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Dry Eye Disease Market: Increasing Awareness and the Booming Geriatric Population to Accelerate the Market Growth – BioSpace

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Transparency Market Research Inc.: Eye-related disorders are expanding at an accelerated pace across the globe. One of the most common disorders of the eyes is dry eye disease. The growing geriatric population and the increasing screen time among individuals have resulted in the rising cases of dry eye diseases. According to numerous studies, the incidence of dry eye diseases is between the ranges of 8 percent to 34 percent. Hence, these factors have influenced the growth structure of the dry eye disease market considerably and will continue to influence during the forecast period of 2017-2025.

When an individual suffers from dry eye disease, his/her eyes do not produce enough tears. Dry eye also occurs when one is not able to maintain a normal layer of tears for coating the eyes. The common symptoms of dry eye disease are redness, stringy mucus, blurry vision, pain, difficulty reading, or not able to sit before the computer for long hours, etc. Dry eye disease is of two types: aqueous deficiency dry eye disease and evaporative dry eye disease.

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The prominent risk factors for eye diseases are diabetes, refractive surgeries, aging, consumption of certain medications, etc. Anti-inflammatory drugs, cyclosporine, artificial tears, lifitegrast, secretagogue, punctal plugs, and others are some vital treatment types for eye diseases.

The players indulge in research and development activities for expanding the growth landscape of the dry eye disease market. The players invest in these activities to find new treatments for dry eye diseases. These activities help in strengthening the revenue cycle of the global market, eventually increasing the growth rate. Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships also form an important part of the dry eye disease market growth structure. These collaborations assure expansion of the treatment types in other regions and significantly impact the growth trajectory.

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According to the TMR experts, the market for dry eye disease is prognosticated to expand at 4.5 percent CAGR during the forecast period of 2017-2025. In the context of valuation, the plasma protein therapeutics market is estimated to reach a valuation of US$ 7,780 mn by 2025 and was valued at US$ 5045.2 mn in 2016.

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Reign Supreme in Terms of Demand

The use of anti-inflammatory drugs for treating dry eye diseases has increased exponentially over the years. Research activities revolving around anti-inflammatory drugs are increasing extensively, ultimately leading to an increase in the development of new drugs. These factors will influence the growth of the dry eye disease market to a considerable extent. The anti-inflammatory drugs segment is expected to dominate in terms of revenue and demand, whereas the artificial tears segment may emerge as the second-largest growth-contributing segment.

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Growing Awareness about Various Treatment Types to Increase Growth Prospects Considerably

Government and non-government initiatives are encouraging many individuals to diagnose and get treated for dry eye diseases. This factor will have a great impact on the growth of the dry eye disease market. Further, many companies in the dry eye disease market promote their products through effective strategies, ultimately contributing to the growth trajectory.

Accelerated FDA Approvals to Boost Growth of North Americas Dry Eye Disease Market

The approvals for new dry eye disease treatment drugs at a rapid pace will bring immense growth prospects for the dry eye disease market in North America. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to speed up the approval process to provide good and effective dry eye disease treatment options to the citizens. Hence, this factor will help North Americas dry eye disease market to gain a larger growth share.

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Some well-entrenched players in the dry eye disease market are Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., TRB Chemedica International SA, Novartis AG, Johnson & Johnson, and Sentiss Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

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First Edition: July 8, 2022 – Kaiser Health News

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

KHN:Digital Mental Health Companies Draw Scrutiny And Growing ConcernsWhen Pat Paulsons son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists. No providers in the Wisconsin city where her sons university is located had openings. So she bought a monthly subscription to BetterHelp, a Mountain View, California, company that links people to therapists online. (Meyer, 7/8)

KHN:The Push For Abortion Lawmaking After Dobbs Is Unique, Legal And Political Experts SayThe end of nationwide abortion protections has been met with a wave of calls from lawmakers and governors in at least a dozen states for special legislative sessions that would reshape the state-by-state patchwork of laws that now govern abortion in the U.S. I havent seen so many states focusing their attention so quickly on one issue, said Thad Kousser, a professor who studies state politics. (Zionts, 7/8)

KHN:Vaccine And Testing Delays For Monkeypox Echo Failures In Early Covid ResponseAndy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would be available that day at a clinic in Manhattan. Stone, 35, and his husband booked appointments online right away and got their shots last month. I want to do what I can to protect myself and others, said Stone, a marketing consultant living in Brooklyn, who said his primary care doctor advised him to get the vaccine as soon as possible. (Andrews, 7/8)

KHN:The Search For Scarce Formula Is Worse For Rural Families On WICTwo months after giving birth, Jennifer Magee noticed a change in her babys feeding routine that scared her: She was starting to drink more formula, almost every hour. Increased appetite is normal for growing infants, including Magees daughter, Aubrey. But amid the national formula shortage, Magee, 25, had only one container left, barely enough to last three days. (Saint Louis, 7/8)

KHN:KHNs What The Health?: A Chat With The Surgeon General On Health Worker BurnoutThe pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, but those who work in health care have suffered disproportionately, according to a new report from the office of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. And its not just the workers who are at risk. If not addressed, the health worker burnout crisis will make it harder for patients to get care when they need it, cause health costs to rise, hinder our ability to prepare for the next public health emergency, and worsen health disparities, according to the report. (7/7)

AP:Dems Want To Tax High Earners To Protect Medicare SolvencySenate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the partys election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year, Democratic aides told The Associated Press. Democrats expect to submit legislative language on their Medicare plan to the Senates parliamentarian in the next few days, the aides said. (Fram, 7/7)

The New York Times:Democrats Propose Raising Taxes On Some High Earners To Bolster MedicareThe proposal is projected to raise $203 billion over a decade by imposing an additional 3.8 percent tax on income earned from owning a piece of what is known as a pass-through business, such as a law firm or medical practice. The money that would be generated by the change is estimated to be enough to extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund that pays for hospital care currently set to begin running out of money in 2028 until 2031. (Cochrane, Sanger-Katz and Tankersley, 7/7)

Politico:Dems' Climate And Tax Agenda To Consume Congress In JulyNegotiators are still ironing out key details, but Democrats are signaling that as soon as next week they will begin arguing their case to the Senate rules chief on why the package should pass with a simple majority in the chamber. No one is getting their hopes too high in a party still reeling from Manchins rejection of Build Back Better, Democrats previous version of the legislation. (Everett and Levine, 7/7)

The Hill:Newsom Announces California Will Produce Its Own Low Cost InsulinCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on Thursday that his state will be producing its own low cost insulin, stating, People should not go into debt to get lifesaving medication. Newsom said that the state budget he recently signed includes $100 million for California to contract and make [its] own insulin at a cheaper price, close to at cost, and to make it available to all. (Breslin, 7/7)

The Hill:GOP Senators Call For Hearings On Bipartisan Insulin Cost BillFive GOP senators are calling on the Senate Finance Committee to hold hearings on bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of insulin. Led by Sens. Pat Toomey (Pa.), and John Barrasso (Wyo.), the Republicans said they were concerned the legislation from Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) will be brought to the Senate floor for a vote without going through the committee first. (Weixel, 7/7)

AP:Facing Pressure, Biden To Sign Order On Abortion AccessPresident Joe Biden will take executive action Friday to protect access to abortion, according to three people familiar with the matter, as he faces mounting pressure from Democrats to be more forceful on the subject after the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to the procedure two weeks ago. Biden will speak Friday morning on protecting access to reproductive health care services, the sources said. The actions he was expected to outline are intended to try to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortion may face after the ruling, but are limited in their ability to safeguard access to abortion nationwide. (Kim and Miller, 7/8)

The Hill:Feinstein Says Shed Vote For Filibuster Carve-Out To Codify Abortion RightsSen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she supports the Senate removing the procedural filibuster rule in order to codify abortion rights into law. Feinstein said she certainly would vote to support a carve-out to the filibuster to pass the Womens Health Protection Act and codify federal-level abortion protections. (Dress, 7/7)

AP:Lone Mississippi Abortion Clinic Seeks Legal Path To ReopenAttorneys for Mississippis only abortion clinic filed papers Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law that bans most abortions and to let the clinic reopen next week. The clinic, Jackson Womens Health Organization, is at the center of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and took away womens constitutional protection for abortion nationwide. (Pettus and Kolpack, 7/7)

Axios:North Dakota's Only Abortion Clinic Sues State Over Trigger BanRed River Womens Clinic, the only remaining abortion provider in North Dakota, is suing state officials over the state's trigger ban, which is set to take effect later this summer. (Gonzalez, 7/7)

AP:Indiana's Abortion Laws May Tighten Before Legislature ActsIndianas abortion laws will likely be tightened even before the Legislature is expected to start debating additional abortion restrictions later this month. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana conceded defeat Friday in their fight to block two anti-abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Courts decision last month to end constitutional protection for abortion. That led the state attorney generals office on Wednesday to ask U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis to sign off on orders that would lift her injunctions that have prevented enforcement of those laws. (Davies, 7/7)

The New York Times:After Roe, South Carolina Considers More Restrictions On AbortionWith anti-abortion Republicans in firm control of South Carolinas legislature and executive branch, a new proposal offering something closer to an outright ban seems quite likely, although the details have yet to be hammered out. On Thursday, the exploration of a new abortion law began with a meeting of a 14-member, Republican-dominated House committee. But a bill introduced in the House has been left intentionally vague, with just a few lines of text including a statement that state law would be changed so as to prohibit abortions in the state of South Carolina. (Fausset and Sasani, 7/7)

AP:Senate GOP Advances Constitutional Amendment On AbortionRepublican state senators outvoted impassioned Democratic opposition late Thursday to advance a proposal to add language to the Pennsylvania Constitution stating explicitly that the document does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion or public funding of abortions. (Scolforo, 7/7)

USA Today:'DIY Abortion' On TikTok: Experts Urge Americans To Avoid These HerbsThe changing landscape of abortion access across the country has prompted many Americans to turn to the internet for answers, including how to self-manage an unwanted pregnancy at home. Google searches for DIYabortion have skyrocketed since the Supreme Courts decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. (Rodriguez, 7/7)

NBC News:U.S. To Ship 144,000 More Monkeypox Shots And Expand Testing As Cases Top 700The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it will distribute 144,000 doses of the two-shot Jynneos vaccine, which is approved for monkeypox and smallpox, to cities and states starting Monday. That's on top of 56,000 doses the department made available last week, of which 41,000 have been delivered. (Bendix, 7/8)

CIDRAP:US Monkeypox Cases Top 600 In 34 StatesThe monkeypox virus outbreak is growing in the United States and elsewhere, with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now reporting 605 cases in 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. New York has the most cases, with 122, followed by California with 116 and Florida with 64. (Soucheray, 7/7)

AP:Louisiana Identifies 1st Known Monkeypox Case In A ResidentLouisianas first detected cases of monkeypox have been found in a state resident and a visitor from out of state, the Louisiana Department of Health reported Thursday. There are likely more undiagnosed human cases of monkeypox existing in Louisiana than have been formally tested and identified to date, a news release said. (7/7)

