDoku.
.. Keyboard layouts for both desktop and laptop computers.
.. The ability to save a game in progress and resume it later.
.. Two methods of navigation and feedback: Basic and Advanced.
after which time you will need to register the game.
were not available on the old ESP Score Servers.
on the Draconis News from our web site to be aware of when this option is available to our customers.
until the title is ready or nearly so. Just remember, if you haven't heard news from us, that doesn't mean we're not working to provide you with new games.
Watch for new games from Draconis Entertainment soon.
I have put a new version of my Football game up on my web site.
In version 3 I fixed the volume of the one sound file, added a save game feature and you can now change the names of the players on your team.
Several folks have come forward with differing versions of the monopoly board. Using various themes, and genresMost of which are easy enough to send via email. Some very good ones might I say. . It's a bummer you aren't able to change the Community Chest or Chance cards to fit in more with the type of game. Though I've had fun playing it. Guess I'm not all that good at Monopoly.
we're happy to announce Lighttech Interactive is now on the map of accessible gaming and software!
we hope to bring severall happy years of entertainment with some great and accessible Interactive Games!
"light locator" is out now!
planted in it's main sky scraper!.
Sarah and have replaced them with a human voice.
I have also fixed several bugs and added some features suggested by testers..
the release of Blind gamers LAP - BG LAP for short.
gamers series, it is self-voicing.
BG LAP is played as follows. You are presented with a board of 64 tiles arranged in 8 rows of 8 tiles each. At the start of the game all the tiles are blank.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->There are exactly 16 tiles of each of the four colors.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The tiles of each color form a single contiguous area of tiles joined along their edges.
You can get a hint of the colors assigned to any 2 by 2 square of tiles. A hint will cost you 1 penalty point. You can guess the color of a blank tile..
revealed, the game is over. You try to score as few penalty points as possible. Your lowest score is always remembered in the statistics.
the release of Blind gamers 15 Puzzle BG 15 Puzzle for short.
for both blind and visually impaired players, and like all Spoonbill games in the Blind gamers series, it is self-voicing.
score. Your high score is remembered and replaced should you get a higher score in subsequent games.
from a week to a couple of weeks to complete this deal.
low-cost solutions to our security issues with .net and Final Conflict.
security measure will aid in our desire to prevent piracy.
section. Let me know what Y'all think.
We will start our new multiplayer game testing this month. We need some volunteers for our testing team.
your use during the first course, "Chess for Beginners". After completing the course, you may keep the course equipment and material for your own use..
you currently know absolutely nothing about the game and want to learn it.
really the same I guess. It is online, and also downloadable.
spell level chart for high attributtes.
than all spells that start with F.
what this will do is make looking for information that much easier.
PS: Here is a link for searchable SRD in HTML.
This might help if you dont want to do all that work.
The below link is for the three point five manuals for download. I believe these might be easier to download as well.
This game is self voicing. Turn your screen reader off before starting the game. It is totally accessible to totally blind players.
Sudoku was inspired by the Latin square, a mathematical invention of Leonhard Euler.
Puzzles and Word Games", under the title "Number Place".
your Sudoku puzzles out on a date every now and then. Later, the name was shortened to "Sudoku", which is a common practice in Japanese.
In 1989, "DigitHunt" was released for the Commodore 64, which was the first computerized version of Sudoku.
2005, a television gameshow based on Sudoku aired in the UK.
Sudoku has been called "The Rubik's cube of the 21st century".
Sudoku...it's more than Soundoku...it's The Ultimate Soundoku!
.. Millions of automatically generated puzzles. You won't get bored because you don't have any new puzzles to play, that's for sure!
.. Both 9X9-grid and, for more of a challenge, 16X16-grid puzzles.
.. Seven levels of difficulty (from beginner to expert. Don't let the designation of "beginner" fool you into thinking that it is easy, though!
.. Eight entirely different audio themes to use as "symbols" as you play! These add to the challenge and enhance the enjoyment by adding variation to the game. Sighted puzzlers use symbols or numbers, the blind can use numbers or sound patterns.
.. Three modes of play: Puzzle (in which you try to solve an automatically generated puzzle), Clock (in which you try to solve a puzzle before the clock time reaches 0), and Custom (in which you solve a puzzle that was created by a human, whether that human was yourself or another gamer. Share puzzles you create with others and solve those passed on to you by other gamers for great replay value).
.. The ability to create and save custom puzzles, or copy puzzles from Sudoku puzzle books and newspapers for play with the Ultimate Soundoku. You can use the feature to create a puzzle and simply fill in the squares with the numbers or symbols found in other puzzles, then try solving the created puzzle.
.. Keyboard layouts for both desktop and laptop computers so that you can play when traveling or at home.
.. The a bility to save a game in progress and resume it later. This comes in handy when using a laptop PC and you have to turn the machine off for some reason.
.. Two methods of navigation and feedback: Basic and Advanced. The advanced feedback gives you less information, but give it more quickly. This is good for after you have become familiar with the game, and also saves time when time is running out when trying to beat the clock.
Windows, but it is not recommended.
.. 40MB or more of free hard disk space.
and, as with all of the games from Draconis Entertainment, a good sense of humor.
be available in demo mode. The game will automatically expire after fifteen days and you will need a registration key to unlock it.
This nine-by-nine grid is further divided into nine "regions". These regions are three-by-three mini-grids, consisting of nine squares of the entire puzzle.
by you during the course of the game.
that start out empty at the start of the game can be changed as many times as you need to in order to complete the puzzle successfully.
in any column, any row, or within any of the three-by-three regions. Believe me, it's harder than it sounds!
I've been searching for puzzle games to take up my spare time during evenings or rainy days, and this one is excellent! It's a real brain buster, even on the easy difficulty. Give it a try!
Phil sent me a finished puzzle and asked that I send it to the list because he has been having sporadic problems sending and receiving to and from the list.
appears once in each column, once in each row, and once in each 3 by 3 region. When you play a game, try to accomplish this. There is not only one solution.
back in the days before a graphical user interface. Since these usually involve solving the puzzle, I thought some on the list might be interested.
Here is the URL along with the text from the about link.
thought and imagination is required.
and select how everything interacts with each other from pull down menus and lists.
point-n-click, colour customisation, automatic text completion, and a highscore table.
