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    :title: jupyter_sphinx
    :keywords: sphinx, jupyter
    :date: 2019-07-15
    :categories: import

    :epkg:`jupyter_sphinx` was recently updated and now
    includes a directive which lets the user run a piece
    of code and even modify it before running.

    .. jupyter-execute::

        n = 1
        for i in range(1, 10):
            n *= i
            print('i!=%d' % n)

    This kind of complex possibility still surprises me.
    There must be a machine somewhere set up to run something,
    similar to `binder <https://gke.mybinder.org/>`_.

    ::

        .. jupyter-execute::

            n = 1
            for i in range(1, 10):
                n *= i
                print('i!=%d' % n)

    Apparently, a button must be added to the page...

    ::

        .. thebe-button:: Optional title

    Which gives:

    .. thebe-button::

    Let's see if this page works. I don't see a free website
    running python for ever... Anyway, it seems to work
    very slowly on my first try or not to work. The page
    was waiting for the kernel for ever.


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Overheard at AcademyHealth: Health Policy, Social Determinants, and Data
During the AcademyHealth 2019 National Health Policy Conference held in Washington, DC, healthcare stakeholders from across the country joined to make sense of healthcare policy and examine new and innovative ways of addressing a person's health.
During the AcademyHealth 2019 National Health Policy Conference held in Washington, DC, healthcare stakeholders from across the country joined to make sense of healthcare policy and examine new and innovative ways of addressing a person's health. During the conference, several themes emerged: the role healthcare played in the recent midterm elections, recognizing the importance of what happens outside a doctor's office on a person's health, and the growing importance of data to inform decisions on both quality and cost of care.
In this podcast, we speak with 3 health experts about these topics and the role they continue to play in healthcare.
Melinda Buntin, PhD, professor in the department of health policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bechara Choucair, senior vice president and chief community health officer of Kaiser Permanente
Chris Coloian, MHA, executive vice president of Cotiviti
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Top 5 Most Listened to Podcast Episodes of 2021
COPD Stakeholder Summit—Individualizing Treatment and Improving Outcomes, Part 1
The top 5 most-listened to podcast episodes of 2021 on AJMC.com involved experts from a variety of industries that talked about some of the hot-button issues in kidney care, migraine management, and Medicare.
In part 1 of the COPD Stakeholder Summit, a panel of experts about the burden of COPD, available treatments, and more.

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Film - Open City Documentary Festival
Open City Documentary Festival takes place in London from 4th – 10th September. Susan Omand highlights five films we're looking forward to seeing...
Celebrating the art of non-fiction, Open City Documentary Festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of creative documentary and non-fiction filmmakers. Their aim is both to challenge and expand the idea of documentary in all its forms and to provide a platform for emerging talent as well as established masters working within the documentary form.
With 70 films, 15 cross-media projects and 5 audio documentaries, the festival takes place over seven days in venues across Central London, and consists of international contemporary and retrospective non-fiction film, audio and cross media, as well as filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, workshops, networking and parties.
The Opening Night film is Alice Riff's Elections (2018, Brazil), which uses a public high school in São Paulo preparing for the upcoming student council elections as an analogy for the wider political upheaval in the country, whilst closing the festival this year will be Kavich Neang's Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019, Cambodia, France) documenting the people of The White Building in Phnom Penh, a large municipal apartment block originally built in 1963, emptied by the Khmer Rouge, and subsequently the centre of a thriving artistic community, but which has now been sold to Japanese developers and is scheduled for demolition.
Other highlights in the programme include the 'In Focus' directors for 2019 Zhao Liang and Naomi Kawase and a strong array of short documentaries, whilst special events this year include Brainbows, a unique A/V performance from artist-filmmaker Rainer Kohlberger, a walking tour of the City of London's Ring of Steel led by researcher Henrietta Williams, audio events with The Whickers and Analogue Foundation, as well as 'Presented By' selections from artist Laura Grace Ford and musician Shabaka Hutchings – and a party curated by Anu. The industry programme includes sessions with Mila Turajlić, Sruthi Pinnamaneni, and Sayre Quevedo, as well as partners such as World Records, Today in Focus, and In The Dark Radio.
There's also an Expanded Realities exhibition at the Festival Hub which will host new installations from artists including Tamara Shogaolu, Calum Bowden, Universal Everything and Soft Bodies, whilst the Symposium will return to Digital Catapult.
But it's the feature length documentaries that have really captured our interest. Here's five that we're looking forward to, starting with one from one of the featured directors, Zhao Liang.
Zhao Liang: Crime and Punishment
In this masterful observational work, Zhao Liang records life inside a remote military police station in Northeastern China. The officers rule the inhabitants of the impoverished town with an iron fist, employing cruel and unscrupulous tactics in their attempts to resolve even the most minor infractions, but their brutality is often matched by comic levels of confusion and ineptitude. Laced with moments of surreal satire, Crime and Punishment offers a harrowing look into the machinations of low-level law enforcement in the world's largest authoritarian state, revealing the methods police use to coerce suspects to confess crimes – and the consequences when such techniques backfire.
Movements of a Nearby Mountain
Sebastian Brameshuber's third feature is an elegantly composed, multi-layered portrait of a self-taught mechanic working in a remote, abandoned industrial site at the foot of the Austrian Alps. In the shadow of Erzberg, a 'mountain of iron' that has been mined since Ancient Rome, his days are spent in quiet, solitary labour, breaking down cars for parts to export to his native Nigeria. Brameshuber's deeply engaged, humane observation captures the subtle rhythms and gestures of his subject at work, gradually developing into a profound and touching reflection on labour, industry and the ever-increasing circulation of goods, capital and people in a globalised economy.
No Data Plan
"Mama has two phone numbers. We do not talk about immigration on her Obama phone. For that we use the other number with no data plan." In his accomplished first feature, undocumented filmmaker Miko Revereza depicts a train journey he took across America last year. Utilising a potent mix of discreet recordings, sound design, on-screen subtitles and Instagram stories, the film successfully reflects its maker's lived experience, but also that of the millions of other marginalised people whose every movement is similarly imperilled. Both scintillating observational study and politically charged personal documentary, No Data Planis a travelogue of an altogether different kind.
Sergei Loznitsa's found footage documentary is comprised of painstakingly researched and restored archival material from one of Joseph Stalin's first show trials, recorded in Moscow in 1930. The trial and its consequences are real, but the crime is fake – a spectacle concocted as a display of the government's power over the population. The accused—charged with forming a secret pact to restore capitalism and fracture the USSR—are forced to confess to crimes they never committed. Illuminating the perils of authoritarianism whilst undermining the inherent theatricality of its propagandistic machinery, The Trial is a fascinating historical document with considerable contemporary resonance.
Only days after the 1973 military coup against the Allende government, a group of nineteen union members in a paper factory were disappeared without trace. The case remained a mystery for forty years, until a policeman involved in the massacre finally broke the pact of silence. Taking his confession alongside testimony from the victims' families —all voiced by actors—the filmmakers forensically unravel the events leading to the murders, using stark 16mm photography to depict the landscape like a crime scene. A bold and formally rigorous work, The Crosses bravely unearths a dark moment in Chile's political history that for years had been buried in silence.
You can find out more about what's on and book individual tickets or full festival passes on the Open City Documentary Festival website.
The Open City Documentary Festival runs from 4th - 10th September.


