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Two protesters have scaled a large cooling tower at the Yallourn Power Station in the Latrobe Valley.
The protesters from the group Quit Coal have unfurled a 12-metre banner, calling for an end to government subsidies for brown coal power generators.
The power company says energy production has not been affected.
Group spokeswoman, Katherine Smirk, says the protesters are angry about the compensation being paid to generators under the carbon tax.
"We are here today because we wanted to call attention to the fact that the Australian Government is funding global warming because they are handing over $5.5 billion to coal-fired power stations in so-called compensation under the carbon tax," she said.
Energy and Resources Minister Michael O'Brien says the protest demonstrates the disregard that these groups hold for Victorians.
"Fortunately, the cooling tower being climbed on by the protestors is currently out of service and the protest, while a threat to power generation, will not impact power supply, he said.
"These extremist groups have threatened the generation of electricity on a 35 degree day, when the demand for energy is typically high, and when all Victorians need a reliable supply of electricity.
"This sadly demonstrates the contempt that these groups hold for ordinary Victorian households, businesses and communities."


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NEW DELHI (AP) -- An assailant hurled black ink Tuesday at an Indian tycoon accused of multibillion-dollar fraud, shouting "he has cheated and robbed us" outside the country's highest court.
Subrata Roy, head of the Sahara India conglomerate, was entering the Supreme Court building in New Delhi with scores of police and security guards when the man splashed him with ink, blackening his forehead and the side of his face.
"Subrata Roy is a thief. He has cheated and robbed us!" said the assailant, who was identified by Indian television channels as Manoj Sharma, a lawyer. Police detained Sharma and led him away.
India's securities regulator has accused Sahara India of raising nearly 200 billion rupees ($3.2 billion) through bonds that were later found to be illegal.
Investors have grown increasingly angry at Roy and are upset over what they see as his pampered treatment in custody. He has been staying in a plush forest guesthouse since his arrest and traveled to New Delhi for the court hearing in a luxury sedan, escorted by half a dozen police cars.
His company has been ordered to return billions of dollars to investors, many of whom are poor Indians who lost their life savings. Sahara India says its liability was much less and that it has already repaid many investors directly.
The court issued an arrest warrant for Roy last week after he missed a court date, saying his mother was ill. He surrendered to police on Friday and apologized to the court on Tuesday for his absence.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Roy and two other directors of the company be sent to jail until further orders from the court. It fixed the next court date for March 11.
The court also directed Sahara India's lawyers to come up with a proposal for how it would pay back investors.
Sahara is well known throughout India because it co-owns a Formula One team and sponsors the Indian hockey team. It also sponsored the Indian cricket team until recently.
It has vast real estate holdings and interests in microfinance, media and entertainment companies and hotels, including the Plaza Hotel in New York and London's Grosvenor House. The company says its net worth is $11 billion.


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From Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Sofia, Bulgaria, Pope Francis prays at The Throne of Saints Cyril and Methodius and leads the recitation of the Regina Coeli prayer.
Welcome cermony for Pope Francis at presidential palace in Sofia, Bulgaria.
From Atanas Burov Square in Bulgaria, Sofia, Pope Francis meets with government authorities, the diplomatic corps, and representatives of civil society,
Pope Francis arrives at Sofia, Bulgaria and is welcomed at the airport.
Pope Francis address at his weekly general audience, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the "Our Father", we now consider the penultimate invocation: "Lead us not into temptation". Here our dialogue with God enters into the drama of the battle between our freedom and the snares of the evil one. It is not easy to accurately capture the exact meaning of the original Greek, but we can certainly say that God does not seek to put temptations in our way. Both tribulation and temptation, moreover, are mysteriously present even in the life of Jesus, and this experience makes him completely our brother. In the desert and in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus overcomes any temptation to abandon the Father's will. When we in turn are tempted, we know that we are not alone: for Christ has already taken on himself the weight of our cross, calling us to carry it with him and to entrust ourselves to the Father's faithful love.
Pope Francis Regina Coeli on the second Sunday of Easter. He talks about when Jesus appeared to his disciples in the Upper Room, bringing three gifts: peace, joy and mission.
From Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, weekly audience with Pope Francis.
Easter Sunday Mass for the Resurrection of the Lord, celebrated by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square.
Pope Francis' Easter Message and Urbi et Orbi Blessing from the loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica.
Mass of the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, celebrated by Pope Francis from Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion, presided over by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Good Friday 2019.
Journey with our Blessed Lord on his way to Calvary with Pope Francis in the Stations of the Cross from the Colosseum on Good Friday, April 19, 2019.
Pope Francis weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square, June 19, 2019.
Catholic Mass celebrated by Father Tom Macdonald, vice-rector of Saint John's Seminary in Brighton, MA.
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This half-hour daily "series" consists of psalms, hymns, readings, and antiphons in the traditional way that priests and those in monastic life pray daily.
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Because the Barnett Shale supports our communities, Texas, and America. CLEAN Resources is a group of concerned Texans who represent the more than 100,000 jobs in the Barnett Shale. We got together because we're tired of a handful of people coming in to our cities and towns and distorting the facts about shale gas development, and we think it's about time somebody started telling the truth about all the good it does for our communities, our state, and our country. So here's the truth: Natural gas is clean burning - reduced greenhouse gases, less pollutants, and less emissions. That's just a fact. Natural gas from the Barnett shale has a huge impact on the economy of our region and our state. We're talking jobs, small businesses, banks, taxes, wages, all of that. The anti-Barnett crowd either doesn't see that or doesn't care, but this is our life and the good of our families we're talking about. The Barnett Shale makes us more secure because the more natural gas we get from there, the less oil we've got to import. Drilling in the Barnett Shale is safe and protects the environment. It's funny that you got these people running around talking about air and water pollution, when the truth is, there's not a shred of evidence to support any of that. Our mission is simple: We want to tell the other side of the story, and we're going to do that, and we're going to do it every day. So keep coming back, and we'll keep giving you the facts that nobody else is talking about.
Radical environmental activists have often sought to portray shale energy production as a dangerous and reckless activity that is poorly understood by even those who work in the energy sector. Anyone who has seen shale energy production firsthand knows that this is not the case, as Brian Robson explains in a post on Breaking Energy.Read More
2014 was a banner year for "state and local taxes and royalties" from oil and gas production in Texas.
An op-ed by Texas Oil and Gas Association President Todd Staples in the Star-Telegram explains just how impactful this money was across the state.
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Energy companies in Texas are driving the development of technologies that reduce water usage in the production of our shale energy resources. The Associated Press reported this week that energy "companies using hydraulic fracturing in Texas say they are recycling more water than ever before."
The AP cited recent testimony by Texas Railroad Commission Chairwoman Christi Craddick explaining that these successes were due, in part, to recent moves by the Texas Legislature to encourage industry led water conservation efforts. Craddick noted that the recent rule change brought about a cooperative approach intended to allow companies to "be innovative" in their approach to water conservation. This approach has resulted in significant gains in water conservation.


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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Yes! I Definitely Want to be a Contender!
Reading Ilsa's post yesterday got me thinking about my own path to a writing career, and how those rules she mentioned have worked in my life.
How? In a word, well.
I'd actually never seen them laid out that way before—despite the fact that when I was a young teen, Robert Heinlein was probably my favorite author. I remember devouring everything of his I could get my hands on…but I digress.
I've never made it a secret that I knew at the age of 10 that I was going to be, not only a writer, but, specifically, a novelist. Yep, I wanted to write books, and that's all I wanted to write. Unfortunately, it took me a little while to get there because I—quite honestly—didn't follow Mr. Heinlein's rules (and Ilsa's critical additional sixth rule).
