As mobs of American consumers lined up outside of big box stores on Black Friday this year, the federal government quietly released a dire report on climate change. While the video of a crowd swarming a Victoria's Secret for marked down Sherpa fleece hoodies was hard to watch, the federal government's report is harder to stomach. The report, in short, explicitly warns that climate change may soon endanger the American way of life—from hundreds of billions of dollars in costs to our economy to impacting the health of nearly every American.
The National Climate Assessment, as the report is called, was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along with NASA, the Department of Defense and 10 other scientific agencies, and it basically says everything that Donald Trump will not. Remember our President's latest idea for addressing the climate crisis? Raking. That's right. Standing in between a bewildered Governor Jerry Brown and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom in fire-ravaged Butte County, California, Donald Trump pointed to inadequate raking as the cause. This from the President of one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Could we be in any more trouble?
The irony of watching Governor Brown and Governor-elect Newsom stand between the Raker in Chief is that California is arguably doing more to address climate change than any other state in the country. As the world's fifth largest economy, this has tremendous ripple effects. Over the past eight years, Governor Brown has helped push forward a climate agenda, from accelerating electric vehicle adoption to extending cap and trade. In arguably one of the most ambitious targets ever set, Governor "Moonbeam" issued an Executive Order committing California to total, economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045.
We are lucky to live in California and to have leaders up and down the state who recognize that climate change is actually a real threat. But is it enough? A coalition of over 800 environmental groups called "Brown's Last Chance" would argue it's not. Throughout Brown's last year as Governor, the coalition has mounted an aggressive campaign to get Brown to commit to wholesale change.
That's because California remains a state with active oil and gas drilling. Despite committing to 100% renewable energy, fossil fuels continue to be extracted here. That's why some are arguing that it's time for California to put a stop to granting new permits for oil or gas drilling, fossil fuel infrastructure, or petrochemical projects, both onshore and offshore. And that it's also time to phase out the oil and gas industries and promote an equitable economic and energy transition that protects workers, communities and those most affected by the impacts of dirty fossil fuel extraction.
Governor-elect Newsom certainly has a big job to fill and the calls for urgent action on climate change will only get louder. The question then is: how bold will he go? Perhaps he would do well to take a page from Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's book. The newly elected Congresswoman from New York made headlines recently after participating in a protest on Capitol Hill that called for a "Green New Deal." Ocasio-Cortez's vision for a "Green New Deal" is one similar to President Roosevelt's package of policies focused on investments in people and jobs that helped to lift the United States out of the Depression.
A "Green New Deal" could not only push the United States to source 100% of its electricity from renewable sources, but also could call for infrastructure investments to upgrade the nation's electrical grid and building stock to be more energy efficient. Its package of policies could even include programs like universal basic income and universal healthcare, which would help to lift families out of poverty and improve community resiliency and health in the face of a changing climate that could worsen air quality and cause faster spreading diseases. While Ocasio-Cortez's proposal faces significant political hurdles, 12 House Democrats have already signed onto a resolution supporting the idea.
I, for one, am hungry for bold, new ideas. Our climate and economic systems are out of whack. We have liberal, progressive principles with neoliberal, industry-protecting policies. And it's becoming abundantly clear that we need to move government to act faster and more aggressively to address income inequality, secure universal health care, regulate polluters and put a stop to greenhouse gas emissions. The New Deal itself may not have been entirely popular at the time, but can you imagine life today without Social Security?
It's never been more of a serious time to contend with the climate crisis as an existential one. No one thought we'd be wearing masks walking around San Francisco due to a week of bad air quality. But we did. And we may very well again. And next time, for longer.
How many wildfires and droughts can we withstand until we get the message? Even this federal government is trying to tell us. Some of the best ideas in history were not ones that came from within the box. We've got to move beyond the status quo and business as usual here in California and throughout the country. It's time, Governor-elect Newsom, to change the game. After all, without clean air, clean water and clean energy, how will anyone be able to bum-rush stores for Sherpa fleece hoodies next Black Friday?


As you probably already know, I put a lot of miles with my Focus traveling all over the place. I bought it brand new in October 2007 with 100 miles on it and have since taken it through 40 US states, 2 Canadian provinces, and into Mexico one time. So far the car has been solid and the first time it left me stranded was when the alternator went out at 247,000 miles.
With that, it is still my daily driver and on the way back to Texas in Madison, I rolled over to 250,000.
One end of me wants to see how many more miles I can get on this car, but another says I need to start looking for a new car. This car has been great and I will definitely have to stick with a Built Ford Tough Ford.


In the latest ANZ Australia Market Focus they report that lower commodity export prices and the upcoming Government budget update have prompted downward revision to ANZ economic forecasts.
Lower commodity prices prompts downward revision to our Australian economic forecasts.
The Government's budget update, coming up this month, will show deterioration for similar reasons.
The first RBA rate hike is now expected in November 2015.
We have reduced our forecasts of the levels of fixed rates.
Investor demand for longer-dated assets continues to influence markets.
Yields will be capped in the medium-term, providing good levels to consider locking in funding.
The USD uptrend is looking vulnerable.
The AUD has been negatively affected by weak commodity prices and expensive valuation metrics.
A more definitive breakdown in the USD uptrend would likely support the AUD in the very short-term.
The floor for oil prices remains uncertain as OPEC decides not to cut output.
Rising demand concerns from export markets keep Chinese iron ore and steel traders cautious.
India's gold import removal and Swiss Gold Referendum in focus for gold.
The recent fall in Australia's commodity export prices has forced a downward revision to ANZ economic forecasts.
We expect lower iron ore, coal and energy prices will reduce growth in Australia's national income by approximately 1ppt in 2015.
This will firstly affect profits, wages and government revenues, and reduce real economic growth. We have lowered our real GDP forecasts by 0.3ppts over 2015 and 2016.
It will also delay the return to trend growth of around 3-3¼% by another six months. We now expect a return to trend growth in the second half of 2016.
If, as we expect, commodity prices stabilise near current levels over the next year then these revisions represent a delay in the return to trend growth rather than a change in the trajectory of the Australian economy.
We are still of the view that non-mining economic activity will take up the slack from declining mining and energy investment.
The non-mining recovery has commenced, albeit narrowly, with strength evident in residential and non-residential construction and a gradual improvement in business investment.
Last week's CAPEX numbers for Q3 provided further evidence of this gradual recovery.
The intentions component suggests a 5% increase in non-mining capital expenditure in 2014-15, in year average terms.
A weaker path for commodity prices, corporate profitability and wages is also weighing on Australia's fiscal stance.
When the 2014-15 Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) is released in mid–December there is likely to be a deterioration in the underlying cash balance over the forecast horizon.
The underlying cash balance will be larger than the AUD29.8bn deficit forecast when the 2014-15 budget was published in May.
Subsequent years are also likely to show the budget worsening.
Lower-than-expected commodity prices, especially for iron ore, will directly result in lower-than-expected company taxes due to weakening mining profits.
The iron ore price assumption in the budget looks to have been around USD100/tonne, metallurgical coal around USD125/tonne and thermal coal around USD75/tonne for 2014-15.
These are well above current levels and averages for 2014-15 so far.
Weaker wages growth and a softer labour market than projected in the budget will also contribute to lower-than-expected revenue and higher-than-expected expenditure.
On the expenses side, there will be a greater-than-expected outlay on national security, which the Prime Minister said would be around AUD630m.
There are a number of savings measures from the 2014-15 budget and previous budgets still facing Senate opposition, and so will likely only go through with some modification, if at all.
These too, if they are modified or cancelled, will lead to a deterioration in the budget forecasts, although we are unlikely to see revised budget estimates on these in the MYEFO.
Measures still being opposed include changes to university fee deregulation, the AUD7 co-payment for Medicare services and less generous family tax benefits.
Although there have been some media reports this week suggesting that the AUD7 co-payment would go, the official line from the Treasurer's office is that it remains government policy.
The Commonwealth's Medibank Private sale, which raised AUD5.7bn compared to expectations of between AUD4.3bn and AUD5.5bn, will provide funds to the Asset Recycling Fund.
These will be used for funding and financial incentives to the States for new infrastructure. There will be no direct substantial revenue benefit to the budget.
The deterioration in the fiscal position could slow down economic growth if the Government choses to offset it with policy changes.
The Treasurer has suggested no further cuts to meet the downward revisions. That implies new debt issuance.
However press reports have differed recently and some suggest the Government will consider further savings measures in MYEFO.
We expect there will be some savings, but not enough to entirely offset the downward revisions to revenue and upward revisions to expenditure. The Government will not want to add fresh downward pressure on the economy.
With global inflation low and domestic wages pressures absent, this weaker growth outlook will provide the RBA with more scope to keep monetary policy accommodative.
As such, we have pushed back the timing of RBA interest rate increases by six months.
We expect the first steps to take Australian interest rates back to 'neutral' levels in November and December 2015 with a 25bp rate hike in each month.
As the recovery gains further traction in 2016, another 50bp of rate increases in the middle of that year will see the cash rate lift to 3.5%, our estimate of the neutral rate.