This generator is certainly new to me. Perhaps it will open the door to many more IF games. Adrift does work quite well with JFW. Though let's not forget Tads and Inform. As well as the developing TTS engine.
1. There are exactly 16 tiles of each of the four colors.
2. The tiles of each color form a single contiguous area of tiles joined along their edges.
After playing this game a fair bit I've discovered that it is awfully addicting! I've enjoyed it thoroughly! One of the very nice things is that it uses the TTS speech and therefore relies on no particular screen reader program. TTS should also work regardless of what Windows OS you are running. The text to speech voices are easily downloadable, and there are many outside of the offerings of Microsoft which will work equally well with this program.
To repeat I do have lots of fun with the game, and the nice part is that it requires only a few minutes per game session. I'm actually on the top 20 scores last I checked on Ian's site. It's a lot of fun.
Here is a Site I came across today. Some of the puzzles are accessible to screen reading software.
The demo contains a layout now for laptop.
Eight moves up ladders, 2 go down respectively, and the same for ropes.
The sound element of this game is stunning. Once the full version appears with music, that will be worth the wait. No music is in the demo at present.
I would rate this game seven out of ten.
However, once you've played it once, I doubt it will have much replay value as you will know where the snakes and other enemies are.
For example, you know after going up that ladder avoid 2 snakes. It just seems to have no replay value, but not having seen the full version and the complexities I cant say.
I'd like to refer everyone to Michael Feir's article, and the USA Games update to see further info regarding Montezumas Revenge. This review was based on an earlier incarnation of the above title.
follow. You can run the game with Winfrotztts.
men to play. And here we present the very example of this inspiration - The new Rubik's Cube.
Image shows a Rubik's Cube, which is a 9 x 9 x 9 cubic rotating puzzle.
I hope Sarah isn't upset by me doing this but I think at least letting folks know about the audio review is another great way to publicize various games. In such cases not only is there a description but also a person is able to listen to the game itself.
friends. I highly reccomend you use a voice chat program to talk with them as you play it.
The game is entirely free and requires no download.
completely changed my outlook on racing games for the better.
also adjust the ammount of automatic feedback given to you by the co-pilot.
As far as interface and configurable options go, Topspeed2 gets full marks.
as easy as extracting the files into the appropriate "tracks" or "vehicles"
pioneering people out there to take a crack at.
of the race whereupon you have to pick your car again to join the next race..
fantastic. I give it an eight out of ten.
Currently 41 cars and 37 tracks available on the ftp.
I'll also point back to Raul's site for server info, and if others are that interested I wouldn't object to including a list of hosts that one could connect to. I know on the list recently there have been many. I would have joined more but I am not an Andreti by any means.


I am so blessed to be a Atlanta wedding photographer. Since it is the end of the year Atlanta Artistic Weddings is gearing up for 2016. That means I have been moving files to different hard drives to make room for the up and coming weddings. I have had a little time to look at some of the weddings from the past. It has been like looking at a year book of all the wonderful Atlanta weddings that I have had the honor to be part of.
Going through the weddings I found one of my favorite weddings. The wedding took place at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. The couple could not have been any better. They were so thoughtful towards everyone and had such great energy. The day of the wedding I remember it raining but the couple did not let it put a damper on their wedding! I remember getting so excited to shoot in side one of my favorite art museums in the world! I knew of a couple of places in the museum that I wanted to take some wedding photos. I just love this photo for a couple of reasons. One I love the simplicity of the photo, I love the art work, and I think it compliments the positive energy coming form this great bride!
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Book Review: Like Cats and Dogs by Alexis Stanton
Like Cats and Dogs
Author: Alexis Stanton
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Kindle, 268 pages
Amazon Goodreads
Laura is drifting through life.
Spencer has the next decade perfectly planned.
Laura loves her dog Frank.
Spencer pampers his cat Mozart.
Both humans have nothing in common, but when there's a mix-up with a vacation rental house, they're suddenly stuck together.
At first, they fight like cats and dogs. Yet they can't deny that opposites definitely attract. Can they find a way to share a roof without driving each other crazy…or falling in love?
This funny, feel-good romance contains a free Hallmark original recipe for S'mores Waffles.
Like Cats and Dogs has a very Odd Couple vibe. Laura is the Oscar to Spencer's Felix; she is messy and he's neat, she's a dog person and he's a cat person, she likes loud pop music and pizza and he likes Vivaldi on vinyl and is doing a raw diet. I love the opposites-attract aspect of this book, and I'm tagging it at enemies to lovers even though they're not really ENEMIES, but sort of, but not…?
I love the Laura and Spencer are both on a bit of a personal growth journey, and there's a lot of give and take and learning, both about each other and learning to love oneself. I love that they end up lifting each other up (but it's based on a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, so is that surprising?) It's a little tropey/cliché. They both rent the same vacation house and NONE of the hotels nearby accept pets/have an opening? Really? OK, fine, willing suspension of disbelief engaged… That being said, I really loved the personal growth both Laura and Spencer went through as they realized things about themselves and their pasts that were keeping them trapped, and then they both work to break free of the things that are binding them.
The bad: The last quarter or so of the book gets kind of messy, with him being mad at her and then suddenly fine at the exact second she's suddenly mad at him, and vice versa, which is lame and I didn't appreciate it. It also lost a star for me because they're sharing this house for two weeks and suddenly they're super in love? OK… Except SPENCER YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND. I don't care if your relationship is luke warm, I just don't appreciate a hero that lies to his girlfriend and then falls in love with another girl while he's in a relationship. Uncool. Also the epilogue events happened stupidly suddenly, which was a turn off for me.
Added back half a star for this bit of inclusiveness: "People of all genders had been matched together." Love the non-binary inclusive language there. I think there was also mention of a man and his boyfriend/husband buying some art that was super casually thrown in there, which again, I appreciated. It was enough to round my Goodreads rating up to 4 stars instead of down to 3 for the 3.5 star rating on this book. Honestly, if the epilogue hadn't been included, it would have been a solid 4 star read for me.
That being said, it was a fun read and engaging and well-written. This is definitely a fun summer romance for a beach read or a quick read while on vacation. Like Cats and Dogs is fun and light-hearted with main characters I found myself rooting for.
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4 thoughts on "Book Review: Like Cats and Dogs by Alexis Stanton"
I am on the fence about this one. Maybe I'll shuffle it to my \"if I have time\" pile.
