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Home Race Endurance BMW TEAM RLL – CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK PREVIEW
BMW TEAM RLL – CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK PREVIEW
Josh Tons
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formally Mosport International Raceway) is next up for BMW Team RLL as the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship makes its only visit to Canada for the July 13th Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.
The classic circuit northwest of Toronto, Ontario is one of the fastest in North America and a favorite of most every driver for its challenging, high speed corners. It hosted the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix eight times in the years between 1967 and 1977, a part of the most dangerous decade Formula 1 ever saw.
BMW Team RLL is coming off its most disappointing finish of the season (6th and 10th) after its best qualifying effort (1st and 3rd) at Watkins Glen International. The 2.45-hour race at CTMP has never been the most successful venue for BMW drivers, having failed to reach the podium in the last three season's events. In last year's American Le Mans Series race BMW Team RLL finished 5th and 6th.
The WGI result (10th) has dropped Bill Auberlen and Andy Priaulx to second place in driver points standings. They now stand nine points in arrears of the leaders and the No. 55 Z4 GTLM is an equal amount back in the team standings. John Edwards and Dirk Müller stand 7th in driver points. BMW is third in Manufacturer points, only four points behind Porsche and five points from Corvette.
"We're looking forward to going to Mosport which is one of my favorite tracks although, frankly, we haven't had much luck there in recent years," said Bobby Rahal, Team Principal. "Obviously with that long, long back straight, regardless of how fast you are going through the corners, is really the major feature of the track. As always we'll do our best and see if we can manage to avoid the problems that occurred at Watkins Glen and stay with the lead guys. Obviously the Corvettes have something over everybody; they're clearly the dominant car this year with the new chassis, but as always we'll give it our best shot."
Bill Auberlen, driver, No. 55 Z4 GTLM – "The first half of the year has been amazing. Andy and I have had great success, and until the last race we held the championship lead in the points. The GTLM class is so competitive that on any given weekend anybody can win and the points chase is so tight that we need to keep pushing and fighting for the top step of the podium. We are going to do our homework before CTMP and come out ready to win. It's great to know that when the going gets tough that you can rely on the best in the business with the BMW Team RLL guys and their commitment to win every race."
Andy Priaulx, driver, No. 55 Z4 GTLM – "Again this will be a new track for me and with the sessions being so busy it will be tough to get many quality laps before the race. With this in mind my preparation will be even more intense. I hope that Bill and I will be strong yet again and keep the fight for the championship alive. Corvette is really dominant at the moment but I will not lose faith. We will do everything we can to stay in touch!"
John Edwards, driver, No. 56 Z4 GTLM – "Last year I was at the Mosport round of the ALMS series but wasn't driving, so I'm glad I won't have to watch from the sidelines this weekend. The flowing high speed corners will suit the Z4, but we will have to fight hard in the race when we deal with traffic. So far this season the GTLM category has been extremely competitive and I don't expect the race at Mosport to be any different. Dirk and I are pretty far down in points after some bad luck early in the season, so we will be pushing rather than driving conservatively as we target race wins the rest of this season."
Dirk Müller, driver, No. 56 Z4 GTLM – "CTMP is one of my favorite circuits and after our tough luck at Watkins Glen we are really motivated to change it for the better. I love all the changes they made around the track in recent years to make it better for everyone. Yes, the uphill section will be difficult with our top speed disadvantage, but that is where we are with the balance of performance and it does not lessen my enthusiasm for the circuit."
Andy Priaulx
Bill Auberlen
CTMP
GTLM
Mosport International Raceway
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34th Annual National CSEC Awards today
By Robert A. Emmanuel
The 34th Annual National Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Awards will be held today at the St. John's Pentecostal Church House of Restoration at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Previewing the awards ceremony were the top three students in the nation, representatives of the Antigua Commercial Bank (ACB) and the Ministry of Education who appeared yesterday on OBSERVER AM.
Alicia Knowles, Education Officer in the Education Broadcasting Unit with the Ministry of Education, and ACB's Marketing and Public Relations Representative Shantia Edwards, gave brief details about today's ceremony.
"The Ministry's goal is always to promote and showcase the academic success of our students and whenever our students do well, we are committed to ensure that they are brought to the forefront," Knowles said
Edwards noted that representatives of the bank will be present, stating "essentially, a member of our Board of Directors will be involved, as well as our General Manager and Manager for our Mortgage and Trust Group, physically giving them the awards and congratulating them."
The representatives noted that they will be distributing a special prize to awardees.
Lleyton Martin, National Youth Swimmer and this year's third place National CSEC Student, said that his achievement was down to time management and preparation.
"I would say that the preparation was quite hard for me as a swimmer because I had to balance both swimming and schoolwork," he said, adding that it also helped that he chose subjects he enjoyed, which were mainly the sciences.
Martin said that to balance both his academic and athletic lives, he had to restrict the amount of time spent on social media and other distractions.
Simran Multani, who placed second in the CSEC examinations in the nation, attributed her accomplishment to God and the work of her teachers and school.
"Just the fact that I had excellent teachers, they put in the work and my school provided me with the environment of success, I was forced to rise to the bar and meet the challenge; my predecessors laid out the example for me to follow," she said.
Multani noted that what helped her prepare for the CSEC examinations was paying attention in class, finishing her work, practicing past papers and working on the School Based Assessments (SBAs) which she said became more of a revision exercise for her.
"I found myself going back to my books just to review certain things to complete my SBAs and with that revision came preparation for the exams," she said.
Keondre Herbert, who was the 2018 National and Regional Top CSEC student, said that his focus and drive to achieve high marks pushed him to what he achieved.
"I stick to my course and I decided that this was my goal and was going to work hard to achieve it," he said, adding that he often did not leave school until 6 in the evening and often found himself doing all-nighters.
He noted his support from his family, parents and friends including Martin, who pushed him.
The top students encouraged young persons to persevere, set their goals, work hard and not to be afraid to consult with their teachers to get a better understanding of their studies
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Q: RedisJson and RedisSearch: (error) elem.map is not a function I get this error when performing an FT.SEARCH through the redis-cli via both redis/redis-stack-server:latest and redislabs/redismod:latest and following the how-to herefor creating an index, documents, and querying them: https://redis.io/docs/stack/search/indexing_json/
It also happens when I follow these steps:
> FT.CREATE myIdx on JSON PREFIX 1 entity: SCHEMA $.position.y AS y NUMERIC $.position.x AS x NUMERIC $.name AS name TEXT
> JSON.SET entity:1 $ '{"id":"entityA","name":"EntityAlpha","longName":"This is entity alpha","speed":9.66,"ownerId":"god","position":{"x":15,"y":15},"color":"red"}'
> JSON.SET entity:2 $ '{"id":"entityB","name":"EntityBeta","longName":"This is entity beta","speed":9.66,"ownerId":"god","position":{"x":20,"y":20},"color":"red"}'
> JSON.SET entity:3 $ '{"id":"entityC","name":"EntityCeta","longName":"This is entity ceta","speed":9.66,"ownerId":"god","position":{"x":15,"y":25},"color":"fire"}'
> FT.SEARCH myIdx "@name:(Entity*)"
(error) elem.map is not a function
> FT.SEARCH myIdx "@x:[0 200]"
(error) elem.map is not a function
> FT.SEARCH myIdx "@name:(EntityAlpha)"
(error) elem.map is not a function

Here are results of 'info':
> info
# Server
redis_version:6.2.6
redis_git_sha1:00000000
redis_git_dirty:0
redis_build_id:9c335ca9779faba5
redis_mode:standalone
os:Linux 5.15.0-48-generic x86_64
arch_bits:64
multiplexing_api:epoll
atomicvar_api:atomic-builtin
gcc_version:10.2.1
process_id:1
process_supervised:no
run_id:4dad70a5a0bf25821f440ad397ed5d114e637fbf
tcp_port:6379
server_time_usec:1664744098230246
uptime_in_seconds:39
uptime_in_days:0
hz:10
configured_hz:10
lru_clock:3799714
executable:/data/redis-server
config_file:
io_threads_active:0

# Clients
connected_clients:2
cluster_connections:0
maxclients:10000
client_recent_max_input_buffer:16
client_recent_max_output_buffer:0
blocked_clients:0
tracking_clients:0
clients_in_timeout_table:0

# Memory
used_memory:9735336
used_memory_human:9.28M
used_memory_rss:32952320
used_memory_rss_human:31.43M
used_memory_peak:9735336
used_memory_peak_human:9.28M
used_memory_peak_perc:100.00%
used_memory_overhead:9354584
used_memory_startup:9313304
used_memory_dataset:380752
used_memory_dataset_perc:90.22%
allocator_allocated:10321296
allocator_active:10809344
allocator_resident:13840384
total_system_memory:12321312768
total_system_memory_human:11.48G
used_memory_lua:37888
used_memory_lua_human:37.00K
used_memory_scripts:0
used_memory_scripts_human:0B
number_of_cached_scripts:0
maxmemory:0
maxmemory_human:0B
maxmemory_policy:noeviction
allocator_frag_ratio:1.05
allocator_frag_bytes:488048
allocator_rss_ratio:1.28
allocator_rss_bytes:3031040
rss_overhead_ratio:2.38
rss_overhead_bytes:19111936
mem_fragmentation_ratio:3.40
mem_fragmentation_bytes:23259752
mem_not_counted_for_evict:0
mem_replication_backlog:0
mem_clients_slaves:0
mem_clients_normal:40984
mem_aof_buffer:0
mem_allocator:jemalloc-5.1.0
active_defrag_running:0
lazyfree_pending_objects:0
lazyfreed_objects:0

