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Though he considers it an important part of his game, David Luiz's ability to get forward for Chelsea does not always meet with approval. Yet the Brazilian centre-half's creative play was a notable feature of his side's defeat of Monterrey in Thursday's FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 semi-final.
What really caught the eye about his performance in Yokohama, however, was the fact that the former Benfica man was not stationed in his usual position at the centre of defence, but in midfield, a tactical switch that Blues coach Rafa Benitez may be tempted to repeat in Sunday's final against Corinthians.
"Since he [Benitez] arrived he's been talking about playing me there if the opportunity arose," the Brazilian told FIFA.com. "He spoke to me in the team-talk and we decided to do it for that game. I was happy with the result, about getting through to a big final, and with my performance as well."
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David Luiz's display was greeted with both surprise and acclaim by the English media. The player deserved all the praise he got for his enterprising showing too, striding forward commandingly with the ball, hitting snappy passes and always looking to pick out unmarked team-mates.
"It was Rafa's decision to make the change for this game," he continued. "He wanted me to play in a more advanced position and I was delighted with my contribution to the team and with our overall performance too."
He added: "I've been working in training every day on other aspects of my game so I can help out in different ways. They're things we've been practising, and the coach has a gift for seeing when a player can make a positive contribution in a certain position."
All I want to do is help the team, no matter what my position is. I love playing for Chelsea.
Though Thursday's game was David Luiz's first midfield outing for Chelsea, he is no stranger to the position, having played there for Benfica, a fact not unnoticed by Benitez. And it is not as if the Spaniard did not have other options to consider, with both Frank Lampard and Ramires available for selection, but starting the game on the bench.
"He played as a centre-half, left-back, right-back, midfielder and in a lot of positions when he was there [at Benfica]," said the former Liverpool boss. "I knew that Monterrey were quick and dangerous in midfield and I decided to put someone in there who could stop them."
Quite apart from his distinctive, kinky hairstyle, what makes David Luiz stand out on the pitch is his pace, both on and off the ball. "He's very good at winning the ball back and passing it to his team-mates," continued Benitez. "We needed that energy in there, and David can do it all very well. He's a good passer and he's very willing too. He did a fine job."
The Brazilian combined well in the role with his Nigerian defensive midfield partner John Obi Mikel, as he himself explained: "We'd never played together there before. We knew that communication would be very important, and we spoke to each other right from the start so we could get our positioning right."
A special occasion
Though John Terry was missing through injury, offering plenty of cover behind the pair were the central-defensive duo of Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic, which allowed David Luiz to get forward on occasion and help Chelsea seal their place in the final.
Waiting for them there are the side he used to support as a boy. After spells with Vitoria in Brazil and Benfica before arriving in London, David Luiz said there will be no conflict of interest for him when he runs out to face Corinthians on Sunday: "It's another final, and that's always special for me, whoever we play."
He is also a useful source of information for his team-mates: "Everyone tries to help. And when they've got some information to give they've got the freedom to come out and tell the team about it. We've been talking a lot this week about the importance that we attach to the [Club] World Cup in South America and especially in Brazil. I've always made it clear that it's been a dream of mine to play in a [Club] World Cup and that I'd give anything to win it."
Wherever he plays on Sunday, in defence or a more advanced position, David Luiz has his mind set on one thing only: getting his hands on the trophy.
"Getting up there in attack is not my main job," he explained. "All I want to do is help the team, no matter what my position is. I love playing for Chelsea. I love playing. And I hope we can take the title."

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Compton is an infamous city that is practically synonymous around the world with the South Los Angeles region in which it's located. Due in large part to the mythologizing and glamorization of N.W.A. and their gangsta rap followers, Compton has also become a byword for urban squalor and gang violence even though (not to make anyone feel old) nearly a quarter of a century has passed since the release of "Straight Outta Compton" and the city has, naturally, changed a great deal in that time. Nevertheless, the media continues to exploit the aging and increasingly irrelevant image as if Compton is frozen in time. Recently, a program on The History Channel hilariously claimed that "going to Compton is a death sentence for non-blacks." Not only are most residents of Compton non-black Latinos, there are small but visible groups of Belizeans, Filipinos, Koreans, Samoans and Tongans.


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Many Queens at the Indio Date Festival
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County Fairs in America usually make people think of late summer or early fall -- harvest of corn or apples, prize pigs like Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web" along with horses, cows, and chickens on display. Who would expect a county fair in February? But last Friday in Indio, with snow-capped mountains in the distance and warm sun beating 80 degrees on the crowd of 200 waiting at the gates, a priest blessed the date gardens throughout the Coachella Valley, and Queen Scheherazade and her court held up cups of date milkshake to toast the opening of the 66th Annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival (The fair is open from Feb 17-26th).
The Coachella Valley can be surreal in its geometry and lovely in the soft shades of gold, green and purple. Once you get past Palm Springs and Palm Desert, and enter the long valley which is the winter cornucopia that supplies the nation with 95 percent of the date harvest, along with grapefruit and oranges and strawberries this month, you can see the actual version of what Mitt Romney sang, oddly, in Florida last month. "For purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain..."
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This was a truly exotic American landscape back in 1903, when the first date palms were imported from Algeria. The extensive irrigation and plantings by early farmers were so successful by the 1920s that the date gardens -- with their beautiful geometric patterns of gray-green fronds held to the sky, and hallways of golden palm trunks shimmering in the heat -- became tourist attractions for people from all over the world.
Even the names given to the communities around the date gardens are beautiful: Indio, Coachella, Oasis, Thermal, and Mecca, and Niland (from Nile Land, and in this tiny place, one street is named Luxor.). Men have climbed ladders into the tops of the trees, some palms 100 feet tall, from the end of August until February. Right now, 7,000 acres of date palms have just finished the harvest, maybe the most expensive, time-consuming crop in America.
At the Date Festival, there are gold-domed buildings, a stage which looks like Timbuktu, camel and ostrich races, and every evening the Arabian Nights pageant. But the first Date Festival, way back in 1921 in Indio's city park, mostly featured dates, and a queen.
For years she has collected mementos and photos of desert history. Her favorite on display now? A candy tin from the 1920s painted with Rudolph Valentino as "The Sheik," she says, holding the tin. "They filmed the movie around the Salton Sea, on the dunes. They got the Arabian horses from Point Happy in La Quinta!"
But there is a serious harmony to the odd exoticism in the Arabian theme, as she turns reflective. "Deglet Noor means Date of Light," Beal says. "During the Persian Gulf war and the other conflicts, warfare and blights ruined a lot of their date palm stock, so valley farmers have been shipping seedlings back to the area." Under UN auspices, Coachella is replenishing those date gardens. "The original seedlings came from there," as Beal points out. And her uncle, Paul Smead, has gone to Pakistan and Kenya to assist those native date farmers with California agricultural methods.
