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|'David After Dentist' creator launches Christian content-sharing website
|Written by Jeremy Burns
|Thursday, 13 March 2014 04:42 PM EDT
Charisma Media launched this week a new content-sharing website, ChristianLife.com. The site features a daily stream of videos, images and memes that are funny, inspirational, encouraging, worshipful and evangelistic.
"David After Dentist" creator David DeVore—the voice behind the camera of one of YouTube's most-watched videos of all time and Time magazine's No.3 greatest viral video ever—is director of the new site. His "David After Dentist" video, recorded in 2008 when his son David Jr. returned medicated from a dental procedure, quickly became a pop-culture icon and to date has been viewed more than 123 million times. Since 2008, DeVore and his son have appeared on many major TV news, talk and late-night shows, and have leveraged the global spotlight to raise money for Operation Smile.
"Humor is part of the heart of God, and whether it's a funny video or picture, our natural instinct is to share it with others," DeVore said. "I think that's why we're seeing such a massive surge of sites built around sharing content. But while other sites tend to highlight the completely pointless and often trashy, we believe there are countless uplifting, godly messages out there worth sharing. It's just a matter of helping people find them—which is where Christian Life comes in."
In joining with Charisma Media, DeVore hopes to encourage believers around the world with "shareable" content. ChristianLife.com not only helps Christians avoid the questionable content that dominates most content-sharing sites, but it's also a resource churches and individuals can use to share biblical messages.
"We're excited about helping Christians engage more with others through a site like this," said Steve Strang, founder and CEO of Charisma Media. "I believe we can not only encourage believers through ChristianLife.com, but we can also reach those who need hope through simple yet profound uplifting messages."
With seven out of 10 adult Internet users engaging daily with a video-sharing website and 500 million photos shared each day, videos and photos have become the dominant online vehicles for user engagement. ChristianLife.com aims to serve this rapidly growing audience with content that's intentionally uplifting and always "shareable"—everything from awkward church signs to inspirational testimonies to humorous conversations with children.
Charisma Media is best known for its magazines such as Charisma, Ministry Today and Christian Retailing, as well as its digital brands, including CharismaNews.com, and its Spanish group, Casa Creación. The company's book division has had 11 New York Times best-sellers in recent years, including Jonathan Cahn's The Harbinger, which has remained on multiple best-seller charts for more than 110 weeks.
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Zucchini and yellow squash are summer varieties and I typically treat them as such. I usually pair them up with light, delicate ingredients and sauces. Spaghetti squash is classified as a winter squash, but for my taste it's a very mild, mellow ingredient and I love to make light summer meals with it. A favorite simple dinner of mine is skillet casserole with roasted, shredded spaghetti squash, zucchini, cherry tomatoes and lots of cheese, but that is for another post!
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Yesterday, the last of my Valentine's day cookie orders left the building! These pictures are of the last dozen to go and in some ways I think the some of best cookies were saved for last. You could say I went all out with my girly side and just had some fun! I used lots of pink, frills, roses, and hearts. By the way, creating tiny pennants on cookies is one of my new favorite things, so everyone should expect to see many more bitsy banners in the future!
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Fudgy Nutella Brownies
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Successful treatment of severe conjunctivitis and blepharitis caused by Escherichia coli in an ostrich (Struthio camelus)
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Mechanism of the AZO-coup ling of 2,6-dialkylphenols in nonaqueous medium
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The conditions of azo-coupling of 2,6-dialkylphenols in aprotonic medium were developed.
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- #5900Definitely friend, we are in need of educated administrators for our country.
There must be exams like IAS, IPS or any service commission exams. Only those who passed should be allowed to even apply for Minister posts, the same can be followed for M.L.A cadidates also.
First of all our administrators in high authority should have minimum knowledge about the department for which he/she is serving. Then only they can think about the well planned projects or Infrastructures.
Say for example, if a new city/town is developing these authorities should plan accordingly that there should be proper road/transport facility, waste disposal facility, proper sanitation, proper power supply, water catchment area, land allotted for gardens, trees along road sides and so on. If a city/town plan has all these then only the same should be approved. Every year new cities are developing and if all these cities are planned accordingly, without saying existing city/town will also change or develop.
If these authorities are not able to plan such things then they can call for open forums or plan contests from Public. You know many young people out there are having more and more innovative ideas.
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- #5901Well said by you Ms.Radha. We should have educated administrators to control the activities. If we analyze the root cause for the problems in our country, then this will be the first reason. In our country, educated people are not given opportunities. Only those experienced who stay in the party for a long time gain the admin position. Some re-positioning should be there in our country so that the administration will be good.
Practice makes perfect..
- #5921Please allow me not to agree with you .If you are correct ,all educated ministers should do their job correctly and honestly.Are they ?We see doctors ,engineers fell down the knees before power to get berths in cabinets,Boards and assemblies and other posts.Leave politicians .what about officers?They are well educated.They get IAS IRS IFS BE BTECH PHD etc.They are the real rulers of Independent India for 65 years.Could they give drinking water to all? On the other hand take Kamaraj and MGR .They are not well educated.By their humanity and political will they could do something than other educated.Moreover a democracy means ,it should have representatives for educated and illiterates .It is their right though they are illiterates to have their reps in ruling ..as already said ,though the govts have illiterates the STATES have educated only.They are the real rulers.The real need is awareness of the people. Educated are not taking part in the struggles against the govts misdoings while labours ,farmers ,weavers etc are questioning the govt through their struggles and get remedy for people.So..
- #6085Standard, Quality, Security, Safety etc etc comes with a cost. Whether Indian Govt have had enough money in the past? Low cost was the primary motto of the Govt.
Our growth rate has started only after mid 90's and we started employing youngsters in the Job as soon as they finish their Colleges, now we are focusing on these areas for improvements, it will take some time.
In 2000, have we ever dreamed about traveling at 150+ KM per hour speed to travel from Chennai to Madurai, we never had a car which can travel at that speed and supported infrastructures. It is a matter of time, money and growth. We need to employ fresh bloods in the system to play the forward game and oldies should be moved back to play the defense...
