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Boersma IH
Oranje AP
Grimalt R
Iorizzo M
Piraccini BM
Verdonschot EH
Androgenetic alopecia
female pattern baldness
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The effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride used for 3 years in women with androgenetic alopecia
Ids H Boersma1, Arnold P Oranje2, Ramon Grimalt3, Matilde Iorizzo4, Bianca M Piraccini5, Emiel H Verdonschot1
1 Intermedica Clinic for Hair Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Boxmeer, The Netherlands
2 Intermedica Clinic for Hair Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Boxmeer; Maasstadziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Dermicis, Alkmaar, Erasmus MC-Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
3 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, International University of Catalonia, Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain
4 Department of Dermatology, Private practice, Bellinzona, Switzerland
5 Dermatology Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Date of Web Publication 7-Nov-2014
Emiel H Verdonschot
Intermedica Clinic, Department of Dermatology, Dr. Peelenstraat 8, 5831EG Boxmeer
Background: The effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride in women with androgenetic alopecia has been the subject of debate. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride on hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia over a period of 3 years. Methods: From a database containing systematically retrieved data on 3500 women treated for androgenetic alopecia between 2002 and 2012 with finasteride 1.25 mg or dutasteride 0.15 mg, a random sample stratified for age and type of medication was taken to yield 30 women in two age categories: below and above 50 years, and for both medications. Hair thickness of the three thinnest hairs was measured from standardized microscopic images at three sites of the scalp at the start of the treatment and after 3 years of continuous medication intake. The macroscopic images were evaluated independently by three European dermatologists/hair experts. The diagnostic task was to identify the image displaying superior density of the hair. Results: Both age categories showed a statistically significant increase in hair thickness from baseline over the 3-year period for finasteride and dutasteride (signed rank test, P = 0.02). Hair thickness increase was observed in 49 (81.7%) women in the finasteride group and in 50 (83.3%) women in the dutasteride group. On average, the number of post-treatment images rated as displaying superior density was 124 (68.9%) in the finasteride group, and 118 (65.6%) in the dutasteride group. Dutasteride performed statistically significantly better than finasteride in the age category below 50 years at the central and vertex sites of the scalp. Conclusions: Finasteride 1.25 mg and dutasteride 0.15 mg given daily for 3 years effectively increased hair thickness and arrested further deterioration in women with androgenetic alopecia.
Keywords: Androgenetic alopecia, dutasteride, effectiveness, female pattern baldness, finasteride
Boersma IH, Oranje AP, Grimalt R, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Verdonschot EH. The effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride used for 3 years in women with androgenetic alopecia . Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2014;80:521-5
Boersma IH, Oranje AP, Grimalt R, Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Verdonschot EH. The effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride used for 3 years in women with androgenetic alopecia . Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [serial online] 2014 [cited 2020 Jan 23];80:521-5. Available from: http://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?2014/80/6/521/144162
Androgenetic alopecia or female pattern hair loss is a very common condition in women, generally presenting from the age of 40 years on. It affects 40% of the women over 70 years of age, [1] and may already be noted in adolescent females. [2] To most of the affected women, the baldness is perceived as a major cosmetic inconvenience and a significant psychological problem. [3]
The effectiveness of finasteride in arresting hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia in women has been the subject of three prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs), all of which concluded that the drug was ineffective. [4],[5],[6] A recent Cochrane systematic review on the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women concluded that these three RCTs were associated with a high risk of bias, and therefore could not be used to support recommendations in clinical guidelines on this subject. [7] Moreover, the effect measure chosen, i.e. increase of hair density, and the short duration of the studies up to a maximum of 18 months further diminish their value for use in supporting clinical decision making. Clinical studies with designs other than a randomized controlled trial were not considered in this Cochrane review, yet these publications contain support for the effective and safe use of finasteride and dutasteride. [8],[9],[10],[11],[12]
The absence of solid evidence for the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride leaves clinicians in doubt. Many publications recommend that new well-designed randomized trials should be conducted to clarify the issue but no such studies have appeared after the publication of the aforementioned Cochrane review. We report on the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride prescribed to women in a dermatology clinic specialized in hair disorders.
Patient population
Between 2002 and 2012, approximately 3500 women diagnosed with androgenetic alopecia were prescribed finasteride 1.25 mg or dutasteride 0.15 mg daily after written informed consent. The choice of doses was derived from an internally conducted dose finding study. The age range was 16-84 years. A yearly general clinical examination and a blood sample analysis were done. In premenopausal women, the prescription of finasteride or dutasteride was combined with contraceptive measures. Routine data collected at all patient visits comprised standardized global photography of the scalp and direct microscopic images at the center of the frontal hairline, at the center of the scalp at the midline, and at the vertex (Mirror system, Canfield Imaging Systems, Fairfield, NJ, USA). The imaging system allowed for the production of reproducible images of the scalp at each visit. A software tool enabled the measurement of the hair thickness from the microscopic images. From the standardized microscopic images at three sites of the scalp the hair thickness of the three thinnest hairs was measured at the start of the treatment and after 3 years of continuous medication intake.
The retrospective design of this study did not allow a priori consent by an ethics committee. Information related to the identity of the patients was disclosed to all participating researchers.
Criteria for inclusion in this study were:
A clinical diagnosis of Ludwig grade 1 or grade 2 androgenetic alopecia confirmed by the presence of thin hair on the microscopic picture
Continuous treatment for at least 3 years, assessed by the regular filling of the prescription
A stratified random sample of 60 patients taking finasteride and 60 patients taking dutasteride was taken for analysis. Both groups contained 30 patients aged below 50 years and 30 patients aged 50 years or above.
Hair thickness
