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You know the saying that if you put thousands of monkeys on thousands of typewriters, they'll eventually type the works of Shakespeare? Replace the monkeys with over 100,000 people typing in movement commands and the typewriters with an emulation of Pokemon Red and you make start to get a sense of what this Let's Play is all about.
Twitch.tv, for those of you who don't know, is a live streaming site specific for people playing video games, be it League of Legends, Minecraft, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing…anything. Twitch is platform which allows a vast number of people to watch someone play a game live and comment on their progress.
Twitch Plays Pokemon is an experiment which harnesses these viewers and makes them the controller of the game. The way this particular stream works is that by typing in commands like Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B, Start and Select, the character of Red will follow that command. Sounds simple enough? Now times this by about 500 commands every second at peak time in areas that require precise commands to pass through narrow gaps…now you see where this stream gets interesting, infuriating and hilarious.
At the time of writing, the stream has been running for 8 days and 18 hours and, by some miracle, the commenters have managed to beat 5 gyms, catch some Pokemon and navigate through sections requiring precise movement. While the actual process of watching can be maddening (it took 11 hours to get through one route due to bots spamming the down command), what has come out of the stream is truly remarkable. So remarkable that a whole 'mythology' has sprung up surrounding the events of the game, with events like choosing a fossil in Mount Moon becoming the creation of two new religions – the Helix and Dome Fossil.
The constant checking of the Helix Fossil in game due to commands stacking up have made this particular item come to be a God that provides Red with the knowledge to success in battle. In one fateful encounter with the PC, two of the team's most loved Pokemon, ABBBBBBK, the Charmeleon; and and JLVWNNOOOO, the Rattata, were be released into the wild by accident, due to the supposed False Prophet Eevee, who is a harbinger for the devilish Dome Fossil.
There have been other close calls which have forced the streamer to change the way commands had to be issued, with there being a harsh split between Anarchy, the stream's initial way of entering commands, to Democracy, where commands are issued every 20 seconds based on the popularity of votes.
Fan art has been created, cults of the Helix and Dome Fossil have been set up, strategies and a whole meta-game has been formulated by hardcore fans in order to play the system and make sure certain areas are cleared. The true fun of the stream is what has come out of it, rather than the actual gameplay itself.
The Twitch Plays Pokemon experiment is a testament to not only the chaotic nature of Internet commenters, but also to the marvel of what can be achieved when 100,000 monkeys can type in unison on keyboards to complete a game. Who knows how long it will take for the game to be completed? Will the hype train last and will people be able to work together to clear fiendish areas like Victory Road or the Safari Zone? Only time will tell. Praise be to the Helix Fossil.
The stream can be found at www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon. The subreddit for fan art, updates and general chat is www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon
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text: NEW GAME LEAKED Overlord 2 Mac OS X FULL VERSION Overlord 2 was released on 2009 but is still loved by a lot of players. Developed by Triumph Studios, Overlord 2 Mac OS X can be played as a single-player and multiplayer as well. Overlord 2 continues the Overlord series, ...[Read More]

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Sydney and Melbourne: a tale of two cities
The land of Australia is a diverse place, full of jungles and deserts, coastlines and mountains. But if there's one consistent factor across the country, it's the rivalry that appears whenever Sydney and Melbourne start butting heads.
Whether it's sport, culture or property, these two urban giants are constantly out to one-up each other. Let's see who is coming out on top with real estate.
Living it large in Sydney
Sydney has been one of the most popular cities for investors for a number of years.
Sydney has been one of the most popular cities for investors for a number of years. This could easily be the major reason why it is still one of the most expensive places to live in the country, according to CoreLogic RP Data, and also home to the most premium suburbs. These areas are so premium, in fact, that you could buy two houses in Toorak, Melbourne for the same price as a single house in Darling Point, Sydney.
However, it looks like these kinds of suburbs are coming out on top in terms of median value growth. CoreLogic reports that the suburbs on the upper end of the price scale in Sydney are growing by 8.8 per cent over the past year, compared to 6.6 per cent of those in the middle market. This matches the trend of the national average, where it appears that demand is growing for those areas with a higher price tag. Seeing as Sydney property is already on the upper end of property compared to the rest of the country, this is certainly a doubling down of success for those who own premium NSW real estate.
Meanwhile, land supply issues continue to bite at the Harbour City. Residential land sales have dropped by 22.3 per cent over the December 2015 quarter, the worst of any capital city, while CoreLogic and the Housing Industry Association also tell us that land prices have gone up. This could have a serious effect on housing supply as people run out of affordable land to build on, driving prices up even further. Could Sydney values grow more this year?
Rapid expansion in Melbourne
Things seem to be going extremely well for everyone from first home buyers to property investors.
Meanwhile, in Melbourne, things seem to be going extremely well for everyone from first home buyers to property investors. The median property values continue to climb, having toppled Sydney as the best-performing city over 2015, and the city continues going from strength to strength.
And it isn't just those with properties in the expensive areas that are benefiting from these value gains. A recent CoreLogic report reveals that Melbourne is bucking the trend of the most expensive properties performing the best in terms of value growth, as more moderately-priced properties in the area dominate with a 10.5 per cent growth average. Affordable housing is beginning to catch up with 9.7 per cent gains, though higher-end real estate is still holding its own with a 10 per cent increase.
Melbourne has also managed to score huge marks from the Housing Industry Association, playing host to the second-most significant property hotspot in the country. Cranbourne East, having received almost $330million in new residential building approvals as well as a 32 per cent population boost over 2014/2015, is an exemplary suburb for this growing city.
However, there could be some problems on the horizon for the Victorian capital. The deputy executive director of the Property Council in Victoria describes how new tax laws that make Melbourne "a more expensive city to invest in than Sydney" for foreign investors, potentially stifling the city's continued growth through a lack of overseas capital. This new legislation could affect the strong housing supply increase that Melbourne has seen, which could push prices beyond the reach of the average Australian.
We hope this quick rundown has given you a better idea of what area is more suitable for you to invest in. If you want high value growth, then Sydney could be the place for you. Greater affordability and plenty of new construction? Melbourne is calling you home. For more information, make sure you get in touch with a local real estate agency!


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Have you ever asked yourself this question ? Are you happy ?
I'm not talking particularly about having your loved ones next to you , though this is really important . I'm not talking about having money , a dream-job , or anything material . I'm talking about pure happiness . Those moments when you smile without a reason , when you feel powerful , or just .. pure . When you feel like you have nothing to hide .
