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It's good to be king. Wait, maybe. I think maybe I'm just like a little bizarre little person who walks back and forth. Whatever, you know, but… Terry A. Davis
A collection of projects, experiments and fun stuff I've worked on (or contributed to) during the past few years. Some are simple, some are more complex, much like the ordinary humanoid.
A list of my personal software projects, if it can be downloaded as a zip archive, it's in this section.
Cupcakes is a game where you must click on a sequence of 3 or more cupcakes while progressing through the levels.
ProteinMusic
ProteinMusic is a Java program converting DNA sequences into music. The original idea for this project came from Ross D. King at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and Colin G. Angus from the Shamen. They developed a program written in C on an Apple Mac together with a MIDI connection to a synthesizer in 1996.
Wannamingo
Wannamingo is an image processing application developed in Javascript; you can use to adjust your images with various filters, image effects, cropping, blurring, sharpen and many many more. You can select images to import (from your phone gallery or computer) or import directly from the webcam.
Civitas is a free-to-play strategy empire-building browser game written in Javascript with the help of the jQuery library. Players develop and maintain their settlement from initial village to a fully grown metropolis, influencing and conquering the neighbouring settlements.
There is no set goal, game is played on an infinite-round basis and there is a server component planned. The focus of the game is to manufacture and trade resources in order to raise the level of your city.
Simple game where you have the task of forming lines of 3 or more identical elements. Built with Javascript and jQuery.
Hoshi 星 is an custom hobby operating system for the x86_64 platform. It's not Linux but it is POSIX-compliant and runs on a custom kernel named Yukiko 幸子. It is written from scratch in C, including the kernel, bootloader, standard library, GUI library and all major components. Hoshi development started in 2015 and I am not looking for contributors.
Some maps I made for various video games.
HexWorld library
Small library that can generate a world based on elevation and moisture, complete with terrain features and exports the SVG image and the JSON world data object.
Portscan
Portscan is a simple port scanner for random IPs or specified IP ranges. Logs the open ports to a separate text file.
Tizen Development Kit
Tizen Development Kit is a collection of scripts that transform your Samsung RD-PQ development device into a personal home development server. Since the device should be running Tizen 2.3.1, you have a powerful Linux kernel available so the scripts just remove the unneeded cruft from the packages while installing others that you will need.
jQuery Before/After plugin
Sometimes you need a simple tool to visually show the difference between two images and a basic jQuery plugin is quite suited for that (if you can stomach ~89KB just for jQuery, ~30KB if you gzip it but you probably already have it on your website).
WannaCry parsing library
Small library that parses and retrieves information from WannaCry-encrypted files. It's not decrypting the files, unless you have the private key.
jQuery Noti plugin
A minimal jQuery plugin that enables your application or website to display beautiful yet simple notifications.
Hugo website theme
The theme of this website, for Hugo, based on the Even theme by olOwOlo (forked in 2017 so it should be quite different from the latest Even version).
Some online tools (written by me) that work by processing data in your browser, nothing gets uploaded to a remote server.
Imgur ID bruteforcer 🔞
This tool works by bruteforcing Imgur IDs so obviously, the outcome is random. Be warned! You might get porn images, you might get gore, you might get shit you really don't want to see. But 9/10 times it's just random and fun stuff.
Iro (色) color conversion
Color conversion tool from/to various color models. Start by selecting the input format by clicking on one of the tabs. You can preview the selected color and view it in various formats.
Covid-19 public key search
Uses data from covidbevis.se to provide a centralized public key search for the Covid 19 apps. Select a country (or enter a key id) and the tool will print out all the public (not private, doh) keys from that specific country (or extra information about the specific key id).
Covid-19 GreenPass decoder
This tool decodes the information contained in a Covid-19 GreenPass. A full description of all GreenPass data is available in Technical Specifications for EU Digital COVID Certificates, version 1.3.0, on the eHealth Network. If you don't want to use a real QR code, you can test it with the images from the official test repo. IT DOES NOT validate or generate new certificates. IT DOES NOT upload your data anywhere, all the processing is done locally in your browser.
Twitch payout search
Based on the October 2021 Twitch leak, see how much your favorite streamers made from Twitch subscriptions between August 2019 and September 2021.
Small tool that exports a list of the most used colors (swatches) from the specified image. Uses the quantize.js library by Nick Rabinowitz.
HexWorld generator
Generates a world based on elevation and moisture, complete with terrain features and exports the SVG image and the JSON world data object.
WannaCry identifier
Identify the WannaCry variant based on the SHA256 hash of the file.
WannaCry analyser
A small utility I'm using to parse WannaCry-encrypted files. It's not decrypting the files, unless you have the private key. Nothing fancy, nothing gets uploaded, all processing is done in your browser.
Image to base64
Convert an image into a base64 string.
Base64 to image
Convert a base64 string into an image.
Hash generator
Generate different hashes (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, SHA3) based on the binary content of the specified file.
Hex grid generator
Generate hex grids in CSS or SVG. Useful for Civilization-type of games.
There are one billion online base64 converters, but here is one more.
Visual experiments
The Canvas API provides a means for drawing graphics via Javascript and the HTML5 <canvas> element. Among other things, it can be used for animation, game graphics, data visualization, photo manipulation, and real-time video processing.
If you want to start reading on the topic of fractals, I suggest Wolfram MathWorld's fractal page and its topic list.
Nokia Booklet 3G netbook
Extensive documentation, drivers, tips on Nokia's Booklet 3G premium netbook.
Gardening - growing bonsai trees and various other plants
Growing your own tree as a bonsai and other plants. Various tips and tricks from experience.
World of Warcraft - Level 45 XP-locked
This is a compendium of information related to the niche of XP-locking a World of Warcraft character at level 45 (old 110 Legion characters) and is definitely the most complete and updated guide you will ever find on the internet.
Playing an XP-locked level 20 Holy Paladin in World of Warcraft.
Various other (non-coding) projects.
Some blocklists I'm using on a pi-hole, free for use.
I am mirroring some external stuff here (obviously not written by me) for fear of them vanishing into the nothingness.
Building instructions (and many more) for Windows Server 2003 based on the 4chan leaked code.
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
"A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" is a widely distributed early paper on the applicability (or lack thereof) of government on the rapidly growing Internet. Commissioned for the pioneering Internet project 24 Hours in Cyberspace, it was written by John Perry Barlow, a founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and published online on February 8, 1996, from Davos, Switzerland. It was written primarily in response to the passing into law of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the United States.
Hacker's manifesto
The Conscience of a Hacker (also known as The Hacker Manifesto) is a small essay written January 8, 1986 by a computer security hacker who went by the handle (or pseudonym) of The Mentor (born Loyd Blankenship), who belonged to the 2nd generation of hacker group Legion of Doom.
A Cyberpunk manifesto
A Cyberpunk Manifesto (1997) also entered the cyberpunk consciousness in the wake of John Perry Barlow's A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace (1996), only reinforcing the importance of cyber-rights and the need to fight for them.
