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Carl Sagan on How Humanity Would Transform if Aliens Contacted Earth
If we encountered alien life, how would you react?
Jordan BatesMay 10th 2017
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If mankind were contacted by an alien race, how would the world react? How would people change?
In his novel, Contact , the late, great astronomer Carl Sagan explores this fascinating question.
I recently had the pleasure of reading Contact, and one of the aspects I most admired about it was Dr. Sagan's humble suggestion that communication with an alien race would compel mankind to reassess its internal conflicts and prejudices.
Imagining Earth's Reaction to News of Alien Life
Sagan writes:
"By now, the news of the Message from Vega had reached every nook and cranny of the planet Earth. […] Amidst the sectarian commentary, there was also—all over the world, it was now apparent—a sense of wonder, even of awe. Something transforming, something almost miraculous was happening. The air was full of possibility, a sense of a new beginning.
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There were still political conflicts, some of them—like the continuing South African crisis—serious. But there was also a notable decline in many quarters of the world of jingoist rhetoric and puerile self-congratulatory nationalism. There was a sense of the human species, billions of tiny beings spread over the world, collectively presented with an unprecedented opportunity, or even a grave common danger. To many, it seemed absurd for the contending nation states to continue their deadly quarrels when faced with a nonhuman civilization of vastly greater capabilities.
For decades after 1945, the world stockpile of strategic nuclear weapons had steadily grown. […] The time came when there were more than 25,000 of them on the planet, ten for every city. […] But finally the world came to its senses. […] the Americans and the Russians undertook to diminish their strategic arsenals down to a thousand nuclear weapons each. […] Britain, France, and China agreed to begin reducing their arsenals once the superpowers had gone below the 3,200 mark. The Hiroshima Accords were signed, to world-wide rejoicing, next to the famous commemorative plaque for the victims in the first city ever obliterated by a nuclear weapon: 'Rest in peace, for it shall never happen again.'"
Sagan speculates that an extraterrestrial message would have the effect of revealing to mankind the folly of its divisions against itself. He seems to suggest that our national boundaries, in the face of a situation affecting the entirety of our small, blue world, would appear as little more than arbitrary lines drawn in the sand, reducing our obstinate and ego-driven political conflicts to little more than unreasonable disputes among siblings, and ushering in a newfound spirit of cooperation and peacemaking.
A beautiful proposition, to be sure. The subtextual message to be drawn from this is that we would be wise to reach these realizations on our own, and that sometime (probably in the not-too-distant future) we must. In the face of looming environmental crises and continuing war and conflict in 2013, Sagan's message remains supremely poignant. Understanding our inherent unity and shared destiny as natives of Earth should not require an event of galactic magnitude. In the coming decades, it will be our responsibility to find in our hearts a Sagan-esque cosmic perspective, if we are to band together and confront the sizable challenges facing our planet.
Later in the novel, Sagan discusses the effect of viewing the Earth from the perspective of one who is orbiting it in space:
"It wasn't hard to imagine a time when the predominant loyalty would be to this blue world, or even to the cluster of worlds huddling around the nearby yellow dwarf star on which humans, once unaware that every star is a sun, had bestowed the definite article: the Sun. It was only now, when many people were entering space for longer periods and had been afforded a little time for reflection, that the power of the planetary perspective began to be felt. A significant number of these occupants of low Earth orbit, it turned out, were influential down there on Earth."
The Overview Effect and the "Pale Blue Dot"
One is reminded here of what has been called "the overview effect," which refers to the profound shift in perspective that is said to be experienced when one views the Earth from space.
There is a wonderful documentary, just under 20 minutes long, that shares the life-changing stories of astronauts who have seen the Earth from the outside: watch it here if you're interested.
Sagan was certainly someone who believed in the transformative power of viewing the Earth from a different vantage point. One of his most famous quotes was made in reference to the image below, dubbed the "Pale Blue Dot" image, which is also the title of Sagan's book that discusses the image .
"Pale Blue Dot." Earth as seen from Voyager 1 in 1990. Image via Wikimedia Commons
In the orange-ish beam of light on the right side of the image, you'll notice a tiny speck. That speck is Earth, our home, as seen from Voyager 1 in 1990. Upon seeing this image, Carl Sagan was inspired to reflect on its significance. It seems only fitting to here include Sagan's eloquent and moving thoughts on the "Pale Blue Dot":
"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.
The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there—on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner—how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."
Carl's Message is Clear
Carl Sagan's life was dedicated to the advancement and betterment of our species. Though he is perhaps thought of first as one who spent his life gazing outward, his writings reveal a strong commitment to humanitarian concerns.
Sagan in 1980. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
This begins with each of us. When we practice kindness, acceptance, and non-aggression in our daily lives, we do the work of slowly creating that of which so many have dreamt: a loving and non-violent world.His advice to us, like that of so many great teachers and leaders of history, is simple and unmistakable. From beyond the grave, he urges us to band together, to see through our artificial and constructed differences, to embrace one another as members of a single global community. He suggests in utter seriousness that the future of our planet and species depend on this transformation of heart and mind. Sagan left the world a wonderful legacy, and we should honor him by striving to become what he envisioned: compassionate, peaceful, and unified.
"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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University of The Free State – Innovation and Business Development
University of The Free State – Innovation and Business Development, The research conducted at the UFS should have an impact on society, and the commercialisation of products, processes and services are some of the mechanisms from which society can benefit. However, it is not only about generating additional income for the University, but rather about the transfer of technology to society so that we can make a real impact and difference in the lives of the communities we serve.
The Office for Innovation and Business Development is part of the Directorate of Research Development and supports the innovation and research activities at the University by assisting with managing, authorising and negotiating research contracts. The Office deals with the protection, management and commercialisation of intellectual property at the University and the establishment of spinout companies, thereby stimulating economic growth and job creation. The Office also manages the piloting, implementation and roll out of processes of the Research Information Management System (RIMS) for the University. In addition, the office fulfils an important function with regard to workshops and information sessions on IP (intellectual property)-related aspects.
The Innovation and Business Development Team
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Copyright Act 98 of 1978
Designs Act 195 of 1993
Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act 51 of 2008
National Environmental Management – Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004
Patents Act 57 of 1978
Plant Breeders Rights Act 15 of 1976
Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993
Intellectual property describes a range of instruments that can be used to define, protect and exploit new and innovative ideas. This idea could take any of a range of forms such as an invention, a product name, a logo, the plot of a novel, a musical theme tune of the design of a product. The law recognises various categories of rights that can be established over ideas and these rights are referred to as intellectual property rights. The following categories of intellectual property rights are recognised:
Registered designs
Trade marks, trade mark names and domain names
Plant breeder rights
Confidential information, Know-how and Trade secrets
Disclosure Process
The staff at the UFS are encouraged to disclose inventions and to use the support provided by the Office for Innovation and Business Development. Please follow the link below to view the generic technology transfer process at the UFS. Initial disclosure is done by the individual using the Research Information Management System (RIMS). Please contact Dr Glen Taylor at the Office for Innovation and Business Development for more information.
