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The Smith Commission: what we said and what has happened
To coincide with publication of the cross-party agreement negotiated by the Smith Commission, Ekklesia has now published its own submission to the Commission, made at the end of October 2014 alongside contributions by around 300 civic organisations and 1,700 individuals.
We highlighted to Lord Smith the need for widespread public engagement on the Heads of Agreement, and certain core principles related to subsidiarity, the localisation of power and a democratic and socially just future which needed to be at the core of an agreement on new powers which represents a truly substantial shift in the current settlement.
There has been, and will be, much debate about Smith following its publication late last month, including further analysis on Ekklesia. It is probably the case that as much as the Westminster parties were ever going to be prepared to concede is in its proposals. But the idea that this amounts to 'Home Rule' or 'devo max' (everything other than foreign affairs and defence) is far from true; as is the assertion that this is the maximum that can be achieved. It is but one package, developed out of conversation – constructive but inevitably compromised – by five of the six parties that played a large part in the September independence referendum campaign.
Richard Murphy of Tax Research (http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2014/11/27/scotlands-tax-solution-is-...) is among those who have made a powerful case that the tax solution proposed by Smith is the worst possible for everyone involved, and essentially part of a two-pronged trap set by the UK government. The other involves EVEL (English votes for English laws). The whole settlement can also be questioned in terms of the lack of balance between new powers and resources to deliver with or from them – something we specifically warned about. Of course there are positives, too. Those have to be built on. But people in Scotland and elsewhere on these islands will be necessarily sanguine about the adequacy of what is on the table.
The Smith Commission process, set in motion by the deliberately vague and highly politicised 'Vow' by the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders, was from the outset constrained by a timetable which ensures minimum public involvement and consultation. One of the major planks in Ekklesia's submission was about this failing. It can be somewhat mitigated as Heads of Agreement are considered, but at present we can have no confidence that it will be.
Nevertheless, as the energy for change continues in Scotland, there remains, throughout all these flawed processes, the hope that the case for more substantial constitutional and political change can be pushed for across these islands – for the benefit of people in Wales and the English regions, too.
That will of necessity involve tackling 'the London question' – the impact of the quarter mile City State which now shapes Westminster politics and much else on the British and Irish isles. It will also involve much more thought and response on the implications of Smith.
* Ekklesia's submission to the Smith Commission: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/21086
* More from Ekklesia on post-referendum Scotland: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/scottishindependence
© Simon Barrow is co-director of Ekklesia and is based in Edinburgh.


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We've started a light novel translation project on Baka-Tsuki for Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi, led by MyProjectAlicization.
Our raw source is a Chinese version of the Light Novel (for the most stories) and Japanese Raw (for the names and comparison).
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text: The Golden Lion is now part of the scheme that allows St Ives residents to pop into the pub and get their water bottle filled up in order to help save the planet. Water Refill Campaign is a national project that aims to make refilling water bottles as low cost and convenient as possible, by introducing refill points on every street. Managing Director Kevin Charity said it was estimated that in the UK around 800 plastic bottles a minute were ending up in landfill or as litter which found its way into waterways and eventually out to sea. Kevin said: Single use plastic bottles are expensive to produce, use up valuable natural resources and create mountains of waste once weve gulped down the contents. So St Ives residents keen to do their bit for the campaign are now welcome to call into The Golden Lion for a water bottle top up, and besides, buying a reusable bottle would end up saving them a small fortune. We have already removed plastic straws from our business and are looking into other ways to reduce our plastic. The hotel and restaurant is now displaying a sticker which has been given to them by The Free Water Refill Campaign which indicates that residents can stop there and fill up their water bottle. To find out more about the scheme visit: www.refill.org.uk.


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An interview with Dr. Neil Ebenezer from the charity Fight for Sight, discussing the importance of getting regular check ups and why research is still desperately needed for many ophthalmic conditions.
What are the most common causes of vision loss in the developed world?
There are currently over two million people with sight loss in the UK. By far the main causes of sight loss are age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects around 600,000 people, glaucoma, which affects around half a million and cataracts, which affects approximately half a million people.
Cataracts. Image Credit: Africa Studio / Shutterstock
While there is a lot of research in the areas of AMD and glaucoma, much more work needs to be done to tackle these conditions, which is why investment in eye research is so important.
We now have a simple operation that can address cataracts, a condition that previously caused significant sight loss in the UK. This clearly demonstrates that research breakthroughs are achievable and can have a huge impact.
How can people reduce their risk of vision loss?
There are a number of steps people can take to look after their eyes, although unfortunately, it isn't possible to prevent all types of eye disease.
The most important thing people can do is have eye tests every two years – or more frequently if you've been advised to do so. This helps pick up on the early signs of any problems that can then be treated at an early stage.
Also, know your own family history; for example, is there a history of glaucoma in your family? If so you should get our eyes tested more frequently once you are over 40.
Image Credit: Alexey Rotanov / Shutterstock
We know that other lifestyle factors can help prevent eye disease too, like regularly cleaning or disposing of wearing contact lenses to prevent infections that can cause sight loss.
It's also very important to wear UV protective sunglasses to protect your eyes from UV rays. This is particularly important for children under five whose eyes are more vulnerable to UV.
Our own recent research showed that one in two people don't often wear sunglasses and that they are unaware of the role of UV in contributing to conditions like cataracts and possibly AMD.
Finally, make sure you get exercise and eat healthily. This will help to prevent conditions like diabetes and stroke which themselves can cause eye-related problems.
There's now some evidence that there's a direct link between exercise and reduced risk of glaucoma but more research is needed to confirm this.
Why is it important to have regular eye tests, even if you are not experiencing problems with your eyesight?
The NHS recommendation is to have your eyes checked every two years. However, our YouGov research shows that three in ten people don't do this, and the main reasons given are that they think they 'can see fine' or can't afford it.
It's really important to have an eye tests even if you think you can see fine because eye tests can pick up on the early signs of eye disease.
Not many people realize that eye tests can also pick up on other health problems; for example, they can help with the early diagnosis of conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and even brain tumors.
What are Fight for Sight doing to address the growing problem of sight loss in the UK?
Put simply, our aim at Fight for Sight is to create a future where everyone can see.
We've currently invested 8 million in 160 research projects at 49 universities and hospitals across the UK and we fund projects that address eye conditions like age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, inherited eye disease and those eye diseases that are linked to other conditions like diabetes and stroke.
Our aim is to invest in pioneering research that could lead to the next breakthrough. For example, we funded the initial research that led to a world first gene therapy clinical trial at Oxford University for an inherited eye condition called choroideremia.
This condition ultimately causes blindness in people with the disease. However, the initial results from the trial show that the treatment has prevented further deterioration in the patients involved and, in some cases, has even restored some sight.
What does the future hold for ophthalmology and eye health?
These are interesting times for eye research, where methods like gene therapy and stem cell research offer huge potential to achieve the impossible.
As the eye is a contained area and separate from the rest of the body it's an ideal place to test out some of these new techniques, so I expect to see these methods increasingly used to further the area of eye research, which is very exciting for all of us involved in this field.