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FL: Great news for Florida residents and visitors! In a tightly contested competition, the Florida Greenways and Trails Council (FGTC) has chosen to award over $40 million over five years toward completing a 260-mile section of the East Coast Greenway (ECG). Read our blog article with all of the details here!
In more great Florida news, the St. Johns Ferry will continue to run! For Floridians and everyone traveling the East Coast Greenway in Florida: ECG users are assured of a safe, fast, and efficient connection across the St. Johns River along our coastal route between Mayport and George Island, FL.
After the possibility of permanent shutdown of the St. Johns River Ferry, the community rallied their support to continue service, and their message was heard loud and clear. At a mid-March meeting, the Jacksonville City Council voted to approve the transfer of the Ferry to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), effective April 1st.
Big thanks to John Crescimbeni, Councilman and Chair of the Ferry Commission, Councilman Bill Gulliford also of the commission, "Ferry Godmother" Elaine Brown, and to the Friends of the St. Johns River Ferry and their "ambassadors." Thanks also to Mark Fernandez of HMS Ferries and to the captains and crew members of the Jean Ribault for their guidance and support for the Keep the Ferry program, Ferry Fest, and Ambassador activities.
SC: The Ashley River bridge bicycle and pedestrian project is currently in a temporary testing phase to assess traffic impacts. Charleston Moves, a key non-profit partner and ally, held a public rally outside Charleston City Hall this month to encourage officials to proceed as quickly as possible on the project which is aimed at converting one lane of the bridge for permanent bicyclist and pedestrian use.
Creating this safe crossing of the Ashley River is a key priority for the East Coast Greenway. A recent letter to the editor from ECGA Executive Director Dennis Markatos-Soriano was published in the Post & Courier on the importance of this safe bridge crossing. More information about the project, including conceptual photos and a flyover video, is available from the Charleston County Transportation Development website.
A huge thanks to the City of North Myrtle Beach and the East Coast Greenway SC State Committee for the recent installation of ECG wayfinding signs. Seven miles of the ECG route are now signed to aid in navigation through the City of North Myrtle Beach. Also, special thanks to Kenny Fox for his donation of the ECG way-finding signs and hardware.
NC: Wake County is working on a plan to create more greenways to better connect where we live, work, learn, and play. The goal of the Wake County Greenway System Plan is to determine clear guidelines and a plan that will be used for future trail planning and development. East Coast Greenway Alliance staff and supporters are actively participating in this initiative. Please visit the project website to view the draft plan and provide comment by May 20, 2016.
The Cape Fear Council of Governments and NCDOT are working together to create safe and connected routes for bicycling in the Cape Fear region. This will cover Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender Counties as well as southern Bladen, western Onslow, and southern Sampson Counties. The plan aims to use bicycling as a tool for improvements in mobility, safety, health, economy, environment, and overall quality of life. East Coast Greenway Alliance staff and supporters serve on the project steering committee. To learn more and to get involved, please visit the project website.
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Lunch and a wine tasting are included in the ticket price. ECGA members receive a discount on tickets, and non-member tickets include a year membership! Read more and register here.
VA: More than 30 leaders from across Virginia recently met for the second in-person meeting of the Virginia State Trails Advisory Committee (STAC). The meeting focused on the support needed to move greenway and trail development forward in Virginia.
Attendees provided input on the planning efforts for the Virginia Outdoors Plan. The discussion included strategies to foster communication and networking among trail stakeholders, approaches to promote and market trail values and benefits, and strategies to increase tourism and commercial activities associated with the statewide trail system. Full meeting minutes are available here.
NJ: Have You Biked or Walked Across the Meadowlands? We're gearing up to develop a better Meadowlands crossing. If you have used the ECG to cross the Meadowlands, please tell us about your experience by emailing email@example.com.
PA: Runners, cyclists and walkers in Greater Philadelphia: the Circuit Trails are officially open for the season! There is a new user-friendly website to help you explore new trails. The Circuit is a network of greenways, including the ECG and other trails, from Central and Southern New Jersey to Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania counties.
In Mid-April, civic officials, corporate representatives, cyclists and trail fans unveiled the Circuit's new Proud to Trail campaign for the region's trail network. The press conference also marked the start of Opening Weekend for the Circuit where partner organizations hosted more than 15 trail-related events across the region.
Proud to Trail and the new website are designed to engage trail users, evoke a sense of pride in the network, and serve as a rallying cry for the trail advocacy work that is happening across the nine-county Circuit region. We salute the Circuit's excellent work and are proud to be one of their regional partners!
NY: In April, the New York ECG Committee hosted "Discover the East Coast Greenway," to spread the word about our project in the region and down the Eastern Seaboard.
More than 40 people attended this event held at ECGA major sponsor REI's store in New York City.
New York Committee members outlined the vision for the ECG and provided a number of specific ways users could take advantage of this tremendous resource.
They shared details about upcoming bike rides, demonstrated how to use the ECG online Trip Planner and ECG app, and answered other questions about the ECG. Huge thanks to REI, the folks who attended, and to our NY Committee for planning and hosting this informative event!
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 10:30 AM – Bike-Walk-Run in Support of the Merritt Parkway Trail. Join the Merritt Parkway Trail Alliance (MPTA) at this fun, free, family-friendly event! Meet at one of the two "Park & Rides" on either side of Exit 23 off the Saw Mill River Parkway along the North County Trailway in Elmsford, NY. For maps, additional info, and to RSVP and invite others, please visit the MPTA's Facebook event page here.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 – 5-Island Ride. Join the ECG NY Committee for a 29-mile bike ride that begins in Manhattan and crosses into the Bronx using the re-opened High Bridge, then continues to Randalls and Ward Islands, Queens, and Roosevelt Island. Read more and register here.
