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The Miranda Sensorex hit the scene in 1967 and brought with it a host of forward-thinking features that set it apart, but also made it feel just a bit off.
It wasn't the first Miranda with a light meter, but it was the first with a through-the-lens CdS-cell meter. Thanks to the interchangeable viewfinders the Sensorex offered, the meter cell had to be incorporated into the mirror — but this meant the meter worked with any viewfinder.
While the options on the Sensorex are not revolutionary or out-of-the-ordinary, a lot of minor design quirks make it particularly difficult to adjust to.
The features
The Sensorex is built around a horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane shutter, like so many other cameras of its day. The shutter's fastest speed is 1/1000, and the selector knob offers speeds from that down to 1 full second, as well as Bulb mode. The knob sits on the far-right end of the top cover, over the film advance lever.
Incorporated into the shutter speed knob is a film speed selector of the typical lift-and-turn variety. The outer ring, however, is coupled by gears to the film speed dial visible through a small window on the top of the shutter speed dial. As a result, unlike many other cameras, when you lift and turn the outer ring, the film speed dial moves in the opposite direction of the ring — so when you turn the ring counterclockwise, the dial rotates clockwise, and vice versa. Film speeds from ASA 25 to 1600 (marked as "1.6M") are available, with marks every 1/3-stop.
The film advance itself travels in an arc of 180 degrees, advancing one frame and setting the shutter, as well as sliding an orange shutter-ready flag into view in the "signal window" next to the advance. The advance also automatically increases the frame count, visible in a round window just to the right of the viewfinder housing. The frame counter resets automatically when the back cover is opened.
Once the shutter is ready, it can be released by means of the button on the front of the camera, to the right of the lens mount. Below the shutter release button is a self-timer lever, which is infinitely variable and rotates down up to 90 degrees, with a maximum delay of 10 seconds.
Loading film should look familiar to anyone who's used an SLR camera made in the second half of the 20th century. Accessing the film, however, requires pressing a button on the left end of the back cover before you can slide up the latch. When you close the door, you'll need to manually slide the latch back into place to lock it. More details can be found on page 5 of this manual.
Also on the left-hand end of the camera, on the back of the top cover, is the battery compartment. A cover with a knurled edge unscrews to reveal a Mallory PX625 mercury battery. Next to the battery cover is a sliding button that releases the interchangeable viewfinder.
In the viewfinder, a match-needle for the light meter is the only display. The ring needle is mechanically coupled to the aperture, film speed and shutter speed settings, and the straight needle is electronically controlled by the CdS cell.
The light meter's sensing element is actually composed of three cells which measure an average reading over an area that covers roughly the center 60 percent of the lower half of the frame (see page 12 of the manual). This is meant to reduce or eliminate underexposure caused by the sky. The focusing screen is a rudimentary ground glass plate with a center microprism patch as the only focusing aid.
On the top cover, left of the viewfinder, the rewind knob sits above the power and flash sync selector switches. The rewind knob slides up to disengage from the film cassette, and features a flip-out crank handle. The power switch is a lever that supplies power to the light meter when switched to "ON." The ring below the rewind knob selects between X-sync for electronic flash and FP for Forward Point flash bulbs.
On the front of the top cover, below the rewind knob, is the lens aperture setting dial. It must be set to match the maximum aperture of the lens mounted on the camera in order to enable open-aperture metering. It can be ignored and stop-down metering used by depressing the depth-of-field preview button on the top left of the lens, near the mount.
Lenses are mounted with a bayonet system, and a button on the right side of the lens, near the shutter release on the camera, unlocks the lens so it can be removed. When mounted, a tab on the lens's aperture ring mechanically couples to a knob on the lens mount in order to relay the aperture setting to the light meter's ring needle.
Miranda provided Sensorexes with a variety of standard 50mm lens, and the 50mm f/1.8 I used in testing has no detent stops for full-stop apertures, allowing infinite variability between stops. It is marked for apertures from f/1.8 down to a minimum f/16.
On the bottom cover, a standard tripod socket and the take-up spool release button are the only features. The Sensorex has strap lugs on the front corners below the edge of the top cover. There is no accessory shoe provided, although viewfinders were sold with some models that had a cold shoe added. There is a PC-sync socket on the top of the left edge of the camera.
Getting used to it
The Sensorex is a camera I've heard about before, but I wasn't fully prepared for its funky design differences when I got my hands on one. It's not that it's not recognizable as a camera or anything, but they made a lot of little deviations from design standards for SLR cameras in the 1960s that take a little getting-used-to.
The three main pain points in resetting your muscle memory for the Sensorex are: the shutter release button, the film and shutter speed knob, and the aperture setting. All three are relatively minor, but taken together represent virtually all the important functions an SLR camera provides to set it apart from a box camera.
Strange positioning is the biggest issue with the shutter release button. And it's not exactly a problem; Miranda obviously knew what they were doing when they bucked tradition and put it on the front. In that position, it's less likely to move the camera and cause shake or alter composition when depressed. The pressure required to depress the release is enough that it doesn't happen by accident, but it's easy enough that it can be operated very smoothly, adding to its stability-improving performance. The position, though, probably takes more adjustment than anything else on the Sensorex. I found my index finger pushing fruitlessly on the frame counter window a number of times.
The film speed and shutter speed selectors are likewise positioned oddly. For choosing a shutter speed, the knob is more difficult to activate with one finger — in part due to its having tight detents and requiring considerable force to rotate — than those positioned further inboard of the edge. The film speed selector dial turning opposite the direction of the ring works technically just fine, but runs counter to what you'll be used to if you have used most any other SLR of this age. I turned it the wrong way and baffled myself momentarily each time I adjusted it.
Frustrating me more often than anything else, though, was the aperture setting. Because it uses a knob on the lower left of the lens to couple the lens to the body, it feels to the hand very much like the focus knobs on many period rangefinder cameras. And since it doesn't stop at marked apertures, either, it turns fluidly. This meant I was constantly messing up my aperture when I meant to be focusing, which required a lot of readjusting to get my exposure right before recomposing and focusing correctly.
The film advance lever works smoothly and easily, and it returns strongly when released. The only problem I noted with that is the lever frequently overshoots its "open" position — about 30 degrees out from its "closed" position — and flies all the way back to sitting fully over the top cover, where it is much more difficult to get ahold of and operate. I frequently had to reach my index finger back over the top cover and push the lever out part way before I could get my thumb behind it to operate it fully.
I found the back cover latch very secure, but the difficulty of operating it with one hand — near impossibility, actually — frustrated me a little. Loading and unloading was typical and not at all difficult.
In spite of these foibles, the Sensorex has a lot to recommend it. It's solid and weighty, and feels more like a Nikon F2 than a Pentax Spotmatic. Its gently curved edges and just-right thickness make it comfortable in the hands, and the placement of the self-timer lever — very close to the lens mount — make it less prone to accidental operation than the timer levers on many comparable SLRs of the period.
The viewfinder's microprism patch is very contrasty and easy to use, and overall the viewfinder feels big and fairly bright. I noted the lack of shutter speed or aperture displays in the viewfinder, but I can live without them.
