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The City of New Orleans and the Department of the Navy completed the transfer of the former Naval Support Activity site in the Bywater on Friday (Oct. 4), Mayor Mitch Landrieu's press secretary confirmed Tuesday. This aerial photograph was taken in May 2005, the month the Navy announced it planned to close the site. The Navy closed it two years ago, and it has sat vacant since then.
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New Orleans now owns the former Naval Support Activity site at the foot of Poland Avenue in the Bywater neighborhood, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's press office confirmed Tuesday. The city and the Department of the Navy completed the transfer on Friday (Oct. 4), said Tyler Gamble, Landrieu's press secretary.
"The city is working on an agreement with the developer to take over upkeep of the facility while the developer agreement is being finalized," Gamble said in an e-mail message.
The Navy closed the Naval Support Activity two years ago and posted a small "caretaker" staff at the 25-acre Bywater site, 4400 Dauphine St. The Navy, which like other armed forces branches is wrangling with tight budgets, had planned to pull out the staff by Sept. 30.
The city hopes to redevelop the site as a "resilience center," or a hub for disaster and emergency response agencies. The site overlooks the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, or Industrial Canal, and includes three large buildings that combined have about 1.5 million square feet of floor space as well as a five-story parking garage.
City officials have said the Navy would turn the property over at no cost, in what the military calls an "economic development conveyance." Last year, the city selected EMDRC Partners LLC, a joint venture whose members include former New Orleans homeland security chief Col. Terry Ebbert, to redevelop the site.
The city is still finalizing its public-private partnership agreement with EMDRC Partners, which would be the master developer for the site. The negotiations would include reaching a lease agreement for the redevelopment, said Bill Ryan, a member of EMDRC Partners. He said Tuesday he would not comment until the agreement with the city is finalized.
The city conducted a reuse plan for the site about five years ago, that included some housing. Other proposed uses included facilities to support a cruise ship terminal the Port of New Orleans plans for the Poland Avenue Wharf. For now, however, two Maritime Administration military cargo ships, the Cape Kennedy and the Cape Knox, remained berthed at Poland Avenue.
The Army originally built the Bywater installation as a quartermaster depot during World War I. It was completed in 1919. Many New Orleanians know it as the Port of Embarkation. The Navy acquired it from the Army in 1966 and, with the Algiers station, it became the Naval Support Activity, an administrative base whose tenants included the national headquarters for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve.
It also was called the F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex, named after the longtime New Orleans congressman who served a stint as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
The Navy decided to close the Naval Support Activity in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Round, or BRAC. As a result, the Navy moved its reserve headquarters to Virginia and its personnel functions to Tennessee. Other operations at the Bywater site were moved to the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, which saw a construction boom as the Navy shut down its New Orleans base.
The Marine Forces Reserve headquarters was moved to Algiers, to become the anchor for the Federal City campus. In May, the Navy gave 118 acres and 51 structures that were part of the Naval Support Activity in Algiers to the Algiers Development District board of commissioners, which is helping oversee the Federal City.


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Semantic, modern mark-up. Text::Xslate is about a bazillion times faster than TT2 and is extensible and speaks TT pretty well if you like that syntax. Small, semantic bites of templates so that content is not required to be in large batches but can included or not in the batch size that's relevant or in the user prefs for that matter. (mem)Caching for output (where they don't contain logged-in/user-specific data). DO NOT detect browsers! It was always a mistake and will always be a mistake because it ties your code to the minor version changes of 4–10 browsers. Detect capabilities (see modernizr for example)--exploit known problems in CSS parsing and such--and suggest options when discovered. Someone comes to example.com with a screen width of 480px -- you can suggest (and remember, don't keep asking) they switch to example.mobi or m.expample.com or whatever and let them choose.
It's a mistake to attempt to use client side hacking to fix the site. Phones and pads are fast now yes, but not so fast that they need 1,000 times the download bits to use the 10% of relevant markup and includes and that bandwidth generally costs a lot more on mobile. Run apps on Plack + uWSGI. Because you mentioned LAMP: Not apache, probably nginx. Not MySQL, probably Pg and client side storage/SQLite where relevant. And maybe not even Linux. Just saying, OpenBSD and OpenIndiana and others exist. Think about your particular problem space and what ongoing sysadmin overhead will look like and what the history of support and bugfixing/security has been before you shop for an operating system.
There was an excellent write-up somewhere about how github does content with object caching and fetching and generation but I can't find it. :\
Have fun! You're actually in a really lucky, if confusing and maddeningly open, place right now. Tests will save you from your own design mistakes as much as code mistakes too. Get them in as soon as specs are done. Costs 2x up front but will save... who knows? 100x during the life of any app that outlasts its creators.
Update: PhoneGap and friends will make a full on mobile app (with access to the hardware) pretty easy if you do the content (html/JS) stuff right.
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These healthy peanut butter recipes not only look and taste indulgent, but they're quick and easy too.
Why Peanut Butter Should Be In Your Diet
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We probably don't need to convince you to eat peanut butter (you may even have a spare jar in your desk drawer). The good news is that research supports eating peanut butter to maintain a healthy weight. Why? Even though it's higher in calories, the protein-packed spread keeps you fuller for longer, and studies show that eating peanut butter multiple times a week is linked to having a normal BMI. The trick is to eat all-natural peanut butter to keep the sugar content down, and you can even create your own peanut butter concoction for the healthiest option. If you have a peanut allergy, try making your own nut or seed butter. Otherwise, enjoy these healthy peanut butter recipes.
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chia Seed Bagelwich
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A perfect grab-and-go breakfast, this peanut butter bagelwich only requires four ingredients and comes together in a flash!
serves 1
1 bagel thin, toasted
2 tbsp. peanut butter
1 banana, sliced
½ tbsp. chia seeds
Spread each slice of toasted bagel thin with 1 tbsp. peanut butter. Top peanut butter-topped bagel thin with banana slices. Sprinkle with chia seeds.
Peanut Butter Granola
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Sprinkled on top of Greek yogurt or enjoyed on its own, this peanut butter granola is made with pantry staples, making it an easy recipe to whip up without making a special trip to the grocery store.
Makes four ¼ c servings
2 tbsp. creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp. honey
¼ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. oats
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. Combine peanut butter and honey in a bowl and microwave until peanut butter melts (approximately 20 seconds). Stir.
Stir cinnamon and vanilla into peanut butter and honey mixture. Add oats and stir until oats are completely covered in peanut butter mixture. Spread out oat mixture onto prepared cookie sheet and bake for 7 -8 minutes until granola is slightly browned. Let cool until granola is crunchy.
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
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A high-protein snack for those who want to satisfy their peanut butter craving on the go. The combo of creamy peanut butter with crunchy bran cereal gives these bars a texture that makes them equally delicious and fun to eat.
1/3 c. honey
1/3 c. dark brown sugar
1 c. creamy peanut butter
½ c. crunchy peanut butter
1 tsp. cinnamon>BR> 5 c. bran flakes (such as Raisin Bran)
1/3 c. ground flaxseeds (optional)
1 c. chopped Craisins
Put honey in a large pot on medium heat. Add sugar and stir until melted and mixture begins to bubble. Add cinnamon and stir until dissolved. Stir peanut butter into the honey mixture until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in bran flakes, flax and Craisins. Press firmly into an 8x8 pan lined with foil that overlays ends. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Cut into squares and enjoy!
Note: This recipe also freezes well, so you can make a big batch and freeze squares to enjoy in the future. Additionally, you may substitute 1 c. granola + 4 c. bran flakes for the 5 c. bran flakes. Protein powder may also be added to this recipe for an extra protein punch.
Pumpkin Peanut Butter French Toast
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Who says pumpkin can only be consumed in the fall? By combining pumpkin and peanut butter, the filling of this French toast recipe is both creamy and nutritious.
serves 1
1/3 c. canned pumpkin
2 tbsp. powdered peanut butter (such as PB2), regular peanut butter may also work
1/2 ripe peach, thinly sliced
1 whole wheat sandwich thin
1 egg white
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Nutmeg, to taste
Syrup, to taste
Combine powdered peanut butter (or regular peanut butter) and pumpkin in a bowl and set aside. Whisk together egg white and pumpkin pie spice. Dredge sandwich thin in egg white mixture. Spray a skillet or griddle with non-stick cooking spray. Cook sandwich thin slices at a medium-high heat until egg mixture is set, flipping once. Remove sandwich thins from griddle and spread one half with pumpkin peanut butter mixture and layer peach slices on the other half. Press two halves together and cover in syrup and sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.
