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The Ugly Duchess
How can she dare to imagine he loves her... when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess?
Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke's passion.
Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months.
Theo would have given it a lifetime... until she discovers that James desired not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry.
Society was shocked by their wedding... and is scandalized by their separation.
Now James faces the battle of his life, convincing Theo that he loves the duckling who blossomed into the swan.
And Theo will quickly find that, for a man with the soul of a pirate, All's Fair in Love - and War.
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- pewter
- 07-09-12
Overly Depressing
I love the pure entertainment found in a well-narrated historical romance novel. I accept that these books follow a certain formula with misunderstanding, angst and reconcilliation. Sometimes the journey is humorous and sometimes the journey is sad, but the best books have a mix of both. This one did not.
I liked the premise of this book with the ugly duckling and the rich handsome hero who has the character to see past the surface. I didn't get too hung up on the fact that they were raised as siblings. I just couldn't get beyond the passive behaviors of supposedly strong personalities -- a take-charge woman and a successful pirate captain -- who wallow in misery for years. Even the life changing events are weak -- she says "get out" and he says "OK" and disappears for seven years.
I could have gotten past the plot weaknesses if there had been a touch of humor or quirky secondary characters. For my taste, the pendulum swung too far to extreme sadness and wallowing. I had to keep listening because I knew there would be a happy ending -- I just wanted to get past the many years of truly miserable lives. The books I enjoy tend to have some relief along the way, but this one required perseverance.
As usual, Susan Duerden does a stellar job of narration. It's always a pleasure to hear her performances.
14 people found this helpful
- 06-09-12
A fresh approach to a classic tale
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I was pulled right into the story from the beginning. James and Daisy (Theodora) were star crossed lovers from the start but torn apart by lies and deceit. Although there were parts that lagged, overall the story was interesting and fun. I felt to much attention was payed to things of no interest and not enough to things that were but I can forgive because I really enjoy Eloisa James writing overall. The story is fun and adventurous, it's plot bound up in Hans Christian Anderson's book "The ugly duckling". Although Theodora is not classically beautiful in the eyes of society, her husband James finds her lovely beyond compare. His unwavering love and admiration for Theodora is touching. Don't we all want to be adored by someone? Theodora's independence and strength are refreshing and a good role model for young girls everywhere. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. The narrator is really good. I didn't think I cared for her at first but as the story went on I realized her strength. She moved the story along very well, not reading to fast or to slow. She could change gender roles very well and pronounced things clearly and concisely. Overall I say a very good story and well worth a listen.
8 people found this helpful
- April
- 19-09-12
Seven years is too long
It appears to be a trend in romance novels to have plot devices involving separations between hero and heroine lasting not months, but years. I understand the reason behind the seven years, but that doesn't make it any less irritating to read.
In spite of the irritation, I have to say Eloisa has written a compelling story that kept me up all night to hear.
3 people found this helpful
- Joseph
- 30-08-12
Wonderful love story
I was so happy when the morning of the book release I saw I can get it in Audible.com. I purchased, downloaded and started to listen right away and, like the ones before, I found myself immerse in the story. From the characters, story line and the narrator, the book was delightful. I can wait for the next one. I am an Eloisa James fan for life. I recommend to everybody to listen to this book and the ones before, you will not be disappointed.
Pat J. (Joseph is my husband, but I am the one that purchase the books)
3 people found this helpful
- 26-11-12
Nice fairy-tale based on The Ugly Duckling about a romance that was doomed from the start as the young lovers were just pawns in someone else's game. But seven years later, after much heartache between the two, they finally get to do it their way as the handsome Pirate returns to claim his Dukedom..... and his Duchess who has turned into a beauty but he always thought she was.
Thought the ending was a bit rushed - it should have taken her longer to forgive him than one dose of his 'helping hands' in the bath tub!!
Worth a credit? A typical E.J. book - enjoyable, entertaining and pure escapism - YES well worth it.
2 people found this helpful
- Debbie
- 03-09-12
My first E. James listen...Not my last
I was so pleased with this story and so well written it has made me a new fan of Eloisa James and I plan to read all I can find. The characters were easy to like and made me very interested how they would work things out. I was glued to this audio from the beginning to end.
And I thought Theo/Daisy was beautiful.
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- Kimberly
- 02-09-12
A definite relisten
I enjoyed this story based on the fairy tale of the Ugly Duckling. The characters and the story kept my interest, but I think I would have liked to have more of the courtship in both the before and the after. And I think the exposition was a little long, rather than having the story moving forward through action and dialog. I wanted the period of seperation between the protagonists to be less detailed, and more detail given to the life before that, and especially to the reconcilliation. Overall, a pretty good Eloisa James. As for the narration, I can easily say that Susan Duerden is one of my favorite readers. I haven't heard her read anything poorly.
2 people found this helpful
- Jonna
- 30-03-14
Fairy Tale romance with some LOL scenes
Obviously following the fairy tale of the ugly duckling turned swan, an "ugly duckling" falls in love with a handsome Duke-to-be and marries him, only to discover that he apparently only married her to gain her dowry. Countess Theo develops a makeover style that is fabulously successful at the same time she "banishes" her treacherous husband from the land, and he becomes a pirate and privateer. The story involves some farfetched escapades and resolutions (which are appropriate for a fairy tale), but if you read this for no other reason, read it for the hilarious bathtub scene of attempted reconciliation between the couple after a 7 year separation.
1 person found this helpful
- Cam
- 17-11-13
A wonderful love story by Eloisa James
This was a very good book and I enjoyed it thoroughly especially since Susan Duerden with her great male raspy voice imitation makes the stories that much more interesting. EJ's books always have a strong heroin and men that not only appreciate but love women like that. It is also nice to read about the heroin in this book especially since she transforms herself for the better. Overall a solid 4.
3 people found this helpful
- Anonymous User
- 24-11-19
Great Book
I love everything about this book it made me laugh and cry. I love the story of being best friends and lovers that deep never dying love and respect.


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Yangon International Airport, Myanmar, 19 February 2014
I have just concluded my mission to Myanmar, which lasted for six days - my ninth visit to the country, which is also my final visit since I have now served the maximum of six years on this mandate. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Government of Myanmar for its invitation and organisation of this visit, and the cooperation it has shown me during the past six years.
Summary of meetings:
In Naypyitaw, I met with the Minster of Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Home Affairs; the Ministers of the President's Office; the Minister of Information; the Minister of Education; the Minister of Health; the Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry; the Attorney General; the Chief Justice and other members of the Supreme Court; parliamentarians and members of parliamentary committees, including the Bills Committee and International Relations Committee of the Amyotha Hluttaw; the Election Commission; advisors to the President; and the Chief of Police. I also met with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
In Yangon, I met with former prisoners of conscience; members of the prisoner review committee; members of the media; members of the 88 Generation; a range of civil society organisations, including those campaigning for civil liberties, land rights, and a human rights approach to development; the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission; lawyers; and members of interfaith organisations. While in Yangon, I visited Insein Prison and met with two prisoners of conscience, and made a tour of the female quarter. And I met with the INGO community and members of the United Nations Country Team and briefed the diplomatic community. I would like to thank the Resident Coordinator and the Country Team for the support provided to me during my mission.
During this mission, I visited Rakhine State, including Sittwe Prison, Shwe Kyaung Monastery, IDP camps and Aung Mingalar quarter. I went to Kachin State, and met with state authorities in Myitkyina as well as Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) officials and civil society representatives before proceeding up to Laiza for the first time. In Laiza, I met with KIO officials at their headquarters and visited Je Yang IDP camp. I visited Thilawa Special Economic Zone, south of Yangon, and met with communities who had been displaced by the development project and spoke with members of the Thilawa management committee. I also visited the copper mines in Monywa in Sagaing Region, including the Letpadaung copper mine, and met with opponents of the mine as well as the State Government and members of Wanbao, the Chinese company active in developing the copper mine at Letpadaung.
Kachin State:
Let me start with the ongoing efforts to secure peace and national reconciliation between the State and Myanmar's ethnic armed groups. The State and Union government and the Kachin Independence Organisation agreed on my visit to Laiza in Kachin State, a non-State controlled area. This is the first time that a human rights rapporteur has been able to visit Laiza. I believe that allowing this visit will help to support the integration of human rights elements in the negotiations for peace in Kachin State, and that the Government's permission for my visit was a good gesture to help build trust with the KIO.