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Reginald Darnell Hamilton v. The State of TexasAppeal from 20th District Court of Milam County (memorandum opinion )
TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-13-00118-CR NO. 03-13-00119-CR NO. 03-13-00120-CR NO. 03-13-00121-CR Reginald Darnell Hamilton, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF MILAM, 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOS. CR23,400, CR23,401, CR23,425 & CR23,454 HONORABLE JOHN YOUNGBLOOD, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant Reginald Darnell Hamilton brings these appeals from his pleas of guilty to four offenses and pleas of true to enhancement paragraphs in his indictments without a plea bargain for punishment. In trial court cause number CR23,400 (appellate cause number 03-13-00118-CR), Hamilton pleaded guilty to the state jail felony offense of endangering a child, enhanced to a thirddegree felony. See Tex. Penal Code § 22.041. In trial court cause number CR23,401 (appellate cause number 03-13-00119-CR), Hamilton pleaded guilty to the state jail felony offense of unlawful possession of a firearm, enhanced to a third degree-felony. See id. § 46.04. In trial court cause number CR23,425 (appellate cause number 03-13-00120-CR), Hamilton pleaded guilty to the first-degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams with intent to deliver in a drug-free zone, enhanced by his pleading of true to a prior felony conviction. See Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.134. In trial court cause number CR23,454 (appellate cause number 03-13-00121-CR), Hamilton pleaded guilty to the state jail felony offense of delivery of a controlled substance less than one gram, enhanced to a third-degree felony. See id. § 481.112. After a hearing, the trial court assessed punishment at ten years imprisonment for the offense of child endangerment, ten years imprisonment for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm, thirty years imprisonment for the offense of possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams with intent to deliver in a drug-free zone, and ten years imprisonment for the offense of delivery of a controlled substance less than one gram. Hamilton s court-appointed attorney has filed a motion to withdraw supported by a brief addressing each of these appeals and concluding that these appeals are frivolous and without merit. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record in these causes demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be advanced. See id.; see also Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988); High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 811-13 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978); Currie v. State, 516 S.W.2d 684, 684 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Jackson v. State, 485 S.W.2d 553, 553 (Tex. Crim. App. 1972); Gainous v. State, 436 S.W.2d 137, 138 (Tex. Crim. App. 1969). Counsel sent a copy of the brief to Hamilton and advised him of his right to examine the appellate record in these causes and to file a pro se brief. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. Hamilton did not file a pro se brief and did not request an extension of time to do so. 2 We have reviewed the record in these causes and find no reversible error. See Garner v. State, 300 S.W.3d 763, 766 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009); Bledsoe v. State, 178 S.W.3d 824, 826-27 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We agree with counsel that these appeals are frivolous. Counsel s motion to withdraw from these appeals is granted. The judgments of conviction are affirmed. Jeff Rose, Justice Before Justices Puryear, Rose, and Goodwin Affirmed Filed: November 21, 2013 Do Not Publish 3


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The New Hybrid Model Of Working Requires Three Key Elements To Succeed.
Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj
Assoc Prof HEC Paris, Keynote Speaker, Author,
The new model of hybrid working has rapidly become a reality in many sectors.
Over half of UK employees view the hybrid model as the new way model for businesses. The hybrid approach creates an equal split between time spent working in the office and working remotely. The Future of Work survey published by Boston Consulting Group is based on 2000 furloughed and retained employees in the United Kingdom. The hybrid model provides a different way to consider flexible working in organizations. The current discussion creates the opportunity for this approach to become the 'new normal' mode of working. Team leaders and HR professionals will know from experience the reality of hybrid working is more than just the logistics. The soft aspects of culture become essential in determining whether hybrid working will be successful. For employees, remote working has provided financial security; however, the experiences vary considerably. In an earlier Forbes article I wrote BCG had identified increased levels of stress on working parents and women bearing the more significant pressure of domestic responsibilities. This follow-up survey shows the experience of lockdown led to different results among employees based on age.
Half of the employees aged 18-24 years working remotely during the lockdown felt more valued by their employers than 24% of older employees (55 years and upwards). The differences among the age group illustrate some of the challenges in working experiences across the generations. A great deal of work has examined expectations around work and how this varies across different age groups. The expectations among Gen Zs in the workplace emphasize a culture that focuses on greater inclusion and diversity, creating conditions for innovation across the workplace. More importantly, as they are known as digital natives, this group is more likely to adapt to distributed working patterns enabled by technology. At the other end of the scale, the Baby boomers cut their working teeth on a culture of clear hierarchical structure, presenteeism, and routinized working practices. Adapting to the flexibility that has emerged from greater technology integration into the workplace can be challenging. The ingrained working ways and socializing methods have been decimated due to the pandemic and distributed working. Individuals in this bracket are individuals where work provides a core element of their identity, and socialization disruption can be unnerving. The underlying impact in experiences across the two groups shows the Baby boomers missing human contact. For Gen Z employees, the barriers to remote working included inadequate provisions for working at home and the sense of missing out on career development opportunities.
The ongoing turbulence creates even more significant uncertainty, and the leaders working with a hybrid approach requires specific attention to certain nuances. Nick South, a Managing Director and Partner at BCG explains the challenge; "as organizations work out how they are going to bring people back to the workplace and operate going forward, they need to recognise the very different experiences their employees have had, and their different aspirations for working in the future."
Young people with face masks back at work in office after coronavirus quarantine and lockdown.
There are three significant areas for leaders to focus on.
Open Communications. The first phase of lockdown has demonstrated the power of open and ongoing communication. Even when little new information is available, regular contact reinforces a sense of connectivity and shared experiences. If we consider in the virtual working environment bringing colleagues together is similar to coming together around a campfire and creating an opportunity for individuals to share their feelings and experiences. The lack of social interaction remains one of the most significant challenges for colleagues working remotely. Sharing experiences become even more critical for colleagues to understand shared experiences and, more importantly, help colleagues understand disparity among their co-workers. Recognizing the level of disparity
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Trust. Remote-working has completely challenged attitudes towards presenteeism as teams have pivoted towards virtual working. This core to success in virtual work is trust. At the same time, it may seem challenging to nurture confidence through virtual working and even more challenging for colleagues who are onboarding during this period. Regular and often touchpoints among colleagues and line-managers help to drip-feed connections to build trust. When direct feedback is less frequent through distributed working, it can be harder to create trust through usual communication forms, both verbal and non-verbal. Leaders have the opportunity to build on their communication style and explicitly state their gratitude for work done and share confidence in team members in being successful in stretch roles. In some cases, this communication style can feel inauthentic, particularly for leaders who are typically understated in their leadership approach. However, in the absence of regular face to face contact where symbols are essential in communication, trust and confidence, and reliance on verbal communication through virtual meetings become more important than ever.
Empathy. Empathetic skills require constant practice akin to muscle training. It is impossible to fake empathy, and while it's recognized as an essential trait for effective leadership, it requires practice and training. Creating empathetic leadership creates the need to step out of your comfort zone, build connections based on experiences, and consciously keep communication channels frequent and open. Being empathetic requires leaders to be more comfortable with vulnerability, and they won't have the answers for everything. The uncertainty level during the pandemic is unprecedented in terms of impact, scale, and time frames, and acknowledging colleagues' shared experiences is essential in creating stronger connections of trust.
Further findings from the research show personal circumstanced radically influence attitudes towards remote working; employees with someone high-risk in their household are nearly three times more likely to advocate for a fully-remote working model. The home location also played a factor with employees in greater London experiencing inadequate access to the workspace at home (23% vs. 13%). Parents with children under the age of ten years spoke of better flexibility around working hours but simultaneously experienced increased distractions and disruptions when working remotely.
The multitude of factors emphasizes the need for leaders to adopt an equitable approach to working with their teams. Equitable leadership is more nuanced and requires a greater understanding of more personal issues that affect their team members, but it is the crux of building resilient relationships.
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The second trailer for the upcoming video-game adaptation of Assassin's Creed has been released, featuring new footage and more death-defying action.
The new trailer also gives a look at more of the film's plot, which appears to be sticking pretty close to the source material.
This second trailer instills some extra confidence in me that the film will actually turn out decent, and not succumb to the dreaded video-game movie curse.
With Fassbender leading the cast that also includes Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons and Michael Kenneth Williams, and Australian director Justin Kurzel helming the project, the film seems worthy of a viewing just on those credentials alone.
Kurzel has been extremely impressive in his career to date, with his first film Snowtown and second film Macbeth (see my review here) both being critical successes, and both outstanding films.
Based on this latest trailer, it also definitely looks like the filmmakers have nailed the tone, keeping it grounded and using as many practical effects as possible, which will make a huge difference.
We'll find out soon enough, as the film releases on 26 December 2016 in Australia.
