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Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Cincinnati Bengals (first stint) | Cincinnati Bengals (first stint) |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2009 season | 2009 season
Smith was selected in the first round with the sixth overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was the first Alabama offensive lineman selected in the first round of an NFL Draft since Chris Samuels in 2000. With run-blocking being his premier quality, Smith was projected to start at right tackle for the Bengals. However, after a 30-day contract impasse, Smith missed all of training camp and three preseason games, before eventually signing his contract on August 30, 2009. It is believed that Smith was looking for a five-year, $40 million deal, but was signed to a four-year contract with only $21 million guaranteed. The Bengals also had an option in his contract after the 2010 season to make it a six-year, $42 million agreement.
Just days after ending his holdout, Smith fractured his left foot during a non-contact drill at training camp in his first week of practice after missing most of preseason. He was on roster exemption for the season opener game against the Denver Broncos on September 13, then was added to the active roster the next day and returned to practice in week 7, being inactive for Games 2–10. He played in Games 11–16, and was credited with one start. He made his NFL debut on November 29 against the Cleveland Browns. On December 13, 2009, Smith was credited with his first official start when usual starting right tackle Dennis Roland lined up as the extra tight end in the Bengals unbalanced line. He supported three individual 100-yard rushing efforts over the season's final six games, and aided a Bengals playoff record of 169 rushing yards by running back Cedric Benson in the wild card playoff game against the New York Jets. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2010 season | 2010 season
In his second season with the Bengals, Smith claimed the starting right tackle position, playing in Weeks 6, 7, and 8, but then suffered a foot fracture (fifth metatarsal) in practice on November 10, forcing the Bengals to place him on injured reserve with a broken foot and effectively ending his season after playing in seven of the eight regular season games to that date. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2011 season | 2011 season
In the 2011 preseason, it was reported that Smith was working out and getting fully fit. It was also reported that in the preseason, he spoke with the Bengals starting left tackle, Andrew Whitworth, about how "it's my time to step up." The 2011 season became Smith's breakout year, and he became the starting right tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals. He started there in games 1-12 and 15–16, as well as the wild card playoff game, contributing to pass protection that ranked tied for fourth in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed (25). He was inactive for games 13-14 due to an ankle injury. In week 1 at Cleveland, he averted a giveaway by recovering an Andy Dalton fumble at the Bengals eight-yard line. In week 6 against the Indianapolis Colts, he supported a pass-protection effort that held the Colts for the first time on the season without a sack, playing primarily against All-Pro defensive end Robert Mathis. He aided a 165-yard rushing effort in week 16 against the Arizona Cardinals. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2012 season | 2012 season
In 2012, Smith started all 16 games, including the wild card playoff game. He helped running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis rank first in the league in third-and-one rushing conversions (93.3 percent success rate, on 14 of 15) and was part of a run-blocking effort for Green-Ellis to gain at least 100 yards four times in a five-game stretch (Games 10-12 and 14), with 168.2 team average in that span. He also supported a season-best 221 rushing yards, with 6.5 average, on November 25 against the Oakland Raiders. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2013 season | 2013 season
thumb|left|175px|Smith with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013
On April 26, 2013, Smith re-signed with the Bengals. It was reported by NFL.com's Ian Rapoport that Smith agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract during the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He started in games 1-11 and 13–16 at right tackle, and came off bench in week 12, helping the Bengals rank tied for sixth in scoring and tenth in net offense. He was a key cog in pass protection, allowing only one sack over games 11–14, tying a team record for fewest sacks allowed in a four-game span. On September 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he helped the offensive line allow no sacks with 407 net yards. He aided a blocking effort in week 6 at Buffalo in which the Bengals offense tallied a season-high in total net yards with 483 yards, including season-highs in both rushing (165) and passing (318). On October 27 against the New York Jets, he contributed to pass protection allowing only one sack for two yards as Andy Dalton threw for a career-best five touchdown passes. In week 14 against Indianapolis, he helped keep Dalton sack-free for the third straight game and supported a 155-yard rushing effort, and Dalton was named AFC Offensive Player of Week with a 120.5 passer rating. In the wild card playoff game on January 5, 2014, he contributed to a 439-yard offensive output against the San Diego Chargers. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2014 season | 2014 season
Smith missed all of the 2014 preseason while rehabbing from a concussion, but was able to start in the season opener game. He played and started in nine games played on the season. He was inactive for games 9–10, and was placed on Reserve/Injured list on November 25, following a triceps injury suffered in week 11. He played a key role in the Bengals pass protection for the nine games he played, helping the Bengals finish the season ranked third in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed with 23 and in least sack yardage allowed (123 yards). He was part of an offensive line that allowed no sacks in the first three weeks of the season for first time in franchise history. He was credited by coaches with the key block on Giovani Bernard’s 89-yard touchdown run, the second-longest in Bengals history, on October 12 against the Carolina Panthers. He helped pave the way for three one-yard touchdown runs in goal line situations in week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens, including the game-winning touchdown by Andy Dalton on a fourth-and-one situation late in the fourth quarter. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | 2015 season | 2015 season
Smith started in 14 games (Games 1-7 and 10–16) at right tackle, and also started wild card playoff game. He missed games 8-9 due to a concussion suffered on November 1 at Pittsburgh. On September 13 at Oakland, he helped lead pass protection that allowed no sacks and supported 396 yards of net offense. The following week, he contributed with a second straight sack-free game against the San Diego Chargers, in which the rushing offense put up 175 yards on the ground. In week 3, he provided pass protection for Andy Dalton to register a career-high 383 yards on September 27 against the Baltimore Ravens. The next week against the Kansas City Chiefs, he provided a key block for a 13-yard touchdown run by Giovani Bernard and helped allow no sacks as Bengals posted the first game in franchise history with more than 300 net passing yards (321) and four rushing touchdowns. On October 11 against the Seattle Seahawks, he helped the offense accumulate 419 total yards and score 17 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 24–7 deficit. In week 6 at Buffalo, he helped allow no sacks as Andy Dalton posted 118.6 passer rating, with three scores and no interceptions. He supported a season-high passer rating (146.8) for Andy Dalton on December 6 at Cleveland, with only one sack allowed. On Dec 20 at San Francisco, he supported a 115.6 passer rating for A. J. McCarron in his first NFL start. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Minnesota Vikings | Minnesota Vikings
On March 18, 2016, Smith signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings worth up to $3.5 million with $500,000 guaranteed.
Smith's first season with the Vikings was cut short after suffering a season-ending triceps injury in Week 4. On October 11, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Cincinnati Bengals (second stint) | Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)
On March 14, 2017, Smith signed a one-year contract to return to the Bengals. He began the season as a backup after losing the starting right guard spot to Trey Hopkins. He became the team's starting right tackle in Week 10 after losing Jake Fisher to injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2017, with a knee injury. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Arizona Cardinals | Arizona Cardinals
On March 16, 2018, Smith signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. He started eight games at right tackle, missing three with an elbow injury, before being released on November 26, 2018. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Cincinnati Bengals (third stint) | Cincinnati Bengals (third stint)
On November 29, 2018, Smith signed a one-year contract with the Bengals.
He signed another one-year contract with them on July 25, 2019. He started the first five games at left tackle following an injury to Cordy Glenn. On November 30, 2019, Smith was waived by the Bengals. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Baltimore Ravens | Baltimore Ravens
On January 8, 2020, the Ravens signed Smith for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.
