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Play it Again, Chuck
Do you have a favorite play, movie, or TV show that you don't mind watching over and over again? I have a few that fall into that category; not many, but a few.
As a kid, before the VCR, DVR, and Streaming, there would be those movies on TV we would watch again and again. The Ten Commandments at Easter, It's a Wonderful Life at Christmas, and of course The Wizard of Oz. All of these would air once a year on network TV and it was an event you actually made plans to watch.
Times have changed, and with the overwhelming amount of content generated on TV, we often find ourselves struggling to keep up with the latest episodes of our favorite shows. Who has time for a rerun?
With this mentality in mind, I am always a bit taken aback when a pastor asks me to perform something that I have already performed at that same church just a few years earlier. I have a handful of churches that I perform for every year and they are often the ones that motivate me to write a new show. I think to myself, "If I don't come up with something new I won't be invited back!" (I wonder how many of my pastor friends have that same thought when it comes to writing their sermons? "Will they remember if I preach that same sermon I preached two Easters ago?")
My friend, Jon Karn, is a pastor in Southern California. I have followed Jon around from church to church beginning in the Pacific Northwest back in the 1980's and at several churches he has served in California. Jon has probably seen my adaptation of Charles Sheldon's In His Steps more than any other pastor. I can say this because not only have I performed In His Steps at every church Jon has served (at least 4 churches), but Jon has requested that I perform it multiple times for at least two of those churches. Jon really likes In His Steps!
I was back at Jon's church a few weeks ago. I was slated to do one of my newer shows, Truth Be Told…from a Guy Who Makes Stuff Up. A couple of weeks before my scheduled performance, I get a message from Jon: "Chuck, we have decided we want you to do In His Steps again!"
Somehow I was not surprised. I mean it is Jon, and he really likes In His Steps. I asked Jon why he wanted me to do that instead of a piece that he hadn't seen before. He replied:
"People always need to see what following Jesus looks like. I doubt the congregation will read Sheldon's classic but they will happily watch the drama. I guess I'd say In His Steps sounds like something I'd preach. Personally, I probably need to see it for my own spiritual health, at least once every year or two."
If I'm being totally honest, I get a bit tired of the rerun. I mean, I have performed that piece well over 1,000 times since 1984. But I need that reminder that it is not about me – that art can speak to people in powerful ways and a good story bears repeating, which is one reason we call Sheldon's book a classic.
Anybody up for a rerun? I'm booking dates for 2018!
26 Years of In His Steps
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What comes to mind when you hear or see "WWJD?," the now famous acronym that stands for "What would Jesus do?" The question was the focus of Charles Sheldon's classic, In His Steps, written back in 1896. It has been popularized in recent years, showing up on bracelets, bumper stickers, tattoos, and a whole host of magazine articles, songs, and books. The question, once meaningful to many, has become a fad and been trivialized and even mocked. That's what happens when something becomes a part of popular culture. Many who use the acronym have no idea of its origin.
Since 1984, long before WWJD? became a fad, I began performing my adaptation of In His Steps. The story is a powerful one, and proves its status as a classic over and over again. I have been amazed at the number of people who have shared with me how the book and/or my presentation of it, has impacted and even changed their lives.
The book has always had its critics. When it was first published, it was unpopular with more conservative evangelicals who labeled it "social gospel." In more recent years, it is commonly embraced by evangelicals and often criticized by the mainstream as being too simplistic or dogmatic.
After performing this play for 26 years and well over 1,000 performances, I have considered retiring the show. I sometimes think maybe the story has lost its place, its relevance to today's audiences and the church. But just when I begin to think those thoughts, I get a wake up call. It seems the story still has a place, still needs to be told. For the last couple of years, I have been performing my newest drama, Not The Way I Heard It, almost exclusively. Being new, it has been easy to promote that presentation over my others. In His Steps sort of got pushed to the proverbial "back burner."
Over the last two weekends I have performed In His Steps again. After one performance a man shared how he has been considering becoming a pastor. He said the play had been a confirmation to him that he was to "accept the call." Then last weekend I received a standing ovation from a congregation of about 300 in a Sunday morning worship service. That doesn't happen very often. In addition 19 children were sponsored after the service with World Vision. It seems that God was doing something through this story yet again.
Over the years I have been privileged to see how stories can impact and move people. This story, in particular has been an instrument to challenge and change thousands of lives. I am privileged to continue to share it and see how God uses art, story, and performance to draw people to Himself.
What would Jesus do? This actor, for now at least, will keep performing this play and encouraging audiences and individuals to ask that question for real in their lives.
The Story of "In His Steps"
The following article is reprinted with permission from Guideposts Magazine. Copyright 1996 by Guideposts, Carmel, NY 10512. One of the most-read books in the world, this classic story was written by a man with an amazing history of his own.
A book that may have changed more lives than any other outside of the Bible has a fascinating history. In His Steps is a novel written by Charles M. Sheldon in 1896. As it celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of its publication, experts have ranked it as the tenth-most-read book in the world.
In simple style, In His Steps tells the story of self-satisfied congregants of a midwestern church who are challenged by a tramp during a Sunday service to live up to their declaration of faith. The tramp then dies in their midst. So moved are the minister and his parishioners that they pledge to live their lives for one year asking themselves, "What would Jesus do?" Their example how they suffered, faced ridicule and emerged victorious inspires other churches throughout the country to do the same.
Reading In His Steps wrought such a profound change in my own life that I, being an actor, was inspired to adapt the book to the stage. I was also driven to delve into the background of this classic. Fortunately, I found a recent biography of Charles Sheldon called Following ln His Steps, written by Timothy Miller (University of Tennessee Press). Much of the information in this article is taken from Millerts fascinating book. I was deeply moved by the life of Charles Sheldon and his remarkable influence.
Charles Monroe Sheldon was born in 1857 and grew up in the Dakota Territory, where his parents homesteaded in a log cabin he helped build. His father was the Territory's first home missionary superintendent, founding 100 churches in 10 years. Young Sheldon "hunted with the Dakotas, fished with them, slept with them on the open prairie, and learned some of their language."
