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Yanukovych Trial Bleeds Into Ukrainian Presidential Election
by L Todd Wood December 12, 2018 02658
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The trial of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych continues to go on and on; it is now bleeding into the Ukrainian presidential election in 2019, where the incumbent, President Petro Poroshenko is losing to veteran politician Yulia Tymoshenko, who holds a double-digit lead.
The trial is also continuing as tensions mount between Ukraine and Russia over the recent military incident in the Sea of Azov, where Russian commandos boarded and seized Ukrainian naval vessels and crew, which are still being held.
Ukraine To Once Again Attempt To Send Naval Ships Through Kerch Strait
Both sides are playing games.
We have written that we believe the Sea of Azov incident was orchestrated by Poroshenko to help him regain approval among the voters. We have also acknowledged Russia's aggression against Ukraine in Crimea, Dobass, and now the Kerch Strait as they push to keep Ukraine unstable in the face of Western support for Kiev.
After multiple delays and a viewing of the theater of the absurd in the courtroom, as defense attorneys arriving at the trial devolved into shouting matches with the prosecution, Yanukovych remains in a hospital bed in Moscow, unable to finish his testimony by video link due to spinal injuries received in an alleged sporting accident.
The Ukrainian prosecution declares it has given Yanukovych every opportunity to state his case regarding the charges of treason against the state, i.e., coordinating with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the eventual Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. The prosecution says the evidence is obvious — that Putin used a letter from Yanukovych requesting the invasion to justify the action.
Meanwhile, Yanukovych's lawyers claim that the letter to the Russian President simply an effort to get assistance to reestablish constitutional order in Ukraine, and that similar letters were sent earlier to Poland, Germany, and France, and were unanswered.
What's more, it seems the Yanukovych defense team may take the trial itself to the European Court of Human Rights.
"This trial initially had nothing to do with fairness and legality. In fact we have witnessed a clumsy effort of political revenge of the government against its political opponent and millions of his supporters," reads a statement from the association of attorneys representing the former president.
"Neither notice of suspicion or indictment were handed in to President Yanukovich, as required by the Ukrainian law…[he was] illegally and unfairly denied his right to participate and provide evidence of his defense not only throughout the whole trial, but also at the pre-trial stage – the stage of investigation…Main witnesses for defense were unfairly denied their right to provide their witness testimony…Expert opinions, provided by independent experts from the USA, UK, Switzerland and Ukraine were unfairly rejected by the court…It is apparent that this trial is a result and a vivid example of complete destruction of the principles of supremacy of law in Ukraine."
In any event, it seems clear that the judicial proceeding is one that will be watched by all for its adherence to the Western judicial values that Ukraine declares it believes in. It also seems clear that a successful outcome is paramount for Ukraine to proceed along the path of removing the corrosive corruption that remains etched into society there, a legacy of decades of Soviet rule.
It is also obvious that Poroshenko wants to be re-elected. Politics is always obtuse in Ukraine. This election is no different. As March 2019 approaches, the use of a Gulf of Tonkin-syle incident remains a real concern to interfere with the upcoming poll.
Video: Ukraine Releases Reconstruction Of Recent Events In Kerch Strait
As the trial winds on and we are reminded of the nefarious incidents of the Ukrainian past, it is a shame that Ukraine still faces the evil of corruption, especially after the massive amounts of Western aid and support that has been provided.
Russia wants Ukraine to fail and stoking the corruption is one way to do this. The West should consider carefully its next steps so good money and effort doesn't follow the bad.
The presidential election of 2019 will be very important in that regard, and the Poroshenko government does not have a great track record to say the least.
Originally posted at The Washington Times.
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Is Lab-Grown Meat Halal Or Kosher?
The global food industry is changing and so are the foods being served. Bloomberg recently published an article about lab-grown meat whether it is Halal or Kosher. I hope you will enjoy the following article as much as we did.
After thousands of years of humans raising animals for food, the prospect of building a business around meat created in a laboratory instead of on farms or feedlots looks to be a huge technical challenge. Yet for food tech entrepreneur Josh Tetrick, success depends not just on scientists familiar with the latest advances in bioengineering but also on sages devoted to the details of religious dietary laws.
Tetrick is the chief executive officer of Eat Just Inc., a San Francisco startup backed by billionaires Marc Benioff, Peter Thiel, and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin that's developing meat that's grown in bioreactors rather than raised on farms. Unlike plant-based products from Beyond Meat Inc. and Impossible Foods Inc., cultured meat is grown from animal cells and is structurally identical to meat. "From a genetic, from a nutritional profile, it is meat," Tetrick says. "You just don't have that slaughter component as a step in the whole process."
But that lack of bloodshed creates all sorts of questions for religious Muslims and Jews who only eat such meats as beef, chicken, or lamb from animals slaughtered according to long-established rules. For instance, can meat be halal or kosher if it's grown in a lab and doesn't come from a killed animal? Is it even meat? These are no small questions given that billions of people globally subscribe to faiths or traditions that have strict guidelines about meat preparation.
Tetrick is betting that today's technology can find favor with ancient traditions, ushering in a new way to satisfy the world's ravenous appetite for protein. In 2020, Eat Just began selling lab-grown chicken nuggets in Singapore, and in December it received permission to introduce cultured chicken breast there. The company, which raised $267 million in 2021, is now targeting Muslim consumers—in August it announced plans to build a facility in Qatar. While Eat Just has consulted with religious experts, it hasn't yet gotten a seal of approval for its new type of meat. "It's a really important question, maybe even more important because of what we're going to be doing in Qatar," Tetrick says. "But we don't have that stamp set."
Agribusiness giants aren't waiting for such questions to be settled before entering the industry, which is still in its development stage and could be worth $25 billion by 2030, according to McKinsey & Co. Brazil's JBS SA, the world's top supplier of animal protein through brands including Swift and Primo, agreed on Nov. 18 to acquire Spanish cultured meat company BioTech Foods for $100 million. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.'s investment arm, ADM Ventures, co-led a $347 million investment in Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies, the companies announced on Dec. 20. Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson, are investors in California-based lab-grown meat developer Upside Foods.
Cultured meat will be off-limits to observant followers of Islam—the world's second-largest religion, with about 2 billion adherents—if Islamic authorities decide it's not halal. Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, did just that in September, saying in a statement that cells taken from live animals and then grown in bioreactors fall "into the category of the carcass which is legally unclean and forbidden to be consumed."
The fatwa from Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, could encourage authorities in other countries to issue similar decisions. In Pakistan, the second-largest Muslim country, scholars led by Islamic law expert Muhammad Taqi Usmani last year ruled cultured meat permissible only if the original cells come from animals slaughtered according to the Sharia-compliant process. However, many startups rely on cell lines that originated in live animals.
The industry also faces a challenge with observant Jews, since rabbis have yet to reach an agreement on whether meat can be kosher if it's not from an animal killed by a ritual slaughterer. Jewish authorities also worry about the use of fetal bovine serum (FBS), taken from the blood of fetuses killed during the slaughtering of pregnant cows, to feed the animal cells in the bioreactors. FBS could render the meat unkosher because of a prohibition against consuming blood, says Joel Kenigsberg, a rabbi with London's United Synagogue who studied Jewish law and science at Israel's Bar-Ilan University and is advising companies on kashrut issues. "This technology is so novel, so new, trying to find precedent is the greatest challenge," he says.
There's not even agreement on whether Jews should consider products grown in a lab to be meat, which can't be consumed with dairy products, or pareve, a neutral category that's neither meat nor milk. "What the companies call it doesn't matter," says Avrom Pollak, president of Star-K Kosher Certification Inc., a Baltimore-based organization that works with clients such as Nestlé SA and Walmart Inc. "There's going to be some who say that it's not meat."
