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Stavudine (d4T), sold under the brand name Zerit among others, is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.[1] It is generally recommended for use with other antiretrovirals.[1] It may be used for prevention after a needlestick injury or other potential exposure.[1] It; however, is not a first line treatment.[1] It is given by mouth.[1]

Common side effects include headache, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, and peripheral nerve problems.[1] Severe side effects include high blood lactate, pancreatitis, and an enlarged liver.[1] It is not generally recommended in pregnancy.[1] Stavudine is in the nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class of medication.[1]

Stavudine was first described in 1966 and approved for use in the United States in 1994.[2] It is available as a generic medication.[1] The wholesale cost in the developing world is US$1.86–5.40 per month.[3] The World Health Organization recommends that its use be decreased due to side effects.[4]

Medical uses[edit]

Stavudine is used in the treatment of HIV-1 infection, but is not a cure. It is not normally recommended as initial treatment.[5] Stavudine can also reduce the risk of developing HIV-1 infection after coming into contact with the virus either at work (e.g., needlestick) or through exposure to infected blood or other bodily fluids.[6] It is always used in combination with other HIV medications for the better control of the infection and a reduction in HIV complications.[7]

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends stavudine to be phased out to due to its high toxicity levels. If the drug must be used, it is recommended to use low dosages to reduce the occurrence of side effects; however, a 2015 Cochrane review found no clear advantage between high and low dosage regimens.[4]

Pregnancy and breastfeeding[edit]

Stavudine has been demonstrated to affect the fetus in animal studies but no data are available from human studies.[8] Pregnant women should therefore be given stavudine only if the potential benefits outweigh the potential harm to the fetus. Additionally, there have been case reports of fatal lactic acidosis in pregnant women receiving combination therapy of stavudine and didanosine with other antiviral agents.[8]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that HIV-infected mothers not breastfeed their infants, in order to avoid the risk of HIV transmission through breast milk.[9] There is also evidence that stavudine gets into animal breast milk, although no data are available for human breast milk.[8]

Stavudine is safe for use in children infected with HIV from birth through adolescence. Adverse effects and safety profile are the same as adults.[8]

There is no data available for stavudine use in HIV-infected adults aged 65 years or older. However, among 12,000 people over the age of 65, 30% developed peripheral neuropathy.[8] Additionally, since the elderly are more likely to have decreased renal function, they are more likely to develop toxic side effects.[10]

Adverse events[edit]

Common side effects[8]

Severe side effects[8]

Individuals are monitored for the development of these serious adverse effects. The development of peripheral neuropathy is shown to be dose related, and may be resolved if the drug is discontinued. Individuals with advanced HIV-1 disease, a history of peripheral neuropathy, or individuals on other drugs that have association with neuropathy develop this side effect more often.[8]

Stavudine has been shown in laboratory test to be genotoxic, but with clinical doses its carcinogenic effects are non-existent. Hyperlactatemia, bone mineral density (BMD) loss, reduction in limb fat and an increase in triglycerides were found when administered in high dosages. It is also one of the most likely antiviral drugs to cause lipodystrophy, and for this reason it is no longer considered an appropriate treatment for most patients in developed countries.

HLA-B*4001 may be used as a genetic marker to predict which patients will develop stavudine-associated lipodystrophy, to avoid or shorten the duration of stavudine according to a study in Thailand.[11]

It is still used as first choice in first line therapy in resource poor settings such as in India. Only in case of development of peripheral neuropathy or pregnancy is it changed to the next choice, zidovudine. Safety and effectiveness of dosage titration was not reported in treatment naive patients. It was only reported in those patients with sustained virologic suppression. These findings are not generalized to Stavudine used in ART naive patients who have high viral loads.

On Monday 30 November 2009, the World Health Organization stated that "[The WHO] recommends that countries phase out the use of Stavudine, or d4T, because of its long-term, irreversible side-effects. Stavudine is still widely used in first-line therapy in developing countries due to its low cost and widespread availability. Zidovudine (AZT) or tenofovir (TDF) are recommended as less toxic and equally effective alternatives."[12]

Mechanism of action[edit]

Stavudine is a nucleoside analog of thymidine. It is phosphorylated by cellular kinases into an active triphosphate. Stavudine triphosphate inhibits HIV's reverse transcriptase by competing with the natural substrate, thymidine triphosphate. Reverse transcriptase is the enzyme the virus uses to make a DNA copy of its RNA in order to insert its genetic material into the host's DNA. Upon incorporation into the DNA strand, stavudine triphosphate causes termination of DNA replication.

Absorption: Stavudine has rapid absorption and good oral bioavailability  (F = 0.86).[7]

Distribution: Stavudine does not bind to proteins in the blood.[7]

Metabolism: The clearance of stavudine is affected minimally by hepatic metabolism. Oxidation and glucuronidation produce minor metabolites.[7]

Elimination: Stavudine is mostly eliminated in the urine and mostly in its unchanged form.[7]

Drug interactions[edit]

Simultaneous use of zidovudine is not recommended, as it can inhibit the intracellular phosphorylation of stavudine. Other anti-HIV drugs do not possess this property.

Stavudine is not protein-bound nor does it inhibit the major cytochrome P450 isoforms. Thus, significant drug interactions with drugs metabolized through these pathways or drugs that are protein-bound are unlikely.[7]

Stavudine was first created by Jerome Horwitz in the 1960s and was originally named D4T.[13] When the AIDS epidemic occurred in the 1980s, William Prusoff and Dr. Tai-Shun Lin discovered the anti-HIV properties of Stavudine.[14] The pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb manufactures the drug under the trade name Zerit.[14]

It is also the first drug to be granted parallel track status in 1992 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which allowed for the agency to make Stavudine available to patients before being approved. Stavudine was submitted under the FDA's accelerated approval process. Through this process, Stavudine's effectiveness was measured by its effect on the surrogate marker, CD4, instead of clinical endpoints. The FDA concluded that an increase in CD4 cell counts was an indicator of how effective the drug would be against AIDS and HIV infection. Stavudine was the fourth drug to be approved for the treatment of AIDS and HIV infection by the FDA on June 27, 1994. Even after approval, studies were continued to evaluate the clinical benefit of the drug. If there is no indication of clinical benefits, the accelerated approval may be withdrawn.[15]

In 2018 Mylan Pharmaceuticals discontinued manufacturing stavudine 20mg, 30mg, and 40mg capsules.[16]