Apple, Peanut Butter, and Granola Sandwich
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Inspired by a recipe from Whole Foods, this new take on a breakfast sandwich includes the fresh crunch and fibrous nutrition of an apple, healthy fats from peanut butter and whole grains from granola.
serves 2
1 apple, cored
2 tbsp. peanut butter
½ c. low-fat granola
Core apple. Slice apple horizontally into several slices to make sandwich "bread." Spread two apple slices with 1 tbsp. peanut butter each and sprinkle with granola. Top peanut butter and granola-topped apple slice with another apple slice.
Peanut Butter Pancakes
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Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning, this recipe combines two favorites: peanut butter and pancakes. Top with your favorite fruit, mixed nuts, or a handful of chocolate chips.
serves 2
3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. wheat bran (optional)
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
2 tbsp. peanut butter (Melted a bit in the microwave)
3/4 c. milk
Combine all ingredients and stir until completely combined. Spray heated griddle or warmed skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter onto griddle or skillet, cooking the pancakes until the tops begin to bubble slightly. Flip and cook the other side until light brown. Top with syrup and desired toppings (fruit, powdered sugar) and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Energy Bites
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Bake up a batch of these energizing peanut butter bites to pop into your mouth throughout the week. Perfect for a pre- or post-workout snack!
makes approximately 15 energy bites
1 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 c. wheat germ
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir together until everything is fully mixed. The dough will be very thick. Scoop dough by the tablespoon onto the cookie sheet. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes until the sides of the bites begin to brown. Let cool and enjoy!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats
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Too busy to make a batch of oatmeal for breakfast? With this simple recipe, all the prep work is done the night before. Simply stir in a spoonful of peanut butter in the morning and enjoy.
serves 1
1/2 c. old fashioned oatmeal
1 1/2 tbsp. chia seeds
1 c. almond milk
1/2 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tbsp. peanut butter
Combine all ingredients except for peanut butter and let set in the refrigerator overnight. After refrigerating overnight, remove oats from fridge and stir in spoonful of peanut butter before eating.
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Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie
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What better way to beat the summer heat than with a cold and creamy peanut butter smoothie? (Plus, how classic is the PB-and-banana combo?) This blend is perfect for breakfast or after dinner as a healthy alternative to more indulgent desserts.
serves 1
1 scoop protein chocolate or vanilla protein powder
1 frozen banana, cut into pieces
1 tbsp. peanut butter
1 c. milk
3 large ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in blender and enjoy.
Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies
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With ingredients including oats, peanut butter, chia seeds and cinnamon, these cookies offer a healthier alternative to typical peanut butter cookies.
1/3 c. peanut butter
½ c. brown sugar, packed
¼ c. honey
¼ c. canola oil
2 eggs
1 ¾ c. oats
1 c. flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. chia seeds
¼ tsp. salt
½ tbsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Mix peanut butter, brown sugar, honey, canola oil and eggs together until fully combined. In a separate bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Slowing mix flour mixture into peanut butter mixture. Stir in chia seeds. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheet and bake for approximately 8 minutes or until sides of cookies begin to brown slightly. Cool and enjoy.


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Iconic Israeli singer Rita says there is "no quarrel" between Israelis and Iranians, and that the average people of both countries continue to try to make personal connections.
A native of Iran who immigrated with her family to Israel at age eight, Rita recently recorded her first full album in her mother tongue of Farsi. She told CNN that the timing felt right for a Farsi-language album after more than 30 years as one of Israel's top divas.
One would think that with all the tension between Israel and Iran, a Farsi-language album wouldn't sell all that well in the Jewish state. But Rita's latest collection of hits has already gone "gold" in just three weeks. What's more, it is also said to be quite popular in Iran.
Rita said in the interview that she has actually received fan mail from Iran, including from one young man who said he would gladly risk the state-mandated punishment in order to attend one of the Israeli singer's live concerts.
The current issue of Israel Today Magazine (January 2014) features an interview with the Iranian activist behind the Facebook group "Iran-Loves-Israel," a response to a similar Israeli Facebook campaign expressing warm feelings toward Iranians.
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We present a numerical approximate solution to Sobolev-type differential equation subject to nonlocal initial boundary conditions. A Laplace transform method is described for the solution of considered equation. Following Laplace transform of the original problem, an appropriate method of solving differential equations is used to solve the resultant time-independent modified equation and solution is inverted numerically back into the time domain. Numerical results are provided to show the accuracy of the proposed method.
Published September 25, 2010.
Math Subject Classifications: 35L65, 65M06, 65M12.
Key Words: Sobolev-type differential equations; Laplace transform; numerical inversion; nonlocal conditions.
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Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day's freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you're written a blogpost, produced a tribute video, birthed a clever .gif into existence, or have a hockey related cause you'd like to see promoted in this space – please e-mail Thom at email@example.com.
Training camp kicked off today around the AHL. The Chicago Wolves, like most other AHL squads, received an influx of talent from the Canucks, including winger Zack Kassian and defenseman CHris Tanev. The full training camp roster can be viewed here.
Tanev will likely join defenseman Kevin Connauton on the top defensive unit. Connauton was among the fittest and fastest Canucks (not just prospects, but all players) during some informal testing that was conducted at UBC a few weeks ago.
Kassian will definitely play in the top six, and he should receive ample power play time, too. While many think of him as a power forward, he is more of a playmaker with a mean streak (a bit like Todd Bertuzzi). Kassian has soft hands and is great at finding his teammates. I could see him meshing well with a goal scoring center in the future. He checked into Wolves training camp at 214 pounds – down from the 225-230 he was at last season.
Some of the notable veterans on the Wolves roster: Darren Haydar, Andrew Ebbett, and Andrew Gordon.
There are a lot of players to keep an eye on down there this season. In addition to Kassian, Connauton, and Tanev, the Canucks will be able to get extended looks at the likes of Jordan Schroeder, Steve Pinizzotto, Alex Friesen, Darren Archibald, and more.
Dan Hamhuis is a rock solid defenseman and arguably Vancouver's most important player (not best, but most important). Earlier this week, he and his wife Sarah donated $100,000 to the Ronald McDonald House. Mike Gillis sure has assembled a collection of upstanding men in the Canucks dressing room.
"I think it's important for everyone to give back to the community," Hamhuis said. "We're pretty fortunate as Canadians to live the life that we have. There are always people who are less fortunate and needy that need help. Whether you are a professional athlete or a regular person, I think we all have something to give. Athletes are a little more high profile and they have more money, so that's where they tend to go."
Speaking of Hamhuis, he and defensive partner Kevin Bieksa surprised a Midget Triple-A team in North Van by dropping in on their practice. The Canucks' top pairing even had to defend a few 3-on-2 rushes.
Mike Gillis was on the TEAM 1040 this morning. He's heading to Chicago to observe the Wolves training camp. He's looking forward to seeing Tanev develop more of an offensive game. Gillis also mentioned that teams are prohibited to ahve any discussions about any players (other than injured players). He also mentioned that Luongo has bought a house in Edmonton. OK, that last part isn't true.
Jason Botchford discussed the idea of a Jordan Eberle-for-Roberto Luongo trade rumor/fantasy on the TEAM earlier this morning, too. It is speculated that the Oilers have arrived late to the Luongo trade market – I'm not really sure why, to be honest, as Devan Dubnyk gave them solid goaltending last season. Anyway, it will fuel some interesting discussions in the coming weeks/months at the very least.
The NHL and NHLPA are scheduled to meet all weekend. We'd love some good news, fellas.
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Deuce and I were able to watch two games in Tucson this past weekend. Wish I were still there. (When the plane took off from Tucson yesterday, it was sunny and 70; when I landed at O'Hare, it was 24 degrees and snowing.) I already posted some remarks in other threads and probably will make another thread about the major leaguers in the main forum. As for the minor leaguers . . .
Anderson confirmed that he'll start the year in AAA. He said it'll be nice to play in a hitter's park but, more importantly, it means that he'll be that much closer to playing in the major leagues. He appeared to be 100% recovered from his injuries. Brian is a very nice fellow. Being a local guy, he was the most accessible player, though most of the minor leaguers and a few of the major leaguers also were very accessible. Brian came over to sign and chat with the fans both days. The first time, Deuce asked him for baseball for Lt. Deuce. Brian said, "I don't think I can get a baseball for him." I replied, "Lt. Deuce is the cute blond sitting in the eighth row." After she stood up and waved, Brian said, "I'll see what I can do," and returned a few minutes later with a ball. When he saw her in the same section the next day, he stopped running; asked "aren't you 'Sgt., Lt., Capt. Deuce?'; and signed the ball for her.
Sweeney looked good. Watching him go with a pitch and line the ball into left field is a thing of beauty.
McCarthy looked great in his start, but was limited by a lengthy rain delay. He wanted to come back out and pitch, but Ozzie wisely went to the pen. As usual, McCarthy kept the hitters off balance by changing speeds and location. He even wasted a pitch on an 0-2 count!