# Persistence
loading:0
current_cow_size:0
current_cow_size_age:0
current_fork_perc:0.00
current_save_keys_processed:0
current_save_keys_total:0
rdb_changes_since_last_save:0
rdb_bgsave_in_progress:0
rdb_last_save_time:1664744059
rdb_last_bgsave_status:ok
rdb_last_bgsave_time_sec:-1
rdb_current_bgsave_time_sec:-1
rdb_last_cow_size:0
aof_enabled:0
aof_rewrite_in_progress:0
aof_rewrite_scheduled:0
aof_last_rewrite_time_sec:-1
aof_current_rewrite_time_sec:-1
aof_last_bgrewrite_status:ok
aof_last_write_status:ok
aof_last_cow_size:0
module_fork_in_progress:0
module_fork_last_cow_size:0

# Stats
total_connections_received:2
total_commands_processed:6
instantaneous_ops_per_sec:0
total_net_input_bytes:28
total_net_output_bytes:4712
instantaneous_input_kbps:0.00
instantaneous_output_kbps:0.00
rejected_connections:0
sync_full:0
sync_partial_ok:0
sync_partial_err:0
expired_keys:0
expired_stale_perc:0.00
expired_time_cap_reached_count:0
expire_cycle_cpu_milliseconds:0
evicted_keys:0
keyspace_hits:20
keyspace_misses:0
pubsub_channels:0
pubsub_patterns:0
latest_fork_usec:0
total_forks:0
migrate_cached_sockets:0
slave_expires_tracked_keys:0
active_defrag_hits:0
active_defrag_misses:0
active_defrag_key_hits:0
active_defrag_key_misses:0
tracking_total_keys:0
tracking_total_items:0
tracking_total_prefixes:0
unexpected_error_replies:0
total_error_replies:0
dump_payload_sanitizations:0
total_reads_processed:2
total_writes_processed:1
io_threaded_reads_processed:0
io_threaded_writes_processed:0

# Replication
role:master
connected_slaves:0
master_failover_state:no-failover
master_replid:0f0fce86ffcbff2fc056b6d4e788242be12f2b2c
master_replid2:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
master_repl_offset:0
second_repl_offset:-1
repl_backlog_active:0
repl_backlog_size:1048576
repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:0
repl_backlog_histlen:0

# CPU
used_cpu_sys:0.827450
used_cpu_user:0.459694
used_cpu_sys_children:0.000000
used_cpu_user_children:0.000000
used_cpu_sys_main_thread:0.061016
used_cpu_user_main_thread:0.130168

# Modules
module:name=graph,ver=20815,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[ReJSON],options=[]
module:name=timeseries,ver=10616,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=ReJSON,ver=20011,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[search|graph],using=[],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=ai,ver=10205,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=rg,ver=10204,api=1,filters=1,usedby=[rg],using=[rg],options=[]
module:name=search,ver=999999,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[ReJSON],options=[handle-io-errors]
module:name=bf,ver=20209,api=1,filters=0,usedby=[],using=[],options=[]

# Errorstats

# Cluster
cluster_enabled:0

# Keyspace
db0:keys=5,expires=0,avg_ttl=0

Please help.

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This tutorial is designed for use with METv6.1 released in December 2017.
The exercises have been expanded to include examples for all of the MET tools.
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We recommend that you work through this tutorial before you try to run MET on your own.
A description of what's new since the previous tutorial can be found in the release notes for METv6.0 and METv6.1.
For comments, suggestions, errors, or help concerning this online tutorial (or other MET issues) please send email to met_help@ucar.edu.
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The Illuminations ephemeral art program is proudly supported by Waverley Council. It aims to foster the practice of emerging contemporary artists by providing an avenue in which local and international audiences are able to experience experimental Australian new media art in an accessible environment.
The seventh instalment of this program features the work of Angela Garrick, Ella Barclay, Harley Ives, Kusum Normoyle, Lucy Phelan & Matthew Hopkins, Marcus Cook, Joel Stern & Pia Borg, Pia Van Gelder.
The exhibition is focused on how each of these artists incorporate an innovative use of sound into their video practice through a range of screen based, projected, sculptural, and interactive works. Sound and music occupy a central role in this exhibition, with the aural and the visual becoming entwined in intriguing ways.
VIDEO MUSIC explores the complex nature of sound and image correlations in contemporary practice, and the artists presented here really cover a wide scope of audio-visuality – from artificial HD realms to degrading analogue landscapes, from early cinematic devices and hand crafted technologies, through to advanced animated and interactive systems.


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"""This is two implementations for how to get module names from the boost
sources.  One relies on json metadata files in the sources, the other relies on
the folder names.

Run the tool in the boost directory and append the stdout to the misc.py:

boost/$ path/to/meson/tools/boost_names.py >> path/to/meson/dependencies/misc.py
"""

import sys
import os
import collections
import pprint
import json
import re

Module = collections.namedtuple('Module', ['dirname', 'name', 'libnames'])
Module.__repr__ = lambda self: str((self.dirname, self.name, self.libnames))

LIBS = 'libs'

manual_map = {
    'callable_traits': 'Call Traits',
    'crc': 'CRC',
    'dll': 'DLL',
    'gil': 'GIL',
    'graph_parallel': 'GraphParallel',
    'icl': 'ICL',
    'io': 'IO State Savers',
    'msm': 'Meta State Machine',
    'mpi': 'MPI',
    'mpl': 'MPL',
    'multi_array': 'Multi-Array',
    'multi_index': 'Multi-Index',
    'numeric': 'Numeric Conversion',
    'ptr_container': 'Pointer Container',
    'poly_collection': 'PolyCollection',
    'qvm': 'QVM',
    'throw_exception': 'ThrowException',
    'tti': 'TTI',
    'vmd': 'VMD',
}

extra = [
    Module('utility', 'Compressed Pair', []),
    Module('core', 'Enable If', []),
    Module('functional', 'Functional/Factory', []),
    Module('functional', 'Functional/Forward', []),
    Module('functional', 'Functional/Hash', []),
    Module('functional', 'Functional/Overloaded Function', []),
    Module('utility', 'Identity Type', []),
    Module('utility', 'In Place Factory, Typed In Place Factory', []),
    Module('numeric', 'Interval', []),
    Module('math', 'Math Common Factor', []),
    Module('math', 'Math Octonion', []),
    Module('math', 'Math Quaternion', []),
    Module('math', 'Math/Special Functions', []),
    Module('math', 'Math/Statistical Distributions', []),
    Module('bind', 'Member Function', []),
    Module('algorithm', 'Min-Max', []),
    Module('numeric', 'Odeint', []),
    Module('utility', 'Operators', []),
    Module('core', 'Ref', []),
    Module('utility', 'Result Of', []),
    Module('algorithm', 'String Algo', []),
    Module('core', 'Swap', []),
    Module('', 'Tribool', []),
    Module('numeric', 'uBLAS', []),
    Module('utility', 'Value Initialized', []),
]

# Cannot find the following modules in the documentation of boost
not_modules = ['beast', 'logic', 'mp11', 'winapi']

def eprint(message):
    print(message, file=sys.stderr)

def get_library_names(jamfile):
    libs = []
    with open(jamfile) as jamfh:
        jam = jamfh.read()
        res = re.finditer(r'^lib[\s]+([A-Za-z0-9_]+)([^;]*);', jam, re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
        for matches in res:
            if ':' in matches.group(2):
                libs.append(matches.group(1))
        res = re.finditer(r'^boost-lib[\s]+([A-Za-z0-9_]+)([^;]*);', jam, re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL)
        for matches in res:
            if ':' in matches.group(2):
                libs.append('boost_{}'.format(matches.group(1)))
    return libs

def exists(modules, module):
    return len([x for x in modules if x.dirname == module.dirname]) != 0

def get_modules(init=extra):
    modules = init
    for directory in os.listdir(LIBS):
        if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(LIBS, directory)):
            continue
        if directory in not_modules:
            continue
        jamfile = os.path.join(LIBS, directory, 'build', 'Jamfile.v2')
        if os.path.isfile(jamfile):
            libs = get_library_names(jamfile)
        else:
            libs = []
        if directory in manual_map.keys():
            modname = manual_map[directory]
        else:
            modname = directory.replace('_', ' ').title()
        modules.append(Module(directory, modname, libs))
    return modules

def get_modules_2():
    modules = []
    # The python module uses an older build system format and is not easily parseable.
    # We add the python module libraries manually.
    modules.append(Module('python', 'Python', ['boost_python', 'boost_python3', 'boost_numpy', 'boost_numpy3']))
    for (root, dirs, files) in os.walk(LIBS):
        for f in files:
            if f == "libraries.json":
                projectdir = os.path.dirname(root)

                jamfile = os.path.join(projectdir, 'build', 'Jamfile.v2')
                if os.path.isfile(jamfile):
                    libs = get_library_names(jamfile)
                else:
                    libs = []

