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Google Stadia controller will not support Bluetooth headsets at launch
Windows 10 may soon automatically uninstall broken Windows Updates
There have been some notably bad updates automatically foisted upon Windows 10 users in recent history, but when bad things happen Windows can often automatically recover, or users can pop into safe mode and dig out the offending software/update.
Windows 10 endures enjoys a near constant stream of updates and patches to, as Microsoft put it, "keep your device secure and running at peak efficiency". Unfortunately from time to time, the installation process for these updates doesn't go smoothly.
The new feature is created to spot if Windows has failed to start and cross-reference it against any updates to Windows-as-a-Service that have been installed, and if necessary, restore to the "last good configuration".
'Majority of Madrid players have delivered, some have not' - Solari
Solari walked into Wednesday's Champions League game against Ajax with a knife over his head as rumours of a successor for the job have already been doing the rounds.
So, you've spent your life savings on a mammoth rig; everything runs butter-smooth; and bam, you're hit with a crippling Windows 10 update that brings your gaming performance to a crawl.
Should the user decide to continue to use Windows 7 after its support expiration on January 14th, the operating system will no longer receive security updates and could be subject to numerous vulnerabilities and exploits.
In a recently published support document, Microsoft explains that Windows may attempt to roll back recently downloaded updates in the event of startup failure. Surface Go will be the first device in the Surface lineup to preview this feature. After 30 days, Windows will again try to install the updates. I would hope that admins will be able to turn off the notification for endpoints to avoid an influx of support tickets about the upgrades but it's not explicitly clear if this is the case.
Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta wedding: Tony Blair, Aamir Khan are among guests
The wedding ceremonies will kickstart anytime soon with baaraat assembling at Trident Hotel, BKC at 3.30 pm. Akash Ambani proposed to Shloka Mehta in March 2018 after having dated since high school.
Britain removes citizenship from two more IS brides: report READ MORE
Kirsty McNeill, a director at Save the Children UK, urged Britain to "take responsibility for their citizens" in Syria. A British government spokesman said: "The death of any child is tragic and deeply distressing for the family".
ISIS bride Shamima Begum's baby has reportedly died
Syrian Democratic Forces have denied reports that the baby son of Islamic State (IS) bride Shamima Begum has died. They say the teenager should face justice if she is found to have broken the law by travelling to Syria.
Captain Marvel: 20 Easter Eggs And References Explained
In North America, Captain Marvel finished its opening weekend as the seventh-largest opening weekend in the MCU. Captain Marvel is also the first Marvel superhero movie that's headlined exclusively by a female superhero.
EPL scores, results | Arsenal beat Manchester United, Liverpool beat Burnley
The visitors took a surprise lead in the sixth minute, with Ashley Westwood scoring direct from a corner. Andrews was barely 10 minutes old when a fan came onto the field of play and approached Grealish.
Trudeau: Mistakes made in SNC-Lavalin affair, no rules broken
Trudeau responded to the Globe report by telling the news media that his government did not "direct" her on the matter. That's the difference between Justin Trudeau and me". "As we now learn ... that was not the case", Trudeau said.
Freeda Forman, Daughter Of Boxing Champ George Foreman, Dies In Texas
George Foreman ended up paying his daughter to retire after her first loss because he didn't want her to be in the ring anymore. She left the sport after her first defeat to focus on raising a family. "Okay, one more year - aww one more decade".
Met Éireann issue snow and ice warning for 9 counties
It advised people to get their shopping done on Saturday , if possible, to cut out a need to travel while the alert is in place. After weeks of bitterly cold temperatures and mountains of snow, it looks like the GTA is in for a bit of a warmup this weekend.
R. Kelly: Gayle King Says Kelly Tried To Control Girlfriends' CBS Interview
And, she didn't hold back. "I gave you 30 years of my f-ing career!" "Why would I? How stupid would it be for R. Kelly has suggested that the parents of both women handed them over to him - a charge the families have denied.
Tucker Carlson refuses to apologize for misogynistic remarks
In 2011, Jeffs was convicted of child sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison. Indeed, leftists aren't just unoffended by Carlson's comments - they're excited .
Disney's streaming service will have the 'entire' Disney library, CEO says
Iger said the vault would disappear when the streaming service was released later this year (though there is still no set date). As of now, that timeline still looks to be accurate, as Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that things would be finished "soon".
No 2020 White House Run for Senator Sherrod Brown
Brown had easily won re-election to the Senate in November in OH , even though Republicans captured every other statewide office . Believe me, we will fight. "The best place for me to make that fight is in the United States Senate", Brown said in a statement.
USA to Remove All Diplomatic Personnel from Venezuela
"I'm very confident that the tide is moving in the direction of the Venezuelan people", Pompeo said. He said that school and work in the country would be suspended for another 48 hours.
'Captain Marvel' Cheers Theaters After a Dismal Start to 2019
The film is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck , and was filmed on location in Louisiana and California. It opened up at No. 1 in the box office and brought in about $150 million for its opening weekend.
Meghan Markle glows in green from Erdem as she joins Prince Harry
At the time , multiple reports suggested Meghan's "difficult" behaviour had caused a strain within the royal household. In November, Meghan's personal assistant Melissa Touabti quit after six months at the job.
Real Madrid re-hires Zinedine Zidane as manager amid tumultuous season
Real crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 with a 4-1 loss to Ajax last week, their fourth straight home defeat. During his first spell with the club, over the course of less than three seasons, he managed to win nine trophies.
Trump to seek another US$8.6b for border wall
The administration is counting on robust economic growth, including from the 2017 Republican tax cuts, to push down the red ink. The budget cuts non-defense spending even below the budget caps Congress set for this fiscal year by an average of 5 percent.
Second Brexit meaningful vote: What happens in Parliament next week?
In the absence of visible progress, she has sought to remind MPs of the stakes involved in rejecting her divorce agreement. An RAF plane is reported to be on standby to fly her to Brussels to clinch a deal if an agreement is in sight.
Dozens hurt as New York-bound flight suffers severe turbulence
The US National Weather Service had issued advisories on Saturday warning pilots of expected turbulence. Most injuries were minor, with passengers suffering bumps and bruises, but one person had a broken leg.
Jong-nam murder trial: Murder charge against Siti Aisyah withdrawn
Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of late dictator Kim Jong-il, had challenged his half-brother's succession to the top post. "I did not expect it", a visibly elated Aisyah told reporters as she was ushered into a vehicle outside the court.
22 'Terrorist Training Camps Run in Pakistan', No Action Taken - Indian Official
The Balakot airstrike conducted by India was a counter-terrorism operation, which was well within the worldwide laws. But after the Pulwama attack, India has set "a new normal".
Arnold Palmer Day 1 recap
Former Bay Hill champions Jason Day and Marc Leishman, as well as Aaron Baddeley, are the only Australians in the field. Rafa Cabrera Bello plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round.
Zion misses 4th straight game with knee sprain
Without having to face Williamson, North Carolina would be a long way toward its first regular-season sweep of Duke since 2009. RJ Barrett is averaging 23.3 points and 7.4 rebounds while Zion Williamson is averaging 21.6 points and 2.2 assists.
Jan-Michael Vincent dies 2019 from cardiac arrest at 73 - Obituary
The death certificate TMZ is citing said Vincent died from cardiac arrest while at a North Carolina hospital. The actor was best known for playing pilot Stringfellow "String" Hawke on the '80s CBS series " Airwolf ".
United States trade deficit hits 10-year high despite Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump has made cutting the gap between the two countries a top priority of his administration. Both nations are in discussions and there is speculation they could reach an agreement by the end of March .
Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Jussie Smollett stirred up controversy when he was listed as a suspect in his own apparent attack and arrested as a result. The workers were terminated for gaining access to the actor's medical chart when he visited the hospital's emergency room.
Steelers-Bills Antonio Brown Trade Is Dead
In 15 games last season, Brown had 1,297 yards receiving on 104 catches with a league-leading 15 touchdowns. According to The MMQB's Albert Breer, Brown made it known that he didn't want a trade to the Bills.
