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An ADHD Diet to help you control ADHD is crucial to eliminating ADHD symptoms. There are so many different diets that it becomes confusing as to what food should be consumed and what shouldn't. I've been a long time learning about diet and supplements and I'm going to share about food so it is clear what you should do.
Even though diet plays a big role, it can't be solely relied on. If medications are used, you still want to eat the proper foods. You may also bee interested in vitamin and mineral supplements.
When I was doing a research paper on ADHD, I came across a quote that a doctor made. She said, "When you feed a person with ADHD, you are feeding the brain and not the stomach" (I can't remember what her name is). If this doesn't make sense, I will break it down.
Everything that a person, with this disorder, eats, it has an effect in some part of their body. It might cause their brain or body to be wired, their emotions to spin out of control, or some other way. This is why ADHD diets are so important. It will remove the irritants that cause these reactions while also providing the needed nutrients.
This video is a 52 minute live hangout I did discussing how to reduce ADHD symptoms using diet. It also is an ecouraging message of what is possible if you control the symptoms.
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Early on when I was learning about diet, I read a book that talks specifically about diet and ingredients and how they affect you. Dr Colbert's, What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!. I learned a lot from the book and it was part of my learning journey to where I am today.
I know personally when I eat, shortly after, I start feeling things. I am very in-tune with my body. When I eat a piece of a certain type of bread, I can feel my brain starting to "spin". To control ADHD with diet, its important to keep these kinds of foods out of your body.
This also happens with other types of foods. See the ADHD symptoms page for the symptoms that a person with this disorder can have.
Some types of foods make my mood swing. I can be happy and content as I am eating and shortly after eating, I feel my emotions sliding into a depression and an overwhelming feeling comes on me. Sometimes I feel like crying. This is an obvious blood sugar swing that I just found how to fix in 2017.
Other foods make my body wired and I start moving and don't stop. There are foods that can combine any of the results. Just think of our bodies (us with this disorder) being very sensitive. We can't eat just anything.
The other issue is blood sugar as I mentioned above. Our body needs protein, vegetables, and fats. The protein and fats help control hunger and blood sugar. If we don't eat it, our blood sugar either spikes, or it drops. If it spikes, at some point it will have a rapid drop. Both of these result in a low blood sugar that causes mood swings, focus and concentration problems.
If you get the diet right, you wont have the irritants and you will stabilize the blood sugar.
This is why I feel you can help control ADHD with diet.
For example, someone that is allergic to flowers or the pollen in them. It doesn't matter how beautiful or what type of flower you bring, if this person smells it, they will have a reaction. Their body has a sensitivity to this.
If you eat a breakfast loaded with sugar (breakfast bars, cereal), then you will spike the sugar and a crash will come.
If you don't eat anything, then you will just run on low blood sugar.
If you get good protein, vegetables, and fats in the right amounts through out the day, you will eliminate this problem.
Read about this ADHD Diet Miracle where a mother was able to control ADHD with diet, that changed her son's life.
The Feingold Diet is an elimination diet. You try to determine what is causing the problems by eliminating foods and see how the body responds. It isn't necessarily healthy, just seeing what the body is reacting too.
A gluten free diet is recommended for people with ADHD and I used to recommend this. Gluten is in grains and is said to cause some issuee. What I have found is that we need to just remove grains from our diet. I have seen so many overall improvements by simply removing it. When I eat something with grains, even the really healthy sprouted grains, I have issues again. There are people that claim you must have both gluten and grains in your diet or you wont get all the nutrients you need.
I have found that to not be true at all. I have found, we can do much better without grains.
There are some that eat high amounts of protein, especially those that lift weights. This is really hard on the body. As an adult, I suggest 4-6ozs of protein per meal (at the most) as suggested by Dr Eric Berg.
There are some that suggest low carbs to help with ADHD. This can be very helpful. I have seen a lot of improvements by eating very little carbs and that includes not eating grains. Low carb is eating protein, vegetables, and some fats. Don't consume sugar or sugar type substances (sweeteners) (Stevia, Xylitol, Ethrytol are ok). Even with a Low Carb Diet, I had blood sugar issues all the time.
I did the Paleo Diet for a while and it was pretty much the Low Carb Diet discussed above. This is when I removed the grains I was eating. I didn't see the health improvements that Paleo claims to give.
The Keto Diet has many forms and I haven't even looked into them all. The Keto diet replaces carbs with fat so the body can use that as a fuel that burns better. Most foods have some type of carbs in them so we are speaking about the sugars, sweeteners, the starchy vegetables that have higher amounts of carbs. We aren't talking about vegetables or proteins that have small amounts of carbs. This diet has a high amount of fat. Some of them have very high amounts. What I do and suggest is a modified version of the Keto that Dr Eric Berg teaches.
I'm currently following Dr Eric Berg's version of the Keto diet. It consists of moderate protein (4-6ozs per meal for an adult), lots of green vegetables (like salad, brussel sprouts, and kale), and fat. Fat consists of raw dairy (cheese, butter, avacado, olive oil, mct oil, coconuts, coconut oil, fish, soaked nuts like pecans, pistacios, peanuts, bacon). You want to avoid pastuerized and homogenized dairy because it causes health issues. If you can only find pastuerized butter, use that but try to get it from grass fed and pasture raised animals since those are the healthiest.
About Carbs: Not including carbs mentioned above that are naturally occuring in protein meats and green vegetables and other non starchy vegetables, Dr Eric Berg recommends to not exceed 20 g of net carbs (Total carbs minus fiber carbs) a day when trying to lose weight or fix blood sugar issues and insulin resistance. Avoid the sweeterns mentioned above that will spike blood sugars and insulin even with the 20 g limit a day.
In this video, Dr Eric Berg talks about the Keto diet that he recommends (from above) that is safe for children.
In this video, Dr Berg talks about the healthy foods and Keto Bombs. In the description is where you will find links to the recipes.
Here is an example of some of the things I eat.
I also eat some Real Salt (1tsp a day) on my salads to get good Sodium in my diet since the food I eat doesn't have salt in it.
We hear how amazing fruit is with all the vitamins and nutrients available in them. If one of the issues being dealt with, eliminate fruit because of the sugar in fruit will be a problem. If fruit causes a problem with blood sugar and how the body functions, eliminate it. You will get all the nutrients you need from the protein, fats, vegetables, and any other food based supplements/herbs. Check fruit and vegetables on the insulin index (insulin index example page). Those higher on the index will cause bloodsugar and related health issues. You may find it shocking that apples are high in sugar.
