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Daily Archives: April 6, 2022
Children Exposed to Cannabis at Risk of High Blood Sugar – Healthline
Posted: April 6, 2022 at 9:14 pm
Children who were exposed to cannabis in utero may be at risk for obesity and high blood sugar later in life, according to new research.
The study, which was published Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, measured cannabis levels in over 100 pregnant women and evaluated the health of their children around five years of age.
Of the children involved in the study, those who had been exposed to cannabis in the womb had a 2.6 percent greater fat mass and higher fasting glucose levels compared to those who werent exposed to cannabis in the womb.
The study adds to the growing evidence suggesting cannabis use in pregnancy may affect a babys health and interfere with their development.
I am not surprised that prenatal exposure to cannabis has [an] impact on the offspring. In principle, any significant pharmacological intervention (and cannabis is surely one) may impact the newborn either directly (by affecting the fetus) or indirectly (by affecting first the mother and then the fetus), Dr. Daniele Piomelli, the director of the University of California Irvine Center for the Study of Cannabis, told Healthline.
The study looked at 103 mother-child pairs living in Colorado.
The researchers collected urine samples from the pregnant women and found that 15 percent had detectable levels of cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, in their bodies, which suggests the fetuses had been exposed to the cannabinoids.
A follow-up visit was scheduled when the children were nearly five years old, at which point the children underwent blood draws after an overnight fast. The childrens fat mass was also measured.
The kids who had been exposed to cannabis in the womb were more likely to be at risk for obesity and high blood sugar.
Its unclear why fetal exposure to cannabis could have had this effect.
Piomelli says cannabis could interfere with the fetuss endogenous cannabinoid system or cannabis may impact the mothers behavior and physiology, altering the babys development.
Cannabis use among pregnant women has been increasing in the United States as more states have legalized the recreational use of cannabis, although overall rates remain very low.
From 2002 to 2017, self-reported use of cannabis during pregnancy jumped from 3.4 percent of pregnant women to 7 percent.
Previous research has linked maternal cannabis use to negative health outcomes in the baby.
Fetuses exposed to cannabis are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome later in life.
Development and behavioral issues including visual problem-solving challenges and decreased attention span have been recorded in kids exposed to cannabis in utero as well.
Babies of active cannabis users are more likely to have intrauterine growth problems and low birth weight.
If cannabis is smoked frequently, this may cause lower oxygen levels in the bloodstream which in turn might perturb growth, Piomelli said, adding that we do not know if this applies to other forms of cannabis use like vaping or edibles.
According to Dr. S. Monty Ghosh, an assistant professor and doctor of internal medicine, disaster medicine, and addiction medicine at the University of Alberta, these findings mirror the impact of cigarette smoking during pregnancy.
It would be interesting [to] explore if this was related to smoking cannabis or ingested cannabis, Ghosh said.
Ghosh says the chemicals from cannabis may be able to cross the placenta and reach the fetus.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) all advise against using cannabis products during pregnancy and lactation.
It is best and safest to resume smoking marijuana post lactation due to our limited understanding of the effects of cannabis on the child. Limiting secondhand exposure from cannabis smoke should be a priority, says Ghosh.
A new study has found that children who were exposed to cannabis, including CBD or THC, in utero may be at risk for obesity and high blood sugar later in life. The research adds to the growing evidence that cannabis use during pregnancy may be harmful to the babys health and interfere with their development.
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The Winners of The Hemp Cup: People’s Choice 2022 – High Times
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High Times Cup competitions are a unique way for the industry to go up against the best of the best in the cannabis space not only for high THC but hemp products as well. The Hemp Cup: Peoples Choice 2022 unites both competitors and judges across the entire hemp space.
We are pleased to announce the High Times Hemp Cup winners, presented by Hemp Hop. Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Orange County CBD, and to our Bronze Sponsor, Sweet Sensi CBD.
