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Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar conferred "Knight of the Legion of Honour"
Highest French Distinction "Knight of the Legion of Honour", conferred on Shri A.S. Kiran Kumar, former Chairman of ISRO.
ORF 5th Kalpana Chawla annual space policy dialogue
Inaugural address by H.E. Mr. Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India - India-France Cooperation in India's Space Growth Trajectory.
Agreement to establish maritime surveillance centre in India
France-India space cooperation - CNES and ISRO sign agreement to establish maritime surveillance centre in India.
France-India space cooperation extended to partnership for human spaceflight
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and ISRO Chairman K. Sivan announced today the creation of an Indo-French working group on human spaceflight, thus following up on one of the main commitments made by President Emmanuel Macron during his State visit to India.
India-France Joint Vision for Space Cooperation
India and France share a unique and historical partnership in the peaceful uses of outer space. Cooperation and collaboration has been a hallmark between the two countries as they have emerged as important space faring nations.
Four-year extension of the Megha-Tropiques satellite
France-India space cooperation - Four more years for emblematic Megha-Tropiques climate space mission.
74th consecutive success launch for Ariane 5, India's communication satellite on board
Arianespace orbited two key telecommunications payloads for Australia and India on the 74th consecutive success for its heavy-lift Ariane 5.
Space agency heads reaffirm commitment to monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Attending the 10th edition of the Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium (APRSS) in New Delhi, the heads of some of the world's space agencies came together on Sunday 3 April at a meeting organized by Dr A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall.
Seminar on space and climate change
Seminar on "Space and Climate: How Space Assets Contribute to Tackling Climate Change".
Bengaluru Space Expo 2014
Ambassador Richier at the opening ceremony of the 4th Bengaluru Space Expo 2014: Celebrating 50 years of Indo-French cooperation in space
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Events & Publications The new geopolitics of energy: are we reshaping the world for the better?
A recent report from IRENA examines how the energy transformation is expected to change the world geopolitics of energy. With an increasing electrification and a progressive switch from fossil fuels to renewables, the international balance of powers could significantly change. But how deep is this report?
Security & Geopolitics Explosion at Baumgarten: What are Italy's (and Europe's) priorities?
A brief analysis of the impact that the explosion at the gas hub of Baumgarten had on the energy security narrative in Italy.


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3 Things Screenwriting Taught Me That I Applied to Fiction
1. Structure. Screenplays follow a rigorous three-act structure with a strong midpoint and an inciting incident somewhere in the first 10-15 pages. For fiction, I take this basic structure and emphasize the inciting incident and the midpoint. I think of them as smaller turning points—almost like adding "mini-acts" to the traditional beginning, middle, and end set-up of a screenplay. For me, this has been a great way to break up the plot into manageable chunks so I can orchestrate the pace of the story before I even start writing. 2. Beats. Once I have an outline for the plot that follows this modified three-act structure I break it down even further into beats, just like a screenwriter.
1. Structure. Screenplays follow a rigorous three-act structure with a strong midpoint and an inciting incident somewhere in the first 10-15 pages. For fiction, I take this basic structure and emphasize the inciting incident and the midpoint. I think of them as smaller turning points—almost like adding "mini-acts" to the traditional beginning, middle, and end set-up of a screenplay. For me, this has been a great way to break up the plot into manageable chunks so I can orchestrate the pace of the story before I even start writing.
Guest column by Josephine Angelini, author of
the YA debut Starcrossed (May 31, 2011;
HarperTeen), the first in a trilogy.
See her website here.
2. Beats. Once I have an outline for the plot that follows this modified three-act structure I break it down even further into beats, just like a screenwriter. Beats are basically just an enumerated list of everything that happens moment to moment in the screenplay/book. They are the nit-picky "this happens, then this, then this" that I follow while I write, and unless I'm writing an action sequence, it usually works out to a be new beat every two to three pages. Doing this is crucial to the way I work because it keeps me focused on moving forward with the story rather than wandering off on a tangent. Every three pages the reader either learns something new about a character, something new happens in the plot, or if I'm really doing my job right, both.
3. Character. One of the first things I learned was to write detailed character bios before I even thought about tackling any other part of the play/screenplay. I can't stress enough how much this has helped me in writing fiction. I don't know about you, but a story could have tons of action and really great twists and turns, but if I don't connect with the characters I don't care what happens to them and I inevitably lose interest. Characters can be complex, flawed, even evil and I will still love them, but only if the author truly understands them and makes them understandable to me. Knowing my characters backwards and forwards before I get into the technical aspects of constructing the plot keeps me from making unreal choices for them and I think this keeps the plot "real" no matter how fantastical the subject matter is. Plus, I love doing it. It's like getting to know a new person.
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Stage & Arts 506497572
In 'Black Identities,' Minneapolis Institute of Art draws a map to a better world
"Black Identities" aims to start a dialogue about how we view art, and the artists themselves.
By Alicia Eler
February 28, 2019 — 7:54pm
The world has been re-envisioned at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. To prove it, Mia has hung a painting of a world map in which all the continents and oceans are bathed in a hazy peach-orange. Africa and Australia are highlighted in white, and South America is outlined in black. Europe and North America are hardly visible.
This is "False Start," a hulking, luscious 7- by 17½-foot painting by British-Guyanese artist Frank Bowling that grounds "Mapping Black Identities," a new show aimed at starting a conversation about the complexities of black identity in a museum setting.
The show, which includes work by more than 30 artists, pushes back on the historically flat depictions of blackness often found at encyclopedic museums such as Mia, focused largely on oppression and struggle. Occupying two galleries on the third floor, it offers a healthy mix of abstract and figurative painting, sculptures and photography, with a film/video screening coming this summer in a neighboring gallery.
"This exhibit is a way to honor black artists, black history — a simple action towards creating inclusion and belonging here at Mia," said curatorial fellow Esther Callahan, part of a team that put together this show after gathering input from across the entire 440-employee institution.
"Everyone works here for the same reason — a love of art," said curatorial assistant Keisha Williams. "I think it is really a painful thing to not see yourself represented and not have a voice in the curatorial process. As a biracial black woman, I rarely see myself represented, especially in an encyclopedic museum."
Williams and Callahan, who joined Mia last August, decided to change things. They organized a Curatorial Advisory Committee that embraced all departments in Mia, including facilities, accounting and visitor information.
Mapping Black Identities
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Wed. & Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Ends March 15, 2020.
Where: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls.
Admission: Free.
Info: 1-888-642-2787 or artsmia.org.
Museumgoers will notice that the labels on artworks in this exhibition look different. In addition to the usual curatorial note, they include quotes from the artists to humanize the work.
In this way, the show also challenges people who say they "don't get" contemporary art. The artists' quotes are a way to start a dialogue with anyone who wants to engage.
A dialogue with all
The first room sets up a fascinating conversation between black male abstract painters and female painters who happen to depict black masculinity.
Along with the Frank Bowling map, there's a Sam Gilliam "drape painting" — a canvas covered in color and hanging loosely, rather than stretched flat like a traditional canvas — across from a triptych painting of a black male character by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Emma Amos' "Thank You Jesus for Paul Robeson (and for Nicholas Murray's Photograph — 1926)," a back and side angle view of the titular character, nude.
The second gallery is a mix of sculpture, photography and mixed media. A Nick Cave "Soundsuit" decks out a human character in colorful patterned fabric, with circus ornaments and toys jutting out from its body on metal rods. There's a selection of Charles Gaines trees painted in acrylic, and several other representational works focused on hair.
Deana Lawson's lush photograph "Eternity," a stylized, glamorous portrait of a black woman awash in a room of purple, is a collaboration between the artist and her subject, rather than a photographer's solo creation. As a symbol of femininity and motherhood, the photo references the so-called "Mitochondrial Eve," the "mother of all humans" whom geneticists have established as living 200,000 years ago.