In Laiza I met with the KIO authorities, including the Chairman and the Chief of Staff, who expressed their willingness to agree on a ceasefire but with guarantees of political dialogue. They also expressed their wish to see reflected in the ceasefire an agreement on a code of conduct for troop behaviour, including troop withdrawal, which I believe would have an immediate positive impact on the human rights situation.
During my drive up from Myitkyina to Laiza, I saw villages that had been abandoned over the previous years by those fleeing advancing military troops. In Je Yang Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Laiza, I spoke with people who had been violently displaced during the military advances into their villages in August 2011, and listened to descriptions of human rights violations suffered by their families and communities. I received allegations of more recent human rights violations following military clashes in Kachin State and Northern Shan State, including cases of rape, arbitrary detention and torture during interrogation, which I later raised with the authorities in Nay Pyi Taw. I also raised my concerns with the KIO over human rights violations allegedly committed by the Kachin Independence Army, including the reported ongoing recruitment of child soldiers. In general, the visit to Laiza brought home to me how closely related the fighting is with serious human rights violations, and the importance of securing a national ceasefire accord in the coming months.
The IDPs I visited in Kachin State described how vital humanitarian assistance had been provided by the UN as well as by local religious groups. This highlights the need for the State and Central authorities to provide regular and predictable access to non-government controlled areas by humanitarian organisations.
National ceasefire talks:
Positive progress towards a national ceasefire accord continues, with 14 individual ceasefire agreements now signed with the ethnic armed groups and only two oustanding. There is the prospect that a national ceasefire accord will be signed by April. I continue to commend and support this progress. What is now needed is further trust building between the Government and the ethnic armed groups. The implementation of ceasefire agreements has been poor due to the absence of monitoring mechanisms. Rather than drawing back troop numbers, in many areas, including in Kayin State, the military has reinforced existing outposts and confiscated land. The KIO told me that while the Union Government negotiates a ceasefire agreement, the army continues to push forward and attack outposts. In my meetings in Nay Pyi Taw, relevant senior Government officials acknowledged that greater internal coordination was needed to address this. Furthermore, the lack of grass roots participation in ceasefire negotiations means that people lack confidence in the implementation of agreements that have been signed. The lack of transparency in negotiations has also enabled ethnic leaders to benefit from profitable business deals, which has led communities to question whether their interests are at the heart of negotiations.
Inclusive political negotiations need to proceed quickly following ceasefire agreements, so that underlying grievances can be addressed. This will do much to bridge the gaps in trust. In my meeting with Aung Min, Minister in the President's Office leading the peace negotiations, he reassured me of the Government's commitment to promptly pursue political dialogue following the signing of a national ceasefire accord. The Government should also consider the involvement of international mediators in these political negotiations to help address the lack of trust.
Whatever the course of these negotiations, military and non-state actors need to abide by humanitarian and human rights law. This has been a persistent call of mine throughout the course of my mandate.
During my visits, I have continued to meet with refugees and internally displaced persons and listen to their stories, concerns and hopes for a better future. They desire to return to their land, but continue to fear and mistrust the military that caused them to flee in the first place. In places such as Kayin State, the Union and State authorities need to ensure the provision of land and guarantee the rights to education, healthcare and livelihoods to reassure these refugees on return. I also encourage the Government to send out clearer messages of reconciliation to these communities to welcome them back.
Constitutional reform:
At some point, addressing the underlying grievances of Myanmar's ethnic groups will require changes to the Constitution. Constitutional reform is inseparable from the process of national reconciliation. Reform will need to embrace the aspirations of the ethnic communities to have a say over their own future and benefit from the resources held within their lands. Constitutional amendments are also needed for the democratic transition to proceed. Reforms will need to address the undemocratic powers granted to the military and further democratise parliament, upholding the right of people to choose their own government and president.
Other Legislative Reforms:
Other legislative reforms in Myanmar need to accompany constitutional reform to create an environment where the rule of law is established and human rights are upheld. This includes reform of section 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act, and the passing of an Associations Law and Printing and Publishing Law that meet international human rights standards. It is notable that the laws from which charges were dropped and persons released during the President's Amnesty at the end of December 2012 remain on the books and continue to be used to violate human rights, including the right to freedom of expression and assembly. During my meetings with the authorities, I was again reassured that these and other laws were being amended, but I have yet to see much by way of clear outcomes. I realise the process of legal reform will take time, but Parliament needs to prioritise the reform of laws which are leading to ongoing human rights violations.
Freedom of the Media:
I have previously praised the progress Myanmar has made towards greater press freedom. However, for the time being, media freedom is only being allowed to go so far. During this mission, I met journalists who described a prevailing climate of uncertainty and fear of arrest, particularly if reporting dealt with issues too close to the interests of the military or other powerful elites. Over the past weeks, four journalists and the CEO of the journal Unity have been detained for investigating stories on chemical weapons factories. A Daily Eleven reporter is currently serving a three months sentence in Kayah State related to a story she was pursuing on corruption. I tried to visit the Unity journalists during my visit to Insein Prison, but was informed that they had been transferred to another prison two days previously. When I met with the Minster of Information, I encouraged him to engage more with the interim press council, including to help mediate on cases where journalists are in dispute with the authorities. Detaining journalists for the coverage of sensitive stories is something that belongs in Myanmar's past.
Rakhine State:In Rakhine State I had a long meeting with the chief of the state's police. He informed me that in Du Chee Yar Tan, on the 13 and 14 January, the police conducted a large security operation involving over 100 police officers armed with live ammunition to search for a police officer who was taken by the villagers and reportedly killed. He denied that there had been any incident that had compromised the physical integrity or property of the villagers. However, I have continued to receive allegations of serious human rights violations being committed during this police operation, which also involved Rakhine mobs, including allegations of the brutal killing of men, women and children, sexual violence against women, and the looting and burning of properties.
So far, the domestic investigations have failed to satisfactorily address these serious allegations. The Government of Myanmar has shown a willingness to engage with the international community on key issues such as forced labour, economic development and even training in international human rights standards for the police and military. This cooperation now needs to extend to one of the most important challenges that Myanmar is facing, which is to address its long history of impunity. If the President's recently established Investigation Commission on Du Chee Yar Tan fails to carry out an investigation that meets international standards, I will urge the UN Human Rights Council to work with the Government of Myanmar to establish a credible investigation to uncover the truth of what happened in Du Chee Yar Tan and to hold anyone responsible for human rights violations to account. An investigation conducted with the involvement and support of the international community, including in relation to technical assistance, represents an opportunity to turn the tide of impunity in Myanmar.
In this respect, I was encouraged by the openness of the Minister of Home Affairs during my meeting with him on receiving suggestions on how to make an investigation into the incident independent, including suggestions of international technical experts.
The situation of the IDPs in Rakhine State is still concerning. Muslim communities remain segregated from Buddhist communities and completely restricted in their freedom of movement. I again visited Aung Mingalar quarter, which I can only describe as a ghetto in the heart of Sittwe. These targeted restrictions on freedom of movement impacts a range of other human rights including access to livelihoods, healthcare and education, and entrenches the pattern of systematic discrimination against the Rohingya community.
Particularly concerning are the campaigns to incite hatred against the Rohingya community. Ordinary Rakhine Buddhists have a genuine and legitimate desire to have their economic, social and cultural rights respected, promoted and protected after years of neglect. The grievances of the Rakhine Buddhist community must be heard. However, some community and political groups are manipulating this community for political and extremist ends by instigating campaigns of hatred, the consequences of which can be seen with acts of extreme violence against Rohingya communities which have also spread outside of Rakhine State. Humanitarian organisations providing life-saving assistance to Rohingya as well as Rakhine Buddhist communities are also being increasingly threatened and prevented from doing their work. State and local authorities need to draw a line in the sand, and tackle incitement of hate speech and the violation of human rights in accordance with the rule of law.
Prisoners of Conscience:
Myanmar has made great progress in the release of prisoners of conscience. 15 Presidential amnesties since May 2011 have resulted in the release of over 1,100 prisoners of conscience; a major achievement of the Thein Sein administration. I also commend the work of the Prisoner Review Committee set up last February to identify remaining prisoners of conscience.