First Place: Flow Gardens Blue Cheese #12 Flower
Second Place: Healing Canopy White Triploid CBG Flower
Third Place: Grateful Beginnings Farm Sour Lifter Flower
First Place: Sweet Sensi CBD Improved Berry Blossom #17 Cigar
Second Place: Hemp Hop Pacific Cooler HHC Pre-Roll
Third Place: CBD Hemp Direct Honolulu Haze #3 Pre-Roll
First Place: Metta Hemp HHC Wet Sugar
Second Place: Alliance Hemp Co. Gas CBD Terpsolate
Third Place: Piur Select Tennessee Tangie Flower Sift Rosin
First Place: 3Chi Blue Dream HHC Vape
Second Place: STNR Tangie HHC Sativa Vape
Third Place: Rove Remedies Uplift Vape
First Place: Pow-Pow: OG Kush Blood Orange Live Resin Gummies
Second Place: Galaxy Treats Tropical Kush Moon Babies
Third Place: Martha Stewart Harvest Medley Wellness Gummies
First Place: Realize Citrus-Mango Drink Mix
Second Place: Buddys Chocolate Haus Hemp Oil Infused Mint Chocolate Bar
Third Place: Sweet Sensi CBD CBD Chocolate Truffles
First Place: By George! CBD CBD Salve
Second Place: Care Division Carefree Pain Relief Cream
Third Place: Horn Creek Hemp Redemption Body Recovery Oil
First Place: Rove Remedies Sleep Tincture
Second Place: Care Division Dream Sleep Aid Tincture
Third Place: Lifessence All Natural CBD Oil
First Place: Tayco R.S.O Capsules
Second Place: Vivimu #Relax CBN Softgels
First Place: Marys Tails Calm & Quiet Hemp Canine Chewables
Second Place: Mary Palmer Best Buds Bacon-Flavored CBD Dog Treats
Third Place: CBD Living Peanut Butter CBD Calming Support Dog Chews
First Place: Euphorica Maui Wowie D8:D10 Sativa Vape
Second Place: Rove Remedies D8 Vape
Third Place: Sugar Extrax Lemonade Kush D8:D10:THC-O Vape
First Place: Derived Creations Chewy Sea Salt Caramels
Second Place: 3Chi Watermelon Delta 8 THC Gummies
Third Place: JustCBD Delta 8 Peaches Interstellar Gummies
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A Single-Center Study Evaluating the Effects of a Novel Retinol and Cannabidiol Combination Topical – Beauty Packaging Magazine
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By Julius Few, MD; Michael Lee, MD; Alec Semersky; Emily Mariscal, LE; and Ginny Vachon, PhD
This article originally appeared in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Retinol is known to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, but is associated with irritating effects. Cannabidiol (CBD) acts to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, mitigating irritation from retinol, and further improving the skins appearance through independent anti-aging mechanisms.
Skin aging is influenced by a number of factors, including extrinsic factors like exposure to UV light, poor diet, or pollutants, and intrinsic factors such as collagen and elastin loss over time.1 Within the skin, intrinsic aging is due, in part, to the decreased capacity of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and melanocytes to proliferate, and the degeneration of the fibrous extracellular matrix, while 80% of extrinsic aging can be attributed to UV radiation.2-4 Interestingly, for both intrinsic and extrinsic aging, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and associated oxidative stress can accelerate these processes in the skin through multiple mechanisms and contribute to dyspigmentation, reduced barrier function, laxity, and uneven texture.1-5 In addition, ROS are associated with inflammation, which can further negatively impact the skins appearance.5,6
In clinical practice, one of the few topical treatments for which there is strong clinical evidence of efficacy for reducing the signs of aging is retinol.7 The anti-aging effects of retinol are manifested by promoting proliferation of keratinocytes, strengthening the epidermis, and increasing collagen. However, retinol may indirectly decrease the antioxidative effects of the skin, leaving it prone to damage from ROS.8-10 Furthermore, skin reactions such as redness, drying, peeling, or burning associated with retinol treatment can lead to inconsistent use or discontinuation by patients.
In the current study, purified, water-soluble CBD was evaluated with 0.2% retinol as a combination product (CR-Topical, Afor, Chicago IL). By combining these agents, CR-Topical face cream was designed to combat both the intrinsic and extrinsic factors involved in skin aging by increasing skin turnover while protecting the skin through antioxidative and anti-inflammatory mechanisms, such that both efficacy and tolerability is improved.
In the current pilot study, due to the novelty of the combination and the need to characterize the impact of these treatments on the skin, a more granular approach was taken to measuring outcomes. Typically, aesthetic conditions are measured using validated and non-validated scales (e.g., FACE-Q, GAIS) using static photos taken from multiple angles.11,12 Subject satisfaction questionnaires may also be used to gauge perceptions of efficacy, satisfaction, and overall impressions. However, these scales are limited in their ability to detect specific changes to features such as skin quality. Therefore, the nine-domain Global Ranking Scale (GRS) and four-domain Skin Quality assessment was applied.13 The GRS is unique in that it is used as a collaborative tool by the physician with the patient, and therefore additional methods, described below, were used to confirm observations, including: blinded review and ordering of before and after images by a board-certified plastic surgeon, and inclusion of patient survey questions, which were completed independently, that overlap with GRS skin quality domains to confirm outcomes.