In the Taj Mahal hall, hundreds of dates are arranged in showcases, and even their names are lyrical, redolent of other places transported here to the desert. Zahidi, Khadrawi, Halawy, Deglet Noor, and the stars of this year: Medjools.
The annual date production for Coachella Valley is 30 million pounds. Dates are sent from here all over the world, including many to the Middle East, where dates are always offered to guests, especially during Ramadan when the evening settles and the fast is broken. At the Date Festival, where families are eating fish tacos, crepes, fried artichokes, and yes, dates, the end of a long hard harvest is celebrated.
Just at the edge of Indio, on Highway 111, Shields Date Garden is a historic tourist attraction where signs advertise "The Romance and Sex Life of the Date." Inside this 1950s era building, a diner-style long counter with red and blue-cushioned stools looks like something out of a movie. But the movie showing beyond a hilarious red curtain, in a theatre with cracked leather seats and a breathless air, really does show the Sex Life of the Date, which is as complicated as possible, and even though it's comic, yes, a good reminder that beautiful date palms involve some of the most difficult agricultural work imaginable.
It's a perfect way to leave Indio, to stop and have a famous Date Shake, which my mother used to bring all of us to savor once a year, like many other Southern Californians. Date pieces inside the sweet milk, a package of chewy brown exotic dates in the car -- that's what the many snowbirds I met were enjoying on Friday. People from Colorado, Canada, Michigan -- thousands of Americans from colder climes migrate to the desert each winter, and they were lined up for dates.
But continue down the highway, just over the city limits of Indio, to La Quinta, the highway lined with country clubs and winter homes, and then keep going, down to Oasis and Thermal and Mecca, to see how hard it really is to grow those astonishing sweet dates, and to see the actual sex life of the date palm, and to understand how the desert divides into two completely separate worlds.
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Despite a few initial reservations, it appears UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (22-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will indeed face Anthony Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC).
UFC President Dana White today revealed during an online chat session that Aldo's camp has (finally) agreed to the fight.
"The Aldo fight is on," White said. "It's done. The fight's done: Pettis vs. Aldo in August."
USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com earlier this month first reported the planned booking, which sees Pettis drop from 155 pounds to face the featherweight champ. However, White on Saturday said Aldo's manager, Andre Pederneiras, recently approached him to ask for a different arrangement.
"Andre Pederneiras was in England and he sat down with me and Lorenzo (Fertitta) and was like, 'We don't think he deserves it,'" White explained. "What do you mean you don't think he deserves it? 'Well, he might be the No. 1 guy at 155, but how does that make him the No. 1 guy (at 145)?' Are you out of your f—ing mind? Are you serious? Did you seriously just ask me that question?
"It's like if Aldo wanted to move up to 155, are we going to say he's not the No. 1 contender? What are you talking about?"
Aldo's camp has since reconsidered, and White said Pederneiras called to accept the challenge as it was originally presented.
"Aldo vs Pettis, and it's for Aldo's UFC 145-pound title," White wrote on Twitter.
The Aldo vs. Pettis bout is expected to headline an as-yet-unannounced Aug. 3 event at a location yet to be determined.
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Oasis were are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (guitar and vocals). Oasis have sold over 50 million records worldwide, have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards, 9 Q awards and 4 MTV Europe awards. In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music. The Gallagher brothers are the band's leading songwriters and the only continual members. The present lineup is completed by guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, as well as unofficial drummer Chris Sharrock.
The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit. They were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. At the height of their fame, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997), which was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. The band lost two long-time members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs between recording and releasing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) and Heathen Chemistry (2002) and went on to record Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008).
Formation and first years: 1991–1994
Oasis are a rock and roll band who evolved from an earlier band called The Rain, composed of Paul McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). Unsatisfied with Hutton, Arthurs auditioned acquaintance Liam Gallagher as a replacement. Liam suggested that the band name be changed to Oasis. This change was inspired by an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which hung in the Gallagher brother's bedroom. One of the venues the poster listed was the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.[2] Oasis played its first live gig in August 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. Noel Gallagher, who was a roadie for Inspiral Carpets, went with the band to watch his younger brother's band play. Whilst Noel Gallagher and his friends did not think Oasis sounded particularly spectacular, he did begin to consider the possibility of using his brother's group as a possible outlet for a series of songs he'd been writing for several years. Noel approached the group about joining with the proviso that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success. "He had loads of stuff written," Arthurs recalled. "When he walked in, we were a band making a racket with four tunes. All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas." Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted a musical approach that relied on simplicity, with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barred chords and root bass notes, respectively; McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up as to create distortion, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable."
After over a year of live shows, rehearsals and a recording of a proper demo (known as the Live Demonstration tape), the band's big break came in May 1993 when they were spotted by Creation Records co-owner Alan McGee. Oasis were invited to play a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut club in Glasgow, Scotland, by a band called Sister Lovers, who shared their rehearsal rooms. Oasis, along with a group of friends, found the money to hire a van and make the six-hour journey to Glasgow. When they arrived, they were refused entry to the club as they were not on that night's set list, which reportedly caused the band to bully their way in (although both the band and Alan McGee have given contradicting statements about how they actually managed to get into the club on that night). They were given the opening slot and impressed McGee, who was there to see 18 Wheeler, one of his own bands, that night. McGee was so impressed by what he saw he signed the band to Creation. Due to problems securing an American contract, Oasis ended up signing a worldwide contract with Sony, which in turn licensed Oasis to Creation in the UK.
Following a limited white label release of the demo of their song "Columbia", their first single, "Supersonic", was released in April 1994, reaching number 31 in the charts. The release was followed by "Shakermaker", their third single, "Live Forever", was their first to enter the Top 10 of the UK charts. After troubled recording and mixing sessions, their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was released in September 1994, entering the charts at number one, and at the time becoming the fastest selling debut album in the UK.
The best part of a year of constant live performances and recordings, along with a hedonistic lifestyle, were taking their toll on the band. This behaviour culminated during a gig in Los Angeles in September 1994 where Liam was under the influence of crystal meth, leading to an inept performance during which he made offensive remarks about American audiences and assaulted Noel with a tambourine. This upset Noel to such an extent that he temporarily quit the band immediately after and flew to San Francisco (it was from this incident that the song "Talk Tonight" was written). He was tracked down by Creation's Tim Abbot and they made a trip to Las Vegas. Once there, Gallagher was persuaded to continue with the band. He reconciled with his brother and the tour resumed in Minneapolis. The group followed up the fourth single from Definitely Maybe, "Cigarettes and Alcohol", with the Christmas single EP "Whatever" which entered the British charts at number three. .
