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Juggling staffs – Carbon Fiber
52.80$ – 158.41$
These carbon fiber staffs combine everything you could wish for; durability, lightness (33% lighter than regular aluminium) and a ton of customization options to allow you to create your very own set. These staffs will adapt perfectly between your juggling, contact and geeking needs.
General informations:
▹Sold individually or as a trio.
▹ Weight: Each staff weights 220 g. The weight is slightly distributed towards the ends for better momentum. An even more tip weighted option will be available soon.
▹Tubing diameter: 5/8″ . 1/2″ available soon.
▹Lenght: 36″ and 90 cm are the golden standards for juggling/contact staffs trios. Sizes options available from 32″ to 36″ (81 cm to 91.5 cm).
▹Grip: The Gravity Grip is a micro textured silicone that has all the tackiness of silicone but won't become as slippery when wet. It also demonstrated low degradation and high performances under different weather conditions. This super soft and cushy material will quickly become the best ally of your "contact" journey and the gray color will add great visibility when spinning in low light conditions. We also offer the same product with clear silicone grip and multiple color options (click here).
▹Ends are capped with juggling club knobs, choose the color of your choice to complete your set.
▹Tape marks position: Would you like tape marks on your staffs? These are only 1/4″ wide and can be added at the center point (1/2), at each 1/3 or even 1/4 of the shaft.
Introducing our new carbon fiber juggling/contact staffs.
These carbon fiber staffs combine everything you could wish for; durability, lightness and a ton of customization options.
|660 g
|91.5 × 9 × 9 cm
|How many staffs would you like?
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The range of subjects includes large-scale industrial engineering for ships and shipyards, ship equipment and fittings, cargo handling systems, offshore engineering, maritime services, and much more. A detailed list of subjects is given in the List of Categories and the Hall Plan.
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General questions on SMM
What subject areas does SMM include?
What are the opening times of SMM?
You can find the opening times for SMM here:
Are there any other maritime events at the Hamburg Fair?
SMM has one overseas offshoot:
There are also further maritime events held in Hamburg.
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How many exhibitors and visitors were there at the last SMM?
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What deadlines do I have to observe?
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Can I hold my own event (press conference, workshop) in the framework of SMM?
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Is there a minimum stand size, I have to book?
The minimum stand size is 20m².
What costs are incurred if I cancel my registration?
Cancellation before approval costs EUR 300. After approval, 25% or 100% of the participation fee is charged. For further details, see our Specific Terms of Participation and General Terms of Participation:
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In February, French oil company Total S.A. announced an important new gas find off the southern coast of South Africa. This find in deep waters, marks a significant departure from previous explorations, which number some 300 offshore wells located in relatively shallow waters.
Total's discovery was made in the country's first deep-water well, using knowledge and experience gained from drilling in the harsh sub-Arctic conditions of West Shetland off Scotland. Total's well lies in the Brulpadda bloc, an area of 19,000 km² some 275km south of Mossel Bay which is thought to contain around 1 billion barrels of wet gas containing some oil. This discovery is potentially significant for South Africa's economy, as Claire Lawrie, Senior Managing Director FTI Consulting states, "this find creates options for using South African gas finds for conversion to liquid fuels and to drive power generation."
Total's $154 million Brulpadda-1AX exploration well was drilled in 1,432 meters of water to a total depth of 3,420 meters by the Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling. This project is a joint venture led by Total S.A. with a 45 percent working interest, alongside Qatar Petroleum (25%), Cape Town-based CNR International (20%), and South African consortium Main Street (10%). Starting in December's summer window, Total S.A. expects to drill up to four exploration wells at a cost of $100 million each reports Reuters, February 2019. Total's success is expected to spur Exxon Mobil and the Italian group Eni Spa to start new exploration efforts in nearby blocs.
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Apply geometric reasoning in solving problems 4 credits External
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Key tips from Studyit
- Attempt all questions.
- Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometric ratios are included in this standard.
- Learn to name angles correctly eg ∠ABC.
- Do not assume information that is not supplied in a diagram.
- Geometric reasons must be in words, not diagrams.
- Appropriate abbreviations are acceptable for reasons.
- Learn geometric reasons . Use the correct words or abbreviations. You will find a list of these in your textbook or revision book.
- Check that your calculator is in "degree" mode at the start of the exam.
- Round angle measurements to 1 decimal place unless told otherwise, for example, 'The angle is 56.7 º (1dp).'
- For Achievement with Merit and Achievement with Excellence, you must have a geometric reason for every step.
- Provide reasons for all questions in this achievement standard. Although reasons may not be asked for in the Achievement questions, they may be used as evidence for the Achievement with Merit and Achievement with Excellence questions where reasons are required.
- Round lengths using significant figures, for example, 'The distance is 360 metres (2sf).'
- Check that your answer makes sense in the context of the question. If not, check your working and method.
- A scale drawing is not appropriate in this achievement standard.
- A bearing is and angle measured in a clockwise direction from North.
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Hi, I'm Jenn -- Chef, Mother and Educator (and nerd)
I've always been a maker of things. Some time around 2008 I jumped on the blogging bandwagon as a way to share my recipes and projects with an audience beyond my friends and family. I started as "Rook No. 17", which was re-branded to Jennuine in 2015 to better reflect the genuine me. I blog for fun, with no particular agenda or timeline, and at the whim of my current fancies and fascinations.
Career: I teach a 4-year High School Culinary Arts program, part of ProStart from the National Restaurant Association I am also an adjunct college professor. I love teaching, working with young adults and inspiring others to explore the joy of being creative in the kitchen. My background runs the gamut from high tech to a brief stint in television to owning a small home furnishings and folk art store to creating custom 3D cakes for special events. Teaching is my passion, and I'm blessed that my journey has led me here.
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New Posts?: Prioritizing family and career has led me to a 2-year hiatus. However, I've been active during that time developing foolproof recipes for beginning through advanced young chefs, testing extensively and coming up with some real gems. I plan to start sharing them here at Jennuine in 2019.
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If you have been on social media recently, you have probably heard of Nicola Thorp an employee at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) that was sent home because she wasn't wearing high heels. As ridiculous as it may sound to us at Bonessi Ballerinas, it is still perfectly legal for a UK company to require female employees to wear high heels to work, even against their will. This is why a petition was started by Nicola Thorp to encourage the MPs to investigate the law and how it could be changed. After reaching over 142,000 signatures, we're thrilled to see that the petition will now be considered for discussion in Parliament.
From a practical perspective, we strongly believe that high heels should NOT be mandatory footwear in the workplace for the following reasons:
1) Backaches and other injuries High heels push the body forward, resulting in backaches. One of the top reasons people take days off work is precisely because of backaches, and they're the most common problem when visiting a doctor (see here). Did you also see the recent story about a waitress in Canada whose feet were cut and bleeding after her boss insisted she wear heels for a shift at work? Safety of employees should always be top priority and this law leaves female employees vulnerable to injury.
2) They slow you down You cannot run or walk particularly fast in high heels (unless you are the guy from the MoneySupermarket.com advert as that's quite a strut!), so general productivity and the speed at which tasks are completed could well be affected by wearing heels. If high heels are really necessary, we recommend putting them in your bag and changing right before getting into work. One of our favourite ballerinas are the YAS Black Suede – they go with any outfit.
3) Lastly, it's sexist! If a woman can do her job just as well in flats, she shouldn't be made to wear high heels. It does not affect performance in the slightest, so it shouldn't be a requirement.
Aside from these obvious points, there's also the plain and simple fact that a pair of heels is NOT the only way to look stylish and professional in the workplace. Bonessi Ballerinas prides itself on encouraging female empowerment, and when our founder Alix Bonessi started the company last year, he was inspired by his high-flying female friends to create a luxury shoe brand that didn't only provide exceptional comfort, but was also stylish and classy.
Alix spent years researching and studying the anatomy of the foot to be able to create a perfect inner sole, one that curves around the heel and the arches of the feet, making them an ideal shoe for any working woman. With Bonessi Ballerinas you get the same empowering look and feel as you get with a pair of high heels and Alix didn't see why women should have to rush around in uncomfortable heels all day, not when they could look just as sophisticated, successful and stylish in a pair of luxury ballerinas.
We'll certainly be keeping our eyes on the progress of this petition, but we're confident that now this issue has been brought to the publics attention, they'll be a change in the law very soon. In the meantime, we'll be encouraging our own community to share their love for flat shoes with our hashtag #freetheflat.
See more detail about the petition: Make it illegal for a company to require women to wear high heels at work


