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It's going to be okay.I hear the bullets go through me before I feel them. I hear them tear through my body and burrow into the bookcase behind me. I may have screamed. I'm not sure. If I screamed, it was for Parker, not myself. One hits his chest, two in his stomach. I feel his blood splatter across my face, and feel my own pouring between my fingers as I press them against my side.Stop bleeding. Stop bleeding. I'm not sure where they hit me; it's just pain, just shaking, just his hand holding mine. Another shot rings out, and I hear a grunt as Patrick falls again. Is he dead this time? I don't know. There are so many shots; I can't tell who's living and who isn't, because both are silent. Silent as death. The only noises are the rounds being fired, the fire alarms wailing, cartridges clinking and the moans of the injured. I can faintly hear
Eight ThingsSlowly, I took out the chest and popped it open, running my hand across its dark surface. It was about time."Benjamin," I said softly as I straightened, looking around the attic. "Here are eight things you probably think I wouldn't remember:"1. You almost never untie your shoes; you just slip them off and on as you please, even though it dents the heels."I gathered his sketches and wound a string around them."2. You always sleep on the right side of the bed."I gathered them in my arms, slipped them inside his sketchbook, and set it inside the trunk next to the framed sketch of the rabbit and the blackbird."3. You're afraid of being alone in the dark."I took his family's photograph out of its broken frame."4. You've always wanted to learn how to play the harmonica because the sound always made your little brother smile."I dusted it off, wrapped it in tissue paper, and put it in next to his sketchbook."5. You have a secret freckle in-between your pinky an
Something Was Bound to Go Right"Do you believe in reincarnation?" Victor asked suddenly, breaking the comfortable silence in the car. His dark hair nearly blended into the dark sky behind him. Taylor hadn't even noticed he had rolled down the window."I have the heat on, idiot," she muttered, rolling up the window from her side. Victor jerked his arm out of the way just before the window rolled up fully, and turned to regard her half-hearted glare with a grin."C'mon. Reincarnation. You. Sound legit?""No," Taylor said, rolling her eyes. "There's just no way it's possible. And I know you don't believe in reincarnation, either. You've told me that before, when you were taking Religious Studies.""Well, yeah, that Hindu thing was nuts, but I would've liked to know who I was," Victor said cheerily, tapping his fingers on the car window, watching the cars zoom past him. His fingers twitched towards the window button, and Taylor pre-emptively put her finger on the button on her side, keeping one hand on the wheel."Who y
The Reassurance of GreenIt was Ella's idea to hire a gardener for my mother's tulips."I've been doing fine with them," I had said, a little surprised at the sudden suggestion. My sister had looked pointedly at the small patch of tulips that had previously encompassed the whole side yard. They were already dying, and the bulbs would have to be planted again soon. I had been planning an intense Internet search for that."I'd like to see you do better," I had muttered, but agreed nonetheless. I left the actual hiring to my sister, though.Which led me to this moment, staring at a stranger on my doorstep and hoping rather desperately that there had been a mistake and he was not, in fact, the gardener my sister had hired."Can you
wait here, for a moment?" I asked the man. He nodded, clasping his dirt-encrusted gloves in one hand, and tugging at his ponytail with the other. I scurried inside.Ella was supremely unconcerned."Who cares if he's dirty?" she asked, looking torn between amusement and exasperation. "G
97. Safety First"It's never going to work." Jude argued as they walked towards the lot Al had specified."Pessimist." Charlie accused half-heartedly, "We don't know that it won't work. And that's better than doing nothing.""I disagree." Jude said mulishly, staring at his ragged sneakers as he walked, nearly knocking into Charlie, who had abruptly come to a halt in from of him. He lifted his head, a protest already formed on his lips, before the sight in front of him cut his words off."Wow." Charlie let out an appreciative whistle."Understatement." Jude said, staring wide-eyed at the sleek and luxurious vehicle in from of them. "I thought Al said we were getting acar?""Well, I'm not complaining," Charlie said, bouncing up to the door and running a hand over the silver and black polish, "I've always wanted to drive a hovercraft.""Admitting you haven't driven one of these before is not the way to inspire confidence, Charlie.""And off we go!" Charlie yelled, ignoring him and practically vaulting in
EPIC: they make outThe wineglass slid out of his fingers to break with a crunch on the foot of the table."Oh, come on," she said, exasperated. "Now we're going to have to clean--"Robin didn't finish her sentence before he lurched out of his seat and towards her, and she had time for one squeak of protest before he grabbed her waist and kissed her.Appalled, she said, "Matthew!" and tried ineffectually to shove him away, but then suddenly she tasted the wine on his lips, and any resistance she'd felt melted away into a heady haze. She could feel his mouth insistent on hers, his tongue on her lips, the wine-laced tang of his breath. His hands were hot at her sides, firm and possessive, and she reached up to touch his face. He was, suddenly, unspeakably handsome. He hadn't always been so good-looking, had he?Matthew, breathing hard, wrenched away from her and pushed her back a few steps, until she was up against the edge of the bed, prevented from falling only by his hands on her waist. He pulled her hip
EPIC: in which Robin makes new friendsWith growing horror, Robin realized that the approaching din was the sound of cracked branches and broken shrubs—in other words, the sound of a massive thing crashing through the brush. Swiftly, she considered her options, all of which were very limited and invariably resulted in her messy, unpleasant death.Before she'd come to a conclusion, the thing hurtled into the clearing behind her and she spun, stumbling back a step in sheer horror. Then she blinked. The thing was an apparently normal young man, covered in leaves and dirt and not quite as large or carnivorous as the crashing had suggested.Robin's vital functions stopped panicking and, with some difficulty, went about resuming their normal patterns. She exhaled a rattling breath and had only just opened her mouth to ask where she was when he looked up at her and said, suddenly, "Run. If I were you, I'd start running as fast as possible." Then, without even as much as another glance, he proceeded to follow his own
