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Joint Status in Subjects With Severe Hemophilia A in Relation to Different Treatment Regimens
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First received: June 23, 2009
Last updated: February 16, 2013
Last verified: February 2013
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The joint status (knees, ankles) of patients suffering from severe Hemophilia A (too little blood clotting factor VIII in blood) is evaluated in a single magnetic resonance imaging session. No study medication is given.
|Hemophilia A
|Procedure: No Drug
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|A Diagnostic Interventional, Controlled, Cross-sectional Evaluation of Joint Status Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Subjects With Severe Hemophilia A Treated With Primary Prophylaxis, Secondary Prophylaxis, or On-demand Therapy
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: hemophilia
MedlinePlus related topics: HemophiliaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Bayer:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Maximum ankle MRI score [ Time Frame: no timeframe (single visit, "snapshot" of the actual joint status) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Total MRI score of the maximum index joint [ Time Frame: no timeframe (single visit, "snapshot" of the actual joint status) ]
- Number of bleeds in each index joint over previous 5 years [ Time Frame: no timeframe (medical history status) ]
- Number of total joint bleeds and their locations over previous 5 years [ Time Frame: no timeframe (medical history status) ]
- Physical joint score (Gilbert Score) [ Time Frame: no timeframe (single visit, "snapshot" of the actual joint status) ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Arm 1
Procedure: No Drug
Patients have received primary FVIII prophylaxis (started < 2 years of age)
|Experimental: Arm 2
Procedure: No Drug
Patients have received secondary FVIII prophylaxis (started 2 - < 6 years of age)
|Experimental: Arm 3
Procedure: No Drug
Patients have received secondary FVIII prophylaxis (started 6 - < 12 years of age)
|Experimental: Arm 4
Procedure: No Drug
Patients have received secondary VIII prophylaxis(started 12 - 18 years of age)
|Experimental: Arm 5
Procedure: No Drug
Patients have received on-demand therapy
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 35 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males aged 12 - 35 years
- Severe hemophilia A ( < 1 % FVIII:C)
- No history of Factor VIII inhibitory antibody
- For prophylaxis groups, having received at least two prophylactic infusions per week for 45 weeks per year for the prevention of bleeding without relevant interruption and continuing until the present.
- Complete documentation of joints bleeds and their locations prior to start of prophylaxis,
- Bleeding history and/or treatments received during the last 5 years documented in the subjects medical records.
- For the on-demand subjects > 12 bleeds/year in the last 5 years.
- Written informed consent by subject and parent/legal representative, if < 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals with other coagulopathies (e.g., von Willebrand disease)
- HIV seropositive subjects
- Individuals for whom the most clinically severe joint is not one of the 4 index joints (ankle, knee)
- HCV seropositive individuals who underwent interferon therapy during the last 12 months
- Individuals for whom high-magnetic exposure is contraindicated (see section 7.1)
- Synovectomy performed within the six months prior to investigation enrollment or orthopedic surgery planned to be performed within the investigation period
- Joint replacement
- For the on-demand treatment group, any period greater than 8 consecutive months having received >/= 50 IU per kg per week Factor VIII for the prevention of bleeding
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00927667
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00927667
|Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 69123
|Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 53105
|Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 48143
|Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 39112
|Athens, Greece, 115 27
|Milano, Italy, 20122
|Padova, Italy, 35121
|Parma, Italy, 43100
|Roma, Italy, 00161
|A Coruña, Spain, 15006
|Valencia, Spain, 46026
|Malmö, Sweden, 205 02
|Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76
|United Kingdom
|Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, CT1 3NG
|London, United Kingdom, NW3 2QG
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|Bayer Study Director
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
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|Responsible Party:
|Head Clinical Pharmacology, Bayer Healthcare AG
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00927667 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009-010147-14 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|June 23, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 16, 2013
Keywords provided by Bayer:
Hemophilia A
Joint Status
Magnetic Resonce Imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemophilia A
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Coagulation Protein Disorders
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Factor VIII
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017


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A spacious and well presented family house which has been extended by the current owners and offers versatile accommodation with 5/6 bedrooms, a generous garden and ample parking set within this most sought after village. The accommodation is set over three floors; the ground floor comprises of sitting room with open fire and French doors to the garden, a family room and separate study and an excellent kitchen/breakfast room which is fitted with a good range of cupboards and opens into the dining area with French doors to the garden sun terrace. A utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor. There are 5 bedrooms on the first floor, one with ensuite shower room and a family bathroom, two of the bedrooms are interlinking but with separate access, ideal for study/playroom. The master bedroom is located on the second floor, this is a fabulous room with ensuite bathroom which has a bath and separate shower, there is eaves storage and also built in cupboards in the landing. In all this is an excellent house for a large or extended family.
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Training has been going well. Basic schedule is 4 days of running - 2 recovery, 1 tempo/intervals, and 1 long run.
Schedule for this past week was:
3x 1600 @ 7:57 with 800 jogs - total 6 with warm up cool down
5 @ 9:58
20 @ 9:58
5 @ 9:58
Due to a hectic schedule this week I will admit that a lot of miles were on the TM. DD works until midnite or later most days of the week so speeting isn't really an option for me. I need my beauty sleep! Also running after dinner really wasn't an option last week due to being a teacher/leader at Vacation Bible School every night.
What actually happened was:
Monday: 3 X 1600 @ 7:54, RI of 800. Total 6 (TM)
Wednesday: 6 @ 9:54 (outside)
Friday: 4 @ ?? (Home TM is NOT accurate)
Saturday: 20 @ 10:00ish (TM) @ 1% incline
Now I know you are thinking, "Holy cr@p! You ran 20 miles on a TM?" Well, yes, yes, I did. I have to admit that it wasn't so terrible. The weather on the East Coast was brutal last week. 99 with feels like temps of 107*. Dew points at 76*. So even though I would have rather been outside realistically for me the 20 miler would have never gotten done if I had to try to do it in that weather. (Plus if RunDanRun can elliptical himself to a 3 hour marathon then I wasn't going to feel bad about not being outside.) From the 20 miler I can tell you which companies really need to work on their employee satisfaction level from UnderCover Boss:
The fishing vessel (American Seafoods) = good company (only saw the end)
Oriental Trading Company=Don't NOBODY wanna work there!
White Castle Burgers= somewhere in the middle
Just as I had 6 of 20 left someone hopped on to the TM next to me (crazy person! cuz I wasn't smelling too good by then!) and asked if they could change the channel. I said it was fine. They changed it to CNN and then never watched it for the 15 minutes they were WALKING on the TM and then left! I will never know if I should work for the next company! Gahhh!