Nvidia believed mulling Mellanox bid
Tesla to raise prices after March 18
Wide receiver DeSean Jackson returning to the Philadelphia Eagles
Man charged over Grealish assault
Democrats Keep Trying to Cover Up Their Anti-Semitism
Chelsea lining up Santo as replacement for Sarri
Now 'impossible' to give Turkey F-35, United States warns
Zuckerberg's shift on privacy looks like a cop-out
Samsung Galaxy S10 Expected To Ship More Units Than Expected
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Florida city agrees to pay $600000 ransom to hackers
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In many places, people are preparing for the past or present climate. But this summer is the future."
Robert Vautard, senior scientist, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Paris, in This Summer's Heat Waves Could Be the Strongest Climate Signal Yet, reported by Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News, July 28.
The climate is changing far more quickly than Republican attitudes."
R L Miller of ClimateHawks, in House Votes to Denounce Carbon Taxes. Where Was the Climate Solutions Caucus?, Inside Climate News, July 19.
Conservatives sometimes underestimate how individual choices have collective consequences, and liberals sometimes underestimate how economic incentives affect individual choices."
Donald Shoup, Parking And The City, Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), 2018, p. 53.
At the national level the Republican Party has become a destructive and anarchic political force in American life."
Trump's White House is a Black Hole, by Peter Wehner, senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, and an official in the Reagan, Bush-41 & Bush-43 administrations, The New York Times, March 3, 2018.
The arc of the physical universe appears to be short, and it bends toward heat. Win soon or suffer the consequences."
Bill McKibben, in Winning Slowly Is the Same as Losing, Rolling Stone, Dec. 1.
Climate change is not a future threat; it is happening now, and we are paying for it in lost lives and billions of dollars in damage."
Michael Bloomberg & Jerry Brown, The U.S. Is Tackling Global Warming, Even if Trump Isn't, The New York Times, Nov. 14.
When we viewed photographs and film of the annihilated cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we sensed that the world could be ended by nuclear weapons. Now these hurricanes [Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria] have conveyed a similar feeling of world-ending, having left whole islands, once alive in their beauty and commerce, in ruin."
Robert Jay Lifton, Our Changing Climate Mind-Set, NY Times, Oct. 7.
[We have been] engineering first in ignorance and then in denial a climate system that will now go to war with us for many centuries, perhaps until it destroys us."
David Wallace-Wells, "The Uninhabitable Earth," New York magazine, July 9. (Quoted by David Roberts in We have no system to deal with escalating climate damages. It's time to build one, at vox.com, Sept 21, in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.)
I don't think my statements are going to change the way the administration thinks or the governor thinks, but let me tell you, people are afraid. People are understanding there is a new normal now."
Miami (FL) Mayor Tomás Regalado (a Republican), in Harrowing Storms May Move Climate Debate, if Not G.O.P. Leaders, NY Times, Sept 14.
For scientists, drawing links between warming global temperatures and the ferocity of hurricanes is about as controversial as talking about geology after an earthquake. But in Washington, where science is increasingly political, the fact that oceans and atmosphere are warming and that the heat is propelling storms into superstorms has become as sensitive as talking about gun control in the wake of a mass shooting."
Lisa Friedman, Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very 'Insensitive' Question, NY Times, Sept. 11.
The 'climate lesson' from disasters like Houston is simple: we desperately need to stop this process before it gets too bad for us to bear."
Vox blogger David Roberts, tweeting on Aug. 27.
"All these fights trace back to the fact that current energy markets don't value climate change properly. So states are essentially trying to find a backward way into carbon pricing, first by subsidizing renewables, and now by trying to save nuclear. It's a really messy way of getting there."
Energy analyst Alex Gilbert, in How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U.S. Climate Goals, by Brad Plumer, in The New York Times, June 13. (NB: Quote was stitched together from direct quote and reporter's commentary.)
China's change from being an opponent of climate action to a proponent of the same is likely a manifestation of the government's deep concern about the political tensions created by severe urban air pollution."
Jerry Taylor (Niskanen Center), Debating Carbon Taxes with Oren Cass (and Bill Gates), April 19, 2017.
Debating Carbon Taxes with Oren Cass (and Bill Gates)
The Trump administration has become the first government of a major power to take opposite actions on the Paris Agreement. It is undermining the great cause of mankind trying to protect the earth."
Editorial in Global Times, a Chinese paper that The New York Times characterized as "a state-run nationalist newspaper" in a March 29 news story, China Poised to Take Lead on Climate After Trump's Move to Undo Policies.
If Midwestern states like Kansas start leading on renewable energy, choosing renewable energy, working in renewable energy jobs, associating their state identity and state pride with renewables — that, more than anything, is likely to shift their opinions on global warming (and openness to serious climate policy)."
Vox blogger David Roberts, in Renewable energy draws increasing Republican support. That could shift climate politics., Feb. 16.
Other assaults on civilization and reason eventually wore themselves out—fascism, communism, imperialism. But there's no way to wait out climate change, because this test has a timer on it."
Bill McKibben, It's Time to Stand Up for the Climate—and for Civilization, Wired, Jan. 18.
Take no comfort in [Rex] Tillerson's statements that climate change is real and that Exxon supports a carbon tax; that message was never delivered to the fossil-fuel industry's political gun decks and is a perhaps a deliberate false flag."
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in Republicans want to fight climate change, but fossil-fuel bullies won't let them, Washington Post, Jan. 10.
We need to focus: The most serious political fight on the planet — the need to end use of coal, oil and gas — is at the center of America's current political crisis."
Alex Steffens, Trump, Putin and the Pipelines to Nowhere: You can't understand what Trump's doing to America without understanding the "Carbon Bubble," Medium, Dec. 15.
As recently as 2014 … ExxonMobil contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars … to what might be called the country's most influential denialist group: the Republican majority in Congress."
Elizabeth Kolbert, in Rex Tillerson's State Of Denial, The New Yorker, Dec. 15.
Leadership on climate change policy has now gone to the developing countries, China among them."
Erik Solheim, head of the United Nations Environment Program, quoted in "At U.N. Meeting, Diplomats Worry Trump Could Cripple Climate Pact", by Coral Davenport, New York Times, Nov. 15.

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Although he is personally opposed to abortion, he ran both his 1994 U.S. Senate and 2002 gubernatorial campaigns as pro-choice. Romney has said that he changed his mind to pro-life during his term as Massachusetts governor when he began studying whether human stem cells should be used in research. He didn't like the idea of creating new life for experimentation that is used in embryo farming nor did he like that the embryos were destroyed after 14 days. Even though some critics say Romney is flip-flopping to appeal to a conservative base, Romney points to his record as Massachusetts governor in which he always voted on the side of life ... more.
Through the development of additional forms of renewable energy sources coupled with the increase in our energy efficiency, America can end its dependency on foreign oil and clean up the environment. He plans to put America on an investment track much larger than the $4 billion that the administration currently has alloted to increase research in the renewable energy market. Outside of national efforts, Romney looks to align America with China and other countries to create a global movement toward energy efficiency and environmental protection ... more.
Romney has said in interviews that he agrees with President Bush's plan to provide the Federal Housing Administration the power to help some homeowners get their mortgages refinanced at level rates. He said the Federal Reserve's actions will allow continued activity in the credit markets and keep the subprime mortgage problems from expanding to hurt more of the economy ... more.
Mitt Romney's vision of extending health care to everyone is one in which states implement programs for health care as opposed to a federally mandated health care system or raising taxes. Romney believes that through providing primary care to people, larger, more expensive health care problems can be avoided. As he did in his own state of Massachusetts when he was governor from 2002-2006, Romney would implement market reforms that would drive down health care costs. According to Romney, the costs would fluctuate depending upon each state's planned proposal. As incentive, Romney's health care plan would allow those that purchase their own health insurance to deduct premiums, deductibles and co-payments form their income ... more.
