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We now have up and running a new website devoted to Jim Scully's and my translations of all seven of Sophocles' surviving plays. Press reviews have been sparse since the book was released in late July, but it has received some encouraging blog reviews, such as this review posted on "ProSe", 21 September 2011:
I finished this newly published (2011) volume of translations of the seven existing plays by Sophocles recently. I unhesitatingly recommend this new work of the translators, Robert Bagg and James Scully, as they really did an outstanding job of presenting these powerful dramas with extraordinary lyricism and emotional impact. For your information, I am providing a list of the plays in the collection and the primary translator—
Aias (James Scully)
Women of Trakhis (Robert Bagg)
Philoktetes (James Scully)
Elektra (Robert Bagg)
Oedipus the King (Robert Bagg)
Oedipus at Kolonos (Robert Bagg)
Antigone (Robert Bagg)
Interestingly enough, this was the first time that I had read Aias (Ajax) or the Women of Trakhis and I really, really enjoyed both of them. While I was familiar with the story of Ajax from The Iliad, I have to say that Sophocles and James Scully really made me realize the physical and psychological toll that warfare and combat has upon a soldier. One has to believe that what is described in Aias can only be classified as a classic case of "post-traumatic stress disorder" (PTSD). We see the toll that this 'madness' takes upon the family and friends of Ajax, and it is truly heartbreaking. In the Introduction to the volume, Bagg and Scully indicate that excerpts from both Aias and Philoktetes have been performed for members of the American armed services and their families in the context of addressing and dealing with PTSD. I say, 'Bravo!'
Finally, I have to say that I consider myself somewhat a connoisseur associated with Sophocles' Antigone, and the translated version in this collection is simply superb. The dialog is spare, clipped, and drips with pathos—we emotionally respond not only to what Kreon and Antigone say in the play, but the overall intent of Sophocles in writing the play. As Antigone prepares to meet her fate she laments,
"Hades, who chills each one of us to sleep,
will guide me down to Acheron's shore.
I'll go hearing no wedding hymn
to carry me to my bridal chamber, or songs
girls sing when flowers crown a bride's hair;
I'm going to marry the River of Pain." (890-895)
That'll wrench your heart-strings. In this collection, Bagg and Scully have given us a new version of Sophocles that is dramatic, poetic, and lyrical, and incredibly relevant for our time. The language incorporated in these translations is not in the slightest degree flowery or excessive. In my opinion, not one word is wasted, the emotion is right there—in your face—and it just feels right. Read these plays and see what you think.
Review of New Version of HIPPOLYTOS at Barnard
The translation of Euripides' HIPPOLYTOS staged by the Barnard Theatre Department at 8 PM on October 23rd, 24th and 25th 2008 at the Minor Latham Playhouse was reviewed as follows in the Barnard Bulletin:
Minor Latham Madness: Hippolytos Opens The Theater Season
by Sophia Mossberg
For those lucky enough to catch October's Hippolytos at Barnard and Columbia's undergraduate performance space, Minor Latham Playhouse, the show offered a passionate and fitting introduction to this season of Barnard-Columbia theatre, as well as the theatre department in general. While a trend in college and regional productions is to interpret classic plays in a modern context or even produce modern text based on the original narrative, Director Sharon Fogarty, a visiting guest artist who is Co-Artistic Director of Mabou Mines Theatre Company, presented Euripides' Greek tragedy in a classical interpretation as translated by Robert Bagg. In doing so and by allowing the power of the text to transport the viewer into ancient times with its lyrical chorus laments and poetic language, the play still does not feel dated or inaccessible. Opening with only movement backed by an original choral score recorded by members of the company, flowing and intricate costumes twirled and spun as the actors took to the stage. The cast of 14 demonstrated passionate commitment to a story fraught with the perils of lust and the injustice of the gods' mandate. Hippolytos tells the story of the downfall of a whole community as the result of Aphrodite's vengeance for Hippolytos, who is chaste and chooses to revere Artemis instead of her. Aphrodite causes Phaidra, his stepmother, to fall in love with her stepson, therefore compromising Phaidra's honor and sending her into a lustful and agonizing frenzy. When one of Phaidra's nurses tells Hippolytos of her secret love for him, Phaidra believes she is a ruined woman and hangs herself. However, upon finding her body and a note from Phaidra, it becomes clear to her husband Theseus that she unjustly blamed Hippolytos for her death. Theseus exiles his son, who is killed en route while leaving, yet not before Artemis frees him of the blame and Theseus acknowledges his vindication.
An engaged and appropriately enthusiastic or lamenting chorus was joined by the charming and evil goddesses Aphrodite and Artemis, each played by three women: Cecilia Watt, SEAS'12, Eloise Eonnet, BC'11, and Tatiana Hullender, CC'10, as Aphrodite, and Khadeejah Anne Gray, BC'12, Judy Butterfield, BC'12, and Amanda Rodhe BC'10 as Artemis. Emerald Mitchell, BC'12, and Natalie Glick, BC'09, were strong as Phaidra's nurses, and often provided comic relief to scenes bursting with fervor and emotion. Much of this fervor and frenzied emotion lay in Lily Feinn's, BC'10, portrayal of Phaidra. Feinn's eloquent handle on language and expressive range was among the show's best aspects, as she physically contorted her body and gave passages with fiery delivery. Jacob Lasser , CC'12, who played Hippolytos with conviction, and Thadeus Harvey, GS, as a comic and commanding Theseus rounded out the leads. Lighting by Lucrecia Briceno was complementary of a simple and beautiful set designed by Meganne George, and provided smooth transitions that supported the shows' relatively quick pacing. Audience member Natasha Gordon, BC'12, appreciated the use of "chanting, dance, and classic narration to bring the play to life."
The theatre department characterizes the work its students do as a creative process that "develops in a dialogue with critical inquiry into the literature, history, culture, and theory of western and nonwestern performance, typically combining coursework in Theatre with study in other fields, such as anthropology, architecture, art history, classics, dance, film, languages, literature, music, and philosophy," therefore indicating its combinatory nature to be incredibly versatile for a major that is thought to be so specialized. The department's multifaceted nature rejects the notion that it is an intensely specialized major, opening it to students of all disciplines. The Barnard-Columbia theatre department has a repertoire of historically important and profound plays, and this year is no exception. Past productions include Twelfth Night and Proof, in addition to works by Gertrude Stein and Tennessee Williams. After this production, the season will continue with the staging of the Advanced Directing Class Final Scenes. These scenes will showcase Barnard and Columbia undergraduate individual works. They open at Minor Latham Playhouse on December 8 at 8 p.m., free of charge, and present the opportunity to see student directed work. Also upcoming at Minor Latham Playhouse is Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's As Five Years Pass, a surrealist piece about love and loss. The show will play from November 20-22 at 8pm.
