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The deceit of white Welfarism - hierarchical dynamics and structural racism
Nêga Lucas - English translation: Michael Dorrity - sept 2020
I took the initiative to write this essay after experiencing a delicate affective break. Yet another empirical example of the structural and naturalized racism that accumulate daily in my trajectory, expressing itself in a variety of situations.
Photo : from the film "The help"
On many occasions, I have decided not to report racism out of fear. I'm afraid of a repressive, social counter-attack from the white person who was at the centre of this racist incident or those allied with them. Here, I'm referring to an unconscious and oppressive choreography in which looks, comments and gestures act as a manifestation of reproach and subjugation. A practice naturalized and perpetuated through the centuries in colonial Brazil by way of the punishment and torture of disobedient or rebellious black slaves. I felt an urgent need to confront my countless fears, insecurities and barriers so as to share this particular experience in the form of an essay.
My point of departure is a specific event, which began in the private sphere and led me to inquire into the experiences of people whose social positions and places of speech are similar to my own. The seismic tremor of my inner layers generated by yet another instance of structural racism was very violent on this occasion and prompted me to seek similar reports. Reports to prove that which, a priori, I had already suspected. I am an artist and journalist, and have been an immigrant in Europe for over a decade.
Last year I was diagnosed with a very serious condition, which prompted the mobilization of many friends who, directly and indirectly, offered to collaborate in various ways during my period of convalescence. Given the urgency of my medical condition, my brother, mother and father came from Brazil and took turns caring for and checking up on me.
At the end of the first phase of treatment, there was a conflict between my brother and I. Having sought no permission, one of the people from the circle that worked with us, and who frequented my house, intervened in this conflict in a way that was both invasive and intransigent.
Since then, that episode has come to be questioned not only as a punctual intrusion into a family problem, but as a reflection of profoundly relevant structural issues providing insight on socio-political relations and the roles they represent in Brazilian communities outside Brazil.
In trying to discuss the problem with the person in question and resolve the situation, I questioned our differing social origins and highlighted the structural issues at work behind the "misunderstanding". I questioned the roles that blackness plays in certain social choreographies, such as that of welfarism, for example. Though we both migrated from Brazil, I told her what my opinions as a black woman in that context were. My assertions provoked a lot of discomfort and a reaction that was instantly defensive.
Both the episode experienced in the private sphere and the answers I received when breaking open the socio-political issues implicit in that friendship, led me to analyse the structures of behaviour involved. It became clear to me that social relations maintain a connection with the history of Brazil, which systematically repeat oppressive dynamics that are firmly rooted in structural racism.
A position that was apparently the fruit of a personal conflict began to reveal power dynamics and a meaning that belong to the perpetuation of secular colonialist thought. These were the detonating phrases in the development of this analysis:
"I'm starting to wonder if our relationship only exists when you need help and I can give it to you. Because I want to help people."
"Your art is worth so much, if I had the money I'd invest in you so you could work for me."
"I feel like, when I help you, you make space for a connection."
"It never occured to me that we come from different places. Why are you talking like this?
You're creating prejudice with talk like that"
"It doesn't matter to me, our relationship is deeper than that. I never thought about the colour of your skin."
"You're taking this conversation somewhere (politically) really far off.
Our friendship has nothing to do with where we come from"
"I think it's difficult for you to accept help."
"I've done the same for other people and they didn't bring up these sorts of questions"
"You have to learn to listen and realize that not everybody is like that. I'm not one of those people.
(A lot of white people suffer from "racial color blindness" as they claim not to see the differences in color between black and white people, thus justifying their discourse of exceptionalism and denial of racism).
In my friend's view, there was no difference between us. And beneath her reductionist discourse, all the subjective, creative and emotional material that I had brought to our relationship was disregarded, as her gestures of welfarism were all that she indicated as the basis of our connection.
These, in turn, were some of the questions that emerged directly from this episode:
Why is it so difficult to talk about welfare, privilege and structural racism with white people?
Why don't art, ideas and creativity count when it comes to naming and classifying help?
Why isn't subjective input considered valuable material for exchange?
Which material is valuable and helpful in welfare-thinking and which roles are represented by those who give material "help" and those who receive "charity"?
What are the white aristocratic person's intentions when offering help?
What is goodness (particularly for Brazilians, whose narrative is imbued with the heritage of Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church)?
Hierarchical Welfarism:
In matters of donation, exchange and help, there may be more at play, hidden behind the choreography of charity. In the episode I experienced, for example, it became clear that my interlocutor needed to create a bond of recognition. One which conditioned the course of our relationship and perpetuated our contact through a constant debt of gratitude. This is the type of behaviour that defines a hierarchical and servile bond between the person who "donates" and the one who receives "help". It is not, therefore, a question of a symmetrical exchange, but the perpetuation of a persistent hierarchical dynamic. Hierarchical white welfarism is, in fact, an investment that is ultimately self-serving as it helps construct an image of the "good person".
This help is based on the logic that the more I "help" the more I perfect an image of kindness and generosity in my social circle. It is not, therefore, a disinterested attitude given that the person with resources and "good intentions" seeks to obtain benefits from their own philanthropic attitude. That is, the more I "help", the nobler my spirit becomes in terms of my own personal judgment and the judgment of others.
Hierarchical welfarism seeks constant recognition from the person who is helped as well as from those around. It is a way to gain prestige as well as the respect and admiration of the collective to which one belongs.
Within this interpretative framework, the black person "in need" acts as the object in maintaining an image of redemption and purification, that of an elite which has not yet managed to see its own place of privilege.
Thus, if the black person rejects this position, they automatically threaten the structure in place and the process by which an image of goodness, philanthropy, purity and nobility of spirit are continuously constructed. If the black person abandons their role as needy, they threaten all the recognition and respect that has gradually accrued. They put the relationship of power and possession at risk, and shatter the matrix of perpetuation by way of which this asymmetrical relationship is maintained.
The type of "help" to which hierarchical welfarism belongs seeks to perpetuate the bonds created through debts of gratitude, immobilizing the person who receives the supposed charity. In this case, whoever gives material donations does not detach themselves from the act of donation or the person who is helped. In so doing, they maintain the subjective scale of superiority/inferiority.
