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Rob and Cronenberg talk about Cosmopolis, the NYSE and more
Most movie junket interviews do not have hordes of paparazzi and two burly security guards standing outside them. Then again, most junket interviews do not feature a subject who is currently in the midst of a tabloid scandal. Unfortunately, this is where Robert Pattinson finds himself right now, as he attempts to promote his new movie, "Cosmopolis."
Thankfully, if anyone can handle the pressure, Pattinson can. Case in point: when I sat down with him and "Cosmopolis" director David Cronenberg, the 26-year-old "Twilight" star was relaxed, as he discussed his new film and its decidedly more adult tone. The movie, based on the Don DeLillo book of the same name, follows Eric (Pattinson), a billionaire asset manager who takes a ride across town in a limousine to get a haircut. Along the way, he deals with financial loss, random sexual encounters and an angry anti-capitalist, Occupy-esque crowd.
Here, Pattinson and Cronenberg talk about the fandom surrounding "Cosmopolis," the movie's stance against one-percenters and what it's like filming an extended prostate exam in front of the camera.
Considering the anti-capitalist bent in this film, I thought it was ironic that you two were ringing the bell of the NYSE this morning.
David Cronenberg: It was a much more surreal experience than I thought it was going to be. I thought, Yeah, we're visiting the scene of the crime now, and it's going to be kind of cathartic to ring the alarm bell.
Robert Pattinson: I am curious to know if anyone had actually seen the movie or had any idea what it was about.
DC: Yeah! And [people there] seemed so excited about the movie and so excited about us and were very sweet and friendly. Yet it's such a completely different world. It's so familiar to them. I think they think everybody knows all about what they do. And I think the infamy and fame of stock traders and fraud only enhances the idea for them, that everybody knows what's going on. But once you're there you realize "Oh my god. I don't understand anything at all." But it was a very interesting, and I would say ironic [opportunity]. To use that moment, ringing the bell to open the Stock Exchange, for "Cosmopolis," it was very strange. Were we selling out? I don't know [laughs]. They gave us little medals!
Rob, you mentioned on "The Daily Show" about how "Cosmopolis" is almost physically impossible to explain to people. So how do you explain it to yourself? Can you even explain it?
RP: The last interview [I did], I just started projecting things. I literally just used that as therapy sessions [laughs]. I didn't really know what I was talking about.
DC: I was in shock! I never heard him say those things.
RP: [Laughs] I just [realized] that the movie was about things that I've said it's not about. So I have no idea what I am talking about. It's funny, my initial thought about [the film] was that the script was funny. It's kind of a sad comedy. The first time I watched the movie, I was shocked by how sad it was. And then you start promoting [the film], and everyone else is saying it's about capitalism [and] has all these deeper meanings, so then you start following that road. Then I [say to myself] "Interesting, that's interesting. I should talk about it in an interesting way." I mean, I always knew it was interesting but you kind of...It's like looking at a rock. It can be anything.
It is a bit of a sad comedy. There's a lot of a dark humor in this. For instance, let's talk about that prostate scene. Obviously you didn't actually get one, but...
RP: [They used] Three fingers!
DC: [laughs]
[Laughs] I respect your method acting approach.
RP: See, for this film I didn't learn anything about [stock] traders. I didn't have a single thought about it the entire time. I didn't even really know anything about Occupy Wall St. When we were doing the riot scene [where protesters crowd the car and start shaking it] I wasn't thinking it had anything to do with capitalism.
DC: Well really, in a way, Rob is approaching the character the way the character thinks of himself. The character thinks, rather than the actors think. That is, he's just living his life, doing the thing that he does. It's like the way most people live their live: they don't think of themselves as a character who has meaning in a plot.
Yeah, so Eric would be completely oblivious of the Occupy movement going on outside.
DC: Yes, he is. As he says, "Two hours ago, an international movement. Now, what? Forgotten."
RP: That was one of the scariest things as well, when we were shooting that scene. It was kind of frightening on the first take. There were like two hundred actors really pushing the car around. But [inside the car] you realize how easy it is for Eric to ignore it. We were literally playing a scene inside [the car during a riot]. If you're in an armoured car, you could just totally ignore the madness and mayhem outside. It doesn't make any difference to you. It was kind of frightening to think about afterwards … how [the protesters] think they're doing something impactful and significant, but they're really not.
DC: Well, you know, you go to the New York Stock Exchange, and there are checkpoints. You can't just drive your car there anymore. They said before 9/11, there were tours. Anybody could go into the Stock Exchange and see every part of it, but not anymore. But there they are, trading away, happy and smiling nonetheless. It's very similar to Eric and his limo.
Other than the anti-capitalist bent, one of the other things I took away from this film is Paul Giamatti is still unbelievably talented.
RP: I was kind of terrified about every single [scene], because I would shoot with everyone for about three days, and me and Paul's stuff was the last bit. But having these independent chunks, you kind of stay in a state of perpetual nervousness right up until the end, when I had this huge scene with [him]. Paul was luckily just as terrified as I was. Basically, I had no idea what was going to happen. But it's really funny, that scene, we were playing it for laughs. It's weird. The bit, where [Paul] is doing the thing about the women's shoes and stuff, I've never really been in a scene where I literally started watching it, like I was watching a movie. It was so great. I didn't even see the camera. I was literally just watching him, completely out of the scene. I kept forgetting to say my line. I mean, I think it's one of the best things he's ever done. I couldn't even talk to him about it when we were doing it, because I knew if I started kissing his ass about doing it, I wouldn't be able to come to work the next day. I thought he was amazing.
Let's talk about that scene where you're getting your hair cut and you leave halfway through. For the rest of the film, you have sort of a sawed-off look on your head. How long did you have that for outside the movie?
RP: I had it for ages! I liked it. The scary thing was, to get it shown on film, you needed to show scalp, and so [the actor] was cutting so close.
DC: And he is an actor, not a barber. And he was cutting the hair.
Rob, now that you have been in a David Cronenberg movie, do you have a better understanding of his films? Like, could you now fully explain to me what "Videodrome" is about?
RP: It's funny that you say "Videodrome." Because I've read a lot of ["Cosmopolis"] reviews, and they're like "It's a return to form, [like] "eXistenZ." And I am like, "No, it isn't." Obviously it's much closer to "Videodrome." This is going to sound ridiculous now, but I found "Videodrome" to be more a sort of mystical understanding. "eXistenZ" had a much more basis in reality, and "Videodrome" is kind of like Describe a dream,. Most people don't find other people's dreams interesting. But sometimes, if you know the person, it's kind of interesting. I find listening to people's [dreams] interesting, even if I don't know them. I also like reading their diaries [laughs].
But yeah, in terms of understanding it, I don't know. I mean, I get weird things. I am an expert at reading things wrong. I will take the opposite interpretation, even when something is blatantly obvious, especially with scripts. The amount of times I've gone into an audition for something, I will be like, "The guy's the bad guy, right?" And they're like, no, it's "The Notebook" [laughs].
Was Rob wrong about "Videodrome" or did he get it right?
DC: I have no idea what he was saying [laughs].
RP: [Laughs]
DC: So I guess that's pretty accurate.
I can sort of see the comparison between those movies, although "Cosmopolis" doesn't necessarily have that TV-is-taking-over-real-life feel.
DC: Well there are screens in the limo -- more sophisticated screens. But also, in the limo, the City becomes a screen. Through the windows of the limo, the city is a virtual city. It might as well be a CG -- in fact, as it turns out, it was -- generated city. And for Eric, he creates that, and "Videodrome" is touching on that stuff.
Is it a bit odd having all the fanfare surrounding this movie? Have you ever had that with past films?
DC: Well, I have had it [in the past]. I had Jude Law, and he was pretty hot at the time; he was up and coming. He hadn't had sort of a "Twilight"-type success, but he had a lot of fans. So I've worked with some pretty high profiles. Viggo after "Lord of the Rings," he had a pretty big fanbase. All it has to do with is getting your movie financed, so it's very pragmatic to me. You need an actor who has enough star power to get your movie financed. And the more expensive the movie, the more the star power is required. But after that, it's irrelevant. Do I know if Aragorn fans will want to see "A History of Violence"? Aragorn is not in it. Viggo's in it, and if you're a Viggo fan, you will want to see it. It's the same with this. It's not Edward Cullen, so if that's who you are a fan of, then this is not your movie. But if you're interested in Rob, then this is a must-see. And to me, that's all it is. Because once we're on a set making a movie, we're in our own bubble, we're in our own limo, and we love it. Nobody us around, just the crew, the actors. We're making a movie, and it's a wonderful moment.
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Iluvthemovies said...
David and Robert should do a two-man show on Broadway. They are hilarious. Especially when the interviewer asked about Videodrome, I lol. Another good interview.
Blondemel47 said...
Fabulous interview - so much laughter - i love it. Way to go guys!! Looking forward to more..Show me what you got!!
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@IIuvthemovies....you're right they area a good team.
Love them together!!!!
Lots of love Rob, you were great in your interviews.
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"Considering the anti-capitalist bent in this film, I thought it was ironic that you two were ringing the bell of the NYSE this morning.
David Cronenberg: It was a much more surreal experience than I thought it was going to be. I thought, Yeah, we're visiting the scene of the crime now, and it's going to be kind of cathartic to ring the alarm bell."
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My real friends know me. They know I am not being rude. In fact, those who really know me continue to stay in touch through other modes of communication. Still, I try to rationalize a 'quick fix' or just 'one hit'. How sad am I? How sad I am.
Interestingly enough, at least to me, I have not picked up any new addictions with the loss of Facebook and Twitter. I mean, typically, if someone gives up one habit, the given up habit is quickly replaced with another habit. I fully expected to pick up another habit, in lieu of Facebook and Twitter, but I am habit free!
Okay, fine. You got me. I am not addiction habit free. I have replaced one addiction habit with another addiction habit. I can quit any time, though. Honest.
My new addiction? Blogging. Well, blogging and reading blogs. Well, blogging, reading blogs and commenting on blogs. That's all though. Promise. Okay fine, I'm addicted to blogging, reading blogs, commenting on blogs and subscribing to blogs. Dang, you guys are tough!
As I become more and more active within the blogosphere, I find I need yet another word for friend: Blog Buddies. (What? Does that creep you out a bit? Too touchy-feely maybe?) The bloggers are – for the most part – anonymous. I doubt I'd recognize The Life of Self-Professed Rocket Surgeon, havocandshine, Notes from a Rumbly Cottage, Japecake, The Good Greatsby, Sunflower Girl or livelaughloveliquor (just to name a few), if I passed them on the street. Still, as I stalk their blog, I enjoy reading their take on life. Again, I find my addiction to WordPress far more stimulating than Facebook and Twitter.
I wonder if I'll access Facebook and Twitter once the 40 days have passed. Yeah, I know I will, but I am willing to bet the pull to access it daily will be reduced significantly. Unless, of course, I get a Facebook Friend request from my fellow bloggers. Right. Like that would ever happen.
Full disclosure, I'm still addicted to "Late Night All Nighter Cheeseburger" Doritos, Ben & Jerry's "Phish Food" and "S'mores" ice cream and – new for 2011 – Dutch Monkey Doughnuts. Plus, I must confess, I am addicted to changing my WordPress theme. Though, the theme change addiction comes as no surprise, because I rearrange the furniture in our house several times throughout the year. Okay, so add rearranging furniture to my increasing list of addictions. I wonder if I should seek professional help.
I think everyone is addicted to something.
Maybe your new addiction is quitting addictions.
Wait. Are you saying I should quit quitting? Hmmm.
Ooh I can sure relate to this; I've only been blogging since October and already I have spent far more time writing mine and reading and being inspired by others. Far more entertaining than "we had tacos tonight" on Facebook. I still keep my Facebook but login very infrequently and now – most of my updates are just my blog posting to FB.
What do you know – we had tacos last night! (kidding) Thanks for stopping by and commenting, MJ. I am glad you enjoy the post. You are part of my morning paper ritual. I appreciate your goodies, too!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you stopped by and left a note. The first week or so without Facebook was hard, I admit. However, with each passing day, I am missing it less and less. Plus, I honestly believe my writing is better. (The readers may disagree.) Without FB, there is less clutter and white noise, you know? Anyway, thank you for visiting. I hope you return again and again.
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Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?
If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That may be about to change.
Peter Kafka
March 9, 2010 1:00 p.m. PT
If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That's because it's a lousy experience and one Amazon does its best to keep away from users (hint: look in the gadget's "experimental" menu).
But maybe Amazon is ready to rethink the Web.
Michael Calore notes a job opening at Lab126, Amazon's consumer products unit that built the Kindle, for an engineer to help build "an innovative embedded Web browser."
It's possible that Amazon is thinking about something other than the Kindle here. But a decent Web browser for the e-book reader is long overdue.
I understand why Amazon didn't push the browser when it rolled out its first device in 2007--it had other priorities--but at this point, having a wireless device that only grudgingly accesses the Web makes no sense. And it certainly won't fly once the Apple iPad ships next month.
That said, if Amazon does add a full-fledged browser to the Kindle, the ripple effects will be pretty significant.
I assume, for instance, that adding a real browser requires a conversation with AT&T, which is currently providing "free" wireless coverage for the device. The carrier's coverage doesn't tax its system very much right now, since Kindle users only really need to go online to download new books. But if they could actually use the Web, the equation changes.
And a real Web browser means publishers who are selling subscriptions to their titles via the Kindle will have to rethink that strategy, too.
I don't get the point of paying $13.99 a month for a subscription to The New York Times on a Kindle to begin with. But if you can get a decent version of the paper for free--and updated in real time--via the Web on the same machine, then there's no point at all.
The Times is already working on a Web pay wall, of course. But adding a real browser to the Kindle may push other publishers to think even harder about walling off their stuff, too.
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Discuss: Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?