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In an age of pushy politics, why shy away from proclaiming the Faith?
Society has reached the sad point that many people think themselves brave or controversial for stating an opinion shared by everyone in the room.
October 2, 2017 Nicholas Senz The Dispatch 9 Print
The MTV Awards have come and gone (in case you were unaware) and like many televised awards shows of the last several years, the show was filled with entertainers using their public platform to express their political views. Host Katy Perry made a not-so-subtle suggestion that America today was no different than the society in The Handmaid's Tale. This fact may have slipped past your attention. Whereas once upon a time it was shocking to see such things—as when Marlon Brando sent up a Native American woman during the Oscars to discuss the plight of her people—nowadays hardly any acceptance speech passes at a television, film, or music awards show without some actor, producer, or singer delivering prepared remarks on this or that topic of the day. Such political posturing and preaching thus has become rather pedestrian.
It's the odd phenomenon described by G.K. Chesterton, that a society reaches a point where people think themselves brave or controversial for stating an opinion shared by everyone in the room, as the man in the bar who says, "I suppose I'm being quite heretical," and then looks around for applause. Contrary to the hysterical claims of the Twitter accounts of certain celebs, for all its many problems, if our nation had truly fallen into a dictatorship, they would be whisked off stage the moment they uttered a word against the regime, or their door broken down the minute they clicked "Post" on their latest Facebook status. The very fact that they are allowed to protest puts the lie to their protest.
Do not mistake me to say that these people are not entitled to publicly express their opinions. Of course they are, as anyone is. But why has this opinionated proliferation occurred? Why are athletes being encouraged to "speak out," and journalists claiming they need to set aside objectivity, and Taylor Swift being pilloried for not being overtly political?
Why have politics begun to consume our culture so rapidly?
The need to worship, to devote oneself to something, to recognize that which is greater than you are and serve it, is essential to human nature. The proper object of this desire is God, but in an increasingly irreligious age, like the man who has quit smoking and chews gum instead to satisfy that urge, we have turned to politics as our summum bonum. The particular arrangement in our present day is the perfect storm for this to occur: a hyper-polarized party system coupled with the constant output of social media means that we have the ability to instantly and incessantly engage in political rancor. Politics is tangibly at our fingertips 24/7. It is our national fidget spinner.
Perhaps clarity can be increased by considering the question in this way: as we were all taught that the two things you don't discuss at the dinner table (more widely applied to social life) are politics and religion, and if politics is suddenly "on the table," so to speak, why not faith as well? Would people not be equally justified to begin using nationally televised events to make evangelistic statements? Imagine a baseball player using his post-game press conference to proclaim that the Catholic Church was founded by Christ and to invite all those watching to be reconciled to the faith, or an actress using her acceptance speech to declare that abortion is a violation of the dignity and rights of the unborn as children made in the image of God and should be outlawed. What would the reaction be?
Certainly the response would be negative. But notice that nearly every argument that might be given for why such talk would be inappropriate could be equally applied to political speech in such circumstances. "You shouldn't push your private beliefs on other people." "People have differing opinions on this—we can't impose our views on them." "You just don't talk about these things in public!" Why is it acceptable to "push" (or present, to be more charitable) one's private political beliefs in public, but not one's religious beliefs? Why is it an "imposition" of a controversial opinion in one case but not the other? Why is one case inherently public but not the other?
The source of this attitude is a prejudice that has been pushing religion and religious language out of the public square over the last several decades. (You might be surprised as just how often presidents and politicians of the recent past have invoked God, Providence, Christ, or the idea that this is a Christian nation.) There is a lingering—or malingering—belief in the culture that religion is inherently private because it is inherently irrational. The thinking goes that if one believes in a deity that's well and good for them, but there's no discussing these things, no use of reason, logic, facts, or evidence that could contribute to opening up a person to faith, because such things are unprovable, and inarguable. And "proof" is taken here in the empirical sense, that unless the object of one's faith can be measured, weighed, and categorized, it could not be proven, and thus could not exist.
Most people are not aware of the philosophical presuppositions that inform their worldviews, and thus many Americans are not aware that they are, in some ways at least, operative materialist empiricists—even many of the religious ones. Inoculating ourselves against these ideas, by realizing that reason is larger than science, that faith is (or can be) eminently reasonable, and that politics is nowhere near the top of the list of the most important things in life, would go a long way toward restoring the health to our society, and to our souls.
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Nicholas Senz is is Director of Children's and Adult Faith Formation at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Arlington, TX. He holds Master's degrees in philosophy and theology from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, CA. Nicholas lives with his wife and three children. Visit him online at www.nicholassenz.com.
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Whether Catholics speak up and defend their Faith or whether Catholics choose to remain silent, the political Left relentlessly seeks the Church's destruction.
I will not go peacefully in a return to the catacombs. I will resist the dhminitude of islam. I expect no assistance from the Vatican or American bishops when push comes to shove. They simply do not have the stomach for the fight.
(What fight?)
samton909
Last night I saw a documentary about William F. Buckley and the debates he had with Gore Vidal in 1968. The show included some video from the 1964 presidential campaign that Barry Goldwater ran in. Guess what? They showed people protesting Barry Goldwater, holding up posters where they painted Hitler mustaches on Goldwater. The lesson is that this has been the tactic for a very long time. It does not matter what the truth is, the left constantly compares Republicans to Hitler. So the Trump stuff is nothing new.
Micha Elyi
Why does the Left so noisily insist that Republicans are Hitler? Because they must distract from the Hitler-dogma that lives so strongly in the Left before the inattentive and politically unaware notice.
Then people call you a culture warrior, not exactly part of the New evangelization.
If you worry that you won't be able to speak the words the Holy Spirit puts into your heart when your opportunity to stand and address a public arrives, simply ask them to pray for you and promise to pray for them in return.
John Flaherty
Much of the current trouble began when the pastors of the Church insisted they had a "pastoral" role. By refusing to speak publicly about morals, by refusing to uphold the normal disciplines of the Church, Our clergy–bishops in particular–have long been complicit in abetting the descent to moral madness.
Dolly Faust
Excellent piece. Well-written and insightful. Thx.
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12 Aug HOME
Home is a place we never see with stranger's eyes. It is a base for everything: hope, family, school, fellowship, faith, future struggles and successes. Even as our sense of place has changed significantly this year, there is a magnetic property of home, the way it aligns everything around us. It is more than a place. It's an idea. Home is home, and everything else is not-home.
This exhibition features art that explores the meanings and feelings of "home" and "place" in our increasingly interwoven society. Home can be one place or many. Finding home can take a journey. Re-imaging home has become a universal undertaking. The artists in this show explore one of the most basic social concepts by which individuals, families, nations, and regions understand themselves in relation to others. The resulting visual conversations embrace both idealized concepts and physical realities of home, while exploring our relationship to ourselves, others and the natural world around us.
HOME opens on Friday, November 6, 2020 with a special opening event and will be on view through Saturday, February 13, 2021.
Itinerary of Events
Opening Reception with the Artists
Friday, November 6, 2020 | Timed entry from 6 – 8p
Featuring exhibition artists David J. Butler, Crista Cammaroto, and J. Stacy Utley
Reservations are required. Space is limited to maintain social distance and masks are required. Upon arrival and in advance of each time slot, guests will have the opportunity to experience "waiting stations," including a hands-on, interactive activity designed by artist Crista Cammaroto.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Moderated Panel Discussion and Q&A:
What is Home for Charlotte Creatives?
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | 6:30p – 8:30p
Join us as we dive into and discuss the reality of home for the creative community in Charlotte as we live stream from the Arts Factory in Charlotte's Historic West End. Moderated by Talk Show Host and Speaker Ohavia Phillips and Charlotte Is Creative co-founders Matt Olin and Tim Miner, the conversation will explore existing opportunities and hurdles, delve into the challenges of navigating institutional and cultural structures, and discuss whether there is a collective future vision for art and artists in Charlotte as we maneuver our way through a quickly changing world. Panelists include the Charlotte-based artists from HOME: Dave Butler, Crista Cammaroto, and J. Stacy Utley. The artists will be joined in discussion by leaders from Queen City arts institutions: Amy Herman, co-founder of Goodyear Arts; Alli Celebron-Brown, President and CEO of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation; Todd Herman, President and CEO of the Mint Museum; Todd D. Smith, Executive Director of Bechtler Museum; and Alexys Taylor, former Manager, Collections & Exhibitions, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.
First hour discussion, second hour Q&A.
New Location – Now on ZOOM | Registration Required
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Crista Cammaroto is a prolific interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on place-making and reconnecting humans with the earth, our primary home. In her installation, Overlook, Cammaroto deals directly with the loss of species that have been overlooked on earth. As we reckon with the loss of our own species, felt so heavily today, Cammaroto touches a nerve: these losses in both the natural world and the human world are all due to our own action, or inaction.
Her Terra Forma print series stems from her three-dimensional earth works. Cammaroto uses natural materials – such as leaves and dirt – to create temporary, site-specific works of art. She then photographs the earth work. As Cammaroto describes the resulting image: "the heightened moment of completion is photographed and becomes an archival print, an artifact of the temporal moment. Making in places where others circulate 'outside' is a significant performative aspect to my work. I often place forms in high circulation areas and leave collected found materials where people feel comfortable adding to each Terra Form. I invite specific planned groups and pedestrians to work with me or refresh the work new foliage in the following days. The experience is to be shared, changed and felt by others, with the hopes of inspiring a deeper engagement to the sophistication and balance of the natural world." Cammaroto is also a curator and art professor. She has completed residencies at Little Italy Arts Center, The McColl Center for Visual Art, and an assistantship at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado. Cammaroto's work is in the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum, the Bechtler Contemporary Collection, and special collections of UNCC.
Blue Stone Bite
Northern Biome
Salamander Crossing One
Salamander Crossing Two
Solstice Snake
Summer Magnolia
David J. Butler is a photographer and videographer who has been involved in several landmark arts efforts in Charlotte. Butler curated Welcome To Brookhill at The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, coordinated video production for the first series of the #HomeCLT program at the Levine Museum of the New South, and is a founding member of Hue House, a creative agency focused on building bridges between creatives of color and Charlotte's cultural and government institutions. Butler also currently serves as program director for beSOCIAL and operates Analogue Luxury, a series of branded art projects based in vintage photography and design. In 2018 he was named Charlottean of the Year for his work in the arts sector.
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Mr. Me Too
Mr. Me Too (Remix)
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J. Stacy Utley is a critically acclaimed artist whose work addresses complex narratives found within the African American diaspora. Utley is limitless in his experimentation with medium, shaping his body of work in ink, watercolor, oil and chalk pastels, acrylics, and found or sourced objects. His collages, assemblages, paintings and drawings address the topics of displacement, cultural appropriation, religion, race, mental illness and sexuality. Conversant topics of the African American community that shape identities and are not always comfortable to discuss.
Utley is a graduate of North Carolina State University, College of Design where he received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture. His career as an architect/designer has both influenced and provided a rich source for his work. He went on to receive a Masters of Fine Art from Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge Massachusetts. Utley has shown nationally, exhibiting in solo exhibits and numerous group exhibitions. His executed works can be found in private, public and university collections including North Carolina State University and Johnson C Smith University. He is a public artist and have received commissions from the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte NC, and the Durham Public Arts Commission.
Affordable Houses
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Elegy Study
New Place on the Street
Other Side of the Street
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Michigan Engineering alum receives Lemelson-MIT Prize
by Gabe Cherry
U-M MSE alum, Jay Whitacre, is being recognized for his work inventing the Aqueous Hybrid Ion battery.| Short Read
IMAGE: Jay Whitacre. Photo: MIT Technology Review
University of Michigan Materials Science Engineering alum Jay Whitacre (ME '97, PhD '99), has received the 2015 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his work inventing the Aqueous Hybrid Ion battery, a durable, non-toxic battery often used to store energy electricity solar and wind energy systems.
Whitacre founded Aquion Energy in 2008 to commercialize the first-of-its-kind battery technology, which uses safe and abundant materials like salt, water and carbon. Now fully commercialized, the battery is manufactured in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania and distributed across the globe.
Whitacre said he plans to use a portion of the award to start a fellowship that will support graduate students and nurture interest in innovative energy solutions.
"We are proud to recognize Jay Whitacre as this year's Lemelson-MIT Prize winner," said Joshua Schuler, executive director of the Lemelson-MIT Program in an MIT news release. "Jay is passionate about sharing his experiences with young people, and is intent on inspiring them to cultivate an interest in STEM and invention."
The Lemelson-MIT Prize honors outstanding mid-career inventors improving the world through technological invention and demonstrating a commitment to mentorship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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U-M Aerospace Engineering congratulates alumnus Brian Justusson (PhD '15), Structural Analysis Engineer at Boeing, on winning the 2020 AIAA St. Louis Section Young Professionals Award for his development of structural analytic tools for composite structures. | Short Read
IOE alum Anne Shen Smith receives 2020 Alumni Merit Award
U-M IOE alumna Anne Shen Smith is the recipient of the 2020 Alumni Merit Award for personifying the College of Engineering's tradition of excellence.| Medium Read
Alumna Jasmine LeFlore Receives Community Service in Industry Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Hybrid Conference
U-M Aerospace Engineering congratulates alumna Jasmine LeFlore ('15), Senior Special Projects Engineer at Collins Aerospace and co-founder of the nonprofit organization, Greater Than Tech, on winning the Community Service in Industry Award at the 2020 Women of Color STEM Hybrid Conference. | Short Read