On the accompanying label, Lawson is pictured with her own old-school camera and this quote: "With a history of certain voices not being included in the history of art, I think it is time to claim that space, to have bodies who might not have been celebrated within the institution." It speaks not only to the exhibit's goal of rewriting art history, but of giving artists a voice rather than just having an institutional white box of black text explain their work.
Much of the art was acquired in the past three years, as part of an initiative led by Gabriel Ritter, head of Mia's contemporary art department. One of his goals is to expand the museum's collection of works by women, people of color and LGBTQ+-identifying artists.
The selection of works in the show is also strategic: 60 percent are from the collection, 30 percent are promised gifts and the rest are on loan, including the Gilliam piece, which was borrowed from the Walker. Ritter hopes to add the two other pieces on loan — Kevin Beasley's "Queen of Night," a hybrid assemblage artwork of found objects, and Kwame Brathwaite's 1970 "Black Is Beautiful" poster — to Mia's ever-growing contemporary collection.
Contemporary art is the museum's youngest department with just under 400 objects, amid a permanent collection that holds 90,000 artworks.
Williams hopes that visitors "will start to see these depictions of black artists and art, and think of it as 'art' and not exclusively 'black artists.' We really wanted to represent an intersectional exhibition that talks about race, age, sexuality. I think people can find connecting points, and it doesn't matter if you are black."
Alicia Eler is the Star Tribune's visual art critic/arts reporter. She is the author of the book "The Selfie Generation" (Skyhorse Publishing), which has been reviewed in the New York Times, WIRED Magazine and the Chicago Tribune.
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Architectural Record christened Principal's corporate headquarters at 711 High Street the Building of the Decade the year it was built. By 1939-standards, the beautiful art deco building incorporated many unique and innovative systems. A letter written during construction predicted that 711 High's pioneering design would stand the test of time for 75 years.
The author was not off base. It was 74 years after the building's completion that OPN Architects began to design what would be a transformative renovation and restoration of the iconic building. Construction began in 2015 and was complete in 2017, 78 years after the original building was first occupied.
After a complete reinvention of Principal's work environment in Des Moines, the global company now has a headquarters to match its international purview. 711 High was completely gutted and remodeled to create a space that will serve Principal for another 100 years while still respecting and restoring much of the original art-deco material and character.
The focal point of the renovation is a light-filled atrium that has become the heart of the campus. This soaring three-story space was created by enclosing an original exterior mechanical courtyard. Original exterior limestone walls anchor the new atrium and hearken to the building's rich history while open stairs and cantilevered collaboration rooms create a contemporary work environment.
Location: 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392
SQFT: 473000
Project Type: Remodel
Building Type(s): commercial
Project Cost: $167,000,000.00
Firm: OPN Architects
Contractor: Ryan Companies
Photographer: Wayne Johnson, Main Street Studios
Award Group Name: Iowa Architect Spring 2019
Award Name: Iowa Architect Spring 2019
Award Type: Publication


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There is no question of the almost immediate positive response this game got when it was first debuted for the Sony Playstation. Psygnosis have repeated the performance with an excellent PC port. Racing games are a genre that has only a couple basic styles -- race for speed, or race for speed with weapons. Wipeout fits into the second category. Your spacecraft flies extremely smooth on a true 3D course, where taking the right line through the course is absolutely essential. The handling is nothing short of remarkable. The PC version, with an analog joystick, has handling that far exceeds that of the Playstation. The sound is incredible, and the graphics excellent. Wipeout supports network play for up to 8-players!
WipeOut has been the first of a series of PC games to be converted from the Sony PlayStation console. Psygnosis, renamed Sony Interactive Europe last year, already shipped four titles for the PC platform shortly after their release on the PlayStation. For your information, these titles include Destruction Derby, 3D Lemmings and Assault Rigs.
The concept behind WipeOut is a racing game in which you must be the first driver to cross the finish line. There would be nothing very original about it if you could not shoot at the other drivers while driving. There were however, similar games that were released in the past such as Crash'n Burn on the 3DO and Megarace on the PC, but if you compare them to WipeOut for the PlayStation, none can pretend to come close.
As you can guess, the PC version does not compare at all with the PlayStation version. The difference consists essentially in the speed at which the graphics are displayed on the screen. This does not mean the game is not worth playing, but don't expect the same gameplay!
The splendid introduction of the game gives you an idea of what kind of vehicle you will drive: a futuristic car which levitates on the road with a high maniability. When beginning a new game, you will be given the choice between two different classes: Venom and Rapier. Only the first will be selectable as you must reach a certain level of expertise before moving on to the second class. Before starting a race, you must select the competition you will enter. There are the Championship, the time trial and a single race. In the time trial, your goal is to beat the existing lap record, thus training your driving skills for the Championship. The single race takes place on the track of your choice with seven opponents, with you starting in the last position. You will then have to choose one of the four available teams, and select one pilot among the two present in each team. After these selections, you will finally start the race. Six huge 3D tracks await you in WipeOut with tunnels, bridges, twisting segments and more, over several landscapes remarkably designed. Unlike certain games on consoles, the landscape will not pop up suddenly piece by piece as you approach it, because it was taken into consideration during the design of the tracks.
The 3D graphics of WipeOut are not pre-rendered like Megarace, but instead generated in real time, following, of course, the 3D design of the track itself. This involves a great freedom of moment only limited by the barriers along the track. If you feel like you want to drive the wrong way, don't hesitate and go for it, but, of course, this is not how you will win the Championship! The controls at first will be quite time consuming to master as your car is floating on air at high speed, inertia won't allow you to go exactly where you want to. That's why your car is equipped with directional brakes on each side to help you correct the trajectory. I tried really hard to avoid using them, but the result was catastrophic. My car was always bouncing from one side of the road to another, and I always finished last in every race. So believe me, it is wise to use the side brakes!
The game can only be played by a single player, and while the network & serial add-on is being done by the company, you can only race against yourself in the time trial or against the artificial opponents in the Championship. The game supports keyboard, mouse and joystick controls and you can also configure the keys on the keyboard and choose the sensibility for the mouse. You will have no less than six keys to choose on your keyboard, so make sure they are all centered if you don't want to cross your fingers.
WipeOut's soundtrack matches the feeling of speed that comes from the game with a techno-style music playing directly from the CD. The fans will be delighted, but for those who don't like the music, the options will let you select the proportion between sound effects and music.
WipeOut should find a good audience that is looking for speed and action.


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Cromaris first aquaculture farm jointly certified to Friend of the Sea and GLOBALG.A.P.
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Joint certification program between GLOBALG.A.P. and Friend of the Sea aims to further improve environmental preservation, reduce duplication, push innovation and drive down audit costs for farms.
Certificate handover, from left to right: Ivan Gligora, Processing Manager, Cromaris; Renata Barić, Head of Research and Development, Cromaris; Ketil Djønne, Vice President, European Affairs, Group Communications, DNV GL; Goran Markulin, Chief Executive Officer, Cromaris; Emanuele Callipo, Lead Auditor, DNV GL.
According to an agreement between GLOBALG.A.P. and Friend of the Sea, the two certification schemes now offer farmers joint certifications. The Croatian aquaculture leader Cromaris which specializes in the cultivation and processing of white fish with specific emphasis on sea bass, sea bream and shellfish is the first company authorized to use Friend of the Sea logo in combination with the GLOBALG.A.P. number.
After a GLOBALG.A.P assessment audit, run by DNV GL, Cromaris was found compliant with GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Version 4 and the four criteria defined in the Friend of the Sea Add-On. These criteria cover the impact on water body sediment, the effect on the local community regarding access to drinking water and fishing areas, and social criteria by requiring GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice).
Major investments have been underway, which rank Cromaris among the most technologically advanced entities in the sector of sea bass and sea bream growing and processing. Those investments are focused on maximizing utilization of the rich natural resources with systematic care of our surrounding environment.