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  2. ^ Fischer, Janos; Ganellin, C. Robin (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 505. ISBN 9783527607495. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08.
  3. ^ "Stavudine". International Drug Price Indicator Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Magula, N; Dedicoat, M (28 January 2015). "Low dose versus high dose stavudine for treating people with HIV infection". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1: CD007497. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007497.pub2. PMID 25627012.
  5. ^ "Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV—United States, 2016" (PDF). Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents" (PDF). Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Bristol-Myers Squibb (December 2012). "Zerit (stavudine) capsules and powder for oral solution prescribing information" (PDF). Princeton, NJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-31.
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  9. ^ "Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children | Gender | HIV by Group | HIV/AIDS | CDC". Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ "FDA Guideline for Industry: Geriatric Population" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2016.
  11. ^ Wangsomboonsiri W, Mahasirimongkol S, Chantarangsu S, et al. (February 15, 2010). "Association between HLA-B*4001 and lipodystrophy among HIV-infected patients from Thailand who received a stavudine-containing antiretroviral regimen". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50 (4): 597–604. doi:10.1086/650003. PMID 20073992.
  12. ^ "New HIV recommendations to improve health, reduce infections and save lives". World Health Organization. November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "Jerome Horwitz". Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  14. ^ a b Prusoff, William (2001-03-19). "The Scientist's Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  15. ^ "FDA Approval of Stavudine (d4T) | News | AIDSinfo". AIDSinfo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  16. ^ U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332). (2018, April 30). FDA Drug Shortages. Retrieved May 1, 2018, from Drug Shortages&AI=Stavudine Capsules&st=d&tab=tabs-4&panels=0&elqTrackId=ea74e0ed22944bcb80c0e85a7812de68&elq=eba2efb7014449bd94d27eba432bc417&elqaid=3343&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=2529#


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In July 2008, on the Fires of Heaven forums, a courageous guy called Sam DeathWalker decided would create 26 accounts in World of Warcraft and play them all at the same time (this is called "boxing.") Apparently, he did the same thing in EverQuest. The FoH posters both cheered him on, lol'd at the fact that it would cost more than $700 a month to do this, or posted sayings such as "OK" and "yeah whatever." The thread turned into a heap of arguing over classes in WoW, people still calling him insane, etc.

You see, Padawan, something was just not right about this guy. Aside from the fact that he not only plays MMORPGs, nor not only does he play over 20 characters at the same time... it turned out that he has been FUCKING ARRESTED FOR ORAL COPULATION WITH UNDERAGE GIRLS. And boy was he proud of it!

YOu are the one labeling a 15 year old as a child to make me sound bad. Your chart says addolecent and not child. Or just say it with better presiion. "You had sex with a 15 year old".

We agree that her cognative abilites are not equvallent to that of someone in their mid 20's or my age at the time of 30.

But mine were. And thats why she suffered no long term disadvantage, while she gained short term advantage as the "dopimine made her do it".

—Sam, on page 150 of his FoH thread

Erronius, the guy who found out his pedo-adventures, mentioned that trying to get DeathWalker to admit he was a fuckup "[was] like squeezing blood from a stone." Well, okay. A neckbeard pedo loser guy from WoW. you ask. So what the fuck does this have to to with EQ2Flames, a site based on EQ2?

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The thread closed after a year of 159 pages, and about a week later, it made its way to EQ2Flames, in the Everything Else section. The users of EQ2Flames, especially LFG, found this guy so fucked up, they transferred it to the Rate-a-Retard section of the forums. The people of EQ2Flames taunted Sam, asking him to come out and play with them. And he arrived on the fourteenth page!

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Gage white knighted Sam or something. People called him out on that, except maybe Kriptini, some 15 year-old boy who got into bitchfights with some Nagafen player. This went on for OVER TWO-HUNDRED FUCKING PAGES. Eventually, Gage, fed up with people calling him out on morals (for example, mentioning that he would fuck a 15 year-old girl, while he himself is 32 and lives with his parents,) played the "why are you picking on someone with Asperger's when you guys are trying to be all moral" card. Oh no, they were playing America's favorite game, Kick the Autistic!

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I won EQ when I quit (strongest level caped controled and owned by one person accounts total in the game about this time last year).

I am the strongest under level 65 player in WoW.

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Stoke Deck

Stanford’s d.school is one of my go-to resources for anything creative, so I was a bit surprised when I found this particular one completely by accident.  I was looking for unique team-building tools, and “Stoke Deck” popped up.  This free printable has 28 different activities that will help students to “Boost Energy, Create Focus, Get Personal, Nurture Camaraderie, and Communicate Mindsets.”  They are each short exercises that can be used before starting a lesson – or even as a quick break during instruction.  Some of them, like “Blind Disco,”  may require some an established history of trust before you try them.  Others, like “Long Lost Friends,” might be good for introductions.  Almost all of them were new to me, so I can’t wait to try them!

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Gifts for the Gifted 2017 – Castle Panic

A few years ago, I thought I would help out the parents of my gifted and talented students by writing about some games, toys, or books that I thought might make good purchases during the holiday season.  I called the series of posts, “Gifts for the Gifted,” and I have continued to do it annually on every Friday in November and December.  These gifts are suggestions for any child – not just those who qualify for a GT program. Sometimes I receive a free product for review, but I am not paid for these posts, and I never recommend a product that I wouldn’t buy for my own child.  For past “Gifts for the Gifted” posts, you can visit this page. Also, you can see last week’s recommendation here.  And, if you want to see the more than 100 games and toys I’ve recommended over the years on my blog, check out my Pinterest board.

I’m going to admit that I debated whether or not to include Castle Panic on this year’s list due to the recommended age level (10+).  But I really think that children as young as 7 or 8 could play the game after playing a few rounds with parents or older siblings.

A friend gave our family Castle Panic as a gift last year, and it quickly became a favorite during the winter break.  Not too long before that, we had become obsessed with playing Catanso we opened Castle Panic expecting something similar.  Although there are some similarities (cards that can be traded and the importance of strategy), there is one huge difference – Castle Panic is a cooperative game.  In other words, all of the players must work together to slay monsters before the castle towers are destroyed.  This took a bit getting used to, as Catan is a game where players selfishly hang on to valuable pieces while in Castle Panic selfishness will almost certainly result in everyone’s defeat.

The main reason that Castle Panic may be rated 10+ is that there are a lot of rules.  The first few times we played, there were many rule book consultations, and that does require pretty fluent reading ability.  However, children seem to be quite good at remembering the rules – particularly when adults break them – so I don’t see that as a huge obstacle as long as adults aren’t expecting the children to play this on their own right out of the box.  Several commenters on the Amazon reviews seemed to agree with me on this point.  The only other sticking point that some people might have is that there are monsters to be destroyed.  This could pose an ethical problem for some, I suppose, and a nightmare concern for others.  To the latter point, I would say that the monsters are no worse than the ones you would see in comic books or a Marvel movie so I guess that can be your measuring stick.

The game can be played as a solitaire game, but I don’t think that is quite as much fun.  There also is a competitive version where one player can earn the most points.  But our family prefers the plain “Co-Op” version (2-6 players) and cheers heartily when we defeat the numerous monsters against all odds.

You can find Castle Panic here!

Since I offered a new, inspirational video for teachers in yesterday’s post, I thought it would only be fair to suggest one for students today.  This one came to me by way of one of my fabulous colleagues, Amy Chandler.  The Bridge is a cute and entertaining short video that would be a great way to start a year of collaboration and stepping outside one’s comfort zone.  If you’re a “Leader in Me” school, you can use this as an illustration of a Win/Win (and a Lose/Lose!) situation.