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Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has always been a global health threat and leading cause of deaths. However, due to the emergence of drug-resistant HIV, an inevitable consequence of increasing use of antiretroviral drugs posed a major threat to antiretroviral therapy success.
Objective: The discovery of anti-HIV-1 agents will be used for the effective treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Method: In continuation of our program aimed to discover anti-HIV-1 agents, twelve matrine derivatives, such as 14-formyl-15-aryloxy/methoxymatrines (3a-j) and 14-aryloxymethylidenylmatrines (3k,l), were semi-prepared from matrine, and evaluated against HIV-1 IIIB replication in acutely infected C8166 cells in vitro.
Results: Among them, compound 3j showed the most potent anti-HIV-1 activity with EC50 and therapeutic index (TI) values of 1.79 µg/mL, and 98.2, respectively.
Conclusion: It has been demonstrated that the positions of methyl on the phenyl ring and 14- formylmatrine-15-oxy on the naphthyl ring were very important for the activity. It will lay the foundation for further structural modification and application of matrines as HIV-1 inhibitors.
Keywords: Matrine derivatives, AIDS, HIV-1, inhibitors, antiretroviral drugs, peptide drugs, matrines.
Keywords:Matrine derivatives, AIDS, HIV-1, inhibitors, antiretroviral drugs, peptide drugs, matrines.
Abstract:Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has always been a global health threat and leading cause of deaths. However, due to the emergence of drug-resistant HIV, an inevitable consequence of increasing use of antiretroviral drugs posed a major threat to antiretroviral therapy success.


