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Broadcast Journalist Brent Clanton's musings on the day-to-day adventures of the Human Race.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
It will knock your socks off.
It will make you so angry, you will want to go right out and do something about it.
My silence has been in-part for the purposes of not going nuclear about it prematurely, and in order to more fully develop the story for public consumption.
Meanwhile, in the news...Google is launching an initiative today that will challenge Microsoft for its supremacy in applications on your computer hard-drive. Google Gears will be an open-source technology for creating off-line web applications.
This follows the company's failed attempt at cracking into the hearing aid market last year…apparently no one could take seriously a product named "Google Ears…"
Don't even think about optometry applications...
The Financial Times lead for one story this morning:
"China and India are both planning to launch moon shots within a year in the latest sign of the two Asian powerhouses' intensifying rivalry and growing technological prowess.
"Although both countries deny they are engaged in a 21st century re-run of the 1960s race to the moon between the cold war superpowers, their haste to launch suggests more than casual interest in the other's progress."
Why do China and India need to go to the moon now?
It's already been done—several times.
There's no one there.
What's the point?
Why not use their "growing technical prowess" to figure out how to put in some roads or power lines or running water in those countries.
What a waste of brain power, manpower, and money.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Memorializing from Mobile
Some of them never made it back.
We remember them on Memorial Day.
We should remember them each day that we live in
One of the reasons I am fascinated by the living history exhibits of warships is because they allow the on-the-scene experience of being in the confined spaces, seeing the perspectives, and comparing one's physical inadequacies to the machines of war—those awesome, horrible mechanisms of death and destruction.
These vessels were staffed by mere kids, some of whom were cut down before their lives were ever allowed to begin. Others—officers, leaders—older and more experienced, were still too young for their lives to be snuffed out in the instant of an explosion, or the eternity of an agonizing death.
That's why I visit places like the USS Texas, USS Alabama, and most recently, USS Drum, a Gato-class WW-2 Submarine now on permanent display in
The Drum was built in 1941, and was an integral part of the
She is 311-feet long, and very cramped.
72 officers and sailors made the USS Drum their home away from home, and it is easy to imagine the tension that mounted when operating beneath the surface, not knowing from which quarter a dealth knell might come.
In November 1943, Japanese convoy escorts got close, with three depth charges which damaged her conning tower so severely it had to be replaced.
USS Drum was one of the lucky ones.
Service in submarines accounted for the highest percentage of casualties of all the armed forces during the war—a loss rate of 22%. Those subs and sailors are perpetually commemorated as being on "permanent patrol."
Friday, May 25, 2007
Tucking Taxes
All is not lost, however, because this week, Freshman Sen. Dan Patrick attached an amendment to HB 438 to lower the cap from 10% to 5%. By the reaction of the other Senators present, you would have thought this was going to hairlip the Governor.
Sen. Rodney Ellis barked on points of order.
Sen. Kirk Watson pleaded for Patrick to pull the piece.
Why all the ruckus?
Because no one wanted to go on the record on the issue...and the voting for HB428 was going to be recorded. No one in the Senate had the stones to reveal their vote against an amendment which so clearly reflected the will of the people.
Now you know who in the Texas Senate stands for homeowners and who does not.
Because of Sen. Patrick's maneuvering to get a recorded vote, no Senator can go home to his or her constituents and tell them "yea!" for appraisal caps, while at the same time sandbagging them in Austin.
Interestingly, the HB428 passed because everyone was distracted by Patrick's amendment!
It's a good bill, too, giving some tax relief to you by doing away with the appraisal districts' ability to goose your valuationl by 30% if they happened to skip you for a couple of years.
Now, if they want to stiff you, they have to do it yearly.
Kudos to the Freshman Senator no one thought would amount to much in Austin.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Muslim Metrics and Market Musings
· 26% of Muslims under the age of 30 believe homicide bombings are acceptable forms of religious expression in defense of Islaam
· 60% are concerned about increased Muslim extremism in the US
· Interestingly, only 40% of Muslim-Americans in the survey believe the 9-Eleven attacks were carried out by groups of Arabs
Meanwhile, Presidential wannabe John Edwards now says the War on Terror is little more than a bumper sticker slogan with which the current administration can pummel political opponents. Pass him a Fez—sounds like he's assimilating with them.
The House has passed a measure making it a federal offense for price gouging gasoline. The legislation would give federal authorities the power during presidentially declared energy emergencies to investigate and prosecute anyone selling fuel at a price that is "unconscionably excessive" or "indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage unusual market conditions."
There are about as many holes in this ill-conceived legislation as a chunk of Swiss Cheese…or the noggins of the knuckle-headed lawmakers who proposed it--who are obviously trying to do something before returning home to their constituents for the Memorial Day holiday.
There are two simple truths at play here:
1.) There is less gasoline on the market.
2.) When supply goes down, price goes up.
The laws of economics will prevail here, just like the law of gravity: What goes up, must come down. The price of a commodity will control the price; when the price gets steep enough to curtail consumption, the price will fall as demand tapers.
Instead of tinkering with things over which Congress has no control, more time and effort should be expended making it easier for the location, extraction, and refining of oil—the choke point has historically been refinery capacity. That's where Congress should focus its attention if they want to do anything meaningful and substantive to address the problem.
John D. Hofmeister, the president of the Shell Oil Company, told the New York Times yesterday, "If the national policy of the country is to push for dramatic increases in the biofuels industry, this is a disincentive for those making investment decisions on expanding capacity in oil products and refining."
The ugly truth is that oil companies are in business to make a profit, just like you or me. That they're doing so in a sector that is vitally important to national security and the economic health of the country is exactly the point: everyone needs what they make. They're where the action is. That's their sweet spot, and it's not an accident.
It would be no different if shirt buttons were a vital commodity (with the trend of increasing wasteband girth, they might be vital!), and the nation's economic health relied upon a steady supply of shirt buttons in order to function. If there were to be a shortage of buttons, we'd be screaming and hollering for price controls on buttons and passing laws against price gouging for Velcro.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Pharmaceutical Grammar
Lybrel, when taken daily, can halt women's menstrual periods indefinitely and prevent pregnancies. Here's the catch---because Lybrel halts the monthly cycle, if you should get pregnant while taking the pill, you won't know unless you're checked, because the monthly reminder—or the missing of a monthly reminder—will not be apparent!
Congress is still working through the immigration reform issue—keeping alive a temporary worker provision that could bring in as many as 600,000 foreign workers each year—and it looks like the matter may not be resolved until next month. Meanwhile, other braincells were wasted with passage in the House of a bill that would allow the US to sue OPEC for high prices.
Isn't that just typical of good ol' American arrogance?
Hey Congress—how about making it easier to find, produce, and process domestic petroleum resources, so that we're less dependant upon foreign suppliers while we figure out the best alternative energy sources. Idiots keep shooting themselves in the foot—and reloading.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
East on the Interstate...
The clouds are low, and the wind is spitting hints of rain from the west.
Travelers of all stripe are converging for lunch.
Used to, when our family would travel by car, truck stops were not the first choice for bladder breaks or topping off our internal fuel tanks. That's all changed.
This place is branded with Exxon-Mobil gasoline, along with a Burger King restaurant, a Starbucks Coffee nook (I wouldn't call it a full-blown shop)and a T/A convenience store with flat screen weather radar monitors, huge, clean bathrooms, and a game arcade. There is also WiFi, which is how you're able to read this, just minutes following my being here.
The order taker may not be the guy behind the drive-thru window, either. There's a guy buzzing around with a mop and a headset microphone, scheduling burgers and bussing tables at the same time. Hold the onion, and spray the 409. Hope he's not easily distracted.
With the price of gasoline north of $3/gal (as I predicted it would be again), retailers of food and fuel have figured out travelers don't mind the price (too much) so long as the facilities warrant stopping in. Believe me, I've seen some dumps that wouldn't justify stopping even if they were charging half-price for high-test.
This place is pretty nice, and if my meeting runs much later, I may investigate the truckers' bunk spaces in the back.
See you in the morning on the Radio.
Immigration Prioritization
Another rift in Farmer's Branch: The city is 40% Hispanic, yet Anglos hold a majority of the seats on City Council. Now, three Hispanic residents are suing to force the City to go to a single-member district form of representation…
Is this a micro-cosm of life in these
There are so many amendments being proposed, resolution is now not expected until June.
Yesterday we mentioned the deplorable voting record of Sen. John McCain, who's three votes away from being officially absent 50% of the time when the Senate is conducting business. Seems McCain would rather campaign for a new job instead of paying attention to the one his constituents voted for him to do as their Senator.
What a contrast from Texas State Sen. Mario Gallegos, who's recovering from a liver transplant…he's set up a hospital bed in the Texas state capitol building in case his vote is needed to swing an issue in the Legislature. Sen. Gallegos takes his responsibility as a representative of his constituents seriously.
The rest of the Legislature respects that, and has not called for votes when he could not be in attendance. "Why should the representation of his constituents be subverted?" was the response.
Gives a whole new perspective on the notion of priorities.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Weekend Warpath
Former President Jimmy Carter vented his spleen to the British Broadcasting Corp., calling President George W. Bush the worst American president in history. Excuse moi, but isn't that a little like the pot calling the kettle a Cookware American?
It's interesting to hear criticism of foreign policy from people who were also critical of Ronald Reagan's winning strategy for ending the Cold War, and were unable to see the first Iran Hostage Crisis resolved until after they'd left office. The former President is pimping a new book, which might explain his zeal for thumping noggins in public.
