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The Effects of Leptin Replacement on Neural Plasticity.
ABSTRACT: Leptin, an adipokine synthesized and secreted mainly by the adipose tissue, has multiple effects on the regulation of food intake, energy expenditure, and metabolism. Its recently-approved analogue, metreleptin, has been evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of patients with leptin deficiency due to mutations in the leptin gene, lipodystrophy syndromes, and hypothalamic amenorrhea. In such patients, leptin replacement therapy has led to changes in brain structure and function in intra- and extrahypothalamic areas, including the hippocampus. Furthermore, in one of those patients, improvements in neurocognitive development have been observed. In addition to this evidence linking leptin to neural plasticity and function, observational studies evaluating leptin-sufficient humans have also demonstrated direct correlation between blood leptin levels and brain volume and inverse associations between circulating leptin and risk for the development of dementia. This review summarizes the evidence in the literature on the role of leptin in neural plasticity (in leptin-deficient and in leptin-sufficient individuals) and its effects on synaptic activity, glutamate receptor trafficking, neuronal morphology, neuronal development and survival, and microglial function.
SUBMITTER: Paz-Filho GJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4735938 | BioStudies | 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): 608431
The complicated clinical course in a case of atypical lipodystrophy after development of neutralizing antibody to metreleptin: treatment with setmelanotide.
Project description:Summary:A patient with atypical partial lipodystrophy who had a transient initial response to metreleptin experienced acute worsening of her metabolic state when neutralizing antibodies against metreleptin appeared. Because her metabolic status continued to deteriorate, a therapeutic trial with melanocortin-4 receptor agonist setmelanotide, that is believed to function downstream from leptin receptor in the leptin signaling system, was undertaken in an effort to improve her metabolic status for the first time in a patient with lipodystrophy. To achieve this, a compassionate use (investigational new drug application; IND) was initiated (NCT03262610). Glucose control, body fat by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and MRI, and liver fat by proton density fat fraction were monitored. Daily hunger scores were assessed by patient filled questionnaires. Although there was a slight decrease in hunger scales and visceral fat, stimulating melanocortin-4 receptor by setmelanotide did not result in any other metabolic benefit such as improvement of hypertriglyceridemia or diabetes control as desired. Targeting melanocortin-4 receptor to regulate energy metabolism in this setting was not sufficient to obtain a significant metabolic benefit. However, complex features of our case make it difficult to generalize these observations to all cases of lipodystrophy. It is still possible that melanocortin-4 receptor agonistic action may offer some therapeutic benefits in leptin-deficient patients. Learning points:A patient with atypical lipodystrophy with an initial benefit with metreleptin therapy developed neutralizing antibodies to metreleptin (Nab-leptin), which led to substantial worsening in metabolic control. The neutralizing activity in her serum persisted for longer than 3 years. Whether the worsening in her metabolic state was truly caused by the development of Nab-leptin cannot be fully ascertained, but there was a temporal relationship. The experience noted in our patient at least raises the possibility for concern for substantial metabolic worsening upon emergence and persistence of Nab-leptin. Further studies of cases where Nab-leptin is detected and better assay systems to detect and characterize Nab-leptin are needed. The use of setmelanotide, a selective MC4R agonist targeting specific neurons downstream from the leptin receptor activation, was not effective in restoring metabolic control in this complex patient with presumed diminished leptin action due to Nab-leptin. Although stimulating the MC4R pathway was not sufficient to obtain a significant metabolic benefit in lowering triglycerides and helping with her insulin resistance as was noted with metreleptin earlier, there was a mild reduction in reported food intake and appetite. Complex features of our case make it difficult to generalize our observation to all leptin-deficient patients. It is possible that some leptin-deficient patients (especially those who need primarily control of food intake) may still theoretically benefit from MC4R agonistic action, and further studies in carefully selected patients may help to tease out the differential pathways of metabolic regulation by the complex network of leptin signaling system.
Immunogenicity associated with metreleptin treatment in patients with obesity or lipodystrophy.
Project description:OBJECTIVE:Recombinant human leptin (metreleptin) improves glycaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia in patients with generalized lipodystrophy; antibody development with in vitro neutralizing activity has been reported. We aimed to characterize antimetreleptin antibody development, including in vitro neutralizing activity. DESIGN:Two randomized controlled studies in patients with obesity (twice-daily metreleptin ± pramlintide for 20-52 weeks; 2006-2009); two long-term, open-label studies in patients with lipodystrophy (once-daily or twice-daily metreleptin for 2 months to 12·3 years; 2000-2014). PATIENTS:A total of 579 metreleptin-treated patients with obesity and 134 metreleptin-treated patients with lipodystrophy (antibody/neutralizing activity data: n = 105). MEASUREMENTS:Antimetreleptin antibodies, in vitro neutralizing activity. RESULTS:Antimetreleptin antibodies developed in most patients (obese: 96-100%; lipodystrophy: 86-92%). Peak antibody titers (approximately 1:125 to 1:3125) generally occurred within 4-6 months and decreased with continued therapy (lipodystrophy). Antibody development did not adversely impact efficacy or safety (patients with obesity), except for inflammatory injection site reactions, but was associated with elevated leptin concentrations. Three patients with obesity developed in vitro neutralizing activity coincident with weight gain. Weight later returned to baseline in one patient despite persistent neutralizing activity. Four patients with generalized lipodystrophy developed in vitro neutralizing activity concurrent with worsened metabolic control; two with confounding comorbidities had sepsis. One patient with lipodystrophy had resolution of neutralizing activity on metreleptin. CONCLUSIONS:Development of in vitro neutralizing activity could be associated with loss of efficacy but has not been consistently associated with adverse clinical consequences. Whether neutralization of endogenous leptin with clinical consequences occurs remains unclear.
Metreleptin-mediated improvements in insulin sensitivity are independent of food intake in humans with lipodystrophy.
Project description:BACKGROUND:Recombinant leptin (metreleptin) ameliorates hyperphagia and metabolic abnormalities in leptin-deficient humans with lipodystrophy. We aimed to determine whether metreleptin improves glucose and lipid metabolism in humans when food intake is held constant. METHODS:Patients with lipodystrophy were hospitalized for 19 days, with food intake held constant by a controlled diet in an inpatient metabolic ward. In a nonrandomized, crossover design, patients previously treated with metreleptin (n = 8) were continued on metreleptin for 5 days and then taken off metreleptin for the next 14 days (withdrawal cohort). This order was reversed in metreleptin-naive patients (n = 14), who were reevaluated after 6 months of metreleptin treatment on an ad libitum diet (initiation cohort). Outcome measurements included insulin sensitivity by hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, fasting glucose and triglyceride levels, lipolysis measured using isotopic tracers, and liver fat by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. RESULTS:With food intake constant, peripheral insulin sensitivity decreased by 41% after stopping metreleptin for 14 days (withdrawal cohort) and increased by 32% after treatment with metreleptin for 14 days (initiation cohort). In the initiation cohort only, metreleptin decreased fasting glucose by 11% and triglycerides by 41% and increased hepatic insulin sensitivity. Liver fat decreased from 21.8% to 18.7%. In the initiation cohort, changes in lipolysis were not independent of food intake, but after 6 months of metreleptin treatment on an ad libitum diet, lipolysis decreased by 30% (palmitate turnover) to 35% (glycerol turnover). CONCLUSION:Using lipodystrophy as a human model of leptin deficiency and replacement, we show that metreleptin improves insulin sensitivity and decreases hepatic and circulating triglycerides and that these improvements are independent of its effects on food intake. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01778556FUNDING. This research was supported by the intramural research program of the NIDDK.
Metreleptin therapy lowers plasma angiopoietin-like protein 3 in patients with generalized lipodystrophy.