The Battle of the Britpop and height of fame: 1995–1998
Oasis had their first UK number one in April 1995 with "Some Might Say", the first single from their second album. At the same time, drummer Tony McCarroll was ousted from the band. McCarroll said, on leaving Oasis, that he was "unlawfully expelled from the partnership" for what he called a "personality clash" with the brothers. The Gallaghers, on the other hand, doubted McCarroll's musical ability, with Noel saying: "I like Tony as a geezer but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs". McCarroll was replaced by Londoner Alan White, formerly of Starclub and younger brother of renowned studio percussionist Steve White, whom Paul Weller recommended to Noel. White made his debut for the band at a Top of the Pops performance of "Some Might Say". Oasis began recording material for their second album in May of that year in Rockfield Studios near Monmouth.
During this period, the English press seized upon a supposed rivalry between Oasis and Britpop band Blur. Previously, Oasis did not associate themselves with the Britpop movement and were not invited to the perform on the BBC's "Britpop Now" programme introduced by Blur singer Damon Albarn. On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "The Battle of Britpop" that dominated the national news. Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis' "Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week. Oasis' management came up with several reasons for this, claiming "Country House" sold more because it was less expensive (£1.99 vs £3.99) and because there were two different versions of "Country House" with different B-sides forcing serious fans to buy two copies. An alternative explanation given at the time by Creation was that there were problems associated with the barcode on the "Roll With It" single case, which did not record all sales.
Bassist Paul McGuigan briefly left the band in September 1995, citing nervous exhaustion. He was replaced by Scott McLeod, formerly of The Ya-Yas, who featured on some of the tour dates as well as in the "Wonderwall" video before leaving abruptly while on tour in the USA. McLeod later contacted Noel Gallagher claiming he felt he had made the wrong decision. Gallagher curtly replied "I think you have too. Good luck signing on". In order to complete the tour, McGuigan was successfully convinced to return to the band.
Although a softer sound led to mixed reviews, Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? was a commercial success, becoming the third largest selling album of all time in the UK with over four million copies sold. The album spawned two further hit singles "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", which also reached numbers two and one respectively. It also contained the non-UK single "Champagne Supernova"—featuring guitar playing and backing vocals by Paul Weller—that received widespread critical acclaim and peaked at number 1 on the US modern rock charts. The group played their first headline outdoor concerts at Maine Road Football Ground, Manchester on 27 April and 28 April. Highlights from the second night featured on the video There And Then, released later the same year. As their career reached its zenith, Oasis performed back-to-back concerts at Knebworth on 10 August and 11 August 1996. The band sold out both shows within minutes; 250,000 people over two nights (2.5 million people applied for tickets, and 375,000 were actually sold, meaning the possibility of 53 sold out nights), at the time a record-breaking number for an outdoor concert held in the UK, and to this today the largest demand for a show in British
The next month proved to be difficult for the group. In August, Oasis was due to record an episode of MTV Unplugged at the Royal Festival Hall but Liam pulled out, citing a sore throat. He watched the performance from a balcony with cold beer and cigarettes, heckling Noel's singing between songs. Four days later the group left for a tour of American arenas but Liam refused to go; the band decided to continue the tour with Noel on vocals. Liam rejoined the tour on 30 August, but a few weeks later Noel flew home without the band, who followed on another flight. This event prompted media speculation that the group was splitting up. The brothers soon reconciled and decided to complete the tour.
Oasis spent the end of 1996 and the first quarter of 1997 at Abbey Road Studios in London and Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey recording their third album. Be Here Now was released in August 1997. Preceded by the UK number one single "D'You Know What I Mean?", the album was perhaps their most anticipated effort, and as such became the subject of considerable media attention. By the end of the first day of release, Be Here Now sold over 350,000 units and by the end of business on Saturday of that week sales had reached 696,000, making it the fastest-selling album in British history. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard charts in the United States, but its first week sales of 152,000—below expected sales of 400,000 copies—were considered a disappointment. Although early media reviews were positive, once the hype had died down, the album was criticised for being bloated and derivative with most of the critics focused on the extensive length of several songs, the heavier sound, and overproduction.
The Britpop movement was over and the band failed to meet expectations with Be Here Now. After the conclusion of the disastrous Be Here Now tour, amidst huge media criticism the group decided to stay clear of each other and kept a low profile throughout 1998. That year Oasis released The Masterplan, a compilation album of 14 B-sides, released in November. "The really interesting stuff from around that period is the B-sides. There's a lot more inspired music on the B-sides than there is on Be Here Now itself, I think", related Noel in an interview in 2008.
Lineup changes and fall in popularity: 1999–2000
In early 1999, the band began work on their fourth studio album. First details were announced in February with Mark "Spike" Stent revealed to be taking a co-producing role. Things were not going well and the shock departure of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs was announced in August. This departure was reported at the time as amicable, with Noel stating that Arthurs wanted to spend more time with his family. Arthurs' statement clarified his leaving as "to concentrate on other things".
Two weeks later the departure of bassist Paul McGuigan was announced. The Gallagher brothers held a press conference shortly thereafter where they assured reporters that "the future of Oasis is secure. The story and the glory will go on."
The now three-piece Oasis chose to continue recording the album, with Noel Gallagher re-recording most of Arthurs' guitar and McGuigan's bass parts. After the completion of the recording sessions, the band began searching for replacement members. The first new member to be announced was new lead/rhythm guitarist Colin "Gem" Archer, formerly of Heavy Stereo, who later claimed to have been approached by Noel Gallagher only a couple of days after Arthurs' departure was publicly announced. The band was rehearsing with David Potts, but he quickly resigned, and they brought in Andy Bell, former guitarist/songwriter of Ride and Hurricane #1 as their new bassist. Bell had never played bass before and had to learn to play it, along with a handful of songs from Oasis' back catalogue, in preparation for a scheduled tour of America in December 1999. With the folding of Creation Records, Oasis formed their own label, Big Brother, which released all of Oasis' subsequent records in the UK and Ireland. Oasis' fourth album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, was released in February 2000 to good first-week sales. It peaked at number one on the British charts and number 24 on the Billboard charts. Three singles were released from the album: "Go Let It Out", "Who Feels Love?" and "Sunday Morning Call", all of which were top 5 UK singles. With the departure of the founding members, the band made several small changes to their image and sound. The cover featured a new "Oasis" logo, designed by Gem Archer, and the album was also the first Oasis release to include a song written by Liam Gallagher, entitled "Little James". The songs also had more experimental, psychedelic influences. The album received only lukewarm reviews and, as of now, Standing is the band's lowest selling studio album.