Saturday, June 11, 2016 – National Parks Ride. The ECG NY Committee is leading a 25-mile one-way bike ride to celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Parks Service. The ride will go from Lower Manhattan to St. Paul's Church, a Revolutionary War site in Westchester County. After enjoying Colonial Day re-enactments, we'll return by Metro North or the 5 line. Read more and register here.
For a complete listing of all the exciting events coming up in New York, please visit the ECG NY State Committee website.
CT: The Merritt Parkway Trail Alliance (MPTA) has launched a Change.org petition, with over 500 supporters and growing, to show support for a future 37-mile multi-use public greenway stretching from Greenwich to Milford, Connecticut. The Merritt Parkway Trail is an essential missing link in the East Coast Greenway. It would run along a 150-foot wide right-of-way adjacent to the beautiful and iconic Merritt Parkway. The MPTA is a group of advocacy volunteers working to create this safe and attractive public trail for both recreation and transportation. Join them for a family friendly Bike-Walk-Run event to support the trail on Saturday, April 30.
ME: The Eastern Trail is the southernmost section in Maine on the East Coast Greenway. With 22 of its 65 miles currently off-road, they are working hard to close the gaps.
They are currently fundraising for the construction of a 1.6 mile gap between South Portland and Scarborough, which could be completed by December, 2017. This will create a 16-mile continuous non-motorized, multi-use corridor. To help "Close the Gap," the Eastern Trail Alliance (ETA) is providing up to $50,000 to match donations made before November 1, 2016. Join them at their Annual Meeting to learn more.
Heading south, the Eastern Trail has made progress toward adding 19 off-road miles from Kennebunk to South Berwick! Maine DOT has toured the section. The Unitil Corporation, an electricity and natural gas utility company, and the ETA are negotiating a co-location agreement for the corridor. Kennebunk and Wells are providing preliminary design and have recently received funding from Maine DOT to start survey work. Mile by mile, the Eastern Trail is getting there!
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 – Bike-Walk-Run in Support of the Merritt Parkway Trail. Join our friends from the Merritt Parkway Trail Alliance for a family-friendly event on the North County Trailway in Elmsford, NY – an example of what the future Merritt Parkway Trail could be! Please click here to learn more.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 – Massachusetts Committee Meeting at the Lynn Museum & Historical Society. The meeting will be held at 580 Washington Street in Lynn, MA from 10 am – noon. For more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saturday, May 14, 2016 – Willimantic River Rail Trail Opening. Join our friends from CT Department of Transportation and the CT Department Energy and Environmental Protection, the Town of Windham, the Last Green Valley and others in celebrating the newly constructed connection between the ECG's Air Line North and Hop River State Park Trails. Meet at the Air Line State Park Trail Bridge over the Willimantic River at 11:30 am. Please click here for more information.
Sunday, May 15, 2016 – Bicycle Tour the Blackstone River Bikeway with the ECGA! Join the ECGA's New England staff, Molly Henry and Eric Weis, for a 44-mile bike tour. We'll stop at Kelly House for a historical presentation with NPS Park Rangers, eat lunch in the Woonsocket area and get a sneak peek into the future with VHB's Bill DeSantis who will lead us through the soon-to-open section of Blackstone River Greenway in Massachusetts. Read more and register here. Ride starts 9am at India Point Park in Providence, RI. Rain Date: Sunday, May 22nd.
Thursday, May 19, 2016 – Green Drinks, 5-7 PM. In celebration of National Bike Month, please join the ECGA and the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition on May 19 for our 3rd Annual Green Drinks. Learn about what the two organizations are up to and how they are making bicycling and walking more accessible to people of Rhode Island and along the entire Eastern Seaboard. The event will take place 5-7 pm at the ECGA's New England regional office (also Providence's secret vintage bicycle museum) located at 76 Dorrance Street, Suite 301, Providence, RI. FREE secure indoor bicycle parking and refreshments provided. Hope to see you there!
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W4-1320 TL or Horn or Ported
I'm planning to make some loudspeakers for my GF,
at first I was thinking needles, but right now I've ordered a pair of W4-1320,
I haven't seen much TL projects for it except for TABAQ.
back loaded horn enclosure appears to be very large (or I'm using HornResp incorrectly)
Right now I'm constraining on geometrical dimensions, lets say max 15x15x140cm and planning to hit atleast 65Hz (55 ?), most likely speakers will be against a wall.
I have a few questions regarding this endeavor:
1) Can 65-55-45Hz produced with a reasonable listening levels ?
2) Can I simulate TL's with HornResp or I'm better with dedicated spreadsheet for them ?
3) I'm getting ripples in my Hornresp response, what can I do about them, can they be damped - lining the horn with absorbent material? More to that - why are they present in the first place, increasing horn size reduces ripples though.
4) Back loaded horn is effectively a comb filter, how do you reduce this effect ?
5) Is my dimension constrain unreasonable ?
6) I can machine my enclosures on CNC, what neat tricks I can use in my case (smooth contours and bends are included), like things to reduce internal reflections and whatnot ?
7) Placing horn's mouth near the floor effectively enlarges the mouth, by how much, can any mouth contouring improve this ?
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Hi Vec7or,
Mine TABAQ is now playing with the 4" 1320, and I am very pleased with the sound. The bass is very clean - you might find it too tight. In that case use about 70 gram of damping instead of the 100 gram.
So far I'm gravitating toward TABAQ, but still, can anyone answer my questions ?
1/ Depends what you call 'reasonable.'
2/ No (unless David has added a damping facility), but you can simulate an undamped QW pipe. For TLs, you're better off with Martin King's MathCAD worksheets.
3/ Yes, you can attenuate them to a greater or lesser extent by strategic damping. If a horn is undersized for the nominal tuning frequency you have an acoustic impedance mismatch at the terminus, and a standing wave reflected back along the horn.
4/ See above.
5/ Dpends on how stringent your (or rather your GF's) performance criteria are for the speakers.