Most students know of the staged productions that are featured during the year, and yet there is much more happening behind the scenes as creative students engage with other aspects of the department. In addition to performance, students participate in a multitude of theatre-related activities such as playwriting, directing, the study of drama, and theatre history. For the visually inclined, the department offers courses focusing on costume and mask design; these topics are just a few of many that are relative to other disciplines. . Though there are only about 15 thesis majors this year, around 500 hundred students are involved with the theater department annually. Luckily, if you are interested, there is ample time this spring and next fall to participate in theatre productions. There are plenty of ways to get involved in theatre at Barnard, even if your knees shake just speaking in class or if your schedule cannot possibly include another course elective: join the technical crew, or simply become an usher and take in the night's show. Classes for the spring are up on the catalogue, and auditions for next year's season will begin in the fall.
Reviews of a WOMEN of TRAKHIS Production
From The Amherst Student
Review of 1992 Production at University of Massachusetts
Directed by Keith Oliver
"Sophocles' play centers on the cruelty of fate in the lives of people who have always had strong control over their lives. ... Heracles' fall from grace and its consequences for all the people of Trachis, as detailed in the play, convey the intense tragic dimensions of this drama. ... Bagg's new translation does justice to this tragic theme, and, in addition, it incorporates a new topic into the drama. He adds emphasis to the plight of Deianira and her emotional collapse, thus softening the misogyny present in the ancient version and giving the play a 90's sense of feminism."
Reviews of THE BAKKHAI
From The Mass Media
May 8, 2006
By Andy Metzner
Excerpt from a review of a performance by the
UMass Boston Classics Club
Lipke Auditorium (Science Center)
What a Trip; The Bakkhai
"…There were three outstanding parts of the Classics Club's performance: the chorus, the scenery, and the program. The program … uses a very innovative technique of denoting the cast by including a character's quote. For instance, under the title herdsman … "what your women are doing in the hills outstrips miracles." … The chorus … spoke all of their lines as one harmonious, synchronized group. That is teamwork. the blocking is inventive and well-suited to a small stage. … The set and lighting were innovative and interactive. …The tomb of Semele lights up (because she was killed by lightning). … Dionysos and Pentheus have a great rapport; Pentheus is a very comical actor. When he dresses up as a Maenad and sings the line, "Don't I have great presence when I move. Tell me who I look like, my mother or my aunts?" he brings the house down with laughter.
Robert Bagg's translation is very apropos to youths today. Ancient Greek drama has more blood and gore than most 21st-century theater, and this one has cross-dressing, too. Euripides was putting decapitated heads on stakes years before Shakespeare …"
Review of ANTIGONE
Antigone translates into classic theatre
By Susan Whitney
Deseret Times, Salt Lake City
Sept. 27–28, 2001
It says right on the program this is the premiere of a new translation of Sophocles' Antigone. "So what?" you might think. "What difference does a translation make?"
As it turns out, translation is amazingly significant. While one can't give total credit to the script, because the acting is also quite good, this production of "Antigone" by the University of Utah's Classical Greek Theatre, directed by Barbara Smith, is both accessible and engaging.
Ah, Antigone! Her family was cursed from the start because her father, Oedipus, killed his father and married her his mother. Then, after Oedipus dies, Antigone's two brothers kill each other in a fight over who will be the next king of Thebes. Soon the new king calls one of Antigone's brothers a traitor and refuses him a decent burial.
This play is rich in conflict. Most interesting are the conflicts between opposing moralities, such as: Should one be loyal to family or to nation? Antigone chooses family. Kreon, the new king, demands loyalty to Thebes––which eventually costs him his own family.
This translation, by Massachusetts scholar Robert Bagg, highlights the secondary conflicts. In the opening scene Jennifer Clark as Antigone, and Megan Schutt as her sister, give complexity to their characters as they debate whether they should flout the king's rule and bury their brother. Antigone wants no half measures. Is she brave or foolhardy or vindictive to scorn her sister's tepid suggestions?
As Kreon, Lloyd Mulvey is raging and proud and prime for the part. Patricia Peterson has a brief, intense scene as his wife. John Woodhouse is a blind prophet in a big wig.
The Greek Chorus––all male––does some nice chanting and marching and pounding of sticks (choreography by Robin Wilks-Dunn). The Chorus' tells us, for instance, that love wins all its battles, that love outwits the gods, but that lovers are always crazy.
There is no slang in this production. The language does not call attention to itself, it is merely plain. "Things don't work out that way," one actor says. Or "don't try to share my death." This production is classical in the best sense of the word––easily understood and thought-provoking.
Reviews of THE OEDIPUS PLAYS OF SOPHOCLES
from Kirkus Discoveries:
"In Bagg's capable hands, these shocking tales of lurid but unwitting acts pack the emotional force that rocked Sophoclean Athens. Bagg's supple translation, framed by illuminating commentary and notes coauthored by Mary Bagg, evokes deep sympathy for Oedipus, tragedy's most poignantly "god-crushed man," as well as members of his doomed household. Throughout, Bagg's language is spare yet unstilted, modernized but not so contemporary as to be colloquial; the stateliness of Sophocles' poetry sings out as Bagg captures the subtle nuances of acts both verbal and physical that distinguish these classic texts."
from The Bryn Mawr Classical Review
by Andreas Markantonatos
"It is widely accepted that translators of Greek drama, more than others, are depressingly circumscribed by the fact that any rendition of the ancient plays in a modern language is bound to fall short of the remarkably delicate shades of meaning that the original Greek effortlessly conveys in crisp and densely-packed sentences. In addition there are the complexities of the sung portions, the lyrical feel and rhythmic presence of the choral pieces, and the endless train of associations lying within every grammatical or syntactical convolution of the original language. It has been convincingly argued that, not unlike a passenger in a foundering ocean liner, a competent translator should always try to place those items that he thinks most valuable in his own lifeboat.1 Happily, of late there have been several readable and accurate translations of Greek drama in which the essentials of meaning and dramatic force have been rescued.2
Robert Bagg's translation of Sophocles' Theban plays is one of those felicitous renderings of Greek tragedy in which, for the most part, faithfulness to the ancient text meets poetic phrasing and meticulousness of image. The reason for this fortunate union of linguistic precision and rhetorical boldness may lie in Bagg's (hereafter B) wide experience in poetry writing and his constant engagement in numerous productions of Greek plays over the last forty years. Apart from the translations, the attractive volume includes illuminating introductions to the plays and helpful notes on contentious points and contextual matters. There is also an interesting essay on Greek theatre in the time of Sophocles, centering on tragedy's historical, intellectual and social background in fifth-century Athens. It should be noted that B's wife Mary Bagg, a freelance editor and writer, contributed extensively to the introductions and notes.