BTW the TM when I was done really needed a good cleaning
One good thing about that 20 miler was that I could practice a fueling strategy. 2 bottles of water, an itty bitty bottle of gatorade and a package of GU chomps and all was good. I stink at fueling so this is something that I really need to work on!
Also during the last 6 miles to break up the monotony I ran the last 1/4 of each mile at sub 9 pace.
Sunday should have been a rest day but I opted to bike instead. Rode 18.5 miles. Felt good. (Oh and I said hi to anyone who passed. Trying to clean up the reputation of bikers!)
Monday rolled around and the schedule called for a tempo of 5 @ 8:34 with WU and CD total would be 7. I was a little worried because my legs felt sluggish from the bike ride. All was good though. Warm up 1 mile at 10:20, tempo was anywhere from 8:19 - 8:34, incline on TM anywhere from 0 - 1.5%. Cool down 10ish. It ended up being a very good tempo.
In NRR I got to do the science section of VBS. It was so much fun!!
We learned about our neighbors from all around the world.
On the 1st night we learned about volcanoes in Japan.
On the 2nd night we learned about bridges in Great Britain.
On the 3rd night we learned about salt water around Australia. (Not my picture)
On the 4th night we learned about geysers from Mexico. (Not my picture)
On the final night we had a fair so of course I let the kids blow up their balloons with a chemical reaction! (baking soda in balloon and vinegar in the water bottle) (Not my picture)
One of the other leaders asked me if I liked to blow things up. Silly? Who doesn't?!
Every night the kids were SOOO excited about what we were doing in science. It was really awesome because I really stress about the kids having a good time. I got my 1st teacher thank you card and gift. Yea!
Here is my plan. I am using a SmartCoach Plan. Any thoughts or critiques would be great. I would love if I could run the 3:49 that it predicts. It is a pie in the sky goal.


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The results are in for the Workplace of the Future Design Competition, presented by Metropolis and Business Interiors by Staples. The design competition questions the blurred definition of the workplace and the present-day possibility that work can be done just about anywhere now, with wireless and cloud technology readily available. With this in mind, entrants were challenged to design an ideal workspace fit for the mobile work environment. — bustler.net
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David Kohn Architects won the World Interior of the Year 2013 title at the INSIDE: World Festival of Interiors awards ceremony in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore on Oct. 4. The INSIDE festival occured within the same week of its parent event, the World Architecture Festival 2013.
David Kohn Architects won the top interior design award for their refurbishing of the Carrer Avinyó apartment in Barcelona. — bustler.net
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By his last semester at architecture school, Butitta had grown weary of doing projects that only existed on paper, ones that were destined to be filed away and forgotten. He got sick of making things that nobody cared about. So what did he do? He bought a school bus. — gizmodo.com
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To say that behemoth offensive lineman Tyson Pencer was a high-risk, high-reward first-round draft pick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this year would probably be overstating the case, but only partly.
On the reward side, Pencer very definitely has the potential to deliver big and bountiful returns to the Bombers for years to come in exchange for their faith earlier this month in plucking him from relative obscurity to select him third overall.
Indeed, the man who went out on a limb to select Pencer -- Bombers GM Joe Mack -- says he believes Pencer has the talent and ability to be that most rare and highly coveted of player in the CFL -- the ratio changer.
"The fact he has a chance to become a starting Canadian tackle -- they just don't come around very often," Mack said this week.
"And that has a chance to make him a potential ratio changer. Our thought process is we want to have as many options as we can in our Canadian talent level so that, in case we have injuries, you can try a number of different things and don't always have to replace an injured Canadian player with another Canadian at the same position."
So what, you ask, is the downside to drafting a man who was a blue-chip starting tackle with a major U.S. college program? What's this high risk?
Well, it probably isn't fair to say Pencer is high risk exactly, but there is no question the Bombers did take a chance when they went off the board to select Pencer third overall.
There was a reason that Pencer wasn't among the top 15 prospects the CFL scouting bureau put out in the final weeks before the 2012 draft and that reason is in part the worrisome football resumé Pencer brings to the table as a player who had standout freshman and sophomore seasons at Washington State only to get kicked out of school prior to his junior year and have to play last season with the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League.
And then on top of that, there is the worrying fact that Pencer is also well-known among the tight-knit football community on the lower B.C. mainland for his unusual regular workout partner -- a full-patch member of the Hells Angels.
The Angels, of course, are considered by police agencies in Canada to be an organized crime syndicate whose members have been convicted of murder, drug trafficking, prostitution, bombings and other mayhem -- not exactly the kind of company, in other words, a CFL GM wants his young prospect to be keeping.
Asked about it in an interview this week, Pencer identified the individual in question as his uncle, Ken Trommel, and said Trommel has been nothing but a positive influence on him.
"He's family. He knows what my goals are, he knows what I want to do and that's football. The thing with him is he supports me 110 per cent with what I'm doing," said Pencer. "He's been one of my main supporters. (He's) been a great influence in pushing me to get me to get better."
Pencer said Trommel was a power-lifter and he was a major influence in getting him into the gym and working out from a very young age. Pencer added that lately his primary workout partners have been some members of a program he has joined called Game Ready, which includes B.C. Lions Geroy Simon and Davis Sanchez.
As for the abrupt departure from Washington State? Pencer said it was nothing more than bad marks by a young man caught up in the culture shock of going from playing in front of 50 people at his high school in Delta, B.C., to playing in front of 95,000 people against USC at the L.A.'s Memorial Coliseum in his first college game.
"You have to combine football with school and that was tough," said Pencer. "If it had been just football, things would have gone a lot smoother.
"Being a student-athlete at a big Pac-10 school and the acknowledgment you get is just unreal. I had no idea it was going to be like that until I got down there."
While Pencer has seemingly reasonable explanations for everything, he still carries with him the kind of backdrop that can be a flashing red light for a CFL GM who might be concerned about using a high draft pick on a player who might also be carrying some extra personal baggage on his already considerable 6-foot-8, 330-pound frame.
And that includes even a risk taker like Mack, who also went off the board at the 2011 draft in surprising everyone by taking receiver Jade Etienne fourth overall. Etienne didn't show much to reward Mack's faith in his rookie season, although the club remains high on him and the jury is still out on the wisdom of that pick.
But even Mack concedes that Pencer wasn't his first choice when he traded up the draft board to land Hamilton's third overall pick in this year's draft. The player Mack wanted -- but who B.C. selected one pick ahead of Winnipeg -- was defensive tackle Jabar Westerman, who Mack was hoping would fill the gaping hole the Bombers also have on their defensive line following the off-season retirement of local CFL legend Doug Brown.
But with Westerman out of the mix and the Bombers front office not particularly high on anyone else in what they regarded as a shallow draft, the snap decision was to take a shot on Pencer with the hope that his unconventional football resumé and colourful family turns out to be a non-issue.
