Follicular Unit Transplantation is a very effective procedure to stimulate the re-growth of your hair that can help you cover your baldness.
FUT or Follicular Unit Transplantation refers to a hair transplantation procedure where in hair follicles are extracted from the back of your head and then transplanted on to the balding area of your head or the recipient site. Unlike FUE where in hair follicles are extracted individually.
FUT involves removal of strips of tissues from the donor area which are then cut into individual follicular units through microscopic dissection techniques. These follicular unit grafts are then placed into tiny incisions that are created in the recipient area. This technique is much faster when compared to FUE.
We, at Nu Cosmetic Clinic, take special care while placing hair in the recipient area, keeping in mind the aesthetic qualities of the positioning and arrangement. The arrangement and positioning are determined by us on a case-to-case basis. In every case that we take up, we strive to achieve the desired results as expected by the client.
The scalp is first anesthetized using a local anesthetic so that the patient doesn't feel any pain or discomfort during the procedure.
The hair in the donor area is trimmed until it is 1mm in length. The uncut hair can cover the donor area after the hair follicles have been extracted.
A single strip of tissue is then carefully removed from the donor area in order to maximize the yield and minimize the scarring. This tissue is placed in a holding solution so as to maximize its survival.
The donor area is closed through sutures that are absorbable or through staples as the case may be.
The next step is to dissect the individual follicular units, microscopically. The extra tissue is removed and discarded. The hair follicles are sorted out and stored in groups.
Then the recipient site is prepared by creating tiny incisions, keeping in mind, the positioning and the arrangement of hair follicles based on the case.
The grafts are then placed into these incisions to achieve the desired results. For frontal hair line, 1-2 hair units are used and for central hairline, 3-4 hair grafts are used in order to achieve fullness.
The surgeon will then give you the instructions that you need to follow for the next few days, so that you can heal well from the procedure and the results will be achieved as expected.
The cost of FUT might differ from person to person as it depends on the existing amount of hair, the number of grafts that are to be transplanted and the kind of results that the client wants to achieve. It would be better for you to call us at Nu Cosmetic clinic and fix up an appointment with our experts to get your condition evaluated and the cost estimated.


MARIA STEIN – The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will host a special night of prayer for priests on Feb. 17, celebrated by Bishop Joseph Binzer.
The evening will begin at 7 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel with sung evening prayer and exposition of Blessed Sacrament. Vigil will be kept in the chapel for the success of the meetings Pope Francis will have in Rome later that week with the heads of the various National Councils of Bishops.
"This prayer service was developed as a way to support the good priests working in our lives and in our parish communities. It will be a time where the faithful can come together and pray for their strength as well as find healing and hope," said Matt Hess, director of ministry and hospitality for the Shrine.
The event is free and open to the public. Members of the clergy are encouraged to come and pray with the community.
For more information about the service, contact Hess at 419-925-4532, email m.hess@mariasteinshrine.org or visit the Tours & Events section of the Shrines' website.


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Aviation Workers Must not pay for Volcano Chaos With Their Jobs, Says Unite
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LONDON, April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- As UK airspace begins to open today (Tuesday) Unite, the biggest union in UK aviation, is warning that workers must not be expected to meet the costs of the disruption brought by the erupting Icelandic volcano.
The issue will be the subject of an emergency debate at the Scottish TUC conference when it meets today in Dundee, prompted by Unite's growing concern that the grounded industry will need large-scale assistance as it attempts to get back to full operations in the days to come. With the COBRA committee developing plans to repatriate UK nationals home and airlines seeking emergency aid to bridge the heavy financial losses incurred by grounded flights, Unite says concerted action to save jobs right across aviation is needed too.
Ahead of the STUC debate Brian Boyd, Unite national officer for civil aviation said: "We fully recognise that the UK civil aviation industry is facing an unprecedented situation and we are sensitive to this, particularly in this tentative economic climate.
"But it is also important to recognise the impact on people employed in this sector. As the skies re-open, standards of health and safety in accordance with the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) and Met Office instructions should be fully adhered to. There are no short cuts to a safe working environment. Furthermore, we urge that the employment conditions of the workforce are at the heart of any financial assistance received to airlines.
"This is a time for all parties to work together - government, employers and trade unions - to ensure a return to the skis where the safety and welfare of aviation, passengers and employees is of paramount importance."
The union, which represents 70,000 workers employed in the UK sector, says workers may face increasing pressure to agree to widespread cost-saving changes from an industry desperate to stem huge losses racked up in the recent week. Unite fears that some companies, particularly those in the ground services sector who have been hit hardest by the five days of disruption, will look to employees to cut costs, including asking them to take unpaid leave, and that without government assistance jobs will be lost.
Steve Turner, Unite national officer for civil aviation, warned that Unite will not accept a situation where employees are asked to pay the price with their jobs or wages: "Our members are growing more anxious by the day about what any on-going disruption will mean for jobs as well as conditions of employment. We already know of the worst of employers at major airports who are asking workers to stay at home unpaid while others expect workers to take leave.
"We understand the difficulties this extraordinary situation has placed upon the sector but it is not acceptable to ask workers to pay with their wages or their jobs. We expect the aviation sector to back loyal, professional employees and look seriously at meeting these employment costs during tough times. The unsung heroes of aviation, its lowest paid, working under the wing to provide essential services will not pay the price of another crisis in the sector.
"Unpaid leave - unless voluntary - is not an acceptable option for our members who have families to feed and homes to keep. Should an employer seek to impose such a measure we will offer the full support of this union to defend our members."
The union has also written to the Secretary if State for Transport, Lord Adonis, to ask that he takes all possible steps to alleviate the tremendous pressure on the industry, said to be costing the sector some GBP130 million per day. Unite is clear, however, that any support must deliver employment support for vulnerable workers first and foremost, and that employers must also seek to negotiate sensible solutions to current difficulties, including;
* Suspend the use casual and/or agency labour. * Make wider use of paid leave and the negotiated banking of hours. * Examine whether outstanding holiday entitlement can be brought forward. * Maintain the current rosters for all employees but use the available
Time for training and employee development that has fallen short during the recession.
CONTACT: For further information, please contact Pauline Doyle on+44-(0)7976-832-861. To speak to Brian Boyd ahead of the STUC emergencydebate, please call +44-(0)7880-796-347

