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It's Tuesday as I write this, and I did not get up in the best mood this morning. Why, I have no idea, because I was in a relatively good humor when I went to bed last night.
It may have involved my dreams. What I remember vaguely about them is that the space aliens were coming after us again, and my friends and I were preparing a reception for them.
This is a recurring dream. Why I have it, I also don't know, but it probably has nothing to do with ObamaCare, Fast and Furious or the Arizona immigration case. (Regardless of your political beliefs, any one or all three of those could cause you to dream about invading space aliens.)
I recently had a dream that reflected directly upon something that happened the preceding day. I no longer remember what it was, but I do remember waking up and thinking, "I know where that came from," then went right back to sleep — something I'm able to do even after nightmares.
It may be that I woke up in an off-centered mood because I knew that I would have to write a column today and had no clue as to what the subject would be.
This is more common than you might think. Columnists frequently admit to each other that they have no idea what they're going to write about.
Occasionally, I dip into the fascinating array of e-mails my friends have sent me or rehash old jokes that I hope my readers are either young enough not to have heard, or old enough to have forgotten. (Goldy's Rule 86: As you grow older, you tend to repeat yourself. Goldy's Rule 95: As you grow older, you tend to repeat yourself.)
Most times, I resort to what the American Pickers on the HISTORY Channel refer to as "freestyling": They just drive around to see what they can find.
Today — if you haven't figured this out by now — I am freestyling.
Tomorrow, which is Wednesday, the newspaper will be closed for the Fourth of July. The section of the paper that includes my column will be printed on Thursday, and I expect to be leaving for Gettysburg that morning.
When I freestyle, I start writing and see where it will take me ... although I'm used to that. Even if I do know what to write about, I frequently have no idea how it will end.
But it's now Tuesday. I haven't been to the market lately, so I got up early to go shopping because it's the last chance I'll have this week.
I like my market. The people who run the checkout lanes are friendly, and some are decidedly people of faith. The lady who rang me up on Tuesday is one of those, and I always enjoy talking with her.
The Lord had blessed us with another day, she said, and she was pleased with it. I told her that Lord has blessed me every day for many years, and He has.
She looked through the change I gave her and remarked that she recently found an Indian-head nickel (some folks call them Buffalo nickels).
Not many of them left, I said. Now and then, I find a wheat penny, but virtually all of the surviving Indian-head pennies are stashed away someplace.
"Here," she said, handing me a penny. "Can you tell what the date is?"
I turned it over and saw that it was a wheat penny. What the date was, I admitted, I no longer can tell without a magnifying glass.
Then I asked if was one I'd given her, because I usually check my pennies before tossing them in the loose change bowl so I can keep the older ones.
"No," she said, "I just would like you to have it." She went to replace it in the till with a penny of her own, but I said that wouldn't be necessary and dug into my pocket for a substitute.
The point to today's freestyling exercise is this: If you keep your eyes, ears and heart open, someone will give you a reason to smile that you might never have seen coming. Even if it's the simplest of things, it can turn your day around.
As my friend at the cash register would no doubt agree, this is one way in which the Lord blesses us. When that happens, we should be thankful and pass it on to someone else.
My friends Jim and Pat Broome had their annual Not-On-The-Fourth-Of-July Party recently. The date on which it was held was significant, and Jim asked if I would say a few words about that.
The lack of a good opportunity (and middle-aged forgetfulness on Jim's part and mine) intruded, and I never got to say it. But I told Jim later it wouldn't go to waste, and it won't.
Here it is (and if you didn't know this man, I hope it reminds you of someone you did know):
As you get older, you accumulate things. One of the things I accumulate is people who used to be a part of my life, but are no longer.
I cannot forget them, and while I may not think about them every day, now and then they come back to knock on the door to my heart and say "Hello."
I cared for them, and they once cared for me. Maybe they still do. My friend (the nun whose profession of final vows I recently attended) has told me she is certain that just as we still pray for them, they also pray for us ... a concept so simple, but so profound, that it stunned me.
Steve Stanislawczyk died a little more than two years ago, but it seems like a lot longer. Maybe that's because I knew him for so many years. On the other hand, I remember the last time we sat and talked, and that seems like yesterday. We visited for a long time, and for as ill and tired as I could tell he was, neither of us wanted to say good-night.
I haven't stopped missing him, and I keep his family in my prayers every night (a favor I truly believe he returns). He was a brave man whose heart was a lot taller than his body. As far as I'm concerned, he lived up to every expectation that anybody could have had for him.
Steve would have been 63 today. If what my pastor tells us is true, the party he and all of the others are having would put to shame anything we could do here.
I look forward to joining them ... someday.
Happy birthday, brother. It's not the same without you around.


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If I had a time machine and could go back to my 20s, I wouldn't invest in the technology stocks that were hot. I'd simply save my money. Assuming I didn't take back with me any "future knowledge," I'd just want to put more old-fashioned cash in a savings account or emergency fund.
I was in my 20s in the 1990's or the time leading up to the infamous dot.com bubble. If I had saved cash in my 20s, I could have bought a home when the housing market hit bottom. I could have paid cash. I would have the cash now to pay for a new car and cash to pay for my sons' college tuition.
Buying into the bull market
I've had the unfortunate luck of not only buying into a bull market, but buying a home during the housing bubble. Many of my Gen-X peers had equally bad timing. Although lenders would not give me a mortgage loan in my 20s, I was free to invest in the stock market. I remember purchasing shares of some technology companies for $100 a share. Last time I checked, some of those specific companies now sell for $2 a share, even though it's 15 years later. So much for the philosophy of dollar-cost averaging that promises I'll win out over time. I couldn't qualify to buy a single-family home until 2005 when the values were already inflated.