Project description:BACKGROUND:Reduced triglyceride clearance due to impaired lipoprotein lipase-mediated lipolysis contributes to severe hypertriglyceridemia in lipodystrophy. Angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) and 4 (ANGPTL4) impair clearance of triglycerides by inhibiting lipoprotein lipase. Whether circulating ANGPTL3/4 levels are altered in lipodystrophy and the effects of leptin replacement on these ANGPTLs are unknown. OBJECTIVE:To examine if ANGPTL3/4 levels are elevated in patients with generalized lipodystrophy and assess the effects of leptin replacement on these ANGPTLs. METHODS:Preleptin treatment plasma levels of ANGPTLs in patients with generalized lipodystrophy (n = 22) were compared with healthy controls (n = 39) using a post hoc case-control study design. In a prospective open-label study, we studied the effects of metreleptin therapy (16-32 weeks) on plasma ANGPTL3/4 in patients with generalized lipodystrophy. RESULTS:Plasma ANGPTL3 (geometric mean [95% confidence interval]; 223 [182-275] vs 174 ng/mL [160-189], P = .02) but not ANGPTL4 levels (55 [37-81] vs 44 ng/mL [37-52], P = .26) were higher in patients with lipodystrophy compared with healthy controls. There was a significant decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels following metreleptin therapy. After metreleptin, ANGPTL3 concentrations decreased significantly (223 [182-275] vs 175 ng/mL [144-214], P = .01) with no change in ANGPTL4 (55 [37-81] vs 48 ng/mL [32-73], P = .11). CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that elevated plasma levels of ANGPTL3 in leptin-deficient states is attenuated with leptin therapy.
Partial and generalized lipodystrophy: comparison of baseline characteristics and response to metreleptin.
Project description:Lipodystrophies are extreme forms of metabolic syndrome. Metreleptin was approved in the United States for generalized lipodystrophy (GLD) but not partial lipodystrophy (PLD).The objective of the study was to test metreleptin's efficacy in PLD vs GLD and find predictors for treatment response.This was a prospective, single-arm, open-label study since 2000 with continuous enrollment. Current analysis included metreleptin treatment for 6 months or longer as of January 2014.The study was conducted at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Maryland).Patients clinically diagnosed with lipodystrophy, leptin less than 8 ng/mL (males) or less than 12 (females), age older than 6 months, and one or more metabolic abnormalities (diabetes, insulin resistance, or hypertriglyceridemia) participated in the study.The interventions included sc metreleptin injections (0.06-0.24 mg/kg · d).Changes in glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and triglycerides after 6 and 12 months of metreleptin were measured.Baseline metabolic parameters were similar in 55 GLD [HbA1c 8.4% ± 2.3%; triglycerides, geometric mean (25th, 75th percentile), 467 mg/dL (200, 847)] and 31 PLD patients [HbA1c 8.1% ± 2.2%, triglycerides 483 mg/dL (232, 856)] despite different body fat and endogenous leptin. At 12 months, metreleptin decreased HbA1c (to 6.4% ± 1.5%, GLD, P < .001; 7.3% ± 1.6%, PLD, P = .004) and triglycerides [to 180 mg/dL (106, 312), GLD, P < .001; 326 mg/dL (175, 478), PLD, P = .02]. HbA1c and triglyceride changes over time significantly differed between GLD and PLD. In subgroup analyses, metreleptin improved HbA1c and triglycerides in all GLD subgroups except those with baseline triglycerides less than 300 mg/dL and all PLD subgroups except baseline triglycerides less than 500 mg/dL, HbA1c less than 8%, or endogenous leptin greater than 4 ng/mL.In addition to its proven efficacy in GLD, metreleptin is effective in selected PLD patients with severe metabolic derangements or low leptin.
Advanced Lipoprotein Analysis Shows Atherogenic Lipid Profile That Improves After Metreleptin in Patients with Lipodystrophy.
Project description:Context:Patients with lipodystrophy have dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Leptin treatment with metreleptin in lipodystrophy decreases insulin resistance and lowers triglycerides without changing high-density lipoprotein. Detailed measurement of lipoprotein particles with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can offer insights into cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and lipid metabolism beyond a standard lipid panel. We hypothesized that patients with lipodystrophy would have a more atherogenic lipid profile than controls at baseline, which would be ameliorated with metreleptin treatment. Objective:To characterize the lipoprotein profile in patients with lipodystrophy compared with controls and to evaluate effects of metreleptin treatment. Design Setting Patients and Intervention:Patients with lipodystrophy (N = 17) were studied before and after metreleptin for 2 weeks and 6 months and compared with 51 insulin-sensitive sex-matched controls. Main Outcome Measures:Lipoprotein profiles were measured by NMR with the LP4 deconvolution algorithm, which reports triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles (TRLPs), high-density lipoprotein particles (HDLPs), and low-density lipoprotein particles (LDLPs). Results:Patients with lipodystrophy had elevated large TRLPs and smaller HDLPs and LDLPs compared with controls. Five patients with lipodystrophy had chylomicrons, compared with zero controls. Metreleptin decreased the size and concentration of TRLPs, eliminated chylomicrons in all but one patient, decreased LDLPs, and increased LDLP size. Metreleptin treatment did not have major effects on HDLPs. Conclusions:Patients with lipodystrophy had an atherogenic lipoprotein profile at baseline consistent with elevated CVD risk, which improved after metreleptin treatment. The presence of fasting chylomicrons in a subset of patients with lipodystrophy suggests saturation of chylomicron clearance by lipoprotein lipase.
Metreleptin Supplementation for Improving Lipid and Glycemic Profiles in Acquired Diabetes Lipodystrophy: A Case Report.
Project description:Most childhood cancer survivors who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation subsequently develop impaired glucose tolerance and hypertriglyceridemia. These conditions are presumably associated with total-body irradiation-related acquired lipodystrophy and may lead to cardiovascular disease. Metreleptin (recombinant leptin) may help improve the lipoprotein profile, insulin sensitivity, and quality of life of patients with total-body irradiation-related lipodystrophy. This report describes the safe and effective use of metreleptin supplementation for insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in acquired incomplete lipodystrophy. A 24-year-old Japanese woman with diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia was admitted to our hospital. She was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia at 3 years of age and had undergone systemic chemotherapy and total-body irradiation before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. She was also diagnosed with hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus at 11 years of age. She had a low adiponectin level, low-normal leptin level, and diabetes mellitus with marked insulin resistance. Thus, acquired incomplete lipodystrophy was diagnosed. Her serum triglyceride and lipoprotein profiles improved within 1 month of treatment initiation. Glycemic metabolism and insulin sensitivity in the skeletal muscles improved after 6 months. As previously reported, metreleptin therapy is effective in improving lipid and glycemic profiles in generalized lipodystrophy. In the present case, we considered that metreleptin supplementation could reduce the remnant VLDL cholesterol fraction and improve diabetes mellitus. We conclude that it may be an effective alternative therapy for improving the expected prognosis of patients with acquired incomplete lipodystrophy, including childhood cancer survivors.
Clinical effects of long-term metreleptin treatment in patients with lipodystrophy.
Project description:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term clinical effect of treatment with metreleptin (an analogue of human leptin) on glycemic and lipid abnormalities and markers of hepatic steatosis in patients with inherited or acquired lipodystrophy. METHODS:Fifty-five patients (36 with generalized lipodystrophy and 19 with partial lipodystrophy) with at least 1 of 3 metabolic abnormalities (diabetes mellitus, fasting triglyceride level ?200 mg/dL, and insulin resistance) and low leptin levels received subcutaneous injections of metreleptin once or twice daily in an ongoing clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health. RESULTS:At baseline, hemoglobin A1c-8.5% ± 2.1% (mean ± standard deviation [SD])-and triglycerides-479 ± 80 mg/dL (geometric mean ± standard error [SE])-were substantially elevated. Robust and sustained reductions in both variables were evident for the observed patient population during a 3-year metreleptin treatment period (-2.1% ± 0.5% [mean ± SE] and -35.4% ± 13.7% [mean ± SE], respectively). Mean alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were elevated at baseline (100 ± 120 U/L and 71 ± 77 U/L [mean ± SD], respectively) and decreased by -45 ± 19 U/L and -33 ± 14 U/L (mean ± SE), respectively, during the 3-year metreleptin treatment period. Improvements in hemoglobin A1c, triglycerides, ALT, and AST were more pronounced in the subsets of patients having elevated levels at baseline. The most notable adverse events observed in this patient population were likely attributable to underlying metabolic abnormalities or comorbidities. CONCLUSION:Metreleptin treatment substantially reduced glycemic variables, triglycerides, and liver enzymes (ALT and AST) and demonstrated durability of response throughout a 3-year treatment period. These results support metreleptin as a potential treatment for certain metabolic disorders (for example, diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia) associated with lipodystrophy.
Diagnosis and treatment of lipodystrophy: a step-by-step approach.
