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Unabandoned Shop
In amongst all the excitement of Twentica being unleashed to the world, the launch of the brand new Red Dwarf shop has understandably taken a back seat. But on any other day, this would be a huge deal, so let's take a closer look. The first impression is that the site is functional but attractive. Nice big pictures and prices of everything on offer on the front page, with sub-indexes divided between "clothing" and "accessories". It's a bit of a shame, however, that the pictures are quite low-res, and that there's no option to zoom in to take a closer look at the items you're expected to pay good money for. There are details you can make out in last week's TOS update that you can't actually see on the shop itself!
As for what's for sale, we have a choice of nine t-shirts (one long-sleeved, one polo, the others regular), all of which are available in S-XXL and presumably intended to be unisex. There's also two hoodies, a mug, a bag, a poster, a postcard set, a lanyard, a badge set and a keyring. It's worth noting that none of these things are actually available yet – you can order them all right now, but they're all listed as shipping in October 2016. Prices are decent, particularly for the clothing, although the lanyard and keyring seem a bit steep at £8 each, before p&p. I placed a massive order earlier, and the shipping cost seemed very reasonable, but I've since seen unconfirmed reports that there's a minimum shipping cost of £5.60 per order, no matter how small the order.
15th September 2016, 13:08 by Ian Symes 171 comments
Ian's Newsround – 10/02/12
If the title of this story means anything to you, you've been visiting this site for around nine years. Haha, now you feel old. Wait, that means I'm old. Shit.
10th February 2012, 14:49 by Ian Symes 41 comments
It's Been 6 Days…
…since Red Dwarf had a studio audience recording and we're going to have to think of a different "joke" for next week, aren't we?
13th January 2012, 12:40 by Jonathan Capps 99 comments
Jo Howard RIP
Amid all the optimism about 2012 from everyone in the Red Dwarf community, it's with a heavy heart we start off the year learning of the sad death of Jo Howard who, on the 21st October last year, was lost to cancer.
2nd January 2012, 15:00 by Jonathan Capps 10 comments
FILMING DATES ALERT
Doug has gone dun a Tweet:
16, 23, 7, 13, 20, 27 – Dates
10th November 2011, 17:31 by Jonathan Capps 31 comments
Wrong, wrong, absolutely brimming over with wrongability
Red Dwarf cast member in "speaking out of turn and getting things wrong" shock.
Next week on TOS, Andrew exclusively reveals that there's no Father Christmas.
9th September 2011, 11:54 by Seb Patrick 19 comments
"You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment"
This week's TOS update features an interview with the channel head of Dave, Steve North. As you might expect, the majority of it is Steve mutually backslapping about Red Dwarf – both as a property in general (he clearly knows his stuff, talking about series VIII viewing figures and the like) and the success it's had on Dave. But you're still going to want to read it. Trust me.
25th September 2009, 10:52 by Seb Patrick 42 comments
Red Dwarf Site That Isn't G&T Publishes Lengthy In-Depth Article
Lovely stuff. Not my words, the words of Shakin' Stevens. But also my words.
Yes, Andrew Ellard's done his thing over at TOS and given us a nicely comprehensive article about the making of Back to Earth. And even if you've already pored over every nugget of info the various doccos and commentaries on the DVDs have to offer, there are still a few important points that jump out…
19th June 2009, 15:24 by Seb Patrick 49 comments
Minor differences ahoy!
So, today TOS has updated with full synopses for Back To Earth . "Whoop-de-shit", you may say "we've already seen these". But you'd be wrong, as well as ugly, for there are VERY MINOR DIFFERENCES between the two versions. Hooray!
3rd April 2009, 11:15 by Ian Symes 11 comments
NEW TOS FORUM
EDIT (7:55pm): Well, to coin a phrase: whoops! This isn't actually properly live yet – we just happened to catch it during testing, because we're a WELL OILED NEWS MACHINE. Bug reports and so on should probably wait until it's live properly…
EDIT (5/3/09): Now fully online!
