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Meet Broadway Danny Burstein, the Tony-Nominated Star of 'Talley's Folly'
Danny Burstein insists that the joy of being a father most prepared him, paradoxically enough, for playing Matt Friedman, a desolate figure who refuses to bring children into this world, in the revival of Lanford Wilson's "Talley's Folly."
"Because the love and happiness you get from children is so great, what Matt went through to arrive at that position must have been overwhelming," the three-time Tony Award nominated actor said in his dressing room at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre before a performance. "The idea of not passing along the baton to someone else, not leaving something behind… that creates such sadness inside and helps me feel the loss and emptiness of his life."
"Talley's Folly" centers on the evolving romance between an emotionally disenfranchised WASP heiress named Sally (Sarah Paulson) and a deeply troubled, heady Jewish Lithuanian refugee (Burstein) in Missouri, 1944. Both are outsiders, though Friedman is clearly the more marginalized, with a tortured past in turn-of-the-century Europe. He witnessed unspeakable atrocities, losing his own parents and sister.
The affable Burstein, who was attempting to finish a sandwich throughout our interview, says he understands what it's like to feel alienated. Born to a Costa Rican mother and a Jewish father, he was always the odd man out, though he said he identifies most strongly as a Jew. Indeed, he was labeled "Jew" growing up in a blue-collar Irish community in the Bronx and Queens, and the memories cast a long shadow.
"The kids would throw pennies at me," he noted. "They wanted me to go scrambling to pick up the pennies. It was the idea, 'Go pick up the pennies, Jew.' Those are the things that stick with you when you are 6 or 7. You don't forget it."
His father's influence in his life was equally potent in shaping his performance. A philosophy professor who introduced young Burstein to plays, theater and other live performances, he lost many members of his family in the Holocaust.
Burstein's extraordinary performance combines brashness and vulnerability, most pointedly expressed in his recalling the brutal death of his sister. The actor's throwaway delivery, belying the most profound horror, is a bone-chilling moment, punctuated by a split-second pause before commenting that her death "turned out to be of little consequence, people in Europe being very wasteful."
Matt's despair, coupled with the need to cover it up, defines him, which explains why his relationship with Sally is such a watershed. "This is the only time he finally feels something for another person and is able to open up and talk about his experience and be 100% honest with her," Burstein said. "It's the first time he's fallen in love."
Asked if Sally's appeal is precisely her "otherness" (the fact that she is an All-American WASP), Burstein acknowledged that element. "But they meet on a higher level — shared intellectualism and emotionalism — that has nothing and everything to do with who they are," he said. "When it comes down to it, it's about a man and a woman who share similar values and fall in love, despite society holding them back and saying they shouldn't be in love."
Roundabout's artistic director, Todd Haimes, entered the dressing room to remind Burstein that he would soon be expected at a talkback with theater patrons who had gathered for a preperformance reception.
Taking a few rapid bites of his sandwich, Burstein conceded that he finds talkbacks before a performance somewhat puzzling. Not that he's complaining. It's a minor distraction in a seemingly smooth-sailing career. With the exception of one semester of teaching at Queens College, Burstein has worked steadily as an actor nthroughout his adult life.
"As a kid, I made a pact with the devil," he remarked. "I said I wanted to do good work, and I didn't care about any of the fame stuff. Why are you looking so skeptical?" he asked me, laughing.
At the moment, though, Burstein's thoughts are focused on "Talley's Folly" and on the more unusual challenges he faces, particularly mitigating Matt's aggressiveness to mesh with the demands of contemporary sensibilities. In 1944, a persistent character like Matt was probably viewed as manly while the object of his affections was flattered. Today, in all likelihood he'd be seen as a nuisance at best. Burstein recognizes the thin line between adhering to the character's truthfulness and creating a likable figure for a modern audience.
"Yes, we talked about this, but you have to ultimately believe that Sally is someone who is tied up in a spider's web and Matt is actually clipping the web to release her from the chains of everything that her family represents," he said, adding that he never worried about Matt appealing to the stereotype of the pushy Jew, either. "I'm always careful to play individuals as opposed to caricatures."
Consider his subtle approach to representing Friedman's accent as Continental with a hint of Yiddish. The stumbling block was how much Yiddish inflection he wanted to incorporate.
"This man very much wants to be assimilated," Burstein said. "He doesn't want to draw attention to himself; he wants to live under the radar. He doesn't want to sound overly Jewish or overwhelmingly German, either. Also, he speaks four or five languages, though his first language was probably Lithuanian." Burstein worked with a dialect coach to meld all the elements. Still, it was challenging, because, he said, Lanford Wilson wrote his dialogue with a "backward syntax, as if it was a foreign language. And the words don't flow."
Though he says that the play speaks to all audiences, Burstein says that it may have special resonance for Jews, "who have had a long history of suffering, yet also experienced great triumph, like Matt and Sally. That's a beautiful image: to come away from a play with its hopefulness for Jews and gentiles alike."
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Stranded in the cold because your car won't start? Cold weather can be especially hard on parts of a vehicle like the battery, alternator, fuel system, and engine oil.
This guide covers the four most common reasons a car won't start in cold weather, how you can fix it, and ways to prevent it so you can stay on the road with your heat on full blast.
1. A weak or dead battery can keep your car from starting in the cold
A weak or dead battery is one of the most common reasons a car won't start during the colder months. If your car's battery is weak, the engine will turn over slowly when you try to start it. If it doesn't start right away, it'll eventually stop turning over altogether as the last of the energy is drained from the battery.
If the battery is completely dead, you might hear a clicking sound when you try to start it, but the engine won't turn over.
Cold temperatures reduce a battery's output by slowing down the chemical reaction taking place inside it, so less power is available to start the engine. Plus, engine oil gets thicker when it's cold, making the engine harder to turn over, requiring more power from the battery.
The combination of these factors can cause a battery that was weak but still working fine in warmer weather to suddenly fail, leaving you stranded with a car that doesn't start.
How do I fix a dead car battery in the cold?
To get your car running again—at least temporarily—you'll likely just need a jump start. For that, you'll either need a battery booster pack, or a set of jumper cables and a friend with a running car.
Check your owner's manual for jump starting instructions. Following the proper procedure will help keep you safe and ensure you don't damage your vehicle or anyone else's in the process.
Once your car is started, keep it running for a bit so the alternator can recharge the battery. If your battery continues to die, it may need to be replaced.
How do I keep my car battery from dying in cold weather?
Since cold weather weakens car batteries, it's a good idea to have yours tested before the weather drops below freezing. Take your car to an auto parts store or a mechanic—many places will test the battery for free. If the test shows your battery is on its last legs, you'll want to replace it before cold weather arrives.
Keep in mind, car batteries typically only last three or four years. If yours is getting to that age (you can tell by looking at the date stamped on the top), you'll want to have it tested more frequently to avoid being stranded, or simply replace it before the next cold season.
If testing shows that your car's battery is fine but it continues to die, it may not be getting enough of a charge from the alternator. In that case, you'll want to check the alternator next.
2. Can cold weather affect the alternator?
Yes. The alternator charges the battery anytime the engine is running. In cold weather, the alternator must work harder to keep the battery charged since the battery is weaker when it's cold.
