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Stock Update (NASDAQ:CYTK): Cytokinetics, Inc. Reports 4Q:15 Financial Results
Corey Williams- February 16, 2016, 4:24 PM EDT
Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) reported total research and development revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $9.8 million, compared to $21.8 million, which included a $15 million milestone payment from Astellas, during the same period in 2014. The net loss for the fourth quarter was $9.2 million, or $0.24 per basic and diluted share. This is compared to net income for the same period in 2014 of $8.4 million, or $0.23 per basic share and diluted share. As of December 31, 2015, cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $111.6 million.
"2015 was a transformational year for Cytokinetics and we start 2016 strong with momentum across our three muscle biology-directed development programs. As we recently outlined in our Vision 2020 strategic initiative, over the next five years our goal is to expand our portfolio of novel muscle activators and mature operations to enable commercialization of our multiple, first-in-class compounds for the potential treatment of people living with diseases of impaired muscle function," said Robert I. Blum, Cytokinetics' President and Chief Executive Officer. "In 2016, we look forward to the potential advancement of the clinical development program for omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with heart failure under our collaboration with Amgen, and the enrollment of patients in our Phase 2 trial of CK-2127107 in patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy under our collaboration with Astellas. At the same time, we are also focused on completing enrollment in VITALITY-ALS, our Phase 3 trial of tirasemtiv in patients with ALS. This is a truly exciting year for our company and our key stakeholders."
Cardiac Muscle Program
omecamtiv mecarbil
Announced presentation of data from the expansion phase of COSMIC-HF (Chronic Oral Study ofMyosin Activation to Increase Contractility in Heart Failure), a Phase 2 trial of omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with heart failure, in a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2015 in Orlando, Fla. The clinical trial met its primary pharmacokinetic objective and demonstrated statistically significant improvements in all pre-specified secondary measures of cardiac function in the treatment group employing pharmacokinetic-based dose titration. Adverse events, including serious adverse events, in patients on omecamtiv mecarbil were similar to those on placebo. COSMIC-HF was conducted byAmgen in collaboration with Cytokinetics.
Conducted planning activities in collaboration with Amgen to support the potential advancement of omecamtiv mecarbil into a Phase 3 program.
Skeletal Muscle Program
tirasemtiv
Continued enrollment in VITALITY-ALS (Ventilatory Investigation of Tirasemtiv and Assessment of Longitudinal Indices after Treatment for a Year in ALS), a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to assess the effects of tirasemtiv versus placebo on slow vital capacity (SVC) and other measures of skeletal muscle strength in patients with ALS.
Amended the protocol of VITALITY-ALS to increase the number of patients to be enrolled from approximately 445 to approximately 600 patients. Increasing the number of patients in VITALITY-ALS may enable increased statistical power to detect a difference in the primary endpoint (change from baseline in SVC at 24 weeks) between tirasemtiv and placebo.
Announced the presentation of exploratory analyses of data from EMPOWER, a Phase 3 clinical trial of dexpramipexole in patients with ALS, which demonstrated the rate of decline of SVC predicts the risk of meaningful clinical events, including a decline in the three respiratory questions of the ALSFRS-R, as well as the time to the first occurrence of respiratory insufficiency, tracheostomy or death.
CK-2127107
Recently announced the start of a Phase 2 clinical trial of CK-2127107 in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in collaboration with Astellas.
Pre-Clinical Research
Continued research activities under our joint research program with Amgen directed to the discovery of next-generation cardiac muscle activators and under our joint research program with Astellas directed to the discovery of next-generation skeletal muscle activators. In addition, company scientists continued independent research activities directed to our other muscle biology programs.
Announced an expanded partnership with Cure SMA to increase education, awareness and fundraising for SMA. As a National Gold Partner, Cytokinetics will lend support to key national and local initiatives to advance understanding of, and research toward potential treatments for SMA.
Recently drew down the second, $15.0 million tranche from our existing growth capital loan withOxford Finance LLC and Silicon Valley Bank, with the tranche being funded in February 2016.
Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $9.8 million, compared to $21.8 million during the same period in 2014. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 included $5.1 million of license revenues and $4.0 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Astellas, and $0.6 million in research and development revenues from our collaboration withAmgen. Revenues for the same period in 2014 were comprised of $2.3 million of license revenues,$3.3 million of research and development revenues and $15.0 million in milestone revenues from our collaboration with Astellas, $1.1 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Amgen, and $0.1 million in milestone revenues from our collaboration withMyoKardia.
Total research and development (R&D) expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $13.2 million, compared to $8.8 million for the same period in 2014. The $4.4 million increase in R&D expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase of $3.9 million in outsourced clinical and preclinical costs and an increase of $0.7 million in personnel related expenses.
Total general and administrative (G&A) expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $5.5 millioncompared to $4.6 million for the same period in 2014. The $0.9 million increase in G&A expenses for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase of $0.8 million in outsourced expenses and $0.6 million in personnel related expenses due to an increase in headcount, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in legal fees.
Revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 were $28.7 million, compared to $46.9 million for the same period in 2014. Revenues for the twelve months of 2015 included $13.9 millionof license revenues and $12.2 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Astellas, and $2.5 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Amgen. Revenues for the same period in 2014 were comprised of $9.8 million of license revenues, $17.0 million of milestone revenues and $15.4 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Astellas, $4.5 million of research and development revenues from our collaboration with Amgen and $0.1 million in milestone revenue from our collaboration with MyoKardia.
Total R&D expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 were $46.4 million, compared to $44.4 million for the same period in 2014. The $2.0 million increase in R&D expenses in the twelve months of 2015, over the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase of$2.0 million in outsourced preclinical costs, an increase of $1.8 million in personnel related expenses due to increased headcount, and an increase of $0.4 million in lab expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $2.1 million in outsourced clinical costs associated with the completion of BENEFIT-ALS in the second quarter of 2014.
Total G&A expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 were $19.7 million, compared to $17.3 million for the same period in 2014. The $2.4 million increase in G&A spending in the twelve months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, was primarily due to an increase of $1.4 million in personnel related costs due to an increase in headcount and an increase of $0.8 million in outsourced costs.
The net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015, was $37.5 million, or $0.97 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $14.6 million, or $0.41 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2014.
2016 Financial Guidance
Cytokinetics also announced financial guidance for 2016. The company anticipates cash revenue will be in the range of $13 to $16 million, cash R&D expenses will be in the range of $67 to $70 million, and cash G&A expenses will be in the range of $21 to $24 million. This guidance excludes approximately $20.5 million in deferred revenue from the expansion of our collaboration with Astellas in 2015, which will be recognized in 2016 under generally accepted accounting principles, as well as any potential milestones that may be achieved in accordance with our collaboration agreements with our partners Amgen and Astellas. This guidance excludes an estimated $4.5 million in non-cash related operating expenses primarily related to stock compensation expense.
2016 Corporate Milestones
Expect to make a decision regarding the potential advancement to Phase 3 in the coming months.
Expect to complete enrollment of VITALITY-ALS in the first half of 2016.
Expect to complete enrollment of our Phase 2 clinical trial of CK-2127107 in patients with SMA in the second half of 2016.
Expect Astellas will initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial of CK-107 in patients with COPD in the first half of 2016.
Expect to continue research activities under our joint research program with Amgen directed to the discovery of next-generation cardiac muscle activators and under our joint research program with Astellas directed to the discovery of next-generation skeletal muscle activators.