On February 6, 2020, Smith signed a one-year contract extension with the Ravens. On July 28, 2020, Smith chose to opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 31, 2021, Smith was released by the Ravens and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 10, 2021, Smith was released. He was released on September 10, 2021, and re-signed five days later. On September 19, 2021, Smith was re-signed to the practice squad. On October 2, 2021, Smith was promoted to the active roster. In total, Smith was elevated to the Ravens' active roster in five out of their first six games, thrice as a COVID-19 replacement and twice as a standard elevation, and was returned to the practice squad after each game. He was released on November 2, 2021. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Personal life | Personal life
His younger brother, Christian Smith, formerly played wide receiver and cornerback at Hampton University. He is also a cousin of Dominic Lee, a former defensive lineman for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Desmond Jennings, a professional baseball outfielder. |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | References | References |
Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | External links | External links
Alabama Crimson Tide bio
Andre Smith at Rivals.com
2009 NFL Draft Page
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Andre Smith (offensive tackle) | Table of Content | Short description, Early life, College career, College awards and honors, Professional career, Pre-draft, Cincinnati Bengals (first stint), 2009 season, 2010 season, 2011 season, 2012 season, 2013 season, 2014 season, 2015 season, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals (second stint), Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals (third stint), Baltimore Ravens, Personal life, References, External links |
Maxime Rodriguez | Short description | Maxime Rodriguez, born in Colombes, France, is a French composer. Many of his works, such as Esperanza, Child of Nazareth, and Tango Volver, D'Artagnan, Coeur Brave, L'enfant pur, have been used for figure skating programs and rhythmic gymnastics routines.
He made compositions and musical productions for international figure skaters such as Philippe Candeloro, Sarah Abitbol / Stephane Bernadis, Stanick Jeannette, Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat, Johnny Weir, Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder, Stephane Lambiel, Brian Joubert and many others. His first CD : "Synphonie sur Glace" Edited by EMI Music in 2000.
He also made original soundtrack for film documentaries diffused on Canal+, Sport+ and France Television. He is musical director, composer and singer in professional ice skating shows in Japan, France and Europe. |
Maxime Rodriguez | External links | External links
www.maximerodriguez.fr Official website
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Prostaglandin D2 | DISPLAYTITLE:Prostaglandin D | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Prostaglandin D2}}
Prostaglandin D2 (or PGD2) is a prostaglandin that binds to the receptor PTGDR (DP1), as well as CRTH2 (DP2). It is a major prostaglandin produced by mast cells – recruits Th2 cells, eosinophils, and basophils. In mammalian organs, large amounts of PGD2 are found only in the brain and in mast cells. It is critical to development of allergic diseases such as asthma.
Research carried out in 1989 found PGD2 is the primary mediator of vasodilation (the "niacin flush") after ingestion of niacin (nicotinic acid).
A 2012 research paper indicates a causal link between elevated levels of localized PGD2 and hair growth inhibition. Applied topically, the researchers found PGD2 prevents hair growth, and mice that were genetically inclined to produce higher levels of PGD2 had inhibited hair growth. The researchers also found PGD2 levels were much higher in balding scalp tissue than nonbalding scalp tissue, through increased levels of prostaglandin D2 synthase. The paper suggested that inhibition of hair growth involved binding of PGD2 to a DP2 receptor, and that DP2 therefore would be a therapeutic target for androgenic alopecia in both men and women with hair loss and thinning. Because PGD2's relation to asthma has been known for several years, several drugs that seek to reduce the effect of PGD2 through blocking the DP2 are already in clinical trials. |
Prostaglandin D2 | Production | Production
Cellular synthesis occurs through the arachidonic acid cascade with the final conversion from PGH2 done by PGD2 synthase (PTGDS).
In the brain, production occurs via an alternative pathway through the soluble, secreted enzyme β-trace |
Prostaglandin D2 | Effects | Effects
PGD2 promotes bronchoconstriction and vasoconstriction during times of Inflammation to alert the host of danger. Its concentration in asthma patients is 10 times higher than in control patients, especially after it is brought into contact with allergens, air pollution, secondhand smoke and smoke.
PGD2 is involved in the regulation of reducing body temperature in sleep, and acts opposite to PGE2.
Elevated levels of PGD2 and PGD2 synthase in scalp hair follicles may be partially responsible for male pattern baldness.
PGD2 also plays a part in male sexual development. It forms a feedforward loop with Sox9, which is activated by the SRY of the Y chromosome. PGD2, in a different feedforward loop than FGF9, helps keep the level of SOX9 high enough to activate other genes, such as Fgf9 and Sf1, which are necessary for the development of the male reproductive system.
PGD2 plays a role in the attraction of neutrophils (chemotaxis).
PGD2-Adenosine system promotes sleep. |
Prostaglandin D2 | Inhibitors | Inhibitors
In silico simulations have predicted the following as potential inhibitors of PGD2 synthase:
Acteoside
Amentoflavone
Ricinoleic acid
Rutin
Hinokiflavone
Vitamin K and Vitamin D3 are natural inhibitors of Prostaglandin synthesis. |
Prostaglandin D2 | See also | See also
PGD2 synthase |
Prostaglandin D2 | References | References
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Prostaglandin D2 | Table of Content | DISPLAYTITLE:Prostaglandin D, Production, Effects, Inhibitors, See also, References |
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Edward Lewine | short description | Edward Lewine is an American author and freelance journalist who has written extensively for The New York Times. He currently works as Vice President of Communications for the auction house Christie's. He has been a speechwriter for New York Attorney General Letitia James and for Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City.
Lewine has also written for Details and Slate.com. He was a staff writer at the New York Daily News and has done film reviews for MSNBC. He is the author of two books. Death and the Sun, an account of a year in the life of a Spanish matador and What's a Homeowner To Do? a humorous and informative guide to living in and taking care of a house. Lewine began his career in the art world. He was the head of the Old Master Drawings Department at Christie's New York in the early 1990s. |
Edward Lewine | Personal | Personal
Lewine is the son of the late Milton J. Lewine, a professor of art history at Columbia University, and Carol F. Lewine, a professor of art history at Queens College.
Lewine is married to Margaret Liberman, who was named web editor of The New York Times Magazine in March 2007 and has been Newsroom Editor for Blogs since 2011. |
Edward Lewine | Bibliography | Bibliography
Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain. (hardcover) New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. (paperback) New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. ISBN info TK
"What's a Home Owner To Do?" (Paperback) New York: Artisan, 2011. , with Stephen Fanuka. |
Edward Lewine | References | References
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Prostaglandin receptor | Short description | Prostaglandin receptors or prostanoid receptors represent a sub-class of cell surface membrane receptors that are regarded as the primary receptors for one or more of the classical, naturally occurring prostanoids viz., prostaglandin D2, (i.e. PGD2), PGE2, PGF2alpha, prostacyclin (PGI2), thromboxane A2 (TXA2), and PGH2. They are named based on the prostanoid to which they preferentially bind and respond, e.g. the receptor responsive to PGI2 at lower concentrations than any other prostanoid is named the Prostacyclin receptor (IP). One exception to this rule is the receptor for thromboxane A2 (TP) which binds and responds to PGH2 and TXA2 equally well.
All of the prostanoid receptors are G protein-coupled receptors belonging to the Subfamily A14 of the rhodopsin-like receptor family except for the Prostaglandin DP2 receptor which is more closely related in amino acid sequence and functionality to chemotactic factor receptors such as the receptors for C5a and leukotriene B4.