In addition to the capture of static images, this study evaluated patients using video of a series of facial expressions as an exploratory endpoint. Even the best before and after static images represent an incomplete picture of treatment efficacy. Moreover, optimal static correction can result in unnatural mimetic movement, overfilling, and/or inadequate or imbalanced correction. Compared with static images, dynamic videos are better able to capture global improvement across four dimensions, encompassing glide plane movement and multiple facial expressions (Table 1). The use of videos in this study was exploratory in nature and represents the first time that this four-dimensional beauty (4D Beauty, Afor, LLC, Chicago IL) assessment has been used in a clinical study. So much of how patients perceive themselves and are perceived by others is embedded in expressions, and even qualities like facial positioning and openness can be appreciated with video. This type of assessment is in its infancy, and development will likely involve extensive multidisciplinary research and development of novel measures, as well as protocols for video capture, however, its inclusion here paves the way for further development. In this pilot study, the use of 4D Beauty assessment is detailed, but is not part of the formal evaluation of efficacy. However, this work paves the way for use in clinical practice and study.13,14
Subjects who had botulinum toxin or filler within 3 months of study enrollment were excluded. Additionally, subjects who used topical, inhaled, or ingested cannabis and/or hemp-derived products including CBD or tetrahydrocannabinol within 30 days of the study start date or during the study period were excluded. Further key exclusionary characteristics included facial rejuvenation procedures (e.g., chemical peels, microneedling, microdermabrasion, etc.); pregnancy; advanced or poorly controlled diabetes; current smoker or history of heavy smoking; the use of anti-inflammatory topical products during the study period; or regular continuous use of systemic or topical corticosteroids on the area to be treated.
The primary efficacy endpoint consisted of clinical evaluations of the face based on comparison of GRS scores at each time point, compared to baseline, as well as qualitative comparison of standardized before and after photographs on days 1, 21, and 42. During visits on day 1 (baseline), 21, and 42, standardized photographs of the treatment areas were taken and global skin appearance was assessed using the GRS with Comprehensive Skin Analysis by joint evaluation of severity by the lead investigator and the subject (Figure 1).13
Note, the investigator and subject were blinded to their original assessment scores at the time of evaluation. Each of the scales 13 domains, including loss of elasticity, surface roughness, dehydration, static and dynamic wrinkles, volume loss, sagging, asymmetry, imbalance, scar presence, visible pores, pigmentation, and vasculature, were graded from 0-3 (0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe), and mean scores at baseline and at 42 days were calculated for each domain and compared.13 Paired mean difference with each subject used as their own control, and lower and upper 95% confidence intervals for each domain was calculated. Due to the small number of subjects and the use of a 4-point scale across numerous domains, paired t-tests with p-values are less informative (p-values calculated using a paired two-tailed t-test were significant for all measures assessed), and are not presented here.
Because the GRS is intended to be used as a collaborative tool by the physician with the patient, it is not conducive to blinded review. Instead, a blinded reviewer was asked to order the static baseline and 42-day images as before and after, and percent agreement with whether the actual photograph was taken at baseline or day 42 was calculated. In addition, questions overlapping with GRS skin quality domains were included in the subject questionnaire to confirm outcomes. These questionnaires were completed by subjects independently, following completion of the GRS.
Secondary efficacy endpoints included subject observations from satisfaction questionnaires regarding major cutaneous changes such as smoothness, irritation, pruritus, burning, and erythema. Exploratory endpoints included the use of 4D assessment as an assessment tool for qualitative measure of dynamic and animation-related patient features. On days 21 and 42, daily subject diaries were reviewed for compliance and tolerability, and subjects completed an 8-question satisfaction survey. Filmed video evaluations occurred on days 1 and 42 for 4D assessment.
Safety was monitored by the investigator through application site assessment during each follow-up visit (days 1, 21, and 42). Because of the established propensity for retinol to cause irritation, an additional, virtual safety assessment of the application site occurred on day 3. At each follow-up visit, study medication tubes were weighed for compliance. This study was IRB approved (Advarra IRB, Columbia, MD) and adhered to the Good Clinical Practice and standards set forth in the World Medical Associations Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was provided, by which the patients agreed to the use and analysis of their data.
At 42 days, GRS with Comprehensive Skin Analysis score improvement was observed from baseline to day 42 across all 13 domains, including domains for which improvement was unexpected (e.g., sagging). While improvement was consistent, some areas improved more than others, generally those most consistent with a topical treatment (Figure 2). Among subjects, the highest mean scores at baseline were visible pores (2.6), dynamic wrinkles (2.5), surface roughness (2.4), pigmentation (2.3), and static wrinkles (2.1); Higher mean scores correlate to worse skin quality [0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe]).