The Immigration Reform bill seems to be an equal-opportunity offender, managing to make nearly everyone it impacts mad about something.
Not even members of the same Party can agree, and Senators John McCain and John Cornyn resorted to dropping F-bombs and barnyard epithets to express their feelings towards each other about it.
Classy. Really classy, fellas.
By the way—if I were a member of Sen. McCain's constituency, I'd have a real problem with my Senator, shirking his duties on Capitol Hill so that he can chase after another job (El Presidente).
McCain missed his 42nd-straight Senate vote in a row last week while telling the rest of the country what a terrific President he'd make. If he misses three more votes, he will have officially been absent for 50% of the votes in his term.
Yeah, that's the kind of guy I want to be Commander in Chief.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Milkin' It
--Eric Hoffer
Filled up the Silver Bullet last night for $3.12 a gallon at Kroger. Bought a few groceries while I was there…Milk was $3.29/gal for skim.
Lots of you are swapping out your trucks and SUV's for hybrids. Do the math before you leap: What's the differential between what you'd pay in fuel costs with your present car vs what you'd pay for running a car that uses less fuel—plus the increased payments on that new vehicle?
Here's another interesting little phenomenon about We the People—what's the first thing you do when you get a new car?
How many of you are willing to make that leap—from a traditional to a hybrid automobile? What are you willing to pay for the newer technology?
Lexus this week is rolling out its most-plush, most-expensive hybrid sedan yet—and I've gotta tell you, if you came to me and told me that I could only buy one more car for the rest of my life—it'd probably be a Lexus.
We'll talk about that, maybe, when the network does my tribute show at 80 or 90…
Did you happen to catch that Bob Barker send-off show last night? Great film clips from past shows of Truth or Consequences and The Price is Right…surprise guest appearance by Adam Sandler…
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Both Sides of Their Mouths
--George Bernard Shaw
Congress rolled out a $2.9 trillion budget blueprint yesterday. You can bet feathers will fly between Congressional Democrats and The White House over spending increases for education and other pet domestic programs.
The Democratic plan promises a budget surplus in five years, but only by allowing some of President Bush's tax cuts to expire.
Let's think about this for a minute: If the Government runs a surplus, that means you are running a deficit at your house. In a choice between the government and my family, I choose my family's welfare first. Let the government run a deficit—I'll keep my surplus, thank you.
Speaking of surplus finds, Financial Reports to the Federal Election Commission by some of the Presidential Wannabe's are being released, and make for interesting reading… Man of the People Rudy Giuliani reported $16.1 million in earned income over the past 16 months, most of it in speaking fees; I wannabe one of his people.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson holds up to a half-million in Valero stock options, despite his desire to reduce fossil fuels…
John Edwards reported earned income of $1.25 million, the biggest single source of which was a hedge fund that employed him part time.
Edwards' campaign includes a plank for fighting poverty. He's doing his part.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
American Idolatry
--Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don't you just love a world in turmoil?
Japanese news sources report this morning that North Korea is developing a longer-range missile capable of reaching the US Territory of Guam.
Here we go again…
Meanwhile, Former US Ambassador to the UN, Michael Bolton, believes the United States should attack Iran sooner than later, as that country continues with its nuclear program. It is now estimated Iran could have nuclear bomb making capabilities within one year.
Bolton compares Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements about annihilating Israel, coupled with his nuclear agenda, as similar to Hitler's march into the Rhineland: "If we don't stop it, then the future is in his hands, not in your hands, just as the future decisions on their nuclear program would be in Iran's hands, not ours."
In Massachusetts, a company is being sued for docking its workers 30-minutes pay for clocking in late by as little as one-minute, even when lines for clocking-in were long because of a limited number of time clocks. That's a fairly common problem…except the lawsuit is being brought by illegal immigrant workers, who were cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay.
The ultimate irony: The company manufactures equipment and apparel for the US Military.
Abortion, gun control, and tax cuts were the headline topics in last night's GOP Presidential Wannabe debate in South Carolina. Lightning-rod topics, but still fairly shallow furrows plowed into the political acreage that is dotted with landmines on immigration, national security, global trade and domestic economic challenges that the next leader of the Free World will need to address.
Curiously, a Forbes on-line poll indicates the trustworthiness of a presidential candidate is the most important trait mentioned by respondents, followed by being articulate enough to communicate with the public.
Last night's American Country Music Awards were a celebration of the old and the new talent in Nashivlle. George Strait and Brooks & Dunn were honored for their long time achievements, as well as Carrie Underwood, who has had an unprecedented rise to stardom, launched by a little talent show over on the Fox network you may have heard about.
I am not a big fan of Country Music, per se, but I am a large admirer of the spirit of the genre, and some of the personalities that make it come alive.
Actually, Underwood's achievements simply underscore the fact that American Idol is more than a talent show--it is a phenomenal talent factory, driven by public opinion, on what the public wants to see and hear, and a real-time referendum on the kind of entertainment for which we're willing to pay money.
Perhaps the ultimate reality show would combine live talent searches with political debate. Could a future President be the result of an "American Candidate" competition show?
Idea Copyright 2007 Brent Clanton. Back-off, Simon!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Fuel for Thought
Beware the Ides of May.
There's nothing magical about today.
Not pumping gasoline today isn't going to hurt the oil companies at all, and in fact, the only people it's going to affect directly will be the station operators—your neighbors—who may feel the pinch.
For some gasoline retailers, Regular-unleaded is a loss-leader--and not buying might do them a favor!
The goofy thing about these stupid movements is that they create spikes in demand on either the day before or the day after the designated "no-pump" day, and the net result is an average of demand for gasoline.
You want to bring down the price of gasoline—reduce your overall demand.
In other words, reduce your personal usage.
Drive less, save more.
Yesterday, reformulated-gasoline futures fell more than 2% as the national retail gas price average hit a new record high of $3.07. The bearish bet is that increased prices will finally lead to decreased demand.
The problem is, for many of us, we can't not drive to work, we can't not go to the store, etc. There are some transportation functions that are hard-wired into our lives.
Sure, we can consolidate trips.
But sooner or later, you're going to have to fill your tank again.
If you really want to spend your time and energy in a meaningful way, call your congressperson and demand that they allow for more refinery capacity, less government interference, and support for a meaningful energy policy for America. Or maybe just suggest that members of Congress travel like the rest of us.
Foolish e-mails calling for stupid boycotts is a misallocation of your resources, and in this issue, being resourceful is the key.
Monday, May 14, 2007
The Promised Land
There is something about crossing the Red Sea between
We spent this weekend pretty much on the road the entire time, with the exception of sleeping at a friend's house in
The other exception was the time we spent at a wedding in the middle of a verdant pasture on Saturday afternoon.
The rest of the time was quality time in the car on the road, coming and going, going and coming.
And getting lost.
I've decided I may be getting too old to travel much anymore. It's a pity, because I've always enjoyed traveling, seeing new places, finding out where a road goes, meeting the people in unfamiliar towns. That's a slice of
Maybe it's that I don't comprehend directions as well as I used to.
Right means right, Left means left, and North, South, East, and West are still in their respective corners of the world. I even have a factory compass on the display in my car to keep me on track.
Where I must draw the line, however, is with the creative directions that are sometimes given on such out-of-town excursions. Fortunately, such directions still contain some nuances of navigational aids, like left and right, but I get suspicious when the directions don't contain street names or numbers, and instead use words like "up" and "down."
McDonald's next marketing campaign should utilize the landmark restaurants as just that—landmarks for the navigationally-challenged (or those of us too cheap to buy a Garman.) Here is a direct quote from a set of directions to Saturday's wedding:
"McDonolds (sic) – Right
Straight to Stop sign turn left follow around to new hospital
Stop sign right go up hill down hill 2 times…tents on left side…"
Lucky for me, there aren't too many tents in the middle of grazing land in
But I was worried about the hill-counting: Did the "up" part of the hill commence at the bottom of the dip before the hill, or after?
Another rule I am going to enforce in the future is to refuse to take directions from 80+ year old women on the phone. They become too confused…and in turn, their directions tend to pass the confusion along.
An elderly woman was trying to describe to me how to exit from an expressway onto a main thoroughfare outside her neighborhood. The exit involved a 180-degree ramp that split into three choices. It would have been simplest to say, "exit at 86th, and go east."
Instead, I was advised to "take the middle path, and turn left at the bank and the gas station." The bank and the gas station were across the street from one another. It was an interesting trip.
I hope my nephew and his Bride are having the time of their lives. (They should—they flew via private jet to
I'm not too keen on beating the path back up into that territory any time soon.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Drafting Solutions
At first I was taken aback, since this is a financial show, but I sensed this is a question many of us have asked ourselves in the wake of nightly newscasts showing horror stories of US soldiers being blown to bits in Iraq.
There are always two sides to a question.
The first thought that came to my mind was whether we want a military made up of willing volunteers or unwilling conscriptees. The Military commanders have made it clear they're much more efficient when the ranks are filled with people who want to be there for the fight.
But the Draft also creates an echo benefit for those who successfully complete their training: Boot camp creates survivors and productive members of society. Military service for all would probably solve many of the societal ills with which we currently wrestle.
The point was made that the Draft was partially responsible for our ability to overcome the enemy in WW2.
The counterpoint is that the Draft in the Vietnam war had very different results.
They were two different wars, using the same mechanism for filling the ranks.
At the end of the day, I believe I would rather be protected by someone who wants to be holding a weapon, not someone who'd rather be anywhere else but on the line.