EPIC: they are almost murderedThere really was nothing like imminent death to encourage teamwork, Robin thought, hand in hand with her current worst enemy. Dashing haphazardly through bushes, over roots, past one hapless-looking (but, she noted with relief, normal-sized) squirrel, they crashed indiscriminately through the brush until she had the presence of mind to ask, "Where are we going?""I don't care. Anywhere," he said, panting. "As long as it's away from that monster."It didn't sound like much of a plan to Robin. "Can we look fora thicket, or somethingsomeplace useful" she tried to say, but then he halted so suddenly that his grip on her hand wrenched at her shoulder and she stumbled painfully before she caught herself."Um, ow? Some warning in the future?" she said, snatching her hand out of his and rubbing her shoulder.He was looking hard at something she couldn't see. "Trust me, I don't think that's the worst you'd suffer if we keep going this way," he said, backing away."What?" Robin
Dream Defying Chapter 2Nepeta woke up on her bed and yawned. That was the best sleep she had gotten in a while. She sighed. Karkat's so nice, she thought. I need to tell him when he wakes up...But whenever she thought this, she remembered Terezi.Nepeta felt tears beginning to well up in her eyes. Terezi obviously liked Karkat, and he probably felt the same way.Nepeta grabbed her head and groaned. What is wrong with me? Terezi was her friend; she should be happy for her if Karkat is flushed.But why didn't she feel this way? Because I love him, she thought.She forced this out of her mind and walked into the lab. The only others in there were Gamzee, Sollux, and Terezi. Gamzee was carelessly dancing in the middle of the room. It appeared that Sollux and Terezi were having a conversation. Tears were creeping down Terezi's cheeks. "Are you sure?" She asked, her voice warbling."Yeah, I'm thorry." Sollux said."How can we find out?""It may take a little bit. We don't know of he'th there or not""Where?"Soll
Dream Defying Chapter 1"Are you sure this will work? What if he doesn't wake up?"He'll be fine, trutht me.""I don't know, this looks dangerous...""Look, I know what I'm doing.""What if it doesn't happen?""Oh, pleathe, with thothe guyth, at leatht one of them ith going to try it.""Hey!""Not you, the otherth...""It just seems a bit far-fetched.""Look, I know what I'm doing, okay?""I hope for his sake you do..."Karkat slowly opened his eyes. Where am I? he thought. He sat up and took a look at his surroundings. Everything was purple. Could it be?Karkat turned his head to see multiple small black aliens walking by. I'm on Derse, he thought. But how? Maybe the one of the trolls had the answer. Equius? No. Eridan? Uh, no. Gamzee's to high to comprehend anything. Fef, maybe...Nepeta?Karkat sighed. Gog, how long has it been like this? He thought. He thought about going to her and smiled. He was flushed for her, no doubt, but he doubted she was flushed for him. Being a shipper complicates things.Karkat
Dream Defying Chapter 3"A coma? Seriously?""Yep."Karkat stood beside Nepeta as they walked around Derse. He had just been informed that his normal self has been in a coma. "When did that even happen?"Nepeta held her hands up in an "I-don't-know" sort of way. "I honestly don't know; I found out a few minute before I fell asleep.""So," Karkat looked around, thinking of what to say next, "I guess I'm stuck here with you?"Nepeta blushed. "Well, yeah, but you don't have to be, it's your choice."Karkat raised an eyebrow, and smiled. "So you wouldn't mind if I, say, hung out with Gamzee?"Nepeta's eyes widened. "No, Karkitty, I was joking!" She said, a little too quickly. Karkat frowned. She seemed panicky and nervous all of a sudden...He decided to change the subject. "So what's Derse like, usually?"Nepeta shrugged. "Purple."Karkat rolled his eyes. "I gathered that, but what else is it like?"Nepeta looked up, like she was thinking about it. "That's it, really.""What do you guys even do for fun, then?"N
something as little"Do you sometimes think about humans and hurt," she says. She's rummaging in a crate on the cold floor of her garage, and her face is hidden. You shift to let the afternoon light shine on the golden wave of her hair."Because I do," she goes on, before you can admit that you have no answer. Small objects fall from the crate and cascade to the floor with a clatter. "I do."Her words hang heavy between you, alone and uncomfortable in the summer air, and your tongue stumbles in the strangeness of the moment and spits out, "Why?"She bundles the long strands of her hair into a fist and straightens, her hands otherwise empty. "Humans are so frail," she says, leaving your question unanswered, drifting with her I do. "They're made of all this muscle and bone and stubbornness, and still you can cut them to the heart with something as little as words." Her eyes fix on yours."What do you mean," you say, struggling to keep up with her. "Why words."She smiles and the force of it is
Karxnep HS fanfic: love and confession [fluff]Karkat looked nervously at the screen wanting to click on the name before him but each time his curser fell over the green text he became nervous."Come on... just do it!"He said to himself uncertainly, trying to give himself the confident boost he needed to just click on her name. CarcinoGeneticist [CG] began trolling ArsenicCatnip [AC] CG: HEY NEPETAAC: :33
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Artist: Big Sean
Album: U Know Big Sean-Finally Famous Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
[I Stand Alone In My Four Conner Room,
Staring At Candles. (Mannn Is This Shit On) ]
Yeah, Aye, Aye-o At Night I Cant Sleep,
I Toss And Turn, I Get Lost For Words,
Its Like I Lost My Nerves,
It All Started With My Chick About A B**** That I Hit,
That I Swear Aint S***,
But She Swear I Aint S***.
Awww Man Lord Help Her She Cant See What Im Sayin'
Or Hear What I Tell Her,
It Feel Like Im Talking To Helen, Keller
I Wish That She Could Understand Me,
Like A Shelter,
I Called Her Up And Said Im Tired Of Beefin' Told Her Im Leavin'
And That Shes Not Needed,
She Said Oh So You Just Done With Us, I Love
You Doe, Yeah Well That Makes One Of Us
I Hung Up.
I Got Tired Of My Living
Room Decor Then Headed To The Liqour
Store To Get Liqour, Swishor And A Stickor,
And Then Pull A Lift Off, Til I Buzz Like Clipors
And Pose Like A Clip Board, I Then Go
Somewhere I Had No Buisnees.
Er'body Hands Up So It Wasnt The Question.
I Started To Dippin',
It Take A Man With A Wooden
Cane In The Air To Reconize A Stick Up.
Hell Yeah The Ni***s Tried To Hit Me,
But Off A Whole Round Swear To God They Just Missed Me,
Then The Police Sirens Are Wrong.