It may be time to have your alternator checked if:
- Your battery is weak or dies again and again but tests show that it's okay
- You jump start your car but it immediately dies after the jumper cables are disconnected
- The battery warning light on your dash comes on when the car is running
The same places that test your battery—mechanics and auto parts stores—should be able to test your alternator as well. If the test shows that it's bad, you'll need to have it replaced.
How to fix alternator problems in the cold
If you have your alternator tested and the results show that it's bad, you'll need to get a new one. Alternators are relatively easy to replace, but they're connected to the car's electrical system and are typically run by an engine belt, so it's a good idea to have the job done by a professional mechanic.
Make sure your car's alternator can handle the cold
Before the weather turns cold for the season, it's a good idea to get your alternator tested. You can have this done at the same time you have your battery tested at a mechanic or auto parts store. If testing shows that your alternator needs to be replaced, you can have it done ahead of time to avoid being stranded in the cold.
3. There's a problem with the fuel system
If the battery is good and the engine turns over but your car still won't start, the fuel system may be to blame. Over time, water can build up in the fuel tank due to condensation. If this happens, the water can get into the fuel line and freeze, blocking fuel from getting to the engine.
How to fix a cold weather fuel system problem
The most surefire way to get your engine running again if the fuel line is frozen is to move the car inside to a heated space and let it warm up. This may be difficult if your car won't start, though, so there are other options you can try first.
Buy a bottle of gas line antifreeze or fuel system conditioner—found at most auto parts stores, hardware stores, and gas stations for a few dollars per bottle—and add it to your gas tank. Fill the tank the rest of the way with high quality gasoline from a reputable gas station and try to start the car again.
You can also try heating your car from outside by placing a bucket or pan of hot water under the fuel line to try to thaw it out enough to get your car running.
If these methods don't work, it's time to call a tow truck and have your car moved into a heated garage.
Maintain your car's fuel system in the cold
The easiest way to keep your car's fuel system functioning properly in cold weather is to keep your gas tank full as much as you can. The more gas that's in the tank, the less space there is for condensation to build up when temperatures fluctuate, keeping water content to a minimum.
If you drive a flex fuel vehicle that can run on E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline), it's a good idea to use regular gas when it's cold out. While E85 is resistant to freezing, it's harder to ignite in cold weather, so your engine may not start as easily when using it.
4. Cold engine oil can make it harder to start your car
When you try to start your car, the engine may turn over slowly and then stop. This could be because the battery is weak, but part of the problem might also be that the engine oil is too thick. If you have your battery and alternator tested and both are fine, engine oil could be the culprit.
Cold weather causes oil to thicken, making it harder to pump and causing additional strain on the starter and battery when trying to start the engine. This problem could be exacerbated if you use the wrong type of oil in your engine.
How to fix engine oil problems
If you suspect thickened engine oil is to blame for your car not starting in cold weather, the first thing you should do is check your oil and top it off if it's low. While you're checking it, see if it seems to be a normal consistency, or if it seems thick or sludgy.
If it seems too thick, or if you're not sure if it's right, take your car in for an oil change. If you're the do-it-yourself type and want to save some money, you can get started performing maintenance at home.
What type of oil should I use in winter?
Whether you take it to a mechanic or change the oil yourself, make sure the right type of oil is used in your car's engine. Engine oils vary by viscosity, or resistance to flow. The higher the viscosity, the harder it will be for your engine to pump the oil. Each engine is designed to run on certain oil viscosities, so check your owner's manual to ensure you're using the right one.
To keep yourself safe on the road during cold weather, try to prevent these issues before they arise so you won't be stranded. There are steps you can take in the fall to make sure your vehicle is ready when cold weather hits.
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We're more than halfway through 2016. How are your New Year's resolutions shaping up? It's never too late to re-start, and Fall is a perfect time. With school and a new season starting, it's a great time to get your fitness goals back on track. Here are our tips for kick-starting a fresh fitness routine.
Revisit Your Goals & What Didn't Work Last Time
The best way to pave the way for success is to identify what bumps derailed you last time. Why were you unable to keep your last fitness goal? Was it too large? Did you not equip yourself with the tools you needed to succeed? Figure out what didn't work last time and what you can do to right it moving forward. If your goal is to eat healthier, maybe you need to do a better job of pre-planning meals.
Try New Tactics
Sometimes the approach is the reason for failure. For example, if your goal was to work out more often and you didn't, were you setting unrealistic expectations? Were you approaching the goal the wrong way? If you want to exercise more and don't like running, don't try to become a marathon runner overnight. Try out different workouts to get your heart pumping, it just matters that you're moving! (No matter the workout, find your perfect playlist on Fit Radio to set you up for success.)
Find a Partner
Were you trying to go at your fitness goals alone in January? Goals are much easier to attain in a group. Grab a workout buddy and hold each other accountable– you'll be surprised at how much more driven you can become when you're working as a team!
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Many people quit on their fitness goals because they don't see results fast enough. It's important to fall in love with the process and not perfection. Remember, reaching goals is more about the journey than the destination! If you learn to respect and enjoy the process and small wins, you'll be more successful in the long-run.
Get Outside
As the weather changes, explore opportunities to change your workout too. Get outside and enjoy the crisp air on your next run or if your gym makes a change to its schedule seasonally, try taking your go-to workout class at a new time.
A new season is a great time to start a new fitness routine and hopefully, these ideas will help you get motivated to do just that. Embrace the change in seasons, weather, and your health habits. Soon enough, you'll become healthier and happier for the new season ahead.


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Sunday 16 September 2012
Web Audio In Firefox
Let me clear up any confusion about what our plans are for audio APIs in Firefox.
Some MediaStream support has landed in Firefox 17. We have the ability to create MediaStreams containing the output of media elements and use them as a source for other media elements. I need to make some changes to those APIs based on feedback we start evangelizing them for real. We can also create MediaStreams via getUserMedia (when that feature is preffed on in about:config).
The work on MediaStreams Processing that I did as an alternative to the Web Audio API is on the back-burner. Our priority is to implement Web Audio. Our plan is to implement AudioNodes using the same infrastructure as MediaStreams under the hood --- to reduce code duplication and to ensure that Web Audio/MediaStreams integration is perfect. Some core infrastructure for MediaStreams that are produced by processing inputs to outputs --- ProcessedMediaStreams --- already landed, to support the features above. Currently Ehsan is working on the IDL/DOM API side and I have some more work to do on the MediaStreams infrastructure side. We don't have a specific date set for Web Audio support, but it is a high priority.
At some point we will revisit MediaStreams Processing to get the features that Web Audio is missing, e.g., seamless stitching together of an audio and video playlist from a series of clips. That is lower priority.


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Barclays says its finance director Lucas to retire
Barclays said on Sunday its Finance Director Chris Lucas and its General Counsel Mark Harding are to retire from the British bank, which is trying to emerge from a troubled nine months.
They will remain in their roles until their successors have been appointed and an appropriate handover completed. The search for replacements is underway, but the process will take "a considerable time to complete," Barclays said in a statement. Their decisions to retire was theirs alone, the bank said.