Anticipate potential advancement of one next-generation compound from each joint research program into pre-clinical development in 2016. (Original Source)
Shares of Cytokinetics are falling nearly 8% in after-hours trading. CYTK has a 1-year high of $13.18 and a 1-year low of $5.50. The stock's 50-day moving average is $8.43 and its 200-day moving average is $8.54.
On the ratings front, Cytokinetics has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. In a report issued on January 19, Roth Capital analyst Joseph Pantginis reiterated a Buy rating on CYTK, with a price target of $22, which represents a potential upside of 209.0% from where the stock is currently trading. Separately, on January 4, Piper Jaffray's Charles Duncan reiterated a Buy rating on the stock and has a price target of $24.
According to TipRanks.com, which ranks over 7,500 financial analysts and bloggers to gauge the performance of their past recommendations, Joseph Pantginis and Charles Duncan have a total average return of -15.0% and -13.2% respectively. Pantginis has a success rate of 28.0% and is ranked #3567 out of 3579 analysts, while Duncan has a success rate of 26.3% and is ranked #3465.
Cytokinetics Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics that modulate muscle function for the potential treatment of serious diseases and medical conditions.
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Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips weds rugby player in Scotland
Zara Phillips wears an ivory silk gown by designer Stewart Parvin, a favorite of the Queen
Crowds are massed outside the church, seeking to spot the couple and their royal guests
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are attending the wedding
Phillips is a world champion equestrian and groom Mike Tindall plays rugby for England
London (CNN) -- Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, married England rugby player Mike Tindall in a ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh on Saturday.
In contrast to the wedding of her cousin Prince William to Catherine Middleton -- watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world -- Phillips' wedding was a strictly private affair.
But large crowds still gathered in Edinburgh to watch the arrival of the Royal Family at Canongate Kirk.
The bride arrived a few minutes late in an ivory silk gown with a short train by designer Stewart Parvin, a favorite of the Queen. She wore a silk veil and a tiara lent to her by her mother, Princess Anne.
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The Queen, dressed in a salmon pink outfit, and Prince Phillip were greeted by cheers from the crowd, as were Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, whose own wedding was only three months ago, arrived at the church with Prince Harry.
The ceremony in the kirk, or church, on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, was followed by a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen's official Scottish home.
The couple appeared relaxed when they arrived at the kirk for a rehearsal Friday afternoon, the Press Association said.
That was followed by a black-tie party on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, moored in Leith, Edinburgh, which was also attended by William, Catherine and Prince Harry.
Zara Phillips, 30, is the daughter of Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips and is one of the country's leading equestrians. She has also done work on behalf of equine and children's charities.
She is to keep her surname after her marriage, the Press Association reported.
The couple, who have been together for seven years, announced their engagement last December.
Tindall, who has captained the England rugby side, was a member of the 2003 England World Cup Rugby winning squad. He also leads his club side, Gloucester.
Many of his rugby-playing friends are expected to attend the wedding.
The second child of Queen Elizabeth's daughter Princess Anne, Zara Phillips is a first cousin of Princes William and Harry.
A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace declined to give details of the wedding to CNN, saying it was a private family affair.

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DEWEY FROM DETROIT: Did I Mention That None of This is My Fault?
No need to comment on the Presidential Press Conference. It was a yawn wrapped within a snooze surrounded by a nap. But for the Twitters from the correspondents the total show would have been a paradox.
Yes the O looked presidential. But when he tried to answer questions he seemed lost in the fog, and his answers went on and on (and on.) Here's a quick summary of all issues/questions: you all amuse me, but tonight I'm here to be serious and express my outrage at the greedy capitalist pigs, and to assure you that I'm optimistic about taking your money and putting it to better use than you ever could. And to remind you that Bush and his crew created this dung-heap; did I mention that it takes time to turn a big ship around? heh, heh, let's not have any of those Titanic jokes tonight, OK? This is serious. Oh, oh, oh - and I want to assure you that you needn't worry about the reduction in tax deductions for charitable donations. From now on the government will take all of your money and redistribute it as we see fit. Your government is much more reliable than private charities anyway.
One hour, 13 questions. Rule of thumb: There is an inverse relationship between the length of the answer to a question and the speaker's command of the subject.


Review of transceiver architecture. Review of electromagnetic theory. Review of transmission line theory. Transmission lines and waveguides. Microwave two- and multi-port networks analysis. The measurement and use of scattering parameters. Impedance matching and tuning. Passive component design for microstrip circuits. Microwave resonators. Microwave filters. The characterisation and use of microwave active devices. Microwave subsystems.


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Hello people, I am back! And what better way to reintroduce myself than by looking at a 2011 movie whose fast approaching sequel may be number one on my summer radar? Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a reboot of the beloved but maybe now slightly cheesy late 60's and 70's movies, serving to essentially tell the same story but in a much more modern setting.
Brilliant scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) is at the cusp of a major breakthrough in the field. For years, he and his colleagues have been testing on apes in an effort to find a cure to degenerative brain disorders, like Alzheimer's. On the day they are to bring in their test subject to display their progress, the female chimp goes berserk in the facility, which results in "Bright Eyes" and other experimental apes being put to sleep.
Her behavior, initially attributed to side effects from testing, instead shows to be correlated to protecting her newborn. Like his mother, this young chimp, exposed to the "mind repair" drug, shows amazing cognition far beyond humans in similar development stages. Forced to take him in or put him down, Will and his ailing father name him Caesar. By the end of the film, you'll see why.
Featuring outstanding CGI, excellence in motion capture, and a satisfying plot, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is simply one of the better reboots of all time and really just a very entertaining piece of cinema. It is definitely great in a multitude of areas, but RPtA excels most in the technical department. For most of the movie, CGI isn't really "seen" if that makes sense.
What I am saying is that it never feels as if there are graphics or images transplanted into scenes that look like something or someone caked over digitally to resemble primates. Long I know, but every orangutan, silverback, chimpanzee, etc. does appear and move as if it is the real thing.
Even the setting of San Francisco is an aspect of this movie that doesn't receive a ton of acclaim, but it should. Of course, not all is filmed in "The City by the Bay," but the bulk of the important scenes are. Something about seeing the apes scale Redwood Forest and the Golden Gate Bridge feels right from an aesthetic standpoint in a way that seeing these same apes run rampant in Chicago or New York wouldn't, in my opinion at least.
It is pretty clear what the climax will consist of with this movie. This predictability would be a problem and render the meat of the plot useless if there was no reason to get invested in anything or anyone. Thankfully, RPtA doesn't have this issue, and proves that the journey can be just as important as the destination, if not more so.
Rise takes the time to build its main characters, why they do the things they do, and their resulting relationships, which makes the end all the more emotional as a result. Is it a slow burn? Sort of, but there are enough "Whoa!" moments injected sparingly during these slow happenings that whet the appetite. Additionally, while the themes of oppression and self-categorization are not groundbreaking and have been touched before in earlier installments, the inclusion of them never feels heavy handed.
Among the human characters of most importance, James Franco is the most prominent here. As stated, there is a strong motivation to what he does, even if it may be unethical, that makes him relatable. From a performance perspective, Franco is pretty average. He's turned in great roles before, but nothing of great value in this.
Still, he adds a known name to the film that a lesser unknown could not. Underrated in many circles, here John Lithgow perhaps hits the highest emotional note. In many ways, he is the catalyst for much of what occurs. Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionairre) unfortunately serves as a pretty face with little to do, and it is not hard to imagine the movie without her.