Romney told Human Events in a December 2006 interview that the U.S. invasion of Iraq has not gone as smoothly as the government had hoped for, but that he believes that progress is happening. Romney firmly believes that Iraq must be stabilized so that outside influences cannot invade the country and cause civil unrest before any troops can be withdrawn. He believes that it is in America's national security interests to create a strong central government and military rather than divide the country up into smaller sub-states. Without any clear pull out date nor a time table for withdrawal, Romney plans for standby troop support in and around Iraq for some time citing Iraq's presence in context to what's happening in the Middle East and around the world ... more.
In order to end the continuing flow of illegal immigration, Romney believes that our borders must be strengthened and that the allure of accessible employment must be stopped. He is in favor of a fence along the Mexico-America border in addition to placing troops along the border. Alongside the physical presence of border patrolling, Romney is in favor of an employment verification system for all immigrants without a valid social security number. The card would allow employers to identify whether or not they are legal to hire, putting some of the responsibilities to end illegal immigration onto the employers. Romney does not believe in amnesty or any form of permanent residency for those already in the country illegally...more.
Romney understands that the current tax structure may not be perfect, but he does not think that throwing it out in exchange for the Fair Tax system that some of his opponents have discussed is sound policy. Instead, Romney proposes that the government is spending too much and believes that changing this is key to tax reform. The tool in which Romney plans to execute this with is the line-item veto - something in which he and Rudy Giuliani disagree. He is in favor of eliminating the tax on personal savings in order to encourage more Americans to put money away, the estate tax and he would make the Bush tax cuts permanent. His campaign, which has been filled with "no tax increase" promises, has been challenged by some Massachusetts businesses, which say that Romney raised taxes in Massachusetts as governor. Romney's camp called these accusations not wholly true, stating that the changes he made in the Massachusetts tax structure were closing tax loopholes and "enforcing" tax law more than they were raising taxes. Still, Romney was the first Republican to sign the pledge not to increase taxes. At the end of an interview with U.S. News & World Report, Romney emphasized what his plan is to keep America's economy on its current path, "Keep our taxes down and our spending down...Deregulate, deregulate, deregulate."... more.
— Las Vegas Sun interns Jenna Kohler and April Corbin and new media managing editor Dave Toplikar compiled this report.


Three Bumble Balls hanging from out 3/4" Plastic Chain and also includes 3 Finger Rings hanging from a Small Pear Link. This toy is a total of 7-1/4" of fun. Colors may vary from photo.
Perfect for the little guys and some Medium Birds that are timid chewers.


Pre-Quaternary geology of an area around Waiau, North Canterbury.
Sedimentology and structural geology of the de la Beche area, Mt Cook, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Stratigraphy, structure and geological history of mid-Cretaceous sedimentary rocks across the Torlesse-like/non Torlesse boundary in the Sawtooth Range, Coverham area, Marlborough.
Structural geology of the coastal hills east of Ward.


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Azamara Club to refit Azamara Pursuit in UK this spring
Boutique cruise line Azamara Club Cruises has announced that its new ship, Azamara Pursuit, will be refitted in the UK as it prepares to go into wet dock in Belfast in spring 2018.
In addition, the cruise line has announced that the ship's maiden voyage will now begin in Southampton, and that its first four voyages will touch the UK.
This comes after the news that Azamara Pursuit will be christened in Southampton, and shows Azamara's commitment to strengthening its UK ties.
Larry Pimentel, president, Azamara Club Cruises, said: "We've seen unprecedented support from the UK market for Azamara Pursuit, so we are delighted to be able to show our recognition of this by allowing its transformational journey to take place here.
"We've seen double the UK demand for Azamara Pursuit than we usually see for its sister ships, so this is a really exciting time for us as a brand."
He continued: "The maiden voyage will depart from Southampton and provide travellers with the opportunity to enjoy a country-intensive voyage to Norway, visiting eight destinations in the Scandinanvian country.
"We launched our country-intensive series last year as an opportunity for guests to explore countries on a more in-depth level, which is part of our commitment to Destination Immersion."
Azamara Pursuit will join the line's existing two-ship fleet in August 2018, after being transformed to be almost identical to its sister ships Azamara Quest and Azamara Journey.
Out-fitting specialist MJM Group will manage the entire refit project which will take place at the iconic Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Work will begin in spring 2018 and will be completed by the end of July.
This is the first time that Royal Caribbean Cruises, owner of the Azamara brand, has chosen a UK ship yard for such a project.
The maiden voyage will depart Southampton on August 1st and travel to eight Norwegian destinations, including Kristiansand, Flam and Haugesund, with overnight stays in Oslo and Bergen.
Azamara Pursuit's sister ship, Azamara Journey, will dock in Haugesund on the same day, marking their first meeting.
St. Regis Hong Kong scheduled for 2019 opening
Guinness Storehouse remains top attraction in Ireland
Azamara Club Cruises launches new agent platform
Azamara Journey completes global journey in Greenwich
Fowler takes up marketing role with Azamara Club in UK
Azamara Club Cruises purchases Adonia from P&O Cruises
Azamara Club Cruises launches virtual reality on-board experience
Azamara raises a toast to The Golden State
Azamara appoints new UK and Ireland managing director
Azamara Club Cruises reveals 2014 programme highlights in latest brochure


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Kurt Cobain Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Kurt Cobain at Live and Loud in 1993
Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967.
Kurt Cobain passed away on April 5, 1994, at the age of 27, after having shot himself.
Aberdeen, Washington, United States
Kurt Cobain went to Aberdeen High School. However, he dropped out about two weeks before graduation as he didn't have enough credits to pass out of high school.
Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, visual artist
Father – Donald Leland Cobain (Automotive mechanic)
Mother – Wendy Elizabeth Cobain (Waitress)
Siblings – Kimberly Cobain (Younger Sister), Chad Cobain (Younger Half-Brother), Brianne O'Conner (Younger Half-Sister)
Others – Leland Elmer Cobain (Paternal Grandfather), Iris Maxine LaBrot (Paternal Grandmother), Charles Thomas Fradenburg (Maternal Grandfather), Margaret Dawson Irving (Maternal Grandmother)
Alternative rock, grunge
Vocals and guitar
Sub Pop, DGC, Geffen Records
Girlfriend / Spouse
Kurt Cobain had dated
Tracy Marander (1985-1988) – In his struggling pre-Nirvana days, Kurt was in a relationship with Tracy Marander. He had met her during one of his visits to Olympia, Washington to attend rock concerts. They had moved in together and she used to work at the cafeteria of the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to support them. She even had to resort to stealing food to feed them. Their relationship was often strained due to financial conditions as he refused to take up a job and would focus solely on his art projects. Also, her constant insistence that he finds a job served as an inspiration for the single, About a Girl, which was included in Nirvana's debut album.
Tobi Vail (1988-1990) – After separating from Tracy Marander, Cobain started going out with Tobi Vail, who was a drummer with the punk band, Bikini Kill. It is reported that he vomited during their first meeting as he was overwhelmed by the anxiety caused by his intense infatuation with her. This incident has been referenced in the song Aneurysm. During the course of their relationship, they would hold long philosophical and political discussions. Also, their attraction was based on their mutual affinity for creativity. However, their relationship waned as he yearned for the maternal comfort of the traditional relationship and Vail was well known for her modern sexist views in the punk scene.
Courtney Love (1990-1994) – Cobain had first met Courtney Love in 1989 after his performance at a concert and they talked briefly. They got properly acquainted in January 1990 after having met at the Portland's Satyricon nightclub. There are some publications that claim Love and Cobain were introduced in May 1991 at an L7 and Butthole Surfers concert in Los Angeles. Initially, Love made advances but Kurt was evasive as he used to break off dates. Kurt would later reveal that he also liked her right away but was determined to hold on to his bachelor life for a little longer. Once they got together, they bonded through their drug use. After the completion of Nirvana's "Pacific Rim" tour in February 1992, they got married in a low-key ceremony on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. The ceremony was witnessed by eight individuals, including his Nirvana bandmate Dave Grohl. By the time, they got married Courtney was already pregnant and gave birth to a daughter Frances Bean Cobain in August 1992. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she revealed that she had taken drugs during her pregnancy as she wasn't aware of being pregnant initially. The Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services would later drag them to court alleging that their drug abuse made them unfit parents. They were very much together until his suicide in 1994.
