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|DSCO > SEC Filings for DSCO > Form 8-K on 24-Oct-2012
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Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
On October 24, 2012, Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release providing a commercial update of the activities related to the commercial introduction of SURFAXIN® and AFECTAIR®. SURFAXIN is the first and only peptide-containing, surfactant approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the only alternative to animal-derived surfactants that today are the standard of care to manage RDS in premature infants. AFECTAIR was developed initially as part of the Company's AEROSURF® development program and is being developed as a series of proprietary disposable ventilator circuit/patient interface connectors that simplify the delivery of aerosolized medications to critical-care patients requiring ventilatory support. The initial AFECTAIR device has been developed for use with infants receiving ventilatory support in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The Company has registered its AFECTAIR devices in the U.S. as a Class I, exempt medical device. A copy of the release ("Press Release") is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the text of such release is incorporated by reference herein.
The Company announced that it continues to make progress in its efforts to prepare for launch. Among other things, to assure product continuity, the Company has enhanced its quality control and assurance infrastructure with additional hiring of highly-qualified scientific, technical and analytical personnel and systems implementation. During a recent review of the results and processes related to the analytical testing and quality control of SURFAXIN drug product, the Company determined that one of its analytical chemistry methods used to assess its drug product's conformance to specifications requires improvement and that an update to product specifications will be necessary. The Company has proactively communicated its findings regarding this analytical method to the FDA, has initiated a plan to improve and validate its analytical method, and plans to submit updated product specifications to the FDA. Based on the anticipated time required to improve the method, submit updated specifications, and await confirmation from the FDA, the Company anticipates that, if its plan is successful, the availability of SURFAXIN drug product will be delayed until early in the second quarter of 2013. This is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or financial position, in part, because the Company's commercial launch plans for SURFAXIN during this period has always been to focus initially on formulary acceptance.
The Company anticipates that the initial AFECTAIR device will be commercially available in December 2012. This initial device is intended for use in infants receiving ventilatory support in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICU, PICU). Because the Company expects that the same hospitals that purchase SURFAXIN are likely to purchase AFECTAIR, the Company's commercial and medical affairs organizations will be responsible for the commercial introduction of this product.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call and webcast on October 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM EDT to discuss its commercialization plans for SURFAXIN and AFECTAIR. Information relating to a live webcast of the conference call, including a slide presentation, is set forth in the press release. A copy of the slide presentation accompanying the conference call and webcast ("Slide Presentation") attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and the text thereof is incorporated by reference herein. The Slide Presentation is qualified in its entirety by the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including this Form 8-K and the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K, 8-K and 10-Q, and any amendments thereto.
Projections and Assumptions
The Company's estimates of market size, business opportunities and analyses and assumptions included in the Press Release, Slide Presentation and conference call are based in part on its analysis of data derived from the following sources, among others: with respect to SURFAXIN, account estimated patient populations, expected adoption rates of SURFAXIN drug product, current pricing, and economics and anticipated potential pharmaco-economic benefits are based, in part, on the following sources: Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2006, Pediatrics, Martin et. al.; CDC National Vital Statistics, 2005; IMS Midas Data MAT, December 2010; HCUP Hospital Discharge data, 2008; Hospital Insurance Claim Database, 2009; Management and Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), 2008, Eichenwald, Stark; Market Intelligence Report on Number of ICU Beds in EU5 Countries; Vermont Oxford Network Data, 2006; and the Company's Primary Market Research, December 2010, May 2011 and June 2012; as well as the Company's analysis of the Phase 3 SELECT and STAR trials of SURFAXIN.
The Company provides estimates and projections to give the reader an understanding of its strategic priorities, but the reader is cautioned not to rely on the Company's estimates and projections. To the extent that statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are not strictly historical, including such estimates and projections as well as any statements as to business strategy, outlook, objectives, future milestones, plans, intentions, goals, future financial conditions, future collaboration agreements, the success of the Company's product development or otherwise as to future events, such statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Such risks and others are further described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, and any amendments thereto.
Financial Update
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $36.1 million. Net cash outflows before financing activities for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were approximately $9.9 million. For the fourth quarter 2012, the Company anticipates net operating cash outflows of approximately $9.5 million, before taking into account financing activities.
Other Information
With respect to the Company's SURFAXIN manufacturing strategy, because of the limited size of the market, the number of vials produced per lot of SURFAXIN, and the limited volume of drug product stocked by hospitals generally, the Company does not plan to build a significant inventory of SURFAXIN drug product. For this reason, the need to modify and validate a SURFAXIN analytical chemistry method will not result in a loss of inventory. At the same time, the anticipated time line for availability of SURFAXIN drug product early in the second quarter 2012 includes time to manufacture, release, package and deliver newly-manufactured SURFAXIN drug product to the Company's warehouse services provider.
The Company plans to attend several neonatal medical conferences in the fourth quarter of 2012, where the commercial and medical affairs teams will be available to discuss SURFAXIN and/or AFECTAIR. In addition, at certain of these conferences, the results of new studies and new analyses providing expanded information to neonatal healthcare professionals regarding SURFAXIN and AFECTAIR will be presented.
Disclosure Notice
The information in the Press Release, Slide Presentation, conference call and this Form 8-K includes or is expected to include certain "forward-looking" statements relating, among other things, to the Company's plans to manufacture and release SURFAXIN drug product for commercial sale, including plans to execute a program to improve and validate one of the SURFAXIN analytical chemistry methods used to assess its drug product's conformance to specifications, and prepare and submit to the FDA information supporting a request to update certain SURFAXIN product specifications. As noted above, these and other similar statements are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While the Company currently believes that it will succeed in meeting the timelines outlined in the Press Release, Slide Presentation, conference call and this Form 8-K, such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to activities to improve and validate the analytical method, which can be time-consuming and unpredictable; the risk that the Company will be unable to successfully complete the work necessary to support its submission to the FDA within the timeline outlined above, if at all; risks that the FDA will not accept the Company's submission, or may require additional information that would require additional time, or may not respond within the time outlined in the guidelines set forth in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (which suggest four months for submissions of the type planned by the Company), or may deny the Company's request to update the product specifications; and the risk that the Company may identify unforeseen problems that have not yet been discovered that could adversely affect the Company's plans. In addition, the FDA may determined to initiate a facility inspection to review the Company's approach and response to dealing with the issues identified in its review of the analytical method. Any failure to satisfy any issues raised by the FDA could significantly delay, or preclude outright, gaining approval of updated product specifications, or could result in an action by the FDA to restrict the Company's ability to commercialize some or all of the Company's products, which could potentially delay or prevent the commercial availability of SURFAXIN drug product.