A Cypherpunk manifesto
A cypherpunk is any individual advocating widespread use of strong cryptography and privacy-enhancing technologies as a route to social and political change. Originally communicating through the Cypherpunks electronic mailing list, informal groups aimed to achieve privacy and security through proactive use of cryptography. Cypherpunks have been engaged in an active movement since at least the late 1980s.
Myth Encyclopedia
Although the hero of every age of light is different, every dark age is ushered in by the same beast - a transient divinity that seeks only conflict - The Leveler. And so Tireces returned as Moagim to end the Age of Reason - and Connacht, the great hero of the Wind Age, returned as Balor to lay waste to the greatest empire the world had ever known.
Myth: the Fallen Lords
Myth: The Fallen Lords is a 1997 real-time tactics video game developed and published by Bungie Software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. Released in October 31, 1997 in North America and in February 1998 in Europe by Eidos Interactive, Myth: TFL marked the first game in the Myth series.
Homeworld is the critically-acclaimed first installment in the computer game series of the same name. The game was developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment in September 1999.
Homeworld: cataclysm
Homeworld: Cataclysm, also known as Homeworld: Emergence, is the second game in the Homeworld series, following on from Homeworld and preceding Homeworld 2. It was released in September 2000 and was developed by Barking Dog Studios, with some assistance from Relic Entertainment. The game was published by Sierra Entertainment.
Homeworld 2
Homeworld 2 is the third game in the Homeworld series, following on from Homeworld and Homeworld: Cataclysm. Like the first game in the series, it was created by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game's release was delayed until four years after the first game due to Relic working on Impossible Creatures for Microsoft, and then further by disagreements between Relic and Sierra.
Terry Davis quotes
Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018) was an American programmer who created and designed the operating system TempleOS. Its development was an extremely complex, time-consuming and unusual undertaking for one person. During his final years, he amassed an online following and regularly posted video blogs to social media. He often referred to himself as "the smartest programmer that's ever lived".
Ted Kaczynski - Industrial Society and Its Future
Industrial Society and Its Future, widely called the Unabomber Manifesto, is a 35,000-word essay by Theodore John Kaczynski, published in 1995. The essay contends that the Industrial Revolution began a harmful process of technology destroying nature, while forcing humans to adapt to machines, and creating a sociopolitical order that suppresses human freedom and potential.
updated Friday, January 20, 2023
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Listen, zu denen die E-Mail-Adressen hinzugefügt werden sollen',
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Sites, Contexts and Beyond: Mapping Health Humanities
© Media Watch 12 (1) 3-6, 2021
DOI:10.15655/mw/2021/v12i1/205453
Sites, Contexts and Beyond:
Mapping Health Humanities
Sathyaraj Venkatesan*
Issue Editor, Special Issue on Health Humanities
As an emerging trans-disciplinary field of inquiry, health humanities actualizes C.P. Snow's vision, that is, to integrate "the two cultures" of sciences and humanities. Health humanities evolved from medical history/ethics and medical humanities via narrative medicine to form what is now called health humanities. Unlike scientific and medical approaches to disease, health humanities, while embracing the major stakeholders (patient/caregiver/doctors), offers insights into the experience of illness and how the individual constitutes the meaning of her health-related experiences. As health humanities demystify illness by talking of it, they also critique contemporary medical practices and their over-dependence on technologies at the expense of human empathy. The concerns of health humanities are too broad. They include the social determinants of illness, health justice, application of the creative arts, cultural contexts of medical care, global disparities, and ethical challenges in medicine. In recent times, particularly with the onset of COVID-19 pandemics, there is a discursive move to integrate planetary health, environmental and health humanities to emphasize interspecies intermingling, entangled existence, and embeddedness. Put differently, health humanities are many things at once because it works so well at different levels and, hence a significant cultural discourse in the post-millennial times.
This collection aims to think through the recent discursive, practical, and narrative meanings of health humanities. Given the global traction and urgency of health humanities, this special issue published by Media Watch is one of its kind in India. It seeks to curate the historical, cultural, psychological, literary, and philosophical dimensions of health, illness, and well-being. This special themed issue of Media Watch titled "Health Humanities" is the first of its scholarly intervention in India's academic journal. This special issue aims to expand the ongoing critical conversations on health humanities, deepen the academic discourse surrounding the same, cover a wide range of issues/texts, and understand our entangled existence with non-humans, including plants, animals, microbes, and the planet itself. The essays curated in this special issue gesture toward the ideological, artistic, ethico-political complexities of health, illness, and well-being and showcase current, integrative humanities and arts approach in medicine. In so doing, the special issue seeks to foster a cultured conversation between and among these issues.
As a response to the call for papers, I received more than seventy interesting abstracts. However, I had to limit the number of essays to nine. The essays are curated based on the diversity of issues covered, cross-cultural, empirical, and multi-genre approach to health/illness/well-being. The essays range across a variety of texts, from comics through Facebook. While several qualitative studies focus on health humanities, little attention (except medical science journals) is paid to the quantitative/hybrid (involving qualitative and quantitative) approaches to health humanities. Addressing such a glaring gap, this special issue has included two articles that comprehensively use quantitative and qualitative methods to address health and illness issues.
The first group of essays, using little-discussed texts, address one of the major themes of health humanities: representation. Representation, in the context of health humanities, not only involves the study of production and consumption of presentations, meaning and cultural work of such (re)presentations, investigation into the material and non-material consequences of representations but also takes in modes of perception and representation that move between medical science, art, and popular culture. The representation in question is heterogeneous and accommodates various forms ranging from literature, popular films, paintings to visual data, medical imaging (CTs, MRIs) in (health) sciences. In this collection, three different essays deepen the debates about the meanings attached to representations and narratives in Hindi film and graphic medicine contexts. By turning detailed attention to the visual grammar and thematic concerns of Hindi films, Shivanee and Manoj Kumar Yadav's essay "Disability and Mental Health: Reflections on the Contemporary Hindi Cinema" studies various representations of disability and mental illnesses in Hindi cinema to illustrate" the factors that influence the portrayal of disabled or mentally ill people on the screen and their reception by the Indian audiences." The essay asks the readers to contemplate the assumptions undergirding "normal," "normalcy," or "abled-body," and pathologization of disability in Hindi films. In a different direction, Meenakshi Srihari's "Data Matters: The Informatized Body in Cancer Narratives" through close reading cancer narratives (Marisa Acocella Marchetto's graphic memoir Cancer Vixen, and Brian Fies'sgraphic caregiving memoir Mom's Cancer and Tom Corby's digital data documentary bloodandbones.org)analyzes the relentless informatization and the limits of generalizable data—the "objective"—within medical institution and practice. Informatization implies converting a patient experience into a set of data, records, and case files, which ultimately ignores, neutralizes, or overwrites the individual's affective experiences of illness. Graphic pathographies, on the other hand, via verbal-visual codes, counters such inexorable informatization "through a textual refashioning of the self" and through emphasizing the importance of understanding the human experience of illness. Treating graphic medicine as "palimpsestuous layering of affect" and as an ekphrastic response, the author concludes with a radical suggestion that "the term "graphic medicine" be no longer confined to the comics format" but should be considered in its "connotation of the excessive."Continuing with graphic medicine and the questions related to the representation of Arya Suresh and Sathyaraj Venkatesan's essay titled "Sequential Sadness: Metaphors of Depression in Clay Jonathan's Depression Comix" problematize as well expose the limits of representation in the context of mental illness. While the physical illness is easy to represent, "languaging" mental illness in comics has always thrown challenges both to the creators and readers. After briefly reviewing Ian Williams' "Ways of Showing" and theoretical postulates of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, the authors deftly trace the role and implications of metaphors in Clay Jonathan's Depression Comix. The article concludes by stating that verbs-visual metaphors are prominent ways to capture the realities of mental illness. Put together, all these essays, while teasing out the various aspects of representation, also underscore the possibilities, conditions, and limits of representation as a signifying practice.
