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PODCAST: Robert C. McMillan Discusses His New Book Next Gen Leader

Posted by Hopeton on May 9, 2014

thCAFY0BB3Leadership transformationalist and award-winning author Robert C.  McMillan discussed his leadership strategies from his book The Next Gen Leader on the April 28 edition of Economic Perspectives.  To listen to the interview click here: Robert McMillan Economic Perspectives Interview.

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PODCAST: BiG Austin Energy and Transportation Economic Development Summitt October 10

Posted by Hopeton on July 29, 2013

Stacy Dukes-Rhone

Stacy Dukes-Rhone

On the July 29 edition of Economic Perspectives, BigAustin executive director Stacy Dukes-Rhone discussed the upcoming Energy and Transportation Economic Development Summitt BigAustin is hosting October 10.  To listen to the interview click here:  .

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Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck: Traits for Success in Business

Posted by Hopeton on August 26, 2012

What are the defining traits crucial for a leader to build a business?  According to the research conducted by venture capitalist Anthony Tjan and his co-authors Richard Harrington and Tsun-Yan Hsieh,  heart, smarts, guts and luck are the attributes that all successful business leaders share. Tjian shares these insights and others on the Monday morning edition of Economic Perspectives at 7:30 a.m. CT on KAZI 88.7 FM.  Listen live online at

Tony Tjan with music legend Quincy Jones

Anthony K. Tjan (Tony) is the co-author of Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck: What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business.  Tjan is Managing Partner of Cue Ball, a venture capital firm based in Boston. Most recently, Tony was Senior Partner at The Parthenon Group, a leading strategic advisory firm where he continues as its Vice Chairman. He spent seven years as a special strategic advisor to The Thomson Corporation, and its then CEO, Richard Harrington (now his Partner at Cue Ball). At Thomson, he played a key role working alongside the CEO on its transformational growth strategy. In 1996, Tony founded and was CEO of the Internet services firm ZEFER, a pioneer in early commercial web initiatives. Tony started his career with McKinsey & Company and holds his AB and MBA degrees from Harvard University. He was also a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Tony sits on several boards, is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of MIT Tech Review.

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BCL of Texas Business Counseling Helps Austin Firm Obtain Funding and Overcome Obstacles

Posted by Hopeton on August 10, 2012

Travis Benford, CEO of Blue Light Integrated Services

Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” If that statement is true, then Travis Benford just might just be the next Nostradamus. He is building a future to ﬁt his vision. Moreover, he is building a future full of hope and opportunity for his team and his community.

Travis was a car salesman for the 14 years prior to opening Blue Light Integrated Services. He recalled the salesman experience fondly, but remarked that the hours kept him from his family for too long at times. The rewards were good, but there weren’t many opportunities for long term development. Travis knew he wanted to be his own boss someday. He wanted to do something that would allow more time to spend with his family and provide unlimited potential for growth.

Blue Light Integrated Services, a sales call center handling everything from Dish Network to security systems to home repair services, didn’t just spring up from nowhere. Travis worked hard to turn his dream into a reality. A turning point in this process came when he sought out a business coach at Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas. Travis said that at first it was difﬁcult to ﬁnd time to go to the meetings and classes while working. “It was really tough to make all of those obligations work together, but I knew I had to go,” he said. To be a successful entrepreneur, Travis noted, you have to surround yourself with like-minded individuals. At a Biz Aid orientation class Travis met one such like-minded individual named Carlos Vasquez. Carlos is the Business Development Analyst for BCL of Texas. Carlos is there to help people like Travis transition from traditional employee to successful entrepreneur. He and Travis started speaking and found that there were a lot of ways that Carlos could help.

Travis was beginning to get frustrated with the process of starting a business. Finding ﬁnancing and office space, hiring people, getting the appropriate legal documents: all of these prerequisites to getting a new business off the ground seemed hidden behind unreasonable expectations.

“The banks couldn’t understand that I was going to start this business and work full time there,” Travis said when asked about this aspect of the process. “I was concentrating all of my effort to make that work. I had a little seed funding from my family, but the banks wanted us to show that there was no chance of default by offering my family’s income as collateral. It was just unreasonable.”

Carlos was able to help Travis overcome most of his major obstacles. Carlos and Travis worked together to get funding and ﬁnd an ofﬁce space that worked. As of now, Blue Light Integrated Services is well above the sales goals that they set out in Travis’s business plan. The business operates out of a great ofﬁce location that also houses their call center. In less than 6 months since beginning this venture, Mr. Benford has hired thirteen other staff members to keep up with all the demand coming through the 7703 N. Lamar Blvd ofﬁce.

“We are doing great. Right now we are expanding our products and services. We sell commercial TVs now to meet small businesses needs all across the nation,” Travis said. “We have almost outgrown our current space! We are one of a very small group that Dish has approved to sell nationwide. Sometimes the hours are still very long, but I couldn’t be happier.”

For a free business counseling session from BCL of Texas call (512)912-9191.

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I Slept on Apple, But the Steve Jobs Biography Woke Me Up

Posted by Hopeton on March 21, 2012

Recently I’ve been listening to the biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson as I drive across the state in lieu of my usual sports talk shows.  While I’ve been aware of all the new products launched by Apple (I own an iPhone, an ipod, and have been contemplating purchasing the iPad) I just realized that Apple had sales over $100 billion in its last fiscal year.  Last I recalled Apple was a $10 billion company.  I feel like Rip Van Winkle (for those who may not be familiar with him, he is a character in a story written by Washington Irving, who fell asleep and didn’t wake up for 20 years).  So I decided to research the meteoric rise in sales and this is what I found.  According to the web site, Apple’s sales in 1995 was $11.06 billion, then they declined to $9.83 billion in 1996.  For the next 8 years sales hovered between a low of $5.36 billion in 2001 and a high of $8.28 billion in 2004.  Annual sales did not surpass the 1995’s $11.06 billion until 2005 when sales hit $13.93 billion.  Since then sales have grown every year increasing 677% between 2005 and 2011.  I am astonished and wide awake now!

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Listen to Interview About Advancing Your Career Through Understanding Your Power Persona

Posted by Hopeton on August 13, 2011

Listen to our interview with Maggie Craddock, author of Power Genes: Understanding Your Power Persona–and How to Wield It at Work .  To listen click here; Maggie Craddock Interview.

