We must learn to pray always without becoming weary and we must learn to support one another in prayer. This is the basic teaching for us this week. The images that are used to convey such teach may appear to us somewhat strong or even perhaps against our modern value system. We are invited to focus on the teachings and not on the images.
The Book of Exodus has lots of stories of killing others who get in our way. This was fairly accepted manner of getting more territory, or accumulating wealth, of gaining power. We humans, even today, never seem totally comfortable just staying at home and not getting involved with others. As soon as we get involved with others, then the challenge of social ethics confronts us: how to relate to others. As Christians, the questions of relationships to others is guided by the teachings of Christ.
It is a long road from the Book of Exodus to the teachings of Christ. On the other hand, the teaching about prayer remains basically the same: prayer without becoming weary and learn to support one another in prayer. The challenge at times is to choose what to pray for. We are no longer free to choose to pray for harm to our enemies. We can pray that God help us find a way to live in peace and harmony with our enemies.
The image of Moses holding his hands up in prayer and then becoming weak is a striking image. Only with the help of two others is he able to continue in prayer. We can recognize that having others pray with us, supporting us in prayer, can make an enormous difference in our praying. Praying aloud in the presence of others and inviting them to pray with us can be a very humbling experience.
The Gospel of Luke gives us the image of a widow insisting with an unjust judge that he must give a just decision for her. Perhaps we also think of an old widow, an old woman, but the image simply refers to a widow. However old she is, she has learned to insist on what is right and just.
Most of us give up far too easily when we ask for things from others. We accept a negative answer and believe that we can do nothing more. In prayer, if God does not give us what we are asking for almost immediately, we presume that His answer is �no� or that God simply does not care.
If we look at the history of prayers, the history of saints who pray, we find that many saints prayed for decades before finally being given what they had prayed for. Even though today's Gospel insists that God will be quicker than the unjust judge, we also know that if we continue to ask for something, God continues to listen.
Today let us renew our commitment to pray, to pray without getting weary and pray, supporting one another in prayer. We can form wonderful human communities based on prayer and love. Let us pray!


This small produce bag makes replacing plastic bags so easy! Perfect for taking to your grocers or local market.
I am so happy to be stocking these small cotton bags because they are so handy and can really help you reduce your plastic waste! I always buy my friends and family some to help them see how easy it is to switch to a better eco-friendly alternative to plastic.
Made from organic cotton which is sustainable and eco-friendly, you can wash and reuse them! And as they are made from natural cotton, these bags will biodegrade safely.
We all know plastic bags are one of the most commonly used plastics out there. We also all know that they are completely unnecessary, yet people still use them even though there are so many alternatives. It absolutely blows my mind that there are people still using new plastic bags to carry their shopping, I just don't understand it.
This is so easy and simple to change and can seriously reduce plastic waste just by reusing bags, especially bags that are made from natural materials such as cotton and hemp. If we could completely stop using plastic carry bags could you imagine the difference it would make to plastic pollution, it would be immense.
The small cotton bag has a card belly tag that is recyclable and the bag itself is biodegradable so once the bag is on it's last legs you can pop it in your compost.
Wash at 30 and make sure to air dry.
Due to being made from completely natural material the net may shrink 10-12% of original size.
Can be placed in the fridge and is completely food safe.
This company was created out of passion to help people live a sustainable and ethical lifestyle. A Slice Of Green products are made ethically and sustainably in India where they produce high quality containers made out of stainless steel. Their products are especially designed to reduce waste and encourage re-usability. A Slice Of Gree have used modern innovative ideas to help others to minimise their impact on the environment.
A Slice Of Green focus on eco-friendly products that are made from sustainable or recyclable materials and none of their products contain BPA, phlathates or lead. What I love about this company is their effort to create items that are stylish but so much better for ourselves and the environment.


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FISHDUCKY FOR PRESIDENT
(Some of this is reworked from an 11/14 post. Most of it isn't.)
The Republican convention was in Ohio a couple of weeks ago. The Democratic convention was in Pennsylvania last week. The fishducky convention starts tonight at my home in California. I've rented extra chairs. Everybody gets a free pair of leggings:
I realize it might be a little late to start campaigning, but here I am; throwing my feathers into the ring!! I'm sure I could handle the job. I'm a wise old bird--I'm pretty sure I've got some owl in my veins. (My husband says that it's vulture, but I don't think so.) If you don't feel comfortable putting a hairy Trump--or a scary frump--in the White House, would you consider giving me your vote?
Our family does have some experience in politics:
After his discharge Uncle Lee wanted to let his clients know that he was out of the Army. He didn't want to send out announcements. He reasoned that some of them might not be seen (if the client was in prison) or left unnoticed & unopened. He had a typically brilliant Uncle Lee idea. He ran for mayor of Los Angeles! He wasn't elected, but he didn't want to be. He figured that, for much less than the cost of printing & mailing announcements, people would read the newspapers or listen to the radio & say to themselves, "Oh, good! Lee's back!"
I, myself, have been voting for years. Now that I'm running, I could actually vote for someone instead of just against their opponent. The last time I was really able to do that was when I voted for John F. Kennedy in the 50's. (I voted for Obama but I didn't feel quite as strongly about him as I did Kennedy.)
My platform is simple: Be nice to each other!!
I agree with this:
Our Rights:
The following was written by State Representative Mitchell Kaye from Cobb County, GA
We, the SENSIBLE people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden, basically lazy people. We hold these truths to be self-evident:
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful. Do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in health care.
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big-screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness, which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.
Actually, I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected. But I just can't resist, so:
A busload of politicians were driving down a country road when all of a sudden, the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer's field. The farmer, after seeing what had happened, went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a hole to bury the politicians. When the local sheriff came out & saw the crashed bus, he asked the farmer where all the politicians had gone. He told him he had buried them. The sheriff asked the farmer, "Were they ALL dead?" He said, "Well, some of them said they weren't, but they were politicians & I didn't believe them!"
A quote from Bette Midler:
"I haven't left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election. All the commercials are for Viagra & Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection--either way it's about getting screwed!"
Actual political quotes:
''Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.''—Mark Twain
"I resent your insinuendoes."
"If we don't make some changes, the status quo will remain the same."
"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."
"I support efforts to limit the terms of members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate." -- Dan Quayle
"If Lincoln were alive today, he'd roll over in his grave."
"We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report."
"Candidly, I cannot answer that. The question is too suppository."
"Outside of the killings in Washington DC, we have one of the lowest crime rates in the nation." -- Marion Berry
"Let's jump off that bridge when we come to it."
"To be demeanered like that is an exercise in fertility."
"I deny the allegations, and I defy the allegators."
"If somebody's gonna stab me in the back, I want to be there."
"When you're talking to me, keep your mouth shut."
"Let's do this in one foul swoop."
"I want to thank each and every one of you for having extinguished yourselves in this session."
"We'll run it up the flagpole and see who salutes that booger."
"I would like to take this time to reirritate my remarks."
"The average age of a 7 year old in this state is 13."
"I hate to confuse myself with the facts."
"We have a permanent plan for the time being."
"Family planning has many misconceptions."
"The people in my district do not want this highway bypass, no matter if it goes through or around the city."
"My knowledge is no match for his ignorance."
"As long as I am in the Senate, there will not be a nuclear suppository in our state."
"These numbers are not my own; they are from someone who knows what he's talking about."
"People planning on getting into serious accidents should have their seat belts on."
"In 1994, Americans stand on the horns of an enema."
''I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency -- even if I'm in a Cabinet meeting.''—Ronald Reagan
''The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller, and get the chickweed out of your lawn. Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work, and then get elected and prove it.''—P.J. O'Rourke, 'Parliament of Whores'
''It was absolutely involuntary. They sank my boat.''—President John Kennedy, answering a
little boy on how he became a war hero
I thought you might be interested in this pendant of mine.
These were given to prospective voters in 1928,
the year before the Great Depression.
I promise to do better than he did:
"Hoover lucky pocket piece"
"Good for 4 years of prosperity"
As they say in Chicago, "VOTE EARLY & OFTEN!"----fishducky

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A Sudanese fashion model who went missing for nearly two weeks after a night of clubbing in Manhattan was found at a local hospital on Monday, police said.
Ataui-Deng Hopkins, 22, of the East Village, was last seen around midnight on Aug. 6 near The Attic club on W. 48th St. Her boyfriend reported her missing on Saturday, saying he last saw her outside the club.
A worker in the hospital where the six-foot-tall beauty is being treated called police after hearing reports of her disappearance, cops said. It was not immediately clear why she was in the hospital or which hospital was treating her, but her life was not at risk, police said.
Hopkins, who emigrated to the U.S. from Sudan in 2004, according to New York magazine, has walked the runway for designers the late L'Wren Scott and Christian Siriano. She was signed by Trump Model Management in 2008.
On Monday, before the NYPD received the tip from the hospital worker, superstar singer Rihanna had tweeted a plea for help.
"If anyone has any information on this young lady's whereabouts, please call the NYPD or email findataui@gmail.com," Rihanna tweeted along with a picture of her and Hopkins together.


