It is well known that the German poet, philosopher, and natural historian J.W. Goethe (1749-1832) highly valued Arnica montana, and that he received a tea prepared with arnica after he had suffered a heart attack in 1823. Today, arnica is still an important medicinal plant, but pharmaceutical uses are exclusively external, for the treatment of bruises and sprains, and as a counterirritant. However, the task of establishing uses for the plant in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance has proven to be a difficult one. Arnica was hardly known in Greek, Roman, and Arabic medicine, and the first reliable evidence dates back to the 14th century (Matthaeus Silvaticus) and the 15th century. The situation was made even more complicated when this species was confused with water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica. In lacobus Theodorus Tabernomontanus' New vollkommentlich Kreuterbuch (1588), there is a picture of Arnica montana. However, the text refers to water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica). Hence it comes as no surprise that the reported uses of these botanically completely different species are often very similar (especially during the 16th and 17th centuries). In the 16th century Arnica montana became an outstanding wound remedy.
Chamomile is one of the most important medicinal plants of Europe, and has been in use for more than 2,000 years. It is used internally for gastrointestinal and respiratory complaints, as well as topically for inflammatory skin conditions (eczema, wounds, haemorrhoids). Hippocrates called it euanthemos (the real or good flower), Dioscorides called it anthemis and anthyllis, and Galen called it anthemis and chamaimelon (apple growing on the ground). It continues to be an important medicine in academic as well as popular medicine. The species has been exported to many areas and is today an essential element of medical systems all over the world. Chamaemelum nobile, or Roman chamomile, has very similar uses, especially as a (bitter) tonic and a gastrointestinal remedy, but it is chemically rather different. Historically it has been an important medicinal plant in England, France, and Italy.
Roots of the European snakeroot or birthwort, Aristolochia clematitis, and A. rotunda had long been used in medicine as an emmenagogue (to promote menstrual discharge), an abortifacient (to induce abortions), a diuretic, and for the treatment of arthritis. A. serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) was similarly used in the United States, and was also used by Native Americans to treat snakebites. Until the early 1980s several phytomedicines from A. clematitis were widely sold in Europe. Its main active constituent, aristolochic acid, was also formerly used in Germany to treat abscesses, eczemas, and other long-lasting skin diseases and as a nonspecific stimulant of the immune system. However in 1981 both the extract and the pure compound were withdrawn due to serious carcinogenic and nephrotoxic (i.e., damaging to kidney cells) effects. A traditional Chinese medical herbal preparation which was used for its supposed weight-reducing effects, and which contained Aristolochia fangchi (Chinese Snake Root), known to possess large amounts of aristolochic acid, was used extensively in Belgium during the early 1990s. A. fangchi had inadvertently been substituted for another Chinese drug (Stephania tetrandra). Kidney failure owing to a progressive form of renal fibrosis due to the use of A. fangchi was observed eight to ten years later in many of the patients, and the import of this species is now widely banned.
Fennel and fennel seeds are a classic household remedy used as a cure for flatulence. It was important to Greeks and Romans and included in the Capitulare de villis as well as in the Hortulus of Walahfried Strabo (809 ad). It was reputed to ward off evil spirits. In his 16th century herbal, Leon-hard Fuchs recommends the aerial parts and the seeds for stimulating lactation and as a diuretic. The seeds are also reported to be useful if one has a "weak stomach." Another of Fuch's uses is for the macerated root: "if one puts it in honey it protects one against angry dogs" (sic).
Feverfew has been used as a bitter tonic and an antipyretic (i.e., to reduce fever) for many centuries; there was renewed interest in the plant in the 1990s as a potential treatment for migraines. Tanacetum parthenium is known in South America as Santa Maria and is an important species in many indigenous medical systems, especially in South and Central America, where it is used for menstrual disorders.
Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, is one of the best-known examples of a remedy developed from close observation of the pharmacological effects of the species. Digitoxin from this and related species is still extracted from several members of the genus and is used today in the treatment of coronary disease. It was reportedly used by an English housewife to treat dropsy, and then used more systematically by the physician William Withering (1741-1799). Prior to William Withering, herbalism in Britain spread simply by word of mouth; his endeavors transformed it into a form of science used by medical professionals. Herbalism during this period was more of a clinical procedure concerned with the patient's welfare, than a systematic study of the virtues and chemical properties of medicinal plants.
The seeds of the horse chestnut are used topically and orally for chronic varices (circulation problems in veins) and other inflammatory circulatory disorders. The active ingredient is a mixture of saponins collectively called aescin. The species originated in the Balkan peninsula or Anatolia, but is now cultivated in many regions of the world. In Europe the first trees were planted in Vienna in 1576 (Clusius), and the species was also introduced into North America, in the middle of the 19th century. The horse chesnut is commonly used in Continental Europe, and the German medical control agency published a "positive" (i.e., approved) monograph, or legally binding analysis of the accepted medical uses of the species, that was adopted by the health authorities (BFA 1994). However, the horse chesnut is of lesser importance in North America.
Peppermint, Mentha x piperita, is a very widely cultivated medicinal and aromatic plant, and is particularly important for the production of menthol, which is used as a flavouring agent. Its medical uses are to treat flatulence and gastrointestinal cramps. The species is also used to flavour chocolate and in liqueurs. It is a hybrid of M. aquatica x M. spicata, which spontaneously originated in 1696 in an English garden. It can only be propagated via its runners. Today peppermint is one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants, and is widely grown in some parts of Europe (southeastern Europe, Spain, Germany) and especially in the United States. It was reportedly first brought to the United States in the early 19th century and cultivated in the state of Massachusetts. From there the production spread to other East Coast states and to the northern Midwest (Michigan in 1835), and eventually to the West Coast (Oregon in 1919). In the 1940s production started in Wisconsin. Today the major production centers of the world are the Columbia River Basin, Washington, the Willamette Valley, Oregon, and the states of Indiana and Idaho. Another important representative of the genus, M. spicata, or spearmint, is menthol-free and commonly used to flavor toothpaste. The production of spearmint started later and its extension followed that of peppermint. It is mainly grown in the state of Washington.
Mentha arvensis, or corn mint, originally from Eurasia, is another prominent member of this genus used medically in numerous cultures of the world. The closely related M. canadensis is the lapanese peppermint used for a large variety of illnesses because of its high menthol content.
Scotch or pot marigold is used pharmaceutically, for example, to treat chilblains, chronic wounds (including ones which heal very slowly), and other inflammatory conditions of the skin. In some rural regions of Europe (e.g., Switzerland and the German Black Forest) the species is still widely used externally as a veterinary anti-inflammatory remedy. Normally the flower heads are mixed with lard or another animal fat, heated for a short period in order to extract the active lipophilic constituents, and the resulting product is stored for usage. The flower heads are also used to color butter and to thicken soups.
