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Behind the Song "The Cross Is" by Mikel Del Rosario
By Mikel Del Rosario
Why did you write the song?
As a doctoral student who's also a musician, I need a creative outlet that gets my hands back on a guitar to create something. When I get a chance to steal away from my studies, I still like to play guitar and work on music.
I attended a songwriter's retreat in Dallas where I got a packet with a number of Scriptures, poems, ancient prayers, and other materials to look over. A piece called "The Prayer of St. Yared" caught my eye because of lines like "The cross is the holy rage against injustice" and "the cross is the cure to violence and vengeance." I was struck by the seeming paradox. At the most basic level, Jesus' crucifixion was both extremely unjust and violent. But seeing the cross as a synecdoche for the atonement and the inauguration of a new era was profound. Implicit in this is the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, which marked Peter's speech in the first apologetic argument for Jesus' Messiahship and Lordship. Most of the lyrics of "The Cross Is" come from the St. Yared piece. Later, I found out that he was a prominent Ethiopian church musician of the 6th century.
Why was this important for you to write about?
You see crosses everywhere. Churches, jewelry, clothing, etc… In some ways, the cross is so ubiquitous, so common place, that it's lost its meaning for a lot of people. How something so repulsive to first century eyes and ears could be the solution to the human condition and the effects of sin in the 21st century is mind blowing but it's true. It's "healing for the broken, reconciliation, hope for new creation, the power of resurrection" and so much more. Part of the chorus mentions "reconciliation" and this is meant to convey not only a vertical reconciliation between God and people, but a horizontal reconciliation between human beings—The racial reconciliation conversation is a part of this and even though I've been doing intercultural ministry for decades, it's gotten more on my radar since moving to Dallas. Racial discrimination is just one example of the injustice that God's rages against. You see how God brings Jews and Gentiles together in Christ in Ephesians 2, for example, and you can see how the church is part of God's plan to unify various groups under Christ.
Reflecting back on the lyric "in suffering, consolation," I was probably thinking about when my dad died, and that's why the idea stood out to me. But recently, I've craved comfort from the Lord in the midst of anxiety and the suffering we are enduring as a result of this COVID-19 pandemic. I'm drawn to the cross because it's "a sign of hope" for all who are feeling hopeless.
The final line of the chorus "Lead us to the cross" is a prayer for God to help us understand the significance for cross event—Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension—and live them out.
Did you have any apologetics concepts in mind when writing the song?
There isn't an obvert apologetics message in the song, but the influence is definitely there. It's probably the most poetic song I've ever put together. Probably because I actually didn't write most of the lyrics!
Most of the song is adapted from concepts and language in the St. Yared piece. But for the third verse, I wrote "symbol of the crucifixion" because, on one level, it's the most obvious way to describe what the cross is. But from an apologetic standpoint, it's also an argument for the historicity of Jesus' crucifixion—probably the most historically certain thing about Jesus. Gary Habermas includes this in his "minimal facts" approach to defending the resurrection. I love how N.T. Wright points out that the word for "cross" wasn't something you would say in polite company in the first century. The imagery of torture and gore it brought up was just way too brutal. But it is a fact that the early Christians made the cross their symbol. Why? Because for them, it was a symbol of God's love for them. Without a real Jesus, who was really crucified in 30 A.D., how can you explain something like that? To this I would add, without a real, historical resurrection, why would Christians want to remember Jesus' humiliating death?
In the same verse, I wrote "shame before the exaltation" as a theological explanation of what couldn't be seen at the foot of the cross. It was Friday, but nobody knew Sunday was coming. It's a powerful contrast: Jesus is humiliated like a powerless victim on the cross but exalted to the right hand of the Power from which he dispenses the Holy Spirit after the ascension. This is what Peter's speech in Acts 2 was getting at.
This is the very first Jewish apologetic for Jesus as Lord and Messiah.
What was metaphorically true about the idealized Davidic king from Psalm 110 became literally true when Jesus was vindicated through his resurrection and ascension: No human king ever actually ascended to heaven and sat at God's right hand, but Jesus did. And unlike human Davidic kings, there is no need for a hereditary dynasty because Jesus will never die again. In a smaller way, we can cling to this as Christians because when we acknowledge Jesus before men, it doesn't matter if they mock us. In the end, Jesus will acknowledge us before the angels of God.
Studying apologetics helps me deal with suffering because, even when I don't feel God, I ask myself, "Did the universe stop needing a cause for its existence?" "Did the evidence for Jesus' resurrection just disappear?" It's comforting to have a faith that is rooted in reality because the hope of the Gospel is true no matter how I happen to feel or how badly I'm struggling today.
What did the recording process look like?
This a cool story. I recorded the vocals and my acoustic and electric guitars in Dallas. It was a very simple Blue Yeti mic into Garage Band for vocals and my EJ-160e John Lennon jumbo acoustic. The electric part was recorded direct using my 1992 Japanese Squire Silver Series Fender Strat through a small Yamaha THR5 bedroom amp in less than 10 minutes.
The original material that inspired me came from Ethiopia and the drums were recorded in South Africa! Next, I remembered that a fellow apologist, Tim Stratton, was a rocking bassist so I asked him to lay down the low end in Nebraska. I got one of my best friends, Kevin Strahm, who played guitar in the band we formed in high school, to play a rhythm acoustic part. I'm actually not sure where he recorded this because he was probably on location shooting a movie. He does sound for movies. And it was all mixed by my friend Stephen Ballast in Tennessee. He's another one of my best friends who mixed our high school band and helped us record. I've known Stephen and Kevin since the 5th and 6th grade!
The Cross Is
(click here to listen)
Written by Mikel Del Rosario (inspired by the Prayer for St. Yared)
Holy rage against injustice
That's what the cross
What the cross is
The cure to violence and vengeance
Solace for the ones in mourning
A sign of hope for all the hopeless
There's healing for the broken
Hope for new creation
In suffering consolation
Lead us to the cross
Symbol of the crucifixion
Shame before the exaltation
Lead Vocals – Mikel Del Rosario
Background Vocals – Audrey Flood
Acoustic and Electric Guitars – Mikel Del Rosario
Acoustic Rhythm Guitar – Kevin Strahm
Bass Guitar- Tim Stratton
Drums – Glenn Welman
Sound Engineer – Stephen Ballast
Tagged with: art • Mikel Del Rosario • song • The Cross Is
Mikel Del Rosario helps Christians explain their faith with courage and compassion. He is a doctoral student in the New Testament department at Dallas Theological Seminary. Mikel teaches Christian Apologetics and World Religion at William Jessup University. He is the author of the Accessible Apologetics curriculum and has published over 20 journal articles on apologetics and cultural engagement with his mentor, Dr. Darrell Bock in Bibliotheca Sacra. Mikel holds an M.A. in Christian Apologetics with highest honors from Biola University and a Master of Theology (Th.M) from Dallas Theological Seminary where he serves as Cultural Engagement Manager at the Hendricks Center and a host of the Table Podcast. Visit his Web site at ApologeticsGuy.com.
