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Mending metacognitive illusions: What does it take?
Dr. Robert A. Bjork(BA, mathematics, University of Minnesota; PhD, Psychology, Stanford University) is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on human learning and memory and on the implications of the science of learning for instruction and the self-regulation of learning. He has served as Editor of Memory & Cognition and Psychological Review, as well as co-founding Editor of Psychological Science in the Public Interest and Chair of the National Research Council's Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance. He is a past president or chair of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), the Western Psychological Association (WPA), the Psychonomic Society, the Society of Experimental Psychologists, the Council of Editors of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, and the Department of Psychology at UCLA. He is a recipient of UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award, the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientist Lecturer and Distinguished Service to Psychological Science Awards, and the American Physiological Society's Claude Bernard Distinguished Lecturership Award. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and his is a recipient of the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
Tasks Desirably Difficult vs. Reducing Extraneous Cognitive Load
Two paradigms that have been used to facilitate student learning appear to be at odds with each other. The desirable difficulties paradigm aims to increase difficulty in learning materials to enhance long-term retention. The Cognitive Load Theory aims to reduce extraneous load by making tasks less difficult to enhance learning. In this talk, I discuss how these two approaches might be reconciled while also discussing the current state of educational research.
Dr. Dan Robinson is Director and Professor of the School of Education at Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 1993 from the University of Nebraska where he majored in both learning/cognition and statistics/research. Dr. Robinson has served as the editor of Educational Psychology Review since 2006. He is incoming Associate Editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology and has served as an editorial board member of nine refereed international journals. He has published over 100 articles, books, and book chapters, presented over 100 papers at research conferences, and taught over 100 college courses. His research interests include educational technology innovations that may facilitate learning, team-based approaches to learning, and examining trends in articles published in various educational journals and societies. Dr. Robinson's scholarship has been recognized both nationally and internationally. He was named as one of the most published authors in educational psychology journals from 1991-1996, 1997-2002, 1991-2002, and 2003-2008, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Correcting student misconceptions: Linking the Laboratory and the Classroom
Dr. Elizabeth Marsh received her B.A. in Psychology from Drew University and her Ph.D. from Stanford University, where she worked with Dr. Gordon Bower and Dr. Barbara Tversky. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, working with Dr. Henry L. Roediger, III. Dr. Marsh is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University, where she has been on faculty since 2003. Dr. Marsh's research interests span the field of human memory, and include autobiographical memory, memory errors, and student learning.
Dual Processing Models in Medical Diagnosis: The Advantage of Thinking Fast over Slow
Perhaps as a result of the popularity of Kahneman's bestselling book, Thinking Fast and Slow, dual – processing models, which are ubiquitous in psychology, have achieved fame (or perhaps notoriety) as a model of clinical diagnostic reasoning. Although many applications of dual processing to psychology are explanatory, with no evident superiority of automatic or analytical processing, the particular model espoused by Kahneman, a so-called "default interventionist" model, postulates a clear superiority of analytical over automatic reasoning. However, the evidence for the superiority of analytical reasoning in everyday reasoning tasks is derived from the longstanding research program of Tversky and Kahneman, where special cases were devised to "trick" everyday reasoning. It remains to be seen whether everyday judgment is as inadequate as claimed in a more representative task domain.
This theoretical framework has been exported more or less intact into medical diagnosis by Croskerry and a number of others, who claim unequivocally that diagnostic errors originate from cognitive biases related to System 1 (non-analytical) reasoning and are corrected (or not) by System 2 (analytical reasoning). Surprisingly the evidence for these assertions is essentially absent. By contrast, I, and others, have conducted a series of studies showing that analytical reasoning has minimal or no effect on diagnostic accuracy. Implications for education will be discussed.
Dr. Geoff Norman is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University. He received a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from McMaster University in 1971, and subsequently a M.A. in educational psychology form Michigan State University in 1977. He is the author of 10 books in education, measurement and statistics, and 300 journal articles. His primary research interest is in cognitive psychology applied to problems of learning and reasoning. He has won numerous awards, including the Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1989, the Award of Excellence of the Canadian Association for Medical Education in 1997, the Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Educational Research Association, Division I, in 2000, the Award for Outstanding Achievement of the Medical Council of Canada in 2001.
He presently holds a Canada Research Chair. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007. In 2008, he won the prestigious Karolinska Prize for lifetime achievement in medical education research. He received an honorary degree from Erasmus University in 2010. In 2012, he was appointed the Querido Chair at Erasmus University.
Improving Student Success: Some Principles from Cognitive Science
Students are expected to learn a great deal of information, and as they progress from grade school to college, they are increasingly responsible for guiding their learning outside of class. Thus, students could benefit from easy-to-use strategies that support durable and efficient learning. I'll discuss which strategies students believe are the best and which ones they use the most, and I'll describe a variety of promising strategies that they should use. Although these principles from cognitive science are not a panacea for every learning challenge, they provide robust tools that will improve student success across many domains.
Dr. John Dunlosky is a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University, where he has taught since 2004. He has contributed empirical and theoretical work on memory and metacognition, including theories of self-regulated learning and metacomprehension. Since his post-doctoral training at Georgia Institute of Technology, he has explored people's metacognitive capabilities and how to improve them. A major aim of his research program is to develop techniques to improve the effectiveness of people's self-regulated learning across the lifespan. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, he is a founder of the International Association for Metacognition. He co-authored Metacognition, which is the first textbook on the topic, and has edited several books on metacognition and education. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
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Retrieval Practice Improves Learning: Evidence from Applied Research in Middle and High Schools
Over the course of a eight-year project with more than 1,500 middle and high school students, extensive research has revealed that retrieval practice in authentic classroom settings improves long-term learning. We review our applied research findings and discuss our development of a retrieval practice implementation tool for teachers.
Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal is a public servant, dedicated to bridging the gaps between education, teaching, research, and policy. Currently, Dr. Agarwal is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Washington University in St. Louis, conducting memory research at local middle and high schools. She recently served as Illinois's Director of K-12 Assessment, responsible for assessment development and administration for 2,000,000 students, implementation of a new statewide growth model, design of Illinois's new accountability system, and management of a $43 million budget. Dr. Agarwal has teaching experience at elementary, middle, high school, and university levels, policy experience at the U.S. Department of Education and The College Board, and 10 years of experience in human learning and memory research.


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Generally, the content of a block box is confined to the content edges of the box. In certain cases, a box may overflow, meaning its content lies partly or entirely outside of the box, e.g.:
Whenever overflow occurs, the 'overflow' property specifies whether a box is clipped to its padding edge, and if so, whether a scrolling mechanism is provided to access any clipped out content.
Value: | visible | hidden | scroll | auto | inherit |
Initial: | visible |
Applies to: | block containers |
Inherited: | no |
Percentages: | N/A |
Media: | visual |
Computed value: | as specified |
This property specifies whether content of a block container element is clipped when it overflows the element's box. It affects the clipping of all of the element's content except any descendant elements (and their respective content and descendants) whose containing block is the viewport or an ancestor of the element. Values have the following meanings:
Even if 'overflow' is set to 'visible', content may be clipped to a UA's document window by the native operating environment.
UAs must apply the 'overflow' property set on the root element to the viewport. When the root element is an HTML "HTML" element or an XHTML "html" element, and that element has an HTML "BODY" element or an XHTML "body" element as a child, user agents must instead apply the 'overflow' property from the first such child element to the viewport, if the value on the root element is 'visible'. The 'visible' value when used for the viewport must be interpreted as 'auto'. The element from which the value is propagated must have a used value for 'overflow' of 'visible'.
