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Le diagramme de Black est un graphe utilisé en automatique pour étudier un système. Il représente, dans un repère semi-logarithmique, le gain (en décibels) en fonction de la phase, selon une courbe paramétrée par la pulsation ou la fréquence. Ce diagramme combine en un les deux diagrammes de Bode. Ce diagramme n'est appelé Diagramme de Black qu'en France. Partout ailleurs c'est le diagramme de Nichols. En effet il a été défini par Nichols sur la base de travaux plus anciens de Black qui avait proposé de tracer la phase en fonction du module mais non tracé en décibels. Contrairement aux travaux de Black, le diagramme proposé par Nichols permet d'utiliser la propriété de translation en gain et en phase d'un nombre complexe multiplié par un autre nombre complexe : |X.Y|dB=|X|dB+|Y|dB et arg(X.Y)=arg(X)+arg(Y).

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Il est habituel de tracer dans le plan de Black l'abaque de , on parle alors de diagramme de Black-Nichols. Cet abaque permet de tracer le graphe de la fonction de transfert en boucle fermée (FTBF) avec retour unitaire à partir du graphe de la fonction de transfert en boucle ouverte (FTBO). Ces deux fonctions de transfert vérifient en effet la relation :

où  et  sont des nombres complexes dont le module représente le gain, et l'argument représente la phase, en fonction de la pulsation . Pour un schéma d'asservissement à retour unitaire,  est appelée généralement la fonction de sensibilité complémentaire .

Dans son plan initial, Black avait également proposé un autre abaque qui permettait de tracer le graphe de la fonction de sensibilité en boucle fermée (S) à partir du graphe de la fonction de transfert en boucle ouverte (FTBO). Ces deux fonctions de transfert vérifient en effet la relation :

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Critère de stabilité
On représente souvent sur un diagramme de black le point à 0dB et à 180°. On appelle ce point, le lieu de Black. Si la courbe passe à gauche du lieu de Black (dans le sens des fréquences ascendantes) alors le système est jugé stable en boucle fermée, en revanche si la courbe passe à droite du lieu de black le système est instable en boucle fermée. Enfin dans le cas où elle passe par le lieu de Black le système est dit en limite de stabilité.

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Deadline for abstracts: 30th September 2016
Contemporary concern with food security and nutritional diets indicates that food and eating are particularly important for children and young people. Children's and young people's consumption of food is materialised and made manifest in their physical, emotional and mental health, and intersects with self-esteem and body image, both of which become more salient as they mature. Furthermore, commensality plays a role in establishing and cementing social networks, with food consumption playing a significant role in children's attempts to connect to, and reject, social relations with others (James, 1997). Food is also an important medium for children's expression of identity and control and a means of enacting agency and increasing their autonomy as they grow older (O'Connell and Brannen, 2016). Children and young people also make significant contributions to domestic food provisioning, including producing, procuring and preparing food for themselves and their families (Backett-Milburn, Wills et al., 2011).
Yet children's and young people's access to food (and other resources) is limited by food availability, family income and their own access to money. Qualitative studies of children's perspectives of poverty show the damaging effects on them of material disadvantage and social exclusion, as well as the ways that resourceful and resilient young people manage and moderate the effects of poverty (Ridge, 2011). However, not enough is known in the contemporary context of austerity, nor at an international level, about how children and young people negotiate food and eating in contexts of enduring disadvantage. This special issue of Children & Society (2018) will address this gap in knowledge.Incorporating international, multi-disciplinary papers the special issue will draw together cutting edge research providing empirical and theoretical insights about the lives of children and young people in relation to their food practices and the different contexts and domains in which they are enacted. Papers will examine the implications of poverty and inequality for food access as well as the meanings and uses of food in children's and young people's everyday lives, reflecting the symbolic and material nature of their socio-economic position: at home, school, in community settings and the commercial marketplace. Given contemporary concern with the quality of children's diets and with social inclusion, the special issue will make a scholarly, practice and policy contribution in relation to theories of childhood; children's everyday lives at home, school and in the community; children's culture, rights and participation; and children's health and well-being, in line with the scope of the journal.
Addressing the variability of children's and young people's food practices and the contexts in which they are enacted, abstracts of up to 300 words are invited for papers that address the topic of children's and teenagers' food practices in contexts of poverty and inequality, including but not limited to the following questions:
How do poverty and inequality mediate children's and young people's food practices?
What is the relevance of social contexts and social policies and where is responsibility for children's and young people's food and eating seen to reside?
Which conceptual approaches are helpful in seeking to understand children's experiences?
And what methodological and ethical issues need to be considered in researching and influencing young people's food practices in the context of poverty and inequality?
Timetable for Children & Society Special Issue
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Q: mysql query getting different results in mysql-python I'm getting different results with what I understand to be the same query from two different interfaces. The first is a mysql shell:
mysql> select * from table where sub_date > '2012-11-08' order by sub_date asc limit 1\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
                 id: **176041922**

The second is a little function I put together to test a query that would pull a certain amount of records based on the datetime field "sub_date":
>>> r_query('>', '2012-11-08', '1')
((**18393664L**, 3, .....)

Here's the python module:
import MySQLdb
myuser = MySQLdb.connect(host='localhost', user='myuser', passwd='mypass', db='mydatabase')
cur = myuser.cursor()

def r_query(oper, date, limit):
    cur.execute("""select * from table where sub_date %s %s order by sub_date asc limit %s""" % (oper, date, limit))
    result = cur.fetchall()
    print result

A: I know nearly nothing about python. But I'm pretty sure you need to put extra quotes around your date parameter in order for it to be quoted in the query string. Probably more like:
cur.execute("""select * from table where sub_date %s '%s' order by sub_date asc limit %s""" % (oper, date, limit))

(note the extra quotes around the second %s).