6/ Depends on the box. I generally avoid smooth internal contours for back-horns, since they promote greater efficiency at the top of the cabinet BW, while having relatively little effect lower down. Decent external roundovers rarely go amiss though.
7/ Depends on what other reflection boundaries are nearby. Assuming 1/2 radiation space, i.e. a floor & no other boundaries, it's doubled the size of the terminus.
I had a pair of them in a MLTL that I was using for a 2.1 system for my TV, they sounded fine, went down to ~ 60 Hz. Eventually I put them in much smalled sealed boxes crossed to the sub because of size constraints and thought they sounded better sealed when relieved of the bottom octave. Better mids and highs. Still using them for my TV, sound way better than they should for the cost.
Thanks Scottmoose, this is what I was hoping to hear.
1) Reasonable as in loud enough for some relaxed listening.
2) Thought so.
3) In other words it isn't woth it, you can't urge (trade sensitivity for extension) an undesized horn to play correctly. Oh and if I do want to damp it, how should it be done ? For example some zig-zagging on the surface or some solid absorbent material ?
4) Check.
5) Hehe, just trying to sqeeze the best performance and learning what else is out there.
6) That makes sense.
7) I guess it all has to do with acoustic impedance again.
The only issue I see with TABAQ - if I build them taller - that means raising the port from the floor and loosing some extension, perhaps moving the port to the back and placing them near the wall will help ?
Not a problem.
Still doesn't really mean much as everyone has different definitions of relaxed listening (some find Metallica's live S&M album relaxing), & the space comes into play. Winging it to assume you mean relatively undemanding material without large LF dynamic swings & the room isn't a barn, probably.
I didn't say that. Most back-horns are compromised & rely on QW action to prop up the LF below the point at which they are impedance matched. Done carefully, many people are happy with the results, especially if they are designed to use the room's reflection boundary conditions (1/8 space & 1/4 space loading). They just aren't impedance matched down to Fo, & therefore you need to pay attention to damping them, or reducing these effects in other ways. How you would damp it, as you would expect, depends on the specific design, so there is no one-size-fits-all answer to that I'm afraid. Would that there were. Usually I would suggest avoiding overly rigid materials since their absorbant properties are insufficient. I'm not too keen on foam either. Acoustic fiberglass, dacron, thick carpet underlay, ultratouch etc. are all effective when used sensibly.
Re the TABAQ, I presume you mean add a cavity under it to lift them up, right? Shouldn't be too much of an issue. I doubt you'd loose much in the way of LF gain per se, but the details of the response will alter somewhat. Exact cabinet location is usually a matter of experimentation, since the room dominates below ~300Hz (give or take).
I know some TABAQ builders have made an extra "foot" and filled it
with sand with great succes.
I have simulated this wiht MJK's models and you will loose a little LF.
Note that the port is the last part of the line.
You can fold the line with the port as the last part of the line.
By relaxed listening I mean some bossa-nova, lounge and what not, room is roughly 5 by 6m.
For now my interest in horns had subsided, its a bit too broad topic, I just don't have the time to invest in it right now.
As for TABAQ - yes I'm planning on making them a bit taller.
My W4-1320 have arrived yesterday so its time to burn them in a bit.
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Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
Raven: Pain is pleasure! Slavery is freedom! Suicide for Satan!
Fidget: No! I want to go home! I don't want to be in show business anymore!
Cecil: I knew you were the weak one, Fidget. Just remember, your parents liked Godzilla.
Lyle: They wouldn't even let you see R-rated films as a child.
Dinah: They've never even been to a midnight movie.
Chardonnay: They enjoy classic TV sitcoms turned into feature length films.
Cherish: They've never rented a porno movie.
Cecil: And to top it all off, they talk out loud in the theatre once the feature has begun.
Honey: Oh, that really is unforgivable, Fidget.
Fidget: Okay, okay! My parents are the enemies of film!
Honey: How can you be a drug addict in the new millennium? It's so retro.
Lyle: Before I was a drug addict, I had so many different problems. Now I just have one - drugs! Gave my life a real focus.
[takes a big sip from a chalice]
Raven: It's goat's urine. Want some?
Cecil: Power to the people who punish bad cinema!
Honey: No! Please let me go! I promise I won't tell anyone about your little movie!
Cecil: Little?
Honey: I didn't mean, you know, *little*. I meant, you know, low-budget... ly cult.
Cecil: Celibacy for celluloid!
Cecil: No one gets laid until we've finished our movie. We're horny, but our film comes first!
[Raven introduces herself to Honey]
Raven: Hi, I'm Raven, I'm a Satanist and I'll be doing your make-up.
[changes tone]
Raven: You look so pale...
[angrily slaps Honey, then turns sweet again]
Raven: Sorry, but Satan says you need more color.
Cherish: Porno Fans! It's me, Cherish! And I need your hardcore help!
Honey: Raven, you know, you're a really pretty girl. You could escape from all of this madness.
Raven: Escape to what, Honey? I mean, my father is Zo-Zo, the three headed guard dog at the gate to hell.
Honey: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Cecil: Technique is nothing more than failed style.
Cecil: There are no rules in underground cinema, only edges.
Honey: Cherish, this is America, you know. It's a free country. People can make bad movies if they so desire.
Cecil: Not anymore they don't!
Cherish: You think just cause you've made "real" movies you're better than me, don't you?
Honey: Oh, please.
Cherish: Do you know why I became a porno star?
[everyone in van groans]
Cecil: Cherish has recovered memory.
Cherish: When I was ten years old, my entire family fucked me under the Christmas tree.
Honey: I'm so sorry.
Cherish: Yeah, I bet you are... "jingle balls, jingle balls" my stupid brother started singing.
Honey: [laughs]
Cherish: You think that's funny?
Honey: [still laughing] No, I don't.
Cecil: That's all behind you now, Cherish. We're here, and we're makin' movies.
Sniffles: Nobody here but us whackers.
Cecil: I have a vision!
Fidget: Hey, hey MPAA, how many movies have you censored today?