The species originated in southeastern Europe and is today widely cultivated (most commonly as a garden plant). It is uncertain whether the species was already used by the Greeks and Romans. The core problem is the lack of proper botanical identification of plants with names similar to the ones used for Calendula in much later periods. The first certain evidence is from the Physica (first printed 1533) of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). According to Mayer and Czygan (2000b), this points to use in the popular (peasant) medicine of this period and later became a constant element of the various medieval texts (especially the later Circa Instans). This species is an example of the continuous usage of a medicinal plant for similar medical indications.
St. John's wort is a perennial which plays a primary role in modern evidence-based phytotherapy. The aerial parts of the plant have been used as an anti-inflammatory, healing application for wounds and as an antimelancholia remedy since the time of the ancient Greeks. In the Middle Ages many believed it to have magical powers to protect one from evil. Early Christian mystics named the plant after John the Baptist and it is traditionally collected on St. John's Day, June 24, and soaked in olive oil for several days in order to produce a red anointing oil to be used externally. This practice is still very common in many folk medicines of eastern and southern Europe, and some pharmacological evidence in support of the usage exists.
Several controlled studies have shown positive results when using standardized St. John's wort extract to treat patients with mild depression. Improvements were shown with no reported side effects. The active constituents in the plant (there are over fifty) include antraquinones (hypericin and pseudohypericin), prenylated phloroglucinol derivatives (hyperforin), and flavonoids.
However, the side effects of St. John's wort include stomach complaints, fatigue, and especially allergic reactions (photodermatitis). Most authorities warn strongly that Hypericum extracts should not be taken alongside other anti-depressants; doing so can result in a syndrome called serotonin syndrome.
The combined root and rootstock of the (common) valerian with its characteristic "old socks" smell is used pharmaceutically to treat sleep disorders and other related conditions. It is a licensed medicine in many European countries and is currently grown commercially in Russia, Japan, the United States, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. The species has been used through the centuries in many European regions. L. Fuchs lists a variety of uses including as a diuretic and gynecological aid, but he does not include uses for sleep disorders.
The genus Salix includes numerous trees and shrubs common in alpine ecosystems and along the margins of streams. The white willow, Salix alba, is a tree that commonly grows in areas periodically flooded along streams and lakes. Willow bark (known to pharmacists as Salicis cortex) is a European phytomedicine with a long tradition of use for treatment of chronic pain, rheumatoid diseases, fever, and headache, and one of its main compounds, salicine, served as a lead substance for aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). Leonard Fuchs devotes a chapter in his New Kreutterbuch (1543), illustrated with three drawings of different species, to the various "classes" of willow. The leaves are reported to be good for treating some gastrointestinal complaints, and the bark to be useful for treating warts and corns. Acetylsalicylic acid is today used in a similar way. Fuchs's use of willow as a treatment for podagra (i.e., gout, especially of the big toe) mirrors modern uses in the treatment of a variety of chronic inflammatory conditions. A positive monograph for its use in fever-related diseases, rheumatic complaints, and headache was published by the German medical control agency (BFA). The drug is also monographed in the European Pharmacopoeia. Clinical evidence, including two double-blind studies, points to the effectiveness of willow bark for the treatment of chronic pain and rheumatoid diseases. This potency as a treatment is the result of more than one substance (most of them so far unknown). The extract is effective at a dosage of salicylates (a group of compounds chemically related to salicylic acid) which is much lower than the one reported for aspirin. However, the mechanism of action of this complex mixture and the individual compounds responsible for this activity remain unknown.
Wormwood or absinthe has been used for many centuries not only as a bitter tonic, stomachic (strengthener of the stomach), and stimulant, but also in the production of liqueurs (e.g., vermouth) and it remains a useful phytotherapeutic option for mild gastrointestinal disorders. It was known to Wallafried Strabo in the 9th century and is the first species mentioned in Fuchs' New Kreiiterbuch (1543). There it is recommended for a number of gastrointestinal problems, and for a large variety of other disorders. The species is an example of how systematic exploration of its clinical effectiveness and pharmacological effects over the last few centuries has helped to reduce the uses of wormwood to therapeutically validated ones. One of its constituents, the neurotoxic monoterpenoid (i.e., a terpenoid with ten carbons in the skeleton) thujone, is concentrated in vermouth wines, especially if they are distilled, but the use of such products has been outlawed in Europe since the 1920s. Consequently, thujone-free species and varieties are used in the production of such wines.
Yarrow has been used as a medicine for many centuries. The species is native both to temperate Europe and to North America. Particularly common in Europe were uses associated with inflammatory conditions (e.g., in the form of an externally applied poultice). Even though the species had been an important medicinal plant in many European countries and, for example, is mentioned by Fuchs as a useful treatment for a variety of inflammatory conditions such as wounds and abscesses, today it is of limited importance and is only used in some regions, as a popular medicine.


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Operation Babylift: The incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War
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The dramatic and heart-warming story of the last-minute evacuation of hundreds of orphaned babies from South Vietnam in the dying days of the Vietnam War and of the brave Australian nurses who made it happen.
In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety.
Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little ...
Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created. Through the story of the attempt to save 600 children, we see how a small group of determined women refused to play political games as they tried to remake the lives of a forgotten generation, one child at a time.
More books by Ian W. Shaw
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New Delhi: It was a brainstorming session in which students raised serious questions about Islam in general and about Muslim women's issues and the role of ulama in particular at Jamia Millia Islamia recently, when women's rights activist and educationist, Dr Syeda Saiyidain Hameed tried to pull the answers apart by separating certain myths from realities.
She was delivering the IXth Ravinder Kumar Memorial Lecture titled "Women in Islam: Inverting Reality and Myth" organised by the Academy of International Studies (AIS), JMI on October 5.
Calling women in Islam the "hot topic" which you cannot escape when you look at the media today, the former member of the Planning Commission of India suggested that there was need to 'segregate the myth from the reality' because we are all "victims of that myth" and mostly relatively "ignorant of the details of the subject". Placing the topic into a context, she said that the global image of the Muslim woman could be explained in 3 Bs and 3 Cs. The Bs are burqa, backward and beleaguered and the Cs are chulha, chakri and char-diwari, words to define the role of women as being limited to cooking, doing other household chores and being confined to home.
Verses of inheritance
What Islam has given to women is different from what is being portrayed in the media and practised by Muslims, she asserted. She quoted a verse from the Quran (Verse 35 of Chapter 33) revealed in answer to a question raised by Umm Salama, one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) as to why only men were addressed in the Quran. The verse clearly mentions women along with men for whom Allah announces forgiveness and great reward without distinction on account of gender which means that women in Islam have equal status to men.