Unfortunately, eye research as an area is woefully underfunded – our own figures show only one percent of public grant research spending went into eye research in 2017.
While the future is bright for ophthalmology and eye health, we do desperately need more funding in this area to reach the full potential that could be achieved through groundbreaking research, and to raise awareness of basic eye health messages with the general public.
About Dr. Neil Ebenezer
Dr. Neil Ebenezer is currently the Director of Research, Policy, and Innovation at Fight for Sight and has a broad scientific knowledge with a degree in Biotechnology, a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector.
Most recently, Dr. Ebenezer was the Head of Science and Innovation at the Department for Transport (DfT) where he developed and managed an innovation portfolio of work to ensure that the Department had access to cutting-edge technologies.
Neil has also represented the MHRA at a European level as part of the New and Emerging Technologies working group.


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A new study suggests that last year's Ridgecrest earthquakes increased the chance of a large earthquake on California's San Andreas fault.
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Hours after sending an email instructing employees to remove the social media app TikTok from their phones, citing unspecified "security risks," Amazon.com Inc. said Friday the message was sent in error.
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Tech Q&A: Windows 10 updates are creating new problems
One of the big differences between Windows 10 and its predecessors is that it's updated frequently. That may fix flaws, but it also creates new ones.
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Under Armour reportedly looks to sell fitness app MyFitnessPal
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Fintech company Sezzle's growth rockets higher as online shopping soars
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Jim Rossman: Free streaming content is getting harder to find
A reader wrote me recently about trying to navigate the free TV streaming jungle.
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To the list of all the home improvements people have generated in the past few months, add an easy setup of extending the range of some of your home Wi-Fi smart products. The idea of doing this is great and a company called Lutron makes it a do-it-yourself easy project with a new Case´ta Wireless Repeater and Motion Sensor added to Lutron's ...Read more
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Weeks of protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have placed renewed attention on police body-worn cameras.
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Internet speeds were awful, so these rural Pennsylvanians put up their own wireless tower
Big Valley is a living postcard of Pennsylvania. Jet-black buggies hug the shoulders of its long, straight roads and knobby-kneed foals prance in fields so green they look electrified. Most signs there urge motorists to repent and rejoice, or to buy fresh strawberries from the Amish children sitting in the shade.
But one Pennsylvania tradition ...Read more
Not just about the data: Scientists seek to address racial bias in the lab and classroom
In this time of national reckoning, a grassroots movement of scientists and academics is asking their colleagues to solve problems beyond their research: the scientific community's own issues with racial discrimination and bias.
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Jim Rossman: How can you boost a poor cell signal?
I got this question from a reader recently: "I would like to know if you have any suggestions for boosting cellphone reception inside your home. There are areas in my house that drop my calls. It gets very frustrating."
This is a good question.
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The Michigan House and Senate passed a resolution that would place on the November ballot a constitutional amendment barring the search and seizure of private electronic data without a warrant. ...Read more
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If you've already started connecting the various devices and fixtures around your home - perhaps more of you are thinking about this now that many of us are quarantined - you'll know that there are a lot of ways to tackle the problem. You might just want one device to solve a particular issue, like a smart plug to put a lamp on a regular ...Read more
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I've never seen anyone go around showing off their new hearing aid. But often I see people bragging about their new earbuds. The Olive Smart Ear has the appearance and style of a single earbud in but does the job of a hearing aid.
I'll start off with some information supplied by the parent company, Olive Union, which caught my attention ...Read more
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From Habitat for Humanity to Russian Mail Order Brides, the advertiser exodus escalated from Facebook on Monday as dozens signed on to the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign designed to purge hate speech from the platform.
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The chief executive officers of Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to testify before a congressional panel investigating competition issues in the technology industry, according to a spokeswoman for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee overseeing the probe.
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2B Jordany Valdespin was 1-5 with an RBI from the top of the lineup. Adam Wogan says he's going to play at least four days a week in the AFL.
Eric Niesen was gave up a run on two hits, with a walk and a strikeout in his inning of work.
Venezuela3B Eric Campbell was 1-3 last night and is off to a 4-for-9 start with two doubles for the Caribes de Anzoategui. The team is managed by Julio Franco. Jack Voigt who was AAA Buffalo's hitting coach is the team's hitting coach, so he also brought Mike Hessman along for the ride although Hessman has not seen action in the team's first two games. Luis Rojas is listed as the team's Third Base Coach. I'm not sure if that's the same Luis Rojas who worked for Savannah this year.
After going 3-4 in his first game, SS Wilmer Flores was 0-4 with an RBI in last night's game for the Bravos de Margarita. Flores has played short in both of the Bravos first two games. He's joined on the roster by Henry Blanco and Manny Acosta.
The other SS on the Bravos roster are an uninspiring lot. The list includes: 19-year old Edgar Duran who played for Williamsport in the New York-Penn League where he hit .235/.269/.299 in 71 games, 27-year old Alberto Gonzalez who hit .247/.277/.301 in 186 AB for the Washington Nationals this year, 31-year old Carlos Leon, who's bounced around the Phillies system for six years, but did not play in the US in 2010, 25-year old Emilio Ontiveros who "hit" .193/.271/.233 for Jupiter in the FSL for the Marlins in 2010, and 27-year old Eider Torres, who hit .292/.320/.351 between the Rockies top two domestic affiliates in AA Tulsa and AAA Colorado Springs. Torres has played second in each of the Bravos first two games. It'll be interesting to see what happens to Flores' playing time as the season progresses.
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Today is a very special Monday!!
Today we are this week's Featured Family on the Fundraising blog GIVE1SAVE1.com
Give 1, Save 1 is a blog to help fundraise for families adopting from all over the world.
It's really super simple – and that's the beauty of the idea Every Monday a different adoptive family is featured on Give1Save1.com and readers are asked to give $1 – just $1 – and then help spread the word virally.
So if you found your way here from over there, WELCOME!!! We are so excited that you have cared enough to click a link and learn more about our Family and our adoption of Ana.
Today we are also launching a week-long giving campaign to fundraise support to help us get through the steep financial costs of International Adoption. The biggest hurdle right now between us and bringing Ana home as soon as possible, is money. I know, it sucks. But it's not impossible.
Two months ago, we heard about Ana, an abandoned 5 year old girl living in Eastern Europe. Ana needed a family, and the family who is adopting her little half-sister was unable to take both girls, so they asked us for prayer in their decision. God began to show us that He was calling us to be Ana's family. And the beauty of how He is working in this is that Ana will not only get her very own family (us), but a big extended family with her sister and her new family (our dear friends)! It has been a whirlwind few months as we have launched into this journey to adopt Ana as quickly as we are able.
This is something we honestly never would have thought we'd be ending our year doing. But God, in all His sovereignty has laid it on both of our hearts, at the same time and even gone so far as to confirm it multiple ways. We are moving forward down this path of International Adoption, after much prayer and seeking the will of the Lord. And we know in the deepest parts of our hearts this is EXACTLY what God has asked of us, right now, right where we stand. He placed Ana right in front of us and is asking for us to pursue her and make His beloved daughter our daughter.
