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Gonzales is embracing the publicity and the attention it's bringing her business, Bella Divine Photography. But the story at the heart of "Catfish" continues to trouble her. A word of warning: What follows reveals details that don't come out until far into the film. If you want to be surprised, skip to the last paragraph to see when Gonzales will be on TV and where the documentary is showing.
Filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost originally set out to document a burgeoning online romance between Ariel's brother, Yaniv Schulman, and Megan Faccio, a woman he knew only through the Web. When Yaniv decided to surprise Megan at her home, camera crew in tow, he quickly learned that Megan did not exist.
Instead, a Michigan woman had constructed an elaborate network of false Facebook identities using photos she had taken from Gonzales' profile and website. As a result, a number of local people make cameos in the film, including Gonzales' husband, Andrew, sister April Williams of Vancouver, and sister Shanti Laird of Washington, D.C., who previously lived in Vancouver.
Gonzales has since increased privacy settings on many of her Facebook photos — though she leaves others public to promote her photo studio.
Finding out about the use of her pictures "was draining, violating," she said. "It's like somebody breaking into your house. She stole my face."
But she appreciates the film and has become friends with the filmmakers. Gonzales, 30, said she's also flattered that people believed she was only 19 years old from the photos.
A "20/20" program about the documentary, featuring Gonzales, airs tonight at 10 on ABC. "Catfish" is showing at Regal Lloyd Center Stadium 10 Cinema.


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Hard to be optimistic about the fact that the results promised by the end of 2012 haven't been announced. I assume no news = bad news. Can anyone think of a realistic scenario (preferably with a comparable example at another biotech) which could see this delay followed by good news?
"True but the company was started many many years ago. Those who invested in vrtx at its inception, like yours truely, are holding the bag due to management's incompetency/mistakes/miscalculations. Investments elsewhere would have been much more productive."
Look at a chart of the VRTX stock price since its inception and compare it to the Nasdaq. Nasdaq is up 513% while VRTX is up 1369%. Most people sitting on those kind of gains don't feel they are "holding the bag", unless you're just referring to your bag of cash...
Amgen and Pfizer just published really good results in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia yesterday and it doesn't come up in the CC at all?
They're a few years off, but it still looks like pretty strong competition coming down the road. Is there some reason we shouldn't be worried about those?
Sentiment: Hold
From what Ian Smith said at the UBS conference, this is an "N of 1" study, as described in the CF slide presentation that's been posted here a couple of times. I think the idea is that each patient serves as their own control. They take pills for some period of time, say a year. And the pills alternate between placebo and kalydeco, maybe 3 months at a time. (I'm guessing at the details) If patients have improved measurements while on Kalydeco relative to placebo periods, you have proof of efficacy on that mutation. Then maybe Vertex gets labeling approval for that mutation. I don't know if literally one patient would be enough to get approval, but I think this is the general idea for getting approval for rare mutations.
It's been posted here before, but I thought it might be worth a re-post given the new CF results.
Thanks to whoever posted it originally. I found it very interesting.
Good find. Too bad it can't be promoted.
Swhite is right on this one. There's no cure in this market. These patients will be paying (for the sake of argument) $200k/year for the rest of their lives. $4 billion a year is pretty conservative-- remember, Kalydeco has had incredibly fast uptake at almost $300k/year.
And this is a small molecule in a small market, so cost of goods and marketing costs will be very low. Profits on the CF franchise will probably approach 90%, let's say $3.5 billion/year. Put a 10X multiple on that and you're at $167/share.
You might get out of your short intact. That was a pretty big gap up today, and Europe could always take the market down, but you're unlikely to make a profit that's worth your time. And I do think there's a significant risk of your short going very wrong. There's potentially transformational HepC news coming in the next month or so.
This is even more interesting.
This person is getting good results with a class of mutation (1 or 6) that I certainly wouldn't have expected VX-770 to work for. This is where I got the info on mutation type:
It's true. CF is a genetic disease that "evolved" in Europe and occurs basically exclusively in people of European descent. Its markets will be US, EU, Canada, Australia/NZ-- that's about it. It's a big opportunity, but nothing remotely close to 19X US.
Also not reflected in the press release but in the conference call: 7% price increase for Incivek as of April 1. Between the $22 million destocking and the 7% price increase, Incivek run rate should be $405 million per quarter going forward. (they state that Incivek prescriptions have been very steady lately, so revenue drop-off appears to be done.)
Also, they expect Incivo European revenues to rise rapidly, going pretty much straight to the bottom line.