Along with the new trailer, a new poster for Assassin's creed was also released, which you can see below.


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Reflecting On: Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
January 20, 2020 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
"I stall before I start."
Motion City Soundtrack is a band that is loved by different people for different lyrics, different sounds, and remarkably distinct albums. There is an argument to be made that any one of their albums is the highlight of the group's career, but none offers more evidence than My Dinosaur Life (2010). While earlier albums danced around the pop punk scene by testing the boundaries of pop and rock music, My Dinosaur Life unabashedly amplified every aspect that made them great. The result is a loud neurotic mess of sound that defined who Motion City Soundtrack are and cemented their legacy in an overcrowded Warped Tour field.
You can buy or stream My Dinosaur Life on Apple Music.
As this album turns 10, I find myself in a position where I can relate to its themes more than ever. Feeling left behind by a world you're still a part of, trying to improve yourself for the benefit of all, and realizing it took you way too long to do it. If My Dinosaur Life has one message to offer, it's that it is never too late to be your best.
My Dinosaur Life is the album that made me feel okay for having a mind that jumps from topic to topic, seemingly beyond my control. Even in my most uncomfortable and heartbroken moments, I make jokes to ease the oncoming sense of doom. From song to song, singer Justin Pierre jumps from one thought to the next with grace, humor, and the humility to ask his audience to forgive him for being all over the place.
My Dinosaur Life was a statement on the idea of feeling left behind. After gaining some moderate success with the release of Commit This To Memory (2005), the band seemed to take noticeable backlash for just how poppy Even If It Kills Me (2007) was, even though the album is highly regarded now. For a brief moment, Motion City Soundtrack seemed like they had outlived their longevity in the music scene. My Dinosaur Life revitalized the band both in career and spirit.
"The things that used to mean so much to me /
Have gone the way of dinosaurs /
Hopes and dreams and everything"
My Dinosaur Life plays off of the theme of improvement. Every song feels like a short story about admitting one's own faults and, maybe for the first time, asking for help to become better. "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)" states this most directly ("I think I can figure it out / But I'm gonna need a little help to get me through it").
"Her Words Destroyed My Planet" is one of the best songs written in the last decade. It's a raw confession of someone admitting that their significant other's frustrations with them being an underachiever have finally been realized. The song is an admission that despite trying to improve themselves in a variety of ways, it was still too little, too late, even if they like who they are now better than before.
These pleas for help and proclamations of improvement are interwoven with the overwhelming feelings of hopelessness that often coexist when we seek to be better. "Skin and Bones" asks the void an absurd amount of questions, as though trying to relieve themselves of a panic attack ("What if consciousness can expand / And we fool ourselves with absurd demands? / What if there is no point at all? / We just grow up to fade away…").
Although My Dinosaur Life seems to dance back and forth with the idea of admitting one's own faults and promising to be better ("Stand Too Close"), it balances itself taking pride in hard work and emotional health ("Worker Bee").
It's important to work to be better. But it's just as important to do it for the right reasons. In "The Weakends", Pierre reflects on a life spent wasted on not being his best, of dreaming about the future when he could be living it. "As the years go crashing by / I think of all I've pondered / So many minutes wandered / So many things undone / I've tried to figure out / How many lives I've wasted / Waiting for the perfect time to start".
My Dinosaur Life is as close to a perfect album that I can think of. It passes a message that everyone learns at some stage of their life with a mix of humor, self immolation, and hope. But most of all, it asks you realize when you're not the best you can be. That's all it takes to deserve a gold star.
by Kyle Schultz
Kyle Schultz is the Senior Editor at It's All Dead and has worked as a gaming journalist at Structure Gaming. He lives in Chicago and hates olives and everything that looks like an olive. He bit into a chicken salad sandwich expecting the sweet taste of cranberry and instead was betrayed with a mouthful of these poison grapes. If you know anyone who eats olives out of a jar, he asks you to pray for them, as that is the only way they can be saved now.
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Most Anticipated Music of 2020: Hayley Williams Introduces Petals for Armor
It's no secret that the past album cycle for Paramore has been a rollercoaster. Between the highs of re-becoming friends with Zac Farro and the lows of her divorce from Chad Gilbert, Hayley Williams has really been put through the wringer. Like any artist, she's taken these experiences outside of Paramore and transformed them to release her first official solo project, "Petals for Armor."
We have only a project title, no single, no album confirmation, but that's all right with me. We have a release date of ~something~ for January 22, 2020, along with some very cryptic posts on the Petals for Armor Instagram account she made for the occasion. The title for the project seems to refer to an interview Hayley did where she recalls being in a session and envisioning "flowers growing through her".
As much as I'd love Paramore to continue on until the end of time, I've learned as I've grown up that it's more important for artists to be healthy and that the art they create be honest and something they're proud of. And more than ever, that's something Hayley Williams deserves.
by Nadia Paiva
Nadia Paiva has been a music enthusiast since she can remember. Going to shows is her main pastime. The other is being upset when she can't go to shows. This is her first official venture into writing about music. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Most Anticipated Music of 2020: Another Dose of Anchor & Braille
It's been a very long time since we've heard anything new from Stephen Christian's side project Anchor and Braille. The past three albums from the band are the other side of Stephen's musical coin. In Anberlin we have the heavy-hitting rock, but with Anchor & Braille we have a softer, sultrier, synth-ier side. They've released three albums since 2009, and 2016's Songs for the Late Night Drive Home has been a staple for me. I'll admit I'm ready for something new.
We first got an inkling some things were moving around when Stephen posted on the Anchor & Braille Instagram for the first time since May of 2018. He then posted three consecutive photos with the distinctive Anchor & Braille use of the French language, as well as something that said "Frank Ocean" and a photo of the record deal. Stephen stated in his podcast, The Art Collective that he'd like to make another album with Aaron Marsh, which leads me to theorize a return to Tooth and Nail à la Copeland?
Whether it's an EP, an album or a film, I'm excited to see Stephen Christian come back into the music world. Seeing Anberlin play live again was a dream come true and renewed my faith that we would hear new music from the guys again. Even though it might not be Anberlin-proper, and that may be something we never get, I'm so looking forward to new music from my all-time favorite side project.
Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: aaron marsh, Anberlin, anchor & braille, Music, pop, rock, Stephen Christian, Tooth and Nail Records
Emarosa Release New Single "Ready to Love"
November 25, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
One of the most criminally underrated albums to be released so far in 2019 has to be Peach Club, a record that saw post-hardcore mainstays Emarosa undergo a full pop transformation. Released in early February, the album is full of synthpop and 80s influence and provides a new canvas for vocalist Bradley Walden to strut his stuff.
Last week, just in time for the band's upcoming headline tour, Emarosa dropped "Ready to Love" – a new single that expounds on all of the promise contained within Peach Club. It's a smooth track with a brilliantly emotional hook from Walden. Take a listen below.
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Filed Under: News Tagged With: bradley walden, emarosa, Hopeless Records, Music, peach club, pop, Post-hardcore
Review: The Early November – Lilac
October 8, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
I read once that The Early November chose their name because, much like that time of year, they changed their sound as often as the late seasons. I have no idea how true that actually is, but it has always rang true to me. The Early November have altered and changed from album to album, never staying with one sound for too long. The only constant is the emotional vulnerability that every song brings. Lilac brings not only the biggest change to the sound the band have developed after almost 20 years, it is quite possibly the most robust album the band has delivered since The Room Is Too Cold.
You can buy or stream Lilac on Apple Music.
Lilac is a stylistically diverse album, a fact it presents almost immediately. The Early November manage to juggle the sound of punk rock, Fall Out Boy-lite pop elements and incredibly intricate instrumentation. The flourish of trumpets or the somber whale of a french horn pepper into songs and constantly surprise the listener. The lilac flower is a symbol of innocence, and it shows across the album with tales of finding the lowest of emotional depths, only to pull yourself together. In the end, Lilac is an album of redemption.