Without a doubt though, the star of the show is clearly Andy Serkis as Caesar. It has been a minute since I felt so invested in a "live" animal on film, but Serkis is that good. From Caesar's infancy to his galvanizing young adulthood, all of his trials and tribulations are felt by the audience, without spoken words. Serkis is able to bring charisma, intensity, and introspection through body language and eyes alone. Truly a marvel.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a great blockbuster film all around. Not relying solely on amazing visual effects, but also a very engaging and emotional plot spearheaded by Caesar and his ape nation. A wonderful way to reestablish the PoTA universe and build anticipation for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
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It was a surprisingly well-made re-boot that showed there's more life left in this franchise. Even if we didn't really need it to come back. Good review Jackson.
It really came out of nowhere didn't it? And yet, it probably wasn't that well needed. At least it was of high quality.
Like you I'm also very much looking forward to the sequel and agree that it is one of the best reboots ever done. Going in I wasn't expecting much from it, but it ended up in my top 10 of favourites that year. Loved that moment when the ape suddenly started speaking….
One of the more surprising moments in recent memory for sure! Quite the sleeper this was, despite it coming in the blockbuster season.
I'm considering giving this film a perfect score. I'll admit the relationship element between Franco and the jaw-dropping beautiful Freida Pinto isn't the strongest but damn….the rest of the film is spectacular! My heart actually hurt at times with the way Ceasar was treated! I love this movie so much!
Yeah, it truly is a great film. I may bump this to an A-.
Nice review. I agree Freida Pinto was wasted in this movie. Loved James Franco and the little ape though.
There really isn't much wrong with this film at all, aside from some kind of average performances. Still one of the better reboots ever. Thanks for the comment!


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MIT develops a battery-free method for navigating underwater that could transform ocean exploration
By: TechCrunch
MIT has developed a new navigation system designed for use underwater that could do for underwater wayfinding what GPS has done for travel on and above the surface. GPS doesn't really penetrate underwater, because radio waves aren't really water-friendly. It's why you commonly see things like sonar employed on submarines, which emit sound waves and […]
MIT has developed a new navigation system designed for use underwater that could do for underwater wayfinding what GPS has done for travel on and above the surface. GPS doesn't really penetrate underwater, because radio waves aren't really water-friendly. It's why you commonly see things like sonar employed on submarines, which emit sound waves and measure their reflection off of other underwater objects and surfaces. Typical sonar and other acoustic signalling methods are power-hungry, however – which is why MIT's new battery-free system has so much potential.
GPS is also a relatively power-efficient technology, which is part of the reason it has done so much to transform how we get around, from in-car navigation to maps on smartphones. The limitations of current underwater navigation technology has meant that we typically need to use large, quick-to-deplete battery packs to power sound generation and transmission devices. MIT's system would replace all that with a new type of battery-free acoustic navigation systems that sues signals already found in the environment rather than creating its own.
The system works by employing piezoelectric materials, which generate an electric charge when hit with mechanical stress, including the strain resulting from a sound wave impacting against them. Researchers created a way from these sensors to translate sound wave information into binary code, which they used to measure things like the temperature of the surrounding ocean or its salt content, but they theorized that it could also be used to figure out location information.
That's more complicated than it might appear rat first, because sound reflects off of various surfaces underwater and travels back at often unpredictable angles. But the research team was actually able to account for this with an approach called 'frequency hopping' and collecting information across a range of different wavelentghts. This was effective in deep water, and now they're working on making it more effective in the even noisier environment of shallow water.
Ultimately, the system and future versions that are based upon the same technology could enable future robotic submarine explorers to better map the ocean floor, and perform all kinds of automated monitoring and sub-sea navigation.
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Kurt Busch may have won a race and made the playoffs, but its hard to really say what he has done beyond that. In fact, while Busch has done better in the playoffs this season compared to last season, especially since he sits in the top eight with a chance to still make the final four, he doesn't seem be getting all he can out of the SHR equipment, which is quite bewildering.
Interestingly enough, if you compare Busch with Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer, you see a driver that is able to statically place well, but not be able to get the multiple wins that his teammates have. As if that wasn't bad enough and indictive of his days being numbered, there are also rumors of him losing his ride at the end of the season, which makes his spot on this list all the more prevalent.


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Social Justice Entrepreneur, Writer, Speaker
In the year of 1997, at the age of 16, Halim Flowers was charged in the District of Columbia as an adult for being an accomplice to a felony murder. His experiences as a child inside of the DC Department of Corrections was filmed in the Emmy Award winning documentary Thug Life In DC. Flowers was taken to trial and convicted under the accomplice liability doctrine of felony murder and sentenced to a term of 40 years to life imprisonment.
During his incarceration, Flowers discovered a love for literature & the arts. He began writing rap which evolved into poetry and began his connection with spoken word. In 2005, he started his own publishing company SATO Communications (Struggle Against The Odds). SATO Communications has published eleven books covering the genres of poetry, self help, financial literacy, and Flowers' own memoir Makings of a Menace, Contrition of a Man.
On March 21, 2019, after serving 22 years and 2 months behind bars, Flowers was released back into society. Since then, he has worked with Kim Kardashian for her documentary The Justice Project, done a spoken word performance with Kanye West at his famous Sunday Service, received the Halcyon Arts Lab and Echoing Green fellowships, and spoken on panels at universities and conferences around the country about the impact of the arts and entrepreneurship to correct our criminal injustice system. He is currently launching his fashion line Ideallionaires, which will be created in collaboration with a digital graphic novel and animated series he is also currently working on.
Lucha Rodriguez received her MFA in Printmaking from Savannah College of Art and Design, and her BFA in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Atlanta. Her work ranges from etchings, monoprints and colorful silkscreens, to immersive multi- layered installations of cut paper, each created with pink – the artist's signature color. Born in Venezuela, Rodriguez has exhibited globally with solo and group shows throughout the U.S., India, Mexico, China and France. Her work is included in The Bascom Center for Visual Arts, World of Coca-Cola Museum, The High Museum of Art, Modern and Contemporary Art Collection in addition to various private institutional and individual collections.
A MacDowell and Hawthornden Castle Fellow, Leland Cheuk is an award-winning author of three books of fiction, most recently NO GOOD VERY BAD ASIAN (2019). His work has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as NPR, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, among other outlets. He is the founder of the indie press 7.13 Books. He lives in Brooklyn and teaches at the Sarah Lawrence College Writing Institute. You can follow him on Twitter @lcheuk and at lelandcheuk.com.


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You are invited to the apartment complex of Lord Grey Place, a rather old building with a culturally diverse set of tenants living within! Enter a world that welcomes everyone of all colours and backgrounds, with a friendly cast of characters who live harmoniously under one roof and are occasionally completely racist! Wait a second – racist? Did we really just say that? Unidentified: [insert culture here] is a satirical comedy that questions a seemingly ideal multicultural society. The story centres around mid twenty-somethings, Leom and Maya, who deal with issues of workplace racism and interracial dating. This show explores how cultural stereotypes and identities are influenced by the perceptions of people around you. We challenge you to question and find humour in how characters on stage can be perceived in relation to their culture and race – do you see them for their racial appearance and agree with the stereotypes that are shown? What is the line between offensive and acceptable? The show blends an absurd type of humour with satire, and draws upon elements of Brechtian theatre. Join us in laughing together as we ask you to look at the humour in cultural and racial stereotypes, questioning the things you think in your head but never actual say out loud.
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The Pleasure of Music is not Universal
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It can be rock, opera, classical music or jazz, but it has always been assumed that every individual likes some kind of music. This universal belief has been dismantled by a team led by psychologist Josep Marco at the University of Barcelona, in a study recently published in the journal Current Biology. No matter what the melody sounds like, for some people music just does not mean anything.