In Power Genes, executive coach Maggie Craddock reveals how to kick bad habits and use your power more effectively to advance your career. Craddock identifies four “power types”–Pleaser, Charmer, Commander, Inspirer–and explains how to diagnose your type. Next she walks you through a process for avoiding your type’s signature destructive reflexes and replacing them with new behaviors. She also shows how to interact productively with other people–peers, bosses, employees–of each type. “Power Genes” helps you jettison unproductive habits and take charge of your workplace relationships.

Ms. Craddock has worked with clients at all levels on the professional spectrum – from people reaching the Vice Presidential ranks for the first time to Fortune 500 CEOs.  Ms. Craddock is the author of The Authentic Career, a popular career guide that has been featured at business conferences across the nation.  She has also written several nationally syndicated articles on behavioral dynamics in the workplace, and her work has been discussed in Oprah Magazine.  She was recently a panelist at Deutsche Bank’s annual Women on Wall Street conference and is a regular speaker at leadership conferences for her corporate clients who include Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan.

Before building her executive coaching business, Ms. Craddock worked for over a decade on both the buy side and the sell side of the financial services industry.  As a Portfolio Manager at Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Ms. Craddock managed $3 billion in short-term global assets

Ms. Craddock received a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics, specializing in Capital Markets.  She also received an MSW from New York University and is an Ackerman certified family therapist.  Ms. Craddock holds a BA in Economics from Smith College.

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Working with Today’s Customers Focus of July 25 Economic Perspectives

Posted by Hopeton on July 24, 2011

Renowned business consultants Chip Bell and John Patterson will discuss their latest book, Wired and Dangerous: How Your Customers Have Changed and What to Do About It on the July 25 edition of Economic Perspectives on KAZI 88.7 FM at 5:30 p.m. CT. Chip and John have provided consulting or training to a number of major corporations including Allstate Insurance, Bank of America, GE, and McDonalds.

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Emergency Homeowners Loan Program and Advocacy of Ideas Focus of July 10 Economic Perspectives

Posted by Hopeton on July 7, 2011

Raquel Valdez, manager of the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program for BCL of Texas, and John Daly, author of Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others, are the guest for the two segments of  the July 10 edition of Economic Perspectives, 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. central time on KAZI 88.7 FM.  Listen live online at

Raquel Valdez, Emergency Homeowners Loan Program

EHLP is designed to provide mortgage payment relief to eligible homeowners experiencing a decrease in income of at least 15%directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and/or a medical emergency. The deadline for pre-applicant eligibility screening is July 22.

Raquel Valdez

Some of the eligibility requirements include;

a. Own fee simple title to the mortgaged property; property must be a single-family (1-4 unit), condominium, cooperative or manufactured home that is secured by a mortgage.

b. Involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to the economy or a medical condition

c. Current income at least 15% less than it was in 2009.

d. At least 90 days delinquent on your mortgage.

For more information on eligibility for the program click here.

John Daly, Advocacy

When a group of people gather together to generate ideas for solving a problem or achieving a goal, sometimes the best ideas are passed over. Worse, a problematic suggestion with far less likelihood of success may be selected instead. Why would a group dismiss an option that would be more effective? Leadership and communications expert John Daly has a straightforward answer: it wasn’t sold to them as well. If the best idea is yours, how can you increase the chances that it gains the support of the group? In Advocacy: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others, Daly explains in full detail how to transform ideas into practice.

Dr. Daly is a professor in the College of Communications and McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.  He has worked with more than 300 public agencies and private organizations around the world in consulting, training and speaking roles including 3M, Apple Computers, Dell Computers, Goldman Sachs, and Home Depot.

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EP Features Interviews About Management Guru Peter Drucker and Value of MBA

Posted by Hopeton on June 29, 2011

On the July 4th edition of Economic Perspectives, Jim Champy, Chairman Emeritus, Consulting, Dell Perot Systems and author of the ebook What I Learned from Peter Drucker, and Firdos Vohra, a student in the MBA program at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business will be the guests 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. central time on KAZI 88.7 FM.  Listen live online at

What I Learned from Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker is universally acknowledged as one of the most influential business thinkers of all time.  His theories on how to effectively manage businesses and organizations of all types have profoundly shaped the way we live and work today.  In this brief eBook, his friend and New York Times bestselling author Jim Champy offers unique insights into Drucker’s legacy.

Jim Champy is recognized as the world’s leading authority on the fundamental redesign of business processes, organization, and culture. His bestseller Reengineering the Corporation, co-authored with the late Michael Hammer, sold more than 3 million copies, and his subsequent books on leadership, change management, and strategy have reached wide audiences around the world. His most recent title is Inspire!

Firdos Vohra: The Value of the MBA

Many experts are questioning the value of the MBA. Vohra, a student in the MBA program at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, will discuss what she is learning that makes the cost of an MBA worth the investment.  Vohra begins her second year in the MBA program this fall.

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Collapse of Housing Market, Capturing New Markets, Overcoming Barriers to Career Success Focus of June 27 Economic Perspectives

Posted by Hopeton on June 25, 2011

 7 a.m. (Special edition of EP)

Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rossner, authors of Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Greed, Ambition, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon – Morgenson, a Pulitzer prize winning New York Times business reporter and Rossner, a housing expert, trace the collapse of the housing market to the aggressive underwriting and greed of Fannie Mae executives.

5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Stephen Wunker, author of Capturing New Markets: How Smart Companies Create Opportunities Others Don’t –  Wunker, a former strategy consultant and veteran of numerous start-ups including the first mobile internet device marketed outside of Japan, shares the key strategies for assessing new markets, shaping their formation, and profiting from their expansion.

Thomas DeLong, author of Flying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success – DeLong, a professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School, illuminates the behaviors and strategies for overcoming them that high achieving professionals engage in that can stall or wreck their careers

Listen live online at  If you would like to be automatically notified by email when new posts are added to the Economic Perspectives Blog go to and click on subscribe at the very top of the web page.

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What would King Tut’s grandfather say?

This year, archaeologists unearthed a giant statue of Egypt’s famous pharaoh Amenhotep III, Tutankamun’s grandfather, in Luxor, say the antiquities authority.

