Rife Putters Hits Trifecta
Volvo Masters Win, Order of Merit, and Harry Vardon Trophy
Sanford, FL – It what now is becoming commonplace, Rife Putters had anther incredible weekend on Tour! The winner of the European Tour's most coveted tournament, The Volvo Masters at Valderrama, captured victory on the second hole of a three-way sudden death playoff by sinking a 15 foot birdie putt with his Rife Barbados putter. The victory secured the European Tour Order of Merit and placed his name on the Harry Vardon Trophy for the first time, an amazing feat, considering he only played in 12 tournaments on the European Tour this season.
This victory at The Volvo Masters, moved him up to 7th Place on the Official World Golf Ranking, making him the highest ranked European player in the world.
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Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History
By Neil Andrews
In the early history of the game, teams were identified by the colours of their caps and socks or simply by armbands. But by the time the first ever FA Cup Final was played in 1872, teams had adopted their own distinctive strips and team colours, which in many cases have remained essentially the same ever since
Strict rules governed what was and what wasn't permissible in terms of colours and patterns. Goalkeepers in particular, until the rules were relaxed in the 1970s, were limited to green, blue, scarlet and white tops except for international matches, where yellow was the colour of choice. Green proved most popular simply because of the law of averages - very few teams wore green as their first strip. But it wasn't until the turn of the century that goalkeepers began to take on a separate identity. Indeed, prior to the First World War, the only way a goalie was distinguishable from his teammates was by the fact that he wore a cap on his head - although it must be said that in 1909 Scottish goalkeepers were instructed to wear different coloured jersey from the rest of their teammates.
Early goalkeeper shirts often came in two forms. The first resembled a tight fitting undershirt or long-sleeved vest can often be seen in early photographs, usually being worn by the legendary Billy "Fatty" Foulke. The second was the more traditional woolly polo neck sweater. This heavy-looking thing became commonplace during the cold winter months and only really died out in the early sixties, when fashion dictated that a more athletic jersey should be worn. These light cotton garments were already popular on the continent but it wouldn't be the last time British football was slow on the uptake.
Goalkeepers were also a bit behind the times when it came to wearing a number on the back. It was always assumed that the goalie wore the number one shirt, even if in reality he didn't. He didn't need to, really. The colour of his shirt told you where he'd be playing that afternoon. Squad numbers were originally introduced as a way of identifying the players more than anything and although goalies traditionally wear the number one there's no law in the game to say an outfield player cannot wear that number. Indeed, former Tottenham Hotspur favourite Ossie Ardiles wore the number one shirt for Argentina during the 1982 World Cup Finals.
And he's not the only one. Alonso wore the same shirt for Argentina during the 1978 tournament while Dutch striker Ruud Geels wore the number one shirt in 1974 after both squads were numbered alphabetically. Closer to home, defender Stuart Balmer was given the same number when Charlton Athletic first listed their squad in the early 1990s.
The earliest record of numbered shirts being worn dates from the 1922/23 American Soccer League season when a team from St. Louis by the name of Scullin Steel wore numbers on the back of their tops for the 1923 Challenge Cup Final. Back home in Britain, numbered shirts didn't appear until August 1928 when Arsenal and Chelsea ran out for the new season, but that little experiment only lasted two League games and they didn't become compulory until 1939, although the experiment was repeated again for the 1933 FA Cup Final. However, on this occasion instead of both sides wearing one to eleven, the two teams were numbered from one to twenty two. Everton's goalie had the honour of wearing the Number 1 shirt while his opposite number in the Manchester City goal had to make do with the Number 22 shirt!
At international level, they first appeared in 1937, when England wore numbers on the back of their shirts for their game against Scotland at Hampden Park. The following year numbered shirts made their first appearace at the World Cup finals in France. Sixteen years later, teams competing in the 1954 Finals in Switzerland were obliged to assign a unique 'squad number' for each player although their names would not appear on the back of their shirts until the 1992 European Championships held in Sweden (although Scotland did experiment with this idea in the early 1980s).
Until the mid-nineties, goalkeepers traditionally wore the same shorts and socks as their colleagues. There were exceptions. In the early 1970s England legend Peter Shilton famously wore an all-white strip until he was beaten by a long-range shot during a mid-week match - apparently Shilton's kit was too reflective under the floodlights, making it easier for opposition forwards to pick their spot. Conversely, Eastern European goalkeepers, such as the Soviet Union's Lev Yashin and Hungary's Gyula Grosics, favoured an intimidating all-black strip. These days, goalkeepers are willing to sport all manner of lurid concoctions. None more so than Mexico's flamboyant goalie-cum-centre forward Jorge Campos.
But not all keepers are happy with their kits. David Seaman in particular was less than overawed at the all-red strip that made him look like "a packet of sweets" while former England goalie Chris Woods was once forced to wear lilac socks when playing for Sheffield Wednesday. Others have taken a dislike to their shirts purely for superstitious reasons. Arsenal goalies, for example, never wear a new shirt unless it has been washed. This practice dates back to 1927 and the FA Cup Final after Gunners keeper Dan Lewis blamed his slippery new jersey for his failure to save the goal that spelled defeat.
Shirty Tales
Ayr United's Hugh Sproat had a novel way of winding up fans of the two Auld Firm clubs in Scotland. If Ayr were playing Rangers, he'd wear a green top, but if The Honest Men were playing Celtic, he purposely pull on a blue jersey just to get them
Welsh internationl Leigh Richmond Roose caused a similar stir when he played as a guest for Port Vale in a reserves game against his former club Stoke City in 1910. Roose insisted on playing in his old Stoke City shirt and annoyed the opposition fans further by the turning in a Man-of-the-Match performance. The game ended in a riot.
Roose also insisted on wearing the same undershirt for every game - an old black-and-green Aberystwyth top - which was never washed for fear of bad luck.
French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is often credited for the introduction of short-sleeved goalkeeping tops into the modern game, which he first wore along with fellow keeper Pascal Olmeta during his time at Marsaille.
Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has a collection of jerseys worn by some of the great goalies of the game.
Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Jérémie Janot is known throughout France for his hatred of Olympique Lyonnais, traditional rivals of the club with whom he has played most of career, and once attempted to celebrate Lyon's exit from Europe at the hands of AC Milan by wearing a Milan kit while turning out for Saint-Étienne the following weekend.
When Croatian keeper Dražen Ladic played his 59th and final game for his country against France in 2000, he symbolically wore the number 59 on the back of his shirt.
Bill Lloyd was once ordered to change his jersey before a league match in the 1950s after the referee complained it wasn't a regulation colour. According to reports, the former Millwall keeper had decided to wear something that bore more resemblence to something his grandmother had knitted rather than a traditional goalkeeper shirt
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Interesting article. But why and when were goalkeepers allowed to wear short sleeves? I was once told that they had to wear long sleeves - and of a different colour from their team-mates and opponents. This was so that referees could more easily tell that if a hand or arm touched the ball in the penalty area whether it was a lega lmove by a goalkeeper as opposed to an infringement by a non-goalkeeper.
I don\'t think the law\'s been officially changed, but it dates back to when goalkeepers didn\'t wear gloves. It made the ref\'s life easier to see if there was a handball in the area.
When playing for Sheffield United, did fatty foulke ever wear any shirt other than the red and white stripes? All the old photographs that I have seen show only stripes.
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Do you dare to vote for a Player of the Season?
May 12, 2014 toonsy	232 Comments
Have any of these three floated your boat?
The end of the season brings with it all the awards and accolades that the performance throughout the season has merited.
The problem with this, from our perspective anyway, is that we've been largely awful for the second half of the season which makes it hard to nominate an NUFC Blog Player of the Season.
But we'll try. I'll bet most of you will be thinking that none of them deserve any recognition because I'm thinking along the same lines. However, surely someone somewhere, has performed admirably? I can think of three player who have been the best of a bad bunch throughout the course of the season, which is one of my stipulations for being considered for such a prestigious award, otherwise Yohan Cabaye would be my winner without a shadow of doubt. So who is left to consider?