To support the record the band staged an eventful world tour. While touring in Barcelona in 2000, Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when Alan White's arm seized up, and the band spent the night drinking instead. Liam made a derogatory comment about Noel, causing a scuffle. Following this, Noel declared he was quitting touring overseas altogether, and Oasis were supposed to finish the tour without him. Noel eventually returned for the Irish and British legs of the tour, which included two major shows at Wembley Stadium. A live album of the first show, called Familiar to Millions, was released in late 2000 to mixed reviews.
Transitional years: 2001–2004
Throughout 2001, Oasis split time between sessions for their fifth studio album and live shows around the world. Some gigs included the month-long Tour of Brotherly Love with The Black Crowes and Spacehog and a show in Paris supporting Neil Young. The album, Heathen Chemistry, Oasis' first album with new members Andy Bell and Gem Archer, was released in July 2002. The album reached number one in the UK and number 23 in US, although critics gave it mixed reviews. There were four singles released from the album: "The Hindu Times", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "Little by Little/She Is Love", and the Liam-penned "Songbird", Oasis' first single not written by Noel. The record blended the band's sonic experiments from their last albums, but also went for a more basic rock sound. Heathen Chemistry was a much more balanced recording process for the band, with all of the members, apart from White, penning songs.
After the album's release, the band embarked on a successful world tour that was once again filled with incidents. In late summer 2002, whilst the band was on tour in the US, Noel, Bell and touring keyboardist Jay Darlington were involved in a car accident in Indianapolis. While none of the band members sustained any major injuries, some shows were cancelled as a result. In December 2002, the latter half of the German leg of the band's European tour had to be postponed after Liam Gallagher, Alan White and three other members of the band's entourage were arrested after a violent brawl at a Munich nightclub. Liam lost two front teeth and kicked a police officer in the ribs, while Alan suffered minor head injuries after getting hit with an ashtray. The band finished their tour in April 2003 after returning to those postponed dates.
Oasis began recording a sixth album in late December 2003 with producers Death in Vegas at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall. The album was originally planned for a September 2004 release to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the release of Definitely Maybe. However, long-time drummer Alan White, who at this time had played on nearly all of the band's material, left the band in early January 2004. White was replaced by Zak Starkey, drummer of The Who and the son of Beatles' Ringo Starr. Though Starkey performed on studio recordings and toured with the band, he was not officially a member and the band was a four-piece for the first time in their career. Starkey played publicly for the first time at Poole Lighthouse.
A few days later, Oasis, with Starkey, headlined the Glastonbury Festival for the second time in their career and performed a greatest hits set, which included two new songs — Gem Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and Liam Gallagher's "The Meaning of Soul". The performance received negative reviews, with NME calling it a "disaster." The BBC's Tom Bishop called Oasis' set "lacklustre and uneventful... prompting a mixed reception from fans", mainly because of Liam's uninspired singing and Starkey's lack of experience with the band's material.
Resurgence in popularity: 2005-2008
After much turbulence, the band's sixth album was finally recorded in Los Angeles-based Capitol Studios from October to December the same year. Producer Dave Sardy took over the lead producing role from Noel, who decided to step back from these duties after a decade of producing leadership over the band. In May 2005, after three years and as many scrapped recording sessions, the band released their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth, fulfilling their contract with Sony BMG. It followed the path of Heathen Chemistry as being a collaborative project again, rather than a Noel-written album. The album was the first in a decade not to feature drumming by Alan White, marking the recording debut of Zak Starkey. The record was generally hailed as the band's best effort since Morning Glory by fans and critics alike, spawning two UK number one singles: "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle", whilst "Let There Be Love" entered at number two. Oasis picked up two awards at the Q Awards: one a special People's Choice Award and the second for Don't Believe the Truth as Best Album. Following in the footsteps of Oasis' previous five albums, Don't Believe the Truth also entered the UK album charts at number one.
In May 2005, the band's new line-up embarked on a large scale world tour. Beginning on 10 May 2005 at the London Astoria, and finishing on 31 March 2006 in front of a sold out gig in Mexico City, Oasis played more live shows than at any time since the Definitely Maybe tour, visiting 26 countries and headlining 110 shows. The tour passed without any major incidents and was the band's most successful in more than a decade. The tour included sold out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden and LA's Hollywood Bowl. A rockumentary film made during the tour, entitled Lord Don't Slow Me Down was released in October 2007. A second DVD included live footage from an Oasis gig in Manchester from 2 July 2005.
Oasis released a compilation double album entitled Stop the Clocks in 2006, featuring what the band considers to be their "definitive" songs. Though the band didn't want to release a compilation, their expired contract with Sony Music forced a release against their wishes. So, the band chose to be involved, "otherwise it would be shit" as Noel said later in an interview. During November 2006, Noel and Gem, backed by drummer Terry Kirkbride, began a short tour to promote Stop the Clocks. They played around a dozen shows in various countries around the world.
The band received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music in February 2007, playing several of their most famous songs afterwards. Oasis released their first ever digital-only release, "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", in October 2007. The song debuted at number 10 in the U.K singles charts.
The band's resurgence in popularity since the success of Don't Believe The Truth was highlighted in February 2008 when, in a poll to find the 50 greatest British albums of the last 50 years conducted by Q Magazine and HMV, two Oasis albums were voted first and second (Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? respectively). Two other albums by the band appeared in the list - Don't Believe The Truth came in at no.14, and the album that has previously been heavily criticised by some of the media, Be Here Now, made the list at No.22.
In May 2008, Zak Starkey left the band after recording the band's seventh studio album and becoming full-fledged member during the sessions. He was replaced by former Robbie Williams, The Icicle Works, The La's, World Party and The Lightning Seeds drummer Chris Sharrock on their tour.
Dig Out Your Soul: 2008-Present
In May 2008, Zak Starkey left the band after recording the band's seventh studio album and becoming full-fledged member during the sessions. He was replaced by former La's and Robbie Williams drummer Chris Sharrock on their tour.
In June 2008, the band re-signed with Sony BMG for a three-album deal. Oasis recorded for a couple of months in 2007 between July and September -- completing work on two new songs and demoing the rest. They took a two-month break, because of the birth of Noel's son. The band re-entered the studio on 5 November 2007 and finished recording around March 2008 with producer Dave Sardy. The first single from the record was "The Shock of the Lightning" written by Noel Gallagher, and it was released on 29 September 2008.
Dig Out Your Soul, the band's seventh studio album, was released on the 6th October and went to Number 1 in the UK and number 5 on the Billboard 200. The band's again-new lineup started touring for a projected 18-month long tour, with support from Kasabian, The Enemy and The Prodigy. Noel Gallagher has stated that after the tour, he'd "like [them] to go off and do [their] own projects", adding "it would be interesting to see what comes out. See how the four parts make up the whole."