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Team Shake and Other Ways to Group Partners

I love hearing about the clever ways teachers group students in their classes.  My daughter, who is in middle school, told me about using “clock buddies” in one of her classes.  A different teacher gave them each a sheet with pictures on it, and they put a person’s name next to each one.  When the teacher called out a picture, such as, “Eagle!” they would have to find the partner who corresponded to that picture.

I have been using Class Dojo to randomly make teams or select partners, but it isn’t exactly the fastest way to do it.  Last week, I heard about an app called, “Team Shake,” which is so much faster!  It does cost .99, so I just downloaded it to my phone rather than a school iPad.  Once I input the names of the students for a class (or a club), all I have to do is choose the number of groups I want and shake to sort everyone immediately.  Since I have multiple classes and clubs, I am able to save each one separately and load them whenever I need them.

screen shots from Team Shake app

Knowing I would be doing this post today, I did a little research to find some other ideas for grouping students.  I ran across this gem by Genia Connell that has two of the ideas I already listed – plus eleven more!  (And free downloads!)  If you’re getting bored with always using the same method, you should definitely check out her suggestions! (I love the “Synonym Rolls” and the “iPartners”!)

I’d Be Thankful for a Lizard Named CheeseDoodle, Too

Screen shot from 3 Leaders Episode #1
Screen shot from 3 Leaders Episode #1

So, this is a perfect example of the power of being connected.  The other day, I saw a tweet from Principal Brad Gustafson in Minnesota (@GustafsonBrad – check out his great interview on The Two Guys Show!) about a video showing kids being thankful.  I clicked on the link and was immediately charmed.  The kids are fabulous, and throw in a few surprises (such as the lizard named CheeseDoodle- what a cool name!).  What’s unique about this video, though, is that three schools collaborated to make it.  The project is a combined effort from Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey.  I think it’s great the way the students from Byram Intermediate (who collected comments from the elementary school – so I think that technically makes 4 schools), Greenwood Elementary, and Cantiague Elementary shared their gratitude.  They can see what they have in common, which is a lot, and have a conversation about some of the different things that were mentioned.

The 3 Leaders used Touchcast to create the video, and you can view the Touchcast version here.  (If you want to read more about the Touchcast app, here is a brief post I did about it in August.)

This leads me to mention something I am thankful for this year that I did not have on my list (or even on my radar) last year – my online PLN.  Without Twitter, I would not have known about this awesome video, which has already given me numerous ideas for project suggestions for my own students.  And this is only the latest in a very long list of inspirational tidbits that I have gleaned from the folks on Twitter.  I know everyone in America is busy today with your Thanksgiving preparations, so I won’t waste your time by getting all gushy and sentimental.  Just know that I appreciate all of you – readers, Tweeters, co-workers, family, friends, and students!

Thanks for sharing, Byram, Greenwood, and Cantiague!  Great job!

The 3 Leaders who connected to bring you this video
The 3 Leaders who connected to bring you this video

Click on your profile pic at the top right of your Educlipper page to see your dashboard.
Click on your profile pic at the top right of your Educlipper page to see your dashboard.

Adam Bellow, the man behind Educlipper,  is now my top Education Rock Star.  The man is amazing, engaging, and generous.  I was fortunate to witness two of his sessions at ISTE this week, and I was inspired to fill two pages of Pages on my my iPad with new ideas for the upcoming school year.

One project that is near and dear to Adam’s heart is Educlipper.  I have seen Educlipper mentioned on several other blogs, but basically dismissed it as a “Pinterest for Education.”  However, I realize now that it is so much more.

This robust tool is free, and Adam assured us that it will always be free.

How is Educlipper different from Pinterest?  Wow.  Let me count the ways:

1.)  As a teacher, you can add classes.   Similar to Edmodo, your students receive group codes that allows them to join your class, and then you can share boards.  This means that you can easily share resources with them, they can create digital portfolios, they can collaborate with each other.

2.)  Educlipper is not limited to images.  Any file format can be “clipped.”

3.)  If you are interested in using Educlipper as a portfolio tool, you might want to know that Adam is currently working on an app that would allow you to take pictures of work and instantly upload it to your board.

4.)  Adam built in an “export” feature so that you can export your boards and never have to worry that your hard work will be lost forever in cyberspace.

5.)  Every single pin offers instant sharing options that include:  Edmodo, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, G+, Tumblr, and even an embed code.

6.)  Students do not need to have an e-mail, or any kind of social networking account to join.

7.)  Adam’s “customer service” is amazing.  I e-mailed a question to him last night, and immediately got a response – even though he is probably getting thousands of e-mails after his week at ISTE.

Can you imagine what a great differentiation tool this could be in your classroom?  Or, how wonderful it would work as a digital portfolio?  Or, how it will promote collaboration between students?

I want to thank Adam Bellow for this awesome resource.  I’m only sorry I didn’t check it out sooner!  Help to spread the word about Educlipper by clicking here for a handout, presentation, or video!

Storybird (Reblog)

For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around:

As a teacher, do you ever have a moment when no one needs your help, and you are standing in the middle of your classroom wondering what you should be doing?  In my twenty years of teaching, I think that’s happened twice:  when I was student teaching and had no idea what I was supposed to be doing anyway, and today.  I showed my students Storybird, which allows you to choose sets of art to illustrate a story that you write.  I meant for it to be a station on some computers in my classroom, but the students who started at that station didn’t want to leave.  So, I started pulling out laptops until everyone was working on their own stories.  For over an hour, there was silence in my room, and every child was engaged in creating his or her own story.  We had been studying Figurative Language, and the assignment was to create a story with a winter theme that used at least 4 different types of figurative language.

After lunch, I thought the students might be weary of sitting in front of computer screens.  I began saying, “Okay, you have a choice.  You can either continue working on your Storybirds or – ” I didn’t even get to finish.  They unanimously agreed that they wanted to continue.

Storybird is free.  Register as a teacher, and you can add a class of students easily.  The students do not need e-mail addresses to register or log in.  You can view their work at any time, and they can also view the work of other students in the class by clicking on a tab at the top.  They can comment, as can the teacher.  It’s online, and easy to share, so they can show friends and family.  The teacher can post specific assignments or the students can just create.  Collaboration on stories is possible, and reading the stories of others is inspiring.  The art work is charming and lovely.


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Busy, new music, Getting Things Done, data import

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. I’ve been busy. But now that I’m here…

  • I’m still not thrilled with the Gutenberg editor. It’s okay, but I just don’t care for it.
  • I’ve been working on music, and that’s been eating what time I have left after work and family, so I haven’t been writing much. This is a problem; the whole point behind these is that I should be able to fire them off pretty quickly and easily. It’s a brittle process.
  • A friend suggested Todoist, over Agenda. Will have to try it again. There are tons of GTD-like to-do applications, and all of them so far get it slightly wrong for me… or maybe I’m not integrating them well enough yet. Agenda’s pretty good but Mac-only. Until I’ve purged every other OS from my work environment, that’s… ungood. (And I’m not going to purge every other OS from my work environment.)
  • Running a giant data import is great, until you realize you’ve done it wrong but you’re already a long time into a giant, days-long process.
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First Tee Golf Project

The mission of The First Tee of Greater Richmond is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. The First Tee will impact our community by positively influencing behaviors of young people and inspiring adults to mentor, coach, volunteer, donate to the cause and uphold mission, thus preparing youths to make sound decisions, exercise good character, and live satisfying, productive lives in which they can give back to the community.