Prostanoid receptors bind and respond principally to metabolites of the straight chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), arachidonic acid. These metabolites contain two double bonds and are named series 2 prostanoids, i.e. PGD2, PGE2, PGF2α, PGI2, TXA2 and PGH2. However, the same enzymes that metabolize arachidonic acid to series 2 prostanoids similarly metabolize two other straight chain PUFAs: they metabolize gamma-Linolenic acid, which has one less double bond than arachidonic acid, to series 1 prostanoids (PGD1, PGE1, etc.), which have one less double bond than the series 2 prostanoids, and they metabolize eicosapentaenoic acid, which has one more double bond than arachidonic acid, to series 3 prostanoids (PGD3, PGE3, etc.), which have one more double bond than the series 2 prostanoids. In general, receptors for the series 2 prostanoids also bind with and respond to the series 1 and 3 prostanoids. Typically, prostanoid receptors show somewhat less affinity and responsiveness to the 1 and 3 series prostanoids.
There are 9 established prostanoid receptors. The following table gives these receptors: a) full name; b) shortened names; c) activating prostanoids (presented in order of decreasing potencies); d) time-honored classification as contractile (i.e. contracting smooth muscle), relaxant (i.e. relaxing smooth muscle), or inhibitory (i.e. inhibiting adenyl cyclase (AC) production of cyclic AMP [cAMP]); e) G proteins types to which they link and activate, i.e. those containing the Gs alpha subunit, Gi alpha subunit, Gq alpha subunit and/or G12 subunit; and f) signaling pathways which they regulate including Adenyl cyclase which when activated increases cellular cAMP and when inhibited reduces the cellular levels of this secondary messenger; Phosphoinositide 3-kinase which when activated is responsible for forming phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate, phosphatidylinositol (3,4)-bisphosphate, and phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate secondary messengers; Phospholipase C (PLC) which when activated is responsible for forming Inositol trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol secondary messengers that are, respectively, responsible for raising the levels of Ca2+ in the cellular cytosol to control the activity of Ca2+-cell signaling agents and for activating protein kinase C (PKC) secondary messengers; and Extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38 Mpk), and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) which when activated phosphorylate and thereby influence the activity of key proteins that govern cell function.
Full name shortened name activating prostanoids classification G protein linkage pathways Prostaglandin DP1 receptor DP1 PGD2>>PGE2>PGF2α>PGI2=TXA2 relaxant Gs alpha subunit activates AC, increases cAMP, raises Ca2+ Prostaglandin DP2 receptor DP2 PGD2>>PGF2α=PGE2>PGI2=TXA2 ? Gi alpha subunit inhibits AC to depress cAMP levels Prostaglandin EP1 receptor EP1 PGE2>PGF2α=PGI2>PGD2=TXA2 contractile Gq alpha subunit stimulates PLC, IP3, PKC, ERK, p38 Mpk, and CREB Prostaglandin EP2 receptor EP2 PGE2>PGF2α=PGI2>PGD2=TXA2 relaxant Gs alpha subunit stimulates AC, raises cAMP, stimulates beta catenin and Glycogen synthase kinase 3 Prostaglandin EP3 receptor EP3 PGE2>PGF2α,PGI2>PGD2=TXA2 inhibitory Gi & G12 subunit inhibits AC, decreases cAMP, stimulates PLC & IP3, raises Ca2+ Prostaglandin EP4 receptor EP4 PGE2>PGF2α=PGI2>PGD2=TXA2 relaxant Gs alpha subunit stimulates AC, PKA, PI3K, AKT, ERK, p38 Mpk, & CREB; raises cAMP Prostaglandin F2α receptor FP PGF2α>PGD2>PGE2>PGI2=TXA2 contractile Gq alpha subunit stimulates PLC, IP3, & PKC; raises Ca2+ Prostacyclin I2 receptor IP PGI2>>PGD2=PGE2=PGF2α>TXA2 relaxant Gs alpha subunit stimulates AC & PKA; raises cAMP Thromboxane A2 receptor TP TXA=PGH2>>PGD2=PGE2=PGF2α=PGI2 contractile Gq alpha subunit stimulates PLC & IP3; raises Ca2+
There is indirect evidence for a second PGI2 receptor in BEAS-2B human airway epithelial cells but this finding has not been collaborated and the putative receptor has not been otherwise defined. |
Prostaglandin receptor | See also | See also
Prostanoid receptor
Eicosanoid receptor
Prostaglandin |
Prostaglandin receptor | References | References |
Prostaglandin receptor | External links | External links
IUPHAR GPCR Database - Prostanoid receptors
Category:G protein-coupled receptors
Category:Prostaglandins |
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Aska (singer) | short description | Shigeaki Miyazaki (宮﨑 重明, Miyazaki Shigeaki; born February 24, 1958), known professionally as Aska, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known for work as part of the music duo Chage and Aska. As a composer, he wrote most of the duo's hit songs, including "Morning Moon", "Love Song", "Say Yes", and "Meguriai". He has also written for many other singers and groups, including Hikaru Genji. He was formerly known as . |
Aska (singer) | Biography | Biography
Aska was born on February 24, 1958, in Ono, Onojō, Fukuoka.
He began a solo career in 1987, and was highly successful in the early 1990s. His most well-known song as a solo singer is "Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame" (The Start Is Always Rain), which was a single from his second solo album. The song reached No. 2 on oricon and sold over 1,160,000 copies. The song led him to prominence across East Asia.
He was arrested in May 2014 for possession of an illegal stimulant. On September 12, 2014, he was sentenced to three years in prison suspended for four years. He restarted his career in 2017.