They Took What They Saw Then Went Out The Back Door.
Sh*t I Hoped Off The Floor Tryna See Which Way They Went.
Mad Then A Motherf*ckin' B****.
Walked Back In To Make Sure Er'thang Was Cool.
Looked On The Floor Saw Blood By The Pool.
So I Asked The Clerk Dude Whats The Trouble.
No Response.
But His Face Seemed Puzzled.
I Walked Towards The Huddle To The Front Of The Crowd...
And Thats When I Saw Myself Strecthed Out.
See It Wasnt Til I Say My Own Body,
Then I Realized Them Pussy Ni***s Shot Me (Man)
Man I Couldnt Even Tell My B**** I Love Ha,
Man I Couldnt Even Kiss My Mother.
Aint That Some S*** Homie?
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Laws delighted with Esajas deal
Iron boss Brian Laws believes he has found a 'match-winner' and perfect replacement for Mark Duffy in Dutch winger Etienne Esajas.
The Dutchman today put pen to paper on a one-year-deal after impressing whilst on trial."We're thoroughly delighted with his medical. We checked everything out that we were concerned about and we're looking forward to working with him over this season," Laws told the Scunthorpe Telegraph.
"He's a good guy. He's an intelligent footballer who wants to do well.
"He can do things that others can't, and sometimes when you're in a tight situation or a tight game, you need somebody who can get something out of nothing.
"He's certainly going to do that. He's a match-winner, and to have one in League Two is going to be of chief benefit to us.
"We've lost a good player in Duffy but we've replaced him with a technically gifted player".
Laws also confirmed a deal for midfielder Sean McAllister will be concluded in the next few days.
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"Here's a picture from RIFT's expansion, Nightmare Tide," reader Bill sent in. "This is from the glacier area above the main city. The main city is deep underwater and is protected by a blue 'bubble' that extends just above the water line. To reach the upper areas, you use a bouncer (near portals) that shoots you up and into the water."
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MILWAUKEE — The 2001 product launch of the asthma drug Advair was a lavish, Las Vegas affair.
Using images of a slot machine, top GlaxoSmithKline executives took the stage in front of thousands of assembled sales reps. "There are people in this room who are going to make an ungodly sum of money selling Advair," one executive told the group.
He was right.
Millions of people with asthma, including many children, have gone on the drug and Advair sales have exceeded $4 billion every year since 2007.
Yet medical studies, independent doctors and court records indicate the drug can be dangerous, especially to children, and has been massively overused and often inappropriately prescribed.
Advair and other drugs that contain long-acting beta-agonists have been linked to 1,900 asthma deaths from 2004 through 2011, according to an estimate by AdverseEvents Inc., a private firm that analyzes incidents reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The incident reporting system is voluntary, so the estimate likely is low.
In a different analysis in 2008, an FDA researcher estimated the drugs contributed to 14,000 asthma deaths from 1994 through 2007. Advair, approved in 2000, is by far the biggest seller.
A Journal Sentinel/ MedPage Today investigation found the growth in Advair sales followed new asthma treatment recommendations that were written largely by doctors who received money from GlaxoSmithKline and other companies that market the drugs.
And the FDA sidestepped the concerns of some of its own doctors, who warned of the drugs' risks, especially among children and African-Americans, the investigation found. Those FDA doctors had urged that Advair and similar products not be prescribed to children and that other long-acting beta-agonists be taken off the market.
The picture of how a potentially dangerous drug became commonly prescribed comes from a Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today review of transcripts of FDA hearings, financial disclosures, medical journal articles and a U.S. Department of Justice complaint against GlaxoSmithKline.
Asthma, which affects an estimated 25 million Americans, is caused by inflammation and swelling of the airways in the lungs as well as constriction of those airways. Long-acting beta-agonists, which treat airway constriction, work by relieving routine, day-to-day symptoms. Inhaled corticosteroids treat inflammation.
Advair was considered a breakthrough in convenience because it combined the GlaxoSmithKline beta-agonist, Serevent, with an inhaled steroid.
Advair and similar drugs are considered appropriate treatment for more severe cases of asthma where the condition can't be controlled with just a steroid. But a 2010 study by Medco Health Solutions found that nearly two-thirds of mild asthma patients were taking the combination drug — often without trying a steroid first.
One theory from researchers for why Advair and similar drugs bring increased risk of deadly attacks is that the long-acting beta-agonists can mask worsening inflammation in the lungs. Patients feel better in the short term, but it may set them up for a catastrophic asthma attack down the road.
At a 2008 FDA advisory panel meeting reviewing the use of the drugs, agency physician David Graham questioned whether it was worth putting an entire population on the drugs just to find that occasional patient who gets better control of his or her asthma, according to a transcript of the meeting.
"We have no way of identifying who's going to have that miraculous response to Advair," he said, "just as we have no way or predicting who's going to end up in the cemetery because of Advair."
In 2010, when the agency approved more large-scale safety trials of the drugs, some of its own researchers called doing so unethical because it could put tens of thousands of patients at risk, according to a transcript.
Such trials would be especially dangerous for children, agency physician Andrew Mosholder warned, noting children "can't give consent themselves and one could argue the ethical burden is greater to protect."
The trials, which are not expected to yield results until 2017, will involve 46,800 adults and adolescents aged 12 and older. A separate trial involving 6,200 4- to 11-year-olds also is being conducted.
FDA spokeswoman Morgan Liscinsky noted in an emailed statement that in 2010, the agency instituted new safety requirements for the drugs, including that they should be used for only the shortest duration necessary to achieve control of symptoms and then discontinued if possible.
In addition, the agency has said long-acting beta-agonists should only be used with a steroid. The agency also issued warnings in 2006 about the increased risk of deadly attacks.
Liscinsky said the FDA believes the benefits of the drugs outweigh the risks when they are used properly.
GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Karen Collins said the company stands by the safety and its promotion of Advair. She said the remarks from the Las Vegas meeting — described in federal court documents — were taken out of context, and do not reflect "the company we are today."
"It is absolutely against GSK's policies and practices to inappropriately influence prescribing decisions," she said.
Criminal allegations
In July, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay a record $3 billion to settle criminal and civil allegations filed by the U.S. Department of Justice that it unlawfully promoted several drugs, including Advair.