So in Q4, after European Kalydeco approval, revenue should be around $405 million (Incivek) + $60 million(or more?,Incivo) + $90 million (Kalydeco) = $555 million. Above estimates and should push earnings pretty close to $1/share for the quarter. Solid results with high confidence of getting there.
If Alios nucs work out, and/or Kalydeco/809, and/or Kalydeco/661 and/or VX-787 for flu all provide upside from there.
Again, I only have educated guesses.
"Would the FDA really approve a drug in that situation where the Phase 3 study is really stacked, i.e., you pick only those you know will benefit and then they benefit. . . how do you lable b/c you only know who benefits after?"
I don't think they'd do it for 770 alone, since they want to get a corrector for better results. And for 770/corrector combinations, they will probably look for a statistically significant result in the total population even if there are some patients who don't benefit. So this probably won't happen, even if it could happen. (I know of no precedent.) Why might the fda approve a drug based on a trial that looks like it was "gamed"? Partially because it's a very serious condition with poor treatment options. But also because it would still be a double-blind trial. Patients chosen based on a short-term sweat chloride result would be followed long term for meaningful (FEV) results. If the long term meaningful results are there for patients on treatment but not for placebo patients, that looks like definitive proof of efficacy, I think. What would the label look like? That's harder to say, but I think they'd figure something out if the results are good enough.
"Could Vertex really do a study where they give free of charge to all double deltas to see who benefits? (They wouldn't need 6 months--only one month!) But that would seem illegal under FDA rules." Your instincts are right here. This is not an option. There would have to be a proper trial.
And as far as off-label goes, it's entirely up to the physician's best judgment. The evidence is very limited and some will be more conservative than others. Also different patients will have different risk/benefit scenarios.
The leading "venture philanthropist" is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. It has supported early research and clinical trials, small biotech firms and the biggest of Big Pharma companies, Pfizer. The foundation spent $75m on early research for Kalydeco, which in January became the first approved drug to target the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis. Kalydeco is owned by Vertex, a firm based in Massachusetts, but the foundation will get royalties from the drug's sales, which will then support further research.
I've seen the references to that Chest paper but don't have access myself. Are there any interesting quotes worth sharing?
As for your questions, here's my impression of how things could work. With the subpopulations, Vertex will have to show efficacy in a prospective clinical trial to get approval. To do that they're going to need to identify the subpopulation at the beginning of the trial. Normally it would be defined ahead of time (by CFTR expression, sweat chloride levels, whatever). But possibly they could take all comers and dose them for 8 weeks. Patients who don't respond (on whatever measure they decide) get dropped. Those who did respond are then divided into drug/placebo groups and the trial goes forward.
As to how doctors handle off-label usage, probably they just use their judgement based on: 1) how likely is it that the drug will work for this patient?, 2) how much would it help if it did work? and 3) what are the risks of harmful side effects from taking the drug off-label?
If the answer to '3' is "minimal" and the answer to '2' is "a whole lot", then '1' probably becomes irrelevant and most doctors will try it on most patients. If '2' and '3' are less obviously favorable, then the risk/benefit calculation gets more complicated. Given the gravity of CF, and the safety profile of Kalydeco (so far), I would think most doctors will be willing to try if the patient understands the situation and wants to try. I had always assumed insurers were going to be the major barrier, but it seems they're mostly going along too.
I disagree on the HCV results. Good results, which are already in the bag (rather than great) mean they have to compete on price and they end up with $300 million of HCV revenue in a few years instead of $1.5 B. Kalydeco revenues are ~$1.2 billion by then. COGS and clinical trial expenses drop a lot, getting expenses to ~$750 million, leaving $750 million of annual profit for a currently $7.5 billion company. Looks like a good deal to me, considering it's a worst case scenario. And if things don't go worst-case, the potential for gains is very large indeed.
If you're frustrated with the stock price performance so far, I sympathize. But remember, past performance is no guarantee of future results.
I will bet you any sum you want that Kalydeco market penetration is >100% at the end of this year (i.e., more than 1000 patients are treating with it in the US). Without treatment, most infants die of CF within a year. The only reason there are 5-, 10- or 40-year old CF patients is because they are aggressively managing their disease. Inhaled drugs and shake-vests to help clear their lungs, frequent antibiotics and hospitalizations for lung infections, extreme diets to keep their weight up, etc. These patients are *highly motivated*. Now they have the first treatment *ever* that will actually address the cause of their disease, prevent its progression, rather than just treat the symptoms, and you think only half of them are going to start taking it? That's crazy talk.