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Q: sinatra api accessing and fetching from database with more than 500k record (Ruby) I have used Ruby, Sinatra framework to implement a web-service API. Used MYSQL for db connection and query.
My ruby code interacts with active record model and fetch records from db.
My database is a dynamic db which grows very fast and updates records very frequently, where I cant use any cache.
Currently, in my database, single table contains more than 500k records. which takes too much time to execute a select query and fetch records from table(containing 500k records which might grow even bigger).
This results and impacts badly on my API (get request). Taking around half an hour to process the API which is a big impact on API performance.
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Nothing warms a mother's heart like hearing the announcement of their son's engagement. On Valentine's Day, Dallas Stars players Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn prank called their mothers and told them about a fake engagement. Their mothers damn near had a heart attack during the call. With Mother's Day right around the corner, Jackie Benn and Heather Seguin exacted revenge on their sons.
Jackie and Heather tell their sons that they were accepted into a sports management program at a college near their sons. The program lasts 12 months, so the mothers ask to move in with their sons. It's an awkward proposition for any guy in their 20s, nevertheless a professional athlete.
Not only do the mothers ask to move in, they also try to convince their sons to let their mothers be their agents. This is where the prank nearly falls apart. Jaime really isn't buying it, but Tyler sounds beyond confused about the situation. Needless to say, it was fun retribution for the moms.


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by Jamie Redman
The Curious Cases of the 'Alphabay Kingpin' and Hansa Takedowns
This week we reported on the takedown of the two largest darknet markets on the deep web — Alphabay, and Hansa. Now reports further reveal how global law enforcement seized the alleged Alphabay administrator, Alexandre Cazes, as well as the internal investigation of the Hansa marketplace which collected data on more than 50,000 cryptocurrency transactions.
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Law Enforcement Seizes Alleged Alphabay Kingpin's Luxury Cars and a Crypto-Portfolio Worth $8M
The alleged Kingpin of the Alphabay marketplace, Alexandre Cazes (25) AKA "Desnake."
This week the global police force working on infiltrating darknet markets have revealed lots of info about their investigation. Now a forfeiture complaint details the asset seizure of Alexandre Cazes (Desnake), the alleged administrator for the Alphabay marketplace, who was found dead in his cell after his arrest in Thailand. According to the report from the U.S. court, officials confiscated over $8M in assorted cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ether, and monero. Investigators say they obtained Cazes private keys from a text file found on his computer including another file detailing his net worth of $23M.
The complaint also details how authorities obtained warrants for cryptocurrency exchange accounts by tracing bitcoin transactions that came from the Alphabay administrator's wallet. Cazes allegedly made commission off of every purchase made on the darknet marketplace. The court document reveals Cazes used cryptocurrency tumblers which processed "tens of millions of dollars in commissions." Additionally, the report covered the extensive collection of luxury automobiles purchased by Cazes, one of them a Lamborghini worth $1M. Police say that Cazes used his business "EBX Technologies" as a front for his illegal activities and used the company to launder his Alphabay revenue.
"Approximately 1,605.0503851 bitcoins were seized from Alexandre Cazes and moved to a secure government-controlled bitcoin address," explains the forfeiture complaint. " Approximately 293.79476862 bitcoin was moved from server 3203 (Alphabay) to a secure government-controlled bitcoin address."
Living the life of luxury. One of Alexandre Cazes homes in Thailand. Cazes also maintained properties in Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Antigua, and Barbuda.
Investigators say that the 25-year old Cazes was caught because he used his personal email "Pimp_Alex_91@hotmail.com" and messaged Alphabay users who lost their login credentials. This mistake allowed authorities to trace the email back to Cazes and begin monitoring his activities. Law enforcement has also revealed that Cazes was logged into the Alphabay as an administrator when he was initially arrested, similarly to the Ross Ulbricht arrest.
Dutch Police Infiltrate Hansa Market from Inside
According to the Netherlands Police and Public Prosecutor's Office, authorities dismantled the Hansa darknet marketplace by taking over the site in early June. Law enforcement ran the illicit market while collecting customer data, sales revenue, and data on 50,000 cryptocurrency sales related transactions. The investigation and taskforce was also conducted with cooperation from officials from Germany, Lithuania, the U.S., and Europol.
"A total of more than 1,000 bitcoins have been seized" details the Netherlands prosecutor's office.
On average, 1000 orders were made per day in response to some 40,000 ads. The market place counted in 1765 different sellers. Since the acquisition of Hansa Market's management, more than 50,000 transactions have been counted, especially for soft and hard drugs.
The darknet taskforce revealed the two Hansa market administrators lived in Germany while other market workers resided in Siegen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Further, the report also reveals that the downfall of the Alphabay was kept "secret" in order to continue working on the inside of Hansa. At the time Bitcoin.com reported on Hansa receiving a large swathe of new registrants and stopped accepting new customers.
"The goal was to attract unsatisfied Alpha Bay users to other marketplaces — On Hansa Market, the number of visitors increased from 1000 to 8000 per day," explains the Dutch taskforce.
What do you think about the two largest darknet markets being infiltrated by global police? Let us know in the comments below.
Images via Shutterstock, and ABC News.
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China in the Year of the Tiger: Continuing to Roar?
posted Jan 26, 2010, 3:25 PM by Crystal Kung [ updated Jan 26, 2010, 3:38 PM ]
CAAEN is partnering with the UC Berkeley Chinese Alumni Association on this event where Sociology Professor Thomas Gold will talk about the economic, social and environmental forces that will shape China in the next decade.
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#### According to
The Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011

#### Published in
Persoonia, Suppl. 14(4): 671 (1992)

#### Original name
Clavaria stellifera J. Geesink & Bas, 1992

### Remarks
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Fintech Association applies to RBI for SRO role in digital lending space
Growth incomplete without social progress: Amartya Sen
Press Trust of India | New Delhi Last Updated at January 20, 2013 01:49 IST
India likely to be world's largest economy by 2050: Citi
Arvind Subramanian: What does Congress stand for?
World Bank doubts India's fiscal deficit computation
Economy to grow by 8% this fiscal: CII
Inflation to average 9% in FY11: CMIE
Noted economist and Noble Laureate Amartya Sen today said India's growth story will be incomplete without improving social indicators like literacy, health and women's participation in economic activities.
He also said the country's democratic tradition, with its multi-party system and which involves the active participation of civil society, is a great asset and contrasted it to the authoritarian dispensation in China.
"Growth is very important, but it is not adequate in itself. You have to do other things also. Growth must involve improvement in social services," Sen said while addressing the World Conference on Recreating South Asia here.
Sen, who is Thomas W Lamont University Professor at Harvard University, however, added that growth, as understood by an increase in per capita income, is also essential.
"Growth is extremely important to increase our living standard. It is because of growth during recent years that the voice of South Asia is being heard in the international arena," he said.
Citing the two Asian giants -- China and India -- Sen said that our gross national product may be close to China's, but India is still far behind its neighbour in terms of social indices like life expectancy, rate of immunisation, literacy and infant mortality.
"Even Bangladesh beats us in some social indicators like women's participation in workforce, though their income is only half of India's," he said.
The 1998 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, however, said that India's democracy is its strength. He gave examples from recent Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward (1958-61) and the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) to stress that authoritarian regimes fail to address issues of governance.
"We should not underestimate the power of the people but rather, further enhance it. In China, decision-making lies with a handful of ruling elite and this creates the disconnect," Sen said, adding that democracy is much more than elections and separation of powers.
First Published: Thu, February 24 2011. 15:51 IST