When assessing the relative degree of improvement for each domain, those with 1-point improvement from day 0 to day 42 were found to be consistent with topical treatments (Figure 3, black dotted line). While statistically significant changes were observed for each domain, including both the GRS and skin quality measures, the areas of greatest change were visible pores (2.0-point change; 95% CI, 1.5-2.5), dehydration (2.0-point change; 95% CI, 1.4-2.6), surface roughness (1.8-point change; 95% CI, 1.2-2.4) static wrinkles (1.8-point change; 95% CI, 1.1-2.5), and dynamic wrinkles (1.6-point change; 95% CI, 0.8-2.3). Notably, while the greatest possible score change is 3, not all subjects began with severe skin quality, making a 3-point change impossible. However, a two-point change represents a change from severe to mild or moderate to none, both of which represent very impactful improvements.
Each subject who reported severe static wrinkles, dynamic wrinkles, surface roughness, scars, visible pores or vasculature at baseline reported at least mild severity for these domains at study completion. Moreover, all subjects with severe dehydration reported none at the end of the study. The blinded reviewer correctly ordered before and after images for 80% of the subjects.
Satisfaction and functional outcomes assessed using subject questionnaires completed on days 21 and 42 revealed that at day 42, 90% of subjects either agreed (50%) or strongly agreed (40%) that they experienced visible reduction of facial fine lines and wrinkles (Figure 4). Overall, 100% of subjects felt that CR-Topical made them more confident in the physical appearance of their face. In agreement with GRS outcomes, subjects strongly agreed that the use of CR-Topical significantly improved the texture/smoothness (90%) and pore size (70%) of the skin, outcomes consistent with those measured with the GRS. Subjects either agreed or strongly agreed (30% vs 70%, respectively) with the statement that they experienced minimal irritation for the duration of the study, demonstrating the excellent tolerability of CR-Topical. Furthermore, 90% of subjects strongly agreed that they were very satisfied with the product, with 90% expressing both their willingness to use CR-Topical again and recommend the cream to family and friends.
Representative patient images illustrate improvement across a range of GRS domains (Figure 5). Changes in skin quality are apparent in before and after images and show a close-up view of patients so that changes in skin quality can be appreciated.
Although research on CBD oil as a topical agent is still emerging, supplementary use has been shown to decrease inflammation and improve therapeutic outcomes for severe inflammatory skin diseases, supporting this potential role.16-18 Anecdotally, the improvements observed for the combination of retinol and water-soluble CBD are better than for either product alone, suggesting an additive, or potentially synergistic benefit. Larger controlled studies will need to be carried out in order to understand the relative effects of CR-Topical and retinol, and to define any synergistic activity for the two ingredients. Importantly in these studies, a larger number of patients should be followed for an extended period of time to best understand the impact of treatment.
When considering the potential for synergistic activity, the mechanism of action for both retinol and CBD is informative. Through the combined effects of promoting cell proliferation and reducing oxidative stress, these agents may work synergistically to combat both the extrinsic and intrinsic causes of aging. While the mechanism of action of CBD in the skin has yet to be fully elucidated, its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities are well recognized, and can be partially attributed to its activation of Nrf2-target activation genes, including HMOX1, which plays crucial roles in modulating inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress.19
Importantly, CBD-induced activation of HMOX1 expression occurs through a Nrf2-independent mechanism.19 Because retinol suppresses expression of Nrf2-target antioxidative genes, the addition of CBD oil can potentially restore antioxidative effects inhibited by retinol while allowing for retention of skin strengthening properties.8,10,18 This activity of CBD is in addition to independent mechanisms, including modulation of the human endocannabinoid system (ECS), which is linked to anti-aging effects through its role in maintaining skin homeostasis and barrier function, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, as well as optimal sebum production.18-20
For retinol, independent effects are manifested through promoting keratinocyte proliferation, strengthening of the epidermis and increasing collagen (through protection of existing collagen and stimulation of neocollagenesis) in the skin.8,9 Importantly, the combination of CBD and retinol appears to reduce skin irritation often observed with retinol alone. Notably, 100% of subjects who reported severe dehydration at baseline reported none at the conclusion of the study, indicating that CBD may combat the irritation characteristic of retinol topicals, providing considerable benefit to subject tolerability and indirect improvement in efficacy due to increasing the likelihood of adherence. Importantly, the CBD used in this study is water soluble. Most often, CBD is administered dissolved in oil, commonly coconut oil or medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil. The absence of oils in this formulation that could potentially clog pores or otherwise irritate skin is also an important contributor.
