Does your job involve creating content? Then you're probably running software from Adobe.
It's hard to match the power of Photoshop, the depth of InDesign or the intricacy of Illustrator – though Apple is having a pretty good crack at Premiere Pro with Final Cut. Dreamweaver is in a world of its own, and Flash can make iPhone apps (but Apple may be about to prevent this).
Creative Suite 5 is due out next month and as always, it comes in a choice of editions. We've had a thorough play with the popular Design Premium apps, so let's look at why you should be getting excited.
Oh, and you can read a longer version of this article and find out what's new in the other CS apps in the June 2010 issue of MacFormat.
Blemish removal like you've never seen it before – if only it was real life Photoshop has been around for 20 years now, and it's getting hard to imagine what more Adobe could add. But it always seems to come up with something, and CS5 is no exception. One of the cleverest features in CS4 was Content-Aware Scaling.
This lets you change the proportions of a picture – say, a landscape – without squashing key features within it, such as people. It does work, with a bit of help, but if we're honest there aren't all that many occasions when it's actually needed.
CS5 introduces a similar concept that we reckon will see a lot more use. It's called Content-Aware Fill. Select any area of an image (with the Lasso or any of the usual tools) and press ∫. You're offered various fill options, the default being Content-Aware, which does what you'd otherwise attempt with the Clone Stamp: borrows surrounding areas of the image to fill the selected area seamlessly.
WOW: Content-Aware Fill completes a wonky image with no trouble at all – spooky!
Does it work? Well, all right, not always. Sometimes it looks too far afield, so part of the foreground might get filled with sky; sometimes it behaves like a clone tool newbie, creating obvious repeats and leaving hard lines around edits. (You can help avoid the latter by feathering your selection.) And it can take half a minute or so to complete.
So why are we excited about it? Because when it does work, it saves loads of time on a very common task. A quick drag and a click removes unwanted elements from irregular surroundings. You might have to fix a glitch here and there, but the donkey work is done. And it's not only good for patching over objects.
When you've rotated a picture or stitched it together from multiple shots, you'll have an odd-shaped empty area around it. Instead of cropping this off, you can Content-Aware Fill it. This sounds mad, but often it works miraculously well, as you can see on the right.
Although we've picked Content-Aware Fill as our most exciting feature of Photoshop CS5, it was a close race: Puppet Warp is a new reshaping tool that's more precise than Liquify, and HDR Toning creates stunning tone-mapping effects.
The new Refine Edge tools may finally make it practical to cut out impossible subjects like wispy hair without third-party add-ons; the Mixer Brush brings wet blending to Photoshop for the first time; and for Extended users, Repoussè is a 3D extrusion tool reminiscent of Adobe Dimensions. Oh, and DSLR snappers not only get Adobe Camera Raw 6, but also smarter lens correction filters which can be profiled for any lens.
For original artwork, scalable logos and eyepopping technical illustrations, vector drawing is an essential pro graphics skill.
While Illustrator has never pretended to make it easy, it has offered a growing range of ways to bring life to your basic skeleton of vector paths. But the devil is in the detail: ironing out the kinks and achieving perfection can prove almost impossible – and vector artists are nothing if not perfectionists. That's why they're going to like CS5.
Among its innovations is a bunch of ways to tweak what you've drawn. First among them is variable width strokes. It's long been possible to draw lines that vary along their length by applying a tapering brush. Now you can click to add width points to any path and drag handles to widen it at that point.
Effects scale to follow. Dashes, arrowheads and complex brushes gain comprehensive controls, ensuring they stretch and repeat as you intended.
And with 9-slice scaling, you can draw objects such as labelled buttons that scale intelligently: for example, preserving the roundness of corners and proportions of text while adjusting in length to fit another space.
Flash is popular with graphic designers as a way to get into interactive media through their creative skills rather than from a programming background. But the more capable Flash gets, the harder it looks to newcomers. If you just want to make a simple animation that displays stuff when a user clicks buttons, help is at hand.
Flash Pro itself comes with Code Snippets to help you do more without having to write your own ActionScript.
And new to Creative Suite is Flash Catalyst, which adds interaction and animation to artwork you create in Photoshop, Fireworks (the graphics optimiser and web prototyper included with CS) and Illustrator, or indeed video from Premiere Pro and AfterEffects.
The end result can be an SWF file or an Adobe AIR app, both compatible with a variety of platforms. Flash Catalyst lets you design interactive content without the code. It does have a code view for tinkerers; it also integrates with Flash Builder to add more technical functionality, such as accessing database content.
And finally, it gets away from Flash Pro's timeline-based approach, which can confuse simple projects. Promising.


Samuel Chapman was born in 1860. He eventually became chairman of Scott, Son and Company. A member of the Conservative Party, he served on the Perthshire Education Committee.
In November 1922 he was elected to the House of Commons to represent Edinburgh South. He became involved in right-wing politics in the 1930s. He was also one of the leading campaigners against Jews from Germany being allowed into the country.
Members of the Right Club included Chapman, William Joyce, Anna Wolkoff, Joan Miller, A. K. Chesterton, Francis Yeats-Brown, Lord Redesdale, 5th Duke of Wellington, Duke of Westminster, E. H. Cole, John Stourton, Thomas Hunter, Aubrey Lees, Ernest Bennett, Charles Kerr, John MacKie, James Edmondson, Mavis Tate, Marquess of Graham, Margaret Bothamley, Earl of Galloway, H. T. Mills, Richard Findlay and Serrocold Skeels.
Samuel Chapman, who retired from the House of Commons in June 1945, died on 28th April 1947.