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IPOB: Election Boycott Call Off Forced INEC Into Late Polls Cancellation |RN
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu
Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that the late called-off of the election boycott declared by its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, forced the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Federal government to postpone the scheduled election.
Kanu, had on Thursday night called-off the boycott order he declared, calling on IPOB member and people of South East and parts of South-South zones to go out to cast their votes.
A statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, said that the late call-off of the election boycott forced INEC to postpone the election for one week because according to him, the move destabilised the planned rigging of the election by the ruling party.
He alleged that the postponement of the election was to give the electoral umpire time to strategise since the planned use of IPOB boycott to rig the election failed through the sudden suspension of the boycott.
Powerful said: "Events surrounding the postponement of the Nigerian presidential election previously scheduled for February 16, 2019, are a confirmation that IPOB's decision to lift the boycott was a masterstroke that took the cabal by surprise.
"The move by IPOB apex leadership to call off the boycott made it virtually impossible for the APC administration to proceed to rig the elections on the account that IPOB would boycott the polls. It is now clear for the world to see that some nefarious elements within the corridors of power in Aso Rock wanted so desperately use IPOB to boycott these elections in order to justify their already perfected script that our boycott would have made it possible for them to emerge victorious.
"By calling off the boycott, Buhari and his cabal lost the initiative and were headed straight for defeat. Our leader, Kanu, is light years ahead of the intrigues and machinations that characterise politics in Nigeria. Had the leadership of our great movement, IPOB, not called off the boycott, the sham elections would have proceeded as rigged, with Buhari announced as the winner on account that IPOB boycotted the exercise.
"Anybody who is still in doubt about the potency of IPOB will undoubtedly have a rethink after this. Quite obviously, the IPOB boycott call off took the Nigerian corrupt establishment unawares. A simple statement from our leader has exposed voting in Nigeria as a huge joke. Let the riggers go back and plan how to rig well. What a country, what a contraption!
"In effect, our leader calling off the boycott was a huge shock they were unable to manage. Lt. Gen. Tukur Burarai's threat and orchestrated army violence against peaceful IPOB in the run up to February 16 were all designed to maximise the impact of the intended boycott because that was the outcome they desired.
"This plan fell apart as soon as soon as IPOB called off the boycott. Therefore, they had no choice than to postpone the elections. That Nigeria is not voting today is due to what some people have called the IPOB effect.
"IPOB's late announcement of the lifting of the boycott was what led to this last minute postponement by INEC, because they had ample time throughout the week to postpone the elections but failed to do so. The fear of IPOB is the beginning of wisdom, only fools pretend otherwise," Powerful stated. (The Sun)
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February 16, 2019 Ike A. Offor	2019 Election in Nigeria, Biafra agitation, Biafra referendum, Election boycott, Election postponement, IPOB, Presidential election 2019	Leave a comment
Election: IPOB Calls Off The Boycott Order, Urges Members To Vote |RN
File photo: IPOB members
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called-off the boycott of election declared by its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, calling on its members and people of South East and parts of South South zone go out to cast their votes.
The group said that the suspension of the boycott order came after a brief emergency session of the Directorate of State (DOS) late last night, presided over by its leader, where it was determined that all the terms and conditions had been met by those wishing it to lift the ban on voting, noting that it was unanimously agreed that the boycott should be lifted.
Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful, in a statement, said the its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has called-off the election boycott in Biafraland, while he signed a document agreeing to IPOB terms and conditions were in its possession and would be made public in due course.
"We can therefore state with utmost sense of responsibility and pride that IPOB has accomplished what no other people or group has been able to do in the history of our people.
"Without prejudice, this will go down as the defining moment when the irreversibibility of the restoration of Biafra was firmly entrenched in the subconscious of all and sundry.
"As a result of which we can state categorically that Biafra is a lot closer than we think as a result of this".
"Our detractors and opponents have also realised that IPOB is a super-structure that can't be blackmailed nor intimidated into conceding an inch without getting what they want.
"We regret the lateness of this agreement that led to the calling off at the eleventh hour but it must be seen as a negotiating ploy designed to wear IPOB down which failed woefully.
"We stood very firm and got every concession we asked for in line with what our leader outlined in numerous recent broadcasts.
"If there were any doubt before regarding the potency of IPOB, this successful outcome has dispelled all of it.
"Therefore, it is full steam ahead towards Biafra restoration because IPOB has achieved something most people thought was impossible. IPOB worldwide has proven that the impossible is achievable with dedication and demonstrable sense of purpose.
"Our leader made it clear on many occasions that unless our terms are met the elections will be boycotted.
"Having met those conditions, our leader triumphantly lifted the boycott late last night.
"The leadership hereby commend the worldwide IPOB family, especially our legendary volunteers, our fathers, mothers and e-warriors that battled the enemy to standstill.
"We salute their doggedness, resoluteness and resilience towards this fight for Biafra freedom and this greatest achievement we have so far made.
"Therefore, we wish to inform the world that our preconditions and demands which we set out to accomplish from the onset, has been conceded to and taken care of without much alteration.
"Our struggle for total Biafra independence has been enhanced as a result of this" Powerful stated. (The Sun)
February 15, 2019 Ike A. Offor	Biafra agitation, Biafra referendum, Election boycott, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Presidential election 2019	Leave a comment
Election Boycott: I'm Not Ordinary Human Being, Nnamdi Kanu Fires Back At Asari Dokubo
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday said former militant leader, Asari Dokubo should be ashamed of himself for canvassing for votes ahead of the upcoming elections.
Asari had lambasted Kanu for asking Biafrans and Igbo to boycott the forthcoming elections.
Responding, Kanu said he is not an "ordinary human being" and a poor man like the former militant leader.
Speaking through IPOB's Deputy Leader, Uche Okafor-Mefor, Kanu stated that he was a freedom figter and not out for resource control like Dokubo.
In the statement availed DAILY POST, Mefor said: "We cannot mix resource control with freedom of the people of Biafra. Allow me to state unequivocally that Nnamdi Kanu is not for resource control.
"He is absolutely for freedom of Biafra and her people and as such evidently too powerful and sophisticated for certain small, jolted minds that lack discipline and unbridled, decent sense of collectedness.
"Our commitment is absolute, our resolve insurmountable, it must sink into the Consciousness of these political contractors who claim to be freedom fighters that our Decision to boycott this already rigged presidential election is irreversible and settled unless our demands for equity , fairness and justice are met".
"You said you are no longer a Nigerian, what then are you doing canvassing for voting in Nigeria. Do you think Nnamdi Kanu is like you that collected Amnesty money from Yar'Adua and the regime of Obasanjo/Atiku that slaughted thousands of our brethren in Odi and other areas.
"Are you not ashamed of yourself for canvassing for the election of the man who was VP when Odi was put to the sword. You fought for resource control and failed so you want Nnamdi Kanu to repeat your mistakes? No! It will never ever happen. Nnamdi Kanu is a freedom fighter not a resource control advocate like you. There lies the difference between two of you.
"You allowed politicians to purchase your conscience, Nnamdi Kanu is not an ordinary human being and very soon you will realise this. Nnamdi Kanu is not as hungry as you are because a poor man should not embark on freedom fighting. Go back to your business interests in Cotonou and leave freedom fighting to freedom fighters. Keep ranting for your one Nigeria. I pray you don't suffer the fate of our illustrious heroes like Isaac Adaka Boro and Ken Saro-Wiwa.".
(Daily Post)
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February 12, 2019 Ike A. Offor	2019 Election in Nigeria, Asari Dokubo, Biafra referendum, Election boycott, Muhammadu Buhari, Nnamdi Kanu	6 Comments
Biafrans Who Want To Remain In Slavery Should Vote On Feb 16 – Nnamdi Kanu |RN
IPOB Supreme Leader, Nnamdi Kanu
By Native Reporters
Kanu had on several fora urged the people of the South East to boycott the forthcoming elections in a bid to push for the actualisation of Biafra.
However, the IPOB leader declared that those who wish to renew their "slave status in Nigeria" are free to participate in the coming elections.
In a tweet, Kanu, however, reiterated his earlier call for sit-at-home order during the presidential election on February 16.
He wrote: "We in #IPOB recognise that freedom fighting is about philosophical purity and ideological consistency not pandering to political short-termism.
"Those that wish to renew their slave status in #Nigeria are free to vote.
"On February 16, 2019, #SitAtHome in Biafraland."
(Native Reporters)
February 7, 2019 Ike A. Offor	2019 Election in Nigeria, Biafra, Election boycott, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Presidential election 2019, Slavery	Leave a comment
Don't Boycott 2019 Elections, House Committee Warns South-East Residents |RN
The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral and Political Matters has advised residents of the South-East to shun agitations by pro-Biafra activists for the boycott of 2019 general election.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam led a four-man team of the committee on an oversight visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission in Enugu State on Thursday.
Ujam, who represents Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency, spoke in reaction to calls by some pro-Biafra groups for residents to boycott the election.
He urged the people residing in the South-East to participate actively in the election as a measure of enthroning good governance through which they can demand for redress on their perceived marginalisation.
He said the activities of the pro-Biafra groups were major setbacks in the various political efforts to let South-East residents vote massively in previous elections, so that their votes could count.
Ujam called on the people to "exhibit total sense of maturity by ignoring such calls''.
The lawmaker urged the people to relay the message of mass participation in their respective constituencies.
He said such problems which hinged on voters' apathy would be tackled head on this time around across the zone through sensitisation and enlightenment campaigns.
Ujam, said that the visit was to ascertain INEC level of preparedness ahead of the 2019 elections, assuring that the committee would tackle all issues raised by principal staff of the commission in the state.
Earlier, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, Dr Emeka Ononamadu, appraised the result of the just-concluded Continuous Voter Registration in the state as very encouraging.
Ononamadu noted that INEC registered over 549,326 new voters during the exercise, but harped on the cancerous problem of `voters' apathy' in the South-East based on Biafra sentiments as a source of worry.
He also narrated the internal problems of lack of water and inconsistent power supply as some of the major problems confronting INEC offices in the state. (NAN)
November 29, 2018 Ike A. Offor	2019 Election in Nigeria, Election boycott, IPOB, Marginalisation, Secession, South East Nigeria	1 Comment
Anambra Election: IPOB Poster, Handbills On Election Boycott Flood Streets |RN
….As rights activists kick, insist on poll
From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
Posters and handbills by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), calling on Biafrans to boycott election in Anambra State and other states, have flooded streets and roads in Onitsha, and other areas.
The posters had picture of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu with inscriptions like, 'No election in Biafran land and Anambra State,' and 'Vote for referendum' were pasted at strategic places, telling the people to stay indoors during the November 18 Anambra governorship election.
Police in the state had, last week, arrested two IPOB members with the posters in Onitsha, but, despite that, the group went ahead to circulate the posters and handbills, insisting that governorship election in Anambra State should be boycotted.
The group said it would serve as civil disobedience, pending when a referendum will be conducted for exit of Biafra people in Nigeria.