Drafting all youths for mandatory military service has another benefit: "skin in the game," as my caller put it. When you have a vested interest in the outcome, everything matters.
During WW-2, our soldiers all had skin in the game. From the challenges they met, innovative solutions emerged. According to G. E. Patrick Murray's wonderful compilation, "Bomber Missions: Aviation Art of World War II," the pilots of B-25 bombers stationed in the Pacific saw the war from different levels…usually at several thousand feet.
Gen. Jimmy Doolittle led his B-25's on the first retaliatory strike against the Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The fleet carrying the planes was discovered by the Japanese, forcing the early launch of the innovative, dangerous mission…and the untimely loss of most of the planes and crews.
Innovation was the key to winning the war.
A former flight instructor for Philippine Airlines, Maj. Paul Gunn, had an idea that lowering the attack altitude of his aircraft would increase its effectiveness.
He eliminated the bombardier and chin turret on his aircraft, and installed eight additional .50-guns in the nose.
His pilots could then hammer away at enemy ships with some lethal firepower, as well as pinpoint bombing techniques.
The 498th Bomber Squadron's 345th Bomb Group distinctively painted its planes with yellow falcon's beaks on the nose and matching rings around the engine nacelles.
One of those striking aircraft is on permanent guard, just off the port beam of the USS Alabama.
The tail fin emblem marks the aircraft as a member of the 345th "Air Apaches."
The nose is unforgettable…especially if you're the target of this falcon.
Whether from above, on the sea, or below its surface, our men were there to serve.
Tomorrow, a look inside one of the war machines from the deep.
See you on the Radio.


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It is not about the size of the business, rather it is about the efficiency with which you manage your business that counts in the end. Now if one starts a business venture whether it is a small sized business, mid sized business or a large scale business undertaking you want to earn profit and earn lots of it. The crucial element that determines the success of any business is the manner in which the accounting and other financial transaction of the business are dealt with. So if you are running a small business, you need to handle the accounting work of your business efficiently. Small business accounting may seem to be easy to handle initially, but gradually you will realize that the task is not so easy. Ultimately you will have to resort to either hiring a professional accountant to handle your small business accounting work or buy software that make the whole process easy.
Any business irrespective of their size has different requirement and all business strategy are designed on those lines. Small business accounting must also be tailor made to suit your business needs and if you happen to be one of those business owners who have perfect knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping, rest easy your business can grow by leaps and bounds. Running a small business can become overwhelming at times and this is why it will be better for you in the long run if you get small business accounting software installed to ease up the whole process. However we also know that most of the small business owners or for that matter any other business owner are not qualified accountants, and that is why they need to hire the services of a professional to handle this.
There are accounting professionals and CPAs who specialize in providing small business accounting services to clients. The only thing you need to do here is find out a CPA or an accounting firm that provides this service to clients and hire their services for your business. The accountant will handle the small business accounting work of your business; just make sure that from time to time you oversee things. As the business owner, you will like to be informed about all the work that is being done with regard to accounting and bookkeeping of your business, so that you know where your business is heading and if you are making any profits or not.
The importance of having well maintained accounts increases all the more when you approach the tax paying season. Everyone has to pay taxes and you must make sure that you have all the calculations done properly before the season approaches. Surely you do not want to hurry things in the last moment and in the process end up doing major blunders. The whole purpose of having a professional handle the small business accounting of your business is to make things easier for you, so that you pay your tax on time. Besides taxes, the accountant also keeps a transparent record of all the financial transactions that has been undertaken for your business, so that you can implement newer business strategies.

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I just wanted to write a quick post to let you know what's happening here at Little Green HQ.
At the beginning of the year, I decided that the time had come for me to undertake a Masters course in Teacher Librarianship, something I have been planning to do for a long time. As the first semester continued, I realised that I would not be able to devote much time to the Little Green blog or shop while I study. I made the difficult decision to close down the sale part of the Little Green shop (freebies are still available) and to put on hold all future plans for this blog. As I near the end of my second semester of study, I know I made the right choice.
So, apologies for being so quiet, a state that is likely to continue until the end of 2015, when my course is complete. I plan to pop in from time to time to update you of my progress, so please feel free to stay subscribed, as you will be first to know the future of Little Green as it unfolds!
In the meantime, you can follow my journey through my Masters degree over on my university blog (which I am completing as part of my studies), if you wish. I am learning so much about the value of the school library and what it means to serve the school as a teacher librarian. And all you teachers and principals out there, please value and advocate for your teacher librarians!
Before I shoot off to get back to study and assignment writing, I just wanted to remind you about a freebie in the Little Green store that is just the ticket for your upcoming Halloween celebrations: Little Green's free Spooky Bookmarks.
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Cheiron Music Group Officially Names Tim Coons as President
Original Backstreet Boys Music Producer to Oversee Heralded Company
From: Cheiron Music Group
(released: February 5, 2016)
Orlando, FL - Original Backstreet Boys music producer Tim Coons has been named as the new President of Cheiron Music Group.
Coons' primary job will be to oversee the heralded company's Music, A&R, and Artist Development Departments, as well as to help manage key aspects of the company's two primary record labels, Cheiron Records and Rocket Records. He will also be heavily involved with the launching of the company's new artist development driven record label, Rubicon Records, which is scheduled to occur this upcoming Spring.
Upon being named as President of Cheiron Music Group, Coons had the following to say; "I'm very proud to announce that I have been officially named as the President of Cheiron Music Group. The iconic Cheiron music brand and name speaks for itself, and I'm very excited to hopefully be a big part of many of the company's future successes which I feel are certain to come. Having been blessed with the good fortune to have worked so closely with legendary pop acts such as the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and a few others right here in Orlando, Florida back in the day, who shortly thereafter went on to achieve such incredible commercial success, I saw firsthand exactly what those acts where able to do in the late-90's with all of those amazing and timeless hit Pop records produced by the likes of Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow, the late Denniz PoP, and that entire brilliant music production team at the original Cheiron Studios, which was located over in Sweden. Given my own previous experience with the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC in particular, I think it is fitting that everything has now seemingly come full circle in some ways, and I look forward to helping develop what I hope will turn out to be the next generation of amazing young pop music stars right here in Orlando, where it all started the first time around over 20 years ago now. I'm already very proud that Cheiron achieved a number 1 song on the iTunes New Release charts just this past October with "So I Don't Drown" by the amazingly talented 16-year old Anthony Gargiula, a song which I actually had the honor of producing, so hopefully we can continue that standard of pop music excellence set forth by the original Cheiron crew. This storied music brand and name represents something incredibly unique and special when it comes to making pop music, so I simply couldn't be more excited about the opportunity to be a part of it!"
Coons began his commercial music career as a recording artist in the late-1970's and early-1980's. Signed to BMG Ariola Records at the time, he toured multiple times primarily throughout Europe and appeared on numerous live television programs and events there which had audiences in the millions.
After making the transition from full-time touring recording artist to music producer and songwriter, Coons' signature moment came in 1993 when he helped put together, develop, and produce original music for a new Orlando, Florida based boy band which officially started up that year. The aforementioned boy band was the Backstreet Boys, a group which went on to become one of the highest selling commercial pop music acts throughout all of history and who has received multiple Grammy Award nominations throughout the years.
Being based in Orlando, Florida during the mid-to-late 1990's, Coons found himself directly in the middle of a pop music phenomenen which practically took over the entire world of commercial music before coming to an unofficial end in late 2001. During that time, Coons worked in a variety of capacities with young pop music acts such as NSYNC (Justin Timberlake), Take 5, O-Town, Dream Street (Jesse McCartney), LFO, 3rd Faze, REAL, and others.
Throughout much of 2003, Coons helped develop a young Pop artist named JoJo, who went on to become the youngest female solo recording artist ever with a worldwide number 1 commercial hit song, entitled "Leave (Get Out)", in early 2004.
From 2011 to 2014, Coons served as President of Rocket Records, a record label based in the USA which was actually purchased by (in late 2015) and is now wholly owned and operated by Cheiron Music Group.
In 2014, Coons was named as Vice President of Omicron Media Group, a music and entertainment company based in Orlando, Florida. It was with Omicron where he put together and developed Far Young, a 3-member International vocal group currently consisting of members Jackson Owens (New Zealand), Eben Franckewitz (USA), and Jack Taylor (United Kingdom).
In early October 2015, the song "So I Don't Drown" from current Cheiron Records recording artist Anthony Gargiula reached Number 1 on the iTunes New Release Charts. Coons is the song's producer. Gargiula's cover of the Christmas classic "O Holy Night", which featured a full original production done by Coons and was arranged by both he and Gargiula, also made it into the Top 50 of the iTunes New Release Charts in early December 2015, a rarity for most classic Christmas covers.
Coons is the Founder & CEO of Atlantic Hill Music, a music production and artist development company based in Orlando, Florida. The company is the sole owner and operator of the legendary Atlantic Hill Music Studios, which is where various iconic pop music acts such as the Backstreet Boys and JoJo first got their starts recording studio-produced music and developing as artists.
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Books and other resources by Revd Dr Alison Morgan
To purchase please click on the cart, or visit The Mathetes Trust website, where you will also find publications by Canon Roger Morgan.
Please note that if you are ordering from outside the UK the postage costs will be higher - so please contact me by email before
placing the order and I can give you an accurate quote.