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JamesR said:
Deeney isn't retuning time training apparently, because of concerns for his kid's health
I saw a bit of an interview with him the other day. I don't remember precisely but I think his kid has respiratory issues. Throw in the added worry of the impact it is having on BAME people and how that could affect his kid in combination and i think most will empathise with him for not going back.
I suspect others may emerge over the coming days who have wives, children, parents living with them who are in the vulnerable group and decide it is too early for them to return as well. Not enough, I don't expect, to be a major issue but it is inevitable.
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Yeah, not judging, just stating what I'd read.
DanFST
Head Pro
I thoroughly dislike the man (from what I've read and see on the telle)
However I really hope he isn't punished in anyway by Watford or The FA. He shouldn't be and clearly isn't taking any risks, great parenting.
Edit: missed the team by a few hundred miles
Stuart_C
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Papas1982 said:
He has the luxury to refuse to work....
Ofcourse but he also has the same right as you do with your employer.
One things for certain, football right now is probably the safest workplace in the country.
DanFST said:
However I really hope he isn't punished in anyway by Wolves or The FA. He shouldn't be and clearly isn't taking any risks, great parenting.
I'd be amazed if Wolves punish him 😉
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ColchesterFC said:
Are they testing the players daily? Just thinking that if this had been after the first round of games there would have been 6 clubs having to isolate for 14 days, the three teams with positive tests and their three opponents (assuming they weren't playing each other). And even if they had picked it up before a match would their team mates have to isolate? Don't know how long it takes after becoming infected to show up as a positive test.
No, this is their return to work test. They'll be tested twice a week and the day before a game.
Im not sure what the plans are re isolating if test positive after a game.
Stuart_C said:
If it's anything like Hudson Odoi's isolation I don't think it's quite appropriate!
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Papas1982
Technically yes.
But I'm sure lots of the public would rather not being working but can't make the choice he did.
It's not a slight on him, just saying he's fortunate.
jobr1850
Bletchingley, Surrey.
Not sure if it's been reported, but Deeney has a young baby with his new model bird.
The baby is only a few months old and has had some health issues, partly related to breathing.
so you can see where he is coming from
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Any employee has a right to refuse to work if they feel it's unsafe. It's then upto the employer to prove it's safe by doing a risk assessment etc
Obviously Footballers and pro sportsmen are on a different plane to us.
jobr1850 said:
new model bird you say.....
Sorry, I didn't mean it to come across that way. I was just expanding on the post you made with some extra detail 👍
Yes, but if its proven its safe for HIM to do his job and he doesn't want to then he can quit. Something we can all do, but a luxury most of us can't afford.
I'm not entirely sure it's as simple as a workplace satey report either. Or tesco and the like would have no staff as they'd be tucked up at home getting paid as its clearly not a safe environment compared to footy.
Like I said, not judging him for making the choice. But it's no way the same for all of us.
Tesco and the like would have no staff as they'd be tucked up at home getting paid as its clearly not a safe environment compared to footy.
Legally it'd be interesting how it'd hold up, everyone else can get away with saying they enforce social distancing. Not the case in football obviously.
I don't think footballers should be forced to work. my point was simply he can afford not too, and also even if his work closed for safety grounds. He's not getting furloughed like the rest of us.
i think most places would be hard pushed to prove social distancing is actually possible. Whilst contact is required for football, cross contamination of stock can't be 100 stopped in a supermarket, very few follow the arrows for going one way around the store etc. I just think that shelve stackers have a lot less clout than sport stars. the law may be the same for all of us, but it is blatantly obvious we aren't all governed by them equally.
Which is why the game should only be restarted when it's safe for fans to be there.
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Bunkermagnet
I would be interested to know if those 6 who have tested positive were actually showing symptoms, or just carriers. If it's the latter, it just highlights how careful we all have to be.
ColchesterFC
Totally agree. Let's just void this season and start the next one when it's safe for fans to attend.
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Let's not 🤫🤫
Why not? You're going to win it next year anyway. What's one more year to wait?

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A trend I've observed in games, especially small 'pamphlet' sytle ones the likes of which are generated by the Gamechef competition, are roleplaying games that include a winning condition, or address the nature of 'victory.'
While not a bad thing- I strongly enjoy gamist elements and a chance to show my uppity friends who the real deal is- they are often misused, an ill-fated attempt to add spice to an otherwise bland narrative parlor game.
Here's what my stance boils down to: if your game is not about Winning, your game should not have rules for Winning.
The correlary- the more you want your game to be about Winning, the more the rules should explicitly address Winning.
Let's look at Gamism-supporting designs first. Agon is an example of how to do so nicely: there is a clear winner- he who has the most Glory. Were Agon to lose the Glory track, and only rely on peer perception of who succeeds most, Agon would be a weaker game for it. The conflict would be muddled, and less clear. Agon succeeds because there are different paths to victory, but the nature victory is very clear.
Some games muddle the nature of victory. Victory is survival, accumulating the most treasure, and having a good time- all at once. This is bad gamist design. The nature of a competition must be clear and evident. A softball game where no one keeps score and everyone just plays their best may be fun, but it's hardly a juicy competition.
Gamism needs a measureable way of quantifying victory.
What are the lessons for a would be gamist-game designer?
Have rules for victory clearly supported in the text. How to players/characters compete? How do they win? How is it measured? How do other people know that you won? Tie the rest of your game into the victory and the competiton.
Random Stuff, Rants
I am tired of Thanksgiving.
In the past two days, I have had not one, not two, but three Thanksgiving meals.
I do not like cranberries. I do not like yams, or sweet potatoes, or mashed potatoes, or beets. I do not particularly like turkey. Stuffing is alright.
I do not like a tradition of overeating and obesity, of being guilted into eating, of making more food than you require and eating the same leftovers for a month.
I do not like having to drive long distances to eat food I don't particularly like. I do not like watching football.
Next year, let's just have a nice meal at a restaurant. No prep, no cleanup, and everyone can eat whatever they want. And there won't be much of a crowd.
Go ahead. Take it to the comments. Ask away.
Index Cards Rock
I just want everyone out there to know: Index Cards are one of the best game tools out there.
You can jot notes on them. You can shuffle them. You can move them around the table. You can put them in your pocket. You can stack them. They are cheap.
Some things I've used them for:
Having one for each player in Awesome Adventures, so I have all the aspects laid out in front of me.
Keeping notes for a Villain- just enough room that things don't get unwieldly.
Dealing out Novels for Guest Star roles in Awesome Adventures.
