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Liga MX Liguilla: Pachuca survives Santos Laguna defeat to book place in the final
Pachuca advanced to the Liga MX Liguilla final on away goals after a dramatic 4-2 defeat at Santos Laguna on Saturday night.
The visitors clung to the advantage created by the 2-0 home victory in midweek in the final moments to book a place in the final on a night when little followed to plan.
Santos opened the scoring through Rafael Figueroa inside the opening quarter of an hour, but Oswaldo Sánchez's dismissal for a high challenge on Enner Valencia reduced the home side to 10 men before the half-hour.
Valencia and Dieter Villalpando placed Pachuca firmly on track for the final before the interval, but Walter Ayovi's red card shortly after the hour restored numerical parity between the sides and set the scene for a staggering comeback from the home side.
Juan Pablo Rodriguez converted from the spot after Rodolfo Pizarro hauled down Oribe Peralta minutes later before Javier Orozco nodded home at the near post to place the tie in doubt once again. Figueroa snatched his second deep into second-half stoppage time, but Orozco spurned a glorious chance to complete the comeback and send Santos through at the death.
The result left Pachuca to celebrate its first appearance in the final since the 2009 Clausura and wait for the winner of the tie between Toluca and Club León. Santos, meanwhile, will protest bitterly about the early exits of Sánchez and manager Pedro Caixinha and wonder whether another minute or two might have pushed them through anyways.
All of the early signs pointed to a Santos revival, though they hardly betrayed the peculiar night ahead. The home side opened the match filled with the endeavor and the energy required to overturn the two-goal deficit from the first leg. Óscar Pérez made a save at his near post on Oswaldo Alanis' early free kick in a futile attempt to quell the looming danger.
Figueroa provided the lifeline with his header after just 11 minutes. Darwin Quintero delivered an inviting corner kick from the left flank. Perez came off his line in a bid to claim it, but he flapped at the service and left the Santos defender to nod into the empty net.
Pérez went some way to atoning for his error moments later when he kicked away Quintero's near-post effort. The stop proved critical given the events that unfolded down the other end of the field moments later.
The trouble started when Valencia jostled with his marker and worked his way behind the defense. A long hoof toward the penalty area floated into the penalty area and provided Valencia with a potential chance. Sánchez rushed off his line to thwart the danger. Both players lunged for the ball with extended boots exposed, but Sánchez caught Valencia across his shoulder blades with the bottom of his cleat. Referee Marco Antonio Rodriguez subsequently brandished his familiar red card to reduce the home side to 10 men and subdue the early surge.
Valencia compounded the misery six minutes later by embarrassing replacement goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez for the equalizer. Gonzalez received a routine pass and took his time to clear the ball away. His dithering allowed Valencia to apply pressure, claim the ball and slot it into the empty net draw the visitors level on the night.
Pachuca grabbed a second in first-half stoppage time to extend the lead to three goals on aggregate. Villalpando hurtled himself toward the ball just inside the penalty area and turned his effort inside the far post to leave Santos with four goals to score in the second half to have a chance to progress.
Santos nearly achieved the feat with yet another intervention from referee Rodriguez just after the hour mark. Juan Pablo Rodriguez hit the post moments before the crucial sequence, but the decisive action came when Ayoví and Peralta challenged for a ball on the edge of the Pachuca penalty area. Ayoví left his foot hit and raked his studs across the side of Peralta's rib cage to prompt a second dismissal on the night and set the scene for a grandstand finish.
Juan Pablo Rodriguez pulled a goal back for Santos from the spot moments later. There were no doubts about this decision after Rodolfo Pizarro bundled over Peralta as he attempted to divert a cross toward goal. The veteran midfielder made no mistake from 12 yards to give the home side a glimmer of hope.
Orozco encouraged the prospects of an improbable revival 10 minutes from time when he headed Quintero's corner kick inside the near post to seize the lead on the night. Figueroa grabbed his second of the evening deep into second-half stoppage time to leave Santos just one goal short of a place in the final.
Santos managed to produce one last chance in the waning stages, but Orozco stuck the potential winner straight into Perez's waiting arms. The final whistle blew shortly thereafter to incite wild celebrations on the Pachuca bench and leave Santos to wonder what might have been if not for Sánchez's early departure.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb hidden in a truck loaded with dates exploded Saturday evening in the center of a Shiite farming village northeast of Baghdad, killing 26 people and injuring at least 34. Three U.S. soldiers died in separate bombings in Baghdad and northern Iraq.
In the west of the country, U.S. Marines said they killed 10 extremists Saturday in villages near the Syrian border, where Air Force jets blasted a suspected militant safe house the day before. U.S. officials said an al-Qaida official from Saudi Arabia might have been killed in the airstrike.
The surge in violence occurred as Iraqi political blocs unveiled their lists of candidates for Dec. 15 parliamentary elections, which the United States and its coalition partners hope will help restore enough stability that they can begin sending their forces home next year.
The bomb in the Shiite village of Huweder, about 45 miles northeast of Baghdad, exploded as villagers were heading to the mosque for prayers or outdoors in the cool evening breeze to break daylong fast they observe during the holy month of Ramadan.
"It felt as if the Earth was shaking underneath our feet," said Hussein Mouwaffaq, whose brother Qahtan was killed in the blast. "The street was strewn with dates. Many people were killed and injured."
Police Lt. Ahmed Abdul Wahab, who gave the casualty figure, said the number of deaths could increase because several survivors were critically wounded. The village is in a religiously mixed area plagued by suicide attacks, roadside bombs and armed assaults on police checkpoints.
Shiite civilians are frequent targets of Sunni extremists including Iraq's most feared terror group, al-Qaida in Iraq, which considers members of the majority religious community to be heretics and U.S. collaborators. Iraq's security services are staffed mainly by Shiites and Kurds.
At the hospital in nearby Baqouba, seriously wounded victims lay on stretchers on a blood-smeared floor as doctors and nurses in bloodstained white coats scurried about, trying to cope. Distraught relatives held intravenous bottles beside their loved ones' beds.