Hameed demanded that any text must be understood in the context in which it is revealed. Elaborating that, she said that laws pertaining to inheritance and right of women in land for example should be viewed historically. At the time when the verses of inheritance were revealed, women were completely deprived of any right. She said that Surah Al-Nisa of the Quran gives detailed instructions about women's rights with new provisions, all to do with talaq, marriage, property rights. The order for the right of women in inheritance and property was like a bombshell as it deprived men of the old traditional privilege, she said adding that media had damaged the image of Muslim women. Many of the achievements and glories of Islam have been forgotten. "It is very convenient to stereotype Muslim women as meek and voiceless."
It is important to understand that Islam was born in a context. It was meant to address the ills of an era called the Era of Jahiliyah that is an era of ignorance. The problem is that we Muslims hung on to each and every word without understanding the profound spirit behind the language. Despite Islam having everything, Muslims haven't taken few strides. They have stood still.
Dr. Hameed cited Maulana Abul Kalam Azad that deen (religion) was easy, but we make it look difficult. We stopped reading and understanding the Quran. Instead of importing good things "We took from other cultures all the patriarchal values", she said adding that there is "no dowry but dower" in Islam. This is how things have been inverted and we have wrong things like dowry. Many of these are open to critical explanation, she said, hinting at the rigidity of some ulama.
Burning Issue of Triple Talaq
While talking about the burning issue of triple talaq, Dr Hameed, also a former member of the National Commission for Women, said that issues like poverty cut across societies, but there's a double whammy for the Muslim women as they are under the fear of the Domiciles' sword of triple talaq.
Hameed also hit back at some of the arguments of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board given in support of triple talaq like, if a man is not allowed to give talaq, he would do more harm to the woman either by killing her, poisoning her or in other ways. She rejected them as "ridiculous arguments".
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Sufyan Siddiqui, Staff Writer
On September 14, at approximately 7:15 EDT, the Eastern seaboard was rocked hard by Hurricane Florence, whilst it was a category 1. At that moment, wind speeds had increased to 90 miles per hour and the mass amounts of flooding had begun.
Two days before, both of the governors of the Carolinas declared a state of emergency, causing a majority of the population living in the areas of landfall to evacuate as soon as possible. Over 1 million people were under the orders of evacuation. This caused for the nearby interstates and major roadways to be filled with people trying to leave the state, and leaving their homes behind to flood and their personal belongings to perish.
One specific story from the New York Times told of a family who wasn't able to leave because they did not have the 'resources' to afford gas, and even if they did, long lines of cars were filled at every gas station in the state. He claims that he came to North Carolina to visit his father, diagnosed with cancer. In the midst of all this, they decided to prepare for landfall by visiting the nearby grocery
stores and preparing meals for the weeks after landfall of the hurricane.
Hurricane Florence is also to blame for the 1.2 billion dollars worth of damage in South Carolina alone. It is sorrowful to think of the deaths caused by this natural disaster, with the death toll currently at 42 people. A majority of these people had died as stormwater caused their vehicles to submerge.
In the aftermath of Florence, roads, buildings, and personal properties have all been gone, but one thing that stays strong is the patriotism of all those who have lost everything except their spirit for this country. Our country is strong not because we have withstood natural disasters, but because each person has the American willingness that we have shown time and time again. No matter what obstacle comes our way, the spirit of the American people will prosper forever.
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Should I re-take the GMAT?
"Well? What do you think? Do I have a shot at improving my score?" Karen looked really anxious. Following a friend's recommendation, she came to see me with a typical dilemma: despite taking a long prep course at a well-known prep company and investing many months in study and practice, Karen achieved a GMAT score of 660. Although this is a high score attained by only 20% of examinees worldwide, it wouldn't have sufficed to ensure her a place on one of best MBA programs in the world. The average GMAT score of successful applicants to these programs is between 700 and 730.
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For many years it had been Karen's dream to do an MBA in an Ivy League b-school. She saw it as a launching pad to a successful and ambitious career which could take her anywhere in the world, and she certainly wasn't planning on giving up that dream just because of an entrance exam.
Karen isn't alone: all over the world dissatisfied examinees who hoped to attain higher scores than they did are trying to understand if they can improve their score, and if so - how?
The good news for Karen and GMAT candidates like her is – yes, of course you can improve your score.
Let's begin with some statistics: According to official GMAC data (GMAC is the organization that administers the GMAT), 75% of those who sit the exam for a second time do improve their score. On average, they improve their total score by 33 points (the average improvement in the quantitative section is 2.5 points, and 2.1 in the verbal section).
Having said that, the higher the score achieved the first time around, the more difficult it is to improve the second time around. The graph below shows the improvement of re-takers. As you can see, those who got a low score the first the time around (less than 500) improve by 40 points, on average, in the re-take. But those who got very high scores in the first exam (700 and over) improve by just 8 points! For examinees like Karen who got 600-690 the first time round, re-taking the test leads to an average improvement of 20 points.
You can also see that the more the test is taken, the smaller the margin of improvement becomes and could even decline.
And now for the really good news: with the help of a personalized study plan which focuses on identifying and improving the examinee's weaknesses, scores can be improved by 60-70 points and sometimes by more, even for those who achieved a very high score the first the time around.
First, we assess the student's current situation. Does the score he or she attained in the first test accurately reflect that person's true abilities? That is to say, throughout the prep period, did the candidate get similar scores to the score achieved in the real test? Or was the test score anomalous?
If it was indeed uncharacteristic, we look for a reason. For most, it comes down to a combination of stress leading to a decrease in function and concentration and improper application of time management strategies. In an adaptive test like the GMAT, improper time management is likely to have a great influence on your score. This problem is relatively easy to resolve by applying correct strategies and practicing. In this way, a score can be improved by 20-30 points almost immediately and with virtually no effort.
But for Karen, it was different: throughout the study period, she had been scoring 650-680, so her test score certainly couldn't be considered a surprise. In cases like these, we make a thorough assessment in order to identify problems in technique and difficulties in understanding. With Karen, we discovered that she was approaching the questions in an improper manner, using mediocre study materials and was lacking complete control in all of the topics required in order to achieve a really high score. We built her an intensive 3 week study program so that she could retake the test exactly a month after her first attempt. The program included focused work on specific topics that had been problematic for her and broader work on her general technique, as well as many practice tests.
The results were dramatic: Karen achieved 730, an improvement of 70 points compared to her first test!
Karen's story is typical of many GMAT candidates. A score is definitely something that can be improved, but it's necessary to carry out an in-depth assessment of the relevant problems which led to the low score and build a comprehensive study plan that properly addresses these problems.