2nd March 2009, 18:00 by John Hoare 24 comments
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Carlos Delgado believes he can still play
Posted by Christopher Glotfelty (04/13/2010 @ 9:04 pm)
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweets that Carlos Delgado hopes to play this season. The 37-year-old is currently rehabbing from labrum surgery and will likely look for a team once he can prove he's at least powerful with the bat.
While I admire the veterans who try to stay in the game, it's much tougher when they're returning from an injury. Delgado had the surgery in May of 2009 and still isn't ready. That's almost a full year with barely any results. That tells me that one more injury — not matter how little — could could mark the end of his career. With that in mind, why would a team roll the dice on him?
But his numbers are hard to resist. With 16 seasons under his belt, Delgado has hit 473 dingers and is a career .280 hitter. Plus, he hadn't suffered a major injury until last season. While playing a relatively low-risk position at first base, he's been fairly durable, racking up games played with mediocre defense yet unbelievable offense.
Odds are, Delgado will be picked up down the stretch by a team in need of a bat, just like when the Rockies' acquired Jason Giambi last year in August. The deal worked out well for both parties, and the Rockies decided to re-sign Giambi during the offseason.
While Delgado's days as an everyday first baseman are probably over, he could be used in pinch-hit situations or as a DH. As it stands right now, any team not named the Yankees or Red Sox could use this guy when things start to heat up. He may prove hapless at his position, but once scouts see that first ball scream over an outfield wall, he'll be hard to ignore.
Tags: Carlos Delgado, Carlos Delgado Mets, Carlos Delgado return, New York Mets
MacPhail: MLB buyers and sellers
SI.com's Andy MacPhail put together a small list of MLB teams that should either buy or sell as the trade deadline nears.
Of the teams he discussed (which also include the Blue Jays, Mariners, Orioles and Brewers), MacPhail seems to be way off in his assessment of the Mets:
Mets: SELL
44-48, 9 games back in East, 6 1/2 games back in wild card.
The Mets held on as long as they could without Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado, but once Carlos Beltran joined them on the disabled list, their season was lost. Since all three will not be coming back anytime soon, it's highly doubtful the Mets will be able to make a legitimate run at the postseason. There may not be much to sell on this team — the core is still very impressive — but dealing prospects or taking on salary with a team going nowhere has burned the Mets before, like in 2005 when they traded stud prospect Scott Kazmir to the Rays for the middling Victor Zambrano.
Just what do the Mets have to sell with all of their tradable pieces being on the DL? They're obviously not going to trade David Wright, Johan Santana or Francisco Rodriguez, so who would they be able to offer in a trade – Gary Sheffield? Come on.
Unfortunately for the Mets, they're stuck in a holding pattern right now. Reyes, Delgado, Beltran, John Maine, Billy Wagner and J.J. Putz are all currently on the DL with various alignments and with each passing day, they slip further and further out of contention. They're just going to have to view this season as a wash and regroup for next year.
One thing is for sure though – they're not going to be "selling" anything in the next two weeks.
Tags: Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, JJ Putz, John Maine, Jose Reyes, Mets injuries, Mets rumors, MLB buyers and sellers, MLB trade deadline, MLB trade rumors
Top 10 MLB active free passes
Posted by Mike Farley (05/16/2009 @ 7:18 am)
There are some batters that no pitcher wants to face, especially in a crucial situation with runners on base, or with first base open. But some guys are intentionally walked with regularity, and in some cases, even with the bases loaded to give up one run instead of four. Here is the current Top 10 among active players in intentional walks. Pitchers, proceed at your own risk…..
1. Ken Griffey, Seattle Mariners (244)—Of course this guy has always been a feared slugger, but he had a career high 25 intentionals in 1993, and the year he slugged 56 homers with 147 RBI on his way to winning the AL MVP (1997), Griffey was intentionally walked 23 times. Yikes. But before we get all excited about that, consider that Barry Bonds was given the free pass 120 times in 2004, a league record that surely will never be broken.
2. Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels (240)—He's topped 20 seven times and 30 once. Is he that feared or are pitchers tired of looking at that crap on Vlad's helmet?
3. Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers (199)—'Roids, no 'roids, hormones, no hormones, whatever. This is the one guy in baseball I am never pitching to if I don't have to.