Now it's extremely unlikely that we'll see Remy in the black and white of United again. That is partly down to finance, which shouldn't be an issue for us but apparently is for everything, but it's also down to how he has played for us. His 14 league goals this term have reinforced the view that he can cut it at this level after signing for QPR last season and his goalscoring influence has been exceptional for us. I think we only won one game without him in the side all season although I'm prepared to be corrected on that.
The former Lille right-back has been a solid performer for us this season after a shaky start to life in the Premier League previously. All in all, Debs made 32 appearances for us over the course of the season and I struggle to remember any real bad games from the lad. Of course as a full-back he's not likely to chip in with many goals although he did manage to find the back of the net once in our defeat at Sunderland and grabbed three assists.
Cheik Tiote
Tiote hasn't really done anything exceptional on the pitch if I'm being honest, but he has been steady and his performances as stand-in Captain in the absence of Fabricio Coloccini were impressive. No goals again and only one assist is not great but he's kept thins ticking over in the middle of the park. However his influence waned somewhat with the departure of Yohan Cabaye.
If you're looking for a damning enough indictment of our season then surely this is it? The fact that I can only pick out our top scorer and two other who have done alright kind of says it all. But perhaps I've missed something? Maybe I've been too harsh? Perhaps even finding a positive in three players is too much?
So you're best option is to get involved. I've set out a poll below with my three suggestions and with the option of 'other' or 'nobody' but don't forget to leave your reason as to why you've voted the way you have.
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232 thoughts on "Do you dare to vote for a Player of the Season?"
icedog says:
Ime still on hols, has pacman been sacked yet???
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Troy – what does Pardew need for you to be happy that he has what he needs to properly show how good a manager he is in your opinion.
It's a genuine question mate?. I know you defend (for want of a better word) Pardew because he hasn't been backed, so Im interested to know what he realistically needs before he's in a position where you'd be happy to say that the success or failings is down to Pardew?.
As I said earlier, I'm not asking you to name players coz I know you don't like doing that, only what areas and how many?.
Feel free to answer the question with a sarcastic answer if you want but I'm genuinely interested.
I see todays papers have us linked with Zaha, Rodwell, Cresswell and Bassong – I'm not sure about any of those to be honest. Couldn't say I'm particularly excited about any of them.
I also see that Grenier has made the French squad ahead of Nasri. Fair play to the lad, coz he said he didn't want to join us in Jan to concentrate on playing for Lyon and making the WC. I'd favour him over Cabella personally, but he may be out of our reach now he's made the WC. Saying that, if we have got/get Gomis, I believe they are good mates and he could have a word.
Solano-working in Maccy D's would be too good for him!
I've told you in the past. I don't speculate on who we should get, so therefore I can't answer that question.
I can only answer questions in relation to what we have and what he's got to work with.
Every position needs strengthening and cover but depending on who we get it can be judged.
All I know is, he's done a decent job with **** pot squad we've had. He's finished where the squad should be.
If we had kept Cabaye, Remy had remained fit then I would have expected us to have finished 7th.
No quality cover for Remy blew us out the water.
Anyone, especially Terry, who thinks otherwise. is deluded and needs their head tested. 😉
@Sharpy
To add, I know you've not asked for names but wanted to know positions that need strengthening, but how can anyone answer that?
If I said we needed 2 strikers two, attacking midfielder, two wingers and then I would expect Pards to be judged. How do I know what quality the players will be? What their attitude is? They could be like Barfa, talented but lazy.
Impossible to speculate. It's for the club to strengthen and the fans to judge.
Troy – I know you don't like naming targets so wouldn't ask that of you. I understand the whole squad needs strengthening, and realistically we should be improving the squad every window possible IMO.
What I meant was, with there only being Cisse as our senior CF, do you think we need 2 or 3 CFs.
We will have around £60m to spend (if what I read is true), which will only go so far, so what would you say are the priority areas – could we get by with the keepers we have or the defenders we have?. Which of the current bunch forms your team to strengthen round?.


Ramcat Reads 5
Ramcat Reads #5
Capshaw, Katharine. Civil Rights Childhood: Picturing Liberation in African American Photobooks. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. Emphasizes the photographs and writings of children. Gives special attention to what is seldom examined regarding children in studies of the Black Arts Movement. Mentions the importance of Today (1965), a photobook created largely by Doris Derby for the Child Development Group of Mississippi. Today is available in the McCain Library, University of Southern Mississippi.
Cooley, Peter. The Van Gogh Notebooks. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2004. Cooley's sustained meditations on Van Gogh's creativity and paintings are sketches of a poet's mind at work, and they remind one of Ralph Ellison's writing about Romare Bearden's artistry. Cooley, of course, limits his introspection to the personal, the immediacy of his aesthetic experience divorced from explicit social implications.
Ellis, Thomas Sayers. The Maverick Room. Minneapolis: Graywolf, 2005.
________________. Skin, Inc. : Identity Repair Poems. Minneapolis: Graywolf, 2010.
Ellis stands out from Sharon Strange and other poets associated with the Dark Room Collective much as Lorenzo Thomas does from members of the legendary Society of Umbra: Ellis and Thomas are fiercely independent, following their divergent interests in the visual and sonic manifestations of the constantly changing NOW. Both bring a maverick spirit of exploration to the task of naming the unpredictable.
Frank, Edwin, ed. Unknown Masterpieces: Writers Rediscover Literature's Hidden Masterpieces. New York: New York Review Books, 2003. "Masterpieces are showpieces," according to Frank, "designed to establish a public reputation; classics...constitute the public face of knowledge, the books that everyone should know" (xi). Unknown Masterpieces is an example of ideological formation, and its singular charm exists in testing whether Elizabeth Hardwick, Toni Morrison, and James Wood can persuade readers that Tess Slesinger, Camara Laye, and Shchedrin [M. E. Saltykov] indeed wrote works that everyone should know. Everyone may refer only to a small community of readers predisposed to share the tastes and values of the thirteen writers who are "rediscovering" works that a larger community of readers, the more authentic everyone, has chosen not to remember. The special conditions of "rediscovering" ought to be taken into consideration in discussions of the recovery work that has been influential in the expansion of African American canons.
Gardner, John. On Moral Fiction. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2009. First published in 1978, Gardner's book should be read by every person who believes she or he must be a writer; it should be required reading for people who so easily confuse the possession of a degree in creative writing with knowledge that does not demand earning a degree. Gardner was shockingly honest in asserting "it is the universality of woundedness in the human condition which makes the work of art significant as medicine or distraction" (167). Few people who call themselves writers have the capacity to embrace woundedness or the will power to reject fashioning what is genuinely universal in their own images.
Howard, Ravi. Driving the King. New York: HarperCollins, 2015. Howard is the author Like Trees, Walking (2008) and winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence (2008). The novel may one day receive a bit of notice in critical discourses on how Nat King Cole as a musical icon can be appropriated for discussion of civil rights issues.
Rose, Tricia. The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop --- and Why It Matters. New York: Basic Books, 2008. Rose describes certain arguments regarding causes of violence, the reflection of dysfunctional ghetto cultures, symbolic injury of African Americans, devaluation of women, and the ongoing destruction of American values. She juxtaposes the defensive arguments used to justify rather negative forms of representation ----the clichéd notion "keeping it real," denial of responsibility for sexism, the vexed possibility that bitches and hoes (whores) exist outside of symbolic representation, the denial that artists have any obligation to be role models for anyone, and loud complaints that large numbers of people do not talk about positive aspects of hip hop. Rose struggles to construct guiding principles for progressive creativity, consumption, and community in and beyond the phenomenon of hip hop.