And if they're proven right, then the Bombers have an opportunity in Pencer to change the very way they field a team.
Generally in the CFL, Canadian offensive linemen are also interior linemen -- either playing the centre or two guard positions -- while the two tackle positions are typically played by Americans.
All of which makes Pencer's Canadian passport and natural position at tackle so tantalizing to the Bombers brain trust. No one is projecting him to be a starter this season -- "I doubt he'll start right away, that'd be tough," said Mack. But it does bear noting that no one expected Pencer to start at tackle in his freshman year at Washington State either.
And yet he did just that. "You don't get that often, a freshman starting on the offensive line," said Harold Etheridge, who coached Pencer at Washington State but is now the offensive line coach at Indiana State. "But he did that because of his athleticism and his maturity.
"He is big, strong and nasty. You have a very good player there. He's a tough kid. He had some injuries, he played through pain. He has the instincts and loves to be a physical player."
Etheridge also had nothing but good things to say about Pencer's family life. "He's a great kid and good family too. Really good parents."
The last word is perhaps best left to another 6-foot-8 lineman from B.C. who the Bombers took a chance on back in 2001 and who rewarded their faith with 11 hall of fame seasons.
"It was definitely an off-the-board pick," Brown said of Pencer, who TSN's draftologist Duane Forde had ranked sixth among the offensive linemen available in this year's draft.
"I guess we're going to find out if Duane Forde knows more," said Brown, "or if Joe Mack knows more."


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Police are hunting a rap artist who once released a song called "life on the run" for failing to appear in court.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Corinthian Morgan after he failed to appear in court in September in relation to robbery, theft, intentionally and recklessly cause injury offences.
The 27-year-old, of no fixed address, was scheduled to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
Morgan writes on the MySpace music page for his performing name Mr Morgz that he was born in Shepparton and raised in Melbourne.
He says he is proudly indigenous and a member of the Yorta Yorta people and started writing and rapping in 2001.
"I'll never give it up, rapping and writing are my healing," Morgan writes.
Anyone who sees Morgan or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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Less than half of the registered voters in Yamhill County cast their ballots in May
On May 22, our state and local governments held a statewide primary election, and most of us didnt take part.
Out of the more-than 2.1 million people who were eligible to vote, only about 716,000 took advantage of the opportunity. That means only about 33.8 percent of Oregonians, or one in three, chose to utilize their one chance to weigh in on the candidates who will be running come November, and the bond measures and serial levies that will affect all who live in those jurisdictions.
With a few notable exceptions the turnout was just as bad locally if not worse.
In fact, turnout in Yamhill County was a dismal 45.5 percent.
Its difficult to comprehend why so few participated in this years primary. Convenience cant be the problem. With Oregons vote-by-mail system, the only possible way the process could be easier is if the Secretary of States Office prepared our ballots for us by telepathically analyzing our brain waves while we watch the evening news.
Nor could the reason be a lack of weighty issues to vote on. A number of important state offices are up for grabs this year, as were positions on the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners and county sheriff, not to mention a large annexation in Newberg. Of course, Newberg voters, by rote, approve annexations and Measure 36-163 passed by a 2 to 1 vote. In fact, since the city charter was changed in 1994 to require voter approval for annexations, the people have never said no.
Its a tired old cliche to say Every vote counts, but were saying it anyway. The fact is, only one local contest, the three-man race for sheriff between Tim Svenson, Tim Casey and Joe Shipley, could be characterized as close. Svenson outdistanced Casey by a slim 2.32 percent margin, but didnt reach the 50 percent plus one vote threshold necessary to avoid a runoff in the fall.
Low voter turnout is not fair to the candidates, who sacrifice their time, their money and even a certain amount of their privacy in an attempt to better their towns and communities. Its not fair to the volunteers, who also give of their time and resources to a cause they believe in.
But ultimately, its the most unfair to you and me and all of us, because a government of the people, by the people and for the people only works well when all the people are involved.
Most of the year, people gripe and groan and complain about government what it does (or doesnt do) and how its run (or isnt). But every now and then, we get the chance to do something about it, and make our voices heard.
We should not let it pass us by.


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The Sum 41 ringleader opens up about his long battle with alcohol and has stayed in hospital for a month after his liver and kidney 'collapsed.'
Deryck Whibley was hospitalized due to severe alcohol abuse. The Sum 41 frontman opened up about his illness on his official website and revealed his addiction in the process. He said his hard drinking habit almost killed him. Now the 34-year-old rocker swears off alcohol.
"Sorry i've been so m.i.a. lately, but i've been very sick in the hospital for a month and was pretty sick for a few weeks leading up to my trip to the hospital," he began his post. "The reason i got so sick is from all the hard boozing I've been doing over the years. it finally caught up to me."
"I was drinking hard every day. until one night. i was sitting at home, poured myself another drink around mid night and was about to watch a movie when all of a sudden i didn't feel so good. i then collapsed to the ground unconscious," he recalled.
"My fiance got me rushed to the hospital where they put me into the intensive care unit. i was stuck with needles and i.v.'s all over. i was completely sedated the FIRST WEEK. when i finally woke up the next day i had no idea where i was," he continued.
"My mum and step dad were standing over me. i was so freaked out. my liver and kidney's collapsed on me. needless to say it scared me straight. i finally realized i can't drink anymore. if i have one drink the doc's say i will die. I'm not preaching or anything but just always drink responsibly. i didn't, and look where that got me."
"Anyway i have my passion and inspiration back for writing music. i already have a few song ideas for new songs. soon it will be time to start making an album and getting back to touring again. see you all sometime! there will be more posts again so say up to date friends," he concluded.
His former wife, Avril Lavigne, has reached out to him after learning about his near-fatal health scare and she sends prayer for him. "Hope you get well soon! @sum41 #StayStrongDeryck," she tweeted. "Spoke to @Sum41 Deryck today. I am so proud of him. He is family to me and always will be. #StayStrongDeryck."


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A wonderful introduction to China: Viking Emerald Cruise Review by overthehill97
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A wonderful introduction to China
Destination: Asia
Embarkation: Other
Shortly after our arrival at Pudong ShangriLa, we were greeted by 'Jamie', our delightful Chinese tour guide who spent the next More 12 days with us making sure we stayed on schedule and got everywhere we were supposed to be on time and with the group. The hotel accommodations during the tour were five star, all new or renovated and comfortable.