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By: Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Martin Freeman
Series: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 5
Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on.
In love with the girl
By Dusty Harrison on 10-15-15
Life, the Universe, and Everything
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 3
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads - so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.
It's my favorite of the series
By J. Morgan on 02-03-07
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.
It's just not fun anymore
By Krist on 05-12-19
And Another Thing...
By: Eoin Colfer
Narrated by: Simon Jones
Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has not been entirely without incident.Arthur has traveled the length, breadth, and depth of known, and unknown, space. He has stumbled forward and backward through time. He has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released, and colorfully insulted more than is strictly necessary.
A delightful return to the H2G2 Universe
By John Williams on 10-15-09
The Salmon of Doubt
Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Narrated by: Simon Jones, Christopher Cerf, Richard Dawkins, and others
Rescued from his beloved Macintosh, The Salmon of Doubt provides us with the opportunity to linger and frolic one last time in the uniquely entertaining and richly informative mind of Douglas Adams. For the millions of readers who expressed their grief and shock at his untimely death, this is a treasure; his final book and our last chance to see new work from an acknowledged comic genius.
This is not the book you are seeking
By Paul on 04-09-12
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
5 out of 5 stars 41,144
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Fun nonsense
By Randall on 04-25-09
Narrated by: Douglas Adams
There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.
Sadly, it's abridged
By George T. Crawford on 10-29-11
Dirk Gently
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dramatised)
Narrated by: Harry Enfield
Harry Enfield exuberantly returns as Dirk Gently, who, fallen on hard times and dressed as a gypsy woman, is using his irritatingly accurate clairvoyant powers to read palms. He is saved when a frantic client turns up with a ludicrous story about being stalked by a goblin waving a contract accompanied by a hairy, green-eyed, scythe-wielding monster.
THIS IS NOT THE LONG DARK TEA TIME OF THE SOUL
By Lori Beeler on 10-31-20
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Live in Concert
Author Douglas Adams kidnapped an audience and held them hostage for 90 minutes at London's Almeida Theatre. The audience members were subjected to extremely hot August temperatures and Adams's dramatic solo performances of excerpts and scenes from his wildly funny Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy.
A Live Performance
By Sean on 12-31-03
Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Simon Jones, Neil Gaiman
First published in 1986 and updated several times since, Don't Panic is in an in-depth exploration of Douglas Adams's cultural phenomenon The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - from its beginnings as a UK radio series, to its expansion into a wildly popular book trilogy, and onto incarnations in various media including stage, records, film, computer games, and even, um, tea towels.
Neil, the Universe and Douglas Adams
By tru britty on 08-17-20
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Albums
Two Full-Cast Audio Dramatisations
Narrated by: Full Cast, Peter Jones, Simon Jones, and others
When Earthman Arthur Dent learns that first his house and then his planet are about to be bulldozed, it's the beginning of an interplanetary adventure for him and his friend, Ford Prefect. After fleeing Earth they hitch a lift with hoopy frood Zaphod Beeblebrox, who hurtles from one improbability to another - literally. With Trillian and Marvin the Paranoid Android in tow, the answer to life, the universe and everything is soon revealed: 42. But what was the question?
Disappointing Audio Quality
By Bruce on 05-22-20
Doctor Who: Classic TV Adventures Collection One
Seven full-cast BBC TV soundtracks
By: Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis, Malcolm Hulke, and others
Narrated by: Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and others
Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker star as the Doctor in these seven narrated full-cast TV soundtracks of classic Doctor Who TV serials. The stories are 'The Tomb of the Cybermen' (narrated by Frazer Hines); 'Doctor Who and the Silurians' (narrated by Caroline John); 'The Sea Devils' (narrated by Katy Manning); 'The Curse of Peladon' (narrated by Katy Manning); 'The Monster of Peladon' (narrated by Elisabeth Sladen); 'The Pirate Planet' (narrated by John Leeson); and 'Destiny of the Daleks' (narrated by Lalla Ward).
Excellent "read"
By David Hiles on 10-07-17
By: Kit Pedler, and others
Dirk Gently: Two BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramas
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Narrated by: Harry Enfield, Olivia Colman, Jan Ravens, and others
The complete BBC Radio collection bringing together two full-cast dramatisations of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently novels. In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Dirk Gently has an unshakable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and he's drawn into a four-billion-year-old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction....
this is NOT the actual books.
By AliceInWonderland on 02-11-21
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Quintessential Phase (Dramatized)
Narrated by: Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Full Cast
While frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker's Guide HQ. Meanwhile, on one of many versions of Earth, a blonder, more American Trillian gets tangled up with a party of lost aliens having an identity crisis. And just when Arthur thinks he has found his true vocation on the backwater planet of Lamuella, the original Trillian turns up with more than a little spanner in the works. A stolen ship, a dramatic stampede and a new and sinister Guide lead to a race to save the Earth...again. But this time, will they succeed?
Finally, what I was waiting for
By W. Seligman on 10-13-05
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Tertiary Phase (Dramatized)
Don't panic! The Hitchhiker's saga continues with a brand new full-cast dramatisation of Life, the Universe and Everything, the third book in Douglas Adams's famous 'trilogy in five parts'.
Dramatization, not the book.
By Tim Tringle on 03-23-11
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Quandary Phase (Dramatized)
Don't panic! The Hitchhiker's saga returns once again with a full-cast dramatisation of So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, the fourth book in Douglas Adams's famous 'trilogy in five parts'. The Earth has miraculously reappeared and, even more miraculously, Arthur Dent has found it. Returning to his cottage after...well...ages, he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. But Ford Prefect is on to something which might well burst Arthur's bubble.