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"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."
We ask for your support! Mainly emotionally and spiritually, knowing that we have an amazing God, who is our Father and who adopts us into His family. That is where this all starts- knowing that we were created to be His sons & daughters. Adoption is clearly God's heart. It says in Ephesians 1:5, "…He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will."
Currently we are getting our home study done and seeking God's timing for moving through the next crucial steps of submitting our dossier to bring Ana home as soon as we can in early 2013. We are assured more and more that this is GOD'S WORK… not our own! Yet we are invited to joyfully be a part of the amazing story he is writing for Ana's life, and we get great faith to follow in his divine command by stepping out in a direction only God can complete.
Our need is financial, too. Through all this, I keep looking at the pic's in my email. I see Ana's face, the hint of bewilderment in her eyes in this series of forced uncomfortable smiles, while she holds an open pink umbrella inside a shopping mall posing for grainy cell phone pictures being taken by a social worker. And she doesn't know us, or even about us, or what all this is about. Yet, she is our child. What would you do to get to your child, half a world away, alone, sad, confused, hopeless? I would do whatever it takes to get there. We ARE doing what it takes to get to her. But praise God he is not asking us to go about this alone! If we only attempted things we know are possible and with the tangible resources we possess, those around us would not see God at work. He would not be receiving the glory and credit, we would not be growing in faith and trust, and all those around us would not get to experience the joy of seeing our Lord perform a miracle.
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Heysham Obs
Heysham Nature reserve
As a well-meaning volunteer, salted the dog-walk path entrance and received a muttered "about time" to follow the berating for not doing anything about it two days ago! [Comment deleted - there are too many dog/walker rants on birding sites and many of the dog walkers are great people]. Reserve very quiet with no obvious sign of Chiffchaff.
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This is going through a good cold-weather spell for Malcolm with:
Pink-footed Goose - 70+180 south, 90 north (probably offshoots of the 3000+ flying about over the Lune Estuary at this time ( see Aldcliffe blog)
Woodcock - 1 (flushed)
Pheasant - 1
Snipe - 7
Fieldfare - 19
Redwing - 15
Mute Swan - 2
North harbour wall mid afternoon
Dead with just the one adult Med Gull seen
See Aldcliffe site - extra Barnacle Goose with the PFGs. 1-2 Cetti's Warbler Leighton causeway by grit trays
The observatory was set up in 1980. It involves ringing,'vis mig' counts (including seabirds) and general monitoring in the Heysham Nature reserve/power stations/harbour area. The statutory moth trap is in place and also a daily log for butterflies, dragonflies etc. We share an office, kindly provided by EDF Energy, with the County Wildlife Trust. This is located next to the Nature Reserve car park. Do call in. Please leave sightings in the letterbox, ESPECIALLY 'fly-by' seabirds.
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Sunday, October 6, 2013
Drydocked, 16x20
I posted this last night on FB.....
.....but forgot to do it here. It was painted late afternoon and I hope I caught the raking light a bit. So many paintings I like but would also like to do them over again because each one gives me new ideas I'd like to do this one over.
I like the variations in color on the hull below the water line and, if you can't tell, I was caught up in that blue barrel. This is actually a 'blue barrel' painting with the rest just setting the backdrop.......OK. I'm lying. But I really do like that barrel. Gives this thing some depth.
So if I did it over what would be different? I think this is a 24x30 painting done on a 16x20 canvas. Bigger canvas is what I'd change so I could recompose it. There was so much more there that was interesting that would have made this better with some more room. Yes, if I had painted smaller I could have gotten it all in but I would have lost that brush swinging energy that's so much fun to do.
I may have to go back to Maine.
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Vintage Plaid Midi Skirt | Red Top
I wanted to style a week of plaid and what better way to start than with this vintage top and skirt?
I checked online to see how old an article of clothing must be to be considered vintage.
According to Wikipedia, "…clothing which was produced before the 1920s is referred to as antique clothing and clothing from the 1920s to 20 years before the present day is considered vintage".
Score! I can trace this skirt to '96-'97 and the top back to at least '99. I'm calling that a win and deeming this a vintage outfit! Also, FYI, "retro stands for retrospective… (&) usually refers to clothing that imitates the style of a previous era". (Wikipedia)
Sorry for the long info; sometimes the teacher in me creeps out!
The black patent vinyl bag is so generic there is no tag! It's probably a decade old. I really pulled from the back of my closet for this post!
For heels, these ankle straps are very comfortable. They are really showing wear and tear though so I need to think about replacing. I just hate giving up a favorite shoe, don't you?
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Zhuhai is a beautiful city in the Pearl River Delta, located on the southern coast of Guangdong province in China. Zhuhai was one of the original Special Economic Zones established in the 1980s. Zhuhai is also one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera. The city's population (1.6 million) is made up of mostly Mandarin speaking migrants.
Being one of China's first Special Economic Zones, Zhuhai is home to many industries (such as electronics, computer software, biotechnology, machinery and equipment, etc.) as well as the Hengqin Free Trade Zone, making the city very popular to international businesses.
Zhuhai has been voted the most 'livable' city in China and because of this it is a very popular tourist destination. Due to its size, Zhuhai has everything a big city can offer without being overwhelmingly huge. With many green spaces, 690 km of coastline and over 100 islands, it is easy to get away of the hustle and bustle of city life.
With Macau directly to the South, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to the North-East, and Hong Kong just over an hour ferry ride away you're never far away from some of the most famous cities in Asia. In both Macau and Hong Kong you can enjoy the familiarity of the Western Culture whilst they still offer their own personality.
Keep in mind though, that entering Hong Kong or Macau classifies as an 'exit' from China. So for those of you who only receive a one-entry visa, be sure to plan some time before or after your trip to visit these beautiful cities!
Zhuhai does not have a subway system, but has an extensive bus system that can get you anywhere you want to go (buses cost 2-3RMB per ride). Taxis are abundant and quite cheap as well (starting at 10RMB). When you arrive, InternChina will provide you with a bus card as well as detailed instructions as to how to get to your company and to the InternChina office.
In Zhuhai the weather is awesome! You'll often see the locals walking around shading themselves from the summer rays with their umbrellas, yet in the colder months the temperatures are pleasant and never really low enough for you to need your woolly jumpers, hats and gloves!
Zhuhai weather
Since Zhuhai has a subtropical climate, on the whole it is hot and humid, but it can also rain a lot. The winter is short, dry and mild (12°C -18°C) and a jumper will keep you warm during the day and cooler evenings. Summer sets in from late March/early April and in July and August temperatures can reach 36°C. The sea breeze can be a welcome relief from the summer heat. So if you enjoy the sun, sand and sea bring plenty of sunscreen and swimming costumes for weekends relaxing on the beach, but remember your umbrella for those unexpected mid-afternoon downpours!