But the question is... do you think any of them are true?
Do you say or think any of those things about yourself? Are you even aware if you do or not?
You see, those were just a few examples of the 103 Disempowering Beliefs About Money and Success that people have about themselves that are listed in the ebook I mentioned the other day (which you can download here).
Beliefs like those above are common for people to have of themselves, oftentimes unconsciously. What are the worst things you say about yourself and why you don't have more success or money?
1 – It actually lists 103 disempowering beliefs about money and success and takes you through an easy to follow belief discovery process that will help you to figure out exactly what beliefs are holding you back. I think this discovery process alone is incredibly powerful.
And I think you'll be pretty surprised at what comes up for you when you go through this simple process that takes just a few minutes.
2 – The eBook also lists 103 empowering beliefs that you can start using immediately as positive affirmations to counteract the negative beliefs you have.
3 – Here's the best part...it also shows you how to use a powerful technique known as Tapping to get at the core of these disempowering beliefs to change them faster than any other way you've ever experience!
Don't delay in getting this eBook. In just a few minutes... you can have a huge awakening in your understanding of what's holding you back, and more importantly a really big shift in your actual beliefs by using Tapping!


This 6-Week program and Nutrition guide is designed for the go-getters and hustlers always on the move! Whether you're a full-time student, a mom of three, or just an individual looking to jumpstart their fitness journey, this program is for you!
Scheduled days focusing on Cardio, Abs, Upper Body, Legs, etc.
This is not a challenge. This can be repeated multiple times to maintain and tone muscles, build strength and increase endurance.


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Common form of heart failure could be treated with already approved anticancer drug
by Temple University
Human heart. Credit: copyright American Heart Association
When it comes to finding new treatments for disease, reinventing the wheel is not always necessary—drugs already in use for other conditions may do the job. And if it turns out that a pre-existing drug works, getting it approved for the treatment of another disease can happen much more quickly than for entirely new drugs never previously tested in people.
This fast-tracking approach may now prove valuable—and potentially life-saving—for patients with a common form of heart failure known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Many patients with HFpEF feel fine at rest but experience shortness of breath upon physical exertion because their sick heart struggles to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. HFpEF usually worsens over time, leading to major declines in quality of life, and often death.
Thanks to new research by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), however, a drug capable of reversing HFpEF may soon be available. The researchers show that a drug already approved for the treatment of some forms of cancer can reverse HFpEF symptoms and improve the heart's ability to pump blood in an HFpEF animal model.
"Although many people suffer from HFpEF, there are currently no FDA-approved therapies available for the problem," explained Steven Houser, Ph.D., FAHA, Senior Associate Dean of Research, Vera J. Goodfriend Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Research, and Professor of Physiology and Medicine at the Cardiovascular Research Center at LKSOM. Dr. Houser is the senior investigator on the new study, which was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
"We know from previous research that heart cells from patients with HFpEF have abnormalities in the genes that are being activated as well as in the function of the proteins that they encode," Dr. Houser said. "The alterations in gene expression and protein activity in these cells involve a group of enzymes known as histone deacetylases (HDACs). Drugs that block HDAC activity have already been developed for other diseases, including cancer."
At the suggestion of collaborator Timothy A. McKinsey, Ph.D., LaConte Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Professor of Medicine, Associate Cardiology Division Head for Translational Research, and Director of the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (CFReT) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the Houser and McKinsey teams decided to investigate the effects of an HDAC inhibitor known as SAHA on animals with HFpEF. SAHA, marketed under the name Zolinza, is currently approved for the treatment of a form of cancer known as cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
The Houser and McKinsey teams tested SAHA in an HFpEF model in which animals progressively developed typical signs of disease, including loss of exercise tolerance and shortness of breath. The animals also experienced tissue changes similar to those that occur in humans with HFpEF, most notably heart remodeling. Heart remodeling in HFpEF characteristically involves hypertrophy, or enlargement and thickening, of the left ventricle, which is the main pump that pushes oxygen-rich blood into the aorta and through the body. Hypertrophy is one way the heart attempts to respond to chronic cardiovascular problems, such as high blood pressure.
Following treatment with SAHA, HFpEF animals showed amazing improvements. In particular, hypertrophy of the left ventricle was significantly reduced in treated compared to untreated animals. The left ventricle was also much more relaxed in treated animals, enabling the heart to fill and pump more effectively and leading to overall improvements in heart structure and function.
"The remarkable thing is that this therapy could be tested in HFpEF patients today," Dr. Houser said.
The Houser and McKinsey teams now plan to investigate what specifically makes heart cells in HFpEF abnormal. "The cells are still alive but are working abnormally. If we can figure out why, we may be able to find a more targeted approached to develop entirely new treatments for HFpEF," Dr. Houser said.
More information: Markus Wallner et al, HDAC inhibition improves cardiopulmonary function in a feline model of diastolic dysfunction, Science Translational Medicine (2020). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay7205
Journal information: Science Translational Medicine
Provided by Temple University
Researchers identify potential treatment for diastolic dysfunction in heart failure
Diabetes drug could be used to treat common heart failure syndrome, study suggests
Over-the-counter antioxidant mix improved vascular health in some heart failure patients
One-two punch helps solve greatest unmet need in cardiology
Cardiac macrophages found to contribute to a currently untreatable type of heart failure
Abdominal obesity linked to all-cause mortality in HFpEF
Potential COVID-19 drug is successful in lab study
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure, study finds
Flip the script: Cardiac rehabilitation is underused, but a simple change could fix that
Smoking directly linked to a higher risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Researchers identify cardiac protein that causes different types of heart failure


How can I introduce Black History Month to my son?
A great way to introduce Black History Month to your son is to talk to him about influential African Americans, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, and how they worked very hard to make the world a better place. You can share with him that many years ago, the United States was a very different place. People were treated differently because of the color of their skin. You can use books to help introduce him to the civil rights movement. Two great books are "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport and "A Picture Book of Rosa Parks" by David A. Adler. After reading the books, talk to your son about how things have changed (for example, we now have an African American president, Barack Obama), and how there is still a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone is treated equally.


The Thistle is a 17' open dinghy designed for racing and day sailing. The Thistle was designed in the 1940's by Sandy Douglass, and first built in 1945. The sail plan consists of a main, jib and spinnaker. The boat can be easily rigged by one person. We race them with a crew of two or three, although they can be sailed by one person in lighter air.
The Thistle's classic design is unique among current sailboats. One of the most noticeable differences between the Thistle and newer designs is the fact it does not have a deck. This makes the boat lighter, and, coupled with its hull design, causes it to ride up over waves not through them. This also lowers the center of gravity so that a Thistle not only does not 'turtle' when swamped, but makes it very easy to right by the crew.
The Thistle is a round bottom boat, which causes it to increase in stability as it is heeled, or as weight is added. The boat has a planing hull, and will plane easily in 10-12 knots of breeze. It moves very easily in light air, and it is not unusual to see a Thistle moving along over mirror smooth water, while all other boats are becalmed.
The modern Thistle has changed very little, with the Class Association respecting one-design principles. While accepting certain state of the art rigging and construction, it does so in a manner that leaves the older Thistles competitive. A modern Thistle is of fiberglass construction with built in flotation and metal mast and boom. Rigging is at the discretion of the owner.