I'll admit that Vertex's burn rate is scary, but going forward, one of two things will happen. Either one or more of their phase 2 trials (RA, CF, HCV, epilipsy, flu) gets proof of concept, putting another blockbuster drug into phase III. Or they all fail (unlikely but possible) and Vertex can cut their burn rate a lot, increasing profits.
For comparison, Credit Suisse has a $42 price target for Vertex. That's based on total revenues of $1.83 B in 2012 and $1.73 B in 2013. They estimate Kalydeco revenues of $92 million in 2012 and $400 million in 2013. Unbelievably, they estimate 50% market penetration for Kalydeco in the US and 37.5% penetration in Europe for 2013. I think those numbers are going to have to be adjusted up a lot. And I would guess that most other analyst have significant upward adjustments to make too.
I just going to take some guesses and do some very rough calculations to try to get an idea of what Kalydeco revenues might be this year and next. (I expect Verity will have some knowledgeable adjustments for my guesses.)
If I remember right, Vertex estimated 1000 US patients treatable according to the FDA approved label. Given the extraordinary medical treatment (and physician contact) required to survive with CF, I estimate all patients will be treating, with an average start date 2 months after approval. This happens to coincide with the start of Q1. Assuming Vertex gets $270,000 per patient-year after discounts, these patients generate $202 million this year. (1000 * 270,000 * 3/4)
Then I think Vertex estimated another ~1000 patients with other gating defects (plus R117H?) should be treatable by Kalydeco. I assume these are strong contenders for off-label treatment, with 200 (conservative guess) using Kalydeco 200 treating this year. Then I'm guessing there are another 100 G551D patients under age 6, of which 1/2 treat off-label. If these 250 patients start treatment on average half-way through the year, that's another (250 * 270,000 * 0.5) $34 million this year.
Finally, let's assume European approval in August for G551D and the other mutations. I'll guess that the European treatable population is the same size as the US, so 2000 patients, but that Vertex only gets $190,000 per patient-year. I'll assume slower uptake as well, with 1500 patients getting on treatment for an average of just November & December. That gives another (1500 * 190,000 * 2/12) $47 million in revenues this year.
That gives Vertex a total of $283 million of Kalydeco revenues this year. (As an aside, I'll also guess $1 billion of European Incivek sales, with 15% royalty to Vertex for $150 million. That's $433 million of revenue this year that no one is counting yet.)
For 2013, I'll assume the same number of US patients for the full year, plus 2000 European patients all year. That's (1250 * 270,000) $337 million in the US plus (2000 * 190,000) $380 million in Europe for $717 million total Kalydeco revenues. Not too shabby.
I agree. If they manage to raise that $75 million in the near future, it's likely to be at around $4.50 a share, possibly lower. The day that's announced, the share price will drop down closer to that level. That'll be the time to get in. (That's what I plan to do.)
Anyone know what's the latest with the Watson/Ampha litigation? Or if nothing has happened, when things are scheduled to happen? I just have no idea where to look for such information.
Thanks in advance.
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The Glock 17s hold 16 rounds in the magazines and one in the firing chamber.
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That way they can fire once during reloading.
The Camas officers were very good at reloading quickly.
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But in sweeping a scene while aiming their gun, they must never point the pistol at their partner. Officers in situations like this can avoid that by turning away from their partner or holding their pistols pointed at the ground.
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He started his company about three years ago, first in Hillsboro, Ore., before moving to the Tualatin warehouse his company occupies now.
He sells guns and gun equipment and makes and sells live ammunition, though none is used in his training. He also carries survival and self-defense products.
Tuttle said he's trained police and military officials, but at least 75 percent of his customers are ordinary citizens.
His customers can shoot in a standard target range area, as well as one-screen and five-screen settings.
In dealing with the scenarios, he said, "Most of the people get a bit worked up."
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CDC researchers examined data from a national health database to get a clearer picture of mortality trends among people with diabetes between 1970 and 2000.
While deaths from heart disease and other causes declined steadily during the period for men and women who did not have diabetes and for men with the disease, the death rate among female diabetes patients did not decline at all.
Deaths from all causes among men with diabetes fell by 43% during the 30-year period. Deaths due to cardiovascular causes were cut in half among men with diabetes during the period, from 26 deaths to about 13 deaths annually for every 1,000 men with the disease.
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Loved the tour! Roseann really knows her stuff and presents it in an entertaining manner. We were able to get a nice overview of different parts of the city even if we weren't familiar with some of the TV or movies produced there, and of course we were delighted to see the sites we were familiar with. We would reccmmend the tour to anyone traveling to New York.
The tour that I took last Wednesday was excellent. The tour guide,Amodeo was great,he was funny,smart and attentive to all the other tourists. I'd take a tour with the company again.