Despite her dedicated scholarship, Rose does not get very far in exposing the amorality of the music industry in the American economy. The mechanisms of that economy are not controlled by African American businesspeople, and they batten on the absence of ethics and moral struggle in the unfolding of the United States of America as a nation. Rose fails to deal with the possibility that will power does need to be talked about, even if the talk is itself theoretical and philosophical. She doesn't take into account that home education (what back in the day was called "home training") and public schooling (what is now too frequently miseducation of everyone) ought to be held accountable for encouraging a destructive sense of freedom and entitlement (e.g. the mirroring of the violence applied in the name of combating terrorism). Almost echoing James Baldwin, Rose recommends the use of affirmative love and argues that "transformational love is necessary and crucial"(272). To add salt to wounds in a hostile American environment, Rose is content to reify the deadly black/white binary as if Hispanic drug suppliers, Islamic thugs, and Asian criminals do not participate in maintaining destructive features of hip hop. The hip hop wars are overwhelmingly economic in nature, although they are disguised as innate manifestations of biocultural evolution.
Neither Rose nor any cultural critic who is not prepared to commit to plunge into boiling water will suggest the draconian remedies needed to minimize the hip hop wars, because those methods only promise to beget other forms of corruption and inequality in the manufacturing of wealth. Such is the moral poverty of our nation.
Jerry W. Ward, Jr.
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August 27th, 2012 3:18 pm
How NOT to Disprove Your Elitism
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A remarkable exchange took place at the New York Times over the weekend. First, there was Arthur Brisbane, writing his farewell column as the Times' public editor (a position that is supposed to function as the in-house voice of journalistic conscience), which contained this telling passage:
I … noted two years ago that I had taken up the public editor duties believing "there is no conspiracy" and that The Times's output was too vast and complex to be dictated by any Wizard of Oz-like individual or cabal. I still believe that, but also see that the hive on Eighth Avenue is powerfully shaped by a culture of like minds — a phenomenon, I believe, that is more easily recognized from without than from within.
When The Times covers a national presidential campaign, I have found that the lead editors and reporters are disciplined about enforcing fairness and balance, and usually succeed in doing so. Across the paper's many departments, though, so many share a kind of political and cultural progressivism — for lack of a better term — that this worldview virtually bleeds through the fabric of The Times.
As a result, developments like the Occupy movement and gay marriage seem almost to erupt in The Times, overloved and undermanaged, more like causes than news subjects.
This truth, plain to even the most pedestrian observer of the Times, was too much for Executive Editor Jill Abramson to stomach, which led her to go crying to Politico's Dylan Beyers:
"In our newsroom we are always conscious that the way we view an issue in New York is not necessarily the way it is viewed in the rest of the country or world. I disagree with Mr. Brisbane's sweeping conclusions," Abramson told POLITICO Saturday night.
"I agree with another past public editor, Dan Okrent, and my predecessor as executive editor, Bill Keller, that in covering some social and cultural issues, the Times sometimes reflects its urban and cosmopolitan base," she continued.
There you have it. Journalism defined: "speaking truth to those who agree with you."
The New York Times is a publication that believes that what constitutes balanced coverage hinges on what ZIP code you're in. They're entitled to that belief. But they're not entitled to a readership outside of the five boroughs — a fact that is only going to become more apparent to them with time.
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MSI holds AGM
Middlesea Insurance p.l.c. held its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 24th of April at the Radisson Blu Resort. Around 300 shareholders attended the meeting, during which the results of the Group were highlighted.
In his address, Middlesea's Chairman Martin Galea, said "2014 has proved to be a satisfactory year for the Middlesea Group." With reference to the local insurance market he said that it has seen an increase of 7 percent, "and it is with much pride that I can report that Middlesea has outperformed this growth by double, whilst in the life market MSV Life p.l.c. has essentially taken up all the market growth in 2014."
Mr Galea emphasised the company's commitment to its customers and shareholders. "It is incumbent on us to ensure that we provide relevant, innovative and competitive insurance cover for our clients. We must invest to ensure that we can provide the best service to our customers, that we manage risk which remains our core skill, and that we can then provide an adequate return for our shareholders." He added that the Board of Directors has decided to maintain the dividend payout to the same level as the previous year, at about 82% of the current year's profit after tax.
Mr Galea expressed his pride in Middlesea's skilled workforce, who constantly rise to the challenges presented to them and implement the company's policies diligently. He also spoke of the company's ongoing investment in IT processes, reflecting the company's commitment to be at the forefront of change, whilst maintaining the highest levels of security and integrity of data.
In his speech, Mr Galea also referred to the resolution put for the shareholders' approval to change the name of the company to MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. to reflect the changes which the Company is undergoing and its identity as part of the global enterprise. This move will capitalise on the brand name of such a global company which is represented in 46 countries and which generated €26.37 billion in revenue in 2014. He also mentioned Bank of Valletta p.l.c a committed shareholder and partner in the group, which also contributed to the Group's success, with whom the relationship remains close.
The Annual General Meeting was also addressed by Mr. Alfredo Munoz Perez, President and CEO of Middlesea Insurance. He explained that in terms of premium written growth, 2014 was an excellent year with both Life business generated by MSV Life p.l.c and General Business, growing at double digit rates and reaching the highest levels in the group's history. "Retention rates are still very high and clients' perceptions are very good overall as shown in surveys carried out."
Mr Munoz expressed his optimism for new and increased opportunities in the local market. "We still face significant issues, such as the increased competition and low rates in some classes of insurance. However economic growth and improved standard of living and lifestyles in Malta will bring new chances to those who will be ready to accept the challenge, invest and innovate."
Mr Munoz informed the shareholders that the gross premiums for General Business increased by 12.9%, the number of policies written increased by more than 14%, the Total Assets of the Group increased by 13% , the technical account balance improved by 55% whilst allocated investment income increased by 31%. With regards to long term business, investment income had a record year with high fair value movements reaching in total Eur119 million (21% more than in the already successful year 2013). It was also a positive year for the Group's subsidiaries Bee Insurance Management and Middlesea Assist Ltd.
During the year, the company moved even closer to the customers with the opening of new Regional Offices, the introduction of new 24/7 services via phone, new features on the website and new mobile apps.
During his intervention Alfredo Munoz referred to some views about the future and stated that there is room for more growth since in Malta the market is under-insured with Middlesea being in a favourable position to continue growing. Increasing regulations and consumer awareness will oblige service providers to be faster, more efficient and to add value to their products beyond marketing statements. Therefore internally the company shall continue to strengthen its structures, planning and monitoring tools and control features to ensure effectiveness in implementing structures. From a governance perspective, whilst the new Solvency II regulations pose a challenge to the insurance sector, Middlesea Insurance is well prepared for this change. The company also seeks to continue making a positive contribution to society through its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
The shareholders approved all the resolutions of the meeting including financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the change of the company's name to MAPFRE Middlesea p.l.c. Mr Charles Borg, Ms Antoinette Caruana, Mr John Cassar White, Mr David G. Curmi, Mr Javier Fernández-Cid, Mr Martin Galea, Mr Pedro López Solanes, Mr Paul Testaferrata Moroni Viani and Mr Joseph F.X. Zahra were appointed as directors on the Board of Directors.
Further information on the Group's financial results can be obtained from Middlesea Insurance's website www.middlesea.com.
Middlesea Insurance p.l.c. (C-5553) is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority to carry on both Long Term and General Business under the Insurance Business Act, 1998. COM 27042015 913.


Ex People – Bird (Review)
Ex People are a UK sludge/stoner metal band and this is their debut album.
This mixes bits of doom, sludge, and stoner metal together in one big melting pot. The result? Songs that are memorable and catchy.
The album's production lends the music a thick, coherent feeling. The band make the most of this firm sonic base, building on it with the structures of the songs to show off their talents well.
Ex People have an absolute top quality singer. Her voice has just the right combination of seductive beauty and raw power, sitting atop the well-crafted songs like their reigning monarch. She sounds great and her luscious vocals contrast nicely against the thick, tarry guitars.