Probably a good place for it, to be honest… haha
I'd be really interesting in watching the movie sometime, though!
I'm not a fan of insta-love, but the mentions of cats and dogs sounds kind of cute.

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Every year at The Liver Meeting, an international group of experts convene to discuss the latest evidence in hepatology, methods to improve clinical care, identify advances in the treatment of liver disease to further the scope of research and eventually apply knowledge that will improve the outcomes of post-transplant patients
HCV Next had the opportunity to sit down with leading experts in the field while onsite at The Liver Meeting. They each provided insight into the data presented and how it will impact care of patients with HCV. Among These included Co-Chief Medical Editor, Ira M. Jacobson, MD, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology and Vincent Astor distinguished professor of medicine at the Joan Sanford I. Weill Cornell Medical College, attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Campus and medical director of The Center for the Study of Hepatitis C; and Stevan A. Gonzalez, MD, MS, attending physician in the division of hepatology at the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, and Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas.
Ira M. Jacobson, MD
An interesting theme that's emerged at this meeting is a resurgence of the potential role of ribavirin.
We had already established that, when administered with a drug regimen not containing a nucleotide polymerase inhibitor, ribavirin would be needed for genotype 1a patients. On the other hand, the recently FDA-approved one-pill combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (Harvoni, Gilead Sciences) is indicated without ribavirin for 12-24 weeks, the latter duration in treatment-experienced cirrhotic patients (8 weeks may be considered in treatment-naïve noncirrhotics with a baseline HCV RNA level of <6 million IU/ml).
But two presentations by Marc Bourliére, MD, at The Liver Meeting 2014 have resurrected interest in the potential for the addition of ribavirin to ledpasvir/sofosbuvir in treatment-experienced cirrhotics to shorten duration of treatment to 12 weeks. The first was a study of more than 150 patients who had failed response to a protease inhibitor. In a comparison of 12 weeks of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir/ribavirin to ledipasvir/sofosbuvir alone for 24 weeks, SVR12 rates were 96% and 97%, respectively. The results of this trial were incorporated into an integrated analysis of several trials which showed SVR rates in treatment-experienced cirrhotics of 90% with 12 weeks of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir, but 96% of those who also received ribavirin for the same duration. SVR occurred in 98% to 100% of those who received 24 weeks of treatment without or with ribavirin, respectively.
Ira M. Jacobson
Another study signaling the utility of adding ribavirin to sofosbuvir and ledipasvir was that presented by Steven L. Flamm, MD, showing gratifyingly high rates of SVR and tolerability of this triple regimen for either 12 or 24 weeks in decompensated cirrhotics with Child-Pugh B and C disease.
So we're seeing this potential paradigm shift, back toward at least the option of using ribavirin in particularly challenging populations who need that extra boost to get rid of all the virus and prevent the emergence of resistance. For now, however, the indicated regimen for treatment-experienced compensated cirrhotics remains 24 weeks of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir.
Another big story from this meeting, currently associated with the C-SWIFT study, is that 4 weeks may be overreaching in terms of a duration of therapy that enables us to cure the majority of our patients.
Merck sponsored the study, which showed a "mere" 38.7% cure rate in treatment-naive non-cirrhotics with 4 weeks of a very potent fixed-dose regimen of three excellent drugs representing different classes: grazoprevir (Merck & Co.), elbasvir (Merck & Co.) and sofosbuvir (Gilead Sciences). SVR increased to 86.7% at 6 weeks.
Perhaps shortening duration of therapy when you can do so well with 8 to 12 weeks should no longer be considered the next "quantum leap," which a lot of us thought it would be. Other companies have yet to report out their data with ultra-short durations, but I think this has shifted our goal. We need to concentrate on curing every last patient, with whatever duration it takes, rather than shortening the duration for its own sake, as economically desirable as that is.
Additionally, genotype 3 continues to be a challenge, but there are a lot of new data coming out that are promising, although they don't spell the end of the story.
The ALLY-3 study saw 152 patients, 101 of whom were treatment-naive, with genotype 3 treated with daclatasvir (Bristol-Myers Squibb) and sofosbuvir (Sovaldi, Gilead Sciences). Patients in the naive group experienced an SVR12 of 90%, while those in the experienced group reached 86% SVR12.
By the end of treatment, 99% of patients in the previously untreated arm and 100% of those in the treatment-experienced arm had undetectable HCV RNA. However, cirrhosis had a significant impact with an overall SVR12 rate of 63% among patients with cirrhosis, compared with 96% for those without cirrhosis.
In the ELECTRON 2 study, presented at The Liver Meeting, pangenotypic NS5A inhibitor GS-5816 (Gilead Sciences) as part of treatment regimens with sofosbuvir (Sovaldi, Gilead Sciences) with or without ribavirin for treatment-naive noncirrhotic patients with genotype 3.
SVR12 rates were 100% among 27 patients who received sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 25 mg without ribavirin; 88% among 24 patients who received sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 25 mg with ribavirin (including the only two relapsers in the study); 96% among 27 patients who received sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 100 mg without ribavirin; and 100% among 26 patients who received sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 100 mg with ribavirin.
Lastly, this meeting showcased quality-of-life. Studies by Younossi and colleagues continue to demonstrate improvement in patient-reported outcomes in virologically cured patients treated with DAA therapy.
A paper that had held particular fascination was presented by Nezam Afdhal, MD, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, on MR spectroscopy of the brain. Afdhal and colleagues evaluated 14 patients randomized to sofosbuvir-ledipasvir combination treatment or that plus ribavirin. Their results suggest improved neuronal function in patients after attainment of SVR, although ribavirin appeared to have an adverse impact on brain function and may have delayed neuronal recovery.
The findings vindicate long-harbored suspicions and prior evidence that HCV infection impairs central nervous system function and that quantifiable improvements can be documented following sustained viral clearance. This has profound implications for the argument that DAA-based HCV therapy should be offered even to patients with mild liver fibrosis.
Stevan A. Gonzalez, MD, MS
The data presented at The Liver Meeting pointed to impressive real-world experiences with the new treatment regimens.
Both the TRIO Network and HCV Target enrolled more than 1,000 patients each and presented better-than-anticipated results.
A key point to take from these studies is that the efficacy remains very high in the real world as it was demonstrated previously in clinical trials. This may be attributed to the improved tolerability and adherence associated with interferon-free regimens. These studies reported only minimal early discontinuations or serious adverse events.