Snacks: It is suggestd to not eat snacks. You want to give your body a break between meals and snacking puts more stress on your body and causes an increase in insulin being release in your body. It may take some time to get to where you don't need to snack. Just increase the amount of fat in your meal if you can't make it to the next meal without snacking. It took me 2-3 weeks to go from requiring snacks everyday to not needing it anymore.
In the mean time while you are working on being snack free, you can have some fat/protein. Example: Raw cheese and some healthy and sugar free or very low sugar jerky. You could have some soaked pecans, pistachios, or peanuts. You don't want carb snacks.
Drinks: Drink water. If you only drink water (RO/DI or Distilled), you wont get the sugar and bad ingredients in your body. Drink 1-2 ounces of lemon juice in your water to help clear any chances of stones.
If you find that you or your child are worse off eating something like dairy, even raw dairy, then don't continue consuming it. There can be sensitivities to dairy, grains, eggs, nuts etc, so pay attention and take care.
I hope this page at least was a good start for you to control ADHD with diet in your own life.
TJ Chambers
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Bug #6874closed
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Around line 1380 in src/etc/inc/dyndns.class is a chunk of code that looks like this:
case 'dnsimple': /* Responds with HTTP 200 on success. Responds with HTTP 4xx on error. Returns JSON data as body */ $header_size = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE); $header = substr($data, 0, $header_size); $body = substr($data, $header_size); if (preg_match("/Status: 200\s/i", $header)) { $status = $status_intro . $success_str . gettext("IP Address Updated Successfully!"); $successful_update = true; } else if (preg_match("/Status: 4\d\d\s/i", $header)) {
The problem is right about
if (preg_match("/Status: 200\s/i", $header)) { which is correctly checking the response.
The actual response header looks like this:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK^M Server: nginx^M Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:13:15 GMT^M Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8^M Transfer-Encoding: chunked^M Connection: keep-alive^M Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *^M Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization,Accepts,Content-Type,X-DNSimple-Token,X-DNSimple-Domain-Token,X-CSRF-Token,x-requested-with^M Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET,POST,PUT,DELETE,OPTIONS^M ETag: W/"ece8e39eaf0ef8783c19b83ab439b367"^M Cache-Control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate^M X-Request-Id: 4f8ab086-79b0-423b-8119-d146cd1baf2c^M X-Runtime: 0.041082^M X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff^M X-Download-Options: noopen^M X-Frame-Options: DENY^M X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies: none^M X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block^M Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000^M ^M
I changed it to
if (preg_match("/200\sOK\s/i", $header)) { and it's working fine.
It'd be nice if this were updated to work with v2 of their API, but I'd be happy if that change made it into the next release.
Updated by Christoph Filnkößl almost 7 years ago
I stumbled on to the same problem just now when implementing a new dyndns provider.
The code was wrong for both the 200 and 4xx response codes.
Additionally the header wasn't even provided so it couldn't have worked either way.
I submitted a pull request that fixes the header usage and DNSimple:
Updated by Renato Botelho almost 7 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
- Assignee set to Renato Botelho
- Target version set to 2.4.0
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
PR has been merged, thanks!
Updated by Jim Pingle over 6 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
Tested, works. Error and success conditions are logged properly.

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A Bill that would legalize the implementation of so-called "safe areas" around selected abortion centres in New Zealand has been introduced to Parliament and passed its first reading.
The Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill was introduced by Louisa Wall (Labour) on 28 July, 2020. The First Reading took place on March 10, 2021. It was passed with 100 votes in favour of the legislation moving to the next stage and only 15 opposed.
The Bill is currently before the Health Select Committee, which is seeking submissions from the public. The closing date for submissions is Wednesday 28 April at 11:59pm. Submissions can be made on the NZ Parliament website.
So-called "safe areas" that exclude pro-life activity and prayer outside abortion centres were inadvertently voted out of the rushed through Abortion Legislation Act. A misunderstanding by pro-abortion politicians led to an Act that mentioned the notion of "safe areas", with no possible way to implement them.
Hence, this Amendment Bill.
The Abortion Legislation Act, 2020, passed on 18 March last year, allows for abortion up to birth for essentially any reason what-so-ever. Given Royal Assent five days later on 23 March, the legislation came into force the very next day, allowing abortion to be deemed "essential" health care.
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According to the General policy statement, the purpose of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill is to "provide a regulation-making power to set up safe areas around specific abortion facilities, on a case-by-case basis."
The writers of the Bill argue that this regulation-making power is designed to "protect the safety and well-being" along with the "privacy and dignity" of those accessing abortion and of abortion workers.
Safe areas to be determined on a case-by-case basis
If this law is to pass, so-called "safe areas" would not automatically be enforced at every single abortion facility in New Zealand.
Where implemented, the "safe area" can be no more than 150 meters from any part of the premises.
As noted in the explanatory note, the "specific size and exact location of the safe area would be determined on a case-by-case basis".
The Governor General has the power to make the "safe area" regulation. This is done on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, in consultation with the Minister of Justice.
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Section 13A 3 explains what is deemed as prohibited behaviour:
prohibited behaviour means—
(a) intimidating, interfering with, or obstructing a protected person—
(i) with the intention of frustrating the purpose for which the protected person is in the safe area; or
(ii) in a manner that an ordinary reasonable person would know would cause emotional distress to a protected person:
(b) communicating with, or visually recording, a person in a manner that an ordinary reasonable person would know would cause emotional distress to a protected person
protected person means a person who is in a safe area for the purpose of—
(a) accessing abortion services; or
(b) providing, or assisting with providing, abortion services; or
(c) seeking advice or information about abortion services; or
(d) providing, or assisting with providing, advice or information about abortion services.
Any person who contravenes the above, and is convicted, is liable for a fine not exceeding $1,000.
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If a constable asks a person to stop engaging in behaviour that they believe contravenes the legislation, and the person does not stop, that person can be arrested and taken into custody without a warrant (see clause 13B (b)).
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The Minister of Health, when recommending that regulations for a safe area are created, must take into account the rights and freedoms of citizens.
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Safety, well-being and dignity only protected if you're born
New Zealand law now views induced abortion as an essential health service.