During the summer season, The First Tee of Greater Richmond offers a variety of programs suited to a variety of schedules from week-long camps to weekly instruction in addition to leagues, championships and tournaments.

In the off season, The First Tee of Greater Richmond endeavors to keep participants close and connected to the organization and their peers through movie nights, hands-on seminars focused on healthy habits and wellness, group outings and chapter socials.

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Christopher Mintz-Plasse says it's a 'bummer' Jim Carrey doesn't want to promote 'Kick-Ass 2'.

The veteran actor - who plays Colonel Stars and Stripes in the action sequel - withdrew his support of the film earlier this year, feeling it is too violent in light of the Sandy Hook school shootings, and his co-star is saddened by his decision but finds his opinion 'understandable'.

He told BANG Showbiz: 'It's a bummer because he's so good in the movie that I would love to have him promoting the movie, but with everything that's happened, it's totally understandable why [he doesn't want to].

'We really upped the ante with the violence in this one and I think with all the tragedies that have happened this year, that's on people's minds, which is terrible. Violence is always controversial - nothing you can do.'

Mintz-Plasse went on to defend Carrey's controversial decision, insisting it is difficult to envision how the film will look on screen compared to the script.

He explained: 'You read the script and you're like, 'Oh, it's violent', but when you actually see it in front of you, it's a lot more violent than you think it's gonna be on the page. He saw the finished product and he just couldn't get behind it. I respect the guy's opinion.'

'Kick-Ass 2' is in cinemas now.


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Following on from the success of the inaugural Doolin Writers’ Weekend, The 2nd Annual Doolin Writers weekend will consist of workshops in short story writing, poetry and novel writing and lectures and readings by some of Ireland’s foremost writers.

The weekend is a wonderful opportunity for aspiring writers, published authors and literary fans alike to get together and celebrate everything Irish Literature. Not only that, there will be some amazing traditional music and theatre.

Distinguished artists like J.M. Synge, George Bernard Shaw, Dylan Thomas, Augustus John and Oliver St. John Gogarty spent time in this lovely Co. Clare town and the organisers look forward to welcoming back some of Ireland's esteemed contemporary writers for what they hope will become an annual literary even in the gorgeous Banner County.


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The Jonas Brothers are back.

Yesterday we reported that The Jonas Brothers might be making a comeback today after a six year hiatus - and would you believe it, they have. The siblings have released their new single 'Sucker' as well as an extremely lavish music video.

Adopting some definite 'Alice in Wonderland' vibes, the music video has the three brothers throw a party in a decadent house. Not only that, but all three of their partners are present in the video too.

Kevin Jonas' wife Danielle Deleasa, Nick Jonas' wife Priyanka Chopra, and Joe Jonas' finance Sophie Turner all feature in the music video. However, it is Turner who steals the show, adopting quite a disturbed persona for the video - and we love it.

Check out Turner shifting the hedges and stuffing her face with cake in The Jonas Brothers music video for 'Sucker' below.

Fans of the new music video can't get enough of Turner either.

We will accept her as a brother now.

It may be the year of Sophie Turner.

It's inspired us all.


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Andy Connelly

Andy Connelly

I am a technician and laboratory manager. I keep the Cohen Labs and others running on a day-to-day basis making sure that the best possible research can be carried out in a safe environment. I have other responsibilities around the school.

Publications list and Google Scholar

I also do a lot of work with the Universities Technicians' Network and I started 'Technically Speaking' a newsletter for technicians.

Technicians' Network Twitter feed

  • MEng Materials Science and Engineering
  • PhD Materials Science
  • RSci Registered Scientist

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Institute for Science and Technology

Research groups and institutes

  • Cohen Geochemistry
  • Earth Surface Science Institute
  • Earth Surface Science Institute


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eParliament.org is people's virtual parliament outside national parliaments and EU Parliament.

eParliament.org encourages citizens to take part in the political issues on a daily basis that matters them most, nor merely surrendering people-power to a proxy every four years.

eParliament.org is the only platform that incorporates all forms of modern democracies: representative, participatory and direct democracy.

All eParliament.orgs services are electronic - no paper, for the sake of the environment. This all-encompassing platform is coming shortly.

eParliament.org considers discrimination is the primary reason of social problems today. Therefore, eParliament.org provides an unmoderated and inclusive online platform to citizens for deliberation to garner citizens' consensus prior to their deliberation in national parliaments in Europe and European parliament. The public-interest agendas for public deliberations will be acquired in accordance with the Right to Public Information law. On behalf of citizens, the outcome of online proceedings in eParliament.org will be forwarded to concerned national parliaments and European Parliament for consideration before parliamentary enactments.


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My name’s Anton Eprev and I’m a software developer working as front-end engineer at Booking.com in Amsterdam. Tinker with electronics and 3D printers in spare time. I’m on Twitter, GitHub and Unsplash.

What’s worth watching

  • Bred Victor (MIT) on “Media for Thinking the Unthinkable” (2013): incredible ideas that will probably change the way we present and understand things.
  • Douglas Crockford on “The Better Parts” (2014): you aren’t supposed to use every feature of the language to write error-free programs. Douglas is sharing his favorite parts of JavaScript and coming ES6 standard.
  • Facebook’s way to Flux and React in “Rethinking Web App Development at Facebook” (2014).
  • John-David Dalton (Lo-Dash) on “Unorthodox Performance” (2014): interesting techniques to improve JavaScript performance.
  • Patrick Hamann (The Guardian) on “CSS and the Critical Path” (2014): dealing with performance bottlenecks in the browser from network to painting.


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One Day Workshop

A taste of travel sketching.

Workshops for those who haven’t sketched with us before and are keen to try.

Covering first steps and basic colours, this workshop is an excellent way to learn the basic skills.
One Day Beginners Workshops give you a taste of what we cover in our full courses, and you’ll learn enough to get started on your travel sketching journey. We loan you the sketch kit for the day, which can be purchased if you’d like your own.
You’ll be sketching within an hour. Enjoy the company of a small group in a nurturing environment with the tutor (Tony) bringing out the very best of your sketching.
Even if you have never sketched before, it’s okay, we will guide you through a series of steps introducing pen, colour pencil and watercolour so, by the end of the day you will have achieved sketch levels that you had previously never thought possible.

Complete the form below to book your spot or give Tony a call:

Tony 021 925 031

Times & Costs

Sunday 3 February 2019

Course FULL!