The government alleged that the company fraudulently pushed Advair as a first-line therapy for mild asthma patients, though it was not approved or medically appropriate for such cases.
In addition, the company paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to prescribe and recommend Advair and other drugs, according to the complaint. The payments included speaking and consulting fees; gifts, travel and entertainment costs; payments for serving on "sham advisory boards;" and continuing medical education programs.
Collins, of GlaxoSmithKline, said the company disputes the government's allegations and said there was not a corporate strategy to promote Advair for inappropriate patients.
"The company reached this settlement with the government to avoid the delay, expense, inconvenience and uncertainty of protracted litigation of the government's claims and to put behind us these long-standing investigations of what was, for the most part, very old conduct," she said.
The financial links between the asthma drug companies, the medical associations that promoted the drugs and the doctors who wrote treatment guidelines that recommended the drugs followed a pattern identified with other drugs in earlier investigations by the Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today.
In 2007, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued new guidelines for treating asthma that included this recommendation: Long-acting beta-agonists should be the preferred add-on treatment to combine with inhaled steroids, both in adults and children aged 12 and older.
Of the 18 members of the panel that wrote the guidelines, 15 had financial ties at the time to GlaxoSmithKline or other companies that market beta-agonists, according to research by the Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today.
The chairman of the panel, William Busse, is a doctor and professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, whose financial relationships with asthma drug makers include years of work as a paid adviser, speaker and consultant.
At the time the guidelines were issued, Busse disclosed that he worked as a speaker and adviser for GlaxoSmithKline and several other drug companies, though specific amounts of money were not listed.
Another UW professor who served on the panel, physician Robert Lemanske, also had financial ties to the companies. His financial conflicts required that he get a special waiver from the FDA so that he could speak at its 2008 hearing on the drugs.
In emails, both Busse and Lemanske said they followed the panel's rules for transparency and for managing conflicts of interest. Precisely how much they and the other panel members were paid at the time could not be established. Only recently, in the face of new rules passed by Congress, have some drug companies publicly listed their payments to doctors and academics.
From 2009 through 2011, companies that make long-acting beta-agonists paid more than $400,000 to nine doctors on the panel, according to a database operated by the watchdog organization ProPublica.
Conflicts of interest
The Milwaukee-based American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, which serves doctors and patients, has played an advocacy role for the drugs. Since 2008, companies that market long-acting beta-agonists have provided $4.7 million to the group. About $2.6 million of that came from GlaxoSmithKline.
An example: When the FDA held a hearing on the drugs in 2008, Stanley Szefler spoke on behalf of the academy, testifying it would be a disaster if the drugs were taken off the market.
"I don't think you want to walk away from this meeting and have a headline that this panel decided to draw back asthma to 20 years ago," Szefler, a doctor with the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, told the panel members.
Szefler, who did not reply to a request for comment, also was a member of the panel that issued the asthma treatment guidelines in 2007. At the time he listed financial relationships as a consultant and adviser to GlaxoSmithKline and several other asthma drug companies. The amount was not required to be listed.
Academy President Wesley Burks said the group has been active in disseminating balanced information about the drugs. On its website, he said, it clearly mentions the risks and proper use of the drugs.
"As with most medications," Burks wrote in an email, "there are risks and benefits which must be carefully weighed in every situation."
Eric Campbell, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said there is an abundant supply of experts without financial conflicts. He said doctors who have worked as speakers for drug companies should not be allowed to serve on treatment guideline panels.
"Physicians should not be part-time drug salesmen," he said.
An elusive number
Putting a reliable number on asthma deaths and severe attacks caused by Advair and other long-acting beta-agonist drugs has evaded researchers and regulators, in part because overall asthma deaths have been declining since the late 1990s to about 3,300 a year.
Estimates of deaths related to long-acting beta-agonists have varied widely.
In addition to the estimate by AdverseEvents Inc. of nearly 1,900 deaths between 2004 and 2011, long-acting beta-agonist products were the primary suspect in 3,500 hospitalizations in that period, according to the firm. Advair was the drug used in a vast majority of the cases.
The firm uses its own software to analyze reports of drug side effects to the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System. Firm President Brian Overstreet said the FDA's voluntary system is known for capturing as few as 10 percent of such cases.
The estimate of 14,000 excess asthma deaths between 1994 and 2007 came from Graham, the FDA researcher who warned that Advair might be putting people in the cemetery.
That number is based partly on estimates using findings from two large clinical trials, both of which looked at Serevent, GlaxoSmithKline's beta-agonist drug, as a single agent.
Those estimates were disputed by Collins, the Glaxo-SmithKline spokeswoman, who said there were no such deaths in other research involving 18,000 Advair patients.
But the 18,000 number comes from 86 separate clinical trials sponsored by the company.
The fact that so many separate, smaller trials were involved can make a critical difference, especially when looking for unusual occurrences such as asthma deaths, said Sanjay Kaul, a physician who has served on FDA advisory panels and is considered an expert on drug safety data and clinical trial design.
In large clinical trials, patients are typically divided into groups with similar risk factors such as age, the severity of their disease and the other drugs they are taking — all of which can affect mortality. That can vary significantly across so many trials.
"Zero deaths reported from 18,000 patients in 86 different trials doesn't supply any evidence of reassurance," said Kaul, a Los Angeles physician who also serves as director of the vascular physiology and thrombosis research laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.
1990s trial provided early warning signs for asthma drugs
MILWAUKEE — The troubled history of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta-agonists goes back to the 1990s when a large clinical trial in Great Britain of the GlaxoSmithKline drug Serevent produced disturbing results.
In that 16-week trial of 25,000 asthma patients, 12 people getting the drug died of asthma and respiratory causes, compared with only two in the control group who took a standard medication, according to a 1993 paper.
In addition, there were 193 hospitalizations or life-threatening events related to asthma and respiratory causes in the users of the new drug, compared with 102 in the other group.
The serious concerns raised in the first trial of Serevent, also known as salmeterol, led to a second large study of the drug several years later in the United States.
That trial was halted by GlaxoSmithKline, in part because of excess deaths among African-Americans.