While improvement across all 13 domains for all subjects suggests a global effect of CR-Topical, improvements in areas such as sagging or asymmetry may signal some variability in day-to-day perceptions, some level of bias that stems from the investigator and the subject completing the assessment together, or incomplete ability of the subject to differentiate entirely between the contributions of individual domains to overall global improvement. In future studies, placebo control and blinding both the subject and evaluating investigator will shed light on this topic. Additionally, when interpreting results, it is important to consider that the rating scale ranged from 0 to 3. Therefore, seemingly modest changes (e.g., severe at 3 to mild at 1) do indeed reflect a significant improvement. Because of the granular nature of the GRS scale, it is possible that future studies could also evaluate combination treatment with other products or modalities versus monotherapy, further characterizing the effects of distinct interventions on global outcome when used together.
As skin treatments continue to emerge and become increasingly multi-modal in nature, it is essential to better understand the specific effects that different treatments have on the skin. While historical measurements for skin treatment efficacy have relied on static imagery, this methodology cannot capture the movement of glide planes and facial expressions, and it is how our faces move during communication that most informs perceptions of beauty. Capturing movements of the face with short videos more accurately reflects what is observed in day-to-day life as opposed to static imagery, and provides a real-world context for evaluating the most relevant effects of treatment. This novel and dynamic 4D assessment may prevent overcorrection or unnatural looking results by encouraging consideration of youthful dynamics in expression as well as facial proportion.21 Further, 4D assessment can be used in conjunction with new or existing scales and opens the door for incorporation of new measures rating naturalness of outcomes, projection or correction across multiple facial expressions, apparent confidence, openness, or other characteristics that are not traditionally thought of as study outcomes. Moreover, subjects can use the videos to better evaluate their overall satisfaction and experience by observing their facial movements before and after treatment. Like the GRS, 4D assessment can be used as a tool for patient education, treatment planning, and encouraging pursuit of natural-looking results. The exploratory assessment using 4D dynamic imagery in this study revealed that video documentation and 4D beauty is an important element of a comprehensive efficacy profile for any product or device and paved the way for video and dynamic assessments as measures of treatment effect.
Shortcomings of this study include the small sample size and short duration of follow-up time. A larger cohort and increased length of the study could lead to more robust results, especially if the design includes a control group or is a split-face study. Future studies will compare the efficacy of CR-Topical with retinol alone.
When used in combination, water-soluble CBD and retinol offer significant improvements in skin quality, as well as in static and dynamic lines, with minimal irritation. Synergistic activity of CBD and retinol may explain this high level of efficacy. Additionally, a more granular assessment of aesthetic outcomes is long overdue and should be incorporated into future clinical studies evaluating topical skin treatments. Dynamic, 4D beauty assessment is a newly emerging mode of evaluation that could be fully developed and applied to better capture the effects of treatment.
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Understanding the Roots of the New Inflation: With Rob Tarr – New Ideal
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In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer interviews Rob Tarr, an expert on economics, about how Ayn Rands philosophical approach to economics can help us understand the nature and causes of inflation.
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Mentioned in the discussion are Rands lecture Egalitarianism and Inflation, her book Philosophy: Who Needs It (in which the lecture is reprinted), the bound volume of her periodical the Ayn Rand Letter (in which it first appeared) and Tarrs essay Economic Theory and Conceptions of Value: Rand and the Austrians versus the Mainstream from the book Foundations of a Free Society, edited by Gregory Salmieri and Robert Mayhew.
The podcast was recorded on March 19, 2022 and was broadcast on March 30, 2022. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device onApple Podcasts,Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcastshere.
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First Wind Film Development To Adapt Rick Bleiweiss Blackstone Novel Pignon Scorbion And The Barbershop Detectives For TV – Deadline
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EXCLUSIVE: First Wind Film Development has optioned TV rights to Rick Bleiweiss recently published debut mystery novel Pignon Scorbion and the Barbershop Detectives, withBrendan Deneen and Josh Stanton of Blackstone Publishing attached to produce the adaptation.
The book is set in 1910, inthe small English municipality of Haxford, which has a new Chief Police Inspector. At first, the dapper and unflappable Pignon Scorbion, a Brit of Egyptian and Haitian descent, strikes something of an odd figure among the locals. But it isnt long before Haxford finds itself very much in need of a detective.Investigating a trio of crimes whose origins span half a century, Scorbion interviews a parade of people with potential motives, but with every apparent clue, new surprises come to light. And just as it seems nothing can derail Scorbion, in walks Thelma Smithdazzling, whip-smart, and newly single. Has Scorbion finally met his match?
Bleiweiss spent the majority of his career in the music industry as a recording artist, Grammy-nominated producer, recorded songwriter and record label senior executive, working with superstar acts and contributing to film soundtracks. He has written numerous newspaper columns and magazine articles, had chapters in anthologies, and has a story in the upcoming collection Hotel California. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Historical Novel Society, and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, among other organizations.