Getting Better
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase (Dramatized)
By: Eoin Colfer, Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Jane Horrocks, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing-Davey, and others
The brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast series based on And Another Thing… the sixth book in the famous Hitchhiker's Guide 'trilogy'. Forty years on from the first ever radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent and friends return in six brand new episodes, in which they are thrown back into the Whole General Mish Mash in a rattling adventure involving Viking Gods and Irish Confidence Tricksters, with our first glimpse of Eccentrica Gallumbits and a brief but memorable moment with The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast Of Traal.
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the HHGG.
By J. Mormino on 04-21-18
By: Eoin Colfer, and others
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatized)
Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - Fit the First to Fit the Sixth - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend. The original series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope's version of the familiar theme tune and specially re-recorded announcements by John Marsh.
Do Not Get This Version
It's not just a trilogy any more. In the fifth book of this popular series, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, and immediately all hell breaks loose. In short, it's up to him to save the world from total multi-dimensional obliteration, the Guide from a hostile alien takeover, and the daughter he never knew he had from herself. A tall order, to say the least. And one he's really not up to, thank you very much.
Don't miss the first parts of the series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
©1992 Serious Productions, Ltd (P)2006 Random House, Inc.
"Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist....He is anything but harmless." (The Washington Post Book World)
"Hitchhiker fans rejoice!...[Here's] more of the same zany nonsensical mayhem." (The New York Times Book Review)
Featured Article: Best Book Trilogies to Listen to Right Now
Here's why good things come in threes! Everyone knows the famous expression "Three's a crowd!"—but that sentiment doesn't ring true when it comes to books. But what are the best trilogies of all time? With thousands of amazing trilogies out there, it's hard to narrow it down. We've compiled some book trilogies that represent the best of the best—and don't worry about spoilers; we've only described the first book of the series in each entry.
What listeners say about Mostly Harmless
E in Atlanta
Darkest Adams Book
Likely the best written of Adams' novels, prepare yourself for the dark ending. Tight plot, excellent pacing, and truly a bummer. Loved Freeman's acting, would like to hear his candid opinions on Adams' work outside of the publicity he did for the movie.
Joe Potter
The end....
Great story, however, was a little disappointed in the way it ended. so I guess I'm going on to the next book, AND ANOTHER THING.
splendid :)
a bit too much in the music added, but a lovely listen to! I enjoyed the robot special effects quite a bit
Most of the book is fairly good, but not his best. The story is building to a massive crescendo with all of the parts coming together, and then it flops at the end. I know the author was struggling with some stuff in his personal life and has admitted that even he regrets the ending. But, there is some hope in the ending, if you make your own conclusions.
Mercury Lemur
Book 5 is the weakest of the Trilogy
...but still very, very good! Martin Freeman does a wonderful job bringing the story to life.
Great story with an ok conclusion
I love the addition of the characters Random, Colin, and Trisha. Very well rounded story that comes back to previous entries to complete the over arching storyline. A few things that you dont get in this final book are, for one, Fenchurch, whom I loved from Thanks for all the fish. She just disappears. Also no Zaphod. I love the new worlds we are introduced to though. Such as, Lumuella and NowWhat. Both had very vivid descriptions. Overall fun and new.
Dakota Joseph Spears
the most emotional entry of the series so far!
Martin brings to life another riveting tale of space misadventure! The story being a bit more serious makes the novel feel shorter than the others, and leaves you begging for the next entry.
Craig H.
Love Hitchiking
Hitchhiker is just plain fun. I loved the series when i was young. I read it in college, and again in Med school, and again when i started reading for pleasure again, and now I am going to listen to them all.
I cannot wait. I just wish Douglas was alive for more, but I am about to read Coffer's installment (or try) for a 6th book in the series.
Seventh time's a charm
I really enjoyed my seventh time of this book. It's been almost 20 years since my sixth reading, and almost 30 since my first. Everyone needs to read this at least four times in their lives.
Jared T. H. Laswell
Ending :(
It has some great writing and a lot of made up words but, gosh. That ending. Poor Arthur.

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South Sudan: Violation of ceasefire leaves 18 dead, blame game continues
The warring sides in South Sudan accused each other of launching attacks that killed 18 civilians and violated the latest peace deal aimed at ending the nearly five-year-old conflict.
Lul Ruai Koang, spokesman for the government military SPLA said rebels attacked Maban in Upper Nile state in the far northeast near the border with Sudan on Sunday.
Government forces responded and in the battle rebels killed 18 civilians and wounded 44, he said. The dead included three Ethiopians and two Sudanese.
"The area is tense and the bodies have been buried," he said. "People have not yet gone back to their homes. The area is deserted."
Lam Paul Gabriel, deputy spokesman for the opposition SPLA-IO said their forces had been "heavily bombarded" by the military in the Maban area on Sunday and denied attacking civilians, saying: "It is not the policy of SPLM-IO to attack civilians."
South Sudan's civil war
South Sudan was plunged into war in 2013 after a political disagreement between President Salva Kiir and his former vice President Riek Machar exploded into a military confrontation.
The fighting has uprooted about a quarter of the country's 12 million population, slashed oil production and ruined the economy.
A peace pact last week that included a ceasefire that took effect on Saturday was the second attempt by regional mediators to try to end the war after a deal in 2015 failed.