It's hard to define happiness . Actually , I don't think there's a certain definition . Happiness is not the same for everyone . We might have common things that make us happy , but people can't be happy in the same way . Maybe for someone happiness means just having someone by his side , while for someone else happiness means travelling around the world alone .
Now try to erase everything from your head and also think about everything you are blessed to have . Think about every moment you spent and how you spent it . Think about who did you spent it with . Think about your life . Are you happy ? Is your life how you want it to be ?
If it is , then congratulations . Try to keep it that way .
The sad thing is that for most of us , life isn't how we imagined it . In One Tree Hill , Nate said ' One day you're seventeen and planning for someday and then , quietly , without you ever really noticing , someday is today , then someday is yesterday and this is your life . ' My advice is , don't let time pass by . Life is too short .
Overall , I am happy . If I look back , I have nothing to regret . I like to call regrets 'opportunities to learn and evolve ' . There's always room for better , but I am happy . Are you happy ?
"One day baby we'll be old . Think about the stories that we could have told ! "
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Are you happy ?
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nicely done! :DRăspundețiȘtergere
- Anonim26 martie 2013, 20:37
You're right, happiness depends on how we define them. For me, happiness is to be able to enjoy everything I have and enjoy the moment with everyone around me, but sometimes, my ambitions and my weaknesses give me pain.RăspundețiȘtergereRăspunsuri
I think that pain makes you stronger ; unless it's something really really bad . As they say ' What doesn't kill you makes you stronger ' :)Ștergere
- Anonim15 aprilie 2013, 10:18
It not only might ;) make you stronger but you wouldn't be able to understand pleasure/happiness in a world without pain..Ștergere
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Hawaii - Poi
Clip: Season 1 Episode 1 | 3m 8s
In this first episode host Ed Kenney connects us to the food that made the biggest impact on his life - poi, also known as taro. The 14th most cultivated crop on earth, taro is eaten around the world, but only Hawaiians make poi. Join Ed on his personal journey tracing a food that has kept his family together.
Aired: 05/31/16Video has closed captioning.
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Patton's Motivating Speech on the Eve of the D-Day
Nicknamed 'Old Blood and Guts' by his men, General George S. Patton Jr was a colourful, controversial character. he was quick-tempered , tough-minded and outspoken as an officer. He was a strong disciplinarian who gained the loyalty of his men through his own self-sacrifice.
He had uncommon oratory skills that could rally the troops. Never using notes, Patton always addressed his men in down-to-earth language and in a profane style that is forthright. Patton himself said of swearing, 'You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity!"
Here are the excerpts of one of the most motivating speeches in the military history of the world that General Patton gave to the men of the Third Army some where in England on 5 June 1944 just before the D-Day:
"…You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, your are here for your own self respect, because, you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight. When you, here, every one of you were kids, you all admired the champion marble player, the fastest runner, the toughest boxer, the big league ball players and the All-American football players. Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.
You are not all going to die. Only two per cent of you right here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared. Death, in time, comes to all men. Yes, every man is scared in his first battle. If he says, he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honour, his sense of duty to his country and his innate manhood.
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and removes all that is base. Americans pride themselves on being He Men and they are He Men. Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are, and probably more so. They are not supermen.
…All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, either. Every single man in this army plays a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain. What if every truck driver suddenly decided that he didn't like the whine of those shells overhead, turned yellow, and jumped headlong into a ditch? The cowardly bastard could say, 'Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands.' But, what if every man thought that way? Where in the hell would we be now? What would our country, our loved ones, our homes, even the world, be like? No, goddamn it, Americans don't think like that. Every man does his job. Every man serves the whole. Every department, every unit, is important in the vast scheme of this war.
…Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. the quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are shipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paperhanging sonofabitch Hitler. Just like I'd shoot a snake!
…There is one great thing that you men will be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you won't have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, 'Well, your granddaddy shovelled shit in Louisiana." No,sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say, 'Son, your granddaddy rode with the great Third Army and a son-of-a-goddamned-bitch named George Patton!"
Now, what can we learn from this great motivational speech and apply those lessons to reinforce our own persuasive communication strategies in rallying our own troupes to win at whatever task that we are committed to?


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Fulton J. Sheen Quotes About ChurchQuotes about: Church
Angels Anxiety Atheist Atmosphere Attitude Birth Books Capitalism Catholicism Character Charity Children Christ Christianity Church Communism Conscience Creation Democracy Earth Economy Eternity Eucharist Evil Exercise Eyes Failing Faith Giving Giving Up Goals God Goodness Hate Hatred Heart Humanity Humility Inspiration Inspirational Joy Justice Labor Liberalism Liberty Life Love Mediocrity Meditation Mercy Morning Neighbors Pleasure Politics Prayer Pride Private Property Property Purity Responsibility Sacrifice Saints Satan Security Silence Sin Sinners Slaves Socialism Soul Suffering Surrender Today Tolerance Unity Universe Virtue War Wife Wisdom Worry Worship
The world may disagree with the Church, but the world knows very definitely with what it is disagreeing. In the future as in the past, the Church will be intolerant about the sanctity of marriage, for what God has joined together no man shall put asunder; she will be intolerant about her creed, and be ready to die for it, for she fears not those who kill the body, but rather those who have the power to cast body and soul into hell.
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Helping Businesses to Leverage Technology
Do you know what you don't know about your information technology? The competitive business environment demands that businesses must target ICT towards value added activities and ensure that it is aligned with both strategic and operational goals. We at MindVision work with our clients in a client-side approach that ensures that we understand our clients' needs and deliver solutions to match.
At MindVision, we provide a full range of information technology services, products and solutions with the advice and expertise required to enable businesses to properly leverage their technology investments.


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Ben 10: Jungle Adventure
The jungle is one of the roughest place that you can be in this world since you would need to hunt for food. There are no comfort rooms and other things that you normally see in your house. Aside from that, there is always the danger as some animals might eat you. There are also cannibals that will cook and eat you. Ben was not lucky as he fell from his ship and landed in the jungle. He would transform into an alien, but the Omnitrix got damage in the crash. The cannibals are chasing him. Ben manage to get one of the machete that the locals are using and use it against them. The idea here is slash your enemy quickly. You need to be quick since they will slash you too. Those cannibal won't hesitate to kill you for food, so you need to act accordingly. Make sure that they can't get you or you will end up in their belly. Climb some pedestal to reach the cannibals an d quickly kill them. As you move further in the game, you shall notice that there will be more enemies. Aside from that, there weapons become diverse, which makes it even more harder than before.