Eating out is cheap and convenient and there are always new dishes and cuisines to discover. There is an abundance of styles of cooking unique to various Chinese provinces, each more delicious than the last. If you're a foodie and especially if you are open minded to trying new things you will be in your element!
Almost every meal is a social occasion. A particular benefit of being in Zhuhai or Guangdong province is the 'morning tea' or 'dimsum' style of cooking native to this province. You can easily find beautiful pork filled steamed buns, soup dumplings, durian fritters, rice porridge and so much more.
Zhuhai Food
Mealtimes are a social experience with communal dishes presented on a rotating disk in the middle of the table (we know this as a 'lazy Susan' back in the UK), giving you the opportunity to try a bit of anything. Meals tend not to be as sophisticated as back in the West and dishes come out as they are ready and eager chopsticks dive in often as soon as the plate hits the table. Restaurants are lively and full of energy although you may have to get over the sound of someone slurping their noodles or someone casually lighting up a cigarette next to you after their meal.
If you don't speak Chinese, when you first arrive in Zhuhai the language barrier may be kind of intimidating as there are relatively few English speakers. However, the locals in Zhuhai are incredibly helpful and if you are confused or need help, they will be more than willing to assist you in every way possible, even if you do need to play a game of charades in order to talk to each other. Over time you may start to pick up some basics of the language, and once you know how to say hello, thank you, and your address, you will be on your way. InternChina can offer language classes via our partner school, if you ever feel like the language barrier is too much. Zhuhai is just like any other city in an unfamiliar country, a bit scary when you first arrive, but will feel just like home after a few weeks.
Zhuhai is an amazing city to live and work in. It's very pleasant and relaxed but still has a lot to offer. Everyone is incredibly friendly, and the city itself is very nice and clean. You can sit on the beach on a warm day drinking out of a coconut or try your way through the different beer brands offered in the bars. While there is an abundance of industry, the entire atmosphere of the city is slow-paced, unlike Beijing, New York or London where everyone is in a rush to get everywhere. This gives you the opportunity to really enjoy China.
For all of the shopaholics, there is an underground market in 拱北 (Gongbei) where you can get all your branded designer wear for suspiciously cheap prices, as well as a handful of more western companies (H&M, Vera Moda, Only, etc.) in the shopping malls. There are also quite a few gyms located around the city, so if you're a gym goer, don't worry, you'll still be able to train. Zhuhai has western cinemas, showing films in English, as well as bowling alleys, a bar street, go-karting and paint balling… so weekends will never be boring. It also has a few beautiful parks, where you can go and see Chinese people flying kites and playing live music.
Zhuhai also hosts many interesting cultural and sporting events throughout the year. At the end of 2015 the Hengqin International Tennis Centre opened and is host to the World Tennis Association (WTA) Elite Trophy and the ATP Tennis World Tour Finals. Races can be seen at the Zhuhai International Circuit on many weekends of the year and sailing events are held in Zhuhai as well. The Airshow China, the largest aviation and aerospace exhibition in China is held bi-annually. Zhuhai is also home to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, one of the world's largest aquariums.
The nightlife in Zhuhai is incredibly varied, there are plenty of western bars where you can meet other people who have moved to Zhuhai, or you can get incredibly cheap drinks in Chinese run bars, and then move onto the clubs. Drink prices can vary from 15RMB a pint of beer to 40RMB a pint of beer, depending where you go out and what type you get (local beer is obviously cheaper) the dress code on nights out is very casual, so there is no need to have to worry about dressing up and getting ready unless you want to of course! There is a bar street which is home to many different bars and clubs and across the city you can find many different places to suit every taste – from Irish pubs to Chinese discos.
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#NBARank: Nikola Peković, #53
ESPN is in the midst of their third-annual #NBARank and for the next few weeks while they unveil all 500 players ranked, we'll be taking a look at where our Minnesota Timberwolves players land.
The first of Minnesota's "Big Three" to show up on #NBARank is the much improved and dominant big man: Nikola Peković.
Pek checks in at #53 with an average score of 6.70. He's up from #105 a season ago.
Pek came into the League three seasons ago and he couldn't even look at a guy wrong without drawing a foul. However, three years later and he's one of the premier big men in this League and notorious for being the NBA's strongest player!
After two seasons of very big improvement, Peković was rewarded this offseason with a large 5-year deal worth $12million annually.
With a healthy trio of Love, Rubio & Pek; the Timberwolves should make some BIG noise this season. I'm really looking forward to the three-point shooters creating more space for the big men to work down low. The threat of Kevin Love/Martin's outside game, teams can no longer pack the paint and try and shut down Nikola.
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An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists.[1] A person with an alter ego is said to lead a double life.
A distinct meaning for alter ego can be found in literary analysis, wherein it describes characters in different works who are psychologically similar, or a fictional character whose behavior, speech or thoughts intentionally represent those of the author. Similarly, alter ego can be applied to the role or persona taken on by an actor[2] or by other types of performers.
Alter ego is also used to refer to the different behaviors any person may display in certain situations. Related concepts include avatar, doppelgänger, impersonator, and split personality.
First of all, I cannot believe I'm wasting my time, efforts, opinions, and my space here to even discuss Nicki Minaj and her "alter ego", Roman Zolanski! In the pre-Grammy red carpet walk Minaj was escorted by a man who was dressed as a pope. Then ... on stage she levitated, spoke in tongues and acted possessed - a Broadway type spectable (debacle) of an exorcism.
I feel the performance (more like a train wreck) was disrespectful, absurd, disgusting, irreverent, and ridiculous - on so many levels! And to do it at the Grammys, especially, considering the turn of events prior to the show. I am not a huge fan of hip hop and rap music anyway; this has left me with an even more bitter taste of it. Personally, in spite of my distaste for that music genre, I think Nicki has brought down the already bad image of hip hop and rap music.
Doesn't the producer of the Grammys even chek the content of the performers who are cast each year? Shame on the music industry for even allowing such a profane display. And the introduction by MC, was certainly is undeserved. I'm in agreement with those who were, and are, outraged by this person, her alter ego, and this Grammy performance. It restores my faith in the human spirit.
Then, to top it off, GMA blew it again for me (like when they hired Elisabeth Hasselbeck). They actually had Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin on the show today - promotiong some HIV-AIDS project they're doing together - not here in our country, but in Latin Ameria. Don't get me wrong; I appreciate what they are doing. It's great that (supposedly) 100% of the proceeds of her Mac Viva Glam lipstick will go to charity. But why be a foul-mouthed, loose-moraled, outrageous b**** ... why not be a more positive influence on these kids she speaks of, and says she wants to help ... seems a bit hypocritical to me. There are much more positive, clean, and charismatic ways to get one's point across, rather than SHOCK tactics like she uses. She says she believes in ABSTINENCE, hmmmm ... in spite of my opinion of her, she seemed quasi normal in her GMA interview (compared to her on-stage performances).


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An Encryption Deep Dive - Part Three
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The Ninja Tune artist talks harps, mentors and hip-hop production.