Thickness measurements of the three thinnest hairs at each site were performed by two trained analysts. Intra-observer reliability was assessed by duplicate measurement of 20 cases. The increase in hair thickness was obtained by subtracting the pretreatment hair thickness from that measured after 3 years. Treatment was considered effective if the hair thickness increase was equal to, or greater than zero.
Scalp coverage and hair structure
The standardized global macroscopic images of the center of the scalp and the vertex were evaluated independently by three European hair experts. Twenty duplicate cases were included to establish the intra-observer reliability. The pre- and post-treatment images were displayed next to each other. Based on randomly assigned sequence numbers, the pre-treatment images were mounted to the left or right, with the post-treatment image to the other side. If a pre-treatment image was identified as displaying superior scalp coverage and structure compared to the post-treatment image, it was scored as -1. Pre- and post-treatment images assessed as equal in terms of scalp coverage and structure were scored as 0, whereas a score of +1 was assigned if a post-treatment image was judged to display superior scalp coverage and structure. Scores for the center of the scalp and the vertex region were averaged to obtain one patient score. Treatment was considered effective for patient scores equal to, or larger than zero.
Differences between original measurements and duplicate measurement of hair thickness were tested using a paired Student t-test and Pearson correlation coefficients. Signed rank tests at α = 0.05 were conducted to test whether the hair thickness increase was different from zero, and to test differences between hair thickness increase by finasteride and dutasteride. Intra-observer reliability of the scalp coverage scores by the hair experts was expressed as Cohen's kappa statistic between the scores for the original images and the duplicate images. Signed rank tests at α = 0.05 were conducted to test whether the patient scores from the hair experts were statistically significantly different from zero.
[Figure 1] and [Figure 2] depict the results of hair thickness increase after 3 years of finasteride 1.25 mg and dutasteride 0.15 mg respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between original and duplicate measurements of hair thickness by the two analysts (paired student t-test; P = 0.86) and linear correlation was high (Pearson correlation coefficients are 0.89 and 0.96, respectively) indicating excellent intra-observer reliability. A total of 49 (81.7%) women in the finasteride group and 50 (83.3%) in the dutasteride group had hair thickness increase equal to or greater than 0. These numbers were independent of age [Table 1]. All hair thickness increases were statistically significantly different from 0 in both age categories and at all sites of the scalp (Signed rank test, P < 0.05), except for the increase in the age category above 50 years by dutasteride at the frontal site. The differences in hair thickness increase between dutasteride and finasteride were significantly higher with higher means for dutasteride users in the age group under 50 years at the center of the scalp and the vertex (Signed rank test, P < 0.05), indicating a superior effectiveness of dutasteride at these two sites [Table 2].
Cohen's kappa statistics for subjective scalp coverage and structure assessments were 0.50, 0.70 and 0.70 for the three hair experts indicating fair intra-observer reliability. The number of image pairs associated with improved hair density, subjectively assessed by three hair experts, was 124 (68.9%) in the finasteride group and 118 (65.6%) in the dutasteride group. The effectiveness was highest in the age category above 50 years for finasteride, whereas dutasteride reached its highest effectiveness in the age category below 50 years [Table 3].
Figure 1: Central view of the scalp of a 57-year-old woman before (a) and after (b) the use of finasteride 1.25 mg daily for 3 years
Figure 2: Central view of the scalp of a 22-year-old woman before (a) and after (b) the use of dutasteride 0.15 mg daily for 3 years
Table 1: Hair thickness increase (HTI) and effectiveness of finasteride 1.25 mg and dutasteride 0.15 mg by age category in 120 women measured at the start and after 3 years of treatment
Table 2: Average differences in hair thickness increase (Delta HTI) between the dutasteride group and the finasteride group stratified for age category and measured site. 95% confidence intervals appear in brackets
Table 3: Scalp coverage and hair structure assessments (SCHS) and effectiveness of finasteride 1.25 mg and dutasteride 0.15 mg in 120 women assessed by three hair experts (360 cases) at the start and after 3 years of treatment
The effectiveness of finasteride in the prevention of hair loss in men has been well established [13] and its prescription to balding male persons has become an accepted treatment option. Finasteride is a type II 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor which decreases dihydroxytestosterone (DHT) by about 65% in serum, prostate and scalp. Dutasteride inhibits both type I and type II 5-alpha-reductase resulting in a decrease of the serum dihydroxytestosterone (DHT) level of about 90%, and has a well-established effectiveness in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in males. [14],[15] The prescription of finasteride and dutasteride to women with female pattern hair loss proceeds from the premise that hair loss in women results from the same process as in male subjects. This study demonstrates that, like in men, the reduction of hair thickness and resulting hair loss in women with androgenetic alopecia could be stopped or reversed by 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors.
This study is one of very few in which hair thickness was used as an effect measure to judge the clinical effectiveness of finasteride or dutasteride. We did not select hair density as an effect measure, as no scientific reports exist that the number of hair per unit area should increase due to the use of finasteride or dutasteride. However, there is considerable evidence that the size of hair follicles, hair thickness and hair growth will increase following finasteride and dutasteride treatment for more than 1 year, which justified the choice for selection of hair thickness to measure the effect of the treatment. Moreover, the increase of thickness of the thinnest hair observed in women in this study supports the theory of the androgen-dependent nature of hair loss, which was questioned by Olsen. [16]
Androgenetic alopecia in women is clinically characterized by slowly progressive hair thinning, occurring over years. The goal of medical treatment is to arrest progression of the disease and to improve hair thickness and density. This goal can be reached only with prolonged treatment since regrowth of thicker hair requires years rather than months. Moreover, a treatment should also be regarded as successful if further deterioration of the hair can be prevented, not only if improvement of hair thickness and length is obtained. In our study, both finasteride and dutasteride were able to arrest progression of androgenetic alopecia and to improve the condition in 68.9% and 65.6% of the cases, respectively, when determined subjectively after 3 years of treatment. The effectiveness expressed by objectively established hair thickness increase was 81.7% and 83.3%, respectively. This effect size is well in line with those from studies on the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride in males. [13],[17]