Many companies are trying to move away from using FBS. Israel's Aleph Farms, which cultivates slaughter-free beef, on Dec. 8 announced a partnership with Munich-based Wacker Biosolutions focused on non-animal alternatives to feed the cells in bioreactors.
To address concerns about slaughter-free meat, Future Meat Technologies uses cell lines that originated with ritually killed cattle, chickens, and lambs, according to Yaakov Nahmias, its president. Future Meat, which is seeking regulatory approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, aims to have its chicken in restaurants by early 2023 and expects to have its religious issues resolved by then. "We already have had several groups of rabbis visit. We are well on our way," Nahmias says, adding that winning Islamic certification won't be difficult. "It's going to be both kosher and halal," he says.
In Singapore, whose government has been the world's speediest in approving the commercialization of cultured meat, Muslim experts are nonetheless taking it slow. "Novel foods such as these are new areas in Islamic jurisprudence and require appropriate religious research, analysis, and interpretations," the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (IRCS) said in an emailed statement. "It is a new development which IRCS is studying in detail." —With Áine Quinn
BOTTOM LINE – About 2 billion people adhere to faiths with rules on slaughtering meat. Products grown in a lab could run afoul of those guidelines.
Originally published on www.bloomberg.com
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Here's which Ottawa schools are hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids this week
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OTTAWA -- Efforts to vaccinate children aged five to 11 are ramping up this week in Ottawa.
Appointments for vaccines opened on the provincial portal last week, and more than 8,400 children between the ages of five and 11 were vaccinated this past weekend.
In addition to community clinics, booked through the provincial portal, Ottawa Public Health is holding rotating pop-up clinics after school hours at 73 different schools between Dec. 2 and Dec. 23.
Clinics on school days will be held in the afternoon, but there are also clinics that begin in the morning on weekends at some schools.
OPH says after-hours school vaccinations clinics are open to anyone born in 2016 or earlier who lives in a neighbourhood near the school. They do not need to be students at that school.
Drop-in appointments are available on a first come first served basis during clinic hours. If the clinic is very busy, appointment cards may be given with a return time. A parent or guardian's consent is required for children ages five to 11.
Here are the after school clinics that will be available in Ottawa this week:
Dr. F.J. McDonald Catholic School, 2860 Ahearn Ave.
3:30 p.m. to 7:25 p.m.
École élémentaire catholique Marius-Barbeau, 1345 Notting Hill Ave.
3 p.m. to 7:25 p.m.
École élémentaire catholique Montfort, 350 Den Haag Dr.
3:15 p.m.to 7:25 p.m.
W. E. Gowling Public School, 250 Anna Ave.
3 p.m.to 7:25 p.m.
Charles H Hulse Public School, 2605 Alta Vista Dr.
École élémentaire publique Mauril-Belanger, 307 Montgomery St.
Regina St. Alternative School, 2599 Regina St.
Queen Elizabeth Public School, 689 St Laurent Blvd.
Carleton Heights, 1660 Prince of Wales Dr.
Heritage Public School, 1375 Colonial Rd.
3 p.m.to 7:25p.m.
Connaught Public School. 1149 Gladstone Ave.
3:30 p.m.to 7:25p.m.
Kars on the Rideau Public School, 6680 Dorack Dr., Kars
Robert Bateman Public School, 1250 Blohm Dr.
St Luke Catholic Elementary School, 2485 Dwight Cres.
Centre éducatif Séraphin-Marion, 2147 Loyola Ave.
Ottawa Public Health says all children will receive a sticker after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at community clinics. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa)
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What did Ana de Armas say about the NC-17 rating for her Marilyn Monroe movie 'Blonde'?
The new Marilyn Monroe biopic earned Netflix its first adults-only rating but the film's star, Ana de Armas, believes that it is unwarranted.
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Update: September 27th, 2022 21:16 EDT
Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic, 'Blonde', has been gaining a lot of attention ahead of its release, not least for earning the streaming service its first NC-17 rating. Ana de Armas, who plays the iconic Hollywood actress, questioned the decision by the Motion Picture Association (MPAA) to slap the movie with an adults-only rating.
"I didn't understand why that happened. I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than Blonde," the leading lady told the French fashion magazine L'Officiel.
"But to tell this story it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn's life that made her end up the way that she did. It needed to be explained. Everyone [in the cast] knew we had to go to uncomfortable places. I wasn't the only one."
In Netflix's first NC-17 film #Blonde, Ana de Armas plays an anguished Marilyn Monroe who suffers genuinely brutal sexual violence and degradation. It's a huge artistic swing for the streamer. For de Armas, the risk is more personal.https://t.co/AwYUgRWqu7 pic.twitter.com/XOMjOaPwUW
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NC-17 rating awarded for "some sexual content"
The MPAA has a five category rating system, with NC-17 given only to movies that are "clearly adult". In movie theaters those seventeen and under cannot be admitted to the showing. It is a designation that is rarely given as it generally deters venues from screening the film in question, while newspapers and television stations are often reluctant to advertise the production.
One of the "uncomfortable places" that de Armas was talking about is a rape scene that was put into the movie at the behest of director Andrew Dominik. The movie 'Blonde' is based on the 2000 bestselling novel of the same name written by Joyce Carol Oates, which includes the graphic scene. The Kiwi director admitted to Screen Daily that had been some back and forth with Netflix about just how far he could go with the scene and what was acceptable to include.
The new movie "Blonde" focuses so much on Monroe's victim status that it overlooks her incredible talents as a performer https://t.co/pOQbB0usDm
He claims that some elements of the movie, which attempts to delve into the Hollywood icon's psyche by adding fictionalised events, could only be made in the current environment.
"It wouldn't have got done without the [#MeToo] social movement, because nobody was interested in that sort of [explicative] — what it's like to be an unloved girl, or what it's like to go through the Hollywood meat-grinder," said Dominik.
The rating, for that matter, didn't come as much of a surprise to Dominik.
In his interview with Screen Daily, he dispelled rumors that Netflix was unhappy with far more explicit sexual scenes that weren't even in his production of 'Blonde' to begin with. As for the effect the rating will have on audiences wanting to see his adaptation of Oates' book, "It's an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it's kind of what you want, right?" he said. "I want to go and see the NC-17 version of the Marilyn Monroe story."
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New Bell Attracts Furry Woodland Creatures to DHS
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DEERFIELD, IL – A rapid decrease in the number of children in the school's daycare has left many administrators puzzled. The daycare was at full capacity at the start of the year, but has since been cut in half. The Director of Daycare Affairs (and Assistant Snack and Milk Distributor) tells The Flipside that "said missing children are probably just sick from the twenty five year old Animal Crackers we fed to them, which we found hidden underneath the sippie cups."
The DHS Biology department thinks otherwise, as they link the decrease in the daycare population to the new bell which has frustrated students and faculty. One study has shown that nearly every mammal present in the "Back 40 Ecosystem" is attracted to this new bell. Deer, bear, squirrel, and the like have been hanging around the school and are not easily "shooed" away. They instead appear to be fixated on the school during passing periods, as some have labeled the "deer in headlights" syndrome. "This new bell has a higher tone, one that is attracting animals. It mimics mating calls in some species," says one Biologist.
More hungry animals means less little children.
This hypothesis makes sense considering the fact that DHS has had nineteen reported cases of pheasant attacks during gym classes this year. There is simply an overabundance of furry woodland creatures hanging around campus.
Only time will tell whether the missing children and new bell have a correlation. But really, who cares? They probably just got swallowed up outside of the WERCS during a passing period. The holding hands while walking in a single file line method can only go so far.
It is no surprise that School Chest has decided to give all proceeds to installing a security system for the daycare. What child is safe if he or she does not have a tracking device installed in his or her head (with remote detonation standard of course)?
Some words of advice: don't leave food in your car and expect it to be there at 3:14.
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Mel B To STAND IN For Nicole Scherzinger On The X Factor
MEL B will return to THE X FACTOR to cover for NICOLE SCHERZINGER at the London auditions on Friday(17Jun16).