All these 3 spin bikes are the best under $1000 because as a minimum they offer a natural and stable basis for intense and low impact workouts.
They make it easy to get your training done in the comfort of your home saving you from the trip to the gym or suffering in the cold, snow and rain.
When you 're training at home you want something that isn't going to be more trouble than it's worth. These bikes are reliable and durable. They can also be used by more than one person.
Adjustability. I looked for bikes that were easy and quick to adjust to get the right fit. They also can be used by people of various abilities and a range of different heights.
Stability. They needed to be able to provide a solid base for riding so there was no rocking or shaking when you're in or out of the saddle.
Natural Ride. The ride needs to be natural and similar to that of a riding a bike outside . There shouldn't be any choppiness in the stroke as you ride.
Noise. A bike should be low noise so it isn't disturbing everyone in the house.
Accessories. This wasn't a major concern but where there were some this was seen as an added benefit.
Price. I looked at what each of bikes had to offer to come up with the list and not how much they cost other than they needed to be available below $1000 at the time of selection. For bikes that are more affordably priced I put together a list of the best spin bikes under $500 here.
There are some bikes with more features than some of the bikes here that I've not chosen due to reliability issues or there are availability issues at this stage. I may change this listing when these have been addressed. The bikes included in this Top 3 list are very good bikes and will give you the an excellent base for low impact cardio spinning, cycling and training.
This bikes has excellent rating from customers with it currently scoring 5/5 (at time of writing).
It is fully adjustable for people in the height range of 5 ft 2 ins and 6 ft 7 ins. The seat and handlebars are micro adjustable horizontally/vertically to get it to fit exactly how you want it. This is quick and easy to do.
The bike has belt drive that is almost silent and the v-ribbing makes it have a good grip to prevent any slipping or sliding as you pedal. It has 6 inch Q factor which helps to provide good alignment of the feet, knees and hips putting less stress on the joints.
The bike is well built so it doesn't rock or shake as you ride it leaving you to just get on with your workout. The flywheel weight is 46 lbs that provides the momentum for the rolling down the road feeling and to pull the pedals through the pedal stroke properly to prevent an up/down pedal stroke.
The pedals have toe cages and straps for athletic shoes that give you a good solid grip when you are riding in or out of the saddle.
With a name like Ironman in a product's name it has a lot to live up to. And for the most part it does apart from a niggle with the pedals.
The handlebars and seat both move horizontally and vertically to give the best chance of getting the bike to properly and comfortably fit people between the heights of 5ft and 6 ft 4 ins.
It comes with a good basic console that provides you with the information to keep you on track during a workout. It measures RPM, speed, time, distance, calories and pulse. To measure your heart rate you put your hands on the sensors on the handlebars. You can also see how quick it takes for you to recover from a workout.
The bike is stable and durable to take the punishment from the intense workouts. It comes with a lifetime warranty for the frame.
It has a 44 lbs flywheel that provides the fluid ride you need for a good workout.
The bike has chain drive and friction pad resistance.
The pedals fit athletic shoes with toe cages and straps foe slipping your feet into. The bike doesn't fit standard bike size thread so the pedals can't be easily exchanged unlike with most other indoor cycles.
This is a traditional spin bike made by the company responsible for creating them originally. As such it has a more "no frills" design than the other bikes in this Top 3 list.
The flywheel weighs 43 lbs and perimeter weighted to provide the inertia to pull the pedals through 360 degrees cycle at all resistance levels which gives a better pedal stroke and makes it easier to stand on the pedals when doing spinning workouts.
The handlebars can be adjusted up/down and the seat can moved up/down and backwards/forward to comfortably and properly fit people between the heights of 4 ft 10 ins and 6 ft 8. It is quick and easy to do and only takes seconds to adjust.
The drive is chain and the resistance is provided by a friction pad that sits on top of the flywheel. This low tech approach helps with reducing what can go wrong (although there is small amount of maintenance required) and to keep the bike as close to a road bike as possible.
For beginners the spin bike includes 4 Workout DVDs and user guide. They show you how to set the bike up, warm up, 4 different workouts and how to look after the bike.


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the local list: Beer is my Boo.
I have a love hate relationship with craft beer. I love how good it tastes, I hate how bad it makes me feel the next morning. For those that don't know, craft beer means it comes from a brewery that makes a limited supply of that type of beer. That's it, but apparently it's the trendy thing to do.
For a fun escape from the OC, my boyfriend took me to San Diego for a few brewery tours. Living in San Francisco for three years, I was forced to love craft beers. San Diego is also a mecca of these types of beers and we easily found several to try.
We started off our day at Green Flash Brewery. We did a brewery tour and tasting. The tour was an hour long and was VERY informative. If you aren't interested in the making of beer, don't do it - you will be so bored. I enjoyed it because one day I would like to try to home brew (you know in my spare time). Green Flash is known for their West Coast IPA. IPA's are very bitter and what beer drinkers call "hoppy." I personally love it, but it's not for everyone.
The great part about this brewery is that it has Food Trucks to satisfy those munchies that happen after drinking too much beer. That night we got some waffle nacho fries and chow mein. Both were pretty delicious, and by that point I would have eaten anything.
fries...not many left because I ate them all.
Next, we went to this restaurant called Waypoint Public in North Park. It was a fairly new restaurant but they had more craft beer options then food options. We got another round of beers and split a burger and fries. Here is where the fatty in me needs to tell you how tasty this place was. If you have the option, go here. The fries were unbelievable to be honest. The burger was good but I could have had a whole meal of those fries. Even if you don't have the option, go here.
Then we went to Hess Brewery. I got the flight (of course I did) and had a few IPAs, a Pale Ale and some weird beer of the season. I hated ALL of them. They were just so hoppy - even for me. I would skip this place for the beer, but the vibe was pretty good. They even have board games!
We ended the night at this place called Coin-op Game Room. Skip it. Honestly it was a disaster. The beer selection is great but its theme is literally an arcade, there are games everywhere and the layout just makes it very crowded and loud. (Guess I am getting old.) San Diego is a great place to visit for beer and food, and only a couple hours away. Check it out.