Dutasteride 0.15 mg appears significantly more effective than finasteride 1.25 mg in women under 50 years of age when measured at the center of the midline and the vertex. This finding indicates that dutasteride should preferably be prescribed to younger women. To preclude teratogenic effects, we recommend that both finasteride and dutasteride be prescribed only to women who cannot or do not want to become pregnant any more. The latter group should take adequate contraceptive measures and the prescribing doctor should verify that patients are compliant with these measures. The absence of a significant difference in effectiveness between finasteride and dutasteride at the frontal line may be explained by the preservation of the frontal hairline which is typical for women with female pattern hair loss. Apparently, the frontal hairline consists predominantly of hairs which are not sensitive to dihydroxytestosterone (DHT).
Compared to controlled clinical trials, retrospective studies have drawbacks with the absence of a control group receiving placebo treatment being a major one. The lack of double blind data collection is a second source of bias. An additional potential source of bias was introduced by the criterion that only women who used finasteride or dutasteride for 3 years continuously were eligible for inclusion, thereby excluding women who interrupted this medication within 3 years because of perceived or ascertained ineffectiveness, side effects, financial reasons, planned pregnancy, or preference for other treatment options. However, the data from all patients in the clinic were collected systematically and routinely, as in a prospective study. Despite the disadvantages of a retrospective study, our results may contribute to the debate on the effectiveness of finasteride and dutasteride in women with androgenetic alopecia when prescribed under field circumstances, and to support the decision to conduct a new well-designed randomized controlled trial.
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Whiting DA, Waldstreicher J, Sanchez M, Kaufman KD. Measuring reversal of hair miniaturization in androgenetic alopecia by follicular counts in horizontal sections of serial scalp biopsies: Results of finasteride 1 mg treatment of men and postmenopausal women. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 1999;4:282-4.
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Middle-Earth: Shadow of War has RNG Loot Crate Microtransactions in a Single-Player Game
Written by Stuart Thomas on Mon, Aug 7, 2017 2:04 PM
Monolith and publisher Warner Bros have announced the 'Market' for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, an in-game store where players can buy randomised Loot Chests, War Chests, XP Boosts and Bundles for real cash monies in their single-player game. Inside these chests, players can unlock rare weapons and armour, new Orc followers to help build an army, and Training Orders to level up and customise Orc followers.
Before we go anywhere with this: gross. Now we've got that out of the way, let's drill down to how it all works. As explained earlier, there are four different items that can be purchased as microtransactions:
Loot Chests - Contain weapons and armour with randomised rarity. May also contain XP boosts that can be used to help Talion level faster.
War Chests - Provides new Orc followers of randomised rarity. Can be used to build Talion's army. May also contain Training orders to customise and level up Orc followers.
XP Boosts - Experience boosts that can be used to help Talion level faster.
Bundles - These are varying bundles that included Loot Chests, War Chests and Boosts, all packaged together.
In order to buy any of these packages, you'll need to spend Gold or Mirian, both in-game currencies. Mirian can be acquired by defeating treasure orcs, destroying gear, destroying orc followers, and finding Mirian stashes. Mirian will get you base-level gear, while Gold will be needed to acquire higher level loot. Gold can be purchased from the Steam store, PlayStation Store or Xbox Store. It can also be awarded in "small amounts" for specific milestones and for participating in community challenges. Monolith says "Please note: No content in the game is gated by Gold. All content can be acquired naturally through normal gameplay." In translation - you can either grind out the unlocks for hours and logging in every day for community challenges, or you can just lay down some cash and roll for a chance at unlocking them.
"Everything a player can buy with Gold can also be earned in the game over time for free, but Gold gives players the option to acquire these items faster." Just how much faster, is the golden question. These systems tend to artificially slow down progression in order to direct players toward the faster unlocks. If it operated like a normal game and had plenty of unlocks and gear, not many people would be inclined to pay to get additional gear. We'll have to wait and see how it pans out, but this certainly a game I'd now take a wait and see approach on rather than pre-ordering.
At this stage, I'm fairly convinced Warner Bros is going out of its way to make picking up Middle-Earth: Shadow of War as unappealing as possible. As someone who bought the original Shadow of Mordor, and thought it was decent but nothing special, everything they've shown has done nothing to convince me Shadow of War is going to be worth my time. The infestation of microtransactions in a wholly single-player game is just the final nail in the coffin. I can only presume Monolith has been strong-armed into this by publisher forces, as no one wants to have their game tarnished by layers of unlocks, gambling-focused loot crates and game design geared towards players paying more, not playing more.
As you'd expect, Shadow of War also has a season pass. The exact pricing has yet to be announced, but the base game is £55 over on the PlayStation Store, and the game plus the season pass, plus a single Gold loot box, is £90. My hazy maths skills estimate Shadow of War's season pass alone is at least £35. Gulp.
What's your take on randomised loot boxes in a totally single-player game? Will this affect whether you'll be picking up Middle-Earth: Shadow of War at launch?
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emier2308
19:40 Aug-08-2017
Nope. Just nope. What's wrong with publisher these days? First Square Enix destroyed Deus Ex with microtransaction (and the ridiculous one-time use DLC) now WB game did this. Definitely gonna pass on this one.
Prometheusx
Great. We simply can't trust them, that the game won't be balanced around those MT, so you are incentivized to buy them.
UndeadSon
WB you could have sold millions of copies and released the third game, but noooo... This is why we can't have nice things :(
Gankutsuou
We can have nice things, if we can appreciate what we have.
PresidentG
I was considering buying this day 1, not considering it anymore.
Maybe on a deep sale down the line.
They are really milking the sequel for the reputation and popularity the previous game obtained. WB, shame on you.
GodOfWolves
But it will have Microtransactions for people 'who don't want to spends time building their armies'. Seriously? Why play the damn game then?
ed3gamer
well... not getting this one... at this rate we have another gaming crash
Seth22087
Thanks for sharing, I will pass on this game then... I am totally not buying full priced single player game with mobile free to play like microtransactions... I will either wait for inevitable price drop to less than 10EUR or just pirate it.
I hate to sound like a broken record here, but as long as there are people that find this acceptable (and can afford to pay it), there will be devs (the publishers are more to blame 4 this one) who do what they can to make a living.
Warner Bros., what the actual hell are you doing?
Is this what gaming is now?
One more year and we'll have 10 different currencies and locked levels behind that, mobile style.