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Synchrotron radiation based science
The MAX IV laboratory offers the unique opportunity to study science at a Swedish synchrotron radiation facility in a cross-disciplinary and highly international setting. Student participation in discussions is actively encouraged and an atmosphere of informality enables easy contact with leading experts.
A study programme is developed for each student with the guidance of the programme directors. General introductory courses such as introduction to synchrotron radiation science and introduction to accelerators and free electron lasers (FEL) form the base for more advanced and specialised study in areas such as spectroscopy, accelerators ans FEL and x-ray based basic research.
Theory and practice at MAX IV
Studies are tailored to both the scientific interest of the student and future plans in the industrial or academic arenas. Since the student's studies are at the same site as the laboratory, a unique combination of theoretical studies and practical work and demonstrations will be on hand.
Degree project
The presence of a large number of research groups at the laboratory facilitates the choice of a suitable degree project. Students will find teams working in a very wide range of subjects from medicine and biology to industrial applied research.
Examples of projects:
- Characterisation of model Fe-biomolecule complexes in aqueous solution and at the nanomaterial-water interface.
- Correlating the structure and electronic properties of tungstate polyoxometallates (W-POM:s) with their catalytic activity.
- Characterising the local structure of metal-doped titanate nanotubes using XANES and EXAF.
Career prospects
Graduates are able to work with research in academia and industry, to develop and expand the use of synchrotron radiation based methods and to use accelerators in different areas.


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KILLEEN, Texas — The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery called for the public's attendance at an unaccompanied Texas veteran's funeral, and that call was heard around the world -- and eventually by his daughter.
Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker was laid to rest Monday -- and no one was expected to attend, but soon after finding out the information a crowd came out to pay respects.
The Texas General Land Office said Walker's daughter was "reunited" with him and met with cemetery staff after the service to receive the flag from Walker's casket. The office said she did not arrive in time to attend the full service, which is why she was given the flag afterward.
The cemetery said they did not know where his family is and they did not want him to be laid to rest alone, so they asked the public to attend.
"We do not leave veterans behind," the cemetery said on Facebook.
A member of Wind Therapy Freedom Riders also encouraged the public to attend.
"Let's show our respects to an American Veteran," Luis Rodriguez said.
The group of bikers attended Mr. Walker's burial. They met at Central Texas Harley Davidson in Round Rock and took off to the burial site by 9 a.m.
Family of Air Force veteran almost buried alone says they weren't invited to the funeral
Hundreds of bikers gather to ride in honor of Richard Overton
After hearing Texas veteran would be buried alone, crowd pays their respects
What happens when a veteran dies and no one claims the body?
'He left a stranger, but is now a friend' | Austin bikers to attend lonely Texas veteran's burial
"No veteran should be buried alone," Rodriguez said in a Facebook post.
According to Karina Erickson, a spokesperson for the Texas General Land Office, proper burial for Unaccompanied Veterans began in 2015.
The government organization is approaching its 100th burial of veterans who have passed away with no one to claim their bodies.
Erickson said before, a late veteran's burial service was under the discretion of a county judge, which could result in cremation and getting put on a shelf.
Erickson told KVUE that Mr. Walker had a regular service set for the beginning of December, but for some reason, it was pushed back to the end of January.
Mr. Walker served in the Air Force from September 1964 to September 1968, including service in the Vietnam War.
His funeral will take place Monday at 10 a.m. at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.


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Make sure your face is moist throughout the treatment. Push the button to activate the Scrubber Mode (the top icon will light up).
Lightly glide the spatula across areas of the face where you have clogged pores or frequent breakouts at an angle as shown in the picture. Common areas include the forehead, nose and chin.
Wipe skin impurities collecting on the end of the spatula on a dry cloth as needed during treatment.
Wash your face with warm water and gently pat dry with a towel. Your skin is now primed to absorb high quality skincare products.
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Apply our Argan Stem Cell Serum or your favorite high quality serum or cream. Do not rub it into the skin.
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We will send you a tracking number as soon as it ships, we know how excited you are to start turning back time.
What does "FDA Cleared" even mean? This is a term that FDA uses for products that have been through a rigorous safety and effectiveness testing program. These products are deemed safe for consumers to use at home.
We also sell "FDA Registered" products that are not required to go through all of the same testing, but we do most of that anyways. If you have any questions about this, we're happy to go into more detail.
We all hate to return stuff, its such a bummer! But we've tried to make this process simple and easy:
You have 60 days from when the product is delivered to your doorstep to try it out and (hopefully) love it. But if for some reason you don't, just email us, live chat, or give us a call to get an RMA number and instructions to send it back. We offer full refunds less the cost of the free shipping ($10). We will refund you really fast, too.
All of our products are covered by a manufacturer's warranty, which ranges in length depending on the product. We stand behind our products because like you, we use them all the time!
Our warranty covers you in case your product stops working or has any other issues. Just call, email, or live chat us and our friendly customer care reps will get your product repaired or replaced in no time.


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Simple, classic, cool. The Burton Elite Longsleeve doesn't need much to score with a lot of style.
Burton is one of the longest standing pillars of snowboarding and they have been innovating and changing the way people enjoy the outdoors for over 40 years. Their main goal is to give you the best possible experience on and off the mountain, any day of the year. Their go-getter attitude is contagious and we hope they ignite your spark to do things you never thought possible.


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Mourning the End of My Marriage
Do I have a right to grieve the loss of dreams I was never promised?
As my marriage withers to an unceremonious end, that's one of the questions with which I now wrestle. Depending on the day of the week, I waffle between mourning the dreams that will now never be realized—feeling at times justified and at other times guilty for what could be perceived as entitlement—and feeling pretty grateful for the life I've led.
The days my emotional boat stays afloat, I'm grateful for all I've enjoyed. My physical needs have always been met. I share life with three incredible kids. Now 12, 13, and 15, I marvel at how remarkable each one is. (They're actually sort of delightful.) I was afforded an incredible education. Professionally, I love the work I get to do as a writer, editor, and speaker. Many days I do it in the comfort of my pink and green polka dot pajamas. I have steadfast friends who've walked with me for decades and ones who've joined the journey and supported me during this most recent bumpy season.
The days I'm sinking, though—the days when I'm pushing a grocery cart toward the checkout line and am suddenly gripped by a sadness that takes my breath away—I do mourn the future I'll never see.
I won't press shoulders against my husband as we sit together in a pew when our kids get married.
If and when grandkids visit, I won't turn to my husband and recall the way the baby's father also did that funny crawl with one knee and one foot, or how her mother also used surprisingly big words that no three-year-old should know.
Read more articles that highlight writing by Christian women at ChristianityToday.com/Women
Mourning the End of My Marriage
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- TCW Talks with . . . Angela ThomasA Q&A with about genuine joy
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James Fryman tell us why Arch Linux is on his desktop system.
FTA "…I've been a Linux diehard since my early days with Debian 1.3. I visited various RPM distributions, including Red Hat, Mandrake, and SUSE, flirted with Gentoo, and jumped on the Ubuntu bandwagon, but I could never find a single place to settle — until I tried Arch Linux.
Arch Linux is a bleeding-edge distribution built from the ground up using Linux From Scratch as a base with a driving philosophy: keep it simple. However, I've come to learn that simple doesn't mean easy. The Arch Linux definition of simple means that GUI tools should not hinder the full capability of individual software packages .."