In 2019, Aska announced he would leave Chage and Aska. |
Aska (singer) | Stage name origin | Stage name origin
Initially, it was thought that his stage name was derived from the Ryo Asuka character of the Devilman manga series by Go Nagai. Aska later denied this, explaining that his name was derived from "Asuka", the name of female radio DJ in Fukuoka on whom he had a crush in college. When he thought about his stage name, he used Aska to get back at the DJ. At first, the English notation of his name was Ryo Asuka, but this was often mispronounced, so Asuka was changed to Aska. |
Aska (singer) | Discography | Discography |
Aska (singer) | Singles | Singles
"My Mr. Lonely Heart" / "Otona ja Nakute ii" (1987, #16)
"Midnight 2 Call"/ "Yume Haruka" (1988, #22)
"Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame"/"Kimi ga Ai o Katare" (1991, #2)
"Seiten o Homerunara Yugure o Mate" / "Only Lonely" / "Seiten o Homerunara Yugure o Mate (Original Karaoke)" (1995, #1)
"Every Day of Your Life (Richard Marx and Aska)" / "Can't Help Falling in Love (Marx)" / "Take It to the Limit (Marx and Randy Meisner)" (1997)
"ID" / "Kaze no Inryoku" (1997, #4)
"One" / "Chakuchiten" / "Konnafuuni" (1997, #19)
"Girl" / "Hana wa Saitaka" (1998, #6)
"good time" / "judge by myself" (2000, #14)
"Kokoro ni Hana no Saku Hou e" (2003, #5)
"UNI-VERSE" / "Shougen Ni Sofa Wo Oite (Live Ver.)" / "Tsuki Ga Chikazukeba Sukoshi Ha Mashidaro (Live Ver.)" / "Please (Live Ver.)" (2008)
"Anataga Nakukotowanai" / "L&R" (2009)
"Utani Naritai / Breath of Bless -Subeteno Athlete Tachi e" (2019)
"Waratte Arukou yo" (2021)
"PRIDE" (2021)
"地球という名の都" from Sawano Hiroyuki's fifth album called "V" (2023) |
Aska (singer) | Albums | Albums |
Aska (singer) | Studio albums | Studio albums
Scene (1988, #3)
Scene II (1991, #1)
Never End (1995, #1)
One (1997, #4)
Kicks (1998, #4)
Scene III (2005, #6)
SCRAMBLE(2012, #4)
Too many people(2017, #7)
Black & White(2017, #6)
Breath of Bless(2020, #14)
Wonderful world(2022, #7) |
Aska (singer) | Cover album | Cover album
Standard (2009)
12 (2010)
Kimi no Shiranai Kimi no Uta (2010)
Bookend (ja) (2011)
Boku ni Dekirukoto (2013) |
Aska (singer) | Compilation album | Compilation album
Aska the Best (1999, #8)
Scene I & II (2005, #32)
Scene of Scene: Selected 6 Songs from Scene I,II,III (2006, #23)
We are the Fellows (2018, #28)
Made in ASKA (2018, #7)
SCENE -Remix ver.- (2018, #42)
SCENE II -Remix ver.- (2018, #47) |
Aska (singer) | Videography | Videography
good time (2000)
My Game Is ASKA Concert tour 05>>06 (2006)
ASKA SYMPHONIC CONCERT TOUR 2008 "SCENE" (2009)
ASKA WALK Concert tour 2009 (2009)
The Melody You Heard That Night Shouwa Ga Miteita Christmas (2010)
Concert Tour 10>>11 Faces (2011)
ASKA CONCERT 2012 Shouwa Ga Miteita Christmas!? Prelude to The Bookend(2012)
Too many people Music Video + Iroiro (2017)
Black&White Music Video (2018)
ASKA PREMIUM SYMPHONIC CONCERT 2018 -THE PRIDE- (2019)
ASKA CONCERT TOUR 2019 Made in ASKA – 40 Nen no Arittake – in Nippon Budokan (2019)
ASKA premium ensemble concert -higher ground- 2019>>2020 (2020)
ASKA CONCERT TOUR 12>>13 ROCKET (2021)
ASKA premium concert tour -higher ground- encore stage 2022 (2022) |
Aska (singer) | Contributions for other artists | Contributions for other artists |
Aska (singer) | Songwriting | Songwriting
Taro Gold – Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame (The Start Is Always Rain)
Sanma Akashiya – "Teku Teku"
Yoko Oginome – "Dear -Cobalt no Kanata e" (music only)
Yūji Oda – "Sonna Mon darou"
Yuki Katsuragi – "Bohemian" (lyrics only), "Midori no Bara" (lyrics only)
Shizuka Kudo – "Step" (music only)., "Yume" (music only)
Yuki Kuroda – "Kaze Fuiteru", "cry"
Noriko Sakai – "Ichioku no Smile -Please your smile-" (music only), "Fight!", "Madogiwa no Koihikou", "Listen to Me"
Kojiro Shimizu – "Crescent Mystery" (music only), "Love Affair"
Judy Ongg – "Tatta Hitotsu no Tonight" (music only)
Shonentai – "Futari", "My Girl"
Masayuki Suzuki – "No Credit"
S.E.N.S. – "Arukutabi ni Sukitoru Kaze" (music only) "Otonatachi no Niwa" (co-songwriting), "Asuka" (co-songwriting)
Mariko Takahashi – "Izayoi", "Tokai no Sora"
Naomi Chiaki – "Image", "Tsutawarimasuka"
Teresa Teng – "Imademo...", "Elegy"
Saburō Tokitō – "Kimi ga Ai o Katare", "Shiroi Enogu to Orchestra"
Hideaki Tokunaga – "Kokoro no Ball"
Yuri Nakae – "Hana o Kudasai"
Masatoshi Nakamura – "Kaze no Sumu Machi"
Hiroko Yakushimaru – "Ame ni Sarawarete", "Tomatta Tokei"
Miho Nakayama – "Honkidemo...", "Midnight Taxi"
Hikaru Genji – "A Ki Su To Ze Ne Ko", "Itsuka Kitto...". "Glass no Judai", "Graduation" (lyrics only), "Long Run" (lyrics only), "Koya no Megalopolis", "The Windy", "Starlight", "Paradise Ginga", "Hurry Up", "Please", "Little Birthday", "Rainy Girl"
Multi Max – "I Miss You" (music only), "Leven It to the Future" (lyrics only)
Akina Nakamori – "Yokan", "Nocturne", "Yume no Fuchi" (lyrics only)
Yoko Minamino – "Film no Mukougawa", "Maria"
Miho Morikawa – "Onna ni Naare"
Marina Watanabe – "Hoshi ni Kizuite"
Na Ying – "哭過之後 Weep No More" (music only)
Emil Chau – "讓我歡喜讓我憂 You Make Me Happy And Sad" (music only)
Sally Yeh – "離開情人的日子 The Day Lovers Split" (music only)
Leon Lai – "两心知" Both Heart Knows (music only)
Hiroyuki Sawano – "地球という名の都" (lit. "A City Called Earth") (lyrics only)
Fei Yu-ching – “你是我永遠的鄉愁 You're My Forever Nostalgia” (music only) |
Aska (singer) | References | References |
Aska (singer) | External links | External links
Shigeaki Miyazaki known as Aska
Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Ōnojō
Category:Japanese male singer-songwriters
Category:Japanese people convicted of drug offenses
Category:Singers from Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Universal Music Japan artists |
Aska (singer) | Table of Content | short description, Biography, Stage name origin, Discography, Singles, Albums, Studio albums, Cover album, Compilation album, Videography, Contributions for other artists, Songwriting, References, External links |
Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Trembling Before G-d | <!--FAtop--> | The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article review. No further edits should be made to this page.
The article was promoted 07:46, 15 March 2007.
