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Public Release: 16-Apr-2014
New clinical trial launched for advance lung cancer
Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment thanks to Cancer Research UK and pharma partnership
Cancer Research UK is partnering with pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Pfizer to create a pioneering clinical trial for patients with advanced lung cancer - marking a new era of research into personalised medicines to treat cancer.
The 'National Lung Matrix' trial - scheduled to open later this year at centres across the UK* - will give researchers unprecedented access to libraries of drugs developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer, allowing several to be tested at the same time, within one trial.
Researchers will use the genetics of each lung tumour to identify small groups of patients who, because of the specific genetic changes causing their cancer, are more likely to benefit from a certain drug.
They will then look for signs of improvement, such as increased survival, tumour shrinkage or an alleviation of symptoms. Medicines that show promise in the small groups of patients may be fast-tracked into larger trials involving more patients with the same genetic changes. And new medicines can be added to the existing trial as new experimental treatments filter through from the lab.
Over the course of the trial, up to fourteen medicines could be included; up to 12 from AstraZeneca and its biologics research arm MedImmune, and two from Pfizer. These medicines target very specific and often rare mutations, meaning they could offer hope for patients who would otherwise have very limited treatment options.
Cancer Research UK, AstraZeneca and Pfizer are jointly funding the programme, with support from the NHS. In total this represents about £25 million worth of research.
Dr Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, said: "This is a very important step forward in the fight against cancer. This partnership is exciting because we're trying to achieve something that none of us could manage alone - targeting treatments towards the patients who we know are the most likely to benefit. It's also a programme that can uniquely be carried out in the UK, because of our National Health Service and the network of Centres across the country supported by Cancer Research UK.
"We know that every patient's cancer is unique, so we're now moving away from a 'one size fits all' approach and instead striving for more personalised treatment. Critically, we are shifting the emphasis from designing a trial around a specific drug, to designing it around selecting from a range of drugs for a specific patient. This trial will be for lung cancer patients but we hope that in the future stratified medicine will lead to dramatic improvements for all cancer patients, with more treatment options and a better chance of beating the disease.
"This work represents a new approach to delivering stratified medicine research and this collaboration between Cancer Research UK, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and the NHS will be key to overcoming the challenges of delivering it."
The trial, led by chief investigator Professor Gary Middleton in conjunction with the Early Drug Development Team at the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit in Birmingham, will build on the first phase of Cancer Research UK's Stratified Medicine Programme. This established a way for NHS hospitals to routinely test tumour samples and use this information to help match cancer patients to the most appropriate treatment.
Menelas Pangalos, Executive Vice President, Innovative Medicines and Early Development at AstraZeneca said: "At AstraZeneca we believe that targeted therapies which address the underlying mechanisms of disease are the future of personalised healthcare. It's an approach that will allow us to push the boundaries of science and, not only to bring the right treatment to the right patient, but also to uncover new treatments for those who currently have limited options. Ultimately, this innovative collaboration will help establish the framework for how patients will be treated in the NHS in the future, giving them a considerably higher chance of receiving an effective drug to tackle their cancer."
Dr Mace Rothenberg, senior vice president, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, and chief medical officer, Pfizer Oncology, said: "Pfizer is committed to working with partners around the world to improve the development of oncology therapies, and we are proud to be partnering with Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca on this important trial.
"As our understanding of cancer biology has evolved, we have learned that targeting the genetic abnormalities within a cancer can lead to meaningful improvements in care for that disease. Today, the research community is grappling with the most efficient and effective way to conduct clinical trials and deliver new medicines to patients in this new world of stratified medicine. We believe the innovative design of the National Lung Matrix trial may hold significant potential for patients with advanced lung cancer."
Jeremy Hunt, Health Minister, said: "By investing £11.5million a day into research and development for the life sciences we have made this country one of the best places in the world to carry out and invest in clinical trials, which has made ground-breaking programmes like this possible. Cancer Research UK's Stratified Medicine Programme will see top scientists work with industry and the NHS to collaborate on innovative, life-saving research, and I look forward to the benefits this will bring for cancer patients and their families."
Professor Gary Middleton, chief investigator based at the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit in Birmingham, said: "This is one of the largest ever personalised medicine trials in any cancer, one which attempts to match the right treatment to the right patient based on an in-depth understanding of what makes their own cancer cells grow and survive.
"For our patients, it's a tremendous opportunity to access a wide-range of therapies tailored specifically to their particular type of lung cancer. For people caring for lung cancer patients in the UK, it's exciting to be able to offer these treatments to patients when they're still at a very early stage of clinical development.
"With this Matrix trial, cancer medicine in the UK now becomes a key global player in the search for more effective targeted therapies for people suffering from this devastating disease."
Professor Peter Johnson, Cancer Research UK's chief clinician, said: "The exciting progress we've made in understanding how cancers develop gives us hope that specifically targeting faults within patients' tumours could revolutionise medicine in the next decade. These precision medicines hold huge promise but give us a particular challenge: how can we find the few cancers most likely to respond in time to give them the right treatment? This unique partnership will allow us to look for molecular targets across hundreds of cancers, and find out as early as possible which new treatments can help patients."
For media enquiries please contact:
Cancer Research UK: Ailsa Stevens or Greg Jones on 020 3469 8300 or, out of hours, 07050 264 059 or ailsa.stevens@cancer.org.uk \ greg.jones@cancer.org.uk AstraZeneca: Ayesha Bharmal on 020 7604 8034 or 07824 082209 or Ayesha.Bharmal@astrazeneca.com
Pfizer: Rebecca McClure or Lauren Sedgley on 0845 300 8033 or rebecca.mcclure@pfizer.com \ lauren.sedgley@pfizer.com
*The Matrix trial is a multi-drug, genetic marker directed, non-comparative multi-arm phase II trial run by the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham. Patients will be recruited at hospitals across the UK, through Cancer Research UK's Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) network.
**Around 42,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK every year, with around 35,000 deaths from the disease. NSCLC's make up about 78 out of every 100 lung cancers diagnosed in England and Wales. This trial will recruit NSCLC patients who are stage 3b or later.
Lung cancer survival remains low, with only nine per cent of patients surviving beyond five years after diagnosis.
About the ECMC network:
Conducting the majority of early-phase cancer clinical trials in the UK, experimental cancer medicine centres (ECMCs) provide infrastructure funding to enhance the quantity and quality of research in developing new medicines to help beat cancer. Each ECMC brings together lab-based experts in cancer biology with cancer doctors to speed up the flow of ideas from the lab bench to the patient's bedside. Launched in 2007, the network of 18 ECMCs is jointly supported by Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health Research in England, and the Departments of Health of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who, together, have provided £35m from 2007-2012 and a further £35m from 2012 to 2017. Find out more at http://www.ecmcnetwork.org.uk
About CRCTU, University of Birmingham
The Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) at the University of Birmingham is one of UK's seven Cancer Research UK funded Clinical Trials Units whose remit is to develop and deliver innovative clinical trials for patients with cancer. CRCTU is one of the largest Cancer Trials Units in Europe and delivers high quality research across many disease types and treatment modalities, in all phases of trial in both adult and paediatric populations. The Unit has specific expertise in the design of innovative early phase trials supported by its highly experienced Early Drug Development Team. Find out more at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/trials/crctu/index.aspx
About Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research
The charity's pioneering work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives.
Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its life-saving research. Every step it makes towards beating cancer relies on every pound donated.
Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates in the UK double in the last forty years.
Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.
Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
For further information about Cancer Research UK's work or to find out how to support the charity, please call 0300 123 1022 or visit http://www.cancerresearchuk.org. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Paul Thorne
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@CR_UK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org


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Description Illustrations
Building Units Pore Descriptor Chains Rings Cages Families
Spectrum Peak assignment References Spectrum information Downloads
Material Composition Pattern calculation Profile parameters Plot parameters
Models Manipulation Display Color Advanced
Framework Type Code Framework Data Framework Density Topological Density Channel Dimensionality Included Spheres Coordination Sequence Vertex Symbol Natural Tiling Loop Configuration SBU CBU Type Material Channels Related Materials
Explanatory Notes - Structures
Classically, zeolites are defined as aluminosilicates with open 3-dimensional framework structures composed of corner-sharing TO4 tetrahedra, where T is Al or Si. Cations that balance the charge of the anionic framework are loosely associated with the framework oxygens, and the remaining pore volume is filled with water molecules. The non-framework cations are generally exchangable and the water molecules removable. This definition has since been expanded to include T-atoms other than Si and Al in the framework, and organic species (cationic or neutral) in the pores.
Each time a new zeolite framework structure is reported, the members of the Structure Commission of the International Zeolite Association (IZA-SC) check to see if it has a unique framework type. If it does and the structure has been established to the satisfaction of the members of the IZA-SC (see Rules for Framework Type Code Assignment), a unique 3-letter code is assigned (see Origin of zeolite names and codes).