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99.1 Press release dated October 24, 2012
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Ambushed by Grace: The Virtues of a Useless Faith - Thomas W. Currie III
Currie calls us to seek faithfulness to Christ over usefulness. The gospel is not a tool to organize empire or provide therapy for self-realization. Like Mary in the presence of active Martha, we need to recover joy in our life together with Jesus before we seek usefulness. This joy "is the true promise of the gospel and the true life of the church" (2). It is easy to substitute "business" for "faithfulness."
Worship matters. And who we worship has profound significance in our lives. Worship confronts us with the question, "Whose world is it, after all?" In contrast with those who seek to separate faith from important issues, this question - "Whose world is it?" - underlies nearly every public issue we face. And worship does not "solve" the problems, but names them. "Worship is not oriented toward 'problem-solving' but rather toward faithful living in the midst of 'problems' that are not so much 'solved' as they are named" (13). Therefore, "the most obvious political question - Who governs? - becomes at its heart, the most unobvious theological question - Whom do we worship?" (13).
The Trinity matters. Jefferson's "self-evident" truths that supported America's founding documents force Jesus out of the discussion of God. If truths about God are "self-evident" then the revelation of God in Jesus is unnecessary. And because he did not seek his own happiness but gave his life in love for others, "he was, in fact, an embarassment to the exercise of human rights and the fulfillment of human life" (22). If one seeks self-realization, the cross is useless. Jesus does not simply provide a good example or give us useful information to build up our self-esteem and help us realize ourselves. Jesus reveals God and sets us free from sin and death. We must never forget that spirituality can be just another means of self-realization. Christians "walk by faith and not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7), for "the blindness of faith actually sees better than self-evident sight" (37).
The Church matters. But the church matters, not because it saves, but because it points to Jesus Christ: "What the church has to offer the world is not its knowledge, not even its salvation. The church has never saved anyone, a point our Reformed parents knew well and one that made them skeptical of serving up salvation to the culture as if it were a commodity. No, what the church has to offer the world is the only gift it has ever received: Jesus Christ" (40). We don't have to convince the world of how strongly we grasp Christ. Instead, we boast of the strength of Christ's grip on us: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ" (Romans 8:35).
The gift we offer the world is not useful - love is never simply useful - but essential: that of a community of Christ. "The church is the place where, in the fellowship of Jesus Christ, we learn to love those whom we have not chosen but who are presented to us as a gift: our parents, our friends, the stranger, even our enemies" (43-44). In light of this gift, "the most pressing task before the church is to receive itself as a gift of that Lord and claim that inseparability. We are called, I believe, to love the church, not to take it for granted, not to bemoan its institutional failings, not to long for its institutional success, not even to cultivate the virtue of a prophetic loneliness, but to cultivate the vineyard God has given us, to confess that in the church's worship and work, God cultivates us. We ought not to call common what God has cleansed. Implied in this love for the church is also a love for what belongs to the church: to cultivate its worship, to offer there our best, to love its preaching and honor it as the bread of life, to love its fellowships and sacraments as the sign of God's inseparable fellowship with us" (44).
Preachers must reject trying to be useful according to the world's mold, and seek to be faithful to Jesus. "There is, on the face of it, nothing more absurd than a preacher trying to point to something quite beyond his comprehension, something as mysterious as grace. But, in fact, that absurdity does not constitute the preacher's chief dilemma. For the great mystery of grace is precisely its comprehensibility. What puts the preacher into a predicament is not the fact that God is so far beyond us that none of us can understand him, but, rather, the fact, the alarming fact, that God has come so close to us we can see with startling clarity the mysterious depth of his love... The blinding clarity of such a gift is, of course, what scandalizes us; it comes in human flesh, being born in something less than impressive surroundings, dying in rather questionable circumstances. We see all of that. But what is given in all of that is not something hard to understand but, rather, something that is hard to accept" (66). Great, profound, provocative book!

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TOOOOOOLSaturday, January 13th, 2007
Only one week to go and I'll be in the photo pit at the Gold Coast Big Day Out directly in front of Tool! Tool sit alongside Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Floyd and Zeppelin as one of my all time favourite bands and so I'm pretty amped about shooting them. Back in the day everything about their first full length album Undertow blew my 15 year old mind. The videos, artwork and music were all exceptional. Their latest album, 10000 Days pretty much stayed in my CD player all of last year.
I'm sure there will be some crazy restriction on photographers but fingers crossed I get the opportunity for at least one good capture. Maynard's current mo-hawked cowboy persona looks like it will definitely be a heap of fun to shoot. In any case I'm seeing (and hopefully shooting) Tool at not only the Gold Coast Big Day Out but also the Sydney Big Day Out and both the Sydney and Melbourne sideshows.
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Scott Hairston says Mets did not make him an offer last winter
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Scott Hairston said the Mets did not make him an offer to return during the off-season.
"I get the feeling that they wanted to go in a different direction," Hairston said, according to Rubin. "There was an opportunity — a slight opportunity — for me to come back to New York. I just didn't get the sense that they wanted to move forward in that direction."
Hairston also told Rubin he was looking for an opportunity to play every day with the Mets, but said the team didn't have that availability for him.
Hairston signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Cubs in February – he is hitting .125 with a .154 OBP, three home runs and seven RBI in 52 plate appearances this season.
Hairston hit .263 with a .299 OBP, 20 home runs, 25 doubles and 57 RBI in 377 at bats for the Mets last season, during which he hit .286 in 189 at bats against left-handed pitchers.