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Celebrating 9 months of impact on 9 September: International FASD Awareness Day
To mark International FASD Awareness Day, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has released data that demonstrates the impact of the Every Moment Matters campaign – Australia's first, nation-wide public awareness campaign supporting alcohol-free pregnancies and safe breastfeeding practices.
Developed by FARE and endorsed and funded by the Australian Government, Every Moment Matters aims to increase Australians' awareness of the risks of alcohol use during pregnancy, and increase the number of Australian women who intend not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
With the tagline 'The moment you start trying is the moment to stop drinking', the campaign features nationally on television, radio, digital and out-of-home channels and runs until July 2024.
The results of the ongoing evaluation led by the University of Adelaide demonstrates that Every Moment Matters is overcoming the mixed messages people often receive about alcohol and pregnancy.
Key findings from a survey of 800 Australians found, that in response to viewing the ad:
88 per cent agreed that the ad was easy to understand
82 per cent agreed that the ad made a strong argument not to drink during pregnancy
70 per cent of partners of pregnant women agreed that the ad made them feel motivated to stop drinking alcohol during their partner's pregnancy
62 per cent had taken an action after seeing the ad (the most common being discussing it with a partner or friend or relative), and
15 per cent of people who had seen the ad had avoided drinking around someone who was pregnant.1
FARE CEO Caterina Giorgi said "International FASD Awareness Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a lifelong, preventable disability.
"We can all play a role in supporting alcohol-free pregnancies. Every Moment Matters provides Australians with health information about how alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to FASD, as well as increasing the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, and low birth weight."
The campaign advertisement has been viewed more than 17 million times (from 10 January to 26 June 2022) on digital channels, directing people to the website where they can view resources and information about alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding, including evidence-based harm minimisation strategies for women who breastfeed that drink alcohol.
Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler said "The Australian Government is committed to reducing the prevalence and impact of FASD on individuals, families, carers and communities.
"We can prevent this and change lives by raising awareness of the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, which is why this campaign is so important."
The campaign is based on the National Health and Medical Research Council's Australian Guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking (the Guidelines), which say that women who are pregnant should not drink alcohol, and for women who are breastfeeding, not drinking alcohol is safest for their baby.
As part of the campaign, the National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (NOFASD Australia) launched resources for Alcohol and Drug Workers, and will soon launch resources for people involved in Out-of-Home Care.
NOFASD COO Sophie Harrington said, "NOFASD is committed to preventing alcohol exposed pregnancies, and improving the quality of life of people living with FASD. That's why we're excited to launch resources that inform and support frontline services that work with people who have FASD, their parents and carers, as well as women who may be alcohol dependent."
As part of the broader program of work, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has designed a culturally appropriate awareness raising campaign with regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
NACCHO CEO Pat Turner said, "FASD is a whole of community issue. We look forward to launching the Strong Born campaign with ACCHOs across rural and remote Australia next month. The campaign will support mums, their families, their communities, their health practitioners and health services, to bring everyone together to help prevent and better understand the issues that contribute to FASD."
To access the new resource and to find out more about the campaign, visit everymomentmatters.org.au
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1 Data describes unpublished results from an external evaluation led by the University of Adelaide of a quota survey of 800 Australians. This sample has equal representation from people who are pregnant/breastfeeding, trying/planning a pregnancy, women age 18-44 and partners of women who are pregnant/breastfeeding/trying/planning. This data was collected by Pureprofile after the third burst of media activity from 22 May to 25 June 2022.
TOPICS: Education and awareness, Pregnancy, maternal health, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
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7:30 am on November 30, 2017 By Andrew Nelson
Today, YIMBY has the reveal for some new renderings of the Gramercy Square residential complex, in Gramercy Park, Manhattan. The Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity are responsible for the project, which is comprised of four condominium buildings: The Tower at 215 East 19th Street, The Prewar at 225 East 19th Street, The Modern at 230 East 20th Street, and The Boutique at 220 East 20th Street. The Modern will be a new seven-story building, while the others will repurpose older structures for condominium use, with concurrent façade alterations. All are connected by way of 20,000 square feet of gardens.
New Renderings, Details For Multi-Building, 223-Unit Residential Conversion Of Cabrini Medical Center, Gramercy
1:00 pm on January 26, 2016 By Reid Wilson
In early 2015, YIMBY revealed renderings of the multi-building, 223-unit residential conversion of the former Cabrini Medical Center, located in Gramercy on the block bound by Second and Third Avenues and East 19th and 20th Streets. Now, Curbed NY has the latest details and renderings of the project, dubbed Gramercy Square, which include slight modifications to the exterior and slightly different unit counts. At 215 East 19th Street, the main 16-story hospital building will get a new façade and will get 130 condominiums, down from 140. The building at 225 East 19th Street will be transformed into 48 residential units, down from 54. The new-construction building at 220 East 20th Street will have eight full-floor units, and the last property at 230 East 20th Street will be converted into 37 units. The entire development will have 12,000 square feet of amenity space. Chetrit Group, Clipper Equity, and Real Property Group are developing, and Woods Bagot is designing.
Cabrini Medical Center Redevelopment Lands $345.5 Million Loan, Gramercy
10:00 am on July 30, 2015 By Reid Wilson
In March, YIMBY revealed renderings of the four-building, 223-unit condominium redevelopment of Cabrini Medical Center, in Gramercy. Now, developers Chetrit Group and Clipper Equity have closed on a $345.5 million loan for the project, according to Commercial Observer. Dubbed Gramercy Square, three medical buildings will be converted, and a fourth building will be constructed ground-up. Also planned is a 25,000 square-foot court yard, designed by M. Paul Friedberg and Partners; Woods Bagot is the project's design architect. Completion is expected in 2016.
Revealed: Cabrini Medical Center Conversion, aka Gramercy Square
10:30 pm on March 16, 2015 By Nikolai Fedak
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Q: Dealing with Order by CASE Statements and NULL value I'd like to custom order by based on a column.  If the column value is NULL or '' (empty string), then I want to display that row first.  SQL Server does not like the following:
ORDER BY
        CASE WHEN  ISNULL(SendDate.ValidTo, '') = ''
        THEN NULL
        END

or
ORDER BY
        CASE WHEN  ISNULL(SendDate.ValidTo, '') = ''
        THEN ISNULL(SendDate.ValidTo, '') = ''
        END

Is it acceptable to do following?:
ORDER BY
        CASE WHEN  ISNULL(SendDate.ValidTo, '') = ''
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        END

A: You could assign a number on which to order by the different outcomes of your CASE-statement, like so:
ORDER BY CASE WHEN COALESCE(SendDate.ValidTo,'') = '' THEN 1 ELSE 2 END

A: I realized, I could have just done the following:
ORDER BY
        ISNULL(SendDate.ValidTo, '1900-01-01')