AU chief says "time to act on South Sudan," signaling possibility of sanctions
South Sudan prepares to welcome Pope Francis
South Sudan set for Pope Francis visit
Three aid workers killed in attacks South Sudan - UN
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New Details Emerge on Jean-Luc Godard's Next Feature 'Image et Parole'
Nick Newman○ December 27, 2016
No in-development film casts a shadow quite like Jean-Luc Godard's Image et Parole, which would still be a major point of focus if it wasn't the follow-up to one of this decade's finest works. (And if he wasn't perhaps the greatest living filmmaker, and if he wasn't on quite the roll as of late, and, and, and…) Word has been awfully slim, merely ranging from a 2014 notice that he was "already hard at work on a new project" and, earlier this year, Cannes President Thierry Frémaux telling us the man had "just started shooting his next film."
It turns out that was, fortunately, inaccurate: Wild Bunch's Vincent Maraval told Screen Daily that Godard has been in production "for nearly two years now" across Arab nations, in turn revealing the picture serves as "a reflection on the Arab world today among other subjects" through a mix of fact and fiction. Being that just about everything Godard's touched could be described as "a reflection on [thing] among other subjects" through a mix of fact and fiction, I doubt any of us will consider this update a truly solid image of what's to come. But at least it might come before long: Wild Bunch hoped to have it prepared for next year's Cannes Film Festival; and while it won't be, a window of five-or-so months even being considered feasible could (read: could) be taken as some affirmation.
Thanks to an interview conducted this summer, and just posted to the Russian publication Seance (via Keyframe), those who've got a decent grasp of the Cyrillic alphabet can still catch up with Godard. He here expands on Image et Parole, and though the translation is a bit rough, one might find interest in what's been stated:
"I'm doing a very long introduction. As if, before going to see the whole hand, we must consider each finger individually. So, I give the first five elements: the war, travel, the law (as Montesquieu, The Spirit of Laws) … some other and the latter is called Central Region, in memory of one of American underground films — and then It has gone hand. This little story, I borrowed from one uninteresting books and entitled as Happy Arabia — this epithet travelers of the XIX century (such as Alexandre Dumas) awarded today the poverty-stricken region, the Middle East. The action takes place in one of the local countries where there are oil; people are satisfied with this state of affairs, but their ruler wants to rule over the other Arab countries. He devises of pseudo, which eventually fails, and everything is back to normal. I shoot without actors, they do not need me here. But there is a storyteller, if read out excerpts from the book, and we broadly understand the story, which is a kind of parable."
That wonkiness actually proves rather amusing when we get to Michel Hazanavicius' Louis Garrel-led biopic, Redoubtable, about which Godard (more or less) says, "Oh, to even hear about it do not want to! I do not like it. Although, in fact, do not care. Stupid idea, stupid."
I'd say "never change," but, good Lord, the man just turned 86 and shows no signs of slowing down. I hope he isn't even close to done.
Nick Newman
Nick lives in New York with his cats Drenka and Telemachus.
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Everything has potential. Even the worst storm brings new plants into the world, helps clear the air between the sky and ground, and gives people an opportunity to spend a weekend alone. —Beach Sloth
Beach Sloth reviews do not initially appear to be reviews at all, and many people I meet seem perplexed by his style. In comment sections on Facebook and in conversations at readings, people have raised concerns that his style is far too positive and lighthearted for a "serious" reviewer. This confusion is less surprising when compared to the overwhelming number of reviews that rely on a traditional format where the reviewer speaks from a place of authority, bestowing his/her opinion onto the reader as fact. If Beach Sloth reviews are measured according to this standard, then yes – he certainly fails; however, I don't believe that these are Sloth's aims.
Instead, Sloth reviews by providing personal reactions to a piece. Often moving chronologically through the work, he provides prompts for further reflection and draws parallels to a multitude of topics outside the work, ultimately creating a new type of review. In the Beach Sloth review, we examine meaning in an adjacent space created from Sloth's own experience with the piece. He uses humor and playfulness to further separate himself from other reviewers. His writing is poetic, at times conceptual, and often references periods of history. In a recent review of Wolf Doctors by Russ Woods, Sloth writes:
Missed connections rarely happen in the world of Wolf Doctors. Individuals get together all of the time. Whether or not they can clean teeth and provide scrambled eggs really depends on a lot of factors. Yes it is easy to fall for anyone especially in the autumn as a leaf.
As with most reviews, it helps to read both Sloth's review and the reviewed work. A Sloth review requires special attention because it is less of an analysis of whether or not the work lives up to the literary canon. I believe the reviews are not overly critical because Sloth values everything he reviews. This eliminates critique entirely, and allows Sloth to take more creative freedom with non-fiction writing. New Journalism, a style of writing developed by the likes of Tom Wolfe and Truman Capote, aimed to infuse creative technique into the non-fiction realm. In "The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson," Tom Wolfe writes:
…and then at this point he puts his right hand up in front of him as if he is groping through fog, and his eyeballs glaze over and he looks out in the distance and he describes Junior Johnson roaring over the ridges of Wilkes County as if it is the ghost of Zapata he is describing, bounding over the Sierras on a white horse to rouse the peasants.
Similar to Wolfe, Sloth consistently utilizes literary methods in his reviews to showcase his own creative and descriptive abilities. Sloth places himself in the center of his review, his experience with the reviewed work propelling the simultaneous connection to the author.
A flattering Sloth review is meatier than his other reviews, illustrating meaningful connections and points for further discussion, referencing everything from pop culture to the Great Lakes. While traditional reviews often do this as well, Sloth's, toolkit borrows from Conceptualism, Alt Lit, and Flarf poetry. His conclusions stem from the depths of conceptual Internet writing, where seemingly unrelated ideas come together to form a novel idea.