got new 18's yesterday 5 x 114 with hub adapters to fit my 5 x 100 blob eye. Prob is they are rubbing on the arches. Can anyone verify that the hub flanges off an 06 on will fit my 2003 wrx hubs. This would definitely fix my problem as the spacers are 20mm thick and i dont think they are a great idea anyway. If you've done it please let me know as I'll gladly purchase the new hub flanges with the 5 114 and fit them to my existing hubs! Wheels are gold inovit rd1's so the offset should be ok on a proper subaru hub.
your better off selling the wheels and buying some that fit correctly.
I want the spacers off. The question was can I convert to the 06 pattern using a standard subaru hub?
the 114`s are a totally different hub as they run different wheel bearings so Id say ur looking at all hubs/shafts etc, is it really worth it?
aw well! thanks for the advice - anyone want a lovely set of wheels with good year eagle f1's!!?
There must be someone who wants them.


This duck-like sculpture made me laugh. Frozen silliness. When I saw it, I thought of politics. I hadn't realized how much the news was affecting my appreciation of water. This has been a year of the drip, drip, drip of criminal allegations, multiple leaks, the seep of scandals, a draining of the swamp, and frozen negotiations. Water, water and more water.
Our local newpaper recently had an interesting article. According to the author, the water fallen on our nearby Blue Mountains seeps through rock at approximately ten feet per year. That frozen duck in Mill Creek could conceivably be composed of molecules sourced from precipitation that fell a hundred years ago and water from last winter's snow melt.
Likewise, the political events described in this year's news have their source from influences and situations that began generations ago mixed with the impact of the lastest of tweets. A century from now our politics will reflect the wisdom we are acquiring from this year's events and the maturity of another hundred years of experimenting with democracy.
Since seeing the ice duck, I have been looking for pleasing images of water. The canyons gave me good examples.
A nearby mountain stream jumped its bed and runs briskly down a former trail.
The shape of sleeping cat drapes over a rock at the foot of a waterfall.
Crystal-bright water drips down a roadside cut.
In politics, maybe we could look forward to more positive, water-based descriptions like these: floating ideas, whirlpools of innovation, flooded with opportunities, rivers of funding, and – instead of draining the swamps – revitalizing the wetlands.
The water isn't going to stop transforming itself and neither will this democracy.


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Tag Archives: Jan Komasa
CAPSULE: @SUICIDEROOM (2011)
August 8, 2012 Gregory J. Smalley (366weirdmovies)	6 Comments
Sala Samobójców, AKA Suicide Room
DIRECTED BY: Jan Komasa
FEATURING: Jakub Gierszal, Agata Kulesza, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Roma Gasiorowska-Zurawska
PLOT: When a spoiled rich boy is mocked after an embarrassing high school incident publicly
reveals his homosexual desires, he retreats into a virtual world, a community called "suicide room" full of teens trying to work up the courage to kill themselves.
WHY IT WON'T MAKE THE LIST: The hallucinatory virtual reality episodes that look like video captures from "Sims 3: Depressed Emo Kid Expansion Pack" add a novelty and curiosity factor, but @suicideroom isn't weird at its core: it's an earnest look at teen depression and suicide.
COMMENTS: Call it a gimmick if you must, but @suicideroom's animated sequences are the drawing card rather than a distraction in this teen depression drama. Without the virtual reality wrinkle, this Polish import would play a bit like a suicide-prevention after-school special with a budget, complete with almost comically uninvolved, clueless parents and an appropriately over-emoting tortured teen. The backstory is simple enough. Dominik is handsome, popular and privileged. He's already got a date for the prom and a private chauffeur supplied by his absentee parents. He's got everything a slightly-Bieberish looking kid could want, and is the last guy in his class who you'd expect to suffer from depression—but after a male-on-male dare-kiss goes viral, he quickly goes from heartthrob to pariah. And here's where things get a little strange. Dominik retreats to his room, where after thrashing about a bit and beating his mattress in despair, a chat window pops up on his laptop and invites him to join an online community. After personalizing his avatar he finds himself set loose in an impossibly detailed virtual nightclub, chasing a comely toon with pink hair; they go to video chat and he meets Sylwia, a weepy blonde shut-in wearing a plastic mask who is also the proprietress of the "Suicide Room." Sylwia is both a character in the real-life story and a symbol of the romantic allure of youthful melancholia; there is a mysterious, allegorical feel to her unlikely online recruitment/seduction of Dominik. Once Dominik is initiated into the secret suicide society, any pretense that this is a real virtual community disappears; the impossibly fluid and responsive world of Suicide Room follows the rules of an animated cartoon, not the clunky mechanics of online community like World of Warcraft. Characters fight ridiculously complicated anime-inspired duels seen through multiple angles and split-screens, sail over oceans of polygonal waves, and turn into howling banshees when they get angry. What we see is the online world as embellished by Dominik's imagination, a wired existence that's realer and more appealing to him than the harsh realities of the world outside his door. The stylistic strategy could be described either as "virtual magical realism" or "digital Expressionism." Whatever you call it, it may be in fact too successful, since whenever we're following Dominik's "real" story we're always looking forward to our next trip inside the dreamlike magical box for a peek at what the electronic pixies have been up to in our absence. Unfortunately, nothing good can last, and Dominik's return to the real world when his Internet is pulled ends in tragedy, and with a phone number for a suicide prevention hotline. It's not entirely clear whether the director means to criticize social media for encouraging isolation from the real world and allowing the spread of dangerous ideas like suicide-promotion support groups, or whether its prominence in the story simply reflects teen reality at this point in history. Regardless, such musings add a bit more interest to this well-intentioned, semi-successful, slightly odd drama that may resonate with the younger crowd.
While it's a worthwhile watch, @suicideroom is a tough movie to market outside of its native Poland. In the U.S.A., emo went out of style in November 2011, exactly one year after silly bandz, and even the most depressed American teenager would watch that Katy Perry movie before tuning in to a subtitled Polish film with opera on the soundtrack.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:
"…helmer-writer Jan Komasa overplays his hand… ultimately creating an unsympathetic protagonist whose fate doesn't inspire much interest… Replete with bizarre avatars, the pic's slick animated segments convey the feeling of being inside an online sword-and-sorcery game."–Alissa Simon, Variety (contemporaneous)
2011AdolescenceDramaJan KomasaPolishSuicideVirtual Reality