Two U.S. soldiers were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in southern Baghdad, the U.S. command said. The third soldier died in a roadside bombing earlier Saturday near Beiji, 155 miles north of the capital, the military said. Four soldiers were wounded in the Beiji blast.
Their deaths raised to at least eight the number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq since Thursday. At least 2,015 U.S. troops have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to a count by The Associated Press.
Elsewhere, U.S. Marines clashed with insurgents Saturday in a cluster of volatile towns and villages along the Euphrates River valley near the Syrian border. Ten militants were killed, the military said.
The U.S. Central Command also reported that Air Force jets struck a building in the same area Friday after intelligence indicated a Saudi member of al-Qaida in Iraq, known only as Abu Mahmud, was meeting with his lieutenants.
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|Episode 8096
|Production code
|ITV transmission date
| 3rd April 2013
|Script editor
|Verity Ellis
|Story editor
|Iain MacLeod
|Story associates
| Mark Bickerton
Lee O'Donnell
Martin Sterling
Catherine Perrin
Kate Brooks
Michelle Langan
|Jan McVerry
|Alan Davis
|Alan Grint
|Executive Producer
|Kieran Roberts
|Phil Collinson
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|5th April 2013
Dev keeps a vigil by Sunita's bed. The consultant explains that they've had to sedate her but she has definitely shown some signs of progress. Sylvia works in the café, but she's clearly spaced out on hash cakes. Gary and Izzy are excited about Tina's next scan. Gary begs Tina to find out if it's a boy or a girl but Izzy won't hear of it. Sunita's eyelids flicker and buoyed with new hope, Dev goes to phone the twins. Dennis puts his back out whilst on his paper round. He begs Sylvia to let him have some of her hash cakes to help with the pain. Sylvia reluctantly agrees to phone Stan Whitmore and see if she can order some more. Dev tells the police that he's convinced Sunita's innocent and had nothing to do with the fire and that when she's able to talk, they'll realise he's right. Finding Sunita unattended, Karl sneaks in to her room and pulls out her ventilator tube. Tyrone visits Kirsty in prison. Kirsty tells him how sorry she is for all the pain she caused him and admits how she finally realised she was a danger to Ruby. Tyrone makes it clear that he wants nothing more to do with her and leaves. The consultant breaks the news to Dev that Sunita is dead. Dev struggles to take in the horrible truth. Gary puts pressure on Tina to secretly let him know if she's expecting a boy or a girl but Tina just laughs it off. As Marcus sets off to the hospital with Aadi and Asha, he gets a call from Dev telling him the awful news that Sunita has died. Tyrone returns home and tells Fiz that he's now finally washed his hands of Kirsty and they can be a proper family. Tyrone suggests that Fiz and Hope move in as soon as possible but Fiz is reluctant to leave Chesney on his own. Tyrone's understanding. As Stella, Gloria, Eva and Karl enjoy a drink in the bistro, Rita arrives visibly distressed. Rita announces that Sunita has died. Karl pretends to be as shocked as the women.
Regular castEdit
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- Sunita Alahan - Shobna Gulati
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Sylvia Goodwin - Stephanie Cole
- Rita Tanner - Barbara Knox
- Karl Munro - John Michie
- Stella Price - Michelle Collins
- Gloria Price - Sue Johnston
- Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
- Marcus Dent - Charlie Condou
- Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
- Aadi Alahan - Zennon Ditchett
- Liam Connor - Charlie Wrenshall
- Tommy Duckworth - Chris Fountain
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Fiz Stape - Jennie McAlpine
- Gary Windass - Mikey North
- Izzy Armstrong - Cherylee Houston
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Kirsty Soames - Natalie Gumede
Guest castEdit
- Consultant - Victoria Carling
- DS Willets - James Quinn
- DC Leslie - Syreeta Kumar
- ICU Nurse - Emma Matthews
- Coronation Street exterior - Main street view and ginnel
- 7 Coronation Street - Yard
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Back room and kitchen
- Nick's Bistro
- The Kabin
- Roy's Rolls
- Builder's Yard
- Weatherfield General
- Prison
- Final appearances of Shobna Gulati as Sunita Alahan and Natalie Gumede as Kirsty Soames.
- A deliberate gap in the narrative leaves the exact circumstances of Sunita's death - and Karl Munro's part in it - a mystery.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,580,000 viewers (6th place).
|April 2013 episodes
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Shares of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (ECTE) soared nearly 73% to $4.65 yesterday following the release of positive results of its study on wireless glucose monitoring system, Symphony CGM. The study revealed that Symphony is capable of monitoring glucose levels as it did on 32 patients in critical care units at four hospitals.
The Continuous Glucose-Error Grid Analysis showed that readings in Symphony CGM were 97.9% accurate and 1.8% were benign errors, with a combined A+B value of 99.7%. The glucose values range was 49 to 324 mg/dL.
Based in Philadelphia, Pa., Echo Therapeutics is a medical device company aimed at developing enhanced skin permeation technology Prelude SkinPrep System, and non-invasive, wireless, and glucose monitoring system. ECTE stated that it will apply for market approval of Symphony CGM system in the European Union in the fourth quarter of this year.
Echo Therapeutics posted a narrower loss of 49 cents per share for the third quarter of the year compared with $1.07 in the comparable quarter of 2012 as well as the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents. The decrease in loss was attributable to lower shares outstanding at the end of the quarter. Net loss, in fact, increased 22.8% to $5.2 million from $4.3 million a year ago.
Revenues in the quarter slid 27.1% to $22.6 thousand, significantly lower than the operating expenses of $4.95 million. This resulted in operating loss of $4.9 million compared with $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2012.
The company's research and development expenses rose 28.8% to $2.8 million from $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2012. The increase was attributable to higher development, regulatory and clinical expenses, as well as manufacturing preparation costs.