Researchers had hoped to study 60,000 people in the trial, but only 26,000 people had been enrolled when it was stopped in 2003.
A 2006 paper that detailed the results of the U.S. trial noted there were 37 asthma- and respiratory-related deaths in those receiving salmeterol, compared with 14 among those on usual asthma medication who also got a placebo.
Among African-Americans getting salmeterol, 15 died of asthma and respiratory causes during the 28-week study period, compared with only three who got a placebo.
It is not known why African-Americans may be more vulnerable to the effects of salmeterol. One theory involves genetic variations in cells in the lungs.
Long-acting beta-agonists are inhaled drugs that are sold as single agents. They also can be combined in an inhaler with a steroid.
The leading beta-agonist/steroid combination product is Advair, sales of which have topped $4 billion a year since 2007, according to the market research firm IMS Health.
Another long-acting beta-agonist, Foradil (formoterol) also is available as a single-agent and as the combined product Symbicort, made by AstraZeneca.
In an email, GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Karen Collins said studies consistently have shown that Advair provides better overall asthma control than just an inhaled corticosteroid, including improvements in lung function, symptom control and less use of short-acting rescue inhalers.
She said both Advair and Serevent have improved asthma care.
"These medicines are used by millions of people worldwide and in the vast majority of people treated, they are well tolerated," she said.
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Minding my own business last week and the deputy pays me a visit. Reading the subpoena, I do not recognize the plantiff nor the defendant. I search my database by owner and borrower and found a match. I did a plans & specs report back in September 2003. Checking the workfile, a final was never ordered nor performed. Feeling rather suspicious, I called the loan officer that handled the order. He informed me that the borrower got married and is now going through a nasty divorce. I replied, "thank you Capt. Obvious", but why didn't you order a final and why am I being subpoenaed. My loan officer had no idea about the subpoena but the guy never converted over to a permanent loan. Apparently, after 12 months the construction loan rolls into a ARM loan and the guy has been making his payments.
Here is the main clue to quote a letter from the attorney (after the subpoena was served). "Prior to it (the lot) going into both names, Mr. McFly had an option to purchase the property. Upon that option he entered the property, obtained the necessary permits, engineering data, and proceeded to bulkhead and fill the lot, bringing it to build ready condition. This also required coordinating all utilities to, and on the site. The issue is what was this lot worth at the time of the deed going into both names. Just the value of the lot on November 15, 2003."
Here is the confusing part. "On the day of closing, Mr. McFly contributed the lot which was previously owned (equity in option and improvements) by him individually and it then became marital property at that value, not what he had the right to purchase it for."
The effective date of my report is 09/15/03. The owner and borrower is Mr. McFly only.
The way I see it, the intended user is the mortgage company and the purpose was to give an opinion of market value based on the 100% completion of the site improvements per plans and specs. The appraisal report was not completed for a divorce case.
I believed this attorney needs to find an appraiser who is willing to do a retro based on the November date. Your wisdom will be appreciated?
Side note: The attorney who subpoenaed me will not return my calls. The court date is next Thursday. I will walk in there with nothing but my clothes if he does not call and recind the subpoena.
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call the other side. offer to be their expert witness....they don't have to call you if they don't want to.
"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is much the same." Oscar Wilde
In Ohio, they have to pay an expert witness (and, who says our hourly wage is not as much as a medical doctor). I would be sending an invoice to this attorney quickly if you are allowed by law. In testimony I would proceed to teach a mini course on USPAP, intended users, et cetera as your testimony. My cost includes 90 minutes only and then per hour fee. It has totally elliminated game playing with me sitting and waiting.
I'm confused as to why you are being supoenaed. First and foremost is the issue of privity. You were hired by the bank/lender and you are their client; the loan applicants are not your client.
With regard to the expert witness issue, you cannot supoena expert testimony in this state (NY). If you are supoenaed you would be considered an hostile witness. Personally, I would show up with no material and play dumb. But it is best to consult with your attorney if you have one. Chances are they can squash this real quick.
Edit: Whoops...meant to say hostile witness...not expert!
For divorce, if you do not show up, rarely will the judge order you in contempt of court (from what i have ever seen.) I know several who did not show up.
Frankly my answer was a little flippant. Really I would consult my att'y and try to get the subpoena squashed. I would be a pain in the butt.
You can pull this tactic. Don't bring a thing. Tell them you don't recall a thing. The lawyer will almost certainly hand you a copy of the report. Reply "This is a copy of a report, but it could be a forgery because it does not have my watermark on the report. Therefore, I am unable to confirm any detail in the report. I am not an expert witness and I do not recall any detail regarding the report because I have prepared hundreds of reports since this date." If it is the real McCoy, you have to answer.
I was in the exact same situation 2 yr ago and could not weasel out of it. Did not get a penny for my testimony. Sadly, the prick who pulled me into court beat his wife out of every penny. She walked with the shirt on her back. Another good case of Oklahoma justice.
"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is much the same." Oscar Wilde
Had the same situation recently. About the year 2000, I did an appraisal for my client a local bank of a lot and proposed manufactured home as if installed on the site. Never saw the home on the site and never heard anything else about this deal. A couple months ago I received a call from an attorney representing the wife stating he has a copy of my old appraisal and wante to know how much I will charge to appraise it for a divorce case. I told him and he says she can't pay that much. A couple weeks later I showed up for work and his paralegal was standing at my office door asking why I am not in court room B? I ask why I should be in court and she says I was subpoenaed last week. I told her I had no subpoena and she said they are waiting for you in court. I got the appraisal and went to court where I am served with the subpoena and put on the witness stand.
The lawyer held up the appraisal and ask if I recall this appraisal? My reply was: "Yes, I did that appraisal for my client Bank XXX for their intended use of evaluating a construction loan of a proposed property for the purpose of making a construction loan and cannot be use by anyone else for any other use or purpose. I appraisal is the property of my client and if my client is not a party to this case I don't understand why I am required to be here." That was pretty much the end of it. I sent them a bill for a full day, received a check and a nice note thanking me for my professional service.
Usually you can call the lawyer's attention to the certification page and also to your USPAP compliance page that states who is the intended user and what is the intended use. Since the certification says you don't have to testify, you are not required to appear unless you agree to and agree to a fee. When I tell them what my fee is.....it usually goes away.