AP:6 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In OregonHealth officials in Oregon said Thursday they have confirmed six cases of monkeypox in the state. The cases all affecting men include one in Multnomah County; three in Lane County; and two in Washington County, the Oregon Health Authority said in a statement. There have been no deaths. (7/7)

The Boston Globe:10 More Monkeypox Cases Diagnosed In Massachusetts As State Initiates Vaccination ProgramTen more men in Massachusetts have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the past week, bringing the number of cases in the state to 31 since the first infection was announced on May 18, health officials said Thursday, as the state rolled out a vaccination program for those at highest risk. (Fox, 7/7)

The Baltimore Sun:A Baltimore Resident With A Case Of Monkeypox Makes The Case For An Urgent Public Health ResponseAs his trip to Europe in mid-June was winding down, Justin, a 48-year-old Baltimore man, developed a fever and sore throat. His lymph nodes swelled. When I started seeing dots on my body I thought, oh, boy, this isnt anything Ive experienced before, he said. (Cohn, 7/7)

Newsweek:Abe Shinzo Shot Despite Japan Having Incredibly Strict Gun LawsIn 1958, it was written into Japanese law that "no person shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords,"the opposite of the U.S. Second Amendment's affirmation of the "right of the people to keep and bear arms." Handguns are forbidden, while small-caliber rifles have been illegal to buy, sell or transfer since 1971. The only guns that Japanese citizens can legally buy and use are shotguns and air rifles. To do so involves negotiating a head spinning amount of red tape, requiring attendance at an all-day class, passing a written test and getting at least 95 percent accuracy during a shooting-range test. (Cole, 7/8)

The Washington Post:With Little Outcry, Chicagos Bloody Weekend Eclipsed Highland Park TollNo new counseling resources were announced this week on this citys impoverished South Side, even after a man was shot to death in broad daylight, feet from a playground, days before July Fourth. There are no crowdsourced charity drives raising millions for victims families in Chicago, where the holiday weekend death toll reached at least 10 with 62 injured numbers that exceed the toll from a July Fourth parade shooting in nearby Highland Park, Ill. In that affluent lakeside suburb, the violence was an anomaly. Here, it is a grimly regular occurrence. (Klemko, 7/7)

ABC News:NYPD Says Murders And Shootings Are Down, Despite Recent High-Profile IncidentsThe New York City Police Department said Thursday that murders and shootings are down in the city, despite three people being killed within an hour the night before. In June, murders were down 12% compared to the same period last year and shootings decreased by 13% last month compared to June 2021, the department said. (Grant and Katersky, 7/7)

ABC News:About 300,000 Kids Under 5 Have Gotten At Least 1 Dose Of COVID Vaccine So FarBy the end of Thursday, roughly 300,000 children under the age of 5 years old will have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a senior Biden administration official told ABC News. The 300,000 shots in arms so far for kids under 5 is about 1.5% of the roughly 19.5 million U.S. children 4 years old and younger. (Pezenik, 7/7)

AP:Slow Pace For Youngest Kids Getting COVID Vaccine DosesU.S. officials had long predicted that the pace of vaccinating the youngest kids would be slower than for older groups. They expect most shots to take place at pediatricians offices. ... More than 5 million pediatric doses have been shipped to more than 15,000 locations, the White House said, ready for parents and kids to come in. (Miller and Johnson, 7/7)

The New York Times:What The BA.5 Subvariant Could Mean For The United StatesThe most transmissible variant yet of the coronavirus is threatening a fresh wave of infections in the United States, even among those who have recovered from the virus fairly recently. ... I think theres an underappreciation of what its going to do to the country, and it already is exerting its effect, said Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, who has written about the subvariant. (Leatherby, 7/7)

San Francisco Chronicle:Whats The Risk Of Getting COVID Outside? Heres Why New Variants May Have Changed The AnswerHealth experts agree that outdoor activities are still much safer than indoors, since viral aerosols dont have a chance to accumulate in the air. But with the most transmissible variants yet, chances are you have less protection in certain situations. Being at parks and outdoor sporting events is still what we should turn to, said Dr. Anne Liu, an infectious disease doctor at Stanford. But if you are in a dense crowd or in an outdoor space that has been modified to look like an indoor space, then the risk becomes higher. (Vaziri, 7/7)

Houston Chronicle:Harris County Surpasses 1 Million COVID Cases Under Worst Surge YetHarris County this week officially surpassed one millionconfirmed COVID-19 cases,according to state health department data, but medical experts saythe true number is likely much higher. The continuing surge of infections has been attributed to BA.5, the newest sub-variant. BA.5 accounts for 53.6% of new cases, making it the dominant COVID strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control. (Dozier, 7/7)

AP:COVID-19 Cases Prompt Mask Mandate At Denali National ParkMasks will be required for people using federal buildings or riding buses inside Denali National Park and Preserve because of high COVID-19 levels in the broader community, officials said Thursday. The mask mandate takes effect Friday, a statement from the park said. (7/7)

Los Angeles Times:Physicians Caution Against Working Through COVID-19Physicians caution, however, that rest is an important part of weathering a COVID-19 infection. Plugging away from home is better than putting others at risk of getting infected, but it can still strain the immune system, worsening the toll of a COVID infection, experts say. (Alpert Reyes, 7/7)

The New York Times:The Pandemic Has Eroded Americans Trust In Experts And Elected Leaders Alike, A Survey FindsAs the coronavirus pandemic entered its third year, the American public had lost much of its trust both in public health experts and in government leaders, and was less worried than before about Covid-19, according to a survey conducted in early May and released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. (Chung and Olson, 7/8)

The Atlantic:How Are We Possibly Still Disinfecting Things?Although most people are no longer disinfecting their groceries, signs flaunting cleanliness are still all over the place. Public bathrooms tout regular spray-downs with disinfectant. Elevators advertise self-cleaning buttons. At my local Marshalls, the cashier sanitizes the credit-card reader after every useeven if I use Apple Pay! A recent issue of United Airlines in-flight magazine was treated with an antimicrobial process, according to its cover. Signs lining the queue for a Delta flight in June read, cryptically: certified by lysol pro solutions. (Tayag, 7/7)

The Wall Street Journal:Theranoss Ramesh Sunny Balwani Found Guilty On All 12 Fraud CountsA federal jury convicted Ramesh Sunny Balwani, the former top lieutenant to Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes, on all 12 charges that he helped perpetuate a yearslong fraud scheme at the blood-testing startup. The verdict is the second conviction against Theranos leadership and comes six months after a jury found Ms. Holmes guilty of fraud; it secures another major victory for the U.S. government, which brought the case against the pair in 2018. (Somerville and Bobrowsky, 7/7)

Stat:Drug Companies Will Have To Start Refunding Medicare For Certain DrugsStarting next year,pharmaceutical companies will have to repay Medicare for any unused amount of drugs that come in single-dose vials. On Thursday Medicare implemented this new provision as part of its broader annual rule that updates physician payments for 2023. (Herman, 7/7)

AP:Whistleblower Physician Reinstated At California VA HospitalA whistleblower physician who was forced into retirement after raising concerns about anesthesia staffing practices during surgeries at a Los Angeles Veterans Affairs hospital has gotten his old job back, federal officials said Thursday. (7/7)

AP:Northern West Virginia Hospital Settles With Feds For $1.5MA hospital in West Virginias Northern Panhandle has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the medical center provided financial incentives to physicians for referring Medicare patients there, U.S. Justice Department officials said Thursday. (7/7)

Health News Florida:A Florida Medical Malpractice Case Is Under The Microscope Of Hospital And Doctor GroupsState and national groups representing hospitals and doctors are trying to help sway the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether a medical malpractice lawsuit should have been allowed to move forward. (Saunders, 7/7)

AP:NC Governor Signs Bills Addressing Sexual Assaults, AlcoholNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed 11 bills on his desk into law Thursday, including legislation that addresses sexual assault, domestic violence and alcohol sales. ... One signed measure makes clear that hospitals or medical offices cant attempt to bill victims of sexual assault or their insurance companies for forensic medical examinations, leaving it to a special state fund thats already been in place to cover the payment. (Robertson, 7/7)

AP:Fentanyl-Driven Overdoses Jump, Officials Urge NaloxoneAn Oregon Health Authority analysis released Thursday has found that drug overdose deaths in Oregon more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, driven largely by misuse of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. (7/8)

CIDRAP:CDC Reports 12 More Unexplained Hepatitis Cases In Kids, 332 TotalIn a weekly update, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday reported 12 more unexplained pediatric hepatitis cases in children, raising the national total to 332. The number of affected states held steady, at 42. (7/7)

The Boston Globe:Four Young Adults Sickened After Cohasset Swim Center Opens Prematurely, Town SaysFour young adults participating in a swim practice were sickened at the Cohasset Swim Center on Wednesday after the facility opened prematurely and a broken pipe caused a leak in its largest pool, town officials said. The center, which is not owned or operated by the town, opened to the public without its finalized building permit or pool health inspection permit, according to a statement Thursday from the office of Cohasset Town Manager Christopher G. Senior. (Fox, 7/7)

WUSF Public Media:Contaminated Oysters Found As Far North As Tampa Bay Could Pose Health RisksWith a new state law addressing the clean-up of chemical compounds that have been widely used by industries, a Florida International University study says the substances have been found in oysters in Biscayne Bay, the Marco Island area and Tampa Bay. (7/7)

Albany Herald:CIT Bracelets Help Ease Encounters Between Police, Mental Health SufferersAs a fashion statement theyre not much. But these rubber bracelets could make a big difference with police officers interacting with individuals suffering from mental illness and alter the results of an encounter from a trip to jail to referral to treatment. ... The bracelets, which say CIT (Critical Intervention Training) on one side and Mental Health Alert on the other, can let police know how to better handle a situation when they encounter someone who is wearing one. (Mauldin, 7/6)

Axios:Race May Factor Into Leukemia Survival, Study SuggestsYounger Black leukemia patients were likelier to die early or not go into complete remission than their white peers when receiving the same intensive treatment, according to a new study in Blood Advances. (Dreher, 7/7)

NPR:Scientists Look To People With Down Syndrome To Test Alzheimer's DrugsPeople with Down syndrome are highly sought after for Alzheimer's research studies because many develop the disease in their 40s and 50s, and most will get it if they live long enough. The elevated risk for Alzheimer's comes from the extra copy of chromosome 21 carried by people with Down syndrome. (Hamilton, 7/7)

NPR:HIV Patients Who Get Leishmaniasis Face A Tough Road. But Now There's New Hope"If you don't get the treatment, you're usually going to die from this," says Dr. Fabiana Alves, director of the leishmaniasis cluster at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative. VL is even more devastating for a patient whose immune system has been compromised by HIV, simply because the existing VL treatments don't work as well. And in parts of the world where VL is rampant, like eastern Africa and Southeast Asia, a significant percentage of patients are HIV positive. (Barnhart, 7/7)

USA Today:Is 'Hangry' Real? New Study Says You Do Get Angry When HungryIf you are someone whogets angry if youhaven't eaten, also known as "hangry," a new study says you aren't being irrational.The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journalPlos One on Wednesday, come from one of the first studies to examine the relationship of hunger and anger,Viren Swami, lead author and social psychology professor at Anglia Ruskin University in the U.K., told USA TODAY via email. (Mendoza, 7/7)

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Blood Group Typing Market: Increase in Blood Transfusion Rate Across the World to Drive the Market – BioSpace

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Transparency Market Research Inc.: Transparency Market Research (TMR) has published a new report titled, Blood Group Typing Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2018 to 2026. According to the report, the global blood group typing market was valued at US$ 1,500.0 Mn in 2017 and is projected to reach US$ 3,556.0 Mn by 2026, expanding at a high CAGR of 10.3% from 2018 to 2026. Increase in blood transfusion rate across the world is anticipated to fuel the global blood group typing market during the forecast period.