The 43 foot statue was found in seven pieces at Kom al-Hitan and originlly was one of two statues that stood at the entrance to his mortuary temple; it may have been destroyed during an earthquake around 27BC. The statue is made of colored quartzite and, once put together, will depict the king as standing.

Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1390 and 1352BC, was the father of Akhenaten, the pharoah who broke with the tradition of Amun and imposed the exclusive worship of Aten, or Ra, the Sun god. (more)

What may Amenhotep have thought about what is going on in Egypt today?

He was a traditionist, but his son, Akhenaten, wanted to break with that tradition. Who was right? We can only postulate our own opinions and draw conclusions with the benefit of hindsight. What is absolutely undeniable is that tradition has been the cause of stagnation all over the world, while not all changes are enlightened. It takes a brave man to stand against tradition, and even if his new ideas prove to be no better, or worse, at least it gives the population a chance to test it out, to formulate their own approach to how they wish to be ruled and by whom. There will always be a possibility of change for the better.

The change in Egypt at the moment – as across the world – will tend to look worse before it starts to look better: that is the nature of change. Only time will tell if what is replacing the old will be better, or worse, than the old. The age old question arises once more. Who are the stronger leaders – the state politicians, worldly-wise and university educated; the leaders who rise from the grass-roots and who are ‘in touch with the people’; or the religionists? Religious tradition is probably the most stubborn to move with the times. Its very origins are so far removed in time from the present day situation, and based on beliefs rather than logical reasoning, that it may bring the most precipitous situation for a strongly religious state.

Egypt has a historical past that is greatly mixed with other cultures and other nationalities. From visiting, conquoring and ruling Greeks, Romans, Persians, French, British and Arab nations, the Egyptian psyche has become a blend of ideas, beliefs and politics. That may be Egypt’s greatest advantage to date. To lose that diversity under a singular Islamic Government may be it’s latest cause of decline. On the other hand, it may be a unifying factor that raises it’s Islamic profile in the eyes of it’s neighbours.

Amenhotep may have been turning in his tomb at the radical actions of his son, or he may have seen the progressive rise of monotheism as a maturity compared to his own pagan and polytheistic tradition. On the other hand, he may have thought that losing that tradition of diversity was Egypt’s downfall. Whatever our opinion, Egypt is changing.

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Pemanfaatan Angkutan Darat pada Distribusi Barang dari Kawasan Industri Wijayakusuma Semarang

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Industrial activity in Semarang growing along the north coast corridor as Wijayakusuma Industrial District along with the movement of other cities dominated modes of trucks helped shape the traffic density and increase the load on the highway. Railway container emerged as alternative modes of land transportation by utilizing a double track on the line across the north. This mode is suitable for the delivery of logistics in large-scale industry. Based on the background research is conducted with the aim to study the role of railways in the mode of distribution of logistics from the Wijayakusuma Industrial District. This research uses descriptive quantitive approach. Based on the analysis results can be concluded utilization of railway mode of container is not optimal compared with trucks. In terms of the access road to the Station Pethek not in accordance with the designation of container vehicle fully loaded. Loading and unloading facilities are still lacking to support the efficiency of the time. In terms of container train travel time is still ahead of the truck for destination Jakarta about 1-2 hours and 15-25 minutes for destination Surabaya, where the truck using the combination of toll and non toll road. But if The Trans-Java toll fully operational then trains can not compete if don’t make improvement in infrastructure and operating system.  From the aspect of cost railway mode will be much more efficient if the cost of feeder truck can be pressed.

train; railway; highway; logistics distribution; industrial district

  1. Lia Ursula
    Direktorat Pengembangan Jaringan Jalan, Ditjen Bina Marga, KEMEN PU-PERA, Indonesia
  2. Mardwi Rahdriawan
    Departemen Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia


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Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings including the Eagles' Hotel California, Green Day’s American Idiot and Norah Jones' Come Away With Me.

Ted Jensen
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Ted Jensen, 2013
Background information
Born (1954-09-19) September 19, 1954 (age 63)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Occupation(s) Mastering Engineer
Associated acts

Ted Jensen was born to Carl and Margaret (Anning) Jensen, both of whom were musicians.[1] Carl had studied at Yale University.[2] Margaret went to Oberlin College & Conservatory and Skidmore College and was also a pilot.[1] Carl and Margaret met on a train while going to a choral workshop. Ted has one brother, Rick, and two daughters, Kristen and Kim. While attending High School, Jensen was building his own stereo and recording equipment and began recording local bands both in the studio and at live events. During this time, he recorded several performances for the Yale Symphony Orchestra at Woolsey Hall in New Haven and also met Mark Levinson, who was starting an audio equipment company.[3] Jensen joined up with Levinson and aided in the design and manufacture some of the early products of Mark Levinson Audio Systems. In 1975, Jensen left after six years with Levinson to begin his mastering career in New York City with Sterling Sound.[4][5]

Professional careerEdit

There were three mastering engineers at Sterling Sound when Jensen was hired to work in the tape copy room, George Marino,[6] Lee Hulko[7] and Greg Calbi.[8] One of Jensen's earliest mastering jobs was the first single by the Talking Heads, "Love → Building on Fire" and later that year, Jensen mastered The Eagles' Hotel California. The following year, he mastered Billy Joel's The Stranger, which began a working relationship with Phil Ramone. Jensen was promoted to Chief Mastering Engineer at Sterling in 1984, and since then has overseen several proprietary developments in mastering technology. This included working closely with Graham Boswell of Neve Electronics in the mid-1980s in developing the first all-digital mastering console, the DTC-1,[9] and as one of the consultants to Apple for Mastering for iTunes.[5] Jensen also designed some of the studio monitors at Sterling, including the ones used by Tom Coyne.[10] In 1998, Jensen, Greg Calbi and Tom Coyne, along with Murat Aktar (Absolute Audio co-founder) and UK based Metropolis, purchased Sterling Sound[11] from previous owner, Lee Hulko.[12]

Sterling Sound[14] is located in New York City, occupying the top floor of the Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District. Jensen's studio is one of the three surround sound studios at Sterling Sound. It was designed by Fran Manzella, FM Design.[15]

