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Varitek, Wakefield on HOF ballot for 1st time
Pair was inducted into Red Sox Hall of Fame last summer
Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield were on the 2004 and '07 World Series-champion Red Sox teams. (Getty)
By Ian Browne
BOSTON -- Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, cornerstone players for the 2004 and '07 World Series-champion Red Sox teams, are on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.A switch-hitting catcher known for his leadership behind the plate and his relentless approach in all facets of the game, Varitek
BOSTON -- Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, cornerstone players for the 2004 and '07 World Series-champion Red Sox teams, are on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.
A switch-hitting catcher known for his leadership behind the plate and his relentless approach in all facets of the game, Varitek played exclusively for Boston in a career that started in 1997 and ended in 2011.
In what proved to be a masterful move by then-general manager Dan Duquette, the Red Sox acquired Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb on July 31, 1997.
It was also Duquette who took a flier on Wakefield in 1995 after he had been released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nobody would have guessed at the time of that transaction that Wakefield would wear a Boston uniform for 17 years.
The knuckleballer would go on to have a remarkable career, winning 200 games -- 186 of them for Boston -- and becoming an American League All-Star in 2009.
Only Cy Young and Roger Clemens won more games for the Red Sox (both 192) than Wakefield.
The stretch that Wakefield had to start his Red Sox career in 1995 was for the ages. Leading a team that surprised many pundits by winning the AL East title, Wakefield went 14-1 with a 1.65 ERA and six complete games in his first 17 starts.
Wakefield won 17 games twice for the Sox -- in 1998 and 2007. When Curt Schilling was injured for much of '05, Wakefield did his best to perform like an ace, going 16-12 while logging a career high of 225 1/3 innings. The right-hander pitched until he was 45 years old.
For most of his career, Varitek gave the Red Sox an offensive advantage at a position where good hitters were usually at a premium.
A three-time All-Star, Varitek slashed .256/.341/.435 with 193 homers and 757 RBIs, and he served as the team captain for his final seven seasons.
A player must get 75 percent of the votes from eligible Baseball Writers' Association of America members to gain access to the Hall of Fame. Players can remain on the ballot for up to 10 years as long as they get at least five percent of the vote each year.
The announcement of the Class of 2017 is slated for Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. ET, and it will be simulcast on MLB Network and MLB.com. The induction ceremony will be held on July 30 behind the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Wakefield and Varitek were inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame together last summer.
Ian Browne has covered the Red Sox for MLB.com since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne and Facebook.


Oh, a cold it has caught me and I'm feelin' so blue.
I'm about as darned worthless as a smelly old shoe.
There's a fire in my throat but none in my head.
I get sick only about once every five or seven years. Lucky that way. But when something does catch me, oh my. I'm currently lying abed, sucking zinc lozenges and guzzling hot tea. No reason I can't keep posting (it's more entertaining than playing another game of spider solitaire). I'm just saying don't expect too much brilliance for a few days, okay?
I'm sorry, dear. Take care of yourself. If you have some eucalyptus essential oil, put half a teaspoonful into your hot bath water – no soap or bubbles. It can't help but make you feel better, especially just before bed time. And if you don't have the oil, see if you can get some eucalyptus leaves and make a strong "tea" from them, then add some of that to the hot bath water.
I had a cold that felt like that poem, and with a high fever yet. Some friends forced a rye whiskey on me and gave me two aspirin; I went to bed, kept two blankets on top all night and sweated it out. By next morning, the whole thing was gone. It's never happened since.
Hope you feel better soon, no matter how you treat it.
Nevertheless, it does move, to quote a famous Italian.
Pat, that's what my dad used to do, too (well, he drank hot toddies, which are whiskey plus), and he was never sick. I generally fight off colds well, also. But I do not think I could gag down whiskey, even on a good day. Shudder.
ML, I'm not sure where to get eucalyptus oil around here, but that does sound lovely.
RG — I've heard of that but never (oh thank heaven) had any reason to look into it farther.
Um … ugh. But I'm now off to read the data on why it's supposed to help.
BTW, that's not a poem. It's a blues song I'm singin'.
Blues are Poetry…of the Soul.
Get better soon Claire. I'm just getting over the crud too. My secret is Excedrin every 4 hours (and a bit of whiskey also).
My family tradition is whenever anyone gets sick, make a big bowl of Jell-O.
Then there's the old standby, chicken noodle soup.
Try a search on Amazon for "Olbas" — a Swiss line of natural products made with eucalyptus, wintergreen, and peppermint oils (and some others I've forgotten).
Oil, inhalers, cough drops, etc. Stuff's freakin' addictive and clears your nasal passages nicely, but gently and gradually.
Added: I just noticed, Olbas even makes a Therapeutic Herbal Bath product. Now if only I had a bathtub…gee…doesn't someone around here have one she's recently snazzed up?
Oh…and of course, hope you feel better soon!
You need a friend to trek over to this place and bring back some schniken to go with the tea. Their pastries are to die for.
What a coincidence … somebody does! Now, if Amazon only had same-day delivery here in the bergs. Well, sometimes they do have next-day for only a small charge.
Sorry you don't have a bathtub, Beth.
If nothing else, I just learned a new vocabulary word.
My usual cold remedy is Emergen-C, and this herbal stuff called "Cold Snap". Add the Cold Snap to your usual tea.
Hope you feel better soon. In the meanwhile, amuse yourself with the kittifier. YMMV.
Never tried a neti pot, but I know a few folks who use and like them. My main concern would be ensuring I've killed all the Naegleria fowleri in the water first.
Hope you feel better in a hurry! Got no advice on how to do that…..
I don't know if you can find it there, but elderberries have been proven to contain something that interferes with a virus's ability to infect new cells. You can find studies about it on Pubmed.
Last year I mixed a tablespoon of elderberry syrup in my tea every day as a preventative. My entire family, my entire office, and as I understand it most of the neighborhood, all got a nasty strain of the flu that put several people in the hospital.
It took 5 weeks of constant exposure before that nasty little bugger got ahold of me, and even then it was milder than the average cold when it did. Given that I usually get sick pretty easily, the only thing I can think of that made a difference was the elderberries.
If you prefer pill form, you can find it at the drug store near the cough drops, under the brand name Sambucol. Take once a day as a preventative, once every few hours to treat an active infection.
It could be spelled schnecken? Anyway, they have them. The last time I was up there I had one that was flat and cut in the shape of a parallelogram, topped with lemon frosting and filled with raspberry jam. Delicious.
Sorry to hear about your cold, Claire. Hope you shake it soon. I hate colds.
I take Vitamin C & Vitamin D, every day, and zinc lozenges if I feel a cold coming on. Still get colds occasionally, but not often. Treat them with bed rest and video or book fiction.
FWIW, my wife swears by her Neti pot. She boils the water first (to kill off whatever's in it) and allows it to cool down. Claims it works every time. Personally, I've never tried it, but I don't get colds often.
A couple of times a winter I get a craving for oranges. I buy a bag-full and work my way through them one or two per day. A couple of weeks after the craving starts a cold or flu will make the rounds with everyone else.
Claire, I know you haven't taken my advice – yet – but here's some you can't resist. Jump in that new tub for a while (hot, hot, hot). After a while take a double dose of nyquil (the real thing, not a generic version). After about 30 minutes get out of the tub and go to bed. Tomorrow some time, when you wake up, you will thank me. Bear in mind, I am not a doctor.


