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Criterion brings Jan Troell's masterful debut feature Here is Your Life into their fold. It's the Swedish auteur's second film to join the collection, following his beautiful 2008 film, Everlasting Moments, the title many contemporary audiences may recognize. Though his narrative features are rather few and far between, generally based on expansive novels or real life events (his last work to date is 2012's The Last Sentence documenting a journalist's quest to inform the Swedish public on Fascism in the 1930s), his expressive debut would launch his career as a notable European auteur in the 1970s, with his Oscar nominated epic The Emigrants (currently slated to be remade by Daniel Espinosa) leading a pack of titles finding Troell working continually with Max Von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, while crossing over internationally with films starring Gene Hackman and Mia Farrow.
Regarded as a masterpiece in Sweden, Troell based his first feature on semi-autobiographical novels by Nobel Prize winning novelist Eyvind Johnson. In the tradition of the familiar bildungsroman, we follow a naïve youth, Olof (Eddie Axberg, who would go on to star in a number of Troell's films) as he grows into his own through life's circumstances. Forced to leave a foster home of sorts because they can no longer care for him, young Olof has nowhere to turn since sickness has tainted the home of his biological parents. Smalands Pelle (Von Sydow), a friend of the family, helps the boy secure a job as a logger. Following the accidental death of another youth on the job, Olof begins to develop a sense of self and realizes he doesn't necessarily have to stay employed as a logger, especially as he desires to be a writer. He lucks out with a job working for a movie theater where he sells bon-bons and runs the projection booth, and these experiences eventually awaken his thirst for politics as well as a desire for the opposite sex.
Olof's development mirrors the country's entry into industrialization leading up to and into World War I. Though set in the early 1900s, Troell sports a visual ingenuity akin to the spirit of the 60s, with fleeting, whirling color sequences, such as a blue tinted bird speeding over the orange glow of a horizon, or the grainy color of another character's memory as he relates it to Olof.
Troell serves as his own cinematographer and editor, and he focuses on the striking faces of his actors when the camera isn't racing over the boundless outdoors, often melding juxtaposed images on top of one another, sometimes jarring us with a pause of the frame. It's an arrestingly vibrant black and white design, making an odd comparison to Troell's 2012 title The Last Sentence, featuring a man at the opposite end of his life framed in much less energetic sequences by Troell's eventual regular DoP Mischa Gavrjusjov.
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Here is Your Life looks outstanding with Criterion's 2K digital restoration. In its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio, its close-ups look wonderful, with only minor fading barely apparent in brief moments from time to time. Criterion stockpiles the extra features, including a glowing introduction from director Mike Leigh.
Mike Leigh Introduction:
Recorded by Criterion in New York in December, 2014, director Mike Leigh provides a four minute intro, discussing how complex and remarkable Troell's debut is.
Troell and Cowie Conversation:
Recorded by Criterion in March, 2015, Troell discusses his working methods and beginnings in film with film historian Peter Cowie in this half hour feature. Troell begins by stating he didn't originally imagine a life in film.
Eddie Axberg Interview:
Conducted by Criterion in Stockholm in March, 2015, this fifteen minute feature finds the actor discussing his career and work on Here is Your Life, which he filmed when he was only 17 years old.
Bengt Forslund Interview:
The producer and co-writer of Here is Your Life, Forslund is considered a major contributor to Swedish cinema of the 1960s. This interview was also conduced in Stockholm in March, 2015, and Forslund discusses the changes going on in the country at the time the film was being made. The feature is about fifteen minutes in length, beginning with his early career writing about cinema in the 1950s.
Interlude in the Marshland:
A 1965 omnibus film called 4×4 was comprised of four short films, each from a different Nordic country. Troell supplied the Swedish entry, Interlude in the Marshland, which starred Max Von Sydow, and was based on a story by Eyvind Johnson, the same author who inspired Troell's Here is Your Life. The half hour short features similar techniques seen in the later feature.
Restored to its original running time of nearly three hours (it received an altered 1968 US theatrical release) Criterion presents a masterful title available for the first time (even though it was available via digital platforms even earlier). It's an excellent introduction to those unfamiliar with Troell's sublime filmography, a taste of heights to come.
Film: ★★★½/☆☆☆☆☆
Disc: ★★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
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Jennifer Hudson has released the album cover for her next album JHUD along with a sampler to whet our appetites for her next collection. On the cover, Hudson stands triumphantly against a Chicago skyline. This serves as a formal introduction to the new Jennifer Hudson that we've come to know as of late. She's slimmed down, her hair is clipped, and her style is brash.
These changes also manifest themselves in her music. Gone is the traditional diva styling; now Ms. Hudson has edge. For better or worse, she's current.
The sampler opens with her second single, the Timbaland produced and assisted "Walk It Out." The song is pretty potent on its own, but I can't shake the feeling that it would be better suited for someone with a less powerful voice. Hudson has to walk that same line that Christina Aguilera has always had to walk. Their voices are so strong that they don't perform well on these mid-range tracks. It inevitably sounds like over-singing.
At first listen, I hated this song. But in hindsight, that was mostly because it was such a departure from her prior work. "I Can't Describe" has that new trademark Pharrell sound that you hate to love and love to hate. And even though she was in danger of singing this one as well, Hudson keeps her voice in check. The feature from T.I. even seems appropriate. It's a wonder that this one didn't catch on.
"Dangerous" embodies the direction that Jennifer Hudson should be moving in her career. Since Ms. Hudson's voice in reminiscent of disco divas like Donna Summer, the song's disco vibe suits her well. The hardness of her voice, which can at times be off-putting, is balanced well over the hard-hitting beat and synthesized tones.
I would have never described her delivery as "breathy" before, but she becomes a sultry songstress on "He Ain't Goin' Nowhere." The track puts me in the mind of the musical revolution Michael Jackson created with his Thriller album. It doesn't sound like anything else on radio right now. The bass is heavy, the groove is laid-back, and Hudson even gets a chance to let her voice off of its leash.
I absolutely hate that she featured R. Kelly on this track. He brings absolutely nothing to the song, and if he weren't featured, I would have given it 5 stars. "It's Your World" is just a winner. It's like an old school roller rink track, and assuming that she is putting together a video for this song, that is where it should be set. I want to see the disco ball, strobe lights, scrunchy socks, and neon clothes. This song embodies all of that in a manner that is impeccably authentic.
The album is set to arrive on September 23rd. Will you be buying? Stream the whole sampler below!


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Lawan Hails Buhari at 79
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent felicitations to President Muhammadu Buhari on his 79th birthday, hailing his purposeful leadership, vision, courage and steadfastness in the pursuit of the right cause and common good.
Lawan's Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ola Awoniyi, disclosed this in a statement.
"I join the multitude of fellow Nigerians and your other well-wishers across the globe in thanking Allah for His great gifts of good health and long life to you.
"This benevolence of Allah has enabled Your Excellency to continue to provide purposeful leadership to our country in this time of unprecedented challenges across the world.
"You are a leader who has matched vision with courage and who is steadfast in his pursuit of the right cause and common good.
"Your Excellency, like most who have worked with you, I attest that you are passionate about the unity, security and prosperity of Nigeria.
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"This attribute, with the focused transformation of the nation's physical infrastructure, social and economic reforms will enhance your legacy as a unique Nigerian leader.
"Our great party, the All Progressives Congress is lucky to have you as our leader in this stage of its history. Your selfless and foresighted leadership has brought unity and cohesion to the party and greatly contributed to making the APC the most freely embraced political platform in the history of Nigeria.
"Mr President, your leadership of Nigeria is a blessing to our dear country as it offers our people and institutions confidence in confronting the current challenges and in laying the foundation for sustainable prosperity.
"The National Assembly will continue to work with you in line with our shared vision and in the best interest of our dear nation," Lawan said.
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Big banks top 5 online media center designs
Banks' digital media centers often resemble a bullet-pointed Word document, circa the mid-1980s. As newsrooms are the website space designated for banks to broadcast their most newsworthy news, it's interesting that from a design perspective, most banks have left their newsroom pages to fossilize and petrify.
However, a few banks are breaking free of the monotonous newsroom mold to offer up a content product that's actually alluring.
Here's our top 5.
In 2014, BNY Mellon released its revamped newsroom, and boy, a lot of thought went into it. After years of going down the beaten press release track, the megabank decided it was time for a change. "We recognize that that's not how people consume their news currently," said Colleen Krieger of the bank's corporate communications in the newsroom's release video.
Instead of bullet points, the newsroom is organized more like a magazine interface, in keeping with millennial reading preferences. The content itself matches the design's millennial vibe, with world finance news coexisting happily with top exec interviews, blockchain experiment announcements, and tips from BNY Mellon interns.
J.P.Morgan Chase
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the United States' largest bank by total assets has invested in its news design, and it shows. Although the newsroom itself is fairly drab, their news tab is current. The bank hasn't entirely done away with the bullet-point press release system, it's only one facet of the newsroom – and it's in blue. The rest of the newsroom consists of a mix of written, visual, and video content arranged in boxes of varying sizes.
For the parent company, the newsroom is very community-oriented, showcasing a number of programs and bank employees that are dedicated to giving back. While Chase's newsroom is a grid of boxes with smiling people giving down-to-earth financial advice, it appears the company doesn't think this relaxed vibe should extend to its investment arm. JPMorgan's newsroom is a press release listicle in blue.