The rupture of the relationship and the choreography of the help goes beyond the realm of emotions, as it represents a socio-political rupture.
This servile relationship between black and white people represents a continuity with the pillars of the country's history, the very foundation of the construction of Brazil's national identity and the perverse mechanisms of domination that the "Fable of the three races" (Da Matta, 1981) helped to solidify.
In the choreography of my personal experience there is an unconscious relationship of the white woman who "helps" me and can enjoy the products of my subjectivity/creative intellect in a way that is both constant and always available (servile). This is because there is a bond of debt/gratitude (possession) for the help I was given. As a result, I unconsciously feel in constant debt, as neither creativity nor subjectivity are considered as having any worth as material for exchange.
There is, within the afrodescendant subjectivity, another pattern of bonds and exchanges, where other material of an emotional, intellectual, creative and dialectical nature also count as "currency" and also gain a certain value within this social circle. Concrete goods represent one value among many others and they are a consequence rather than the basis thereof.
In the case reported, the donor of aid, a white woman of aristocratic descent, feels entitled (ownership) to interfere in family matters (a delicate conflict between siblings) and invade the privacy of my family (the family in need) after having previously been generous toward us. I (the black woman in need), in a state of physical and emotional vulnerability, am portrayed as a helpless person, incapable of dealing with such issues and having my individuality and capacity for decision-making annulled. Therefore, I (the victim) am "spared" while she (the white woman) can intrude and set boundaries (possession) within my family circle so as to resolve (save) a conflict in the private sphere.
In this case, my brother, a black man, serves as the trigger for the conflict and justifies the intervention of the white woman, since he is seen as a threat to my "partnership" with her.
She, on the other hand, with intimate knowledge of myself and the details of my family life, feels entitled to represent me, without my permission, "defending" me from my brother, invading our privacy and defaming his image with pejorative comments about his conduct.
The white woman interferes in an internal and private problem (possession), in order to exercise limits over (civilize) the black man and keep him away from the black woman (powerless victim), thus saving her and restoring the relationship of hierarchical welfarism existing between the white woman who helps and the black woman who is helped. To this end, she incites disaffection and disagreement between siblings (an attempt to dissolve the notion of identity and place of belonging, of union) and seeks to resolve the conflict in a civilized way (good woman).
Here, we are delineating a set of meanings and stigmas so consolidated that they've come to form like rocks in our psyche and subjectivities.
The black man represents the evil man, with wild ways. He doesn't know how to behave in public, he's a trouble-maker, a bad influence, provokes disorder; an enemy.
"I heard he was talking about you on the bus, screaming, half hysterical". "Our connection's weaker since he came along." "I think I had a right to set some boundaries for him, he needed limits." "I knew he'd project this mess onto me and that he could keep me away from you."
According to Winnie Bueno and Gaius Caesar: "Black men are the image of the enemy, considered a voracious, uncontrollable animal, which if not controlled by the coercive power of the State can unleash its natural violence at any time". (Portal Geledés 07/11/2016)
The black woman is the recipient of help, a victim, vulnerable, unable to defend herself or have opinions of her own, powerless. Hence, she is dependent on the white woman's help.
"I wanted to keep you from suffering anymore." "If I told you what he said about you, it would only bring you down." "You're going through a very difficult time. He can't say that about you". "You were in a lot of pain and I wanted to protect you."
It is the white woman, by contrast, who has the resources to offer help: generous, a good person, a savior, civilized, the woman who likes to help people, the judge and educator who continues the civilization of wild bodies. "I only wanted to help because he was behaving like that." "It's time you ended this abusive relationship."
Fear and the slave relationship in the everyday imaginary:
There is an implicit fear - rooted in history - that manifests when a black person confronts, questions or denounces the racism of a white person. This Fear is the result of a relationship of continuous secular violence that persists even today. It may be explicit as with police brutality, massacres, false arrests, domestic violence and so on, or it can be much more subtle, such as in psychic and dialectical violence. Both cases form part of a collective unconscious that plays out in highly oppressive hierarchical relationships, the manifestations of which are often very subtle.
The introjected fear in black people's subconscious is a deep and open wound, as well as being a very recent memory - given that the abolition of slavery never really occurred. The feeling of being unprotected, exposed and powerless when challenging, denouncing or confronting a white person is part of an unbroken line within a pattern of harassment and humiliation. This pattern insists on maintaining certain unconscious ideas in the common imaginary, such as inferiority, incapacity, powerlessness, low self-esteem, madness and subservience on the part of black people. For white people, especially those belonging to the bourgeoisie, it consists in the ideas of authority, power, superiority, possession and civility.
The work involved in taking stock of the structural racism that makes up our identity and certain aspects of our individuality involves the recognition of collective constructs, of troubling and discriminatory inner thoughts and of an external structure that is exhaustively hammered into our unconscious. Beyond the racism that we black women experience in our everyday lives, we make constant attempts to occupy spaces, legitimize speech, assert our subjectivity, identify violence, and cope with the devaluation, hypersexualization and exotification of our bodies. Above and beyond this, we must deal with the novelty that emerges when these barriers are broken down.
Our education and thinking, our idea of the world and our notion of self-esteem and human value are built upon white, colonial logic. This is why "decolonizing thought" is so relevant. It is also why building new identities in such an hierarchical and addicted context is so complex. The point is that we too were educated to think within a colonial logic and, even as black women, we unconsciously "think white". This means devaluing ourselves, devaluing the collective to which we belong and turning a blind eye to prejudice, including that which is rooted in ourselves. On top of this, we are forced to take responsibility for the very emotions that are projected to us, countless ,unpleasant and uncomfortable as they are.
Until very recently, our story was told and manipulated almost exclusively by white people. We have to gather up the broken pieces of a descendancy that was shattered both by colonization and by a slave relationship that persists to this day. We must strive to keep ourselves constantly informed, mining the past so that we can know ourselves better and perceive our own dignity and integrity, without mediation. We need to reclaim our humanity, to recognize all of our facets, from the most beautiful to the most disgusting, so that from there we can build structures that protect us and give us strength. Without collective backing and support, many of us verge on madness just trying to re-exist, but we must gradually gain lucidity and perspective, to see ever more clearly the exits beyond the abyss of individual suffering.
We are occupying spaces, telling our own stories and creating new imaginaries. We are claiming rights from a place of speech that is our own. We are rebuilding our identity, self-esteem and self-confidence, finding points of support, uniting and beginning to share experiences that allow us to escape these lonely experiences and assert our capacity for action with collective support and protection.
