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Ready Player Two is a science fiction novel by American author Ernest Cline, this book was written in 2020. Ready Player Two was published and released on November 24, 2020.
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Wade Watts is an 18-year-old egg hunter living in the Columbus slums, Ohio with his aunt. In OASIS, Wade took on the character avatar Parzival and befriended Aech, a male avatar in a virtual mechanical shape. He also befriends the popular player Art3mis after saving her from being wiped out. Wade decided to go to the OASIS library to learn about Halliday's private life in order to search for clues to end the race. Here, they learn that Halliday has some regrets in his life, including his unrequited love for Morrow's wife Karen (who uses the character name "Kira") and the loss of a close friend. after forcing Morrow to sell his stake in the Gregarious Game. In the next race, Wade ran back from the starting line and found a hidden, safer path to reach the finish line. He obtained the first of the three with a clue for the next mission. Aech, Art3mis, Daito and Sho also followed Wade to end this quest and all five characters' names appear on the global scoreboard, making them known as the "Five Great".
Sorrento learns of Parzival's real-life identity through mercenary OASIS i-R0k and tries to invite Wade to join IOI, but he refuses. In revenge, the real-life IOI head of operations, F'Nale Zandor bombs Wade's house, causing Alice to die. Samantha Cook (player of the character Art3mis) came to Wade's rescue but was soon discovered by IOI. Samantha is captured and sent to the Debt Collection Center, while Wade is found by other "Five Great" members including Helen (Aech), Toshiro (Daito) and Zhou (Sho). The group tracks Samantha's location in IOI and helps her escape, masquerading as an Infantry, and assists them in OASIS.
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The premiere issue of Poppy Magazine has arrived, conjuring up images of Glenda the Good Witch of the North twinkling in technicolor sparkle-dreams, waving a protective spell over a sound stage of billowing magic flowers.
One of my earliest memories is of Poppies: there were always flowerbeds & gardens my grandmother tended to & I never once misbehaved in the garden, until one day… I knew as a child not to do this, but uncontrollably I ran & ate handfuls of the red blossoms outside my dad's apartment. Dropping instantly into a smash sleep on the grass, I passed into dreams long forgotten. I don't remember ever waking up.


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Carden has been part of the LongHorn Steakhouse team for the past five years and said it has been a little over two years since the decision was made to open the new restaurant at Tanyard Station.
Carden says the restaurant features certified grill masters specially trained in the art of grilling.
"They're the experts in selecting the right cut of steak, boldly seasoning and grilling to each guest's taste," she said.
The new 5,850-square-foot restaurant will seat more than 300 guests and currently employs 70 people, which includes servers, cooks, bartenders and more. Carden said the business also wants to give back to the community.
Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum also participated in the opening ceremony.


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It was rather surprising to see that the review of loaf pans in the April/May 2011, issue #110 of Fine Cooking recommended a Pyrex Easy Grab loaf dish. The January 2011 issue of Consumer Reports contained a disturbing report on American-made glass bakeware, indicating that newer glass bakeware is made of soda lime glass (also used for bottles and ordinary glassware) which is more sensitive to temperature changes and more likely to shatter and even cause injury than older glass bakeware, which was made of more expensive-to-produce borosilicate glass, which is stronger and more resistant to temperature changes.
The two types of glass are distinguishable because soda lime glass has a greenish cast along its edges while borosilicate glass is clear. (You can see the greenish cast in the small photo in your article.) The Consumer Reports article recommended extreme care when using glass bakeware made of soda lime glass and also noted that European-made glass bakeware is still made of borosilicate glass. They also suggested reporting any incidents of shattering to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
It seems to me that the low price of soda lime glass bakeware does not merit the risk entailed by using it. Nor does it merit a recommendation in Fine Cooking in my opinion.
In my opinion, a lot of these mishaps are by misuse. The 'new' pyrex have been around for years, and I'd buy it if I needed more.
Thank you for running that down. I meant to check it.
I don't have the article by me but read it last night. They have a couple of different type pans, pyrex was top for the glass.