The D&D Initiative Deck: Deal 'em up, stack 'em up in order. Whoever's on top goes next, then put their card on the bottom. If someone holds, take their card out, put it back in when they act. Cyclic actions made easy.
I'm reading Dirty Secrets, and it uses Index Cards for mini character sheets. Hellz yeah.
What are you using index cards for?
Games, Random Stuff
Keep Chasing That Horizon
I dreamed that I was playing Halo 3, and I was going on a sword spree, and killed three dudes in a row, getting the Steppin' Razor achievement. Which is hard to do.
But then the cold truth hit me- you can't unlock achivements in social play, only ranked. And you can't unlock them in dreams, either.
What Exalted am I?
A Solar, obviously.
You can try to be as awesome as me, but you'll probably fail.
Games, Projects
Calling all Artists!
I'm working on a game (Awesome Adventures), and I need some Awesome Art!
What I'm Looking For:
Pictures of awesome people doing awesome things. (Preferably Black & White, in electronic format.)
Non-exclusive rights to use the pictures in Awesome Adventures and any derivitive products.
Unfortunately, I don't have an art budget, so I can't offer any monetary compensation. But you do get:
To keep all other rights to your art (which means you still own it, you can sell it to someone else, you can use it in whatever other means you please)
Full credit in the book- you name, and a link to your online gallery, if you like.
There's no need to make any new art for this- if you have something you've got laying around that's awesome, and you'd like to get a little free publicity, that's the kind of arrangement I had in mind. If I find an artist who's work I really really adore, I may want to commission a full color cover, with money being involved.
If you're interested, send me an email, or just leave a comment, and we'll go from there.
The first draft is done. Done done. All that's left is editing, playtests, and revisions.
It's a damn good feeling.
Crazy Internet Radio
I've recently discovered Pandora Radio, which is a neat little thing that lets you create your own radio station, and rate songs thumbs up or thumbs down- and uses that data to find songs that you're likely to enjoy.
So far I've got two stations- "Funky Radio" and "Pop Radio," the latter of which could be equally named "Songs that Tim Hates."


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The Jackal's House by Anna Butler Blog Tour, Guest Post, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!
Hi peeps! We have Anna Butler stopping by today with the tour for her new release The Jackal's House, we have a brilliant guest post from Anna, a great new excerpt, Shorty's reviews and a brilliant giveaway so check out the post and enter the giveaway! <3 ~Pixie~
The Jackal's House
(Lancaster's Luck 02)
Anna Butler
Something is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy…
Rafe Lancaster's relationship with Gallowglass First Heir, Ned Winter, flourishes over the summer of 1900, and when Rafe's House encourages him to join Ned's next archaeological expedition, he sees a chance for it to deepen further. Since all the Houses of the Britannic Imperium, Rafe's included, view assassination as a convenient solution to most problems, he packs his aether pistol—just in case.
Trouble finds them in Abydos. Rafe and Ned begin to wonder if they're facing opposition to the Temple of Seti being disturbed. What begins as tricks and pranks escalates to attacks and death, while the figure of the Dog—the jackal-headed god Anubis, ruler of death—casts a long shadow over the desert sands. Destruction follows in his wake as he returns to reclaim his place in Abydos. Can Rafe and Ned stand against both the god and House plots when the life of Ned's son is on the line?
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A Rake's Progress, Hogarth.
Corsets Unlaced by Anna Butler!
The Georgian and the Regency periods were… well, fun. Well, fun if you were rich, at a time when society was all glitter and excitement and excess. And relatively tolerant. What you did behind closed doors stayed there.
The Victorians, though, were a different kettle of fish. They looked back on past excesses with a sharp intake of breath and more moral hysteria than their maiden aunt faced with a drunk roué in a dark alley. The increasingly influential middle classes swung the pendulum in the opposite direction, into decorum, moral rectitude and puritanical repression. They kept themselves and their public morals as tightly laced as a lady's corsets.
Sodomy, if you were caught, had been a crime for centuries. Lesbian activity was not illegal (and I don't think it ever has been), but male homosexual activity most definitely was. However, it seems most same-sex relationships were tolerated as long as they were discreet, hidden away and secret. Laws prohibiting 'indecency' in public had always kept gay men pretty closeted, but it wasn't until as late as 1885 that this tolerance got turned onto its head, when a new law made any form of gay sex behind closed doors an explicit criminal offence. And apparently the legislation provided the police with a new angle to deal with 'sexual inverts'. The police didn't have to prove actual sodomy—difficult without witnesses, I suspect—but merely a lesser charge of gross indecency, the charge that saw Oscar Wilde imprisoned ten years later in 1895. Add to this new legislation, the frisson of public horror and fascination when, in 1890, a scandal broke involving a male brothel in Cleveland Street, and you can clearly see that gay men were vulnerable and criminalised.
That 1885 legislation wasn't repealed until 1967, btw. Which is depressing.
I've been asked why, if I've altered history to add in things like aeroships and aether-powered pistols, I couldn't have changed things like society's attitude to gay men, to make a happy ever after ending possible for Rafe and Ned.
Well, why didn't I?
Because if I took out everything that made the Victorian era Victorian, I might as well have set it in the present day. The dilemma I faced was simply to decide if the (popular and fashionable) steampunk aesthetic is more important than the world it's set in. Is steampunk set in Victorian times just so aficionados can get away with wearing scarlet corsets and brass goggles? Or is it a Victorian tale, filled with characters with that moral Victorian mindset, but with a technological twist?
Well… let me just say that I didn't plump for the steampunk aesthetic.
Rafe doesn't wear corsets (sadly!) and he doesn't wear brass goggles. He does fly an aeroship powered by luminiferous aether, but at heart he's a Victorian gentleman, who's lived all his live with that repressive moral code. He's lived his real, emotional and sexual life in the shadows, because to come out of them risks everything he holds dear. He's a man shaped by caution, by the need for discretion and privacy. Wilde's fall from grace was an object lesson that men like Rafe took to heart.
All the same, gay people didn't go away. They hid, instead. London and the other big cities had a vibrant underground gay scene with known pick-up and (relatively) safe meeting places well used by 'rent boys' (known as Mary Annes). Some of the venues were relatively open—the Tea Kettle café in Soho, for example, and the Long Bar at the Trocadero, opened by Lyons in 1896 on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Piccadilly Circus. One habitué of the Long Bar during WWI wrote "Sunday morning at the Trocadero Long Bar… was a recognized gathering place… one heard news of friends, swapped experiences of the previous evening and usually ended up in a luncheon party, going on afterwards to pass a lazy afternoon at Alex's hotel in Covent Garden. There was nothing in the nature of an orgy about these Sunday afternoons. Many of the company would be on leave and wanted to enjoy the comforts of civilization and the company of their fellows."