Lucas has been finance director for a tough six years that spanned the global financial crisis. He is one of four people being investigated by UK authorities regarding a capital injection by Qatar in 2008.
(Reporting by Steve Slater; Editing by Paul Sandle)


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• Kiwi, apple, pear or cucumber
• Cherry tomatoes or grapes
• Cream cheese
• Icing sugar
• Lemon juice
• Sugar eyes
• Cress or fresh herbs (e.g. mint)
Quick fruit and veggie snails
Preparation time: 15 minutes
1. Wash and dry the fruit and vegetables. Cut the kiwi, apple, pear or cucumber into slices.
2. Cut the celery into sticks of about 10 cm long. Cut a thin slice off the curved side of the sticks lengthways so that the sticks can sit flat on a plate without rolling away. Fill a piping bag with the cream cheese to then fill the celery stalks.
3. Add a slice of apple, kiwi or pear to every celery stick to serve as the snail shell and a cherry tomato or grape as the head.
4. To make the sugar icing, stir the icing sugar and a splash of lemon juice until firm. Add two small blobs of sugar icing on each snail's head and attach the sugar eyes. Hold briefly and press until the sugar icing has set. Add cress or herbs to the cream cheese for antennae.
Story for snacking on snails:
Hello there, little snail,
please come out of your shell.
Have a stretch, long and nice.
Wiggle and jiggle, don't think twice.
Take your time and crawl over here.
As I can see you better when you're near.
Want to go back into your shell?
Then I'll have to say, "farewell".
And hey presto, the little snails have disappeared into my mouth.


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Chemotherapy (chemo) uses strong medicines to kill cancer cells. The medicines attack and kill cells that grow quickly, like cancer cells. Some normal cells also grow quickly. Because of this, chemo can also harm those cells. This causes side effects.
For this treatment, you'll see a medical oncologist. This is a doctor who specializes in using medicines to treat cancer. For anal cancer, your doctor is likely to give you more than one chemo medicine. This is called combination chemotherapy.
Chemo given at the same time as radiation is called chemoradiation. This is often the first treatment for anal cancers that have not spread to other parts of the body. In many cases, it can cure the cancer without surgery. If chemoradiation doesn't destroy the cancer, you may need more chemo.
Sometimes chemoradiation is given after surgery. This is done to help kill any cancer cells that may be left in your body. This can help lower the chance that the cancer will come back later.
Chemo is used if the anal cancer has spread to other parts of your body, like your lungs or liver. This can help keep the cancer from growing, slow its growth, or ease problems the tumor is causing.
You most likely will get chemo by IV (intravenously). This means it's put right into your blood through a vein. Some chemo medicines are taken as pills. Chemo is a systemic treatment. This means the medicines travel all through your body in your bloodstream.
Most people with anal cancer get chemo in an outpatient infusion center or at their healthcare provider's office. In rare cases, depending on your health or the medicines you get, you may need to stay in the hospital during treatment.
Chemo is given in cycles. This means you're treated with chemo for a certain period of time. Then you have a rest period. Each treatment and rest period make up one cycle. You'll likely have many cycles of treatment. Your healthcare provider will explain what your treatment plan will be and what you can expect. The length of each treatment period and the number of cycles depend on the type of chemo you get. Monthly treatments are common. But sometimes chemo is given more often.
Some of the IV chemo medicines used for anal cancer go into your bloodstream over a short period of time. But some medicines are given as a nonstop infusion over a few days. The medicine is controlled by a small pump that's connected to your IV by a tube that carries the chemo into your blood. If you get chemo this way, you'll need to have a long-term venous (vein) access device. It's a small tube that's put into a large vein and attached to a small drum that's just under your skin. It stays in place between cycles so that you don't have a new IV put in each time you get treatment. It might be in your upper chest or your arm. Your healthcare team will talk with you about this, the type that might be best for you, and the risks and benefits of these devices.
These are the main chemo combinations used along with radiation to treat anal cancer:
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin
Capecitabine and mitomycin
5-FU and cisplatin
Some of the medicine combinations used to treat anal cancer that has spread beyond the anus are:
Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, and 5-FU
Carboplatin and paclitaxel
Cisplatin, leucovorin, and 5-FU
Docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU
Chemo affects both normal cells and cancer cells. Side effects depend on the type and dose of the medicines you get. Ask your healthcare provider which side effects you should watch for.
Common side effects can include:
Tiredness and lack of energy (fatigue)
Hair loss
Mouth sores
Nausea and vomiting
Loss of appetite
Low blood cell counts
Easy bleeding or bruising
Numbness or tingling in fingers and toes (neuropathy)
Most side effects go away or get better between treatments. Other side effects can be permanent. There may be things you can do to help control many of these side effects. Some can even be prevented. Tell your healthcare providers about any side effects you have. They can help you manage your symptoms and keep them from getting worse.
It's important to know which medicines you're taking. Write down the names of your medicines. Ask your healthcare team how they work and what side effects they might have.
Talk with your healthcare providers about what signs to look for and when to call them. For instance, chemo can make you more likely to get infections. Know what number to call with problems or questions. Is there a different number for evenings, holidays, and weekends?
It may be helpful to keep a diary of your side effects. Write down physical and emotional changes, and any changes in your thought process. A written list will make it easier for you to remember your questions when you go to your appointments. It will also make it easier for you to work with your healthcare team to make a plan to manage your side effects.


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Death be not loud
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2018
Question: What is more cringe-inducing than a celebrity funeral?
Answer: Two back-to-back celebrity funerals.
The ghoulish twin spectacles last week memorializing Aretha Franklin and John McCain brought out the worst in family, friends and frenemies. No matter your partisan affiliation, these vulgar exercises in self-indulgence should serve as object lessons on how not to depart with dignity.
There was the nation's most infamous anti-Semite, Louis Farrakhan, smiling like the Cheshire cat onstage with hate crime hoax godfather Al Sharpton and shakedown con artist Jesse Jackson, who exploited his honored platform to threaten funeral attendees: "If you leave here today and don't register to vote, you're dishonoring Aretha."
There was lascivious 72-year-old Bill Clinton ogling 25-year-old Ariana Grande, who was wearing slightly more fabric than she normally wears, roughly equivalent to two 12- by 12-inch lace doilies, as she warbled "Natural Woman." (Clinton's latest public display of asininity closely rivaled his indecent conduct at his former Commerce Secretary Ron Brown's funeral, where the master media manipulator fake-cried after news videographers captured him yukking it up after the National Cathedral service.)
There was boorish Bishop Charles H. Ellis III copping a side-feel of Grande's barely covered bosom in the name of "friendliness."
There was Atlanta pastor Jasper Williams hijacking the Detroit dais to share his unsolicited views on crime and parenting.
And there was Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson taking a somber moment to honor Aretha Franklin's transcendent talent by wallowing in Trump Derangement Syndrome. Dyson called the president a "lugubrious leech," "dopey doppleganger of deceit and deviance," "lethal liar," "dimwitted dictator" and "foolish fascist."
A-plus for alliterative abomination!
