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Interview with Tokine and Yoshimori
Recently Tokine Yumikura and Yoshimori Sumimura, stars of the series Kekkaishi, took a trip to the US making personal appearances promoting DVD sales of the series, and promoting a soon to be release movie they both star in. We took the opportunity to interview the two together talking about the series, their lives, and whatever other candid topics came up. The interview is in four parts. Here is part one.
Question: So, what do you think of America?
Yoshimori: We're having a great time. It's the first time abroad for both of us. I'm glad I still know my high school English.
Tokine: I was a little nervous trying to speak in English, but I guess mine is better than I thought. Actually, it has improved quite a bit in three weeks I am told.
Y: It was especially great to meet our American fans. We were told that the number of anime fans in America was not that great, but they were really dedicated.
T: The scary thing is they know more about Kekkaishi than we do!
Q: How old were you when the series began in 2006?
T: A bit older than my character. I was 17.
Y: I am about 1½ years younger. I've grown since then.
T: (Laughs) You age well.
Q: I understand you became good friends on the show and socialize off the set as well.
Y: If Tokine is not my best friend, then she is at least among the top three. We hit it off immediately - when we first met at a pre-shoot meeting to discuss our characters.
T: Yes, it seemed we could immediately relate to each other. That really helped on the show.
Q: How so?
T: OK, can I tell a Yoshi story?
Y: It depends which one.
T: Don't worry. I won't embarrass you too much. (Laughts) I have a lot of them. Anyway, Yoshi liked to ad lib a lot, especially his comic lines.
Y: Well, they would write these one-liners for me, which were really complex. I tried them out on family and friends, and they were like, "what the hell are you talking about?" So I asked the director if I could ad lib instead. I just simplified things. Sometimes it threw off the other actors, but not Tokine. I think that's were you were going. . . ?
T: Right.
Y: Tokine just picked up where I was going and followed along.
T: I finally got the courage to do some improvising myself. Yoshi would pick up on it right away.
Q: There were rumors of a romance between you two.
Y: Oh no. We are just close friends. We do hang out together sometimes, but only as friends. Besides, Tokine already had a boyfriend.
T: Hiro. We've been together since I was 12. He moved into our neighborhood when he was 16. My mother thought I should show him around the neighborhood, and we have been together ever since. He's the only boyfriend I ever had. He's now my fiancé. We've been living together for about a year and a half. We plan to marry three months after I return to Japan. Yoshi knows him. They've become friends as well. We've gone on double dates. Me with Hiro, and Yoshi with whoever he's been seeing that week. (Laughs)
Y: You make it sound like I play the field.
T: Well, you did.
Y: No, I just was too busy or not ready to commit myself.
T: (Whispering) But that's changed now. He's got a steady.
Y: Yeah, only I don't want to mention her by name. She's not used to publicity. We're in the talking stage right now.
Q: Talking stage?
Y: Right. We're talking on whether or not we want to get serious.
T: She does. I've talked with her.
Y: About me?
T: She wanted to know all about you. Don't worry. I told her how great you are and how lucky she would be to have you. I gave you a great buildup.
Y: And set the bar high for me. Thanks. Something else to worry about.
T: (Laughs) Don't worry. She's really into you. They are such a cute couple.
Y: Don't take everything Tokine says too seriously. She's always this way.
T: True. (Laughs) Actually, even when his relationships lasted only a date or two, I've always been impressed by the way Yoshi respects his women.
Y: I hear another story about me coming on.
T: Well not that you mention it, I did run into one of your old girlfriends a while back. She wanted me to give you a kiss for her. She just became engaged and wanted you to know she would always hold you in her heart as a pleasant memory of her youth.
Y: Ah, yes. I remember you telling me that. Just what a guy wants to hear. On her wedding night she'll be thinking of me!
Next: Part 2 - How Yoshimori created his Kekkaishi character.
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Part 2 of our interview. We get into the subject of Kekkaishi!
Question: Tokine calls you Yoshi. Is that your nickname?
Yoshimori: Actually, friends call me Yosh. She's the only one who calls me Yoshi.
Q: OK then. Let's get into Kekkaishi. How do you compare your approaches to your roles?
Tokine: I think our approaches were different because of our characters. From the viewpoint of my character, Kekkaishi is an action show with a bit of comedy. From the POV of Yoshi's character, I think it was more comedy with a bit of action. Right?
Y: I was hired for the role because of previous bit parts in comedies. I had a few funny lines here and there.
T: Oooo. Another Yoshi story! When we first met, after our first storyline meeting we went to a teahouse to talk things over about our characters, their relationships and such. Yoshi started asking questions about my boyfriend Hiro. About his quirks. Annoying habits. Later we got together to discuss the show at my house -- I was still living with my parents. Hiro was there as well. Yoshi seemed to spend a lot of time talking and looking at Hiro. Later when we started shooting I figured out what he was up to. He was basing part of his character on Hiro!
Y: I thought if I gave her something familiar to work off of, it would go easier.
T: Hiro has seen every episode several times. He's never picked up on the fact that Yoshi based his character partly on him.
Q: How are you like and unlike your character?
T: Oh, I guess my character is much more serious than the real me.
Y: No!
T: (Laughs) Now you're getting back at me for all those Yoshi stories. But you can tell I like to laugh. I don't remember me laughing so much in Kekkaishi.
Y: Your character, no. But if the tension got too think on the show, Tokine would usually be the one to crack a joke and loosen everyone up. I would say the real difference between my character and the real me is that I am not all that interesting in real life.
T: Not true. You sell yourself short. Let me answer on what he has in common with his character. He really cares about people.
Y: So do you.
T: But not when I'm in character. My character is a bit on the cold side, but I played her as at least trying to be caring. I think when I was nasty to Yoshimori on the show, I was just trying to encourage him. At the same time I felt he was like an annoying little brother. I tried to play it complex.
Q: And you did a good job.
T: Thanks. But there was a lot I was not satisfied with. I did not think enough time was spent on my changing relationship and opinion of Yoshimori's character. One minute I'm thinking, "He's just a little kid I need to protect." Then it's "Gosh he's so strong, he now does the protecting." I think that was rushed. I would have like a longer series so we could have spread that out among several episodes.
Y: There's also the theme of each of us taking in some of the other's personality traits. Me becoming less rash and more responsible. Tokine becoming willing to take chances. That was dealt with even less thought.
T: Even though my character was the hard worker, I would point out Yoshi worked harder on his character than I did. But that's mostly because he did more comedy in the show than I did. That takes more effort. It was hard for me to switch from serious to funny, although I am not that serious a person away from work.
Y: Now you worked hard, too.
Q: What about Gen Shishio?
Y: Gen was hard to get to know on the show. His character was somewhat withdrawn, and that's how Gen was on the set. He's one of those actors who once he gets into character, he stays in character for the entire day. Tokine and I would step out at least during our breaks or during lunch.
Q: So because Gen was in character, he was as withdrawn as his character?
Y: But that's not the real Gen.
T: Right. I actually was together with Gen at a convention back in Japan six months ago. He was as warm as anyone. He didn't really enjoy doing the series. The way he explained it, Gen thought his character hated himself, so Gen felt he had to hate the character. He's still proud of his work, as he should be. But because he didn't like who he was playing, he just did not get the enjoyment out of the show that the rest of us did.
Q: You told some interesting anecdotes during the past anime convention. Could you share what you said about Yurina Kanda?
Y: The only thing I remember saying is that she really put a strain on her voice. Her normal voice is not that high. Usually at the end of the day, her voice was gone.
T: She was a sweet kid.
Y: Oh, everyone liked her.
Q: What about the series villain, Kaguro?
Y: He once gave me some sage advice.
Q: What did he say?
Y: He had just celebrated his fifth wedding anniversary over a weekend. During a break he was telling me about it. His wife runs a medical supply company which her family owns. Kaguro told me, "Never marry an actress. Someone in your family needs to be normal." So the girl I'm seeing now is studying to be a computer programmer.
T: Good advice. My fiancé is an architectural accountant. He's the one who figures out if they can afford to build what the architect designed.
Q: Are there any problems in having a relationship with someone outside the industry?