Cecil: Demented forever!
Cecil: Death to mainstream cinema!
Petie: Tell me about Mel Gibson's dick and balls!
Cecil: Action Fans! Help us!
Cecil: I am Cecil B. Demented! And this is a fucking kidnapping!
Rodney: I'm ashamed of my heterosexuality!
Candy counter girl: Do you know Quentin Tarantino? I love his movies!
Cecil: No adlibbing!
[fires gun]
Dinah: Hey! We're not union! And we're takin' over this movie!
Cecil: I'm Cecil B. Demented, and you're in my movie. Do not look into the lens and ruin the shot or you will be shot.
[filming a scene for "Raving Beauty"]
Honey: It's that fucking new multiplex that opened in the mall, isn't it?
Cherish: I heard they were sold out last night, mom.
Lyle: No, not for the Flinstones sequel...!
Cecil: I'm a prophet against profit!
Honey: I am ready for my close-up, Mr. Demented.
Cecil: [the camera operator has just been shot] Principal photography has been completed!
Honey: Family is just a dirty word for censorship.
Cecil: Continue eating the oysters or you will be shot and killed!


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Campos H, Moye LA, Glasser SP, Stampfer MJ, Sacks FM. Low-Density Lipoprotein Size, Pravastatin Treatment, and Coronary Events. JAMA. 2001;286(12):1468-1474. doi:10.1001/jama.286.12.1468
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Author Affiliations: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health (Drs Campos and Sacks); Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Drs Stampfer and Sacks); and Brigham and Women's Hospital (Dr Sacks), Boston, Mass; University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston (Dr Moye); and Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St Paul (Dr Glasser).
Context Small low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size has been hypothesized
to be a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Animal models link large
LDL to atherosclerosis. However, the strong association between small LDL
and other risk factors, particularly triglyceride levels, impedes determining
whether LDL size independently predicts CHD in humans.
Objective To examine whether LDL size is an independent predictor of recurrent
coronary events in patients with known CHD, as opposed to a marker for other
lipid abnormalities.
Design and Setting Prospective, nested case-control study in the Cholesterol and Recurrent
Events (CARE) trial, a randomized placebo-controlled trial of pravastatin
conducted in 1989-1996.
Participants Survivors of myocardial infarction with typical LDL concentrations (416
cases and 421 controls).
Main Outcome Measure Subsequent myocardial infarction or coronary death during the 5-year
follow-up, analyzed by quintile of LDL particle size and by treatment group.
Results Overall, the mean LDL size was identical in cases and controls (25.6
nm). In patients in the placebo group, large LDL predicted coronary events
in models adjusted only for age (relative risk [RR], 1.79; 95% confidence
interval [CI], 1.01-3.17) and for age and lipid and nonlipid risk factors
(RR, 4.00; 95% CI, 1.81-8.82), comparing those in the highest (mean, 26.6
nm) and lowest (mean, 24.5 nm) quintiles of LDL size. This increased risk
was not present in those taking pravastatin (age-adjusted analysis: RR, 0.98;
95% CI, 0.47-2.04; P = .046 for interaction for a
difference in the effect of LDL size on coronary events between the placebo
and treatment groups; multivariable analysis: RR, 1.33; 95% CI, 0.52-3.38; P = .11 for interaction).
Conclusions Large LDL size was an independent predictor of coronary events in a
typical population with myocardial infarction, but the adverse effect was
not present among patients who were treated with pravastatin. Identifying
patients on the basis of LDL size may not be useful clinically, since effective
treatment for elevated LDL cholesterol concentrations also effectively treats
risk associated with large LDL.
Small-size low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol has been associated
with coronary disease in several retrospective case-control studies,1- 6
although other studies have not found this association.7- 10
In fact, in 2 studies, larger LDL particles were associated with increased
risk of coronary disease.7,8 Most
prospective studies,11- 13
but not all,14 also found that patients with
coronary disease are more likely than controls to have smaller LDL particles.
However, no study, retrospective or prospective, found that small LDL had
independent predictive value after adjustment for standard lipid risk factors.1- 6,11- 13
One of the difficulties in establishing whether LDL size is an independent
predictor of coronary disease or is merely a marker of other lipid abnormalities
is that the predominance of small LDL is strongly associated with increased
triglyceride and reduced HDL cholesterol concentrations as well as other traits
of the metabolic syndrome.15,16
Predominance of small LDL in patients with coronary disease may simply reflect
these other traits, and so its clinical utility has been questioned.16,17 Indeed, in studies in which triglyceride
concentrations were similar in cases and controls, small LDL was either unrelated9,10,14 or inversely related7,8 with risk of coronary disease. Because
of such strong confounding, the true direct relationship, if any, between
LDL size and coronary disease has been difficult to determine.
The current study uses a prospective, nested case-control design to
examine whether LDL size is an independent predictor of recurrent coronary
events in survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) in the Cholesterol and Recurrent
Events (CARE) trial. This study is unique because it is the largest prospective
study of LDL size and coronary disease to date, and because the lipid levels
are typical of patients with coronary disease.
The CARE trial (conducted in the period 1989-1996) was a randomized,
placebo-controlled trial of pravastatin in 4159 patients who experienced acute
MI 3 to 20 months before enrollment.18 The
eligibility ranges for plasma lipid concentrations were typical of patients
with coronary disease: total cholesterol, less than 240 mg/dL (6.22 mmol/L);
LDL cholesterol, 115 to 174 mg/dL (2.98-4.51 mmol/L); and triglycerides, less
than 350 mg/dL (3.96 mmol/L). The median duration of follow-up was 5 years.