$190 (includes GST)
All materials will be provided for the day

Make sure to register your interest with Tony! He’ll keep you updated with the next “Taster” date


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Amnesia Blog POST #1

I have absolutely no Idea how to start writing these things so I am just going to start with a little about me. My name is Erinn Yepiz I live in the obnoxiously sunny and overpriced state of California. I work a mediocer job in retail and I’m about to start my jr. year at UC Davis and go thousands of dollars in debt.

I used to write a lot more about this not so entertaining life I live, but I took a break for a few years to focus on living life in hopes of finding said entertainment… I regret to inform you that I was unsuccessful. However, I do have a few stories I would like to share.

So, almost 4 years ago I hit my head and was diiagnosed with retrograde amnesia. Basically I could read, write, walk, and talk, but I didnt retain any of my narrative memory… Fortunately I was still alive. Since the day of October 13th 2014 I have learned more about life than one could imagine, and I have contless stories to share, some funny, some sad, and some just downright weird.

Most people would think to start at the beginning, but that’s a little boring! I’m going to start at the middle-Ish. Two weeks out of the hospital still not remembering simple things you would expect a 15 year old to know, like, where babies come from what or what a “grade” in “school” is. I was in the food room (later I found out it was called a kitchen) and I was hungry, I noticed the black food box (more commonly known as a microwave). I natrally pushed the popcorn button and returned to my bedroom where I impatiently waited for the beep, indecating my popcorn was ready. When the beep finally came I opened the food box and was incredibly dissapointed to find no popcorn. Apparently you are supposed to put popcorn in the food box which heats or cooks it. The simple, sad, incident of the black food box is many years behind me, however, I like to look back on it to remind myself of how far I’ve come in the short 3.5 years I have been “alive”.

I want to remind everyone that life is not about the incredible things you accomplish, but how those things make yourself and the people around you feel.

Thank you all for reading my story today, let me know if you would be interested in more. Stay positive, and keep fighting!

~ Erinn Yepiz

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Dictionary 41. A Black Screen

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41. A: Something's wrong with my computer.
B: Exactly what?
A: All I get is a black screen.
B: What's the matter?
A: I think I know, because this happened before.
B: What happened before?
A: My hard drive crashed.
B: Oh, no. That's bad news.
A: It sure is, but I'm going to call HP first, just to make sure.
B: Will you lose all your files?
A: No, I always back up my files.
B: You're smart. 0.0

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  • got these jeans in Harajuku & I always feel on top of the world when I wear them... Tokyo sure does that to a girl!⚡ #slsootd #wego
  • #cubequestionmonday with @erikschuchard 🎐 ask him a question and he will answer it for as long as it takes for him to solve the #rubikscube lol
QUESTION: “What’s your favourite drink both #alcoholic & non-alcoholic?” pt. 2 focuses on the alcoholic bevvies! pt 3 coming soon lol
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  • it’s Monday so you know what that means: another cube question Monday w @erikschuchard coming right up after this post 📲 also I’m talking love languages on {linked directly in bio} and sharing mine which tbh I think is the most misunderstood one. Anyways, a few years ago, my friend @cherie_renee told me about the love language quiz and it’s something that will really help you understand both yourself and your partner better. What’s your love language?? 💕 #lovelanguage #lovelanguages
  • weekends over 🚮 San Francisco on film and lots lots lotssssss of empty @footofthebed glasses 🎞🍷🍇✨ ps- I’m logging all the wines I drink with @erikschuchard on @delectable - come find me {just search ‘Shannon Silver’} and drink with me ⚜ #footofthebed #35mm #kodakportra160 #filmisnotdead #filmisbetter #filmgrain #sundayscaries #delectable
  • incognito in Sausalito ⛵ #nochella #sausalito #depopcommunity #slsootd
  • spring blossoms at our apt 🌸 on the hunt for late night bites in sf, but everything closes at 10 in this city - we’re thinking Chinatown? any late night reccs?💘 #slssf #plumblossom

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In this TV discussion (Charlie Rose US PBS nightly chat show), Aaron Beck (the third speaker in this excerpt) discusses how he first began to think about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The purpose of the programme, first aired in May 2007, was to discuss the legacy of Sigmund Freud, 150 years after Freud's birth.

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Dr. Beck is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Psychopathology Research Unit (PRU), the parent organisation of the Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide. His current research focuses on cognitive therapy for suicide prevention, dissemination of cognitive therapy into community settings, and cognitive therapy for schizophrenia.

Aaron Beck's first, landmark article, Thinking and Depression: I. Idiosyncratic Content and Cognitive Distortions was submitted for publication in May, 1963, and published in October of the same year in Archives of General Psychiatry.

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?


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Narcissistic Personality Traits Maldon, Essex

Diagnosis: Alcohol overuse, Entitlement Schema. Target Behaviour: Narcissistic personality traits (Patient lives in Maldon, Essex)

"Fiona" (not her real name) is in her early 50s, and came to see me for an initial consultation because she felt "stuck" and had "hit a brick wall" emotionally, unable to function.

Through a process of 'guided discovery', we were able to understand that Fiona seemed to feel as if she would never get enough love from other people, in particular her daughter and husband. We were also able to learn how relationships for Fiona seemed to be a problem and that she often found it difficult to recognise how she was feeling because she would block her emotions which, when they built up, led her frequently to binge-purge; something her daughter hated, she told me.

Fiona claimed her husband had alienated her from her daughter. The two were close, but Fiona had a poor relationship with both husband and child.  Binge purging had increased recently, and I asked her about alcohol use, to which Fiona told me that she did drink, but no more than one or two glasses a night. However, she recognised that often it was the drinking that would lead her to her binge-purge behaviour.

When Fiona came back to my office to start therapy, I asked her for her reflections after our intial meeting. "You really hit on a few things, very accurate" was her description of how she found that session.  I noted that she did not seem to take any pleasure in this revelation quite the contrary it seemed to make her uncomfortable.

When completing the Depression and Anxiety inventory forms she really struggled as she didn't "fit into any of the boxes". Somehow she was too "unique" and her situation, too "different" to get a general view.  Most patients take five or six minutes to complete the forms, Fiona, becoming increasingly frustrated, took 30 minutes or more.

Fiona was extremely defensive and I felt as if she wanted to control the session. She became easily frustrated when completing the forms, reminding me that she was paying me "good money for this, but I will go along with it as you are supposedly the expert".

I asked her what her goals were for therapy. "I feel as if I have hit an emotional brick wall"  "I want to stop bingeing and purging and my alcohol use has gone up a bit so I'd like to get it back down to a manageable level"

I then asked her how much alcohol she drank. "About 1-2 bottles of wine a week. I went to see the alcohol addictions therapist at [a local rehab hospital] and we ended up in an argument.  He got it completely wrong, I don't have a problem with alcohol, its an emotional problem"

After some discussion, it also transpired that outside of her family, she had problems maintaining relationships. She claimed her husband was controlling, and would neglect her emotionally.  Her daughter (17) preferred her father and was distant and 'disrespectful' to her mother; they were often in conflict.

She was also angry with her sister and not speaking to her because her sister had arranged their mother's funeral without including her. She could give no reason as to why this might be. She had no relationship with her sister because it was "too painful".  She would not elaborate on this further.