Open minds allow plenty of tidbits of information to come flowing into them. Media saturates everything near them. People consume the media because it costs nothing. Information is free. What is tricky is determining what information has value for a future point in time. —Beach Sloth review of Actual Person by Deanna Havas
Beach Sloth's blog is the main vehicle for his work, and his site boasts over 550,000 hits. His readership covers 190 countries, and his recognition continues to grow. He has been cited in Brooklyn Vol 1., The Gaurdian, Dazed Magazine, and The Fader. When not writing reviews, Sloth writes his own poetry, which heavily influences his review style. The Yolo Pages reading at Mellow Pages Library showcased Beach Sloth among other writers featured in the anthology including Steve Roggenbuck, Sharon Mesmer, Jacob Bakkila, and others. His creative work has appeared in Spork Press, Electric Literature, Metazen, Reality Hands, and others. I Want to Youtube Down the Rivers of America is Beach Sloth's first chapbook, with a collection poetry forthcoming this fall.
Sloth's reviews and creative work maintain a consistent voice, yet Beach Sloth remains anonymous, hiding all identifying details from his readers. If Sloth performs or attends a reading he reveals his physical appearance, but few know his life offline. He has become a persona, a myth. And like Wolfe says of Junior Johnson, Sloth "has followers who need to keep him, symbolically, riding through nighttime like a demon."
Kalliopi Mathios is the author of the chapbook horse girl (Plain Wrap Press 2014). Her writing has appeared in Metazen, Dazed, Keep This Bag Away From Children, and Electric Lit. Kalliopi is the curator of the Blackmail Reading Series. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can find her on Twitter at @kalliopimathios.
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He said that he was surprised to see so many people waiting for him outside and confessed that he really wanted to eat chicken and pizza while in the army. He also shared that BLACKPINK gave him a lot of strength while going through the difficult training too. He then sang a bit of Jennie's debut track 'SOLO'.
You can watch the clip below. BLACKPINK was mentioned around 1:45~1:58 mark.


The legend says that the island called Pathiramannal is formed when Vilwamangalath Swamiyaar, an ardont devotee of Lord Krishna wanted to do his evening rituals, the lake had made way for the land rising from below for him. This small biodiversity is a paradise for many migratory birds and is located between Thanneermukkam and Kumarakom. It is only accessible through water.
These regions are wonders of the indigenous agricultural engineering know-how of Kerala and remind the visitor of the famous dikes of Holland. Extensive areas of Land have been reclaimed from the backwaters and are protected by dikes built all around . Here cultivation and habitation are made possible four to ten feet below Sea Level. A leisurely cruise along the Canals that surround these Kayals is a memorable experience.
'Karumadikkuuttan' , a renowned Buddhist pilgrim centre in Karumady, Ambalapuzha about 20 Km towards south east to the district head quarters on Ambalapuzha-Thiruvalla Road. 'Karumadikkuttan' is a special Buddha statue made of solid black granite, dates back to the 11th century. The site is today under the protection of Kerala Archaeology Department. People from across the nation and abroad come here to pay homage and seek blessings, as stories about its wonderful healing properties have spread far and wide.
20 km south of Alappuzha, Mahakavi Kumaranasan, one of the greatest poets of modern Kerala is laid to rest here. He was the P.D Shelly of Malayalam Literature. Kumaranasan brought great changes in literature and could give the clarions call for changing the society also.
A.R Rajaraja Varma Valiya Koyithampuran who was famous as 'Kerala Panini' was a great poet and grammarian. The Malayalam literature is much indebted to Sri. A.R Thampuran. Saradha Mandiram was built by him as his residence. Now it is bought by the State Govt. & kept as his memorial.
Krishnapuram Palace Built by Marthandavarma Maharaja at Kayamkulam in Karthikappally Taluk is famous for its mural depicting the story of 'Gajendramoksham'. Dating back to the 18th century, this exquisite piece of art is one of the largest murals in Kerala. This Palace museum houses antique sculptures, paintings and bronzes.
This is one of the most popular picnic spots in Alappuzha. The pier, which extends into the sea here, is over 137 years old. Entertainment facilities at the Vijaya Beach Park add to the attractions of the beach. There is also an old light house which is greatly fascinating to visitors.
The park offers boating facilities and a swimming pool.
Picnic spot with children's park & boating facilities.


Just like their students, experienced teachers in Idaho looking for a bonus will have to show their work under a plan recently adopted by the Idaho State Board of Education.
Teachers with at least eight years of experience will have to submit a portfolio documenting how they meet the standards required to receive a master teacher premium. These $4,000 bonuses won't go into effect until 2019, but the board wants to give enough time to teachers and schools district for preparation.
If approved, teachers will receive the $4,000 bonus for three years. After that, teachers will need to resubmit an updated portfolio, but theoretically it's possible for teachers to receive a master teacher premium for the rest of their career.
Mark Jones, a Boise principal who helped draft the plan, said an independent committee will review the portfolios to determine if they meet the criteria for a bonus. Standards include mastery in leadership, professional growth and instructional methods. The board chose to use portfolios rather than tie the bonuses solely to evaluations or student achievement.
"Based on everything that's out there, this is probably our best option," Jones said.
Eligible teachers must not only have eight years of experience, but must also spend three consecutive years in the classroom before applying. Just how many teachers will be eligible for the new bonuses is unknown. The board won't finalize the estimated cost of paying for the premiums until next year.
School districts that do not want to use the state method will have the option of drafting their own. However, districts will need approval from the board to ensure that teachers are being reviewed fairly across the state.