"This very first experience will be a model for a number of other beneficiary aquaculture farms," claims Mr. Paolo Bray, Director and Founder of Friend of the Sea. "It is fundamental for certification programs like GLOBALG.A.P. and Friend of the Sea to cooperate for the sake of our common mission, that is the environment preservation."
"We applaud Cromaris for being the first aquaculture farm benefitting from our global push for collaboration to reduce certification audit costs in the industry," said Dr. Kristian Moeller, CEO of GLOBALG.A.P. "I am convinced that only through alliances like this one between GLOBALG.A.P. and Friend of the Sea we can bring the needed incentives to the entire seafood sector to invest into more safety and sustainability."
"Top product quality is our imperative, and these two new certificates represent yet another confirmation that strict quality standards are applied," Mr Goran Markulin, Cromaris CEO, stated. "In accordance with our strategic orientation, Cromaris will continue with further investments in product quality, as well as in sustainable aquaculture, in order to preserve the resources for future generations."
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Cromaris is a company that specializes in growing, processing and sale of indigenous Adriatic fish and shellfish. The company was established in 2009 through the merger of Croatian and European aquaculture pioneers. Its fish has been present in the European market for over 30 years.
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Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Winner 2016
Professor Brendon Bradley of Canterbury University.
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Professor Brendon Bradley, 30, from the University of Canterbury, has been awarded the 2016 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize. He receives $200,000, with $150,000 of that to be used for further research.
His research is already being used to set new building design codes internationally, and places emphasis on more robust designs for buildings and infrastructure of critical importance, such as hospitals, telecommunications headquarters and office blocks that are occupied by large numbers of workers. Several major rebuilding projects in Christchurch are being influenced by his findings, with an expected trickle-down effect as these new, advanced methods of engineering become the norm.
Brendon's prize recognises his sophisticated seismic hazard analysis and assessment modelling, and pioneering ground motion simulation to identify and mitigate earthquake impacts. His modelling relies on physics-based data, examining the geological and geophysical properties of rock and soil at specific locations. This differs from traditional ground motion modelling, which is based primarily on observation and generalised information.
Super computers are helping to revolutionise his research by completing in just one day, large-scale calculations and video animations in a day that could take up to five years on a laptop.
Prof Brendon Bradley, Rt Hon Bill English. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – March 21: Prime Ministers Science Prizes March 21, 2017 Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum / http://marktantrum.com)
The young civil engineer had limited, first-hand experience of earthquakes but within two years of completing his PhD, he had experienced both the Canterbury earthquakes and was in Tokyo during the magnitude 9 Tohoku Japan earthquake.
Brendon believes New Zealanders should focus on the social and economic disruption of earthquakes. He says we should take some comfort from knowing that the high quality earthquake research he and his team are doing is among the best in the world.
Brendon has received numerous national and international accolades for his seismic hazard analysis and his nomination for the Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist was judged only weeks before last year's Kaikoura earthquake. That earthquake continues to highlight the important role of earthquake scientists and engineers in New Zealand.
The selection panel were impressed with Brendon's research and his ability to express its scope and impact in a highly accessible way. The panel felt that Brendon is a mature leader and well connected nationally and internationally. The panel also commented on the way that Brendon can communicate in a confident and effective manner over a range of disciplines.
The international researcher is currently on sabbatical at Stanford University in California, where he is also collaborating with others in writing a text book that outlines the level of resilience required for buildings to withstand various earthquake magnitudes.
The Prize was presented to Brendon at an award ceremony at Parliament on 21 March.


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2012 Iowa drought now worse than '88
Orlan Love
Aug. 1, 2012 11:00 pm, Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 9:37 am
The drought of 2012 has exceeded its 1988 predecessor in terms of both extent and severity.
"This one is worse than '88," State Climatologist Harry Hillaker said Monday.
"You would have to go back to 1936 to find a drought worse than this one," he said.
Hillaker said the month of July, which is shaping up to be the third warmest and fifth driest in 140 years, pushed this year's drought ahead of the '88 drought, which has been the misery standard for most Iowans alive today.
Iowa's worst recorded drought in 1936 was also fueled by a torrid July, the hottest and second-driest in 140 years, Hillaker said.
"Heat makes droughts drier, and droughts make heat hotter," said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Neb.
"I do agree that damage from this year's drought will surpass that of 1988," said Fuchs, one of the authors of the increasingly popular U.S. Drought Monitor, which last week showed 53.44 percent of the nation in moderate or worse drought and all of Iowa in severe or extreme drought.
The high pressure dome that has repelled storms from the grain belt has actually strengthened and could hold sway for another two months, he said.
Iowa's statewide averages for rain and heat in the May-July period were actually slightly worse in 1988 than this year, but the confluence of extreme heat and dryness in July amplified this year's damages, Fuchs said.
"I think this year is worse than 1988. My sense is that it's a lot more widespread, with smaller sections of the state getting enough rain to keep crops in the good or excellent category," said Bill Northey, secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
The weekly USDA crop report, issued Monday, showed 46 percent of Iowa's corn rated poor or very poor, up from 40 percent the preceding week, while the portion of the crop rated good to excellent dropped from 23 percent to 20 percent.
"This drought is definitely going to be worse than 1988," said Solon farmer Ed Ulch, 68, who started farming with his dad in the 1960s.
While some of Ulch's best corn "looks close to normal," some of it has no ears, and in a 60-acre river bottom field, "the combine will just be pushing over barren stalks," said Ulch, a district director of the Iowa Soybean Association.
Similar magnitude
Dave Miller, research director for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, said the magnitude of this year's drought is comparable to the droughts of '88 and '36.
Because farming technology and practices have evolved, "the only way you can compare across time from one corn-growing era to another is by looking at yield deviation from the trend line," he said.
Iowa's average corn yield in 1988 was about 84 bushels per acre - about one-third less than the 122 bushel per acre trend line, he said.
This year, with a trend line of 176 bushels per acre, Miller said he expects Iowa's statewide average corn yield to be between 118 and 125 bushels per acre, which would compute to about one-third less than the trend line.
The worst-case scenario, with no more rain during the growing season, would be a deviation from normal of between 38 percent and 40 percent, he said.
Wayne Humphreys, 62, who farms near Columbus Junction, said he thinks his corn will make 100 bushels per acre this year, which is better than it did in 1988. "All I had then was hail insurance so I prayed for hail," he said.
For Humphreys, however, a localized drought in 1983 was worse than either '88 or this year. "My soybeans, at 35 bushels per acre, out yielded my corn, at 29 bushels per acre," he said.
After a 20-year succession of mostly good crops, the drought of 2012 will remind farmers that "Mother Nature still calls the shots," he said.
Dustin Koopman of Koopman Hay & Forage Service cuts corn plants for silage on land farmed by Doug Erger on Tuesday near Newhall. Erger usually only cuts about 10-15 acres of corn into silage for feed for his livestock. This year, he converted 50 acres into silage through next year because of the poor crop condition brought on by the drought.. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Stunted corn plants roll their leaves in an Iowa corn field in a futile attempt to protect themselves from the hot summer sun during the 1988 drought. (The Gazette)
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Colour Haze - "Colour Haze"
This is Colour Haze's follow up to the brilliant double CD/LP, Los Sounds de Krauts. It was recorded in Hanover in May 2004 and is a totally analog production to try to best capture the sound of the band and the 70s. The CD opens with "Mountain" (not on the LP version). "Mountain" starts slowly like many CH songs but then the groove kicks in and the band flies. Stefan's guitar sound has never sounded so good and Phillip's bass cuts through the mix and Mani... amazing... "Tao Nr. 43", is mostly instrumental and a groove rocker. "Did êl it" is a really cool short 2 minute jazz rock instrumental. The band really shows off here. "Love" is a 9½ minute mood rocker with some beautiful guitar playing and a bit jazzy at times as well. "Solitude" is a very heartfelt acoustic song. The center piece of the CD and maybe the best song the band has ever composed, is the 22 minute, "Peace, Brothers and Sisters!" It begins slow and spacey with Dave (Sula) playing some cool windy synths that fade away as we get pummeled by heavy riffs and great grooves that go on and on and develop. One part is Grand Funk, another Sabbath, Leafhound and ending with FREE. Amazing guitar solos and jamming by the band! "Flowers", another acoustic song closes this great CD. While, Colour Haze have not altered their sound and stick to what they do well but they have never sound better. Long live the 70's rock and roll.