We talked a little more about Fiona's history. Her mum left home when she was three, because dad was physically and mentally abusive to her. "I don't blame her now but I was angry with her for a long time. I wanted to be with mum but instead went to live with my dad.

"I felt rejected by mum. Then dad's new partner didn't want me either. Dad sent me to live with my uncle and aunt and I didn't see him after that either. They looked after my material needs but there was no real love or affection. They just did what they thought of as their moral duty."

I asked Fiona if she tended to feel rejection easily. "Yes, I do. Unfortunately it doesnt take a lot to make me feel like that."

And what was it that would most likely make her feel rejected? "It has been worse since I've been drinking more.

"I started seeing mum again when I was seven. She felt so guilty that she started overcompensating. Wanting my attention all the time and my sister's.  She was emotionally demanding and wanted me to live with her full time when I was 16.

ME: "How did you feel about that, going from absolutely no love to almost total love and attention"

FIONA: "It was confusing at first, then it felt good initially but soon it got quite smothering.  She was so needy and I felt like I had to give her what she wanted or I would lose her love again.  My sister reacted differently to me. In order to get away from Mum's smothering she went  into the army so she 'escaped' and I didnt. I was angry with her for leaving me with the responsibility of a needy mum and an equally needy brother.   Anyway my brother went into the army and then tragically died.  It was too much for mum and she started to drink.   She needed me even more after that.  I felt as if I was responsible for her.  She became an alcoholic and when I got married I moved out but I was always felt responsible for her.  She died 10 years ago because of the drinking"

Fiona also discussed how when her mood drops (usually at night) she would begin going over her painful past and then feel the urge to drink.  After drinking she would feel guilty and then head off to the kitchen to binge which would ultimately increase her guilt until she purged.  She claimed it was this behaviour that caused her daughter to feel disgusted and angry at her.  They would argue and she would turn to her father for comfort.  When her father would give emotional support to the daughter, Fiona would feel betrayed and rejected and would act out angrily towards her husband.  Her anger would cause her to damage their relationship and again the cycle would start at night when she would mull over the hurt and betrayal.    What became clear was the fact that she was still very angry about things that had happened all her life, not just current events.

Throughout the session, Fiona kept looking at the clock to ensure she did not run over time.  After our session Fiona left the room quickly.  Her husband who was late to pick her up came into my practice to speak to me.  He seemed agaitated and nervous,
"She's angry with me because I just missed her.  I don't know where she has gone but she wont answer her phone now"

I told him she might be waiting at the bus stop but he hung around as if he wanted to say more.

"I think I should come and see you because I need help too.  Did she tell you that she drinks about 2-3 bottles of wine a night?"  It's destroying the family, I really don't know what to do"

He seemed desperate but I told him
"I can't discuss your wife's therapy with you but if she agrees to having a joint session with you then I arrange that.  Otherwise, you should seek help for yourself with another therapist.  I understand that sometimes family members may need support too".

Had Fiona purposefully played down her use of alcohol?  Was she in denial of the problem?  Was this why her meeting with the addictions therapist ended so badly?

The answers to these problems were pre-empted by a phone call on the day of her session. Fiona had phoned to cancel without giving the required notice.  I offered her an appointment the following day and told her that if she took this appointment she would avoid the cancellation charge.  She became instantly very angry and abusive, claiming I did not care about her.  She told me "you shut up and listen, I am talking now", and I asked her to ring off and try to allow time to calm down and call me later when she was less angry so that we could discuss it properly.  Fiona cancelled her therapy and said she would not return.

Emotional Deprivation Schema
Essentially is the belief that others will never meet important emotional needs.  These needs could include affection, protection and guidance, nurturance and empathy from parents or caregivers.  Often the existence of this schema indicates that others were emotionally depriving to the child.  Often the child has experienced disconnection and rejection and may still be experiencing similar patterns (either real or imagined), as an adult.

Fiona experienced a detached and unpredictable family environment.  She grew up with the belief that her needs for stability, emotional nurturance and an intimate family relationship would never be met consistently.    Her Mother's later overcompensation of emotional nurturance meant that there were no limits or boundaries.  Mother would not criticise or point out when Fiona had been disrespectful or rude.  There was a sense of permissiveness and instead of maintaining healthy limits, Mum indulged Fiona as a way of making up to her for having abandoned her.  Fiona came to believe that she had the right to have her needs met before anyone else, even those of her own child, and that social norms, rules and others boundaries should not necessarily apply to her.  She 'expected' that others should make an exception to the rule for her and that if they did not,  it meant that they did not care for her, she was being abandoned and rejected all over again.


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Mar 24th 2018

Pic no1 – Gerda, Dorina and Gábor (their teacher) in DK.

This week we bring you stories about Hungarian EUROPEA students. Dorina, Gerda and Vivien are three very special young ladies. They are senior students of the Agricultural Course (EQF:5) at the Green VET Centre FM KASZK Vácimező.

Dorina is a cheerful girl with a tiny figure and a big heart. She comes from Veresegyház and she is devoted to Hungarian traditions. She is a folk dancer and a member of the local association of 1848-ers. She regularly puts on the uniforms of those brave soldiers, wears their arms and takes part in events that celebrate the Hungarian Revolution.

Gerda has a very independent personality and a “Hollywood smile” (as she likes to put it). She speaks English and German since she attended a bilingual (German/Hungarian) elementary school coming from a region with a German minority. Her grandparents are farmers and she is fond of the land and big agricultural machines (!).

Pic no2 – Vivi and her little sister.

Vivien exceeds her peers with her high motivation and extreme diligence. She is a hard-working student and she also does a lot of community work. She has won several local and regional awards. Besides, she takes care of her younger sister – a Down-syndrome girl. They are inseparable.

And what do Dorina, Gerda and Vivien have in common? Well, apart from being classmates and attending the same course at Vácimező, the girls did an unforgettable ERAMSUS+ internship together last summer. They participated in a pilot project of two EUROPEA partner schools: Green Academy, Aarhus (DK) and FM KASZK (HU). The girls spent three weeks in Denmark learning about agricultural machinery (!!). They drove tractors, did welding, handled machines and performed all those “not-so-girly” things together. But they agree that they enjoyed every minute of their stay!

We asked them about the features of education in DK and HU and they all agreed that: “The most striking difference is the unconditional trust that you experience from your Danish teachers. They would leave you alone with those very expensive machines out in the fields and let you practice with your mates! It scares you at first but at the same time it gives you confidence and responsibility.”

They say that you have to leave your comfort zone to really learn something new. We just did that, and it was great!” – Vivien says.

“We had such a good time and we were so happy there. When I got home my boyfriend waited for me at the airport. He told me that I had changed and looked more beautiful than ever!” – Dorina admits.

“It was strange to come back and do the usual things again. I would definitely like to go back.” – says Gerda with that broad smile of hers.

The girls are leaving school this summer, but these great memories will stay with them and we are happy to have had them as our students 😊

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This year’s events will take place at the Hilton Tokyo. Situated in the heart of Shinjuku, Tokyo’s business, shopping and entertainment district, the hotel is the perfect place to experience modern Japan.