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SECAUCUS, N.J., April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Lycored, industry leaders in cultivating wellness, announced the unveiling of their new interactive app, littleglow, designed to make wellness easy and accessible by delivering powerful mental, physical and spiritual activities to your phone each week. As the latest initiative in Lycored's #rethinkbeautiful campaign, littleglow is your guide for breaking down barriers of self-doubt and building small, inspiring moments into your everyday. The app reinforces the idea that beauty and wellness go hand in hand, and that making time to care for ourselves allows us to manifest beauty in the world around us.
"We want to ignite self-discovery, empower healthful changes, and make mindfulness accessible to the masses," added Zev Ziegler, Head of Global Brand & Marketing (Health) at Lycored.
Designed in partnership with Madwell, a Brooklyn-based creative agency, littleglow helps you redefine your personal beauty-meets-wellness narrative through a fresh slate of engaging exercises, known as Pops of Positivity. Each Pop offers a different daily activity to nurture your greater wellbeing, focusing on one of three categories: Mind, Body and Spirit. Each category is equally balanced to deliver a holistic approach to beauty, health and happiness, and an understanding of how all contribute to wellness.
"I think wellness can often feel exclusive or intimidating to people. We wanted to flip that script and put more focus on the journey towards betterment versus the end result. Each Pop of Positivity is meant to push you a bit outside of your comfort zone so that little by little, day by day, you grow. It's the realization of the idea that 'every little step counts,'" shared Laura Wasson, Creative Director at Madwell.
Track your incredible progress as you climb higher on your road to wellness – Small activities really add up!
The journey towards wellness begins with a single download. Give your day a boost by downloading littleglow for free today via the App Store or Google Play. For more information, visit www.littleglowapp.com.
Committed to 'Cultivating Wellness', Lycored, part of Adama Group, is an international company at the forefront of unearthing and combining nature's nutrition potential with cutting edge science to develop natural ingredients and products. Established in 1995 in Israel, Lycored is the global leader in natural carotenoids for food, beverage and dietary supplement products. For more information visit www.lycored.com.
True beauty begins on the inside. At Lycored, we've seized an opportunity to show the warm heart behind our hard science by encouraging thousands to #rethinkbeautiful. Through this initiative, we educate the public on the role ingestible skincare plays in promoting beauty from within, bridging meaningful connections between the nutrition industry and the consumers it serves. Our mission is to empower all people to challenge traditional notions of beauty defined by society, and redefine beauty on their own terms. Our award-winning outreach has inspired tens of thousands across the globe, and we're just getting started. To get involved, visit www.lycored.com/rethink-beautiful/.


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We started diagnosing Bundle Branch Block about 100 years ago on dog models (1). However, about 40 years passed until we could diagnose Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) correctly on ECG (2).