The study had a prior phase in which researchers, together with colleagues from the University of Montreal, asked about the differences in musical tastes. In other words, with their study, published in the journal Music Perception last year, they just wanted to find out how music is enjoyed at the individual level. "We were taking it for granted that everyone loves music, and suddenly the following question arose – what if it's not true?" Marco says.
In their previous work, they observed that there were 5% of participants, to whom a reward system was applied to measure their reactions to different types of music, who scored low, and the next study sought to clarify whether this small percentage, "a not-negligible percentage," were directly insensitive to what is considered a universal pleasure.
"In the scientific literature there were three reported cases of people who, after suffering a stroke, had lost their taste for music, and it was also known that it was something that happened to individuals with depression, but what we were trying to find out was whether it could happen to healthy people who did not also have perception problems," said the study's lead author.
To find this out, the researchers selected three groups of ten people each of whom, in the previuos work, had shown high, medium or low sensitivity to musical rewards, which was assessed by a questionnaire –also developed by the same authors– the Barcelona Musical Reward Questionnaire (BMRQ). Participants in all three groups had a similar sensitivity to the overall rewards (e.g. monetary) and were able to correctly perceive music.
Then the selected subjects were subjected to two experiments. First, they had to describe their degree of pleasure when listening to certain music and, second, quickly answer a series of questions in order to earn or not earn real money (token amounts).
To objectively measure their emotional response, the psychologists recorded, in addition to the responses, the rhythm of the heartbeat and the electrodermal activity "very sensitive to emotions." "What was seen is that in the monetary area all had the same response, while in the musical group that we had defined as low sensitivity, no reaction was seen, compared with the other two groups that did have it," says Marco.
What is especially clear in the study is that people who exhibit this musical insensitivity suffer no disorder. They are perfectly healthy people "that can get pleasure from other sources." Anecdotally, Marco recalls that when people from the low sensitivity group (of which not all turned out to be totally insensitive) were asked to select a tune themselves to submit to the test, many were unable to do it and had to rely on family or friends to choose just one song.
Months after the publication of the study, Marco says that his lab began receiving e-mails from people who hitherto had felt like weirdos. "Some said that all their lives they had been accused of being depressed, when it wasn't true," he adds.
Researchers continue to work in this area. Now, they are using functional magnetic resonance imaging, although they have not yet completed the sample. Their theory is that although the sound processing areas are the same in all individuals, it may be that there are differences in the areas associated with more primary rewards. However, we will have to wait for the results before we know for sure.
For now, the work of Marco and his collaborators could have an immediate impact on music therapy, which is used to treat various disorders. "If one is thinking of applying a therapy based on music, one has to be aware that there are people who are not going to be sensitive," the psychologist from the Catalan university points out.
With regard to the percentage of the population that could be affected by this "non-disorder," Marco said that in his study it amounted to 5%, but after taking into account possible biases, such as problems of depression which were not specifically discussed in the published work, the percentage could drop to 2-3%. This is a large enough number to disqualify musical insensitivity from being a rare bird.
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Chronicling the misadventures of our forever Impeached minority-elect President's alternate reality, alternative facts and the miscreants that comprise his administration so you don't have to:
A look back at his most recent disastrous week begins today's misadventures of our malevolent minority-elect president* as more of his profound corruption and stupidity takes center stage, coronavirus is going to hasten the end of his already failed presidency, Trump is flailing miserably as his record Stock Market loss hits hard, Donnie is beginning to emulate Howard Hughes as his tiny little delusional brain starts making him even more paranoid, a look at the trailer for 'Pandumbic' starring the idiot in the White House and his reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, if you thought Trump couldn't possibly get any more stupid responding to the coronavirus outbreak you would be sadly mistaken, how America has finally woken up to the fact that there is nothing but a corrupt con man sitting in the Oval Office – who has cratered his own failed presidency, in his usual ignorant fashion Trump tries – and fails – to absolve himself of any responsibility and so much more.
A Complete Analysis Of Trump's 163rd Unpresidented Week As POTUS article from Rantt.
The latest disastrous week of Trump's failed presidency highlights more of his profound corruption and ignorance.
Trump's Second Term? Not Worth Freaking Out About. article from Counter Punch.
A look at why little, if any, more damage would be done should Donnie actually 'win' a second term since he's been so ineffective during his first term – aside from establishing himself as the most corrupt and ignorant president* to ever occupy the White House.
Trump's denialist tweets are the coronavirus reaction we feared article from Vox News.
In his usual delusional alternative reality where stupid is as stupid does, Donnie once again tries downplaying the coronavirus outbreak with moronic tweets that – as usual – reveal the depths of his ineptitude:
Saudi Arabia and Russia are arguing over the price and flow of oil. That, and the Fake News, is the reason for the market drop!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020
So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
The emperor has no clue: Trump seems to believe coronavirus will just go away article from Salon.
Believing the outbreak will disappear and praising himself for doing a good job – despite the obvious fact that he's not – while spreading misinformation because he's that uninformed and stupid isn't boding well for the Donald:
"A compelling and coherent narrative is finally emerging to explain the Trump administration's flailing response to the coronavirus crisis.
It's consistent with what we know about President Trump's pathological need for admiration, and with what we know about the culture of sycophancy and fear he has created among the people who answer to him.
And it should become an explicit element of every incremental story about the crisis going forward.
In short: Trump bet on containment rather than mobilization. It was a bad bet. But in Trump's mind, it was a "tremendous success." As a result, top health officials fearful of his wrath assured him it was working, rather than preparing for its inevitable failure. Now Trump is fully invested in making coronavirus appear to disappear, even as it continues to spread. But the only way to do that is to slow-walk testing, put a chokehold on the release of information, repeatedly insist that everyone says he's doing a good job and hope for a miracle.
Who the Hell Wants Another Four Years of This? article from Esquire.
Trying to Tweet away a health crisis while blaming everyone but himself for his massive failures is really making Trump look even more stupid than he usually does…
Here are 13 claims Trump has made about coronavirus that have already gone down in flames article from Alternet.
Gaslighting the American people about coronavirus isn't going to bode well for our forever Impeached president* and the more he talks the more stupid he appears.
Trump, who tied himself to stock market when it rose, struggles to respond to its plunge article from The Los Angeles Times.
The reason the Donald is in major meltdown mode is because the economy – his version of it any way – he inherited and took credit for is crashing, due in large part to the massive failures that have been his coronavirus outbreak response.
Trump Embarrasses Himself In Clueless Coronavirus Briefing article from PoliticusUSA.
The utter stupidity and cluelessness constantly comes through every time Trump opens his mouth to respond to the virus and he's not handling it well:
"Trump sounded like a man with no plan as he embarrassed himself at the coronavirus briefing by repeating that he is going to take care of the American people.
Trump said:
We just attended a very important task force meeting on the virus that everybody is talking about all over the world no matter where you go. That's what's on people's minds, and we are going to take care of and have been taking care of the American public and the American economy
Trump rambles on and clearly has no plan as he sounds clueless and offers no details on his administration's response. He kept saying., "We will take care of the American people." pic.twitter.com/K15vDqBJz7
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 9, 2020
'He's Definitely Melting Down Over This': Trump, Germaphobe in Chief, Struggles To Control The Covid-19 Story article from Vanity Fair.
Trump's similarities to Howard Huges are coming to light as his tiny delusional brain finally starts making him even more paranoid:
One of the many levels of bizarre in this whole thing is the idea that a journalist would be willing to risk their own life by "purposefully contracting coronavirus" in order to find a way to give it to Trump on AF1. I mean, WHAT??? https://t.co/Hw08raRKDG
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 9, 2020
Presidential tweets can't paper over Trump's coronavirus failures article from Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
The stupidity spewed in our Twitter tyrant's feed can't solve the coronavirus – or anything else for that matter – but of course Trump's little brain can't comprehend that.