We have negotiated discounted conference room rates. Guest rooms are available at 26,800 JPY for a single occupancy room (approximately $238 USD). The discounted room rate includes complimentary internet and breakfast buffet. The group rate is also offered three (3) days pre- and post-event and is only available through Monday, February 5. Be sure to book early as the block could sell out.

Important: The Linux Foundation will never reach out to attendees by phone to make hotel reservations for our conferences. Please be advised that the most secure way to book in our discounted room block is by using the direct booking like provided above, or by calling the hotel directly. If you do receive a phone call from someone claiming to be with The Linux Foundation or the hotel and they attempt to sell you a hotel room, please email us at

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From Narita International Airport (NRT)
Distance from Hotel: 48 miles
Drive Time: 90 minutes
Bus Service: 3,100 JPY ($27.50 USD)
Subway/Rail: 3,150 JPY ($28 USD)
Taxi: 28,000 JPY ($248 USD)

From Haneda Airport (HND)
Distance from Hotel: 16 miles
Drive Time: 60 minutes
Bus Service: 1,230 JPY ($11 USD)
Subway/Rail: 710 JPY ($6.50 USD)
Taxi: 12,000 JPY ($106 USD)

Hilton Tokyo Parking

There is a covered self-parking car park at the hotel available at a cost of 1,500 JPY per 24 hours.

Public Transportation

Bus, Rail, and Tram are all options to/from the airport, as well as within Tokyo city limits. Please refer to the Hilton Tokyo website for helpful information on public transportation in and around Tokyo.


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Lessons from the Urban Pigeon

There is an entire community of pigeon collectors living amongst us. They marvel at the diversity of plumage, color, and patterning that this single species displays. In fact, none other than Charles Darwin himself fancied the pigeon species. These pigeon enthusiasts understand that we can learn a lot from pigeon diversity. In a recent publication, … Continue reading Lessons from the Urban Pigeon


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Mind and Nature: Gregory Bateson. Review

When I read this book a second time I picked up Bateson's phrase “patterns of connection.” It has haunted me since. "Patterns of connection are what distinguishes life from non-life. Chemical phenomena may exhibit scattered patterns of connection, but they are seldom embedded in other patterns of connection as is typical of life. Patterns of connection are found in both human minds and evolution. Patterns of connection are the very substance of life. Life consists of matter, and patterns of connection. That came to seem the essence of what life consists of." More...

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How the crime drama--the true-blue show, the relentless reruns, the sensational new spin-off--has become TV's most arresting development

By EW Staff
November 12, 1999 at 05:00 AM EST

On Law & Order, the audience is served by two separate but equally important groups. The writers, directors, and producers who’ve made the show one of the savviest, most addictive crime dramas on television today — not to mention the longest-running — and the actors and actresses who miraculously manage to make New York City cops and lawyers look sorta sexy. This is their story….

If this magazine article really were an episode of Law & Order, right about now we’d be strolling down a darkly lit Manhattan avenue, minding our own business — returning home from the opera, perhaps—when suddenly we’d stumble upon a dead body in a doorway. Or slumped in a parked car. Or poking out of a manhole. Whatever. The point is, we’d be inside what the show’s writers call ”the teaser”: those crucial two minutes before the opening credits that begin every episode’s famously plot-twisty, unfailingly topical hour-long journey through the criminal justice system.

In our particular teaser, however, we won’t bumble onto a crime scene. Instead, we’ll encounter a different sort of unsolved mystery: the case of the 10-year-old legal drama that was originally turned down by two networks (and almost canceled by a third), which has undergone more cast changes than Cats, and yet is currently more popular than ever. A show that has not only survived an entire decade — in itself an accomplishment only a handful of dramas can claim — but has also grown into a TV phenomenon, an entertainment empire that’s now spreading across the tube like a pre-Giuliani-era crime wave.

Wherever you are, whatever time it is, there’s probably a Law & Order episode on TV right now—or soon will be. Aside from the original Wednesday-night airings on NBC, you can find reruns on cable’s A&E channel four times a day. There’s also NBC’s new Monday-night spin-off, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — a grittier, grimier drama loosely based on the NYPD’s real-life sex crimes division — which is also in repeats on the USA Network on Sunday nights. Next year, TNT stakes out a piece of the action, airing Law & Order reruns from the last three seasons (A&E will continue repeating episodes from the first seven). And next fall NBC has slated yet another Law & Order series, Deadline NYC, about an investigative journalist who may end up covering some of the same cases being litigated by the characters on the other shows.

All in all, it amounts to the most ambitious franchising of a TV series in network history, a trans-channel web of interconnected shows in which plot and character crossovers will be as common as commercials. ”That’s the master plan,” says Dick Wolf, the 52-year-old veteran producer who created and oversees all the Law & Order shows. ”If we pull it off, it’ll be like Dickens’ London, where the characters freely transit between the various shows and it’s all part of one big TV universe.”

In other words: today Wednesday nights, tomorrow the world. How did it happen? When did Law & Order start annexing the airwaves? And can Wolf really pull off his audacious master plan? We’ll start the investigation in a second. But first, since this teaser is just about over, there’s one other thing we have to do. After all, if this article really were a Law & Order episode, the next thing you’d hear would sound something like… Cha-chung!

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'I am here...to give the anthem back its voice,' Knight said in a statement

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The NFL announced Thursday that legendary soul singer Gladys Knight will be singing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII this weekend in her hometown of Atlanta. The national anthem, though, has been contested cultural terrain as of late. Colin Kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, and hasn’t been allowed to play professional football since. When asked about this, Knight said that she wanted to reclaim the song’s meaning and power.

“I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things and they are police violence and injustice. It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone,” Knight said in a statement to EW. “I am here today and on Sunday, Feb. 3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good – I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII. No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it. I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.”

Kaepernick also looms large in the minds of this Super Bowl’s halftime performers. The show will be performed by Maroon 5, along with rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi (the latter an Atlanta native like Knight). Last week, Variety reported that Scott had consulted with Kaepernick before making the decision to perform, and will make a large donation to the social justice organization Dream Corps.

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LED facts

What is LED?

LED is short for Light Emitting Diode. An LED emits light as a result of electric luminescence. It is also known as “cold light” as, unlike with old-fashioned incandescent bulbs, the light is not produced by heating a metal filament. The diode, on the other hand, emits light when flowing through two specially coated silicon semiconductors. It is one of the most energy-efficient and power-saving ways to produce light.

An LED consists of solid materials without movable parts and is often moulded into transparent plastic. This ensures high durability. When an LED is on, it emits almost zero heat. This reduces the problem of cooling the electronic parts.

The first LED was created by Russian inventor Oleg Losev in 1927. For many years, it was only possible to produce infrared, red and yellow LEDs. These diodes were found in everything from remote controls to clock radios.

It was not until 1994 that Japanese scientist Shuji Nakamura was able to demonstrate an efficient blue LED. White and green LEDs soon followed, laying the foundation for the LED revolution we have seen in lighting and display technology.