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Anatomy, Head and Neck, Zygomatic
The zygomatic bone (or zygoma) is a paired, irregular bone that defines the anterior and lateral portions of the face. The zygomatic complex is involved in the protection of the contents of the orbit and the contour of the face and cheeks.[1]
The zygomatic bones are a pair of diamond-shaped, irregularly-shaped bones that protrude laterally and form the prominence of the cheeks, a portion of the lateral wall, the orbit floor, and some portions of the temporal fossa and infratemporal fossa. Usually, the zygomatic bone is a single bone bounded by sutures that articulate with the frontal, maxilla, temporal, and sphenoid bones, but it can be divided by extra sutures into two or more parts.[2] For the most part, there is an extra suture that runs perpendicularly from the facial part of the maxillozygomatic suture and dorsolaterally to the zygomatic bone, which imparts it a bipartite morphology.[2] The zygomatic bone can withstand the forces of mastication and transmitting reactionary forces from the maxilla. It also plays a crucial role in maintaining the aesthetic beauty and function of the face and protecting the eyes.[2][3] The zygomatic arch is also vital in the mastication system, as it gives rise to the masseter muscle, which is the major jaw adductor in mammals.[3] It forms from the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.[4]
In mammals, the vertebrate head evolves from neural crest cells. Neural crest cells separate from the ectoderm and migrate to other locations, such as the pharyngeal arches and facial prominences, to differentiate into various tissues.[5] The neural crest cells most likely responsible for the formation of the zygomatic bone are from the first pharyngeal arch. Bones from this embryonic facial structure later evolve into bony nasal passages and bones, such as the mandible, maxilla, malleus, Palatine, and zygomatic bones. The earliest skeleton of developing vertebrates arises from cartilage. However, as development goes on, bones begin to form by intramembranous ossification and give rise to cranial and facial bones, including the zygomatic bones.[5]
Blood Supply and Lymphatics
The blood supply for the facial bones is mainly provided by the maxillary artery, which originates from a terminal branch of the external carotid artery.[6] However, a previous study by Gharb et al. demonstrated the facial artery plays a codominant role in the blood supply of facial bones, as it forms anastomoses with the maxillary artery and vascularizes the body and the maxillary, frontal, and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone.[7]
The facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is primarily responsible for innervating the muscles of the face. It originates from the brain stem and travels posteriorly to the abducens nerve and anteriorly to the vestibulocochlear nerve.[8] It then traverses through the temporal bone and the stylomastoid foramen where it branches off at the parotid gland. The extratemporal region of the facial nerve has five terminal branches: the temporal, zygomatic, buccal, mandibular, and cervical branches.[8] The temporal branch innervates the frontalis and orbicularis oris while the zygomatic branch innervates the middle region of the face. The buccal branch provides sensation to the zygomatic and buccinator muscles while the mandibular branch innervates the lower region of the face. Finally, the cervical branch provides sensation to the muscles below the chin and the platysma muscle.[8]
The zygomatic nerve, which originates from the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve, gives off the zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial branches.[9] The zygomaticotemporal branch runs along the inferolateral walls of the orbit, travels through the zygomaticofacial foramen of the zygomatic bone, and innervates the orbicularis oculi to reach the skin of the malar area.[9] It also joins with the zygomatic branches of the facial nerve and inferior palpebral branches of the maxillary nerve. The zygomaticofacial branch traverses through the lateral wall of the orbit and goes through the zygomaticofacial foramen.[10][11]
The zygomatic bone works with the masticatory muscles to control the mastication process and aesthetic function of the face.[12] The zygomatic bones function as the origins for the masticatory muscles, especially the masseter muscles, where they help them attach inferiorly.[13] Their frontal processes are associated with the temporalis muscle in that their fibers run parallel from them and insert onto the mandibular coronoid process.[13]
Physiologic Variants
As mentioned previously, usually, the zygomatic bone is a single bone bounded by sutures, but it can be divided by extra sutures into two or more parts.[2] For the most part, there is an extra suture that runs perpendicularly from the facial portion of the maxillozygomatic suture and dorsolaterally to the zygomatic bone, which imparts it a bipartite morphology.[2] The zygomaticofacial foramen, located at the mid-lateral surface of the zygomatic bone that gives off the zygomaticofacial nerve and zygomaticofacial vessels, has also been found to vary from being double or being absent.[14] According to a study that examined 102 dry hemicrania, the zygomaticoforamen ranged from being absent to have as many as four small openings, and half of the specimens had one foramen.[14]
The zygomatic bone could also vary among different ethnic populations. According to Oettle et al., prominence of the zygomatic bone was associated with Eastern Asian populations and populations from Eastern Europe.[15] However, there was diffusion of this trait in populations across the Behring Sea and the Arctic, North America, and South America areas. Some Arctic groups show a prominence of the zygomatic bone to adapt to extreme cold conditions while groups from Australia, Malaysia, and Oceania show some prominence of the zygomatic bone.[15]
Surgical Considerations
Because the zygomatic bone may fracture during facial trauma and may involve other facial structures, such as the frontal bone, maxilla bone, temporal bone, and orbit, it is critical first to obtain a thorough, prompt ophthalmologic exam.[16] Zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures can significantly alter the structure and aesthetic beauty of the midface, including the globe, and often involve blindness or serious eye injuries. These injuries have significant associations with ocular injuries and visual sequelae than most other types of midfacial injuries. Also, researchers discovered that patients who fractured the zygomatic bone after facial trauma were seven times as likely to sustain an eye injury than those who did not experience a bony fracture after facial trauma.[16]
For the surgical management of patients with zygomatic bone fractures, several examinations are necessary. First is the assessment of gross vision as well as the presence of traumatic optic neuropathy.[16] During these tests, the presence of afferent pupillary defects or red color desaturation requires evaluation, as they may appear in patients with zygomatic bone fractures and red color perception is first to disappear in optic nerve compromise.[16] Testing of extraocular movement and visual fields is also necessary, as a constraint in extraocular muscle movement could indicate muscle entrapment. A forced duction test with an anesthetic or computed tomography scans can be performed to assess extraocular muscle entrapment.[16] Finally, sensation in the V2 distribution should undergo evaluation, as sensation in this region almost always decreases in patients with malar fractures.[16]
As mentioned previously, the zygomatic bone forms the prominence of the cheeks, a portion of the lateral wall, the orbit floor, and some parts of the temporal fossa and infratemporal fossa. The zygomatic bone is essential for enduring the forces of mastication and transmitting forces from the maxilla.[2] It also plays a vital role in maintaining the aesthetic beauty and function of the face and protecting the eyes. The zygomatic arch also gives rise to the masseter muscle, which is the major jaw adductor in mammals.[3] The zygomatic bone also connects the facial skeleton to the cranial bones by joining the maxilla to the temporal and frontal bones, which forms a portion of the lateral border of the bony orbit.[3]
The zygomatic bone may also fracture during facial trauma. Fractures of the zygomatic bone are among the most common types of facial fracture and primarily result from assaults and motor vehicle accidents.[16] These fractures are typically complex, as the zygomatic bone articulates with four other bones, and these fractures rarely occur in isolation. The masseter muscles are also the major muscle providing the most significant deforming force on the zygomatic bones.[16] Additionally, because the zygomatic bone forms a substantial portion of the orbital wall and floor, zygomatic bone fractures often involve displacement of the orbit. Therefore, a thorough ophthalmologic exam should be conducted for patients with zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures to assess the severity of facial trauma.[16]
Although rare, fibrous dysplasia of the zygomatic bone may occur. The disease often manifests as a continuously growing mass in late childhood.[17] Even though it frequently involves the maxilla and the mandible, some rare cases may include the zygomatic bone. Fibrous dysplasia of the zygomatic may result in many symptoms, such as orbital dysplasia, diplopia, and proptosis.[17]
The Left zygomatic bone; Malar surface
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The Left zygomatic bone; Temporal surface
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Hawaii biodiesel plant is 1st in US certified as sustainable
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The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance has certified Pacific Biodiesel and its Big Island Biodiesel plant for sustainable practices in both its production and distribution businesses.
The facility is the first of its kind to be certified in the United States, and The New York Times reports the certification process is helping to answer persistent questions about just how green the biofuels industry really is.
The Big Island Biodiesel plant produces 5.5 million gallons annually from a variety of local waste sources including cooking oil and macadamia nuts. Hawaiian Electric plans
Biodiesel can be made from a wide range of feedstocks, making it versatile but also complicating the question how just how clean the fuel really is.
"There are lots of different ways of making biodiesel — lots of different feedstocks — and some have been more sustainable than others," Jeff Plowman, chairman of SBA's certification committee, told the The New York Times. "Much like the organic labeling or non-G.M.O. labeling, it gives consumers some information to make a choice."
Pacific Biodiesel uses local waste, including cooking oil, rather than feedstocks grown specifically for the process. SBA's certification contains two parts: Big Island Biodiesel earned "Gold Certified" status as a producer, scoring of 78 of 100; and Pacific Biodiesel/Big Island Biodiesel earned "Platinum Certified" status as a distributor, with a score of 92 of 100.
Certification included an audit performed by independent third party auditor, Carolina Management System Services. Chris Garth, who completed the audit, said the biodiesel coming out of the Big Island plant "is made efficiently, yielding high quality fuel," and the company has developed "an organizational culture that scores very high – and drives continual improvement – in quality, environmental, health, safety and sustainability metrics."
The audit considered a range of areas, including air emissions, water consumption savings, energy consumption, purchasing policies and community benefits. The review also considers if the facility is consistently working towards zero-waste production.
The sustainable sourcing, manufacturing and use of renewable fuel sources like biodiesel is critical for Hawaii, which has a 100% renewable energy mandate it must meet by 2045. In its most recent power supply plan, the Hawaiian Electric Company estimated that biofuels will make up more than a quarter of its generation supply by that time, though that number could increase if advances in biofuel production lowers prices.
The New York Times Biofuels Plant in Hawaii Is First to Be Certified as Sustainable
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Syringoporidae is an extinct family of phaceloid tabulate coral.

These tabulate corals lived from the Ordovician to the Permian period (from 449.5 to 279.5 Ma). Fossils of species belonging to the Syringoporidae family have been found in the sediments of Europe, Russia, China, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Canada and United States.

Genera
 Cannapora Hall 1852
 Chia Lin 1958
 Enigmalites Tchudinova 1975
 Kueichowpora Chi 1933
 Oharaia Nelson 1977
 Pleurosiphonella Chudinova 1970
 Spinuliplena Pickett 1994
 Syringoalcyon Termier and Termier 1945
 Syringocolumna Stumm 1969
 Syringopora Goldfuss 1826
 Syringoporiella Rukhin 1937
 Vinculumtes Khayznikova 1989

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Prehistoric cnidarian families
Ordovician first appearances
Late Devonian animals
Permian extinctions