Fasting venous blood was taken from each patient on each of 2 screening visits,
at least 1 week apart, and sent by overnight delivery in cooled containers
to the core laboratory in St Louis, Mo. Plasma was separated in a refrigerated
centrifuge and 1-mL aliquots were placed in polypropylene vials and stored
at –80°C until analysis. Cases were those patients who experienced
a primary end point (coronary death or confirmed MI) during the follow-up
period (n = 486).18 Patients who did not experience
a primary end point were randomly selected and matched to cases by decade
of age (eg, 40-49 years, 50-59 years) and by sex. Sufficient plasma from 2
screening visits was available for LDL size analysis in 416 cases and 421
At the conclusion of the 5-year follow-up period, vials containing frozen
plasma from the 2 screening visits were shipped by overnight delivery to the
laboratory at the Harvard School of Public Health for determination of LDL
size. The LDL peak diameter was determined from whole plasma by lipid-stained,
nondenaturing gel electrophoresis using 2% to 16% polyacrylamide gradient
gels.19,20 Gels were stained for
lipid with Sudan black (Sigma, St Louis, Mo) and scanned with a laser densitometer
(LKB-Ultroscan LX, LKB Instruments Inc, Paramus, NJ). Size of LDL was estimated
from calibration curves that were constructed using latex beads (Duke Scientific
Corp, Palo Alto, Calif) and high molecular-weight standards (Pharmacia AB,
Stockholm, Sweden) as previously described.19
To ensure accuracy in the determination of LDL size, our values were standardized
by sending control samples to Ronald Krauss, MD, at the Donner Laboratory,
Berkeley, Calif. These control samples had LDL diameters smaller than 25.5
nm, between 26.0 and 26.5 nm, and larger than 27.0 nm. The deviation between
our laboratory and the Donner Laboratory was less than 0.25% for all samples.
Subjects with a predominant LDL peak size of 25.5 nm or smaller were classified
as "pattern B," and those with LDL size larger than 25.5 nm were "pattern
A."21 Matched cases and controls were included
together in 1 gel. Laboratory personnel were blinded to case-control status.
The between-run coefficient of variation was 0.95% for the internal control
sample included in every gel, and 0.54% for 20 blinded duplicate samples interspersed
throughout the samples in the study. Plasma triglyceride, LDL cholesterol,
and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations were measured
as previously described.22
Statistical analyses were performed at the University of Texas School
of Public Health, Houston, using SAS version 8.1 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary,
NC). The distribution of LDL size of the controls was used to compute quintiles
and the number of cases and controls in each quintile was then determined.
These quintile categories were also used in subgroup analyses, and therefore
quintiles from controls in subgroup analyses were not evenly distributed.
Multiple logistic regression computed relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence
intervals (CIs) for case status for the second through fifth quintiles compared
to the first quintile. Tests for linear trend were performed on the RRs across
quintiles, using the median value for each of the quintiles. The univariate
model included age only, while the basic multivariable models used for all
analyses included age, smoking, hypertension, and left ventricular ejection
Other covariates that were associated with LDL size as well as with
coronary events, and thus could be part of a causal pathway between LDL size
and coronary events, were studied in additional models. These covariates were
use of β-adrenergic antagonists, use of diuretics, waist circumference,
history of diabetes, and the standard lipid risk factors LDL cholesterol,
HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. Waist circumference was the covariate
used to account for obesity since it correlated with LDL size and predicted
recurrent coronary events in this population (4% increase in risk of coronary
events per 2.5 cm of waist circumference, P = .03),22 and because it is now recommended to use in clinical
The protocol specified analyses in the total group regardless of assignment
to placebo or pravastatin, as well as in each treatment group separately.
Tests for interaction between treatment assignment, LDL size, and RR of coronary
events were conducted. The cutoff for statistical significance was P = .05 (2-sided). There were 460 patients in the placebo group and
377 patients in the pravastatin group.
Because of the potential effects of β-blockers on LDL size,4 we repeated the analysis after excluding all those
patients who were taking β-blockers at baseline. In the placebo group,
there were 129 cases and 132 controls not taking β-blockers.
Previous studies carried out in this population22
excluded control patients who had had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
surgery, coronary angioplasty, or stroke after randomization during the follow-up.
These subjects were excluded because results from the trial showed that pravastatin
reduced coronary revascularization and stroke,18
and patients with these clinical end points may not be considered event-free
controls. To evaluate whether the inclusion of these subjects in our study
could have affected the results, we also repeated the analysis in the placebo
group including only those controls who had no history of CABG surgery, coronary
angioplasty, or stroke after randomization during the follow-up.
The characteristics of cases and controls are shown in Table 1. The mean LDL size was identical in cases and controls,
25.6 nm. The prevalence of pattern B, denoting a predominance of small LDL,
was 39% in cases and 40% in controls. Patients in the highest quintile of
LDL size were older, less obese, had lower triglyceride and total cholesterol
concentrations, and higher HDL cholesterol concentrations (Table 2). The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes, blood pressure
levels, and medication use was not significantly associated with LDL size.
LDL size was significantly (P<.01) correlated
with triglycerides (r = −0.63), HDL cholesterol (r = 0.50), and LDL
cholesterol (r = 0.13).
Analysis of the total cohort (those randomized to placebo or pravastatin)
showed that LDL size was not a significant predictor of recurrent coronary
events in a multivariable model that included age, smoking, history of hypertension,
and left ventricular ejection fraction (RR, 1.27; 95% CI, 0.82-1.98; P = .28 for the highest quintile compared with the lowest).
When diabetes, waist circumference, and use of β-adrenergic antagonists
and diuretics were added to the model, large LDL was a significant independent
predictor of coronary events (RR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.00-2.55; P = .049). Further adjustment for plasma triglycerides, LDL cholesterol,
and HDL cholesterol strengthened this association (adjusted RR, 2.10; 95%
The relationship between large LDL size and coronary events was evident
only in the patients in the placebo group (P = .046
for a difference in the effect of LDL size on coronary events between the
placebo and treatment groups). Thus the results are presented separately for
each treatment group. Large LDL was a significant predictor of recurrent coronary
events in the univariate model that only included age as a covariate (Table 3). When smoking, history of hypertension,
left ventricular ejection fraction, use of β-adrenergic antagonists and
diuretics, diabetes, and waist circumference were added to the model, the
risk for recurrent coronary events was increased. Further adjustment for plasma
triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol considerably strengthened
the association between large LDL and the risk of recurrent coronary events
(Table 3 and Figure 1).