Vocalist and songwriter Ace Enders pushes the sound of the band further than ever before. No two songs sound alike and each flows seamlessly to the next. Guitarists Bill Lugg and Enders find a variety of sounds from punk rock ("My Weakness") to twinkling indie rock ("Hit By A Car (Euphoria)") to dance riffs that act as a background to the rest of the instrumentation ("Fame"). Bassist Sergio Anello rips through a series of deep riffs ("My Weakness") while multi-instrumentalist Joseph Marro's piano and guitars layer thick ("You Own My Mind"). Drummer Jeff Kummer keeps pace with Enders, varying from intricate dance beats ("Perfect Sphere (Bubble)") to deep melancholic bursts ("I Dissolve").
Enders himself delivers a vocal performance different from any past release, whether that be with The Early November or his solo project, I Can Make A Mess. He pushes his vocals to shout and croon ("Hit By a Car"), enters the realm of pop ("Fame"; "You Own My Mind"), and almost whispers melody ("The Lilac").
Opening song "Perfect Sphere (Bubble)" quickly sets Lilac apart from TEN's discography. The energetic pianos, etherial guitars and Enders' angelic croons deliver a sound that stands out against the moody rock of years past. "My Weakness", a garage rock jam with a bridge and chorus that hint at what it would be like to hear Taylor Swift write a punk song, especially with Enders' styled squeak during the chorus.
"Ave Maria" dances through an uplifting beat as Enders reflects on letting himself and a loved one down ("I thought if I looked nice, I would feel nice / And you would see me right, you would see me right / But it was an old lie, it was a cold lie / It was a long night."). But for each downer, Enders weighs it with one of hope, such as the moody "Our Choice". The song wrestles with the idea of addiction, as he swings back and forth between feeling enslaved to it and fighting back. "There is a choice to be alive, when failure keeps you up at night / So every morning, I will try / I will never stop the fire / I have a choice to be alright".
The Early November constantly shift and push themselves in directions that no one sees coming. But consistency isn't needed with a band so confident in themselves. Lilac bucks every expectation placed upon it, and steps away as one of the fullest albums The Early November have ever written. It demonstrates just how much the group can adapt and shift, but never remain predictable for long.
Kyle Schultz is the Senior Editor at It's All Dead and has worked as a gaming journalist at Structure Gaming. He lives in Chicago and just realized his air conditioner is running even though it is like, 50 degrees outside. What a silly goose he is.
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Ace Enders, drive thru records, Hit by a car (euphoria), I Can Make a Mess, indie rock, lilac, pop, pop punk, rise records, TEN, The Early November, The Room Is Too Cold
Podcast: Summer 2019 and the Death of Genre
September 18, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
This year's song of the summer is undeniable, but what does it tell us about the future of music? Evan Sawdey of PopMatters joins Kiel Hauck to break down the success of "Old Town Road", the rise of Billie Eilish, and the odd absence of some of pop music's biggest stars on the charts this summer. They also discuss Taylor Swift's new album, Lover, break down their "deserted island discographies," and share their most anticipated albums set to release in the back half of 2019. Listen in!
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Filed Under: News, Podcast Tagged With: Billie Eilish, lil nas x, Music, podcast, pop, popmatters, rap, taylor swift
Review: Melanie Martinez – K-12
When I think of controversy in music these days, I immediately think of Billie Eilish. Her album was unique and her videos are provocative. Even the way she dresses has made headlines. But before Billie released When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, there was Melanie Martinez. She started as a contestant on season 3 of The Voice, auditioning with Britney's "Toxic". She didn't win, but that appearance catalyzed a career that made it possible for artists like Billie to push the boundaries they do.
You can stream K-12 on YouTube.
Melanie released her first album, Cry Baby, in 2015, then went on to direct and star in music videos for all 13 tracks. The album covers issues like abuse, alcoholism and kidnapping. You name it, Melanie has written about it. The album tells the story of a girl named Cry Baby and her childhood. It took me some time to get into her style – the original horror-trope filled pop, disguised in the color pink and cupcake frosting – but eventually, at the prompting of a friend, I bought the album. Melanie was accused of sexual assault in 2017, although not criminally charged. She was very quiet while all of this happening, leaving social media, as well as leaving fans wondering whether she would ever release more music.
This past May, she became active on social media again and announced that she was releasing an album/film combo called K-12. It would continue the story of her alter ego Cry Baby to a boarding school with ulterior motives. It was released to YouTube on September 6th.
The album opens with "Wheels On the Bus". She talks about how adults don't tend to take adolescents seriously and about some of the activities teens partake in, casual sex and drugs being her choice examples. This album is much more mature than her last album from a lyrical standpoint. She seems to have taken into account the sensitive nature of her lyrics and toned it down. She hits on a lot of heavy subjects, but none as violent as tracks from her last album like "Sippy Cup" or "Tag, You're It".
"Class Fight" is about bullying, but in the film, there's a moment that starts to show the project's true intent. The class is told to stand for the pledge and a young African-American boy refuses. He says, "You hear that? Liberty and justice for all? That's BS." His dissenting voice is quickly silenced by school authorities, and it's a nod to civil rights and another stab at the idea that children aren't as wise as the authority around them.
The girl, Kelly, mentioned in "Class Fight" is another antagonist in the film that serves to further the tracks about body image, "Strawberry Shortcake" and "Orange Juice". The latter is a very poignant track about eating disorders. "Show and Tell" is about Melanie's experience with fame, and the idea that she's a person, not a puppet.
Each track is obviously pivotal to the film, but as an album, the project feels long. She sings about so many things that it can feel bombarding, and after a while (before watching the film), I didn't really know which details to focus on. I'd much rather sit and watch the hour and a half long film. The album alone kind of feels like listening to The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack without ever seeing the Broadway play. The film is free to stream on YouTube, and with its beautiful cinematography and choreography, it's well worth the timestamp, and ends on quite the cliffhanger. As for future plans, Melanie stated in an interview that she's planning on producing two more films.
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Billie Eilish, electronic pop, k-12, melanie martinez, pop
Review: The Regrettes – How Do You Love?
September 5, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
Music videos are dead. The last video that caught my attention enough to follow the band was OK Go's "Here It Goes Again" (and every one since then). But when a video catches you correctly, it can spawn a lifelong love for the band. I still remember where I was when I saw the iPod commercial featuring The Fratellis' "Flathead". I thought those days were dead. But sometimes, magic strikes out of nowhere. Such is the case with The Regrettes.
You can buy or stream How Do You Love? on Apple Music.
Like The Fratellis, after seeing their video for the single, "I Dare You", not only did I count down the days until the release of their sophomore album How Do You Love?, but the single that hooked me turned out to be one of my least favorite tracks when compared to the rest of the album. The Regrettes are a force to be reckoned with, and they've only just begun.
"I Dare You" is a great song that is paired with an infectiously creative music video. But it doesn't convey the power behind the rest of the album. How Do You Love? is a tamed rock album that feels just as confident behind power chords as it does the quiet reflection on the chaos of relationships. On a weird level, How Do You Love? is an awkward concept album about the glorious feelings and dreadful lows of falling in love. The energy behind the music conveys the feelings enough to feel the pulse of budding romance. Just try not to feel butterflies while listening to the anxious energy of "California Friends".
Guitarists Genessa Gariano and Lydia Night sway effortlessly as they blend raging garage punk, giddy pub rock and tender acoustics ("How Do You Love?"). They manage to harness a balance in songwriting that rests comfortably between the indie sound of Rilo Kiley and The Hives' frantic need to kick down a wall, while still sounding unique from either. Bassist Brooke Dickson threatens to steal every song ("Here You Go"), and drummer Drew Thomsen keeps the songs playful and attentive ("Dress Up").
Vocalist Lydia Night is at home maintaining a balance that is equal parts punk and quietly contemplative. She adjusts song from song to portray the high or low of falling in love, but never loses attention. "California Friends" explores the awkward touch and go of attraction and the electrifying feeling it gives, as she sings over fuzzed guitars, "Check out this band from California / I can make you a playlist of their songs / Won't you come and hold me close now?"