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Interview with Rich Vogel, keyboardist for
by Paul Doyle Jr.
Galactic is one of the hottest up and coming live bands in the nation. Forged of the humidity and energy of New Orleans in combination with invisible music zoning laws, they display their prowess with long ascending soulful grooves designed to keep a body in motion. There latest release, Crazyhorse Mongoose is available through their new label, Capricorn Records. Currently they are on a national tour that will take them through the Northeast. Rich Vogel, Galactic keyboardist, explains the history of the band what to expect from a Galactic experience.
Vermont Review- Where did you grow up?
Rich Vogel- I grew up actually in Omaha, Nebraska.
V.R. What was your early exposure to music?
R.V. There was a lot. I guess I started out with the obligatory childhood piano lessons. I was taking from the "little neighborhood grey haired lady" piano lessons. I can't say I was a star pupil or anything. I got a little older and I got hooked up with a really great jazz pianist-singer-composer from Omaha name Tony Gulizia. I started hanging out with him about the time I was getting into high school. He started teaching me about music theory, chord structure, the blues and things like that, really what the elements of music were, and got me away from trying to read music off the page. I was already playing by ear...along with whatever records I had be it...The Doors, Led Zeppelin— a good healthy dose of mid-Western classic rock upbringing. Tony was the man. He turned me on and sent me off in a whole other direction. He gave me a couple of records which I will never forget to this day. Two in particular he gave me, Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, and he gave me a Stanley Turrentine record called Blue Hour, which is Stanley Turrentine and Gene Harris on piano. It's this great soulful bluesy jazz record. He gave me those two things and that started to open up a whole other world to me and got me looking in a different direction beyond my traditional mid-Western classic rock upbringing. Actually, I always talk about...when I was a little kid my brother's Led Zeppelin records were one of the first things that got me turned on to music. To this day I still think it was really significant. They were such a great band, but they were so groove oriented. They copped all their shit by listening to old Motown and Stax records and soulful American music like that. So secondhand, I guess that was my first real introduction into groove.
V.R. What happened after high school?
R.V. After high school, I went to New Orleans, that's what happened. That's kind of where it really all started happening. I went down to New Orleans ostensibly to go to college, but I really just wanted to go to New Orleans although I did go to school down there. That's where the story of Galactic begins because Rob (Mercurio, bass) and Jeff (Raines, guitar) came down to New Orleans to go to school...a year or two after. They grew up together in DC and played music together all their lives. They came down to New Orleans also under the pretenses of going to college, but really just because they wanted to go to New Orleans and delve into the scene and play music. We were all going to school about the time and we lived in the same neighborhood. So Rob and Jeff had a place where they lived and had a little practice space and jammed and got together with people. They eventually hooked up with Stanton (Moore, drums), who was also at Loyola. Jeff and Stanton and I all went to Loyola, Rob went to Tulane about the same time. They got Stanton over there and they were playing and they got a little college funk band going that actually proved to be pretty popular for like a year or two run playing the clubs of New Orleans. Eventually I hooked up with them. I just lived a few blocks away and we had mutual friends. Stanton and Jeff had come over to my house and heard me playing some organ...they came over, heard it, and were just like "man, why don't you come over." So it just kind of all led from there
V.R. What year was this?
R.V. I think it's been a little over four years...this would have been 94 maybe, late 94. That was a transitionary period, this college funk band that they had, called Galactic Prophylactic actually, was sort of dissolving. About that time I started playing with them. We were just jamming around. We'd take some gigs around town and just play instrumentally. We didn't have any vocals at the time. Then around the summer of 95 we scraped together a little bit of money and decided to go buy a couple days in the studio and go record. That is when we did the sessions that became Coolin' Off, our first independent record. That was really the time when we first hooked up with Theryl (deClouet, vocals), our singer, the House Man. He was a great New Orleans singer, a veteran of the New Orleans music scene, playing R n B and soul and funk and stuff like that. We knew him from hanging out at an uptown music club. It's not there anymore but a very infamous little place in New Orleans music history called Benny's Bar, which was uptown on the corner of Camp and Valence (?). This was a late night spot, a little corner bar thing, no cover where you could just go late and there would always be some music. It's an uptown neighborhood where the Neville Brothers came up, and actually almost on the same block where Art Neville still lives to this day, and it's a fixture on the uptown music scene. Theryl used to play there a lot with this band called Michael Ward and Reward, which was this great New Orleans R n B-funk-soul band. They did a regular gig up there at Benny's. Really it was Jeff and Rob, befriended the House Man by just going to the gigs and hanging out on set breaks and smoking him out or whatever. That was kind of a hook up there. So we knew him socially as friends but then when we started to record we didn't have a singer. We were basically just doing instrumental stuff, but we were like "Man, it would be so cool if Theryl would come sing on a couple tunes when we go into the studio." So we asked him and he was into it. He came into the studio and we basically put together a couple things right on the spot. Something's Wrong With This Picture was a tune that he'd written with another group of his, this vocal a capella soul group called Hollygrove. He came in with that and we worked that up real quick and cut it. The other thing he sings on that record is Everybody Wants Some which was just totally an improv thing. We were just jamming in the studio and he just walked up to a microphone and started ad-libbing that stuff that was on there. So that was kind of the beginning of it, of Galactic as it's constituted now. At the time we never really dreamed that House Man would want to be in our band and would come on the road with us and all that, but after we finished our record and got it out, we were like "let's buy a van and hit the road and see what happens." We made the record and our friend Dan started Fog City Records this little label in San Francisco, which basically was a label started to release Coolin' Off. He was helping us out there and in a partnership we got the record going and we bought a twenty year old van and starting booking our own tour. We were just doing it ourselves then. To our surprise and delight House Man got in the van with us and has been there ever since. He just started making every gig, and just seemed really down for the cause. He seemed to be attracted to something, the spirit of the thing and the fact that we were willing to go for it, not wait for anyone to notice us.
V.R. What is the age range in the band?
R.V. The youngest is probably Robert...anyway, probably 25 on up to the House Man who is 46, 47.
V.R. So, actually it has been a fairly fast track for you guys.
R.V. It's kind of tempting to look at it that way now because a lot has happened in the last year. The last year has been really good for us and a lot of things have just come together in the last year. But we've actually spent a couple of years playing around New Orleans both before we made Coolin' Off and after, building up an audience in New Orleans. Then we put out the record and got in the van and sort of did ourselves for awhile. So that whole first year was uh...we were kind of eating it...but having a good time and seeing enough response in certain cities and certain markets that it was encouraging to us to continue. This last year is when a lot of stuff really started coming together. In that first year, we hooked up with a booking agent who started helping us out and kept us rolling on the road and we got to the point where we could actually support ourselves playing although barely and we had to play all the time to do it. But yeah, you're right. In the last year things have really progressed nicely. We hooked up with good management. Then Capricorn came along and seemed like the right label for us and seemed down with the cause and kind of understood what we were about. Things have just been rolling along ever since.
V.R. Was the Capricorn thing a surprise?
R.V. Not really. By the time we did the deal we were getting some interest and talking to some different labels and people were coming out to the gigs. We noticed that people seemed to be paying a little bit of attention, which was nice. We were looking around and trying to be cool about it and patient and not just jump at the first thing to come along. And we were in a good position, we didn't need to do that because we'd sort of built up our thing on our own to where we were kind of self sustaining anyway. And we were supporting ourselves just by playing our gigs. So we didn't feel like we needed a label, you know, we didn't need the first label that would take us kind of thing...So that was good because that allowed us to relax a little bit and take a cautious eye to the industry and try and feel out whoever was talking to us. Capricorn just seemed like the best bet...like a good fit. They seemed to understand what we were about. They knew that we were a live band that our live thing was very strong. We had built this thing up on our own and had it going, and they just seemed to be of a position of "look we are here to just help you out and enhance what you are doing and do it better and give you the help you need to progress it." That was exactly what we needed at the time. We were just getting to the point where we were like "Boy it'd really be nice to have some help", and it would really be nice to have our record truly distributed and have people trying to push it and have advertising. Just the fact that our record would actually be available in stores where we were killing ourselves to get to to play gigs. They came in at a good time for us, when we really needed that support.
V.R. You are not a "hit" band. How does the energy level compare live versus the studio for the band and how do you keep the intensity in the studio?
R.V. That's a really good question. That's one that we ponder a lot. Especially with the first record. With Coolin' Off I think there's a big difference between what you get on the record and what you'd get if you came to the show. A lot of people comment on that. A lot of people really like that record but there is no question that it is definitely a more mellow vibe than what you get when you come to a Galactic show. I thing with the new record (Crazyhorse Mongoose) that gap has been narrowed a little more. I think the new record is maybe a little bit more representative of what you'd get if you come to a Galactic show. Although it's sort of distilled a little bit. It'd have to be 2 � hours long if it was going to be what you get at a show. So it's more of a capsule, maybe, of what you would get...at a Galactic show. But it really does represent us in terms of the instrumental side and the vocal side, plus some tunes that are more booty shaking straight up funky as opposed to some things that are more of a jazz flavor, maybe a little more laid back.
I think Coolin Off was more a vibe we happened to catch on two afternoons that we went into the studio and that's all we had to do it. It was our own money, we were borrowing money or getting credit card advances. With the new record we had a little more time and I think we got more down that really represents the band, although I would still say that the live experience is a different experience. Obviously we are going to take more time and have time to go off on whatever tangents seem to pop up on any given evening. We will do that. You never really know exactly what you are going to get when you come to one of our shows because we don't know entirely. We usually don't work from a set list. We just go up there and play and see what happens and hopefully it is different from night to night. Usually the energy level is pretty high, maybe still even moreso than you could get through a record. The only other thing I would say about that, we are determined to always try to make good records. Being known as a good live band, sometimes bands like that are associated with being really good live but not making very good records. All I can say is, we don't see why we can't do both, why we can't make records that you would want to have, even if you do go to the shows and you got live tapes. We'd like to make a record that offers something a little different than that and is a worthwhile product. That's our goal, we'll see if we accomplished that or not. That's that we are going to try to do.
V.R. Are you responsible for most of the synthesized sounds on the album?
R.V. That is really just synthesizer, and also...some of the weird sounds are being made my a Theremin...It is a little electronic device that kind of works like a reverse radio. It has this wand and it sets up this electrical field that you play with your hands. The one I have is sort of a simplified version of it, just this tiny little box, with one little wand. There is a bigger one that you see, Angelo from Fishbone had one, and I think Phish, Page, uses one. The most famous example of a Theremin is that weird sound at the beginning of Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys. The beginning of the old Star Trek Theme is a Theremin and a woman's voice. But mine is a simplified version. You can't really even control it well enough to play melodies like that, it's just more of an effect, but that is the thing that you are hearing that is making all those crazy sounds. And then a little Moog synthesizer that I have that people are always asking me about because it actually came from Radio Shack. It says Realistic across the back...The truth is that Moog designed a little synthesizer for Radio Shack back in the day, like in the late 70s early 80s. That's about it for trippy sounds, otherwise it's pretty much classic stuff, organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes.
V.R. The horn section has changed between the albums. What is it currently?
R.V. That's been sort of the open chair part of the band although now we have a steady horn player, his name is Ben Ellman (saxophone), who is definitely the Galactic horn player. On that first record, we didn't have any horn players at the time who were members of the band. We were using great horn players from New Orleans that we knew that we hired to do the session and were doing gigs with us at the time. At the time we were trying to play with a horn section but once we started going out on the road we realized there was no way we could bring a whole horn section with us so we pared down to our current line up which is how it's been for all of the time we've been on the road, which is just one horn player. But when we record, we might give ourselves the luxury of using multiple horn players. Or actually what we are doing a lot now is Ben is just overdubbing multiple horn parts because he plays tenor and baritone. On Crazyhorse Mongoose the horn players are Ben Ellman and Jason Mingledorff (sax) who also was playing with us for a time, and would come out on the road with us.
V.R. Musically you are a very patient band, taking time to build moods and jams slowly. Where does this patience come from?
R.V. That's an interesting question. It's almost a new question, I like it. I have never heard anyone ask it that way, in terms of patience. You know what, I think it comes from...a lot of it has to do with being from New Orleans quite honestly and having learned to play in New Orleans where we would just play for hours and hours. People want that down there and often demand it quite honestly. The thing about New Orleans and even myself when I was making a living on Bourbon Street and stuff like that, it was just a lot of hours. We would play a lot of time and you had to kind of pace yourself. Also the fact that we knew we had all night to get there. It is a different mindset from a more pop music mindset where you are trying to convey a little story in 3 � minutes and that's it. It's this self contained thing. For us, in New Orleans, it was more about keeping people moving, keeping the dance floor moving. You had to hone a groove. If you got that going on, you got this solid bass happening and the groove that you are honing and trying to just keep people moving, then the creative part on top of that is how do you work with it, how do you develop it and how does it change over time. Funky music is about something consistent and then something that's changing or evolving on top of that to keep your interest. You got to lay it down and keep the groove happening but then you don't want it to just be the same thing over and over, so you work on developing it and expanding it, stretching it out. Just coming up playing gigs in New Orleans there is no better experience to that approach to playing music. It is not uncommon for us, especially during Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest time, to get on stage at midnight and play until the sun is up, at 6:30 or 7 in the morning. Even a more typical gig would mean playing to 3:30 or something like that.
Actually the hard thing for us was the opposite. The thing we had trouble with was when we started going out doing some of these opening slots, like going out with Widespread Panic or on the H.O.R.D.E. tour. We'd have 30 minutes or 45 minutes. That was hard for us because we are a band that's ready to play. After 30 or 45 minutes we felt like we were just getting warmed up. We had to stop and reassess and think about how to do that more effectively. That was a new discipline we had to learn. We are prone to spend maybe 2-3 minutes on an intro to a tune, before we even get to a tune itself. When we were doing those gigs we had to stop and think about how we do this more concisely...give them a little capsule of what Galactic is because they are not going to get the full thing in 45 minutes.
For your own Galactic capsule check them out at one of the stops on their current tour, pick up there latest disc, Crazyhorse Mongoose (1998, Capricorn), or check out their website at www.fogworld.com/galactic/.