The Royal Bank of Scotland
The UK's third largest bank by assets easily wins the UK newsroom design competition. While the Kingdom's other four big banks have stuck with the tried-and-true bullet point system, RBS' newsroom is much more similar to JPM's boxed blog-like format, with vibrant images to go with a wide range of topics: financial advice, economic analysis, developments and the bank, and CSR.
Deutsche Bank also seems to have grasped the basic principle that the listicle newsrooms of yesteryear are out. Instead, the German bank's media center has opted for an assortment of boxes with news inside. However, the design – and the content – is much less vibrant than BNY Mellon's. The colors are more subdued, the boxes are side by side, not interlocked, and the announcements are for bankers, not youngsters.
Still, replacing the list system with the box system demonstrates that Deutsche Bank is thinking out of the box. Interestingly, online German bank N26, whose tagline is "Banking by Design", wasn't particularly creative with its newsroom design.
ING Bank's newsroom design is a long way from BNY Mellon's Pinterest-like interface, but it wins points for adding a splash of color, the brand's trademark orange, as well as pictures.
So while their newsroom is still just press releases, it looks more like a media publication than a list typed up on a word processor that's still running on Windows XP.
At least they're trying.
Following RBS, should your firm sign up for Facebook at Work?
Facebook has made it clear for years that it wasn't just satisfied attracting attracting over 1 billion individual users to the social network. Beginning in 2014, rumors coming out of Facebook showed that the company was working on a business product. Facebook wants to reach business users — the same users that spend more time on Linkedin while in the office. Users who turn to social networks not to post their most recent selfie, but to network in their industries, stay on top of impactful trends, and identify and connect with prospective clients.
[email protected], as the product is now called, was just unveiled recently and the company just reported that it signed on RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) as its largest customer to date.
What is [email protected]
The early version of [email protected] is very similar to the consumer version familiar to over 1.5 billion registered users of the social network. The difference is that the enterprise version will be a much more secure, walled garden. So, to start, RBS employees will be able to connect with their peers at the firm and congregate into user groups based on pre-defined permissions.
This functionality is similar to the types of internal corporate social networks popularized by Yammer (now owned by Microsoft) and Jive Software. The social enterprise market is already pretty saturated with tools that function like collaborative intranets and take communication and collective work to a whole new level for the enterprise. Time will tell whether [email protected] will take its social network and enable users to connect and communicate with workers outside their firms. Financial service firms have their own unique archival requirements when communicating with clients, so Facebook will have to work with outside technologies to ensure compliance standards are met. [email protected] doesn't currently function as a technology platform that other 3rd party apps could integrate into but all signs and messaging out of FB's management points to such a future roadmap for the product.
As purely a messaging tool, Facebook will have to compete with massive incumbent, Bloomberg for its share in the financial services arena. Symphony, a communications tool developed and owned by a consortium of financial service firms, is making waves in fintech circles as it raises a war chest of capital to compete against Bloomberg's dominance in messaging.
RBS was on an early trial conducted by Facebook and employee usage dictated the firm's decision to rollout [email protected] more broadly:
"The pilot we've been running demonstrated we were ready for more," said Simon McNamara, Chief Administrative Officer at the Royal Bank of Scotland, who oversees the bank's rollout of the service. "The adoption rate was a phenomenal 90%."
It will take more marketing to convince large IT departments that [email protected] is worth the hassle. Financial services firms normally take the wait-and-see approach towards new consumer-facing technology, so it's interesting to see a bank become one of [email protected]'s most-prized early customers. Some CIOs have already communicated a certain level of skepticism around adopting these new social tools from a player with no real experience in selling into and servicing the needs of the enterprise.
"Social interactions within the enterprise largely support structured communication, collaborative work, finding and sharing experts and expertise," John Baptista, an associate professor of information systems at the U.K.'s Warwick Business School says. Facebook may try to emulate that, but it will "struggle because its nature is instead to support user-centered, unstructured postings and to follow emergent activity streams."
Like any popular new consumer tech, large enterprises have to contend with unregulated and uncontrolled employee usage. Financial services firms have approached the meteoric adoption of smartphones with in-house and bought solutions to enable employees to use their own phones to access corporate files and data. [email protected] will have to allay fears that Facebook's own solution will be enterprise-grade in terms of security, safety, and compliance.
RBS plans to have 30,000 workers on its [email protected] network by March of next year, and its entire workforce of 100,000 using the platform by the end of 2016.
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Q: Вывести файл из ресурсов в папку на C# В общем, есть textBox1 и бутон в textBox1 должны писать директорию папки, в моем случае C:\Users\1\Desktop\123 , а при нажатии на бутон из ресурсов программы должна копироваться картинка png12.png в эту папку, есть вот такой код, который я нашел,не робит, подскажите, в чем проблема?Находил различные статьи, но ничего не работаетЪ
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
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            string dir = textBox1.Text;
            string FilePath = Application.StartupPath + "\\png12.png";
            if (!File.Exists(FilePath))
            {
                File.Copy(dir, FilePath, true);
            }
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A: Вот мое решение с помощью потоков, но можешь использовать сахар using для Idisposable:
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marital problems
'You've been lying to me.' My frantic husband was pacing the room. 'What's really going on?' Tell the truth.': Wife admits her own infidelity, promises your marriage is 'worth fighting for,' says 'you can gain trust again'
"My phone was in his hand. I was half asleep. He'd found a thread of messages to a friend of mine. I'd been telling her I felt like the other guy was the one for me. Not my husband. As you can imagine, he was blindsided. 'Tell me what happened,' he kept repeating. Tears streamed down my face. If I said it, then that made it more real."
'If I was so miserable, I should leave.' Eventually, I did. Our marriage looked perfect on social media. We always believed in keeping our issues private.'
"Our wedding day was intimate. But behind the façade were underlying issues that left a bad taste in my mouth. I was put on the back burner. I was failing him because he was expecting me to prepare a home-cooked meal every day while also juggling maintaining a home and breastfeeding our son."
'I cheated on you with a woman I met at the gym. She has a daughter, and I'm her father.': Woman learns to 'truly forgive' after husband's infidelity left her 'hurt, betrayed'
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THE FEDERICO G. GIL PROFESSORSHIP
(One of The Margaret and Paul A. Johnston Professorships)
Dr. Federico Guillermo Gil, a former Kenan Professor of political science and former director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, was born in Havana in 1915. His preparatory education was at Candler College in Havana, and he received his B.A. from the Instituto de la Habana in 1935. He received three degrees from the University of Havana: Doctor of Laws in 1940, Doctor of Political and Social Sciences in 1941, and Licentiate of Diplomatic and Consular Law in 1942. He lived in Spain briefly before moving to the United States.
Gil began his teaching career as an instructor at Louisiana State University in 1942 and moved to Chapel Hill the following year. He was named a Kenan Professor in 1965. He taught at the University for nearly 40 years before retiring in 1980. In addition to his distinguished teaching career in political science, Gil traveled throughout the world and served as a visiting faculty member at Duke University, Middlebury College, the Institute of Political and Administrative Science at the University of Chile and at Rollins College in Florida, where he was named Alfred J. Hanna Distinguished Professor.
Gil was a member of the UNC-CH Faculty Council, president of the Latin American Studies Association, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Miami and president of the Southeastern Conference on Latin American Studies. He represented Gov. Luther Hodges at the Conference on Inter-American Relations in Cambridge, Mass., in 1960 and helped draft the Alliance for Progress. He was a member of the N.C. Advisory Council to the Peace Corps under Gov. Terry Sanford, and he was an invited representative of the Cuban community abroad by the Republic of Cuba at the prisoner release talks in Havana in 1978. He has written or co-written five books and numerous scholarly articles.
In recognition of his many accomplishments, Gil received numerous honors: an honorary Doctor of Laws from Rollins College; the Kalman Silvert President's Prize of the Latin American Studies Association; honorary membership in the Mexican National Association of University Graduates; the Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teaching Award of the University; honorary membership in the Order of the Golden Fleece; an honorary professorship from the University of Chile; Commander, Order of Merit Bernardo O'Higgins (the highest award given by the government of Chile); and a corresponding member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences in Argentina. In 1991, UNC-CH awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters degree. He died in April 2000.
The Margaret and Paul A. Johnston Professorships were established in 1987 by a bequest in Paul A. Johnston's will for more than $10 million -- the second largest bequest received by the University. The series of professorships in the College of Arts and Sciences honors retired faculty members. The number of professorships varies, as does the academic disciplines to which they are assigned. Paul Johnston specified that the retired faculty members for whom professorships are named must be living when the professorships are created. For more information on the Johnstons, see the entry on The Margaret and Paul A. Johnston Professorships.


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Montgomery hits out at 'vanity press'
By Alistair Osborne, Business Editor
12:01AM BST 25 Apr 2007
David Montgomery, the former Mirror Group boss, has attacked some national newspaper groups for being nothing more than vanity publishers.
Mr Montgomery, who is now chairman and chief executive of European newspaper group Mecom, said the British market was skewed by perenially loss-making titles.
"We have a lot of vanity publishing in the UK," he told a media conference hosted by Numis Securities. "A lot of national newspapers exist for reasons that are unknown to man. They lose money, it stunts the growth of regional newspapers."