The Sheldons had daily Bible reading and prayer, and Charles gained a deep love of books and learning. After his conversion in a Yankton church, he began writing at age 12, selling his work to a Boston newspaper. It was the beginning of a prodigious lifelong output resulting in dozens of books and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. In his freshman year at Brown University, he came to know Lee Wong, his Chinese laundryman,and founded what he said was "the first Sunday school for Chinese laundrymen in Americad." They learned English by studying the Bible.
After graduating from Andover Theological Seminary, he became minister of a church in Waterbury, Conn., and met a young woman, Mary Merriam, who would become his wife. In Waterbury he helped promote neat and attractive housing, small-business assistance and a good local newspaper, as well as Bible study groups. He organized a reading club for young people, ending up with some 100 participants. They read A Tale of Two Cities aloud the first winter and interest ran so high that Sheldon launched a successful drive to create a town library. When more than two dozen townspeople died of typhoid many called it providence but Sheldon, working with a young physician, demonstrated to local folk that the real problem was their wells were too close to pigpens. With clean water, the typhoid epidemic ceased.
In 1889 he moved west to become pastor of the fledgling Central Congregational Church in Topeka, Kan. He announced he would preach "a Christ for the common people. A Christ who belongs to the rich and poor, the ignorant and learned, the old and young, the good and the bad . . . a Christ who bids us all recognize the Brotherhood of the race, who bids throw open this room to all."
For Sheldon this was not just rhetoric. Topeka was in a depression, and full of disheartened men searching for jobs. Determined to know more about the unemployed, Sheldon put on old clothes and spent a week hunting employment. He tried stores, coal yards and mills to no avail. Finally, he joined laborers shoveling snow from the Santa Fe rail yard tracks at no pay for "the simple joy of working."
He took his experience to the pulpit and realized there was much more he needed to learn about the working man. He decided to spend a week with laborers and professionals, "living as nearly as I could the life they lived, asking them questions about their work, and preaching the gospel to them in whatever way might seem most expedient."
And so Topekans found him riding with streetcar operators one week, attending classes with college students the next, traveling on freight trains with rail workers, attending court with lawyers, going on rounds with doctors, working with businessmen, and pursuing a beat as an unpaid reporter for the local paper.
Not only did this deepen Sheldon's empathy with workers, but it also helped his largely above-working class congregation understand them better. And since he invited everyone he worked with to his church the following Sunday to hear his report on them, many came and some stayed.
Probably his most moving experience was one that awakened Sheldon to the ugly reality of racism. He spent three weeks visiting black people in Topeka, learning firsthand the prejudices they faced. He also became acquainted with Tennesseetown, a destitute community just outside Topeka of freed slaves and their children. It was there he launched an innovation that had an effect not only on Topeka but the nation.
In 1892 the idea of kindergartens came to America from Germany. A year later, with the help of his parishioners, Sheldon started two kindergartens, one at his church and one in Tennesseetown, the first black kindergarten west of the Mississippi. It proved a boon for Tennesseetown mothers desperate for day care. Some of the alumni became leaders in the community. Probably the most prominent was Elisha Scott, whom Sheldon helped attend law school. Scott became a respected Topeka attorney as did his son, Charles Sheldon Scott, who in 1954 argued the winning side of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
By 1897, Central Church had built a laboratory for one of the first kindergarten-teacher training schools in the nation. Soon its graduates were eagerly snapped up by schools from Maine to Texas.
Sheldon's church continued to flourish as well; by 1891 there were four meetings on Sunday, including an evening service. Sunday evening services attendance was weak, however, and to build it up Sheldon wrote "sermon stories" from which he read a chapter, always ending with a cliffhanger to draw people back the following week. These proved popular, and soon Sunday evening services became crowded. Then in the summer of 1896 he began to write In His Steps. He read the first chapter to his congregation the night of October 4, 1896.
In His Steps proved immensely popular; The Advance, a weekly religious magazine, bought serial rights and in November 1896 began publishing it chapter by chapter. In 1897 The Advance published it as a book and sales skyrocketed. Some critics complained it was too simplistic, but its simplicity seemed to have a powerful effect on readers, many of whom vowed to follow the book's title.
Over the years In His Steps appeared in millions of copies of news papers, comic books, magazines, and was translated into scores of different languages and produced in countless plays. But because of a mix-up in copyright, the book went into public domain, and Sheldon received practically no royalties, what little he did receive he gave to charity. When he was informed by Publishers Weekly that the book had a greater circulation than any other except the Bible, Sheldon said, "No one is more grateful than I am, as it confirms the faith I have always held that no subject is more interesting and vital to the human race than religion."
Sheldon kept on working indefatigably, writing sequels to In His Steps and continuing to put his faith to work. When the owner of the Topeka Daily Capital offered him full rein editing the paper for one week "as Jesus would do it," he labored 13 to 16 hours a day. The Capital's average daily circulation was just over 11,000, but during Sheldon's week it shot up to more than 362,000.
He kept up his community work, even voluntarily spending a week in jail, which resulted in local prison reforms. His fight against prejudice was highlighted in 1939 by his outcry against the Nazi persecution of Jews.
Sheldon retired from his pulpit in 1919, but continued working, becoming editor-in-chief of the Christian Herald in 1920. As he grew older, he spoke with great anticipation of his new life to come: "It is not death but life I greet . . . when he who loves me calls me home."
On February 24, 1946, two days before his eighty-ninth birthday, Charles Sheldon, after suffering a stroke, died peacefully in bed. As I closed the book on his life, I realized Charles Sheldon left us all an enduring legacy with his powerful question, one which I ask myself each time I face a crossroad: What would Jesus do?
Chuck Neighbors
In His Steps Lives On
"Mr. Neighbors, I'm the pastor of a church in Ohio. One of the members of my congregation saw your performance of In His Steps last weekend and their life has been changed. . ."
"I'm a missionary, home on furlough. When I came into the church tonight I had determined that I would not be going back to the mission field. But after seeing your presentation of In His Steps . . .I know now that I have to go back. . ."
Comments like these and others too numerous to mention are not at all unusual after people have come in contact with the story told in Charles Sheldon's Christian classic. In His Steps. This year marks the 100th anniversary of this book that is credited with being one of the best selling books of all time. It has been translated in many languages and while no one knows the exact number it is estimated by some sources that there have been over 30 million copies sold. Few books have had a stronger impact on Christians in this century than In His Steps.