Michael Baron, ContributorEven though the Mets may not have made an official offer in writing, I'm willing to bet Hairston had a pretty good idea what the Mets were thinking in his case this winter. I can't get too wrapped up in that language, considering a) who knows what actually took place, b) it doesn't change anything, and c) it can only spark further negativity in an already ugly situation in the outfield.
Sandy Alderson said over the winter Hairston wanted more playing time than the Mets were willing to guarantee, and that was partly due to Alderson hoping to make a bigger deal for his outfield which is why he held out in signing Hairston. In the end, the Hairston and his agent didnt want to pass on the Cubs offer and wait for the Mets. True, the Mets still failed in their pursuit of better outfielders, but I'm willing to bet Hairston would have ended up in a platoon no matter what even though the outfield currently sucks.


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The God of War series made its mark on the PSP with 2008's acclaimed Chains of Olympus, which went on to become one of the handheld's best-selling games. Then last year, Kratos returned to the struggling platform for a second go 'round with Ghost of Sparta, which enjoyed even more praise. Sony's giving you a second chance at both of these games with new HD visuals and trophy support in God of War: Origins for the PlayStation 3. It sounds like an enticing package, but is there really enough substance here to warrant the $40 price tag?
In Chains of Olympus, Kratos sets off to return order after Morpheus causes the sun to fall out of the sky, plunging the world into darkness. While there are just enough battles to keep the action flowing, Chains of Olympus is relatively slower-paced, with more of a focus on platforming and puzzle solving than you'd expect from a God of War game. It lacks the trademark battles with behemoth bosses, and the adventure clocks in a bit on the shorter side for the series. The new visuals are nice overall, but some questionable models that got a pass on the PSP's smaller screen are harder to ignore this time. Overall, Chains of Olympus is more in line with the original PS2 entries in terms of mechanics and structure, making for a solid experience, but one that lacks the modern refinements of its contemporaries.
On the other hand, Ghost of Sparta is much closer to what you'd expect from the series nowadays, with plenty of jaw-dropping action sequences that rival those of God of War 3. You're constantly pushed forward into increasingly more elaborate battles and quick-time sequences that test your reflexes, rarely allowing you a moment to catch your breath. There's more depth to the combat system, with new moves, weapons, and special abilities, and it's all in line with the God of War formula. The story of Kratos' search for his brother Deimos is exceedingly satisfying, and the visuals are a significant improvement over Chains of Olympus, with more varied locations and enemy types. Ghost of Sparta stands as one of the best entries in the series bar none.
It's true that a thing is only as strong as its weakest link, and Chains of Olympus hasn't aged as gracefully as the other God of War games. However, the inclusion of Ghost of Sparta makes this package a "must buy" for anyone seeking a great action game, particularly those who missed it on PSP. The updated visuals, new trophy support, and all of the original extras included make God of War: Origins a gift worthy of Olympus.
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20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Peter Gabriel (page 3)
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3. Genesis started to draw attention in countries throughout Europe due to Gabriel's flamboyant stage presence. He was known for his bizarre costumes and stories he told between each song. Gabriel told these elaborate stories to buy time for the rest of his band to prepare for the next number.
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The Chiefs and New Zealand Maori captain is currently mulling over a possible new contract with the New Zealand and Waikato rugby unions or the chance to switch to Welsh club Ospreys, with whom he is understood to have agreed a deal should he move overseas.
The 29-year-old flanker told The Waikato Times: "It's not so much that I changed my mind a lot, but it's probably the last contract that I'll sign as a player and you want to be pretty thorough and know that whatever decision you make you can live with that.
"Once you're out of the game you're a long time retired and you want to be happy in your last few years, I guess."
Gibbes will start at lock for Waikato against Taranaki in New Plymouth for the first pre-season game of the year.
He is keen to play in the match after returning to full fitness from recent hamstring problems, but admitted: "I'm a little underdone and probably not as well conditioned as I'd like to be.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) -Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a massive explosion that leveled an Indianapolis subdivision Saturday night, killing at least two people and wounding several more.
Public Safety Director Troy Riggs said Monday morning that the suspected cause of the explosion is natural gas.
"That's what we suspect as the main cause of this. Obviously, everyone thinks that. They're all talking that way," Riggs said. "But, we have to do our investigation. That's why we're going through the rubble, making sure we understand what caused this - what ignited this - if it was gas, if it was something else."
"Right now, everyone's leaning toward gas," he explained, "but we just won't know until the investigation's final."
Investigators are continuing interviews Monday, including the homeowner of the house in question.
A Greenwood Schools teacher and her husband are believed to have died in the blast.
Seven others were injured, five homes were destroyed and 80 were damaged.
31 of those homes may need to be demolished.
"We want to make sure we do a good job of investigating this so that we know everything that occurred," Riggs said, but added, "It's the worst gas explosion that I've ever seen."
Riggs also reminded everybody that the investigation is only 30 hours old, and that the emergency responders have spent the bulk of that time dousing fires and making sure residents were safe, rather than sifting through rubble to determine a cause.


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2nd period PP after TV timeout
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Postoperative Inflammation and Recovery After Tracheostomy
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The main purpose of this study is to examine if there are differences in postoperative inflammation following percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy versus surgical tracheostomy in intensive care unit patients.
Tracheostomy Complication
Post-operative Complications
Procedure: Type of surgical teqnique for tracheostomy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Percutaneous Dilatation Tracheostomy Compared to Open Surgical Tracheostomy on Postoperative Inflammation, Pulmonary Function, Peri- and Postoperative Complications and Physical Mobilization.
- Change in inflammation markers in plasma [ Time Frame: Preoperative and 24 hours after the start of surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Plasma samples will be taken preoperative and 24 hours after the start of tracheostomy. The levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-10 will be measured.
- Postoperative complications [ Time Frame: Until discharge from the ICU ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]All postoperative complications will be noted daily during the ICU-stay, i.e. bleeding, incidence of stomal infections, tracheal tube dislocation, airway compromisation.