The former Spice Girls star is no stranger to the panel of the ITV talent show, having been a judge on the 2014 series, but she missed the final of that year's show due to a mystery illness.
However, after reconnecting with Simon Cowell through her work on U.S. reality show America's Got Talent, Mel was apparently the music mogul's first choice to stand in for Nicole as the ex Pussycat Dolls singer had another commitment.
"Mel's coming in as a guest judge to cover Nicole because she isn't able to make the first day of filming," a show source told The Sun newspaper.
"This is a diary clash that Nicole had booked in before she agreed to do X Factor and couldn't change. Mel has been working with Simon as a judge on America's Got Talent so was available to cover."
Mel's quick wit and often sharp comments have made her a perfect choice for a talent show judge. And Simon is said to be hopeful that she will unleash her inner Scary Spice for the day of judging.
"Simon also knows she'll come in and take no prisoners so is the perfect temporary replacement for the day," the source added.
This year's series is already shaping up to be one of the harshest so far, following the return of Sharon Osbourne to the panel.
Both Sharon and Louis Walsh are back to search for the country's hottest new stars, but the rock matriarch is said to have caused more than a few tears with her judgements.
"Sharon's showing no mercy this year. She's had contestants, who have queued up for 16 hours to audition, in pieces," a source told The Sun on Thursday (16Jun16). "Some were left so distraught by her comments they refused to do interviews afterwards.
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Too Much Screen Time? More Like, Not Enough!
In our house, I am not adverse to screen time. Some parents are, and that's perfectly okay, but to be frank, I appreciate the relative peace it brings. It's far more enjoyable to listen to Jessie refereeing a fight between the Ross children, or Liv and Maddie battling it out than it is listening to my own kids fighting and screaming at one another.
So, they watch TV. I am selective though, not only with the TV but also with what they view on their tablets, as well as what films we watch as a family. The absolute best thing about the children growing up, is that we can watch films that the whole family enjoy. Paddington, Big Hero 6, Maleficent… we've watched and enjoyed them all.
Mind you, there's still a lot to be said for Peppa Pig and the Golden Boots.
Anyway, a strange phenomena always seems to occur this time of year. Now, I know it's because all the broadcasters premiere their new seasons in the Fall or autumn (I work in the U.S; it's Fall to me). I also know the best film releases are about now too, in order to get in for awards contention, but there's just too much! I can't keep up!
Over here in the UK, we have Strictly Come Dancing every Saturday and Sunday nights. That's compulsory viewing. The X Factor is also on, but we tend to look down on people who watch that. On a Saturday there's also Doctor Who and a Sunday sees us (not the kids) taking a trip to Downton Abbey.
The Apprentice has also just started up again; mercifully it's taken over from The Great British Bake Off otherwise we'd never cope on a Wednesday. Then there's Netflix.
Possibly the best thing ever. For adults, there's Orange is the New Black, Sense8 (HIGHLY RECOMMEND), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Suits, Breaking Bad, Heroes, The Walking Dead, The Flash…I could go on.
The Unicorn has discovered Mia and Me, a show all about unicorns (he thinks he stars in it). Other popular kids favourites include Sonic, Ninjago and DinoTrux. Away from Netflix there's The Next Step, Girl Meets World, Boy Meets World, I Didn't Do It, and many, many more.
There is not enough hours in the day to watch all the good TV out there…and that's before we've even added in films!
Jurassic World is about to be released on DVD. That's on our list, but before we get to that, the kids need to watch the others first! Spectre is already lined up for our next date night, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is compulsory viewing even for Miss P who declares it the worst thing in the entire world and not suitable for girls. (Ever the feminist.)
Pretty soon, Christmas will be upon us and even more fantastic film and TV will surface. How will we ever cope? We have jobs! Don't the studios realise this? If we gave all this amazing entertainment the time and devotion it so rightly deserves, we'd all be broke, with weeping, red eyes through lack of sleep.
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Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm) is a herb/tea traditionally said to induce calmness and improve cognition. It does appear effective at inducing calmness and reducing anxiety, but the cognitive enhancing properties are variable (appears to benefit if stressed, but otherwise it is merely sedative).
Our evidence-based analysis on melissa officinalis features 42 unique references to scientific papers.
Research Breakdown on Melissa officinalis
1Sources and Compostion
1.2Composition
2.1GABAergic mechanisms
2.2Sleep
2.3Anxiety and Stress
2.4Memory and Learning
2.5Neuroprotection
2.6Pain
3.1Interventions
4.1Virology
6Interactions with Cancer Metabolism
6.1Colon
7Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions
7.1Valerian
Melissa officinalis (from the Labiatae family) is a herb commonly called Lemon Balm with some traditional uses in nervous system ailments, memory enhancement, and sedation.[3][4] It appears to have traditional usage in Eastern Europe, particularly Croatia,[5] and has a documented medicinal history extending back to the 'Materia Medica' in approximately 50–80 BC[6] and beyond 'Lemon Balm' is also sometimes referred to as either Bee Balm or Garden Balm, sometimes simply as 'Melissa'.[7]
Melissa officinalis also appears to have a medicinal presence in Brazil where it is referred to as 'erva-cidreira'.[8]
A herb that appears to have European traditional usage for the purposes of sedation, cognitive boosting, and calming the body. The traditional uses vary from oral herb intake, tea drinking, and aromatherapy
Lemon Balm contains:
Caffeate Oligomers up to 11%,[9] this includes the following Rosmarinic Acid, Caffeic acid methyl esters, and melitric acids (A and B)[9]
Rosmarinic Acid at 22.96-55.68mg/g on the low end[10] yet 232-255mg/g (60% ethanolic extract);[5] due to these, tinctures of Lemon Balm with an alcohol extraction appear to be better sources of Rosmarinic acid, and dried leaves appear to also confer greater Rosmarinic acid content[11]
Rosmarinic Acid hexoside and sulfated versions are present at 1.98-3.49mg/g and 2.45-6.34mg/g, respectively[10]) as well as Methyl esters[12]
Caftaric acid (as hexoside at 0.44-0.63mg/g[10]), caffeic acid (32.39mg/g[5]), and p-coumaric acid[13]
Melitric Acid A and B[14]
1,3-Benzodioxole[12]
Yunnaneic acid F (0.01-0.35mg/g[10])
Salvianolic acid A (1.29-4.08mg/g[10]), B (1.12-1.77mg/g[10]), derivatives of C (three molecules ranging from 1.25-8.50mg/g at peak values[10]), and an isomer of F (0.23-0.77mg/g; sometimes undetectable[10])
Lithospermic acid A (6.84-17.97mg/g[10]) and isomer (7.09-11.64mg/g[10])
Sagerinic acid (0.36-2.17mg/g[10])
Protocatechuic Acid[12][15]
Triterpenoids Carnosic Acid, Ursolic Acid, and Oleanolic Acid
Kaempferol diglucoside[13] although sometimes undetectable[5]
Quercetin glucoside[13]
Apigenin (as 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside)[16]
Luteolin-3′-O-glucuronide[17][18] (1.22-8.43mg/g[10]) with another study noting Luteolin aglycone was at 0.81-1.21mg/g[5]
Galactolipids (lipids bound to galactose), including 25 monogalactosyldiacylglycerols and 13 digalactosyldiacylglycerols[19]
While the essential oil fragment contains:
Monoterpene hydrocarbons known as Sabinene, β-Pinene (0.32%), Limonene, and Phellandrene[20]
Oxygenated monoterpenes known as Geranial (65.42%), Neral (24.65%), Geranylacetate (7.38%), Linalool (0.75%), (Z)-Carveol and Myrtenol (0.08%), 2,3-dehydro-1,8-cineole (0.05%), Carvacrol, Epoxylinalool, α-Terpeniol, Borneol, Neroloxide, Citronellal and Citronellyl acetate, Terpinene-4-ol, Anethole, Menthen-2,3-diol, Damascenone, Dihydrocarveol, and Eugenol[20]
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons known as Bicyclogermacrene, Caryophyllene (0.77%), Germacrene-D, Farnesene (0.05%), γ-Elemene, and Cadinene[20]
Carbonyl compound known as Nonanal, (Z)-Jasmone, and β-Ionone[20]
The alcohols Benzylalcohol, Fenchylalcohol, and Chavicol[20]
1-Dodecen-3-yne (0.09%), Dodecane, Isogeranol, and Bourbonene[20]
For common plant compounds that have failed to be detected in Lemon Balm, there does not appear to be a Chlorogenic acid content nor a ferulic acid content.[5]
For the most part, Lemon Balm appears to be high in Caffeic acid and caffeic acid-like molecules including Rosmarinic Acid while being comparatively low in triterpenoids and other polyphenolics; although the 'major' flavonoid is Luteolin (as Glucuronide) it is still in very low concentrations and likely not bioactive
The total phenolic content appears to be highest in water extracts relative to methanolic and ethanolic,[21] with plant extracts reaching 54.9+/-2.14mg (5.5%; Gallic acid equivalents) and tea extracts containing up to 109.24mg/g (10.9%) phenolics by weight.[10] The phenolic content of Lemon Balm appears to be greater than that of Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender) while lesser than that of Origanum vulgare (Oregano)[13] and Menthae piperitae (Peppermint).[9] It is comparable to blackberry leaves and Thyme, but greater than that of Olive leaves and Stinging Nettle.[5]