Descriptions of all of the Framework Types that have been assigned codes by the IZA-SC are included in this database. A number of terms that are used in the database to describe zeolite framework structures are defined here.
Framework Type Codes
Following the rules set up by an IUPAC Commission on Zeolite Nomenclature in 1978 (R.M. Barrer, Pure Appl. Chem. 51, 1091 (1979)), a code consisting of three capital letters (in bold face type) is used to designate a Framework Type. These codes are generally derived from the names of the Type Materials (see also Origin of 3-Letter Codes) and do not include numbers and characters other than capital Roman letters. The assignment of Framework Type Codes is subject to review and clearance by the IZA Structure Commission. Codes are only assigned to established structures that satisfy the Rules for Framework Type Code Asssignment of the IZA Structure Commission. For interrupted frameworks, the 3-letter code is preceded by a hyphen. These mnemonic codes should not be confused or equated with actual materials. They only describe and define the network of the corner sharing tetrahedrally coordinated framework atoms (T-atoms). Thus, designations such as NaFAU are untenable. However, a material can be described using the IUPAC crystal chemical formula (L.B. McCusker, F. Liebau and G. Engelhardt, Pure Appl. Chem. 73, 381 (2001)), as |Na58| [Al58Si134 O384]-FAU or |Na-| [Al-Si- O]-FAU (Note that the chemical elements must be enclosed within the appropriate (boldface) brackets, i.e. | | for guest species and [ ] for the framework host). Framework Types do not depend on composition, distribution of the T-atoms (Si, Al, P, Ga, Ge, B, Be, etc.), cell
dimensions or symmetry.
The Framework Types have been arranged in alphabetical order according to the Framework Type Code, because structural criteria alone do not provide an unambiguous classification scheme. This also facilitates later insertion of new codes and allows simple indexing.
Idealized Framework Data
A Framework Type is independent of chemical composition. Therefore, idealized framework data (cell parameters, coordinates of T-atoms) were obtained from a DLS-refinement (Ch. Baerlocher, A. Hepp. and W.M Meier, DLS-76, a program for the simulation of crystal structures by geometric refinement, ETH Zurich (1978)) in the (highest possible) symmetry of the Framework Type. The refinement was carried out assuming a (sometimes hypothetical) SiO2 composition and with the following prescribed interatomic distances:
dSi-O = 1.61 Å, weight = 2.0
dO-O = 2.629 Å, weight = 0.41
dSi-Si = 3.07 Å, weight = 0.23
In each case, the coordinates were first optimized within an approximate unit cell, and then the unit cell was also allowed to refine. The resulting DLS reliability index (i.e. how well the assumed geometric parameters are accommodated by the framework structure) is listed. The Framework Density for this SiO2 framework is given as FDSi.
The space group, the cell dimensions and the atomic coordinates of a real material will depend upon its chemical composition, but they will be related to the crystallographic data listed for the Framework Type. If the symmetry is different, it will be a subgroup of this space group, and the unit cell parameters will be related by relatively simple geometric considerations. The relationship between the unit cell parameters of the Type Material and those of the Framework Type are indicated where appropriate.
Framework Density (FD)
The Framework Density is defined as the number of tetrahedrally coordinated atoms (T-atoms) per 1000 Å3. The figures given refer to the Type Materials. For non-zeolitic framework structures, values of at least 19 to 21 T/1000 Å3 are generally obtained, while for zeolites with fully crosslinked frameworks, the observed values range from about 12.1 for structures with the largest pore volume to around 20.6. To date, FD's of less than 12 have only been encountered for the interrupted framework cloverite (-CLO), for the silfide UCR-20 (RWY), for a few germanosilicates (IRR, -IRY and -ITV), and for hypothetical networks. The FD is obviously related to the pore volume but does not reflect the size of the pore openings. For some of the more flexible zeolite structures, the FD values can vary appreciably. In these cases (e.g. gismondine) values are given for the Type Material and for the framework in its most expanded state. The flexibility of a framework structure is, to some extent, revealed by the possible variation in the FD.
FDSi
FD values may also depend on composition. For all Framework Types, the Framework Density calculated for an idealized SiO2 composition in the highest possible space group (see idealized framework data) is also given (FDSi).
Topological Denisty (TD)
The Coordination Sequence (CS) can be used to calculate a Topological Density (TD). As might be expected, the CS is a periodic function. This has been established for all observed framework topologies by R.W. Grosse-Kunstleve, G.O. Brunner and N.J.A. Sloane (Acta Crystallogr. A52, 879 (1996)). They showed that the CS of any T-atom can be described exactly by a set of p quadratic equations
Nk = aik2 + bik + ci for k = i + np, n = 0,1,2,... and i = 1,2,3, ... p
For example, the CS of ABW is exactly described by a set of three quatratic equations (p=3), namely
Nk = 19/9 k2 + 1/9 k + 16/9 for k = 1 + 3n, n=0,1,2,...
Nk = 19/9 k2 - 1/9 k + 16/9 for k = 2 + 3n, n=0,1,2,...
Nk = 19/9 k2 - 0 k + 2 for k = 3 + 3n, n=0,1,2,...
The number of equations p necessary to calculate all members of a particular coordination sequence varies from p=1 for SOD and p = 42 for FAU to p = 4,658,179,125,600 for STT and 79,357,853,975,400 (!) for IWW. With growing index k (the shell number of the CS), the linear and constant coefficients, bi and ci, respectively, become less and less important. Therefore we can define the exact Topological Density TD as the mean of all ai divided by the dimensionality of the topology (i.e. 3 for zeolites)
TD = <ai>/3 = 1/(3p) Σ(ai) (i=1...p)
This TD is the same for all T atoms in a structure. For some frameworks, this calculation can take quite a long time, so an approximation valid to ± 0.001 has been used to calculate the values for each of the Framework Types. The value for <ai> has been approximated as the mean of ai for the last 100 terms of a CS with 1000 terms (TD1000:100), weighted with the multiplicity of the atom position, and divided by three (dimensionality). Click here for a list of these Topological Densities for all Framework Types. There is a simple relationship between TD and TD10: TD10 ~ TD *1155. Since TD10 is an approximation, i.e. it is 'arbitarily' terminated at N10, the values obtained by this formula deviate by 11% for -CLO and 5% for FAU but differences are generally below 3%. It seems that for very open framework structures, 10 steps are not sufficient for a satisfatory convergence. The correlation factor between the exact topological density TD and the framework density FD is 0.82.
Channel dimensionality
There are two different ways the channel dimensionality is defined:
(1) Topological dimensionality and
(2) Dimensionality with respect to the sorption of a organic molucule
In the topological dimensionality any channel that has a pore opening larger than a 6-ring is considered a channel, irrespectiv of the actual geometric pore opening. In contrast to this, in the "sorption diemsionality" only channel directions that have a pore opening larger than 3.4Å in the Type Material are counted . The value of 3.4Å has been choosen to be small enough to allow for certain variation in the actual pore openings of a material, but not too small to be unrealistic. Thus the "sorption dimensionality" will provide a guide whether a small (or slim) organic monecule might be able to diffuse along a channel direction.
Maximum diameter of a sphere
To provide more quantitative information about the size of the channel system, the following data is given in angstroms:
- the diameter of the largest possible included sphere
- the diameter of the largest-free-sphere that can diffuse along a
- the diameter of the largest-free-sphere that can diffuse along b
- the diameter of the largest-free-sphere that can diffuse along c
These maximum sphere diameters were computed geometrically by Delaunay triangulation with the following assumptions:
- both the framework T- and O-atoms are hard spheres of diameter 2.7 angstrom
- all extra-framework atoms (i.e. water, organics and cations) are ignored
- the interrupted frameworks are not terminated by hydrogen atoms, i.e. only T and O atoms are considered as hard spheres
- the calculations are based on the coordinates of ideal SiO2 frameworks in the highest possible symmetry, as given in the Atlas
Details of the calculations can be found in: "A geometric solution to the largest-free-sphere problem in zeolite frameworks", M.D. Foster, I. Rivin, M.M.J. Treacy and O. Delgado Friedrichs, Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 90,32-38, 2006.
Coordination Sequences
The concept of Coordination Sequences was originally introduced by G.O. Brunner and F. Laves (Wiss. Z. Techn. Univers. Dresden 20, 387 (1971) H2) and first applied to zeolite frameworks by W.M,. Meier and H.J. Moeck ( J. Solid State Chem. 27, 349 (1979)).