Honel also was effective. His patented knuckle-curve wasn't working during his inning of work, but he got the job done with his fastball. He said he's just happy to be throwing with decent velocity and with no pain. I have to agree. After the disaster that was 2004, he looks primed to put himself back on the prospect map.
I got my first look at Paulino Reynoso and can see why the Sox put him on the 40-man. Good fastball and breaking ball, but kind of a strange pitching motion. It'll be interesting to see where he begins the season this year and whether they let him start.
I suppose Iguchi arguably counts as a prospect. I'll just note that he's hitting for a pretty high average, but failed to advance a couple of runners and was positively awful defensively. Hopefully, he's just dealing with some early nerves and will work out the kinks before the season starts.
I missed Borchard's big game yesterday. He didn't play much in the games I saw. However, he made himself very accessible to the fans. I kinda felt bad for him because, though he's easy to recognize, almost nobody wanted his authograph. I mean, Man Soo Lee signed more balls than Borchard.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see much action from Fields, Young, Rogowski, Owens, or Lopez. Hopefully, I can get down to NC / Birmingham later this year.
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Robert Waltz or Gayle Jansen, Division of Entomology and
Plant Pathology, 317/232-4120
Banned purple loosestrife showing up at nurseries
Purple loosestrife, banned for sale in Indiana because of its harmful effects on native wetland vegetation, has been showing up on the shelves this summer at a small number of nurseries and garden shops, according to Robert Waltz, the state's entomologist.
It is illegal in Indiana to sell purple loosestrife, known by the scientific name Lythrum salicaria and any species or variety of Lythrum, including plants sold as Lythrum virgatum or horticultural varieties such as 'Morden Gleam' and 'Morden Pink'.
"If you are a retailer who has received a shipment of purple loosestrife, contact your supplier and return the plants to that supplier. Do not give away plants to eliminate your inventory.
"If you have purple loosestrife near any body of water, please pull and destroy the plants immediately. Even purple loosestrife marketed as "sterile" can produce thousands of seeds that will destroy native vegetation," Waltz said. Purple loosestrife has taken over millions of acres of wetlands since it was brought to North America from Europe some 100 years ago. The attractive but invasive weed spreads rapidly, crowding out native wetland vegetation. Purple loosestrife interrupts the wetland food chain, depriving animals of adequate food sources and reducing the ability of wetlands to support wildlife. Also, the loss of the fibrous roots of many native wetlands plants reduces the capability of wetlands to trap sediment and filter water.


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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are playing for big money at the World Golf final event in Turkey – but the Ulsterman insists there is no great rivalry between the pair.
Speaking at the launch of the $10 million event, McIlroy stressed, "This will be the first match where we have played against each other head-to-head compared to individual stroke play so it should be fun, and it's a match I would really like to win.
"But while I would rather be a part of this than not, I'm in a great position being compared to Tiger. People who watch sports want to see some form of rivalry between myself and Tiger but I don't see it as that's what Tiger and I have.
"I am just pleased to be mentioned in the same conversation with Tiger. I'm looking forward to tackling Tiger as everyone knows he's been a hero of my growing up."
McIlroy plays this week for the first time since Europe's stunning Ryder Cup success over America at Medinah.
He added, "I am still trying to come down from the high of the Ryder Cup but it's just nice to be here.
"I haven't touched a club since the Ryder Cup and I've just been chilling out with my girlfriend Caroline (Wozniacki) so I will get to the golf course early and see if my game is still there."


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One-time Niagara County legislator to continue the fight to improve Niagara River and Niagara County
State Sen. George Maziarz, R-C-Newfane, today announced that Richard Soluri of Lewiston will be reappointed as a full member of the Niagara River Greenway Commission.
"Dick Soluri is without comparison when it comes serving the people of the Niagara Region," Maziarz said. "He truly enjoyed his former experiences on the Greenway Commission, and the organization began to make a lasting difference thanks in large part to his leadership."
Soluri previously served as a member and vice chairman of the commission from its inception in 2004-5 until the summer of 2009, when he was removed from that post by then-Gov. David Paterson at the behest of then-Assemblywoman Francine DelMonte and Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster. Since that time, Soluri has remained helpful to the commission by serving on the commissioner emeritus advisory committee.
"Dick Soluri brings a wealth of public and private experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to the Niagara River Greenway Commission," Maziarz added. "I have every confidence that he will resume an active role in working to develop and enhance our region's many great resources."
Soluri, a lifelong Niagara County resident, spent 39 years in the insurance industry and retired as a partner and the senior vice president of marketing and sales at Warren Hoffman Associates. He served as mayor of the Village of Lewiston from 1995 through 2009 and later served one term as a Niagara County legislator.
Soluri's community involvement over the years has been extensive and he has received numerous awards and accolades for the positive impact he has made on the region.
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make your own fire cider.November 5, 2012
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This is brilliant! I will definitely be making this soon! Especially since I'm coming down with a cold myself. I'll be enjoying a couple cups of spicy tea in December 🙂
Thank you so much for the lovely post!
One of my best friends gave me fire cider a few years ago. I love the stuff! Thanks for the reminder and the recipe, Erin 🙂
This sounds wonderful. My family is constantly kidding me for my "alternative" cold remedies. I will have to add this to my arsenal!
Thank you! This looks delicious! Can't wait to make it!
thanks for sharing this!!! i'm going to make this TODAY!
Mmm what a sweet remedy! My parents make a lot of home remedies for curing colds, too. This one seems perfect for the fall 🙂
Stupid question (?) ..refrigerate while steeping or no?
hmm … total intrigue! must try this.
Must try this! Thank you for sharing!
This sounds fabulous!
Wow! My eyes are watering a little just reading about it here! I think i might try this. I could always use some heat during the damp winter months! 😀
I am SO excited to try this recipe. I discovered Fire Cider a few weeks back at the Union Square Farmer's Market and absolutely loved it. I think they will make lovely (and useful) winter gifts. Thank you for sharing.
So do you drink the liquid or eat the strained "stuff"? 🙂
I probably won't be making this… but I love living vicariously through you! Beautiful photos!
Whipping up a batch of this over the coming weekend. Determined to go an entire winter of subway rides with no cough or sniffles!
Oh my goodness! I love this. How have I never heard of fire cider before? I feel like this is such a great gift for friends and neighbors who live in cold climates like us. I'm totally making a MASSIVE batch on my next day off and will bottle it for gifts. Is that weird? Maybe I'll gift this and a jar of homemade salted caramel to balance things out. Thanks, Erin, for the great idea! Hope you're well. Glad to hear you stayed safe through the storm. Thinking of you.
Swooning now. This is definitely on my holiday giftie list.
I love this idea! I already use cider as a remedy whenever I get a cold but I love the added spice!
I just made a jar up today to get me through this wet San Francisco winter. This was such a lovely reminder- every November I try to stock up on all the necessities for life's sniffles- frozen mirepoix and chicken stock for soup, hot toddy ingredients, elderberry-rose hip-echinacea cough syrup, and a goldenseal-echinacea tincture to hopefully ward off the worst of it. I think this will join these as a annual tradition.
Also for those who have trouble finding horseradish root- I found mine tucked neatly in with the parsnips and fennel at Whole Foods. They might be a good place to check, though you'll most likely have to identify it to your checker.
How long will this keep for once strained?
My English grandmother always made a seasonal tonic with a base of apple cider vinegar. We add lemon, orange and tumeric to ours. The tumeric adds a host of beneficial properties.
That would be turmeric. (more coffee)
Fantastic home remedy! Have shared on FB.
I'm so excited to try this except for one snag: I'm allergic to raw onion. Any advice for a substitution?
We are asking people who believe in our collective herbal heritage and knowledge and who wish to help preserve our herbal traditions, to make a difference by helping to lift the trademark from Fire Cider.
Question when you say one part how much are you talking about and then is it the same amounts for the other ingredients like the horseradish?
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As CPU subsystems become more complex and employ various methods to utilize multiple CPU cores and multiple threads per core, determining the CPU consumption requirements, capacity, and the resulting utilization is not entirely clear. But it is important we understand what the utilization tells us about our system. As an Oracle DBA, I'm OK with not knowing the specific OS utilization calculations, but I'm not OK with blindly stating a utilization figure without understanding what that means in relation to performance. Hence my quest...
This is the third and final (I hope) posting about differences in the operating system CPU utilization when determined by vmstat or by using the v$osstat CPU core approach. If you've been following this blog series you know there can be a statistically significant utilization difference and if there is, it can increase as the CPU subsystem gets busier. Also, seven out of the eight samples from production Oracle systems that I analyzed (some of them extremely busy systems) showed no real difference between the utilization method. However, the one AIX sample (AG1) clearly showed a difference as the CPU utilization increased over 40%. Figure 1 below is the AG1 scatter plot of the utilizations versus the sample interval.