Project description:AIM:Lipodystrophy syndromes are rare heterogeneous disorders characterized by deficiency of adipose tissue, usually a decrease in leptin levels and, frequently, severe metabolic abnormalities including diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. PURPOSE:To describe the clinical presentation of known types of lipodystrophy, and suggest specific steps to recognize, diagnose and treat lipodystrophy in the clinical setting. METHODS:Based on literature and in our own experience, we propose a stepwise approach for diagnosis of the different subtypes of rare lipodystrophy syndromes, describing its more frequent co-morbidities and establishing the therapeutical approach. RESULTS:Lipodystrophy is classified as genetic or acquired and by the distribution of fat loss, which can be generalized or partial. Genes associated with many congenital forms of lipodystrophy have been identified that may assist in diagnosis. Because of its rarity and heterogeneity, lipodystrophy may frequently be unrecognized or misdiagnosed, which is concerning because it is progressive and its complications are potentially life threatening. A basic diagnostic algorithm is proposed. Effective management of lipodystrophy includes lifestyle changes and aggressive, evidence-based treatment of comorbidities. Leptin replacement therapy (metreleptin) has been found to improve metabolic parameters in many patients with lipodystrophy. Metreleptin is approved in the United States as replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency in patients with congenital or acquired generalized lipodystrophy and has been submitted for approval in Europe. CONCLUSIONS:Here, we describe the clinical presentation of known types of lipodystrophy, present an algorithm for differential diagnosis of lipodystrophy, and suggest specific steps to recognize and diagnose lipodystrophy in the clinical setting.
Metabolomic Analysis of the Effects of Leptin Replacement Therapy in Patients with Lipodystrophy.
Project description:Context and Objective:Leptin treatment has dramatic clinical effects on glucose and lipid metabolism in leptin-deficient patients with lipodystrophy. Further elucidation of metabolic effects of exogenous leptin therapy will shed light on understanding leptin physiology in humans. Our objective was to utilize metabolomic profiling to examine the changes associated with administration of short-term metreleptin therapy in patients with lipodystrophy. Study Design:We conducted a pre-post-treatment study in 19 patients (75% female) with varying forms of lipodystrophy (congenital generalized lipodystrophy, n = 10; acquired generalized lipodystrophy, n = 1; familial partial lipodystrophy, n = 8) who received daily subcutaneous metreleptin injections for a period of 16 to 23 weeks. A 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test and body composition measurements were conducted before and after the treatment period, and fasting blood samples were used for metabolomic profiling. The study outcome aimed at measuring changes in physiologically relevant metabolites before and after leptin therapy. Results:Metabolomic analysis revealed changes in pathways involving branched-chain amino acid metabolism, fatty acid oxidation, protein degradation, urea cycle, tryptophan metabolism, nucleotide catabolism, vitamin E, and steroid metabolism. Fold changes in pre- to post-treatment metabolite levels indicated increased breakdown of fatty acids, branched chain amino acids proteins, and nucleic acids. Conclusions:Leptin replacement therapy has significant effects on important metabolic pathways implicated in patients with lipodystrophy. Continued metabolomic studies may provide further insight into the mechanisms of action of leptin replacement therapy and provide novel biomarkers of lipodystrophy.Abbreviations: 1,5-AG, 1,5-anhydroglucitol; 11?HSD1, 11-? hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1; BCAA, branched-chain amino acid; FFA, free fatty acid; GC-MS, gas chromatography mass spectrometry; IDO, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; IFN-?, interferon-?; m/z, mass to charge ratio; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; TDO, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase; TNF-?, tumor necrosis factor-?; UPLC-MS/MS, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.


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My solution for now is to change that final "1" to a "0" before I store it in my local preferences, so that autoPan is not turned on when I restoreState. Please let me know if i'm "doing it wrong", of it any other information would be helpful.
You are correct, the last item references whether the LocationService is started where 1 = on and 0 = off. I have reproduced your issue and can confirm the return string from MapView.retainState() is not working as expected. The best workaround I have is the one you suggest whereby you programmatically change the last item in the string to the value you want.
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The spirit mender is a devotee of nature, just as all druids are. But more than most, she is loved by nature in return, and the spirits of nature gather around her, ready to answer her call. She is in tune with the healing and nurturing powers of the worldsoul, rather than the feral and animalistic powers.
Spell Pool: The spirit mender gains a small reservoir of energy she can call on to create truly wondrous effects, called a spell pool. This pool contains a number of spell points equal to her level + her Wisdom modifier (minimum 1). This pool replenishes once per day after roughly 8 hours of rest.
Magic Talents: A spirit mender gains 1 magic talent every level.
Class Skills: The spirit mender removes Knowledge (Geography) from her list of class skills and adds Knowledge (Religion) to her list of class skills.
Nature Bond: If a spirit mender chooses to gain a domain as her nature bond, she gains its associated sphere and a bonus magic talent from that sphere at 5th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level, as the sphere cleric.
Base Attack Bonus: The spirit mender's base attack bonus is equal to half her level (rounded down).
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Spirit menders are proficient with the following weapons: club, dagger, dart, quarterstaff, scimitar, scythe, sickle, shortspear, sling, and spear.
Spirit menders are not proficient with any form of armor or shield. A spirit mender who wears armor or uses a shield is unable to use her spiritual protection, attendant spirits, bound spirits, effortless stride or preserve the environment abilities while doing so and for 24 hours thereafter.
This modifies weapon and armor proficiency.
Spiritual Protection (Su): The spirits protect the spirit mender as best they can, warning her of danger. While unarmored and not carrying a shield, the spirit mender may add her Wisdom bonus (if any) to her AC and CMD. This does not stack with other abilities that would allow the spirit mender to apply her Wisdom bonus to her AC or CMD. She gains an additional +1 bonus to her AC and CMD at 2nd level, and an additional +1 for every 4 class levels thereafter.
This replaces the wild shape class feature.
Attendant Spirits (Su): Small, invisible, intangible spirits live in a cloud around the spirit mender. They continually attend to her, removing stains and adjusting her possessions and clothes: a spirit mender's clothing float around her, and are strangely unaffected by wind or changes in gravity. Any common stain or residue left upon the body or clothing of the spirit mender disappears in a round, though more powerful chemicals (such as the tar from a tanglefoot bag) are too strong for the spirits to remove alone.
The spirits are averse to the presence of metal. Although they will abide it's presence in smaller amounts, they will actively work to remove any large metal encumbrances from the spirit mender's body. Metal armor will fall off the spirit mender's body as quickly as it can be put on (even over her objections). Metal possessions are generally not affected, but the spirits tend to interfere enough to make metal weapons or shields unwieldy and impossible to use in battle. Equipment that is mostly wood with some metal (such as a spear) are still usable, as is equipment made of alchemical silver (but not other metals, even those with properties similar to alchemical silver).
Whenever the spirit mender is restrained or placed in contact with anything her attendant spirits dislike, she receives a circumstance bonus equal to half her level to escape artist checks against it, as her spirits actively try to release her. The spirit mender will always receive this bonus against non-living, non-magical entanglements, artificial chemicals and against metal bonds or grapples by metal or metal-wearing creatures.
The spirit mender receives the Cantrip feat for free, and any cantrip effect she can achieve that targets herself may be performed as a swift action. If she already has the Cantrip feat, she may choose any other feat she qualifies for instead.
Bound Spirits (Su): The spirit mender attracts more powerful nature spirits who do her bidding. She may possess a number of spirits at once equal to 3 + her Wisdom modifier (minimum 1).
These spirits may be turned visible or invisible as a free action (if visible, they appear as wisps of energy that glow dimly). Summoning spirits takes 1 minute, and a spirit mender cannot summon more spirits in a day than 3 + her Wisdom modifier (minimum 1). Once summoned, the spirits remain until used, and either orbit the spirit mender (moving as she does at the same speed), or may be directed to move independently as a move action. A spirit mender may move as many spirits as she wishes with each move action, and spirits have a fly speed of 40 ft. and always succeed at Fly checks. These spirits are only projected into the Material Plane and as such are immune to damage of any kind. A spirit must remain within medium range of the spirit mender, or disappear as if used.
A spirit mender gains a number of abilities, each of which uses up a spirit's energy. When using a bound spirits ability, the expended spirit returns to the unbounded wilderness of the fey realm until it is re-summoned at a future date. Spirit powers generally require a standard action, and if a saving throw is required the DC is equal to 10 + 1/2 spirit mender level + her Wisdom modifier. To use an ability, the target must be adjacent to the spirit mender (if the spirit is orbiting her), or else the spirit mender must first direct the spirit to move into the target's square.