Currently, ECTE retains a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other preferable stocks from the medical instruments industry include Natus Medical Inc. (BABY), Cynosure, Inc. (CYNO), and AngioDynamics Inc. (ANGO). Natus Medical carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) while both Cynosure and AngioDynamics carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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In life, facts constitute reality, and perceptions are negotiable. The reverse seems to be true in politics. And the conclusion of President Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling exemplifies that observation. In the commissions report made public Tuesday, conflicting notions are revealed that represent a textbook example of […]
Electric Cars: Not Ready for Prime Time
The George C. Marshall Institute released a new paper examining the viability of electric cars. Authored by the Institute's CEO, William O'Keefe, Electric Cars: Not Ready for Primetime, considers whether public subsidization of electric vehicles is worthwhile, concluding: "Like many of the solutions to national problems that are invented in Washington DC, there is less to […]
Obamaism: The Even Distribution of Misery
Bad-mouthing the rich and often vilified industries is a tactic made famous by Chicago activist, Saul Alinsky, who counseled "pick a target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it" back in the '70s. Now as President Obama and Democrat leadership on Capitol Hill hustle to convince the public that raising taxes on any individual who […]
A Wellspring of Politics, Not Science
Obama commission is long on environmentalists, short on engineers At the start of the Obama administration, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel bragged about never letting a crisis "go to waste." Two years later, the president's commission on the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe looks like the latest manifestation of that political tactic. Its makeup […]
A Novel Approach to Climate Change Policy: A Tax Shift
Simple measure could be a top weapon against global warming. Bill Shireman, president and CEO of the Future 500, has successfully advocated environmental causes for 30 years, and now brings business and activists together to develop collaborative solutions to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Bill O'Keefe, CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute, is president […]
EPA Limits On Greenhouse Gases Will Shift U.S. Production Overseas
Climate change represents a tough and complex policy issue. That's the reason U.S. lawmakers — more than 30 years since scientists first introduced the concept of global warming into the American political dialogue — continue to debate the best way to structure legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without damaging the economy. As […]
The Battle Between Image and Reality
There needs to be an open, transparent, and independent reassessment of our temperature record since the end of the end of the Little Ice Age because that record is the foundation for climate change legislation.
DC Winter Storm Underscores Climate Policy Snow Job
Energy expert explains 2010 "Snowpocalypse" would have cost more under cap and trade WASHINGTON – The record-breaking winter storm Washington, DC experienced this week offers unique perspective on another snow job in the nation's capitol. Commenting on climate policy lessons courtesy of Mother Nature, William O'Keefe — CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute and […]
Snowstorm and Climate Change
After a dumping in the Washington area, critics are delighting in the irony, and supporters are saying the snow fits the pattern of global warming. By Jim Tankersley, Los Angeles Times of February 11, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-climateqa12-2010feb12,0,6038596.story As record snowfall buried the nation's capital this week, the quickest joke around town was, "So much for global […]
Message Obama Needs for State of the Union has Mass. Roots
It's the philosophy of John F. Kennedy: "Let's not seek the Republican answer, or the Democratic answer, but the right answer." Last week's Massachusetts election has raised the already high stakes for this week's State of the Union address. The GOP upset was just the latest in a series of signals that the American people […]
Put 'Hot Oil' Lessons to Use in Climate Policy Debate
This year's co-Nobel Prize winner in economics, Elinor Ostrom, has sagely observed: "Humans don't like to be suckers." She arrived at this conclusion after studying local programs working to overcome the tragedy of the commons where individual actors competing against each other might exploit beyond sustainability common resources, be they fish in the sea, drinkable water, air quality, etc.
Cap-and-Trade Would Make the American Dream a Nightmare
In 1984, the late historian Barbara Tuchman wrote The March of Folly, in which she chronicled the phenomenon of governments throughout the ages pursuing policies directly at odds with their self-interest. Tuchman used the term "wooden-headedness" to describe the tendency of leaders to assess situations using preconceived notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. […]
Next Bernie Madoff? Emissions Cap-and-Trade Aids the Corrupt, Hurts the Little Guy
The American people have had enough of convoluted, indecipherable financial schemes and the opportunists who exploit them. The public is understandably angry about Wall Street's exploitation of Main Street, and yet our political leaders are setting the stage for another complex trading market, ripe for corruption. The future Enrons and Bernie Madoffs of the world […]
The Myth of Vanishing CO2 Emissions
The bottom line is that a growing population and growing economy are not compatible wit lower emissions, given the state of today's technology and the technologies that could be in the market in the next decade.
Where Will the Bali Roadmap Lead?
If the roadmap leads to a stronger commitment to investment in technology and more effective global collaboration, the Bali meeting will have made a useful contribution.
Caps, Taxes and Technology – How Do We Respond to Climate Change
On November 1, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took the first step to approve legislation to "avert catastrophic global warming," by imposing draconian reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, meaning energy use, without any idea of how to achieve them or the consequences of trying. No one who understands the role of energy in […]
Major Economies Can Set the Course for Post-Kyoto Policy
The George C. Marshall Institute commends President Bush for his leadership in promoting a dialogue among major greenhouse gas emitters on a post-Kyoto road map to climate change policies. Together, the nations participating in this meeting account for 64% of greenhouse gas emissions. By building on the successful Asian-Pacific Partnership model, this meeting demonstrates that […]
Assessing the Supreme Court's CO2 Ruling
No government can effectively and efficiently control a dynamic economy. Attempts to do so cause serious economic harm and loss of personal freedoms.
Statement on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Summary for Policy Makers (SPM)
We urge great caution in reading too much into the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Summary for Policy Makers until it can be compared with the underlying scientific assessment, which will not be released for public scrutiny for several months. Claims being made that a climate catastrophe later this century is more certain are unjustified.