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Quel rosso mattino di giugno è un film  del 1975 diretto da Veljko Bulajić.

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1908, la Bosnia viene annessa all'impero asburgico dell'imperatore Francesco Giuseppe, ma la situazione nel paese è "calda", e non sono in pochi a tramare sogni di indipendenza dall'impero. Mentre in Serbia si organizza la resistenza, Francesco Giuseppe, ostile alla granduchessa Sofia, moglie dell'arciduca Francesco Ferdinando, erede al trono d'Austria-Ungheria, invia il nipote a Sarajevo per presenziare alle grandi manovre dell'esercito programmate per il giugno del 1914. Superate varie difficoltà alcuni congiurati raggiungono Sarajevo, e durante il passaggio dei dignitari per le vie della capitale serba, il giovane serbo-bosniaco Gavrilo Princip spara contro l'auto dei reggenti che restano mortalmente feriti.

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La pellicola vinse il premio nella categoria speciale al Festival internazionale del cinema di San Sebastián del 1976.
Il film è stato inoltre selezionato dal governo jugoslavo per il titolo di miglior film in lingua straniera nella 48ª edizione della cerimonia di premiazione degli Oscar, senza però venire accettato.

Collegamenti esterni

Film drammatici
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Napa Valley was somewhat different to how I had pictured it in my head.
Where I come from in South Africa, the vineyards are spaced out and can span for hundreds of acres, and you sometimes need to drive hundreds of kilometers to get to the next one. Napa is a much more condensed area, and in some cases, each vineyard is directly on top of the one next to it. This by no means makes it less picturesque. It is gorgeous. And rather quaint. And such fun driving from vineyard to vineyard – each one with its own unique offering and style.
My personal favourite vineyard in Napa Valley was Castello di Amarosa – a glorious winery that looks like it came straight out of Italy. And by all accounts it might have, as Castello di Amarosa describes itself as an "authentically-built, 13th century inspired Tuscan castle and winery". A bit of research on the Castello revealed that the property on which Castello di Amorosa stands "was purchased more than two decades ago by Dario Sattui, who came from a winemaking family. With Sattui's passion for medieval architecture and knowledge of Italian design, the idea to recreate a castle in California was born. Castello di Amorosa was constructed to emulate the authentic 13th-century Tuscan castles owned by Italy's elite. Every element of design and furnishing was chosen so that visitors can experience the majestic nature of an Italian fortress." And majestic it is. I spent a glorious morning touring the Castello. From the architecture, right down to the wine tour and the wines, everything was exquisite!
Chateau Montelena was another winery worthy of a mention. Beautiful architecture, ghostly vines swinging from the castle walls, the Chateau resembles an English Gothic castle gatehouse complete with rusticated stone walls. You definitely get the feeling that you've gone back in time. I didn't spend as much time here as I did at Castello di Amarosa, but it's not as big as the Castello, and not anywhere near as commercialised.
Certainly one of the most commercialised vineyards in Napa to visit is Cakebread Cellars (they probably wouldn't like me saying that), as this one was by far the busiest venue I visited, with tours happening every 15 minutes. A fun hour ensued with a group of us touring the property and the distillery and sipping on many a wine (or four).
Not one of the wineries I visited left me disappointed, and I left Napa Valley a happy camper, as I made my way to Big Sur and Carmel.


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You have seen the signs for Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site for years on I-95. If you live in Richmond, you might think you know the basics about her, so you don't think there's anything to learn: African American, female bank president. High school named after her. Ok, good for you, but forgive me for telling you– you don't know half of what's amazing about this woman.
GO to the National Park Service site! It's her home with her library, her furnishings, and most impressive of all, her story, and it's all free! How she did what she did when she did is fascinating and inspirational. Not enough people know the impact she had in Richmond and throughout the country in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Some day I will prove that she and I are related. She and my grandmother look like twins–and they both had Irish fathers. Perhaps that's my next book. Nevertheless, get thee to Jackson Ward! The Park Rangers are so cute and knowledgeable–tell them Maureen said hi. And grab lunch at Ettamae's Cafe on 2nd St. or Mama J's on 1st St. to make it quite the outing.
Maggie L. Walker's home is on Leigh St., but the entrance to the site is on 2nd St.
After lunch, head to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center where the Pride over Prejudice exhibit about the Maggie Walker/Armstrong rivalry is ongoing.
It also has worthwhile permanent exhibits that put Maggie Walker's life story into a larger context and introduce you to other lesser-known Richmonders whose stories deserve to be known. Don't balk at paying admission–get the Court End Passport for $10 that gets you admission to the Black History Museum, Valentine Richmond History Center, and John Marshall House for a full year!
There's a new way to get to know Richmond, and you're welcome to come along on Real Richmond\'s next food tour which will meander by Maggie Walker's house and the Black History Museum, among other notable spots. On Saturday, Nov. 20th at 2 p.m. The Wards: The Art & Soul of Richmond spans both sides of Broad Street to take in the art, architecture, and history of Monroe and Jackson wards while we walk the neighborhoods and sample food from Comfort, Ettamae's, Mama J's, Chez Foushee and Lemaire at The Jefferson. Taste and see!