Another emerging trend within health humanities is cognitive turn in health humanities, which invests in, as Karin Kukkonen et al. state, "the processes of thought, feeling, and imagination" (2019). Drawing philosophical strength from Spinoza and the likes, some prominent practitioners of cognitive health humanities include Shaun Gallagher, Antonio Damasio, Darian Leader, Catherine Malabou, and Georg Northoff and others. They draw attention and seek convergence of the neurobiological, cognitive, philosophical, and empirical/materialistic tenets of embodiment, embeddedness, and distributed/shared agency of the self. Borrowing insights from such contemporary cognitive, clinical and neo-phenomenological scholarship on sleeplessness and thoughtfully engaging Haruki Murakami's Sleep, Avishek Parui develops a systematic account of embodied mind in his deftly argued essay, "The wakefulness was always beside me": Sleeplessness, Memory, and Embodiment in Haruki Murakami's Sleep."After tracing the functionalist notions of sleeplessness, the article offers a cultural perspective. It links sleeplessness as a metaphoric and gendered condition of a capitalist and industrialized economy. Against such a background, Parui offers a careful investigation of Murakami's character, who contests "the capitalist masculinist notions of endless productivity" and sleeplessness. As a way of conclusion, Parui goads the readers to treat Murakami's Sleep as "a modern allegory of the release of the repressed female subject through a strange sleeplessness initially appearing as liberating in a patriarchal and capitalist setting, a release resulting ultimately in alienation, entrapment, dédoublement, and symbolic death." His emphasis on the cognitive and phenomenological underpinnings of health and well-being will grow as an important avenue of analysis in health humanities.
Environmental health humanities is an emerging cross-disciplinary approach that studies environment-triggered disease/disability to fully gauge the ecology of health, disease, and well-being. Some of the significant concerns of environmental health humanities, a subfield of health humanities, include climate variability, industrial disasters, toxicity, catastrophe and consequences, environmental change and uncertainty, and health (in)justice. The nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant (Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham, Chernobyl and Its Aftermath by Robert E. Ebel) and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (Japan), among others, are cases in point. Closer to home, the Bhopal Gas tragedy in Madhya Pradesh and Endosulfan pesticide case in Kasaragod district of Kerala(for instance, M. A. Rahman's OaroJeevanum Vilappettathaanu (trans. Every Life is Precious) are some examples. Rahul Vijayan and Nagendra Kumar's essay "Disability, Disease and the Deceased: Reading Health and Justice in Animal's People" develop such an approach through close reading Animal's People by Indra Sinha and investigates how the Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984 not only affected the environment but also intensely impacted life, health, and the wellbeing of the public. Considered one of India's worst industrial disasters, the Bhopal Gas tragedy refers to a toxic chemical gas leak incident at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal in December 1984. Dramatized through the life of a disabled boy in a post-apocalyptic fictional city of Khaufpur, Animal's People emphasizes health injustice and environmental toxicity and, in so doing, embodies the global and local politics of disaster and its intergenerational health impact. Through operationalizing concepts related to health humanities, ecocriticism, and toxicity, the article demonstrates how "the injustice inflicted by both the government and the multinational corporations" permanently deprive "the people of their right to a healthy life."
Biopolitics and bioeconomics are progressive branches within health humanities. While biopolitics via Michel Foucault, Roberto Esposito, Nikolas Rose connotes political rationality and administration of life, bioeconomics implies commercialization/monetization of individual life within capitalist governmentality. Bothbiopolitical and bioeconomic approaches would treat life and body as commodities and as an administrative entity. Among the many versions of bioeconomic and biopolitical tendencies in contemporary times, commercial surrogacy draws everyone's attention because it is a convergence of biopolitics and bioeconomics. Taking cues, as it were, Eva Sharma and Isha Malhotra's essay, "Wombs for hire": "Biopolitics and Neoliberal Eugenics of Indian Surrogacy Industry in Meera Syal'sThe House of Hidden Mothers and Amulya Malladi'sA House for Happy Mothers" examines commercial surrogacy in the light of recent government policies and the neoliberal global order. In India, surrogacy translates into an economic arrangement where the commissioning couples (usually from developed nations) and the surrogates from socioeconomically weak backgrounds enter into a deal. Women belonging to economically weaker sections of society often become victims of such contemporary neoliberal biomarkets. Close reading Amulya Malladi's A House for Happy Mothers and Meera Syal's The House of Hidden Mothers. The authors tease out the bioeconomic exploitation and the trajectory of "gendered" clinical labor. Grounding their discussion in the varying definitions of eugenics and neoliberalism, the authors show "the collusion between neoliberal eugenics and state-led biopolitics where bodies and babies are sold and purchased as commodities by the medico-legal practitioners, intended parents, and surrogates." In a different way, Manali Karmar's "Trying out different medications make you feel like a dartboard": Selfhood, Agentic Crisis, and Mind-Altering Pills in Andrew Solomon's "The Noonday Demon" and Jamie Lowe's "Mental" offers counter-narratives and contests the neurochemical selves of Nikolas Rose. Instead, Karmakar proposes how the self is ever-evolving and constantly revised by technological interventions. Karmarkar convincingly argues that these narratives model the "distributive order of agency and selfhood that is inherently plastic in nature and hence, is always in a state of flux." In so doing, the article proposes a non-essentialized and malleable notion of selfhood.