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1 Chronicles 14:1 So Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to Dauid, and timber of Cedar trees, with masons and carpeters, to builde him an house.
1 Chronicles 14:2 And Dauid perceaued that the Lorde had confirmed him king vpon Israel, & that his kingdome was lift vp on hie because of his people Israel:
1 Chronicles 14:3 And Dauid toke yet mo wyues at Hierusalem, and begat mo sonnes and daughters. 1 Chronicles 14:4 These are the names of his children, which were borne vnto him at Hierusalem: Samua, Sobab, Nathan, & Solomon, 1 Chronicles 14:5 Iibhar, Elisua, and Eliphalet, 1 Chronicles 14:6 Noga, Nepheg, and Iaphia, 1 Chronicles 14:7 Elisama, Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
1 Chronicles 14:8 And when the Philistines heard that Dauid was annoynted king vpon all Israel, all the Philistines went vp to seeke Dauid: And Dauid heard of it, & went out against them. 1 Chronicles 14:9 And the Philistines came in, and spread them selues through the valley of Rephaim. 1 Chronicles 14:10 And Dauid asked counsaile at God, saying: Shall I go against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliuer them into myne hand? 1 Chronicles 14:11 And the Lorde saide vnto him: go vp, for I wil deliuer them into thyne hand. And so they came vp to Baal Perazim, and Dauid smote them there, and Dauid saide: God hath deuided myne enemies with myne hand, as a man would deuide water, and therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 1 Chronicles 14:12 And when they had left their gods there, Dauid gaue a commaundement, and they were burnt with fire. 1 Chronicles 14:13 And the Philistines came together againe, and russhed into the valley. 1 Chronicles 14:14 And Dauid asked againe at God: And God said to him, Go not vp after them, but turne away from them that thou mayest come vpon them ouer against the peretrees. 1 Chronicles 14:15 And when thou hearest a sounde go in the toppes of the peretrees, then go out to battaile: for God is gone forth before thee, to smyte the hoast of the Philistines. 1 Chronicles 14:16 Dauid therfore did as God commaunded him, and they smote the hoast of the Philistines, from Gibeon to Gazer. 1 Chronicles 14:17 And the fame of Dauid went out into all landes, and the Lorde made all nations feare him.


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Twenty years ago the international community gathered in Vienna to discuss the global promotion and protection of human rights. With the Cold War thawing, the more than 170 governments and 800 non-government organisations in attendance saw an opportunity to effect a paradigm shift in the role of human rights in international relations. Reflecting this, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by a remarkable consensus, set out that the "promotion and protection of human rights is a matter of priority for the international community" and that the realisation of human rights must be "the first responsibility of governments".
Next week, national leaders, senior diplomats and human rights defenders from around the world will gather in Geneva to attend the UN Human Rights Council. The agenda is typically busy, with the Council being called on to consider and take action on country situations from Syria to Sri Lanka and thematic issues from counter-terrorism to the rights of the child.
The agenda also makes space for a discussion and reflection on the achievements of the VDPA over the last two decades and the implementation challenges ahead. How far has the cause of international human rights really come since 1993? Can it really be said that the protection of human rights has become a matter of priority for governments and the global community?
There is no question that the VDPA has contributed to a number of significant institutional human rights developments, including the establishment of the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently held by Navi Pillay. The High Commissioner plays a leading role in human rights standard-setting and monitoring, most recently calling international attention to a death toll in Syria approaching 70,000.
The VDPA has also led to a strengthening of domestic human rights mechanisms. It precipitated the establishment of many national human rights institutions and led to the elaboration of National Human Rights Action Plans. Properly mandated and resourced, both of these mechanisms can play an important role in contributing to the domestic implementation of international human rights obligations.
There is also no question that the VDPA contributed to the normative development of human rights. It affirmed that all human rights are universal and interrelated and highlighted the links between human rights, democracy and development. It also re-affirmed the rights of equality and non-discrimination, and the equal and inalienable rights of women and girls. As senior diplomats gather in Geneva next week, their words and actions at the UN Human Rights Council will be revealing of the international community's commitment to these norms.
This session, the Human Rights Council will be seized of a range of country situations, including in relation to Syria, North Korea, Mali, Burma and Iran. The Council will also be called on to respond to the UN High Commissioner's most recent report on Sri Lanka. The report highlights the ongoing lack of accountability for alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during and in the immediate aftermath of the civil war. It also calls attention to current concerns as to erosion of the rule of law and widespread allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture and the disappearance of dissidents. The report concludes by reiterating the need for "an independent and credible international investigation into alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law". The strength of the Council's response to the High Commissioner's report will help determine whether, 20 years on, the VDPA commitment that human rights be a "matter of priority for the international community" remains rhetoric or becomes reality.
For the 800 or more non-government organisations who gathered in Vienna in 1993, the VDPA's explicit recognition of the "important role of non-governmental organizations in the promotion of all human rights", together with the provision that human rights defenders must enjoy the protection of law, was an important development. Despite this, human rights defenders around the world continue to face attacks, intimidation and reprisals for their work. Reflecting this, Norway has announced that it will put a landmark resolution to the Human Rights Council this session, calling for the elimination of laws which impair or restrict the work of human rights defenders and the passage of laws which ensure they are able to fully exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms. The world needs more Norways.
Twenty years on from Vienna, it seems clear that there has been modest but important progress in the global promotion and protection of human rights. While pausing to celebrate, however, this is no time for complacency. We human rights defenders may have history on our side, but progress in the achievement of human rights is never inevitable and the prevention of regress requires, to borrow Thomas Jefferson's words, our eternal vigilance.
Phil Lynch is the Director of the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva (www.ishr.ch). He is on Twitter: @PhilALynch


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A police patrol car arrived at the gates of the Mable Falls summer house. Two police officers, a shorter, balding man with a slight frame, and a tall, sturdily built woman officer with an auburn ponytail gradually arose from the car. With caution, the officers slowly drew their firearms whilst looking straight ahead across the front garden. Not far in the distance, through the darkened early evening light, they could see a hunched figure with a blanket thrown over, apparently shaking on the front lawn. In the moment of seeing this, both officers raised their guns with sharp aim on the figure as they steadily approached it. As they drew nearer they could hear the whimpering of a woman's cry. Trying to catch her breath as she drew short sucks in, the officers could see that whoever was beneath the blanket was in deep distress.
"Don't make any sudden moves" the policeman said calmly "slowly remove the blanket from your head so that we can see your face."
The figure obeyed the police who were now at their utmost alert. As she drew the blanket slowly down onto her shoulders the offices were faced with a simultaneously pale, yet tear-reddened face of a woman in her early thirties. Her dark brown hair was wet and clinging to her cheeks and chin. As she looked up at them with one of the most distraught expressions they had ever seen, the woman officer especially felt immense sympathy.
"Listen, we want to help you, by you need to do exactly as we say… Firstly, slowly remove the blanket completely and put your hands where we can see them."
The woman did exactly that, and gently placed her hands in front of her. The officers observed her shiver with both terror and the chill of the early evening air. She seemed to be dressed in the bare minimum, a wet, white summer-type dress, which could also have been a petticoat, no shoes, and no underwear. The male officer asked quietly, "Are you Helen Donaldson?" with this the woman wearily nodded.
"Now Helen", the woman officer continued "this is Sergeant White, and I'm Constable Wilson. We need to take you with us back to the station for questioning. Are you alright to move, or are you hurt." All Helen seemed to be able to do was nod. "Helen, is there anything we should know about? Is there anything or anyone surrounding us who might put us in danger?" Helen howled as she closed her eyes and shook her head. "We've called for back up, and they will come in a few moments. But first we need to try to get you get out of here. Can you get up?" Helen quickly nodded just before rising.
As Constable Wilson walked Helen down the driveway, Sergeant White kept their tail covered, constantly watching the area behind them. Constable Wilson managed to get Helen carefully into the back of the car, placing a clean dry, grey police blanket over her after fastening the seatbelt. Once everyone was safely in the vehicle Constable Wilson turned around from the front passenger seat to ask Helen "So, where is Ray Grisholm?" Helen cried for a few moments, Constable Wilson asked once more, "Helen, it's important that you answer me, where is Ray Grisholm?"
"I don't know."
"But he was the one who did this to you?" the Constable asked sympathetically.
"Yes." Helen said under her breath.
"What about the person who kidnapped you…" with that Sergeant White turned to look at Constable Wilson sharply, reminding her that the dead kidnapper was the reason why they needed to take Helen in to begin with, "…or maybe, not your kidnapper… someone else, someone who was working for Ray… a tall man with blond hair?"
"He's dead" replied Helen in a monotone voice, seeing a flash of Henrik who lay in a heap after being shot in the head, in front of the Mercedes in the garage.
"Did Ray do this?" Constable Wilson asked, completely out of line. Helen nodded in silence. Helen bowed her head down and looked at the door interior where the handles should have been. The three drove in silence, back towards the police station.