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Strength United Receives Nearly 80,000 from State for Trauma Recovery
by August 21, 2019 March 1, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Strength United
Pictured here are representatives of the agencies awarded funding for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Strength United has received a 79,717 grant from the state of California for a trauma recovery center.
"We are excited to have the opportunity, through the trauma recovery center funding, to provide more comprehensive, evidence-based clinical services to our clients, as well as develop a trauma-informed training and self-care program for our staff and community," Strength United Executive Director Kim Roth said. "The trauma recovery center funding also will enable Strength United to further our collaboration in the community, enhance student academic experiences and help us identify and share data about the effectiveness of our programming through outcome research, to support others in providing trauma-informed education and practices."
The grant will allow Strength United to provide mental health services to 120 new clients and an additional existing 95 clients who are victims of crime. It also will support clinical case management and coordinated care to the clients served. New clients can include family members and loved ones of homicide victims. Roth added that no one asking for help will be denied service.
Strength United officials said they will use some of the funds from the grant to create at least 10 annual, collaborative activities with community partners, 20 community-based outreach events, 12 trainings to law enforcement, and six trainings to community-based organizations and other healthcare providers. The goal is to increase the ability of first responders and healthcare providers to identify the effects of crime on victims and understand how to treat trauma.
"Committed to leveraging systems and to serve as catalysts for improving policies and practices, Strength United, and by extension CSUN, collaborates with federal, state, county and local leaders to ensure the needs and voices of those impacted by violence are heard and responded to," Roth said. "These efforts are supported by the 40 graduate and 120 undergraduate students who, through the trauma recovery center funding, will be afforded greater opportunities to enrich their learning and become the future professionals and leaders in the anti-violence movement."
Strength United's Van Nuys location houses the first Family Justice Center in Los Angeles County, and serves as a home for first responders, law enforcement investigators and assault crime detectives, forensic nurse examiners, civil legal services, advocates, case managers and counselors. The center is designed to reduce the barriers related to victim cooperation and access to law enforcement. There, clients are helped with their applications for crime-victim compensation and other crucial resources.
Strength United, which was established through CSUN's Michael D. Eisner College of Education, is staffed with a licensed psychologist, social workers, clinicians, mentors, advocates, educators and researchers. Graduate students studying marriage and family therapy and social work provide direct counseling services, and undergraduates staff Strength United's 24/7 crisis intervention and hotline services.
Strength United has served the communities in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys since 1986. It is a comprehensive, social service, mental health and educational organization, serving individuals of all ages, cultures, ethnicities and abilities who have experienced a violent crime and trauma, with a focus on child maltreatment, domestic violence and sexual violence.Strength United — which was established by California State University, Northridge to aid individuals affected by violence and trauma, with a focus on sexual assault, domestic abuse and child maltreatment — has received a $679,717 grant from the state of California for a trauma recovery center.
The nonprofit was one of only six agencies in the state to receive funding to provide trauma-informed mental health treatment and case management to underserved crime victims who may not be eligible for victim compensation or who may be fearful of reporting a crime to law enforcement.


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You're going to love it here. At Brightview Great Falls, we have so many wonderful gathering spaces to join your friends and make new ones. Our Vibrant Living Director creates a full calendar of events that might even help you pick up a new hobby or experience something for the first time! And every one of our spaces, including your apartment home, has been designed for your comfort, convenience and fun. So enjoy life with less stress, knowing whatever it is you need, we'll take care of it for you!
When you move to Brightview Great Falls we help you get everything you need to live your best life. Contact us today to learn more about our assisted living and memory care options.