I have never actually found a Hairy Bittercress plant, only read about them in FFF, but I will keep an eye out for it next time I forage. Thanks.
"Vinegary" is, as mentioned, bad. Homemade wines do taste different to commercial ones, and a slight bitter taste should not be confused with vinegar. My advice is to leave it and hope for the best, and next time try to make wine from scratch, instead of expensive, and inferior kits.
Topic: Nanny state madness strikes again.
The Government is constantly make more and more ridiculous changes, such as this, and soon we will be ruled by a fachist state! Oh wait, I think we already are... This is truly ridiculous, and deserves to be seriously opposed, not mocked on small web forums.
i have read that bull and milk thistles are edible, but milk thistles moreso. can anyone help me identify each as i am now really confused. we have alot of thistles although i want to be sure it going to be worth peeling them.


I had mentioned previously that I had hoped to look at more stuff on our YouTube channel, aside from our traditional previews. Today, we kick that off with a look at the recent horror release Layers of Fear. The game is currently in Early Access, but is incredibly well developed. It takes huge advantage of the Unity engine and, even after playing it once, I still can get scared with it.
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West Lavington is een civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied Chichester, in het Engelse graafschap West Sussex met 276 inwoners.

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2019 Information Guide
Baseball Information Guides
2019 Quick Facts (.pdf)
Yellow Jackets in the MLB Draft
Danny Hall Baseball Camps
2019 Promotional Schedule
Farmer, Evans, Palka Named To Golden Spikes Award Watch List
DURHAM, N.C. – USA Baseball released its 60-man midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Thursday, bringing the organization one step closer to naming the top amateur baseball player in the country. Three Georgia Tech players are on the list, as senior Buck Farmer is joined by juniors Zane Evans and Daniel Palka.
Georgia Tech and LSU are the only two schools with three players on the list. The SEC led the way with 11 on the midseason update, followed by the ACC with seven. Twenty-eight new players, including Palka and Evans, were added to the list since its initial release on February 14, joining Farmer and 31 others from the original watch list.
Farmer, who is also on the watch list for the National Pitcher of the Year Award, is 7-3 this season with a 2.51 ERA and wins over top-five teams Florida State and Virginia. Farmer is the NCAA's active leader in strikeouts (348) and wins (31).
Evans, who is also on national watch lists for both the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award and the Johnny Bench Award (top college catcher), is hitting .362 with a team-best 51 RBI and leads the ACC with a career-best 13 home runs and a .669 slugging percentage. Evans has also recorded three saves as Tech's closer.
A preseason All-America, Palka is second in the ACC with 12 home runs and is hitting .360 with 12 doubles and 47 RBI. His .462 on-base percentage and 43 runs are also team highs.
The watch list will continue to be a "rolling" list until May 28 — when the 30 semifinalists for the award are announced — ensuring that athletes can play themselves into consideration for the award. The Golden Spikes Award trophy will be awarded live on MLB Network for the third year in a row, with a live presentation scheduled during The Rundown on Friday, July 19. Through USA Baseball's partnership with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the presentation will also be simulcast with a live stream available from GoldenSpikesAward.com and USABaseball.com.
USA Baseball officials will announce the 30 semifinalists for the 2013 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday, May 28. The list of 30 will then be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of media that closely follow the amateur game, select professional baseball personnel, and current USA Baseball staff, representing a group of more than 200 voters in total.
Fan voting will once again be a part of the Golden Spikes Award in 2013. Tuesday, May 28, marks the day when amateur baseball fans from across the country will be able to vote for their favorite semifinalist on GoldenSpikesAward.com. As part of this selection process all voters will be asked to choose three players from the list of 30 names. On Tuesday, June 4, USA Baseball will announce the three finalists, and voting will once again commence that same day.
2013 Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List (alphabetically)
Chris Anderson, RHP, Junior, Jacksonville, Atlantic Sun
Mark Appel, RHP, Senior, Stanford, Pac-12
Barrett Astin, RHP, Junior, Arkansas, SEC
Michael Bass, IF, Senior, UNC-W, Colonial Athletic
Tyler Beede, RHP, Sophomore, Vanderbilt, SEC
Aaron Blair, RHP, Junior, Marshall, C-USA
Matt Boyd, LHP, Senior, Oregon State, Pac-12
Alex Bregman, IF, Freshman, Louisiana State, SEC
Kris Bryant, UTL, Junior, San Diego, West Coast
Danny Collins, OF, Junior, Troy, Sun Belt
Michael Conforto, OF, Sophomore, Oregon State, Pac-12
Kyle Crockett, LHP, Junior, Virginia, ACC
LB Dantzler, IF, Senior, South Carolina, SEC
Kent Emanuel, LHP, Junior, North Carolina, ACC
Phillip Ervin, OF, Junior, Samford, SoCon
Thomas Eshelman, RHP, Freshman, Cal State Fullerton, Big West
Zane Evans, C/RHP, Junior, Georgia Tech, ACC
Buck Farmer, RHP, Senior, Georgia Tech, ACC
Johnny Field, OF, Junior, Arizona, Pac-12
Mitchell Garver, C, Senior, New Mexico, Mountain West
Marco Gonzales, LHP, Junior, Gonzaga, West Coast
Jonathan Gray, RHP, Junior, Oklahoma, Big 12
Ryon Healy, IF, Junior, Oregon, Pac-12
Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Sophomore, ECU, C-USA Jason Hursh, RHP, RS Sophomore, Oklahoma St, Big 12
Eric Jagielo, IF, Junior, Notre Dame, Big East
Aaron Judge, OF, Junior, Fresno State, Mountain West
Mason Katz, IF, Senior, Louisiana State, SEC
Jared King, OF, Junior, Kansas State, Big 12
Andrew Knapp, C, Junior, California, Pac-12
Corey Knebel, RHP, Junior, Texas, Big 12
Michael Lorenzen, OF/RHP, Junior, Cal State Fullerton, Big West
Sean Manaea, LHP, Junior, Indiana State, Missouri Valley
Trey Masek, RHP, Junior, Texas Tech, Big 12
Kyle McGowin, RHP, Junior, Savannah State, Mid-Eastern
Colin Moran, IF, Junior, North Carolina, ACC
Aaron Nola, RHP, Sophomore, Louisiana State, SEC
Matt Oberste, IF, Junior, Oklahoma, Big 12
Daniel Palka, UTL, Junior, Georgia Tech, ACC
D.J. Peterson, IF, Junior, New Mexico, Mountain West
Nick Petree, RHP, RS Junior, Missouri State, Missouri Valley
Andrew Pierce, RHP, Senior, Southern Mississippi, C-USA
Adam Plutko, RHP, Junior, UCLA, Pac-12
Bryan Radziewski, LHP, Junior, Miami, ACC
Hunter Renfroe, OF, Junior, Mississippi State, SEC
Carlos Rodon, LHP, Sophomore, NC State, ACC
Kyle Schwarber, C/OF, Sophomore, Indiana, Big Ten
Jimmie Sherfy, RHP , Junior, Oregon, Pac-12
Braden Shipley, RHP, Junior, Nevada, MWC
Dan Slania, RHP, Junior, Notre Dame, Big East
Ryne Stanek, RHP, Junior, Arkansas, SEC
Jeff Thompson, RHP, Junior, Louisville, Big East
Trea Turner, IF, Sophomore, NC State, ACC
Stuart Turner, C, Junior, Mississippi, SEC
Bobby Wahl, RHP, Junior, Mississippi, SEC
Trevor Williams, RHP, Junior, Arizona State, Pac-12
Tom Windle, LHP, Junior, Minnesota, Big 10
Derrick Workman, OF, Junior, Mercer, Atlantic Sun
Jimmy Yezzo, IF, Junior, Delaware, Colonial Athletic
Kevin Ziomek, LHP, Junior, Vanderbilt, SEC
July 13, 2019 #TGW: Fast Track to the Big Leagues
#ProJacket Johnathan Langley journey to Big Leagues culminates at 2019 MLB All-Star Weekend
#TGW: Fast Track to the Big Leagues
July 2, 2019 Five Jackets Named to Academic All-ACC Team
Guldberg, Hurter, Murray, Roedig and Waddell receive academic recognition
Five Jackets Named to Academic All-ACC Team