NeoPGX
I'd find it more acceptable it if it was free, but in a game you have to buy? HELL NO.
I only find cosmetics microtransactions acceptable (and by extension exotic and unique pets), but I am AGGRESSIVELY anti-loot crate.
Thank you for you passion in protecting the games that are yet to be made.
I can't tell if that was meant to be sarcasm or for real but I will take it as a compliment anyway.
I am a highly outspoken opponent of loot crates and always online requirements in single player games you have to buy. If they were free, I doubt I would care nearly as much.
I'm 100% with you there.
If the game already costs 60$, microtransactions in it are absolute horse****.
If they're just cosmetic items I don't really mind that much, but I'm still not fun of the fact that there is something you have to pay for in a full priced game.
gerulis20
i really dont like in which direction games going. Companies are becoming more and more greedy every year. Is this where we are going?
I refuse to support this crap. Scratch this game off my list!
Greedy publishers really hurting themselves. I can imagine this is gonna drive official sales down and when the game is inevitably cracked and pirated it'll be a landslide. A shame really, Shadow of mordor was good to have this tarnish it.
Well... I was going to get this on release. Nevermind. :|
Agreed. :(
OK, first Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and now this??? What the hell developers? This kinda stuff ruins a game PERIOD and I don't care if it's a single player game and optional use, it still ruins the game for EVERYONE!
Also this game is always online? Really?? No thanks. There is literally no excuse for this.
SpartanWarrior1907
Well,the sad reality is that as long as people buy the games,they will keep doing sh*t like this.
I feel the same as you. :(
King0Cobra
why??? u had a great start why ruining it like this smh
Wishlist: shadow of war..... remove
Pwnstix
Welp, I'd considered getting this soon after its release, but I'm definitely got to wait a while now... Loot crates in a single player game... What is happening?
PrinceofKilts
Sigh... I'll still get the game if the reviews hold up, but I'm sick of these loot crates and stuff. I think overwatch is maybe the only game that can get away with it successfully.
Altairofrivia
And we also have to stay online to play game
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Israel 'anxiously monitoring' turmoil in Egypt
By Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Jerusalem —
As turbulence continued to rock Egypt on Sunday, next-door neighbor and ally Israel was watching and preparing for possible strategic, diplomatic and even economic repercussions.
High-level officials discussed matters behind closed doors over the weekend while normally talkative ministers were silent, following strict orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"We are anxiously monitoring what is happening in Egypt and in our region," said Netanyahu at the opening of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday. "Peace between Israel and Egypt has endured for over three decades, and our goal is to ensure these relations continue."
Netanyahu discussed developments on Saturday with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Israel did not reopen its Cairo embassy at the start of the business week Sunday and hastened to evacuate its nationals. The Israeli ambassador and diplomatic staff remained in Egypt after their families and a few dozen businesspeople and others were flown back home on a flight chartered by the Foreign Ministry on Saturday. Some tourists chose to remain.
Egyptian hotel officials in Sinai turned back Israeli visitors over the weekend, according to Israeli media that have been following events with around-the-clock news programming.
The peace between them may be cool at times, but Israel's decades-old alliance with Egypt has been a cornerstone of its regional strategy. Commentators fear that a dramatic change in the government in Cairo could bring down the whole structure. Israel, which is already facing a strained relationship with a former friend in the region, Turkey, could find itself further isolated.
"If Egypt becomes hostile to Israel even to the extent that Turkey is," said retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland, now a researcher with the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies, "this will be the biggest strategic change Israel has known in the past 30 or 40 years."
If the Muslim Brotherhood takes the reins in Egypt, this could embolden the Gaza Strip-bound Palestinian militant group Hamas to try to take over the West Bank too, unsettle Jordan and create a new Middle East reality, Eiland told Israeli radio.
This concern was reflected in Sunday's headlines. "A New Middle East," said some papers, not meaning it in a good way.
For now, Egypt's relationship with Israel isn't on the demonstrators' agenda. But that could change if the government does, as the current opposition objects to the alliance. Mubarak and his government are committed to peace with Israel, said Eli Shaked, Israeli ambassador to Egypt from 2003 to 2005. But if the next president comes from different circles, "the first thing on his agenda will be to harm peace with Israel," he said in a radio interview.
Others were not so pessimistic. "I don't see the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt," said Zvi Mazel, fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and a former ambassador to Egypt, noting that the Mubarak government and its predecessors have a long history of beating back the movement's influence. In the past, Egyptians voted for the Muslim Brotherhood as a way to protest against Mubarak, but "if reform is real and elections truly open, people will have no reason to vote for them," Mazel said.
Although this scenario would require a lot of work, Mazel said, if a reasonable government were elected "it would have no logical reason to undo peace, lose American support and pour the nation's resources into conflict with Israel instead of reforms."
Mubarak's Egypt is a key mediator between Israel and the Palestinians, frequently hosting peace summits, brokering Palestinian reconciliation talks and mediating indirect negotiations for possible prisoner swaps. Mubarak kept his distance from Israel, visiting only once, to attend Yitzhak Rabin's funeral in 1995. But Omar Suleiman, a former intelligence chief Mubarak appointed vice president on Saturday, visits frequently, if discreetly, for consultations.
Israel recently began building a fence along its 140-mile border with Egypt, in part to stop illegal infiltration of African asylum-seekers. The largely open sprawl is frequently crossed by smugglers and, on occasion, by suspected terrorists, but it is generally secure. Watching Israel's back, in a sense, Mubarak's Egypt has enabled Israel to concentrate efforts and forces on other fronts.
The two countries also have collaborated to contain Gaza and global Islamic militant forces rumored to be active in the Sinai peninsula.
There's more than security and diplomatic cooperation at stake; there's money too. Trade between Israel and Egypt isn't huge — $502 million in 2010 — but a drastic change in relations might have financial and strategic effects on Israel's energy economy. Israel is increasingly reliant on Egypt's natural gas, which is delivered by underwater pipeline.
Prominent businessman Yossi Meiman, a partner in EMG, which exports natural gas to Israel, told the media that the unrest wouldn't undermine business, which is as much in Egypt's interest as it is Israel's.
Sobelman works in the Los Angeles Times' Jerusalem Bureau.