The presidency is an actual job: This idiot can't do it article from Salon.
Bull shitting his way through one self-created crisis after another while bloviating said bull shit on Twitter isn't working too well for Trump or the idiots that comprise his administration and we're all paying the price for it.
Trump's Private Theories About the Coronavirus Are Even Crazier article from New York Magazine.
The delusions running through Trump's demented little brain are quite revealing – so much so that it proves he has no business being in the White House to begin with:
"Yesterday, President Trump tweeted a terrifyingly ignorant message about the coronavirus. "So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu," he wrote, "It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"
Well, yes, we only have 546 confirmed cases right now. The problem is that pandemics tend to spread quickly, as people infect other people, who in turn infect other people. Multiplication is not one of the more challenging concepts in epidemiology, but it still seems to be beyond the president's grasp.
The hopeful interpretation of utterances like these is that Trump is trying to calm the markets by presenting the most reassuring gloss on the facts. But reports from inside his administration are giving a more disturbing explanation: Trump actually believes this.
The Washington Post's account today reveals a number of extremely harrowing presidential beliefs about the coronavirus. To wit:…"
Trump too personally wounded by Pelosi to negotiate with her on coronavirus stimulus deal article from The Daily Kos.
Because Speaker Pelosi won't put up with his twisted lies and bull shit, the Don can't work with her regardless of the fact that the country is in deep shit:
We Need a President Who Cares If We Live or Die. Instead We Have Trump. article from Counter Punch.
As noted many time in the past, the only thing the Don cares about is himself – always has been and always will be – yet the solid baked-in minority base he has is unable to figure that out and see it for themselves.
'It will go away': Trump's coronavirus rhetoric isn't getting better article from Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
Every time the idiot in the White House opens his mouth he just digs himself a deeper hole – he's that stupid, and the majority of this country is painfully aware of it.
'Trying to Cover His Tracks'? Trump Reportedly Ordered Coronavirus Talks Classified article from Common Dreams.
Trying to hide his profound stupidity by keeping coronavirus meetings secret isn't going to bode well for the Donald – he only tries keeping secrets when he's up to something illegal:
"President Donald Trump's White House reportedly instructed federal health officials to treat high-level meetings and discussions on the coronavirus as classified, a move critics said is clearly aimed at concealing potentially crucial information about the pandemic from the public.
Reuters reported Wednesday that "dozens of classified discussions about such topics as the scope of infections, quarantines, and travel restrictions have been held since mid-January in a high-security meeting room at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."
"Staffers without security clearances, including government experts, were excluded from the interagency meetings, which included video conference calls," Reuters noted.
One anonymous official told Reuters that the decision was "unnecessary" and may have hampered the administration's ability to respond to the outbreak as it has spread across the United States over the past two months. The novel coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, has infected people in at least 34 states and killed more than 30 in the U.S…"
Here's what the media still can't bring itself to admit about Trump's relentless lying article from Alternet.
Despite the fact that Donnie does nothing but lie – repeatedly weaponizing false information to deflect from his profound corruption while trying to convince everyone to cross over to his alternative reality – the media still won't recognize it as what it is, which is a problem for the majority that doesn't support his ignorant Orange ass…
Team Trump can't even figure out what lies to tell about the coronavirus article from Salon.
Trump and his propagandists – who lie about everything all the time – can't figure out how to dig themselves out of their latest fuck up which will have very real implications for them all this time.
The Trump Coronavirus Disaster Movie: 'Pandumbic' article from Crooks and Liars.
A comic look – despite the obvious horror of having a moron in the White House – at Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak – and rest assured the best is yet to come:
The Trump Presidency Is Over article from The Atlantic.
While it has taken much longer than it should have, America's eyes have finally opened to the fact that there is a corrupt con man sitting in the Oval Office who should have been removed long ago:
"When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations I would never vote for Donald Trump, even though his administration would align much more with my policy views than a Hillary Clinton presidency would, a lot of my Republican friends were befuddled. How could I not vote for a person who checked far more of my policy boxes than his opponent?
What I explained then, and what I have said many times since, is that Trump is fundamentally unfit—intellectually, morally, temperamentally and psychologically—for office. For me, that is the paramount consideration in electing a president, in part because at some point it's reasonable to expect a president will face an unexpected crisis—and at that point, the president's judgment and discernment, his character and leadership ability, will really matter.
"Mr. Trump has no desire to acquaint himself with most issues, let alone master them," is how I put it four years ago. "No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge, as indifferent to facts, as untroubled by his benightedness." I added this:
Mr. Trump's virulent combination of ignorance, emotional instability, demagogy, solipsism and vindictiveness would do more than result in a failed presidency; it could very well lead to national catastrophe. The prospect of Donald Trump as commander in chief should send a chill down the spine of every American…"
Donald Trump Biggest Fear: POTUS Reportedly Scared Of Being Exposed As A Fraud article from The International Business Times.
It's a little late for that – the majority has known that Trump's a fraud for the past 4 decades…
Donald Trump just had a disastrous week that may define – or doom – his presidency article from The Raw Story.
Lying his ass off while trying to blame his predecessor and tweeting more lies makes it abundantly clear that Trump is not now, nor has he ever been a leader, and his fraudulent presidency is a massive failure.
'A clear and public danger': Here's the case that Trump must resign – immediately article from Alternet.
Donnie should have resigned – albeit by being convicted of Treason and imprisoned – years ago, and the dumber he gets the more dangerous he gets:
BREAKING: We are calling on Trump to resign.
He is a clear and present danger to the nation's public health and must step down immediately. https://t.co/NbeVH4OLwS
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) March 13, 2020
Trump's failure to take aggressive action on viral outbreak much worse than simple neglect article from The Daily Kos.
Compounded by profound corruption and stupidity, Trump's actions on the coronavirus outbreak could easily be construed as criminal – like the rest of his fraudulent history both in and out of the White House:
"Whether chosen democratically or by some other means, a leader's true character comes out in a crisis. It's then that people find out whether the person they have entrusted or acquiesced to be in charge is up to the job. In a democracy, thoughtful and decisive action not only is required of leaders, but it must also be carefully explained, with rationale provided. "We can get through this" is not a bad message to deliver as long as it's backed by facts, even if those have more than a tinge of grimness. Blood, sweat, and tears kind of stuff, when necessary. Happy talk, on the other hand, is not helpful. And lies—well, lies can be lethal.
Credibility in a crisis matters a great deal even for an autocrat. If people believe what their leader tells them, then they'll be far more willing to sacrifice to meet a crisis, whatever it is. They will strive to adjust their lives to protect themselves and others. There is a can-do spirit when they can trust that sacrifice hasn't been forced on them by incompetence or abuse of power. When they sense that their leaders are depending on the advice of wise and compassionate minds to guide them past the shoals, the result is a tamping down of panic and overreaction. People will lay aside deep differences for the duration of a crisis and pull together to conquer something that knows no ideological lines.
But we, unfortunately, in the pandemic now underway have people in charge at the top who don't have a shred of credibility or trust, except among the terminally gullible or venal, which, unfortunately, is still a substantial part of the American population.
The string of lies and dissembling we've heard for weeks from Donald J. Trump and some of his minions regarding the coronavirus has been bad enough. Far worse on Thursday, however, was an interview on NPR in which Politico reporter Dan Diamond said that Trump not only ignored warnings two months ago, but he also worked to keep testing to a minimum so as to ensure the case numbers remained low, in order not to tarnish his image as the best-ever president in an election year…"
Trump tells a nation terrified of coronavirus that none of this is his fault article from Vox News.