Those of the white population of Brazil, who have never suffered racial prejudice, precisely because they are white, and who have no idea what it means to suffer racial prejudice throughout their lives, use their own criteria to delegitimise, discredit and qualify the racism experienced by Afro-descendants; our reports, our claims and our denunciations. Add to this the discourse of exceptionalism and the constant denial of the abyss between the trajectories of privileged whiteness and those of the socially and politically down-trodden, invisible Afro-descendants. This is achieved by denying the influence of this racist socio-political structure on everyday social relations and delegitimizing the interrogation and experiences of the black population.
There exists a vicious circle of violence and privations consistently suffered by blackness and it is maintained by the non-recognition of a place of privilege; by the preservation of those places uniquely accessible to an unquestioning white population; by the lack of awareness of one's own social position and of the advantages obtained by limiting the rights of others; by the intentional or unconscious blindness of the privileged part of the population.
In the following speech, for example, my interlocutor further emphasizes their own racism as well as exemplifying the "white exceptionalism", the hierarchical welfarism, and the act of discrediting and delegitimizing a certain place of speech explicated above.
"It's okay if our relationship has no strength or meaning anymore, it's okay if our paths no longer cross, it's okay if we're tired of each other or if I "helped you too much" and you don't feel well or at ease. Just don't try put these charges or reflections on me, they're not mine. I am not a racist and I never have been. You're not the only black woman I've related to or still relate to. I have friends, I've lived with black friends in apartments here, half of my husband's family are black, including his sisters, godfather and his closest cousins. You don't need a cause, a struggle or a philosophy just to escape from us. You're well within your rights. But please just take responsibility for your own difficulties, blockages, prejudices and madness. Sad as it is, I can walk away from this peacefully. I have a clear conscience about who I relate to and why. This trip you're on, of such profound social and structural discovery, is yours and yours alone. I may err on the side of love and care but that is not some privilege of your blackness. Just leave me out of it."
As Djamila Ribeiro reflects: "... most people admit that there is racism in Brazil, but no one admits to being racist. On the contrary, the first impulse of a lot of people is to emphatically refuse the hypothesis of having racist behavior: Of course not, after all I have black friends; How could I be racist when I employ a black person; Racist, me, I've never cursed at a black person?"
"...recognizing racism is the best way to fight it. Don't be afraid of the words white, black, racism, racist. To say that a certain attitude was racist is only one way to characterize it and define its meaning and implications. The word cannot be a taboo because racism is in us and in the people we love - it would be more serious not to recognise and not to fight oppression". (Short Anti-racist Manual / 2019)
In order to bring about change and reduce racial prejudice, we need to question our privileges, understand the vast differences between whiteness and blackness in Brazil and how the oppressive structures that govern structural racism work.
I decided to write this essay when it became clear to me that so much white denial of responsibility preserves structures that are highly harmful to our existence as people. It is this denial that fuels a machine, which shatters our integrity and our basic rights. Responsibility can in no way be unilateral. If it were, the same side as receives the blows would take responsibility for them. My awareness has cost me my health while I revive and reconstruct myself. While dealing with symbolic and concrete deaths, I can no longer allow this lack of white accountability to weigh on me and my body; one of the cells of an enormous collective body in the midst of a full awakening.
Nêga Lucas - Journalist, composer, poet, performer, audiovisual director and afro-feminist activist
English translation: Michael Dorrity
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Some people pull out their eyelashes, called trichotillomania. Mascara can help. Its thickness and weight can remind you not to do it. Train yourself to pull your hand away from your face as soon as you feel the mascara. Use a hairband on your wrist, and lightly snap it every time you feel the mascara. Or, count things on your hand. Many people do math problems or count out movies or food ingredients on their fingers until the urge to touch the eyelashes has faded. Some people have a mantra like "I am amazing and special!" they recite when they feel themselves reach for their eyes on their fingers. Some eat lots of carrots or take up origami to have something to do with their hands. Whatever works for you! It does mean you have to get a hard-working mascara that goes on thick and smooth to do double duty–reminding you to stop pulling your lashes, and to cover thinning lashes.
Look for a mascara with a brush that separates each lash. Curved brushes work very well. Be sure to choose a mascara with ingredients that curls lashes. This will eliminate the need for an eyelash curler. Those with moisturizers will keep the eyelashes looking great over time. The mascara should also be non-comedogenic, so if the mascara flakes off, it doesn't clog pores. Pick a long-lasting mascara. You don't want to have to reapply it throughout the day! People normally rub their tired eyes and get teary in wind and sun, so you definitely want a mascara that doesn't flake off. Flaky mascara can get in your eyes and irritate them.
Go for black or brown for your "main" mascara. Get the colored ones such as blue, purple, green, and bronze, by all means, to go out at night. The colors are more subtle than you think. Please, please avoid glitter mascara. Go for the wonderful glitter eyeliners and eyeshadows. Actually, a glitter eyeliner can double as an eyeshadow in a pinch. Or, go crazy and get the glitter eyeliner and eyeshadow in two different colors to make your eyes really pop! Use a colored mascara that matches your eyeshadow to bring out your eyes.
Waterproof mascara is a must-have in rainy, humid, or foggy climates, or if your eyes tend to tear up. You don't want to have "raccoon eyes". This tends to make people concerned that you have had a nasty breakup or are depressed. If you want to avoid unwarranted relationship advice, stick with waterproof mascara. If you really hate taking your mascara off at night without simply wiping it off, use normal mascara. People with sensitive eyes must find a waterproof formula just for them, as well as making sure the formula doesn't clump.
If you have eyelashes like a little girl's, plump and full, or if you actually enjoy gluing false eyelashes on, then don't use mascara. For the rest of us, mascara pops open the eyes, frames the eyes, creates a bigger-eye look, and just makes you look gorgeous. Try using mascara with moisturizers to keep your lashes soft, and use waterproof volumizing mascara to only use one or two coats so you can use it and leave. Some mascaras even curl your lashes too! Just remember to remove your mascara every night with makeup remover.
Mascara can make your eyes look wide. Choose your color. Colored mascara can bring out the color of your eyes. Decide whether or not to use waterproof mascara, or mascara for sensitive eyes. Stay away from formulations with oil if you have oily skin. All-natural formulations cut down on reactions. Be sure to get an eye makeup remover and take all your eye makeup off at night. Stay away from glitter mascara, and use two kinds, lengthening and volumizing, if you want to really make your eyes pop!
We hope you enjoyed our article on "The Best Lashblast Mascaras For The Longest Eyelashes", if so, please share and rate it.