Some prisoners of conscience remain. In Nay Pyi Taw, I met with U Soe Thein, who reassured me of his commitment to continue working for the release of all prisoners of conscience. I urge the Government to continue working with the Prisoner Review Committee to bring the release of these prisoners and ensure that future persons are not arrested for political reasons.
Furthermore, the necessary legislative and institutional reforms have not yet taken place to prevent the future arrest of prisoners of conscience. The Presidential Amnesty of 30 December 2013 included cases under the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act. But this and other problematic laws remain on the books. Since the Presidential Pardon, others have been detained under section 18 of this act, including land rights activists.
Parliament needs to prioritise the reform of these laws, which also include the Unlawful Associations Act, and in the meantime the Government needs to ensure that the police and judiciary stop applying these laws, which fall below international human rights standards.
In Sittwe Prison I met with a Rohingya prisoner of conscience, named Than Shwe, who was detained because he had tried to come and meet me last August during my visit to Buthidaung. Such human rights violations also compromise the integrity of my mandate by preventing the human rights rapporteur from meeting with the people to listen to their concerns. I met with Kyaw Hla Aung in Sittwe prison and Dr. Tun Aung, who had recently been transferred to Insein Prison, and reiterate the need for the authorities to release these elderly prisoners of conscience immediately as well as the remaining 3 INGO workers. In Insein Prison, I also met with Mr. Chit Ko, who had made contact with the ILO to seek release from military service. This showed me that former soldiers have not benefitted from the President's amnesties for prisoners of conscience, which the Government also needs to address. I raised these cases in Nay Pyi Taw with the Minister of Home Affairs.
Torture in Police Detention:
I remain concerned over the ongoing practice of torture in places of detention in Myanmar. In my meeting with the Chief of Police, he informed me that CCTV cameras were now placed in all city police stations across the country. This is a positive step forward. However, accountability for the perpetrators of torture remains elusive. In Yangon, I met with the family of U Than Htun, who had been tortured to death while in police custody. Despite the perpetrators being known, they have not been held accountable through the criminal justice system. Only administrative sanctions have been applied.
The importance of human rights standards and principles shaping the process of economic development in Myanmar needs to remain a priority concern. In Yangon, I visited Thilawa Special Economic Zone, which is being supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. A large number of villagers are being relocated to make way for this development. When I met with the Thilawa management committee, they showed a keenness to address the human rights implications of this large scale development project. After meeting with the committee, I visited some of the relocation sites and talked to the farmers, who were struggling with the loss of their livelihoods and adjusting to a new life which they had not chosen. One of the biggest challenges will be to provide them with long-term livelihood assistance, where their opportunities expand, which the management committee admitted it was struggling with and asked for support and fresh ideas. The international community should support the committee's work so that it can ensure that Thilawa can help establish the precedence of large scale development projects being required to abide by human rights standards.
I also visited the copper mines in Monywa, Sagaing Region, including Letpadaung copper mine. While I commend the earlier initiative of the Government to set up a committee to help address the concerns of affected local communities, the Government has not mustered the political will to implement many of its key recommendations. Subsequently, local grievances remain over compensation, forced relocation, livelihoods and health problems related to the proximity of the project. In Monywa, I also heard from two monks left scarred by the excessive use of force by authorities to remove protestors from the site in November 2012, who expressed their concerns over the moving and destruction of religious sites. Instead of oppressing these voices, the concerns of the local community need to be addressed with more systematic and sustained dialogue, and the political will needs to be found to address the human rights dimensions of the project.
The rights of land users in Myanmar are currently not secure. The absence of legally secure tenure means that people are vulnerable to forced evictions, which constitutes a gross violation of a range of human rights related to housing, health, education, livelihoods and security of the person. During my visit, I met with residents of a village in northern Yangon, who had recently been forcibility evicted and their homes demolished after being told they were living in a military zone. The operation reportedly involved about 2,000 Government officials. Issues over land rights will be one of the major challenges of the Government over the years to come. During my visit, there was a recognition of this at the most senior levels of Government.
Rule of Law:
The need to establish the rule of law underlies all of Myanmar's human rights challenges and is integral to the process of democratic transition and national reconciliation. In Nay Pyi Taw, I met with the Chief Justice and the Attorney General, and was encouraged to hear about initiatives to develop the capacity of the judiciary and other relevant Ministries. However, the judiciary is a long way from being an independent institution. With no independent judiciary there is no rule of law. Furthermore, without the rule of law, the process of economic development will have a corrosive effect on Myanmar society and its environment, leading to exploitation and the reinforcement of the position of privileged elites. After decades of military rule, this state of affairs is perhaps inevitable, but establishing the rule of law needs to remain a focus of this transition.
Conclusion: Throughout my six years on this mandate, I have seen important changes in Myanmar that have brought improvements to the human rights situation, including the release of prisoners of conscience, the opening up of space for freedom of expression, the development of political freedoms, and important progress in securing an end to fighting in the ethnic border areas. I believe there is limited space for backtracking though, as a senior Government official admitted to me in Nay Pyi Taw, the democratic transition is still fragile.
For the time being, the military retains a prevailing role in the life and institutions of Myanmar. State institutions in general remain unaccountable and the judiciary is not yet functioning as an independent branch of Government. Moreover, the rule of law cannot yet be said to exist in Myanmar. Tackling the situation in Rakhine State represents a particular challenge which, if left unaddressed, could jeopardize the entire reform process.
A critical challenge will be to secure ceasefire and political agreements with ethnic minority groups, so that Myanmar can finally transform into a peaceful multi-ethnic and multi-religious society.
A change of mind-set still needs to take place within all levels of Government, to allow civil society, political parties and a free media to flourish beyond the limited freedoms that have currently been granted. The energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation and of women needs to be allowed to come through to reinvigorate the reform process and ensure that Myanmar secures a successful transition. Review of the past will also become increasingly important. It will be important for Myanmar to build on its progress of engagement with the international community, which should include the establishment of an OHCHR Country Office with a full mandate.
I hope that my six years on this mandate has helped improve the human rights situation of the people of Myanmar. It is important that this mandate remains well known and respected in the country, because it has helped to keep human rights on the agenda of reform and should continue to do so. Throughout my term and particularly during this mission, I have noticed how people from different parts of Myanmar value this human rights mandate. I am finishing my time on this mandate with a clear and visible human rights agenda to be followed up on by the Government, civil society and the international community.
I have to praise the cooperation extended by the former and current Government of Myanmar to this mandate. I believe this cooperation represents a good example of how States can progress on human rights through engagement with the international community as envisioned in the UN Charter.


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As he embarks on a European tour with violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, the Polish pianist talks to us about why he doesn't often play chamber music
Why did you embark on this tour?
We did a tour two years ago together, but we didn't come to England. We got on very well and the tour went well, so we decided to do another. It was quite simple.
You don't play much chamber music. Why not?
I find it difficult. I find it difficult to rehearse and to agree on things, and it's already hard enough to rehearse oneself, and to adjust to pianos, different halls, your own moods and so on. Then with another person or group I find it even more exhausting. There are endless discussions and everybody has their own priorities. It's tiresome.
When you do play with others, it's often with violinists…
I love the violin. I have done since I was a child. My sister is a violinist so I was brought up with its sound, and I love the repertoire. Somehow I find I'm very sensitive to the way Frank Peter Zimmermann plays. It's wonderful to share ideas with him, which is what chamber music is all about. You have to more or less feel things the same way. Not everything, but there must be some kind of communication.
How do you go about rehearsing together?
We both work a lot. Some musicians don't want to rehearse much, but we both do. I guess we both take it very seriously and spend a lot of time on it, trying to be honest about respecting the score and each other.
You once said in an interview with Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph that you didn't like playing chamber music because you like to lie down when rehearsing. Is that still the case?
I mean also playing the piano [by yourself] is difficult lying down. You can try. I can take my music and read it while lying down. With a violinist, that's difficult. I think being horizontal is wonderful – that contact with the floor. It's natural to be horizontal and terrible to be vertical. Look how most animals walk on four legs. We have two legs. It's sort of ridiculous, you know, trying to balance.
How did you come up with this programme of Beethoven's Spring Sonata, Szymanowski's Myths and Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 2?