While Mr Montgomery did not name the culprits, both the Independent and the Guardian are currently loss-making.
While the Independent expects to have an improved performance for 2006, compared to 2005's £10m losses, it will remain in the red. Guardian Media Group had underlying losses of £19.3m in its most recent accounts from its national newspaper wing, which also includes the Observer.
While the Telegraph Media Group lost £12.1m in its most recent year, operating profits rose 2pc to £33.7m before £45.8m of exceptional costs for reorganisation and its relocation to Victoria.
Mr Montgomery said that when he was asked to address whether the UK newspaper business model could be exported to Europe "my first overwhelming reaction was 'God I hope not'."
He said Mecom's operations in such places as Norway, Germany and Poland were characterised by higher levels of subscriptions, lower asset valuations and a healthier ratio betweeen advertising and circulation revenues - though labour costs were higher.
Despite previously leading a losing bid by venture capitalist 3i for the Telegraph, when it was bought in 2004 by Sir Frederick Barclay and Sir David Barclay for £665m, Mr Montgomery said he believed that, in the rapidly changing digital age, private equity did not make good owners of newspapers.
"In this environment, less and less can the case be made for private equity to be owners of newspaper businesses," Mr Montgomery said. "It needs managers who have long-term commitments to their newspapers."
In what was believed to be a veiled reference to his experience with 3i, Mr Montgomery said: "I have sat in too many meetings where we should have been talking about operations but we were talking about exit multiples."
He also said that European newspapers, which sold DVDs, CDs and books, rather than gave them away in promotions to win readers, had "a better business model".
Peter Williams, finance director of the Daily Mail & General Trust, owner of the Daily Mail, conceded "it would be very nice if we could get off" the drug of promotional giveaways. "The whole of Fleet St is always looking for an alternative that would be cheap," he said.
However, such giveaways, if repeated over weeks rather than single days, did attract new readers to the Mail, Mr Williams said.
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Speech to the Pennsylvania Convention, December 4, 1787
by James Wilson
A Full-Throated Defense of Federal Protection for Civil Rights – in 1875
ByRay Tyler
This version of Wilson's speech is that of Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd's notes have
been included here and are indicated by { }.
Before I proceed to consider those qualities in the Constitution before us, which I think will insure it our approbation, permit me to make some re-marks, and they shall be very concise, upon the objections that were offered this forenoon, by the member from Fayette (John Smilie). I do it, at this time, because I think it will be better to give a satisfactory answer to the whole of the objections, before I proceed to the other part of my subject. I find that the doctrine of a single legislature is not to be contended for in this Constitution. I shall therefore say nothing on that point. I shall consider that part of the system, when we come to view its excellencies. Neither shall I take particular notice of his observation on the qualified negative of the President, for he finds no fault with it; he mentions, however, that he thinks it a vain and useless power, because it can never be executed. The reason he assigns for this is, that the king of Great Britain, who has an absolute negative over the laws proposed by Parliament, has never exercised it, at least, not for many years. It is true, and the reason why he did not exercise it was, that during all that time, the king possessed a negative before the bill had passed through the two houses, a much stronger power than a negative after debate. I believe, since the Revolution, at the time of William III, it was never known that a bill disagreeable to the Crown passed both houses. At one time in the reign of Queen Anne, when there appeared some danger of this being effected, it is well-known that she created twelve peers, and by that means effectually defeated it. Again, there was some risk of late years in the present reign, with regard to Mr. [Charles James] Fox's East India bill, as it is usually called, that passed through the House of Commons, but the king had interest enough in the House of Peers, to have it thrown out; thus it never came up for the royal assent. But that is no reason why this negative should not be exercised here, and exercised with great advan¬tage. Similar powers are known in more than one of the states. The governors of Massachusetts and New York have a power similar to this; and it has been exercised frequently to good effect.
I believe the governor of New York, under this power, has been known to send back five or six bills in a week; and I well recollect that at the time the funding system was adopted by our legislature, the people in that state considered the negative of the governor as a great security, that their leg¬islature would not be able to encumber them by a similar measure. Since that time an alteration has been supposed in the governor's conduct, but there has been no alteration in his power.
The honorable gentleman from Westmoreland (William Findley), by his highly refined critical abilities, discovers an inconsistency in this part of the Constitution, and that which declares in [Article I,] section first: "All legislative powers, herein granted, shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a senate and a house of representatives," and yet here, says he, is a power of legislation given to the President of the United States, because every bill, before it becomes a law, shall be presented to him. Thus he is said to possess legislative powers. Sir, the Convention observed on this occasion strict propriety of language; "if he approve the bill when it is sent, he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it"; but no bill passes in consequence of having his assent-therefore he possesses no legislative authority.
The effect of his power upon this subject is merely this, if he disapproves a bill, two-thirds of the legislature become necessary to pass it into a law, instead of a bare majority. And when two-thirds are in favor of the bill, it becomes a law, not by his, but by authority of the two houses of the leg¬islature
We are told, in the next place, by the honorable gentleman from Fayette (John Smilie) that in the different orders of mankind, there is that of a natural aristocracy. On some occasions, there is a kind of magical ex¬pression, used to conjure up ideas, that may create uneasiness and appre¬hension. I hope the meaning of the words is understood by the gentleman who used them. I have asked repeatedly of gentlemen to explain, but have not been able to obtain the explanation of what they meant by a consolidated government. They keep round and round about the thing, but never define. I ask now what is meant by a natural aristocracy? I am not at a loss for the etymological definition of the term, for, when we trace it to the language from which it is derived, an aristocracy means nothing more or less than a government of the best men in the community, or those who are recom¬mended by the words of the constitution of Pennsylvania, where it is di¬rected, that the representatives should consist of those most noted for wis¬dom and virtue. Is there any danger in such representation? I shall never find fault, that such characters are employed. Happy for us, when such char¬acters can be obtained. If this is meant by a natural aristocracy, and I know no other, can it be objectionable, that men should be employed that are most noted for their virtue and talents? And are attempts made to mark out these as the most improper persons for the public confidence?
I had the honor of giving a definition, and I believe it was a just one, of what is called an aristocratic government. It is a government where the supreme power is not retained by the people, but resides in a select body of men, who either fill up the vacancies that happen, by their own choice and election, or succeed on the principle of descent, or by virtue of territorial possessions, or some other qualifications that are not the result of personal properties. When I speak of personal properties, I mean the qualities of the head and the disposition of the heart.
We are told that the Representatives will not be known to the people, nor the people to the Representatives, because they will be taken from large districts where they cannot be particularly acquainted. There has been some experience in several of the states, upon this subject, and I believe the ex¬perience of all who have had experience demonstrates that the larger the district of election, the better the representation. It is only in remote corners of a government, that little demagogues arise. Nothing but real weight of character can give a man real influence over a large district. This is remark-ably shown in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The members of the House of Representatives are chosen in very small districts, and such has been the influence of party cabal and little intrigue in them, that a great majority seem inclined to show very little disapprobation of the conduct of the insurgents in that state.
The governor is chosen by the people at large, and that state is much larger than any district need be under the proposed Constitution. In their choice of their governor, they have had warm disputes; but however warm the disputes, their choice only vibrated between the most eminent char¬acters. Four of their candidates are well-known: Mr. [John] Hancock, Mr. [James] Bowdoin, General [Benjamin] Lincoln, and Mr. [Nathaniel] Gorham, the late President of Congress.
I apprehend it is of more consequence to be able to know the true interest of the people, than their faces, and of more consequence still, to have virtue enough to pursue the means of carrying that knowledge usefully into effect. And surely when it has been thought hitherto, that a representation in Con¬gress of from five to two members was sufficient to represent the interest of this state, is it not more than sufficient to have ten members in that body and those in a greater comparative proportion than heretofore? The citizens of Pennsylvania will be represented by eight, and the state by two. This, certainly, though not gaining enough, is gaining a good deal; the members will be more distributed through the state, being the immediate choice of the people, who hitherto have not been represented in that body. It is said that the House of Representatives will be subject to corruption, and the Senate possess the means of corrupting, by the share they have in the ap-pointment to office. This was not spoken in the soft language of attachment to government. It is perhaps impossible, with all the caution of legislators and statesmen, to exclude corruption and undue influence entirely from
government. All that can be done, upon this subject, is done in the Con¬stitution before you. Yet it behooves us to call out, and add, every guard and preventative in our power. I think, sir, something very important on this subject is done in the present system. For it has been provided, effectually, that the man that has been bribed by an office shall have it no longer in his power to earn his wages. The moment he is engaged to serve the Senate, in consequence of their gift, he no longer has it in his power to sit in the House of Representatives. For "no representative shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office, under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time." And the following annihilates corruption of that kind: "And no person holding any office under the United States, shall be a member of either house, during his continuance in office." So that the mere acceptance of an office as a bribe effectually destroys the end for which it was offered. Was this attended to when it was mentioned that the members of the one house could be bribed by the other? "But the members of the Senate may enrich themselves" was an observation made as an objection to this system. As the mode of doing this has not been pointed out, I apprehend the objection is not much relied upon. The Senate are incapable of receiving any money, except what is paid them out of the public treasury. They cannot vote to themselves a single penny, unless the proposition originates from the other house. This objec¬tion therefore is visionary, like the following one, "that pictured group, that numerous host, and prodigious swarm of officers, which are to be appointed under the general government." The gentlemen tell you that there must be judges of the supreme, and judges of the inferior courts, with all their appendages; there will be tax gatherers swarming throughout the land. Oh! say they, if we could enumerate the offices, and the numerous officers that must be employed every day, in collecting and receiving, and controlling the monies of the United States, the number would be almost beyond imagi¬nation. I have been told, but I do not vouch for the fact, that there are in one shape or another, more than a thousand persons in this very state, who get their living in assessing and collecting our revenues from the other citizens.