The Illusion of U.S. Energy Independence: An Assessment of the Current State of Energy Use
The call for the United States to significantly reduce its use of crude oil and move toward energy independence dates back to the 1970s. Beginning with President
Nixon's demand for complete independence on imported energy by the end of the 1970s, to President Carter's bold assertion that the U.S. would never use more
imported oil than it did in 1977, to President George W. Bush's claim that American is addicted to oil, presidential focus on "oil supply disruptions" and "dependence on
Middle Eastern oil" have helped define U.S. energy policy for nearly 40 years.
Clean Air Theater
The Supreme Court last Wednesday heard arguments on a petition by 12 state attorneys general (AGs) — or perhaps more appropriately "aspiring governors" — to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions: primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) from trucks and automobiles. The AGs' action followed an EPA judgment it lacks authority from […]
Open Letter to Matthew Quayle, Executive Producer of Squawk Box on CNBC Presentation "Fire and Ice"
Climate change is a very complex subject. It is understandable that people in the media have difficulty grasping that complexity. That is reason for caution and for emphasis on doing what journalists are supposed to do in developing a story…
Response to the Royal Society's Letter
The IPCC, the US National Academy of Sciences, and the US Climate Science Strategic Plan, which has been endorsed by the NAS, clearly demonstrate that there are many critical uncertainties in our understanding of the climate system.
Group Think Masquerading as Consensus
From the beginning of the climate change debate, advocates claiming that activities such as heating homes, operating factories and driving cars are causing global warming based their claim on an asserted scientific consensus. The foundation for their claim was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process, which involves scientists from around the world and […]
Climate Zealotry Produces Bad Policy: Observations on Al Gore's New York University Speech
The failure of Kyoto has caused many to recognize that technology and not energy starvation is a better road to take. Mr. Gore is an exception.
Vanity Fair – Wrong on the Science, Disgraceful in Supporting Personal Attacks
The campaign of personal destruction propagated by environmental advocacy groups hit a new low with the release of the May issue of Vanity Fair and the subsequent press conference today by the National Environmental Trust. Their accusations about Dr. Frederick Seitz are unfounded and unbelievable. It reflects a campaign of character assassination and the lack […]
'Self-sufficiency' vs. economic reality
Assumptions are a wonderful way of avoiding facts and hard realities. Frank Gaffney's Jan. 24 article, "Energizing America," does just that by making it appear that the United States can easily achieve "energy security" — read oil independence — at a low cost and with no adverse economic consequences. Self-sufficiency has emotional appeal, but that is not how the world works.
Evaluating the Bush Environmental Record
Good public policy also needs strong and sustainable public support which can come from reporting that is fact based, and objectively informs.
General Rent Seeker
The CEO of GE recently committed the company to "define the cutting edge in cleaner power and environmental technology" through increased R&D spending. He also pledged significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 and doubling the revenue earned by cleaner technologies to $20 billion by 2010. A commitment to improved environmental stewardship is commendable but […]
Climate Change and National Security
Make no mistake about it, when advocates make their case for reducing energy use or moving away from oil, they are really talking about affecting how citizens live.
The True Costs of the Climate Stewardship Act
Senators McCain and Lieberman plan to once again introduce legislation—The Climate Stewardship Act—to mandate reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since the principle GHG, carbon dioxide, comes from energy use, their legislation will force a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, primarily coal and oil, and create a rationing scheme called "Cap and Trade" […]
Climate Sensitivity – Still a SWAG
Though they may use different terms, all scientific researchers are familiar with the concept of a SWAG (Scientific Wild-Ass Guess). It is what their gut instincts tells them the right answer will be long before they have sufficient data to derive that answer. Good researchers know not to trust SWAGs; they are wrong too many […]
Science or Censorship?
On June 8, 2004, William O'Keefe, President of the Marshall Institute, and Kurt Gottfried of the Union of Concerned Scientists held a debate on the politicization of science on NPR's Justice Talking radio show. Science or Censorship? Date of Debate: June 08, 2004 Overview Concerned scientists voiced opposition when warnings about global warming were dropped from […]
The Challenge of Making Climate Science Relevant
Remarks by William O'Keefe, President of the Marshall Institute, at the EPA Science Forum 2004 I have been dealing with the climate change issue for 15 years. On reflection, I believe that this period has been dominated by unproductive advocacy and rhetoric over science, how much we know about the climate system, human attribution and […]
Climate Models: A Primer
With such great uncertainty, these models have limited value as policy tools. Their value is primarily as research tools to help is learn more about the climate system and to better focus research efforts.
Politics and Science: Is Science Politicized?
Serious charges alleging the misuse of science by the Bush Administration have captured public and political attention recently. The allegations assert that the Bush Administration has "suppressed or distorted scientific analyses . . . to bring these results in line with Administration policy" and that "the scope of manipulation, suppression and misrepresentation . . . […]
Climate debate isn't about action, it's about knowledge
The current climate change debate isn't about action or inaction. It is about whether proposed actions are consistent with our state of knowledge and other important societal priorities.
Climate Change Skepticism: A Virtue or Vice?
Resiliency, which is associated with prosperity, is the best way to deal with an uncertain future. Promoting long term global prosperity will involve producing and consuming more energy, not less.
Politicizing Science: The Alchemy of Policymaking
A Book by the George C. Marshall Institute edited by Michael Gough ISBN: 0-8179-3932-6 $15.00 paperback 313 pages Politics and science make strange bedfellows. In politics, perceptions are reality and facts are negotiable. The competing interests, conflicting objectives, and trade-offs of political negotiations often lend themselves to bending the truth and selectively interpreting facts to […]
Cap and Trade: The Moral Equivalent of Bamboozle
At the start of the 108th Congress, Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) held a hearing on climate change in preparation for legislation they have since introduced. The legislation would mandate a cap and trade system for greenhouse gases. The idea is to cap greenhouse gas emissions and let market forces search for […]
A Global Climate and Energy Project – Big Ambitions at Stanford
WASHINGTON The Global Climate and Energy Project announced last month by Stanford University is a welcome collaboration between academia and the private sector that holds the promise of shedding much-needed light on the debate on global warming. The project?s purpose is as ambitious as sending men to the moon once was: to foster the development […]
Putting Climate Science and Kyoto in Perspective
Remarks by William O'Keefe delivered at the AREA Canada Climate Conference, October 7-9, 2002 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada I am honored to be back in Calgary for this year?s conference. I want to commend your conference organizers for addressing climate change as your government considers ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Because climate change is such […]
Does Energy Policy Matter?