However, one only need look at the scientific evidence that a unique human being is created at fertilization to realize the gaping disconnect between true health care and the very nature and end of abortion.
Maternity care, recognizes that both the mother and her unborn child must be looked after, and all measures are taken to ensure the safety of both when the child is "wanted".
Abortion denies the humanity and the right to life of an unborn child, simply because of the wishes of his or her mother. Abortion does not have the aim of healing. Its aim is to destroy.
Abortion is a grave injustice.
Ironically, this Amendment Bill declares that it is about the "safety and well-being", and respect of the "privacy and dignity" of women and abortion workers.
What about the safety, well-being and dignity of the tiniest of human beings?
We would do anything at all to save them if they were already born. Their location doesn't change their dignity.
Instead the most helpless among us are being poisoned and brutally torn apart in the name of "choice" and "health care" – essential health care no less.
Often their mothers allow this to happen because they believe they have no other choice.
Why peaceful, prayerful presence outside abortion facilities is necessary
For almost 30 years, Family Life International has had a peaceful, prayerful presence outside abortion centres in New Zealand. Many, many lives have been saved because people have sacrificed their time in order to be a sign of hope.
Our presence is never in protest.
It does, however, acknowledge that tiny human beings are being subjected to a brutal death.
Our presence reminds the community that something very unsavoury is happening in their midst. It challenges people to critique their values.
Being present extends other options to abortion-minded mothers. Our presence tells her that she is strong; that she is not alone; that there is hope.
Fathers are reminded that they have a duty to protect their child and the woman they love.
The very beginning stages of healing can begin for those who hurt after their abortion experience.
Workers are extended love and mercy.
Finally, and most importantly, abortion offends the heart of God. We make reparation for this grave injustice and beg for His mercy at the site where this atrocity occurs.
The day after this Bill was introduced into Parliament, FLI's faithful prayer volunteers stood as they do every Wednesday on the opposite side of the road from AMAC. They were approached by a woman who works in the abortion facility. There was a woman, she said, that they could do nothing for. She knew FLI had helped previously and wondered if we could do so again. She asked for cards for our pregnancy centre – Gianna's Choice – and took them with her to the facility.
Countless other stories could be relayed demonstrating the powerful witness a prayerful, presence is.
At the heart of the introduction of the Bill is the acknowledgement that a peaceful, prayerful presence outside abortion facilities changes hearts and saves lives. A reality that cannot be tolerated by militant pro-abortion proponents.


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Paul Hardwick has a Doctor of Philosophy in English medieval vernacular anticlericalism from the University of York, and has published widely on medieval literature and art. As well as publishing his own work, he is a frequent reviewer in academic journals. In addition to academic publication, Prof Hardwick has written extensively in other media, having published five well-received collections of poetry (as Oz Hardwick), numerous other poems and short stories, and contributing regularly to national music magazines. A member of the English staff since 2000, he is Programme Leader for the English and Writing BA and the Creative Writing MA, as well as a passionate supporter and promoter of the writing culture at Leeds Trinity and beyond.
Paul is engaged with the organisation of many literature-related events, including: Aesthetica Creative Arts Poetry Competition, Leeds Peace Poetry Competition, Harrogate Writers' Circle Poetry Competition, York Writers Poetry Competition, York Literature Festival, Leeds Trinity Writers' Festival and National Poetry Day events. He has given a number of talks on medievalism and poetry in the UK, Europe and US. He has also contributed to several anthologies of prose and poetry, including Multifaith Multilingual: Poems for Peace and Togetherness (2008), The Iron Book of New Humorous Verse (2010), Soul Feathers (2011), Heart Shoots (2012), Hildegard(2014) and Limerick Nation (2014). He has read at Sheffield Off the Shelf festival, Ilkley Literature Festival, York Literature Festival, Beverley Folk Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Poetry on the Lake (Italy), Edinburgh Festival and many smaller venues in the UK, Europe and USA. Subterranean Homesick Yorkshire Blues, a book edited by Prof Hardwick to accompany a collaborative show with four other writers and musicians, came fourth in the Purple Patch Independent Press Anthologies listings for 2009. A number of Prof Hardwick's photographs have been included in arts journals and magazines - as well as other media - in the UK, Europe and US.
The main focus of my research is upon English misericords in their devotional contexts. My monograph, English Medieval Misericords: The Margins of Meaning, was published by Boydell in 2011, with a paperback edition following in 2013. My edited collection, The Playful Middle Ages: Essays in Memory of Elaine C. Block, in which I have an authored chapter, 'Talking Dirty: Vernacular Language and the Lower Body,' was published by Brepols in July 2011.
A secondary interest is in 19th-21st century medievalism(s). I have been invited to submit a chapter to a forhcoming collection, edited by Michael Torregrossa, entitled Televisual Middle Ages.
Finally, I am interested in the appropriation of myth, and co-edited a volume with my Leeds Trinity colleague Amina Alyal, entitledClassical and Contemporary Mythic Identities: Construction of the Poetic Imagination (2010), in which I have a chapter entitled 'Shouting the Darkness: Tregeagle and the Cornwall of the Mind'. I also co-edited a second volume with David Kennedy of the University of Hull, entitled The Survival of Myth: Innovation, Singularity and Alterity (2010).
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Commercial cooling repairs are unavoidable. At Air Con Repair Brisbane, we supply a comprehensive variety of heating as well as cooling support services to meet each of your commercial HVAC installation, replacement, repair work, and maintenance needs.
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In the original paradox, Achilles who is swift of foot and slow of mind, is basically one upped by a tortoise who challenges Achilles to a foot race (you can read a more complete version of the paradox here).
Achilles offers the tortoise a head start, and from there the tortoise explains that since he — the tortoise — has a head start, no matter how fast Achilles runs, the tortoise will always be at least a little bit ahead, and because of that, Achilles can't possibly beat the tortoise.
And as Achilles' mind is not as quick as his feet, he concedes the loss without ever running the race.
In this version, I am Achilles, and I am racing two tortoises: the heart festooned bag and the donut bag.
Each day I get up and work on one or the other or both of the bags, and each day I make forward progress, closing the gap between me and a finished bag without ever quite getting there.
After I finished my blog post on Tuesday, I went to bed with wild fantasies of finishing one bag on Wednesday and one bag today, but because of and despite my diligent efforts on both days, I have made progress on both bags, but neither one is done.