North America and Europe are expected to dominate the global market during the forecast period. The market in these regions is primarily driven by the increase in government initiatives and a highly structured health care industry. The market in Europe is projected to expand at a high growth rate of 10.1% from 2018 to 2026. The market in Asia Pacific is expected to expand at a rapid pace during the forecast period. The market in Asia Pacific is anticipated to expand at a high CAGR of 10.7% from 2018 to 2026. The blood group typing market in Latin America is likely to expand at a moderate growth rate during the forecast period.

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Increase in preference for PCR-based technique to boost market

In terms of technique, the PCR-based segment is projected to account for a dominant share of the global blood group typing market during the forecast period. The segment is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% from 2018 to 2026. Dominance of the segment is attributed to the increasing preference for PCR-based technique because of rising incidence of major chronic diseases such as aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia, leukemia, and traumatic injuries, resulting increase in blood transfusion rate in countries across the globe.

Additionally, increasing the usage of PCR-based technique in the detection of rare type of blood group is a key factor that is expected to fuel the segment. The microarray-based segment held a major share of the market, following the PCR-based segment, due to increasing awareness about this technique. Assay-based technique and massively parallel technique segments accounted for around 30.0% share of the global blood group typing market, in terms of revenue, in 2017.

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Consumables segment dominates the market

The report offers detailed segmentation of the global blood group typing market based on product, technique, test, and end-user. In terms of product, the market has been classified into instrument (automated, semi-automated, and manual), consumables (reagent, test kits, antisera, others), and services. The consumables segment is estimated to hold a leading share of the global market during the forecast period. Higher share held by the segment is attributed to the constant development of new molecular diagnostic test kits and reagents, which reduces the turnaround time required for results, and increase in number of blood transfusions, globally, every year are key factors fueling the consumables segment.

Antibody screening test & ABO blood test: Top two test employed for blood group typing

In terms of test, the antibody screening test segment is projected to hold a dominant share of global blood group typing market by the end of the forecast period. The segment is likely to expand at a CAGR more than 10.0% between 2018 and 2026. Major factor responsible for the dominance of this segment is the rise in incidence of transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs), especially in lower-middle income and low-income countries. The ABO blood test segment held a major share, following the antibody screening test, due to increasing utilization of this test for blood grouping. HLA typing and antigen segments accounted for around 30.0% share of the global blood group typing market, in terms of revenue, in 2017.

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Hospital segment to expand at significant CAGR

Based on end-user, the hospital segment accounted for a leading share of the global blood group typing market in 2017. It is projected to gain market share by the end of 2026. The segment is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 10% during the forecast period due to the large patient population undergoing surgical procedures in hospitals requiring blood transfusion, and increasing emphasis on blood grouping and patient testing. Clinical laboratories was a prominent segment, following the hospital segment, of the market in 2017. This is due to the rise in number of clinical laboratories for blood grouping and screening. This, in turn, is likely to drive the clinical laboratories segment during the forecast period.

North America to be highly lucrative market for blood group typing market

The blood group typing market in North America is driven by high percentage of active and voluntary blood donors in the U.S. and Canada, increasing number of blood transfusions per year in the region, and various blood transfusion policies being implemented regarding safety and testing of blood for infectious diseases. This, in turn, is further boosting the demand for blood grouping instruments and kits and reagents in North America. Moreover, a large number of players in the U.S. are focusing on R&D in order to introduce new products. The U.S. is an early adopter of innovative products, as most pharmaceutical products are first launched in the country. This is likely to boost the market in the country in the near future.

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Trend of strategic alliance with local companies to strengthen distribution network and expand geographic presence

The global blood group typing market is fragmented, owing to the presence of several small- and large-scale companies. However, the market is dominated by a few major players with strong global presence. The report provides profiles of leading players operating in the global blood group typing market. Key players in the market include Grifols, S. A., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Merck KGaA, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, QUOTIENT LIMITED, BAG Health Care GmbH, Immucor, Inc., Beckman Coulter, Inc. (Danaher Corporation), Agena Bioscience, Inc., Rapid Labs Ltd, and Novacyt Group.

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Play the Best Cryptocurrency Roulette – Eye On Annapolis – Eye On Annapolis

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

With the advent of the Internet in the 1990s, the first video game to reach the level of commercial success was roulette. It was a computer program that randomly selected numbers and allowed for placing bets on the various numbers as if the player was playing roulette in reality. However, this game became very popular only after the release of video games with a high level of difficulty. Since its launch date, roulette remains one of the most popular games for players from around the globe.

The number of people interested in playing roulette has increased significantly. Today, popular crypto casinos offer cryptocurrency roulette as part of their gambling assortment. If you are up for giving a try to an online roulette game, let us help you make your gambling experience as smooth and effective as possible. In this post, we will look into what it takes to win in the game and how to make your gameplay successful.

Roulette is played with a large wheel with 37 slots numbered from 0 to 36 being on it. The game has several types of bets that can be made with either one or several numbers. A player can place bets on zero, on a single number, or on one or several numbers at once. The main goal in the game is to predict a cell on a roulette wheel where the ball will land. Of course, the more bets you make, the higher your winning chances will be. But keep in mind that you will have to pay for each bet. So, make a balanced decision in this regard.

There are a total of 36 cells on a gaming wheel, and any number can be chosen for a bet. When placing a bet, make sure that you are aware of the min and max limits and that you stick to the general rules. Otherwise, an online casino will not be able to accept your bet, and you may lose an opportunity to land a grand prize in the game.

Apart from the above bets, there is a certain number of no wagers that can be placed, which includes the double bet. As a rule, these wagers are placed with a maximum bet and, when a number matches the winning combo, the winnings are added to your bankroll. The sum of these different wagers results in the payouts. Since roulette is a game of luck, it is almost impossible to predict a winning combo. But staying attentive to a roulette wheel is always a good thing. This approach will help you read the winning sequence and the most potentially profitable winning combos. Thats why it is always best to start your gameplay for free and then switch to BTC bets.

7BitCasino casino offers both mobile and desktop versions of your favorite game, and you can switch between different game types with just one click. So, once you feel bored with playing European roulette, you can go to an American version of the game. If you are done there as well, there are live dealer game variations run by different dealers.

Another reason why you should choose 7BitCasino is live dealer roulette. And there is more than just one live dealer roulette game at your disposal, where the actual betting and random selection of numbers take place in real-time. So, if you want to feel the atmosphere of a real land-based casino and freely communicate with a croupier, then this is a good option. On top of that, it is worth mentioning that 7BitCasino uses the most modern software to give players the best experience, which is quite promising.

Roulette is becoming more and more popular because the game itself is simple. This is the first thing that will be attractive to new and inexperienced players. In addition, this game offers players many opportunities to win. Therefore, if you are looking for simple but at the same time interesting crypto casino gambling entertainment, then roulette is the best choice.

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Origin of the Roulette Wheel Sonoma Sun | Sonoma, CA – Sonoma Valley Sun

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It is still a mystery about the origin of the Roulette wheel, but a few theories have been going around regarding the same. The most popular and widely believed by the majority is that the game was created by the French Math Wizard named Blaise Pascal in the 17th century. He was not trying to invent a casino game but the perpetual motion machine. Pascal was an inventor and had lots of ideas, but this one failed. But, in the process, it gave birth to the most popular casino game to date.

However, some evidence shows that several other ancient civilizations already played the game, which was quite similar to modern-day roulette.

Soldiers Killing Time in Rome:

Ancient Roman soldiers did not have an exciting life as it was already short due to their occupational hazards, and they had to watch their friends getting injured or dead in the battle. Their morals were down, which further reduced their effectiveness on the battlefield. Hence Roman commanders let the soldiers have as much fun as possible by even participating in gambling games, and many of those games involved spinning a chariot wheel which could be the origin of roulette.

The Chinese Theory:

Several people have very different beliefs. According to them, the Chinese board game that included 37 animal figurines into a magic square which, when totaled, was 666, is what inspired roulette. The modern roulette wheel adds up to 666, which does not seem coincidental to many. The game was discovered by Dominican monks and later brought to Europe. Slight modifications were made later on to form the roulette.

Ancient Greeks Soldiers Were Gambling Too:

Greek soldiers also had gambling games to boost their morals during battles. One of their games is pretty similar to modern-day roulette. They played the game with a shield by drawing symbols inside the shield, then putting it face down on the ground by placing an arrow next to it. The shield would be spun, and the bet would be on the symbol that the arrow points to. Does this not sound very similar to roulette? These soldier games resemble the modern roulette very closely, but there is not much evidence that could support these theories.

The Addition of Zero:

The name suggests that roulette is of French origin, and the design and gameplay are influenced by two similar games popular in 17th century Europe named Roly Poly and Even-Odd, as these games involved spinning the wheel and betting on the outcome of the spin. Pascals interest in gambling was well known, making the origin story more convincing.

A fun fact is that the original roulette created by Pascal did not include zero. It was later added in the mid-9th century when Francois and Lois Blanc designed a roulette wheel with a single zero, giving the house a bigger edge. Meanwhile, King Charles III of Monaco was facing financial troubles and built a casino and bought a roulette wheel to solve the problem. This made the game popular among aristocrats and royalty.At the same time, gambling was outlawed in France, which made gambling in Monte Carlo more desirable.

Roulette Comes to America:

In the 1800s, roulette made it across the ocean to the U.S. shores as European settlers who had landed in Louisiana introduced it to the Americans. However, the casino game was not as smoothly accepted in the U.S. as it did in Europe, as the casino providers were unhappy with a 5.26% house edge. Hence, they increased it by adding double zero to the Roulette wheel. This means instead of 37 numbers that you could see on the European wheel, the American Roulette wheel would have 38 numbers (1 through 36, 0, and 00). However, this annoyed the players as they lost interest due to low earnings and started playing games they could actually beat, like blackjack.

Roulette in Online Casinos:

As gambling became popular, online gambling would surely succeed, as it offered players to enjoy thousands of games from their homes. Mostly slots rule most online casinos, but they also offer table games, and roulette and its variants always make the cut because of its popularity. It is a classic game that many gamblers enjoy to date. Also, the advent of live online casinos has even made it much more interesting, as the players get the feel of actually playing inside a land casino. Different types of roulette, such as European and American, can be played despite geographical location, which is another advantage of playing online.

The Bottom Line:

Roulette is one of the oldest casino games and is still popular amongst gambling players. It is a game of chance without proven strategies to beat it, but spinning the wheel has its own charm. Our ancestors knew the excitement players have after spinning the wheel and waiting to get lucky, which is why this game is amongst the greater casino games even today.