A Former AQB Certified USPAP Instructor
Does anyone have a good stocked quote to put inside every appraisal saying sonething like if I'm called to court over this appraisal there is a XXX.XX minimum charge for X hrs in court and XXX.XX/hr after that?
Thank you for the responses. I would love to talk to the attorney however he will not return my calls. I have the intended user and purpose statements in two different sections of the report. In the Contingent and Limiting Conditions, item #4 clearly states that I will not give testimony without specific arrangements beforehand. I have no worries with the report and specifically with the land value. I will post Thursday night about what happens. It's Saturday afternoon and it's time for a ice cold barley and hops pop.
Did I miss something in the post? If I am reading this the appraisal was done on September 15, 2003. The attorney wants to know the value as of November 15, 2003, two months after the appraisal was completed. How are you suppose to give this value without doing another new appraisal as of the date November 15, 2003? I think you need a new appraisal, a new work file and a new fee.
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I restarted the server, but nothing changed. I even restarted the server, but I still can't create webs, users, or even change the email setting (change from local server to external server - for use with Google Apps)
One urgent matter is that the webs aren't forwarding emails to the external server. where is it set? I looked into the postfix files, but did not find anything.
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TV Guide's Senior Critic Matt Roush takes your TV questions. Have a rant, rave or burning question about your favorite show you'd like addressed? E-mail him here!Question: Sometimes I ask God why it was decided that I should be a sci-fi geek. I don't know about anyone else, but I have been impressed with the character development on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It is clear that Fox asked the producers to cut back on special effects to save money, so the writers had to actually (gasp!) write. I think they've done a wonderful job. I am enjoying the development of John and Cameron the most, but also of Sarah, Derek and Ellison. And then Fox pulls a Firefly on me and moves it to Friday along with Dollhouse. I don't understand how Fox and other networks cannot get this. Shows like Dollhouse and Terminator need to either lead to a heavy hitter or have a heavy hitter for a lead-in. It may take a little more time, but that is the best way to build viewership and grab viewers who might otherwise not watch based on the title and subject of the show alone. If you throw two shows that appeal to the same audience on the same night, the ratings will pretty much flat-line wherever they start, as new viewers will probably just not tune in. Seems like a no-brainer to me. I've been reading "Ask Matt" for years now, and thanks for all the insight. — Brian O.Matt Roush: It does seem at times like the fates are conspiring against fans of outside-the-mainstream TV, doesn't it? There's no question that a Terminator-Dollhouse Friday line-up is going to be ratings-challenged (unless the universe does a complete 360 soon), but as I noted in my Dispatch after Fox announced its midseason lineup, I can't really blame a network for playing to its strengths — in this case, moving House to Mondays in front on 24, instead of taking a leap of faith on Dollhouse, as originally announced. Putting Dollhouse or Terminator alongside hit shows would likely be a mixed blessing, anyway, since the disparity between the ratings for a 24/House-size hit and either of these genre cult items might actually hasten their demise, if it's seen that they're dragging down nights more critical to Fox's fortunes than Friday will ever be. The most we can hope for is a decent demographic tune-in for this fantasy block on Fridays, a night that has already been established as a destination for sci-fi fans (with Battlestar Galactica returning there in January). Still, won't be easy. And while Brian argues that lumping together like-minded shows is a recipe for disaster, our next questioner disagrees.Question: After reading tons of "how will Pushing Daisies survive!" e-mails to your column, I've now started to be paranoid about the status of one of my favorite shows! I tend not to pay attention to ratings, so I'm often surprised when my favorite shows are taken off the air. With regard to Stephen's letter about scheduling, why doesn't ABC have a "quirk" night of Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone? It's clear that Daisies needs a lead-in (although it sort of is the perfect 8 pm/ET show) and I know I'd sit and watch that night from beginning to end. As a follow-up to that question, why don't networks do more "theme nights" like that? NBC has its action Mondays with Chuck, Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy, which I enjoy and watch from beginning to end, as well as procedural Wednesdays, during which I ignore the execrable Knight Rider (really, NBC?) and enjoy the Life/Law & Order combo. And I see Fox will be putting up a sci-fi Friday of Sarah Connor and Dollhouse, which I'm really looking forward to. All CW's programming blocks are in "theme nights." ABC's programming appears to be rather schizophrenic, with some quirk at 8, a medical drama at 9 and some kind of brain-twisting something at 10. There's no real cohesiveness throughout the night. Watching ABC through a night is a tiring experience, what with the shifting gears every hour. Doesn't it make sense to match up programming and brand it to market it to consumers of that type of show? — NikaMatt Roush: Interesting points, although even bringing any of this up prompts comments that in a DVR age, it doesn't really matter which kinds of shows airs next to each other. In the bigger picture, though, it really kind of does. Audience flow and compatibility of schedule are still important components of the network scheduling business, which makes it especially tricky at ABC, which has so many offbeat hybrids on its schedule. I'm kind of dismayed, to be honest, at the thought of a Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice two-fer on Thursdays at midseason. Despite the fact it makes thematic sense, it strikes me as too much of an uneven thing, and the proximity of Practice to Grey's may just illuminate the parent show's flaws too openly. 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Again, I'm pretty sure this is not the reaction the producers intended.Question: I have watched every episode of Sons of Anarchy and I cannot get enough of it. Yet I hear nothing about how it's doing, what FX plans to do with it, etc. With another FX all-time great in The Shield about to ride off into the sunset, this is a perfect choice to pick up the slack. FX has continued to develop the best shows on TV year after year: The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, etc. I will put Sons and SAMCRO right up at the top of that list. Please let me know what the deal is. — Peter B.Matt Roush: Good news for you. FX has picked up the show for a second season. According to the trades, it's averaging 2 million viewers, making Sons of Anarchy FX's most successful launch in the 18-49 demographic since Rescue Me. In many ways, this show was developed to fill the void The Shield will leave behind, and it appears to have fulfilled that goal, at least for some. 