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Hymen Repair (Hymenoplasty)
Virginity has in our country and also in some other countries still social and cultural importance , due to this social pressure hymenoplasty has a gret importance among young women.
The hymen is about 1.5 cm at the entrance i inside of the vagina
The are some open points for the menstrual blood, vaginal secretions flow
Its a semi-flexibel structure which does not close the vagina entrance completly
The thickness, flexibility, opennes feautures ( like half moon, one hole, a few mini holes like filter) round change from women to women.
Hymenoplasty (hymen correction) is done with different surgical methods. It makes no difference when and how many times intercourse was experienced. It can even be done after an abortion or deliveries. Essentially the present hymen can not be corrected completly. With tissue parts taken from the inner vaginal Wall a new hymen can be constructed.
The decided hymenoplasty surgical method can vary depending on the type of hymen tear and depending on the present shape .
However, among the hymen (hymenoplasty) surgeries the most effective, satisfactory result is reached with the "permanent flap method" is. This hymen surgery method is unlike other techniques who need to be done 4-5 days before the wedding. No matter when 1 month after or 5 years after, the hymen bleeding will happen on the first sexual intercourse. The partner can not understand anything but a specialist MD can understand whether a surgical hymen correction procedure was done or not.
Hymenoplasty (hymen repair) surgery is done under local or general anesthesia under sterile conditions. The hymen repair surgery last 30 - 45 minutes. After surgery the patient rest 1 hours, mostly no hospital stay is needed and is abel to walk, travel after the procedure. However the adviced medication have to be taken and genital hygiene should be considerek carefully.
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I've worked directly with the brilliantly traditional Chateauneufs and other assorted Rhones from the estate of Laurence Feraud almost as long as I have with Beaucastel. Hers being one of the first I introduced to eager Rhone enthusiasts decades back, we've built a long-lasting relationship which spans dozens upon dozens of vintages. So when I describe her singular, truly unique cuvee of Chateauneuf known appropriately as Cuvee Reservee, one of the most consistent bottlings in the region, you can take that to the bank.
The 2017 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée Réservée hits the standard assemblage: 80% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 4% Mourvèdre and 10% "others." Still in cask at the time of my visit, it has expressive floral and garrigue notes, plus hints of star anise layered over a base of black cherries. Full-bodied, deep and rich, this looks like a vintage to set aside for a while, with at least 15 years of longevity ahead of it.
94-96 points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (Issue # 244 - Aug 2019)
Not yet bottled, the 2017 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Réservée is a normal blend of 80% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 4% Mourvèdre, and the rest assorted varieties (not destemmed), brought up all in foudre and old barrels. It has classic Pégau notes of ground pepper, earth, meat, truffle, and blackcurrants as well as medium to full body, good density, building tannins, and a great finish. Laurence compared this vintage to 2005, but I think this 2017 has more density and flesh. Its a beautiful, classic Pégau that reminds me a slightly toned down 2009.
94-96 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Aug 2019)

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More Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore split talk
HollywoodNews.com: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have yet to squash the separation rumors going around so now the talk is just continuing along.
It is still being rumored that Moore has decided to end things with Kutcher after dealing with his alleged cheating, states UsMagazine.com. She is allegedly sad and embarrassed by the way things have gone down.
However, the split was reportedly not sudden as the two have allegedly been in counseling for a little bit. Now, Kutcher and Moore have allegedly decided to go their own ways.
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The University of Georgia will welcome its newest alumni on Friday, Dec. 18, as 1,742 undergraduates and 1,065 graduate students-for a total of 2,807-have met requirements to walk in the university's fall Commencement ceremonies.
The undergraduate Commencement ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum, and tickets are required. The graduate ceremony will follow at 2:30 p.m.
Donna W. Hyland, president and chief executive officer of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will deliver the fall undergraduate Commencement address.
Hyland has overseen monumental growth and achievement in her more than 29 years at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Today, U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Children's as a top pediatric hospital, and Fortune magazine lists it as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
UGA and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have a connection forged over many years by UGA Miracle, a 1,600-member student-run nonprofit organization that benefits Children's, a branch of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals nationwide. Since 1995, UGA Miracle has donated $4.7 million to Children's and consistently exceeds expectations for what a group of college students can accomplish for their community.
Hyland first joined Children's as its chief financial officer. She then served as its chief operating officer before attaining her current role as president and CEO. She was instrumental during the 1998 merger of Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, as well as the addition of Hughes Spalding in 2006 and the Marcus Autism Center in 2008 that led to the formation of what is now one of the largest pediatric health care systems in the country.
Madeline Hill of Decatur will be the student speaker during the undergraduate exercises. She is receiving a bachelor's degree in sociology with honors from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Three students will be recognized as First Honor Graduates during the undergraduate exercises for maintaining a 4.0 cumulative grade point average in all work attempted at UGA as well as all college-level transfer work prior to or following enrollment at the university. These students are Anna Elizabeth Idenden of Macon, majoring in mathematics; Allyson Taylor Reyer of Marietta, majoring in communication sciences and disorders; and Garrett Jack Wright of Lawrenceville, double-majoring in finance and real estate.
Of the 1,065 graduate students eligible to walk at the 2:30 p.m. ceremony, 300 are doctoral candidates and 765 are receiving their master's or specialist degrees.
The university's graduate Commencement will feature Cheryl Davenport Dozier, the 13th president of Savannah State University. In her current role, Dozier has worked to expand the institution's global engagement, foster community partnerships and improve customer service. Under her leadership, enrollment has reached an all-time high.
Notably, Dozier serves as principal investigator for a $4 million Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions grant from the National Institutes of Health, which has helped promote minority health research and strengthen SSU's biomedical and behavioral science research infrastructure.
Dozier spent 17 years at UGA prior to her move to SSU. During her tenure, she was associate provost and chief diversity officer for the Office of Institutional Diversity, professor in the School of Social Work and assistant vice president for academic affairs at the UGA Gwinnett campus. She directed the Ghana Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Program for over a decade and is a faculty researcher with the UGA Foot Soldier Project for Civil Rights Studies and a member of the faculty of social work at SSU.
Because Commencement falls on a Friday, a routine UGA workday, parking patterns on South Campus near the coliseum will be adjusted. The South Campus parking deck (S-11), Carlton Street parking deck (S-15) and Foley Field/Magill Tennis Complex lot (S-14) will be open at no charge for visitors and guests. The Hoke Smith parking lot (S-12) and sections of the Coverdell lot (S-16) will be reserved for handicapped guests with proper placards. The McPhaul Center lot (S-10) will be reserved for members of the Commencement platform party.


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Netflix's "The OA" Transcends Typical Sci-Fi Storytelling
Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor
April 18, 2019
WARNING: SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD Classified angels, everchanging dimensions, near-death experiences, and age-defying relationships. These are definitely mind-bending experiences we don't usually have the authority to witness on a daily basis. However, if you are lucky enough to have access to a Netf...