A writer must write? Well, yeah, I did that…sporadically. And by "sporadically" I mean that there were probably whole years when I barely put word to paper (actual or digital.)
Finish what I write? Eh…eh…
Refrain from rewriting? That was easy since I wasn't writing much in the first place, so…CHECK!
Put work on the market and keep it there? Decidedly, no check.
Start working on something else. Now that wasn't a problem. I probably wrote hundreds of first pages to different "novels." CHECK again!
You can see where this was going, though. There was no way I was going to come close to having a writing career at that pace. The ten year old in me finally forced his way into the front of my brain and yelled, "This is unacceptable!"
He was right. I had to get serious or give up, only I knew that giving up was not an option.
At the point of this realization, I had a stressful full-time job (executive producer at E! Entertainment Television in the graphics department), so time was an issue. The only way I was going to be able to make it work was discipline. To finish a novel, I knew I needed to write everyday, which meant I needed to carve out time wherever I could. I looked at my life and made two choices. One, I moved close enough to where I worked so I could walk everyday. This meant I didn't have to leave home until fifteen minutes before I had to be at the office. Plus the stress of driving in traffic? Eliminated! (This, of course, has made me a rare breed in Los Angeles.)
My other choice was in the time I would carve out to work. The best time for me, when my mind would be the freshest, turned out to be first thing in the morning. I adjusted my schedule and began getting up every day at 5 a.m. I didn't like it at first, but if I was going to achieve that goal ten year old me was demanding I do I had no choice. I would write for at least two hours, then head to the office, and, on nights when I had nothing else I needed to do, I would write for one or two more hours. Three years into this experiment I had three novels done, the second of which ended up selling, and becoming my first release, THE CLEANER. I didn't stop this schedule, though. I kept it up and wrote the two additional novels I was under contract to deliver. One was THE DECEIVED, which won the Barry Award for Best Thriller of 2008.
I would have achieved none of this without being discipline and (unconsciously) following Heinlein and Ilsa's guidelines. No books, no publish contract, no award winning novel.
I wrote, I finish, I did rewrite but only after I'd finish a draft (I wouldn't send out anything I wasn't happy with whether under contract or not), I put manuscripts in the market and kept them there (receiving nearly 100 rejections on each of those first three novels before finally catching on), and I always started working on something else as soon as one project was done. (By the way, in my mind that last part cannot be overstated.)
Let me tell you somewhere else being discipline and sticking to those guidelines has taken me—since the fall of 2008 I have been able to write full time. That's even more surprising, I think, given weird convulsions the industry has taken since then (something we will discuss later). Once again writing discipline has played in my favor, and helped me find ways to use my talents to keep from returning to an office job.
Discipline did not stop once I was writing full time. In fact, it's probably even a bigger part of my life than it was before. Instead of sitting at my laptop for a couple hours a day like I did when I worked at E!, I now write for 6 to 8 hours a day (sometimes more), five, and often, seven days a week. I don't take months off. In fact, I will only occasionally take a week or a day. Even if I go "on vacation," I will usually spend some of it working.
What has this gained me? Last year I wrote four novels from scratch. I heavily rewrote three other novels I'd finished drafts on in previous years, and I wrote two short stories. Yeah, that's a lot, but two things are in play here. One, I naturally write pretty fast. Two—perhaps even more significant—I stick to my schedule, am very discipline and follow the guidelines. Plans for this year: 5 to 6 novels from scratch (and I don't get me wrong, I don't mean shoddy stuff, quality is very important to me), and 4 to 5 short stories. I do have two other novels I might go back and rewrite, but each will take some pretty extensive work and I'm not sure I'm mentally ready for that, so they're not on my list.
I'm not saying any of this to brag or get people to look at me sideways and think I'm a freak. The only reaction I want is for you to see that discipline is a critical part of being a successful writer.
So am I working on the next thing? You bet I am. Just started it yesterday. I also know which project I'll move onto after that, and the one after that. At most, I'll take a day or two off between them, maybe a long weekend, because writing is my job, my career. It's the best job I've ever had, and the one that I do better than anything else. This is my life, and to continue it I need to be discipline, and I need to write…Every. Single. Day.
I'm so excited to be part of ADR3NALIN3, and glad you're along for the ride, too! It's going to be a lot of fun!
Hey, if you haven't checked out any of my work, you might be interested in my tween novel HERE COMES MR. TROUBLE. It was a ton of fun to write, and I'll probably be talking more about it in the future. Here are some links:
Mr. Trouble Trade Paperback
Mr. Trouble Kindle
Mr. Trouble Nook
More info at my website: BrettBattles.com
7 comments:
- Ilsa said...
Words to live by, Brett. I was in the audience at Thrillerfest when Lee Child introduced your first novel, THE CLEANER, too--and look at you now! Cool as beans.
- January 3, 2012 at 8:17 AM
- Jordan Dane said...
Man, Brett---You've got me fired up, baby. 5-6 novels from scratch a year? When you write full time, I know it can be done, but that still takes a lot of discipline to pull off and have any kind of life.
I loved how you made a change in your life to accomplish what was very important to you. Writing everyday isnt always a choice for me. I feel like I'm missing something if I don't now. And a writer's brain never stops working when you love what you do.
I found a daily word count works great for me. I'm on deadline now for book #1 of a new series with Harlequin Teen. I'm getting up early and cranking on the daily goal. It feels good and you've inspired me. Thanks for your great post, Brett.
I'm reading Here Comes Mr Trouble now and really enjoying it btw. So get back to work.
- January 3, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- Anita Grace Howard said...
WOW! 6 novels in a YEAR?? Okay, move over Stephen King. I have a new hero. :) That's EXCELLENT. And solid proof that if you stick with it, you can get those words in on a daily basis.
Thanks for the encouragement, Brett! You're an inspiration.
- January 3, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- Jennifer Archer said...
Holy moley, I'm impressed! Can't even imagine writing 6 novels in a year. Very inspiring.
- January 3, 2012 at 2:41 PM
- Brett Battles said...
Thanks, everyone! (And apologies, Isla, just realized I misspelled your name in the post...I have a good friend who spells it the way I did, not an excuse though. Will fix when I get back on my laptop!)
- January 3, 2012 at 7:07 PM
- Jordan Dane said...
So you write 5 novels a year AND correct typos. You're my hero.
- January 3, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Michelle said...
I'm in awe, Brett- I worked on three books last year, and another three this year; any more and I think my brain would probably explode.
LOVE all your books, as you know, especially the Mr Trouble series. Can't wait for the next installment!
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Hola, Dora! Amazon Locks Up the Viacom Kids' Shows Netflix Doesn't Have Anymore.
Netflix doesn't want Viacom shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "Spongebob Squarepants" — or at least not at Viacom's asking price.
But Amazon is happy to pay up: Jeff Bezos and company have locked up some of the cable programmer's best-known kids' titles, along with a pile of other TV shows from networks like MTV and Comedy Central.
Amazon's Prime Instant Video will be the only paid streaming service with the rights to many of those shows, including Nick Jr. programs like "Dora," "The Backyardigans" and "The Fresh Beat Band."*
The move isn't surprising, as Netflix had said in April that it wasn't going to renew an old deal for Viacom's shows. Those shows came off the service in late May — shortly after Netflix added some more kids' shows from Disney.
And Amazon has already shown a willingness to outbid Netflix for stuff it thinks will help differentiate it from its bigger competitor, like an exclusive pickup for "Downton Abbey." A person familiar with Amazon said the "multi-year, multi-national" Viacom deal represents the company's biggest licensing outlay to date.