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I have really started to embrace Life (so to speak) this season, and while like nearly everything on NBC, it's struggling — going up against CBS's unspeakably popular Criminal Minds doesn't help — NBC has given the show a full-season order in hopes the audience will discover its many quirky virtues.Question: My girlfriend asked me the other night what had happened with Colm Meaney being cast as Detective Gene Hunt on ABC's Americanized version of Life on Mars. I had nearly forgotten that early buzz last year was that the show would be produced by David E. Kelley, with the additional talents of The West Wing's Thomas Schlamme, starring Colm Meaney. I have to say, having seen two seasons of the British version of Life on Mars as well as the spin-off Ashes to Ashes via DVD, I'm really let down by yet another Americanization of what was a really well-done British program. I can't help thinking David E. Kelley could have delivered a better show. IMDB even has an entire entry for Life on Mars with the line-up that might have been, but I haven't really found any answers as to why the show changed so much before it actually aired. Can you fill me in? — RobynnMatt Roush: Woulda coulda shoulda. Not much point in yearning for what might have been, from where I sit. The situation is rather complicated regarding David E. Kelley and ABC parting company over Life on Mars. (Around the same time it was decided to end Boston Legal this season while Kelley himself was moving on to a new production company.) All of these factors helped lead to the show being put in other producers' hands, and more critically, moving the show from Los Angeles to mid-'70s New York (a much better call in my opinion), necessitating an entire change of cast, with the exception of lead Jason O'Mara. I have nothing against Colm Meaney, but I see landing Harvey Keitel as Hunt as something of a coup. ABC's Mars is far from perfect, and I can probably count on one hand the times I've ever heard anyone compare a remake favorably to the original. I also like the British version better, but I've seen far worse translations of overseas shows to our marketplace. Case in point: next question.Question: I just have a question about Kath & Kim. Why is it that no one seems to like that show? Personally, I love Molly Shannon and Selma Blair and think they are two very funny ladies! I know the storylines are a little less than stellar, but I think the show has great potential, given the cast. What are your thoughts? — P.J.Matt Roush: Since you asked, I think the show's a disaster. While I admire Molly Shannon to no end, she's trying too hard, while Selma Blair is merely trying (as in annoying), or perhaps not trying hard enough. As always with comedy, it's a matter of taste, but this show doesn't have any, nor does it have a specific enough point of view to make these cartoonish characters anything more than unpleasantly bad company. The outrageousness of the Australian original (here we go again) has been supplanted by shtick. Good news for fans is that NBC has renewed it for a full season, but I see no real upside in either writing or cast. If NBC wasn't having such a dreadful fall, this show would almost certainly be toast by now.Question: Some of your readers have been asking about the broadcast network sitcoms, but I'm just wondering if there is any possibility for cable sitcoms like Rita Rocks from Lifetime or My Boys from TBS to be considered for network slots. Both are sweet and funny. The only CBS show I watch is How I Met Your Mother. My Boys has a similar vibe. — FrankMatt Roush: And My Boys' vibe is one that TBS likes, which is why it's staying put there. I've often thought, looking at the respective fortunes of (for example) NBC and its cable sibling USA Network, that the broadcast network would be lucky to land shows with as much appeal as USA's signature series like Monk, Psych and Burn Notice. This fall, NBC has fallen so short I almost expect them to start plucking the fruit from USA's tree. But taking your examples, these comedies are helping establish the brand of their respective cable networks, and this is very important to them. Besides, their modest success isn't likely to have the major networks rushing to steal them away, no matter how impoverished their own comedy lineups. And in the long run (literally), a show that's found its niche on cable rarely has to worry about cancellation as constantly as network shows do. Be happy these shows are where they are.
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i love this. i use it daily. it exfoliates and deep cleans. i use it at night because it makes skin temporarily red. i have had such horrible problems with acne and enlarged pores, but this solved it! it really got deep into my pores. i also use it on my lips for 30 sec to plump them up a little ;) its just a great product that i think everyone should own. there cant possibly be any complaints. nothing compares to this. i recommend it to everyone!
Don't even know where to start with how great this thing is! Wish I had purchased this years ago! Have been using this for several weeks now and my skin has never looked better. It absorbs moisturizers so much better I can't believe it. I feel like I have perfect skin now. Have been using this with my Purpose cleanser and Walgreen's Alpha Hydrox 8% cream. Love them all. The first few times the Clarisonic may have irritated my skin a bit but no problems since. If you are on the fence about purchasing this, just do it!
I love my clarisonic mia so much that I wanted to write a review on it after my first use. This is definitely an investment item, but I don't regret buying it at all. I've had clogged pores for over a year (I didnt do much about the clogged pores, simply b/c I was pregnant and didn't wanna use any chemicals on my skin at that time), after using the clarisonic mia for a month, my pores are now unclogged and my skin never felt so soft. For $149 USD, it really is a very expensive item, but it saves me alot of money in the long run. I no longer need to buy an exfoliator. I no longer need to buy a cleansing product especially for makeup removal (it does a great job in removing makeup too). And I no longer need to buy a toner. I no longer need to use blotting papers and I can now use less powder for setting makeup (there's definitely less oil secretion after using the clarisonic). I no longer use liquid foundation in my makeup routine (because the clarisonic really clears my skin) One other great thing is that my skin care products absorb so much better. I have oily skin, I can now use heavy creams (even in the humid summer temperature) and my skin won't feel greasy.
A fully charged clarisonic lasted me two whole weeks. I use it every night and morning when i have extra time (saturdays and sundays only).
Ladies out there hesitating to buy the clarisonic? Give Mia a try.
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I've been using this daily for 2 years now, and I cannot live without it! Results have continued to get better over time. The Clarisonic really cleans deep and prevents breakouts, and it also massages the skin and seems to improve circulation.
Since my skin is dry, I found it best to use it only at night. Twice a day was too much. I've used both the delicate and sensitive brush heads, but I prefer the sensitive brush now. I think my skin is stronger and in better condition -- not sure if it's from the Clarisonic or the Sothys products I've been using, but I think it's a combination of both.
The Mia is the perfect size for me -- doesn't take up too much space like the big one, and it's easier to travel with. I left this home once while traveling and I regretted it -- my skin started breaking out and looking rough within a few days. This baby goes everywhere with me!