In a typical zeolite framework, each T-atom is connected to N1 = 4 neighboring T-atoms through oxygen bridges. These neighboring T-atoms are then linked in the same manner to N2 T-atoms in the next shell. The latter are connected with N3 T-atoms etc. Each T-atom is counted only once. In this way, a Coordination Sequence can be determined for each T-atom of the 4-connected net of T-atoms. It follows that
N0 = 1 N1 ≤ 4 N2 ≤ 12 N3 ≤ 36... Nk ≤ 4 · 3k-1
CS's are listed from N1 up to N10 for each topologically distinct T-atom in the framework structure along with the vertex symbol. The CS and the vertex symbol together appear to be unique for a particular framework topology, i.e. they can be used to distinguish different zeolite Framework Types unambiguously. In this way, isotypic frameworks can be recognized easily.
Vertex symbols for zeolite nets
The Vertex Symbol was first used in connection with zeolite-type networks by M. O'Keeffe and S.T. Hyde (Zeolites 19, 370-374 (1997)). This symbol indicates the size of the smallest ring associated with each of the 6 angles of a tetrahedron (T-atom). The symbols for opposite pairs of angles are grouped together. For FAU, the Vertex Symbol reads 4·4·4·6·6·12, indicating that one pair of opposing angles contains 4-rings, a second pair a 4-ring and a 6-ring, and the final pair a 6-ring and a 12-ring. It is useful for determining the smallest rings in a framework. In the case of DOH, for example, the vertex symbols for the four T-atoms are
5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 5 · 6
so the smallest rings are 4- and 5-rings. Sometimes more than one ring of the same size is found for a single angle. This is indicated with a subscript like 62 or 82. An asterisk in the vertex symbol indicates that no ring is formed for that angle. The Coordination Sequence and the Vertex Symbol together appear to be unique for a particular Framework Type. That is, they can be used to distinguish different zeolite Framework Types unambiguously. In this way, isotypic frameworks can be recognized easily.
Natural Tilings
Natural tilings for periodic nets are defined and discussed by V. A. Blatov, O. Delgado-Friedrichs, M. O'Keeffe and D. M. Proserpio, Acta Crystallogr. A 63, 418-425 (2007). The tiling data for the Database were prepared by N. A. Anurova and V. A. Blatov with the program TOPOS (http://www.topos.samsu.ru/) and illustrations made with 3dt (http://gavrog.org/). The data are discussed and analyzed by N. A. Anurova, V. A. Blatov, G. D. Ilyushin and D. M. Proserpio, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 10160-10170 (2010).
Each page contains important crystallographic and topological information on the natural tiles and tiling. The four integers pqrs at the top right hand corner of each page indicate that there are p kinds of vertices, q kinds of edges, r kinds of faces, and s kinds of tiles in the tiling. The Face symbol shows the list of all rings that define the tile. V, E, F are the numbers of vertices, edges, faces of a tile. The Symmetry and Wyckoff lines contain the point symmetry and the name of the Wyckoff position where the tile centroid is allocated. If some tiles are combinatorially equal, but crystallographically different, then several Symmetry and Wyckoff records are given. The Label line includes the natural tile symbol conforming to Smith's nomenclature; the asterisk * marks natural tiles that have no corresponding name in Smith's list. The colored rectangle indicates the color of the tile in the TILING picture. The section Special features indicates whether the natural tiling is simple or has two-face edges, i.e. edges that belong to the faces of only two tiles.
Loop Configurations of T-atoms
The Loop Configuration is a simple graph showing how many 3- or 4-rings a given T-atom is involved in (List). Solid lines represent T-O-T linkages whereas dotted lines indicate non-connected T-O bonds found in interrupted frameworks. M. Sato (Proc. 6th IZC, Reno (Butterworth, 1984), p. 851) used the term "second coordination networks". Loop Configurations are likely to be of interest to spectroscopists. These data can also be used for classification purposes and for deducing rules relating to these structures which might be of predictive value (G.O. Brunner, Zeolites, 13, 88 (1993)). The information given in the loop configuration is a subset of the vertex symbol.
Secondary Building Units (SBU's)
Zeolite frameworks can be thought of as consisting of finite or infinite (i.e. chain- or layer-like) component units. These Secondary Building Unitsa, which contain up to 16 T-atoms, are derived assuming that the entire framework is made up of one type of SBU only. It should be noted that SBU's are invariably non-chiralb. A unit cell always contains an integral number of SBU's. As far as practicable, all possible SBU's have been listed for Framework Type Codes assigned up to 2007. The codes given below the drawings are used on the data page to describe the SBU's. If more than one SBU is possible for a given framework type, all are listed.
The number of observed SBU's increased from 16 in 1992 to 23 in 2007 and an increasing number of frameworks required combinations of SBU's. These have not been listed in extenso because this can be arbitrary. Listing of SBU's for new Framework Type Codes was discontinued in 2007 in favor of CBU's and Tilings.
Please note:The SBU's are only theoretical topological building units and should not be considered to be or equated with species that may be in the solution/gel during the crystallization of a zeolitic material.
aThe primary building units are single TO4 tetrahedra.
b This means that SBU's in the isolated state of highest possible symmetry are neither left- nor right-handed.
Composite Building Units (CBU's)
Some units (e.g. double 6-ring, cancrinite cage, sodalite cage, alpha cavity) appear in several different framework structures, and can be useful in identifying relationships between Framework Types. Smith has compiled an exhaustive list of such units, not only for zeolite structures but also for hypothetical 3-dimensional 4-connected nets (Landolt-Boörnstein, Vol. 14, Subvolume A, Springer, Berlin, 2000). In his Compendium of Zeolite Framework Types. Building Schemes and Type Characteristics, van Koningsveld has also included an extensive list of them (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007). Here we have arbitrarily selected just 58 Composite Building Units and five chains that are found in at least two different Framework Types. These are different from secondary building units in that they are not required to be achiral, and cannot necessarily be used to build the entire framework. To facilitate communication, each unit has been assigned a lower case italic three-character designation. With the exception of the double 4-, 6- and 8-rings (d4r, d6r and d8r, respectively), a code corresponding to one of the Framework Types containing the CBU has been used for this purpose.
The type material is the species first used to establish the framework type and is indicated with an asterisk (*) in the list of related materials and in the references.
The composition, expressed in terms of cell contents, has been idealized where necessary for simplicity. The chemical formula is given according to the new IUPAC rules. The space group and cell parameters listed for each type material are those taken from the reference cited. In many instances, further refinement of the structure taking into account ordering etc. would yield a lower symmetry. It should also be noted that the space group and other crystallographic data related to the type material structure do not necessarily apply to isotypes.
In some cases, the space group setting of the type material differs from that of the framework type. In these cases, the relationship between the unit cell orientation of the type material with respect to that of the framework type is given. This relationship is important when comparing the orientation of the channel direction and the viewing direction of ring drawings (which are both given for the axis orientation of the type material) with that of the framework drawing.
Isotypic species are very frequent and are listed under "Related materials".
A shorthand notation has been adopted for the description of the channels in the various frameworks. Each system of equivalent channels has been characterized by
the channel direction (relative to the axes of the Type Material structure), the number of T atoms (bold) forming the rings controlling diffusion through the channels, and the crystallographic free diameters of the channels in Angstrom units.
The number of asterisks in the notation indicates whether the channel system is one-, two- or three-dimensional. Interconnecting channel systems are separated by a double arrow (↔). A vertical bar (|) means that there is no direct access from one channel system to the other. The examples below have been selected to illustrate the use of this notation.
Cancrinite [001] 12 5.9 x 5.9*
Offretite [001] 12 6.7 x 6.8* ↔ ⊥[001] 8 3.6 x 4.9**
Mordenite [001] 12 6.5 x 7.0* ↔ {[010] 8 3.4 x 4.8 ↔ [001] 8 2.6 x 5.7}
Zeolite Rho <100> 8 3.6 x 3.6*** | <100> 8 3.6 x 3.6***
Gismondine {[100] 8 3.1 x 4.5 ↔ [010] 8 2.8 x 4.8}***
Cancrinite is characterized by a 1-dimensional system of channels parallel to [001] or c with circular 12-ring apertures. In offretite the main channels are similar but they are interconnected at right angles by a 2-dimensional system of 8-ring channels, and thus form a 3-dimensional channel system. The channel system in mordenite is essentially 1-dimensional with somewhat elliptical 12-ring apertures. The 8-ring limiting diffusion in the [001] direction is extremely narrow, and this effectively prevents diffusion between adjacent 12-ring channels. Zeolite rho is an example of a Framework Type containing two non-interconnecting 3-dimensional channel systems that are displaced with respect to one another (<100> means there are channels parallel to all crystallographically equivalent axes of the cubic structure, i.e., along x, y and z.). In gismondine, the channels parallel to [100] together with those parallel to [010] give rise to a 3-dimensional channel system, which can be pictured as an array of partially overlapping tubes.