My Obsession With The New "Fyre" Documentaries
Brian Pineiro, Impact Staff
January 25, 2019
Just what makes watching a "dumpster fire" unfold so enjoyable? The memes? The aftermath? Or the sheer disbelief of it all? Maybe... all of it.
The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Is It Better Than The Original?
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
October 31, 2018
In honor of today being Halloween, I have decided to write about a new Netflix series that I binge watched over the weekend, The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, or as some of you may not recognize the name, a simpler way to put it is the new version of Sabrina The Teenage Witch. I had seen the trailer...
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April 5, 2018
The Crown follows Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding, to her becoming the Queen of England, and will eventually end up following along with present day events. The casting for this show was either a hit or a miss for looks and here are some of the top best and worst picks. Princess/Queen Elizabeth-GoodTh...
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March 28, 2018
The new 'Queer Eye' will make you fall for it's stories of genuine transformation, all while keeping the sassy flair we all know and love.
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February 18, 2018
Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is a hot dog a sandwich? These are all some of the greatest questions humanity has faced; here are some more.
Why Netflix's "Big Mouth" Is Actually Our Childhood
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February 12, 2018
We've all blamed it on the hormone monster at least once.
A Word That Rhymes With Pavement
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February 8, 2018
When looking at the genre of indie rock, there is one band that has created an indisputable legacy; one which has put them as one of the best: Pavement.
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November 30, 2017
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American Momentum Bank to Send Nearly 100 Students to Hamilton
ORLANDO, Fla (Jan. 31, 2019) -- Through a sponsorship with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, American Momentum Bank will treat nearly 100 at-risk youth to a matinee showing of the Broadway hit musical Hamilton on February 3.
The students will also receive transportation, lunch and a merchandise item as a part of the sponsored event.
"Sponsoring tickets for young adults to attend the highly acclaimed Broadway performance Hamilton is just one example of how American Momentum can make a difference in this community and, hopefully, provide a connection for someone to experience the gift of artistic creativity," said Mike Collins, Florida Market President at American Momentum Bank.
Hamilton is the story of America's founding father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation's first treasury secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of American then, as told by America now.


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DOST showcases RxBox, CHITS to mall goers, health workers in Region VIII
Several mall goers had their vital signs taken using the RxBox biomedical device during Region VIII's celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) at a mall in Tacloban City on July 25 to 29, 2016. RxBox Regional Training Coordinator Pamela Poleno and Project Assistant Lovelene Maceda gave demonstrations on the components of the RxBox and the electronic medical record Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) as part of the NSTW celebration.
At noontime of July 25, a press conference was held for the radio and television stations in the region. DOST Region VIII Director Edgardo Esperincilla, heads of the Provincial Science and Technology Center, and Poleno served as panelists. Poleno discussed how communities can avail of the RxBox and CHITS.
On July 28, Poleno and representatives from DOST Region VIII presented the RxBox1000 Project before more than 2,000 barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) from by Eastern Visayas Association of BNS, Inc., and provincial and municipal health officers from the region. The activity was held at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo, Leyte. Southern Leyte and Samar's provincial health officers expressed desire to support the project. (With report from Pamela Poleno, RN)


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Ranchi: On the fifth edition of International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a grand event at Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi on Friday and said it is time to take yoga to villages.
"Now, I have to take the journey of modern yoga from the cities to the villages, to the poor and tribal's house. I have to make yoga an integral part of the life of poor and tribal. Because it is poor who gets the most pain due to illness," he said while addressing an event here.
PM Modi extended good wishes to people, in India and across the globe on International Day of Yoga. "Today, lakhs of people have gathered in different parts of the world to celebrate Yoga Day. I thanked the media to play an important role in promoting Yoga," he said.
"In today's changing times, our focus must be on Wellness as well as protection from Illness. That is the power we get with Yoga, that is the feeling of Yoga and the ancient Indian philosophy," he added. Expressing concern that young people are becoming vulnerable to heart ailments, Modi said, "Yoga can play a huge role in tackling the issue and hence, this year's theme is 'Yoga for Heart'."
Events to mark the day are being held across the country and several of them are being led by Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan.
Modi also said the government has been working to make Yoga a pillar of preventive healthcare. "Yoga is above the region, above faith, above everything," Modi told the gathering.
The BJP working president JP Nadda performed yoga, along with other party leaders and workers, at a park opposite the headquarters of the saffron party on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg in New Delhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with parliamentarians and parliament staff celebrated Yoga.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with parliamentarians and parliament staff celebrated Yoga.
Fadnavis was also seen following various yoga postures. Ramdev's organisation Patanjali has today organised programs in one lakh villages across India.
The theme of 5th International Yoga Day 2019 is "Climate Action".
The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root 'yuj' meaning "to join", "to yoke" or "to unite". Yoga is based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. Yoga works on one's body, mind, emotion and energy.
Last year, around 50,000 people participated in the International Yoga Day event organised at Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute.
The first International Day of Yoga was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015, when over 30,000 people including Prime Minister Modi performed yoga at the Rajpath in New Delhi.
The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by Prime Minister Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014.


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So you think LEGO UCS Star Wars Millennium Falcon is huge? Well, it was, until LEGO enthusiast Marshal Banana's creation comes along. So, yes. Another person has recreated the iconic Millennium Falcon using the world's most famous plastic bricks, but Marshal's work of art is not just another modified Corellian YT-300 Light Freighter. His is huge. Like, insanely huge. It is ridiculously detailed and an accurate representation of Millennium Falcon as seen on the seventh Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens. Measuring an astounding 32 by 21 by 7 inches (82 x 54 x 18 cm) and tipping the scale at around 22 lbs (10 kg), Marshal's custom LEGO Millennium Falcon is made up of around 7,500 LEGO pieces and is designed without interior to keep the weight in check cos' Marshal is planning to display it in a flying position as it should be.
Why? A Millennium Falcon is not destined to be docked – its destiny is with the galaxy, in space. However, one interior Marshal can't forgo is the cockpit, which you can see fits a couple of minifigs. In addition, he has consummated the look with a proper gunner's platform, a working ramp and light-up engines. I know what people are saying. The official LEGO UCS set costs thousands of dollars, but to be fair, it wasn't always that pricey when it was first released.
But if you were to talk about price, then Marshal Banana's creation is priceless. The dedication, time and effort he devoted into making this monster size LEGO Millennium Falcon is something money can't buy. That said, it will be awesome if Marshal could share his build with the rest of less creative LEGO enthusiasts, namely, myself. More look after the break.