4. Carlos Delgado, New York Mets (186)—As a Mets fan, I'm just glad my team doesn't have to face this guy. There is always the potential to hit one 600 feet the opposite way.
5. Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies (172)—You don't give a guy like Helton anything to hit, not with a .329 lifetime batting average, as well as an average of 30 homers and 109 RBI per season.
6. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (160)—Oh yeah, screw what I said about Manny. I forgot about Albert. He's only 29 years old and should easily hit 700 homers or more. THIS is the guy I don't ever pitch to if it's not necessary.
7. Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox (159)—It's interesting to note that in the '90's Thome and Ramirez typically had single digits in free passes. That's because if you put them on, you still had to face Albert Belle or Eddie Murray.
8. Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves (143)—It's kind of funny that Chipper's intentional walks are declining as he's becoming a better and better hitter.
9. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners (129)—This one baffles me. Why put a guy on who averages 40 steals per season?
10. Gary Sheffield, New York Mets (128)—A nice, long career, and sheer intimidation at the plate, even today at age 40.
Source: Baseball Reference
Posted in: Fantasy Baseball, MLB
Tags: Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, Chicago White Sox, Chipper Jones, Colorado Rockies, Gary Sheffield, Ichiro Suzuki, intentional base on balls, intentional walk leaders, Intentional walks, Jim Thome, Ken Griffey, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, MLB, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Helton, Vladimir Guerrero, walks
Top 10 active RBI leaders
You want a telling statistic in baseball? How about the good ol' run batted in (RBI)? This is a stat usually dominated by home run hitters, but it's also a good indicator of productivity at the plate. The guys on this list have been doing it over time, as well, whether they have been chemically enhanced or not, and to qualify, they must be currently on a major league roster:
1. Ken Griffey, Seattle Mariners (1774)—I can't think of a classier player in the last 20 years. And how about these numbers….from 1996 to 1999, the last four years of Griffey's first tenure with Seattle, he had 567 RBI. That's an AVERAGE of 142 per season. Just sick.
2. Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers (1738)—For all the fun we poke at Man Ram for being a goofy, lazy, eccentric superstar, we always temper our joking with "but the guy sure can rake." You want sick numbers? From 1995 when Manny began playing regularly (okay, it was technically 1994 but that season was cut way short) through 2008, he has averaged 111 RBI per season. Think about that.
3. Gary Sheffield, New York Mets (1634)—It's hard to believe this guy has been in the big leagues longer than Griffey. And unlike some of the other guys on this list, Sheffield's 1634 RBI is more about longevity, as his career high is only 132.
4. Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (1606)—A-Rod is almost a lock to pass 2000 RBI, and when you hear the other three names that have done that, it will blow your mind….Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Cap Anson.
5. Carlos Delgado, New York Mets (1504)—Another guy with a nice, long career, and he's topped 100 RBI nine times….so far.
6. Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox (1498)—38 years old and he's still mashing. I know I've written this before, but it's hard to believe the Indians had Thome and Man Ram in the lineup as well as Albert Belle and Eddie Murray, and didn't win like five titles.
7. Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves (1378)—Come to think of it, it's hard to believe the Braves didn't win more than one World Series after winning fourteen straight division crowns. But don't blame Chipper.
8. Garret Anderson, Atlanta Braves (1292)—He's lost some pop the last few seasons, but still a solid, productive player.
9. Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics (1285)—He juiced, he admitted it, and everyone still loves this guy. Maybe that's because he didn't lie about it. And Giambi's 32 homers and 96 RBI last year at the age of 37 proves he didn't need the juice to begin with.
10. Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels (1271)—Another freak of nature type hitter who has averaged 117 RBI per season over the course of his career. And Vlad is still only 34.
P.S. Did anyone else notice there are no Red Sox players on this list?