Trembling Before G-d
Originally a Jumpaclass entry at WP:LGBT, I somehow just kept working on the article long after the competition. I think it's ready for FA (though possibly with a few finishing touches which I'm sure you'll tell me about). Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:49, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Comment The "Awards" section is presented in table format, so could it be turned into prose? I know past film FAs have used tables, but I've always thought that if it was turned into prose it's always more engaging to the reader and doesn't disrupt the flow. LuciferMorgan 17:05, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
NO! You brought this up on the peer review, and I told you then I wasn't going to change it! Seriously, look at the difference between the awards section and the awards section on Brokeback Mountain - BBM's looks dreadful. I don't get how an awards table can disrupt an article where a prose section, which is also unsightly, wouldn't. All of my previous FAs have tables, and I would like this trend to continue. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 17:10, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
A list would look something like this:
Nominated for the 2001 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
Won the 2001 Audience Award - Special Mention at the Washington Jewish Film Festival
Won the 2001 Audience Award - Favourite Documentary at the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Won the 2001 Grand Jury Award - Outstanding Documentary Feature at the L.A. Outfest
Won the 2001 Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival
Won the 2001 Don Quixote Award - Special Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival
Won the 2001 Teddy - Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival
Won the 2002 Best Documentary voted by the U.S. Gay Press at the Glitter Awards
Nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the Independent Spirit Awards
Won the 2003 Outstanding Documentary at the GLAAD Media Awards
Nominated for the 2004 Best Documentary DVD at the Satellite Awards
I think the table makes it easier for the reader to interpret the information. The information being presented is sufficiently complex to warrant the use of a table. -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 17:40, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Reply - That's a list you've placed above Ashlux, and you don't have to write it out like that. I meant paragraphs and prose - you've misinterpreted what I'm saying. The one on BMM isn't a prose section - that's a list actually Dev, and not what I asked to change it to. I oppose lists in FAs, and I OPPOSE tables too per criterion 1. a. which asks for "compelling, brilliant prose". An example of what I'm saying would be in the "Reception" section of Halloween;
Halloween was nominated for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Horror Film in 1979, but lost to The Wicker Man (1973).[28] The film has received other honors since its theatrical debut. Halloween is 68th on the American Film Institute's list 100 Most Thrilling Movies Ever, compiled in 2001. In 2006, the United States Library of Congress deemed Halloween to be "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.[29]
On a final note, no need to bite my head off either. LuciferMorgan 18:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry I misunderstood you, Lucifer (I'm amused -- it sounds like I'm calling you a demon). Prose would make sense if the movie was nominated for only a couple of awards (http://imdb.com/title/tt0077651/awards only lists 2 awards). But Trembling Before G-d has been nominated and won quite a few more than that (http://imdb.com/title/tt0278102/awards). A list or table really starts to make sense for Trembling, but not for Halloween. Or are you suggesting we leave off some of the awards and put something generic like "The film has received other honors since its theatrical debut"? (Slightly off-topic, the Haloween article doesn't cite anything for that statement and IMDb doesn't confirm it). -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 18:27, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry if you saw it as biting, Lucifer, but the layout of awards section is purely personal preference and I'm exasperated by the number of people who ask me to change it because they think it looks nicer. Frankly, I will rather fail this FA than be forced to change a section into something that is personal preference and I, the writer, consider unaesthetically pleasing. The awards sections have been passed in virtually every film FA without comment, certainly in all the FAs I have passed. The awards section will not be prose. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 18:08, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
If the awards being in prose was the only thing keeping it from FA, I wouldn't be opposed to changing it. =) -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 18:29, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Well I hope you understand I'm not asking for it to be like Brokeback Mountain - I would oppose that too. As concerns the "Awards" section, I prefer the one used by Halloween as I dislike the list or table format which I find unaesthetically pleasing in FAs - tables and lists are for FLC in my opinion. I'm still opposing per 1. a. though since these tables, which are especially prevalent in song FACs, I feel violate that criterion and make the article off putting. LuciferMorgan 18:17, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
As concerns them being passed in virtually every film FA, that's rather unfortunate in my opinion since all those film FAs I wouldn't class as FAs if they have those tables. These tables fail to engage the reader I feel. I still think my vote is valid and actionable, and hope you don't feel I'm singling you out. LuciferMorgan 18:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Support -- fine article! One note I failed to mention in the Peer Review that I'll mention here..."Coming out at 15, he was expelled from seven yeshivas for homosexual activity before becoming a drag queen, and is now dying of AIDS." by my understanding of AIDS, one doesn't actually die from it, but from complications of or complications relating to AIDS. I think the sentence should be changed. *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 19:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Done. Changed to "AIDS-related illness". Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:17, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Oppose for a variety of reasons.
Sources: The Internet Movie Database is used as a source, but it is fan-written and has "no editorial oversight or fact-checking process", so it must be considered a questionable source. The PDF "Trembling Before G-d: A Film by Sandi Simcha DuBowski" appears to be self-published. There is no source to back up the claim that Orthodox Judaism has traditional considered homosexuality le-hach'is or the claim that Norman Lamm's reinterpretation of it as ones is gaining ground in Modern Orthodox Judaism while being rejected by Haredi Judaism.
Less than brilliant prose:
The film follows several gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews as they went about their lives, and interviewed both rabbis and psychotherapists about Orthodox attitudes towards homosexuality suddenly switches tenses mid-stream from present to past, and suggests that the film itself interviewed people.
Most of those who agreed to be interviewed are interviewed mostly in silhouette: while chiasmus can be an interesting effect, in this case "most...interviewed..interviewed mostly" sounds quite stilted. (It's also not really true; there is some silhouette in the film, but it's certainly not with most interviewees most of the time.)
Reception by the Orthodox Judaism communities was mixed: using the noun phrase Orthodox Judaism attributively like this sounds odd; why not Orthodox Jewish communities or even (since the religion is clear from the context) Orthodox communities?
...the small category of Biblically-prohibited acts ... which an Orthodox Jew is obligated under the laws of Self-sacrifice under Jewish Law to die rather than do: repetition of the word "law" sounds awkward, and isn't there a more full-bodied verb than do that can be used; commit, maybe?
According to Boxofficemojo.com, it has grossed $788,896 at the box office: As of when?
Style: It's hard to pick out a topic of the second paragraph of the lead: it tells us about the background, then hops into a definition of cinéma vérité, and wraps up telling us what languages the film is in. The "Style" section is very short and choppy, reading like a list of unrelated facts. The "Production" section isn't really very much about production. The article violates the Manual of Style's recommendations on national varieties of English by using British spelling despite the fact that the filmmaker is American and the U.S. is listed as the only English-speaking production country. The article is not consistent in its spelling of Has(s)idic.
—Angr 20:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the suggestions Angr! -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 21:39, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
What would be the problem with the awards section on IMDb? While users can report errors and omissions, they are examined and approved first. Is this much different than contacting the author of a book/website/etc. and reporting errors and omissions to them? Best I can tell, it is not like Wikipedia where changes are immediate. -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 22:05, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Ok:
Your prose concerns have been changed, all references to IMDB expunged, and the one typo of "hassidic" changed. Any source written by a recognised expert in their field is an acceptable RS, so a self-published document by The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is acceptable. Similarly, who is better an authority as to what form a film is made in than the man who made it? I didn't add that source, but now I've read it I am so grateful to have found it!
I copied much of the background section from Judaism and homosexuality, and so I have deleted the unsourced claim you noted, as I can find no sources for it.
Yes, the article should probably be in American English, but its not, and I am not prepared to go through the entire article word by word trying to remember how exactly Americans traditionally spell. WP:MOS also says "please remember that if the use of your preferred version of English seems like a matter of great national pride to you, the differences are actually relatively minor when you consider the many users who are not native English speakers at all and yet make significant contributions to the English-language Wikipedia, or how small the differences between national varieties are compared with other languages. There are many more productive and enjoyable ways to participate than worrying and fighting about which version of English to use on any particular page." It hardly seems a definite requirement, more a matter for personal preference.
So, how's it looking now? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 21:38, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
A lot better. I've made some more changes in line with what I said above, including switching to American spelling (Microsoft Word makes that very easy), and can now support. —Angr 18:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Ah, of course. Well, now I know it won't be such work I will actually do it next time if someone wants it. :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Oppose A great article, but I don't think that its subject is important enough for a FA. Tomer T 16:21, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I was unaware that importance had anything to do with being a FA (it's not mentioned in Wikipedia:Featured_article_criteria). -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 16:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
It isn't. That's a completely invalid reason to oppose promotion. —Angr 17:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Absolutely. There are numerous FAs about computer games that would prob fail such a test. See Half Life 2 for example, which was the mainpage FA on January 11. FA status is solely about quality of article, not merits of the topic... WjBscribe 18:24, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I didn't really knew the rules here, this is the rules in Hebrew Wikipedia, in which I'm mainly active. Half Life 2 is much more important subject, because of its popularity. This movie is totally unknown, so I'm not even sure that he has a place on an encyclopedia. Tomer T 17:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Given it has been seen by an estimated 8 million people worldwide, I would hardly call it an unknown. You need to read WP:NOTABLE, Tomer. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:42, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Quick comment : ref format trouble at critical reception section. Will proceed to finish article and then give my opinion on it. Raystorm 20:55, 8 March 2007 (UTC) Fixed it myself.