T: My work schedule does cut into our together time. But we find ways to make that up. Hiro is very supportive of me. I would have quit long ago if he was not there to encourage me.
Next: Part 3 - Tokine and Yoshimori talk about their new movie.
Part 3. In the third part of the interview, what is revealed in Yoshimori's and Tokine's new movie?
Question: I understand you did most of your own stunts?
Yoshimori: I didn't keep track of how many I did and how many my stunt double did. A lot of the time it was me, although it was not has hard or dangerous as it seemed on TV. Whenever I was jumping in the air, I was never more than three or four feet off the ground with padding underneath me. The tech wizards in post production made it look hard and dangerous.
Tokine: But it was hard doing those jumps in those outfits we had to wear. They were so baggy they actually hindered our movement. I once fell and badly sprained my hip.
Y: Oooo. I remember. You hit the ground pretty hard. Scared the sh-t out of all of us.
T: The med team took me to my dressing room, took off the pants and wrapped me in ice. Not too comfortable. I was laid up at home for a week.
Q: Will there ever be another season of Kekkaishi, or a movie continuing the story?
T: There was talk about it when the series ended. At first they said they would have another series after a year hiatus. Then there was talk of a movie or two. But nothing ever came of any of it.
Y: They did come up with several storylines, but no script was ever even started as far as I know.
Q: What sort of story lines?
Y: Some comic. Some surprisingly very dark. There was one that looked like they may try to go with. A super-strong ayakashi attacks leaving Tokine dead and me missing. About thirty years later, my brother Toshimori and his son are protecting the site when I return with a plan to go back and save Tokine. But I need their help, even though it risks changing the present. I guess I can tell you how it ends since the movie will never be made. It ends happily.
T: Of course the main problem with that scenario is that I am there at the beginning and brought back at the end. In between, there's no me! (Laughs) So bad idea all around.
Q: But the two of you do have a movie coming out. What can you tell us about that?
T: Well, it's not Kekkaishi. (Laughs)
Y: It's a pretty dark film. It's a love story. A war story. Actually, anti-war set during World War II. It's called The Faded Yellow Rose.
Q: What's it about?
Y: Well, Tokine plays a geisha. It's sort of typecasting.
T: Oh, shut up! (Laughs) He can be really awful sometimes. (Laughs) Come on. Be serious. It's a very serious movie.
Y: Sorry. (Laughs) You can tell how we love each other.
T: (Squeezes Yoshimori's hand) Pesky kid brother.
Q: But the movie. . . .
Y: Ah, yes. Tokine plays a geisha who is the mistress of one of the top generals under Tojo. He can't always get away to see her, because of his job and his marriage, so he sends me to take messages to her. I play a young soldier who is on this staff. Well, Tokine and I fall in love starting our own affair. I'll leave it there. No spoilers.
T: I really cried throughout when I first read the script. I was laying in bed with Hiro. He was reading some book. I was reading the script. He wondered what I was bawling about.
Y: I get to be in a few combat scenes. The film is really about the waste, stupidity and futility of war. I'm really proud of it.
T: And the fan girls will love it. They get to see Yoshi's gorgeous butt!
Y: And the fan boys get to see yours.
T: Yeah, but there's a difference. Girls will only want to see yours because it is so cute. Guys will want to see mine just because its mine. They don't care if it is flat or flabby.
Y: It's a very nice butt.
T: That's not the point. Girls are more discerning. Really though, it's not fair. Yoshi only has to bare his butt. I have to show. . . . Well. . . .
Y: Everything.
T: (Laughs) Hiro was cool with it. My dad took some time to get used to the idea.
Q: Yes, the word is you do have a bedroom scene together. Being good friends, was that hard to do?
Y: Being naked with Tokine? Considering our relationship is one of close friendship. . . . Yes, I found it a bit disconcerting at first. But once I got into character, it went well.
T: With me it was the exact opposite. At first Yoshi was not casted in the part. I didn't mind the nudity, but the idea of some other actor I didn't know touching and kissing parts of me. . . . I told the producers I didn't think I could do it. Then they came back and told me Yoshi's agent had been talking to them. Could I do the scene with someone I know? I thought, well I do know Yoshi quite well. I feel comfortable with him and I trust him. I could do a bedroom scene with him.
Y: But in the beginning of the film, there is that scene with the general. . . .
T: (Laughs) Oh, where he feels me up? Right. That was not in the script, but the director insisted. It was right at the beginning of the film. The general, played by an actor named Denkichi Akama, is being entertained by me serving him tea, singing and playing a lute. Eventually he wants me to take him to bed, so I start getting undressed and he caresses my breast. Denkichi saw I was pretty nervous about that last part. He told me just to relax and we could do it in just one take. The director wanted another shot, but Denkichi convinced him once was enough. When you see the final product on screen, it looks totally natural.
Q: So Yoshimori, when did you get involved with the film?
T: My agent called me and told me he set up an appointment, if I was interested. I wanted to do a heavy role. A real drama. He warned me that the production team was not too keen on hiring me because they thought I was all action and comedy. But I had a plan. I showed up a half hour late looking awful. My eyes were red and teary. I explained I just learned my cousin, who was like a brother to me, was killed in a street accident. I talked for another half hour about the times we spent together. I had the whole room in tears. I then said, "You know this is all a lie. I just wanted to show you I can do tragic drama." The head of the production committee called me a goddamn son-of-a-bitch, then told his assistant to draw up the contract.
Next Part 4 - We wrap things up and Tokine tells one more Yoshi story from her 18th birthday!
Part 4. Here we wrap things up.
Question: When doing The Faded Yellow Rose, did you enjoy working together again?
Tokine: Actually? We both found ourselves falling back into our Kekkaishi characters at first. After all that time, too. Fortunately, we took a lot of time away from the set to run through scenes together.
Yoshimori: It wasn't as if we hadn't seen each other in five years since Kekkaishi. The main thing is that it is the first real work either of us had had in a while. Mostly it has been a few guest shots, bit parts, commercials. People identify you with one role, and it's hard to change their minds. I hope this movie will prove that both of us are well rounded talents. You know Tokine sings in the film. She has a great voice. There's an alternate career for you.
T: I love working with Yoshi, since he is a dear friend. I would love to work with him again. But there is the danger of becoming too closely identified with each other. We both need our independent careers.
Y: True. But then again, you take what work is offered to you.
T: Or you don't work at all.
Q: Is there no concern on your part that a movie which includes a nude love scene between you two would hurt you with Kikkaishi fans?
T: First of all, Kikkaishi is in the past. Second, the movie is on an entirely different subject aimed at a different audience. Third, I think our audience is a bit more intelligent than that. As Yoshi said, we are proud of this film.
Y: Neither of us are our Kikkaishi characters. Nor are we the characters we play in Faded Yellow Rose. We are actors. Our job is to create characters. For different roles that requires different methods. Some out there may not understand that, but we can't limit our career choices because of them. Some of the original Kikkaishi fans are now in the age group now that this film is aimed at, and I think they will appreciate it. The film is not all us taking off our clothes and jumping into bed anyway. Most of our scenes together, Tokine and I talk, play chess, walk in a garden. . . . What else?
T: There's a great moment you read me poetry,
Y: The scenes where I go off to fight are very effective.
T: Yoshi does a great job showing the conflicts a useless war creates in his mind and he challenges the traditional concepts of honor. The first time I saw those scenes is when we were at the premier. I was breathless by the end. But you got hurt doing one of those battle scenes.
Y: They put red markers down where the explosives were. You can't seen the markers on camera, but on the set you can. I got too close to one when it went off. It threw up a small rock that hit me behind the ear and drew blood. Nothing serious. I was patched up on the set. But it does show how dangerous our jobs can be at times.
Q: Getting into a much more serious subject, there has been much said and written about the drug problem in the anime industry. Have you had any contact with that?
Y: My first day on the Kekkaishi set, an assistant prop man came to me and offered anything I wanted.
T: Me too. Only I didn't know what he meant at first. I asked for a diet soda. (Laughs) No, seriously!
Y: But we stayed away from that. Except for one time. . . .
T: Uh oh! Confession time!