We found the accommodations on the ship equal to those on other Viking river boats in Europe except that the Viking Emerald has four decks of cabins served by two elevators in addition to stairs. In addition to various entrees offered at dinner, guests had the option of ordering from a set menu. Yes, Chinese food was served often which, for the most part, we enjoyed. The only meal we found very poor in quality and location was at a restaurant in Shanghai on our first or second night on tour. The restaurant was on an upper floor of a building near the river and had only two small elevators to get our large tour group up to the restaurant (not good). The food was mediocre at best. Wouldn't return as Shanghai has dozens of great restaurants to choose.
Viking did an outstanding job scheduling our visits to various historic sights, some in advance of being open to the public. Local guides at the sights were well informed and easy to understand. Having individual headsets kept us in communication with our guide. In areas such as Tiananmen Square where thousands of people congregated, one could tell they were far from the guide if her voice was hard to hear over the headset. This meant it was time to locate the guide and get back to the group. Getting lost in the crowds is a high probability if one doesn't stay near the guide while at Tiananmen Square.
We enjoyed the optional Tang Dynasty in Xi'an and Peking Opera in Beijing and were glad we went. The experience is worth the time and price paid.
Overall, the 'Imperial Jewels of China' was an education and an eye-opening experience. We told friends, who had to cancel due to medical reasons, that we would join them if they booked the same tour in the future. We'd like to go back and hopefully, if we go, tour with 'Jamie' as our guide. She is fantastic. Less
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This definitive, get-gorgeous bible offers hundreds of insider tips and tricks on everything from scoring a flawless luminous complexion to creating sex-kitten hairstyles to working the latest make-up trends.
Packed with beautiful images, the how-to instruction is presented in a fun, fresh, and visually-engaging way. And since Cosmo editors are experts in what men find alluring, there are plenty of pointers on that topic too, including: the secrets to silky, touchable hair, come-hither eyes and kissable lips. Plus the scents that'll drive him wild!
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Warren Luff is one of the versatile journeymen of Australian motor sport, always threatening but never quite cracking major track triumphs. Until 2012. Now, at 36, and after years racing just about everything on four wheels, Luff is discovering the joys of big-league success.
Winning this year's Sandown 500 (his first victory in V8 supercars) and then placing third in the Bathurst 1000 was immensely satisfying and a relief for a bloke who first gave us glimpses of genuine speed as a precocious teenager. No doubt it helped that at Sandown and Bathurst this year he was sharing a Commodore with Craig Lowndes, and driving for modern V8 Supercar racing's most successful team, Triple Eight. How the perennially upbeat Luff got that opportunity is a tale of perseverance and attitude. And showcasing his ability in front of the right people.
Luff was a youthful whiz in the one-make Mirage Cup, winning the series outright in 1999 and 2000. Series wins in the brutal Utes in 2002 and 2003 confirmed his talent. But he never quite managed to find job security in V8 Supercars. ''I've always been a realist; I've been around racing forever and know that money speaks,'' Luff said. ''It's hard to make it on talent alone.'' He has floated in and out of V8 supercars since 1999, both as a full-timer (in less-than-perfect situations) and as an endurance race co-driver. Last year Luff took the poisoned chalice that was a regular gig with under-resourced Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He did his utmost, but inevitably the best the car could manage was at the wrong end of the grid. Luff has always paid the rent with a varied catalogue of car-related jobs. These days he mixes stunt driving at Movie World, teaching Porsche owners how to improve their skills, and car testing with a specialist motor magazine. Last year's Bathurst 12 Hour race was the trigger for ultimate recognition from the right people. He car-pooled in an Audi R8 with Mount Panorama maestro Lowndes. All attention was on Lowndes but Luff raised eyebrows when he was faster in qualifying than the five-time Bathurst 1000 winner. ''Yeah, the Audi stuff certainly started the relationship with Craig - we got on really well and found we like the same things in car set-up,'' Luff said. ''Also Craig's engineer Jeremy Moore came to the 12 Hour last year and saw that Craig and I worked together really well. Then we went to Germany to race an Audi and we got on really well hanging out together.''
With Lowndes and Moore pushing his credentials in front of Triple Eight boss Roland Dane, Luff was named as co-driver for the big enduros, where success awaited. And 2013? Luff is optimistic: ''Nothing is locked in for next season, but I'm hoping to sit down with Roland [Dane] soon and discuss if I have a position there next year. All the signs are positive. I'd rather do two races a year knowing there's a chance of a podium than just filling up the grid as a full-timer,'' he said. ''I don't just want to drive race cars - I want to win.'' He is also in the throes of putting together a budget to race in the Porsche Carrera Cup series and expects to be tackling the Bathurst 12 Hour again, in an Audi.
More than three years after winning his last grand prix, at Spa in 2009, Kimi Raikkonen has done what Michael Schumacher couldn't do - seal his formula one comeback with a win. The Finn, renowned for saying as little as possible but making a few words count, made a typically memorable podium speech at Abu Dhabi. Asked how excited he was, Raikkonen flatlined: ''Not much really.'' Earlier, during the race, he lambasted his Lotus engineer for coaxing him on the radio. ''Leave me alone … I know what I'm doing,'' he seethed at one point. Then when instructed to keep his tyres warm when trundling around behind the pace car, he interrupted with, ''Yes, yes, yes … you don't have to remind me.''
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Premier Mike Baird has called on Newcastle lord mayor Jeff McCloy to "do the honourable thing and resign" or face being removed from office by the beginning of next month.
It is the NSW government's strongest message yet to Councillor McCloy - a property developer who a corruption inquiry has heard gave $10,000 in cash to disgraced former state MPs Tim Owen and Andrew Cornwell before the 2011 election.
Property developers have been prohibited from donating to NSW election campaigns since late 2009. Mr Owen and Mr Cornwall last week resigned from Parliament over the revelations.
On Sunday Mr Baird said the government was "calling on him [Cr McCloy] to do the honourable thing and resign", adding that the government was considering its legal position in relation to being able to suspend or remove him from office.
"The mayor has an opportunity to resign, we're encouraging him to resign," Mr Baird said. "And if not we'll have a solution by the time Parliament returns." The NSW Parliament returns on September 9.
Mr Baird said there were questions over the government's power to remove Cr McCloy for actions he took before he became lord mayor.
On Sunday the NSW Liberal Party issued an apology "for the extraordinary and reprehensible conduct of a small number of its elected representatives, members and activists" revealed at the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
As a result of evidence at the inquiry eight Liberal MPs have moved to the crossbench after their party memberships were suspended.
Mr Baird confirmed byelections would be held in Newcastle and Charlestown byelections on October 25 but that the Liberal Party would not field candidates.
"We need to get our house in order," he said. "We can't go to the people of Newcastle and Charlestown and say, come back and back us."
However, he said the party would contest the seats at the March 2015 election and rejected suggestions that the decision to not stand was to avoid an electoral backlash and to save money.