A Washington Roundtable on Science and Public Policy
Candor about Kyoto
When the Bush Administration announced that it would not take steps to implement the Kyoto Protocol, environmentalists and many politicians, especially those in the European Union (EU), were apoplectic. Someone who is not a cynic might find that reaction surprising. Where had these outraged critics been since 1997? In that year – before the Kyoto […]
What Middle East's Civil Revolts Mean For U.S. Energy Policy
North Africa and the Middle East have caught a contagion — the quest for political freedom. After being surprised by the revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, and now Libya, the rest of the world can only guess how far and how fast these revolutions will continue to spread.
Climate Change: A Political Assessment
Industry has an important role in advancing our understanding of the climate system, in bringing forward new technology, and in promoting the economic aspirations of people around the globe without diminishing the well-being of generations that will follow us. Realizing these outcomes, however, will require a change in strategy and approach.


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Bankruptcy Cozy In Lenient States
January 7, 1998
Some states allow those filing for bankruptcy to keep million-dollar homes and live sumptuously -- a situation that Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren calls "the single biggest scandal in the consumer bankruptcy system."
- Florida and Texas -- and, to a lesser degree, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota -- have fast become debtors' paradises.
- Big spenders who file for bankruptcy there get to keep not only luxurious homes, but often millions of dollars in wages, annuities and pension income as well.
- By contrast, debtors in some states, such as New York and New Jersey, can wind up with little or nothing.
- For example, an Iowa debtor can keep a $1 million home, but a person who has a $6,000 home in Oklahoma would lose it.
The American Bankers Association estimates that a record 1.35 million people filed for bankruptcy last year -- seeking to discharge $40 billion in debt. That's 13.4 percent more than in 1996.
In 1996, one household in every 82 nationwide declared bankruptcy.
Under a provision of federal law known as Chapter 7, debtors can exempt certain assets from seizure. States are allowed to set their own ceilings on what bankruptcy filers can keep and legislate whether debtors can choose the federal allowance instead. Debtors who choose the federal allowance can keep $15,000 in home equity. Only 18 states allow that option.
Source: David J. Morrow, "Key to a Cozier Bankruptcy: Location, Location, Location," New York Times, January 7, 1998.
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Love & I Had A Fight Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013 Drama, Romance 19 mins
'Love & I Had A Fight' follows James on his self-medicated, suicidal journey induced by a series of failed relationships. Over the course of 24 hours, James goes on a hallucinogenic trip that brings him face-to-face with the moments that broke his heart, his soul, and ultimately his will to live.
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I purchased a Frigidaire Wall Oven along with several other Frigidaire appliances for my brand new Kitchen several years ago. The touch panel on the front of the oven has failed and when I inquired about a replacement part I was told that the part was NO LONGER AVAILABLE. In researching new ovens, I find that Frigidaire still makes the very same wall oven, with the very same touch panel. The problem is that their system does not show that the new touch panel is an acceptable substitute to my model.
To support my case, I went to Lowe's and had them show me the documentation for the new oven. The wiring diagrams and the specifications are identical. I contacted Frigidaire customer service to have them give me a contact in their Engineering Group so I could verify the compatibility between the parts. The customer service person (Mrs. **) insisted that I could not speak to anyone in Engineering and refused to contact them for me. Her position was that if their system didn't show it was compatible, it wasn't. She would not elevate my call to a supervisor and continued to tell me that the new touch panel was not compatible.
To make a long story short, I went back to Lowe's and talked them into letting me take the front panel off and pull the touchpad off. The manufacturer (not Frigidaire) has a sticker on the pack with their part number on it. When I compared the part number of the new touchpad to mine, IT WAS THE SAME PART NUMBER!! I've ordered the new touch panel and I guarantee you that I will have my oven fixed as soon as it arrives, unless Frigidaire marks the new touchpad as NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!!
I purchased a home last year with a Frigidaire electric range/oven. It seems to be fairly new (4 years old), according to the owner's manual and the repairman. I was roasting in the oven when the temperature kept rising. It would not cut off. I was afraid the oven was going to explored. I turned the breaker off until I could have someone look at it for me. He checked it out and it seemed to be working fine. He thought it was the electrical panel. He said it would cost $450.00 to replace. I wanted to check around first because I thought that seemed too high and I could probably buy a new one for a little bit more.
So for about a month it worked fine, then last week I was roasting a chicken and the oven started beeping. The same problem occurred with the temperature gauge. Now when I turn on the breaker the oven will come on even if I have not turned the oven or stove on. The oven will start itself and the temperature keeps going up. It seems like this product has a lot of problems and I don't think I would ever buy this product or any product from Frigidaire.
The back end of the heating element is lying on the floor of the oven. It is burning into the oven. The customer service representative told me this should not happen unless the heating element has been tampered with but it hasn't been touched. I'm not sure if this is dangerous or not. The Rep was supposed to call me back to let me know if brackets for the heating element could be purchased and installed to lift the element off the floor of the oven. Does anyone know if this can be done?
We pulled out our lower heating element in our Frigidaire professional series convection oven and now the oven will not heat even the broiler - help. What is the fix???
FLORIDA -- Frigidaire model # ples389ecg, professional series. It has now been 7 weeks since I came home to my kitchen that nearly burnt down. The model range listed above seems to have caught fire on the right rear burner while no one was present in the home. The range had not been used for five days. The range appears to have caused a near fatal fire. There are burn marks on my ceiling, a melted range hood, burnt cabinets and walls. By some miracle I did not lose my house that day. I also have 2 dogs that were home at the time and they could have burnt up as well.