In the case of a scrollbar being placed on an edge of the element's box, it should be inserted between the inner border edge and the outer padding edge. Any space taken up by the scrollbars should be taken out of (subtracted from the dimensions of) the containing block formed by the element with the scrollbars.
Consider the following example of a block quotation
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the source:

I didn't like the play, but then I saw
it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up.

- Groucho Marx
Here is the style sheet controlling the sizes and style of the generated boxes:
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border: thin solid red;
blockquote { width : 125px; height : 100px;
margin-top: 50px; margin-left: 50px;
border: thin dashed black
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text-align : right;
border: none
The initial value of 'overflow' is 'visible', so
the

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A value of 'scroll' would tell UAs that support a visible scrolling mechanism to display one so that users could access the clipped content.
Finally, consider this case where an absolutely positioned element is mixed with an overflow parent.
Style sheet:
container { position: relative; border: solid; }
scroller { overflow: scroll; height: 5em; margin: 5em; }
satellite { position: absolute; top: 0; }
body { height: 10em; }
Document fragment:
In this example, the "scroller" element will not scroll the "satellite" element, because the latter's containing block is outside the element whose overflow is being clipped and scrolled.
A clipping region defines what portion of an element's border box is visible. By default, the element is not clipped. However, the clipping region may be explicitly set with the 'clip' property.
Value: | <shape> | auto | inherit |
Initial: | auto |
Applies to: | absolutely positioned elements |
Inherited: | no |
Percentages: | N/A |
Media: | visual |
Computed value: | 'auto' if specified as 'auto', otherwise a rectangle with four values, each of which is 'auto' if specified as 'auto' and the computed length otherwise |
The 'clip' property applies only to absolutely positioned elements. Values have the following meanings:
<top>, <right>, <bottom>, and <left> may either have a <length> value or 'auto'. Negative lengths are permitted. The value 'auto' means that a given edge of the clipping region will be the same as the edge of the element's generated border box (i.e., 'auto' means the same as '0' for <top> and <left>, the same as the used value of the height plus the sum of vertical padding and border widths for <bottom>, and the same as the used value of the width plus the sum of the horizontal padding and border widths for <right>, such that four 'auto' values result in the clipping region being the same as the element's border box).
When coordinates are rounded to pixel coordinates, care should be taken that no pixels remain visible when <left> and <right> have the same value (or <top> and <bottom> have the same value), and conversely that no pixels within the element's border box remain hidden when these values are 'auto'.
An element's clipping region clips out any aspect of the element (e.g., content, children, background, borders, text decoration, outline and visible scrolling mechanism — if any) that is outside the clipping region. Content that has been clipped does not cause overflow.
The element's ancestors may also clip portions of their content (e.g., via their own 'clip' property and/or if their 'overflow' property is not 'visible'); what is rendered is the cumulative intersection.
If the clipping region exceeds the bounds of the UA's document window, content may be clipped to that window by the native operating environment.
Example: The following two rules:
p#one { clip: rect(5px, 40px, 45px, 5px); }
p#two { clip: rect(5px, 55px, 45px, 5px); }
and assuming both Ps are 50 by 55 px, will create, respectively, the rectangular clipping regions delimited by the dashed lines in the following illustrations:
Note. In CSS 2.1, all clipping regions are rectangular. We anticipate future extensions to permit non-rectangular clipping. Future updates may also reintroduce a syntax for offsetting shapes from each edge instead of offsetting from a point.
Value: | visible | hidden | collapse | inherit |
Initial: | visible |
Applies to: | all elements |
Inherited: | yes |
Percentages: | N/A |
Media: | visual |
Computed value: | as specified |
The 'visibility' property specifies whether the boxes generated by an element are rendered. Invisible boxes still affect layout (set the 'display' property to 'none' to suppress box generation altogether). Values have the following meanings:
This property may be used in conjunction with scripts to create dynamic effects.
In the following example, pressing either form button invokes an author-defined script function that causes the corresponding box to become visible and the other to be hidden. Since these boxes have the same size and position, the effect is that one replaces the other. (The script code is in a hypothetical script language. It may or may not have any effect in a CSS-capable UA.)
<TITLE>Dynamic visibility example</TITLE>

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The richest 400 Americans are significantly richer in 2013 than they were last year and younger Americans are accumulating wealth at a faster clip than their baby boomer counterparts, according to two reports released Monday.
The annual Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans list showed that total wealth climbed 19 percent in the last year to $2.02 trillion, up from $1.7 trillion, with an average net worth per individual of $5 billion, up from $ 4.2 billion in 2012. It now takes $1.3 billion in assets just to get on the list. (See the full list at forbes.com).
The average age was 66, according to Forbes senior editor Kerry Dolan. Only 32 of those selected were 48 or younger, fitting them into Generation X or Generation Y, while the rest of the list were baby boomers. Many of the younger billionaires are household names who made their fortunes in the tech industry – Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (20), Computer maker Michael Dell (25), Yahoo's Jerry Yang (327), Tesla Motor's Elon Musk (61) and Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin (13 and 14).
"It takes a long time to build up a company that's worth billions of dollars – unless you've inherited it," said Dolan.
A separate survey also released on Monday shed new light on the youngest generation of millionaires. The Fidelity Millionaire Outlook shows that rich Gen X and Gen Yers are earning more money and amassing more assets than baby boomer millionaires. Salaries average $677,000 for those 48 and younger compared to $198,000 for those older, and total average assets are $5.7 versus $5.2 million.
"I think the game has changed," said Brian Dombkowski, chief investment officer of Sand Hill Global Advisors, a Palo Alto, California firm managing $1.25 billion in client assets. "Young entrepreneurs today made their money by building a better mousetrap, and they have been rewarded by the market for it. We have seen significantly more wealth creation than we did in earlier generations."
Fidelity surveyed 542 households with more than $1 million in investable assets May 2013, and for the first time in the six-year history of the report, there was enough of a demographic spread to break out information comparing generations. About 86 percent of the sample were baby boomers (born before 1965) and 14 percent were in Generation X and Generation Y (born after 1965).
The total number of U.S. households with $1 million or more in assets, not including a primary residence, was estimated at 9 million in 2012, according to Spectrem Group, a Chicago, Illinois-based research firm that tracks affluence, up from 8.6 million in 2011.
Younger millionaires are spending more aggressively than baby boomers in many categories, according to Bob Oros, executive vice president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services.
Nearly 90 percent reported taking annual foreign vacations, compared to just 56 percent of baby boomers. Two-thirds said they owned vacation homes and had country club memberships, versus 21 percent and 15 percent among the older cohort. And 38 percent reported flying first class, while only 5 percent of baby boomers did that.
Younger millionaires also give generously – an average of $54,000 in donations to charity each year. Boomers only average $12,000.
Adviser Dombkowski, who works with many clients who have made money in the tech sector, said these entrepreneurs often come to him and ask: once their families are taken care of, what can they give away? "Schools are a big part of it, but it's varied," he said.


