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Blu-ray: 'Face to Face' and 'A Reason to Live' – The spaghetti western beyond Leone
Blu-ray, by Sean Axmaker, Film Reviews, Westerns
The spaghetti western was not an inherently political genre but in the 600+ Italo-Westerns that poured out in the decade or so of its brief reign, among the shamelessly derivative pictures cranked out to cash in on the boom started by Sergio Leone's international hit A Fistful of Dollars are a handful that draw upon the currents of contemporary Italian and European cinema.
Sergio Sollima only directed three westerns but he brought political and allegorical elements to the familiar conventions.Face to Face (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu-ray, DVD), his second western, is his most interesting. It is also one of the least known, having never received a legitimate American home video release in any format until now.
There are no imported Americans in this film. Gian Maria Volonté (the head villain in A Fistful of Dollars) takes the lead as Professor Brett Fletcher, a history teacher and intellectual who takes leave from his Eastern college (though only seen in interiors, it looks more European than American) and travels west for his health. Cuban-born Tomas Milian (who also starred in Sollima's The Big Gundown) is the Mexican bandit Solomon 'Beauregard' Bennet, who enters the film in shackles. Fletcher's kindness to the prisoner gives Bennet an opportunity to take him hostage and escape, but that same kindness leads to a tenuous truce that turns into friendship and later partnership.
In a genre built on stories of mercenary heroes, sadistic villains, and corrupt authority figures (and in many cases entire towns built and sustained on corruption), Sollima was a filmmaker who made morality and justice (not always the same thing) his central theme. In The Big Gundown (1966), also written with screenwriter Sergio Donati, Milian was a peasant outlaw who proved to be more rogue than criminal, an easy scapegoat for the corrupt men of civilized society. Here he is a ruthless killer and bandit who puts his gang, The Wild Bunch, back together and takes refuge in a desert hide-out called Blazing Rock. Sollima is not the stylist that Leone is but he appreciates the same sunblasted landscapes of barren deserts and dusty towns and Blazing Rock earns its title, a godforsaken natural fort in the hills where the only shade comes from the surrounding rocks or the makeshift shacks. This refuge for outcasts is not much of a sanctuary, but it's all these people have and they've made a community of it.
Where Leone turns conflict into mythic showdowns between large than life figures, Sollima makes every showdown an expression of character. When Bennet is hired to take out an entire gang in a town called Purgatory City (Sollima likes his on-the-nose names), he waits for them to converge like he hasn't a worry in the world, sprawled out in a chair on the porch of a storefront while the gunman make the long walk down the street like a zombie army. It's not just confidence, it's an unhidden disdain for his opponents, and perhaps a recognition that the life he's chosen is short and brutish and he's ready to die when his time comes.
Fletcher, by contrast, is an observer rather than a participant, a philosopher prone to ruminating over every situation and moral question, but while he follows an essentially Christian morality, he's fascinated by Bennet's outlaw code of power and violence. He doesn't judge Bennet and any talk of morality is purely philosophical. If anything, Fletcher's morality is a matter of intellect, not heartfelt belief, and he's intoxicated by the passion and the power of Bennet's life. When Bennet takes on the outlaws, Fletcher looks on with fascination before finally stepping out of his ivory tower and taking action. When Fletcher ends up in his first real brawl, he's electrified by the primal emotions it brings out in him. He can't wait to put himself in that situation again and he steps up his involvement until he's practically leading the gang himself.
There's a third major character: Charley Siringo (William Berger), a drifter who stumbles across Bennet while he's recuperating in hiding and asks to join the gang. He has his own motivations and the question of his loyalties is significant to the film's themes. Sollima hasn't much respect for the workings of law and order in the spaghetti west, which tends to favor the moneyed interests and their property, but he does believe in justice and that shifts his take on Charley over the course of the film.
Gian Maria Volonté and William Berger
Milian's mop of a wig is hideous and his dirty peasant clothes a cliché played for symbolism, a cartoon character of a bandito that becomes more human as the film plays out. He's the veritable (wanted) poster portrait of the desperate, impoverished Mexican with a gun, a sharp contrast not just to the more familiar dress of the sheriffs and bankers and respectable citizens but to Bennet, the dignified scholar who keeps the accoutrements of civilization while losing its ideals. The two men shift positions over the course of the film, the savage killer developing a conscience while the professor discards his ideals of justice and morality for a simple belief in power and might as the only law that matters. In Italy it was seen as an allegory for Fascism with the intellectual seduced by power and turning into a ruthless leader ready to sacrifice his people as a tactical move.
Politics aside, it's also a compelling western drama full of shoot-outs, escapes, betrayals, and an elaborate bank robbery that descends into chaos and bloodshed, plus a great score by Ennio Morricone. Sollima lacks the grand imagery and mythic sweep of Leone, but he has a more nuanced presentation of the morality of violence and the cruelties of frontier justice. If Leone's films are morality tales of vengeance and justice, Sollima's are political fables of power and injustice and Face to Face is his most interesting film and one of the most unusual spaghetti westerns in the genre.
Kino presents two versions of Face to Face: the American cut, which runs 93 minutes and features an English dub soundtrack, and the longer uncut Italian version, which comes from inferior source material and features the Italian language soundtrack. The review above is based on the longer Italian version, but the American version has the superior audio and video quality by a significant margin. (The above trailer does not represent the video quality of the American cut on the disc.)
The American cut comes from a beautiful-looking HD transfer, with saturated colors and a vivid image. I've never seen the European video releases but am informed this is significant upgrade. While not flawless, it's very nice and better than I could have hoped for given its long American absence. The uncut Italian version, which runs 112 minutes, is not HD—it's standard definition, presented in 480i—and from a rough, unrestored print. The English subtitles are burned into the image.
A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (Kino Lorber Studio Classics, Blu-ray, DVD), directed by Sergio Leone protégé Tonino Valerii (Day of Anger), was made in 1972 after Leone's Duck, You Sucker and casts that film's star James Coburn (in his second and final spaghetti western) in the lead. Coburn is Colonel Pembroke, a disgraced Union officer who leads a band of condemned prisoners on a suicide mission to retake a captured fort from the Confederates, using a hidden and closely-guarded tunnel into the heart of the fort. It's a Dirty Dozen knock-off by way of Where Eagles Dare and The Wild Bunch, relocated to the Civil War and given a personal motivation—the commanding officer (Telly Savalas in a borderline psychotic mode) betrayed Coburn most brutally.
Yes, it is derivative, and Valerii and co-writer Ernesto Gastaldi (who also collaborated on Valerii's Day of Anger) don't bother developing characters or personalities for any of the Pembroke's band of cutthroats beyond Italian-bred star Bud Spencer (of the Trinity films), who plays the Bronson role to Coburn's Lee Marvin (to use The Dirty Dozen as a reference). He takes a stand with Pembroke whenever there's an uprising among the purely mercenary crew, which is often. Savalas is as Southern as a pastrami on rye, a bit of stunt casting that draws on his Dirty Dozen appearance and was probably wrapped up in a few days, but he does cut a memorable figure among the anonymous Italian and Spanish supporting players
There's a distinctive spaghetti western morality to the whole enterprise. The criminals gladly pledge loyalty to get out of the noose and a dubiously loyal Union guard is pressed into duty to help keep them in line, but they have no commitment to Pembroke or the Union cause. The lure of buried gold on the fortress grounds, however, is incentive enough to at least keep them interested from one potential uprising to another. If the dubbing doesn't do it, the fort is a dead giveaway—this is no American outpost but a Spanish fortress—and the landscape is less literal location than mythical spaghetti western badlands, an abstract location disconnected from any identifiable civilization. That may be a weakness for some viewers but it's part of the distinctive character of the genre and of this film. There's nothing American in its treatment of the Civil War, no sense of honor or idealism in the fight. It's just another battle to be won for reasons of greed, power, or vengeance. Which is right in line with the morality of the Italo-Western aesthetic.
The disc looks very good and features the English language soundtrack, with Coburn and Savalas both voicing their parts (the rest are dubbed). This is, however, the 92-minute American cut of a film that was released in Europe at around two hours and Kino doesn't have the uncut version as a supplement.
Tags: A Reason to Live A Reason to Die, Bud Spencer, Ernesto Gastaldi, Face to Face, Gian Maria Volonté, James Coburn, Kino Lorbe, Sergio Donati, Sergio Sollima, Telly Savalas, Tomas Milian, Tonino Valerii, William Berger


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Loïs est une série de bande dessinée historique ancrée dans le Grand siècle créée par Jacques Martin (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin) en 2003. Patrick Weber en a repris le scénario en 2007.