For your reference, the initial blog posting (April 22, 2011) presented general utilization, how to gather CPU utilization purely from v$ views, and then I stated that on a few occasions I have seen the utilizations from vmstat and v$osstat differ significantly. The second blog posting (May 13, 2011) presented the experimental results and the subsequent analysis from seven production Oracle systems. As mentioned above, all but one of the samples (AG1) showed no statistical difference between the utilizations (Oracle core based based vs vmstat based). But I mentioned a concern I had; none of the samples were running with the utilization over 65%. Based on my comments a reader contacted me and ended up gathering data on his system that was running between 90% to 100% CPU utilization. The analysis of this data set (AB1) was posted in the second "B" posting on May 26, 2011. Like most of the other samples, this very busy CPU subsystem showed no difference between the utilizations.
This final posting (at this point I think it is anyways) is focused clearly on how could vmstat and Oracle core based CPU utilizations result in a different value. And if so, is this something to be concerned about? If this is something you're interested in...Read on!
If we differentiate between cores and threads, requirements can be something like:
R (thread based) = busy time = interval time X number of threads consuming CPU resources
R (core based) = busy time = interval time X number of cores consuming CPU resources
As DBAs it is not our decision whether the operating system reports busy time a specific way. Someone else made that decision for us. ...it is what it is. But as we'll see below, the decision makes a profound difference in the final calculated utilization---for both vmstat and v$osstat.
Suppose over a one hour interval the CPU subsystem contains 8 cores and each core has 2 threads, for a total of 16 threads. As with the requirements, we can represent the CPU power capacity from either a core or thread perspective.
C = interval time X power supplying units (threads) = 60 minutes X 8 cores X 2 threads/core = 960 thread minutes.
Before we combine requirements and capacity to derive utilization, it is important to understand there are differences in how CPU subsystems process at the core and thread level. It's even more important to understand how this occurs on your production systems.
Suppose a process, when run by itself on an idle system takes 30 seconds to complete. This is the "wall time" or "elapsed time." Here is an example bourne shell command sequence that places an incredibly intense CPU load on a single CPU core or thread.
On my Linux system, the above command takes about 78 seconds to complete.
echo "scale=12;for(x=0;x<39999999;++x){1+1.243;}" | bc >/dev/null
Now... Consider the elapsed time of the above command when a bunch of the commands are launched at the same time!
If cores are what is providing the true CPU power, then with a 2 core CPU subsystem we will observe this type relationship between the number of concurrently launched processes and elapsed time (seconds): (1,30), (2,30), (3,60), (4,60), (5,90), (6,90), (7,120), etc. Essentially, when a process completes, a core becomes available and the next process begins. This perfect elapsed time sequencing assumes the OS makes no optimizations.
If threads are what is providing the true CPU power, then with a 2 core but 2 threads/core (4 total threads) CPU subsystem we will observe this type of relationship between the number of concurrently launched processes and elapsed time (seconds): (1,30), (2,30), (3,30), (4,30), (5,60), (6,60), (7,60), (8,60), (9,90), etc. Essentially, when a processing thread completes a thread becomes available and the next process thread begins. Again, this perfect elapsed time sequencing assumes the OS makes no optimizations.
When threads get involved, the resulting elapsed times are not so straightforward and can be much more complicated to anticipate and very, very operating system specific.
One of my colleagues did some testing. (my ref: JB 9-May-2011) He used an 8 core box with each core having 2 threads. His results showed the CPU subsystem was operating more core-based than thread-based. Why? Because when 8 processes that run serially in 30 seconds were simultaneously launched, they finished in about 30 seconds yet when 9 processes where simultaneously launched the elapsed time jump to 60 seconds...meaning all 16 threads were unable to truly process the more than 8 processes simultaneously. The only way he would know this, is to perform an actual test (more about this below.)
However, an IBM employee that specializes in Oracle emailed me (my ref: DM 7-June-2011) and wrote, "SMT on Power Systems allows for true simultaneous execution of up to 4 SMT threads (on Power7) in the same clock cycle." An AWR report added some support up his well presented and thought out claim. The v$osstat busy_time statistic was clearly thread based because the busy_time (285888 secs) was greater then the core based capacity (13194 core secs = 34.36 min X 60 sec/min X 64 cores). From a core-based perspective and on his system, there is no way 64 cores can provide more than 13193 seconds of CPU power over the 34.36 minute interval. Threads must be involved.
Complicated...but seriously practical and necessary.
It can get even more complicated with virtual machines, vpars, lpars, and on and on. With all this complication it is easy to loose sight of our goal: gathering reliable and understandable values for OS CPU requirements, capacity, and utilization. If I can't do this, then I can not make a simple statement such as, "From an OS perspective, CPU utilization indicates the CPU subsystem is the bottleneck." So while this may seem pretty academic, it has serious practical performance management implications.
The best way to tell what is occurring on your systems is to gather some performance data. Here's how...
Gathering The Data
I became so frustrated with all complications and possibilities of complications, it was obvious the only real way to get a firm grasp on the reality on a real system was to gather some data on a real system. So I created a basic shell script that tracked the relationship between the number of simultaneously launched processes and their final elapsed time. I also gathered and displayed the OS CPU utilization and CPU run queue (both based on vmstat).
Please.... I need to write this: Do not run this script on your production system if you care about production system performance. The script is designed to suck every bit of CPU power out of your database server. Running this on a test box with the same OS and CPU architecture as your production systems should produce the results you are looking for.
While I wrote the script in Linux and you can view it on-line here, it would be a simple matter to make the vmstat column parsing adjustments and potentially a few other things. The system I gathered data from a single 4 core CPU with no threads. Here's the Linux details:
[oracle@fourcore ~]$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.18-164.el5PAE (email@example.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-46)) #1 SMP Thu Sep 3 02:28:20 EDT 2009
This is important to understand. Let's generalize this a bit:
- Where C is the total number of CPU cores, a core power focused system will complete C number of processes launched simultaneously at pretty much the same time. Once the number of processes is greater than C, the all-process completion time will increase. (This is what we see occurring in Figure 2 above, where C is 4 and 5.)
- Where T is the total number of CPU threads, a thread powered focused system will complete T number of processes launched simultaneously at pretty much the same time. Once the number of processes is greater than T, the all-process completion time will increase.
- My observations have shown that CPU subsystems without threads tend to be completely core powered. (As you would expect and what we see in Figure 2.) However, CPU subsystems with threads can be either more core or more thread focused. This is when understanding what a utilization value means becomes more complicated.
Why the Possible Utilization Difference
If you are still tracking with me (thanks for reading by the way), this next step should be simple. If requirements can be represented as either core-seconds or thread-seconds, and if capacity can be represented as core-seconds or thread-seconds, we have a simple two by two matrix. As long as both the requirements and capacity are core or thread based, we should be OK (if the OS can evenly distribute all the work). But if they don't match the utilization is going to be either under or over reported (at least from a DBA perspective).
The point of the Figure 4 matrix is not the busy time or the core or the threads. Rather, the point is if the requirements and capacity are not the same units, that is core or threads, the resulting utilization will be either under reported (e.g., 21%) or over reported (e.g., 83%), whereas the "true" utilization in Figure 4 is 42%.
More practically, if I assume the busy_time in v$osstat is core based (but it is not) and calculate the capacity based on the number of cores, the resulting utilization will be higher then reality. In Figure 4 above, that would be 83% cell. This is what could have happened on the AIX system as shown in Figure 1. Very experienced AIX DBAs are likely to have observed this utilization difference.
Sometimes it is easy to spot the problem. For example, one colleague I mentioned above (my ref: DM 7-June-2011) emailed me a partial AWR report from his AIX system. Over the 2062 second interval, the busy_time was reported to be 285888 seconds and the CPU subsystem consisted of 64 cores with a total of 256 threads. The core base capacity is then 131968 core seconds (131968 = 2062 X 64)... but the busy time was only 285888 seconds, so the utilization is 217%. Woops! The thread based capacity is 528384 thread seconds (528384=2064 X 256). This means the thread based CPU utilization is only 54%. This is much more in line with Operations Research reality and how the system was actually performing.
When we see data as in Figure 1, where there is clearly a difference between v$osstat core based utilization and some other tool (e.g., vmstat) it is very likely threads are being used in the calculation. How threads are being used in the calculation could easily be different than how I presented, but my point is NOT to determine exactly how a tool like vmstat or sar calculates CPU utilization. My point is:
- There can be a real difference in the reported utilizations.
- We need to understand what the OS reported CPU utilization means from a performance perspective.
- We need to gather data from our real systems to understand the true CPU requirements, capacity, and utilization. If we do not do this, then stating a utilization figure becomes arbitrary and not all that useful.