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by Karl Steel
Our readers likely remember how Marie de France's "Bisclavret" begins, because it's one of our favorite stories:
Quant de lais faire m'entremetFrightening, no? Well, no, not really, since we never see our werewolf hero [hereafter Mr. B] eat anyone. Or really, anything (barring, perhaps, his estranged wife's nose). When Mr. B's wife wheedles him into giving up his secret, lupine life, he confesses that when he becomes bisclavret he goes into the great forest, into the deepest part of the woodland, and there lives on prey and plunder ("vif de preie e de ravine").
ne voil ubliër Bisclavret.
Bisclavret a nun en Bretan,
Garwalf l'apelant li Norman.
Jadis le poeit hum oïr
e sovent suleit avenir,
hume plusur garwalf devindrent
e es boscages maisun tindrent.
Garwalf, ceo est beste salvage;
tant cum il est en cele rage,
humes devure, grant mal fait,
es granz forez converse e vait.
Cest afere les or ester:
del bisclavret vus voil cunter. (Bisclavret, 1-14)
[In my effort to compose lays I do not wish to omit Bisclavret--for such is its name in Breton, while the Normans call it Garwaf. In days gone by one could hear tell, and indeed it often used to happen, that many men turned into werewolves and went to live in the woods. A werewolf is a ferocious beast which, when possessed by this madness, devours men, causes great damage, and dwells in vast forests. I leave such matters for the moment, for I wish to tell you about Bisclavret" (translation by Gallagher)].
This is violent language, but there's nothing here about his explicitly eating humans. At least not so far as he tells his wife, or us, for that matter. Jeffrey will remark on the vagueness of Mr B's account of his diet in a forthcoming piece in Studies in the Age of Chaucer; Burgwinkle's talked about it too ("As he ceases to be dangerous – no devouring of men that we know of – his wife appears ever more treacherous" (166); no doubt there's more: I don't have Bynum's discussion on hand, for example (although I don't think McCracken and Kinoshita discuss this matter in their recent critical companion to Marie).
Readers of my AVMEO essay would expect me to suspect Mr. B of anthropophagy: wolves like to eat people, and Marie's already told us werewolves eat people. Only special pleading could get Mr. B off the hook: maybe, some might say, Mr. B would be unlikely to find many humans to eat in the deepest part of the forest. That's not much of a defense. It's easier to accuse Mr. B of hiding the nastiest truth from his wife, who nonetheless proves that she understands him perfectly well by immediately plotting to get rid of him. More sympathetically, we might even suspect Mr. B not of being duplicitous, but of being too self-deluded to admit, even to himself, what he's really doing.
Maybe we can suspect worse. For while there's something marvelous about not being confined by the armor of an alienating (human) identity, there's also something horrific (to us) about letting the human frame slip. Again following the path laid by my AVMEO essay, I suggest that Mr. B's own vagueness hints at the consequences of giving up on human supremacy, namely, that once human supremacy doesn't matter, humans fall under the general category of "prey and plunder." There's no need for Mr. B to conceal anthropophagy, but neither does he need to disguise it with a euphemism, because, for him, human flesh is just like other fleshes. There's violence here; there's a wrong being done, to someone or something; but it's not a particular violence, or a violence that quite knows what it's injuring, unless it's the particular violence through which a nobleman sustains his position within the state of exception.
The dehumanized point of view isn't the only stance the lai takes, however. Its opening doesn't forget about the specificity of human flesh, not at all. I propose that we read the opening lines as modeled on a bestiary, not at all an inconsequential genre for the late twelfth-century England in which Marie wrote. See the Aberdeen Bestiary's entry on the wolf, for example. Like Marie's lai, we have an initial discussion of names, followed by a summary of behavior. To be sure, I may be over-reading the resemblance, but I suggest it to call attention to the generic difference between the lai's narrative and the lai's opening. Marie opens with what we might call a scientific and humanist voice, maybe like a bestiary, maybe not. Whatever the voice, it's knowledgeable, distant, one that looks out at the nonhuman world, always thinking of how it might help or hurt people. To this voice, a werewolf, like wolves in general, can only be a threat.
(Monday edit: I really do need to say, here, that Susan Crane's Animal Encounters will be doing interesting stuff with bestiaries and Bisclavret in ways that will be enormously important to my own developing Bisclavret argument)
The narrative voice, on the other hand, doesn't care so much about human supremacy. For this point, in the next few months, look for Cohen and, as well, Susan Crane's Animal Encounters; also see McCracken on translation and movement. The narrative voice concerns itself with gender and sexuality (see Burgwinkle and Tovi Bibring), and with feudal loyalties, but not with humanity, except to observe how it's slipped. Note that when the King meets (the) bisclavret, he declares, first, that "ele [i.e., this beast] a sen d'ume" [154; this beast has human intelligence], and then revises himself three lines later: "ceste beste a entente e sen" [157; this beast has understanding and intelligence]. Beasts, he realizes, have their own intelligence, not a wan imitation of human reason, but rather their own. When anthropocentrism collapses, what dangers follow?
We might therefore hear Mr. B's "preie e ravine" as at once being aware of the violence of appetite and unaware of the specificity of human flesh as compared to the flesh of deer, or pigs, or sheep. Mr. B may be hiding something from his wife; or he might just have forgotten, like most eaters, that what he eats has any significance apart from how it benefits him. After all, he's concerned mainly with his own safety, not hers, and not with--it seems--ours.
Or he might be observing that eating means subjecting someone or something to prey and plunder; that it means taking someone's "better part" (again, my AVMEO essay), regardless of what that thing is. This is a lai, in other words, that knows what it is to eat in a world without the comforts of a naturalized, absolute human privilege.
Next-Day Edit: that should read "without the comforts of a naturalized, absolute privilege, human or otherwise." For some recent discussions of posthuman ethics, relevant to my post, see Levi Bryant and Scu at Critical Animal. I think Scu gets it exactly right when he says "Ethics is not a pathway for innocence. Rather, it is about how to live after innocence, how to exist in a fully post-lapsarian world." I think that "Bisclavret" might answer Levi's statement that he's "not even sure what a non-anthropocentric ethical theory would look like." Well, here's one, and it's lycanthropocentric. It's not a flat ontology (edit of the edit: or rather, not a flat ethics), because--as Bogost reminds us--there's no escaping -centrism, of whatever sort. But to eat from the perspective of the wolf (as I suggest the Wolf-Child of Hesse does) or the werewolf (as Mr. B does), is certainly to be non-anthropocentric. Edit of the edit: although I may be speaking far above my pay grade, and certainly far outside my expertise, while we might be able to conceive of a flat ontology, I'm not sure we, or anything else, can conceive of a flat ethics.
And one more next-day edit: I know that going into the deep woods to "vif de preie e de ravine" essentially describes the life of a poacher, which matters, of course, in late twelfth-century England, given the rising importance of royal forest privileges. But I just don't see that observation leading to an interesting reading. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.
That's all I have for now, though I have notes on hand for talking about the eaten nose. Those who looked at my book two proposal might suspect (correctly) that this material will probably form the introductory section to second chapter, leading up--of course--into my Wolf Child of Hesse discussion. Time, and effort, will tell. For now, though, I'm planning to learn what the latest issue of postmedieval has to say about about lepers.
(video from Emilie Mercier's animated Bisclavret)


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Canada is ready to help in the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, as authorities in those countries reported that more than 3,400 people had died and thousands more were injured.
Rescue workers and residents searched the rubble of toppled buildings for survivors and officials feared the death toll would keep climbing.
Residents immediately rushed outside in rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried for help. Throughout the day, major aftershocks hit. At night, workers were still pulling out bodies as desperate families waited for news on trapped loved ones.