"Coloring Book" finds that breathless sensation of being completely overtaken by someone else. An amped acoustic song, Night emotes against the silence as much as the music as she sings, "I can't believe you're sitting next to me / Just open up your eyes and tell me, what do you see? / Do you see somebody looking back at you / Or do you see somebody that's in love with you?"
Meanwhile, the title song, "How Do You Love?" harnesses the pub rock aspect as Night laments not understanding what it takes to keep a relationship, despite the intense feelings that cropped up throughout the album ("It's the little things I can't understand / How they love, lie, pass it, and keep holding hands").
The Regrettes are an impressive young band. How Do You Love? is an album that bases itself on the most basic of premises (a rock album about adolescent love) and still manages to hang with the best of bangers. It's the type of album that makes you think rock can still be a mainstream hit. More importantly, it's the type of album that friends bond over and draws people to music.
Kyle Schultz is the Senior Editor at It's All Dead and has worked as a gaming journalist at Structure Gaming. He lives in Chicago and is petting the head of a toy Tyrannosaurus Rex instead of his cat. He regrets nothing.
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: black rainbow, flathead, garage rock, How do you love?, I Dare You, indie, lydia night, OK Go, pop, punk rock, Rilo Kiley, The Fratellis, the regrettes, Warner Bros
Review: Taylor Swift – Lover
August 26, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
Photo by Valheria Rocha
What I appreciate the most about Taylor Swift is the "re-watch value" of her music. Every new single is almost guaranteed to annoy me on first listen ("ME!"), but in the context of the album itself, become something great. Lover, the seventh album from Swift, is no exception. There is so much to unpack throughout the 18 tracks that one listen can't possibly be enough to take it all in. What stands out the most about Lover is that it lives and dies by making the listener feel jubilant until the very end.
You can buy or stream Lover on Apple Music.
Lover seemingly picks up where 2014's 1989 left off—sizzling synth, lyrics dripping in romance, and a bright feeling leveled throughout each song. There isn't much of a hint of Reputation's aggressiveness to be found on the surface, save for the opening track ("I Forgot That You Existed"). Looking deeper into the songs though, there is a refinement to her writing that takes shape from Reputation. Lover is, for perhaps the first time, a true mix of all of Swift's past releases. The poppy synth blends with deep R&B beats, while Swift's classic twang peeks through her vocals from time to time. Occasionally, songs like "Lover", which relies on piano and guitar, crank up the nostalgia of her storied career.
Impressive in its own right is Swift's use of minimalism in her music. She allows the quiet to be an instrument itself behind her smooth vocals ("Cornelia Street") along with haunted, hushed instrumentation. At other times, a very simple wall of melody lays the bed as a surface for her vocals to jump on ("The Archer"). Meanwhile, "Cruel Summer", a layered pop jam that chronicles the hesitancy to be vulnerable in a relationship, bounces on its own as a hit single waiting to happen.
Intentional or not, discovering songs that feel like follow ups to stories / songs from past albums is an unexpected joy. The hypnotically cheerful "Paper Rings" follows a simple dance melody and bouncing bass that sounds like a sister song to Red's "Stay Stay Stay", a song steeped in cheesy romance so strong it forces a smile. Lead single "ME!" (Featuring the masterful Brendon Urie) is already noted for its marching band-inspired beats and cheer section, reminiscent of the self-empowering "Shake It Off".
If there is a theme to Lover, it's one of hope. The album tells many stories, each looking forward to a happy future. "Cruel Summer" hints at the blossoming love between two people ("I scream, 'For whatever it's worth / I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?' / He looks up, grinning like a devil").
"Miss American & The Heartbreak Prince" is the one track that sounds like a downer, but there are specks of light coming through until the end. The song feels in equal parts a story about young romance ("They whisper in the hallway, 'she's a bad bad girl') and a commentary on politics ("American stories burning before me / I'm feeling helpless, the damsels are depressed / Boys will be boys, then where are the wise men?"). Even here, peppy shouts of "Go! Fight! Win!" punch through the fog of moody synth.
Lover is not a perfect album. It's hard not to continuously roll your eyes during "London Boy", and at 18 songs, the album feels just a few tracks too long. Ironically, you could make a pretty aggressive drinking game with the staggering amount of references to alcohol and being drunk that crop up in almost every song. Lover is almost magical in the warmth its synth pop presents. However, songs like "Soon You'll Get Better", featuring the Dixie Chicks, an acoustic ballad interwoven with banjo and violin, make it hard not to miss Swift's past, even if her future is brighter than ever.
Kyle Schultz is the Senior Editor at It's All Dead and has worked as a gaming journalist at Structure Gaming. He lives in Chicago and literally just spilled an ENTIRE cup of water across the ENTIRE kitchen floor in an attempt to keep the cat from doing just that. Please send him towels.
Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 1989, brendon urie, country, Cruel Summer, lover, me, pop, r&b, red, republic records, reputation, shake it off, Stay Stay Stay, taylor swift, The Dixie Chicks
A Half-Assed Theory on Discovering New Music
Over the last several years, I have been been improving myself mentally. I heard new music but wasn't listening. Now in a better place, I am revisiting some albums with fresh eyes to see what it means to me now. Cheers.
Finding new music is easy, but loving new music is a chore. When I think of the bands I love the most, it's because I discovered them during a transition in my life. Going to high school (New Found Glory), first girlfriend (Saves the Day), college and first apartment (Panic! at the Disco, Lucky Boys Confusion), and discovering the real world (The Wonder Years), led to me listening to this music nonstop for decades, as well as other bands that cropped up in the same eras.
However, stagnation and depression hamper the joy in personal growth. In retrospect, it seems obvious that such memorable moments imprint themselves in the music we listen to. But seeing it in action in real time is a special moment everyone should experience. Thus, I have developed a theory!
I recently started a new day job, which is the biggest change to my life in years. It required spending two weeks in Wisconsin by myself for training. I tried to prep music for the trip, but felt bored looking over my usual soundtracks. Instead, I prepped a bunch of music I've reviewed for It's All Dead in years past or bought for my collection and then (for no reason at all) never listened to again: Neck Deep, State Champs, We Are the In Crowd, Superet, Honeyblood, and many more.
There are many ways to connect to music, whether that be a connection with the lyrics or the music filling your veins with energy. Oftentimes, music means so much to us because of the nostalgia and memories we associate with it. My theory on falling in love with music is obvious, but is proposed as such: the most direct appreciation to new music is during a new life experience.
The first nerve-wracking day of my job, I played Neck Deep's Life's Not Out to Get You twice throughout the day, as it seemed appropriate for someone who waits for the worst to happen and then adjusts accordingly. Checking into my hotel, "Threat Level Midnight" played as I walked through the halls. As vocalist Ben Barlow sang, "I'll see your face down here real soon / A welcome home to a swift farewell", I opened my door and found another family staying in my room. Dirty clothes, pool toys, suitcases and children's toys were spread across the room, so I panicked and quickly shut the door.
The hotel told me that there was a family refusing to leave and squatting in the room; they had torn the phone from the wall and refused to respond to maintenance knocking on the door as "Can't Kick Up the Roots" rang through one ear bud ("Yeah this place is a shipwreck / But this shipwreck, it is mine"). Although a misunderstanding all around, it took an hour to get me a room and Neck Deep kept me company at the counter during frenzied calls and panicked looks from the staff in my direction after being told, "Everything is under control." Ironically, Neck Deep was also playing when the keys to my room didn't work the second week and the entire staff recognized me as I told them I was locked out ("All eyes on me, but that's not reality /… claustrophobic in my own skin / From holding it all in" – "The Grand Delusion"; The Peace and the Panic).