And what about Karen? She called me this week: "I've got an interview for Harvard Business School!"
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How much will I make after I graduate?
How will you know where you studies will lead you and how much you will earn later in life?
1. Do your research on salary levels for your field and school. There is plenty of information online regarding salaries of grads of each school, especially if it is a US school. This will give you a good general indication,. See Payscale.com or the college ROI report.
2. Do your research on percentage of employment post-graduation – understand your chances of actually finding a job after you graduate. The schools themselves and other accessible information sources are available so you can understand this factor.
3. Make a decision trying to foresee the future. One way you can do this is by consulting with a "future you" - a mentor from a background similar to yours who has been through the process and can guide you to make the right decisions. You can find people like that on the GradTrain website.
Our global society definitely needs sociologists, social workers, historians etc., but when you make decisions on your field of study, you need to see how this will impact your life. If you find a job in academia and stay in the US, you may be able to sustain yourself, though if not, you may need to change careers at a later age if you cannot sustain yourself. The key is to make your decisions based on facts on just on gut feelings.
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Strs Ohio Sells 8,486 Shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT)
Posted by MarketBeat News on Jan 21st, 2023
Strs Ohio cut its holdings in Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT – Get Rating) by 20.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,559 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 8,486 shares during the period. Strs Ohio's holdings in Hersha Hospitality Trust were worth $259,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Hersha Hospitality Trust during the second quarter valued at about $30,000. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Hersha Hospitality Trust during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Hersha Hospitality Trust by 710.0% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 4,034 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 3,536 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in Hersha Hospitality Trust during the second quarter valued at about $60,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in Hersha Hospitality Trust during the third quarter valued at about $90,000. 65.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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Hersha Hospitality Trust Stock Performance
NYSE:HT opened at $8.88 on Friday. Hersha Hospitality Trust has a 12-month low of $7.46 and a 12-month high of $12.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $352.07 million, a PE ratio of 4.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 2.02. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.36.
Hersha Hospitality Trust Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 18th. Investors of record on Friday, December 30th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 24.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 29th. This is a positive change from Hersha Hospitality Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. Hersha Hospitality Trust's dividend payout ratio is 11.05%.
HT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. B. Riley decreased their price target on shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust from $13.00 to $11.00 in a report on Monday, November 7th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 12th. They set a "hold" rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust from $11.50 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 28th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Hersha Hospitality Trust from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $11.64.
Hersha Hospitality Trust Profile
Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a self-advised real estate investment trust in the hospitality sector, which owns and operates high quality upscale and lifestyle hotels in urban gateway markets and resort destinations. The Company's 49 hotels totaling 7,774 rooms are located in New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, South Florida and select markets on the West Coast.
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Following the launch of his album the book of Malachi, Holy Ten has announced his tour dates for South Africa tour and has also hosted a press conference in which he shared information about the upcoming artists.
Speaking to various media outlets he emphasised that there is more that needs to be done in Zimbabwe in terms of music and there are a lot of untamed talent that are yet to be unveiled.
He revealed the artists he will be working with including Michael Magz and Sheeba, the artists shared that they were thrilled and grateful for the opportunities presented to them by the hip hop star.
He further mentioned that there is a lot in store and he will be working with more other people
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День Японии ( или  Нихон-дэ:) — немецко-японский праздник, проводимый в Дюссельдорфе, на рейнской набережной с 2002 года в мае или июне при поддержке японской общины, проживающей в городе, численностью в 6500 человек, которые образовали свой собственный, единственный в Германии японский квартал, также являющийся важнейшим японским экономическим центром в Европе. Каждый год сотни тысяч поклонников японской культуры приезжают в Дюссельдорф на праздник, многие из них устраивают косплей, надевая костюмы персонажей из японских игр, аниме и манги.

Программа

Праздник длится 8 дней. В программу мероприятия входит организация японских выставок, демонстрация японских обычаев, продажа японских блюд и напитков. Проводятся разнообразные развлекательные и спортивные мероприятия, например, восточные единоборства, стрельба из лука или конкурсы караоке. Посетители имеют возможность услышать исполнение как традиционной японской музыки, так и современной японской поп-музыки J-pop и J-Rock. Также можно опробовать вещи, которые свойственны японскому обществу, такие как ношение кимоно. Также можно принять участие в распитии сакэ или даже посетить лагерь самураев. Конец праздника сопровождается традиционным танцем бон одори, в котором могут принять участие все желающие, а японским поклонникам раздаются традиционные халаты хаппи. Конец мероприятия сопровождается фейерверками разной тематики.

История
 Праздник был впервые проведён в 2002 году при поддержке японских партнеров из префектуры Тиба.
 2006 года праздник был сорван из-за штормового предупреждения.
 В 2011 году праздник планировалось провести 28 мая, однако вследствие сильных землетрясений и цунами в Японии в это время, проведение праздника было перенесено на 15 октября.

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Pre-earnings options volume in At Home Group is 8.2x normal with calls leading puts 10:7. Implied volatility suggests the market is anticipating a move near 12.9%, or $4.79, after results are released. Median move over the past eight quarters is 10.1%.


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He returned to Cana where he had turned the water into wine. There was a nobleman in Capernaum whose son was sick.
When he heard that Jesus was in the area, he found Jesus and begged him to heal his son, who was at the point of death.
Sir, come down or else my child will die.
Go your way: your son is alive and well.
The man believed Jesus and went home.
As he was going to see his son, his servants met him with news that his son was fully recovered.
He asked his servants when his son had become well.
They told him that it was yesterday at the seventh hour that fever left him.
The father knew that was at the same hour that Jesus had told him that his son was alive and well.
The nobleman believed in Jesus, as did his entire household.
This was the second sign that Jesus did after he came out of Judea into Galilee.


Business Process Re-engineering became something of a consulting firm fad in the early nineties. Data confirmed that most processes embodied tremendous levels of waste, which is still true today. With that came competition and increasingly elaborate tools and processes for the processes.
It's not that complicated. It is just methodical common sense. To this day, much of the waste remains. If you sense a process is taking too long, or wasting resources, it probably is. With some expert coaching, sticky notes, interviews, and Excel, we can determine where the waste is and your people get credit for eliminating it.
We synthesize the new streamlined (ToBe) process.
We delineate the decisions, service line items, escalations and alarms.
All processes have basic parameters in common: an input, an output, and steps in between that are repeated. Most employees have an in-box and an out-box and are not really sure where the work originates or where it ends up. Organizational fiefdoms grow over time and are not effectively challenged.