The 50mm f/1.8 lens requires a lot of turning to achieve focus, but that makes fine focusing easy. Optically, I'd say it's nothing to write home about, but it's a perfectly serviceable lens. Contrast and color seemed fine to me, and I didn't note any significant distortion or chromatic aberration.
I wasn't able to test the meter in mine, so I can't speak to its ease-of-use or accuracy. It may or may not be dead — CdS cells seem to have a good track record. The battery, however, is stuck in mine. The cover is seized shut and I have been unable to break it free. I expect this is because the battery has corroded so severely it has welded the cover shut. Not a problem, though, as the Miranda's shutter is fully mechanical and it still works just fine without a meter or a battery.
Overall, I'm impressed enough to recommend trying out the Miranda Sensorex if you get the chance. But I definitely would not trade my Nikon FM2n for one.
Here are a few more photos from my test rolls:


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First, an apology
Well, I ended the first post of my new blog rather abruptly. I didn't say good luck, good bye, or anything to let you know I was finished. I just quit. Sorry about that. I'll try to do better from now on.
Step by Step
- This next 2-page spread is easy to do; it's a painted background with stenciling and a few words of hand-printed text.
- I painted the backgrounds of both pages to resemble a landscape. I used London Blue, and Vibrant Turquoise in the sky area, and Lime Green in the center third of the pages, and Chopped Pesto on the bottom third, all Dylusions Paints.
- In the sky area I used White Linen on portions of Stencil Girl Stencil L568 .
- Along the bottom third I stenciled a mixed grayish brown of Melted Chocolate with a touch of gray, using a stone wall stencil TCW 191S. TCW stands for The Crafter's Workshop.
- On the left side of the left page I stenciled a bare-branched tree with VersaMark and colored it with a brown Pan Pastel color. There are no markings on the stencil so I cannot tell you who made it.
- In the middle third I stenciled several trees with a light brown using TCW 251S stencil.
- The large stencil of the houses is STS (Stencil Girl Stencil) L444. It is not large enough to cover the width of both pages so I repeated an area in the middle to get it the size I wanted.
- The words, "There's No Place Like Home", are hand printed with a Fude Ball Pen and outlined with a white Posca Pen to make them stand out.
- After it is all completely dry I used a Pitt pen to paint a narrow band around one edge at a time then smeared it with my finger before it dried to get a smooth and faded edge. I did this only on the top, bottom, and outside edges.
- Now you are finished.
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Marvel's 'Mosaic' Is the Comic on Black Identity We All Need
If Marvel's critics didn't like the company's subversive efforts to flip the script of the white, straight, male superhero, they're going to hate Mosaic.
Morris Sackett, aka Mosaic is a cocky, self-absorbed, but beloved basketball player from New York who, after being engulfed in Terrigen gas, develops the ability to jump from body to body, sort of like DC's Deadman. However, Mosaic is able to retain the abilities of the person he takes control of, even after switching host bodies.
Many of Marvel's new characters have pushed the envelope of traditional superhero, incorporating characters from diverse backgrounds so much that some critics say Marvel is now primarily for social justice warriors. And Mosaic is no different — except that his possibilities are endless. His ability to enter the bodies of a whole host of individuals, no matter race, sexuality, or origin, opens up the possibility of various social issues as Morris can encounter these issues with each body that he possesses.
His introduction as this celebrity also creates an avenue that will inevitably allow Morris to learn more about himself. Highly gifted people can sometimes feel that they are above certain issues and transcend their identity because they have the money and the prestige to do so. Even recently, in response to a question about the Black Lives Matter movement, professional boxer Floyd Mayweather said that there are problems on both sides and that we have to recognize that "all lives matter." When Morris switches bodies, he is no longer a celebrity, and therefore, does not have the money or the ability to be more than just his identity characteristics. He will be able to do more than just learn about the problems of people that have varying identities, but actually experience these problems first-hand.
It's still early in the series, and we will have to get used to Morris's persona. He has a lot of humbling that he needs to do in order to become the cocky, but likable character that we see in like Tony Stark. He also will grow as he discovers how his powers work. Not many comics have identity rooted into their framework. [Mosaic] has the potential of creating an interesting superhero with an equally powerful storyline.


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Another all-electric Honda, and maybe also some plug-in hybrids are coming to Europe.
By 2022, Honda intends to introduce its second all-electric model in Europe after the Honda e enters the market this summer with a sales target of 10,000 units annually.
The news comes from Honda Motor Europe's Senior Vice President Tom Gardner, who didn't share any details about the new BEV though.
The Japanese manufacturer is accelerating its electrification strategy, based mostly on conventional hybrids, to comply with stricter CO2 emission requirements in the European Union.
Honda recently introduced the new Jazz, which comes only as a regular hybrid. Between 2021-2022 there will be four new electrified models (one BEV and three hybrids with small chances for some plug-in hybrid options).
According to Automotive News we might expect:
It seems that Honda modifies the plan more towards BEVs/PHEVs in Europe.
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Fila Re-releases Tupac Sneaker
With All Eyez On Me due to come out in less than two weeks, Fila knew the move to make. Making its first appearance since 1996, the Fila 96GL is being re-released by Fila, advertised by NBA legend Grant Hill.
Fila: A 90's Icon
Tupac Shakur is a legend. He completely changed the rap game in the 90's and will never be forgotten. In addition, he has had a loyal following during and following his death in 1996. Not only did people love his music, but they wanted to be him.
So it's no secret that in 1996 when Tupac repped the Fila 96GL sneakers in the liner notes of his album All Eyez ON Me, the sneakers became must-haves. During their release in the 90's, this sneaker design reached the popularity of Air Jordans. They were popularized by another hugely popular NBA star, Grant Hill. The rest is history.
Perfect Timing
The release of Tupac's biopic is not the only reason that this shoe release was well timed. More and more, whether it is just socially or on the fashion runway, 90's trends and styles are all coming back. This re-emergence of bold styles has made it the perfect time for Fila to join in on the game. They have had recent success already, collaborating with top designers on some great new ideas. This re-edition of the Fila 96GL will only help to propel the company forward as they continue their hot streak.
There is no set release date for the sneakers, there was an announcement that the design can be bought in various sets of color patterns. This will not only help to appeal to a larger audience, but it also holds true to the original designs which had various colors for buyers to choose from. It is almost certain at this point that Fila has again become a contender in the shoe game.


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Look inside right down to your core
Feel the love and love your Self more
Sparkles of your energy intermingle with the whole
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Love's Team is now strengthening and growing
As we each surrender to Life and join with its flowing
The joy that we feel creates a life of ease
We realize we can create whatever we please
What pleases you? Have you thought lately?
Do what you love and increase your joy greatly
Imagine your job in this life that you live
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Since we're all One love flows all ways
Loving your Self brightens all of our days
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Did you know the current martini glass is much bigger than they were back in the "3 martini lunch" days? But then, even the small ones are at least a shot of booze, so that would still be ridiculous.
The PBS Ideas Channel talks to Brooklyn bar owner Ivy Mix about all the different kinds of glassware that cocktails are served in. The most interesting bits are about how factors other than taste influence how people enjoy drinks, as with wine. Men in particular seem to have a difficult time enjoying themselves with certain types of glassware and drink colors.Why aren't all cocktails served in the same glass?