- Physical function [ Time Frame: One week after tracheostomy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Notes 7 Days after tracheostomy on the time to mobilization to sitting, standing and walking, respectively.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy: Smiths Medical
Type of surgical teqnique for tracheostomy: Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy. The set for the tracheostomy is bought from Smiths Medical TM.
|Procedure: Type of surgical teqnique for tracheostomy
Active Comparator: Open surgery tracheostomy
Type of surgical teqnique for tracheostomy: Open surgical tracheostomy
|Procedure: Type of surgical teqnique for tracheostomy
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Are there differences between the two arms in plasma concentrations of inflammatory mediators (TNF-alfa, interleukin 1, 6, 10) at 24 hrs following the start of the surgical procedure? Are there differences between the two arms in the incidence of postoperative complications (i.e. bleeding, incidence of stomal infections, tracheal tube dislocation, airway compromisation), postoperative pulmonary infection (during the stay in the ICU) and pulmonary function (FEV1, dynamic complicance, oxygen demand, time to weaning off the ventilator: all measured daily during the ICU-stay), postoperative mobilization (time to mobilization to sitting, standing and walking, respectively)?
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria: Patients in whom a tracheostomy is indicated (i.e. anticipated need of mechanical ventilation for >7 days or anticipated risk for complicated extubation, e.g. anatomical signs of a compromised airway, reduced level of consciousness. Adults over 18 years. Participants who are suitable for both surgery techniques.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children under 18 years, pregnancy and participants with anatomical defects that exclude them from percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02096640
|Contact: Ulrika H Skoog, PTh
|Contact: Markus Castegren, MD, PhD
|Intensivvårdsavdelningen på Mälarsjukhuset
|Not yet recruiting
|Eskilstuna, Sörmland, Sweden, 631 88
|Sub-Investigator: Ulrika H Skoog
|Principal Investigator: Markus Castegren, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Markus Castegren, MD, PhD
|Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University
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|Responsible Party:
|Markus Castegren, Med. dr., Sormland County Council, Sweden
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02096640 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 13, 2014
|Last Updated:
|March 23, 2014
|Health Authority:
|Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
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Victoria's Secret Silk Wear Rich Powder Eye Color in Smoky
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Smoky is a near charcoal color that has very little pigment and is very difficult to blend. I tried it as an eye shadow and also as a brow powder. Smoky looks really grainy on my eye lids (didn't know that was possible), but the color looks perfect for my eye brows. The color matches my black hair to a T. Though the color is rather dark for my brows, I'll probably make use of the shadow as a liner. Won't buy this again.
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Repeating date appears incorrect
I have set a task date to "every friday", I think it's worked until now but today is Friday 23rd May and it shows the task as being due tomorrow (24th May).
As per the attached screenshot, the due date of 24 May doesn't seem correct with the date set to "every friday". Can anyone tell me if this is a bug or something wrong with the date used.
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Hi Tim,
Please check Todoist.com's settings, your desktop's settings and anywhere else you use Todoist to make sure they are all on the same Timezone setting.
Thanks Brendon. I've checked that out, both the desktop settings and the app settings on my phone are both set to the correct time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
Let me know which devices you are using, which browser/OS and if signing out, and clearing cache resolves the issue.
I'm using the latest Chrome on Windows 8.1, and logging out / clearing cache didn't make any difference. Also using the mobile app on a Moto G (Kitkat).
I also note that other reminders using the same format (e.g. every saturday) are correct, so it's not an issue across the account.
Hi Tim,
This could have caused by a bug that was fixed last Friday where recurring dates land on the wrong day. Unfortunately, we have to re-schedule them manually (re-enter dates) to set it to the correct dates again. :-( Sorry for the inconvenience.
Let me know if that doesn't help.
OK thank you Clyde, I'll fix the entry and hopefully it won't recur.


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If you were beguiled by DARJEELING LIMITED as I was and you've been contemplating a second viewing, now's the time. We now have Wes Anderson's "short-story" prologue HOTEL CHEVALIER starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman (naked for art). It was teased in the first release of the film, now you can see it on the big screen at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar and Village. Don't miss.


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Grand Haven shot a respectable team score of 192, but could only watch as visiting Hudsonville went a little lower.
The Eagles improved to 3-0 in O-K Red Conference play, shooting a 184 at Grand Haven Golf Club. Their No. 1 girl, Bethany Meyer, carded a 38.
"I was really pleased with our scores," Glass said. "But Hudsonville had a great day. For their No. 1 girl to shoot a 38 at Grand Haven is pretty darn good. That was tough to overcome."
The Bucs' low score was posted by Megan Hendrickson, who carded a 45. Hailey Watkins added a 46, while Martha Ramsey shot a 50 and Kaelie DeVries a 51.
"Megan and Hailey are really in a groove as far as consistency," Glass said. "A 192, I'd take that most of the time. The girls are still improving. I think we're going to do some great things here in the second half of the season."
The Lady Warriors golfers from Wester Michigan Christian won their third match of the season with a 217-242 win over the Mona Shores junior varsity on Thursday.
WMC's Abbie Alfree led the way with a 44, followed by Olivia Vanardo's 52, Hannah Recknagel's 57 and Paige Recknagel's 64.


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The Depro Diaries: This Too Shall Pass. ~ Dawn Meysel
This is Part Two of The Depro Diaries . Read Part One here.
I'm in esteemed company when it comes to living with Depression.
Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin, T.S. Eliot, Isaac Newton, Robin Williams, Mozart, Kafka, Nietzsche, Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Cohen… The list goes on and on.
There are the famously depressed, the infamously depressed and then just the hundreds of millions of the ordinary. Like me.
I've lived with Depression most of my life. It comes and goes like the ebb and flow of Nature. I can't predict its arrival. I'm never sure when it will leave.
Do I loathe it? Yes and no.
I hate that I stop functioning when it arrives. That my entire day is painstakingly centered around getting out of bed, shuffling around in a fog, not being bothered with even getting dressed. I hate the unstoppable refrain that whirls around in my head all day long. "Your life is over! You'll never feel happy again! It's all a colossal waste of time. Give up now. Why bother anyway?"
Concerned people tell me that it's all not true. Yes, I know it's all not true of course. I'm depressed, not f***ing stupid!