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Search: Harnessing the most intuitive interface for data analytics
Date: This event took place live on December 17 2015
Presented by: Ari Gesher, Anand Raghavan
The true test of any software is whether it increases or decreases the productivity of its users. In best cases, human-computer symbiosis results not only in better human decision-making but in positive feedback loops that make the computer side of the system stronger as well over time.
Search-based interfaces for data analytics provide a familiar way for people to quickly find, aggregate, and analyze the data they need. At the same time, they can also improve the capacities of the computer, as users discover and define new identities, objects, and relationships, and the machine in turn understands what is more important to the user.
A well-designed search solution maps users' ontologies to the properties of the data, giving expected and useful results. It returns results instantly to allow for iterative questioning from the user, and scales to any size of data with the end goal of answering any question the user has. This is a radical departure from the traditional creator/consumer model in today's dashboard-driven business intelligence environments.
In this webcast, you'll learn how to:
Get beyond the create vs. consume dichotomy, by giving all users a familiar tool to interact with their data.
Define useful filters and parameters for an internal search-driven analytics interface.
Govern your data centrally but democratize access to all through search-driven analytics
About Ari Gesher, Senior Engineer — Palantir Technologies
Ari Gesher is a senior engineer and Engineering Ambassador at Palantir Technologies.
At Palantir Technologies, Ari has split his time between working as a backend engineer on Palantir's analysis platform, thinking and writing about Palantir's vision for human-driven information data systems, and moonlighting on Palantir's Philanthropic engineering team. His current role involves understanding and discussing Palantir's role in the world of analytics, big data, and the future of technology.
An alumnus of the University of Illinois computer science department, Ari has worked in the software industry for the past fifteen years, including a stint as the lead engineer for the SourceForge.net open source software archive.
About Anand Raghavan, Director, Product Marketing — ThoughtSpot
Anand Raghavan is the director of product marketing at ThoughtSpot, a search-based business intelligence startup. Anand loves the excitement of working with world-class teams to build and market game changing products. Prior to ThoughtSpot, he was a founding team member and product manager at Blue Jeans Network, helping to grow it from four employees to 200+ employees and 2,000+ customers. Before that, he held several engineering roles, including six years at NVIDIA Corp.
Anand has a B.Tech. in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, an M.S. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors and was named a Palmer Scholar.


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Help refugees return home, says Coptic bishop
Ruth Gledhill 08 December 2015 | 11:49 PM
Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the UKCoptic Orthodox Church UK
The leader of Britain's Coptic Christians has called for refugees and other displaced people to be helped to return to their homelands if that is what they wish.
Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church, says in a response to the refugee crisis that it is important that Christians recognise their role and what they represent in the crisis.
"The Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ is pivotal to our Faith and is the most powerful demonstration of what it means to provide for the needs of others who find themselves in exile, away from their rightful homelands," he said.
Coptic monastery threatened by Islamic extremists in Egypt
Bishop Angaelos on Paris terror attacks: We pray for hearts bent on harm and destruction to be changed
Refugee crisis is 'dehumanising' victims, says Bishop Angaelos
Bishop Angaelos: Christians at risk of being left out by Syrian refugee schemes
All humans are victims of the separation from God caused by the weakness of humanity. "Having said that, the Incarnation of our Lord was not only intended to make humanity feel comfortable in the world (John 17:14-15), but to provide a safe and viable route back to its rightful original place in His Kingdom."
Bishop Angaelos said it was essential to provide for the humanitarian needs of the vulnerable, both internally and externally displaced. "Our longer-term vision must then be to restore them, if that is their desire, to the lands they have occupied for generations, and in which their heritage and identity lies; a restoration that is founded upon dignity, equality, safety and prosperity."


The eighth episode of "Game of Thrones" season six may be titled "No One," but every one should be pumped for this hour of television. The official description released by HBO says: "While Jaime weighs his options, Cersei answers a request. Tyrion's plans bear fruit. Arya faces a new test."
Now we have a few new images from the upcoming episode featuring closer looks at Jaime, Brienne, Cersei, and Tyrion. Strangely absent is any image of Arya, but the episode's title means she will surely play an important role.
Scroll down for a look at the five images released by HBO.
First, we have Cersei and the Mountain. We'll finally see Cersei say that epic line from the trailer: "I choose violence." Some of the High Sparrow's soldiers are in for a world of hurt.
Will Lancel be among the body count? Looks to us like he's on the front lines, and the Mountain won't have any qualms about getting him out of the way.
Over in Meereen, Varys and Tyrion are walking among the people again. But unlike last time, Tyrion is dressed in the fine clothes of a lord. Perhaps Daenerys has finally returned, and he's less concerned about blending in?
In the Riverlands, Jaime will have to decide between leading the Lannister army in an attack against Riverrun and the Blackfish, or supporting his old friend Brienne.
Brienne will arrive at Riverrun this week. Her mission? Persuade the Blackfish to take the Tully army north and help Sansa and Jon. But the Lannister army's presence complicates things a bit. Good luck, Brienne. You'll need it.


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Hello Kitty and Friends Embark on a Globetrotting NFT Experience
Powered by RECUR and Sanrio, The Hello Kitty and Friends collection will feature six characters that can travel to eight cities.
Promotional image for Hello Kitty and Friends NFT Experience.Sanrio/RECUR
and Friends are embarking on a new journey, this time through an NFT experience Powered by RECUR. This follows the
announcement of a partnership
RECUR
and Sanrio in November 2021.
Starting August 25, investors can travel alongside Sanrio's most beloved characters through its globetrotting NFT experience.
"We're thrilled to create a platform for all Hello Kitty fans, old and new, to take flight and experience the metaverse through Hello Kitty and Friends World," says Zach Bruch, founder, chief executive officer, RECUR. "Our goal is to provide a community where fans can interact and explore the metaverse with brands and IPs they love. We can't wait to bring that to life for Sanrio fans across the globe."
Related:Introducing Care Bears Forever: RECUR and Cloudco Bring Bears to Web3
Hello Kitty and five of her friends will act as tour guides for fans through the 10,000 NFTs for sale. Followers will be able to collect Hello Kitty characters and earn new digital collectibles by completing challenges where they travel to eight iconic cities around
the world – two of which will be exclusively available for RECUR Pass Holders. Clues to the characters and locations will be revealed on Recur's Twitter page, leading up the drop.
"It's incredible to be able to bring the friendship and community of the world's favorite character and her friends to a new fan base with RECUR," says Silvia Figini, chief operating officer, EMEA, India and Oceania, Mr Men – Worldwide, Sanrio. "We're lucky to have some of the best fans in the world, and it's a privilege to craft a new space for them to experience their fandom like never before."
Sanrio is exhibiting at Brand Licensing Europe 2022. Find out more info
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DioMet offer various standard sized handrails however should you have a specific requirement we are more than happy to help.
Handrails that are fitted to walls on side fixing brackets, typically with 3no. woodscrews per bracket.
These can be made in straight sections or can incorporate bends, cranks and downturns.
Straight sections can be bought directly online in a number of styles and finishes.
These straight sections will simply turn over and fix to either side of your wall / stair and can be installed in minutes.
Handrails that are made to either cast into the ground or be bolted down to a hard surface.
As the above wall fixed option, these can be made to suit any scenario be it curved, cranked etc.
As there are too many variables with ground fixed handrails, we ask that you enquire with your specific requirements for a quotation.
The standard finish on tubeclamps is galvanised however these can also be powdercoated.
Balustrades are often confused with handrails, these can be found in the relevant section on our site.
Our stainless steel handrail systems are manufactured from 316G (marine grade) stainless for external use or 304G for internal use. We offer a brushed finish to 320 grit as standard but can also provide mirror polished products too. At Diomet we have our own in-house polishing facilities at our workshop in Sheffield and all products are given a final polish prior to dispatch or after installation.
Our stainless steel handrails not only look modern and contemporary but are built to last at very competitive prices!
The major alternative to stainless steel would be mild steel AKA wrought iron. Mild steel components are much more cost effective than stainless steel and provide a more traditional look to your handrail system.
Galvanised : Hot dip galvanized finish to protect from the elements for upto 25 years. This is our standard handrail finish and is highly recommended for minimal maintenance. Galvanised handrailing can be painted by the customer at a later date if required . Please make sure that you T-Wash the handrail prior to applying paint otherwise the paint will not adhere properly, use a product known as 'mordant solution' .
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Tim's foolproof baking kits are the business!
June 26th, 2020 11:50 AM
By Jackie Keogh
Fastnet Foods founder, Tim O'Driscoll (16) of Skibbereen, pictured with his baking mix products, which are available in SuperValu stores and online at www.fastnetfoods.com.
A SKIBBEREEN teenager is in the dough after coming up with a winning formula making foolproof baking kits.
Field's SuperValu can't keep Tim O'Driscoll's Fastnet Foods products on the shelves: they started flying out the proverbial door when word went round about how good they are. The 16-year-old is not joking when he says 1,000 mixes were sold in the first 10 days through a network of SuperValu stores and local shops.
Tim, a transition year student at Skibbereen Community School, explained to The Southern Star how he turned his lockdown experience into what looks like the makings of a highly successful enterprise, a move that has also earned him the distinction of being Field's youngest supplier.
He got the idea to make mixes – not just for traditional brown bread, but also for flapjacks, chocolate cupcakes, scones, and crumble – after he completed making a confection for a Home Economics project.
'There was so much waste,' he said, 'I had left over flour, cocoa powder, icing sugar and caster sugar, and it occurred to me that there must be a more economical way of doing this.'
Tim began working on the business during his school holidays in 2019 and, throughout the year, he kept chipping away, doing market research, testing recipes, and engaging with the authorities in relation to health and safety regarding food produce.
He even created his own website.
Lockdown merely accelerated the development of his business: it allowed him time to finish branding, packaging and product labelling, as well as all of the legal requirements, so he could get to market at a time when consumers were looking for something that did not involve complicated recipes, or a hunt for unobtainable ingredients.
Adam Walsh, Field's general manager, admits he's impressed. He said: 'I think Tim is an inspiration to all young people. The fact that he came up with a product concept and brought it to market at 16 is impressive. His research and attention to detail belies his young years.'
Both Adam Walsh and Barry Dempsey, who is the assistant manager in Field's, encouraged Tim every step of the way with product development while four more local shops – including Spar Cork Road, Costcutters, Drinagh and Londis – are happy to have it on their shelves too.
They know good business when they see it and Tim has a steady stream of customers who like the fact that Fastnet Foods offers tasty, reliable, and affordable, all-in-one baking mixes.
Tim is thrilled with his company's success so far. But, this, he said, is not his first business. At the age of 10, he established a thriving ice-cream stall at Skibbereen Farmers' Market. 'I have always wanted to go into business, and I was always coming up with different ideas, but Fastnet Foods is one concept that I kept working on.'
Tim says he has no plans to leave school early, but 'most definitely' has plans to see Fastnet Foods go nationwide.
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Publicity for the Values Project, Napa!
Christy Bors from the Napa Patch posted this nice article introducing the Values Project to the community. Although we aren't installing until the spring, this gives us something to work towards. Thanks Christy!