Payback is usually four months no matter what the process, whether it is: accounts receivable, order fulfillment, site selection, new store openings, new product commercialization, or anything else.
Process is process and like people and organizations, they get fat. Do you need a fitness coach to take out the process waste and get streamlined?


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Color bronze surface, stains in the traditional sense, are generally monotonous: only to green rust, iron erythema, and so one of the few black tone color. Representative color: domestic color bronze artifacts unearthed many surfaces, these colors are mostly underground storage environments in particular, the surface of the hydrophilic oxide by thousands or even longer and naturally. The chemical heat colored bronze is heated catalyst, prompting compound with bronze surface chemical reaction, while natural production of various colors, in order to achieve the effect of decorative bronze surface.
First to be formulated correctly, a good recipe bronze; bronze Secondly, the degree of surface finish are demanding, in order to achieve a uniform natural color after coloring; also grasp the furnace, there is very difficult, a different color, for temperature have different requirements, low less than ideal color standard, high, and will burn surface color; the last one is not easy to grasp the exact concentration of the compound ratio.
Bronze chemical heat coloring, different from the physical spray coloring. Color after color is good, it looks like from inside shone like copper, rich, natural, thick, firm.


A roof depends greatly on what it is made out of. The materials used to construct it will determine what kind of building it is best suited for, its lifespan and how much it will cost. This post looks at some common roof types.
Areas where moisture and precipitation occur may benefit from a metal roof. However, metal roofs can be more expensive than other roof types, and copper or lead structures may be targeted by thieves. Copper, steel or aluminium structures have the advantage of being highly wind, sun and rain resistant, which offers a lifespan of around 50 years.
Shingles are a specific material and more a construction style, using overlapping elements, such as roofing tiles made from; wood, slate, ceramic, fibreglass, asphalt and asbestos cement. Although an attractive and cost-effective option, shingles require regular maintenance to combat moss build-up, and need sufficient ventilation due to the overlapping design.
A great way to keep the unwanted sunlight or rainy weather off of your sitting area. Large parasols and umbrellas are a functional and attractive way of adding a protective layer above an extended surface area.
Usually considered over the traditional static outdoor gazebo or hut style outdoor covers. They are increasingly used by businesses and for personal use. There are many modern designs that add style to an outdoor space, as well as being functional. With improved internal parts to enable ease of use and structural stability over traditional umbrella designs.
With added lighting or heating systems, designed for use underneath the umbrella, a truly unique and comfortable space can be created outdoors.
Many large parasols are also moveable and able to be erected in different locations. They can provide cover nearly anywhere. A great choice for a restaurant, pub, café or outdoor event.
If you benefit from a having a large garden then opting to install a hard top gazebo can be a good decision. Theses gazebos tend to be made of wood and they offer a superb amount of protection from the rain and sun.
You're guaranteed a nice seating area below a hard top gazebo, and it means your furniture can be left out in the garden without being damaged by various weather conditions. A chiminea can compliment this seating area in the winter months, and it means you can relax and enjoy the surroundings of your garden whether it's autumn, winter, spring or summer.
A paved patio or a decking is the ideal base for a hard top gazebo but the installation does require physical work. Footings will need to be dug so that the gazebo remains in a secure position all year round, and it can involve digging around a metre below the surface.


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We have been busy publishing some of the fruits of our EDOX research. Here are a few of our print publications: online editions and further films coming soon….
Drama and Pedagogy in Medieval and Early Modern England, Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature vol. 31 ed. Elisabeth Dutton and James McBain (Tübingen: Narr, 2015). This volume draws on the conference of the same name hosted at the University of Fribourg, and includes an essay by our own Stephanie Allen: Ulysses Redux (1591) and Nero (1601): tragedia nova. 131-58.
Elisabeth Dutton and James McBain, 'Fart for Fart's Sake: Fooling through the Body in Grobiana's Nuptials, Theta XII, Théâtre Tudor (2016) 149-70.
Elisabeth Dutton, ' "My boy shall knowe himself from other men": active spectating, annunciation and the St John's College Narcissus', Medieval English Theatre 36 (2017) 68-83.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2017 by James McBain.
From this week, in 1566, we bring you news of a "totering…tipling" President!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2015 by James McBain.
The EDOX project is delighted to launch its latest film, developed from the 'Performing Dido' event at Christ Church, Oxford. Directed by Maria Sachiko Cecire, the film features background information about the plays and their staging as well as footage from both the productions and rehearsals. The film can be viewed here.
In addition to the virtual launch of the film, we will shortly be releasing details of a collaborative event at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, at which the film will be officially presented and discussed. Please follow our website and twitter feed for announcements in due course.
This entry was posted in News - EDOX publications! on February 21, 2015 by James McBain.
EDOX researchers Elisabeth Dutton and James McBain were invited to speak at the XIVth Tudor Theatre Round Table, held on the 3-4 September at the Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance in Tours.
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Young Charles May presented us with a mock-shew on Saturday last, ye subject was slovenrie it selfe, ye marriage of Grobian's daughter to Tantoblin; but ye cariadg and acting soe hansom and cleane, that I was not better pleased with a merriment these many yeares.
As one might expect from Baylie's brief description, and indeed from its engagement with the pan-European tradition of Grobianism, the play contains more than its fair share of scatological and 'uncivil' humour. But, as the EDOX paper argued, it is simultaneously an extremely clever and inventive work that develops references to a wide range of intertexts, drawn from professional theatre and popular literature as well as more conventional scholarly material.# Above all, Grobiana's Nuptials is insistently metatheatrical, considering what it is to perform whilst delighting in playing, and it therefore deserves to be considered alongside more familiar defences of the value of academic drama.
Little is known about Charles May, other than some details of his family and that he matriculated on 4 July 1634 aged 15 and then took his BA in 1638. The play, complete with its extensive references, is all the more impressive as the sole extant work of an Oxford undergraduate. The full research will be published in a forthcoming volume of essays, edited by Professor Richard Hillman.
# Visitors directed here via our Twitter feed might well have recognised that the quoted line from Tantoblin's soliloquy, "Is shitten come shites the beginninge of love?", is developed from a proverb – a category of reference that spans both learned and popular sources. Incidentally, in a diary entry of 17 April 1661, Samuel Pepys records how he met with Mr Allen of Chatham at the Mitre and "did get of him the song that pleased me so well there the other day, 'Of Shitten come Shites the beginning of love'". Pepys might well be referring here to a ballad later printed as "The Youngman's careless wooing…All done out of old English Proverbs", and so Tantoblin's line might also be derived from popular song.
 REED: Oxford, 1, p. 556.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2015 by James McBain.