Mary Lou Lord (1991) – Kurt's relationship with indie folk musician and recording artist Mary Lou Lord was nothing more than a s%xual encounter, which had her performing an oral s*xual act on him on a parked bus in Boston`s Kenmore Square.
Jane Crowley – Kurt Cobain was rumored to have had an affair with Jane Crowley, who was a model and photographer. However, their relationship has been dismissed as a mere urban myth by leading Kurt Cobain fan blogs.
He had English, Irish, French, Canadian, Dutch, German, and Scottish ancestry.
Dark Brown (Natural).
However, he often dyed his hair different colors.
However, in an interview given to The Advocate in 1993, he had said that he was "gay in spirit" and "probably could be bisexual".
But, he had also revealed that "I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to p**s off homophobes".
Long blonde dyed locks
Lanky body frame
Raw and agonizing voice
Kurt Cobain hadn't done endorsement work for any brand.
Kurt didn't have clear religious views. At one time, he identified as a born-again Christian. Then, he would go on to say that he hated Christianity. He also showed some interest in Jainism and Buddhism.
Being the frontman of the popular alternative band, Nirvana, which is considered to be one of the most important and influential alternatives and grunge bands in the music industry.
Being a famous pop and cultural icon.
His well-documented drug addiction, mental issues such as depression, and fatal suicide, which has spawned several conspiracy theories.
In 1989, his music band released their debut studio album, Bleach, under the Sub Pop record label. The album had mediocre commercial success but was well received by the critics.
Following the success of Nirvana's second album, this album was re-released in 1992 by Geffen Records.
Kurt Cobain has appeared in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke as himself in 1992.
In 1990, he made his first TV show appearance as himself on the talk show, Tonight with Jonathan Ross.
Kurt Cobain Favorite Things
School Class – Music
Food – Kraft-brand macaroni and cheese
Movies – Paris, Texas (1984), Over the Edge (1979), and Rear Window (1954)
Source – Clash Music, IMDb
Kurt Cobain Facts
He started developing an interest in music at a fairly young age. By the age of 2, he was singing and at the age of 4, he started playing the piano and even wrote a song about his trip to the local park.
He behaved quite badly in his youth and even bullied another boy, which prompted his father and his stepmother to take him to a therapist. The therapist, in turn, suggested that he would benefit from a single-family environment instead of bouncing between his father's household and mother's house.
While he was studying in junior high school, his father got him into a wrestling team. Although he was a skilled wrestler, he hated the experience and even allowed himself to be pinned to sadden his father.
At school, he had befriended a homosexual boy due to which he had to endure bullying. He later revealed that he loved hanging out with him because other people left him alone due to his association.
After he dropped out of high school just two weeks before graduation, his mother gave him an ultimatum to find work in a week. A week later, he found his belongings and clothes packed in boxes.
During his period of homelessness, he stayed with his friends and even found himself living under a bridge over the Wishkah River. Also, he occasionally sneaked into his mother's basement.
When he was 14 years old, he told his schoolmate that he would emulate Jimi Hendrix by becoming a rich, famous, and popular rockstar, and then would kill himself when he was young.
In his teenage years in Aberdeen, he had devised a crafty way to get alcohol. He and his friends used to get an obese alcoholic man in a shopping cart and would wheel him to the liquor store. He used to get them beer and they used to pay for his whiskey.
After dropping out of school, he jumped from one job to the other including working as a swimming instructor at YMCA. He also used to work at The Polynesian Resort, which was about 20 miles north of his hometown.
Before he started the group Nirvana, he had auditioned to join the popular rock band, Melvins. He had also claimed in his interviews that the first ever concert he attended was of Melvins.
When he used to have free time on his hands, he would buy slabs of meat, take it to the woods and would shoot at it with different guns.
Before he found success with his music, he seriously considered joining the US Navy. He is even reported to have met a recruitment officer to discuss his enrollment.
It has often been claimed that he started using heroin on a daily basis to deal with his chronic stomach pains.
His father had got him enrolled in a Little League Baseball team. However, as a mark of his rebellion, he used to intentionally strike out due to which he didn't have to play anymore.
His first drug use happened at the age of 13 when he used marijuana. Later, he tried almost every kind of popular drug, including abusing large amounts of LSD.
In 1993, just before Nirvana's performance at the New Music Seminar in New York City, he suffered a heroin overdose. Courtney Love had to inject him with naloxone to bring him back to consciousness.
The day Nirvana was supposed to perform on Saturday Night Live in 1993, he took heroin during a photo session and went off to sleep. Love had to splash water on his face to wake him up.
In 2003, the prestigious Rolling Stones magazine placed him on the #12 spot in the list featuring greatest guitar players of all time.
In May 2006, the readers of the popular NME magazine voted him as the greatest rock 'n' roll hero of all time.
In her 2008 interview, Courtney Love revealed that Cobain was offered the role of Lance in the cult movie, Pulp Fiction. Eric Stoltz was eventually cast in the particular role.
While performing at a concert, he once saw a girl being groped in the audience. He immediately halted his performance, went to angrily confront the groper and ordered security to throw him out.
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If you're always in a rush like I am but still want a hearty breakfast, then read on. Egg muffins are easy to make and easy to customize to your liking. I made mine with chopped up bell peppers, onions, cheese and diced ham but you can make it with which ever ingredient you'd like. The egg muffins can be refrigerated or frozen to enjoy on another morning. Below is the recipe.
What to do: Preheat your oven to 350º In a large mixing bowl crack the eggs and whisk them together Add in peppers, onions, ham and cheese and keep on whisking until all ingredients are blended together Spray your muffin pan with non-stick spray Pour the contents of the mixing bowl in the muffin pan Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes Once the egg muffins are out of the oven set them down to cool for about 10 minutes And last enjoy!
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Alec and Skylar were inseparable when they were little, until life got in the way and they stopped talking… for years.
It's not until after Skylar's best friend takes her own life as a result of being bullied at school, that Alec enters her life again. Alec makes it his mission to show Skylar that life is worth living. Even though it is Alec, who desperately needs someone to do the same for him.
Alec and Skylar are not the typical small town couple; in fact, nothing about them is ordinary. Within just a few months, they helped one another overcome their worse fears, and tragedies that no one should have to deal with.
Now, they face new challenges. As Alec leaves for college, Skylar's parents' concern for their high school daughter dating a now college guy, becomes the least of their problems. When a relationship grows into something as intense and overwhelming as theirs, emotions are heightened, jealousy emerges, and lines are crossed.
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Neil Aspin finally saw his FC Halifax Town side record their first victory of 2014 – after a six game winless run – courtesy of a 5-1 thumping against fellow play-off chasers Salisbury City.
"We have played better at home; our level of performance at home has been exceptionally good this season. It has been a fantastic effort by the players at home, especially with the number of goals we have scored.
"Even though we scored five goals tonight, we have played better in other games. Of course I am delighted because I was well aware that we hadn't won this year until tonight and I was well aware that we needed a win to settle things down.
"I was very down about the result at Lincoln because I felt that was a chance for us to go there and get something. I'm not saying I expected to win that game but I did expect a better performance and the game was over before it really started in many respects. I left the game very disappointed.
"I felt tonight, against a side who is having a really good season and well-placed in the league with games in hand, I thought it would be a really tough game for us because we were under a bit of pressure and we needed to get a result. It is a great response from Saturday.
"I was a bit surprised, formation-wise, with how Salisbury played with three centre-backs as it meant there was a bit of space down the flanks and we exploited that early on and got the first goal.
"Ryan is someone who I watched a lot of at Hyde and I have always liked him. I have always wanted to sign him but not really had the chance as he went into the Football League but when he became available, even though we had players in that position, I just thought, "There's a chance to get him, so let's get him in." The lad has got quality and when he gets the ball you expect things to happen.
"Anybody who can take players on, score goals and do things differently can always get the crowd on the edge of their seats. That's what you want.