In his typical fashion of lying while deflecting truth and facts that invade his alternate reality, Trump finally declares an actual National Emergency while gaslighting the public and telling them that none of his administration's failed actions are his fault while his past comes back to bite his ignorant Orange ass yet again:
Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.
'I Don't Take Responsibility At All' – Trump Presidency In Six Words article from Crooks and Liars.
More on the Donald's delusions of not being responsible at all for his own stupidity and malfeasance which typifies everything he does.
Trump's usual method won't work this time (but he's trying it anyway) article from Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
Using his usual lies, bluster and bull shit while gaslighting the public isn't going to work this time, much to Trump'd detriment, to will away the results of the coronavirus outbreak, but he's stupid enough to try it any way.
At 'Shock Doctrine Press Conference,' Trump Bails Out Oil Industry, Not US Families, as Coronavirus Crisis Intensifies article from Common Dreams.
Always catering to the fraudulent corporations and billionaires that own him, Donald's complete corruption and ignorance were once again on full display as the outbreak crisis continues growing exponentially under his misguided leadership:
"Climate action groups and progressive critics expressed disappointment and outrage on Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump—despite a continued failure to offer far-reaching support to the U.S. public—moved to bolster the bottom lines of oil and gas companies by announcing a massive federal purchase for the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
"Based on the price of oil, I've also instructed the Secretary of Energy to purchase at a very good price large quantities of crude oil for storage in the U.S. strategic reserve," Trump announced during a White House press conference—surrounded by CEOs from major corporations, including Walmart, CVS, and Target—in which he also declared an official national emergency in order to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus.
"We're going to fill it right up to the top," said of the SPR, but critics were quick to point out that move has everything to do with helping his wealthy friends and cronies in the fossil fuel industry, and nothing to do with helping average people now under threat from the spreading pandemic.
"Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities," said Alex Doukas of Oil Change International. "With this move, Trump has rolled out a plan to prop up U.S. oil companies before he has even bothered to guarantee paid sick leave for US workers who are going to be on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis for weeks to come."…"
Trump just gave the worst speech of his presidency article from The Week.
Everytime the idiot opens his blubbering mouth to give a speech, Trump proves repeatedly that his is incapable of leading anything.
Be careful. Trump may exploit the coronavirus crisis for authoritarian ends article from The Guardian.
Given his despotic delusiosn of grandeur, it wouldn't be surprising if the Don did try to exploit the crisis for authoritarian ends, but the fact remains that he's entirely too stupid to pull it off successfully – as he has shown repeatedly…
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"Until now, technology has been advancing in fairly discreet fields," said Grant Frear, Deloitte Partner. "In 2020 we expect to see a number of technologies begin to work together and bring a long-awaited mesh of capabilities. We will see AI chips used in a wider variety of devices, an increased use of 5G technology and more intelligent robotic assistants in our homes and workplaces. We predict that many technologies will begin to finally 'talk' to each other in 2020. And, in connecting these technologies we will see opportunities for smarter cities and a smarter agricultural sector that is better able to tackle the dual challenges of productivity and sustainability."
Grant Frear, Deloitte Partner, went on to say, "New Zealand has a challenging geography which means we don't always have fast, reliable access to the internet. As many of us take a break over summer, and enjoy the outdoors, this lack of coverage brings a welcome break from our devices. However, for businesses striving for fast and efficient manufacturing, processing and production in our regions, these connectivity issues are simply holding them back.
"With AI chips coming down in price and 5G networks becoming a reality, I'm confident that our innovative regions and agricultural sector will use these advances to better manage sector productivity and their environmental impacts."
Focussing on the trend towards technology connectivity Grant Frear, Deloitte Partner, said, "Deloitte has identified a canopy effect where edge AI chips, robots and private 5G will soon be working together, and promising innovations like low-earth orbit satellites finally come to life. In this new context we can expect our smart phones, manufacturing businesses, and healthcare robots to all take a step up and provide a better experience for the people they serve."
"This intersection of people and technology is clearest in the realm of professional service robots," said, Grant Frear, Deloitte Partner. "While we expect to see the market for industrial robots (which are often robotic arms) in 2020 to reach nearly US$18 billion, a nine percent increase over 2019; professional robot sales will grow at a far greater pace. Of the almost one million robots we expect to be sold for enterprise use in 2020, we predict that just over half of them will be professional service robots, generating more than US$16 billion in revenue—30 percent more than in 2019."
"These robots will be helping the humans they work with, rather than replacing them. Often used in logistics, professional service robots are critical in fulfilling our demand for online shopping in a globally connected market place. In doing so, they are also accelerating the fourth industrial revolution and are sign of a rapidly changing workplace where we rely more and more heavily on technology to assist us in our lives."
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After an eventful Sunday from Barcelona, we've just announced that BlackBerry customers and partners from around the world are enhancing their BES12 enterprise mobility management deployments by adopting BES Monitoring solutions by BlackBerry ISV partners, GSX and ISEC7.
BES Monitoring solutions from ISV partners – GSX Monitor and Analyzer for BlackBerry and ISEC7 EMM Advanced Service Monitoring for BlackBerry – give enterprise IT managers the ability to access real-time monitoring, automated trend reporting and availability forecasting of BES12, allowing issues to be identified immediately. In addition, the ability to monitor BES12 allows organizations to prevent downtime and critical impact to mobile infrastructure, and contributes to a high-level of end-user satisfaction – boosting the ROI of their cross-platform EMM investment.
Our partnerships with GSX Solutions and ISEC7 give us the ability to provide BES monitoring solutions directly to our customers, expanding our enterprise solutions portfolio. These solutions complement our BES12 architecture and provide our growing set of BES12 customers with a high level of management and control.
For additional information on BES Monitoring Solutions, please visit our Enterprise Apps Ecosystem page here.


The last twenty years has seen the creation of a 'community of ideas' linked to narrative therapy and community work. We conceptualise our work at Dulwich Centre Publications as occurring within this 'community'. This book describes ways of linking practitioners through the written word; ways of hosting conferences as community events; and ways of organising training programs that are congruent with narrative ideas.


Wounded Times: Civilian Doctors Untrained To Take Care of Veterans, Duh!
Civilian Doctors Untrained To Take Care of Veterans, Duh!
Very timely consideirng today is Halloween and for the most part veterans have been finding either great care or walking away as if someone just played a trick on them in exchange for their service. Congress has been playing more of an April Fool's joke on them when they say they will fix the VA but sought to kill it and privatize it instead.
SCRANTON, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — Most veterans get some health care from private doctors.
"While everybody seems to be mostly focused on the health care that veterans are getting at the VA, it sort of went unnoticed that 80 percent of veterans get most of their health care from civilian providers," said Jeffrey L. Brown, M.D., a clinical professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College who also teaches at Weill Cornell Medicine.


(a) This section applies only to modifications to municipal solid waste (MSW) permits and registrations related to regulated MSW activities. Modifications to industrial and hazardous solid waste permits are covered in §305.69 of this title (relating to Solid Waste Permit Modification at the Request of the Permittee). Changes to conditions in an MSW permit or registration which were specifically ordered by the commission following the contested hearing process or included by the executive director as a result of negotiations between the applicant and interested persons during the permitting/registration process are not eligible for modification under this section. Applications filed before the effective date of this section will be subject to the section as it existed at the time the application was received.