Not to be outdone by the disrespectful requiem for the Queen of Soul, the five-day, three-city McCain processional marathon featured a vindictive blacklist (reportedly devised by the decedent himself); passive-aggressive eulogy swipes at President Trump by Meghan McCain, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and George W. Bush; and a hyperbolic media declaration about how the late Arizona senator's passing augured "the death of political courage" itself.
Spoiler alert: Political courage survived.
The fact that President Trump is living rent-free in the heads of so many camera-ready mourners says more about the Hollywood and D.C. swamps than it does about anything else. Outside La-La Land and the polarized realm of the Resistance, sane Americans live grounded and healthier lives defined primarily and centrally by family, faith, hard work, quiet charity, devotion to community and self-improvement.
And you, dear politicians, entertainers and bitterly clinging entourages, are not at the center of it.
We've seen this graveyard narcissism intertwined with crass partisanship during televised death rituals before. The late Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone's funeral, after he perished in a plane crash, reeked of electoral opportunism before the 2002 midterms. In front of 21,000 Minnesotans who had gathered to pay tribute to the man, his family and other aides who died in the tragic accident, Democratic leaders gracelessly turned the memorial into a 3.5-hour campaign rally to elect Wellstone's stand-in. Campaign treasurer Rick Kahn led a chorus of boos directed at then Sen. Majority Leader Trent Lott, who had traveled from Mississippi to pay his respects, and former GOP Sen. Rod Grams.
Then-Governor Jesse Ventura, an independent, condemned the circus and said the Democrats' grandstanding "drove the first lady (Ventura's wife, Terry) to tears;" the couple walked out in protest. GOP senatorial candidate Norm Coleman went on to defeat Wellstone's replacement, the dinosaur Walter Mondale, in what political observers from both sides of the aisle agree was a passionate voter backlash against the funeral fecklessness.
But the main reason for self-restraint, of course, is not electoral self-preservation. It's soul preservation. Sniping about partisan politics on any pulpit or any platform after anyone of any stature has died is just plain petty. Such unhinged diatribes diminish the ranters more than the targets of the rants.
The deeds of the dead should speak for themselves. All else is futile sound and fury, grotesque pomp and theater, meaningless dust in the made-for-TV wind.


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On a single hot, dry day this summer, an astonishing 140 wildfires leapt to life across British Columbia. "Friday, July 7 was just crazy," says Mike Flannigan, director of the wildland fire partnership at the University of Alberta. A state of emergency was declared. By the end of summer, more than 1,000 fires had been triggered across the Canadian province, burning a record nearly 3 million acres of forest—nearly 10 times the average in British Columbia over the last decade. As the fires got bigger and hotter, even aerial attacks became useless. "It's like spitting on a campfire," says Flannigan. "It doesn't do much other than making a pretty picture for the newspapers."
Forest fires are natural. But the number and extent of the fires being seen today are not. These fires are man-made, or at least man-worsened.
"Evidence is becoming more and more overwhelming," says Flannigan, that climate change is spreading fires around the world. Globally, the length of the fire weather season increased by nearly 19 percent between 1978 and 2013, thanks to longer seasons of warm, dry weather in one-quarter of the planet's forests. In the western United States, for example, the wildfire season has grown from five months in the 1970s to seven months today.
The number-crunching now shows an increased risk for fire on nearly every continent, says Flannigan, though most of the work has focused on North America, where there is a larger pot of funding for such research. In the western U.S., where fires ravaged Oregon this summer, the annual burned area has, on average, gone from less than 250,000 acres in 1985 to more than 1.2 million acres in 2015; human-caused climate change has been blamed for doubling the total area burned over that time.
Similarly, for fire-ravaged British Columbia, an analysis from this July estimates that climate change has made extreme fire events in western Canada 1.5-6 times more likely.
So how much worse are things set to get?
Pinning any specific environmental event on climate change is a tricky business, though the science of weather attribution has grown in leaps and bounds over the past decades. Individual wildfires are still near the bottom of the list of things that can easily be pegged to a changing climate, thanks to all the other factors in the mix. If people break up forests into smaller chunks through logging or agriculture, that can limit the spread of forest fires; on the other hand, some trees burn faster than others (younger trees are greener, so burn slower), and shrubs under a tree canopy can make fire more intense. A particularly rainy year can paradoxically increase fire risk if the rain comes in springtime, by boosting the volume of vegetation available to burn later in the season. Natural weather patterns like El Niño can have a dramatic effect on precipitation, and so on fire.
"If we have higher temps, we have a greater probability of fire starting, fire spreading, and fire intensifying."
Fire management is also a big contributor, leading to some surprising trends in the world's total burn area. Globally, wildfires actually decreased by about 7 percent over the first half of the 20th century, probably due to increased efforts in places like the U.S. to stamp them out (though fires have gone up since the 1960s in the western U.S., the burned area there was actually just as bad in the early 1900s, before fire-fighting efforts kicked into high gear). The last half of the 20th century saw that global trend reverse, with the area burned bumping up by 10 percent, thanks in part to an increase of fires set in the tropics to clear land. The past 18 years saw burned area decline again, by nearly 25 percent, largely due to agriculture taking over fire-prone grasslands in areas like the African savanna.
All that makes it hard to pin down why any one given fire happened, or even why any one region might be seeing more fire, though a handful of such attribution studies have been done. Nevertheless, there is still a clear link between general climate trends — in particular warming temperatures — and an increased risk for fire. "If we have higher temps, we have a greater probability of fire starting, fire spreading, and fire intensifying. That's basic physics," says Stefan Doerr, a geographer at Swansea University in Wales and a chief editor of the International Journal of Wildland Fire. Warm air holds more water. So as air temperatures climb, the thirsty air sucks more moisture out of vegetation, making it better firewood. Warmer temperatures also lead to more lightning, which sparks some destructive wildfires — each degree of warming is thought to increase strikes by about 12 percent. Earlier snowmelts make fire seasons longer. And a warmer world is a windier world, bringing the potential to further fan flames.
Though climate change might also bring more rain to some areas, you need a lot of water to offset the impact of temperature: In Canada, one study shows, you need about 15 percent more rain to offset the increased fire risk from a 1-degree Celsius rise in heat. Climate models call for something on the order of a 10 percent increase in rain alongside 1 degree of warming in Canada — not enough to counteract the drying effect.
Last year, John Abatzoglou of the University of Idaho published a paper showing that human-caused warming since the 1970s has been responsible for about half of the increased dryness of western U.S. forests over the last 30 years. And the drier it was, the more forest burned. "It's a complicated issue," says Abatzoglou. "But the way we see it, how dry fuels are explains about three-quarters of year-to-year variability [in fires]." By the train of logic followed by Abatzoglou and his colleagues, climate change is to blame for doubling the area that burned in the western U.S. between 1984-2015, adding an extra 10 million acres of charred trees.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's last report, in 2014, could only pin down strong evidence of major impacts on forest fires due to climate change in three areas: Alaska, some parts of the Mediterranean, and eastern Africa. But that was a few years ago and, fire researchers argue, it was a conservative view even at the time.
The effects of warming temperatures on fire are being felt widely. Even Greenland has had a significant number of fires this year.