It was gathered that the posters were seen two days ago with different messages and pictures, while some bore Kanu's picture while others had the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu's picture, telling residents to sit-at-home or boycott the forthcoming election.
Reacting to the boycott call, Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) in the state, Mr. Vincent Ezekwueme cautioned IPOB for trying to create unnecessary tension, and said it would be detrimental and despicable if the election is boycotted.
Ezekwueme, however, urged every citizen of the state to participate in the election, just as he advised the people to vote for a candidate that will be responsible for their welfare.
Also, Board Chairman, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Mr. Emeka Umeagbalasi advised pro-Biafran groups to participate in the election and elect credible people that will pilot affairs of the state and the country at large.
Umeagbalasi, who gave the advice when the leadership of Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), led by Mr. Uchenna Madu, visited him in his office in Onitsha, said referendum would come through dialogue and agreement and not by force.
Umeagbalasi noted that the only way to be involved in a democratic society is to participate in the electoral system and not to boycott elections.
He said in as much as he believes in the struggle for self-determination as championed by MASSOB, IPOB and other groups, they must follow due process and peaceful manner to achieve their aim. (The Sun)
November 8, 2017 Ike A. Offor	Anambra state, Election boycott, Governorship election, IPOB	Leave a comment
Election Must Hold In Anambra, Obi Of Onitsha Tells IPOB |The Republican News
From: Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, on Wednesday, warned that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has no right to stop the election in Anambra state and insisted that the November 18 gubernatorial election must hold as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.
He said that election will hold in the state and urged the people of the state to come out en masse to cast their votes for their choice candidates with out any fear of intimidation and harassment.
Igwe Achebe who stated this when the State leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene visited him in his palace said that the traditional institution in the state has endorsed the rotational of governorship slot to every zone just like the town Union and Ohanaeze Ndigbo have done, saying that the North should be allowed to complete the remaining fours before power will move to another zone.
According to him, "The election is for us not for the entire country. You cannot have a referendum in one part of the country without carrying other parts of the country along and the government must support and sponsor it before it will be organised and not carve out some part of the country for the referendum. The election must hold and nobody or group of persons will stop it. Nobody should come to the state to cause unnecessary tension".
Igwe Achebe who is also the Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Ruler's Council called on the Ndigbo in other parts of the state and country to invest at home in order to make Igbo land an economic hub in the country.
"Our people should come home to invest in industry, factory, build schools and hospitals that will be beneficial to our people. We need a non-partisan strong institution to create a good environment for development. I commend the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership both at the national and state level for their efforts within six months to unite Ndigbo" Achebe stated.
In his remarks, the State Ohanaeze Chairman, Chief Okeke-Ogene said they visited the traditional ruler to show respect and to carry the traditional institution along in whatever they do as custodian of culture in Igbo land.
"There is nothing will do without you. If there is any case that is beyond us, we will consult you for advice and possible resolution. Obi of Onitsha is a bridge between the people and the government and his throne is a falling point for Ndigbo, Onitsha culture is a complete and standard that other Igbo parts emulate".
He said that the group had already condemned the call by IPOB leader to boycott governorship election in the state, saying that election must hold "Nobody who fought the war will like to fight again. So we should be fighting the war of sense and not a physical war to being Ndigbo into the main stream in the country". (The Sun)
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Michael Vash makes his living by drawing funny cartoons, irreverent greeting cards to be more precise. Vash Designs officially began its foray into the greeting card business at the 2002 National Stationery Show in New York. Vash has found his niche in the mature humor market, servicing a retail demographic that is looking for something different opposed to the saccharine sweet Hallmark Card.
In this episode, Michael discusses:
-How he started his greeting card company after getting laid off from his job and revisiting the idea of drawing things that make people laugh.
-How he is essentially a one-man operation and some of the struggles that go along with that.
-One of his earliest creative memories.
-What led him astray from a career in drawing.
-How he wasn't happy working at Disney even though it seemed like a dream job on paper.
-How laziness is one of the big things that holds him back from doing his work.
-How it can be very difficult to create work when there is no real deadline.
-His advice to just find one small thing that you can do to get ahead, and once you start doing work, you can get into a rhythm.
-The sense of relief that can come from doing the work that you hate first and getting it out of the way.
-How marijuana can sometimes help his creativity, especially if he is stuck in a creative rut, but the importance of treating it like a tool for certain types of work since it can also slow him down in other aspects.
-How when he draws, he tries to understand what he is drawing and how things are constructed and put together, like he is visually engineering.
-How we all have that inner critic in our head telling us that we aren't doing things properly, and the importance of shutting that critic up so that we can be alone with our art.
-The rewarding experience of being at trade shows and being able to watch people as they look at his art, seeing what works and what doesn't work.
-How his best creative moment ended up turning into his worst creative moment.
Michael's Final Push will inspire you to be persistent as you pursue your creative passion!
"I guess what sent me the other way is that you believe what the voices tell you, that art is a foolish endeavor."
"If you're a creative person, it's in your soul. It's in your blood. You have to find a way to be creative."
"You realize that you are not going to be happy with a traditional job.
"I guess it's laziness. Even though you are doing something you love, doing nothing is easier."
"People who are great at their craft put the time in. They put the hours in. They put the work in. Whether they want to or not."
"Persistence is better than talent."
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Mitch Marner's energy is infectious in the dressing room and like a power cord on the ice.
Just ask a couple of Leafs defencemen who plugged in for their first goals of the year off primary Marner assists, part of his three-assist night in Monday's vital 4-2 win over Atlantic rival Boston.
Where others walk, Marner was seen sprinting off the ice after warmup, heard yakking it up inside and later working the crowd during the three stars presentation. When Leafs are being interviewed, it's his singing voice that carries through the walls from somewhere in the back alley of the dressing room. But coach Mike Babcock is most grateful for what he does with the puck.
Babcock said a few days ago that Marner probably is playing as carefree as his days with the London Knights of the OHL. He leads the NHL with 24 primary assists, spotting Travis Dermott for the game's opening goal and his first of the year and then Igor Ozhiganv's first in the NHL. He was on the ice when Josh Leivo won it on the power play and had his third helper on Zach Hyman's empty-netter.
With 33 overall points, he has now doubled the total of idled young-gun running mate Auston Matthews, who could return this week from a shoulder injury.
Dermott certainly took advantage of the Bruins being unable to track Marner properly.
Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner are the Leafs blueliners usually figuring in back-line points, Rielly at or near the top of the league in that sector much of the month.
For Ozhiganov, Monday was the first chance to put some of his English lessons to the test in a scrum. But with the cameras rolling, it was decided to keep Russian teammate Nikita Zaitsev at his side to translate.
Babcock pointed out that Ozhiganov has some offensive upside and once had 22 points for Red Army. For Dermott, it was his second NHL goal.
The notion of a third straight penalty-free game by the Leafs at home disappeared a couple of minutes into the middle stanza. Par Lindholm was called for hooking, during which time Ron Hainsey broke up a dump in by pawing the puck laterally to a teammate. That was ruled a gloved pass ahead and Toronto never cleared the zone on the ensuing defensive faceoff, David Pastrnak eventually scored his first of two.
A second call on the Leafs for too many men was killed off and at the end of it, Marner was behind the Boston goal and spotted Ozhiganov coming down the left side.
Frederik Andersen, with 38 saves, passed Bruce Gamble for 11th place in team history with his 84th win. Three of his past five wins have required 30-plus stops and he improved to 11-1 in the regular season against the Bruins.
Toronto has a day off before a rematch with the San Jose Sharks, who wasted too much time a couple of weeks ago trying to do bodily harm to Nazem Kadri in a 5-3 loss on the West Coast.
Babcock called for some applause Monday morning for Patrick Marleau.
Though if he was serious about one clap for each of those 1,600 games, the sore-handed coach would've missed the start of the match.
Babcock believed the milestone, which puts Marleau 13 games away from passing Ray Bourque for 10th in league history, was much more than just a numerical note.
"He's so important for this team," Babcock said, beyond the positive influence/father figure that the 39-year-old has become. "It's well documented through comments by Marleau's youngest admirers, Marner and Matthews.
"And like (Kasperi) Kapanen and everybody you're not hearing about," Babcock added. "Any trainer, any coach who looks like they might be tired that day. He just flat out makes you a better human being by walking by you. You can't replace that stuff, especially with a young group.
Babcock supplied far more commentary than the modest Marleau was going to reveal. The father of four boys did credit his upbringing in Saskatchewan for how he has turned out.
Marleau had an assist in the game and said he was surprised by a video tribute to mark the 1,600 appearances.
With Monday's game, six of the Leafs next nine are against the Atlantic. The top three teams were separated by one point and there are just four between the Leafs and Bruins, who play each other again on Dec. 12.
Boston had come here from another classic rivalry-game win in Montreal on Saturday, while Toronto is due to face the much-improved Sabres in Buffalo next week. Former Sabre Tyler Ennis has taken note of how difficult the Atlantic is becoming to navigate. His old club and the Canadiens weren't expected to be with the frontrunners.
Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said Monday morning that the importance of finishing checks came into play against Montreal.
"We were much more physical, so were they. It was, I thought, a good old-fashioned game in terms of a couple of guys on each team were bleeding, had to get helped off, without crossing the line. It was a good, hard hockey game.
Babcock says he hesitates to label match-ups such as Monday's as "playoff-style" or "measuring stick" moments.
Dermott was thrilled to hear farm coach Sheldon Keefe was just a win away from passing Dallas Eakins for first place in wins among Marlies' coaches. Both are at 157 victories.
"Keefer has been great for me, massive (influence). He gave me some tightenings when I needed them as a young guy coming in, just making sure my head was on straight, not getting overconfident or making sure I had confidence.
While the Marlies and Leafs philosophies are similar, Dermott sees subtle differences between the 55-year-old Babcock and the 38-year-old Keefe.
"They have amazing minds for the game, a great understanding of the players they have and how to utilize them.
It's down to five days before Nylander must sign … Zaitsev missed the morning skate with an undetermined illness, but made it back in by evening … John Moore had eight blocked shots for Boston.
Toronto improved to 11-0-0 when scoring first and even though that didn't come until late in the first, the Patrick Marleau-Nazem Kadri-Kasperi Kapanen line was giving Boston fits early on.
A second loss to Boston after last year's playoff loss would have put huge pressure on Toronto heading back to the next game there in a couple of weeks. This was a huge confidence builder.
With either Auston Matthews, William Nylander or both coming back, the bottom-six forwards keep making it harder for head coach Mike Babcock to take someone out. But fourth-liner Freddy Gauthier out at centre appears the likely move.
Frederik Andersen was very complimentary of his mates for getting in front of 22 pucks, one of their best showings this season.
Though he only showed up on the scoreboard with one assist, Johns Tavares was doing a lot of the little things to keep puck alive in the offensive zone or move them out.