Y: We were a bit curious, so I did buy a joint off him once. After the day's shooting we went back to my dressing room and smoked it. Neither of us liked it. We never did it again.
T: I told Hiro about that, and he really got pissed.
Q: So what are your plans after you get back to Japan?
Y: I'm hoping for another job. Either a series or a movie. I have to see what my agent comes up with.
T: After the wedding, I'm thinking of taking a year and a half off. Hiro and I want to have a baby.
Q: Right after the wedding?
T: I've been with him since I was 12. That's 10 years. The last year and a half, I've been living with him. So we have a long term relationship. We've both have money coming in. The time is perfect.
Q: Are you afraid that a year and a half out of the business would hurt you?
T: If it does, it does. I want to be a mom.
Y: And if later she tries to come back and needs a job, I'll probably be a big mega-superstar by then.
T: Yoshi's always looking out for me. He's a dear.
Q: Any final words?
Y: Tell another Yoshi story. Tell the one about your 18th birthday party.
T: Oh, the disaster? (Laughs) That one was a trip! I had a swim party for my friends and I invited Yoshi. He was the youngest one there. So he arrives a bit late, goes into the house to change, then comes out looking so cute in his Speedo. All the other girls were all over him.
Y: Fighting over me. Literally. I thought they would come to blows. I was expecting someone to pull a gun.
T: One wanted to go swimming with him. One wanted to sit down to eat with him. One wanted to dance.
Y: They were beginning to grab and play tug-of-war with me.
T: Poor Yoshi.
Y: But Hiro came over to rescue me. He said, "Why not hang out with the guys for a while? Besides you haven't danced with the birthday girl."
T: Hiro's my hero. But he got a lot of angry looks from those girls. None of the other guys had a chance. Yoshi had them all to himself.
Y: And I barely lived to tell about it. You've got the weirdest friends.
T: You're my friend.
Y: Except for me.
T: (Laughs) See what I put up with? (Kisses Yoshimori on the cheek.) He's so sweet. I want him as my bridesmaid.
Y: No thanks!
Q: Any last words to your fans?
Y: Keep watching Kekkaishi and buy the DVD. We love getting royalties. And go see our movie.
T: At least ten times!
This ends the interview. As a bonus, I will try to come back over the weekend and post more info on The Faded Yellow Rose, if anyone is interested.
BONUS COVERAGE!
In case you are wondering about the movie mentioned in the interview:
Five years after starring together in Kekkaishi, Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yumikura are together again in a new movie, The Faded Yellow Rose. The title comes from a song Tokine sings in the film. It is so different from Kekkaishi that many of the series fans will be rather surprised. What follows is a synopsis of the film's story.
Set in late 1944, Tokine is a geisha working in one of the most prestigious establishments in Tokyo. She is very good at entertaining men of the elite class with her singing and hospitality skills. But her dream is to buy her way out of the geisha business and someday own a teahouse. To obtain this dream, she has become the mistress of one of Japan's top generals, General Akama, based on his promise to help her achieve her dream.
With his wartime duties taking up more and more of his time, and with a jealous wife watching his moves, Akama finds it difficult to visit Tokine. He writes a letter explaining that he will be unable to visit her for a while, sending his driver, a young soldier played by Yoshimori, to deliver it. Tokine is already suspicious that Akama has only been using her for his pleasure and has no intention of helping her achieve her dream. In her mind, the letter Yoshimori delivers proves her suspicions. She writes a letter for Yoshimori to take back to the general detailing her suspicions and her feelings. Akama dismisses her letter. Giving Yoshimori some money, the general instructs him to go to the black market, and purchase coffee, soap and other items to take to Tokine as a gift.
When Yoshimori returns to the geisha house, he is allowed to go to Tokine's room. No one answers when he knocks. Looking through the keyhole, he sees her laying unconscious on the floor. Yoshimori tries to break down the door. Others in the house come running. Eventually, the door gives way The room is full of gas. Tokine had stuffed towels under the door to be sure the gas could not be noticed by others. Yoshimori carries her out of his room.
When Tokine awakes in bed, Yoshimori is sitting beside her. He wanted to be sure she was alright. He tries to talk to Tokine, but she curtly cuts him off. She is angry that he interfered. The next day, Yoshimori receives a message from Tokine delivered by a young boy. The message asks him to return that night.
Tokine apologizes to Yoshimori for her behavior, and now thanks him for saving her life. In return, she offers to play hostess to him for a night, serving him tea, a good meal, saki and entertaining him with her music. Yoshimori feels uncomfortable with this sort of attention. He instead asks Tokine to share food and drink with him as a friend.
Tokine gives Yoshimori permission to visit her. When he is off duty, Yoshimori comes and spends time talking, going for walks, playing chess, and other ways to the two to pass time together. Eventually, they begin to fall in love, and Tokine takes Yoshimori to her bed. She shows Yoshimori the secrets to satisfying a woman. In her words, "I taught you how to make love, and you taught me how to be in love." They even talk of ways to help Tokine achieve her dream after the war ends.
Akama has ordered the secret police to keep tabs on Tokine, and learns of her affair with Yoshimori. He has Yoshimori arrested, beaten and then transferred to a combat unit in the Pacific. Akama goes to visit Tokine, telling her he knows of her betrayal and that he has disposed of Yoshimori. Akama tells Tokine he will return to her in a few weeks after Yoshimori's "stench" wears off.
Experiencing his first combat, Yoshimori quickly sees that the war is lost. He questions the reason for fighting. At one point, his commander assembles the troops telling them they have fought bravely and that any failure was his. A short time later, the commander shoots himself. Others are choosing suicide over defeat or capture. Yoshimori considers this cowardly, and would rather face defeat so he can go home and rebuild his life and country. He writes to Tokine knowing that his letters will not get through.
After almost two months, Akama returns to Tokine. Tokine rejects him for what he did to Yoshimori. In her anger, she tells Akama she is pregnant with Yoshimori's child. In his anger, Akama pulls his short sword and rams it through Tokine. Falling to the floor, Tokine begs for a doctor to save her and her baby. Akama just watches her bleed to death. He then uses his authority to close down the geisha house, seize its records and dispose of Tokine's body. Thus he covers up the crime.
Unaware of Tokine's death, Yoshimori writes one more letter. He tells of his feelings for the war. He writes he intends to surrender to the Americans, and will be able to return some time after the war ends. He hopes once taken prisoner, his letter can get through to Tokine via the Red Cross.
But the new commander orders the soldiers into formation. He tells them to remove their bayonets from their rifles, and then to do the honorable thing and commit suicide rather than be defeated. Only Yoshimori refuses. Taking a white piece of cloth to use as a surrender flag, he breaks ranks and walks in the direction of the American lines. The commander orders him to return, but when he does not the commander takes out his pistol and fires one shot into Yoshimori's back. Yoshimori briefly whispers Tokine's name, then falls.
The movie ends with Yoshimori entering the next world. Tokine is waiting for him, nursing a baby. The final lines of the movie are when Tokine says, "Yoshimori, this is your son."
A real heartbreaker, right?
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Ten Wilderness Tents - spread out along the shoreline. The tent cabins are 144 ft2 each and constructed on 12? x 12? platform construction with cedar decks with ocean side views. Each tent sleeps two with either a king bed or two twin beds.
Two Yurts - constructed on 12 x 12 platforms, each comes with a king bed or up to three twin beds.
Commercial kitchen with wood burning pizza oven.
1,600 ft2 Yoga deck / Helicopter landing deck with amazing views.
Greenhouse where we grow most of our vegetables.
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Water only access - Accessible only by boat, floatplane or helicopter, the Wilderness Resort & Retreat is truly a getaway experience from the moment you step on the boat or off the plane.
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In Galatians 4:4 it is written, "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law." The content of this verse can be divided easily into four parts, each of which sets forth a clear truth or fact. Let us take a closer look together.
(1) "God sent forth his Son" – True, this is not the first fact recorded in the text, but all else that is stated hinges on it, so with it we begin. God did what? He sent. If God took the action of sending about two thousand years ago, then that means that after He completed His work of creation (Genesis 2:1,2), He did not just pull back out of the picture and forget about His creation.