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Az 1977-es Tour de France volt a 64. Tour de France, amit 1977. június 30-a és július 24-e között rendeztek meg. Összesen 22 szakasz volt 4096 km-en keresztül, amit átlagosan 35.419 km/h sebességgel tettek meg a versenyzők.

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A * jelölt szakaszok egyéni időfutamok voltak.
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Tour
1977


I've said it before, and I'll say it again: bloated budgets are ruining the AAA industry. We don't need celebrity voice work or multiplayer (although I thought the multiplayer was entertaining in Tomb Raider, it wasn't compelling enough to draw me away from more robust multiplayer experiences) in every game.
I remember reading that the marketing budget for Left 4 Dead 2 was $25 million. Twenty... five... MILLION. And that's just for L4D2. Imagine the budgets for GTA, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield.
Publishers throw a ridiculous number of employees onto the development of just one game so they can churn them out quicker, driving up costs without creating a better game.
I could go on and on but this stuff just pisses me off.


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11 Amaziah, however, would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemeshu in Judah.
Jos 15:10
2 Kings 14:11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 But Amaziah would not heed. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went out; so he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel went to attack. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other in battle at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 But Amaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 But Amaziah would not hear. And Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 But Amaziah wouldn't listen. So King Jehoash of Israel attacked, and King Amaziah of Judah met him in battle at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 But Amaziah would not listen, so King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh that belongs to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So King Jehoash of Israel went up; he and King Amaziah of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel went up and they met face-to-face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-Shemesh which belongs to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — New International Reader's Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 But Amaziah wouldn't listen. So Jehoash, the king of Israel, attacked. He and Amaziah, the king of Judah, faced each other in battle. The battle took place at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
2 Kings 14:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.