We are delighted to announce that Stephanie Allen has joined EDOX. Prior to taking up a doctoral post at Fribourg, where she will be supervised by Prof. Elisabeth Dutton, Stephanie read Classics and English at Oxford and subsequently gained an MSt in Early Modern English, with a thesis on Oxford Academic Drama.
Further information about Stephanie's research interests and contact details can be found here.
Due to the generous support of the Swiss National Foundation for Research, we are delighted to announce that James McBain has also been appointed as a post-doctoral researcher at Fribourg University in order to pursue EDOX work.
On September 12 – 13, the University of Fribourg hosted the Fourth SAMEMES (Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern Studies) International Conference on Drama and Pedagogy, an event which brought together an exceptional field of participants, including some of the leading scholars in the field: plenary lectures were given by Professor Lynn Enterline (Vanderbilt), Professor Alan H. Nelson (UCLA, Berkeley), Professor Michelle O'Callaghan (Reading), and Mr Perry Mills (King Edward's School, Stratford). The fifth keynote speaker, Professor John McGavin (Southampton), was sadly unable to attend the conference in person, but his paper was superbly delivered by Professor Margaret Bridges.
Elisabeth Dutton and James McBain are currently editing a volume of essays developed from selected papers at the conference. The work will be published by Gunter Narr in 2015 as a guest issue of the refereed journal, Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature (SPELL).
This entry was posted in News - EDOX publications! on November 18, 2014 by James McBain.


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New Orleans Saints (11-3) at Tennessee Titans (8-6)
NFL Football: Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm (Nissan Stadium)
The Line: Tennessee Titans +2.5 -- Over/Under: 51
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The New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans meet in a week 16 NFL matchup from Nissan Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The New Orleans Saints will look to stay in the hunt for a first round bye after a 34-7 win over Indianapolis on Monday night football brought the Saints to 11-3. Drew Brees completed 29 of his 30 pass attempts for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns while Alvin Kamara led the Saints in rushing with 66 rushing yards on 14 carries. Michael Thomas led the Saints with 12 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown while Taysom Hill, Tre'Quan Smith and Josh Hill each had a touchdown grab as well. Defensively, C.J. Gardnet-Johnson had a team-high 8 total tackles while A.J. Klein and Trey Hendrickson split a sack in the victory. As a team, New Orleans is averaging 373.3 yards of total offense and 27 points per game while allowing 328.8 yards of total defense and 21.6 points per game against this season.
The Tennessee Titans will look for a bounce back after a 24-21 loss to Houston in their last outing. Ryan Tannehill threw for 279 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception on 22 of 36 passing while Derrick Henry led the Titans with 86 rushing yards on 21 carries. A.J. Brown led Tennessee in receiving with 8 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown while Jonnu Smith had 5 grabs for 60 yards, Corey Davis had 3 for 57 and Dion Lewis added a touchdown catch as well in the win. Defensively, Jayon Brown led the Titans with 10 total tackles while Kamalei Correa added a sack with Brown and Kenny Vaccaro each logging an interception. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 352.9 yards of total offense and 24.2 points per game while allowing 362.4 yards of total defense and 19.9 points per game against this season.
New Orleans is 25-8 ATS in their last 33 road games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall while the over is 10-3 in their last 13 games following a loss. Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall.
Tennessee as a home dog is tempting given how the Titans have surged to put themselves in a decent spot this late in the season. However, I think last week was their best chance to control their fate, and New Orleans is not a team I'd want to play with so much at stake as the Saints would love to have the NFC go through the Superdome. Add in the fact that the Saints have been covering machines on the road for a couple of years now, and I think you have to lay the points with the Saints on the road here.
Chris's Pick New Orleans -2.5
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The IterationTag interface was introduced as a part of the JSP 1.2 specification in an attempt to simplify the procedure for evaluating and reevaluating body content multiple times. This was previously possible with the JSP 1.1 BodyTag interface, although the implementation details were complex.
The interface itself is fairly small, and this is because it extends the Tag interface. Effectively, a single method has been added to the tag life cycle called doAfterBody(), and it's this method that provides you with the ability to ask that a tag's body content is evaluated more than once. Let's see how this affects the tag life cycle.
Figure below illustrates the iteration tag life cycle and shows where the new doAfterBody() method fits in with the life cycle of a custom tag.
To support iteration, the doAfterBody() method is called after doStartTag(). The return value of doAfterBody() indicates whether the tag body is evaluated again or processing continues to the doEndTag() method.
The first thing that happens is that the contextual information (the PageContext and parent Tag) is passed to the tag handler instance.
After the context has been set, the doStartTag() method is called and one of two things can happen. First, the doStartTag() method can return SKIP_BODY, meaning that the body content is ignored and processing proceeds to the doEndTag() method as before. Alternatively, a value of EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE can be returned from the doStartTag() method, signaling to the JSP container that the body content should be evaluated and included in the page. Again, this is the same as with the Tag interface, although it's after the body content has been evaluated that things start to change.
After the body content has been evaluated, the new doAfterBody() method is called, the primary purpose of which is to determine whether the body content should be reevaluated. If this is the case, the method should return the EVAL_BODY_AGAIN constant defined within the IterationTag interface. On the other hand, and when no more evaluations of the body content should happen, the SKIP_BODY value should be returned.
Finally, regardless of whether or not the body was evaluated and reevaluated multiple times, the doEndTag() method is called in the same way as the other tags that you've seen in this chapter. Again, possible return values are EVAL_PAGE and SKIP_PAGE.


Trying to determine what is better about Florida than California. There's gotta be stuff, but I haven't come up with anything yet. Not weather, not universities, not food, not beer, not wine, not sports teams. That's most of what I care about in this world. I suppose it's competitive in lunacy and intrigue. After all, the game is Germany or Florida?, not Germany or California?. I'll look out for that.


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Barbara Melin, born Barbara Lee Parris died on Friday, October 22, 2021 at rest, in her home in Worland, Wyoming. She was 78 years old. She was born May 5, 1943 in Champaign, Illinois to Leota Myrtle Hayden Parris and Duane Cecil Parris Jr. When Barbara was 3 years old, the family moved to Tolleson, Arizona near Phoenix. Her father worked as a photo engraver in Champaign and moved to Arizona to seek some comfort because he suffered from asthma. A veteran of World War II, he received some benefits that allowed him to purchase a small two-bedroom house in the town of Sunnyslope located at the foot of the mountains in downtown Phoenix.
Barbara graduated from Sunnyslope High School in 1961. She married soon after graduation. Her first born Leslie Ernest Moore was born on October 20, 1962. Her second child Angela Ann Moore was born on October 1, 1964. The young family later moved to a three-bedroom home on Captain Dreyfus and 32nd Street in North Phoenix. That is where the young family lived when the marriage became troubled, and Barbara sued for divorce. David Melin was living across the street as a single parent with his two children. Barbara babysat the youngest, Ron, in the afternoons and looked after Julie until David got home from work. Barbara married David on February 1, 1974.
