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Bipolar Adults: Practical Interventions for Hypomanic & Depressive Episodes
Need for an integrative model
One influential model for the development of treatment approaches has been the instability hypothesis which suggested that vulnerability to disruption of circadian rhythms is fundamental to BD. Circadian rhythms are patterns of physiological activity that cycle over an approximately 24-h periods including sleep, body temperature, cortisol and melatonin secretion.
Circadian rhythms are entrained by both physical (e.g. light/dark) and social/behavioural zeitgebers. Numerous studies have reported disrupted circadian rhythms in acutely ill BD patients. More recently, studies have found sleep and activity disruption in remitted BD patients suggesting that it is a trait factor. Monk et al. social rhythm metric (SRM) assesses the extent to which individuals have a stable activity pattern, as a proxy measure of circadian functioning. Psychological treatment can have a significant effect on SRM, whilst instability on the SRM is associated with elevated risk of mood episodes in individuals with cyclothymia or BD II.
This proposed vulnerability and its interaction with psychosocial events, stimulated the development of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) which combines standard IPT with development of stable patterns of regular activity. IPSRT is associated with stabilization of social rhythms and with longer euthymic periods than clinical management; but to date there is no evidence of a differential impact on relapse rates or mood symptoms.
A multilevel model approach to integration Jones proposed a model of BD integrating circadian instability with psychological functioning which builds on the work of Healy and Williams. The model uses a multilevel approach to cognition and emotion to explore how circadian instability might lead to the observed clinical symptoms of BD. Single-level models of emotions, such as those of Beck et al., have limitations with respect to BD. The illness course of many BD patients is characterized by extended periods in mixed emotional states, where for instance elevated mood and irritability/anger co-occur. Any model therefore needs to accommodate the generation of parallel and even potentially conflicting emotional states. Jones_ model is therefore based on the Schematic Propositional Analogical and Associative Representation Systems (SPAARS) approach of Power and Dalgleish. In SPAARS external events are first processed analogically; a rapid and modality specific level.
Further processing at a propositional level employs abstract language-based models [similar to automatic thoughts within Beck's model of depression]. Direct emotional outputs occur via schematic and associative levels. Schematic processes integrate information from all other processing systems into knowledge at a level _beyond verbally expressible propositional concepts. The contrast here being between _prose_ description at a propositional level and _poetic_ description at the schematic level. Schemas are dynamic and flexible with respect to changing inputs from other levels and guide behaviour. The associative level permits events, either through repetition or through salience, to trigger emotional output. It also allows for different emotional outputs at different levels of the system (such as the phobic patient who _knows_ that the feared object is harmless, but _feels_ they must continue to avoid it).
This model suggests circadian rhythm disruption is an important factor in triggering episodes. However, many other groups experience circadian disruption without experiencing bipolar episodes. What makes BD patients especially vulnerable? Jones draws on evidence from the psychological literature indicating that individuals with BD make internal attributions for both positive and negative events which suggests that when experiencing the effects of circadian disruption they will also make internal attributions. Additionally, Robbins and Kirmayer found individuals with a chronic psychiatric history (not restricted to panic disorder patients) have a greater tendency to make internal psychological attributions for common somatic experiences, whilst individuals at risk of BD also tend to make more positive internal attributions for physiological changes associated with hypomania. These factors suggest, not only that individuals are more prone to circadian instability, but also that the interpretations they make may lead to behaviour which exacerbates these fluctuations.
Figure 2 illustrates how this development of the instability hypothesis might integrate a range of psychological findings with respect to BD, referred to previously in this paper. In particular it is proposed that the avoidant or ruminative coping styles in response to initial mood changes can place the individual at risk of developing prodromal mood states. Whilst distraction has been reported to have benefits in unipolar depression, high-risk studies have reported associations between hypomania and both distraction and engagement in dangerous activities. It has been shown that poor prodromal coping styles for depression (withdrawal and rumination) and mania (sensation seeking/risk taking, increased goal directed activity) are associated with poorer social functioning and higher risk of relapse. Figure 2 indicates that avoidant coping styles (sensation seeking or risk taking) might relate to the _manic defense_ hypothesis. This suggests mania is triggered by efforts to avoid low mood. Although not conclusive a number of studies indicate BD and unipolar participants exhibit similar levels of pessimistic attributional styles on implicit tests, whereas BD participants show an opposite pattern on explicit attributional measures. Furthermore, both behavioural high-risk and depressed and manic BD participants exhibit attentional biases to depression but not mania-related words in an emotional Stroop paradigm.