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Leipzig's "1003 Nights" contest: who won?
Leipzig's 1003rd summer lights up its coda, scorching the remains of the mid-European dress code to loincloths.
At midday, trees are teabags in the steaming kettles of parks.
At midnight, we wonder from our damp bed sheets if, at dawn, we will find our alleys aligned with banana palms instead of lime trees, and, in the sleepless maze, we envy Mediterranean countries, not for their azure horizons – our lakes are just as good – but for the ubiquitous air conditioners, which we swear to purchase here and now, prices be hanged.
It is still without an air conditioner but with a head somewhat cooled by tap water that I'm writing this. Still, I'm burning with all the songs of Leipzig I have been privileged to read. Not Homer-blind but blindfolded – not literally but literarily, a mock-Themis of words – I didn't know the names of the bards whom I'm now writing about until after I selected them.
A city bares its soul – reimagined.
An indomitably rhythmical evocation of Leipzig's wartime past of over 70 years ago, before the layers of post-industrial, post-Wall sleekness and all kinds of chic from Jugendstil to Gründerzeit to Bohemian coated it – when the now shallow White Elster River still rolls its "fat waves". The dexterity of raw imagery and elegant syllabics, the tangibility of this vanished world – yet by spirit very recognizably Leipzig, whether the author has ever actually been here.
A seemingly simple account of a failed after-disco date: "We are young, we are beautiful"; "I have forgotten what it's like not to laugh". It might have happened anywhere in a big city, yet, somehow between the lines, the breath of Leipzig is tangible. A story very much in the present, an epitome of millennial wistfulness, nostalgia, relationship fetus miscarried. I was completely taken by the smooth flow of the story, "on and on", and by the author's wise, melancholy compassion to her Russian-born, German-bred alter ego and her charming shallow dance partner.
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I liked this stream-of-consciousness poem with Leipzig elements woven into a tapestry pattern of a Germanophile literary reader – a maze of well-combined imagery.
Diaries of a modern-day expat madman, atmospheric, wittily rendering various struggles of a vagrant mind: foreign language, identity and the eternal search for truth – Ken Kesey's Patrick McMurphy in Leipzig.
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Chris Brown Crashes Car While Evading Paparazzi
Chris Polk/FilmMagic(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) – Chris Brown crashed his Porsche into a wall while evading paparazzi on the eve of the Grammy awards, police in Beverly Hills said.
A representative for Brown, who is nominated at tonight's awards show for best urban contemporary album, said the R&B singer was on his way to a charity event when he was cut off by two vehicles."The occupants then jumped out with cameras and aggressively approached his vehicle," the singer's representative told ABC News.
Brown reportedly turned down an alley to evade the photographers, but was trapped by two other vehicles and ended up slamming into a wall.
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On Wednesday, he appeared in court to face accusations that he violated his probation by submitting false community service records in connection with his sentence for assaulting Rihanna in 2009.
At the hearing, Superior Court Judge James Brandlin asked for additional reports and set a new hearing date of April 5.
Mark Geragos, a lawyer for Brown, told KABC that Brown "didn't violate anything." Geragos said the L.A. County District Attorney's Office "should be ashamed of themselves [because] they besmirched the reputation of Chris Brown based on no evidence."
Brown, by prior agreement, has been completing his community service obligation in his home state of Virgina, but the L.A. County District Attorney claimed in legal documents, posted by the Los Angeles Times, that Brown may have faked his community service work and that documentation of his hours were, "at best sloppy, and at worst fraudulent reporting."
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Ipswich mayor Glen Chisholm 'hoped to change views' – BBC News
May 21, 2016 By Claudia Krusch
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Image caption Ipswich mayor Glen Chisholm chose a Star Trek theme for a charity ball
In the past year Glen Chisholm has been Mayor of Ipswich. However, while typical mayors opt for nothing more exerting than chain wearing and ribbon cutting, he has been photographed in a Star Trek outfit and spotted riding at a skate park and dancing in the early hours of the morning to Rage Against The Machine.
"The public perception of a mayor was an old Victorian gentleman", says the 43-year-old. "[I wanted] to break down some misconceptions."
Image copyright Cad Taylor
Image caption Cad Taylor, organiser of an Ipswich youth radio group, said children were "wowed" by a recent mayoral visit
Image copyright Ipswich Borough Council
Image caption Ed Sheeran was presented with a toy mammoth, a symbol of a new arts project in Ipswich
Mr Chisholm was born in Ipswich, a second generation immigrant, to an English mother and father of Jamaican descent.
He entered the world of politics four years ago when he saw an advert in a newspaper for new councillors and went on to be elected mayor last year.
"I was lucky that I've seen some good mayors before me," he said. "But people see it as being something that was unobtainable and out of reach. I knew that wasn't the case."
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One of the goals during his year-long stint as mayor was to show that "anyone from any background can succeed".
"I think I've gone a long way to achieving this," Mr Chisholm said, who is Labour councillor for Whitehouse in Ipswich.
"It wasn't easy for me growing up, I suffered from dyslexia as well. But I was lucky people had confidence in me and allowed me to grow my own confidence and find something I'm good at.
"I would love in years to come someone to work through the ranks to become mayor and say they were inspired by me visiting their school or youth group, I would love for that to happen."
Image copyright YouTube: Nichola Whymark
Image caption Glen Chisholm took part in a Michael Jackson-inspired flash mob in Ipswich town centre
Image caption The outgoing mayor said his beard was a "fashion choice" and not, as a churchgoer wrongly presumed, because he's a Muslim
Image caption Roger Fern has taken over the mayoral duties for Ipswich
Flash mob dancing, Star Trek balls and continuing to enjoy nights out were a way of breaking down perceptions of mayoral life.
"I take the role seriously but I don't take myself too seriously," Mr Chisholm said. "I've been out for a drink with friends, different gigs, and people have seen me there and been a little surprised.
"But I'm a normal 43 year old. We enjoy music as well."
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-36331402