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Gran Turismo 7 1.18 update puts the brakes on free tickets exploit – The Loadout

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Were sorry drivers, but its time to say goodbye to limitless Roulette rewards. Polyphony Digitals latest Gran Turismo 7 update, patch 1.18, has and we quote fixed an issue wherein it was possible to receive multiple Tickets repeatedly from Extra Menus. We know, we know Its a sad day for Gran Turismo 7 players, but this was an inevitable fix wasnt it? If youre reading this and wondering what the heck were even on about, allow us to explain.

Prior to the release of Gran Turismo 7 update 1.18, crafty players were able to collect an unlimited number of four-star and six-star engine Roulette Tickets from the Cafes Extra Menus. As seen in this video from growing content creator DigitalRelay, youd need to head to the Extra Menus menu in the My Collection section of Gran Turismo 7s Cafe.

From here, all you would need to do is select Menu One, then Menu Two, and then back out and head to your in-game Garage for a free four-star Roulette Ticket. Then, players would be able to go back into the Cafes Extra Menus and select Menu Three followed by Menu Two for a free six-star Roulette Ticket that guarantees a new engine.

It was a simple exploit, sure, but it was an effective one and something were going to miss. However, theres a handful of other fixes in this Gran Turismo 7 update that are well worth talking about.

Firstly, Polyphony Digital has fixed an issue wherein the save data would not load correctly from the server if playing on a console with no Gran Turismo 7 save data stored on it, or if multiple consoles were used. In addition to this, an update has been made to fix a glitch where an offline race would start in the Replay Camera mode after spectating a lobby and, cars should be labelled properly in a Circuit Experience replay.

Its not the largest Gran Turismo 7 update weve ever seen, but its a great sign of a games health to see the development team continually introduce these fixes and update Gran Turismo 7 even if it took a couple of weeks for this Gran Turismo 7 free Roulette Tickets exploit to be removed.

If youre someone whos quite sad its gone, dont fret no game is perfect and were sure another exploit is going to pop up again before too long. For now, though, why not check out everything you need to know about Gran Turismo 7 legendary cars and this Gran Turismo 7 track list its always good to keep an eye on the content available.

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Top Tips to Play Roulette Effectively – Film Threat

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Roulette is a gambling game with a revolving wheel and a ball that rotates in numbered compartments. The players bet on the numbers where the ball will reside. Many people are of the assumption that Roulettes are easy to battle with and do not require any specific knowledge. But heres the catch. People with wrong assumptions and strategies end up losing the table. However, you can ace this game like a pro with a knack for details and a few tricks. As a result, roulettes are played at the best casino Australia.

You can give Roulette a shot if you are a newbie in this online gambling world and are looking for a real money online casino in Australia. So hold on as we unfold some tips and tricks to help you score big at the grand table.

The best way to increase your potential winning chance while playing Roulette is to begin playing the game with multiple corner bets. However, choosing the corner closest to the winning number is often advisable. This is because the probability for the payouts of the corner bets is usually , and they have higher chances of winning. In addition, it is safer and more convenient than most other forms of bets.

The most profound way to increase your winning probability in a roulette game is to bet tiny amounts on either red or black. The other lucrative option is to try your lands on odd-even bets, as they are at the highest possibility of winning. This trick acts as a confidence booster for newbie roulette lovers.

There is something that creates a sudden adrenaline rush when we talk about 1:35 single numbers inside bets, isnt it? Although the probability of winning these bets is pretty severe, you should consider this trick while playing Roulette and make this a point of playing even once. But, of course, stick to the higher odds of who has the chance to win.

Whether you are an absolute beginner or a Roulette champion, the Martingale strategy is the only common thing among all Roulette fanatics. This strategy states that whenever you lose a bet, cover it up by bidding more and overcome all the losses in a single win. However, it is always advisable to use this strategy by starting small, and the best is to last with black or red throughout the game.

Evident from the name itself, the Reverse Martingale strategy is the opposite of the classic Martingale strategy. In this, the betting amount increases after you win a bet, unlike in the Martingale strategy, where the betting amount increases after every loss. Even in the reverse Martingale process, the player is advised to stick to colors or numbers.

Following the Fibonacci rule can change your entire Roulette game and give you a new perspective while playing them. In this set of rules, a player needs to aim at a particular strategy to get ahead of their losses, even by a small margin. In this strategy, every third bet is the sum of the two previously lost bets.

No matter what gambling game you are playing, you just cannot bid for a jackpot at once. Instead, it is tiny steps that will take you ahead. The same is the case while playing Roulette. Start by placing low-risk bids, and you can go for even black-red bets or odd black-red bets. Initially, the payout may seem small, but you can constantly re-invest them into high-risk single-digit bets.

The bond strategy is another factor that can elevate your Roulette games. Bond strategy comes as a helping hand to minimise losses when placing three bets simultaneously. Once you have mastered the box strategy, you can ace your Roulette game.

Roulette is nothing but a blend of physics and maths. According to the researchers, the outcome of any roulette table can be predicted by calculating the balls velocity. Moreover, almost 59% of the time, it has delivered faultless results. So by having a firm grip on physics and maths, you can also predict the result of the Roulette table and increase your potential chances of winning.

With all the glitz and glam in the gambling industry, one can never ignore the probability of losing the game. Knowing when to stop is crucial to saving yourself from many losses. Suppose if you have lost 7 spins on a roulette wheel, there are chances that you might not be able to overcome your losses with the 8th spin. So that is where you should stop.

With certain essential things in mind, you should spot when and where you need to stop and start a fresh spin.

All roulette players are familiar with the term biassed wheel. In case you dont, then it is the probability of a certain number or numbers hitting out of all possibilities. To guess the biassed wheel try searching for numbers that have hitting the scoreboard twice and then bet that number.

Roulettes are a game of heritage; you can play them effortlessly with little knowledge and luck. Try exploring these tricks to get better with your game. When beginning your Roulette journey, do not get frustrated in the very beginning. It is the game of fate with little knowledge. Hold on and keep going.

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How Casinos Got to Where They are Today – COGconnected

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

The iGaming industry evolves as technology evolves. The iGaming industry has changed a lot since the very first online gambling sites started welcoming their first customers in the middle 1990s. One of the very first gambling sites was Planet Poker which was launched in 1998. Paradise Poker opened its virtual doors in 1999, and numerous other sites followed.

The early 2000s marked the expansion of poker sites. In 2005, Playtech launched one of the very first mobile gaming sites, while numerous other mobile sites opened their doors in the following years. As iGaming changed over the years, online casino games have also evolved. Today, players have thousands of different top-notch online casino games to explore, and we discuss how casino games grew over the years to get to where they are today.

Evolution of Online Casino Games

Thanks to the widespread use of the Internet back in the middle and late 90s, online casinos operating on the scene back then started adding more games to their gaming libraries. The earliest online casinos featured minimal gaming libraries with a couple of blackjacks and roulette games, accompanied by online slots that were among the very first real money online casino games.

Today, a single online casino has hundreds and even thousands of different casino games, including live dealers, classic tables, card games, slots, instant-win, and specialty games. To get the best value for your money, make sure you check out these online casinos with the fastest payoutrates.

More Sophisticated Software

Online casino software in use today is way more sophisticated than it was a couple of years ago. The improvements made in such a short period are tremendous. Games you can play today feature more modern RNG software, ensuring greater fairness across all different iGaming sites. In recent years, third-party testing agencies, such as iTechLabs and eCogra, also joined the market to focus on promoting and ensuring fair gaming sessions.

More Advanced Sound Effects, Animations, and Graphics

The software quality used in online casino games improved massively, and the same is true for sound effects, animations, and graphics used. Modern casino games available today come packed with top-notch, premium graphics and eye-catching animations. Sound effects used in modern online casino games are also impressive, especially among branded games that take inspiration from movies, television shows, and celebrities.

More Rewarding In-Game Bonuses

According to thisreport by Grand View Research, the global gaming markets site was worth around US$57 billion as estimated in 2021. According to the same report, the markets site is expected to grow at a staggering rate of 11.7% in the next eight years. For players, this means bigger and better gaming opportunities, which are commonly presented as in-game bonuses.

If you take a look at retro games released years ago, you can see that they have one or no in-game bonuses. Modern slots and other casino games that hit the iGaming market commonly feature one and even more in-game bonuses.

Speaking of slots, these games have evolved massively in the last several years thanks to the introduction of Megaways, Cluster Pays, and other innovative gaming engines. Other games, such as blackjack and roulette, have evolved as well, thanks to new exciting variants being introduced. The growing popularity of live dealers and mobile casinos has also contributed to the tremendous popularity of iGaming.

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NCAA Conference roulette: Latest rumors on the University of Arizona and the Pac-12 – Zona Zealots

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

So many rumors and moving pieces in NCAA conference realignment are happening, and with UCLA and USC moving to the BIG 10, where will Arizona end up?

UCLA and UCLA will escape playing the University of Arizona Basketball in conference play in 2024 because they just left the Pac-12 for the Big10 as you may have seen and heard already.

It was for the money, an estimated extra $50+ million per year to be exact. By comparison, the Pac-12 distributes about half that (approximately $350M of the Big 10s $650M+). Almost everyone agrees that its all former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and the slow-moving current commissioner George Kliavkoff.

Just today, the Pac-12 said it would immediately begin negotiations on its next TV contract with Fox and ESPN. However, it may be a bit too late though with the departure of the two biggest Los Angeles market teams leaving in UCLA and USC.

Adversely, the Big XII is looking to expand its schools, and the Pac-12 schools rumored to be in current discussions with the BIG XII over the weekend included Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah.

In 2025, the BIG XII will lose two of its major schools, Texas and Oklahoma,who have agreed to join the SEC conference. If Colorado ends up going to the Big XII, they will be going back to their former conference.

Jim Hill, on CBS Sports 6:00 P.M. news just reported that Oregon and Washington are also in discussions with the BIG XII, although Hill also mentioned that Phil Knight (Nike owner, and huge booster for the Oregon Ducks), wants to follow USC and UCLA to the Big 10 or move to the SEC.

While all thats going on, the Pac-12 sent out a communication to the media that it is looking to add a few schools to its list. UNLV and SDSU are just some of the schools mentioned by the media. While it is rumored that six schools are possibly in discussions with other conferences, two of the six schools came out today to explain that they are committed to the Pac-12, ASU and Utah:

ASU Athletic Director Ray Anderson: ASU remains fully committed to the Pac-12 Conference.ASU continues to work closely with the other remaining conference members to advance the best interests of its student-athletes as well as to support the continued success of the conference itself.

Shall we remind you that ASU was one of the schools that backed Larry Scott until the very end of his tenure?

Utah beat writer Josh Newman reports that Utah is committed to the Pac-12 quoting a high-level source, [The rumors Utah is in talks with the Big XII are] blatantly false. Furthermore, Utah remains in strong alignment with Pac-12 leadership, league institutions.

If Utah was to go to the Big XII, it would be in the same conference as BYU, which makes sense.