I started by sewing the seams that join the two linings of the heart festooned bag into one large fabric puzzle, then I turned it right side out and pinned it into place:
Then, once I had the lining securely sewn in place, I began appliquéing little hearts to the handles/edging to be for the heart festooned bag, and I got this far before sunset:
When I was not working on the heart festooned bag, I was busy doing what I could to finish the donut bag, and while I got all of the pieces of the body of the bag joined:
It turned out that in stuffing the donuts, the squares became just a bit smaller, and those bits add up, and the template that I have been using for the lining of my large bags is a little too big, so before I can cut out the lining, I need to make a new template.
Like Achilles I have made progress, but I have not yet reached my destination; so, I will continue to work one stitch at a time and trust that eventually I will reach the end of not just one, but both of these projects.


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March and April 2012 Presentations and Seminars
Winter arrived again in kamloops, -14C this morning!! Cross country skiing has been great but we are certainly not getting too much closer to spring ice off on the local lakes. I have a few speaking engagements coming up in the next 2 months and then it is time to go fishing. I will be presenting at the Fraser Valley Boat & Sportsman's Show in Abbotsford, BC form March 2 – 4. At 4:30 Pm on Friday I will be giving a free talk on the Biology of Productive Trout Lakes and at 10 AM on the Saturday will be covering Fall Stillwater Tactics, both presentations are in the seminar room to your left just as you enter the Tradex building. I will also be doing tying demonstrations at 2 … Read entire article »
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8 Foods most likely to give you food poisoning!
The toll of persons getting sick by consuming contaminated and adulterated food is increasing, and so the number of beds in the hospitals too across the world is rising as never before. Food poisoning is not very unusual and many people, young or old, suffer from it at some point of their lives. But, the good news is, if treated effectively on time, it can be cured.
Food poisoning basically occurs when one takes in or swallows water or food filled with parasites, viruses and bacteria.
Here are some of the common culprits caught for causing food poisoning.
Parasites in pork
Pork is one such food which is high on parasites, and the presence of these throws many people on hospital beds. This parasite which is generally found in pork is known as "Toxoplasma", which can be fatal if an individual has a weak immune system. According to a study, more than 60 million people in the U.S. carry this parasite in their bodies, but owing to a strong immune system, they refrain themselves from falling ill.
Green leafy vegetables
While experts recommend and have always recommended that we eat green leafy vegetables, but here is another side to the story. If vegetables especially spinach are not washed properly, then there are chances of food poisoning. Thus, it is necessary to cook these vegetables properly before eating them.
Poultry – Eggs
Studies have shown eggs to be contaminated with salmonella, and so, eating raw eggs is just not recommended. In order to avoid the presence of salmonella, it is best that you refrigerate the eggs so as to keep salmonella away.
Fish and shellfish
As high as 6% of deaths from food poisoning occur due to food-borne illness from fish and shellfish. This is because fishes sometimes come from contaminated water. Hence, the best way to safeguard yourself is to buy fresh fish which is clear-eyed and not too smelly.
Dairy products (Listeria)
Listeria is a bacteria that affects dairy products such as soft cheese. The presence of it in food causes serious food poisoning.
Beef too has Toxoplasma in it. People consuming beef can fall sick if the beef is not properly cooked. It can prove to be really harmful for pregnant women.
E.coli bacteria in raw vegetables
This sounds to be a common word to almost all of us. E.coli or Escherichia coli is a bacteria usually found in raw vegetables, salad, undercooked meat, unpasteurized milk and cheese.
Staphylococcus aureus in poultry, ice-cream!
This is again a form of bacteria that is found in ice-cream, eggs, custard, cheese, pastries, gravies and salads. Make sure that these are properly refrigerated.
While these were certain food items that have the potential to cause food poisoning, there are also ways of escaping it. Just make sure that your food is properly cooked and not undercooked, it is properly washed and refrigerated. Whatever you eat, ensure, it is hygienic and well-cooked!


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There are essentially two methods of constructing bale walls to support the roof structure and multi-storey walls (to a maximum of 3 storeys) in residential construction. They are:
- load bearing wall assemblies
- non-load bearing wall assemblies
Both systems have their advantages and challenges. We have chosen to focus our efforts on non-load bearing straw bale for a number of reasons. Moisture is the biggest enemy of straw bales during construction, and until a roof is constructed the bales are vulnerable to damage even when stuccoed. Load bearing bale walls must be compressed, leveled and stuccoed before second floor or roof assemblies are constructed.
Both non-load bearing and load bearing walls can be constructed on conventional basements with an engineered i-joist floor system, grade beams, reinforced slabs and rubble trench foundations. It is at this point the construction methodologies diverge.
Non-load bearing wall assemblies are a modified post and beam system, constructed from dimension lumber and plywood found at any local building supply center. These frame assemblies are the same width as the bales and become an integral and hidden part of the bales walls, buried behind the stucco along with the bales. They also form the 'bucks', the openings and structural members in which the windows and doors are inserted and secured. Once the box columns – the structural framing members that form the enclosures in which the bales will be stacked – are positioned, leveled and braced, a second floor or roof is constructed and the entire building is largely waterproof before any baling begins.
Tensioned stucco wire on the exterior provides a 'form' to bale to from the interior. The roof and its associated overhangs should be generous, not only ensuring protection for the baled walls but providing a dry and secure work area for bale storage during stacking, retieing, installing and tensioning stucco wire. It also provides a protected environment for stuccoing. The chances of bales getting soaked or newly applied cement-lime stucco being ruined by a summer thunderstorm or several days of rain is dramatically reduced or eliminated by completing the framing and roof first.
Battle Lake Design Group has been working on modified structural elements and techniques for straw bale construction since 2004 for our variable Western Canadian climates. We continue to refine and update the modified post and beam system in collaboration with Acius Structural Engineering Consulting to create additional labour and cost efficiencies for both builders and home owners building straw bale homes.
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His appearance will mark the start of stream of events throughout November and December at NYU's center of French-American cultural and intellectual exchange.
French actor and director Marcel Bozonnet will be featured at a special event taking place at La Maison of Française of New York University on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. His appearance will mark the start of stream of events throughout November and December, including talks by avant-garde playwright Fernando Arrabal, historian Marc Fumaroli of the Académie Française, and soccer legend Lilain Thuram, among others.