Trudeau said the reports and images from Turkey and Syria were "devastating."
"Canada stands ready to provide assistance," he said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with everyone affected by these major earthquakes, and our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones."
Trudeau told question period that the government is trying to determine "how it can best help in the short-term, knowing there will also be need for support in the long-term as communities rebuild from this terrible event."
Ibrahim Cinaroglu, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, said four of his friends and their family members were among those killed in Turkey.
"We couldn't reach them unfortunately through the phone or any other means, but we heard that they (have) died," he said.
Cinaroglu said it's mentally crushing.
"How can that happen to you or your beloved ones?" he said. "It is terrible right now."
Cinaroglu called on the Canadian government and people to help.
Global Affairs Canada said in a statement that it is monitoring the situation and is in close contact with its humanitarian partners.
"We are assessing needs on the ground and stand ready to provide assistance."
It said it has not yet received any requests for help from Canadians related to the earthquakes but noted there are 7,513 who are registered as being abroad in Turkey and 1,394 in Syria.
The federal Conservatives would support "any effort by Canadians and the Canadian government to provide assistance," foreign affairs critic MP Michael Chong said in a tweet.
NDP foreign affairs critic MP Heather McPherson urged the federal Liberal government to send immediate humanitarian support.
The quake, which was centred on Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, piled more misery on a region shaped on both sides of the border by more than a decade of civil war in Syria.
Thousands of buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria's cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey's Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometres to the northeast.
More than a dozen Canadian aid agencies working together as the Humanitarian Coalition said they are raising funds to rush assistance to people in need.
Moutaz Adham, the Syria country director for Oxfam Canada, said the number of people killed and injured was shifting rapidly.
"We are seeing families are looking for their missing loved ones who (are) left under the debris of collapsed buildings. We know that people, even those that their buildings haven't collapsed, don't feel safe to go back," he said in a phone interview from Damascus.
"The earthquake is coming on top of a very dire humanitarian situation in Syria."
The United Nations estimates that some 6.9 million people are internally displaced inside Syria due to the war.
Majd Khalaf, a Montreal-based co-ordinator with the White Helmets, a Syrian civil-defence organization, said many buildings that collapsed had been damaged during the war, making them more vulnerable to the quake.
"Our teams are now responding … they are digging in the rubble to save lives," he said. "It's really a huge disaster."
Vast areas in northwest Syria have lost power and internet connections, he added.
Khaled Abdulwahed, a Toronto-based manager with Molham Volunteering Team, a non-profit organization that provides aid to displaced people in Syria, said his organization has also started a fundraising campaign to support those who lost their homes.
He said there's a high demand for essentials, including food, infant formula, heaters and blankets, for people who are sheltering in schools, sport centres and mosques.
"Our teams are also supporting hospitals and medical centres with medical supplies," he said.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured Monday's quake at 7.8, with a depth of 18 kilometres. Hours later, a 7.5 magnitude quake struck more than 100 kilometres away. The second jolt was considered an aftershock because it took place on the same fault line as the first, according to a USGS seismologist.
The region in Turkey hit by the earthquake sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Some 18,000 people were killed in similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999.
Offers of help, from search-and-rescue teams to medical supplies and money, have poured in from dozens of countries, as well as the European Union and NATO. The vast majority were for Turkey, with Russian and Israeli promises of help to the Syrian government, but it was not clear if any would go to the devastated rebel-held pocket in the northwest.
— With files from Jordan Omstead, Dylan Robertson and The Associated Press
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 6, 2023.


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Contribution to UNHCR Programme Budget 2023-2024 (earmarked)
UNHCR is one of Switzerland's key multilateral partners due to its unique mandate by the General Assembly of United Nations to provide protection and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers, refugee returnees, and stateless persons. The strategic direction 2022-26 concretise the overall mandate of UNHCR for the upcoming years. Contributing to these directions allows Switzerland to achieve in particular the human development goal defined in the Dispatch to Parliament on International Cooperation for 2021-24.
Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
Afganistán Bangladesh América Central Colombia Etiopía A nivel mundial Iraq Jordania Kenya Líbano Myanmar Sudán Sudán del Sur Siria Chad Venezuela Yemen |
Desplazamiento forzado (refugiados, PDI, trata humana)
- 31.12.2024 |
- Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE GOBIERNO Y SOCIEDAD CIVIL
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility
Tipo de ayuda Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F10333
Contexto | UNHCR is the guardian of the 1951 Geneva Conventions on the protection of refugees and plays an important supervisory role: it is the UN entity accountable for ensuring adherence of States to internationally accepted standards vis a vis refugees and stateless persons and for strengthening State protection capacities. In humanitarian emergencies, UNHCR is also increasingly involved in responding to situations of forced internal displacement. At global level, UNHCR has also taken the lead role in three Clusters dealing with Internally Displaced Persons in conflict situations (1. protection / 2. camp coordination and camp management with IOM / 3. shelter with IFRC). |
Objetivos | Coherence – strategic priorities SDC/ Switzerland: UNHCR is a priority multilateral organization according to the Strategy on International Cooperation 2021-2024 (IC Strategy). Its mandate is in line with objectives A, C and D of the IC Strategy. |
Efectos a medio plazo |
- The global health pandemic had an impact on the results; voluntary repatriation slowed down. - There is progress across the board, but it is unevenly distributed. UNHCR only has limited influence on issues such as support to SGBV survivors and their risk of stigmatization. - The level of funding is consistently below the level of budget, which requires cuts during the year. The organisation is still (too) frequently forced to set priorities to ensure life-saving activities and basic "care and maintenance" programmes. - The inter-agency and strategic partnership in public health, nutrition and WASH has been strengthened. In this regard, UNHCR and UNICEF agreed on an ambitious two-year Blueprint for Joint Action. |
Resultados |
Resultados previstos: With its engagement Switzerland wants UNHCR to: - Attain favourable protection environments; - Boost its participation and localization efforts with an emphasis on inclusion; - Proactively mitigate the effects of the climate change crisis on displacement; - Secure solutions to address the consequences of displacement; - Enhance its external engagement and resource mobilization. Resultados de las fases anteriores: By the end of 2021, more than 21.7 million people had received assistance or protection thanks to UNHCR and its implementing partners. In 2021, UNHCR notably achieved the following results: - 9.3 million people had access to basic health care; - 9.3 million people received cash assistance in 94 countries; - 10.6 million IDPs received shelter and basic necessities; - 1.9 million refugee children have found a primary school. - SDC engagement/support in the education sector was strengthened with two pledges at the Global Refugee Forum on education. One was the creation of an Education in Emergency Hub in Geneva, in 2020. The other was focused on supporting access to education for refugee children in partner countries. - The collaboration with the IDP unit at UNHCR was further strengthened, including a SHA secondment to this unit and financial support for the IDP review. - SDC and UNHCR launched the Geneva Technical Hub. - More people received more potable water than in 2020: 21 liters of potable water on average available per person per day in 24 refugee situations compared to 20 liters in 26 refugee situations in 2018. |
Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) Otras contrapartes There are 154 public and private donors to the UNHCR. The top five donors in 2022 were USA, Germany, EU, Japan and Sweden. |
Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores | Switzerland actively seeks and facilitates coordination with donors and host countries. As an active member of the StandCom and the EXCOM and as host country, Switzerland exerts its influence. |
Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 32'000'000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 32'000'000 |
Fases del proyecto | Fase 2 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024 (Fase en curso) |


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Put God First
This devotional was written by Jim Burns
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. —Matthew 6:25-33
There is a scene from the classic movie, Chariots of Fire, that is forever embedded in my mind. The movie tells the story of Eric Liddell. He went to the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France and was slated to run the 100-yard dash competition on a Sunday. There was only one problem: this incredible athlete took his faith more seriously than his running. For Liddell, his faith in God told him he could not run on Sunday. All efforts to persuade him otherwise failed. A British dignitary finally cried out in frustration, "What a pity we couldn't have persuaded him to run." After a moment's pause his coach responded, "It would have been a pity if we had, because we would have separated him from the source of his speed."