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Mark R. Howard
Editor's Page
Focus health care on prevention
Mark R. Howard | 6/26/2015
In health care, pounds of cure come with ever-increasing price tags. Costs are driven upward by better drugs, better machines and our inclination to extend our lives for as long as we can — regardless of cost, regardless of the quality of life medicine delivers in our final days. Among industrialized countries, we pay the most for health care but rank poorly in health outcomes. Cuba outperforms us in infant mortality.
The rate of increase in health care costs has slowed in recent years, but most believe the upward pressure on costs is only taking a breather. In response, the whole health care system is focusing on ounces of prevention. Private insurers like Humana and Florida Blue are investing lots of money and time trying to induce their customers to avoid behaviors that lead to chronic conditions and big medical expenses later.
Public and non-profit groups involved in providing health care in Florida don't get as much attention, but they also understand how smart care now saves money later.
In many Florida communities, for example, grass-roots groups of community health workers try to facilitate better primary care in low-income areas. These lay health workers, who come from and live in the communities they serve, have helped control costs by integrating social support into health care — arranging transportation for medical appointments, for example, or visiting homes to check whether someone's taking medication, or conducting informal education and counseling sessions on diet and blood pressure. The state, to its credit, funded a certification program for community health workers that produced its first graduates earlier this year.
Meanwhile, in Naples, an innovative non-profit that provides health care services to Medicaid patients and others has structured itself to align payer, provider and patient toward better health and lower cost.
The Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida dates to 1977, when it was established to provide health care to migrant workers and poor people in Collier County's rural areas. Today, the organization operates facilities throughout the county that provide medical and dental care to about 40,000 people, including 30,000 children (60% of the children in the county).
About 70% of the network's patients are children on Medicaid, but its clinics also attract Medicare recipients and private-pay patients. "We have quality physicians and quality facilities," says CEO Mike Ellis. Last year, the network had $35 million in revenue.
The Health Network is unique in two ways. One, it provides mental health care to all its patients. More significant, the Health Network owns its own insurance company, Integral, based in Tampa. Integral is a "provider service network," an alternative kind of HMO that the state authorized as it moved Medicaid recipients into regional managed care networks.
Typically, an HMO or provider service network receives a fixed sum for each Medicaid recipient; it then negotiates rates for office visits and other medical services with provider groups like the Health Network. Usually, the interests of payer and provider diverge — "like Venus and Mars," Ellis says. An HMO's main interest is making sure it spends less than it receives; providers, meanwhile, just want to get paid fairly for whatever services they render.
The business relationship with Integral, however, focuses the Health Network on primary care — on trying to head off chronic diseases and, ultimately, the expensive medical interventions that would cut into Integral's bottom line. Any operating profits generated by Integral go right back into the Health Network — building a virtuous cycle in which better health produces more resources for better health.
For the first time, the Health Network has an incentive to try to make its patients healthier rather than simply treat disease — it can abandon the "repair shop" approach to medicine that has dominated health care in the U.S., he says.
Last year, Integral generated a small surplus that Ellis expects to increase over time. "A lot of people are watching how payers and providers work together because it makes a lot of sense."
It's worth noting that this innovation occurred in the context of the Medicaid system, which some in the Legislature said shouldn't be expanded because it is "broken." The fact is that Medicaid probably isn't any more broken than the rest of our health care system.
And consider: The decision not to expand Medicaid left about 670,000 low-income Floridians uninsured — individuals and families making too much for Medicaid but too little for subsidized insurance under the Affordable Care Act. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 80% of those in that gap are adults with no dependent children. Deadbeats? Two out of three work at least part time. Half work in agricultural or service jobs in firms with fewer than 50 workers.
The Legislature may not want to expand the Medicaid system to pay for these Floridians' health care, but ignoring them doesn't mean they won't get care if they get sick enough or injured. It just means they'll end up in an emergency room, with the charges picked up by Medicaid Low Income Pool funds or by the hospital shifting the costs to its paying customers.
Meanwhile, these uninsured Floridians will be the least likely to get the primary, avoid-chronic-disease care and social supports that are becoming hallmarks of both the public and private payer systems.
They will suffer for not being insured. And we all, one way or the other, will pay.
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• Rebaked lightmaps on levels - Basically to make levels prettier. It is a slight visual change.
I aboslutely adore this game. It's design is creative and intelligent, I have never seen anything like this whatsoever. The story behind "SUPERHOT" is solid, but the game itself is what drives me to this game. Even the little game chat you "type" is so unique that I find myself looking up games just like this one, but nothing really compares. I 10/10 recommend this game, as it is worth every penny you pay for it. However, the game is a little short but once you complete the main levels, you can unlock endless mode which basically lets you play levels for as long as you want until you die.
I am somewhat appalled at how this game came out 2 years ago and I have not even heard of a sequel in the making!
The idea behind this game is brilliant, and that makes it a great game even though the graphics are very simple. I like that the storyline has a real life applications as well. The only thing I would say is that its slightly overpriced for not having a huge amount of content. What I mean is that you can beat the normal levels in a couple hours and all the other challenges and stuff are just beating the levels in a different way. WIth that said, it is still an amazing game.
Great game concept and very solid execution. It's true that there isn't very much content, but the challenges and such are still fun to go back to once in a while. The game is full of secrets as well, and they can be fun to decode, if you're in to that. Some of the levels are truly challenging, and it's a great time-waster!
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The few shots that Dieuzaide realized during the epoch in which he was working for the weekly But et Club, from 1946 to 1953, are precious. His coverage of the Grands Prix of Albi, of Pau and of Cadours constitute a unique testimony which lingered atthe sidelines of the competition, capturing live the most famous actors of this epoch. The stars that were the Fangio, Villoresi, Louis Rosier... are surprised in postures and in situations that offer a new fashion to photograph in sports press.