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Construction Problems Delay Eliot School Expansion Until 2017
Posted on Fri, Feb. 26, 2016 Sat, Feb. 27, 2016 Author Cheryl RussoComment(1)
Parents and community members listen to a construction update regarding the expansion of the Eliot K-8 School on North Bennet Street. (Photo: Cheryl Russo)
Previously unforeseen asbestos discovery and challenging soil conditions at the North Bennet Street construction site have delayed the expansion of the Eliot K-8 Innovation School until Spring 2017. The announcement made on Thursday night at a public meeting dashed parents hopes that the much needed classroom and lab space would be available for the start of the upcoming school year in September 2016. As a result of the delay, increased enrollment to meet high demand at the Eliot Innovation School will not be possible until the Fall 2017 school year at the earliest.
Brian Melia, the City of Boston's senior project manager on the renovation and Eliot School Principal Traci Walker-Griffith led the February 25th meeting along with Tommy Welch, Principal Leader overseeing Boston Public Schools (BPS) in East Boston, Charlestown, and the North End. Maria Lanza, the North End liaison to the mayor was in attendance as were staff currently working on the 585 Commercial Street site, parents of children who attend the Eliot School, and community members.
Because of unforeseen soil conditions and the discovery of asbestos, there is now a delay in the project; therefore, the school will not be ready by the original completion date of September 1, 2016. The anticipated completion is now early spring of 2017; no specific date was given. The City and BPS are working to put pressure on the contractor to complete the work as soon as possible.
Rendering of remodeled building at North Bennet and Salem Streets (BPS)
Brian Melia updated the group on the areas of the building currently under construction at the North Bennet Street site:
roof (i.e., installation of a new roof including a roof deck)
foundation for stair towers
removal of soil
Eliot School parents and community members asked how confident city leaders were with the new timeline. Mr. Melia replied that once the roof is on, he would have a better idea of the schedule and will update the community then.
Audience members also asked about the contractor and whether he will be replaced or penalized and whether there is money in the budget to finish the project ahead of the Spring deadline. The response was that there are stipulations in the contract, and that the budget will be reviewed especially if delays are caused by the contractor.
Mr. Melia reiterated that the delays were caused by asbestos found behind a chimney and unanticipated soil conditions; however, participants voiced concern that a contractor working in an old building in Boston's North End would not have anticipated these issues. A follow-up suggestion was made regarding approaching the contractor about how to mitigate the delay.
When asked about the $18.6 million budget for the project and the potential financial implications of the delay, no information was provided other than plans to set up future meetings to update residents. Other concerns related to whether students would have access to a library, computer and science labs, and an art room. One parent in particular voiced concerns about the impact of this project on the overall integrity of Eliot students' education.
Eliot Principal Traci Walker-Griffith underscored the need to be transparent with parents and community members with regard to the ongoing work of this project; to that end, a May meeting is being scheduled. There will also be a meeting within a couple of months to update the community on the work of the 585 Commercial Street site. Staff working on that site, including the senior project manager Greg Rideout, were at the meeting and gave a brief update on the construction of that site. The building, which was originally built as a research lab, needs a number of upgrades in order to meet building codes. The update elicited questions from participants regarding the potential use of parts of that space – in particular the third floor – to accommodate current students and possibly new students. The third floor at that site is not being used now because it is in the design phase in preparation for construction. If that floor were to be used, work being done there could be compromised. Moreover, the roof leaks, and there are no toilets on that floor.
When asked about taking new students, Principal Walker-Griffith said that that would not be in the school's best interest at this time. She wants to be sure that the current space can accommodate students. If, for example, the district says that 25 students can be in a class, but the class size is currently 22, the school will not add three additional students in a temporary space. Due to the temporary arrangement, the school cannot absorb any more students at this point.
Community members urged Tommy Welch and the BPS to support Principal Walker-Griffith during this time. Participants also asked for more transparency from BPS. Mr. Welch assured parents that he is there to support the school, the principal, and is available to answer questions and hear concerns from community members on this project. He mentioned cuts in education, but assured folks that once the budget season is over, more information could be provided by the executive cabinet. Mr. Welch also said that if the spring completion date holds, then the school will have the summer to work with students and decide on whether to take new students in the fall.
Suggestions from community members ranged from ensuring that in the future, key education staff, including Principal Walker-Griffith, are allowed to have input into Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to incorporating incentives into contractors' agreements that would guarantee that work would be completed by an agreed-upon timeline. Parents asked that additional resources be provided to schools when major construction delays occur.
Principal Walker-Griffith closed the meeting by thanking the community for their support and noting that nine years ago there were 150 kids at the school; now the school is expanding, and the North End community has been instrumental to the school's growth. She also underscored the need for the group to continue to be engaged. Regarding the construction work, she said, "it's anxiety-producing, but we're the Eliot, and we'll work this out. Thank you for believing in public school." Once renovations are complete at both the North Bennet Street School buildings and 585 Commercial Street, the Eliot will expand to nearly 900 students.
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Has the Finance Commission Reconsidered Its Position on Eliot School Move to North Street?
Posted on Sun, Jan. 15, 2012 Mon, Jan. 16, 2012 Author Matt Conti
Despite a 2010 letter imploring the City of Boston to sell the vacant buildings on North Street to the highest bidder, the Boston Business Journal is reporting that the Boston Finance Commission has reconsidered its position. The report comes from an interview by the BBJ's Thomas Grillo with FinCom's Executive Director, Matt Cahill. "The city Read More…
Italian Immersion Summer Camp by C.A.S.IT. Inc. and Eliot School
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C.A.S.IT. Inc. (Centro Attivita' Scolastiche Italiane) in cooperation with the Eliot K-8 Innovation School and the Office of the Italian Consulate finished the first week of an Italian Immersion Summer Camp this Friday. Maria Gioconda Motta, President of C.A.S.IT. Inc., and Traci Walker Griffith, Principal of the Eliot are thrilled to host this innovative camp for Read More…
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Eliot Students Learn the Craft of Pizza Making
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At the Eliot K-8 Innovation School we love when we can extend our learning beyond our classroom walls and venture out into our wonderful community. Recently a Kindergarten class from the green room started a unit on procedural writing. We have been researching and learning about how to make pizza so that we could become Read More…
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One Reply to "Construction Problems Delay Eliot School Expansion Until 2017"
Fri, Feb. 26, 2016 at 7:42 pm
Thanks to the principal, the Eliot is the best Boston school. What gives us confidence is her not jeopardizing the students' education by fitting in a few newcomers here and there. She has spoken with conviction that the school cannot absorb any more students at this time.
The new Eliot is on my path each day, and at times I talk to a worker or two who say that it is a very difficult, often overwhelming project. The school building is taking on its own identity, little by little.


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At the Y, seventh graders enjoy access to our Strength & Conditioning Center (after orientation), basketball gym, family swim times, group exercise classes, volunteer opportunities and more. The Y offers a safe place where teens will find opportunities to cultivate values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement.
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Kpoba est un arrondissement du département de Couffo au Bénin. Il s'agit d'une division administrative sous la juridiction de la commune de Djakotomey.

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Kpoba fait partie des dix arrondissements que compte la commune de Djakotomey  dont: Adjintimey, Bètoumey, Gohomey, Kokohoué, Kinkinhoué, Sokouhoué, Djakotomey I et Djakotomey II. Cet arrondissement compte 05 villages.

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Selon le recensement général de la population et de l'habitation (RGPH4) de l'institut national de la statistique et de l'analyse économique (INSAE) au Bénin en 2013, la population de Kpoba s'élève à 9 603 habitants.

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Q: How to count number of different IPs that have accessed certain URL from Apache access log? I'm doing something like
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awk is to print out the field that contains the client IP address (I'm assuming it's the third field here, but adjust the number to match your log format), then sort -u sorts the IP addresses and removes duplicates, then wc -l counts the number of lines.

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Over one hundred million Americans need reading glasses to get through their day. But can a new procedure help you ditch your readers for good? Ophthalmologist Dr. Kerry Assil and his patient Kim discuss her personal results.