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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 21, 2017) – Terror Films is set to release THE DOCUMENTARY onto digital platforms this Tuesday, August 22. The film was written and directed by Walter Moise (producer/editor of the award winning sci-fi indie Counter Clockwise). The cast is comprised of Tristin Rupp, Jake B. Miller, and Aaron Bowden. The film's official artwork and trailer are available now.
Terror Films has provided the official poster art plus a link to the official trailer and one clip from the film ("You told me about a fear…").
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 18th, 2017) Horror genre distributor Terror Films is releasing I Know You're in There today, August 18th!
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And so another Brigid ritual came and went and then it was Ostara again and Beltaine and the solstice and the days grow shorter. Again. I still didn't have an answer. And so the wheel has turned to Brigid once again. I have already been to two Brigid rituals and I still haven't written about her. Two years I waited to write an answer, but today I choose to write the question.
I am walking through a part of San Francisco that seems like prime mugging territory. My friends aren't interested in rituals, so I am traveling alone. I am determined to finish out at least one full year of rituals with the Reclaiming tradition before committing to this path. It's been a lonely road so far, but at least I expect to recognize some faces tonight. Still, I am nervous, because I know practically nothing about Brigid or Imbolc. I googled both, but couldn't find any information about what kind of ritual awaits me.
I assume it will be a small event, like Mabon, a circle of twenty, maybe thirty. I wonder why we can't celebrate in the park and what this venue is going to be like. I double check the address as I walk through this unfamiliar part of the city. Yes, I am going the right way. At least when it comes to finding this venue, I am on the right path. The streets are far too empty and quiet for my liking.
Finally I see a few people getting out of their cars. They are wearing colorful robes, corsets, and cloaks. I have come to the right place. The venue itself is dark with high ceilings and much bigger than I had expected. I am smudged at the door and waved into an open space where well over a hundred people are beginning to form a circle. I greet the few people I know and then find a place to stand, close to the entrance. I always choose places close to the entrance when I am nervous.
A circle is cast, we call in the elements and we invoke Brigid. A beautiful cauldron sits in the center and a fire is lit inside. The fire sizzles and I am awed at seeing a flaming cauldron cast small shadows across the altar. Then the drums begin and immediately people start dancing and singing, Welcome Bridh, O Bridh is come, Bridh is welcome! I don't know the song, but it is fairly easy to pick up and I join in, stumbling over the order of the words. The singing gets louder, the dancing faster, and I take off my coat.
There is a commotion on the other side of the circle and I see a group of Witches carrying something. A bouquet of flowers, no, much bigger, a bundle of branches? I reposition myself to get a better look. It is a beautiful arrangement of heather, greens, and lilies on a pole. As people approach and kiss the flowers, touch the branches, I understand that it is a representation of Brigid herself. An idol, I think, this is what idol worship looks like in real life! A dozen bible verses come to life and I shudder. I am torn between all that I was taught and yielding to the beauty of this moment.
People come forward to touch Brigid, to kiss her, bow to her, sprinkle her with the sacred waters of the world. I stand on the outside of the crowd, taking it all in. Eventually the dance and the song cease and Brigid is stationed next to the central altar, keeping watch over the cauldron. Then we are invited into a walking trance and I groan. A silly concept, that. I can't even enter a trance lying flat on my back with my eyes closed wearing earplugs. Walking in a circle with dozens of strangers and expecting to enter a trance is sure to be an exercise in futility. I resign myself to failing at trances and the inevitability that I will be walking around a circle pointlessly.
The purpose of the trance is to find our pledges for the year. I start walking and struggle with frustration. I imagine everyone else having transcendent spiritual experiences talking to the gods while I am busy avoiding stepping on their feet. I give up on any semblance of trance and distract myself by thinking about what I should pledge.
Maybe something about music, playing more music is always a good idea.
Or maybe it should be related to my business, the chocolate factory I own. I reject that idea, it is too mundane, I should really try to come up with something more spiritual.
Maybe creativity. Creativity is a pagan-y spiritual thing. I'll just say "I pledge my creativity" and get it over with. Except that it's a very uncreative way to phrase it, isn't it? I should at least come up with creative wording for my creativity pledge. I bounce words back and forth, wording, dismissing, re-wording, dismissing again. Am I really incapable of committing to creativity creatively? At least so far I have managed not to step on anyone.
"I pledge… I pledge… I pledge… I pledge—-" And suddenly a word rumbles through me and finishes the sentence. Heat rushes through me and I lose track of my surroundings. I can't hear anything except my beating heart. No, I think, no, not that! The word thunders through me again, deep, strong, irresistible. It threatens to consume me, it takes over my body, my mind, until there is nothing left but that word and my racing heart. NO! I think directly at it. NO! I take a deep breath. I reach for my rational mind and look around to anchor myself in my surroundings. Apparently I have stopped walking and people are walking around me like a river splitting around a boulder. I take another breath and shake my head to clear my thoughts, then I rejoin the walking.
It's nothing, really. It's just my mind playing tricks. It's nonsense, complete nonsense. I wish my heartbeat would slow down. I feel as if I am waiting to be called into a doctor's office to receive a diagnosis. Dread and anticipation and the desire to make it all go away, mixed with an insatiable curiosity. The moment I allow myself to feel the curiosity, the word presses against me again. This time I don't let it overwhelm me. I keep walking and I push it away. It is nothing. It is nonsense. Creativity is what I will pledge. I just need to find the right wording.
I look up from the flowing river of trancing Witches and stare at the fire in the cauldron and at Brigid. The trance journey is ended and people are forming a circle again. Everything is overwhelming, the darkness of the space, the sparse lights, the sounds and the silences in between. I fight to regain composure and back away from the center, hoping to fade toward the edges of the circle. There is an empty space between two lines of blue tape on the floor and I retreat there. Someone steps into the center and tells us to form three lines and wait for our turn to come to the center and speak our pledges. I am not sure that I want to do this part.
Everyone is moving around now, but I don't know where to go. I search for the areas where the lines will form so I can avoid them. Suddenly I notice that a line of people has formed right behind me. Why? I wish my mind was a little clearer! And then I understand, I am standing on the very spot that marks the beginning of a line. Panic seizes me and look for a way to back out, but just then someone walks up, points at me and two others, announcing we are the beginning of the lines. I am officially doomed.
There is an energy pulsing through the room and it feels like a long lost powerful friend, familiar and strange. I feel held and supported even while fighting my panic. Someone from the first line steps into the circle. She speaks her pledge and a hammer hits an anvil. I jump. Before I can gather my wits again, it is my turn.
Somehow I find my way to Brigid and the cauldron. I run through the carefully crafted words in my head. I hear the sizzling of the fire and step closer even as my heartbeat drowns out all other sound. I glance at the Brigid effigy and tell myself that I can do this. Then I place my hands over the cauldron and look into the fire and as I do, time shifts. I lose the ability to differentiate between seconds and hours. I wonder if I have always stood over this cauldron and if I always will. Something in the back of my mind tells me that there are people waiting, so I open my mouth to speak the memorized words. "I pledge—-" and in that moment an energy surges through me and takes hold of me. The edges of my vision shimmer and my focus tunnels into the fire. I feel the molecules in my body dance and my spirit catch fire. I wonder if I could resist it, but I no longer want to, so I let it take me. I tremble as I become the fire and the fire becomes me. I become one with the molecules around me. Everything becomes more real, more alive. Joy rushes through me, but it is not a light joy, it is heavy with experience and wisdom.
Isee myself stand taller and speak the word I didn't want to speak, the same word that pressed itself upon me earlier. The word I thought was nonsense, because it scared me. I hear myself pledge it and it feels right. There is nothing else I could have said.
Imbolc wasn't the first time I made such a pledge. Fifteen years earlier I was at a large Christian festival in Germany and where the Jesus Freak movement was holding a public service. I was raised in a conservative Christian church, and the Jesus Freak movement offered excitement, a way to live my faith without being restricted by as many cultural norms. I couldn't wait to go to the service and arrived early, but to my disappointment a crowd of hundreds, maybe thousands was already gathered. The service was to be an open air event inside the walls of a bombed out church. The setting was beautiful, but it was clear that the space within the walls would hold less than a quarter of the crowd. Security was already busy turning people away.
In proper German fashion I elbowed my way to a burly security guy and asked if there was any chance of getting in. He shook his head and told me to leave. I was so disappointed, I couldn't help but tear up a little. I really felt like I needed to be at the service; it was the highlight of the entire festival for me. As I turned to go, I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was the security guy. He smiled at me and said: "you really want to get in, don't you?" I nodded. "Well, hold on then" he said. He grabbed my shoulders, and lifted me up unto the wall, through the open hole where a window once had been. He pushed me through the hole and gently dropped me on the inside. "Go!" he shouted, as he continued to push back the crowds.
I was ecstatic. I felt like God had provided a miracle for me to be here. The leader of the Jesus Freak movement preached a fiery sermon and I cheered when he asked who was excited to follow Jesus. Then he asked who felt called to pledge their career to Jesus, to enter a life of full time ministry. As much as I loved Jesus, I never thought to enter the ministry. It was clear to me that I would pursue a normal life with a normal job and that I would evangelize, preach, and lead worship in my free time. But suddenly I felt an energy rush through me, fire and light and life, and my arm shot into the air. I didn't mean to raise it. I tried to take my arm down, but my muscles obeyed only the energy, so fierce, so passionate, so connected with all that is. I couldn't bring myself to withdraw my pledge. I yielded and let the energy take me and I was counted among the pledgers. And just like at Imbolc so many years later, it was the only thing I could have done.
Two pledges, two stories. I can't think about one without thinking about the other. So much changed in the years since that Jesus Freak service. One pledge made by a teenager in Germany, the other by my 33 year old self in San Francisco. A fiery cauldron and a sunny church ruin. Two rituals, two deities, Jesus and Brigid. Are they the same or are they different? I still don't have an answer. For now I have made my peace living with the question.
1 Response to Are Brigid and Jesus the same?
Once I had a friend in 12 step recovery that was a Catholic priest.
He said that he had felt it as well,inside and outside the church.
I left Churchinaty years back,but I have never left my spiritual walk.
Have researched Hinduism,Buddhism,and am researching Traditional Witchcraft.
Also a Rosicrucian student,finding some God there as well.