Oregon beat writer John Canzano reported that there is more to the Pac-12 wheelings and dealings which are ongoing:

A source with knowledge of their conversations told me the Pac-12 leaders [The Pac-12 CEO Group] are now considering a loose partnership with another conference. Presumably, that conference is the ACC or maybe the Big 12. The ACC has more lucrative markets than the Big XII but would be a ton of competition for the Arizona Football team.

So instead of four to six schools leaving the Pac-12, the Pac-12 would join another conference. The Big XII (Baylor, Kansas, and TCU) and the ACC (Duke and North Carolina) have some great basketball schools.

ESPN writer Pete Thamel surmises that UCLA and USC dont necessarily want Oregon and Washington to join them in the Big 10, if they did, they would have asked them. He also writes, The Big 12s advantage over the ACC in potentially poaching schools is that they are headed to open market after the 2024 football season. A full-on merger/alliance-type move with the Pac-12 would be complicated for many reasons [with the Big XII], including existing television deals.

Note, Thamel does not mention Arizona as a school the ACC would want.

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The Crisis Core remake’s battle system is going to be more like the Final Fantasy 7 remake’s one – PC Gamer

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion was recently announced at the FF7 25th anniversary livestream, since when Square Enix has been dripfeeding nuggets of information about how the project's being approached. Most distressingly, for fans of vaguely pachinko-like roulette systems, they're taking the shears to the game's unique battle system (opens in new tab).

The short version: Crisis Core on PSP paired third-person combat with a luck-based slot machine. It's a slightly absurd but delightful system, and definitely one of my favourite aspects of the original.

The game's producer, Mariko Sato, addressed more specifically some of the changes that are being made in an interview with GameSpot (opens in new tab). "Things like the hard mode, which was in the overseas version to start with, is now going to be included in the game from the beginning for all regions," says Sato. "And then there's also a new dash function that's been added and new shortcuts to magic abilities and things like that."

Then comes the kicker: this is going to have a combat system much closer to FF7 Remake than the original Crisis Core.

"You know, we wanted to remain faithful to the battle experience of the original Crisis Core, but we also looked to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and tried to close the gap between that experience and the Crisis Core Reunion battle experience," Sato says. "So it's kind of a very good combination of the original battle system and something close to Final Fantasy 7 Remake. We also heard a lot of fan feedback regarding what could be improved, and we tried to reflect as much of that as possible in Crisis Core Reunion.

"With regards to the DMW system, there used to be a kind of a movie that came up when that system was in play, but we've implemented a skip function for that. So a lot of things like that."

DMW stands for the Digital Mind Wave system, which is what the game calls it during the semi-realtime battle sequences. I'm pretty sure Sato's just referring to the short cutscene that basically indicated the beginning of a battle, rather than anything to do with the roulette wheel.

This is... not music to my ears. What Sato says about remaining faithful to the original battle system is positive, but everything else sounds like that's not what's actually going on here. If the Crisis Core remake just plays like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, to me that's doing a disservice to one of Square Enix's more weird and fun ideas for a combat system.

This all follows on from a tweet from the official Final Fantasy VII account, which outlines the following changes:

There are a few other tidbits in the interview. Sato says the story will be "a very faithful retelling of the original" with "no additional story content." All the in-game assets have been recreated from scratch, and all of the music is being remixed by the game's original composer.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion doesn't yet have a precise release date, but it's coming to Steam this winter.

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Favorite Casino Games to Gamble on in the UK – PVP Live

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Virtual casinos are digital replicas of traditional casinos that companies may visit through the Internet. With the aid of the Internet, you can play casino offers on Freshcasinobonus.com games, put bets on them, and obtain the most acceptable online casino bonus. Poker, Blackjack, and slot machines are just a few instances of classic casino games that have been similarly converted to the internet sphere. The graphics employed in video slots and card games can create the illusion that participants are sitting at a real table or in the heat of the battle. If the match integrates avatars or other virtual reality features, gamers may be able to communicate with other participants in real-time and see them.

You may gain access to these online wagering platforms by placing a $1 deposit at an online casino. The following are some of the most popular online casino games.

Slot machines are quite famous and frequently utilized. Its appeal is due to its simple gameplay (no complex rules to learn) and a reasonable RTP rate of 95-98 percent. A players only picks are which coin to use and which answers to tap. To win cash, spin the wheel by pulling on its handle, and if the three or five reels produce the same design, you win. On the Internet, you may play a similar game in which you click on the handle, and the wheels begin to spin. The game is based on chance, and participants constantly check to see how their luck is but be careful since there is a potential threat of Elon Musks Twitter. Other 3D variants of the slot game are also quite popular among gamers.

Its no surprise that Roulette is a successful web casino game. Like every other game of chance, Roulette is a game of chance. One of the most famous games on the internet gambling is Roulette. The goal of the game is to see the coming of where the roulette ball will fall on the wheel. In Roulette, various distinct bets may be put, and the rewards vary based on the type of wager. Depending on your preference, you put a wager where the ball will land on a roulette wheel with red, black, and green slots. The prizes in Roulette are low compared to other games, but the odds of winning are more considerable since players gamble on a more significant number of spaces. There are even 3D roulette variations. There are several varieties of roulette games, including:

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Weirdest Things Ever Happened in Casinos – CelebMix

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

A casino is a convenient place for the average bettor. While playing a $5 minimum deposit casino, they can eat and drink. Theres a good chance that youve tried to sleep while youre at the casino, but its not a requirement. There have been several other incidents that have occurred in land-based casinos as well.

You cant play at an online casino like you can at a brick-and-mortar casino. Youll see a wide range of other activities taking place in these establishments, some of which you wouldnt expect. Here are some weird casino stories.

Whats the strangest thing thats happened? Is there anything you can think of that has happened? Please join us as we examine some of the most bizarre occurrences that have occurred in a casino. They include such cases as:

A variety of strange and unusual events can be encountered by casino security guards during their work. A security guard at a casino in Nairobi, Kenya, was killed in a savage crime spree. At the roulette table, one gambler spread his money across many numbers. He lost all his bets despite good odds, which he didnt handle well.

They were able to get their winnings before the dealer could. After being cornered, the man put the paper money into his mouth and tried to swallow it!

Two guards were needed to bring him down and force him to spill the cash. The security guards didnt throw away the dirty bills. Instead, they put them back on the roulette table. When the dealer called for a cleaner, she showed up with an electric fan in hand.

At this point, the money was drying quickly in front of a fan, and play was restarted. There was no more information found on the offending man. The same is true in Macaus casinos.

Superstitions are often cited as the reason for gambling establishments and casinos being built. A lot of gamblers bring good luck charms to the casino in the hopes that they will bring them luck. Its understandable, and many people use good luck charms.

A person who thinks the slot machine game is real will have a hard time believing otherwise. Its up to that little guy whether a slot player gets paid for a spin.

Her arm was grabbed by a security officer in order to get him to notice her. She told him to tell the slot machine to let her win by looking at him. Because slot machines are inanimate, they dont respond to commands.

The woman agreed and said she was aware. She told the security guard to give her the slot machines little man.

Despite the guards attempts to discredit her, the woman insisted she had found ruthless casino operations and little men in every slot machine. She owed money as a result of her compulsive habit of playing the same slot machine over and over again.

The guard had to call a technician to open the slot machine to prove it was empty. In fact, its entirely possible that the lady is still enraged by the slot machine payouts to this day.

Due to the belief in ghosts and demons, there have been few deaths linked to gambling establishments in the past. Gamblers are said to be protected from evil spirits according to folklore. According to the casino employee, a roulette player was having a great time.

When the dealer threw the ball into the wheel, the man would hurl salt into an ashtray. The casino worker was curious about his routine. Response? He was warding off evil spirits to increase his roulette winnings.

A croupier came across a man who appeared to be aware that he was being observed. After spending $56,000 at a casino, he contacted security via CCTV to report his losses.

He wasnt intoxicated, as the croupier only saw him sipping soft drinks while he was playing the roulette wheel. He stared into the camera lens and swore at the security team operating them. It was claimed that the roulette balls had magnets in them and that each round was predetermined. A sense of panic was set off when he noticed the CCTV cameras swivelling.

The angry gambler smashed the camera with an ashtray. He was escorted from the casino as per the standard procedure for his own safety. Before that, he probably gave the security guards hours of entertainment. Similar incidents, it appears, occurred in Dutch casinos.

A casino employee remembers a middle-aged woman who frequented the gambling establishment in fancy clothes.

She would play a slot machine and then move on. And so on. Many gamblers switch machines when things go wrong.

This middle-aged woman was different. Shed sit at a slot machine as long as she could before urinating on it. Unknown if the player was too focused on the game or had bladder issues.

The worker at the casino remembers that she wet six seats in one session. It was necessary for the casino to replace those seats because they were damaged.

She was still a regular at the casino. The casino let her do it because she was a regular customer. They let her pee on the seats because shed spent so much money there.

Were not sure if such spending is acceptable. She might have bought new seats with the money she won at the casino.

In the 1950s, London made it illegal to gamble, but that didnt stop some bad people. Someone claimed their great grandfather worked for a criminal organisation disguised as an exclusive gentlemens club while they were young.

A group of men entered the casino one night, and one of them passed out from drinking. His friends put him on a chaise lounge to sleep off his drunken episode while they played poker.

Two hours later, they found their friend not breathing. Despite the fact that his demise had been verified, no one wanted to take a chance after that. As a result, members of the staff, including the great grandfather of the storyteller, carried his body to the gentlemens club across the street. Someone later found him dead in a chair where he was left.

The dead mans bullet missed the underground casino.

These stories are only some of the popular ones. You will probably hear many of them once you become a regular player in casinos. Some of them are true, but others are questionable. In spite of these tales, players continue to partake in their preferred casino games.

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Complex cast of players battles over sports betting – CalMatters

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Californians in November will vote on the fewest statewide ballot measures in more than a century heightening already intense attention on a pair of dueling initiatives to legalize sports betting.

Deciding whether or not to authorize sports betting in California may seem like a fairly straightforward proposition no pun intended. But understanding the ins and outs of the measures will require voters to navigate their way through what Rob Stutzman, a political consultant working on one of the campaigns, described as a confusing landscape during a Thursday press conference.

Lets dive into some of the complexities:

One ballot measure, Proposition 26, backed by some Native American tribes, would authorize in-person sports betting at tribal casinos and Californias four horse race tracks. It would also allow tribal casinos to offer roulette, craps and other dice games.

The other ballot measure, Prop. 27, backed by gaming giants including FanDuel, BetMGM and DraftKings, would permit large, well-established companies that partner with a Native American tribe to offer online sports betting.

But last week, two Native American tribes announced their support for Prop. 27 and a third, the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe, followed suit this week, according to a ballot measure committee called Californians for Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support and funded principally by FanDuel, BetMGM and DraftKings.

Californians for Tribal Sovereignty and Safe Gaming is a ballot measure committee focused solely on opposing Prop. 27, while the Coalition for Safe, Responsible Gaming is a ballot measure committee focused both on supporting Prop. 26 and opposing Prop. 27. The two committees are coordinating their No on 27 efforts, according to Stutzman, who is working with the Californians for Tribal Sovereignty and Safe Gaming committee.