Jeanne Robertson will be performing a comedy show in Branson for a limited engagement at Andy Williams Moon River Theater on October 27, 2018 at 8:00 pm. This former beauty contest winner who turned professional speaker and humorist will make you laugh non-stop as she performs to the Branson stage.
Robertson wants to be identified as a humorist rather than a comedian and knows how to entertain, inspire, and amuse every time she performs on stage. With her Southern charm and captivating speaking abilities, you're sure to keep laughing all throughout the entire show.
Robertson can be heard daily on channels such as Sirius XM Radio's Laugh USA and the Family Comedy Channel, and entertains Branson audiences with her presence and humor. Born in 1943 and was crowned Miss Carolina in 1963, Robertson was named 'Miss Congeniality' in the Miss America competition.
She credits her reign as the catalyst for her career. After she was crowned as Miss Carolina, Robertson used the scholarship funds to fund her college education at Auburn University where she majored in physical education and played on its basketball team.
Jeanne began her career through teaching in high school teaching students physical education and got some money and enjoy there for nine years. After she stopped teaching, she entered professional speaking full time. Slowly she was more flexible in speaking and she starts speaking and whole clients and speaker like her speaking and after she has been awarded as top honor of CSP and was introduced as CPAE speaker hall of fame.
Robertson has received honors and awards from National Speakers Association/Speaker Hall of Fame in 1981, National Speakers Association Cavette Award in 1989 (first woman to receive the award), Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award in 1998, and North Carolina Press Association North Carolinian of the Year in 2001.
In 2008, she spoke at the White House for National Volunteer Week honouring the 1300 volunteers who donate time to work at the White House. In 2009, she made waves on social media when clips of her hilarious talks went viral on the internet. Be sure to check out on this Southern comedy show in Branson.
Even today at 75 years young, Jeanne Robertson continues to captivate audiences with her humorous observations about life around her. Standing at six-foot-two, this former beauty has a vivacious personality, heart, and sense of humor. She appears regularly on the Grand 'Ole Opry. She has eight nationally released DVDs, three books, hundreds of hours on SiriusXM satellite radio and over 51 million YouTube views.
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"The Last Case of Inspector Fourie"
The head of a diamond sorting plant in Johannesburg is murdered with a blunt object. Diamonds are missing and there is no trace of the murder weapon. Yet both—and the murderer—must still be at the facility; it was locked down after the the murder was discovered and no one could have got past the airtight security.
Inspector Johan Fourie is bitter about being forced to retire from the South African Police, ostensibly because of a bullet wound, but really, he believes, to make way for new black officers. But a murderer is a murderer and a thief is a thief. He has no intention of failing to solve his last case or of letting the culprit go unpunished.
"The Last Case of Inspector Fourie" appeared in The Strand Magazine in 2014.
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"The Empty Chair" is a recently discovered unfinished novella by Graham Greene. Set in an English country house where a group of guests are spending a few days with Lady Alice Perriham, one morning a guest does not appear for breakfast and is discovered murdered. At first it seems straightforward, but the case becomes more and more complicated. Inspector Maybury—an intriguing stamp-collecting detective—follows the trail. But it's the aging actor—Sir John Collis—who unravels the mystery.
The Strand Magazine published the novella and ran a competition for the best ending to the story. Our offering was chosen and appeared in the Spring 2011 edition (Issue #33).
"The Haunting"
"The Haunting" is a short story about a witchdoctor in South Africa who gets mixed up in a murder. And finds a strange way of solving it.
It appeared in the June-Sept. 2010 issue of The Strand Magazine.
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https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10065-0039
World Journal of Anemia
Volume 2 | Issue 3–4 | Year 2018
Study of Increase in Hemoglobin Concentration after Administration of Intravenous Iron Sucrose in Pregnant Women with Severe Anemia
Anita Kumari1, Sangeeta Rai2, Shyama3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Superspeciality Hospital, ECR, Patna, Bihar, India
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Corresponding Author: Anita Kumari, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Superspeciality Hospital, ECR, Patna, Bihar, India, Phone: +91 9830283188, e-mail: dranita1979@gmail.com
How to cite this article Kumari A, Rai S, Neeraj S. Study of Increase in Hemoglobin Concentration after Administration of Intravenous Iron Sucrose in Pregnant Women with Severe Anemia. World J Anemia 2018;2(3–4):79–84.
Source of support: Nil
Conflict of interest: None
Introduction: Iron-deficiency anemia is a great concern among obstetricians. Anemic women are at a greater risk of dying during their pregnancy. Despite the measures taken to control anemia in pregnancy in the last two decades, the severity of nutritional anemia continues to remain a public health issue of great magnitude. Oral supplement or iron has several drawbacks. Hence an idea was conceptualized to conduct a study to evaluate the efficacy of IV iron sucrose (OROFER-S) in the improvement of hemoglobin concentration in the antenatal mothers with severe anemia.
Materials and methods: This progressive study was conducted in antenatal OPD of obstetrics and gynecology department of VSS Medical College, Burla, Odisha for a period of 24 months.
Results: Out of 23 antenatal mothers with severe anemia, 73.91% were residing in rural area and 26.08% were residing in urban area. The cases recruited in the study were given a total of 300 mg elemental iron as iron sucrose complex diluted in 0.9% of NS per week. Hemoglobin level was estimated at the onset and again two weeks after the completion of the study. On completion of therapy, there was significant improvement in Hb level with a rise of Hb level (2.5–3) in 4.3% mothers, and (1.5–2) g/dL in 60.66% cases. No rise in Hb level was observed in 8.6% cases. Present study shows correlation between severity of anemia and gravidity with multigravida accounting for 65.21%. Most of the patients (39.13%) were just literate or had primary education (26.08%). The study groups faced only minor side effects like nausea (21.73%), shivering (13.04%), no serious anaphylactic reactions were observed. Low birth weight (47.82%) is the most common fetal complication. Further IUGR accounts for 34.78% and premature labor (13.04%). Gestational hypertension (21.73%), postpartum hemorrhage (17.39%) and preterm labor (3.90%) and the common maternal complications observed.
Keywords: Intravenous iron-sucrose, Pregnancy, Severe anemia.
Anemia is the commonest medical disorder in pregnancy. More than half a million maternal deaths occur each year, approximately 90% of which are in developing country.1
Anemia in pregnancy is defined by the World Health Organization as a hemoglobin (Hb) value below 11 g/dL and a hematocrit of %3C;0.33. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) uses further categories of anemia depending on hemoglobin levels.1
Prevalence of anemia is estimated to be about 40% of world's population. Nearly half of the global total number of anemic women live in India subcontinent and, in India alone, the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy may be as high as 88% with iron deficiency being commonest cause worldwide.2
In developing countries, anemia in pregnancy is frequent and has been attributed to poor nutrition and high incidence of concurrent disease, and can potentially complicated mortality in developing countries. There is evidence indicating that maternal hemoglobin level under 7 g/dL is associated with higher risk in mother of developing heart failure, which has adverse consequence on the mother and fetus (Figs 1 to 3).1
These are various possible forms of treatment for iron-deficiency anemia. Iron can be given by mouth, by intramuscularly (IM) injection of intravenous (IV) injection.1
Oral iron is often preferred route of administration for mild anemia, while IM and IV routes are more frequently used in people with severe anemia when the risk of cardiac failure due to severe anemia are perceived to out weight the risk of potential adverse effects.1 Parenteral iron preparations available are iron dextral complex, iron sorbitol citric acid complex or iron sucrose complex. Since age old whether oral or parenteral preparation of iron increases the Hb after around 3 weeks. So parenteral iron even the total close iron (TDI) does not help in increase of hemoglobin for emergency or pregnancy at term.2
We are in search of an iron preparation which can increase the hemoglobin in a shorter period may be 5–7 days. Therefore we have chosen iron sucrose complex to see the result mainly in respect of the time taken for increase of hemoglobin.3
Fig. 1: Q–Q graph for age (Table 1)
Fig. 2: Q–Q graph for pre-Fe (Table 2)
Fig. 3: Q–Q graph post-Fe (Table 2)
Fig. 4: Pre-Fe (Table 2)
Fig. 5: Post-Fe (Table 2)
All IV iron agents consist of spheroidal nanoparticles in which a core of iron oxyhydroxide gel is surrounded by a shell of carbohydrate that stabilized the iron oxyhydroxide, slows the release of bioactive iron and maintains the particles in colloidal suspension. After injection, the particles mix with plasma, enter the reticuloendothelial system and are taken up by phagocytes in the liver, spleen and bone marrow, thus, the iron is released into an iron pool, from which it is either incorporated by ferritin into intracellular iron stores or released from the cells and taken up by transferring for delivery to erythroid precursors.4
Despite cost, side effect and invasive nature of IV iron therapy, there is considerable history of their safe and effective use, though usually confined to the second and third trimesters (Figs 4 to 6).4
The place of IV iron therapy has been variously defined in condition:4
Nonresponse to oral iron and severe anemia during pregnancy and puerperium.
Alternative to oral in pregnant women with severe iron deficiency in the third trimester.
Inability to tolerate side effects of oral iron, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer, noncompliance documented iron malabsorption.
Second options if oral iron fails to increase Hb in two weeks, first option if Hb < 9 g/L beyond 14 weeks of gestation; first option in third trimester.
Requirement for emergency supplementation, contraindication to blood transfusion, chronic blood loss, combination with recombinant human erythropoietin.
Fig. 6: Pre–post Fe distribution and likelihood fraction
Intravenous infusion should be given in hospital setting with injection epinephrine, hydrocortisone and oxygen always available in the event of anaphylactic reaction. In case of any reaction in the form of chest pain, rigor, chills, fall in blood pressure, dyspnea, hemolysis and anaphylactic reaction infusion should be stopped and antihistaminic, corticoids and epinephrine given.5
The present study was conducted on pregnant women with severe anemia attending antenatal OPD of V.S.S. Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, for a period of 24 months from September 2014 to September 2016.
All pregnant women with Hb concentration <7 g/dL.
Noncompliant/cannot be relied to take oral iron.
Documented iron malabsorption.
Suffers from inflammatory bowel disease.
Pregnant women associated with allergic reactions with iron therapy.
With Hb %3E;7 mg/dL.
To be determined as per statistical sampling methods.
All pregnant women Hb <7 g/dL admitted through OPD or emergency ward will be included in the study.
Detailed history regarding age, duration of marriage, socioeconomic conditions including family income, literacy status, residential status and obstetric history were recorded.
Mothers were explained about the importance of iron supplementation, side effects and cost of injectable iron formulation.
Prior to any supplementation, necessary investigations and evaluation are done as per Performa. Hb was estimated by Saheli's method done at Regional Diagnostic Centre, VSS MCH.
Precautions like those of blood transfusion are to be taken both prior to and during the infusion process.
Injectable iron (Orofer-S) instituted by dissolving 1 ample (1 amp = 100 mg) with 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline. If amount is >50 mL, then the total dose is infused on two consecutive days, infusing half the total amount on each day and given slowly@10 drops/minutes initially. If no reaction occurs, drip rate is increased @40 drops/minute.
Any adverse reaction like chest pain, rigor, hypotension occurs, omission of the drip is done.
Finally, blood is tested for the rise in Hb concentration and the same dose is repeated next week if Hb concentration is less than the desired level.
These women were followed up till delivery and birth weight of the infant, mode of delivery and any adverse pregnancy outcome recorded.
Age Descriptive
The no. of antenatal cases presenting with severe anemia were maximum in the age group 20–24 years (47.825%) with decreased incidence, i.e., 26.086% in the age group of 25–29 years, 8.600% in the age group of 30–34 years and 4.340% in the age group of ≥35 years. Mean—2.3913; std. error—0.20603; 95% confidence interval for mean lower bound—1.9640, upper bound—2.8186; median—–2.0000; std. deviation—0.98807 (Table 1).
Pre (Pre-Fe) and Post (Post-Fe) Iron