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Intraoperative tests (RD‑100i OSNA system and Metasin test) for detecting sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer
Diagnostics guidance [DG8] Published date: August 2013
2 The technologies
4 The diagnostic tests
6 Considerations
7 Recommendations for further research
11 Diagnostics Advisory Committee members and NICE project team
12 Sources of evidence considered by the Committee
The problem addressed
The condition
The diagnostic and care pathways
3.1 The intraoperative molecular tests (RD‑100i OSNA system and Metasin test) are used during breast cancer surgery to detect the presence of 1 or 2 biological markers that are associated with metastatic spread in sentinel lymph node samples. The intention is that the test results are available during surgery and may be used to determine if other axillary lymph nodes should be removed at the same time as the initial tumour. This could avoid the need for a second operation and allow subsequent treatments such as chemotherapy to begin earlier.
3.2 The aim of this evaluation is to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of using the RD‑100i OSNA system and the Metasin test to detect metastases in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients having breast cancer surgery.
3.3 Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in England and Wales; there are about 46,000 new cases diagnosed and 10,900 deaths recorded each year. Around 1 in 9 women develop breast cancer at some stage in their life. Most breast cancers develop in women over 50 years, but they can also occur in younger women and, in rare cases, in men. There are around 260 cases of breast cancer diagnosed and 68 deaths recorded in men in England and Wales each year. Around 11,000 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer need additional surgery to manage the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes every year. In a few people, the tumour has spread significantly within the breast or to other organs of the body at initial diagnosis. Also, some people who have been treated with curative intent subsequently develop either a local recurrence or metastases.
3.4 Breast cancer mainly spreads by local spread to nearby tissues, or by regional or distant spread through the circulatory or lymphatic system. Spread through the lymphatic system is of relevance for this evaluation. It occurs when cancer cells become detached from the main breast tumour. These are then usually carried in the lymph to the axillary (armpit) lymph nodes, most likely the sentinel lymph nodes. The cancer cells can grow in the lymph nodes and cause swelling, although not all metastatic lymph nodes are morphologically abnormal. Lymph nodes are often used to stage cancer (measure the extent of the disease) because their function is to monitor lymph and trigger an immune response if a foreign substance is detected, and so they are one of the earliest sites at which the spread of cancer can be detected.
3.5 The treatment of breast cancer can cause many side effects including pain, fatigue, reduced fertility and osteoporosis. A diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent treatment can cause long-term anxiety, depression and isolation in both the patient and their relatives. Cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cause hair loss, and people with cancer can experience changes to the body that arise from the disease itself or from treatments such as mastectomy. These are associated with social stigma, and can have a significant impact on quality of life and reduce self-esteem.
3.6 One side effect of lymph node surgery is lymphoedema, which is more likely after axillary lymph node dissection than after sentinel lymph node biopsy. The most common symptom is swelling of the arm, hands and fingers on the side of the body that has been operated on, which can persist for months or years. Swelling can also affect the breast, chest and shoulder. Lymphoedema does not affect all people who have lymph node surgery but, in some people, it can develop soon after treatment or years later because of inflammation, infection and scarring.
3.7 Axillary lymph node dissections result in major and minor complications for 80% of women. Major complications include a 22% incidence of seromas (pockets of fluid under the skin), a 21% incidence of arm lymphoedema (general swelling) and a 14% infection rate. Other complications include pain, limited mobility, numbness and sensory loss. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is associated with a 7% incidence of lymphoedema, a 7% incidence of seroma and a 2% infection rate.
3.8 The current breast cancer care pathway is outlined in Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment (NICE clinical guideline 80). This guideline recommends that ultrasound evaluation of the axilla (armpit) is done in all patients being investigated for early invasive breast cancer. If morphologically abnormal lymph nodes are identified, ultrasound-guided needle sampling is offered preoperatively.
3.9 For patients who have no evidence of abnormal lymph nodes on ultrasound images or aspiration cytodiagnosis, minimal surgery is performed to stage the axilla during breast surgery to confirm that the cancer has not spread. Sentinel lymph node biopsy, in which the first lymph nodes are removed to see if the cancer has spread from the original site, is the preferred technique. A radioactive solution and a blue dye are injected into the breast before surgery to help identify the sentinel lymph nodes during surgery. However, identifying the nodes during surgery can be difficult and there is a widely recognised learning curve for performing sentinel lymph node biopsy. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Cardiff University and the Department of Health established a surgical training programme (NEW START) for performing the biopsy and set standards for surgeons to achieve a greater than 90% localisation rate (ability to locate sentinel nodes) and a less than 10% false negative rate. One study reported that the localisation rate achieved for sentinel lymph node biopsy was around 98% (Mansel et al. 2006).
3.10 The fresh biopsy tissue from sentinel lymph node biopsy is currently analysed using postoperative histopathology. This involves slicing the lymph node into very thin sections. These tissue sections are then stained and viewed by a consultant histopathologist to identify any abnormalities in the tissue. There is a small risk that histopathological analysis may miss a metastasis because only a few sections of the lymph node are examined, and metastatic foci are not evenly distributed through a lymph node so may not be present in sections that are examined. It is not clear how many sections from a lymph node are currently analysed in routine NHS practice. Results from histopathology usually take between 5 and 15 working days to be reported in the NHS. If the results are positive, the patient will have a second operation to remove the remaining lymph nodes (axillary dissection). This can be more technically challenging than performing the axillary dissection as part of the initial surgery.
3.11 Two pathological methods that can be used intraoperatively are frozen section and touch imprint cytology. Frozen section involves a section of the lymph node being snap-frozen, stained and sliced before being viewed by a consultant histopathologist. Touch imprint cytology involves the lymph node being sliced and the cut surface of the node imprinted on to a slide, which is then stained and viewed by a consultant histopathologist or cytopathologist. Both intraoperative pathological methods can be used to help determine if axillary lymph node dissection should be done at the same time as the first operation. Postoperative histopathology analysis is usually carried out on the remaining tissue to reduce the risk of a false negative result. However, in practice these intraoperative methods are rarely used because they have low accuracy and pathology resources are limited within the NHS.
3.12 The RD‑100i OSNA system and the Metasin test can be used to analyse either the whole lymph node or half of the lymph node with follow-up histopathology on the remaining half to confirm the results. The decision on whether to analyse the whole lymph node is based on clinical judgement.
3.13 People who have macrometastases or micrometastases detected in their sentinel lymph node are regarded as lymph node-positive, and usually receive axillary lymph node dissection. People who have isolated tumour cells in their sentinel lymph node are regarded as lymph node-negative and will not receive axillary lymph node dissection.
3.14 All information on the sentinel nodes, axillary nodes and primary breast tumour is typically discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting to determine the appropriate systemic adjuvant therapy. Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment (NICE clinical guideline 80) recommends that adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy should be started as soon as clinically possible within 31 days of completion of surgery in patients with early breast cancer having these treatments. The use of intraoperative molecular tests and a potential consequent reduction in the number of second operations performed may result in patients starting adjuvant therapy earlier.


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Barzin - To Live Alone In That Long Summer // Limited to 100 Black LPs
I discovered Monotreme Records back when This Will Destroy You released their intense second album 'Tunnel Blanket' in 2011 on some gorgeous clear/black splatter vinyl. Since then, I've made an effort to keep updated on their releases, which consist mostly of melodic instrumental stuff.