Awards and recognitionEdit

Since 1976, Jensen has mastered 16 Grammy Award winners in the categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. In 2002, Mastering Engineers became eligible to win Grammys in those categories.[16]

Grammy Nominations

Grammy Awards

Jensen has garnered 23 Mix Foundation TEC award nominations, winning 6 of them.[22]

Selected worksEdit

Ted Jensen has mastered thousands of albums for more than 1,100 pop and rock artists.[27][28]

  1. ^ a b Jensen, Margaret. "Obituary Notice for Margaret Jensen". New Haven Register. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ Catalogue of the officers and graduates of Yale University. 1921. p. 654.
  3. ^ "Ted Jensen biography". Sterling Sound. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Interview with Mark Levinson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  5. ^ a b Smith, Ebonie (January 9, 2015). "The Masters Behind the Mix: A Behind the Scenes Glimpse Into Music Making With Mastering Engineer Ted Jensen". Atlantic Records. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "George Marino". Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  7. ^ "Lee Hulko". Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  8. ^ "Greg Calbi". Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  9. ^ Boswell. "Prism Sound: A brief history". Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  10. ^ "Tom Coyne". Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  11. ^ "Mix Magazine". Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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  13. ^ "Billboard December 21, 2002". Google Books. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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Definition of fine print in US English:

fine print

  • 1Printed matter in small type.

    • ‘The agent's brochure carried disclaimers in fine print at the foot of the front and back pages but I would not accord these decisive significance on the present question.’
    • ‘Known as universal default, the practice is disclosed in fine print in the papers cardholders sign to get the card.’
    • ‘After buying a few, I get to the checkout, and the little tiny fine print says, ‘Click here to opt out of mailings.’
    • ‘‘There's a lot of fine print that's difficult to get across in radio and TV,’ she says.’
    • ‘But they keep getting bogged down in fine print.’
    1. 1.1 Inconspicuous details or conditions printed in an agreement or contract, especially ones that may prove unfavorable.
      ‘read the fine print of whatever loan document is shoved under your nose’
      • ‘If someone tries to sell you a plan where you can eat all the tasty food you want without gaining weight, you'd better read the fine print, because they're trying to sell you something.’
      • ‘Lawyers say companies are now looking at the fine print in those contracts.’
      • ‘It's all in the fine print of the software agreement, which I bet you didn't read.’
      • ‘This is the quiet part of the process, when the business is handed over to the paralegals who specialise in the detail and the fine print.’
      • ‘He said we've got to go through all of the details, all the fine print, all the financial statements for all our plants, all over the world, and until we've done that, we won't be able to make any guarantees.’
      • ‘The fine print of the cruise contract spells out details on non-refundable payments and cruise companies' waivers of responsibility.’
      • ‘Ask him which institution offers your dream course; he will come out with all details including the fine print, if any, of it.’
      • ‘If you're filling out a form or giving your personal information, if you're not reading the fine print of where this information could be used, then you're basically handing it over to somebody.’
      • ‘I am warning other people to read the fine print before signing any contracts.’
      • ‘Doing so without thinking of the consequences is just as stupid as signing a record contract without reading the fine print.’
      • ‘Let's wait to read the fine print of the new agreements before being too optimistic.’
      • ‘Check the fine print of your contract: reservations are not guaranteed.’
      • ‘Whatever you do, always read the fine print of any contract before signing it.’
      • ‘With some amusement I was reading the fine print, as is not my wont, and I discovered that signing this document gave them power of attorney.’
      • ‘When setting up a flat it pays to look out for cheap deals, and always read the fine print of any contract you sign.’
      • ‘However, finding permanent employment for these scientists can be a challenging task fraught with a multitude of regulations, special conditions, and fine print.’
      • ‘I'm sure that somewhere in the fine print of his employment contract, it says ‘family man’ under requirements.’
      • ‘You also need to read the fine print of the contract.’
      • ‘They were then asked to sign contracts though, apparently, few read the fine print.’
      • ‘Reading contracts and fine print before the purchase can illuminate problems.’

fine print

/ˈˌfaɪn ˈprɪnt//ˈˌfīn ˈprint/


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Concerns Over Fate Of Detained Protesters In Iran

Video grab shows riot police and protesters in a neighborhood of Tehran, on Saturday December 30, 2017.

Nahid Khoda Karami, a member of Tehran City Council, has expressed concern over the condition of protesters who were detained during the recent demonstrations in Iran’s capital.

She said on January 7 that people still have "bitter memories" about the deaths of detained protesters 9 years ago and worry the same could happen again.

All members of Tehran’s city council are reformists; swept into power in May 2017 elections.

Following the controversial presidential election in 2009 and the re-election of Mahmud Ahmadinejad, millions of voters took to the streets to challenge the official results. Security forces arrested thousands.

In Tehran, hundreds were transferred to a substandard facility on the outskirts of the city. Young protesters were held alongside serious criminal offenders who allegedly tortured and, in some cases, raped them.

According to official accounts, at least three detainees died due to torture and poor conditions. More than eight years later, the prosecutor-general of Tehran at the time, Saeed Mortazavi, received a two-year prison sentence, in November 2017 to for being an accessory to murder; after almost 8 years legal wrangling.

“People are concerned that another judge, another rogue element, or another cellmate who is a thug will make a mistake and, God forbid, something can happen, which is irreversible,” Karami said.

According to official numbers, approximately 1,800 people were arrested during the recent protests in Iran, at least 100 of whom are students. Only a handful has been so far released.

According to two members of the Iranian Parliament, most of the detained students did not participate in the protests and their arrests were a “pre-emptive” measure.

On January 7, 37 student associations demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the detained students. In a letter to the science minister, the students accused the security institutions of illegal interference in university affairs and described the arrest of their colleagues as unjustified, citing Article 27 of the constitution, which allows public gatherings so long as participants do not carry arms and are not in violation of the fundamental principles of Islam.

However, in practice, any public gathering in Iran requires a permit from the Interior Ministry, and only those requests that pose no challenge to the establishment are approved.

Against this background, the decision by members of the Tehran City Council on January 7 to ratify a bill determining a place for public protests cannot be considered an improvement of the situation.