Green's early releases on Ninja Tune and Tru Thoughts were straight up head-nodding trip-hop. When he widened his purview with 2010's Black Sands, taking in jazz, house and quirky electronic sounds, he found both acclaim and a whole new audience. Recent records like 2013's North Borders favour original composition, but the love of the cut-and-paste aesthetic and dusty, oddball tracks has never left him. Following the release of Green's mix for the Late Night Tales series, Stephen Titmus sat down with the British artist in London to talk about some of his favorite beats.
Midnight In A Perfect World
Entroducing is one of those landmark records I think everyone has. Why this track?
I can't really have a list on influential music without referencing Entroducing. I think "Midnight In A Perfect World" epitomizes the vibe of the album. For me, at that age, I was just getting into the idea of constructing music. When I was listening to hip-hop it was never about the lyrics, I was always listening through the lyrics to the production. DJ Shadow took that idea of cut-and-paste sampling and took it much further than anyone else had done.
Is Shadow your favourite hip-hop producer?
Well, the thing with Shadow, he's not consistent. That was an era for Shadow, and those years were really influential. There's so many. I was going to say Dilla. There's Madlib, obviously, who's really consistent.
I guess Madlib is the king of cut and paste.
For that sort of style, Madlib is definitely up there.
Are you much of a digger?
I used to be. When I first started that's how I made music. I was looking for breaks and 2-bar loops to flip. That was the very traditional way to approach hip-hop production. I don't work like that any more or have done since the first couple of albums. I used to be a real break snob back in the day. I would dismiss a whole track if I recognized the snare drum.
4 Ton Mantis
I was around the construction of that record a lot. I gave him a couple of titles for the album. We used to both live in Brighton. We used to go round to each other's places all the time. I used to swap breaks, I gave Amon some stuff because I thought he would be able to do something better with them than I could. He would then trade me stuff, we would have a back and forth.
He was kind of a mentor to me. The stuff he was doing with a sampler used to blow my mind. He was creating sound design, using Akai samplers in ways that were mind bending. He would bounce audio through a Doppler, resampling tiny little parts of music, then do something different with that. Ten generations later you get something completely different. He was a massive inspiration to what you could do with samples.
Isn't there an art aesthetic that's similar to that?
Infinite regression. I did it at art school. You do a drawing of a drawing of a drawing; you then get this abstract thing that's loosely connected to the original. All the hip-hop guys were sampling rare grooves and jazz. Amon was sampling Brazilian music and prog rock.
Peace Piece
Would this be the record you'd select in a Desert Island Discs scenario? It closes your Late Night Tales compilation.
It totally is. I've had a few moments with it over the years. It keeps recurring. There often seems to be a perfect time for this record. I remember once I was driving across Poland. It was the middle of winter, freezing. Icy tundra. The sun was coming down and I had my headphones on and was driving from one gig in Krakow to another in Katowice.
It has this amazing sense of beauty, but there's also something very sad about it.
As a pianist, the way he approached music was a lot looser than, say, someone like Gershwin, who's more of a Guildhall musician. Bill Evans is a lot freer in what he can do as a pianist. You can't tell where the improvisation starts and where the actual written piece ends.
It's a pretty complicated piece: it's modal and it's got some crazy chords in there. But you would never listen to it and think it's an avant-garde piece. It's just nice. Is that something you go for in your music?
Well, I like that idea of subconscious fluidity in music. It's not about the written piece. It's about following an idea and letting the music suggest what happens next. Not forcing a composition into something.
Essence Of Sapphire
When people think jazz harp—if they think of anything at all—they'll probably think Alice Coltrane, but Dorothy is great, too. How did you discover her?
I always thought of Dorothy Ashby as a funkier Alice Coltrane. I first heard her through the Afro-Harping record. That's a funky record, but it just so happened that her chosen medium was the harp. Alice Coltrane is much more of a jazz harpist. Dorothy is more in line with Afro beat and that kind of aesthetic. I was introduced to "Essence Of Sapphire" by Kieran Hebden. We went out and did this tour about ten years ago and we were just digging. Every spare hour that we weren't travelling or sound checking we were in record stores. We were just pulling tracks out for each other. He pulled this out for me. It's on a lesser known, hard to find Dorothy Ashby record. I just love the time signature. It's in 5s and 7s.
I didn't notice that, but it's just funky as hell.
There's a part when she stops playing the harp and starts strumming it like a guitar. You never really hear anyone going at it on a harp like that.
The harp's a really evocative instrument but is really under used in modern music. But you actually played one on Black Sands.
I've used harp a lot. I'm really interested in plucked strings, there's a really interesting tonal quality, especially when you start de-tuning them and messing around. I recorded a harpist on Black Sands. She was a classical harpist, a girl named Kirsten Agnesta, but the thing was she didn't really understand the idea of just jamming—unless it's there in front of them they just seize up. It's not something she had been trained to do. We got there in the end, though. I chopped it around a lot and sampled it and, in the end, I think she was very impressed with what could be done with recorded music these days [laughs]. She's actually on Erykah Badu's album. She's on the track I did with Erykah, but she's also on the track that Madlib produced for her, "Incense."
This is from the Rocky soundtrack. Are you a big Sly Stallone fan?
Not particularly, maybe in a kitsch kind of way. I haven't seen it for about 15 years. I remember Rek 1 dropping this back in the day in Brighton. I would hear him playing a lot. He would do things like dropping Vangelis into hip-hop, parts of "Chariots Of Fire." He would find all these really interesting tracks that were right underneath your nose. There's a beautiful track on the Chariots Of Fire soundtrack called "Abraham's Theme." It's really simple, a kind of synth pad with a Moog lead over the top. But like this Bill Conti track, it is a hidden treasure on this very mainstream soundtrack.
I guess that's the essence of being a great digger: not just going for the $1000 records but going for the $2 ones, too.
Absolutely. I pulled this out for Kieran Hebden on the US tour. A couple of weeks later he remixed it. We had this little reunion show on Solid Steel, the old Coldcut show on BBC London. We had this retrospective playing all the records we'd bought on this trip.
Bill Conti has obviously done a lot of film work. Is that something you'd like to turn your hand to? I know you're a fan of guys like Matthew Bourne.
Definitely. There's a different depth to soundtrack music as the film's already providing the narrative. You can be a lot more sparse and minimal. Or you can just hold two chords for five minutes and that's all it needs. I like the idea of working with themes, recurring themes whether they are faster or slower, major or minor. Something tying the whole piece together—even the main "Rocky Theme" is a motif that reappears throughout that soundtrack. I'd love to try something like that.
Gutter Glitter
It's got the vocal manipulation thing going on that's been quite in vogue. You kind of used that on "Emkay."
I've been doing that vocal manipulation thing since day one. Pitched up, reversed vocals—I'm always into samples as a human element rather than their lyrical content. Using the voice as a texture. You can still get an emotive sound from a vocal even if the lyrics are inconsequential. People often ask me, "What's the lyrics to Emkay?" [laughs]. It doesn't matter.