China Bank provides a wide range of banking services through its over 600 branches and 931 ATMs nationwide (including thrift bank subsidiary, China Bank Savings). The Bank serves the corporate, commercial, middle, and retail markets with a wide range of domestic and international banking services.
From a strong foundation, China Bank has since been involved with strategic alliances to expand and strengthen its operations. In 2007, China Bank entered into a bancassurance joint venture (Manulife China Bank Life, MCBL), with Manulife Phils., and acquired The Manila Bank Corporation - which was re- launched as China Bank Savings. Its recent deal acquiring a majority stake in Planters Development Bank (Plantersbank) strengthens China Bank's presence and support to the SME sector, a market segment that China Bank has long been associated with. China Bank remains one of the most respected, trusted, stable and profitable financial institutions in the country with over nine decades of solid financials, a strong commitment to personal, quality service, and significant contributions to the country's financial landscape. China Bank has an enduring legacy of successful partnerships with generations of clients trusting the Bank with their wealth and future.


New York, a muggy afternoon in mid September. Designer Nicky Zimmermann is pinning the hem on a lace mini dress in advance of her spring/summer 2016 show.
The following day, right on noon, it's show time. Nicky's sister and business partner, Simone Zimmermann, stands with stylist Michelle Jank, putting the models through their final paces. The first girl strides out, and with every step a low-hanging light bulb flicks on above her head. She misses a beat – and the light. "Let's try that again," says Jank.
A glamorous crowd has formed outside, but no-one is coming in until every model has that timing nailed. When the doors finally open, at least half the guest list – which includes Solange Knowles and Aussie models Gemma Ward and Jess Hart – are wearing Zimmermann.
"Doing a show for me now is about the people who come to see it," says Nicky. "I want to entertain and excite." It's also about building buzz, and right now no other Aussie label can touch Zimmermann for that.
Next week Knowles will be papped in a white bell-sleeved mini dress, hot of the runway. Beyoncé is a huge fan. Kendall Jenner packed a load of the brand's bikinis for her trip to St Barts. Even royalty is on board; the Duchess of Cambridge wore a white lace Zimmermann number when she visited Sydney. The wait list went nuts. The brand has managed to strike that elusive balance between reach, longevity, cool factor and commercial success. What's their secret?
"We've been plugging away for years"
They started out in 1991 selling dresses at Sydney's Paddington Markets, but made their name with fashion-forward swimwear. The next 10 years were spent hauling their collections to the Miami Swim shows, and visiting buyers in Europe and the US. In 2013, they opened a permanent office in New York, cementing their status as an international fashion force. "When something goes wrong – which sometimes it has to – everyone knows it was never because we didn't work hard enough," says Nicky.
The audience is seated, and the music starts pumping. The first girl walks out in a high-necked, pin-tucked beige linen mini dress with white lace appliqués. Tooled leather straps fasten her stilettos halfway up her calf. Look 8 is another Victoriana-style, in white lace, that would be prim if it weren't so punk. In February, Beyoncé will wear this dress in her "Formation" video. There follows a riot of pink lace, ruffles and babydolls – and every hem cut of mid thigh.