When Netflix and Amazon started competing in streaming video, there was lots of overlap in their catalogs — the studios were very happy to sell the same stuff to multiple bidders. But if things keep going in this direction, Netflix and Amazon may end up looking like HBO and Showtime, with each service promoting its own original content, along with exclusive rights to different sets of other people's movies and TV shows.
The question for the studios and networks that are selling their old stuff is what happens as the digital guys get pickier: In the best-case scenario, the new stream of cash those services have provided keeps flowing at the same rate, as they outbid each other for exclusives. On the other hand, they might decide they're better off keeping more money for the stuff they make themselves.
* The Amazon deal won't affect the Nick app Viacom introduced this spring, which gives some pay TV subscribers access to recent shows, or its Nick Jr. app that's supposed to come out later this summer, Viacom said.
Amazon and Viacom Announce Multi-Year Video Licensing Agreement;
Adds a Selection of TV Shows Available Exclusively on Prime Instant Video
Prime Instant Video is adding thousands of episodes from Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV and COMEDY CENTRAL — including a collection of subscription TV shows customers won't find anywhere else — with favorite kids shows like Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go!, Blue's Clues and The Backyardigans, all available to Kindle Fire customers with FreeTime Unlimited
Multi-year deal will bring Amazon customers the TV shows and movies they want to watch, when they want to watch them, and on any device they want to watch them on — including Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, Roku and more
SEATTLE and NEW YORK — June, 2013 — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB and VIA) today announced an expanded multi-year, multi-national digital video licensing agreement to bring hundreds of TV shows and thousands of TV episodes from Viacom to Prime Instant Video. This deal includes a collection of TV shows that customers won't find on any other digital video subscription service. Prime members will now have unlimited instant streaming access to popular kids programming such as Bubble Guppies, The Backyardigans, Team Umizoomi, Blue's Clues and Victorious, along with top-rated shows from MTV and COMEDY CENTRAL like Awkward, Tosh.0 and Workaholics. Prime members will also have access to future episodes of Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fairly Odd Parents, Fresh Beat Band and more. LOVEFiLM customers in the UK and Germany will get some of the same great shows later this summer.
Select shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. will be available in Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, a service built just for kids that gives them the freedom to explore all their favorite books, games, educational apps, movies and TV shows, while providing parents with the tools they need to manage their kids' screen time.
"Kids shows are one of the most watched TV genres on Prime Instant Video," said Bill Carr, VP of Digital Video and Music for Amazon. "And this expanded deal will now bring customers the largest subscription selection of Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. TV shows online, anywhere. With programs like Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants, Bubble Guppies and The Backyardigans there are hundreds of great shows for kids and parents to choose from. In addition, we are bringing customers popular shows from MTV and COMEDY CENTRAL like Key & Peele, Workaholics, Awkward and Teen Mom 2, with the promise of more shows from these networks in the future."
"We are thrilled to be extending and deepening our relationship with Amazon," said Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom. "This innovative agreement will provide Prime members with access to even more of our best programming from our major television brands, including many digital video subscription streaming exclusives. Amazon has created a unique, brand-friendly environment for streaming entertainment and consumer products and we are excited to work with Amazon to bring customers shows they love."
Prime Instant Video offers more than 41,000 movies and TV episodes for Prime members to stream on Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, among other connected TVs and devices — all at no additional cost. Also as previously announced, later this month Prime Instant Video will become the exclusive home to PBS hit series Downton Abbey as well as the highly anticipated CBS summer series Under the Dome, with each episode of the latter added just four days after initial broadcast. To sign up for Amazon Prime, visit www.amazon.com/primeinstantvideo.


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What is it and how is it used?
Aprovel belongs to a group of medicines known as angiotensin-II receptor antagonists. Angiotensin-II is a substance produced in the body which binds to receptors in blood vessels causing them to tighten. This results in an increase in blood pressure. Aprovel prevents the binding of angiotensin-II to these receptors, causing the blood vessels to relax and the blood pressure to lower. Aprovel slows the decrease of kidney function in patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.
Aprovel is used
to treat high blood pressure ( essential hypertension)
to protect the kidney in patients with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and laboratory evidence of impaired kidney function.
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What do you have to consider before using it?
Do not take Aprovel
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to irbesartan or any other ingredients of Aprovel if you are more than 3 months pregnant. (It is also better to avoid Aprovel in early pregnancy ? see pregnancy section)
Aprovel should not be given to children and adolescents (under 18 years).
Take special care with Aprovel
Tell your doctor if any of the following apply to you:
if you get excessive vomiting or diarrhoea
if you suffer from kidney problems
if you suffer from heart problems
if you receive Aprovel for diabetic kidney disease. In this case your doctor may perform regular blood tests, especially for measuring blood potassium levels in case of poor kidney function
if you are going to have an operation (surgery) or be given anaesthetics
You must tell your doctor if you think you are ( or might become) pregnant. Aprovel is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken if you are more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used at that stage (see pregnancy section).
Using other medicines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
Aprovel does not usually interact with other medicines.
You may need to have blood checks if you take:
potassium supplements
salt substitutes containing potassium
potassium-sparing medicines (such as certain diuretics)
medicines containing lithium
If you take certain painkillers, called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the effect of irbesartan may be reduced.
Taking Aprovel with food and drink
Aprovel can be taken with or without food.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
You must tell your doctor if you think you are ( or might become) pregnant. Your doctor will normally advise you to stop taking Aprovel before you become pregnant or as soon as you know you are pregnant and will advise you to take another medicine instead of Aprovel. Aprovel is not recommended in early pregnancy, and must not be taken when more than 3 months pregnant, as it may cause serious harm to your baby if used after the third month of pregnancy.
Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding or about to start breast-feeding. Aprovel is not recommended for mothers who are breast-feeding, and your doctor may choose another treatment for you if you wish to breast-feed, especially if your baby is newborn, or was born prematurely.
Driving and using machines
No studies on the effects on the ability to drive and use machines have been performed. Aprovel is unlikely to affect your ability to drive or use machines. However, occasionally dizziness or weariness may occur during treatment of high blood pressure. If you experience these, talk to your doctor before attempting to drive or use machines.
Important information about some of the ingredients of Aprovel
Aprovel contains lactose. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars (e.g. lactose), contact your doctor before taking this medicine.
How is it used?
Always take Aprovel exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Method of administration
Aprovel is for oral use. Swallow the tablets with a sufficient amount of fluid (e.g. one glass of water). You can take Aprovel with or without food. Try to take your daily dose at about the same time each day. It is important that you continue to take Aprovel until your doctor tells you otherwise.
Patients with high blood pressure
The usual dose is 150 mg once a day. The dose may later be increased to 300 mg (two tablets a day) once daily depending on blood pressure response.
Patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes with kidney disease
In patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, 300 mg (two tablets a day) once daily is the preferred maintenance dose for the treatment of associated kidney disease.
The doctor may advise a lower dose, especially when starting treatment in certain patients such as those on haemodialysis, or those over the age of 75 years.
The maximal blood pressure lowering effect should be reached 4-6 weeks after beginning treatment.
If you take more Aprovel than you should
If you accidentally take too many tablets, contact your doctor immediately.
Children should not take Aprovel
Aprovel should not be given to children under 18 years of age. If a child swallows some tablets, contact your doctor immediately.
If you forget to take Aprovel
If you accidentally miss a daily dose, just take the next dose as normal. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this product, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
What are possible side effects?
Like all medicines, Aprovel can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Some of these effects may be serious and may require medical attention.
As with similar medicines, rare cases of allergic skin reactions (rash, urticaria), as well as localised swelling of the face, lips and/or tongue have been reported in patients taking irbesartan. If you get any of these symptoms or get short of breath, stop taking Aprovel and contact your doctor immediately.