Titres parus

Loïs
 Jacques Martin (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), Le Roi Soleil, 2003 .
 Jacques Martin (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), Les Louis d'Or, 2005 .
 Patrick Weber (scénario d'après un synopsis de Jacques Martin) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), Le Code Noir, 2007 .
 Patrick Weber (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), Monsieur, frère du Roi, 2009 .
 Patrick Weber (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), L'Apollon de sang, 2011 .
 Pierre Valmour (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), Dans les griffes du Faucon, 2013 .
 Pierre Valmour (scénario) et Olivier Pâques (dessin), La Prisonnière de l'Archange, 2015 .

Les Voyages de Loïs
Albums pédagogiques consacrés au , sur le modèle des Voyages d'Alix.
 Olivier Pâques (dessin) et Jérôme Presti (texte et dessin), Versailles, Casterman, 2006 .
 Luís Diferr, Le Portugal, Casterman, 2010 .

Ouvrages dérivés
 Jacques Martin et Olivier Pâques, Carnet de croquis de l'album Le Roi Soleil La Boutique du Bédéphage/Casterman, 375 ex. numérotés et signés, 2003.

Notes et références

Annexes

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Bande dessinée franco-belge
Bande dessinée historique
Série Casterman
Bande dessinée se déroulant au XVIIe siècle
Bande dessinée de Jacques Martin

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Rodriguez: 'I'm Fighting For My Life'
Filed Under:Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, PEDs
CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 05: of the Chicago White Sox of the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field on August 5, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees speaks to the media before the Yankees take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on August 5, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he's fighting for his life.
The embattled New York Yankees' slugger did not deny using performance enhancing drugs on Monday in a news conference after Major League Baseball suspended him through the 2014 season. He said he will talk about whether he used PEDs at another time, when he is free to speak his mind.
He did, however, dig in for a battle, saying no one else will defend him unless he stands up for himself.
"There's nothing about it that's been easy," Rodriguez said. "All of it has been challenging. I'm sure there's been mistakes made along the way. We're here now. I'm a human being. I've had two hip surgeries. I've had two knee surgeries. I'm fighting for my life."
The three-time MVP was one of 13 players disciplined on Monday, one of the biggest mass suspensions in the history of the game.
All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games each. Rodriguez, however, got 211 games, due to start Thursday.
He will appeal his suspension, and that means he will likely be able to play the rest of this season while his case winds through arbitration.
With the Yankees playing the White Sox in Chicago on Monday, A-Rod was scheduled to start at third base and bat fourth. It was his first appearance after having hip surgery in January.
Prior to his first game since last Oct. 18, Rodriguez signed autographs and drew a crowd — of both fans and photographers.
Rodriguez said "a lot" went into his decision to appeal his case but added "I'm not going to get into any of that today."
"What we've always fought for was for the process, and I think we have that and at some point we'll sit in front of an arbiter and give our case," he said. "And that's as much as I feel comfortable telling you right now."
Asked if he denies using PEDs, Rodriguez said, "Like I said, we'll have a forum to discuss all of that and we'll talk about it then."
If he hasn't used PEDs since then, why not say it?
"There's a lot of things that have been thrown to the wall, and I think when the time is right, there will be an opportunity to do all of that," he said. "I don't think that time is right now. And I don't want to interfere or get in the way of anything that — with the process."
On Friday, Rodriguez hinted that the Yankees did not want him back and were trying to avoid paying him the $94.5 million they still owe him through 2017.
Union executive director Michael Weiner said those comments were probably out of frustration and that Rodriguez would probably agree they were "counterproductive."
Weiner also said he and Rodriguez have talked since then — but not about those comments.
"But I would guess that all things considered, and having thought about it a little bit, he's probably not very happy with those comments," Weiner added.
Rodriguez, meanwhile, brushed off a question about his comment on Friday, saying "Today is another day, and I'm focused on what my job is and my responsibilities to the New York Yankees and to the fan base of New York."
He thanked the fans, media, people from the Dominican Republic and Hispanics "all over the world" for the support.
Whether he has the Yankees' support is another issue.
"If I'm productive, I think they want me back," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez batted .120 (3 for 25) with no RBIs last postseason, including 0 for 18 with 12 strikeouts against right-handers.
"It's been a long time for me, and the last time I was on the field it wasn't pretty," he said. "I was horrific."
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ASL has acquired the assets and IP of US Seismic Inc. The transaction will allow ASL to continue its development of alternative borehole seismic sensor technology with a mind to providing very broadband, high sensitivity passive sensors to complement the existing Geochain system. The optical sensor has the unique feature of requiring no complex downhole electronics making the potential for very high temperature systems suitable for not only the extended HP/HT oil and gas environment but also the increasingly important geothermal industry. The BOSS (Borehole Optical Seismic System™) was first introduced by ASL two years ago using USSI technology piggy backed onto our existing surface system with all the acquisition and processing features provided with the Geochain system. Acquiring this technology will allow ASL to develop the optical system so it will provide a robust and reliable system much the same as the Geochain system which was introduced nearly fifteen years ago.
The acquisition will enhance ASL's borehole seismic equipment range with a suite of passive optical seismic sensors.
The borehole seismic survey, both active source and passive monitoring, is a tool most commonly used to enhance original low resolution surface seismic surveys. The technique is also very useful for reservoir characterisation, hydraulic fracture monitoring and CO2 sequestration monitoring. It has been limited in the past by the small number of tools that can be deployed in a well at one time, due mainly to the limited data transmission capabilities of conventional wirelines. Fibre optics overcome this barrier and because the sensor system is passive downhole it should ensure greater reliability.
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It can be used to create user defined libraries. Libname statements global statement. It is stored outside the data set block and procedure block.
If we store any data set in required library, it is available in that library only. This type of library is called independent library. It is temporary and permanent.
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Difference between work to user defined library. Work is permanent but it stores data set temporary for SAS version. User defined temporary library, libraries also temporary and data sets also temp for SAS version.
Name – fill with library name -> engine(default)-> click on enable to start up -> browse(to specific pc path)-> click ok.
If we want ot create a dependent libraries permanently we will click on enable to startup and assign same path for required libraries. Use with browse button.
Temporary libraries can be created by using menu drive and coding and the same way we can delete menu drive process and coding also.
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Q: Is it possible to synchronize two mscrollbar (two-way)? i use the plugin jQuery custom content scroller.
I'm looking to synchronize two scrollbar (two-way).
Using the callback onWhileScrolling and scrollTo it works but the scrollTo fires at the end of the event . I would like the synchronization is real time (instantaneous).
I also use the mousewheel event on their parent container , it synchronizes the way I want. Only focus on one , I 'm out of sync.
An idea?
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thanks

A: I have done an quick example in JS Bin with jQuery for you.
JS Bin
I'm using the scroll event of jQuery.(it's the best for your needs i think)
I also changed your classes and used id's instead (classes are for multiple use in my opinion).
With my Code you are able to have an dynamic number of synchronized scrolls.
Just add a new div with the id 'scroll3' and class 'syncScroll' to see how it works.
It's also working in "real time" as you wished.
I hope that is helping you.
used jQuery Version: 2.1.1