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The Little Prince/YMMV
< The Little Prince
Faux Symbolism: Okay, he's Jesus. The Fox is a willing convert to faith. The snake is THE Snake. The Sheep in the box is an allegory. Or a parable, the college studies group hasn't gotten back on that. The Rose is Saint-Exupéry's wife.
But that leads to the question of who the Pilot is supposed to be.
The Pilot is all of us, grown up!
The little prince is arguably Jesus because he talks in somewhat ambiguous parables and dies for a noble cause only to be resurrected and go home. As well, Jesus says that one must enter the Kingdom of God as a child in order to truly grok it, which is similar to the recurring theme of children understanding what is really important in life and adults being useless.
Tear Jerker: The end when the little prince returns to his asteroid.
Or, if you interpret it differently, the prince returns post-mortem.
And on a meta level, interpreting the narrator as Saint-Exupéry himself, who died in World War II soon after writing this novel. Then read the epilogue where the Narrator asks for word if the Prince ever returns...
Not to mention when the prince finally realizes that he must return to his rose, and consequently must abandon his now-tame Fox. It's worse if you've seen the movie, where the Fox is played by gentle Gene Wilder.
"Ah," said the Fox, "I shall cry."
And then of course the Fox's last lesson for the prince, especially if you think of its importance near the end of the book... say with the laughing stars:
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
The exchange between the narrator and the Prince in chapter 6.
"One day," you said to me, "I saw the sunset forty-four times!" And a little later you added: "You know -- one loves the sunset, when one is so sad..." "Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?" But the little prince made no reply.
What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?: According to the author, it's a philosophical book under the disguise of a children's book. Then again, there's nothing saying that a philosophy book can't be for children.
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Rev/Dex combo looks like a breakthrough treatment for multiple myeloma
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center investigators report that combination therapy with lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone (combination is called Rev/Dex) looks like a breakthrough treatment for multiple myeloma. Results of a Phase II clinical trial were published online Aug. 23 in Blood.
Activist groups hinder important clinical trials of HIV medication
One promising approach to help stem the global HIV epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP).
Thalidomide may be a potent anti-cancer treatment
When people hear "thalidomide," many think "birth defects," however, evidence has come to light that this once-banned drug can be used as a potent anti-cancer treatment.
Monitoring program has successfully identified a large number of previously unknown, serious and often-fatal drug reactions
A monitoring program developed by a Northwestern University researcher has successfully identified a large number of previously unknown, serious and often-fatal drug reactions associated with 15 commonly used drugs, including Plavix®, thalidomide and drug-coated cardiac stents.
Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind pseudothalidomide syndrome
A team of scientists from Colombia, the United States and elsewhere has successfully completed a 15-year-plus search for the genetic problems behind the very rare Roberts syndrome, whose physical manifestations often include cleft lip and palate and shortened limbs that resemble those of babies whose mothers took thalidomide during pregnancy.
Thalidomide - new treatment for cancer
Thalidomide, famous in the 60's because of limb deformities in babies born to women who had taken it for morning sickness, was withdrawn in 1961. Now doctors say it could be used as a treatment for cancer.
Thalidomide may have a new lease of life as a cancer treatment
The drug thalidomide may have a new lease of life as a cancer treatment. A small study published in Gut suggests that it slows down the weight loss and wasting associated with advanced disease in patients with pancreatic cancer.
Dramatic changes in the way the FDA address patient safety are needed
Food and Drug Administration policies prevent pharmaceutical manufacturers from informing patients about potentially fatal toxicities that occur with some cancer drugs -- policies that should be revised immediately, according to Northwestern University researchers.
Thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of anti-diabetic drugs may be a potential targeted therapy for myeloma patients
In laboratory tests on multiple myeloma cells, University of Rochester researchers found that this type of cancer expresses a protein that makes it an easy target for an existing class of diabetes drugs. After more investigation, they hope the discovery will lead to a new, targeted therapy for myeloma patients.
Combination of thalidomide and dexamethasone may be a promising treatment for multiple myeloma
The combination of two pills -- thalidomide and dexamethasone -- may be an effective alternative to the intravenous chemotherapy commonly prescribed to patients with multiple myeloma, according to a large collaborative study conducted by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and led by a Mayo Clinic investigator.
Thalidomide shows promise in fighting myeloma
Thalidomide, a drug often used to treat symptoms of leprosy and in testing to fight HIV, is now demonstrating activity in fighting a common cancer that occurs in bone marrow, myeloma.
Eight out of ten women take some form of therapeutic drugs during pregnancy
The advice from the British National Formulary (British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) is that all drugs should be avoided if possible during the first three months – and only prescribed at all if the benefits to the mother outweigh the risk to the foetus.
The next generation of single-enantiomer catalysts
Many molecules are enantiomers: they have mirror- image versions that may have identical parts but are just as different as your left hand is from your right.
Revised cholesterol-lowering guidelines constitute a major risk to public health
Recently revised cholesterol-lowering guidelines constitute a major risk to public health according to The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics, a non-profit organization of doctors, scientists and researchers.
Thalidomide's role in fighting blood disorders, such as multiple myeloma
From the late 1950s to the end of 1961, thalidomide was a popular sedative and treatment for morning sickness until it was discovered to cause fetal malformations, which proved fatal within the first year of life in 40 percent of affected infants.
Chemotherapy agents as well as the newest biologic and targeted cancer therapy drugs, can harm a patient's heart
Cancer treatments, including the most commonly used chemotherapy agents as well as the newest biologic and targeted therapy drugs, can harm a patient's heart, sometimes fatally
50,000 people in the U.S. with cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or hepatitis C will be eligible for a Medicare drug lottery
50,000 people or 10% of the 500,000 people in the U.S with cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or hepatitis C will be eligible for a Medicare drug lottery for coverage of life saving drugs.
New drugs ease treatment of multiple myeloma
Science is increasingly commuting the death sentence that is a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. A cancer of the plasma cells that primarily strikes the elderly, multiple myeloma has been deadly because patients have been unable to withstand the aggressive treatment necessary to combat it.