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Braves, Babe Ruth, best hitters in baseball, Cap Anson, Carlos Delgado, Chicago White Sox, Chipper Jones, Garret Anderson, Gary Sheffield, Hank Aaron, Jason Giambi, Jim Thome, Ken Griffey, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, RBI leaders, Runs batted in leaders, Seattle Mariners, Vladimir Guerrero
2009 MLB Preview: #3 New York Mets
Offseason Movement: In a major effort to try and bolster their bullet riddled bullpen, the Mets signed top free agent closer Francisco Rodriguez, who saved a record 62-games last season for the Angels. The Mets also acquired reliever J.J. Putz, outfielder Jeremy Reed and RHP Sean Green in a three team swap with the Mariners and Indians. The club signed free agent starter Freddy Garcia, but after he gave up 15 runs in just seven innings this spring, they reassigned him to minor league camp. Livan Hernandez – yet another free agent signing – fared much better and will be the Mets' fifth starter when the season opens. Casey Fossum, Alex Cora, Darren O'Day, Rocky Cherry, Connor Robertson and Cory Sullivan round out the rest of New York's offseason additions.
Top Prospect: Wilmer Flores, SS
Outfield prospect Fernando Martinez also deserves mention here, but Flores is already showing potential at just 17 years old. Flores is light years away from the big leagues, but he's already drawing comparisons to Miguel Cabrera in terms of his potential at such a young age. The Mets will likely move Flores along slowly and let him develop his skills. There's absolutely no need to rush him, but he'll get his opportunity to shine in the next couple of years.
Tags: 2009 MLB Predictions, 2009 MLB Preview, 2009 New York Mets Outlook, 2009 New York Mets Preview, Alex Cora, Bobby Parnell, Brian Stokes, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Connor Robertson, Cory Sullivan, Daniel Murphy, Darren O'Day, David Wright, Francisco Rodriguez, Freddy Garcia, Jeremy Reed, JJ Putz, Jose Reyes, K-Rod, MLB Preview 2009, Nelson Figueroa, NL East Predictions, Pedro Feliciano, Rocky Cherry, Sean Green, Wilmer Flores
Mets Solidify Bullpen Further With Putz; Yanks and Braves Chasing Burnett
2010 MLB Preview: NL East
2009 MLB Preview: #5 Los Angeles Angels
2009 MLB Preview: #8 Philadelphia Phillies

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FM wants balanced approach on rates
2 min read . Updated: 09 Oct 2009, 04:28 PM IST Neha D'silva / Reuters
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Mumbai: Union finance minister called on Friday for a balanced approach on interest rates to support both growth and contain inflation, following Reserve Bank of India (RBI) comments on the need to wind back some of its extraordinary policy easing.
Pranab Mukherjee also said he expected annual economic growth to pick up from the October to December quarter.
"We shall have to attain growth at the same time not with the runaway inflation. Inflationary pressure also needs to be restrained," Mukherjee told the ET Now channel on Friday.
Inflation has been forced higher by high food prices, despite an unexpected dip in late September, and is expected to keep climbing in the months ahead. That leaves the central bank with a policy dilemma of needing to contain price pressures without undermining an economic recovery.
The country's chief statistician warned against overreacting to economic data, which would appear strong in coming months.
Pronad Sen said annual changes in industrial production and inflation were being distorted by low 2008 figures, and month-on-month changes were a better guide to judge the state of the economy.
"We should be careful and should not overreact and go for contractionary policies," he said.
He said annual growth in industrial output would be in double-digits and the inflation rate may cross the central bank's comfort zone by December.
In July, the central bank forecast inflation would be around 5% by the end of the fiscal year in March, although it has since said inflation would likely be higher than this. Some analysts see it going as high as 8%.
On Monday, RBI governor Duvvuri Subbarao said there was broad agreement India needed to wind back some of its easy policy stance but there were risks if the move was mistimed.
Nevertheless, India would exits its accommodative monetary policy before advanced economies, he said.
The comments and an Australian central bank rate rise on Tuesday sparked speculation in Indian markets that some of the massive stimulus steps taken to shore up the economy against the global slowdown might soon be withdrawn.
That pushed up swap rates to 2009 highs on Wednesday, although they eased after Mukherjee said India needed more time before deciding on an exit from accommodative policy.
Earlier on Friday, Mukherjee said there had been a steady expansion in domestic demand and savings and investment rates had picked up.