We have streamlined our pages, limiting most pages to within two clicks and have simplified our previous postings and documented our history. Most of the main pages will remain the same but with less subpages.
We will be starting this reorganization today, the main standard setting page (https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/) and the page with all the adopted standards (https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/ispms/) will remain the same but other pages may be shifted. We hope you will be able to find things easier. To help you out in the beginning, we have posted a site map on the main standard setting page https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/84212/.
We hope to have the reorganization completed today.
We welcome your feedback, please send to Pierpaolo Lorenzo (Pierpaolo.Lorenzo@fao.org).


Nancy Anoja graduated in 2009 from Université de Montréal in genetic counselling and has been a Canadian Certified Genetic Counsellor since 2011. She has worked in a clinical setting since then; including four years in cancer genetics and one year with Orphanet-Quebec, gathering resources that are available as Orphanet's reference portal.
During the last 2 years, Nancy has worked at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, working as part of a multidisciplinary clinic for the Movement disorder clinic, ALS clinic and Neurogenetic/Neuromuscular clinic. Working closely with specialized clinicians, researchers, nurse specialists and the clinical trial research unit, has allowed her to refine her knowledge and counselling skills specific in neurodegenerative diseases.
Melyssa has served on numerous boards for the Ontario Ministry of Health and Cancer Care Ontario to establish criteria for hereditary GI cancer genetic testing and cancer screening for the public health care system in Ontario. In 2016, she lead a committee to establish revisions to the current provincial testing guidelines for GI cancer that will be presented to the MOH.
In 2010, an international BMMRD consortium was established in Toronto by Drs. Uri Tabori, Carol Durno and Melyssa Aronson. To date, 70 BMMRD families from 5 continents and over 20 countries have joined making it the largest BMMRD consortium in the world. Melyssa authored the first paper on the GI findings in these families, published in 2015.
Melyssa is also an instructor and clinical supervisor for the Master's level genetic counselling students at the University of Toronto and is a course director for the cancer genetic course for this program.
Deepti Babu earned her Master's in Human Genetics/Genetic Counseling from Sarah Lawrence College. After practicing genetic counselling in various specialties for 15 years, she merged her passions for the field and writing into a new role as Clinical Content Manager at Ambry Genetics in 2014. There, she manages written content across multiple channels coming to/from the Marketing department.
Deepti was Executive Editor of the National Society of Genetic Counselors' member publication, Perspectives in Genetic Counseling, for five years. During this time, she led a team to transition it to an interactive digital magazine. From 2014-2016, she was Co-Editor and co-led a similar transition for Crossover, the member publication of the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors.
Claire Bascuñana is a CAGC-certified genetic counsellor currently working at the Jewish General Hospital in Prenatal Diagnosis and Hereditary Cancer clinics. Her past experience includes the coordination and recruitment of patients for the Quebec Pancreas Cancer Study. She has several scientific publications highlighting translational and clinical genetics research on pancreatic cancer. Her academic background also includes degrees in Bioethics and Biomedical Sciences. She is faculty lecturer at McGill University and is actively involved in the supervision and teaching of the Genetic Counselling students.
Angela Bedard is a genetic counsellor with the BC Cancer Agency's Hereditary Cancer Program. Previously she worked as a genetic counsellor and clinical lecturer at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She developed interest in research during her graduate training at the University of Cincinnati; her thesis work was 'Career research interests and training of genetic counseling students.' Since that time, she has also held other professional roles, including Director of an Infusion/Cancer Program in Alamosa, Colorado, and Program Leader with the BC Cancer Agency's Provincial Cancer Survivorship Program. In 2014, she presented a study at the CAGC conference 'Genetic Testing and Life Insurance: A Review of Canadian Life Insurance Companies'. Angela lives in Abbotsford, BC, with her husband, daughter, and two Labrador retrievers.
Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. Director, of the Cellular and Molecular Lung Biology research unit at the IRCM. Recipient of the IRCM Gosselin-Lamarre Chair in clinical research. His research interests focus on the role of lung epithelial cells in the pathophysiology of diseases such as cystic fibrosis or pulmonary oedema. More specifically, he is working to shed light on the interaction between the inflammatory response and epithelial dysfunction in these diseases. More recently, he has also explored the interaction of the inflammatory response with the development of cystic fibrosis related diabetes.
Nathalie Bolduc received her master degree in genetic counselling from McGill University. She is currently the Senior Territory Manager for Quebec & Atlantic Canada for LifeLabs Genetics. Throughout her practice, she has worked in several clinical settings including cancer genetics, prenatal diagnosis, reproductive technologies, pediatric genetics and adult genetics. From 2008 to 2015, she was the point person for genetic services and predictive testing for Huntington disease in the province of Quebec. She is involved in supervision and teaching of genetic counselling students. She was the president of the Quebec Association of Genetic Counsellors from 2007 to 2013. She was a member of the CAGC Professional Governance Committee and is currently the president-elect of the CAGC.
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Adeline Cuggia's research interests began during her biotechnology bachelors' degree at Université de Sherbrooke with multiple internships in research laboratories. After acquiring experience in teaching and pedagogy, she creatively combined these skills with her long standing passion for genetics and proceeded to complete her genetic counselling degree at Université de Montréal in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, she functioned as a genetic counsellor at the Quebec Coalition for Rare Diseases and has been the research coordinator and genetic counsellor running the Quebec Pancreas Cancer Study at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center since 2015.
Heather Douglas is a clinical genetic counsellor working at Rouge Valley Health System in Scarborough, Ontario.
Heather received her Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences from Queen's University in 2004. She did a Master's in Neuroscience at Queen's, studying stroke, migraine and brain trauma, graduating in 2006. While she loved the lab-based research, she 'caught the genetic counselling bug' and was admitted to the University of Pittsburgh's genetic counselling program. Her thesis there examined the effects of BRCA testing on family relationships.
Heather has been at Rouge Valley since 2008. Her main areas of practice are prenatal and cancer, although she also sees pediatric, adult and cardiogenetic cases. In 2013, she felt the need to broaden her psychosocial skills, so she studied Grief and Bereavement Counselling at George Brown College, finishing in 2014. She published an article in the Journal of Genetic Counseling looking at how to incorporate meaning-making grief theory into genetic counselling practice. She is excited to share what she has learned with her colleagues.
William Foulkes, MBBS PhD FRCP FRCPC is a clinician-scientist who investigates the causes and consequences of inherited cancers. He trained in medicine at Barts Hospital in London and completed his training, in cancer genetics, at McGill, where he is presently a James McGill Professor in the Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine and Oncology. In addition to his contributions to our knowledge of inherited susceptibility to cancer, he has played a major role in translating research findings to the clinic, most extensively on susceptibility to breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer. In 2005, he established the BRCA symposium, a biennial international symposium on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, which has become the leading conference in the world on this subject. Recently, he began to investigate rare pediatric cancer susceptibility syndromes, such as that caused by germ-line mutations in the gene called DICER1. He has published over 400 papers, many in leading journals including Nature Genetics, the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute; his work has been cited over 15,000 times. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pathology. In 2010, Dr. Foulkes was made a Scholar of the Susan G. Komen Foundation (US), and in 2013 he was awarded the prestigious O. Harold Warwick Prize for Cancer Control of the Canadian Cancer Society. He was elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2014.
After obtaining her undergraduate degree in pharmacology at Université de Sherbrooke in 2008, Johannie Gagnon did her Masters in Genetic Counselling at Université de Montréal in 2010. She then went on a 2 year replacement at Hôpital de Chicoutimi in general genetics. In 2013, she started a research position at McGill University on a project for breast cancer risk stratification, which she still involved in. There she worked on the development of guidelines for the use of the stratification and screening of women and a website for health professionals. She also worked at the Douglas hospital for two years on a clinical research position, recruiting patients for two studies on autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease. In 2016, she started a clinical position at the Montreal Heart Institute.
Clare Gibbons received a Master of Science degree in Genetic Counseling from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 and then joined the Genetics Program at North York General Hospital in Toronto. She is an American Board and Canadian Board certified genetic counsellor. She currently works in a general genetics clinic seeing a wide variety of patients and is a member of the Multidisciplinary Huntington Disease Clinic (HD).
She is actively involved in a number Huntington disease related research projects including the lead study coordinator for two clinical trials for treatments for HD symptoms and a large international observational study called Enroll HD. She has also been an investigator in two research projects related to disclosing HD information to at risk children and computerized working memory training for individuals with HD.
She was the study coordinator for three NIPT studies. She is currently involved in a lab test development research project for a new test called a liquid biopsy which may have applications for cancer treatment and screening.
Taila Hartley is a research genetic counsellor at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute in Ottawa, Canada. She completed her Master's degree in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto and her Master's degree in Genetic Counselling at the University of British Columbia. She is the Operations Director for CARE for RARE, a collaborative pan-Canadian research project configured to improve the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases.
Ny Hoang is a genetic counsellor in the Autism Research Unit at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. For the past 4 years she has been a member of the research team led by Dr. Stephen Scherer studying the genetic contributions in autism spectrum disorder. Her role on the research team involves providing feedback to research participants/families about microarray analysis and whole genome sequencing results. She is also involved in teaching and supervising students in the genetic counselling program at the University of Toronto. Ny earned her Master of Science degree at Sarah Lawrence College and is certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
After obtaining an undergraduate biology degree at York University 2000, Jaime moved to Newcastle, Australia and completed her Masters of Science in Genetic Counselling from Newcastle University in 2005. She subsequently obtained certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) in 2011. After working as a prenatal genetic counsellor at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, for nine years, she took a position at Impact Genetics.
Jaime has spent time volunteering in various capacities for the genetic counselling profession. She has chaired the Direct to Consumer CAGC committee, has been an active member of multiple NSGC special interest groups and speaking at patient/caregiver meetings throughout North America.
Yann Joly, Ph.D. (DCL) Ad.E. is a Lawyer Emeritus from the Quebec Bar and the Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policies (CGP). He is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics cross-appointed at the Bioethics Unit, at McGill University and a Research Fellow at the Fonds de recherche du Québec- Santé (FRQS).