It is not overbold to suggest that the remarkable increase in the number of actable and enthralling translations has been instrumental in the unprecedented revival of Greek tragedy on stages worldwide over the last fifty years.3 In light of modern eloquent translations devoid of unpleasant falsities to the original Greek, the producers' indefatigable straining after innovative solutions to old problems has frequently resulted in gripping and insightful enactments of the plays.4 B's brisk and spirited new renderings of Sophocles' Theban plays not only often show a fine sense of rhythm and a keen interest in performance priorities, but also communicate the tragic tone and dramatic concentration of Sophocles' convoluted syntax and taut sentence structure. This is no mean achievement; according to so knowledgeable a translator as Michael Ewans, "translating Sophokles frequently requires that the English syntax be much freer from that of the original Greek than Aischylos, if an actable version of the meaning is to be achieved -- especially in lyrics."5
As is fittingly acknowledged in the Textual Note (p. xiii), Richard Jebb's monumental edition of Sophocles' extant plays was an essential guide with regard to issues of textual corruption and interpretation. Further, in my view, B is to be applauded for consulting H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson's scholarship on editorial difficulties, yet not succumbing to their frequently irritating, and at times misleading excesses of emendation. On the contrary, more often than not, B maintains a clear head as regards textual problems, thereby doing justice to the ancient poet's stylistic peculiarities and lexical scrupulosity.6 Other important linguistic and interpretative aids to the work in hand included Mark Griffith's incisive commentary on Antigoneand Ruby Blondell's masterful, although at times inopportunely prosaic, renditions of the Theban plays.7
The task of rendering Sophocles' Theban plays in an English idiom not unfitted for living speech becomes even more challenging, in view of numerous spare and vigorous renditions that continue to appear in the contemporary competitive market, at a pace that readers find hard to keep up with.8 Of these, one should recognize the impressive craftsmanship and extraordinary lucidity of Robert Fagles' renderings of the three Theban tragedies. Bernard Knox's penetrating introductions to the plays and helpful notes on the text allow the readers to focus on the far-reaching complex of themes and images.9 As a matter of fact, the same extremely useful format, combining introductory essays with notes as an indispensable guide to a more conscious understanding of the translated plays, is equally effective in B's volume of poetic renderings. Notwithstanding the glossing notes, the handy stage directions incorporated into the text and the levelheaded analysis, this is not a scholarly translation with the sole purpose of aiding our improved comprehension of the ancient text; at its most felicitous moments it is poetry delicately filtered through a layer of philologically sound editing.
It is time now to look more closely at B's programmatic statement that his goal in these translations "has been to achieve maximum playability with the least sacrifice of accuracy" (p. ix). The sheer force and grandeur of lines 599-603 in Sophocles' Antigone have always intrigued me on account of their almost untranslatable juxtaposition of images and complex set of meanings. Here the Theban elders bewail Antigone's disastrous fate, in view of her imminent death. As they witness Antigone and Ismene being led inside the palace and Creon savagely glorying in their capture, they come to the sad realization that the hereditary doom incessantly weaving through the generations of the House of Labdacus is about to strike down the last ray of hope spread over the family of Oedipus. It is apparent to me that B renders the extraordinary thematic density of the stanza without overindulgent verbiage and distasteful mannerism. His rendition is fitting for stage delivery and, more significantly, respects Sophocles' admirable linguistic capacity for fusing ostensibly incongruous images into one harmonious whole:
Now the hope that brightened/ over the last rootstock/ alive in the house/ of Oedipus, in its turn/ is struck down --/ by the blood-drenched dust/ the death-gods demand, by reckless talk, by Furies in the mind.
When I first perused the volume of B's new translations, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Jortin's unfortunate emendation of konis ("dust") into the lamentably unimaginative kopis ("cleaver") was rightly dropped in favour of the transmitted text, thus achieving a more poetical and thematically challenging English rendition.10 Felicitous instances like this one abound in B's rhetorically powerful renderings of Sophocles' copious layers of formulated symbolism and pictorial magnificence.
As I have already suggested, however much experienced translators of Greek plays strive after accuracy, in translation there is always a dimension of the source text that escapes. This is not to say, of course, that B should be held responsible for failing to attain the impossible. There are, nonetheless, cases in which a slight change in the phrasing would make all the difference. B catches the flavour of lines 1074-1084 in Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, but at one instance does not convey the full implication of the Greek. This is an important omission, since the motif of mantic enthusiasm informing the ode is hereby seriously weakened, especially for the non-Greek-reading public. The passage goes as follows:
Are they in action yet,/ or do they hold back?/ My heart gives me/ hope that the girls,/ harshly tested,/ brutally abused/ at the hands of their uncle,/ will soon see us, face to face./ Zeus will decide who wins./ He will end it today. I sense/ the combat will go well./ Were I a dove right now, the storm's/ thrust lifting my strong wings,/ I might soar through a cloud,/ the battle raging below me.
In their mantic transport, the chorus of old men envisions the cavalry battle between Theseus' followers and the Theban abductors as taking place close to the Attic borders. In this fine specimen of 'escape lyrics', Sophocles throws strong emphasis on the chorus' clairvoyant penetration through recurrent confident predictions of Athenian victory. At 1080 the visionary fervour of the Colonan elders reaches a climax; they declare themselves to be "prophet" of the imminent Athenian triumph over the Theban aggressors. In light of the diffuse translation of the Greek key word mantis and the unnecessary running over of the sentence into the next line, the English rendition, "I sense/ the combat will go well", comes as an anti-climax in an ode-long pattern of persistent fine shades of mantic preoccupation.
Correspondingly, earlier in the same play, B shows an admirable sense of rhythm in the rendition of the lyric dialogue between Oedipus and the chorus (510-548). Nonetheless, in his effort to produce an intensely dramatic translation, he adds further pointless force and attack to his rendition. It is dangerously easy for the translator to be carried away in his reproduction of the original sentiment, especially in view of other authoritative renderings. Apparently, at this point B follows too closely Jebb's emphasis on the chorus' almost prurient interest in Oedipus' crimes of parricide and incest. A telling example of this school of thought is B' rendition of the chorus' firm statement that Oedipus "killed" his father as a cry of revulsion, "Murderer!", in keeping with Jebb's unnecessarily censorious "Slayer!". It is plain to see that the original ekanes (545) does not come close to being a cry of horror. This is all the more so, taking into account Oedipus' composed acknowledgement of his father-killing in the same line (ekanon).
It is regrettable that in a volume of gripping and attractive translations of prominent ancient plays, a certain carelessness is evident in the editing. In particular, Greek words, place-names and authors are consistently misspelled in their English transliteration -- "didaskaloi" is frustratingly printed as "didaskoloi" no fewer than five times (pp. xi, 7 twice, 15, 101). Exasperatingly enough, the Greek part of the dedication to the authors' friends and teachers is similarly misprinted. But this is quibbling. There are points of detail that a reviewer would find fault with, but these are few and far between. All in all, B's eminently actable text is an ingenious effort to recapture the remarkable poetic flavour of Sophocles' language; his unfailing loyalty to the letter and his sufficient philological expertise prevent the emphases and preoccupations of the theatrical practitioners from imposing an insurmountable barrier between ancient sensibility and modern sentiment.