It's not a Little League game. It's Chris Narveson pitching to Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers during a morning "B" game at Spring Training.
Standing behind the chain link fence on Field 2 in Maryvale actually puts you closer to home plate than the pitcher. Narveson struck out Hamilton during this at-bat.
Spring Training is in the home stretch. The Crew departs Phoenix April 1st for a two game exhibition series versus Detroit at Miller Park (April 2, 3). Can't wait to get the season started.


Luxuriating in your favorite space is a great reason to design it around your favorite things.
Inviting you to curl up with a book, this comfortable armchair is upholstered in our Heather 3 Waterway. The watery blue can be either refreshing or relaxing, making this the perfect spot to start and end your day. A throw pillow easily adds extra comfort and brings the calming effect of the sea with it.


The HyWEAR Compact sits on the back of the and, carried on a fingerless glove.
Duluth, GA — FEIG Electronics, a supplier of RFID and barcode readers and antennas, has introduced its new HyWEAR compact, a hybrid barcode and RFID wearable, which frees both hands of the employee to perform work.
The HyWEAR compact is the first wearable device of its kind, supporting both barcode and RFID, in its class. While there are wearable barcode readers and wearable RFID readers available, there is currently no hybrid wearable device that combines both optical and radio data collection technologies into a single, wearable product that fits onto the back of the hand.
"In testing, the HyWEAR compact showed a three second per bag improvement in loading and unloading planes", said Manuel Haertlé, senior product manager for FEIG Electronics.
The small electronic reads 1D and 2D barcodes, RAIN RFID transponders, or both barcode and RFID. It is attached to a comfortable fingerless glove, leaving the user's fingers and arms free to move.
The lightweight device rests on the back of the hand, providing unrestricted freedom of movement for a stock person, parcel deliverer, or baggage handler to perform tasks, significantly increasing productivity. Compared to the conventional process of picking up a separate mobile data collection device (RFID or barcode), scanning an item, and resetting, the process is now reduced to just one step.
Additional features include WLAN roaming which allows the HyWEAR compact to automatically switch from one radio cell to the next without interruption. The device transparently connects to the new WLAN access node as it moves within range of stronger nodes, seamlessly integrating into existing process chains.
The HyWEAR compact has a high capacity, long-life, rechargeable battery that can power the device for the duration of a working shift. Should the battery require replacement during a work period, it can easily be replaced with another fully charged battery.
This innovative reader is for use in warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, baggage handling, parcel delivery, and logistics operations where workers physically handle items such as picking, packing, delivering, or moving goods in the performance of their job while also collecting data.


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MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360
MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame is a motocross racing game developed by Milestone S.R.L. for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360. The game was released on March 28, 2014.
The game is based on a real-life sport, Motocross. The game focuses on the Motocross Grand Prix license with official rules and real sponsors. The game has 60 bikes, 60 riders and 14 tracks. The game features realistic bike physics and new terrain deformation. There is also a Career Mode, where you sign a contract as an MX rider.
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The Gold Coast has long been famous for its nightlife and now it's really starting to mature, with several new clubs and a diverse range of choices. If you want to go old school, there's the taverns and if you feel like dressing up for a sophisticated experience you can try a lounge bar or cocktail bar. If dancing the night way is your thing, or raving your way through until the sun rises, there's nightclubs for that too.
Orchid Avenue and Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise: During the day family freindly and Al Fresco dining with lots of casual eateries, at night it is party central and the hub of the GC nightlife scene.
Surf Parade, Broadbeach: Along here you can find a food lovers street from heaven with a wide range of cuisines and inumerate number of restaurants. There are several lounge bars here and two very popular nightclubs. If you are not partying late at night in Surfers then this is where you will be.
Marina Mirage and Tedder Avenue Main Beach: The refined end of town, offering classy dining and lounge bars.
James St, Burleigh Heads: Family freindly and laid back casual eateries serving it up in a hipster heaven kinda fashion.
The Esplanade, Coolangatta: Along the beachfront you can find anything from Thai to modern Australian cuisine and several places for a cold beer and even a fancy cocktail by the beach.
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**Heated Leather Seats**Premium Sound System**Power Windows**Keyless Entry Our 2006 CTS in White dispels the idea that American luxury and sporty sedans are mutually exclusive concepts. With sporty handling, exhilarating acceleration, and powerful braking, this CTS is one gorgeous sedan in the truest sense. Under the hood sits a 3.6L 6-cylinder connected to a smooth shifting automatic with rear wheel drive. Our CTS is a sophisticated car that delivers a ride and handling that are impeccable: smooth, steady, predictable. And the classy exterior styling is so stunning, you""ll turn heads every day! Inside, luxury shows with the rich leather seating, wood grain trim, power everything, multifunction steering wheel, dual climate control, CD player, ABS, and more. Our CTS will erase your thoughts on a Cadillac being your grandparents car! Check out the pictures of this beauty and be prepared to be impressed! It""s a mix of comfort, easy functionality, and the heart for a spirited drive that defines a great sedan, and our CTS delivers in spades. Print this page and call us Now… We Know You Will Enjoy Your Test Drive Towards Ownership!