Sir, when this business of revenue is conducted on a general plan, we may be able to do the business of the thirteen states, with an equal, nay, with a less number-instead of thirteen comptrollers general, one controller will be sufficient. I apprehend that the number of officers under this system will be greatly reduced from the number now employed. For as Con¬gress can now do nothing effectually, the states are obliged to do everything. And in this very point, I apprehend, that we shall be great gainers.
Sir, I confess I wish the powers of the Senate were not as they are. I think it would have been better if those powers had been distributed in other parts of the system. I mentioned some circumstances in the forenoon, that I had observed on this subject I may mention now, we may think ourselves very well off, sir, that things are as well as they are, and that that body is even so much restricted. But surely objections of this kind come with a bad grace from the advocates, or those who prefer the present Confederation, and who wish only to increase the powers of the present Congress. A single body not constituted with checks, like the proposed one, who possess not only the power of making treaties, but executive powers, would be a perfect des¬potism; but, further, these powers are, in the present Confederation, pos¬sessed without control.
As I mentioned before, so I will beg leave to repeat, that this Senate can do nothing without the concurrence of some other branch of the govern¬ment. With regard to their concern in the appointment to offices, the Presi¬dent must nominate before they can be chosen; the President must acquiesce in that appointment. With regard to their power in forming treaties, they can make none, they are only auxiliaries to the President. They must try all impeachments; but they have no power to try any until presented by the House of Representatives; and when I consider this subject, though I wish the regulations better, I think no danger to the liberties of this country can arise even from that part of the system. But these objections, I say, come with a bad grace from those who prefer the present Confederation, who think it only necessary to add more powers to a body organized in that form. I confess, likewise, that by combining those powers, of trying impeach¬ments, and making treaties, in the same body, it will not be so easy as I think it ought to be, to call the Senators to an account for any improper conduct in that business.
Those who proposed this system were not inattentive to do all they could. I admit the force of the observation made by the gentleman from Fayette (John Smilie) that when two-thirds of the Senate concur in forming a bad treaty, it will be hard to procure a vote of two-thirds against them, if they should be impeached. I think such a thing is not to be expected; and so far they are without that immediate degree of responsibility, which I think requisite, to make this part of the work perfect. But this will not be always the case. When a member of Senate shall behave criminally, the criminality will not expire with his office. The Senators may be called to account after they shall have been changed, and the body to which they belonged shall have been altered. There is a rotation; and every second year one-third of the whole number go out. Every fourth year two-thirds of them are changed. In six years the whole body is supplied by a new one. Considering it in this view, responsibility is not entirely lost. There is another view in which it ought to be considered, which will show that we have a greater degree of security. Though they may not be convicted on impeachment before the Senate, they may be tried by their country; and if their criminality is es¬tablished, the law will punish. A grand jury may present, a petit jury may convict, and the judges will pronounce the punishment. This is all that can be done under the present Confederation, for under it there is no power of impeachment; even here then we gain something. Those parts that are exceptionable in this Constitution are improvements on that concerning which so much pains are taken to persuade us, that it is preferable to the other.
The last observation respects the judges. It is said that if they dare to decide against the law, one house will impeach them, and the other will convict them. I hope gentlemen will show how this can happen, for bare supposition ought not to be admitted as proof. The judges are to be im¬peached because they decide an act null and void that was made in defiance
of the Constitution! What House of Representatives would dare to impeach, or Senate to commit judges for the performance of their duty? These ob¬servations are of a similar kind to those with regard to the liberty of the press.
I will now proceed to take some notice of those qualities in this Con¬stitution, that I think entitle it to our respect and favor. I have not yet done, sir, with the great principle on which it stands; I mean the practical rec¬ognition of this doctrine, that in the United States the people retain the supreme power.
In giving a definition of the simple kinds of government known through-out the world, I had occasion to describe what I meant by a democracy; and I think I termed it, that government in which the people retain the supreme power, and exercise it either collectively or by representation-this Constitution declares this principle in its terms and in its consequences, which is evident from the manner in which it is announced: "WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES." After all the examination, which I am able to give the subject, I view this as the only sufficient and the most honorable basis, both for the people and government, on which our Constitution can possibly rest. What are all the contrivances of states, of kingdoms, and empires? What are they all intended for? They are all in-tended for man, and our natural character and natural rights are certainly to take place, in preference to all artificial refinements that human wisdom can devise.
I am astonished to hear the ill-founded doctrine, that states alone ought to be represented in the federal government; these must possess sovereign authority forsooth, and the people be forgot. No, let us reascend to first prin¬ciples. That expression is not strong enough to do my ideas justice. Let us RETAIN first principles. The people of the United States are now in the possession and exercise of their original rights, and while this doctrine is known, and operates, we shall have a cure for every disease.
I shall mention another good quality, belonging to this system. In it the legislative, executive, and judicial powers are kept nearly independent and distinct. I express myself in this guarded manner, because I am aware of some powers that are blended in the Senate. They are but few; and they
are not dangerous. It is an exception, yet that exception consists of but few instances, and none of them dangerous. I believe [that] in no constitution for any country on earth is this great principle so strictly adhered to, or marked with so much precision and accuracy, as in this. It is much more accurate, than that which the honorable gentleman [John Smilie] so highly extols, I mean the constitution of England. There, sir, one branch of the legislature can appoint the members of another. The king has the power of introducing members into the House of Lords. I have already mentioned that in order to obtain a vote, twelve peers were poured into that house at one time; the operation is the same, as might be under this Constitution, if the President had a right to appoint the members of the Senate. This power of the king's extends into the other branch, where, though he cannot im¬mediately introduce a member, yet he can do it remotely by virtue of his prerogative, as he may create boroughs with power to send members to the House of Commons. The House of Lords form a much stronger exception to this principle than the Senate in this system; for the House of Lords pos¬sess judicial powers, not only that of trying impeachments, but that of trying their own members, and civil causes when brought before them, from the courts of chancery, and the other courts in England.
If we therefore consider this Constitution, with regard to this special ob¬ject, though it is not so perfect as I would wish, yet it is more perfect than any other government that I know.
I proceed to another property which I think will recommend it to those who consider the effects of beneficence and wisdom. I mean the division of this legislative authority into two branches. I had an opportunity of dilating somewhat on this subject before. And as it is not likely to afford a subject of debate, I shall take no further notice of it, than barely to mention it. The next good quality, that I remark is, that the executive authority is one; by this means we obtain very important advantages. We may discover from history, from reasoning, and from experience, the security which this fur¬nishes. The executive power is better to be trusted when it has no screen. Sir, we have a responsibility in the person of our President; he cannot act improperly, and hide either his negligence, or inattention; he cannot roll upon any other person the weight of his criminality. No appointment can
take place without his nomination; and he is responsible for every nomi¬nation he makes. We secure vigor; we well know what numerous executives are. We know there is neither vigor, decision, nor responsibility in them. Add to all this, that officer is placed high, and is possessed of power, far from being contemptible, yet not a single privilege is annexed to his character; far from being above the laws, he is amenable to them in his private character as a citizen, and in his public character by impeachment.
Sir, it has often been a matter of surprise, and frequently complained of even in Pennsylvania, that the independence of the judges is not properly secured. The servile dependence of the judges, in some of the states that have neglected to make proper provision on this subject, endangers the lib¬erty and property of the citizen; and I apprehend that whenever it has hap¬pened that the appointment has been for a less period than during good behavior, this object has not been sufficiently secured-for if every five or seven years, the judges are obliged to make court for a reappointment to office, they cannot be styled independent. This is not the case with regard to those appointed under the general government. For the judges here shall hold their offices during good behavior. I hope no further objections will be taken, against this part of the Constitution, the consequence of which will be, that private property (so far as it comes before their courts) and personal liberty, so far as it is not forfeited by crimes, will be guarded with firmness and watchfulness.
It may appear too professional to descend into observations of this kind, but I believe, that public happiness, personal liberty, and private property depend essentially upon the able and upright determinations of indepen¬dent judges.
Permit me to make one more remark on the subject of the judicial de¬partment. Its objects are intended beyond the bounds or power of every par¬ticular state, and therefore must be proper objects of the general govern¬ment. I do not recollect any instance where a case can come before the judiciary of the United States, that could possibly be determined by a par¬ticular state, except one, which is, where citizens of the same state claim lands under the grant of different states, and in that instance, the power of the two states necessarily comes in competition; wherefore there would be great impropriety in having it determined by either. Sir, I think there is another subject with regard to which this Constitution deserves approbation. I mean the accuracy with which the line is drawn be¬tween the powers of the general government, and that of the particular state governments. We have heard some general observations on this subject, from the gentlemen who conduct the opposition. They have asserted that these powers are unlimited and undefined. These words are as easily pronounced as limited and defined. They have already been answered by my honorable colleague (Thomas M¬Kean) therefore, I shall not enter into an explana¬tion; but it is not pretended, that the line is drawn with mathematical pre¬cision; the inaccuracy of language must, to a certain degree, prevent the accomplishment of such a desire. Whoever views the matter in a true light will see that the powers are as minutely enumerated and defined as was pos¬sible, and will also discover that the general clause [Article I, section 8], against which so much exception is taken, is nothing more than what was necessary to render effectual the particular powers that are granted.