I feel like this Barzin album is a change of pace for the label, dipping their toes in acoustic songwriter waters. This first track reminds me of the Mutual Benefit album that took everybody by surprise this year.
Since Monotreme Records are based out of London, it's going to be a tad more expensive for us yanks. Still, this first track is quite lovely, and you can download it for free HERE.
I hope all of you vinyl lovers have had a very Merry Christmas, and your dreams will be filled with sugar plums and estate sales with .50 cent vinyl bins full of your favorite bands.
The new album features some of Toronto's finest musicians. Sandro Perri lends a hand as a producer. Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers), Daniela Gesendheit (Snowblink) and Tamara Lindeman
(Weather Station) appear on backing vocals on several tracks. Karen Graves (Hayden) provides a lovely, understated string arrangement The time taken, and the help received from a cast of stellar musicians, has resulted in his strongest record to date. "I feel I've been trying to make this album since I first started making records," says Barzin.
The album will be available on CD and digital formats, as well as a limited 180 gm vinyl LP (100 black, 300 white vinyl) which includes a free album CD. Pre-orders from the Monotreme Records website will also receive 2 digital downloads of previously unreleased tracks, plus a free sticker and pin whilst supplies last.
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Mbeng Celine Nchung Is Dead!
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The Deputy General Manager of the Yaounde Conference Centre died in Yaounde on Saturday April 11, 2015, after a brief illness.
Tabe neacutee Mbeng Celine Nchong, is no more. The former Deputy General Manager of the Yaounde Conference Centre, died at the National Social Insurance Hospital in Yaounde on Saturday April 11, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. after a brief illness. News about her death fell like a bombshell in the Cameroon Tribune newsroom yesterday, April 12, 2015.
At her residence in the Anguissa neighbourhood yesterday, sadness could be seen on the faces of relatives, friends and loved ones. Little or no information could be got from the relatives as the grief was still much. A source close to the family said Celine Mbeng had just returned from a cultural week in Mamfe when she had a malaise and was rushed to hospital where she died. Her body is presently in the mortuary of the National Social Insurance Fund Hospital in Yaounde.
The 40-year-old journalist was a product of the 27th batch of the Aanced School of Mass Communication (ASMAC) Yaounde, graduating in 1997. Celine Mbeng Nchong was a senior staff in the Ministry of Communication where she occupied several posts in several departments before being appointed Inspector Number Two in the same ministry. She was later appointed Deputy General Manager Director of the Yaounde Conference Centre.
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Interview: Zion I
It has been a busy year for East Bay hip-hop duo Zion I. First, DJ AmpLive came out with his fourth full-length, "Murder at the Discotech," in the summer of 2010. A few months later, emcee Baba Zumbi dropped "The Burnerz," a collaboration with The ARE, a group he met while on tour. Then in November, Zion I released its seventh full-length album, "Atomic Clock," and immediately hit the road in support of it. Now, after a break for the holidays, the two return to play the first show of 2011, at Oakland's very own New Parish venue. Earlier this week, Zumbi took the time to answer a handful of questions about what the two have been up to:
What has the reaction to "Atomic Clock" been like, from critics, fans and other musicians?
There's been a very positive reaction to the new album. Critics and fans alike seem to be more drawn to this record than to "the Takeover", which had a more pop-based sound.
How would you rank this album among the other six full-lengths? Are you the type of artist that always considers the most recent work to be the best, or do you evaluate the art you've produced in a different way (and if so, what are the criteria)?
I judge our work by whether or not people enjoy listening to the music years after it's been released. With that said, "Mind Over Matter" and "True & Livin'" seem to have those types of songs that people can return to.
What is your take on art? Do you feel that it is something that an artist produces for him or herself, like catharsis of sorts? Or do you think that art serves a greater good, that it should be for the masses? Or some kind of balance of the two?
I feel that art is a psychological need for the artist. When that catharsis is reached by the creator, the audience can't help but feel the same release and relief. Art definitely serves a greater good; we tune one another's emotions by the art and music we create.
Lyrically, you seem to be getting at something deeper (and sometimes more controversial) than a lot of other artists out there today. Are people ever surprised when they hear Zion I and realize that hip-hop doesn't always have to be about things that are, for example, excessive, fantastical or degrading?
People aren't surprised; they seem to be refreshed by the messages that we drop. We hark back to the golden age when the music had a social consciousness. We haven't forgotten the importance of the music. People are affected by the music, the intention goes out and is received and multiplied.
You utilized a new process on this album, seeking to expand upon Amp's initial gut feeling and framework for a piece, instead of the meticulous back and forth until a song is just right. Was this decision conscious? Do you feel this method resulted in songs that were more fleshed out and evolved? Will you continue with this in the future, or do you feel it was a tactic that only works with a certain kind of music or approach?
This process was due to circumstance more than anything else. We had to finish the record within a very short period of time, so we weren't afforded the luxury of going back and revising the songs. This was actually more similar to the way that we started making music. I enjoy this method, because it allows us to be more connected to the moment, instead of considering what people will think when they hear it.
What's next for Zion I? Are there other moods or musical directions that you haven't yet pursued but want to?
Indeed, we have a new Zion I & Grouch record that is dropping in late March that we're excited about. We also have plans to do an electronic based record next. That will be fun.
Of all the experiences you've had in the past decade or so, what has taught you the most? Were there any particular preconceptions or ways of thinking you brought with you into the Zion I collaboration that have since been reinvented or completely turned on their heads? In what ways were you naive, and how have you grown or been challenged?
Just watching the industry continually wax and wane has been a lesson in and of itself. The trends, the shifting formats, all of these things are what most people are so compelled by. But, for me, the only sanctuary amidst all this change was the music itself. We are seeking to create art that is timeless, and that speaks to the human condition. Focusing on living has been the greatest lesson of all.
Anything else you'd like to mention or share?
Check out "the Burnerz" online and on YouTube..and big up yaself!!
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Elizabeth Warren's full court press in NH
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Julian Castro's Granite State swing draws positive reviews
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Elizabeth, Bruce, and Bailey return to New Hampshire
Sen. Elizabeth Warren returned to the first-in-the-nation primary state on Friday, and she didn't come alone. The Massachusetts Democrat was accompanied once again by a team of staffers as well as her husband Bruce and their golden retriever Bailey. WMUR Valley News Boston Globe While she made Iowa her first stop after announcing a presidential exploratory committee on Dec. 31, Warren's now made the quick trip across the border twice in less than a week to New Hampshire, which is considered by many a 'must win' state for her in the Democratic nomination race. After a stop at the Flying Goose Pub in New London, Warren held a larger and longer event at the Common Man restaurant in Claremont. WATCH the entire event
Sanders supporter: 'I think she's clearly trying to harvest Bernie people'
Claremont borders Vermont, home of independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. If Sanders does launch a second presidential campaign, he and Warren would be battling for the increasingly influential progressive vote in New Hampshire. Sanders crushed eventual nominee Hillary Clinton in Claremont in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. The small city is also the home of Sanders' son Levi Sanders, who ran unsuccessfully last year for Congress in the state's First District.
"I think she's clearly trying to harvest Bernie people," former state Sen. Burt Cohen told the Concord Monitor. "Claremont was a strong area for Bernie and it's an important area within New Hampshire. But there are lots of other people running who will be interested in Bernie supporters, possibly including Bernie himself," added Cohen, a member of the Sanders steering committee who served as a Sanders delegate at the 2016 Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Asked Friday night why she choose Claremont for her second stop, Warren said she wants talk to people in all parts of New Hampshire.
WATCH: In an interview with the Concord Monitor, Warren talks about her relationship with Sanders
Staffing Up
Warren's hired four staffers with ties or experience in first-in-the-nation politics. As reported last weekend by the Boston Globe and the Concord Monitor, Warren brought on board Liz Wester – a New Hampshire Democratic Party, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, and Hillary Clinton veteran. On Friday she announced three more hires.