Whom did God send? His Son. As John later wrote, ". . . the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world" (1 John 4:14). What love the Father showed by sending His Son! (John 3:16). And, what appreciation we ought to have for the Son's coming on our behalf!
(2) "But when the fullness of the time had come" – This statement answers the question, "When did God the Father send His Son?" In similar language, Paul wrote to the saints in Rome that "in due time Christ died for the ungodly" (Romans 5:6). So, Jesus came into the world "at the right time," "the fullness of the time." We are made to wonder: "the fullness of time" according to whose time schedule? Answer: God's.
When God deemed that it was the very best time in history, He sent Jesus into the world for man's salvation. No sooner, and no later. God did not gather a council of men to seek their advice in the matter of when the Son should come. He did not send out a questionnaire in order to learn man's preference about the time of the Christ's coming. No, God sent the Lamb that had been foreordained before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:19,20), and He did it when He deemed it to be the best time.
God had promised that He would bless all nations through Abraham's Seed (Genesis 22:18). The Seed is none other than the Christ (Galatians 3:16). God through the prophets foretold of the Messiah's coming into the world (Micah 5:2; Isaiah 53:3-6). And come He did! When? When God wanted it to happen.
It has been suggested that the time of Jesus' coming to earth was "the right time" because of the contributions that had been made in the Middle East by the Babylonian Empire, the Medo-Persian Empire, the Greek Empire, and the Roman Empire. There is, no doubt, some merit in that line of reasoning. However, the bottom line is this: the Son came when the Father sent Him, and according to God's plan, that time and no other, was "the fullness of time." "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!" (Romans 11:33).
(3) "Born ["made," KJV] of a woman" – The Bible identifies the woman as "a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph . . . The virgin's name was Mary" (Luke 1:27). The angel Gabriel told Mary that she was blessed among women and had "found favor with God" (Luke 1:28,30). Why did God choose Mary? Was it because she was sinless? No. She herself spoke of God as her "Savior" (Luke 1:46,47), so she was not without sin. But why choose her as the vessel through whom the Messiah would come? Again, per God's infinite wisdom, she was the best person for the task.
Note that neither Galatians 4:4 nor any other passage speaks of Jesus coming from a male. No, it speaks of Him being made or born "of a woman." This clearly points to the fact that Jesus' mother was a virgin at the time she conceived Him. The Bible record indicates that she was still a virgin when He was born (Matthew 1:18-25). Any reference to Mary's husband, Joseph, being a parent of Jesus (Luke 2:41,48) has to be understood in the sense that he served as Jesus' adopted earthly father, but not His biological father.
(4) "Born ["made," KJV] of a woman" – Here is a Bible statement that has not yet "hit home" with many people. Jesus lived as a Jew during His earthly sojourn. He lived on the earth when the Law of Moses was still in effect for the Jews. Therefore, He kept/lived under the Law of Moses, "the old law." He encouraged the Jews of His day to obey the Old Testament law (cf. Mark 1:44), and He Himself did the same (cf. instances of Him keeping the Passover).
The new covenant of the Christ could not come into effect until He died. "For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives" (Hebrews 9:16,17). If the Christ's covenant came into force only after He died, then obviously He did not live under the new covenant.
Galatians 4:4 contains four plain truths. They are written in a context in which Paul by the Spirit is writing about redemption and being accepted as the sons of God (4:5). Thanks be to God that through His Son, sinners can be redeemed, and by being baptized into Him they can become the sons of the living God (Galatians 3:26,27).
"But don't you think that God could have sent Jesus into the world at a different time, in a different manner, and under a different law?" No need for us to speculate on what He could have done. Let us accept what the Bible says about what He did do, when He did it, and why He did it. And, let us be thankful for it!


Welcome to the 269th episode of Our Hen House, featuring interviews with Scotlund Haisley and Michael Webermann, plus a special appearance by Matthew Liebman.
On today's episode, we discuss our trip to Harvard where Mariann was a judge at the National Animal Law Moot Court Competition. Special guest animal law attorney Matthew Liebman will fill us in on what it was like writing the fictional problem that the up-and-coming animal law attorneys had to argue this year. While we're on the subject, we'll fill you in on a cafe in Cambridge that's not to be missed. There's lots and lots and lots of "Rising Anxieties" today, too.
Our feature interview is with the absolutely incredible Scotlund Haisley, a changemaker in the true definition of the word. Scotlund will tell us all about his life-saving work with the Animal Rescue Corps. Prepare to be moved like you haven't been moved in a long while.
Then, the fabulous Michael Webermann, Executive Director of FARM USA, will join us to give us the skinny on the upcoming MeatOut campaign.
"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public." ~Cornel West.


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Alpha-lipoic acid is one of the most powerful antioxidants ever discovered. It is a vitamin-like sulfur-containing compound that is synthesized naturally in the human body. Sometimes it is referred to as alpha-lipoate, thioctic acid, or just lipoic acid. One of its most important characteristics is that it is both fat-soluble and water-soluble. This enables it to provide antioxidant protection in a much wider range of physiological environments throughout the body, which has resulted in some scientists referring to alpha-lipoic acid as the "universal" antioxidant.
In the body, alpha-lipoic acid is converted to dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA), which also functions as a strong antioxidant. Lipoic acid is part of two enzyme systems: PDH (pyruvate dehydrogenase) and alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase. These enzymes are part of the Krebs cycle and are essential in the production of energy.
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The Prediabetic Epidemic
Nutrition Science News ~ March 2001
Syndrome X, characterized by insulin resistance, is a prediabetic condition gaining increased scrutiny as America's obesity rates soar. Learn how to recognize its telltale signs and mitigate its symptoms through diet and supplements.
Alpha Lipoic Acid Research
Alpha-lipoic Acid Improves Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes: A Placebo-controlled Randomized Trial
Eur J Clin Invest. 2010 (Feb); 40 (2): 148–154
Intravenous Alpha-lipoic Acid treatment improves endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in patients with type 2 diabetes, in the absence of effects on forearm vasomotor function. If this salutary action translates into vascular risk reduction remains to be established.
The Effect of Acetyl-L-carnitine and R-alpha-lipoic acid Treatment in
ApoE4 Mouse as a Model of Human Alzheimer's Disease
J Neurol Sci 2009 (Mar 31) [Epub ahead of print]
We measured age-dependent effects of human ApoE4 on cerebral blood flow (CBF) using ApoE4 transgenic mice compared to age-matched wild-type (WT) mice by use of [(14)C] iodoantipyrene autoradiography. Transmission electron microscopy with colloidal gold immunocytochemistry showed structural damage in young and aged microvessel endothelium of ApoE4 animals extended to the cytoplasm of perivascular cells, perivascular nerve terminals and hippocampal neurons and glial cells. These abnormalities coexist with mitochondrial structural alteration and mitochondrial DNA overproliferation and/or deletion in all brain cellular compartments. Spatial memory and temporal memory tests showed a trend in improving cognitive function in ApoE4 mice fed selective mitochondrial antioxidants acetyl-l-carnitine and R-alpha-lipoic acid. Our findings indicate that ApoE4 genotype-induced mitochondrial changes and associated structural damage may explain age-dependent pathology seen in AD, indicating potential for novel treatment strategies in the near future.
Peripheral Neuropathy:
Pathogenic Mechanisms and Alternative Therapies
Alternative Medicine Review 2006 (Dec); 11 (4): 294-329 ~ FULL TEXT
Peripheral neuropathy (PN), associated with diabetes, neurotoxic chemotherapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/antiretroviral drugs, alcoholism, nutrient deficiencies, heavy metal toxicity, and other etiologies, results in significant morbidity. Conventional pain medications primarily mask symptoms and have significant side effects and addiction profiles. However, a widening body of research indicates alternative medicine may offer significant benefit to this patient population. Alpha-lipoic acid, acetyl-L-carnitine, benfotiamine, methylcobalamin, and topical capsaicin are among the most well-researched alternative options for the treatment of PN. Other potential nutrient or botanical therapies include vitamin E, glutathione, folate, pyridoxine, biotin, myo-inositol, omega-3 and -6 fatty acids, L-arginine, L-glutamine, taurine, N-acetylcysteine, zinc, magnesium, chromium, and St. John's wort. In the realm of physical medicine, acupuncture, magnetic therapy, and yoga have been found to provide benefit. New cutting-edge conventional therapies, including dual-action peptides, may also hold promise.