Aid the Living—At 1st level, the spirit mender may expend a spirit to bolster a human, animal, magical beast, or plant, granting it a +1 sacred bonus to attack rolls and saving throws, which increases by 1 for every 5 levels the spirit mender possesses. The creature also gains 1 temporary hit point per level. These bonuses last 1 hour.
Lovelorn Spirit—At 1st level, the spirit mender may expend a spirit to aid an ally who is at negative hit points, but not dead. The ally becomes stable and gains temporary hit points equal to twice the spirit mender's class level for 1 minute.
Open Arms—At 1st level, The spirit mender can expend a spirit while using a Life ability to allow it to affect a number of allies in close range equal to half her spirit mender level, rounded up.
Communing Spirit—At 4th level, the spirit mender may expend one spirit to commune with nature on a much deeper level, gaining glimpses into the world beyond natural sight. This allows her to make a single Knowledge check with an insight bonus equal to her spirit mender level + her Wisdom modifier. This may be used to reroll a Knowledge check the spirit mender had previously failed, but no more than once per question. If the spirit mender is touching a naturally occurring landmark such as a great tree, river, or stone formation, she may summon its natural spirit and speak with it, learning about whomever else has interacted or come near it in the past few days, and about any important events that occurred in proximity to it.
Healing Mastery—At 8th level, the spirit mender can expend a spirit as a free action to temporarily gain a Life talent she qualifies for. She may use this talent once before the end of her current turn.
Healing Spirit—At 8th level, the spirit mender can expend a spirit to heal herself or an adjacent ally 10 hit points per spirit mender level. If the creature died within the previous round, they are restored to life with at least 1 hit point.
Blessed Spirit—At 8th level, the spirit mender may expend a spirit as an immediate action to allow the target to reroll a saving throw it just failed.
Ghostpoint—At 12th level, the spirit mender may, when using a spell, spell-like ability, sphere ability, or spirit mender ability, target the effect as if she were standing in the same square as one of her spirits. If the magic effect requires a touch attack, the spirit may make the touch attack for the spirit mender, using her bonuses. This expends the spirit.
Total Healing—At 16th level, the spirit mender may spend a spirit to remove all conditions currently affecting a living target. This also removes all ability damage and drain, all temporary negative levels, and up to one permanent negative level.
Protected Spirit—At 16th level, the spirit mender may use any of their bound spirits powers on herself as a swift action. She may do this even if helpless, unconscious or dead, as the spirits move to protect her by their own will.
The bound spirit ability counts as a soul weaver's bound nexus ability for the purpose of feats that require it as a prerequisite. For those feats, the spirit mender's spirits are considered synonymous with the soul weaver's souls.
Effortless Stride (Su): At 2nd level, attendant spirits help carry and lift the spirit mender, allowing her to move normally through difficult terrain, and causing her to move naturally silently. The spirit mender takes no Stealth penalties for moving.
Preserve the Environment (Su): At 3rd level, the spirit mender's attendant spirits clean the environment around her as she moves. She leave behind no scent, no tracks in the soil, no stains or fingerprints, and no physical indicator of her presence. She can not be tracked.


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Will Using My Asthma Inhaler Break My Fast?
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. In this fatwa: The use of an inhaler during fasting is permissible because the inhaler only provides some moisture. With regard to your question, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, former president of the ISNA and member of the Fiqh Council of North America, answers: The use of an inhaler during fasting is permissible because the inhaler only provides some moisture; it doesn't involve the taking in of any liquid or food through the mouth. Even when we take…
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I heard two fatwas about using inhaler to relieve asthma attacks during the fasting of Ramadan. One fatwa permits the use of the inhaler and the other fatwa says using it breaks the fast. I am not sure which one to follow. Will the use of the inhaler, which mainly goes to the lungs, affect my fasting?
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
The use of an inhaler during fasting is permissible because the inhaler only provides some moisture.
With regard to your question, Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, former president of the ISNA and member of the Fiqh Council of North America, answers:
The use of an inhaler during fasting is permissible because the inhaler only provides some moisture; it doesn't involve the taking in of any liquid or food through the mouth. Even when we take a breath, we take in some moisture into our throats and that doesn't break our fast. Therefore, in any similar way, the use of an inhaler is permissible.
The late Saudi scholar Sheikh Abdul-`Azeez Ibn Baz (may Allah bless his soul), said:
The use of inhaler is permissible in case of necessity, based on the verse: {… and He has already made plain to you what He has forbidden to you– excepting what you are compelled to…} (Al-An`am 6:119)
It is also permissible because it does not resemble food or drink; it is similar to undergoing a blood test or taking non-nutritional injections.
Almighty Allah knows best.
Editor's note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar's archive and was originally published at an earlier date.
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"Time, despite Aristotle, did have a beginning (most modern physicists would agree with this). You can always ask, 'What existed before the first moment of time?'--but the question does not really make sense. It is like asking, 'What positive integer exists before the number 1?' The answer is that it is the first positive integer. So, if time is a relation between events, and there is an event that is not preceded by any other event, that is the beginning of time. No problem."
"God, however, is the creator of time. So God does not exist before it. God must exist completely outside and beyond it, not in a temporal way at all. God is absolutely timeless. In God there is no before and after, and God does not exist at any time. It follows that God does not now exist."
Of course there may be those who claim this is all a matter of semantics. They would not be wrong. When it comes to God we can't be sure...even if we insist we have had a divine revelation. Many have had revelations (Abraham--Moses--Jesus--Mohammad--Joseph Smith, etc). Are we to believe that God has altered His message? Revised it? Updated it? Or can we allow for personal visions that are consistent with a universal longing for that inexplicable something that is everything we ever dreamed of? Time will tell.


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Il Grand-Prix Triberg-Schwarzwald 2007, quinta edizione della corsa, valido come evento del circuito UCI Europe Tour 2007 categoria 1.1, fu disputato il 9 giugno 2007 per un percorso di 139,2 km. Fu vinto dal croato Radoslav Rogina, al traguardo con il tempo di 3h 44' 36" alla media di 37,186 km/h.

Al traguardo 43 ciclisti portarono a termine il percorso.

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The emphasis on the personal is one reason why typewriters have really appealed to me. (Yes, I'm aware Tom Hanks collects them.) Social media these days isn't really all that social. Typewriters gives me a chance to communicate with others in a tangible, creative way. Most often, these typewriters are interesting design-wise. The keyboard above is from my Montgomery-Ward Signature 440 with a script typeface. Yes, a cursive typeface. See my signature below for the typeface.
Before I sign off, please be sure to check out Couture Academy, an online subscription-only membership section of midcenturymoderne devoted to customizing your garments and accessories with couture hand-sewn or machine-sewn touches. I'll be adding content, videos in the weeks and months to come.


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© The author with her locally gathered food: Megapode eggs.
Living the "locavore dream" in paradise: Local. Fresh. Sustainably-harvested. Non-GMO. Free-range.
When you picture life on a deserted tropical island, what comes to mind? Some people think about a Swiss Family Robinson-style tree house, a sandy beach or endless amounts of time to read novels. Not me. I think about food.
Last month Robyn James and I flew to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. We climbed in a skiff and sped off to an island group called the Arnavons. Robyn is Conservation Program Director for the "Sols" and she was as eager to show me her territory as I was to see it.
© The Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area Project headquarters.
The Arnavons are a marine protected area and a great Conservancy success story of bringing together three long-time feuding communities to save the sea and its resources – including rare hawksbill turtles. It's the kind of tropical paradise you fantasize about when you're stuck in traffic. Breathtakingly gorgeous–and breathtakingly deserted. No espresso stands (big issue for this Seattle girl). No Thai noodle joints. No grocery co-op.
Most of our meals, it turned out, would be prepared from food we harvested ourselves. Barracuda from the sea, coconuts from the tree that anchored our hammock, milkfish from the mangroves, Megapode (a wild chicken-like bird) eggs dug up from the sand, and slippery cabbage–a leafy plant grown in local gardens.
Now, when I say "we," I am stretching. I may know how to cook, and even grow herbs, but I've never had to hunt and harvest my food. That was all thanks to Moses Pema, one of the Arnavons rangers. Moses has stewarded these islands and counted sea turtle hatchlings and nests for decades. He knows every current, every snorkeling spot, every coral patch. He can sight a turtle slicing through the water and dive from a speeding boat to catch it in one stroke (not to eat, but to be tagged and measured).