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1948. The first Judaism-focused courses were introduced in 1948 and were named "History of Jewish Civilization," "Contributions of Jewish Culture," and "Philosophy of Jewish Life." The "History of Jewish Civilization" course in the History department taught about the history of Israel and the development of different ancient Jewish civilizations. The "Philosophy of Jewish Life" course was taught in the philosophy department and as the name suggests, it taught about the reasoning and the philosophy behind the different traditions and cultures that are a part of Jewish life. The "Contributions of Jewish Culture" course was also in the Philosophy department and it was a course that taught about the different ways Judaism influenced ideas in philosophy as well as in other cultures.
1949. The first comparative religions course was introduced in 1949 as "Comparative Religions" under the Social Science department. This course compared Islam, Judaism, and Christianity by observing the similarities and differences in their histories, religious texts, cultures, and civilizations.
1950. The first Christianity-focused course was introduced in 1950. The course was named "History of Christianity" and it focused on the history of how Christianity became a religion and how it spread throughout the world. It also talked about the different ways that Christianity infused itself in the founding of many cities and countries. In the same year, the first Islam-focused course was introduced as "The Islamic World from 632 to 1800." As the title suggests, the course focused on the different ways Islam influenced the politics and culture of different Islamic states from 632 to 1800.
1952. Judaic Studies was added as a program of studies. This program was made in order to give students a more concrete and extensive curriculum on Jewish studies. This program would later become the NEJS department that is present today at Brandeis.
1953. The Judaic Studies program is renamed the Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS) program in 1953. The Near Eastern Civilization program was also created in this school year in order to give students a curriculum on the Near East that wasn't specifically focused on Judaism. The Near Eastern Civilization program had many course requirements from the NEJS program.
1955. The Near Eastern Civilization program was no longer listed under the course catalog and was removed as a program in 1955.
1956. Courses about religions originating from the East are first seen in this school year. Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Shinto are all introduced into the course catalog. Many of them are put into the History of Ideas program which becomes heavily populated by courses in religion this year.
1957. Courses about ancient religions are introduced to the curriculum in the "Primitive Religions" course. This course describes the different ancient religions, primarily polytheistic religions, that are not actively practiced anymore.
1958. "The Civilization of Ancient Aztecs and Mayas" course was first introduced in 1958 by the Anthropology department and was taught by Professor Miles. This was the first course to focus on the civilizations and religions based in the Americas and also taught students about the different art that emerged from those religions. In the same year, the "Conflict of Religions in the Roman Empire" course was introduced as a History of Ideas course taught by Professor Fischel. It was the first course at Brandeis to talk about Roman religion and it focused on the different conflicts between pagan religions within Christianity in Rome.
1964. Contemporary Jewish Studies is added as a graduate program in 1964. As the name of the program suggests, it was created in order to give an opportunity to graduate students to study contemporary Judaism through different courses and seminars as well as research guided by professors.
1966. The Civilization of the Ancient Near East course is introduced this year and is the first course to comparatively look at several different religions in the Ancient Near East. It also gave insight as to how religions played a role in the politics and everyday lives of people in these civilizations.
1969. The Benjamin S. Hornstein program was established. This program was created in order to give graduate students the resources and opportunities to be trained in the professional Jewish communal service field. It also connected them to a community of like-minded students and clergy to help them develop in their professional careers.
1972. A course specific to African religions is introduced as "An Introduction to African Religions and Philosophy." This course introduced and explained the different traditional African religions like Yoruba, Akan, Nuer, and Dinka and also described the role that Christianity and Islam played in Africa in the more recent years.
1976. The National Center for Jewish Film was founded with the goal of reviving and exhibiting Jewish art and culture by restoring Jewish films. It also was created to distribute and exhibit the art that they preserved.
1980. The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies (CMJS) was created as a research institute. Its main focus was on the evolution as well as the preservation of the Jewish identity in several different settings. In the same year, the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry was founded. The main goal of this institute was to research Judaism through a multidisciplinary lens and give students a forum to share their research ideas.
1981. The Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) was added as a program of studies. This program wanted to give students a curriculum revolving around Islam and the different cultures and civilizations of the Middle East. The program at this time was just a mixture of Arabic language courses and some NEJS courses.
1990. The Kraft-Hiatt Chair in Christian Studies is established as part of a partnerhip with the College of Holy Cross.
1997. The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) was founded in order to research in depth about the fight for women's rights in the different legal, religious, and cultural systems. In 2002, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education was founded in order to research and promote the importance of Jewish education.
2005. In order to incorporate and create new ways of doing socio-demographic research on Jewish identity, the Steinhardt Social Research Institute (SSRI) was founded.
2009. The Brandeis-Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry was founded in order to try and connect the Russian-speaking Jewish community together while also promoting a higher understanding of Jewish life to native Russian Jews.
Read summary of "New Mid-East and Islamic Studies Minor Considered (pdf)," The Justice, 1982.
Read summary of "Brandeis and Holy Cross Establish Joint Program in Comparative Religion (pdf)," The Justice, 1990.
Read excerpt from "Expand the Religious Studies Program (pdf)," The Justice, 2012.
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Lipid subclasses profiles and oxidative stress in aggressive periodontitis before and after treatment
Background and Objective: Associations between dyslipidaemia, oxidative stress and periodontitis have emerged in recent years. However, there is a lack of studies investigating these associations in aggressive periodontitis (AgP) cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the lipid and oxidative stress profiles in patients with AgP, and to relate them to clinical variables and interleukin (IL)-6 genetic variants. Material and Methods: Twelve non-smoking Caucasian patients with AgP selected based on their IL6 haplotypes underwent periodontal non-surgical and surgical treatment. Peripheral blood samples taken at baseline and at six different time-points after treatment were processed to determine IL-6 circulating levels, lipid profiles (cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] subclasses) and oxidative stress markers (glutathione and total lipid hydroperoxide levels). Results: HDLs were the most prevalent lipoproteins, followed by intermediate-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein and LDL. The LDL subclasses consisted mainly of the less atherogenic large LDL. The lipid profile did not consistently change after treatment up to 3 mo after surgery. Periodontal disease severity was associated with LDL levels and size. The IL6 haplotypes were associated with total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL subclasses after adjusting for confounders. IL-6 circulating levels were associated with both very-low-density lipoprotein and lipid hydroperoxide levels. Conclusion: Based on these data, we conclude that both periodontal disease severity and IL6 haplotypes may influence lipid profiles in AgP. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley
Nibali L., Rizzo Manfredi, Li Volti G., D'Aiuto F., Giglio R.V., Barbagallo I., et al. (2015). Lipid subclasses profiles and oxidative stress in aggressive periodontitis before and after treatment. JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH, 50(6), 890-896.
Titolo: Lipid subclasses profiles and oxidative stress in aggressive periodontitis before and after treatment
Nibali L. (Corresponding)
RIZZO, Manfredi
LI VOLTI, GIOVANNI
D'AIUTO, Francesca
Giglio, Rosaria Vincenza
Barbagallo I.
Pelekos G.
Donos N.
Citazione: Nibali L., Rizzo Manfredi, Li Volti G., D'Aiuto F., Giglio R.V., Barbagallo I., et al. (2015). Lipid subclasses profiles and oxidative stress in aggressive periodontitis before and after treatment. JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH, 50(6), 890-896.
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jre.12283
Abstract: Background and Objective: Associations between dyslipidaemia, oxidative stress and periodontitis have emerged in recent years. However, there is a lack of studies investigating these associations in aggressive periodontitis (AgP) cases. The aim of this study was to investigate the lipid and oxidative stress profiles in patients with AgP, and to relate them to clinical variables and interleukin (IL)-6 genetic variants. Material and Methods: Twelve non-smoking Caucasian patients with AgP selected based on their IL6 haplotypes underwent periodontal non-surgical and surgical treatment. Peripheral blood samples taken at baseline and at six different time-points after treatment were processed to determine IL-6 circulating levels, lipid profiles (cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] subclasses) and oxidative stress markers (glutathione and total lipid hydroperoxide levels). Results: HDLs were the most prevalent lipoproteins, followed by intermediate-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein and LDL. The LDL subclasses consisted mainly of the less atherogenic large LDL. The lipid profile did not consistently change after treatment up to 3 mo after surgery. Periodontal disease severity was associated with LDL levels and size. The IL6 haplotypes were associated with total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL subclasses after adjusting for confounders. IL-6 circulating levels were associated with both very-low-density lipoprotein and lipid hydroperoxide levels. Conclusion: Based on these data, we conclude that both periodontal disease severity and IL6 haplotypes may influence lipid profiles in AgP. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley
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Seventeen years ago, the "pot question" helped bring down a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. In 1992, presidential contender Bill Clinton delivered his infamous explanation that he had tried marijuana but "didn't inhale."
On his way to the White House, President George W. Bush declined to answer drug questions with a simple "yes" or "no."
So a small page in American political history may have been turned Tuesday when three Democratic presidential contenders casually told an audience of young people that they had smoked marijuana in the past. What's more, some almost seemed uncomfortable admitting that they had not.
"Which of you are willing to admit having used marijuana in the past?"
Cooper turned first to former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who laughed nervously and demurred: "We'll all keep our hands down on this one."
But eventually, Dean and U.S. Sens. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina -- acknowledged they had indulged in cannabis. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) said he hadn't but added quickly: "I think it ought to be decriminalized."
The Rev. Al Sharpton said he "grew up in the church" and "didn't believe in that."
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut smiled and offered: "Well, you know, I have a reputation for giving unpopular answers in Democratic debates. I never used marijuana. Sorry."
Retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark who, like Kerry, served in Vietnam, said he "never" used marijuana. Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois refused to answer.
Xandra Kayden, a political scientist with the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research said, "This is another effect of the Clinton years.
"People fought hard over these issues and they are tired of fighting hard," she said. "It's moving the envelope a little more widely open in the direction of 'What's past is past.' "
Bill Schneider, a senior political analyst for CNN, agreed.
Gay issues and gay marriage, rather than drug use, are what concern young people, he said. "It's incomprehensible to them that there would not be equal rights for gays," he said.
The tolerant view toward past drug use comes three presidential administrations too late for Douglas K. Ginsburg, the nominee of President Reagan, whose admitted marijuana use helped kill his promotion to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ginsburg remains on the federal appellate court in Washington, D.C.