But let us suppose (and the supposition is very easy in the minds of the gentlemen on the other side) that there is some difficulty in ascertaining where the true line lies. Are we therefore thrown into despair? Are disputes between the general government and the state governments to be necessarily the consequence of inaccuracy? I hope, sir, they will not be the enemies of each other, or resemble comets in conflicting orbits mutually operating destruction. But that their motion will be better represented by that of the planetary system, where each part moves harmoniously within its proper sphere, and no injury arises by interference or opposition. Every part, I trust, will be considered as a part of the United States. Can any cause of distrust arise here? Is there any increase of risk, or rather are not the enumerated powers as well defined here, as in the present Articles of Confederation?
Permit me to proceed to what I deem another excellency of this system-all authority of every kind is derived by REPRESENTATION from the PEOPLE, and the DEMOCRATIC principle is carried into every part of the government. I had an opportunity when I spoke first of going fully into an elucidation of this subject. I mean not now to repeat what I then said.
I proceed to another quality that I think estimable in this system,it secures in the strongest manner the right of suffrage. Montesquieu, book 2d, ch. 2d, speaking of laws relative to democracy, says, "when the body of the people is possessed of the SUPREME POWER, this is called a democracy, When the SUPREME POWER is lodged in the hands of a part of the people, it is then an aristocracy
"In a democracy the people are in some respects the sovereign, and in others the subject.
"There can be no exercise of sovereignty but by their suffrages, which are their own will; now, the sovereign's will is the sovereign himself. The laws, therefore, which establish the right of suffrage are fundamental to this government. And indeed it is as important to regulate, in a republic, in what manner, by whom, to whom, and concerning what, suffrages are to be given, as it is in a monarchy, to know who is the prince, and after what manner he ought to govern."
In this system it is declared, that the electors in each state shall have the qualification requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature. This being made the criterion of the right of suffrage, it is con¬sequently secured, because the same Constitution guarantees to every state in the Union a republican form of government. The right of suffrage is fun¬damental to republics.
Sir, there is another principle that I beg leave to mention. Representation and direct taxation, under this Constitution, are to be according to numbers. As this is a subject which I believe has not been gone into in this house, it will be worthwhile to show the sentiments of some respectable writers thereon. Montesquieu, in considering the requisites in a confederate repub¬lic, book 9th, ch. 3d, speaking of Holland observes, "it is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent. The Lycian republic {Strabo, lib. 14} was an association of twenty-three towns; the large ones had three votes in the common council, the middling ones two, and the small towns one. The Dutch republic consists of seven provinces, of different extent of territory, which have each one voice."
The cities of Lycia {Strabo, lib. 14} contributed to the expenses of the state, according to the proportion of suffrages. The provinces of the United Neth¬erlands
cannot follow this proportion; they must be directed by that of their power.
In Lycia {Strabo, lib. 14} the judges and town magistrates were elected by the common council, and according to the proportion already mentioned. In the republic of Holland, they are not chosen by the common council, but each town names its magistrates. Were I to give a model of an excellent confederate republic, I should pitch upon that of Lycia.
I have endeavored, in all the books that I could have access to, to acquire some information relative to the Lycian republic, but its history is not to be found; the few facts that relate to it are mentioned only by Strabo; and however excellent the model it might present, we were reduced to the ne¬cessity of working without it. Give me leave to quote the sentiments of an-other author, whose peculiar situation and extensive worth throws a luster on all he says, I mean Mr. Neckar, whose ideas are very exalted both in theory and practical knowledge on this subject. He approaches the nearest to the truth in his calculations from experience, and it is very remarkable that he makes use of that expression. His words are, {Neckar on Finance, Vol. i. p. 308} "population can therefore be only looked on as an exact measure of comparison, when the provinces have resources nearly equal; but even this imperfect rule of proportion ought not to be neglected; and of all the objects which may be subjected to a determined and positive calculation, that of the taxes, to the population, approaches nearest to the truth."
Another good quality in this Constitution is, that the members of the legislature cannot hold offices under the authority of this government. The op¬eration of this I apprehend would be found to be very extensive, and very salutary in this country, to prevent those intrigues, those factions, that cor¬ruption, that would otherwise rise here, and have risen so plentiful in every other country. The reason why it is necessary in England to continue such influence is that the Crown, in order to secure its own influence against two other branches of the legislature, must continue to bestow places, but those places produce the opposition which frequently runs so strong in the British Parliament. Members who do not enjoy offices combine against those who do enjoy them. It is not from principle, that they thwart the ministry in all its op¬erations. No, their language is, let us turn them out and succeed to their places. The great source of corruption in that country is that persons may hold offices under the Crown, and seats in the legislature at the same time.
I shall conclude at present, and I have endeavored to be as concise as possible, with mentioning, that in my humble opinion, the powers of the general government are necessary, and well defined-that the restraints im¬posed on it, and those imposed on the state governments, are rational and salutary, and that it is entitled to the approbation of those for whom it was intended.
I recollect, on a former day, the honorable gentleman from Westmoreland (William Findley) and the honorable gentleman from Cumberland (Robert Whitehill) took exceptions against the first clause of the 9th section, Article I, arguing very unfairly, that because Congress might impose a tax or duty of ten dollars on the importation of slaves, within any of the United States, Congress might therefore permit slaves to be imported within this state, contrary to its laws. I confess I little thought that this part of the system would be excepted to.
I am sorry that it could be extended no further; but so far as it operates, it presents us with the pleasing prospect, that the rights of mankind will be acknowledged and established throughout the Union.
If there was no other lovely feature in the Constitution, but this one, it would diffuse a beauty over its whole countenance. Yet the lapse of a few years and Congress will have power to exterminate slavery from within our borders.
How would such a delightful prospect expand the breast of a benevolent and philanthropic European? Would he cavil at an expression? Catch at a phrase? No, sir, that is only reserved for the gentleman [William Findley] on the other side of your chair to do. What would be the exultation of that great man, whose name I have just now mentioned, we may learn from the following sentiments on this subject. They cannot be expressed so well as in his own words. {Neckar on Finance, Vol. i, page 329}
"The colonies of France contain as we have seen, near five hundred thou-sand slaves, and it is from the number of these wretches, that the inhabitants set a value on their plantations. What a fatal prospect and how profound a subject for reflection! Alas! How inconsequent we are, both in our morality, and our principles. We preach up humanity, and yet go every year to bind in chains twenty thousand natives of Africa! We call the Moors barbarians and ruffians, because they attack the liberty of Europeans, at the risk of their own; yet these Europeans go, without danger, and as mere speculators, to purchase slaves, by gratifying the cupidity of their masters; and excite all those bloody scenes which are the usual preliminaries of this traffic! In short, we pride ourselves on the superiority of man, and it is with reason that we discover this superiority, in the wonderful and mysterious unfolding of the intellectual faculties; and yet a trifling difference in the hair of the head, or in the color of the epidermis, is sufficient to change our respect into con-tempt, and to engage us to place beings like ourselves, in the rank of those animals devoid of reason, whom we subject to the yoke; that we may make use of their strength, and of their instinct, at command.
"I am sensible, and I grieve at it, that these reflections which others have made much better than me, are unfortunately of very little use! The necessity of supporting sovereign power has its peculiar laws, and the wealth of nations is one of the foundations of this power. Thus the sovereign who should be the most thoroughly convinced of what is due to humanity, would not singly renounce the service of slaves in his colonies; time alone could furnish a population of free people to replace them, and the great difference that would exist in the price of labor, would give so great an advantage to the nation that should adhere to the old custom, that the others would soon be discouraged in wishing to be more virtuous. And yet, would it be a chi¬merical project to propose a general compact, by which all the European nations should unanimously agree to abandon the traffic of African slaves! They would in that case, find themselves exactly in the same proportion relative to each other as at present; for it is only on comparative riches that the calculations of power are founded.
"We cannot as yet indulge such hopes; statesmen in general, think that every common idea must be a low one; and since the morals of private people stand in need of being curbed, and maintained by the laws, we ought not to wonder, if those of sovereigns conform to their independence.
"The time may nevertheless arrive, when, fatigued of that ambition which agitates them, and of the continual rotation of the same anxieties, and the same plans, they may turn their views to the great principles of humanity; and if the present generation is to be witness of this happy revo¬lution, they may at least be allowed to be unanimous in offering up their vows for the perfection of the social virtues, and for the progress of public beneficial institutions." These are the enlarged sentiments of that great man.