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Seth Wild is a fire fighter who has lost everything when a building collapsed on him during a rescue, a rescue that went wrong. Seth's inability to handle his PTSD, his injuries and his refusal of help from anyone, including his partner Casey, cost him their relationship and their home together.
Casey, a school teacher, is on a field trip that his partner promised to help him conduct and chaperone…until a fire and Seth's injury caused everything to fall apart. Casey had hoped to try and reach Seth once more while out in the woods with the kids but Seth is a no show.
Then a freak storm puts Casey and Seth on a collision with each other and their future when Casey and the children are stranded in the blizzard and Seth is their only hope. Seth is the last fire fighter left in town with his bum leg but when Casey calls for help he doesn't hesitate. Seth always promised he would be Casey's hero, but will he ever again be Casey's love?
Seth and Casey is a wonderful story that easily could be enlarged to encompass Seth and Casey's back history and romance. As it is, RJ Scott moves the reader easily into the present day with an embittered Seth living alone in the house he shared with Casey and still refusing to accept any help with his recuperation or PTSD. Most of the story unfolds from Seth's point of view as the storm moves into the area and the flakes start to fall.
I loved how Scott shows us how out of touch Seth is with everyone around him. The station house has been emptied because of accidents caused by the historic storm and the only person left behind is a scared rookie. But Seth appears oblivious to the storm's approach or the magnitude of the blizzard, something everyone else knows of because of news reports and being a part of the community. Slowly Seth is jolted back to awareness as first he notices the number of missed phone calls from Casey he has gotten and then the trouble he is having navigating sidewalks and roads on his way to the fire station. His bad leg is making his journey slow and awkward but that's nothing to what he will face once Seth enters the firehouse.
Scott builds the suspense and drama with all the pace of a fast approaching snowstorm. First just some flakes appear, then more and finally whiteout conditions, both in Seth's emotions and the situation that Casey and the children find themselves in. And the scarier the storm gets the deeper and more gripping does the precarious situation become. If Seth is to win out, he must navigate the obstacles around him, from the physical to the barriers he has raised in his own heart. I loved Seth and Casey, rooting for them and their relationship every hard won step of the way.
This was the first story I read in the Storming Love: Blizzard collection and if the others are like it, I can wait to grab them all up. Pick up RJ Scott's Seth and Casey as they make their way back to HEA! I am on my way to Kimo and Mike! Meet you there! A highly recommended read!
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seriesStorming Love: Blizzard #3
Books in the Storming Love: Blizzard series are:
- Jens & Elliot (Storming Love: Blizzard #1)
- Kimo & Mike (Storming Love: Blizzard #2)
- Seth and Casey (Storming Love, Blizzard #3)
- Layne, River & Damion (Storming Love: Blizzard #4) by Vicktor Alexander (release date: 2/13/15)
- Gavin & Morgan (Storming Love: Blizzard #5) by Nicole Dennis (release date: 2/20/15)
- Stokes & Ford (Storming Love: Blizzard #6) by Jackie Nacht (release date: 2/27/15)


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Teceo – Road and Area Luminaire
Little things make a big difference to people's everyday lives, one of those is how they interact with their surroundings. A connected infrastructure in towns and cities makes a better quality of life an attainable dream. It also makes it possible for people using the environment not only to enjoy the environment, but also to be more effective and productive. Good lighting has been accepted as one of the most effective ways for individuals to achieve this.
One of the growing trends globally is using LED technology to improve visual comfort, reduce energy consumption and increase safety in an environment. It is for these reasons that BEKA Schréder continues to innovate in LED technology by investing continuously in research and development projects that aim to improve luminaire performance.
The new Teceo range is known for its aesthetic looks, excellent performance and versatility. It is ideally suited to lighting residential streets, urban roads, business parks, bike paths and car parks. The range offers optimised photometrical performance with a minimum total cost of ownership. It offers towns and cities the ideal tool to improve lighting levels, generate energy savings and reduce their ecological footprint. A control system can also be incorporated in order to achieve even higher energy savings. With colour rendering that is up to four times better than traditional light sources, LEDs beautify the city landscape. For inhabitants, higher colour recognition enhances safety, visual comfort and well-being in the public space.
The Teceo is equipped with the second generation LensoFlex®2 photometric engine which offers a high-performance photometry optimised for each specific application with minimum energy consumption. The IP 66 rated optical compartment and control gear tightness levels help to protect the LEDs and lenses from coming into contact with the outside environment and to maintain a continued photometric performance over time. The optical unit can be easily removed, allowing on-site replacement in order to take advantage of future technological developments.
The Teceo range offers flexible combinations of LED modules, a choice of currents and dimming options to further maximize energy savings and provide the most cost-effective solution. A rear bracket version of the Teceo luminaire is available so that streets, side streets and large pavements can be lit using the same luminaire design. The wall bracket allows for the lighting of narrow streets as well as any poorly lit areas.
BEKA Schréder proudly takes lighting to the next level, contributing to more vibrant and engaged communities.
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Loot Crates mod adds new containers to Minecraft Bedrock Edition. To be more precise, then in the game there will immediately be six more. This is not considering the vanilla chest from MCBE. Of course, they need to be crafted in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. For this, of course, the Loot Crates mod uses wood blocks.
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Externally, the containers are almost the same. With the exception of textures that are very different in MCPE. The mod works on version 1.12 and with the experimental game mode turned on. Play for your pleasure!
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Stop me if you've heard this before: Welcome to the Rainbow Machine™, in all its synthetic glory! This one is for experimenters, adventurists, and noisemakers. Totally not for purists and/or tone hounds. There are no "natural sounds" that come from this box. It takes modern DSP and uses it as a tool of future past to create real-time pitch shifting using digital oscillators.
Stop? Okay, fine, but what if I told you the Rainbow Machine has been completely re-imagineered from the pixie dust-covered ground up to be more versatile, twice as loud as the original, with an extended delay time, deeper chorus tones, silent Flexi-Switch™ foot switches on both the Activate and Magic functions, and most of all, has more Magic?
The Rainbow Machine is built around a DSP pitch warping engine that's designed to be slightly imperfect; colored with digital remnants of the cosmic dust we've picked up across the multiverse. That is to say it's a cold digital beast made to pretend it has feelings.
The Pitch control adjusts the frequency of the polyphonic pitch-warped harmony from a fourth below your input, to a third above, and every atonal pitch in-between. Noon is the unison position. Use the Primary function control to adjust the volume of the polyphonic harmony.
You may add in an accompanying octave or thicken the modulation by bringing up the Secondary function control. The Tracking control adjusts the lag time between the wet and dry signals, and the Tone control rolls off some treble for a darker, "vintage" sound. Clockwise is bright, counterclockwise is dark.