Very interesting article. I believe it meets without problems FA criterion 1 (b,c,d,e), 2 (a,b,c), 3, and 4. I've seen at least one editor has a problem with 1(a), but to be honest, I don't find the prose objectionable. About the tables vs prose discussion, I believe the table looks good in this instance. And of course the thing that matters here is the quality of the article, as WJBScribe, Angr and Ashlux have pointed out, and not its relative importance. So, all in all, support. Raystorm 21:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Lede comments:
"The film follows several gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews as they go about their lives and vague, and both rabbis and psychotherapists are interviewed about Orthodox attitudes towards homosexuality." --> "as they go about their lives" is a bit informal. Since you have "follows", is it even necessary? Or perhaps "follows the lives of..." The mixing of active ("follows") and passive ("are interviewed") creates tension in the same sentence. What about "...and includes interviews with rabbis and psychotherapists about...")?
"DuBowski met hundreds of homosexual Jews over six years..." --> For some reason, "over six years" sounds too vague to me (although I know what it's implying). I would suggest: "During the film's six-year production, DuBowski met hundreds..."
"Trembling Before G-d was successful at the box office, grossing over $5,500 on its first day of release and $788,896 by its close date on January 5, 2003." --> Might want to qualify why $5,500 on opening day was a box-office success. On how many screens was it initially released? Is $788,896 > the production costs? "on single screen" --> is there supposed to be an "a" there? Or is this just box-office lingo?
"Until recently, it had been assumed that all homosexuals chose to engage in homosexual actions in order to spite God, to be perverse, or due to mental illness." --> "...many of its followers had assumed..."? Also, this is kind of an awkward list construction (infinitive, infinitive, "due to"). Can this sentence be recast somehow? Still a bit awkward: "has...chose" should be either "had...chose" or "has...choose". Its still an awkward list. Perhaps try rewriting this sentence from scratch.
Other comments:
"While a variety of views regarding homosexuality as an inclination or status exist within the Orthodox Jewish community". I'm not sure I see the purpose of "as an inclination or status" here. If this sentence is just saying that a variety of views exist regarding homosexuality in general, cutting "as an inclination or status" results in a stronger sentence.
"...have begun re-evaluating homosexuality as a phenomenon" Another "as a..." phrase...are these qualifying statements necessary? I think the "as a phenomenon" could be cut.
"Until recently it has been assumed..." see my comment to the similar sentence in the lede.
"In this way, homosexuality could be redefined..." Unclear: did Rabbi Norman Lamm argue this, or did he just invoke the principle of ones, and left the redefinition to others?
"Many within the Haredi Jewish community view homosexuality as a perversion." This seems to be a topic sentence, but the rest of the paragraph doesn't mention Haredi Judaism. Is Moshe Tendler a Haredi Jew?
I think it might be a good idea to mention in the lead that DuBowski is a gay Jew, since his personal examination of his upbringing (according to the first sentence of Production) led to the creation of the documentary.
"...so their neighbors would not know." Would not know...what? Would not know that they were filming? Would not suspect they were homosexual? BuddingJournalist 01:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
I struck through those that have been taken care of. BuddingJournalist 03:21, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
I will get on that as soon as I've cleaned out my guinea pigs... Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 19:42, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Fixed. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 16:34, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Comment You've been through many FAC reviews before; it would be redundant for me to explain that footnotes are not fully expanded or correctly formatted. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:25, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
I assume you're directing your comment at Dev920. It would not be redundant, Dev is not the only person watching for article improvements here. -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 03:35, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I know. But people make it difficult to change them easily when they use those stupid cite templates. I will get on it today. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 08:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Certainly agree on those obnoxious cite templates; anyway, we still need publisher, along with author and pub date when available, and always a last access date on websources. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Thirded re: the citation templates. They make cites incredibly fiddly to change and the text hard to edit. Great article, by the way. SlimVirgin (talk) 19:06, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
All done. Anything else? Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 23:30, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Why doesn't anyone ever tell me anything? I didn't know was deprecated. I hope is still allowed! —Angr 09:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
I don't think it is deprecated - doesn't say it is deprecated anyhow! -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 06:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Why not just do them manually? It's a lot faster and doesn't screw up the text so badly. SlimVirgin (talk) 06:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
I, along with most people, cannot remember the correct formats. Also, using the template works as a checklist for me on what information I need to grab from the source (I just copy and paste the full version and remove what I don't need). The templates are prone to less errors. You could change the formating of your citations in every instance that uses the template, to do something like this otherwise would quite a manual task. -- Ash Lux (talk | contribs) 01:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, I've never deployed cite templates on any of my FAs, and I don't know if you've looked at List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people/A-E, but all 500 of those references were created without cite templates, using the same three formats, which I copied and pasted in and then filled in the relevant information. It's better way of doing it, really, and it makes it easier to edit. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 08:06, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
The Project might want to take a closer look at that article in terms of WP:BLP violations, which demand the highest-quality sources on living persons; a lot of those websites don't seem to rise to the level of reliable sources. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:54, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Support. Well written article. --דניאל - Danielrocks123 contribs 22:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Support. Very good article. SlimVirgin (talk) 06:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Support. Well written, very informative. Well done Dev-HornandsoccerTalk 01:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
For the gentiles who are not familiar with the "G-d" practice or what it means, the article should have a sentence explaining it somewhere and link to Names of God in Judaism#In_English Raul654 07:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
It already does: "The last word of the title is a common Jewish way of writing the word God. By omitting the middle letter, the word is not written in full, thus eliminating the possibility of accidentally destroying the written name of God, which would violate one of the 613 Mitzvot of Judaism (number 8 on Maimonides' list)." in the production section. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 08:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
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HIV Vaccine Trials Network | Infobox company
| The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) is a non-profit organization which connects physicians and scientists with activists and community educators for the purpose of conducting clinical trials seeking a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Collaboratively, researchers and laypeople review potential vaccines for safety, immune response, and efficacy. The HVTN is a network for testing vaccines, and while its members may also work in vaccine development for other entities, the mission of the HVTN does not include vaccine design.
The HVTN is the only HIV vaccine research network sponsored by the American government. It also manages the only large-scale HIV vaccine research trial network in Africa. The HVTN collaborates with the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS). Funding comes from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and National Institutes of Health, which oversee DAIDS. HVTN is headquartered at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. The vaccines being tested come from various producers, both commercial and non-profit. |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | Community involvement | Community involvement
Typically, researchers conduct clinical research on human subjects by asking volunteers to give informed consent to participate in an experiment by taking drugs that have not always been proven safe or effective in humans, though their safety has been tested (usually in animals) prior to any human trials. At the HVTN, many current vaccine studies are using products with a safety record that has been established in previous human trials.
The Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Belmont Report are legal documents written in layman's terms which local governments use to model their laws for establishing rules for conducting clinical trials, and all contemporary clinical trials of international worth follow all the rules set by these precedents.
However, HIV vaccine research requires more than just these protections, and because of this, from the inception of their research the HVTN has instituted a "community advisory board" (CAB) system in addition to the usual controls. The CAB is similar to an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in that the researchers facilitate the granting of public data to both entities, but the difference is that the IRB consists of a professional ethics committee and the CAB consists of any community member who wants to supervise the safety, ethics, efficacy, or any other aspect of the research.