As the individual struggles to manage an unstable internal environment, social and information processing become more difficult rendering interpretation of the external environment harder and leaving the individual more vulnerable to a high EE family atmosphere. This suggests the importance of a combined approach, addressing both social/family factors and individual needs. In this model a vulnerability to circadian fluctuation is proposed, which translates into symptoms of mania and depression via internal attributions for physiological changes. The model indicates targets for psychological treatment which include the following.
1. Coping styles – Consideration of current coping styles through the use of Wong and Lam's prodromes interview or by using the Coping Styles Questionnaire of Nolen-Hoeksema would help assess the importance of this area for patients. The structured use of mood and activity diaries is important here to help the patient to learn to use this information to understand the relationship between events, behaviour and mood fluctuations in their illness course. These diaries also provide _baseline_ data against which to assess experiments in which patients try out more adaptive coping responses to early signs of mood change.
2. Stability of social rhythms – Both IPSRT and CBT acknowledge the importance of stabilizing sleep and activity patterns. Many patients acknowledge the extent to which chaos in their personal history is associated with illness episodes, but are less aware of more subtle disruption happening currently. The collaborative development of activity schedules to enhance the regularity of key routines and, where appropriate, sleep protocols are the main aspects of this approach.
3. Social cognition – Patterns of social cognition can be assessed both by the use of established measures and by patient's recording of thinking patterns using thought-record sheets. Cognitive therapy techniques can help the patient to challenge unhelpful thoughts and subsequently the assumptions and beliefs (schema) that underpin them. Change can be strengthened by the use of behavioural experiments in which patients test out the consequences of acting in accordance with more adaptive thoughts and assumptions. The application and testing of such changes is important in facilitating changes at schematic and associative levels, which SPAARS argues are the direct routes to emotion.
4. Internal attributions for fluctuations in mood and physiology – As patients become clearer about the nature of their individual mood fluctuations and the effects of external events, their tendency to make internal attributions should weaken. However, this process is likely to be enhanced by including _in vivo_ tests within therapy in which physiological fluctuations occur in the absence of mood change. Possibilities here include the use of vigorous exercise or caffeine to mimic some of the arousal symptoms in prodromes of mania. Probing for mood and beliefs in response to such exercise would provide an indication of the extent to which internal attributions had been weakened in therapy.
5. Neurocognitive factors – Given evidence that BD patients experience particular difficulties with processing emotionally salient material, therapy sessions should be structured to ensure that discussion of such material does not undermine engagement with the practical tasks of therapy. Increasing adaptive cognitive and behavioural functioning leads to greater mood stability and should therefore be beneficial in terms of attention and concentration processes. However, issues such as duration of therapy sessions and provision of information in different modalities (including written session summaries) are important to consider, given findings of verbal memory deficits even in remitted patients. Evidence for planning deficits also needs to be considered and suggests that patient's work outside sessions should be supported by clear planning and in session problem solving.
6. Family factors – High expressed emotion can be addressed by joint work to enhance communication and problem-solving skills with the patient and their carer, following an appropriate needs assessment. Psychoeducational information to carers is likely to form the basis for psychological work to help carers to address unhelpful attributions for patients_ behaviour. Comorbidity needs to be considered when planning BD treatment. Up to 93% of BD patients have a lifetime history of anxiety disorder, whilst 21% have panic disorder history. Substance abuse history has been reported in around 60% of BD patients. Additionally several studies have reported approximately 50% comorbidity for personality disorder. These cormobid disorders are associated with greater complexity in treatment and poorer therapeutic outcomes. There is evidence for the efficacy of CBT for anxiety disorder, drug/alcohol abuse and some forms of personality disorder. In assessing a BD patient for treatment these areas need to be considered and, where likely to impact on the effectiveness of therapy for BD, addressed appropriately.