I have an affinity to the way Lapalux works and the way he approaches sounds. It's almost like a stream of consciousness. Shlohmo does the same thing sometimes. Finding rhythm in seemingly abstract places. It's just held together loosely enough that it works. Any looser and it would all just fall apart. It just has this nicely disjointed way that everything flows, rhythmically everything's pulled in just the right amount.
I guess producers like Lapalux and Shlohmo have a similar story arc to your career. They have this connection to hip-hop but are now making electronic music.
For me, starting with hip-hop production was very straightforward. It seemed it was an easier way of working. I never used to use synths or drum machines. I was always just layering up found, sourced audio.
Why was that?
I just didn't have the gear. I didn't know enough about synth engines and LFOs and envelopes. I would listen to house records and the production methods of where to put kick drums against sub-bass was just way over my head. I just liked the idea of smashing loads of noise together until it sounded good. That was the hip-hop thing. If you go back to Public Enemy, those records were made by them making a cacophony together. Out of the two hours of racket there would be one bar which came together perfectly and that would be "Fight The Power." You could do a lot without knowing. It's a lo-fi way of working and you have to use your ear rather than any kind of production technique.
When I started there weren't laptops, Ableton or Logic. There was MIDI and there were floppy discs and it cost a lot of money. I spent my student loan on an Atari and a sampler. I had a tape deck and floppy disc and that's how I made the first album. You had to really want to do it.
The Audience
I guess this is just an all-time classic. This was when Herbert was at his most productive. I've always been into tunes that have two parts in them, that have a twist. I've always done that with my stuff as well. This is the ultimate track that does that. It holds back that piano drop till two thirds of the way then unfolds into this anthemic tune.
Obviously his aesthetic of working is really interesting in that it's all found sounds. I like it when Matthew Herbert is being more fun. The records that came after that, like "Plat Du Jour" which comes with a long reading list—there's all this other stuff to consider. The snare drum was recorded in a hot air balloon or something was recorded at 200 miles per hour.
I know you play house as a DJ, but whenever you do it seems to be something with a twist, like Herbert. Is this the kind of thing you go for? Something that's a bit more unusual?
Yeah, I don't know, I've never gone for straight-up house. Not everything with a 4/4 kick is necessarily house. Years later I'm finally embracing four-on-the-floor music. All the music I've made since the last tour has been 120 BPM, 4/4 stuff. I'm having a little patch getting fully into house. I think there's a lot to be explored that I haven't done before, which is perhaps why I'm getting into it now. I'm into making house music that's not necessarily the sound of house music, something that goes in a different direction.
When you made the track for Erykah, I read that you wanted to make a loop that sounded human. Is that something you tend to go for: electronic music that has a natural feel?
That's a shared aesthetic with Herbert, I feel. It goes back to the idea of not using synthetic sounds. I've never worked "in the box," as people like to say these days. I've never used internal instruments. I like everything I use to come from an acoustic source. I like it to travel through air into a microphone before I program it and everything I've done has been like that. I think that's what makes it human.
The Healer
I don't know how Madlib did it. It's the heaviest tune but everything is just feather light. From the click in it to the bell. It's the deepest tune.
The sample is mad. It's like a fake Japanese band?
Oh yeah, that weird little vocal that bounces around in the background.
"The Healer" is the holy grail. If I could make a beat that good, then I'm done.
Obviously you made the track with Erykah and you're a fan. Was that daunting?
I was trying to channel "The Healer" a little bit when I made it. When we met she wasn't as aware of me as I was with her. We met through Mark Ronson, strangely enough. I did a remix for a project he was doing in New Orleans with Erykah, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def and Zigaboo Modeliste from The Meters, who I recently played with in San Francisco. I only did the remix because I wanted to get Badu's attention, although it was a good track, too.
I went and met them when they came to New York and Mark introduced me to Erykah. I just had to hard-sell it to her. I met her again later in the year in Seattle. She listened to my stuff and was really into it. She said, "I really want to do a tune, but I want to hear the beat first." I sent her a few loops. She doesn't collaborate with many people. But when I had the raw bones of "Heaven For The Sinner" her manager played it to her when they were driving. She called me straight from the car, a car full of her and her kids and her manager, and she said, "Yeah, I'm into this. Let's do it!"
I also read you initially bonded over a shared interest of music. Do you remember what those tracks were?
Robert Glasper was one—they did that "Afro Blue" track together. Also Gilles Peterson: because she loves Peterson. There was a lot of crossovers with our aesthetic and our approach to music.
It must have been amazing to do a live show with her.
It was. She actually opened our show in San Francisco doing her DJ thing as DJ Low Down Loretta Brown. It was a very random set, it was like a party set. She played three trap tunes in a row, then played Sun Ra, then played "California Soul." But because it was Erykah Badu in a mad hat and crazy outfit she can get away with it. She then came out and did our tune together and she absolutely killed it. She has a real sense of drama. We started the tune and she was nowhere to be seen. We played it for two minutes and I could see my stage manager saying, "No, just keep it going." Her manager then went up and put these red heels on the stage, that she then stepped into—then she just killed. Then we did "Bag Lady." She smashed it. We jammed it for 10 minutes; we were just having fun with it. She had 2500 people in the palm of her hand where they were just singing back the chorus of that song.
That must have been a moment.
I was just grinning like an idiot.


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Paclitaxel, Carboplatin And Low Dose Radiation As Induction Therapy In Locally Advanced Head And Neck Cancer
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00176267
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 19, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Squamous Cell Carcinoma
|Radiation: Radiotherapy Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Carboplatin
|Phase 2
Squamous cell cancers of the head and neck (SCCHN) comprise 5% of all cancers, with 40,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Surgery followed by irradiation or irradiation alone has been the standard of care for locally advanced Stage III and IV patients. With this approach, fewer than 30% of patients achieve long-term remission, and most recur locoregionally. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been administered prior to definitive therapy with response rates ranging from 60-90%, with pathologic CR rates documented in 30-70% of clinical responders. However, large randomized trials have shown no improvement in overall survival. Because induction chemotherapy alone does not appear to improve long-term disease free survival in advanced head and neck cancers, concomitant chemotherapy and radiation has been pursued in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers. The concept of synergy between radiation and chemotherapy is well established in vitro. Various schedules of radiation and chemotherapy have been utilized including weekly chemotherapy during radiation, chemotherapy given every three weeks during radiation and alternating chemotherapy and radiation.