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She visited Cornwall frequently during family vacations throughout childhood to adolescence and fell in love with its ancient beauty. Laetitia continued to visit Cornwall until her eventual move here in 2008.
She avoided anything spiritual during her young adulthood in reaction to the indoctrination from a strict Christian religious organization since birth.
In her 30th year, Laetitia began to contemplate her own mortality and explored a Pagan spiritual path from 1996. She experimented with solitary work and about a year later, had the experience of working with Egyptian and Gardnarian groups. Laetitia is an Alexandrian initiate 3rd in lineage from Alex and Maxine Sanders. She has trained in psychic and mediumship development since 1996 and after years of practice hosted and taught her own developmental magical and psychic groups.
Laetitia is a Mother and also a Grandmother. The experience of raising two children to adulthood helps her connect and understand clients with family problems. She also has counseling qualifications for the survivial of sexual abuse and domestic violence.
It is not easy to relocate and begin a new life within a community and her journey has been an eventful one, but she was fortunate to meet Cassandra Latham Jones through an unusual sequence of events.
Cassandra has taught Laetitia her way of the Cunning Craft and she has worked alongside her since 2009 and has been a resident of St Buryan since 2010.
On this site Laetitia includes a blog which will update you on her work and community activities.
Clutterbuck was born in April 2008. He has lived with Laetitia from 6 weeks of age when she purchased him from the local R.S.P.C.A. His mother had given birth to six kittens on a football pitch and they were rescued from there.
He has all the traits of a Taurean male! Clutterbuck is the first pet Laetitia has had the time to become acquainted with now that her children have their own lives.
Clutterbuck is a talented hunter and rat catcher, a particularly difficult task for cats as they use all four feet to hold the rat correctly and kill it without receiving a bite. He has caught small bats (as he can move at high speed) plus young rabbits and rodents that are presented as gifts upon the doorstep.
Clutterbuck is spiritually aware and will enter the room whenever magical work is afoot!. He explores all accoutrement's placed upon the hearth and then sits quietly while observing her work.
He is affectionate, loves attention and welcomes clients. Clutterbuck is an asset to her work and life.