© Moses Pema and Marilyn Gede preparing freshly caught barracuda near the beach.
Each morning Moses would slip off and then return to shore, depositing piles of gleaming fish on a makeshift work counter. After fileting the fish, Moses showed me where he dumped the bones in the mangrove and how eels, muscular and assertive, would wrestle them away. Instant composting.
One morning after a snorkel session, Moses takes us to a forest encircling soft, sandy mounds. "Dig!" he says. We get to work, sand flying into our hair. The egg we unearth is twice the size of a chicken egg and dense as stone. We find more eggs. Moses wraps these inside a criss- crossed thatch carrier so that we can take them back to cook into omelets.
Now again, when I say "we," I mean Marilyn Gede and Moira Dasipio who are from the nearby village of Kia and have called this area home for their whole lives. Marilyn and Moira, - have made a name for themselves as environmental advocates in the Solomon Islands. As mining interests grow in this remote country, these women are leading the way to educate their community on mining's potential impact on their natural resources.
© The comeback of the endangered hawksbill sea turtle is one of the great conservation success stories to come out of the Solomon Islands.
They told Robyn and me how, as girls, they used to come to the Arnavons to hunt and fish and how the turtle population had nearly collapsed from overhunting and a spike in global demand for tortoiseshell. They'd seen first-hand what could happen when people fought over their resources. They'd also seen the turtle populations rebound since the Arnavons were protected in 1995, ending hundreds of years of violent and bloody conflict.
Now middle-aged, these two women relished the chance to return to the Arnavons and harvest food and prepare dishes as their parents once had. They wrapped barracuda chunks in slippery cabbage and steamed them in coconut milk. Moira cracked open coconuts so that we could sip the juice and nibble the meat. We drank water that had fallen straight from the sky.
© Fresh-caught barracuda is a popular food in the Arnavons.
We were living the "locavore dream" in the Arnavons. Our food met all the qualities that get foodies back home all giddy: Local. Fresh. Sustainably-harvested. Non-GMO. Free-range.
Talk to any Solomon Islander and he would wonder what all this labeling is about. It's just food. Nature's food. Caught, gathered or grown with your own hands. That's how the entire planet used to eat. If we do our jobs right, many people will continue to eat and live that way for generations to come.
Eating locally in the Solomon Islands.


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MMC presents "The Real Inspector Hound"
PULASKI, Tenn.—The Martin Players at Martin Methodist College (MMC) will present Tom Stoppard's "The Real Inspector Hound" this week.
Serving as director of the play is MMC English Professor Dr. Kayla Wiggins. "I have seen two productions of "The Real Inspector Hound," said Wiggins. "But this is the first time I have directed the play. It has been a delightful experience. I have great respect for the work of Tom Stoppard, and this play is Stoppard at his best. It is witty, clever, and laugh-out-loud funny."
The cast features an ensemble of new and returning actors:
Robert Austell as Birdboot
Skylar Lovvo as Moon
Sydney Gregory as Lady Cynthia Muldoon
Evan Hill as Simon
Gracie Haynes as Felicity Cunningham
David Lynch as Magnus Muldoon
McKinley Heard as Inspector Hound
Trevor Ivey-Bodman as Higgs/Radio Announcer
Fayth Dennis as Mrs. Drudge
The crew helping Wiggins bring this production to life are stage manager Larissa Perdomo and Jessica Sudduth with the set.
Presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, the performances will be held on April 16, 17 and 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Martin Hall Auditorium on campus. Admission is free to all students and Martin personnel. Adult tickets are $5. The community is encouraged to attend.


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Your July 2020 Horoscope
With a New Moon in Cancer, this July is about looking out for your mental and physical health while also being self-aware enough to recognize when you're being too self-absorbed.
By Melissa Powers
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2020 has been full of surprises, to say the very, very least. And it might sound absolutely bonkers to suggest that we spend July making plans that will determine how the rest of the year goes — but the planets are, in fact, suggesting that very bonkers idea.
July is an extremely important month, because of the new moon in Cancer on the 20th. Generally speaking, new moons are about setting intentions — and those promises you make to yourself tend to resolve six months later, when the moon returns to that sign once again. In this case, the moon ends up back in Cancer on the 30th of December.
Which, yes, suggests that whatever you start to work toward in July could very well set the tone for how you begin 2021.
You've recently been struggling with being objective when it comes to having discussions with others — not just because we're in Cancer season, but because every current event these past few months has been so extreme, and brought out intense emotions in each one of us. We'll all find that our interests will start to narrow, from wanting to do best for society, to wanting to do best for our community, to then wanting to do the best for ourselves. Look out for your mental and physical health, but be self-aware enough to recognize when you're being too self-absorbed.
June had a sense of determination and righteousness for you rams, and those headstrong vibes will only become more powerful during July. Since Mars moved into Pisces at the end of last month, you're more creative, impulsive, and, dangerously more direct than usual. Luckily, the Full Moon in Capricorn on July 5th should ensure that your business relationships remain intact. And as for your personal life, Venus did go direct at the end of June, which should lessen your aggression towards others this July. But as you head into the middle of the month, the week of the last quarter moon in Aries (that's the 12th!) will make you impatient to find shortcuts around any obstacles you're facing — and giving into those instincts almost always leads to disaster. Do a double or triple-check with people you trust about any plans you want to set into motion, especially towards the end of the month. After all, Leo season, notorious for bringing out self-centeredness, begins on the 22nd. June had steam coming out your ears from clashing with others, and July is more about potentially steam-rolling them! While the latter is more unintentional (so maybe ethically more preferable?), it can still jeopardize your future.
For Tauruses, last month was focused on discoveries about those around you and pondering what pursuits might lie ahead. Particularly since Uranus remains parked in your sign, slowly spinning the wheel of radical changes to come. But since Venus – your ruling planet – went direct in Gemini at the end of June, you'll find that any relationships which suffered as a result of its previous retrograde and Mercury's retrograde will be repaired. Particularly when it comes to miscommunications or arguments for romantic and business relationships. Though when it comes to the former, that doesn't mean you might get back together with a recent ex (if June led to a breakup) or become closer with someone new – the clarity that you'll enter July with (particularly with the full moon in Capricorn on the 5th) could very well mean a clean severance of ties. But knowing when you finally need to let people go is always a positive. It's Cancer season up until the 22nd, which keeps your focus on close personal relations, but be careful that you don't spread your energy too thin. People consider you a solid type of person — and they're right to think so! — but it could result in you being asked to deal with too many of others' problems, and therefore being less able to help anyone at all!
Recently, you might've had a rocky time communicating with people – particularly in adapting your speaking style to different demographics. All this is no thanks to Jupiter being retrograde in Capricorn, and Mercury's retrograde in Cancer (and we all know that Mercury retrograde makes it harder for everyone to get their message across!). However, July turns all that awkward chatter around. The 5th brings a penumbral eclipse in Capricorn, which begins the process of repairing relationships – especially those in the work sector. This is followed by Mercury, your ruling planet, going direct on the 12th. Your ability to talk through plans and make things crystal clear is restored once again. But! At the same time, it's Cancer season up until the 22nd, which means you'll still retain some difficulty in being objective. As we move into Leo season, make sure you don't become frustrated with people for not being as quick as you are. Having said that, Leo is a wonderful time for those who know their way around social settings, and that is something you excel in. So, on the whole, you can expect the transition to August to have a really fun vibe for you.
With Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn since May, you've had a deep drive to collaborate more with people and be increasingly community focused. But your interests will start to whittle down. While you'll remain focused on taking care of your immediate friends and family for most of July – during your own season! – your relationships with many of them will have started to change. The end of June found you realizing truths about those around you, sometimes negative ones. Basically, masks off! Disappointing revelations will be especially hard for you because you're so emotional, but on the bright side, you won't experience the urge to wallow like you might have before. From July 1st's Saturn retrograde in Capricorn (learning to separate constructive criticisms from merely negative ones), to the 5th's full moon in Cancer (repairing relationships), and finally the sun's movement into Leo on the 22nd – you'll be proactive in changing the tone of your interactions with others. Or cutting those interactions off, if need be. But the most important date for you to focus on is July 20th's new moon in Cancer. New moons are about setting intentions that come to fruition at the end of a six month cycle – this cycle ends on December 30th. So make sure whatever goals you're interested in pursuing could end in results you'd be satisfied concluding this year with.