Alpha Lipoic Acid Monograph
Alternative Medicine Review 2006 (Sep); 11 (3): 232–237 ~ FULL TEXT
Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA – also known as thioctic acid) was discovered in 1951 as a molecule that assists in acyl-group transfer and as a coenzyme in the Krebs cycle. In the 1980s, the scientific community realized alpha-lipoic acid is a powerful antioxidant. Several qualities distinguish alpha-lipoic acid from other antioxidants: ALA can be synthesized by animals and humans; [1] it neutralizes free radicals in both the fatty and watery regions of cells, in contrast to vitamin C (water soluble) and vitamin E (fat soluble); and, ALA functions as an antioxidant in both its reduced and oxidized forms. [2]
Alternative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
Alternative Medicine Review 2002 (Feb); 7 (1): 45–58 ~ FULL TEXT
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system. Exercise, diet, and weight control continue to be essential and effective means of improving glucose homeostasis. However, lifestyle management measures may be insufficient or patient compliance difficult, rendering conventional drug therapies (i.e., oral glucose-lowering agents and insulin injection) necessary in many patients. In addition to adverse effects, drug treatments are not always satisfactory in maintaining euglycemia and avoiding late stage diabetic complications. As an alternative approach, medicinal herbs with antihyperglycemic activities are increasingly sought by diabetic patients and health care professionals. Commonly used herbs and other alternative therapies, less likely to have the side effects of conventional approaches for type 2 diabetes, are reviewed.
Prevention of Hypertension, Insulin Resistance,
and Oxidative Stress by Alpha-lipoic Acid
Hypertension 2002 (Feb); 39 (2): 303–307
Increases in blood pressure, insulin resistance, and aorta superoxide production observed in glucose-fed rats were prevented by the supplementation of the diet with lipoic acid. Positive correlations were found between aortic superoxide production and blood pressure, between insulin resistance and blood pressure, or between superoxide production and insulin resistance. Moreover, a decrease in the activity of plasma glutathione peroxidase observed in the glucose-fed rats was prevented by lipoic acid treatment.
Effects of Alpha-lipoic Acid on Microcirculation in Patients
with Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes Obes Metab 2002 (Jan); 4 (1): 29–35
The results suggest that alpha-lipoic acid can increase glucose uptake by a range of normal muscle types and improve the response to insulin by insulin-resistant skeletal muscles of ob/ob mice.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Oxidative Stress and Dietary Modifications
Alternative Medicine Review 2001 (Oct); 6 (5): 450–459 ~ FULL TEXT
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by persistent and relapsing fatigue, often accompanied by numerous symptoms involving various body systems. The etiology of CFS remains unclear; however, a number of recent studies have shown oxidative stress may be involved in its pathogenesis. The role of oxidative stress in CFS is an important area for current and future research as it suggests the use of antioxidants in the management of CFS.
Molecular Aspects of Lipoic Acid in the Prevention
of Diabetes Complications
Nutrition 2001 (Oct); 17 (10): 888–895
In experimental and clinical studies, LA markedly reduced the symptoms of diabetic pathologies, including cataract formation, vascular damage, and polyneuropathy. To develop a better understanding of the preventative and therapeutic potentials of LA, much of the current interest is focused on elucidating its molecular mechanisms in redox dependent gene expression.
Interactions of Exercise Training and Lipoic Acid on Skeletal Muscle
Glucose Transport in Obese Zucker Rats
J Appl Physiol 2001 (Jul); 91 (1): 145–153
These results indicate that Exercise Training and Alpha Lipoic Acid interact in an additive fashion to improve insulin action in insulin-resistant skeletal muscle. Because the further improvement in muscle glucose transport in the combined group was not associated with additional upregulation of GLUT-4 protein or a further reduction in oxidative stress, the mechanism for this interaction must be due to additional, as yet unidentified, factors.
Effect of Alpha-lipoic Acid on the Progression of Endothelial Cell
Damage and Albuminuria in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus:
An Exploratory Study
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2001 (Jun); 52 (3): 175–183
Oxidative stress plays a central role in the pathogenesis and progression of late microangiopathic complications (diabetic nephropathy) in diabetes mellitus. Previous studies suggested that treatment of diabetic patients with the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid reduce oxidative stress and urinary albumin excretion. In this prospective, open and non-randomized study, the effect of alpha-lipoic acid on the progression of endothelial cell damage and the course of diabetic nephropathy, as assessed by measurement of plasma thrombomodulin and urinary albumin concentration (UAC), was evaluated in 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 months.
Alpha-lipoic Acid: A Multifunctional Antioxidant That Improves
Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Technol Ther 2000 (Autumn); 2 (3): 401–413
LA has been used in Germany for over 30 years for the treatment of diabetes-induced neuropathy. In patients with type 2 diabetes, recent studies have reported that intravenous (i.v.) infusion of LA increases insulin-mediated glucose disposal, whereas oral administration of LA has only marginal effects. If the limitations of oral therapy can be overcome, LA could emerge as a safe and effective adjunctive antidiabetic agent with insulin sensitizing activity.
Engagement of the Insulin-sensitive Pathway in the Stimulation of Glucose
Transport by Alpha-lipoic Acid in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Diabetologia 2000 (Mar); 43 (3): 294–303
These results indicate that R (+) alpha-lipoic acid directly activates lipid, tyrosine and serine/threonine kinases in target cells, which could lead to the stimulation of glucose uptake induced by this natural cofactor. These properties are unique among all agents currently used to lower glycaemia in animals and humans with diabetes.
Effects of Alpha-lipoic Acid on Microcirculation in Patients with
Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2000; 108 (3): 168–174
These results demonstrate that in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy ALA improves microcirculation as indicated by an increased perfusion reserve on demand. The observed effects are apparently acute effects. With the restriction of the pilot character of this investigation the findings support the assumption that ALA might exert its beneficial effects at least partially by improving microcirculation which is likely to occur also at the level of the vasa nervorum.
Oral Administration of RAC-alpha-lipoic Acid Modulates Insulin
Sensitivity in Patients with Type-2 diabetes Mellitus:
A Placebo-controlled Pilot Trial
Free Radic Biol Med 1999 (Aug); 27 (3-4): 309–314
This placebo-controlled explorative study confirms previous observations of an increase of insulin sensitivity in type-2 diabetes after acute and chronic intravenous administration of ALA. The results suggest that oral administration of alpha-lipoic acid can improve insulin sensitivity in patients with type-2 diabetes. The encouraging findings of this pilot trial need to be substantiated by further investigations.
Alpha-lipoic Acid in the Treatment of Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Germany:
Current Evidence From Clinical Trials
Diabetic neuropathy represents a major health problem, as it is responsible for substantial morbidity, increased mortality, and impaired quality of life. Near-normoglycaemia is now generally accepted as the primary approach to prevention of diabetic neuropathy, but is not achievable in a considerable number of patients. In the past two decades several medical treatments that exert their effects despite hyperglycaemia have been derived from the experimental pathogenetic concepts of diabetic neuropathy. Such compounds have been designed to improve or slow the progression of the neuropathic process and are being evaluated in clinical trials, but with the exception of alpha-lipoic acid (thioctic acid) which is available in Germany, none of these drugs is currently available in clinical practice.
Alternative Medicine Review 1998 (Aug); 3 (4): 308–311 ~ FULL TEXT
Acting as a potent antioxidant, DHLA was found to protect rat pancreatic islet cells from destruction by reactive oxygen species.10 In vitro, lipoic acid was found to stimulate glucose uptake by muscle cells in a manner similar to insulin. Type 2 diabetics, given 1000 mg intravenously (I.V.), experienced a 50 percent improvement in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake.
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Vanadium (Vanadyl Sulfate) - Monograph
Alternative Medicine Review 2009 (Jun); 14 (2): 177–180 ~ FULL TEXT
Nutritionally, vanadium is thought to be a cofactor in various enzymatic reactions. Data from animal and human studies suggest vanadium mimics the action of insulin. Consequently, it may serve a beneficial role in promoting healthy glucose metabolism in individuals with diabetes or dysglycemia. Dietary sources for vanadium include mushrooms, shellfish, black pepper, parsley, dill seed, and grains.