Please note: The channel direction is given for the axis orientation of the type material. This orientation may be different from the orientation given in the framework drawing (see the cell relationship give under "crystal chemical data" for these cases.
The free diameter values given in the channel descriptions and on the ring drawings are based upon the atomic coordinates of the type materials and an oxygen radius of 1.35 Å. Both minimum and maximum free diameter values are given for non-circular apertures. In some instances, the corresponding interatomic distance vectors are only approximately coplanar, in other cases the plane of the ring is not normal to the direction of the channel. Close inspection of the framework and ring drawings should provide qualitative evidence of these factors. Some ring openings are defined by a very complex arrangement of oxygen atoms, so in these cases other short interatomic distances that are not listed may also be observed. It should be noted that crystallographic free diameters may depend upon the hydration state of the zeolite, particularly for the more flexible frameworks. It should also be borne in mind that effective free diameters can be affected by non-framework cations and may also be temperature dependent.
Under the heading "Related Materials" as-synthesized materials that have the same framework type but different chemical composition or have a different laboratory code are listed. Materials obtained by post synthesis treatment (e.g. ion exchange, dealumination, etc.) are generally not included. The type material is given first and marked with an asterisk. Isotypic species, which have sometimes been termed "homeotypic", are very frequent.

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One of the best live bands in the underground today -- and pretty damn great on record, too, as evidenced by my favorite of their discs, "The Chemistry of Common Life" (2008) -- Toronto's art-punk provocateurs F*cked Up never fail to challenge listeners' expectations, and they're giving Chicago fans two chances to catch them this weekend, at the Empty Bottle tonight (Friday, July 9) and on stage at the West Fest street festival at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, July 10).
Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham and his bandmates headline the Bottle, 1035 N. Western, after opening sets by my own band Vortis (and yes, I'd be just as enthusiastic about F*cked Up if we weren't on the bill) and Tight Phantomz starting at 10 p.m. The cover is $10; visit the Bottle's Web site for more info, or follow this link for my interview with Abraham previewing the band's last appearances here in February.
Taking place tomorrow and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. on Chicago Avenue between Damen and Wood, the musical lineup at West Fest kicks off on the Empty Bottle-programmed main stage at 1 p.m. Saturday with YAWN, followed by Beach Fossils (2:30), Bloodiest (4), Class Actress (5:30), F*cked Up (7), and Jonathan Toubin (8:30). The Sunday lineup is Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps (1 p.m.), the delightful psychedelic-pop band Light Pollution (2:30), Dominique Young Unique (4), Life & Times (5:30), Small Black (7), and the ripping We Were Promised Jetpacks (8:30, and also headlining the Bottle on Monday, July 12). Also worth catching spinning on the DJ stage on Sunday: the great Derrick Carter.
There is a $5 suggested donation for admittance to the fest, and many more activities are detailed on its Web site.
Another street fair worth noting this weekend is the Logan Square Boulevard Bash on Logan Square Boulevard at Milwaukee from 5 to 10 p.m. tonight, from to 10 p.m. Saturday, and from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. The musical highlights include the always rollicking Waco Brothers at tonight, Lubriphonic and the Smoking Popes at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and the Hoyle Brothers at 2 p.m. Sunday. Once again, there is a $5 suggested donation, and more info can be found here.
And then there is the Old Town School of Folk Music's Folk and Roots Festival, taking place in Wells Park at Lincoln and Montrose Saturday and Sunday. I wrote about this year's lineup a few weeks ago, and much more information is available on the venerable Chicago institution's Web site, but it's worth expanding on a comment I made in the earlier post about this being the most kid-friendly of any of Chicago's big music festivals.
A much-respected former colleague emailed me the other day asking if I thought he could bring his six-year-old to Lollapalooza--a reasonable question, considering how heavily that Walmart on the Lake mega-fest hypes its "Kidzapalooza" attractions. Honestly, given the overwhelming crowds (as many as 95,000 allowed in this year), with a fair number of folks inebriated and/or generally trying to be as rude as humanly possible; the long walks in and out of Grant Park; the steep ticket prices; the often brutal heat, and the debatable merits of the "kids' music" offered on the Lollzapalooza stage--one remembers Patti Smith's very R-rated set a few years ago, with tales of Palestinian children blown apart by Israeli bombs, and the adults elbowing the handful of kids out of the way to get closer to the legendary punk-rock goddess--no, I don't think it's the place for toddlers, or anybody under 17 or 18, really. For that matter, I feel the same way about Pitchfork and most of the bigger, louder street festivals in town (the Hideout Block Party standing as the only other exception, at least early in the day).
Folk and Roots is a very different story, with the Old Town School going out of its way to offer plenty of attractions, musical and otherwise, for the knee-high crowd, as well as a heck of a lot of folk, roots, and worldbeat sounds that parents will find equally thrilling. And it's impossible to quibble with the price: The suggested donation for adults is $10; $5 for seniors and children.
Longtime readers know I always am skeptical of supergroups, but Sweet Apple -- the new band led by Death of Samantha/Cobra Verde frontman John Petkovic and featuring Dinosaur Jr. guitar hero J. Mascis -- has proven to be a welcome exception with the propulsive garage/glam/power-pop anthems of its Tee Pee Records debut, "Love & Desperation," and I hear it's even better live. The group headlines at the Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace, after opening sets by Mondo Drag, Detholz!, and the always mind-melding Plastic Crimewave Sound starting at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12 in advance or at the door.
Finally, two free musical events of note in coming days at Millennium Park. The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir continues its post van-wreck Chicago comeback tour with a show a free show in the shadow of the Bean at 201 E. Randolph starting at 9 p.m. Saturday. And the Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays series rolls on with a double bill featuring Daniel Snaith, aka Caribou, and his otherworldly electronic soundscapes and Daptone Records' "Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul" champions, the Budos Band. The show starts at 6:30 p.m., and you can visit Downtown Sound's Facebook page for more info on this evening and coming events.


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The first year of categorical neurology training provides the foundation of clinical exposure and knowledge necessary for neurology education. The intern year of residency training (PGY-1) emphasizes exposure to the internal medicine department, including the faculty and most of the educational rotations. Under the direction of the Department of Neurology, training during the intern year facilitates a smooth transition into the residency program and provides an educational experience tailored to neurology residency. Rotations are scheduled on a weekly basis and include elective options in palliative care, neuroradiology, gastroenterology, and geriatrics.
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In this paper we describe the recent advancements made in the IBM i-vector speaker recognition system for conversational speech. In particular, we identify key techniques that contribute to significant improvements in performance of our system, and quantify their contributions. The techniques include: 1) a nearest-neighbor discriminant analysis (NDA) approach that is formulated to alleviate some of the limitations associated with the conventional linear discriminant analysis (LDA) that assumes Gaussian class-conditional distributions, 2) the application of speaker- and channel-adapted features, which are derived from an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system, for speaker recognition, and 3) the use of a deep neural network (DNN) acoustic model with a large number of output units (~10k senones) to compute the frame-level soft alignments required in the i-vector estimation process. We evaluate these techniques on the NIST 2010 speaker recognition evaluation (SRE) extended core conditions involving telephone and microphone trials. Experimental results indicate that: 1) the NDA is more effective (up to 35% relative improvement in terms of EER) than the traditional parametric LDA for speaker recognition, 2) when compared to raw acoustic features (e.g., MFCCs), the ASR speaker-adapted features provide gains in speaker recognition performance, and 3) increasing the number of output units in the DNN acoustic model (i.e., increasing the senone set size from 2k to 10k) provides consistent improvements in performance (for example from 39% to 57% relative EER gains over our baseline GMM i-vector system). To our knowledge, results reported in this paper represent the best performances published to date on the NIST SRE 2010 extended core tasks.


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Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Six Days of Creation: The First Day
Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug
Edited and Translated by Edward G Mathews Jr
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Jacob of Sarug's (d. 521) homily constitutes the first example of a Hexameron, or Commentary on the Six Days of Creation, in Syriac literature. This edition presents Jacob's comments on the first day, Gen. 1:1-5. The volume constitutes a fascicle of The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain the original Syriac text of Jacob's surviving sermons, fully vocalized, alongside an annotated English translation.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-60724-323-6
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Publication Status: In Print
Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 27
Publication Date: Sep 17,2009
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Languages: English, Syriac
In this homily, Jacob essentially insists on two main themes: that God–and God alone!–is the creator of everything that exists; and that everything that exists was created by God from nothing. Not to acknowledge these two fundamental principles leads inevitably to idolatry, an idolatry into which the world had already plunged when God chose to reveal Himself and the mystery of His creation to Moses on Mt. Sinai.