STAR is Special Transit Available by Request; a Para-transit service offering transportation alternatives to people whom at certain times cannot use, or have substantial limits using, the CDTA fixed-route bus system because of a disability or impairment. CDTA provides eligibility for complementary paratransit service to individuals who live outside of the STAR service area but they can only receive STAR service for travel within the service area.
It is complementary to CDTA's fixed route bus system. It operates within 3/4 of a mile of a CDTA's fixed route bus system on the same days and times that CDTA's fixed route bus system operates. For example, if a CDTA bus operates from 6AM - 7PM, Monday- Friday along a specific route, then STAR is available from 6AM - 7PM, Monday- Friday within 3/4 of a mile on either side of that route. It is a shared ride, providing origin to destination rides for work, appointments, shopping and social activities.
Remembering that STAR is a complimentary service, trips requests with origins and/or destinations beyond these route corridor boundaries and/or beyond the service times of the corresponding fixed route will not be accepted.
The ADA defines "prevents or prevented travel not only where travel is literally impossible, but also where the disability substantially limits one or more major life activities".
Please note that the seats at the front of every CDTA regular route bus are for senior citizens and people with disabilities. Please relinquish these seats if they are needed, or if you are requested to do so by an operator or supervisor. CDTA is committed to providing mobility services to everyone in the Capital Region. We are proud to offer a variety of solutions for those who need assistance or special accommodations. Seniors and those with disabilities pay half-fare to ride regular fixed-route buses.
Low-Floor buses operate on all CDTA's regularly scheduled, fixed routes.
For more information about the service or the certification process call (518) 482-2022.
Schedules and information are available upon request in large print, Braille and audio formats.
Please call (518) 437-8378 or email Tanya tanyap@cdta.org for your accessible materials requests.


Anyway, as you may have noticed I'm having difficulties updating twice a week, so from now on I will be updating Fridays only. Hopefully this means the pages will look less rushed!
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Stories frequently featured Wonder Woman hoping or imagining what it would be like to marry Steve Trevor. Though the Plane was depicted as semi-transparent for the reader's convenience, in-story dialogue indicated that it actually was completely invisible, or at least able to become so as the need arose. One Hot Mama Part 1 by Dr.


Many people dread going to a repair shop for fear of being taken advantage of and being convinced to pay for repairs they may not need. Regretfully, that happens too often. At Harris Automotive, we pride ourselves in integrity and honesty with every customer. This includes those who may be less knowledgeable about cars. In addition to providing a comfortable lobby and a friendly professional staff who can answer any questions in understandable terms, you can be assured that we will fix what you need to keep your car safe and performing well, and nothing more. We want to provide you with a "no anxiety" auto repair experience you can trust. Come in and let us show you the Harris Automotive VIP treatment!
We take pride at Harris Automotive in the quality of the repair work that we provide. Part of that quality means standing behind the repairs that we perform for our customers. Beginning January 1st of 2019 we will be doubling the warranty coverage on our standard repairs. The old warranty period was 12 months, or 12,000 miles. Our new warranty term on parts and labor is now 2 years or 24,000 miles. We thank all of our customers who make our business possible, and we hope everyone has a great start to 2019!


Being diagnosed with any type of breast cancer will lead to life-changing decisions that will impact on your future. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month we look at why some people choose to have a bone marrow transplant to treat their cancer.
The use of bone marrow transplant or peripheral blood stem cell transplant to treat breast cancer is increasing; some medical professionals believe that bone marrow transplant should be a standard procedure offered to women and men with breast cancer.
Whilst there is insufficient research for us to fully appreciate whether or not bone marrow transplant for breast cancer is the most effective treatment, many oncologists believe that a bone marrow or stem cell transplant is the best way to promote ongoing health within the immune system, particularly in cases where a patient has been diagnosed with an inflammatory breast cancer. At Bone Marrow Transplant Mexico we believe that, for some women with certain types of breast cancer, bone marrow transplantation is the best, if not the only, chance of achieving complete remission.
Why Have A Bone Marrow Transplant?
As part of breast cancer treatment, bone marrow transplant enables patients to receive higher doses of chemotherapy, which will destroy more of the cancer cells. The patient's own stem cells, taken either from bone marrow or from the blood, are extracted, treated and stored. The patient can then undergo chemotherapy. Once chemotherapy is complete, the patient's stem cells are reintroduced to the body. This will promote the return of immune system health following cancer treatment and help the healthy cells that have been damaged as a result of chemotherapy to recover fully.
Bone marrow transplant as part of a breast cancer treatment program will increase a patient's chances of fighting the disease and vastly reduce the risks of further complications following treatment, such as impaired immune system and complications in years to come. Because bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer is autologous, meaning that the patient's own bone marrow is used, the risks involved in the transplantation are reduced.
For many patients with blood and bone marrow disorders like leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and aplastic anemia, and some solid cancers such as breast cancer, bone marrow transplantation is the best chance for long term survival and optimal health following the disease.
Breast cancer patients who undergo a stem cell transplant have the best chance of recovery with a healthy immune system and fewer post- remission complications.
If you would like to know more about bone marrow transplantation for breast cancer, contact us today to speak to a qualified, US-based case manager.


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Acoording to my wife and father I have done the most unforgivable act that could be done. I have spent the last year destroying their Idea of what my place in what they call society is. I insulted a guest by telling him the only arm my wife was going to be on was mine and not his, my father informed me I was wrong because I was not on the reservation list, when the guy steped up and took my wifes arm I said you will need a ride to the ER to get that arm removed from your rear if you don't scram. My father stepped up and told me I had embarrassed him and the family and broke two fingers when he slapped me, I of course could not let that finish the evening for me. I said from this second you are not going to interfere in my life on more time like you have done the last 32 years then I backhanded him across the kitchen and took the man that I forced to leave place. was I rude, yes, will I do it again , yes, Do I think I was wrong NO. I felt that for 32 years I was subjected to abuse, I was even forced to go to work on Christmas holiday at the business end of a shotgun held by my father. what I am doing wrong in their opinion is taking my life away from their control.
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Your right to know Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Austin Butler addresses debate over his 'Elvis' accent
* 'I don't think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it a lot,' he said in the 2023 Golden Globes backstage press room on Tuesday
Austin Butler can't help that he still sounds like Elvis Presley. Since his award-winning turn as the King of Rock and Roll in the 2022 biopic Elvis, the actor has been at the centre of a lot of intrigue surrounding his voice. Specifically, how his natural speaking voice seems to now resemble that of Elvis'. And when speaking to reporters after picking up the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, Austin addressed the response to his apparently changed voice.
"I don't think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it a lot," he said in the 2023 Golden Globes backstage press room on Jan. 10. "I had three years where that was my only focus. So, I'm sure there's pieces of him in my DNA and I'll always be linked."
During the ceremony itself when he accepted his award, Austin's Elvis-like voice garnered attention online, with Phenomenal founder Meena Harris tweeting, "Has he been sounding like Elvis this whole time????"
Another person added, "Austin butler still talking in that god damn Elvis voice…"
This isn't the first time the Carrie Diaries alum has spoken about how the "Hound Dog" singer's iconic drawl has crept into his natural way of speaking.
"I hear that a lot, but I didn't do anything else for two years [apart from working on Elvis], that's such a large chunk of life," Austin told Elle Australia last June. "I'm not surprised that it clicks in."
He continued, "Because I'm a shy person and when I know that there's bits of Elvis that I'd have to click into in order to go out on stage and be in front of a ton of people, being surrounded by his name everywhere, there's triggers. You spend so much time obsessing about one thing and it really is like muscular habits, your mouth can change."
Of course, Austin noted that he's likely not to sound like Elvis for the rest of his life, saying, "I know that I'm constantly changing. Check in with me in 20 years when I've played a lot of roles, who knows what I'll sound like!"