Table 2 shows the absolute rise in hemoglobin level of (2.5–3 g/dL) after IV iron supplementation in 14 out of 23 mothers (60.86%), in 6 out of 23 mothers (26.08%), rise in hemoglobin was found to be 1.5 to 2 g/dL. There is only 1 out of 23 (4.3%) cases with rise of hemoglobin of 3.5–4 g/dL. No rise of hemoglobin level was observed in 2 out of 23 (8.6%) mothers. PREFE statistics mean—5.9522; std. error—0.17227; 95% confidence interval for mean (upper bound—6.3095, lower bound—5.5949); median—5.8000; variance—0.683 std. deviation—0.82620 Post-Fe statistics—mean—7.7435; std. error—0.26374; 95% confidence interval for mean (upper bound—8.2904, lower bound—7.1965; median—7.8000; variance—1.600, std. deviation—1.26485 t test for pre-Fe and post-Fe (paired samples statistics)-pre-Fe-mean—5.9522 (n = 23); SD—0.82620; SE—0.17227; post-Fe-mean—7.7435 (n = 23); SD—1.26485; SE—0.26374; pre-Fe and post-Fe—(n = 23) correlation—0.493; significance—0.017).
Table 1: Age distribution of antenatal mother with severe anemia
Age group in years
No. of patients
15–19 3 13.4
20–24 11 47.82
25–29 6 26.086
≥35 1 4.34
Table 2: Distribution of patients according to rise in hemoglobin level after IV iron sucrose supplementation
Increase in Hb (in 2 weeks)
Nonincrease 2 8.6
1.5–2 6 60.86
2.5–3 14 4.3
3.5–4 1 4.3
Pre-Fe
Post-Fe
Pre-Fe Pearson correlation (2-tailed) n 1 493*
Post-Fe Pearson correlation (2-tailed) n 0.493* 1
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
The no of antenatal patients with severe anemia were 64 out of which only 23 (35.93%) patients were given IV iron therapy and were recruited in the study (Table 3). In this study out of 8,390 antenatal cases, 432 were randomly screened for anemic status based on Hb level during their first visit to OPD, 143 (33.01%) were found to be nonanemic and 289 were anemic. Among the anemic cases, 137 (31.71%) were mildly anemic, 88 (20.37%) moderately anemic, 64 (14.81%) severely anemic (Table 4). Among the antenatal cases with severe anemia, 73.91% belongs to rural area and 26.08% belongs to urban area, this is shown in (Table 5). In this study 16 out of 23 (69.56%) antenatal cases with severe anemia has family income less than Rs. 1,500/month. 6 out of 23 (26.08%) cases had family income below 1,500–5,000/month. 1 out of 23 (4.34%) mothers belong to middle income and above with family income ≥Rs. 5,000/month (Table 6). The above table shows that most of the mothers, 9 out of 23 (39.13%) were just literate. The number of antenatal cases who were having primary education 6 out of 23 (26.08%), secondary education was 4 out of 23 (17.39%). 1 out of 23 (8.6%) were having secondary education and above (Table 7). Most of antenatal mother with severe anemia were multigravida, i.e., 15 out of 23 (65.21%) and only 8 out of 23 (34.78%) were primigravida (Table 8). Among the antenatal cases receiving IV iron therapy 5 out of 23 (21.73%) complained of nausea and 3 out of 23 (13.4%) suffered from shivering. Rest 15 out of 23 (65.3%) cases had no side effect (Table 9). The incidence of low birth weight was higher, i.e., 15 out of 25 (65.21%) and 8 out of 23 (34.78%) had normal birth weight (Table 10). 16 out of 23 (69.56%) cases had vaginal delivery, 5 out of 23 (21.735) underwent cesarean section. Rest 2 out of 23 (8.6%) had instrumental vaginal delivery (Table 11). There was increased incidence of low birth weight infants (47.82%) in case with severe anemia followed y IUGR babies (34.78%) and premature babies (13.04%). Incidence of stillborn babies (4.3%) (Table 12). There is an association between the severity of anemia and maternal outcome with occurrence of PIH (21.73%) and PPH (17.39%) preterm labor accounts for (8.6%) of cases (Table 13).
Table 3: Distribution of mothers according to modality of supplementation
Group I 41 64.06
Group II 23 35.93
Group I—blood transfusion; group II—IV iron sucrose
Table 4: Distribution of antenatal mothers according to anemic status
Anemic status
Nonanemic 143 33.01
Mild anemic 137 31.71
Moderate anemic 88 20.37
Severe anemic 64 14.18
Nonanemic Hb ≥ 10 g/dL; mild anemic Hb %3C;10 to ≤8 g/dL; moderate anemic <7 g/dL; severe anemic <7 g/dL
Table 5: Distribution of mothers with severe anemia according to residential status
Rural 17 73.91
Urban 6 26.08
Table 6: Distribution of antenatal mothers according to family income per month
Family income/month
Poor <Rs. 1,500/month 16 69.56
Low 1,500–5,000/month income 6 26.08
Middle income and a ≥Rs. 5,000/month above 14 4.34
Table 7: Distribution of antenatal mothers according to literacy status
Literacy status
Illiterate 3 13.4
Just literate (signature only) 9 39.13
Primary (up to class IV) 6 26.08
Secondary (class V–class X) 4 17.39
HS and above (%3E;x) 1 8.6
Table 8: Distribution of antenatal mothers according to gravida
Primigravida 8 34.78
Multigravida 15 65.21
Table 9: Distribution of antenatal mothers with severe anemia according to side effect after IV iron therapy
Nausea 5 21.73
Shivering 3 13.4
Table 10: Distribution of antenatal mothers according to birth weight of baby
Birth weight (kg)
<2.5 15 65.21
≥2.5 8 34.78
Table 11: Distribution according to mode of delivery
Vaginal delivery 16 69.56
Cesarean section 5 21.73
Instrumental vaginal delivery 2 8.6
Table 12: Distribution of cases according to abnormal fetal outcome
Abnormal outcome
Premature 3 13.04
Stillbirth 1 4.3
Low birth weight 11 47.82
IUGR 8 34.78
Table 13: Distribution of cases receiving IV iron sucrose according to abnormal pregnancy outcome
PIH 5 21.73
Eclampsia 0 0
PPH 4 17.39
PROM 0 0
Preterm labor 2 8.6
Prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy shows declining trend in many developed countries, but in India the prevalence is still very high, between 33% and 100%. According to WHO, in developing countries the prevalence of anemia among the pregnant women averages (56%), ranging between 35% and 100% among different regions of world. In this study out of 8,390 antenatal cases, 432 were randomly screened for anemic status based on Hb level during their first visit to OPD, 143 (33.01%) were found to be nonanemic and 289 were anemic. Among the anemic cases, 137 (31.71%) mildly anemic, 88 (20.37%) moderately anemic, 64 (14.81%) severely anemic which is comparable to the study done by Riffat and Khan on association of severe anemia and adverse pregnancy outcome. It was found that frequency of anemia was 69.9% and that of severe anemia was 4.8%.6 Low prevalence of severe anemia in Odisha may be due to availability and consumption of iron folate tablets. out of 64 antenatal cases with severe anemia, only 23 cases (35.93%) had informed choice for IV iron sucrose therapy and hence recruited in the study. Rest 41 cases (64.06%) received blood transfusion. This may be explained by a randomized trial by Ragip et al. which shows the disadvantages of intravenous treatment, i.e., cost, need for hospitalization or an outpatient setting and invasive nature of the procedure.7 In the present study, the severity of anemia is found to be maximum in the age group of 20–24 years (47.82%) followed by 26.08% in the age group 25–29 years. Similar results were obtained by Gautam et al. with most pregnant women (56.10%) between 20 years and 24 years, followed by 25–29 years (21.1%), while <20 years accounted for 19.3% and only 3.5% were 30 years and above.8
Also, similar study by Nesimi et al. revealed average age of pregnant women with anemia to be 24.75 ± 5.08 years <20 years were 22.6% and 5.9% of the women were ≥35 years group.9,10 In the present study, antenatal cases with severe anemia belongs to rural area (73.915) and rest were residence of urban area (26.08%), this in accordance with the study by Gautam et al., who observed high prevalence of anemia and its severity in rural are of Delhi.8 Present study shows that most of the cases (69.56%) with severe anemia belongs to poor socioeconomic status having poor family income, 26.08% with low income and only 4.34% belong to middle income group.6 Similar study by Thangaleela, Vijayalakshmi and Saah et al. shows an inverse relationship of severity of anemia with income and educational status.11–13 The present study shows a close association between the severity of anemia and literacy status with most of the antenatal cases having less than primary education (26.08%), illiterate (13.04%), just literate (9%) which is comparable to the study by Gautam et al., who observed that the most cases with severe anemia were educated only till high school or less.8 Nesimi Kisioglu et al. reported the highest percentage of women with primary education 78.7% with only 4.4% literate, 13.7% high school graduate and 3.2% were graduate of higher education.10 In the present study, multigravid women were more prone to anemia and its increased severity (65.21%) and only 34.78% were primigravida which is comparable to the studies by Gautam et al. and Nesimi Kisioglu et al., showing increased severity of anemia with gravid >2.8,10 5 out of 23 (21.73%) cases complained of nausea and 3 (13.04%) cases have shivering, rest with no side effect. Similar results were observed by Govan and Scott with minor side effects in 20% cases and severe adverse event in 1–2% cases.14 Bashiri et al. reported the common side effects of intravenous iron sucrose are fever, shivering, nausea, change in test and hypotension in less than 1% cases and anaphylactoid reaction rarely occurred.15
Study by Silver and Breymann et al. found less than 0.002% cases with minor side effect and less than 0.5% cases with anaphylactoid reaction.9,16
In this study maximum number of cases (60.86%) with increase in hemoglobin level after 4 weeks of IV iron sucrose supplementation to be 2.5–3 g/dL. Similar results were found by Perewusnyk et al., which showed mean increase in hemoglobin of 1.9 g/dL after 7 days and 2.1–3.2 g/dL after 14 days. The maximum mean daily increase in hemoglobin was 0.23 g/dL.17
We found close association of severity of anemia with fetal outcome with low birth weight babies accounting for 65.21%. Rest 34.78% had babies with birth weight more than 2.5 kg. Similar results were obtained by Lone et al. and Malhotra et al. which showed the increase risk of lower birth weight with severe anemia.18,19 Rehman et al. observed that the mean fetal birth weight was 2.47 ± 0.331 kg in anemic women and 3.31 ± 0.297 kg in nonanemic women.20 The present study shows that most of the cases 69.56% had vaginal delivery and 21.73% underwent cesarean section.
We found abnormal fetal outcome in patients with severe anemia with low birth weight contributing to 47.82%, prematurity 13.04%, IUGR 34.7% and IUD 4.2%. This observation is comparable to the study by Lone et al. which showed increased risk of all these complications.18 A retrospective analysis by Karasahin et al. found the rate of preterm delivery to be 9.9% and that of IUGR 3.4.21 The present study shows incidence of PIH 21.73%, PPH 17.39%, preterm labor 8.6% at delivery, which is comparable to the study by Kurki et al.22 Retrospective analysis by Emre et al. also revealed rate of pre-eclampsia 8.6% and preterm labor 9.9%.21
In conclusion IV iron therapy in pregnant women with severe anemia (Hb < 7 mg/dL) showed significant improvement in Hb level after 2 weeks with minimum side effects.
This is particularly beneficial in our country, where women indeed have minimal or nil iron stored. It also alleviates the requirement for blood transfusion, possibility of irregular intake of iron during pregnancy and fulfills the iron requirement beyond doubt even in minimum 3 weeks.
Though no serious adverse effects were observed in this study, it should be always kept in mind while administering as IV iron sucrose complex. This is a short study to comment about side effects of parenteral iron, and we need an extensive study to comment precisely of the above aspects.
As evident form this study intravenous iron sucrose is one of the promising iron preparations for use in obstetric as it is safe, effective and easy to handle by the physician.
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That soon I will be living closer to my office and have more time to do all the things that I enjoy doing again.
Jeff Gunhus's Jack Templar series, the fifth book comes out next week keep an eye out here for my review later in August.
A lot of Monster High movies with Cat because Ace is away. Does the desire to dress like a cartoon character ever strike you or is that just me?
1990's Playlists on Google Play. I really have a thing for music from when I was a teenager these days.
All the thing that need to be done before I move. For everything I check off the list I add three more, it's very frustrating.
Iggle Camp as it is coming right when I will be need to destress after the flurry of moving.
For elves to come in the night and pack all my stuff.
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While console sales will inevitably slow in the coming years, mobile gaming is expected to see incredible growth until at least 2015.
"As mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) continue to grow, the mobile game category will show the biggest growth due to the entertainment value provided by games compared with other app categories," explains Gartner research director Brian Blau.
By 2015, mobile game sales are expected to surpass both PC and handheld game sales. Gartner's projections show growth in every category except for handheld games, which should quickly slide after mobile games begin to dominate the non-console market completely. PC game growth should continue to increase up until 2015, but analysts suspect that families will buy tablets to replace their PCs in the future, thus stifling this market as well.
Overall growth in the video game marketplace will be buoyed by console sales for the next several years, but as mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets supplant handheld consoles and personal computers, the year-over-year increase will slow. It will be up to Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to consistently build upon their home consoles with innovative new hardware and attractive software to sustain consumers for the foreseeable future.