La Maison Française, NYU's home for French-American cultural and intellectual exchange, is located at 16 Washington Mews (corner of University Place), New York, N.Y. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 212-998-8750, or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the website at: www.nyu.edu/maisonfrancaise. Reservations are required only when so noted.
EVENTS: November / December 2013:
Saturday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture & Reading, in French
Actor, director: La Princesse de Clèves; Chocolat Clown nègre; Director, Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris (1993-2001); General Administrator, Comédie Française (2001-2006); founder, Les Comédiens-Voyageurs
La Langue et le sentiment
Special Event: A rare New York visit by renowned French actor and director Marcel Bozonnet
Wednesday, November 6, 6:30 p.m.
Discussion in English
Shaping Immigration News: A French-American Comparison
Rodney Benson
Professor of Media Studies and Sociology, NYU; author of Shaping Immigration News (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Frédéric Viguier, NYU
Gaye Tuchman, UConn
Friday, November 8, 6:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by NYU Institute of African American Affairs; Institute for Public Knowledge;
and La Maison Française
NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South
Tischman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall (1st fl.)
Racism in Soccer: A Discussion with
Retired professional soccer player; FIFA World Champion, 1998; European Champion, 2000; Vice-champion, 2006; creator, Lilian Thuram Foundation: Education Against Racism
In English
RSVP (this event only): 212-998-4222
Monday, November 11, 7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by La Maison Française and Institute of French Studies
Actualité du roman historique
Writer; author of La Vie professionnelle de Laurent B.; novelist, author of HHhH (Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman); Rien ne se passe comme prévu
in conversation with
Clinical Asistant Professor, Institute of French Studies, NYU
In French.
Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Lecture (in French)
Playwright, novelist, poet, filmmaker; author of Guernica; And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers; The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria
Qu'est-ce que j'ai fait au dieu Pan pour que je sois le seul survivant des quatres avatars de la modernité?
Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Lecture (in French)
de l'Academie Française
Historian; essayist; author of Histoire de la rhétorique dans l'Europe modern; Quand l'Europe parlait français; Le Livre des metaphors; Des Modernes aux Anciens
Rhétorique ancienne; rhétorique post-moderne
Monday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture in French
Novelist, author of Dans un avion pour Caracas; poet; essayist; author of Dictionnaire égoïste de la littérature française (Prix Décembre; Prix de l'Essai de l'Académie française), Encyclopédie capricieuse du tout et du rien (Prix Duménil)
Proust et l'imbécilité
Monday, November 25, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Event
French Literature in the Making
Writer, journalist; author of La Chambre noire de Longwood (Prix Fémina essai, Prix Roger Nimier, Grand Prix Lire-RTL, Prix Jules-Verne, Prix Joseph Kessel); La Lutte avec l'Ange; 31, allées Damour – Raymond Guérin 1905-1955; La Maison du retour
in conversation with
Writer, journalist, television producer and host, Un Livre un jour (France 3 and TV5)
Working as a journalist in Lebanon, Jean-Paul Kauffmann was kidnapped in May 1983 and was not released until May 1988. He is the author of Voyage to Desolation Island and The Dark Room at Longwood, which was awarded seven literary prizes in France.
Discussion in French.
Presented with the additional support of Sofitel, Centre National du Livre, Open Skies, and Institut Français.
Monday. December 2, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture in French
Professor, Université de Paris VIII; author of Les Porteurs d'ombre, mimesis et modernité; Walter Benjamin sans destin; L'Enseignement de la torture: Réflexions sur Jean Améry
L'Enseignement de la torture
November 1 – December 6
The World of THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
Photographs 1980-2009
Catalogue available, with introduction by Ian Baruma
The exhibition is made possible by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.
Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The gallery is occasionally closed for daytime events; please call (212) 998-8750 to verify access.
Tuesday, December 10, 7:00 p.m.
Soirée Musicale: A Celebration of French Art Song
Elana Gleason, soprano
Nathan Létourneau, tenor
Elena Merkel, soprano
Hans Tashjian, bass
John Spencer IV, piano
Remarks by Scott Murphree, NYU
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Lima Nights by Marie Arana
Labels: Grade A, Literary Fiction
Now finally I'm back in Lima! Marie Arana's short novel about an affair between a married, aristocratic Peruvian man and a young indigenous girl from the slums offers all the atmosphere I was seeking, along with a great story of passion and manipulation. Everything happens pretty much as you would expect: the man Carlos is older and married when he meets the girl Maria, who is a dancer in a bar. The affair progresses rapidly and soon Carlos is so besotted he risks his marriage and his livelihood to be with her. Arana handles the age difference between the characters well. Yes, it's creepy and you want Carlos to leave the 15-year-old Maria alone; on the other hand you want Maria to find a way out of her squalid life however she can and Carlos provides a safer exit than most of her other choices. Both have things to gain and things to lose from the relationship, no matter how it turns out in the end.
Unlike Vargas Llosa, who writes in Spanish, Arana writes in English, and indeed works as a writer for the Washington Post. The Post's excellent review of the book (with a more complete plot description than I offer) is here. I hope Arana writes more stories set in Lima.
(Book 38, 2010)


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20 September 2018
Known for over 25 years as a skilled interpreter of traditional music and more recently as a composer of startlingly original new folk songs, Nancy Kerr has become one of the most sought-after ensemble musicians on today's British folk and scene. 2015's BBC Folk Singer of the Year, she has been seen with award winners Kerr and Fagan, The Full English, Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting, in 2017's re-imagining of Peter Bellamy's The Transports, and as part of cutting-edge commissions The Elizabethan Session, Sweet Liberties and Shake the Chains.
Now for something different. Nancy Kerr solo. In this new, intimate setting, Nancy revisits her celebrated deft touch on the violin and viola as well as her distinctive use of fingerpicking acoustic guitar, allowing space for new and ancient songs and tunes, and the stories behind them, to breathe and be heard anew.
This is music to challenge and inspire, confront and sympathise. This is a chance to experience the intimate drama of solo folk performance: Nancy Kerr's music in its truest and most conversational form yet.