"It would have been a very tough fight. I'm not backing away from that," he said.
Opposition Leader John Robertson accused Mr Baird and the Liberal Party of "turning their back" on the Hunter region.


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KPFA Local Station Board Meeting: Public Comment to Bring Back the Mix, June 14, 2014
On June 14, 2014, the KPFA Local Station Board held its monthly meeting in North Berkeley. One person, former Board member Sasha Futrun, attended to open the public comment period with her criticism of the KPFA Morning Mix and those who had come to speak for it. Everyone else spoke for restoring The Morning Mix to its 8 am Weekday hour. Long pauses and white noise generated as one speaker passed the microphone to another and a cell phone went off have been deleted. All but one of the hosts of KPFA's Morning Mix had many years of broadcasting experience at KPFA before they were given air time in KPFA's 8 am hour. The only exception was Andrés Soto of Communities for a Better Environment, who brought the voices of Contra Costa County communities fighting against Chevron and various oil infrastructure corporations onto KPFA. Andrés had been interviewed on KPFA many times and quickly became one of the station's most popular hosts. The photos below are from rallies to bring back The Morning Mix held outside KPFA at 1929 Martin Luther King Way in Berkeley, California.
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Monday Jun 16th, 2014 5:05 PM
Please also add your name to the petitions that call for bringing back the Morning Mix:
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 5:24 PM
The Morning Mix is a program that was created with the sole purpose of getting one person off the air because he was also on the local board, quite effective in that role, and did not agree with those then in power and who are supporters of the MM now. They created the program and did not themselves think it was any good when it went on the air and for quite some time after. I was privy to exactly how it was created because I was involved with that faction of the local station board at the time.
Until recently, for over three years, it was on in morning drive time, the most important time of the day for a radio station to have good programming because it is the time when there are the most potential listeners and if people don't start the day with a station they are far less likely to go to that station later in the day.
During all our drive time fundraising the Morning Mix needed to be replaced with other programming because it has few listeners and brings in little money. You could see the actual numbers of online listeners and see the audience in a straight downward decline when the MM went on the air and a slow return to good numbers after that program ended and other programming went on the air.
The hosts of the Morning Mix are all still on the air just in a different time slots. Again, you can see the actual numbers of online listeners and see the audience in a straight downward decline when they go on the air and a slow return to good numbers after they go off the air in their new time slot.
The supporters of the Morning Mix staying on in drive time were also supporters of the interim Executive Director of Pacifica in her breaking and entering of our national office and occupation of that office 24/7 until recently for and eight week period after her employment was terminated. During that time the new iED and national board had no access to the offices, books, records, files. Pacifica could not function.
Some history. The supporters of the Morning Mix held the power on the national and local KPFA boards for the prior eight years, until three month's ago. Pacifica went so far in debt under their management that all five stations, including KPFA, may not survive. Under their control we have not been able to get support from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting for 20 months now, over a million dollars annually. Under their leadership we lost the name Pacifica Foundation for our non-profit that owns the five stations, including KPFA.
During his report to the board on Saturday, the GM of KPFA reported that three of the five Pacifica stations cannot pay their bills, that KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles are the only two stations that break even. KPFA and KPFK are the only things keeping Pacifica currently alive. Further, since the new majority on the national board has had access to the national office and its files for not quite four weeks now, it has also been learned that Pacifica is millions in debt. Again, until recently, those running things are also the same people busy out in the community trying to raise support for keeping the MM on during drive time. Something that would damage KPFA and Pacifica financial, perhaps to the point of losing all.
The supporters of the Morning Mix have filed three lawsuits against the leadership and Foundation in the last two months. They have lost the first two in no uncertain terms. The judge's ruling was steaming in her criticism of the plaintiffs. The third case comes up in July.
I could go on and on, but is this what you support?
No one of those in power now behaved in this disruptive and life threatening manner to the Foundation when they were not in the majority for many years. There were no break ins, no lawsuits, no daily negative press releases, no asking community groups to support their view and spreading divisive, negative misinformation. All of which are harmful to KPFA and Pacifica.
The situation at KPFA and Pacifica is complex. No doubt hard for those who aren't deeply involved the situation to follow and fully understand. It is a deeply factionalized world. There is much misinformation and many outright lies in circulation. On one of the three lawsuits in question, the judge heard two day's of testimony, got the full picture and ruled. Her rulings included language about who was doing damage to the Foundation and station and who was not.
We are in a world of ever dwindling alternative news and information sources. I would like to think that you believe that KPFA and Pacifica are important media vehicles and should not be lost
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 6:52 PM
Far more important than reading my remarks above, please listen to the GM's report to the KPFA board at their meeting last Saturday. You will learn about radio, programming, and the effect of negative PR:
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 8:53 PM
The reason that Brian Edwards Tiekert & Aimee Allison, were removed from the air in the morning was because of insufficient funds to pay them. They had the least seniority so they were the first to go. The NLRB agreed that there was no violation of the law in removing them from the air. They were replaced by a group of VOLUNTEER hosts, who were much loved by all of us as they revitalized local interest in KPFA. Tiekert only has a program because he exercised his bumping rights per the union contract to work for the news department, then others gave up their paid hours so he could have his $25,000 a year part-time job to promote his viciously reactionary outlook. As to fundraising, please be sure to read DAILY:
They are filled with all kinds of information, especially financial information. Here is the June 14 article:
"For the numbers people":
For the numbers people: Since today's KPFA local station board meeting had been announced at the latest finance committee meeting as the time and location of the unveiling of KPFA's current numbers, I wanted to provide an update as to what was given out.
1) No current financial statement was provided. The spreadsheet given out for the period ending February 28, 2014 had already been released in April. The spreadsheet misstates profit and loss numbers (as was already pointed out in April) and has not been corrected.
To restate:
Line 39(1) - The correct number is $226,521, not $152,329
Line 40(1) - The correct number is $33,311 not $22,401
Line 43(1) - The correct number for net income is $93,812, not $178,913
A mis-statement of earnings of $85,101.
February event income was also not entered, as the number contained in this report in line 14(I) of $21,255 is the same number as the report issued for the period ending January 31, 2014.
KPFA had events in February of 2014 with Rickey Vincent, Isabel Allende, and Michio Kaku. While it isn't clear why event income from these events in February would not have been entered by April of 2014, it is even less clear why the figures from February events would not be entered by June of 2014.
2) Fund Drive Numbers
Excluding the Los Angeles pledges, KPFA's fund drive results were announced as $664K. Since the results were earlier announced as $790K, this means approximately $126,000 in pledges (or close to 1/5 pledge dollars) were collected from KPFK members in Berkeley. LA should correct its fund drive summary numbers accordingly.