Yann is the Data Access Officer of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), the Chair of the CPTP Data Access Committee and, a member of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) Committee on Ethics, Law and Society (CELS). He is also a member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
Bartha Maria Knoppers, PhD (Comparative Medical Law), holds the Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine (Tier 1: 2001 – ). Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, Faculty of Medicine, Human Genetics, McGill University she is the founder of the Population Project in Genomics and Society (P3G) and CARTaGENE Quebec's population biobank (30,000 indiv.). Chair of the Ethics Working Party of the International Stem Cell Forum (2005-2016); Co-Chair of the Sampling/ELSI Committee of the 1000 Genomes Project (2007-2014); Scientific Steering Committee Member of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (2009- ); Chair, Regulatory and Ethics Working Group – Co-Founder and Member, Transitional Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health. She holds four Doctorates Honoris Causa, is Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; and Officer of the Order of Canada and of Quebec. She received the "Prix Montreal In Vivo: Secteur des sciences de la vie et des technologies de la santé" in 2012 and was named "Champion of Genetics" by the Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (2013). In 2014, she was named "Great Montrealer", Scientific Sector, by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, and in 2015 she received the Medal Paul-André Crépeau for her work in comparative medical law (The Canadian Bar Association: Quebec).
Dr. Carlo Paribello is a family physician and has been practicing medicine in Ontario since 1986. He is in private practice in Brampton, Ontario, and is an attending physician and the Medical Director at The Elm Grove Living Centre in Toronto. Dr. Paribello, along with his wife Barbara, established the Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada (FXRFC) in 1997, two years after two of their four young sons were diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome. The Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to funding biomedical research for improved treatment and, ultimately, a cure for fragile X.
In 2006, Dr. Paribello started the first dedicated Fragile X Clinic at Surrey Place Centre in Toronto. The clinic served to provide a facility where affected patients and their families could access physicians with the expertise and knowledge to treat this neuropsychiatric disorder. It also became the first Canadian centre to conduct clinical trials with new drugs aimed at enhancing learning, memory and cognitive functioning.
In 2010, Dr. Paribello made a significant contribution to the field of neuroscience and autism when he published the positive results of his ground-breaking open label trial using minocycline as a possible targeted molecular therapy to treat Fragile X.
In 2012 Dr. Paribello moved the Fragile X clinic to his office in Brampton, and began conducting clinical drug trials for Novartis and Roche Pharmaceuticals in order to test potential new treatments for Fragile X.
Dominique Ouellet graduated from Laval University in 2009 and did a first postdoctoral training at the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope, California with Dr. John J. Rossi. She worked on therapeutic approaches using RNA molecules (miRNA, siRNA, ribozymes) designed to counteract HIV gene expression, and delivered to cells with lentiviruses.
She joined the laboratory of Jacques P. Tremblay at CHU de Québec/ Laval University in September 2013. She is been using the CRISPR/Cas9 system for the correction of mutated genes involved in the Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA) and the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) diseases. She is also developing an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector capable to deliver CRISPR components and to limit off-target effects in a mouse model of FRDA.
Leah Pink MN, NP-Adult is a Nurse Practitioner who has been with the Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto since 2008. Her current interests are in chronic pain, including pelvic pain, chronic pain and pregnancy, and pain and chemical dependency. Leah completed her undergraduate degree in nursing in 2000, her Master of Nursing in 2005 and the Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner program in 2014, all at the University of Toronto. While chronic pain management has been her focus, she has also worked in a number of other areas, including high risk pregnancy at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, critical care at SickKids Hospital in Toronto as well as in nursing research at the University of Toronto.
William Pirjamali is a Genetic Counsellor at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He completed his Master's in Genetic Counselling at McGill University—class of 2016—after receiving a Bachelor of Sciences in Genetics at the University of Western Ontario in London. He is currently serving as a member of the CAGC Social Media Committee.
William is a big baseball fan and is a supporter of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Laura Robb is a long time CAGC member who has worked in various areas of the medical milieu. Her genetic work experience includes clinical and research contributions in paediatrics, infertility, prenatal screening, laboratory services and adult onset conditions including hereditary cancer, cardiac and Alzheimer disease. She has additionally delved into the milieu of health care technology and service evaluation, as well as been involved with genetic counselling training programs. She has applied her experience at the McGill University Hospital Centre, PROCREA clinics, the Université de Montreal Hospital Centre, VM Medical Clinic, the Montreal Heart Institute and the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging.
At the Montreal Heart Institute she has been implicated in the establishment and development of the Cardiovascular Genetic Centre whose mission involves interweaving innovative strategies for the diagnosis and management of hereditary heart conditions with knowledge translation in order to effectively promote preventative health care. Her current interests include adult genetic services, models of genetic service delivery and the professional development of genetic counsellors.
Carleigh Robertson is a genetic counsellor at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, Ontario. She received a Master of Science in Genetic Counselling from McGill University in 2016, during which time she completed her thesis project entitled The Experiences of Transgender Individuals in Cancer Genetic Counselling: A Qualitative Exploration.
Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto MD (Federal University Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) PhD (Aarhus University PET Centre, Denmark) is an assistant professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at McGill University, affiliated to the Douglas Research Centre. He is a clinical neurologist with expertise in quantification of brain function using imaging techniques, in particular Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Dr. Rosa-Neto's research interests focus on imaging biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases. He directs the laboratory for translational neuroimaging, which aims to use imaging techniques to advance the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease to a preclinical stage. Dr. Rosa-Neto research is funded by Alzheimer's Association USA (Alzheimer's Association Young Investigator), Canadian Foundation for innervation (CFI) , Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Nussia & André Aisenstadt Foundation.
Dr. Rosa-Neto also conducts research on new treatments to prevent and treat dementia symptoms at the McGill Alzheimer's disease research Unit.
Dr. Sadovnick is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurology, UBC. She was the Director of the Western Pacific Regional Research and Training Center for Multiple Sclerosis (MS), established by the MS Society of Canada.
Dr. Sadovnick was a Developer and then Co-director of the Genetic Counselling Training Programme at UBC. Dr. Sadovnick is the Principal Investigator of several multicenter Canadian and International collaborative research projects on Multiple Sclerosis and pediatric Multiple Sclerosis as well as dementia. She has published extensively (over 300 articles in peer-review journals) and serves as a reviewer for a wide variety of medical journals and grant review panels.
Dr. Sadovnick is a member of several National and International advisory groups and task forces for MS and dementia.
Kim Seath is a Genetic Counsellor currently working in the UBC Department of Medical Genetics at BC Children's and Women's Health Centre. Kim graduated from the UBC Genetic Counselling Masters Program in 2006. Prior to that, she completed an undergraduate degree in Cell and Molecular Biology through Simon Fraser University. She is certified by both the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors; as well as, the American Board of Genetic Counseling. She has been in her current clinical position for ten years, providing genetic counselling to both prenatal and general genetics patients.
Andrea Secord is a graduate of McGill University and certified by both the CAGC and the ABGC. She worked at the McGill University Health Center as a clinical genetic counsellor in pediatric and prenatal genetics for eight years. In that role, she was actively involved in teaching and supervising genetic counselling students and medical residents. In 2013, Andrea became the second Canadian representative for GeneDx, where she continues to learn new ways to apply her genetic counselling skills to this industry role. She has been an active member of the CAGC for over 11 years and currently sits on the Board of Directors as the Eastern Representative.
Dr. Szego is currently a clinical ethicist and the acting director of the Centre for Clinical Ethics (a joint venture of St. Michael's Hospital, St. Joseph's Health Centre and Providence Healthcare). Michael is also an assistant professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and a research ethics consultant with The Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Children. Michael's current research interests involve ethical issues associated with whole genome sequencing and the integration of ethics into clinical care.
Ronni Teitelbaum has been a prenatal genetic counsellor at Mount Sinai Hospital's Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program in Toronto since 2002. She received a Master of Science in Genetic Counselling from the University of British Columbia, and is both CCGC and CGC board certified. Ronni is an active volunteer member of Sinai Health System, Human Rights & Health Equity Office – "Pride is Good for Your Health Committee".
After obtaining an undergraduate biochemistry degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 2006, Rachel Vanneste moved to Montreal and completed her Masters of Science in Genetic Counselling from McGill University in 2008. She subsequently obtained certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) in 2009. After working as a prenatal genetic counsellor at Hôpital Sainte-Justine and the McGill University Health Centre for seven years, she returned to her hometown of Saskatoon to work for PreventionGenetics as their Canadian & Australasian account manager.
Rachel has spent the last nine years volunteering in various capacities for the genetic counselling profession. She has co-chaired a variety of CAGC committees, including French Language committee, Website committee and the non-clinical Community of Practice. She also spent four years volunteering with Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling, reviewing accreditation applications for new and existing genetic counselling programs, as well as four years as treasurer for the Quebec Association of Genetic Counsellors.
Full Professor and Director of the Bioethics Program, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health (ESPUM) at the University of Montreal. An interdisciplinary scholar trained in Bioethics, Dr. Williams-Jones is interested in the socio-ethical and policy implications of health innovations in diverse contexts. His work examines the conflicts that arise in academic research and professional practice with a view to developing ethical tools to manage these conflicts when they cannot be avoided. Current projects focus on issues in professional ethics, public health ethics, research integrity and ethics education. Dr Williams-Jones heads the Research Ethics and Integrity Group and is Editor-in-Chief of the open access journal BioéthiqueOnline.
Ma'n H. Zawati (LL.B., LL.M.) is a lawyer and the Executive Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy at McGill University. He is also an Associate Member of the University's Biomedical Ethics Unit since 2013. His research focuses on the legal and ethical aspects of biobanking as well as the legal duties and liability of health care professionals in both the clinical and research settings. He has published numerous articles on issues such as access to genomic databases, liability of genetic counsellors, the return of research results/incidental findings, the legal liability of physicians and the closure of biobanks. Mr. Zawati has also presented on these topics in Canada and internationally.