Some sources say that the ancient city of Perge was founded by three people returning from the Trojan war.However the Hittite tablet found in Boðazköy mentions the name of the city as Parha,and judging from the name of a goddess on an ancient coin found there,the city has a very old history .It is known that the lands where the Akhas settled around 2000 B.C.,and where the Hellenistic people from Epir and from the Western Anatolian shores settled in 7th Century BC were later ruled by the Lydians in the 6th Century BC and also by the Persians .These lands were conquered by Alexander the Great in 333 BC and after his death were ruled by the Seleucids , the Pergamum Kingdom,and by the Romans after the 2nd Century.The people living here accepted Christianity in the 4th Century.These areas were acquired later by the Byzantines,the Seljuks,the Hamitoðullarý Principality and later by the Ottoman Empire.The city was developed in two sections:the citadel and the lower city Firt the city settled on the Acropolis on the high plains and later spread down to the lower plains as well.This area on the plains consists of a grid plan determined accoding to the Hippodamos plan. The two floors and the high stage of the antique theater which seats 15000 people are in excellent condition.The story of Dionisos'life is depicted on the frescos around the stage.The God of Wine,born premature,is placed in Zeus'body. You can also see the way he is taken by Hermes and given to the Nymphs and how he is seated on the sultanate (saltanat)chariot,carried by the panthers in the company of satyrs.There are30 rooms underneath the sitting area on the eastern wing of the stadium.The audience entered the arena through one of the doors opening from one of every three rooms and the other 20 rooms were used as shoops. The city had three gates.The Hellenistic gate,following the Roman gate in the entrance,also had an oval shaped courtyard.Passing through this gate one enters the three part,arch builth by Plancia Magna,a woman much mentioned in the inscriptions.Also definitely worth seeing are the Agora,the monumental fountain ,the Roman baths and the main street with a water canal down the center.


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MacUpdate just published again its so called Ondesoft Mini-Bundle, which contains 9 apps from Ondesoft.
At a price of just 10$ whichs equals savings of 95% you'll receive 9 different software tools.
The bundle will be probably available until the 27th january.
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unlocks the DRM from iTunes files and extracts audio files from iTunes videos.
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Enlarged Picture of Dolgellau Parish Church North Wales
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The present St Mary's church dates from 1716, with a chancel added in 1864. There are fine stained glass windows within the church, well worth a visit. The tower is built of stone, while the masonry of the nave is, unusually, of dressed slate with blocks overlapping at the corners. The eight mast-like posts or timber piers inside were brought over the mountains by ox-cart from Dinas Mawddwy.
Nearby Attractions Y Sospan - Y Sospan is a bistro and café in Queens Square, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, West Wales. Y Sospan(Welsh for Saucepan), is open all year round as a cafe and te...... St Marys Church Dolgellau - St Mary's Church is located on the edge of the old town in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, West Wales. The church is on an ancient site and there are records of i...... Cwrt Plas Y Dre - Cwrt Plas yn Dre, Queen's Square, Dolgellau. The building to the right of the picture bears the sign Llys Owain that gives a clue to its past import...... Eldon Square - Eldon Square is the town square of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales. The square is formed by a number of strong grey stone buildings, including the old Dolge...... Cross Keys Dolgellau - The Crosskeys is a pub in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, West Wales. Popular with locals and visitors alike (judging by online reviews) the Crosskeys is in the h...... Ty Siamas (Centre for Welsh Folk Music) - Ty Siamas (The National Centre for Welsh Folk Music). This lovely old building in the centre of Dolgellau had fallen into disuse after variously being...... Dolgellau Cycles - Dolgellau Bicycles is situated in Smithfield Street in Dolgellau town centre, close to the Mawddach Bicycle Trail and just a few miles from Coed-y-Bre...... Bwyty Dylanwad Da Restaurant - Dylan established the restaurant in 1988 and it has since the won many words of praise in restaurant reviews and has been recommended an The Guardian,...... Ebenezer Methodist Church - The Ebenezer Chapel, Welsh:Yr Eglwys Fethodistaidd Ebeneser, sits on the edge of Skinner's Square in Dolgellau Gwynedd, Mid Wales. The chapel was firs...... Dolgellau to Barmouth Bike Trail - The Dolgellau to Barmouth Bike Trail runs from the market town of Dolgellau to the seaside resort of Barmouth in southern Snowdonia, West Wales. K......
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Every Tuesday, departing from the Adventure Centre in Lizard Creek Lodge.
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Slaven Dobrović (Zadar, 29. kolovoza 1967.), bivši je ministar zaštite okoliša i energetike Republike Hrvatske u 14. Vladi Republike Hrvatske.