The flavonoid content of Lemon Balm is approximately 47% of the total phenolics, and appears to have more Kaempferol relative to Quercetin (3.5:1 ratio approximately)[13] although this may not be reliable as other studies note a different ratio or no detectable Kaempferol.[5] There appears to be a tannin content as well, reaching 5.18+/-0.73mg/g after 15 minutes of extraction and 8.62+/-0.96mg/g when hydrolyzed.[5]
The essential oil (aromatic) component of Lemon Balm is merely 0.32% of the herb in regards to total dry weight, with a tea extracting 10mg/L.[22]
Quantitatively speaking, Lemon Balm appears to be a very large source of phenolic compounds (in general; anything with a benzene ring is a phenolic with multiple ring structure being 'polyphenolic' in structure)
In regards to GABA (primary sedative neurotransmitter), the methanolic extract appears to have GABAergic activity secondary to inhibiting the enzyme GABA transaminase (IC50 of 0.55+/-0.2mg/mL) to a greater degree than hexane (none detected), ethyl acetate (2.55+/-0.28mg/mL), and water extracts (0.82+/-0.03mg/mL).[23] The molecules that appear to be most active in this regard are ursolic acid (5.0+/-3.6% inhibition at 1µg/mL and 19.9+/-10.6% inhibition at 100µg/mL), oleanolic acid (20.2+/-11.1% at 10µg/mL), and rosmarinic acid (4.6+/-2.2% inhibition at 1µg/mL and 40.4+/-3.2% at 100µg/mL) while ursolic acid appeared to be slightly synergistic when paired with oleanolic acid.[23]
A reduced concentration of GABA transaminase has been noted in vivo following 50-200mg/kg oral ingestion in aged rats over 5 weeks, when the hippocampal dentate gyrus was removed and assessed.[24]
Appears to have GABAergic activity, although by a mechanism not common to other nutraceuticals (possible additive or synergistic possibilities that are not yet explored)
In a 15 day open-label study in persons with mild to moderate stress and anxiety coupled with sleep disturbances, supplementation of Melissa officinalis (7% Rosmarinic acid and 15% total hydrocinnamic acids) taking 300mg at breakfast and again before sleep (600mg total) noted reductions in anxiety-related insomnia by 42% (Overall).[25]
Melissa officinalis is commonly consumed alongside Valerian for the purpose of sedation, and at least one multicenter study using both in a combination noted that the supplement group (120mg Valerian (4.5:1 concentration) and Lemon Balm at 80mg (5:1 concentration) taken thrice before bed) after 30 days reported enhanced sleep quality (33% of respondents reported better sleep) which was greater than placebo (9% of the placebo group reported better sleep); treatment was very well tolerated with no significant side effects.[1] One other trial has noted that this combination was effective in reducing restlessness and dyssomnia in children.[2]
Appears to have sedative properties and promote sleep quality, but there is relatively little evidence to support it as two well controlled studies are confounded with the inclusion of Valerian
In rats given Melissa officinalis extract (9.32% Rosmarinic Acid) at 120-360mg/kg bodyweight for 15 days appeared to have anxiolytic effects in an open field test as well as an elevated maze test but not in a four-hole board test at the higher two doses (240mg/kg and 360mg/kg).[26] The anxiolyic effects (30-300mg/kg ethanolic extract) have in one study been comparable to 1mg/kg Diazepam when dosed over 10 days, and appeared to be more effective in females (with only 300mg/kg being statistically significant in males, but all doses being effective in female rats).[27]
Two animal studies suggest anxiety reducing effects of oral Lemon Balm.
In a clinical setting, an acute dose of 300 or 600mg Melissa officinalis prior to an acute stress test (DISS battery of tests[28] followed with Mood assessment via Bond and Lader VAS mood scales[29]) noted that the higher dose was associated with improved self-reported calmness, reduced alertness (increased after test) following the test while the 300mg dose failed to significantly modulate mood.[30] Another acute study noted that a Lozenge containing Melissa officinalis was able to induce brain wave alterations similar to that of standard anxiolytics.[31]
Can reduce anxiety when dosed acutely (single dose taken before stressor)
In humans consuming 300mg Melissa officinalis (7% Rosmarinic acid and 15% total hydrocinnamic acids) at breakfast and again before sleep for 15 days in an open-label trial, there appears to be general anxiolytic propeties in regards to anxiety-related eating problems (33% lower than baseline), emotional instability (7%), fatigue (18%), feelings of guilt (15%) or inferiority (18%), psychosomatic symptoms (33%) and intellectual disturbance (28%).[25]
Appears to reduce anxiety when taken over a period of time in humans (morning and nightly doses)
One study has noted that Melissa officinalis have nicotinic receptor binding properties[32] as well as muscarinic.[33] One study has noted weak acetylcholinesterase inhibiting property with fresh, but not dried, leaves of Lemon Balm;[32] a subsequent study failed to replicated acetylcholinesterase inhibiting properties up to 0.25mg/mL.[6]
Subsequently, a study conducted noting incubation with Melissa officinalis noted that the extract had little ability to displace either nicotine or scopolamine from the receptor.[34] This was followed up on in post-mortem human neural tissue where nicotine was displaced at moderate concentrations of 180-3120µg/mL and scopolamine at 2.69-4.31mg/mL (ethanolic herb extract) although it could be extracted into more effective fractions (the most potent noted fractions being 4.2µg/mL nicotine displacement and 102.6µg/mL for scopolamine) although there still appears to be a large degree of variability.[6]
Appears to interact with acetylcholine receptors, there appears to be some agonistic (activating) properties that are very volatile (not reliable); if looking at solely the most effective fragments, the affinity at least appears respectable
In the hippocampal dentate gyrus of aged rats, Melissa officinalis at 50-200mg/kg daily was able to enhance neurogenesis (244.1-763.9% of control group, respectively) which was associated with reduced corticosterone concentrations.[24]
Has been noted to enhance neurogenesis in at least one rat study giving oral administration
300mg Melissa officinalis given prior to an acute stress test was noted to be (nonsignificantly) associated with improved answering on mathematical questions; increasing the dose to 600mg did not help in reaching statistical significance.[30]
Following ingestion of 600mg or 1600mg Melissa officinalis acutely, improvements relative to placebo are noted in quality of memory (percentage of answers or recollections that are correct) only with trends for improvement (not significant) were noted in picture-recall, delayed word recall, spatial memory and no influence was noted on working memory nor attention in this study, and self-reported attention was similar.[6] Sporadic improvements in memory quality (digital vigilance accuracy and choice reaction time accuracy) have been noted elsewhere.[34]
There appears to be comparatively weak cognitive enhancing properties assocaited with oral Melissa officinalis supplementation at higher doses (600-1600mg)
For cognitive parameters sometimes seen as adverse, 600-1600mg Melissa officinalis has been noted to reduce the speed of memory without influencing memory formation per se.[6] A reduction in rapid visual information processing has also been noted, with sporadic influences on false-positive processing (neither 600 nor 1600mg, but 1000mg, being associated with increased false-positives).[6] Another study to record spatial memory found a statistically significant reduction thereof following 300-900mg acute ingestion, this reduction was also noted for word recollection.[34]
The calming effects of Melissa officinalis may also reduce the speed of learning, possibly secondary to being slightly sedative or too 'calming'
In hippocampal corticol neurons deprived of oxygen, 10μg/mL Lemon Balm was associated with preserving roughly half of corticol neurons that would have been lost to hypoxia and also reduced concentrations of caspase-3 and DNA fragmentation (both indicative of apoptosis); concentrations of 200-500μg/mL showed inherent cytotoxicity to neurons.[4] Neuroprotection has also been noted in hippocampal cells exposed to ecstasy.[35]
Appears to have neuroprotective effects in vitro in pro-oxidative toxicity
In a model of hippocampal occlusion (mice) given 100mg/kg Lemon Balm for 2 weeks prior to occlusion treatment and continued thereafter noted reduced lipid peroxidation (MDA and TEAC) and the concentrations of HIF-1α, TNF-α and IL1-β (all induced during hypoxia) were effectively suppressed by Melissa officinalis.[4]
This may extend to living models undergoing hypoxia (lack of oxygen) in neural tissue
One study has note dose-dependent pain-reducing effects of oral ingestion of Melissa officinalis (ID50 of 241.9mg/kg) in mice subject to a battery of tests (acetic acid writhing, glutamate, and formalin) which seems to be related to the Rosmarinic acid content.[36]
May have pain relieving properties, requires more research
One study using solely the essential oil of Lemon Balm at 0.0125mg daily in mice (0.416mg/kg; human equivalent of 0.03mg/kg) for 6 weeks noted that, in response to an oral glucose tolerance test, the essential oil group experienced a reduction in serum glucose and increase in serum insulin.[20]
One study suggests improved glucose tolerance following oral administration over a period of weeks, no clue as to the mechanisms underlying these observed effects (some alterations in adipocyte GLUT4 and PPARy of questionable relevance)
A hydroalcoholic extract of lemon balm leaves were noted to reduce the cytopathic effects of HSV-2 (Vero cells) in the range of 0.025–1mg/mL with a maximal inhibitory level of 60% achieved at 0.5mg/mL.[37] Relative to the active control of Acyclovir (0.5µg/mL causing 94+/-3% inhibition), Lemon Balm severely underperformed.[37]