1. P. Woodruff, "Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy", in J. Gregory (ed.), A Companion to Greek Tragedy (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005), p. 490. See also P. D. Arnott, An Introduction to the Greek Theatre (London & New York: Macmillan, 1961), pp. 180-206; P. Burian, "Tragedy Adapted for Stages and Screens: The Renaissance to the Present", in P. E. Easterling (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), pp. 271-6; L. Hardwick, Translating Words, Translating Cultures (London: Duckworth, 2000), pp. 9-22; R. Garland, Surviving Greek Tragedy (London: Duckworth, 2004), pp. 138-45.
2. Above all, Hugh Lloyd-Jones' masterful three-volume translation of Sophocles' extant plays and fragments in the Loeb series (1994-1996); in the same series, David Kovacs offers renditions of Euripides noteworthy for accuracy and elegance (1994-2004).
3. See principally the recent important overview in P. E. Easterling, "Ancient Drama in Performance", Didaskalia 6.1 (2004), pp. 1-5 accessible at didaskalia.
4. See especially O. Taplin, "An Academic in the Rehearsal Room", in J. Barsby (ed.), Greek and Roman Drama: Translation and Performance (Stuttgart & Weimer: J. B. Metzler, 2002), pp. 7-22. 5. "Translation Forum", in J. Barsby (ed.), Greek and Roman Drama: Translation and Performance (Stuttgart & Weimar: J. B. Metzler, 2002), p. 181.
6. Oddly enough, there is no reference to H. Lloyd-Jones and N. G. Wilson's more recent collection of reconsiderations and supplements published under the suggestive title: Sophocles: Second Thoughts (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1997).
7. H. Lloyd-Jones & N. G. Wilson, Sophoclea: Studies in the Text of Sophocles (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990); M. Griffith (ed. and comm.), Sophocles: Antigone (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999); R. Blondell, Sophocles: The Theban Plays Antigone, King Oidipous, Oidipous at Colonus, Translation with Notes and Introduction (Newburyport MA: Focus Information Group, 2002). 8. See (e.g.) T. Wertenbaker, Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannos, Oedipus at Kolonos, Antigone, Translated by Timberlake Wertenbaker (London; Faber & Faber, 1997); D. R. Slavitt & P. Bovie (eds), Sophocles, 2: King Oedipus, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999); P. Meineck & P. Woodruff, Sophocles: Theban Plays Translated with Introduction and Notes (Indianapolis & Cambridge: Hackett, 2003). See also B. Sammons, "Translations of Classical Works into English", Classical World 94 (2001) pp. 227-69.
9. R. Fagles, Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays, Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Introductions and Notes by Bernard Knox (Harmondsworth & New York: Penguin, 1984). 10. See also the discussion in H. Lloyd-Jones & N. G. Wilson, Sophoclea: Studies in the Text of Sophocles (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990), p. 129.
To check out more Greek play translations by Robert Bagg, plus intriductions to the plays and to the Greek Theatre in the era of Sophokles and Euripides, click here:
Selections from plays by Aeschylus and Euripides, translated
by Robert Bagg, Donald Junkins and James Scully.


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Dude got a role in his high school play. If only things were as simple as that opening sentence…
The group is currently rehearsing the play, which is about a play being rehearsed.
Dude didn't land the lead role, that belongs to the director. The director wanted an older kid to play the director, in order to make it more believable. The boy who got the part as the director, now receives direction from the director. Along with all the other actors who play actors in the play.
Dude is playing the lead role of the play that is being rehearsed, in the play. His character is an actor who battles with direction from the actor who plays the director. This implies that his character is a bit of an ass. Dude claims that the director is very happy with his performance as an actor who's an ass and battles with direction.
The playwright, who is the lead actress, is complaining about the director (who is the lead actor) and the lead actor (who is not the lead actor, but Dude) who's ignoring her script and thereby destroying her hard work. This is according to the script as written by a brilliant playwright.
Dude also complains about his costume not being as perfect as that of the lead actress, which amplifies his assy role. Just to note that the lead actress is not the real lead actress, as that belongs to the playwright.
The most exciting thing for Dude, about playing the lead actor, is that he gets to kiss the lead actress. This is not the playwright, it's his wife. Not that Dude is married; it is just the character as played by the lead actress, who, all together now, is not the lead actress.
Confused anyone?
I can't wait to see it, for it sounds like chaos, which inherently implies comedy. I know it's funny, as I read the script. And by that I don't mean the script where Dude is the lead actor, for that script does not appear in the script of the play that they are rehearsing now.
I'm suddenly exhausted, as it happens when a person engage in too much strenuous brain activity.


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- It is well accepted that the primary disadvantage of helium based breathing gas also acting as the suit inflation gas is its higher thermal conductivity. Although thermal conductivity of helium is six times that of nitrogen, a helium/oxygen mixture similar to air is only four times as great. It has been further suggested that for each degree C that the ambient air is below mean skin temperature, the skin will be 0.1C lower in a HeO2 gas than air. Chamber studies have shown exposure to a helium environment results in a skin cooling, higher ambient temperatures to maintain comfort but no effect on core temperature. This study investigated the differences between HeO2 and air as a suit inflation gas during in-water dives ranging in depth from 36 to 86 msw. In the double blind study neither the divers or investigators were told which gas was provided for suit inflation. Core temperature was determined by rectal thermistor and skin heat flow by heat flux transducers. TRUNCATED
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Claims reserving using nonlinear regression and state space models
The ChainLadder R package provides traditional tools for projecting the ultimate loss of a book of business. Here we outline outputs from a nonlinear regression model and a state space model. The data used in this presentation was obtained from the auto claims in the ChainLadder package. In addition Markus Gesmann's blog also details GLM methods in Reserving, the first of a three part blog entry is located here. For those interested in Hierarchical growth models for loss reserving, a very good paper by James Guszcza is given here.
This research will be discussed in detail in my presentation at the R In Insurance conference 2013.
Fitting cumulative losses using nonlinear regression in R
Many curves can be used to fit cumulative losses, here we outline the fit for the Gompertz curve. The equation for the Gompertz curve is given by:\(\begin{equation} P_t = \alpha e^{-\beta e{-\gamma t}} \qquad \ldots (1) \end{equation}\)
Nonlinear least squares can be used to fit the parameters of the curve to cumulative losses. To do this we need good starting parameters for the least squares algorithm. These can be obtained from approximates given by Franses. We take the logarithm of equation (1), giving
\(X_t = \log(\alpha) -\beta e^{-\gamma t}\)
\(Z_t = X_t - X_{t-1}\)
\(Z_t = e^{-\gamma t}(e{-\gamma} - 1)\beta \) then \(\gamma\) can be obtained using linear regression with
\(\log(Z_t) = -\gamma t + \log(A)\)
We can then estimate \(\gamma\) using equation (1) and \(\beta\) using
\(\beta = \frac{A}{e^{\gamma} - 1}\) and obtain \(\alpha\) using
\(\alpha = \log(P_t) + \beta e^{-\gamma t}\)
Next we can fit the curves using nonlinear regression to obtain parameters. The plot of the cumulative claims and the fitted curve is shown below.