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Isosorbide dinitrate is an anti-anginal nitrate that is FDA approved for the {{{indicationType}}} of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease. Common adverse reactions include hypotension, lightheadedness, and headache.
Adult Indications and Dosage
FDA-Labeled Indications and Dosage (Adult)
Prophylaxis of Angina Pectoris
Isosorbide dinitrate are indicated for the prevention of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease. The onset of action of immediate-release oral isosorbide dinitrate is not sufficiently rapid for this product to be useful in aborting an acute anginal episode.
A daily dose-free interval of at least 14 hours is advisable to minimize tolerance. The optimal interval will vary with the individual patient, dose and regimen.
Multiple-dose studies with ISDN and other nitrates have shown that maintenance of continuous 24-hour plasma levels results in refractory tolerance. Every dosing regimen for Isordil Titradose tablets must provide a daily dose-free interval to minimize the development of this tolerance. With immediate-release ISDN, it appears that one daily dose-free interval must be at least 14 hours long.
The effects of the second and later doses have been smaller and shorter-lasting than the effects of the first.
Large controlled studies with other nitrates suggest that no dosing regimen with Isordil Titradose tablets should be expected to provide more than about 12 hours of continuous anti-anginal efficacy per day.
Dosing Information
Initial Dosage
5–20 mg PO bid–tid
Maintenance Dosage
10–40 mg PO bid–tid
Off-Label Use and Dosage (Adult)
Guideline-Supported Use
Ischemic Symptoms of Unstable Angina
Developed by: ACCF/AHA
Class of Recommendation: Class I
Strength of Evidence: Level C
5–80 mg, 2 or 3 times daily[1]
Non–Guideline-Supported Use
Cardiac Syndrome X
5 mg sublingual[2]
Hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate (H-ID) 37.5/20 mg 3 times daily, titrated to 75/40 mg 3 times daily[3]
Addition of isosorbide dinitrate 40 mg four times daily and hydralazine 300 mg daily to a digoxin/diuretic combination[4][5]
Initial dose was 2 mg/hour, titrated every 10 minutes until systolic blood pressure decreased 10% or a maximum infusion rate of 10 mg/hour.[6]
Pulmonary Edema
Repeated boluses of IV isosorbide dinitrate 4 mg every 4 min, until oxygen saturation increased above 96% or systolic blood pressure fell below 110 mm Hg or 30% below baseline.[7]
Pediatric Indications and Dosage
FDA-Labeled Indications and Dosage (Pediatric)
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.
Off-Label Use and Dosage (Pediatric)
There is limited information regarding Off-Label Guideline-Supported Use of Isosorbide dinitrate in pediatric patients.
There is limited information regarding Off-Label Non–Guideline-Supported Use of Isosorbide dinitrate in pediatric patients.
Allergic reactions to organic nitrates are extremely rare, but they do occur. Isordil is contraindicated in patients who are allergic to isosorbide dinitrate or any of its other ingredients.
Amplification of the vasodilatory effects of Isordil by sildenafil can result in severe hypotension. The time course and dose dependence of this interaction have not been studied. Appropriate supportive care has not been studied, but it seems reasonable to treat this as a nitrate overdose, with elevation of the the extremities and with central volume expansion.
The benefits of immediate-release oral isosorbide dinitrate in patients with acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure have not been established. If one elects to use isosorbide dinitrate in these conditions, careful clinical or hemodynamic monitoring must be used to avoid the hazards of hypotension and tachycardia. Because the effects of oral isosorbide dinitrate are so difficult to terminate rapidly, this formulation is not recommended in these settings.
Severe hypotension, particularly with upright posture, may occur with even small doses of isosorbide dinitrate. This drug should therefore be used with caution in patients who may be volume depleted or who, for whatever reason, are already hypotensive. Hypotension induced by isosorbide dinitrate may be accompanied by paradoxical bradycardia and increased angina pectoris.
Nitrate therapy may aggravate the angina caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
As tolerance to isosorbide dinitrate develops, the effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on exercise tolerance, although still observable, is somewhat blunted.
Some clinical trials in angina patients have provided nitroglycerin for about 12 continuous hours of every 24-hour day. During the daily dose-free interval in some of these trials, anginal attacks have been more easily provoked than before treatment, and patients have demonstrated hemodynamic rebound and decreased exercise tolerance. The importance of these observations to the routine, clinical use of immediate-release oral isosorbide dinitrate is not known.
In industrial workers who have had long-term exposure to unknown (presumably high) doses of organic nitrates, tolerance clearly occurs. Chest pain, acute myocardial infarction, and even sudden death have occurred during temporary withdrawal of nitrates from these workers, demonstrating the existence of true physical dependence.
Clinical Trials Experience
There is limited information regarding Clinical Trial Experience of Isosorbide dinitrate in the drug label.
Postmarketing Experience
Adverse reactions to isosorbide dinitrate are generally dose-related, and almost all of these reactions are the result of isosorbide dinitrate's activity as a vasodilator. Headache, which may be severe, is the most commonly reported side effect. Headache may be recurrent with each daily dose, especially at higher doses. Transient episodes of lightheadedness, occasionally related to blood pressure changes, may also occur. Hypotension occurs infrequently, but in some patients it may be severe enough to warrant discontinuation of therapy. Syncope, crescendo angina, and rebound hypertension have been reported but are uncommon.
Extremely rarely, ordinary doses of organic nitrates have caused methemoglobinemia in normal-seeming patients. Methemoglobinemia is so infrequent at these doses that further discussion of its diagnosis and treatment is deferred.
Data are not available to allow estimation of the frequency of adverse reactions during treatment with Isordil Titradose tablets.
The vasodilating effects of isosorbide dinitrate may be additive with those of other vasodilators.
Alcohol, in particular, has been found to exhibit additive effects of this variety.
Pregnancy Category (FDA):
At oral doses 35 and 150 times the maximum recommended human daily dose, isosorbide dinitrate has been shown to cause a dose-related increase in embryotoxicity (increase in mummified pups) in rabbits. There are no adequate, well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Isosorbide dinitrate should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
Pregnancy Category (AUS):
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) Pregnancy Category
There is no Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) guidance on usage of Isosorbide dinitrate in women who are pregnant.
There is no FDA guidance on use of Isosorbide dinitrate during labor and delivery.
It is not known whether isosorbide dinitrate is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when isosorbide dinitrate is administered to a nursing woman.
Pediatric Use
Geriatic Use
Clinical studies of Isordil (isosorbide dinitrate) Titradose did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.
There is no FDA guidance on the use of Isosorbide dinitrate with respect to specific gender populations.
There is no FDA guidance on the use of Isosorbide dinitrate with respect to specific racial populations.
Renal Impairment
There is no FDA guidance on the use of Isosorbide dinitrate in patients with renal impairment.
Hepatic Impairment
There is no FDA guidance on the use of Isosorbide dinitrate in patients with hepatic impairment.
Females of Reproductive Potential and Males
There is no FDA guidance on the use of Isosorbide dinitrate in women of reproductive potentials and males.
Immunocompromised Patients
There is no FDA guidance one the use of Isosorbide dinitrate in patients who are immunocompromised.
Administration and Monitoring
Hemodynamic Monitoring
IV Compatibility
There is limited information regarding IV Compatibility of Isosorbide dinitrate in the drug label.
Hemodynamic Effects
The ill effects of isosorbide dinitrate overdose are generally the results of isosorbide dinitrate's capacity to induce vasodilatation, venous pooling, reduced cardiac output, and hypotension. These hemodynamic changes may have protean manifestations, including increased intracranial pressure, with any or all of persistent throbbing headache, confusion, and moderate fever; vertigo; palpitations; visual disturbances; nausea and vomiting (possibly with colic and even bloody diarrhea); syncope (especially in the upright posture); air hunger and dyspnea, later followed by reduced ventilatory effort; diaphoresis, with the skin either flushed or cold and clammy; heart block and bradycardia; paralysis; coma; seizures; and death.
Laboratory determinations of serum levels of isosorbide dinitrate and its metabolites are not widely available, and such determinations have, in any event, no established role in the management of isosorbide dinitrate overdose.