As for the music itself, it's a great blending of doom, sludge, and stoner metal. There are some psychedelic, Electric Wizard-styled moments, the pure infectious energy of a band like Red Fang, the rocking sludge power of someone like Black Tusk, and the occasional bout of Crowbar weightiness.
The tracks on Bird have a decent amount of diversity within the style, and each song has its own personality and identity.
I like that a lot of the material here is on the slower end of the spectrum, making the most of the meaty riffs and the singer's atmospheric, melodic voice. Of course, when they do speed things up the band still know what they're doing. It's all very enjoyable indeed.
Bird is massively enjoyable. The album has an easy grasp of what it means to be heavy, catchy, energetic, and memorable, all at the same time.
Check this out and give it a spin.
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Pelosi Takes Advice From CNN To Hold Articles Of Impeachment, Back Fires Big Time
January 9, 2020 Rebecca Diserio, Opinion Columnist Politics
Nancy Pelosi's strategy to hold onto the articles of impeachment, instead of delivering them to the Senate for trial, was advice she got from CNN, according to reports. "[Trump] will never be vindicated," Pelosi told a staffer. "He will be impeached forever. Forever. No matter what the Senate does." Well, that's when she found out her strategy backfired big time. You'll love this.
President Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi (YouTube/Screenshots)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly came up with the idea of withholding the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from the Senate by watching CNN, according to Time magazine.
Pelosi, according to an aide, had been mulling the tactic since she heard former Nixon White House counsel John Dean float the idea on CNN on December 5. In the committee meeting, she added that she believed McConnell would be motivated to move.
"Somebody said to me today that he may not even take up what we send. [But] then [Trump] will never be vindicated," she said, according to the aide in the room. "He will be impeached forever. Forever. No matter what the Senate does."
"Pelosi's gambit has been something of a strategic disaster. She and her party rushed the impeachment — even skipping or withdrawing subpoenas for witnesses — on the argument that the president needed to be removed from office urgently to prevent him from soliciting foreign interference in the 2020 election. However, the House has delayed the transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate for more than three weeks," Breitbart reports.
Democrats argue they are using the articles as leverage to force the Senate to conduct what they consider a "fair" trial, with additional witnesses and documents, but that argument is being mocked by Republicans, who note that Democrats departed from past precedents and basic procedural fairness when conducting their rushed impeachment in the House.
Well, Nancy's own caucus is demanding she stop playing games.
"Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) on Thursday joined the growing list of Democrats calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to quit delaying and send the articles of impeachment over to the Senate," Breitbart reports.
CNN "New Day" host John Berman asked Smith if he thinks it is time for Pelosi to send over the impeachment articles, to which Smith said it is because it will make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) be "responsible for the fairness of the trial."
"I think it is [time]," Smith stated. "I mean, I understand what the speaker was trying to do … to try to get a reasonable trial, a trial that would actually show evidence, bring out witnesses."
He continued, "But at the end of the day just like we control it in the House, Mitch McConnell controls it in the Senate. I think it was perfectly advisable for the speaker to leverage that to get a better deal. At this point, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
What happened to the Democrats' claim that Trump must be impeached immediately and that they had to do it quickly?
Remember, the Democrats claimed Trump had to be impeached at a record pace because he was "dangerous." However, Pelosi and her cohorts refuse to deliver the articles for trial?
"Impeachment was urgent only when it seemed politically convenient. What's @SpeakerPelosi afraid of?" tweeted GOP Oversight Committee, which includes video of the top Democrats saying it was "urgent" and Trump was a "clear and present danger."
Impeachment was urgent only when it seemed politically convenient.
What's @SpeakerPelosi afraid of? pic.twitter.com/StWn8HB2yz
— Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) January 9, 2020
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has asked Republicans to allow the testimony of several key witnesses he believes are privy to the decision the president made to withhold Ukrainian aid over the Summer.
However, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has said that he has the votes to begin the trial before calling witnesses, and he has suggested that Pelosi has no leverage to withhold the articles.
The huge problem the Democrats have is their flip-flopping scenario.
All we can deduce from Pelosi's actions is that she and the Democrats were lying to the American people when they told us with stern faces that Trump was such a threat to our national security, and the upcoming 2016 election, that they had no choice but to impeach him at a rapid pace.
Now, Pelosi flip-flops and refuses to allow the Senate to hold the trial which is the final process. Americans are waking up. The Democrats are all about what's politically convenient for them at the time. They don't care about our national security. They care about keeping their power and getting rid of Trump in any way, period.
They are liars and can't be trusted. No American in their right mind can vote for a Democrat and think they have America's best interests at heart.


Sustainable Fringe Award
Sustainable Fringe Awards 2019 winners
At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, Creative Carbon Scotland, in collaboration with Staging Change, hosted the Sustainable Fringe Awards. One theatre company and one venue were awarded £100 for an innovative idea seeking to tackle issues of climate change or environmental sustainability at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in design, content or execution.
Sustainable Fringe Award winners 2019: Pianodrome and Pigfoot Theatre. Photo by David Monteith-Hodge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
The Pianodrome
The Pianodrome is a majestic 100-seater amphitheatre made entirely from upcycled pianos. Their philosophy is one of slowing down and taking the time to re-use materials, from the lamps that light the space, to the screws that hold it together. Every part of the piano is lovingly incorporated into this intimate venue, demonstrating the imaginative and artistic potential of a sustainable approach.
The Pianodrome's team believes that small-scale community building is essential in combatting climate change. This DIY space is open to community groups and free events during the day and they work hard to reach out to diverse audiences.
The Pianodrome brings people together to connect with each other and the world around them through (mostly un-amplified) music, involving audiences as conscious participants and co-creators rather than passive consumers. Our offering is a slower, smaller-scale, low impact, entirely magical alternative Fringe venue.
How To Save A Rock
"Quick catch-up: it's 2026, and we've got four years left to save the world. Half a degree out, and millions of lives are at risk. The temperatures are rising, and so are the people – but not enough has changed. Also, there's only one polar bear left alive, and he's written us a letter. We're going to save him. Will you help? "
Pigfoot Theatre presented their carbon-neutral comedy, 'How To Save A Rock' at Edinburgh Fringe 2019. The show won the Samuel French New Play Award winner and Sunday Times Playwriting Award winner, 2019.
The show is completely carbon neutral. The lighting is powered by bike and solar power, all production materials are recycled and recyclable, and all sound is created live. Pigfoot Theatre are really interested in challenging the way that traditional theatre is made, and asking why you can't create work that is thoughtfully written and thoughtfully performed.
As such they are create change with both the message of the show and the medium through which they deliver it. Their show discusses the power of collective action in the fight against climate change, and as such offer all audience members the chance to be added to their mailing list, which keeps them up to date with protests going on up and down the UK, and how they can get involved, as well as climate-friendly action they can take in their own lives.
Finally, they created an entirely carbon-neutral marketing strategy – doing most of the work online, participating in Staging Change's 'Take A Photo' campaign and printing the minimum number of flyers and posters possible, as well as using a climate-friendly printers which offsets the carbon cost of printing.


Superior Priest, Superior Covenant - The Context of Jeremiah's Prophecy
The goal of the writer's extensive treatment of Jesus' priesthood was to demonstrate the superiority of the covenant based on that priesthood. As the Sinai Covenant -Law of Moses- stood upon the Levitical priesthood, so the New Covenant stands upon Jesus' unique priesthood and priestly ministration -7-11-12-. But the writer also recognized that this new covenant was a matter of prophetic promise, and so this message examines the historical, salvation-historical and prophetic context in which Jeremiah issued his prophecy.
Unveiling the Glory of Christmas
Christmas is a sensate season that evokes all sorts of images, impressions, and emotions. This is true of the religious dimensions of Christmas as well as the cultural ones, so that many Christians and non-Christians alike have adopted notions about Jesus and His birth that are whimsical and emotional rather than truthful. In particular, there is a tendency to miss the inglorious quality of the glory manifest in Jesus' coming, and so miss the truth of that glory altogether. That is the subject of this message.