I despair of the platitudes that get expressed. I really don't need anymore unsolicited advice. Most people cannot begin to understand how specific chemicals in my brain render me a useless slob with no hope for the future.
How to treat me as a depressed person 101.
I must point out at this stage that this article in no way seeks to offer medical advice on a subject as vast as Depression. What I'm writing about concerns my journey with Depression. Everyone's struggle is different. Some may have mild depression, some may need to be medicated, some may require hospitalisation for a time, some may get through it on their own, some may need extended therapy. Always seek medical advice and the help of a trained professional.
Now that I've got that off my chest, let's get back to those basics.
Please don't minimize my feelings.
Don't tell me to "pull myself together" and to "push through it."
I simply cannot, OK!
I know that fresh air and brisk walks and drinking lots of water and eating healthy and getting enough sleep will help. I really do know this. I'm somewhat of an expert on my condition. It's just, right now, I can't make it past the front door without feeling like I'm going to die. My family knows it won't last too long (I hope) and muck in with meals and feeding themselves.
My bed becomes the hub of the home with teenage daughters sharing YouTube videos and regaling me with stories and showering me with hugs and kisses. The cats lie within arms reach for a scratch and a reminder that I'm needed… for noms at least!
I take the prescription medication, have for years. I see my therapist regularly. I cope when Depression arrives, like an uninvited house guest. I have learned to identify the triggers, but I'm occasionally blindsided and left reeling as the thick, black, cloying fog rolls in and renders me mute and sad and hopeless.
I almost never share my depressive episodes with people and generally withdraw into my cave.
But, when I do reach out, please don't try to fix me. We're all broken, some just more than others.
Give me a hug if you see me. Ignore my unwashed hair and wrinkled clothes. Send me a message telling me that you're thinking of me. Don't try to force me to get out of bed, I like it here, it's safe right now. Pray for me. Help practically by dropping off a meal or some chocolate. Respect my space and please don't take my withdrawing personally.
The company of the famous has helped me over the years to learn to regard depression as a gift of sorts; but, I'll share more of that in a future edition of the Depro Diaries.
I will be back. Stronger, wiser.
This too shall pass…
Dawn Meysel hails from South Africa. Wife, Mother of Twins, lover of books, her bed, her family, her two Zen Masters (her cats) and chocolate. She's astounded by love and grace, appalled at hatred and injustice. Intrepid seeker of Truth, student of the soul and spirituality, counselor, friend. She's a novice student of yoga, a vegetarian, animal rights activist and non flakey in the nicest way! She lives by two mottoes, "This too shall pass" and "Now, with God's help, I shall become myself."
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6 Responses to "The Depro Diaries: This Too Shall Pass. ~ Dawn Meysel"
Great post. I think it's important people know this! Thanks for sharing. xxx
Thank you Helen. It's hard to write about but if it'll help lift the "taboo" around Depression for even one person, then it'll be worth it.
Thanks for sharing. I want to let people know that we were able to take my husband off all his bipolar meds by having him live an ayurvedic lifestyle. Good luck to you.
Wow Niki, that is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
With out a doubt your best one yet – your writing is powerful, and your topic, relevant! I have a few people I need to show the 101 to from time to time.
*blush* Thank you so much my friendy. Yeah, the 101 comes from years of experience!! :-/


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September 1, 2011
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Couple remanded for murder
A St Thomas couple who has been charged with murder was further remanded in the Yallahs Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
They are 19-year-old Alicia Daley and her 24-year-old common-law husband Lincoln Davids, both of Beacon Hill in the parish.
Both were arrested last November for the murder of Teffel Rutty, a returning resident of Seaforth in the parish.
They are scheduled to return to court on October 26.
Rutty's body was found in a pit latrine on November 1.
It is alleged that the couple was later caught trying to sell his car to a man in Bull Bay, St Andrew.
Daley was offered bail in May, but has not been able to take up the offer.
It is reported that she is the mother of a five-month-old baby, who was born while she was in custody.
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shows // Deadly Rhythm
house // techno // dubstep // bass // beats
We've been running parties in London for the last 5 years featuring everyone from the likes of Kode 9 and Scuba to Hudson Mohawke and The Gaslamp Killer. Since branching off to Glasgow in March 2010 we've continued our parties and made some new friends along the way.
We will be doing a monthly two hour slot on Subcity; showcasing the music of upcoming artists with guest mixes, interviews and giveaways as well as playing some of our favourite old and new tunes.
deadly rhythm and eglo records with rick wilhite
Deadly Rhythm // 13.12.12 // Deadly Rhythm & Eglo Records
We're back in the studio for a half hour of strictly Eglo Recs followed by Masha's pick of this years tunes.
Deadly Rhythm v Eglo v Rick Wilhite
This Saturday
Posted at 15:31, 13th December 2012
hyperdub special
Deadly Rhythm // 24.07.12 // Hyperdub Special
After a brief hiatus from Subcity, Deadly Rhythm returns with a one-off special to accompany the forthcoming collaboration with Glasgow's mighty Sub Club and musical visionaries Hyperdub.
Deadly Rhythm resident Masha starts things off with a half hour mix of one of our favourite producers - Burial. Following that Braille takes us through some choice cuts from label founder Kode 9, succeeded by some Hyperdub classics from Scratcha DVA, Cooly G et al. Details of the event as follows..
Scratch DVA
Friday 27th July 11pm - 3am
£10 adv Available from Tickets Scotland & Resident Advisor
On Friday 27th July we welcome Hyperdub to Sub Club for the first time. Founded in 2004 by one of UK's true ambassadors of the underground, Kode 9, it has developed into one of the most exciting and innovative labels in electronic music. In it's 8 year life span Hyperdub has introduced us to a plethora of producers and DJs that can stand up and be counted as truly seminal, from Burial to the The Bug, Warrior Queen to Kode9 himself, Hyperdub is a label that sets the trends and refuses to follow them.
Posted at 17:12, 27th July 2012
not in full flex
Deadly Rhythm // 22.02.12 // Any Given Wednesday
For various reasons some of us can't make it today so it'l be Raksha and PCR taking you through the first hour and our boy Masha will be dropping by later.
Hip Hop and Boogie and plenty of vibes in the second half of the show.