First Wind Film Development focuses on new premium content origination and package development for producers and authors. Based in the EU and UK, and formed in 2016 by three colleagues formerly working with United Artists Europe, the company developed the recently released feature documentary Meeting Gorbachev, on the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, directed by Werner Herzog and Andr Singer. FWFD has multiple projects in development for different film and TV markets, including Those Bloody Women, based on activist Emily Hobhouses 1902 memoir, The Brunt of Waran authentic insight into the life and suffering of women and children in the Boer War.
Deneen is aformer Scott Rudin Productions and Miramax/Dimension exec whorecently joined Blackstone and launched its in-house film and TV division, which currently has projects in development with Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Roadside Attractions, Genre Arts, 6th & Idaho and Makeready.
One of the largest independent audiobook publishers in the U.S., Blackstones catalog counts over 13,000 audiobook titles from such authors as Ayn Rand, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, Pablo Neruda, C.S. Lewis, Don Winslow and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Its print and eBook imprint releases count over 80 titles a year by both new and established writers including James Clavell, Rex Pickett, P.C. Cast, Catherine Coulter, Norman Reedus and Karin Slaughter.
Bleiweiss is repped byNicole Resciniti at the Seymour Agency.
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‘My jagged path to cap and gown’: Reflections from a 23-year-old expectant high school graduate – Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel
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AUBURN When I was in fourth grade, I reached college level reading. My first favorite book was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, I carried a thesaurus with me like most children would carry a common pencil bag and I had the wildest dreams of becoming the next J.K. Rowling.
When we are kids, we are taught the importance of a proper education. Go to school, get good grades, excel in projects and sports and social activities, but we are never told how hard it can be to get there. Nobody tells you how often you stay up late at night, questioning yourself and your worth while you watch your peers excel.
One of my fondest memories was when my family and I had first moved into our home in Auburn. It became my beacon of light, where I had my very own room to play school with my sisters. I had an easel, desks for them to sit at, notebooks to grade papers, the works.
It truly fostered my dreams, to feel important and smart, to be seen in a way that I could be proud of myself for. I became encompassed in the idea that one day, I too could be a remarkable author who allowed young girls like me to escape into a world of their choosing, with little to no consequence.
After my mother and her ex-husband split up, we fell into financial hardship. Not the normal kind of hardships, but the really nitty-gritty not having a bed to sleep on, going to foodbanks twice a week so we could eat kind of hardships.
After a while, I became academically discouraged. Its easy for you to lose yourself when youre told over and over again Im not sure why you care so much, or Why bother? With every positive step I took, I felt I was dragged another five steps back.
Because of this, I truly lost track of what I wanted in life. Being so focused on my home life, I felt I didnt have room for homework or general studies. My day-to-day life just blurred together, and before I knew it, I was dropping out.
I tried for years to rekindle the flame of my inquisitive spirit. I stayed late after school to get homework done, I did extra credit projects to make up for the ones I had missed out on earlier in the year, and I regularly attended the Boys and Girls Club in Auburn, which had a study group that I was supposed to be involved in. Instead, I used it as a safe place to be with my friends.
For a long time I carried a sense of sadness around with me. I put myself in a little box labeled never to graduate, and convinced myself thats where I would end up staying. Just a girl working a 9-to-5, making sure her babies are fed.
Surely though, miraculous things happen in this world. Roses do bloom from concrete, just as I did when I joined the Wayfinder Schools Passages program. Its like a fog simply lifted from my vision one day, and I realized this is not who I want to be anymore. I can do this. For me and for my boys.
After years of hard work and self criticism, on June 8, 2022, my jagged path to a cap and gown is coming to an end. Finally, I will be making a speech on stage in front of my loved ones, holding a diploma, and wearing a smile.
Not only have I learned so much about academics and the world itself in this program, but I have absolutely found myself again. Im rooting for myself to keep going, and pursue the dreams I never thought possible, even though I didnt take the traditional route of education. You can, too.
Brianna Robinson dropped out of Lewiston High School her sophomore year. After graduating from Wayfinder Schools this June, she plans to study forensic science at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.
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Don’t Believe The Hype: The Left Wish They Ran Cancel Culture Like This – Above the Law
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In the short amount of time Ive written for Above the Law, Ive gotten a couple of emails, occasionally sprinkled with the word libtard, that bemoan the Leviathan power wielded solely by left-wing media and Gen Zers with neopronouns: cancel culture. But that accusation has always struck me as odd, given that the first thing that comes to my mind is some dude bringing up Grimace to shut down conversations involving accountability when he gets caught doing a prejudice in public.
For the record, I do occasionally read right-wing media outlets just for a bit of balance and the things you can get canceled for on that side boggle my mind.