Since 1984 I have been performing a one-man drama adapted from the book. Having given over 600 performances throughout North America it has been a privilege to hear countless stories of how people have been influenced by this powerful book. Many pastors and missionaries have stated that reading In His Steps was pivotal in their decision to go into the ministry. Even after 100 years it is still amazingly relevant to our world today. It has been made into a movie, more than one play, retold in updated versions, adapted for children, and the theme of numerous Bible studies on Christian growth and discipleship through the years.
In His Steps is a work of fiction written at a time when Christian fiction was not nearly as popular as it is today. The story is of a group of Christians that take on a one year pledge to always ask themselves "What would Jesus do?" before every decision or action that they take–and then to follow through on that basis. The book leaves the reader to wrestle with that decision in real life. What would the world be like if we all lived this kind of radical Christian discipleship? While at first glance it may seem simplistic it quickly becomes complex when applied to real life circumstances. My own experience in adapting this book into a live theatrical production is but one example.
I'd been acting professionally for 10 years. I felt blessed to be able to make a living in a vocation that boasts something like a 95% unemployment rate and for most of my career I've been able to do this in the context of ministry. As a youth I felt a deep desire not only to act but also a desire, "a calling," if you will, to full time Christian ministry. I considered it a gift from God that I was able to fulfill "the desire of my heart" in a ministry that also enabled me to pursue my passion for theatre.
I met my wife, Lorie, while we were touring together with a repertory theater company. After over 9 years with this company we were feeling it was time for a change. These feelings, we are convinced, were God directed. We were also at a place in our lives were we wanted to start a family and the desire to "nest" was strong, especially for Lorie. The road life to which we had become accustomed would no longer be an option.
But a change to what? Acting was my life. It was the only thing that I really knew how to do–the only thing I wanted to do. I was also determined that I would stay true to my calling and active in ministry. The reality of providing for a family and leaving what little job security I had with the repertory company was frightening to me, to say the least.
It was against this backdrop, on an evening in December in 1983, that God used In His Steps to transform my life. I had read the book a number of years earlier but it was certainly not on my mind when I went to bed that night. Call it a dream, call it a vision, or even something that I'd eaten for dinner–but "it" awoke me at about 3:00 am. My mind was abuzz with a "concept" of doing In His Steps as a one-man drama.
What you need to understand is that this was not an idea that I was immediately excited about. True, I was an actor, but I had no desire to perform solo–quite the contrary. I rather enjoyed acting in an ensemble. The idea of mounting a one-man show terrified me. I had all kinds of "excuses" as to why I could not do this. Not the least of which was: Who was going to write the script? I was not a writer–in fact, I detested every writing assignment I had ever received in school. The who, what, where, when, how and whys were overwhelming.
After some struggling and prayer, I finally yielded to the Lord and began to implement the very concept of In His Steps: "What would Jesus do?" into the situation. Upon surrender to His will all the obstacles began to be removed as the way I was to proceed became clear. After trying unsuccessfully to find someone else to write the script I finally said to God: "Lord, if this is really what you want me to do, then I'll (hard swallow). . . give it a try." (Not exactly a prayer bursting with conviction.) I sat down with the book and to my amazement it all became clear. I knew how to do this. What I had feared the most was no longer an obstacle. I wrote the script during the first few months of 1984, then began learning the lines and rehearsing. We resigned from the repertory company effective in May and I gave the first public performance of In His Steps in June. That first year I performed the play over 100 times!
I discovered that God had been preparing me for this moment for years. One of the benefits of our years in the repertory company was developing a good business sense. Not only was I able to do the job artistically, but Lorie and I together were able to do the other tasks necessary to make this venture work. Between us we would be booking agent, bookkeeper, secretary and travel agent.
We named the ministry Master's Image Productions, in a spin-off of the In His Steps theme. The ministry is now into its twelfth year. The Lord has greatly blessed and the ministry continues to grow. We now offer five other one-man shows, but In His Steps is by far the most requested. It has been featured nationally on The Moody Broadcasting Network, "The Chapel of the Air" and the "You Need To Know" television program.
The lessons that I have learned through this adventure are parallel to those the characters experience in the book. Following "in His steps" is not always easy. It involves struggle, sacrifice and sometimes doing things that we don't want to do. But I firmly believe God will not challenge us beyond our capacity. Sure we have gone through difficult times and often bounce back and forth between feast and famine but it has also been the most rewarding thing that I have ever done with my life. I wouldn't trade it for the world. There is no better feeling than when we are in His will, following in His steps. Sometimes those things that we think we like the least we learn to love. (I actually enjoy writing now.)
The Book Lives On
Having survived this long, it is no question In His Steps is an inspirational book that has truly earned the honor of being called a classic. An interesting side note is that Charles Sheldon, due to a faulty copyright, received almost no royalties for this work. Imagine writing one of the best sellers in history and missing out on all those royalty checks. It's obvious he didn't write the book for the money.
Through response at my performances I can see clearly that God is not finished with In His Steps yet. I have seen entire congregations model the challenge by standing together at the end of a performance and taking on the pledge of "What would Jesus do?" In subsequent conversations with the pastors of these churches there have always been indications of spiritual growth in the lives of those who participated. Sometimes the response is more personal rather than corporate. I cherish the words of those who have shared with me their stories of personal conviction and life change after reading the book or seeing the play.
Occasionally there are those who don't seem to handle the challenge too well. One lady was quite upset with me after a performance–she couldn't believe that I would actually suggest that we should put following Jesus ahead of our family, career, etc. She missed the point that if we put Him first these other things will not be neglected but rather fall right into place. There are others who speak to me dejectedly, "I've tried to follow but I just can't do it," they say. I ache for them to understand that the trying is what matters to Jesus–not whether or not we succeed or fail! Lastly, there are those who simply don't want to deal with the challenge. They will compliment my performance and say wouldn't it be nice if. . . It may be an over used cliche, but it is still true–not to decide is to decide.
I am grateful that Charles Sheldon was led of the Lord to write this wonderful book! In recognition of this 100th anniversary of In His Steps I urge you to read (or reread) the book. It has a message that we need to hear now perhaps even more than when it was first written. Let the book affect your life. Try out the pledge–if a year is too much try a month or a week–even a day. But a warning–you may never be the same again!