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SAAF & Scottish Government Open Forums on the Review of AALA February 2018
The Scottish Adventure Activities Forum will be hosting three National forums supported by Scottish Government. We would welcome anyone to attend. Please note, with reference to the new proposals from the HSE review, one of the options may impact on activities and activity providers who previously were not required to obtain a licence. We would urge […] read more...
AALA Review Jan 2018
The next stage of the AALA review which seeks views via a discussion document is now live until 9th March 2018. read more...
Welcome to SAAF Scottish Adventure Activities Forum
SAAF provides a forum for the exchange and sharing of information and views relating to the Adventure and Outdoor Activity sector in Scotland.It aims to embrace the widest possible range of providers and interested parties by drawing its members from a diverse spectrum.
SAAF Aims:
- To act as a forum in Scotland for the exchange of views and experience for all stakeholders in the outdoor sector.
- To provide advice to the Scottish Government, the Health and Safety Executive and other official bodies, on issues in the Adventure Activities sector.
- To consider the implications of legislation as it affects the sector or particular activities and act as a forum for consultation on any legislation from both the UK and the EU.
- To liaise with and provide Scottish representation on the UK Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC).


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SOURCE: Keeper Security
February 24, 2016 05:00 ET
Businesses Can Now Go Mobile-Only Using Keeper Security, the Leading Password Manager Solution
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - February 24, 2016) - Keeper Security, Inc., the creator of Keeper, the world's leading password manager and digital vault, announced today that it has joined the Android for Work App Developer Community and has implemented security, privacy and centralized management features that are available on the Android platform specifically to meet business needs while allowing employees to choose where and how they work.
Keeper joins other best-in-class productivity apps on Android devices via Android for Work to allow customers to set up dedicated work profiles for business content separating their private data including emails, photos and texts from their work information. This separation protects employees' personal data on their Android device from IT so they can't see or erase it while also securing sensitive business data, and simultaneously provides approved work apps through Google Play for Work so the device is secure to use in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) enterprise environments.
"This is an exciting time for the Google ecosystem. Android for Work balances IT department needs for convenience and privacy," said Darren Guccione, CEO and co-founder of Keeper Security, Inc. "Keeper is a mobile-first company that is committed to securing customers' credentials and sensitive information. Android for Work empowers customers to work remotely on their Android devices, from anywhere with best-in-class security."
Keeper is a zero-knowledge platform that incorporates the industry's strongest security protocols including 256-bit AES encryption, two-factor authentication and PBKDF2 key derivation while also having the prominent industry certifications including SOC 2, TRUSTe, Qualys and HIPAA.
About Android for Work
Driven by Google, the Android for Work program is an ecosystem of partners who build on and extend our investments in Android to create and push new opportunities for the enterprise through a mobility platform that is secure, flexible, economical and reliable. For more information, please visit https://www.android.com/work/.
Keeper Security, Inc. is the creator of Keeper, the world's most popular password manager and digital vault. Founded in 2009 by CEO Darren Guccione and CTO Craig Lurey, Keeper Security is a privately-held company that is based in Chicago, Illinois with engineering offices in El Dorado Hills, California. Keeper is SOC certified and utilizes world-class encryption to safeguard its users. Keeper is available on all major Smartphones, Tablets and Computers -- covering iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Kindle, and Windows Phone.
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Street Artist Cuts His Own Path In Town/
By Chris Mellides
Some people slow down for a quick look. Others come to a complete stop, if only for a few moments, to take a closer look, and move on. Still others linger to observe the neatly arranged hand-drawn illustrations that line the brick wall outside Starbucks along Wall Street in Huntington.
Drawings of ancient warriors, Vikings and dragons leap from the paper on top of cardboard or sheets of white construction paper stapled to thick card stock, while interpretations of animals, limbs often extended outward and cut off at the corners of the page are complemented by trimmed bar fliers stapled to the canvas.
In Huntington village, Travis Hunt, 38, is either the guy you've always wondered about, or someone you've known for years simply as Travis.
His hair, matted and long, is tucked beneath an orange baseball cap that he wears backwards. Occasionally, he'll scratch at his beard or shift his weight under his blue walking cane, but he will usually smile or strike up a conversation with anyone interested in his creations.
When he's showing his work, Hunt, who lives in Huntington, is invariably sitting Indian-style due to his club foot, which he has had since birth. It causes him to walk with a limp.
In addition to Starbucks, Hunt can be found at Escape Pod Comics on Main Street, at The Book Revue on New York Avenue, or even hanging around on weekends near the farmer's market. Vendors and regulars to those locations know Travis well, and likely have either bought or been given one of his artworks.
Before his parents' separation when he was a young child, Hunt lived in upstate New York, where his father's family resided. They would make trips to Long Island to visit with his mother's grandparents. By 7, Long Island became his permanent home.
Remembering his time upstate fondly, particularly because of his exposure to nature, Hunt said the woods and wildlife populating the area surrounding his childhood home inspired him to become an artist.
"Because I'm from upstate New York, I like to do a lot of nature-based drawings of animals," said Hunt. "But, I also grew up with dinosaurs, and I used to watch monster movies as a kid."
Aside from nature, there are facets of popular culture that he also considers inspirational, including comic books, New York City graffiti and underground music.
Hunt has also been known to fashion sculptures out of tin foil and plastic and has also tried his hand at performance art, which includes juggling and magic routines he's worked on to entertain young parishioners visiting Huntington's Central Presbyterian Church.
Rev. David Aldridge, Central's pastor since 2005, has known Hunt for seven years and first met him when he worked with the YMCA before that.
"Travis has become part of the fabric of Huntington," said Aldridge. "He's on the ground and people walk by him and they don't see the attention that he gives to his art."
"He takes a certain amount of pride to be able to take things that are thrown away and to make another use of them, to recycle them and to turn them into artwork and I think that's pretty cool," he added.
Hunt attended Flower Hill Primary School in Huntington and graduated in 1989. During the years he attended the school, he admitted to having a learning disability, while also being teased by other students because of his foot.