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Perfection vs. Excellence
By Katie Penfield
Who here has ever made a mistake?
(slowly raises hand)
I've made plenty of mistakes in my life, some sting a little more than others at just the thought of them.
Who here has ever made a mistake within your business?
(slowly raises hand again)
This one might sting a little more because it was more than just yourself on the line, but your business, your brand, your credibility.
We live in an imperfect world, but when it comes to customer service, we expect perfection. Or maybe more than that, we expect excellence.
I think of the times that I've purchased a product or a service from another company and when something didn't go exactly as promised, I immediately felt like I had been deceived or let down.
However, I also think of the instances where the company or brand went out of their way to make up for it. Maybe it was a refund or the swiftness to replace the defective product. There are times when I think of a way a company went out of their way to fulfill a promise to me, the customer, that actually caused me to trust them even more and become a returning customer. Isn't it funny how a fixed mistake can actually lead to future loyalty?
I believe that, in our world of business owning, there is a difference between striving toward perfection and striving toward excellence.
Perfection is simply unattainable.
I don't care how many lists or late nights or double checks you do, perfection is just an unrealistic reality in a world of imperfection.
But excellence is something completely in your control.
Excellence is exhibited from your first interaction until your last reaction with a client. Excellence can be displayed in an ad or an instagram post, it can be communicated in your customer service and it can be what smooths over a mistake or hiccup in the final result.
Recently, I received a phone call from a fellow florist friend. She had just delivered a wedding that she felt went completely flawless, even perfect. When she had almost reached her home, she received a phone call from the wedding planner saying that two bridesmaids bouquets were missing. In the craziness of loading, unloading and setup, she didn't notice that two bridesmaid bouquets had gotten left at her studio. Her heart dropped to the pit of her stomach. At that point, the ceremony was beginning and it was too late to get the bouquets delivered in time. The wedding planner thought fast and turned two of the bouquets into four. The wedding was saved!
She called me asking what I would do to remedy that relationship with her client. I told her I felt her pain. I too had made a mistake once where I left a box of boutonnieres in the fridge at home. I was able to whip up some new ones onsite, but still, it felt like a moment of failure. I begin to think through with her how that situation should be resolved while still upholding excellence within her business. We decided that she needed to be proactive in contacting the bride and her family and to offer a refund and a sincere apology. She knew that she had done her best to establish trust in both her communication beforehand and her execution of the event, that her hope was that the client would be understanding. The bride was extremely understanding and grateful for the florists offer.
It was through the excellence that she established and exhibited throughout the process of planning with her client, that the bride ultimately recognized that a mistake is just that, a mistake. She knew that the florist would not do this on purpose and saw that there was an effort for remedy and compensation on the florist's part. Ending in a continued relationship of trust and appreciation.
Perfection can drive us to absolute madness and keep us up at night.
But excellence is something that we can train ourselves to come naturally. We can exhibit it without even thinking just because we choose to be kind, fair and true to our word.
Excellence is what sets you apart from the next business because it is the idea of treating others the way you'd want to be treated.
I hope, every day, to live in a place of excellence not only in my personal life, but in my business as well. It's something that I unknowingly am teaching my daughter as I remind her daily to do her best and believe in herself. It's the single principal in life that we all expect from our fellow human beings, but unfortunately, don't often see.
So today, choose excellence over perfection.
Choose to do your best, honor your commitments and put others before yourself. And in doing that, your business will shine above those around it. Not because it's perfect, but because it's excellent.
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What is the government doing to prepare us for Brexit?
According to a recent announcement on the GOV.UK website, preparations include:
Recruitment of 700 new staff to work on EU Exit policy using additional funding allocated by HM Treasury for Brexit preparedness.
Passing of new legislation to lay the groundwork for our future outside the EU with 57 out of 63 required statutory instruments required by Exit day, including new laws for a nuclear safeguards regime that will maintain the UK industry's ability to trade in the nuclear sector while ensuring the UK remains on track to meet its international obligations on day one of exit.
Laying of legislation and the putting in place of new measures to ensure a robust and effective product safety and metrology regime post-Exit by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
The publication of 28 technical notices, including oil and gas, climate change, company law and state aid. These will continue to be updated. These notices also include guidance about what actions businesses need to take in order to carry on exporting and importing a range of goods and services,
Continuing to work closely with the UK research community to maintain collaboration with the EU while laying legislation to ensure laws governing areas like employment rights and renewable energy remain world-leading after we leave.
Retaining a general system for recognition where UK regulators will be required to recognise EEA and Swiss qualifications which are of an equivalent standard to UK qualifications in scope, content and level.
Working with Ofgem, the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator and interconnector operators to put in place arrangements that aim to ensure that electricity and gas continue to flow across borders through interconnectors.
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Protecting our climate ambition by taking steps to ensure that, if we leave the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, on day one companies will still have to report their carbon emissions and there will be a carbon tax of equivalent impact – to make sure that these important emissions don't increase as a result of a no deal scenario.
Publishing a package of secondary legislation in December to ensure our energy laws function effectively after exit day, including: European Network Codes, Electricity and Gas Acts, and EU regulations under the Third Energy Package.
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Going into the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party officials released a 60-second digital ad promoting the presumptive nominee's Catholic faith. The ad shows former Vice President Joe Biden making Pope Francis laugh during a meeting in St. Peter's Basilica and speaking with a group of smiling nuns on a street in Rome. In a voice over, Biden talks about the importance of his Catholic faith and how, for him, the nuns epitomized the church's teaching that "we are our brothers' keeper," a biblical idea that shapes his liberal politics.
The Democratic Convention tweeted the video to its 68,000 followers, saying, "This is the kind of moral conviction we need in the president of the United States."
It will not be the last time the Democrats spotlight Biden's lifelong Catholicism. A political action committee announced last week it will spend $50,000 on ads highlighting religious reasons to vote for Biden and the convention this week will feature a nun and a Jesuit priest in high-profile speaking spots.
Experts on the historically complicated relationship between American Catholics and evangelicals say this emphasis—primarily aimed at Catholic and mainline Protestant voters—may not help Biden win over white evangelicals, a core part of President Donald Trump's base. But it also won't hurt.
"He is viewed as having an authentic faith," said Richard Mouw, former president of Fuller Theological Seminary and professor of faith and public life. "He may not be the conservative Catholic that a lot of evangelicals would like him to be, but when he talks about his faith, it rings true."
Mouw was one of the signers of the historic ecumenical document "Evangelicals and Catholics Together," along with evangelical leaders Chuck Colson, J.I. Packer, and Bill Bright. According to Mouw, the 1994 statement was partly the result of high-level theological discussions about doctrines such as justification by faith, partly the result of political alliances over issues such as abortion, and partly the result of lay evangelicals responding to the heartfelt faith of their Catholic neighbors and co-workers.
Evangelicals might have a similar response to Biden's religious commitments, Mouw said.
"Most evangelicals didn't care about the Catholic-Lutheran dialogue on justification. They said I know a Catholic at work and he loves the Lord," he explained. "People believe Biden's faith is real. He has a pastoral tone. … A lot of evangelicals who support Trump do worry about his mean-spiritedness and the polarization and we've been missing that pastoral tone."
Mouw told Christianity Today he plans to vote for Biden, despite some qualms about the Democratic Party's positions on abortion and religious liberty.
These two issues will be the sticking point for many white evangelicals. When it comes to religious outreach, conservative critics of the Democratic candidate will likely argue that Biden is not Catholic enough, according to Baylor University historian Barry Hankins, who has written about evangelical opposition to the first Catholic candidate from a major party, Democrat Al Smith.
In 1928, Smith said he didn't believe Catholic teaching (at the time) that pluralism and democracy were inherently anti-christian. He accepted the American set up that separates church and state—and thought it was a good thing. Many conservative Protestants, looking at authoritarian Catholic regimes in Europe, didn't believe him. Biden, in some ways, faces the opposite problem. He disagrees with church teaching on some issues and evangelicals do believe him.
"He's more serious about his Catholicism than a lot of Catholics are, but he still found his way to the pro-choice position on abortion," Hankins said. "A lot of Catholic Democrats seem to be in this tension. The autonomy of the individual is kind of central to what their politics are all about and that's in tension with the social teachings of the Catholic Church."
Hankins added, though, that a major-party politician doesn't need to resolve the difference between the ideals of American freedom and christian freedom to win the election in November. He said that while Biden's liberal Catholicism may not win many evangelical votes, even a few percentage points could matter in a close election.
White evangelicals may also choose not to vote, said Shaun Casey, former director of the US State Department's Office of Religion and Global Affairs under Secretary John Kerry, and the author of a book about how John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic president despite Protestant opposition.
"There is a growing dissatisfaction among evangelicals with Trump," Casey said. "They know Trump's weaknesses: His immorality, his incoherence, his rage and incompetence. But I don't see it leading them into the Democratic Party."
Casey said Biden is smart to talk about his Catholicism in the campaign, regardless. It's a point of personal connection with many voters. And when Biden talks about how his faith formed his character, sustained him in hard times, and taught him kindness and empathy, many will see a stark contrast with Trump.
Biden has learned from previous Catholic candidates, Casey said. He knows to avoid the open conflict with conservative Catholic bishops that got Kerry into trouble in 2004 and, simultaneously, not to cede the subject of religion to the Republicans.
Biden will also use his faith to emphasize his inclusive vision of America, as Kennedy did when Protestant leaders—including evangelist Billy Graham, Christianity Today editor L. Nelson Bell, and Trump's childhood pastor Norman Vincent Peale—questioned whether a Catholic could faithfully uphold the Constitution. The Kennedy campaign found that many Americans were offended by the narrow view of who was really an American, and would vote for inclusivity and pluralism.
Biden's campaign will work to show that the candidate cares about all Americans—even white evangelicals.
"We don't write anybody off in this campaign," said Joshua Dickson, Biden's national faith engagement director. "I know how diverse evangelicals are in terms of their backgrounds, in terms of how they look at their faith and how they practice, and in terms of the issues they care about."
Dickson has been inviting evangelicals, along with other groups of religious leaders, to listening sessions, where they're asked their opinions about the big issues in the campaign and the stakes of the upcoming election. Though there are differences, the campaign sees common commitments too.
"The core values are the connection point: loving your neighbor, fighting for justice, and upholding the inherent human dignity of all," said Dickson, who is an evangelical himself.
Richard Mouw has been invited to two sessions and spoken to multiple evangelical leaders who have met with the Democrats. He will join a listening session later this week. Mouw plans to bring up the party's positions on abortion and religious liberty.
"There are real issues," he said. "It's very important that Biden send out a signal that he cares about communities of faith and people of conviction—even convictions that are different from his own."
Gestures might not be enough to bring evangelicals and a Catholic candidate together, Mouw said, but they won't hurt.
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The Frozen Autumn ist eine italienische Dark-Wave-Band, die 1993 von Diego Merletto ins Leben gerufen wurde und den Sound der 1980er Jahre mithilfe moderner Technik fortsetzt.