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text: Mason and Katie Welcome Catawba Valley Medical Center's First Baby Of The Year As people rang in the New Year, Mason and Katie headed to Catawba Valley Medical Center to welcome their little girl, Mayleigh, into the world. Mayleigh was born at 2:17am on January 1, 2020 weighing 7 pounds and 13 ounces. "What a great way to begin the new year," said Mason. "It's a time to celebrate new beginnings and our new family." Labor and Delivery nurses Stephanie, McKinsey, Kristin, Mariah, Monica and Veronica presented Katie with a New Year's basket filled with items from the Catawba Valley Medical Center birthing staff and generous local businesses including Sweet Frog, Conover Spa and the YMCA of Catawba Valley. Nurse midwife Rebecca Huneycutt delivered Mayleigh. Thanks to the support of Catawba Valley Health System, half a dozen midwives are available to help women get the care they need to have healthy babies. Categories General Health Previous Next


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The beginning of fall once again marks the start of another school year filled with endless possibilities for wide-eyed students eager to learn. For AFPM, the beginning of the school year is yet another opportunity to continue to highlight the importance of career and technical education (CTE). Currently, America's refining and petrochemical community employs and supports over three million people, hiring individuals from all education levels to fill a wide range of positions (such as welders, electricians, chemists, and engineers). The industry is experiencing a strong need for new, technically-skilled employees as a result of the increasing domestic production of shale oil and natural gas, and this demand for skilled workers will only grow in the coming decade as a generation of workers retire. Fostering CTE will not only help ensure that our nation's students are equipped with the skills needed to enter the workforce, but will specifically support career growth in the refining and petrochemical sectors. AFPM continues to enhance its workforce development activities which are focused on providing guidance about the range of opportunities within the refining and petrochemical sectors, supporting the ongoing development of a highly skilled workforce, and partnering with existing workforce development efforts and organizations. AFPM's initiatives include:
- AFPM's workforce development website (which is also in Spanish).
- Leads communications and educational opportunities at the Federal and State level.
- Partners with several veterans-based organizations including American Jobs for America's Heroes and Hiring our Heroes.
- Engages in innovative industry-education programs through EdVenture Partners. This initiative focuses on two- and four-year schools where students develop and implement a community based marketing campaign to promote the range of career opportunities within the fuel and petrochemical manufacturing industries.
Notably, AFPM is supportive of the Strengthening Careers and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 5587), which passed the House by a vote of 405 – 5 on September 13, 2016. The Act reauthorizes and improves the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. To align career education with in-demand jobs, the Act facilitates deeper collaboration between educational institutions, business, and industry. Importantly, H.R. 5587 incentivizes programs to promote the recognition of postsecondary credentials - including industry-recognized certifications. The legislation also helps CTE programs meet the needs of states, regions, and local labor markets. While it is unclear whether the path for Perkins reauthorization will move forward in the Senate this year due the short legislative calendar, one thing is clear - AFPM will continue to keep the importance of strengthening CTE at the forefront.


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- Ron D'Artenay, President
- Keith Krider, Vice President
- Second Vice President, Todd Sigler
- Secretary/Treasurer, Vacant
The Coalinga Firemen's Club (CFC) was established around the 1940s. It was made up of full-time Firefighters and Volunteer Firefighters. The CFC today currently has 24 members, which include a President, Vice President, Second Vice President, and a Secretary/Treasurer.
Sponsorship & Donations
CFC sponsors several activities during the Horned Toad Weekend including, the Annual Pancake Breakfast and the Waterfights. The Pancake Breakfast is on the Saturday of Horned Toad Derby while Waterfights are held on the following Monday.
Since 2003, the CFC has donated all the monies generated from the breakfast to the Coalinga Firemen's Club High School Scholarship Program. We give a $500 scholarship to one high school senior every year for college. CFC also has a 50/50 raffle during the weekend of the Derby to generate money for the High School Scholarship.
Annual Christmas Party
The CFC during the holiday season hosts the Annual Christmas Party. We invite all of the past members of the department, families, and children to the event. Children get to see Santa, and raffles for children and adults are held along with a huge potluck. We regularly have over 100 in attendance.


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In late November 2013 we visited with a new OBGYN and to my surprise, I really liked this new doctor! He looked at our past test results and once again told us everything looked great, except for my progesterone levels. I had scored a 7; but it should have been at least 10 or higher. Since this test was lower than it should have been I was scheduled for another progesterone test a few days later.
At our consultation the doctor also informed us that we should consider having a hysterosalpingogram (HSG). It is a test to check if your fallopian tubes are open and runs about $600 – $1500. After much discussion I decided to start on clomid for days 3-7. If we don't get a Big Fat Positive (BFP) after a few months we will have the HSG test done.
My second progesterone test results came in at 13.6, which was substantially higher than the 7 I scored initially. Since my test scores were good, our doctor said we are now considered to have unexplained fertility (assuming the HSG test comes back positive). We will keep trying the Clomid for now and see what happens.


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Late bloomer. Rose-colored glasses.
Curious comments made to me over twenty-five years ago. I tried my best to dismiss them, but like the annoying jingle you can't stop humming, they buzzed in my head. It wasn't until I learned more about myself and experienced life did I come to understand their true meaning.
My first notable late bloomer venture happened in my mid-forties when I decided it was time to enter the workforce. While my friends were busy establishing their careers, I chose to be a stay at home wife and mother, spending my spare time volunteering at my son's schools and local nonprofit organizations. In a sense these were my formative years.
I graduated from organizing bake sales, to putting on fashion shows, orchestrating auctions and black tie galas and, eventually to soliciting major donor funding for million dollar capital campaigns. As I waded deeper into projects and assumed leadership positions, I learned invaluable skills – time management, problem solving, working as part of a group, and working for a greater cause. I forged many friendships, some lifelong and filled my rolodex to capacity with contacts.
Although I didn't know at the time, these activities were the foundation of what was to become a rewarding career in the field of nonprofits. The leap from volunteer to paid professional came naturally. Over the years other meaningful employment opportunities presented themselves – each affording me the good fortune to grow professionally and personally. Chalk one up for the late bloomer.
Fast forward – five years ago I began researching and writing about the positive effects of practicing good manners and expressing gratitude and appreciation. I joined the Happiness Movement, a worldwide network of people interested in making the world a nicer place.
I believe that the mindful practice of good manners, kindness and gratitude can help us get through life's rough spots and can make us succeed in ways we never expected. And, I believe that happiness is contagious and within our grasp.