Excellent tour. Lots of information to take in. We suggest a little booklet describing up-to-date information regarding each location and incidents.
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My husband and I truly wanted a boy. On top of it, having that ultrasound, seeing the baby move and knowing that everything is developing the way it should and he is healthy, was the most calming feeling in the world.
I have yet to feel him move, other than a flutter here and there. But that ultrasound gave me that connection to my child I been waiting all pregnancy to feel.
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Waterville Tg is a great company to work for. It has great salaries and benefits. It is a unionized environment, therefore in my experience there is two different worlds.
As a staff member:
Work life balance is very hard, because the shop runs 24/7, if you disconnect for 16 hours you become lost in all the new events.
Taking a vacation for more then one week at a time is frowned upon and also very hard to do if you do not have more then 10 years seniority.
The most enjoyable part of the job and worst part is the people. But I believe that is normal.
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The Sony PS Vita (former NGP/PSP2), Revealed.
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Sony have officially announced and handed out production shots of it's new handheld console, which has been names the NGP... weird. Why not psp2? Maybe its' a codename or something.
Anyway, Here is how is looks:
And here is the amazing part. The specs:
CPU: ARM Cortex A9 Core (4 core)
External Dimensions: Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (Width x Height x Depth)
Rear Touch Pad: Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
Cameras: Front camera, Back camera
Sound: Built-in stereo speakers, built in microphone
Sensors: Six-axis (gyroscope, accelerometer, electronic compass)
Location: Built -in GPS, Wi-Fi
Keys/Switches: PS button, power button, directional buttons, action buttons, shoulder buttons, left & right sticks, start, select, volume (-/+)
Wireless: 3G, Adhoc infrastructure, Bluetooth.
This is going to be a beast of a handheld. The graphics will be much better than PS2 games and nearly as good as PS3.
I'll be looking forward to playing a new GTAIV on the psp2
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It's simple. They go back to the top-down view from the old games, but zoomed farther in, and with slightly-lower-than-New Vegas graphics (entirely possible on a PSP, I assure you), and they also go back to the windowed conversations from the old games, with full New Vegas graphics, like so:
There would be random clutter like in the console games, but it's looted from whatever it's sitting on. Like, if there's a tin of Mentats on top of a table, you loot the table itself, rather than trying to pick it up from the table.
I don't know if the analog sticks (analog nubs, rather) are just sticks, or can be pushed in like the sticks on controllers, but if they're clickable, then clicking the right analog nub zooms into first person.
Not that complicated, if you use Fallout 1 and 2 as reference points. No turn-based combat, though. Fuck that.
Massacre, you make me look like a rational, moral, kind person.
Massacre - What you've just posted is sick and disturbing...
When Massacre is around, everything is violated... Whether it likes it or not.
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Approximately a tenth of the members of a graduating class are elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Of this number, about one fifth are chosen in their junior year, the remainder in their senior year.
The chapter's election guidelines define breadth of study as excellence beyond the major field. To be considered for election, a student must have taken at least three courses of 3 units or more at Stanford by the time elections are held early in the Spring Quarter with a letter grade of 'B-' or better in each of the following three major domains of knowledge: humanities; science, engineering, and math; and social sciences. Students who transfer in their junior year must have taken at least two courses at Stanford in two of the major domains and at least one course in the third domain, and must have completed a minimum of 75 units of academic work at Stanford by the end of Winter Quarter. Students who transfer in their sophomore year must have taken at least two courses at Stanford in each of the major domains.
There is no direct correlation between Stanford University General Education Requirements (GERs) and Phi Beta Kappa breadth requirements. The elections committee analyzes the content of individual courses to determine which major domain requirement they may satisfy. IHUM, PWR, and first-year language courses do not satisfy the PBK breadth criterion. Introductory Seminars may be considered.
A grade of '+' or 'CR' is not considered a sign of distinction. Minimally satisfying the breadth criterion is not considered a sign of distinction.
The academic records of eligible students are automatically reviewed. In order to be considered with the appropriate graduating class, students must meet the application for graduation deadline that is set by the Registrar's Office. Anonymity in the election process is ensured by removal of the students' names from their academic records before consideration. Elections are conducted each year in April and elected students are notified by mid-May. Students who are not elected who wish to appeal must contact the Chapter Secretary no later than May 30 of the same year.
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamist militant group Boko Haram is better armed than the Nigerian military force fighting it, the governor of the region worst hit by the insurgency said on Friday after more than 100 people died in a village raid.
President Goodluck Jonathan ordered extra troops into northeast Nigeria in May to crush Boko Haram, which wants to create an Islamic state in the largely Muslim north. The military denied it was less well armed than the insurgents.
"Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops," Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima told journalists at the presidential villa after a meeting with President Jonathan.
"Given the present state of affairs, it is absolutely impossible for us to defeat Boko Haram," Shettima said.
The death toll from Sunday's raid on the village of Izge, near the border with Cameroon, was 106, Shettima said, up from an earlier estimate of 90. In the attack, militants sprayed homes with bullets, set off explosions and burned down dozens of houses.
Boko Haram remained able to "overrun communities and butcher innocent souls," despite the army presence, he said.
Reacting to Shettima's comments, defence spokesman Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade said by telephone: "That cannot be true. Yes, they carry illegal arms, but are not better armed than the Nigerian army."
"Which country has ever defeated terrorism completely? This is a continuous effort ... We know there is need for improvement but ... we are improving."
Security analysts say Nigeria's military is fatigued and over-stretched in the vast and sparsely populated area of rocky hills where the insurgents are hiding out.
Jonathan faces an election in a year's time, and the persistence of Boko Haram's 4-1/2-year-old rebellion despite a costly counter-insurgency remains a serious problem.
Nigerian forces, backed by air power, initially registered some successes, but the insurgents retreated into the remote, hilly Gwoza area bordering Cameroon, from where they have mounted deadly attacks against civilians they accuse of being pro-government.
Last week, Boko Haram fighters in trucks painted in military colours killed 51 people.
Niger said on Monday it had arrested 20 militants plotting to attack a town in its territory, illustrating how Boko Haram also threatens Nigeria's neighbours, divided by porous borders on the cusp of the Sahara.
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A couple of years and a few lifetimes ago I built a campaign for the City of West Hollywood to highlight the non stop night life and daytime attractions.
The campaign was called "24 hrs isn't enough."
With workforce reductions, smaller budgets and increasing pressure to enhance profitability, many clients are faced with exactly that conundrum; more deliverables and less time, resources, money and internal expertise in which to deliver them.
Based on my experience at The Search Agency, here's a few thoughts on how you or your company may be able to do more with less.
1. Keep a 'wish list' – make notes as things happen of things you want, need or are asked to do.
2. Keep a 'to do' list – Only add to it two or three times a day. Use your wish list and filter everything for:
- "Does it really need to get done?"
- "This definitely needs to be done"
- "This is a whim I can live without being done"
3. Keep a calendar – Working off your to do list, assign each one to a date, ensuring that each work day has at least one "to do" to be done!
4. Prioritize – Take a look at your calendar and shuffle things around based on need vs want vs desire.
- Need means it must get done.
- Want is it should be done at some time.
- Desire means it's emotional as opposed to need or want – so if you find some time it may get done…
5. Delegate – Look at your prioritized list and honestly divide to dos amongst your available resources. Honesty is key here, and I tend to use "The Bus Rule"
The Bus Rule – If I got run down by a bus today, who would most likely be given this task to complete, who would it fall to without assignment, and who would do the best job at it (as I'm laying under the rear tire)?
If there's no one to delegate to, work to "The Entrepreneur Rule"
The Entrepreneur Rule – If this was my business, what would I need to get done to make or save me money today? If this is my business, what would a client need me to deliver to make or save them money today?
6. Hire – I know at least three companies that died because they had too much work. Yep, the worst thing any company can do is work its employees or owners into the ground. Interns are a good source of enthusiastic (good) work ethic – take some time to hire the good ones, ones who are going back to school or have big ideas of what and where they want to be. Be sensible as far as managing sensible growth, and give all employees a small share in the business or commission, or both. Having a dog in the fight can make all the difference.
7. Balance – Together with staying sane comes some advice I am the worst at following. Balance your work with "life". At the end of the day, go home, work out, or paint or walk or play video games something that isn't work. You'll actually be amazed at how much more you can get done when you're not doing it 24/7. Same goes for taking a lunch break or tea / coffee break. Generally, balancing work with "life" = better and more productivity.
8. Know when to quit – This isn't about leaving your job or running away from responsibility. It's more about knowing your limits, knowing when you're too tired to be your best, and knowing when someone else can get what needs to be done done. It doesn't always have to be you at 3am finishing off the presentation (though sometimes it does!) and then being dead tired for the following day's presentation (yes, the client knows when you feel like crap). Knowing when the impossible is just plain impossible is an important, life saving and sanity enhancing realization. For those that have been in the military (I spent a year in the reserves) – rest can be your greatest ally.
Although the eight points above apply to personal prioritization, organization and getting things done, the exact same criteria can be applied to projects, deliverables and business opportunities.