Permit me to make a single observation in this place on the restraints placed on the state governments. If only the following lines were inserted in this Constitution, I think it would be worth our adoption: "No state shall hereafter emit bills of credit; make any thing, but gold and silver coin, a tender in payment of debts; pass any bills of attainder; ex post facto law; or law impairing the obligation of contracts." Fatal experience has taught us, dearly taught us, the value of these restraints. What is the consequence even at this moment? It is true we have no tender law in Pennsylvania; but the moment you are conveyed across the Delaware you find it haunts your jour¬ney and follows close upon your heels. The paper passes commonly at twenty-five or thirty percent discount. How insecure is property!
These are a few of those properties in this system, that I think recommend it to our serious attention, and will entitle it to receive the adoption of the United States. Others might be enumerated, and others still will probably be disclosed by experience.


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Queen's researcher highlights pressing global cancer inequalities
Professor Mark Lawler from Queen's University Belfast will present on the urgent need to address global cancer inequalities at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, the premier cancer conference in the world
Professor Lawler from the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology explains: "Cancer patients face huge discrepancies in terms of survival rates dependent on where they live. Every two minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer and 90% of these deaths occur in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). In the US, there is a 2% mortality of cervical cancer compared to a 54.1% mortality for the same cancer in Asia. This discrepancy highlights the urgent need for cancer experts to come together to share learning and best practise so that together, we can bridge this gap."
Professor Lawler explains: "Deficits in manpower and in training, a brain drain from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to High Income Countries (HICs) and the highly variable quality (or in some cases lack) of laboratory services in resource limited settings, is leading to significant challenges in achieving an accurate diagnosis of cancer."
A lack of screening services in a number of LMICs can also be attributed to the high mortality rates. For example, in Romania cervical cancer mortality is 14.3% where limited screening services are available.
Professor Lawler suggests a potential solution to prevent the emerging crisis could be the employment of modern technologies. The use of point of care (POC) genomic testing can be done locally, eliminating the need for laboratory testing and enabling rapid results. POC tests can allow accurate detection of human papilloma virus, a known cause of cervical cancer.
Professor Lawler explains: "POC testing could reduce the mortality rates among cervical and other cancers, which is particularly useful for rural and underserved areas where laboratory testing simply isn't available. A 'screen and treat' on the same day could be the answer to the unnecessary high levels of mortality for treatable cancers in LMICs. However, modern technology in isolation is not the solution. POC approaches must interlink seamlessly with health information systems, ensuring that the results are made available for clinicians to ensure an accurate diagnosis. Ensuring an accurate diagnosis can save hundreds of thousands of lives"
The other important issue is cost. Professor Richard Sullivan, Director of the Institute of Cancer Policy at King's College London and a collaborator on the research said: "Patient's need an accurate diagnosis, but it must be affordable. We need to be creative - what works in high income settings may not be appropriate for emerging economies – we need solution that will work, in the field and in rural communities. The ASCO conference is a unique opportunity to highlight this issue so we can work together to find solutions."
Mark Lawler
Professor Mark Lawler
ASSOCIATE PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL HEALTH, CHAIR IN TRANSLATIONAL CANCER GENOMICS
The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
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As previously noted, when the SEC adopted rules to relax the ban on general solicitation in Rule 506 offerings, the SEC also adopted Rule 506(d), which prohibits an issuer from relying on Rule 506 for an offering if any "covered person" was involved in a "disqualifying event," generally at any time within the 10 years before the offering. More on these terms below.
Rule 506 is a frequently used exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and it is used by companies of all sizes, from closely-held start-ups to exchange-listed public companies. The inability to rely on Rule 506 can be a significant problem. To help comply with the new rule, companies are distributing Rule 506(d) questionnaires to covered persons, securities purchase agreements and other agreements are beginning to include representations and warranties regarding disqualifying events and D&O questionnaire are being updated.
The SEC recently granted a waiver to RBS Securities, Inc. from the prohibition against relying on Rule 506(d) that otherwise would have applied due to a judgment that was entered into against RBS Securities. This is the first waiver granted by the SEC regarding disqualifying events. The judgment permanently restrains and enjoins RBS Securities from violations of sections 17(a)(2) and (3) of the 1933 Act and requires that RBS Securities pay $80 million in disgorgement, $25 million in prejudgment interest and $48 million in penalties.
The facts surrounding the waiver are unique in that the following all occurred on the same day: the entry of the judgment, the request for relief and the granting of such request. I suspect that in deciding to consent to the judgment being entered against it, RBS Securities had a very good idea that its request for the waiver would be granted. In fact, in its request for relief to the SEC's Division of Corporate Finance, RBS Securities stated that the SEC's Division of Enforcement had informed RBS Securities that it does not object to SEC providing the requested waiver. It will be interesting to see if waivers are granted in the future that are not as orchestrated as the set of facts in the RBS Securities matter.
One of the (many) critiques of the rule is that the issuer is being "penalized" for acts beyond its control – such as if a 20% stockholder is involved in a disqualifying event.


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Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Religion: N.A.
Name: Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Other Names: four-and-twenty blackbirds; 24 blackbirds
Classification: supporting characters group
Publisher(s): unknown
First Appearance: Nancy Cook's Pretty Song Book for all Little and Misses and Masters (1780): "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
Number of Appearances: 3
TV, Film Appearances: 2
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Nation: England, United Kingdom
Species: blackbird
Note: baked in a pie; sang for king when pie was opened
This character is in the following 11 stories which have been indexed by this website:
A Gander at Mother Goose (1940) (photo/picture/video)
Four Color #41 (Apr. 1944): "Mother Goose and Nursery Rhyme Comics"
Heston's Feasts - Season 1, Episode 2 (10 Mar. 2009): "Heston's Medieval Feast" (mentioned)
King Cole's Party (1987)
Little Boo-Peep (1953)
Mother Goose Land (1933)
Mother Goose Melodies (1931)
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (1902)
Mother Goose on the Loose (1942)
Nancy Cook's Pretty Song Book for all Little and Misses and Masters (1780): "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show - Season 4, Episode 43 (1987): "Mother Goose"
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence


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Could 'superfoods' stop disease?
Lentils and broccoli, algae and insects: science is investigating traditional and new diets in a bid to reduce the risks of us getting ill.
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The importance of healthy eating for our well-being is scientifically proven and having a varied diet goes without saying. Part of this are the so-called superfoods, which are exploding in popularity because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, even if we must pay attention to sensationalist promises. In 2007 the EU banned the use of "superfood" on labels without a health claim that's "clear, accurate and based on scientific evidence", explaining why the food is good for the health of consumers. Some superfoods appear quite exotic, things like Goji berries, quinoa or algae. Many companies are testing out new recipes, including these ingredients, to whet Western palates. Take the Irish start-up Seamore, for example. At this year's edition of Seeds & Chips, a global food innovation summit, the company presented reinterpretations of traditional foods like Italian "tagliatelle" or English bacon, replacing pasta and pork with marine algae. Founder and CEO Willem Sodderland explained that "in essence, seaweeds are a vegetable, but they contain nutrients absent in most vegetables, like Iodine and Omega-3. Indeed, fish get their Omega-3 from seaweed." The three cold-water seaweeds studied by the start-up, namely the brown Himanthalia, the red Palmaria Palmata, which tastes like bacon, and the most known green variety have very little fat. "There is a lot of isolated scientific research about the nutrition of seaweed, for example finding a connection between Japanese people becoming very old and the way they use algae," said Sodderland. "Moreover, it is supposed that seaweed is able to change and create a better gut flora, which is essential for the absorption of all other nutrients. Unfortunately, outside Asia, seaweed is such an unknown food that scientific research has only just started." Don't be fooled into thinking that superfoods are big and bulky. On the contrary, foods will be smaller and smaller in the future, because it is easier to assimilate. Some foods are called "super" because they are nutritionally dense and particularly rich in nutrients. Bugs are some of the small superfoods – and are listed among the new worldwide trends. But in Europe right now, only Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK permit marketing and consumption of insects. "Insects are nutritious and tasty, similar to crustaceans," says Marco Ceriani, founder of the Italian start up Italbugs, "But the future of nutrition will not be about putting insects directly into your mouth as in Asian countries, rather using flours produced from insects." Insect food is hyper-proteinaceous. It is difficult to think that it will become competitive with other traditional food, but it could probably make it to market in specific areas such as sports-food, nutraceuticals and animal nutrition. "Among our products there is an insect powder containing 50 percent protein, consisting of crickets and flour larvae, packaged in ingestion capsules with beetroot and maca root," says Ceriani. The company also produces a "panettone" (traditional sweet bread loaf from Italy) made with silkworm flour. "It is called Panseta and contains up to 75 percent protein, thanks to a special flour produced with cooked silkworm". It is the world's first experimental bread made with silkworm, with a reduced amount of fat. In the production process, the caterpillar is baked while still inside the bug, without ruining the silk cocoon. Beyond "foreign" and experimental foods, there are many traditional foods that can be considered "super". "Lentils, chickpeas, tomatoes, whole wheat, berries, nuts, yogurt and sardines are among the superfoods that we should eat frequently," explains nutritionist biologist Elisabetta Bernardi, who collaborates with the well-known Italian scientific programme Superquark. Read more: http://www.youris.com/Bioeconomy/Food/Could-Superfoods-Stop-Disease.kl
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Common causes for Upper GI hemorrhage are esophageal variceal bleeding or peptic ulcer bleeding. It can be managed endoscopically or surgically.
6. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Initial Goals M M M C 1. Detailed patient assessment with hemodynamic resuscitation Identification of co-morbid conditions. 2. Diagnosing the cause of bleeding. 3. Specific measures to achieve hemostasis and to prevent rebleeding.
9. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Resuscitation M M M C Proportional to severity of bleed. Inspect and clean airway. Check ventilation. Supplement oxygen. Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation if indicated. Fluid therapy. Central venous catheter if indicated.
10. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Resuscitation M M M C Elderly > 30% Young healthy patient > 20 – 25% Portal hypertension > 27 to 28% Use of blood and blood product. A. Whole blood / preferably packed RBC Target of Hematocrit value : B. FFP / Platelet transfusion Vasopressors role Regular vitals and urine output monitoring.
12. Upper GI Hemorrhage- HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION M M M C Volume of vomited blood, colour of vomitus, colour of stool History of prior GI bleed / Bleed in general. History previous disease / intervention. Any history of medical illness. Ingestion of Asprin / other NSAID. History of liver disease . History of retching . History of nasopharyngeal disease History of chronic occult blood loss.
13. Upper GI Hemorrhage- HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION M M M C Vitals, pallor, icterus , lymphadenopathy , Pedal edema. Cutaneous sign e.g. Spider Angiomata , Duputyren's contracture Liver disease: Ascites, Caput medusa Malignancy : Acanthosis nigricans, Lymphadenopathy Pigmented lip lesion: Peutz - Jegher Abdominal tenderness - Peptic ulcer, pancreatitis Abdominal mass : Lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly ENT examination.
15. Upper GI Hemorrhage- RISK FACTORS M M M C 1. Age > 60 years. 2. Comorbid disease -Renal -Liver -Respiratory -Cardiac 3. Magnitude of hemorrhage : Systolic BP < 100 on presentation Transfusion requirement 4. Persistent / Recurrent hemorrhage 5. Need for surgery.
16. Upper GI Hemorrhage- SCORING SYSTEM M M M C 1. Predict risk for rebleeding and mortality. 2. Evaluate the need for ICU admission. 3. To determine need for urgent endoscopy Bleeding classification : 1. On going bleeding. 2. Systolic BP < 100. 3. PT greater 1.2 times of control. 4. Altered mental status. 5. Unstable comorbid disease.
17. Upper GI Hemorrhage- RISK ASSESSMENT M M M C 1. Mild to moderate : < 60 year (no chronic medical illness). No signs of hemodynamic instability. Hematocrit > 30%. 2. Severe : > 60 year. Sign and hemodynamic instability. Acute bleeding. Drop in hematocrit > 6%. Severe comorbid disease.
19. Upper GI Hemorrhage- NG Tube S V M C Definite or suspected acute UGI bleeding have a NG tube Not contraindicated even in esophageal or gastric varices false +ve low – caused by nasogastric trauma. Useful to assess the rate of ongoing bleed (not accurate). Not provide information about the etiology of bleed. Nature of aspirate can serve as a prognostic indicator. It also helps in endoscopy by performing gastric lavage. Aspirate is (-)ve for blood in upto 25% of patient with UGI bleed.
20. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Upper GI Endoscopy S V M C Early EGD is performed within 24 hours to maximize efficacy. Defines source of bleeding. Stratify the risk of rebleed. Decrease blood transfusion requirements, decrease need of surgery, decrease hospital stay. Facilitating operative planning. Provide endoscopic therapy.
21. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Upper GI Endoscopy S V M C Accuracy limited by : 1. Active massive bleeding. 2. Abnormal anatomy as a result of previous surgery. Complication (emergency EGD) : 1. Aspiration. 2. Respiration depression. 3. GI perforation Timing : Patient with sign of ongoing bleeding URGENT. Others – within 24 hours.
27. Upper GI Hemorrhage- Tagged Red Blood cell Scintigraphy M M M C Advantages: 1. Safe 2. Noninvasive 3. Low in cost Disadvantages: 1. lack of therapeutic capability and doubt about its accuracy. 2. Surgical therapy not recommended on the basis of result of tagged RBC scintigraphy alone.
32. Management of Bleeding Varices Pharmacotherapy M M M C Should be started as soon as possible Specific agent chosen depends upon availability and physician preference. Should be continued upto 5 days to prevent rebleed. Best is to use them with endoscopic therapy. A. Drug that decrease portal blood flow : 1. Non selective β blocker. 2. Vasopressin 3. Somatostatin with its analogue -- Octrotide B. Drugs that decrease intrahepatic resistant (experimental) : 1. Nitrates 2. α1 adrenergic blocker. 3. Angiotensin receptor blocker.
36. Management of Bleeding Varices Banding (EVBL) M M M C Band strangulates the varices, causes thrombosis Multiband devices can be used Advantage Easy to perform. Fewer complication. Fewer session. Disadvantage Gastric fundal varices. Banding induced ulcers. Use of overtubes causes mucosal tear and esophageal perforation.
42. M M M C Management of Bleeding Varices TIPS Complication : 1. Procedure related 2. Early post procedure (1 to 30 day) Major Minor 3. Late (> 30 days) Hemorrhage controlled in > 90% of patient but mortality very high > 60% in 60 days . Because of increased mortality and risk of hepatic encephalopathy TIPS can not be recommended as first choice of treatment .
43. M M M C Management of Bleeding Varices Surgical Treatment A. Shunt Surgery Reduce variceal bleeding and prevent recurrent bleeding. Indications: Failed emergency medical treatment. Sites not accessible to sclerotherapy. Bleeding following sclerotherapy. Isolated portal vein thrombosis. Where long term care not be assured.
44. Surgical Treatment M M M C Management of Bleeding Varices Advantages : High control rate of bleeding and low rebleeding rates. One time procedure . Improvement in postoperative growth parameters. Disadvantages : Postoperative encephalopathy. High failure rate of shunts in children (< 10 years). Thrombosis. Accelerated liver failure . Development of effective spontaneous portosystemic shunt with time (48%). Failure of liver transplantation.
45. Surgical Treatment M M M C Management of Bleeding Varices B. Non decompressive surgery : Splenectomy :In patients who bleed from gastric varices secondary to isolated splenic vein thrombosis Esophageal transaction and devascularization procedure:(Suguira Procedure) Indication: Vessels not available for shunting . Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Preexisting encephalopathy. Severely impaired liver function . Candidates for liver transplantation. Limited effect and rebleeding rate is high.
49. M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Most common specifically identified cause of UGIB. Incidence:duodenal ulcer twice that of gastric ulcer. Ulcer located high on the lesser curvature of stomach, posteroinferior wall of duodenal bulb are most likely to bleed and rebleed .
50. Predisposing Factors M M M C Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Gastric acids . H.pylori infection. Use of NSAID – Most important predisposing factor. CVS and cerebrovascular disease. Chronic pulmonary disease, cirrhosis. Drugs – Glucocorticoids, bisphosphonate alendronate. Ethanol. Anticoagulants. Hospitalization (poor outcome).
53. Pharmacological Therapy M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer A.Proton pump inhibitor : considered additive to that of therapeutic endoscopy. Mechanism : 1. Acid pH retard blood cloting and enhances clot dissolution. (it raises gastric pH ) 2. Elevating gastric pH facilitates platelet aggregation. 3. Improve ulcer healing in less acidic environment. Advantages : Decrease bleeding , rebleeding , surgery, death. Side effect : loose stool, abdominal pain, muscle and joint pain, leucopenia, Hepatic dysfunction.On long term -Atrophic gastritis.
54. Pharmacological Therapy M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer B. H2 antagonist : Disappointing , do not provide maximum acids suppression. Various agent. Cimetidine, Ranitidine, famotidine, Roxatidine. Adverse effect : GI effect.CNS effect .Bolus IV injection causes release of histamine . C. Nitrates : May play protective role in upper GI hemorrhage. Under experimental phase. D. Somatostatin / Octerotide: patients who are severely bleeding and waiting for endoscopy or surgery or other drug therapy is not possible. E. Antifibrinolytic therapy : Recent metanalysis has shown tranexmic acid therapy will not reduce ulcer rebleeding but appears to reduce mortality.
60. Angiographic Therapy M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Indication : Severe persistent bleeding with endoscopy unsuccessful or unavailable and surgery too risky. Superselective angiogaphic approach is used A. Intraarterial vasopressin– Stop bleeding in 20-80% of patients. Contraindications : • Coronary artery disease. • Ischemic bowel disease. B. Embolic agent : Gelfoam, tissue adhesive beads, clips.
61. Surgery M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Bleeding is severe and uncontrolled in 5% to 10%. Mortality rate of approximately 25% as compared to 10% (non operated). Indication : – Hemodynamic instability despite vigorous resuscitation (>6 units transfusion). – Failure of endoscopic techniques. – Recurrent hemorrhage after initial stabilization. – Shock associated with recurrent hemorrhage. – Continued slow bleeding with a transfusion requirement exceeding 3 units/day.
64. Bleeding Gastric Ulcer M M M C Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer In type I ulcers, partial gastrectomy /ulcer excised and closed/ ulcer is biopsied and oversewen . Type II and type III bleeding ulcers. Excision with primary closure / a distal gastrectomy /gastric ulcer excision with a vagotomy and pyloroplasty is used . Postoperatively patients should have H. pylori infection eradication and avoid use of NSAIDs.