Whenever I tell this to people they are shocked, except for the people at Electrolux (they manufacture Frigidaire or insure them I don't know for sure), which leads me to wonder, has this happened to others??? If so, I am interested in what luck you had resolving this situation. I appear to be stuck in bureaucratic hell with no end in sight. Please help. And for those of you who are thinking of buying this product, all I can say is, I wish I had done more research before falling in love with the look of the professional series.


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Director of Student Ministries
The Church of The Apostles
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Job Title: Director of Student Ministries
Department: Student Ministry (STS)
Reports to: Director of Family Ministries
Prepared Date: April 15, 2015
The Director of Student Ministries oversees all aspects of the student ministry providing leadership, encouragement, and pastoral care to the team. He will spend the majority of his time investing in high school students and student ministry volunteers. He will be responsible for implementing the philosophy of ministry as directed by Apostles leadership and directing and coordinating with the student ministry team.
- Implement vision for STS.
- Provide direction and leadership for the ministry by setting goals and providing vision.
- Work with STS staff to recruit and train volunteers for the ministry.
- Develop discipleship plan for STS and oversee discipleship groups and leaders.
- Lead a student leadership discipleship group.
- Provide upfront leadership on Sunday mornings through speaking, announcements, etc…
- Oversee and approve STS trips and retreats and lead as needed.
- Develop and encourage a model of student leadership. Meet regularly with leadership students and assist the Coordinators in training student leaders.
- Keep a consistent relationship with parents of 5th-12th grade students:
- Inform them of STS events and opportunities to be involved in the ministry.
- Be available to discuss any issues involving their children.
- Work under the supervision of the Director of Family Ministries to assure the seamless transition from Children's Ministry to STS and from STS to College Ministry.
- Work to break down social barriers within the student ministry and reach out to students of various personalities and backgrounds.
- Develop relationships with local schools, especially those with close proximity to The Church of The Apostles.
- Work with Director of Administration to approve and maintain STS ministry budget.
Minimal educational requirement of an M-Div or equivalent experience. Minimum of 5 years experience in Student Ministry. Proven ability to: lead a team, keep a budget, and communicate to, reach out to, and disciple students, parents, and adult leaders. Membership at The Church of The Apostles
This individual is growing spiritually and actively pursuing Christ. They are a servant leader. They lead by example. They are characterized by humility and integrity. They are affirming and encouraging. They are a clear communicator.
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Who would have thought? Older people are finding hidden creative talents in aged care. Watch the remarkable 'release of creativity' as people find purpose, pleasure and fulfilment through their art with the encouragement and guidance of our Artists in the House. Forms of expression include dance, visual art, music, literature, humour and theatre. The surprising 10-minute film was produced and broadcast by SBS Television's 'The Feed'.
Music & Memory have been strengthening the bonds between staff, people receiving care, friends and family all year round. Why not try it yourself?
You may have friends, family or colleagues who want to give to a good cause this Christmas so please consider the work of the Arts Health Institute. You can make a donation online by clicking here
The powerful effects of Music & Memory® are now being felt in close to 100 accredited health and aged care services around Australia.
It's a hectic time of year with lots of festivities and holiday making. It can also be stressful we know, but please spare a thought for your friend or loved one who is living with dementia. The holiday period for them can be very lonely, so this is the perfect time to visit. To help you connect with the person you are visiting, we asked our creative director Jean-Paul Bell to offer his insights and advice. Take a read and enjoy your visit. You'll be sure to really make someone's day.
Dancer and choreographer, 101-year-old Eileen Kramer, has been announced as a winner in The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2016. Eileen has been recognised in the arts/culture/sport category for her body of work and her contribution as an ambassador for the Arts Health Institute, using her own crowd-funding projects to help fund and train artists to work in aged care.
7 News Sydney Sunday 2 October 2017
When you have Artists in the House, all kinds of creative things can happen. Just ask the group who participated in Access to Express, led by visual artist and arts health practitioner Phil Donnison at Allity Aged Care, Greenwood in Sydney.
The innovative US developed Music & Memory program is being introduced into 21 NSW health services in an Australian-first pilot project.
Catalyst: Music on the Brain – The soundtrack of our lives
8pm, Tuesday March 8
on ABC
Mime and clowning are at the heart of a one-off weekend workshop for professionals, to be staged in Sydney this month.
Music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function. When played to a person during an MRI scan, it lights up the whole brain.
Music, often regarded as the 'universal language', has the power to inspire, absorb, invigorate and deeply move us. Now it's being used to reawaken the memories of nursing home residents with dementia. Lynne Malcolm and Olivia Willis witness eyes lighting up and bodies starting to move.
Our relationship with music begins at birth, if not before, and plays a role in the formation of our identity when we are young.
Last year, a groundbreaking documentary on how music could be used to improve the quality-of-life for dementia patients brought us to tears. This year, the team behind the same Alive Inside documentary is here in Australia, and wants to introduce musical care into the Australian aged care system.
An overseas music therapy project that has had an "awakening" effect on dementia sufferers has launched in Australia.
Music has long been associated with producing endorphins but more recently it's been linked to helping dementia patients recover their memories.
It's cheap, easy, could provide relief to thousands of Australians coping with chronic conditions and almost all of us are carrying around one in our pocket or handbag.
The humble mobile phone, or rather the technology within it, is being credited with assisting people living with ailments ranging from dementia to Parkinson's disease, even helping them "awaken" from Alzheimer's.
Most days, New York social worker Dan Cohen gets to watch an awakening.
A pair of headphones is placed over the ears of withdrawn and barely communicative Alzheimer's patient, and a button is pushed.
CEO of the Newcastle-based Arts Health Institute, Dr Maggie Haertsch, has been announced as a winner in The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2015. Dr Haertsch has been recognised in the Social Enterprise and Not for Profit category for her contribution to delivering innovative, evidence-based approaches to health and aged care through the arts.