And, of course, Margrethe's. Not a real place, sadly, but in the Lancaster's Luck world, the only gentleman's club in Londinium that caters for those whom Rafe describes as "…confirmed bachelors, if you know what I mean. And I expect you do." Rafe is, of course, a member in good standing. Margrethe's, in Rafe's world, was the place to meet other gentlemen of a like mind to himself. One day in 1899, he meets one Edward Fairfax Winter there, Ned Winter. Rafe's Ned. The rest, as they say, is fate and history, adventure and derring-do.
While today we might deplore the need for hiding, to Rafe it was the only way to live safely. Take that away, and he'd be a very different sort of character.
And, you know, I rather like him as he is.
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"We have a thirty-minute window before there's a commercial flight." Haines gestured with his remaining hand toward the front window and the view of the aerodrome. "Shall we?"
My mouth was dry. All the moisture in me was in my hands. I had to take my hand away from the control yoke—the joystick—to wipe sweaty palms against my trouser leg.
She moved slowly under her own power down the access road to the aerostrip itself. Once at the end of the strip, I halted her, keeping the engine revs high. Haines tapped the gauge showing engine power. "She's much heavier and bigger than your old aerofighter. You'll need to be heavier on the throttle, push her hard until the power level hits the gold line, then pull her up sharp but smooth. Ready?"
Why did people always ask you that just before you did something massively unwise? Still, onward for Queen and country. I took a rather shaky but deep breath and started her down the runway, listening to Haines's instructions. Throttle in hard, watch the speedometer, feet on the rudder bar to control her yaw and keep her straight, keep the paddles at the right angle to catch the headwind's lift and keep the airflow silky and fluid, listen to the quiet roar of the aether/petroleum engine at the stern, feel the shuddering of the frame in every atom of my body… and now! Now. The gold line on the power level monitor gleamed and glinted, and I pulled back on the joystick…. Keep it smooth! Keep it smooth… and up she went, whispering into the sky with the gentle fluidity of thick cream sliding over plate glass.
Beside me, Haines kept up an unflustered monologue of encouragement. "Ease her back a trifle, let the wind catch her… good, good. Feel the turbos kicking in? That will give you all the throttle power you need. Five hundred feet… level her out now. Throttle back… bring her around to port… excellent, Lancaster. Well done. Very smooth."
I glanced down as the edges of Londinium slid away under us and we headed northwest, out toward St. Albans. Before us were the rising Chiltern hills and the browning quilt patch of Buckinghamshire's rich farmlands basking in the mild sun of a clear late-autumn day. Behind us and to the left squatted the great black bulk of Londinium, huddled under its usual pall of smokes and steams. The air there was so thick with vapor that the buildings were little more than a dark mass in the murky brume. But here, out over the fields, we were far enough outside the city for the air to be cleaner and clear.
The sky curved above us, a bright blue overhead fading to something yellower at the horizon, streaked with thin white clouds. The sun was climbing up toward noon a little to our left and to our stern, sending our shadow sliding and slithering diagonally up the hillsides. Beneath us, the engines throbbed, the heart of the ship beating out a gentle, monotonous thrum of mechanical life. When I touched the controls, she responded with all the eager energy of a thoroughbred in a race. The earth beneath me rolled away—remote, beautiful, an exquisitely detailed toy landscape of field and wood and little villages made by some great mechanic.
The green-brown of hills and fields blurred for a moment, and I had to blink, every limb light and every sense sharp and clear, riding out the surge of joy that had me glowing as if the sun had taken refuge under my ribs.
The skies were mine again. Icarus was reborn, thrusting aloft on wings of gold.
And just for a moment, I was a god, striding through the heavens like a Colossus.
Lancaster's Luck series!
The Gilded Scarab | The Jackal's House
Lancaster's Luck is set in a steampunk world where, at the turn of the 20th century, the eight powerful Convocation Houses are the de facto rulers of the Britannic Imperium. In this world of politics and assassins, a world powered by luminiferous aether and phlogiston and where aeroships fill the skies, Captain Rafe Lancaster, late of Her Majesty's Imperial Aero Corps, buys a coffee house in one of the little streets near the Britannic Museum in Bloomsbury.
So begins the romantic steampunk adventures which have Rafe, a member of Minor House Stravaigor, scrambling over Londinium's rooftops on a sultry summer night or facing dire peril in the pitch dark of an Aegyptian night. And all the while, sharing the danger is the man he loves: Ned Winter, First Heir of Convocation House Gallowglass, the most powerful House in the entire Imperium.
Find out more about the Lancaster's Luck books and the world of Rafe and Ned
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Anna was a communications specialist for many years, working in various UK government departments on everything from marketing employment schemes to organizing conferences for 10,000 civil servants to running an internal TV service. These days, though, she is writing full time. She recently moved out of the ethnic and cultural melting pot of East London to the rather slower environs of a quiet village tucked deep in the Nottinghamshire countryside, where she lives with her husband and the Deputy Editor, aka Molly the cockerpoo.
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Title: The Gilded Scarab
Series: Lancaster's Luck 01
Author: Anna Butler
Genre: Steampunk
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (February 16, 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3.75 Hearts
Blurb: When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium's Aero Corps after crashing his aerofighter during the Second Boer War, his eyesight is damaged permanently, and his career as a fighter pilot is over. Returning to Londinium in late November 1899, he's lost the skies he loved, has no place in a society ruled by an elite oligarchy of powerful Houses, and is hard up, homeless, and in desperate need of a new direction in life.
Everything changes when he buys a coffeehouse near the Britannic Imperium Museum in Bloomsbury, the haunt of Aegyptologists. For the first time in years, Rafe is free to be himself. In a city powered by luminiferous aether and phlogiston, and where powerful men use House assassins to target their rivals, Rafe must navigate dangerous politics, deal with a jealous and possessive ex-lover, learn to make the best coffee in Londinium, and fend off murder and kidnap attempts before he can find happiness with the man he loves.
Product Link: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-gilded-scarab-by-anna-butler-3119-b
Reviewer: Shorty
Review: While I loved the concept of this story I felt it was way too slow paced. Some things needed shortening to appreciate the entire story.
I was a little taken aback at how easily Rafe sleeps with men. I realize he is trying to find his way after being injured in a crash and his career ending as a pilot but I thought he would have better discretion than he did given what his occupation and the time period was.
I really liked the twists and turns, action scenes and all around setup into what I'm sure will be a great series. I am looking forward to getting know the characters more. The story seemed a bit long winded for me though I did enjoy it somewhat.
Good read.
Title: The Jackal's House
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 30, 2017)
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 4 1/2 Hearts
Blurb: Something is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy….
Trouble finds them in Abydos. Rafe and Ned begin to wonder if they're facing opposition to the Temple of Seti being disturbed. What begins as tricks and pranks escalates to attacks and death, while the figure of the Dog—the jackal-headed god, Anubis, ruler of death—casts a long shadow over the desert sands. Destruction follows in his wake as he returns to reclaim his place in Abydos. Can Rafe and Ned stand against both the god and House plots when the life of Ned's son is on the line?