[Pro Tip: The Rainbow Machine's pitch warping behavior is entirely dependent upon the Pitch knob's position relative to noon. Set above noon, echoes, pixie trails, and other effects will ascend in pitch as they sustain. With the Pitch control below noon, any lingering effects will descend in pitch. This becomes extremely important when using the Magic function.]
The Secondary control adds an octave of the Primary harmony. When the Pitch control is above noon, Secondary adds an octave above the harmony. When the Pitch control is below noon, the Secondary control will add one octave below the harmony. With the Pitch set to noon, the Secondary control adds an additional chorus voice for modulated, triple-tracked tones. Use this control to blend in faux-shimmer sounds or a low-frequency rumble. It's up to you. From there, it's only a matter of how weird you wanna get.
And you can choose how weird you wanna get with the Magic control. This is a regeneration control that creates aliasing (among other things) by feeding the Primary and Secondary signals back on themselves and each other, and a bunch of other stuff no one understands.
With the Magic engaged and the control set low, you can squeeze a few extra repeats out of whatever setting you happen to be using. As you increase the Magic control, you'll start noticing increased ambiance, resonant, edge-of-oscillation pitch-shifting delays, chorus, metallic digi-flanging, ascending (or descending) pixie trails, controllable self-oscillation, squalls of synthetic noise, whale song, and finally, distortion. It'll take you way beyond and open up your third eye, trust us. In conjunction with the Tracking control, the Magic creates wild pitch take offs and descends, chaos chorusing, shrieks, groans, gurgles, briggles, bruggles, bridals, wizard-blessed wizardry, signal transformation, imminent destruction, and other general mayhem.
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Detangling Your Dependency Graph: How App Modularization Can Unlock Performance Wins.
Instagram always strives to deliver a performant app. The team recently undertook a project to modularize the company's Android codebase. Detangling our dependency graph is no small feat, especially given the company's scale. It is a challenge we have accepted because of the performance benefits it can bring to both the product and the team. We will examine these benefits and delve into some of the strategies and pain points we've experienced in working towards this goal.
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Android and iOS Mobile App Development / Kotlin Multiplatform / Mobile Innovation Advisory / UIUX Design. Our goal is to keep growing our company by serving the community. Stop by our next meetup: https://www.meetup.com/nyandroiddevelopers/
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I have been trying to write this blog post now for a few days, each time starting it just to get busy and eventually feeling my eyes get heavier and heavier.. soon I was asleep. So needless to say it never got done, and I'm slowly figuring out this motherhood gig makes me crazy tired but so happy at the same time.
I want to be able to write, document and journal a little something about my wonderful family every week just so I can look back one day at all our beautiful photos. This is my creative space that I am so proud of.
Well its MAY! but the weather doesn't seem to have gotten the memo, because two weeks ago we had a massive snow storm (see picture above); then today it was plus 25 with a tornado warning! WTH!
Penelope is all smiles and laughs lately. She loves sucking her hands, and theres a lot of drooling which makes me very concerned that it might be the beginning of her teething, and let me tell you WE ARE NOT READY!
She is also going through a "phase" where all she wants is her mommy, and screams bloody murder when her dad holds her. It breaks my heart because I don't want Tony to think she doesn't like him or be hurt by that. She just knows I'm her food source.
The picture of baby P and her daddy in the tub tugs my heart strings every time. I just love the L-O-V-E in our little family so much.


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Completion of the $19 billion state budget dominated much of the recent legislative session. However, aside from providing $11.1 billion to fund public education, lawmakers also approved significant legislation impacting schools and colleges and universities. Highlights of new education laws include:
Senate Bill 198/S.L.2009-2, Introduced by Sen. Vernon Malone (D-Wake) et al. This law changed membership of State Board of Education to allow Governor Perdue to create the position of CEO for public schools. In February, Perdue appointed Dr. Bill Harrison to the position. The legislation prompted a legal challenge by current Superintendent of Public Instruction, June Atkinson. Atkinson challenged the Governor's authority to transfer the powers and responsibilities of a constitutional office (Superintendent of Public Instruction). In June, Wake County Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled Perdue cannot appoint her own CEO for public schools and reaffirmed the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction as the office in charge of public education in North Carolina.
House Bill 88/S.L.2009-213. Introduced by Rep. Bob England (D-Rutherford) et al. Labeled the "Healthy Youth Act," this bill supplants North Carolina's policy of teaching abstinence until marriage. The legislation creates a comprehensive sex ed curriculum that charges local administrative units to teach seventh graders about reproductive health, sexually transmitted diseases — including HIV/AIDS, contraception and other comprehensive sex education topics. The law changes the emphasis of the state's policy from abstinence until marriage to a policy that discourages moral judgment about sexual activity or sexual activity outside of wedlock.
Senate Bill 526/S.L.2009-212. Introduced by Sen. Julia Boseman (D-Wilmington) et al. The controversial "School Violence Prevention Act" known by many others as the "Bullying Bill" marks the first time sexual orientation appears as a protected class in North Carolina State statutes. Opponents fear the designation will be used by gay and lesbian advocates to help destroy the concept of traditional marriage. A similar but less controversial bill, which did not include sexual orientation protections, garnered sixty-two signatures, a majority in the Senate. Legislative leaders, however, refused to let the bill come for a vote.
House Bill 316/S.L.2009-239. Introduced by Rep. Maggie Jeffus (D-Guilford) et al. This law allows charter schools to grant admission priority to the twin of any sibling assigned to a charter school.
HB 223/S.L.2009-60. Introduced by Rep. Jimmy Love (D-Harnett) et al.The High School Graduation Project (HSGP) is removed as a requirement for graduation in North Carolina under this law. The legislation, however, does not bar local school districts from requiring HSGP.
HB 218/S.L. 2009-61. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier (D-Fayetteville) et al. In cases where students will be recommended for suspension or expulsion, the law requires schools to provide written notice to parents or guardians on the day the suspension or expulsion begins. Notification will include description of the action leading to recommendation, statement of conduct policy provisions that have been violated, a description of the hearing process and reiteration of the parents' right to legal counsel and the right to review all student records.
HB 1078/S.L. 2009-410. Introduced by Rep. Laura Wiley (R-Guilford) et al. Requires all school violence acts to be reported to Superintendent's office. Local school boards are required to develop policy of how the incident will be reported to students, parents and guardians and law enforcement officials.
HB 1117/S.L.2009-49. Introduced by Rep. Russell Tucker (D-Duplin) et al. Prohibits registered sex offenders from driving school buses.
HB 440/S.L 2009. Nicholas Adkins School Bus Safety Act, Introduced by Rep. Dale Folwell R-Forsythe) et al. Allows school districts to use camera and automated video equipment to detect individuals who pass stopped school buses. Law makes the violation a Class H felony.
HB 551/S.L.2009-551. Introduced by Rep. Nick Mackey (D-Mecklenburg) et al. Attempts to prohibit "cyber bullying" or other actions done with the intent of intimidating or tormenting a minor, minor's parents or guardians.