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WATCH: Warren says she isn't a professional politician
Jam-packed trip
Three days after declaring his candidacy for president in his native Texas, former San Antonio mayor and former U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary Julian Castro made a two day swing through the Granite State. Castro attracted a large crowd in a small café in Somersworth as he kicked off his trip. The next morning he was in front of the national media as he headlined 'Politics and Eggs' at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics – a must stop for White House hopefuls. And he later toured a recovery center and engaged in some retail politics in the Lakes region. He also made some news along the way, including lamenting the lack of diversity in New Hampshire and Iowa.
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Delaney spotlights BuzzFeed report as he makes his 13th trip (you read that right) to NH
If a bombshell report proves true, Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney says it would be "appropriate" for the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump. Delaney was in Concord Friday morning – hours after the release of report from the on-line news organization Buzz Feed that claimed the president personally directed his attorney at the time – Michael Cohen – to lie to Congress about plans he had to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
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Steyer wants to finish the job
Tom Steyer may not be running for the White House, but he says he's still on a mission to oust the president from the White House. "I felt like I started this. I'm going to finish the job," Steyer told the Monitor on Thursday. The billionaire environmental and progressive activist was interviewed hours before he held a town hall in Hanover focused on his push to impeach Trump.
Kelly weighs in on Gillibrand bid
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York announced the launch of a presidential exploratory committee earlier this week – and is expected to visit New Hampshire later this month. The senator was last in the Granite State in October, to campaign for 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former state senator Molly Kelly. Kelly told the Monitor she's thrilled Gillibrand is making a White House bid, but added it's way too early for her to endorse anyone. "At this point, I just want to be here to welcome people to New Hampshire who are running and make sure they get to meet as many people as they can," she said. But she praised the number of women running or thinking of running for the Democratic nomination, adding "we are a country of real diversity and we pride ourselves on that. And we see that in many of the people who are running and I think it's great that more women are running for president."
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee will be in the Granite State on Monday and Tuesday. An aide to former New York City Michael Bloomberg said the billionaire activist will be in the state on Jan. 29. Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts – also mulling a White House bid – makes a trip across the border on Feb. 2. And Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio will be in the state in early February, as part of a listening and learning tour. The increasingly influential New Hampshire Young Democrats hold their annual Granite Slate awards dinner and fundraising event on Feb. 9. The big question is who will headline the soiree? Last year Julian Castro keynoted the event.
Rath says CNN TV gig gives Kasich 'a bully pulpit'
As John Kasich finished his second term as Ohio governor this week, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate – who's mulling a 2020 primary challenge against the president - announced he had signed with CNN as a senior political commentator. "He wants to be a part of the discussion going forward. He cares a great deal about where the country is going and how it's getting there, the state of the division that exists in this country, and this is a bully pulpit for him," former New Hampshire Attorney General and longtime GOP consultant Tom Rath told the Monitor. "It's a way to remain a part of the discussion, be part of the dialogue and he has a voice he wants to use to try to drive Americans to a better place," added Rath, a senior advisor on Kasich's 2016 campaign who remains close with the now-former governor. Rath said going on CNN gives Kasich "a visibility that just being a former governor would not necessarily give him. It allows him to be current."
Kasich hosted a show last decade on Fox News Channel, which is considered Republican leaning. So why go on CNN, which is considered by many to be a center-left cable news network. "Where he needs to be is the responsible, centrist, Republican vote, the Eisenhower Republican, the Judd Gregg Republican," Rath said. "The Republican who is not of the extreme that Trump is. That audience is not necessarily the one that Fox reaches."
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Human Warrior
Joey Greer as a human warrior
Hair Dark brown
Appeared in J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin
During J. R. R. Tolkien's first and third verse
Location(s) The Black Gate of Mordor
A human warrior made a cameo appearance in J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin. He was portrayed by Joey Greer.
The human warrior represents the humans of Middle-earth. The race of Men (Atani) is one of the several races inhabiting Arda, and is the second race of beings created by the supreme God, Ilúvatar.
A human warrior, alongside an Orc and two High Elves, briefly appeared at the Black Gate of Mordor during J. R. R. Tolkien's first verse when he said, "Welcome to Shire-raq!" The warrior could later be seen again, alongside the Orc, elves, and Led Zeppelin, during the final line in Tolkien's third verse, "Every time I battle, it's Return of the King!"
The warrior's costume and hair appear to be based off that of Faramir, the younger brother of Boromir and a hero of Gondor during the war against Sauron.
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The restoration is the star of WWI documentary 'They Shall Not Grow Old'
Movie Reviews>
As both a film nerd and a history nerd, I have a standing protest against the very idea behind the new WWI documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old." Gimmicks like colorization and adding 3D and sound to historical footage are typically barriers to the original, first-take view of history. Not cool.
But after seeing this movie I'm ready to blow that sentiment right out my ear.
This project began when the BBC approached director Peter Jackson about marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I by giving him access to their archives and giving him complete creative freedom as long as it was respectful to the soldiers depicted.
Jackson took the grainy, black-and-white, and soundless footage and ran it through various computer programs to reveal extraordinary detail hidden in these old films.
The addition of color plus slowing the film down make it feel less jerky and more contemporary, and the result is almost like someone hopped into the trenches in 1917 and started recording with an iPhone. After Jackson adds 3D to the images, adding depth to the film, you are literally able to see and experience the First World War in a way that hasn't been possible for over a century.
The restoration is the star of the show here and Jackson fills in the historical narrative by using archival interviews with WWI veterans as the voiceovers for the footage. The focus here isn't on specific battles or dates and places but is instead on the soldiers themselves and the human experience of going to war.
Jackson also doesn't shy away from the horrors of battle as dead bodies ripped apart by shrapnel make regular appearances and the bright red blood of the soldier's injuries can be jarring.
World War I is a war that tends to get glossed over in our popular imagination even though millions of people died fighting it. To see it brought back to life so vividly shows that history is not some grainy and dusty forgotten artifact, but instead is vibrant and full and wholly relevant to the world we find ourselves in today.
The potential of reviving even more early films to such a high standard is exciting to even a nerdy purist like myself. Jackson deserves a lot of praise for taking on this effort and doing it in a way that makes these windows into the past a little wider and a little clearer.
"They Shall Not Grow Old" is rated R for disturbing war images.
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With production beginning on the 6th and probably final season of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD," what have we learned so far? We know that the title of the first episode of the 13 episode season is "Missing Pieces" and it is directed by the "Son of Coul" himself, Clark Gregg. This isn't Gregg's first time in the directors chair as he directed Season 5 episode "Fun and Games." We also know that Jeff Ward has been signed as a series regular in his role as Fitzsimmons Grandson Zeke. More lemons for Quake it would seem.
The fact that he hasn't disappeared is good news for those who believe that his existence speaks well for the continued relationship of Fitz and Simmons… provided they can find the Fitz-cicle floating around somewhere in space. Perhaps when they thaw him out he can lay on Fitzsimmons the proposal she DIDN'T hear when Kasius had his remote control thingy on Jemma's ears. If you have NO IDEA what I'm talking about, get with the binge watching and catch up on your "Agents of Shield." You've got until 2019. You can just make it. The main missing piece is the return of Coulson himself. So far the executives and cast have been pretty good at keeping it under wraps. Where is Spider-Man's Tom Holland when you need him?


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Andrei Gennadèvitx Kirilenko (Ijevsk, 1981) és un exjugador rus de bàsquet. Va jugar la major part de la seva carrera als Utah Jazz, de l'NBA i al CSKA Moscou, a la posició d'aler. El 2011 va adquirir la nacionalitat estatunidenca.