We played Beethoven and Szymanowski together on the last tour – the Spring Sonata is such a great work. And the Schumann was my idea as I've been so involved with his music in the last couple of years. I released a CD of his music last year, and now am performing this Sonata.
Szymanowski is a composer who you've championed for many years. Can you tell us about Myths?
The Szymanowski is such a complex piece, and I think both of us feel that the more you play it, the freer you are, and the better you do it. I think this time it will be ready.
There are an awful lot of notes, and lots of information in every bar. You have to be able to read and digest this, and then filter it and forget about what is less and more important.
It takes time, and you can't make shortcuts. It's very sophisticated and polyphonic music, you always have to think horizontally and polyphonically. It's also music of extreme sensitivity. Over-refined, in a way.
Do you find audiences react differently around Europe?
Yes, definitely. And from hall to hall. I do love playing in London, I must say. It's sort of my home in terms of concert giving. It's where I started, so it's always very special for me to play in London.
How do you like to prepare for a concert?
To prepare I have a good lunch. And try to sleep afterwards. Then after the concert, it depends. Sometimes I'm exhausted and very sad, bcause it's over, or because I hadn't given what I could. But sometimes I'm euphoric and happy, and want to have a nice time out with friends
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Piotr Anderszewski performs at the Barbican on 14 April 2011 at 7.30pm


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(Amended by Ordinance Nos. 158966 and 181483, effective January 18, 2008.) The OMF Risk Management Division shall have the following responsibility and authority in the area of City loss control and prevention:
A. Develop guidelines, instructions, and a model plan to assist bureaus in developing loss prevention and control components;
B. On final review by the Committee of components submitted by the bureaus, file the City-wide program with the City Auditor and issue the program for implementation by affected bureaus;
C. Advise and assist affected bureaus in the implementation of components or parts thereof;
D. Monitor the effectiveness of components, and collect, analyze, and report annually to the Committee and City Council data showing the status of the components and the performance of bureaus implementing the components.
(Amended by Ordinance Nos. 158966 and 181483, effective January 18, 2008.) Each City bureau shall have the following responsibility and authority:
A. Develop a written loss control component which shall include detailed and specific objectives, methods, and techniques for preventing injuries, illnesses, and other events leading to workers' compensation, liability, and property loss claims;
B. Include in the component specific performance objectives to permit monitoring and reporting on the Bureau's performance in reducing claims;
C. Submit the proposed component to the Committee for review;
D. On completion of review by the Committee and approval by the OMF Risk Management Division, implement the component;
E. Annually review its component, make any appropriate revisions, and submit any revisions of the component to the Committee for its review.
(Added by Ordinance Nos. 158966 and 181483, effective January 18, 2008.) The Loss Control and Prevention Advisory Committee shall have the following responsibility and authority:
A. In conjunction with bureau managers, develop and propose for approval by the City Council goals for each bureau or appropriate groups of bureaus for the frequency and severity of workers' compensation and liability losses.
B. Obtain from each bureau its proposed written loss control component;
C. Review each component to ensure that it is appropriate, adequate, thorough, and consistent with components developed by other bureaus;
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I've been helping to run UnConferences since way back in 2009 when Liz Davis and I organized the inaugural EdubloggerCon East at BLC. I've since helped to organize that conference for three years, a TeachMeetNJ, EdCamp Common Core and two EdCamp Leaderships.
Running an unconference is not rocket science, but it is a commitment of time and effort. I'm happy to do it. I welcome the opportunity to exchange information and ideas in an informal setting. I'm even happy to go to vendors asking for money to pay for food and door prizes.
Here's my concern:
Is 50% attrition acceptable?
Why do we accept only half of registrants on a free event showing up as a good turnout?
For planning purposes the organizing committee must plan for:
- enough space
- enough food
- give-aways
- sponsors
Honestly, the time and efforts donated by the organizers is the same whether it's 200 people or 400, but I hate to see the wasted food, that could have fed some local hungry families. I hate to see the vendors spend the money on the wasted food when they could have donated equipment or supplies to a local classroom in need. I hate to see the organizers stress over how many people will ACTUALLY show up and whether there is enough space and food for them.
So, why do I bring this up now after four years of hosting these events?
I have seen the attrition rates creeping up over the years. Back in 2009, almost everyone that registered for a free event would show as the concept was such a novelty. Over the next couple of years, we would plan for 30% of folks that had "bought" tickets not showing. Then, last summer I planned for 50% attrition. But, last Monday, for Edcamp Leadership, we had only 25% of registrants show. Believe me, we all had a fantastic day, but it was disappointing.
What's the plan? Do organizing committees continue to guesstimate? Or do we establish some unwritten rules about only registering for something that you are committing to attend. Please share your thoughts.


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So I've shared with you that we are trying to get our little boy into a special research study that will provide us with an experimental autism treatment.
What I didn't share was that in addition to the trip to North Carolina to be evaluated and interviewed......was that we had to supply a sample.
A sample divided into many tubes and envelopes and what not............
a sample - OF POOP.
A lot of poop.
Poop that had to be scooped with this very tiny thing which should have been like a shovel but was instead FORKED according to my sweet husband who actually collected poop from the pile and dispensed it into the little tubes.
My job was to take it to QUEST today - where I got the "Hi you are not a patient you are technically a courier so come to the back and let us show you how this works" tour. It was weird. You know those people who just WALK IN to places that you and I wait to be called into? I'm one of them at QUEST - at least I am if we get into the study.
You see the secret's in the poop. If he is missing certain enzymes that you and I have in our poops - well - he's in.
So cross your fingers that we have enzyme deficient poop.
Charlie needs it so much.
Look at those demon eyes. That can't be good.......
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In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After about six months, most damaged arteries are healed and stay open on their own. The stent, however, is there for a lifetime.
Most of the time, that's not a problem, says Patrick Bowen, a doctoral student studying materials science and engineering at Michigan Technological University. The arterial wall heals in around the old stent with no ill effect. But the longer a stent is in the body, the greater the risk of late-stage side effects. For example, a permanent stent can cause intermittent inflammation and clotting at the implant site. In a small percentage of cases, the tiny metal segments that make up the stent can break and end up poking the arterial wall.
"When the stent stays in place 15, 20 or 25 years, you can see these side effects," says Bowen. "It's not uncommon to have a stent put in at age 60, and if you live to be 80, that's a long time for something to remain inert in your body."
That's why researchers are trying to develop a bioabsorbable stent, one that would gradually--and harmlessly--dissolve after the blood vessel is healed.
Many studies have investigated iron- and magnesium-based stents. However, iron is not promising: it rusts in the artery. Magnesium, on the other hand, dissolves too quickly. "We wondered, 'Isn't there something else?'" Bowen said. "And we thought, 'Why not zinc?'"
So they placed tiny zinc wires in the arteries of rats. The results were amazing. "The corrosion rate was exactly where it needed to be," Bowen said. The wires degraded at a rate just below 0.2 millimeters per year--the "magic" value for bioabsorbable stents--for the first three months. After that, the corrosion accelerated, so the implant would not remain in the artery for too long. On top of that, the rats' arteries appeared healthy when the wires were removed, with tissue firmly grasping the implant.
"Plus, zinc reduces atherosclerosis," he added, referring to zinc's well-known ability to fight the development of plaque in the arteries. "How cool is that? A zinc stent might actually have health benefits."
There is one drawback. "A stent made of conventional zinc would not be strong enough to hold open a human artery," he said. "We need to beef it up, double the strength."
"The good news is that there are commercial zinc alloys that are up to three times stronger," Bowen said. "We know we can get there. We just don't want to ruin our corrosion behavior."
The researchers have filed a provisional patent on their discoveries and are now testing new zinc-based stent materials.
An article on their work, "Zinc Exhibits Ideal Physiological Corrosion Behavior for Bioabsorbable Stents," was recently published in the journal Advanced Materials.
Bowen's research is supported by a two-year, $52,000 predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. Initial research was supported by a summer fellowship from the DeVlieg Foundation.
Bowen's advisor is Jaroslaw Drelich, a professor of materials science and engineering, and they work in close collaboration with Jeremy Goldman, an associate professor of biomedical engineering. Undergraduates Jacob Braykovich and Matt Tianen are also working on material development and corrosion testing related to the project.


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Women's Rights in India: "Sex Selection..."