The newly combined family moved to Delta, Colorado. Barbara kept busy as a homemaker and mom as the children enrolled in new schools. Barb joined a neighborhood bible study group and also worked as the secretary for the Delta United Methodist Church. David's employer closed the Delta facility and offered a new position in Hereford, Texas. This was the first of six transfers that David and Barbara made with the same employer over the following 29 years. Barb did take the opportunity to attend a training session held in South Dakota and as a result was hired as a medical ward clerk. She held that position at Sidney Memorial Hospital and the Washakie Memorial Hospital in Worland.
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Barbara is preceded in death by her parents Duane and Leota (Haven) Parris and her brother, Roy Parris.
She is survived by her loving husband, David; sister, Shirley Heinisch of Pacifica, CA; children: Les (Bobbie) Moore of Worland, Ronald (Jennifer) Melin of Kelso, WA, Angela (Alex) Garcia of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Julie (Steven) Landeros of Tracy, CA; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
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Thousands of NHS patients with myeloma to be offered a daily pill that blocks production of the deadliest type of blood cancer and keeps it at bay for at least five years
The drug will double average time the cancer takes to return, according to trials
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Prof Graham Jackson described the decision by NICE as a massive step forward
A daily pill that blocks the production of cancer cells is set to transform the lives of thousands of NHS patients with the deadliest type of blood cancer, keeping the disease at bay for at least five years.
The drug will be offered to patients shortly after diagnosis, doubling the average time the cancer takes to return, according to stunning new results from British medical trials.
Once the disease does recur, clonazepam alprazolam difference those who take the pill see their life extended by an average of two years. Health chiefs' recent approval of the pill, called lenalidomide, marks the end of a lengthy battle by charity Myeloma UK and specialists to get it green-lighted for patients newly diagnosed with myeloma, one of the deadliest forms of blood cancer.
Professor Graham Jackson, oncologist at Newcastle Hospitals Trust who has studied the drug, described the decision by regulator NICE as a massive step forward for treatment of the disease, which kills more than 3,000 Britons every year.
Precious time: Stephanie Evans, 44, with husband Mark. She was one of the first patients to be given lenalidomide after it was approved for people newly diagnosed with myeloma
Take your brolly… it's raining fish
It might not literally rain cats and dogs – but it can rain fish. Every year in Honduras a shower of tiny fish – including sardines – fall from the sky.
People in the central American country have traditionally believed such incidents were a sign from the heavens, but there is a logical, scientific explanation.
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Roughly 5,700 people are diagnosed with myeloma each year. The condition, which causes malfunctioning white blood cells and can destroy the immune system, is incurable. Sufferers often have bleaker prognoses than those with the two other blood cancers – leukaemia and lymphoma. Only half of those diagnosed with myeloma will survive for five years.
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When diagnosed, most patients are given a combination of drugs, including potent chemotherapy.
More than a third of them – mostly younger or healthier older patients – will be deemed suitable for a stem cell transplant, formerly known as a bone marrow transplant.
If it's successful, patients go into remission which means there is no detectable cancer in their blood.
Prolonging the disease-free stage before relapse is considered crucial for ultimate survival, says Dr Charlotte Pawlyn, haematologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Head of the Myeloma Biology team at the Institute of Cancer Research.
'Once patients have relapsed, the cancer cells become resistant to some treatments and it can be harder to get the disease under control.'
Now, patients treated with a stem cell transplant and also those who do not qualify for one will be offered lenalidomide, keeping them in remission for longer.
The drug is what's known as a targeted therapy – designed to work specifically on the unique make-up of myeloma cells.
The daily pill will be offered to patients shortly after diagnosis, doubling the average time the cancer takes to return, according to new results from British medical trials (file photo)
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Did you know that you're at your tallest first thing in the morning?
During the day, when we're standing or sitting, the pressure of gravity squeezes the cartilage between the joints and bones in the spine, making us appear slightly smaller. But at night, when we lie down, the tissue decompresses, adding volume between the vertebrae.
Studies show that the first time someone stands up in the morning, they are roughly 1cm taller than they were before bedtime the previous night.
Once in the bloodstream, it attacks proteins within the cancer cells that are crucial for its survival, so they die. This is different to chemotherapy – used commonly to treat blood cancer – which obliterates all white blood cells, including healthy ones, causing a slew of nasty side effects. Lenalidomide, however, has been linked to mild side effects such as nausea and a slight increased risk of infections.
Stephanie Evans, 44, from Bridgend, South Wales, was one of the first patients to be given lenalidomide after it was approved for people newly diagnosed with the disease. The mother-of-three, who works in insurance, was diagnosed with myeloma in September 2019. She had a stem cell transplant in July 2020 and began taking the drug in January this year.
'She said: 'Of course, I want to live until I'm 100. But it's more about getting my boys to adulthood. Hopefully this will buy me more time before I relapse, and there's always the possibility new treatments will come which could extend my life further.'
There is further hope on the horizon for newly diagnosed myeloma patients from another drug, carfilzomib. Researchers have found that giving it in combination with three other drugs before a transplant could delay the time it takes for the cancer to return.
In a trial funded by Cancer Research UK at multiple UK hospitals, including the Institute for Cancer Research in London, 65 per cent of patients given twice-weekly intravenous infusions of carfilzomib, as part of combination therapy, had not seen their cancer progress after three years.
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Even if you're just beginning to work with audio in your recording or video software, you're probably familiar with audio effects. What an audio effect does is straightforward — it simply alters how your audio sounds. The ability to add audio effects, whether it's modulation, delay, or reverb, presents itself in countless scenarios working with sound. For instance, guitarists use audio-effect stomp boxes to add depth and richness to their instruments, editors use audio effects in Adobe Premiere Pro to alter room tone to sound as realistic as possible, and engineers use audio effects in racks or on mixers to make live performers sound optimal.
Reverb is intended to replicate how audio sounds in certain rooms. Notice how your voice sounds different in a bathroom than it does in a concert hall? That's because the sound is bouncing off different elements in the room and the resulting "decay" you hear (the sound getting quieter and quieter) is reverberation. Adding reverb can give your sound more realism by adding a trail of audio decay you'd hear if someone was actually creating that sound right in front of you. Below, I've added Logic's preset PlatinumVerb effect to show how the audio effect replicates a concert hall.
It sounds like it has a lot more "space" to it now, doesn't it? You have a ton of flexibility using reverb. Play around with different room sizes and lengths of audio decay to get different results.