God is our refuge and strength, an ever–present help in trouble.
No building captures the imagination like a castle. Turrets, moats, and secret passageways feed our sense of romanticism. The military, political, social, and economic role of castles and fortress cities was paramount in ancient times. Developed first as strongholds of timber and earthworks, they were later redesigned with stone.
The psalmist may not have been familiar with the design of castles or fortresses as we know them. But he did have in mind their purpose—to provide people with an invincible refuge.
In a time of un–creation, when floods threaten and the world caves in on itself, fortresses hold fast. In such times believers have a foundation, a refuge. This metaphor underscores for us the critical importance of the footings of faith. Such an image can give us poise amid the panic of unstable economies, political chaos, or war. When the familiar collapses, we have a refuge!
You could put your trust in a retirement fund or a new political party. But wise people trust in the God who is a refuge. After the 13th century few castles were built. That's because in the 14th century a weapon appeared that made them obsolete—gun powder. By the 15th century many castles were not even maintained; their roofs and timbers were stolen and put to other uses. Be careful what you make as your refuge.


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8. (a) How did the shepherd and the woman react to their loss? (b) What does their reaction tell us about how they viewed the missing possession?
The concern of the shepherd and the woman reflects, therefore, in its own small way, the feelings of Jehovah and his heavenly creatures. Just as what was lost remained precious in the eyes of the shepherd and of the woman, so those who have drifted away and lost contact with God's people remain precious in Jehovah's eyes. (Jeremiah 31:3) Such individuals may be spiritually weak, yet they are not necessarily rebellious. Despite their weakened state, to some extent they may still be keeping Jehovah's requirements. (Psalm 119:176; Acts 15:29) Hence, as in times past, Jehovah is slow to "cast them away from before his face."—2 Kings 13:23.
10, 11. (a) How do we want to view those who have drifted away from the congregation? (b) According to Jesus' two illustrations, how can we express our concern for them?
10 Like Jehovah and Jesus, we too are deeply concerned about those who are weak and missing from the Christian congregation. (Ezekiel 34:16; Luke 19:10) We view a spiritually weak individual as a lost sheep—not a lost cause. We do not reason: 'Why worry about a weak one? The congregation is getting along just fine without him.' Rather, like Jehovah, we view those who have drifted away but who want to return as being valuable.
12. What do the words "go for the lost one" tell us about the shepherd's attitude?
12 In the first of the two illustrations, Jesus says that the shepherd will "go for the lost one." The shepherd takes the initiative and makes a deliberate effort to find the missing sheep. Hardship, danger, and distance do not hold him back. On the contrary, the shepherd persists "until he finds it."—Luke 15:4.
13. How did faithful men of old respond to the needs of weak ones, and how can we imitate such Bible examples?
13 Similarly, reaching out to a person in need of encouragement often requires that the stronger one take the initiative. Faithful men of old understood this. For instance, when Jonathan, King Saul's son, noticed that his bosom friend David was in need of encouragement, Jonathan "rose up and went to David at Horesh, that he might strengthen his hand in regard to God." (1 Samuel 23:15, 16) Centuries later, when Governor Nehemiah saw that some of his Jewish brothers had grown weak, he too "immediately rose" up and encouraged them 'to keep Jehovah in mind.' (Nehemiah 4:14) We today will also want to 'rise up'—take the initiative—to strengthen those who are weak. But who in the congregation should do so?
14. Who in the Christian congregation should reach out to those who are weak?
14 Christian elders, in particular, have the responsibility to "strengthen the weak hands . . . and make the knees that are wobbling firm" and to "say to those who are anxious at heart: 'Be strong. Do not be afraid.'" (Isaiah 35:3, 4; 1 Peter 5:1, 2) Note, however, that Paul's admonition to "speak consolingly to the depressed souls" and to "support the weak" was not given to elders only. Rather, Paul's words were directed to the entire "congregation of the Thessalonians." (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 5:14) Reaching out to those who are weak is thus a task for all Christians. Like the shepherd in the illustration, each Christian should be moved to "go for the lost one." Of course, this is done most effectively in cooperation with the elders. Could you take some steps to assist a weak one in your congregation?