Ketanji Brown Jackson is basically the next Supreme Court Justice. You know it, I know it, hell, Socrates probably does too. But nothing, and I mean nothing, is gonna prevent these snowflakes from looking up Hail Mary dirt to keep Justice Jackson from becoming a thing:
As Breitbart News previously reported, Jackson has made a note in her opinions to employ the term noncitizen or undocumented non-citizens rather than the terms alien or illegal aliens that are regularly used in court and in federal statutes. SOURCE
American citizens who oppose judges abusing their power to assist illegal immigrant invaders and hardened criminals are encouraged to contact their US Senators, especially Susan Collins (R-ME), to oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The libs have been dragged through the mud for bringing up Booze McGees sexual conduct at his confirmation and Amy Coney Barretts lack of judicial experience at hers, but could you imagine the backlash if one of the arguments in the final hours before their confirmation was that they opted to use a way of referring to people that didnt spring to mind Marvin the Martian? That level of gall and audacity is a right-wing affair through and through.
Have you ever really sat back and thought about what the political and interpersonal strategies of canceling would look like? Libertarianism is cancel cultures ethos raised to an aesthetic ideal. No really, what are the myriad contemporary treatises on the virtues of Negative Liberty other than extended rants on policing who can or cant do what and how cool armed revolution is when you dont get your way? Those arent the words they use, its something more along these lines:
Any act directed against a person, apart from the cases and without the forms determined by law, is arbitrary and tyrannical; if attempt is made to execute such act by force, the person who is the object thereof has the right to resist it by force.
But lets be clear, this lofty language gets applied to any and everything they dont like: vaccine mandates, helmet laws, seat belt requirements, whatever its like a defiant toddler read a bit of Ayn Rand and was let loose upon the world.
In the spirit of balance, the next time a crowd member or two doesnt sit idly by at a Yale talk where some dude defends state-sanctioned murder on the basis of gender or something, try not to make lefties the face of canceling? I mean its not like were the ones burning books or anything.
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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook groupLaw School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim,a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email atcwilliams@abovethelaw.comand by tweet at@WritesForRent.
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Who is John Malone, the ‘Cable Cowboy’ and GB News backer who could buy Channel 4? – Left Foot Forward
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GB News backer John Malone, who is the largest landowner in the US, is in the running to buy Channel 4.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said that the privatisation of Channel 4 would be bad for journalism. The channel, which was founded in 1982 to make content for under-served communities, could be sold for around 1 bn to the right wing US telecoms tycoon John Malone, one of the backers of GB News.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said in a tweet that government ownership is holding Channel 4 back from competing against streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon.
In 2015, when the Tories first started looking at privatising Channel 4, Politico reported that The buzz among TV executives in London is that Discovery, the pay-TV group part-owned by billionaire John Malone, is interested in buying Channel 4 if the government decides to privatize. In 2014 Discovery tried to buy Channel 5, but lost out to its rival Viacom.
Malone is the largest shareholder and sits on the board of Discovery, a company which has been looking to expand its UK assets for a number of years. In 2017 the Guardian reported that Discovery has eyed numerous assets in the UK, including expressing interest to the government in buying Channel 4 when it was being considered for a 1bn privatisation.
Malone is yet another right wing libertarian tycoon, in a similar mould to Charles Koch, the oil baron who has funnelled millions of dollars into the supporting right wing think tanks like the Institute for Humane Studies, the Ayn Rand Institute, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Cato Institute.
Malone has also sat on the board of directors at the Cato Institute, and donated $250,000 to Donald Trumps inauguration in 2017. He owns Liberty Media, which has investments in TV, Formula One and Baseball, and is also the largest private landowner in the US, with 2.2 million acres. At one time Malone also owned a sizeable stake in Rupert Murdochs News Corporation.
His empire also includes parts of ITV (hes the biggest shareholder), GB News, Eurosport, and Virgin Media, among TV and broadband operations in 30 territories, mostly in Europe. At 80 years old, Malone is a decade younger than Rupert Murdoch, who has been slowly relinquishing control of his companies to his sons.
Malones company Discovery is poised to take control of WarnerMedia, which owns CNN, later this year. Malone has said that he wants CNN to become more politically centrist. Malone seems to be on a spree of acquisitions in the past few years, and has also been floated as a potential buyer for Channel 4 by OpenDemocracy.
The New Yorker has said that the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia is an entry into the streaming market for Malone, who is aiming to compete with Netflix and Amazon. This accords with Nadine Dorries suggesting that she wants to see Channel 4 competing with the established streaming services.
However, Channel 4 was originally established to serve under-represented groups, and support the UKs film and television industries with subsidiary companies like Film 4. Taking away its public service remit would mean that Channel 4 would be less likely to champion things like the Paralympics, its coverage of which has helped to change attitudes towards disability in the UK.