HB 65/S.L 2009-46. Introduced by Rep. Joe Tolson (D-Edgecombe) et al. Allows intellectually gifted students under the age of sixteen to enroll in North Carolina Community Colleges.
HB 808/S.L. 2009-229. Introduced by Rep. James Gulley (R-Mecklenburg) et al. Removes certain capital improvement reporting requirements for community colleges and gives institutions greater flexibility to streamline their construction process.
HB 1508/S.L. 2009-209. Introduced by Rep. Bill Owens (D-Camden). Authorizes "two-thirds" bonds up to $223 million for the Biomedical Research Imaging Center at UNC Chapel Hill and changes the level of special indebtedness bonding on other UNC capital projects.
HB 126. Introduced by Rep. Jim Gulley (R-Mecklenburg) et al. Eliminates the current limit (100) on the number of North Carolina Charter Schools. Bill was not voted out of Education Committee.
HB 443. Introduced by Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) et al. This bill would raise maximum class size limits for grades 1-12 by one student for the 2009-2010 school year. Bill was not voted out of House Education Committee.
HB 687 Introduced by Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) et al. Bill would make parents of special needs children eligible for a tax credit of up to $3,000 for expenses related to tuition, special education services and related expenses. Bill was not voted out of House Committee on Education.
SB 927. Introduced by Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe) et al. Bill would require State Board of Education to develop nationally normed test for students in grades 3-8. Bill was not voted out of Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education.
SB 155. Introduced by Sen. Phillip Berger (R-Rockingham) et al. Bill would prohibit North Carolina Community Colleges from admitting illegal immigrants and limit admission to those students lawfully residing in the United States. Bill not voted out of Senate Education/Higher Education Committee.
H 83. Introduced by Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford). For tuition purposes, all UNC students currently receiving athletic and academic scholarships are designated as in-state students. The designation results in a windfall for athletic booster clubs but has also had the effect of increasing the total number of out-of-state students. HB 83 would limit the in-state designation to academic scholarships only. Bill was voted out of House Education Committee but failed to pass House Appropriations Committee.


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When you are healthy and feeling good, living your best life, it's easy to forget how awful it feels to be unwell. At least it is for me. Last year, I chose to take a much-needed health boot camp vacation to get ready to shoot a feature film. I made it through the grueling hours and emotionally taxing scenes of movie making with surprising ease. I was eating clean and drinking sparkling water – instead of whatever I could get my hands on. After a reset, I was not grazing crafty or fighting the hangovers and repercussions of running around looking for love in all the wrong places. I had a place to put myself – into my work. Then we wrapped. Now what? Maybe the answer is La Costa…
I was just settled into a newly purchased home after emerging out the other end of the worst year of my life, having drowned the pain of loss in a good deal of vodka, my go to self medication. When I had enough of that nonsense I decided it was time to get back to life. Fantastic! Of course, a glass of champagne at this charity event, or an after dinner drink there won't hurt, as long as I am not starting my day with a screw driver right? I am physically and emotionally strong enough now. I am not a mess anymore, right? Wrong. Being clean simply made the slippery slope speed up.
A whirlwind of life events, including earning an acting Emmy award nomination, with multiple cocktail celebrations, began another non-stop schmooze and booze fest. Suddenly I was drinking …again. I was going thru the In-N-Out drive-thru at midnight and skipping yoga and hikes for champagne brunches. I was drinking to get over the last party and ready for the next. I was losing myself…again. Just six weeks after enjoying living extremely clean I felt I was at health and happiness rock bottom… again. I reached out to a select group of friends and family for support. They were there to encourage me but also remind me that ultimately only I, myself could make the decision to get off this roller coaster that was no longer a fun ride.
So, moment-by-moment, day-by-day, I didn't drink. I resumed eating healthier. I chose to love myself more. I chose life. As I am writing this I am over one year NDA – my self prescribed "No Drinking Allowed". One day at a time is not always "easy does it." But it is working for me. I am happier, more confident, and connected than I have been in as long as I can remember. It could of just as easily be "No Donuts Allowed" "No Doubting Allowed" or " No Dickheads Allowed" – Whatever it is no longer of service to feeling good. To celebrate my one-year NDA I wanted to do something decadent. I thoroughly enjoyed the sunburst oranges and yellows of the California Superbloom and was not in a hurry to plan a trip away from my hometown paradise. "May gray" and "June gloom" started to clear for a sunny So Cal summer solstice. "Why go anywhere else?" I thought. It is the perfect time to explore the area around my new Oceanside home.
I was recovering from a minor foot surgery that had some major complications. Note: minor surgery should not be called minor. It is not a hangnail. Surgery is cutting your body open, making it vulnerable to needing a second and third surgery and 4 months of IV antibiotics to get rid of a staph infection contracted from having surgery in the first place. It can happen to you. It happened to me. The miracle of the body recovering from such an ordeal is indeed a lesson in patience and gratitude for health. Anyway, no power yoga and 10-mile hikes for me just yet. I was going to spa it up close to home.
I had repeatedly been drawn to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. I was invited to a friend's New Year's Eve wedding there but could not attend when over the Holidays my foot infection began to rear it's ugly head. Then in March I was contemplating a yoga retreat on the property when a second surgery to clear out the infection, now in the bone, prevented me from participating. Strike 2. However, the third time proved to be a charm when I was asked, as a luxury lifestyle influencer, to finally experience it for myself. What a blessing to be able to use my platform to share some of my personal journey with health and wellness. "If you build it, it will come."
Omni La Costa Resort is known as the original destination for mind, body, and spirit wellness. Named "Favorite Resort Spa Nationwide" by American Spa, The Spa at La Costa is a relaxing oasis in Carlsbad, CA, just north of San Diego, which uses organic ingredients, sustainable products, and innovative techniques. The outdoor facilities are absolutely lovely with a designated spa pool surrounded by an infinite array of vibrant flowers set against mission inspired white stucco architecture. A quaint herb garden and a spattering of other spa guests luxuriating in their white robes speckle the tranquil California Oasis. Inside, the locker rooms have all the amenities you expect from a 5 Star resort including Roman showers, a large steam room, sauna, whirlpool, cozy lounge areas, and doting staff.
For a signature spa treatment they offered a seasonal massage with cucumber and mint oil made for it's anti-inflammatory and stress releasing benefits. My whole body, including my still inflamed foot, was in soothing, sensory heaven. I also enjoyed an Osea Anti-Aging Wellness facial with organic bioavailable seaweed and cold pressed essential oils. My normally dry skin was extra dehydrated from months of heavy-duty antibiotics. I soaked up the products and left the treatment room plumped up and ready to face the world all a glow. Exiting my facial I walked along the spa's rock formation reflexology pathway. This quintessential California spa day was just what the podiatrist ordered.