Meanwhile, yet another ballot measure committee called Taxpayers Against Special Interest Monopolies funded principally by card rooms has formed in opposition to Prop. 26. The committee alleged in a Wednesday press release that Prop. 26 would guarantee tribal casinos a near monopoly on all gaming in California adding exclusivity over roulette, craps and sports wagering to their current monopoly on slot machines while weaponizing the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) so it can be used against tribal casino operators legally operating competition.

Altogether, the four committees on both sides of both ballot measures have already raised more than $300 million, according to CalMatters data wizard Jeremia Kimelman. If all that money is spent, it will break the record $226 million spent in 2020 over a ballot measure to exempt gig-economy companies from a controversial California labor law.

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The coronavirus bottom line: As of Monday, California had 9,500,376 confirmed cases (+0.7% from previous day) and 91,795 deaths (+0.1% from previous day), according to state data now updated just twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. CalMatters is also tracking coronavirus hospitalizations by county.

California has administered 77,630,160 vaccine doses, and 75.7% of eligible Californians are fully vaccinated.

Californians of color saw a larger decrease in life expectancy than white residents during the pandemic, while the life expectancy gap between the states rich and poor residents widened, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found that between 2019 and 2021, the life expectancy for Latino Californians fell by almost six years, compared to nearly four years for Black Californians, three years for Asian Californians and by nearly two years for white Californians, CalMatters Jeanne Kuang reports. Meanwhile, the life expectancy gap between residents living in Californias poorest 1% of census tracts and those living in the richest 1% swelled from 11.5 to 15.5 years.

The study comes soon after Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers passed a budget deal that opens Medi-Cal, the states health care program for the poor, to all income-eligible undocumented immigrants regardless of age. But Newsom nixed for the second year in a row the creation of a Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund that would funnel millions of dollars annually to community-based groups, clinics and tribal organizations, frustrating advocates who say the governor isnt doing enough to address racial health disparities, the Los Angeles Times reports.

An estimated 3,800 more college students will soon have affordable campus housing after Newsom and lawmakers agreed to pump a portion of Californias $300 billion budget into a student program to ease a residential crisis gripping the states public universities and community colleges, CalMatters Mikhail Zinshteyn reports. This year, $1.4 billion is heading to 26 public campuses to build or expand dorms though the extra beds represent a pittance of the true needfor Californias hundreds of thousands of college students battling unstable housing. But even more affordable units could be on the way, a fact made all the more remarkable given that last year was the first time lawmakers approved major state funding to build students homes and ensure campuses keep the rents low, Mikhail writes.

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California lawmakers just opened the door to ending states abortion rights: The state Legislature made a huge mistake by giving anti-choice voters an opportunity in November to deny womens reproductive rights granted for the past 50 years, argues Wendy Voorsanger, author of Prospects of a Woman.

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The California city where police investigations take so long, officers kill again before reviews are done. // ProPublica

L.A. supervisors poised to ask voters for power to remove sheriff. // Los Angeles Times

S.F. voters might decide on big election schedule change over Mayor Breeds objections. // San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. school district used $525,000 aimed at facility improvements to pay for legal fight over controversial mural. // San Francisco Chronicle

College or career? California invests $500 million in program that tackles both. // EdSource

New California youth jobs program accepting applications. // Sacramento Bee

New San Diego contractor proposal aims to fight wage theft, but will it slow housing projects? // San Diego Union-Tribune

The balance of power is shifting in the tech industry. // Mercury News

Historic strike at homeless nonprofit? Tenderloin Housing Clinic employees veer toward unprecedented work stoppage. // San Francisco Standard

OC Board of Ed challenges Newsom over COVID-19 emergency act again. // Orange County Register

Dozens of San Diego city workers face termination for failing to comply with COVID-19 testing requirement. // San Diego Union-Tribune

Judge issues narrow injunction in challenge to Santa Clara Countys employee vaccine order. // Mercury News

As the drug overdose crisis rages, city fails to collect data needed to fight it. // San Francisco Standard

Should L.A. and Long Beach get a new deal for their powerhouse ports? // Capital & Main

Pete Buttigieg announces California airports get $100 million. // Los Angeles Times

PG&E, Tesla launch program to tackle California grid reliability concerns. // Utility Dive

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Evolution goes live in West Virginia with Live Casino offering – GuruFocus.com

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Evolution today announced that it has gone live with its wide-ranging online live casino offering for operators in West Virginia

STOCKHOLM, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators have access to Evolution's wide range of online live casino games for this market, with the first live dealer games for West Virginia's online players including Live Roulette, Lightning Roulette, Blackjack, Infinite Blackjack, Three Card Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. All of these Evolution games are streamed live from Evolution's state-of-the-art studio in Pennsylvania.

Evolution opened its first US live casino studio, in New Jersey, in August 2018, and followed this with studios in Pennsylvania, Michigan and soon to launch in Connecticut. West Virginia becomes the fourth US state in which Evolution is operating Live Casino in, while it has been operating its slots portfolio in this market since September 2020.

Jeff Millar, Commercial Director North America at Evolution, said: "We are so happy to bring our live dealer games to players in West Virginia. We are sure online players will absolutely love what they see and the experience of playing live at the tables, just as they would in a real land-based casino."

Millar added: "Players in West Virginia have had access to our extensive slots offering from our Group brand NetEnt for some time. Now our live offering adds even more choice and, of course, a new dimension of excitement as online players bet in real-time, with real dealers and alongside fellow online players."

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We are concentrating on the LatAm markets, where we see great potential and interest in our portfolio – Yogonet International

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Bulgaria-based online gaming software and solutions provider Amusnet Interactive attended Peru Gaming Show (PGS) trade expoon 15-16 June, its first participation there introducing its new name, following the completion of a rebranding from EGT Interactive last month. To further discuss the company's key takeaways from the event, Yogonet talked with Nikola Georgiev, Regional Business Development Manager at Amusnet Interactive,who also anticipated expansion plans for the Latin American markets, including significant progress made in Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Paraguay.

Could you describe Amusnet Interactives tradeshow strategy and final assessment for its first participation in the Peru Gaming Show? Have you met the companys key goals and expectations for the event?

Amusnet Interactives tradeshow strategy has developed in recent years, and our new brand name and corporate identity allow us to boost our performance in industry exhibitions. We now attract exhibition footfall with a modern design, cool lighting and diverse iGaming content.

Our main goal at this event, as always, was twofold. Firstly, we wanted to meet with colleagues and existing partners from the industry. Secondly, we looked forward to meeting new operators looking for opportunities to expand their business by providing exciting iGaming content to their players.

We want to expand our footprint in the LatAm region, so its important that were present at every industry event.

Which product offers have you focused on to meet the demands of the particular and diverse Latam markets in Lima? Which markets did you target in particular with your presence there?

The exhibition was a perfect way to show that we retain the excellent portfolio of games from our previous EGT Interactive brand while adding Amusnet Interactives new suite of modern casino games.

Our new titles bring the same innovation and excitement that have made our portfolio so popular.

We consider Peru to be a focus market for our games and also for our Live Casino offering. So far, we have released Live Speed Roulette, Onyx Auto Roulette, Live European Roulette, and Dynamic Roulette 120x. We will soon add Baccarat, Sic Bo, and Money Wheel.

How has your rebranding to Amusnet Interactive, completed just a few days before the event, been reflected at PGS? What was the feedback for this?

While our innovation, product development and customer service remain laser-focused, Amusnet Interactive is a new brand identity that better reflects our core offering and values.

Our partners were actively involved and provided their support during the whole process. They already know our high-quality products and how we do business, so they are pleased to be part of our journey under a new identity.

Peru is currently discussing new legislation that would include a specific tax on online sports betting and gaming, and Brazil keeps working on options to open the broad gambling market. What is Amusnet Interactives approach to these potential new Latam markets, and what impact do you expect this regulatory momentum to have in your business areas and the gaming industry? Whats the current status of your entry into Argentina?

We believe a regulatory framework is crucial for the growth of the iGaming sector, ensuring predictability and stability of the business, and we are focusing on regulated markets where our presence is always strong. Also, it builds the safest environment for players, operators and providers.

In Peru, we already had some successful campaigns, partnering with local operators and witnessed encouraging results. Our iGaming portfolio will be available on the websites of some of the other leading operators soon, which will strongly expand our presence in the market.

Regarding Argentina, we are glad to share that our content is live in Buenos Aires (Province). We are soon expecting to finish the administrative process for Buenos Aires (City) as well and to give the players the chance to enjoy our portfolio of iGaming products.

Recently, we have signed new deals with leading operators in Mexico, Colombia, and Paraguay, which will allow us to reach a wider audience of players who are familiar with our games and looking for them on the operators' websites.

What can we expect in terms of in-house development for these markets? Are there any Latam-tailored developments in the pipeline in order to gain competitive advantage and differential assets? What role will your recently launched Live Casino line have in this expansion strategy? Which new doors is this opening up?

Amusnet Interactive is committed to providing partners with a pipeline of new engaging content, products, advanced and scalable architecture and improved service.

We create an engaging fusion of classic and modern casino games, and players love the performance and return from our titles. Since last year, we have released more than 20 new video slots with captivating and unique themes, plus exciting Lottery games. These include Fruity Time, Orient Story, Hot Deco, Cocktail Rush, Candy Palace, etc.

On top of that, we are seeing the rapid growth of Live Casino, where Amusnet Interactive is gaining market share. Our platform is powered by cutting-edge live streaming technology and a state-of-the-art studio to provide an unprecedented Live Gaming experience. We continue to develop new and appealing Live Casino games.

Which other industry events are you planning to attend next?

We attended all industry events in the LatAm region this year GAT Colombia, SAGSE Argentina, CGS Chile and PGS in Peru. After the PGS, we headed to the Brazilian iGaming Summit as delegates. Were also joining iGB Live in Amsterdam one of the most significant events for the industry in Europe.

Hopefully, we can meet most of our partners there and link up with new ones. We highly appreciate the feedback we get from these events.

We are concentrating on the LatAm markets, where we see great potential and interest in our portfolio - Yogonet International

Top 10 Online Casinos in Germany Where High-Rollers Win Up to 5BTC – Native News Online

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Previously, gambling laws in Germany were very strict for quite a few years. With the development of the industry, there is a need to change the legal framework for regulating online casinos. In 2020, the federal states of Germany adopted an amendment to the interstate agreement on gambling. In 2021, this amendment entered into force. The new legislation has significantly expanded the list of allowed bets in online casinos and slot machines. This law allows legit online casinos to operate in Germany.

Indeed, many countries, not only Germany, are changing their legislation regarding online casinos and making indulgence in regulation. This is due to the growing popularity of online gambling.

There are several reasons why many people prefer online casinos to land-based ones. Firstly, this is convenient, because you can play while at home right out of bed. Another convenience is the adaptability of today's online casinos. You can play on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. It does not tie users to place and time. They can play while riding the subway or in traffic. And the last main reason is the simplicity of online gambling. All you need is the internet and a device. The best online casinos offer various payment methods, which also make online gambling popular.