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#Review: The Life She Finds by Maggie Christensen @MaggieChriste33 #GraniteSprings #secondchances #olderreaders
By Anne | June 24, 2020
It's a real pleasure today to share my review of The Life She Finds by Maggie Christensen, the fourth book in the Granite Springs series set in the small Australian country town: published on 9th June, it's now available for kindle (also available free via Kindle Unlimited) and in paperback via Amazon in the UK and US. My thanks to the author for providing my e-copy for review.
I really enjoy this time of the month – all blog tour books for this month read, no need to pick up one of next month's for a week or two – when I can indulge myself and pick up any book that takes my fancy. I know it was less than a month ago when I reviewed the last book in Maggie's Granite Springs series – the third, The Life She Wants (review here) – but knowing this one was waiting on my kindle, I really couldn't resist…
When Lyn Hudson takes early retirement, her plan is to fulfil a lifelong dream to travel the world. But news of her father's death forces her back to Granite Springs; the town she fled when she was eighteen. While she has fond memories of roaming the paddocks with her childhood friend, Ken, life on the land was definitely not for her.
Ken Thompson, cheated out of his inheritance in the family property after an argument with his father, has built up a successful business in Granite Springs as a realter and stock and station agent. When the son he intended to inherit his business returns to work on the family property, his plans for the future are shattered and family relations further strained.
Thrown together by circumstances, the pair discover the spark which they denied forty-five years earlier is still smouldering. But time has passed. They are different people.
Is it possible they'll find common ground and start afresh, or will Lyn once again follow her dreams and abandon Granite Springs and their chance at happiness?
I always enjoy the time I spend among friends at Granite Springs, but this lovely story was one that particularly resonated with me. Lyn's retirement travel plans have had to be put on hold – first the death of her father, then her mother's ailing health and planned move into a care home. She fled Granite Springs in her youth, running away from a life she didn't want to lead – and it's the last place she wants to be. If you know me, you'll understand why the storyline was so close to home – and the way the author captures Lyn's response to the situation really couldn't have been better.
Ken was her childhood friend, and fondly remembered – but also partly her reason for running away, when the simple friendship became burdened with the expectation of becoming something rather more. Both main characters are now in their sixties, and Ken's a successful realtor (isn't that so much better than being an "estate agent"?!), and their paths cross again with the planned sale of her mother's home. His business was rather a forced change of direction – family issues drove him away from his farming home, and he's now encountering more issues over the direction his own son will follow.
I really liked the way the central relationship was handled in this book – the professional contact with its undercurrents, well-meaning friends trying to bring them together, the rekindled friendship moving forward into the possibility of something more. The author always gets under the skins and into the inner thoughts of her characters so very well, and I found so much to identify with in this story.
And surrounding the central storyline is the community I've begun to feel very much part of – time spent in Granite Springs is time spent among friends. Every book in this series is entirely readable as a standalone, but having read the whole series I particularly enjoy coming across characters I've enjoyed spending time with before.
Lyn's granddaughter arrives to attend university, drawn by her new relationship, but also by Owen and the new school of music and drama: and look, there's Owen again, finding his feet as leader of the local choir, dealing with the still disgruntled opposition. And then there's Jo – she becomes Lyn's confidante (as she has to many others who join her at the table in the Coffee Bean), and she and Col bring everyone together for an Australia Day birthday party on their property that I've got to know so well. They're all here – yes, even Jo and Gordon's son Danny, who tried so hard to force his mother into one of his tiny apartments so he could take over her home, but this time he's in a situation where he's a little out of his depth.
I totally adore this series – wonderful stories, the best of writing, characters who have become friends, a vividly drawn setting, a touch of tension and intrigue, a few moments of drama, real lives I always feel privileged to share. And I think this book might have been my favourite so far – if you haven't tried this lovely series yet, I really do recommend you give it a try.
After a career in education, Maggie Christensen began writing contemporary women's fiction portraying mature women facing life-changing situations. Her travels inspire her writing, be it her frequent visits to family in Oregon, USA or her home on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast. Maggie writes of mature heroines coming to terms with changes in their lives and the heroes worthy of them.
From her native Glasgow, Scotland, Maggie was lured by the call 'Come and teach in the sun' to Australia, where she worked as a primary school teacher, university lecturer and in educational management. Now living with her husband of thirty years on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, she loves walking on the deserted beach in the early mornings and having coffee by the river on weekends. Her days are spent surrounded by books, either reading or writing them – her idea of heaven!
She continues her love of books as a volunteer with her local library where she selects and delivers books to the housebound. A member of Queensland Writer's Centre, RWA, ALLi, and a local critique group, Maggie enjoys meeting her readers at book signings and library talks.
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mchriste33 June 24, 2020
Thanks so much, Anne. I'm thrilled you enjoyed Lyn and Ken's story so much.