Size of LDL was not a predictor of recurrent events in the pravastatin
group. In the age-adjusted model, the RR of a recurrent event for the highest
quintile of LDL size was 0.98 (95% CI, 0.47-2.04; P
= .88 for trend). In a multivariable model adjusted for lipid and nonlipid
risk factors, the RR was only 1.33 (95% CI, 0.52-3.38) (for trend, P = .56; for interaction, P = .11) (Figure 1).
Exclusion of patients who were taking β-blockers did not affect
the findings. In the placebo group, large LDL size was a predictor of recurrent
coronary events in the univariate model that only included age as a covariate
(RR, 2.15; 95% CI, 0.98-4.76; P = .06 for the highest
compared with the lowest quintile). In the multivariable model that included
all the nonlipid risk factors the RR was 2.44 (95% CI, 1.05-5.68; P = .04). Adding triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol
to the model further strengthened the association (RR, 4.22; 95% CI, 1.50-11.92; P = .007).
Similarly, excluding control patients who had had CABG surgery, coronary
angioplasty, or stroke after randomization during the follow-up did not affect
the results. There was a positive trend in the model that included the covariates
age, smoking, history of hypertension, and left ventricular ejection fraction
(RR, 1.77; 95% CI, 0.98-3.22; P = .10 for trend),
which became statistically significant when diabetes, waist circumference,
and the use of β-adrenergic antagonists and diuretics were added to the
model (RR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.15-3.98; P = .03 for trend).
After adding plasma triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol to
the model, the association between large LDL and the risk of recurrent coronary
events was further increased (RR, 3.66; 95% CI, 1.67-8.02; P = .003 for trend).
We found that large LDL size was a significant predictor of increased
recurrent coronary events in a typical population of survivors of MI. This
association was robust: it was present in both univariate and multivariable
analyses and was independent of other plasma lipid and nonlipid risk factors.
Increased LDL size was a risk factor among patients in the placebo group (4-fold
increase) but not in the pravastatin group. These findings are contrary to
the prevailing view that a predominance of small LDL predicts coronary disease
The association between large LDL and coronary disease has been previously
described. Large LDL was independently associated with increased risk of coronary
disease in Canadian normolipidemic patients.7
Among American Indian communities, large LDL was associated with higher coronary
disease mortality.8 Cross-cultural studies
also suggest that large LDL is associated with clinical coronary disease.
In Finland, where coronary disease incidence is very high, the mean LDL size
is very large (27.1 nm) and the prevalence of pattern B, the small-LDL phenotype,
is very low (15%).14 In contrast, in a healthy
rural Costa Rican population with a low prevalence of coronary disease, LDL
size is smaller (mean, 26.2 nm) and the prevalence of pattern B higher (44%)
than in Finland.24
Because of the focus on small LDL size as a marker of coronary disease,
evidence that large LDL size is atherogenic has not been well recognized.
Large LDL particles, similar in size to those found in humans, predominate
in hypercholesterolemic pigs that are more susceptible to atherosclerosis.25 In nonhuman primates, a diet high in saturated fat
and cholesterol increases LDL size, and the magnitude of this increase is
strongly associated with severity of atherosclerosis.26
In humans as well, diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol increase
the plasma concentration of large LDL.27
Large LDL particles are thought to be large because of high cholesterol
ester content. They preferentially bind to isolated arterial proteoglycans,28 delivering more cholesterol per particle to cells
and connective tissue in the arterial wall.26,29
Taken together, evidence from epidemiologic and atherosclerosis studies suggests
that large cholesterol-ester–rich LDLs are atherogenic and predictive
of coronary disease events in humans. Small LDL does have potentially deleterious
properties such as reduced affinity for the LDL receptor,30
longer residence time in plasma,31 increased
susceptibility to oxidation,32 and adverse
effects on the function of vascular cells.15
However, these may not be worse, in vivo, than the harmful properties of large
In our study, large LDL size did not predict coronary events in the
pravastatin group. This may be because pravastatin reduces the concentration
of larger LDL particles, as suggested by a major decrease in average LDL size
(−7 nm, P = .01) and reduced cholesterol ester
content of LDL during pravastatin therapy.33
We investigated reasons why previous studies found that small LDL is
associated with coronary disease. One difference is that the present study
pertained to recurrent events in patients after MI, while previous prospective
studies were in populations that had not experienced a major coronary event
at baseline. However, there has been no difference in how the lipid risk factors
predict initial or recurrent events.18,34,35
In previous studies, small LDL was associated with coronary disease in univariate
analyses that did not include the well-established lipoprotein risk factors.
In prospective studies, small LDL has not remained a significant independent
predictor of coronary disease after adjustment for total cholesterol and triglycerides,12 ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol,11 or apolipoprotein B,13
all of which were significant predictors despite the inclusion of LDL size
in the model. Similarly, retrospective case-control studies did not find that
small LDL size remained significantly associated with coronary disease in
multivariate analysis.1,2,4,5
These findings suggest that confounding by other lipid risk factors accounts
for the association of small LDL with coronary disease.
Comparison of 1 such study, the Physicians' Health Study (PHS),12 with CARE provides insight on the importance of confounding.
In PHS, there was a difference of 53 mg/dL (0.60 mmol/L) in triglyceride concentrations
between MI cases and controls compared with CARE, where this difference was
only 9 mg/dL (0.10 mmol/L). In PHS, cases had significantly smaller LDL compared
with controls, whereas in CARE the mean LDL size was identical in cases and
controls. Thus, confounding between high triglycerides and small LDL was present
in PHS, much more so than in CARE.