"There were a lot of people who looked down on me and told me that they didn't think I could do anything, and I used to believe them," Hunt said. "I had it tough. Back then, they didn't have names for dyslexia and stuff like that."
Feeling the pressure of school life and struggling to keep up with a demanding curriculum, Hunt would often daydream and sought the comfort that came with drawing pieces of imagery he'd imagined while deep in thought.
Later, he attended Manor Plains High School, which is part of Western Suffolk BOCES. Hunt said he attempted to learn multiple vocations, but found that it was difficult sticking to one field.
Following graduation from Manor Plains in 1998, Hunt went into janitorial work and was working with the Family Service League, which provides housing and health services for the homeless.
"I went there for a vocational work program, but at the same time I did food service there, and I had to work with some people that were mentally not there."
He said that he tried studying automotive repair, "which didn't work out so well," especially because he would be picked on and teased by other students because of his disability.
He also tried electrical engineering, but he "kept burning circuit boards and all of that."
Finally, a friend of his recommended a Dix Hills vocational school where they had an art advertising program, and that's where Hunt says he felt most at home.
"It was really cool. I signed myself up for that program where you got to draw your own signs and you even got to write and publish your own comic book, which I thought was pretty cool," said Hunt.
After a while, he connected with Skills Unlimited, a vocational school for the disabled, where he received job coaching that prepared him to work as a custodian at the YMCA, which he did for about 13 years.
"I mopped and took care of the garbage, but I also looked out for the kids there," Hunt said. "I made stuff that was considered a waste of time back in my school, and it was a good thing that I worked at the Y because I wanted to show all of the kids that you can make art out of anything."
Hunt's own work has not gone unnoticed.
Menachem Luchins, owner of Escape Pod Comics, said Hunt was one of the first visitors to his shop when he opened three years ago and returned to go through the old comics and "talk about how much he used to love this stuff."
"Eventually, within a month or so, he started showing me his art, showing customers his art and occasionally, when we've had big events, he's come and talked to people about what he does and what he likes about it."
Luchins said Hunt's work is open to interpretation. Speaking about its general appeal, however, he says there's definitely an "outsider art feel to it."
Huntington resident Beverly Pribek, a customer at the Starbucks where Hunt shows his work quite often, said she always seen him sitting on the sidewalk observing the passersby.
"Huntington is an artsy town and it seems appropriate that people are sketching and drawing like Travis is. He seems to be using black chalk when he draws, and I often see him with his artwork sort of piling up on the sidewalk."
She added, "I do see him as a fixture and he's the only one I've ever seen doing what it is he does."
Coffee house employee Todd Campofranco said Hunt "has a good soul and good intentions. He shares joy with people – that's the way human nature should be."
Travis says he believes in his artwork, but he doesn't make a lot of money off of it – a few dollars a week on average – and he occassionally deals with harassment.
"I do deal with ignorance, but I deal with some cool parts, too. That's why I keep going to work and I keep doing what I do. That's just what works for me."


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Sir Alan Burns: Defended colonial rule at the UN (PRIVATE COLLECTION)
"The Case for Colonialism" was my answer. I approached the question in three ways. The "colonialism as history" section is mainly methodological: how do we set up a research design that is not juiced with anti-colonial (or pro-colonial) bias? The "colonialism as present" section was mainly a recounting of Guinea-Bissau and its astounding human tragedy after a Soviet-armed war against Portuguese rule. The "colonialism as future" section was about applying evidence-based lessons learned. Can we reclaim what Achebe called the "great human story" of colonialism's benefits while avoiding its pitfalls? If so, how?
Perhaps a more nuanced title would have been politic. Yet I was reminded of the narrator in V.S. Naipaul's 1967 novel The Mimic Men who leads anti-colonial mobs to destroy a humane British colony in the Caribbean: "We wondered why no one had called our bluff. We felt our success to be fraudulent." It needed a straightforward title because I wanted to call the bluff: anti-colonial ideology is often logically incoherent and empirically false.
In retrospect, I should have been more careful to distinguish between early and late colonialism, and to highlight the many inexcusable atrocities that occurred under European rule, inexcusable not just in the normal sense but also in the Burkean sense of an extra duty of care, a "sacred trust", that comes with alien rule. And frankly, I overstated the evidentiary basis for the legitimacy of colonial regimes: the fact is, we simply don't have sufficient data to know for sure.
I first submitted the essay to a well-known UK-based political science journal owned by a big European publisher. The editor was enthusiastic and asked me to bulk up the literature review before he sent it for peer review. "I really think it is a very powerful piece," he wrote to me. When the reviews came back, one was mostly positive and one was mostly negative, but both were stamped "Reject". As the editor later told me, he had argued for the piece to be published alongside critical responses. The question had gone to the journal's editorial board. They (correctly as it turned out) anticipated a fury and decided it was not worth the grief. As the editor late wrote to me: "I am sorry our reviewers and editorial board decided to play it safe, but I also understand their position (fear of political backlash)."
My next stop was the London-based Third World Quarterly (TWQ), where I had previously published two peer-reviewed articles. The journal had been founded in 1979 to be "an open-minded and sympathetic search for establishing an international order based on justice" and "a forum for informed and reasoned debate." It had tilted far left for most of the time since, but its gentle Pakistani-born editor since 1990, Shahid Qadir, had remained adventurous. Too much for his own good as it turned out. The article went through the normal peer review process. As before, the two reviews were split, one positive and one negative. As before, the editor wanted to publish it. Unlike the first editor, Qadir did not run it through a political litmus test first. When the article appeared online, the fury was immediate and intense.
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New York Courts will modify a non-compete clause when an employer can demonstrate that, among other factors, it sought the agreement in good faith. See BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg, 93 N.Y.2d 382 (1999). To establish good faith, an employer must show that it did not use coercion to form the agreement and that it designed the non-compete to protect a legitimate business interest, like trade secrets or client confidentiality. New York Courts, however, are hesitant to reform non-compete agreements due to a presumption against restraints on competition, stating that "our economy is premised on the competition engendered by the uninhibited flow of services, talent and ideas." See Reed, Roberts Associates, Inc. v. Strauman, 386 N.Y.S.2d 677, 680 (1976). New York Courts have also noted that non-compete agreements are only enforceable to the extent they are reasonable, but that "the formulation of reasonableness may vary with the context and type of restriction imposed." Id. at 679. If an employer is clearly taking advantage of its employees by using superior bargaining power in negotiating its contracts, a New York Court may find that the non-compete is entirely unenforceable under such circumstances and refused to engage in blue pencilling. See Scott, Stackrow & Co., C.P.A's, P.C. v. Skavina, 9 A.D.3d 805, 807-08 (3d Dep't 2004).