Conversely, Noel has also stated that he's written and demoed the group's follow up to Dig Out Your Soul. Mentioning songs "I Want to Live in a Dream in My Record Machine" and "Come on It's Alright" as potentially being included on the album. Noel stated that there would be thematic unity, likening it to Neil Young's Greendale and compared the sound of the material to "mid-era Kinks," saying that it will sound vastly different than the material from Dig Out Your Soul. Though no time-table was given, Noel still plans on releasing a solo album "...hopefully sooner rather than later" as well.
On February 25, 2009, Oasis received the NME Award for Best British Band of 2009.
"Oasis will become the premier gilt-edged rock 'n' rollers of the age; they will irreversibly change the way you walk and talk, the way you dress… the future's assured. The past is gone. This is now. Listen. That's the story." (NME 1995)
"I consider Noel to be the finest songwriter of his generation." (George Martin)
'Time Flies' is the complete singles collection celebrating the work of Oasis from start to finish. Released on 14th June through Big Brother Recordings, the songs that comprise this album span fifteen glorious years walked tall alongside a staggering seven consecutive number one albums. 1994's 'Definitely Maybe', 1995's '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?', 1997's 'Be Here Now', 2000's 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', 2002's 'Heathen Chemistry', 2005's 'Don't Believe The Truth' and their last from 2008, 'Dig Out Your Soul'. Starting with their irresistible debut, 'Supersonic' and finishing with their very last release, 'Falling Down', the album features all 26 singles - 23 Top Tens including 8 No.1's. A deluxe version of 'Time Flies' features all 36 videos ever made (all previously unreleased) including versions made for the UK and America, as well as the last ever recorded Oasis live show from The Roundhouse in London on the 21st July 2009.
April 1994 it begins. Effortlessly, the classic singles, 'Supersonic' and 'Shakermaker' provided a tangible feeling that something was happening; then came 'Live Forever', where we saw a young Liam Gallagher nailed to a chair in that bizarre video and somehow the notion that one of ours could again excite, incite and not to mention, sell millions of records was very real. They virtually reignited an ailing industry and revitalised the global music scene. They did this by becoming "the most complete pop group on the planet". They knew it too; as Noel Gallagher, the band's principal songwriter, simply explained, "We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the greatest band in the World." His younger brother who went on to become one of the 'greatest frontmen of all time', once remarked, "There's Elvis and me. I couldn't say which of the two is best." Oasis owned attitude, and noise and confusion often followed. Early on, Noel said, "All I know is that the gigs are selling out and we're probably gonna get in loads more trouble on this tour…"
It was this kind of self belief and ambition that flung the world open to Oasis. From their landmark 'arrival' performance at T in the Park in 1994 to the now legendary gigs at Maine Road, a weekend of history-making at Knebworth, world famous venues that included sell out shows at Madison Square Gardens and the Hollywood Bowl, and stadiums from Wembley to River Plate, Argentina and beyond, as well as just about every single festival here and abroad, Oasis rapidly grew but never lost their high cool. How many bands manage that - and why? Undoubtedly, millions identified, aspired, shared the dream of the boys from Burnage making very, very good. Their outspokenness and the very real relationship of Noel and Liam kept us enthralled and amused. At times, it provided real drama, but nevertheless the humanity shone through more often than not.
So what is there left to say about the greatest rock 'n' roll band of our time? These could be the best days of our lives. And they were. And they still are. Oasis entertained on every level. At every concert tens of thousands united to sing along to, be moved by, be energised by and reminisce with this incredible set list - a definitive chronicle of a generation, national anthems, a series of musical lunar landings. Remember whose eyes you were looking into when you first heard 'Wonderwall'? Who had their arm around you during 'Don't Look Back In Anger'? Who did you steal a glance from during 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'? Mosh with to 'Lyla'? Who did you want to 'Live Forever' with? And why did it all work so well, for so long, all around the world, for so many people? For a time, they did change the way we walked, we talked, the way we dressed. For Oasis it was always so simple. Liam Gallagher comments, "I'm totally proud of everything we've done… I liked the crazy times and the not so crazy, I liked it all, man." And Noel Gallagher sums it up by saying, "The fact that we kept it together for so long is testament to our love of the music. It's from the heart."
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MapPost- und Eisenbahn-Karte von Deutschland, den Niederlanden, Belgien und der Schweiz Post-road/railroad map of Central Europe and adjacent regions. Covers Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, and Hungary. The component German states/principalities and adjacent countries are shown in distinctive coloration. When affixed to the cloth backing the map sheet was sectioned to 18 panels. Handwritten (cursive script) inked identification statement on right-hand cover panel: German post & r. roads--1855--Millard Fillmore 1856. Available also through the Library...
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Russian fuel flows in Jules Verne's veins
Fuelling of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has started at Europe's Spaceport. ATV is being loaded with Russian refuelling propellant destined for the International Space Station. After a month of fuelling operations, the launch and maiden voyage of the first European resupply spaceship is scheduled for the second half of February.
Early this month, the 20-tonne Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was transferred to the huge fuelling chamber within the giant S5 integration building at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Inside the fuelling chamber, the spacecraft was prepared for loading operations, which began as scheduled on 8 January and will continue until early February.
In cooperation with ESA's ATV project experts and Russian engineers on site, a dozen specialised technicians from Astrium sites in Bremen, Lampoldshausen (Germany), Stevenage (United Kingdom) and Les Mureaux (France) are in charge of these time-consuming and delicate operations.
"We are pleased with how well the schedule is progressing so far. This week, as planned, two identical tanks on the ATV were successfully loaded with 296 kg of Russian UDMH (Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine) which is the propellant fuel to be delivered to the International Space Station's (ISS) Russian-built propulsion tanks", said Dominique Siruguet, ESA ATV Campaign Manager.
Protective suits
As a precaution against the toxic and explosive characteristics of the hydrazine, a series of strict measures are in place, such as the requirement for the 'scapemen' - the fuelling specialists – to wear special suits during fuelling operations. There are three teams of three 'scapemen'. Because it is exhausting work wearing a pressurised suit in a high-risk environment, their task is limited to periods of four hour operations.
Next week, the nitrogen tetroxide oxidiser (N2O4) (which provides a source of oxygen so the fuel can ignite and burn in orbit), will also be stored on board the ATV to be delivered in orbit to the ISS. When Jules Verne is attached to the Station, both Russian produced UDMH and nitrogen tetroxide will be transferred through dedicated pipes which pass through the docking mechanism to the Space Station's own plumbing.