My skin is very different than it was two years ago -- it was dry, rough, and I had to use tons of moisturizer because nothing could penetrate the dry skin. Now it's much more smooth, has a glow, and I don't need as much moisturizer to do the job. I think the combination of the Clarisonic and the right products can make a huge difference. I highly recommend this -- it is worth every penny. I got it on sale at lovelyskin.com and I've had it for 2 years and it's still going strong.
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Gosh I love this thing. I bought it last November during Sephora's F&F sale, and after using it for 9 months I am still very happy with my purchase. I'm glad I went with the Mia instead of the more expensive models, I can't imagine the other models doing more/better than the Mia. I have sensitive normal-to-dry skin. I'm not terribly breakout prone, but I do get a pimple out of the blue from time to time. This isn't a miracle product, but it does make the texture of my skin so much nicer. It exfoliates in ways other products just can't. My skin is very smooth, and I truly think my treatments absorb better because of it. Had the Olay version been out when I was shopping for a Clarisonic, I may have purchased the knock-off, but as it is I am incredibly happy with my Mia.
Edit 10-26-11: I've recently switched from the sensitive head to the regular head, and the results are much better. Good enough to bump it up to 5 lipsticks for me! The sensitive head is very, very gentle and was probably a good place to start, but I like the bit of extra exfoliation the regular/normal head provides.
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I was hesitant about buying a Clarisonic tool at first because of the high price tag, but it ended up being a great investment and within the first day of using it I could feel a difference in my skin.
I have been using the tool for over a month now and here are the benefits I've seen in my skin:
-Much, much smoother texture
-Clearer skin (I am very acne-prone)
-Much less milia on my forehead and nose area (completely clear when hormones permit)
-Smoothed out my more problematic areas of my face.
-Gentle exfoliation = no dry spots
-Pores appear much smaller (though I never had an issue before)
-I require a lot less foundation (and primer) and the product goes on more smoothly and easily. Coverage even seems better. Big plus since I tend to use a lot of expensive long-wear foundation.
-More even skin tone and acne spots fade more quickly
-Completely cleared the small breakouts I would get on my chest
-Completely removes my long-wear make-up
Aside the benefits for my skin, I like the device itself. It's portable, totally waterproof, easy to use, cordless and rechargeable, lightweight, has a great shape for holding, and has withstood a few drops in the shower.
I'm glad I invested in this little Godsend.
(Side note: I hear Olay released a worthy competitor for a fifth of the price. I am curious about it)
I love this cleanser tool. After using the clarisonic, my face feels cleaner and smoother. I have the mia version. The only downside to this is that it shuts off after I believe a minute and I like to use it for about 1.5 minutes but its not a really big deal. I just press the button again. Charging the unit does take a while but using it twice a day, one charge last me about a week.
It doesnt have an effect on my acne but I just love the fact that I know its cleaning my face better than my hands can. I did not recall experiencing a purge of acne after using this.
I bought this unit for about 110-20 dollars and it is quite expensive for a cleansing unit but I think its worth it. If you think about it, sonic toothbrushes clean your teeth better than manual brushes so I have no doubt it cleanses my face better.
I have dropped it in the shower (a good two feet) a handful of times and it is still working like a charm.
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After getting a facial and reading the reviews on here, I decided to buy the Mia. I had researched the knockoff brands for $30, but most of the reviews said things that while it worked great, they often weren't waterproof and/or dont expect it to last years like the Mia. My beautician who works at Sephora told me just to buy it there, try it out, and then return it if I don't like it. I bought it for $160 something with tax. Within the first time of using it my skin was smooth and soft. I ended up finding it for $115 on Ebay, so I returned it at Sephora.
While I dont think this is an acne cure, it definitely has helped me with the dry spots on my face, as well as the oily spots. It also really is great to use before I apply moisturizer and foundation because it smooths out my skin. So $115 is a lot for this product especially for someone like me, but it was worth every penny.
Love this tool! Will definitely buy again!
I received this as a b-day gift about 2 weeks ago. A little backround - I'm 41 with rosacea, combo skin. My forehead was covered in dozens of tiny bumps, which I also had around my jawline. Well, I saw a BIG difference after using the Clarisonic ONE time. I've been using this every morning since I got it and my skin is really truly better than it's been in about 6 years! I've been using the cleanser for sensitive skin that came with it but I have tried it with my usual Cerave with the same psitive results. It does not irritate my skin and has not caused my rosacea to flare up at all. As other reviews have said, it seems to make my other skincare products "work" better. I highly highly recommend this product. I can not believe how it's turned my skin around.
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ALL 326 local planning authorities in England, councils like Stratford-on-Avon District, need a local plan. The core strategy is a component of that local plan. It contains all the local district wide policies that need to be considered when processing planning applications. New development needs to satisfy local needs, helping to realise the hopes and ambitions of its communities and protect them from situations they fear. New homes and places to work should provide then with a healthy lifestyle, a pleasant place to live, good recreational facilities and above all the infrastructure that enhances their quality of life. The buzzword to describe this is 'sustainable'.
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EYEWITNESSES have described a huge fire that erupted at Sims Metal Recycling Plant in Long Marston, on the Warwicskhire Worcestershire border, on Tuesday night as looking like "a nuclear bomb".
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A thick fog covered the surrounding four or five miles, blanketing the villages of Mickleton, Pebworth and Honeybourne.
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But Alastair Adams, who is the Wychavon District Councillor for Honeybourne and Pebworth, asked how they could be so sure.
Having witnessed the fire last night, which he said looked like "a nuclear bomb", he woke up with a dry mouth and a metallic taste at the back of his throat.
"It was just horrendous, absolutely horrible," he said.
The second large fire at the plant in the past month, residents think Sims have been stockpiling too much metal and working out of hours.
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This has been reduced to around 60,000 tonnes, and management have previously said it is their plan to clear the site by July.
Mr Longford also pointed out that Sims only have a license to operate until 8pm and last night's fire started at 8.45pm.
Sims are also currently investigating a case of fraud at their Long Marston site, and have been forced to write off £52 million.
Mr Adams said there was definitely something "fishy" going on.
This morning, although the fire is now under control, the metal is still alight.
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Travolution Awards: Winners revealed
Find out who won what when the winners of the Travolution Awards 2014 were announced at The Ballroom, Southbank on Tuesday 2nd December