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Folkloric masks, Santeria candles, puppets, skeletons and sombreros swathe this low-ceilinged restaurant tucked away on a busy stretch of 14th Street. Chili pepper lights drape...
This place was okay. I would advise not ordering the steak in your fajitas unless you really like your meat well-done (to which I say, you must not really like meat...). Also, cheese does not come with the fajitas and the vegetables in it are not fully cooked. So biting into a piece of red pepper, way undercooked...my tongue was burning off. My friend liked his, though. Overall, the service was fine and the prices were okay. Nothing spectacular.
Um, they charge $5 for a CAN OF SODA!!
My friends and I wanted to grab some good Mexican food one night. Myself and one other friend had been there before and had a great time. Inexpensive food and large menu to choose from. My second experience was not the same. It was dirty right from when we entered and the wait staff was obnoxious and slow. We were confused when we found that the menu was different and was now hand written on one sheet of paper that had been photocopied. Not to mention the fact that the prices had skyrocketed. They even charge for the chips and salsa. I mean...
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I really like Spotify, I understand why there is so much hype about it. That hype is well deserved.
I've been on other cloud based music services and all of them had at least one thing that made me go back to collecting mp3s. Last.fm had a somewhat limited catalog, Slacker was the same. The main deterrent always seems to be the fact that although I could skip songs on playlists, I couldn't choose specific songs. It was almost like a mandatory party-mix mode with no repeat functionality.
The Spotify catalog is impressive enough that I can forgive the few holes I found. I quickly found music I hadn't heard in years (Wire – Pink Flag album for example) which made me smile And the best part of the service is that I can easily choose specific versions of songs to play immediately.
Another thing that I think has been done well in this roll-out of Spotify is the ability to actively tie into today's social networking apps. Facebook users can easily tie into their friends public music lists, and info about tracks can be posted to Twitter and Facebook. One thing that I hope is developed at time moves on is either a WordPress.com widget or the ability to export recently played tracks to a RSS feed (Last.fm holds edge there for now), either of which would push Spotify into even more information channels.
Spotify comes with different pricing plans including the free plan which I am currently on. Paid services removes ads, can increase audio quality, provides mobile support, and allows storage of playlist tracks on either computer or mobile platforms. I have a link to bypass the invite process (which has a several day queue at this point), contact me and I'll shoot you the link.


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How disrupting the body's day-night cycle might be carcinogenic
There's a surprise waiting at the bottom of a review of 20 possible human carcinogens published in the October 2010 issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Number 20 on the list isn't a chemical compound like the rest of its colleagues. It's nightshift work, which researchers are now intensively studying for its apparent link to breast cancer in women.
Hormone levels follow regular, 24-hour day-night cycles called circadian rhythms. Staying awake and working at night under bright artificial lights disrupts that cycle and in women, releases extra estrogen from the ovaries, which may increase their risk for breast cancer. Night shift work might also affect other cancers in which hormones play a role, including prostate cancer, according to the journal article.
The genes that control how healthy cells divide and how DNA repairs itself of any breaks or damage are also circadian. Healthy cells turn into cancer cells when their DNA gets damaged and they start dividing uncontrollably, so people who work at night may be more vulnerable to any other carcinogens they encounter, according to the review. Right now, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies shift work as a Group 2A agent, which means it's "probably carcinogenic to humans," one step below the known carcinogens in Group 1.
The thirty-three scientists who wrote the new review were trying to pinpoint which 2A agents best deserve more study, so they selected their 20 carcinogens based on how widespread they are and how strong the scientific evidence is against them—both excellent criteria. I think there's another reason to put more research into shift work and some of the other possible cancer agents in the review. These are mostly agents that people encounter in the workplace, in jobs they often wouldn't choose if they didn't have to. I still remember my dad working night shifts at a printer factory when I was little, so he could take care of me during the day while my mom went to the local technical school to learn English. That was not long after my parents arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam; they couldn't afford daycare. Potential carcinogens like shift work are risks people take when times are tough—I'd like to see that risk fully studied.


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Halloween at Awkward Hill
October 31 dawned with a suitably misty, murky morning. The garden was festooned with cobwebs and shrouded with fog. It's great gardening weather, though, because with no wind and no rain, you can put in plants and bulbs without having to wipe your glasses or have your hair blown in your face every five minutes.
I went to a concert on Saturday night, to hear Elgar's Piano Quintet in A minor, played by my friends Tony Frewer (first violin) and Monica Frewer (piano), with Tony's string quartet. This was a great Halloween choice, since the inspiration for the piece is a ghostly legend.
In 1918, Elgar and his wife Alice rented a cottage called Brinkwells, near Fittleworth, in West Sussex. Nearby, in Flexham Park, was a group of twisted dead trees said to be the remains of a group of Spanish monks who had taken part in blasphemous ceremonies in the park and been struck by lightning for their sins. The first movement of the quintet has a Spanish theme which suggests the monks bemoaning their fate, and the tapping of dry branches against a window.
There is apparently no evidence of any Spanish monastery or community in the area, and neither is there any history of a local legend involving Spanish monks. However, one of Elgar's great friends was the ghost-story writer, Algernon Blackwood, who visited the couple at Brinkwells.
Blackwood was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, whose members also included Aleister Crowley, who was notorious for his fascination with black magic and the occult. It's highly likely that Blackwood made the whole thing up.
Never mind, it's a terrific piece of music, and I love the idea of Elgar and Blackwood sitting in front of the fire in the isolated cottage, telling each other ghostly tales. Perhaps I should make up a legend about the fastigiate yews in my garden (see third picture down).


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What's Missing in the Battle Against Excluding Women
We have to fight against Haredi attempts at domination, but the battle has to be proportionate, and it must include every injustice, according to its gravity.
Oy, how good and how pleasant (and also important, to some extent ) to come out against the exclusion of women in the ultra-Orthodox community. Screaming headlines, a sweeping public protest, politicians vehemently expressing condemnation, women endangering their lives in the front seat of the bus. And we now have a new heroine of the moment, Tanya Rosenblit - the Israeli Rosa Parks - who stood up, as it were, on the bus from Ashdod to Jerusalem.