Andy Carroll is set to join the list of survivors of psychological torture as he finally revealed the extent of the mental abuse he was subjected to during his time at Liverpool FC.
In a hard hitting interview, Carroll described a pattern of head-wrecking interactions with Reds boss Brendan 'the beserker' Rodgers.
Dr Rodgers, who has an honours degree in sports psychobabbleology, is thought to have lost the run of himself with a series of bizarre experiments apparently aimed to develop a new form of shitespeak based upon the principles of paradoxical futility.
Carroll describes being assured of his role in all things Liverpool in face to face encounters with Rodgers but then these were frequently followed up with telephone conversations suggesting he should get out while he could....even to Foolham!
Today's clash thus provides the perfect opportunity for Andy to complete his journey of recovery and strike a blow for all victims of mental torture.


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'Wonder Woman' Is the Highest-Grossing Female-Directed Live-Action Film
If the box office is a numbers game, it's winning.
Not only does Wonder Woman shatter Ares with her powers and superhuman strength, but she also shatters glass ceilings. Less than a week after its premiere, the movie became the most tweeted-about film of 2017. The film earned much better ratings than other recent superhero movies. And in its very first weekend at the box office, Wonder Woman grossed more than $103 million, far surpassing any of the film's revenue projections and breaking the record set by Fifty Shades of Grey to nab the highest-ever U.S. opening weekend for a female-directed film.
Now the film, directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, has broke yet another major record. As of Wednesday, less than four weeks since its premiere, the superhero story has surpassed the $600 million mark worldwide, according to Forbes. It's now earned over $650 million.
In doing so, it passed Phyllida Lloyd's Mamma Mia!, which earned $609.8 million, to become the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman, according to People.
If it keeps up the momentum a little longer, Wonder Woman would catch up to the highest-grossing film directed solely by a woman: Jennifer Yuh Nelson's Kung Fu Panda 2 ($665.7 million worldwide). Frozen, which was codirected by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, still holds the all-time record for a movie directed by a woman, with $1.3 billion earned worldwide.
But Wonder Woman isn't beating out only female-directed films. Domestically, the film is about to pass another DC Comics staple: Superman. In its entire run at the box office, Man of Steel earned $291 million. Wonder Woman has already earned $289.2 million, proving that first weekend earnings aren't everything. Superman came out strong, but Diana is playing the long game.
This earning power is a testament to the effect this film has had on audiences and the strength that comes with hiring a female director (and having a kickass female lead). We're looking forward to seeing this film—and, fingers crossed, its sequel—continue to set records.
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Mum's warning after boy injured in Rhyl paddling pool
A MUM-OF-THREE is warning families to beware of sharp stones on the bottom of a public paddling pool after her son badly cut his leg.
Eight-year-old Lucas Lane-Williams was playing in Rhyl's Drift Park Water Play Area when he slipped and grazed his leg and elbow.
His mum Amanda, from Craig-y-Don, Llandudno, said the wound was so deep it was still bleeding at bed time.
She said other children were coming out of the promenade paddling pool in tears after cutting themselves on the sharp stones used to grit the surface.
"Lucas was playing in the pool and slipped over trying to dodge his brother who was spraying him with a water pistol," she said.
"It wasn't a bad fall, but the next minute he was crying. As he walked out of the pool I could see blood pouring from his leg. It was dripping all over the place and I couldn't stem the flow.
"It was a really nasty wound that looked like his leg had been slashed with a razor blade.
She added: "Other children were coming out in tears complaining the stones were hurting their feet and another boy cut his knee and ankle after a fall.
"When I spoke to the lifeguard, I was told that the stones had only recently gone in to stop people from slipping. The council need to do something to stop children getting hurt."
Amanda said she's angry Friday's incident wasn't even logged in an accident book and complained to Denbighshire Council claiming the pool is unfit for purpose.
The Drift Park Water Play Area only re-opened last month. A Denbighshire Council spokeswoman said: "Of the 653 people in the pool and 1,852 spectators who visited the site on Friday, there were seven recorded incidents, all were minor abrasions. We have reminded lifeguards incidents must be recorded.
"Because of the design of the pool, which has a gradient to make it Disability Discrimination Act compliant, there has to be a non-slip surface. A great deal of work has gone into adjusting the flooring so it meets health and safety criteria. If there was no non slip surface, pool users would be at a greater risk of injury."