Selling at the worst time
Because I didn't save cash, I had to sell stocks when it was time for my sons to attend college. That meant locking in the losses. Fortunately, we have not had to sell our home, which was recently appraised at $50,000 below the price we paid. If I had simply saved cash in my 20s instead of investing in stocks, I'd be further ahead. However, all the so-called financial experts in the 1990s and beyond promised annual returns. No one ever mentioned the possibility of long-term losses with regard to stocks. As for housing, well, all I ever heard was that homes appreciated. Reality is, we dealt with negative equity for years.
Saving too much for retirement
Although experts always say a person can never be too young to save for retirement, I beg to differ. I couldn't really afford to invest in a Roth IRA when I was in my 20s. I regret the money I put in my 401(k) because I can't access the money without paying a 10 percent penalty and taxes. Also, I would have been further ahead financially if I could have used cash to buy a home. Even my professionally-managed 401(k) account did not make much money in 10 years.
When I look back on my financial life in my 20s, I see it as my wasted youth. Although I made a lot of complicated financial moves such as investing, I regret not making the most simple and uncomplicated move of all. After getting out of debt, I should have saved a boat load of cash. If I had, I'd be sailing into the sunset at age 40.
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So here's a quick summary of my life so far and where I come from. I was born in overseas and immigrated to US when I was about 9 years old. And been living in US ever since (I am just finishing college). My parents were (and still are) very conservative in regards to anything related to sex and sexuality and they're also Roman Catholic to boot.
One of the issues they tried to keep me in the dark from/make me regard it with hatred is homosexuality (and LGBT community). I discovered the existence of LGBT people in middle school, and I won't lie, I first regarded them as quite strange. However, I did not view them with the horror and loathing that my parents did. As long as same-sex couples loved and cared for each other, it was fine with me. And I often wondered why my parents and others judged and hated them so much.
Maybe it was because I am a person of color and a female --two groups that are often discriminated against in society today-- and thus felt a sort of connection and sympathy...but it has always bothered me when people picked on the LGBT community. I could not believe people could not accept and respect the differences. I was so offput by all the hurtful rumors and misconceptions that formed around LGBT individuals.
However, I have not really given much thought to my orientation. I wrote myself off as straight. I was attracted to and aroused by males and I've had a few boyfriends throughout middle school and high school.
My ponderings of my sexual identity really started when I went off to an out-of-state college. I hooked up and dated guys, but I wondered what it would be like to date women. Perhaps this was thanks to a more open and vibrant LGBT community on campus. There was a GSA at my high school, but I never personally befriended any LGBT individuals or knew any.
Eventually I came to the conclusion that if I ever got attracted to a woman and pursued a romantic relationship with her, I would be open to it and definitely give it a try. And if that never happens, that was fine with me too. I was just completely open to the possibilities and I was alright with it. That is when I realized this is probably what bisexuality is.
That conclusion was made 3 years ago. Afterwards, there were two women, one a transgender and another a lesbian, that expressed their attractions to me but I did not feel the same way so I never dated. But I have found myself aroused by women from media. I've even had fantasies involving my girl friends that I felt embarrassed and ashamed to share with anyone.
If it wasn't apparent from my narrative so far, very few people know that I am bi. I am just a really private person, and despite general acceptance of homosexuality on campus, I just never felt comfortable coming out in public. Plus, I am afraid that the news will reach my parents somehow. I can see it turning out pretty horri ble, especially when we have gotten into heated, nasty arguments several times on the topic where they specifically said "homosexuality and acceptance of homosexuality will be the downfall of modern society" and "we will not accept it if you ever introduce a girlfriend to us." And I've befriended a lesbian who was kicked out of the house when she came out to her parents at 16. Maybe someday later, when I am fully independent, I would come out of my parents and family.
Currently, I really like a male close friend of mine who admitted he feels the same. But we're just not at a position to pursue a relationship due to our circumstances. He knows that I identify as bisexual and he is alright with it.
So I guess what I really am trying to ask from all this is, have I labeled my sexual orientation correctly? Can one call oneself bisexual even if she has not experienced relationships with the both sexes, just attractions and arousal? Is that enough to call oneself bi? If I am not bi, what am I actually then?
I just sort of have this irrational fear that I am not really bisexual and that I have labelled myself wrongly and to my friends that know...and I feel so awful if that is the case. I never want to be someone fake or anything..
Well, thanks for reading. I'd really appreciate any inputs or advice. I hope I made some sense with my rambling.
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There's no reason to worry about miss-labeling or miss-representing yourself. You are the person who knows yourself best, and you get to decide for yourself what you identify as.
You don't need to have kissed men and women to call yourself bisexual. After all, how many people are confident of their heterosexuality without having had any sexual experience yet?
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Thank you. I knew it was sorta silly to ask but I just wanted some reassurance.
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It's totally not silly to ask. I know where you're coming from on not wanting to "label yourself wrong", when I first started exploring my sexuality I had similar feelings, but as September said, you know you're self best, and what ever label you want to place on your self is "right".
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29th March 2011 - Alma Shera
Mario Balotelli has provided another headache for Manchester City football manager Roberto Mancini, after it emerged he threw darts at youth team players.
It is alleged that the Italian maverick tried to keep himself entertained at the club's training ground while other players were away on international duty by throwing darts at teenagers.
While nobody was hurt during the incident, Balotelli could well face sanctions from his club.
City officials will also wait to speak to football manager Roberto Mancini, who has been away from the club, about Balotelli's behaviour.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed a colourful first season in English football, with some good performances and six Premier League goals mixed in with temperamental behaviour and some disinterested showings on the pitch.
Mancini recently claimed that Balotelli's "stupid" red card against Dynamo Kiev cost them their place in the Europa League quarter-final.
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This year one of the things we are focusing on is adding new ways for you to control what's returned in your search results. Over the past few months, we have already launched improvements to wildcards, Collection Filters, and Record Type Filters
Earlier today Tony Macklin announced that we will be launching a tour to give you a preview of changes to Ancestry.com search.