Another approach to health humanities is quantitative (using complex mathematical or statistical modeling) methods to harvest valuable insights into how we conceptualize health, illness, various wellbeing experiences, and behaviors. While there are articles in this issue that expose the limitations and the problems of over-relying on hard data, such quantitative approaches capture recent trends and, more importantly, establish cause-effect relationships among the variables. Rather than treating quantitative and qualitative as diametrically opposing practices, the researchers should treat them as complementary. Two essays in this special issue using data and metrical tools analyze two important aspects of health, viz., the impact of infodemic during COVID-19 and dating apps and sexual behavior in India. Of course, any journal issue on health humanities published after 2019 without referencing COVID-19 is incomplete. While COVID-19 certainly created radical uncertainty, it is also the first pandemic where social media was (ab)used on a massive scale. Taking cues, as it were, Sandhya Rajasekhar, Deepa Makesh, and S. Jaishree's essay "Assessing Media Literacy Levels among Audience in Seeking and Processing Health Information during the COVID-19 Pandemic" address a relevant issue in our current moment, that is, misinformation and rumors. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple myths and misinformation about the virus populated our inboxes, WhatsApp chats, messengers, and social media feeds. As such, the current pandemic has accelerated the free flow of conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and misinformation and has deepened the post-truth condition. Absent a concerted effort, and misinformation will be the cause of as much harm, mischief, and death as the virus itself. Deploying multiple theories of media studies (such as media literacy, active audience, media dependency theory) and deftly linking with the theories of health humanities, the article, while capturing the complications and consequences of misinformation, also reiterates the importance and the need for high media literacy among the public to handle the information pandemic successfully. The second essay this cluster titled, "A Narrative Review of Motivations for Dating App Use and Associated Sexual Behaviors: Recommendations to Promote Safe Sex among Indian Dating App Users" by Prathyasha George, Mahati Chittem, Helena Lewis-Smith, and Tracy Epton's is an interesting case study which investigates and reviews the use of dating applications and how such applications motivate risky sexual behaviors. The article using self-affirmation theory explains the psychology behind such applications' usage and offers insightful suggestions to promote safe sex behavior. The article concludes by stating that "self-affirmation interventions aimed at improving self-esteem and positive body image may be an effective means of promoting safe sex."
Put together, the project of health humanities is urgent, for the power of human illness stories to effect change, but in an industrialized and bureaucratized health care. After all, as Susan Sontag reminds: "[b]ut the landscape of devastation is still a landscape. There is beauty in ruins."
Karin Kukkonen, Anežka Kuzmièová, Steen Ledet Christiansen & Merja Polvinen (2019). The place of the cognitive in literary studies. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 6(1). DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2019.1691841
Sontag, S. (2003). Regarding the pain of others. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
*Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,
National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India
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Marvel's Kevin Feige Shoots Down Spider-Man/Deadpool Teamup Rumor
Until Marvel finally reveals some kind of plan for introducing Fox characters the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four into the MCU, half-baked rumors will be the norm. One that smelled especially like bullshit, but was exciting to contemplate nonetheless, had Deadpool possibly debuting in a sequel to Spider-Man: Far from Home. Cool idea, True Believer, but nope, that shit ain't happening.
Marvel's Kevin Feige weighed in on the rumor during a conversation with Comicbook.com. Usually pretty stingy with info, Feige was bluntly honest about the idea of this happening...
"No I mean we're certainly having conversations about the future of all of those Fox properties,' said Feige. "How to weave them in and when to weave them in. That one, in particular, is not the case."
Depending on how the future shakes out with Sony and Disney, I could still see a teamup movie happening. Spidey and Deadpool share a similar sense of humor even if one has more of an R-rated edge. It's not too far of a stretch to see Deadpool toned down to be PG-13 accessible, though. They are frequently paired up in the comics, much in the same way Spidey was often partnered with Human Torch, who also has a jokey sense of humor.
So maybe someday we'll see Spidey and Deadpool crossover, but now ain't the time.


Since we choose our own courses, the number who sign up varies and includes students from different years. The enrollment in this class in contemporary literature is really large. The teacher is very knowledgeable and the lectures are enjoyable, so she is really popular. This course is mainly for second- and third-year students, but most are third-year students studying for the university entrance exams. Today we're doing reading of long texts. The teacher asks each student what they think and leads the class in discussion, making it a student-centered class.


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PCKS9 inhibition yields additional LDL reduction in HoFH with defective LDL-receptor function
Literature - Stein EA, Honarpour N, Wasserman SM et al. - Circulation. 2013 Sep 6
Effect of the PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody, AMG 145, in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Stein EA, Honarpour N, Wasserman SM et al.
Circulation. 2013 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]
In homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH), a substantial reduction in LDL-receptor function causes severely elevated cholesterol levels, and subsequently cardiovascular disease and often death, in childhood [1]. Most patients are compound heterozygotes, with a mutation in the LDL receptor, and/or apolipoprotein B and/or proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) [2,3]. Negative (<2% function) or defective (2%-25% function) residual LDL receptor activity is associated with severity of LDL-c elevation and propensity for early cardiovascular disease [1].
Lowering LDL-c with conventional therapies such as statines, ezetimibe and LDL apheresis, reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality [4]. Two new drugs (lomitapide and mipomersen) that reduce hepatic lipoprotein production and that are independent of LDL receptor function have been approved by the FDA solely for the treatment of HoFH [5,6].
The human monoclonal antibody to PCSK9, AMG145, reduces LDL-c in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia [7]. It is currently unknown whether HoFH patients can benefit from PCSK9 inhibition, since they have no or minimal LDL-receptor function. The Trial Evaluating PCSK9 Antibody in Subjects with LDL Receptor Abnormalities (TESLA) study evaluated the efficacy and safety of AMG145 in an open-label, single arm, multicenter, dose-scheduling pilot study in patients with HoFH. All 8 patients in this study had LDL-receptor mutations confirmed in both alleles.
After 12 weeks of every-4-week-treatment, mean LDL-c had decreased with 17% (1.8 mmol/L [70.6 mg/dL]) from baseline, with a range from +5% to -44%, P=0.0781. Four patients showed a reduction of >15% and three patients of >30%.
Two patients with negative LDL-receptor activity did not show LDL-c reductions.
After 12 weeks of every-2-week-treatment, mean LDL-c had decreased with 14% (1.6 mmol/L [60.8 mg/dL], P=0.1484) from baseline. Again, the LDL-receptor-negative patients showed no reduction.
When comparing the effect of the two dosing schemes in LDL-receptor-defective patients, mean LDL-c reductions were higher in the 2-week dosing scheme (26.3% + 20) than in the 4-week scheme (19.3% +16, P=0.0313).
Changes in apolipoprotein B were consistent with those seen in LDL-c. Mean change in lipoprotein (a) was -11.7+11% and -18.6+12% with the 4- and 2-week dosing schemes, respectively, which did not seem to be related to LDL-receptor activity.
Triglycerides, HDL-c and apolipoprotein A1 were essentially unchanged with either dosing scheme.
Mean reductions in free PCSK9 at week 12 were 22.7+37% and 87.6+8% for the 4- and 2-week AMG145 regimes.
6 out of 8 patients reported adverse events, which were considered not serious and unrelated to treatment. No antibodies to AMG145 were detected. Creatine kinase was not elevated greater than five times the upper limit of normal, nor were liver enzymes greater than three times the upper limit of normal.
This proof-of-concept trial shows that PCSK9 inhibition with AMG145 can yield additional LDL cholesterol reduction in LDL-receptor defective HoFH patients, when given in addition to statin and ezetimibe. A larger, placebo-controlled study is ongoing to assess the value of PCSK9 targeted therapy in HoFH patients, including in LDL-receptor negative patients.
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For the Love of Bacon: History, Facts, and More
Bacon has graced breakfast menus for decades. It's added a new level of savory smokiness to sandwiches. It's been crumbled into bits and sprinkled on salads. It's even got its own religious following.