Figure showing the cumulative claims and the fitted curves. Curves are projected to the 10th development period.
We can overlay the confidence interval band of the fit using:
\(f(x_0, \hat{\theta}) \pm s | v^{T}_0 R^{-1}_{1} | t(N - P, \frac{\alpha}{2}) \)
\(R\) is obtained from the \(QR\) decomposition of \(X = QR \)
\(v_0\) is the gradient
\(s\) is the standard deviation of the random error
\(t(N-P, \frac{\alpha}{2})\) is the quantile obtained from the t-distribution and \( (N - P) \) degrees of freedom at probability of freedom at \(\alpha\) significant level. [Bates & Watts]
The plot of the cumulative claims, the fitted curves and the confidence intervals are shown below.
Figure showing cumulative claims with nonlinear regression fit and 95% confidence interval for the fitted points. The fitted model is used to project the subsequent years to the 10th development period.
Filtered cumulative claims using state space models
The confidence interval above indicate error of the model fit and not the uncertainty associated with the claims development process. State space models give us a formal frame work that allows us to calculate the predictive distribution of the claims development given certain assumptions on the dynamic process of claims development.
Dynamic linear models are charaterized by the set \({F_t, G_t, V_t, W_t}\), these relate observations \(Y_t\) to the state vector \(\theta_t\) through time.
The dlm R package can be used to carry out the calculation. The observations and states are conditionally independent:
\( (Y_t | \theta_t) \sim N(F^{\prime}_t \theta_t, V_t) \)
\( (\theta_t | \theta_{t - 1}) \sim N(G_t \theta_{t - 1}, W_t) \)
These can be written as observation and state or system equations:
observation equations: \(\quad Y_t = F^{\prime}_t \theta_t + v_t, \qquad v_t \sim N(0, V_t)\)
system equations: \(\quad \theta_t = G_t \theta_{t-1} + w_t, \qquad w_t \sim N(0, W_t)\)
prior distribution: \( \quad (\theta_0 | D_0) \sim N(m_0, C_0) \)
We can compute the distribution of the state
Figure Showing the filtered distribution with 95% confidence interval
The advantage of the method is that we have computed the posterior claims distribution of the states from which inference can be done. We can also calculate the forecast claims distributions:
\(f_t(k) = F^{\prime}_{t + k} G^{k}m_{t}\)
\(Q_t(k) = F^{\prime}_{t + k} R_t F_{t + k} + V_{t + k} \)
Figure showing the step ahead claims forecast distribution with 95% confidence interval
State space models can provide ready parametric outputs to claims distributions, they give modelers the opportunity to qualify evolution error in the process as well as observational error. The evolution error can be used to model increased uncertainty of claims and allow our forecasts to become more adaptive. They also provide a formal structure to intervene when we have new information that could be useful in preempting future observations. The method used here is based on parameters from nonlinear regression but other authors have tackled this subject previously [De Jong, Verrall].
Active Analytics Ltd offers an R Training course "R for Reserving Actuaries", the outline of this course is located here.
- Gesmann M., Daniel M. and Zhang W. ChainLadder R package.
- Franses, P. H., Fitting a Gompertz Curve, The Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol 45, No. 1 p109-113.
- Bates, D. M. and Watts D. G., Nonlinear regression analysis and its applications.
- West M., Harrison J., Bayesian Forecasting and Dynamic Models, Springer Series in Statistics.
- Petris G. the dlm R package.
- De Jong P. and Zehnwirth B., Claims reserving, state space models and the kalman filter, Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Vol. 110, 1983, p157-181.
- Verrall R. J., A state space representation of the chain ladder linear model, Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Vol. 110, 1989, p589-609.
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Ningbo, as an important advanced manufacturing base in China and the leading city for "Made in China 2025", is developing high-tech industries rapidly. 7th Interop & Cloud Connect China will hold on Sep. 4-6 at Ningbo Pan Pacific with the solid support from Ningbo Municipal People's Government. Interop & Cloud Connect China Series is deemed as the premier platform to lead the development of internet & cloud computing in China, with aim to introduce the latest global technology advances to the Chinese IT industry and deliberate popular topics & future dynamics. 7th Interop & Cloud Connect China will discuss about "Smart City Construction under 5G", especially from technical and application aspects. The topics will emphasize on case application and practice sharing of cloud platform enterprises, and have in-depth discussion and promotion of the application of cloud computing, cyber security, IOT, AI, big data, block chains, cloud network convergence and other advanced technologies in the transportation, manufacturing, finance, medical and other industries.
All kinds of experts in IT industry will be welcomed to attend this grand event including representatives, CEO, CIO or CTO from governments, relevant industry associations, research institute and overseas and domestic IT enterprises from upstream and downstream industry. Combining professional conferences with exhibitions, 7th Interop & Cloud Connect China aims to neutrally focus on the latest technology, development and challenges of the industry. Now the Interop & Cloud Connect China Advisory Board is accepting proposals for the 7th Interop & Cloud Connect China. Sincerely we look forward to hearing your expertise and we thank you in advance for your support and commitment.
Deadline for proposals is June 14th, 2019.
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Blonde and curvy bombshell Charlotte McKinney is two things: drop dead gorgeous and a total sweetheart. Actually – truth be told, she's more than good looks and a huge, um, heart… but we'll start there.
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Although she's gorgeous and has a tight knit group of people encouraging her, she's had to overcome the opposite as well – particularly with women. These days, she has a strategy for dealing with those kinds of individuals.
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Researchers from the University of South Florida and colleagues at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models, have found that, overtime, TBI results in progressive brain deterioration characterized by elevated inflammation and suppressed cell regeneration. However, therapeutic intervention, even in the chronic stage of TBI, may still help prevent cell death.
Their study is published in the current issue of the journal PLOS ONE.
"In the U.S., an estimated 1.7 million people suffer from traumatic brain injury," said Dr. Cesar V. Borlongan, professor and vice chair of the department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida (USF). "In addition, TBI is responsible for 52,000 early deaths, accounts for 30 percent of all injury-related deaths, and costs approximately $52 billion yearly to treat."
While TBI is generally considered an acute injury, secondary cell death caused by neuroinflammation and an impaired repair mechanism accompany the injury over time, said the authors. Long-term neurological deficits from TBI related to inflammation may cause more severe secondary injuries and predispose long-term survivors to age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and post-traumatic dementia.
Since the U.S. military has been involved in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the incidence of traumatic brain injury suffered by troops has increased dramatically, primarily from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), according to Martin Steele, Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps (retired), USF associate vice president for veterans research, and executive director of Military Partnerships. In response, the U.S. Veterans Administration has increasingly focused on TBI research and treatment.
"Progressive injury to hippocampal, cortical and thalamic regions contributes to long-term cognitive damage post-TBI," said study co-author Dr. Paul R. Sanberg, USF senior vice president for research and innovation. "Both military and civilian patients have shown functional and cognitive deficits resulting from TBI."