Key to success? Time is finite, work smart and smell the roses every now and then. Sanity is priceless!
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Burger King's Fry Makeover; Fish Barcodes Headed to Menus
Plus: Subway's new sandwich deal, Britain's curry awards, and more, all in our morning news roundup.
• Now that the FDA has approved the practice of issuing DNA barcodes for seafood, "restaurants are planning to start using it to prove the provenance of their pricey fish." [Popular Science]
• Burger King is changing its French fry recipe. The new fries are thicker, less salty, and have "a coating that makes them crisper and keeps them hotter longer." Mmmm ... coating. [MSNBC]
• Forget five-dollar footlongs: Subway will soon offer six-inch subs for a measly two bucks. [USAT]
• The 2011 British Curry Awards went off without a hitch this week. In attendance: "More than 1,500 restaurateurs, VIP guests and celebrities." Not to mention a video message from Prime Minister David Cameron. [This Is Local London]
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Chelsea fans will expect Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge be accompanied by a spending spree as Roman Abramovich arms his manager with the funds to reclaim a title they last won in 2010 when Carlo Ancelotti was at the helm.
Forward reinforcements top the shopping list, with Andre Schurrle of Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City's Edin Dzeko and Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic reported to be on Mourinho's radar.
But the 50-year-old insists that drawing the best from his existing squad will be his most pressing concern and refuses to prioritise any silverware.
"We have to improve the team, but when I say improve the team people are already thinking about how many millions Chelsea will spend. When I say improve the team, I mean through work," he said,
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"Which one is the next match? The Premier League? Let's go for the Premier League. If the next match is the FA Cup, let's go for the FA Cup. It's difficult for me to say something is the priority. The priority is to work hard, work professionally and make the team better."
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The idea of America as politically polarized—that there is an unbridgeable divide between right and left, red and blue states—has become a cliché. What commentators miss, however, is that increasing polarization has been closely accompanied by fundamental social and economic changes—most notably, a parallel rise in income inequality. In this second edition of Polarized America, Nolan McCarty, Keith Poole, and Howard Rosenthal use the latest data to examine the relationships of polarization, wealth disparity, immigration, and other forces.
In December 2009, the economist Kaushik Basu left the rarefied world of academic research for the nuts and bolts of policymaking. Appointed by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, to be chief economic adviser (CEA) to the Government of India, Basu—a theorist, with special interest in development economics, and a professor of economics at Cornell University—discovered the complexity of applying economic models to the real world. Effective policymaking, Basu learned, integrates technical knowledge with political awareness.
Economists argue that such market-based policy instruments as environmental taxes and emission trading systems are the best way to target the negative effects of pollution. Yet there is no agreement about whether the use of these instruments is sufficient, whether they are deployed efficiently, and which factors influence their effectiveness. Nor is it clear if such policies have had any significant effect on the urgent matter of climate change mitigation.
Emissions trading schemes figure prominently among policy instruments used to tackle the problem of climate change, and the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), begun in 2005, is the largest cap-and-trade market so far established. In the EU ETS, firms regulated by the scheme are provided with emissions allowances (each a one-time right to emit one ton of greenhouse gases) and can sell their unused allowances to firms that have higher rates of emissions.
This book presents eight varied scenarios of possible global futures, emphasizing the interconnectedness of three drivers of change: energy prices, economic growth, and geopolitics. Other published global future scenarios focus on only one of these factors, viewing, for example, economic growth as unaffected by energy prices or energy prices in isolation from geopolitical conditions.
Experts, pundits, and politicians agree: public debt is hindering growth and increasing unemployment. Governments must reduce debt at all cost if they want to restore confidence and get back on a path to prosperity. Maurizio Lazzarato's diagnosis, however, is completely different: under capitalism, debt is not primarily a question of budget and economic concerns but a political relation of subjection and enslavement. Debt has become infinite and unpayable.
In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis global economy. The result is a book that captures the state of macroeconomic thinking at a transformational moment.
Fiscal policy makers have faced an extraordinarily challenging environment over the last few years. At the outset of the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the first time advocated a fiscal expansion across all countries able to afford it, a seeming departure from the long-held consensus among economists that monetary policy rather than fiscal policy was the appropriate response to fluctuations in economic activity. Since then, the IMF has emphasized that the speed of fiscal adjustment should be determined by the specific circumstances in each country.
Since 2008, economic policymakers and researchers have occupied a brave new economic world. Previous consensuses have been upended, former assumptions have been cast into doubt, and new approaches have yet to stand the test of time. Policymakers have been forced to improvise and researchers to rethink basic theory. George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate and one of this volume's editors, compares the crisis to a cat stuck in a tree, afraid to move.