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Tuesday, 23 February 2021 In the Media Sunshine Coast Local News
Coolum State School kids crossing the busy Yandina-Coolum Road will be safer thanks to a Federal Government road safety funding commitment for a new pedestrian refuge.
Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O'Brien MP announced that the Federal Government will provide $350,000 towards the $440,000 project to provide a new pedestrian refuge on the Yandina-Coolum Road, east of School Road.
Mr O'Brien said that the funding is subject to a 'use it or lose it' provision, whereby the Queensland Government would be required to provide $90,000 to deliver the pedestrian refuge on this state-controlled road.
"Congestion and road safety issues in Coolum are worsening by the day especially near the Coolum State School, and this puts the safety of school kids at risk," said Ted O'Brien.
"This new pedestrian refuge will be located at the same location where there is currently a supervised crossing.
"Our lollipop crossing supervisors play an important role in keeping our kids safe as they cross the road, but they can't be there all the time. This pedestrian refuge will help keep pedestrians safe when they aren't on duty."
The Federal Government does not usually get involved in local traffic issues, which are typically the domain of state governments and local councils, but Federal MP Ted O'Brien made the delivery of infrastructure his number one priority since entering parliament.
"The Sunshine Coast has never received so much Federal funding for infrastructure," he said. "While we usually focus on the big stuff like the Bruce Highway, North Coast Rail line and the Airport, these local projects are also important and so I'm keen to secure funding wherever possible," said Ted O'Brien.
"But there's a bigger congestion problem to solve in Coolum," said Ted O'Brien. "And that's the Coolum Roundabout which has become a perennial issue for the local community. While it's ultimately the responsibility of the State Government to solve the roundabout problem, I will continue working with State MP Dan Purdie who's championing the call for action by the Queensland Government.
"Meanwhile let's press ahead on some of these smaller, yet still vitally important, projects such as constructing a new pedestrian refuge on Yandina-Coolum Road."
State Member for Ninderry Dan Purdie MP welcomed the Federal Government's commitment.
"Locals would know that my top priority has been to bust congestion in Coolum, and I am pleased to see our local Federal Member contributing $350,000 to improve safety for our school kids and their families," Mr Purdie said.
"I am calling on the state govt to contribute the remaining $90,000 to see this important safety upgrade completed by 30th June 2021."
The new pedestrian refuge will provide safe passage for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users crossing the Yandina-Coolum Road.
A further $720,000 of Federal funding has been made available to install anti-throw protection barriers at the pedestrian bridge at Havana Rd, Peregian Springs.
Queensland unfortunately saw a 26 per cent increase in road deaths in 2020, despite falls in traffic due to the pandemic.