Oy, how good and how pleasant to find an issue worthy of protest from time to time, the kind that won't make too many people angry, the kind that almost everyone can identify with, the kind that we can even be proud of: Look at us, the Israeli fighters for democracy and equality. How good and how pleasant, too, to single out Israel's public enemy number one: the Haredim, the "black hats," all of them. We are allowed to blame them as much as we like; nobody will pay any price for that. We enlightened liberals won't tolerate exclusion. This is not Iran. The Gilad Shalit protest has ended, and we've already begun with the exclusion protest, as befits an alert and involved civil society.
The exclusion of Haredi women really is infuriating, but the exclusion of other injustices from the agenda - the kind that are not as good and pleasant to oppose - is far more infuriating. As important as it is, there is something missing in the battle against the exclusion of women. What's missing is the battle against other exclusions. The high school in Herzliya that a few days ago carried out an exercise demonstrating the exclusion of women, with separate tracks for girls and boys, wouldn't dare do so on other issues: separate tracks for dark-skinned people and whites, as in the racist selection at nightclubs; separate tracks for Jews and Palestinians, as at the separation checkpoints; separate security tracks for Jewish and Arab citizens in the airports. But that's controversial, we won't touch that, we won't oppose that.
There's a consensus against the Haredim; that's why the battle against them will always garner support. The mass-circulation newspapers and commercial television, which wouldn't dare to discuss other injustices, will proudly come out against them. This battle does not require any courage. The public space, whose welfare and justice are now such a source of concern for Israelis, is rife with exclusions. Women in the back seat? A Palestinian can't even board that bus, neither at the front nor back. Try being a Palestinian and boarding bus no. 160 from Hebron to Jerusalem. It's no coincidence that no Tanya has tried to challenge this distorted arrangement. But, of course, Israelis have absolutely no trouble living with that.
The battle against the exclusion of women is raucous. Maybe that's how it is when you're feeling guilty for ignoring other exclusions. Electronic bracelets for waiters? Help, slavery! African refugees in disgraceful conditions? Who cares?
A melange of the important and the secondary, an egregious injustice opposite a minor one - it's better to fight the minor injustice. It photographs better. The exclusion of Haredi women is not a minor injustice, but the reaction against it arouses suspicion. Perhaps our liberal and enlightened society cannot tolerate people who are different. Perhaps we don't see our own flaw - the Haredim are benighted and intolerant, and we are the height of enlightenment and equality, but only on our own terms, of course.
After all, even if 10,000 Haredi women arise and say leave us and our religious practices alone, we won't surrender and we won't give in. Tanya will sit in the front seat, in spite of them. The Haredim are, in any case, society's punching bag. That's why Israelis will furiously oppose discrimination against Haredi women, but won't do the same when it comes to discrimination against secular women, which is sometimes far worse, even if they are permitted to sit wherever they please on the bus.
This struggle is also characterized by generalizations about Haredim, every one of whom is a parasite and an exploiter, a black and benighted community, without any shadings of color - just like the Palestinians, who are all bloodthirsty people who want only to destroy Israel. That's how it is with racism.
We have to fight against Haredi attempts at domination, but the battle has to be proportionate, and it must include every injustice, according to its gravity. But the battle against the Haredim is terribly trendy as well as selective. Tanya will sit in the front seat of the bus at all costs, and we will continue to avert our gaze from what is happening in the back seat of society.
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Ten reasons why Pat Buchanan is scary:
1. He's a columnist and TV talking head, used to speaking his mind but never having to develop policies to put his ideas into practice or live with the results when they don't work. He's a Washington insider who has never had to take responsibility for acting on his views, never held a public office, never won an election until this year. Why does anyone take him seriously as a presidential candidate?


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Google wants it. Eric Ward promotes it. You should do it. Link to get traffic not search engine rankings. In fact, the people best able to withstand major changes and shifts in the search engines that affect their rankings are the people who have a broad, multi-faceted link building campaign.
In order to weather any drops from single-sources of traffic to your site, you must have a lot of irons in the fire (links). People you have targeted as your best prospects should be able to find your site virtually everywhere they surf.
Web site owners who rely solely on search engine ranking are leaving 90% of the marketing pie on the plate! For long-term stability and steady, predictable traffic, you simply must broaden your reach and utilize a host of different publicity tactics in order to keep sales up.
A lot of people miss the boat on this one. Most people focus on the quantity of links pointing to their site. (Solely for search engines to find) The problem is all they have at the end of the day is a link pointing to their site.
Placing links on sites with little to no traffic results in no traffic produced for your site. The webmasters who focus totally on getting links as a tool to increase their pagerank in Google are missing the point entirely. Getting ranked well in the search engines should be considered a by-product of a properly executed link building campaign.
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Some interesting points you raise here.
This is exactly why i believe that directories are very good traffic sources, even if little weighing given on the actual links. (from a SE point of view)
Xocai Jun 12, 2008
But how many people actually browse directories for websites to visit?
But that is a very good point — when you talk about things like forum signature links, some people say its a waste, because the links arent worth very much. But you can still get a lot of traffic. A friend of mine who has a pretty decent site gets a large percentage of his traffic from forum signature links.
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A medical alert system can assist the senior and differently abled people on enjoying their life without as much as possible intervention from various people. Thereby, this boosts the degree of independence they could go through.Everyone must have knowledge of the medical alert system before purchasing some of it and this will describe to you the points you should learn about.This alert system consists of a band transmitter that is either worn on the wrist or neck bearing resemblance to a wristwatch and a necklace. Like every other alarm system, this must be possessed frequently.it's function is extremely important specially on accidents and medical complications similar to heart attack. The patient could just merely click a button on the transmitter to contact the medical alert monitoring.Similar to the name states, this is essential to keep everything completely checked particularly when there are medical emergencies being taken.The monitoring center could also get assistance from your relatives or friends specially when emergencies take place. To get notified, tap the assistance button.The charge relies on the intenseness of the service and how essential it is. This is in some way reasonable alternative to the price and stress given in the assisted living centers.