Eric Liddell's obedience to his faith was his source of strength and purpose. His firm stand for God helped him to be one of the great, inspiring athletes of the twentieth century.
How about you? Is your desire to serve Jesus greater than your other desires? Today is a good day to take another look at your priorities. I've never met a person who put God first in his or her life who ever regretted it.
1. What can you do to put God first in your life?
2. What makes Matthew 6:33 such a significant Scripture for Christians?
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1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
6 and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.
18 And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.
25 And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.


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- Protect your network and Wi-Fi – Because hackers use a variety of tools to break into IT systems and obtain medical records, your healthcare organization needs to invest in the best security solutions, including firewalls and antivirus software. Also worth considering is network segregation, which blocks attackers' attempts to penetrate your networks to steal an organization's information.
- Educate employees – Staff members need to be trained in various areas of information security. Regularly conduct cybersecurity training sessions that cover policies such as setting strong passwords, implementing spam filters, protecting against phishing scams, and spotting different kinds of data breach methods.
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Notice of Privacy Practice
Effective Date September, 2019
This Notice Describes How Medical Information About You May Be Used, Disclosed And How You Can Get Access To This Information. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
If you have any questions about this notice, please contact the Privacy Officer at 662.349.9990.
Our Pledge Regarding Medical Information.
We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. We are committed to protecting medical information in a reasonable and appropriate manner. We create a record of the care and the services you receive at Midsouth Pain Treatment Center. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all the records of your care generated by our Practice. This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose medical information about you, your rights and certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of medical information.
We are required by law to:
- make sure that medical information that identifies you is kept private;
- give you this notice of our legal duties and practices concerning medical information about you; and
- follow the terms of this notice that is currently in effect.
How We May Use and Disclose Medical Information About You. The following describes the ways we may use and disclose health information that identifies you ("Health Information"). Except for the purposes described below, we will use and disclose Health Information only with your written permission. You may revoke such permission at any time by writing our Privacy Officer.
- For Treatment. We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.
- For Payment. We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.
- For Health Care Operations. We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.
- Appointment Reminders, Treatment Alternatives, and Health Related Benefits and Services. We can share and disclose Health Information to contact you to remind you that you have an appointment with us. We may also use and disclose Health Information to tell you about treatment alternatives or health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.
- Individuals Involved In Your Care or Payment for Your Care. When appropriate, we can share Health Information with a person who is involved in your medical care or payment for your care, such as your family or a close friend.
- Research. Under certain circumstances, we can share and disclose Health Information for research. Before we use or disclose Health Information for research, the project will go through a special approval process. Even without special approval, we may permit researchers to look at records to help them identify patients who may be included in their research project or for other similar purposes, as long as they do not remove or take a copy of any Health Information.
- As Required By Law. We can share and disclose Health Information about you when required to do so by federal, state or local laws.
- To Advert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety. We can share and disclose Health Information about you when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person.
- For All Other Uses and Disclosures. All other uses and disclosures of information not contained in this Notice of Privacy Practices will not be disclosed without your authorization.
- Organ and Tissue Donation. We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.
- Workers' Compensation, Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies. We can share health information about you for workers' compensation, for law enforcement purpose and healthcare oversight agencies for activities authorized by the law, or special government functions such as military, national security and presidential protection.
- Public Health Risks. We can share Health Information about you for certain situations:
- to prevent or control disease;
- to report births and deaths;
- to report child abuse or neglect;
- to report reactions to medications or problems with products;
- to notify people of recalls of products that they may be using;
- notify a person who may have been exposed to a disease or may be at risk.
- Lawsuits and Legal Disputes. We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.
- Comply with the Law. We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with Health and Human Services should it want to see we are complying with federal privacy law.
- Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors. We can share Health Information to a coroner, medical examiner or funeral director when an individual dies.
Uses and Disclosures That Require Us To Give You An Opportunity To Object and Opt Out.
In these cases you can tell us what we can share:
- Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
- Share information in a disaster relief situation
- Include your information in a hospital directory
- Contact you for fundraising efforts. We may contact you, but you can tell us not to contact you again.
Your Written Authorization Is Required For Other Uses And Disclosures.
In these cases we never share your information unless you have given us written permission:
- Marketing Purposes
- Sale of your information
- Sharing of psychotherapy notes
If you do give us an authorization, you may revoke it at any time by submitting a written revocation to our Privacy Officer and we will no longer disclose Protected Health Information under the authorization. But any disclosure that we made in reliance on your authorization before you revoked it will not be affected by the revocation.
Your Rights.
You have the following rights regarding Health Information we have about you:
Right to Inspect and Obtain a Copy of Your Medical Records. You can ask to see or get an electronic copy of your medical record or other health information we have about you. If your Protected Health Information is maintained in an electronic format, you have the right to request that an electronic copy of your records be given to you or transmitted to another individual or entity. We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Right to Correct Your Medical Records. You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete. We may also say "no" to your request, but we will tell you why in writing within 60 days. To request an amendment, you must make your request, in writing, to our Privacy Officer.
Right to an Account of Disclosures. You can ask us for a list (accounting) of the times we have shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with and why. We will include all the disclosures except those about treatment, payment and health care operations, and certain other disclosures. We will provide one accounting per year for free. There will be a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another accounting within the 12 month period. To request an accounting of disclosures, you must make your request, in writing, to our Privacy Officer.
Right to Limit Information We Share. You have the right to ask us not to use or share certain Health Information for treatment, payment, or health care operations. We are required to agree to your request, unless it would affect your care. If you pay for services out-of-pocket in full, for a specific item or service, you can ask that your Protected Health Information is not shared with your health insurer for the purposes of payment. We will say yes unless a law requires us to share that information.
Right to Request Confidential Communications. You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. You must make your request in writing to our Privacy Officer. We will say yes to all reasonable requests.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice. You have right to a paper copy of this notice at any time. Even if you have agreed to receive this notice electronically, you are still entitled to a paper copy of this notice. To obtain a paper copy, contact our Privacy Officer. You may obtain a copy of this notice on our websites at https://staging.midsouthpain.com.
Changes to this Notice. We reserve the right to change this notice and make a new notice that applies to the Health Information we already have as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of our current notice at our office. The notice will contain the effective date on the first page.
Complaints: If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with our office by contacting our Privacy Officer at 662.349.9990. The Secretary of Health and Human Services at www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/. All complaints must be in writing. You will not be penalized for filing a complaint.


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There's now a lot of talk about the fact that U.S. corporations are sitting on a lot of cash, but not spending it. I don't find that particularly puzzling: with huge excess capacity, why invest in building even more capacity. But almost everyone seems to agree that if we could somehow get businesses to spend some of that cash, it would create jobs.