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Surgical Treatment of Appendix Cancer
Cytoreduction and HIPEC
Cytoreduction (Debulking) Surgery
Appendix cancer has often spread to the peritoneal surfaces of the abdomen by the time it is discovered. The surgery to remove as much of the cancer in the abdomen as possible, reducing the "bulk" of the cancer is called "debulking" or "cytoreduction" surgery. "Cyto" is a word root meaning cells, so cytoreduction means to surgically "reduce" number of cancer cells. Both terms mean the same thing and are usually used interchangeably.
Cytoreduction (debulking) surgery is often long and complicated and is associated with a high rate of post-operative complications. Parts of the large and small bowel along with organs or parts of organs in the abdomen that are cancerous may need to be removed during this surgery. "Complete cytoreduction" or "complete debulking" means that all of the visible tumors are successfully removed during surgery. "Incomplete cytoreduction" or "incomplete debulking" means that all of the tumors could not be removed during the surgery and that visible tumors were left behind.
The factor most associated with long term survival is completeness of cytoreduction, or the removal of all visible tumors. Cytoreduction (debulking) surgery is best done by a surgical oncologist who specializes in these types of surgeries.
Debulking surgeries can take 12 hours or more and require very large incisions. MOAS is a nickname given to the surgery by a patient who had the procedure done and named it the "Mother Of All Surgeries", and the acronym stuck in some internet circles.
Occurrence Rates for Complications
Occurrence rates for treatment may vary according to:
- The experience of the surgeon.
- The particular technique used- i.e. open vs. closed technique for the peritoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy.
- The use of peritoneal chemotherapy after surgery in addition to hyperthermic chemotherapy used during surgery (some surgeons and facilities follow the initial surgery and hyperthermic chemotherapy with several days of peritoneal chemotherapy beginning the day after surgery).
- General anesthesia (being "put to sleep" during surgery) can be a cause of some complications. Complications can occur in any surgery related to the use of general anesthesia, but cytoreduction surgery often lasts 10-12 hours, so complications related to general anesthesia may be more common than with other major surgeries.
National Cancer Institute definitions of grades of adverse events
Grade 1 Mild adverse event
Grade 2 Moderate adverse event
Grade 3 Severe adverse event
Grade 4 Life-threatening or disabling adverse events
Complication rates are also greatly affected by the health and age of the patient prior to surgery. For example person who is younger and healthier will likely have fewer complications and recover faster than a person who is older with other health conditions. Diabetics will be at higher risk for delayed wound healing and infection. A smoker or person with asthma or respiratory illness will be at greater risk for breathing related complications. It is best to attain the best health you are able to achieve prior to having this surgery.
Some of the specific complications that may occur
- Pleural Effusion– a collection of fluid between the membranes lining the lung and chest wall.
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Wound infection- infection of surgical wounds by bacteria
- Pneumonia
- Atelectasis– collapse or partial collapse of the lung
- Line-Related Complications– complications related to the use of central venous IV lines
- Pancreatitis– inflammation of the pancreas
- Ileus- bowel does not start moving again for a period of time after surgery
- Arrhythmia- irregular or abnormal heart beat
- Pulmonary embolus– a blood clot that travels to the lung
- Diarrhea – liquid bowel movements
- Intra-abdominal abscess– pocket of fluid and pus inside the abdomen
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)- blood clots that develop in the deep veins of the legs
- Post-operative Bleeding
- Entero-enteral or enterocutaneous fistula– abnormal passage that forms between the stomach or intestines and other organs or skin
- Anastomic leakage- leakage of bowel contents from the site where two ends of the bowel have been reconnected
- Leukopenia- low white blood cell count
- Renal Insufficiency- decreased ability of the kidneys to rid the body of wastes
Things you can do to help prevent complications
While not all complications can be anticipated or prevented, there are things a patient can do to prevent some of the potential complications.
- Blood clots developing in the deep veins of the legs (DVT-deep vein thrombosis) are most often a result of blood pooling and clotting when a person is inactive for a long period of time. Normal walking and movement of the muscles in the legs keeps blood circulating through the veins and prevents this pooling of blood and the formation of clots. While in bed, ankle exercises such as pointing your toes to your head and then to the foot of the bed repeatedly helps keep the blood moving though the veins of your legs. When you are awake you can do these exercises several times every 30 minutes or hour. Compression stockings and or pneumatic sequential compression devices may also be used to prevent this complication. In some cases a doctor may order injections of a medication that helps prevent clotting. Walking as soon as you are able will greatly help prevent this complication.
- Preventing the formation of clots in the deep veins of the legs (DVT-deep vein thrombosis) helps prevent a second very serious and sometimes fatal complication, a pulmonary embolus. A pulmonary embolus is a clot (usually a deep vein thrombosis) that dislodges from the veins in the legs and then travels to the lungs.
- Pneumonia and atelectasis– general anesthesia, prolonged bed rest and decreased movement, along with shallow breathing and underlying lung diseases are all risk factors for atelectasis, or a partial collapse of the lung. These same risk factors also prevent mucous and secretions from being expelled from the lungs and promote the development of pneumonia. Using an incentive spirometer, turning from side-to-side in bed, taking deep breaths and coughing several times an hour, and getting out of bed to walk or sit in a chair will all help keep your lungs expanded and clear. These activities will help prevent respiratory complications. Holding a pillow against your abdominal incision will help you feel more comfortable when you cough.
- Ileus: as soon as you are able to get out of bed, start walking. Walk as much as you are able to tolerate. Not only will you expand your lungs and prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, you will also help your bowels to become more active and to start moving sooner. The sooner your bowels and digestive tract start functioning, the sooner you will be able to be rid of the NG tube! Narcotics also can cause or aggravate an ileus, so as soon as you are able, decrease your use of narcotic pain medication.
- Nausea and vomiting are common complications that can be treated with various medications. Nausea and vomiting are very uncomfortable in any circumstance, but they are even more uncomfortable when you have a very large incision in you abdomen. Talk to the staff until you are able to find a way to control nausea with medication, if you have that side effect. If you do need to vomit, hold a pillow against your abdominal incision for comfort.
*Please note, getting out of bed and walking is a great way to prevent numerous complications and to speed up recovery. You can walk slowly and it's okay if you can't stand up straight at first, but do your best to walk as soon as you can and as much as you can.


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June 25, 2014
US eases decades-old ban on oil exports (Deutsche Welle, 6/25/14)
The United States has taken the first step toward lifting a decades-old ban on the sale of unrefined oil abroad. The decision could be a boon for an industry that has seen fuel prices drop amid a surge in natural gas. [...]The government's approval is the first step toward easing a ban on exporting unrefined oil that was enacted after the 1973 Arab oil embargo to curb rising fuel prices.