This cured pork product has been part of the fabric of American culture and diet for what seems like forever—but how did it become so revered? What made it a staple for morning meals? Why is it a standout snack, and even the star of sweets? Read on to learn more about what makes bacon sizzle.
What Exactly Is Bacon?
The official definition of "bacon" is "a side of a pig cured and smoked." (According to Merriam-Webster)
The history of bacon can be better understood by exploring the history of the word itself. "Bacon" comes from the same proto-Germanic linguistic roots as the English word "back."
The word "bacoun" started being used in the English language at some point during the twelfth century. At that time, "bacoun" meant all types of pork. Throughout the next 100 years or so, its definition narrowed to include only the strips of salty cured meat we're familiar with today.
Going Way Back: Bacon Origins (1500 BCE)
Artisanal whole smoked slab bacon.
Humankind's love affair with bacon can be traced back to 1500 BCE, if not before. This is when the Chinese began to salt and cure pork belly. Like nearly all trends in the world, this salting and curing process traveled. It eventually gained popularity in other parts of the world, evolving as it was incorporated into different cultures.
The Greeks and Romans ate bacon, and, as time progressed, this perfect pork product was enjoyed in England, France, Germany, and, eventually, the United States.
Bacon traveled well and became a source of protein for the masses, due in part to the fact that its curing process meant no refrigeration was needed.
Becoming Bacon as We Know It
The first bacon curing facility was located in Wiltshire, England. Here, founder John Harris used a technique now known as the Wiltshire cure. It involves a special brine that creates low-salt bacon with a sweet, delicious flavor, and it still exists today. And the curing process isn't the only influence the English had on bacon. Throughout the years, they identified and bred specific types of pigs to create the best bacon.
All the while, bacon was slowly but surely emerging in other places around the globe. It reached the present-day United States in the mid-1500s when Hernando de Soto of Spain brought thirteen domesticated pigs on his voyage to the North American continent. In three short years, the pig population jumped to nearly 700.
Present-Day Pork
The bacon we're used to eating in the U.S. is quite different than the salt-cured pork belly that originated in China. The type of sliced, packaged bacon most people have on hand in their fridge was patented in 1924 by none other than Oscar Mayer.
One could say the rest is history, but there have been some important bacon milestones over the past 100 years or so in the U.S., including:
BLTs: There's no telling when or where the first bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich was eaten, but the combo became very popular following World War II as fresh ingredients became readily available across the nation.
BLT sandwich with bacon, lettuce, and tomato.
Bacon cheeseburgers: This tasty creation is said to be invented by A&W Restaurants in the 1960s after customers repeatedly asked for bacon to be added to their burgers.
Bacon bits: Curing wasn't enough—someone found a way to make the goodness of bacon last even longer (with the added bonus of being shelf-stable). Depending on the brand, bacon bits are made from real pieces of crumbled bacon with the addition of preservatives for safekeeping.
Slice bacon and bacon bits.
Chocolate-covered bacon: As the bacon craze began to take off in the early 2000s, so did culinary experimentation. The saltiness of bacon has proven to be a great complement to sweet flavors, including chocolate. Today, chocolate-covered bacon and other bacon sweets are popular novelties at state fairs, keto-friendly snacks, and even garnishes for drinks.
Types of Bacon
There are several types of bacon that vary in flavor, fat content, and more. Let's explore the world of bacon and get a better understanding of where the different types come from and how they're best used. Take a look:
American-style bacon: This type of bacon is the kind we're used to eating here in the U.S. It's distinguished by the long strips of fat that run down each slice, and it comes from the belly of the pig.
Irish bacon.
Canadian and Irish bacon: This comes from the back or loin section of the pig. It resembles sliced ham, with less fat than streaky bacon. If you're in the U.S., you'll probably find it on breakfast sandwiches or pizzas.
Pancetta: Also known as Italian back bacon, pancetta comes from the back section of the pig and has often been seasoned with fennel or garlic before being dried. It's sold in circular slices or small cubes. It's typically sautéed and added to pasta dishes, soups, and more.
Pancetta via Markus Spiske on Unsplash.
Non-pork bacon: It's true—bacon has branched out to include more than just pork. Today, there are many options for those seeking alternatives, including turkey bacon, lamb bacon (macon), and soy bacon.
Breakfast and Beyond
While it's eaten at all times of day—and night—70% of all bacon in the U.S. is eaten at breakfast. Further, 71% of the time bacon and eggs are eaten together.
Thinking past the morning meal, 11% of bacon is eaten for lunch, and just 2% is eaten as a snack. All in all, Americans eat nearly 18 pounds of bacon per person, per year. That's a lot of pork!
When it comes to bacon's place in the American diet, some would say it's reached a peak. While the novelty of bacon-flavored items such as salt, mayonnaise, and even lip gloss, might be wearing off, our love of bacon is here to stay.
Bacon Guide
Home – Bacon Guide
Bacon Knowledge
History of Bacon
Bacon vs. Pork Belly
Different Types of Bacon
Cooking Bacon
The Different Ways to Cook Bacon
Ways to Wrap Food in Bacon
Filet Mignon, Wrapped in Bacon
Bacon Recipes
Keto Bacon Recipes
The Best Ways to Combine Bacon and Ground Beef
Using Bacon
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How to Freeze Bacon
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Residents who live near Tonawanda Coke want to know whether pollution from the plant has contaminated the soil in their yards and their children's schools and playgrounds.
A federal judge agreed and ordered the Tonawanda Coke Corp. to fund a $711,000 study investigating how the plant's foundry coke emissions have contaminated soil in surrounding communities. It's being conducted by a research team from the University at Buffalo.
That study is now the subject of a dispute between the mayor of the City of Tonawanda and researchers from UB.
Mayor Rick Davis said he decided to pull the city's support for the study because of concerns over the methodology and what he says is the withholding of funds from a community organization working with the researchers. Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger said he shares the same concerns.
The UB research team said its methods are scientifically sound and that the project has paid the partner organization for services outlined in their contract.
The ongoing controversy prevents the soil research team from discussing levels of contamination from their testing on public property, such as parks, with residents in the Tonawandas. This is unfair to residents, the researchers said.
A second study led by UB researchers, costing $11.4 million, is considering the health impacts of Tonawanda Coke's emissions on community residents. Researchers acknowledge, however, that the study might not be able to link health impacts to the company because of other sources of pollution in the area. For that, and other reasons, the head of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York said the money could have been better spent on community projects.
Concerned citizens living around the plant began to test the surrounding air with handmade test kits in 2005. They found high levels of benzene, which is a chemical linked to leukemia. These results were confirmed a few years later when a study from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation found the plant was emitting benzene at levels as much as 75 times higher than recommended guidelines.
In 2013, the company was found guilty of violating the federal Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the company's environmental control manager, Mark Kamholz, was sentenced to one year in prison.
The company was also ordered to pay $12.2 million for community service payments. These funds are being used to underwrite the soil and health studies.
Most recently, in July, the state issued a cease and desist order against the company. The company is also in federal court this week facing potential probation violations.