About the Series Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. Part of a series of fascicles containing the bilingual Syriac-English editions of Saint Jacob of Sarug's homilies, this volume contains his homilies on the Six Days of Creation. The Syriac text is fully vocalized, and the translation is annotated with a commentary and biblical references. The volume is one of the fascicles of Gorgias Press's The Metrical Homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug, which, when complete, will contain all of Jacob's surviving sermons.
Edward G Mathews Jr
Edward G. Mathews Jr. taught at The Catholic University of America, Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary, University of Scranton, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Armenian Evangelical Seminary in Yerevan, and St. Nersess Armenian Seminary.
Table of Contents (page 7)
List of Abbreviations (page 9)
Introduction (page 11)
Outline (page 11)
Summary (page 13)
Text and Translation (page 15)
I. Prayer for Grace to Describe Gods Creation (page 16)
II. The Minds Ascent into Heaven (page 22)
III. The Indescribable Goodness of God (page 28)
IV. God Creates the World from Nothing (page 32)
V. God Brings into Being the Hosts of Heaven (page 36)
VI. The Angelic Hosts Praise their Creator (page 42)
VII. Creation Perfected in the Holy Trinity (page 44)
VIII. David, Ezekiel, and Daniel Tell of the Angels (page 46)
IX. The Prophets Witness to the Heavenly Beings (page 50)
X. All Scripture Testifies that God is Creator (page 54)
XI. God Created the World in Six Days (page 58)
XII. The Creation of Darkness and Wind (page 62)
XIII. The Creation of Light (page 66)
Bibliography of Works Cited (page 75)
(A) Ancient Sources (page 75)
Basil 65 (page 75)
Ephrem (page 75)
Jacob of Sarug (page 75)
Narsai (page 76)
(B) Secondary Works (page 76)
Index of Names and Themes (page 79)
Index of Biblical References (page 81)
Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Six Days of Creation: The Second Day
In this second part of Homily 71, On the Fashioning of Creation, Jacob treats the making of the firmament: what it was, where it was, what – as far as can be determined – was placed above it and what below it, its purpose and utility for humanity, and the importance of its place in the Genesis account of the six day progression of creation.
Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on the Six Days of Creation: The Third Day
In this third part of Homily 71, On the Fashioning of Creation, Jacob treats the God's separation of the waters from the earth, and the bringing forth of vegetation on the newly-revealed dry land.
Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Women Whom Jesus Met
Edited and Translated by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Sebastian P. Brock, Reyhan Durmaz, Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, Michael Payne & Daniel Picus
Five homilies by Jacob of Sarug on women whom Jesus met: the Canaanite Woman, the Samaritan Woman, the Hemorrhaging Woman, the Woman Bent Double, and Jairus' Daughter.
Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Creation of Adam and the Resurrection of the Dead
Translation and Introduction by Edward G Mathews Jr
Mêmrâ 72 is a meditation on the fall of Adam and its consequences, subjecting all creation to corruption. God's mercy, however, will restore everything to a spiritual, incorruptible state that will exist eternally in the unending light of Christ.
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The Adler Standard 8 is a large passenger car introduced in 1928 by the Frankfurt auto-maker, Adler.   It was a big eight cylinder "limousine" (saloon)  closely modelled on the manufacturer's Standard 6 which had first appeared in public in October 1926.   However the Standard 8 had a longer  wheelbase as well as a  wider track.   Although it closely resembled the Standard 6, the Standard 8 was larger all round.   The Standard 8 engine had eight cylinders, but individually the cylinder dimensions, at  x , were identical to those on the six cylinder car as well as on the four cylinder with the Adler Favorit which appeared in 1929.

The structure of the Standard 8 was conservative, with a tall six-light body mounted on an overslung chassis with rigid axles.   In these respects, as with the engine, it closely resembled the smaller Adler Standard 6.   Just two standard bodied cars were advertised at launch, being the Large 4 door "Limousine" (saloon/sedan) and a 2+2 seater cabriolet priced respectively at 10,800 and 11,500 Marks.   The Adler Standard 8 was conservatively engineered and attractively priced:  the comparably sized but more powerful and technically innovative 4622 cc Mercedes-Benz 18/80 Typ Nürburg 460 came with an advertised price of 15,000 Marks for a Pullman-Limousine bodied car.

The rear-wheel drive Standard 8 as produced till 1933 was also known as the Adler 15/70 PS till 1930, and thereafter as the 15/80, respecting a traditional style of nomenclature in which the "15" represented the car's tax horsepower and the second number its true horsepower.   The German Finance Office had actually  in 1928 replaced "Tax horsepower" with "Tax engine capacity" as a determinant of the amount of annual car tax with which a car's keeper would be burdened.   Due to simplifying roundings applied by the German Finance Office in converting the actual cylinder dimensions to "Tax engine capacity", cars of this period sometimes have their actual engine size quoted  (which in the case of the Adler Standard 8 was 3887cc), and sometimes their engine size for taxation purposes, which in this case was only 3861cc.

In 1931 The Standard 8 appeared with a more powerful engine.   Maximum power output increased from  to , still at 3200 rpm.   There was no change in engine size, but the compression ratio was raised from 1 : 5.0 to 1 : 5.3 and a Stromburg UU2 carburetter replaced the Pallas 4 one which had pre-mixed the combustible mixture in the earlier cars.   To go with the new engine, the car also now received a four speed manual transmission replacing the earlier 3-speed box.

New bodies for 1933
Big news at the Berlin Motor Show in February 1933 was the arrival of a completely new, far more streamlined body for the  Standard 6 and Standard 8 models.   The Standard 8 was also renamed, "Standard" being by now considered to have excessively conservative connotations:  the 1933 car was branded simply as the Adler Achtzylinder (Adler eight cylinder).  The engines were as they had been since 1931 and the gear ratios were also unchanged, however.
The 1933 Achtzylinder had a lower body frame, now sitting on an underslung chassis, whereby the axles were now placed directly above (rather than beneath) the chassis "floor" and independent suspension at the front.

The Standard bodied six seater "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) was priced competitively at 8,500 Marks, the standard all-steel body provided, as before, by Ambi-Budd in Berlin.  Cars with various other more exclusive bodies cars were offered at higher price, with a long bodied "Pullman-Cabriolet" topping off the price list at 17,750 Marks.   The lowered "basic model" price was as much a reflection of general deflation in the economy in the early 1930s as of anything peculiar to Adler.   As at the original launch of the Adler Standard 8, the price was much lower than the ones Mercedes-Benz  were asking for cars of similar size, but the Stuttgart cars were technically very advanced whereas the Adler was essentially an attempt to provide a simple domestic equivalent of a large American family car.

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Between 1928 and 1934 Adler sold 1,720 of their eight-cylinder cars.   The market for large cars in Germany was still depressed in 1933, as the economy continued to reel from the aftershocks of the 1929 stock market crashes and the new 1933 Adler Achtzylinder of 1933 attracted very few orders.   By 1934 the automarket was recovering strongly, but most of the growth seems to have been achieved by small cars, including Adler's own Primus and Trumpf  models.   In 1934 the eight cylinder Adlers were withdrawn from sale, leaving the company's Frankfurt plant free to concentrate on more sellable cars.

References
This entry incorporates  information from the German Wikipedia equivalent article.

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Chris Brown Makes A Movie Out Of New Music Videos
Let's make a movie.....
On his way to Legendary status, Chris brown never cease to amaze his fans. Only weeks before new album "Royalty" is released he surprises his fans with a 35 song mixtape called "Before the party." The singer expressed a lot of personal experiences throughout the mixtape, taking all of us to another place.
The creativity does not stop at his incredible mixtape, he recently released three music videos "Liquor/Zero" "Fine by me" and "back to sleep." Each one of these videos connected to one another creating a musical movie theme.
Chris brown is giving us club scenes, action scenes, sexy scenes, and more. Brown has out done himself this time, delivering a project that his fans will cherish.
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Bill Cosby Fires Back
The Clap back is real!!!
Legendary Bill Cosby known as America's favorite dad Cliff Huxtable fires back on seven of his accusers and decided to counter sue. December 14, 2015 The Comedian finally filed a countersuit for defamation of character. Over the past year Bill Cosby's career has been tarnished due to being accused of sexually assaulting over a dozen women.
Cosby is clearly fed up with remaining silent. The question that remain to linger around social media is.... where did all these women come from? Sadly, after these alleged accusation Cosby has been completely violated and all of his classic sitcoms have been eliminated from Television.
Here is the documents of Bill Cosby's countersuit
Charlie Sheen Reveals That He's HIV Positive
Held captive for four years keeping a career damaging secret concealed. Actor from very popular Television show "Two in a half men" Charlie Sheen reveals that he has been diagnosed with HIV. Charlie Sheen admits that his meltdown on social media was a way of him trying to cope.