Because TBI involves both acute and chronic stages, the researchers noted that animal model research on the chronic stages of TBI could provide insight into identifying therapeutic targets for treatment in the post-acute stage.
"Using animal models of TBI, our study investigated the prolonged pathological outcomes of TBI in different parts of the brain, such as the dorsal striatum, thalamus, corpus callosum white matter, hippocampus and cerebral peduncle," explained Borlongan, the study's lead author. "We found that a massive neuroinflammation after TBI causes a second wave of cell death that impairs cell proliferation and impedes the brain's regenerative capabilities."
Upon examining the rat brains eight weeks post-trauma, the researchers found "a significant up-regulation of activated microglia cells, not only in the area of direct trauma, but also in adjacent as well as distant areas." The location of inflammation correlated with the cell loss and impaired cell proliferation researchers observed.
Microglia cells act as the first and main form of immune defense in the central nervous system and make up 20 percent of the total glial cell population within the brain. They are distributed across large regions throughout the brain and spinal cord.
"Our study found that cell proliferation was significantly affected by a cascade of neuroinflammatory events in chronic TBI and we identified the susceptibility of newly formed cells within neurologic niches and suppression of neurological repair," wrote the authors.
The researchers concluded that, while the progressive deterioration of the TBI-affected brain over time suppressed efforts of repair, intervention, even in the chronic stage of TBI injury, could help further deterioration.
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Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature and ready for the mountains.
With his younger brother following along and constantly pushing him, Moore became a rising talent in action sports.
The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who was hurt in a crash at the Winter X Games in Colorado, died Thursday morning. He was 25.
Moore had been undergoing care at a hospital in Grand Junction since the Jan. 24 crash. Family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson confirmed his death, the first in the 18-year history of the X Games.
"He lived his life to the fullest. He was an inspiration," Lawson said.
AA former all-terrain vehicle racer, Moore switched over to snowmobiles as a teenager and quickly rose to the top of the sport. He won four Winter X Games medals, including a bronze last season when his younger brother, Colten, captured gold.
Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip in the freestyle event in Aspen last week when the skis on his 450-pound snowmobile caught the lip of the landing area, sending him flying over the handlebars. Moore landed face first into the snow with his snowmobile rolling over him.
Moore stayed down for quite some time, before walking off with help and going to a hospital to be treated for a concussion. Moore developed bleeding around his heart and was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction for surgery. The family later said that Moore, of Krum, Texas, also had a complication involving his brain.
Colten Moore was injured in a separate crash that same night. He suffered a separated pelvis in the spill.
The family said in a statement they were grateful for all the prayers and support they have received from people around the world.
X Games officials expressed their condolences and said Moore, a four-time X Games medallist, would be remembered "for his natural passion for life and his deep love for his family and friends."
The Twitter accounts of many athletes from a wide range of sports expressed their sympathy Thursday:
· New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow: "So sad to hear about the passing of snowmobiler Caleb Moore. My prayers go out to his younger brother Colten & their entire family."
· Freestyle skier Kaya Turski: "The spirit of Caleb Moore will be floating among us forever. RIP."
· Surfer Kelly Slater: "Tragic. Don't even know what to say."
· Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler: "Our world has lost another bright light. Sending my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Caleb Moore."
· Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria, who made a visit to Winter X last weekend: "Tragic day for the family of Caleb Moore. Our deepest sympathies go out to all who he influenced and touched. RIP."
· Motorsports standout Travis Pastrana: "So sad to hear about Caleb Moore. My condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends."
· NASCAR driver Austin Dillon: "Just heard about Caleb Moore. I don't know what to say other than I'm praying for his family and friends. He was a true Action Sports Hero."
B.C. Vaught, Caleb Moore's agent for almost a decade, said he first saw Moore when he was racing an ATV in Minnesota and signed him up to star in some action sports movies.
Later, Moore wanted to make the switch from ATVs to snowmobiles and Vaught helped him. A natural talent, it only took Moore two weeks to master a difficult backflip.
Moore honed his skills in Krum, a town about 5,000 people 50 miles northwest of Dallas that rarely sees snow. Instead, he worked on tricks by launching his sled into a foam pit. After a brief training run on snow ramps in Michigan, he was ready for his sport's biggest stage — the 2010 Winter X Games.
In that contest, Moore captured a bronze in freestyle and finished sixth in best trick. Two years later, his biography on ESPN said, "Caleb Moore has gone from 'beginner's luck' to 'serious threat."'
That was hardly a surprise to Vaught, who said, "Whatever he wanted to do, he did it."
Vaught said Moore didn't believe his sport was too extreme, but rather "it was a lifestyle." He was good at it — along with ATV racing — as he accumulated a garage full of trophies.
Still, Moore's death is sure to ignite the debate over safety of the discipline. Whether action sports are too dangerous is an issue that's been raised before.
When freestyle skier Sarah Burke died in a training accident a little more than a year ago in Park City, Utah, there were questions about the halfpipe. Before that, the sport was examined when snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a severe brain injury in a fall in the same pipe as Burke two years earlier. Pearce has recovered and served as an analyst at Winter X.
But in general, the athletes accept the risks and defend their disciplines.
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"I just look at it like this: Yes, we're in a dangerous sport," fellow snowmobile rider Levi LaVallee said. "Anytime you're doing a backflip on anything, it's dangerous. But we're training to do this. This is what we practice, what we do day in and day out. We're comfortable with doing this stuff."
LaVallee recently described Moore as a "fierce competitor."
"A very creative mind," LaVallee said. "I've watched him try some crazy, crazy tricks and some of them were successful, some of them not so much. But he was first guy to get back on a sled and go try it again. It shows a lot of heart."
X Games officials said in a statement that they would conduct a thorough review of freestyle snowmobiling events and adopt any appropriate changes.
"For 18 years, we have worked closely on safety issues with athletes, course designers and other experts. Still, when the world's best compete at the highest level in any sport, risks remain," they said, noting that Moore was hurt performing a move he had done several times before.
This article is via the National Post.
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The latest edition of our Connections newsletter is out and loaded with upcoming events and programs, as well as stories from our community!
Inside the edition there is a report from our Fall Retreat in October 2012; information about the upcoming Spring Retreat, and our annual Brain Blitz Gala; we have included Nikita's Story, as we have begun to include some survivor stories in Connections; and you will also find information about our regular programming.
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Below is the memoriam that appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix
The world's largest study of the brains of dead professional athletes has found that the majority were suffering from a degenerative brain condition before they died, giving a sobering glimpse into the potential long-term impact of violent contact sport.
Of the 85 brains Boston University researchers studied, 68 were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease brought on by repetitive hits to the head and linked to depression, memory loss, aggression and dementia. Half of those 68 were former professional football players; 16 more played football as their primary sport.
The study is to be published on Monday in the scientific journal Brain. A copy was obtained by The Globe and Mail.