The frequency of the side effects listed below is defined using the following convention: Very common: at least 1 in 10 patients or more
Common: at least 1 in 100 and less than 1 in 10 patients
Uncommon: at least 1 in 1000 and less than 1 in 100 patients
Side effects reported in clinical studies for patients treated with Aprovel were:
Very common: if you suffer from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes with kidney disease, blood tests may show an increased level of potassium.
Common: dizziness, feeling sick/vomiting, fatigue and blood tests may show raised levels of an enzyme that measures the muscle and heart function (creatine kinase enzyme). In patients with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes with kidney disease, dizziness when getting up from a lying or sitting position, low blood pressure when getting up from a lying or sitting position, pain in joints or muscles and decreased levels of a protein in the red blood cells (haemoglobin) were also reported.
Uncommon: heart rate increased, flushing, cough, diarrhoea, indigestion/heartburn, sexual dysfunction (problems with sexual performance), chest pain.
Some undesirable effects have been reported since marketing of Aprovel but the frequency for them to occur is not known. These undesirable effects are: headache, taste disturbance, ringing in the ears, muscle cramps, pain in joints and muscles, abnormal liver function, increased blood potassium levels, impaired kidney function, and inflammation of small blood vessels mainly affecting the skin (a condition known as leukocytoclastic vasculitis).
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
How should it be stored?
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not use Aprovel after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and on the blister after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not store above 30°C.
Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures will help to protect the environment.
Further information
What Aprovel contains
The active substance is irbesartan. Each tablet of Aprovel 150 mg contains 150 mg irbesartan. The other ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, colloidal hydrated silica, pregelatinised maize starch, and poloxamer 188.
What Aprovel looks like and contents of the pack
Aprovel 150 mg tablets are white to off-white, biconvex, and oval-shaped with a heart debossed on one side and the number 2772 engraved on the other side.
Aprovel 150 mg tablets are supplied in blister packs of 14, 28, 56 or 98 tablets. Unidose blister packs of 56 x 1 tablet for delivery in hospitals are also available.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
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The Cyber-shot WX9 is Sony's entry point for getting an Exmor R backside-illuminated CMOS sensor. These sensors, which provide faster shooting performance and better low-light quality, were previously used only in Sony's higher-end Cyber-shots; the WX9's MSRP puts it squarely in the midrange. Add in a high-res 3-inch LCD, a 5x, f2.6 25mm-equivalent ultrawide-angle lens, and full HD movie capture at the press of a button and the WX9 becomes an incredible value. And the photos are pretty great for its class, too, as long as you don't mind softness when viewed at their full 16-megapixel resolution.
|Key specs
|Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9
|Price (MSRP)
|Dimensions (WHD)
|3.7x2.2x0.8 inches
|Weight (with battery and media)
|4.9 ounces
|Megapixels, image sensor size, type
|16 megapixels, 1/2.3-inch backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS
|LCD size, resolution/viewfinder
|3-inch LCD, 921K dots/None
|Lens (zoom, aperture, focal length)
|5x, f2.6-6.3, 25-125mm (35mm equivalent)
|File format (still/video)
|Highest resolution size (still/video)
|4,608x3,456 pixels/ 1,920x1,080 at 60fps (interlaced; 24Mbps)
|Image stabilization type
|Optical and digital
|Battery type, CIPA rated life
|Lithium ion rechargeable, 210 shots
|Battery charged in camera
|Yes; via USB to AC adapter or computer
|Storage media
|SD/SDHC/SDXC; Memory Stick Pro Duo; Eye-Fi Connected support
|Bundled software
|Picture Motion Browser 5.5, PMB Portable 5.0 (Windows), PMB Portable 1.1 (Mac), Music Transfer
With its f2.6 maximum aperture and BSI CMOS sensor, the WX9's photo quality is very good indoors and out. The only real disappointment is that photos aren't very sharp, even at its lowest ISO. However, there's little difference between photos taken at ISO 100 and ISO 400. Noise reduction kicks in more at ISO 800, though, which smears details and dulls colors some. There's a noticeable increase in noise and noise reduction at ISO 1,600 and ISO 3,200 making colors more washed out and subjects appear painterly; you'll probably want to reserve these two highest sensitivities for emergencies when you need to shoot in low-light conditions or get a faster shutter speed regardless of the results. On the other hand, if you're shooting a stationary subject, the WX9's Handheld Twilight mode improves low-light results by reducing noise and blur from hand shake. In fact, there's a mode to help with just about every typical shortcoming with point-and-shoots. You might not be able to make huge prints or do a lot of heavy cropping, but for snapshots the results are excellent.
Part of the reason the WX9's photos are so nice is its color performance. While blues and reds may not be as accurate as other colors, they are bright and vivid. Plus, they're consistent up to ISO 800; above that, things get slightly washed out and muddy-looking. Also, when the lens was fully extended, blacks look slightly washed out compared with how they are at the wide end. Exposure and white balance are good as well, though highlights tend to blow out. The camera has shooting options for helping with those things, though.
Movies captured by the WX9 are excellent as well, on par with a very good pocket video camera. The 60i frame rate and image stabilization make for some smooth movement, too. You will see some ghosting with fast-moving subjects, though, and things look a little oversharpened on occasion. It won't replace a full-fledged HD camcorder, but if you'd like a single device for capturing good photos and videos, this is one of the better options available. The optical zoom does work while recording (though you will hear it moving in quiet scenes), and the stereo mic is a nice extra.
|General shooting options
|Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9
|ISO sensitivity (full resolution)
|Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600
|White balance
|Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent white, Fluorescent natural white, Fluorescent day white, Incandescent, Flash, Custom
|Recording modes
|Easy, Intelligent Auto, Superior Auto, Program, 3D Still Image, SCN, Background Defocus, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, Movie
|Focus modes
|Multi AF, Center AF, Spot AF, Face Detection (Adult, Child)
|1.9 inches (Wide); 3.3 feet (Tele)
|Metering modes
|Multi, Center, Spot
|Color effects
|Burst mode shot limit (full resolution)
|10 shots
Sony keeps shooting options geared toward snapshooters on the WX9, but it's so loaded with automatic modes that it could get very confusing. For those who like to leave it in auto there are three options: Easy, Intelligent Auto, and Superior Auto. Easy mode takes away all options except for image size (large or small) and enlarges onscreen text. Intelligent Auto picks from 10 scene types and turns on face detection, dynamic range optimization, and image stabilization. Superior Auto takes Intelligent Auto and adds three multishot modes--Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, and Backlight Correction HDR--to shoot photos with the best possible settings.
Why not just leave it in Superior Auto? Multishot modes like these rapidly take photos and overlay them to help remove blur, correct exposure, and reduce noise. However, they don't work well with moving subjects and they require additional in-camera image processing so they take longer than a simple snapshot taken with Intelligent Auto and other single-shot modes. If there's a chance your subject might be moving--even slightly--while you're shooting, I'd stick with Intelligent Auto. Also, these multishot modes plus 11 others are available in the WX9's scene mode (SCN) so you can always pick the appropriate one when you need it. That said, Superior Auto does allow you to take full advantage of the camera's capabilities in an automatic mode.
Along with these options there's Sony's Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode for capturing horizontal or vertical panoramas with one press of the shutter release; this is unlike other cameras that require you to take several shots. Intelligent Sweep separates itself from Sony's regular Sweep Panorama by automatically detecting faces and moving subjects to avoid distortion. It's definitely one of those features you might not care about until you try it. Once you realize that it's fun and works well, you end up using it all the time.
The WX9's movie mode is capable of recording at HD resolutions up to 1,920x1,080 pixels in either AVCHD or MPEG-4 formats with use of the optical zoom while recording. Though you can actually enter a dedicated movie mode, you can also just press the record button anytime you want to start shooting. Pressing the shutter release while you're recording will grab 3-megapixel stills, too.