Rooted in Jesus Team Manual - new edition
New for 2019, a revised edition of the Rooted in Jesus Team Manual for training teams and diocesan coordinators. The manual includes an introduction to the Rooted in Jesus programme, its background and vision, and provides everything a team leader or team member needs in order to deliver a training conference for new or existing leaders. It includes conference outlines for both initial and follow-up conferences, sample session plans, advice on how to establish a good support structure for group leaders, and testimonies from those who have followed it. It also provides material to support local Rooted in Jesus Coordinators as they oversee the ministry of Rooted in Jesus within their diocese or network.
4th edition published by the Mathetes Trust, July 2019.
Available on request to Rooted in Jesus team members.
Rooted in Jesus Junior Team Manual
The Rooted in Jesus Junior Manual contains the information and resources to help a team run a Rooted in Jesus Junior training conference – how to prepare a diocese for the introduction of the programme, how to plan a conference, guidelines for the team leader and diocesan coordinator, and session plans for each of the different elements of the conference. It also contains testimonies from those using the course. Also designed to provide resources for the Diocesan Coordinator, with suggestions for how best to implement and oversee Rooted in Jesus Junior once it has been introduced, including evaluation and report forms as well as the training material which can be used to support existing leaders or train new ones.
Published by the Mathetes Trust, November 2017
Available on request to Rooted in Jesus Junior team members.
Something Understood: Poems for reflection and meditation
Sequel to Distilling Life, this is a new anthology of poetry edited by Alison Morgan. Something Understood is designed to provide a starting point for reflection on some of the big questions of life – things we often avoid talking about, or for which we can't quite find the words. It is arranged in five thematic sections: Seeing, Living, Loving, Trusting and Dying. Each section contains about twenty poems or pieces of prose, and each includes contributions from a wide range of authors, both historical and contemporary. Some of the poems are well known; others are published here for the first time. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with high quality black and white photographs and drawings. Designed to be used for personal reflection, in poetry groups, or read aloud in larger gatherings.
"Your lovely anthology came today, and it's full of good things – it's a handsome volume at an amazingly reasonable price. You range very generously over a wide field, and though there are old favourites there are some welcome introductions to new poets." R V Bailey
"The volume looks very handsome, with excellent pagination and use of images. Congratulations, too, on the very interesting and personal choices." Professor Patrick Boyde
"Congratulations on producing something so beautiful!" Anna Farago
"A wonderful, thoughtful and inspiring collection." Stewart Henderson
Published by The Mathetes Trust, March 2017
Preview on Google Books here.
Price £8
Following Jesus: The Plural of Disciple is Church
"There sems to be a growing consensus around 'Discipleship' as the greatest challenge facing Christians in the West - and, as usual, Alison Morgan has not only identified the key issue but also provided a lucid and practical insight into what it means. I love her writing. Somehow she manages to combine substantial scholarship with highly personal reflection and down to earth illustration, so this book – like her previous work – is easy to read as well as intellectually and spiritually stimulating. If you are looking for something to excite people about Christian discipleship, this is it." From the Foreword by Bishop James Newcome
"God has already used Alison Morgan's inspired writing to touch very many lives. This wonderful new book addresses the question of discipleship, a crucial one for today's church. She insightfully and engagingly elucidates what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and rightly insists that only as disciples together, as church, shall we be a truly effective part of God's great mission to transform not just individuals but the whole creation in Christ." John Inge, Bishop of Worcester
"Alison Morgan is a star! Combining her deep faith and practical experience as a Christian teacher and evangelist, she challenges us to think afresh about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and for churches to be communities where people help one another to develop their relationship with Him. A wise and prophetic book which challenges us to consider the question 'How do I make my faith in Christ real today?'" The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu
"Here is an ever-expanding vision of what it means to be disciples of Jesus. It is simply written but exciting and profoundly challenging – calling us to a deeper experience of God's life and a more engaged participation in God's mission. It is a call to rediscover discipleship in community. Such discipleship is sacrificial, world-changing and wonderfully fulfilling. Full of real life stories, it beckons us to abandon ourselves to God's great story and thereby discover life in abundance." Martin Breytenbach, Bishop of the Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist, South Africa, and Chair of Growing the Church
"A fresh and refreshing account of what discipleship looks like, with many helpful nuggets of teaching, reflection and living testimony." Phil Potter, Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions
Published April 2015. To find out more visit the Following Jesus website
To read Chapter Two, 'What is a disciple?' click here.
To preview on Google books click here.
Ships internationally from the UK, or can be ordered within North America (Canada and US) from Tyndale Seminary bookstore here.
Price £10
Dante e l'Aldila medievale
An Italian translation by Luca Marcozzi of my book Dante and the Medieval Other World.
Published by Salerno Editrice, Rome, December 2012.
For more information click here.
RRP E23. Available from the publisher's website, and from Amazon.
Distilling Life - poems for reflection and meditation. Selected by Martin Cavender and Alison Morgan
'Poetry,' said Robert Frost, 'is a way of taking life by the throat.' Poetry invites us to experience our old and familiar world in new and creative ways; poetry is a gateway to prayer. This collection has been carefully selected and arranged in a way which we hope will help you undertake a spiritual journey. Featuring over 100 poems ranging over 26 centuries, it includes familiar writers and writers you've never heard of. We have included images too to help unleash your imagination, to beckon you into new places. Read it yourself; read it with others and invite them to travel with you. We think it is unique.
Price £6
The Word on the Wind: renewing confidence in the gospel
With a foreword by Rowan Williams and an introduction by Martin Cavender
A sequel
to The Wild Gospel, The Word on the Wind has received wide acclamation for its
unique combination of clear thinking and real life stories.
"Alison Morgan's writing is so winsome that it's easy to be caught up in
the beauty of what she's saying before you realise she's just smacked
you between the eyes with a piece of two-by-four. This new book presents
a deeply radical message in the most eloquent and seductive manner.
You've been warned!" – Michael Frost, author, The Shaping of Things to Come
Word on the Wind is prayer that has been distilled by a powerful and poetic mind. Never
abstract and never shallow, it brings the fountain-fresh water of the
Spirit to an age that's dry, and sick of dusty answers." – Bishop
Paul Bayes
"The Church is shrinking and wrinkling because we have taught people to be Christians and not Disciples. Alison Morgan is a Disciple who loves Jesus and loves people. She yearns to help others step into all God has for them, and this book will do just that. Peppered with stories of changed lives, this book will inspire and challenge. You gotta read it!" - Mark Russell, CEO Church Army
"This is a hugely important book. In it, Alison Morgan weaves together powerful stories of people's experience of faith with deep reflection about culture, the Bible and faith in the 21st century. It is encouraging, uplifting and inspiring and offers a vision of how each one of us can regain and maintain our confidence in the Gospel." Dr Paula Gooder
For more information and commendations click here.
To read Chapter 11, 'Confidence in Creation', click here
To read a Church Times review click here.
To download a study guide click here.
To preview on Google Books click here.
Published by Monarch Books 2011.
Also available as an e-book click here (US) or from Amazon on Kindle.
RRP £9.99. Special offer £5.
When in Rome... Notes on cross cultural mission
This booklet is designed primarily for members of Rooted in Jesus teams working in Africa. It offers a light-hearted look at some of the joys and pitfalls of working in a different culture, and includes practical information to help prepare for your trip.
Published August 2010.
Doing What Jesus
Did - a fresh look at the gifts of the Spirit
Doing What Jesus Did takes a fresh look at the gifts of the Spirit, suggesting they are best regarded as a description of the ministry of Jesus, to be welcomed not as feathers in the caps of individuals but as shared resources to enable the mission and ministry of the church. It includes a group study.
"The best
theologically rigorous study of the gifts of the Spirit that I have read. Especially because in this new book Alison Morgan, from long experience, includes sensible, practical advice on how to get going" - Preb John Collins.
"Alison writes with her usual clarity and insight about the workd of the Holy Spirit, opening it up to us through the ministry of Jesus, building faith through many personal stories and correcting the misunderstandings that often surround this area of the Christian life. It will feed you and fan into flame the gifts within you" – Revd John McGinley
For more information click here. To preview on Google Books click here. For a review click here.
Published December 2009.
Price £5.
Alison Morgan & John Woolmer : In His Name - a training course
for healing prayer teams
A practical healing course for use with healing prayer teams in the local church, written for Holy Trinity Leicester by Alison Morgan and John Woolmer, and piloted there over many years.
"Far and away the most balanced, informed, practical guide for church healing teams. The authors have seen much healing - physical, psychological and spiritual, and have the theological and biblical underpinning to ground it. The course is interactive, beautifully written and has been tested over ten years. Simply invaluable." Canon Michael Green.
Published 2008; reprinted 2009 and 2012.
For more information click here. To preview on Google Books click here.
Pack of 1 Leader's Manual and 10 Member's Coursebooks Price £40
Leader's Manual Price £12
Member's coursebook Price £4
Pack of 5 Member's coursebooks Price £15
The Wild Gospel : Bringing truth to
"A ground-breaking, exciting and moving book that could not be more timely as the Church looks for fresh ways of speaking God's truth in and to our culture" - Archbishop Rowan Williams.
"An amazing book, offering an insightful analysis of two millennia of Western (and Christian) history, while addressing the needs of people in the 21st century. it offers a way of engaging with the Christian faith that is intellectually well-grounded and personally enriching" - Dr John Drane
"An eminently readable, timely, and radical exploration of the power of the Word … an exciting and challenging read." – Abbot Stuart Burns OSB
"As an apologist for the Christian faith she does for her generation what C. S. Lewis did for his. I loved this book. So will you." – James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle
For more information and commendations click here. For a free study guide click here.
To read the introduction click here. To read Chapter 8 on 'Living in the truth of Christ' click here.