Effect of Long-term Treatment with Vanadate in Drinking Water
on KK Mice with Genetic Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Biol Trace Elem Res 2001 (May); 80 (2): 159–174
The glucose tolerance in the vanadate-treated mice with 10 and 100 microg V/mL was remarkably improved compared with the control group. Biochemical analyses at the end of experiments demonstrated that a distinct tendency for the glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels to decrease with vanadate treatment in the blood was also observed.
Vanadyl Sulfate Improves Hepatic and Muscle Insulin Sensitivity
in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 (Mar); 86 (3): 1410–1417
Vanadyl sulfate (VOSO(4)) is an oxidative form of vanadium that in vitro and in animal models of diabetes has been shown to reduce hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. Small clinical studies of 2- to 4-week duration in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have led to inconsistent results.
Mitochondrial Factors in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes:
A Hypothesis for Treatment
Alternative Medicine Review 2002 (Apr); 7 (2): 94–111 ~ FULL TEXT
A growing body of evidence has demonstrated a link between various disturbances in mitochondrial functioning and type 2 diabetes. This basic research into the pathogenesis of diabetes has led to the awareness of natural therapeutics (such as coenzyme Q10) that increase mitochondrial functioning and avoidance of trans-fatty acids that decrease mitochondrial functioning.
Toward Practical Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Med Hypotheses 2000 (May); 54 (5): 786–793
Other nutrients that might prove to aid diabetic glycemic control, and thus have potential for prevention, include coenzyme Q and conjugated linoleic acids (CLA). Since the nutrients cited here - including ethanol in moderation - appear to be quite safe and (with the exception of CLA) quite affordable, supplementation with these nutrients may prove to be a practical strategy for diabetes prevention.
Insulin Resistance: Lifestyle and Nutritional Interventions
Alternative Medicine Review 2000 (Apr); 5 (2): 109–132 ~ FULL TEXT
Insulin resistance appears to be a common feature and a possible contributing factor to several frequent health problems, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovary disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, certain hormone-sensitive cancers, and obesity. The role of nutritional and botanical substances in the management of insulin resistance requires further elaboration; however, available information suggests some substances are capable of positively influencing insulin resistance. Minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc, chromium, and vanadium appear to have associations with insulin resistance or its management. Amino acids, including L-carnitine, taurine, and L-arginine, might also play a role in the reversal of insulin resistance.
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Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Rimini Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you'll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, we are here to give you the low-down on what travellers have reported back to us during their time at Federico Fellini International Airport.
A small single-terminal airport, served mainly by seasonal international flights. Facilities are modern and clean, but shopping and dining options are very limited.
Although no specific sleeping spot was mentioned, a reviewer described their overnight stay as quiet and pleasant, with no other people in sight. Report to airport security to notify them of your intentions to spend the night.
To see more options there is a list of hotels near Rimini Airport on Tripadvisor that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Currency Exchange – Yex offers exchange services. Location: Landside. Hours: 9:00AM – 1:00PM (Mon – Wed & Fri – Sat, closed Thurs & Sun).
Duty Free & Shopping – Duty Free is available as well as a small selection of other shops including a Ferrari/Ducati official retailer and a magazine shop.
Food & Drinks – The AirCoop acts as the airport coffee shop, bar and convenience store. Location: unknown.
The airport is open 8:00AM – 8:00PM every day except Wednesdays and Saturdays when it is open 6:00AM – 10:00PM.
As of February 2019, Rimini airport is served by the following airlines: Air Baltic • Air Serbia • Albawings • Finnair • Luxair • Nordstar • Norwind • Red Wings Airlines • Rossiya • Ryanair • Small Planet Airlines • SmartLynx • Ural Airlines• Yamal.
Bus 9 links the airport with Sant Arcangelo/San Vito train station and Rimini Ospedale, with stops in between. Tickets must be purchased from an AM ticket point or any shop or bar that sells bus tickets, and the ticket must be validated before riding the bus.
The following car rental agencies have counters in the Arrivals area: Sicily by Car and Trent.


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Have you recovered from eating your share of the 1.25 billion chicken wings consumed at Super Bowl parties? To continue the over-indulgence, there is a wealth of data to crunch from this commercial exercise. The statistical reporting of the big game is kind of like drinking from a fire hose, but there is a lot to learn about how brands reach and interact with consumers.
According to Nielsen, 47.8 percent of TV homes, or about 111.3 million viewers, watched the Super Bowl Sunday night.
Commercial spots sold by NBC Universal reportedly cost an average of $3.5 million for 30 seconds.
Companies spent an average of $0.31 per person for air time – less than the cost of a postage stamp.
"Super Bowl Creep" pushes ads online the week before the game, so the number of impressions start even before the game begins.
AdWeek provides a critique on all the ads aired during the game if you missed any.
Anybody Seen My Cell Phone?
The trend of watching television while using a mobile phone or tablet, known as the "second screen", continues to increase in popularity.
Sport fans sent about 11.5 million comments during the big game over social media networks like Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter reported there were 12,233 tweets per second during the final three minutes of the game. To compare, Tim Tebow's overtime playoff win on January 8, 2012, saw 9,402 TPS.
Patriot fans love their team more than Giant fans, if you measure love in web site statistics.
Flag on the Play
A word of caution about the seduction of second screen stats: consumers may tweet about your company, but there is a possibility the conversation could hurt your brand instead of improving it. McDonald's, Qantas, and Samsung are a few corporations that have learned the hard way that you can't control the conversation on this channel. Carefully consider how you will engage your consumers before you begin. And develop a way to use any negative comments to improve your products and services.
The Post Game Analysis
When you are looking for a really big number of eyeballs to see your ad, the Super Bowl is the way to go. But what if you don't have a super-sized budget for that kind of exposure? You can still have a game winning strategy that markets your products and services to your audience.
A Hand-Crafted Message
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"Cooperation, not competition," say speakers ahead of ESR Meets ESC session
Watch this session on ECR Live: Saturday, March 8, 16:00–17:30, Room B
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At each ECR Since 2007, the 'ESR meets' programme has included a partner discipline along with the three guest countries, as a way to build formal bridges between the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and other branches of medicine, and to give congress participants an opportunity to learn about something a little different. At ECR 2014, the programme includes a visit from undoubtedly the largest medical discipline to take part in the initiative so far: cardiology, represented by one of the biggest medical societies in Europe, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Cardiology has much in common with radiology, but this is the first time that the two European societies have come together for an official joint session at a major meeting.
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Prof. Valentin Sinitsyn introduces ECR 2014
Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,
It is now just a few weeks until ECR 2014. As congress president, I am very much looking forward to welcoming you to this meeting, which will take place on March 6-10 in Vienna, Austria. Every ECR that I have attended has been a unique and unforgettable event and I am absolutely sure that ECR 2014 is going to continue this brilliant chain of outstanding meetings. I am also very proud that ECR 2014 is a jubilee meeting – it is the 20th congress in the modern history of the event, counting from the pivotal year of 1991 when it was completely re-designed and held for the first time in Vienna.
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"Cooperation, not competition", say speakers as ESR prepares to meet cardiologists
At each ECR since 2008, the 'ESR meets' programme has included a partner discipline along with the three guest countries, as a way to build formal bridges between the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and other branches of medicine, and to give congress participants an opportunity to learn about something a little different. At ECR 2014 the programme includes a visit from undoubtedly the largest medical discipline to take part in the initiative so far: cardiology, represented by one of the biggest medical societies in Europe, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Cardiology has much in common with radiology, but this is the first time that the two European societies have come together for an official joint session at a major meeting.
Despite some well-known points of controversy between the two disciplines, concerning professional 'turf', the overriding message during this afternoon's 'ESR meets ESC' session will be one of cooperation and mutual understanding. Prof. Panos Vardas, president of the European Society of Cardiology, who will co-preside at the session, believes that the blurring of borders between subspecialties makes this kind of exchange of knowledge a must.