Nick Ryan is the CEO of Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, here he talks about the future of aged care, what he thinks about Arts Health Institute, and what he hopes for his 90 year old self.
Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of kind donors, incredible media support and overwhelming activity on social media sharing Eileen's remarkable story, the crowd funding target of $26k target was met and final total was $28,036. A huge 'thankyou lovely people' from Eileen Kramer.
The power of social media is amazing when people are connected and inspired. Inspiring Eileen has the secret formula.
Still dancing at 100, Eileen Kramer's creative spirit is undiminished. Renowned ABC program Compass kicked off their 2015 season with the beautifully produced 'Dancing@100' screened by our national broadcaster on Sunday 16 March.
At age 100, Arts Health Institute Ambassador Eileen Kramer is creating new dance "The Early Ones". She needs your support to make this happen.
Play Up and Blue Care win the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency's 2014 Better Practice Award for Innovation
Friday the 11th of July was the final performance of the Amazing Magic Club's first ever club in Brisbane. Nine young magicians took the stage at the Princess Theatre in front of a packed house and showed everyone who came some truly amazing magic.
Back by popular demand we are hosting our fantastic Play Up Convention again this November on the 24th and 25th in which we are exploring Creative Ideas in Ageing. This year at the convention we are calling out for abstracts.
Linda Taylor, General Manager of Blue Care South Coast explains the impact of the program in their seven residential aged care centres.
Save the date! We can now confirm that the dates for the 2014 Play Up convention are November 24th and 25th.
The Arts Health Institute is hosting a series of fundraising events across Australia. With the new release of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel we saw a perfect opportunity to provide our "friends" with a fun evening filled with frivolity.
The inaugural Amazing Magic Club has been an incredible success. On Friday 17th January seven very special young people graduated as magnificent magicians as they completed the first ever Amazing Magic Club.
We have just released our second Annual Report! Full of inspiring stories of how our programs have improved the lives of aged care residents, staff and performers, as well as information on our new programs and the impact of Institute on Arts and Health. It's a must read!
The Arts Health Institute to run the inaugural Amazing Magic Club!
We are very excited to be running our inaugural Amazing Magic Club this January! The Amazing Magic Club is an innovative, creative program for young people with spastic hemiplegia. Young people will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the country's most talented magicians, Bruce Glen and Sam Angelico, to learn some incredible magic tricks. At the end of the two-week residency they will be sharing their newfound skills with friends and family in a unique performance.
Congratulations to our Chairperson, Cynthia Payne who has been named as one of Aged Care Insite's Top 5 Inspirational Aged-care Professionals in their 2013 poll.
Congratulations to Shane Carroll, a valued Arts Health Institute Board Member for winning the 2013 Australian Dance Award for Services to Dance.
Two years have flown by since Maggie and Jean-Paul officially opened the Arts Health Institute. On this day two years ago the official inaugural board meeting was held for what is now a growing and thriving organisation.
Jean-Paul Bell, Creative Director of the Arts Health Institute decided to mark his 60th birthday by leading a travelling circus troupe on the 'Roof of the World' tour to the Himalayas. This pilgrimage was 35 years in the planning and a way of honouring the legacy of his childhood hero, Sir Edmund Hillary. To see the preview click here.
BE INSPIRED, and register for AHI's inaugural National Play Up Convention being held a Sydney's Luna Park on Thursday 5 & Friday 6 September.
On Friday 19th April, the old Newcastle Post Office was once again the centre of attention as AHI celebrated World Circus Day. AHI performers put on a fantastical show for the large crowd, who ranged from families on school holidays, to office workers on their lunch break.
In celebration of World Circus Day 2013, on Friday 19th April between 12pm - 1:30pm, the Arts Health Institute will celebrate the happiness and joy circus' have brought to people of all ages around the world, as well as the place this iconic building boasts in Newcastle's history and future, the old Newcastle Post Office.
Between July 2009 and May 2011 our Creative Director Jean-Paul Bell took part in a randomized trial of humour therapy, called the SMILE Study. The results of this study were the driving force behind our Play Up program. The results have now been published in the internationally peer-reviewed online journal, the BMJ Open.
As part of our commitment to the continuing development and support of the Arts, and integrating the Arts into healthcare, the AHI has a proposal to restore Newcastle's former Post Office and revive it as a creative space. This will enliven the urban quarter in the East End of Newcastle.
The Arts Health Institute is thrilled to announce that it is growing the presence of its humour therapy program, Play Up, into four more facilities in the Newcastle/Hunter region. With the addition of Calvary Aged Care facilities, along with the Whiddon Group facilities already running the program, the AHI has Play Up running in nine facilities in the area.
Arts Health Institute Director, Lee Fay Low, has been awarded a Young Tall Poppies Science Award for NSW by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science at the award ceremony on Thursday 25th October.
IRT Dalmeny Care Centre will be one of the first in Australia to introduce a humour therapy program that improves the quality of life for the growing number of people with dementia. Play Up is being introduced into IRT Dalmeny on Wednesday 17th October.
Dr Maggie Haertsch, CEO of the Arts Health Institute, was interviewed by Geraldine Doogue on ABC RN this morning.
A Current Affair joined John Paul Bell, creative director of the Arts Health Institute, and performer Joanna Weinberg last week to film a story about Play Up, the national humour therapy program established by the Arts Health Institute.
A team from The Arts Health Institute joined 1200 other people at the Alzheimer's Australia Memory Walk at Speers Point Park, Lake Macquarie on Sunday, 9 September to raise awareness and much-needed funds to support people and their families living with dementia.
Thank you to the 50+ residential aged care facilities nation-wide putting progressive dementia care strategies into practice by providing Play Up Humour Therapy to their residents. There are often negative stories about aged care and dementia in the press but our experience in bringing alternatives, like humour therapy, to people living with dementia is full of joy and offers hope that life can continue to be meaningful and fun.
The Arts Health Institute (AHI) would like to congratulate Minister Butler and the Gillard government for including dementia as a national health priority.