65. M M M C Long term Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Gastric ulcers repeat endoscopy approximately six weeks after discharge . Proton pump inhibitor continued until that point (Grade C). Endoscopic confirmation of duodenal ulcer healing following H pylori eradication is probably not necessary although the subgroup needing to continue NSAID while receiving ulcer healing therapy probably should be re-endoscopied (Grade C).
69. M M M C Mallory Weiss Tear Supportive therapy in 90%. Endoscopy therapy with injection or electrocoagulation Angiographic embolisation Surgery – high gastrotomy and suturing of mucosal tear is indicated. Recurrent bleeding is uncommon.
73. M M M C Duodenitis Very rare cause of acute bleed. Risk factors for severe erosive duodenitis are similar to those patient with bleeding peptic ulcer. (NSAID, H.pylori, anticoagulation therapy). Bleeding is rarely usually self limited and rarely required intervention.
76. Aortoenteric Fistula M M M C Primary aortoduodenal fistula are rare ,previous abdominal aortic repair , inflammatory or infectious aortitis. Mechanism : Development of pseudoaneurysm. Subsequent fistulalization into overlying duodenum. Hemorrhage massive and fatal ,Sentinel bleed. Bleeding in distal duodenum 3rd or 4th part is diagnostic. CT Scan with iv contrast : Air around graft , Possible pseudoaneurysm , Rarely IV contrast in duodenal lumen. Treatment : Ligation of aorta proximal to the graft, removal of the infected prosthesis and extra anatomical bypass.
78. Hemosuccus Pancreaticus M M M C Caused by erosion of pancreatic pseudocyst into the splenic artery. Patients with abdominal pain, blood loss and a past history of pancreatitis. Angiography is diagnostic and permits embolization, which is often therapeutic. In cases that are amenable to a distal pancreatectomy, often results in cure.


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Bird Flu Conference in Mali Aims to Educate Farmers
While scientists and government officials enter their second day of an international conference on the bird flu virus in Mali, one farmer in nearby Senegal continues to monitor her chickens in the rural town of Fatick. She thinks she has already done much of what experts suggest, and is now hoping for the best. Phuong Tran reports for VOA from Fatick.
Experts turned their attention to countries in Africa at the international conference on fighting the bird flu virus. Experts regard poor countries as the weakest link in the fight against the spread of the H5N1 virus.
Far from the conference halls is Fatick, a rural town in Senegal. Here, a 50-year-old farmer checks on 300 chickens in her backyard. Tening Ngom separates her chickens by age into three coops.
Years ago, she says, she learned about bird flu. When asked if she knew what to do in case her birds were infected, she replied that yes, she has worked with a veterinarian who helped her vaccinate her birds.
But a technical advisor with Senegal's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Alioune Touré, says that there have not been any reported cases of the bird flu virus in Senegal. He says that though there has been discussion of providing farmers a bird flu vaccine, there is no immediate plan of distribution.
Touré says that the Fatick farmer may confuse the bird flu with the less deadly Newcastle disease, which produces symptoms similar to the H5N1 bird flu virus.
He reports that his department created a national action plan last year, and has set aside more than $1 million in prevention activities. Touré says that his ministry will soon reach out to farmers in a campaign to explain how bird flu virus is different and more deadly than other animal diseases.
At a meeting in Senegal in February, West African agriculture and finance ministers agreed to set up a regional observation system, and to request funds from the African Development Bank.
Donors are expected to discuss the request on Friday at the Mali conference. They are looking for ways to raise up to $1.5 billion, one-third of which would go to Africa to fight the spread of the virus. Some donors are advocating for a system that will compensate farmers for their losses.
The Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health is working with international organizations to improve monitoring systems in Africa, where eight countries have reported the H5N1 virus.
Samba Sidibé, the organization's Africa representative, says that if the bird flu situation worsens, the economic impact will be felt throughout the production chain of poultry. He adds that though some countries have been able to control the virus, the problem is countries that have not developed systems.
Sidibe says that the world is like a global village, where one infected country can put the world at risk.
For the farmer in Fatick, she knows the virus is not in Senegal, but says she is scared of what would happen if it did come because the chickens are her main source of income.


You were smart enough to land the job interview—now be smart enough not to screw it up. Evan Forster and David Thomas share the best tips on how to brush up your confidence, spot your Achilles heels, and guard against "overcompensating" for weaknesses. Do you talk too much? Go blank when asked the most basic questions? What does that guy sitting across from you (with your life in his hands) even want from you?
You have to say who you are and why you're right for this job—and you've got 30 minutes or less to do. That's a lot of pressure. But there's one thing every interviewer is looking for, so if you can learn how to communicate that, then you've already won the game.
David and Evan share their own interview nightmares, and take a caller who's facing one of his own right now. Tune in and weigh in with your questions and comments below! Evan or David are happy to field your own interview nightmares right here on Whatever-It-Takes Network.


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Tubi December 2022 Schedule Announced
Posted on Published: November 30, 2022
Tubi, FOX's free streaming service, has announced its list of December titles. The Tubi December 2022 slate features six new Tubi Originals, as well as numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, drama, horror, kids & family, romance, sci-fi, thriller, TV, and Western titles.
Tubi is an ad-supported video-on-demand service with over 40,000 movies and TV shows, including a growing library of Tubi originals, 145+ local and live news and sports channels, and 400+ entertainment partners, featuring content from nearly every major Hollywood studio.
You can watch the Tubi December 2022 lineup for free on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xfinity X1, Xbox, Samsung Smart TVs, Sony Smart TVs, PlayStation and on the web at Tubi.tv.
TUBI DECEMBER 2022 TITLES
All Tubi December 2022 titles begin streaming for free on the first day of the month unless otherwise noted.
TUBI ORIGINALS
BED REST (December 7)
After years of struggling to start a family, Julie Rivers (Melissa Barrera, In the Heights) is pregnant again and moving into a new home with her husband as they embrace a fresh start. Upon being ordered to mandatory bed rest, Julie begins to slowly unravel as she suffers through the monotony and anxiety of her new constraints.
Soon, terrifying ghostly experiences in the home begin to close in on Julie, stirring up her past demons and causing others to question her mental stability. Trapped and forced to face her past, and the supernatural, Julie fights to protect herself and her unborn baby.
PRISONER OF LOVE (December 14)
Inspired by a true story. Everyone in Lexington, Alabama, knew Vicky White as a respected churchgoer, a loving daughter, and a trusted neighbor. But there was something missing in Vicky's life as a prison official, and she thought she'd found it when she met convicted murderer Casey Cole White.
GIRLS GETAWAY GONE WRONG 2 (December 16)
While at New York Fashion Week with her best friends, Parker finds trouble following her again when a designer goes missing – and she's the prime suspect.
SUBURBAN NIGHTMARE: JONBENET RAMSEY (December 21)
More than 25 years after her murder, mystery still surrounds the infamous case of JonBenét Ramsey, who was killed inside her family's home in Boulder, Colorado in the early morning hours just after Christmas.
This documentary explores the unsolved crime with unprecedented access and family cooperation from John Ramsey, JonBenét's father, who after finally being cleared as a suspect, continues to push the Boulder Police Department to re-test and make available key pieces of physical evidence which may hold the answers to the killer's identity.
THE STEPMOTHER 2 (December 23)
After cheating death in a showdown with the Linbrook family, Elizabeth Carter (Erica Mena, The Stepmother) breaks free from the hospital with a new mission – find a new family and live happily ever after. Yet, as much as she longs for normalcy, she can't escape her tormented past and will fight to protect her fairy tale at all costs.
TERROR TRAIN 2 (December 30)
The remaining survivors of the infamous "Terror Train," which took the lives of multiple college seniors in a series of gruesome, vengeful murders, are coerced to take a New Year's Eve redemption ride on the very same train, where a new evil awaits and the terrified passengers must once again fight to survive.
"Red Dawn"
"S.W.A.T." (2003)
"The Birdcage"
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"Tokyo Godfathers"
"Widows" (2018)
"All About the Benjamins"
"Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son"
"Madea Goes to Jail" – 12/2
"Meet the Blacks 2: The House Next Door"
"Sparkle" (2012)
"Stomp the Yard"
"Temptation: Marriage Counselor"
"The Wash"
"Central Intelligence" – 12/11
"Did You Hear About the Morgans"
"Liar, Liar"
"Starsky & Hutch"
"Taxi" (2004)
"The Replacements"
"Trapped in Paradise"
"Friday Night Lights" (2004)
"La La Land" – 12/8
"Only the Brave" (2017)
"Wall Street" (1987)
"Carrie" (1976)
"Ghosts of Mars"
"Hereditary" – 12/15
"Hostel" (Franchise)
"It" (2017) – 12/17
"Rob Zombie's Halloween II"
"Earth to Echo"
"Happy Feet Two"
"Nuttiest Nutcracker"
"Paddington 2"
"Spy Next Door"
"Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
"There's Something About Mary"
"Blade Runner: The Final Cut"
"Fast Color" – 12/11
"Traffik"
"Malcolm & Eddie"
"The Chris Rock Show" – 12/15
"The Rockford Files" – 12/15
"Death Rides a Horse"
"From Noon Till Three"
"Invitation to a Gunfighter"
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