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Episode 193: Running and Identity: How Jake Tuber is Making a Comeback and Navigating Uncertainty
Episode 192: Dr. Stacy Sims On Female Physiology and Training Differences Between the Sexes
Episode 191: Icon Dean Karnazes on the Future of Ultras, His Competitive Drive, and His Advice to You
Episode 190: New Coaching Call! How to Train For Your First Hilly Trail Race
Episode 189: Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength Coach Tim DiFrancesco on Lifting for Power
Episode 188: Dr. Alison Pope-Rhodius on Leveraging and Training a Growth Mindset for Runners
Episode 187: Get to Know the Coach: An Interview with Strength Running Founder Jason Fitzgerald
Episode 186: The Physiology of Altitude: What Training at 10,000 Feet Does to Your Body
Episode 185: Ultrarunner Candice Burt on Running 800 Miles, Hallucinating, and Discovering Yourself
Episode 184: Engineering a Marathon PR for a Masters Runner: A Behind-the-Scenes Coaching Call
Episode 183: Dr. Duncan Simpson on Training Your Mind and Why Focus is the Top Mental Skill
Episode 182: Tension, Impact Force, and Energy Return: A Running Technique Masterclass
Episode 181: Trail Runner Magazine's Zoë Rom on Environmental Justice and Why it Matters
Episode 180: Pro Dana Giordano on Betting on Yourself, Taking Risks, and Making Running More Fun
Episode 179: Dr. Caitlin Alexander on Long-Term Injuries and Disrupted Motor Patterns
Episode 178: Are Minimalist Shoes For You? Xero Shoes CEO Steven Sashen on the Promises of Minimalism
Episode 177: How to 'Make the Leap' and Create Your Next Performance Breakthrough
Episode 176: Unlocking Dominance: Exploring Ethiopia's Running Culture with Professor Michael Crawley
Episode 175: Injury Expert Jay Dicharry on the 4 Physical Skills Needed for Pain-Free Running
Episode 174: Sprint and Speed Development for Endurance Runners with Coach Ryan Banta
Episode 173: Tom "Tinman" Schwartz on Smart Training and the Secret Sauce of Tinman Elite
Episode 172: Off-Season Training: What to do In-Between Seasons
Episode 171: Behind-the-Scenes of a Major Marathon: Eli Asch on Directing Big Races
Episode 170: Noah Droddy on Rapid Improvement and Engineering Your Next Performance Breakthrough
Episode 169: Debunking 10 Common Running Myths from Boston Qualifiers to Weight Loss and Everything in Between
Episode 168: Olympian Molly Huddle: How to Stay Driven, Be a Role Model, and Run Mentally Tough
Episode 167: The Ultimate Taper Episode with Author Alex Hutchinson
Episode 166: Dr. Amber Shipherd on Building Confidence, Self-Efficacy, and Positive Self-Talk
Episode 165: Should Runners Follow an Anti-inflammatory, Alkaline, or Microbiome Diet?
Episode 164: 18 Proven Ways to Run Faster
Episode 163: Professor Brian Zuleger on the Mental Strengths of Youth, Community, and Fun
Episode 162: Q&A for New Runners on Where to Start and How to Improve
Episode 161: Running Your Fastest Marathon as a Master: A Behind-the-Scenes Coaching Call
Episode 160: 5 of the World's Fastest Women on Injury Prevention & Recovery
Episode 159: Massage Best Practices, Benefits, and Mistakes with Coach Matt Phillips
Episode 158: Tyler Andrews on the Future of Virtual Races and How to Bring Runners Together
Episode 157: Professor Shawn Bearden on the Science of Ultramarathons
Episode 156: Registered Dietitian Anne Mauney on Fueling, Weight Loss, and More
Episode 155: The Definitive Long Run Episode: David Roche Explains Everything About Running Long
Episode 154: Are You a Real Runner? Goal-Setting, Family, and Scheduling for Adult Runners
Episode 153: Movement Expert Todd Hargrove on Pain, Mobility, and Play
Episode 152: Olympian Carrie Tollefson on Why Runners Are So Awesome
Episode 151: David Monti on the Past, Present, and Future of Running
Episode 150: Madeline Strandemo on Mental Fitness, Training through COVID, and the Steeplechase
Episode 149: The 3 Most Important Words in Running
Episode 148: How Ultra Runner Lisa Tamati Goes All-in, Stays Mentally Tough, and Confronts Pre-Race Anxiety
Episode 147: The Big Hydration Episode, with Sports Scientist Andy Blow
Episode 146: Amelia Boone on Battling Your Inner Critic, the Nuances of Confidence, and Improving Self-Talk
Episode 145: How to Build Mindset Mastery and the Mental Skills to Thrive
Episode 144: Dr. Cindra Kamphoff on Managing Fear and Reframing Adversity
Episode 143: Confronting Inequality, with Black Girls RUN! CEO Jay Ell Alexander
Episode 142: Master Your Mental Game with Pro Sports Psychologist Justin Su'a
Episode 141: How to Build Strong & Happy Hamstrings with Duane Scotti
Episode 140: Performance Coach David Joyce on a Better Framework for Injury Rehabilitation
Episode 139: How to Lift at Home with Strength & Conditioning Coach Scott Caulfield
Episode 138: You Have a Decision to Make. What Are You Going to Do?
Episode 137: Running 50 Marathons in 50 States with Marathon Training Academy's Angie Spencer
Episode 136: Escape Injuries and Run a New PR: A Behind the Scenes Coaching Call
Episode 135: Dr. Victoria Sekely on How to Fix Your Weak Areas, Run More, & Stay Healthy
Episode 134: From Pro Soccer to Ultra Endurance: How Luke Tyburski Reinvented Himself
Episode 133: Olympian Emma Coburn on Momentum, Training Staples, and Extending Her Season
Episode 132: Coach Abby Stanley on Athletic Development and Making the Most of Your Training
Episode 131: My Spring Race is Canceled… Now What?