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China detains Swede amid action against human rights lawyers, says group
by Admin January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016
(From Reuters)
China has detained a Swedish national, who worked with human rights lawyers, on suspicion of endangering state security, a rights group said on Wednesday, describing the charges as "baseless".
Peter Dahlin (another news agency named him as Peter Beckenridge) was taken into custody on January 4 while on his way to Beijing's international airport, the group said, amid a growing crackdown on rights lawyers and foreign groups working on legal reform.
Rights groups say the crackdown aims to rein in dissent, but the Chinese government denies this.
Dahlin, 35, is the co-founder of the Chinese Urgent Action Working Group, which promotes human rights and rule of law in China by supporting public interest lawyers and academics, among others.
"China Action is dedicated to promoting human rights within the existing legal framework of the People's Republic of China and has only ever advocated non-violent, informed reliance on Chinese law," the group said.
"In spite of this, Peter has been arbitrarily detained on spurious accusations."
His girlfriend, a Chinese national, was also missing, it added. Read More
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Nobody was sure if it could be done but we did it. We Line Produced Noize Suppressor's gig at UNSW Roundhouse and brought our OB Van and six cameras.
We streamed it live with Pay Per View..
Only the strong will survive – Small, regional media players could be the first to go if the government scraps ownership restrictions.
Analysts are expecting a frenzy of merger and acquisitions activity in the media sector this year if the media ownership rules are relaxed or rescinded. The Abbott government has made it clear that it wants to scrap the cross-media ownership restrictions, arguing that the restrictions are archaic in the internet age.
The share prices of traditional media companies have been hit hard as they battle falling print and television advertising. If the rules are scrapped, it is likely that the regional television operators and perhaps APN News & Media, the Australasian newspaper publisher and radio licences holder, would be the first to go.
There are up to 113 billion reasons why, according to US media analyst Laura Martin.
Energy company Enron pioneered the idea of internet bandwidth trading – the buying and selling of spare communications capacity – back in 2000. Like its creator, the idea crashed and burnt a couple of years later. Now, a new Australian company, intabank, has revived the concept.
Intabank allows companies needing additional, short-term connectivity to purchase it from others with excess capacity, rather than buying from service providers that normally require a long-term commitment. It is the brainchild of chief executive Andrew Sjoquist, and sales and marketing director David McGrath, co-founders of Australian cloud provider ASE.
Amazon Studios is hell-bent on developing movies and TV series, and on top of script submissions, it's now asking filmmakers to send in 2-15 minute long shorts to pitch their feature-length film ideas. Those would serve as a foundation for your project and "express an idea that's begging to be seen on the big-screen, in full-length, full-budget form," according to the division's Hollywonk blog. Amazon Studios will spend 45 days evaluating each submission, and those added to the development slate will receive $10,000. After that, you'll get put into the development pipeline, which could get you paid writing and directing opportunities, guidance and feedback from partners like Warner Bros., and up to $400,000 if your baby hits theaters. Private submissions are welcome, but if you're feeling brave, you can also post it for the world to see — hit the source or More Coverage link for more info.
IT SEEMS old habits die hard. Despite being sold as the next must-have item for technology-savvy homes, the vast majority of "smart" television sets remain unconnected to the internet.
And industry executives report that of the 1.5 million sets that are connected, a small percentage of people are actually surfing the internet for programs to watch.
Smart TVs are marketed as the gateway to the internet, where a wealth of programs is just waiting to be found. But the reality is few people have ventured forth.
Manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and LG are banking on the sets to deliver a sales fillip after the market for flatscreen TVs plateaued.
Market leader Samsung, for example, has done deals with YouTube, ABC iview, film rental company Quickflix, Foxtel and Wiggle Time TV for them to appear as apps on its screens.
Smart TVs and set-top boxes such as Telstra's T-Box are part of a new wave of operators attempting to woo the 75 per cent of the population that are not subscribers to Foxtel or Austar into paying for some TV services.
But Mr Rousselot said that even when presented with a choice of subscription channels, the viewing habits of his T-Box subscribers remain unchanged – they still watch the same free-to-air channels in much the same numbers as they did before they paid their $11 monthly subscription.
The editor of PricewaterhouseCoopers's Entertainment and Media Outlook, Megan Brownlow, is not surprised.
Although connection figures for all TV sets are unavailable, Samsung disputed the figures, saying 60 per cent – roughly six times industry estimates – of the 600,000 sets it sold are connected and that in one month 150,000 clips were accessed from the internet and watched.