One of the features that has been most requested is the ability to better control what appears in your search results, by filtering out names and places that don't match your query – giving you the same kind of control as exact, but allowing you to choose what variations are included in your results.
In this post, I will preview how name filters will work.
Where you will find them
The name filters will be available to you in new search when you are in the advanced mode. Where you currently see the "Exact" checkbox on the current form:
On any search form with a first and last name search box, you will see:
"Use default settings" will work like have no check next to "Exact only"
If you usually check "Exact only",
you will instead see:
"Restrict to exact" works just the same as "Exact only"
Use default settings
Unless you usually use "Exact Matches Only" you will see Use default settings. What exactly happens when you use default settings?
First, we look through every first name we have recorded in our more than 29,000 data collections, and pull out any record where the first name is:
Then, we look through all the records, and we pull out any record where the last name is:
We add all these lists to a list of records that contain any record that has at least one match for the data that you've given to us. Then we evaluate all the records against all the information you entered, and then order those based on how well they matched.
There is nothing new here, this is how ranked search has always worked. And if you wanted more control over what name variations you wanted to see in your search results, you could choose exact.
With these new name filters, we are going to give you a few more options that will allow you to control what you see in your search results.
Now you can request exactly which records you want us to return in your results. If you only want to look at people who have the exact same name as the one you typed in and people with the same first initial, you can request that. If you only want to see last names that match exactly or soundex variations, you can choose that.
Here are your options.
First Name Filters
Last Name Filters
Sticky, sticky, sticky
When you choose a filter set for either the first name and the last name or both, they stay sticky meaning that when you come back to the form, they are still set in that same state. So once you find a set of filters you feel comfortable, you will not need to reset them each time.
When can I try them?
Remember these filters will be available sometime this Thursday. You will only see them in new search when you are in advanced mode.
Happy Searching!
Will they be doing this with locations as well?
It's frustrating when you don't know the town but know the county? I almost wish Ancestry and FTM would separate locations into city, county state and country.
Anne This sounds good
I assume ticking Default means include all items below OR does it add something else?
It will be good to see Phonetic hits as well as Soundex so we can work out which better fits wanted name
And I do like being about to find an initial without having to do an extra search. And also picking up names like Will – will that include Wm (I think Ancestry does that now) and also the J names have various such as Jos Jas Jho – could the "formula" or table be published in help. Will "Ann" if the option ticked pick up Hannah and Anne. And Frances find Fanny (so many people don't know that alternate)
This is a good improvement. I'm looking forward to it. Two questions, please:
1. I'm working on a person now where it is the first initial of the last name that I can't figure out. Will I check 'exact' and use a '?'wildcard?
2. (And this is my biggest beef with the search) Concerning birth and death dates; If I know a birth date and put it in but no death date, why, oh why do I get results of individuals who were alive and kicking some 150 years later and more? This happens regardless of whether or not I've checked 'exact'. How can I restrict the search to the person's reasonable life span? Are you going to fix that one, please?
But what have you done with the ordinary "old" search? Which fails completely to find almost anything. This is not an improvement.
Searching for Fred* born Kent living Kent brings up such a mish-mash of results that it's meaningless.
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It seems to be just the 1851 UK census (using old EXACT search) throwing up results which are absolute rubbish, with no correlation to the search terms whatsoever.
The most infuriating thing is that it usually takes Ancestry some days/weeks to fix these stupid 'improvements.'
Yet again … sigh!
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Name filters look good to me…blogged about it on http://www.Geneamusings.com. Need to test some of my more complex surnames, though.
Need to do more place name searches though to see if you've fixed my issue from months ago.
1851 search problem – solved. Thank you.
Please bring your magic touch to the death index search results (England & Wales 1916-2005): The results do not show the quarter of the event, and neither does the individual record. This can only be seen by looking at the original image – or even just the directory entry at the top.
Mentioned at Olympia London Who Do You Think You Are earlier this year, but still not working quite correctly.
Grateful thanks.
I agree with Jay Kay! This is NOT an improvement! Why do we always have to fix things that are not broken. I used to search for a name,county abd state–not anymore and the 1930 Census is impossible! Please let us have the old filter back–at least for the U.S.
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Yea I'm not doubting it doesn't look blue, 6000k tend to be a turquoise sort of blue too I think.
Yes, I'd agree with that.
I didn't want too much blue when I got these.
But I think when modifying, people do it to be different, not to look like out of the factory.
Don't you think?
cheers for the help guys,,
im hoping the links provided should help me sort it all out!
it was a rush job really,, i only went to the car t see if i had the right sized torque bit to remove the headlights and ended up doing the whole bloody job
which due to losing daylight,, i rushed,,!
im therefore gunna take the whole lot out and start from scratch!
fingers crossed,,
and thanks again to all!
wish me luck!
A trial run? Very dedicated!
yeah mate,, lets call it a trial run!
the missus is going crackers
"dont know why you changed em anyway,, there was nowt wrong with the others"!
they just dont get it do they?
forgot to ask,,
is it as important to hide the other bits of wiring as it is the ballast?
the only reason i ask is that i dont really like the idea that i could jam up the adjuster motors and i was also concerned about the heat inside the unit itself?
Its a personal thing - personally i ran the wires up the edge of the wings, and mounted my ballasts by the aircon pipes/ABS pump and partly attribute this to never having had an error code. The slimline ones are pretty easy to hide.
would it be possible to post a few pics james me old mate?
need as much feedback as possible , hate it when something doesn't go right!
no emidiate rush as the cars booked in tuesday morning for the tints (NO,, NOT PIMP STYLE,, JUST SUBTLE ONES)
i know what im like,, ill start rushing it tomorrow and cocking it up for a 2nd time!
cheers pal!