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Netflix announces deal with Disney in Australia and New Zealand
By Stephen Lambrechts 2015-02-02T01:55:00Z
Netflix makes epic Disney announcement, drops the mic and walks away
Guardians of the Galaxy will be exclusive to Netflix in AU & NZ
Netflix has come out swinging today, announcing a deal with The Walt Disney Company that will bring a selection of Disney's most popular content to the streaming service when it launches in Australia and New Zealand in March.
Under the deal, Aussie and Kiwi Netflix members will have access to film and television content from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm.
Confirmed movie content includes Pixar favourites such as Cars, Monsters Inc. and UP, Marvel Studios blockbusters such as Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, Walt Disney Animation Studio classics Frozen, Tangled and Big Hero 6 and other Disney staples like Planes, Saving Mr. Banks, Maleficent and Muppets Most Wanted.
On the television side of things, Netflix will be streaming Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Clone Wars, ABC Studios' hit series Lost, Jake and the Never Land Pirates from Disney Junior and the Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie.
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While rival streaming service Presto already has a large range of Disney shows and movies on offer, Netflix undoubtedly has the advantage as the service has exclusive streaming rights to Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6 and Maleficent in the months after launch, and its content will be available to stream in full HD where available.
Netflix's announcement only confirms a select number of titles, so it's hard to know if the service's full catalogue will be as extensive as Presto's, which currently includes animated classics like Aladdin and Toy Story 3.
Netflix also mentioned in its Disney announcement that all of this content would be included in its "low monthly price", which is rumoured to start at $9.99, though is still unconfirmed by the service.
Stan, Australia's most recent addition to the streaming media fold, has not added or announced any Disney content since its recent Australia Day launch, which is somewhat of a gaping hole in its content line-up.
Netflix has officially launched in Australia. Time to read our Netflix review!
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Nina Runsdorf is a much-loved New York jewelry designer, but she is first and foremost a mother. To celebrate Mother's Day and the launch of our new Calla Flip Ring Collection, we talked to Nina and Alexa about their relationship and what it's like to work together now that Alexa has joined the business as a designer.
Q: It's lovely to see a mother/ daughter duo working together, but I imagine it can be tricky to run a successful business and maintain a loving bond. Describe your relationship: would you say you're pretty close?
Nina: I would say that we are incredibly close. I've been the only parent to both of my daughters since 2005, when I was widowed. And so, I played both mom and dad for many years. You can imagine the bond that I have with both of my daughters.
Alexa: Before working here, I talked to my mother most days. Now, it's funny, I speak with her before work, during work, and after work, I can't escape! As a girl growing up, our relationship had ups and downs. We definitely had our moments. I was more angsty when I was a teenager, but now our relationship is much better.
Nina: We're getting along better than ever before.
Q: How do you define your work/ life boundaries?
Nina: In the beginning, we had to establish some boundaries. It was not easy. Alexa joined the team during COVID. She was working in raw materials at the Row, with a clear, defined role and in a bigger company, so coming to work for her mom was challenging. Alexa found somebody who could give us an idea of structuring it so that there were boundaries. And because we're very close and an incredibly open family, we have a great line of communication.
Alexa: Yes, when I started working at Nina Runsdorf, it was pretty tricky because we were all living under the same roof (in the country), for the first time in eight years, due to the lockdown. We went to the country, and we were spending every second together and working together. Because we are so close, it has been a priority to create boundaries because we're great friends, but also, she's my mother and my boss and the lines sometimes are blurred. We have to have proper communication and conversations, which takes a lot of energy and work.
Q: What about your other daughter, Kate; will she join the business one day?
Nina: Kate has been an unofficial photographer and model for the All that Is collection [add images], and she has helped with trunk shows in the past. I'm sure she will join eventually; I would love it if she did.
Alexa: Kate has a huge presence and personality. She can become best friends with somebody in five seconds. She wants to work in foreign policy and politics, and she's working for somebody who's running for mayor.
Nina: She wants to save the world and become president of the United States one day.
Q: Alexa, was the move to a small business challenging for you? What have you learnt?
Alexa: It was a little difficult because I had come from a bigger company where there were very clearly defined roles. At Nina Runsdorf, we are a small team, and many of us were working remotely: we're all wearing 500 different hats and doing many different jobs. It's been an incredible learning experience. I feel like I've learned so much in the past eight months.
Q: What are the different skills you both bring to the business? Would you say one is more creative and one is more entrepreneurial?
Nina: I would say that we're both creative, but I also think Alexa is better at creating structure. As a boss, I don't tell people what to do: I expect them to do it. But Alexa is good at timelines, following up, making sure that we did what we said we would do. She even reminds me if I don't do something I was supposed to do! Also, I think her creativity is different to mine: Alexa is bringing things to the table that I would never have thought of. I love to wear a lot of jewelry. I like to pile it on and wear it all at the same time. Alexa has more specific tastes; she's a little more understated than I am.
Alexa: My mother is a true creative. From when she was born, she has fostered her creativity, and it's only grown and grown. I feel like I have inherited this creativity, thanks to my upbringing, so it comes naturally to me, but I also have this other side that's much more detail-oriented. I think that's partly due to my old position at The Row, my boss was very detail-oriented and she instilled in me this need for detail in order to have the space to create. My favorite class in high school was math because I love working with numbers. It's not my strong suit at all, but I love it when things just make sense. So, I feel like I have both parts.
Q: Tell us about the Calla Flip Ring collection, Alexa's first collection that she has designed for the business. How did it come about?
Alexa: Well, the Flip Ring is an iconic Nina Runsdorf design created by my mother in 2005. I've always loved them but because I am younger, I don't feel as comfortable wearing so many diamonds. I remember borrowing my mom's large light blue topaz Flip Ring once, years ago, and I scratched it.
Nina: Yes, I remember that.
Alexa: Are you still mad at me? I still have that ring!
Nina: Yes, I know, that's ok!
Alexa: So, as I was saying, I like my jewelry to be a bit more understated, also because I am younger, so I decided to design a Flip Ring for myself, one that is a little easier to wear. I love citrine, so I used that, and I decided to create it without the pave diamonds. We realized that this would be an excellent entry-level piece of jewelry for younger generations, so we decided to create a whole collection in time for Mother's Day.
Nina: We called it the Calla collection after the Calla lily because they're so serene and colorful, but still quite structured and peaceful. The Calla Flip Rings are very architectural but still super feminine. They're wearable, stackable and beautiful. We wanted to create something fun as we emerge from the pandemic; we wanted to bring joy, color and light.
Alexa: We've used a few stones that we have not used before, like blue zircon, a deep blue that almost looks like a deep denim, and morganite, a delicate pink stone that is almost transparent.
Q: How important is it to you, Nina, that Alexa's voice is reflected in your designs.
Nina: Alexa's voice is a hundred per cent vital to me. Even though I'm the founder, we have to move to the next generation at some point. She brings a different eye to the collections. We work well together because we do love a lot of the same types of things. You know, I've been collecting my whole life: art, sculpture and furniture. Alexa has the same loves that I have, which I inherited from my mother. We talk about it as hunting for treasures.
Alexa: Yes, I love hunting for treasures. When I was little, I had a dream, and still hope to do this one day, and that's to have a small clothing line. The closet at my mom's apartment is just full of vintage stuff that has inspired me.
Q: It sounds like the family bond is a fundamental part of the Nina Runsdorf brand.
Nina: Absolutely - I do believe it will be the key to our success because first of all, I love the idea of passing things from generation to generation. We even design our jewelry that way. I think that's from my roots; that's how it was. Alexa's grandparents, on Alexa's father's side, were also in the diamond business. And now Alexa will take it to the next stage. I think that is exciting.
Alexa: It's how the company functions already. I'm a 6th generation jeweler from my father's side, the whole business is deeply rooted in family traditions, and I am still really close to my grandparents. When I was little, my grandpa gave me jewelry that I still wear to this day. So, yes, family is most important to us.
Q: That's wonderful. Last question - what will you both be doing on Mother's Day?
Nina: We will be spending Mother's Day in the country all together while Katie cooks brunch and we play with Nico, Alexa's puppy.
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package scalan
package compilation.lms