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Adam's Rib

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Adam's Rib
Theatrical poster
Directed by George Cukor
Produced by Lawrence Weingarten
Written by Ruth Gordon
Garson Kanin
Starring Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Judy Holliday
Music by Miklós Rózsa
Cole Porter
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Edited by George Boemler
Distributed by Loew's Inc.[1]
Release date
  • November 18, 1949 (1949-11-18)
Running time
101 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1,728,000[2]
Box office $3,947,000[2]

Adam's Rib is a 1949 American film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role. The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, except for the song "Farewell, Amanda", which was written by Cole Porter.

The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic romantic comedy, being nominated for both AFI's 100 Movies and Passions lists, and coming in at #22 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs.

Tracy and Hepburn as Adam and Amanda.

Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) follows her husband (Tom Ewell) with a gun one day after suspecting he is having an affair with another woman (Jean Hagen). In her rage, she fires at the couple multiple times. One of the bullets hits her husband in the shoulder.

The following morning, married lawyers Adam and Amanda Bonner (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) read about the incident in the newspaper. They argue over the case. Amanda sympathizes with the woman, particularly noting the double standard that exists for men and women regarding adultery. Adam thinks Doris is guilty of attempted murder. When Adam arrives at work, he learns that he has been assigned to prosecute the case. When Amanda hears this, she seeks out Doris and becomes her defense lawyer.

Amanda bases her case on the belief that women and men are equal, and that Doris had been forced into the situation through her husband's poor treatment of her. Adam thinks Amanda is showing a disregard for the law, since there should never be an excuse for such behavior. Tension increasingly builds at home as the two battle each other in court. The situation comes to a head when Adam feels humiliated during the trial when Amanda encourages one of her witnesses, a woman weightlifter, to lift him overhead. Adam, still angry, later storms out of their apartment. When the verdict for the trial is returned, Amanda's plea to the jury to "judge this case as you would if the sexes were reversed" proves successful, and Doris is acquitted.

That night, Adam sees Amanda and their neighbor Kip Lurie (David Wayne), who has shown a clear interest in Amanda, through the window. He breaks into the apartment, pointing a gun at the pair. Amanda is horrified, and says to Adam, "You've no right to do this – nobody does!" Adam feels he has proven his point about the injustice of Amanda's line of defense. He then puts the gun in his mouth. Amanda and Kip scream in terror. Adam then bites down on the gun and chews off a piece; it is made of licorice. Amanda is furious with this prank, and a three-way fight ensues.

Adam and Amanda, in the midst of a divorce, reluctantly reunite for a meeting with their tax accountant. They talk about their relationship in the past tense. They become emotional when talking about the farm they own and realize how much they love each other. They go to the farm, where Adam announces that he has been selected as the Republican nominee for County Court Judge. Amanda jokes about running for the post as the Democratic candidate.

Advertising for the film focused on its 'battle of the sexes' theme.

The film was written specifically as a Tracy-Hepburn vehicle (their sixth film together) by friends of the couple, Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. The pair, who were married to each other, got their inspiration for the story from the real life case of William and Dorothy Whitney, married lawyers who ended up divorcing and marrying their respective clients in a case. Kanin saw great potential in the idea of married lawyers as adversaries, and the plot for Adam's Rib was developed. The original title for the film was Man and Wife, but the MGM front office quickly vetoed it as dangerously indiscreet.[3] Although set in New York, Adam's Rib was filmed mainly on MGM's stages in Culver City, Los Angeles.[4]

Hepburn and Kanin encouraged Judy Holliday to play the role of Doris in the movie, which was used by Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn as a screen test for the chance to re-create on film her Broadway success in Kanin's play Born Yesterday. Receiving positive notices for Adam's Rib, Holliday was cast in the 1950 film version of Born Yesterday, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

It has been noted that in several scenes of the film, there are unusually long takes, where the camera does not move for minutes at a time. Most of these scenes happen when the principal characters are arguing.[5]

According to MGM records the film earned $2,971,000 in the US and Canada and $976,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $826,000.[2][6]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Adam's Rib has a "Fresh" score of 100% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10; the consensus for the film says: "Matched by Garson Kanin's witty, sophisticated screenplay, George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, and Katherine Hepburn are all in top form in the classic comedy Adam's Rib."[7]

Awards and honors[edit]

Ruth Gordon (later of Rosemary's Baby and Harold and Maude fame) and Garson Kanin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay in 1951.

In 1992, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[8]

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

AFI has also honored the film's stars, naming Katharine Hepburn the greatest American screen legend among females and Spencer Tracy #9 among males.

TV adaptation[edit]

Adam's Rib was adapted as a television sitcom in 1973 with Ken Howard and Blythe Danner. The series was cancelled after 13 episodes.

  1. ^ Adam's Rib at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .
  3. ^ Kanin, Garson (1971). Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Viking. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0-670-72293-6.
  4. ^ The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations by Tony Reeves. The Titan Publishing Group. p. 12 [1]
  5. ^ Higham, Charles; Greenberg, Joel (1968). Hollywood in the Forties. London: A. Zwemmer Limited. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-498-06928-4.
  6. ^ "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. January 4, 1950. p. 59.
  7. ^ [2] "Adam's Rib (1949) - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "National Film Registry" Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.. Library of Congress, accessed October 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs" (PDF). American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  10. ^ "AFI's 10 Top 10: Top 10 Romantic Comedy". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

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Feed the Beast

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Feed the Beast
Genre Crime drama
Based on Bankerot
by Kim Fupz Aakeson
Developed by Clyde Phillips
Opening theme Sasha Dobson
Composer(s) Pat Irwin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Executive producer(s)
  • Brad Carpenter
  • Michele Giordano
Production location(s) Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens, New York
Cinematography Joe Collins
  • Gary Levy
  • David Leonard
  • Joseph Hobeck
Running time 46 minutes
Production company(s) Clyde Phillips Productions
Lionsgate Television
AMC Studios
Original network AMC
Original release June 5 (2016-06-05) – August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)
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Feed the Beast is an American crime drama television series based on the Danish series Bankerot by Kim Fupz Aakeson and adapted by Clyde Phillips for AMC, starring David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess. The series premiered on June 5, 2016, on AMC.[1] On September 2, 2016, AMC canceled the show after one season.[2]

Tommy Moran and Dion Patras are like brothers. Dion is unable to stay out of trouble and Tommy is unable to move past it. For two friends on the brink of losing everything, a dusty pipe dream of opening an upscale Greek restaurant in their hometown of the Bronx is all they have left to turn their lives around. Together, they take on the insanity of the New York restaurant world and navigate its underbelly of petty criminals, corrupt officials and violent mobsters.