For the e-book release of "Crimes Against Women: Three Tragedies and the Call for Reform in India," The panel responds to an audience question regarding the role of pre-natal sex selection in societies with a high rate of violence against women.
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Nancy Castle.
Nancy "N.E.'' Castle
Age: 45
Occupation: Quality consultant and author
Originally from: San Diego, California
Residence: Shrewsbury, with her partner Edward Armstrong
Nancy Castle is a woman of many titles and talents: former private investigator, quality control consultant in the biotechnology industry, and author. Her most notable work is her award-winning children's series, "Loogie the Booger Genie.''
The Shrewsbury resident can be found writing on the commuter rail, at lunch or hunkered down for the afternoon at a table in a local restaurant. She finds her inspiration in life's little -- and laughable -- moments.
She is currently working on capping off the Loogie series, and has three other projects in the works: a sequel to her first book "Serial,'' a screenplay, and a young adult sci-fi paranormal thriller.
You are a former private investigator. How did you get interested in that career?
"I was really excited by the whole investigation piece. I always wanted to be a detective, so I went to school for it, spent some time as a private investigator and then realized I didn't have the gut for it. It wasn't for me. I then drifted into the pharmaceutical industry, got a degree in biotechnology from Worcester State.''
What made you decide you weren't cut out for private investigation?
"I worked undercover for a couple of years for a local guy who was an ex-undercover cop who owned a business where people would work undercover at companies to weed out the people who were taking drugs, drinking on the job, things management knew anyway but had to get proof of. I realized it really wasn't for me.''
The "Loogie the Booger Genie'' was not your first book. What was your first book and how many books have you written?
" 'Serial' was my first book and I am working on a sequel to that called 'Road Rage.' I am also working on a young adult sci-fi paranormal thriller, and I also have a screenplay in the works.''
"Loogie the Booger Genie'' is an award-winning children's series. How did you get the idea for that character?
"You really want to hear that? I had a really bad cold. I was in a class at the time and the worst part was that I had to keep getting up and running to the restroom to blow my nose. I just made it inside the door when I blew a giant snot bubble before I could get my hand on a tissue. I remember I was thinking 'Thank God I made it into the bathroom and nobody saw that ... That was big enough for a genie to come out your nose!' So some time later, I woke up one morning and had a bit of the sniffles and reminisced back to that snot bubble and he literally popped into my head and I started laughing.
It took me a while to get it published. I submitted it to Random House, but eventually published it myself. It received a Silver Medal for the best juvenile fiction. There are three books in the series, and a fourth "Loogie'' that is in the final stages.''
How did you start writing?
"I've always been writing since I was about 10 years old. I've always wanted to be a writer, but never had the stamina. You just have to get past that first book. I would sneak off at lunch with my little palmtop (a hand-held computer) and type out several chapters at a time. Then, once I had a bunch of chapters, I started to realize a common theme, and then I turned it into 'Serial.' I knew I could get there, I just had to get over that first hurdle.''
What is the most difficult part of writing?
"We all have individual challenges. I am a little ADD. With 'Loogie' the challenge was to keep it simple; with 'Serial,' I had to keep it fast enough to keep people interested. Sci-fi is a different realm and I find myself having to constantly reach for the 'sci' part of the 'fi.' ''
How do you find your ideas?
"Loogie just literally popped into my head. I didn't have to go out of my way to find him, he just appeared there. The sci-fi paranormal book, that was a dream that had some very vivid bits there. I had to stop and write it all down before I had a chance to forget it. I also bounce ideas off my friends. Sometimes they might be part of a conversation. The screenplay I am working on, for example, was part of a conversation I was having with my partner as we were driving through Worcester and drove past a sign for pole dancing and we started talking about 'wouldn't it be funny if ...' and now we have a screenplay about what would happen if pole dancing went to the Olympics.''
Where do you like to write?
"I do a lot of writing on the train (commuter rail to work). I like to have a lot of people around me. No one really talks on the train, so it is perfect. I have ideas that come up that I put aside, but I write them down as soon as I get them. I might never be in that same frame of mind again to come up with that idea.
Before, I had to commute an hour to work and an hour back. Driving was stressful and the last thing I wanted to do was go write. So I planned to go in early and grab an hour to write before everyone came in, but that became an hour catching up with my boss. I enjoyed that, but this is good because there is really no distraction on the train.
I get distracted easily. I need noise. I also go to The Westender (restaurant) in Marlboro at 1 p.m. on Fridays. I show up and start writing.''
What is it like writing?
"When I am 'in the zone,' I am gone. I am literally watching a movie in my head and I am writing it down. The most difficult part is finding the time. What I like the most is when it is just flowing. When I have to kick the characters, it gets draggy.''
Who is the illustrator for Loogie?
"Bret Herholz. He lives up the street and we met at Borders bookstore. They used to bring local artists to set up on Black Friday. He writes Sherlock Holmes graphic novels.''
What's next for you?
"After Loogie 4 comes out, I need to dive into that young adult novel and that screenplay.''
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No. 11 Creighton starts fast, tops St. Joe's 80-51
Doug McDermott scored 18 of his 23 in the first half, and No. 11 Creighton rode a fast start to an 80-51 victory over Saint Joseph's on Saturday.
Gregory Echenique added 16 points and six rebounds for the Bluejays (7-1), who bounced back after being upset by Boise State on Wednesday.
Langston Galloway scored 10 points to lead the Hawks (4-2), who played their first true road game.
Saint Joseph's season-scoring leader Carl Jones, who had 29 points in a win over Creighton last season, was held to nine.
The Bluejays played their best half of the season and led 47-20 after breaking the game open with 12- and 13-point runs. They shot 57 percent, had assists on 13 of their first 17 field goals, and converted 10 turnovers into 16 points.
McDermott made four of his first five 3-pointers and scored 18 points in less than 12 minutes. He finished 5 of 7 on 3s and added six rebounds and three assists.
Echenique was 7 of 9 from the field and is 31 of 42 for the season (73.8 percent). Grant Gibbs had nine assists.
Saint Joseph's shot a season-low 38 percent from the field and committed a season-high 17 turnovers in its most lopsided loss since a 95-58 defeat at Charlotte in February 2010.
McDermott and his teammates played inspired ball from the outset after coming out flat against Boise State.
He recorded his first assist when he passed up a shot from the top of the key and fed Echenique in the post for a three-point play. As Echenique's shot went down, McDermott turned and let fly a giant fist pump like a baseball umpire calling a runner out on a close play.
Echenique had his way inside, overpowering anyone the Hawks put up against him. He threw down a couple of dunks during the 13-0 run that made it 39-10.
After allowing Boise State to shoot 60 percent, the Bluejays held Saint Joseph's to 30 percent in the first half.


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As medical marijuana and the legalization of cannabis remain hotly contested issues that are interwoven throughout the fabric of America, on Tuesday evening Piers Morgan revisited his recurring "Gone To Pot" franchise, inviting a collection of experts and advocates, legislators and law enforcers to offer their insights and commentary.
Joining "Piers Morgan Live" via satellite, Patrick Kennedy revealed his recently changed perspective, as he had initially been in favor of permitting pot to be used for medical purposes, but has since adjusted his stance:
"I found out the facts, and the facts are my initial thinking was like most Americans, I didn't think it was any big deal. Frankly, I thought people who had cancer or some medical need – every member of my family has had cancer – so I wouldn't begrudge them using something to mitigate the effects of chemotherapy for example," Kennedy explained. "Piers, when I learned the truth about the impact of us going down this road towards legalization, it really occurred to me that my original position was wrong."
Admitting that he smoked pot as a teenager, Kennedy expressed his passion for stopping a potential problem before it ever has a chance to reach a dangerous level:
"My fight has been for mental health and against addiction and trying to treat addiction, but the best way to treat addiction is prevention," explained the former U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. "What I really worry about with this reducing the kind of harm, perception of harm of marijuana, which is what's really out there now thanks to all this movement towards legalization, that more people will use."
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Patrick never answered my question regarding how prison assisted him with overcoming his addiction. Could it be because he has never been? The privileged are seldom subjected to the same level of enforcement as are people of color and the poor. Additionally, their communities are not subjected to running gun battles and drive-by shootings. They have high paying jobs, therefore, need not fight each other when peddling drugs among each other. Baltimore had 20 shootings over the week-end, resulting in eight murders. The arrests and the illegal searches have fractured police/community relationships. No police force can effectively solve violent crime without the assistance of the community. Enough already!