There is a massive public pathway that traces the lake in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. My first night there, I found myself alone in the dark, walking a treacherous path with only the moon lighting the lake to my side as I hurried back to the hotel with Superet jamming away in my head ("And when the lights go out / Will you be having fun alone? / I need revolution / It's you, only you" – "Bone Bag"; How To Work a Room).
I discovered smoking in bars is still acceptable in Wisconsin, as I stepped into a pub and saw 20 locals starring at me with suspicion with We Are The In Crowd blasting away through my phone ("I guess it was wishful to think / I was different from the rest / Now I'm red in the face / I don't think I'm impressed" – "Better Luck Next Time"; Best Intentions). I fell asleep to State Champs playing quietly, vividly aware that I didn't have to worry as much about money for a while ("Wash away all the thoughts that come at you like monsters at night / I don't wanna live this way / Strong enough to break these chains / Broken pieces can mend…This is our time, our time to go" – "Our Time To Go"; Living Proof).
This massive life event has spawned moment after moment that I will never forget, each accompanied by bands I should have been in love with years ago. I can blame depression for hampering my ability to connect to the music before now, but the truth is I should have been listening regardless. The fact that I felt a connection to so many bands the last couple of weeks means I should have enjoyed them before now. Using a life event to listen to them finally feels like a crutch, and I wish I had spent more time loving them on my own. However, I will never forget these bands or the memories I made listening to them during these two weeks that changed my life.
Kyle Schultz is the Senior Editor at It's All Dead and has worked as a gaming journalist at Structure Gaming. He lives in Chicago and just watched a framed picture fall off the wall of his hotel room for no particular reason while writing this. He blames earthquakes for it so that he doesn't have to think about ghosts before bed. What a fool!
Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Best Intentions, Hopeless Records, How to Work a Room, lake geneva, life changes, life's not out to get you, Living Proof, memories, Neck Deep, New Found Glory, new job, new music, pop, pop punk, state champs, Superet, the peace and the panic, We Are the In Crowd, Weird Kids, wisconsin


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This bean field was split with a treatment of Jolt. Jolt was applied at the R3/R4 growth stage on half of the field. The treated examples have more 3 and 4 bean clusters in the upper portion of the plant. Overall there were 82 more pods on the treated.
These ears were pulled from a field in Green Camp Ohio where the grower treated half the field with Nutrex and Quilt XL at the V5 stage. The number of rows around were not significantly different than the untreated side, but the Nutrex + Quilt XL treated corn of the had noticeably more ear length.
These beans are a comparison of Nutrex + Quilt XL applied during the early reproductive stage vs non treated beans. We did not count the number of pods on the 8 untreated vs treated plants, but there were more pods and more 4 bean pods on the treated.


The Sport Ability resources are a suite of engaging and inclusive activities that have been developed by the Australian Sports Commission in alignment with the Australian Health and Physical Education Curriculum. The activities provide opportunities for all young Australians to be get involved and have fun through physical activity and sport, regardless of their ability.
The resources provide step-by-step guidance for teachers, coaches and deliverers, including suggestions for ways to modify elements of each activity to ensure that every child is able to participate.
The resource consists of 28 activities that provide children with exposure to a wide range of skills and tactics through sports such as Boccia, Goalball, Hockey, Polybat, Sitting Volleyball, Tee Ball and Target Games.


The invention concerns human nucleic acid sequences coding for gene products or segments thereof, functional genes coding for at least one biologically active polypeptide, and their use. The invention also concerns polypeptides that can be obtained from these sequences and their use. A database is consulted, which is comprised of so-called ESTs. ESTs (Expressed Sequence Tags) are sequences of cDNAs, i.e., inversely transcribed mRNAs, thus the molecules that reflect gene expression.
Theophylline is widely used as a bronchodilator for bronchial asthma, as well as acute upper respiratory tract infection accompanied by wheezing, etc. However, it is known to have severe side effects. Fourteen cases of theophylline-induced acute rhabdomyolysis have been described, three of these since the first reports of acute renal failure. Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that was recently developed and is widely used clinically because it has a broad antibacterial spectrum, from Staphylococcus to Mycoplasma. Macrolide antibiotics pose the risk of raising blood concentrations of theophylline and exacerbating its toxicity by inhibiting the cytochrome P-450 metabolic pathway of the liver. The authors describe a case of rhabdomyolysis which is attributed to the concurrent use of standard doses of theophylline and clarithromycin and which eventually led to renal failure.
Preferably, said supplemental compound is chosen from among glycols or propanols (such as isopropanol and triethanolamine) or mixtures thereof. More preferably, it is selected from monoethylene glycol, propanol, triethanolamine (possibly mixed with mono- and/or diethanolamine) or a mixture thereof. Surprisingly, due to the additive according to the invention, the following results were obtained: (1) the additive has a good storage stability, for at least three days, at ambient temperature of approximately 20°C.
Optical instruments are improved by utilizing optical components that are resistant to the influence of external factors. Optical instrument manufacturers utilize glass containing silicate, phosphate, and borate, for example. The most widespread component of optical glass is lead oxide, which provides its characteristic optical properties, but also results in reduced chemical stability, thermal stability, and mechanical strength. Phosphate and borate glasses also have poor operating characteristics.


Enterohepatic circulation of T-2 toxin metabolites in the rat.
The enterohepatic circulation of T-2 toxin and its conjugated metabolites was examined in bile duct-cannulated male rats. Rats administered tritiated T-2 toxin intraduodenally (id) eliminated 44.65% and 57.25% of the administered dose in the bile within 4 and 8 hr post-dosing, respectively. TLC profiles of the T-2 metabolites were similar after intravascular and id administration. The major metabolites detected were 3'-OH-hydroxytryptamine-2 (HT-2), glucuronic acid conjugates, T-2 tetraol (TOL), 4-deacetylneosolaniol (4-DN), and HT-2. Tritium-labeled glucuronides obtained from the bile of rats administered [3H]T-2 toxin intravascularly were extracted and purified using C-18 and silica column chromatography. Enzymatic hydrolysis followed by TLC and GC/MS indicated that the aglycone portion of the glucuronides were composed of 3'-OH HT-2, HT-2, 4-DN, and TOL. After id administration of the glucuronides the rats eliminated 6.01% (4 hr) and 11.86% (8 hr) of the dose in the bile. No free metabolites of T-2 toxin were detected in the bile of any animals administered the purified glucuronides. Oral treatment of the rats with the beta-glucuronidase inhibitor, saccharolactone, did not produce a significant decline in the amount of radioactivity recovered in the bile following administration of the tritium-labeled glucuronides. These studies substantiate the enterohepatic circulation of T-2 toxin metabolites.
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Thank you so much for sharing our blog with all your friends and family. Janie and I were so surprised by how many people voted this year. There was only 33 votes separating the winning portrait and the fifth most voted portrait. So we're gonna share the top 5 with you but with a twist. Our 2nd – 5th portraits will receive 10 8×10's of their choice. Thanks again for sharing our blog. Here's your top 5 !
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The Las Cruces Museum of Art is excited to announce that the Studio Art Classes for Spring 2018 are open for registration. Click here to view the Program.
Session II begins Wednesday, March 28, 2018 and runs through Saturday, May 12, 2018.
Register in person at the Museum of Nature and Science, located at 411 North Main Street, between the hours of 10am to 4pm Tuesday through Saturday. Registration will close for session one on Saturday, January 20, 2018, and for session two on Saturday, March 24, 2017. Register early to ensure your spot in class!
The Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main Street and open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 4:30pm and Saturday from 9am to 4:30pm. For additional information about the classes offered, visit our website at: museums.las-cruces.org or call 575-541-2137.


Lose Weight Walking - Calories Burned Walking!
Can you lose weight walking? Incredibly, yes, it's that easy! And it's that easy NOT to do unfortunately, human nature being what it is.
"Oh," we say to ourselves, "I don't like to walk or it won't really work or it's too simple - it can't possibly be so simple!"
It's crazy how we can talk ourselves out of something just because it is so good.