While the prevalence of CTE is unknown, the Boston researchers say their work shows a clear link between the disease and football – and potentially other sports played by donors in the study, including rugby, wrestling and hockey. The brains of five former hockey players were analyzed. Four were found to have CTE. Most played the role of enforcer. They were NHL stars Reggie Fleming, Derek Boogaard, Bob Probert and Rick Martin.
Donors in the study also included two NFL Hall of Famers, tight end John Mackey and running back Ollie Matson, and former NFL and CFL running back Cookie Gilchrist. All were found to have advanced CTE.
"I don't think we can ignore it any longer. It's not going to go away if we pretend it doesn't exist. It does exist," said Anne McKee, a professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University and the study's lead author. "And if you talk to any of [their] family members, they will tell you it's devastating. Truthfully, working on this disease is really heartbreaking."
The study is the first to classify the disease into degrees of severity, highlighting four stages as it slowly marches through the neurological system over decades.
Initially, CTE begins with damaged neurons in one area of the brain, and symptoms might include headaches or problems concentrating. In Stage 2, subjects may grapple with depression and impairment of their short-term memory, and then eventually progress to Stage 3, which includes difficulty with multi-tasking, planning and judgment. Stage 4 includes full-blown dementia.
Within the sample, which also included the brains of former soldiers, the authors also found that one-third of the CTE cases were diagnosed with additional degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Lewy body disease. Of the donors, seven died from suicide.
In most cases, the disease was the most severe in the athletes who died in their 60s, 70s and 80s, confirming what researchers already suspected: it is degenerative.
However, the researchers were perplexed to discover that a small number of the older donors had low-level CTE despite being exposed to brain trauma as young athletes. This suggests that a mystery factor – possibly genetic or environmental – may stop the disease from advancing in some people.
"It definitely opens up the question of why do the majority of people relentlessly progress with this disease, but not everybody. What is it unique about those people that don't relentlessly progress? And that holds great hope, if we can figure it out, for treatment and prevention," said Robert Cantu, co-author of the paper and co-founder of the Sports Legacy Institute in Boston.
CTE results from what Dr. Cantu called "total brain trauma" – which includes multiple hits to the head that cause the brain to rattle off the skull, something that doesn't always result in a concussion. Generally, athletes suffered the repetitive brain trauma over many years. Certain sports (such as boxing and football), and certain positions played (linebackers in football and enforcers in hockey), appear more prone to these sorts of repetitive brain traumas, Dr. Cantu said.
While scientists say it is likely that CTE is rare, they still don't know many things, such as who is most susceptible, how it can be diagnosed while players are still living, and what can be done to prevent or treat it.
Dr. Cantu emphasized that people should not assume there is a direct link between CTE and concussions, especially if the concussions are diagnosed and treated properly. In fact, he said, some of the brains found to have CTE came from people who had never been diagnosed with a concussion.
"Just because somebody's had three, four, five concussions, don't suddenly think you're going to wind up with CTE – that's not the way it works," Dr. Cantu said.
He added that concussions should be taken seriously and treated properly to prevent other serious medical conditions, including post-concussion syndrome and second-impact syndrome.
Article from the Globe and Mail
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The latest edition of Connections has been released.
Inside you will find information regarding the upcoming Fall Retreat, local chapter events, Photos from the Brain Boogie, an event notice for the Take Brain Injury Out of Play Pledge & Charter Signing, and MORE!
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For the first time, a walk-a-thon to raise awareness and funds for the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association (SBIA) is taking place in Moose Jaw.
The SBIA is putting on a Brain Boogie in Connor Park on Saturday. Registration is at 10 a.m. and the walk will begin at 11 a.m. After the boogie, there will be a barbecue and a Two Bits Family Fair that will include educational games from noon to 2 p.m.
"We know that there are people who are looking for programs and looking for an opportunity to get together with other people who may share some similar situations," said SBIA executive director Glenda James. "So we also use the Brain Boogie as a social gathering, as a way for people to come out and meet other folks."
All of the funds from the Brain Boogie raised will stay in Moose Jaw to support activities and programs in the city for those with a brain injury, James said. The rest of the money will go to support SBIA events such as retreats around the province.
"One of the things that I hear a lot is that people who are brain injury survivors and their families experience a lot of isolation because a lot of things change for the family and everything is just harder to do," said James. "A lot of our activities are just to give them a chance to get out, to be aware that they're not alone (and) that there (is) support in the community."
Article from the Moose Jaw Times
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Violence: Reducing the risks, improving the outcomes (CIHR Strategic Teams in Applied Injury Research)
Patients suffer Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) at seven times the rate of breast cancer and 30 times the rate of HIV/AIDS each year. TBI is responsible for more trauma deaths than injury to any other region of the body, accounting for 50% or more of all trauma deaths in Canada. For severe TBI, immediate medical costs are more than $400,000 at the time of injury. Added post-treatment costs can amount to more than $60,000 each year, with indirect costs 10 times higher. In industrialized countries like Canada and the USA, it is estimated that 2% of the population live with lifelong disabilities resulting from TBI and roughly one in four adults with TBI are unable to return to work one year after injury because of physical or mental disabilities.
In addition to the substantial financial costs of TBI, adverse long-term behavioural and personality changes resulting from TBI may predispose individuals to violent behaviour. Of the more than 100,000 people in Canada admitted to hospital with mild to moderate closed head injury, 85% will have injuries to the frontal or temporal lobes. People with TBI, especially those with frontal brain dysfunction, often develop traits such as disinhibition and impulsivity, display aggressive behaviour and engage in violent acts.
While it is unknown how much violent behaviour is directly linked to TBI, it's possible that a substantial proportion may be linked and, in turn, a substantial proportion of these violent acts result in TBI among victims, thus perpetuating the cycle.
Studies have shown that individuals with disabilities are at a greater risk of violence, abuse, and neglect but very little research has focused specifically on persons with TBI.
This research program is intended to improve our understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its link to violence. It is our hypothesis that vulnerable populations carry the mutual burdens of violence and TBI for which there are shared, modifiable risk factors. The research program will examine the social causes and social, cognitive and behavioural effects of TBI and the reciprocal links between TBI and violence.
For more information about the research, and how you can become involved, check out the St. Michael's website.
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The problem with American Sign Language (ASL) is that over 500,000 people in the U.S. use it, but the country has over 330 million people.
So for those with hearing loss, the chances of coming into contact with someone who uses the language are rare. Especially outside of the deaf community.
Looking back, the year 1995 seems like such an innocent time. America was in the midst of its longest streak of peace and prosperity. September 11, 2001 was six years away, and the internet didn't seem like much more than a passing fad.
Twenty-four years ago, 18 million U.S. homes had modem-equipped computers, 7 million more than the year before. Most logged in through America Online where they got their email or communicated with random strangers in chat rooms.
According to a Pew Research study that year, only 32% of those who go online say they would miss it "a lot" if no longer available.
Imagine what those poll numbers would look like if the question was asked today.