Product Link: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/the-jackals-house-by-anna-butler-8998-b
Review: The beginning of this story wraps up things left unanswered in the first book and is somewhat slow. Afterwards we find Ned is going to Aegypt for his archaeological dig. Rafe is less than thrilled and even Harry, Ned's son, is somewhat displeased.
Once at the site things become strange and start picking up. There were many twists and turns that added a mysterious element to the story. While some I figured out others surprised me. I truly like the characters in this story as they seem well blended and rounded.
My only gripe with the series is that is seems slow at times to the point where I would like to stop reading for a while. I liked both books but this one is better paced than the first one.
All in all a great read and continuation of the series.
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In November of 2016, friends of the Axe & Fiddle Pub celebrated its 10th anniversary as the premier live music and entertainment venue and anchor of a revitalized Main Street in downtown Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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Strategic Corporate Objectives:
Focus on Vitaros Growth
Re-submit U.S. NDA with the FDA in Q3 2016, with potential approval in 1H 2017;
Continue to support existing commercial partners' efforts to increase revenue in 2016 and beyond; and
Expand Vitaros availability in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, targeting approximately ten new country launches in 2016 and 1H 2017 through our commercialization partners.
Rationalize the Development Pipeline
Immediately discontinue all ongoing fispemifene clinical activities on secondary hypogonadism and deprioritize work for other indications;
Continue Vitaros delivery device improvements; and
Finalize the RayVa™ Phase 2b delivery device and study protocol, explore U.S. and EU Orphan Designation, and partner ex-U.S. prior to initiating any future clinical studies.
Significantly Reduce Operating Expenses
Reduce staff, including the executive team, by approximately 30%;
Reduce Board of Directors expenses by decreasing the size of the Board and reducing the Board's cash compensation; and
Reduce operating expenses (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense) by approximately 30% in 2016 and 60% in 2017 as compared to 2015 operating expenses (excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense and depreciation expense).
"After reviewing the potential for our current assets with our Board of Directors and our larger shareholders following the disappointing fispemifene Phase 2b study results, we have decided to focus only on the priorities that we believe are most likely to generate strategic value, while reducing our capital needs," said Richard Pascoe, Chief Executive Officer of Apricus. "Apricus' development priority is now focused on Vitaros, both to accelerate commercialization outside of the U.S. and to attempt to bring this novel erectile dysfunction therapy to patients in the U.S. next year, with the goal of achieving profitability in 2017. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the talented employees affected by the reduction in force and to our valued employees who remain committed to our long-term success."
Apricus expects to provide further details regarding its strategic priorities during its upcoming May conference call to discuss its Q1 2016 financial results. Apricus' SEC filings can be found on the Company's website at www.apricusbio.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
About Apricus Biosciences, Inc.
Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (APRI) is a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines in urology and rheumatology. Apricus' commercial product, Vitaros®, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, is approved in Europe and Canada and is being commercialized in several countries in Europe. In September 2015, Apricus in-licensed the U.S. development and commercialization rights for Vitaros from Allergan. Apricus' marketing partners for Vitaros include Laboratoires Majorelle, Bracco S.p.A., Hexal AG (Sandoz), Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH, Recordati Ireland Ltd. (Recordati S.p.A.), Ferring International Center S.A. (Ferring Pharmaceuticals), Mylan NV and Elis Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Apricus currently has one active product candidate, RayVa™, its product candidate for the treatment of the circulatory disorder Raynaud's phenomenon.
For further information on Apricus, visit http://www.apricusbio.com.
*Vitaros® is a registered trademark of NexMed International Limited. Such trademark is registered in certain countries throughout the world and pending registration in the United States.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things: Apricus' plans to grow revenues for Vitaros® outside the United States, the timing of regulatory submission and approval of Vitaros in the United States, if any; Apricus' plans for life-cycle development programs for Vitaros; Apricus' development and partnering plans for RayVa™; and Apricus' plans to streamline the Company, reduce operating expenses and achieve profitability. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to a variety of reasons that are outside the control of Apricus, including, but not limited to: the risk that the cost and other negative effects related to the reduction of Apricus' workforce may be greater than anticipated; the risk that Apricus may not realize the benefits expected from the new strategic focus, workforce reduction and other cost control measures; Apricus' dependence on its commercial partners to carry out the commercial launch or grow sales of Vitaros in various territories and the potential for delays in the timing of commercial launches in additional countries; competition in the erectile dysfunction market and other markets in which Apricus and its partners operate; Apricus' ability to obtain FDA and other requisite governmental approval for Vitaros; Apricus' ability to further develop Vitaros, such as delivery device improvements; Apricus' ability to carry out further clinical studies for Vitaros, if required, as well as the timing and success of the results of such studies; Apricus' ability to achieve U.S. and EU Orphan Designation for RayVa; Apricus' ability to retain and attract key personnel; Apricus' ability to raise additional funding that it may need to continue to pursue its commercial and business development plans; Apricus' ability to remain in compliance with the terms and restrictions under the credit facility; Apricus' ability to secure an ex-U.S. strategic partner for RayVa; and market conditions. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Apricus assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to read the risk factors set forth in Apricus' most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q, and other filings made with the SEC. Copies of these reports are available from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or without charge from Apricus.
CONTACT: Contact:
Matthew Beck
mbeck@troutgroup.com
The Trout Group LLC
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Company to Focus on Vitaros® Revenue Growth, U.S. NDA Re-Submission and Additional Commercial Launches in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East
Company Announces a 30% Reduction in Staff and Cash-Based Operating Expenses
SAN DIEGO, April 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apricus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:APRI), a biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines in urology and rheumatology, updated its strategic objectives today to include its plans to prioritize the Vitaros® commercial and regulatory activities and to deprioritize all other pipeline programs. This strategic re-positioning focuses on achieving profitability through Vitaros ex-U.S. revenue growth, obtaining approval for Vitaros in the U.S. and substantially reducing operating expenses.
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Times Forum
Rapprochement of cultures
By Kyoung H. Park
This year is the year the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launches a new initiative, the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, while concluding its Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010).
The first decade of the 21st century was ridden with conflicts that had no boundaries. Terrorism, climate change, and global capital permeated through borders, deeply changing our local and national realities.
Realizing that a much larger world out there can drastically affect the world around us, the UNESCO diagnosed that if conflict prevention is not actively pursued, we could face unbridgeable incomprehension and mistrust, resulting in greater, global tensions. Thus, seeking to address this urgent, humanitarian need, UNESCO launched its new initiative ― the Rapprochement of Cultures.
Why culture? Cultures are the manifestation of our values, life-styles, ways of life, as well as the artistic and creative realization of our world views. But cultures are not static ― they change and are changed by the constant ebb and flow of knowledge, living, and history.