How does an LED display work?

An LED display consists of many closely-spaced LEDs. By varying the brightness of each LED, the diodes jointly form an image on the display.

To create a bright colour image, the principles of additive colour mixing are used, whereby new colours are created by mixing light in different colours. An LED display consists of red, green and blue LEDs mounted in a fixed pattern. These three colours combine to form a pixel. By adjusting the intensity of the diodes, billions of colours can be formed. When you look at the LED screen from a certain distance, the array of coloured pixels are seen as an image.

What is RGB?

RGB is short for Red, Green and Blue. It is a colour scheme that exploits the fact that all visible colours can be mixed from these three basic colours. It is used in almost all types of displays, including LED displays.

What is SMD?

SMD means Surface Mount Device. These are electronic components that are surface mounted directly on a printed circuit board – and not as previously by soldering the metal pin on the underside of the circuit board.

In LED display technology, the SMD concept is used a little differently. An SMD display is an LED display where the red, green and blue diodes are potted in a small plastic encapsulation which is surface mounted on the printed circuit boards of the display. When the diodes are encapsulated in this way, they take up a lot less space, making it possible to produce displays with less spacing between the diodes and higher resolution.

How much power does an LED display use?

LED is a highly energy-efficient technology, hence the widespread use of energy-saving LED bulbs today. The amount of power the diodes in an LED display use depends on the type of display, brightness and usage.

There are many different types of LEDs and displays. The power consumption of an indoor display, for example, will be different from an outdoor digital sign, which has to be seen in direct sunlight. The brightness of the display is also a major factor. The images must be clear, but the light from the display must not dazzle. An outdoor LED display needs to be far brighter in daylight than when darkness falls.

What is displayed also has an impact. LED displays display images by turning on and adjusting the brightness of coloured diodes. An entirely white image with black text will therefore require many more illuminated diodes – and far more power – than white text on a black background.

How long does an LED display last?

It is difficult to say anything specific about the life of an LED display as many factors come into play. However, with proper maintenance, a display can certainly last for more than ten years. As with all types of electronics, life expectancy is also affected by the daily use and the environment around the display. Light images and a high level of brightness are more wearing on the display than darker images and a low level of brightness. Factors such as humidity and salt content in the air can also come into play.

Over the course of the life of an LED display, the light output from the diodes will diminish. By how much depends on the type and generation of the diodes. Many LED displays never use their full light intensity, so reduction will rarely be a problem.

What is pixel pitch and display resolution?

The distance between an LED display’s diodes determines the resolution of the display. The distance to the centre of the neighbouring group is measured from the centre of each group of red, green and blue diodes. This distance is known as pixel pitch. Each group of diodes forms a pixel.

If an LED display has a pixel pitch of 1 cm, there may be 100 x 100 pixels per square metre of display. The resolution of a display is given as a pair of numbers that indicate the width and height in pixels. If you have a 6 x 8-metre screen with 1 cm in pixel pitch, it has a resolution of 600 x 800 pixels.

There are LED screens with a pixel pitch of anywhere from several centimetres to a single millimetre.

What resolution should I choose?

The resolution you need for an LED display depends on the viewing distance. From what distance will your audience be viewing the display? If you are close to a low-resolution LED display (far between the diodes), it will be difficult to see what’s on the display.

There is typically a connection between display resolution and price. The higher the resolution, the more diodes there are per m2 – and therefore a higher m2 price.

If you are installing a digital sign by a main road or on a building facade, it will be seen from a certain distance. Here, a high-resolution display would be unnecessary – and unnecessarily expensive. If it is a display at floor level in the middle of a department store, the audience will get much closer to it. Here, a high-resolution display works best.

A good rule of thumb for LED displays is: 1 mm pixel pitch for each metre of viewing distance.

What is Nits?

The nit measurement is used when analysing the luminance of an LED display. Nit is another word for candela per square metre. Candela is the SI unit (metre system) of luminance. It is a unit that takes the human eye’s perception of the brightness of different colours into account. This makes it the obvious unit to use when measuring the brightness of a display. One candela is roughly the light emitted by a normal candle.

The nit unit is completely different to the ANSI lumens measurement, which is used to assess the brightness of a video projector. They cannot be compared.

What is EMC?

EMC stands for Electromagnetic Compatibility. It is research in electrical engineering, which investigates the effect of electrical devices’ electromagnetic radiation. All electrical devices emit radiation to a greater or lesser degree. The radiation is not harmful to humans but may affect other electrical devices. Like when you put a mobile phone near an old speaker and an audible noise occurs.

To prevent electrical devices from having an adverse effect on each other, the EU has introduced an EMC Directive. The Directive ensures that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate, or is not affected by, electromagnetic disturbance. Equipment must not affect radio and telecommunications either. It is an important directive, as at airports and hospitals, for example, it may be dangerous if devices have an adverse effect on each other. All Expromo displays comply with the EU EMC Directive.


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Cranberry and Vanilla Bean Cake

Last week, when I went for my grocery shopping I saw a packet of Cranberries, and quickly grabbed one...

Orange & Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I started reading novels during school, I remember I used to keep a bag full of cookies besides me. It has been important to keep a munching bag while reading. Its like eating pop corns while watching a movie…

Clementine Bakery’s Banana Cake

Baking is one of the most satisfying art. This is something I enjoy the most in the kitchen. Banana’s make great fruits but once you add to your desserts or cakes they make it tastier……

Black Berry Crumb Cake

Dessert time: This recipe I actually picked up from Donal Skehan. This is a really nice dessert, can be served with some ice cream. It can also be had as a tea time cake crumb…..

Blueberry Crumb Bars

So invite you to enjoy yet another blueberry recipe. Baking is something that I really love. It gives me pleasure and satisfaction. So I thought why not use blueberries for baking.

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native perennial, reproducing by seed and stoloniform rhizomes
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basal leaves obovate to oblanceolate and toothed or slightly lobed; stem leaves alternate, small, lanceolate or oblanceolate, occasionally slightly toothed, bases clasping, all with soft hairs
heads of pale purple to pale pink (sometimes fading to white) rays (ligulate) florets surrounding a center of a yellow disk (tubulate) florets; solitary or in small clusters
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  • Ultra Convenient and Leak-resistant Top Fill Method
  • Innovative Rotary Top Lid with Locking Button
  • Bottom Adjustable Airflow Control Ring with Massive Dual Slots
  • 810 Cobra Resin Ultra-Wide Drip Tip for Deep Lung Inhales
  • Performance-Grade V12 Prince Coil Structure
  • 0.17 V12 Prince-M4 Quadruple Coils - rated for 30-70W
  • 510 Connection

  • 1 x Stick Prince Battery
  • 1 x TFV12 Prince Sub-Ohm Tank
  • 2 x 0.17ohm V12 Prince-M4 Cores
  • 1 x Spare Glass Tube
  • 1 x Micro-USB Cable
  • 1 x Spare Parts Kit
  • 1 x Instruction Manual

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