Životopis

Slaven Dobrović rođen je u Zadru 29. kolovoza 1967. godine. Diplomirao je 1993. na Fakultetu strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, na procesno-energetskom smjeru. Za najbolji studentski rad je 1992. godine Dobio Rektorovu nagradu. Magistrirao je 1998. godine obranom rada pod naslovom "Tehnološke mogućnosti sniženja sadržaja organskih tvari u vodama nekih sjeverno hrvatskih izvorišta". Doktorirao je 2002. godine obranom disertacije "Analiza postupaka razgradnje organskih tvari u vodi primjenom UV zračenja".

Od jeseni 1993. zaposlen je kao znanstveni novak na Zavodu za energetska postrojenja, najprije na projektu "Otplinjavanje i utjecaj plinova na karakter vode", a zatim na projektu "Tehnološki procesi u sustavu obrade voda". Od 2002. godine istraživač je na projektu "Istraživanje procesa tehnološke obrade voda", a isto tako i savjetnik na projektu "Problematika unosa alohtonih organizama brodovima" Ministarstva znanosti i tehnologije RH. Od 2007. godine kao istraživač sudjeluje u znanstvenom projektu "Ekološka prihvatljivost i učinkovitost suvremenih postupaka u obradi voda".

Glavna područja znanstvenog interesa uključuju područje voda (napredni oksidacijski procesi, dezinfekcija te obrada brodskih balastnih voda) i zaštita okoliša, posebno razvoj i primjena ekološki zasnovanih sustava gospodarenja otpadom. Od siječnja 2010. imenovan je voditeljem Katedre za inženjerstvo vode i okoliša Fakulteta. Iste godine izabran je u izvanrednog profesora na Fakultetu strojarstva i brodogradnje.

Godine 2011. dobitnik je Medalje za posebne zasluge na unaprjeđenje rada, razvoja i promociju Fakulteta strojarstva brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Član je radne grupe za odobravanje tehnologija obrade vodenog balasta i certifikaciju brodova Nacionalnog foruma za provedbu projekta "GloBallast Partnerstvo 2007. – 2012".

Član je "International Water Association" (IWA), "Hrvatskog društva za zaštitu voda i mora" i "Hrvatske gorske službe spašavanja". Osim hrvatskoga govori i engleski i francuski.

Oženjen je suprugom Agnezom s kojom ima sedmero djece. Praktični je vjernik katolik.

Godine 2020. napušta Most i pridružuje se Domovinskom pokretu te zauzima mjesto u VII. izbornoj jedinici na parlamentarnim izborima te godine.

Izvori

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 Službene stranice Vlade RH

Ministri zaštite okoliša i energetike Vlade Republike Hrvatske
Životopisi, Zadar
Članovi Domovinskog pokreta

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Borosbocsárd () falu Romániában, Erdélyben, Fehér megyében.

Nevének eredete
Kiss Lajos szerint a Bocsárd helynevek a 'kádár' vagy 'pohárnok' jelentésű ómagyar bocsár szó -d képzős alakjából valók és ilyen foglalkozású várnépekre utaltak. Először 1238-ban említették, Buchard alakban. Előtagja Buzásbocsárdtól különítette el (először 1486-ban: Borosboczard).

Fekvése
Gyulafehérvártól 13 kilométerre északnyugatra, az Erdélyi Hegyalján fekszik.

Népessége
 1785-ben Magyarborosbocsárdnak 377, Oláhborosbocsárdnak 341 lakója volt. Az előbbiben ugyanekkor 39, utóbbiban 51 ortodox családot, Magyarborosbocsárdon 1766-ban 111 református lelket számoltak össze.
 1910-ben 1277 lakosából 1266 volt román és 11 magyar anyanyelvű; 710 ortodox és 557 görögkatolikus hitű.
 2002-ben 957 román anyanyelvű lakosából 886 volt ortodox, 74 pünkösdi és 12 görögkatolikus vallású.

Története
Középkori plébániatemploma, amelyet később a református nemesek használtak, a mai ortodox templom helyén állhatott. 1332-ben a pápai tizedjegyzék szerint egyházának papja 80 dénár pápai tizedet fizetett. 1442-ben a település a Kecsetiek adománybirtoka volt, de Hunyadi János erdélyi vajda magának foglalta el. A mai település felső része a középkortól a 20. századig külön falut alkotott Oláhbocsárd, később Oláhborosbocsárd néven (villa olachalis Buchard 1346-ban, Olahbochard 1496-ban), a tőle való megkülönböztetésül az alatta fekvő, a középkorban még magyar lakosságú falut Magyarbocsárdnak, később Magyarborosbocsárdnak nevezték el (Magyarbochard 1505-ben, Magjar Boros Bocsárd 1684-ben). Bár a két falu közben összeépült, községi igazgatásuk csak 1912-ben egyesült. Mindkét falu Fehér, majd Alsó-Fehér vármegyéhez tartozott.

Szőlőművelő település volt. A paraszti réteg a 17. században már Magyarborosbocsárdon is román. A tatárok 1658-ban felgyújtották, ezután 1668-ban, a református magyarok számának csökkenése miatt, újraosztották határát. A református püspökség a 17. század második felében udvarházat épített itt uradalmának igazgatása céljából, amely a 18–19. században is fennállt. A püspökségen kívül a 18. században főbb birtokosai a Boér, Bessenyei és Harsányi családok voltak.

1848 tavaszán Ács János református lelkész vezetésével 26 fős nemzetőrsége alakult. Október 29-én román felkelők a vásártéren 63 magyar lakosát öltek meg, 25-en Vajasdra menekültek. A magyar vadászok 1849-ben tizenegy román lakosát végezték ki. Református egyháza nem alakult újjá.

A hagyomány szerint a pónyikalma innen került Nagyenyedre a 19. század elején, ahonnan aztán Erdély szerte elterjedt.

Látnivalók
 Az ortodox templom kertjében 2000 óta falumúzeum működik.
 A feltehetően a 17. században épült régi ortodox templom romjai. Az épületet a 20. század közepéig használták.

Híres emberek
 Itt született 1897-ben Emil Pop botanikus.