                # Get metadata for module
                jsonfile = os.path.join(root, f)
                with open(jsonfile) as jsonfh:
                    boost_modules = json.loads(jsonfh.read())
                    if(isinstance(boost_modules, dict)):
                        boost_modules = [boost_modules]
                    for boost_module in boost_modules:
                        modules.append(Module(boost_module['key'], boost_module['name'], libs))

    # Some subprojects do not have meta directory with json file. Find those
    jsonless_modules = [x for x in get_modules([]) if not exists(modules, x)]
    for module in jsonless_modules:
        eprint("WARNING: {} does not have meta/libraries.json. Will guess pretty name '{}'".format(module.dirname, module.name))
    modules.extend(jsonless_modules)

    return modules

def main(args):
    if not os.path.isdir(LIBS):
        eprint("ERROR: script must be run in boost source directory")

    # It will pick jsonless algorithm if 1 is given as argument
    impl = 0
    if len(args) > 1:
        if args[1] == '1':
            impl = 1

    if impl == 1:
        modules = get_modules()
    else:
        modules = get_modules_2()

    sorted_modules = sorted(modules, key=lambda module: module.name.lower())
    sorted_modules = [x[2] for x in sorted_modules if x[2]]
    sorted_modules = sum(sorted_modules, [])
    sorted_modules = [x for x in sorted_modules if x.startswith('boost')]

    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter()
    pp.pprint(sorted_modules)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(sys.argv)

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The Brivo IDBox makes enterprise security more transparent and less intrusive by turning your phone into an ID.
We helped a cutting-edge IoT company develop a simple wall-mounted scanner that streamlines the way people interact with physical spaces.
Done well, an IoT device embodies in form and facility the intelligent service it enables.
Brivo Labs has a big vision: to combine smart devices with smarter cloud computing to transform security for the connected era.
Their Identity Box applies this vision to the increasingly tricky problem of workplace security, using an Internet of Things (IoT) approach to identify people and track permissions.
From its perch on the wall or ceiling, the Identity Box actively scans for people's smartphones and wearable devices, giving supervisors a clear view of who's in the room, and alerting them to unexpected visitors. It's a big change from cumbersome keypads and badge scanners.
Brivo's innovative approach to security brought a two-fold challenge to Bresslergroup's product design team. Not only did the Identity Box need to indicate its status at a glance, it also had to convey a sense of security and connectedness – both shield and cloud at once.
To handle this, the team spent the first phase of the project getting to know Brivo as a company, and understanding what makes the Identity Box different. Brivo had created a new way of making environments secure, built on its unique suite of cloud-based software that identifies people based on the devices they carry. Besides making security less intrusive, it also gives managers a real-time picture of how the space gets used, creating opportunities for improvement as well as security-enhancing situational awareness.
Bresslergroup responded with a design intended to be visible, but still unobtrusive and reassuring. A triangle shape was chosen for its shield-like connotations, then refined over several rounds with Brivo to evoke transparency and connectedness, too. The resulting form, rendered in soft white, floats on the surface of a ceiling or wall, with a hard-edged triangle extruding from a rounded-off base. Encasing Brivo's existing antennas and electronics, the enclosure features just three indicators, each of which glows white when active, and disappears when it's not.
The resulting Brivo Identity Box, launched in October 2014, is a product that looks like the service it enables: approachable, reliable and (almost literally) cloud-based. A fitting form for the IoT of the future.


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Cephalanthera longifolia
Narrow-leaved Helleborine
Species of orchid
"Narrow-leaved helleborine" redirects here. It is not to be confused with narrow-lipped helleborine.
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cephalanthera
C. longifolia
(L.) Fritsch 1888
Synonyms list
Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L.
Cephalanthera ensifolia (Sw.) Rich.
Cephalanthera xiphophyllum Reichenb.
Epipactis ensifolia F.W. Schmidt
Epipactis longifolia (L.) All.
Serapias helleborine subsp. longifolia L.
Serapias longifolia (L.) L.
Serapias xiphophyllum Ehrh. ex L.f.
Helleborine longifolia (L.) Moench
Epipactis grandiflora (L.) Sm.
Cymbidium xiphophyllum (Ehrh. ex L.f.) Sw.
Epipactis xiphophylla (Ehrh. ex L.f.) Sw.
Serapias pallida Wahlenb.
Cephalanthera pallens Rich.
Serapias ensifolia (L.f.) Murray
Epipactis grandifolia All.
Cephalanthera acuminata Wall. ex Lindl
Cephalanthera maravignae Tineo in G.Gussone
Cephalanthera thomsonii Rchb.f.
Cephalanthera angustifolia Simonk.
Limodorum acuminatum (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
Cephalanthera mairei Schltr.
Cephalanthera conferta (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Kreutz
Cephalanthera longifolia subsp. conferta B.Baumann & H.Baumann
Cephalanthera longifolia, the narrow-leaved helleborine,[3]sword-leaved helleborine or long-leaved helleborine, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to light woodland, and widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa from Ireland and Morocco to China. This includes the United Kingdom, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and many other countries.[2][4][5]
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Cephalanthera longifolia reaches on average 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 in) in height in typical conditions. This orchid has erect and glabrous multiple stems. The leaves are dark green, long and narrowly tapering (hence the common name "sword-leaved helleborine"). The inflorescence is a lax, 5-20 flowered spike with the bell-shaped flowers ascending in an oblique spiral. The flowers are white, about 1 cm (0.4 in) long, with a yellow-edged labellum and they usually open only during the warmest and brightest hours of the day. This plant can be found in bloom from April to June, depending on location and altitude. The fruit is a dry capsule and the dust-like seed is dispersed by the wind.[6]
One unusual characteristic of this species is that some individuals are achlorophyllous (lacking green pigment) and take all their nutrition from mycorrhizal fungi.[7]
The flowers are pollinated by solitary burrowing bees. The flowers produce little nectar and the yellowish dust on the labellum which the insects collect is of little nutritional value. The actual pollen is contained in two pollinia which adhere to the hairs on the bee's back.[6]
An investigation in Estonia determined that the mycorrhizal partners of this orchid species include Thelephoraceae and Helotiales.[7] Another investigation indicated 9 mycorrhizal partners (still fewer than those recorded for Cephalanthera damasonium): Bjerkandera adusta, Phlebia acerina, Sebacinaceae, Tetracladium sp., and Tomentella sp.[8]
Cephelanthera longifolia is vulnerable to grazing by deer.[9][6]
Cephalanthera longifolia is common in some parts of its European range, such as southern France and Spain, but endangered particularly in northern areas such as Belgium. In Britain and Ireland it is a quite uncommon and declining species, and conservation work is being carried out at a number of sites to safeguard it (see also Galley Down Wood). In 2007 it was listed as a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. The charity Plantlife International is leading this work in the United Kingdom.
Sword-leaved helleborine usually grows in damp woodland places (mainly oak and beech), forest edges and rocky slopes.[6] These plants prefer calcareous soils and in well exposed places, at an altitude of 0–1,400 metres (0–4,593 ft) above sea level.
This species was once abundant, when forests were used for grazing livestock and trees were coppiced, but is now threatened by overgrowth of larger plants. As the flower spikes are eaten by deer, the sword-leaved helleborine is also threatened by the increase of deer populations following extirpation of large predators like the wolf and brown bear in many parts of Europe.[6]
The genus name Cephalanthera comes from the Greek κεφαλή kephalē (head) and ἄνθηρα anthēra (anther): the anther is placed at the top (head) of the column.[10] The Latin name longifolia means with long leaves .
"Helleborine" may refer to deer using the orchid for food (many conservationists have noted that helleborine orchids are grazed by deer[11][12][13]). Alternatively it may denote that the plants are similar to hellebores (a group of species in the family Ranunculaceae). "Hellebore" comes from the Greek "álkē" and "bora", translating as "fawn" and "food of beasts".[14]
Whole plant
Close-up on a flower
Inflorescence
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^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ Flora of China, v 25 p 177, 头蕊兰 tou rui lan, Cephalanthera longifolia
^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cefalantera maggiore, Narrow Leaved Helleborine, Cephalanthera longifolia
^ a b c d e "Narrow-leaved Helleborine: Cephalanthera longifolia". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
^ a b Canadian Journal of Botany - Cephalanthera longifolia is mixotrophic
^ Journal of Systematics and Evolution
^ Woodland Wildlife Toolkit - Narrow-leaved helleborine
^ Gilbert-Carter, H. (1955). Glossary of the British Flora. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. OCLC 867791719.
^ Plantlife - Epipactis youngiana
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Wikispecies: Cephalanthera longifolia
ARKive: cephalanthera-longifolia
EoL: 1090746
EPPO: CFELO
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How To Release Your Music As An Independent Artist.
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In this article, I will be revealing to you how to release your music as an independent artist.
One of the worst things a musician will attempt to do while starting out his musical career is trying to release an EP or album.
And the simple reason is that you are going to put yourself through so much stress in trying to push all the music in that EP or album out at the same time.
Moreover, online music consumers will not care to spend that much time listening to more than one track at once from a musician they haven't heard about before.
Therefore, more money, energy, and time will be spent on promoting an EP or album by an upcoming musician.
How do artist release their music?
The best way to release your music as an independent artist is by using the 'single-release strategy.
That is to say, you should be releasing your music as singles when starting out your musical career.
When you release your music as singles, you will be able to invest all your resources, time, and energy into making that one track really stand out.
What you need to do.
Get at least 4 to 5 tracks ready upfront, and of course, the 4 or 5 tracks are the required tracks for an EP.
Set at least 3 to 4 months between the release of each of those singles, and give yourself a 3 to 4 months gap between each release.
Put aside a budget that will enable you to distribute your songs as you release them to digital stores, promote them on music blogs, submit them to playlists and run Ads to reach a wider audience.
With each release, you must then target how to build and grow your fanbase. Keep in mind that there are most people that will shine your music when they come across it for the first time, but when they happen upon it again, especially if they hear another person playing it, they are definitely going to consume your music instantly.
Everybody loves to go with the trend, so the more people are seeing your songs on blogs, or some other people consuming them, they will never hesitate to follow suit.
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@JonathanLittle on the most common mindset flaw poker players exhibit, especially at lower stakes.
Don't exert too much emotional energy over losing in common, routine spots advises @JonathanLittle.
A while back in preparation for my book Strategies for Beating Small Stakes Poker Cash Games, I spent some time playing live $1/$2 no-limit hold'em. While I saw all sorts of interesting plays, today let's discuss a particular mindset flaw that many of my opponents had. If I could teach them one thing, it would be to stop caring about losing money due in common, routine situations.
Early in one of my sessions, I was dealt in middle position. I raised to $7 and a tight, passive 60-year-old guy went all in from the small blind for $60. I made the easy call. My opponent showed . The board came K-8-6-7-10, giving the pot to my opponent.
In my mind, there was nothing to see here. This was a simple all-in and call scenario that both players played well. I was surprised to see that no one else at the table felt the same way.
Some of the players were trying to console me for the "horrible" beat I took. It should be clear that when you get all in, the order that the cards come off the deck does not matter in the least bit. Other players were congratulating my opponent because he got his money in good with a "made hand" while I only got my money in with a "drawing hand." This is also asinine because both hands are quite premium, given my opponent's decision to play with a tiny 30-big blind stack. The fact that one hand is paired and the other is not is irrelevant. All that matters is both hands will win roughly 50 percent of the time.
It was also interesting to me that the players even cared about a pot where both players put in 30 big blinds with premium hands. In high stakes games, most players typically swing at least 200 big blinds over the course of a long session and don't blink an eye. However, in the small stakes games, everyone truly cared when they lost any pot larger than 10 big blinds. The entire player pool seemed not to understand that swings in poker are inevitable.
Instead of accepting this fact, most of the players were only willing to invest significant money when they were confident they had the best hand. This led to most of the players using a blatantly straightforward strategy that allowed me to steal small- and medium-sized pots consistently with little risk of losing a significant pot.
You must accept that you will win and lose pots when you play poker. If your game plan is to wait around for the nuts and hope your opponents pay you off, unless most of the players at your table are maniacs (I only encountered one maniac in all of my $1/$2 sessions), you will slowly blind off and lose the rake.
In order to crush small stakes cash games, you must be willing to get a bit out of line in order to steal small pots when it is clear no one is interested. That said, you must also be capable of making somewhat big folds when it is clear your opponent loves his holding.
I got the vibe that my opponents cared about any loss most likely because they were playing with short bankrolls. If you only have $500 to your name and take $200 of it to the poker table, I completely understand why you would care about the swings. I imagine most pros would lose their minds if they put 40 percent of their disposable income (or net worth) on the table at one time. Even though most of the players adopted a style of play that indicated they clearly did not want to gamble, their poor bankroll decisions stated the exact opposite.
Learning to think in terms of equity (instead of dollars) is a great way to conquer the fear of losing money. If you understand that when you get your money in good, such as when you get all-in with versus , you will win in the long run, you will not care if you win or lose in any individual instance because you know you profited in terms of equity.
Instead of being happy for making a good decision, most of the players I played against would be incredibly unhappy if they lost. When you get all in with 77 percent equity, you must understand that you will only win 77 percent of the time, not 100 percent of the time. That means 23 percent of the time, you will lose.
My opponents did not fully grasp and accept this concept. You must become comfortable with the standard swings of the game if you want to move up to the higher levels, where the variance will be much higher (due to overall increased skill levels and more loose, aggressive play). If you lose your sanity every time you lose any half-way meaningful pot, you are almost certain to fail.
If you want to better your poker game and learn to think like a pro, check out my training site PokerCoaching.com. There you can hone your skills in over 400 interactive quizzes and 35 in-depth homework challenges. Thanks for reading and good luck in your games!