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Its literally just the wires threaded neatly out the back of the light unit, and I zip tied the ballast onto the brake pipes like this:
Which are all hidden under here anyway:
This is a VERY old pic of the previous full size ballasts, the slimline looks a LOT neater, and will shortly be hidden by the cover I'm going to get for the other side anyway:
A cover like this: (courtesy to Scott for the picture)
cheers for that james,, dont think my wires are long enough to mount em there,,
but i get the general way of thinking,, as far back and as neat as possible!!!
cheers brother!
leaky Lloyd i put mine in the front wheel arches you can see strate into them with the head light out and just bolt it to the bumper
where it joins the boddy panel its out of the way there ;-)
and you dont get any error codes there?
sound,another option there,, cheers simon!
just thought id say thanks for all the advice fella's,, got em sorted this morning,, did it same as james,, error codes are now gone,, although i keep waiting for them to pop up sooer or later LOL!
cheers again fella's,, top mod,, looks awsome!
quick thanks from me for the original post. installed mine today (finished tonight in -5 actually). what a difference!
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Hi, I've got an older style HID (larger ballasets and no canbus) kit that isn't being used. I'm hoping to order some canbus kits and install the HIDs into my B6. If I don't plan to fiot the ballasts in the compartment as you have done will I need to drill a hole through plastic bulb cover instead? Thanks
Yes you will, but if you use a hole saw it does a neat job and isn't a problem.
What does everyone think to the 50w HID kits?
Audi 50w HID Conversion kits - Xenon HID Headlight Upgrade Kits from HIDs DIRECT Ltd
It has to be the 4300 type all the way as i want the extra brightness without the blue tint
I'd be intrigued by them. Been putting off HID's for too long I think
I have just ordered a set of 55w hid's will let you know how I get on
I'm still on the fence with HID . Flicker, Off, Flash Flicker Off, Flicker Flash, OFF is something I don't need agin at 3am on the M50 Scared the Poop out of me.
I've just been fiddling with my HID kit today, using my existing slimline ballast to drive some Philips D2S bulbs with some D2S to H7 adapters and D2S bulb power connectors.
I sourced the bits from eBay, and first thing I've noticed after a test drive this evening are the much better cut off, and the brightness over my std H7 HID bulbs which are shorter than the D2S bulbs.
I understand that the B6 housings are designed to work with D2S bulbs in HID guise anyway, which might explain the cut off, whilst the D2S bulbs are better quality than most HID kit bulbs which might explain the brightness.
I'm pleased with the improvements anyway, and the setup all still fits within the headlight housing so totally hidden.
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although i dont have full DIS so no fear of bulb out warnings but i dont have any brake warnings either had them on and off all day and been fine with a lot more light output then my 35w kit which is now in my high beam!
Was this the kit you ordered stu? Audi 50w HID Conversion kits - Xenon HID Headlight Upgrade Kits from HIDs DIRECT Ltd
I assumed it was, then noticed it said 50W, and not 55W as you said you have. Good sign that you have no warnings though! I'm getting very close to buying some.
no i got a cheapo one off ebay i will find a link for you
my car is a low line one so not sure if it makes much difference to be honest i have had the ballasts close to all the sensors and wiring and all was ok!!
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they are better then my 35w by miles its me drowning out others lights on the road and not them drowning out mine lol
Yeah, at half the price of the ones I linked they're very tempting indeed. Was the 35w kit the same brand? And did you have errors with them?
Soooo tempting.
Who says you can't have hid in high beam! They take a bit to warm up but once warm they are better then normal bulbs!
The 35w kit was different they was again cheap ones off ebay but the large ballasts no errors at all with any kit and no errors while both are on together
They are the slim ballast's so can be fitted where the oe ones fit although I didn't have time to fit them there
Once you remove the headlights if you look down each side you can see the mounts for the bumper I mounted them on there they are out the way
Some people have errors some don't it is trial and error the 35w kit gives less errors overall and I would go for 4300k bulbs too they have no blue and give out the most light
I would check to see if you can exchange them for a 35w kit before you order just in case you get brake errors don't worry about buld warnings if you have full DIS you can get cancellers for bulb outs
Hi Guys got a Question for all who have fitted HID kits, has anyone fitted a kit that does not interfere with the radio reception.
Fitted Hid's to my last audi and they were a dramatic improvement over standard and I had no error messages what so ever. The only downfall was poor to no radio reception with them switched on.
So if you have fitted a kit that has no error messgaes and does not interfere with the radio then could you please post a link to the kit so I can fit them on my latest A4 to allow me to see in the dark again!
Any Info much appreciated
All ok with the kit I have
You sure you didn't have a bad earth somewhere
55w kit as above ordered. Decided that at half the price it was worth the risk :D
I'll be fitting them over Christmas all being well. I can't wait. I have fill DIS so my dash may be lit up like a Christmas tree, but hopefully not.
You will have to get some bulb out cancellers in that case which is normal for full dis unless you run them off a relay and fit the appropriate resister in line ps god knows on the resister lol
It's the brake warnings that cause the big headaches
Is that basically a resistor in line with just the headlights to fool it into thinking it has the same load? And I take it it'll only be my headlights that I lose bulb-out warnings for? It'd be a pain if I lost all warnings for even rear lights.
I'll get googling the resistors.


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On Bart Giamatti's first day as President of Yale, in July of 1978, he issued the following memo:
"To the members of the University Community:
In order to restore what Milton called the ruin of our grandparents, I wish to announce that henceforth, as a matter of University policy, evil is abolished and paradise is restored.
I trust all of us will do whatever possible to achieve this policy objective."
The Yale Daily News responded in early September, "The Giamatti Administration is off to a miserable start…."