Episode 130: Coronavirus and Running, with Beth Skwarecki of Lifehacker
Episode 129: How to Run a Faster Marathon: A Case Study
Episode 128: Dr. Jordan Metzl on Having a Strong Butt and Staying Healthy
Episode 127: The Olympic Marathon Trials Post-Race Recap, with Matt Chittim
Episode 126: How Physical Therapist Chris Johnson Prevents Running Injuries
Episode 125: The Ingredients of Improvement: How Doug Hay Progressed Over 10 Years
Episode 124: Lindsay Crouse on Investing in Women, Breakthroughs, and Running Journalism
Episode 123: How to Build Mental Toughness & Mindset Mastery
Episode 122: Performance Psychology for Runners with Dr. Justin Ross
Episode 121: Top 5 Things I Learned From the Strength Running Podcast in 2019
Episode 120: Elite Mountain Runner Peter Maksimow on Public Lands, IPA's, and Plogging
Episode 119: Jason Coaches a Master's Runner on Goal Setting & Training Upgrades
Episode 118: How to Become a Competitive Trail Runner with Abby Levene
Episode 117: Season Planning and the Pro Runner Experience with Kate Grace & Endeavorun
Episode 116: Trail Ultramarathoner Abby Hall on When to DNF, Failure, and Going All In
Episode 115: Max King on Athleticism, Strength Training, and How to Thrive in Any Race
Episode 114: How Anna Mae Flynn Trains for Trail Ultramarathons
Episode 113: 3 Elite Runners on Fueling for Workouts, Long Runs, and Races
Episode 112: Train Your Mind: How to Get Mentally Fit with Dr. Marc Bubbs
Episode 111: Base Training, the Maffetone Method, and Why You're Not 'Lungs with Legs'
Episode 110: Jason Coaches a Runner on Race Strategy, Pacing, and Tune-up Race Strategy
Episode 109: Filmmaker and Endurance Cyclist Jeremy Green Discusses Running Smarter
Episode 108: Build Confidence, Intrinsic Motivation, and Drive with Matt Pendola
Episode 107: Tina Muir Takes Your Strength Training Questions
Episode 106: Sprints to Endurance: How Riley is Planning to Race his First Half Marathon
Episode 105: District Track's Tom Brumlik on How to Train for the 800m
Episode 104: Katy Sherratt on the Power of Running to Combat Homelessness
Episode 103: The Results of the Podcast Survey and the Future of the Strength Running Podcast
Episode 102: Running Form Expert Matt Phillips on Gait Retraining and Cues
Episode 101: Menachem Brodie on the Finer Details of Strength Training for Endurance
Episode 100: Body Care, Mobility, and Recovery with Alex Ellis
Episode 99: Recovery 3 Ways – Acute, Training as Recovery, and Long-Term Rejuvenation
Episode 98: Running Rogue with Coach Chris McClung
Episode 97: Fast Kate Grace on Growing Up Fit, Staple Workouts, and Courage
Episode 96: Matt Fitzgerald on Suffering, Love, and why Life is a Marathon
Episode 95: Peter Bromka on the Fear and Hope of the Marathon
Episode 94: How to Avoid the Dark Side of Passion and Build a Sustainable Running Obsession
Episode 93: 3:53 Miler Craig Engels on Training for Speed and his '80s-era Mustache
Episode 92: How Deena Kastor Used Her Mind to Become a World-Class Athlete
Episode 91: How to Create Motivation, Build Support Systems, and Multiply Your Performance
Episode 90: Running for Enlightenment with Filmmaker Sanjay Rawal
Episode 89: Meb Keflezighi: The Molding of a Distance Runner
Episode 88: Dr. Mike Young Explains Metcon Workouts for Runners
Episode 87: Do Runners Really Need Nutrition Supplements?
Episode 86: Beth Skwarecki, the Health Editor of Lifehacker, on Health & Fitness Trends
Episode 85: Lindsey Hein on Elites, Podcasting for Runners, and Training with Kids
Episode 84: How to Optimize Your Post Workout Recovery, with Christie Aschwanden
Episode 83: Sarah Canney on the 2019 World Snowshoe Running Championships
Episode 82: Megan Roche on Being a Happy Runner
Episode 81: Strength Coach Tony Gentilcore on Deadlifts: Form, Dangers, and Function
Episode 80: The Best (and least effective) Injury Prevention Strategies
Episode 79: How a Physical Therapist (and 2:24 Marathoner) Prevents Injuries
Episode 78: Jason Koop on Coaching Competence and Smarter Training
Episode 77: How to Get Injured: 5 Training Errors That Spike Your Injury Risk
Episode 76: Yoga for Runners with Yogi Sage Rountree
Episode 75: Running Advice for Beginners – 3 Errors that Derail Progress
Episode 74: Running Your First Marathon? Listen to this Behind the Scenes Coaching Call
Episode 73: How NOT to Lift Weights: 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid
Episode 72: Mark Cucuzzella, MD on A Comprehensive Injury Prevention Plan
Episode 71: A Step-by-Step Guide to Tempo Runs
Episode 70: Eating Disorders in Runners: An Honest Conversation with Annyck Besso, RD
Episode 69: 'How do I find running trails near me?' (and more trail questions)
Episode 68: How to Improve 'Movement Knowledge' with Ryan Smith, DPT
Episode 67: Coach Jonathan Marcus on the Art of Coaching and Improvement
Episode 66: Tina Muir Cohosts the Podcast to Answer Your Running Questions
Episode 65: Nichola Ludlam-Raine, RD on Running with Diabetes, Detoxes & Calories
Episode 64: 3 Plant-Based "Forcing Functions" That Improve Your Diet
Episode 63: The Beginner's Guide to Running Your First Marathon with Angie and Trevor Spencer
Episode 62: 3 Ingredients for Your Fastest 5k
Episode 61: Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance
Episode 60: How to Run a Fast Obstacle Course Race
Episode 59: How Sam Plans to Escape His Cycle of Injuries
Episode 58: Superfoods, Veganism & Fasting: A Registered Dietitian's Perspective
Episode 57: The Complete Guide to Hill Workouts
Episode 56: How to Balance Running in Your Life, with Keira D'Amato
Episode 55: How Tyler Andrews is Chasing the 50K World Record
Episode 54: Listen in on a Coaching Call About Running a Sub-3 Marathon
Episode 53: How to Run a Fast Mile, with NCAA Mile Champion Henry Wynne
Episode 52: Maggie Callahan on The Benefits of Strength Training
Episode 51: Dimity McDowell: The Cofounder of Another Mother Runner
Episode 50: Running 101: How I think about training runners to race faster
Episode 49: Pro Triathlete Jesse Thomas on Fueling for Ironman Triathlons
Episode 48: Strength Coach Randy Hauer on The Role of Lifting for Runners
Episode 47: Ideal Strength Training for Runners
Episode 46: Strength Running's Favorite Holiday Gifts
Episode 45: Marathon Training at the Elite Level, with Pro Nick Arciniaga
Episode 44: Coach Jenny Hadfield on How Beginners Should Start Running
Episode 43: 3 Ways to Avoid the Dreaded Performance Plateau
Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli
Episode 41: How to Run for Decades Without Burning Out
Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates
Episode 39: Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment
Episode 38: Devon Yanko – Leadville Trail 100 Champ – on Recovery and Prevention
Episode 37: Olympian Alexi Pappas on How Not to be Boring
Episode 36: Orthopedic Surgeon David Geier on Injury Prevention for Kids
Episode 35: Joel Runyon on Overcoming Insane Challenges
Episode 34: Madga Boulet on How to Overcome the Daunting 100-Mile Ultramarathon
Episode 33: What does it take to run 7 ultramarathons (on 7 continents)?
Episode 32: How to Find Your Best Stride with Coach Jonathan Beverly
Episode 31: What if you stop loving running? An honest conversation with Tina Muir
Episode 30: How to Build Mental Toughness (according to a PhD and World Champion)
Episode 29: Ask the Registered Dietitian: Booze, Healthy Snacks, and Low Iron
Episode 28: Running Q&A Grab Bag with Coach Doug Hay
Episode 27: Ian Sharman on Racing Massive Downhills (and in costumes)
Episode 26: CNN's Tom Foreman on Running for a Lifetime
Episode 25: Tony Gentilcore on Why Runners Need to Lift
Episode 24: How to Review An Entire Season (and plan for the next one)
Episode 23: Dr. Simon Donato on Ultra-Endurance, Grit, and the Doors that Running Opens
Episode 22: Dear Boston Marathon Runners
Episode 21: You Are Not (Just a) Runner: Nate Helming on Athleticism
Episode 20: Author Matt Fitzgerald on "The Endurance Diet"
Episode 19: Dathan Ritzenhein on Strength Training and Marathon Fueling
Episode 18: Injury Prevention Essentials for Bigger Runners with Coach James Dunne
Episode 17: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Failure
Episode 16: Matt Frazier on Eating Healthy and the Habits that Support Hard Training
Episode 15: Dr. Mike Young on Speed Development, Sprinting, and Lifting for Speed
Episode 14: How Does Pregnancy Impact Running and Nutrition?