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JOHNNY HAMMOND-GEARS.
dereksmusicblog ♦ October 9, 2015 ♦ 8 Comments
Johnny "Hammond" Smith's recording career began in 1958. A year later he released his debut album Have You Heard. This was the first of two albums Johnny "Hammond" Smith released during 1959. Over the next sixteen years, Johnny "Hammond" Smith released another thirty album. His thirty-second album was Gears, which was recently rereleased by BGP, an imprint of Ace Records.
By the time Johnny "Hammond" Smith began work on Gears, his music had been becoming more funky. His music had changed over the last four years. This happened after Johnny "Hammond" Smith left the Prestige label.
This was where Johnny "Hammond" Smith had enjoyed the most successful period of his career. He signed to Prestige in 1961, and was their through the label's glory years. Johnny "Hammond" Smith rubbed shoulders with some of the most innovative jazz musicians, including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Yusef Lateef to Freddie McCoy and Freddie Roach. However, in 1971, Johnny "Hammond" Smith decided to leave Prestige. Next stop was CTi Records.
Creed Taylor had founded CTi Records in 1968. Originally, a producer, he had worked for ABC Records. Creed Taylor had founded its Impulse! subsidiary in 1960. One of Creed Taylor's first signing was John Coltrane. He released some of the best music of his career at Impulse. However, by then, Creed Taylor had moved on.
In 1961, Creed Taylor left Prestige and began working for Verve Records. During his time at Verve Records, Creed Taylor helped popularise the bossa nova. He signed Antonio Carlos Jobim, João and Astrud Gilberto Verve Records. Soon, the bossa nova was influencing other artists signed to Verve Records, including Donald Byrd. However, popularising the bossa nova was only part of Creed Taylor's achievements at Verve Records. He also produced albums by Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith and Bill Evans during his six year tenure. It came to an end in 1967. That was when Creed Taylor started at A&M, and founded CTi Records.
Creed Taylor's time at A&M was brief. He left in 1968, to concentrate on establishing CTI Records as an independent record company. That's what he proceeded to do.
When Johnny "Hammond" Smith left Prestige in 1971, he signed to Creed Taylor's CTi Records. By then, it had an enviable roster. Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Gábor Szabó, Freddie Hubbard and Hubert Laws had been, or were, part of the CTi Records' family. Now Johnny "Hammond" Smith was signed to CTi Records, and released some of the funkiest music of his career on its Kudu Records imprint.
The Kudu Records imprint was established in 1971, and was a perfect home for Johnny "Hammond" Smith. It was geared towards soul jazz. However, over the years everyone from Grover Washington, Jr, Hank Crawford, Grant Green, Joe Beck, Lonnie Smith and Idris Muhammad all pitched up at Kudu Records. This change of label seemed to reinvigorate Johnny "Hammond" Smith.
Between 1971 and 1973, Johnny "Hammond" Smith released four albums on Kudu Records and one its sister label Salvation. His debut was Breakout, released in 1971, and was the perfect way to start a new chapter in his career.
Before signing to Kudo Records, their latest signing was billed as Johnny "Hammond" Smith. However, this was problematic. People kept mixing Johnny "Hammond" Smith with the guitarist Johnny Smith. So a decision was made for Johnny "Hammond" Smith to become Johnny Hammond. That seemed especially fitting, as the Hammond organ was Johnny's musical weapon of choice. Soon, this change of name became ironic, when Johnny started to add other keyboards to his arsenal. This began with his Kudo Records debut Breakout.
Once Breakout was recorded, Kudo Records announced their latest signing Johnny Hammond was about to release his debut album Breakout. However, first critics had to have their say.
When critics heard Breakout, they realised it was one the best albums the newly named Johnny Hammond had released in the last few years. It was also an eclectic album. There was everything from blues and soul jazz, to some of the funkiest music of Johnny Hammond's career. However, there was a still a soulful side to Breakout. Creed Taylor had brought out the best in Johnny "Hammond" Smith on this eclectic album. It looked like being a fruitful partnership.
That proved to be the case. When Breakout was released in 1971,it reached number 123 in the US Billboard 200, fifteen in the US R&B charts and number three in the US Jazz charts. Buoyed by the success of Breakout, Johnny Hammond began work on the followup.
Later in 1971, Johnny Hammond announced the release of the followup to Breakout, Wild Horses Rock Steady. Creed Taylor had produced another critically acclaimed album. It was described as über funky. No wonder. Accompanying Johnny Hammond were a band of top musicians. They were versatile, and could play nearly any genre, including funk. With their help, Johnny Hammond's conversion to funkateer was almost complete. However, how would his old fans react?
When Wild Horses Rock Steady was released, it stalled at number 174 in the US Billboard 200, forty-three in the US R&B charts and fifteen in the US Jazz charts. This wasn't as successful as Breakout. Maybe Johnny Hammond's change in direction had alienated his loyal fans?
Little did Johnny Hammond realise that things were about to get a whole lot worse. Johnny Hammond returned in 1972 with The Prophet, his third album for Kudo Records. Despite being well received by critics, Prophet failed commercially. It failed to trouble the charts. Surely this was only a minor blip?
It wasn't. When Johnny Hammond returned in 1974 with Higher Ground, it proved to be his weakest album for Kudo Records. Critics felt that Johnny Hammond overpowered the rest of the band, including the horn section. Producer Creed Taylor seemed unable to reign him in. Record buyers seemed to have read the reviews of Higher Ground, and when it was released, it failed to chart. Things had started so well with Breakout, but commercially, had been downhill all the way after that. So Creed Taylor and Johnny "Hammond" Smith decided it was time for a new production team to work with Johnny.
Creed Taylor had two men in mind, Larry and Fonce Mizell. The Mizell Brothers worked under the Sky High moniker, and were already a successful production partnership. Their track recorded suggested that they had what was needed to rejuvenate Johnny "Hammond" Smith's ailing career. So the Mizell Brothers and Johnny "Hammond" Smith got to work.
The resultant album Gambler's Life was a big improvement on Higher Ground. It had been recorded at The Sound Factory in Los Angeles. This was the Mizell Brothers' favourite studio, so it seemed the perfect place to record Gambler's Life. The change of 'scenery' enlivened Johnny Hammond.
At The Sound Factory, Johnny Hammond deployed a variety of different keyboards, including synths and Fender Rhodes. Another difference was that Johnny Hammond wasn't just a soloist, but part of his band's rhythm section. This made a big difference to the album.
Gambler's Life was funky, soulful and dance-floor friendly. Other times, the music is laid-back and blissful. The Mizell Brothers had reinvented Johnny Hammond. However, it was only Larry Mizell that received a production credit. His brother Fonce was credited as a musician. Regardless of who produced the album, the Mizell Brother, Creed Taylor and Johnny Hammond must have had high hopes for Gambler's Life.
Despite positive reviews by critics, Gambler's Life failed commercially. When it was released on the new CTi Records subsidiary Salvation, Gambler's Life didn't even come close to troubling the charts. This proved to be the end of Johnny Hammond's time at CTi Records.