India's economic growth slowed to 6.7% in 2008-09 from rates of 9% or more in the previous three years as the global downturn hit harder than expected, and growth is expected to slow towards 6% in 2009-10.


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Fresh off of his nomination for Best Director for the 91st Academy Awards, BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee has confirmed that Adam Driver is still filming scenes for Star Wars: Episode IX. Lee also shared a brief anecdote about Episode IX's filming crew taking a moment out of today's schedule to congratulate Driver for earning his first Oscar nomination.
It appears Driver is still hard at work on Episode IX, which is reportedly filming through mid-to-late February. We know next-to-nothing about the film's plot, but it wouldn't be surprising if Episode IX nets Driver more screen time than he's had in the previous two films in the trilogy.
It has been known that J. J. Abrams likes to shoot his films in sequence. If that is also the case with Episode IX, knowing principal photography is ending in the coming weeks, we can assume Driver's Kylo Ren will appear well into the third act of the movie (though it's safe to say we all assumed that already).
We'll be sure to report any/all significant updates as more information about one of the year's biggest films comes to light.


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Molecules to Medicine
Anthrax, anthrax, everywhere
By Judy Stone on May 22, 2012
This past week brought news about another successful bioterrorism response drill, effectively delivering hypothetical medicines to protect the citizens of Baltimore from a hypothetical anthrax attack. Frankly, I always shake my head in dismay when I read of such preparedness exercises. I think back to my childhood, with its "duck and cover" Cuban missile crisis school drills and laughable plans to evacuate Washington, D.C. to the hills of West Virginia. I mean, have you seen normal traffic? Even in the '60s, this was a ludicrous idea! And I think of the battles I had in Allegany County, when my children were in school, over there being no soap or paper towels in the public school bathrooms. There is where the real threat of germ warfare is imminent.
It was in the same vein that I recently reviewed the plans for pediatric anthrax vaccine trials, preparing for a provocative grand rounds presentation at a military hospital. Let me share what I found with you here.
First, anthrax infections are contracted by inhalation of spores or, infrequently, by skin contact with infected animals or hides. It is not infectious in the sense of being spread person-to-person. Pre-exposure immunization for high-risk workers involves receiving 5 initial doses and then an annual booster. Not a problem if you are in the army; not so likely to happen in regular civilian populations.
For post-exposure prophylaxis: For adults, the CDC and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) reccommend 3 doses (not 5) of anthrax adsorbed vaccine (AVA) and 60 days Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline, or Procaine Penicillin G (or Amoxil for kids, if the organism is susceptible).
Evolution of anthrax vaccine
The anthrax adsorbed vaccine (AVA) was first licensed in 1970. It contains purified anthrax antigen proteins, with 1.2 mg/ml aluminum hydroxide as an adjuvant (commonly used to boost the immune response so that a lower dose of the protein can be given) and "25 μg/mL benzethonium chloride and 100 μg/mL formaldehyde, added as preservatives." There was a single manufacturer, Bioport. In ~2000, the manufacturer had quality control problems at the plant; a new plant built and has been producing the vaccine since 2002. In 2008, Emergent Biosolutions took over the company and, through its aggressive monopoly and lobbying, obtained a lucrative government contract to provide the vaccine for the military.
The 2001 anthrax attacks also created a huge business opportunity; a new bioterrorism response industry burgeoned. The anthrax vaccine became licensed for use in adults 18 to 65 years of age for pre-exposure vaccination (2005); it was not licensed for use as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for any age group.
A number of military veterans complained of serious and lingering side effects from the mandatory vaccination, prompting a study by the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM report "concluded that AVA is reasonably safe" and did not find link with "Gulf War Syndrome."
But the package insert on Biothrax (AVA) says:
Serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, have been observed, and notes that birth defects were slightly more common in first trimester-exposed infants (odds ratio = 1.18). There was a >10 % incidence of significant arm pain after injection, with limited range of motion. All adverse events were more common in women.
In 2011, a bioterrorism preparedness exercise, "Dark Zephyr," was conducted. (This was a coy symbolic name, as Zephyr means "A soft gentle breeze," and reminded me of spies and intrigue.) The Dark Zephyr exercise found a notable lack of data about the safety or immunogenicity of AVA in those <18 or >65 years old.