To preview on Google books click here.
Published by Monarch 2004, reprinted 2005 & 2009.
Also available as an e-book click here (US) or from Amazon on Kindle.
RRP £9.99. Special offer £5.
Rooted in Jesus
Rooted in Jesus is a practical course in Christian discipleship for Africa edited by Alison Morgan. Designed especially for the use of ordinary African Christians, it was written in 2002 and first introduced in Tanzania. Since then it has been translated into many languages and is now in wide use across sub-Saharan Africa. It is endorsed by the Anglican Communion. There are 4 course books for the group leader, and a supplementary leader's guide.
Rooted in Jesus is normally introduced through a diocesan training conference.
For more information visit the RinJ website or blog.
To preview Rooted in Jesus Book on Google Books click here.
A sample set can be ordered from The Mathetes Trust.
Rooted in Jesus
Team Manual
A team manual for
use by members of Rooted in Jesus teams and Diocesan Coordinators. The manual contains conference outlines for both initial and follow-up
conferences, sample session plans, advice on
how to establish a good support structure for group leaders, details of where
and how the course is being used, and many testimonies from those who have
followed it. It also includes practical information on how to prepare, what to
expect, what to read, and what to take.
First published 2008, 3rd edition 2016.
Available on request to Rooted in Jesus team members.
Season of Renewal
A popular Lent course by Alison Morgan and Bill Goodman, first published 2006 and now available in a new edition.
"A group of about ten of us finished Season of Renewal last night. It was unanimously agreed that it had been the most inspiring and helpful Lent course we had ever shared in." - Canon John Gunstone
"Our five Lent Fellowship Groups have all responded enthusiastically to Season of Renewal. It is wonderful to have a course which is "Into God" rather than "About God" - Revd Matthew Grayshon
For more information click here. To view a sample session click here. To preview on Google Books click here.
Price £36 (pack), £7 (Leader's Manual), £4 (Course member's booklet).
Pack of 1 Leader's Manual and 10 Member's Coursebooks Price £36
Leader's Manual Price £7
Course Member's booklet Price £4
Pack of 5 Course Member's booklets Price £15
Mission-shaped Questions -
defining issues for today's Church, edited by Steven Croft
- with contributions from Loveday Alexander, Martin Atkyns, Lynda Barley, Steven
Croft, Tim Dakin, John Drane, James Dunn, John Hull, Alison Morgan, Angela Tilby,
Graham Tomlin, Lindsay Urwin, David Wilkinson and Martin Warner.
My contribution is an essay entitled 'What does the Gift of the Spirit mean for the Shape of the Church?'
"A must for your bookshelf. Significant, grown-up missional thinking about the mixed economy church" - Paul Bayes, National Mission & Evangelism Adviser.
"Suddenly I came to your chapter and found water in the desert - thank you. Of course the biblical stuff I have taught many times but the way you put the work of the Spirit into the context of church history was for me both important and very useful, specially in the Oxford diocese where we have many new 'fresh expressions' and need to have perspective on them". Revd John Chorlton
For a synopsis of the collection click here. To download a copy of my paper click here.
Published by Church House Publishing, March 2008. Price £14.99. Buy on Amazon here.
Word of God - what does it mean?
The sentence 'In
the beginning was the Word' has fascinated and tantalised me ever since I first
read it. I'm a linguist - so I start with the question 'what are words?' And
what is the Word of God? And can we speak it too, and what happens when we do?
Offering a mixture of theological reflection, testimony, poetry, and image, the
aim of the booklet is to challenge our preconceptions and affirm the word of God
as something powerful, dynamic and life-changing - if we know how to use it.
"The Word of God remains the one publication I would never throw away" - Mike Middleton
Published 2008. 36pp, illustrated.
To preview on Google Books click here.
Price £2.50
'Who do you say that I am?'
The Unexpected Jesus
This devotional booklet
encourages us to
take a fresh and deeper look at the person of Jesus. Who was he? What kind of
relationship can we hope to have with him today? Is our view of him less than it
could be? The booklet includes poems, illustrations, testimonies and quotes to
stimulate your prayers.
Published 2007. 28pp, illustrated.
To preview on Google Books click here.
Price £2.
Knowing God's Love
A collection of image,
poetry, meditation, scriptures, quotations and spiritual advice from writers
through the ages who have known what it is to be loved by God. Good as a
devotional book, or for giving to spiritually minded friends who are seeking a
more secure faith.
Published 2007. 20pp, illustrated.
Price £2.
Pack of 10. Price £15.
Prayer ministry - preparing for your prayer ministry appointment
This booklet offers an introduction to prayer ministry, with an overview of what to expect,
plus meditations and spiritual exercises to help a person prepare for an extended
time of prayer ministry. The booklet can also be used as training material for
prayer ministry teams. First written for Holy Trinity Leicester.
Published 2007. 20pp, illustrated.
Price £2.
Praying with creation
A 36 page devotional booklet designed for use in daily prayer times and containing a wealth of scripture references, quotations, poetry and illustrations to stimulate your prayers, all based on the theme of the seven days of creation in the opening chapters of Genesis. Did you know, for example, that a chaffind sings 64 notes per minute? Or that 287 species of beetle have been identified in Buckingham Palace gardens?
Published 2006. Price £2.
Renewal - what is it and what's it for?
At its best, renewal can bring fresh life and excitement. And yet it can also be
reduced to a mere cultural package and fail to deliver what is promised. This
exciting study looks at Scripture, history and experience to explore the true
nature of renewal, and to offer a fresh vision of what renewal means today.
Published by Grove Books 2006.
RRP £3.95. Direct sale price £3.50.
New in Christ
A 16 page
booklet which explores what it means to be made new on a personal level. It
includes a renewal meditation for use either individually or in groups.
Published 2006. 16pp, illustrated.
Price £1.
Pack of 10. Price £5.
Renewal in scripture
A companion
volume to the above, offering an overview of the biblical teaching on what it
means to be made new and renewed.
Published 2006. 16pp, illustrated.
What Happens When We Die?
This is
the book I would have liked to read when a friend died and started me on a
journey of spiritual searching. It looks at the evidence for life after death, examining the
beliefs of different historical periods and faiths as well as considering
paranormal phenomena. It is written primarily as an introduction to the
Christian faith from the perspective of an enquirer, and is ideal as a book to
give away to someone looking at these issues for the first time. For more details click here.
Published by
Kingsway 1995. Also available in Chinese!
Out of print but available on Amazon.
Dante and the Medieval Other World
'A major study of the Divine Comedy, this book offers an interesting perspective on Dante's representation of the afterlife. Alison Morgan departs from the conventional critical emphasis on Dante's place in relation to learned traditions by undertaking a thorough examination of the poem in the context of popular beliefs. Her principal sources are thus not the highly literary texts (such as Virgil's Aeneid or Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae) which have become a familiar context for the poem, but rather visions of the Other World found in popular writings, painting and sculpture from the centuries leading up to its composition. The book will be of interest to non-specialists in addition to scholars of Dante, since it offers a clear preliminary account of the Other World tradition, a chronology of its principal representations and summaries of the major texts. Fully illustrated throughout, it integrates with the literary and theological aspects of Dante's heritage the important but often neglected dimension of art history.'
by Cambridge University Press in 1990, reprinted 2007. It remains the standard text on the subject of the relationship
between Dante's Divine Comedy and earlier, popular representations of the
afterlife, and has been translated into Italian. For more information click here, or to purchase click below. Also available in paperback from Cambridge University Press.
Price £19 (hardback edition)
For related material on the Last Judgment in Christian Iconography and the Representation of the Afterlife from Homer to Dante see the Articles page.


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Evolution World GuideI didn't pay attention to the storyline, so if anybody would like to contribute that, then thanks! I also don't have link6 unlocked, so if anybody could PM me a link to a screenshot of the minimap, then that would be appreciated!
IntroductionI decided to make this because I got bored and really enjoy the new event. If you guys enjoy this guide, then go ahead and comment and like this guide! If you have any suggestions, pm me on basil or comment!
What is evolution worldEvolution world is a new PERMANENT addon to maplestory. It is a training and questing ground that you can customize to your preferences. You can go in solo 5 times a day or bring friends with you as long as they are in your party. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Evolution world is made of links known as stages that are each designed differently with different quests in them. For example link 3 has flying monsters that you have to kill for the quest while link 6 is a jumpquest that you must complete for the quest in that link
ChangeLogApril 7th 2013 - Guide posted!
April 7th through April 9th - Small changes done. Small changes to neatness has been made.
April 10th - Added each core and what they do. Added Changelog. Added Table of Contents. Added Tips and strategies second. Added tips for link 9. Added more information about the quests. Added more information about the stages. Made neater
April 11th - Small changes such as a change in the party EXP core
April 15th - Make a guide!
Table of Contents
[s=/guide/453#coins]Evolving Coin Info[/s]
[s=/guide/453#link]Links or Stages[/s]
[s=/guide/453#core]Core information[/s]
[s=/guide/453#tipstrat]Tips and strategies[/s]
[s=/guide/453#medal]Evolution Medal[/s]
[s=/guide/453#box]Evolution box(event)[/s]
[s=/guide/453#Thanks]Thanks to[/s]
- To enter, go to the dimensional mirror
- Level 100+
- Finish the short quest line. This can be started by pressing the cylinder symbol on the left side of your screen
Pros and Cons
- Very good exp
- Party zone
- Drops level 100-120 equips
- Drops boxes that give tempest items and more (Event)
- You can only enter 5 times a day
- You get kicked out if dying
- Each run only lasts 30minutes
- The Core expires after 1 use if it's not a Link core
- If evo world is full, then you can't go in! To get in, just sit there for a few minutes and constantly press "start"
FAQIf you know an answer to an un-resolved question, then just comment!