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Independent association of matrix metalloproteinase-10, cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis.
J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5(1):91-7JT
Circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-10 are related to inflammation in asymptomatic subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. Whether MMP-10 is associated with the severity of atherosclerosis remains to be determined. This study examines the relationship of systemic MMP-10 levels with atherosclerotic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis.
METHODS AND RESULTS
Circulating levels of MMP-1, -9 and -10, and markers of inflammation [fibrinogen, interleukin-6, von Willebrand factor, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)] were measured in 400 subjects (mean age 54.3 years, 77.7% men) with cardiovascular risk factors but free from clinical cardiovascular disease. Subclinical atherosclerosis was evaluated by both the mean carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques with the use of B-mode ultrasound in all subjects. MMP-10 levels were positively correlated with fibrinogen (r = 0.24, P < 0.001), hs-CRP (r = 0.14, P < 0.01) and carotid IMT (r = 0.17, P < 0.01). The association between MMP-10 and IMT remained significant in multiple regression analysis (P < 0.02) when controlling for traditional atherosclerotic risk factors and inflammatory markers. Such an association was not observed for MMP-1 and -9. Subjects in the highest MMP-10 tertile had significantly higher carotid IMT (adjusted odds ratio 6.3, 95% confidence interval 1.3-31.4, P = 0.024). In addition, MMP-10 levels were significantly higher in patients with carotid plaques (n = 78) than in those with no plaques after adjusting for age and sex (P < 0.01).
Higher serum MMP-10 levels were associated with inflammatory markers, increased carotid IMT and atherosclerotic plaques in asymptomatic subjects. Circulating MMP-10 may be useful to identify subclinical atherosclerosis in subjects free from cardiovascular disease.
Orbe J
Laboratory of Atherosclerosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Applied Medical Research, Pamplona, Spain.
Montero I
Rodríguez JA
Beloqui O
Roncal C
Páramo JA
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Orbe, J, et al. "Independent Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase-10, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Subclinical Atherosclerosis." Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis : JTH, vol. 5, no. 1, 2007, pp. 91-7.
Orbe J, Montero I, Rodríguez JA, et al. Independent association of matrix metalloproteinase-10, cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis. J Thromb Haemost. 2007;5(1):91-7.
Orbe, J., Montero, I., Rodríguez, J. A., Beloqui, O., Roncal, C., & Páramo, J. A. (2007). Independent association of matrix metalloproteinase-10, cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis : JTH, 5(1), pp. 91-7.
Orbe J, et al. Independent Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase-10, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Subclinical Atherosclerosis. J Thromb Haemost. 2007;5(1):91-7. PubMed PMID: 17059420.
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An anti-lockdown protester holding a sign in London, Britain. © REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
(RT) - A British woman questioning the Covid-19 crisis in the UK has been banned from visiting any hospital across the country save for emergency, after she repeatedly filmed and shared videos of what she claimed were "empty wards."
Serial lockdown breaker and prominent coronavirus denier Hannah Dean, 30, has been banned from all the hospitals across the country following her new endeavors over the weekend. On Saturday, she entered the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, roaming it for about 10 minutes before getting caught by a nurse and being kicked out. The following day, she visited Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
Footage posted by Dean on Facebook shows her trying to approach the hospital, only to be confronted by a security guard who immediately recognized her.
"What are you doing here, Hannah?" the guard asked. Dean tried to flatly deny it was her, but had to back off after a brief verbal spat.
The ill-fated hospital visit came hours after Dean was issued a warning, Sussex police have said. As she violated the warning on the same day it was given, the woman received a stricter notice, prohibiting her from visiting any hospitals and from encouraging others to breach Covid-19 guidelines.
"On Sunday, Sussex Police issued a community protection warning to a 30-year-old woman from Fareham which prevents her from attending any hospital apart from when she has a prior appointment, is a dependent or there is a medical emergency; and to not encourage, endorse or incite another person to breach COVID restrictions," the police said.
The woman breached the conditions of the community protection warning on the same day of the order being issued and on Monday she was issued with a community protection notice.
Further violations may yield Dean heavy fines of up to £2,500 and even a jail sentence if she ignores the community protection notice.
Dean had made headlines after repeatedly posting videos from various hospitals and questioning why they were not packed to the brim amid the pandemic. Early in January, she received a £200 fixed-penalty notice for not having a valid reason to leave her home during the lockdown.
One of the recent posts on Hannah Dean's page. © Facebook / Hannah Dean
The penalty was issued after she visited the same Portsmouth hospital, posting another video purporting to show it was "empty". Dean's footage prompted an angry reaction from the hospital's NHS Trust.
"We continue to be incredibly busy, and we are very grateful for all our wonderful teams who work so hard, and the local communities who support us," the Trust said at the time. Local police was not exactly pleased with Dean's behavior, saying that her inflammatory videos have added to their work and even caused "angst in the community."
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