Subsequently, the National Biosafety Science Board (NBSB) proclaimed, "Preparation for a national and potentially global threat from the use of B. anthracis spores by terrorists is a major priority for U.S. national security." This has led to the current bioterrorism exercises and NBSB recommendation to test a pediatric anthrax vaccine. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has now referred this issue to the Presidential Commission on Bioethics, which met this past week to begin discussions. Their report will likely be available by year's end.
But, one might ask, how likely is an attack? What evidence exists of any "national and potentially global threat from anthrax"? Is this really a threat, or another "Weapons of Mass Destruction" ploy such as we saw under Bush/Cheney?
Pediatric anthrax vaccine trials
Under Emergency Use Authorization, the FDA has the authority to allow use of an unapproved product if it has been shown to be safe in that population for which it is intended. Note that most medicines were never tested for dosing or safety in kids. It used to be assumed that kids were just "pint-sized people." Why would this anthrax vaccine be treated differently?
Since there is no data about AVA in children, the question then became, should we study the vaccine in kids pre-emergency or try to conduct trials during an emergency?
Historically, dosing for children has been extrapolated from that for adults. The NBSB argues that, during an emergency, the planned dosage of vaccine would have to be the same as in adults and that they would not be able to do sequential studies. So the question is whether the limited likelihood and risk of an attack warrants testing a vaccine with significant side effects on healthy children—especially since it is not known whether any antibodies formed would actually be protective, and boosters have to be given annually. (Note: for example, the dose of diptheria and tetanus proteins in vaccines are higher for infants than for adults.) And it is known that antibiotics and post-exposure vaccination are effective for preventing anthrax infection if necessary.
A look at the pediatric trial arguments: (Pro-AVA trial now)
The driving force behind the rush to conduct trials now is "Be Prepared." Immunized kids might be protected if they are exposed in the future. Parents have more time to consider whether to have their child participate in this clinical trial. Undoubtedly, better data is gained in non-emergent settings. Finally, if needed in an emergency, there would be dose of AVA known to be immunogenic and "safe."
Counter position on AVA trials
Why the urgency? Even the CDC states: "Vaccination is recommended only for those at high risk, such as workers in research laboratories that handle anthrax bacteria routinely." Also, the combination of 60 days of antibiotics plus 3 doses of vaccine currently recommended for use in post-exposure prophylaxis is very effective in preventing anthrax disease from occurring after an exposure.
Further, U.S. federal regulations (45 CFR 46, Subpart D) state that children may not be exposed to risk if a medical experiment does not offer them a direct benefit. Since, "Currently, U.S. children are not at immediate risk from anthrax and would not benefit directly from pre-event AVA [anthrax vaccine] administration," there is only the potential for future benefit.
No vaccine or medicine is without risk. This anthrax vaccine is contraindicated for pregnant women, since it can harm the fetus. There have been cases of anaphylaxis, which is life-threatening. The manufacturer had to stop production and close its plant over quality control issues. While they have re-opened, this is not exactly a reassuring history.
Logistical impracticalities and human nature
Let's look at some of the logistics of the proposed trial. First, how burdensome is the vaccine trial?
The immunization schedule requires 5 doses of vaccine administered over 18 months. In a scathing analysis, ethicist Art Caplan, mockingly notes:
"How worried are you about an anthrax attack on your family? I suspect it is pretty far down on your "things to worry about" list, far behind getting food on the plate, saving for the college fund, and making sure the kids get picked up after sports. Unless the government is willing to scare the living daylights out of parents, few will bring their kids in to act as subjects in what amounts to a safety study.
Even if you are worried, consider this: The current vaccine requires five shots across 18 months. That alone is going to make it somewhere between very unlikely and absolutely hilariously unlikely that any parent or kid is going to make it through a trial. Even if you offered a lot of money to induce parents to bring their sons and daughters down to the test site, it would take a lot of money to make it worth their time to make five separate visits."
Caplan further asks: "If there was an attack, would it make sense to have your kid take an untested vaccine whatever its risks? And would your child even have a chance to get the vaccine if an attack does occur?"