The researchers of the HVTN deemed the creation of the CAB necessary for HIV vaccine research when it has not been necessary for other clinical research because the HIV epidemic is especially urgent, new research techniques are available now that did not exist before recent major advances in genetic engineering, the public is generally overly-willing to volunteer to receive experimental vaccines for this cause, and yet the educational infrastructure already in place to disseminate information about the inherent risk in participating in vaccine research is lacking in society. For too many reasons, there is no precedent for research of this sort on this scale, and without integrating educational programs about this research into existing community institutions, the HVTN simply could not educate people to the required level to make such a fast-moving, expensive, inherently non-commercial research project possible. |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | African HIV vaccine trials | African HIV vaccine trials
In 2003 the HVTN partnered with Harvard University in establishing a small-scale vaccine trials unit in Botswana. A major reason for this project was gathering data about the HIV prevalence in Africa and assessing the feasibility of getting grassroots support for vaccine trials.
In 2007 the HVTN started the first large-scale HIV vaccine trials in Africa, called HVTN 503/Phambili, with financial assistance from the SA Aids Vaccine Initiative. Phambili was halted in 2007 due to its similarity to the ineffective vaccine used in the American STEP study.
In 2011, the HVTN collaborated with South African researcher Glenda Gray on a trial called HVTN 097 which is the only study outside Thailand to test the pox-protein vaccine regimen that had been found to be partially efficacious in the RV144 trial.
Since 2016, the HVTN is collaborating with African researchers and communities on multiple HIV vaccine efficacy trials in Africa, including HVTN 702 which tests a pox-protein vaccine regimen, HVTN 703 (AMP) which tests passive immunisation, and HVTN 705 (Imbokodo) which tests a global antigen vaccine. On August 31, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced the results of the primary analysis of the Imbokodo study showing that the vaccine did not provide sufficient protection against HIV in the cohort of young women enrolled in the trial. Based on these results, the study was discontinued. |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | American HIV vaccine trials | American HIV vaccine trials
HVTN 502/ STEP was the name for a double-blind randomized controlled trial conducted in the US and managed by the HVTN. It was thoroughly reviewed when more participants in the experimental group contracted HIV than participants in the control group. The vaccine contained no HIV and no one could have contracted HIV from the vaccine, but there was intense discussion as to whether the vaccine could have increased anyone's risk of contracting HIV. Because the study was stopped early, it probably will never be possible to determine why more participants in the experimental group contracted HIV, but various theories have been proposed.
In October 2009, the HVTN began a clinical trial in the USA called HVTN 505. HVTN 505 tested whether two vaccines, a DNA plasmid vaccine plus a recombinant adenovirus type 5 vector vaccine (DNA/rAd5), could prevent HIV. The vaccines were developed for HIV subtypes A, B and C by the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In April 2013, the data and safety monitoring board recommended stopping vaccinations because there was no evidence that the vaccines could prevent people from getting HIV. The vaccines could also not treat HIV. The vaccines were, however, found to be safe and well tolerated.
In 2019, Johnson & Johnson announced that its subsidiary, Janssen Vaccines, would launch a Phase 3 clinical trial of a mosaic-based HIV vaccine candidate under the trial name HVTN 706/HPX3002/MOSAICO with a target enrollment of 3800 participants for 55 clinical sites in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Spain, and the United States. The focus of MOSAICO is high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender people, with results expected in 2023. |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | See also | See also
World AIDS Vaccine Day
Julie McElrath
HIV Vaccine
HIV Vaccine development |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | References | References |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | External links | External links
HIV Vaccine Trials Network
Hope Takes Action
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, NIH
Category:HIV/AIDS organizations in the United States
Category:HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Category:HIV vaccine research
Category:Vaccination-related organizations
Category:Research institutes in Seattle |
HIV Vaccine Trials Network | Table of Content | Infobox company
, Community involvement, African HIV vaccine trials, American HIV vaccine trials, See also, References, External links |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Infobox film
| Christ Stopped at Eboli (), also known as Eboli in the United States, is a 1979 drama film directed by Francesco Rosi, adapted from the book of the same name by Carlo Levi. It stars Gian Maria Volonté as Levi, a political dissident under Fascism who was exiled in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy.
The film was shown out of competition at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival and was the first to receive a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1983.
It was included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Plot | Plot
Carlo Levi is a painter and writer from Turin. He also has a degree in medicine but has never practised it. Arrested in 1935 by Mussolini's regime for anti-fascist activities, he is confined to Aliano (Gagliano in the novel), a remote town in the region of Lucania, the southern 'instep' of Italy, known today as Basilicata. While the landscape is beautiful, the peasantry are impoverished and mismanaged. They are superstitious and insular; many have emigrated to the United States in search of employment. Since the local doctors are not interested in treating peasants, Levi begins to minister to their health in response to their appeals, establishing a strong relationship with the community. |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Principal cast | Principal cast
Gian Maria Volonté as Carlo Levi
Paolo Bonacelli as Don Luigi Magalone
Alain Cuny as Baron Nicola Rotunno
Lea Massari as Luisa Levi
Irene Papas as Giulia Venere
François Simon as Don Traiella
Antonio Allocca as Don Cosimino |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Production | Production
The film was mostly shot in Basilicata in the villages of Craco, Guardia Perticara, Aliano and La Martella, near Matera. Other scenes were filmed in Gravina in Puglia and Santeramo in Colle, Apulia. |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Reception | Reception |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Critical response | Critical response
Christ Stopped at Eboli has an approval rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews and an average rating of 8.10/10. AllMovie rated the film 4 stars out 5. |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Accolades | Accolades
Award Category Recipient Result Year RefChicago International Film FestivalBest FeatureFrancesco Rosi1979David di DonatelloBest Film1979 Best DirectorFrancesco RosiNastro d'ArgentoBest Supporting ActressLea Massari1979Moscow International Film FestivalGolden PrizeFrancesco Rosi1979National Board of ReviewTop Foreign Film1980French Syndicate of Cinema CriticsBest Foreign FilmFrancesco Rosi1981BAFTA AwardsBest Foreign Language FilmFrancesco Rosi1983 |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | References | References |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | External links | External links
Christ Stopped at Eboli: Memories of Exile an essay by Alexander Stille at the Criterion Collection
Category:1979 films
Category:French drama films
Category:1970s Italian-language films
Category:Italian drama films
Category:1979 drama films
Category:Films directed by Francesco Rosi
Category:Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra
Category:Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award winners
Category:Films set in 1935
Category:Films set in 1936
Category:Films set in Basilicata
Category:Films shot in Matera
Category:Films scored by Piero Piccioni
Category:1970s Italian films
Category:1970s French films
Category:Films about Fascist Italy
Category:Films based on works by Italian writers
Category:Gaumont (company) films |
Christ Stopped at Eboli (film) | Table of Content | Infobox film
, Plot, Principal cast, Production, Reception, Critical response, Accolades, References, External links |
Steve Swetonic | Short description | Stephen Albert Swetonic (August 13, 1903 – April 22, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 through 1935. Swetonic batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
Swetonic provided solid support for the Pirates' pitching staffs of the early 1930s that included Larry French, Burleigh Grimes, Waite Hoyt, and Ray Kremer. His most productive season came in 1932, when he went 11–6 with a career-high 2.82 ERA and tied for the National League lead with four shutouts. In 1933, he recorded career-numbers in wins (12), starts (21), and innings pitched ( ). Swetonic's career ended prematurely at the age of 31 because of a chronic sore arm.