Installation at Photoville NYC, 2017.
For the third year, the New York City Municipal Archives is participating in Photoville NYC. Photoville is a two-week pop-up exhibit. This year's venue is directly under the Brooklyn Bridge at the corner of Water and New Dock Street in Dumbo. Each Photoville participant transforms a shipping container into a temporary gallery. Our exhibit this year draws from the 150,000 photographs spanning the years 1961 to 2006 that the Archives recently accessioned from the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD).
Atlantic Villa, a bungalow complex in Coney Island, West 33rd Street and Surf Avenue, December 1962. Photographer unknown.
Interior of a rooming house, 143 West 47th Street, November 1966. Photograph by Paul Rice.
For the exhibit we focused on the four decades between the 1960s and the 1990s, a period of major swings in the City's fortunes and housing landscape. The 59 images we chose for "Living in the City" illustrate both the human and physical aspects of these changes.
In the early 1960s, much of New York looked little different from the images captured by Berenice Abbott in the 1930s for her book Changing New York. However, some neighborhoods were already being dramatically altered by massive projects. The Cross-Bronx Expressway forever transformed the Bronx landscape, and "slum-clearance" initiatives such as Lincoln Center razed the tenements of San Juan Hill in Manhattan. The Seward Park development on the Lower East Side, and Luna Park Village in Coney Island were equally transformative.
Children playing on East 10th Street, between Avenue B and C, July 1966. Photograph by Paul Rice.
Interior of a furnished room at the Hotel Centre, 249 West 80th Street, with a female tenant and at least 10 cats, December 1966. Photograph by Paul Rice.
Beginning in the 1970s, and gaining momentum through the 1980s and 1990s, HPD photographers captured the massive citywide preservation efforts that helped to restore dozens of neighborhoods devastated by abandonment and crime. Rich with images of community residents, street scenes, storefronts and advertising, the photographs in our exhibit chronicle a city in transition. This urban narrative parallels the changes in photography both technically and artistically. Early photos in the collection were shot on 4x5 film and show a distinctly modernist esthetic. Over the next several decades, the photographers transitioned to roll film and color film, and adopted a more intimate, "snapshot" esthetic.
Rehabilitation completed, 665 Prospect Avenue, Longwood, Bronx, March 1973. Photograph by Leonard Boykin.
Hallway in the South Bronx, 1989. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
666 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, 1989. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
The pictures tell a story of decay and renewal. But most striking to us were the informal portraits of city residents. There is an unvarnished realism in the images that is surprising—not at all the stock photography one might expect. HPD and its predecessor agencies hired talented photographers to document their programs. Larry Racioppo, a well-respected photographer still shooting in New York, was the HPD photographer from 1989 until the mid-2000s. Others include Paul Rice and Leonard "Lenny" Boykin. Ed Reed, long-time photographer for the Mayor's Office, remembers both of them still active in the 1980s, and recalled that "Lenny" worked as a darkroom printer for the Mayor's Office in the 1990s. Bringing the work of these talented civil servants to light is an honor.
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, 1990. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
Tire shop, location unknown, 1989. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
Installation at Photoville, NYC, 2017.
Installing shows at Photoville, inside a 40-foot-long steel shipping container, in an outdoor location, in whatever humidity and weather we are dealt, is always a challenge. This year we tried something a bit different. Because the HPD images often show construction sites and empty lots, we had blue plywood construction walls installed in the container and wheat-pasted the prints to the walls, mimicking the type of street art often seen on similar walls. We added a few flourishes such as a spray-painted "post no bills" notice and a cutout window looking in on a construction site. We learned to embrace the imperfection of the wheat-paste method, and by the end of the two weeks, the prints will have curled and frayed somewhat—just like posters glued to construction fencing. However, the more imperfect, the more authentic and on Monday the walls will come down and the containers will ship out until next year.
Dry cleaner, West 140th Street, Harlem, 1994. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
Tenant in window, location unknown,1996. Photograph by Larry Racioppo.
As the largest municipal housing agency in the nation, HPD promotes the construction and preservation of affordable, high-quality housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, enforces the Housing Maintenance Code to ensure the quality and safety of the city's housing stock, and engages in comprehensive planning to strengthen neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Thanks to funding from the Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund the photos have been catalogued and rehoused and more than 10,000 have been digitized.


The Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (SSPAN) is a network of representatives from the community, government and non-government organisations. We work closely with the Shoalhaven community to raise awareness of suicide; promote recovery from mental illness; and build individual and community resilience; with the aim of reducing the impact of suicide in the Shoalhaven.
SSPAN's success in being able to support such a diverse range of suicide prevention activities is effective because of the network's ability to develop strategies in line with the needs of the community and the aims of government and non-government services.
These strategies are only possible through SSPAN's close working relationship with the community and service agencies that provide both financial and 'in-kind' support. Without such support many of these programs would not be feasible.
We meet the first Thursday of every month at the MIND the GaP building on the UOW Shoalhaven Campus. If you would like to join us please email info@sspan.org.au for more information.


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We have been waiting for so long for iOS 9 and finally it has been released providing a lot of new capabilities. While not all the useful things of the system are obvious. We made a list of 7 useful things of iOS 9 which you won't notice from the first time, but you should definitely consider them and successfully apply in the nearest future.
The company has recently set sights on iOS and OS X integration and this strategy makes operational systems literally exchange functions and adopts new ones simultaneously. The main version of Mail received a new function last year which allowed to add annotations to the mail received. And today we have it in the mobile version for iOS 9.
Now you can add annotations to the files received using different tools including loupe, drawing, text comments, and signature. Actually, the tools you can use are the same in the display option which fostered this functionality.
What functions were you dreaming about while expecting for iOS 9 to released? I wanted a dark mode of the interface and my dream came true. Well, partially.
You have an opportunity to choose a dark theme in Safari when you have reading regime activated. And it can't be considered as a global change of the system but at least it is something!
When you turn on reading regime, press «» bottom which calls setup panel and there you can choose the size and the style of the font and the theme. It is a slight change, but we really appreciate it.
Notification center is constantly receiving new functions. Sorting your notifications according to the date is not considered as a major change but it is quite useful.
It was possible to sort out the notifications previously and there were two options to do it. You could group the notification manually or by time. Actually, the function is the same now but the messages are sorted by days and aren't shown as a running list. You perceive this information much easier and it is arranged more neatly.
If you like to store many pictures at your iOS device, you probably know how difficult it is to select the picture in order to delete it or move to another album. And we have great news for you: the selection process has become much easier and you will definitely enjoy it.
Now it is enough to press the select button and swipe all the pictures you want to go with. As simple as it is!
The statistics showing how much battery power each application consumes appeared in iOS 8. And it is more informative and efficient than information about usage time and on hold period which were available previously. The battery statistics in iOS 9 has significantly improved. Now you can check how much battery an application consumes (the information is provided in percentages) and how much time you spend using it. Open the statistics screen, find the list bottom and press it.
Even the very first version of iPhone allows you to take photos and videos at maximum screen resolution. It might be appropriate for photos, but it is a critical point for videos as iPhones don't have that much storage. Apple added the option to choose the screen resolution for standard and slow motion videos. It should be noticed that this option is available for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Have you already discovered something interesting in iOS 9? Share your ideas and opinions!
Thank you very much for this composition. I didn't know some points presented there. But, ios 9 is awful for me. I can't use it fully. So we are waiting for upgrade.
This is a very useful feature, it is very interesting to me. I'll use it. I like the new technology.
I didn't know about these functions. Now I'm using them regularly. It was very uncomfortable to read something in Safari, but know I know how to change from light theme to dark theme. I often use my iPhone, and I need to know how much juice I have left. And my dream came true! I didn't know that "Angry Birds" is eating my percents so quickly! Thanks for this article.