Today, researchers agree the effects of warming temperatures on fire are being felt widely. Even Greenland has had a significant number of fires this year, notes Flannigan, who ticks off the many areas where climate change is having, or will have, an impact: "Alaska and all boreal Canada is already seeing change, and it's going to continue. Western U.S., for sure. Southeastern U.S., maybe. Mediterranean, yes. Scandinavia, possibly. Sweden had a big fire in 2014 that really blew them away. Chile had the worse fire season on record by far. Australia, definitely. China, in the northern areas, yes."
Siberia is seeing its worst fires in 10,000 years, probably due to extreme temperature rises in that region. Interestingly, the new climate and all this fire looks set to change the types of trees growing in the Siberian landscape, to more fire-resistant species like deciduous conifer larch; researchers think fires there may actually level out.
Australia, which has had horrific wildfires in recent years, added a new category at the upper end of its fire risk scale in 2009: "catastrophic." But so far, scientists say, it is difficult to say if, or how much, climate change is responsible for that. The fire risk in Australia is very strongly affected by natural climate patterns like El Niño, and populations are moving into higher risk areas. "Human interaction is probably more important than climate change," says Doerr. Nevertheless, climate change is expected to bring warmer, drier weather to some parts of Australia, extending the fire season and increasing the number of days where risk is particularly high.
While it's clear that a warmed world will likely be a more fiery one, the specifics are hard to pin down. In general, global climate models show a patchy map of future fire risk, with the areas of increased risk outweighing areas with a decreased chance of fire. The areas of increased hazard are scattered widely across the high latitudes, like Alaska, where changing climate tends to boost vegetation growth. Areas of decreased risk are mainly in the tropics, where rainforests, for example, might see more rain. One 2008 study predicted that the area burned across Alaska and Canada might increase 3.5–5.5 times over 1990 levels by 2100.
The increased risk for fires means we need to change how we manage them, argue Doerr and others. Since World War II, North America has largely been focused on fighting a war on wildfire, military-style. In the U.S., a 2016 paper reports, aggressive fire suppression policies mean that only 0.4% of wildfires are allowed to burn; the rest are tackled by firefighters. But the strategy of putting out every fire only works when there are fewer fires, and when they happen in cooler, wetter years. Pumping ever-more money into firefighting tends to have only a small effect: one Canadian study showed that to meet a 15 percent increase in fire load, officials would have to more than double their firefighting budgets.
More fires mean more carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere and more smoke, with its attendant health problems.
One alternative is to allow more fire on the landscape, to eat up the excess fuel and fragment the forests into smaller burnable chunks. When you get more than 100 fires lit in a single day, as happened in British Columbia on July 7, there is no option but to do triage and assess which fires to attack and which to leave: "There was no way they had enough crews for them all, so they had to choose," says Flannigan. But that's what they should be doing all the time, he adds, using better models to predict fire growth and assess each fire's potential to harm valuable assets like watersheds and buildings. Flannigan is working to build artificial intelligence algorithms that can better predict the hot, dry, windy days that are particularly conducive to fire spread. "Allowing more fire on the landscape is good," says Flannigan, so long as there are the resources and warning systems to attack the threatening ones.
Other sensible options include restricting the type of vegetation planted near urban areas, and using prescribed burning and logging to intentionally break up the landscape. But integrating all the different jurisdictions and companies involved with land management is a big task that's easier said than done, researchers note. The 1988 fire that burned half of Yellowstone National Park, Flannigan says, did a lot to help shift attitudes about fire from seeing it as evil to natural: Scientists used it as a springboard to talk about fire's healthy and rejuvenating effects on a landscape. But official policies did not change much, and there's still a long way to go in shifting opinions, he says.
Whatever actions are taken, in the face of climate change we will have to accept the idea of more fire in our lives. That means more carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere as trees and vegetation burn; more smoke, with its attendant health problems from pneumonia to heart disease; more fire retardant chemicals in our landscape and watersheds; more poisons like mercury spread from peatland and forest fires; and more black particulates darkening the planet's ice caps.
"We do expect to see more years like this one," warns Abatzoglou.


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This was a super easy quilt to put together as I used a few charm packs. Marmalade, Bliss and The Simple Life. I love how the three collections look together and it made it so I didn't have to ponder over which fabrics to pull from my stash. That can take up a lot of time for me. I'm one that can waste tons of time just thinking which fabric to use where. So this was perfect!!
I took some pictures of the steps I took to make the quilt top so would be happy to post a simple tutorial if you'd like. What do you think, is that something you'd like to see in the next week or two in time for Valentines?
I'm so excited to get this quilted so I can snuggle under it with my dear ones and give them hugs and kisses. ;)
These last couple weeks I've added a couple vintage lovelies to my collection. First, this pretty vintage tablecloth!! Oh, I was so excited when I found it, as it was perfect...red, aqua, pink AND flowers, scallops and doilies!! It can't get much better than that! :)
Also, this simply adorable little vintage porcelain lambie!! She even has cute little flowers on her!!
Oh, I really do ♡♡♡ her!! :)
For shop news I thought I'd show you some new fabric that came in recently. Hill Farm by Lecien! It is so pretty!! It is available in the shop as fat quarter and half yard bundles, and each print is available separately.
I hope all my sweet friends are having a spectacular week!!


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Officials: 30 missing in Quebec train crash presumed dead
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec Canadian officials told distraught families Wednesday that 30 people still missing after the fiery crash of a runaway oil train are all presumed dead.
Along with 20 bodies found, that would put the death toll from Saturday's derailment and explosions in this lakeside town at 50.
Hours before that somber meeting, the head of the U.S. railway company whose train crashed made his first visit to Lac-Megantic since the disaster, amid jeers from residents and criticism from politicians, including the Quebec premier.
The rail chief blamed the engineer for failing to set the brakes properly before the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train hurtled down a seven-mile (11-kilometer) incline, derailed and ignited. All but one of the 73 cars was carrying oil, and at least five exploded.
- Rail World Inc. chief blames employee in Canada train crash
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- Canada train derailment probe focuses on fire hours before Quebec disaster, tankers with history of puncturing
Edward Burkhardt, president and CEO of parent company Rail World Inc., said the engineer had been suspended without pay and was under "police control."
Parts of the devastated town had remained too hot and dangerous to enter and find bodies days after the disaster. Some 60 people had been presumed missing earlier.
"Now we are standing here with a number of 50 persons that we are considering most probably dead in this tragedy," said Quebec police inspector Michel Forget, who came to an afternoon news briefing from a meeting with families of the dead and missing.
"We informed them of the potential loss of their loved ones," Forget said. "You have to understand that it's a very emotional moment, and our thoughts are with these families."
Another police official, Sgt. Benoit Richard, said investigators had spoken with Burkhardt during his visit. He did not elaborate.
Until Wednesday, the railway company had defended its employees' actions, but that changed abruptly as Burkhardt singled out the engineer as culpable.
"We think he applied some hand brakes, but the question is, did he apply enough of them?" Burkhardt said. "He said he applied 11 hand brakes. We think that's not true. Initially we believed him, but now we don't."