We will also give soem details about our upcoming gigs in February and March.
Posted at 22:05, 22nd February 2012
we've got jonny dub visiting
Deadly Rhythm // 15.02.12 // Special Guest: Jonny Dub (Hoya:Hoya)
Jonny's up in Glasgow today and he's agreed to come play some tunes on this special episode of Deadly Rhythm on Subcity. Expect plenty of heat and sunny vibes.
Bluku Bluku!
Posted at 11:45, 15th February 2012
into the new year
Deadly Rhythm // 25.01.12 // 2012
We're back on Subcity after holidays and getting prepared for our first party since Samiyam and Krystal Klear took Chambre69 apart in November. We are also announcing our February line-up so keep your ears open.
Residents Raksha, Aleksi and G-Criz keeping it vibes.
Saturdays Deadly Rhythm @ Chambre 69: https://www.facebook.com/events/268394993220823/
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Few homeowners expected to benefit from foreclosure law
Jun. 19--A new, 90-day state moratorium on foreclosures went into effect this week to give homeowners more time to avoid losing their homes.
But because the California Foreclosure Prevention Act exempts lenders from the moratorium if they submit modification programs for review, few owners are expected to benefit from the law, government officials and industry leaders said.
As of yesterday, 39 institutions, which handle most lending activity in the state, had won 30-day exemptions from the moratorium while their plans are being reviewed. Seven of those, including Bank of America, had obtained approval for their plans and received permanent exemptions.
"My view is if we can even help one family avoid foreclosure, it's a win," said Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, who sponsored the law. "The goal of this bill is not to put in a moratorium as much as it is to get banks to run loan modification programs to keep people in their homes long-term."
The new moratorium would extend to six months the time between the notice of default and the foreclosure sale, which is double the current time, officials said. Eligible loan modification programs must offer favorable terms for principal residences bought from 2003 through 2008.
A spokesman for the Department of Corporations said about 400 lenders and servicers come under its purview, with a smaller number answerable to the Department of Financial Institutions. The Department of Real Estate said that of the 154,000 licensed brokers it oversees, about 600 service loans, with just a fraction dealing with home mortgages.
Since the beginning of last year, about 200,000 loan modifications have taken place in the state, said Department of Corporations spokesman Mark Leyes. Over that same period, more than 304,000 homes have been foreclosed on, according to MDA DataQuick.
Even with loan modifications, many homes still are foreclosed because two-thirds of approved changes have not made monthly payments more affordable, said Paul Leonard, state director of the Center for Responsible Lending.
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Prescott Valley police said James Michael Whalen, 31, is being held on
suspicion of aggravated assault and resisting arrest.
Police said Whalen was taken into custody Wednesday night after officers
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While at the hospital, police said Whalen remained combative and bit a male
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Deliver your beans in a NetBeans module (the hard way)
In Monday's blog, I announced a webstart-enabled standalone tool that will generate a NetBeans plug-in module that takes a JAR of Swing components, putting them on the component palette for users to drag and drop. Here I describe how to do the same thing using the plug-in development tools inside NetBeans.
I had actually written this up a couple of weeks ago, and it was my friend and colleague Trung Duc Tran who said "there should be a tool to do that." He was right. So I held this blog and wrote BeanNetter.
Nonetheless, the step-by-step here is worth posting, since you can see what's being generated by the tool under the hood, and it's useful if you're making a module already. So here's how you'd do the same things by hand:
- The first thing you want to do is set your JavaBean up as a Library in NetBeans - that's a library that can be shared among projects you're working on. Go to Tools | Library Manager, and add your component's JAR as a library you'd use in normal development - you'll see why in a minute
- The second thing you want to do is create a plug-in project. That's easy and it's built right into NetBeans. Just go to New | New Project, and choose NetBeans Plug-In Modules | Module Project
- On the next screen, provide a name - short and clear is usually good, same name as your component would also make sense
- For code name base, just use the fully qualified name of your component. Don't worry about it too much, it just needs to be unique.
- For module display name, type in some nice human readable name for your component(s)
- Your project will open, and you'll have a package with the same name as the code name you entered. Select the package and choose New | File
- Select NetBeans Module Development | J2SE Library Descriptor. What's that?
Well, NetBeans already has a way to embed "libraries" in a module and have them show up in the list of libraries a user can use. So the only thing we're going to need to do in addition is add a little metadata to put the bean(s) on the Component Palette
- Click next and finish. You'll see an XML file is created. Don't worry about it, we're not going to need to touch that.
- Now we get to add a little bit of metadata that puts an entry on the component palette.
- Select your package again and choose File | New, and in the new file dialog, create a new empty XML file. Call it something like MyBeanPaletteItem. Paste the following content into it, substituting the fully qualified name of one JavaBean and the name of the library:
- There's only one step left - open the layer.xml file in your package. Add the highlighted portion you see below, substituting the palette item xml file you just created for the one listed here.
- Right click the project and choose Create NBM. When it's done, you've got a NetBeans module that will auto-install your JavaBean into a user's component palette. Try it out on an instance of NetBeans that knows nothing about your library - just start NetBeans from the command line, e.g.
nb -userdir /tmp/foo. When it comes up, choose Tools | Update Center. Select the Install Manually Downloaded Modules option, and find the NBM file that was created (hint: look in the output window of the instance of NetBeans you built it in).
And poof, you've got a NetBeans plugin that delivers your components right onto the component palette of any NetBeans 5.0 user.
If you have some problems, this usually means one of the strings in one of the XML files is not correct. Try starting the instance of NetBeans you install the module in, from the command line, and add the line switch
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Poet's Narcissus at Quarry Bank - April
Latin name: Narcissus Poeticus
Common name: Poet's Narcissus
Size: 30cm high
Planting: Grow in sun on any moist but well-drained soil.
Care: Generally trouble free. Do not remove foliage immediately after flowering as the plant will be producing energy to store in the bulb for the following year. Let the foliage die down naturally before cutting back. If bulbs are not producing flowers, it may be that the bulbs were not planted deep enough or that the plants have grown too squashed together and need to be split up in autumn.