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An important Russian voice
By Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"
Zinik's one-way ticket took him from the Soviet Union to the West in 1975, and most of his characters have had a similar fate. "You sit with a cocktail at a cafe table and all this joyous, richly diverse world swirls about you. And you start to swirl with it" says one in a letter home to Moscow, and swirl is evident throughout these finely balanced stories. But so is the nostalgia, the restlessness, the lack of connection that so many emigres experience.
In "The Refugee," in fact, set in a Vienna "seeth[ing] with former Soviet citizens," one much-anticipated new arrival never arrives at all, having opted to stay in his homeland. In unembellished prose, Zinik nicely captures the emigre's ambivalence, deftly pinpointing subtle shades of feeling with quick character sketches, e.g,. the rabidly anti-Semitic Englishman who won't concede that one Jewish character is Russian, the lady with the "large dragon-fly head in the panama hat" who typifies a sort of emigre "so out of place under the Atlantic sky." Dating from 1980 to 1992, these stories represent a good selection from an important Russian voice.


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10 names of historical figures for girls
When choosing the baby's name, there is not always agreement between families due to the large number of options. We are organizing all the baby names by theme and we have come across the names of historical figures for girls.
The historical names for girls they are perfect because they combine tradition with a touch of renewal. They are also supported by the weight of important figures in history. This is our list of 10 names of historical figures for girls with the most iconic names.
1. Isabel. It is a full-fledged queen name. It has a Hebrew origin and a meaning of 'promise of God'. His personality and his strength make it never go out of style and there are many queens who have carried this name as Isabel the Catholic, for example.
2. Teresa. The name has a Latin origin and means 'the hunter'. It has an irresistible musicality that does not yield to the passage of time and has become popular thanks to the Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
3. Catalina. This name is of Greek origin and means 'pure'. The name exudes sophistication and has been worn by many important women throughout history such as Catherine the Great, Catherine of Austria or Catherine of Aragon.
4. Livia. It is one of the most beautiful names for girls with a Latin origin and a meaning of 'pale'. The most relevant historical figure was Livia drusilla, the wife of Emperor Augustus and one of the most influential women in Rome.
5. Eugenia. The name has a Greek origin and means 'the well born'. It is one of the most aristocratic names and was worn by the mythical empress Eugenia de Montijo. Its strength is such that it is still a modern name today.
6. Cayetana. This name is of Latin origin and its meaning refers to 'the inhabitants of Gaeta'. It stands out because it has an air of nobility and sophistication that we cannot resist. The Duchess Cayetana de Alba It comes to our memory with this name that is one of the most attractive for girls.
7. Ana. It is a name of Hebrew origin that means 'full of grace'. Besides being one of the most popular names, it is a name with history thanks to the figure of Ana Bolena.
8. Lucrecia. The name has a Latin origin and means 'the one who wins'. It remains current thanks to a historical figure such as Lucrecia Borgia, the great patron of the Renaissance who is surrounded by legend.
9. Eva. It is a name of Hebrew origin that means 'the one who gives life'. The name is most attractive to us because it is fresh despite its long tradition. Eva braun, Adolf Hitler's partner comes to mind as a historical figure for one of the safe bets on girl names.
10. Jacqueline. This name is of Hebrew origin and means 'held by the heel'. Besides being a modern name, it maintains its popularity thanks to the figure of a woman as admired as Jacqueline Kennedy.
Laura Velez. Editor of our site
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ABC News Interview with Tarzan Stars Featured Online
BroadwayWorld.com May. 19, 2006
An "ABC News" interview with Tarzan's Josh Strickland and Jenn Gambatese can now be viewed online.
By visiting this link, viewers can watch Katrina Szish chat with Strickland and Gambatese, who play the vine-swinging title role and his Jane in the lavish Disney musical, which opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on May 10th.
The show also stars Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford alternate in the role of Young Tarzan.
Two-time Tony Award-winner Bob Crowley (Aida, Carousel), directs the show; he also designed its scenery and costumes. Oscar- and seven-time Grammy Award-winner Phil Collins has written the music and lyrics, expanding his songs for Disney's film into a complete theatre score. Tony Award-winner David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) has written the book, based on the novel, Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the Disney film Tarzan.
Choreography is by Meryl Tankard, with aerial design by Pichón Baldinu (De La Guarda). Lighting design is by Tony Award-winner Natasha Katz (Aida) and sound design is by John Shivers. Other members of the creative team include Paul Bogaev (music producer/vocal arrangements) and Doug Besterman (orchestrations).
A cast recording of the show will be released on June 27th (and is available for pre-order on the show's website).
Visit www.tarzanonbroadway.com for tickets and more information.
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I am wanting to go to Cigarfest in May and if i get a ticket this will be my first time. Is it better to go on Friday or Saturday?
I'd PM Shana and see which evening she's available for fine dining.
1. Which day is better for me?
2. Which day's supplemental events do I like better? (see event schedule at website).
3. Which day has available tickets left to purchase?
Also, bring good foam earplugs (sporting goods stores and Wal-Mart have them), because typically the band is playing and is amplified to very loud volume levels in the food tent while you're eating.
What happen to you4 orginal post. I was reading it and then is gone.
Eh, I figured it was too long and had answers to stuff you didn't ask.
I've found that most people dislike long posts with a lot of detail. They want short and very little detail. I don't understand it, but that's how most people are, go figure.
1. Get the basic 2:30 PM entry ticket, the earlier-entry options (12:30 PM and 10:30 AM, if I remember right) aren't worth the extra money for what you get.
2. They keep jacking the ticket prices up yearly at rates FAR beyond the rate of inflation.
3. Once the basic 2:30 PM entry ticket breaks $200, my buddies and I aren't going anymore, because a pretty large percentage of the sticks you get are "meh" sticks to pad the total count. It looks like this may be our last year, as the 2:30 PM ticket price is $190 this year, if I remember right. Next year it'll be over $200.
All just my opinion, of course. If you'd like to know anything else, just ask!
You treat them well, thus I said fine dining. Doesn't mean a date, she's too classy for you anyways trust me. Does your wife understand "cigar people"? Because I've had loved ones get blown away that every time we meet a cigar buddy literally anywhere in the US it's always the same. Kind weirdos just like me. Just usually a different type of weirdo......my point is if she understands cigar people then it's a friendly adventure not an attempt at a ménage à trois. And that's really insulting to insinuate that with Shana as she is every bit a lady.
This will be our 13th year going to CigarFest. Both days are pretty much the same. Saturday seems to sell out faster, since most people work on Friday, but they will sell out quickly also.
Whatever you do, if you are planning on staying at Split Rock for the weekend, make sure you call Monday right after you buy your tickets to make reservations. They do book all the rooms quickly.
Howdy! Depends on your schedule which day is better, because they both offer the same things. The only difference with the ticket options is getting into the fest 2-4 hours before hand. Some people like getting in early as your not dealing with a few thousand people at 2:30, gives you the rest of the afternoon to herf, etc.
I won't be at the fest this year, but I will be at the 191 store this Saturday, February 2nd, helping with ticket sales. If coming to the store, come early. I have talked to fellas who herf for hours before we open. Dress warm as temps are going to be in the teens.
Say hello if anyone sees me!
Hey Shana, I thought CigarBid was supposed to tongue-in-cheekly pretend it's not CI. You're a CigarBid employee who's going to be working at a CI store doing CigarFest ticket sales? You're breaking character a bit!
You guys don't try TOO hard to hide it though. That emoji you used? It's the CI logo, and the forum code to make it is "CI" surrounded by square brackets. Terrible job of hiding the link, I tellya!
The extra $100 gets extra raffles so is that worth it?
Say it ain't so - not the car.
"Meh" is something people say when they're underwhelmed. In this context, it means mediocre sticks. Just-okay ones that don't have a ton of flavor and don't really impress. Stuff you wouldn't buy unless you're new to the hobby.
You do get some world-class sticks too, but a significant percentage is "meh" sticks. The total haul of sticks, good and mediocre, is worth different dollar amounts to different people, but as I said, once they cross the $200 mark on the cheap late-entry ticket, I'm done, and there are a LOT of other guys like me.
However if they go above $200 and eliminate the "meh" filler sticks and make them all good, then that's a different story. I'd pay more for that.
You're quite welcome! Glad to help.
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The first year we went, it was only $90. An extra $90 for two parties that were all you could drink, and pretty much smoke.
It has been down hill since then, and a lot more expensive. The best part there were less people and we didn't order our tickets until March, and they were still available.
CigarFest® is back, the herf to end all herfs! This annual mega event features 20+ top cigar makers with samples of their finest blends — including the industry's biggest and brightest cigar stars. In case you've missed the first three events, you're in for a spine tingling surprise. Before setting foot on the show floor you'll get a humidor stuffed to the gills with about 20 premium cigars....more than worth the price of admission alone! Then the floor is yours, with access to 20+ additional cigars, micro-brew samples, live music, a down-home pig roast, raffles, prizes, and 2,000 fellow CI cigar lunatics having a grand old time.
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Rocky Patel is throwing a bash to kick off CigarFest '07 in style. Meet up with old friends and familiar faces while burning your way through some of Rocky's finest cigars and an open bar 'til last call. Live music, Rocky Patel cigars, a few hundred fellow cigar lunatics, booze…do we really have to tempt you any further? You do not want to miss this event.
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As always, we like to end CigarFest with a bang. The CAO crew is taking control in 2007, bringing you an open bar, cigars, Flavourettes and live music. What better way to put an exclamation point on the world's best damn Herf? Be there.
The CAO "Cinco de Mayhem" Blowout Party runs 9pm to 1am on Saturday, May 5th. Tickets are just $40.
Note:	Tickets mailed approximately April 1, 2007. Ticket price includes cigars, food, and music. Promotional alcohol & beer samples provided by vendors are free. Tickets are non-refundable. Must be 21 years of age to attend. ID required at door.
OK who else got shut out? Seems they sold out even quicker than usual. I'd love to know th3 breakdown of 3000 per session from GA to VIH and then the top tier. Anybody get their confirmation email? Friends of mine got tickets and page said they'd get a confirmation email within 24 hours, but almost 28 hours later nada.
I never get a confirmation email, heh!
Did you get any confirmation yet?
Interesting, a call to customer service also indicated no purchase but screen says the sales was complete and confirmation will be emailed with 24 hours...that was 2 days ago. And I understand that happened to a couple people.
And anybody know the breakdown of the 3000 tickets? Seems the GA sell out so quickly, there might be more VIH and Megaherfer tickets being sold, which based on the pricing tier I understand why.
I got a ticket for Saturday and staying at the resort.