If you truly want less marijuana and other drugs available to our children, then we must get the drug dealers off of the corners where they recruit children to sell to children. Free them from the environment responsible for the high rate of addiction and overdoes deaths we have today. That environment is prohibition.
Yes, I noticed his complete lack of an answer. I have used this same question on reformed addicts before and pointed out that, by their own standards, they should probably still be in jail. If you believe prohibition is the road to recovery for addicts then step and volunteer to do the time in prison. After all, it is for his own good.
What is notable is that, even with all those prohibitionists outnumbering the rational people on that show, it was still very apparent that the prohibitionists knew they were playing defense at this point. They have had their butts kicked in this debate over the last twenty years and this is their swan song.
Also had to laugh at them bringing up the old argument about how alcohol has a history in society and marijuana doesn't. Besides the fact that it really isn't true, and is just a veiled reference to the "degenerate races" mentioned in the hearings for the Marihuana Tax Act - How in hell would that make a good excuse for all the carnage that alcohol causes?
Prohibition either works or it doesn't. It doesn't depend on whether your grandparents smoked pot or drank beer. Prohibitionists have never been great thinkers.
Cliff, when I get that "alcohol has history / culture" talking point, I follow up with, "Oh, so it is a culture war, then, and the danger of the substance isn't as important as how many people use it for how long? Great! In the United States, we've had industrial hemp since 1611, medical cannabis since 1840, and a recreational 'reefer jazz' culture that pre-dates Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong. How many more years of culture does cannabis need?"
As a former drug councilor, now retired. I'm against more young people having access to pot. It's like all the kids outside liquor stores, asking adults to buy them some booze. The slippery slope will show the bad idea of anything but medical marijuana. Teenagers have a hard enough time getting through school and dressing for success, to now have a clear path to getting pot off of adults. Plus the adults who raise kids in the shadow of drug use, will have a much harder time in life, than those raised around alcohol. Either is bad, but pot will make kids a loser, much faster. The enablers who live in a denial system, and think pot can do no wrong, are the part of the enablers of abuse towards kids. The really isn't anything social about kids on drugs, and parents who enable. Those who protest against the collateral damage of drone strikes, dismiss the collateral damage of a country who condones pot use. Any child lost to pot, is one too many. Legalizing pot is child abuse. As well as another element that will further overload the healthcare system.
When start your comment with
"As a former drug councilor"
We all know right there your a professional liar.........you dont care about kids you only care about your and colleagues budgets and pay checks.......legal cannabis no more forced drug treatment by the courts.......your a hypocrite your advocating destroying a teens future to save them in the present? Another thing you must be quack........you claim to be a drug councilor but dont have a clue what it really does and how much is already out there.........get a clue there is no such thing as a kid who cant get weed....send them to treatment they come out hooked on psych drugs and become non feeling zombies........you keep up your hypocrisy
As a 33 year police officer, now retired, only because I knew I had to work hard at ending the worst social policy since slavery, I advise you to broaden your knowledge regarding the effects of prohibition upon society. I understand that you have a basis for your prohibition stance, but it is obviously quite limited. As one who knows the mechanics of the illicit drug trade and the strategies of those involved in the market, I can tell you beyond a reasonable doubt that marijuana prohibition makes marijuana and other drugs more accessible by children. Drug pushers hire kids to sell drugs to other children as a common practice, not by chance. With prohibition, we have created the worst possible environment for reducing drug abuse and addiction. This is the very same policy championed by the cartel and neighborhood gangs. You call this Smart Approaches to Marijuana?
Additionally, I am appalled by folks like you, Patrick and Kevin who have complete disregard for the communities and families that have been devastated by the drug war. From over incarceration to murders, families have been shattered, contributing to another set of social challenges. Baltimore just had 28 shootings resulting in 10 murders within 5 days. In Mexico and US neighborhoods, people are prisoners within their own neighborhoods.
A system of effective education and treatment without incarceration and violence will do wonders for this country. In addition to lower addiction rates, cops could spend more time addressing violent crimes and looking for missing children, crime would drop, millions of dollars would be saved and millions generated. Fewer arrest will translate to fewer people looked out of the job market, housing and student loans. The only losers here would be gangs, organized crime, the cartel and the people and corporations making billions in prisons and drug testing.
You were a Prohibitionist Parasite. Science has proven marijuana to be less dangerous and less addictive than caffeine so there is no need for rehab. AND what has your beloved prohibition done to keep substances out of the hands of minors? You just want people steered into your rehab facilities where they can get abused and tortured by the staff of these hell holes. (Google Sembler Rehab Teen) Addictiveness of Marijuana – ProCon.org
pretty sure no one is talking about legalizing pot for kids. not that they need it have you been to a high school in the last 20 years? you dont keep kids off of drugs though by making criminals out of their parents. trust me it just doesnt work. legalize for adults, restrict for kids. just like beer. thats the only sane solution.
the only way to keep marijuana from kids is to legalize and regulate, get that through your thick head, marijuana is readily available anywhere, it will not go away, wake up, the only thing wrong with cannabis is that it is illegal.
Murdering people with drone attacks is the same as smoking marijuana?
And if you smoke pot, it instantly makes you a "loser"?...How?
I'd like to hear your explanation of your claims!
"As a former drug councilor, now retired. I'm against more young people having access to pot."
Then you're really out of touch, because it's much easier to get weed on a high school/middle school campus than it is alcohol.
What in the world is Patrick Kennedy talking about?? Is he really blaming his past Cocaine, Prescription Drug and OxyContin addiction on Pot!?!?
Patrick obviously suffers from some sort of dementia as result of his coke and alcohol abuse. His family fortune was amassed from illegal and legal sales of alcohol and he now dares deprive the sick and dying from fair access to pot contrary to the will of the
majority of people?
Who bought and paid for his consent, how much is the booze industry paying him for his addle brained 'opinion'?
"Every member of your family has had cancer?"
The Kennedy's made there money off alcohol, complete Hippocrates – otherwise they would donate all the blood money to charity
Keeping prohibition alive and breathing is a money making opportunity for both Kevin, Patrick and many others. Whether book writing, drug testing programs, consulting or advising "drug free" advocate organizations, to name a few, there's big money to be made in maintaining prohibition. Most of that money comes from our tax coffers, your pockets.
People need to Google groups like Drug free America and see where their money comes from and goes to.
Drug Free America?
So now the products of Big Pharma, Big Tobacco and Big Alcohol are somehow not drugs?
How does that even work?
'complete Hippocrates'?
Somehow I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Piers intentionally divert the conversation when Kennedy raise the issue of " why the war on drugs target only the minority".....why did he do that? i wanted to learn and see their views on this subject..are there any questions he is not allowed to entertain on his show?
...Patrick Kennedy more than likely realizes the benefits of medical marijuana as it cures cancer and so many other other debilitating diseases. He can whitewash it all he wants but the fact of the matter is that it appears medical marijuana is a PROVEN successful medication providing relief and cures for many people.
I haven't the slightest doubt that he is opposed to industrial hemp as well, as it would provide employment for the nation and produce thousands of useful items from paper to textiles and from health food sources to a sustainable BIOFUEL, which this country would benefit from. It is a better source of ethanol than corn.
In this age of cyberspace, all one has to do is google, in quotes, the value of these two industries, "medical marijuana" and "industrial hemp", to discover that he is on the wrong side on this issue and may either willfully ignorant of the science of it all or is just protecting his own financial self-interests...
Legalize Nature!!!!
What's terrible is some people like to talk down to young people as if they are miss informed about marijuana while the public listens to grow adults who have become hysterical over a plant and still parrot falsehoods from debunked studies like: marijuana causes a lowering of IQ.
Patrick Kennedy wants to claim that the SAM approach is based on 'treatment not incarceration", but that is a lie. SAM advocates jail as an alternative to treatment. Nothing new to see here. Just the same old failed war on drugs.
Kennedy was lucky enough to get away with doing hard drugs and crashing his car because he was a rich politician. The minority fodder for the dungeon industrial complex isn't so lucky.
It is jail only if you don't agree that you need treatment. It is the newer, kinder gentler way of sending people to jail. They don't send you to jail because you did drugs. They send you to jail because you didn't agree with them. I think everyone can see how much nicer that is.