The dynamic processes through which our cultures evolve depend on our quicker abilities to navigate through the uncertainties globalization causes in our day to day lives. And in a multi-cultural world of interdependent nations and people, more is needed in the practice of living in peace with an ``other" and the ``otherness" of living with oneself.
According to Johan Galtung, founder and pioneer of Peace Studies, there are three levels of positive peace. The first is the absence of war and violence, which addresses direct forms of physical aggression ranging from armed conflict to domestic violence.
The second is structural peace, or the transformation of socio-economic and political oppression ― such as racism or gender discrimination ― to prevent the consistent abuse of power in societies.
Yet, according to Galtung, a third and fundamental tier of peace is cultural. Cultural violence is our normative acceptance of structural and direct violence ― in other words, our permissive allowance of violence to exist through unjust systems of oppression, or even worse, physical aggression.
In order to address cultural violence, Galtung argued that conflicts need to be addressed through non-violent methods that allow parties in opposition to transcend, or more specifically, transform conflicts in constructive ways.
Diplomacy, innovation and creativity are necessary to ensure proper, peaceful conflict transformation, and this is where the arts ― and artists ― can play a part.
During the 2009 International Conference of Centro do Teatro do Oprimido (organized by Rio de Janeiro's Theater of the Oppressed, founded by 2009 UNESCO Theater Ambassador Augusto Boal), theater artists from around the world gathered to discuss the future role of artists in their communities, countries, and as citizens of the world.
While Boal's message was clear, ``being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it," the issues tackled in roundtables seemed unwieldy ― how can theater artists address gender inequality, political oppression, or global economic injustice? And at a cultural level, how can our understanding of these change?
With these questions in mind, I began writing and directing ``The Diamond Trade," an examination of global capitalism through women's point-of-view.
By collaborating with an all-female, multi-cultural ensemble of actresses and dancers, I sought to stage the multi-polar reality behind our current global crisis, and more importantly, focus on the human reality of living under capitalist values that find themselves under ideological and political debate.
Moreover, as diamonds are valued for more aesthetic than practical reasons, my inquiry is concerned with the global trade of diamonds as a metaphor for the role of art in society.
What is the value of art when objective goods are valued monetarily? How can art contribute to the common good? And in times of global financial crises, what are the values needed to create art in a global community?
Kyoung H. Park is a dean's fellow at Columbia University's School of the Arts and writer/director of ``The Diamond Trade," a new, multi-cultural dance theater piece recipient of a 2010 UNESCO-Aschberg Award. ``The Diamond Trade" is part of La Mama Moves Dance Festival in New York City June 17 to 20 and will be developed in residency at Sanskriti Pratishtan in New Delhi, India (November 2010-January 2011).


According to reports from Energy Trend, a 30% decline in PV demand from China this year will likely spell trouble for some of the country's major module manufacturers, with job losses and factory closures expected, despite China's determination to open new international markets for its PV industry.
Floating PV project developed under China's Top Runner Program. Top Runner projects will be the main source of demand in China for the rest of 2018, for high efficiency modules in particular.
Figures published by the Taiwan-based PV analysts show prices across the PV supply chain falling further, though they will likely stabilize. Mono-cSi in particular, has seen price declines, while multi remains more stable. EnergyTrend expects around a 30% decline in Chinese PV installations for 2018, with between 29 and 35 GW to be installed by the end of the year.
Module prices in China fell slightly to between CNY 1.8 and 2.05 ($0.26 and $0.29)/W for standard 270 W multi modules, with the majority of demand coming from 4.1 GW of poverty alleviation projects. High efficiency mono modules, meanwhile, saw prices fall to CNY 2.3 – 2.4 ($0.33-$0.35), which EnergyTrend puts down to falling mono wafer prices, and the expectation of low procurement prices in upcoming rounds of the Top Runner Program, which is expected to provide 5-6.5 GW of additional demand.
Overseas module prices have also continued to fall, with EnergyTrend quoting $0.257-$0.407/W for 295 W mono, and $0.287-$0.425 for high efficiency mono (300 W+). Standard multi 270-275 W has fallen to between $0.231 and $0.265/W.
It expects that weakening demand in China and India will slow down the pace of PV until at least mid-2019. "Solar enterprises will therefore keep undercutting each other and searching for new export channels," it concludes.


The final phase of construction at The Retreat at Soaring Eagle will begin on May 13, 2019 as the parking lot undergoes renovation. The Retreat will be closed May 13, 2019 through May 22, 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our guests.
Welcome to our newest addition to The Soaring Eagle Properties family, The Retreat at Soaring Eagle. With accommodations unlike any other in the Great Lakes Bay Region, The Retreat at Soaring Eagle features European design influences and bold colors.
The Retreat at Soaring Eagle offers almost unlimited flexibility with one, two, and three bedroom lodgings available. All suites feature kitchen and living areas. Refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers and a private washer and dryer make an extended stay at The Retreat feel like home.
Walk out the door and you are in the middle of everything. Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel is adjacent to The Retreat, Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is 1.5 miles away, and Waabooz Run Golf Course is a very short chip shot.
The Retreat at Soaring Eagle is your sanctuary from average.
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Three bedrooms and so much more!
Friends, family and fun! There's space for everyone in our 3 bedroom suites.
The Retreat at Soaring Eagle will be Mid-Michigan's premier overnight and extended stay destination.
A complimentary shuttle will take you door to door.
Soaring Eagle Waterpark and Hotel is one of Michigan's most visited waterparks. Featuring one of the only true surf simulators in the state, Flow Rider, the only Midwest location for iSlide, your interactive waterslide experience, a lazy river for the less thrill seeking, and non-stop fun.
Just outside of your door, Waabooz Run is an 18 hole executive golf course. Featuring eleven par 3, and seven par 4 holes. You will be challenged with timber, sand and water. You better have a great short game! Ask about your guest discount.
One of Midwest's premier casinos is only 1.5 miles from your door. Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort features more than 3000 slot machines, table games, high limit rooms, fantastic dining and world renowned entertainment.
The Retreat offers a quiet respite from the action waiting just outside.


This tour is an exciting combination of Vietnamese daily activities. We will start by driving you to Tra Que village for you to see how Vietnamese people live their lives the way their ancestors did. After that take part in a guided tour of Hoi An market to get insight about Vietnamese herbs and spices.
Back to Dao Tien will give you the opportunity to observe the living activities of local fishing people. Once you arrive put your apron on and learn how to cook the traditional Vietnamese way.
Meet point is the Dao Tien Restaurant.
Loving the boat trip with my friend Sofia! And wait, there's more! After getting to know the taste of ginger and chia seed drink we were introduced to various Vietnamese herb spice. It was very helpful as we will try to add it to our future dishes back home. But the best part it is, we got to cook Vietnamese cuisine with the help of a very respectable chef! It was truly a lovely cooking experience. The culture was so enticing that i never thought of it that way. We came home with another knowledge and skill from another country.