Young Charlie Sheen
As a result he turned to drugs and alcohol to remove himself from reality. Sheen also stated that he had to pay some people to keep their silence. Charlie revealed that he use to wake up in cold sweats and received massive migraines. He also stated that he thought he had a brain tumor and was afraid for his life.
Charlie admitted that he would have never thought he'd receive the results he have received. He use the word "Tiger Blood" often because that was his secret way of stating that he's invincible to any illness. Although he's HIV positive, life has not stopped for Charlie he's relieved that the world know the truth.
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Missy Elliot's New Single "WTF"
Missy's Back Baby!!!!
After seven years of waiting, Missy Elliot has finally made a comeback and she looks great!
Missy Elliot's new video "Wtf" supply the people with the diversity that we've all been waiting for.
Since the 90's Missy has always blessed our eyes with futuristic and intriguing videos. This new hit featuring Pharrell will leave you anxious for the album.
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Gabrielle Union School Daze Birthday
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Ms.Gabrielle Known from her leading and popular role in the hit Show that everyone is addicted to "Being Mary Jane" makes 43 look amazing! Mrs.Wade kicks off her 43rd birthday in a major way.
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Everyone that was invited to the event had to rock the Jersey of the School they graduated from.
If anyone knows how to party it is definitely the two love birds.
Doing it big with the Throw back basement party and also Color me Badd performed live followed by a Sorority Step Show.
As in new slang terms the party was lit and it was surely an event worth talking about.
Amina Buddafly Fights For Peace
July 25, 2015 a whole community became one at a event called "Push for peace." Although there were alot of tragedies, the event has a powerful meaning. Pushing for peace means coming together as a community and fighting for freedom of violence.
Vocalist/musician Amina Buddafly best known from the hit reality show Love and Hiphop spoke on her passion for pushing for peace. She has been a major asset to the pushing for peace movement. She also spoke on her excitement of being a new Mother, her upcoming album and her complicated relationship.
Other amazing Artists attending the event such as Chris Rivers upcoming rapper and the son of the Late Great Big Pun, Ceo of Youtube sensational sitcom "Money and Violence" and so many more. This event is a positive way to allow children to be more aware of not resulting in violence.
Lisa Evers of Hot97 and Brooklyn's president Eric Adams are the reason why this event was a major success and giving the youth something positive to look forward to.
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Wiz Khalifa's New Lockscreen
Wiz is known from his amazing creativity as a human being and lyricist. He express his mind and live a free humble lifestyle.
We all respect the risks he takes in the fashion world, but the young "Black and Yellow" rapper may have gone too far.
His new Lockscreen is a close up of Drake in all white.... He stated on Twitter that he liked the picture because it reminds him of Prom.
Fans did not respond well to his new lock screen so in reply to all the negativity he said "luckily I'm not one of those idiots who cares about what people think."
Well that was a pretty bold move, it takes a man to be really comfortable in their skin to have another man as their lock screen.
That's the first thing you see when you turn on your phone.
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Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson Finally Married
It's amazing how love does not have a time frame. 61 year old Tina Knowles and 68 year old Richard Lawson has finally tied the knot.
Tina Knowles known as Beyoncé's mother and fashion designer has been previously married to Matthew Knowles for 30 years finding out he committed adultery, she divorced him in 2009.
Love was the last thing on her mind until she met Richard Lawson an actor known from the 1982 hit movie "Poltergeist."
Richard Lawson also was married once before, and a man in his 60's know exactly what he wants.
The two found each other and been dating since 2013.
Lighting up any room they arrive in with their undeniable love for one another. It was no shock that these two would vow to spend the rest of their lives together.
Feeling it was not necessary to wait any long they had a very intimate and private wedding on a Yatch in California, only inviting immediate family.
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Kim Kardashian Baby News
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may not be able to conceive another child other than North West.
On popular ETV reality show " Keeping up with the Kardashians," Kim revealed that she was having complications with her uterus which may have an affect on her being able to conceive. Doctors suggested that she should try surrogacy.
The complications begun after 21 month old North West was born. Reportedly Kanye and Kim has been trying to conceive a child for a while now.
It's not guaranteed that Kim will not be able to have a child, but it's not looking good for the power couple.
The previous episode of "Keeping up with the Kardashians" ended with Kim going under the knife for Surgery. All that can be done at this point is to hope for the best.
Here's a clip of Kim Kardashian excruciating pain during first pregnancy:
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Jeannie Mai Worst Fear
Jeannie Mai revealed her worst fear on the hit talk show "The Real." She stated that she works so hard because her worst fear is not being able to provide for her family. She states how her father was laid off from his job when she was young and she vividly remembered the day her father was at the her school asking her principle for a employment as a Janitor. He was ashamed so he asked her to work nights because he did not want his kids to know he worked there.
"The Real" Host Jeannie Mai gets emotional as she reminisce on the times her father brought home food and he would never eat, he would always tell them that he has already had lunch at work. She reveals that one night she saw her father digging in the trash and eating her and her siblings leftover food. She states that she suffers from anxiety when it comes to living in poverty and she don't want to ever relive that lifestyle.
One of the other host Lonnie Love stated that Jeannie Mai should be proud that her father made sacrifices for his children, that her father is a stand of man. 36 year old Jeannie Mai is highly successful, but it's always a good thing to release insecurities and fears and she did it best on her talk show.
Check out link before to see Jeannie Mai Speak about her fear:
Plies Gets Body Slammed
It went down in Tallahassee Florida two days ago at a Plies concert.
Rapper/Instagram comedian Plies shut the place down with an awesome performance.
He had the whole building rocking to his classic music and new music.Things went left when Plies invited a crazy fan on stage unknowingly.
The crazy fan wanted a handshake from Plies, apparently the fan was too close
because Plies stated that the fan needed to back up.
"Two men should not be that close" he stated. Without warning the crazy fan body slammed Plies.
As a result security jumped In and beat the fan brutally.
Here's the raw footage on what happened:
Crazy fan speaks out:
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Zoë Kravitz Eating Disorder
Actress Zoë Kravitz, daughter of rockstar legend Lenny Kravitz and gorgeous actress Lisa Bonet, Lisa is known best from her role as Denise on "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World." Zoë appeared to have it all, beauty, poise, talent and a lifestyle that everyone wish for. But what we did not realize is that Zoë Kravitz was battling with a disease that most teenagers/young adults battled with.
She suffered from Bulimia Nervosa which is a disease that give you the illusion that you are over weight causing you to Purge the food that you consume. Between the ages of 16,17 and 18 were one of the hardest periods of her life, she explained she suffered from both Anorexia and bulimia. The illness was a constant struggle up until 24 years of age.
" I think it was part of being a woman, and being surrounded by fame, I don't think it was about the fame. But I definitely think it was about being surrounded by that world. I felt pressured." She stated.
Once Zoë Kravitz recovered she took on a role in 2013 as a young lady battling anorexia, causing her recovery to be short lived. She stated that she felt as though she was not small enough for the role in the film called "The road within." She eventually recovered completely and now she speaking out about her flaws and hopes to help teens that battle with the same disease.
Home Hits #1 In Box Office
The animated Dreamworks film has kick down the door and knocked all competition out the ball park.
We all knew that "Get hard" starring two hilarious comedians Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell would demolish the box office.
But we were sadly mistaken when "Home" took the title of grabbing number one in sales.
Home is an animated movie starring amazing talents such as Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Jim Parson.
This is exciting news especially for Rihanna because this is the first animated film she has starred in and the film brought in 54 million dollars in Box Office sales. "
Get Hard" was runner up bringing in 34.6 million in Box Office sales.
Check out the clip below to the actual "Home" trailer
Tasha Smith Has To Pay Spousal Support
Actress Tasha Smith known best from most Tyler Perry films is currently facing a messy divorce. Ex husband Keith Douglas has filed for spousal support.
He claims that Tasha has threatened him on numerous occasions and he doesn't feel safe.
As a result he has filed a restraining order against her. Tasha also filed a restraining order stating that her ex husband was insecure and repeatedly made accusations of her Committing infidelity.
Court orders Tasha to pay 7k a month in spousal support and she gets to take the family Mercedes back. Hmmm, I guess men can be gold diggers too.
That's So Raven
Raven symone' recently had an interview with E news and she has causing the public eye to raise a brow yet again. Some time ago, she had an interview with Oprah and she stated that she's not "African American" she's just "American." We get it, she wants to free herself from labels. A few years prior to the Oprah interview Raven Symone' spoke out about her sexuality stating that she is in love with someone of the same sex.
29 year old beauty is now breaking all chains to labels. In E news interview with Alicia Quarles, the gorgeous actress Raven symone' stated she was from every Continent in Africa and Europe except for one. " Thank you Ancestry.com for sending me my DNA test. I'm from every Continent in Africa except for one and I'm also from every Continent in Europe except for one." Poor Raven, maybe it was a slight mistake. But social media is not taking the comment lightly.