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New faces on the ESR Executive Council
As every year, the ESR presidency changed hands at the European Congress of Radiology in March, with the new president, Prof. Guy Frija, from Paris, taking the reins from Prof. Gabriel P. Krestin. At the same time, the ECR 2014 Congress President, Prof. Valentin E. Sinitsyn, from Moscow, took over from Prof. José I. Bilbao as chairman of the Congress Committee.
In addition to these regular changes, a number of other positions on the Executive Council have been filled by new faces. First, Prof. Bernd Hamm, from Berlin, has moved up the chain into Prof. Sinitsyn's position as 1st Vice-Chairperson of the Congress Committee, with Prof. Katrine Åhlström Riklund, from Umea, Sweden, elected to the role of 2nd Vice-Chairperson.
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Next year's ECR set to be Russian Affair
ECR Today spoke with the next ECR president, Prof. Valentin Sinitsyn. He is chief of the radiology department at the Federal Centre of Medicine and Rehabilitation in Moscow, Russia, and currently serves as president of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR).
ECRT: What will be the main highlights of ECR 2014's scientific programme?
Valentin Sinitsyn: Prepare for more interactivity. People are increasingly interested in interactive sessions to assess what they have learned from a lecture. The ECR has been developing interactive sessions for several years now, but we want to increase that. Today, you can find a lot of information on the internet and many people might not think it is necessary to travel to a congress. We want to create something attractive and show that it is worth coming here. Nothing can replace shaking hands with your colleagues from other countries. I would be very sad if the ECR were entirely online. This is why we are making live meetings more interactive.
ECR 2014 Congress President Valentin Sinitsyn, from Moscow, Russia.
We would also like to change the format of scientific sessions. Our lectures have the same format they had one or two hundred years ago: a stage and an auditorium. We are currently discussing the concept of a multimedia classroom, a model which was successfully introduced during the last SIRM congress in June 2012. This multimedia classroom offered 60 work stations from different companies with 25 different cases which were discussed at the end. We are currently discussing the structure with Professor E. Neri from Pisa, who was responsible for the scientific programme of that project.
Soon we are going to use smart phones for voting during audience response sessions. But wireless technology has its limits and sometimes networks crash, so it needs a lot of work. Keypads are an old technology but they are very reliable. I am sure that next year, or the year after that, everybody will be able to vote with their own iPads or tablets.
We will also increase the number of multidisciplinary sessions. This is not something we have to do just during the ECR. This year we had the Imaging Biomarker's Course the day before the congress, which was organised by the European School of Radiology. This will take place again next year with radiation oncology as the topic.
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St. Catherine's Academy is a Catholic internship military school located in Anaheim, California. It was founded in 1889 by The Dominican Sisters of Mission San José. The school offers an academic program for boys in kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as military structure and leadership training. The school is open to both resident and day students.
St. Catherine's Academy was founded by Mother Pia Backes, the foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. The school was dedicated on March 19, 1889, and opened on March 22, 1889, as an academy for girls and a parochial school for local families. St. Catherine's also spent time as an orphanage and a school for boys before becoming a military school in the 1920s. The name was changed to St. Catherine's Military School and later St. Catherine's Military Academy. In August 2007, the academy began using its original name, St. Catherine's Academy. The Dominican Sisters continue to be a presence on campus. Today, sisters hold positions in administration, resident care and teaching.
St. Catherine's Academy has an 8-acre (3.2 ha) campus in Anaheim, California, two miles (3 km) from Disneyland. Resident cadets stay in one of four dormitories.
The school's chapel is the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Decorated by the artist Jan Henryk de Rosen, it is dedicated to the memory of Captain William Maguire, the cadets' chaplain in the 1950s. Maguire was a United States Navy Chaplain to the Pacific Fleet during World War II. He was at Pearl Harbor, preparing to celebrate mass when the Japanese attacked.
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St. Catherine's academics adhere to the standards of both the State of California and the Diocese of Orange.
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The military program begins for students in second grade. Cadets participate in drill training each afternoon. The military department also takes cadets to a one-week leadership camp at Camp San Luis Obispo each summer.
St. Catherine's competes in the Parochial Athletic League (PAL) in three sports: flag football, volleyball and basketball. The school has won championships in all three sports (basketball — 2006-2007; flag football — 2003-2004; volleyball — 2001-2002). The music program is among the oldest ongoing programs in Orange County, with over 70 years in existence. In addition to weekly music classes, students can take individual guitar and piano lessons. The school's band, The Marching Knights, participates in local parades and concerts.
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Illinois is a median among U.S. states. Geographically, it sits in the middle of the country. Of the 50 states in the union, it was chronologically the 21st to enter. By land area, it is the 25th largest state, connecting the Great Lakes on its east to the Mississippi River on its west. Its population and economy have much in common with the rest of the country.
Like many states, Illinois must strike a balance between its urban core, Chicago, which contains the majority of its population; and the rural expanse that represents the majority of its space and natural resources. Its capital, Springfield, sits in the middle of the state, a three-hour drive from Chicago, assuming no traffic. The concerns of urban residents, like gang violence and public transit, are unfamiliar to those in the rest of the state. These differences in location and lifestyle are much like the gaps between New York City and Albany; Los Angeles and Sacramento; Miami and Tallahassee.
Illinois is also emblematic of the dire fiscal state of U.S. states. While Illinois faces a uniquely difficult challenge, it offers lessons to others seeking to avoid bad outcomes.
As we discussed last year, decades of neglect in funding pensions for state workers drove Illinois' finances to the brink of a junk credit rating, while a political standoff nearly brought the state to insolvency. Illinois has also borne the downside risks of trade conflicts. Illinois' farmers have made it the leading producer of soybeans among U.S. states, while its already-struggling manufacturers had to absorb higher steel and aluminum prices.
Since our last writing, a new governor has taken office. The expensive campaign between two self-funded businessmen has been a recurring theme in many gubernatorial races. Also common across the country has been the "outsiders" promising to lead with a business perspective instead of the entrenched views of career politicians.
The new governor, J. B. Pritzker, recognizes the need for drastic fiscal action. Illinois's constitution uniquely forbids a graduated income tax and contains strict protection for public workers' pensions. The state's current flat income tax and sales tax put a regressively higher tax burden on lower earners. Amending the constitution is on Pritzker's agenda, but an amendment cannot be brought for a vote until November 2020 and will not be in place until 2021 at earliest.
Even if the constitutional restriction is lifted, the future tax outlook is uncertain. Pritzker has proposed a graduated income tax plan, notable for its millionaire's tax: Taxpayers earning over $1,000,000 would lose their marginal tax increases and instead see all income taxed at the highest rate. The proposal is imperfect and not binding, but it gives a clear signal of where taxes are going.
The risks and costs of tax increases have grown in light of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). One of TCJA's most substantial changes was its limitation of $10,000 state and local tax (SALT) deductions against federal income tax. Before this cap, residents of higher-tax states could find some consolation in reducing their federal tax burden with their substantial state income and property taxes. With the SALT cap, every local tax increase carries a higher real cost to taxpayers.
Competition among states cannot be ignored. While economic development incentives can be a race to the bottom, the higher a state's tax rates rise, the more tempting it is for businesses and residents to relocate. Illinois has been losing population for five years running.
Pritzker has made more immediate proposals to raise additional state revenue without income tax changes. If all proposals are implemented, they could raise over $1.1 billion in additional annual revenue for the state, a good start but not sufficient to close its structural deficit of $3.2 billion.
With so many categories of taxes and fees, comparing tax burdens between states is nuanced. No state has zero taxes, and those with low or no taxes in one category (like Texas' lack of an income tax) make up for it with others (like the Lone Star state's high property taxes). Today, Illinois' combined tax burden leaves it some headroom to increase taxes, but not by much.
The pension funding gap started with a decision in the mid-1990s to defer a small portion of pension payments. Unfortunately for today's Illinois taxpayers, the deferral was an effective tool to balance the budget. Subsequent governors routinely underfunded the pension or paid by issuing bonds. The state took 25 years to reach its current straits, and it will take a similar duration of fiscal restraint to recover from it. Even Pritzker's own budget proposal, full of tax and fee increases, envisions the pension program reaching a funded ratio of only 65% by the year 2045.