Episode 13: Can a Stronger "Foot Core" Prevent Running Injuries?
Episode 12: Bart Yasso – the Mayor of Running – on a Lifetime of Running Bliss
Episode 11: The Big Q&A Episode on Consistency, Increasing Motivation, and More
Episode 10: Master Your Mental Training with Dr. Justin Ross
Episode 9: Behind the Scenes of Lara's Ultra Coaching Call
Episode 8: Finding Adventure with Ultra-Endurance Pro Travis Macy
Episode 7: Your Discount Ticket to Anywhere…
Episode 6: Behind the Scenes: Listen to a Coaching Call on How to Run a Faster Marathon
Episode 5: Steve Kamb on How to Make Exercise Easy
Episode 4: Mario Fraioli on the Benefits, Lessons, and Problems with Virtual Coaching
Episode 3: Shalane Flanagan on Morning Routines, Unfinished Business and Writing a NYT Best-Seller


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Guest Commentary: U.S. Mint should sell metallurgical test pieces to collectors
- Published: Oct 3, 2013, 8 PM
With the United States Mint currently engaging in testing of alternative coinage compositions, why doesn't the United States follow Royal Canadian Mint's lead in offering for sale the experimental tokens used to test these alternative compositions?
The current testing of alternative coinage compositions and the token designs being utilized by the U.S. Mint is reminiscent of a unique series marketed by the Royal Canadian Mint: "test tokens" produced to test new metallic compositions, coin sizes and production techniques.
In the United States, the U.S. Mint has utilized several Martha Washington designs with no denomination since the 1960s. While current United States Mint policy prohibits it from selling pattern coins — which historically have denominations — these nondenominated Martha Washington test pieces are more similar to tokens or medals, which do not have a denomination. Thus the current legal prohibitions, dating back over a hundred years, against offering these tokens to U.S. collectors seemingly would not be present.
The U.S. Mint has utilized the generic Martha Washington designs to test various compositions, as well as to test things such as edge-lettering as used on the 1992 Olympic dollar. The Martha Washington designs, in addition to lacking a denomination, largely do not resemble traditional United States coinage designs in that they lack many of the required statutory inscriptions (IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, E PLURIBUS UNUM).
The pieces struck with these designs are known to the hobby through photos released by the Mint, as well as some actual examples that have escaped the Mint over the years. Pieces in the marketplace have traded in the thousand dollar range.
The question arises: Why not sell packaged sets of the Martha Washington design test strikes? They are technically not patterns, do not contain any reference to a denomination and cannot be confused with United States coinage, but they are important experimental pieces that tangibly document the evolution of U.S. coinage.
A limited mintage of say perhaps 100,000 sets of the experimental pieces, with a limited time period to order, would be popular for U.S. collectors interested in the history and evolution of United States coinage, and, at the same time, not only provide numismatists with a tangible historical artifact of the development of U.S. coinage, but serve to raise revenue for the Treasury Department.
Our Canadian friends, meanwhile, have used nondenominated "test tokens" to test machinery, as well as for mechanical testing of various production techniques. It has also struck test tokens to test new metallic compositions for Canadian coinage. Usually, the test tokens have been produced when a major coinage change is being contemplated, such as the new Canadian $1 and $2 coins.
At one time, the RCM produced test tokens that were subsequently destroyed. Invariably, examples of some of these issues would eventually make their way into the collector market. They have been avidly acquired by those interested in the unique nature of the issues and the history of coinage evolution that they so tangibly represent.
While earlier versions of different Canadian test tokens found their way into collectors cabinets via unofficial channels, more recent versions have been offered for sale by the RCM, thus ensuring a more widespread distribution and collector interest. For those interested in learning more about the Canadian test tokens, The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins catalogs these historic issues.
Prior to 1996, Canadian test tokens were not officially sold by the RCM. However, in the wake of published accounts of high prices being paid for test tokens used in the determination of the $2 coin composition, the RCM decided to offer examples of the tokens, subsequently designated as TT-200.17, for sale to collectors. This particular token was used in the development of the 1996 $2 coin, North America's first circulating ringed-bimetallic coin.
The token, like the coin, is 28 millimeters in diameter, weighs 7.3 grams and is composed of a ringed-bimetallic composition, with an nickel outer ring and a copper-aluminum-nickel core. This particular token is the most readily available in the series, with more than 20,000 produced and sold on the collector market.
Collectors of U.S. coins may wonder why the United States Mint has not offered similar test tokens for sale to collectors. As the U.S. Mint experiments with new compositions for its circulating coins, perhaps policy makers in Washington may wish to consider offering U.S. collectors a similar collecting option — a tangible one that documents the emergence of new metallic compositions of United States coinage.
Steven M. Bieda serves as a state senator in Michigan and is a life member of the American Numismatic Association. He is also the designer of the reverse of the 1992 Olympic half dollar.
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He's one of the creepiest characters ever to roam the Australian outback.
But far from scaring people away, serial murderer Mick Taylor, from the movie Wolf Creek, seems to be having the opposite effect.
Tourists are going out of their way to visit Wolfe Creek Crater in the remote West Australian Kimberley because of its association with the film.
With a sequel to the original 2005 film due out this week, local tourism manager Chris Telenta is milking the publicity for all it's worth.
Australia is one of the last frontier places where you can go and adventure in the world. (The film) fed into people's morbid curiosity about those cases.
'The younger people, they're the ones coming in and saying, "I've heard about the movie and I'm a bit scared". They're very tentative but they're excited. They want to go out there and they want to stay the night.'
Wolfe Creek meteorite crater, 150 kilometres down a dirt track from Halls Creek, is named after early prospector Robert Wolfe.
It received little attention until director Greg McLean used it as the setting for his 2005 film, although the movie misspells it and was actually filmed in South Australia.
Wolf Creek 2 takes off where the first film finished, showing Mick Taylor coming across his latest victims at the crater, a German couple, and later a British backpacker named Paul.
'The story basically becomes a game of wits between Paul and Mick as they sort of duel to the death across the outback', says Greg McLean.
'It's a very different film to the first film in that it's very much more of a chase, suspense story.'
Dr Gemma Blackwood, lecturer in communications at Charles Darwin University, says films with a negative storyline attract people to the place where the film is set.
'The people who watch horror films are often young people and the people who like a bit of adventure and a bit of fun, and they're the same sort of people who end up being backpackers to northern Australia.'
Mark Ryan, a lecturer in film and television at Queensland University of Technology, says Wolf Creek is part of the well-established 'outback horror' genre that includes Razorback, Howling 3, and Rogue.
'They revolve around either madmen in the outback or monstrous creatures in the outback or the outback itself as being this dangerous entity.'
Ryan says the laconic, sarcastic Mick Taylor is the flipside of Mick Dundee from Crocodile Dundee.
'He's taken from the archetype but is the dark perverted version of that.'
Dr Blackwood says Mick Taylor plays on perceived strains in the national character including xenophobia, racism and sexism: 'a nightmarish vision, a representation of Australian masculinity that we just don't want to have.'