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Romeo and Juliet
Act Two, Part Two
By Dennis Abrams
From Stanley Wells, another view of the balcony scene, plus a glimpse of the Nurse and Mercutio:
"For all the scene's rapture, it is conceived in fully dramatic terms. At its opening, the lovers are apart, and Juliet is unaware of Romeo's presence. Each has what is in effect a long soliloquy; each in a private world seeks to reach out to communicate with the other. And when they do address each other directly they are at first restrained by consciousness of the feud between their families. Steadily they come towards each other, but the climax of their encounter comes not with physical contact but with a silence, a sense of equilibrium, of time suspended in a perfect communion that needs no words:
I have forgot why I did call thee back.
Let me stand here till thou remember it.
I shall forget, to have thee still stand there,
Rememb'ring how I love thy company.
And I'll stay, to have thee still forget,
Forgetting any other home but this.
[MY NOTE: YOU say goodbye first. No…YOU say goodbye…]
The scene permits too a delicate comedy in the lovers' hyperbole and their self-absorption; after hearing Juliet say no more than 'Ay me,' Romeo may make us smile with the amazed delight with which he utters 'She speaks,' as if this were a feat that could scarcely be expected of one so young; and after Juliet has enjoined him not to swear by the moon, he may seem touchingly puzzled in his response 'What shall I swear by? – the poor boy is doing his best.
Though the heat of the play may indeed be a love-duet, there is far more to its body than this; the novelist George Moore was quite wrong to describe it as 'no more than a love-song in dialogue.' For one thing, idealism is only one aspect of Romeo and Juliet's love. Famously, their first conversation takes the form of a shared sonnet, a sonnet that is witty as well as lyrical, that uses religious imagery but somewhat subverts it by its admission of physicality; it is a sonnet of courtship, and its climax is not a prayer but a kiss:
Romeo: [To Juliet, touching her hand]
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentler sin is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this.
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers, too?
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do:
They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.
Saints to not move, though grant for prayers' sake.
Then move not while my prayer's effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purged.
Then have my lips the sin that they have took.
Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged!
Give me my sin again.
This is a love that seeks, and finds, full physical consummation. Juliet looks forward to her wedding night as an occasion of sexual union:
Come, civil night,
Thou sober-suited matron all in black,
And learn me how to lose a winning match
Played for a pair of stainless maidenhoods
Hood my unmanned blood, bating in my cheeks,
With they black mantle till strange love grown bold
Think true love acted simple modesty.
And the play's final love-duet is the lovers' doom-laden conversation at daybreak after their marriage night, when Romeo is already banished. He seeks to remain, even at the cost of his life; she urges him to go, to save his life.
There are, then, three love-duets, one in the evening, one at night, and the last at dawn; each represents a moment of tremulous, threatened stasis in the lovers' developing relationship, and each is interrupted by Juliet's Nurse. She is a reminder of the world of daylight reality which endangers their love, and she is also a measure of the greatness of that love. If R&J is the most romantic of Shakespeare's plays, it is also, from the opening episode with its ribald jesting between Capulet's servants, the bawdiest. In the scene that introduces us to Juliet, her Nurse tells a tale that, looking back to Juliet's infancy, also looks forward to the loss of her virginity: 'Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit.' And the idealism of the balcony scene is prefaced by Mercutio's dirty talk of Rosaline:
O Romeo, that she were, O that she were
An open-arse, and thou a popp'rin pear.
Mercutio is Romeo's best friend, the Nurse is closer to Juliet than her parents; they are parallel forces, the two richest and most strongly individual characters in the play, but each is fatally limited in understanding just where it is most needed. Mercutio, for all the delicacy of imagination suggested in his Queen Mab speech – a virtuoso display for actor and author as well as for the character – expresses a satirically reductive view of love between man and woman: 'this driveling love is like a great natural that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole,' and for the Nurse, one healthy man is very much the same as another: she admires Romeo's physical qualities – 'for a hand and a foot and a body, though they be not to be talked on, yet they are past compare' – but after hearing of his banishment immediately transfers her allegiance to Juliet's official suitor, Paris:
I think you are happy in this second match,
For it excels your first; or if it did not,
Your first is dead, or 'twere as good he were
As living hence and you no use of him.
The technique of juxtaposing romantic and anti-romantic attitudes to love is the same as Shakespeare uses in his comedies; here as there the romantic attitude survives criticism, partly because of the sheer poetic of the lovers' passion, and also because it includes as well as transcends the physicality to which Mercutio and the Nurse are limited."
And from Garber, a look back and a preview of what is to come:
"With the death of Mercutio, the possibility of containment, and of comedy, dies too. From this point, from the first scene of the third act, tragedy becomes inevitable. The voice of imagination and moderation and perspective is dead, and we stop laughing. Letters now go undelivered, parents can no longer speak with their children. Tragic disorder has come full force upon the play's world. Tybalt is gone, Mercutio is gone, all by the beginning of the third act, and there is no turning back. Uninstructed by the wiser and more worldly Mercutio, badly counseled by the Friar and the Nurse, Romeo and Juliet are left to fend for themselves in a world whose blackness is no longer tipped with silver. Yet under this pressure they do not fail. They learn, they grow, and they change, so that their deaths are tragic, but not futile.
The most striking instance of such growth in the play is the transformation that Juliet undergoes. When we first encounter her, she is wholly submissive, even passive. She is not yet fourteen, and her life is still dominated by external authority: her father, her mother, and the Nurse who has been with her – at first as her wet nurse – since she was born. One of the quieter poignancies of this play is the story of the Nurse's own daughter, Susan, who dies young, and offstage, before the beginning of the play. It is a story we have heard before, in Love's Labour's Lost, where it was Catherine's sister who had died; we will hear it again, in a fictive version that is nonetheless powerful and haunting, in Twelfth Night, when Viola disguised as the boy Cesario, speaks of the 'sister' who pined away for love 'like patience on a monument,/Smiling at grief.' To call this touch Shakespearean is merely to beg the question of its evocative power, and to comment on the rate of child mortality in the period is largely to miss the point. By inventing these backstories for his characters, Shakespeare as playwright gives the characters enormous depth and reach.
Juliet, asked by her mother what her thoughts are about marriage, says, 'It is an honor that I dream not of.' Confronted with Lady Capulet's approving book report on Paris, she answers only, "I'll look to like, if looking liking move.' She is a daughter rather than a prospective wife. It is therefore striking to see how quickly she changes once she sets eyes on Romeo. Immediately this guileless girl of almost fourteen becomes a clever strategist, decoying the Nurse with false preliminary inquiries so that she can attain her true object, to know Romeo's name:
Come hither, Nurse. What is yon gentleman?
The son and heir of old Tiberio.
What's he that now is going out of door?
Marry, that, I think, be young Petruchio.
What's he that follows here, that would not dance?
I know not.
Go ask his name.
And then, aside to us the minute the Nurse bustles off: 'If he be married/My grave is like to be my wedding bed.'
Juliet will use the same device later in the play when her mother tries to press her toward a hasty and unwelcome marriage, telling her that 'early next Thursday' Paris will make her 'a joyful bride.'
I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam,
I will not marry het; and when I do, I swear
It shall be Romeo – whom you know I hate –
Rather than Paris…
She deceives her mother with Mercutio's weapon, wordplay and double meanings.
Nowhere is Juliet's sudden transition to adulthood clearer than in the balcony scene, where she controls the scene completely, declaring her own love rather than waiting for Romeo's declaration, warning him against false vows and rash love contracts. Twice she leaves the balcony, and twice she returns; her exits and entrances are deliberately theatrical, and when she reappears on the balcony she reappears to the audience as well. Each time we think she has departed – to answer the Nurse's call, the barrier of authority, or to obey her own instinct toward modesty, the barrier of formality – she reappears and she herself summons Romeo back. The iconography will mirror her dominance, as she stands above and speaks to her lover. The next love scene between them in the space, the aubade scene (3.5), will find them both aloft, having spent the night in lovemaking. But between those two scenes comes the marriage itself – fatefully performed, in terms of staging, in Friar Laurence's cell, below, almost surely in the same space that will later be used for Juliet's tomb, visually underscoring the play's relentless twinning of womb and tomb. The stage location is thus yet another foreshadowing of the tragic pattern that is about to overtake them. The wedding takes place in the last scene of act 2; in the very next scene, the first scene of act 3, the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt occur. Again the day world defeats the night world, and the Prince, persuaded of his own generosity in doing so, commutes Romeo's death sentence to banishment. All this while, Juliet has been waiting for another night. When we hear her next, she will speak, again from her chamber balcony, in the voice of sexual impatience and desire. Her great speech begins:
Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,
Toward Phoebus' lodging. Such a waggoner
As Phaethon would whip you to the west
And bring in cloudy night immediately.
It is a magnificent piece of poetry, and is fraught with danger signals at every turn. Juliet wishes the chariot of the sun were drawn by Phaethon, Apollo's headstrong son, who was too young for such a task. The horses ran away with the chariot, and Phaethon was scorched by the sun, and drowned in the sea."
And finally, the beginning of Garber's look at the Nurse:
"Just as the play provides Romeo with Rosaline, and Juliet with Paris, as signs of what they do not yet know about themselves and about love, so also each has an older adviser, whose assistance and hindrance will together demonstrate the limits of 'wise counsel.' Juliet has her Nurse, Romeo has Friar Laurence. Juliet's Nurse is one of the great comic characters of all literature, and her brilliant and funny colloquial speeches illustrate Shakespeare's mastery over the medium of realistic speech. In the opening scenes of the play the Nurse's earthiness and practicality, as well as ser frankness in sexual matters, offer a welcome antidote to the artifice, false idealism, and even prissiness embodied in Lady Capulet's advocacy of Paris. The Nurse swears by her maidenhead – as it was, intact, when she was twelve years old. She is secretly delighted by Mercutio's remark that 'the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon,' even as she pretends to be insulted by his innuendo. Her sense of insult is itself physical, titillated by innuendo: 'Now, afore God, I am so vexed that every part about me quivers.' And her long comic narrative about Juliet's fall as a child, a narrative that turns on her late husband's labored sexual quip ('dost thou fall upon thy face?/Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit.') shows her at her most amusingly and inconsequentially garrulous; the point of her anecdote seems to be to prove to Lady Capulet that Juliet is almost fourteen years old, something Lady Capulet has just said to the Nurse. The proper Lady Capulet and the young Juliet of these opening scenes are embarrassed by the Nurse's bawdiness, and they try to hush her ('Enough of this. I pray thee hold thy peace'). The audience is more likely to be pleased by the volubility and sexual frankness of this forthright descendant of the Wife of Bath.
Yet the Nurse is a dangerously static character who does not change in the course of the drama. Like the Friar, she is established as a fixed type, and since she does not grow or change, while Juliet does, we can see at once her charm in a comic world, and her inadequacy for the darker world of tragedy. Like the optical test in which the same color looks different against a light background and a dark one, so the Nurse is framed – and assessed – differently in the two halves of the play. Shakespeare shows this to us in two deliberately parallel scenes, one comic, one tragic, in both of which Juliet tries to get information out of the weary and rambling Nurse. (The device is parallel to the two contrasting wooing scene in Richard III, where Richard's early success with the Lady Anne is not repeated when he tries the same approach a second time – aiming to marry the daughter of his brother Clarence – and his suit is rejected.)"
More on the Nurse, Friar Laurence, and much more, in my next post.
Two questions for the group:
1. How do you like the pacing of the reading and my posts? A better pace? Too long between acts?
2. Now that we're about halfway through the play, for those of you who have read it before (or who know it from adaptations etc.), how does it compare to your memories of it?
Our next reading: Romeo and Juliet, Act Three
My next post: Thursday evening/Friday morning