Additionally, the role of ribavirin appears to be diminishing, particularly in the sofosbuvir and simeprevir combination, in which the addition of ribavirin did not make a difference. However, other data presented during the meeting involving combination sofosbuvir-ledipasvir suggested that an exception to this may apply to those with more advanced disease who failed prior treatment and in post-transplant recurrence.
Stevan A. Gonzalez
In the HCV TARGET study, data were presented involving post-transplant patients with recurrent HCV. The majority of genotype 1 patients were treated with sofosbuvir and simeprevir (Olysio, Janssen). Data presented on 68 post-transplant patients who completed this regimen noted an SVR4 of 91%.
The post-transplant population has a lot to gain from achieving a cure because recurrence of hepatitis C is universal in all transplant recipients. And they are historically a difficult population to treat because they're more susceptible to adverse events and poor tolerability of interferon-based regimens. The availability of highly effective oral regimens with a lower side effect profile and low potential for drug interactions with immunosuppressive medications will have a huge impact.
In patients who are post-transplant, achievement of an SVR opens the door for them to maintain good allograft function of their transplanted liver for the long term.
Putting this all together, these studies are demonstrating that the direct-acting antivirals really are having an impact beyond the clinical trials in a real-world setting.
This is important because clinical trials tend to have restricted populations, leading to a debate about whether clinical trials reflect what happens in the real world.
To me, these were very important consortia that will have the ability to produce large-scale data involving various populations and different direct-acting antiviral regimens. It's exciting to see that we're achieving high efficacy rates even in the real-world setting where historically we have always seen a decrease in response rates usually as a consequence of decreased adherence to therapy in clinical practice, increased severity of liver disease associated with populations not included in clinical trials, or concerns for adverse events.
Disclosure: Gonzalez reports participating on the speakers' bureau and advisory board of Gilead Sciences. Jacobson reports no relevant disclosures.


This was one of the best videos I have watched so far recently and I could not agree more with Ferguson. I believe that just like we are the mix of the DNA of our parents with slight variations, so are the great works and inventions as they are revered and transformed by new inventors and artists. As Ferguson stated, "our creativity comes from without, not from within. We are not self-made." We are certainly dependent on one another as our society has come this far with the advancements due to the expansion on the works before us. I agree with Ferguson's statement of the three fundamental elements of copy, transform and combine as there is in fact NOTHING that is truly original. It is a fact that every single thing, including the most creative and innovative things are created from numerous influences. As a fashion enthusiast, I cannot help but think about fashion designers who have "muses" that are usually the source of inspiration for the designers or from famous art. They are known for taking inspiration from famous art very often from Museums. Many fashion designers have claimed to have been inspired by famous art of Artists such as Saint Laurent inspired by Mondrian, Salvatore Ferragamo's Tirassegno inspired by Kenneth Noland's Blue Extent, or Rodarte inspired by Van Gogh's flowers. Another example is the Migos flow in the rap industry in which many songs are created using this triplet flow that Migos' supposedly started. However, with research I found out that this triplet flow has already been used since the 1980s but Migos had recreated it and implemented it into rap music. This certainly shows that whether intentional or not, our works are inspired by previous influences and that nothing is truly original. Simply put, even our college research assignments are inspired by multiple ideas and sources and thus created into our own work.


Kutsuttu Palvelemaan: January 5, 2016 THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS YOUR FAITH ........ and a picture !!!!!!
January 5, 2016 THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS YOUR FAITH ........ and a picture !!!!!!
The church is true. Christ lives. God knows and loves us. Believe in Him and CHOOSE to be cheerful. I'm trying to do the same. Love you all so much!
The Sun is out Hoorah!!!
Just trying to stay warm with our FUR !!!!
And this is what happens when you're outside in the cold for a few hours. Your hair turns to ice. I love these two.
I love the snow!!!! Finally!


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Why Is FTX Bankrupt?
FTX, once the fourth largest crypto exchange, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 11th. This decision is one of the biggest setbacks for the young crypto industry.
What Does Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing mean?
Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows FTX to restructure itself without pressure from its customers and creditors. This court proceeding is not new to the crypto space as so many insolvent crypto exchanges have filed in similarity.
SBF steps down; Official statement
"In order to begin an orderly process to review and monetize assets for the benefit of all global stakeholders, John J. Ray III has been appointed CEO of the FTX Group." "Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned his role as CEO and will remain to assist in an orderly transition."
What's Next For Clients?
The announcement caused a plunge in crypto assets. Investors are expecting a cascade of losses as many crypto firms have exposure to FTX. SBF rescued and bailed out a lot of crypto businesses during the crypto winter. FTX clients and investors are not certain to get their money back. There will be a real legal challenge in the coming months with the central point of whether cryptocurrencies are legal.
Other Industries Impacted
The FTX debacle impacts sectors other than the crypto industry. The firm had extended its ties beyond the crypto planet. It was a sponsor of several major sporting events. Its two main ambassadors are NFL star Tom Brady and NBA star Steph Curry. The two stars are also shareholders of FTX.
FTX's bankruptcy filing had been expected for a few days. Things came to a head on November 9 when rival Binance announced it was abandoning a deal to acquire FTX after discovering that the group's problems were bigger than expected.
The collapse ripple effect
On November 6, Binance sold FTT, the crypto issued by FTX, for $500 million. In doing so they triggered a panic. Many customers then rushed to FTX to request their cryptocurrencies. That day $5 billion were withdrawn from the platform, a record. FTX needed an injection of $8 billion to meet its obligations.
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Infinitely Dancing Hearts: Hirshhorn and Albright-Knox Museums Jointly Acquire Kusama 'Infinity Room'
Adrian Cheng Joins Board of Directors at Public Art Fund
By Alex Greenberger
Alex Greenberger
Senior Editor, ARTnews
March 8, 2016 3:20pm
Adrian Cheng, with a painting by Zhang Enli.
COURTESY K11 ART FOUNDATION
New York–based nonprofit Public Art Fund announced today that Chinese billionaire Adrian Cheng has joined its board of directors, which also includes Ugo Rondinone and Rob Pruitt. Despite holding a number of positions in the art world, including Tate's international council and the Centre Pompidou's international circle, this is the first position on a New York board Cheng has held.