I've been thinking about this exchange while contemplating the reaction to the recent, perhaps equally idealistic proposal by David Grainger of Index Ventures for how to fix drug development – essentially, utilize expert drug developers to select more information-efficient experiments to reduce the cost per project, and recognize that collecting less information early on will hurt you less than you think. The lean startup mindset, applied to pharma R&D.
Admittedly, I was immediately partial to Grainger's proposal, especially the view that the drug development is largely a stochastic process, and involves far more uncertainty that we typically appreciate or acknowledge.
However, in talking with a range of industry experts, I've encountered a far more muted reaction, generally falling into one of three categories:
A. Leaner R&D isn't possible: excessive data are not collected in early drug development (and certainly not from my specific function).
Corollary 1: Some data seem excessive but are vital for other stakeholders (regulators, investors, potential partners).
Corollary 2: If you don't collect data at risk, you won't have it when you need it later, which may result in an expensive delay in your program.
B. Leaner R&D hasn't worked: many in the industry have tried to streamline the process, without an apparent impact on productivity.
Corollary 1: Many companies have tried a translational medicine/experimental medicine/biomarkers strategy, without conspicuous success (disclosure: my first pharma job was in one of these groups, the newly-formed Experimental Medicine department at Merck Merck).
Corollary 2: Lilly's Chorus initiative would seem to embody the approach Grainger suggests, yet despite the initial enthusiasm around it, few in the industry regard it as a game-changing success. (Contrast this 2007 In Vivo account by Roger Longman of the [guarded] promise of the approach with this 2013 In Vivo story by Chris Morrison discussing the decision of its founders to pivot Flexion, a new company originally formed in the image of Chorus, in an entirely different direction, concentrated on specific product shots.)
C. Leaner R&D isn't required: our secret sauce is elsewhere.
Corollary 1: Our platform is special, and ensures a higher success rate than average.
Corollary 2: Our team is special, and will make better decisions than average.
Corollary 3: The area we work in is special, and associated with a higher success rate than average.
Excellent piece, David. The "muted" response to lean development is very much the same as I have encountered for years.
If you wanted to be negative, its easy to say "they would say that, wouldnt they". Owners of big, expensive discovery platforms, large heaviiy staffed teams and big infrastructure have a vested interest in defending them.
But if you are more generous, then you would argue they are doing development the right way GIVEN the teams that they have. As I noted previously (http://www.tcpinnovations.com/drugbaron/monte-carlo-models-of-drug-rd-focus-attention-on-cutting-costs-part-2-the-caveat/), if your drug developers dont have the experience, skill and confidence to pick a minimal, efficient set of experiments you will do WORSE by trying to do lean development (because you will keep finding out you are missing critical pieces of information, and have to go back and do them, leading to delays and inferior decisions). Lean development done properly doesn't suffer from that only because of the correct selection of what to do, and when to do it.
This is why you cannot point to Lilly's Chorus 'experiment' (or indeed the Index Ventures portfolio) and judge the STRATEGY on the basis of its IMPLEMENTATIONS. Whether these first attempts were a roaring success or not is not really the point (and the corollary is also true: the R&D return on investment in large pharma is unsustainable, and there are a lot more examples of the "big infratructure" implementation than of lean R&D to support that conclusion!).
There are two kinds of answers to "Well, Lilly tried it with Chorus and that was hardly a roaring success":
(1) Was it really less successful?
(2) Was their implementation correct?
On the first point, looking at the DrugBaron models (http://www.tcpinnovations.com/drugbaron/monte-carlo-models-of-drug-rd-focus-attention-on-cutting-costs-part-1/), even with 'optimal' lean development parameters a proportion of "runs" of the model yield almost complete failure. Because there is a substantial stochastic component, you can only judge strategies by looking at median returns of multiple runs with the same parameters (but different assets). If Chorus had a poor set of assets (by chance) then the outcomes would be disappointing even if the strategy is golden.
On the second point, again I noted that ultra-lean development implemented by people who dont have the experience and analytical skills necessary to do it well will lead to WORSE outcome. Did Lilly have people with the right skills? I don't know them well enough to make that judgement, but I do know that most people in big pharma dont have THESE skills. They may be excellent drug developers in the old model, but that doesnt mean they had what it takes to make a success of ultra-lean development.
Then there is the question of whether Chorus even set out to be an implementation of the models DrugBaron was modelling. Did they want to cut cost/project principally by increasing efficiency? Did they develop their assets in essentially the conventional way, BUT using out-sourcing, smaller teams and so forth to deliver the same development path at a lower cost? Thats not the same thing as rigorously assessing the incremental de-risking associated with each new piece of data and asking whether the cost of collecting that data is justified.
In our model, we often end up spending MORE on the things that pass the hurdle of being "worth it" because if you are going to take action based on the outcome of an experiment, you better be sure you properly understood what happened. Cutting the costs by doing these experiments less well (out-sourced, perhaps) again will be severely counter-productive (again, as I noted at length here: http://www.tcpinnovations.com/drugbaron/how-not-to-cut-costs/).
Lastly, Chorus may have been qualitatively lean, but quantitatively big pharma have a very different view of what qualifies as "low cost". Compared to the $10-$15m we would expect to spend taking a molecule from first discovery to Phase 2, one suspects that even the "lean R&D" experiments in big pharma were still markedly more costly per project. In other words, they were "big pharma model on a slimming diet" rather than a genuinely different approach to developing drugs.
As you note, David, we do not claim to have proven the Index approach works – there is still far too little data. But I think most impartial observers would conclude that the failure of the big pharma model of R&D most definitely IS broken. So change must come. Each observer (and investor of capital) can make their own judgement whether they believe that the next shiny new platform technology, the next set of experienced decision-makers in big pharma, really are the "answer" that will deliver a step-change in returns. My sense is that industry-veterans sound increasingly shrill when they make these claims, and that, at the very least, "ultra lean R&D" is worth a few (more) attempts!