Anti-oxiditive properties appear to exist in the water, ethanolic, and methanolic extracts of Lemon Balm with the water extract being most effective (study conducted on TBARS rating of lipid peroxidation in brain tissue);[21] the IC50 for reducing TBARS induced by iron was 15.67+/-2.03µg/mL and 11+/-0.6µg/mL for oxidation induced by Sodium nitroprusside while the IC50 values of extracts in a DPPH assay ranged from 24.3-32.9µg/mL.[21]
The anti-oxidative properties of Lemon Balm were greater than Matricaria recutita and Cymbopogon citratus, but less than isolated Quercetin or Gallic Acid.[21]
Appears to have anti-oxidative properties in vitro which are more potent than many other herbs, but overall not too remarkable as they are outperformed by other supplemental references
In rats, 250mg/kg has been shown to protect rats from genotoxicity induced by Methyl methanesulfonate when Melissa officinalis is preloaded for two weeks.[8] 500mg/kg was also effective, but the two doses did not have any significant differences between them.[8]
One study conducted in radiology staff chronically exposed to low levels of radiation noted that ingestion of 1.5g Lemon Balm tea in 100mL water for 30 days was confirmed to reduce DNA oxidative damage, Myeloperoxidase, and lipid peroxidation.[38]
Anti-oxidative effects have been confirmed in humans given 1.5g of lemon balm tea leaves daily
In HCT-116 colon cancer cells, both the water extract and 50% methanolic extract showed anti-proliferative effects with the ethanolic extract reducing cell viability to 40% at 5μg/mL (72 hours) while it was further reduced to 13% at 1,000μg/mL; these were reported to be similar to both the water extract and Triton control at similar concentrations.[39]
Lemon Balm and Valerian are commonly used in conjunction with one another for the purpose of sleep, as Lemon Balm is able to inhibit the GABA transaminase enzyme weakly (which converts GABA into Glutamate) while Valerian bioactives also weakly stimulates Glutamate Decarboxylase (which converts Glutamate into GABA); this combination is thought to cause a two-pronged stimulation of GABA concentrations in the brain secondary to inhibiting breakdown and stimulating synthesis of GABA.[40]
The combination has been tested in a multicenter study where tolerability was excellent (no reported side effects) although the benefits also lacklustre (more self-reports of 'no effect' than 'benefit' in regards to sleep), although the amount of persons reporting better sleep (33%) was still greater than placebo (9%).[1]
Commonly used together and theoretically additive, no evidence to support synergism
^ a b c Tolerability and efficacy of valerian/lemon balm in healthy volunteers (a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study).
^ a b Müller SF, Klement S. A combination of valerian and lemon balm is effective in the treatment of restlessness and dyssomnia in children. Phytomedicine. (2006)
^ Ghaffariyan S, Mohammadi SA, Aharizad S. DNA isolation protocol for the medicinal plant lemon balm (Melissa officinalis, Lamiaceae). Genet Mol Res. (2012)
^ a b c Bayat M, et al. Neuroprotective properties of Melissa officinalis after hypoxic-ischemic injury both in vitro and in vivo. Daru. (2012)
^ a b c d e f g h i Komes D, et al. Phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of some traditionally used medicinal plants affected by the extraction time and hydrolysis. Phytochem Anal. (2011)
^ a b c d e f Kennedy DO, et al. Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of single doses of Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm) with human CNS nicotinic and muscarinic receptor-binding properties. Neuropsychopharmacology. (2003)
^ Rasmussen P. Lemon balm--Melissa officinalis; also known as lemon balm, bee balm, garden balm, Melissa, melissengeist. J Prim Health Care. (2011)
^ a b c de Carvalho NC, et al. Evaluation of the genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of Melissa officinalis in mice. Genet Mol Biol. (2011)
^ a b c Fecka I, Turek S. Determination of water-soluble polyphenolic compounds in commercial herbal teas from Lamiaceae: peppermint, melissa, and sage. J Agric Food Chem. (2007)
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barros L, et al. Phenolic profiles of cultivated, in vitro cultured and commercial samples of Melissa officinalis L. infusions. Food Chem. (2013)
^ Sanchez-Medina A, et al. Comparison of rosmarinic acid content in commercial tinctures produced from fresh and dried lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). J Pharm Pharm Sci. (2007)
^ a b c A New Antioxidative 1,3-Benzodioxole from Melissa officinalis.
^ a b c d e Spiridon I, et al. Antioxidant capacity and total phenolic contents of oregano (Origanum vulgare), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) from Romania. Nat Prod Res. (2011)
^ Melitric acids A and B, new trimeric caffeic acid derivatives from Melissa officinalis.
^ Ziaková A, Brandsteterová E, Blahová E. Matrix solid-phase dispersion for the liquid chromatographic determination of phenolic acids in Melissa officinalis. J Chromatogr A. (2003)
^ Patora J, Klimek B. Flavonoids from lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L., Lamiaceae). Acta Pol Pharm. (2002)
^ Heitz A, et al. Luteolin 3'-glucuronide, the major flavonoid from Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis. Fitoterapia. (2000)
^ Hohmann J, et al. Protective effects of the aerial parts of Salvia officinalis, Melissa Officinalis and Lavandula angustifolia and their constituents against enzyme-dependent and enzyme-independent lipid peroxidation. Planta Med. (1999)
^ Zábranská M, et al. Analysis of plant galactolipids by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry with accurate mass measurement. Chem Phys Lipids. (2012)
^ a b c d e f g Chung MJ, et al. Anti-diabetic effects of lemon balm ( Melissa officinalis) essential oil on glucose- and lipid-regulating enzymes in type 2 diabetic mice. Br J Nutr. (2010)
^ a b c d Pereira RP, et al. Antioxidant effects of different extracts from Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita and Cymbopogon citratus. Neurochem Res. (2009)
^ The aromatic and polyphenolic composition of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L. subsp. officinalis) tea.
^ a b Awad R, et al. Bioassay-guided fractionation of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) using an in vitro measure of GABA transaminase activity. Phytother Res. (2009)
^ a b Yoo DY, et al. Effects of Melissa officinalis L. (lemon balm) extract on neurogenesis associated with serum corticosterone and GABA in the mouse dentate gyrus. Neurochem Res. (2011)
^ a b Cases J, et al. Pilot trial of Melissa officinalis L. leaf extract in the treatment of volunteers suffering from mild-to-moderate anxiety disorders and sleep disturbances. Med J Nutrition Metab. (2011)
^ Ibarra A, et al. Effects of chronic administration of Melissa officinalis L. extract on anxiety-like reactivity and on circadian and exploratory activities in mice. Phytomedicine. (2010)
^ Taiwo AE, et al. Anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) extract in rats: Influence of administration and gender. Indian J Pharmacol. (2012)
^ Wetherell MA, Hyland ME, Harris JE. Secretory immunoglobulin A reactivity to acute and cumulative acute multi-tasking stress: relationships between reactivity and perceived workload. Biol Psychol. (2004)
^ The use of analogue scales in rating subjective feelings.
^ a b Kennedy DO, Little W, Scholey AB. Attenuation of laboratory-induced stress in humans after acute administration of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm). Psychosom Med. (2004)
^ Dimpfel W, Pischel I, Lehnfeld R. Effects of lozenge containing lavender oil, extracts from hops, lemon balm and oat on electrical brain activity of volunteers. Eur J Med Res. (2004)
^ a b EUROPEAN HERBS WITH CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITIES: POTENTIAL IN DEMENTIA THERAPY.
^ Wake G, et al. CNS acetylcholine receptor activity in European medicinal plants traditionally used to improve failing memory. J Ethnopharmacol. (2000)
^ a b c Kennedy DO, et al. Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm). Pharmacol Biochem Behav. (2002)
^ Neuroprotective Properties of Melissa Officinalis L. Extract Against Ecstasy-Induced Neurotoxicity.
^ Guginski G, et al. Mechanisms involved in the antinociception caused by ethanolic extract obtained from the leaves of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. (2009)
^ a b Mazzanti G, et al. Inhibitory activity of Melissa officinalis L. extract on Herpes simplex virus type 2 replication. Nat Prod Res. (2008)
^ Zeraatpishe A, et al. Effects of Melissa officinalis L. on oxidative status and DNA damage in subjects exposed to long-term low-dose ionizing radiation. Toxicol Ind Health. (2011)
^ Encalada MA, et al. Anti-proliferative effect of Melissa officinalis on human colon cancer cell line. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. (2011)
^ Awad R, et al. Effects of traditionally used anxiolytic botanicals on enzymes of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. (2007)
Heydari N, et al. Effect of Melissa officinalis capsule on the mental health of female adolescents with premenstrual syndrome: a clinical trial study. Int J Adolesc Med Health. (2018)
Mirabi P, et al. The Effect of Melissa Officinalis Extract on the Severity of Primary Dysmenorrha. Iran J Pharm Res. (2017)
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Major League Baseball (MLB) honors its best rookies with a Rookie of the Month Award for one player in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL) during each month of the regular season. These awards have been issued since 2001, with players at all positions eligible.