In the past few years, Cheng has made it his mission to bring emerging Chinese art to international audiences, and to make art accessible to the average Chinese citizen. Using the money he made as chairman of the Chinese real-estate empire New World Development, the 36-year-old billionaire founded K11, a foundation that is responsible for opening "art malls," or places where art can be seen alongside commercial shops, in China. (The work, by artists like Damien Hirst and Yoshitomo Nara, isn't for sale.) Cheng has also partnered with museums like the Palais de Tokyo and the ICA London to bring work by emerging Chinese artists outside Asia.
In a statement, Cheng said, "I've always said, 'in art we live', and I am honored to be part of New York City's public art scene through my commitment to Public Art Fund."
"Like Public Art Fund, Adrian Cheng is committed to breaking down barriers between the great art of our time and broad, diverse audiences," Nicolas Baume, the director and chief curator of the Public Art Fund, said in a statement. "His innovative work to foster the development of contemporary art in China has created new models for exhibition, education, and philanthropy in the region. Adrian's unique experience and global perspective will be a tremendous asset to Public Art Fund."
Adrian Cheng
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I was 5 when I left Indonesia. Believe it or not, it was my choice to leave. I begged to go to Singapore with my elder sister. What was I thinking? I was too young to remember.
All I could remember was classes in Indonesia was boring for me… One of the teachers picked on me during class all the time. I remembered vividly, I was in tears when my Dad scolded me because I refused to go to school.
Years later, my Mom told me the reason the teacher picked on me was because we did not get "gifts" to the school.
Moving to Singapore required a lot of adjustments. Firstly, I could only speak Bahasa Indonesia & Hokkien back then. I had to pick up 2 new languages, English & Mandarin. Secondly, I had to be away from home. I cried myself to sleep for many nights.
The rest was pretty fun. School was interesting and making new friends. I read a lot during my free time because I did not have any extra classes. I wish I could have learn ballet, piano or martial arts.
Did I had a tough time in school? Who doesn't? My struggle with being an Indonesian who hardly spoke Bahasa Indonesia. Fellow Indonesians would tease me for forgetting my language. Peer pressure of getting good grades (my parents did not really care much of my results as long as I did my best).
Overall, I think it benefited me more. I am able to speak fluent English and Mandarin. Better education gave me more opportunities in terms of job. I also get to meet more people from around the world and made some good friends.
After 26 years in Singapore, I am leaving… It is also my choice. I guess the best part of leaving is it made me realised how little time I spent with family and friends. What have I been busy with? Work, of course.
I realised people seem to find a sense of pride for saying they are busy. It has always been a rush for everything. I am guilty too but it will change.
I looked back at my past 12 years working in Singapore and I am so thankful for the great people I have worked with. People who have achieved great work and yet so humble. They even create visibility and recognition for others. That energy motivates me to be better. Paying it by doing the same for the juniors.
However, I also had some terrible experience working in very toxic environments. Glad everything is over. Lesson well learned.
I guess everything really happened for a reason. I looked back and everything makes perfect sense now. A new country and a new role. It is something that I am not prepared for. However, I will do my best and make it work.
Before I head for my next home, traveling to Japan, Taiwan, Europe & US for about 2-3 months.


My name is Eumy. I am an Usul. You can often spot me and my friends running through the tree tops in Neopia Central. That is where we love to play hide and seek and tag. I am very good at tag as I am so fast and strong, did you know my speed is 29!
I think I am quite fit and healthy. My owner, staplerpro makes me work out in the Gym and practice in the Battledome to keep in shape. Currently I have 25 hit points, which isn't at all bad! I am also pretty smart with an intelligence of 61 (Usul's are naturally talented:)).


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PennEast's Day in Supreme Court Critical for Consumer Access to Affordable, Environmentally Sound Energy into the Future
Washington, D.C. – Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading voice for responsible energy and environmental policies for families and businesses, today provided a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's oral arguments on PennEast Pipeline's right-of-way case.
"We're encouraged that the PennEast case has finally gotten its day in our nation's highest court. In a time of great evolution of our energy systems, the importance of upholding existing laws that enable the massive investments required to provide reliable, environmentally sound and affordable energy cannot be understated. The PennEast case is about putting a stop to activist-driven state actions that deny consumers and businesses across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast their right to safe, affordable and abundant energy," said CEA Mid-Atlantic Director Mike Butler. "The framers of our Constitution correctly recognized that no single state should be able to put its individual or political priorities above those of the nation, as has happened in PennEast to the detriment of consumers in neighboring states. We hope the court agrees and finds in favor of PennEast. Doing so will provide the certainty needed to encourage the large investments in energy systems, both renewable and traditional, needed to keep energy affordable, environmentally sound and reliable into the future."
CEA filed a friend of the court amicus brief in March 2020 arguing for the Supreme Court to accept certiorari and for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruling to be overturned.
Victoria Kush, Shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and counsel of record for CEA in its amicus brief, notes:
"Today's oral argument in PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey emphasized that eminent domain authority, as provided for by the Fifth Amendment, is essential to the execution of interstate infrastructure projects such as natural gas pipelines. During oral argument, PennEast correctly emphasized that it is an oxymoron for a sovereign immunity defense to be used by a state against a superior sovereign. In condemning state lands for an interstate natural gas pipeline, PennEast acts not as a discrete, private entity, but rather, as an entity deputized with the condemnation authority of the federal government under the oversight and approvals of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Indeed, the eminent domain authority exercised by PennEast was already federally approved and only permitted based on the delegated authority of the federal government. It is our hope that the Justices will not disturb the historical delegability of federal eminent domain authority and issue a decision in favor of PennEast."
About Consumer Energy Alliance
Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is the leading voice for sensible energy and environmental policies for consumers, bringing together families, farmers, small businesses, distributors, producers, and manufacturers to support America's environmentally sustainable energy future. With more than 550,000 members nationwide, we are committed to leading the nation's dialogue around energy, its critical role in the economy, and how it supports the vital supply chains for the families and businesses that depend on them. CEA works daily to encourage communities across the nation to seek sensible, realistic, and environmentally responsible solutions to meet our nation's energy needs.