The preliminary gross of $664K also includes approximately 6% in pledges from Fresno-area members ($33-$40K) which are directly remitted to KFCF, leaving a fund drive gross prior to fulfillment of approximately $625-$630K at KPFA.
KPFA's budgetary assumptions for 2014 project a fund drive gross of $659,000 prior to fulfillment, which leaves the May fund drive approximately $35,000 short of the budgetary goal.
Please keep in mind when reviewing 2015 F/Y budgetary projections.
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Last, but not least, for this comment, is the 6/10/14 article "The Tax Man Commeth:"
Berkeley-At Thursday's Pacifica National Board meeting, the growing extent of the financial disarray at Pacifica was revealed. In a brief question and answer session with auditor Armanino McKenna regarding the network's last 990 annual tax return, significant problems were uncovered. As mentioned in a previous issue of Pacifica in Exile, the tax return is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of whack with income and expense totals on the audit, released only a few weeks later. Worse, the return contains a certification that missing Schedule B is not required because Pacifica is not a publicly-supported organization. A publicly-supported organization is one that receives at least 33% of its support from gifts, grants or donations from members whose basic purposes are to support the organization. Pacifica has always been one.
In addition, the state return leaves out Form 100, whose omission years earlier resulted in a Franchise Tax Board suspension in 2012-2013 that cost the Pacifica Foundation its name (which resulted in rebranding as "Pacifica Foundation Radio" after the name "Pacifica Foundation" was snatched up by a quickie LLC).
Affiliate director Janis Lane-Ewart, formerly the board treasurer at the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), stated the tax return appeared to be "distorted" during the board call. The full call can be heard here.
Instead of attending to the immediate submission of an amended return for fiscal year 2012, the rogue majority on the board of directors appears to be digging in their heels with board chair Wilkinson instructing the auditor to speak only to "management" and other board members describing the questions about the return's inaccuracies as "political attacks".
Executive Director Summer Reese, who has stated she believes her abrupt firing earlier this year was linked to her attempts to clean up financial reporting, correctly identified most of the problems with the tax return and signed it under protest. See http://www.unitedforcommunityradio.org/?p=429
This summary of 7 Reasons Why Pacifica Needs An Investigation breaks out the reckless and irresponsible actions of the 2014 board. See http://www.unitedforcommunityradio.org/?p=1115 A complaint filed with the California Attorney General by 8 former board members can be found here. See http://www.mediafire.com/download/dph6u4ov1woed9x/Attorney+General+Complaint+Non-Confidential.pdf
The audit of the fiscal year ended 9/30/2013 has still not begun. The dwindling number of employees in the national office (two have already quit and the CFO remains barred from the national office in an accommodation to workplace complaints) are trying to catch up on the year's worth of undone bank reconciliations from KPFA and track down missing data from other stations. Interim ED Bernard Duncan is reported to plan the rehires of two individuals let go for cause in the previous year to fill the accounting vacancies: one who was let go for moonlighting as a tax preparer for H&R Block on company time, and another, who was let go after the unauthorized release of dozens of employee's payroll data and social security number information to national board member Lydia Brazon via an unsecured email.
The intimidation of network staffers is continuing. After the month-long suspension of Berkeley news anchor Anthony Fest for this brief announcement, popular late night LA host Roy of Hollywood was hit with a warning letter after interviewing the executive director on his late night program. The warning letter from interim program director Alan Minsky cited "dirty laundry rules". The letter was ironic as Minsky himself participated in an hour-long program with Background Briefing host Ian Masters in December that discussed Pacifica matters at length and resulted in a 2-day suspension for Masters, which MInsky, among others, protested. The LA program director is not known to have issued a warning letter to himself for violating the dirty laundry rule.
Pacifica listeners swarmed a new petition put out by the "PDGG" group of board directors (Pacifica Directors for Good Governance) with encouraging comments: Here are some samples: (The petition is at http://www.jotformpro.com/PDGG/petition)
"We need to preserve Pacifica and not allow those with secret motives to push Pacifica into insolvency and force us to sell off Pacifica assets to their friends at bargain basement prices".
"Please do not permit this unruly faction to destroy Pacifica and most specifically WBAI in NYCity. This is an obvious attempt to silence what precious few "voices" there are in major media which question the "machine". Don't let this happen".
"Pacifica is one of the most important independent media outlets in this country. It is unthinkable to dismantle it and/or weaken it in any way through the selling off of any of its 5 stations. The recent actions of the Dan Siegel faction seem to lead in that direction; these actions have been incompetent (firing an excellent and hardworking ED); short sighted (having no viable replacement)–and worse. I hope the Court will stand up for the survival of Pacifica–a critically necessary independent and non-commercial free institution in a world rapidly succumbing to total corporate control".
Started in 1946 by conscientious objector Lew Hill, Pacifica's storied history includes impounded program tapes for a 1954 on-air discussion of marijuana, broadcasting the Seymour Hersh revelations of the My Lai massacre, bombings by the Ku Klux Klan, going to jail rather than turning over the Patty Hearst tapes to the FBI, and Supreme Court cases including the 1984 decision that noncommercial broadcasters have the constitutional right to editorialize, and the Seven Dirty Words ruling following George Carlin's incendiary performances on WBAI. Pacifica Foundation Radio operates noncommercial radio stations in New York, Washington, Houston, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and syndicates content to over 180 affiliates. It invented listener-supported radio.
Dan Siegel and Siegel & Yee are the illegal counsel for this Government Operation to Destroy Pacifica, including KPFA. He has caused much harm to both. See
KPFA and Pacifica have been under attack by the US government since their inception. In today's political world, the strongest opponents are the Democrats, who feel threatened by socialists and Greens. That is why we say this attack on the Morning Mix is the latest Government Operation to destroy Pacifica, that is, all 5 stations. Dan Siegel is a proud Democrat, as are the entire Hate Pacifica Gang commonly known as SaveKPFA. Their leading light is Larry Bensky, a former KPFA programmer, and former editor of the CIA's Paris Review. Here is the record of Larry Bensky:
1. His attacks to callers on air:
2. Supporters of Pat Scott Gang and union busters American Consulting:
3. More horrors of supporting Concerned Listeners gang:
4. His opposition to Peace & Freedom and Green Parties:
5. His use of name lists in violation of Pacifica election rules:
6. His opposition to the 9/11 Truth Movement
7. His anti-labor outlook on labor programming:
8. His contempt for free speech:
9. His attack on William Blum's book exposing the CIA and a reminder that Bensky was editor of the CIA front, the Paris Review, at
10. His ridicule of the fact of history that Nazis influenced the anti-Communist witchhunts of the 1940s-1950s as of course they were first and foremost anti-communist:
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 9:04 PM
After Nicole Sawaya was fired by the "Hijacker Regime" in 1999, Sasha Futran (who'd been a member of the opposition) switched sides and applied for the job.