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Mr. Iwata also stated that even if the Wii meets Nintendo's sales projections, it will have little impact on Nintendo's profit…as far as short term is concerned.
Pokemon will have wi-fi worldwide voicechat.
Pokemon Battle Revolution will be out a few months after Pearl/Diamond and will link with the DS game.
As long as we can reserve the Wii before September, it should be ok for everyone. The price of this system should not be a huge concern because it will be cost effective for all.
If the graphics of Pokemon Battle Revolution were in-game, then this should shut the graphic whores up because I can't think of any Wii game that looks as good as that.
Actually, that IS ingame. Iwata said it, and there is a video of it.
if it is or if its not?
im not much of a pokemon player but i will be buying this game.
as long as its fun im ok with it.
GFX look awesome. I just hope they make it ''The Pokemon game we've all been waiting for''.
I didn't know there was a Pokemon game we've all been waiting for :) but this one does look exciting even if its just the graphics.
the next step is to make a "ds player" like the game boy player for the gamecube,cause i will never get a ds(parents...****)and my life(as a gamer)will be perfect:)!
i wish they would make a pokemon game with a grand theft auto type engine. That would be amazing! i can just imagine it!
they should make it a free range game included with the battling with online players, that would be sweet. id like to try to catch pokemon and auctually go through the pokemon world 3D instead of just battling. i could see how id get tierd of doing the same thing over and over again. but i guess when it comes out we'll see what its all about. maybe it wont be repetative.


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Rumors of War Underscore Data Security Issues
Our storage analyst, Jon Toigo, begins a series on data security issues and solutions.
By Jon William Toigo
In case you missed the Wall Street Journal article, buried as it was on page A6 of the Friday, 18 May edition, the Baltic state of Estonia is inching closer to declaring war on Russia. The country's Internet sites for government and financial institutions have been subjected to massive waves of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks since late April (coinciding with the removal of a statue in the center of Tallinn, capitol city of the former Soviet republic, dedicated to Red Army soldiers killed in WW II).
The Estonians are blaming the Russians for the flood of traffic that has stymied the operation of critical net-accessible servers. They say that the offending traffic has been traced back to Russian computers in what appears to be a concerted effort to take down key services. Moreover, they are equating the cyber attacks to missile attacks on government buildings, banks, and even airports. Russian officials deny the allegations.
Of course, if actual missiles were being lobbed, a declaration of war would almost certainly be the response. The question Estonian officials are putting to NATO and to the European Union (of which Estonia is a member) is whether a cyber attack justifies such a declaration. If the answer is yes, 2007 may mark the first time that war was precipitated by a misuse of the Internet: World Wide Web War I.
While the editors of the Journal may have seen this as an obscure story from an out-of-the-way corner of the world (hence, its placement as a short piece inside Section A), the Estonian situation may well be a harbinger of something much larger. When data accessibility and integrity become issues of national security, all of the instruments of foreign policy, including war, may come into play to redress hostile activities in cyberspace.
It is a given that, in our "post-industrial" "information age" economies, data itself has become an official currency. For proof, you need only look at corporate boardrooms, where the security of data "at rest" (on storage spindles) and "in flight" (traversing physical or electronic highways) has become a pressing issue.
Recently, considerable attention has been focused on storage security, typically in response to compliance requirements affecting publicly traded companies or heavily regulated vertical industries such as healthcare and finance. Some firms have also begun contemplating storage security after press accounts of hacker activities and corporate espionage. The discussion has mostly centered on the need for greater security (read encryption) for any data that leaves the comfortable confines of the corporate glass house.
Privacyrights.org keeps a tally of security failures involving lost laptops and magnetic backup tapes in the form of calculations of the number of persons whose personal or financial information has been inadvertently disclosed—by companies charged to keep it secure. As expected, the storage-vendor community, smelling blood in the water, has pushed numerous security-oriented products into the market.
Last month, Seagate announced a disk drive that encrypts whatever data you write to it. Tape vendors have been adding security features to cartridges and library hardware. Other vendors have introduced appliances to encrypt data on its way to disk arrays or tape devices, while still others have created software deployed on application servers to encrypt their output.
Defining a Security Strategy
The increasing diversity of products and approaches has made the IT manager's job of defining a storage security strategy a difficult one. There is little reliable guidance and few standards to insulate consumers against the inevitable consolidation that will occur within the storage security microcosm. Most IT mavens don't even know what storage security means, or whether additional security is required if the network and application admins are doing their job to lock out bad guys well ahead of the storage infrastructure.
One initiative that showed promise to bringing order to the storage security realm was the Storage Networking Industry Association's (SNIA) Storage Security Forum under the guidance of LeRoy Budnik. Budnik had successfully driven all of the hypersecretive/hypersensitive storage security vendors to the conference table late last year, and was preparing to wring out a set of best practices for securing data assets in the storage infrastructure when he was unceremoniously replaced. The change of management at SSF has had the predictable outcome: little progress has been made.
It is, therefore, up to consumers to figure out the intricacies of storage security and to determine what extraordinary measures must be taken in their part of IT infrastructure, how these actions will interact with other safeguards that have been deployed in networks and application hosts, and, ultimately, how so-called solutions are to be evaluated. As I did in the just-completed series on archiving, the next several columns will explore security issues and solutions. You are invited to chime in, if you are a consumer, with an outline of the solutions you have deployed and how they are performing. Names will be withheld on request.
If you are a vendor of storage security wares, we want to talk to you also. I will be sending out a questionnaire to some vendors in my mailbox, but feel free to contact me directly if you do not receive a note.
I am somewhat circumspect about vendors on this one. To my knowledge, there have been no bake-offs between different approaches, and there seems to be considerable infighting and marketecture in many of the storage security white papers and product slicks that I've seen.
In addition, many vendors simply don't practice what they preach. Just last week, IBM suffered the latest in what seems to be a daily litany of embarrassing data disclosures, having lost tapes—some encrypted, others not—following a car accident involving a contractor transporting backup tapes to offsite storage. The missing tapes were reported to contain the names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and employment dates with IBM of many IBM retirees, plus some customer data. The predictable response was an offer by Big Blue of free credit monitoring services for those affected.
IBM, a self-styled leader in tape security, looked pretty foolish following the mishap—to the delight of competing vendors. They delayed notifying employees and customers about the event until they (1)could figure out which tapes were lost and (2) had arranged terms with a credit monitoring company for services to those who had been harmed. Were any lessons learned? We'll ask.
If the tape-loss incident was a media disaster for IBM, one could posit that the public disclosure of HP's use of hacker tactics last year to plug media leaks from within its own board of directors should have been even more damning. The company denies knowing about the tactics used by an investigator hired by senior management (the investigator engaged in "pretexting" to obtain telephone records of journalists to see who on the board was talking to whom in the media), but high-level resignations have already happened and legal actions in the case are ongoing.
A legitimate question can be raised regarding credibility of a vendor that portends to be advancing the cause of information security while flouting the principles of privacy and data protection when it suits them. We will explore this question and many others as this series rolls out.
As of this writing, Estonia has not declared war on neighboring Russia, but it has succeeded in underscoring the importance of security and the urgency of finding effective measures to contravene attacks whether from inside the company itself or through the ether of cyberspace. Your input is welcome: jtoigo@toigopartners.com.