Fuel for ATV
On 20 January, 20 kg of pressurised gaseous oxygen will be loaded into Jules Verne. Through to the end of the month, the largest quantity of propellant will be fuelled on board: around 2216 kg of MMH (Monomethylhydrazine) and MON3 (Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen) propellant which will be used by the ATV's own propulsion system. It will be used for the ATV's autonomous navigation towards the ISS and, once docked, to control the attitude and orbit, including re-boost of the whole space complex. In free flight the ATV navigates as a fully automated spaceship, with four main engines (490 N thrust) plus 28 smaller thrusters (220 N) for attitude control.
Four propellants
"The month-long fuelling campaign is a result of having to load four different propellants, some in large quantities, and also some oxygen. Since each propellant is complex and dangerous to handle, the preparatory operations - the safety rules and the decontamination - takes much more time than the actual pressurised transfer of each product into the vehicle," underlines Nicolas Chamussy, Astrium ATV Programme Manager based at Astrium facilities in Les Mureaux (France) and in Bremen (Germany). Quantitatively the ATV propellant load is at least three times that of the largest commercial satellites.
By the time ATV is moved to the BAF (Batiment d'Assemblage Final) in the first week of February, where it will be mated to Ariane 5 launcher, the ATV will hold four different types of propellant and 20 kg of oxygen, giving a total propellant mass of about 6.5 tonnes.
The whole Jules Verne ATV is 19.4 tonnes, including approximately 1300 kg of 'dry cargo'. During fuelling operations, the ATV is electrically completely shut down for safety reasons, but each day the whole spacecraft is activated to check the spacecraft's 'health', and charge the batteries once again.
Launch vehicle
The go-ahead for the start of Jules Verne fuelling operations also prompted the Astrium teams in Kourou to initiate the active preparation and integration of the Ariane 5. ATV will be carried into orbit by a special version of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle called the Ariane 5 Evolution Storable upper stage Automated Transfer Vehicle, or A5 ES-ATV for short. The mating of the two large vehicles is scheduled for early February.


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On a narrow strip of land scores of meters wide, the families of the small pastoral community, made up of about 35 people in six households, struggle to feed their children. Some of the Bedouin work in town, while others tend animals and the land to contribute to their predominantly subsistence lifestyle.
Conditions deteriorated sharply seven years ago when Israel completed the eight-meter high concrete wall, pressing the Bedouin tight against the edge of Al-Ram and isolating them completely from the gentle rolling hills they had been accustomed to living off for 33 years.
Not far away, the Israeli settlement of Neve Ya'akov has no such barrier between it and the same terrain. According to international law, all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal. Similarly, the International Court of Justice ruled in 2004 that the construction of the separation barrier on occupied Palestinian lands is also illegal.
Since the wall's completion and the loss of their pastures, the Bedouin's grazeable livestock plummeted from about a hundred to just around a dozen. Now from their simple homes and gardens, they are confined to a view of alleyways and building backsides in one direction, and the wall and their inaccessible land in the other direction.
"The wall turned our life upside-down," Ajab Ka'abneh told Palestine Monitor outside of his small house of concrete, canvas, and sheet metal. "Life is difficult, so difficult," he continued.
The small community was also hit hard during the record-setting snowstorm that pummeled much of the region last month. Power and food were scarce to non-existent for several days, and four goats and sheep froze to death.
The large, densely populated town of al-Ram has problems of its own, so it has been unable to provide much aid to the struggling Bedouin families. Al-Ram is part of the built-up area of Jerusalem, but the Israeli separation barrier cleaved the two apart and now surrounds al-Ram on three sides. According to a B'Tselem report, the majority of the town's labor force previously worked in Jerusalem and throughout Israel, a commute now made onerous if not impossible for those lacking the proper identification cards to pass the Israeli checkpoints, and difficult and unreliable even for those in possession of the proper IDs. Al-Ram was also a commercial center for several other small Jerusalem suburbs, their business now stifled behind the wall.
Ajab and his relative Ahmed Ka'abneh do not resent the lack of assistance from al-Ram. In fact they are grateful for limited access to certain amenities such as markets and medical services. "Everyone must help himself," they say, understanding that these are difficult times for all Palestinians.
However, they would like to draw attention to the conspicuous absence of other relevant institutions and agencies. "Where is the Palestinian Authority?" they ask. "And where is UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agencies]?"
Under conditions of occupation, the most vulnerable of the vulnerable are too easily forgotten. With international headlines focused on politicians, peace talks, settlement expansion, and the boycott movement, the passive plight of the Bedouin often fails to make the radar.
Yet unlike the majority of Bedouin communities in the West Bank, which are located in the remote South Hebron Hills or the isolated Jordan Valley, the Bedouin of al-Ram find themselves isolated and alone just meters from a major Palestinian town, and just kilometers from the major urban centers of Jerusalem and Ramallah.
Like millions more under occupation, they wait for the international community to pressure Israel to live up to its international obligations and stop denying basic rights and freedoms to so many men, women, and children.
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Now published in one volume. Kathy Ryan's feelings of guilt began at an early age, when she used to masturbate in her uncle's basement, only later to hear him whisper, Shame, Katherine, shame. As an adult, a lovely young wife with a promising future, she's haunted by her guilt. Writing to a man who captures her imagination, she says: I can only guess why I am so powerfully drawn to you, why I am both excited and repelled by you, desiring you, yet very much afraid. I can only guess at why I feel this overwhelming compulsion to subjugate my will to yours'I know that such a desire is wrong...obscene...terrifying. The men Kathy desires disgust her: crude, filthy, wretched creatures? men no woman would want and yet she does. Even when she tries to swear them off, she finds herself again and again, lowering herself and returning for more humiliation and brutality. Driving heedlessly toward her twisted sexual shame, she quickly finds herself under the control of the hideous Mr. Stein. Though this wicked man repulses her, she's unable to extricate herself from his tight grasp. He knows her better than she knows herself, and at every turn, even when she most denies the pleasure she feels, he confronts her with the awful truth. From her marriage to Stein's dumb, repugnant son, to the vulgar, swarthy Abul, to the powerful Japanese businessman, who will have her at any costs, her life is circumscribed by the despicable men she?s destined to love and crave. The author of Lisa, Her Initiation, again creates a scheming and treacherous world as he explores the most deviant aspects of the human species. Be warned, this very graphically told story may offend you! This is no romance. Previously published in the UK.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Monday asked a federal court in Manhattan to promptly dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the federal government "discriminated" against American International Group by taking it over rather than loaning it money when it ran into financial problems in September 2008.