Jegyzetek

Források
 Gudor Kund Botond: Az eltűnt Gyulafehérvári Református Egyházmegye és egyházi közösségei. Kolozsvár – Barót, 2012
 Hajdú Mihály – Janitsek Jenő: Alsófehér megye. (Szabó T. Attila erdélyi történeti helynévgyűjtése, 1.) Bp., 2001
 Szilágyi Farkas: Alsófehér-vármegye 1848–49-ben. Nagy-Enyed, 1898

További információk
 Régi fényképek Borosbocsárdról

Fehér megye települései
Alsó-Fehér vármegye települései


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Air conditioning and exhaust plant on a roof in Auckland, New Zealand.
An old and rusty Cornovaglia boiler, used during the Industrial Revolution: steam was and still is an important input for some industrial processes.
Physical plant, mechanical plant or industrial plant (and where context is given, often just plant) refers to the necessary infrastructure used in operation and maintenance of a given facility. The operation of these facilities, or the department of an organization which does so, is called "plant operations" or facility management. Industrial plant should not be confused with "manufacturing plant" in the sense of "a factory".
HVAC plant usually includes air conditioning (both heating and cooling systems and ventilation) and other mechanical systems. It often also includes the maintenance of other systems, such as plumbing and lighting. The facility itself may be an office building, a school campus, military base, apartment complex, or the like.
In broadcast engineering, the term transmitter plant is the part of the physical plant associated with the transmitter and its controls and inputs, the studio/transmitter link (if the radio studio is off-site),[1] the radio antenna and radomes, feedline and desiccation/nitrogen system, broadcast tower and building, tower lighting, generator, and air conditioning. These are often monitored by an automatic transmission system, which reports conditions via telemetry (transmitter/studio link).
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I won the Christmas raffle prize at slimming World. Our group leader does one of these herb & spice 'crackers' each year and I've always coveted it. I could, of course, make my own, or even just stock up on new jars but it's just not the same as winning!
The 'S' in the middle is for star anise. I don't think I've ever used it so look forward to trying it out. Apparently it is the fruit of an evergreen tree which is native to southern China and is mostly used in savoury dishes.
Our dedicated Slimming World group leader is running our usual Monday class on Sunday (Christmas eve) morning. The next class will run as usual the following Monday (New Year's Day). All designed to keep us on the straight and narrow – though she's not unrealistic! I think attending on New Year's Day is a perfect time for a new start (and I'm sure to need it by then).
We had an unexpected overnight visitor last night. Youngest granddaughter decided that, at seven, she is now brave enough to stay over without her big sister (who has always been happy to stay unaccompanied). It was lovely to peep in late at night and see her fast asleep. They always look so gorgeous, don't they? I recently wrote about Elf (on the shelf). He came with her so we had to think of an adventure for him. Quite what he did, we have no idea, but he was found this morning driving a Playmobile dustcart and eating a happy hippo wafer biscuit. Granddaughter seemed happy with that.
I finished work yesterday for a thirteen day holiday. HOORAY!! Although we're only closed for two days, because of how my work days fall, I've only had to take two days annual leave to get almost two weeks off. This morning eight of us gym ladies met for coffee and mince pies. A couple of glasses of Bucks Fizz, shortbread, chocolates, macaroons and sausage rolls later, we got around to the coffee and mince pies! We also had a secret Santa with restrictions ….no chocolate, no alcohol and a budget of £4. It certainly tests ingenuity! I received a useful shopping bag which folds up into a tiny package that fits into even a small handbag. If only I remember to take it with me! The boot of my car is always well stocked with shopping bags but do I remember to take them into the supermarket? Rarely.
My night-cramps have improved, though not completely disappeared. Peculiarly, it mostly attacks my shins or across my instep. Rarely does it occur in my calves which is, for most people, the common place. Whether or not my four-pronged attack is working (see below) or I'm just going through a better phase, I really don't know. The banana, in case you're wondering is a source of magnesium, a lack of which is thought to be a cause of cramp. The Epsom salts are reputed to help. The hot water bottle is probably the greatest help. As soon as the warning comes (I feel a tightness in the muscle) I make sure the bottle is in the right place and it really does seem to ward it off. Fortunately by the time it's cooled, my legs seem to have relaxed. Who knows – perhaps it's all in my mind.
Happy to read that you have started your vacation. You did well to get 13 days off for just two days of your annual leave!
Haha, I think that "Christmas" was possibly easier. Glad that the internet saved the day!
I think it's a really nice gift idea for someone who loves cooking.
I, too, am plagued by cramps, mainly in my calm muscles. But if we've been out for a walk, and especially if I've walked downhill (more than uphill) I get cramp from my big toe up through my foot and up the front of my leg, and that is awful. I fall it front-leg cramp. I don't think it's quite the same as shin splints, but it's still painful. And if I move awkwardly in bed, sometimes cramp in the instep of my feet, too, for example if I try and push the h.w.b. to one side and suddenly, camp in my foot.
Of course, I meant calf muscles! Silly me!
Oh Margaret, I identify with all that. Its such a (literal) pain! Haha, CALM muscles is wishful thinking!
I regularly get cramp, especially in my toes. I had it in the top of my thigh the other day, boy did it hurt.
I am have been having trouble commenting so I hope you get this ok.
I did get it ok, Marlene! I've had cramp in my thigh too, and I agree…it's very painful. By the way, I corrected my post. Bananas have magnesium (and potassium) in, not calcium. I know that so don't know why I typed it wrongly!
Lovely gift you received. Try the star anise in chicken soup next time you make it. It enhances the flavours magnificently. Merry Christmas to you and yours from Canada.
I wI'll certainly try that…sounds great! A very Merry Christmas to you, Jean. How lovely to know that I have a Canadian reader.
Hi Pat, I'm sure that it isn't all in our minds. The trouble with pain is that it's invisible and doesn't attract the sympathy that, say, a cut finger might! Have a wonderful Christmas.