One novel approach to capitalizes on the synergy between radiation and chemotherapy is the use of low doses fractionated radiation (LDFRT) as a chemotherapy enhancer. In vitro data suggests that LDFRT enhances the response of both p53 wild type and p53 mutant cancer cell lines to chemotherapy. Not only was the cell death fraction increased, but there was no development of radioresistance in the cell lines studies when low doses of radiation were utilized. This strategy was translated into a clinical trial using four 80-cGy fractions of radiation with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel. Preliminary results have produced an impressive 85% response rate and this neoadjuvant regimen was safe and easy to deliver in patients with locally advanced SCCHN patients. In recently published work by Belani, a regimen using Carboplatin every four weeks combined with weekly Paclitaxel improved response rates in non-small cell lung cancer. The delivery of chemotherapy on a weekly schedule would be of particular benefit when adding LDFRT, because tumor cells could be exposed to LDFRT on multiple occasions per cycle of induction therapy, without the theoretic development of radioresistance. We propose to expand our understanding of LDFRT and chemotherapy by using two cycles of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in a modification of the Belani regimen, plus LDFRT as induction therapy prior to definitive treatment (surgery or radiation). It is hoped that using LDFRT as a chemoenhancer will further increase the response rate seen with induction therapy in this population of patients.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|26 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Paclitaxel, Carboplatin And Low Dose Radiation As Induction Therapy In Locally Advanced Head And Neck Cancer
|Study Start Date :
|September 2002
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2005
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 31, 2017
|Experimental: 1
Radiation: Radiotherapy
50 cGy on days 1, 2, 8, 15, 22, 23, 29 & 36 of chemotherapy
Drug: Paclitaxel
75 mg/m2 intravenously over one hour on Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and 36
Drug: Carboplatin
AUC of 6 on Days 1 & 22
- Response rate [ Time Frame: assessed at baseline and once between days 42 and 56, then repeated every 6 months until disease progression ]
- Pathologic complete responses [ Time Frame: assessed between 3 and 24 hours after the last dose of radiation ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: assessed starting day 1 through study completion day 56 or until toxicities resolve ]
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: assessed pre-study and once between study days 42 and 56 ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: throughout study treatment duration and then every 3 months after study completion ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients greater than 18 years of age.
- ECOG performance status of 0, 1 or 2.
- Patients with pathologically documented bulky T2, III and IV SCCHN (excluding M1 disease), within 2 months of diagnosis. Bulky T2 tumors are defined as those that have a volume of disease greater than 35 cm3 as measured by CT or MRI scan (28).
Patients will be medically fit for undergoing chemotherapy. Specifically:
- no evidence of active angina pectoris or ventricular arrhythmia's; no myocardial infarction within the last six months. (Patients with medically controlled hypertension or congestive heart failure are eligible.)
- an absolute neutrophil count of > 1000/uL and platelet count > 100,000/uL
- serum total bilirubin < 1.5 mg/dL
Creatinine Clearance greater than 60 ml/min
Using an actual or calculated creatinine clearance using the formula:
(140 - age)x(wgt in kg)*/(serum creatinine)x(72)* multiply by 0.85 for females
- if a pre-existing grade I neuropathy exists, patients must be willing to risk worsening neuropathy secondary to Paclitaxel. Patients with grade II or greater neuropathy will be excluded from study.
- ability to give written, informed consent to participate in the trial.
- Patients will have measurable disease as determined by MRI or CT scan or evaluable disease determined by panendoscopy or indirect laryngoscopy to be eligible for enrollment on this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant females. Males and women of childbearing potential must use effective contraception in order to prevent pregnancy during therapy.
- Patients with a history of previous or current malignancy at other sites diagnosed within the last 5 years, with the exception of adequately treated carcinoma in-situ of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Patients with a history of other malignancies, who remain free of recurrence or metastases for greater than five years are eligible.
- Patients with active infection will not be eligible for this protocol until the infection is treated and the symptoms have clinically resolved.
- Patients with a history of allergy to drugs utilizing Cremophor in the formulation.
- Prior chemotherapy, prior irradiation or surgery for SCCHN will not be allowed.
- Patients with metastatic disease will not be eligible for this study.
- Patients with grade II or greater peripheral neuropathy will be excluded from study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00176267
|Principal Investigator:
|Susanne Arnold, MD
|University of Kentucky
|Responsible Party:
|Susanne Arnold, Associate Director for Clinical Translation, University of Kentucky
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|First Posted:
|September 15, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 19, 2017
|Last Verified:
|April 2017
head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma
squamous cell
induction therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
Neoplasms by Site
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action


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When Jim and Anne married in 2007, they created The Gaertner Fine Arts Scholarship and encouraged guests to contribute to the scholarship fund for students at Nouvel Catholic Central High School where Jim taught theatre and hosted annual New York City theatre trips. Their shared love of theater, music and the arts continues to enrich their lives as they hope they will enrich the lives of students who benefit from their Fine Arts scholarship.
Eligibility:- Minimum 2.8 GPA- Graduating senior at Nouvel Catholic Central High School- Fine Arts participation at Nouvel Catholic Central High School (plays, concerts, art exhibits, etc.)- Enroll full-time in pursuit of an undergraduate degree- Pursuing at least 6 credit hours of Fine Arts classes in the first year of post-high school educationApplicants are not required to pursue a Fine Arts Degree, but must include Fine Arts classes in their first year of post-high school education, as stipulated in the scholarship qualifications.For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.


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I am wide awake since 2 AM, darkness and silence ask for negative thoughts and worries.
But my main trouble is the monster under my bed. It's there, I can feel its presence, I can hear rumbling, smell its horrible odor.
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The Song: A Movie Based on King Solomon With a Modern Day Plot
The Song
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Reviewed By: Michelle C. Danko
Genre: Romantic Drama
Rating: PG-13
Our Rating: 18+
Starring: Alan Powell, Ali Faulkner, and Caitlyn Nicol-Thomas.
Filmmaker: Richard Ramsey
Production Company: City of a Hill
Loaded with scripture, The Song is the story of King Solomon with a modern day twist. Some have touted that The Song is the most romantic date night movie ever. I say that it is not only insightful, but a realistic portrayal of what can happen in life when God is not our focus. It brings common struggles to light, and portrays them honestly. It is a movie that has incredible depth and a powerful message… if you listen closely.
The Song opens with David King (said to represent King David), who is a legendary musician falling for another man's wife. Like King David, he is captivated by Bethany's beauty and he falls into sexual sin. His sin had consequences resulting in an unplanned pregnancy. Bethany's husband finds out when he follows them to a clinic, and when her indiscretion is exposed, he commits suicide. Bethany and David soon marry, and Jed is born soon after.
David continues to play music and live the "rock star" lifestyle, and soon pays the price. He begins coughing blood and dies shortly after.
Jed, David's son, follows in his father's footsteps in terms of music, but lives in his father's shadow. His music career is going nowhere, and his agent has informed him that his record label is dropping him. Searching for inspiration, he goes to a small town where he meets this beautiful woman, and its love at first sight. He comically asks her out in song, and then backpedals when he realizes that he failed to ask her father's permission to court his daughter. The next scene is him asking her father, who appears to be very intimidating, in a room full of dead animals.
Jed quickly falls for Rose, and soon asks for her hand in marriage. It is about this time that Jed prays for wisdom, because wisdom, in his mind, would give him something to write about so that he could influence people. The two soon become married (both virgins), and settle into this idyllic marriage. Perfect from the beginning. While on their honeymoon, Jed writes a song to Rose called "The Song", and his career skyrockets from there. Jed knows that God is with him.