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Facebook is the only social media platform that makes sure you don't forget the birthdays of your friends, family, and acquaintances. This might be the only savior out there that reminds you of 'Birthday Treats'. I mean who doesn't love to get treats, the iconic phrase 'Treat De' is only possible because of those birthday notifications that Facebook gives of your close friends and family.
Posting funny pictures or posting a funny status on the Facebook wall of the birthday boy or girl is the golden opportunity for roosting them, these funny moments are worth keeping your Facebook account activated.
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Facebook allows you to check-in in your favorite spots when you're on the go. This, my friends, is like 'what oxygen is to humans' situation for some of the people out there. There are some people who dine-out just to check in a restaurant or even go to trips just to make check-ins along the way to their destination. Pakistani's love to travel and eat food, and Facebook is the ultimate platform that makes sure that our 'Shokhapan' stays alive.
3. How will you learn what are your loved ones up to without Facebook?
Although Facebook isn't the only platform that makes you connected with your friends and family, it is the most used platform on the planet, especially in Asia. People posts status, check-in to places when they are traveling, post pictures of their special moments, add life achievements on Facebook profile such as getting married or even getting a degree. Hence Facebooks makes sure you don't miss out those special moments or feelings of your friends and family.
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Facebook is the ultimate memes provider for all the people out there, whether it's the current affairs or old news about politics, cricket or a movie. Memes are always the best way to express the feelings for all the Facebook users. I mean some of the people out there are known to be Gods of Memes such as 'Anty Gormint', 'Axcusmee Kiya App bhi' and 'Uncle Majboor', these were the most popular memes of 2017, and still going in 2018 as well.
Besides memes, It gives you all the latest information right in your feed, saving you time.
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Facebook memories were introduced on 24 March 2015 and have been loved by the people because if you don't remember what you did 10 years ago, Facebook will embarrass you by reminding you of it.
I mean this reason is just too good to ignore, who doesn't love to read about the 'good o'l days'; What you did on that particular day or what did you share on Facebook, and what were your feelings at a certain time.
Memories are priceless, and Facebook memories are the major reason for you to keep your account activated.
Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004, and since then it has been a major part of our life. It has become a type of social validation in today's world. People who don't have a Facebook account are said to be 'weird ones'. Even if some people who still don't have a Facebook account are using other social media platforms such as Whatsapp, Snapchat or Instagram etc to keep up with the age of technology.
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Jimmy John's Fired Workers for Making a 'Disloyal' Meme. A Court Just Ruled That's Okay.
In a decision emblematic of the new climate of Trumpian governance, a federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled on July 3 that it is acceptable for the boss of a fast-food chain to fire workers for the sin of being "disloyal."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a ruling issued by the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a case spawned by a labor organizing drive at the Jimmy John's fast-food chain. The court held that Miklin Enterprises, the owner of Jimmy John's franchises in Minneapolis, had the right to fire six pro-union advocates because they demonstrated "disloyalty" by distributing flyers in 2011 that implied the company was selling unsafe food contaminated by employees obliged to work while sick with the flu.
The organizers designed and distributed memes that showed images of identical Jimmy John's sandwiches. One was "made by a healthy Jimmy John's worker," the other by a "sick" worker. "Can't tell the different?" the poster continued. "That's too bad because Jimmy John's workers don't get paid sick days. Shoot, we can't even call in sick. We hope your immune system is ready because you're about to take the sandwich test."
The Minneapolis union campaign, launched by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or 'Wobblies'), has been high-profile from the start. First erupting in 2010, the effort quickly developed into an intense legal fight at the NLRB before advancing to the federal courts. It even spilled over into the U.S. Congress in 2014 with the revelation that Jimmy John's routinely required its low-paid sandwich makers to sign questionable "non-compete agreements."
Threatened with punitive action by the attorneys general in several states, Jimmy John's rescinded its non-compete policies in 2016, but not before the company's reputation had been tarnished.
Like the non-compete agreements, the July 3 court decision is an unwarranted attack on labor rights, says William B. Gould IV, a labor law professor at Stanford University and former chairman of the federal labor board.
"The first thing that strikes you is how archaic this feels," Gould tells In These Times. "The legal basis is from a case in the 1950s when people had a whole different concept of loyalty owed to their employer.
"In those days," Gould continues, "the assumption was that loyalty was a two-way street: You were loyal to the company and the company was loyal to you. Now, with Uber and Lyft and the others, companies are even refusing to admit that you are one of their employees, so there isn't much talk about loyalty owed to the employer anymore."
The July 3 decision turns on the interpretation of 'loyalty' articulated in the 1953 Supreme Court case National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union 1229 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, known as "Jefferson Standard" for short. Earlier in the process of the more recent NLRB case, the labor agency's Obama appointees had ruled that the firing of the workers was an illegal violation of their rights to form a union. But the appeals court decision reversed that decision, asserting that the disloyalty displayed by the pamphlets gave the employer the right to fire the workers, Gould explains.
The court stated, "(W)hile an employee's subjective intent is of course relevant to the disloyalty inquiry—"sharp, public, disparaging attack" suggests an intent to harm the Jefferson Standard principle includes an objective component that focuses, not on the employee's purpose, but on the means used—whether the disparaging attack was 'reasonably calculated to harm the company's reputation and reduce its income,' to such an extent that it was harmful, indefensible disparagement of the employer or its product."
Erik Forman was fired six years ago for organizing a union at a Jimmy John's in Minneapolis. He told In These Times, "The big takeaway for me is that this ruling means workers do not have the right to tell the truth about their employer," he said, adding: "The ruling is incredibly slanted towards the employer. They frame our campaign for sick days as an attack on the employer and turn logic on its head. We told the truth about the risk to the public."
"Employers' motivation wasn't just to stop the sick-day campaign," Forman continued. "It was to stop our unionization effort."
According to Gould, "This case comes from the 8th Circuit which is the most conservative in the country. It's the worst circuit in the country for a labor union, or for labor rights."
The ultra-conservative nature of the ruling may have the unintended benefit of limiting its applicability to workers other than the Minneapolis Jimmy John's employees, the former NLRB chairman adds. Other judicial districts may not be eager to follow its lead because many traditionally defer to the NLRB in matters of this kind, he says, and few employers will want to take the legal risk of relying on a circuit court ruling that has not been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The reversal of the Obama-era NLRB decision mirrors action in Congress, where several measures are under consideration to roll back pro-worker measures adopted by the labor board during Obama's tenure. This week, the U.S. Senate is considering thenomination of two Trump NLRB appointees, both of whom have been criticized as anti-worker by the AFL-CIO.
Carmen Spell, an NLRB representative at the agency's Washington, D.C. headquarters, would only comment that "(w)e are considering options at this time" on how the agency will respond to the court ruling.
Jane Hardey, a spokeswoman for Jimmy John's, declined any comment, asserting that the legal case involved only the Minneapolis franchise owner, and did not involve the sandwich chain company itself. Hardey did not respond to a request from In These Times for a telephone interview with Jimmy John Liautard, the controversial founder of the franchise.
According to the Jimmy John's web site, the rapidly growing chain currently has 2,701 locations in 48 states. The number of employees is estimated at over 100,000.
"The fact that we were fired over six years ago in retaliation for union organizing should tell everyone that you cannot rely on labor law in this country," says Forman. "Every single decision can now be appealed up to a Trump Supreme Court. We need to find new ways of building and exercising power on our own."
This article was originally published at In These Times on July 13, 2017. Reprinted with permission.
About the Author: Bruce Vail is a Baltimore-based freelance writer with decades of experience covering labor and business stories for newspapers, magazines and new media. He was a reporter for Bloomberg BNA's Daily Labor Report, covering collective bargaining issues in a wide range of industries, and a maritime industry reporter and editor for the Journal of Commerce, serving both in the newspaper's New York City headquarters and in the Washington, D.C. bureau.
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Did Jimmy John's Fire Yet Another Worker for Supporting a Union?
Franchise operators at Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches in Baltimore are proving true to the national chain's anti-union reputation with an aggressive counter-attack against local labor organizing, including a decision in late January to fire an outspoken union supporter, say advocates for the Jimmy John's Workers Union, an affiliate of the radical union Industrial Workers of the World.
Delivery driver Brennan Leister says he was fired Jan. 23 at the Jimmy John's location in downtown Baltimore's tourist district. The reason cited by the manager was an infraction of the rules governing clocking out for breaks. But the "real reason," Leister charges, is that he is an active and vocal union supporter. He says he is likely to file an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the firing, but that he intends to continue to agitate for the union whether he is re-hired or not.
Leister's dismissal is of a piece with the franchisee's larger effort to push back against the union campaign, sometimes using tactics that appear to violate labor law, says Issac Dalto, also a Jimmy John's delivery driver and union supporter. Since going public with their organizing effort last year, Dalto says, the local franchise owners fired another prominent union supporter, distributed anti-union materials in worker paychecks and hired a local anti-union law firm to contest separate unfair labor practice charges filed at the NLRB by the union last August.
Those charges are now tied up in NLRB delays as the franchisees challenge the Board's subpoena of company employment records, Dalto reports. Appearing on NLRB documents as the representative of Jimmy John's franchisees Daniel Dorch and Michael Gilette is Kevin McCormick, a lawyer with the firm Whiteford Taylor Preston. The firm's own website states it handles "union organizational avoidance" for businesses of all kinds.
Three telephone calls to McCormick seeking comment were not returned. Similar e-mail requests were ignored.
The dismissal of Leister prompted a street demonstration on his behalf by union supporters January 31. Held in front of the Jimmy John's downtown Baltimore location (near to the entrance of the Camden Yards baseball stadium), the demonstration saw about 25 union backers march on an informational picket line as thousands of sports fans streamed by on their way to a "FanFest" celebration for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. Fans also packed the Jimmy John's restaurant, as members of the local police department kept a close eye on the demonstrators.
Demanding that Leister be re-hired, the demonstrators also protested the low wages at the sandwich shop. Leister emphasized the point by telling In These Times that he had been hired at a wage $7.25 an hour in June 2013 and had not received an increase until this year, when state minimum wage law mandated an increase. He estimates that income from tips upped his hourly income to about $10 an hour, but that the cost of maintenance and repair of his personal bicycle cancelled most of the additional tip income. Drivers were provided with company-owned bikes when he started at Jimmy John's in 2013, he says, but the vehicles were taken away and drivers required to supply their own bikes thereafter.
These kinds of wages are typical at the more than 2,000 Jimmy John's restaurants around the country, Dalto adds, and spurred a highly publicized effort establish a union at for the company's workers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 2010. The effort was defeated, Dalto says, using the same tactics now being employed by the Baltimore franchisees.
The IWW campaign in Baltimore emerged into public view last year just as the fast food strikes began grabbing national headlines. Although there is no formal connection between the Baltimore organizers and the IWW's national campaign to organize low-wage service sector workers—which also include a long-running Starbucks organizing campaign—and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-led Fight for 15 campaign, both groups have stressed the need to boost the chronic low pay of fast-food workers and to introduce other workplace improvements.
Leister says that his dismissal was an attempt to intimidate other workers who may consider supporting the union: "They want to create a climate of fear. The fast-food industry depends on working mothers and other income workers who can't afford to lose a paycheck. They want you to fear the management, to fear the boss."
This article originally appeared in Inthesetimes.com on February 11, 2015. Reprinted with permission.
Tags: Jimmy John's, union
Jimmy John's and Non-Competes: An Unclear Path
For many companies, non-compete agreements are used to protect trade secrets, business plans and intellectual property. But why is Jimmy John's, a sandwich chain, requiring its low wage workers to sign non-compete agreements?
These agreements do not allow employees to work for a competing sandwich shop for a period of two years following their employment at Jimmy John's.
This prompted lawmakers to investigate the company's policy that bars their workers from working for its competition. House members Rep. Joseph Crowley and Rep. Linda Sánchez call the practice "a form of intimidation." Jimmy Johns under Fire for Worker Contracts. Together they have drafted a letter asking the Labor Department and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the reports. But questions still linger. What does this do to the low wage worker? How are their rights impacted? And what are Non-Compete Agreements anyways?
To begin, a non-compete agreement is a contract between an employee and an employer, where the employee agrees not to enter into competition with the employer after they terminate employment. Non-Compete Agreements: Overview. These were once reserved and considered to be commonplace among certain professions. For instance, think of the workers at Coca-Cola who work closely with the secret recipe. It is understandable that their employees sign non-compete agreements not to work for Pepsi immediately after terminating their employment, due to the possibility they may reveal information that gives the new employer a competitive advantage.
Courts usually disapprove of non-compete agreements as they limit the employees ability to earn a living. This can greatly impact the low wage worker with specific set of skill. The court must balance the need to protect the employer's legitimate interest with any burden that enforcement of the agreement would place on the employee. Additionally, the Court must determine if the duration and scope of the agreement is reasonable. Remember that Jimmy John's is asking their employees who terminate their employment to wait two years before seeking new employment.
As this issue progresses it will be important for all those investigating to consider how some states have chosen to approach the topic. California, for example, has forbidden the use of non-compete clauses, providing for a few exceptions (California Non-Compete Site) while other states require that the use of non-competes be reasonable in scope.
It is unclear where this will lead. But it is clear that Jimmy John's use of the non-compete clause intimidates its low-wage workers and places a restraint on them to find better work.
For more information on non-compete agreements and their impact in the workplace visit: http://www.workplacefairness.org/noncompete
About the Author Olivia Nedd is a legal intern for Workplace Fairness and a student at Howard University School of Law.
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George Gilbert Desmond (born 1867) was a British barrister, author and political activist.