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German legend Beckenbauer taunts 'stupid' England as millions gear up for another nerve-shredding clash with old enemy
By Wil Longbottom for MailOnline
Updated: 11:24 EST, 24 June 2010
England fans set for dramatic clash against old rival on Sunday
Franz Beckenbauer says England were 'stupid' for finishing second
'The Kaiser' adds that Germany have 'nothing to fear' in second round clash
Bookmakers slash odds on England winning the World Cup to 10/1
The psychological warfare between football's oldest foes began today as German legend Franz Beckenbauer mocked England ahead of Sunday's World Cup showdown between the two arch rivals.
Beckenbauer - known as the Kaiser - branded England 'stupid' for failing win their group and said Germany has nothing to fear from 'our friends from the island'.
The former German captain's comments will heighten anticipation among the millions of England fans anxiously awaiting another epic clash with their oldest enemy.
Millions are expected to watch the game on Sunday, with supporters likely to take advantage of the good weather to hold World Cup parties and barbecues.
Relief: A smiling Wayne Rooney looks much more relaxed after England's crucial win while, right, Fabio Capello puts the team through its paces at their training camp
Amid tense scenes, England clinched their place in the second round after a 1-0 win over Slovenia, while the Germans booked further passage in the tournament by beating Ghana by the same score.
The country will be the underdog for the match after disappointing displays in the first two games against the USA and Algeria.
And German supporters appear confident they will beat England again, with former captain and manager Franz Beckenbauer saying they should respect 'our friends from the island' but not fear us.
Writing in Germany's mass circulation newspaper Bild, he said the England squad looked tired during its first two matches and said Wayne Rooney had failed to deliver.
Beckenbauer, known as 'the Kaiser', pointed out how Germany players in the Bundesliga had played far fewer games during the season and were in better physical condition.
He said: 'Stupidly, the English have slipped up a little by finishing second in their group.
'There is a good reason for that: the Premier League players have got to play far more games than their Bundesliga colleagues, including two national cup competitions.
'Therefore, when it comes to a World Cup or a European Championships, they are burnt out.
'Our players, on the other hand, seem to be in a physically better condition. Of course we respect them, but we certainly don't fear them.
'England's first two appearances at the World Cup were paltry, but they improved against Slovenia.'
He added: 'A game like this should be a semi-final, not a last-16 game.'
The two nations have a long history of clashes, including England's 5-1 victory in Munich in September, losing on penalties in the Euro 96 semi-final and Italia 90 semi-final, as well as England's World Cup triumph in 1966.
Jermaine Defoe, one of three changes to the side which could only draw 0-0 with Algeria, scored the winner in the 22nd minutes.
His proud mother said their family partied until the early hours and that her son was 'buzzing' after putting England through to the knock-out stages.
Speaking to GMTV from the family home in Chigwell, Essex, she said: 'He told me on the phone "Wow, mum, I'm buzzing, buzzing. I can't wait until the next game, I can't wait".
'I'm just really, really happy. I'm so proud of him - he has done very well.'
Showing their colours: Two identically dressed girls watch the Slovenia match on a giant screen in Manchester and, right, another female fan celebrates England's goal at Glastonbury
England fans who travelled to the game in Port Elizabeth said they were looking forward to another historic encounter against Germany in Bloemfontein.
The win over Slovenia saw bookmakers slash odds on England winning the World Cup, with Betfair shortening its price from 13-1 to 10-1.
William Hill offered 10-1 on England beating the Germans in a penalty shoot out.
Matthew Campion, 29, a recruitment consultant from Tunbridge Wells, said: 'We don't fear the Germans. Bring 'em on.'
Debra Ziton, 51, an HR advisor from Twickenham, west London, said: 'There's nothing to fear. We shoud be confident underdogs.
'The whole world will be watching. Maybe it was the way it was meant to be.'
And Graeme Holbeck, 27, a town planner from Bradford, added: 'It's not necessarily a bad thing.
'England have got a bit of momentum now. The fact that it's Germany makes it a bigger game and that can only help us.
'We've been missing spirit but when we play against Germany they will rise to the challenge.'
Yesterday's crunch game saw shopping centres, high streets and public transport emptied as pubs across the country filled up with fans desperate to see England progress.
Schools and offices closed early to allow pupils and staff to watch the game and it was also screened on giant screens in cities across England, as well as at the Glastonbury festival.
Troops in Afghanistan had to wait to see the action because they were involved in a 'vigil ceremony' at Camp Bastion, in Helmand Province, to remember recent casualties.
Those not required for operational duties watched a recording an hour after the game finished, while troops in more remote locations were sent a DVD.
WORLD CUP 2010: German legend Franz Beckenbauer taunts 'stupid' England


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fire walk with me or burned and busted (if the enemy team has a pendles).
orendi is my most used character.
since the update hit i've played a lot of orendi to me she hasn't really changed. i know not everyone plays orendi the same way as me, like i see more utility in the push than the blind or the shield recharge after nullify than attack speed (or before the update lets bounce). but i still enjoy my crazy chaos witch. and to those saying she needed a damage nerf several months ago (back when i originally posted this)!!! she didn't get one. but with the changes to how meltdown is and how quick people surrender you don't really get to lvl 10 very often to be able to nuke other players with this build.
note for newer players to the game.
the main focus as an orendi is minions. everytime i see an Orendi not pushing lane, it hurts because that is what she shines at. only go after players when the other teams minions are wrecked and you know you can secure or assist in the kill. watch out for characters with slows, stuns and silences cause those can get you killed if you are not careful (but i sure do love to pick on galilea, that is only something an experienced orendi player should be thinking). but back to the point for the new players. use orendi's speed and size to avoid damage as much as possible she is insanely (pun probably intended) squishy (guts are squishy right?), use minions as a way to keep from being damaged as well.
note for if a dev sees this.
i'm sorry for killing so many characters with only a press of two buttons after hitting lvl 10 (not really it's orendi's revenge from early game).
Tbh, I think Pillarstorm needs a nerf. Like only dealing 75% of the damage with the pillars. The power level of this choice is through the roof.
It'll hurt me to see it nerfed, but it needs to be done. Today I single-handedly carried a team through Meltdown paradise with my ult-based build, and it was absolutely stupid at times. Also kinda kills the fun of choosing an option at level 10, when Pillarstorm is the obvious answer.
Pillarstorm doesn't need to be nerfed. It only looks overpowered when all 5 enemy players bunch up. if they stay far apart it is really easy to avoid it. The pillars that are cast are really easy to avoid. to even make it remotely good requires you to take advantage of enemy positioning. no different from a lot of other Ults that will kill multiple enemies that bunch up. It is the only good helix unlock that Orendi has.
Pick Preamble of Pain and cast your ult. If 2 enemies are even somewhat close you can expect at least one kill.
and that is unreasonable why? Orendi is a glass cannon. not to mention it is a level 10 helix. even with prembles it won't open yourself to being one shotted by paradigm shift unless someone actually get hit by a pillar. the pillar is so easy to dodge as well. as long as you stay moving you will walk right out of the cast since it cast from where you were standing. I am amazed you think something that not only is stationary, has a wind up, and requires level 10 being overpowered. There are many Ult combos in the game that will totally 100-0 a character.
and the build is updated.


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A self-driving Ford research vehicle.
Ford Motor Co. is pairing with Walmart to begin laying the groundwork for a driverless grocery delivery service.
The two companies will test the concept as part of an existing grocery-delivery partnership between Postmates and Walmart. Ford vehicles will eventually be mocked up to appear autonomous and simulate the process of consumers retrieving their groceries without the help of a human driver.
As self-driving cars come closer to reality, automakers and tech giants are increasingly viewing driverless deliveries as even more lucrative than the robo-taxis that will initially hit the streets to transport commuters. Automating the arrival of goods to consumers' front porches would slash shipping costs roughly in half, experts say. Consultant McKinsey & Co. predicts that in less than a decade, 80 percent of all items will be delivered autonomously.
Ford has already been testing autonomous deliveries of groceries and other goods with Postmates and Domino's Pizza. Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo, which plans to launch a commercial driverless car service next month, has a partnership with Walmart to transport online shoppers to its stores.
The pilot program with Ford is taking place in Miami-Dade County, says Tom Ward, senior VP of digital operations for Walmart U.S. in a blog post. "Through it, we aim to learn more about how we can take advantage of self-driving vehicles to deliver fresh groceries – hand-picked by our personal shoppers – to customers."
"Like us, Walmart believes that self-driving vehicles have an important role to play in the future of delivery," Brian Wolf, director of business development for Ford's autonomous vehicle business, wrote in a Medium post. "Together, we'll be gathering crucial data about consumer preferences and learning the best way we can conveniently connect people with the goods they need."
Ford has underwhelmed some investors by plotting a later arrival for its autonomous vehicles than competitors including Waymo and General Motors' Cruise. The company has vowed not only to deliver a purpose-built self-driving vehicle by 2021, but also a viable business model to go along with it.
Still, the approach Ford has taken appears to have turned heads at one major competitor. Volkswagen AG has been in talks with the company about joining forces on various projects and is mulling an investment in Ford's self-driving partner, Argo AI, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News earlier this month.
Others grocers are also eyeing a self-driving future. In June, Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the U.S., announced in June a partnership with autonomous-vehicle startup Nuro to test the delivery of groceries in unmanned road vehicles that can steer from the store to a customer's home.