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Why Did You Become a Philosopher? (02:18)
Former French Minister of Education Luc Ferry became interested in philosophy through his older brothers and Kant. He was intrigued by philosophy's unique place among academic disciplines and by its ability to understand the world.
What Changed since You Started Writing? (05:32)
"Homo Aestheticus," "The Revolution of Love," and parenting inspire Ferry. Loving families have not always existed; marriage for love is a recent idea. He believes philosophy must consider globalization and life quality, in addition to morality and politics.
What is Philosophy? (05:04)
Ferry argues that philosophy has three jobs: to understand the world in the present time; to act as a moral compass; and to determine a good life for human beings. Old philosophies and world views are still relevant.
Tragic World (11:10)
Ferry interprets Greek tragedies as conflicts where both sides are right—crucial for understanding today's world. Innovation improves lives but uses logic to destroy ancient objects, ideas, and customs. Tragedy is stronger than optimism and pessimism.
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French philosopher and ex-minister, he's the author of several best-sellers, such as Learning to Live and On Love: A Philosophy of the Twenty-first Century. Between 2002 and 2004, he was Minister of Education of France, and today he is one of the main supporters of secular humanism. In his apartment in Paris, he talks about philosophy, technology and the contemporary world, the powers of innovation and destruction of capitalism and how fundamental the idea of tragedy is to understanding the contemporary world.
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Critical Thinkers - Georges Didi-Hu...
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Dance of Life
Forgetting to Be Me
The Art of Imagination
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The Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic is a 4 stroke, Custom bike with a Liquid cooled 805.00 ccm (48,87 cubic inches) V2, 4 Valve type of engine. This engine then gets the power to the rear wheel with a Shaft drive (cardan) driven transmission.
If you are looking for Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Tyres then you will need to look for the right sizes. On this model the Front Tyre size is 130/90 - x16 and the Rear Tyre size is 140/90 - x16 so before going ahead and buying a tyre, double check that it is the right size.
To stop this 234.1 kg (513,42 pounds) bike you will need reliable brakes. The Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic comes with Double disc. Hydraulic brakes on the front and Expanding brake (drum brake) brakes on the rear to ensure you will stop quickly if you need to.
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Tomas Holmstrom told the Swedish press that he will not play before Game 4 at the earliest.
The Red Wings shuffled their lines in practice. You could see the following combos, if Babcock goes with them in game action: Lang with Samuelsson (why hasn't he been scratched yet?) and Hudler. Filpulla with Bertuzzi and Franzen.
Henrik Zetterberg did not practice (again). They keep saying it is the flu, but we all know that the symptoms of this particular flu are as follows: a clear head, clear congestion, normal temperature, and a whole lotta pain in the back. A kind of spasming pain, if you will.
The Vancouver Sun is reporting that rookie Jannik Hansen will draw back into the linup Friday because the club is in need of his speed and hustle against the Ducks. He holds little fantasy value.
The Sun is also reporting that Kevin Bieksa is suffering ribs/back injury, which is a change from the flu that has caused him to miss Game 1. He is doubtful for tonight's contest. Sami Salo is doubtful for the next three contests.
Brian Campbell, Toni Lydman, Tim Connolly and Drew Stafford all took practice off yesterday for Buffalo. Marek Malik and Michal Roszival missed practice for the Rangers. Of the six, only Rozsival is expected to miss tonight's game.
Steve Bernier played under seven minutes last night, missing most of the third period.
Speculation in the New York media is that the Rangers will try and sign Chris Drury in the summer.
Hannu Toivonen signed a one-way contract for next season, similar to his current contract. He will once again have the opportunity to seize the No.1 role in camp and will likely lose out to Tim Thomas. If so, it will be like this past season – up and down the AHL in order to get his games in.
Ryan Whitney underwent surgery on his wrist yesterday. He will need 6-8 weeks of rehab, but will be fine for training camp. After a 59-point year, I would expect, health permitting, 70+ points next year as Crosby and Malkin improve their production.
The Devils were 3500 shy of a sellout. Huh? What a joke. How can they continue to believe that winning is more important than entertaining? What's the point of going two rounds (which is all this team will do from now on) if you only sell enough tickets to cover off one round? Open it up! Entertain! Get the fans back! Who cares if you lose for the first few years, at least you show fans a good time. They'll fill up the arena when you start to win again – in a more exciting fashion. That's my non-fantasy rant for the day.


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Alec Arapahoe's grandma probably not proud of the schmucky grandson who Tased her
Westword Staff July 19, 2013 12:10PM
Life's not easy, but when things get you down -- even when you're in trouble with the law -- there's always one person who understands, one person who will pinch your cheeks, give you a big smile and feed you cookies: grandma. After all, grandma always loves you, no matter how much of a schmuck you might be. Well, unless you Tase her rickety old ass, that is.
Last January, Alec Arapahoe, a twenty-year-old Longmont man, was arrested on several criminal charges, including using a Taser to menace and/or shoot his grandmother, 66, and his great aunt, 63. (You can read more about the story, including the vivid police report, in our original post on Arapahoe).
According to police, Arapahoe showed up drunk at his grandma's house in early January and got into an argument with her and her sister when they asked him to hand over the stun gun. He declined and began harassing them when they tried to leave the apartment, the report says. Then he Tased his grandmother in the back.
Which isn't really how you're supposed to treat your grandma.
But then, Arapahoe seems to have trouble with authority. This week, a Boulder County judge issued a warrant for Arapahoe, who has twice failed to show up for court hearings involved with the incident.
So where is Arapahoe -- who is charged with felony menacing, third-degree assault of an at-risk victim, felony use of a stun gun and false imprisonment -- hiding?
It's probably safe to say he's not at grandma's house.
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Stepping Away From the Rat Race to Give Back... for a Year
Wednesday November 28 2012
Employee volunteer programsare one thing, but what about centering your entire enterprise around service? It might sound like a pipe dream, but San Francisco-based Fuse Corps is making it happen.
Fuse Corps is dedicated to helping entrepreneurial professionals spend a year supporting governors, mayors and community leaders across the country to drive meaningful social change. The company identifies local projects that serve a national need (such as education, economic development or health care), then recruits and deploys highly-skilled professionals and entrepreneurs to help develop and implement innovative solutions.
Fuse Corps sponsors this change to the tune of $90,000 per annual stipend, allowing selected "fellows" to make a difference at the state and local level in a high impact/high profile project. While $90,000 sounds like a lot of money -- and it is -- this actually represents a pay cut for many of the people working with Fuse Corps. But these funds are sufficient to allow Fuse Corps to attract top talent, giving its fellows a year to do nothing but improve their communities.
"Ten years ago this couldn't have happened," says Jennifer Anastasoff, co-founder and CEO of of Fuse Corps (along with the likes of the co-founder of McKinsey's Social Sector Practice, Lenny Mendonca, author and entrepreneur Peter Sims, and Points of Light executive, Ayesha Khanna). However, she notes, Millennials entering the workforce are demanding that their employers provide them with ways to give back to the communities where they live, making corporate community outreach a necessity for attracting top talent. Indeed, the Millennial generation has taken the baby boomers' 60's idealism and paired it with their 80's entrepreneurism to find innovative, market-driven solutions to the major problems confronting humanity.
Fuse Corps chose its first five fellows in March of this year, selecting from a pool of a hundred of the most motivated and impact-oriented applicants for their program. The results stand as powerful testimony to the benefits of breaking down the walls between the private and public sector, which allows for creative problem solving and innovative solutions. "These boundaries are just not as important as they used to be," says Anastasoff.
Some Fuse Corps fellow success stories?
Jeremy Goldberg is working closely with San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed to develop a program called the Silicon Valley Talent Initiative, which serves as the recruiting, coordinating and top-level management organization for any Silicon Valley government agency that wishes to receive no-cost cognitive problem-solving assistance from the incredible talent pool that exists in Silicon Valley. Working at a grassroots level to provide strategic support and help in implementing this program, Jeremy is seeing firsthand how local governments can begin to change the way corporations reach out and re-tool the processes by which they govern.
Lisa Gans works with the D.C. Promise Neighborhood Initiative, which hopes to increase the number of children who complete their education from cradle to college and enter adulthood as productive participants in the 21st century economy and in the civic life of their communities. Lisa is spearheading increased collaboration between public schools, private schools and daycare infrastructure in the Beltway, with a goal of reaching every child in Ward 7, one of the most underprivileged areas of a city known for its high poverty and crime rates.
Erika Dimmler, a former CNN producer, is working to revitalize the economy of Sacramento through close consultation with the mayor and and his senior staff as a part of the Greenwise Joint Venture, which seeks to attract clean technology projects to the city while developing a workforce qualified for employment in clean energy and a community engaged in a greener future for its city. In addition to working with the mayor's office, Dimmler also consults closely with small business leaders, green technology proponents, and community stakeholders to oversee the adoption and implementation of her projected goals for Sacramento.
What do these fellows have in common? Drawn from different backgrounds and different sectors of the economy, there is necessarily a lot of diversity among this crowd. However, Anastasoff did identify some areas where there were common threads that successful fellow applicants shared, including a history of relentlessly pursuing results; a successful track record of entrepreneurship or business management; and a sense of flexibility and humility that allows fellows to recognize themselves as serving the community and able to make compromises where needed in the name of getting things done.
Proof is the ultimate test of one's results, and while the program is less than a year old, the last several months have indicated that Fuse Corps has a bright future. In addition to attracting top talent in the world of social engagement and entrepreneurism, the company has been able to place its fellows in situations where they can have a measurable, tangible impact while also raising enough money to keep the program going.
"While some of the fellows who take sabbaticals from full-time employment return to their jobs after the year is over," says Anastasoff, "others will be looking for another way to give back full time once their fellowship has ended."
More than just another blip on the corporate philanthropy map, Fuse Corps might well represent the future of community engagement. Which is why Fuse Corps is such a perfect partner for A Billion Plus Change, a national campaign to mobilize billions of dollars of pro bono and skills-based services from corporate America. Indeed, Fuse Corps is a key participant in A Billion Plus Change's upcoming "Innovations in Corporate Service" thought leader summit in Palo Alto, which will serve as a special celebration of skills-based and pro bono volunteerism. The conference will gather A Billion + Change pledge companies to learn about emerging service trends, such as public-private collaborations, the growing role of the Millennial generation and new innovations that the technology community is introducing to the field of corporate service.
A Billion + Change has already secured nearly $1.8 billion in corporate pledges and 12 million hours of time and talent to pro bono programs. If your company would like to take the A Billion Plus Change pledge, go to www.abillionpluschange.org for more information.
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Q: How to send email without enabling "Access for less secure apps" In my mail configurations:
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But my testing email was enabled for "access for less secure apps". Is there a chance to send email to any types of email? Currently, I can't get a server email and they configuration. I need to create my own email and integrate to the website.
My searches give me "2-step verification". Is system can automatically send emails If I enabled this? I can't get any solution. I hope somebody can help me. Thanks in advance.