David, I enjoyed your article but I think a key factor missing from your model is that phase 2 trials do much more than inform decisions about whether to advance a specific compound into phase 3.
Suppose one reduces costs by cutting the size of phase 2 trials. The odds of missing a "true hit" increase. In the model one simply goes back and grabs another compound off the shelf and runs it through cheap, small phase 1 and phase 2 trials. But what exactly is that compound?
Is it another compound from the same MOA or should one go all the way back to discovery biology? If from the same MOA, from a similar structural class? Does it have similar pharmacokinetics or should it have a higher Cmax or Cmin? It becomes extremely difficult to answer any of these questions without good characterization of the clinical properties of the compound, including knowing if the phase 2 "failure" was real.


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I am in on any class action lawsuit against m&w windows. Have several m&w windows leaking. Two large picture windows, at $1400 each, in two center dormers that have leaked, even after trying to seal them with silicon and ruined the drywall below them to name just two. Do not use m&w windows, even if they are given to you!!!
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If anyone knows more about this I would like to know. I have at lease 30 windows plus 3 sets of sliding glass doors that are rotting. I had to screw the fixed panel of one set of doors to the frame yesterday to keep it from falling out. I plan to do further research to see what I can do.
I have had several problems with my mw window. I keep replacing sashes at my expense. My house is only nin years old and these windows and doors are a mess.
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I too have rotting window seals. Is there a suit against MW. I am going to have to replace at least 3 right now.
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The IHSAA football finals last week offered some local rooting interests. Mid-Indiana Conference champion Hamilton Heights played in the Class 3A game, and former Maconaquah coach Bart Curtis had his Mishawaka squad in the Class 4A game.
Yet, I couldn't have cared less about the state finals. I didn't watch a single second of any of the games. There were plenty of other sporting options on TV, but even if the state finals had been the only sporting event on TV, I would have found something else to watch.
Quite simply, I'm fed up with watching parochial schools dominate the state finals — and I'm fed up with the IHSAA's apparent indifference toward the problem.
To recap: Parochial schools won four of the five titles. Lafayette Central Catholic beat Indianapolis Scecina in an all-parochial Class A final. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers beat Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in an all-parochial 2A final. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard beat Hamilton Heights in the 3A game. And Indianapolis Cathedral beat Mishawaka in the 4A game.
(The Class 5A game featured a pair of public schools — but that was the only possible outcome. The biggest class was once again made up entirely of public schools in 2012. Lawrence Central beat Fort Wayne Snider for its first state title.)
The parochial party in the lower four classes was simply business as usual. LCC and Luers both won their fourth straight titles, and Chatard and Cathedral both made it three straight titles.
All-time, Chatard has 12 state titles, Luers has 11, Cathedral has 10 and LCC has six. You have to feel for Indianapolis Roncalli, which has been stuck on eight since 2004 while their parochial rivals have stacked their trophy cases with new hardware.
Why has the IHSAA allowed the state tournament to become a one-sided joke? If basketball and baseball needed to go to classes 15 years ago to cut down on big schools' dominance, then football needs a drastic change, too — to separate classes for parochial and other private schools.
Of course, private school supporters will say their kids just work harder or their school is simply more committed to winning. In reality, it's clear to see that private schools have advantages over their public counterparts, especially in football where roster sizes are so big. Private schools draw kids from a wider geographic area, they are located in large population centers, they control their enrollments and they grant and deny admission as they see fit. The latter is a huge advantage.
There is at least a small change coming next year after the IHSAA added a "Tournament Success Factor" to football and other team sports that have class tournaments. Basically, a team earns points for tournament success — one point for winning a sectional title, two for winning a regional, three for a semistate and four for a state. If that team earns six points over a two-year span, it will move up a class for the following two years. Thus, LCC, Scecina, Luers, Chatard and Cathedral all will move up a class in football for 2013 and 2014.
This is better than nothing, especially in some other sports, but akin to putting a Band-Aid on a knife wound for football. I'll go ahead and predict parochial schools still will dominate the state finals in 2013 and 2014. Look for LCC, Scecina, Andrean or Ritter to rule 2A. (The 2A final four this year featured four parochials.) Look for Luers to emerge as the team to beat in 3A. Look for Chatard to replace Cathedral as the 4A power. And, who knows? Cathedral might just make some noise in 5A.
If parochial schools swept all five titles in 2013, maybe we'd get the change we needed — separate classes for private schools.
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Start in the main car park at Garvagh Forest, just off the town's Main Street. Leave the car park and turn left along Garvagh Main Street, following the Route 12 signage (the entire route is waymarked - Route 12 - Sperrins Cycle Routes). At the crossroads in the town centre turn right on to Bridge Street and then after a short distance turn left on to Station Road. Follow this road in to the countryside and branch off left on to Ballyagan Road. On reaching the junction with Cullyrammer Road, turn left and proceed to the next T-Junction. Turn right along Mullaghinch Road and then right again on to Moneydig Road. Keep on this road until reaching the outskirts of Kilrea. Head along Edenbane Road towards the town centre and turn off right on to Blackrock Road. Follow this undulating road towards Garvagh. At the small hamlet of Boveedy turn left on to Dullaghy Road and proceed along this road until reaching Grove Road. Turn left along Grove Road and then right on to Lisachrin Road. Shortly after this, turn right on to Ballymenagh Road, a particularly quiet rural road commanding excellent views of the surrounding countryside. At the next T-Junction turn left along Kurin Road and head back into Garvagh, finishing off at the starting point in the forest car park.