In both studies, triglyceride was an independent risk factor. Triglyceride
metabolism is thought to play an important role in determining structure and
composition of LDL,36 with small LDL a byproduct
of hypertriglyceridemia.37 In CARE, the confounding
influence of triglyceride with LDL size was less than in PHS, permitting a
true relationship to emerge between large LDL size and coronary disease. Other
studies failed to detect a significant independent association between large
LDL size and coronary disease, perhaps because of residual confounding by
such highly correlated lipid risk factors. Taken together, these data support
the hypothesis that attenuation of the association between LDL size and other
lipids reveals an independent relationship between large LDL and coronary
One limitation of the study presented herein is that LDL size was not
measured during the follow-up period. Also, while it is unlikely that medications
other than β-blockers and diuretics may have had an effect on LDL size,
the possibility cannot be completely excluded.
In conclusion, large LDL size was an independent predictor of coronary
events in a population typical of patients with cardiovascular disease. This
adverse effect was not present among patients who were treated with pravastatin.
Identifying patients on the basis of LDL size may not be useful clinically,
since effective treatment for elevated LDL cholesterol concentrations also
effectively treats risk associated with large LDL.


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The survey revealed Aleksandr Orlov, the furry star of the Compare The Market ad campaign, beat Lewis Hamilton, Mr T, Dannii Minogue and Lionel Messi to win the top spot, Sky News reported.
The meerkat ad, featuring his great-grandfather's victory over a mongoose army, was voted the UK's most-liked TV advertisement of the year.
The Nielsen Company compiled research from 1.5 million votes cast across Britain as viewers watched evening TV.
The scores, based on likeability, were collected across 2010 at the time each new ad was broadcast.
The top ten Best-Loved Adverts Of 2010 are:
1. CompareTheMarket.com
2. Magner's Irish Cider
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Reforming Indian Company Law
A Press Release of the Government encapsulates some of the salient features of the Bill. These are:
- The Bill provides basic principles for all aspects of internal governance of corporate entities and a framework for their regulation;
- Articulation of shareholders democracy with protection of the rights of minority stakeholders, responsible self-regulation with disclosures and accountability, substitution of government control over internal corporate processes and decisions by shareholder control;
- Easy transition of companies operating under the Companies Act, 1956, to the new framework as also from one type of company to another;
- Introduction of a one-person company (OPC);
- E-governance initiatives; also, ability to satisfy meeting requirements (of board of directors, etc.) through electronic mode (such as video-conferencing);
- Facilitation of joint ventures; increase in maximum number of partners in partnerships from 20 to 100;
- Companies to have a minimum of 33% of the board strength consisting of independent directors;
- Separate framework for determination of fair valuations in companies for various purposes;
- Facilitation of shareholder actions in case of fraudulent conduct of companies, such as through class actions;
- Revised insolvency framework that covers rehabilitation and winding-up of companies;
- Comprehensive dispute resolution framework, through the establishment of the National Company Law Tribunal;
As a copy of the Bill does not appear to be available yet in the public domain, it is perhaps premature to attempt a detailed analysis of the provisions. At a general level however, some of the efforts are laudatory in terms of simplifying company law. These including the setting up of one-person companies, reduction in governmental control in management and operation of companies, and e-governance initiatives. However, there are several areas where reforms seem to be inadequate, and there are a number of them at that. Just to explore a few –
(i) obliteration of the concept of par value of shares, which has largely lost its significance in modern company law; similarly, the concept of a minimum authorised share capital. There is no apparent effort to address these matters in the Bill;
(ii) abolition of the doctrine of ultra vires. Indian company law still requires an "objects clause" to be contained in the memorandum of association. It is well-known that drafters of memoranda follow the "kitchen-sink" approach in drafting objects, making them look inelegant at the very least. Considering that other economies are moving away from the need for companies to have objects clause at all (as they have lost their relevance in modern company), efforts in this direction would help to simplify company law;
(iii) changes to the doctrine of 'financial assistance' contained in Section 77 of the Companies Act, 1956 in the light of the emergence of leveraged acquisition as a popular form of M&A transaction.
This list could go on. Since the Companies Act is currently undergoing a comprehensive revision, it would help for all these other aspects to be considered in detail so that they are incorporated in an appropriate manner precluding the need for further changes on an ongoing basis.
Further, it appears that in some cases the changes have been retrograde. For instance, the summary of the provisions indicate that the Bill proposes to do away with the concept of shares with differential voting rights. This sends confusing signals to the market. When the concept was introduced only recently in the first place (in 2001) and when companies are yet to implement this facility largely due to the excessive restrictions placed in this behalf, it may not augur well to then withdraw this facility altogether rather than to streamline it.
Lastly, the Bill does not seem to fully address a quagmire that company law and regulation often finds itself in, and that is the issue of multiplicity of regulation and multiplicity of regulators. The Department of Company Affairs (DCA), SEBI and RBI would continue to exercise regulatory powers and influence over different types of companies. For instance, while the DCA is expected to regulate all companies, SEBI's powers extend to securities regulation in respect of listed companies and RBI's in respect of banking companies. It is necessary for the legislation to clearly demarcate the powers of these authorities so that there are no loopholes left in regulation and enforcement of the law.
These are only some initial thoughts, and we can expect a greater discussion on the Bill at various fora once the detailed provisions become available.
(Press Reports are available in The Economic Times and The Indian Express)
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- ashish said...
I think one other provision which require a proper framework is the buy-back of securities. Under Companies Act, buy-back can be opted in two ways, first is under S. 77A and second is under S. 391 making an scheme of arrangement. The difference between these two provisions is, in the first SEBI has got the supervision powers whereas in the later provides a wide platform under which the companies can frame its scheme to any extent. Thus operation of these two provisions not only creates ambiguity for the companies but even sometime may result in any substantial harm to the shareholders. So what I think is the provision should be like this:
1. All buy-back schemes should be brought under the umbrella of SEBI 2. The upper limit with regard to the quantity of buy-back should be abolished and the decision making power should be completely left with the corporate wisdom.
- August 30, 2008 at 9:31 PM