It is not possible for all BD patients to receive the same intensity of psychological input and this may not be necessary. Individuals should be assessed to determine their therapy needs. From the perspective of this model (in which associative links to mood disruption grow with each episode) and from others such as the neurodegenerative hypothesis, appropriate early intervention to prevent relapses is crucial. Martinez-Aran et al., noting the relationships between cognitive impairment and psychosocial functioning, argued that reduction in cognitive impairment might result from effective relapse prevention. Furthermore, Lam et al._s reports indicate improvements in functional (social functioning) outcomes for patients with a history of relapse receiving CBT.
Where assessment indicates good levels of insight and engagement in a relatively uncomplicated BD presentation the first line of psychological treatment is likely to be psycheducational. Psychoeducational materials can potentially be integrated into routine clinical practice and therefore delivered to a large number of patients. This might include both bibliotherapy and discussions with the clinician charged with their care. Where engagement and insight are less clear or where there is evidence of more risk factors for future relapse (including medication adherence issues) then more structured psycheducational or group CBT approaches might be considered. This can be delivered in a structured protocol-driven format which can be provided by a broad range of clinicians without extensive psychotherapy training.
With individuals with high levels of complexity or a significant relapse history then more intensive psychological therapy may be the best option. This will require a clinician trained in CBT approaches delivering therapy in either an individual or group format. The group format has benefits in terms of providing treatment to more patients at one time and also allowing patients to benefit from the nonspecific effects of a shared group experience. Individual therapy although more expensive in terms of therapist time, has the important benefits of being more clearly tailored to individual need and, if formulation driven, allowing the therapist to address both core BD and comorbid difficulties depending on their impact on the illness course of the particular patient. In those individuals where family atmosphere is assessed to be a significant risk factor integration of family and individual therapy, as here, would be most appropriate.
The range of treatment targets above indicates potential benefits for both family and individual components for therapy. A recent pilot study by Miklowitz et al. reported combining FFT and IPSRT was more effective, in terms of depressive symptoms and time to relapse, than two sessions of family psycho-education along with clinical management. This suggests enhancement of the impact of IPSRT by the FFT component. As the currently structured IPSRT does not directly address all the therapy targets noted above we propose an adapted individual CBT and family approach where this is necessary. Given that BD not only has adverse effects on patients but on their families as well and the fact that familial reactions to the illness can exacerbate symptoms, it seems clear that further evaluation of family-based interventions for this patient group are required. Current evidence shows that FFT has the potential to make a significant impact on patients_ illnesses. This intervention relied heavily on increasing illness knowledge, improving problem-solving and communication skills, and training in prodromal relapse signs and plans. Whilst this was effective in helping reduce the risk of depressive symptoms it did not help reduce the risk of mania. Recent outcome research in schizophrenia suggests attending to needs of carers_ also leads to positive outcomes for both patients and carers. This development might also improve outcomes for patients suffering from BD. In particular, if addressing carer needs has an additional impact on family environment, this would be expected to confer additional benefits for patients attempting to cope with an environment which is partially unpredictable as a function of their own internal instability.
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Hey @/all,
Who is still looking for answers? Will be here for a bit.
RE: Clock-syncing, yes, this appears to be something which bites people a fair bit, especially on Windows. You need the network syncing, and sometimes the actual time server you use seems to matter too. I thought this stuff get solved decades ago, but seemingly not!
RE: Getting stuck can be caused be a lack of peers. What is your peer count at the stuck point, anybody? Maybe also try rebooting and starting again?
RE: @smasma. At the moment we only have "full node" clients, which do need to download the whole blockchain. There has been work underway for months on "light clients", but it isn't complete yet. It will be orders of magnitude better soon. Just not today.
RE: "the way the apps will work". Most dapps will just look like normal web apps, or mobile apps, and use this stuff in the background. They might execute within a dapp browser (like Mist) or web browser (like MetaMask) or as normal mobile apps (with an embedded JSON-RPC client, or light client).