Due to the development of the industry, more and more best online casinos appear. However, how to understand who you can trust with your capital and still have the opportunity to increase it? Based on expert research done by Etheremon and ORDB, we managed to determine the best online casinos in Germany:

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It is important to control who has access to the device if any money transactions are carried out with its help. On many online casino sites, the browser sets all forms to be filled in automatically. Therefore, if your device is captured by someone you don't trust, they can use the saved passwords. To avoid such stories, either do not save passwords for autofill in the browser or do not allow strangers to access your device.

The most basic and familiar online security rule is to create a complex and unique password. To avoid unauthorized access to personal data and money, be responsible and careful in choosing a password.

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I was on the high of highs, and suddenly it was over: Linda Hoover on her great lost LP with Steely Dan – The Guardian

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Few wannabe pop stars release their debut album at the age of 71, especially one that was recorded more than half a century earlier. But Linda Hoovers I Mean to Shine is no ordinary album. Not only does the backing group feature three future members of Steely Dan Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and Jeff Skunk Baxter it also includes five Becker-Fagen songs, all of them little-known and one of them never previously heard. This historic pop artefact has gathered dust for 52 years after her label boss withheld the release. I was not emotionally prepared when I was told the album was being shelved, and I felt like it was my fault, says Hoover today. I knew nothing about the music business, or any business for that matter. I was rolling along on the high of highs and suddenly it was over.

Back in the 1960s, Hoover was just a New Jersey kid with big dreams. A fixation with dance and acting gave way to pop. During my high school years I wanted to sing like Barbra Streisand and look like Diana Ross, she says. She won talent shows as a singer and guitar player, initially performing songs written by her brother Larry, though she was soon writing her own. After Larry came home from college in 1965, excitedly brandishing new albums, her musical horizons and ambitions broadened as Hoover discovered Dylan and Joni Mitchells unique gift of writing musical poetry.

A colleague of future Steely Dan svengali Gary Katz heard Hoover at a talent show and introduced them. Katz arranged a series of record company auditions: after five years of toil, in early 1970 Morris Levy at Roulette Records showed interest. To sweeten the deal, Katz promised him most of the publishing rights to the songs. Levy signed her. For the recording sessions, Katz turned to his friend Kenny Vance, who was selling work by a pair of young songwriters he managed: Becker and Fagen. Katz, Becker and Fagen began selecting songs for Hoovers album. Five were theirs, and three were her own. A version of Stephen Stillss 4+20, a song by the Bands Richard Manuel and another by a friend of Vance completed the set.

My songs were usually inspired by something that happened in my teenage life, says Hoover. I was missing my mother and wrote Mama Tears. Working with Becker and Fagen inspired her to experiment with more interesting chords, and of the Becker-Fagen compositions, her favourite was I Mean to Shine, a song about someone whose ambitions have caused her to split from her beau. Donald and Walter had asked me about my aspirations the day we met for the first time, and then Donald came back with that song, she says, though admits shes uncertain about whether it was written for her.

Despite the curmudgeonly reputation the duo developed after they became famous, Hoover has only good memories of working with them. Walter was a real character. He usually did most of the talking, and he was extremely bright. I thought he was hilarious. His wit and his flair for sarcasm were unequalled. Donald was more quiet but equally as bright, and, to this day, I believe that he is one of the most talented musicians in the world. Every day he brought in copies of his handwritten lead sheets for each musician. Hoover couldnt read music and created her own annotation system. He had some unique harmonies that he wanted me to sing and it was not always easy. He would sing them to me and he was very patient as I committed them to memory.

The duos lyrics, meanwhile, remained a mystery: Quick, some redhots, cried the handsome fullback / Im so nervous at this lonely bivouac, goes The Roaring of the Lamb. I felt like it was about the war in Vietnam, but no one ever said that to me, says Hoover. That sort of hip, lyrical style that they have is one of the things Ive always liked about Becker and Fagens music. I like the brilliant mysteries in their stories.

A less than brilliant mystery then put paid to the whole enterprise: Roulettes Levy was checking over the albums artwork when he noticed that all the songs except Hoovers were owned by other publishers: Vance had already signed up Becker and Fagen, and the others were likewise spoken for. Levy was furious, and cancelled the release.

Trying to keep everyone together, Katz formed them into a group called Cody Canyon, but it came to nothing. The following year, he was offered a job with ABC Records in Los Angeles, and took Becker and Fagen with him. Within a year they were recording again, this time as Steely Dan. Baxter tried to convince Linda to go with them to California, and urged her to forget about what had happened with I Mean to Shine. He had a much better grasp on what was going on than I did, but I just felt defeated, she admits. I hung around New York for a while and tried doing some work with a couple of other musician friends, but Id run out of money, and finally went back to Orlando, to my parents home.

In 1973 Hoover married a young law student called Jay Willingham, and together they had two sons. She carried on gigging and recording, playing restaurants and clubs, and the Florida music festival. Decades later she and Willingham learned that the Roulette Records catalogue had been sold to Rhino Records, and he sent the company a cleaned-up digital version of Lindas original two-track tape. They pronounced it stunning and asked permission to send them to Omnivore Recordings, a new label specialising in excavating obscure or unknown albums with an interesting history. Hoovers was a perfect fit.

All these years later, her voice sounds both confident and innocent, like an American Mary Hopkin, and she does full justice to Becker-Fagen songs like Roll Back the Meaning and Turn My Friend Away. But the albums failure to launch left permanent scars. Recording an album was the most important thing in my young life, so the loss was the most profound disappointment I had ever felt, says Hoover. After the extraordinary success of Steely Dan, I would tell people that I had worked with them and some people didnt believe me, which was hard. Now she feels vindicated. Everyone involved has been so affirming. I am truly thankful that this album was restored and is going to be released. The moral of my story is: never give up.

I Mean to Shine is out now. Peter Joness book Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dans Donald Fagen is published on 13 September.

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Had been staying in India since 2015 with a fake passport, voter ID and driving license: Bangladeshi Faisal Ahmed arrested for the murder of Hindu…

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

The Indian law enforcement authorities made a major breakthrough on July 1 this year after they apprehended the murderer of Hindu blogger Ananta Vijay Das.

Identified as Faisal Ahmed, he has been on the run from the law enforcement authorities since 2015. Following his arrest from the Bommanhalli area in Bengaluru, he was taken to Kolkata on July 3.

The arrest was made by the Kolkata police, which also obtained information about his radical activities in the country. Faisal will now be handed over to the Bangladesh police.

While speaking about the development, Bangladesh Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) DIG Moniruzzaman conceded that the authorities had information that Faisal was residing illegally in India.

He stated that the Indian law enforcement authorities were apprised about the matter and necessary documents were provided to confirm his identity, prior to Faisals arrest.

Reportedly, the Bangladeshi authorities provided Faisals mobile number to the Kolkata police. Using call records, it was found that he was staying in Bengaluru.

Once a medical student, Faisal was at the forefront of spreading jihadist ideology under the pretext of teaching in madrassas. He has also been involved with Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), affiliated with Islamist terror outfit Al-Qaeda.

During interrogation, it came to light that he was at the helm of organising the Al-Qaeda module in the Barak Valley of Assam. He admitted to fleeing to Silchar from Bangladesh in 2015 and making a fake voter ID card by the name of Shahid Majumdar.

He also acquired a passport, where his house address has been traced to Mizoram. Faisal was also successful in procuring a drivers licence from Bengaluru. The terrorist however cried foul and denied any involvement in the murder of Hindu blogger Ananta Vijay Das.

According to the Special Superintendent of Anti-Terrorism Unit Aslam Khan, Faisal Ahmed will be extradited to Bangladesh on completion of necessary procedures.

Faisal Khan is one of the accused in the brutal murder of Hindu blogger Ananta Vijay Das in Subidbazar in the Sylhet district of Bangladesh. A vocal critic of religious fanaticism, Das had received several death threats from Islamic extremists.

He was a banker and the Council for Science and Rationalism of Bangladeshs general secretary. He was an editor of a magazine named Jukti (Logic). On the fateful day of May 12, 2015, the Mukto-Mona (free thinkers) blogger was chased down by Islamists and slaughtered with machetes.

He was immediately rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival. In March this year, a Bangladeshi court sentenced 4 people to death for the killing of Ananta Vijay Das. They included Abul Khayer Rashid Ahmed (25), Abul Hossain (25), Mamunur Rashid (25) and Faysal Ahmed (27).

Two of the accused are still at large. While delivering the verdict, Justice Nurul Amin Biplob remarked, If these accused are not given exemplary punishment, people of other terrorists, extremist ideologies will be encouraged to commit such killings.

He further added, The main purpose (of the killing) was to spread fear and apprehension among writers who wrote or spoke about liberalism, progressivism, science and prejudice prevalent in the society through the brutality and horror of the killing.

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School Board at Impasse With County and Palm Coast Over Billing Developers for New Schools – FlaglerLive.com

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

Flagler County schools, county government and Palm Coast are at odds over how to bill builders for new schools made necessary by a ramp-up in new construction.

In a sense, the dispute is insider baseball. Its about a pending agreement between local governments and what it should say about how to collect school impact fees, the one time fee builders pay for every new house to defray the cost of new schools, roads, fire houses, and so on.

In another sense, the agreement will affect most families with children in public schools, because it will define the timing of the districts new schools, which in turn may impact whether or not your child will be in a crowded school, a portable classroom, or a decent environment that respects the states class-size law.

None of this would have been an issue had the County Commission in May not voted to scrap a long-standing agreement with the school district on how school impact fees are collected. But developers were disenchanted with the agreement, which could require them to make heavier payments of impact fees at the front end of development than they wanted to. And state law has changed over the years, shifting burdens away from developers or reducing regulations that, until 2011, had favored school districts. The developer-friendly Flagler County Commission seized on the developments to rewrite the local school-financing rules, to the extent that it could through a new joint agreement, commonly referred to as an interlocal agreement, or ILA for short.

Friday morning, representatives from the school board, the county, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell are meeting in Room 3, on the third floor of the Government Services Building in Bunnell, to try to hash out what, at the moment, is the impasse between the district on one side and the county and Palm Coast on the other.

It sounds complicated, and officials involved speak as if it is, or claim it is. It is not. The only complications are the politics mucking up the otherwise straightforward dispute over details. What follows is an explanation of the dispute, the terms and the dollar figures involved, and each sides interpretation of where it stands.

Scrapping a Long-Standing Agreement

In March, the county ratified the school boards new impact fee of $5,450 on each new single-family home built. It was the first increase since 2005, when the impact fee, created at that time, was $3,600. The district wanted more. But a quirk in state law allows the county to stand in the way, preventing any new school impact fees from taking effect without the commissions approval. The commission did, and forced the district to settle for less. It created some bad blood. That hasnt gone away.

The new fee was only the first part of the districts challenge. The second was created when the county scrapped the ILA in effect since 2008. That ILA ends on Sept. 1. The local governments are scrambling to write a new one. Most of it is not controversial, with the exception of one sticking point: when may the school district collect in impact fees: when a developer puts in an application? When a developer pulls a building permit? When the house is completed?

Developers, who have enjoyed an inordinate degree of power at the negotiating table thanks to the commission, want to back-end payments as much as possible. The school district wants to front-end payments as much as possible.