Master teacher premiums are part a five-year pay plan designed to attract and retain teachers. Idaho lawmakers approved the so-called career ladder in 2015.


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Prolonged acidosis is a feature of SGLT2i-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis
Mohammed Faraz Rafey, Arslan Butt, Barry Coffey, Lisa Reddington, Aiden Devitt, David Lappin and Francis M Finucane
We describe two cases of SGLT2i-induced euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis, which took longer than we anticipated to treat despite initiation of our DKA protocol. Both patients had an unequivocal diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, had poor glycaemic control with a history of metformin intolerance and presented with relatively vague symptoms post-operatively. Neither patient had stopped their SGLT2i pre-operatively, but ought to have by current treatment guidelines.
SGLT2i-induced EDKA is a more protracted and prolonged metabolic derangement and takes approximately twice as long to treat as hyperglycaemic ketoacidosis.
Surgical patients ought to stop SGLT2i medications routinely pre-operatively and only resume them after they have made a full recovery from the operation.
While the mechanistic basis for EDKA remains unclear, our observation of marked ketonuria in both patients suggests that impaired ketone excretion may not be the predominant metabolic lesion in every case.
Measurement of insulin, C-Peptide, blood and urine ketones as well as glucagon and renal function at the time of initial presentation with EDKA may help to establish why this problem occurs in specific patients.
POEMS syndrome: a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency in a young male
Joanna Prokop, João Estorninho, Sara Marote, Teresa Sabino, Aida Botelho de Sousa, Eduardo Silva and Ana Agapito
POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal protein and Skin changes) is a rare multisystemic disease. Clinical presentation is variable, the only mandatory criteria being polyneuropathy and monoclonal gammapathy in association with one major and one minor criterion. Primary adrenal insufficiency is rarely reported. We describe a case of a 33-year-old patient, in whom the presenting symptoms were mandibular mass, chronic sensory-motor peripheral polyneuropathy and adrenal insufficiency. The laboratory evaluation revealed thrombocytosis, severe hyperkalemia with normal renal function, normal protein electrophoresis and negative serum immunofixation for monoclonal protein. Endocrinologic laboratory work-up confirmed Addison's disease and revealed subclinical primary hypothyroidism. Thoracic abdominal CT showed hepatosplenomegaly, multiple sclerotic lesions in thoracic vertebra and ribs. The histopathologic examination of the mandibular mass was nondiagnostic. Bone marrow biopsy revealed plasma cell dyscrasia and confirmed POEMS syndrome. Axillary lymphadenopathy biopsy: Castleman's disease. Gluco-mineralocorticoid substitution and levothyroxine therapy were started with clinical improvement. Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) was planned, cyclophosphamide induction was started. Meanwhile the patient suffered two ischemic strokes which resulted in aphasia and hemiparesis. Cerebral angiography revealed vascular lesions compatible with vasculitis and stenosis of two cerebral arteries. The patient deceased 14 months after the diagnosis. The young age at presentation, multiplicity of manifestations and difficulties in investigation along with the absence of serum monoclonal protein made the diagnosis challenging. We report this case to highlight the need to consider POEMS syndrome in differential diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in association with endocrine abnormalities even in young patients.
POEMS syndrome is considered a 'low tumor burden disease' and the monoclonal protein in 15% of cases is not found by immunofixation.
Neuropathy is the dominant characteristic of POEMS syndrome and it is peripheral, ascending, symmetric and affecting both sensation and motor function.
Endocrinopathies are a frequent feature of POEMS syndrome, but the cause is unknown.
The most common endocrinopathies are hypogonadism, primary hypothyroidism and abnormalities in glucose metabolism.
There is no standard therapy; however, patients with disseminated bone marrow involvement are treated with chemotherapy with or without HCT.
Rapid pleural effusion after discontinuation of lenvatinib in a patient with pleural metastasis from thyroid cancer
Taisuke Uchida, Hideki Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Nagamine, Tadato Yonekawa, Eriko Nakamura, Nobuhiro Shibata, Fumiaki Kawano, Yujiro Asada and Masamitsu Nakazato
We report a case of rapid pleural effusion after discontinuation of lenvatinib. A 73-year-old woman was diagnosed with poorly differentiated thyroid cancer with right pleural metastasis. Weekly paclitaxel treatment was performed for 18 weeks, but it was not effective. Oral administration of lenvatinib, a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor, reduced the size of cervical and thoracic tumors and lowered serum thyroglobulin levels. Lenvatinib was discontinued on day 28 because of Grade 2 thrombocytopenia and Grade 3 petechiae. Seven days after discontinuation of lenvatinib, the patient was hospitalized because of dyspnea and right pleural effusion. Pleural effusion rapidly improved with drainage and re-initiation of lenvatinib and did not recur. Anorexia caused by lenvatinib led to undernutrition, which resulted in death 13 months after initiation of lenvatinib. Autopsy revealed extensive necrosis with primary and metastatic lesions, suggesting that the patient responded to lenvatinib. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of flare-up in patients with thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib.
Autopsy findings revealed that lenvatinib was efficacious in treating poorly differentiated thyroid cancer without primary lesion resection.
Flare-up phenomenon may occur in thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib.
Attention should be paid to flare-up phenomenon within a few days of discontinuing lenvatinib.
Hyponatremia after anticoagulant treatment: a rare cause of adrenal failure
Benedetta Zampetti, Roberto Attanasio and Renato Cozzi
A 69-year-old male was admitted for severe hyponatremia disclosed after an accidental fall. He was anticoagulated from 2 months after the implantation of a biologic aortic valve prosthesis. The work-up disclosed adrenal failure and MRI showed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage. Clinical picture and lab parameters normalized quickly after the appropriate replacement treatment. Anticoagulation excess should be added to the list of drugs potentially causing hyponatremia.