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Alabama's "Mini-Dragon" to 29 Dreams
Average Rating - This road has been rated by 9 visitors
State: Alabama
Date Submitted: May 1, 2008
Submitted by: Lone Wolf and Lady Wolf of MS
Motorcycle Road Length: 9 Miles
Written Directions
Coming from interstate 20 heading east from Birmingham Ala, take the Leeds exit. You will see at the stop to your right the sign for the motorsport museum which is about a mile in that direction. If you go straight ahead past the chevron station at the stop, you will go through the town of leeds and about 3 miles through town you will see hwy 25 south sign to your right. hold on and enjoy about a 9 mile thrill ride ending at 29 dreams motorcycle resort right on hwy 25, have fun .
On this route you will find several homes and plenty of wooded areas ... very dense in some areas. Overall a nice scenic drive.
Road Quality
The road is nicely paved and marked and has numerous switchbacks and horseshoe curves, nice up and down hill grades with straight-aways to enjoy. If you have ever heard of "The Dragon" (AKA Deal's Gap) in Carolina this my friends is the mini dragon, without having to go all the way to Carolina. What a blast my girlfriend and I had in the curves and swithbacks. I scraped the pegs several times with the enjoyment of hitting the straight away running it through the gears, just in time to break it down to lay into another curve what a blast!
Roadside Amenities
Upon getting to the Leeds exit from interstate 20 two miles ahead is the motorsport museum with the greatest collection of motorcycles you have ever seen. Five floors of bikes and several dozen race cars inside. Go through leeds about 3 miles until you see the 25 south sign and ride the mini dragon to 29 Dreams Motorcycle Resort, a great place to visit and hang out, food, cabins and lots of bikers.
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Reviewed by Guest on April 11, 2012
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|Creator: Rydfree
|motorcycle_year: 2009
|motorcycle_make: Yamaha
|motorcycle_type: Cruiser
|Comment: First off , 29 Dreams has been purchased by new owners and renamed Courtyard 25 . It is a decent oyster bar and grill and the entrance has now been paved in concrete . 2nd , I would not compare this to the Dragon as there are side roads and driveways every few yards along this route , it is a nice scenic ride nontheless. 3rd ,keep going past where the map ends as there are numerous other routes that are just as nice along this road . Keep going until just before Vincent and take a short "Y" across 231 over to Hwy 60 and that is a nice curvy road that will carry you over the Dam and into Childersburg (The oldest city in America and one of the best caverns also)
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Reviewed by Guest on October 7, 2010
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|Creator: Thunder
|motorcycle_year: 1988
|motorcycle_make: Harley-Davidson
|motorcycle_type: Cruiser
|Comment: 29 Dreams is closed. If you continue on to Hwy 231. Go right and take it to Columbiana. Take Hwy 26 to County Road 331(or Fire Tower Rd.). It really makes for a great ride. 331 turns into County Road 39 and will take you back to Hwy 280 at Chelsea, Fire Tower Road is one of the best rides in the state. Lots of switch backs, elevation changes and beautiful scenery. Hooking the two together makes for a great ride. You can start out on Hwy 119 at Hwy 280 and end up back at Hwy. 280 just down the road in Chelsea.
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Reviewed by Guest on August 21, 2008
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|Creator: 300oml
|motorcycle_year: 2003
|motorcycle_make: Suzuki
|motorcycle_type: Cruiser
|Comment: Absolute blast for both novice and experienced riders. This route got me hooked on riding and I can't quit going back!!! An absolute must if you live in alabama.
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Reviewed by Guest on June 13, 2008
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|Creator: fargingbastige
|motorcycle_year: 2000
|motorcycle_make: Buell
|motorcycle_type: Sport-Touring
|Comment: Good point. I usually hop on from Mountain Brook Parkway (off of Lakeshore) and wind down Grant's Mill Road crossing I-459 down to AL HWY 119, then hop on HWY 25. I ride almost to Harpersville and turn around and enjoy the return trip. It's about 80 miles roundtrip from my house and takes an hour and a half to two hours. Awesome trip.
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Reviewed by Professor on April 1, 2013
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|Creator: Professor
|motorcycle_year: 08
|motorcycle_make: Kawasaki
|motorcycle_type: Sport-Touring
|Comment: Rode it last May. enjoyed it more than 'The Dragon' and Hell Bender, was able to keep the speed up for most of it, better pavement, better scenery, and no cops at every bend.