The Spa Café was simple and sweet. I loved the crab and mango salad with plentiful greens and fun purple potato crisps. They have many light, and not so light, fare options on La Costa's 200 + acres including a Peet's coffee, Bob's Steak house, several bars, and an ice cream shop. La Costa is not the place to go for forced deprivation. You must self-monitor how you want to abstain or indulge.
Speaking of indulgence there are also several shopping options. I especially liked the Live Well shop with a curated selection of the latest Spiritual Gangster and Lululemon active wear. I walked in saying aloud "I do not need any more t-shirts". I walked out with three. How do you pass up a LOVE MORE inscribed cropped rocker T? I can't. We all have our vices.
While visiting La Costa I also ventured to The Chopra Center on site. I'm oh so glad I did. They have a plentiful offering of organic oils, crystals, spiritual self-help books and such. Their Ayurvedic Spa works in conjunction with the amenities of The Spa at La Costa. I was eager to try an energy clearing treatment recommended for healing the trauma of surgery, infection and the affects of prolonged antibiotics. Marmas, I learned, are the junction points between the body, mind, and emotions. Using oils specific to my mind-body constitution, or dosha, apparently I have a lot of Pitta, this light circular touch stimulates vital energy points to awaken your inner healing system. I was all for giving it a try and it was indeed delightfully calming. They sent me home with a relaxing mist spray to prolong the affects of the aromatherapy. I have been spraying it on my pillows each night before bed.
I am grateful to have realigned with the mind, body, spirit wellness lifestyle La Costa Resort and Spa has been at the luxury forefront of since 1965. As it's right in my beach house's back yard I have a feeling I'll be back for regularly scheduled self-soothing, stay-cations. After all what keeps me happy is consistently doing things that make me feel good. If it's not a necessity or a "hell yes" it has become a "no". I enjoy self-care more than the average bear. I love food. Not always the wisest choices either. Sometimes gelato and pizza are the only things that satiate my cravings on the days my hedonist tendencies shift into overdrive. However, for about 80%, ok 70% of the time, I eat pretty darn well. I like walking the dogs on the beach or in the hills. I get a gold star for visiting every yoga studio in my general vicinity. I gravitate to the practice itself as well as the happy, shiny people in the room breathing with me. I still have to force myself to sit quietly and meditate. But it is not as awful as it used to be and I do feel the benefits of turning in and letting go. It turns out meditating is actually much more relaxing than scrolling through Instagram
I've also made a point to surround myself with healthy, successful, spiritual people vibrating on high frequencies instead of partners in crime for cocktail parties and purveyors of petty drama. I've enjoyed meeting inspiring people in the sober and spiritual communities with a desire to live deep, juicy, fully present lives. My new life goals are more about forgiveness and being kind, to others and myself, than a to do list of things I want to accomplish. Though through this time of transition I have accomplished a lot, including building a happier, more honest relationship with family and friends. The latest film I acted in and executive produced was awarded on the festival circuit, acquired and distributed worldwide and I have five projects in production and development. I am crediting all my current life success to self-care and plenty of trips to the spa…without partaking in the once obligatory poolside Bellini. I'm simply doing more of what I love. I've fallen down and gotten back up so many times now I think I am strong enough to stay up for awhile. The view is good from here.


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RESULTS 13 to 16, AND MATCHES 17 to 20.
Last week we had our first BBL T20 Philosophy 101 exam question:
If you hit a fixed grandstand roof anywhere, it's 6 runs. But if you hit a fixed roof, in an enclosed stadium (with a retractable roof) its a dead ball.
Only to be followed up by the Renegades playing with the roof open in the recent set of matches. This then leads into the next obvious (but untested question)...
If you hit a fixed grandstand roof anywhere, it's 6 runs. But if you hit a fixed roof, in an enclosed stadium, with the retractable roof open, is it still a dead ball?
Continuing lulz at the future of cricket.
Results here, and for you who must know, that's a huge 4 from 4 accuracy on the tip this week! Season to date running at 50%.
And worth noting, we were 1 run out in the Hurricanes win too.
Observant will note the Hurricanes won, but lost ranking points. This is because they failed to win by the expected margin, so cop a penalty. The counterpoint to that, is that the Thunder were slightly better than expected, so increase by 1pt.
Which, by our method puts the standings as:
Results in a table form Rankings
The two Melbourne teams and Adelaide are the clear leaders.
And the next matches tip are as below.
Best set of 4 games for the series here... three games get a 1 run margin tipped, though in reality the Adelaide / Stars game could be 'a tie'. Our prediction leaned to the home side by a 0.07 run margin.


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Director: Martin Koolhoven
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Emilia Jones, Kit Harington, Carice van Houten
Released: 29th September 2017 (UK)
Reviewer: Sinead Beverland (@sinb)
A frontier set film promising a strong female lead fighting for her survival is a premise to lure in even the most reluctant viewer. Couple that with the tease of a scene chomping performance of religious mania from Guy Pearce, known only as the Reverend and Brimstone should tick all the boxes and a few extra for good measure. With an incredibly strong opening, visually and emotionally, you are immediately hooked in to the story world but as it progresses, the power of the film is somewhat diminished and discomfort starts to set in.
Liz (Dakota Fanning), a mute woman who acts as the local midwife, lives with her husband, stepson and daughter on the wilds of the American plain. Their ordinary, good lives are disturbed when the Reverend (Guy Pearce) appears on the pulpit, preaching to the congregation. Akin to Clint Eastwood's 'man with no name', he arrives with no introduction and little back story. It is immediately clear he is connected to Liz in some way and despite his religious words, he does not come in peace. He claims she has caused a man's death and he has come to take her back to face her apparent crimes.
Brimstone is divided in to four chapters; revelation, exodus, genesis and retribution. It is a perfect framing device for the story, which unfolds backwards, filling in the story of Liz and the Reverend until it comes full circle back to the climactic chapter. Writer / Director Koolhoven crafts the story well, releasing information slowly and although viewers might be one step ahead of him in plot, this doesn't detract from the telling of the tale. The music and visuals are impressive and the early chapters of the film feel raw, yet this style is somewhat abandoned for a more other worldly feel which lacks the believability and intenseness that initially serves the film well.
From the moment Guy Pearce takes to the screen you know that his take on religion is a skewed one. Strongly reminiscent of Robert Mitchum in 'Night of the Hunter', he carries a sense of presence when he appears, his eyes black and his expression set. Unfortunately as the film progresses and we hear more from the Dutch Reverend, he does not live up to the strength of Mitchum's Harry Powell. He is a viscous and brutal man but his rhetoric does not carry the same punch as his silence. By chapter three; genesis, the stakes become so extreme, Pearce's performance starts to seem a little caricatured which is a shame.