import java.lang.reflect.Method
import scala.reflect.SourceContext
import scala.reflect.runtime.universe._

import scalan.util.{ParamMirror, StringUtil}

trait CoreBridge extends StructBridge {
  import scalan._

  val lms: CoreLmsBackend

  override protected def lmsMethodName(d: Def[_], primitiveName: String): String = d match {
    case _: Const[_] => "unitD"
    case _: Apply[_, _] => "doApply"
    case _: SLeft[_, _] => "either_left"
    case _: SRight[_, _] => "either_right"
    case _: SumFold[_, _, _] => "either_fold"
    case _: SumMap[_, _, _, _] => "either_map"
    case _: Tup[_, _] => "tuple2"
    case _: First[_, _] => "tuple2_get1"
    case _: Second[_, _] => "tuple2_get2"
    case _: ArrayBufferEmpty[_] => "arraybuilder_make"
    case _: MakeArrayBuffer[_] => "arraybuilder_make"
    case _: ArrayBufferToArray[_] => "arraybuilder_result"
    case _: MakeMap[_, _] => "hashmap_new"
    case _: ListToArray[_] => "list_toarray"
    case _: EmptyMap[_, _] => "hashmap_new"
    case _: AppendMultiMap[_, _] => "multiMap_append"
    case _: MapContains[_, _] => "hashmap_contains"
    case _: MapApply[_, _] => "hashmap_apply"
    case _: MapSize[_, _] => "hashmap_size"
    // covered by the below case
//    case s if s.startsWith("ArrayBuffer") =>
//      StringUtil.lowerCaseFirst(s)
    // See comment in ArrayOpsExt
    case _ if primitiveName.startsWith("Array") =>
      StringUtil.lowerCaseFirst(primitiveName)
    case _ => super.lmsMethodName(d, primitiveName)
  }

  override protected def extractParams(d: Def[_], paramMirrors: List[ParamMirror]) = d match {
    case Apply(f, x) =>
      List(f, x, x.elem, f.elem.eRange)
    case d@SLeft(l) =>
      List(l, d.selfType.eLeft, d.selfType.eRight)
    case d@SRight(r) =>
      List(r, d.selfType.eLeft, d.selfType.eRight)
    case SumFold(s, l, r) =>
      List(s, l, r, s.elem.eLeft, s.elem.eRight, l.elem.eRange)
    case SumMap(s, l, r) =>
      List(s, l, r, s.elem.eLeft, s.elem.eRight, l.elem.eRange, r.elem.eRange)
    case First(pair) =>
      List(pair, pair.elem.eFst)
    case Second(pair) =>
      List(pair, pair.elem.eSnd)
    case ArrayMap(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem, f.elem.eRange)
    case ArrayMapFilter(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem, f.elem.eRange.eSnd)
    case ArrayFlatMap(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem, f.elem.eRange.eItem)
    case x@ArrayApply(xs, i) =>
      List(xs, i, x.selfType)
    case ArrayApplyMany(xs, is) =>
      List(xs, is, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ArrayLength(xs) =>
      List(xs, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ArrayFind(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ArraySort(xs, _) =>
      List(xs, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ArraySortBy(xs, f, _) =>
      List(xs, f, f.elem.eDom, f.elem.eRange)
    case ArrayAvg(xs, n) =>
      List(xs, n, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ArrayFold(xs, init, f) =>
      List(xs, init, f, xs.elem.eItem, init.elem)
    case as@ArraySumBy(xs, f, n) =>
      List(xs, f, f.elem.eDom, f.elem.eRange, n)
    case ListLength(xs) =>
      List(xs, xs.elem.eItem)
    case ListMap(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem, f.elem.eRange)
    case ListFlatMap(xs, f) =>
      List(xs, f, xs.elem.eItem, f.elem.eRange.eItem)
    case map@MakeMap(_) =>
      val mapElem = map.selfType.asInstanceOf[MMapElem[_, _]]
      List(mapElem.eKey, mapElem.eValue)
    case ab@MakeArrayBuffer(_) =>
      List(ab.selfType.eItem)
    case SemicolonMulti(as, b) =>
      List(as, b, b.elem)
    case _ =>
      super.extractParams(d, paramMirrors)
  }

  override protected def transformDef[T](m: LmsMirror, g: AstGraph, sym: Exp[T], d: Def[T]) = d match {
    case _: CompanionDef[_] =>  //TODO backend
      // ignore companion objects
      m

    case lam: Lambda[a, b] =>
      val mA = elemToManifest(lam.eA).asInstanceOf[Manifest[a]]
      val mB = elemToManifest(lam.eB).asInstanceOf[Manifest[b]]
      val f = m.mirrorLambda[a, b](lam)
      val fun = lms.fun(f)(mA, mB)

      m.addFuncAndSym(sym, f, fun)

    case IsLeft(s) =>
      val sumElem = s.elem.asInstanceOf[SumElem[_, _]]
      (elemToManifest(sumElem.eLeft), elemToManifest(sumElem.eRight)) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a], mB: Manifest[b]) =>
          val sum = m.symMirror[Either[a, b]](s)
          val exp = lms.either_isLeft(sum)(mA, mB, implicitly[SourceContext])
          m.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    case IsRight(s) =>
      val sumElem = s.elem.asInstanceOf[SumElem[_, _]]
      (elemToManifest(sumElem.eLeft), elemToManifest(sumElem.eRight)) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a], mB: Manifest[b]) =>
          val sum = m.symMirror[Either[a, b]](s)
          val exp = lms.either_isRight(sum)(mA, mB, implicitly[SourceContext])
          m.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    case ApplyUnOp(op, arg) =>
      val exp = transformUnOp(m, op, arg)
      m.addSym(sym, exp)

    case ApplyBinOp(op, arg1, arg2) =>
      val exp = transformBinOp(m, op, arg1, arg2)
      m.addSym(sym, exp)

    case i@IfThenElse(cond, ifTrue, ifFalse) =>
      elemToManifest(i.selfType) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a]) =>
          val cond_ = m.symMirror[Boolean](cond)