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Reviewed by Guest on August 17, 2009
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|Creator: Smokey
|motorcycle_year: 1996
|motorcycle_make: Honda
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: Ride was nice dont think it really lives up to the name"mini dragon"Dont waste your time stopping at 29 Dreams,not worth the $$. If you really want great hospitality to bikers head on over to the Iron Horse Cafe!!!!They know how to treat U
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Reviewed by Guest on June 6, 2009
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|Creator: anonymous
|motorcycle_year: 2008
|motorcycle_make: Yamaha
|motorcycle_type: Sport
|Comment: Watch your ass going thru Vincent/Calcis, the cops there are itching to write speeding tickets.
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Reviewed by Guest on March 6, 2009
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|Creator: bill
|motorcycle_year: 2005
|motorcycle_make: Yamaha
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: Hwy 25 is a good short ride, but 29 dreams is very short on dreams and anything else. I would recommend bypassing that and your trip wiil be alot better.
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Reviewed by Guest on June 6, 2008
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|Creator: Stagmie
|motorcycle_year: 1997
|motorcycle_make: Honda
|motorcycle_type: Cruiser
|Comment: Everyone allways seems to forget that this road, Hwy. 25, continues on past the "point B" on the above map. The road on past here, especially on past Sterrett toward Vincent, is also a great portion of road. Just past Sterrett there are numerous right and left hand curves that are great fun. They are back to back with no straights in-between. Y'all keep on riding on to Vincent.
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By Car or by Boat, Diners Flock to Silky's Crow's Nest in Sharpsburg
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Silky's Crow's Nest, on the Allegheny River in Sharpsburg, is a favorite hangout for boaters looking for some good food.
It's also a destination restaurant that attracts customers from all over the city.
David Lampenfeld and his brother Tim Lampenfeld have owned the business on River Road and 19th Street since 1991. They also own Silky's Sports Bar in Squirrel Hill and Silky's Pub in Bloomfield.
"We do American-style food -- from soups and salads to lobster and steaks," says David Lampenfeld, 47, a Pittsburgh resident. "You get a lot for your money here."
The economy has not affected Silky's Crow's Nest, Lampenfeld says, especially during the summer. The restaurant has 300 seats, including a handsome, wrap-around outdoor deck that overlooks the marina and the river. The marina rents boat slips and offers showers and bathroom facilities for boaters.
"You can pull up by boat to the Crow's Nest," he says. "We get a ton of boaters in the summer. We had a really good summer -- we always do. It gets slower in the winter. But the economy has not hurt us at all."
The Lampenfelds have expanded Silky's Crow's Nest several times since it opened. The original building dates to the 1950s with a restaurant called The Crow's Nest. The brothers revived that early name and added Silky's in front of it. In between, it was a Middle Eastern restaurant called Rack of Lamb.
"The people who owned it were also oriental rug dealers," Lampenfeld says. "So, it goes back to the Silk Road, which is how rugs traveled. My mom, Lois, used to sell oriental rugs with them, and came up with the name Silky's."
The executive chef is a soft-spoken 36-year-old named Scott Lightner, who has been there 15 years. Lightner is a self-taught chef who learned to cook under other chefs at Silky's. Lampenfeld says Lightner began working there as a dishwasher and quickly worked his way up the culinary ladder.
"He's real organized -- he's kind of a military-style chef," he says with a laugh. "We do 350 dinners on a busy Friday night. It gets a little crazy."
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Duffy has been one of the musical sensations of the year, combining a pop touch with a deeply soulful delivery.
Its been a long year for Duffy. Almost exactly twelve months ago, before she had even released her debut single 'Rockferry', Clashmusic.com caught up with her for a chat. Full of wide eyed wonder at the music industry, you can read it here.
Now, after a year that has seen her become one of Britain's biggest solo stars, Duffy is set to release her brand new single 'Rain On Your Parade'. With a string laden groove it resembles a late 60s Motown stomper, with Duffy's unmistakable voice shimmering over the top.
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It was the end that made me laugh, the end theme. It sounded like a bunch of rednecks being tortured by a whip or something. It was whacked out!
In this episode, from a continuation of the previous episodes, Athena discusses how to get the guys out of jail and we get an introduction to the hardship that comes from jail. The Captain Giggles bit was easily the best part of the series in a long time, the sure absurdity of it, a mixture of Benny Hill, Captain Crunch, and Cookie Monster all add to the incredibly bizare humor brought to the show. The movies are getting shorter and shorter, but they still continue to pack a heck of a punch.
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Oooh.. as usual, I thought that the art was cool, the black guy sounded like the same guy for the white guy. Maybe it's just me gone crazy, but im almost sure of it :O.
The audio was descreased in quality at the end, unfortunately.