While this week's bioterrorism preparedness exercise demonstrated the feasibility of distributing antibiotics to a large population in case of an emergency, it relied on postal workers, not health care workers trained to administer vaccines. Jonathan Moreno and Tom Daschle note that "33 states and the District of Columbia have cut health funding since 2008, and local health departments have lost 23,000 jobs since then. Among these are the first responders, whom we will rely on during a crisis."
Who will give the vaccines? If the response to Hurricane Katrina is at all representative, we are in big trouble.
So why the push to do pediatric trials now?
What are the incentives for pursuing trials now? One cynically could begin by playing "Follow the Money." We'll start to do that in an upcoming post. Otherwise, this plan for a pediatric anthrax vaccine trial makes no sense to me. My major concern, besides the safety and ethical questions, is that serious allergic side effects will inevitably occur. And when it does, it will fuel the anti-vaccine movement. At a time when the nation is experiencing a record number of cases of measles and pertussis—vaccine preventable diseases—why would we further alienate the public with a vaccine of questionable value?
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public class AMSEventQueueFeeder
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public AMSEventQueueFeeder(InputQueue eventQueue,
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bornAgent

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According to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education, The four-year cohort graduation rate reached 87.61 percent in 2016 -- nearly 6 points better than the 82 percent rate registered in 2010. The graduation rate jumped .6 percentage points over 2015, from 86.98 percent.
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As graduation rates have improved, the dropout rate dipped below 8 percent for the first time -- hitting 7.97 percent.
In Baltimore City, the Class of 2016 saw a 1.2 percent increase over the previous year, with graduation rates at 70.7 percent.
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Dropout rates increased in Baltimore City to 13.9 percent in 2016 from 13.2 percent in 2015.
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U.S. Destroyer, Cargo Ship Pass Through Taiwan Strait in 4th Warship Transit in 5 Months
By: Megan Eckstein
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) transits the Western Pacific on Nov. 12, 2017. US Navy photo.
Two U.S. Navy ships passed through the Taiwan Strait today for the fourth time in recent months, in a move that is allowed under international law but usually provokes a negative reaction from China.
"USS Stethem (DDG 63) and USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on Feb. 25 (local time), in accordance with international law. The ships' transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Navy will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows," U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman said in a statement to USNI News.
The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), left, and the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) transit alongside the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea on May 15, 2018. US Navy photo.
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship paired up for what was the fourth strait passage in five months. USS McCampbell (DDG-85) and oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) steamed through the 110-mile-wide body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China in January; USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) conducted a Taiwan Strait transit in November; and USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) conducted a strait transit in October.
Prior to the near-monthly strait passages, destroyers USS Mustin (DDG-89) and USS Benfold (DDG-65) sailed through the Taiwan Strait in July 2018, and USNI News reported at the time it was the first strait between China and Taiwan in a year.
PACFLEET did not comment on why so many Taiwan Strait transits had occurred in recent months.
This strait transit comes the day after President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would delay a planned hike in tariffs on Chinese goods to give U.S./China trade talks more time to reach an agreement. Trump also departed today for Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the second time regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program. Elements of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group are sitting off the coast of Vietnam this week while the summit takes place.
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
These are the first five verses of the Bible. They start, as indicated, in the beginning. The original sense of the word "created" is that God created the heaven and the earth from nothing. There were no pre-existing materials.
I have always considered how these verses interact with the scientific idea of the "big bang". Most scientists believe there was a point in time when energy and matter came into existence. So, they agree, it hasn't always been here. There was a point where the Universe began. I find it far more logical to believe that there was a source or originator of this creation. Doesn't it make more sense to believe that a supreme being caused the creation, than to believe that matter and energy appeared from nowhere?
If you do not believe in a creator, you must believe that light, energy, and the entire Universe simply came into existence out of absolutely nothing. How is that possible? How does something just appear, with no cause? Did energy create itself? Did light come from nothing? Why would it suddenly appear? None of this makes any sense.
Many people start with the presupposition that there is no God, and try to find ways to explain the Universe without the need for God. However, this is often because these people have a bias against there being a God. They do not want there to be a God that they have to answer to. They prefer a human, self centered paradigm and life. However, I believe if one looks at the Universe objectively, believing in a creator is the logical conclusion.