There are no data suggesting what dose of isosorbide dinitrate is likely to be life-threatening in humans. In rats, the median acute lethal dose (LD50) was found to be 1100 mg/kg.
No data are available to suggest physiological maneuvers (e.g., maneuvers to change the pH of the urine) that might accelerate elimination of isosorbide dinitrate and its active metabolites. Similarly, it is not known which, if any, of these substances can usefully be removed from the body by hemodialysis.
No specific antagonist to the vasodilator effects of isosorbide dinitrate is known, and no intervention has been subject to controlled studies as a therapy for isosorbide dinitrate overdose. Because the hypotension associated with isosorbide dinitrate overdose is the result of venodilatation and arterial hypovolemia, prudent therapy in this situation should be directed toward increase in central fluid volume. Passive elevation of the patient's legs may be sufficient, but intravenous infusion of normal saline or similar fluid may also be necessary.
The use of epinephrine or other arterial vasoconstrictors in this setting is likely to do more harm than good.
In patients with renal disease or congestive heart failure, therapy resulting in central volume expansion is not without hazard. Treatment of isosorbide dinitrate overdose in these patients may be subtle and difficult, and invasive monitoring may be required.
Methemoglobinemia
Nitrate ions liberated during metabolism of isosorbide dinitrate can oxidize hemoglobin into methemoglobin. Even in patients totally without cytochrome b5 reductase activity, however, and even assuming that the nitrate moieties of isosorbide dinitrate are quantitatively applied to oxidation of hemoglobin, about 1 mg/kg of isosorbide dinitrate should be required before any of these patients manifests clinically significant (≥10%) methemoglobinemia. In patients with normal reductase function, significant production of methemoglobin should require even larger doses of isosorbide dinitrate. In one study in which 36 patients received 2 to 4 weeks of continuous nitroglycerin therapy at 3.1 to 4.4 mg/hr (equivalent, in total administered dose of nitrate ions, to 4.8 to 6.9 mg of bioavailable isosorbide dinitrate per hour), the average methemoglobin level measured was 0.2%; this was comparable to that observed in parallel patients who received placebo.
Notwithstanding these observations, there are case reports of significant methemoglobinemia in association with moderate overdoses of organic nitrates. None of the affected patients had been thought to be unusually susceptible.
Methemoglobin levels are available from most clinical laboratories. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients who exhibit signs of impaired oxygen delivery despite adequate cardiac output and adequate arterial pO2. Classically, methemoglobinemic blood is described as chocolate brown, without color change on exposure to air.
When methemoglobinemia is diagnosed, the treatment of choice is methylene blue, 1 to 2 mg/kg intravenously.
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1,4:3,6-dianhydro-2,5-di-O-nitro-D-glucitol
CAS number 87-33-2
ATC code C01DA08 C05AE02 (WHO)
Chemical data
Formula C6H8N2O8
Mol. mass 236.136 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Synonyms (3R,3aS,6S,6aS)-hexahydrofuro[3,2-b]furan-3,6-diyl dinitrate
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 10–90%, average 25%
Metabolism Hepatic
Half life 1 hour
Excretion Renal
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.
C(US)
℞ Prescription only
Routes Oral
The principal pharmacological action of isosorbide dinitrate is relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and consequent dilatation of peripheral arteries and veins, especially the latter. Dilatation of the veins promotes peripheral pooling of blood and decreases venous return to the heart, thereby reducing left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (preload). Arteriolar relaxation reduces systemic vascular resistance, systolic arterial pressure, and mean arterial pressure (afterload). Dilatation of the coronary arteries also occurs. The relative importance of preload reduction, afterload reduction, and coronary dilatation remains undefined.
Dosing regimens for most chronically used drugs are designed to provide plasma concentrations that are continuously greater than a minimally effective concentration. This strategy is inappropriate for organic nitrates. Several well-controlled clinical trials have used exercise testing to assess the anti-anginal efficacy of continuously-delivered nitrates. In the large majority of these trials, active agents were no more effective than placebo after 24 hours (or less) of continuous therapy. Attempts to overcome nitrate tolerance by dose escalation, even to doses far in excess of those used acutely, have consistently failed. Only after nitrates have been absent from the body for several hours has their anti-anginal efficacy been restored.
Isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) is 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-D-glucitol 2,5-dinitrate, an organic nitrate whose structural formula is
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The molecular weight is 236.14. The organic nitrates are vasodilators, active on both arteries and veins.
Isosorbide dinitrate is a white, crystalline, odorless compound which is stable in air and in solution, has a melting point of 70°C and has an optical rotation of +134° (c=1.0, alcohol, 20°C). Isosorbide dinitrate is freely soluble in organic solvents such as acetone, alcohol, and ether, but is only sparingly soluble in water.
Each Isordil® Titradose™ tablet contains 5 or 40 mg of isosorbide dinitrate. The inactive ingredients in each tablet are lactose, cellulose, and magnesium stearate. The 5 mg and 40 mg dosage strengths also contain the following: 5 mg – FD&C Red 40; 40 mg – D&C Yellow 10, FD&C Blue 1, and FD&C Yellow 6.
There is limited information regarding Pharmacodynamics of Isosorbide dinitrate in the drug label.
Absorption of isosorbide dinitrate after oral dosing is nearly complete, but bioavailability is highly variable (10% to 90%), with extensive first-pass metabolism in the liver. Serum levels reach their maxima about an hour after ingestion. The average bioavailability of ISDN is about 25%; most studies have observed progressive increases in bioavailability during chronic therapy.
Once absorbed, the volume of distribution of isosorbide dinitrate is 2 to 4 L/kg, and this volume is cleared at the rate of 2 to 4 L/min, so ISDN's half-life in serum is about an hour. Since the clearance exceeds hepatic blood flow, considerable extrahepatic metabolism must also occur. Clearance is affected primarily by denitration to the 2-mononitrate (15 to 25%) and the 5-mononitrate (75 to 85%).
Both metabolites have biological activity, especially the 5-mononitrate. With an overall half-life of about 5 hours, the 5-mononitrate is cleared from the serum by denitration to isosorbide, glucuronidation to the 5-mononitrate glucuronide, and denitration/hydration to sorbitol. The 2-mononitrate has been less well studied, but it appears to participate in the same metabolic pathways, with a half-life of about 2 hours.
The daily dose-free interval sufficient to avoid tolerance to organic nitrates has not been well defined. Studies of nitroglycerin (an organic nitrate with a very short half-life) have shown that daily dose-free intervals of 10 to 12 hours are usually sufficient to minimize tolerance. Daily dose-free intervals that have succeeded in avoiding tolerance during trials of moderate doses (e.g., 30 mg) of immediate-release ISDN have generally been somewhat longer (at least 14 hours), but this is consistent with the longer half-lives of ISDN and its active metabolites.
Few well-controlled clinical trials of organic nitrates have been designed to detect rebound or withdrawal effects. In one such trial, however, subjects receiving nitroglycerin had less exercise tolerance at the end of the daily dose-free interval than the parallel group receiving placebo. The incidence, magnitude, and clinical significance of similar phenomena in patients receiving ISDN have not been studied.
Nonclinical Toxicology
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
No long-term studies in animals have been performed to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of isosorbide dinitrate. In a modified two-litter reproduction study, there was no remarkable gross pathology and no altered fertility or gestation among rats fed isosorbide dinitrate at 25 or 100 mg/kg/day.
In clinical trials, immediate-release oral isosorbide dinitrate has been administered in a variety of regimens, with total daily doses ranging from 30 mg to 480 mg. Controlled trials of single oral doses of isosorbide dinitrate have demonstrated effective reductions in exercise-related angina for up to 8 hours. Anti-anginal activity is present about 1 hour after dosing.
Most controlled trials of multiple-dose oral ISDN taken every 12 hours (or more frequently) for several weeks have shown statistically significant anti-anginal efficacy for only 2 hours after dosing. Once-daily regimens, and regimens with one daily dose-free interval of at least 14 hours (e.g., a regimen providing doses at 0800, 1400, and 1800 hours), have shown efficacy after the first dose of each day that was similar to that shown in the single-dose studies cited above. The effects of the second and later doses have been smaller and shorter-lasting than the effect of the first.