Burkhardt did not name the engineer, though the company had previously identified the employee as Tom Harding of Quebec. Harding has not spoken publicly since the crash.
"He's not in jail, but police have talked about prosecuting him," Burkhardt said. "I understand exactly why the police are considering criminal charges ... If that's the case, let the chips fall where they may."
Quebec police have said they were pursuing a wide-ranging criminal investigation, extending to the possibilities of criminal negligence and some sort of tampering with the train before the crash. The heart of the town's central business district is being treated as a crime scene and remained cordoned off by police tape Wednesday.
At a news conference shortly before Burkhardt's arrival, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois faulted his company's response.
"We have realized there are serious gaps from the railway company from not having been there and not communicating with the public," Marois said. She depicted Burkhardt's attitude as "deplorable" and "unacceptable."
Burkhardt, who arrived in town with a police escort, said he had delayed his visit in order to deal with the crisis from his office in Chicago, saying he was better able to communicate from there with insurers and officials in different places.
"I understand the extreme anger," he said. "We owe an abject apology to the people in this town."
In an exchange with reporters, Burkhardt defended the practice of leaving trains unmanned, as was the case when the train rolled away. Canadian transportation department officials have said there are no regulations against it.
"For the future we, and I think probably the rest of the industry, aren't going to be leaving these trains unmanned," Burkhardt said. "We'll take the lead with that. I think the rest of the industry is going to follow."
Among the residents looking on as Burkhardt spoke was Raymond Lafontaine, who is believed to have lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the disaster.
"That man, I feel pity for him," Lafontaine said. "Maybe some who know him properly may think he's the greatest guy in the world, but with his actions, the wait that took place, it doesn't look good."
The disaster forced about 2,000 of the town's 6,000 residents from their homes, but most have been allowed to return.


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Yesterday, I (along with David Crow and Barnaby Jeans, my colleagues at Microsoft Canada's Developer and Platform Evangelism Team) went to the University of Waterloo to see the projects on display at the exhibition of a new initiative at the university called VeloCity.
VeloCity has been described as a "dorm for entrepreneurs"; I've also heard it referred to as a "dormcubator". Taking a cue from successful businesses such as Dell, Facebook, Google, RIM and Yahoo!, which were started by students working in their dorm rooms, the VeloCity project aims to create an atmosphere that will encourage and enable Waterloo's students to sharpen their technical and entrepreneurial skills, and perhaps even come up with "the next big thing".
The university converted its Minota Hagey residence from a standard dorm into a place where its residents would have access to a boardroom, a mobile device lab, high-bandwidth wifi, large flatscreens, workstations, programmable lighting and other goodies that you might find at a high-tech company's campus. Students in the VeloCity program live and work on their projects there; they also attend professional development workshops for entrepreneurs at the nearby Accelerator Centre.
The VeloCity projects are currently treated as extracurricular activity – they're done in addition to their regular courseload. Adding to the challenge is the short timeline: they've only been working on their projects since the start of the school year in September.
Why wasn't something like this around when I was in university?
The Exhibition
Yesterday's exhibition was the VeloCity students' first chance to show off their projects in their current state. Each project team set up a booth science-fair style in the foyer of Waterloo's Davis Centre and did presentations to attendees and passers-by; they also had to do a three-minute pitch presentation onstage.
Extreme Venture Partners were there to judge the projects. They would provide $1000 to fund the project they deemed most worthy.
The projects participating in the exhibition are listed below.
Project | Description |
Grocerus | A location-aware web application that helps users create grocery lists and find the best prices for items on that list in their area. |
Gruup | A web application that lets its users do group purchases of items for volume discounts. |
Sparknav | A mobile navigation application with a twist: it's for finding your way around indoor or enclosed spaces, such as malls, airports, university campuses and amusement parks. |
Emoshion | A mobile app that provides "location-based high-end fashion news". |
Find It Off Campus | A web application that helps University of Waterloo students find off-campus housing. |
Szello Mobile | A consultancy that does mobile UI design and provides a mobile UI development kit. |
Fading Hearts / Magical Aces | Two projects: Fading Hearts is an anime-style multimedia "choose your own adventure" story-game. Magical Aces is a 2-D vertical shooter arcade game (in the style of Raiden) with manga-inspired story elements. |
Ufansi | A web application that connects charities with donors, keeps donors apprised of their charities' activities and helps to lower charities' administrative costs. |
Giftah | A web application that creates a marketplace for retailers' gift certificates and gift cards. |
ClassAlbum | A web application for managing class schedules and finding vacant classrooms. |
Comic Battle | A multiplayer Flash-based online fighting game. |
My Story | An "online platform where authors can share their creativity". Authors can publish their stories, add media elements such as background music or voice-overs, get constructive feedback from their readers and even collect money for their stories. |
CashIn | A wallet with an electronic component that acts as a financial advisor, tracking your spending and warning your spending is threatening to break your budget. |
inPulse | A watch interface that acts as a secondary display for your mobile phone, allowing you to see caller ID, email and SMS messages or your calendar without having to fish your phone from your pocket or its holster. |
Threadband | A 2-D casual game for the iPhone. |
Metacast | A web application that combs the internet for video, places them into category-specific channels which can be viewed in a TV-like fashion. |
Before announcing the winner, the judges told the audience who their top three picks were:
- inPulse
- Sparknav
- My Story
Of these three, they picked Sparknav.
VeloCity will be holding another exhibition in March. It will be interesting to see how far these project (and the people behind them) progress in the interim.
Suggestions and Observations
Startups vs. Lifestyle Businesses
There is a difference between a startup and what Austin Hill referred to as a "lifestyle business" at the recent Startup Empire conference.
A lifestyle business is a service or consultancy that addresses the needs of a small or localized market. What it doesn't do is make a product nor does it change the market it's in or define a new one. There's nothing wrong with these businesses; they meet certain needs and give their owners some money, ranging from discretionary income to enough to support a pool of small employees. Some notable lifestyle businesses include small development shops like 37signals and Toronto's own Unspace, popular money-making sites like the Dooce and I Can Has Cheezburger? and applications like 37signals' BaseCamp, Remember the Milk, Delicious Library and Hampton Catlin's iPedia. While they are entrepreneurial and even fun to run (I've done one), they're not the sort of thing that investors are looking to fund.
A startup is an attempt to create a new product that often creates a new market, or changes or becomes a big player in its market. It involves the creation of a new technology or the use of existing technology in a particularly novel way to solve a problem, often for a large market, if not the entire world. Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, eBay and – to cite a Canadian example –- RIM are particularly big examples of startups. They are the sort of venture that investors are looking to fund.
The line between startups and lifestyle businesses can be fuzzy. A lifestyle business can sometimes grow into something startup-like or even a true startup because it defines a new market or changes the one it's in. Craigslist falls under this category. Flickr and Blogger are examples of startup-like companies that grew out of side projects and were later acquired. Facebook started off as a lifestyle business but turned into a startup.
I believe that while VeloCity is trying to encourage tech entrepreneurialism in general, what they're really trying to do is encourage students to become startup entrepreneurs. I think that the VeloCity participants should be mindful of the difference between startups and lifestyle businesses and steer towards projects that are more startup-like in nature.