The first step is to gather v$osstat data and do the core based utilization math. If you see any real difference in CPU utilizations, then compute the utilization using v$osstat data but using the thread statistics. This this still doesn't match with vmstat, then you will need run a test (like I did and showed in this blog entry above) which launch processes simultaneously in the background and measuring their wall time.
Thanks for reading!


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My love for animals, long history of raising animals, and rich experience with vets can be quite useful at XXXXX.
Q1. "MY" is in effect for the series so I do not need "a" in front of "long history" and "rich experience," right?
Q2. On another note, can rich experience be treated as uncountable?
for example, a rich experience vs rich experience.
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lhenderson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 181 designs submitted by 75 freelance designers.
We need a professional, clean, classic logo that will work on stationery and business cards and inspire confidence.
BlueWater Systems
BlueWater Systems specializes in municipal water and infrastructure acquisition and development.
- Item 1... clean, professional, classic logo
- color scheme - blue and white
- clean, traditional font
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- Item 1... no crazy fonts
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Applicants who have attended any other college or university after high school are considered for admission as transfer students. Applicants who have completed fewer than 12 semester credit hours (or 18 quarter hours) of college-level course work after high school graduation will be reviewed based on both high school and college performance. College level credits earned during high school are eligible for transfer credit, however grades in those courses do not count toward the transfer GPA that we use in our admissions decision or in the awarding of transfer scholarships.
Applicants are admitted in good standing if they have a 2.00 overall grade point average on a 4.00 scale for college-level courses taken at all post-secondary institutions attended after high school and are eligible to return to the last institution attended. Academic departments may have additional requirements for admission to specific programs.
Follow this link for information on Credit Transfer.
Application Instructions
- Complete the undergraduate application for admission form. If you have previously applied, please notify the Admissions Office. We keep previous applications on file for one year. Students who are applying to be dually enrolled at NMU while still attending high school should also complete the dual enrollment-permission to enroll form available from the NMU Admissions Office.
Canadian citizens may complete the online application for admission and the supplement for Canadian students.
- Application Fee - Applicants may pay the non-refundable $35 application fee online, or by phone (1-800-682-9797 or 1-906-227-2650) or may mail a check or money order. Application fee waivers and exceptions may be available.
- Transcripts - Request your official college/university/trade school transcripts be sent to the Admissions Office. You must have an official transcript submitted directly from each institution you attended even if no credits were earned. .
Transcripts from foreign institutions need to be sent to an external agency for evaluation, unless the school holds a U.S. regional accreditation. Transcripts not issued in English must be accompanied by a same format, word-for-word English translation.
Electronic transcripts sent to NMU via Docufide and Escrip-safe are considered official.
Note: Non-degree applicants, transfer applicants who have completed more than 12 college-level credits after high school, and post-baccalaureate applicants are not required to submit high school transcripts. Re-entry applicants only need to supply transcripts from institutions attended since their last attendance at NMU.
- Test Scores - ACT or SAT scores are not required for transfer students unless they have completed less than 12 college-level credits after high school.
- Awarding Transfer Credit - Within a few weeks of being admitted to NMU, transfer applicants will receive an evaluation of their submitted transcripts detailing their transfer credit. Generally, college level courses with grades of a C- or better from regionally accredited institutions will transfer. Courses with grades of D+, D, D-, E or F will not be considered for transfer credit, nor will doctrinal religion courses. Some departments require a minimum grade of C or better to count towards meeting degree requirements. Students majoring in education who are completing the equivalent of NMU's EN 111, College Composition I, must earn a grade of C or better. Transfer students do not carry in their previous grade point average and will earn an NMU grade point average after the first semester of attendance.
An extensive list of transfer guides are available as program summaries organized by your intended NMU major or as course-by-course equivalencies . In each case, start by picking the college you are transferring credit from to find the coordinating NMU major or course name. If your school is not listed, please request a customized guide.
What happens next?
Shortly after a transfer student receives a letter of acceptance, an official evaluation of transfer credits is provided. Most collegiate-level courses with passing grades are given very favorable consideration (see above).
How are courses evaluated for transfer to NMU? When the content of a transfer course is determined to be equivalent to a Northern course and the credits for the course are at least half that of the Northern course, the Northern course is awarded. If the transferable course has fewer credit hours than Northern's course, the lower amount is awarded.
In situations where students are seeking transfer credit for courses where there has not been an equivalency established or where there has been a significant lapse of time since Northern last evaluated the course, the student may be asked to provide additional information for use in determining the appropriate course equivalency.
Students transferring credit from two-year colleges may transfer a maximum of 90 semester credit hours and an additional 4 semester credit hours of physical education. In situations where more than 90 semester credit hours are completed at a two-year college level, the most applicable courses to a student's intended major are transferred. There is no maximum credit limit for four-year colleges or universities.*
* If the number of credits you will transfer exceeds the number of credits required to earn your NMU degree, please contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss any potential impact on your scholarship and/or financial aid eligibility.
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Stuart3 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Auto Glass First, LLC
We are a small start up company that is doing mobile auto glass replacement. We will be serving 2 markets, insurance and consumer. We will have a multi state presence so we are not looking for something that would make us seem regional.
Our clients will be both insurance companies and consumers. The main focus of the logo should be for the end consumer. We will be pricing for value and not as a high end installer. We are dedicated to providing fast, hassle free installation of replacement glass for all automobiles and trucks. I tend to like things that are a little more edgy. I need to be careful not to be too crazy.
I would like the logo to be multicolored but the logo needs to be able to be used in a 1 color setting for faxing and invoices. It will be used on the side of installation vans but it will be on a magnetic material. It will be directed imaged so reproduction will not be an issue.
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What: "Moulin Scrooge," presented by Band of Toughs and WreckingBall Theatre Lab
When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 22
Where: Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver
Cost: $15-$18
Info: 720-375-3742, wreckingballtheaterlab.com
Parents' guide: Sexually suggestive material and language
Holiday shows aren't usually known to be particularly risqué, but hold on to your skirts for this one.
This performance is very campy and delivers a cynical and silly serving of Christmas cheer. True to its name, "Moulin Scrooge" is a mash-up of iconic scenes, images and messages from Dickens' classic tale and the feature film "Moulin Rouge."
We find Scrooge running a cabaret, and the poor dancers who work for him are overworked, consumptive and artistically misunderstood. Cratchit (Max Schwartz), a self-professed shiftless alcoholic, falls for Satine (Michelle Moore), a dancer whose "purest form of personal expression" is too abstract for cabaret choreography.
In the vein of the best comic writing out there these days, "Moulin Scrooge" is completely irreverent and takes swipes indiscriminately at the disabled, dwarves, Jews, women, gays, struggling artists and consumptives -- not to mention the most sentimental of all Christmas Carol characters, Tiny Tim, transformed in this version into Tiny Kim, a fledgling courtesan and burlesque dancer.
As expected, Scrooge is visited by ghosts of the past, present and future. The past and present ghosts reveal messages that line up with the traditional story, but his takeaway lesson from the ghost of the future turns out to be a sarcastic "don't change."
I couldn't determine if it was meant to be so sarcastic that "don't change" really meant "change" or not, so the little bit of message embedded in the piece wasn't super clear to me, but it didn't seem to matter.
The costumes were fun and detailed, adding a little "elf" into a burlesque silhouette. The costumes also included a lot of sight gags and really added to the humor. The stage was small and constrained the cast's ability to really go for it in the choreography department. But especially noteworthy was the dancing of Tiny Kim (Joan Bruemmer), doing everything the company was doing but with a crutch. The show includes a trapeze, which was in the spirit of the performance. The trapeze work was a bit underwhelming, although it was admittedly a difficult space in which to pull it off.
I saw "Moulin Scrooge" at the Wesley Chapel in Boulder, but for the rest of its run, it will be at the Buntport Theatre in Denver, where they will have a lot more room to really play on the trapeze and to expand the choreography.
While I laughed out loud and even snorted a few times, in the end I was left waiting for a sublime moment where all the images, sentiment and irreverence tapped to make this musical come together in one brilliant, poignant and insightful moment.
That particular stroke of genius didn't arrive, but the evening was a lot of fun, the lyrics were clever and sometimes hysterical, and overall, it was a great way to lighten up.
Bring your grumpy uncle, who will like the sexual innuendo that's ever-present in the dialogue, as well as your nephew who scoffs at anything sentimental. "Moulin Scrooge" has the chops to please both personality types.


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Senior Editor Q weighs in with his 2011 Seattle Seahawks Thanksgiving Day Turkey Bowl Team. All the usual suspects are invited, including Ken Norton Jr, Marshawn Lynch, Red Bryant, Kam Chancellor. Coming out of the kitchen for dessert we'll have some Pumpkin Pie, and some good-ole American Apple Pie. You in?