The suit was filed in November by Starr International, a Switzerland-based firm controlled by Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former chairman and CEO of AIG.
A companion suit was filed in the Federal Court of Claims in Washington making the same allegations against the federal government and seeking $25 billion in damages for Starr and AIG shareholders, including Greenberg. The federal government last month filed an answer to that suit also seeking prompt dismissal.
The Treasury's answer to that suit in the Court of Claims takes a softer tone than the Federal Reserve's response filed yesterday by John S. Kiernan, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, in New York.
The Fed response says, "The complaint's effort to portray AIG and Starr as victims entitled to be paid tens of billions of taxpayer dollars ignores that AIG created the highly dangerous conditions that left the Federal Reserve Bank of New York with no practical alternative but to lend massive amounts to AIG to avoid a potential market-wide catastrophe."
The complaint should be dismissed without further imposition of burdens on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and, ultimately, taxpayers, the response says.
It adds, "Although the complaint downplays AIG's plight as 'a liquidity problem, not a solvency problem', the 'liquidity problem' was gargantuan and threatened AIG with bankruptcy."
The response further states, "The complaint concedes that AIG's 'attempt to find a private-sector solution failed,' as private parties were unwilling to lend the massive amounts AIG needed even on terms that plaintiff now describes as 'unfair' and 'stealing the Company.'
"AIG therefore informed the U.S. government, on the morning of Sept. 16 that AIG needed to consider bankruptcy, and sought a rescue from FRBNY (which had not previously exercised supervisory authority over AIG, an insurance holding company)."
The Fed answer explains in detail that AIG's problems stem from its sale of credit-default swaps on mortgage-backed securities, as well as speculation in MBS by AIG's securities subsidiary that collateralized the investment with reserves held by AIG's life-insurance subsidiaries.
It was later learned that AIG was responsible for $2.77 trillion in notional amount of CDS at the time it sought Fed and Treasury help in September 2008.
The Fed's initial aid was $85 billion in cash in exchange for 79.9 percent of AIG's stock. The ultimate fed aid to AIG was $225 billion in cash through loans by the Fed and Treasury, plus other monies collateralized by securities held by AIG's life subsidiaries as well as certain other insurance subsidiaries owned by the company that have either since been totally or partially sold.
In the answer, the Fed notes, "Despite acknowledging the urgent, dire and fast-breaking circumstances AIG faced, plaintiff remarkably complains that 'the Government' made an 'unprecedented and rushed demand' regarding terms for a rescue which was 'based not on an individualized determination' or an 'independent analysis' of the terms 'reasonably necessary to protect the Government's legitimate interests.'"
The Fed contends it "lent to AIG on essentially the terms that the private parties had rejected as insufficient given market conditions and AIG's poor credit condition.
"Plaintiff apparently contends that AIG, despite having mismanaged itself into a massive liquidity crisis that required—as merely an initial step—an emergency credit facility of a staggering $85 billion, was legally entitled to receive terms and conditions from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that were more favorable than the terms the private lenders had walked away from."


text: Risk of Having a First Neurologic Event is Decreased with Increased Sun Exposure and Higher Blood Levels of Vitamin D, Society-Supported Australian Study Suggests February 8, 2011 Findings in line with others suggesting these factors may lower the risk for MS Higher levels of sun exposure and higher blood levels of vitamin D were both associated with decreased risk of having a first demyelinating event that can be the first indicator of multiple sclerosis, in a comprehensive study undertaken in Australia, called the Ausimmune Study. (A first demyelinating event, in this study called FDE, is also known as clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), a first neurologic episode caused by inflammation/demyelination in the brain or spinal cord.) Some of these individuals developed MS during the study and others did not, however findings were similar in either case. Robyn Lucas, PhD, Anthony McMichael, PhD (The Australian National University, Canberra) and colleagues across Australia report their findings in Neurology (2011;76:540-548). This study was supported by the National MS Society, the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the ANZ William Buckland Foundation, and MS Research Australia. The findings provide additional support for previous suggestions that sun exposure and vitamin D may help protect against developing MS. It remains to be seen whether safe and effective strategies can be developed that utilize this potential protection without the risks involved in overexposure to the sun or overdoses of vitamin D supplements, and whether these findings have relevance for individuals who already have MS. Background: In all parts of the world, MS is more common at latitudes that are farther from the equator and less common in areas closer to the equator. This latitude effect has been under investigation for many years. Previous studies have found evidence suggesting that higher lifetime exopsure to sunlight (through which the skin makes vitamin D) and higher blood levels of vitamin D may reduce a person's risk of developing MS. This is an active area of continued research. The Ausimmune study was undertaken to investigate whether increased exposure to sunlight in those living closer to the equator and the vitamin D that is produced in part by sunlight may be protective against MS. Rather than studying people who had already been diagnosed with definite MS, which could alter a person's lifestyle and recollection of past events, the team investigated sun exposure and vitamin D levels in people who had not yet been diagnosed with MS, but who had experienced a CIS. A CIS often, but not always, leads to a diagnosis of MS. The Study: The investigators recruited participants who were aged 18–59 years and lived in four geographic regions of Australia between November 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. The four regions were characterized by differing distance from the equator. A total of 216 people were enrolled who had experienced a CIS. A total of 395 controls were randomly selected from the Australian Electoral Roll and matched to the CIS cases in age, gender, and study region. Sun exposure was measured in several ways, including by participant reports on how much time they spent in the sun during different periods of life starting from age 6, and also by more objective means, such as examination of the skin for sun damage (actinic skin damage) and measurements of skin pigment (melanin). The latitude and longitude of participants' residence were also recorded as an indicator of ambient ultraviolet (UV) light. Vitamin D levels were measured by a blood sample taken at entry into the study. The results show that higher recent or lifetime sun exposure and higher blood levels of vitamin D at study entry were independently linked with a reduced risk of CIS. The investigators reported that people with most evidence of skin damage from sun exposure were 60% less likely to develop a CIS than those with the least damage. People with the highest levels of vitamin D at entry also were less likely to have a CIS than those with the lowest levels. As reported in other parts of the world, this study confirmed a latitude effect in Australia. Taken together, differences in sun exposure, vitamin D levels, and skin type accounted for a 32.4% increase in CIS incidence from the low to high latitude regions of Australia. Comment: This carefully designed and executed study adds important evidence for a protective impact of sun exposure and vitamin D. The authors note that early life sun exposure alone was not associated with CIS risk in this study, and that frequency of ultraviolet light exposure may be more important. They point out that sun exposure and vitamin D levels were independently associated with the risk of developing a CIS, but caution that only a single vitamin D measurement at study entry was available, and that further study is required to determine which of these factors may be more important to this protective effect, and at what stage of a person's life. This study does not address the question of whether increasing sun exposure or vitamin D levels through supplements may reduce MS symptoms in people already living with the disease. Also, further research is needed to determine whether safe and effective strategies can be developed that utilize this potential protection without the risks involved in overexposure to the sun or overdoses of vitamin D supplements. Studies are underway to address those questions. For example, the National MS Society is funding studies of vitamin D, including two clinical trials. Christopher Eckstein, MD (The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD) and colleagues are testing the impact of different formulas and doses of vitamin D and how it alters the immune system in people who have MS. Ellen Mowry, MD, has just been funded to launch a multi-center, double-blind clinical trial to determine whether high-dose vitamin D added to glatiramer acetate (a standard MS therapy) reduces the frequency of relapses of MS. "This carefully designed study involving a large collaboration of investigators is exactly the type of research we need to help determine what environmental factors contribute to MS susceptibility," said Timothy Coetzee, PhD, Chief Research Officer of the National MS Society. "Identifying and understanding risk and triggering factors that cause MS is vital if we're going to find a way to end MS forever," he added. Read more about vitamin D and MS. (link to 126.96.36.199.82_IMSOct06-VitaminD.pdf) Clinicians who treat people with MS should become familiar with current vitamin D information so that they are able to educate their patients, and, if appropriate, diagnose and treat vitamin D deficiency. Read more (link to ClinBull_Vitamin_D.pdf) in a clinical bulletin for health care professionals about vitamin D and MS.