Jackie James-Creedon, who initially organized residents in opposition to the Tonawanda Coke plant more than a decade ago, leads the community organization Citizen Science Community Resources. This group, under the name Tonawanda Community Fund, made the initial proposal to the courts to have the company pay for a soil study.
The study, which launched in July 2017, involves analyzing hundreds of soil samples from the town and city of Tonawanda, Kenmore, Grand Island, and Buffalo. The research team completed an initial sampling of these locations and will now focus on areas that need further screening. The study's goal is to link the company directly to soil contamination.
The results could potentially be used to prompt a US Environmental Protection Agency emergency clean up, said Joe Gardella, professor of chemistry at UB.
Davis announced his withdrawal of the city's support in a Tonawanda Common Council meeting last week, but he said he made the decision a few months earlier.
He said that James-Creedon's organization has been cut out of the process and not paid for work they have conducted for the study. For example, the researchers have not paid the group for soil sampling tool kits, the creation of a manual to teach residents how to test and a workshop held this spring to train residents, said James-Creedon. She said researchers owe her organization about $25,000.
But the head of the UB research team said it can only pay the group for services included in its contract.
Both Davis and the Town of Tonawanda supervisor also criticize UB for not having the results of the soil tests independently verified, which they said will make it harder for community members to use the results in lawsuits against the company. The Town of Tonawanda had its own tests verified by a third-party consultant. Emminger said the town's consultant questioned the study's methodology and suggested it could have been improved.
"We are close to pulling our support, but we haven't," Emminger said.
Gardella said third-party testing is not necessary.
"We are not going to do a wholesale set of individual third-party reviews when we've set up all of these processes in place to validate and follow the standard procedures," said Gardella, who has decades of experience investigating industrial pollution.
The soil study's operating procedure was written based on standard EPA methodologies and with advisory input from both the EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, he said.
In addition, the soil samples are sent to an environmental testing laboratory certified by the state Department of Health that uses strict quality control, he said.
Nathan McMurray, town supervisor in Grand Island, where soil samples are also being collected, expressed confidence in the researchers and their methodology. But he said he is concerned that Citizen Science Community Resources is no longer involved in the study.
The mayor's decision means that researchers can no longer test soil from city-owned properties. They also can't discuss with residents what they've learned from the soil samples they've already taken from public sites. The Town of Tonawanda has also not given permission to the researchers to discuss the results from town-owned property.
The publicly-owned sites account for about 10 percent of all of the soil samples that have already been taken.
The UB team is getting requests from city and town residents who want to know the level of contamination in public sites, but the research team is unable to release the information, said Tammy Milillo, research assistant professor at UB.
In the study, the researchers are not releasing specific results from test sites, but Milillo has created maps that can show residents where there are areas of concern.
The majority of the rest of the funds from the court-ordered payments went to a separate $11.4 million, ten-year public health study, also administered by UB. The research team began recruiting participants for the study over the summer.
While the judge's order for the soil study specifically focuses on looking at the impact of Tonawanda Coke on soil contamination, the health study will have a broader look at overall exposure to pollutants in the area.
The Town of Tonawanda has been home to dozens of industrial facilities in a small area near Tonawanda Coke, creating multiple sources of pollution. Some of the chemicals from the Tonawanda Coke emissions are also found in traffic fumes and cigarette smoke, among other sources. This will make it a challenge to link specific health conditions found in residents back to the company, said Matthew Bonner, associate professor of epidemiology and environmental health at the UB.
In the case of Tonawanda Coke, that might not be possible, he said.
"We will do our best to try and understand and partition out Tonawanda Coke's component of that," he said.
The study will follow the health of local residents and workers for a decade. Initially, participants will submit a questionnaire about their health history and lifestyle habits. After that, many of the individuals will be asked to donate urine and blood samples. The aim of the study is to help residents understand their risks, which will help them to make decisions about their own health, Bonner said. The study is also aimed at informing public policy.
Area residents have suffered from health issues such as fibromyalgia, multiple myeloma and leukemia, but this has not been linked to the company, he said.
Based on his experiences with the soil study, Davis, the City of Tonawanda mayor, said he is concerned that communities could also be "shut out" of the health study.
"I'm concerned that all of this time and effort that went into bringing Tonawanda Coke to trial and them being found guilty and the monies that are going towards these two very important studies is going to be for naught," Davis said.
"We are only going to get one chance to do this, so let's make sure we do it right," he said.
Researchers said they are working with community advisory committees for both studies.
The health study has been criticized by the Clean Air Coalition, which released a statement last year saying it would not participate in the study.
One concern is that the study is redundant, said Rebecca Newberry, the organization's executive director. Because the dangers of benzene exposure are well documented, she said, the money would have been better spent on projects that actively help the community.
While the impacts of benzene have been well-researched, much of the work has been focused on occupational settings with high levels of exposures, Bonner said. There are still a lot of unknowns about chronic levels of low exposure, he said. The study will also examine other contaminants.
"Good public health policy is made with sound, high-quality scientific evidence. We hope we can provide that so policymakers can make good decisions on what to do going forward," he said.


Katy Perry: Mick Jagger Hit on Me When I Was 18!
by Free Britney at October 31, 2013 3:23 pm .
Katy Perry broke into the music stratosphere with "I Kissed a Girl" in 2007, but for years before that, she toiled and struggled to find fame in Hollywood.
Now 29, the recalls doing backing vocals for some major stars, including Mick Jagger, with whom she had a very interesting encounter a decade ago.
In a recent interview with Australian DJs Ash, Kip & Luttsy, on Nova FM, Perry claimed that Jagger came on to her when she was just 18 years old.
Perry worked with the Rolling Stones rocker on his hit "Old Habits Die Hard," and she said she even went out to dinner with the now 70-year-old icon.
"I actually went to dinner with [Mick] one time, and he hit on me when I was 18!" she said.
She's kidding ... hopefully. Jagger's rep, meanwhile, denies the incident.
"Mick Jagger categorically denies that he has ever made a pass at Katy Perry... Perhaps she is confusing him with someone else," the rep said Thursday.


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Holidaymakers can 'expect long queues' at airports after UK leaves EU
UK holidaymakers could be faced with long queues in the event of a no deal Brexit.
By Charlotte Harding
Wednesday, 27 February, 2019, 16:02
Travel research by consumer group Which? found that UK passengers could have to undergo extra border checks if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
It highlighted that Alicante airport in southern Spain would need more staff and resources to deal with an estimated additional 201 hours of immigration checks on British passport holders, on average, every single day as 43 per cent of all arrivals are from the UK.
Other Spanish airports that will be affected by the new rules include six of the 10 busiest airports for UK arrivals places such as Tenerife South, Lanzarote, Malaga, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca.
A spokesperson for the European Commission told Which? that 'as of the withdrawal date, UK nationals will not be entitled to use the separate lanes provided for EU/EEA/CH citizens'. It also stated that British holidaymakers 'will be subject to thorough checks of all entry conditions for third country nationals upon entry'.
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Which? travel editor, Rory Boland, said: "Airports can be chaotic at the best of times, but if additional checks at passport control in Spain, Italy and other popular EU destinations are implemented in the event of a no deal, it seems that very long queues are going to be an unwanted side effect.