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❮ Back to Houses
St Margaret's
St Margaret's first opened in 1913 as an overflow boarding house at numbers 5 and 6 Fauconberg Terrace, the row of houses which then stood on the site of the present West Wing. These tall, narrow, terraced properties, backing directly onto the College garden, were used for half a century as College boarding houses. They were never ideal for the purpose. Besides leaving much to be desired in terms of heating, plumbing and room-size, they had no electricity until 1927. In 1917 the 25 St Margaret's girls and their Housemistress, Miss de Saulez, moved out and went to join Eversleigh House in its large detached home in Western Road. The combined house, under Miss de Saulez, took the name St Margaret's. Whether the girls gained much from the move is debatable. The house was certainly more spacious, but it was at some distance from College and – alas – it too had no electricity.
A few years later, however, St Margaret's moved again , this time into a brand-new house. In 1924 College purchased Bournedale, an old house in Christchurch Road with a large garden backing on to the College Field. Part of the garden was incorporated into the Field, and the house itself was demolished and replaced with the present St Margaret's, a purpose-built boarding house, designed on the most up-to-date lines by the architect, L W Barnard.
The girls looked forward to it eagerly, and when it opened in the autumn of 1925 they were not disappointed. All was bright and airy and modern, and there was so much clean white paint that they were afraid of leaving grubby finger marks on the walls. One thing particularly pleased them. 'One of our great delights,' they recorded in the College Magazine, 'is the electric light.' There was also a sick wing, which looked 'so inviting that it is almost a temptation to be ill'. When the house opened the fees were 36 guineas a term. They had previously been 30 guineas, but, with the move into the new building, St Margaret's joined Glenlee and Sidney Lodge in the higher price bracket. Until 1933 there was always a scale of fees for boarding, the most expensive houses naturally tending to attract girls from the higher ranks of society. In 1933 the boarding fees were standardised at £141-£159 per annum, depending on age.
At the outbreak of war in 1939, the whole of College was commandeered by the War Office, and the girls, divided for the time being by age rather than by house, had to be accommodated in assorted 'temporary houses' in and around Cheltenham. Although St Margaret's, like several other boarding houses, was in Government hands for only a few months, it reopened in January 1940 with a mixture of girls from various houses, and makeshift arrangements had to continue until the end of the war.
Life at St Margaret's in the post-was years was considerably less comfortable and pleasant than it is today. As in the other boarding houses, the strict régime of the 1920s and 1930s persisted to a large extent. The food was dull and the meals formal, the girls were allowed little leisure, and many rules were enforced which today would seem petty and unnecessary. Since the 1960s, however, a more easy-going boarding house life has evolved and many concessions to modern standards of comfort and convenience have been introduced. St Margaret's was refurbished in the summer of 1999 and has since acquired much new furniture. Since then, much has been done to update St Margaret's including the complex upgrade of the listed windows throughout the House.
HOUSEMISTRESSES
1913 Miss A de Saulez
1919 Miss L Apperley
1933 Miss H Hursthouse Smith
1940 Miss F Baron
1945 Mrs Rushbrooke
1946 Miss M L Gillet
1959 Miss J Tremellen
1967 Mrs B Renton
1971 Mrs B Forde
1977 Miss D Lancelotte
1978 Miss H Adair
1980 Mrs G Gardiner
1983 Mrs S Amos
1985 Mrs P Cowley
1999 Mrs K West
2003 Mrs W Bellars
2008 Mrs K Jones
2014 Mrs L Bursey-Faulkner
2017 Mrs B Hoskins