Superior Priest, Superior Covenant - Initial Considerations
The writer's goal in demonstrating Jesus' superior priesthood was to assert and affirm the superiority of the covenant enacted on that priesthood -7-11-12-. Thus the writer moved immediately from his summary of Jesus' priesthood to the covenant associated with it. This message considers his opening assertions regarding this new and better covenant, its superiority over its Israelite predecessor, and its necessity due to the former's inability.
Superior Priest, Superior Ministration
The beginning of chapter 8 serves as a transition in the flow of the epistle. The writer first summarized his previous instruction regarding Jesus' priesthood, but in order to turn his attention to his larger concern, namely the covenant based on that priesthood. This message examines the first five verses and the writer's summary of Jesus' priestly ministry as the Melchizedekian high priest.
Worshipping in Spirit and Truth - Living as Thankful People
All Christians agree that gratitude is a key aspect of Christian life. But many don't stop to consider the actual nature and orientation of thankfulness as the Scripture understands it and life in Christ requires it. This message examines that topic, with a view to the essential and critical role it plays in authentic worship.
The Perfection of the Melchizedekian High Priest
After providing a brief sketch of the person of Melchizedek, the writer demonstrated his superiority relative to Abraham and Levi. His ultimate goal was to show the superiority of Melchizedek's priesthood over the Levitical counterpart, centered in its superior high priest and the superior covenant based upon it. This message examines that argument as it closes out chapter seven.
The Imperfection of the Levitical Priesthood
The writer's goal in highlighting Melchizedek's superiority over Abraham and Levi was to show the superiority of his priesthood over the Levitical counterpart. This is the subject of the balance of chapter 7, and the writer's approach was to begin with a general covenantal consideration of the two priesthoods, and then look more closely at specific differences between them.
The Greatness of Melchizedek
The writer regarded Jesus' priesthood as the marrow of the Christian's confession, and this explains his focus on Melchizedek. For Melchizedek as God's priest-king illumines Jesus' priesthood and how it transcends the Levitical counterpart. Thus the author moved from his brief biographical sketch of Melchizedek to his greatness in relation to Abraham and Levi. That consideration, in turn, anticipated his larger goal, which was to demonstrate the supremacy of Melchizedek's priesthood as fulfilled in Jesus, and so the covenant associated with it.
Judge Rightly
Parenthesis: Encouragement to Persevere in Hope
In spite of his rebuke and warning, the writer was convinced of his readers' salvation. He perceived in their ministry to one another God's work in them, and so assured them that He would keep them in remembrance against a future day of completion and glory. Thus he closed this parenthesis as he began it, with a charge to press on toward maturity. But they were to do so in the patient assurance of hope, knowing that their High Priest has entered within the veil as their forerunner.
Parenthesis: Affirmation Grounded in Authenticating Works
After warning his readers about the danger, significance and consequence of falling away from Jesus as God's Messiah, the writer quickly affirmed to them that he was convinced of better things concerning them, things that demonstrated their saving faith in the Messiah. Notably, it wasn't their understanding or convictions that persuaded him, but their tangible, abiding love for God demonstrated in their loving ministry to His holy children.
Parenthesis: Exhortation to Pursue Maturity - Recognizing What's at Stake
The context for this exhortation-warning is the readers' Jewish background and the transformation in Jesus of everything pertaining to Israel's identity, history and covenant relationship with Yahweh. Thus these Hebrews had rethought everything they believed and hoped in in order to embrace Jesus as their Messiah. Now they faced pressure to retreat from that rethinking and return, in some measure, to their former convictions and practice. But to do so was to forsake God and His truth in the Messiah and attempt to return to what no longer existed - things that were merely a shadow, and had found their substance in Jesus -8-1-9-15-.
Parenthesis: Exhortation to Pursue Maturity - Setting the Context
The Hebrews writer interrupted his instruction on Jesus' priesthood to directly confront his readers. He had much to say on this topic, but feared that their self-inflicted immaturity would keep them from understanding him. Thus he exhorted them to press forward in their growth in Christ, while also warning them about the threat their regression posed, should it remain unaddressed. This message examines the context for the writer's exhortation and warning, showing that it must be read from its Jewish vantage point.
Parenthesis - Rebuke of Immaturity
The Hebrews writer recognized Jesus' high priesthood as the marrow of the Christian's confession, and so went to great effort to unfold it for his readers. But he also recognized an impediment to their hearing and benefit from his instruction, namely their self-inflicted immaturity. Thus he interrupted his treatment of Jesus' priesthood to confront and rebuke their -dullness.-
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Jesus' Superior Priesthood - Perfection as Image-Son
This message completes the consideration of verses 7-10 of chapter 5. In this passage the writer shifts his focus from the divine origin of Jesus' priesthood to the human means by which He was fitted for it. Again, the writer's overall concern was to underscore the human quality of that priestly ministration, which began with the incarnation, reached its climax at Calvary, and culminated with Jesus' enthronement as the glorified Image-Son, the first-born among many brethren.
Jesus' Superior Priesthood - Preparation as Image-Son
Verses 7-10 continue the theme of Jesus' high priesthood, but with the writer shifting his focus from the divine initiative and ordination behind it to the way in which Jesus became fitted for executing it. And what he emphasizes, consistent with the surrounding context, is that Jesus' priesthood is a human phenomenon from first to last, and not simply with respect to His self-offering at Calvary. Beginning with His incarnation and culminating with His enthronement as King-Priest, Jesus the Messiah mediates the relationship between God and His creation -with man at the center- as man, the image-son.
Revisiting the Church - The Pillar and Support of the Truth
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The Church's great challenge in every generation - and its great failure - concerns its authenticity- its obligation to discern, own and live out the truth of its identity and vocation. And because Christ's Church is a human community and not an institution or organization, its authenticity depends on the authenticity of those who comprise it. The Church will deviate and fall short in its life and mission so long as individual Christians fail to understand and live out their own identity and calling. And there can be no authentic Christian life except as it is the life of Christ's body.


Jigsaw Puzzles > Architecture > Castles and palaces
Wooden palace in Kolomenskoye (Russia)
Kolomenskoye is the former seat of the Russian tsars and princes, formerly it was a separate village but now it is located on the outskirts of Moscow. It is a palace-museum complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the unique nature of the architectural monuments there. A large wooden palace, built by order of Tsar Alexei I in the 17th century is the most famous one. The building used to house 250 rooms interconnected through the maze of corridors and since the beginning of its existence it was considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. The palace declined during the reign of Catherine II and was demolished at her command. The current edifice is a precise reconstruction, which was completed in 2010.
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The 49ers' Backup Plan Is to Share With the Raiders in Oakland
By Andy J. Wang Dec 21, 2009, 8:52am PST
So there's been all this work to set up a 49ers stadium in Santa Clara — a city council initiative, a new voter-backed initiative — but if all that fails, the backup place that "has the location and the infrastructure" is Oakland. Yep, Hunters Point's grand vision of a stadium surrounded by a brand new community doesn't even pass muster for a 49ers Plan B. It's nothing personal, as the Niners president says. Oakland has, in addition to location and infrastructure, freeway and BART access, while Hunters Point has none of those things. No work at all's been done to lay the groundwork for a possible Oakland move, but the point is that the city's preferable to San Francisco. That opens the door to a shared stadium with the Raiders — possibly even a "plush new one somewhere." Just not in San Francisco, as that apparently wouldn't work for the Raiders.
· York: Oakland beats S.F. as 49ers stadium site [SFGate]
· 49ers Are Oblivious to San Francisco As They Focus On Santa Clara [Curbed SF]
· Hunters Point Report Drops, 49ers Stadium Still in the Works [Curbed SF]
49ers New Stadium
5201 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054


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Japan's corpse hotels upset some of the neighbours
Tucked away in a quiet residential street in Kawasaki city in Japan is a refurbished workshop with a plain silver exterior and black draped windows that residents describe as creepy.