Having left Creed Taylor's employ, Johnny Hammond was signed by Milestone, an imprint of Fantasy Records. The Mizell Brothers were retained to produce Johnny Hammond's next album. This would become Gears, the thirty-second album of Johnny Hammond's career.
Work began on Gears almost as soon as the ink was dry on the contract. The Mizell Brothers penned five of the six songs on Gears. This included Tell Me What To Do, Los Conquistadores Chocolatés, Lost On 23rd Street, Shifting Gears and Can't We Smile? Johnny Hammond wrote the other track Fantasy. These six tracks became Gears, which was recorded with The Mizell Brothers' favoured musicians.
Recording of Gears took was split between The Sound Factory in Los Angeles and Fantasy Records' own in-house studio. The rhythm tracks were recorded at Fantasy Records' studio during July 1975. That's where drummer Harvey Mason, bassist Chuck Rainey and guitarists Craig McMullen and Craig Rowan got to work with Johnny Hammond. Together, they laid down the rhythm tracks. Then at The Sound Factory, the Mizell Brothers were joined by the rest of the band in September 1975.
Fonce Mizell played clavinet and Larry Mizell added piano and solina. They were joined by percussionist Kenneth Nash, violinist Michael White, pianist Jerry Peters and Roger Glenn on vibes and flutes. The horn section featured tenor saxophonist Hadley Caliman and trombonist Julian Priester. Johnny Hammond, the star of the show, played Hammond organ and electric piano. Once the six tracks were recorded, Gears was released.
Critics hailed Gears the finest jazz-funk album of 1975. They only changed their mind when Donald Byrd released Spaces and Places. However, two tracks on Gears, Fantasy and Los Conquistadores Chocolates were geared towards the dance-floor. Johnny Hammond was about to embrace disco. Jazz purists held their hands up in horror, recoiling at Johnny Hammond's stylistic departure. Would this change in style result in a change in Johnny Hammond's fortunes?
When Gears was released in late 1975, sales were slow. Eventually, Gears reached number thirty-one on the US Jazz charts. This was disappointing. However, then Los Conquistadores Chocolatés was released as a single. It reached number four on both the US Dance Music/Club Play Singles and US Disco Singles charts. At last, Johnny Hammond's luck was changing, and Gears was the album that was responsible for this. Gears is now regarded as a jazz-funk classic, and celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. Has it stood the test of time?
Stabs of Fender Rhodes open Tell Me What To Do, which opens Gears. After a flourish of Fender Rhodes, things get funky. Drums pound, a guitar chimes and wah-wahs. It combines with the rhythm section and percussion. By then, Johnny's adding a probing, confused vocal. "Tell Me What To Do?" he asks. Behind him, wistful tenor saxophone plays, as his band stretch their legs. Soon, the arrangement veers between smooth to funky and jazz-tinged. Johnny switches between Fender Rhodes to Hammond organ on this quite beautiful, mid-tempo track. Literally, the arrangement floats along, before Johnny adds a masterclass on his Fender Rhodes. Later, his vocal becomes dubby, adding a mysterious air, as Gears, a true jazz-funk classic begins to share its secrets.
After a spoken word vocal, a gale blows and Harvey Mason lays down a drum solo. He nails it. Soon, he's joined by a flute and a bouncy, funky bass. It's the signal for thinks to get funky. Keyboards, wah-wah guitar and the rhythm section combine with vibes. Already, Johnny is playing a starring role, laying down a solo. However, the rhythm section and guitars aren't far behind. This seems to push Johnny to greater heights. He lays down a Hammond organ solo. In his hands, the 'big burner' comes to life. Along with the rhythm section, he helps drive the arrangement along. By then, he's stealing the show. His performance can only be described as a virtuoso one. Without doubt, it's one of the highlights of Gears. Johnny moves through the Gears on what was an unlikely disco hit.
Other-worldly synths open Lost On 23rd Street. Soon, the rhythm section and chiming guitar play slowly, as the arrangement glides effortlessly along. Then an Arp ProSoloist keyboard replicates what sounds like a haunting trombone solo. Effects have been used to transform the sound. By then Johnny is playing the Fender Rhodes. One minute his fingers glide along the keyboard, the next he stabs at them. A clavinet is added. However, the trombone dominates the arrangement. That's until the tenor saxophone is unleashed. As the rhythm section, guitars and keyboards lay down a groove, the horns dominate the arrangement. They feed off each other. Soon, the funk factor increases, and the band are jamming. Suddenly, a tender vocal floats across the arrangement. It proves to be the icing on what's a particularly tasty cake.
Fantasy was the only track penned by Johnny Hammond. Harvey Mason's drums are joined by percussion, a funky bass, wah-wah guitar and Johnny's urgent keyboards. Lush strings are added, and signal the arrival of the hopeful vocal. A violin replaces the vocal, before it returns. From there, the arrangement builds. Instruments are added, disappear and reappear. This includes the Fender Rhodes and Hammond organ. However, a constant are the rhythm section and guitars. They're responsible for one of the funkiest arrangements. Johnny more than plays his part, adding keyboard solos and a vocal. The result is one of the most memorable moments on Gears.
As Shifting Gears begins, it has a much more traditional funky sound. It's just the Chuck Rainey's bass and Harvey Mason's drums. Soon, percussion and a wah-wah guitar are added. Gradually, the arrangement begins to unfold. Johnny's vocal is the next addition. There's an urgency to his delivery. When the vocal drops out, a flute and then violin are added. Then when Johnny returns, a clavinet and keyboards add to what's already, a dark, dramatic and edgy sound. Johnny delivers another virtuoso performance. Having unleashed one of his best solo, he shifts through the gears and the track takes on a cinematic sound. By then, Shifting Gears, with its funky, and later, smooth, slick sound wouldn't sound out of place on either a Blaxploitation soundtrack or a dance-floor.
On Can't We Smile? which closes Gears, the tempo drops, and the Mizell Brothers add a smooth, but funky backdrop. The rhythm section supply the heartbeat, while guitars add to the funky sound. Johnny delivers a heartfelt, hopeful vocal as the arrangement glides along. Harmonies, a violin and shimmering, quivering synths accompany the vocal. After the vocal drops out, another tender solo is delivered. Meanwhile, Johnny's three decades of experience shine through. Then accompanied by occasional harmonies, his vocal returns on this truly beautiful ballad. Johnny Hammond has kept the best until last on Gears.
For their fortieth anniversary edition of Gears, BGP, a subsidiary of Ace Records, have included six bonus tracks. There's a slow and fast version of A Child's Love, plus Song For My Family, Detroit Rainbow and Funky Native. Fittingly an alternate take of Can't We Smile? is the final bonus track. These six tracks are welcome additions, and showcase just how versatile and talented a musician Johnny Hammond was.
Sadly, Johnny Hammond only released three more albums after Gears. The first was 1976s Forever Taurus. Storm Warning followed in 1977. However, 1978s Don't Let the System Get to You proved to be Johnny Hammond's swan-song. By then, Johnny Hammond was only forty-five.