Look Beyond the Consumer Market
A lot of people come up with product ideas for the consumer market because they're graspable: they're easy to think up and easy to implement. There's a world of problems beyond consumer applications, and sometimes even a small solution can make a big difference. Think of the big issues that are on people's minds today: the economy, the environment and healthcare, for starters.
Beware of Living Off Advertising
Once again, I'll take a quote from Austin Hill: Advertising is not a business model. A business model is something that answers the question "How can I get customers no one else will get?"
Perfect your pitches
Pitching is considered a "soft" skill, which is the sort of thing that techies tend to discount. Even businesspeople sometimes consider it unimportant: at the recent Startup Empire, VC Austin Hill said that he's seen CEOs who couldn't pitch their way out of a paper bag. This is a mistake: no matter how good or cool your technology is, no one will care unless you can tell a story about it, and tell it well.
In "The Valley", pitches are so important that they agonize over them. Countless blog posts, articles and books have been written on the art of pitching, and there are regular workshops where they work on their pitches.
Half of what makes a pitch is its content; the other half is its delivery. Your pitch needs to cover what your product is, what kind of problems it solves and why it's the basis of a viable business. You also have to be able to make your case in two to three minutes, with delivery that engages the audience. You need to practice your pitch to the point that you can do it in your sleep.
One key point to remember is the point of pitching is not to go over your product's feature set, but about its market and the needs that it will fill. Remember, people don't really buy drills, they buy holes.
The best pitch of the bunch was delivered by Eric of inPulse, who started with the problem he was trying to solve, presented his "smart watch" phone interface as a solution, and then explained why inPulse was viable as a technology and a business. He quickly explained what the current state of the project was, what his expecting timelines were, his technology partners and what the goal was. His delivery was good, and he had some memorable lines in his pitch, most notably "We want to be the industry leader of smart watches in 2010" and "If you have any question, send an email…directly to my watch!" (David Crow groaned at that line, but I liked it. More importantly, we'll both remember it.)
Honourable mention for good pitch goes to Caleb, Dane and Eric from CashIn, who also had a good presentation style and structure.


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Joining Ginny for this week's Yarn Along.
My goodness how the last week sure flew on by me! I'm so busy catching up that I never got another post published after my last Yarn Along. March is going crazy fast for me right now. I need it to slow down a little. We've got lots of birthdays in March including little Gabriel's at the end of the month. Lots to get ready for!
I just finished Gabriel's Milo vest yesterday while he napped. When he got up I was so excited to show it to him and have him try it on. Then, wouldn't you know, the little guy decided to be a stinker and refused to try it on. Crushed my heart. I'm sure he will wear it in a few days– if I don't make a big deal of it. He probably knew I'd chase after him with my camera if he put it on!
I've been steadily knitting away at my Weekend Shawl. Only three more rows to go then I begin the second (and final) lace chart. I can't wait to finish this one and get it blocked. I'm loving it so much right now. My goal is to be done by the end of the week. It is destined to be a gift and the deadline is rapidly approaching!
My fiction reading is still slow going. I can never seem to tear myself from the nonfiction books. I recently received a copy of The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton through Paperback Swap and I'm hoping I can start it this week. I have read mixed reviews on it. Has anyone else read it? Would you give it a thumbs up or down?
I look forward to reading all of your Yarn Along posts. Hopefully it will not take me another week before I blog again!
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How Your Left-brain and Right-brain Function
While it weighs just three pounds, your brain contains up to 100 billion neurons or brain cells.
Your brain is divided into two sides, technically called hemispheres. Nerve fibers connect these two hemispheres and communicate with each other.
Those hemispheres control different processes. The left hemisphere handles tasks including reading, writing, speaking, arithmetic reasoning, and understanding.
The right hemisphere, on the other hand, processes visual perception, understands spatial relationships, recognizes patterns, absorbs music, and interprets emotional expressions.
One hemisphere typically dominates (a process called lateralization), although the degree of lateralization differs among people.
Roger W. Sperry won the Nobel Prize in 1960 for his findings about brain lateralization, which eventually led to the idea of left-brain and right-brain personalities.
Are You Left Brain or Right Brain Dominant?
Sperry's left-brain and right-brain personality theory suggests everyone has one dominant side or hemisphere of their brain that determines personality, thoughts, and behavior. After all, people are either left-handed or right-handed. Why shouldn't they also be left- or right-brained?
In other words, people have a personality, thinking style, or way of doing things that is either right-brained or left-brained.
Left-brained people are more analytical, logical detail-oriented, fact-oriented, numerical, and likely to think in words.
Right-brained people, on the other hand, are more creative, free-thinking, intuitive, visualize more than think in words, and look at the "big picture" about particular situations.
You've probably met people who fall squarely into one of those categories. Perhaps you feel like you do, too?
Maybe you have a friend who just wants the facts. He's a numbers guy, and very little "gray" exists within his thinking. And then you have a family member who's an artist and some people refer to as a daydreamer.
Putting people into neat categories — either left-brained or right-brained — helps make more sense about their personalities. We can understand them better and say, "Ah, ha! That explains why they behave."
There's only one problem: This theory isn't a scientifically accurate way to understand the brain. In other words, people don't fall neatly into left-brained or right-brained categories.
Dividing the brain and categorizing personalities dramatically oversimplifies a very complex organ. Instead, the brain is a complex organ with different parts designed to work together.
While some functions do play out on one side of your brain, there is little evidence that personality traits like creativity are a function of one specific area of the brain.
In other words, that some of us have a dominant left or right brain and fall into specific stereotypes (such as being creative) makes sense but carries little scientific accuracy.
While your brain is lateralized — you use the left side for basic math skills, for instance — making broad personality statements based on this lateralization lacks scientific evidence. In fact, many creative or logical tasks require your entire brain.
Are Women and Men Left-brained and Right-brained?
While most of us have qualities that fall into left-brain or right-brain patterns, overall people can't be so neatly categorized.
But what does that say about the similarities and differences between men and women? According to Olga Khazan in The Atlantic, we aren't entirely sure.
One study found male brains have more connections within each hemisphere, while female brains are more interconnected between hemispheres. Those patterns might influence how we respond to certain situations.
Overall, though, studies challenge the long-held idea that men and women have different strengths in one part of the brain. In other words, we think far more alike than different.
Regardless, they can help us make sense of our differences.
Except in the past, they weren't always harmless. The idea that your left and right hemispheres operate different parts of the brain, first proposed in the late nineteenth century by French physician Paul Broca, played into the pre-existing prejudice that white men were superior.
Your Brain on Stress
Scientists do note some key differences between how male and female brains work, including feeling and emotion. Women, for instance, have stronger, more vivid memories of emotional events than men do.
Even how we process stress might be different, even if that stress becomes equally detrimental for both genders.
When you feel stressed, your brain alerts the rest of your body (via the nervous system) to mobilize. This chain of command provides your body the energy and focus it requires to handle the stressor.
Once your fight-or-flight response calms the stressful situation, your stress hormone cortisol lowers and your body returns to its normal state.
At least that's how it should work.