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Lessons from 2020: How Agility and Resilience Have Defined Successful Business Leadership
COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of digital transformation for many businesses. Carolyn Horne, our president, EMEA, looks at how a disruptive 2020 has acted as a catalyst for change—and how business leaders are increasing agility and building resilience within their organisations.
Carolyn Horne
It's fair to say that 2020 hasn't quite kicked off the new decade in the way anyone would have liked. But, in spite of all the uncertainty and disruption, I believe this climate of continuous change will be the catalyst for business leaders to finally transform the way they operate to thrive in the digital world.
Born out of necessity, business leaders the world over now face a harsher reality about the urgency with which digital transformation must take place. They've been forced to take a harder look at what they're doing right, and what needs improving inside their own organisations.
In my mind, changes in the way we work, where our employees choose to work, how we engage with technology, and the way we think about our customers are all underpinned by one key factor—organisational agility.
Agile Companies Reaping the Rewards
If the COVID-19 pandemic has brought one thing into sharper focus, it's that businesses must be more agile. They must be able to pivot in order to react to persistent change. Whereas agility had become something of a buzzword for doing things better, it is now a business imperative.
And there's evidence to suggest that agile companies reap the rewards in terms of performance. A McKinsey study, "The Need for Speed in the Post-COVID-19 Era—and How to Achieve it," found that "fast organizations outperform others by a wide margin on a range of outcomes, including profitability, operational resilience, organizational health, and growth."
Similarly, a forthcoming global study from Workday, "Organizational Agility: Roadmap to Digital Acceleration," echoed those sentiments. The research found that agile organisations—those "with the capabilities to react quickly and effectively to opportunities"—have never been as strongly placed to benefit from the ability to operate at speed.
Disruption as the Catalyst for Transformation
During tough times, I think it's common, even prudent, to show caution when looking at new investments. Innovation is often the first lever for finance to pull when purse strings tighten. Yet for many global businesses, the march towards digital transformation has not been halted by the current situation. Indeed, it may even have been accelerated as companies realise the systems they have in place simply cannot cope with the current pace of change. In fact, IDC noted that 30% of European businesses view the COVID-19 crisis as a driver to move key systems to the cloud now, not later.
Transformation is not risk free, but embracing agility can counter this by providing businesses with the resilience needed to meet continuous change with confidence. Ask yourself, are your processes agile enough? Could your core business systems react to major operational changes at speed?
Organisations that responded fastest to the pandemic are more likely than others to have embedded agile capabilities.
Defining Agility and Making it Real
While the COVID pandemic highlights the business need for agility and speed, it's important we understand it is not simply about doing everything at break-neck speed. Organisational agility is about looking for innovative ways to build business resilience, future-proof revenue streams, improve operations, and ensure employees are well-managed and supported. I think it's compelling that both McKinsey and Workday studies showed that the organisations that responded fastest to the pandemic are more likely than others to have embedded agile capabilities, such as data accessibility and cross-functional collaboration.
Access to data and the ability to collaborate across functions are key components of agility. As Lesley Ballantyne, director of people operations for the John Lewis Partnership, said in a recent interview on the Workday Blog. "We've already seen this during the crisis, where we repeatedly had to respond quickly to a change to our payroll or a change to time entry for all of those people with different working patterns—that agility from Workday allowed us to do that."
We've all had to find innovative ways of doing traditional tasks and processes during the lockdown, and much of that is about how agile your business is. Mike Neller, senior vice president, global controller, and chief accounting officer at Aon plc, recently explained how his team closed the financial period remotely for the first time. "In the end, our close went without a hitch—it was fantastic. It was quick and efficient. When you think about being in over 120 countries, that's a lot of people working to close a lot of sets of books," he explained. "Everybody was able to manage it without any kind of delay and without any kind of inefficiencies. The team did an amazing job of staying connected to deliver on time, and we never had to use the contingency plan."
It's been a tough start to the new decade, and while on the surface it may be hard to find the positives, what has impressed me is the resilience of businesses to get the job done. Business leaders have smashed down the barriers that inhibit change, and embraced organisational agility to truly transform the way their companies operate. We don't know how 2021 will pan out, but the businesses that are built to respond quickly to persistent change will thrive in an era that promises to be anything but normal.
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Riding the Wave of Innovation at Workday to Deliver a Seamless Experience
Jeff Gelfuso, Workday's chief design officer, shares how our redesigned user experience is helping customers adapt in a changing world.
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Innovating With Our Community in a Changing World
Organizations across every industry face the same challenge: how to adapt at speed. With Workday apps and solutions—enabled by our Workday community and broad ecosystem—we bring the flexibility and adaptability our customers need to thrive.
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The Importance of Relationships for Successful ERP Modernization
Many CIOs are in the driver's seat when it comes to deciding their organization's overall ERP strategy. Yet successful transformation requires effective partnership with other stakeholders, particularly the CFO. Learn why building strong relationships across the business is critical to ERP modernization, and the business benefits that come from an adaptable platform.


The classrooms have been cleaned, the hallways made spotless, and the new textbooks have arrived. It's time for a brand new school year. Kicking off the 2017-2018 school year, Lake Central High School opened their doors on August 8th for the Freshman Rush. Students started the morning in the auditorium where they were given a speech and introduced to the staffers that they would encounter throughout their years in the high school.
"I think [the freshman class] was able to find most of our classes and look around the school more so we won't be as lost on our first day," Hala Haddad, grade nine, said.
Following the assembly in the auditorium, students were paraded out into the hallway where they met upperclassman who would be with them throughout their first year at the high school. The new students were given t-shirts for a class picture that was going to be taken later in the day. The upperclassmen that had been selected had experienced leadership roles and had memorized the school by heart. The tour began by the freshmen being taken to their PTE classroom where they got to know each other a little more and got to know their peer mentors. Afterwards they received a full tour of the building by the upperclassmen.
"I think the tours went really well, the freshman rush in general was very beneficial and the tours were really organized. I think it gave the freshmen the ability to tour the building and feel more confident for the first day," senior, Courtney Rhomberg said.
At 11:45, the class of 2021 gathered in Town Hall and took a class picture. Afterwards, the students were dismissed to lunch where they were given hotdogs, a bag chips, and a soft drink. Once lunch had concluded they were allowed to walk the building and find their classes on their own or with help. The day concluded at 2:00 when the freshmen began leaving with smiles and a bit more confidence for the first day.
"I feel that most of the freshmen are well prepared for the first day of school. During Freshman Rush we went over the essentials to have a successful first week of school and how to thrive at Lake Central," junior student, Carter Goldman said.
As the day turned to the evening, the high school prepared for its second event of the day. LSHS was hosting an informational meeting for parents to see where the school is currently, and where they plan on going into the future. The event was open to the public, and had around 50 people in attendance.
"Typically the parents are curious in how we function and operate and this was an opportunity for them to see how we function before the year gets hectic," Larry Veracco, Superintendent of Lake Central School Corporation, said.
The meeting began with Dr. Larry Veracco, Superintendent of Lake Central Schools, giving a small speech and then letting Rob James, Director of Business Services, take over. James gave an informal speech about taxes for the school district and how it compared to other schools in the area. James gave several reasons as to why the people of the district paid what they did for schooling and how the state affects the school budget. James related the income of the funding by the state to how most people generally spend their money.
James closed by talking about teacher budgets and how the school must have enough money so they can stay competitive with schools in the area. Veracco then took over and evaluated more on teacher pay and gave more details on how the school received its general fund money from the state of Indiana.
Veracco continued by talking about how the school spends its money and why the school does not have the funds to create new extracurriculars or classes. Though the first half of the speech he gave was negative, Veracco was happy to share some positive information that the school corporation accomplished this past school year.
"..the high school receiving an award for advanced placement, the school was helped by an AP tip grandt from the University of Notre Dame. Lake Central took the lead and had some education programs related to the opioid epidemic in America. Which we will continue to do" Veracco said.
Following Dr. Veracco's speech, Mr. Al Gandalfi, Vice Superintendent of Lake Central School Corporation, gave a speech with the help of Bill Lejard Director of Construction and Facilities.
Gandalfi reminded the public about the capital projects that they had in the building of the new Protsman Elementary School and the new Lake Central High School. Lejard went into more details on the current status of the schools throughout the corporation. Lejard explained in detail what the capital projects had been funding for the past few years and he went on to explain what they hope to do in the coming years. Lejard plans to expand the parking lots at Bibich and get new phones at Clark.
Gandalfi finished his speech off with the most discussed issue of the night and that was the possibility redistricting coming to Lake Central. Gandalfi stated that they are always looking at the new neighborhoods going up. Gandalfi also stated that Kohling is becoming overcrowded, and they brought up the possibility of redistricting for Kohling.
Gandalfi made it clear though that the school would address the public and take in their consideration if redistricting were to happen.
Other notable speeches of the night came from Mr. Moreno, Director of Technology, stating what the plan was to upgrade electronics throughout the school corporation.
After the speeches had been given, the community members in attendance were allowed to ask questions in regard to the presentation. All the questions were answered by Superintendent Veracco, and after the presentation came to an end parents were eager to ask questions on the side.
While the parents found the information helpful the school administration found the session informative for their purposes as well.
"We are going to try and figure out how to get this information to more folks. I think to move forward we need more people to hear the message." Larry Veracco said.