RE: "mining on laptop is so slow". I assume you actually mean blockchain sync, and see above. Actual mining requires a decent GPU, and will mainly be happening on desktop machines or servers. Until we switch to Proof of Stake, at which the computation requirements drop right down, so "staking", the new equivalent, will be able to run on a broader range of "always-on" devices.
@smasma RE "Would they need cryptocurrency to operate". Yes, they would. Every transaction on Ethereum has a cost, though that cost can be very low. It won't be zero, though. The caller always pays to call a smart contract.
That is very intentional, because it is a direct payment for the cost of running the network. With our existing "free" centralized services like Facebook and Google, free isn't really free. The price we pay for using the "free" services is advertising, surveillance, and the creation of these huge monopolies which control our lives. Just the growth of Google in itself, I think, shows very well how much value we give away by using "free" services.
There is, I believe, a proposal to add an option to allow for smart contracts to pay for their own "gas", ie. receiver pays model, so you could have services which ARE free to call. Those contracts would need to "topped up" from some other source, and could look more like traditional Internet services.
For storage, lots of people are using IPFS right now. The Foundation is also working on a new solution called Swarm, which would be like IPFS, but with an incentives layer too, to avoid tragedy of the commons and so you could pay for guaranteed storage.
basic proposal section, but wasn't able to replicate the others. I am sure that I am doing something wrong but haven't been able to figure out why. I am wondering if there are some sort of
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We find ourselves with quite a bit of free time these days. My weekdays are spent job-hunting, buying us more and more stuff (finally got a vacuum!) and generally exploring. Oh and cooking. I've been cooking a lot AND doing the dishes, a gravy train which I've warned Stan might end once I find gainful employment.
So a lot of weekends we become tourists. Last weekend we visited the South Australian Museum, which had lots of cool Aboriginal artifacts and some interesting taxidermy. This weekend, we decided to take a 20-minute drive to Hahndorf, an historic German town in the Adelaide Hills.
The fall colors are out, and the streets are lined with touristy shops and restaurants. We had a German lunch of several kinds of wursts (my vegetarianism has definitely transitioned into flexitarianism down here).
Hahndorf is also home to St. Michael's Lutheran church, which is Australia's oldest Lutheran church with an actively worshiping congregation.
Next we went to a nearby property called The Cedars. All we previously knew was that it was a gallery of some sort, but when we got there we learned a lot from the guided tour. It turns out The Cedars was the home of Hans Heysen, an iconic German-Australian artist who became famous for his depictions of the Australian bush, particularly gum trees. He also captures light really well.
His work reminded Stan of Maynard Dixon, who painted the American west.
We toured the historic Heysen house, where Hans and his wife Sally lived with their eight kids. I love stuff like that. We were by far the youngest people there, proving that we're retired senior citizens trapped in young bodies. The house was full of his original paintings, which were really cool to see. It was also "chock a block" full of antiques and Persian rugs, which I tried not to drool on. The house's decor hasn't been changed since the family lived there. The kids still have family functions in the house and stay over. Pity we couldn't take indoor photography, because there were some killer window seats, sunrooms, and wood-inlay furniture pieces. You'll just have to go there!
A funny anecdote was that the Heysens had Anna Pavlova, the famous ballerina, over for dinner once. She loved a still life that Hans had painted for Sally, and pestered him and pestered him all throughout dinner to let her buy it. At one point she even got out her checkbook, but Hans refused because he had painted it for his wife (um, cuuuuute!). He finally convinced her to put down a deposit for a commissioned piece, which she reluctantly did. He then painted her a still life that was very similar to the one she'd wanted so badly and sent it to her, but it was almost immediately returned with a note saying that if she couldn't have the one she wanted, she didn't want one at all. Can you say Prima Donna!
This is his studio, which cost 400 pounds to build back in the 19-teens.
The other side featured a huge etched glass window imported from France. His studio was also full of Persian rugs, which he freely painted over. There was not a single drop of paint on any of the rugs; he was a very tidy man. But they were well worn, and you can see the holes where his easels wore through.
Sculpture work abounds on the sprawling property as well. (The property is about 130 acres- he bought out his neighbors to preserve his beloved redgums.) This is made from railroad nails.
The Heysen Sculpture Biennial was also going on, and we got to watch the artists work.