  • David Schwimmer as Thomas "Tommy" Moran,[3] a former sommelier and functional alcoholic who is raising his ten-year-old son, TJ, after the tragic death of his wife, Rie. His dream of opening a restaurant in the Bronx with longtime friend Dion ignites a fire in him that has been absent since his loss.[4]
  • Jim Sturgess as Dion Patras,[3] fresh out of prison and in debt to the Polish Mob, is inspired to open his dream restaurant with his childhood friend, Tommy. A rockstar chef, Dion plays a central role in both Tommy and TJ's life, all the while trying to escape his own inner demons and stay the course in his quest to be the best chef in New York.[5]
  • Lorenza Izzo as Pilar Herrera,[6] a quirky single woman who meets Tommy in a grief group, desperately searching for true love. Her search for love has inadvertently attracted men who capitalize on her naiveté. But when she meets Tommy, her hopes are restored.[7]
  • Michael Gladis as Patrick "The Tooth Fairy" Woichik,[6] a first-generation Polish-American, is a soft-spoken, brutally intimidating local mobster with a penchant for pulling teeth. Though he works for his father, he is also a major disappointment to him.[8]
  • John Doman as Aidan Moran, Tommy's father, a shrewd and ruthless businessman and unapologetic racist. He is a provocative and proud Irish-American and a self-made man with a self-made code of business ethics, which allows plenty of room for bribery, fraud, extortion, bullying and a general embrace of New York's criminal underworld.[9]
  • Christine Adams as Rie Moran,[6] Tommy's late wife, whose African-American roots play a strong role in Tommy's damaged relationship with his father. Remaining present in flashbacks throughout the season, Rie was a talented chef and artistic visionary for the restaurant. Her design book remains a guide for Tommy and Dion. She was a serial optimist who didn't let anyone take her down, especially Tommy's racist father. Her absence is a shroud over all of the characters.[10]
  • Elijah Jacob as Thomas "TJ" Moran Jr., Tommy and Rie's ten-year-old biracial son who is traumatized after witnessing his mother's tragic death and is unable to speak. He suffers from frequent nightmares about the accident in fractured images, but he can't piece the whole sequence together. TJ is a gifted artist, and drawing is one of the only ways he can still connect with the world.[11]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
1"Pilot Light"Steve ShillClyde PhillipsJune 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)0.976[12]
Dion Patras is released from prison on early parole and is immediately hunted by Patrick Woijchik's men, members of a Polish mafia. Elsewhere, Tommy Moran visits his wife Rie's gravesite and has difficulty selling wine to local vendors. He also has to raise his mute son TJ, who expresses his emotions through his drawings. Dion's uncle Stavros has everything set up for Dion to flee to Paris, however, Patrick arrives to send Dion scrambling and introduces himself as "The Tooth Fairy" to Stavros by wielding some pliers. Dion eventually finds Tommy, and they bicker over their past: Tommy never visited Dion in prison, and Dion abused cocaine and burned down a restaurant, which ultimately caused Rie's death. Patrick finally catches Dion, and it is revealed the burned restaurant belonged to Patrick, who never got an insurance settlement. Dion promises to open another restaurant to repay Patrick and later begins convincing Tommy to help.
2"Father of the Year"Steve ShillDavid BabcockJune 7, 2016 (2016-06-07)0.398[13]
Dion and Tommy meet with Aidan, Tommy's father, to discuss being an investor. Aidan's coldness toward Tommy forces Dion to be the pitchman. Dion promises profit from investing in the changing neighborhood and invites Aidan to sample the menu. Meanwhile, Patrick visits his imprisoned father, Ziggy, who asks about Dion's debt. Patrick states "you can't get money out of a dead man"; Ziggy says killing Dion will send a message that will "mean something". At school, TJ continues to be bullied, which results in him getting bruised. Later at the menu sampling, Aidan agrees to invest a 50% stake in the restaurant under one condition: he sees TJ once a week. Tommy balks, but TJ nods in agreement after seeing that Aidan carries a gun. Aidan leaves a contract with them. After one such visit, Tommy sees the bruises and, believing them to be from Aidan, confronts him. He then calls Dion to cancel the arrangement with Aidan, but Dion has shown the contract to Patrick.
3"Screw You, Randy"Jon S. BairdLiz SagalJune 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)0.484[14]
Dion corrects Tommy regarding TJ's bruises and adds that he will deal with the bully. Dion suggests Tommy reconcile with Aidan, and the two meet with him. Aidan states the deal was still on; Tommy only lost the fight. Aidan gives them a $75,000 check. At the prison, Patrick tells Ziggy that he stole the Asians' drugs, which Ziggy never said to do. Ziggy tells him to divide up the goods and lay low. Pilar asks to be restaurant manager, although she has no experience. She also convinces Tommy to hire Mose, a disabled vet from group therapy. Tommy explains his past with Dion to Pilar: Dion's parents were murdered when he was a child and Tommy's own mother left Aidan when he was a baby. Later, Dion and Mose steal wine from Tommy's former boss, and Dion hires his former kitchen crew. While Patrick visits Ziggy to update him, an Asian prisoner repeatedly stabs Ziggy. Tommy shows Rie's plans for the restaurant to Dion.
4"Secret Sauce"Jon S. BairdHilly Hicks Jr.June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)0.389[15]
Kevin, Thirio's head chef, puts a strain on everyone there. He even orders Pilar to arrange a health inspection. She seeks help from her sister, Blanca, who ends up hospitalized after a fall. Dion tells her to not worry about business and visit her sister. At the hospital, she surreptitiously meets Patrick, who is visiting his comatose father. He promises her a successful restaurant inspection. Meanwhile, Dion expects something in return from Detective Giordano for supplying information on the Tooth Fairy. This help comes in the form of Kevin getting arrested for hitting Giordano trying to break up a fight with Dion. Aidan's accountant informs him of a scaffolding contract going to a competitor. The income from that contract was supposed to cover his medical expenses and his restaurant investment. Tommy is told by TJ's school counselor that he is making progress, in part from Dion's positive influence. Tommy tells Dion to be more of an uncle and let Tommy be the father.