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Is the Internet Good for Your Health?
More than a third of Americans use the Internet to diagnose medical conditions for themselves or family members, a new study finds, but all that browsing might not be healthy.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16, 2013 — Got a rash? Google it. Aches and pains? Better look online.
If you turn to the web to answer your pressing health problems — or at least to find out more information — you're not alone. More than a third of American adults use the Internet to diagnose themselves or family members, Health Online 2013, a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds.
Among Internet users (more than 80 percent of the population), self-diagnosers are more common — around 59 percent of online Americans.
The data also examined peer-to-peer relationships online, lead researcher Susannah Fox says. "Sixteen percent of Internet users have gone online to find someone who shares their same health condition," she says. "People are finding utility and information in what can be shared online, outside of a clinical encounter [with a physician]."
Fox says the rate of people sharing personal health information or connecting with other patients online hasn't necessarily increased, nor has the rate of people who use the Internet to research their health. But one factor might soon change all that: Mobile web use. "Smartphones increase someone's likelihood to turn to the Internet," Fox says. "The mobile revolution can maybe move the needle [on online health research], which frankly hasn't moved in a decade."
Although Fox and her team won't say whether online diagnosing is a positive consumer behavior, other studies have found this practice to be a mixed bag. For example, mobile apps that claim to evaluate user photographs of skin lesions for the likelihood of cancer are often inaccurate -- sometimes seriously delaying life-saving treatment, a new study published in JAMA Dermatology finds. Researchers say that three out of the four apps tested rated 30 percent of melanoma cases as "unconcerning," raising red flags for the consumers who are depending on this on-the-go medical advice.
"These tools may help patients be more mindful about their health care and improve communication between themselves and their physicians, but it's important that users don't allow their 'apps' to take the place of medical advice and physician diagnosis," warned lead researcher Laura Ferris, MD, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a release.
On that point, Ted Eytan, MD, MPH, the physician director of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health in Washington, DC, agrees that online or mobile resources should not serve as a substitute for a visit with your doctor. But he says a patient's online research can be enormously helpful — and instrumental in empowering patients to take charge of their health.
"Here's what I say: A diagnosis is best decided by the patient and physician together. If a patient is curious about what's going on with them and wants to research it, that's a wonderful thing," Eytan says.
"Then you can go over the information you find with your physician, and you can decide on a diagnosis together." Eytan says it's his job as a physician to make patients feel comfortable bringing information to him. "Patients are still learning that it's okay to bring up what they read or what they see on TV to us to see what we think," he says. "[The physician's] job is to make this an open conversation."
Social Media and Health
Eight percent of the respondents in Fox's survey say they have posted a health-related question online, though the survey did not specify whether this was on any particular social media platform. Anecdotally, Eytan doesn't believe many of his patients post about their own health on Facebook, Twitter, and other social sites because of privacy concerns, but he believes these platforms can be powerful tools for doctors to interact with patients.
"If you look at the experience of our patients, they trust their health professionals," he says. "But their health experiences are personal, and I'm not sure if the tools exist yet to share private experiences online the way people want to do it."
When healthy living, not disease management, is the goal, one recent study found social media to be a powerful tool. People who seek support for their weight loss efforts via Twitter are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off, researchers from the University of South Carolina recently wrote in the journal Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Although this is believed to be the first study to track Twitter's social support and weight loss, some notable figures have publicly lost weight with Twitter, including U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter.
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When a new influenza A virus emerges, a flu pandemic can occur. Because the virus is new, the human population has little to no immunity against it. The virus spreads quickly from person-to-person worldwide.
The United States is not currently experiencing a flu pandemic. If a pandemic occurs, the federal government will work to identify the cause and create a vaccine. Flu.gov will provide updates on the steps the federal government is taking to address the pandemic.
Characteristics and Challenges of a Flu Pandemic
- Rapid Worldwide Spread
- When a pandemic flu virus emerges, expect it to spread around the world.
- You should prepare for a pandemic flu as if the entire world population is susceptible.
- Countries may try to delay the pandemic flu's arrival through border closings and travel restrictions, but they cannot stop it.
- Overloaded Health Care Systems
- Most people have little or no immunity to a pandemic virus. Infection and illness rates soar. A substantial percentage of the world's population will require some form of medical care.
- Nations are unlikely to have the staff, facilities, equipment, and hospital beds needed to cope with the number of people who get the pandemic flu.
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- The strength of the virus
- The underlying characteristics and vulnerability of affected populations
- The effectiveness of preventive measures
- Past pandemics spread globally in two or sometimes three waves.
- Past pandemics spread globally in two or sometimes three waves.
- Inadequate Medical Supplies
- The need for vaccines is likely to be larger than the supply. Those at highest risk will likely get the vaccine first.
- Early in a pandemic, the need for antiviral medications is likely to be larger than the supply. Those at highest risk will likely get antiviral medications first.
- A pandemic can create a shortage of hospital beds, ventilators, and other supplies. Alternative sites, such as schools, may serve as medical facilities.
- Disrupted Economy and Society
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Pandemic Flu
Seasonal Flu
|Rarely happens (three times in 20th century)
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Players and staff from the Whitecaps FC Residency program arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday night and have enjoyed two full days of training on the pitch, as well as some pool sessions for cool down exercises.
"The weather is nice and warm, approx 26°C, and we are staying in the hills outside of the city," explained Whitecaps FC Residency assistant coach Steve Meadley. "The players and staff are all in good spirits and everyone is looking forward to the challenge ahead."
That challenge begins today for Richard Grootscholten's side, as they kickoff their six-match exhibit schedule this afternoon against the U-18 side of Mexican Primera División club Estudiantes Tecos.
The young 'Caps follow today's match with another tough contest on Friday, November 12, with a match against the U-19/U-20 side of Atotonilco FC, whose first team play in Mexico's fourth-tier Tercera División.
Grootscholten's side will then play the U-18 team of Primera División outfit Atlas de Guadalajara on Sunday, November 14, before facing a U-19/U-20 side from Estudiantes Tecos on Tuesday, November 16. The Residency team will then meet the U-18 side of Mexican giants Club Deportivo Guadalajara (better known as 'Chivas') on Thursday, November 18, before completing their friendly schedule versus the U-18 side of Club Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG) on Saturday, November 20. UDG's first team play in Mexico's second-tier Liga de Ascenso.
Visit whitecapsfc.com for regular updates on the Residency's two-week camp in Mexico.
About Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency is based out of the Whitecaps Training Centre at Simon Fraser University, with a number of the players attending Burnaby Central Secondary School. The elite youth program - for players from U-17 to U-19 - provides a development gateway through to professional opportunities with Whitecaps FC and European clubs. The program uses the European club model of identification, development, and placement. Whitecaps FC Residency and Whitecaps FC Prospects are committed to cooperation and communication with the provincial and Canadian national team programs. Each player's professional commitments, education, club, and national or provincial team responsibilities are carefully considered and coordinated for optimal periodization.
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NHL's next step is winning back hardened fans
Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended:
Welcome back.
Welcome back, NHL.
Welcome back, NHL fans.
Lost in the squabble between the league and players over the 113-day labor dispute was how the hardcore fans were losing interest with each messy board room update from an idle sport. Keeping the faith turned into planning boycotts. The Winter Classic gave way to the winter doldrums for even the most passionate fans in hockey-mad markets.
Why care so much about a sport that had stuck its fans inside a penalty box for more than four months?
"I'm hoping that our fans understand this was something that had to be done for the strength of the league, for the strength of the Players Association," Snider told The Associated Press. "I hope they don't hold it against us and just come out and see some great hockey.