Benefits of Medical Alert System in Hazel Crest Illinois
Emergency systems possess numerous advantages that associates it.Some of the main benefits is that they provide help to people when they could not get to a telephone to call emergency medical services.Considering that these are worn in the wrists or across the necks, everything is ought to be performed is to click the indicated button. Upon pressing, this would quickly be routed to the medical alert company.This is one of the essential aspects of the medical system.One other advantage to the medical system is that it offers independence to people who may not have had the ability to live on its own without this type of a device.This aids the patients and it's families to live astoundingly, normally and comfortably without worrying any hazards or accidents that could be taking place along the way.These medical alert devices are costly but absolutely helps and eases a lot.The price is based upon what category of system is being purchased.Subsequently, a monthly monitoring cost for the devices is incorporated to the payment.The prices alters from one company in Colorado to the other. Usually, the cost of these systems changes around $30 each month so it's certainly worth a try.Don't need to question. Investing to this warning systems has been proven on providing peace of mind and convenience.
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The Recent Medical Alert System
You can not imagine how much matters have change on the area of healthcare and medicine.Several methods, medicines, and equipment have been created to readily assist medical personnelYou will find escalating quantities of men and women who are starting to be really self-assured in the healthcare industry due to the fact that several patients are successfully looked after by hospitals using numerous techniques and remedies.Anything good that takes place is in some way the reason is the medical alert system.Nevertheless, this kind of medical alert systems does not only rescues it's customers when risks occur.The alert system functions in addition on connecting your families and relatives every time any accidents happen in order to keep them inform.When registering to this course, you are going to require and write upon contacts of families and relatives so that they could reach into them in case of accidents.In this manner, your families and loved ones will be inform on points about you.This is merely one off of many advantages upon registering to these systems.Looking on a bigger scale, this program usually gives medical assistance to it's patients during accidents and emergencies. This is invaluable to anyone who intends to keep safeguarded and saved instantly when matters does not work out.This system will make certain that the appropriate people are informed and that you will get assist for regardless of what personal injuries you might have sustained.
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What is a Personal Emergency Response System?
A medical alarm could change people's lives highly notably elderly and on persons with disability.Furthermore, this is familiarly recognized as medical alert or Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), it was created to address hazards and accidents associated to it's customers who applied for the system.Senior citizens or disabled people living alone are the major customers of this type of device.Household dangers normally take place and there are those moments for which it could be harmful.}There are occasions that fatality could have been hindered in case medical assistance was brought sooner.Amongst all people, the senior and the disabled are more probable to experience these accidents. They are unsteady and could not take care of for first aid or telephone to help instantly.This is the moment a medical alarm could be vital.The matter that a lot of customers are intensely disturbed is the quality and the speed of medical assistance.People who answer calls at the monitoring center are coached to take care of medical emergencies and will provide instant help.Users' private info is usually kept on report to ascertain that good care and precautions are taken when responding to medical dilemmas or emergencies.This gives an explanation on why the seniors does not would like to reside in their residences. They have intense concerns that accidents and emergencies could happen and there's nobody that could help them.But some seniors believes that residing in an assisted facility or a retirement home could deprive them from doing what they want.Utilising a medical alarm can alleviate every senior or disabled people's living. This devices lets them to live liberally and do anything they really want.Medical alert systems are sold in markets within varying cost and functions. Amongst these features involves, hours of standby power, repair and replacement options, payment options and set up time.There are many providers and vendors for this service, so it is important to carry out some research and product evaluation before ordering.Because of this, purchasing a trusted, efficient, and quality company is rest ensured.
What is a Medical Alert Alarm?
The Medical Alert Alarms are also installed with a dial-up telephone connection.The product stimulates a loud sound and comes with a very receptive mic.The monitoring agency responds to each of the aspects that the client tells them, then right away communicates to loved ones and even doctors to provide updates.Actually, this is a communication between the customer and the monitoring agency using a telephone line– which additionally, get in touches with the medical agency as well as the loved ones of the customer.There are some other Medical Alert Alarm systems available on the market.There are medical alert systems which can be positioned in your pillows. You just have to press the transmitter button which is effortlessly carried out through pressing it to your hand or perhaps with your head. By then, you could reach out for help.Buttons of the same type could be fitted in your bed, and conveniently clicked when needed.This is not just limited to people with special needs, this could get helpful perhaps even to healthy people.Everybody is prone on getting accidents and risks. That is why, mounting these systems could assist a lot especially when unpredicted circumstances take place.The alerts decrease the anxiety levels of the patients and their family members.These alarm systems helps a lot of people. This could establish more confidence and increases assurance towards a healthy and accident free living.And they are really easy to work with.
Discussing the Uses of Medical Alert Systems to You
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Considering a situation, you are getting a bath. And after that, it occurs that you gets a heart attack– later on, collapsing.Or when heading to the market, you noticed that you are going to have an epileptic attack.If we take a glimpse on those terrifying circumstances, the loved ones and the patients will get nervous every second. Because of these things, they will live a life without satisfaction and mental freedom.Trust me, this will become worse each day to the point it will make you unhealthy.This is when Medical Alert Alarms goes in to take retreat. This will assist you recovers the feeling of self-confidence and security.We grow older every day. It's a reality that we need to all deal with.A particular kind of medical device is knowned as lifeline medical alert system. This device is created to provide assistance encase of emergencies.Emergency response teams are associated with these systems and the likely customers, the elders receives the additional care.Operating these systems are somewhat simple.the device is designed to be worn by the patient or client.When in need for help, just push the button, call for help and the systems will pick up it through an integrated in voice communicator.After clicking the button, an individual will give support to whatever condition you have now.This product has proven helpful by numerous individuals around the globe. Don't be reluctant on signing up.This is entirely worth a spend.Getting someone particularly a senior citizen or a differently abled person think that they can't live a life with their own is some thing needs to be address.Everyone does not enjoy that another person will help them all the time.To stop that from happening, personal emergency systems could be beneficial.These kind of alarm systems is what you need to elude consistent aid. With these, you could live freely and secure for help on times simply you wanted it.


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@Toms Fusion is an activities based group for young people in years 6 and above, on Fridays from 7.15pm in the church hall.
FUSION CAFE - 8.30pm
Ribena or hot chocolate, cream, marshmallows and a quick chat.
New time of 8.45pm for those in Yr 6 to Yr 8.
Year 9 and above stay on until 9.45pm
Come along and choose what you want to do.
Table Tennis, Pool, Air Hockey, Table Football, Wii U Mario, Xbox Guitar Hero, Sports, Chat, Music, etc.