Palmarès
 Campionat d'Europa de bàsquet: 2007
 Lliga russa de bàsquet: 1998, 1999, 2000
 NEBL: 2000

Estadístiques a l'NBA

Enllaços externs

 Blog d'Andrei Kirilenko i Masha Lopatova a Sports.ru
 Perfil a l'NBA
 Perfil a basketball-reference.com
 Perfil a InterBasket

Jugadors de bàsquet russos
Jugadors dels Minnesota Timberwolves
Persones d'Ijevsk
Jugadors de bàsquet soviètics
Jugadors de bàsquet estatunidencs
Naixements del 1981

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Much like an ill-mannered and ill-tempered child, if he can't have it his way, he is going to break it so nobody can play or use it: Affordable Healthcare Act , NFL, Iran Nuclear Deal, and Puerto Rico. Tillerson was right, he is a F-ing Moron. We have no real leadership, just a giant man-baby. Why would anyone believe what he says or enter into any agreement with the United States when he could decide he doesn't like the terms at any moment? Who leaves millions of people without healthcare coverage or with the prospects of paying increased premiums for healthcare coverage when they didn't have to? Who backs a dictator with nuclear weapons into a corner leaving him with just a few dangerous options? Who seeks to do away with agreements that at bare minimum prevent more nuclear weapons in an area that has been historically home to deep religious divisions and terrorist organizations? What kind of leader sides with groups who advocate for racial purity and worships Nazis? When has a POTUS ever sided with Russia over his own intelligence agencies? When has a POTUS been so antagonistic to a free press to the point that the press is in fear of their physical well-being? When has a POTUS ever been so antagonistic to members of his own party? When has a POTUS sought to cut U.S. citizens off from help in their time of need? When has a POTUS ever criticized an honored war hero or a Gold Star family? When has a POTUS known less about the people, issues, and government which he is tasked to lead?
In reply to calbear93 • 5:55p, 10/13/17
As an attorney that used to try employment cases, I quoted Donny because I thought it was a particularly astute and extremely accurate observation. It also perfectly underscores the horror of the fact his conduct, which would get him fired from most jobs, does not result in his discharge from the position that wields the most power in the world. However, he may trigger the exercise of the 25th Amendment eventually.
4:23a, 10/16/17
Trump will go down as the worst president in American history. Consider the embarrassment it's already been and then remember we have at least 3.5 more years of this. It's not at all unlikely that he is re-elected as long as he still has the support of the Republican base, even if his approval ratings continue to be abysmal, his personal character continues to be trash, and his administration continues to be a joke (not to mention, Russia). The total Republican dominance in national government representation despite actually being the popular minority party is a statement about how undemocratic our federal government is, and there's a decent chance it keeps him in power despite losing the popular vote once again.
I hope Bernie runs for the Democratic nomination and wins. If this term becomes the all-time cluster**** I believe it will be, he could actually become president. Though he has critical disadvantages (socialism is evil to huge numbers of Americans), he also has tremendous advantages against Trump that few other candidates have. Bernie is relatively clean, earnest and direct. He's not going to be put on the defensive in debates for a mountain of personal scandals like Hillary, and will be able to take the offensive in a lot of topics where Hillary wouldn't. Not to mention, he will be personally stronger in competition against Trump. I had a lot more confidence in Hillary as a competitor before the first debate than ever again after. I was surprised to see publications judging it a win for Clinton because I thought she got her *ss kicked. Trump repeatedly put her on the defensive with sharp attacks and her defense was pitiful. Her efforts to take Trump to task might have been even worse. There is a litany of sins to call Trump to account for and I have confidence in Bernie as master inquisitor. He's going to bark Trump's sins out one-by-one (the ones fit for a presidential debate, at least) and Trump will be on the defensive for a change.
More importantly however, I'd rather take a chance on an actual change candidate like Bernie running and winning than taking a more cautious shot with a compromise 'third-way democrat'. There are ideas that need a powerful standard-bearer and Bernie can do that if he becomes president. It will be hard for legislation to get passed, but at least things like universal healthcare, universal housing, universal basic income, egalitarian taxation, full civil rights for all citizens and sane foreign policy, environmental policy, education policy, etc will get into the national conversation.
10:41a, 10/16/17
You lost me after the first paragraph. Bernie may be clean but his wife is not and apparently that matters when you are a democrat. I think it's time for fresh blood and to be honest, if Trump represents change I would be more than happy to go back to a corporate democrat for some semblance of normalcy and competence.
In reply to Unit2Sucks • 10:44a, 10/16/17
Agreed. Bernie helped push the Democrats further left, but he's pretty old. I doubt he's the man to run again and win. But a younger candidate taking up a similar platform and rhetorical style could do it.
"This is the existence of Donald Trump in the wake of President Barack Obama. Trump can't hold a candle to Obama, so he's taking a tiki torch to Obama's legacy. Trump can't get his bad ideas through Congress, but he can use the power of the presidency to sabotage or even sink Obama's signature deeds.
In fact, if there is a defining feature of Trump as "president," it is that he is in all ways the anti-Obama not only on policy but also on matters of propriety and polish. While Obama was erudite, Trump is ignorant. Obama was civil, Trump is churlish. Obama was tactful, Trump is tacky.
There is a thing present in Obama and absent from Trump that no amount of money or power can alter: a sense of elegant intellectualism and taste." Charles Blow, NY Times
The Liar in Chief now says that the past two Presidents failed to contact the families of fallen soldiers by mail, by telephone, or in person. It is unknown whether he has contacted the families of the fallen soldiers in Niger. When confronted with his lie, The Liar in Chief responded that is what someone told him. You would think that this specific type of information would be vetted before a sitting POTUS would attempt to throw two of his predecessors under the bus for not attending to the duties of a Commander In Chief of the U.S. military. Is there no depth that this child will sink to?
In reply to Unit2Sucks • 2:57p, 10/16/17
Relatively clean
Bernie is a politician so of course there's dirt to be thrown, but in proportion to Clinton it's just a mole hill. Trump will not get the mileage he needs out of attacking Bernie personally as he did against Clinton.
I like Bernie for reasons I can't articulate but he would not be a good president. He's more of a bomb thrower than a thoughtful driver of policy. I also recall a number of stories about how poorly he treated individuals in his campaign.
Why doesn't our country deserve a great president? I would like to see someone who is competent, compassionate and respectful of both our cherished traditions and contemporary conditions.
I don't know who the right person is but if we have to pick a senator I'm probably going with Franken or Booker. I don't particularly like Gavin Newsom but I think he would be a lot better than Bernie and would probably win.
What is it with the White House and their inability to tell the truth? Now comes John Kelley who decided to recount a story about the member of Congress who dared criticized Trump's conversation with a Gold Star widow. Kelly recounted his story which occurred at the dedication for a new FBI building. Kelly said that the member of Congress when giving a few words at the dedication went on and on about how she had secured funding for the building by calling the former president and how she delivered for her constituents and did not mentioned the two FBI agents for who the building was named after. It appears that the Sun-Sentinel obtained a video of the dedication and reports that the member of Congress did not mention anything about securing funding for the building, but did mention efforts in getting the building named after the two slain FBI agents, by praising Boehner and Rubio. This is in total contrast to the comments made by John Kelly before the White House Press. Why would Kelly, a man so revered for his service and his family's sacrifice to this country knowing recount an untrue story when the facts could be instantly verified and show his story to be at best untrue and at worst a lie? Why would Kelly risk his reputation which he had so carefully cultivated? What makes this even more bizarre is the White House response that, "Reporters should not be challenging Kelly, a retired Marine Corp General."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-defends-kellys-defense-of-trump/ar-AAtLI9K
I would not be surprise that part that of General Kelly's speech was prepared by the Moron or someone on his staff. His version of the Florida renaming of the FBI building was completely wrong. He should had been criticizing the Moron for forcing him to rehash the death of his son!
Apparently Kelly forgot to mention that the TRUTH is no longer sacred.