(b) References to the term "permit" in this section include the permit document and all of the attachments thereto as further defined in Chapter 330, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Permit and Registration Application Procedures). References to the term "registration" in this section include the registration document and all of the attachments thereto as further defined in Chapter 330, Subchapter B of this title.
(c) Any increase in the permitted or registered daily maximum limit of waste acceptance for a Type V processing facility shall be subject either to the requirements of §305.62(c)(1) of this title (relating to Amendment) in the case of a permitted facility, or to the requirements of a new registration in the case of a registered facility. Changes in the annual waste acceptance rate at landfill facilities are subject to the requirements of §330.125(h) of this title (relating to Recordkeeping Requirements).
(d) Permit and registration modifications apply to minor changes to an MSW facility or its operation that do not substantially alter the permit or registration conditions and do not reduce the capability of the facility to protect human health and the environment.
(5) for those modifications submitted in accordance with subsection (l) of this section that the executive director determines that notice is required and for those listed in subsection (k) of this section, an updated landowners map and an updated landowners list as required under §330.59(c)(3) of this title (relating to Contents of Part I of the Application).
(f) The permittee or registrant must submit one original, two unmarked copies, and one marked (e.g. redline/strikeout) copy of the modification application in accordance with §305.44 of this title (relating to Signatories to Applications). The applicant shall provide one of the two unmarked copies to the appropriate commission regional office. Failure to submit the modification application with complete information may result in the application being returned to the permittee or registrant without further action. Engineering documents must be signed and sealed by the responsible licensed professional engineer as required by §330.57(f) of this title.
(E) determine that the application does not qualify as a permit modification and that the requested change requires an amendment to the permit in accordance with §305.62(c) of this title.
(2) For an application for a modification that requires notice, technical review shall be completed within 60 calendar days of receipt of the permit or registration modification application, unless the review period is extended by the executive director in writing if needed to resolve an outstanding notice of deficiency. Upon completion of the public comment period, the executive director may do one of the following.
(A) If no timely comments are received, the executive director may grant the application on the 28th calendar day (unless extended by the executive director) after the notice requirements have been met as evidenced by the certification of notice filed with the chief clerk. The application is automatically approved if not acted on by the 28th calendar day (unless extended by the executive director) after the notice requirements have been met as evidenced by the certification of notice filed with the chief clerk.
(B) If timely comments are received, the executive director may take one of the steps listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection on or before the 45th calendar day (unless extended by the executive director) after the notice requirements have been met as evidenced by the certification of notice filed with the chief clerk. The application is automatically approved if not acted on by the 45th calendar day (unless extended by the executive director) after the notice requirements have been met as evidenced by the certification of notice filed with the chief clerk.
(h) If an application for a permit or registration modification is denied by the executive director, the permittee or registrant must comply with the original permit or registration conditions.
(i) If a permit or registration modification is listed in subsection (k) of this section or if a permit or registration modification application is made under subsection (l) of this section and the executive director determines that notice is required, the permittee or registrant must prepare and provide Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision after technical review is complete in accordance with §39.106 of this title (relating to Application for Modification of a Municipal Solid Waste Permit or Registration). If notice is required, the applicant must file a landowner's list current on the day of filing under subsection (e)(5) of this section and §39.413(1) of this title (relating to Mailed Notice). The notice shall state that a person may provide the commission with written comments on the application within 23 days after the date the applicant mails notice and shall provide the Web site address where the application has been placed in accordance with §330.57(i) of this title (relating to Permit and Registration Applications for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities). Before acting on an application, the executive director shall review and consider any timely written comments. The executive director is not required to file a response to comments. Prior to approval of a modification application, the permittee or registrant must file certification, on a form prescribed by the executive director, that notice was provided as required by §39.106 of this title. The chief clerk shall mail notice of issuance of a modification in accordance with §50.133(b) of this title (relating to Executive Director Action on Application or WQMP Update). Section 50.133(b) of this title does not apply to modifications which do not require notice under subsection (j) or (l) of this section.


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NyTeknik, the leading technology magazine in Sweden, has for the second consecutive year selected engineers' best apps. The magazine asked its readers about which mobile apps that are the most useful for engineers and the result is unambiguous. Storegate takes the gold medal in front of Dropbox (2nd place) and the parking app Easy Park (3rd place). Storegate has thus improved its position from last year (2010) when the Storegate apps, which simplifies access to digital information in the cloud, was rewarded with a 3rd place.
– We are extremely proud of this award. To win the readers' and engineers' votes is a proof that we provide products that are used by people with high demands on the services they use, says Matz Karlsson, CEO of Storegate. We have previously received awards for our usability and it's especially flattering to be the engineers' favorite app, whom often requires a little extra in terms of functionality.
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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by i-creations, Oct 6, 2003.
With the new cpanel, i appear to be having problems with the auto responders.
For the japanese language there are a few character sets - normally we use shift-jis.
Under the autorepsonder section, I select this character set, enter the autoresponse message in this character set and create the autoresponder.
However, the autoreponse that is sent out is not quite right.
That is, in outlook, I can see just a set of numbers where the actual japanese characters should be. So i automatically assume that the character set is set wrong. However, looking at the property of the mail, the character set is shift-jis - the correct set. Something strange is happening.
You won't be able to fix the subject. Japanese subjects MUST be in iso-2022-jp, but iso-2022-jp cannot be displayed in html. Therefore you cannot encode that page in iso-2022-jp, and consequently you cannot use the autoresponder with iso-2022-jp.
Just tell your users to use English in the subject.
I have no experience with japanese but the rule to send data via form is set HTML of the form to shift-jis before write a messages and submit. For example you are in english skin, when you come to the autoresponder page click View->Encoding->Shift-JIS. I think that would help.
Yeah, I forgot to add that part. You should set the encoding in your skin to shift_JIS.
Hello, I'm having the same problem, but if it's urgent there is a workaround like this.
There should be text files that contain the autoresponder contents.
I believe the charset is set wrong in it, so edit the file and set the charset to whatever you like.
Thank you sfxx. Your advice makes my same problem solved. The message became fine. I thought there was no solution about this problem because I'm not having much knowlege about cpanel. Thank you very much.
I'm glad my workaround helped you.
Maybe, but why dig up a three year old thread?


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Police officer buys hungry boy food moments before being fatally shot
By Junie Sihlangu
https://news.amomama.com/111618-police-officer-buys-hungry-boy-food-mome.html
On August 7, 2011, San Diego Police Department's Officer Jeremy Henwood was mortally wounded by a gunman in City Heights. Before being killed, the officer had served in the Marine Corps.
The last person to see the officer alive was Daveon Scott who'd asked him for money at a McDonald's restaurant on Fairmount Avenue. The officer had bought Scott the cookies he wanted instead.
Officer Jeremy Henwood, 36, was caught on surveillance cameras buying, Daveon Scott, then-13, cookies at a McDonald's just before he died. The boy had asked for 10 cents because he was short.
Instead, the officer bought him the cookies he wanted and the two spoke a little. Henwood asked Scott what he wanted to do when he grew up.
For more on this story go to our Twitter account @amomama_usa. The boy told him he wanted to be an NBA player.
Henwood advised him to work hard and left. As he was pulling away from the traffic lights Dejon Marquee White, 23, pulled up alongside him in a car and shot him.
White had written a two-page suicide note before going out driving in his car. Henwood was fatally wounded and died later at the hospital.
Police later cornered White, a shootout occurred outside his City Heights apartment and the suspect was killed. A motive could not be determined in Henwood's senseless murder.