Which then raises the question: how can you believe that, and not also believe that if the U.S. government were to borrow some of the cash corporations aren't spending, and spend it on, say, public works, this would also create jobs?....
I have never seen a coherent objection to this line of argument.
Here's the difference. If a company spends money investing, it expects to create more value than it spends. That is, if the NPV of spending is greater than 0, meaning not merely via some multiplier, but the spender himself expects to garner more money than he spends, otherwise the NPV is less than zero. Businesses may make mistakes, but surely this is their expectation, and generally they are correct, as profits, on average are positive (in spite of Marx's prediction in Book 3 of Das Kapital).
So, having GOOG spend $1B creates more than $1B in wealth via a virtuous circle of self-interested exchange. In contrast, if the government spends $1B on a light-rail environmental impact study and Global Warming research, the payback is much less than the $1B. You can say such spending creates $1B+ in wealth through the multiplier, but many of us fiscal conservatives are skeptical of such multipliers, especially given the political context in which such spending decisions are made.
When businesses invest it is not merely that they are writing checks that makes it productive, it is that they are spending money where they by definition expect to create value. Decentralizing investment decisions, relying on individuals to create wealth, is the Invisible Hand. When government spends, this is hardly ever the case. It's a distinction with a difference, one that a true Keynesian simply can't understand.


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Have you performed a similar study using another acid? If that acid does not present this sort of response, then it could be an indicator that phosphoric acid does cause the Ca complexing and precipitation as Palmer contends.
I would suppose the generally accepted recommended pH ranges are taken early in the mash,
Obviously, if there are significant pH changes over time during mashing, how much can we trust a pH reading that is taken after 5-10 min?Kai
Quote from: tomsawyer on January 10, 2011, 09:08:28 amI would suppose the generally accepted recommended pH ranges are taken early in the mash,I could be wrong, but I think the pH recommendations are based on enzyme effectiveness at various pHs, not on measurements taken in mashes.
Here is an interesting pH behavior that I observed today when I was testing the behavior of phosphoric acid additions:
You can go to Kaiser's homepage and check it out. Lots of info there.http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page


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"Dynamical effects in electron spectroscopy", The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 143. p. 184109, 2015.
, "Multiple satellites in materials with complex plasmon spectra: From graphite to graphene", Phys. Rev. B, vol. 89. p. 085425, 2014.
, "Dynamical screening in correlated metals: Spectral properties of SrVO3 in the GW approximation and beyond", Phys. Rev. B, vol. 87. American Physical Society, p. 155147, 2013.
, "Dynamical correlation in solids : a perspective in photoelectron spectroscopy", Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, 2012.
, "First Principles Study of Hydrogen Desorption from the NaAlH4 Surface Doped by Ti Clusters", JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, vol. 116, pp. 4311-4315, 2012.
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From state to state, you'll find a patchwork quilt of gun laws. New York is among a handful of states with very strict laws; Massachusetts, Connecticut, California and New Jersey are others. Among the states with the fewest restrictions: Arizona, Montana and Vermont. For a sense of how laws govern the purchase of guns, we turn to Daniel Webster. He directs the Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He lays out a scenario comparing a state with tight laws, New Jersey, and a state with looser laws typical of those in much of the country, Virginia.
DANIEL WEBSTER: In Virginia, if you want to purchase a gun, you can either choose to go into a licensed gun dealer, pick out whatever you want, a quick background check. You know, you're in and out of there 20, 30 minutes with no problem. In New Jersey, for example, it would be very different. Your first step is you'd have to go and apply for a license at a local law enforcement agency. They would fingerprint you, photograph you. They would have up to 30 days to complete a very thorough background check, and then you would make your way to a licensed gun dealer. And then, of course, private sales are very different in those two comparisons as well. In Virginia, if I happen to know someone, maybe I met him online, maybe I saw him in a gun show, as long as I had the cash, I can pretty much make that exchange. No background check, no records, no regulation whatsoever. New Jersey, private transactions, you have to first verify that the person has a valid handgun purchase license.
BLOCK: Why would that be a disincentive? Why would some people not want to get a permit?
WEBSTER: Well, of course, some people aren't actually legal to possess a gun. And so they would much prefer to be in a less regulated environment. They could get someone to be a straw purchaser for them. In a state like Virginia, all you have to do is convince them to go to some gun store where, you know, they don't frankly pay that much attention. As long as you got the cash and show an ID, they'll make the exchange.
It's a very different experience to ask someone to be a straw purchaser. They first have to go down the local law enforcement agency and sign, verify that they're going to abide by the laws of the states with - as it relates to handguns. They're going to fingerprint you. I'm sure it's a much more intimidating process to get someone to agree to do that for you. And that's what the data indicate in a pretty strong way. Far fewer guns sold in the state of New Jersey are later diverted into the hands of criminals. The vast majority of their guns that are used in crime were sold on states with much weaker gun laws.
BLOCK: It is a real question, isn't it, because if gun laws vary so much from state to state, and we know that guns are trafficked freely, how effective would any one state's laws be?
WEBSTER: Clearly, the effectiveness of the strictest gun laws are being compromised by states that have weaker laws, that's without a doubt. We, nevertheless, do see beneficial effects simply because there is a cost for interstate trafficking. You're asking people to subject themselves, if they are caught, to the federal penalties. We see much higher street prices for guns on the streets, let's say at places like New York City, than we do in, say, in Richmond, Virginia. That tells you guns are more scarce on the streets of New York probably as a result of their strict gun laws.
BLOCK: Well, one big question, and a question that's really hotly debated is when you look at gun laws and crime rates in individual states, whether or not there's any correlation there, whether there are just too many variables and you can't tie one to the other.
WEBSTER: Right. So this can get very complex because typically the states with the most lax gun laws are more rural states. And the states that have chosen to adopt stricter gun regulations tend to be more urban states. So I think that's one thing that's sort of makes this very confusing because we start to compare apples to oranges.
But when you control for things like age and poverty, urbanization, you do see significantly lower firearm death rates in the states with the most comprehensive regulations.
BLOCK: And is that debated? Is that in dispute?
WEBSTER: Oh, I'm sure it's in dispute. Almost anything related to guns is in dispute. But my own looking at the data, my assessment is that, again, when you control for the key drivers of violence and look at the subset that have the most comprehensive regulations, they do stand out as having lower gun homicide and lower gun suicides.
BLOCK: Daniel Webster directs the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins University. Daniel Webster, thanks so much.
WEBSTER: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Elevate Your Celebration with Scottsdale's Elite Female Exotic Dancers Showcase
In the heart of Arizona's nightlife capital, Scottsdale's female exotic dancers have become synonymous with cutting-edge performance art and unparalleled talent. Their captivating routines and exceptional stage presence have solidified their status as elite female exotic dancers, turning Scottsdale into a magnet for aficionados of sophisticated adult entertainment. These female exotic dancer in Scottsdale not only dazzle the crowds with their dynamism and allure but also redefine the boundaries of what it means to be an entertainer in this vibrant city.
Whether gracing the stages of upscale venues for a high-energy bachelor party or delivering bespoke shows at exclusive events, Scottsdale exotic dancers are in a league of their own. This article peers behind the curtain to reveal the discipline, artistry, and passion that elevate these women beyond their seductive performances, making them the centerpiece of Scottsdale's electrifying nocturnal tapestry.