Check out the video to see for yourself
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Chelsea Handler Alleged Experience With Bill Cosby
Comedian Chelsea Handler speaks out about her personal experience with Bill Cosby. Chelsea Handler, most known for her former night show called "Chelsea Lately" states that Bill Cosby tried to "Cosby" her. She states that ten years ago she and Bill Cosby did a stand up comedy show at a hotel in Atlantic City. She states that someone from the hotel told her that Bill Cosby wanted her to meet him at his hotel at 3pm.
She felt uncomfortable, so she invited three other people from her staff to come with her. She never met Bill Cosby other than from being apart of the Stand up show they accompanied each other in. " I brought them up with me to his room and thank god I did, because now I know what would've happened if I went alone" she tells Esquire Magazine.
Chelsea farther explains that she had completely forgot about the incident until the allegations against Bill Cosby started to grasp the attention of the media. She also believe the allegations are true without a doubt. Just food for thought, Do you think Chelsea is speaking out for publicity or could this have actually happen?
The Walmart scam
Three suspects Fabricated a receipt to steal a television from Walmart. This incident occurred in Hanford California. Hanford police arrested James Childs, 36, Christian Sandusky, 42, and Sabina Sibhu, 46, last Thursday.
There was one witness who refused to be revealed, but offered to place a statement on national Television. He states he was right next to the suspect when the incident went down.
"He put it in the basket and he just walked on out the store with it, and the undercover was right behind him and said show me the receipt" said the witness.
Hard to imagine who the ring leader is, shockingly it was Sabina Sidhu. Back in April 2014 she was caught with eight thousand dollars worth of Merchandise she's stolen from the same Walmart she attempted to steal the Television from, they also discovered a receipt printer. The Television that the Fugitives attempted to steal was worth nine hundred dollars, this is considered a felony of Grand Theft. These guys could be facing major time.
No More X-Men for Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence was spotted on the red carpet for her new film "Serena." Jennifer Lawerence is most known for her amazing performance in "The Hunger Games." Her X-Men character name is Mystique in both "First Class" and "Days of future past." She's finally calling it quits after 2016 film "Apocalypse. Jennifer stated that Apocalypse will be her last film as Mystique, ending any farther questions abruptly.
Recently the cast was renewed adding Cyclops (Tye Sherdan), Storm (Alexandra Shipp) and Jean Grey (Sophie Turner). Could this be the end for X-Men all together?
From the sound of Apocalypse it seems as though it may be a sad ending for all the characters.
The X-Men films are based on the Marvel Characters Superhero team of the same name. X-Men turn into a motion picture in 1994 , maintaining extremely relevant to those who love supernatural films. The year of 2000 the first X-Men was released followed by the sequel "X2" in 2003, the third was release in 2006 called "X-Men Last Stand."
Every film that was released in exceeding higher box office sales then the previous movie. As a result, several spin off films we're release. These films consist of X-Men origins wolverine, X-Men: Days of future past. The Apocalypse is schedule to be released in 2016. Who knows this May be the end for X-Men all together, but I guess we must wait and see.
Michel'le Speaks From The Heart
Could this be a true story of Beats by Dre?
Michel'le known from her smash hit inthe 90's "Something in my heart" is now apart of a the Reality Show "R&b Divas of LA." She is now 44 years old and ready to release all her Demons that she's been battling with from her past. During the reunion show of "R&B Divas of LA" in 2013, Michel'le revealed that her ex lover of six years and father of her 17 year old son Marcel, Dr.Dre beat her. She stated that she had to get several nose jobs due to the affect Dr.Dre beatings had on her physical features.
March 2015, Michel'le set down with popular Radio Station "The Breakfast Club" and decided to talk about her nightmare in more detail. Stating how they were engaged but never got married. She went on about how she loved him and waited on him having to deal with the infidelity and abuse. "When he decided to be Andre and not Dr.Dre I'll be ready to marry him" she said reflecting on her past.
Michel'le finally put her "fist down" making things worst. As a result she ended up with cracked ribs and a black eye. She stated she never called the police, she reminisced on the first time he hit her and blacked her eye. That night he held her and they cried together and he told her he would never hit her in "that eye" again. After that incident no remorse was shown and the abuse increased. Until this day he's never apologized to her, but she says the past is the past. Could her story be true? What took her so long to speak out?
Here's the actual interview outlining the details in her own words with The Breakfast Club
Undercover Romance...
Guess whose been getting a little close since 2013 and keeping it extremely low? Dawson's Creek Alum Katie Holmes and Actor/Songwriter/Singer (the list goes on) Jamie Foxx. This is a shocker because Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise appear to be friends . Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were married from 2006-2012, they also share an eight year old daughter named Suri.
Summer of 2013 is where it all started, Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes had an amazing connection at a Benefit event in The Hamptons. What started off as a spontaneous no strings attached type of the thing turned a little serious and has been on going for about two years. Insider, Friend of Katie Holmes stated that Katie Holmes is getting everything from Jamie she haven't from Tom. With that being said is it true that they are dating or just good friends? Well the cat will be out the bag eventually it's been trapped for three years.
Kelly Rowland Introduces Baby Titus To The World
The moment the world has been waiting for has finally arrived. R&B and Pop beauty Kelly Rowland has giving the world the honor of meeting her five month bundle of joy. Titus Jewell Witherspoon is his name and he is as cute as a button. She introduced the Gorgeous baby boy in an Essence Magazine interview and photoshoot.
In the magazine Kelly Rowland speaks on her marriage, motherhood, her Career and the recent death of her mother. Kelly seems really happy and truly in love with two men her son and her loving husband. Now that she has developed a family and true happiness she is ready to get back to the music.
COMMON AND LUPITA NYONY'O DATING???
Allegedly beautiful Oscar winning Actress Lupita Nyony'o and Common the rapper/actor were spotted out at several events together. These events they went on appear to be dates instead of business, fans posted on twitter stating that they spotted the two at a Theatre show and other fans spotted them at a Restaurant. None of the celebrities confirmed or denied the alleged dating rumor. Truth be told if it is true I hope Common settle down because he's known to get around.
DAME DASH IS BACK!!!
Guess whose back from being low for years! Dame Dash former CEO of Rockafella Records. He's always been extremely head strong and had a Boss personality, he's born a Boss basically. Recently he had a Breakfast Club interview (worlds most dangerous radio show) and he said somethings that could make the working community a little up tight.
Dame Dash had an amazing point on his view of life and legendary Dj Envy who also host the Breakfast Club radio interviews had valet points also. The two bumped heads because Dame Dash stated that a "man" should never have a boss he should be his own boss. There is truth in that, but as Dj Envy stated you have to start somewhere. Dame Dash came off very arrogate when the world know he fell off after Jay Z moved on. Guess Jay Z played the game smarter because once Jay Z got his foot in the door he never fell off.
Check out entertaining interview:
Convict Lands Modeling Contract!!!
Remember the Felon by the name of Jeremy Meeks who Mugshot went Viral? Well it's not over for this convict. He managed to land a modeling contract in jail!!! He make it look so easy. The Modeling Agency claims they have what it takes to keep him off the streets and out of trouble. Another pretty eyed model named Don Benjamin known from Americas Next Top Model stated that he's not in jail so why not book him for what they want to book Jeremy Meek for because he's not in jail. Sounds a little like jealousy to me, well eat your heart out ladies and gentlemen you will be seeing more of this beautiful face, once he gets out of jail.
Jussie Smollet speaks out about sexuality......
JUSSIE IS MORE THAN HIS TV PERSONALITY
Jussie Smollet known as Jamal from hit television show "Empire" opened up about his Sexuality on one of the highest rated Talk shows in America "Ellen." Playing a Gay character that battles with being accepted by his father as a son and a musician, Jamal is destined to prove to his father Lucious he is all man. Jussie character has became his reality because he opened up to the world letting fans know he is indeed gay so we can stop wondering and asking.
He also stated that his Mother knows and love and accept him. He has never been in the closet, he never hid who he was. Opening up on "Ellen" was important to him because Ellen Degenres inspired him in many ways. Well, Sorry ladies we can't have this one.
Here's a clip of the "Ellen" interview: http://youtu.be/y9fKM1TNpLk
Chris Brown Baby Mama Drama?
Dealing with a baby mama and baby mama drama is no fun, and making matters even worse, Chris Brown is now being threatened by his baby mama's ex-husband.According to a new report from TMZ, Nia's ex-husband Terry Avery has warned Breezy to watch his temper, or else…After being married from 2003-2014, Terry divorced Nia last year, and has revealed that they have a 13-year-old daughter together.