The end of June likely had you come to the realization that any negative thoughts you've projected on others, or fights you've gotten into with them, may have something to do with what you feel you are emotionally lacking yourself. Annoyed that someone is being too demanding of you? Maybe it's because you feel that they're not reciprocating that attention toward you. Focus on sharpening that realization and applying it practically. July 1st's Saturn retrograde in Capricorn has the danger of making you unable to determine what criticisms of yourself are useful or not. And, as a prideful sign, you'll need to actively work to tell those apart – especially since that defensiveness is likely to be magnified when the Sun moves into your sign on the 22nd. You'll absolutely shine in some aspects as we approach August – people will defer to your leadership skills and your charisma will be off the charts, which comes in handy in the work sphere after the full moon in Capricorn on July 5th. Don't be overconfident is the main takeaway here. July is a game of snakes and ladders, where the snakes are your dismissals of legitimately helpful suggestions, and the ladders are your ability to accept them.
Does the stereotype of cats and dogs being mortal enemies still exist today? Well, let's imagine it does – and admit that you've felt similarly, unusually, at loggerheads with others in the past month. To the point that you might have had revelations about those around you that became, or will become, relationship-ending. But oftentimes, cutting people out of your life ends up being the right decision. Part of the problem has been that Mercury, your ruling planet, has been in retrograde – which made smooth communications almost impossible. But it'll go direct in Cancer on the 12th of July, which will be particularly beneficial for solving any disagreements that have occurred in your home. July 5th's full moon in Capricorn also bolsters that relationship-healing power. The energy this month will feel increasingly positive for you, and as we enter Leo season on the 22nd, the decisions you'll make will become increasingly focused on improving your own well-being. There's nothing wrong with emphasizing your own needs, so long as it doesn't come at a detriment to others'!
Last month was all about justice and sticking up for your beliefs, which sometimes caused friction in your relationships with others. But any criticism you lobbed at them you likely received in return. A bit of tit for tat. It wouldn't be surprising if you left June with emotions running high – your ruling planet, Venus, was in retrograde (which particularly would've upset romantic partnerships), and Mercury was in retrograde as well. Never fear, because July is here to turn things around. You're particularly impacted by Saturn, compared to other signs, and on the 1st it begins to retrograde in Capricorn. You'll find your irritation at others starting to soften, because of an increased ability to tell genuine critiques of your actions from simply negative projections. There is a difference between "You should consider dressing more professionally in the office!" and "Those jeans are very last year." Venus also went direct at the end of June, which means you should be gaining your charms back. You always shine bright during Leo season because of that natural social grace, and Leo season starts on the 22nd. However! (There's always a however…) Mars moving into Aries at the end of June, combined with Leo, and the 12th's Last Quarter Moon in Aries could indicate a tendency towards increasing self-centeredness. All the world's a stage and you glow in the spotlight, but don't let it shine so bright in your eyes it blinds you from seeing the rest of the players.
June and July are the most year-defining months for you. Last month pushed emotional boundaries with everyone, from the very start – and it ended with all signs having their rose colored glasses turn clearer, when it came to personal relationships. But July will start to mend the uncomfortable energy of June. Pluto, your ruling planet, went retrograde in Capricorn at the end of March. Which finally pays off! You'll have gotten a better understanding of how power dynamics in your office operate, and with the full moon in Capricorn on the 5th (particularly good for the workplace), you'll have a really clear shot at improving your status in the company or in the freelance sphere. This will likely come in the form of you asking for – and getting – what you feel like you've been missing (maybe a raise?). But in terms of more personal relationships, most of July being Cancer season and Venus going direct on June 25th means that you're as focused as ever on the people you keep close to you. However, when July 12th's quarter moon in Aries arrives, it'll make you, an already-impulsive sign, more impatient for people to catch up to you. Watch out for that impatience when Leo season finally arrives on the 22nd. Even when you're expressing yourself in what on paper looks like positive ways – defending your friends, sticking up for yourself – you could be acting way too dramatic and damage your rep or others'.
July might start off a little rocky, what with June's communication issues. It's that darn meddling Mercury retrograde again, as well as Jupiter (your ruling planet) still being retrograde in Capricorn. There's a double edged sword here – you'll have a hankering to work as much as you can with others, especially on any spiritual mission you've decided to go forth with, but you might also end up spreading yourself way too thin or becoming flighty and unreliable for others. In July, it's absolutely key for you to focus. With Mercury going direct in Cancer on the 12th, you should take the emotional intensity of that sign to really examine social contexts and make sure you have the whole gist of any deep subjects you want to expound on. It's especially important because of new moon in Cancer that occurs on the 20th. Remember that mission in life you were searching for during June? Well, it's more than possible that you might land on it around that week. New moon goals tend to see their arc end in sixth months time, when the moon returns to that sign once again. It just so happens that this one will end on December 30th. And you can imagine that it's extra important for you to end the year on a high note. Set and accomplish a goal that's worthy of your time and beneficial to others.
The past three months have seen your worldview being completely shaken up. If we imagine your understanding of the world as a smattering of new colors on a canvas, June meant your ability to see the edges of the canvas itself. You enter July not just with a new comprehension of society, but also a strong framework for it. This month, you'll start to apply that new context to setting new goals for the rest of the year. These could be professional, personal, or even a combination of the two! But your challenge this month is to remain open-minded and eager to learn more information, even if you feel like you already have enough of it. Sure, maybe your opinion of society has changed and you feel firm about how you see things – but even if you're 99 years old, you will still develop new ideas over time. Mars went into retrograde at the very end of June, which can cause stubbornness in you. And we are going into Leo on July 22nd, which is a notoriously prideful and self-centered season! You need to hold onto the energy of the first week of July, where your ruling planet, Saturn, goes retrograde into your sign on the 1st, and a full moon penumbral eclipse occurs on the 5th in your sign. Those alignments look kindly on people who work towards completing long term goals. If you think you want to focus on career for the rest of the year, that same full moon will be particularly powerful in that sphere for earth signs like yourself.
Last month, we pointed out how June marked a bit of a transitory experience in your life. For all the signs, the last three months saw perceptions of society shifted. And this has been especially strong for you. One of your ruling planets is Uranus, which means you might be actively pushing for change, rather than just observing it (even if it's gradual, seeing as it's chilling in the slow-and-steady Taurus). July is about setting intentions for the months ahead, particularly ones that will wrap up at the end of 2020. See, there's a New Moon in Cancer on the 20th of July, and whatever goals you decide to pursue – whether it's a spiritual journey or a more practical one – it'll find its conclusion around the 30th of December. Luckily, the planets are perfectly aligned for you to craft a great character arc. Saturn, your other ruling planet, moves into Capricorn retrograde on July 1st, which rewards hard and long-term work. It might also be a good idea for your plan to include community, or an aspect of group work. Leo season starting on the 22nd might be a bit discouraging in this regard – it's possible you'll be a bit fuzzy in telling whether your ideas, no matter how well-meaning, are actually more focused on yourself over a group. As for the end of July, the 27th will see a last quarter moon in Scorpio, which brings a darker energy to the table. It's more intense and brooding, and you might be inclined to hold your cards closer to your chest. Which is not a bad thing per se, but if you aren't getting feedback from people, it is possible you can fall into that unintentionally self-serving haze that was mentioned earlier.
At the end of June, a veil started to lift for you – new truths were revealed about the relationships with people around you, and you'll spend July trying to decide what to do with that new information. Unfortunately, there's a sense of a deadline in the air. Jupiter retrograde in Capricorn has made you settle in the role of a mediator between others since May, and you were comfortable in that position. But since Neptune – one of your ruling planets – went into retrograde in your sign at the end of June, you've realized that you need to keep it real. Problems that you once painted over now seem like glaring errors, especially when Mercury goes direct in Cancer and there is a quarter moon in Aries on July 12th. That week, you'll have a breakthrough in communicating your newfound knowledge to others. This could come in the form of objective criticism, or even in the form of cutting people off. But be careful, because you might want quick conclusions to intrapersonal problems that might be a bit more delicate. You're known to go with the flow, but as we enter Leo season, you need to be firm with others about where you stand when it comes to your intentions for the rest of the year. July 20th's new moon in Cancer will likely set the tone for the rest of 2020 (that's an intimidating order, I know!). It's been a chaotic start to the decade, that's for sure. But maybe we can end 2021 on a softer note.