5"Gimme a T"Dan AttiasMarisa WegrzynJune 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)0.299[16]
Tommy and TJ have difficulty dealing with Rie's birthday without her. Tommy snaps at Pilar for not getting a liquor license yet. Despite her claims to know someone who can help, Tommy says he will handle it. TJ gets into a fight with a school bully who makes fun of his drawing of Rie. TJ is suspended, and Tommy is told to expect a visit from child services. At Tommy's urging, Aidan expedites Thirio's liquor license, but receives news that only a bone marrow transplant can treat his relapsed leukemia. He later rewards TJ for winning the fight by allowing him to shoot his gun at a range. Patrick learns one of his own men snitched to the Asians and has him killed. Tommy finds Dion also strangely grieving about Rie. Dion says that he knew her before Tommy did. While looking through old photos, Tommy sees Dion and Rie sharing more than casual glances.
6"The Wild West"Dan AttiasTony SaltzmanJuly 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)0.374[17]
With Thirio's soft opening approaching, Tommy searches Rie's laptop for old photos for the press. He finds a file of videos that Dion filmed of Rie cooking. Then, the restaurant's gas supply is shut off after a bill doesn't get paid. Dion cannot con the company to turn it back on. Mose manages to connect the restaurant to the city's main line. He then notices Pilar sorting fake receipts given to her from Dion. She argues with Dion, then has sex with him after failing to seduce Tommy. During the restaurant's opening, Nancy Hinson from Child Protection Services arrives to inspect TJ's living arrangement. She is not happy about the residence being above the restaurant. Aidan assures her that TJ couldn't be in a "more supportive family". Meanwhile, Patrick is warned by the Asians of a coming war. It begins at the restaurant when he gets into a gun battle with armed motorcyclists. The shootout is aired on television with Thirio's marquee prominently framed. Dion deflects Tommy's questions about Patrick. Tommy also cannot shake the thought of Dion and Rie possibly once being intimate.
7"Tabula Rasa"Dennie GordonBecky ModeJuly 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)0.390[18]
Following the news reports of the shootout, all of Thirio's reservations are canceled. Distracted, Tommy asks if Dion had sex with Rie. Dion says he and Rie were just interacting for the camera and that Habib was present during half of the tapings. Tommy apologizes for being paranoid. Pilar tells them she is meeting with a publicist, hoping a corporate sponsorship will increase business. Tommy instead advises Dion to make amends with Dante DiPaolo, a celebrity chef and Dion's former mentor. Dante initially refuses because Dion previously stole his recipes; however, Dante later arrives and gives a rave review on a live blog. Giordano pulls Dion away to ask his help in killing Patrick, who has left a tooth inside Giordano's home. Dion returns to the restaurant to hear Dante's story of Dion once having sex with a "hot black chick" who was a chef. Tommy locks eyes with Dion.
8"In Lies the Truth"Dennie GordonRobin ShushanJuly 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)0.419[19]
After getting the cold shoulder from Tommy, Dion visits his uncle Stavros to discuss opening a restaurant with Patrick. Stavros urges him to stick with "family" (Tommy). Later with Dion, Giordano discusses the plan of killing Patrick, as Dion is shown to have recorded the conversation. When Tommy learns that TJ is not in school, he finds him at a sidewalk memorial for Rie and takes him to the cemetery. He asks for a moment alone, only to spit on her grave for having sex with Dion. TJ later sees his bully setting fire to the memorial. Dion and a drunken Tommy have a loud argument on Thirio's opening night. Pilar tells them the customers can hear them, and they fight on the roof. Dion confesses to having sex once with Rie, long ago, but it was a mistake and nothing developed between them. Tommy ends their friendship, keeping it strictly professional. Dion later declines Patrick's offer. After returning from a visit with Aidan, TJ pulls out a gun he stole from him and points it at a picture of his bully.
9"Be My Baby"Steve ShillDavid BabcockJuly 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)0.337[20]
Dion invites Tommy to a concert, but Tommy steers the conversation towards TJ's paternity, as his birth occurred within a year after Dion had sex with Rie. Dion assures him that TJ is Tommy's son. Still distracted, Tommy seems to not pay much attention to TJ. Patrick visits Dion to announce a change in their agreement that forces Dion to pay a third of what is owed in a week. Dion maintains his loyalty to Tommy, but Patrick predicts that will change. Aidan's declining health forces him to want to kill himself. However, he finds his gun missing and calls Dion. TJ has taken the gun to school. Dion and Tommy arrive at the school to learn that TJ's bully has been arrested. TJ confesses to placing the gun in the bully's locker; Aidan commends his creativity but suggests he still needs punishment. Giordano tries to end his feud with Patrick, who ultimately has him hanged. After giving Dion a second chance, Tommy also decides against testing TJ's paternity.
10"Fire"Steve ShillClyde Phillips & Tony SaltzmanAugust 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)0.406[21]
Patrick leaves Giordano's body hanging, and it is eventually found. Ziggy condemns his son for being so careless, which later causes Patrick to send Ziggy back to prison. Patrick also visits Tommy to mention Dion's debt, which Tommy pretends to know about. Patrick then threatens TJ, and Tommy tells him to leave. Later, Tommy confronts Dion, saying his helping with the restaurant was to pay off a debt and not help Rie's dream become reality. Crying, Dion claims that Patrick threatened everyone Dion is close to, including Tommy and TJ. Tommy later offers Patrick a share in Thirio to pay off Dion's debt, but a disguised Dion and Stavros robs Patrick at a poker game. While Tommy and TJ are at a public viewing of TJ's artwork, someone loosens a gas line at Thirio. TJ's increasing flashbacks of his mother's death allow him to realize that he didn't cause it and it was no accident. However, Thirio erupts in flames as he announces this, and he, Tommy and Dion are trapped inside.