Three years after his shooting, fellow officers gathered for a memorial ceremony at the Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park. A fundraiser was held throughout the day at the same McDonald's where the officer met Scott.
Scott had this to say about meeting Henwood:
"It changed my perspective on policemen. I used to not like policemen. Now I don't think they're bad. We need them – without officers it would be chaos in City Heights. It would be chaos everywhere."
He recalled how he'd felt when he found out the officer had died:
"I couldn't believe it. I'm sad he had to go. I know he's looking down on me right now, shaking his head like, 'You're a good kid, man.'"
Georgia officer fatally shot and police dog severely injured in the line of duty
23-Year-Old Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot While Sitting in His Parked Car
'If I Died Today Don't Cry,' Young Man Tweeted Minutes before He Was Fatally Shot
In September, officers Cpl. Zach Moak, 31, and Patrolman James White, 35, were responding to a call about shots fired around 5 a.m. in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Marquis Aaron Flowers, 25, was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the officers who were both killed.
The suspect was held in custody at a hospital in Jackson.


Do your kids have these faber-castell colored pencils? They're fantastic. You can draw with them and then take a wet paintbrush over your work to make it look more like a watercolor painting.
Packing up orders from my etsy shop and sending swaps over the ocean.
Sewing projects that fall more in the category of clothing rescue and reconstruction than anything else. Cutting off stained cuffs and adding a little trim, patching knees and fixing torn seams.
Cleaning out two closets to finally give my husband a place to hang his clothes in our small home. I've been putting it off because it meant going through my four shelves of fabric and sewing supplies and condensing it all into one shelf that would fit in my own closet. Ouch. It meant keeping out only the things that I absolutely LOVED and thought I would use soon. It was kind of like sorting through my fabric by season–leaving out corduroy and browns, reds and mossy greens. But it was worth it just to give him some space of his own.
I've also caught up on ALL my laundry and managed to keep my house somewhat picked up–a new goal of mine–to always have the house pop-in ready or at least pretty close to that.
And of course, we've also been doing the most important things like sitting around the table and drawing silly ed emberley drawings, and painting pictures with just dots of paint and going for walks and raking leaves and picking up sticks and lingering too long in bed….the things that make life worth doing.
I love your little haybabies!
Love the drawings and those pencils are very cool.The hay costumes are just too good Molly. he. Making me smile.
I used to have an old discarded Ed Emberly book. The Purple Drawing Book, I think. I drew the pictures in it all the time!
Those hay bales are the cutest… how did they get in the middle?
Very funny hay bales. LOVE them!
those hay bales are so cute!!! what kids will do for candy….
so you've been busy doing what really matters, huh??
Hi, just dropped by to say I tried your pumpkin bread recipe and it turned out great! Thanks a lot for sharing!
I have those pencils and I love them.
My favorite gift for little kids is a decent-sized set of watercolor pencils (I confess that I buy cheaper for kids, usually), a watercolor sketchpad, a small set of brushes and the best pencil sharpener in the world (closed on both ends, three holes for all sizes) and put it all in a totebag with an iron on thing identifying the kid.
I can buy all of this, usually in the Loew's brand, from Hobby Lobby for under $20 and it's a huge hit with girls and boys.
Next Next post: A good swap indeed.


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Mal d'Afrique
Freddie's Corner
African words
Entrance Visa
Sanitary info
Watamu and Kenyan coast
Kenya Food
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Highway to connect Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia
From Lamu to Addis Ababa via Isiolo and Juba. Roadworks to start next may
02-12-2017 by redazione
The project was announced yesterday by Kenya's Minister of Transport James Macharia, who after signing the agreement with colleagues from South Sudan and Ethiopia, contracted two different companies for the works and obtained funds from the World Bank for the first batch of works.
We are talking about the 4-lane motorway that will link Kenya and Ethiopia via Juba, the capital of today's South Sudan.
The construction of the motorway is part of the great project for the entire African port of Lamu, in fact, the World Bank's financing also includes the construction of the Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo motorway section, which will in fact link the Ethiopian road haulage to the outlet on the ocean and the possibility of loading crude oil from the Kenyan refineries and shipping other products.
The Lamu-Isiolo motorway has been contracted out to the Lamu Road Consortium (LRC), which consists of a South African company, Group Five Proprietary Limited and the Development Bank of Southern Africa. They will finance the entire construction of the 530 km of road at a cost of $620 million. Roadworks to start in may 2018.
The South African Consortium will remain the owner of the motorway and collect tolls for 25 years, after which Kenya will return to possession.
The Lamu-Isiolo highway will in fact connect to the other motorway that will reach Addis Ababa.
For South Sudan and Ethiopia the highway will be crucial to reach the coast and not having to depend on the import-export from Sudan, where President-Dictator Bashir imposes ever higher taxes on Port Sudan.
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Malindi: highway potholes been repaires
Now waiting for the waterfront road
After the heavy rains of May and last week, the road sector of the Ministry of Transport has decided to intervene to repair the...
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Americans to build Mombasa-Nairobi highway
Multi-lane project with tolls will start in 2018
It will be an American firm, the Betchel of San Francisco, to build the fast multi-lane highway from Mombasa to Nairobi.
The agreement, signed yesterday by the National Company Keniota Autostrade (KENHA) and the company that has won the contract, thanks...
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Here are the other roadworks in Kenya coast
Transport PS was in Marafa, Garsen and Tsavo to see the projects
Despite the political crisis and the wait for elections. bis, the government does not stop and continues its plans to upgrade the roads along the coast.
Last Monday, the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure John Mosonik attended
From next year tolls for Kenya highways
Motorists will pay, one of the projects is Bagamoyo-Malindi
The one of the Permanent Secretary of Transport of Kenya is much more than a proposal. From next year the highways of Kenya that will be realized or to place remittances, will be paid.
Malindi Airport, Parliament questions KAA
Money ready for upgrading can be wasted
The parliamentary committee created to monitor the funds allocated to the work of Kenya's airports has launched a serious alarm about the


Laser Technology Inc. exhibited at this year's Esri International User Conference July 8-12, 2013 which had over 15,000 attendees with 118 Countries represented. For five days, this conference provided Esri software training, hundreds of user presentations, vendor and map displays from around the world and special interest group meetings that connected LTI with GIS users from all around the world.
The conference was a huge success for LTI from unveiling two new products, new booth theme, and presentations up to our Dealer/Partner Social.
We developed both the TruPulse 200L, a low-cost professional measurement laser rangefinder; and the TruPulse 200X, an extremely accurate rugged weatherproof laser rangefinder from customer feedback.
LTI & GeoSpatial Experts presented Joint Use pole surveys as an example of how the TruPulse® laser & GeoJot+ system can collect multiple height values and a geotagged photo. All of this can be collected on your smartphone, in real time, and sent to the cloud to make maps and reports in the office.
"Vast applications for GIS with our lasers. Everything from simple tree heights to aerial data collection from UAV's."
"Incredible amount of spatial information available to everyone, with just a little bit of research."
"Mobile solutions are moving ahead at a very fast pace, at every level."
"Attendance down but booth traffic was flat – that's good!"
"Lots of good comments on our new brochure/trade show graphic design."
"No other competitors there and lots of TruPulse units in LTI Partners booths."
"I was impressed on how many distributors we had there."
"I thought it was impressive how many people were interested in looking at the TP on an iPad."
"Mobile Apps are the wave because it's all about people getting done what they need to while in the field to reduce office/desk work."
"LTI has a good position in the market and is well represented for our niche."
"Pre and Post show marketing was the best I've ever seen it for us, I loved all the new product marketing as well as social media activity."