Bryson Hull
bhull@consumerenergyalliance.org
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Jonathan Turner is a former Virginia prosecutor and an experienced trial, criminal defense, DUI, and family law attorney. He has successfully handled a wide range of cases from DUI, drug offenses, probation violations, serious felonies like murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, thefts, misdemeanors, child support, child neglect, and child custody cases. As a criminal prosecutor, he tried thousands of criminal cases and was known as an aggressive trial attorney. In Tennessee, he has successfully defended clients from being convicted ranging from serious felonies like especially aggravated kidnapping to drug dealing, to all types of misdemeanors, to...
Matt Gulotta
Memphis, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 13 years of experience
202 Adams Avenue
I am a Memphis, Tennessee-based attorney admitted to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas, and I concentrate my practice on federal criminal defense, appellate law, and federal employment law, with an emphasis on the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), and the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or "ADAAA").
Morgan E Smith
Nashville, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
(615) 852-5028 1222 16th Ave S Ste 23
Free ConsultationAppeals, Divorce, Employment and Family
I am a Vanderbilt educated lawyer living in Nashville, Tennessee, and primarily practicing in the areas of Family and Employment Law (Plaintiff's side). I have been involved in litigation since 2007, with experience in complex litigation in federal courts. When I am not working, you can find me at a Preds game or watching the University of Louisville and Vanderbilt on tv.
Joshua Lee Rogers
(615) 791-7575 517 Cummins St
Free ConsultationAppeals, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Joshua L. Rogers is a founding partner at Fort, Holloway, & Rogers, LLC. Joshua focuses his practice on family law matters. For over 15 years, Mr. Rogers has represented clients through their divorce, child custody, child support and juvenile matters. Prior to beginning his practice, Joshua graduated third in his law school class. He also clerked for the 21st Judicial District Judges in Williamson County, Tennessee for four years. Shortly after his practice began, Joshua was appointed serve as a Juvenile Court Magistrate by the General Sessions Judges in Williamson County. He presided over thousands of child custody, child support, and...
Daniel James Barnes
Sparta, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 10 years of experience
(931) 837-2050 621 North Spring Street
Sparta, TN 38583
Daniel Barnes graduated cum laude with a degree in English from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2009. He attended law school at the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of Moot court board and the black law students association. He also received the "Raptor Award" in first semester torts, and received an award for the highest grade in Criminal Seminar. He graduated and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 2012 and takes cases in the fields of criminal law, immigration, family law, and wills and estates.
J. Ross Pepper
Nashville, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(615) 256-4838 1801 West End Ave
Appeals, Business, Insurance Claims and Probate
J. Ross Pepper is an AV rated trial attorney with over 27 years of experience with litigation, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Pepper's trial, courtroom and deposition experience is extensive and benefits his clients incalculably. Mr. Pepper is the founding member of Pepper Law, PLC, a boutique litigation law firm which handles litigation matters in Nashville and throughout Tennessee.
Mr. Pepper has acted as lead counsel in a wide range of commercial, employment, probate, insurance, and real estate cases. Notably, Mr. Pepper acted as lead counsel in a nationwide class action involving the sale and marketing...
Marya Lyn Schalk
Chattanooga, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
(423) 265-2385 735 Broad Street Suite 800
Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Graduated Vanderbilt University in 2002 Graduated from University of TN College of Law in 2005 Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph Tipton on TN Court of Criminal Appeals Worked with Summer, Rufolo & Rodgers (formerly known as Summers & Wyatt) in Chattanooga since 2006 Specializes in appellate work and criminal defense, including state and federal cases.
James Lee Widrig Esq.
(615) 417-7800 424 Church St
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Attorney James L. Widrig, or more commonly known as "Jim Widrig", was born in Upstate NY. in a small town called Yorkshire, NY. He went to college in east Tennessee at Carson-Newman College. After college Jim attended law school at Thomas M. Cooley in Lansing, Michigan.
Attorney Jim Widrig practices in all of Middle Tennessee and his main office is located in downtown Nashville. James Widrig founded the law office of Widrig Law PLLC in February of 2007 with the goal to fight for individuals during the most difficult times of their lives. In 2011 James L Widrig was voted one...
Elizabeth Sitgreaves
(866) 812-8787 1639 Medical Center Pkwy #105
Appeals, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Liz served as a Senior Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank G. Clement, Jr. of the Tennessee Court of Appeals before transitioning into private practice with The Law Offices of John Day, P.C. Liz is a self-proclaimed "people person" who enjoys helping others using the law as a conduit. She enjoys listening to her clients, understanding what they are going through, then sharing their story with the courts so her client's story is given a voice.
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Tarsila Crawford Esq.
Free ConsultationAppeals, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Tarsila Crawford is an experienced Attorney at Widrig Law PLLC. She is dedicated to helping families with an array of legal issues. Her practice areas include Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Contested Divorce, Divorce Basics, Father's Visitation Rights, Juvenile Law, Legal Separation, Uncontested Divorce, and Annulment. Additionally, Mrs. Crawford handles Appeals, and is expanding her practice to include Immigration Law and Business Law cases. Mrs. Crawford recognizes the emotional aspect of legal matters and is committed to being accessible to clients. She is dedicated to diligent preparation and aggressive representation, while pursuing the best possible outcomes...
David Randolph Smith
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
Mr. Smith has been a trial attorney for 40 years and was a professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School. For the past twenty years, he has represented individuals in plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He is the founder of DRS Law, a top-rated personal injury law firm in Nashville, Tennessee. DRS Law has grown into a five-lawyer team that includes his three sons. EXPERIENCE Mr. Smith has been recognized by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury Litigation and as one of the Best Lawyers in Tennessee. The Business Tennessee Best Lawyers List described Mr....
John Brister Burns
(615) 630-0122 219 3rd Ave N
Appeals, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Mississippi School of Law
John and his team work hard to provide the residents of Nashville, Franklin, and Brentwood with skilled representation in the areas of estate planning, business law, and taxation.
Richard Marshall Brooks
Carthage, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(615) 735-0807 130 Third Ave W
Carthage, TN 37030
Appeals, Civil Rights, Collections and Family
Nashville School of Law and University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Carla Grebert
Nashville, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals, Criminal Defense and Estate Planning
Cody Galaher
Nashville, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(615) 651-7393 Fifth Third Center | Suite 2000
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family
Cody Galaher represents companies and individuals in litigation of state and federal matters primarily involving family, business, and appellate issues. Cody has wide-ranging and specialized litigation experience, both at the trial court and appellate levels, which he utilizes to obtain the very best possible outcome for his clients. Cody is experienced and has a reputation for obtaining great results for clients in divorce and custody matters.