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An effigy of U.S. Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin hanging by a noose as part of a Halloween display drew complaints on Monday, but local officials said the homeowner was covered by free speech rights.
"We have been getting some phone calls this morning complaining about it but if (the homeowner) isn't in violation of municipal code we have no reason to cite them," West Hollywood spokeswoman Helen Goss said.
Homeowner Chad Michael Morisette told local KCAL-TV the display should be considered Halloween "art" and said his neighbors would probably be more offended by a similar scene invoking Democrat Barack Obama.
Earlier a cardboard likeness of Obama was strung up from a tree at an Oregon university and an Ohio man who told local media he didn't want to see an African-American running the country hung a ghostly figure bearing an Obama sign from a tree in his yard.
If he wins the November 4 election, Obama will be the first African American to become U.S. president.
West Hollywood is known for its large gay population and its liberal politics. It hosts a large and flamboyant outdoor Halloween parade each year.
Palin, who is seen as more conservative than running-mate McCain, has been a lightning-rod of criticism from the left since her nomination to the ticket.


Back to Vegas! If you have not attended a VMworld, then don't miss this opportunity to join the industry's top thought leaders, subject-matter experts and IT professionals at VMworld 2018. Immerse yourself in the latest in cloud infrastructure and digital workspace innovations.
Registration is now live for VMworld 2018 US.
As you can see from above, it pays to register early.
If you register as a group of 5 or more than you can receive a $100 discount per registration further reducing the early-bird registration to $1,695, $1995 for regular rate, and $2,195 onsite. If you increase this group registration to 20 or more you will receive $200 of each registration.
This will be my third time in Vegas for VMworld and I am looking forward to returning to Vegas but honestly it would be nice to see VMware move this back to San Francisco for a change of scenery. A week in Vegas is a lot especially with the hot weather, although you will probably stay inside the majority of the time.
Don't forget to sign-up for hands-on labs but note that these labs are available to you outside of VMworld and you can go through them at the leisure of your own home. I recently hosted an VMC on AWS hands-on labs utilizing the free online labs for my VMUG group.
There are other options for staying around the event and plenty within walking distance. There are also trams you can take from the hotels to get to the Mandalay Bay. The tram is on a elevated track connecting, Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur. If you are adventurous you can stay at a hotel on the strip and take advantage of UBER.
I have stayed at the MGM and the Luxor in the past and can say that the Luxor is not that nice. I would recommend something like the MGM properties.
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Interview: La Sera's Katy Goodman & Springtime Carnivore's Greta Morgan
This September, for the first time in over 30 years, Glenn Danzig is going to step onstage with the rest of the Misfits to perform horror rock anthems like "Where Eagles Dare," no doubt leading thousands of devilocked devotees at the Denver and Chicago Riot Fests through its sing-along of "I ain't no god
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ACTORS Debut New Song + Interview
Jason Corbett from ACTORS has become one of the leading characters steering the Vancouver independent music movement, and although it seems like it happened over night, it has been brewing for years. He's a plucky, pithy talent and not only do we have an exclusive of their new song, but we have a fun back and forth with him to start off your week. Enjoy.
What's the worst part about full length albums in 2016?
METZ-A Real Wild Ride
METZ has a new album, correctly titled "II," and much like their 2012 self-titled Sub Pop debut, it's an absolute ripper: a buzzing, cascading riot of sound driven by guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, drummer Hayden Menzies, and bassist Chris Slorach, that pushes and never pulls, but still manages to offer ecstatic and rewarding release. There's a sense of earnest familiarity about it that makes it stick, but not a single note feels secondhand. It's energizing and cathartic music for the busy-brained.
Jesse Berlin | Elvis Blessings & Louboutin Lessons
When the nice folks at ION first got in touch with me about doing this interview, they acknowledged that I have a track record of being, shall we say, less than friendly to the majority of music journalists who have crossed my path. In my defense, every journalist who has been sent to interview me in the past just happened to be a barely literate failure of a human being.
PENICILLIN BABY | SPACE-TRASH & THE END OF THE WORLD
Penicillin Baby consists of Jon Tyler Conant, Charlie Davis, Taylor Lowrance, and Wes Mitchell, who met when they eventually found themselves in Nashville, Tennessee. The band has a surprising obsession with rooftops, and Jon Tyler Conant reflects on how "in almost every city we go to, we find a way onto the roof of some tall building. It kind of makes me feel like a little kid again.
Coleman Hell
There must be something in the water, because it seems like everyone wants a piece of Coleman Hell these days. It's been a giant 2015 for the Toronto-based, Thunder Bay-bred singer, with his banjo-fied house pop banger "2 Heads" having racked up millions of listens on Spotify and nuzzled up to other radio hits on both sides of the border.
Good friends and good food are just a couple of the blessings Texas soul artist Leon Bridges is enjoying when we catch him on a rare day off in Dallas. The last few years have been a blur for the singer-songwriter, taking him all the way from the first few strums on a guitar to jet-setting behind his recently released debut LP Coming Home.
The Belle Game | Game Changing
The Belle Game are rising stars, not only in Canada, but around the world. Their debut album Ritual Tradition Habit has received praise from critics and fans since its release. Andrea Lo fills us in on the band's (ahem)... habits.
Michael Brock | Free Style
Michael Brock stirs a golden mix of West Coast groove and effortless Euro swagger. Breaking ground in Vancouver, as a white R&B artist, he braves stages solo, while keeping a crisp and du jour repertoire. He likes to strip down to the essentials, focusing on lyrical layering and minimal production.
Music Go Music | Jive Talkin'
Music Go Music are a pop music band from California that will send you in a time machine right back to the 1970's world of the Bee Gees and ABBA. David and Meredith Metcalf and Adam Siegel are a band from a different era, though, which don't see those as being kitschy pieces of 1970's pop culture.