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The holidays create a dramatic shift in the environment and schedule of pets, which can impact their behavior, activity and safety. The new smells, objects, sounds, frequent visitors and house guests all contribute to making your pets' surroundings unfamiliar.
This time of year is a time for friends, family and, of course, our furry companions. It is a time of relaxation and enjoying time with those we care about. There is no doubt our four-legged family members enjoy the holidays as much as we do, still, there are a few things to keep in mind as the holidays approach.
What are common holiday pet dangers?
TASTES: Chocolate, alcohol, raisins, Christmas tree preservative
SCENTS: Candles, liquid potpourris
CHEWABLES: Holiday lights, electrical cords, batteries
SIGHTS: Holiday decorations, ornaments, ribbon, foil wrapping paper
SURROUNDINGS: Christmas tree, American holly, Mistletoe
What are the signs of holiday-related stress in pets?
— Hyper-salivation or drooling
— Soiling the pet owner's belongings
— Chewing or scratching at doors or crate
— Non-stop howling, barking, meowing
— Compulsive grooming or licking
— Tearing up furniture or pushing items off counters
What can pet owners do to prevent holiday stress?
— Do not dress your pet in a holiday costume
— Maintain a normal leash / walking schedule
— Give positive reinforcement with praise and treats for appropriate behavior
A routine and familiar environment is important to most dogs and cats. During the holidays pets may suffer from the constant changes taking place in their territory. There are new objects to explore, like holiday decorations, new plants and tempting foods to investigate. Being mindful of how your pet may react can make the season pleasant for everyone.


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At QVCC's campuses in Danielson and Willimantic, you'll find an amazing energy. In our corridors you can feel the pulse of learning, as students and faculty alike engage in lively conversation and debate. Here women and men puzzle out the issues that shape our world – from terrorism to technology, religious persecution to social justice.
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Ms Ducasse is a self-taught milliner, with an incredible desire to work in as many artistic directions as possible. She began in 1987 with Sylvie Foscoudis, a high fashion model-maker working for such houses as Maison Paulette, Carven and Balenciaga, then worked with Joseph Proszowsky, the hatter for designers such as Jean Barthet, Motsch, Revillon, Jean-Charles Brosseau.
Encouraged by both her mentors, who helped develop and shape her talent, she decided it was time to start her own company.
Isadora designs hats and head accessories, creating them by hand. When working with a client, she creates a hat that not only takes into account the shape of the face, but their inner being and outlook on life and takes that information to create a design that is unique to that client. The client gets one of a kind hat and a contemporary collectible.
Fabrics are essential to make fabulous hats. During her years in the business, Isadora has amassed an incredible choice of materials and millinery tools from all over the world, some dating back to the early 19th century.
The current collection of fabrics range from antique to modern, silk, satin, tulle, lace, veil, vegetable hair, straw, feathers, leathers, furs, paper, wrappers, all which are available to her clients. Isadora travels frequently and is always on the look out for more fabulous fabric finds for her clients and her designs.
Besides designing her own collection, she relishes the challenge of restoring old hats and ornaments.
2008 « Séraphine », a French César award winner movie of Martin Provost, Hats for Yolande Moreau
2008 « Faubourg 36 » of Christophe Baratier
2008 « Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques » of Thomas Langmann with Gérard Depardieu and Alain Delon
2006 « OSS 117 » a spy spoof with the French Actor Jean Dujardin
2004 « Ce n'est pas cette vie dont j'ai rêvé » directed by the French Famous Actor Michel Piccoli
2004 « Un long Dimanche de Fiançailles » of Jean-Pierre Jeunet with the new French Star Audrey Tautou
2002 « 8 Femmes » of François Ozon with Catherine Deneuve
Paris Jean-Paul Gaultier's Fashion show Spring/Summer collection 2010
Created hats « LoveBoat » for the renowned French Designer Philippe Starck
Hats for the French Rock Band « The Rita Mitsouko » and for the « Négresses Vertes »
« The Riso » a hat made in paper wrappers for Maison et Objet Editions Ardi , a French Art Editor
Study and fabrication of 3D hats for Olivier Lapidus Studios
Headdress, ornements, shoes for the painter Hervé Di Rosa for the fashion parade of the Opening of the World Soccer Cup at the Stade de France
Prototype of a table made of straw for Ph. Tourancheau sold at Axis design store in Paris
Exhibition of hats on the « Flower Power » theme for a book called « Ateliers de Filles 2 » (Japenese Editor Paumes in 2008)
Exibition of hats in the Museum « La Piscine » in Roubaix
Exibition of accessories and sculptures heads at the Gallery « Courant d'Art » in Paris
Exhition of hats on the pollution theme in the Showroom at Le Bourget
Exbition of hats for new fabrics and new protection usage in the Showroom at Le Bourget
From 1994 to 1999 : creation and fabrication of hats and accessories for the Atelier Caraco Canezou in Paris
From 1990 to 1993 : teaching at the « Greta de La Mode » school (section High Fashion) in the François Villon Lycée in Paris
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I installed the 9700_220.127.116.118 (154.70 MB) ROM om my 9700.
All works, except mij BB messenger. I cant open it. Tru BB appmarket is it installed, but nog visible in the menu or somewhere else.
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