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Avionics is accelerated 9-week practical, hands-on, non-credit course. Classes will be offered at St. Louis Community College's Florissant Valley Campus. Participants must be available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the nine weeks of this program. Training is free for qualified applicants.
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All You Need Is Love… And An Articulable Nexus Of Fraud
By Becky Baek
What can you do when the parties you are suing are effectively judgment-proof? Oftentimes, plaintiffs will try to go after a defendant's family member or related entity. However, as we see in a recent case from the courtroom of Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Robert R. Reed, New York courts require more than just a family connection to hold such attenuated actors liable.
The pertinent allegations in Lanaras v. Premium Ocean LLC, et al (as taken from the Complaint) are as follows: Sometime in 2013, the principal Defendant is alleged to have convinced her longtime friend (the Plaintiff) into "loaning" substantial sums to assist her and her business associates in establishing and operating a shrimp import business. Between 2013 and 2017, Plaintiff loaned a total of $3.4 million to the venture, and Defendant expanded the business into wholesale fish and retail sectors (creating two new entities, respectively).
Due, in part, to the longstanding friendship between Plaintiff and Defendant and certain oral assurances made, the parties never put the terms of the "loan" in writing.
In a twist that will surprise none of the readers of this blog, the businesses are now struggling and Plaintiff has not received repayment of any portion of the principal or interest on her loan to date. Equally unsurprisingly, Plaintiff sued her former friend, the business associates, and the corporations for various breaches of contract, fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, and fraud-based claims.
The motion to dismiss before Justice Reed, however, concerns Defendant's Husband, who is the principal of several successful businesses unrelated to the claims in the action. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant issued regular distributions of company assets into joint accounts shared with her Husband, and therefore, the Husband was a beneficiary of his wife's alleged fraudulent conveyances by virtue of their joint property holdings and joint bank accounts. Plaintiff thus named Husband for unjust enrichment, fraudulent conveyances under NY DCL §273, and constructive trust.
Justice Reed granted dismissal of all three claims against the Husband.
On the unjust enrichment claim, the Court first noted the Departmental split on whether a three-year statute of limitations (Second Department) or six-year statute of limitations (First Department) should apply. The Court opted to follow the rule in the First Department and applied a six-year statute of limitations, rendering the claim timely.
But timeliness was not enough to salvage it. The Court held that while the allegations need not establish privity between Plaintiff and the Husband, they must at least "assert a connection between the parties that [is] not too attenuated" (quoting Georgia Malone & Co.). In other words, the fact that the Husband is married to Plaintiff's longtime friend (i.e. the Defendant), alone, is not enough to establish the requisite relationship between Plaintiff and the Husband sufficient to cause reliance or inducement, warranting dismissal of the unjust enrichment claim.
The Court likewise dismissed the constructive trust claim on similar grounds. The claim requires "a confidential or fiduciary relationship, a promise, a transfer in reliance thereon, and unjust enrichment." Again, being a "family friend", alone, is not enough to satisfy the elements of the claim.
As for the constructive fraudulent conveyance claim under NY DCL §273, Plaintiff argued that Defendant issued regular distributions of company assets that rendered the companies insolvent (as the companies were apparently floating along on Plaintiff's cash infusions), and transferred these distributions into joint accounts shared with her Husband. The Court found this argument unpersuasive. Even if the Husband was a beneficiary of the conveyances (assuming the alleged facts as true for the purposes of the motion), Plaintiff still failed to demonstrate that the conveyances were fraudulent. The Husband is not an officer nor holds any role in the businesses, so the conveyances cannot be viewed as "presumptively fraudulent". Nor was it alleged that the conveyances were made for no consideration, as the Plaintiff herself acknowledged that the Husband previously made loans to the businesses.
Accordingly, the Court dismissed all claims against the Husband.
It can be tempting for a plaintiff to go after the "deep pocket", especially when the "deep pocket" is a family member of the true targets who are effectively judgment-proof. However, courts in the Commercial Division will not allow such a claim to skate through unless there is some relationship between the "deep pocket" and the plaintiff, as well as an articulable nexus between the "deep pocket" and the alleged fraud, regardless of the legal theory under which it is framed.
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PILKO, JOSEPH
Joseph Michael Pilko, age 61, was born July 10, 1956 and passed away May 22, 2018 after an eight month battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife Gina (nee D'Abramo) and his children Eric (Becki) and Lindsay. He was the proud grandfather of Aurelia and Coraline, and a beloved uncle and cousin to many. He is the son of Mildred and the late John Pilko, brother to Alan Studnicka, Christina Wolfe (Tony), Gerald (Gina) Pilko, and the late Mary Cruz.
Joe was an amazing husband, father, and grandfather. He was married to Gina for 39 years. He devoted his life to his family, and enjoyed a satisfying career and many hobbies. The last 26 years of his career were spent at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, where he retired in 2016 as an IT manager. Joe was an avid fisherman who loved spending early mornings on a lake. Joe also loved golf, bicycling, woodworking, and riding his motorcycle. When he graduated from high school, he rode his bicycle from Ohio to California with two of his friends. He spent a lifetime cheering on the Indians and the Cavs. He often said that there wasn't enough time to enjoy all the hobbies he loved.
Joe was a "jack of all trades" who enjoyed tinkering in his basement workshop, and figuring out how to repair or build almost anything. He had a wonderful sense of humor and a thoughtful spirit. He relished being a dad and a grandfather. He could be found sharing a coffee and politics with his son, woodworking with his daughter in her shop, or playing and laughing with his granddaughters. He loved to travel with his family as much as he enjoyed sitting in his own backyard watching the birds.
Joe always thought life was good, no matter the circumstances. He was always content and full of gratitude for all that life had to offer. He leaves behind a legacy of love, wisdom, kindness, and humor. Those closest to him will be forever grateful that he was part of their lives.
His family is planning a celebration of life to take place later this summer.
Susan DeLancey (Jun 03, 2018)
Gina, so very very sorry for your tremendous loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers!
Love, Aunt Sue (Zbikowski) DeLancey
David E Joyce (Jun 05, 2018)
So sorry to hear of Joe's demise. He was a very good and honorable man who I worked with at the FED. My prayers go out to his family and friends.
Johanna (Jun 15, 2018)
Dear family and loved ones: I was sorry to read about the death of Mr. Pilko. Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss. It has helped me and many others to know that the Bible promises that soon God "will swallow up death forever" (Isaiah 25:8) and that He will bring about a resurrection of our dear loved ones (John 5 : 28, 29) . May "the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort," comfort you during your time of sadness. (2 Corinthians 1: 3)
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We investigated the effects of the water soluble fraction of Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae) (WFTC) on systemic and local anaphylaxis. WFTC administered 1h before compound 48/80 injection inhibited compound 48/80-induced anaphylactic shock 100% with doses of 0.01-1.0 g/kg. When WFTC was administered 5 or 10 min after compound 48/80 injection, the mortality also decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis was inhibited by 63.5+/-7.8% by oral administration of WFTC (1.0 g/kg).
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Park, S. T.
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Lim, J. P.
Kim, H. M.
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Studies on the mechanism of action of Albizzia lebbeck, an Indian indigenous drug used in the treatment of atopic allergy
Studies were conducted on the decoction of the bark of Albizzia lebbeck which has been in use by Ayurvedic physicians for bronchial asthma and eczema. The effect of A. lebbeck was studied on the degranulation rate of sensitized peritoneal mast cells of albino rats when challenged with antigen (horse serum). Triple vaccine was used as adjuvant. Disodium cromoglycate (DCG) and prednisolone were used for comparison. Drugs were given during the first or second week of sensitization and the mast cells studied at the end of the second or third week.
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Tripathi, R. M.
Sen, P. C.
Das, P. K.
Studies on immunomodulatory activity of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) extracts in experimental immune inflammation
The immunomodulatory activities of an Indian Ayurvedic medicinal preparation, i.e. extracts from Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae), namely WST and WS2, were studied in mice for immune inflammation: active paw anaphylaxis and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH). Immunomodulatory effect was assessed in If IgE-mediated anaphylaxis as reduction of ovalbumin-induced paw edema, in animals treated with WS2 at doses of 150 and 300 mg/kg, and the results were compared with the standard drug disodium chromoglycate.