Often the most simple explanation is the correct one. The existence of a supreme being, not bound by time and space, who creates the Universe remains the most simple and logical explanation for the origin of the Universe. It may come with implications that some people do not like, but the facts point to a creator. This is without even discussing the evidence of design and intelligence within our Universe. This is without even discussing the existence of immaterial things like consciousness and love.
Of course, there will always be some things we cannot fully understood. How can something just speak light into existence? This is of course explained by the fact that God is an all powerful being capable of anything. But even if you believe everything the Bible says about God and everything the Universe points toward Him being, it's still hard to fathom. How big of a God He must be, and how much bigger He is than us. Just look at the mountains and the trees. We live on an incredibly vast earth, and it's just one small piece of the larger Universe.
One striking thing from Genesis 1:1-5, is how orderly God is with His creation. He divides the light from the darkness. He creates night and day and he names them. There is an order and thoughtfulness behind every move. God isn't reckless or random in His creation. There is purpose, carefulness, and tidiness. We see that throughout the earth today. The tides rise and fall, the sun rises and sets, and it all happens according to a defined pattern. For example, the seasons come and go at the same time each year. These verses are in line with what we see today in terms of structure and order in the Universe.
Look for the significance in the seemingly mundane and simple. Consider the fact that the things we know to be normal, such as the existence of light, are miracles and the handiwork of God. Look at creation in all of its detail and how it functions without the need for human assistance. See the fingerprints of God on everything around us. And finally, observe the image of God on yourself and the people in your life. We are the pinnacle of God's creation. Not that our egos should be big, but that we should appreciate Him and recognize the love and value He places on us.
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Martin Peters
The most versatile and, it is generally accepted, naturally talented of the famous World Cup-winning trio of '66, albeit the least famous, Martin is another product of Hammers' famous youth academy.
Made his debut at home against Cardiff City in 1962 and went on to play in every position, including one appearance in goal In only his third senior appearance, as cover for injured 'keeper Brian Rhodes at Cardiff!
But it was as an attacking, creative midfielder that Martin truly made his mark on the English game. Tall, lean and blessed with great timing, Peters would often ghost, unmarked, into forward positions to get on the end of crosses. Excellent with either foot, he also scored many goals with his head and, as England manager Alf Ramsey famously once said in 1966, was '10 years ahead of his time'.
Martin made the first of his 67 senior England debut against Yugoslavia just weeks before the start of that unforgettable World Cup tournament, where he enhanced his world class credentials with consistent performances and the important second goal in the final against West Germany. The goal, a clean, right-footed strike from penalty spot range, in many ways typified Peters' sense of anticipation in the opponents' box.
He was disappointed to be left out of the 1964 FA Cup final starting line-up in favour of the more combative Eddie Bovington, but was in the side to collect a European Cup Winners' Cup medal at Wembley a year later.
It was a shame for West Ham that Martin was, and still is, often referred to as the 'third' member of the World Cup triumvirate. It was this feeling of being slightly in the shadow of Moore and Hurst that prompted his expensive £200,000 transfer to London rivals Spurs in March 1970 - the first of the trio to leave the club they joined as schoolboys.
However, it turned out to be a good move for Peters, who featured in Tottenham's League Cup successes in 1971 and '73 (the latter as skipper) and, more prestigiously, won a UEFA Cup winners' medal in '72. Between 1970 and '75 he made 287 league and cup appearances for Spurs and a little more for his next club, Norwich City, whom he joined in a £50,000 deal.
The complete midfielder, Peters passed the ball well with either foot, was good in the air and difficult to mark because of his excellent movement. He firmly established himself as one of England's all-time greats. Played in the 1970 World Cup tournament, scoring in the ill-fated quarter-final 3-2 defeat by West Germany.
Martin ended his playing days with Sheffield United, where he was player/manager, in 1981.
He worked for Motorplan, a car insurance company, where he was reunited with Hurst, and combines after-dinner speaking with his role as non-executive director at Tottenham Hotspur.