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Park News - (1/29/14) Fun Spot in Orlando will be airing a commercial on the local Orlando Fox 35 channel during the Super Bowl. They've shot four different versions and are having an online contest for their fans to view the ads and vote for the best one between now and Jan. 30th. One voter will also win an annual pass good at both Fun Spot parks plus a Meet & Greet with Fun Spot's owners. (12/11/13) Fun Spot America has been open a few months, but is still adding small improvements all around. OrlandoParksNews has posted a new photo trip report from the new and very clean park this week, giving everyone a very clear view of what Fun Spot America has to offer. (5/20/13) An awesome POV video of White Lightning in action has been posted to YouTube already and embedded below. The early word from those who have been lucky enough to snag a ride is that White Lightning is an incredible wooden coaster ride… quick, fun and a must ride attraction for any coaster fan visiting Orlando.
2014/2015 - Fun Spot Waterpark - (1/21/13) According to a quick news update from the Orlando Sentinel, Fun Spot America has purchased an additional 8 acres of property on Grand National Drive next to its currently property, to be used for a future expansion. I know the Phase 2 expansion plans for Fun Spot America was to add a small waterpark area, so I can only imagine these additional 8 acres might be added on to that project area. (11/28/11) Orlando Parks News has dug up an article reporting that Fun Spot has decided to use their new land next to the original Orlando location (Fun Spot America) to create the new Fun Spot Waterpark with their partners at SplashTacular. They claim at the park will be loaded with next-generation waterpark attractions that you wont find anywhere else in Orlando when it opens in 2013. One such new slide concept is Splash Rally, a new take on the "racer" slide concept. 360 Rush is a new take on the bowl slide concept, where they drop two sliders into the bowl from opposite ends at the same time so they can chase each other around. They also have a Double BowlsEye… a double-rider raft take on the 360 Rush concept.
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Murray is a freelance technology journalist, and a consultant to the news industry in; online search, SEO, social media, data journalism and Computer Assisted Reporting. He is also a member of the editorial board of Journalism Practice, a leading peer-reviewed journal in journalism studies.
Before coming to Brunel, Murray was Information Officer at The Centre for Investigative Journalism, and prior to this he spent five years as a trainer and researcher at the BBC.
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From Muckraker to misfit: an epistemology of investigative journalism. Presented at the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies Forum on Intelligence Analysis, Brunel University, January 2012.
Rebirth of the beat: a hyperlocal newsgathering model. Presented at the Future of Journalism conference, Cardiff University, September 2011.
Content Analysis 2.0: A Framework for Using Wordle. Presented at the AHRC research network conference: Exploring the language of the popular in Anglo-American Newspapers 1833-1988, at ICOSS, University of Sheffield 14 January 2011.
Vanishing Point: on the consequences of lost online news in the UK. Presented at the Institute of Communications Ethics conference, October 2010.
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Avalon Waterways is one of the Globus family of travel and tour companies. Since the parent company has been in business for 80 years, it is not surprising that our Avalon cruise tour went so smoothly. Avalon Waterways has ten river ships in Europe, all built since 2004. An eleventh ship, the Avalon Panorama, will join the fleet in May 2011. Avalon Waterways also offers river cruises in Egypt and China and small ship cruises in the Galapagos Islands.
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Built in 2007, the ship is 443 feet long and has 81 cabins and 4 suites. The Avalon Tranquility carries 170 passengers and 43 crew members. Like most river vessels, the height of the Avalon Tranquility is dictated by the low bridges she must pass under, and the length and width is restricted by the size of the numerous locks and canals of the European river and canal systems.
The vessel is divided into two parts: the front section houses the passenger areas, and the aft section includes the navigational bridge and engine. This shape allows a spacious layout with both the lounge and the dining room forward. These two areas have wrap-around panoramic windows, perfect for viewing the passing river scenery.
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[JURIST] Five international Muslim Brotherhood (MB) [party website; JURIST news archive] members will be tried [MB press release] in an Egyptian criminal court on charges of money laundering, Attorney General Abdul Magid Mahmoud announced Wednesday. The members, including Muslim Brotherhood International Secretary General Ibrahim Munir, were referred to the Supreme State Security Emergency Court for trial. The five members have been accused of laundering money [AFP report] through a British-based Islamic charity in order to fund the MB movement, which has been banned in Egypt [JURIST news archive]. In a statement, MB media spokesman Mohamed Morsy said the charges are a move by the Egyptian government to escalate the tense relationship between the two:
At a time when all opposition factors in Egypt including the MB are uniting in the call for the elimination of the oppressive 'Emergency Law', the ruling regime has once again demonstrated its inability to interact with its people and practice democracy. We, the MB, will continue the path of promoting peace and will continue calling for reform through the regulatory and legitimate constitutional channels in which we have always adhered to. None of the ruling regime's measures will deter us.


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Lots of new reveals today via LAAS Press Days. I'll be breaking them down due to the fact that there were an insane amount of cool new cars. This first set is the highlights...
Great stuff from Chevy with the Spark EV. 13 new models coming from them as of January 13th, starting with the Vette. The RAV4 from Toyota, MINI's new GP, Jag's new Cabrio, incredible sculpture from Aston Martin (in and out) plus Bond's original DB5 (Full size and a model), plus a cool new ride from Campagna Motors that I sat in.
Met up with friends Mike Musto of Big Muscle and Tim Whitcome. Insane car guys and addicted to shiny metal.
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Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,
The Rhode Island House Health, Education and Welfare Committee voted
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Taxes would inevitably rise to pay for more classroom space and
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Late-night beer and taco runs can pack on the pounds. So can a new job in a new city, especially if a baking genius is among the colleagues. But it's a new year, and these guys are ready to lose weight. And – get this – share.
Inveterate blogger Tony Pierce has acknowledged that his up-at-all-hours lifestyle isn't conducive to a trim physique. He wants to lose 20 pounds through … well, no discernible plan, it would seem. He's asking for suggestions.