Every weekday morning DLBA's Homeless Outreach Specialist, Tres, loads up granola bars, water, and personal hygiene supplies in his backpack before setting out on a familiar route visiting overlooked and underutilized pockets of space around Downtown. In plain clothes rather than the recognizable red shirt of DLBA's Clean and Safe Team, he will make this trek dozens of times throughout the week, hoping to earn a person's trust, learn about their health needs or even a relative's name and location and maybe, just maybe convince them to seek help in getting off the street.
It is a commonly held belief among homeless outreach experts that it takes more than twenty meaningful conversations before a person experiencing homelessness chooses to accept assistance. And although there may be a robust network of services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, sometimes the biggest challenge is making those connections between potential clients and service providers. So each day Tres reaches out to familiar and new faces inside the Property Based Improvement District as part of DLBA's commitment to creating a more prosperous Downtown for its stakeholders. The results of his work thus far illustrate the complex challenges of homelessness, with inspiring stories of individuals taking their first steps towards accepting services after speaking with Tres, mixed in with disappointing news of relapses weeks later. Despite those complexities, it is clear that DLBA's commitment to the issue of homelessness is elevating its stature among service providers and city agencies.
Since adding a Homeless Outreach Specialist position in 2014, DLBA has become a more effective partner with the City of Long Beach and its homeless service providers by lending its consummate knowledge of daily street-level activities in Downtown, years of data collected by its Safety Ambassadors and ability to tap into a vast network of business improvement districts nationwide who are confronting similar challenges and perhaps, offering different solutions. In addition, DLBA's Community Outreach Manager, Steve Be Cotte, represents the organization and its stakeholders on various homeless boards and task forces helping to shape policies and programs that determine services delivered in Downtown.
All of these efforts to promote the safety and welfare of Downtown have earned DLBA much-deserved recognition, most recently from City Prosecutor Doug Haubert, with the IMPACT Award for making a positive impact in the city.
To learn more about our Homeless Outreach efforts visit the Clean & Safe Team website.


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The Differences Between Black And Carbon Steel Pipe
Steel pipes are produced by two different methods, which ultimately result in either welded or seamless tubes. In both methods, raw steel is first cast into a more workable initial form. It is then made into a tube by stretching the steel into a seamless tube or by pressing the edges together and sealing them with a weld. The earliest method of producing tubes was introduced in the early 1800s and has steadily evolved into the modern process of today. Next, the pipe fitting supplier will explain the differences between black steel pipe and carbon steel pipe.
What is a black steel pipe?
Black steel pipe is made from steel that is not coated with a base material such as zinc or paint. It is called a black steel pipe because it has a dark surface formed by iron oxide during the manufacturing process. Black pipe fittings, also called black malleable iron fittings, are used to transport gas and water. They connect to black iron and black steel pipe and form a tighter seal than black steel fittings.
Characteristics of carbon steel pipe
The amount of carbon contained in steel determines its characteristics. Steel is considered carbon steel when there is no specified or required minimum content of chromium, cobalt, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium or any other element added to obtain the desired alloying effect; when the specified minimum value for copper does not exceed 0.4%; or when the specified maximum content of any of the following elements does not exceed the stated percentage: manganese 1.65%, silicon 0.6%, copper 0.6%. The majority of steel produced worldwide is carbon steel.
Black Pipe Fitting
What are the applications of black steel pipe?
Black steel pipes have a variety of uses due to their strength and the fact that they require little or no maintenance. They are often used to transport natural gas and water to rural and urban areas, or to protect power lines and pipelines that carry high-pressure steam and air. In addition, black steel pipe is used in the oil and petroleum industry for transporting large quantities of oil through remote areas. Other uses of black steel pipe include gas distribution inside and outside the home, water wells and sewage systems.
Applications of carbon steel pipe
Carbon steel pipe was the first and most heavily used base material in modern industry. Industrial countries around the world, while trying to increase the production of high-strength low-alloy and alloy steel, also pay great attention to improving the quality of carbon steel pipe, expanding the variety and range of uses. Carbon steel pipe production in the country's total steel production, the proportion of about 80%, not only widely used in construction, bridges, railroads, vehicles, ships and various types of machinery manufacturing industry, modern petrochemical, marine development, but also a large number of applications.
What is the difference between black steel pipe and carbon steel pipe?
Generally speaking, the welding procedure of black steel pipe and carbon steel pipe is almost the same. That is in the case of general welding, not in some specific applications, such as very cold temperatures. Black steel pipe is not really a specification, but a generic term used primarily by plumbers to distinguish between regular steel pipe and galvanized steel pipe.
Black steel pipe is cast from a variety of grades of ductile or malleable iron, while carbon steel pipe is usually welded or seamless. Black steel pipe is used for underground or submerged applications and for acid-affected mains and branches. Municipal chilled water lines 4 inches and larger in diameter typically use cast iron pipes and fittings. Unless the pipe is heavy, commercial die-casting is not suitable for lines subject to expansion strain, contraction, and vibration. It is not suitable for superheated steam or temperatures above 575 degrees Fahrenheit. Cast iron pipe in underground applications (such as sewers) usually has bell and socket ends, while exposed pipe usually has flanged ends.
Benefits of Galvanized Pipe Fittings
Can You Weld Black Pipe To Steel?