Hyponatremia requires a complete and timely workup in order to start an appropriate treatment for the improvement of clinical conditions.
History is crucial: a detailed list of drugs potentially causing hyponatremia should be collected. Anticoagulants should be added to the list, mostly in the event of excessive anticoagulation.
Intra-adrenal hemorrhage is a rare cause of hyponatremia and adrenal failure.
The ACTH test is still the gold standard for the diagnosis of hypoadrenalism.
Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasm with late liver metastasis
Bernardo Marques, Raquel G Martins, Guilherme Tralhão, Joana Couto, Sandra Saraiva, Henrique Ferrão, João Ribeiro, Jacinta Santos, Teresa Martins, Ana Teresa Cadime and Fernando Rodrigues
Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms (GNENs) are classified into three types according to their aetiology. We present a clinical case of a female patient of 66 years and a well-differentiated (grade 2), type 3 GNEN with late liver metastasis (LM). The patient underwent surgical excision of a gastric lesion at 50 years of age, without any type of follow-up. Sixteen years later, she was found to have a neuroendocrine tumour (NET) metastatic to the liver. The histological review of the gastric lesion previously removed confirmed that it was a NET measuring 8 mm, pT1NxMx (Ki67 = 4%). 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT reported two LM and a possible pancreatic tumour/gastric adenopathy. Biopsies of the lesion were repeatedly inconclusive. She had a high chromogranin A, normal gastrin levels and negative anti-parietal cell and intrinsic factor antibodies, which is suggestive of type 3 GNEN. She underwent total gastrectomy and liver segmentectomies (segment IV and VII) with proven metastasis in two perigastric lymph nodes and both with hepatic lesions (Ki67 = 5%), yet no evidence of local recurrence. A 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT was performed 3 months after surgery, showing no tumour lesions and normalisation of CgA. Two years after surgery, the patient had no evidence of disease. This case illustrates a rare situation, being a type 3, well-differentiated (grade 2) GNEN, with late LM. Despite this, it was possible to perform surgery with curative intent, which is crucial in these cases, as systemic therapies have limited efficacy. We emphasise the need for extended follow-up in these patients.
GNENs have a very heterogeneous biological behaviour.
Clinical distinction between the three types of GNEN is essential to plan the correct management strategy.
LMs are rare and more common in type 3 and grade 3 GNEN.
Adequate follow-up is crucial for detection of disease recurrence.
Curative intent surgery is the optimal therapy for patients with limited and resectable LM, especially in well-differentiated tumours (grade 1 and 2).
An unusual cause of adrenal insufficiency and bilateral adrenal masses
Su Ann Tee, Earn Hui Gan, Mohamad Zaher Kanaan, David Ashley Price, Tim Hoare and Simon H S Pearce
Primary adrenal insufficiency secondary to syphilis is extremely rare, with only five cases being reported in the literature. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency as a manifestation of Treponema pallidum infection (tertiary syphilis). A 69-year-old, previously fit and well Caucasian male was found to have adrenal insufficiency after being admitted with weight loss, anorexia and postural dizziness resulting in a fall. Biochemical testing showed hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, and an inadequate response to Synacthen testing, with a peak cortisol level of 302 nmol/L after administration of 250 µg Synacthen. Abdominal imaging revealed bilateral adrenal hyperplasia with inguinal and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. He was started on hydrocortisone replacement; however, it was not until he re-attended ophthalmology with a red eye and visual loss 1 month later, that further work-up revealed the diagnosis of tertiary syphilis. Following a course of penicillin, repeat imaging 5 months later showed resolution of the abnormal radiological appearances. However, adrenal function has not recovered and 3 years following initial presentation, the patient remains on both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement. In conclusion, this case highlights the importance of considering syphilis as a potential differential diagnosis in patients presenting with adrenal insufficiency and bilateral adrenal masses, given the recent re-emergence of this condition. The relative ease of treating infectious causes of adrenal lesions makes accurate and timely diagnosis crucial.
Infectious causes, including syphilis, should be excluded before considering adrenalectomy or biopsy for any patient presenting with an adrenal mass.
It is important to perform a full infection screen including tests for human immunodeficiency virus, other blood-borne viruses and concurrent sexually transmitted diseases in patients presenting with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia with primary adrenal insufficiency.
Awareness of syphilis as a potential differential diagnosis is important, as it not only has a wide range of clinical presentations, but its prevalence has been increasing in recent times.
Prolonged diabetic ketoacidosis associated with canagliflozin
Gordon Sloan, Tania Kakoudaki and Nishant Ranjan
We report a case of a 63-year-old man who developed diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) associated with canagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor. He presented acutely unwell with a silent myocardial infarction, diverticulitis and DKA with a minimally raised blood glucose level. Standard therapy for DKA was initiated. Despite this, ketonaemia persisted for a total of 12 days after discontinuation of canagliflozin. Glucosuria lasting for several days despite discontinuation of the medications is a recognised phenomenon. However, this is the longest duration of ketonaemia to be reported. The cause of prolonged SGLT-2 inhibition remains uncertain. Deviation from the normal DKA treatment protocol and use of personalised regimens may be required in order to prevent relapse into ketoacidosis while avoiding hypoglycaemia in those that develop this condition.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may develop in the presence of lower-than-expected blood glucose levels in patients treated with a sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor.