Awards by month
The below tables list the winners in each league, since the award was established in 2001.

In two instances, the award has been shared by players for the same month: Josh Johnson and Dan Uggla for June 2006 in the National League (NL); and Ben Revere and Jemile Weeks for June 2011 in the American League (AL).

Out of a possible six months during a player's rookie season, the most times a player has been named Rookie of the Month is four, achieved by Ichiro Suzuki (2001, AL), Mike Trout (2012, AL) and Aaron Judge (2017, AL). Three-time winners have been Jason Bay (2004, NL), José Abreu (2014, AL), Juan Soto (2018 NL), Pete Alonso (2019, NL), and Yordan Álvarez (2019, AL). A number of players have won it twice.

The majority of players named Rookie of the Year were also recognized as a Rookie of the Month at least once, since the latter was established. The exceptions have been Huston Street (2005, AL), Hanley Ramírez (2006, NL), Michael Fulmer (2016, AL), Kyle Lewis (2020, AL), Devin Williams (2020, NL) and Randy Arozarena (2021, AL).

In the below tables, a name in italics indicates the player was later named Rookie of the Year for his league.

American League

National League

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See also

Baseball awards
List of MLB awards

References

Rookie of the Month
Rookie player awards
Awards established in 2001

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The Grand Rapids Public Museum School is a school for the students of Grand Rapids and the greater Grand Rapids area. This School will implement progressive teaching methods that have been developed utilizing design thinking techniques, focusing on real-life experiences and leveraging the artifact collections & exhibitions of the Grand Rapids Public Museum.
This unique approach to learning is designed to inspire passionate curiosity, nurture creative problem solving, cultivate critical thinking, and stimulate innovation. The Museum School is a first of its kind in West Michigan. The mission of the GRPMS is to be a living monument of artifacts and stories told through exhibitions, events, and educational programming to inspire, motivate and celebrate our human bond. The museum enriches the life of the community through experiences of the wider world in a uniquely Grand Rapids context.
Through the XQ:The Super School Project, the Grand Rapids Public Museum School emerged as one of ten, $10 million contest winners for rethinking and reimagining high school.
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School, located adjacent to the Grand Rapids Public Museum archives in a newly renovated historic museum building, believes that the entire community is a classroom and that schools can help drive community revitalization and civic engagement. The school aims to pair foundational learning with experiential learning, as students engage with city archives and museum resources for research and projects addressing real-world issues and challenges. The rigorous, multidisciplinary curriculum is built to empower students to become creative change-makers in their communities through design thinking, place-based education and museum modalities. This unique combination of learning and academic rigor will inspire creative thinkers and problem solvers equipped to shape the future.
GRPS Museum High School Opens for 9th grade students August 20, 2018.
Collaborative Partners include: Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Valley State University, and Kendall College of Art and Design.
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Matthew Christian Reynolds, age 51, of Sewanee, Tennessee, passed away August 7, 2022. He was born in Huntington, West Virginia to Wallace A. and Shelia L Woodrum Reynolds on December 14, 1970. He is preceded in death by both his maternal and paternal grandparents. Matthew was a loving father and husband. He was a really good friend to a lot of people and made friends wherever he went. He loved playing video games and listening to all genres of music. His favorite sports team was the Liverpool Soccer team and he was an excellent chef. Matthew was Associate Director of University Archives and Special Collections at the University of the South since 2015. He received a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Kentucky. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Viva Reynolds; daughter, Fiona Reynolds; parents, Wallace and Shelia Reynolds; brother, Peter Benjamin & Michelle Reynolds; nephew John Kovach and niece, Allison Reynolds. A Celebration of Life service will be scheduled at a later date. Online condolences and memories can be shared with the family at www.cumberlandfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee 37356.
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KPFT broadcasts out of a classic stucco clad building off Lovett Boulevard- a wide tree lined street first developed in the early 1900s. When searching for the station, you might look for the house with an antenna tower behind it, but since there is another building matching this description on the same street (the former home of KLOL), also look for the large KPFT logo posted on the front of the building. Be careful not to park on the opposite side of the street from KPFT, as this is a notorious tow-away zone after 6 p.m. After examining the maps and directions below. If you have further questions on how to find KPFT, call the business line, 713-526-4000, during normal business hours.
A little ways down, turn right at the traffic light for Taft. After one block, turn right on Lovett. KPFT is the second house on your left, across the Blvd. WARNING: After 6pm, watch carefully for the no parking zone on Lovett, from which you will be towed.
Head south on any southbound street, such as Fannin. Turn right on Elgin . Continue on Elgin for about 1 mile (the streetname will change to Westheimer). Turn left at the traffic light for Taft. After one block, turn right on Lovett. KPFT is the second house on your left, across the Blvd. WARNING: After 6pm, watch carefully for the no parking zone on Lovett, from which you will be towed.
Head south on JFK and watch for the signs to get on Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway) headed westbound. Take the exit for I-45 south, and head south. As you near the downtown skyline, and after you pass the exit for I-10, take the left side exit for Allen Parkway. Be cautious entering Allen Parkway from this ramp. After a few miles on Allen, exit for Montrose Blvd, then turn left onto Montrose. After a few more miles you will reach Westheimer- turn left. A little ways down, turn right at the traffic light for Taft. After one block, turn right on Lovett. KPFT is the second house on your left, across the Blvd. WARNING: After 6pm, watch carefully for the no parking zone on Lovett, from which you will be towed.


STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Ending their weekend road trip, the Clarion University baseball team went 1-1 Sunday in doubleheader action, taking the opening matchup against Saint Anselm 12-4, and dropping the second game to East Stroudsburg by a final score of 3-2.
Clarion was in complete control of game one from the very first pitch. The Golden Eagles opened up scoring in the first inning when Chandler Palyas led the inning off with an inside the park home run to left field and that set the tone for the rest of the ballgame.
The lead grew even bigger in the top of the second inning, courtesy to a Ben Barth double that scored two for the Blue and Gold to make the score 3-0. Saint Anselm grabbed one run back in the bottom of the second but Clarion would add two more runs in the top of the third inning thanks to an Austin Blauser single that scored Alex Ficorilli and Cole Shaffer to push the lead to 5-1.
Ficorilli picked up an RBI of his own in the top of the fourth when a sacrifice fly to right field scored Barth stretching the Clarion lead to 6-1.
The Golden Eagles would add one more run in the top of the sixth on a Nick Fugh double to out Clarion ahead 7-1. The Golden Eagles notched five more runs in the eighth inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Will Constantin, a sac fly by Shaffer, a groundout by Palyas, and a double by Bryce Jackson.
Kyler Mellott got the start for the Golden Eagles. He went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out eight, notching his second win of the young season.
On the day Clarion racked up 13 hits. Barth and Blauser each managed multiple hits for the Golden Eagles, while Barth led the Blue and Gold with three hits in five at bats. Barth also led the Golden Eagles with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with six stolen bases.
Golden Eagles fell behind early and couldn't come back as East Stroudsburg took the lead on a double in the first inning.
East Stroudsburg got on the board in the first inning when Brock Kauffman doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. The game would remain 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Warriors were able to get two more runs plated stretching their lead to 3-0.
The Golden Eagles would pull within striking distance in the top of the seventh inning when a single from freshman Tim Irons scored Ficorilli pulling Clarion within two runs. Fellow freshman Dan Fox drove in another run in the same inning when he singled up the middle to score Irons but that is as close as the Blue and Gold would get.
Cam Voss toed the rubber for East Stroudsburg. He lasted six innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out eight.
Jeremynodzier got the nod on the mound for Clarion. He surrendered three runs on four hits over five and a third innings, striking out one. Dereck Pritchard threw two and two-thirds innings in relief.
The Golden Eagles collected six hits. Ficorilli and Irons each collected multiple hits for Golden Eagles, each managing two hits to lead Clarion.


This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition of Judith Cain's work at Kew Gardens.
The paintings illustrated in this book spring from an encounter with the unfamiliar, in particular the environment and culture of Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Many of the paintings contain exquisite and powerful renderings of the flora of this region, the origin of many of our familiar garden flowers and plants, brought into Europe along the Silk Road wrapped in lengths of cloth. In others, the intensely coloured petals and traceries of stems are set off against the strange landscape of contemporary Kazakhstan. Arid steppes, framed by the western extremity of the Himalayas, are sprinkled not only with flecks of colour but also the detritus of Kazakhstan's period as part of the USSR: abandoned factories, collective farms, colossal irrigation and transport schemes, as well as more sinister laboratories and weapon ranges.
Modern art in the broadest sense remains governed by a need to take risks. In particular, artists who continue to develop reject any simple repetition of previously successful devices and formulae. These new paintings build on the richness, inventiveness and fluency with drawing and colour that Judy's work has always displayed, whilst also taking on new challenges at every level. The best of them achieve a wholly convincing and moving visual response to a complex and challenging reality..


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Old railway station, Cape Town, circa 1965
Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Transport, Urban development
Looking into the first railway station in Cape Town, from the Castle.
Near old Cape Town Station, pre-1960s
Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition
Area around the old Cape Town Station, prior to its demolition in the 1960s.
Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition, Transport
Cape Town Station forecourt, 1968
Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Building, Transport
Forecourt of the new Cape Town Station, 1968.
Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town
Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Historic sites
Aerial view of the old station in Cape Town, Cape Town.
Castle Street entrance to old Cape Town Station, 1968
Cape Town (South Africa), Transport, Historic buildings, Demolition
The side entrance to Castle Street, now under water where the rain has leaked in, and littered with rubble and fallen beams.
Demolition of old Cape Town Station, 1967
Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition
The old Cape Town Station in the process of being demolished, while the new station is being built behind it.
Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1969
Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, City planning, Transport
Demolition of the old Cape Town Station, 1969.
Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1875
Cape Town Station, 1875.
Old railway station, Cape Town, 1875
Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Transport, Architecture
Old Cape Town Station, 1875. Published 1977-05-27.
Old Cape Town Station, pre-1960s
Inside the old Cape Town Station, prior to its demolition in the 1960s.
Former police station, Cape Town
Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic buildings, Real estate development, Urban development
The former Rondebosch Police Station, our auction choice for the week. This building housed Rondebosch's police for 77 years, and is one of the oldest buildings in Rondebosch.
Wale Street Police Station before demolition, Cape Town, 1983
Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Historic buildings, Demolition, Urban development
An old landmark goes: the Old Dutch building in Wale Street known as "the old Wale Street Police Station", which is to make room for the new Provincial Administration offices and which is the subject of a query by REX (Leeuwendal-crescent), is one of the finest examples of the old "dark kamer" (roof chamber) type of old Dutch colonial architecture. One of the last, if not the last, of these fine buildings is the Martin Melck House in Strand-street. The "dark kamer" was a sort of domestic observation room from which the household could watch the arrival and departure of ships in Table Bay. The old Wale-street building was built in its present form in the later years of the eighteenth century. It was the early home of the Brand family, and in it Mayor G. B. van Zyl, M.P. for Sea Point, spent his early boyhood. The building was originally ornamented by one of the best of the pediments which Anton Anreith, the famous sculptor of that time, left as a heritage for posterity. The pediment, since lost, was of a martial design, with grapeshot and cannon-balls forming the motif of the design.. After many years as a police station the old building served for some time as a day nursery for working mothers.
Goods yard, Cape Town Station
Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Transport, Economy
Cape Town goods yard: Cape Town Railway Station.
Steam trains at Cape Town Station, circa 1900
Left: Wynberg Tower Cape 3rd Class, 1898. Right: Wynberg Tank Class 02, 1882.
First railway station, Cape Town
Very first railway station in Woodstock.
Old police station, Cape Town
Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Suburbs, Landmarks, Monuments, Historic buildings
One of the oldest buildings in Rondebosch - which has served as a police station for more than 70 years - is up for auction shortly. Built around 1880, it was originally a labourer's cottage on the old Rozendaal wine estate, and later another storey was added. The building has served as a police station since 1906 and represents the last of the old "cottage" police stations so prevalent in the Peninsula until recent years. For this reason representations have been made to the Public Works Department and National Monuments Council in order to get something done to preserve the building - but so far without success.


His speed and techinque is his best skills. Has been called "The new Zlatan" in some newspapers. Under 2010 he almost scored everytime he came is an a substitute and were also called "a super sub". He has a great sence of goal when he gets the ball in the box. Still lacks a bit of physics.


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Q: Suggestions for chat system schema design I need a suggestion about sql table schema. I've opened a table and named it Chats, would it be better for me to add two columns(like ID and Messages) or one that will contain the IDs and the messages? And which one of them will work faster

A: Personally I'd model this as two tables:
Chats
 - ID
 - Name

Messages
 - ID
 - ChatID
 - Message
 - SentDate

There should be a foreign key from Messages.ChatID to Chats.ID.
Otherwise you're going to have to create duplicate chats each time someone sends a message.
I would strongly recommend against keeping IDs and Values in the same column, it makes it near impossible to join on and will create all sorts of problems later on.

A: There is no reason to use a single column. Add as many columns as possible, each with its own data type because you will be  able to filter and sort the table by each column later. You will also be able to add constraints, indexes, statistics, etc... if needed.
Any query performed on that table will work faster if you use separate columns.

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Tarsus Connect has today announced the purchase of BizBash, the iconic trade media company for event and meeting planners, further expanding Connect's market-leading position. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition of BizBash adds four premier events — including the BizBash Live in New York and L.A. shows for event pros — to the current Connect portfolio of more than 30 national, regional and vertically focused events around the United States. Connect will now also publish two of BizBash's popular magazines and oversee all of its digital properties. In cities where Connect and BizBash events overlap, they will collocate and combine efforts, including some pop-up events in markets new to BizBash.
"After nearly 20 years building the BizBash brand, we are thrilled to be joining forces with Connect to create a next-generation event and media company to serve organizers and marketers of all types," said David Adler, BizBash CEO and founder. "It is a marriage that will inspire collaboration not only in the meeting, event and event marketing industries but will have an impact on the 60 million people who attend the events, conferences, festivals, meetings and gatherings planned by our diverse organizers."
Adler will remain with the business and will continue in capacity of chairman.
Chris Collinson, president and founder of Tarsus Connect, echoed Adler's enthusiasm. "BizBash brings a new perspective to the Connect portfolio, rounding out the tools that event organizers use to make their events more effective.
He continued, "Connect has excelled in assisting meeting planners with site-selection needs; however, BizBash inspires a different audience of event professionals with education on design, inspiration and technology that creates a meaningful experience and wow factor for event attendees."
Commenting on the deal, Tarsus Group CEO Douglas Emslie, said, "Having known David Adler for almost 20 years, I'm delighted to be finally working with him on how to shape events for the future. This is a really exciting acquisition for the Group and our dynamic Connect division.
Emslie continued, "The addition of BizBash to the growing Tarsus Connect portfolio heralds a phase of further growth and access to new markets. The U.S. is one of the world's largest exhibition markets and a key area of focus for us. We have already identified numerous opportunities to grow both brands thanks to the synergies created by this acquisition."
The acquisition closes out a record-breaking year for Tarsus Connect, which has seen the company's growth propelled by its expansion into new markets and verticals, including the launch of Connect Medical, Connect Tech and Connect Midwest.
Photo credit: Haute Photography and Videography for BizBash