"I have had a secret desire to be KPFA'a general manager . . ." Sasha wrote in her application. Letter and resume at:
That was in 1999. She did not get the management job. In fact, she did not get any job at the station. She became a vocal critic of "Save KPFA" (then "KPFA Forward") and ran for the board. Later she switched sides again and suddenly became a loyal supporter of Save KPFA. Her current secret desire has not been made public. Maybe now she'd like to be a show host at KPFA. But would Save KPFA be likely to trust a person with Sasha's history of repeatedly changing sides? That might be a problem, or maybe not. If she did step out of line they could always fire her.
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 9:42 PM
Who did you have in mind when you urged those who want to be hosts "to take the apprenticeship program and learn how to do radio"?" Tuesday Morning Mix host Dave "Davey D" Cook, who has more broadcast experience and more of a national profile than anyone on KPFA airwaves? Anthony Fest, who has been a KPFA Evening News Anchor for 20 years? Sabrina Jacobs, who graduated from San Francisco State's broadcast journalism program and has produced news and public affairs at KPFA now for at least five years? Steve Seltzer, who hosted the Labor Show many years before the Morning Mix, and who maintains his own website and Youtube Channel, Labor Video? Project Censored, which probably has a higher profile and more international recognition than KPFA itself?
Or were you talking about Andrés Soto, who became one of the most popular KPFA hosts on the air almost as soon as Hard Knock Radio's Anita Johnson brought him in and he began to put the voices of Contra Costa County residents struggling with Chevron, and the rest of the fossil fuel industry, on the air?
Monday Jun 16th, 2014 9:46 PM
"Lynn" meaning Lynn Chadwick?
Tuesday Jun 17th, 2014 9:19 AM
Who wants to own your radio station, and all others?
Follow the money.
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Tuesday Jun 17th, 2014 2:50 PM
What the headline said.
Tuesday Jun 17th, 2014 3:22 PM
There are reasonable people in charge now who can quite possible save the network. Let them do it. Keep arguing for the programs you want. This is what any dedicated listener should do. But stop undermining the people who have radio experience and financial experience who are trying to keep the network from going under. Stop spreading bad publicity about KPFA. It does not help fund raising.
With this kind of vicious dialog and name calling you are harming KPFA and keeping qualified people from wanting to get involved. There was a time when there was fear of being on the governments list. Now, I'm afraid to give my name because I fear being on your list. In many ways you are as bad as the people you claim to be against.
Tuesday Jun 17th, 2014 3:47 PM
Let's pretend that all is well at KPFA so the station can raise more money from listeners.
Wednesday Jun 18th, 2014 6:09 PM
Sure, seems like they can throw a bunch of money at the station from rich supporters who want another National Pentagon Radio -- was that the purpose of KPFA? If the goal is slick programming focused on guests out of DC who describe anyone who questions anything as "conspiracy theorists" . . . okay.
Wednesday Jun 18th, 2014 7:41 PM
The alternative to selling broadcast licenses would be using almost exclusively unpaid staff on the air, which could be done if more people were invited to share their skills and work collectively or at least collaboratively. KPFA veterans from the 1960s have told me that's how it was done then, that programming produced by unpaid staff won awards, and that KPFA was proud of that.
I said mostly unpaid staff, not all. KPFA obviously needs engineering and accounting staff, a General Manager, Program Director, Music Director, Volunteer Coordinator, and Webmaster, and a Promotions Director to connect with the community. It probably also needs at least one, perhaps two, paid News Anchors, because producing a newscast is a labor intensive, all day affair, especially if it's done well. Maybe a paid daily investigative reporting hour, or, maybe an investigative reporting hour instead of a newscast, because as it is now, KPFA News headlines don't vary much from those one might hear or read elsewhere.
Other music and public affairs programming could be done by unpaid staff, if KPFA were simply more open to the Bay Area's rich community of engaged political intellectuals, writers, activists, artists, experienced community radio broadcasters, and others willing to undertake training.
Many of the station's paid staff do more harm than good by interviewing any and every person of status who shoots a book and/or press release through the mail, and then has a publicist follow up with a call. Unless of course there is something more sinister going on, which we have no evidence of. Many on-air guests who thus present themselves to KPFA and other public affairs programmers throughout the network are in fact Pentagon propagandists who should not be on any Pacifica airwaves.
Friday Jun 20th, 2014 4:26 PM
Former KPFA Local Station Board member Sasha Futrun was the sole Save KPFA supporter who attended the Saturday, June 14th Local Station Board meeting to speak at public comment. She is also the sole Save KPFA supporter signing posts here.
In 2009, Futrun spoke to the San Francisco Green Party during an evening devoted to listening to candidates for the KPFA Local Station Board and voting on endorsements. We endorsed her as an alternate, but not among our top picks. She was given time to speak, though she had not RSVP'ed that she'd like to, in accordance with SF Green Party process, and there were several women present, but she responded furiously that we had made sexist, "incredibly uneducated" choices, and, denounced most of the candidates we did endorse, even though they were presumably her allies because they were at the time all running on the same slate.
We've had a hard time reconciling Futrun's bitter, acrimonious letter and her constant accusations that those who disagree with her are "partisans" or "factional" as she seems to imply she is not. Now we have a hard time reconciling that letter with her claim, in this audio record, that she and her fellow Save KPFA members have always behaved in a dignified and professional manner. (In 2010, Futrun switched slates a second time to join Save KPFA, where she now seems to be among its most active members, and to spend a great deal of time at the station.)
Here's what she had to say to us, and about her fellow candidates, when the San Francisco Greens endorsed her only as an alternate in 2009:
From: Sasha Futran
Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [SFGP-A] [SFGP CC] From Sasha Furtran
To: Eric Brooks
Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com
I wanted to congratulate you on your excellent choice of candidates to
endorse for the KPFA board. Just one woman, thank you and, fortunately,
you had just one woman there to vote on the selection as well. Good
So let's see:
One of the gentlemen you endorsed was banned from the station for two
years because of scenes he caused at meetings and threatened physical
violence. You see, he gets very testy with anyone who doesn't agree with
his precise view of the world.
Another is on the board and is prone to profanity and yelling while
standing up; he also does that in restaurants and other public places.
Another lied incredible about his work background and KPFA history, and
has been known to accuse people of being a government agent on national
email lists; they aren't.
Hmmm, two are on the board are completely silent, always. Never say a
word or do any work. Three years and I wouldn't recognize the sound of
their voice.