The Glamorous Evolution of Female Strippers in Scottsdale
As we delve into Scottsdale's vibrant entertainment tapestry, the journey of female strippers stands out as a colorful and dynamic narrative. These performers have navigated a path from the marginal fringes to the very heart of Scottsdale's dance scenes, marking a significant shift in societal perceptions. The evolution of stripping as a legitimate form of entertainment echoes a broader story of female empowerment in stripping, one of both growth and acceptance within this desert city's glittering nightlife.
The Beginning of Scottsdale's Dance Scenes
Scottsdale's dance scenes initially found their roots in small, dimly-lit venues where female strippers first graced stages, much to the titillation of select audiences. These pioneers carved out a niche for themselves amidst the city's entertainment sector, pushing the boundaries of dance and performance art. Their presence sowed the seeds of a cultural metamorphosis that would, over time, yield lush acceptance across the broader cityscape.
Decades of Change: Growth and Acceptance
Across the decades, Scottsdale has witnessed a seismic shift in its dance scenes, with female strippers playing a pivotal role in this transformation. From the neon-lit corners of the past to today's illuminated stages, strippers in Scottsdale have surged forward in public esteem, with their craft drawing a diversity of audiences and garnishing mainstream appeal. This broader growth and acceptance of strippers signals a profound reformation in societal attitudes toward this art form.
Current Trends and Female Empowerment
Today, female strippers in Scottsdale are not only artists, they are empowering symbols of self-expression and liberated sensuality. In studios and clubs across the city, these women are defying stereotypes and promoting a new era in the industry—one that celebrates autonomy, strength, and the rightful pride in one's artistry. Scottsdale's dance scenes now thrive as incubators of female empowerment in stripping, fostering a progressive and inclusive environment where all forms of dance are celebrated.
Decade | Perception | Key Changes | Impact on Female Strippers |
1980s | Nascent Acceptance | Introduction of upscale strip clubs | Broader audience, increased professionalism |
1990s | Underground Growth | Expansion of club numbers, greater artistic expression | Artistic development, burgeoning respect |
2000s | Entering Mainstream | Inclusion in popular media, normalization | Enhanced visibility, rising empowerment |
2010s-Present | Empowerment and Respect | Strippers advocating for rights, community support | Greater control over careers, recognition as artists |
Behind the Scenes: What It Takes to Be a Female Exotic Dancer
Embarking on a career as a female exotic dancer involves much more than physical appeal and the ability to move rhythmically. The requirements for exotic dancers span across various aspects of physical fitness, emotional intelligence, and performance artistry. Understanding these facets is essential for anyone considering this profession within the Scottsdale entertainment landscape.
Aspiring female exotic dancers must possess a high level of physical fitness, as the job demands stamina, flexibility, and strength. Dancers commonly engage in regular workouts and dance practice to keep their bodies in peak performance shape. Such a regimen not only prepares dancers physically but also boosts confidence—a critical element when performing on stage.
Skills of female strippers in Scottsdale are diverse and can be quite specialized. Mastery in various dance styles, from the sensuality of pole dancing to the intricate techniques of modern dance, adds depth to a dancer's repertoire. Moreover, the ability to captivate an audience through a combination of choreography, expressive facial gestures, and engaging body language is paramount for creating an unforgettable experience.
- Aesthetics and presentation form a core part of the dancer's toolbox.
- Mental resilience and a supportive network help maintain a positive well-being.
- Continual learning and adapting new performance skills keep dancers competitive in the industry.
Let's not overlook the mental and emotional components. The industry can be quite demanding, with late hours and varying audience dynamics. Hence, possessing a strong sense of self, coupled with an ability to maintain a positive persona during performances, is one of the unseen, yet vital, requirements for exotic dancers.
Indeed, the convergence of athleticism, artistry, and psychological fortitude forms the foundation upon which successful female exotic dancers build their careers.
In sum, becoming a renowned dancer in Scottsdale's vibrant nightlife is no small feat. It entails dedication, skill development, and the capacity to engage audiences night after night. It is a career path that rewards resilience, personal growth, and, above all, a passion for the performing arts.
Top Venues for Female Strippers' Performances in Scottsdale
Scottsdale boasts an impressive array of venues that cater to fans of the vibrant exotic dance scene. Throughout the city, top venues for female strippers offer an unforgettable mix of entertainment, luxury, and sensory delight. Here, we introduce the most talked-about nightclubs and private event offerings, providing a platform for the most talented female entertainers.
Lavish Nightclubs and Bars
Scottsdale's nightclubs for exotic dancers stand out as premiere destinations for those seeking high-energy performances in sophisticated settings. These establishments are renowned for their state-of-the-art lighting systems, superior sound equipment, and sumptuous interior designs, which together create the ultimate backdrop for exotic dance showcases.
Venue Name | Special Features | Performance Type | Ambiance |
The Sapphire Spot | VIP areas, elevated seating | Choreographed shows | Glamorous and electric |
Velvet Mirage | Private lounges, gourmet cuisine | Themed nights | Elegant and intimate |
Neon Oasis | Interactive stages, state-of-the-art sound | Guest dancer specials | Vibrant and modern |
Exclusive Private Events
Apart from the club scene, Scottsdale is also known for hosting private events for strippers where exclusivity and customization are the names of the game. Whether it's for a VIP birthday bash, a high profile corporate event, or a discreet bachelor party, these personal affairs provide a tailored stripping experience that goes beyond the standard fare.
- Personalized entertainment matching the event theme
- A curated roster of performers to suit individual preferences
- Luxury venues that range from penthouses to secluded estates
Scottsdale's Female Exotic Dancers: Talent Beyond Entertainment
The allure of Scottsdale's nightlife is amplified by the talent of female strippers whose performances transcend conventional entertainment. These women are more than dancers; they are multi-talented artists who command the stage with a variety of skills. The inherent diverse skills of exotic dancers hit the spotlight as they fuse traditional striptease with other forms of performance art. Scottsdale's nightlife scene is vibrant and dynamic, in large part due to these versatile performers who bring unexpected elements to their routines, thrilling audiences night after night.
What sets apart the exotic dancers in Scottsdale is their ability to seamlessly integrate other disciplines into their acts. For example, acrobatics is one of the many skills that patrons may witness on a given evening. This high-flying talent involves a blend of strength and grace, as dancers execute intricate aerial maneuvers while maintaining a flirtatious and engaging persona.
Talent | Skills Involved | Performance Enhancement |
Acrobatics | Flexibility, Balance, Core Strength | Adds a thrilling, gravity-defying element to routines |
Fire Dancing | Rhythm, Prop Handling, Safety Awareness | Introduces a daring and mesmerizing visual spectacle |
Aerial Arts | Airborne Choreography, Apparatus Proficiency | Conveys elegance and intrigue from above the stage |
Contemporary Dance | Emotional Expression, Fluid Movement | Enriches the performance narrative with modern dance techniques |
Moreover, the art of fire dancing can often be spotted at venues across Scottsdale, as dancers wield flames with astonishing precision and rhythm, bringing a warm glow to the faces of an enraptured crowd. The danger and control required for this art form only heighten the respect for these performers' talent and dedication.
Not to be overshadowed, the incorporation of aerial arts represents the zenith of Scottsdale's versatile performers. Suspended above the audience, these strippers deliver a whole new perspective to their art, twirling and spinning on silks or hoops. Such performances underscore the creativity and evolution of the exotic dance scene, ensuring that the audience's experience is not only entertaining but unforgettable.