Marijuana has been used to wean people OFF of hard drugs and alcohol. And do you know that they use to treat people for marijuana addiction? They give them the active ingredient in marijuana, THC. YES that's right.
I simply believe that Mr. Kennedy and his political associates are being extremely narrow-minded. The fact that his family amassed their fortune during the First Prohibition (Alcohol), and that since the abolishment of Alcohol Prohibition the country has NOT lapsed into chaos should be a sign that the abolishment of the Second Prohibition (Cannabis) will have a similar or better effect.
It has been my PERSONAL experience that the consumption of cannabis is far, FAR less dangerous, harmful and impairing than the consumption of alcohol, and though there will always be a small minority of people who will, shall we say, act out of turn, I believe that in a society wherein cannabis is legalized, taxed and regulated, the vast majority of of-age adults who choose to consume cannabis would do so responsibly and with respect to the law, and in turn state and the Federal Government will be able to take advantage of a new and perpetually-expanding market that will provide jobs and much-needed natural resources for our country and planet. The implementation of a simultaneous industrial hemp industry will help us reduce the effects of deforestation dramatically and allow for thousands of hemp-derived products from soaps to oils to ointments to fuels to, of course, clothing, paper and plastics, and countless other products and services.
My home state of Florida in particular stands to gain an enormous swath of this growing market. Since the outbreak of canker in our orange crops in 1995 we, the so-called "orange capital" of the United States, have since fallen to dependence on tourism for the majority of our state's revenue, and now huge plots of agricultural land lay in disuse and in danger of being built over. With Florida's subtropical climate and rich, fertile soil composition, cannabis and industrial hemp alike could be ideally grown in these fields, and provide the nation with the highest-quality natural crop. I encourage the conservative Florida government, and URGE Governor Rick Scott, to consider legalization on these grounds, and would be happy to provide the legislature with copies of the Florida Responsible Introduction of Cannabis and Hemp Act (aka FL-RICH), modeled on Washington State's Initiative 502, for a clear and concise layout of the policies and procedures of a legal, regulated cannabis market.
Marijuana prohibition exists because of ignorance (which Patrick Kennedy is full of), greed (Patrick Kennedy qualifies here too), and outright racism (minorities are hurt most by this destructive policy).
Patrick Kennedy is a serious embarrassment to the Kennedy family name. He really has no idea that there are currently millions of people that use marijuana regularly with no problems and absolutely no need to enter his SAM clinic for rehabilitation!
What exactly are these so-called facts that he refers to? Perhaps he has been studying the garbage that the DEA has been writing.
Patches n(Do you know who I am?) Kennedy is shilling with SAM to try and reinvent himself.. He's a Oxy, alcohol addled reprobate, whose family sold one of the most dangerous drugs anywhere, so naturally he's railing against marijuana, a substance safer than what the govt. currently allows. Your 15 mins are over Patches.
Clearly he is ignorant. Please examine this link; specifically the reports cited therein, paying particular attention to the sources of the reports. Educate yourself, then make the decision whether to make your citizens suffer more or suffer less! http://www.marijuana.com/news/2013/06/marijuana-research-2013-cannabinoids-todays-miracle-compounds/
Patrick Kennedy is easy to debunk: http://www.weedist.com/2013/06/piers-morgan-bill-maher-patrick-kennedy-reefer-madness-childs-play-to-dismiss/
Over 100,000 lives have been lost since 2006 in Mexico. A lot of them were children. Can our policies be more inclusive to ALL children, and not just American children? Mothers and fathers in prison for cannabis aren't helping their kids either.
Credibility is extremely fallible when you have something to gain from defending a bad and extremely unpopular policy. Such as the mental health drug rehabilitation centers.who are dependent on issuing court ordered drug counseling certifications. (Usually costs around $100.00 a week for 12 weeks, and if you are unable to pay a week, they make you start over) Most folks who have gotten busted for cannabis only end up in these places because they are forced to.
If these drug counseling places were dependent on only walk ins, they'd be out of business.
Another bogus excuse for persecuting millions of good Americans. – Every major government commission on marijuana concluded it is not addictive and is far less harmful than alcohol.
So, every person who switches from Budweiser to buds, improves their health and life tremendously – as well as that of their family and community.
It's funny people don't find it odd that he's pushing his pharmaceutical backers GMO(and you guesse it PATENTED) "Sativex" and instead of immediate jail it's jail or rehab(jail) so really the same BS they don't want it legal because they can't control it. Im having a hard time taking it seriously, like I thought the first SAM article was a joke apparently not.
what a stupid argument, that more would use. it's already been shown that countries that legalize drugs have no increase in usage and the crimes goes way down. what kind of drugs is this monkey on? if i don't like to smoke, then they make it legal, i'm going to start smoking, don't think so, makes no sense!
At this point, I think the legalization of marijuana nationwide is inevitable and will occur within the next couple of years. What I'm really interested in is figuring out which companies are already carving out niches in the newly emerging marijuana industry so that I can invest in them now. So far, the only promising public company of which I'm aware is Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MJNA), which also happens to be set to uplist in the next few months.
funny that as we get more and more people on the side of legaize, they continue to fight tooth and nail against the will of the people and then they bring out a has-been doofus pill-head like this to speak against the cause.
What a dum dum
Poor baby Kennedys who made their fortune smuggling illegal alcohol area afraid that legalizing it will cut in to their good buddy's business.
To all out there and Mr. Morgan, All forms of press and whoever else may read this. The one thing noone has done yet when doing a panel/show like this is you never get a regular medical marijuana patient to address the issues from their point of view. Well Let me introduce myself. Yes, My nickname is Twista Jaye. I am a 42 year old male living in San Francisco. I am a Cannabis Patient, Activist and entertainer. I am NOT married and NO kids. I had Two leg surgeries on my right leg. First one was torn and shreeded tendons, ligaments, and cartalige. Yes, the typical ACL, Medial Miniscus and other repair. The Second, in Venice Beach and was jumped and robbed where the assailant kicked my leg in the perfect way that shattered my Tibula and fibula as well as damaging everything allready done to my knee. I also, have a pinched muscle in my lower portion of my spine and hip. I work and struggle by I live paycheck to mouth. My doctors want me on a Narco type of program. I don't like the effects it has on me. I am a recovering Crystal Meth user with 10 years without it. I use Cannabis on a daily basis and has found that It eases my pain, I do use various ways of consumption from smoking, to vaping, to eating and as topical applications. With me being able to use cannabis I am able to walk all ove San Francisco and participate in Walk-a-thons for charity and be able to work. I can go into more detail about it but, I'll spare you. Stop fighting over my HEALTH and my MEDICINE!!!! https://www.facebook.com/twista.jaye.9
"Patrick Kennedy on the potential legalization of medical marijuana: "What I really worry about...[is] that more people will use"
Really? Because I'm excited that more people will use it. Maybe then people can get the stick out of their ass and actually debate issues calmly, and would be more inclined to take a walk in another's shoes.
Empathy is what is missing from the current political spectrum, from both sides.
Throughout the great design of things you receive a B- for hard work. Where you lost me ended up being in the facts. As they say, details make or break the argument.. And that could not be more correct in this article. Having said that, let me say to you what did work. Your article (parts of it) is certainly quite powerful and this is most likely the reason why I am making the effort to opine. I do not really make it a regular habit of doing that. Next, although I can see the jumps in logic you make, I am not really convinced of exactly how you seem to connect your ideas which produce the actual conclusion. For now I will, no doubt subscribe to your issue however hope in the foreseeable future you actually connect your dots better.
You pro marijuana guys have covered it all quite well. I will simply add that in 1937 the newspaper mogul William Randolf Hearst had his play in the prohibition of marijuana in that the less expensive hemp paper/cloth competed against his wood pulp paper.