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Rep. Demings Calls for Path to Permanent Citizenship for DACA Recipients
Crimes and Courts
Orlando — Today, Rep. Val Demings (FL-10) released a statement following a federal appeals court decision against the DACA program, which protects hundreds of thousands of American residents.
Said Rep. Demings, "For most Dreamers, our nation is the only home they have ever known. As teachers, small business owners, scientists, nurses, doctors, neighbors, friends, and family, our Dreamers are a fundamental part of America. It is simply wrong to force millions of people to live in constant fear and uncertainty when they have followed the rules their whole lives after coming to America as children.
"I helped to introduce the American Dream and Promise Act because I believe that the American Dream is worth protecting, and so are our Dreamers. The current legal limbo must end. The Senate must act to remove this issue from the courts and pass permanent protections for Dreamers."
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Fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida; 25 arrested
MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities in Florida have charged 25 people with participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
Recently unsealed federal grand jury indictments allege the defendants took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas from three Florida-based nursing schools, federal officials said during a news conference in Miami on Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors said the scheme also involved transcripts from the nursing schools for people seeking licenses and jobs as registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The defendants each face up to 20 years in prison.
"Not only is this a public safety concern, it also tarnishes the reputation of nurses who actually complete the demanding clinical and course work required to obtain their professional licenses and employment," said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe.
Lapointe added that "a fraud scheme like this erodes public trust in our health care system."
The fake diplomas and transcripts qualified those who purchased them to sit for the national nursing board exam. If they passed, they were able to obtain licenses and jobs in various states, prosecutors said.
The schools involved — Siena College, Palm Beach School of Nursing and Sacred Heart International Institute — are now closed.
Some of those who purchased degrees were from South Florida's Haitian-American community, including some with legitimate LPN licenses who wanted to become registered nurses, the Miami Herald reported.
"Health care fraud is nothing new to South Florida, as many scammers see this as a way to earn easy, though illegal, money," acting Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough said Wednesday.
He said it's particularly disturbing that more than 7,600 people around the country obtained fake credentials and were potentially in critical health care roles treating patients.
The selling and purchasing of nursing diplomas and transcripts to "willing but unqualified individuals" is a crime that "potentially endangers the health and safety of patients and insults the honorable profession of nursing," said Special Agent in Charge Omar Pérez Aybar. Pérez said investigators have not found, however, that any of the nurses caused harm to patients.
The students paid a total of $114 million for the fake degrees between 2016 and 2021, the newspaper reported. About 2,400 of the 7,600 students eventually passed their licensing exams — mainly in New York, federal officials said. Nurses certified in New York are allowed to practice in Florida and many other states.
Many of those people may lose their certification but likely won't be criminally charged, federal officials said.
Statement from Andrew Warren Following Ruling
TAMPA, FL (January 20, 2023) – Andrew Warren gave the statement below to reporters following today's ruling where a federal judge said Governor Ron DeSantis' suspension of Warren "violated the Florida Constitution" and was "a violation of the First Amendment."
The trial was a search for the truth, and over the past five months the truth has come out. The truth is that Gov. DeSantis abused his power and suspended me not in the pursuit of justice but in the pursuit of politics. The truth is that this suspension was never about the job that I did. As the judge wrote, quote, "The actual facts, whether Mr. Warren actually had any blanket non-prosecution policies, did not matter.''
The suspension was always a political stunt, a cheap trick to add one more misleading line to the governor's stump speech. The truth is, for the past six years I've been a pragmatic, forward-looking state attorney, both tough and smart on crime, representing my own vision of criminal justice and the purple county that I so proudly serve. But DeSantis and his enablers didn't care about the truth. They didn't care about our office's success. They didn't care about the safety of our community, and they didn't care about the will of the voters. They cared about scoring political points through a political stunt. Period.
From the day I was suspended, I've said that the suspension was illegal. And although a judge said he couldn't put me back into the office to which I was twice elected, a federal judge confirmed that the suspension was illegal. The judge concluded that the governor violated federal law and state law. He violated my First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution by suspending me for speaking out on issues of public importance. He violated my First Amendment rights by suspending me because I am a Democrat. He violated the Florida Constitution by suspending me not because I had done anything wrong but because my vision as state attorney doesn't fit with his political agenda. As the judge wrote, and I quote, "The record includes not a hint of misconduct by Mr. Warren. The assertion that Mr. Warren neglected his duty or was incompetent is incorrect. This factual issue is not close.''
From the beginning, I have said that this case was bigger than just me. The idea that a governor can break federal and state law to suspend an elected official should send shivers down the spine of anyone who cares about free speech, the integrity of our elections or the rule of law, three core principles on which our democracy is built. When the governor announced the suspension, he stood up and proclaimed that our government is a government of laws, not a government of men. I couldn't agree more. The judge wrote, quote, "If the facts matter. the governor can simply rescind the suspension.''
Let's see if the governor actually believes in the rule of law. Let's see if the governor actually is a man of his word. Let's see what kind of man the governor actually is. The governor is supposed to represent all Floridians. And if he wants to represent all Americans, then this is a golden opportunity for him to show our country what kind of man he truly is. This is not over. Thank you.
Florida A&M University Commencement Speaker Attorney John Morgan exhorted fall 2022 graduates with a mixture of humor and wisdom.
Addressing approximately 600 graduates from the University's dozen colleges and schools in the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center on Friday evening, the founder of Morgan & Morgan shared time-honored aphorisms he hoped graduates would use as they made their way in the world.
"There's a big difference in dreaming and living your dreams. My hope is that you get to live your dreams. Visionaries are a dime a dozen. The vision maker is the rarity; that is the person who lives their dreams," said Morgan. "Living your dream is very hard. There are vision blockers who try to keep you still for many reasons. Some of our friends and relatives would rather a total stranger win the lottery than you."
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Morgan moved with his parents and siblings to Orlando, Florida, where he attended high school. After graduating, Morgan enrolled in the University of Florida (UF). He graduated from the UF College of Law in 1983. Five years later, he founded Morgan& Morgan with the mission to represent the people, not the powerful.
"Without question, John Morgan has established himself as a preeminent legal leader and a friend of FAMU," said President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., who awarded Morgan the President's Award.
During his 20-minute speech, Morgan regaled the audience with the story about the 1975 Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier heavyweight championship boxing match, "the Thrilla in Manila" and the lessons each fighter learned.
"When things get tough along the way and you don't think you can go another step, remember that story and answer the bell," Morgan said referring to Ali's historic victory. Having led a successful national law firm for more than three decades, Morgan reminded graduates of the need to set their priorities straight.
"Your future is whatever you decide to make it," Morgan said. "When money guides you, you make less money. Greed is not good. Be driven by purpose and passion. If you love what you do, the work the hours will just breeze by."
Failure can be helpful, Morgan reminded graduates. He cited the experience of failing to get a medical marijuana constitutional amendment on the first try with 58 percent of the vote, which was less than the two-thirds majority required for adoption. On the subsequent attempt, the measure garnered 72 percent of the vote. Morgan said he was inspired to push to legalize medical marijuana by the fate of his brother who was quadriplegic following an accident and endured years of debilitating pain.
"The lessons in a failed attempt are building blocks in your next adventure. In life, you need to accomplish success, but you must also seek significance. At the same time, failure can be your friend," Morgan continued. "Go change the world; dare to be great; do good and do well; dream it and do it. Show up; be early; be great. Find purpose in your passion. And always answer the bell."