The Olowi field is situated 12 miles off the coast of Gabon.
Allards International supplied inlet and interstage heat exchangers for the topsides of the Knock Allan FPSO.
The inlet heat exchangers contained 360 tubes.
Fabrication of the heat exchangers was completed in November 2007.
Olowi Field is situated at a water depth of 30m about 12 miles off the coast of Gabon. The field lies in the South Gabon sub-basin of the Olowi block which is spread over 1,271km².
Operated by Canadian Natural Resources International(CNRI), the field started producing in April 2009. The field is estimated to contain proven plus probable recoverable oil reserves of 50m to 80m barrels.
The Olowi field was discovered by Pioneer Natural Resources with the drilling of the Olowi Marin-1 discovery well in 2001.
The well encountered 75ft thick reservoir sands and flowed at a rate of 2,100 barrels of oil per day (bopd). CNRI acquired the field from Pioneer in October 2005.
CNRI commenced the first phase of drilling at the field in 2008. KCA Deutag's Ben Avon jack-up rig was contracted for three years to carry out drilling at the field.
The development plan for the field includes three wellhead platforms and a conductor support platform with 44 wells slots which are connected to the Knock Allan FPSO.
The three platforms are named A, B, C/D. Three wells were drilled and completed initially on the first platform B and started producing in April 2009. The last well on platform B was drilled and completed in the third quarter of 2010.
Drilling activities on platform A commenced in the third quarter of 2010. In October 2010, the first well of platform A started producing at a rate of 2,500bbl/d.
A total of 29 wells, including one water injection well, are expected to be drilled at the field.
Fred Olsen Production was awarded the contract to convert the Suezmax tanker Knock Allan into the Knock Allan FPSO in November 2006. The contract was for a 10-year lease with 10 one year extension options.
Originally built in 1992, the FPSO was converted at Drydocks World Dubai, for deployment at the Olowi field. The FPSO left the yard in 2008 and arrived at the field in February 2009 for final hook up and commissioning.
The Knock Allan FPSO has a production capacity of 25,000bopd and 85m standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas. It has a dead weight of 145,242t and features a spread mooring system. The oil storage capacity of the FPSO is 1.04m barrels.
Crude oil produced by the wellhead platforms at the field is exported to the FPSO.
The oil is then transferred onto tankers for export onshore. The gas produced at the field is used for power generation and providing gas-lift.
Saipem was awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the wellhead platforms. The company is also responsible for installing subsea pipelines, risers and umbilical systems between the Knock Allan FPSO and the platforms.
INTECSEA carried out the Flow Assurance FEED for the Olowi field. Scope of work for the company included examining whether the planned production facilities were suitable for the field.
Fred Olsen Production awarded a $66m contract to Kanfa to design and fabricate the topside facilities of the FPSO.
Aragon Gas Processes was subcontracted by Kanfa to provide a dehydration unit, fuel gas compressor skid and a low pressure gas compression module for the FPSO.
Kanfa subcontracted Allards International to design, fabricate and test the heat exchangers for the topsides of the FPSO. Allards was responsible for engineering, design, fabrication and testing of the inlet and interstage heat exchangers for the Knock Allan FPSO.
The materials used for the heat exchangers included acarbon steel shell, channel and tubes. The inlet heat exchangers contained 360 tubes and weighed 7,560kg. The interstage heat exchangers contained 301 tubes and weighed 2,700kg.
Allards completed fabrication of heat exchangers in November 2007.
Claxton carried out the installation of the topside modules of the FPSO. Dresser Rand supplied two 27MW steam turbines for the FPSO.
Other contractors involved in the completion of the FPSO were ABB, ASAC, Harland & Wolff, Vryhoff and Kongsberg. Inocean, Aalborg, Håkonsen Marine / Ingenium and Hamworthy were also involved in the conversion.
BJ Services was awarded a contract for supplying casing and tubing running services for the 29 wells of the field.
In June 2009 Saipem awarded Tideland Signal, acontract for supplying navigational warning systems for the field's wellhead platforms.
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The large number of mutual funds has little to do with serving your best interests.
Below are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst mutual funds.
The following presents the least and most expensive style mutual funds as well as the worst overall style mutual funds per our Q1 2019 style ratings.
Question: Why are there so many mutual funds?
Answer: Mutual fund providers tend to make lots of money on each fund so they create more products to sell.
This issue is the easiest issue to avoid, and our advice is simple. Avoid all mutual funds with less than $100 million in assets. Low levels of liquidity can lead to a discrepancy between the price of the mutual fund and the underlying value of the securities it holds. Plus, low asset levels tend to mean lower volume in the mutual fund and larger bid-ask spreads.
Mutual funds should be cheap, but not all of them are. The first step here is to know what is cheap and expensive.
To ensure you are paying at or below average fees, invest only in mutual funds with total annual costs below 1.76%, which is the average total annual cost of the 6137 U.S. equity Style mutual funds we cover. The weighted average is lower at 1.32%, which highlights how investors tend to put their money in mutual funds with low fees.
Figure 1 shows American Growth Fund Series One (AMRBX) is the most expensive style mutual fund and Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index (FHOFX) is the least expensive. American Growth Fund (AMRBX, AMRAX) provides two of the most expensive mutual funds while Fidelity (FHOFX, FFSMX, FSKAX) mutual funds are among the cheapest.
Investors need not pay high fees for quality holdings. Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index (FHOFX) is the best ranked style mutual fund in Figure 1. FHOFX's Neutral Portfolio Management rating and 0.01% total annual cost earns it an Attractive rating. Deutsche DWS CROCI U.S. Fund (DCURX) is the best ranked style mutual fund overall. DCURX's Attractive Portfolio Management rating and 0.88% total annual cost earns it a Very Attractive rating.
On the other hand, Fidelity Small Cap Index (FSSNX) holds poor stocks and earns our Unattractive rating, yet has low total annual costs of 0.10%. No matter how cheap a mutual fund, if it holds bad stocks, its performance will be bad. The quality of a mutual fund's holdings matters more than its price.
Avoiding poor holdings is by far the hardest part of avoiding bad mutual funds, but it is also the most important because a mutual fund's performance is determined more by its holdings than its costs. Figure 2 shows the mutual funds within each style with the worst holdings or portfolio management ratings.
ProFunds (OTPIX, SLPIX) and PPM (PZMIX, PZSIX) appear more often than any other providers in Figure 2, which means that they offer the most mutual funds with the worst holdings.
Ultimus Managers Adler Value Fund (ADLVX) is the worst rated mutual fund in Figure 2. Zevenbergen Growth Fund (ZVNIX), PACE Small Medium Growth Equity Investments (PUMYX), Manager Directed Spyglass Growth Fund (SPYGX), ProFunds Small Cap ProFund (SLPIX), PPM Small Cap Value Fund (PZSIX), MSS Footprints Discover Value Fund (DVALX), and PPM Mid Cap Value Fund (PZMIX) also earn a Very Unattractive predictive overall rating, which means not only do they hold poor stocks, they charge high total annual costs.
Our overall ratings on mutual funds are on our stock ratings of their holdings and the total annual costs of investing in the fund.
Buying a mutual fund without analyzing its holdings is like buying a stock without analyzing its business and finances. Put another way, research on mutual fund holdings is necessary due diligence because a mutual fund's performance is only as good as its holdings' performance. Don't just take our word for it, see what Barron's says on this matter.
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Wild birds are symbols of God's provision.
He always provides for them.
Cardinals are red and/or golden brown.
Goldfinches are yellow with black markings.
Bluebirds are blue with a peach breast.
Chickadees are pale gray with black markings.