From large, well-controlled studies of other nitrates, it is reasonable to believe that the maximal achievable daily duration of anti-anginal effect from isosorbide dinitrate is about 12 hours. No dosing regimen for isosorbide dinitrate, however, has ever actually been shown to achieve this duration of effect. One study of 8 patients, who were administered a pretitrated dose (average 27.5 mg) of immediate-release ISDN at 0800, 1300, and 1800 hours for 2 weeks, revealed that significant anti-anginal effectiveness was discontinuous and totaled about 6 hours in a 24 hour period.
Isordil® (isosorbide dinitrate) Oral Titradose™ Tablets are available as follows:
5 mg, round, pink tablets imprinted "BPI 152" on one side and deeply scored on reverse side
NDC 64455-152-01, bottles of 100.
40 mg, round, light green tablets imprinted "BPI 192" on one side and deeply scored on reverse side:
Store at controlled room temperature, 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15 -30° (59-86°F)
Protect from light.
Keep bottles tightly closed.
Dispense in a light-resistant, tight container.
There is limited information regarding Isosorbide dinitrate Storage in the drug label.
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Patients should be told that the anti-anginal efficacy of isosorbide dinitrate is strongly related to its dosing regimen, so the prescribed schedule of dosing should be followed carefully. In particular, daily headaches sometimes accompany treatment with isosorbide dinitrate. In patients who get these headaches, the headaches are a marker of the activity of the drug. Patients should resist the temptation to avoid headaches by altering the schedule of their treatment with isosorbide dinitrate, since loss of headache may be associated with simultaneous loss of anti-anginal efficacy. Aspirin and/or acetaminophen, on the other hand, often successfully relieve isosorbide dinitrate-induced headaches with no deleterious effect on isosorbide dinitrate's anti-anginal efficacy.
Treatment with isosorbide dinitrate may be associated with lightheadedness on standing, especially just after rising from a recumbent or seated position. This effect may be more frequent in patients who have also consumed alcohol.
The vasodilating effects of isosorbide dinitrate may be additive with those of other vasodilators. Alcohol, in particular, has been found to exhibit additive effects of this variety.
Isordil®[8]
Look-Alike Drug Names
Isordil® — Plendil®[9]
Drug Shortage Status
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↑ Anderson, Jeffrey L. (2007-08-14). "ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2002 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50 (7): –1-e157. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.013. ISSN 1558-3597. PMID 17692738. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
↑ Lanza, G. A. (1994-12). "Acute effects of nitrates on exercise testing in patients with syndrome X. Clinical and pathophysiological implications". Circulation. 90 (6): 2695–2700. ISSN 0009-7322. PMID 7994810. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Taylor, Anne L. (2004-11-11). "Combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine in blacks with heart failure". The New England Journal of Medicine. 351 (20): 2049–2057. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa042934. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 15533851. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
↑ Cohn, J. N. (1986-06-12). "Effect of vasodilator therapy on mortality in chronic congestive heart failure. Results of a Veterans Administration Cooperative Study". The New England Journal of Medicine. 314 (24): 1547–1552. doi:10.1056/NEJM198606123142404. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 3520315. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
↑ Cohn, J. N. (1993-10). "Efficacy of vasodilators in the treatment of heart failure". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22 (4 Suppl A): 135–138A. ISSN 0735-1097. PMID 8376683. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Hildebrandt, P. (1992-11). "Reduced infarct size in nonreperfused myocardial infarction by combined infusion of isosorbide dinitrate and streptokinase". American Heart Journal. 124 (5): 1139–1144. ISSN 0002-8703. PMID 1442478. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Sharon, A. (2000-09). "High-dose intravenous isosorbide-dinitrate is safer and better than Bi-PAP ventilation combined with conventional treatment for severe pulmonary edema". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 36 (3): 832–837. ISSN 0735-1097. PMID 10987607. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
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Notwithstanding the vicissitudes of life, scores of human beings show a desire to leave "something" to posterity or, more prosaically, to their family. In doing so, they get the feeling - self-love, vanity, pride, illusion...? - that their passage on this lowly earth was not in vain and that "something" that characterised them shall last beyond mere biological descent and clouds of memories that disperse in the course of time... After all, it is honourable to desire to transcend death, even though this falls into the domain of unverifiable hopes. But after all, doesn't humanity thrive on hope?
Historians - who usually are neither wealthy nor keen to amass material wealth through the exercise of their profession - are mostly quite satisfied to bequeath an intellectual capital to "theirs" (whether family members or people sharing their passion). And, as everyone knows this legacy is often just made of "old papers"… in the eyes of the common people and heirs in a hurry.
Historian Jacques Wynants, who for decades was one of the most loyal and most active correspondents of CegeSoma and who passed away on a sad day of November 2018, would certainly have been very pleased to see what happened to the historical heritage that he had amassed over half a century about his good city of Verviers and its hinterland…Fortunately, this cultural heritage was not dispersed, and keeping its unity, richness and diversity (over 80 archive boxes, piles of newspapers from the early twentieth century, folders, etc.), it found a convenient haven at the municipal archives of the former textile industry city of Verviers, Rue Pont de Sommeleville. And the cherry on top is that this mass of documents is unlikely to lie dormant for long, being very recently made more accessible to the public at large thanks to the inventory* written under the auspices of the Scientific Committee for the History of Verviers. On top of that, this inventory was also realised thanks to the generous help of Freddy Joris, an old friend of Jacques and an historian, esteemed for the quality of his works about the press and the regional cultural heritage.
In short, with the inventory to these rich archival holdings, anyone interested in the history of Verviers and its surrounding regions during World War 2 has now found a favorable "drop zone" on the banks of the Vesdre river, so that all history buffs should rejoice.
The digital version of the inventory to the archive holding bestowed upon the city of Verviers by Jacques Wynants can be accessed here: Les Fonds Jacques Wynants et Yvan Simonis aux Archives de Verviers, Verviers, CSHV, 2020, 200 p. or on the website of Freddy Joris.
Number of pages: 200 p.
Publishing date: June 2020
Editor: Verviers, CSHV
Author(s) Freddy Joris
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1Subject to COBS 18.5A.2R, this section applies to a firm which is:
a full-scope UK AIFM of:
a UK AIF;
an EEA AIF; and
a non-EEA AIF; or
an incoming EEA AIFM branch.
The adequate information provisions in COBS 18.5A.11R do not apply to a full-scope UK AIFM of:
a UK ELTIF or an EEA ELTIF; or
an unauthorised AIF which is not a collective investment scheme.
Application or modification of general COBS rules
A firm when it is carrying on AIFM investment management functions:
must comply with the COBS rules specified in the table, as modified by this section; and
need not comply with any other rule in COBS.
Table: Application of conduct of business rules
Chapter, section, rule
Full-scope UK AIFM
Incoming EEA AIFM branch
1 (Application)
2.1.4R (AIFMs best interest rule)
2.3B (Inducements and research)
Applies, as modified by COBS 18 Annex 1
4.2.1R, 4.2.2G and 4.2.3G (The fair, clear and not misleading rule)
5.2 (E-commerce)
11.2 (Best execution for AIFMs and residual CIS operators)
Applies as modified by COBS 18.5A.8R
18.5A (Full-scope AIFMs and incoming EEA AIFM branches)
18 Annex 1 (Research and inducements for collective portfolio managers)
Applies (subject to COBS 18.5A.7R)
COBS 18.5A.4G 03/01/2018
For activities that are not AIFM investment management functions, the COBS rules apply under the general application rule, as modified in COBS 1 Annex 1.
This may include, for example, activities relating to the administration of the AIF, marketing and activities related to the assets of the AIF.
General modifications
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Research and inducements
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registered in a financial instruments account opened in the books of a depositary; or
physically delivered to the depositary; or
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COBS 11.2.23AR;
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Hubert Sele (* 7. November 1955 in Triesenberg) ist ein liechtensteinischer Politiker (VU). Er war von 1999 bis 2015 Gemeindevorsteher von Triesenberg und von 1993 bis 2001 Abgeordneter im Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein gewesen.