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The term 'antipsychiatry' is primarily associated with a loose social and political movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement accused psychiatry of neither healing mental illness nor being a legitimate branch of medicine. Anti-psychiatry's advocates said psychiatry presented itself as a healing art yet actually policed and controlled behaviour deemed abnormal, irrational or socially unacceptable. More broadly, antipsychiatry also refers to the many different individuals and organizations who have criticised psychiatry ever since it became a recognized medical specialty in the 1800s. These have included doctors, patients, ex-patients, religious leaders, social reformers and feminists.
These individuals and groups opposed psychiatry for different reasons. Elizabeth Packard and other women's rights activists in the late 1800s criticised asylums. They said asylums controlled women who wanted to do more than be wives and mothers. Some religious leaders argued that, instead of treating medical problems, psychiatrists falsely controlled spiritual ones which properly remained the province of the clergy.
Opposition to psychiatry and asylums reached a broader audience during the 1960s. There was growing public awareness of controversial treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and lobotomy. The antipsychiatry movement contributed to a move away from asylums and towards treatment focused on outpatient care and psychiatric drugs. This had positive and negative consequences. Critics of psychiatry now point to the use of drugs such as antidepressants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
There is still no consensus on the role psychiatry should play in determining when socially unacceptable behaviour becomes a medical problem. However, psychiatry is central to many people's lives.
Related links
Techniques and Technologies:
Erving Goffman, Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and other Inmates (1961, Pelican edn 1968).
Thomas S. Szasz, The Manufacture of Madness (New York: Dell, 1970).
Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra and Roy Porter (eds), Cultures of Psychiatry and Mental Health Care in Postwar Britain and the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Atlanta, GA: Rodopi, 1998),
Digby Tatham, 'The Anti-Psychiatry Movement', in 150 Years of British Psychiatry, 1841-1991.
Peter Bartlett and David Wright (eds), Outside the Walls of the Asylum: The History of Care in the Community 1750-2000 (London: Athlone, 1999).
A controversial surgical treatment to severe the nerves to the frontal lobe of the brain (responsible for attention, short-term memory and activities requiring planning and organization). It was used to treat severe mental illnesses but is now no longer used.
A behavioural disorder which begins in childhood. Symptoms include short attention span and impulsive tendencies, commonly but not always combined with hyperactivity.


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Rio+20 rejects notion of 'planetary boundaries' - are there consequences for the EPI?
In the September 2009 edition of Nature, Rockstöm and colleagues proposeda range of essential Earth-system processes and their biophysical thresholds, or 'planetary boundaries', that, if exceeded, could lead to catastrophic environmental changes. Earlier this year, the planetary boundaries concept was accepted into the 'Zero Draft' of the Rio+20 conference as an essential element in negotiations toward setting environmentally related goals. However, following heavy scientific criticism, the concept was excluded from the Summit's final statement in June.
The dismissal of planetary boundaries from the final Rio+20 text provides some implications for other environmental metric projects, including our work with the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Here we address the arguments posed against planetary boundaries, which were recently reviewed by the staff at the Breakthrough Institute. Over the last decade we have incorporated many of these views into the EPI projects, and now we would like to offer some insight into our lessons learned. These experiences will be among the many we present in the upcoming release of our new "how-to" manual on developing environmental performance indices.
A huge challenge for many environmental metric projects is defining the goals and targets of the indicators they present. One of the major arguments from scientists is that planetary boundaries, or biophysical thresholds, are set subjectively, and humans, not ecological systems, determine the question, "How much is too much?" Research has shown that there are limits to an ecosystem's capacity to absorb human impacts, and this understanding must be applied when defining a threshold or target. For example, we can only divert so much river water for irrigation before a river runs dry, and a plant can only take up so much nitrogen before the excess is washed away during a rainstorm.
Throughout our experience with the EPI, we have carefully considered setting limits and boundaries – constraints that may be viewed as subjective. We generally first looked toward global treaties or universally accepted goals for our indicator targets. We also obtained feedback from experts through discussions of existing data and policy needs, and we chose targets based on that guidance. While the targets of our index are not thresholds per se, they do allow countries to compare their performance toward the overall EPI goal of global improvement while providing data-driven support for policymaking.
Another major challenge for environmental metric projects is comparability between the types of issues they present. Scientists argue against the attempts of the planetary boundaries concept to compare local and global issues collectively. Is it adequate to compare a global issue, such as climate change, with more local issues, such as biodiversity, water, land and fertilizer? For a planet-wide standard, this may be a hard argument to win because many of the processes presented in these boundaries are not static around the world, and vulnerability to changes in these processes may vary geographically. But these are problems that should be examined everywhere, and it is important to consider what geographical scope is necessary for adequate comparability and applicability of a given project.
Several concepts of environmental change attempt to integrate costs and benefits into a framework, which ultimately is a decision that must be made with regards to a project's objectives and metrics (e.g., examining human influence on environmental change or measuring progress toward a policy-defined environmental objective). Many times, changes in the environment with respect to human influence are often seen as negative. The authors at the Breakthrough Institute frame this as a problem with planetary boundaries – that they only measure environmental change as negative, and it is impossible for progression toward these boundaries to be positive. They argue that humans have benefited from many of these changes, and any framework attempting to measure environmental change must acknowledge these trade-offs.
The planetary boundaries framework also addresses ethics within science – arbitrarily setting numbers that "reflect preferred outcomes." The planetary boundaries concept failed to make an explicit connection between particular outcomes and values. Without clarification of meanings and trade-offs between numbers, these thresholds suggest "what is" or "what ought to be," therefore hindering the transparency of the project's ethical commitments.
The EPI team takes great care in selecting appropriate targets that are transparent, supported by data, and globally comparable. The EPI is not trying to answer the question of "how much is too much" because this is only a question that can be answered with human subjectivity (e.g., zero human impact is not possible without ceasing all economic activity, and any goal above zero impact would be determined by individual notions of how much harm is acceptable). Rather, we are hoping to provide a useful and transparent measurement of performance toward a specified policy goal using unbiased judgment and expert reasoning.
The arguments against the planetary boundaries framework have offered our team a chance to reflect on the lessons we've learned in our environmental performance measurement work over the years. Data-driven research is necessary for sound policymaking, and the failure to incorporate planetary boundaries into the final Rio+20 text has important implications for environmental measurement projects, especially with regards to measuring change, establishing limits or targets, comparability, trade-offs, and transparency.
Laura Johnson is a master's student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, where she is focusing on biogeochemistry and pollution analysis of aquatic systems. She is interested in the science and policy of environmental issues and their impacts on human health and welfare.


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Ward Relief Society Presidency
- How often should a Relief Society president hold a presidency meeting? See Handbook 2, 9.3.2.
- Why does the presidency meet? See Handbook 2, 9.3.2.
- What are the counselors called to do? See Handbook 2, 9.2.2.
- Who trains and gives ongoing support to the ward Relief Society presidency? See Handbook 2, 9.8.2 and 15.4.1.
Ward Relief Society Secretary
- Does the secretary conduct Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 9.2.2 and 9.2.3.
- What is the role of the secretary? See Handbook 2, 9.2.3.
Advisers to Young Single Adult Sisters
- Who gives direction to the Relief Society young single adult adviser? See Handbook 2, 9.2.5, 9.7.2, 16.2, and 16.3.3.
- Are sisters who serve on committees called and set apart by a member of the bishopric? See Handbook 2, 9.2.5.
Relief Society Music Leaders and Pianists
- Do we still have the practice song? See Handbook 2, 9.4.1, and "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Stake Relief Society Leadership
- What are the responsibilities of a stake Relief Society presidency? See Handbook 2, 9.8.2 and 15.4.1. See also Handbook 2, 5.2.9.
- Who trains a stake Relief Society presidency? See Handbook 2, 9.8.1.
- They are trained by the stake president, using the information found in Handbook 2: Administering the Church. Additional information that can be used in training is also available at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Sisters Serving in Other Auxiliaries
- Can sisters who serve in other auxiliaries teach classes in Relief Society and be given assignments to provide compassionate service? See Handbook 2, 9.1.4.
How do I prepare effectively to participate in a council with priesthood leaders? See Handbook 2, 9.3.1 and 4.6.1.
Dress Standards
How can we encourage our sisters to dress more modestly and appropriately for church and as they attend the temple? See Handbook 2, 9.10.2.
Refer to For the Strength of Youth, which outlines dress standards for Church members. You may also refer to the addresses and articles listed below:
- Robert D. Hales, "Modesty: Reverence for the Lord," Ensign, Aug. 2008, 34–39.
- Jeffrey R. Holland, "To Young Women," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 28–30.
- D. Todd Christofferson, "A Sense of the Sacred," New Era, June 2006, 28–31.