Certain individuals prescribed with SGLT-2 inhibitors may be more at risk of DKA, for example, those with a low beta cell function reserve, excessive alcohol consumption and a low carbohydrate diet.
In order to reduce the risk of SGLT-2 inhibitor-associated DKA, all patients must be carefully selected before prescription of the medication and appropriately educated.
Increased serum ketone levels and glucosuria have been reported to persist for several days despite discontinuation of their SGLT-2 inhibitor.
Physicians should consider individualised treatment regimens for subjects with prolonged DKA in the presence of SGLT-2 inhibition.
Case-series of paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome in small-cell lung cancer
Carine Ghassan Richa, Khadija Jamal Saad, Georges Habib Halabi, Elie Mekhael Gharios, Fadi Louis Nasr and Marie Tanios Merheb
The objective of this study is to report three cases of paraneoplastic or ectopic Cushing syndrome, which is a rare phenomenon of the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing syndrome. Three cases are reported in respect of clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment in addition to relevant literature review. The results showed that ectopic ACTH secretion can be associated with different types of neoplasm most common of which are bronchial carcinoid tumors, which are slow-growing, well-differentiated neoplasms with a favorable prognosis and small-cell lung cancer, which are poorly differentiated tumors with a poor outcome. The latter is present in two out of three cases and in the remaining one, primary tumor could not be localized, representing a small fraction of patients with paraneoplastic Cushing. Diagnosis is established in the setting of high clinical suspicion by documenting an elevated cortisol level, ACTH and doing dexamethasone suppression test. Treatment options include management of the primary tumor by surgery and chemotherapy and treating Cushing syndrome. Prognosis is poor in SCLC. We concluded that in front of a high clinical suspicion, ectopic Cushing syndrome diagnosis should be considered, and identification of the primary tumor is essential.
Learning how to suspect ectopic Cushing syndrome and confirm it among all the causes of excess cortisol.
Distinguish between occult and severe ectopic Cushing syndrome and etiology.
Providing the adequate treatment of the primary tumor as well as for the cortisol excess.
Prognosis depends on the differentiation and type of the primary malignancy.
Pomalidomide-induced hypothyroidism
Sulaiman Haji Ali, K Aljenaee, W A Wan Mahmood and M Hatunic
Hypothyroidism is a recognized side effect of thalidomide drugs. We herein report a case of 83-year-old Irish female with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma and a background history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Our patient received pomalidomide and multiple courses of chemotherapy and achieved very good initial response for her multiple myeloma but subsequently she relapsed. She did not have any past history of thyroid disease or family history of thyroid disorders. Prior to treatment with pomalidomide, her thyroid function test was completely normal. She was commenced on pomalidomide in February 2017. Four weeks post treatment, she presented with worsening fatigue, and as a part of her workup, a thyroid function test was performed. Her free T4 was low at 7.2 pmol/L (reference range: 9.0–20.0) while her TSH was elevated at 44.7 mIU/L (reference range: 0.35–4.94). Pomalidomide treatment was terminated, and she was commenced on thyroid hormonal therapy replacement therapy with thyroxine with good clinical and biochemical response. Practitioners prescribing pomalidomide should be aware of this potential complication and patients who are receiving immunomodulatory drugs like pomalidomide should undergo regular thyroid hormone levels screen.
Overt hypothyroidism is a side effect of pomalidomide.
Thyroid function test should be included as a screening test with regular review in patients receiving pomalidomide.
Unexplained worsening fatigue in patients receiving pomalidomide should raise the possibility of overt hypothyroidism.


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First US commercial cargo drone flights take off
UPS and drone maker Matternet have signed a deal to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones for healthcare company WakeMed.
The first flight of the programme took place yesterday and is the first of numerous planned daily revenue flights at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus in North Carolina (NC).
The flights are the first FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement.
Currently, the majority of medical samples and specimens are transported across WakeMed's expanding health system by courier cars.
"The addition of drone transport provides an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs and improve the patient experience with potentially life-saving benefits," UPS said. "The UPS and Matternet programme represents a major milestone for unmanned aviation in the US."
NC Department of Transportation is working to leverage drones to expand healthcare access for the residents of the state.
Matternet conducted first-round test flights using Matternet's drone technology on WakeMed's campus in August 2018 as part of the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program (IPP).
The three-year FAA programme aims to test practical applications of drones by partnering local governments with private sector companies to learn more about how this emerging technology can be safely and usefully integrated into day-to-day activities.
The flights will be carried out by Matternet's M2 quadcopter, which is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and can carry medical payloads weighing up to about 5 lbs. over distances of up to 12.5 miles.
A medical professional will load a secure drone container with a medical sample or specimen – such as a blood sample – at one of WakeMed's nearby facilities.
The drone will fly along a predetermined flight path, monitored by a specially trained Remote Pilot-in-Command (RPIC), to a fixed landing pad at WakeMed's main hospital and central pathology lab.
"This will be an ongoing program at WakeMed, and UPS and Matternet will use the learnings to consider how drones can be applied to improve transport services at other hospitals and medical facilities across the US," the express firm said.
"Enhancing the UPS Global Smart Logistics Network to support hospitals and other healthcare organizations remains a key element of the company's transformation strategy. Healthcare and life science logistics is a priority segment for UPS, and the company is building new relationships and technologies to deliver better patient care with streamlined logistics and supply chain."
This collaboration is the latest UPS programme to utilise drone flights in support of healthcare logistics. UPS partnered with GAVI and Zipline in 2016 to deliver blood products to remote locations in Rwanda. The Matternet team has already completed more than 3,000 flights for healthcare systems in Switzerland.
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