I have just finished watching CNN WEED 2, and was trying to write a Thank you to Patrick Kennedy regarding his push for FDA approval of Medical Marijuana. I do not /know where he really stands as of March 2014. He had his facts completely mixed up, regarding the use of Recreational vs Medical Marijuana. I hope he and others, have had further education regarding the evidence of effective mecial uses, and the extraction of the "stoned" effect of THC- NOT being a part of CBD oil for many medical illnesses. IF anyone has had a child with untreatable seizures, you would be as frantic as the thousands of parents like me, hoping ONE day , to be able to help our children live.. and LIVE a better life because of Marijuana. NOT smoking , but injesting a low THC Cannabidiol oil. SHAME ON THE FDA for NOT moving on this huge issue in America. GO U .K.!!! They will be the true leaders in the research. Sadly, My son will continue to have seziures because I live in America. It is unjust. I am NOT in favor of Recreational Marijuana being legalized.
I have just finished watching CNN WEED 2, and was trying to write a Thank you to Patrick Kennedy regarding his push for FDA approval of Medical Marijuana. I do not /know where he really stands as of March 2014. He had his facts completely mixed up, regarding the use of Recreational vs Medical Marijuana in the 2013 interview on P. Morgan's show.. I hope he and others, have had further education regarding the evidence of effective MEDICAL uses, and the extraction of the "stoned" effect of THC- NOT being a part of CBD oil for many medical illnesses. IF anyone has had a child with untreatable seizures, you would be as frantic as the thousands of parents like me, hoping ONE day , to be able to help our children live.. and LIVE a better life because of Marijuana. NOT smoking , but injesting a low THC Cannabidiol oil. SHAME ON THE FDA for NOT moving on this huge issue in America. GO U .K.!!! They will be the true leaders in the research. Sadly, My son will continue to have seziures because I live in America. It is unjust. I am NOT in favor of Recreational Marijuana being legalized. Thank you Dr. Gupta, Thank you CNN for trying to help children like my son Sam!
Sincerely, Mary L. Rennich, ~trying to pass a bill in N. D. ~ Hope for Sam~
I have just finished watching CNN WEED 2, and was trying to write a Thank you to Patrick Kennedy regarding his push for FDA approval of Medical Marijuana. I do not /know where he really stands as of March 2014. He had his facts completely mixed up, regarding the use of Recreational vs Medical Marijuana in the 2013 interview on P. Morgan's show.. I hope he and others, have had further education regarding the evidence of effective MEDICAL uses, and the extraction of the "stoned" effect of THC- NOT being a part of CBD oil for many medical illnesses. IF anyone has had a child with untreatable seizures, you would be as frantic as the thousands of parents like me, hoping ONE day , to be able to help our children live.. and LIVE a better life because of Marijuana. NOT smoking , but injesting a low THC Cannabidiol oil. SHAME ON THE FDA for NOT moving on this huge issue in America. GO U .K.!!! They will be the true leaders in the research. Sadly, My son will continue to have seizures because I live in America. It is unjust. I am NOT in favor of Recreational Marijuana being legalized. Thank you Dr. Gupta, Thank you CNN for trying to help children like my son Sam!
Sincerely, Mary L. Rennich, ~trying to pass a bill in N. D. ~ Hope for Sam~
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Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.
Eczema is a collective term for different skin conditions characterized by a scaly, itchy, reddish rash. From 10 percent to 20 percent of infants and children experience some symptoms of the disease, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
A number of studies have found that eczema is more common among East German than West German children, Dr. Claudia Cramer of the IUF-Institut fur Umweltmedizinische Forschung in Dusseldorf, Germany, and her colleagues write. Given that East German kids are also more likely to attend early day care, Cramer and her team investigated whether being in day care before age two, along with several other potential risk factors, influenced eczema risk.
The researchers followed 3,097 children from birth to age 6. Thirteen percent of the children from eastern Germany had been diagnosed with eczema by age 4, compared to 8 percent of the children from western Germany. Fifty-five percent of the children from East Germany attended day care in their first two years of life, compared to 6 percent of the West German children.
Early day care attendance was the only factor independently associated with eczema risk. Children in early day care were 56 percent more likely to have the skin condition than children who didn't attend day care before age 2. The effect seemed to weaken as children got older.
The difference in early day care is adequate to explain the differences between the two regions in eczema prevalence, Cramer and her team say.
While the study didn't look at why early day care could up eczema risk, the researchers say that in day care children may be exposed to more allergens and microorganisms than at home. Children in day care could also be more stressed, which could promote the development of eczema.
Future research should look into how different types of day care and the amount of time children spend in day care affects children's immune response and stress levels, the researchers conclude.
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New products introduced over the last week include two new bond funds from Fidelity and an alternative -income fund from Palmer Square.
In addition, Thornburg Investments introduced an R6 share class and Securian offered a new optional guaranteed living withdrawal benefit rider on some variable annuities.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) Fidelity Launches Global and International Bond Funds
Fidelity Investments announced on Wednesday the launch of Fidelity Global Bond Fund (FGBFX) and Fidelity International Bond Fund (FINUX), available directly to investors as well as through financial advisors. Both funds, which invest in sovereign government debt and corporate and securitized credit securities, will be measured against a GDP-weighted index.
FGBFX invests in both U.S. dollar-denominated and non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued throughout the world, including emerging markets, normally primarily in investment-grade debt securities. It will actively manage currency exposures, and may invest up to 20% of its assets in lower-quality debt securities.
The global-bond fund will be managed against the Barclays Global Aggregate GDP Weighted Index; aggregate indices include corporate bonds, bank capital and securitized bonds, in addition to government bonds.
FINUX, the international-bond fund, invests primarily in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities, including emerging markets, and will normally invest primarily in investment-grade debt securities. It will actively manage currency exposures and may invest up to 20% of its assets in lower quality debt securities. FINUX will be managed against the Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD GDP Weighted Index.
Jamie Stuttard, Fidelity's head of international bond portfolio management, will serve as the lead portfolio manager for both. Curt Hollingsworth and Jeff Moore will co-manage FGBFX, while Hollingsworth will also co-manage FINUX. In addition, Matt Conti will manage the high-yield assets of each fund.
Fidelity also published a new paper focused on global bond investing, "Transformations in Country Dynamics and the Implications for Global Bond Markets," which analyzes the significant structural changes in the global bond landscape.
2) Palmer Square Announces Launch of Alternative Income Mutual Fund
Palmer Square Capital Management LLC announced on Tuesday the introduction of the Palmer Square SSI Alternative Income Fund, offering investor (PSCAX) and institutional (PSCIX) share classes. In partnership with Montage Investments, Palmer Square and SSI have raised approximately $160 million of investment capital to launch the fund. It is sub-advised by SSI Investment Management.
It seeks absolute returns and a steady income stream by investing long in convertible securities and by establishing short positions in the common stock of the issuers of those convertible securities.
3) Thornburg Investment Introduces R6 Share Class
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. recently announced the introduction of its first-ever R6 share class, available through its International Value Fund. The shares will be offered through defined contribution pension plans, only charge an investment advisory fee and other fund expenses, and are free of 12(b)-1 or other shareholder servicing fees. It anticipates offering R6 share classes for other Thornburg funds in the future.
Also, in keeping with new pension regulations from The Department of Labor set to go into effect in July, the R6 shares will enable plan sponsors to separate mutual fund expenses from their recordkeeping and other service provider fees when determining if fees paid for plan services are reasonable.
4) Securian Unveils New GLWB with MultiOption Variable Annuities
Securian announced on Wednesday the introduction of its Ovation Lifetime Income II guaranteed living withdrawal benefit (GLWB) rider, an optional rider available with certain Securian MultiOption variable annuities for an additional cost (1.20% on the greater of contract value or benefit base value). The rider provides a benefit designed to guarantee annual withdrawals from the annuity contract, up to an annual limit, beginning the later of the contract anniversary following the purchaser's 59th birthday or the date the rider is elected.
Some of the rider features include 6% compound benefit base enhancement and a benefit base guarantee that doubles the benefit base after 10 years or the client's 70th birthday, if no withdrawals have been taken. There is also a CustomChoice allocation that allows advisors to assist clients in selecting their own investments, up to a 70% equity/30% fixed income portfolio. Election of the rider does require use of an approved allocation strategy. Increased withdrawal flexibility allows clients to take withdrawals if needed without canceling the 6% benefit base enhancement feature.
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From the creators of QWOP, you can now gallop as a horse in an awkward dance between the K, H and J, L keys.
The video above is of Kirk trying to play the game. In his defense, he couldn't hear any audio while he was doing a screen recording, which made the game harder than it already is.
Though somehow, it's still a little bit easier than QWOP.
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