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How to Do Accents – Advice From a Dialect Coach
While mastering different accents takes a bit of hard work and practice – just like any new skill – the outcome means you will be more marketable to clients who are seeking out different sounding voices.
Plus, it makes a great addition to your Voices.com profile!
Sammi Grant is a voice coach who was introduced to the study of voice and dialect work during her undergraduate degree – where her passion for accents was fostered.
Here are her tips and tricks for learning a new accent that sounds authentic and can help you land more gigs.
How to Do Accents Step 1: Listening
There are generally two reasons why you want to pick up a new accent as a voice actor or performer:
- You have been hired or want to audition for a role that requires you to speak in an accent other than your native accent.
- You want to learn a new accent so that you can add those as skills to your resume/profile.
Whichever reason for learning an accent applies to you, the starting point is still the same: listening to people who have the accent you are trying to learn.
"I always encourage people to find authentic speakers – not actors in television shows or movies – as sometimes, they are not a good representation of the accents," says Sammi Grant. "I go to YouTube and search the region of the accent I want to learn, for example, actors from Atlanta, Georgia, and I listen to interviews with the actors to hear their authentic, natural accents," Sammi continues.
Listening is the key component to beginning the process of learning any new accent.
How to Do Accents Step 2: Placement and Oral Posture
After you've listened to an accent and understand how it sounds, the next step is to learn how to make the sounds you are hearing with your mouth. Sammi refers to this as 'placement and oral posture.' Placement is where the accent lives in the mouth and oral posture is how the lips, jaw and tongue move in the articulation in the language.
You have to listen to every single sound within the accent you are trying to learn and articulate those sounds. "A lot of inexperienced voice actors hone in on three or four sounds, which means they can only do a few words in the proper accent," says Sammi.
For example: When doing a British accent, it is common to drop the "r" sounds. "They won't get into the more specific idea of the placement and oral posture – which means they will only sound British in a couple of words – the rest of the dialogue will be the actor slipping back into their natural accent," she says.
Throughout her sessions, Sammi teaches voice actors to talk through the stress patterns of the accents and also notice the rhythms – it's all about feeling the changes in your mouth that the accent makes and how it differs from your natural accent.
Learning a New Accent Step 3: Spontaneous Speech
The only true way to learn a new accent is, by speaking with that accent. Although this seems like a simple tip, there is much more to speaking in an accent than just reading a few lines. Sammi refers to her technique of mastering an accent as spontaneous speech.
"I work with clients on specific texts, but also on spontaneous speech – to truly master an accent you have to be able to speak without pre-planning what you are going to say. It has to be natural," she says.
Spontaneous speech could mean talking to yourself out loud in this accent for a day, or even chatting with friends and family as you test out the accent.
There is no better way to learn an accent authentically than to speak with that accent – and often.
"I talk in accents a lot with my friends," Sammi says. "Talk to yourself, talk to you friends, allow yourself to make mistakes and build that muscle memory – seek out a dialect coach – it's always good to have someone else listening to your speech."
What Accents are the Hardest to Learn?
The difficulty of picking up on new accents largely depends on your native accent. Sammi has a natural Midwestern American accent and says that in general, the French accent can be a bit harder for Americans to pick up.
"The French 'r,' which is a back of the mouth sound, tends to be harder, especially for Americans – Americans never make that sound," Sammi says.
Personally for Sammi, who also has an Eastern European background, the hardest accents for her to learn are any of the Spanish language accents.
"If you don't have the right oral posture it can lean towards sounding a bit more Eastern European – my Spanish accent sounded really Russian at first," she says.
How Can I Prevent Myself From Sounding Inauthentic?
When auditioning for a job in an accent that is not your native accent – you should speak in that accent before you even step up to the microphone.
"Before you record the audition, talk in the accent for 20 minutes – and don't get too hard on yourself if you go off accent, just continue to talk to yourself in the accent – it's really the only way to learn," Sammi advises.
It is also important to avoid sounding too stereotypical. Sammi recognizes that there is a bit of truth in the sounds of stereotyping an accent, however it's important to avoid silliness and character voices when learning a new accent.
Sammi once created a video in which she slips into different accents in a short span of time (see the video below) – she recalls receiving comments such as "not everyone from Scotland sounds like that."
Her response: "Of course not, I had three minutes to do the video so I choose the most standard version of each accent – for a specific role or show I will get as specific as possible in the accent and dialect of that region."
Stereotyping the sounds of the accent you are learning is not an issue as long as it is coming from a place of research – from having listened to authentic speakers again and again.
Do Different Accents Make Me More Marketable as a Voice Actor?
There are certain accents that are more sought after than others. In Sammi's experience General British (RP) accents tend to be most popular and sought after. She generally trains voice actors in a standardized version of the accent, unless the voice actor is auditioning for a specific role – then she will look more closely at the regional accents for that specific place to pin down the nuances of that particular accent.
It is extremely important to nail the accented read. In the voice over world, people dissect the tiniest sounds. If you are not doing a great job it's noticeable to a client's ear. Having any element of vocal flexibility or agility is going to make your voice stronger and able to do different types of voices – even if you can't do accents perfectly, it is important to try to learn the limits of your vocal range.
Sammi Grant's Personal Favorite Accents
"The easiest to teach is Londoner accent or Standard British. I really love teaching more complicated ones like French, Australian – which are hard because most people tend to lean towards British sounds or Irish sounds when trying to master a new accent," Sammi says.
Takeaway Tips for Mastering an Accent
Mastering a new accent takes a bit of practice and dedication to ensure that you are able to speak in the new accent in an authentic and non-stereotypical way. Start out with accents that are most sought-out by clients such as British, New York or a Southern U.S. accent and then expand your skill set to include more niche accents as you become more comfortable with speaking in an accent that is different from your native accent.
About Sammi Grant
Sammi Grant is a dialect/vocal coach based in Chicago, IL. She has coached at numerous Chicago theatres including: Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane, Timeline Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Windy City Playhouse and many more. Sammi also provides coaching to voiceover talent and has 6 years of experience in the industry as a voice over artist herself. In 2017, she made a video with BuzzFeed called "How to Do 12 Different Accents," and the video went viral within 24 hours. This September, Sammi will be moving to London to start the MFA Voice Studies program at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.