"If I had to guess, I think we're going to be in great shape."
One of the questions that arises now, of course, and after any sort of stoppage for that matter, is will the fans come back? This is the third labor dispute in Commissioner Gary Bettman's tenure, and though the fans returned in the past, the jury is out this time.
NHL fan Steve Chase started the grass roots "Just Drop It" campaign that encouraged fans to skip one NHL game for every game canceled after Dec. 21st. He asked fans to pledge they would not spend a penny or a minute of their time on tickets, TV, merchandise, all things NHL.
More than 21,000 fans had clicked the "like" button on the group's Facebook page by Sunday night. And Chase, who lives in Los Angeles, wrote on the site he would stay true to his commitment.
He planned to boycott in all forms at least the first 10 games of the season.
Chase said there was growing sentiment among his friends to skip the entire season. He said the league and players didn't think enough about the part-time employees and local businesses who needed the sport to help survive the winter months.
"Our stance has always been, we don't want to punish them, we just want hockey back," Chase said. "It's just a one-for-one thing. We just want to make it fair. We hoped it was going to be over before it ever got to this."
Amid the realization they'll have to repair the damaged relationship with the die-hards, Snider expected teams to show their gratitude for their support on opening night - and beyond.
"We will thank them for coming back, that's for sure. We will thank the fans," Snider, who turned 80 on Sunday, said. "They're just great people."
History shows the fans, dressed in team colors, standing for two anthems, will return. Likely, in record numbers.
The NHL drew 20,854,169 fans in 2005-06 when the sport returned from a one-year layoff. That was 497,970 more than in 2003-04, the season before the lockout. The league saw an attendance uptick each of the next three seasons, and would tally a record 21,468,121 fans in 2011-12.
Teams like the Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators, among many more, emailed statements to ticket holders and all fans thanking them for their patience. Blues owner Tom Stillman told fans, "We know we cannot succeed without you, and we hope you will continue to support us at this critical time."
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom knows the players and league are going to have their work cut out for them when they do return as they try to repair the relationship with the fans once again.
"I know they're mad," Backstrom told The AP by phone. "It's something that shouldn't have happened. In 20 years we've lost probably two seasons if you count all the games. They should be mad. It's not enough for us to say we're sorry. There's a lot of things we have to do to make it right. We have to go out there and play good hockey and worry about the product. We have to do our job to repair the damage. I hope at some point the fans can forgive us and be there for us."
Dallas Stars president Jim Lites said the franchise would do all it could to win back the community.
"We are going to be price sensitive," he said. "We are going to try everything we can to get people back. Be good to our existing fans and be great to our existing season-ticket holders, do everything we can to say yes to their requests."
Think slashed ticket prices, giveaways, autograph signings, and all kinds of fan-friendly incentives to return to the rink.
By late Sunday night, fans had quickly turned Twitter into a fantasy transactions chart, scheming and dreaming of the players that should be offered contract buyouts allowed in the new labor deal by their favorite teams after this season. (Sorry, Ilya Bryzgalov).
The NHL's impending return is welcome news for area businesses and arena workers, as well.
Bill Teague, owner of The Fan Sports Lounge near the American Airlines Center in Dallas, estimated he had lost at least $200,000 in revenue that he won't get back with the delayed start of the hockey season.
"We won't get back the lost games, but we're very excited that they're going to resume playing," he said. "It's very hard for us to survive without the NHL. And obviously we were getting pretty nervous that they might cancel the entire season. We're all kind of up here celebrating today and getting ready to staff up for the start of play in about 10 days."
But, finally, fans can stop thinking about mediators and talking heads dressed in suits. Rather, it's time to get ready for Sid the Kid. It's time for the Los Angeles Kings to go defend the Stanley Cup. It's time to watch your team play, oh, about four times per week.
Sure, the Winter Classic was wiped out. The All-Star game went bust.
But at 48 games, it's still hockey at the highest level.
AP Sports Writers Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis and Stephen Hawkins in Dallas and Associated Press writer Christopher Sherman in Dallas contributed to this report.
Follow Dan Gelston at www.twitter.com/APGelston


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Bread Technique: How to Knead the Dough
As always with our Knead the Book feature, we have five (5) autographed copies of The Art of Baking Bread to give away this week. Enter the contest here.
Since The Art of Baking Bread by Matt Pellegrini is technique-heavy rather than recipe-heavy, we're giving you some techniques here that can be applied to your own bread-baking routines. The book has instructions for two different kneading techniques: the conventional method and the French method. Today, we're talking about the conventional method.
Step by Step
- On an unfloured work surface, place the ball of dough directly in front of you with the heel of your hand on top of the dough.
- With the heel of your hand, push the dough downward (toward the work surface) and forward with a smooth stroke. Make sure that you are pushing had enough that the dough moves underneath your hand, but not so hard that the dough beings to tear.
- With your other hand, fold the dough in half and move the dough back to where it started before the first knead.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 until the dough becomes smooth and the gluten has been developed to the desired degree.
When you have pushed the dough so that the heel of your hand is at the front edge of the dough, remove your hand from the dough.
Conventional Kneading Tips:
- Work the dough as close to your body as possible to allevieate unnecessary pressure on your back.
- Focus on pushing the dough, not rolling it or compressing it.
- Resist the urge to add flour to the dough. The more you knead, the more air will be incorporated into the dough and the more the flour will absorb the water. Both will help to combat what appears to be excessive moisture.
- If the dough sticks to your work surface, use the stiff bowl scraper (or bench knife if it won't scratch your surface by doing so) to scrape the bits of dough from the surface and return them to the rest of the dough.
- If you find that you are getting tired during the process, switch hands. It might take a little getting used to as far as coordination goes, but once you get the hang if it, you'll be able to work through the kneading process that much easier.
- As you knead the dough, you will notice that it transforms into something much smoother and more elastic. This means that the dough is developing precisely the way you want it to. So keep doing what you're doing.
- If you use the conventional method to knead dough with a greater hydration level, it is helpful to use the bowl scraper instead of your hand to gather the dough and fold it upon itself during the kneading process. If you use your hands, the dough sometimes sticks to them so much that it's hard to keep the dough together.
- If you decide to make larger batches of dough, be aware that the heavier weight of the dough takes more effort on your part. Keep that in mind so you don't wear yourself out before the dough makes it to the oven!
What Worked: The directions are good, and it's interesting to see the difference between the two methods.
What Didn't: Since I've been kneading bread my own way for so long, it was hard to follow someone else's instructions. However, the book also explains that bakers all have their own variations, so if it works, it's good.
Suggested Tweaks: Many books suggest holding back some of the flour in a recipe, then using it to dust the work surface. This technique, instead, doesn't use any flour on the work surface, which actually works well. If you're using a recipe that holds back flour for dusting the work surface, you'll have to adjust either the recipe or this technique to get the right amount of flour into the dough.
Adapted from The Art of Baking Bread by Matt Pellegrini. Copyright © 2012. Published by Skyhorse Publishing. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved
About the bread baker: Donna Currie has been cooking for fun and writing for pay since the days when typewritten articles traveled by snail mail. When she combined those talents in a food column for a newspaper in her area, she realized that writing about food is almost as much fun as eating. You can find her on her blog, Cookistry or follow her on Twitter at @dbcurrie.
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The idea of the soundtrack is important to me when working on the music of Blanck Mass. Individual components that collectively amass and the ebb and flow between them is an integral part when constructing the worlds which they inhabit. The relationship between these tracks and how they transition is also just as important when constructing a narrative. I see strong similarities between this way of working and how soundtracks are achieved. The main difference here though, especially when the subject is an album, is the lack of a visual aid. The sounds occupy a space where the listener can create their own story, with the aid of narrative. This piece is not so much about the 'Soundtrack-like nature' of how I work in Blanck Mass, but more the components which make this concept achievable. And in a sense, to present a bunch of YouTube videos as a picture of where my head was at when writing 'Blanck 'Mass' might act as a 'backwards venture' but here goes nothing...