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We have spent the last few days concentrating on Barley.
The weather has been perfect for harvesting.
There have been times that rain seemed likely.
But the only raindrops I've seen, fell out of this blue sky onto my windshield as I was on my way out to the field.
The soybeans and other green crops need rain. The soybeans are showing signs of heat stress.
But we are not rainmakers, so we enjoy the hot August harvest days.
The assistant farm inspector came for a few days.
She took this photo of the many bag meals we pack up and deliver to the field twice a day.
And whether a spider should live or die. We decided she should live, since she was outside and eats mosquitos.
Grandpa is still running the 1682.
Barley harvest will continue this week, as the weather permits.
Red sky at night, Farmer's delight, especially with Barley in swaths.


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Westwood COMFORT DAY was a great success!
Westwood COMFORT DAY was a great success! We made 44 hats, a pair of mitts & a scarf – all while having a great time – and enjoying a delicious lunch together. Looking forward to next time! Thanks everyone!


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GLAAD at BroadwayCon: Chatting with Anthony Rapp and L Morgan Lee
BroadwayCon returned to an in-person event for the first time in two years and GLAAD had the chance to speak to L Mor
Germono Touissant / A Mile In My Shoes
by Mackenzie Harte, Coordinator, Education & Training
Tune into a GLAAD Media Institute alum's virtual musical premiere on October 29th
On October 29 at 8pm EST, join GLAAD Media Institute alum Germono Touissant and his organization A Mile In My Shoes for a livestream reading of the musical The Last Gatekeeper completely for free.
The Riant Theatre
by Aria Tejano
BED 26 tells the story of asylum seeker and GLAAD Media Institute alum
BED 26 is an autobiographical play about a gay African refugee seeking asylum in the United States. The play explores Edafe Okporo's experience as an LGBTQ refugee from Nigeria, where it is not just illegal but also deadly to be out as gay. Fearing for his own life, Edafe fled to the United States to seek asylum, where he was detained and taken to the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey
GLAAD Media Institute alumni shine a spotlight on sports, sex, gender, suicide prevention, and discrimination in the classroom
The GLAAD Media Institute has trained nearly 7500 advocates and activists around the globe to equip them with GLAAD's
LGBT-inclusive play 'Buyer and Cellar' showing in Los Angeles for limited time only
'Buyer and Cellar' tells the story of Alex, a struggling gay actor who works as an employee in the fabled private shopping mall in Barbra Streisand's Malibu basement.
by Nick Adams, Director of Transgender Representation
Guest Post: A Look at 'The Picture (of Dorian Gray)'
"The Picture (of Dorian Gray)," adapted and directed by Neal Utterback, receives its New York City premiere at the Paradise Factory May 15-23.
by Odalis Garcia
Middle School play dealing with bullying and acceptance to be performed in New Jersey
Robt Seda-Schreiber, a middle school teacher in East Windsor, New Jersey and his students are performing a one-act play dealing with bullying and acceptance of diversity.
Four day celebration of playwright Terrence McNally at Skylight Theatre Company
This week, the Skylight Theatre Company in Los Angeles will honor the renowned playwright Terrence McNally with a four day, star-studded celebration - the first of an annual series honoring America's great playwrights.
by Hannah Moch, Guest Contributor
Guest post: Cinderella and her wife: how a fairytale became a reality in just 30 years
Maybe we won't all live happily ever after, but now all of us will live with a dignity and respect -- and equal protection under the law -- that back in 1985 we could only sit in a dark theater and fantasize about.
by Megan Townsend, Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis
Theatre stars tweet their support for Friday's #SpiritDay
Spirit Day is quickly approaching and stars of the stage have taken to Twitter to show their support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying.