"Until there is a deal or these airports announce simpler arrangements, you should consider what you may need if you have to fly to them – as it is very likely that you'll be in a queue for several hours. Make sure you have food, water and essentials for kids like nappies to hand."
A no deal Brexit could cause long delays at airports
Immigration officials will be obliged to check passport validity, passport expiry date, purpose and length of stay, and whether visitors can support themselves financially. These additional border checks have been estimated to add an extra 90 seconds at immigration per UK passenger, on top of the 25 seconds it currently takes to check passports.
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Puerto Rico activists criticize religious freedom, conversion therapy bills
April 26, 2019 by watermarkonline Leave a Comment
Above: (Image by Nicolas Raymond; courtesy Flickr) Activists in Puerto Rico have sharply criticized two bills they say will allow anti-LGBT discrimination. Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Tuesday at a press conference that took place at his official residence in San Juan announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1253, which would "clarify certain religious freedom principles" in Puerto Rico, and Senate Bill 1254, which would ban so-called conversion therapy in the U.S. commonwealth. Johanne Vélez García, president of the governor's Advisory Council on LGBTT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgender) Issues and LGBTT Community Center of Puerto Rico Executive Director Cecilia La Luz, who is also a member of the council, were among those who stood alongside Rosselló as he discussed the measures. "We are introducing consensus bills, together with religious leaders and those from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgender … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico activists criticize religious freedom, conversion therapy bills
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Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: 'Dead Is the Only Way They'll Ever Get Me to Leave'
January 20, 2019 by nytimes Leave a Comment
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index U.S. Subscribe Log In Log In Today's Paper U.S. | Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: 'Dead Is the Only Way They'll Ever Get Me to Leave' Supported by Critic's Notebook Hurricane Maria led to a host of new plans to fix island barrios plagued by chronic flooding. A look at the Vietnam neighborhood shows why they may never be achieved. ByMichael Kimmelman Photographs byChristopher Gregory Jan. 20, 2019 GUAYNABO, P.R. — Victor Manuel Torres raised one hand, about waist level, indicating how high the sea rose in his house during Hurricane Maria last year. Then, with his other hand, he lifted a rusty machete. At 77, he has lived for more than half a century in a barrio called Vietnam, abutting San Juan Harbor. For nearly as long, municipal authorities have tried to evict him. "This is how I have held them back," he told me, … [Read more...] about Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: 'Dead Is the Only Way They'll Ever Get Me to Leave'
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Federal inspectors find inhumane killings, injuries at Puerto Rico's only zoo
December 19, 2018 by cbsnews Leave a Comment
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Federal inspections at Puerto Rico's only zoo have found animals sacrificed inhumanely or for unclear reasons, inadequate veterinary care and a string of other problems. The reports obtained by The Associated Press span a decade up to its closure in 2017 and show inspectors accusing one former zoo veterinarian of covering up animal deaths, as well as complaining of expired medications, dirty and dilapidated enclosures and the presence of only a part-time veterinarian.The documents on the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in the western city of Mayaguez were released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a Freedom of Information Act request.Among the most troubling findings is a 2014 report in which an inspector stated that a puma, coatimundi and baboon were euthanized because they were "not fit for exhibition.""When I questioned this, the veterinarian really had no explanation. I find this disturbing. If these animals were not 'fit for exhibition' why … [Read more...] about Federal inspectors find inhumane killings, injuries at Puerto Rico's only zoo
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Report: Inhumane killings, injuries at Puerto Rico's zoo
December 19, 2018 by readingeagle Leave a Comment
Wednesday December 19, 2018 02:23 PM Federal inspections at Puerto Rico's only zoo have found animals sacrificed inhumanely or for unclear reasons, inadequate veterinary care and a string of other problems Written by By DANICA COTO, Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal inspections at Puerto Rico's only zoo have found animals sacrificed inhumanely or for unclear reasons, inadequate veterinary care and a string of other problems.	The reports obtained by The Associated Press span a decade up to its closure in 2017 and show inspectors accusing one former zoo veterinarian of covering up animal deaths, as well as complaining of expired medications, dirty and dilapidated enclosures and the presence of only a part-time veterinarian.	The documents on the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in the western city of Mayaguez were released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following a Freedom of Information Act request.	Among the most troubling findings is a 2014 report in … [Read more...] about Report: Inhumane killings, injuries at Puerto Rico's zoo
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Hurricane kids: What Katrina taught us about saving Puerto Rico's youngest storm victims
September 20, 2018 by mysanantonio Leave a Comment
Alice Fothergill, University of Vermont Published 6:02 am CDT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alice Fothergill, University of Vermont and Jenniffer Santos-Hernández, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (THE CONVERSATION) The catastrophe that followed Hurricane Maria's landfall in Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, 2017, affected all of Puerto Rico's 3.3 million citizens. Everyone lost power for weeks. Half of all Puerto Ricans went without electricity until Thanksgiving. Thirty-five percent celebrated Christmas in the dark. Several thousand would not see their power restored until August 2018. MySA News Videos Now Playing: Now Playing Man found shot outside NW side home Media: San Antonio Express-News 2 women trapped in vehicle after rollover crash Media: San Antonio Express-News SAPD: Speeding driver dies after smashing into … [Read more...] about Hurricane kids: What Katrina taught us about saving Puerto Rico's youngest storm victims
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Plans to re-open a popular Hudson Valley barbeque and music-themed restaurant are causing headaches for some local residents. And the music has yet to even begin playing.
The Times-Herald Record reports Pine Island resident and artist Don Oriolo would like to revive the well known Brian's Backyard BBQ at his 85-acre farm called Blue Arrow Farm. But neighbors are not happy with the idea even though it hasn't even reached the town planning board.
Reportedly meetings have been held amongst those opposed who are concerned about noise and traffic issues. They are also concerned the new restaurant could attract biker gangs while original owner Brian Remaley says he never had an issue.
Oriolo is the son of Felix The Cat creator Joe Oriolo and purchased Blue Arrow Farm with the intention of building a brewery on the property, he also hopes to host weddings. The Warwick town Planning Board is expected to meet on the issue in August where all those opposed with have an opportunity to say their peace on the matter according to Warwick Supervisor Michael Sweeton.


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Nudes4Sale: the real stories of underage girls selling nudes online
A new BBC documentary investigates the rise of under 18s selling explicit photos and videos on OnlyFans, Twitter, and Snapchat Premium
"It was always my dream," says Hannah*, carefully applying make-up. "I want to be successful; I want to make money." The 17-year-old is discussing her success as an explicit content creator, a career she embarked on when she was just 15.
Hannah is one of the subjects of the BBC's new documentary, nudes4sale, which premiered on BBC Three yesterday (April 7). Exploring the democratisation of sex work through sites like OnlyFans, Twitter, and Snapchat Premium, reporter and presenter Ellie Flynn discovered a disturbing number of underage creators using social media to sell nudes.