@Aeronomx Q:. Do links 6-8 quest unlock the 3 round cores? Or how do I go on about that?
A:You go to the vendor with 150 coins and buy the first core titled "Mission Added - Evolution System." Then equip that core, and start your evolution world. Then complete the quest and hand it in and you will have the 3 extra slots. This is similar to the way you unlock the "Accelerator Core slot."
@Aeronomx Q: Can doing the quests for more core slots be done with a party so they can unlock them at the same time as well?
A: As long as you each get 50 of the drops, then sure!
@Destiny01 Q:.Does equipping party exp still take effect if you solo?
A: As long as you're in a party, I believe so
@Hungry Q:. Does empress and her minions drop their monster card?
A: According to @Darkstar764 : No.
CoinsYou can get coins from killing monsters or completing quests inside of the evolution world. You can get many things including, but not being limited to:
60 percent scrolls
Secondary equipment
Pot scrolls
Equipment enhancement scrolls
Adv potential slot carver
Mystery mastery books
Links are the stages inside of your evolution world. Each stage has a quest specific to it and a monster
These quests don't HAVE to be completed, and are not recommended to be completed.
Each quest gives 1 or more evolving coins when you finish it.
Green = Recommended Training/hunting
Red = Not recommended
Blue = Average training/hunting
Link 1: Warm-up. Talk to the ESS, then the monster generator, and kill 20 of the monsters that spawn. These monsters are very easy, and should be no problem for anybody that isn't even funded to kill.Report back to the ESS
Link 2: Report to the ESS. Collect 20 memory chip from killing monsters. These monsters are fairly easy and once again, shouldn't be a problem Return to the ESS and you will become a golem. Then go to the bottom of the map and talk to the control device. (You wont know the password so just press enter.) Then go back to the ESS
Link 3: Talk to the ESS and defeat 50 monsters. This is very easy because the monsters all gather in the center every 30 seconds or so. Then return to the ESS.
I recommend training here and hunting for equips here due to the monsters gathering in the center. The monsters gathering allows high mobbing and extreme amounts of EXP
Link 4: Talk to the ESS and defeat 20 of the pink monsters in 60 seconds. These monsters are easy, but there is always only 1 on the map at a time. They spawn in the center platform, and once you kill one, another respawns immediately. Then return to the ESS
Link 5: Talk to the ESS and defeat 4 normal monsters, and 1 transformed monster. To make the monsters transform, you must kill the monster, then kill the 4 that spawn by killing that, and then a transformed one will spawn. Be careful, because these transformed monsters can deal a lot of magic damage. Then return to the ESS
For stages 6 through 9, you must find a core by killing monsters, then when in the evolution world, you have to hunt for 50 drops and turn in the quest.Then you must restart your evolution world to get into the new link.
Link 6: Talk to the ESS, then complete the jumpquest and talk to all 4 npcs along the way. Then report back to the ESS.
No picture available... If you would like to contribute one, then PM me over basil
Link 7: Talk to the ESS and defeat 30 monsters. If a Protectron appears, kill it. This is a very easy quest, due to the spawn rate. The protectron is just a machine, and you can kill it with normal attacks or skills
Link 8: Talk to the ESS and defeat 2 Divisions. This monster will spawn by killing other monsters in the map. Be fast, because the division will disappear!
Link 9: Talk to the ESS and defeat 20 monsters. Warning: These monsters are powerful, and can kill you in 1-3 hits if you are a class with low HP, while also having high hp themselves.
This is the stage where empress, and all of the Cygnus instructors will spawn you have the core in.
CoresCores are items that you can buy using mesos, using coins, or by finding them in the evolution world. They can do anything from changing the background to giving more exp. Once a core is used, it disappears from your core inventory. These cores can be equipped before you press the "start" button after talking to the ESS. The cores that you have are listed in the bottom of the menu. Each core must fit into the spaces above with the proper shapes, and you can only have a limited amount of cores on at once.
Warning, you cannot equip 2 of the same core types. So you cannot equip drop rate +10% and drop rate +5% at the same time, but you CAN equip a drop rate +10% and a 20% drop rate special core, which are shaped like an octagon and purple, at the same time.
Heres the types
- Mission Add - Evolving System/Accelerator
Or 1 special core slot.
- Mission Add - Error Connecting to Link 6/7/8/9
that corresponds to the core name. You can enter this link as many times as you want.
- Mission Add - Hard Difficulty Challenge!/Aim Gap/Strains of Anti-Virus/Temporary Energy Supply/Strengthen Monsters Mode
- Mission Add - Shadow Monster
Be careful, because if you try to solo it at a low level or funding, you ARE going to die
Warning, don't equip this core unless you have link 9 unlocked, because it will expire after you use it and empress spawns in link 9
- Monster add - Mikhail/Oz/Irena/Eckhart/Hawkeye
time as the cloned Pianus/Griffey/Manon cores
- Monster Add - Cloned Pianus/Griffey/Manon
- Monster's Level +3/4/5/7/9/10
- Monster's HP x 1.2/1.5/5/10/20
- Monster's Spawn Rate +20%/30/70/100
- Monster's Skin - Classic/Fairy/Ghost/Plant/Thieves/bigSize
- Background Music - Darkness/SnowDrop/DancingWithTheMoon/WindAndFlower/DragonDream/Cygnus/RisingStar/Opening
- Background Skin - Ereve/Pantheon/Elluel/LionHeartCastle/ForbiddenTime
- Party Play Zone +5%/10%/15% EXP
- Drop Rate +5%/10%/15%/20%/25%/30%
- Herb Drop Rate +10%/20%/30%/40%/50%/100%
- Specific Herb Drop
- Ore Drop Rate +10%/20%/30%/40%/50%/100% and Specific Ore Drop
- Armor Drop - Level 100/110 Armor for Warrior/Mage/Bowman/Thief/Pirate
- Rare Equipment Drop
- Weapon Drop - Level 100/105/110
- (Special Core) Monster's Spawn Rate +50%/ Party Play zone +5% EXP/ Drop Rate +20%
Recommendations from me and othersIf you have an recommendations, then leave them in the comments
@iamfull 1. Don't buy the cores that unlock new stages, you can find those as drops inside the Evol System.
- If you get the 300 Coin Core (I forget the name, I'll check in a bit) from the shop that unlocks the final octagonal core, make sure you have Link 9 unlocked. It requires you to hunt monsters there for the drops. If try to do the quest before Link 9 is unlocked, you're going to waste 300 coins because you just can't do the quest, and it expires after you get kicked out.
- From what I can tell, using a 1.2x HP core gives monsters about 10% more EXP per kill, 5x HP Core gives about 2x exp, and 20x HP core gives around 5.5x exp.
Tips and strategiesIf you have anything to add, then feel free to comment or PM me over basil
From me: Train and hunt in link 3. This is because every about 30 seconds, all the monsters gather to the center for about a minute. This allows easy mobbing. If you are going to hunt for something, I suggest using a luminous, because they can hit everything even when the monsters aren't gathered in the center. Also, their teleport goes very long distance.
When hunting for boxes(event), I first unlocked all 6 circle slots(through the vendor for 150 cores) and equip:
Drop rate increase
Mob population increase
3 Armor or weapon drop cores
Rare equipment drop
When training:
Party exp increase
Mob population increase
Mob hp increase which make the monsters give more exp
Mob Lv increase which make the monsters give more exp
2 More cores of your choice
From me: If you are a ranged job and are hunting in link 9, Try to find the perfect range to not be hit where you can still attack them. On my jett, I hit every monster on the upper platform so that they aggro me. Then I head to the portal, and keep walking left to the edge of the map. From there, I find the perfect spot where I can attack them but they can't attack me, I kill the monsters, and then repeat.
Destiny01: one tip on farming the boxes. theres this pendant that drops from a special boss in Monster Park Extreme and it adds 20% drop rate
Evolution master medalYou can get the evolution master medal if you met these requirements:
- Get invited 35 times
- Invite 35 people
- Use 500 cores
@Business Thanks!
Box eventThis event ends on the 23rd of April, 2013
Right now, boxes drop from every monster in the evolution world. From these boxes you can unlock:
- Confusion fragments
- Philo stones
- Primal essence
- Scrolls
- Enhancement scrolls
- Book, scroll, and jewel synergizers
- Clean slates
- Magnifying glasses
- Chaos scrolls
- 50% Golden Hammers
- Former nx items that have been changed into weapons
- Level 10 tree branches
- Tempest belts, rings, pendants, and shoulders that are auto epic
Thanks toAll proof-readers or people that added things: @DragonSlots @Akuhano @adalzon @XXjumpstar1299X @SkyBreak @Business @iamfull @Destiny01 @Hydroxiide
Answered questions: @happyshrimp
If I forgot you, then just comment and remind me!
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I was reminded the other day that it has been a year since I've written a blog post. When I started writing this blog I had planned on at least writing a post once a month. I saw a great value in engaging with the community and with the larger world around me through this medium, a place to exchange ideas and information with a broad audience, and a modern community meeting hall. And then 2016 happened.