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For those of you who attended Auto Assembly 2011, you may remember that a camera crew from the Pulp Channel were there, filming some of our attendees to get their views on a range of weird and wonderful topics that had been bugging sci-fi and fantasy fans for decades. Many of these videos that have been recorded at previous events and sci-fi shows across the UK are already on Pulp's website and distributed globally, but the first two featuring Auto Assembly attendees are online now and you can see them both using the links here:-
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Deep End, The (2001)

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                          THE DEEP END
               A film review by Mark R. Leeper
    CAPSULE: Tilda Swinton stars as a mother who tries to hide the
    death of her son's male lover and in the process gets herself
    involved in a web of blackmail and deceit.  Swinton gives a
    very good performance, but her character is more like a cork
    in water buffeted by the force of those around her than a
    person who takes action.  The film is tense but not entirely
    satisfying.  Rating: 6 (0 to 10), high +1 (-4 to +4)

For any thriller to work fully there are two real requirements.
The viewer has to have some emotional investment in the
characters, particularly the main character, and the characters
have to make choices that will affect the outcome of the story.
If we do not care what happens to the main character we might as
well be watching pieces on a chessboard.  If the people in the
story do not make judgments and choices then they might as well be
on a thrill ride at an amusement park following its inevitable
track.  They just ride through the various dangers they face.  In
THE DEEP END we are given reason to empathize with Margaret Hall
(played by Tilda Swinton), but after the first half-hour or so she
is mostly doing just what she has to do.  While other characters
are complex and at times do the unexpected, once we know Margaret
well enough to care for her, we also know the choices that she
will make.  And by never doing anything unexpected she loses much
of her interest value.  The film is almost a morality tale.
Having made a bad choice at the beginning, this long chain of
events is what she has earned for herself.

Margaret Hall lives with her family in an idyllic existence in a
nice house on Lake Tahoe.  Her son Beau (Jonathan Tucker) is a
promising music student making applications to various colleges.
Margaret's one wish is to protect Beau from the clutches of a male
lover whom she is sure just wants to use her son.  After a
clandestine assignation between the two Margaret finds the lover
dead.  Without telling anyone she decides to hide the body so her
son will not be implicated in the investigation.  This leaves her
prey to blackmail and a horrific chain of events.

Swinton is known mostly for roles of women who have foregone
anything like a "normal" lifestyle.  Somehow her unusual, almost
albino, looks lead to unusual roles.  In ORLANDO she plays her
best known role, an immortal who at one point for no obvious
reason spontaneously changes gender from male to female.
Frequently she plays women of power.  It is a little odd seeing
her play a housewife who at least starts out somewhat typical.  Of
course not long into the movie she is juggling her life as a
housewife with her secret life dealing with blackmailers.  The man
who has contacted her for hush money also shows sides to his
personality we would not expect.

This is the second screen adaptation of the 1947 novel THE BLANK
WALL by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding.  The first was the 1949 film THE
RECKLESS MOMENT with James Mason and Joan Bennett directed by Max
Ophuls.  Ophuls chose to use actors who would be familiar to
audiences, hence making it a glossier production.  The team of
Scott McGehee and David Siegal who have been writing and directing
thrillers since 1993's SUTURE.  Here again they wrote and
directed.  They chose to use generally less familiar actors than
the previous version.  Only Swinton and character actor Peter
Donat were even vaguely familiar to me.