Geschichte

Am Anfang gründete Diego in Turin The Frozen Autumn als ein Soloprojekt, doch wenig später gesellte sich Claudio Brosio als Gitarrist dazu. 1994 erschien das erste Demotape "Oblivion".

Das erste Album "Pale Awakening" erschien 1995 bei dem deutschen Label Weißer Herbst. Nach einigen Konzerten und positiven Rezensionen der Fachpresse wurde The Frozen Autumn begeistert von der europäischen Wave- und Gothic-Szene angenommen. Eine dunkle, vom Weltschmerz singende Gesangsstimme und ruhig harmonische Keyboard-Melodien zeugten vom typischen 1980er Wave-Sound. Speziell in dem Titel "This Time (80s Song)" wird deutlich, wie sehr das Duo die musikalische Vielfalt der 1980er zu bewahren versucht.

Bei dem italienischen Label Eibon Records erschien zwei Jahre später "Fragments of Memories". Dieses Album konnte die Bekanntheit innerhalb der Szene noch steigern.

1998 gründete Diego zusammen mit Arianna das Projekt Static Movement, das sich stilistisch nicht sonderlich von The Frozen Autumn unterscheidet, mit der Ausnahme, dass nur elektronische Instrumente zur Klangerzeugung genutzt wurden. Das Album "Visionary Landscapes" von Static Movement erschien ebenfalls bei dem Label Eibon Records.

Im Juni 2000 erschien eine Neuauflage des Albums "Pale Awakening" unter dem Namen "The Pale Collection". The Frozen Autumn war nun wieder ein Soloprojekt von Diego.

Das dritte Album erschien Ende April 2002. Mittlerweile war Arianna von Static Movement die zweite Person der Gruppe. "Emotional Screening Device" konnte noch einmal die Popularität von The Frozen Autumn innerhalb der schwarzen Szene steigern. Musikalisch bietet es weiterhin den Sound der 1980er, allerdings wurde Arianna gesanglich stärker an dem Projekt beteiligt. Der Titel "Wintertag" fiel ein wenig auf, da er komplett in deutscher Sprache gesungen wurde. Im September 2002 erschien zudem die Single "There's No Tomorrow" von Clan of Xymox auf der auch ein Remix des Titels von The Frozen Autumn zu hören ist.

2003 verließen The Frozen Autumn Eibon Records und kamen 2005 zum Clan-of-Xymox-Label Pandaimonium. Im selben Jahr veröffentlichten sie das Album "Is Anybody There?".