By 2016 I had seen a trend in the pagan blogging community that I was having a difficult time accepting. To those of us paying attention to the larger world, there was a shift occurring in the general global rhetoric and politics towards a true ugliness, a type of fear and hate mongering that inevitably leads to violence and bloodshed. We saw the consolidation of power of far-right hate groups and watched in horror as their armies of trolls and goons started to rekindle the fear and loathing and aim their barbs at marginalized communities, creating the targets for the scapegoating necessary for authoritarian and xenophobic regimes to take hold of global politics again.
Any student of history has seen this before. These people are trying nothing new. Divide and conquer, fan the flames of fear and prejudice, control the message of the media or try to discredit those you can't control. This is straight out of the fascist playbook, so clear that if you look hard enough you can see the margin notes of a host of dictators and would be dictators scribbled across their words and deeds.
During this moment of the rise of hate speech and violence in the world, I watched as our community continued to tear and rend at each other over what amounted to differences of opinions over spiritual practices and how different people viewed the Gods. I watched the great pagan Internet "wars" between atheists and polytheists, or wiccans and traditional witches, or sneeches that have stars on their bellies and those that don't, finally ending with the "battle" between Marxists and fascists, the latter finally starting to get closer to the heart of the terrible maelstrom at our gates but unable to remove personal vendettas and attacks from their rhetoric and by failing to do that, divided our community at a time when we desperately needed unity and dialogue.
It was during 2016 that I also stepped into the role of Chief of the Coru Cathubodua and started to reflect of the role of leadership in our communities and more importantly what constitutes failed leadership and what constitutes successful leadership. Because our community needs leaders, but not the type of leaders that are commonly modeled right now.
Leadership is a word with a broad spectrum of meaning attached to it. To some, the word leadership is synonymous with authority, and authority, no matter what the form, is something to fight against. To others, leadership signifies a person or group that will make all the decisions for you, to them a leader is someone to rule you, a parental figure that they hope has their best interests in mind. This type of vision of leadership can be dangerous in a political climate where "strong men" and tinpot dictators claw for real world power.
This breed of top down leadership will ultimately fail us, preying on our fears and insecurities while binding us in lies and controversies. Leaders that sit apart from the people pointing fingers and making demands from them always show their true natures eventually. Leaders that demand authority and power over others but have no skill or talent for leadership fill our world today, and when the illusion of power fades and the reality and sacrifice of leadership becomes clear, they fail and flee and attempt to destroy the institutions they wanted to control. But thankfully, there's something else that happens in times like these, something hopeful.
2016 was an excruciating year for most of us. We watched as tragedy after tragedy unfolded while our attention was demanded by an election that twisted the level of discourse to mudslinging and vitriol and more importantly emboldened and inspired the worst aspects of humanity and turned hatred into a virtue and a path to power. By the end of the year our community could clearly see what many of us had been aware of for years, the true danger at our gates. The specters of fascism and authoritarianism were no longer just philosophical differences that needed to be weeded out from within our small community, but real live monsters, stomping around our streets attacking the most vulnerable among us. People who tried to lay claim to the pagan blogosphere quickly found that real world terrors were demanding their attention and those in our community that thought it wise to cozy up to the far right to make a public show of how much they disliked the left, discovered that no matter what they did, they would never be far right enough for their new friends and were attacked and abandoned by them.
As 2017 dawned on us we found that things were worse than we could have possibly imagined. Gone was the pretense of an inclusive and just nation. Hatred and targeted violence have become commonplace. The failure of our elected officials and our crippled republic is abundantly clear now and the monsters are running the show.
But as our new reality sunk in, I saw a change in the leadership of our community. I witnessed the leaders that had always relied on a top down style of leadership fall silent, either too frightened or too stunned to take the actions needed to protect or inspire those that looked to them for direction. I watched many of the people the community looked at as leaders or elders because of some level of fame or popularity that they were attached to, fall into a state of "I can't even…." and become paralyzed with their own fears and insecurities. But most importantly I watched members of our community, some recognized leaders, some not, step up and start to help others in whatever way they were able to.
During times of great crisis one would expect the social order to fall to pieces and devolve into chaos. But one of the beautiful things about humanity is that in most cases this is not true. Studies show that during times of extreme societal trauma, wars , economic and natural disasters, that instead of societies falling apart, that communities almost always come together, forgetting previous divisions and prejudices and working together for the safety and benefit for all. Contrary to what the apocalyptic films tell us, that when circumstances are at their worst, humanity is at its best.
In our community I witnessed an outpouring of action and support from great numbers of people. Safety networks were created, individuals gave their time and energy to holding close those that needed it, people reached out and built connections and alliances designed to create a stronger and more resilient community and started creating safety nets to catch those of us that might fall through society's cracks.
This is the type of leadership that is going to carry us through this troubled time. Leaders that stand alongside the rest of us, shouldering as much work as the person next to them. Leaders that inspire by their actions alongside their words, pulling people together to address tasks that are too great to handle alone. Leaders that lead from the frontline not the safety of the back of the crowd.
These leaders are here now, doing the work, taking their share of the burden, and helping those that are struggling with theirs. These leaders are often young , sometimes unlikely, they come from generations of powerful people, raised on stories of rebellion and resistance, their earliest memories rich with strength of character and the toppling of unjust empires and they have a message for the monsters.
Their message is, We are the children of the Rebel Alliance, the Fellowship of the Ring, and the Browncoats. We are the inheritors of the Civil Rights Movement, the Indigenous Solidarity Movement, and of Stonewall Our sense of justice comes from these modern myths and current struggles and encompasses rooting for the underdog, fighting the good fight, and doing the right damn thing. As things get worse in the world around us we will come together despite our differences to fight to protect our communities. We will stand side by side and do the work that must be done to create and maintain a safe and just world for everyone.
And in that is where I lay my hope.


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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets legend Joe Namath, relatively quiet in recent weeks on his former team's disappointing season, unloaded Wednesday on the front office and owner Woody Johnson.
Namath accused the Jets of putting ticket sales ahead of winning. He also claimed management is lying to the fans, pointing to Tim Tebow's lack of involvement as the prime example.
"I think that the fans haven't been given a fair shake," Namath said on a SportsNet New York podcast. "I don't think they get a straight story, often enough, from the powers that be. I think it's kind of condescending talk a bunch of times, telling us how they're developing and who they're getting.
"I think he's been disrespectful. We can go right to the Tebow thing. I mean, come on. If you're bringing him in to play, where's he been? Are you bringing him in to make other people practice longer? Excuse me. Are you bringing him in, trying to get media headlines?"
Tebow, whom the Jets hyped in the preseason as a dynamic weapon, has played only 55 snaps on offense. The ballyhooed wildcat package has been a dud. Tebow hasn't complained about his role, but admitted Wednesday that "at times, it definitely hasn't been as effective as I would've liked."
Namath, a frequent critic of the Jets and Johnson, said the organization changed its approach about four years ago, when it started selling personal seat licenses for MetLife Stadium, which opened in 2010.
"I think the focus is changed, subtly," Namath said. "It's more toward grabbing headlines, and everything starts at the top. And you can go back to when the seat licenses were initiated, how we started conducting things. I don't think winning has been put at the top of the board. Winning headlines has replaced that."
Since reaching back-to-back AFC Championship games, the Jets are only 11-13, including 3-5 this season. General manager Mike Tannenbaum, who compiled the talent for playoff teams in 2006, '09 and '10, has come under fire. Namath said the Jets' talent base has eroded, an indirect shot at Tannenbaum.
"We seem to have regressed with talent, the last two years at least, the last three years," he said. "I don't know who's picking the player ... I'm disappointed in the talent we have, and I think you have to start looking at who's doing the picking and why."
Asked why the Jets can't find talent, and if there needs to be a change in the front office, Namath said: "If you use 'can't' in your vocabulary when it comes to football, you won't. I don't want to hear about can't find the talent. How do the other teams around the league, that are so consistent, continually find the talent?"


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UMSI celebrates U-M Bicentennial with information symposium
Technology executives from The Walt Disney Studios, Google and Microsoft Research. The President of 2K Games. A Library Journal Librarian of the Year and frequent NPR commentator. The creator of Stubhub.com.
These experts and many more will speak at the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) Bicentennial Symposium on Information, Technology, Libraries and Entrepreneurship, Friday, October 6, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at U-M's Rackham Graduate School, 915, E. Washington Street in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Symposium, which is open to the public, is UMSI's contribution to the year-long celebration of U-M's Bicentennial. Speakers will be addressing various aspects of the present and future of information and society.
Following a welcome by Dean Thomas Finholt, the first event of the day will be "A Conversation with Nancy Pearl" at 10 am. Pearl was Library Journal's Librarian of the Year in 2011. She is the author of the Book Lust series and the just-published novel George and Lizzie and is frequently heard discussing books on National Public Radio. She will speak with Josie Parker, Director of the Ann Arbor District Library. Both women are alumnae of the School of Information.
"I'm really looking forward to coming back to Ann Arbor for the Bicentennial Symposium," Pearl said. "Library school curriculums have changed dramatically since I received my MLS waaayyy back in 1967. What I believe hasn't changed is the profession's commitment to free and open access to information for all people and the importance of books and reading to the survival of a democratic society."
Symposium panel topics following Pearl's appearance include "Entrepreneurship and Information," "Libraries of Today and Tomorrow," "The Future of Information," "Remembrance and Records" and "Law Librarianship: Reflections on the Pat, Ruminations on the Future."
The panelists are drawn from some of the top industries and organization in the field of information and communication. Among them are David Ismailer, President of 2K Games; Deb Fallows, national journalist and author of Dreaming in Chinese; Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Research; Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Products for Google; Jamie Voris, Chief Technology Officer at The Walt Disney Studios; and Roger Ehrenberg, Founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures.