One is not sure he can be on the board for more than 8 months because he
is probably moving
One is so dumb you won't believe it and, although, he has been running
for the board for years now, he still can't get anything about KPFA
straight. He is one of several men you endorsed who weren't there so you
didn't get a chance to hear him in action.
I think I'll stop. Makes we wonder about democracy . . . and the Green
Party . . .
Did I notice "feminism" as one of the things you support on a poster on
your wall? Of course, you didn't indicate that includes women so one
can't fault you on that score. Let's have all male feminism. Never
thought of that, what a creative idea!
For a group that didn't go for any Concerned Listener candidates, you
did about as badly as you possibly could. Three of the people you
selected are ones that the rest of us dread having on the board, even
though they are on "our side" of the main issues because absolutely
nothing will be able to be accomplished even if we are in the majority.
They will be fighting with everyone including each other, and the rest
of our "faction" because they hate one another and anyone who doesn't
properly admire every little sound they make.
Just had to share because your endorsements are so incredibly
uneducated, strange. the weirdest combination imaginable; simply an
unbelievably disparate grouping.
Now, aren't you glad you didn't follow the legal, election supervisor's
format for keeping the KPFA election process fair and consistent and
instead insisted on doing it your own way? Good for you! A strong man!!!
But hey, she's a woman so what could she possibly know? I'm just a
stupid, immaterial woman, too,l so I know you will just flick this
little email off like a piece of lint. Silly me, that's what your wives
and girlfriends are for . . .
Let us all hope, for KPFA's sake, that you do not get your wish! Do
take me off your alternates list, whatever that is, as I don't want any
part of this.
Sasha Futran
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Friday Jun 20th, 2014 8:19 PM
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2006 Coalition forces recovered three weapons caches Aug. 23 while searching three compounds in Afghanistans Paktika province, U.S. military officials reported. The caches consisted of rifles, a machine gun and ammunition, rocket-propelled grenade ammunition, a mine detector and a Taliban banner and literature.
Serviceable equipment will be turned over to the Afghan security forces for their use, and an explosive ordnance disposal team will deal with the unserviceable equipment, officials said.
Marijuana also was found in one of the compounds.
"The weapons found in Paktika will no longer be a threat to the lives of Afghan civilians," said Army Col. Thomas Collins, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan spokesman. "We will continue working alongside Afghan security forces to remove these types of deadly weapons wherever we find them to better ensure a peaceful future for the Afghan people."
In other news from Afghanistan, Afghan National Police discovered and disarmed a makeshift bomb in Kunar province on Aug. 23.
The police secured the site to protect civilians, and a coalition explosives ordnance disposal detachment from Asadabad disarmed the device.
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Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters have helped shine the spotlight back on Bob Mould lately, thanks to their collaborative Wasting Light track "Dear Rosemary," which the band and forebear recently performed on Conan. That's a fine tip of the hat, but a special L.A. event just before Thanksgiving looks to be an even greater nod to one of alternative rock's true pioneers.
Grohl, Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Ryan Adams and more will pay homage to the unique voice and prime force behind Hüsker Dü and Sugar in a Nov. 21 program at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dubbed See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould, the one-night-only salute also will feature turns from No Age, Best Coast, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler of the Hold Steady, Margaret Cho with Grant Lee Phillips — and the honoree himself — performing favorites from throughout his remarkable career.
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Tickets for the Disney tribute, which I bet sell out fast, are $29-$49 and go on sale Sunday at 10 a.m.
Missed seeing Mos Def and Talib Kweli revive their Black Star material recently at festivals? No matter — better opportunities are on the way. The hip-hop duo will first play House of Blues Sunset Strip on Oct. 6, $37.50, then return to headline House of Blues Anaheim on Nov. 3, $32.50. Both shows are on sale now, as is another appearance from Game, Oct. 22, $32.50.
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It was only three years ago they embarked on a farewell tour, but now Al Jourgensen and Ministry are back together and looking forward — like, to next summer. Their coming album, aptly titled Relapse, looks to drop in December, after which the group will have at least played overseas. But they're already booking local shows for next year, including a June 21 performance at Club Nokia. Tickets, $29.50-$110, are on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
Also at the L.A. Live venue: Ozomatli's Worldwide Block Party, with guest comics from Gabriel Iglesias' Stand-Up Revolution, Dec. 9, $23.50-$40.50, on sale now … and violinist David Garrett, on his Rock Symphonies II Tour, Jan. 18, $40-$50, on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
X's holiday tour has tacked on an O.C. stop, Dec. 14 at the Coach House, $30, while the pairing of Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge will play the San Juan Capistrano spot on Dec. 8, $30.
Also at the venue: Los Lobos, with Bastard Winos, Dec. 1, $39.50 … Robert Cray, with Shawn Jones, Nov. 17, $45 … Jay & Silent Bob Get Old, with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, Nov. 18, $30 … and two acts that just played (or are about to play) O.C. shows, reggae group Steel Pulse, following up on its Pacific performance with a Nov. 12 show at the Coach House, $39.50, and Filter, which opens for Bush and Chevelle next week at the Grove, and will return to SJC on Nov. 4, $20.
L.A. band Dawes, touting its June album Nothing Is Wrong, and Portland outfit Blitzen Trapper, who just put out their third Sub Pop release American Goldwing, are teaming for a show Nov. 17 at the Music Box in Hollywood, with the Belle Brigade opening. Tickets, $23, go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
Also at the former Fonda Theatre: Simple Plan with Forever the Sickest Kids, the Cab and Marianas Trench, Oct. 28, $23, on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
Andrew McMahon and Jack's Mannequin will appear at the second annual Dear Jack Benefit, Nov. 11 at El Rey Theatre, also featuring acoustic sets from the Academy Is … and fun. Tickets, $39.50, are on sale Saturday at 10 a.m., as are tickets to see AWOLNATION at the venue on Nov. 3, with Middle Class Rut and Twin Atlantic, $15.
More mimicry in Anaheim: The Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel — that's putting it straight, isn't it? — will play City National Grove on Oct. 23, $20, on sale Friday at noon.
Missed all four of Deadmau5's Hollywood Palladium performances? Then head north to see him Oct. 27 at Santa Barbara Bowl. That's one electro show that won't last till the wee hours. I wonder just how early they'll have to get things started to also make room for sets from Feed Me, Le Castle Vania, Jason Bentley and SOFI? Tickets, $33-$50, are on sale Saturday at 11 a.m.
And one more Latin attraction at Gibson Amphitheatre: Joan Sebastian, Nov. 25, $35-$100, on sale Friday at 1 p.m.
Photo of Bob Mould, from a set hardly anyone saw at Coachella 2009, by Michael Goulding, The Orange County Register.
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