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Agarwal, R.
Diwanay, S.
Patki, P.
Patwardhan, B.
Anti-allergic actions of rottlerin from Mallotus philippinensis in experimental mast cell-mediated anaphylactic models
Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology
Allergy is an acquired hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system mediated by cross-linking of the allergen-specific IgE-bound high-affinity IgE receptors, leading to immediate mast cell degranulation. Rottlerin is an active molecule isolated from Mallotus philippinensis, a medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic Medicine System for anti-allergic and anti-helminthic treatments. The present study investigated potential anti-allergic effects of rottlerin in animal models of IgE-dependent anaphylaxis and the anti-allergic mechanisms of action of rottlerin in mast cells.
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Before you ever see the first shot of "Youth in Revolt," you know what's going on. A repetitive motion sound can be heard as well as the flipping of pages. Nick Twisp (Cera) is masturbating and almost everyone in the theater knows it. That's testament to how far the R-rated comedy sexual revolution has come over the last decade, so it's not surprising to see a film so unabashed about teenage sex let alone one whose entire plot is driven by a teenagers zealous appetite to shed his virginity.
The always soft-spoken and awkwardly verbose Cera plays yet another character that fits his mold in Twisp, a teenager with divorced parents who loves Fellini films and vintage vinyl and really, really wants to get laid. It's a semi-romantic aspiration as well, but the depths to which he'll let his hormones take him is at times even implausibly absurd.
On vacation with his mother (Jean Smart) and her lover Jerry (Zach Galifianakis of "The Hangover"), Nick meets a perfect match in the daughter of two devout Christian trailer park folks named Sheeni Saunders and the two have an awkward but adorable summer fling. Newcomer Portia Doubleday makes an impression in this early portion of the film as Sheeni, teasing Nick and viewers with her poise and charm. When Nick has to go, he realizes their relationship (and his ascent to manhood) is at risk. He devises a scheme to get his father to move to Sheeni's town and his mother to get mad enough to send him to live there. The only problem, is that for it to work, sweet and innocent Nicky will have to be bad.
Nick invents an alternate persona for himself, one based on Sheeni's ideal man. He's a blue- eyed mustached, chain-smoking Frenchman named Francois Dillinger and he's Nick without hesitation or reservation. Cera does wisely in agreeing to be in this film because of this alter- ego aspect. Having to be Francois pushes Cera out of that same old wimpy character box and has him being frank — and really dirty — for once. If Cera doesn't want to flame out in the near future, he'll need more parts like this.
From here on out, "Youth in Revolt" sort of tumbles into a teenage daydream of all the insane things any good, normal kid would do for love and sex — if it were all fiction. The creation of Francois doesn't exactly justify the ridiculous decisions Nick makes like burning down half of Berkeley, California, for example. It's fun, but not all that memorable.
I've never read the C.D. Payne novel, but you can tell it was much more extensive and that Gustin Nash had a hard time with the adaptation. All the events feel compressed, especially in the middle and last acts. Nothing builds gradually, it just gets stuck in. Some characters such as Sheeni's drug-endorsing older brother (Justin Long) who's snuck in toward the end, feel important to the story in an intangible way, but don't leave any particular impression.
Nash's adaptation, despite having the comedic dialog down, lacks a clear interpretation of Payne's story by which to tailor itself. In other words, deciding on one of the book's messages to craft the adaptation around might've helped eliminate certain parts of the story and alleviate the cramming. Director Miguel Arteta picks up on some subtler ideas such as how the many side characters act as insight on or inspire rebellious behavior, but they mostly get lost in the love story and Nick's sexual coming-of-age.
"Youth In Revolt" is an explicit teenage Rated-R comedy, but not a raunchy one, which ultimately makes it more respectable than more than half the genre off-the-bat. Much respect to The Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films for not trying to taper back for a PG-13 considering R closes the film off to half its intended audience. At the same time, it's not as unique or genre-changing as Areta's indie stylings try and make it out to be. Once again, audiences have grown accustomed to an assortment of male genital references and open discussion about sex. But there are some good performances from young actors and clever dialog in "Youth in Revolt" and it deserves a viewing.
Youth in Revolt
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Written by: Gustin Nash, C.D. Payne (novel)
Starring: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday
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During his five-decade career as a pop libertine, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, James Ambrose Johnson, Jr., a.k.a. Ricky Matthews or Rick James, was reportedly more of a superfreak than any very kinky girl he didn't take home to mother. When Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy hilariously characterized "Slick James" (nickname courtesy of P-Funk's George Clinton) as a goofball with a mean streak who spouted koan-like non sequiturs ("I'm Rick James, bitch!") and pithy reflections ("Cocaine is a hell of a drug!"), there was little need for hyperbole. Yet despite all the decadence, James was an undeniably formidable song-maker who created hits for others, scored six Top 40 albums and seven Top 10 R&B singles as a solo act and spawned two deliriously iconic songs ("Super Freak" and MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This") with just one devilish riff.
On the 10th anniversary of James' death at his Los Angeles home, let's dig out our glittery braids and space boots and celebrate some of the greatest musical moments of this street-song eccentric.
LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1981: Rick James poses in his bedroom at home circa 1981 in Los Angeles California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
The Mynah Birds, "It's My Time" b/w "Go on and Cry" (1966)
After going AWOL from the Navy and fleeing to Toronto, Canada, James "Rick James" Johnson eventually ended up in a local rock group called the Mynah Birds, which featured future members of Buffalo Springfield and Steppenwolf. After the group signed a deal with Motown, the label discovered that James (working under the Matthews alias) was wanted by military authorities and terminated the band's contract. James served a year in jail, but when he got out, he was arrested again and deported. At some point, he traveled to Detroit with a reformed version of the Mynahs and recording this single. The A-side, co-written by ex-Mynah Birds member Neil Young, was a stirring garage-soul nugget that showed the group's unique mix of grit, shimmy and twinkle. The flip is a James rarity in more ways than one – a tender ballad that actually sounds sincere of heart.
Rick James, "My Mama" b/w "Funkin' Around" (1974)
In the decade-plus between the Mynah Birds and his first solo album, James moved to California, got a gig as a Motown staff songwriter (Spinners, Marvelettes, etc.), reputedly worked as a drug courier, recorded an album with a group called the Great White Cane (get it?) and cut one-off deals to make singles. These included this snappy revelation for A&M, of which one YouTube commenter muses, accurately: "It's almost like [Lenny] Kravitz's entire music career can be traced back to this one track." A bubblegum rocker that floats along on an electric harpsichord and taut horn section, "My Mama" quickly downshifts into a Betty Davis-style nasty-funk suckerpunch. The vampy, Blaxploitation-influenced B-side instrumental, meanwhile, is the most free-flowing, no-nonsense workout that a James band ever put to tape.
Rick James, "You and I" (1978)
Finally finding redemption at Berry Gordy's personal Motown imprint, Gordy Records, James unleashed his brash "punk-funk" movement with this gloriously strutting single, which boasted a colossal synth-bass groove, James' boa-tossing vocal panache and double-entendres directed at his ex-wife. Off the platinum album Come Get It! and featuring the ace musicians who would make up his Stone City Band, "You and I" was a Number One R&B hit, reaching Number 13 on the pop charts and later being sampled on albums by Monie Love (1990's Down to Earth) and Candyman (1990's Ain't No Shame in My Game).
Rick James, "Mary Jane" (1978)
The second single from Come Get It! was a tour de force of everything that permitted those Prince comparisons and earned James the cachet to walk his dirty boots into Eddie Murphy's house and proclaim, "Fuck your couch, nigga!" The pointillist string arrangement, the moody/swaggy guitar runs, the perfectly placed bass plucks, the heavenly flute and back-up coos, the squishy space-jam synth, James' tripped-out rap-yowl, the reverbed "do ya do yas," the bonus Steely Dan interludes, how the song could've just strolled its fly ass along for 25 minutes and nobody would've minded. Of course, during the ensuing decades, it's lived on in zillions of rap samples, from EPMD's "Jane" to J. Lo and Ja Rule's "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" to Kanye West's "Runaway," which started the trend of nicking James' shouts from the "Mary Jane" live version. To wit: "Look atcha!"