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What is AHCC?
What is AHCC® good for? Everything You Need to Know
There are endless uses for the immune support extract AHCC, and research continues to explore the benefits of this mushroom-derived compound. However, there are some groundbreaking studies on AHCC and how it alleviates symptoms in patients with ailments such as cancer, liver damage, infections, diabetes, heart conditions, and inflammation.
Who can take AHCC?
Anyone can take AHCC, regardless if you are ill, because a strong immune system can improve your quality of life for most people. An immune enhancement compound like AHCC can provide a boost in energy, brain function, and muscle activity. Therefore, taking it routinely can improve your overall well-being and productivity!
Children are able to take AHCC in doses recommended by a pediatrician. Children's immune systems are the most vulnerable and most resilient. AHCC can ensure your child is protected at school and extracurriculars, especially during the coronavirus pandemic as schools are reopening for in-person classes.
It has been studied that AHCC can be administered to your pets as well. Animal immune systems work differently than humans but can still benefit from the boost that AHCC has to offer. If your pet is struggling with an illness, it could be worth it to give them a veterinarian-supervised dose of AHCC for extra immune support.
Who should take AHCC?
Professional athletes rely on their immune systems more than you may think. A strong immune system can aid muscle recovery and promote muscle endurance. The strain that an athlete's body undergoes requires quick replenishment, and the immune system has a hand in that. Without a strong immune system, athletes may become lethargic and more susceptible to injury.
AHCC can also come in handy when recovering from an injury. While the body is working hard to heal the injury, AHCC is supporting the immune system, and therefore one may experience a quicker reduction in inflammation and speedier recovery.
Healthcare workers are at risk of exposure to viruses and bacteria every day they go to work. Therefore, immune enhancement is essential for the frontline! Now more than ever, with the coronavirus lurking through hospitals, it is crucial that healthcare workers protect themselves, not only with gloves, face shields, and masks, but also with immune-boosting compounds, to help prevent contracting the illness themselves.
AHCC finely tunes the immune system by promoting T-cell production, which are the cells responsible for memorizing viruses and strategizing against them when re-exposed. It is important for healthcare workers to build up their immunity, and AHCC spurs that process.
College students who live in residential halls, and sit in lecture rooms, are at constant risk of contracting illnesses from their peers. It is extremely easy to spread a virus through a college dorm since everyone lives in close quarters. On top of that, college students are consistently under the stress of deadlines and classwork, and since stress weakens the immune system, it makes the body very susceptible to catching an illness.
AHCC is a great extract that can help keep the immune system intact, even when the body is under stress. Therefore, AHCC is a great supporter to administer to stressed-out college students that live in dormitories.
No matter who you are, you should consider taking an immune-supporting ingredient like AHCC, because the healthier you stay, the less of a risk there is of you spreading an illness to those around you who may be more vulnerable to serious conditions. It is increasingly important to consider staying healthy not only for yourself but for the ones around you.
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AHCC was initially marketed as a treatment for high blood pressure. Alpha glucans, the prominent compound in AHCC, are known to reduce cholesterol and lower blood pressure. However, the AHCC can also reduce the effects of stress on the body, such as high blood pressure and a suppressed immune system. Hypertension can lead to serious cardiovascular damage; therefore, it is important to treat with prescribed medications, but a compound like AHCC can alleviate the side effects as well as instill preventative measures.
AHCC has been widely administered to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and operative procedures as an immunotherapy supporter. Patients widely reported decreased side effects of chemotherapy, such as nausea, vomiting, and even hair loss. Chemo kills healthy cells, which is why patients experience intense immunosuppression, such as low T-cell and white blood cell counts.
AHCC, works in conjunction with these essential cells, protecting them and ensuring optimal production. This is why patients undergoing chemo may report lessened side effects while taking AHCC.
It is also suggested that AHCC is correlated with reduction in tumor size in cancer patients. Those administered AHCC alongside radiation and chemotherapy have observed tumor shrinkage, significantly more when taking AHCC than when not. Those also who have undergone blood transfusions were less likely to need another procedure after taking AHCC long term.
The last thing that AHCC alleviates in cancer patients is the chance of post-surgical infection. Breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomies were given AHCC during their recovery. They reported that there were no problems with infections. In addition, these patients had less of a chance of recurrence afterward. This suggests that AHCC may have a hand in cancer remission.
The liver is responsible for filtering toxins out of the body; therefore, liver damage is an incredibly serious condition. Many things can cause liver damage, such as Hep-C, cancer, and poor lifestyle choices.
When the liver is overwhelmed, it produces large amounts of liver enzymes that are known to damage the liver tissue. For example, high levels of liver enzymes can be associated with the overconsumption of alcohol because the liver is working overtime to filter out the toxins the enzymes used in that process become cumbersome.
AHCC is known to reduce the liver damaging enzymes provoked by hepatitis-C, alcohol consumption, and other liver ailments. Because AHCC works with the immune system, when the liver becomes damaged, it assists in filtering out the toxins, and therefore decreases the amount of liver damaging enzymes.
AHCC boosts the immune system and prevents infections after surgeries. A serious incision is the most likely place bacteria can enter the body and cause infection, and because the immune system is working hard to heal the wound, the body becomes susceptible to infection.
Post-surgical infection can even be deadly in some cases—this where AHCC can be administered as an immune-enhancing compound. Therefore, while the immune system works hard to heal the incision, AHCC supports the immune system and protects the body.
AHCC is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. When the body becomes hurt or damaged white blood cells flush out the affected areas and cause inflammation. Inflammation is a natural immune system response, but chronic inflammation, such as arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases, can cause damage to healthy tissue. Therefore, AHCC promotes the immune system's anti-inflammatory response by encouraging the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines, which are the chemical messengers in the immune system that communicate with the white blood cells.
Some studies have revealed that AHCC can lower blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disorder, where the pancreas is unable to produce the needed amount of insulin to move glucose in the blood. Type 2 diabetes is generally brought on by an unhealthy lifestyle and diet but can also be caused by a wide range of factors, and like type 1, results in high blood glucose levels.
High blood sugar can affect nerves and lead to permanent damage in the body. Therefore, it is important to treat diabetes with prescribed medications as it can be fatal if neglected. Additionally, compounds like AHCC work to lessen the symptoms of diabetes by lowering blood sugar and regulating the immune system.
AHCC promotes overall wellness due to its ability to boost the immune system. Whether you are a person who struggles with an ailment or not, AHCC is a beneficial extract that can improve your quality of life.
In summary, AHCC has preventative benefits, as it works intimately with your immune system. In the coronavirus pandemic, it is increasingly important to consider immune support. In places such as healthcare centers, schools, colleges and places of work the spread of illness is inevitable. Therefore it's up to you to take precautions and protect yourself and the ones around you by practicing good immune health.
AHCC can also alleviate symptoms of numerous ailments. The most groundbreaking reports have been from cancer patients, who have observed lessened symptoms of chemotherapy and generally speedier recoveries from surgery. AHCC supports the immune system when it is under stress; whether you are fighting an infection, recovering from liver damage, or healing an injury, this compound can promote wellness.
Boosting the immune system is incredibly important, and there are many more natural ways to keep healthy. Regulating your diet, exercising regularly, reducing anxiety, and getting enough sleep can prevent immune suppression.
A healthy lifestyle paired with AHCC is the recipe for an energetic, productive, and meaningful life. How could AHCC improve your life?
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Researchers Find That a Japanese Medicinal Mushroom Extract Can Help the Body Clear Persistent HPV Infections
Nearly two-thirds of study participants cleared their HPV infection with daily use of AHCC®Newswise — NEW YORK, N.Y. - (June 22, 2022) According to a paper published in Frontiers in Oncology, daily use of a unique mushroom extract AHCC® supported the immune system in...
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AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following observations:
All patients tolerated AHCC® with no added symptoms
20 patients reported feeling better and stronger than before at the time of initiation of chemotherapy cycles
Almost all patients reported better appetites after they started to take AHCC®
In 12 patients who required blood transfusions before chemotherapy cycles, a decrease in the rate of fall of hemoglobin was observed and only 3 patients subsequently required blood transfusions prior to chemotherapy
22 patients has a reduction of chemotherapy side effects like nausea, vomiting, loose motion/ constipation, etc.
Tumors regressed in 11 patients
8 patients stabilized
The AHCC® group had the following significant differences compared with control group:
Longer non-recurrence period
Increased overall survival rate
The self-administration of AHCC® resulted in a dramatic PSA decrease within 1 month, which continued to control his disease for over 6 months from initial supplementation with AHCC®.
Using the national breast cancer patient registration as reference data, this retrospective study reported the improved prognosis of stage IV patients relative to the national average. Since the stage I-III patients at the center all had recurring cancer while the national average includes both recurring and non-recurring cancers, a meaningful comparison could not be made and the results were not statistically significant.
The following results were reported for patients supplemented with AHCC® when compared with control group:
A significantly prolonged survival
Quality of life in terms of mental stability, general physical health status and the ability to have normal activities were significantly improved after 3 months of supplementation
Serum level of albumin and percentage of lymphocytes in blood, were significantly higher
Slightly increased levels of total IL-12 and neopterin
AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following changes:
Changes in PSA before and after treatment were substantially stable
In patients for which expectant management had been continued for 6 months or more before the trial, a prolonged PSA doubling time (PSADT) was seen with AHCC® administration – Prior to AHCC®, 12/31 (39%) of patients had PSADT of 120 months or more, and after 6 months of AHCC® administration, 17/31 (55%) had PSADT of 120 months or more. To the lower end, 12/31 (39%) of patients showed a PSADT less than 24 months, and following 6 months of AHCC®, this fell to 9/31 (29%).
AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following changes compared with the control group:
The hemoglobin (Hb) level after chemotherapy in AHCC® group was significantly higher
The taste alteration after chemotherapy in AHCC® group was significantly lower
AHCC supplementation resulted in the following difference in survival rate:
Improved cumulative 5-year survival rates for patients with gastric cancer (stage IA to stage IIIA) compared with other Japanese institutions
Improved cumulative 5-year survival rates for patients with colon cancer (stage II to stage IIIA) compared with other Japanese institutions
Supplementation with AHCC® had the following results:
A significant decline in TAA occurred in 8 out of the 11 patients with different types of malignancies
PSA levels in prostate cancer patients and CA 125 levels in ovarian cancer patients decreased as early as 1 to 2 months and reached normal levels within 1 to 4 months
9 out of 11 patients demonstrated marked increase in NK activity as early as 2 weeks after treatment