"This is an outstanding roster of experts in the areas of information, technology, libraries and entrepreneurship," said UMSI Dean Thomas A. Finholt. "We are gratified that so many notable individuals have volunteered their time and expertise to join us for the day. And we're proud to say that several of our guest speakers are alumni of UMSI."
A "Student Lighting Talks" panel will showcase the work of five students as they present their current research. An accompanying Student Posters Exhibition will be held in the Assembly Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
UMSI faculty and administrators participating as panelists or moderators include Finholt; Beth Yakel, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Francis X. Blouin, Professor of Information and of History, and seven other UMSI faculty members.
Also involved will be James Hilton, Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, and Dean of Libraries; and Barbara Garavaglia, Director of U-M Law Library.
Lunch-time addresses will feature UMSI Associate Professor Kentaro Toyama, author of Geek Heresy; and Joyojeet Pal, Assistant Professor and producer of the film, For the Love of Man.
It will be a full day – and a day to remember, said Finholt. "Through this symposium, we will salute those visionary, dedicated individuals who contributed to the creation of our school and our institution. And we will reaffirm our mission to find solutions that address the challenges of our increasingly interconnected world."
The event is free and open to the public. An RSVP is requested for those wishing to attend. The agenda and the reservation link are available at umsi.info/symposium.
The UMSI Bicentennial Symposium is supported by the John Seely Brown Symposium Fund, the William Warner Bishop Lectureship Fund, the Martha Boaz Distinguished Lectureship Fund and the U-M Office of Academic Innovation.
Posted September 21, 2017


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Effect of Prolonged Decubitus on Nitric Oxide Concentration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01555593
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 15, 2012
Last Update Posted : October 29, 2014
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
- Bronchial obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is caused by inflammation of peripheral airways walls.
- Neutrophils and other inflammatory mediators Interleukin-6 (IL6), Interleukin-8 (IL8), Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha),Interleukin-1beta (IL-1 beta), Tumor Necrosis Factor alfa (TNF-alfa), Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), Nitric Oxyde (NO) are implicated in the inflammation.
- Exhaled NO concentration is usually used to monitor bronchial inflammation
- The relationship between decubitus and small airways behaviour is not well understood.
- Our hypothesis is that cyclic opening and closure of peripheral airways during decubitus can provoke an inflammatory response which can be monitored by exhaled NO.
- Data about these physiopathological aspects is missing in literature.
|Condition or disease
|Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
|Device: Cardioline Exp'air by Medi-soft - Sorinnes (B)
|Phase 4
Bronchial inflammation in COPD represents one of the main causes of not fully reversible obstruction and airflow limitation. The main inflammatory cells involved are represented by the neutrophils, while some inflammatory mediators (IL6, IL8, IL1alpha, IL1beta, TNFalfa, ROS, LTB4, NO) provoke the disruption of the elastic alveolar bonds that support the small airways, thus invalidating their physical and mechanical characteristics. During decubitus, in such patients, the more dependent parts of the lung are subjected to gravity force, which together with chronic inflammation may cause, we suppose, one of the following effects during tidal breathing:
- a total closure of the smaller bronchioli
- a cyclic opening and closure of the small airways thus provoking friction and an inflammatory response of mechanical origin.
The Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxyde (FeNO) concentration is largely used in clinical practice as a marker to monitor the lung inflammatory status.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the possible mechanical origin of the bronchial inflammation in correlation with prolonged supine decubitus, and so use the NO as an index of the small airways impairment in COPD patients.
To do this we will measure the exhaled NO concentration in COPD patients with moderate to severe obstruction, that is a Forced Expiratory Volume less than 70% of predicted value (FEV1<70%pred). The evaluation will be done in four different moments:
- before the patient goes to sleep while in supine position
- immediately after the patient wakes up in the morning, still being in supine position.
- while sitting on the bed after point 2
- in the morning after one hour of normal patient's activities, in seated position.
Together with NO concentration, also the Respiratory Frequency and Tidal Volume will be registered during each evaluation.
All the subjects will be inpatients accessing a respiratory rehabilitation unit. At the beginning and after 15 days of rehabilitation a functional respiratory assessment will be made (spirometry, plethysmography, Carbon Monoxide (CO) diffusion lung test), together with an arterial blood gas analysis and a 6 minutes walking test (WT6').
An initial and a final assessment of dyspnoea will be made by Borg and Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scales. For the study duration all the patients will continue their inhaled therapy as usual (an ultra long acting anticholinergic once daily plus a long acting Beta-2 agonist in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid twice daily)
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|30 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Effect of Prolonged Decubitus on Bronchial Inflammation in COPD Patients Evaluated by Expired NO Concentration Assessment
|Study Start Date :
|March 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|May 2014
Experimental: COPD FEV1<70%pred feNO Cardioline Exp'air
COPD subjects with FEV1<70% of predicted value and Forced Expiratory Volume Forced to Forced Vital Capacity ratio (FEV1/FVC) less than 88% (males)or less than 89% (females) of Low Levels of Normality (LLN) entering the respiratory rehabilitation unit will undergo multiflow feNo measure with Cardioline Exp'air by Medi-soft - Sorinnes (B)
Device: Cardioline Exp'air by Medi-soft - Sorinnes (B)
FeNO measurement in four different moments, the first in the evening, the last three in the morning of the day after. These evaluations will be repeated when the patient enters the unit and after 15 days of rehabilitation activity
- Change of Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide related to patient's change of decubitus before and after a rehabilitation cycle [ Time Frame: The exhaled NO concentration will be assessed in two different moments: the day immediately after the hospitalization (t0) and after 15 days (t1) of rehabilitation activity ]NO concentration will be evaluated in four different sessions at t0 and t1: 1) immediately after the patient goes to bed while he is in supine position; 2) when the patient wakes up, when he's still in the bed in supine position; 3) in sitted position after 5 deep inspirations to total lung capacity 4) after one hour of normal morning activity, again in sitted position. The NO measurements will be collected by a portable NO analyzer at the patient's bed.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signature of informed consent
- COPD patients with age raging from 50 to 85 years old
- Patients with at least a history of COPD of one year
- COPD patients clinically stable in the last three months
- COPD subjects with FEV1<70% of predicted value
- FEV1/FVC <88% (males) or <89% (females) of LLN
- COPD former or active smokers with at least a smoking history of 20 pack year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute Bronchial Exacerbation at recruitment
- Fertile women with age between 18 and 50 years old or with active period
- Pregnancy
- Subjects enrolled in other clinical trials or that have taken part in one of them in the month preceding the enrollment.
- FEV1/FVC more than 70% of predicted value in basal conditions
- FEV1 more than 70% of predicted value in basal conditions
- Known deficit of alpha 1 antitrypsin
- Subjects that underwent a Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)
- Subjects with known positivity to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Misuse of alcool or drugs
- Lack of compliance in performing respiratory tests
- Subjects not capable to follow the study prescriptions because of psychic disorders or language problems.
- Long Term Oxygen Therapy with flows > 6 litres per minute (l/min) at rest
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): NCT01555593
|: Pneumologia Riabilitativa-Fondazione Maugeri-Istituto Scientifico di Milano- IRCCS
|Milano, Italy
|Study Director:
|Pierachille Santus, Md, PhD
|Università degli Studi di Milano-Pneumologia Riabilitativa-Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri-MILANO
|Responsible Party:
|Pierachille Santus, Head of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, University of Milan
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01555593 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 15, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 29, 2014
|Last Verified:
|October 2014
Bronchial inflammation
Small airways
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Pressure Ulcer
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Skin Ulcer
Skin Diseases


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Dear Customers,
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that saki closed its doors on December 1, 2016. The main business behind saki, the indie distributor CTD, Ltd., has also wound down its operations. At our current location, saki is unsustainable. Rather than try to find new space, move, and reconstitute, we have decided the best thing is to shut down and move on to something new.
We are forever grateful to all labels, distributors, bands, artists, and especially to all of our customers near and far who have supported us with dollars, music, energy, and love since we opened our little shop in 2010.
Thank you.
Patrick Monaghan and all of us at saki and CTD, Ltd.


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- Code: 1377
- Type: Houses, Villas
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor Area: 200 m 2
- Stories number: 3
- Year Built:
- District: City Center
3 Bedroom Beach House Da Nang For Rent (Code 1377)
Da Phuoc International Urban Area – Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach
The 70 sqm house is really beautiful and modern, the white color dominates the house's design creating the elegant living space for tenants. The house includes a front yard, 1 living room, 1 kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1 toilet, 2 bathrooms, and balconies. Furniture is modern, high-quality for long-term usage.
Ground floor: there is a large sidewalk in front of the house you can park a car, a small front yard for parking bikes. Spacious living room equipped with a flat-screen TV, a large, comfortable sofa. A modern kitchen has a fridge, electric stove, kitchen hood, dual sink,… a dining space with garden view. A small toilet for guests. And finally, there is a small garden with some plants at the back of the house.
2nd floor: 2 roomy bedrooms with full of fresh ocean breeze and great view overlooking the beach. 1 clean, nice bathroom on this floor.
3rd floor: 1 airy, naturally well-lit bedroom and 1 bathroom. Lovely balcony where you can hang out and enjoy the scenery. And a laundry area.
The house is in a new urban area with many beautiful villas and houses around. A safe and clean area which is suitable for taking a walk, doing exercises, and easy walking to the beach.
Price: 18 mil VND/month – Appx $800/month (Long term rental)
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