Born in Brockworth, Desmond was educated at Bristol Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge, afterwards becoming a barrister with Middle Temple.  He contributed the "Nature Notes" column to the Daily News, and also wrote a number of children's books, including Bertha Stories, Snow Sprites, Ring of Nature and Roll of the Seasons.

Desmond volunteered to fight in World War I, but was captured and became a prisoner-of-war.  On release, he worked as a war correspondent for the Daily News, then as a special correspondent for the paper in Berlin.

Desmond also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP), writing for New Leader.  The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party, and Desmond was chair of the Stroud Constituency Labour Party from 1920 to 1922.  At the 1924 UK general election, he stood unsuccessfully in Petersfield.  In 1926/27, he was the chair of the South Western Division of the ILP.  Desmond stood for Labour in the 1929 Bath by-election, improving the party's vote, but taking only third place.  He stood again in the 1929, 1931 and 1935 UK general elections, taking third place each time, and was adopted as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the election expected in 1939 or 1940.  He was put under pressure to withdraw in support of a Liberal Party candidate who backed the Popular Front, but did not do so.  However, no election was held, due to the outbreak of World War II.

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Q: rust async update of HashMap with "or_insert_with" I am trying to lazily populate a HashMap from a DB with async calls when the map does not already have an entry.
Rust compiler warns async closures are unstable but that I should try async {.
I am trying to follow that suggestion but I get the expected a FnOnce<()> closure error in the comments:
use std::collections::HashMap;
use tokio::runtime::Runtime;

async fn get_from_store(key: String) -> String {
    // pretend to get this from an async sqlx db call
    String::from(format!("value-for-{key}"))
}

async fn do_work() {
    let mut map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();

    let key = String::from("key1");

    // the compiler advised async closures were unstable and...
    // to use an async block, remove the `||`: `async {` (rustc E0658)
    map.entry(key.clone())
        .or_insert_with(async { get_from_store(key) }.await);

    // the above now gives the error:
    //expected a `FnOnce<()>` closure, found `impl Future<Output = String>...xpected an `FnOnce<()>` closure, found `impl Future<Output = String>`

    for (key, value) in &map {
        println!("{}: {}", key, value);
    }
}

fn main() {
    let runtime = Runtime::new().unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Haha: {e}"));
    let result = do_work();
    match runtime.block_on(result) {
        _ => {}
    }
}

There may be reasons not to update HashMap via async but the error above gave me hope I was just doing this wrong...

A: You won't be able to use .await in that position. That's because it requires that the return type of the closure is a Future, but the signature of or_insert_with does not expect that.
I would do it more simply, keeping the .await inside the async function that you already have:
use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;

async fn do_work() {
    let mut map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
    let key = String::from("key1");

    if let Entry::Vacant(entry) = map.entry(key.clone()) {
        entry.insert(get_from_store(key).await);
    }

    for (key, value) in &map {
        println!("{}: {}", key, value);
    }
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Kids may have a knack for predicting the future know-how, in line with a new study. A report from international analysis consultancy agency Latitude discovered that kids are predicting that the way forward for media and expertise lies in better integrating digital experiences with real-world places computer engineering and actions, citing some initiatives which are already on the horizon. Biometric scans are your gateways to business or adventure travel, the most recent flight updates momentarily interrupt your e-studying and video-conferencing know-how makes company meetings more environment friendly and brings continents collectively across a vanishing divide.
If ever there was a means of democratising well being knowledge, it's by technology. Know-how has always reshaped society and we tell ourselves tales to attempt to perceive why and how," he says. Award-winning evaluation on the emerging trends, programs and expertise propelling the global aerospace and protection industry ahead. Purpose-line technology assists ice hockey and football referees decide whether the ball was in or out.
Attribute of 2.5G know-how (era two and a half) is the technology of GPRS (world package deal radio service) that can be utilized to send giant amounts of information, in contrast to SMS which might only ship and receive alpha numeric only. Unveiled in France, the architecturally-designed lodge room of the longer term is divided into two areas – one for rest and one for leisure.
Particularly, he stated that she didn't accurately determine Samsung's income from the infringing gadgets and he or she attached too much value to Apple's lost profits stemming from Samsung's use of a touch-display know-how patent. Concern has become the defining emotion when contemplating a technologically advanced robotic future wherein hierarchies are, doubtlessly, reversed.
Because the development of expertise is happening day-by-day, its advantages and drawbacks additionally going to extend in number. The Nissan 360 event program has been designed to grasp Nissan from all locations – its past, current and future. In keeping with Yip this is as a result definitive technology of promotional efforts of Nvidia, as they haven't solely raised consciousness of GPU technology, but additionally spent considerable sources ensuring that as many individuals as doable have access to this know-how by way of schooling, coaching and partnerships with analysis institutes and universities.
So the proliferation of a know-how for mining asteroids would create the horrible risk that a malevolent energy may develop a expertise for a doomsday machine that might guide an asteroid toward Earth for the sake of destroying it (a danger that was identified by Carl Sagan). Likewise, the NHS will must be extra open to the new alternatives afforded by emerging technologies that can tackle the myriad challenges that threaten its very future.
It cycled via several products, including Bluetooth headsets and speakers, and in 2011 landed on fashionable wearable units to track exercise, sleep and different well being information. Mengutip Dave Smith dari International Business Occasions, Forbes melaporkan bahwa iPhone 5S kemungkinan akan diperkenalkan pada 20 September mendatang. That's the future of cellular computing in 2025 when a world of technologies impacts our life and enhance more security and privateness.