The business inside, Sousou, is one of Japan's latest so-called corpse hotels, a camouflaged morgue used to store some of Japan's mounting pile of bodies waiting for a spot in one of the nation's overworked crematoriums.
"Crematories need to be built, but there isn't any space to do so and that is creating funeral refugees," said Hisao Takegishi, who opened the business in 2014.
At a daily rate of 9,000 yen (£57) family members can keep their deceased relative in one of Sousou's 10 rooms for up to four days until a crematorium can be found.
Unlike other such morgues-in-disguise, which try to blend in by looking like hotels, Sousou doesn't refrigerate corpses, relying on air conditioned rooms instead.
As Japan ages its people are dying off at a faster pace. About 20,000 more people per year are expiring with the death rate expected to peak at about 1.7 million a year by around 2040, according government estimates.
By then, barring any major influx of immigrants, Japan will have 20 million fewer people.
Residents of Kawasaki are unhappy about living next to Sousou's hidden corpse refugees, with placards and flags dotting the neighbourhood expressing outrage at the presence of the morgue.
Yoko Masuzawa, 50, who, lives behind Sousou, demanded it put air ventilation grills above ground level, a request that she says it ignored.
"It was built so close, less than a meter away in some places," she said.
Sousou's customers, however, are grateful for a place to keep their deceased relatives.
"I think it's great that families and acquaintances can come and visit before she heads off to the crematorium," said 69 year-old Hirokazu Hosaka, as her mother's body lay in a decorated coffin in Sousou.
Takegishi, who used to help organise weddings, is looking to tap growing demand, with plans to bring corpse hotels to other cities.
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Herbie Hancock – Crossings
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In the 1970s, Herbie Hancock's Crossings was to be found on every IKEA record shelf in the student pads of jazz-fusion fans. The cover, with its psychedelic touch, also contributed significantly to its popularity — although it was unclear where the crossing was going to take us ... Nevertheless, the excellent trumpeter Eddie Henderson — often underestimated as an improv...
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In the 1970s, Herbie Hancock's Crossings was to be found on every IKEA record shelf in the student pads of jazz-fusion fans. The cover, with its psychedelic touch, also contributed significantly to its popularity — although it was unclear where the crossing was going to take us …
Nevertheless, the excellent trumpeter Eddie Henderson — often underestimated as an improviser and composer, and Benny Maupin — who like Hancock had grown up under Miles Davis's wing, present a wide range of sound-generating instruments — as was all the rage in those days. Synthesizer and Mellotron (a polyphonic tape replay keyboard and as such practically the prototype of the sampler) were permanent members of the group — and even produce here melodic arches of sound! Whether Bennie Maupin's "Quasar" launches the group and us into extraterrestrial territory (as stated in one review) is a moot point.
This LP is a contemporary historical document, though it certainly doesn't sound antiquated. That's why younger listeners too will find pleasure in this experiment from the previous millennium.
Bill Evans And Jim Hall – Undercurrent (Numbered Vinyl LP)
Weezer – Weezer (Blue Album) (Numbered Blue Colored 180g Vinyl LP)


AVIATION NOISE LAW
Airport and FAA Records Disclosure
(Revised January 7, 2013)
Freedom of Information Act (5 United States Code § 552) applies to the federal government only.
U.S. Department of Justice FOIA website explains policies that apply to the entire federal government.
FAA Freedom of Information Act Office for specific guidance.
California Public Records Act (Government Code §§ 6250-6270).
California First Amendment Coalition for guidance.
State Freedom of Information Act Map has links to freedom of information-related laws and guides on obtaining public records for each state.
City of San Jose v. Superior Court (San Jose Mercury News) — The court held that a newspaper was not entitled to know the names, addresses, and telephone numbes of persons complaining to San Jose International Airport about noise. (6th Dist. Ct. App., 1999, 74 Cal.App.4th 1008)
City of Hermosa Beach v. City of Los Angeles (April 12, 2001) — City sought five years of records on nighttime departures from Los Angeles International Airport and information on procedures to reduce airport noise.
Feltus v. PDK, filed May 14, 2004, seeks injunctive relief under the Georgia Open Records Act, ordering the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport to turn over certain airport records. Pleadings and briefs are posted at PDK Watch. See the following news reports:
Judge Rules Airport Records Must Be Disclosed (August 10, 2005)
Role of FAA Debated in Hearing on Airport Records Disclosure (June 9, 2005)
Suit Demands Airport Turn Over Noise Information (June 2, 2005)
New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise v. FAA (filed Nov. 12, 2004, U.S. District Court for New Jersey) — The FAA has refused to provide documents concerning the FAA's redesign of the airspace in the New York - New Jersey - Philadelphia metropolitan area. It based its refusal on the "deliberative process" privilege.
FAA's Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (Sept. 14, 2005) (file = PDF 78 kB)
NJCAAN's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Oct. 14, 2005) (file = PDF 87 kB)
FAA's Reply Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgement (Oct. 31, 2005) (file = PDF 55 kB)
Other Legal Documents
California Attorney General Opinion 94-903 (1995) — Opinion: The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who have filed noise complaints concerning the operation of a city airport are subject to public disclosure unless the city can establish in the particular circumstances that the public interest served by not making the information public clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure. The opinion outlines a balancing test for weighing disclosure versus nondisclosure. This test was used in 1999 in the case of City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Mercury News), where the court concluded that a newspaper was not entitled to learn the identity of complainants (see link to this decision under "Cases" above).
Illinois Governor Withholds Research Reports on New Chicago Airport (Sept. 28, 2012)
Pilots Fight Public Identification of Noisy Planes (June 14, 2005)
Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project is an outstanding resource!


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2021
Item 2.02        Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 15, 2021, TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The information under this Item 2.02 is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (concerning financial results) dated November 15, 2021, furnished hereto.
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Date: November 15, 2021 By:
TransCode Therapeutics Reports Business Progress and Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
eIND application submission for TTX-MC138 anticipated in H1 2022
Boston, MA, Nov 15, 2021 – TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNAZ), an RNA oncology company created on the belief that cancer can be defeated through the intelligent design and effective delivery of RNA therapeutics, today reported recent business progress and third quarter 2021 financial results.
"TransCode has made further progress across our corporate infrastructure and bourgeoning portfolio, advancing our mission to design RNA therapeutics that can effectively treat cancer. Reflecting the results of an important microdosing study recently reported in Cancer Nanotechnology, TransCode believes it has an opportunity in its planned First-in-Human (FIH) Phase 0 clinical trial of its lead therapeutic candidate, TTM-MC138, to obtain results that will better inform designs of planned follow-on trials than the original FIH trial design. The reported study was conducted by Dr. Zdravka Medarova, a scientific co-founder of TransCode Therapeutics who was appointed Chief Technology Officer effective October 1." said Michael Dudley, co-founder, president and CEO of TransCode Therapeutics. Dr. Medarova noted, "We believe a microdosing study offers the potential to more definitively establish proof-of-mechanism for our delivery platform, upon which we hope to build a broad and diverse pipeline of therapeutics and diagnostics with the potential to reach previously undruggable genetic targets."
Dudley added, "We are striving to file our exploratory Investigational New Drug Application (eIND) required for the FIH trial by the end of the first quarter 2022, although because of COVID-19-related backlogs at contract research organizations, the filing may be later in the first half. Regardless, we believe the proposed microdosing study should, if successful, demonstrate the power and versatility of our TTX platform in solving the challenges of RNA delivery in oncology. In addition, we have continued IND-enabling work for TTX-MC138 and remain on track to file an IND for a Phase I clinical trial for treatment of metastatic disease by year end 2022."