NEW Keyboard, Drums, Bass, Microphone and PA to plug in your guitar!!
Contact Mark via the church office.


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Goddess Alexandra Snow – Voice in the Machine
If you love science fiction and my trance videos, you'll want this totally new theme with new editing/special effects! You are just sitting at home, watching TV, when the broadcast is interrupted by a beautiful, dark-haired woman on your screen. At first she begins to purr to you, "It feels good to relax, doesn't it?" And you instantly find yourself relaxing. "Feels good just to watch the screen." You agree, it does. Soon, you are completely unaware of your own fixation on the screen and on her voice. The woman explains that she was a scientist who grew tired of the military mind control experiments she was working on and decided to create her own. She found that beaming herself directly into a computer gave her unlimited power to affect the male mind, and she could now write programming to affect the human brain. She has created this program to imprint line after line of new code into your brain and you are helpless to look away. The longer you stare, the faster the code is written, and the more aroused you become. This new program is perfectly designed to create sexual obsession and you begin to jerk your cock uncontrollably. This fantastically sexy woman croons to you that you will soon orgasm and the orgasm will reboot your mind. Once you reboot, the new programming will result in your mindless slavery. She has created the perfect tool to create an army of mindless male drones, blank little robots who accept any and all commands. Even as she tells you that this is your future, you cannot stop your hand from stroking. The countdown to your orgasm and erasure of your mind begins.
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Summer Skincare Essentials For Runners
August 9 2018
Our editors share their top skincare essentials for summer.
Running cannot take the place of professional help for anyone suffering from depression. Many people may be reluctant to see a therapist for help but it is truly the best thing someone suffering from depression can do.
Running is often mentioned as a way to lessen the effects of depression and even elevate the mood of someone trying to navigate the murkiness of the disease. With that in mind, we reached out to Dr. Glenn Geher, Professor and Chair of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, to first explain what depression is and if running can, in fact, be beneficial.
Depression can be different for everyone however, psychological professionals agree on the following as symptoms of the disease:
According to Dr. Geher, depression is different than a temporary state of negative affect. "We all feel bad at times," Geher explains, "and, in fact, that is part of the "design" of our emotion system—negative emotions are critical for our ultimate survival and reproduction as they motivate us toward stimuli that will likely be beneficial for us and away from stimuli that are can harm us."
Although negative emotions have a place in our psychology, Dr. Geher warns that the tendency to be sad or upset about something bad that happened is not defined as depression unless the "negative mood (and concomitant symptoms) are long-standing and interfering with one's life on a day-to-day basis."
As any long-term runner knows, it helps with all kinds of things! In fact, the short list of what recent research suggests includes keeping your mind sharp, helping you connect with your community, extending your life and building confidence. Dr. Geher reminds us that "running is famously associated with the release of endorphins in the brain, which provide natural uplifts in mood." Runner's high, anyone?
Geher shared this story with me to underscore the positive (yet seemingly negative) effects running can have:
"A good friend of mine came up to me after a meeting yesterday and happily declared 'I ran 10 miles today! I am in pain!' This kind of statement speaks to the fact that with running, we often find ourselves to be proud of our accomplishments—and we are even proud of the self-sacrifice that comes with the terrain."
Yes we are.
Although there are tremendous benefits to running, Dr. Geher explained that depression can be severe and treatments are often ineffective. "Running is great for self-esteem and mood—but it's hardly a single cure for depression." In fact, Dr. Geher explained that often, depressed individuals have difficulty getting out of bed or making it downstairs and, in such cases, long-distance running is likely simply not a clear route for recovery—at least not in the short-term.
What to do if someone you know threatens suicide:
Take them seriously and call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or the police to do a welfare check. It's important to remember that they want to get better and they need help to do so.


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In this 34 minute video tutorial you will learn how to create polygon hair for game characters in Maya. This video tutorial of making polygon hair is for intermediates. The workflow of polygon hair generating is done in Maya but you can use any 3D application to follow this workflow. After watching this polygon hair creation tutorial you'll be able to create hair for your own game characters using polygon modeling technique.
Creating Polygon Hair for Game Characters in Maya
In this video tutorial you will learn how to create hair for game characters using polygon modeling technique. You'll also learn how to unwrap hair polygon UV and how to texture it using Photoshop. This tutorial demonstrate how to make hair using polygon in Maya. In this tutorial spPaint3d MEL script is used to paint hair polygon on character head surface. You can use this script or can use other tool or plugin to do same.
The best thing about this tutorial is that you can follow this tutorial in any 3D application. After following this tutorial you'll be able to create hair for your own game characters using polygon modeling. This way of creating polygon hair for game character is best as it reduce the polycount. It is best method to use for game character as for games it is best to work with lowest possible polygons.
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I spend most of my days as a full time working manager and parenting my beautiful sassy threenager daughter. I created this blog because I wanted to pursue my passion for writing and sharing my recipes and parenting experiences with the world.
I am a 31-year old wife and mother of one smart and sassy three year old girl. As a toddler I suffered years of verbal, sexual, emotional, and physical child abuse. My single mother moved me from home to home leaving me with countless men and for me to fend myself. At three, almost four years old, I was found by a passer by walking down my old dirt road to my grandmothers house all alone wearing over sized boys clothes and no shoes. A few years of social services intervention, custody battles, and psychiatric evaluations lead to a diagnosis of C-PTSD, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). My past haunted me for years and it affected my home life and even lead to a domestically violent relationship where I almost lost my life.
I have learned so much from my journey thus far and hope that by sharing my experiences and my day to day struggles with my mental illnesses and surviving domestic violence, I hope that I can help other women who may be wondering if they'll ever be able to make their dreams of a normal functioning family a reality. You can – I am living proof that it is possible. I take medication and have regular appointments with my psychiatrist, because these are my responsibilities to myself and my family. My incredible support system helps me to live fully and I attribute a great deal of my success to their encouragement over the last few years.
This blog is my way of sharing my favorite recipes, my life experiences, recording my progress, of keeping myself accountable and healthy for me and my family. My goal is to eventually publish a memoir, and I am taking steps towards becoming a more polished writer and a self proclaimed food connoisseur.
Along the way on this writing journey I hope to help fight stigma and inspire other young people who are struggling with the same feelings, fears, and insecurities I was at one point. I hope to inspire mothers and remind everyone that is going through a hard time that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You just need to keep fighting hard to get there.