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How to Simplify Data Protection with Centralized Backup
by Bridget.Giacinto, on Sep 9, 2014 11:06:31 AM
Centralized backups allows IT managers, service providers and resellers to manage and monitor all backups for their users or clients from a single remote location. Utilizing the web-based NovaBACKUP Central Management Console (CMC), client installations of NovaBACKUP can be installed and managed from anywhere with internet access. All backups can be automated and monitored to ensure that they are working properly. Notifications can also be set up so that if a backup fails on one of the clients, the administrator can remotely setup or modify backup jobs. If administrators receive notice of a deleted file or files, they have the ability to remotely run a restore of lost files.
CMC includes a dashboard for a quick view of the most important figures, giving admins an immediate status snapshot of all connected NovaBACKUP installations and offers simplified wizards to help them create, delete, modify and schedule backup jobs.
The console offers an easy drill down option that allows administrators to access the file system of a single NovaBACKUP instance to select specific files and folders as well as selecting from SQL, Exchange, or specific virtual machines.
Videos on Using NovaBACKUP CMC
Part 1:
Check out this video for step by step instructions on how to set up the Central Management Console.
This CMC installation video covers:
- How to install NovaBACKUP CMC
- How to access CMC through your web-browser using Microsoft Silverlight
- How to run the application out of your browser
- How to create a short-cut icon on your desktop
- How to create Users and Roles for the Central Management Console
Part 2:
Check out this video for information on how to use the Central Management Console.
This second video in the CMC instructional series covers:
- Setting up Agents and Groups
- Performing a Backup from the CMC
- Performing a Restore from the CMC
- Logging
- Adding a device
- Performing a Virtual Machine Backup from the CMC
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If you have not downloaded CMC, I recommend downloading the trial of NovaBACKUP CMC so that you can follow along. Download NovaBACKUP CMC now.
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Following on from the successful delivery of 2-off 10" NS ROV Installed blind flanges. We have received feedback that the subsea installation has proven to be very successful.
The flanges were designed to provide a sealed subsea barrier to an open pipeline terminating in an ANSI-150 flange.
Sheldon Jeffrey, Project Manager at Supergrip, said "We are pleased to receive this feedback from our client on a successful and efficient installation. It is especially nice to receive photographs from the ROV camera on the subsea installation as this isn't always possible. The assemblies were designed for the application and surveyed by a third party authority. This is an excellent example of our innovation capability, which enables us to deliver bespoke products for unique and challenging applications"


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The holidays are a time to eat, drink and be merry. Help your customers throw the ultimate holiday party by bringing the best part: the bar! Cambro's CamBars® are all made from durable, impact-resistant and waterproof material that won't crack, dent, chip, rust or break. But which one is the best for your catering needs? Read about our three offerings below:
Compact and Mighty
The CamBar 540 is compact yet powerful. The smallest of the CamBar family, the CamBar 540 has an 80 lb. ice sink, a speed rail to hold five to seven bottles and adequate space to hold soda and mixers for an intimate event. Choose from six standard decor colors and three designer decor colors to customize your CamBar's base, counter and speed rails.
The CamBar 540 is perfect for the caterer who wants to step up their game from a fold-up table. And it also fits in a standard-size elevator for those roof-top parties!
See the CamBar 540.
Just Right
Cambro's mid-size option, the CamBar 650, has a little bit of everything. All CamBar 650 models come with the option of no soda system, a pre-mix dispensing system featuring up to five pre-mix canisters and one CO2 tank or a post-mix system featuring three syrup boxes and the option of a water tank. The CamBar 650 soda system can be customized to whatever you need. For maximum versatility, choose a model that includes a soda system and add on a Cambro speed rail and wire shelves to your order. The accessories will allow you to tailor your CamBar to different kinds of events and customer needs.
All bars come equipped with an 80 lb. ice sink that includes a cold plate and cover for long-lasting ice. The CamBar 650 comes with five standard decor colors and four designer decor colors to fit the mood of your business. This bar is a crowd pleaser at both small and large events.
See the CamBar 650.
Go Big or Go Home
Sometimes bigger is better! The CamBar 730 has all the bells and whistles to keep your customer happy and the party going all night. With options ranging from economy to complete, the CamBar can adapt to any party situation your business may encounter. Possibilities include: a full post-mix dispensing system with up to six syrup boxes, a CO2 tank, the option of a 17-gallon water tank and a water filter or a pre-mix system of up to seven canisters and 1 CO2 tank.
If choosing a model equipped with a pre-or post-mix system, simply take out the system for the day and replace with Cambro's speed rails or wire shelves to keep soda cans and bottles organized when requested. All CamBar 730 models also include a cold plate and cover for its ice sink. A GFI protected 110v power outlet gives you the ability to make Margaritas! Choose from five standard decor colors and four designer decor colors to make your CamBar stand out.
See the CamBar 730.
Cambro's CamBars allow the operator to choose from a variety of beverage equipment, colors and accessories to help maximize your profits and promote the professionality of your business. For more information about each CamBar model, contact your local Cambro rep.
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The Colorado Avalanche are working with St. Louis law enforcement regarding threats made toward center Nazem Kadri after their Game 3 victory against the Blues Saturday night.
The threats followed a series-ending injury to Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington after a collision involving Kadri.
Just six minutes and 45 seconds into the first period of Game 3, Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen crashed into Binnington. The collision caused a lower body injury to Binnington that forced him to leave the game and put him out for the rest of the series. Backup Ville Husso, who started the postseason as the Blues' No. 1 netminder, entered the game and gave up four goals on 23 shots in the 5-2 defeat. The Avalanche hold a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 on Monday night in St. Louis.
On Sunday, hockey player Akim Aliu tweeted that he had spoken to Kadri and that the Avalanche center "has been subject to so many racist attacks and threats since last night that police had to be brought in." Aliu and Kadri are founding members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance, an organization of current and former hockey players of color that is seeking to eradicate racism from the game.
Kadri is a Muslim of Lebanese descent.
"Racist attacks like this have no place in hockey and should be investigated and reported on," Aliu said.
Colorado issued a statement to the media on Sunday, saying "the Avalanche organization is aware of threats made toward Nazem Kadri and is working with local law enforcement to investigate."
After Game 3, Blues coach Craig Berube questioned Kadri's role in the injury. "Look at Kadri's reputation. That's all I've got to say," he said of Kadri, who has multiple postseason suspensions, including an eight-game ban for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk in the 2021 playoffs.
There was no penalty called on Kadri on the play. The NHL Department of Player Safety determined there was no supplemental discipline necessary for him.