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French presidential election: Where does Europe fit into all this? powered by EURACTIV France
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Politics 18-01-2022
European communities and their view on the future of Europe
The Conference for the Future of Europe is a chance to address the most prominent issues in Europe's regions and translate them into proposals for the future of the bloc, regional stakeholders say.
Energy & Environment 07-12-2020
Rural innovation
Rural areas in Europe face particular challenges: lower median income than big cities, lack of social and cultural life, lack of internet infrastructure, and depopulation. By mid-2021, the European Commission wants to articulate a new long-term vision for rural areas, saying they have a special role to play in the transition to a green and sustainable Europe.
Aviation 09-11-2020
Decarbonising air travel
The coronavirus may have slashed demand for air travel but a recovery is expected and, with it, extra growth and extra greenhouse gas emissions. Options to make aviation greener exist but sorely need investment and regulatory support to take off in a big way.
Fluorinated gases
F-gases, a family of refrigerants commonly used in fridges and air conditioners, are being phased out in order to prevent global warming from spinning out of control. But efforts to gradually ban the refrigerant have also created a thriving black market, which the European Union is struggling to contain.
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The importance of local governments in the transition to a Circular Economy: the example of Fryslân and Leeuwarden
When the European Commission launched its new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) last March, the world was a different place. Now, as Covid-19 is badly damaging the European economy, calls for a green recovery have become even stronger, boosting the...
Health 04-11-2020
Driving progress in Europe's cancer care
With the advent of the Commission's long-awaited cancer plan rapidly approaching, now more than ever, the impetus is there for EU lawmakers to drive change in Europe's cancer care.
Azerbaijan 10-02-2020
Modernisation in Azerbaijan
The key word in Azerbaijan in recent months appears to be modernisation, with opportunities being given to young and well-educated professionals, replacing a Soviet-time old guard.
Agrifood 28-01-2020
Sustainable food systems in the Farm to Fork strategy
Embedding the concept of sustainability in the way we produce and consume our foodstuff represents a challenge for the food systems as we know them today. But it also offers opportunities for growth, once it becomes clear how to lead the transition.
Central Asia 28-11-2019
Multi-vector diplomacy
Lodged between China and Russia, Kazakhstan, a country with huge territory and a modest population, pursues a 'multi-vector' foreign policy, positively engaging with its big neighbours, but also with the US and the EU and the global community.
Economy & Jobs 25-11-2019
Frontier Research – A good return on investment?
From healthy lives to sustainable cities, from food security to equal societies – frontier research is often credited to have the potential to produce paradigm-shifting discoveries with economic, societal and policy impacts. With almost 10,000 researchers supported all over Europe,...
Energy 18-11-2019
Raw materials: Aiming for sovereignty
In face of fierce global competition, how can Europe secure access to key raw materials for the future of its industry?
Batteries 19-09-2019
Clean mobility's challenging road ahead
As European cities hold Mobility Week events across the continent, this special report looks at some of the challenges facing the sustainability drive.
Digital & Media 10-09-2019
Finding digital freedom in a crowded world
As the EU enters new and uncharted waters in the digital world, a number of pressing questions emerge as to how the bloc can distinguish itself in a highly competitive marketplace.
EURoad2Sibiu 16-07-2019
Romania's EU presidency: A glance back
Romania held its first rotating presidency of the Council of the EU between January and June. But how did the Eastern European country perform during its six months at the helm? This special report outlines its main outcomes and successes.
Kazakhstan elections
The presidential election on 9 June was seen in Kazakhstan as crucial for the future development of the country. This was the first one in which the country's First President Nursultan Nazarbayev was not running, auguring for the introduction of more pluralism.
The EU future of new plant breeding techniques
New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) emerged as an innovative agricultural solution in the last decade, allowing the development of new plant varieties by modifying the DNA of the seeds and plant cells.
Kazakhstan: New political realities
Kazakhstan's first president Nursultan Nazarbayev surprisingly resigned on 19 March and announced that the Speaker of the Senate, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, will serve as interim leader before the next presidential election, which will take place on 9 June.
Gas storage in the energy transition
The main value of gas storage has traditionally focused on security of supply, ensuring people can continue heating their homes in the event of a cold spell or a sudden supply cut. That is due to change in the coming years as energy companies compete for new "flexibility" services in a hybrid energy system combining gas and electricity.
EU elections: The environmental issue
Ahead of the May 2019 European elections, EURACTIV takes an in-depth look into the campaign commitments made by the lead candidates of the main political parties.
Is there room for women farmers in the CAP?
Lawmakers in the European Parliament believe that women have a key role to play in helping to revive rural areas. However, discrimination against women in the farming sector is still widespread.
Voices from the regions: Brexit impact along the Irish border
On 29 March, the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union. EURACTIV.com's on-the-ground reporting looks into the effects of Brexit on EU regions and, in particular, its implications for the relationship between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Migration and security: Snapshots across a divided Europe
If the Eurozone crisis was the defining issue in the Barroso II Commission, migration has dominated Jean-Claude Juncker's European Commission. This Special Report takes snapshots on migration and security policy from five EU member states ahead of May's European Parliament elections.
Young people and women in EU farming
The EU farming sector is faced with an ageing population. In 2016 only 11% of farm managers in the EU were young farmers under the age of 40 years, according to Eurostat.
The role of 'social Europe' during the European Elections
Social Europe still has to find its place in the future of the European project. If the social protection of European citizens interests 18% of the French population, it remains far from other priorities such as terrorism, unemployment, immigration or climate.
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Most sports require movement and stability in all planes of motion. Just watch a basketball player. You rarely see these athletes move in only one direction. Instead, they consistently push off and land on one or both legs to jump, cut from side to side, and weave through traffic at all angles.
While the demands depend on the situation, I am not a big believer in restricting movement patterns. Sure, when you squat, you probably don't want to see knees caving in (knee valgus). In this instance, your knee may not be sufficiently stable and may be relying on its ligaments for stability – probably not good.
But in sports, there will be lots of times where some knee valgus is unavoidable, and maybe even necessary for the specific task.
The question is: how do you prepare athletes for this?
Gary Gray, founder of the Gray Institute, has a very interesting approach to this problem. He believes that all joints follow a principle of Mobile-Stability: that all (probably most) joints and movements rely on some degree of three-dimensional mobility and stability to function properly. His philosophy does not support athletes restricting movements. Instead, Gray believes that athletes needs to work on this three-dimensional mobile-stability to prepare and protect them from the demands of their sport.
Don't be fooled. The first key to durability is strength, but here are some exercises you can use to supplement your strength training. Use them in your warm-up or as accessory exercises to develop lower body mobile-stability.