          g.branches.ifBranches.get(sym) match {
            case Some(branches) =>
              def thenBody = m.mirrorBlock(branches.thenBody, ifTrue)
              def elseBody = m.mirrorBlock(branches.elseBody, ifFalse)
              val exp = lms.ifThenElse(cond_, thenBody, elseBody)(mA)
              m.addSym(sym, exp)
            case _ =>
              val then_ = m.symMirror[a](ifTrue)
              val else_ = m.symMirror[a](ifFalse)
              val exp = lms.ifThenElse(cond_, () => then_, () => else_)(mA)
              m.addSym(sym, exp)
          }
      }

    case ab@ArrayBufferRep(buf) =>
      ab.selfType match {
        case elem: ArrayBufferElem[t] =>
          val exp = m.symMirror[scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuilder[t]](buf)
          m.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    case pm@VarMM(map) =>
      pm.selfType match {
        case elem: MMapElem[k, v] =>
          val exp = m.symMirror[MMap[k, v]](map)
          m.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    case mr@ArrayMapReduce(source, map, reduce) =>
      (source.elem, mr.selfType) match {
        case (ae: ArrayElem[a], me: MMapElem[k, v]) =>
          val mA = elemToManifest(ae.eItem).asInstanceOf[Manifest[a]]
          val mK = elemToManifest(me.eKey).asInstanceOf[Manifest[k]]
          val mV = elemToManifest(me.eValue).asInstanceOf[Manifest[v]]
          val map_ = m.funcMirror[a, (k, v)](map)
          val reduce_ = m.funcMirror[(v, v), v](reduce)

          val exp = source match {
            case Def(range: ArrayRangeFrom0) =>
              val n_ = m.symMirror[Int](range.n)
              lms.rangeMapReduce(n_, map_, reduce_)(mK, mV)
            case Def(ArrayFilter(Def(ArrayMap(Def(range: ArrayRangeFrom0), map1)), filter)) =>
              map1.elem.eRange match {
                case ma: Elem[b] =>
                  val mA = elemToManifest(ma).asInstanceOf[Manifest[b]]
                  val n_ = m.symMirror[Int](range.n)
                  val map1_ = m.funcMirror[Int, b](map1)
                  val filter_ = m.funcMirror[b, Boolean](filter)
                  lms.rangeFilterMapReduce(n_, map1_, filter_, map_, reduce_)(mA, mK, mV)
              }
            case Def(ArrayFilter(source, filter)) =>
              val source_ = m.symMirror[Array[a]](source)
              val filter_ = m.funcMirror[a, Boolean](filter)
              lms.filterMapReduce(source_, filter_, map_, reduce_)(mA, mK, mV)
            case _ =>
              val source_ = m.symMirror[Array[a]](source)
              lms.arrayMapReduce(source_, map_, reduce_)(mA, mK, mV)
          }

          m.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    case ArrayReduce(source, monoid) =>
      elemToManifest(source.elem.eItem) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a]) =>
          val src = m.symMirror[Array[a]](source)
          monoid.opName match {
            case "+" =>
              val exp = lms.sumArray[a](src)(mA)
              m.addSym(sym, exp)
            case _ =>
              val (m1, zero, op) = m.mirrorMonoid(monoid.asInstanceOf[RepMonoid[a]])
              val exp = lms.reduceArray(src, zero, op)(mA)
              m1.addSym(sym, exp)
          }
      }

    case ArrayScan(source, monoid) =>
      elemToManifest(source.elem.eItem) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a]) =>
          val src = m.symMirror[Array[a]](source)
          monoid.opName match {
            //case "+" =>
            //  val exp = lms.sum[a](src)(mA)
            //  m.addSym(sym, exp)
            case _ =>
              val (m1, zero, op) = m.mirrorMonoid(monoid.asInstanceOf[RepMonoid[a]])
              val exp = lms.scanArray(src, zero, op)(mA)
              m1.addSym(sym, exp)
          }
      }

    case ListReduce(source, monoid) =>
      elemToManifest(monoid.eA) match {
        case (mA: Manifest[a]) =>
          val src = m.symMirror[List[a]](source)
          // may want to special-case e.g. sum and product if sumList can be implemented generically
          // (see comment there and implementation for ArrayReduce above)
          val (m1, zero, op) = m.mirrorMonoid(monoid.asInstanceOf[RepMonoid[a]])
          val exp = lms.list_reduce(src, zero, op)(mA)
          m1.addSym(sym, exp)
      }

    // TODO can we make generic version for Reflect?
    case Reflect(array: ArrayBufferEmpty[a], _, _) =>
      implicit val mA = elemToManifest(array.elem.eItem)
      val exp = lms.arraybuilder_make()
      m.addSym(sym, exp)

    case Reflect(PrintlnE(s), _, _) =>
      val s1 = m.symMirror[String](s)
      val exp = lms.println(s1)
      m.addSym(sym, exp)

    case Reflect(ReadLineE(), _, _) =>
      val exp = lms.readline
      m.addSym(sym, exp)

    case Reify(x, u, es) => m
    //    case Reify(x, u, es) =>
    //      createManifest(x.elem) match {
    //        case (mA: Manifest[a]) =>
    //          val x1 = m.symMirror[a](x)
    //          val exp = lms.reify(x1, m.summaryMirror(u), es.map(e => m.symMirror(e)))(mA)
    //          m.addSym(sym, exp)
    //      }

    case _ => super.transformDef(m, g, sym, d)
  }

  protected def transformUnOp[A, B](m: LmsMirror, op: UnOp[A, B], arg: Exp[A]): lms.Exp[_] = {
    implicit val mA = elemToManifest(arg.elem).asInstanceOf[Manifest[A]]
    val _arg = m.symMirror(arg)
    op match {
      case Not => lms.boolean_negate(_arg)
      case NumericNegate(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.num_negate(_arg)
      case NumericToDouble(n) => mA match {
        case Manifest.Int => lms.int_to_double(_arg)
        case Manifest.Float => lms.float_to_double(_arg)
        case Manifest.Double => _arg
      }
      case NumericToFloat(n) => mA match {
        case Manifest.Int => lms.int_to_float(_arg)
        case Manifest.Double => lms.double_to_float(_arg)
        case Manifest.Float => _arg
      }
      case NumericToInt(n) => mA match {
        case Manifest.Float => lms.float_to_int(_arg)
        case Manifest.Double => lms.double_to_int(_arg)
        case Manifest.Long => lms.long_to_int(_arg)
        case Manifest.Int => _arg
      }
      case NumericToLong(n) => mA match {
        case Manifest.Int => lms.int_to_long(_arg)
        case Manifest.Long => _arg
      }
      case NumericToString() => lms.String.valueOf(_arg)
      case HashCode() => lms.hash_code(_arg)
      case StringToInt => lms.string_toint(_arg)
      case BooleanToInt => lms.boolean_to_int(_arg)
      case StringToDouble => lms.string_todouble(_arg)
      case MathExp => lms.math_exp(_arg)
      case MathSin => lms.math_sin(_arg)
      case MathSqrt => lms.math_sqrt(_arg)
      case MathLog => lms.math_log(_arg)
      case MathAbs(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.math_abs(_arg)
    }
  }