He taught music during the eighties at California State Polytechnic University. However by the nineties, Johnny Hammond returned to life as a professional musician. However, he chose life as a sideman. Johnny Hammond was part Hank Crawford, Dianne Witherspoon and Dan Papaila's bands. His final performance came at the Charles Earland Organ Summit. This was fitting, as Charles Earland had inspired Johnny Hammond. Sadly, ten days later on June 4th 1997, Johnny Hammond died. He left behind a rich and varied musical legacy.
This included Gears, Johnny Hammond's jazz-funk classic, which was released forty years ago in 1975. Forty years later, and Johnny Hammond's last great album Gears, has stood the test of time, and is a fitting reminder of a jazz great.
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africanherbsman1967
October 10, 2015 – 12:51 am
Excellent blog. Being playing" Gears" for 30 years. Especially "Fantasy".
October 10, 2015 – 8:49 pm
Thanks for your comments. Glad you like my blog.
Gears is a great album. There's no weak tracks. Fantasy has always been my favourite track. Funnily enough, it was the only track Johnny Hammond wrote.
Incidentally, the new 40th Anniversary reissue has six new bonus tracks. The sound quality is stunning. If you're looking to upgrade a vinyl copy, I can thoroughly recommend this new reissue.
Derek.
Neil Loughran
Real nice post! I would love to read the original reviews of his LPs in 1970s! Btw I don't think Johnny sings on the Gears LP though he did sing in a similar way on later LPs. Also the "trombone solo" on Lost on 23rd Street is actually the Arp ProSoloist keyboard (I have one here). Otherwise splendid info!
Hi Neil,
Thanks for your comments. Glad you like the review
Thanks for the heads up about the Arp ProSoloist keyboard. At the time, I thought it was probably something like an Arp. It sounds remarkably like a trombone, and has a quite haunting sound. Johnny didn't sing on Gears. It was one of the session singers.
The Arp ProSoloist keyboard is a remarkable instruments. You're lucky to have one.
It's 2018 and I'm still listening to Gears daily.
Gears is wonderful album and one I still enjoy listing to. I take it Gears is your favourite album?
It is one of my favorites. I just discovered the 40th anniversary reissue CD of Gears with the bonus tracks. Were the bonus tracks recorded for Gears and not added or were they recorded separately? Also on the alternative version of Can't We Smile? I hear George Benson style guitar playing.
May 22, 2018 – 10:47 pm
Glad that you've discovered a copy of the 40th anniversary version of Gears, which is a wonderful reissue. The bonus tracks were recorded during the Gears sessions and are a welcome addition. It's a shame that the tracks have lain unreleased for so long. However, when the album was released there was only so much music they could fit on one LP. Things are very different with CDs, and bonus tracks can be included.
Sometimes, bonus tracks are taken from the same session. However, other times, tracks from different sessions are included.
Listening back to the guitar on the alternative take of Can't We Smile? it does sound a bit like George Benson. Craig McMullen and John Rowin who played guitar on Gears and were part of a fantastic band. It's definitely my favourite Johnny Hammond album. Glad it's one of yours too.
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Johnathon Banks: "Klitschko vs. Fury is going to one of the most physical fights in heavyweight history!"
2 Submitted by Adam Noble-Forcey on Thu, 09 July 2015, 06:02
Detroit native Johnathon Banks must have one of the most interesting roles currently in Heavyweight boxing. Not only is he a ranked heavyweight himself with a record of 29-3-1, he is also the trainer of RING/IBO/WBO/IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Banks had been recommended to Wladimir Klitschko by the late great Emanuel Steward for one of the most illustrious training jobs in world boxing and despite no high level experience in this field Johnathon Banks and Wladimir Klitschko remain undefeated since their partnership together. This week it was announced that Wladimir Klitschko will face arguably his toughest test yet, in the form of Undefeated Tyson Fury on October 24th in Düsseldorf Germany.
I had the pleasure of speaking to Johnathon on the day the news was announced.This is what he had to say about the upcoming Heavyweight title fight.
Adam Noble-Forcey: Many UK boxing fans believe the Klitschko-Fury fight being in Germany could be a disadvantage to Tyson Fury. What are your thoughts?
Johnathon Banks: There is no advantage. The fight is in Europe, Tyson Fury is from Europe! (laughs) There is no advantage to either fighter. I just don't see it being an advantage to either guy. Yes, Wladimir Klitschko has fought more in Germany than Tyson Fury, but Wladimir and Tyson have fought most of their fights in Europe. The fight being in Europe is like an even playing field for both guys.
Adam Noble-Forcey: As the trainer of Wladimir Klitschko, what are your main concerns in fighting Tyson Fury?
Johnathon Banks: Tyson Fury is a big guy, he's bigger than Wladimir. Tyson Fury is fearless, he'll fight anybody anywhere anytime. You got a big guy like that who comes to fight, he doesn't care where he hits you. Once he's hit you, he's just going to keep coming. So we definitely have some things to worry about, of course.
Adam Noble-Forcey: Obviously Tyson Fury has sparred Wladimir Klitschko before. Did you see a potential world title challenger in Tyson Fury?
Johnathon Banks: Yes of course. We were sitting talking during dinner about him. He's a work horse; he worked his butt off when he was with us. You could tell Tyson Fury was going to be a top contender. I always believed he would, it's no surprise to me at all.
Adam Noble-Forcey: Tyson Fury has constantly stated that he does not believe Wladimir Klitschko will ever fight him, even once the contract is signed. What are your thoughts on this?
Johnathon Banks: He's just kidding, Tyson Fury is a joker, he's just kidding. He knows the fight is going to happen and he is going to be ready for it. The fight is going to happen! You know how Tyson Fury gets? He's a joker, that's all he's doing. He's good at what he do, I'll give him that, I'll tell you. But Tyson Fury, he reads the paper work, he knows what's going on the business side and he knows the fight is going to happen.
Adam Noble-Forcey: How do see the fight turning out? Stylistically, a chess match or a shootout?
Johnathon Banks: It's not going to be either one. Let's think about it.You talking about a shoot out! When you say shoot out, you're talking Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers because you got two guys going for it right there in the middle of the ring. That's a shootout. Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko is not a shootout at all.
Is it a chess match? I don't think it's a chess match either. But it will be one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent time. It will be very physical and both fighters will want to present their dominance inside the ring. Both fighters are the biggest in their separate circles. Tyson Fury is the biggest person in his gym, Wladimir Klitschko is the biggest in his gym. This is going to one of the most physical fights in heavyweight history. It makes for a great fight!
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2 Responses to "Johnathon Banks: "Klitschko vs. Fury is going to one of the most physical fights in heavyweight history!""
Gerry Reajea says:
I really don't see Klitschko having much trouble, I think he is just too strong. Sure Fury is bigger, but he is not as shape and I think that Wladimir will punish him with clean connects. Wlad KO5
Sammy says:
Fianlly Klitschko faces someone his own size. I think Fury can outlast him if he doesn;t get caught with a right hand