Lastly, we got to see the Model A Ford and caravan that Hans Heysen used to take to the wilderness to paint.
Looks cozy!
Here he is painting in the Flinders Ranges. I love how he's in his suit and hat. What a gentleman.
Thanks for indulging my touristy posts. I have a project coming up, and it involves sandpaper, wood patch, and paint, so stay tuned!


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At a glance...
Ever watched a child go off the rails when they've found something that they
really, really want? You've probably seen the furrowed brow, the pouting, flailing
arms and the obnoxious whines of "I wannit, I wannit, I wannit!"
Well, that's how we feel when we see the HSV Coupe 4 owned by Geoff Thuring
of JHP Vehicle Enhancements. This is a car that we'd gladly keep forever. We
wouldn't ask for anything ever again – honest...
It's this sort of reaction (or something like it!) that Geoff aims to
generate with his Coupe 4 – it's the perfect promo tool for his Melbourne-based
vehicle enhancement business. Geoff has had plenty of HSV vehicles in the last
10 years and says, from a business point of view, it pays to have the latest and
greatest model to promote and develop.
"I bought the Coupe 4 in 2004 because it was the pick of the range and it had
all-wheel-drive to get the power down," says Geoff.
As you may be aware, the Coupe 4 comes with all of HSV's good bits, AWD and
stomps out 279kW. Still, Geoff says the standard Coupe 4 car felt down on
performance compared to the previous HSVs he'd owned. The auto transmission and
AWD system (which takes the kerb weight to around 1800kg) take some shine off
the performance.
"I looked at adding more power in what I describe as a conservative fashion,"
says Geoff. No booming exhaust or lumpy idle here.
The product that got the nod is the Harrop Stealth blower kit which boosts
the LS1 to around 7 psi. The Harrop kit includes a LS112 supercharger with Eaton
rotors, a replacement intake manifold, heavy-duty belt system, replacement
intake duct, base ECU program and an optional water-to-air intercooler that's
tucked in the valley. Geoff also went for the optional 92mm throttle
body and bigger injectors. The kit was fitted and given a final tune in-house at
JHP Vehicle Enhancements – Geoff says the conversion (exactly as fitted to his
Coupe 4) cost AUD$10,500 drive in/drive out.
Interestingly, Geoff has resisted the urge to whack on a complete aftermarket
exhaust system. True to the plan to keep the car conservative, he has kept most
of the standard HSV exhaust but installed free-flow intermediate mufflers and
modified rear pipework.
With the supercharger installed, Geoff's Coupe 4 has picked up around 100kW
at the wheels. With normal 98 RON fuel in the tank it has punched out 289kW at
all four wheels on a Dyno Dynamics chassis dyno. Straight-line performance has
not yet been confirmed but Geoff says a high 12 is a realistic expectation given
the standard car runs low 14s.
"The car launches great," says Geoff.
"It just bites and takes off," he says.
The auto transmission (the Coupe 4 was auto-only) boasts a big fluid cooler
and reprogrammed shift patterns. The driveline is standard aside from fitment of
a HSV LSD in the rear. This reduces the traction control that is applied to the
rear wheels on hard launches.
To improve the Coupe 4's on-road feel and race circuit performance, Geoff
installed a set of JHP Stage 3 adjustable height, bump and rebound coil-overs in
the front and adjustable height coils and race dampers in the rear. These give a
huge range of adjustment from Statesman-soft to hell-this-is-hard.
The HSV Coupe 4 uses the same RWD-bias AWD as found in the Holden Adventra.
The system employs traction control and individual brake calipers to prevent
wheel spin and apportion torque to the wheel(s) with the most grip. Following
fitment of the rear LSD, Geoff is currently in the process of installing
switchable traction control – this is hoped to provide greater driver control.
The brakes are standard HSV fare except for braided lines, grooved rotors,
performance pads and fluid. This combo is fine for the street but can't hack the
pace on the circuit - Geoff plans to step up to Harrops.