  def transformBinOp[A, B](m: LmsMirror, op: BinOp[A, B], arg1: Exp[A], arg2: Exp[A]): lms.Exp[_] = {
    implicit val mA = elemToManifest(arg1.elem).asInstanceOf[Manifest[A]]
    val _arg1 = m.symMirror(arg1)
    val _arg2 = m.symMirror(arg2)

    op match {
      case NumericTimes(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.numeric_times(_arg1, _arg2)
      case NumericPlus(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.numeric_plus(_arg1, _arg2)
      case NumericMinus(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.numeric_minus(_arg1, _arg2)
      case IntegralDivide(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.numeric_divide(_arg1, _arg2)
      case IntegralMod(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Integral[A]]
        lms.integral_mod(_arg1, _arg2)
      case FractionalDivide(n) =>
        implicit val n1 = n.asInstanceOf[Numeric[A]]
        lms.numeric_divide(_arg1, _arg2)
      case Equals() =>
        lms.equals(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingLT(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_lt(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingLTEQ(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_lteq(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingGT(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_gt(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingGTEQ(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_gteq(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingMax(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_max(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingMin(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_min(_arg1, _arg2)
      case OrderingCompare(ord) =>
        implicit val ord1 = ord.asInstanceOf[Ordering[A]]
        lms.ordering_compare(_arg1, _arg2)
      case And =>
        lms.boolean_and(_arg1, _arg2)
      case Or =>
        lms.boolean_or(_arg1, _arg2)
      case StringConcat =>
        lms.string_plus(_arg1, _arg2)
      case StringContains =>
        lms.string_contains(_arg1, _arg2)
      case StringStartsWith =>
        lms.string_startswith(_arg1, _arg2)
      case StringEndsWith =>
        lms.string_endsWith(_arg1, _arg2)
      case StringMatches =>
        lms.string_matches(_arg1, _arg2)
      case MathPow =>
        lms.math_pow(_arg1, _arg2)
    }
  }
}

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Bariatric Weight-loss Surgery
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Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery
Posted on: 25 April, 2017
Source: N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1434-1442
Clinical outcomes after many complex surgical procedures vary widely across hospitals and surgeons. Although it has been assumed that the proficiency of the operating surgeon is an important factor underlying such variation, empirical data are lacking on the relationships between technical skill and postoperative outcomes.
We conducted a study involving 20 bariatric surgeons in Michigan who participated in a statewide collaborative improvement program. Each surgeon submitted a single representative videotape of himself or herself performing a laparoscopic gastric bypass. Each videotape was rated in various domains of technical skill on a scale of 1 to 5 (with higher scores indicating more advanced skill) by at least 10 peer surgeons who were unaware of the identity of the operating surgeon. We then assessed relationships between these skill ratings and risk-adjusted complication rates, using data from a prospective, externally audited, clinical-outcomes registry involving 10,343 patients.
Mean summary ratings of technical skill ranged from 2.6 to 4.8 across the 20 surgeons. The bottom quartile of surgical skill, as compared with the top quartile, was associated with higher complication rates (14.5% vs. 5.2%, P < 0.001) and higher mortality (0.26% vs. 0.05%, P=0.01). The lowest quartile of skill was also associated with longer operations (137 minutes vs. 98 minutes, P < 0.001) and higher rates of reoperation (3.4% vs. 1.6%, P=0.01) and readmission (6.3% vs. 2.7%) (P < 0.001).
The technical skill of practicing bariatric surgeons varied widely, and greater skill was associated with fewer postoperative complications and lower rates of reoperation, readmission, and visits to the emergency department. Although these findings are preliminary, they suggest that peer rating of operative skill may be an effective strategy for assessing a surgeon's proficiency.
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Why promise to change just because the calendar turns? Regardless of the nonsensical rationale, this tends to be a bit of a tradition. Along with local gyms overcrowding for a period of weeks, pastry shops wondering where their reluctant regulars are, and Starbucks lines moving quicker as more people promise to make their own coffee to better hit their financial goals. Too many people set themselves up for failure by picking new years resolutions that are too broad, too difficult to achieve, or do not account for a day of rest. Alternatively, goals can be forgotten for a more immediate want as opposed to working toward the long term. Truth be told, New Years Eve tends to be a favorite among holidays due to the promise of not yet achieved dreams. It also offers an opportunity to look back on the past year and re-evaluate where you had set your priorities. Did you see the success in the areas you had hoped for?
Take a look back at the year behind and think about how you spent your time. Was it well worth it to you and did you follow your passions? All too many people become caught up in the day to day and are not able to follow their passions or achieve the goals set the previous January. As you consider this years resolutions, perhaps it is time to consider goals you would like to achieve. Ask yourself what is the biggest goal you would like to achieve this year personally or professionally. Then ask yourself who or what motivates you the most. Select a mantra to get you through tough times, when you will feel most challenged, to keep your eye on the prize as you work toward achieving that goal. Use these tools to keep you aware of your goals at all times. Hold yourself accountable by breaking down the year into months, and then weeks, with regular check ins. Be your own boss this year and be sure to hit your goals, bringing forward a new sense of achievement to match that new you.


Australian job-seekers may be forced to apply for 40 jobs a month as the Abbott administration renews its push to move people off welfare.
The Australian government has unveiled a $A5.1 billion jobs placement programme and an expansion of the Work for the Dole Scheme.
The draft employment and welfare changes will force unemployed Australians to apply for a minimum number of 40 jobs each month in order to qualify for benefits, the ABC reports.
"It's most important that job seekers look for work." Assistant Employment Minister Luke Hartsuyker said on Monday. "It is absolutely obvious that if you are sitting at home not looking for work, you are unlikely to get a job."
Government politicians say looking for work is a job-seeker's primary responsibility, but opposition MPs say the rule changes will trigger a deluge of fake job applications.
Under the proposed changes, fit and healthy job-seekers aged under 30 will have to sign up for 25 hours of work for the dole for at least half of each year.
Those aged between 30 and 50, or who are under 30 and have limited physical capacity to work, will be expected to do 15 hours of work for the dole every six months.