They were separated when baby Royalty was conceived and since he knew it wasn't his baby, he finally filed for divorce -- but he had NO idea Breezy was the father. TMZ reported that "he's [Terry's] aware of Chris notorious temper and says he better not lose it around Nia and the kids, or there will be repercussions." This is going to be one helluva drama-filled situation! On Saturday (March 7), it was revealed that Chris is planning to take Nia to family court to deal with child support.
Source:http://www.thedishh.com/shots-fired-baby-mama-s-ex-tells-chris-brown-to-watch-his-temper
Everybody loves Chris....
OMG CHRIS!!!!!
I cannot believe this!!! Well yes I can. R&B and POP Sensation Chris Brown had a baby girl by supermodel Nia Gonzalez. The news was shocking to Everyone but Chris appears to be excited about it and why shouldn't he be? He brought a new life into this world.
Long time break up to make up girlfriend Karrueche speaks out, stating she's not with the baby drama, sad thing about it is that Nia hung out with Chris brown and his girlfriend. Chris Brown has not spoke out yet. Alleged father spoke out on Instagram stating how hurt he is because he took care of the baby girl for nine months.
Coffee Lovers!!
Coffee: Coffee is a brew beverage prepared from roast or baked seeds of several species of an evergreen scrub of the genus Coffea plant. Wikipedia
Coffee has really become a huge dependent of today's society. I myself have never been a fan but it seems as though I'm alone. Some people drink coffee to get their adrenaline up, some drink it to relax. But Coffee have amazing benefits that are hardly mentioned.
Coffee lessens the chances of Skin Cancer, it is also good for your liver. Smelling Coffee relieves stress and helps prevent symptoms for Parkinson Disease. Coffee can reduce your chances of developing type two Diabetes. Drinking coffee keep the Brain healthy. Drinking too much Coffee can be unhealthy, too much of anything can be unhealthy balance is the key to health.
Khloe Kardashian and Amber Rose show down!!!!
Khloe Kardashian known for being siblings with the hottest chicks in Hollywood has gotten caught up in Twitter beef, cyber thugging with Amber Rose. Amber Rose is known as an ex exotic dancer, video vixen, Kanye west chick, and Wiz Khalifa's wife. The Twitter beef started with Khloe Kardashian throwing shade at Amber Rose because Amber Rose told all in a recent Breakfast Club interview. She spoke on how she was over Kanye West and waiting on Wiz Khalifa to come home but he never did and also expressed how she felt about Tyga "Young money rapper" dating Kylie Kardashian a minor.
Caught the tweets before they get deleted here's what went down
Here the link to the Breakfast club interview
http://youtu.be/w__9DWc610Y


With the noise of the Les Sang et Or fans still ringing in our ears we headed away from the Stade Félix Bollaert so that we could see our second game in a day in Gent, Belgium. Not that that was something particularly special - after all we think nothing of trying to slip in one, two or even five games in a day sometimes. But it is rare you can see two games in two DIFFERENT countries in one day. Sure, it had been done before with Holland/Germany, and more recently in Sweden/Denmark but it is always a special thrill, that Danny would say "makes him do a little wee".
Timings would be tight. We had just about ninety minutes to complete the 120km trip. The difficulty would be finding the JulesOttenstadion, armed just with Google Maps on my phone. But we had a secret weapon on board. Super Hans had chosen to join us on our quest. What could go wrong with "Royal Antwerp's number one fan on board"?
The first thing you should know if you try and attempt a similar journey is do not try and find road signs in France for "Gent". Despite the fact the whole of the Western world knowing the city as Gent, or sometimes Ghent, those loveable French like to call it Gand. And so you need to follow signs for that. We found that out when SuperHans told us after we had missed the first major interchange on the motorway near Lille. Never mind I thought, as long as we are heading for Kortrijk we would be OK. Wrong again, Kortrijk is called Courtrai of course, so we missed that road too.
Eventually we found our way and passed through the Belgium border. "OK - top 10 Belgians..Go" - the game we play every time we come here, and the game we always fail to complete. Even with Hans onboard we only managed to get to seven, which is still our record. We approached Gent with thirty minutes to spare, looking like we could actually make kick off. "So Hans, where is the ground?", He didn't know of course, although he could quite easily point out the exact location of the red light district as we drove round and round in circles looking for a sign.
And the we saw one. Someone on a bike with a big KAA Gent flag. "Follow that bike!" was the shout from Mr Last. A great idea in principle but the TBIR taxi still hasn't developed powers to travel down bike lines, so we had to simply sit in a long line of traffic. Time ticked down and we knew we were close when we saw the Police water cannon parked up. So such are the resources of the Belgium police that they can roll this beauty out for multiples games each weekend, yet our Government didn't think of asking "a lend" and bringing it back on a ferry last week?
The crowds were out in numbers for the game. After all, the visitors Standard Liège are back in form, finishing as runners up in the Jupiler League last season and snaring the Belgium Cup. We parked up and then a brisk walk down past Voetbalstraat saw us at the ground. One job left - pick up the tickets. Now to you and I you may think that having four or five people manning the ticket office in the run up to kick off is a good idea. And actually that is what De Buffalos had, although they took the concept of having one person actually serving with four standing around chatting meaning kick off passed as we waited in line.
The ground was rocking. Still no score but an almost sell out. The Rouche of Liège had a fair size contingent at the far end, happily singing about their love for this part of Belgium. This is to be the last season the club play in Gentbrugge, before a move to a new stadium, called the Arteveldstadion. There was no love lost between the players on the pitch either, with the referee having ever decision called into question. After 18 minutes he bottled his first big decision of the day but not awarding Gent a penalty after a blatant foul, and then angers them even further by brandishing the "offender" the first yellow card for his retribution.
But we don't have to wait too long for the first goal. After the relatively sterile games in France this one is turning out to be a cracker. A Gent corner is not cleared well enough and Jørgensen's tame shot seems to be charmed as it swerves and curves around players legs in the area and trickles into the corner of the net. Who cares how they go in (take note Arsene Wenger) as long as they do. Alan Biley-a-like goes mad, showing the crowd his two fisted pumping salute. Another man raises his umbrella in some kind of rain dance, which of course then brings rain. He must be some kind of red indian chief with skills like that.
One becomes two a few minutes later, and this time it is a peach of a strike. Mboyo's run and cross is brilliantly met by the Dane Jørgensen again for his, and Gent's second goal. Without alcohol for nearly twelve hours the goal is enough to send Danny and Andy down to the bar, celebrating the goal with a hatful of Maes beers.
Half time brings some amusing incidents, none more so that the position of one of those outdoor pissoirs. The ones that are basically long tubes for men to, well, piss in. But place one of those next to the single ladies loo and you have an amusing sight of the females having a gander at the men's tackle then either nodding in approval or sniggering to their friends behind. We counted just the one nod to over a dozen sniggers.
Back to the action, and whilst the first few minutes were taken up with a discussion about whether we could actually make game 3 of the day at Kortrijk, Gent continued to press on the Standard goal. SuperHans was as useful as ever when asked about how long it would take us to get there, what is the ground like, and how much to get in. "I don't know" came his reply, "But I do know where their red light district is". Of course you do.
Twenty minutes in and Kanu, no relation to Kanu unless you mean that Kanu and not that one, scored for the visitors and for a few minutes there are some wobbles from the home team. But the home fans turn the noise up a notch and as if by magic Smolders hits a smoldering volley into the corner of the net to restore the two goal lead. If the temporary roof could lift off at this stage it would have done. Gent's number one fan, a man dressed in what can only be described as a "superhero costume you put together at the last minute from items of clothing at the back of the wardrobe" went mad. The man deserves a special award, not for the silk blue pantaloons, nor the white gloves worn over his blue silk shirt. Not even for the cape or bandana, but for the crisp white Y-fronts he wore outside his trousers. And who said the Belgians had no sense of humour?
Praying for a KAA Gent superhero, ladies?
The last few minutes passed without incident, apart from a second yellow for Gent's Ljubijankic. Full time brought most of the 10,739 to their feet in celebration and the players were joined on the pitch by the club's mascot, a Red Indian Chief, complete with his squaw and of course, and umbrella.
For us, the night was young and after finding our way to the hotel, via the red light district twice thanks to Han's directions we headed off into the sunset with the crazy idea of trying to drink eleven different Belgian beers, and that placing them into the Best footballing XI ever. A sensible idea at 9pm, but after a gallon of trappist ales your Carlos Alberto Parreira and Ray Stewart's do seem to blend into one.
There's one of these in it from the players if you can take a non-football related photo in Gent - Ed.
....Yeeeeessssss!!! Cold beers all round. Cheers!
Next up .... we went in search of the magic of the Belgian Cup ... and found it here ..