So… every weekday for six weeks, these Los Angeles Times employees (a.k.a. desk jockeys) will chronicle their battles of the bulge. It's real-life weight loss in almost-real time -- kind of like a reality show without the tears.
First, we'll hear from Tony Pierce...
Messed up and told my boss that one of my new year's resolutions was to lose 15 pounds by the end of the year.
Never one to bite his tongue, his response included telling me I could "stand to lose 20" and then gave me this assignment to write about it every day and include photos.
This first weekend may not have seemed like a success, but somehow I seem to weigh less today [Monday] than last week when I weighed myself.
Friday I had fresh salmon, carrots and white rice for lunch with a Naked Juice Blue Machine. I was later told that those fruit juices are loaded with calories and I should leave them off the menu. Whoops.
More whoops happened later that night when I was out on the town with a hot young woman. After we left a rock show near USC we found ourselves starving. I knew of about 10 great barbecue soul food joints and was shocked that many of them had closed. So we ended up at a place I'd never been and ordered the rib sandwich, which turned out to be a quarter slab of pork ribs, a little cup of potato salad, and two slices of white bread in a baggie. Not wanting to appear super bizarre to the lady friend, I didn't bother getting a Diet Pepsi so I splurged, calorically, and got the fruit punch soda.
Then there were the late night drinks at the Standard, the swanky lounge downtown. Three shots of Captain Morgan, one diet Coke and a margarita over several hours provided quite a decent buzz.
Even though I have been told that breakfast is the most important part of your day, I usually miss the best meal, I guess. No breakfast happened on Saturday. Instead I ate about 10 peanuts until 3 p.m. when I took a friend out for sushi.
Most of the fish was ridiculously fresh, and even though I'm sure sashimi is probably the way to go, I prefer regular sushi over rice. The lobster roll was probably unnecessary, but totally delicious. Like life-changingly so. The crab roll was just unnecessary. Low salt soy sauce was where the edamame was dipped. And I had a regular Coke but no dessert. Yay?
Saturday night I became very lazy. Friday was such a fun time, and the sushi couldn't be beat, so I ordered a medium Meat Lovers pizza from Pizza Hut, thin crust. I figured if I only ate half of it while drinking water then that would be good.
Sunday I woke up and had three packets of low sugar Quaker oatmeal at 2 p.m. Then three slices of cold pizza for dinner with a Coke because I'm dieting! My dessert was a 10-ounce cup of apple juice.
A friend recommended that I join the most expensive gym I can find, which will inspire me to actually use it. I sent a swanky one an e-mail -- they're too posh to publish their rates on the nasty Internet. Their site said something about no initiation fee, which Yelp says usually goes for $1,000. So it will be interesting to see if they really are giving that sort of deal for the month of January.
I can't say I'm very proud of this weekend's diet. I learned that I need healthy food in the house or else I will order the worst foods (Chinese, pizza, fried things). And I realized that I should probably have a few healthy restaurants in mind before I go out with women, or else I will end up in my old haunts that got me where I am today.
Monday weigh in: 170.5 pounds
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WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform.
A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen as the Republican domino – the first GOP senator, beyond the four in the bipartisan group that crafted the immigration bill, to potentially join the effort. No other Republican on the panel is expected to do so. A yes from Hatch could jump-start support from the party as the bill moves to the full Senate.


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Russian biotechnology company, Human Stem Cell Institute or HSCI (in Russian: Институт Стволовых Клеток Человека) has completed a $5 million (142.5 million Rubles) initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the Innovation and Growth Companies Sector (Рынок Инноваций и Инвестиций или РИИ) of MICEX Stock Exchange today, according to market reports. It was the first ever Russian biotech IPO.
The company sold to investors 15 million newly issued shares (or 20% of the company's share capital) at 9.5 Rubles per share. HSCI's market capitalization is about $25 million (712.5 million Rubles). The IPO of HSCI is managed by one of MICEX Stock Exchange's leading share market operators, ALOR Invest.
HSCI, which holds a half of Russian stem cell bank market, plans to invest some $10 million into regional expansion, laboratory upgrade and clinical trials of biotechnology drugs in 2010-2012, of which half will be financed from own funds and the remainder will come from IPO proceeds.
Founded in 2003, Human Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) operates a leading Russian stem cell bank, Gemabank and cell technology laboratory in Moscow as well as biotechnology laboratory Simbiotec in Germany. HSCI also has offices in St. Petersburg, Russia and Ukraine.
Human Stem Cell Institute reported revenues of more than $3 million and net income of $0.2 million in 2008. The company expects its revenues will exceed $5 million and net income will reach $0.5 million in 2009. HSCI is majority ownbed by its managers: Artur Isaev, Andrey Isaev, Alexander Prikhodko and First International Investment Group.
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I went to high school near Youngstown, Ohio, well after the end of the two dynasties that made the city vibrant: steel and the 49ers. The story of the decline of steel is well-known. Less well-known is that Youngstown was home to Ed DeBartolo, the former owner of the football team, whose glory reflected in the region for years after the Niners had stopped shining on field. By the time I lived there, Youngstown was already what it is now: empty and looming.
In 2010, the city had 20 times the number of vacant buildings as the national average. With such a glut, city leaders attempted a radical plan: intentional shrinkage. Youngstown began to slice off abandoned homes, razing ones closest to entries to the city to boost a sense that it was getting back on its feet. Homes that had been vacant since the last steelworkers moved away vanished.
Now a new problem. The city doesn't have enough money to continue to pull down the eyesores, to continue its retraction. So it's considering a new revenue stream. From the Columbus Dispatch:
The Youngstown City Council is debating a proposal to combat blight by leasing the rights for oil and gas drilling under public land. The city has enough money to raze only 260 houses, with more than 5,000 other structures vacant or ready for demolition, Mayor Charles P. Sammarone said.


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