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*Log to your gmail account

*My account > Sign In And Security > Sign In to google

*Enable two step verification, then you can generate app password

*You can use that app password in .env file.

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Fenofibrate (Page 5 of 6)
Cipla USA Inc., 20 January 2023
It is not known whether fenofibrate is excreted into milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk and because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from fenofibrate, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or administration of fenofibrate taking into account the importance of the drug to the lactating woman.
Safety and efficacy in pediatric patients have not been established.
Fenofibric acid is known to be substantially excreted by the kidney, and the risk of adverse reactions to this drug may be greater in patients with impaired renal function. Fenofibric acid exposure is not influenced by age. However, elderly patients have a higher incidence of renal impairment, such that dose selection for the elderly should be made on the basis of renal function (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Special Populations, Renal Insufficiency). Elderly patients with normal renal function should require no dose modifications.
Clinical Trials Experience
Adverse events reported by 2% or more of patients treated with fenofibrate (and greater than placebo) during the double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, regardless of causality, are listed in Table 3 below. Adverse events led to discontinuation of treatment in 5.0% of patients treated with fenofibrate and in 3.0% treated with placebo. Increases in liver function tests were the most frequent events, causing discontinuation of fenofibrate treatment in 1.6% of patients in double-blind trials.
Table 3. Adverse Reactions Reported by 2% or More of Patients Treated with Fenofibrate and Greater than Placebo During the Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials
Dosage equivalent to 145 mg fenofibrate.
Significantly different from Placebo.
Fenofibrate *
Abnormal Liver Function Tests
7.5%†
Increased ALT
Increased CPK
Increased AST
Respiratory Disorder
Post-Marketing Experience
The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of fenofibrate:myalgia, rhabdomyolysis, pancreatitis, acute renal failure, muscle spasm, hepatitis, cirrhosis,anemia, arthralgia, decreases in hemoglobin, decreases in hematocrit, white blood cell decreases, asthenia and interstitial lung diseases. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
Photosensitivity reactions have occurred days to months after initiation; in some of these cases, patients reported a prior photosensitivity reaction to ketoprofen.
There is no specific treatment for overdose with fenofibrate. General supportive care of the patient is indicated, including monitoring of vital signs and observation of clinical status, should an overdose occur. If indicated, elimination of unabsorbed drug should be achieved by emesis or gastric lavage; usual precautions should be observed to maintain the airway. Because fenofibrate is highly bound to plasma proteins, hemodialysis should not be considered.
Patients should be placed on an appropriate lipid-lowering diet before receiving fenofibrate capsules, and should continue this diet during treatment with fenofibrate capsules. Fenofibrate capsules should be given with meals, thereby optimizing the bioavailability of the medication.
For the treatment of adult patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia, the initial dose of fenofibrate capsules is 200 mg per day.
For adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia, the initial dose is 67 to 200 mg per day.
Dosage should be individualized according to patient response, and should be adjusted if necessary following repeat lipid determinations at 4 to 8 week intervals. The maximum dose is 200 mg per day.
Treatment with fenofibrate capsules should be initiated at a dose of 67 mg/day in patients having impaired renal function, and increased only after evaluation of the effects on renal function and lipid levels at this dose. In the elderly, the initial dose should likewise be limited to 67 mg/day.
Lipid levels should be monitored periodically and consideration should be given to reducing the dosage of fenofibrate capsules if lipid levels fall significantly below the targeted range.
Additional medications in the 'Prescription Medications' section by Cipla USA Inc.,.
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Brand names beginning with the letter 'F' (Fenofibrate).
Medications with generic name beginning with the letter 'F' (Fenofibrate).
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European Wonderland First Look 2019
About London, United Kingdom
Sightseeing Highlights
City tour in Rome, Florence, Bologna, Paris and London
Orientation of Siena, Venice and Lucerne
See the Vineyards of Burgundy and the Somme Battlefields
View the ancient sites of Rome, Juliet's Balcony in Verona, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, the spectacular Alpine scenery of Switzerland, the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne and the White Cliffs of Dover
Visit St. Peter's Basilica and the Colosseum in Rome and the Eiffel Tower in Paris
You will visit the following 3 places:
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. While still named the Swiss Confederation for historical reasons, modern Switzerland is a federal directorial republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities, called '"federal city". Situated in Western-Central Europe, Switzerland is also a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura. Spanning the intersection of Germanic and Romance Europe, Switzerland comprises four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Although the majority of the population are German speaking, Swiss national identity is rooted in a common historical background, shared values such as federalism and direct democracy, and Alpine symbolism. One of the most developed countries in the world, Switzerland ranks at or near the top globally in several metrics of national performance, including government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic competitiveness, and human development. Its cities contain medieval quarters, with landmarks like capital Bern's Zytglogge clock tower and Lucerne's wooden chapel bridge. The country is also known for its ski resorts and hiking trails.
Italy is a country in Southern Europe. It is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Much like its food, this country is an endless feast of experiences. It is famous worldwide for its delicious cuisine, its trendy fashion industry, luxury sports cars and motorcycles, diverse regional cultures and dialects, as well as for its beautiful coast, alpine lakes and mountain ranges (the Alps and Apennines). There is also the country's enormous cultural legacy: Tuscany alone has more classified historical monuments than any country in the world; there are considerable remnants of the Roman Empire all over the country, notably in Rome itself; and every region retains its own relics of an artistic tradition generally acknowledged to be among the world's richest.
France has been the world's most popular tourist destination for over twenty years. It received 83 million visitors in 2012, although these figures are highly skewed by the number of people who frequent the country for the weekend, particularly to visit Disneyland Paris, Europe's most popular visitor attraction. All these people come to France for many a reason: its cities contain some of the greatest treasures on the continent, its countryside is prosperous and well-tended and it boasts dozens of major tourist attractions. France is one of the most geographically diverse countries in Europe, containing areas as different from each other as urban chic Paris, the sunny French Riviera, long Atlantic beaches, the winter sports resorts of the French Alps, the castles of the Loire Valley, rugged Celtic Brittany and the historian's dream that is Normandy. The country seduces travellers with its unfalteringly familiar culture, woven around cafe terraces, village-square markets and lace-curtained bistros with their plat du jour chalked on the board. France citizens enjoy a high standard of living, and the country performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, civil liberties, and human development.
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Putin: Patriotic Russians Could Be Behind Election Hacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin says patriotic citizens may have launched politically motivated cyberattacks against foreign countries, but denied any government involvement in such operations.
Following accusations that Russian state-sponsored hackers interfered with the recent elections in the United States, Putin was asked on Thursday at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg about the possibility of Russian hackers influencing the upcoming elections in Germany. Putin responded by comparing hackers to artists.
"If artists get up in the morning feeling good, all they do all day is paint," Putin said. "The same goes for hackers. They got up today and read that something is going on internationally. If they are feeling patriotic they will start contributing, as they believe, to the justified fight against those speaking ill of Russia."
The Russian president noted that while this is possible in theory, his country does not engage in such activities on a government level. Putin also highlighted that threat actors could launch attacks and make it look like the source was Russia – a task that he described as "very easy."
On the other hand, Putin said he was convinced that hackers cannot have a real impact on an election campaign.
"We do not engage in this activity at the government level and are not going to engage in it. On the contrary, we try to prevent this from happening in our country," he said. "At any rate, I believe that no hackers can affect the election campaign in any European country, nor in Asia or in America."
The United States has officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere with recent elections and an investigation has been launched to assess the impact of the cyberattacks on their outcome.
Thomas Rid, a professor in the department of War Studies at King's College London, believes the comments made by Putin are strategic.
Russian hackers are also believed to have targeted the political campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron. The attacks were uncovered by security firms, but the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) also claimed to have warned France of the attacks.
The threat groups tracked as Fancy Bear (aka APT28, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit and STRONTIUM) and Cozy Bear (aka APT29, Office Monkeys and Cozy Duke) are widely believed to be associated with Russia. While many security firms refrain from making statements on attribution or simply point out that the hackers speak Russian, some companies have gone as far as to link them to Russian government agencies, such as the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), and the military intelligence agency GRU.
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A little over a year ago, I had the pleasure of floating the Green River by Flaming Gorge with Charlie Card, a member of the TU staff in Utah.
I met Charlie at the first Fly-Fishing Show I attended and he agreed to take me out in his beautiful boat. We had a spectacular day in spite of the 20-25 mph winds, with which we all must become comfortable. I haven't seen Charlie for almost two years but I have watched his young daughter grown up on Facebook and know that when I see him again, it will seem like we're old high school friends.
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Charlie is a great guy and and rumor has it he's a great guide. I met him and his wife a couple of times when I lived in Dutch John for a Summer in 2007. One of the best Summers ever!


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Tampa and St. Pete once again have ferry service, but both cities take a gamble with different hours and new locations
Posted By Ken Storey on Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 6:00 AM
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In late 2016, Tampa Bay's two largest cities launched a pilot program connecting the waterfronts of Tampa and Saint Petersburg via a passenger ferry, the Cross-Bay Ferry.
By the end of the six-month pilot, the program served more than 40,000 passengers. Now, thanks to a new funding partnership between Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa, and the City of St. Pete, the ferry is returning for another six-month run.
A special inaugural cruise will take place on Halloween, then regular service will begin Thursday, Nov. 1.
One of the biggest lessons learned from previous years regards the location of Tampa's terminal. Previously, it was at the Tampa Convention Center, but construction at the convention center forced the ferry to instead use a berth near the Florida Aquarium. The updated Tampa location means the ferry service can now run during special events, such as Gasparilla and New Year's Eve. The former site was too close to where many of the events occur, so the ferry was unable to access its berth.
St. Pete also has a new location. The pier near where the ferry previously docked is in the midst of a multi-year rebuild and upgrade, so the boat now docks at the Vinoy Marina just north of the pier.
HMS Ferries, which operates the Cross-Bay Ferry, is the largest private operator of high-speed passenger/vehicle ferries in the nation. Some of their other notable operations include the Governors Island Ferry in New York, the St. John's River Ferry in Jacksonville, the Riverlink Ferry in Philadelphia, and the Pierce County Ferry in Washington State.
Inside the passenger cabin on the Cross-Bay Ferry. Amentities include spacious cabins, a snack bar with beer and wine, and outdoor decks that provide panoramic views of the bay.
The Tampa Bay seasonal ferry service covers the winter months, when St. Pete sees a substantial snowbird population as well as an increase in visitors to the city's cultural institutions. It also provides a transportation alternative to those attending Tampa Lightning games. The ferry is slated to run through April 30, 2019, roughly three weeks after the regular NHL seasons ends. On nights that there are Lightning games, the ferry will operate on extended hours.
The early morning shuttle service won't be returning this year, despite popularity. Most of those trips occurred during the weekends, though, so this year the Friday and Saturday schedule includes more trips.
There will be no service on Mondays.
Also new this year are cheaper tickets: Adult rides now cost $8 one-way. There are discounts for seniors, active/retired military and college students on tickets. Advance tickets for the ferry shuttle service are on sale now.
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