A slow slog is the only realistic approach. Bankruptcy is not an option, as the federal bankruptcy code does not allow states to undergo reorganization. Any attempt to seek a bailout from the federal government would face strident objections from the other 49 states that exercised fiscal discipline, setting up a prolonged fight with an uncertain outcome.
Illinois' pain is not for naught if other states learn from this episode. Most states offer generous pension plans, and fixed income investors are happy to purchase state bonds. The temptation to underfund a pension will always be present, but it is folly. As recently as 2010, Illinois was just one of several high-risk states, with analysts equally worried about the fiscal conditions of California, New Jersey and Ohio. These other risky states took their medicine to correct their fiscal gaps: New Jersey raised its property taxes to the highest rates in the nation; California boosted its income and sales taxes. Ohio has provided an encouraging example of a recovery without a tax increase, as disciplined spending amid an economic recovery helped to balance its budget.
Illinois has a long history of change. The natives in Cahokia, and Latter Day Saints in Nauvoo, moved on from their settlements; Chicago rebuilt from a devastating fire. Today, the most successful regions in the U.S. are those that have planned well and adapted quickly to meet today's economic needs. The sooner and more decisively Illinois leaders act to correct the state's shortcomings, the better the future will be for those of us who live here.
Last October, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe arrived in Beijing for the first bilateral trip by a Japanese leader to China in seven years. The visit was nominally intended to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship. More broadly, however, the diplomatic détente, initiated in 2017 after years of enduring rivalry, can be attributed to the countries' common interest in standing up to U.S. trade restrictions.
Despite some unfortunate history and important strategic differences, trade between the two Asian rivals has flourished. For Japanese companies, China is not only the world's factory but is also a key consumer of their products. China has emerged as the top destination for Japanese products: its share of total Japanese exports has increased significantly from just 5% in 1998 to 20% in 2018. Over the same time period, the U.S. share of exports from Japan has declined from 31% to 19%.
Though Japan has managed to diversify its export markets, it relies heavily on the United States for its defense. Japan's political and economic systems are similar to those in the U.S., and Japan shares the American goal of curbing China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region (including in the South China Sea). In addition, Japan and China have rival development banks aimed at helping emerging Asian nations.
Japan's increased reliance on Chinese demand has led to concerns over whether the weakening Chinese economy will bring Japan down with it. Exports to China have also decreased notably on the back of the slowing Chinese economy. Elevated trade uncertainty has been weighing on Japanese exports.
Japan's increasing dependence on Chinese demand is visible across several industries as the structure of exports has evolved considerably since the early 2000s. At one point, Japan's exports were only assembled in China before being re-exported to Japan and other economies. Thus, Chinese demand had only a limited impact on Japanese exports.
In last few years, however, Japanese goods have been directly catering to China's domestic demand. Sales of Japanese final products to China have increased significantly since the early 2000s from around 34% to 74% of total sales. The Chinese middle class has grown, and grown wealthier, stimulating demand for Japanese products.
Weaker Chinese demand isn't the only concern for Japanese exporters. China has transitioned itself from manufacturing textiles and toys to production of high-tech components, machinery and electronics. The percentage of value-added products made domestically for exports touched 87% in China compared to Japan at 79% in 2018. Chinese companies are now more direct competitors for Japanese firms.
Beyond trade, China is also an important source of overseas investment and tourism to Japan. But owing to China's protective regime, Japan's direct investment to China has grown sluggishly. China accounts for only 5.7% of Japan's total outward foreign direct investment. By contrast, Japan has made a considerable amount of direct investment (around $470 billion) in the U.S., particularly in the wholesale trade and manufacturing sectors.
For Japan, balancing the economic and strategic aspects of its relationship with China is difficult. The task will become even harder if the wedge between Washington and Beijing widens further. But for now, the Japanese seem to have kept the two realms from interfering with one another. Their experience might be a useful lesson for others.
Since its establishment more than 100 years ago, the Federal Reserve Board has included governors with a broad range of backgrounds, political views and life experiences. Some have been loud, others quiet; some are academics, while others come from industry. Organizations that invite a diversity of thought typically make better choices than those with more homogeneous constitutions.
While many Fed decisions are unanimous, debate within the walls is active and dissents do occur. Those who suggest the Board is mired in groupthink should have a closer look at the minutes, meeting transcripts and forecast dispersion. But while participants have their differences, the Fed's culture is consensus-driven and apolitical. This character allows it to take a long view and lean against markets and fiscal strategy when necessary.
The proposed nominations of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the board of governors threaten to compromise the Fed's strong character. Both have been major fundraisers for the president, and both have pledged to use their posts on the Board to support the White House program. They seem intent on bringing a political agenda into a forum that tries to operate without one.
This isn't the first time a world leader has pressed for easier money to accommodate fiscal imbalances or boost political fortunes. But such campaigns create long-term problems that ultimately prove harmful.
The Fed is not infallible, and observers have frequently disagreed with its decisions. But those decisions are taken with the long-term interests of the economy in mind, and made on the basis of the best available information. The desire to favor one party or another doesn't enter into the discussion.
There is no guarantee that Moore and Cain will ultimately be seated on the Fed. And if they are, two votes do not a consensus make. But for those who admire the Fed's mission and morals, now is the time to speak up. .


The plague that wiped out over a third of Europe's population in the 14th century came from a bacteria known as Yersinia pestis. Now we've sequenced its genome...and it's weirdly, almost worryingly identical to its modern descendants.
Bubonic plague is still around, but these days it's exceedingly rare and quite treatable. It's hard to believe that the Y. pestis strains we see today are even related to those that ravaged Europe in the 1300s - indeed, some researchers have voiced doubts that Y. pestis even is the Black Death pathogen at all because its behavior and virulence are so different.
Now, thanks to a mass grave dug in London at the height of the plague, we know for sure that it really was Y. pestis that was responsible. Researchers at the University of Tübingen were able to recover pieces of the bacterium's DNA from the teeth of the victims found in the grave. From this, the researchers have pieced together a genome for the Black Death, making it the first pathogen more than a century old to be sequenced.
So then, we know Y. pestis really was the Black Death. The only problem is that this is the sort of answer that just raises more questions. Researcher Johannes Krause explains that, as far as DNA is concerned, there's practically nothing to differentiate the Black Death from modern Y. pestis strains. The results were obviously massively different, but it doesn't appear that some deadly mutation happened to make the ancient bacterium into the ultimate killer.
Thankfully, this doesn't mean the modern Y. pestis strains are on the verge of turning back into the Black Death. Rather, the causes of the Black Death must be a little more complicated than just this one bacteria. It's possible that fourteenth century Europeans' complete lack of previous exposure to the pathogen made them so totally vulnerable, and the human race now has something of a general immunity to it.
Another possibility is that the ancient Y. pestis managed to team up with another pathogen to create a truly lethal combination, a phenomenon known as a syndemic. The researchers can't be sure, but they have a plan to find the answers - keep digging through medieval graves and looking for pieces of DNA, reminding us once again that there is pretty much no difference between serious science and the setup for a bad horror movie.
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Norra Strö landskommun var en tidigare kommun i dåvarande Kristianstads län.

Administrativ historik
Kommunen bildades i Norra Strö socken i Östra Göinge härad i Skåne när 1862 års kommunalförordningar trädde i kraft.

Vid kommunreformen 1952 uppgick kommunen i Araslövs landskommun som uppgick 1967 i Kristianstads stad som 1971 ombildades till Kristianstads kommun.

Politik

Mandatfördelning i Norra Strö landskommun 1938-1946

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Sveriges kommuner 1863-1951
Indelningar i Kristianstads kommun
Tidigare kommuner i Kristianstads län

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This third IST conference hosted by the âSusTransâ research alliance in Denmark welcomes further explorative studies. Furthermore, it also aims to engage in the core research program of the community through deepening the analysis of how opportunities for transformative change of systems reconfigurations may be recognized and exploited. This includes strategies for changing or dismantling existing systems as well as nurturing diversity in solution frames.
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