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Agenda 21 The Agenda For The Coming One World Government. "Effective execution of Agenda 21 will require a profound reorientation of all human society, unlike anything the world has ever experienced a major shift in the priorities of both governments and individuals and an unprecedented redeployment of human and financial resources.
You wouldn't want to sail with Christopher Columbus: Uncharted waters you'd rather not. Explore with Christopher Columbus (Travel with the great explorers).
So I thought it might be a fitting time to share with readers of Louisville Business First. you don't. If you don't, then bite the bullet and move on. Life's too short to have a job that makes you.
The U.s. President At The Time "ohio" Was Written By Neil Young Was Lyndon B. Johnson. Caro talks about his early journalism career, researching "The Power Broker" and his continuing work on the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson. life of the young Lyndon Johnson. It's the life that. Probably no one had a greater effect on the young Daniel Romualdez than Deeda Blair, whose husband, William McCormick Blair Jr.,
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Bunnyjean•
10 months ago •16 Replies
I was watching the health section of the BBC News yesterday and read an interesting bit regarding the drug Lucentis. 12 northern NHS doctors are now using a cheaper version and so had been taken to the High Court by Bayer and Novatis. The NHS WON they case being allowed to use the cheaper version which can now save the NHS millions. This cheaper version is not licenced here in England but is used around the world in the US for Wet age related macular regeneration as have these 12 trusts.
Cheaper versions of the T3 could now be used by the NHS so what is stopping them.
It creates a parallel
holyshedballs
We really need to read the full judgement before arriving at any conclusions
On first reading the cases are different in that the what was off licence in the UK was on licence in Europe and else where.
The drug companies wanted to keep it off licence so that the NHS had to pay for the more expensive alternative.
In T3's case PresQIPP want us to use T4 because the drug companies have increased the price by ~8000% for no reason other than greed.
There is NO alternative to T3 which PresQIPP don't understand
Further the NHS seem bureaucratically incapable of sourcing cheaper T3 from other suppliers.
I suspect that CCGs May use this case to justify swapping T3 for T4 BUT the cases are different
Bunnyjean
in reply to holyshedballs
Sorry for not being perfect there are many on this site that are, they are lucky.
in reply to Bunnyjean
Sorry if you think I'm being picky
You are absolutely right to pick on this important ruling
jib70
For others who are unclear about the machinations regarding this cheaper drug it may be informative to read this link: bbc.co.uk/news/health-45600433 - sorry seems link not working but this is an extract -.
"More than a decade ago, doctors realised Avastin, a drug licensed for cancer, might also work to treat eye conditions when used "off-label". This is a term used when a drug has a licence to treat something else.
Publicly-funded clinical trials across the world - including one done and paid for by the NHS - have shown Avastin does give just as good results when it is split into the tiny doses needed to inject into the back of the eye.
At the heart of the issue is the fact that the company that owns the rights to Avastin, Roche, has never sought a licence to market it for eye conditions - only some types of cancer
To complicate matters, Lucentis is derived from the same molecule as Avastin. Roche holds the intellectual property rights for both - Novartis licenses it from them.
Back in 2007, Tory MP George Young said that publicly-funded trials would "provide good evidence that would allow regulators such as NICE to recommend the use of Avastin over Lucentis and save the NHS a considerable amount of money".
Indeed, one health economist has estimated for the BBC that if the NHS had made the switch to Avastin a decade ago, it could have saved between £2-3bn.
Anti-competitive behaviour
Over the years, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists has argued that patients should be offered Avastin to help save the NHS money.
But patients haven't been offered that choice. A series of investigations by the British Medical Journal found that doctors had been deterred from prescribing it through a combination of legal threats, misinformation, anti-competitive behaviour and lobbying.
Similar debates have been going on throughout Europe, but in America, Avastin is routinely used.
Earlier this year, the European courts found Roche and Novartis guilty of anti-competitive behaviour for their attempts to restrict use of Avastin. They've also been reprimanded in Italy for frightening doctors about the harms of Avastin in a series of scientific articles and conference publications."
Surely this business does raise pertinent points about sourcing drugs from other places, especially when the NHS is so short of funds.
There's never been anything to stop the NHS from sourcing cheaper T3. They just don't want to do it.
in reply to greygoose
Why do you think that is GG (money) ?
I've no idea. But, there's money in it somewhere, for someone, that's for sure.
It may be that the cheaper versions of T3 are not licensed here but whether that will lead CCGs to order.....
One of the Pharma companies is considering an appeal.
The thing is that the cheaper version that these twelve health authorities are using is still not licensed for the use in the treatment of eyes and they have been vindicated.
Who know we can only try and hope that they come to there senses.
ThyroidThora
Hiya,
I think the problem here is not necessary cost but the fact the eye injection is not licensed for AMD. It's actually a licensed drug for the treatment of lung cancer in the UK but the fact that it is so cheap as a treatment for AMD is justified now. The cost of the injection is £28 per injection whereas the licensed injections can cost between £500 and £800 each. This is very expensive when a person needing the injections has to have them every few weeks to prevent blindness. I have two retired friends with AMD that need the injections every 6 weeks and it costs nearly £1000 every time, and they've been told this to them by their specialist at our local hospital. It's a massive saving for my local hospital just for 2 patients so I wonder how much money in total would be saved? This could be diverted into other eye health conditions and help more and more people.
TT x
My mother had these injections a good few years ago and they were expensive. My point was this, these 12 health authorities were using a drug which was not licensed for the eye. They were then taken to court by two of the largest drug companies and won their case, opening up for others to follow. The NHS should get it's business in order and be more accountable, thank goodness we have 12 NHS experts in the North of England prepared to do battle and offer a much less expensive treatment but one that works.
Bayer is on the back foot now, good, as it bought Monsanto which is being sued in the US for millions of dollars for causing health problems.
We need our T3 this is important for many on this site.
For those who are interested, the full judgement of the case is here
judiciary.uk/wp-content/upl...
Great, thank you It should be an interesting read.
I have started and even the Judge apologised for the long judgement. I find that these judgements highlight many pieces of legislation and case law that most of us are not aware of. I haven't seen the dead hand of PrescQIPP yet, but i have seen NICE guidance and technical advice quoted. This makes me realise the importance of groups such as Thyroid UK producing our own "statements" that can be used to counter the BTA statement in cases like these and all the way along to the consulting room.
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In the best of times responding to a job listing can feel like sending your resume out to sea in a bottle. But at least you received a call or an email acknowledgement. Now, with the volume of applicants higher than ever, you're more likely to hear nothing.
You're good, but someone else more closely met the qualifications. In a tight job market employers can usually get exactly the type of candidate they want. A polite "thanks, but no thanks" letter or email would be nice. But don't expect it these days.
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