On June 25, 2015, AMC ordered Clyde Phillips for a 10-episode series Broke based on the Danish series Bankerot by Kim Fupz Aakeson, which Phillips would executive produce.[22] AMC Studios, Lionsgate Television, and Clyde Phillips Productions would produce the series. Henrik Ruben Genz and Malene Blenkov, who have previously produced Bankerot, are also executive producers, with Piv Bernt.[23] The show was renamed to Feed the Beast[24] and announced to start production in February 2016 in New York City, for a May 2016 premiere.[25]

On April 28, 2016, it was announced on the artist's official Facebook page that Sasha Dobson would perform the opening theme song for the series.[26]

On September 2, 2016, AMC cancelled the show after one season.

On Rotten Tomatoes the series has a rating of 23%, based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Feed the Beast's visual appeal isn't enough to make up for predictable plotting, convoluted dialogue and unlikable characters."[27] On Metacritic the series has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[28]

  1. ^ AMC (May 6, 2016). "AMC Shifts "Feed the Beast" Premiere to the Night of Sunday, June 5th, Following "Preacher"" (Press release). The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Andereeva, Nellie. "'Feed The Beast' Canceled By AMC After One Season". Deadline. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Elizabeth Wagmeister, Lauren Prudom. "David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess to Star in AMC Drama 'Feed the Beast'". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tommy Moran". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dion Patras". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (January 22, 2016). "David Schwimmer & Jim Sturgess To Topline Clyde Phillips AMC Series 'Feed the Beast', Five Others Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Pilar Herrera". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Patrick Woijchik". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Aidan Moran". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "Rie Moran". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "TJ Moran". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 7, 2016). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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Herbaceous border at Arley Hall

A herbaceous border is a collection of perennial herbaceous plants (plants that live for more than two years and are soft-stemmed and non-woody) arranged closely together, usually to create a dramatic effect through colour, shape or large scale. The term herbaceous border is mostly in use in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. In North America, the term perennial border is normally used.

Herbaceous borders as they are known today were first popularly used in gardens in the Victorian era. Hybridization and new imported plant species revolutionized the form of British gardens in the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition, the works of Gertrude Jekyll, a British 20th-century garden designer and prolific writer, popularized the use of the herbaceous border through a revival of the British cottage garden.

Maintaining the herbaceous border is work-intensive, as the perennials have to be dug up every 3–4 years and divided to keep the bed clean-looking and prevent overgrowth of the plants. In World War I this type of border became less popular in Britain as there was a shortage of labour to keep the gardens maintained. However, there are still some celebrated examples in British gardens. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world's longest herbaceous border, at 215 metres (705 ft), is at Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.[1]

  1. ^ "Dirleton Castle & Gardens". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

  • van Der Horst, Arend Jan (1995) [1994]. "Herbaceous Borders". Art of the Formal Garden. Trans. from Dutch by Mary Charles. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-34742-6.


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Synonyms Iododeoxyuridine; IUdR
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  • B1 (topical), B3 (ophthalmologic) [AU]
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Idoxuridine is an anti-herpesvirus antiviral drug.

It is a nucleoside analogue, a modified form of deoxyuridine, similar enough to be incorporated into viral DNA replication, but the iodine atom added to the uracil component blocks base pairing. It is used only topically due to cardiotoxicity. It was synthesized by William Prusoff in the late 1950s.[1] Initially developed as an anticancer drug, idoxuridine became the first antiviral agent in 1962.[2]

Clinical use[edit]

Idoxuridine is mainly used topically to treat herpes simplex keratitis.[3] Epithelial lesions, especially initial attacks presenting with a dendritic ulcer, are most responsive to therapy, while infection with stromal involvement are less responsive.[4] Idoxuridine is ineffective against herpes simplex virus type 2 and varicella-zoster.[3]

Side effects[edit]

Common side effects of the eye drops include irritation, blurred vision and photophobia.[5] Corneal clouding and damage of the corneal epithelium may also occur.[citation needed]

Formulations and dosage[edit]

Idoxuridine is available as either a 0.5% ophthalmic ointment or as a 0.1% ophthalmic solution.[3] The dosage of the ointment is every 4 hours during day and once before bedtime.[3] The dosage of the solution is 1 drop in the conjunctival sac hourly during the day and every 2 hours during the night until definitive improvement, then 1 drop every 2 hours during the day and every 4 hours during the night.[3] Therapy is continued for 3–4 days after healing is complete, as demonstrated by fluorescein staining.[3]

Idoxuridine synthesis: FR 1336866  GB 1024156  [1][6][7]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ a b Prusoff, W. H. (1959). "Synthesis and biological activities of iododeoxyuridine, an analog of thymidine". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 32 (1): 295–6. doi:10.1016/0006-3002(59)90597-9. PMID 13628760.
  2. ^ Wilhelmus KR (2010). "Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 12: CD002898. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002898.pub4. PMC 4739528Freely accessible. PMID 21154352.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. Edited by Gilman AG, Rall TW, Nies AS, Taylor P. McGraw-Hill. 8th ed. 1990.
  4. ^ Maxwell, E (1963). "Treatment of herpes keratitis with 5-iodo-2-deoxyuridine (IDU): a clinical evaluation of 1500 cases". Am. J. Ophthalmol. 56: 571–573. doi:10.1016/0002-9394(63)90006-0.
  5. ^ Idoxuridine ophthalmic
  6. ^ Cheong, L.; Rich, M. A.; Eidinoff, M. L. (1960). "Introduction of the 5-Halogenated Uracil Moiety into Deoxyribonucleic Acid of Mammalian Cells in Culture". J. Biol. Chem. 235: 1441–1447.
  7. ^ Chang, P. K.; Welch, A. D. (1963). "Iodination of 2'-Deoxycytidine and Related Substances1". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 6 (4): 428–430. doi:10.1021/jm00340a019.

Further reading[edit]

  • Seth A, Misra A, Umrigar D (2004). "Topical liposomal gel of idoxuridine for the treatment of herpes simplex: pharmaceutical and clinical implications". Pharm Dev Technol. 9 (3): 277–289. doi:10.1081/PDT-200031432. PMID 15458233.
  • Otto S (1998). "Radiopharmaceuticals (Strontium 89) and radiosensitizers (idoxuridine)". J Intraven Nurs. 21 (6): 335–7. PMID 10392098.
  • Fauth E, Zankl H (1999). "Comparison of spontaneous and idoxuridine-induced micronuclei by chromosome painting". Mutat Res. 440 (2): 147–56. doi:10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00021-2. PMID 10209337.