Swetonic went to spring training with the Boston Braves in 1934, but did not play in the regular season.Sports of the Times, None But The Braves, New York Times, March 24, 1934, pg. 11. In a March 24 game against the Philadelphia Athletics, in St. Petersburg, Florida, he yielded four runs in the first inning.Athletics Score, 9 - 2, New York Times, March 25, 1934, pg. S8.
In March 1935, Swetonic was in spring training with the New York Giants team in Miami Beach, Florida. He tossed the final three innings of an intrasquad game between teams captained by Carl Hubbell and Freddie Fitzsimmons on February 28."Parmalee Is Busy Trying Forkball", New York Times, March 1, 1935, pg. 23.
In a five-season career, Swetonic posted a 37–36 record with 154 strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in innings. He died in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at age 70. |
Steve Swetonic | Fact | Fact
As of 2006, Swetonic has one of the lowest ERA (3.81) of any major league pitcher coming out of University of Pittsburgh with more than 100 innings, behind Bob Malloy (3.26) and Doc Medich (3.77). |
Steve Swetonic | References | References |
Steve Swetonic | External links | External links
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WWF Canadian Championship | Short description | In August 1985, the World Wrestling Federation took over the Montreal-based International Wrestling (Lutte Internationale) promotion. Upon joining the WWF roster, IW mainstay Dino Bravo was billed as the WWF Canadian Champion in some Canadian cities until January 1986, when the title was abandoned. |
WWF Canadian Championship | Reigns | Reigns |
WWF Canadian Championship | See also | See also
Professional wrestling in Canada |
WWF Canadian Championship | References | References
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Category:Canadian professional wrestling championships
Category:1985 establishments in Canada
Category:1986 disestablishments in Canada
Category:Professional wrestling in Montreal
Category:WWE in Canada |
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D3hoops.com | ref improve | D3hoops.com is a website that covers men's and women's NCAA Division III college basketball. D3hoops.com is most noted for its Top 25 poll of Division III schools, featured on the website of the NCAA.NCAA.com – The Official Website of NCAA Championships The site is run by Patrick Coleman and has been featured in Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, CSTV, and ESPN. The site has been online since 1997. |
D3hoops.com | History | History
D3hoops.com started as Division III Basketball Online in January 1995, when it was created by the Centennial Conference office and commissioner Steve Ulrich. Pat Coleman took over operation of the site in November 1997 and moved it to a server at Gallaudet University. The following February, the traffic to Division III Basketball Online overwhelmed Gallaudet's server, and Coleman was asked to remove the site. It took the domain www.d3hoops.com and was activated on Feb. 4, 1998.
When Coleman began a football site in the summer of 1999, named D3football.com, Division III Basketball Online was renamed D3hoops.com to match its partner site. |
D3hoops.com | References | References |
D3hoops.com | External links | External links
Category:Basketball mass media
Category:College basketball websites |
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Rubik (band) | Short description | Rubik was a Finnish indie pop/rock band known for its unique style of rich sound, complex but well-contained arrangements, changing rhythms and melodies ranging from playful and danceable to wistful and delicate.
The band started to emerge in the late 1990s in the eastern Finnish town of Kuopio where the drummer Sampa Väätäinen and the singer Artturi Taira began playing together joined later by the keyboardist/guitarist Samuli Pöyhönen. They became Rubik in 2003 when they played their first live show. The band released their debut EP People Go Missing in 2004 through New Music Community, causing a stir in the indie scene.
The band's first full-length album, titled Bad Conscience Patrol, was released in March 2007 through Fullsteam Records and met with excitement in Finland. Following the release, the band toured in Finland, the US and Canada and performed at European festivals.
Their second album entitled Dada Bandits was released on April 1, 2009. In the review of the album Spin Magazine wrote: "ADHD'd Finns explode piano balladry, spacey synths, drum blarts, mariachi brass, and a hypnotic chorus, then let the pieces fall into place". "Listening to Dada Bandits, it's hard not to feel that Rubik's done more-rather than following international trends, they're showing us all the way forward", wrote Nylon Magazine. Filter Magazine described "It's pure prog for now people… or perhaps No Wave for those with less access to cheap heroin. Freaky." The band toured in Finland and in Europe and twice in the US, first in autumn 2009 and again in summer 2010 playing with mewithoutYou. After the US tour the band played at Roskilde festival in Denmark and Øya festival in Norway in summer 2010.
thumb|left|Rubik playing Storm in a Glass of Water at Flow Festival 2011
The third full-length album Solar was released March 23, 2011, receiving praising critiques both in the Finnish and international media. When reviewing the album, Die Zeit wrote: "Solar offers an array of songs with almost flawless pop structures."http://blog.zeit.de/tontraeger/2011/05/16/rubik-solar_9054 Die Zeit The blog Burning Ear described the album's songs as follows: "'World Around You' is a toy train on steroids as it careens its day-glo body around beautifully sloping railways on a summer afternoon. 'Storm In a Glass of Water' and 'Solar Death March (In Octaves)' showcase their knack for making beautiful music even when stripped down to its barest bones. And all that is less than half the album." The Finnish music monthly Sue named Solar "a modern Finnish national treasure, 9/10".
A juxtaposition of light and dark courses throughout the Solar. The album was written and recorded during the summer 2010 in a former movie theatre in Kulttuuritalo (Finnish for The House of Culture), designed by Alvar Aalto and built by leftist volunteers in the 1950s. "Every morning we put on our work clothes, had a morning meeting at 9 am in the Kulttuuritalo [House of Culture] café and then went to work on the songs underground until 3 am. It was 25 degrees outside and we were in darkness", Rubik has told of the writing and recording process. The album was mixed by Ben Allen who has also mixed albums for M.I.A, Cut Copy, Deerhunter and Animal Collective. The months following the release the band toured all over Finland. From May to June Rubik toured in Europe playing also at the Primavera festival in Barcelona being the first Finns ever to play at this top indie-rock festival. The same summer the band played at all the major festivals in Finland. In September 2011 Rubik began a two-month tour heading to Europe, Mexico's Cervantino festival and the US playing 38 concerts altogether.
The band has been acclaimed for its devoted performance. In concerts there are up to ten musicians on stage playing instruments from the clockwork to the gong and exchanging them with each other. Also when writing and recording songs Rubik tries to abandon traditional roles in the band and aims for a more ego-free and collective process focused on ideas.
On November 11, 2013, bandleader Artturi Taira announced via the band's official Facebook page that the group had decided to disband with a farewell concert planned for December 20. Rubik released their final music video for the song "We Are Like Fallen Leaves" (from the "Tehdas: Fake Music Mixtape" release) two days after this farewell concert on December 22. |
Rubik (band) | Discography | Discography
People Go Missing (EP) – New Music Community 2004
"City & the Streets" (single) – Fullsteam 2007
Bad Conscience Patrol – Fullsteam 2007
Jesus vs. People (compilation) – Fullsteam 2007
Dada Bandits – Fullsteam 2009
Data Bandits EPEPEPEP (digi EP) – Fullsteam 2010
"Laws of Gravity" (single) - Fullsteam 2011
Solar – Fullsteam 2011
"Diren GeziParkı" - Fullsteam 2013
DirendiGeziParkı - Fullsteam 2016 |
Rubik (band) | References | References |
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