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- When I'm carrying him, he is able to lift his head off my shoulder slightly. It only lasts a second or two, but that is only going to get stronger
- He has more control over his legs and can wiggle his toes ever so slightly on command
- He pooped without a suppository twice in two days which just means increased strength
- He was able to sit in my lap for a HAIRCUT - woo hoo he looks amazing - and I noticed that his back/stomach muscles are getting stronger. He was sitting up much straighter than just last week (of course I was supporting his head and neck the entire time, but the improvement is significant)
- Lying on the floor, he rolled from his side to his back (with assistance, but just having that motion in his hips and shoulders is HUGE)
- When laying down, he can turn his head pretty well from side to side (and without much pain)
Love for Ty, all the way from Italy:
Love for SuperTy is spreading across Italy. Two great friends and Ty supporters recently prayed for Ty during their vacations in Italy. One in Rome and Vatican city, where she had rosaries blessed for Ty and Gavin (thank you Kathleen!), and another at the Hermitage for St. Francis on Mt. Subasio.
My great friend, Catherine, took an incredible vacation biking along in the Italian countryside for over a week. When she shared these photos with me I cried at the thought of her praying for Ty at such a beautiful and holy place. I love that her thoughts of love read "Praise the Lord for giving Ty Campbell the strength to be Our Little Fighter". I've been meaning to share these for a while :)


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CHICAGO - The off week came at a good and bad time for the Bears in 2019.
It was positive because it gave quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and a few of the team's injured players a chance to heal along with re-evaluating where they stand with their ailments.
Perhaps it was negative because the team didn't have a chance for quick redemption after a loss to Raiders in London a week-and-a-half ago. It was a part of a less-than-stellar start to the 2019 season that was below the expectations set before the season.
Where does the team go these final 11 games? Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic was on Sports Feed to discuss what might be ahead with Josh Frydman as the team gets ready for the Saints on Sunday.
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Mangalore, Sep 20, 2014: Heightened tension prevailed in and around Mangalore Rural police station area on September 19 night after hundreds of Hindu activists gathered following the arrest of Bhajarang Dal leader in connection with the assault on youth on Sept 18.
While the Bajrang Dal leaders handed over three of the five accused to the police on the same day, the police managed to trace the six other accused on September 19. Meanwhile, police detained Bajrang Dal leader Bhujang Kulal and reportedly told other leaders to hand over the remaining two accused, to obtain his release.
City Police Commissioner R Hithendra visited the spot. Further investigations are on.
Groups of Hindu activists gathered at Mangalore Rural police station, after the police detained Bhajarang Dal leader in connection with assault on college students. Mangalore Today had reported the incident earlier it may be recalled.


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Löckenhoff, Corinna E., and Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin. "Age Differences in Intertemporal Choice: The Role of Task Type, Outcome Characteristics, and Covariates." The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 75, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 85–95. Epmc, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz097. Full Text
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Samanez-Larkin, G. R. "Chapter 3 - Decision Neuroscience and Aging." Aging and Decision Making: Empirical and Applied Perspectives, 2015, pp. 41–60. Scopus, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-417148-0.00003-0. Full Text
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Selected Grants
Effects of Aging on Episodic Memory-Dependent Decision Making awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co-Principal Investigator). 2018 to 2023
REU Site: Lifespan Approaches to Diverse Psychological Science awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2020 to 2023
Short Courses in Neuroeconomics and Social Neuroscience awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2021
Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2021
Forming Science-Industry Partnerships to Link Everyday Behaviors to Well-Being awarded by Stanford University (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2020
Dopaminergic Neuromodulation of Decision Making in Young and Middle-Aged Adults awarded by Vanderbilt University (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2019
NEUROMODULATION OF MOTIVATED COGNITION AND DECISION MAKING ACROSS ADULTHOOD awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2012 to 2018