Reverb can also be used to add an ethereal, "ghostly" sound to your recording by creating long trails of decay. Get a little experimental and see the kinds of space you can create with a reverb effect.
I recommend creating a bus send and sending similar instruments (e.g., guitars, vocals) to the same reverb-effect send so the resulting audio decays don't clash (see how to create buses in Logic here and in Ableton here).
Distortion is meant to mimic amplifier tubes getting too loud, causing the audio to clip and distort. That scratchy, gross sound you hear when you blast your car stereo too loud? That's distortion. Distortion is created when adding a lot of gain, which originally meant the amount of electrical output power necessary to amplify an audio signal. You can add distortion to any number of sounds in your project, to add saturation and character to a sound by overdriving it. Since I have an acoustic guitar, I'm going to add a small amount of Logic's Distortion preset to give it a meaty, overdriven sound.
Delay is a popular effect due to its versatility and endless number of uses. Delay takes the audio signal and plays it back after a certain duration, like an echo. Delay was originally created with tape loops, where an audio signal (like a guitar) was recorded both to a main tape recorder and to a second tape recorder, which played the initial audio signal again over and over, resulting in a "delay" effect. Digital delay replicates this effect, and can be manipulated by how long the audio repeats, what length of the original audio gets repeated, and how much volume of the original audio you can hear versus how much volume of the delayed sound you want to hear.
I added LogicPro's Echo preset and set the delay to repeat at certain music intervals.
It's pretty straightforward, and delay is a great effect to add to give depth to vocals, percussion, and synthesizers. You can play around with different feedback settings (how long the delay repeats) to get some crazy sounds.
Modulation is another signal-effect process that's a little similar to delay. Modulation takes the original audio signal, delays it by only a few milliseconds, and then affects it again through a number of different processes. The different processes and how they differ comprise the three most popular modulation effects; flanger, phaser, and chorus.
A chorus effect also plays the original audio with a delayed signal, but then adds an LFO (low frequency oscillator) that adds a rhythmic "pulse" to certain frequencies in the sound. The result is a dreamy, wobbly sort of sound. Check it out with Logic Pro's preset Chorus effect.
A phaser effect plays the two audio signals at once, although the volume of each signal varies while it plays. The resulting sound is a wobbly, whooshing, sweeping sound similar to chorus and flanger. Check it out with Logic's preset Phaser effect.
Tremolo takes the audio signal, varies its volume up and down, then pans it rapidly in each channel. The resulting sound is a "stuttering" effect of sorts. Listen to how Logic Pro's Tremolo preset treats my acoustic guitar.
Dynamic processing involves the use of effects like compression, limiting, and certain EQing to alter the volume and amplitude of elements in your tracks. For an in-depth explanation on these processes, check out our articles on EQing and mastering.
There are countless audio effects to experiment with. Begin with these examples, then branch out. In the meantime, leave any questions or comments below, and stay tuned for more audio tips and tricks!
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Guidelines for Setting Up a Digital Unification Project
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IFLA has released its guidelines for setting up a digital unification project. These provide a checklist, and recommendations, for libraries in the planning, delivery, and finalisation of projects to provide digital access to collections across distance and borders.
Libraries and archives throughout the world hold collections and individual collection items which are of great cultural importance to people everywhere. They document the inextricable interconnectedness of human history.
The full richness of these collections can often only fully be appreciated when they are brought together, yet traditionally, distance and borders have stood in the way of researchers and other users looking to take a comprehensive view.
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There is now a growing body of experience in such 'digital unification' projects. IFLA's new guidelines on setting up digital unification projects draws on this in order to offer a checklist of issues to take into account when preparing, delivering, and finalizing an initiative.
The guidelines are the result of the work of an expert working group, chaired by Isabelle Nyffenegger (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, IFLA National Libraries Section), and previously by Guy Berthiaume (Library and Archives Canada, IFLA National Libraries Section).
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Participants in the 2014 March for Marriage stand outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2014. | Addie Mena/CNA.
By Adelaide Mena
Washington D.C., Jun 19, 2014 / 13:48 pm
Political leaders told crowds at the March for Marriage to not be afraid to speak the truth about marriage and the unique and essential role both a father and a mother play in a child's life.
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum told CNA during the June 19 March for Marriage in Washington, D.C. that supporters of marriage should "reclaim marriage" and be "proclaiming marriage for the public good it is."
"Marriage is a unique bond between a man and a woman," he said, noting its "stabilizing" benefits not only for children, but for society as a whole.
The March, which was the second national demonstration recognizing marriage's unique role as an institution that unites a man and a woman, was held on the National Mall.
Participants in the March met in front of the U.S. Capitol building for a rally, and then walked three quarters of a mile to the U.S. Supreme Court building, where the group gathered in prayer and song.
Those who could not physically attend the march were invited to join in prayer and fasting, along with a live webstream of the event.
The first March for Marriage was held March 26, 2013, during the first day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court concerning the federal definition of marriage and states' ability to define marriage.
In June 2013, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on the case, deciding that that the federal government should accept the definitions of marriage offered by each state rather than holding its own definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
The court also discarded a case defending a California amendment approved by voters to defend the definition of marriage on procedural grounds. Because it was discarded by the high court, a lower court's ruling that the amendment was unconstitutional to stand.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage praised the participants' use of "collective action" to proclaim the nature of marriage.
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Brown also noted the "massive diversity in our movement," "united" around the same cause, drawing participants from a number of faiths, ethnic groups, and languages.
Ludovine de la Rochere, president of La Manif Pour Tous, a French demonstration in support of marriage, told crowds that "each child needs his father and his mother," saying that neither could "take the place of the other."
"I'm gay and I'm against same sex marriage" said Doug Mainwaring, co-founder of National Capital Tea Party Patriots during his speech.
He explained that having access to their father and mother gives children the opportunity for stability, adding that for these reasons he was also opposed to no-fault divorce.
Because of the unique fruits of marriage, and his own personal perspective, Mainwaring encouraged the crowd "not to give into the message of same-sex marriage as a human rights issue."
Santorum expressed that marriage "has such a profound impact on society today."
He pointed out that social science studies show those who are not married "just don't do as well" in a variety of social well-being markers, lamenting that already, "more and more women are raising children on their own" due to the collapse of marriage.
He recognizd, however, that many in society do not understand the stabilizing factor marriage has for families, and through them all of society.
Because of this misunderstanding, Santorum expressed his hope that marriage defenders would, above all, take a "tone of love, not of judgement," when explaining the truth about marriage.
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Adelaide Mena was the DC Correspondent for Catholic News Agency until 2017 and is a 2012 graduate of Princeton University.


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