Diskografie

 Oblivion (1994) – Demo
 Pale Awakening (1995)
 Fragments of Memories (1997)
 Visionary Landscapes (1999) – Diegos und Ariannas Nebenprojekt, Static Movement.
 The Pale Collection (2000) – Neuauflage von Pale Awakening enthält einen Remix von This Time.
 Emotional Screening Device (2002)
 Is Anybody There? (2005)
 Rallentears (2010) – 10" Single
 Chirality (2011)
 Lie in Wait (2014) – 12" EP
 The Fellow Traveller (2017)

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Gulliver | Airport kiosks
Sometimes you just can't take it anymore
Arrested for punching an airport kiosk?
By N.B. | WASHINGTON, D.C.
VIOLENCE is unlikely to solve most air travellers' problems. But sometimes the nonstop annoyances and indignities of flying in the US are enough to make you see red, go berserk and murder an airport check-in kiosk. The New Orleans Times-Picayunehas a good story:
A Washington D.C. man was arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner after he allegedly punched a Continental Airlines check-in kiosk out of frustration Sunday morning. The blow was enough to shatter the screen and put the computer terminal out of commission, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report.
It seems that someone reported the suspect, a 30-year-old named Albert Pratt IV, to a Continental employee, who then told police. Property destruction is never okay, of course, but if your customers are physically assaulting your check-in kiosks, you're probably doing it wrong. (The comments on the story are pretty amusing, and include much support for Mr Pratt as well as some mediocre puns.)
Mr Pratt was booked on a criminal-damage charge and released on bond. Sir, if you're out there, please let us know what set you off. We'd love to find out more.
In the meantime, this episode should be a lesson to airlines and air travellers alike. Airlines must provide alternatives for customers who hate or have trouble with electronic devices, and their kiosks should be simple and intuitive. Travellers must refrain from destroying airline property in retaliation. There has to be a better way to register displeasure with customer service. Try blogging.
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Government / Brian Mark Weber / December 1, 2017
What Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The battle over who will lead the CFPB should lead to far more basic questions about bureaucracy.
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When Leandra English walked in to work as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) earlier this week, there was one little problem: President Donald Trump had already appointed his Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney, to head the Obama-era regulatory agency. There were two bosses, but only one had the constitutional authority to pick up the reins of power, and it wasn't English.
It's hard to blame English for assuming her role. After all, the CFPB was populated with strong supporters of the biggest names in the Democrat Party. So when her outgoing boss, Richard Cordray, handed over the keys, English probably didn't give a moment's thought to the separation of powers or that pesky old Constitution.
Moreover, she had the support of none other than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who incorrectly tweeted that English is the "rightful Acting Director." Well, before President Trump stepped in, the CFPB could do just about anything its director wanted — such as appointing his own replacement.
Let's take a moment to see what the CFPB is all about, and why a seemingly simple appointment is such a big deal.
As noted by PBS, "The agency was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, commonly known as Dodd-Frank. The idea for a financial watchdog agency came from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a Harvard Law School professor at the time. Warren first proposed creating the agency in 2007 as a way to better regulate mortgages, student loans, and other financial products."
Sounds innocent enough doesn't it? The problem is that government "watchdog" agencies rarely do anything other than empower politicians on Capitol Hill to regulate and control our lives (and thereby empower themselves). Throughout our country's history, multi-member boards were in charge of agencies in order to diffuse power. That changed when Barack Obama created the CFPB.
How much power does the director of CFPB really have? The Washington Post explains, "The Director of the CFPB possesses enormous power over American business, American consumers, and the overall U.S. economy. The Director unilaterally enforces 19 federal consumer protection statutes, covering everything from home finance to student loans to credit cards to banking practices. The Director alone decides what rules to issue; how to enforce, when to enforce, and against whom to enforce the law; and what sanctions and penalties to impose on violators of the law."
If it seems like the agency is more about exercising power than protecting consumers, this became even clearer when Cordray stepped down to run for governor of Ohio. He appointed Leandra English without checking with anyone, including the president. And he did it largely to boost his street cred with the #Resistance.
The problem was that the CFPB had a provision that seemingly took precedence over federal law by allowing the current director to appoint a replacement until the Senate chooses a new director. Cordray thus selected his own successor. And when President Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney to replace Cordray, English filed a lawsuit against the president and Mulvaney — a lawsuit that was correctly thrown out by a federal court.
Even the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — historically hostile to Republicans and the Constitution — sided with the president.
In Trump's favor were a congressional act and the Constitution. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is very clear in stating that the president "can designate any Senate-confirmed official (which would include Mulvaney) to perform the duties of a vacant federal office in an acting capacity for a statutorily limited period of time." And Article II of the Constitution clearly gives the president authority to make executive department appointments.
This was a significant victory for Liberty and the separation of powers. Indeed, until the CFPB was created, there had never been a federal agency that was headed by a single person who possessed such broad powers.
As The Washington Post states, "The CFPB's concentration of enormous executive power in a single, unaccountable, unchecked Director not only departs from settled historical practice, but also poses a far greater risk of arbitrary decisionmaking and abuse of power, and a far greater threat to individual liberty, than does a multi-member independent agency." When The Washington Post is worried about government's threat to individual liberty, you know we've got a problem.
Not surprisingly, the agency's supporters are also donors for the Democrat Party. The Washington Examiner reported that 593 CFPB executives gave money to the likes of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth "Fauxcahontas" Warren. Only one gave to a Republican. Clearly, Obama set up this agency to do more than protect consumers.
And what does Trump's pick to head the CFPB think of the organization he leads?
In a press conference, Mulvaney said, "It is an awful example of a bureaucracy that has gone wrong. It is almost entirely unaccountable to the people who are supposed to oversee it or pay for it. I still have the same fundamental principled misgivings about the way this bureau is structured. I think it is wrong to have a completely unaccountable federal bureaucracy. I think it's completely wrong," He added, "I'm just learning about the powers that I have as acting director. They would frighten most of you. They would probably worry you to think about how little oversight Congress has over me now as I'm the director, how little oversight the committees have over how CFPB functions."
Too many of these agencies become self-serving, all-powerful entities of the Leviathan state, accountable to no one. Mulvaney's comments about his new job should not be met with calls for reform, but should lead to the abolishment of the CFPB. Doing so would take us one step closer to draining the Swamp and protecting Americans from a further erosion of our Liberty.
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Massive kudos to publisher Dan DiDio for luring the greatest living superhero comic book writer, Grant Morrison, back to a monthly title with The Green Lantern.
It was promoted as a "procedural", which had me both intrigued and concerned. Would this mean Hal Jordan - Earth's Green Lantern - just dealing with 'mundane' day-to-day assignments?
Of course not, this is Grant Morrison we're talking about, and while the focus appears to be on Hal, part of the procedural approach, and why the comic is called THE Green Lantern (referring to the source from which they draw the power for their rings), is because he's also building up the characters of other supporting Lanterns throughout the Corps.
In true cinematic style, Hal doesn't even appear in this opening issue until the title credits drop nine pages into the adventure.
Setting up a major conspiracy story (involving problems with the legendary Book Of Oa and a traitor in the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps), the first chapter revolves around space pirates, a Luck Dial, and a ship crash landing on Earth.
Art is provided by Liam Sharp, with many of the alien crowd scenes reminding me of Alan Davis' seminal work on Alan Moore's legendary Captain Britain run in the '80s.
But it's definitely Morrison's unique imagination that adds the true alienness to the extraterrestrial characters, from the mildly comical to the downright bizarre.
Which is exactly what we both expect and want from a Grant Morrison story.
I'll confess, I'm not an avid Green Lantern reader - haven't kept up with any of the titles for a few years - so I'm not sure how much of what we're seeing here is new to longtime fans of the Corps.
But as DiDio convinced Grant Morrison to take a run at these characters, it's Morrison's name that convinced me to give this new title a go.
From issue one, it looks as though The Green Lantern could turn out to be Hill Street Blues or The Wire in outer space, giving us both a solid main story and a look at the working of the Green Lantern Corps.