Third Quarter 2021 and Recent Highlights
· Expanded the Company's executive team with the appointment of TransCode's scientific co-founder, Zdravka Medarova, Ph.D., as Chief Technology Officer effective October 1. Dr. Medarova is a leader in the field of non-coding RNA delivery to cancer and has authored multiple high-impact publications on the topic of RNA delivery, nanotechnology, and the biology of cancer metastasis.
· Continued eIND-enabling activities for TTX-MC138, the Company's lead program, targeting micoRNA-10b (miR-10b) for treatment of metastatic solid tumors. Due to continued COVID-19-related backlogs at contract research organizations, the planned eIND filing may be in the second quarter 2022. Concurrently, IND-enabling efforts remain on track to support an IND expected to be filed in 2H 2022 for a planned Phase 1 study of TTX-MC138.
· Announced publication of preclinical results supporting TTX-MC138 in Cancer Nanotechnology, based on research conducted at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The key results of the study demonstrated that a radiolabeled derivative of TTX-MC138, when injected intravenously, accumulated in metastatic lesions, confirming its intended pharmacokinetic profile.
· Based on joint research conducted at Michigan State University and the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, additional preclinical data were published in Oncotarget highlighting the potential for microRNA-based therapies in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The publication included in vivo animal studies confirming the inhibitory effect of TTX-MC138 on the growth of stem cell-derived orthotopic GBM xenografts, suggesting miR-10b may represent a useful target in GBM therapy.
· Conversion of the Company's convertible promissory notes into common stock upon completion of the initial public offering (IPO) in July.
Key Planned Upcoming Milestones
TransCode's goals to continue to advance its portfolio include:
· TTX-MC138
o Submission to FDA of an eIND application by second quarter 2022.
o Initiation of a FIH Phase 0 clinical study evaluating TTX-MC138 for treatment of metastatic solid tumors later in 2022.
o Concurrent completion of IND-enabling studies to support a second half 2022 filing of an IND application for a Phase I clinical trial of TTX-MC138.
· Publication in the first half of 2022 of preclinical results supporting the TTX delivery platform in pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma multiforme.
· Filing of additional patents related to new and current technologies.
· Continuation of pre-clinical studies for therapeutic candidates TTX-RIGA, TTX-siPDL1 and TTX-siLin28b
Third Quarter Financial Highlights
· Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of September 30, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $22.5 million largely reflecting the net proceeds from the July IPO.
· R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were approximately $993 thousand in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $54 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to purchases of materials, compensation costs which the Company did not have prior to the third quarter of 2021 except for stock-compensation expenses, license fees, intellectual property expenses, and lab facility expenses.
· G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were approximately $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $186 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to increased liability insurance costs, compensation and related personnel costs which the Company did not have in the 2020 period except for stock- compensation expenses, investor relations and other costs of being a public company, and expenses for legal, accounting and tax services.
· Operating Loss: Operating loss was approximately $2.4 million in the third quarter of 2021, compared to approximately $239 thousand in the third quarter of 2020. Net loss for the 2021 third quarter was approximately $2.3 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million, or $0.30 per basic and diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020. The Company expects that operating losses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future.
TransCode expects that its cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021, together with additional funding expected from an April 2021 SBIR award, are sufficient to fund planned operations through year-end 2022.
TransCode is an emerging RNA oncology company created on the belief that cancer can be defeated through the intelligent design and effective delivery of RNA therapeutics. The Company has created a platform of drug candidates designed to target a variety of tumor types with the objective of significantly improving patient outcomes. The Company's lead therapeutic candidate, TTX-MC138, is focused on treating metastatic cancer, which is believed to cause approximately 90% of all cancer deaths representing over nine million deaths per year worldwide. The Company believes that TTX-MC138 has the potential to produce regression without recurrence in a range of cancers, including breast, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer, glioblastomas and others. Two of the Company's other drug candidates, TTX-siPDL1 and TTX-siLIN28b, focus on the treatment of tumors by targeting PD-L1 and Lin28b, respectively. The Company is also developing other therapeutic candidates and diagnostic products related to its planned therapeutics business.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements concerning the timing and outcome of expected regulatory filings, including the filing of an eIND for the planned first-in-human study of TTX-MC138, and statements concerning the timing and outcome of this study, including whether this study will demonstrate proof-of-concept, statements concerning TransCode's development programs and TTX technology platform generally, and statements about TransCode's cash burn and ability to fund operations through year-end 2022. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk associated with drug discovery and development; the risk that the results of our planned clinical trials will not be consistent with our pre-clinical studies or expectations; risks associated with the timing and outcome of TransCode s planned regulatory submissions; risks associated with TransCode's planned clinical trials for its product candidates; risks associated with obtaining, maintaining and protecting intellectual property; risks associated with TransCode's ability to enforce its patents against infringers and defend its patent portfolio against challenges from third parties; the risk of competition from other companies developing products for similar uses; risks associated with TransCode's financial condition and its need to obtain additional funding to support its business activities, including TransCode's ability to continue as a going concern; risks associated with TransCode's dependence on third parties; and risks associated with the COVID-19 coronavirus. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause TransCode's actual results to differ from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in TransCode's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in TransCode's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release; TransCode undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 22,499,856 $ 828,016
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,704,386 3,199
Deferred offering costs -- 224,153
Total assets 25,359,852 1,055,368
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,984,657 369,177
Deferred grant income 220,075 --
Convertible promissory notes, net of debt issuance costs and debt discount -- 2,086,675
Accrued interest – convertible promissory notes -- 191,687
Derivative liabilities -- 1,751,000
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 23,155,120 (3,408,232 )
Statement of Operations Data
Three Months Ended September 30,
Operating expenses:
Research and development $ 992,946 $ 53,936
General and administrative 1,366,963 185,555
Total operating expenses 2,359,909 239,491
Loss from operations (2,359,909 ) (239,491 )
Other income (expenses), net 30,203 (1,134,413 )
Loss before income taxes (2,329,706 ) (1,373,904 )
Net loss $ (2,329,706 ) $ (1,373,904 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding 11,526,514 4,636,216
Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.20 ) $ (0.30 )


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Lords of the Fallen Review: Not As Hard as Dark Souls!
pria manja October 28, 2020
Lords of The Fallen has indeed become one of the most anticipated action RPG games this year. Although born as an "indie" project, it is able to offer an appeal that seems hard to resist, especially from the quality of the visuals it offers. Gaining sufficient attention from the outside media, Lords of the Fallen is building its popularity slowly, but surely. After its release, it was also known as one of the games that was reinforced with Denuvo's phenomenal anti-piracy system, making it unmanageable until recently. But unfortunately, the impression he offered us was not as good as imagined.
Those of you who have read our preview before, of course, already have a little idea of what is the source of our main complaint. That's right, it's a technical problem that makes the PC version of Lords of the Fallen that we tried this hard to enjoy. Playing it on a rig with specifications that are above the recommended needs, this game doesn't seem to be able to run without crashing at all. Glitch that made us thrown out of the world, twice experienced lost saves, crashes, gameplay bugs, to other problems that made us have to repeat from spinning in the same area for no apparent reason. Combined with the high difficulty level of the game, all technical problems become a burden.
So, what did the Lords of the Fallen actually offer? Why do we call it a game that is not as difficult as Dark Souls? This review will discuss it more deeply for you!
Have you ever imagined what happens when man rebels against God himself? That greed for freedom eventually led people to find a way to do this. Through a trap, humans managed to kill God in the hope that they could determine the fate of their own world. In his last breath, he created a gigantic mountain which was known as the Hand of God Mountains. However, what this human had hoped for would turn against him. Thousands of years after this one terrifying event, the Lord came back to life with one main mission - revenge. He waged war on humans.
A hero with a dark past, this sentence seems appropriate to deduce who Harkyn really is - the main character you use. In a world that is said to have no forgiveness at all, Harkyn - a criminal released from prison with a mission to save humans who are waging a war that looks impossible to win. All Runes in the form of tattoos engraved on his face is a kind of proof for all the crimes he had previously incised.