In reply to Cave Bear • 1:34a, 10/21/17
The Republicans are absolutely terrific at smearing Democrats (and other opponents, like John McCain in the South Carolina Primary against W) based on the fakest of news that magically appeals to enough of their fact free voters to make the difference in elections, i.e.,
Kerry, a decorated and wounded soldier was Swift Boated into a coward;
Gore, who, among politicians, had the vision to help develop the internet through political nurturing, was lied into being a liar by attributing to him something he never said,
McCain fathered (horrors) a mixed-race child
(not to mention the decades long smearing of Hillary with a mountain of fake news about murder conspiracies, lesbian orgies, etc., etc., etc., that got eaten up as Gospel by enough voters to give her an uphill battle just to start with).
(1) If they can do that to them, successfully, they can do it to anyone.
(2) Given that history, largely supported and perpetrated by the big Republican donors, who seem to metastasize as time goes on, i.e., the Kochs, the Mercers, Sinclair, etc., etc., etc., etc., why would they even need any, me-too, participation by the Russians to accomplish the enough-shift in the electorate through, again another mountain of fake news, that turned the last national election?
One of the most startling pieces of news to me recently is the freely-admitted revelation that the Republicans had the massive advantage of long-developed targeting techniques given to them by Facebook employees embedded in their campaign, which massive advantage was achieved, very simply, because the Democrats were too stupid to take up Facebook's offer to provide them with the same skills, support, etc.
Fishy Whitefish (twitter thread) -- Anyone is familiar with government contracting?
In reply to BearChemist • 11:04a, 10/27/17
Shocking that the government is inefficient and wastes tax payers' money.
Hang on, I think when he called out the no audit clause he left out the "of the labor rates" part. This is the first I'm seeing of this contract, but I read that to mean that the entities can't look at how much profit whitefish was making on labor markup. I'm not saying that's good or bad (and I admit I don't know much, if anything, about FAR), but before making a stink about a specific provision, it would be best to be accurate about the critique.
The fact that this small shop received this large contract feels like something straight from that movie War Dogs, but doesn't surprise me at all given how dysfunctional our government is, and particularly under the new regime. This is the same type of stuff that the republicans made such a big deal out of in connection with Haiti and Bill Clinton. I'm sure we're only scratching the surface of the type of graft going on in this administration given that they have absolutely no respect for transparency or upholding public trust. Why would they when the only people they care about (their base) believe 100% of what they say, regardless of credible evidence challenging its veracity.
Shocking that the waste and inefficiency comes through its kleptocratic relationship with private industry
In reply to Cave Bear • 5:57p, 10/27/17
Also shocking that it seems to get worse in Republican administrations.
In reply to mikecohen • 3:08a, 10/28/17
mikecohen said:
This is something I'd love to see Republicans defend themselves against. Just off the top of my head I can recall the smear campaigns of Nixon against Voorhees and Douglas, the smear campaigns of Bush against McCain and Kerry and the birther smear campaign against Obama.
I can't recall anything comparable from Democrats against Republicans
In reply to sycasey • 12:12a, 10/31/17
I think what comes next after Trump will be worse.
How is that worse?
In reply to drizzlybears brother • 3:54p, 10/31/17
Joined: Aug 8, 2008
My familiarity was with DOD Public Works contracts, which mostly followed FAR guidance, however when a national emergency is declared FAR guidelines go into the dumper. Unfortunately some Contracting Officers continue the practices after the emergency ends.
One typical stipulation is that DOL does a wage audit of Government Contractors to make sure employers are paying DOL wages. This is likely what the no-audit clause is about. In most cases contractors can get away with paying below DOL wages, even if audited. The big kicker is that this work should involve Davis-Bacon wages for construction trades (following DOL guidance) however the contractor can pay much lower Service Contract Act wages and pocket the difference with impunity if there is not DOL labor rate audit.
AS far as the award itself is concerned. Remember contracting officers are awarded based on the volume of contracts awarded, not the contract effectiveness in using taxpayer dollars. I once saved $200 million by proving that a contract was improperly awarded. That won me no friends amongst our contracting office who had to repeat a two years study, unfunded.
Finally, few, if any contracting officers are willing to declare a company unfit for the job until after they show up and prove it by failure. Outsourced the base police at a top secret facility to a contractor who couldn't carry guns; the other contractors knew and protested, but we fired the police force and when the contractor showed up on day one without guns; the Contracting Officer fired him too.
In reply to Unit2Sucks • 1:15p, 11/3/17
I read somewhere that Trump thinks Bannon is a leaker? This kind of blows my mind.
Are you genuinely surprised? He's a mole for the Mercers who is there to keep Trump honest. Well "honest" is obviously not the right word but take my words seriously not literally.
Could never understand the dynamics of the Bannon/Mercers relationship until now. Mercers own a big chunk of Breitbart and are in a long-term dispute with the IRS over a $7B tax bill.
Mercers initially supported Cruz, but figured Bannon and Kellyanne could persuade Trump to make their pesky tax spat go poof. Bannon's now out, so he can't help the Mercers and they cut ties.
In reply to BearDevil • 8:52a, 11/4/17
Mercers initially supported Cruz...
Yeah, the photo of Cruz' dad on the Grassy Knoll kinda burned that relationship.
This Mercer?
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7bktk0/one_year_on_donald_trump_is_still_an_illegitimate/?st=J9R6FHG8&sh=1047e1d0
Has trickle down Economics ever worked in this country? Will we see wage increases due to cutting corporate taxes? Will the public at large get on board with the tax cuts being pushed for corporations? How will the issue of deducting local and state taxes get past members from California, New York and others?
The problem, in a nutshell.
In reply to sycasey • 3:23p, 11/9/17
Disgusting and idiotic idol worshiping. We need more sunshine all around and we need to accept how dark all of our hearts truly are. We need to move away from the dark places that Trump, Bannon and his likes will take us and reclaim true conservative principles and personal accountability.
In reply to calbear93 • 4:41p, 11/9/17
Conservative principles are whatever the current iteration of the Republican Party says they are. I don't think any party is looking back 50-60 years to determine what their principles are. Certainly not the Democrats, who were where the Jim Crow legislators primarily were during that period of time and probably not the Republicans either. The Republicans' biggest issue is practicing what they preach.
In fairness to Moore, who is a neanderthal and entirely deplorable, the laws in Alabama support old men engaging in intercourse with 16 year olds.
It's disgusting, but not a crime.
She was 14, but, no matter what, people who know better who are defending him because he is in the same political clan are sellouts.
In reply to Yogi Bear • 5:21p, 11/9/17
You mean like the Democrats who pretend to be feminist but then rape and otherwise sexually assault women?
And that's your opinion on what the conservative principles are. I don't think necessarily a very informed or reasonable opinion at that, but you can have it and keep it. I doubt any Republican would give one ounce of weight to what you say are conservative principles (or anything you claim to believe really), but if that makes you feel better about yourself and gives you a sense of identity without actually having to judge yourself, go at it. I wasn't addressing the comment to people like you who are so fixated on your alleged liberal views that logic and reason has no place anyway.
It was really more just venting with fellow moderate conservatives that we have to take back our party and put principle above winning an election and remember what made us conservatives in the first place (and it wasn't the non-sense nationalism and selfishness but it was smaller government, fiscal responsibility, personal accountability, individual dignity, protection of family values, unity as human beings instead of divisions based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender).
Which Democrats are you referring to? (I actually know already, but I want to see you defeat your own point).
I actually didn't say anything on what conservative principles are, but thanks for the rant.
Well, that ties into practicing what you preach. Conservatives say they're for those things, but they aren't. Conservatives don't believe in smaller government at all. They believe in things like eliminating the EPA and cutting medical care, but they don't actually believe in a smaller budget because what they really believe in is bigtime defense spending at the expense of those other things and with a large deficit (something else they say they want to reduce, but not really). Personal accountability is a vague meaningless term. Family values is code for anti-abortion and anti-LGBT which isn't family values at all. And no party promotes more division among non-white, non-Christian, non-heterosexuals than the Republican Party.
Agreed. Just responding to the point about the older teenagers which in Alabama is a way of life apparently.