- Elaine S. Dalton, "Arise and Shine Forth," BYU Women's Conference, Apr. 30, 2004.
- Susan W. Tanner, "The Sanctity of the Body," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 13–15.
Family Services
Where is help available for those who have family challenges? See Handbook 2, 10.12.4.
- No one is immune from challenges in this life. When social or emotional challenges arise, help is available. Encourage sisters and their families who encounter the following challenges to work with their bishop, who can put them in contact with professionals from LDS Family Services.
Counseling and Resources
Information about counseling services and a library full of articles dealing with social, emotional, and spiritual challenges.
Birth Parents
Assistance for birth parents, including unwed mothers, and others facing an unplanned pregnancy.
Adoptive Couples
Help for couples interested in adoption.
Addiction Recovery Program
LDS Family Services sponsors addiction recovery support meetings to assist individuals who desire freedom from addiction and a better life through gospel fellowship.
How to Contact LDS Family Services
A comprehensive list of LDS Family Services agencies in the United States, Canada, and abroad.
Do we have a budget for Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 13.2.8, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Can we ask sisters to pay for supplies for Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 13.2.8, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Can we ask sisters to bring food for weekday Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 13.2.8, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
History - Daughters in My Kingdom
Why was Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society written?
- "In grateful recognition of the blessing of Relief Society in the lives of Church members, we have directed the preparation of Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society" ("A Message from the First Presidency," Daughters in my Kingdom, ix).
Why study the history and work of Relief Society?
- "The history of Relief Society teaches the divine identity and infinite worth of daughters of God. … Through a study of this history, Latter-day Saints can see that our Heavenly Father knows His daughters, that He loves them, that He trusts them with sacred responsibilities" (Daughters in My Kingdom, xii).
- "As [you] … learn from the example of those who have gone before, [you] can prevail over mortal challenges [and] … help build the kingdom of God throughout the world and in [your] homes" (Daughters in My Kingdom, 181).
How can I use the history book personally?
The influence of the history book is meant to extend beyond Relief Society meetings. (See the "For Readers" section of Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org.) Consider the following:
- Families may study and discuss the examples and teachings in the book together.
- Families may use the book as a resource for family home evening.
- The history can help as a reference in a talk or lesson.
- Individuals can draw on this history to enhance personal study time.
- Relief Society sisters may share the book and principles they learn from it with their friends.
- The book can be a resource for visiting and home teaching.
- Stories and examples may guide sisters in establishing priorities in their lives.
- Principles from the book can guide sisters as they write their own personal history.
- The book can be a resource to prepare young women to enter and serve in Relief Society.
- The book can also help young men and young women who are preparing for missions.
How can we use the history book to establish spiritual priorities?
- "The teachings, stories, and examples in the book can guide sisters in establishing priorities and practices in their lives that will help them increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need" (Daughters in My Kingdom, xiii).
What can I do to contribute to the history of Relief Society?
- As a daughter of God, you will continue to add to the history of Relief Society through your words and actions. As you discover examples and teachings that are especially meaningful to you, you may want to record them. (See the "For Readers" section of Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org.)
Is it appropriate to use the history book for a visiting teaching message?
- Stories and examples from Daughters in My Kingdom can be a resource for visiting and home teaching.
Questions Visiting Teachers Can Ask
The following kinds of questions can lead to opportunities for visiting teachers to give comfort, share relevant gospel teaching, and provide meaningful service:
- What worries or concerns do you have?
- What questions do you have about the gospel or the Church?
- Would you allow us to help you with _______?
When asking a question like this, visiting teachers should offer to help in a specific way, such as caring for the children for a brief time, assisting with a homemaking task, or helping to run an errand. It is less helpful to say, "Call us if you need anything." (See Daughters in My Kingdom, 115.)
How Visiting Teachers Love, Watch Over, and Strengthen a Sister
- Pray daily for her and her family.
- Seek inspiration to know her and her family.
- Visit her regularly to learn how she is doing and to comfort and strengthen her.
- Stay in frequent contact through visits, phone calls, letters, e-mail, text messages, and simple acts of kindness.
- Greet her at Church meetings.
- Help her when she has an emergency, illness, or other urgent need.
- Teach her the gospel from the scriptures and the visiting teaching messages.
- Inspire her by setting a good example.
- Report to a Relief Society leader at least once a month about their service and the sister's spiritual and temporal well-being.
- Report urgent concerns immediately to the ward or branch Relief Society president.
(See Daughters in My Kingdom, 123).
Who wrote the history book?
- In 1996 Sisters Lucile Tate and Elaine R. Harris were called and set apart to compile an unpublished history of the Relief Society. Their work was kept as a resource in the archives of the Church and served as a foundation to Daughters in My Kingdom. Susan W. Tanner was set apart in 2009 to write the first comprehensive history of Relief Society for the entire Church. Other writers, contributors, and historians are recognized through citations of their published work in the "Notes" section at the end of the book. (See Daughters in My Kingdom, xiv, 186-93.)
Is Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society in chronological order?
- "This book is not a chronological history, nor is it an attempt to provide a comprehensive view of all that the Relief Society has accomplished. Instead, it provides a historical view of the grand scope of the work of the Relief Society. Through historical accounts, personal experiences, scriptures, and words of latter-day prophets and Relief Society leaders, this book teaches about the responsibilities and opportunities Latter-day Saint women are given in Heavenly Father's plan of happiness" (Daughters in My Kingdom, xii).
Is there information online about Daughters in My Kingdom?
- See Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org and ReliefSociety.lds.org, "Daughters in My Kingdom—For Leaders.")
I haven't received my history book. When will it be distributed?
- Copies of Daughters in My Kingdom will soon be received by wards and branches and will be distributed to all adult women by the bishopric or branch presidency. (See the August 1, 2011, First Presidency letter to priesthood leaders.)
Can I share the book with friends who are not members of the Church?
- "President Kimball testified that Relief Society sisters will become a powerful influence for good upon the 'good women of the world' as they 'reflect righteousness and articulateness in their lives'" (Daughters in My Kingdom, 50). Relief Society sisters can share principles and stories from the book. As inspired by the Spirit and as individual circumstances allow, sisters may also wish to purchase extra copies of the book to share with others.
How do we get extra copies if we don't have enough?
- Copies of Daughters in My Kingdom will be available through Church Distribution centers and store.lds.org.
What if I lose my book? How do I get another copy?
- Copies of Daughters in My Kingdom will be available through Church Distribution centers and store.lds.org soon after wards and branches have received their copies.
Is Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society available in hardback?
- The history is available only in paperback.
Is the book available in audio?
- Audio information will be provided as soon as it is available.
Will the history book be translated?
- Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society will be translated into 23 languages.
Frequently Asked Questions for Leaders
How can we use the book to build sisters' testimonies?
- As a leader, your spiritual preparation will help you serve as an instrument in the hands of God to help His daughters. Seek the Spirit as you consider drawing from the principles in Daughters in My Kingdom in your Relief Society service. Find examples and stories from the history that will increase faith and testimony. (See Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org and ReliefSociety.lds.org, "Daughters in My Kingdom—For Leaders.")
- "As sisters learn from the history of Relief Society, they may discover examples, expressions, and principles that are especially meaningful to them. Inspired by these discoveries, … they can seek, receive, and act on personal revelation" (Daughters in My Kingdom, xiii).
How can I use the history book for Relief Society meetings?
- Daughters in My Kingdom is an approved resource to support the teaching of gospel principles for Sunday and additional Relief Society meetings. Use the history book as you consider and counsel together about the approved topics listed in Handbook 2, 9.4.1 and 9.4.2. (See ReliefSociety.lds.org, "Daughters in My Kingdom—For Leaders." )
As a presidency, how can we use the history book to help orient new sisters coming into Relief Society?
- The history book is a valuable resource to use to help sisters understand the work of Relief Society. Relief Society leaders show their love and interest as they embrace, teach, orient, and engage these sisters in the work of Relief Society through callings and meaningful assignments.
- New sisters can be encouraged to study Daughters in My Kingdom during their personal study time in order to help them understand and learn their responsibilities in God's kingdom. (See the "For Readers" section of Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org.)
Where can I find more information on how to use the history to help the sisters in my ward or branch?
- See ReliefSociety.lds.org, "Daughters in My Kingdom—For Leaders."
Is Daughters in My Kingdom the curriculum for next year?
- Although the history book is not the designated curriculum for 2012, it is an inspired, approved resource for Sunday lessons to support the teaching of the gospel. (See the "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" section of Daughters-in-My-Kingdom.lds.org.)
Leadership Meetings
How often should we hold stake Relief Society leadership meetings? See Handbook 2, 18.3.11.
Military Families
What does a ward Relief Society president need to know to effectively counsel with the bishop to support military families?
The following are suggestions from spouses of active military service members:
- Consider receiving priesthood blessings.