For a somewhat controversial production, this new staging is surprisingly traditional in form. Despite the update in time and an overreliance on stage business, the heart and soul of the immortal tragedy ring true, and the singers are largely unimpeded from performing at their very best.
Besides the impossibly glamorous audience, gleaming chandelier and general aura of historical magnificence, an aspect that is particularly special to La Scala is the Hush. With its multitude of boxes facing inwards in the horseshoe design, there is a sense that we are all there to watch the opera together, a feeling that is missing in the rows upon forward-facing rows of a traditional theatre. As the maestro raises his baton, a communal intake of breath marks the expectant Hush that falls instantly over the entire house as we prepare to enjoy the beauty of the music.
The Hush is rewarded by glorious singing by this exemplary cast and magnificent playing by the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala. Maestro Daniele Gatti may have made a smattering of odd choices with tempi, but the beauty of the playing and the support for the singers could not be faulted.
In a setting that appears to be close to current day, Violetta ponders her beautiful reflection in a full-length gold mirror before her guests arrive. In an electric blue gown with shimmering diamante-encrusted panel over her décolletage, she wears a red camellia in her upswept blonde hair. In sharp contrast to the usual modest black-clad maid, Annina sports spiky burnt orange hair and wears a flowing amber robe. Indeed, when the guests assemble there is an overall aesthetic that could be described as "Eurotrash," with garish, oversized wigs and all manner of outfits on show. Although they have the appearance of a troupe of supernumeraries, the Chorus of Teatro alla Scala sing with unmistakable quality.
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov seems particularly intent on avoiding the "park and bark" style adopted by so many performers and directors. Annina stays with her mistress when the guests have gone to dance, and Violetta sings "É strano" and "Ah, fors'é lui" to her. This sequence works well enough, but when Violetta goes on to sing "Sempre libera" to her maid, there is a sense of a loss of an intimacy that is usually shared between the audience and Violetta.
Diana Damrau, previously reviewed as Violetta at New York's Metropolitan Opera, reaches new heights in her passionate portrayal of the temperamental courtesan. Her pianissimo singing, in particular, is divine, retaining a pure, unwavering tone at even the softest volumes.
Act two, scene one follows act one after a brief pause. The massive farmhouse kitchen is a startling transformation from the elegant pale grey walls of act one's Paris salon. Towering egg yolk yellow walls house an oversized oven, rangehood, kitchen table and cabinet. In the rear, a bay window gives a verdant view of the garden. Alfredo sings "De'miei bollenti spiriti" to an elderly male servant while kneading and rolling bread dough.
Boyishly handsome superstar tenor Piotr Beczala has a significant featured moment here, making more of the sequence than the usual quick of arias. Hearing Violetta has gone to sell more possessions, he throws his overnight bag to the floor in a rage as he prepares to follow Violetta back to Paris. Beczala's singing for the entire evening is reliably pristine, expressive and thrilling.
Zelkjo Lucic's entrance as Giorgio lacks impact, but he soon makes his presence felt. Having worked together as father and daughter in the Met's Rigoletto last year, Lucic and Damrau clearly enjoy a strong working relationship. The beauty of their singing together has a tenderness and beauty usually reserved for singers playing a pair of lovers. Beczala, the third member of this Verdi dream team reunited from Rigoletto, also shared palpable chemistry with his co-stars.
Lucic gives a masterful rendition of "Di Provenza il mar," even though it is slightly undermined by Alfredo's constant agitated movement about the kitchen.
Momentum into the party scene of act two, scene two is lost by the placement of interval at this point. In the oddest, and most underwhelming, choice, of the night, Tcherniakov has the ensemble just stand and sing the gypsy and matador choruses to Alfredo. Flora may be wearing a large Indian headdress but there is not a gypsy or matador in sight. Violetta arrives in a flowing jade green gown but with an Abba-sized blonde perm that makes her look disconcertingly like Kath Day-Knight. Annina wears a fuschia robe with gold trim that makes her look like the high priest of a mardi gras. Even with the updated setting, the guests' outrage at Alfredo throwing money at Violetta still makes sense. Giorgio arrives and, in his anger, hurls Alfredo in to a pair of lamps.
After a pause, we are back in the original salon set, with Violetta's deathbed being a lone eiderdown quilt on the floor. Damrau's incredible singing of "Addio del passato,"which ends in the most impossibly delicate final note as she cocoons herself in the quilt on the floor, absolutely brings down the house.
Although perhaps not retaining the class and style usually associated with this great house, the production provided a wonderful chance to enjoy three of the world's greatest singers at their best.
The performance of La Traviata on 3 January 2014 was the final at La Scala for this current season.
Productions images can be seen HERE.