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Santhera and ReveraGen to Present Efficacy and Safety Dat...
Santhera and ReveraGen to Present Efficacy and Safety Data with Vamorolone at 2022 Muscular Dystrophy Association Conference
Pratteln, Switzerland, and Rockville, MD, USA, March 15, 2022 – Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) and ReveraGen BioPharma, Inc announce presentations of efficacy and tolerability data with vamorolone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at the 2022 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference (March 13-16, 2022, Nashville, TN, USA). A rolling NDA submission to the U.S. FDA for vamorolone for the treatment of DMD is planned to start at the end of March 2022.
Evidence of clinical efficacy and safety of vamorolone in patients with DMD is based on the positive outcome of the pivotal Phase 2b VISION-DMD study and additional Phase 2a data covering a vamorolone treatment period of up to 30 months. In the VISION-DMD study, vamorolone 6 mg/kg/day met the primary endpoint at week 24, showed sustained efficacy across multiple endpoints over 48 weeks and was well tolerated with a favorable safety profile. In study participants starting on prednisone 0.75 mg/kg/day and switching to vamorolone 6 mg/kg/day after 24 weeks, efficacy was also maintained across all functional endpoints and improvements were observed on multiple safety parameters. Importantly, stunting of growth and negative effect on biomarkers of bone health observed with prednisone over the initial 24 weeks were reversed during treatment with vamorolone over the latter 24 weeks of the study. These findings align with vamorolone's longer term durable efficacy and safety profile with the potential to offer an alternative to current standard of care. The long-term use of standard corticosteroids is associated with a series of clinically relevant side effects that often limit their use and reduce patients' quality of life considerably.
The data will be shared at the MDA Conference as follows:
"Vamorolone versus placebo and prednisone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: 24-week double-blind trial VBP15-004" –March 16, 09:50-10:05 am, Tennessee Ballroom
"Delayed start analysis of efficacy outcomes in placebo to vamorolone crossover participants in VBP15-004" – poster #89
"Efficacy and safety of vamorolone during 48-week treatment in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in VBP15-004 study" – virtual poster
"Feasibility of switch from prednisone to vamorolone in patients with DMD in VBP15-004 study" –virtual poster
"Vamorolone vs corticosteroid real-world experience: Comparisons of 2-year treatment with NorthStar UK Network and CINRG Duchenne Natural History Study" – virtual poster
Abstracts are available on the MDA website under this link.
Santhera is also hosting an on-site scientific exhibit (booth #311, located in Ryman Hall B1-2) at the conference where medical representatives of the Company will be present throughout the conference.
Santhera is planning to file a new drug application (NDA) for vamorolone in DMD with the US FDA starting at the end of March 2022 (rolling review planned). Vamorolone has been granted Orphan Drug status in the US and in Europe for DMD, and has received Fast Track and Rare Pediatric Disease designations by the US FDA and Promising Innovative Medicine (PIM) status from the UK MHRA for DMD. Vamorolone is an investigational medicine and is currently not approved for use by any health authority.
About Vamorolone
Vamorolone is a drug candidate with a novel mode of action that binds to the same receptor as corticosteroids but modifies its downstream activity and as such is a dissociative agonist [1-3]. This mechanism has the potential to 'dissociate' efficacy from typical steroid safety concerns and therefore vamorolone could emerge as a promising alternative to existing corticosteroids, the current standard of care in children and adolescents with DMD. In the pivotal VISION-DMD study, vamorolone met the primary endpoint Time to Stand (TTSTAND) velocity versus placebo (p=0.002) at 24 weeks of treatment and showed a good safety and tolerability profile. Compared to prednisone, vamorolone showed comparable efficacy, improvements on multiple safety parameters (including a reversal of growth impairment seen during prednisone treatment and a reduction of behavioral changes) and was associated with fewer adverse events. In clinical studies, vamorolone was generally well tolerated. The most commonly reported adverse events versus placebo from the VISION-DMD study were cushingoid features, vomiting and vitamin D deficiency. Adverse events were generally of mild to moderate severity.
[2] Reeves EKM, et al (2013). Bioorg Med Chem 21(8):2241-2249.
[3] Liu X, et al. (2020). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 117:24285-24293.
Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines for rare neuromuscular and pulmonary diseases with high unmet medical need. Santhera has an exclusive license for all indications worldwide to vamorolone, a first-in-class dissociative steroid with novel mode of action, which was investigated in a pivotal study in patients with DMD as an alternative to standard corticosteroids. The Company is planning for filing for approval with the US FDA starting in Q1-2022. The clinical stage pipeline also includes lonodelestat to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) and other neutrophilic pulmonary diseases. Santhera out-licensed rights to its first approved product, Raxone® (idebenone), outside North America and France for the treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) to Chiesi Group. For further information, please visit www.santhera.com.
Raxone® is a trademark of Santhera Pharmaceuticals.
About ReveraGen BioPharma
ReveraGen was founded in 2008 to develop first-in-class dissociative steroidal drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other chronic inflammatory disorders. The development of ReveraGen's lead compound, vamorolone, has been supported through partnerships with foundations worldwide, including Muscular Dystrophy Association USA, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, Save Our Sons, JoiningJack, Action Duchenne, CureDuchenne, Ryan's Quest, Alex's Wish, DuchenneUK, Pietro's Fight, Michael's Cause, Duchenne Research Fund, and Defeat Duchenne Canada. ReveraGen has also received generous support from the US Department of Defense CDMRP, National Institutes of Health (NCATS, NINDS, NIAMS), and European Commission (Horizons 2020). www.reveragen.com
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New "rigs-to-reefs" policy endorses ongoing conversion of retired offshore platforms into artificial reefs.
The rigs-to-reefs program basically allows oil rig operators to leave the underwater structure of their rigs in place, a practice that is not only cheaper for the operators but also avoids potentially harmful environmental impacts.
Operators who apply for a permit to decommission a retired rig can choose to deconstruct the top portion of an offshore platform structure, leaving the structural base of a platform in place below the waterline. Alternatively, they may topple or tow the base into a position where it remains structurally stable on the seafloor. The platforms—which are typically composed of sturdy metals like iron—remain underwater indefinitely and act as artificial reefs that can support a wide variety of marine life.
BSEE's recently unveiled policy makes three major changes to the federal government's existing rigs-to-reefs program. First, offshore oil and natural gas operators are no longer subject to a five-mile buffer zone that had previously limited the number of retired rigs that could be converted into artificial reefs. Second, the new policy categorically eliminates from consideration any storm-toppled platforms that have suffered "structural failure"—these facilities do not qualify for rigs-to-reefs. Third, the new policy gives BSEE the discretion to grant extensions to the five-year deadline for decommissioning a nonproductive rig whenever the agency is satisfied that the operator is acting diligently in pursuit of an artificial reef program through state regulatory channels.
The intentional abandonment of retired offshore oil platforms has been authorized in the United States for nearly thirty years. Congress laid the groundwork for the rigs-to-reefs policy when it passed the National Fishing Enhancement Act (NFEA) in 1984. The NFEA streamlined procedures for the permitting and establishment of artificial reefs, and it directed the Secretary of Commerce to develop a National Artificial Reef Plan (NARP), which was completed in 1985. The NARP authorized the now-defunct Minerals Management Service (MMS) to begin regulating offshore oil platforms as "de facto" artificial reefs. MMS regulated and approved permits for operators to convert offshore platforms into reefs from the mid 1980s until 2010—when MMS was dissolved and restructured by administrative order in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Proponents of the federal rigs-to-reefs policy—among them, sportfishing advocates, some environmental organizations, and the oil industry—contend that the practice is a cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to complete structural removal. Although exact figures vary depending upon the site, complete removal of an oil platform can range from roughly $4 million to $48 million, according to a 2001 report performed by MMS. Partial decommissioning, by contrast, can range from about $3 million to $9 million, a fraction of the costs of complete removal. On this basis, partial decommissioning may be more efficient, and it also helps the industry avoid a bigger carbon footprint from extensive offshore deconstruction.
However, not all environmental groups agree that rigs-to-reefs is beneficial to the marine environment. The California-based Environmental Defense Center argues that the toxic pollution and contaminated debris around oil platforms makes them an unhealthy place for marine life to aggregate. Recreational fishers often target these facilities and might bring home seafood contaminated with petroleum byproducts, leading to risks to human health. Many other environmental organizations have questioned whether it is good public policy to allow oil companies—who are profiting immensely from offshore drilling—to save money and leave debris in the ocean indefinitely.
Additionally, liability concerns emerge when oil platforms are abandoned off of a state's coastline. Any state that permits rigs-to-reefs off its coastlines is required to accept title and liability for such structures after they are constructed. States' liability risks could be sizeable: commercial fishers, recreational divers, and other ocean users might suffer harm from adverse interactions or entanglement with unmarked underwater structures. BSEE is currently developing a mapping tool that will alert ocean users to the presence of these underwater facilities.
Although the practice of rigs-to-reefs remains controversial, six states currently allow the practice in offshore waters: namely, California and all five states in the Gulf of Mexico (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida). BSEE estimates that more than 500 rigs-to-reefs sites currently exist in federal waters.
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