Biografie
Sele wuchs in Triesenberg auf. Er absolvierte eine Ausbildung zum kaufmännischen Angestellten und war 25 Jahre lang Gemeindesekretär von Triesenberg.

Im Oktober 1993 wurde er erstmals für die Vaterländische Union in den Landtag gewählt. 1997 erfolgte seine Wiederwahl. In seiner Zeit als Abgeordneter war er unter anderem drei Jahre lang Leiter der Geschäftsprüfungskommission. 1999 wurde Sele erstmals zum Vorsteher der Gemeinde Triesenberg gewählt. In den Jahren 2003, 2007 und 2011 erfolgte jeweils seine Wiederwahl zum Gemeindevorsteher. 2015 verzichtete er auf eine erneute Kandidatur. Neuer Gemeindevorsteher wurde sein Parteikollege Christoph Beck.

Sele ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder, einen Sohn und zwei Töchter.

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Landtagsabgeordneter (Liechtenstein)
Gemeindevorsteher (Triesenberg)
VU-Mitglied
Liechtensteiner
Geboren 1955
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Brittia (), according to Procopius, was an island known to the inhabitants of the Low Countries under Frankish rule (viz. the North Sea coast of Austrasia), corresponding both to a real island used for burial and a mythological Isle of the Blessed, to which the souls of the dead are transported.

Procopius's Brittia lies no farther than 200 stadia (25 miles) from the mainland, opposite the mouth of the Rhine but between the islands of Brettania and legendary Thule, and three nations live in it, Angiloi,  Phrissones and Brittones, that is, Angles, Frisians and Britons. Procopius mentions a wall in Brittia, which he distinguishes from Bretannia, however, and fertile lands. "It is perhaps only the apparently authentic combinations of names, Angles, Frisians and Britons, which demands hard attention to this interlude in serious Byzantine discussions of the Gothic wars," H. R. Loyn warns.

Procopius relates that

They imagine that the souls of the dead are transported to that island. On the coast of the continent there dwell under Frankish sovereignty, but hitherto exempt from all taxation, fishers and farmers, whose duty it is to ferry the souls over. This duty they take in turn. Those to whom it falls on any night, go to bed at dusk; at midnight they hear a knocking at their door, and muffled voices calling. Immediately they rise, go to the shore, and there see empty boats, not their own but strange ones, they go on board and seize the oars. When the boat is under way, they perceive that she is laden choke-full, with her gunwales hardly a finger's breadth above water. Yet they see no one, and in an hour's time they touch land, which one of their own craft would take a day and a night to do. Arrived at Brittia, the boat speedily unloads, and becomes so light that she only dips her keel in the wave. Neither on the voyage nor at landing do they see any one, but they hear a voice loudly asking each one his name and country. Women that have crossed give their husbands' names.

"A garbled account", observed Loyn "possibly an echo of a report by a Frankish ambassador or an Angle in the ambassador's entourage".

Pursuing geographical accuracy beyond the capacity of Procopius himself, there have been suggestions as to at which point exactly these boats left the Gallic coast, Villemarqué placing it near Raz, Armorica, where there is a toponym  "bay of souls".

Jacob Grimm reports that on the river Tréguier in Brittany, in the commune Plouguel, it is "said to be the custom to this day, to convey the dead to the churchyard in a boat, over a small arm of the sea called passage de l'enfer, instead of taking the shorter way by land".

Procopius's account is repeated by John Tzetzes in the 12th century; but long before that, Claudian at the beginning of the 5th had heard of those Gallic shores as a trysting place of flitting ghosts.

and not far from that region are Britain, the land of the Senones, and the Rhine. Grimm compares this account to the airy wagon of the Bretons, and to bardic traditions which make out that souls, to reach the underworld, must sail over the pool of dread and of dead bones, across the vale of death, into the sea on whose shore stands open the mouth of hell's abyss.

The name may arise from the Breton name of Brittany, Breizh.

See also

 Breton mythology
 Britain (placename)
 Doggerland
 Fortunate Isles
 Fositesland
 Frankish mythology
 Folklore of the Low Countries
 Tol Eressëa

Notes

References
 Procopius, De Bellis tomus 4, ed. Migne, Patrologia Graeca.

Germanic mythology
Celtic mythology
Mythological islands
British Isles
Death customs
Breton mythology and folklore
Afterlife places


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Fermanagh-born actor Charlie Lawson revealed that he actually still gets loads of letters to this day, addressed to 'Jim McDonald, 11 Coronation Street, Weatherfield', the famous soap character Mr Lawson has been most renowned for playing for nearly three decades. "It gets to me in my wee [English] village in Prestbury and happens about three or four times a year," he added.
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