To some extent, the district has state law on its side, under whats called the school concurrency law. School concurrency simply means that school districts and local governments work together to ensure that by the time new homes are built, theres enough space in schools for the new students who come with those new homes (assuming they do: its been a false assumption in Flagler, where a majority of new homes have been bought by retired people without children.)

Concurrency is in place by state law since 2005. Before that, it was optional. The Legislature in 2011 diluted concurrency requirements again, making it easier for developers to go ahead with construction with fewer of the previous regulations enforced. A few years ago it also changed the timing of impact fee payments. Previously, the impact fees were all due up front. Now they may be paid at the time a building permit is issued, or in negotiated timing agreements with individual developers.

When a district has plenty of space in its schools, its not an issue. The district isnt desperate for the money. When space begins to run out, its a different matter. Something called proportionate fair share payments kick in: a developer must pay up front a share of impact fees to give the district time to plan for new space, and stack up enough money to secure loans or bonds. The district is currently negotiating such proportionate fair share agreements, but there is no uniformity. Developers, for good reason, want uniformity and predictability.

But they still want to pay as little as possible, up front. Palm Coast and the county are proposing a 20 percent payment up front, reviving an old provision of the existing ILA called capacity reservation. They would then pay the rest of their impact fees in installments, over several years.

Fairness in Planning

The district is rejecting that approach. It is proposing a proportionate share approach that would have developers pay 40 percent up front, then 30 percent the second year, and 30 percent the third year. Palm Coast and the county have rejected that.

Thats the impasse, down to the way each side is characterizing the other.

So far our perspective from the county is that weve got some resistance to change on the part of the school district, Adam Mengel, the countys development director, said, with the district believing that the previous agreement wasnt broken and didnt need to be junked, only tweaked.

I dont know that we agree that theres no compromise available, Chris Wilson, a lawyer representing Orange County schools, and now Flagler schools on the impact fee and ILA issues, says.

My suggestion is to be a good faith negotiator in this process. We have room to improve on that part, County Commissioner Andy Dance, a former school board member who will be at the ILA meeting, said toward the end of a special commission meeting on the subject today.

They have asked for something that gave them a better timeframe so that they would see what the future had, and thats why we had proposed the 40-30-30, because its something theyve asked for, says Patty Bott, the districts coordinator of planning and inter-governmental relations.

Bott said the district has to look ahead three years to ensure capacity. Otherwise, the district would have to install portable classrooms until it had enough money to build a school, defeating the purpose of concurrency. There are current needs ahead for new schools, including projected needs for a middle school and a high school in about four years, plus an expansion of Matanzas High School in the works.

Currently the total amount for these schools is like $175 million over three years, based upon the developments that are in the pipeline right now, Bott said. If we had proportionate share, we would collect $53 million over those three years. If we have the 20 percent capacity reservation, we would collect $13 million. $13 million is not enough for us to guarantee your bonding. (Those numbers are based on however many units are proposed over the next three years that could be built out, she said.)

She added: Our current ILA says each of the communities will collect 100 percent of the impact fees upfront from a developer, and we havent asked that to be done. But thats what the current ILA says. And we will have proportionate fair share. So the fact that theres capacity reservation, theres nothing in statute that says how the school district has to use it. Proportionate fair share is the only thing that really protects you, the developers and the community.

The Countys Proposal

The alternative proposal was developed by Assistant County Attorney Sean Moylan, a graduate of Flagler County schools and a former teacher in the district who still has genuine sympathies for the district. But he also operates with Cartesian rationalism. Moylan is spearheading the countys effort to rewrite the ILA.

Moylan is skeptical of the districts ambitious school-construction plan. Theyre showing the amount of money they need to build two schools and they have a middle school and a high school identified, I believe in year four, or maybe five of their capital plan. Is that realistic? Can we build two schools simultaneously? he asked. Is that financially feasible? Is that something that we should be trying to impose on ourselves?

If that wasnt standing district officials hair on end, this did: And so we would have a time period of portable classrooms around our schools while there until we hit a critical mass till theres enough students and enough funding to create that new school that will be needed. Thats just the reality of our local rules and the state statutes. In fact, the portables are already here, as anyone driving by the Buddy Taylor Middle School campus will have noticed this week.

He stressed that in the end, all the impact fee money will be in the school districts hands. The issue is timing and method. Consistency and uniformity, predictability was one of our main goals here, Moylan said.

Even Dance, the districts biggest ally on the commission, agrees. What Im looking through this process is something thats more predictable and easily calculated, and theres trust built into it, he said. Im not stuck on any percentage. I think that needs to continue to be negotiated but the system that Seans put in place is viable at this point.

Dances point, favoring capacity reservations: theres inequity when the district charges developers a proportionate fair share only when the districts schools are at capacity, a cost that developers who build when the district is not at capacity dont have to pay. But with a reservation system, all developers pay a share up front, regardless, eliminating that inequity.

Beyond uniformity, clarity and predictability, the reservation system is easy to implement and it removes second-guessing from the equation, as Moylan sees it. We would not no longer have to look with a skeptical eye at numbers that the school district staff are putting forth when it comes to student generation capacity, whether those numbers are valid or not, he said.

The idea of having a 20 percent reservation fee in place is that the schools would be getting a more consistent stream of revenue, instead of waiting until theyre over capacity and at a bit of a crisis to get a larger chunk. Thats the underlying premise, Moylan said. That would be in place whether the schools are over capacity or not. Either way, the amount the district takes is then credited to the developers impact fee bill. This is rational because we need to prepare for future school facilities. We dont want to be in a position like we were in the early 2000s and and therefore getting this more consistent stream of revenue is going to help the school system with their long term planning.

But Kristy Gavin, the school board attorney, sees a misunderstanding of what capacity fees accomplish. Reservation fees, she said, are setting forth that we have capacity at a school. You are reserving your spot to guarantee the prospective homeowners moving into your community that slot at that school. That is what you are reserving. You are not mitigating the overcapacity issue at a school.

Palm Coast Sides With the County

The school board at a meeting considered the countys proposal and rejected it. Moylan was at that meeting but was not invited to present the countys position. It seems like not a fair presentation to the school board at that meeting, Dance told Gavin. I have a problem with that, whether you presented it accurately or not. If they had questions, they should have had somebody who developed that system to be able to present, meaning Moylan.

But thats no longer relevant, since the battle lines are drawn. Tuesday evening, the Palm Coast City Council appeared closely aligned around the capacity reservation plan. But like county commissioners, there was not as much agreement over the length of time those payments could be stretchedwhether across three, five or 10 years.

I dont think you should pay for something until youre at the point where you do have to pay for it, Council member Ed Danko said, finding the 40-30-30 approach very steep. He favored a 20 percent approach spread over five years, or as building permits are issued.But the analogy falls short, as it is closer to letting a merchant pay the supplier for wares only when those wares are sold at retail, not when the merchant gets them wholesale, which (the economic untenability of the analogy aside) then denies the wholesaler the ability plan.

But Dance says the discussion overuses the term upfrontor at least doesnt define it, creating a false impression. When a developer submits the site plan and gets a site plan approval, that kick starts a process, he said. It takes about two years for that process to go through their site plan approval, their preliminary plat and a lot of the discussion, and these approvals dont kick in until final plat and theyre eligible to pull a building permit. So thats about two years of process. Developers, in short, are not made to pay immediately when their plans are approved.

The different sides could well fail to reach agreement Friday. Theres disagreement between the same two camps over what might happen if the impasse continues and the county just pulls out of the ILA, with no new one in place.

Hazy Outlook

Fears of development coming to an end in the absence of an agreed-upon new joint agreement, or ILA, are somewhat misplaced, Palm Coast City Attorney Neysa Borkert said. There would need to be a number of things that would have to occur for a complete halt to development to happen across the county, she said. It wouldnt be something that happens immediately with the termination of the ILA on the countys behalf.

Moylan agrees, and notes: If the county does not agree to a form of concurrency, as I read the statute, that means there is no concurrency for schools in all of Flagler County, including within the municipalities, he said. The issue of concurrency depends on the county being on board.

The school districts Bott disputes that interpretation. When you have a new development come in, you make sure you have the roads, you make sure you have water and sewer before they can start building. The school board needs the same thing. We need to be able to plan to build, we need to be able to do site prep, we need to find land, buy land and move forward with it. We cant just wait until the money comes in later.

Dance said the discussion overuses the term upfrontor at least doesnt define it, creating a false impression. When when a developer submits the site plan and gets a site plan approval, that kick starts a process, he said. It takes about two years for that process to go through their site plan approval, their preliminary plat and a lot of the discussion, and these approvals dont kick in until final plat and theyre eligible to pull a building permit. So thats about two years of process. Developers, in short, are not made to pay immediately when their plans are approved.

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The libertarian position on abortion – Learn Liberty

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Danzig

What is the libertarian position on abortion? The answer is not so simple. Abortion is a divisive issue in pro-liberty circles: some are staunchly pro-choice while others are staunchly pro-life. Yet, the various libertarian positions on abortion follow a similar moral logic.

So why are some people pro-choice? The answer is actually very simple: they believe that the fetus in the womb is not yet an independent human life and thus the mother has the right to abort the fetus because it is an issue of her bodily autonomy.

And why are some people pro-life? Again the answer is simple; they believe that the fetus is a living human being with its own rights, thus aborting the fetus is a violation of the babys bodily autonomy as it results in the death of a living being against its will.

But many people reject the fact that this is the dichotomy and instead make it a personal issue by demonizing the other side. Those on the pro-choice side are often demonized as baby killers, satanists, murderers, etc., while those on the pro-life side are often labeled misogynists, sexists, authoritarians, etc.

But what we must understand is that the vast majority of people on both sides have good intentions. They do not want to murder or control someones body. Most people on both sides actually want basic human rights such as the right to life and the right to control their own bodies and make their own decisions.

This is also the reason why libertarianism is torn on the subject of abortion. Both pro-choice and pro-life libertarians believe their position is in support of liberty. While it may seem like both sides have nothing in common, they do have one very important thing in common, they are both pro-liberty.

And in reality we need more people that are pro-liberty. While many on the right and left often use religion or other personal views to support or oppose the right to abortion, libertarians dont, they have a simple goal, libertarians want everyone to have the freedom to make their own decisions, libertarians believe that every individual is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

If science is able to prove that the fetus is not a living being, the libertarian position would be pro-choice. But if science is able to prove that the fetus is a living being, the libertarian position would be pro-life because libertarians want to protect life, liberty, and bodily autonomy.

And that is the moral and logical position.

Libertarians do not wish to use religious belief or personal views to control other people, Instead, libertarians want to know the truth and act according to facts and maximize liberty for all.

If the libertarian approach to abortion is applied on other issues, we would be able to solve our problems much better.

We can create a freer, more advanced and more just society by maximizing liberty and pursuing the truth.

If life does not begin in the womb, then abortion is justified, if life does begin in the womb, then abortion is wrong. This is the pro-liberty view. You have a right to life and bodily autonomy; libertarians want to defend your rights. They do not want to spread their religion, nor demonize anyone and cause division. Libertarians are pro-choice, pro-life but most importantly pro-truth and pro-liberty.

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