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Scientific Mythologies by James Herrick. Herrick basically goes through science fiction and unveils the quasi-religious nature of some the fantasies on offer. A short summary might be this, to borrow from Qohelet: there's nothing new under the sun – when someone says "Look, something new!", behold, it has already been. What he basically reveals, but does not say himself, is that science fiction offers authors and interested scientists an outlet for propagating their own preferred worldviews and mythologies in the dress of the future, or aliens, or whatever. These worldviews and myths are simply old ones in these new clothes – e.g. gnosticism, the myth of the Fairly Awesome Land We Haven't Discovered Yet But Clearly Has A Mountains Of Gold And Maybe A Fountain Of Youth. The book is ok, but I thought his analysis could be tighter, and there are some glaring factual and spelling errors (e.g. talking about Yoda being in A New Hope). All in all, I'll have an extra set of eyes on when I next read some SF.
Archive for July, 2013
The Reading List – July 23 – 30Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
The Reading List – July 16 – 22Monday, July 22nd, 2013
One book this time, to slowly get myself back on some sort of discipline, though I definitely felt the effects of Tour fatigue. Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible by Stephen Dempster, in the NSBT series.
This book is basically a biblical theology of the OT, only, brief, and the OT in the MT canonical order, i.e. Tanakh. His basic argument is that the Torah sets up expectations of a dominion (i.e. a kingdom or land) and a dynasty (i.e. offspring or nation), which is then commented, not only by the fact that the rest of the OT talks about it, but also because the canonical order itself represents a structuring intended to further illustrate the point. That is, the placement and ordering of the books is intended to amplify and/or complement the themes of each book and the whole work up to that point as it is read in order. As a ~200 page book commenting on the entire OT, well, its necessarily brief, but his general gist is fairly compelling, and illustrates how much is lost by the modern canonical order and the fact that most of us will hardly ever read the whole Bible in order. However, its brevity means that it makes for a useful summary treatise on OT theology for someone not really wanting to swallow larger works, e.g. Goldingay, Waltke, so on.
Random sporting commentarySunday, July 14th, 2013
1) Ashton Agar is definitely inline for some sponsorship money. Also, Ed Cowan will probably not make it to the end of the series unless someone gets injured.
2) This year's Tour is definitely more interesting than last years. Last year, it was Team Sky destroying the opposition in time trials. This year, Sky doesn't have Michael Rogers, who transferred to Saxo-Tinkoff, and has now dropped 2 riders, and everyone is playing the 'spite' game. In particular, Movistar and Saxo-Tinkoff have a lot to gain if their climbers can ride Sky off the road in the next few stages, which range from medium climbs to multiple massive climbs. Also, the recently renamed Belkin team have snuck in under the radar, and I expect they too will join in on the 'anti-Sky' action.
3) The AFL season progresses much as before. The top 5 deserve to be up there, but it will be a matter of musical chairs as to the final ladder positions come September. Richmond are playing well enough to deserve to play finals, and Collingwood also. However, the eighth spot will be hotly contested.
4) Barneys FC is entering the tenuous uni winter holiday period, when many people disappear back to the regional centres where they came from, leaving those of us left with, let us say, a lot more game time. At least we're doing better than last year – firsts are top of the table, reserves are playing much better as a team due to a more consistent line-up.
Random comments on Australian politicsSaturday, July 6th, 2013
1) I cringe every time I see Scott Morrison, opposition spokesman on immigration, come up on TV. He strikes me as an intransigent, belligerent fool, and is probably the number 1 reason I will not be persuaded to vote liberal in the next federal election. There are many places on the interwebs that will tell you why they are foolish and incompassionate on this, so I'll let google earn its worth.
2) I also cringe, but slightly less so, when I see Greg Hunt, opposition spokesman on environment, though up until recently he'd not been anywhere near in the spotlight. The liberal position on climate change post Malcolm Turnbull's time as leader is somewhat counter to the, what is it, 97% consensus figure in the scientific community?
3) The liberal party seems intent on bringing Australia back to what was perceived to be golden years under Howard, as though all the policy settings in that era will again bring prosperity and all-round awesomeness. This is stupid and will not work, for the simple reason of time and change.
4) Gillard really did get the short end of the stick. What really hurt her was a seeming inability to communicate well with the Australian public. Key example – "The Real Julia", lol. The government tried – really tried – to get the message that they got stuff done, that they achieved significant things, but Julia had just failed to really connect with a broad enough section of the populous. She had some really competent people working on her team, Nicola Roxon springs to mind easily – remember plain packaging on tobacco? Unfortunately, many of these are forgotten as attention was focused elsewhere.
5) I'll take this opportunity to point back to my party game of talking political idiocy, see top right in the links column.
Random Miscellany, pt -9/16Thursday, July 4th, 2013
1) With SMH mostly behind a paywall now, I've now deleted it from all my bookmarks. Unfortunately, this also comes as I make my transition out of the Google Reader universe, so I need to be a bit more pro-active on my other news sources (Global Mail, The Conversation [recommended], Slashdot). Fortunately, ABC has updated their Android app.
2) It's Tour season, and already, the realistic Australian expectations have been met – Simon Gerrans of GreenEDGE winning a stage, and then the team winning the time trial, putting Gerro in the yellow jersey. After tonight, the peloton moves into the Pyrenees, so there'll be some GC shakeup there and I doubt Simon will keep after that. We will then see who's really come out to party at the TdF. The Tour has also helped me re-regulate my body clock – for unknown reasons I've been waking up far too early, but the late nights mean that I now get up at a more normal time.
3) The late night sport season combined with school holidays means I'm laying off the books for a little bit – I doubt concentration will be my strong suit right now.
4) Egypt has gone berserk again, only this time it's more like Thailand, only, replace the monarchy with the army. And the mobs don't appear to have colour-coded. Sigh.


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A 22-YEAR-old man has been flown to Westmead hospital after an incident on a Triamble Road property near Hargraves in the early hours of Saturday.
Emergency services got the call shorty before 3am with reports that a man had fallen of the back of a moving vehicle.
Inspector Mark Fehon from Mudgee Police station says that the man was part of a group that were driving on the property before the 22-year-old fell, hitting his head on the ground, where he suffered severe head injuries.
The man was airlifted from the scene in a critical but stable condition.
Inspector Fehon says that it's a timely reminder to drivers on private properties that they still need to adhere to the road rules, as any incident that leads to serious injuries or death could result in charges against the drivers.
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Auto Accident Injury Compensation Limits in Florida
December 7, 2017
There are Florida statutes that can affect the amount you receive for damages in a personal injury lawsuit related to a vehicular accident. With over twenty million residents in the state, there is always a risk of accidents while traveling Florida roadways. Although the state's personal injury laws provide ways for an injured party to be "made whole" following an auto accident, there are restrictions, limitations and caps that could apply. This is a major reason that you should seek legal counsel as soon as possible following any accident with injuries.
To begin, a timely filing of a lawsuit in Florida's civil courts can ensure you don't miss an important opportunity to present your case to seek compensation for damages. Under Florida's Statute of Limitations for personal injury claims, you have four years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit. In rare cases, the timeline could be extended, but that is typically only allowed in cases where you did not discover the damages until some amount of time following the accident. Normally, if you fail to file your case within the four-year window, the court will likely refuse to hear your claim.
For most auto accidents, Florida law follows a no-fault insurance system that relies on Personal Injury Protection insurance. This means that after most traffic accidents, an injured person's own insurance provider will provide compensation for certain out-of-pocket expenses like medical or loss of income. Most minor accidents fall under the umbrella for no-fault coverage regardless of who was at fault. If the collision resulted in serious injuries, Florida law does hold the at-fault driver liable based on the unreasonable actions or gross negligence that caused the damages.
If you or a loved one were injured in a car accident on a Florida roadway, contact the law offices of Schackow & Mercadante to speak directly with a personal injury attorney about your case. Remember, it not just about meeting the required timeline. Valuable evidence can be quickly lost following any crash.