THE DEEP END is a well-acted story of a woman who makes one
mistake and then faces some fairly harrowing consequences.  I rate
it a 6 on the 0 to 10 scale and a high +1 on the -4 to +4 scale.

     Mark R. Leeper
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     Copyright 2001 Mark R. Leeper

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Q: Finding Inverse of Matrix by using index notation I have this question in my homework:

I am not familiar with using kronecker delta or index notation to solve problem. I would like to ask if I have used the hint to express M and inverse of M, is it valid to do (q+w)(e+r)=qe+qr+we+wr just like algebra? or how to solve this question?

A: Hint: Note that
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(c \delta_{ij} + d z_i z_j)(a \delta_{jk} + b z_j z_k)=\\
ac \; \delta_{ij}\delta_{jk} + bc z_j z_k \;\delta_{ij}
+ ad z_iz_j\;\delta_{jk} + bd\;z_iz_j^2z_k
$$
We then have (with the implied Einstein notation)
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(M^{-1})_{ij}M_{jk} = \\
\sum_{j=1}^n (ac \; \delta_{ij}\delta_{jk} + bc z_j z_k \;\delta_{ij}
+ ad z_iz_j\;\delta_{jk} + bd\;z_iz_j^2z_k) =\\
ac \;\delta_{jk} + (bc + ad)z_iz_k + bd z_iz_k\|z\|^2
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Musical Montage: Singin' in the Rain
Considered by many the greatest musical of all time, it took a while for Singin' in the Rain to gain it's legendary status, as it was only a modest hit when it was first released back in 1952 and was barely recognized for awards, only winning one Oscar for co-star Jean Hagen.
Musical Montage: Swing Time
Considered by many to be the greatest collaboration of the legendary Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Swing Time features a number of songs that became jazz standards, including the Academy Award-winning "The Way You Look Tonight".
The Mandalorian's insane cast is revealed, tons of release date and directing news for stuff like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Are You Afraid of the Dark, Nicolas Cage says his most insane movie ever is coming soon, Legendary rebooting The Toxic Avenger and more in this week's News Shotgun.
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The Oppo K3 will pack a 6.5-inch AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 710 SoC, up to 8GB RAM, a 16-megapixel op-up selfie camera, and a dual rear camera setup.
Oppo K3 teaser page on Amazon India has been updated to reveal the launch date. The phone is now confirmed to launch in India on July 19. The e-commerce site is now taking registrations of interest as well, and has made the 'Notify Me' button live. The Oppo K3 was launched in May in China, and now it is set to arrive in the country next week. Key specifications include pop-up selfie camera setup, in-display fingerprint sensor, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, VOOC 3.0 fast charging support, and up to 256GB of onboard storage.
Oppo K3 is set to launch in India on July 19, and it will be available on Amazon India. The dedicated page is taking registrations of interest, and pricing and availability details will be announced on the launch day. The company should likely list launch offers as well. The Amazon listing also teases colour options of Purple and Black in gradient finishes.
Oppo K3 price in India (expected)
The Oppo K3's price in China starts at CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs. 16,100) for the base 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, while the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant carries a price tag of CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs. 19,100). The top-end 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is priced at CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 23,200).
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The dual-SIM (Nano) Oppo K3 boots ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie. The Oppo K1 ₹ 14,490 successor sports a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and DC dimming feature. The phone also features an in-display fingerprint sensor backed by compensating projection technology for faster unlock speed.
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The Vice President, Professor Osinbajo has condoled with the families and relatives of all those who died and others who got injured in the Ikoyi building collapse.
Professor Yemi Osinbajo noted that he has no connection with the land or the high-rise building that collapsed while under construction on Gerrard Road in Ikoyi, Lagos.
In a statement on Friday, the Vice President's spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated that his principal has no interest in the said property.
"Let it be made absolutely clear that Professor Yemi Osinbajo does not own and has never owned the said land," Akande said. "He has also never been involved, in any shape or form, in the development of this or any other land since he became Vice President.
"At no time whatsoever did the VP buy this or any other piece of land from Chief Michael Ade-Ojo (Chairman of Elizade Motors) or entered into any transaction for the sale of that land or any other piece of land from Chief Ade-Ojo or anyone for that matter.
"All property and assets owned by the Vice President have been publicly declared."
The Vice President's spokesman faulted a report by a media outfit which suggested that Professor Osinbajo owned the land upon which the collapsed building stood.
The report, he noted, also claimed that Mr Ade-Ojo sold the land to Osinbajo while Vice President, at some point, intervened with the regulatory authorities in Lagos to unseal the property.
But Akande insisted that the Vice President never spoke with the state governor or any other official of the government regarding the unsealing of the building.
He added that his principal never acted to influence any other regulatory action on the collapsed building or any other structure in Lagos.
"The Vice President restates categorically that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building or development," said the Vice President's spokesman.
"The wickedness and viciousness of a lie that seeks to utilise a tragedy where so many people have lost their lives, even as rescue efforts are ongoing, and in wanton disregard to the feelings and untold grief of their loved ones for political gain, reveals dangerous desperation, as well as the heartlessness of the perpetrators of such despicable lies.
"The Vice President has referred this disgraceful publication to his lawyers for prompt legal action."
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a promotional trailer for the film didn't feature any of the movie's actors, and makes no mention of Christmas, or Santa Claus, or anything that would indicate…
a promotional trailer for the film didn't feature any of the movie's actors, and makes no mention of Christmas, or Santa Claus, or anything that would indicate the movie's holiday themes. (Getty Images)
'Miracle on 34th Street' had quite possibly the strangest trailer for a Christmas movie
by: Michael Bartiromo, Nexstar Media Wire
(NEXSTAR) – One of the all-time greatest Christmas movies was actually a summer blockbuster.
"Miracle on 34th Street," a film filled with so much Christmas spirit that its youngest star actually thought she was working alongside the real Santa Claus, wasn't originally advertised as a holiday film. In fact, it wasn't even released in the months preceding Thanksgiving or Christmas, but in the summer of 1947.
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"The picture was finished in February 1947," wrote Maureen O'Hara, the movie's lead actress, in an autobiography released in 2004. "[Producer Darryl Zanuck] wasn't sure it would be a success, and so he had it released in June, when movie attendance is highest, rather than wait for Christmas. In fact, the publicity campaign barely talked about Christmas at all."
O'Hara isn't exaggerating. Early promotional materials for "Miracle on 34th Street" focused more on the smiling faces of O'Hara co-star John Payne, with nary a snowflake between them. The film's other stars, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn — the latter of whom played Kris Kringle — were relegated to the background of the poster.
What's more, a promotional trailer for the film didn't feature any of the movie's actors, and made no mention of Christmas, or Santa Claus, or anything that would indicate the movie's holiday themes. Instead, audiences were treated to a short film wherein a fictional Hollywood producer roams the studio's backlot, seeking ideas to market "Miracle on 34th Street" to the public.
Rex Harrison and Anne Baxter — two actors who do not appear in the film — make appearances to try to convince the fictional producer of the picture's potential as a comedy, a romance or a tearjerker. Finally, after some convincing (and after actually sitting down to watch the movie), the producer is convinced that "Miracle on 34th Street" is his best movie.
"Boys, we've got to get across to the public that that picture has everything," he tells his fellow executives. "Why, it's hilarious! It's romantic! It's tender! It's charming! It's delightful! It's exciting! And it's groovy!"
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Despite the hush-hush approach to its holiday setting, the film became a box-office success after its release, trickling into more and more theaters over the next several months and remaining a draw during the holiday season. It even earned three Oscars at the 20th Academy Awards (and a nomination for Best Picture), including Best Supporting Actor for Edmund Gwenn, whose portrayal of Kris Kringle convinced Natalie Wood, his young co-star, that he was the real deal.
"I guess I had an inkling that maybe it wasn't so, but I really did think that Edmund Gwenn was Santa," she later remarked, according to a biography of Wood by Suzanne Finstad.
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Home News Transcript News Transcript News Two incumbents, newcomer win seats on Colts Neck school board
Two incumbents, newcomer win seats on Colts Neck school board
PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer
COLTS NECK – Kimberly Raymond, Kevin O'Connor and Marci Klein have been elected to the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education.
Raymond and O'Connor, both of whom currently serve on the board, and Marci Klein, a newcomer, won three-year terms in the Nov. 6 election. The new terms will begin on Jan. 3.
According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, Raymond received 2,297 votes, O'Connor received 1,906 votes and Klein received 1,744 votes to claim the seats. The election results are unofficial until they are certified by the county.
Following the election, Raymond said, "I appreciate the confidence the community has shown in me by voting me in for another three-year term. I plan to continue working hard for the children of the Colts Neck township schools."
Klein said, "I would like to thank all the voters for electing me to the board. As a school board member, it is my responsibility to ensure the school district is responsive to the values, beliefs and priorities of the community. I promise to work collaboratively with fellow board members, teachers, administrative staff and the superintendent to make decisions that will best serve all the students in the district."
O'Connor could not be reached for comment.
Richard Klein, a newcomer, received 1,229 votes in an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the school board.
In other election news, incumbent Republicans J.P. Bartolomeo and Frank Rizzuto won three-year terms on the Colts Neck Township Committee. Bartolomeo received 3,422 votes and Rizzuto received 3,443 votes, according to results posted online by the county clerk's office. The election results are unofficial until they are certified by the county. Republicans hold all five seats on the governing body. Bartolomeo and Rizzuto ran unopposed on Nov. 6.
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I can totally feel your florist. I love flowers, but hate the pollen. Great piece. I especially love the thoughts to himself as he's talking to the customer.
I can relate on the hayfever. Glad you enjoyed this piece. Thanks for commenting, its appreciated.
Haha! Didn't see this one coming at all – clever ending 🙂 You have a great knack for taking something obvious and twisting it to make it your own – nice job as always Mel!


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namespace VkNet.Model.RequestParams;

/// <summary>
/// Список параметров для метода photos.edit
/// </summary>
[Serializable]
public class PhotoEditParams
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Идентификатор пользователя или сообщества, которому принадлежит фотография.
	/// </summary>
	public long OwnerId { get; set; }

	/// <summary>
	/// Идентификатор фотографии.
	/// </summary>
	public ulong PhotoId { get; set; }

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	public decimal? Longitude { get; set; }

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	/// Место.
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	/// <summary>
	/// Идентификатор квадрата.
	/// </summary>
	public string FoursquareId { get; set; }

	/// <summary>
	/// Место удалено.
	/// </summary>
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	/// <summary>
	/// Идентификатор капчи
	/// </summary>
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	/// текст, который ввел пользователь
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