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For years I ran from the things that were hard to look directly at.
Deleting, cropping, and blocking phone numbers.
I turned my room inside out, looking for any object that had committed an unforgivable sin — reminding me of the things I wanted to forget.
Every note that I found was thrown away, all trinkets attached to the Me Before had to go. Now. Right Away.
I loved that masochistic exercise, trading in the missing clumps of hair for missing everything else. Sterile and erasable. What they don't know cannot hurt them, even if it could still hurt me.
Matted and uncombed, bathed but not showered, too young for comfort yet too old for shelter.
When washing you off no longer worked, I started to hide from my memory for months long increments. Sometimes it even worked. But inevitably, something would change. It could be browsing Reddit or listening to a song. No matter what, eventually, I came to the same realization; I cannot change the past.
So, I hated the past. I hated the people who facilitated my past. I hated myself. But keeping this close to my chest was paramount, if I let myself dwell for too long it might come back. The choice I made next was to hide. Losing touch with everyone who had known me then, everyone who had known someone who had known me then, and the degrees of separation became endless, monstrous spirals.
Eventually, I ran so far from my past that I ended up alone in the mountains bordering Canada at eighteen. I thought the snow might bury my transgressions. If I got frostbite, maybe my skin would become pinker, unrecognizable. Maybe my body, accustomed to desert sand, would become so cold that I could not think at all.
And still, it did not work. I left months earlier than planned and flew back to Arizona. My flight left early in the morning, and in the packed shuttle meant to take us to the airport I tried to prepare an explanation for the circles under my eyes, for the way that I was shaking. My fiancée is sick, I have a family emergency, Montana is too cold. Scenarios easier than explaining the truth flooded my mind, but I threw them all away.
On the plane I stared out the window and watched the deep blues and greens change into muted browns. Worse yet, on the layover in Phoenix, I thought I saw you. The packed terminal did not allow anywhere to run or to hide, and I cursed the unyielding grey speckled walls. All of my tactics exhausted, I resigned myself to the clarity of the situation — there were no defenses left. You were going to see me.
I prepared myself as best I could, breathing in through my nose, and out through my mouth. To stall for time, I convinced myself of the pressing matter that was staring at my shoes. Black moccasin slip-ons that I had purchased at Goodwill in anticipation for the snow. Their faux leather laces fraying, weighed down by the silver grommet attached to their ends. I imagined twirling them around my finger but knew they would snap if I actually tried it. Next, I played with the light brown buttons that only hesitantly stayed attached to my green flannel shirt. One came off, and I held it between my palms like some type of rune, imbuing my energy and silently bargaining with deities I wasn't sure I believed in.
A million scenarios played out in my head, each one more heart-wrenching than the last. I pictured you spotting me, crammed as tightly against the boarding zone as my too-large body would permit, and running over. Whatever words I assigned you in this proverbial play didn't matter, the violation of your eyes on me was enough.
I could not delay it any longer. I finally looked up, directly at you. You turned toward me, your red shirt sticking to your chest from the heat of the desert we lived in and smiled.
My eyes refused to blink for all the saline in the world, I tasted that salt on my tongue.
Maya Elena Jackson is a female author and musician from the heat of the Sonoran Desert, she is hopeful that the words used as her descriptors will make you like her more.


Voters in Kent can petition us to hold a referendum on whether we should change to a different form of governance (for example, changing to a committee system or having a mayor). For the referendum to go ahead, 5% of the people eligible to vote in Kent would need to sign it. This is known as the verification number.
The current verification number is 55,811. It covers any petitions held up to 31 March 2020.
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What is a Sprint Car
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Aussie Sprint Cars
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Sprint Car crashes are part of what makes Sprint Car racing so exciting. Yes, the racing is breath taking, but the anticipation of big wreck keeps the crowds flocking back to speedways around the globe.
Sprint Cars are open wheeled racing cars, this along with the fact that they race sideways, side-by-side at over 150mph, can be a recipe for disaster. Racing on relatively narrow tracks, with virtually no run off, and usually surrounded by a very, very hard concrete wall and the aptly named 'catch fence', doesn't leave much room for error.
Sprint Cars are designed to go fast, and they do, but that same design can be the cause of some ferocious Sprint Car crashes. The massive amount of stagger that helps Sprint Cars turn left so efficiently can cause the car to become unstable if it gets out-of-shape. Another factor is the huge amount of horsepower under the hood which can catch out even the most experienced driver. When a Sprint Car is setup right, it is dream to drive, but pick the wrong setup, it can become a monster, ready to bite at any time.
Sprint Car crashes can be extremely violent, however the safety history of Sprint Cars is relatively good. Drivers are required to wear numerous safety devices such as: fire-proof racing suits, underwear, boots, balaclavas and gloves. In most cases neck restraints are now compulsory as well as arm restraints and of course a good quality helmet. The cars themselves are designed to withstand heavy impacts which, along with the energy absorbing qualities of the top wing help to reduce the chance of injury.
There are number of common causes of Sprint Car crashes, a few of which are outlined below:
Riding a wheel
Riding a wheel can spell disaster in Sprint Car racing. The nature of the sport is wheel to wheel racing, but it is often too close for comfort. The most common version of this accident is when a driver tries a big outside move, all it takes is for the car down low to move up track, just slightly, and you have wheel to wheel contact. The front end of the car attempting the pass is usually lifted into the air, the result being one expensive repair bill. Check out this video from the Video Vault.
The Wheelstand
Sprint Cars are awesome at pulling wheelstands, weighing only around 1500lbs and packing around 800hp, wheelstands are effortless, and sometimes catastrophic. When a Sprint Car pulls a wheelstand, the driver, of course, has no steering, so guess what does the steering? The stagger! So if a driver keeps his foot on the pedal and pulls a monster wheelstand the car can often turn hard on the left rear tire and flip the car or turn the car into a competitor. Click here to see a classic example of this sort of accident.
Contact with the Wall
Drive a Sprint Car too hard into a turn and you could find yourself making contact with the wall. This usually happens when a car is driven too hard into a turn and drifts up to the wall on the loose dirt that has been thrown up there by the other cars. If you hit the wall with the front end of the car it can cause the right front tire to climb the wall, and before you know it you're upside down. If you hit the wall with the right rear tire, it can then transfer the car's weight to the left, tipping the car over. Click here to see a car make hard contact with the wall.
Hooking a rut
Speedway tracks aren't always nice and smooth, in fact they can be extremely rough. A track with a lot of moisture can form huge ruts and if a car isn't setup to ride the ruts the consequence is often a huge crash. What happens is that the car hits the rut and instead of traveling over it the tire catches the rut, all of the car's weight is then transferred to the right rear, causing it to roll. This example shows a heavy series of rolls after hooking a rut.
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Disinhibition is medically recognized as an orientation towards immediate gratification, leading to impulsive behavior driven by current thoughts, feelings, and external stimuli, without regard for past learning or consideration of future consequences.    This is usually manifested through recklessness, poor risk assessment, and a disregard for social conventions. At its lower levels of intensity, disinhibition can allow one to overcome emotional apprehension and suppressed social skills in a manner that is moderated and controllable for the average person. This can often prove useful for those who suffer from social anxiety or a general lack of self-confidence. However, at its higher levels of intensity, the disinhibited individual may be completely unable to maintain any semblance of self-restraint, at the expense of politeness, sensitivity, or social appropriateness. This lack of constraint can be negative, neutral, or positive depending on the individual and their current environment. Disinhibition is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as amnesia and anxiety suppression in a manner which can further decrease the person's observance of and regard for social norms. It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of GABAergic depressants, such as alcohol  , benzodiazepines  , phenibut, and GHB. However, it may also occur under the influence of certain stimulants  , entactogens  , and dissociatives  .