text: Digital Reliance Games Unleashes Ultimate Robot Fighting on Mobile By Brandy Shaul|December 26, 2014 Share By Brandy Shaul|December 26, 2014 Share Reliance Games has announced the release of Ultimate Robot Fighting on iOS and Android devices. The game isn't Reliance's first title focused on robotic combat, as the developer previously created Reel Steel and Real Steel World Robot Boxing, movie games based on the 2011 film Real Steel. In Ultimate Robot Fighting, players are taken to an age when robots are made to battle one another for sport, with three-vs-three "gladiatorial brawls" being the most popular form of combat. In each battle of Ultimate Robot Fighting, players take a team of three robots into battle against their enemies. Players tap or swipe on the screen to trigger light and heavy attacks, respectively, while holding two fingers on the screen blocks oncoming attacks. As players fight, a special skill bar charges at the bottom of the screen. This bar is split into three sections, and players unlock access to three special attacks as those individual segments charge. While players are free to trigger a special attack with only one filled bar, waiting until all three are filled results in a larger attack. Two of these special attacks focus on a player's speed, as they're asked to rapidly swipe or tap on the screen for a few seconds to charge the attack before it's unleashed. Enemies can trigger their own special attacks, so players may need to rapidly swipe to defend themselves as well.Gamers can swap out their active robot at any time, either for variety, or to use a robot with more health in a challenging battle. Robots earn experience points after battles, and will level up to become stronger over time. Players can also manually "rank up" their robots by using duplicate robots as fusion material. Finally, users can spend coins to upgrade each robot's individual attacks, with multiple attacks becoming available as the robots level up. Players can purchase new robots for their team, with 45 robots available so far. These robots are available in packs (including mystery packs) for coins, or in a starter pack which costs real money. "Ultimate Robot Fighting brings forth pulsating 3v3 robot tag-team action to entertain players with a wide array of superlative robots, sensational special moves and distinctive fighting styles," said Manish Agarwal, CEO of Reliance Entertainment Digital, in a statement. "The game's experience has been designed so players can choose characters which fit their identity and reveal who the ultimate champion is in the battle with the sentient AIs." Ultimate Robot Fighting is available to download for free on the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Share http://adweek.it/2jGhP8x copy Adweek Adweek


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Words on contemporary releases. Seeking to offer an honest description of works which manage to exist in their own space and time.
Seraphim Rytm – Prayers By The Lake [Mirae Arts]
Prayers By The Lake is a meditative trip through frozen time. The record is crafted by Seraphim Rytm, a surprising alias of Belgium-based Damaskin, who is quite known for his abrasive, acid infused techno released on labels like Unknown Precept, Noiztank, and 10 Label. As his Seraphim Rytm project, the productions are unmistakably lush, surrounded with an air of mystery that suits the low-key attitude of the moniker.
Being a new label concerned with "D.I.Y. culture with firm attitude and strict policy", Mirae Arts inhabits the detail-driven, contemplative side of the techno spectrum. The early roots of this D.I.Y. affinity lay within the musical history of the founder of the label, Hysteric Agent, who has releases on Total Black and New York Haunted. Also Damaskin's Seraphim Rytm is a relatively new project, with its first album Aeterna brought out on Silent Season hailing from 2015.
A1. Prayers By The Lake I
A2. Prayers By The Lake II
B1. Prayers By The Lake III
B2. Prayers By The Lake IV
Prayers By The Lake I is a moody, atmospheric opening track, reminiscent of the cold Scandinavian ambiance given by early Acronym and Abdulla Rashim. However, this seems to be slightly more layered, with intricate, detailed loops. The length and repetition urges the listener to treat it as a meditative state, patience is thus required. Prayers By The Lake II is a very interesting track, presenting urgent sped up melodic lines weaving together to ambient, compressed noise.
On the B-side, Prayers By The Lake III goes stylistically towards contemporary output on labels like Silent Season, with ethnic influences, like the Indonesian gamelan style. Prayers By The Lake IV closes the B-side with a beautiful composition around a field recording of flowing water. Going quite deep, the track does remind of early ambient trance works, like a slowed down LA Synthesis or Humate.
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text: Not only was Rossina recently granted a full-boat award for a PhD at Carnegie-Mellon, but she also learned an article she submitted has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Language, Identity & Education (JLIE). The title of the paper is "Investigating the Needs of Foreign Language Learners of Tuvan", emerging from her concern for the Tuvan language. She'd worked on some of the ideas in Endangered Languages, developed it into a paper in ERW (Empirical Research Writing), and revised it with the help of Alissa Hartig. Congratulations to Rossina!


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Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Advanced users employ Blender's API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included in Blender's future releases. Blender is well suited to individuals and small studios who benefit from its unified pipeline and responsive development process.
Pictures of a 32 year old Ton Roosendaal, from NeoGeo's new office house warming party, a year before Blender's birthday.
After the first files were created, it took 15 months before the software was ready for production as in-house tool in the animation studio NeoGeo in the Netherlands. Blender was then released publicly online on January 1st 1998 as SGI freeware. The Linux and Windows versions were released shortly after. After the Internet bubble burst in the early 2000s, the source code became available under GNU GPL on October 13th 2002, thanks to a spectacular fundraising campaign – marking the start of Blender as the popular Free and Open Source 3D creation suite it is today.
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"Practice Reckless Optimism."
I happened upon this quote this morning and shared it immediately. I love the idea of being "recklessly" optimistic. Of course, we should! Why not? It's probably in our nature as human beings to take something a little too far…why not make it optimism? Happy Saturday, darlings! Here's what intrigued me this week, aka, my weekend musings.
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R. Kelly (reportedly) dropped by RCA amid a furor over docuseries
Ah, the power of the people. Amongst a movement called #MuteRKelly and a docuseries by Lifetime — yes, Lifetime — Television, called "Surviving R. Kelly," record label RCA has reportedly dropped R. Kelly. While RCA parent company Sony Music has not officially commented, R. Kelly no longer appears on the label's website under artists.
The docuseries, "Surviving R. Kelly," details more than 25 years of accusations of sexual violence and abuse against the R&B singer. R. Kelly has been accused of sexual relationships with minors going back to 1994.
The docuseries is fascinating and sheds light on what appears to be more than two decades of (reported) sexual abuse against young women for which R. Kelly has not been held accountable. This is a POWERFUL reminder of how our voices can make a difference. Kudos to the many dedicated women, parents, and human beings who kept shedding light on that which was done in the dark. Together, we can move mountains!
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An ideal spot to see the Northern Lights
You'll need a helicopter, a hefty budget, and a trip to Alaska to spot the aurora borealis from this gorgeous lodge, featured in Departures Magazine.
Sheldon Chalet is a new lodge that sits right on Denali's shoulder in Alaska, accessible only by helicopter. Overnight accommodations will run you $2,300 per person, per night, but the Northern Lights — should they decide to appear during your stay — are priceless. Have you seen the Northern Lights? Is it on your bucket list?
Your favorite story at HoneyGood.com
Do you have MOXIE!? I know you do, as do I! So, it's not surprising that your favorite story of the week on HoneyGood.com was all about MOXIE!
And, many of you loved the journal featured in my story. Good news, you can purchase it here.
In case you missed it, let me share a bit about my musings on MOXIE! Every one of you who reads my musings has her MOXIE! You are a part of my brand, darlings. That is what makes my brand unique and perfect. My brand is about US, not ME. We've got MOXIE!, darlings, and don't you ever forget it. We are daring, courageous and have determination.
Are you retiring soon? Get financially ready, now!
Although Shelly is already semi-retired, I have many friends headed toward retirement, many of whom would be well-served by this article, via Money Magazine, about getting ready for retirement when it's one year away.
According to Money, it's ideal to start charting your retirement plan ten years in advance and, hopefully, you've already done that! But, for those of you who are less than 12 months from retiring, here are some key (financial) moves to set you up for retirement success.
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