Non-Newtonian Fluid on a Speaker Cone
I love the idea that the marriage of two very separate mediums can create unexpected, alien results which can shock and confuse. This can be achieved in a textural sense, both audibly and visually. Cornstarch mixed with water, placed inside a speaker cone which is pushing out various frequencies can have some really interesting results, as this video depicts. When writing, I like to try and marry contrasting textures to see what pops out. Sometimes nothing, sometimes something amazing.
Powers of Ten
Not only does this video have a great graphic ident intro, but it provides a very humbling perspective on the comparison between the large and the small. When shown like this it almost stretches beyond human comprehension. Even though there is a huge level of understanding between the sub-atomic and the edge of where we can see to date, it's book-ended by two blank spots in our current understanding. I find this both terrifying and fascinating. It almost provides a comfort in what we do not understand, accompanied by fear that can be found in that which we do. This certainly was a theme on my mind when writing the first record.
Vol Libre
When not accompanied by audio, these animation showreel pieces visualising 'Fly-throughs' of graphic terrains posses a Lucid-dreamlike quality which rears its head from time to time in the first Blanck Mass record. This particular one is abstract and disorientating which adds to the overall bleakness and alien-like nature of the voyage. It's a real gem
TL Roses
The passage of time in a subjective sense in an abstract concept in itself. That's why, to me, anything sped up or slowed down dramatically presents interesting results time and time again, and I find almost always looks or sounds better than experiencing it the way in which we are used to. That's why this particularly beautifully filmed Time Lapse video of flowers blossoming interests me. It presents something which, to our rapid way of life is ornamental and almost seems inanimate, as the life form it truly is.
O R They?
Although completely unrelated, I'm throwing this in for good measure.
Blanck Mass play at the Shacklewell Arms on 19th Dec. Tickets are available here.


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A distant shot of the Freemen compound. Reporters were not given much access to the area, and photographs of the area and the participants in the standoff are limited. [Source: CNN]The besieged Montana Freemen (see March 25, 1996) surrender peacefully to federal authorities. Officials credit Freemen leader Edwin Clark (see June 11, 1996) with playing a key role in negotiating the surrender. [Billings Gazette, 3/25/2006] The New York Times writes that the siege ends "so peacefully that the surrender [does] not even disturb the cows grazing at the group's remote Montana ranch." Local postal carrier and rancher Ruth Coulter exclaims after the surrender: "My God, it's finally over! And nobody got killed! Wonderful. Wonderful!" [New York Times, 6/14/1996] 16 Freemen Surrender - CNN identifies 16 people still inside the compound: Ralph Clark (see 1980s-1994), the elderly leader of the Clark family and one of the group's leaders; Clark's wife Kay; Clark's brother Emmett Clark, the actual former owner of the 960-acre wheat farm occupied by the Freemen and dubbed "Justus Township" (see September 28, 1995 and After); Emmett Clark's wife Rosie; Ralph Clark's son Edwin; Edwin Clark's son Casey Clark; Rodney Skurdal, a founder of the group (see 1983-1995); Russell Dean Landers, one of the leaders of the group and a member of a North Carolina anti-government, anti-tax group called "Civil Rights Task Force"; Dana Dudley Landers, Landers's common-law wife, a fugitive from federal and state charges, and a member of the "Civil Rights Task Force"; Dale Jacobi, a former Canadian policemen; Steven Hance, who faces state charges from North Carolina; Hance's sons John Hance and James Hance; Cherlyn Petersen, the wife of arrested Freemen member Daniel Petersen; Casey Valheimer; and Barry Nelson, who with another man entered the ranch after eluding blockades (see March 25 - April 1, 1996). [CNN, 6/12/1996] The surrender is peaceful; the Freemen drive to the ranch gates in cars, trucks, and a Winnebago motor home. They gather in a quiet circle for a final prayer. Then Edwin Clark approaches an agent and shakes hands. Finally, in pairs escorted by Clark, they surrender to waiting agents, who ease them into passenger vans. Clark is the last one to enter custody. Fourteen of the Freemen are taken to the Yellowstone County jail in Billings, 175 miles away from Jordan. Two, Kay Clark and Rosie Clark, face no charges and are not jailed, though the FBI says they will not be allowed to return to the compound. After hearing of the surrender, President Clinton tells guests at a state dinner, "We will all say a little prayer tonight for this peaceful settlement." [Los Angeles Times, 6/14/1996] FBI Director 'Obviously Relieved' - FBI Director Louis Freeh, described by the Los Angeles Times as "obviously relieved," says the FBI "put patience above the risk of bloodshed" to end the standoff. He says the bureau "made no deals to drop or lessen the federal charges" against any of the Freemen in order to precipitate the surrender. Of critics who called for quicker and perhaps more "tactical" solutions, Freeh says: "I understand their impatience. But it was essential that we followed our established crisis management procedures." He says the standoff proves the worth of the new crisis response plans implemented after the tragedies in Ruby Ridge, Idaho (see August 31, 1992), and Waco, Texas (see April 19, 1993). This time, the bureau used "a fundamentally different approach" that "may not always work, but it worked here." Giving negotiators more influence during the standoff did cause some "disagreements" and "friction" within the FBI, Freeh acknowledges, but it was the right decision to make. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick says "[t]he tactical option was always on the table." Freeh notes that as the standoff wore on, the Freemen gained a certain level of reluctant trust in the bureau. "We never broke a promise to them," he says, and "we told them before things happened," such as cutting off electrical power (see June 3, 1996). [Los Angeles Times, 6/15/1996] Outreach to Rightist Figures, Low-Key Techniques Brought Successful Resolution - FBI agents credit help they received from militia members in helping to resolve the standoff, along with the new, more low-key techniques of handling such confrontations now being used by the bureau. "Overall, our approach was to find a balance between negotiations and other lawful means," says FBI agent Ron VanVranken, who took part in the final settlement negotiations. "We recognized it would be prudent and beneficial to use the services of third-party intermediaries and to be constantly soliciting the advice of outside experts." Freeh says he was supportive of the decision to use third-party negotiators who hold similar anti-government views to those of the Freemen: "I think that, given all the other cumulative steps over the last 81 days, that that helped persuade the remaining subjects to finally come out of the compound." The Los Angeles Times says that the FBI's strategy of reaching out to far-right figures may have had an added benefit of creating dissension among rightist groups (see March 25 - April 1, 1996) and avoiding a "united front" of opposition that might have helped strengthen the Freemen's resolve to continue holding out. "It was probably a wise move that the Freemen came out, as opposed to being burned out or shot," says Clay Douglas, publisher of the far-right Free American newspaper and a leading member of the "Patriot" movement. "And it's an election year, so the FBI had to be good." However, the FBI's decision to use "Patriot" negotiators "was pretty smart on their part. It has divided a lot of patriots. A lot of people thought they were being traitors for going in and trying to talk them out. Some people side with the Freemen. Some people side with the 'Patriot' leaders. So it's just another small part of how the government keeps America divided. It's called gradualism. They keep gradually encroaching on our freedoms." The FBI brought in militia leaders James "Bo" Gritz and Jack McLamb (see April 27, 1996), Colorado State Senator Charles Duke, a rightist sympathizer (see May 15-21, 1996), and white supremacist lawyer Kirk Lyons (see June 11, 1996); even though most of their attempts at negotiations failed, it served to build a "bridge" between the FBI and the Freemen. Another technique was to promote Edwin Clark, the Freeman the FBI considered the most likely to leave the compound, as a leader in the absence of arrested Freemen LeRoy Schweitzer and Daniel Petersen (see March 25, 1996). The final element was the introduction of Lyons, who was contacted three weeks ago by FBI agents and asked for a plan to negotiate with the Freemen. Lyons's colleague Neill Payne says somewhat incredulously, "It is to Director Freeh's credit that he was broad-minded enough to go along with a crazy scheme like ours." [Los Angeles Times, 6/15/1996]
Entity Tags: Cherlyn Bronson Petersen, Ralph Clark, New York Times, Neill Payne, Montana Freemen, Charles Duke, Ron VanVranken, Rosie Clark, Russell Dean Landers, Barry Nelson, Louis J. Freeh, Casey Clark, Ruth Coulter, Steven Hance, Casey Valheimer, Rodney Owen Skurdal, Kay Clark, Dana Dudley Landers, Kirk Lyons, Dale Jacobi, Clay Douglas, Civil Rights Task Force, Daniel Petersen, Edwin Clark, LeRoy Schweitzer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Hance, Jamie Gorelick, James ("Bo") Gritz, Emmett Clark, Jack McLamb, John Hance
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Installationsföreläsningar 2013
Plats: JMK-salen
Onsdag 17 april höll institutionens två nya professorer i journalistik respektive medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap sina installationsföreläsningar. Anders Mellbourn, nytillträdd prefekt från nyåret 2013, höll också ett anförande under rubriken "Den bildade journalisten".
Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för mediestudier, JMK
Onsdagen 17 april, kl 15:00-17:00
Karlavägen 104, 4:e våning, JMK-salen
Miyase Christensen, Professor of Media and Communication Studies
"Media from Climate Change to Global Unrest"
Christian Christensen, Professor of Journalism
"Failed Journalism and the Rise of WikiLeaks, Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street"
Anders Mellbourn, Adj. Professor, Head of Department
"Den bildade journalisten"
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Miyase Christensen
Professor of Media and Communication Studies
"Media from Climate Change to Global Unrest"
A number of events witnessed over the past decade have been discussed extensively in relation to the role of the media. In this talk, taking two such historic phenomena— Arctic sea-ice minima and global protest movements—as the basis, I first offer specific reflections and conceptual considerations on the significance of media and mediation. I then link these considerations to how the media and media research have responded to these developments, particularly the question of digitalization in the case of protest movements. To begin with climate change, the Arctic sea-ice reached record lows in 2007, and again 2012 as indicated by satellite imagery. In the international news media, these moments were reflected via such striking images of polar bears, crumbling ice chunks and the use of more alarmist metaphors about global climate change after decades of "neutral" reporting which disregarded overwhelming scientific consensus over climate change. Starting in 2011, protests in Cairo, New York, London and Athens (e.g. the Arab Spring and OWS) have drawn significant media attention, with a great volume of stories highlighting the role of online and mobile media technologies. Similarly, a significant portion of scholarly literature (going back to the post-election protests of 2009 in Iran) focuses on the role of individualized technology and social media in the organization and execution of social movements. I argue that both the media and scholarship produced within the tradition of media and communication studies often pay inadequate (or no) attention to structure and context and regard events such as protest movements as if they take place in a social void.
Miyase Christensen is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Stockholm University and Guest Professor at the Department of Philosophy and History of Technology, Science and the Environment, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden. She is an editor of Popular Communication: International Journal of Media and Culture and the Chair of the Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division of ICA. Christensen obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Christensen's research focuses, from a social theory perspective, on globalization processes and social change; technology, culture and identity; and, politics of popular communication. Christensen's latest edited books include Online Territories: Globalization, Mediated Practice and Social Space (2011, Peter Lang); Media and the Politics of Arctic Climate Change: When the Ice Breaks (in-print, Palgrave Macmillan); Media, Surveillance and Identity (in-print, Peter Lang); and, Understanding Media and Culture in Turkey: Structures, Spaces, Voices (in-print, Routledge). She is the author of Connecting Europe (Ist. Bilgi University Press). Christensen is currently conducting funded projects including "Cosmopolitanism from the Margins: Mediations of Expressivity, Social Space and Cultural Citizenship" and working on a co-authored monograph entitled Cosmopolitanism and the Media: Cartographies of Change (forthcoming, Palgrave Macmillan).
Christian Christensen
Professor of Journalism
"Failed Journalism and the Rise of WikiLeaks, Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street"
Over the past decade, a significant volume of scholarly research has been devoted to the impact of new technologies upon the profession of journalism (mirrored also by popular discussions of the same topic). During this 10-year period we have also witnessed the rise of collabortive activist groups such as WikiLeaks and Anonymous, which have both provided data exposing war crimes and corporate and political corruption used by large-scale news organizations, and – as in the case of Anonymous – begun to branch out into news distribution itself. While a focus on the role of technology is important, such a focus does not address why these groups have emerged, and how their emergence can be connected to the performance of mainstream journalism. In this talk, I would like to suggest that WikiLeaks, Anonymous (and large-scale activist movements such as Occupy Wall Street) should be seen in relation to a failure of global mainstream journalism to critically engage with issues such as post-9/11 geo-politics, the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the global financial crisis. In other words, that these groups have filled a vacuum left by large-scale commercial media.
Christian Christensen is Professor of Journalism in the Department of Media Studies at Stockholm University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001. Christensen's research focuses upon the relationship between media and power: be it economic, political or military. Having started his research career looking at news and journalism (in Sweden, the US, UK and Turkey) , he has expanded his work to include the use of social media during times of warfare, as well as how governments and activist organizations such as WikiLeaks have begun to harness tools such as Twitter for the purposes of information distribution. Within these contexts, his work has also addressed freedom of speech and journalism in Turkey, the representation of Islam in the international media, as well the use of documentary film in the expression of anti-war sentiment.
Anders Mellbourn
Adj. Professor, Prefekt vid Institutionen för mediestudier
"Den bildade journalisten"
Anders Mellbourn kommer kort att framföra några tankar om journalistisk kvalitet, behovet av "bildade" journalister och hur vår utbildning kan bidra till den bildningen. Anförandet kommer delvis att anknyta till hans debattartikel på SvD Brännpunkt i mars.
Anders Mellbourn är Docent i statsvetenskap vid SU, tidigare adj professor vid högskolan i Halmstad och gästprofessor på Södertörns högskola. Han har arbetat 30 år som journalist, merparten på Dagens Nyheter, de sista åren som chefredaktör och ansvarig utgivare.
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An injury has forced preliminary-card fighter and promotional newcomer Kenny Robertson (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) out of next month's UFC 122 event.
The fighter announced the injury via Facebook, and UFC officials since have pulled the fight from the night's official lineup.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously reported, Robertson was slated to fight fellow undefeated welterweight Pascal Krauss (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
UFC 122 takes place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, and airs via same-day delay on Spike TV. A middleweight fight between Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami headlines the event.
It's unclear if Krauss will remain on the card.
Robertson recently signed a four-fight UFC deal. Most recently, he topped UFC vet John Kolosci via submission at Bellator 25. It was his 10th straight win since his March 2008 pro debut and his ninth stoppage victory (and eighth via submission).
The latest UFC 122 card now includes:
- Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami
- Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
- Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner
- Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta
- Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
- Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko*
- Pascal Krauss vs. TBA
- Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Nick Osipczak
- Rob Kimmons vs. Kyle Noke
- Seth Petruzelli vs. Karlos Vemola
- Kris McCray vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* – Not officially announced
For more on UFC 122, including the latest rumored fight card, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Kenny Robertson)