It's a celebration of young and old as students in years 5 and 6 at Kempsey West Primary School join with the Booroongen Djugun Aboriginal Aged Care Facility in Kempsey to create the Sing Out Loud Together Choir. Their efforts were recognised with a performance at Kempsey West Primary School on Tuesday 7th August.
Like the old days of travelling vaudeville shows Play Up travels to rural and remote areas of Australia.
Residents and staff from The Whiddon Group Easton Park in Glenfield, the Arts Health Institute Team and Play Up Performers celebrated a year that has seen Play Up emerge from the SMILE study to become the leading individualised Humour Therapy intervention nation-wide. Cheers to our first year of fun, folly and playfulness!
Play Up hit the road on Monday July 2nd 2012 to start the inaugural Back O' Bourke Circuit bringing humour therapy to Elders in rural and remote Australia.
Professional performers from all over Australia converged on The Whiddon Group Easton Park residential aged care facility in Glenfield NSW. Regular recruitment of Play Up Performers has been key to the success of Play Up in becoming the leading individualised Humour Therapy intervention nation-wide.
Since The SMILE Study, Play Up is being implemented in Residential Aged Care Facilities with more to start in January 2012. Humour triggered by the regular visits from Play Up Performers is being recognised as the first approach in managing challenging behaviours. The adoption of this research is changing dementia care and clinical practice.
Federal Minister for Ageing and Mental Health introduces the documentary "The Smile Within" a film that explains an Australian world-first large scale study on the effects of humour therapy for people with dementia.
SMILE Study results show we need humour therapy in aged care - media reports.
The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and Elderclowns (SMILE) Study is the world's first high quality large scale research project that examined the effects of humour therapy on older people with dementia.
The Play Up Program started at The Whiddon Group Easton Park, Glenfield NSW Australia, in one of the largest aged care facilities in NSW caring for over 400 people.
The Arts Health Institute had its inaugural meeting on July 2, 2011.
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Collect 8 Coils of Kvaldir Rope.
Description Edit
Survival kits never have any rope. It makes no sense! <No sense at all./Rope and bombs, that's all they should store. The rest of this stuff is just a waste of space.
Except maybe the balloon. That's coming in handy right now.>
I bet those Kvaldir have rope. They're always riding around in boats, tying knots, dressing in nets. Go take some rope from them! I must have it for our plan to work. <Absolutely must/It is non-optional>.
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The rope ties the whole plan together!
Completion Edit
This is great! I love it. It should work per... ewww! Is this stuff braided with hair?
Doesn't matter. Almost done. This thing will be ready in the twist of a rope.
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You will receive:
- 7 80
Notes Edit
- Head southeast. There are rope ties on the ground. Additionally, the Kvaldir Fleshcarvers and Kvaldir Seahorrors drop them too.
Media Edit
Quest progressionEdit
- [81] Losing Ground
- [81] Desperate Plan
- [81] Come Prepared / [81] Unfurling Plan / [81] Hostile Waters
- [81] Honor and Privilege
- [81] Welcome News
- [81] Visions of the Past: Rise from the Deep
- [81] Devout Assembly
- [81] Her Lady's Hand
- [81] At All Costs
- [81] Final Judgement
- [81] A Breath of Fresh Air
Patches and hotfixesEdit
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
External linksEdit


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The European corn borer [Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)] is an important pest of field corn (Zea mays L.) in the northeastern USA. One option for reducing yield loss from European corn borer (ECB) is the use of transgenic corn hybrids containing a modified Bacillus thuringensis (Bt) gene. This study evaluated Bt hybrids, their near isolines, and leading non-Bt hybrids for grain yield, moisture, and test weight under natural infestations of ECB in 2000, 2001, and 2002 at four to six locations across Pennsylvania and Maryland each year. Averaged over all locations and years, Bt, isoline, and lead hybrids yielded 9.1, 8.6, and 8.5 Mg ha−1, respectively. Grain moisture content at harvest was 224, 216, and 214 g kg−1 and test weight was 705, 713, and 713 kg m−3 for Bt, isoline, and lead hybrids, respectively. Overall, Bt hybrids produced higher yields, but also had higher grain moisture content at harvest and lower test weight than isoline and lead hybrids. Yield and moisture content differences were correlated with ECB infestations, but test weight was not. Isoline and lead hybrid yields were reduced by 2.37 and 2.60% respectively, for each ECB tunnel. Precipitation had no consistent effect on Bt and non-Bt hybrid differences for yield, moisture, or test weight. Delayed planting dates were associated with higher ECB infestations. This may be beneficial in predicting sites that could benefit from Bt hybrids. In some environments in Pennsylvania and Maryland, Bt hybrids can result in significant yield advantages.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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When photographer Enrico Bossan visited Iran for the first time, he was struck by the beauty of its private spaces. Far from the grand images of busy city squares and crowded street demonstrations, he found peace, warmth and a vibrant culture inside people's homes. The thought stuck with him for two decades, until he decided to make "Iranian Living Room"—a collection of images taken by 15 young local photographers, not necessarily in living rooms, but in intimate interior spaces more generally. Despite its quiet premise, the book experienced a moment of notoriety, when PayPal automatically blocked its sale because it had the word "Iranian" in the title. The project is the first of a series of editorial projects self-published by Fabrica, Benetton's creative laboratory located near Venice, where Bossan leads the photography department and is Editorial Director of the cult magazine, Colors.
Roads & Kingdoms: When did you first visit Iran?
Enrico Bossan: In 1989, so more than 20 years ago. I went to Iran after a journey through China and Pakistan. There was a palpable tension in those years and you sensed that something was preventing the normal passing of time. I felt the urgency to get in touch with local people and get to know more about their lives. I saw some living rooms, but I did not have the time to document them. You need to have a relationship with people and you need time, and I only had two weeks to spend in Iran. I was travelling from one city to the other so I had no chance to develop this idea. But I kept it in the back of my mind and now, thanks to Fabrica, I could finally bring it life.