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October 11, 2018 - Thursday
Holder But Not Wiser on Dem Strategy
When Democrats said they were going to fight to win back the majority, who knew they meant literally? Eric Holder, the only U.S. attorney general to ever be held in contempt of Congress, is back and causing plenty of headaches for the DNC. At a campaign rally in Georgia earlier this week, Holder seconded Hillary Clinton's call for incivility, telling a rowdy crowd to start roughing up conservatives. But who is he really hurting? Polling says Democrats.
"Michelle [Obama] always says, 'When they go low, we go high,'" Holder told the audience. "No. No. When they go low, we kick them!" Apparently, we're past the days of veiled threats. Democrats are so shameless about their intentions these days that even the former AG is abandoning pretense. And he was the nation's chief law enforcer! Of course, Holder tried to tamp down the rhetoric later, insisting that he didn't mean for people to do actual violence. But, as Fox News's Tucker Carlson points out, "The former attorney general has given his permission to get physical. Don't be surprised when the mob obeys."
That's exactly what House Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is afraid of. Last year, he barely survived a politically-motivated attack, so imagine his disgust at Democrats like Holder are fanning the flames for more. In a fiery op-ed on Fox News, Scalise responds to the Left's reckless statements.
"I refuse to stand for this, and I will continue to call for an end to it. A healthy, strong democracy is not possible if anyone lives in fear of expressing their views. If this is going to stop, it must start with Democratic leaders, who need to condemn, rather than promote these dangerous calls to action. In America, we win battles at the ballot box, not through mob rule or intimidation... I hope he and others think long and hard about the world they are creating and the impact they are leaving on this country."
Apparently, the president's opponents don't care what kind of impact they're having. As far as they're concerned, the ends justify the dangerous means. Media outlets like CBS, who've done their fair share of amplifying the Left's message, are even starting to grimace. "Prominent Democrats Reject Taking the High Road as a Viable Political Strategy," the headline read. But, as far as Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is concerned, "'Going low' would be a step up for Democrats. They're in the gutter after Kavanaugh."
And Eric Holder has been in the gutter even longer. He spent six years enforcing one thing: the American people's distrust of government. As the nation's AG for a half-decade, Holder heaped disgrace after disgrace on one of the most powerful agencies in government. Now he wants to harness that lawlessness and turn it into a mob for the Democratic Party. "He better be careful what he's wishing for," President Trump said. "...For him to make a statement like that is a very dangerous statement. Holder was held in contempt of Congress. Holder went after Christians. He went after our great evangelicals. He went after our tea party people...You know," Trump went on, "they talk about us [being radicals]. We are exactly the opposite."
But so far, even the pushback from Michelle Obama -- who told the "Today Show" that fear is never a "proper motivator" -- hasn't changed the minds of Democratic bullies like Holder, Clinton, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), or Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). This afternoon, the former AG seemed to be digging in, tweeting at critics to "stop the fake outrage."
But there's nothing fake about the polling. The American people want their politicians to be passionate, but not ruthless. And after the last several weeks, the Democrats' tactics are backfiring -- big time! "Republicans are madder about the Kavanaugh controversy than Democrats are," Rasmussen explains, "and more determined to vote in the upcoming elections because of it." In their latest survey, 54 percent of likely U.S. voters say they're more likely to vote in the midterms because of the controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh. But here's where it gets interesting: 62 percent of Republicans are more likely to vote because of the Kavanaugh controversy, compared to 54 percent of Democrats.
If that trend holds, Democrats in red states will be especially vulnerable. The polling from Texas, North Dakota, and West Virginia certainly make that case. Whether it spills over into the House races is the big question mark. For now, though, there's no question about the high road: Thanks to Democrats, it's getting less crowded by the day.
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By Edible East Bay | February 15, 2018
Juhu Beach Club Lives On in Memoir with Recipes
Preeti Mistry on the line at Juhu Beach Club
This is a bittersweet note: As I type, Juhu Beach Club, feisty former Top Chef Preeti Mistry's Anthony Bourdain–sanctioned Oakland restaurant, has served its last supper. The colorful Temescal spot, which got its start (in concept) as a pop-up in a San Francisco liquor store, closed its doors after a five-year run. The restaurant dished up spicy pavs, salty mango lassis, and crunchy Manchurian cauliflower—which the chef couldn't take off the menu due to diner demand.
Not to worry: Preeti says she'll be back with JBC 3.0. Details were still under wraps at press time, so stay tuned. And new tenants are slated to take over the JBC space soon. More on that later, too.
Meanwhile, Preeti can still be found behind the stoves at her second location, Navi Kitchen, on the Emeryville/Oakland border. The café, which serves Indian-ish pizzas and turmeric tonics, opened a year ago. And JBC lives on in the chef's memoir with recipes: I had the pleasure of co-authoring The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: Indian Spice, Oakland Soul (Running Press, October 2017).
I first met Preeti in 2012 when we both were guiding tours for Edible Excursions. (The James Beard Award–nominee was briefly serving as a guide in between restaurant gigs.) For this magazine, I covered JBC's launch and included Preeti's candid POV in a story about the ascent of women chefs in Oakland. The Temescal food tour launch coincided with Juhu's opening. We spent many Sunday mornings in conversation with guests eager to learn the London-born chef's richly diverse back story.
When Preeti decided she wanted to write a book, she asked me to partner with her on the project.
It's been an honor to have this opportunity. I couldn't think of a better time to share the story of a queer brown female immigrant chef's passage to Oakland.
—Sarah Henry
From Chapter Four: Oaklandish
Excerpted with permission from The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook by Preeti Mistry with Sarah Henry, Running Press, October 2017. Photos by Alanna Hale, Running Press.
It's Monday, November 7, 2016—the day before the election. I'm lugging chicken, produce, and a bunch of spice bowls to a basement kitchen in Uptown Oakland at Youth Radio's CHEF Program designed to help young people of color learn to cook nutritious food. I've been asked to come teach the cooking class as part of a program run by the nonprofit Cooking Project, founded by Michelin-starred chef Daniel Patterson, who is also the cofounder, along with Roy Choi, of Loco'l. There's a Loco'l in Uptown and another in Watts; these guys are trying to bring healthy, affordable fast food to low-income people of color in underserved neighborhoods. I'm down with that.
Fluorescent lights, an ancient stove, mismatched kitchen equipment, dull knives. That's the Youth Radio kitchen. No worries, I can work with whatever. As a professional chef, you need to be able to pivot quickly and adjust expectations based on the resources available to you. That's what we do.
Today's recipe is a classic chicken curry; it's on the menu at Juhu. For me it's an opportunity to teach young people, especially low-income students of color going to crappy public schools, how to cook a meal for themselves. A lot of these teenagers have never seen spices in whole form; they are excited to learn and taste and smell. One teenager picks up something and says: "This looks like a stick." I explain it is a stick, a cinnamon stick. He says it smells like Christmas. Everyone in the room learns something that day. That's why I do these classes.
I want to connect with these African American students. And, I hope, just my presence might serve as an inspiration. If I were another tall white guy in a chef's jacket, that's one thing; the kids don't see themselves in him.
When I'm in there, showing them how to marinate chicken or grind spices, it's different for obvious reasons. I'm brown, female, look sort of youthful, wear hoodies, can meet a person in conversation where they're at. Maybe that gives them the feeling they could do this too. The kids don't care if you're "famous." They really don't care. They want to meet someone they can relate to.
After assigning different tasks I move around the room. I demonstrate technique as I go: basic skills like it's easier to chop an onion when you cut it in half, and then lay the flat side on the cutting board. Two girls, with seriously major nail action going on, opt to prep the chicken for the curry. When I work my way to their station, they're randomly hacking that chicken into pieces. It doesn't faze me. I deal with this kind of thing every day in my restaurant. You're always training someone. In this industry you're a teacher every day; that's what we do.
I just say: "Hey, can I show you something?" It's an invitation, whether about how to chop an onion, remove skin from a chicken, cut meat into pieces. There are all these tricks and techniques you learn along the way to do these things efficiently and effectively in a working kitchen. One of my bosses used to say: "Take it or leave it." I really appreciated that. It was like, let me show you a skill, but we're all different, so maybe what works for me doesn't work for you. Still be open to it. That's how I teach, too: Be open, and take it or leave it.
There's a lot for the students to absorb from one recipe in one afternoon: how to make a marinade, how to blend a masala, how to assemble and cook the components of a curry, how to prep and cook sides that pair well with the main dish, including basmati rice tinged with turmeric and a cooling cucumber raita. Cooking rice well is a skill. Juggling the different components of a recipe requires focus. Timing each dish so it's all ready to eat together is an art. It all comes with practice.
The night after class, after the voting booths have closed, I'm tracking the election results as they come in. It's hard to digest the news. As a brown immigrant, I worry about my future here. I also worry about the future of the people I care about who are female, black, Mexican, Muslim, LGBTQ, disabled—in some way considered "other" or "lesser" by the newly elected president and his administration. I'm depressed, sad, frightened, and I'm not alone.
And here's what keeps hope alive for me: The night before those stunning election results were tallied, I'd cooked chicken curry with a group of youth who are fierce, funny, and ready to slay. This is the future I believe in. Shelby Starks, who oversees culinary instruction at Youth Radio, thanked me after the class, and, with a phrase she frequently uses with the students told me "because of you . . . the students trust their dopeness." #TrustYourDopeness. What could be more important for our at-risk youth today? ♦
Contributing editor Sarah Henry's food stories have appeared in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and San Francisco, and online at NPR's The Salt, Civil Eats, and Lucky Peach. Henry writes regularly for Edible San Francisco and Edible Marin & Wine Country. She is the author of Farmsteads of the California Coast and the co-author, with chef Preeti Mistry, of The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: Indian Spice, Oakland Soul.
JBC Classic Chicken Curry
Recipes on this page are from The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook © 2017 by Preeti Mistry with Sarah Henry, Running Press. Reprinted with permission.
4 whole chicken legs or 1 whole chicken
2 tablespoons ginger, minced
2 inches of fresh turmeric root, minced (or substitute 1 teaspoon powdered turmeric)
2 serrano chiles, minced
1 bunch cilantro (including stems), roughly chopped
1 tablespoon Mustard Fenugreek Masala (recipe follows)
3 tablespoons neutral oil
½ yellow onion, julienned
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
½ tablespoon serrano chile, minced
2 cups green cabbage, julienned
1 tablespoon Dhanna Jeeru Masala (recipe follows)
2 cups canned diced tomatoes
To marinate the chicken:
Remove the skin from the chicken legs.
Place the garlic, ginger, turmeric, chile, cilantro, masala, and salt in a blender with ½ cup water. Purée the mixture until fully incorporated; it should be the consistency of pesto.
Pour the marinade over the chicken legs, mix to ensure the chicken is fully coated, and let it sit for at least 6 hours, or ideally overnight.
To braise the chicken:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and let simmer on medium-high heat to soften the onions. When the onions begin to release liquid—in about 5 to 7 minutes—add the ginger and chile. After a few minutes, add the cabbage and masala and stir. A little bit of the spice blend will stick to the bottom of the pan; this is normal. Continue to stir and after about 3 minutes add the tomatoes and 1 cup of water. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a spoon to remove any spices and mix them into the sauce.
Season the sauce with salt to taste, and stir to fully combine all the ingredients. Add the chicken and all of the marinade. Make sure the chicken is fully covered in the sauce, add a little extra water if needed, and bring to a boil. After the sauce comes to a boil, lower the heat and cover for 20 to 25 minutes. To check the chicken's readiness, pull out a leg with a pair of tongs. If it is fully cooked, the meat should pull away from the bone. If not, let it simmer for a few more minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove the chicken from the heat and set aside.
The sauce should be thick and chunky. If it is too soupy, place the pan on medium heat to reduce the liquid and ensure a thicker sauce consistency. Return the chicken to the hot sauce to warm. Serve over lemon turmeric rice.
Mustard Fenugreek Masala
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 black cardamom pod
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon cloves
½ stick cinnamon
½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
½ cup dried chile de árbol
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Measure out all the spices onto a sheet pan. Place the pan in the oven for 5 to 7 minutes until the spices begin to slightly smoke and turn a little brown. Remove the pan from the oven and set aside to cool. When the spices are fully cooled, grind them in a spice grinder in batches, until all spices are completely ground. Mix them well and keep in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks.
Dhanna Jeeru Masala
¾ cup coriander seeds
¼ cup cumin seeds
Combine the spices and grind them in a spice grinder in batches until all spices are fully ground. Mix well and keep in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks.
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American rock band MGMT's 'Little Dark Age' was featured on the new episode of the DC Universe series Titans this week — Season 1, Episode 7, "Asylum".
The song was played as Rachel and Gar are in the taxi and on their way to the asylum.
MGMT's 'Little Dark Age' is the title track and lead single from the band's 10-track fourth studio album. Released in 2018 on the Columbia record label after a long break, it was the first album MGMT had released in more than five years.
'Little Dark Age' charted in 16 countries including in the number one spot on New Zealand's Heatseekers Albums chart, and at number two on both the U.S. Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums.
The single 'Little Dark Age' is quite dark and strange, as is also shown in the illustration of the song in the official music video.
Listen to MGMT's 'Little Dark Age' as played in Titans in the music video below. You can also hear the album in its entirety in the Spotify video below that.