Introduction: The flower is believed to be the one that inspired the Greek myth Narcissus and was also recorded in a poem by Virgil. Associated with beauty and romance, it is believed to have been brought into cultivation in Western Europe by returning Crusaders.
Description: A late flowering daffodil from mid-April to May (flowering earlier this year due to the mild weather). The Poet's Narcissus comes from Southern European meadows and is particularly associated with Greece. As such it grows particularly well naturalised in long grass alongside other spring bulbs. The flowers are almost white with a small, central red-rimmed yellow cup. The flowers are highly fragrant, so much so they are used in the perfume industry. They can be found growing in the garden on the grassy bank by the bridge.


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Mediation is the most efficient method of conflict resolution, divorce mediation is no exception. As a result the mediated divorce process takes a matter of hours, versus months or years.
Divorce, as is any complete legal severing of a committed relationship, is an emotional and often overwhelming process for couples. Additionally most couples who commit to a long term relationship with one another do not plan to divorce one another in the future, as a result finances, belongings, and lives are often intricately intertwined. The untangling process can trigger uncomfortable emotions and problematic communication in even the most agreeable people. This is why divorce mediation can be so helpful.
The Divorce Mediation Process
The traditional litigated divorce process exploits the conflict and draws out the process. Divorce mediation, on the other hand, focuses on the areas of shared interest or agreement (no matter how small) and builds from there. As a result, full agreement can be reached through mediation quite quickly – in a matter of hours, not months.
Divorce mediation should last no more than twelve hours, but usually is completed in four to seven hours – even when minor children are involved. This translates to a handful of targeted divorce mediation sessions.
The sessions may be a couple of hours spread out over a matter of weeks, or they may be more intensive longer sessions that resolve the terms of the divorce in a single session. The scheduling and design of mediation sessions entirely depends on the issues in dispute and needs of the those in conflict – not the mediator.
In all cases, participating in divorce mediation should be a relatively brief targeted experience as opposed to a long drawn out regularly scheduled encounter.
The vast majority of divorces can be efficiently resolved through divorce mediation – in a matter of hours. For those cases that are not resolved quickly, it is important to ask: If a couple is not able to resolve the issues in dispute in a few sessions, are things really going to change if additional divorce mediation occurs? If divorce mediation is allowed to continue week after week, discussions focusing on the same points of conflict session after session – are the parties really working towards resolution or are they just trying to wear one another out?
Although there is no absolute number of hours prescribed for specific conflicts, most cases – even contentious divorce and child custody cases – are completely and satisfactorily resolved within 12 hours of mediation. There is no secret to the efficient nature of mediation: mediation focuses on the areas of agreement and builds from there. In the event that targeted focused divorce mediation is not able to resolve the particulars of a divorce in a matter of hours – referring the case to litigation needs to be considered.
Additional Reading:
- An Introduction to Divorce – 15 Articles
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Leinster 'A' visit the Memorial Stadium on Sunday (3pm KO) having topped Pool 5 ahead of Pontypridd.
The Donnybrook side lost only once in the group stages, going down narrowly 25-23 to the Welshmen.
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'The Bachelorette' Recap - Love: It's No Fairytale
You just know that the show's producers were thanking all their heathen Reality TV deities that Jake and Vienna took a very public nosedive when they did, otherwise this episode would've been a total snooze.
But before we get to the train-wreck that was Jake and Vienna's break-up interview, let's jump in to what we're all allegedly here for, Ali's continuing search for love ...
Anything following Justin's highly anticipated exit was always going to seem a little dull, but the remaining five guys are just so nice and inoffensive that it's no surprise that the sparks weren't flying this week.
Ali seemed to be feeling the lack of drama too (poor girl must be exhausted by all the betrayal), doubting herself and her bachelors as she pondered whether she was far enough along in her relationships with any of the guys to embark on next week's hometown dates.
Her first outing with Roberto was actually pretty satisfying for me -- Ali highlighted all of the problems I've previously had with our spicy Latin dancer; for so many weeks he's seemed like a mystery that's almost too good to be true, but after this date, I'm finally on the Roberto bandwagon. Maybe he really is just that nice? I smell our new 'Bachelor' if things go south with Ms. Fedotowsky ...
Poor Ty and Frank got stuck with the two-on-one date (no threesome jokes here, no siree) but Ali was definitely feeling the strain of the buy one get one free deal. I actually think that we got one of the most genuine moments in 'Bachelor/ette' history at this point, with all three feeling awkward at their "intimate" dinner and saying so, before hastily calling for a little liquid courage. (This inevitably resulted in another classic Drunk Ali interview -- somebody get that girl a coffee before you put her in front of a camera!)
Frank dropped the bomb that he was still living with his folks, but at this point, Ali was either so enamored or so hammered that she didn't give a damn, and the two only seem to be getting closer -- which doesn't bode well for next week's preview, does it?
Kirk also fell afoul of Ali's somber mood during their fairytale romp in a classic castle, but surprisingly, he managed to rise above the awkwardness and deliver one of the most genuine (and, okay, kind of heartwarming) speeches this season.
Ali voiced a concern that a lot of people feel early in relationships: "I'm just worried that I won't be good enough one day," and Kirk gave an A++ response as far as I'm concerned, telling her that, unlike some tattoo-bearing freakazoids, he's not falling for the idea of Ali, he genuinely cares for her and has come to a healthy place where he feels deserving of love and happiness. Sniff. (And not a declaration of guarding and protecting her heart in sight!)
I feel like Kirk could be really good for Ali and her self-esteem, since that perspective is just about the most mature view on love that anyone on a reality dating show has ever had. Too bad I don't think he'll go the distance with her.
Chris got the last date of the week and saved himself from the chopping block by opening up further about his family and giving Ali a gorgeous bracelet similar to one his mother wore (nothing earns a rose like jewelry!), even though he almost killed them by driving like a snail on a moped around Lisbon's busy roads.
It's always so sweet to see him talking about his mom that I get choked up every time he gets choked up. They have such a good emotional connection but Ali really doesn't seem to be feeling the chemistry, it's like Jake and Tenley all over again -- she actually has CONVERSATIONS with Chris, as opposed to the brief snatches of words she lets Roberto get out before she initiates another round of tonsil-hockey.