Jed begins to live his dream, but quickly realizes that it's not enough. He still feels empty. He misses his wife terribly while away, and when he returns he longs for intimacy. By now, they already have a young son, and she is exhausted. All she wants is romance, but somehow the two are getting their signals crossed. Jed quickly becomes frustrated at what he perceives as rejection, and Rose is tired of being "pawed" at. She wants to feel valued, and like a person instead of a possession. Tempers begin to run high.
Meanwhile, on stage he is paired with Shelby, who further enhances his career with her talents on the violin. Shelby is very talented, beautiful, worldly… and seductive. She makes her intentions known to Jed. Still smitten with his wife, Jed at first refuses her advances, but after the marriage begins to decay, Shelby starts looking pretty good.
Will Jed fall for Shelby or will he stay true to Rose? How far does Jed go before he repents and turns back to God? Will he realize his mistakes in time?
The Song contrasts living in God's will, and living in the world. Jed had it all, and yet he was still unhappy. Happiness seemed to elude him. He thought that he could find it in wealth, and when that didn't work, he looked at other things to fill the void. Only he found that it only destroyed him. The viewer clearly sees that the wages of sin is death, and gradually witnesses a marriage decay- from both perspectives. Neither Jed nor Rose is portrayed as the villain in this situation, but you see both parts to it. You see how quickly Satan plays on our insecurities and vulnerabilities, and the sheer timing of it to get us off course. It is so well-written, that you can identify with each of the characters, but the plot isn't lopsided in so far as you favor one over the other. It is like you are watching a story and are involved in everyone's perspective so that you can see that character A did something wrong here, and reaped what he sowed, but character B did this which was wrong too, and contributed to the situation. You truly get all sides in this story. It is a story, that even though it was based on King Solomon, it is true to life and relatable. It is more thought provoking over romantic, and leaves the viewer more appreciative of their spouse.
I would rate this movie a nine out of ten. I loved the storyline, it was beautifully told, relatable, and thought provoking. One of the best plots that I have seen, and I loved the fact that it was honestly told. I think that adds character to the movie. I liked the idea of courting and purity before marriage, and living a Godly life.
That being said, there was a lot of drinking, smoking, substance abuse, and adultery. That side of it was very dark, but necessary to the plot. It was a bit overdone, though, yet effective none the less.
Things to watch out for:
Drinking- several bar scenes throughout the plot. It opens with people drinking, and drinking indeed numbs the senses. It also led to destruction.
Smoking- Shelby smokes, and later, so does Jed.
Tattoos- both Shelby and Jed have tattoos and Shelby glamorizes it.
Substance Abuse- the gradual abuse of pills is seen about the middle of the movie.
Adultery- while no one is nude, there are several scenes where characters are covered in sheets, or on the bed after having sex. Adultery does occur.
The movie does, thankfully, show the results of living a life in the world, and how easily Christians can fall prey to temptation.


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As I observe people driving oversized vehicles and building oversized homes, it seems to me that they believe cheap oil will continue on relatively forever. It, also, occurs to me that they either don't believe in the greenhouse effect, or else they simply don't care about further amplifying it.
These factors point to a certain 'density of character' that belies the level of insightfulness necessary for advanced cooperative efforts if our society is to survive the upcoming trials, much less thrive. This apparent lack of sensitivity towards self and towards others is, also, indicative of a soul that's calloused enough to block the spirit's efforts to guide and protect. Indeed, it's doubtful that the nurturing of the soul is even taken into consideration, and it's likely that the idea of karma and group karma are alien concepts not worthy of application.
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Connected cars will report on road conditions from the street level.
Audi measured brain waves to find the perfect environment for working in your self-driving car.
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Audi is trying to make traffic lights less frustrating.
The remote keys can be hacked with "cheap technical devices."
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The German carmaker is turning it up a notch.
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A crown court judge in Hull has warned that protests by solicitors over cuts to legal aid are leaving criminal defendants "involuntarily unrepresented".
The highly unusual "practice statement" issued by Judge Jeremy Richardson QC, the senior judge on the local bench, is the first admission by the judiciary that the action is causing significant problems for the criminal justice system.
Since early April, solicitors in parts of the country have been refusing to take on fresh crown court work because legal aid fees in criminal cases are being cut by 17.5%. The reductions are part of a ministry of justice economy drive to save £220m.
Hull is one area where solicitors have been coordinating their "no to crown court" action and refusing to accept fresh instructions. There have also been reports of unrepresented defendants in Warwickshire, Liverpool, Coventry and south-west England. Elsewhere, lawyers have not demonstrated such solidarity; the MoJ maintains the impact of the protest is "minimal".
Richardson's statement is a set of instructions to colleagues aimed at developing a uniform approach. Lack of legal advice has resulted in fewer defendants opting to plead guilty and an expectation of more full-length trials.
"Defendants have been appearing in this crown court for some time without representation at preliminary hearings," the judge said. "The court has explained to each defendant what is ordered and/or required by law.
"The court cannot compel any solicitor to act. Without a solicitor, no application for legal aid can be made; and, in consequence, a barrister cannot be instructed."
Stressing that the court "has no view on the merit of the dispute", Richardson added: "It is not the role of the court to provide legal representation for those, who through no fault of their own, are unrepresented before a court.
"It is the duty of the court to make appropriate allowances and offer what assistance it can to those defendants who find themselves involuntarily unrepresented. This will mean taking extra time to explain matters that would ordinarily be explained by counsel or solicitors privately in a conference or consultation.
"The court (via the judge and the court staff) cannot give legal advice to any defendant. The judge may explain the law, but may not give advice."
So far defendants have only been unrepresented in preliminary hearings. In April, an 81-year-old man was remanded in custody on an attempted murder charge after appearing unrepresented at Hull crown court. No lawyer was available to make a bail application.
The disruption in Hull follows a dispute with barristers in London protesting against 30% cuts to legal aid fees for complex fraud trials. An alleged land-bank fraud was at one stage halted on the grounds that the defendants would be unrepresented but was later reinstated by the court of appeal.
Bill Waddington, chair of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA), who is based in Hull, told the Guardian: "We are now reaching a crucial stage in the crown court caseload where it's causing [problems] for the prosecution, defendants and clearly the court as well.
"These [actions] are designed to demonstrate that if we lose a vast number of [legal aid-funded law firms], the quality of representation will fall through the floor. We hope the MoJ will see the error of its ways."
In a separate move, the CLSA and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association (LCCSA) are seeking a judicial review of the way in which the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, introduced the legal aid cuts.
The solicitors' groups claim an economic report was unlawfully withheld by the MoJ until long after the department's consultation was closed and then "incorrectly applied". Nicola Hill, president of the LCCSA said: "The justice secretary ... can't impose swingeing criminal legal aid cuts without having done so fairly. The judicial review holds the MOJ to account."
The MoJ said the disruption was unnecessary and only inconvenienced the courts. It was, the spokesperson added, restricted to a small part of the country.
"We have one of the most expensive legal aid systems in the world, which even after reform will still cost around £1.5bn a year," a statement added. "At a time of an unprecedented financial challenge, we had no choice but to significantly reduce the amount spent each year."