Greg McLean says the first film resonated strongly with overseas audiences.
'We had a massive response to this film in Europe ... particularly Germany, France, Spain and the UK,' he says.
'For the Brits, for 20 years they've been hearing about terrible things happening in the outback with the Ivan Milat case and the Joanne Lees case.
'Australia is one of the last frontier places where you can go and adventure in the world. [The film] fed into people's morbid curiosity about those cases.'
Meanwhile at Halls Creek, Chris Telenta says excitement about Wolf Creek 2 is building, and his dream is to have actor John Jarratt, who plays Mick in the film, visit the town.
'I see it as a horror comedy and I play on that. I've even got t-shirts I sell called "I survived Wolfe Creek Crater".'


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According to "Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness", written by Sasha Abramsky, a consultant to Human Rights Watch, and Jamie Fellner, director of the U.S. Program at HRW, people "with mental illness are disproportionately represented in correctional institutions." One in six U.S. prisoners is mentally ill and suffering "from serious illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression." Each day, some seventy thousand are psychotic. "There are three times as many men and women with mental illness in U.S. prisons as in mental health hospitals. The rate of mental illness in the prison population is three times higher than in the general population."
"On any given day, at least 284,000 schizophrenic and manic depressive individuals are incarcerated, and 547,800 are on probation. We have unfortunately come to accept incarceration and homelessness as part of life for the most vulnerable population among us." Congressman Ted Strickland told the House Subcommittee on Crime, Oversight Hearing on "The Impact of the Mentally Ill on the Criminal Justice System," in September 2000.
The mentally ill in prison are easy prey, and "are likely to be picked on, physically or sexually abused, and manipulated by other inmates, who call them 'bugs,'" the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report charges.
Based on an exhaustive two-year study that included interviews with hundreds of prisoners, corrections officials, mental health experts and attorneys, the 215-page Human Rights Watch (HRW) report maintains that the mentally-ill are warehoused without proper treatment -- in many cases without any treatment at all -- "because of a shortage of qualified staff, lack of facilities, and prison rules that interfere with treatment." The report focuses on the adult prison population, who are housed in nearly fourteen hundred adult state and federal prisons across the country.
Although some prisoners are receiving adequate mental health services from "competent and committed mental health professionals" prisons operate under "rules designed for punishment," -- not treatment. In addition, the "fiscal crisis" of most states threatens to torpedo the decent programs currently in place.
"In the most extreme cases," however, conditions of mentally ill prisoners "are truly horrific: [they are]... locked in segregation with no treatment at all; confined in filthy and beastly hot cells; left for days covered in feces they have smeared over their bodies; taunted, abused, or ignored by prison staff; given so little water during summer heat waves that they drink from their toilet bowls."
The report attributes the criminalization of persons with mental illness to the closure of state mental hospitals and failure of communities to provide adequate treatment and support. In state after state, the dollars that once funded state hospitals did not follow mentally ill individuals to their communities. At least a third of the homeless population is mentally ill -- many with co-occurring substance abuse. "Many people with mental illness -- particularly those who are poor, homeless, or struggling with substance abuse problems -- cannot get mental health treatment. If they commit a crime, even low-level nonviolent offenses, punitive sentencing laws mandate imprisonment."
In July, the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health issued "Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America." The Commission found a system in shambles and concluded that there needs to be an "overhaul of the system -- focusing on early diagnosis and treatment -- that will enable people with mental illness to live, work and fully participate in their communities -- and live meaningful lives." The report also found that "there are many unmet needs and barriers to care for people with mental illness. And despite an increased scientific knowledge base that has led to many effective treatments, many Americans are not receiving the benefits. Too often, treatments and services are unaffordable and uneasy to access."
Over the past twenty years, the politics of lock-em-up-as-fast-as-possible became the anti-crime mantra of most politicians. Hundreds of thousands of victims of the "war on drugs" were imprisoned. As the rate of incarceration soared so did the prison population of mentally ill inmates.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report is only the most recent work documenting the inhumane conditions of the mentally ill in prison. In 1999, in his groundbreaking work, "Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It" (Jossey-Bass, 1999), Dr. Terry Kupers fired an early warning shot, alerting the public to a "major crisis brewing in our prisons": "We are warehousing and mistreating a huge number of mentally ill people... and many people are unaware of its ramifications," Dr. Kupers wrote. Prison policies add to the problem by "traumatizing formerly 'normal' prisoners and making them angry, violent, and vulnerable to severe emotional problems."
Dr. Kupers, a psychiatrist and professor at the Wright Institute of Psychology in Berkeley, California, is a longtime advocate for the humane treatment of prisoners, and has testified as an expert witness on behalf of prisoners in more than a dozen class action lawsuits. "The deinstitutionalization of the public mental health system, combined with changes in the law that make it far less likely that a defendant's mental illness will be considered a mitigating factor when sentences are being decided, has put an unprecedented number of Americans with major psychiatric problems in the criminal justice system," Kupers wrote.
According to the HRW report, funding cutbacks threaten reform efforts just when prison officials are being forced to institute change. "Litigation or the threat of it," the report argues "is the prerequisite for systematic improvements in mental health services," Improvements in conditions in such states as Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin have come about as a result of class action law suits.
Litigation has been successful, with numerous consent decrees in place to mandate improved mental health services. Still HRW finds "some correctional authorities resist putting reforms in place" because of "institutional inertia, bureaucratic obstacles, failure to understand the importance of adequate mental health services, or the lack of funding."
The HRW authors were unable to determine "figures for total national expenditures on prison mental health services," and "many individual prison systems... indicated they were unable to calculate the portion of their medical budgets devoted to mental health services." Mental health treatment, medications, and additional correctional staff for inmate supervision do not come cheap. Providing for these services is first on most states' budgetary agendas. For example, Michigan, a state praised by HRW for "dramatic improvements" in correctional mental health services, cut $5 million of its $72 million budget and reduced 50 mental health positions in 2002.
"No set of changes limited to jail and prison mental health programs will fix the larger problem," Dr. Terry Kupers, who consulted with the authors of the report, told me in a phone conversation. "Of course it would help a little to double or triple the number of psychiatric hospital beds within the prisons, or to expand diversion programs, but that would not alter the fact that with the widening gap between rich and poor a whole lot of people suffering from mental illness are disappeared into our jails and prisons.
"We have to halt the heartless dismantling of the social safety net, including public mental health services. We have to end the racism that's rampant in the criminal justice system. The Human Rights Watch report reminds us that prisoners are human beings, and we have a social responsibility to do something about their pain and suffering."
Bill Berkowitz is a longtime observer of the conservative movement. His WorkingForChange.com column Conservative Watch documents the strategies, players, institutions, victories and defeats of the American Right.
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The Bachman's Fall Ideas House Part Two...
Today I'll continue the tour of the Bachman's Fall Ideas House! In my last post I shared many decorating ideas, today I'll share the fun holiday decor ideas! I love the white pumpkin decorated with tacks! And look at this fun planter idea~ the rake is upside down in the planter and has a hook on the side to hold a candle lantern...
These graters made fun fall flower holders~
A simple window treatment was created with branches and corn...
The garage was set up for a Halloween party~ I love these old shutters and scary portraits...