As we learn more about Liz's past and her connection to the Reverend, the film becomes harder to watch and takes a step steps towards gratuity rather than vicious, visceral film making. When the younger Liz is introduced to a cathouse full of prostitutes, from here on out the treatment of women is brutal and excessive. One could argue that this is a depiction of the times, but there is little balance here, apart from the brief inclusion of Kit Harrington's character Samuel, who offers some hope for the tortured young Liz.
With Koolhoven seeming to decide to throw everything including the kitchen sink at Liz, the subtle terror of her world feels undermined as you wonder what on earth could possibly happen to her next. There's no doubting that Fanning (and Emilia Jones as her younger counterpart) give sterling performances, but the character ends up feeling a martyr rather than the strong woman she clearly is. A brief interlude of her friendship with fellow prostitute (Carla Juri) is a touching element within the story, allowing for more character insight and Juri gives a charming and feisty portrayal. A development of this to counterbalance the Reverend's actions would have been welcomed.
Having watched Liz's struggle through life, ultimately you want to leave the cinema feeling triumphant, yet instead you feel downhearted, which given everything that has happened is a strange sensation. Whilst Koolhoven's eye and style are hard to fault, it is the extremity of story that lets the film down on the whole. If the later chapters had been a little more reigned in, Brimstone could have been epic.
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text: 2018 Mullon, C., and C. Mullon. "A constraint-based framework to study competition and cooperation in fishing." Fish Res.. 203 (2018): 74–83. Résumé: In this paper, we present a simple framework to study competition, cooperation and bargaining options among fisheries when they operate under financial and technological constraints. Competition within constraints leads to a particular type of mathematical game in which the strategy choice by one player changes the strategy set of the other. By studying the equilibria and bargaining space of this game when players maximize either profit or yield, we show that differences in financial constraints among players lead to a tougher play, with a reduced bargaining space as the least constrained player can readily exclude another from the competition. The exacerbating effects of constraints on competition are particularly strong when players maximize yield. We discuss the significance of our results for fisheries management in a current context of financialization and technological development. We suggest that in order to maximize the chances of fruitful negotiations and aim towards a fair sharing of sea resources, it would be helpful to focus on leveling current differences in the constraints faced between competing fishing systems, notably by supporting local financial systems and technological control. Mots-Clés: commons; Competition; Constraints; Cooperation; efficiency; Financialization; fisheries; Fisheries; game-theory; policy; resource; sustainability; tragedy Lien permanent | Sauvegarder la référence: RTF PDF LaTeX | Exporter enregistrement: BibTeX Endnote ISI RIS Atom XML MODS XML ODF XML Word XML 2013 Gravel, D., et al. "Inferring food web structure from predator-prey body size relationships." Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 4.11 (2013): 1083–1090. Résumé: 1. Current global changes make it important to be able to predict which interactions will occur in the emerging ecosystems. Most of the current methods to infer the existence of interactions between two species require a good knowledge of their behaviour or a direct observation of interactions. In this paper, we overcome these limitations by developing a method, inspired from the niche model of food web structure, using the statistical relationship between predator and prey body size to infer the matrix of potential interactions among a pool of species. 2. The novelty of our approach is to infer, for any species of a given species pool, the three species-specific parameters of the niche model. The method applies to both local and metaweb scales. It allows one to evaluate the feeding interactions of a new species entering the community. 3. We find that this method gives robust predictions of the structure of food webs and that its efficiency is increased when the strength of the body-size relationship between predators and preys increases. 4. We finally illustrate the potential of the method to infer the metaweb structure of pelagic fishes of the Mediterranean sea under different global change scenarios. Mots-Clés: Body size; Niche model; biodiversity; climate-change; community; constraints; ecological networks; ecology; ecosystems; food web; impacts; interaction strengths; metaweb; models; species richness Lien permanent | Sauvegarder la référence: RTF PDF LaTeX | Exporter enregistrement: BibTeX Endnote ISI RIS Atom XML MODS XML ODF XML Word XML Parravicini, V., et al. "Global patterns and predictors of tropical reef fish species richness." Ecography. 36.12 (2013): 1254–1262. Résumé: In the marine realm, the tropics host an extraordinary diversity of taxa but the drivers underlying the global distribution of marine organisms are still under scrutiny and we still lack an accurate global predictive model. Using a spatial database for 6336 tropical reef fishes, we attempted to predict species richness according to geometric, biogeographical and environmental explanatory variables. In particular, we aimed to evaluate and disentangle the predictive performances of temperature, habitat area, connectivity, mid-domain effect and biogeographical region on reef fish species richness. We used boosted regression trees, a flexible machine-learning technique, to build our predictive model and structural equation modeling to test for potential mediation effects' among predictors. Our model proved to be accurate, explaining 80% of the total deviance in fish richness using a cross-validated procedure. Coral reef area and biogeographical region were the primary predictors of reef fish species richness, followed by coast length, connectivity, mid-domain effect and sea surface temperature, with interactions between the region and other predictors. Important indirect effects of water temperature on reef fish richness, mediated by coral reef area, were also identified. The relationship between environmental predictors and species richness varied markedly among biogeographical regions. Our analysis revealed that a few easily accessible variables can accurately predict reef fish species richness. They also highlight concerns regarding ongoing environmental declines, with region-specific responses to variation in environmental conditions predicting a variable response to anthropogenic impacts. Mots-Clés: Biogeography; constraints; coral-reefs; dispersal; diversity; eastern; gradients; marine biodiversity; ocean; pacific; spatial autocorrelation Lien permanent | Sauvegarder la référence: RTF PDF LaTeX | Exporter enregistrement: BibTeX Endnote ISI RIS Atom XML MODS XML ODF XML Word XML 2009 Mullon, C., et al. "A minimal model of the variability of marine ecosystems." Fish. Fish.. 10.2 (2009): 115–131. Résumé: In marine ecology, population abundance time series often reveal patterns, such as decadal pseudo-cycles, on scales that make them difficult to mathematically characterize by means of conventional models based on functional responses. We propose here a simple non-deterministic model based on three strong ecologicalconstraints, without any use of functional responses or external factors: (i) mass balance constraints between flows and biomass, (ii) a satiation constraint relating inflows and biomass and (iii) an inertia principle restricting the variation of populations of a given species according to its lifespan. This model reproduces in a robust manner observed patterns of variability and can be used to question the relevance of other modelling approaches of ecosystem dynamics with regard to determinism, constraints and stochasticity. Referring to a non-deterministic model without any functional relationships and environmental or anthropogenic forcing can help in avoiding misleading advice based on the belief that we can explain the causes of observed patterns, which may simply result from basic structural constraints within which the ecosystem functions. 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Let's face it: We are all a bit socially challenged (but we all want relationship!)