The truth is calories burned walking add up significantly when you are doing a power walk and spending at least 30 minutes and better yet 45 minutes to an hour walking every day!
We are not talking about a leisurely walk in the park, folks. This needs to be a serious, power walk where you pick up the pace, swing your arms and focus on your stride, not on your conversation on your cell phone.
You need a new walking habit. It doesn't matter if you are walking to work, walking to lunch, walking to pick up your kids, walking the dog, joining a new trail club, walking with your neighbor or your husband....just DO IT!!
Brisk walking, what I call a power walk, is considered moderate exercise and to be effective it must be done daily or at a minimum 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes. The power walk is the center of your walking program. It's a serious, vigorous effort that you will work up to gradually. In the beginning you do what you can do comfortably, say 15 minutes of brisk walking. But you will add time to it until you are finally walking up to an hour 5 times a week.
This cannot be something you do when you have time or just whenever you happen to think about it. You cannot lose weight walking unless you are serious about it. This must be an ingrained habit that you can't live without!
It will take some consistent effort to get to that point of walking for an hour but it WILL happen and when it does you will not have to think about your weight anymore. You will be managing it. It's a great feeling of freedom. I know that if you are this disciplined you are eating low glycemic foods and you are losing fat, you are feeling great and you want to get out there and walk.
You can make your walking program a 2 part plan. The first part is establishing the power walk which may be in the beginning 10 or 15 minutes of serious walking but it is the main focus. The other part of your walking plan is what I call "getting into motion." This is where you are going to be really creative and think up ways you can walk instead of sit.
You can start with just standing up from your computer or your desk every 15 minutes and walking around the room for a minute. When you talk on the phone use a cordless phone and pace. You increase the time you spend walking anywhere, up the stairs instead of using an elevator, leaving your car 5 blocks from work, leave your car at home. Take the bus a few times a week so you are walking to a bus stop and walking to the office or to school.
Light, leisurely walking will only burn 4 calories a minute.
Moderately brisk walking will burn 7 calories a minute.
Heavy, power walking will burn 10 calories a minute!
Start slow and walk for a mile the first week which will take you about 20 minutes and will use up about 140 calories. Gradually increase your distance, half mile a week or more until you are walking at least 2.5 miles. This will take about 45 minutes and you will be burning 310 calories. At this point you will lose weight walking as long as you are also following your low glycemic plan.
When you walk you are building your heart muscle and getting more blood flow to your extremities. The body's cardiovascular system improves when you get more blood to your muscles. Thirty minutes a day of brisk walking can reduce the risk of stroke by about 40%.
It's a fact, people who exercise regularly and walking is the most successful exercise program there is, lose more weight and keep it off permanently than people who do not exercise. Exercise increases the metabolic rate of the body for hours after you exercise. You will "wake up" your sluggish metabolism and burn more fat. Exercise improves your health in every possible way from digestion and elimination to adding lean body mass while burning fat.
Regular walking increases your endurance and energy. Brisk walking on a regular basis lowers overall blood cholesterol while increasing the good HDL cholesterol and reducing the "bad" LDL cholesterol.
When you lose weight walking you are relieving stress and anxiety, you are in a better mood and you have increased your feeling of well being. As a matter of fact, walking is medicine, and when you are serious about your health and your weight you will take your medicine every single day.
There is a way to track how well you're doing with your lose weight walking plan and in fact it will catapult you into success.
Buy yourself a pedometer and make a goal of getting 10,000 steps a day. A 2 mile brisk walk, the power walk, takes about 40 minutes and 4,000 steps. You need 6,000 more steps so you will need to be active the rest of the day which is the "getting into motion" part of your plan. When you wear a pedometer all those extra steps count for you and you will be motivated to do more of them. You'll be amazed at how many more steps you will add just by doing the little things like getting up and moving around every 15 minutes.
The more you walk the stronger your heart and legs become and the more addicted you will be to walking every single day. The fat does not have a prayer if you walk 2 miles a day. You lose weight walking and you gain fantastic health! Combined with a low glycemic eating plan you WILL reach your ideal goal weight. It's only a matter of time. When the daily power walk becomes a habit you cannot live without....you are there.
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Wednesday is Eat At Chick-Fil-A Day!
Hundreds of thousands of people will go support Chick-Fil-A Wednesday, August 1st, 2012.
They will be going to Chick Fil A to support freedom ofsSpeech and also to support Christian values and beliefs in traditional marriage.
This Chick Fil A day is in response to liberals and the mainstream media attacking Chick Fil A and even calling for them to be banned from their cities simply because the owner of Chick Fil A, Dan Cathy, has come out in support of traditional marriage.
Would a city be able to ban a restaurant from building in their city simply because the owner is gay or because he says he supports gay marriage? Of course not! It would be discriminatory and the liberals would sue and would say that we are intolerant. They would say that everyone has the right to believe what they want and that everyone should have freedom of expression and speech. They would say that everyone should have the right to be who they want to be and think what they want to think.
The Truth is, THESE LIBERALS WHO DEFEND GAY MARRIAGE ACTIVIST in the name of tolerance and freedom of expression ARE THE WORST OFFENDERS OF BEING INTOLERANT AND TRAMPLING ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SPEECH.
This is RIDICULOUS! Chick Fil A is very good for the community and America. They offer a great place to work with a safe, friendly environment for customers and workers. They give out TONS of free food to the community and have family events. They are even closed on Sunday. They want their employees to spend time with their families. In a day where every business is concerned about making money and not concerned about people, Chick Fil A is concerned about people. They still make money too! Chick Fil A proves that you can stand up for Christian values and care about people and communities and still have a successful business.
These liberals call for tolerance of beliefs and cry for freedom of expression and yet they turn around and do not tolerate or allow freedom of speech if you don't believe in homosexual marriage. They not only do not tolerate you if you believe in traditional marriage between a man and a woman, but they will persecute you for your beliefs and try to punish you unless you believe their way.
This is not just about this gay marriage issue either. This is about every issue that the left stands up for. They say they just want tolerance of their beliefs, but the reality is they do not want us to just tolerate their liberal beliefs, they want to force us to believe them and follow them.
We MUST stand up and defend Freedom of Speech!
Eat Chick-Fil-A this Wednesday, August 1st, 2012.


The Spinning is a technological system in which twist is inserted to the fibers and yarn is produced. The spinning process includes many processes which transforms the bales of raw cotton into a yarn ready for weaving. The term "spinning" can refer to the whole activity or just to the final process of making the yarn. The raw cotton arrives in the form of large bales. These are broken open and a worker feeds the cotton into a machine called a "breaker" which gets rid of some of the dirt. The cotton may not be consistent in quality from bale to bale therefore samples are taken before getting bales in best quality.
Following processes are involved in manufacturing of yarn.
Mixing of cotton brought to make a uniform blend in order to make a uniform yarn with high quality parameter in order to avoid any shade problem. For this purpose, the number of bales are mixed to get uniform results. Raw cotton is purchased from best cotton growing areas of country and also cotton bales are imported from foreign countries. For stocking and mixing, sandwich-mixing technique is used.
Back process of yarn manufacturing process is contributed by following sections.
In the Blow room section cotton is opened and cleaned through the following machines.
2. Single Roller Cleaner Machine "B11"
In the Drawing section sliver is doubled, blended and drafted to parallel all fiber and to control and straighten the hooks present in cotton to form a uniform & even sliver for production of high quality yarn of very low CV%.
Hussain Group has following machine which are used in this process.
In this section, 20% excessive waste (comber noil) is extracted. In this process, latest machinery Reiter E 62 (Swiss) is used which is very high quality performance machine.
In simplex section, sliver is fed and roving is produced. Finisher sliver is drafted and very low twist is inserted to form Roving. Roving is final preparatory shape of yarn in Back process stage, which will be converted into yarn in ring department.