Research commissioned by the BBC found that on a single day, a third of global Twitter profiles advertising 'nudes4sale' belonged to users under the age of 18. Of the 7,728 profiles ID'd by the broadcaster, 2,545 were flagged as underage, though Flynn is adamant the actual number is higher. "It was so shocking," she tells Dazed. "Even after many months had passed since I found this out, I still couldn't get over it."
Although UK law states that you must be over 18 to sell or distribute explicit content, age verification checks on OnlyFans seem to be easy to cheat, while platforms like Twitter and Snapchat don't require ID. As it stands, there's no legal requirement for these sites to scan for underage material, meaning criminal liability lies with the person who uploads the content. "It makes whoever does it a victim and a perpetrator at the same time," says Flynn, "which is quite complicated in the eyes of the law. When they're 17, they can consider themselves able to consent to sex, so for the police and social services, it's a grey area when it comes to legislation."
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In recent years, selling nudes has become an increasingly popular way to build a successful career, or earn a bit of money on the side. Though similar sites existed before, the launch of OnlyFans – where users pay a monthly fee to specific creators for a steady influx of their content – in 2016 marked a turning point for selling and buying explicit content. As of this year, the site has 20 million registered users and claims to have paid $400 million to its 200,000 content creators. Lauren, an adult creator featured in nudes4sale, earns almost £35,000 a month through OnlyFans, though she's admittedly in the minority.
Flynn believes that the perceived ease of earning potentially thousands a month is what initially appeals to underage creators. "It's seen as an easy way to make money because you can do it on your phone in your bedroom," she explains. "There's some girls and boys who are at the top of their game, living a lavish lifestyle, and (lots of under 18s) want that too." 20-year-old Sasha, who's also featured in nudes4sale, started selling nudes as "a big fuck you to all the guys who hurt me in the past" after explicit images of her were sent around her school. "I think it was my way of trying to fight back, like 'they're my photos and you don't have control of them'."
"It's seen as an easy way to make money because you can do it on your phone in your bedroom. There's some girls and boys who are at the top of their game, living a lavish lifestyle, and (lots of under 18s) want that too" – Ellie Flynn
In retrospect, though, she does see the danger of sites like OnlyFans being accessible to teens. "When you're young and you start having your first sexual experiences, it's like, 'oh, I can make money for sending pictures to random strangers, how fun'." Flynn adds that the appeal for under 18s may also lie in the fact that there's "a sense that you don't even have to include your face in photos", leading to the belief that it's possible to share explicit photos anonymously. Though she warns: "There's always a risk that someone is going to recognise something in the background and find out who you are. People don't really think about what the consequences might be in the long term."
However, this isn't always the case. Hannah – who started making over £15,000 a month when she was 16 years old, and has now accrued 80k Instagram followers – has always been open about her chosen career path. "Everybody knew her in her local area," explains Flynn, "and even her mum knew what she was doing." Despite being reported a number of times, there was nothing the police could do. "She's living at home, is supported by her family, and says she knows what she's doing, so the police can't really stop her. The social services check in, but it's more a welfare measure than a criminal one."
While she doesn't need proof of age for Snapchat Premium or Twitter – where many content creators promote their paid-for channels – Hannah had to use her friend's ID to get onto OnlyFans. Although her account has been reported and shut down a number of times, she says it's easy to create new ones. Addressing these accusations in a statement to the BBC, OnlyFans said: "We constantly review our systems to ensure they are as robust as possible. If we are alerted to any underage individual who has gained or tried to gain illegitimate access to the platform, we will always take immediate steps to investigate and suspend the account."
"The age verification process on OnlyFans isn't good enough," asserts Flynn. "The number of accounts that we found suggests that more needs to be done by the platform to ensure that there aren't underage users selling nudes." The platform said that in May 2019, they "introduced an extra safeguard into our account verification process so that a creator now has to provide us with a selfie headshot with his/her ID in the image in order to prove that the ID provided belongs to the account holder".
Snapchat and Twitter, on the other hand, seemingly offer free reign to anyone hoping to sell nudes. Hannah says the youngest person she knew using Snapchat Premium for explicit content was just 14 years old, explaining that many young people use it "because it's easy to get onto". She adds: "You just need to get a few followers, and that's that". In a statement, the platform said it strictly prohibits "accounts that promote or distribute pornographic content", but explained that it does "not scan the content of private accounts". Twitter also said it has "zero tolerance for any material that features or promotes child exploitation" and will "take action on any accounts that violate our rules". Both sites seem to operate on a reactionary basis when it comes to explicit underage content, as opposed to introducing preventative methods.
At a time when everyone is stuck at home due to coronavirus lockdown, adult site moderators need to be extra vigilant about who's signing up to their platforms. According to BuzzFeed, OnlyFans has received 1.85 million new registrations (both creators and consumers) since February 29, when social distancing measures began to emerge in the west. Between March 6 and 17, there was reportedly a 75 per cent increase in people signing up. "At a time when there's so much boredom and uncertainty around money, there's a potential for this (under 18s selling nudes) to happen more," says Flynn. "The platforms are going to have to work really hard to ensure that underage profiles aren't slipping through unchecked."
"(Snapchat Premium) is easy to get onto. You just need to get a few followers, and that's that" – Hannah*
Questions should also be raised about the liability of users who – knowingly or unknowingly – buy underage nudes from OnlyFans. "People are probably buying in good faith thinking that there's an ID check," Flynn tells Dazed. "If you're a customer on the site, you would expect age verification processes to be stringent enough, but we don't have any evidence of whether people know the ages of the creators they are buying from."
Despite her discovery about the prevalence of explicit underage creators online, Flynn hopes that viewers don't take a negative view of sex work from nudes4sale. "There's a misconception that everyone who works in the sex industry is a victim," she declares. "People don't seem to think that you could possibly do sex work out of choice." The presenter praises OnlyFans for reducing the stigma surrounding sex work, and says that a lot of the people she spoke to said that the site "has provided them with a safe space, and the money they're entitled to through the work they're doing".
"There's an entire community of people out there selling nudes who engage with each other and share one another's profiles," Flynn concludes. "As long as you're over the age of 18 and you're doing it because you want to, then there's no problem with that. The issue is when (selling nudes online) becomes such a big, accessible industry, and that's when platforms need to check everything that gets posted to ensure the people doing it are over age."
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A former head coach at both the college and professional level, Cameron has helped Mettenberger blossom. Through his first three games, Mettenberger is completing 65.2% of his passes for 797 yards and nine touchdowns without throwing an interception.
While Mettenberger is receiving much of the attention, the running game has also been strong averaging 5.5 yards per attempt. Terrence Magee leads the team with 210 yards on the ground and is averaging 8.1 yards per attempt. However, he isn't even the team leader in that category as Jeremy Hill has gained 167 yards on just 17 carries (9.8 ypa).
One consistent about being in the SEC is that there are no easy games. After hosting Florida on October 12th, they will play road games at Mississippi and Alabama before returning home to host Texas A&M and Arkansas to close the regular season.
After their disappointing close to the 2012 season, you can bet that Miles will have the Tigers prepared to challenge all their conference rivals as they look to return to the national championship conversation.


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