- "I don't know how our family could have made it through my husband's five deployments to Iraq without priesthood blessings."
- Military families need to know that they are not alone. Find out about a sister's support system. Does she have a good relationship with her parents? Does she have friends? Does she have a calling that is not isolating, but gives her plenty of interaction with strong sisters? Here are some ideas to support the sister:
- "In a ward, I formed a playgroup that met each week at a park. We got together and talked about our common struggles and supported each other."
- "As a Relief Society service project we made care packages for all our deployed servicemen. We included in the package notes from the Primary, the Young Women, and the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood quorums."
- Keeping in frequent communication with military families is essential.
- Home teachers or other priesthood holders could invite children of deployed military families to participate with them in various activities.
- Visiting teachers may care for the children of military families occasionally or exchange babysitting. "That time away lifted my spirits and it helped me to be more patient. I looked forward to it all week like a light at the end of the tunnel."
- Encourage other families, or older couples, to adopt a military family during deployment. Lift, love, and serve them. Remember them in your prayers, invite them to dinner, celebrate special events, and include them in service opportunities.
- Ward leaders are encouraged to be aware of the deployment status of the military spouse and particular needs of the family.
- Assign home teachers and visiting teachers who will keep priesthood and Relief Society leaders up-to-date on the needs of the family.
- The Relief Society presidency should arrange a children's class or nursery to allow mothers of young children to attend Relief Society meetings held on days other than Sunday.
- Consider inviting a military spouse to teach a class on self-reliance for a Relief Society meeting, class, or workshop.
- Encourage sisters in the ward to make a sustained effort to befriend new military families, even those who will be living in the ward for only a short period of time.
- Be sensitive to the special needs that occur during the adjustment period when military service men and women return home.
New Relief Society Sisters (Transition)
Who are the new Relief Society sisters? See "New Relief Society Sisters" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
There are three groups of new Relief Society sisters:
- Young women who turn 18 and come into Relief Society
- New converts
- Sisters who return from inactivity
How do we orient a new Relief Society sister? See "New Relief Society Sisters" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
- It is the responsibility of the Relief Society presidency to look after each new Relief Society sister. With the help of your secretary, identify the new sisters entering Relief Society. Relief Society leaders show their love and interest as they embrace, teach, orient, and engage these sisters in the work of Relief Society through callings and meaningful assignments.
How does the new quarterly report help a Relief Society presidency shepherd young single adult sisters? See Handbook 2, 9.2.3 and "New Relief Society Sisters" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
- Come to ward council prepared to inform priesthood leaders on the number of sisters not attending Relief Society. Report on the efforts you are making to seek after and bring them back to activity and to help them receive their endowment in the temple.
If the young women and Relief Society meet together for opening exercises, who conducts? See Handbook 2, 9.7.1.
Where can we find guidelines to help young women make the transition to Relief Society? See Handbook 2, 9.7.2.
- New information regarding new sisters transitioning can be found under "New Relief Society Sisters" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Relief Society and Personal Progress
Should Relief Society sisters be working on an achievement program such as Personal Progress?
- Personal Progress is a goal-setting program for young women ages 12 to 18. Relief Society sisters should encourage all children and youth to set and achieve righteous goals. Mothers of children and youth are invited to help their young women with Personal Progress, their Primary-age children to work on Faith in God, and their young men to complete Duty to God. Instructions can be found in the Personal Progress book regarding Relief Society sisters who are serving as Young Women leaders, sisters who are assigned to assist a young woman with Personal Progress, and mothers of young women who want to work with their daughters on Personal Progress.
- Relief Society sisters should set and achieve worthy goals in their own lives as they progress toward eternal life. Relief Society sisters who would like to work on a goal-setting program could consider completing the Pursuit of Excellence program, or they could design their own goals. Chapter 8 of Preach My Gospel is an excellent resource for learning how to set and report personal goals. In setting goals, sisters are reminded that Relief Society has a significant and inspired purpose and work. Each sister is to increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help those in need. Each sister accomplishes these personal responsibilities as she seeks and acts on personal revelation. Most of the good work Relief Society sisters accomplish is not publicly recognized. Relief Society sisters should not be made to feel that they are required to work on a goal-setting program, nor should Relief Society leaders purchase Personal Progress books for Relief Society sisters.
Sunday Meetings and Lessons
Do we have the "Good News Minute?" See Handbook 2, 9.4.1, and "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What should be taught in the first Sunday lesson of the month? See Handbook 2, 9.4.1, and "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What materials are used for the second and third Sunday lessons of the month? See Handbook 2, 9.4.1, and "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What materials are used for the fourth Sunday lesson of the month? See Handbook 2, 9.4.1, and "Sunday Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
Temple Clothing
How do we use and care for sacred clothing? See Handbook 2, 21.1.42.
What procedures are followed to dress a deceased endowed member? See Handbook 2, 9.10.3 and 3.4
- For more information, your priesthood leader can order the booklet Instructions for Clothing the Dead Who Have Received Their Endowments.All other questions about temple clothing and temple garments or about dressing deceased endowed members should be directed to the Temple Clothing office at 1-801-240-3333.
Visiting Teaching
Who organizes visiting teaching? See Handbook 2, 9.5.2.
Do we visit each month? See Handbook 2, 9.5.1, 9.5.3.
Is group visiting teaching acceptable? See Handbook 2, 9.5.2.
Additional Relief Society Meetings
What do we call the counselor who is responsible for additional Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 9.4.2, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What do we call the sister who coordinates Relief Society meetings that are held during the week? See Handbook 2, 9.4.2, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What do we call Relief Society meetings that are not held on Sunday?
- Individual Relief Society meetings that are held during the week can be called whatever they are: Relief Society service, classes, projects, conferences, or workshops.
- Examples of how Relief Society meetings can be announced: "This Thursday we will have a Relief Society meeting at 7:00 p.m. Our meeting this month will include a variety of classes to help us improve homemaking skills"; "We will have a Relief Society workshop this next month about how to be better parents"; "On Saturday we will have a Relief Society conference"; or, "We will have a Relief Society service project this coming month."
Who takes care of the children when additional Relief Society meetings are held? See Handbook 2, 9.4.2 and 11.8.1.
How often should we meet for additional Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 9.4.2, and "Additional Relief Society Meetings" at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What can we do in weekday Relief Society meetings? See Handbook 2, 9.4.2.
What is the policy about overnight activities for sisters? See Handbook 2, 13.6.12.
What are my welfare responsibilities as a Relief Society president? See Handbook 2, 9.6, and the Welfare page at reliefsociety.lds.org.
What is a family-needs visit and what are the Relief Society president's responsibilities regarding the visit? See Handbook 2, 9.6.1.
What is my responsibility in Relief Society with regards to literacy, and where do I find information? See Handbook 2, 9.6.3.


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Wall Street Journal November 6th 2012
By Christina Binkley
The advantage of filming a documentary over 12 years is that when it finally opens in theaters, the subject has had time to re-evaluate moments captured on film.
So how does menswear designer Ozwald Boateng, the subject of a "A Man's Story," a film by Varon Bonicos, feel about his decision to decline a job designing a storied Parisian fashion brand in 2007? Oops. Not so good, as he explained in an interview shortly before the film's Los Angeles premiere on Friday.
This is a film that doesn't want to be about a fashion designer. Even its name—"A Man's Story"—is an attempt to take the focus off the obvious. The project started when Bonicos was offered a free Canon camera in exchange for filming one of Boateng's fashion shows. The filmmaker became addicted —there is no other word for it—to Boateng's charismatic energy, and couldn't stop filming for years.
If you've seen "Unzipped," the famous documentary about Isaac Mizrahi, you won't discover much new about fashion in this documentary. But you may become as mesmerized by Boateng as Bonicos did. "It was only supposed to be for one fashion show," says the British filmmaker, still seeming perplexed by his own devotion.
Boateng seems to barely resist rolling his eyes. He is dressed in a meticulous suit which looks black but turns out to have a deep blue panel curving along the shoulders where no man's suit has curves. Boateng has won clients such as Will Smith, Laurence Fishburne and Daniel Day-Lewis with his brand of narrow lapels and elongated-torso tailoring.
Still, turning down a job offer from LVMH executive Yves Carcelle is just one of a number of regrets that comes up when Boateng reviews the many years of his life that he allowed Bonicos to film. Those years include Boateng's rise and departure as men's designer of Givenchy, his marriage and its failure, quite a number of moments where he fails to pay adequate attention to his children, and one particularly disastrous Paris fashion show.
But Boateng, as the film relates, is like a Weeble who won't fall down. He is now back on Savile Row, working to expand his meticulously designed menswear around the globe—not to mention considering a women's wear launch—even as he promotes the film.
"Fashion at this level is a tricky game," he says with a shrug, on cue. "But that's life. It's a man's story."