Cody frequently helps clients form, govern, and operate their businesses and his distinct litigation expertise allows him to advise clients in avoiding and resolving potential disputes. In addition, Cody is also uniquely experienced in the...
Aaron Guin
(615) 254-3060 211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite 500
Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
Established in 1992, Farrar & Bates is a comprehensive litigation firm concentrating on trial and appellate practice in state and federal court, as well as administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings. The firm regularly defends Tennessee municipalities, municipal officers, and municipal employees in the practice areas of employment discrimination and retaliation, premises liability, general tort liability, workers' compensation, wage and hour disputes, police liability, civil rights, land use, zoning and planning, contract disputes, and inverse condemnation. In addition, Farrar & Bates regularly consults with municipalities regarding the drafting of municipal ordinances and employment issues such as employee rights and the hiring, training, discipline,...
David Milton Sandy
MEMPHIS, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
(901) 255-2740 119 South Main Street Suite 500
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Elder
David S. Mays
Memphis, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(901) 609-7368 200 Jefferson Ave
After law school, David began practicing general litigation in the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi, which provided a wide base of practice areas, including criminal defense, personal injury, probate, family law, wills and estate, NFA gun trusts, landlord-tenant law, and any other general litigation issues that came through the door. After relocating his main office to Memphis, Tennessee David now focuses his practice on personal injury case and criminal defense. Being licensed in both Tennessee and Mississippi, David currently handles cases in Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee and Desoto county, Mississippi including Southaven Municipal Court, Desoto County Circuit Court,...
Samuel Jacob Gowin
Ringgold, GA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(423) 266-3131 7693 Nashville St
Appeals, Business, Probate and Real Estate
I'm a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. I practice real estate and probate law in Tennessee and Georgia. My focus is on resolving title issues for developers, investors and lenders. Prior to that, I worked in the nuclear and custom machinery field for two years after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree of electrical engineering. I regularly teach continuing education classes and I am an adjunct professor of business law at Belhaven University. Please see my website for other publications. I reside in Chattanooga, Tennessee with my wife and children. I attend Mission Chattanooga...
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Kenny Omega is one of the best wrestlers in the world right now. The outstanding performances he delivered in NJPW over the last couple of years, have made the entire world go in awe. Omega's NJPW contract is expiring on January 31st 2019, and, it would be a perfect opportunity for the WWE management to sign him up with WWE.
Kenny Omega is the hottest commodity in the pro-wrestling industry currently. He has won dozens of championship belts and have established himself as one of the greatest in-ring technicians of all time. Since his contract would be expiring soon, he would be looking for new opportunity and a better future. Therefore, World Wrestling Federation is the best option. He can follow the path that AJ Styles followed, and, he could be a even better and bigger superstar.
In WWE, Kenny Omega will get double the fame, competition and monetary compensation. Currently, WWE is ready to offer him a lucrative contract. If Omega signs it, it would be the opening that the pro-wrestling fans are wanting to see. Omega can compete and feud against the likes of AJ Styles, John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and to name a few. He can headline WrestleMania against wrestlers like Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor and many more.
He can also form teams with the likes of Styles, Balor, Nakamura and others. Omega's popularity will help the WWE to cross new limits and utilize him in a manner never been used before. Omega will transform from a NJPW to a global star. He can use his years of experience to boost the ratings and would help WWE to climb the stairs in the pro-wrestling industry.
If Kenny Omega signs up with WWE, it would certainly be good for business. He is a veteran in pro-wrestling and would be of help to new talents and upcoming superstars. It would be a win-win situation for both Omega and WWE if he signs up with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Omega can be a free agent and could compete in any show against a competitor or champion of his choice. He can become the biggest star of WWE and the fans would love to see him achieve that at the earliest.


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Design Dream Lab
NYC, New York
We are here to reimagine...
I am a dreamer who believe in human potential and our collective humanity. We are here to reimagine what makes us human.
It was during the summer of 2017 that Dianne Kim and Lee Kim realized that there was a community yearning to stay connected through a common purpose and drive to create meaningful connections. They realized this community of thinkers and creative minds wanted to make a positive social impact on their communities through design thinking. At the time, no such community existed to support these dre...
It was during the summer of 2017 that Dianne Kim and Lee Kim realized that there was a community yearning to stay connected through a common purpose and drive to create meaningful connections. They realized this community of thinkers and creative minds wanted to make a positive social impact on their communities through design thinking. At the time, no such community existed to support these dreamers. So, Dianne and Lee set out to bring these dreamers together. They created a community collective called the Design Dream Lab. Our Mission + Purpose: Build a purpose-driven community based on empathy by applying human-centered design: We believe that fostering empathy for each other and our collective challenges—is how we solve the problems that ultimately change the world.


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Columbus Avenue BID Leader: Protected Bike Lane Great for Business
Barbara Adler
Earlier this week, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 issued a split decision on the protected bike lane proposed for a 20-block stretch of Columbus Avenue. One of the committee chairs who voted against it, Andrew Albert, told the room full of bike lane supporters that he couldn't endorse the project because of potential difficulties with commercial deliveries. According to Columbus Avenue BID director Barbara Adler, opposing the proposal on those grounds is, basically, a whole lot of nonsense.
Adler wasn't able to attend the Tuesday CB meeting, but in a phone call she told Streetsblog that she's "extremely supportive of the project" and isn't worried about how it will affect deliveries for the 185 businesses the BID represents between 67th and 82nd Streets. A few weeks ago, she explained, DOT held an information session for local merchants. "A few of them expressed concern
about what they would do with deliveries," she said, "and DOT said that provisions
would be made to address those concerns."
As for Albert's contention that delivery issues are insurmountable? "It's a false argument," she said. "He's really grasping at straws."
Albert has not returned calls to the West Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, where he serves as executive director.
Dan Zweig and Andrew Albert, co-chairs of the CB 7 transportation committee, both voted against a protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue. Photo: Ben Fried
For Adler, the protected bike lane proposal has been a long time coming. "We started lobbying for this about five years ago, before the city started growing out bike lanes everywhere," she said. "We were hopeful that we were going to be the first [street to receive a protected bike lane], but we encountered a surprising issue where the Lincoln Square BID was against it. So DOT took it elsewhere."