When that stress sticks around beyond its prime — a condition we call chronic stress — changes in the brain and body can create disease. That prolonged or overwhelming stress can manifest as an irregular heart rate, low energy, and emotional numbing.
How the brain handles stress becomes important because chronic stress, characterized by high levels of cortisol, can damage your brain in multiple ways:
- May make you feel less social to interact with others.
- Can kill brain cells and reduce your brain size.
- Can shrink the part of your brain that contributes to memory and learning.
Men and women oftentimes respond differently to stress. While females are more likely to report stress-related physical symptoms and connecting with others, they are more likely than men to report experiencing a great amount of stress.
What we stress about also differs. Women overall stress out more about finances, while work becomes a massive stressor for many men. Stressors trigger more of a reaction among women, who are more likely to get a headache or upset stomach.
However, we are all different, so categorizing these reactions as male or female oversimplifies our very complex brains.
Stress Doesn't Discriminate Based on Sex
Regardless of gender, chronic stress has a dramatic and far-reaching impact on your brain.
Your brain circuits are plastic, a term that scientists call neuroplasticity. Stress can actually remodel those circuits to impact anxiety, mood control, memory, and decision making.
In fact, reduced brain plasticity could contribute to depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD), and Alzheimer's disease.
That impact, along with factors including aging, can mean your brain loses its resilience to recover from stress-induced changes.
The good news is that even if you've struggled with chronic stress and its impact on your brain, you can reverse that damage and cultivate a healthy, vibrant brain. Once a stress experience ends, your brain can recover.
Develop Your Left Brain and Right Brain Postive Mindset
A positive mindset becomes an excellent foundation to better manage stress and its damaging effects on your brain. Shifting into an authentic feeling of gratitude and optimism can reduce the impact of worry, anxiety, and stress.
Some ways to do that include:
- Keep a gratitude journal. Spend five minutes in the morning and evening writing what you're most grateful for.
- Close your eyes and breathe deeply for one minutes.
- Meditate.
- Do yoga.
- Practice mindfulness.
When you find ways to maintain that positive mindset, your brain recovers more quickly from stress. Part of that recovery results from a brain protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) that fosters healthy brain cells.
Chronic stress reduces levels of BDNF. Optimizing BDNF, on the other hand, could increase resilience so you cope better with life's inevitable stressors.
Other ways to reduce the impact of stress on your brain and sustain that positive mindset include:
- Eat the right diet. Our Core and Advanced plans provide the ideal diet to support brain health. Depending on the plan, you'll incorporate healthy fats, protein, and plenty of antioxidant-rich carbohydrates like leafy and cruciferous vegetables. These foods help increase BDNF, stabilize blood sugar, and protect your brain against stress.
- Take the right supplements. A few well-chosen nutrients can also increase BDNF, reduce inflammation, and protect your brain against damage. Discuss including these and/or any other additional supplements with your healthcare practitioner. Never modify any medications or other medical advice without your healthcare practitioner's consent:
- Fish oil — these anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids help optimize brain health. Researchers recommend optimal levels of these fatty acids to help battle aging, mental health conditions, and cognitive decline.
- Magnesium — this underrated mineral has a calming effect and plays a huge role in stress management. Magnesium deficiencies can contribute to increased stress levels.
- Vitamin D — researchers find low levels of this vitamin with increased levels of mental stress, especially among older people.
- Curcumin — curcumin can significantly decrease inflammation to support a healthy brain.
- Find ways to de-stress. You can't eliminate stress, but you can reduce its impact on your brain by finding ways to foster a positive mindset for wellbeing. Researchers find music, for instance, can optimize BDNF levels, improve your mood, and lower stress.
- Get the right exercise. You've likely experienced the stress-reducing benefits of a good workout. But not all exercise makes the grade for brain health: Shorter bouts of high-intensity exercise can elevate levels of BDNF better than continuous high-intensity exercise. You can get those and other benefits with a full-body workout in just 12 minutes a day with our MaxT3 program.
- Maintain positive social interactions. Keep healthy relationships among like-minded people with a positive mindset and find your purpose in life. These are effective ways to manage stress. How you define those things is up to you. They might include volunteering, getting involved in a like-minded Meetup group, and joining a church or synagogue.
Many people today suffer from mental and emotional health that impact their overall wellbeing. Fostering a positive mindset to better manage your stress response can support a healthy, happy brain.
While scientists have largely debunked the idea that men and women have a dominant left brain or right brain, better understanding this theory can provide clues about how the brain operates. It could also help researchers better diagnose and treat disorders.
Discuss including these and/or any other additional supplements with your healthcare practitioner. Never modify any medications or other medical advice without your healthcare practitioner's consent.


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"The Seven Thunders" book, by Curtis Shearer
From druggie to prison ministries volunteer, Curtis spent his teenager and young adult years partying and strung out on drugs and alcohol. It wasn't until he was faced with a potential prison sentence that Curtis stopped and thought about a higher Power when he heard thunder in the middle of the day with not a storm cloud around. After that experience, Curtis went on a spiritual quest to discover happiness and fulfillment, but strange ideas and religions took him down paths that led away from God. Yet at key points in his life, God once again sent thunder to wake Curtis up. The Seven Thunders is the story of Curtis Shearer and his struggle with drugs and alcohol, his deliverance from his addictions, and his life of ministry and service for the Lord in the prison system, his community, and abroad. The book chronicles his search for peace and joy in the midst of the trials and tribulations of life and the fulfillment of the desires of his heart.
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A study of the growth and development of elementary school children. Identification and practice of suitable program content organized in a sequence of activities. Work with elementary students on implementation of proposed activities and evaluation of their suitability.


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A few years ago remember seeing all those "Joost" commercials pushing their Internet TV application? "Proper TV – Joost" the sophisticated-sounding British spokesman endlessly blurted out towards the end of the ad.
Of course, the initial Joost experiment ended badly. The Joost application stopped working December 19, 2008. Literally millions of dollars went down the drain.
I remember downloading and playing with the application and watching a few minutes of the various included streaming videos. I wasn't impressed, and never opened the application again.
What went wrong? Why have Hulu and Netflix ascended to near household name status, and Joost flopped with the thud of a drunk elephant tripping over it's own trunk?
There's something the Joost folks, savvy as they were, failed to take into account. It's a little something called choice. Joost failed for the same reason that broadcast, cable and satellite providers are losing viewers and subscribers. The "choice" offered by channel surfing revolves around searching for the least-boring junk content that is currently playing. It is choice, but not a very good one. People sitting in front of their Internet-connected computers watching the Joost application trying it's best to replicate the conventional channel surfing TV experience lost out to the Internet itself. Joost – b-o-r-i-n-g, close it and move on to another website and find something more useful and/or exciting.
The lesson is choice. Enlightened, sophisticated content consumers will choose that content based on three primary criteria – Entertainment, Information, or Character – either any single one or a mixture. By the way, these are the same three filters you apply to your choice in selecting friends.
The failure of the initial Joost experiment was inevitable, and should serve as a warning for all content creators and marketers. Sitting in front of an Internet-connected screen and the conventional channel surfing model don't mix well. The Internet will easily win the battle.


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