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La Rectoría de la Asunción de Santa María Malinalco es una capilla católica ubicada en la alcaldía Azcapotzalco de la Ciudad de México. En 1986 fue incluida dentro de los monumentos históricos de Azcapotzalco por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.

Historia
La Rectoría de la Asunción de Santa María Malinalco fue construida en el siglo XVII por la Orden de Predicadores. El edificio fue fundado sobre las ruinas de un templo mexica dedicado a Malinalxóchitl, hermana del dios Huitzilopochtli. La capilla fue dedicada a la Asunción de María, aunque su nombre «Malinalco» hace referencia al culto mexica antiguo. Inicialmente fue capilla de visita por parte de los Dominicos, y posteriormente fue ascendida a iglesia parroquial, estableciéndose en ella una rectoría.

En 1967 se restauró la barda del atrio, que se encontraba en riesgo de derrumbe. En 1973 se cambió el piso de la capilla por mosaico y el techo de madera fue reemplazado por concreto armado. También se decoró el exterior del edificio con tezontle rajueleado y se restauró la puerta de la iglesia. En 1979 se renovó el piso de la nave y del presbiterio. El 12 de septiembre de 1986 fue incluida dentro de los monumentos históricos de Azcapotzalco por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.

Estructura
La entrada de la capilla cuenta con un atrio amurallado. La puerta del templo está resguardada por un arco de medio punto apoyado sobre pilastras. El centro de la fachada se encuentra ocupado por un óculo encerrado en cantera. En la parte alta de la fachada se ubica el campanario, compuesto por tres campanas ubicadas dentro de tres arcos de medio punto. El edificio está coronado por una cruz de cantera. La capilla se encuentra dividida en cuatro secciones, marcadas en el interior por arcos de medio punto y en el exterior por contrafuertes. La primera sección corresponde a la entrada del recinto, hecha de una loza de concreto, la segunda y la tercera conforman el cuerpo de la nave, mientras que la cuarta sección corresponde al ábside, el cual es de planta rectangular. La capilla conserva un retablo hecho de cantera adosada.

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Iglesias dedicadas a Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Iglesias de México del siglo XVII
Iglesias de la alcaldía Azcapotzalco
Monumentos históricos y arqueológicos de la Ciudad de México