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Image: Vedat Demiralp of Coban Rugs
In the run up to Selvedge World Fair – 3 – 5 September 2020 – a celebration of cloth, culture and creativity, we are profiling some of the 100 artisans taking part. Today, we look at the work of Vedat Demiralp of Coban Rugs. We featured Coban Rugs in Issue 74, "Memories from his childhood in the Black Sea region came flooding back when Vedat Demiralp spied a remarkable rug on a friend's floor whilst visiting Turkey twelve years ago [written in 2017]. He was reminded of the special rugs woven from goat hair which were, at one time, an honoured part of a woman's dowry. Highly valued and painstakingly handmade, these deceptively simple rugs were considered an important part of Turkish rural culture."
"As Turkey's rural population has migrated away from remote mountainous areas to the cities in search of work, these rugs have almost entirely disappeared. Younger generations are drawn towards the colourful, mass production of the late twentieth century and these monochromatic rugs have become casualties of such trends. Demiralp visited the village where they were still being made and sold. In the past these rugs would have been made on a regular basis, at home, to supplement a family's income; but as demand has declined so too have the skills required. He found the weavers in their forties and fifties, and not all of the designs good – but there were some lovely examples. Since then he has founded Coban Rugs and dedicated himself to reviving and refining the designs and reintroducing the skills. He began hiring the best weavers to make them for him and his predominantly UK based, interior design market. While remaining completely loyal to the original concept he has fine-tuned their production."
Selvedge World Fair tickets are available now, and give you access to talks, shopping, demonstrations, articles and interviews as well as a prize quiz.
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Road To Rome – Episode 5: Malta
Details the Siege of Malta which occurred from 1940–42. The fight for this strategically important island, then a British colony, pitted the air forces and navies of Italy and Germany against the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. By December of 1942, Allied forces were on the offensive and the road to victory. This victory went on to play a major role in the eventual Allied success in North Africa.
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I am a native New Yorker, who now lives in Northern California. My mom was also technically a "Yankee" but spent half her life in the South. If you ever heard tell of her childhood, half of the kids were born in the North and half in the South. She said, "we fought our own civil war".
One thing my mom always enjoyed was homemade iced tea. There are many ways to make iced tea. Pour boiling water over tea bags, quick steeps, long steeps, etc. My favorite way to make iced tea is to start with sun tea. Why should I pay to turn on my stove, when the sun is a natural resource and with a little planning, I will never run out of tea; especially in the summer.
My mother preferred her tea (and coffee) unsweetened. I prefer sweet tea, myself. However, one simply cannot take a glass of cold, unsweetened tea and add some sugar and call that sweet tea. Having not been raised in the South, even I know that much.
As previously stated, I don't make my tea on the stove. However, having been a bartender in my youth, I prefer to make a simple sugar mixture to add to my tea. One cup of sugar to one cup of water, stir, heat until sugar is dissolved. Simple! Then, I let it cool and add it to a container to add to my tea. I like to reuse the Martinelli's apple juice jars; perfect for simple syrup.
Over the years, I have discovered that the quart-sized mason jars are perfect for this. I make a half-gallon of tea at a time, simply by using two quart jars. I just add three decaf tea bags per jar. I use decaf only because my coffee is caffeinated and I drink tea into the evening. I need to sleep ya know.
They now sell plastic lids for mason jars and they are the best ever for making the jars reusable. Ok, so that was the canning nerd side of me, but you get my point.
Normally, once i get home from work, I bring the tea in (set out before I leave for the day).
I add about 1/8 cup of simple syrup. It's really a personal taste. Add as little or as much as you like. Then I add some lemon juice. I've always loved lemon iced-tea. Maybe that's not part of the sweet tea most people know, but again, I'm technically a "Yankee" for this venture, and in the true spirit of being a New Yorker, "I did it my way". So, in goes the lemon.
Put the cap back on, shake it up and there you have it: sweet (lemon) iced tea.
Oh yummy. My husband loves iced tea….I might try it!
It's super simple and much more cost efficient than buying it premade; not to mention less preservatives.


Throughout the day yesterday, people came to see, photograph and touch the towering structure. Some left notes tucked in the building's walls complimenting the work.
"What a wonderful temple!!! I love everything about it. Please let it stay!!!" read a note signed "Sharon."
Some were in Spanish, such as one signed by Carlos Diaz that described the chapel as "bonito," or pretty.
David Best set out to build a temporary chapel for day laborers in San Rafael, California, "I wanted to break into a poor community, to build a central location where the laborers could reflect," said Best to Leslie Fulbright of the San Francisco Chronicle. "But the city has made us all illegal -- the Virgin Mary, the day laborers and me."
David Best is known for his massive yet elegant wood and paper structures created as temples of memory in the Nevada desert each year for the Burning Man Arts Festival. Best's creations become convergence points for reflection and prayer without the heavy handed overlay of dogma and guilt found in many organized religious spaces.
"This is where people come to buy groceries and make phone calls. It's a hub, and a place where someone can go and sit and cry about not being with family," Best said of the San Rafael space chosen for his chapel.
On Tuesday Councilman Cyr Miller stopped by in an attempt to persuade David that the city supported Best's art. Moments later, Best invited a Guatemalan immigrant to sit down inside the shrine and was promptly reprimanded - "That is not allowed," Miller said then threw up his hands and sighed saying he had no choice but to demand the removal of the chapel.
The chapel was to be part of Art Works Downtown's new exhibit- "Offerings and Sanctuaries".
From the Chronicle:"Phyllis Thelen, president of the nonprofit art association, said this is its first venture beyond the gallery walls. She said that although the city was very helpful with finding locations and getting permits, officials had no choice but to condemn Best's project after the owner complained.
"We've been back and forth all morning," Thelen said Tuesday. The owner "said her insurance company threatened to cancel her policy. It's unfortunate, especially because the manager thought she had the authority to approve it."
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re-elected in 11/99 and 11/03.
re-elected in 11/97 and 11/01.
he was then elected to same position in 11/97 and 11/01.
he was then elected to same position in 11/87.
Has been re-elected every four years.
Interesting that you were in Thailand on 9-11. There was a Thai resturant on Pacific Coast Highway in Hermosa Beach that I would walk by in the early mornings. Outside the door would be two small bananas and a foam cup of water, left for the "monks" traveling past?


Week 9: Workout A (Day 30 of Transformation Challenge) – My Journey to Godliness!
Celebrated the morning of Independence Day with good Stronglifts 5×5!
Some weird reason I still have tightness coming from my hip/groin area. Still unsure how I got it but I think I may need extra mobility exercises to get rid of them this week.
I was kinda iffy on today's squat but was happy to set another PR! From this day forth, unless I stall, it will be constant PRs!
Also realizing more from today's session that my back is stronger than my chest. That or I really need to work on my form on the bench press to be able to do the lift better.
Otherwise it was a GREAT workout session!
Also, I have been getting a few people asking what program I am doing lately!
Also I tell them about Starting Strength as it also has great info in it.
Every session from this day on, unless I stall, will be a PR now!
The bar is definitely getting heavier and the rest times in between are getting longer ( no more than 5 minutes max).
Think my form for the most part is ok but still feeling iffy on my back angle and chest placement.
Think I need to keep my chest up even more and work on more hip drive to make my squat even better.
So I was watching one of Wendler's videos on YouTube and today I tried something I saw him do to plant his shoulders to the bench.
I like it and can see how it would work.
My personal problem though is that I keep losing my shoulder tightness mid-set at around reps 3-4! Also need to get better at planting my lower body.
I think if I can finally keep my whole body as tight as I can I would not have stalled on this lift.
Good thing about today's session is that I finally had the bar drop on me which is a good experience to have.
Now I really know that next time I can push as hard as I can without worrying that the bar will drop on me and hurt myself!
For the most part I think my form is good here.
Can't believe I did not stall here but I stalled on the bench press at the same exact weight!
I just need to remind myself to reset after each rep and setup properly after each rep.
Setup -> Deep Breath -> Lift -> Drop the Bar -> Repeat!
Surprised myself on the dips again!
Thinking that I would have a difficult time but it actually felt easy … AGAIN!
Maybe I had second wind but I was actually laughing out loud to myself after each set!
It just felt good doing weighted dips now!
All 3 sets was done easily today.
Did not had any problems at all and made sure my form is correct on each rep.
I had some extra energy left over so decided to try out some dragon flags.
Was only able to do a set of 4 of them and do they burn!
I may need to film myself next time so I can see how to perfect them!