Ali surprised exactly no-one by sending Ty home (except Ty), even though she made a nice show of going out into the rain to say goodbye to him.
And theeeeen came the train-wreck -- not gonna lie, I totally wanted to skip past the yawnworthy search for romance and get right to the catfight, and I bet I wasn't the only one.
Let's see a show of hands for those in the audience who think that the soulless automaton known as
I'm the first to admit that I've never been Vienna's biggest supporter (I HATE HER), but, if one person came out of the fuster-cluck that was their last interview together looking like a sane and semi-rational human being, it was Ms. Girardi. I know, right? Who'd have thunk it!
While the constant interruptions did get annoying, Vienna had (mostly) coherent and believable examples of Jake's bullying ways and seemed genuinely upset by his attitude, whereas Jake sat serenely beside her, passive aggressively calling her "baby" and generally being the "biggest fake liar" ever. He came off as condescending and every bit as undermining as his constant claims about Vienna.
Things weren't helped by the fact that all of Jake's responses seemed painfully rehearsed, and as Vienna so neatly pointed out, her "40 percent truth" was still better than the entire lack of honesty he showed.
When he stiffly declared "I'm so mad at you," (without any visible hint of anger, since robots feel no emotion) and went on to deliver his outraged platitude about how Vienna "sold me out to a magazine, for payment!" it was as if my ABC prime-time viewing had just transformed into ABC daytime, and boy, was Jake working overtime for that Soapy Award. Someone get him that "polyograph" test, quick!
What Vienna lacks in um, eloquence (and pronunciation), she made up for in juicy stories of just how much of a douche-nozzle Jake apparently is, from throwing their GPS when she DARED TO QUESTION HIS INFALLIBLE SENSE OF DIRECTION, to strange bouts of jealousy over Vienna's gay friend to a total apoplectic rage over the geography of their bedroom furniture. Hmm ...
There were also accusations that Jake never took the time to get to know Vienna's family -- which ... okay, I kinda can't blame him for -- and some very unsympathetic things said about Vienna's poor sick dog (gold star to Chris Harrison for telling them that no-one cares about the dog). Not to mention the entire lack of activity going on in that perfectly measured bedroom, alternately because Jake was "fasting" (Um?) or waiting until marriage, or because Jake had a headache or was washing his hair, I'm guessing.
But we understand, Jake, measuring tape and GPS are very emasculating, and we all know that a woman should be seen and not heard, so we understand why you're having problems with your Viennabot. Just send her back to Stepford for an attitude adjustment and I'm certain you'll be ecstatic with the results. Or alternatively, invest in an inflatable doll. Ladies -- the moral of the story is, don't interrupt Jake Pavelka, or he'll KILL YOU.
But no, Jake was really not about to hit Vienna on national television, c'mon people -- he's too much of a perfectly groomed PR puppet to do anything so controversial. He did make her cry and storm off though, which was probably just as well since I'm fairly sure the pair of them would've bitched at each other all night, and some of us have more important things to do, like go measure our furniture.
So we close the book on one "fairytale" romance (don't lie, Chris Harrison, this "shocking" break-up has all the suspense of an episode of the Teletubbies), but Ali's adventures aren't quite over yet, and next week, it looks like yet another one of her menfolk is set to stir up some trouble.
Will Ali ever find her Prince Charming? Do you think either Jake or Vienna came out smelling like roses last night (the correct answer is HELLS NO)? Sound off below! Check out the full episode below.
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WASHINGTON, DC -Senator John Thune today addressed the National Congress of American Indians' (NCAI) mid-year conference hosted in Rapid City. President Theresa Two Bulls, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe located in Pine Ridge, serves as NCAI's Secretary.
"I'm pleased to welcome the National Congress of American Indians' mid-year meeting to our great state," said Thune. "As a Senator from South Dakota, I have the privilege of representing the Great Sioux nations and through them, have become well-acquainted with the NCAI."
NCAI represents a diverse group of over 500 federally-recognized tribes throughout the country and has been instrumental in educating Indian Country's needs, as well as giving tribes a strong voice in the nation's Capitol. At today's meeting, Thune discussed his efforts to ensure the passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act currently before the Senate, as well as other pieces of legislation important to Indian Country.
"I look forward to continued coordination with the NCAI to build on past accomplishments, and to achieve even greater success for all of South Dakota's tribes," said Thune. "We must remain focused on improving the education outlook, and creating long-term economic stability for our tribes."
Thune also took a moment to recognize the achievements of two Rosebud Sioux Tribe members, Robert Moore and Clarence Wolf Guts, both of whom recently passed away. Moore, a strong advocate for improvements in tribal health care, served both as a Rosebud Sioux Councilman and as a member of the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board. Wolf Guts was a true American hero and the last surviving World War II Oglala Lakota code talker.


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A new beginning is what is the goal of the latest group of graduates from Effingham County Drug Court.
The annual Open House for the new group of graduates was held Friday. This year's group of graduates includes Jeremy Bridges, Josh Germer, Kirk Hall, Adam Mankin, Brianne Martin, Jordan Smith and Colby Strader.
Drug Court is an option in criminal cases where drug related offenses are involved. If suspected offenders are eligible, they can participate in Drug Court and, if they successfully complete the program, will not face further prosecution. If they're unsuccessful, their case is resumed in criminal court.
The Drug Court regimen includes frequent checks for drug use and some treatment methodology. Drug Court, which is operated by the Effingham County Probation Department, also includes incentives for good behavior. Typically, a Drug Court participant has someone or a group of someones to serve as a support system during the months-long program.
The Drug Court graduates this year, as in years past, thanked those who helped them the most with a floral tribute. A surprise this year, though, is when one of the graduates presented her flowers to Chris Winters, who oversees the Drug Court program for the Probation Department. Tears flowed freely, particularly when the presentation was made to Winters.
Guest speakers included retired Circuit Judge James Harvey, who oversaw the start-up of Drug Court in Effingham County, as well as an alumnus of Drug Court who has continued to do well without illegal substances.