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# convoy
'Too little too late': Hauliers slam no-deal Brexit rehearsal as 'window dressing'
'Operation Brock' began this morning with trucks travelling from a regional airport in Kent to the port of Dover.
Updated Jan 7th 2019, 6:35 PM
LAST UPDATE | Jan 7th 2019, 6:35 PM
PA Wire / PA Images The trial of a government plan to hold lorries in the event of post-Brexit disruption at the former Manston Airport site PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images
DOZENS OF TRUCKS took part in a UK government exercise for coping with possible Channel gridlock caused by a no-deal Brexit, assembling on a disused airport runway that could be turned into a giant lorry park.
But haulage groups labelled the exercise "too little too late" and "window dressing", while a local MP said the plan was "too complex" and would create "enormous confusion" for lorry drivers.
Nearly 100 lorries descended on Manston airfield in southeast England, which has been identified as a possible holding facility under contingency plans for leaving the European Union without a divorce agreement on 29 March.
As part of the test, the vehicles then made two trips in convoy to and from the port of Dover — A 32 kilometre journey — along a route far less used by trucks than the main highway from London.
"Today's trial cannot possibly duplicate the reality of 4,000 trucks being held at Manston airport in the event of a no-deal Brexit," said Richard Burnett, head of the Road Haulage Association (RHA).
"It's too little too late — this process should have started nine months ago. At this late stage it looks like window dressing," he added.
The RHA are among the industry bodies advising the transport ministry and local officials ahead of Brexit, and helped attract truckers to the one-day trial.
A ministry spokeswoman said 89 trucks participated at a cost of £550 (€610) per driver, or £48,950 for the whole fleet.
"We do not want or expect a no-deal scenario and continue to work hard to deliver a deal with the EU.
"However, it is the duty of a responsible government to continue to prepare for all eventualities and contingencies, including a possible no deal," she said.
Toby Howe, senior highway manager at Kent County Council, told AFP the government was considering holding up to 6,000 lorries at Manston, "if necessary".
Howe said the aim of the exercise was to work out how quickly the trucks could leave the airport and how long it would take them to arrive in Dover.
'Least worst option'
But Charlie Elphicke, the local Conservative MP for Dover, criticised the plan as "too complex" and residents have voiced concern about traffic jams.
Dover handles some 10,000 heavy goods vehicles every day and there are concerns that increased checks on the border will create congestion on roads in the county of Kent.
It currently takes only two minutes for a truck to complete the formalities.
A mere two-minute addition would cause jams of more than 17 miles (27 kilometres) in Dover and similar chaos in Calais and Dunkirk, the Port of Dover warned on its website.
The Freight Transport Association, which also liaised with hauliers for the trial, said avoiding a no-deal Brexit was of "vital importance".
"Using Manston can never be a 'good' arrangement,just a part of the least worst option in the event of the ongoing disruption at Dover that no deal… would cause," it added in a statement.
Meanwhile at the nearby port of Ramsgate, dredging is under way to prepare the harbour for use in case of delays at Dover after 29 March.
A solitary dredger was at work in the harbour on Monday, piling up spoil on the dockside.
The truck park stood empty, unused for several years.
"It's a bit of a fiasco," said Ramsgate resident Peter Elston, 63, a retired train driver walking his dog along the cliffs overlooking the port.
"It's much too late. I can't see it happening by the end of March, I can't see it working but it would be brilliant if it did."
Peadar Kelly, 47, a cab driver, said he had mixed views as the port would bring jobs and investment but change the quality of life.
He said Ramsgate felt quiet "like the end of the universe", whereas Dover had become "a passing-through area."
Katie, 30, said: "They thought they'd definitely get a deal and didn't need to do preparations and now they realise they have to do something.
"It's all so chaotic."
Meanwhile, Parliament returned from its Christmas break this morning to debate and – most likely – defeat Prime Minister Theresa May's unpopular EU divorce deal.
May says MPs who don't back her Brexit deal risk damaging democracy
May and the other 27 EU leaders agreed on a draft in November designed to keep the process as orderly and undamaging as possible.
PA Wire / PA Images Manston Airport in Kent. PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images
It took nearly two years to negotiate and has managed to upset just about everyone in British politics.
May survived her party's resulting no-confidence motion but was forced to abort a December vote on the pact after admitting it would lose by a "significant margin".
There are few signs that much has changed since.
May returned empty-handed from a subsequent EU summit she had hoped could address the concerns of her disgruntled Northern Irish coalition partners.
Vote to go ahead
Brexit-backing MPs in her Conservative party are still in revolt while opposition Labour leaders are angling for new elections.
May insisted yesterday that the vote will go ahead as planned on or around 15 January.
The formal debate kicks off in parliament on Wednesday.
But she also warned the deal's defeat would put Britain "in unchartered territory (in which) I don't think anybody can say exactly what will happen".
London has been swirling with rumours about how exactly May intends to avoid Britain crashing out of the bloc without any trade or other arrangements in place.
One idea mentioned by advisers involves the government simply re-introducing more or less the same version of the draft over and over again.
May refused to rule out the possibility of a second or third vote in parliament when pressed about it in a BBC interview yesterday.
Other reports said she intends to invite her party's most vocal opponents over for private drinks today and Wednesday.
The arm-twisting will be accompanied by a new government campaign designed to prepare Britons for the full impact of a disruptive no-deal scenario.
But Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg said reports that he and other EU sceptics could be persuaded by May's arguments about a calamitous no-deal Brexit were "wishful thinking".
Most Conservatives either "think that these fears are exaggerated or that (it) is a price worth paying for leaving the shackles of the European Union," he wrote in the Sunday Express.
Involving parliament
May outlined a formal plan of action yesterday that included the possibility of giving parliament a bigger say in a new round of trade talks with Brussels that begins once Brexit enters into force.
These "future relationship" negotiations will also try to resolve the prickly issue of keeping the Irish border open while preserving the integrity of the EU.
The temporary solution laid out in the draft withdrawal agreement does not suit Northern Ireland's tiny Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that props up May's government.
"There's a number of ways which we're looking to see how we can involve parliament in a greater way in the future," May told the BBC.
She also promised to continue to seek "further assurances from the European Union" about the border issue ahead of next week's vote.
The DUP wants a binding guarantee from Brussels that Northern Ireland's trade with the rest of Britain will not be subjected to any types of checks.
May spent part of her holidays ringing up EU leaders about possible concessions. Brussels has made clear it will cede nothing before the vote.
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