They enlarged photos in vintage frames and added Christmas lights in the eyes~ spooky fun!
Look at this fun owl...
It looked like a mad scientist's lab with all the lab glass...
These paper cones in an old plant stand, make fun candy holders!
and a vintage tool box served up spooky drinks! See how they used an old bed spring to hold the straws?
An old rake top displays mini pumpkins...
This picnic table looked so pretty topped with loose weave burlap and mums!
The outdoor fireplace is decorated for the season, too!
The potting shed had this fun bench and a great plant holder rack ...
Remember this old sofa frame? This time it was planted with mums!
The charming gazebo area had a lovely seating area to take it all in...
It was a great time and lots of fun ideas! I'm looking forward to the Holiday Ideas House Nov 11th-Dec 5th! I hope you enjoyed the tour as much as I did!
Until next time...
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I'm in love............The pumkin with the tacks is amazing!!! I'm really drooling over the burlap table runner with the mums! See this is why I' love blogging! Pure I candy that makes me happy and takes away negative energy!!! Maybe it's therapy!!! haha!ReplyDelete
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oh oh oh, love the graters, and the shutters and the colanders and the.....oh my! you get the pictures, thanks so much for showing these!!ReplyDelete
Goodness!! I just got all caught up. What a sight!! The toilet paper hanging in the weight machine is my favorite....no more soggy t.p. when the sink leaks!!!!ReplyDelete
What a fun place to visit...I am definitely going to "steal" some ideas for my fall decorating!ReplyDelete
Loved the tour, and thanks for going and taking so many great pictures! That pumpkin with the tacks is something I'm definitely going to try!ReplyDelete
OMG how beautiful...great ideas the thumb tacks and graters, itis beautiful. I kind of skip fall decorating here, first it is still 90 degrees in Orlando and orange just does not go with my decor LOL actually very few people fall decorate as we don't really have fall! I think you win, that was some find in the baseball cards!! I would have thought I hit pay dirt in the 70's LOLReplyDelete
I loved the tour! So many ideas to take away from this post. Thanks so much for sharing all the pics with us.ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much, Linda! I love so many of these ideas. The rake in the fall landscaping really grabbed me and I LOVE the pumpkin tater head. What a a wonderful combination of projects.ReplyDelete
Goodness...where do I begin! Loving the shutter display but I could go on. Thank you for sharing so many inspiring photos today!ReplyDelete
What a fun tour! Thanks for taking me along. LaReplyDelete
Oh, I just love everything!ReplyDelete
Your pictures are just wonderful!
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Thank you for sharing!
How lucky you live so close! I love that old sofa frame...need to put some pumpkins on my rake, cute! LezleeReplyDelete
Great tour, Linda. What great ideas everywhere you look. I love the flowers in the grater idea!ReplyDelete
Linda those cheese grater window displays were way too cute. Everything is...I could hang out there all day long.ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your photos with us. Wonderful ideas!ReplyDelete
Wishing you a great week!
ca-ute and fun ideas!!! Yea, a new blog to follow=) HollieReplyDelete
Wow, isn't this house amazing? And I love your earlier post too...just so ingenious in everything she does...it's fabulous! What a fun place to visit too, I'll bet.ReplyDelete
How are you doing? Great, I hope! I have a fun post on my Whimsical Musings blog...sure to cause some giggles...I wanted to come by and tell you...
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Wow that post was filled with amazing decor ideas. What a lovely share for all of us gals to enjoy. There were so much goodness to look at, but my fav was the shutters and spooky photos. Have a great week!
I'm in love this these ideas. Such great ideas and many very simple. Thanks for sharing. I'm off to look around my DH's garage for an old rake.ReplyDelete
I sure love all the ideas in this house!! They must lay awake at night thinking of all this stuff!! Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing ~ JulieReplyDelete
Oh my! I love EVERYTHING here! The old rake with the little pumpkins, the table with the mums...I could see myself out there enjoying the weather! What fun and unique ideas.ReplyDelete
I stumbled across your blog search for 'art with antique bed' I love the Bachman's post! Do you live in the Minneapolis area? I've been meaning to go to their idea house for awhile now, but every time I either miss it or am too busy. Hopefully this spring! I have a newer item from Ikea that looks a lot like an antique bed frame bottom. It doesn't have springs, but is basically a grid pattern. I used it to hold cards at Christmas and am now searching for a way to use it on our 3 season porch on a huge wall as art. Any ideas?ReplyDelete
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KLAR Coaching and Consulting is focused on supporting business executives, owners and entrepreneurs of small and mid-sized businesses achieve their dreams. We do this by helping them set strategically defined goals aimed at successful outcomes for them and the communities they serve. Clarity is not always easy to achieve alone, particularly when you own a small business and you are pulled in many directions at the same time.
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The Russian crowdfunding market has contracted by more than 40% in 2019, figures from the Central Bank have shown.
In the first nine months of the year, 5.2 billion rubles ($81 million) had been raised through crowdfunding on Russian platforms, compared to more than 8 billion rubles in the same period of 2018, Russian news site RBC said.
The figures were presented to banks and crowdfunding platforms by the Central Bank at a closed meeting last week as part of preparations for new crowdfunding regulations which come into force at the beginning of next year.
The sharp fall was led by a collapse in business-to-business crowdfunding, down 80% to just 860 million rubles ($13.5 million) between January and September. The rapid growth in the largest part of the crowdfunding market — investments from individual investors into companies in the form of equity or loans — plateaued in 2019, totalling 4.1 billion rubles, up from four billion in 2018.
The largest Russian crowdfunding platform is Planeta.Ru, which says nearly one million people have invested through its site. A recent study found the average investment on crowdfunding platforms in Russia was around 1,600 rubles, and the most popular projects tend to be related to creative industries, such as book publishing, music or video production. Experts highlight that the level of investments generated to-date have been too small for larger start-ups or businesses which need bigger tranches of funding to consider crowdfunding.
Globally, the crowdfunding market was worth $10.2 billion in 2018.
Analysts expect transaction volumes in Russia to bounce back in 2020, as new players enter the market, the introduction of regulation encourages more Russians to get involved, and further cuts to interest rates push investors to seek higher returns and different financial products.


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OA NE-6B Section Conclave
June 4, 2021 @ 6:00 PM - June 6, 2021 @ 12:00 PM$45
Guneukitschik Lodge 317 (Mason-Dixion Council) is proud to welcome all Arrowmen of Section NE-6B to Sinoquipe Scout Reservation in Fort Littleton, Pennsylvania! The 2021 Conclave is a weekend-long event filled with fun, fellowship, and limitless opportunities. Take advantage of everything that the newly remodeled Sinoquipe Scout Reservation has to offer by enjoying activities in their newly minted pool or at the camp's other program areas. Represent your lodge by competing in Lodge vs Lodge competitions hosted in an Olympic style. This is a can't-miss event with great food and amazing fellowship!
Scouts participating must arrange transportation to/from the event, and this year (due to Covid restrictions) will be required to bring their own tent & camp chair. We will be limited to 26 spots to fill for this event, and the cost is $45.
NOTE: If you are considering applying for a Section Scholarship to attend a National OA High-Adventure program, attendance at Conclave is required.


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