The percentages of patients with complete remission were as follows: (i) prostatic (66%); (ii) ovarian (66%). (iii) multiple myeloma (50%); (iv) breast, 33% complete remission and 2 partial
In vitro studies showed that AHCC® possesses suppressive effects on tumor cell growth
Compared against the survival rates in American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) reference data, this retrospective study reported the following observations:
1-year, 2 year and 3-year survival rates for stage IV lung cancer increased to 77.1%, 54.3% and 31.4%, respectively
Improvement of 1-year to 3-year survival rates and prolongation of median survival time (MST) for lung cancer stage IV
QOL scores of 35 cases were rated A to C by 77.2% of patients, which contributed to reducing final hospitalization time
Survival terms for breast cancer patients for 3 years, 4 years and 5 years were 65.6%, 43.8% and 28.1%, respectively
Mean survival terms for breast cancer patients were 5 years, 2 months after recurrence and 7 years, 11 months after initial diagnosis
Extension of survival terms was confirmed
QOL scores on living cases reported a score of A or B (100%), and scores for those who did not survive were A-B (50%) and C (50%)
Health and functional foods are used by progressive cancer patients who hope increased survival time regardless of ambiguous information that includes phrases used to describe these foods, such as "might be effective against cancer." However, we fear that non evidence-based foods might shorten the lifetime of patients, whose life has already been shortened by cancer. Although our data is retrospective, AHCC® does not increase the risk of shortening the lifetime of cancer patients, at least in the case of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical doctors should neither deny alternative medicine without studying, nor accept alternative medicine easily without critical investigation. Based on scientific, rational data, alternative medicine should be applied.
Group A was given 1-3g/day of modified arabinoxylane with meals. Group B was given 6000 mg/day of coriolus mushroom. Group C was given 4g/day of antigen-infused dialyzable bovine colostrum/whey extract and Group D was given 3-6g/day of active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®). NK cell activities were assessed before treatment and after an average of 16 weeks of therapy. AHCC® was the only supplement that consistently and statistically increased NK cell activity. The average increase was 249%.
Results from this phase II study demonstrated that AHCC 3 g once daily was effective to support the host immune system to eliminate persistent HPV infections and was well tolerated with no significant adverse side effects reported. The duration of AHCC supplementation required beyond the first negative result needs more evaluation to optimize success for durable outcomes. The suppression of the IFN-β level to less than 20 pg/ml correlated with clearance of HPV infections and merits further evaluation as a clinical tool for monitoring patients with HPV infections.
In a study of the beneficial effects of AHCC® supplementation on the alleviation of adverse events in female breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, the results found that those receiving AHCC® experienced fewer side-effects, most notably related to neutrophils. Neutrophils make up 50%-75% of white blood cells and are the first immune cells to respond to and arrive at the site of infection. Chemotherapy frequently causes a drastic drop neutrophils (a condition called neutropenia), putting the patient at a greater risk of infection. Patients also to wait for their neutrophil levels to recover before proceeding to their next cycle of chemotherapy which prolongs the length of treatment. So the ability to maintain healthy neutrophil levels not only reduces the risk of infections but also enables women to get through their treatment faster. This is why this latest study showing that AHCC®, a natural compound with an excellent safety profile, can help maintain healthy neutrophil levels is very significant. The researchers at the University of Tokyo retrospectively analyzed 41 consecutive adult patients who underwent adjuvant chemotherapy to see how many of them had to undergo injections of "G-CSF" which are used to stimulate bone marrow production but also entail a number of potential side-effects affecting an estimated 30% of users. They found that those taking AHCC® had significantly lower use of G-CSF drugs than those without the supplement, indicating that AHCC® helped the patients maintain normal neutrophil levels without having to use these side-effect inducing drugs.
AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following changes compared with the status before intake:
Significant improvement in NK cell activity
Significant improvement in IFN-γ and IL-2 production
Significant improvement in PS evaluation
AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following changes compared with baseline:
The ratio of NK cells to total lymphocytes increased from 21.67% before taking AHCC® to 26.21% and 26.0% 3 to 6 months after taking AHCC®, respectively
There was no change in white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit and thrombocyte numbers after taking AHCC®, even though patients were undergoing radiotherapy or chemotherapy
No adverse effects were observed
Significant enhancement of NK activity against K562 as early as 2 weeks, two- to threefold increase compared with base line
Activity was further increased at subsequent time periods up to 6 months post-treatment with AHCC®
NK activation was also detected against Raji cells, but at later stages 1-2 months with two- to ten fold increase compared with base line
Improved hematologic toxicity (neutropenia) and hepatotoxicity
A decreased tendency of QLQ-C30 fatigue scale
A decrease in levels of HHV-6 in saliva by AHCC® Administration
The DNA levels of herpes virus type 6, often found in people with compromised immune systems and thought to be related to chronic fatigue syndrome, were significantly increased after chemotherapy. AHCC® significantly decreased the levels of HHV-6 in saliva during chemotheraphy, improved AOL scores in the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire and reduced blood and liver toxicity.
It was found that compared with the control group, the AHCC group had significantly fewer neutrophil-related events (odds ratio: 0.30; p = 0.016), significantly lower use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and a higher (although not significant) rate of adverse events associated with c-glutamyl transpeptidase, a liver enzyme.
1 g AHCC® significantly decreased AST, ALT and γ-GT values
3 g AHCC® significantly decreased AST, ALT and γ-GT values except the 4-week γ-GT
AHCC® supplementation had a more dramatic effect on immune cell phenotypes after vaccination of subjects over 60 years old
Although no significant reduction of HCV RNA levels was noticed in AHCC® group patients compared with those of placebo group, subgroup analysis of genotype-3 had a significant HCV RNA decline
Although the reduction of ALT levels within AHCC® group was not significant, a significant difference was found between AHCC® and placebo groups
AHCC group ALT levels were stable, while ALT levels increased in placebo group. Such difference was initially noted within the first 6 weeks of the study.
After 12 weeks of supplementation, the percentage change in alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels was significantly different between the placebo and both AHCC groups (1 g of AHCC® and 3 g of AHCC®). Serum levels of tumor necrosis (p < 0.05) and interleukin-1β ( p < 0.01) were significantly lower, while those of adiponectin were higher in both AHCC® groups than in the placebo group (p < 0.01). AHCC® supplementation for 12 weeks may improve the levels of liver enzymes and circulating pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients with alcohol-induced mildly elevated liver enzyme levels. The liver enzyme levels, lipid profiles, insulin resistance, and scores on fatigue and stress-related questionnaires did not show significant differences between the groups (p < 0.05); however, cytokine levels did show significant differences (TNF-α, IL-1β, and adiponectin, p < 0.05). Comparing the percentage changes at 12 weeks as analyzed by a paired t-test, a decrease in liver enzymes in both AHCC groups and a change in IL-1β and adiponectin in the 1-g AHCC® group were found to be statistically significant. When analyzed with ANOVA, the percentage changes of serum levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α (p < 0.05) and IL-1β (p < 0.01), were lower in the AHCC® supplementation groups than in the placebo group. Serum levels of adiponectin were higher in both AHCC® groups than in the placebo group (p < 0.05).
AHCC® supplementation resulted in the following significant changes compared with base line:
The frequency of CD4+ and CD8 + T cells producing IFN-γ alone, TNF-α alone or both increased during AHCC intake
The frequency of such cells remained high even 30 days after discontinuing AHCC®
Giving nutritional supplements before flu shots boosts immunity and makes the vaccine more effective. The mushroom extract Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) improved survival in studies of mice given a flu virus. Also when AHCC® was given to mice before getting a flu vaccine they had improved survival from the bird flu virus compared to mice that only had the vaccine. It is thought that AHCC® will improve protection against getting the flu when given around the same time as receiving a flu shot. A well designed study was performed with 30 healthy adults to see if AHCC® supplementation could improve protection against the flu if also flu shots were given. This was during the 2009-2010 flu season. Blood was drawn from patients before vaccination and then 1 week after. Immediately after the flu shot, the AHCC group took 3 grams per day of AHCC®. The analysis of white blood cells in these subjects after vaccination showed that AHCC® supplementation increased the natural killer cells and T cell types of white blood cells when compared to the group who didn't receive AHCC®. Antibody levels against the influenza B virus were also higher in the AHCC® group 3 weeks after being given the shot. The AHCC® supplementation group had better immunity with greater levels of white blood cells and antibodies against the flu virus compared to the control group.
Volunteers supplemented with AHCC® had the following significant changes:
Greater number of total DCs than at base line and compared with control
The number of DC1 cells was greater after AHCC® intake than at base line and the AHCC group had a tendency to have higher DC1s than control
DC2s were significantly increased after 4 weeks compared with control
The allo-stimulatory activity of DC1s was also increased after intake compared with control as measured by the mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR)
Five subjects achieved a negative HPV test result — three with confirmed eradication after stopping AHCC® — with the remaining two responders continuing on the study.
Laboratory results and adverse events were reported as follows:
Two subjects (7%) dropped out because of nausea and intolerance of the liquid
Nausea, diarrhea, bloating, headache, fatigue and foot cramps occurred in a total of 6 subjects (20%) but were mild and transient
There were no laboratory abnormalities
Children with pharmacoresistant epilepsy had decreased mature T lymphocytes (CD3+) and T cells and an imbalance in the subset. The amount of CD3+ T lymphocytes in the epilepsy group was 42.42%±14.65%, which is 82.8% of average. The amount of CD4+ T lymphocytes was 71.6%, and cytotoxic CD8+ was 112.7%. The CD4+/CD8+ lymphocytes subset distribution and regulatory balance had a ratio of 1.28±0.55, which was below average or only 58.6% of the average value. After AHCC® intake, patients had positive changes of peripheral T cell pool (CD3+) and T-helpers (CD4+). They also showed an improvement and increase in the ratio of T suppressors-killers (CD8+) to lymphocytes to 1.4. Due to increases in the CD4+ lymphocytes subset, the immunoregulatory balance of the CD4+ to CD8+ ratio improved. There was a 35% decrease of frequency and intensity of epileptic seizures. The patients' bodily health status and physiological functions also improved.
Natural killer cell activity significantly increased in both groups during the study period. The natural killer cell number, however, was not altered in the active hexose correlated compound group, while the placebo group showed remarkable decline. In addition, the score of immunological vigor, an index of total immune competence, was maintained in the AHCC® group, although that of the placebo group decreased during the test period.


Check out projects that community members have worked to get onto Participatory Budgeting ballots in Chicago, from 2010-2016.
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I found this recipe over at Stephanieskitchen.com. It is delicious beyond words.
We will make it time and time again.
Cook bacon until crispy in large soup pot. Set bacon aside on paper towel and add sliced leeks to bacon grease in soup pot.
Saute leeks for 6 to 8 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper, thyme and parsley.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Add half of your soup mixture to blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
Add back to soup pot, adding half and half. Stir until well combined.
Serve in soup bowls and top with crumbled bacon and a dash of parsley.