Aliu told ESPN that Kadri felt unsafe at the Avalanche's team hotel in St. Louis, partially due to social media threats. He said there had to be additional police stationed in front of the hotel due to these threats.
Aliu also called out the St. Louis coach for making insinuations based on Kadri's reputation.
"Berube is not one that should be talking about reputation," Aliu said. "The guy is on record for calling another player a 'monkey' but he's talking about reputation."
Berube, who has First Nations ancestry, was suspended for one game in November 1997 for calling Florida Panthers forward Peter Worrell "a monkey" while Berube was playing for the Washington Capitals. He apologized to Worrell in a phone call and Worrell said he accepted that it was "not in the context that it was meant."
Kadri defended his actions in Game 3.
"I just see a loose puck, really," he said. "It was just kind of sitting behind him. Their defenseman collided with me and pushed me into him. Had that not been the case, I don't think I would have hit him at all."
The situation with Binnington took an odd turn after the game. Kadri was doing a postgame interview with TNT and talking about the collision. He paused for a moment and then continued, eventually telling the broadcast that Binnington might have thrown a water bottle at him. In his postgame news conference, Kadri didn't back off that insinuation.
According to The Athletic, two people confirmed it was Binnington who threw the water bottle. Multiple NHL sources told ESPN on Sunday that the league would not fine nor suspend Binnington over the incident.


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It's rare to get a really great creative concept or idea that is part of the nation's folklore – cheese gives you weird dreams – that lets us stretch our creative imagination to heighten such surreal imagery on screen. Moving from scene to scene we seamlessly scored the soundtrack adding weird and wonderful musical themes and elements including dog barks and time signature changes to make a really tightly packed score that is finally disrupted by a giant pack of cheese.
Agency – Above + Beyond. Production Co. – Blink Ink. Audio Post Production – Scramble Soho. Director – Joe Mann + Rune Spaans. 2018


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Mexican Party
Our striped green, white, and red honeycomb decorations are hand-dyed to match the Mexican flag. Celebrate Mexican Independence, Cinco de Mayo, and other holidays. Honeycomb balls, tissue garlands, bells, fans, and more.
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AI Outside In: Confidence Everywhere!
To make information on Artificial Intelligence more useful and accessible to everyone, from students to non-technical people curious about how AI works, we've teamed up with Google's People + AI Research (PAIR) initiative, whose mission is to make partnerships between people and AI more productive, engaging, and fair.
Here is the first post in a three-part series — which we're calling "AI Outside In" — by PAIR Writer in Residence, independent tech writer and blogger David Weinberger. He offers his outside perspective on key developments in AI research and will explain central concepts in the field of machine learning. He'll be looking at the technology within a broader context of social issues and ideas. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Google.
Machines can learn, but what do they know?
Machine learning systems may be portrayed in much of the media as our new overlords, dictating policy while blithely driving our cars for us, but these systems are actually quite humble. It may seem counterintuitive, but we could learn from their humility.
Machine learning works by inspecting the data we provide it, looking for relationships among the many small points of data, and connecting them into what it thinks is a working model that will let it categorize inputs or make predictions. To take a simple example, you could use the 202,000 images of celebrities in the CelebA database to train a machine learning system. Forty different aspects of those images have been labeled by patient humans: Is the face oval-shaped? Is the person wearing a hat? Is the person smiling? By analyzing all those pixels, the system will associate some patterns with those aspects.
For example, the system might have learned that faces labeled "smiling" often have a horizontal set of light pixels (which we humans would call "teeth") in the bottom third of the image. But of course, the pixel patterns are far more complex than that, for not everyone shows teeth when smiling, and raised eyebrows can indicate a smile, especially in conjunction with other arrangements of facial pixels. Machine learning doesn't know about teeth, eyebrows, or dimples that show up when someone grins. It just knows about the probability that some patterns of pixels are associated with the label "smiling." And some of those patterns are more reliably associated with smiling than others.
That means that the machine learning system doesn't know anything, if, knowledge implies certitude, as it has at times in Western thought. Machine learning only yields probabilistic judgments: It's likely to be more certain that a photo of Megan Markle smiling should go in the Smiling bucket than that a photo of Clint Eastwood at his happiest belongs there.
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Lacking confidence: a strength
We humans face the same type of decisions all the time because the world is analog and not neatly binary. For example, my wife has an upside down smile that is beloved in the family but probably not recognizable elsewhere.
The difference is, though, that the machine learning system will (or at least should) always report its conclusions in probabilistic terms, while we humans often tend to be more binary than that. We have a set of words we sometimes use to express the degree of confidence we have in what we're saying, but we don't always use them, and in some circumstances – politics, I'm looking at you – we rarely use them.
Worst of all, we humans often take expressing lack of confidence in what we're saying as a sign of weakness. For machine learning, it's a sign of strength.
In fact, it's not just a strength. It's a tool. Let's say we've trained a system not on photos of celebrities but on scans of suspicious bodily growths, and we want the system to tell us whether a particular patient's scan seems benign or malignant. This is a case where we'd rather include iffy tumors in the Malignant bucket, because missing a malignancy (a false negative) is more consequential for the patient than flagging a benign tumor for further inspection (a false positive).
We can control the machine's behavior by changing the confidence level we want the system to use when sorting scans into malignant and benign piles. If we tell it to put a scan into the malignant pile only if it's 99% sure, then it will miss a lot of malignant tumors. If we instead tell it to count as malignant any growth that it even 1% thinks might be malignant, it will catch almost all of the malignancies, but lots of patients will get alarming news and will undergo further tests that will turn out to have been unnecessary. We can use the degree of confidence in order to get that balance right.
Who's training whom?
There is no doubt that machine learning is going to become the engine behind an increasing number of applications we use every day. It's already hard at work on our mobile phones, for example, where it powers the systems that predict the weather, choose the best way to navigate from A to B, and that guess the next word we're going to type on that tiny little screen. In some circumstances, we are told the machine's confidence level in its outputs, as when a weather app tells us that there's a 20% chance of showers. The more that predictions and classifications come with confidence levels, the faster we humans will be trained that there is no shame in admitting that, like the AI we're building, we don't actually know that we are 100% right. We just have degrees of confidence.
For the sake of our ability to learn from one another and even just to discuss topics that we disagree about, this is one lesson that, to paraphrase The Simpsons, we can't learn fast enough from our new, uncertain overlords.
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