Looking for redemption, assisted by the closest mentor - Kaslo, Harkyn began to struggle to beat back the army of monsters and demons born from a dark world named Rhogar. The battle that brought him into this creepy world. It's a cliché, but this storyline is what Lords of the Fallen offers. You will bring Harkyn to fight from one place to another, while trying to subdue the demon troops he meets, from just lowly soldiers to giant generals who are ready to finish you off so quickly.
So, what kind of journey should this Harkyn take? Will he be able to repulse this demon army that is about to destroy this human race? You can find the answer to this question by playing Lords of the Fallen.
Like But Not As Difficult As Dark Souls
It's really hard not to compare Lords of the Fallen with the flagship RPG action game from From Software which is famous for its difficulty level - Dark Souls. Why? Because from the first time you play this game, you will really recognize the similarities between the two. Or in other words, how can CI Games try to offer a product that "counters" Dark Souls with a more modern visual quality. Those of you who have tasted Dark Souls in the past will easily master Lords of the Fallen because the essence offered is practically the same.
As with most RPG action games today, you will be given the opportunity to choose the type of magic and equipment that will determine your fighting style throughout the game. The choice of weapons itself is not much different from the class system in other RPG games. You can still change types of weapons in battle, but if you use the weapon according to your first choice, there will be its own unique buff. The weapon you choose will also determine what initial attribute point distribution you get. Apart from weapons, you will also be asked to choose what kind of magic will accompany your action. Take it easy, there is a very clear description to give you an idea of the magic variations and their effects.
Facing Giant Monster
In terms of gameplay mechanics, those of you who have tasted the Demon Souls or Dark Souls series will be faced with a similar mechanic. Lords of the Fallen will use timing to attack and defend as the spearhead to win every battle. You can't expect to be able to survive by just attacking blindly, especially when dealing with enemies who have super large weapons and shields. You have to try to learn to find loopholes about when is the best time to attack, run, defend, and do the best damage you can. The process is not easy, of course, because you are required to learn and go through a series of trial and error processes. One little step, then life is at stake. Because on the other hand, every enemy attack that enters your body will produce quite threatening damage.
Not only do you have to learn about enemy attack variants and exploit loopholes, you are also required to learn about your own character. Why? Because along with the modifications you make for him, your character will also change and affect the movements he produces - especially about animation speed and weight. As a game that focuses on timing, these two elements are a factor that must be considered and Lords of the Fallen executed this very well. Different weapons mean different animation. The heavier the weapon, the slower the movement of your weapon will be even with greater damage.
Using different weapons means creating different attack anticipations to ensure that your weapon lands at the right moment. Weapons such as a giant hammer will take time to swing to land on the enemy's face, while a dual-wielding dagger, for example, can launch instantly. Not only weapons, the variety of equipment you wear on Harkyn's figure will also affect the total weight he has to carry. The heavier the equipment, the higher your ability to withstand the damage. But in exchange, you have to sacrifice speed and agility to move. Appropriate or not? The decision is directed at you.
However, Lords of the Fallen did not immediately copy all the charms of Dark Souls from the mechanical side. It offers a new variety of attacks which is represented by the presence of a new equipment called - Gauntlet. In the form of a giant glove on his left hand, the Gauntlet which can be accessed by sacrificing a number of magic bars can be positioned as an extra ability to throw projectile attacks. Through three variations of attacks that you can choose from, Gauntlet is able to launch long-range attacks with significant damage. The good news? The Magic Bar which is the main resource for accessing this attack can also regenerate by itself. Comes with a system like this and focuses on developing it, you can kill enemies remotely, before they even know it.
The progress of the characters offered is also quite different. You will indeed still gain a myriad of experience points via the enemy that you have successfully subdued or the side quest that you have successfully completed. You can distribute the experience points you get to two different elements - unlock and strengthen existing magic or fill attribute points to be distributed to strengthen your own character. With an attribute system like this, you have the freedom to create the character you want. A rogue with super thick blood? Or a warrior with high movement speed? Very likely. But it should also be noted, this attribute will also determine whether you can wear certain equipment and of course - get a certain attack buff from it.
So, what makes us call this Lords of the Fallen easier than Dark Souls? One thing that is quite influential is the rhythm of the game which feels slower. There are also not too many enemy attack movements and animations, making it easier to dodge, trick, with tons of gaps to exploit. Defending using the existing shield is also quite effective at reducing the damage you receive, increasing the level of survivability. With a checkpoint system that is also not too far from each other, and a Gauntlet that you can use to deal damage from a distance quite effectively, the feeling of threat is not as big as Dark Souls. Lords of the Fallen is more geared towards testing your patience.
Your death will also have certain consequences. You will drop the experience points that you have previously earned and the amount will continue to decrease over time. If you die before you manage to take these experience points back, it will just disappear and you will need to do the grinding again. The good news? Grinding is also not a difficult matter in this one game. Once you are killed, all enemies will reset again and wait to be killed again for extra experience points. So if you are not too confident about being able to make certain progress because the character doesn't seem strong enough, you can do farming exp quite easily. Moreover, Lords of the Fallen also carries a reward system that will increase the number of experience points you get for each enemy that you successfully kill in a row before dying. The opportunity to strengthen yourself and make your next trip easier is always open.
One that is quite interesting is the world he offers. Even though they come with designs that are not much different from one another, the world that you can explore on your own is quite wide. There are many branch paths outside the main storyline that will bring you lots of other surprises - from sidequests, chests full of items and equipment you might need, to portals that will take you into challenges that are quite difficult but end up in sufficient loot. satisfying. It's a little confusing, but this exploration is something that will pay off if done safely.
Full of Technical Problems!
Reading the various comments in the previous preview article, such fatal technical problems seem to occur for some groups of gamers, and we are one of the unlucky ones. Some JagatPlay readers have mentioned that the game ran very smoothly for them, without even dealing with a series of technical issues that we complained about. While on the other hand, what we mentioned in the previous preview article also continues in this review article. There is never any certainty what exactly happened and what kind of solutions should be taken to overcome this technical problem. To be sure, he appears like a gambling table with a low probability of winning. Things that caused crashes in the past can suddenly run smoothly the next day for no reason, then crash again without explanation.
With solutions in cyberspace that do not lead to a definite solution, then we ourselves have started to act like a clairvoyant fortune teller full of speculation. After the technical problems that we passed previously in the preview section, a bigger challenge arose. Enter one of the portals and try to get out, this Lords of the Fallen game will crash every time we do this action. There was no way out at all. Every time we wanted to use the portal, we were kicked out. Lowering the visualization quality to the lowest level doesn't help much. We tried everything, uninstalled and filled, until it was full of frustration to make this game run in a "borderless window". And voila! this game suddenly went smoothly. We think we've found the best panaceas. Then meet the boss after that, and crash again. We raise our hands.
It's a bit strange indeed, finding the fact that there are some gamers who can play this game without problems on PC, while others like us should feel frustrated because of it. Of course, this really hurts the existing gaming experience, because random crashes like this could make you have to go through the same boss battle again if it happens. CI Games still hasn't provided any official comments or any recent patches. Technical problems will be one of your biggest considerations before buying the PC version of Lords of the Fallen.
Great visualization
Challenging gameplay
Heavy sensation executed well, especially when using giant weapons
Opportunity to do grinding exp if needed
Random bugs, glitches, crashes
Annoying camera system
What a cliché story
The enemy design is not that cool
Slower gameplay rhythm
Weak characterization
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Alvarez had not lost again since though and had been drawing comparisons to Mayweather as one of boxing's all-time greats (even though the two have different fighting styles). As such, Alvarez's loss to Bivol (plus the money he made off it) had to feel pretty good for Mayweather, especially since Alvarez recently took a bit of a shot at Mayweather on social media as well.
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