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Equal parts Punk, Metal, Pop, Shoegaze and Cabaret, the critically-acclaimed underground sextet, Descartes a Kant (Guadalajara, Mexico) have made a real name for themselves as an otherworldly, unpredictable theatrical live act. So much so that even the Wall Street Journal chimed to say that "trying to describe their music is to do it a disservice. It's loud, racy, incredibly imaginative, sophisticated, funny and wild; it's as if the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fronted Albert Ayler with Frank Zappa conducting". They're considered one of the leading lights in the vibrant, ever-evolving Mexican experimental underground and are now poised to gain greater international acceptance.
Lead by strong female characters, their earlier two releases Paper Dolls (an intense and bipolar short song hardcore album, ode to multiple personality) and Il Visore Lunatique (a tribute on psychiatric disorders that goes from hip-hop to a bizarre broadway style musical) led them to perform and thrill both club and festival audiences all over the world – including Mexico, USA, Russia, Brazil, etc – and share bills with The Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Explosions in the Sky and Slayer.
After their latest album, Victims Of Love Propaganda, first USA based release and recorded by legendary Steve Albini, the group was invited by Dave Lombardo (Slayer) and Mike Patton to be the opening act for their new band Dead Cross on tour, as well performing in festivals such as Roskilde, Iceland Airwaves, a headlining slot at Colombia's biggest festival Rock al Parque, among others.
"When you try to restore a broken heart, many question marks are to be enlightened. So the interior of the human sentiment drains this new work, giving life to an album full of ups and downs that speak of the lacerating state of love and its dissipation; the devastation and healing process. Victims Of Love Propaganda is a love autopsy" says front-woman and founder Sandrushka Petrova.
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Home > England > Cumbria > Historic Churches > Aikton, St Andrew's Church
Aikton, St Andrew's Church
History, tourist information, and nearby accommodation
BY DAVID ROSS, EDITOR
HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: Made with Roman stones from Hadrian's Wall
St Andrew's Church, Aikton
The small medieval church of in Aikton stands in a picturesque location, with views to the northern fells of the Kake District and the commanding bulk of Skiddaw. The church dates to the Norman period and incorporates Roman stones from nearby Hadrian's Wall.
The church still has its original 12th-century chancel arch and its medieval timber roof. The arch features scalloped capitals. The west gable wall is also 12th century. Over the gable is a stone bellcote surmounted by a St Andrew's cross.
The south aisle and south arcade date to the 13th century. Look for the double trefoil windows in the south wall. The roof is 15th century, in a king-post style, with secondary angle braces. The medieval timbers were hidden for centuries and only revealed during restoration work in 1869.
The 13th-century De Morville grave slab
In the chancel is a blocked priest's door with a stone lintel dated 1732. The vestry is Victorian, but incorporates several simple lancet windows, probably 13th century.
Other historic features include the 12th-century font, its square bowl carved with different patterns on each side. For example, one side features three trefoil shapes, while another has two quatrefoil symbols. In the south aisle is a trefoil-headed piscina thought to be 14th century.
There are two bells in the bellcote, the oldest of which dates to the 14th century, making it among the oldest bells in England.
Don't miss the striking red sandstone 13th-century grave slab just inside the porch doorway. It is thought to commemorate a member of the De Morville family and bears a raised symbol of a sword on the top.
The 12th-century font bowl
In the churchyard is a memorial to eight men of the parish who died in World War One. The poignant memorial lists the names of the dead followed by the phrase "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Also look for the rather odd sundial affixed to the south wall, with a series of raised vertical lines descending from a quarter sun symbol.
At present, the church is open daily, but only between Easter and the end of September. It would be a good idea to check the official website before making a special trip. Having said that, the church was open when we visited.
Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library.
About Aikton, St Andrew's Church
Address: Aikton, Cumbria, England, CA7 0HP
Attraction Type: Historic Church
Location: On a minor road well east of the village itself, beside the Old Rectory. Parking outside the church.
Website: Aikton, St Andrew's Church
OS: NY282528
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Q: R's seq_len equivalent in Python I am trying to do an indexing within groups in my data.frame
For example, in this data frame
Col1
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I would like to the output as the following
Col1    idx
A   1
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B   1
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D   1
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In R, I could simply do the following using data.table df[, idx:=seq_len(.N), by=Col1]. I am having trouble finding the equivalent in Python. So far, I know I can use linspace or arrange function in the numpy's package, but I am not quite sure how to do it by groups.
Thank you in advance.

A: Use cumcount
In [289]: df['idx'] = df.groupby('Col1').cumcount().add(1)

In [290]: df
Out[290]:
  Col1  idx
0    A    1
1    A    2
2    A    3
3    B    1
4    B    2
5    C    1
6    D    1
7    D    2
8    D    3

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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) today reported operating results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
In the second quarter 2015, Federal Realty generated funds from operations available for common shareholders (FFO) excluding early extinguishment of debt of $92.9 million, or $1.33 per diluted share. This compares to FFO of $83.6 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, in second quarter 2014. FFO, which includes the $19.1 million early extinguishment of debt charge, was $73.9 million, or $1.06 per diluted share for the second quarter 2015. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, FFO excluding early extinguishment of debt was $180.2 million, or $2.59 per diluted share, compared to $165.4 million, or $2.43 per diluted share for the same six month period in 2014. FFO was $161.2 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
Net income available for common shareholders was $43.5 million and earnings per diluted share was $0.63 for second quarter 2015, versus $43.4 million and $0.64, respectively, for second quarter 2014. Year-to-date, Federal Realty reported net income available for common shareholders of $89.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.30. This compares to net income available for common shareholders of $82.0 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.22 for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
In second quarter 2015, same-center property operating income increased 4.8% over the prior year when including properties that are being redeveloped and 3.0% when excluding those properties.
The overall portfolio was 95.7% leased as of June 30, 2015, compared to 95.4% on March 31, 2015 and 95.3% on June 30, 2014. Federal Realty's same center portfolio was 96.2% leased on June 30, 2015, compared to 96.0% leased on March 31, 2015 and 95.9% on June 30, 2014.
During second quarter 2015, Federal Realty signed 85 leases for 313,887 square feet of retail space. On a comparable space basis (i.e., spaces for which there was a former tenant), Federal Realty leased 296,946 square feet at an average cash basis contractual rent increase per square foot (i.e., excluding the impact of straight-line rents) of 15%. The average contractual rent on this comparable space for the first year of the new leases is $30.41 per square foot compared to the average contractual rent of $26.36 per square foot for the last year of the prior leases. The previous average contractual rent was calculated by including both the minimum rent and any percentage rent actually paid during the last year of the lease term for the re-leased space. On a GAAP basis (i.e., including the impact of straight-line rents), rent increases per square foot for comparable retail space averaged 25% for second quarter 2015. As of June 30, 2015, Federal Realty's average contractual, cash basis minimum rent for retail and commercial space in its portfolio was $25.74 per square foot.
Federal Realty announced today that its Board of Trustees increased the dividend rate on its common shares, declaring a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.94 per share, resulting in an indicated annual rate of $3.76 per share, an increase of 8.0%. The regular common dividend will be payable on October 15, 2015 to common shareholders of record on September 22, 2015. This increase represents the 48th consecutive year that Federal Realty has increased its common dividend, the longest record of consecutive annual dividend increases in the REIT sector, and among the longest such records for publicly traded companies in the US.
"We are thrilled to report another strong quarter, and importantly, our 48th consecutive annual dividend increase, extending our best in class track record of consistent growth," commented Donald C. Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Realty. "The continued performance of our core portfolio, coupled with the successful deliveries of redevelopment projects and the initial phases of Assembly Row and Pike & Rose, positions us exceptionally well for the future."
April 24, 2015 – Federal Realty closed on the sale of its Houston St. property in San Antonio, Texas, for a sales price of $46.1 million, and realized a gain of $11.5 million.
May 4, 2015 – Federal Realty acquired an 80% interest in a 198,000 square foot lifestyle center in South Florida, based on a total value of $87.5 million. Situated in the resurgent Coconut Grove District, at the prominent intersection of Main Highway and Grand Avenue, CocoWalk is well located to serve the affluent, year round residents of Miami-Dade. On July 1, 2015Federal Realty acquired partial interests in seven street retail buildings, also in the Coconut Grove District, for a total investment of $5.8 million.
May 21, 2015 – Federal Realty was presented with three prestigious honors by the Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE). The Trust received the 2015 Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Award, 2015 Health & Wellness Seal of Approval Award and 2015 EcoLeadership Award. 2015 marks the eighth consecutive year Federal Realty has won Workplace Excellence and Health & Wellness awards, and the fifth year it has won the EcoLeadership award.
August 3, 2015 – Federal Realty repaid at par $147 million of mortgage loans due November 2015, with an average interest rate of 7.9%.
Federal Realty increased the midpoint of its 2015 guidance for FFO to $5.29 to $5.33 per diluted share excluding early extinguishment of debt, and updated earnings per diluted share to $2.78 to $2.82.
Federal Realty's management team will present an in-depth discussion of the Trust's operating performance on its second quarter 2015 earnings conference call, which is scheduled for August 6, 2015, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To participate, please call (877) 445-3230 five to ten minutes prior to the call start time and use the passcode 68926054 (required). Federal Realty will also provide an online webcast on the Company's web site, http://www.federalrealty.com, which will remain available for 30 days following the call. A telephone recording of the call will also be available through August 13, 2015, by dialing (855) 859-2056 and using the passcode 68926054.