"Few see online activities as essential to them, and no single online feature, with the exception of E-Mail, is used with any regularity," the Pew article said. "Consumers have yet to begin purchasing goods and services online, and there is little indication that online news features are changing traditional news consumption patterns."
"Late Night" host David Letterman had Microsoft founder and, at that time the richest man in the world, on his show for an interview in '95 to discuss the "the big new thing."
During the interview Letterman chided Gates about the usefulness of the new technology, comparing it to radio and tape recorders.
Gates seems excited by the internet because it will soon allow people to listen to a baseball game on their computer. To which Letterman smugly replies, "Does radio ring a bell?" to laughter from the crowd.
But Gates presses Letterman saying that the new technology allows you to listen to the game "whenever you want," to which Letterman responds, "Do tape recorders ring a bell?"
Gates then tells Letterman he can keep up with the latest in his favorite hobbies such as cigar smoking or race cars through the internet. Letterman shuts him down saying that he reads about his interests in magazines.
The discussion ends with the two laughing over meeting like-minded people in "troubled loner chat room on the internet."
The clip brings to mind a 1994 segment on "The Today Show" where host Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric have a similar discussion.
"What is internet anyway?" an exasperated Gumball asks. "What do you write to it like mail?"
"It's a computer billboard but it's nationwide and it's several universities all joined together and it's getting bigger and bigger all the time," a producer explains from off-stage.
The future generations will have to live on this Earth for years to come, and, not surprisingly, they're very concerned about the fate of our planet. We've seen a rise in youth activists, such as Greta Thunberg, who are raising awareness for climate change. A recent survey indicates that those efforts are working, as more and more Americans (especially young Americans) feel concerned about climate change.
A new CBS News poll found that 70% of Americans between 18 and 29 feel climate change is a crisis or a serious problem, while 58% of Americans over the age of 65 share those beliefs. Additionally, younger generations are more likely to feel like it's their personal responsibility to address climate change, as well as think that transitioning to 100% renewable energy is viable. Overall, 25% of Americans feel that climate change is a "crisis," and 35% feel it is a "serious problem." 10% of Americans said they think climate change is a minor problem, and 16% of Americans feel it is not a problem that worries them.
The poll found that concern for the environment isn't a partisan issue – or at least when it comes to younger generations. Two-thirds of Republicans under the age of 45 feel that addressing climate change is their duty, sentiments shared by only 38% of Republicans over the age of 45.


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"Protektor SA" footwear company from Lublin is the main developer and manufacturer of the 919/MON model Polish army boots. The city and producer of certain pair of army boots are usually indicated on the boots out-soles.
Among the other manufacturers of these boots one should name "Spóldzielnia Pracy Wyrobów Skórzanych im. Jana Kilińskiego" ("Cooperative for the production of leather goods, named after Jan Kilińsky", and the companies "Demar", "Wojas", "Gdynia" and "Armex", which use the out-soles, made by "Protektor SA" (the developer of these boots), or their own-designed out-soles.
The cost of a pair of 919/MON boots in Poland is about 180 zlotyh (that is equal to 43 Euros).
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"Szczury" ("Rats") - "Desert" Boots of Poland (Model WZ.920/P)
The development of military liaisons between Poland and NATO countries has become very intensive after 1989. Since then, the country, in the capital of which the Warsaw Pact was signed, has become one of the most active participants in almost all the military operations of the Western world.
Already on November 22, 1990 the Polish military contingent ("Polski Kontyngent Wojskowy w składzie Wielonarodowych Sił w rejonie Zatoki Perskiej") was formed as a part of the International Forces in the Persian Gulf, and took part in the war against Iraq in early 1991.
Since 1994, Poland cooperated with NATO in the framework of the "Partnership for Peace" program, and, finally, on March 12, 1999 Poland joined the NATO. In the same year the Polish soldiers actively participated in the operations in Kosovo and Metohija (KFOR), then they acted as a part of the UN Peacekeeping Forces in Southern Lebanon.
After the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, Poland became focused not so much on the countries of the so-called "old Europe" (Germany, France etc...), but on the United States and did everything to prove itself as "the most faithful of all the American allies". So the military contingent of Poland took active participation of in the American operations in Afghanistan (in March 2002) and in Iraq (from spring 2003).
These wars have demanded the introduction of the appropriate clothing, footwear and equipment. The famous Polish "honour" (which sometimes "borders" with superciliousness) and traditionally high self-esteem didn't tolerate the idea of using the ready equipment of any other country, in contrast to such countries as Austria or the Netherlands, which easily allowed using pieces of foreign uniform and equipment during the overseas operations. So, in a short time Poland launched the production of own-developed and made "desert" uniforms and footwear.
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An average Sculpsure procedure lasts about twenty-five minutes and is entirely non-invasive. No pre or post medication is required either. This article discusses the many questions a patient could have about the procedure. Talia Medical Group & MedSpa serves Temecula, Murrieta and throughout the Inland Empire
Sculpsure works in a very basic way, targeting precisely the fat cells that need to be removed.
The laser energy heats the fat cells below the skin without affecting the skin itself.
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Over the next 12 weeks, the body gets rid of the damaged fat cells until they have been eliminated permanently.
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The procedure, since it is non-invasive, does not particularly have any diet requirements. However, an ideal patient for the procedure has a body mass index of about 30 or lesser. In general, the procedure cannot be used for weight loss purposes; rather it is used for toning the body. An ideal patient would thus be willing to maintain a healthy diet and work out, thus having a generally fit body. Sculpsure would help remove the extra fat pockets on ted d parts of the body that re either too difficult to remove with exercise or just generally cannot be removed with exercise.
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15 August 2018, Moscow. — PJSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces the results of an extraordinary Board of Directors meeting held on 14 August 2018. The meeting was held by absentee vote.
It was decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of PJSC Aeroflot. The meeting will take place on 23 October 2018 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at the Aeroflot office complex in Melkisarovo.
Agenda of the upcoming meeting:
- Early termination of powers of members of the Board of Directors;
- Election of members of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has also approved the report on the results of shareholders tendering their PJSC Aeroflot shares for buyback. These include shareholders who voted against or did not participate in the vote regarding a major leasing transaction for 50 new Russian MS-21-300 aircraft during the AGM held on 25 June 2018. The Company will buy back a total of 47,817,796 shares worth RUB 7,039,735,927.12, in proportion to the shares tendered by shareholders.
About Aeroflot
Aeroflot is Russia's flagship carrier and a proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. Aeroflot serves 146 destinations in 52 countries.
Aeroflot's 243-strong fleet is the youngest of any airline worldwide that operates more than 100 aircraft. In 2017, Aeroflot carried 32.8 million passengers (50.1 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries).
Aeroflot holds 4-Star Airline status from Skytrax and was named Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the seventh time at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Aeroflot has also been awarded a five-star global airline rating by US aviation association APEX.
Aeroflot is the world's strongest airline brand and most powerful brand in Russia according to leading brand strategy consultancy Brand Finance.
Find out more at http://www.aeroflot.com/