Earlier last year I had a great opportunity (through the support of my school), to attend a riveting workshop by social thinking expert, Michelle Garcia Winner. This one-day training focused on the students (and adults) whom she calls Nuance Challenged Social Communicators (huh? what?). Wait. Don't stop reading yet. I promise to connect this to your own nuanced-world!
What is a nuance in social communication? Nuance is subtlety in tone or action. It is reading facial expressions and responding in kind. It is recognizing a pause in a conversation, a time to approach a person, a time to wait, a time to change the subject. As expert social beings (a.k.a. well-adjusted adults) we often take these social moments for granted, expected behavior/understanding. As someone who depends on communication and recognizes that behavior IS communication, I was intrigued to realize more clearly just how many of my students struggle with nuance.
St. Thomas School has been using Committee for Children's research-based Second Step® curriculum in all its classrooms from grades PreK to 6th. This curriculum uses direct instruction and age-based examples to teach social norms by modeling and role-playing (i.e. managing your strong feelings, apologizing, disagreeing respectfully, awareness of others, empathy, being assertive, etc.). Nailing these social skills are the crux of a child's ability to navigate the complicated world of peers and adults. Kids who struggle with social communication need more than just a story or lesson, however. They struggle to bridge the lesson taught into actual relationships and social expectations. They are unable to nuance one similar situation with a peer into the next one. Each stands alone as new learning. In reality, many of the social behaviors we expect kids to pick up intuitively (just by watching) must be taught directly to those who struggle with nuance. And taught again.
"So what does this have to do with me as a parent?" (You, who trusted in me and kept reading!) Awareness. You see when I was sitting in this large room at the Tacoma Convention Center, I found I was thinking about the adults in the room as well as the students I work with. I became aware of one woman across my table who was attempting to interrupt a conversation but lacked the timing. I was thinking about my own daughter, who can't seem to read the nuance that she is irritating her sister to a point where the sister will lose her temper, and she will lose connection and relationship (the very thing she was seeking.) I was thinking of some 4th Graders I am working with who struggle to grasp that the social norms and nuances change from one setting to the next; some 6th Graders that don't understand that if someone says, "just kidding," both people should be laughing; and some Kindergartners who don't yet recognize that feelings were hurt when they went to play a different game. I was thinking about my 2nd Graders who walk right into an office without waiting or knocking (still love them though!), recalling a 7th Grader who stands too close, and a friend who takes every look as negatively nuanced. I guess I am implying that sometimes we are all a bit on the spectrum of socially challenged, right? Communication is a subtle skill – something that must be practiced, coached, and celebrated (when it earns us positive relationship.)
In November, I will be traveling to Spain to visit my daughter who is studying abroad. I don't speak Spanish (we can save that story for another column) and I imagine my struggles to communicate will mirror a bit of what my Nuanced Challenged Social Communicators look and act like. I will stare too long at someone. Stand too close, misunderstand, say the wrong thing, and most likely alienate myself. But in the long run, I will be forgiven (well, forgotten) as a foreigner.
Perhaps, if armed with this awareness that most kids' (and adults') social blunders are not purposeful, then we may be more able to move to a place of acceptance, too. Not blaming a kid for not knowing, but trying again to teach her. Coaching our own children to be tolerant of those who misunderstand, knowing how hard it must be to falter through our complicated, social world with less success than others. I return, yet again to something I have said often, "If they knew what to do, they would do it." In this foreign land they travel, let's work to be the patient tour guide. In the long run, we all struggle a bit with the same thing: a bit of social paranoia ("Am I doing this right? Will I fit in? Will they like me?"). And we all want the same thing, too: validation ("I am accepted. I am included. I can get another chance."). Some of us just take more time to get there.


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What's The Truth About Eating Raw?
A user recently asked the following question in the forum section:
"What's the truth about eating raw? I just read an article that said certain vegetables (kale, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, arugula, alfalfa sprouts, and a few others) should not be eaten raw but rather steamed or slightly cooked. Is this true? If so, I'm going to have to change my dietary regimen. Thanks!"
We thought you might all be interested in the answer.
Please be careful of where you get your information on nutrition. Watch and see what their recommendations are. If they recommend any amount of animal products as your source did in this article you can be assured that they are at best misguided or at worst a animal product company shill. Notice how the article didn't mention how superior these supposedly dangerous foods are as sources of nutrition. Also notice no other alternative other than meat (which is an extremely poor substitute for greens) is offered to make up the loss of nutrients from cruciferous veggies. Suspicious!
On investigation I found that the person who produces the page where you found the article is affiliated with the Weston Price Foundation. They are advocates of the paleo diet. Here is a link from Weston Price where they attempt to discredit vegetarianism. http://www.westonaprice.org/faq/faq-vegetarianism-and-veganism.
To me it does not make sense that the most nutritious foods available based on nutrient content would also be dangerous to eat raw.
Please check out this link from nutrition facts.org Overdosing on Greens. Make note that the article he reviewed pointed out that if you get adequate amounts of iodine, a great source is Atlantic seaweed, one should not worry. I am not likely to eat on a prolonged basis the volume of greens that were listed as being potentially dangerous. Are you?
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Marsha05/13/2014 at 9:43 am
What about white potatoes? I was going to make potato chips in my dehydrator, and I was told not to eat them raw, but I've known people who've eaten them raw. What do you think about that? (Now I just make raw sweet potato chips.)
I'm not a doctor or a nurse, and I have no training in the medical field or nutrition at all. I am a cancer patient and I have been advised by doctors, nurses and nutritionists to eat lots of raw veggies. In fact, I eat quite a bit of the raw veggies that was listed above. I eat them in salads and in snacks dipped in hummus. My doctor and nutritionist say these raw veggies have enzymes that are beneficial in fighting cancer, and cooking them will destroy the enzymes, so I eat them raw. In fact, I grow my own kale and eat it right off of the plant. They recommend eating a rainbow color of veggies raw. Having a raw veggie diet is very important in fighting a disease like cancer. Naturopathic doctors are aware of this and oncologists are just beginning to learn about the benefits.


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This book provides practical, business-orientated and accessible guidance on key aspects of German employment and labour law as well as adjoining fields. This second, completely revised edition presents the latest changes in German labour and employment law and jurisprudence. It covers, amongst other newer developments, the statutory minimum wage, changes in agency work, extensive changes in European and German employee data protection law, and includes a completely new chapter on compliance issues in the employment context.
Specialised lawyers with many years of experience explain the legal basis of these aspects of German law, highlight typical practical problems and suggest solutions to those problems. In addition, examples are given on how to best manage legal pitfalls to minimise risks. This book translates employment and labour law for foreign in-house counsels and human resources managers at international companies and provides a clear understanding of the complex legal regulations in Germany.
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