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Armed conflicts continue to tear up Arab region: Report
Al-Masry Al-Youm
The Arab report by Egypt's Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights stated that 2018 has seen continued political and armed conflicts in several Arab countries, leading to a major humanitarian tragedy as these conflicts have caused a heavy death toll and led to a large number of displaced and asylum seekers.
According to the report, which focuses on human rights issues from the perspective of UN mechanisms, more than 70 million people need health care, including 16 million internally displaced in their countries and 32 million others facing food insecurity.
The report pointed out that the Human Rights Council has adopted 15 resolutions on Arab issues during the last year's sessions.
This includes five resolutions concerning occupied Arab territories in Palestine and the Golan, with a clear condemnation of Israeli practices in these areas, four decisions concerning Syria dealing with the practices of the Syrian regime and terrorist groups, two on Yemen, and one concerning each of Libya, Sudan and Somalia, alongside a draft resolution by Egypt to highlight the impact of terrorism on human rights and to call for refraining from providing support to terrorist entities or persons .
The causes of these conflicts are widespread with gross violations of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and unfair trials. With regard to terrorism, statistics indicate that the threat of terrorism continues to spread and that certain countries continue to support terrorist groups.
Sixteen Arab countries out of a total of 22 countries are witness to terrorist crimes, the report states, adding that cooperation mechanisms to deterring terrorist organizations are weak.
The report also listed the most important terrorist organizations responsible for terrorist incidents in 2018.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
Tags Arab World conflict Human Rights Libya Maat Foundation for Peace report Somalia sudan syria terrorism Yemen
There is a lack of political will to reach settlement for Palestinian conflict: Sisi
Arab-European summit is important chance to discuss various regional issues: President Sisi
Sisi, King Abdullah II hold talks on Middle East peace process in Amman


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Edward Clough joins Octopus Healthcare
Finance | Estates and Facilities
Company announces appointment of new business development director
Octopus Healthcare has announced the appointment of Edward Clough as business development director, with a focus on primary care.
The appointment will help to ensure the MedicX Fund, a specialist primary healthcare infrastructure fund investing in modern purpose-built properties in the UK and Ireland, reaches £1billion of investment within the next three years.
Octopus Healthcare helps GPs, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), and healthcare operators gain access to investment, such as the MedicX Fund, to deliver new buildings and improve access to healthcare services for their local communities.
Previously with international law firm, Allen and Overy; Clough's new role is to identify primary care development opportunities through engagement with GPs, CCGs and NHS England.
This will also involve engaging with all areas of the NHS – including NHS Property Services and trusts – to explore investment or development opportunities.
Octopus Healthcare has extensive experience working with the NHS to facilitate the development of new modern premises, either directly through JV structures, or indirectly using strategic estates partnerships (SEPs).
Clough will develop these partnerships further with the goal of ensuring healthcare premises are fit for purpose and meet the demands of both patients and clinicians.
On his appointment, Clough said: "I am delighted to join the Octopus Healthcare team and look forward to identifying many exciting opportunities for primary care providers, helping to ensure that patients and GPs have the best facilities possible in their local communities."
Tim Meggitt, director at Octopus Healthcare, added: "Edward's appointment demonstrates our commitment to pro-actively facilitating improvements in primary care provision, ensuring that GPs have modern, state-of-the-art premises to deliver healthcare services.
"The MedicX Fund is a leading investor in modern, purpose-built primary care premises, providing communities with access to a range of healthcare services in their local areas and enabling primary care providers to meet increased demand from patients."
Octopus Healthcare
Awards recognise outstanding care home design
Healthcare infrastructure market set to grow to $200billion in five years
Oliver Goodman joins Octopus Healthcare
Octopus Healthcare appoints Sheila Hendy as clinical assurance director


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Movie review: "War Horse" the tear-jerker
It pulls your heart strings right out of your chest. Steven Spielberg, you stinking genius! How do you do it, time and time again?
You start with a grown-up, flawed but wise. Then you add a young person, precocious and special. Mix in a creature, wild and untamed, that has a connection to the youth. Then fold in tragic external events which complicate the bond between the youth and the enchanting animal. Add dashes of evil, goodness, comedy, and syrup. Bake for two hours and enjoy! Or just cry your eyes out.
No, it's not "E.T.," "Gremlins" or "Jurassic Park," but "War Horse" (2011). Yes, I'm way overdue in watching it, but since it is set during World War I, it's not a time-sensitive movie that requires immediate viewing.
That being said, there has been a great surge in interest in military working dogs since the inception of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. To me this movie felt like a natural extension of the newly rediscovered affection for animals in military service, but with horses instead of dogs.
The movie also gave Spielberg, and the rest of us, a chance to look back at the Great War. Unlike World War II, which is the setting for many of Spielberg's films, World War I is less morally clear, with good people on both sides of the conflict. The English, French, and Germans are all presented sympathetically in "War Horse," with horse-friendly humans among the armies of the Allies and the Central Powers.
The plot is not quite as predictable as I laid out in the Spielberg template above. At the beginning, it seems that Joey, the leading horse, could become a racehorse (or maybe I had Black Stallion, Seabiscuit, and Secretariat on my mind). Then it seems he's destined to be a plow horse, then a cavalry horse, then fill other roles, but it's rarely obvious where the war will lead Joey next. Whether and how Joey will be reunited with Narracott, the boy who raised him, is key to the atmosphere of suspense and longing in the movie.
The landscapes of the English and French countrysides, including the Narracott cottage, are breathtaking. The trenches and no man's land of the battlefront are stark and horrifying. The camera work and horse effects are real, even painful to watch at times, earning the movie its PG-13 rating. It's a beautiful film.
It is also maudlin and manipulative, sending stern Germans and stiff Englishmen into temporary truces for their mutual love of a beautiful, unfairly victimized horse.
Watch it, learn from it, and be prepared to discreetly wipe your eyes while you enjoy it.
Tags animal, horse, movie, World War I
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I went to the doctor recently for a prostate examination.
After my prostate exam, the doctor left the exam room.
Ol' Nevah is a regular blood donor. She's given a lot of her blood to help folks who need it. And, bless her for her altruism.
As for me, the blood donor clinics started turning me down as a donor years ago for health reasons. They say I've got bad blood — which wasn't news to me. Folks have been telling me that most of my life, but I don't think they had donation in mind.
I'll just make one more comment. It would improve my overall health if I could donate fat every month or so — just like they donate blood. Aren't there a lot of skinny folks who could use my excess fat?
A good friend from Missouri is even older than me, but our levels of nostalgia must be about the same.
"My mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread butter on bread on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach or antibacterial wipes, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning.
"Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper or in a baggie with a twist tie, in a brown paper bag, not in ice pack coolers, but I can't remember anyone getting sick from a bacterial infection.
"Almost all of us went swimming in the lake, or the creek or river, or at the beach instead of a pristine pool. We never heard of beach closures then.
"We all took gym class — and risked permanent injury — with a pair of regular old tennis shoes from a department store if we were lucky. But more likely, we wore hand me downs instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors that cost as much as a small car. I can't recall any injuries, but they must have happened because they tell us how much safer we are now.
"We got a spanking for doing something wrong. Parents called it discipline. So did teachers. And, yet, we all grew up to accept the rules and to honor and respect our parents, grandparents, teachers, police officers, and older folks.
"We had 50 kids in our class — or more likely 25 kids in all eight grades at a one-room country school with one teacher — and we all learned to read and write, do math and spell almost all the words needed to write a grammatically correct letter. Even in cursive!
"We all said prayers in school irrespective of our religion, sang the national anthem, and daily recited the pledge of allegiance and no one got upset — let alone sued.
before we were allowed to be proud of ourselves.
"We seldom were bored, even though we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box, laptops, smart phones, I-Pods, I-Pads, or 270 digital TV cable stations.
"We weren't bored because — when we weren't working — we went outside and played with the neighbor kids of all ages, made up games, and rode our bikes for miles. Oh yeah , and where were the antibiotics and medical kit when we scraped a knee or got that bee sting? We could have been killed, but we weren't! We played "King of the Hill" on piles of gravel and when we got hurt mom pulled out the bottle of iodine or red Mercurochrome and then we got our backside spanked … Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of antibiotics and then mom and dad call the lawyer to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat.
To top it off, not a single person we knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family. How could we possibly have known that? Yet, we never needed to get into group therapy and/or anger management classes. We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills that we didn't even notice that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac! How did we ever survive?
Oh, forgot to mention, everyone owned at least one gun and we kept it in a closet unlocked so we could get to it quickly in an emergency. No one ever got shot.
Well, we did indeed survive and from amongst us came the Greatest Generation. 'Nuf said. Have a good 'un.
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