Ring is process where yarn is manufactured with clear specification of count and other specifications after Roving is creeled on ring machine from Simplex department. This roving is drafted and twisted to form yarn.


CES 2011 Video Coverage - Zalman Unveils New Products Including Cases, Coolers, SSDs and Monitors...Oh My!
Futurelooks has been following NZXT for a very long time. Ever since interviewed the company's front man, Johnny Hou, we realized just how hard it was for a fledgling company to do what they wanted to do and have people accept it. Now that the company is a little mature, Johnny and his team are finally getting the opportunity to create the things they've wanted to create from the very beginning. The first was the Phantom. And now NZXT has a new flagship case called the Switch 810. With some help from NZXT in Las Vegas, we've put together this look at this new case and more in full 1080p HD or you can catch it directly on YouTube.
The Phantom is the case that really put NZXT into the race for mindshare. Its sports car like physique and curves made it a favourite amongst enthusiasts immediately. NZXT then came out with a more refined mid-tower edition called the Phantom 410 and it was also a hit at a crazy $99.99 US price point. Recently, they had a shout out to their social media network for suggestions on new colors. Three colors were chosen from that exercise and we now have a new White with Blue Trim, Black with Orange Trim, and a Black with White Trim version. The best part is that they'll still cost the same at $99.99 and now you'll have more colors to choose from for your next build.
Moving on, NZXT also wanted to make sure that you were aware of how great their HALE90 and HALE82 power supplies were. But it wasn't totally about the build quality, finish, efficiency or the modular construction. NZXT wanted to make sure you were aware of their industry leading cross-shipping warranty. As mentioned in the video, if your PSU were to somehow "bust a cap", just call up NZXT and they will ship a replacement PSU to you first so that you can get up and running again fast. This is good for three years from date of purchase and I have to admit, even I totally missed this crucial differentiating feature since we all obsess over specifications and build quality. Good on them!
At CES 2012, NZXT released the next case that will solidify their position as a company that builds great looking and functional cases at a really affordable price. The new Switch 810 is a massive full tower chassis that has a design that is known as a hybrid. The hybrid part is related to the cooling and configuration options in this new case. Shin Feng, the man behind this new chassis, told us that the hybrid design was a way to allow people to configure cooling and noise the way they want. It employs elements of silent cases (like the opening and closing top vents) and provides for the ability to have the craziest water cooling system installed, or the largest heatsinks for a more passive cooling design. Or you can use a lot of fans and heatsinks. It's totally up to you.
The case uses a good selection of dust filters throughout which are easily removable, dual 120/140 fan support at all fan fittings, and support for massive 360mm radiators up to 90mm tall in a single fan configuration, though it was recommended that a good way to go was a 65mm tall radiator with dual fans for a push pull configuration. You'll of course get USB 3.0 support, pivoting internal cooling fans, modular drive bays, even a card reader as standard equipment. But I think the best part is the price. It's only $169.99 US and it's built way to good for that price. That's just how NZXT rolls and this case actually hits the market today. We've got more pics in the gallery below and we'll be doing one of our awesome video overviews of this case very soon!
Check out our complete listing of CES 2012 Las Vegas Articles and Coverage Right Here!


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It is amazing. I have the mower/blower combo. I live on a mountain with tons of land/trees and a massive grade. This thing rocks. Better than my Toro/Huskvarna combo. Get this is you are on the fence. Bonus, once you have the batteries everything else is cheap. I am so psyched for the snow blower, it looks awesome!
Are you sure it's the battery and not the blower? I had nearly the same experience with my blower that I bought last August. The charge button on the battery showed green, but the blower motor wouldn't budge. I called EGO and, because it's under warranty, they're sending me a new one! I use mine for everything from debris on the terrace to pine needles in the gutters, and it works great, so I'm delighted. Give them a call!
I bought the leaf blower last fall and used it several times and was happy with it's performance. This year I have used it several times to blow debris off of my pool deck. When I went to charge the battery the charger lights tell me the battery is fully charged but in reality the battery is still dead. I don't feel that I received 200.00 dollars worth of value now that I have an unusable leaf blower with a battery that won't charge.
I started out with the blower and 12″ trimmer about a month ago – absolutely love them. Just added the mower last week, and I have not been disappointed. I get a solid 40-45 minutes run time from the 4 AMP battery, it's super light and has a quality fit and finish I did not expect from a largely plastic mower. If I had any gripe, it would be that the 5 AMP battery should be standard and the 7.5 AMP battery the only upgrade option (early reviews are reporting over 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes run time with that one)!
Anyway, highly recommend EGO. One of the best mowers I've ever owned – and I've been a homeowner for 30 years and through 3 gas mowers.
As a new home owner, I was in the market for a lawn mower. I was going to go with a Gas powered self propelled mower, until my eye caught the EGO mower at Home Depot. I went home that day without making a decision and then researched it.
Went a few days later to purchase both the mower and the 12″ trimmer. Three months later, I am still loving the mower. Cutting the grass is a breeze. My cut time is just about 45mins which means the 4.0Amp battery just about last the cut time. I also have the 2.0A battery that I can pop into the mower if need be.
I loved both EGO product so much, I decided to buy the whole line of their products. I now own the blower which packs a punch, the hedge trimmer, the chain saw, the lawn mower and the 12″ trimmer. Did not see a need for the 15″ trimmer.
All-in-all, these are wonderfully made products, and the 5yrs warranty on each off these units show that they really stand by their product. The lawn mower I have recommended to all my friends as a must get. even my new neighbor now envies me when I just unfold and fold back my mower. I can't say enough about the blower. it certainly blew me away. I am yet to use the chain saw. I have a big weekend planned for it. Some trees are definitely going to be feeling the raw power of my EGO. But the hedge trimmer and the 12″ string trimmer I have used. The 2.0Amp battery packs more than enough juice.
The next big thing I hear is a 7.5Amp battery which is "One battery to rule them all". I will be getting one as soon as it is available for purchase.
Just purchased the ego leaf blower and was very surprised with it's power. Also it is nice and light so my wife can use it also. Would like to see an attachment blower tube that was tapered instead of large tube. Also a shoulder strap would be nice. All in all a very impressive tool.
I have the blower,I can't believe how good it works and how long the battery lasted.also good for indoor deep cleaning.
I want one of these too. I bought the hedge trimmer and string trimmer. This is by far the best hedge trimmer (I also bought the string trimmer and have the same high opinion of that unit as well). I have ever used and I have owned gas, corded and cordless from the other "big brands". It's light, it works, and it doesn't require gas and oil.Set up was easy this morning right out of the box with very understandable instructions.I charged the battery (it charged in under two hours) and tested it out. It easily cut through heavy bushes, small branches, as well as rose limbs, with precision, which is important to the lady of the house. It performed side and top cutting with equal precision. It is light, easily maneuverable and light, (I am 6'2″ and have rib injuries and was able to use it much easier and with less pain than heavier gas models). I was outside for at least 30 minutes with no degradation in trim quality (I can easily say that the two other battery powered units I have tested lasted far less with much less cutting power). I can only imagine what the 4.0 amp battery does for duration. It cleaned up easily with the hose and stored in my shed with no issues. The advantages, as I see them, are no gas or oil mess, equal cut strength, long battery duration (and the advanced lithium ion battery won't lose it memory), lightness and design, and great customer service (I had a battery question and the company answered the telephone quickly, politely, and with knowledge answered all my questions). The final and most important key for me is am I going to use it or will it become another relic banished to the rear of my shed, to be looked at every five years during a wife-induced "purge". Given that I was able to "grab and go" and start trimming within 30 seconds of walking out of my house I can confidently say "yes". This is a well designed machine that does what its supposed to do (if you want to cut through trees then you should buy a chain saw), that is, trim my yard and almost feels like an extension of my body. Kudos to Ego for knocking it out of the park on this one.
Thanks for the detailed feedback and bonus Ego hedge trimmer and string trimmer reviews Donald! We welcome your comments and feedback anytime!