The diverse skills of exotic dancers in Scottsdale truly exemplify the intersection of athleticism and art. The multifaceted nature of these entertainers continually captivates audiences, proving that the city's strippers possess a rich tapestry of attributes that go beyond the stage. Each night, their varied acts contribute to Scottsdale's reputation as a destination that showcases exceptional and diverse performances.
Preparation for a Flawless Female Stripper Performance
Successful performances by female strippers in Scottsdale are no mere happenstance; they are the product of meticulous preparation for exotic dancer performance. Every captivating show is built on a foundation of relentless physical conditioning and creative expression. In this section, we delve into the crucial components that assure an exceptional and unforgettable performance.
Physical Training and Dance Rehearsals
Fitness is paramount for any performer, and physical training for strippers involves a robust regimen that ensures strength, flexibility, and stamina. Dance rehearsals are not limited to perfecting routines, but also include rigorous workouts tailored to maintain a dancer's peak condition. This combination of rehearsals and fitness training fortify dancers for the physical demands of performing, underlining their grace and vigor on stage.
- Cardiovascular exercises for enduring back-to-back performances
- Strength training to excel in pole routines and other acrobatic maneuvers
- Flexibility routines that prevent injuries and allow for a full range of motion
- Dance practice to fine-tune choreography and ensure flawless routines
The Role of Costumes and Themes
Costumes and themes are instrumental in transforming a routine into a narrative that resonates with the audience. The thoughtful selection of attire not only accentuates a performer's physique but also enhances their ability to convey a story or emotion. It's a harmonious fusion of fashion and artistry that adds layers of depth to the spectacle.
Element | Importance | Example |
Costume Design | Defines character and sets the tone of the performance | Elaborate feathers for a burlesque number |
Thematic Consistency | Ensures the narrative flows through every aspect of the show | A cohesive Gatsby-inspired set from music to attire |
Audience Interaction | Costumes that encourage crowd participation | Interactive elements like removable skirts or sleeves |
Personal Flair | Makes each dancer's performance unique | Signature colors or styles known to particular dancers |
Mastering the Art of Audience Engagement
The final key ingredient in preparation for a standout performance is mastering audience engagement techniques for female strippers. Strippers in Scottsdale excel not only in dance but in the subtle art of crowd interaction. From eye contact to strategic movements, dancers employ various techniques to form a connection with their audience, ensuring an immersive and interactive experience.
- Reading the room to tailor interactions and build rapport
- Eye contact and facial expressions to establish a personal connection
- Responsive dance moves that react to audience energy and feedback
- Artful use of stage space to captivate every spectator, from front row to the back
In conclusion, the seamless execution of a female stripper's performance may appear effortlessly alluring, but behind the scenes, it's an amalgamation of disciplined physical training, strategic costume selection, and dynamic audience engagement that create the spellbinding experience Scottsdale is known for.
How to Plan a Bachelor Party with Female Strippers in Scottsdale
Planning a bachelor party in Scottsdale involves a myriad of decisions that can make or break the celebration. Selecting top-tier entertainment is crucial for an unforgettable bachelor party experience. Striking the right balance between excitement and class, booking female strippers is a favorite choice for those wanting to honor the groom's last night of singlehood in a memorable way.
Booking the Best Female Strippers for Bachelor Party
When it comes to booking female strippers for a bachelor party, it's important to do your research. Look for reputable agencies in Scottsdale that are known for their professional services and stunning performers. Communicate your expectations and discuss any party themes or requests with the agency to ensure that the entertainment aligns perfectly with your vision for the evening.
- Check for agency credentials and reviews
- Confirm availability for the bachelor party date
- Discuss performance types and boundaries
- Ensure transparency on pricing to avoid any surprise fees
Curating an Unforgettable Experience
While booking female strippers is critical, creating an unforgettable bachelor party experiences extends beyond the performances. It involves crafting an atmosphere that thrills all senses. Think about the setup of the party location, the music, lighting, and other aspects that contribute to the overall mood of the bachelor party. Ensure that every guest is comfortable and that the ambiance encourages a night of fun and camaraderie.
- Choose a venue that caters to your entertainment needs
- Organize engaging activities for before and after the performance
- Create a playlist that sets the right tone for the evening
- Arrange comfortable seating that provides good visibility of the show
An unforgettable bachelor party in Scottsdale with female strippers at its center is not just about the allure of the dancers but about the laughter, the stories, and the bonds that deepen. With careful planning and a bit of creativity, you can host an event that resonates with excitement and leaves the guests with years' worth of memories.
Key Attributes of Elite Female Exotic Dancers in Scottsdale
The allure of Scottsdale's exotic dance venues can often be attributed to the attributes of elite exotic dancers who command the stage with their presence. These women embody a suite of qualities of top female strippers, setting the standard for what it means to lead in this intense and competitive field. It is their inherent professionalism in dancing that distinguishes them from the rest, and herein, we break down the essential characteristics that contribute to their esteemed status.
Attribute | Description | Impact on Performance |
Professionalism | Complete adherence to ethical standards, punctuality, and a respectful approach to the craft. | Ensures a reliable and high-quality experience for audiences and venues alike. |
Technical Skill | Advanced dancing techniques and physical capabilities honed through years of practice. | Enables more sophisticated and visually stunning routines. |
Artistic Expression | The ability to convey emotion and tell a story through dance. | Creates a memorable and engaging performance that resonates with the audience. |
Interpersonal Connection | Engaging with the audience and creating a personal experience for spectators. | Boosts entertainment value and encourages repeat visits. |
Adaptability | Adjusting performances to suit different venues and events. | Exhibits versatility and ensures a consistent performance regardless of the setting. |
Fitness and Endurance | Exceptional physical health and stamina to endure demanding performance schedules. | Allows for sustained energy levels and dynamic performances throughout an act. |
Innovativeness | Constantly bringing fresh ideas and choreography to the stage. | Keeps the act exciting and prevents it from becoming predictable. |
These attributes of elite exotic dancers are not simply innate; they are carved out of relentless practice, a deep understanding of the art form, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Crucially, these dancers project a level of professionalism in dancing that consolidates their status as the pinnacles of the industry and fuels their ability to inspire awe with every performance. It's the combination of these key attributes that create the transformative experiences for which Scottsdale's exotic dance scene is renowned.
Wrapping It Up
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of entertainment, Scottsdale's female exotic dancers have carved out a space where talent and expression converge, reshaping the industry's contours. This article provided a comprehensive recap of their journey, from the seedlings of Scottsdale's dance scenes to the towering presence they command today. Their performances reveal a rich tapestry of growth, acceptance, and empowerment, traits that have been instrumental in ushering in a new era for dancers.
Our in-depth exploration illuminated the exceptional dedication that these performers bring to their craft. The variety of skills—ranging from classical dance techniques to aerial acrobatics—shows a commitment to diversity and innovation. Such preparation, coupled with the meticulous attention to themes, costumes, and audience connections, propels these dancers into the spotlight, creating unforgettable experiences across Scottsdale's vibrant venues.
As we draw this discussion to a conclusion, we reflect not merely on the entertainment provided by these women but on the broader implications of their artistry. These performers embody a mix of strength, beauty, and autonomy that defies old narratives, offering inspiring final thoughts on the possibilities within the realms of personal expression and professional achievement. Their mark on Scottsdale's dance scene is indelible, staging not just performances but a powerful narrative of empowerment that resonates far beyond the city's borders.


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