Great class. The food I cooked tasted delicious. I feel very able to replicate at home and I'm looking forward to sharing these dishes with friends and family. They give you recipe information too.
A great half day that included a visit to a local farm and market. The class was excellent. I feel able to try the dishes at home. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed eating our food at the end. The staff were very friendly and helpful, they really looked after us.
We were so happy we booked the class with the villiage visit. We enjoyed seeing the different vegetables that were grown and enjoyed learning a little more about the Vietnamese culture. The cooking class was fun and set up very well.
"Amazing dishes and beautiful scenery"
We had the most wonderful time. the chef was very friendly, funny and really knowledgable and went out of her way to make our experience absolutely amazing. We made egg plant in claypot and also a very delicious spicy banana leaf fish. The whole setting is by the beautiful river which made it even more memorable.
"Best day in Hoi An"
The class started with a walk through the local market for fresh ingredients and then a short boat ride to the class. My boyfriend and I cooked and ate fresh spring rolls with shrimp, mango salad with stir fried beef, skewers of chicken, peppers, lemon leaves and onions. Finally a cabbage broth with shrimps cooked in a clay pot. It turned out to be our greatest activity in Hoi An. And of course, the result is a fabulous lunch. Thoroughly recommend this class!
"Excellent class and educational tours!"
Cooking class and educational tours of organic gardens and market were a blast! We made rice paper, fresh spring rolls, money bags, fish wrapped in banana leaf, and eggplant in clay pot. Lyly was quick to adapt to my daughters mushroom allergy as well as answer all my many garden and market questions with ease! Absolutely a great class and use of time while in Hoi An, staffed with complete professionals. Thanks Lyly for teaching us so much so fast!!! Both my son and daughter have talked about the class many times since.


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Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems
A. Szuts, M. Sorrenti, L. Catenacci, G. Bettinetti, Piroska Szabó-Révész
IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo
Sugar esters (SEs) have a wide range of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) values (1-16) and hence can be applied as surfactants or as solubility or penetration enhancers. They can be used for hot melt technology and solvent method which are frequently applied techniques to preparation of solid dispersions. In this study drug-SE products were prepared by physical mixing, melt technology and solvent methods. The products were investigated by DSC, X-ray powder diffraction and dissolution tests. Diclofenac sodium (DS) as model drug and two SEs, P1670 (HLB=16) and S970 (HLB=9) were used for the preparation of the products. DSC curves revealed considerable melting range and enthalpy decreases for the DS-SE products. The dissolved drug molecules broke down the structures of the SEs but were not built into the crystalline phase of the carrier. The melt technology led to a solid dispersion while in the case of the solvent methods the DS was in molecularly dispersed form which resulted in faster dissolution. The drug release was influenced by the structures resulting from the various treatments, by the HLB and by the gel-forming behaviour of the SEs.
Drug release
Solid dispersion
Sugar ester
10.1007/s10973-008-9051-x
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Szuts, A., Sorrenti, M., Catenacci, L., Bettinetti, G., & Szabó-Révész, P. (2009). Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 95(3), 885-890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-008-9051-x
Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems. / Szuts, A.; Sorrenti, M.; Catenacci, L.; Bettinetti, G.; Szabó-Révész, Piroska.
In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 95, No. 3, 03.2009, p. 885-890.
Szuts, A, Sorrenti, M, Catenacci, L, Bettinetti, G & Szabó-Révész, P 2009, 'Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 885-890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-008-9051-x
Szuts A, Sorrenti M, Catenacci L, Bettinetti G, Szabó-Révész P. Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 2009 Mar;95(3):885-890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-008-9051-x
Szuts, A. ; Sorrenti, M. ; Catenacci, L. ; Bettinetti, G. ; Szabó-Révész, Piroska. / Investigation of the thermal and structural behaviour of diclofenac sodium-sugar ester surfactant systems. In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 2009 ; Vol. 95, No. 3. pp. 885-890.
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Home Motorcycle Racing News Ultimate Game Changer: Aprilia RSV4
Ultimate Game Changer: Aprilia RSV4
Ultimate SportBike
Editor's Note: The 2010 Ultimate MotorCycling Game Changers series will feature our picks and thoughts on the best bikes of 2010, based on design and technical merit, and to some degree looks, build-quality and image. For this series, price is irrelevant.
The Japanese Big Four have dominated the world's sportbike existence for what seems like forever, but due to the recent economic turmoil in the industry, their 2010 bikes didn't receive many, if any, major upgrades.
But some folks over in Italy had other plans, releasing a heavyweight contender for 2010 that we think beat out all the competition, the Aprilia RSV4 Factory…our 2010 Ultimate Game Changer in the Sportbike category
The difference over the others? First, unlike most Sportbikes, there's no inline four on this machine. Aprilia developed the bike with a V-Four, displacing 999cc to stay within the World Superbike regulations. The bike finally delivers the full promise of an all-out V-Four superbike engine configuration, the perfect comprise between the low-end torque and drivability of a V-Twin along with the screaming top-end of an inline four. The narrow, 65-degree V-Four creates 180 horsepower at 12,500 rpm, and is perfectly fitted into the frame for mass centralization.
"There is plenty of power down low, and great fun can be had without even bothering to reach the halfway point to the thin red line on the tach face," said Don Williams, editor of Ultimate Motorcycling magazine. "Power is brisk, even off idle, with a great head of steam developing at around 6000 rpm and lasting until the rev limiter gently does its job. Rest assured that if you're hitting the rev limiter in any gear, you are risking a ticket."
Power is right there with the Japanese Four and the BMW S1000RR with its whopping 193 horsepower, but where the Aprilia really dominates is in handling.
"The handling of the Aprilia RSV4 is extraordinarily precise, without being fussy," Williams said. "It constantly goaded me into taking turns harder and faster, and I never experienced a single moment of uncertainty. The Pirelli Diablo SuperCorsa tires deliver grip that is never relinquished, and the tightest or fastest corners are 100-percent drama-free. This Aprilia is one of those motorcycles that seem to disappear under your body, making you feel as if you're running down the roads, rather than riding. It's a spooky feeling, but one that gives unequalled confidence."
One notable feature that creates this "unequalled confidence" is the adjustable chassis built specifically for racetrack, which allows "parameters such as the position and inclination of the headstock, the height of the swingarm pin and even that of the engine to be changed." Added to this frame and swingarm made of aluminum with variable section castings and pressings are racing-derived components: fully adjustable Öhlins Racing fork and rear monoshock, an Öhlins Racing steering damper, Brembo monobloc calipers and forged aluminum rims.