The Columbus Avenue BID sees the bike lane and pedestrian improvements in DOT's plan as part of a broader effort to make the corridor more welcoming for people. The group commissioned a report from non-profit Project for Public Spaces in 2007 [PDF] recommending bike and pedestrian improvements to help make Columbus Avenue "a street for the 21st century."
"We developed a plan to become more pedestrian-friendly," Adler said. "One of the ways to make an area pedestrian-friendly is to provide a space for bikes. It makes a neighborhood more habitable. It was our hope to provide more seating and more amenities, and just to make it safer in every respect. Having a dedicated bike lane is part of that."
Now that protected bike lanes have proven to work on other Manhattan avenues, Adler's getting impatient with the calls for delay and further study coming from Albert and his fellow CB7 transportation committee chair, Dan Zweig. "It's not like they're reinventing the wheel," she said of DOT's plan. "This has been done other places, and quite successfully."
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Vote on UWS's "No-Brainer" Bike Lane Shouldn't Have Been a Squeaker
By Noah Kazis	| Jun 2, 2010
DOT's plan for a protected bike lane on Columbus won't take away a travel lane or a parking lane. So why the hesitation? Image: NYCDOT Last night's Community Board 7 vote to support a protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue was very close — closer than it should have been. The fact that the resolution […]
Merchant Ire Over Deliveries, Placards Dominates UWS Bike Lane Meeting
By Noah Kazis	| Nov 9, 2010
Columbus Avenue merchants on the two blocks between 81st and 83rd Street led a chorus of complaints against that avenue's new protected bike lane at a raucous meeting of Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee last night. The committee co-chairs limited the discussion only to criticism of the bike lane, which runs from 96th to 77th […]
Majority Favor Extending Columbus Bike Lane, But CB 7 Fails to Advance It
By Stephen Miller	| Dec 12, 2012
Despite a strong majority who turned out to support safer streets on the Upper West Side and conclusive evidence that pedestrian injuries have dropped thanks to the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane, Manhattan Community Board 7's transportation committee failed to advance a resolution to extend the Columbus redesign beyond its current one-mile stretch between 77th and 96th Streets. […]
Envisioning a More Livable Columbus Avenue
By Ben Fried	| Mar 18, 2008
As a candidate for a livable streets makeover, Columbus Avenue is a no-brainer. A block from Central Park, it is home to the American Museum of Natural History and sports a string of active ground floor businesses, but the street itself is a classically car-oriented corridor: three moving lanes sandwiched between two parking lanes. The […]
Brewer: CB 7 Should Pass Columbus Bike Lane Reso; Stringer Non-Committal
Buried in the pile of uninformed New York Post letters to the editor following Steve Cuozzo's unhinged rant about the Columbus Avenue bike lane, intrepid readers found a note from Council Member Gale Brewer. "Bike lanes in my district are highly popular and strongly supported by the wider community," she wrote. "Expanding these benefits is the right […]
CB 7 Committee Backslides With Split Vote on Protected UWS Bike Lane
By Ben Fried	| May 12, 2010
DOT's proposal for Columbus Avenue would create room for a separated bike lane by narrowing, not removing, car lanes. Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Looks like some Manhattan community board types still want to see their local streets keep that highway-in-the-city feel. After receiving a request from Manhattan CB 7 in the fall to prepare plans for […]


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Banana helps in weight loss!! Wait, No, it makes you gain weight. All those banana freaks out there would love to believe that bananas contribute to reducing weight. You could actually debate on that topic. However, let us dissect this issue and check whether it really helps in reducing or gaining. We all know that bananas are sweet, which could also mean that it is quite rich in carb content. And this would be the point that most of the people who warn against eating bananas for fear of weight ...
Arrested for pointing Banana at police office
Colorado: Youtube comedian, Nathan Channing is said to have arrested for pointing a banana against police officers. Hes has to face three years imprisonment for this childish act. He was pretending to be intending to shoot with a handgun. Police officers too believed that he was pointing at them with the handgun. Nathan Channing, 27, has been sent to Mesa County Jail after the arrest. Channing, who coincidentally hails from Fruitvale, Colorado, told officers that he was a YouTube comedian, b...


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Twelve-year-old Emily wakes up on a Sunday morning and will get prepared for church as her grandmother prepares for the family members reunion. Emily tells her granny that it might be great to have a reunion with Jesus. Emily walks to church in this pleased day. As she units out, she doesn't comprehend the place she is and thinks she is in Christ's country.
When you are a reader who loved following Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the misplaced Ark", "Temple of Doom", "Last Crusade", and "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", then "Marauders of the Bermuda Triangle" is a must-read for you. This motion event relies in background and the forces of The Bermuda Triangle.
"An admirable creation to the rigorous concept of the continuum. "—Science Progress"Extremely readable . . . a transparent axiomatically developed creation. "—Elemente der MathematikThis vintage of arithmetic offers the easiest systematic basic account of the fashionable idea of the continuum as a kind of serial order.


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Giuliani leads NY presidential hopefuls: poll
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads the pack of potential New York state presidential contenders, including Sen. Hillary Clinton, according to a new poll.
About 24% of statewide voters polled by Quinnipiac University say Mr. Giuliani would be a "great" president, and 37% say he would make a "good" president. Ms. Clinton is seen as a great president by 16% of the respondents, and good by 33%.
Among Democrats, 49% say Mr. Giuliani would be great or good, while 74% favor Ms. Clinton. However, 86% of Republican voters and 60% of independents say the former mayor would be great or good, compared with 23% of Republicans and 37% of independents for the former First Lady.
Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said the Republican and independent voter numbers are "good news for Rudolph Giuliani, and troubling signs for Ms. Clinton."
If Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. George Pataki decided to make a run for the White House, the mayor would win, with 16% of respondents saying Mr. Bloomberg would make a great president and 38% say good. Only 4% consdier Mr. Pataki a great potential president and 21% consider him a good potential candiate.
In another sign of the mayor's growing popularity, Mr. Bloomberg outscores Mr. Giuliani among New York City voters, getting a great or good rating by 57% of New York voters, while Mr. Giuliani gets a 50% great or good rating.
From June 12 to 19, Quinnipiac surveyed 1,204 New York state registered voters. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
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