Will try to add 1 rep each session if I can until I can replace 3×12 crunches with dragon flags!


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U.S. House passes bill named after murdered Cal Poly grad
Kathryn Steinle
The United States House of Representatives passed two bill Thursday intended to crack down on illegal immigration and crimes committed by illegal immigrants. One of the bills, "Kate's Law," is named after Cal Poly grad Kate Steinle, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant who had previously been deported several times and recently released from jail.
Kate's Law calls for raising penalties against illegal immigrants who are deported and then reenter the United States. If signed into the law, the legislation would impose fines and prison sentences on illegal immigrants who reenter the country or attempt to do so.
Individuals who violate Kate's Law but do not have felony convictions on their record would be fined and/or imprisoned for up to two years. Suspects caught reentering the United States who have criminal records would face prison sentences of 10 to 25 years.
The House passed Kate's Law in conjunction with the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which targets sanctuary cities. If signed into law, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act would restrict awarding federal grant money to cities that bar local police from turning over criminal aliens to federal immigration authorities. It would also prevent the release of dangerous criminals awaiting deportation proceedings.
Both bills include policies that President Donald Trump has endorsed as a response to the murder of Steinle and other similar cases. Steinle was shot and killed on a pier in San Francisco, which is a sanctuary city. Her alleged killer was released from San Francisco County Jail just weeks before the shooting, despite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) having issued a detainer for him.
Following the passage of the bills, Trump issued a statement praising them, and he vowed to sign the legislation quickly if it reaches his desk.
"The implementation of these policies will make our communities safer," Trump said. "Opposing these bills, and allowing dangerous criminals back into our communities, our schools, and the neighborhoods where our children play, puts all of us at risk."
Subjects: Cal Poly Donald Trump illegal immigrants Illegal Immigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. House of Representatives
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I don't want to protect this illegal immigrant guy, but the story of how or why he shot Ms. Steinle is still a mystery to me. The story I heard was a federal agent got his gun stolen and shortly thereafter Ms. Steinle was shot while walking on this pier with her father. Was the shooting an accident? Was he playing with the gun? Did he deliberately shoot Ms. Steinle? Did the gun go off on its own?
Does anyone know the HOW and WHY Kate Steinle ended up with a bullet to her body?
In any case, we should be very glad this Sanctuary City madness is coming to an end. How stupidly liberal an idea that has been.
Snoid
The only news piece I heard was that the gun was stolen out of and law enforcement officers vehicle. The shooter claims he found it under a bench and when he picked it up to have a look it discharged striking Kathryn.
You are a bit too optimistic. The sanctuary city madness is not coming to an end. It's just getting started. We have mayors and judges sworn to uphold laws that are breaking laws with no consequence. Anarchy is coming…
centralcoastscott
Why do you say "allegedly killed"? The guy shot her! This fact has never been questioned.
I would have expected this kind of word smithing from the Tribune.
Slosum
Since when did we stop enforcing our laws? Those who don't should have consequences when bad things happen.
Oh that's Easy….since Democrats started courting the Illegal Immigrant Vote….next….
Kidholm
I wonder how Kate's parents feel about this?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/30/san-francisco-to-pay-190g-to-undocumented-immigrant-over-sanctuary-law-violation-lawyer-says.html
California don't fight Trump just to fight Trump. if you want to oppose him oppose him on a legit topic. Trump is right on this one and he has the people behind him.
I think it is sad that Kate Steinle had to die before the United States Congress understood that there is a problem with these illegal immigrants in this country, and we all ought to support this law.
Santa Maria had their own 'Kate Steinle' story when an illegal alien killed Mrs. Marilyn Pharis, a US military veteran, after he had been convicted of seven felonies and ordered out of the country. In that case, local politicians including Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino and Supervisor Steve Lavignino prevented ICE from deporting the illegal alien.
America is a country of laws and illegal is a crime, not a race.
I'm not sure thoughts have changed in Congress. Their biggest worry is to just keep them elected and they do whatever they think helps that. The biggest change is we now have a president that isn't afraid to say what we have all known for years, that not protecting our borders is a problem. I hope President Trump is able to withhold federal money unless California politicians support our laws, California politicians only react when their money flow is in jeopardy.
They still don't understand…it won't pass the Senate.


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Cancer Council welcomes Turnbull commitment to children's cancer research
Cancer Council Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this morning of a $20 million investment in researching poorly understood children's cancers.
Cancer Council Australia CEO, Professor Sanchia Aranda, said the Zero Childhood Cancer initiative was consistent with Cancer Council's push for better prioritisation of research funds towards cancers for which treatment outcomes are relatively poor.
"Evidence is clear that cancer research funding is not allocated on the basis of need, with rarer and harder-to-treat cancers under-funded compared with better-understood cancers," Professor Aranda said.
"Paediatric cancer is a good example. Survival for the more common childhood cancers has improved dramatically in the past four decades, and more advances can be made."
"But around one in five children's cancers do not respond to conventional treatment. Investing $20 million in researching poorly understood children's cancers could give hope to hundreds of Australian families."
"Ultimately this initiative could also support identification of new drug targets and drive drug discovery, with broad-ranging benefits. Given the rare nature of childhood cancer, such collaborations are essential to accelerate progress in research."
Professor Aranda said the announcement was broadly aligned with Cancer Council Australia's pre-election recommendations on research funding, which would be promoted to all candidates and released publicly within the next few days.
"We will be calling on all candidates to adopt our recommendations and asking the community to support them as well," she said.
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Few issues have captured the attention of city leaders to the extent of "opportunity zones." But for many cities, towns and villages, there is more confusion than clarity. NLC is kicking off a new line of work to help cities understand and maximize the local impact of opportunity zones for all residents.
The opportunity zone program was created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to provide local and national investors with a tax incentive for investments in economically distressed areas of the country. More than 8,700 opportunity zones have been designated across all 50 states for the next 10 years.
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The opportunity zones program was launched as a way to address the many pockets of poverty and inequity around the country. But what are opportunity zones and how will they affect your city? NLC's…
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This is a guest post by Steve Glickman and John Lettieri, co-founders of the Economic Innovation Group. Opportunity Zones is a new community development initiative established by Congress in the Tax…
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Chinese delegate met with Trudeau twice; allegedly ran illegal casino with 11 guns found, $1 million seized
October 08, 2020 China, illegal casinos, political access, Trudeau
The 20,000 square foot mansion which served as an illegal casino that was busted by York Regional Police was allegedly run by Wei Wei, a Chinese government delegate who had met with Justin Trudeau twice during cash-for-access fundraisers.
Charges were laid and $10 million in property was seized, including "11 guns and more than $1 million in cash," York Regional Police said in a press release. An assault rifle was also seized from Wei's bedroom, reports The National Post.
Wei has been known to meet with Trudeau on several occasions, including during Trudeau's controversial 2016 cash-for-access fundraisers with influential Chinese Canadians, something the prime minister said was a part of an effort to attract Chinese investment.
This $9 million Decourcy Court palace in #Markham was the site of a high-end illegal casino and spa operation recently shut down by @YRP investigators as part of Project Endgame. More at https://t.co/3m7Ct9rNDe. pic.twitter.com/waUAx6yXC4
— York Regional Police (@YRP) September 30, 2020
Wei also served as a part of a four-person delegation representing the Communist Party of China that met with Trudeau in that same year. A member of the delegation would end up donating $1 million to the Trudeau Foundation, including $50,000 to erect a statue of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, according to The Globe and Mail.
The event, held in the home of the chair of the Chinese Business Chamber of Commerce Benson Wong, with plates costing $1,500.
Police said that Wei's alleged illegal casino was a part of a larger and ongoing investigation into organized crime.
"While the total value of these seizures is significant, this is only the start of our efforts to dismantle organized crime groups who are operating illegal gaming operations in York Region," said Chief Jim MacSween in a press release.
"The money moving through these underground casinos leads to huge profits for criminals that fund other ventures such as prostitution and drug trafficking. This illegal high-stakes gambling also leads to gun violence, armed robberies, kidnappings, extortion and other serious violent offences within our community.
"We will continue to target organized crime in York Region and use every tool at our disposal, including forensic accounting, to ensure these criminals are held accountable."
In total, 45 people have been arrested and 33 of them have been charged with more than 70 criminal offences. The investigation is on-going.
Of those 45, Wei, his wife, and their 25-year-old daughter were charged with keeping a common gaming house and other offences.
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