Out of all the 2010 sportbikes, the Aprilia's suspension is downright trick due to its adjustability and compact design. And although the BMW S1000RR has more sophisticated electronics with racing ABS and traction control, the Aprilia is still a leader in technology.
A quick example is the electronically controlled variable length intake ducts; at low revs the long ducts favor torque, while shortening the ducts frees the engine to spin freely. Also, the throttle bodies are managed independently, allowing the quantity of fuel injected to be electronically controlled per cylinder.
Combine these racing-bred components with three modes (Race, full power; Sport, 25-percent less torque in first three gears; Road, overall power reduced by 25 percent), tripe map Ride-By-Wire throttle technology, and body work that features downright Italian sex appeal, and the Aprilia RSV4 takes the checkered flag for Ultimate Motorcycling's Game Changer of the Year in the sportbike category.
Ultimate MotorCycling magazine Publisher Arthur Coldwells adds, "The bike feels uncrashable–it's that ridiculously confidence inspiring. Constantly sucking you into a faster and faster corner entry speed, once you're through it's striking that the bike was capable of even more."
Honorable Mention: BMW S1000RR.
Aprilia Side Note: The Noale-based company currently has 40 world championship titles, including 33 in MotoGP. But after a three rounds of competition in the 2010 World Superbike Championship, the RSV4, piloted by the Italian Max Biaggi, already has four podium finishes, which includes back-to-back wins at Portimao.
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ADS Investment Solutions Licenses New FTSE Russel Saudi Arabia Index
New FTSE ADS Custom Saudi Minimum Variance Index developed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based ADS Investment Solutions
ADS Investment Solutions to launch ETF tracking the index to be listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Index designed to minimise volatility of the FTSE Saudi Arabia All Cap Index
Reflects growing demand from investors for benchmark and analytic solutions to facilitate investments into Saudi Arabia
FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, announced today that it has launched a new Saudi Arabia-focused index. The FTSE ADS Custom Saudi Minimum Variance Index has been developed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based international financial services company, ADS Investment Solutions. The index has been licensed by ADS Investment Solutions for a new exchange traded fund (ETF), incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), to be listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
The FTSE ADS Custom Saudi Minimum Variance Index employs a rules-based approach and has been designed to minimise the volatility of the FTSE Saudi Arabia All Cap Index, based on historical return information. The index has been carefully constructed with constraints applied to enhance diversification and to avoid over concentration to any particular stock or sector.
The launch follows FTSE Russell's recent interim country classification review and announcement confirming that Saudi Arabia will be promoted to Emerging Market status. FTSE Russell will begin including Saudi Arabian domestic stocks into the FTSE Emerging Index from March 2019. Saudi Arabia will be the largest Middle East market in the FTSE Emerging Index with an overall weighting of c. 2.7%. Within the FTSE Global All Cap Index, Saudi Arabia is projected to have an index weight of c. 0.25%. Due to this large projected size within the FTSE Emerging Index, FTSE Russell proposes to implement the inclusion of Saudi Arabia in several tranches to assist index trackers in their ability to efficiently replicate the underlying benchmark change. The inclusion is expected to be fully completed by December 2019.
Mark Makepeace, CEO, FTSE Russell:
"FTSE Russell has a strong track record of innovating for its global customers, creating a variety of custom products to capture different aspects of the market. We are delighted to collaborate with ADS Investment Solutions, to support the development of the local capital markets and the growing demand for investment in the Middle East. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with leading providers such as ADS Investment Solutions to bring new index-linked strategies to the market
Mahmood Ebraheem Al Mahmood, Chairman of ADS Investment Solutions:
"This strategic step is crucial for the financial services market in the region. The creation of a new fund platform in ADGM will open the door for local and regional investors, allowing them to capitalise on opportunities through trading in this local market. This initiative is in line with the strategic visions of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to be key players in the financial services industry. We are keen to join efforts with FTSE Russell to offer our investors the opportunities to invest in the Saudi market. This approach is supported by our long history and experience in the financial services sector."


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Current Page: CSOE $20M NSF Grant
The Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry Awarded $20M NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the U's Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry (CSOE) a grant to fund the center's Phase II development. The center merges synthetic organic chemistry and electrochemistry to develop safe and sustainable chemical production methods.
"CSOE has brought together a unique multi-disciplinary team to develop next-generation chemical transformations for chemical synthesis," said Shelley Minteer, professor of chemistry and CSOE director. The Phase II grant announced today will total $20 million of center funding over five years. "It allows us to expand our team to bring in new synthetic chemistries, new predictive theory and new surface chemistries to tackle bigger problems in synthetic chemistry," Minteer said.
Watch CSOE members introduce the center here.
"We are delighted to announce the newly minted Phase II NSF CSOE," said Dave Berkowitz, division director for the NSF Division of Chemistry. "This internationally recognized team of chemists is rewriting the methods for modern synthetic chemistry by adapting approaches and hardware from the electrochemistry lab. The CSOE team has already expanded the realm of the possible, and going forward, the impacts are expected to be far-reaching, from simplifying sophisticated syntheses to retooling large scale industrial processes, and could help to revolutionize industries of the future."
The U.S. chemical industry generates nearly 200 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year, and many chemical manufacturing processes involve toxic or dangerous substances. CSOE, Minteer said, has a strong commitment to improving the safety and sustainability of chemical production. Electrosynthesis, which uses the movement of electrons between anodes and cathodes to effect chemical transformations, can lead to improved processes. "However," Minteer said, "neither synthetic organic chemists nor electrochemists can solve this problem by themselves."
In 2017, the CSOE launched in Phase I, building a multidisciplinary team of synthetic organic chemists, electrochemists, materials scientists, computational scientists and surface scientists. Phase I includes collaborators from the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Minnesota, but will expand in Phase II to include collaborators at Brown University, California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, San Diego State University, University of Michigan and Washington University.
The center has already made significant advances. Traditional electrode materials aren't stable in the chemical conditions required for some desirable reactions. So, CSOE scientists used the same designs that made lithium ion batteries safer and more stable to build stable electrodes.
One of the center's researchers, postdoctoral scholar Christian Malapit, came to the U to integrate his organic synthesis expertise with electrochemistry in the labs of Minteer and distinguished professor Matt Sigman. While at CSOE, he's mentored a diverse group of six undergraduates through the Science Research Initiative (SRI), which is under the leadership of Minteer and distinguished professor Henry White.
"CSOE has brought a very unique aspect to my research career," Malapit said, "as it allowed me to work on several projects and collaborate with six different research groups within and outside the U."
Learn more at the CSOE website here.
Find this news release with photos here
Shelley Minteer, director, Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry, tel: 801-587-8325, e-mail: minteer@chem.utah.edu
Paul Gabrielsen, science writer, University of Utah Communications, tel: 801-505-8253, e-mail: paul.gabrielsen@utah.edu


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