Teena Marie feat. Rick James, "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" (1979)
James actually passed on producing Diana Ross to work with his bold-voiced, then-unknown and unnamed Motown labelmate Tina Brockert, who settled on the moniker Teena Marie for her debut album Wild and Peaceful. This almost frantically flirty duet kicked off with an everybody-in-the-pool wink – "Well, all right, you freaks, give it up, for Lady T" – and just kept on funkin' up the P-Funk with wiggle-worm bass and relentlessly horny horns. "Come here, sucker, make love to me, right now!" shouted Marie at one point, amid giggles. Although the song became a Top 10 R&B hit, there were no photos of Marie in the album art or circulated in the press, so her skin color wasn't revealed until the duo appeared to perform "I'm a Sucker" on Soul Train, making her the show's first white guest.
Rick James, "Super Freak" (1981)
After Come Get It!, James knocked out three albums in two years, enjoying relative commercial success but flatlining creatively, largely due to his chemically enhanced lifestyle. That drought ended with his career-defining triple-platinum album Street Songs, which put the punk back in James' funk on manic, lasciviously tipsy first single "Give It to Me Baby." Though a Number One R&B hit, "Give It to Me" simply set the stage for "Super Freak," the ur-Rick James manifesto: Druggy superstar elicits fetish hijinks from DTF girl, plus New Wave keyboards, palpitating bass and silly vocal trickeration (in this case abetted by the Temptations, whose Melvin Franklin was James' uncle).
A suggestive quickie video was shot for the still-new MTV, which was yet to play a clip by a black artist, but James got smacked down by the channel's head of talent and acquisitions, Carolyn Baker: "It wasn't MTV that turned down 'Super Freak.' It was me," she stated flatly in the book I Want My MTV. "I turned it down. You know why? Because there were half-naked women in it, and it was a piece of crap. As a black woman, I did not want that representing my people as the first black video on MTV." Noble sentiments, but the song still went Top 20.
Rick James feat. Teena Marie, "Fire and Desire" (1981)
James not only mentored Marie, the two had a torrid affair during a debauched era when the star bought a Hollywood mansion and an immense ranch near his Buffalo hometown, which became a crash pad for his band, back-up singers and anyone else who got sucked into their orbit. In other words, it was complicated. By 1981, the couple had broken up, but this seven-minute slow jam – meandering, rousing, awkwardly intimate, painfully honest, in dire need of Auto-Tune, 100 percent autobiographical and 100 percent full of shit – forever entwined the duo. James talked mad game, Marie wailed like a banshee and they both unspooled a narrative whereby love changed their cold-blooded ways. Of course, this was post-game positive spin of the highest order, but it's probably better that way.
Mary Jane Girls, "All Night Long" (1983)
The Mary Jane Girls' first two albums contained the most consistent, tuneful and least problematic work of Rick James' career, and the immaculately slinky, heavily sampled, not-quite-slow jam "All Night Long" was his greatest composition. From the pillowy bassline and get-comfy "Hey, boy" come-on to the cozily melodic vocal touches, tinkly synth sprinkles and masterfully laconic production, the whole song flowed with a river-y certainty. Basically a solo project for main Stone City back-up singer JoJo McDuffie and whomever tagged along, the MJGs' image was similar to James', but less kooky and crude. Basically, it's the only Rick James music that doesn't sound like everybody's on drugs. A third MJGs album was recorded but never released, due to James' legal and contractual issues with Motown (not to mention growing crack habit).
Rick James, "Glow" (1985)
Amid the dark free-fall of 1985, James' most high-profile creation was Eddie Murphy's execrable synth-pop hit "Party All the Time." "Glow," on the other hand, was an unexpected burst of light, reaching Number Five on the R&B chart despite the album of the same name fizzling and James becoming increasingly notorious for his antics. In this context, the song feels like a last gasp of self-will, an effort to put a more heartening spirit into the world, even if that spirit is still delivered with James' typical lip-licking tics. It's a moodier, limo-lusting version of MFSB's "Love Is the Message," with James yearningly asking, "Don't you know you are beautiful?"
The video, likely in reaction to Prince's Purple Rain, is a mini-film with a wasted James, all golden locks and ruffled shirt, having an existential crisis in his dressing room, screaming at his girlfriend and manager ("I'm Rick James, I don't need nobody!"), busting ass onstage but then rising above to rock the world. Whew!
Rick James, feat. Roxanne Shanté, "Loosey's Rap" (1988)
Though objectively laughable and James' official tap-out as a hitmaker, this was one of the first proper rap and R&B collaborations (if not the first) and somehow hit Number One on the R&B charts, which was certainly a nice look for one of the dopest female MCs ever. Sadly, her rhyme is hot garbage – "They call me Loosey, 'cause I'm so loose," really? – and Shanté gets implicated by James' increasingly disturbing world of objectification. The video, in which she did not appear, was a seamier version of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" featuring an array of scantily-clad models wandering around a bathroom/dressing room/shower/soundstage in lingerie, leather and latex, along with a tiger on a chain. The remix by Juice Crew producer Marley Marl shapeshifts the track's clunky thud into a funky, stuttering SP-1200 marvel, with Big Daddy Kane elevating the proceedings by simply dropping a couple of lukewarm 16s. Here, Shanté finally cuts loose, even playfully taunting James. Clearly, it was time for the King of Punk Funk to surrender his throne.
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RF Online, originally named 'Rising Force', is a 3D MMORPG developed by CCR. The first version of the game was released in South Korea and was later followed by Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Portuguese and English translations. The North American/European version of the game launched its retail phase on February 21, 2006 and closed on November 10, 2008. RFO is currently a free to play game.
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The Day Heartbreakers Bassist Howie Epstein Died
Bryan Wawzenek Published: February 23, 2016
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Howie Epstein could do it all – until his addictions prevented him from doing anything. The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist (pictured above at center) died of drug-related complications on Feb. 23, 2003 at the age of 47.
The multi-faceted musician was born in Milwaukee in 1955. He earned his rock 'n' roll stripes in the late '70s playing with John Hiatt and Del Shannon, before being brought into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1982 to replace original bassist Ron Blair.
Epstein made the transition easy, as he quickly became an invaluable member of the Heartbreakers with his steady bass playing, strong harmony vocals and genial attitude.
In 1990, Petty told Musician magazine, "You gotta love him; I don't know if I ever tell him how good he is. Tonight, there was a line early in the show I could just barely sing ... I got to it and I heard Howie singing it with me over his mike. It sounded great, it sounded like a double track. I just looked at him, he caught my eye like 'Yeah!' It made me feel great. ... That's what a great band's all about."
As a result of his high-profile Heartbreakers work, Howie became an in-demand session guy who recorded with Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and others. He also made a reputation for himself as a producer, helming albums by future fiancée Carlene Carter and songwriting great John Prine – one of which won a Grammy.
But by the late '90s, it was clear to Epstein's bandmates that his substance-abuse issues were ruining not just his musical abilities, but his whole life. Despite their attempts to help him, things got so bad that the Heartbreakers were forced to replace him in 2002 with Blair, who returned to the group.
A year following his departure from the band, Epstein passed out in his bathroom – the result of a toxic mixture of heroin and a prescription he was taking for stomach problems and an abscess on his leg. He was driven to the hospital by his girlfriend, but it was too late.
Petty shared his sadness in a piece he wrote for Rolling Stone: "He just got to where he couldn't do it anymore. ... It's like you got a tree dying in the backyard, and you're kind of used to the idea that it's dying. But you look out there one day and they cut it down. And you just can't imagine that beautiful tree isn't there anymore."
Though gone, Epstein wasn't forgotten: His former bandmates kept a bass guitar onstage at every performance to honor his memory.
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