Competing with streaming services like Netflix would be a totally different kind of market competition, which could see the channel become more populist in its output.
In 2014, The Independent reported that David Abraham, the Chief Executive of Channel 4, warned of the risk that British television could wither under the dominant influence of American media moguls including Rupert Murdoch and Virgin media owner John Malone.
Abraham said Malone was nicknamed Darth Vader by Al Gore, currently holds a net debt of $41bn and famously hates to pay tax.
The sale of British creative industries to big US tycoons isnt going to lead to a destruction of the industry overnight, but it could lead to a slow reduction in especially the more public service oriented aspects of Channel 4s output, as well as to a change in the output of its news channel, creating a more homogenised and US-influenced media landscape in the UK.
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Royal Caribbean’s Next New World’s Largest Cruise Ship Will Be Utopia of the Seas – TravelPulse
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Royal Caribbean announced the name of its sixth Oasis-Class cruise ship.
At a steel-cutting ceremony at the Chantiers de lAtlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, the cruise line announced that the ship would be called Utopia of the Seas.
According to Royal Caribbean blog, the cruise line trademarked the name in December of 2021 in addition to 23 other names that could be used for future vessels.
Royal Caribbean expects the Utopia of the Seas, which just officially started construction, to be setting sail in May of 2024.
It is expected that Utopia of the Seas will have 2,800 staterooms and will overtake Wonder of the Seas as the largest cruise ship in the world upon her debut.
Royal Caribbean also recently began construction on the new Icon of the Seas, which is the first of a new class of ships scheduled to debut in fall 2023. Icon of the Seas will hold 5,000 passengers and will be powered by liquefied natural gas.
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Disney World Has a Surprising New Project – TheStreet
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The theory that media giant Disney wants to create a kinder, gentler world is hardly news after all, the company's Disney World is focused on the EPCOT Center, short for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
But over the years, the company has found more, and increasingly diverse, ways to advance the vision of an idyllic life where its fans can live in harmony with themselves and one another.
That drive is on display at Disney's original utopia in Celebration, Fla., an entire community built inOsceola County that focuses on Walt Disney's original dream of having a self-contained town full of whimsical touches and practical items, like its own power grid.
Celebration has its own post office, two Disney utilities to bring energy and various high-end touches like a downtown retail core and luxury homes, with the average four-bedroom home costing around $800,000.
There's also lots of Mickey Mouse nods everywhere, a stylistic choice made to ensure that residents get theDisney neighborhood that they have paid for in advance.
The town itself has around 8,000 residents and houses that range from massive mansions to cute little cottages, with the initial batch built in the 1990's filled by a lottery system.
Celebration has been a Disney status symbol for decades, and is an example of how the company has been able to draw on its brand to create different, increasingly more enjoyable experiences for old and new fans alike.
Now, it looks like Disney has another idea to bring a vision for worldwide community to the masses.
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Disney said on April 6 that it will partner with a third-party developer to create a new Disney-living community of affordable housing on 80 acres in Orange County, Florida.
The company has faced criticism in the past for how expensive some of its branded real estate has been, with its recent Storyliving by Disney communities receiving particular attention.
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One could argue that the fantasy Disney sells is itself not about affordability, but the brand is clearly paying attention. It said it will launch the new development, still in the early planning stages, as part of an 80-acre parcel set aside specifically for affordable homeownership.
We are invested in working together with our community to solve complex issues, Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in a statement.
The lack of affordable housing is affecting many people across our country, including right here in Central Florida," Vahle said.
It also won't be Disney's first foray into building affordable housing. The company previously built theBuena Esperanza in Anaheim, Calif., and will complete a sister project,Finamore Place, in the summer of 2022.
"With this initiative, were lending a hand to make a real and meaningful impact in our community by tapping into the best of our companys strengths. This is the right opportunity and the right time to take action, Vahle said.
The new development, not yet named, will create 1,300 units of affordable housing on land near the company's Disney World theme park in Central Florida, the company said in a statement.
It will be built near the increasingly expanding Flamingo Crossings Town Center, with its dining and retail choices, and near to the area's schools.
The company did not say what pricing it would use in the project, but said it will offer a "variety of home choices that are affordable and attainable."
It added that while the development is still subject to a variety of approvals, it is part of a larger strategy Disney has in targeting a variety of world ills, including building more affordable housing near its parks.
"These initiatives are among the many ways Disney is strengthening its communities, including hundreds of millions of dollars provided in philanthropic donations to local nonprofits, the Disney VoluntEARS program, contributions to local food banks and more," it said in a statement.
The company said that its Disney World Resort recently donated $3 million to "important causes in the community, including organizations on the front lines of the affordable housing issue."
Disney's market cap is $241 billion.
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