The sleek body features subtle modifications. Geoff has added a VZ Monaro
bonnet together with a custom modified rear bumper. The bumper now incorporates
a mesh section which Geoff says was fitted to the original HSV Coupe 4 show
Wheels are the standard Coupe 4 19s – why change 'em when they look this
good? But Geoff has switched to a larger rear tyre – you'll find 275mm rear
rubbers in place of the standard 255s. Oh, and Pirelli P-Zeros are the tyre of
About now you may be wondering about the wheel arch flares, side skirts, rear
spoiler and sexy front bar. Well, it's all standard – HSV held nothing back with
the Coupe 4!
Open the long doors and you'll find the standard 2004 Coupe 4 interior –
again, why modify when there's no need? The 2-tone leather trim, drilled pedals,
white face instruments and a gauge pod (for battery voltage and oil pressure)
make every trip an enjoyable one.
Selling for AUD$89,950 when new and with more than 10 grand spent on
modification, Geoff's Coupe 4 isn't exactly a cheap performance car but it's one
that will happily chew up Porsches and spit 'em out. Understandably, Geoff is
pretty fond of this machine but admits he needs to move with the times and
update into the latest 6.0 litre HSV.
So what happens to the blown Coupe 4?
Well, get your best pouting face ready coz this sucker is now for sale!
Please can I have 88 grand to buy a toy? P-l-e-a-s-e....
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War of the Wilted (Garden of Thorns #2)
By: Amber Mitchell
Publisher: EntangledTEEN
Publication Date: October 1st, 2018
Like flowers denied water, people are wilting under the emperor's tyranny.
Rose will not rest until the Gardener is dead. But there are bigger battles to fight, and Rayce—leader of the rebellion and the only man Rose has ever loved—believes their best chance at winning the war is to join forces with her sworn enemy.
Saving innocent people is more important than her quest for revenge. But their new ally can't be trusted—and he knows her darkest secret. One betrayal could leave the war and Rayce's life hanging in the balance, and Rose will need to make the ultimate sacrifice to save them all.
War of the Wilted Book
Recipe by Amber Mitchell
-1 determined girl with a secret and everything to lose
-1 rebel leader with a mischievous smile and a love of baking
-3 different sides fighting for control of the land
-2 enemies willing to do whatever it takes to win
-4 girls fighting for their freedom
-2 glowing minerals that could save everyone
-1 rebellion on the brink of destruction
-A baker dozen of crushed honey crisps
-2 teaspoons of angst
-3 sprinkles of kissing
-1 ounce of having to trust your worst enemy
-A pinch of secrets strong enough to destroy everything
-A dash of hope
- Preheat the oven to YA fantasy and the romance meter to 10.
- Measure 3 different sides fighting for control of the land and 1 girl with a secret and everything to lose into a large mixing bowl. Add in 1 rebellion on the brink of destruction. Pour in a cup of rebel leader with a mischievous smile who loves to bake slowly with 2 teaspoons of angst over the fact that his rebellion might fail.
- Add 2 enemies willing to do whatever it takes to win and mix. You'll notice that the batter is getting nice and hot at this point.
- In a separate bowl, stir together an ounce of having to trust your worst enemy and a pinch of secrets strong enough to destroy everything. Stir until well blended and then add slowly to the large mixing bowl.
- Combine 4 girls fighting for their freedom with 2 glowing minerals that could save everyone and a dash of hope. Add to the batter which should now be thick and smell like honey.
- Pour everything into a pan, and sprinkle some kissing and a baker's dozen worth of crushed honey crisps on the top.
- Let it bake for a year. Pull out of oven October 1, 2018 and serve immediately.
- Don't forget to leave a review once you've tasted it!
Amber Mitchell was born and raised in a small town in Florida. After briefly escaping small town life by attending the University of South Florida where she earned her degree in Creative Writing, she decided to ditch traffic jams and move back to her hometown. There she writes Young Adult novels, usually with a bit of magic in them, rolls D20s with her friends on Thursday nights and enjoys hanging out with her husband and four cats. Her other job involves crafting cardstock in to 3D art and has allowed her to travel all over the US vending at comic conventions which has only increased her love for fantasy and fandoms. She is represented by Nikki Terpilowski of Holloway Literature.
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A disapponting conclusion – I'm to fat to go much further
Just a quick post as promised – a conclusion to the newly discovered cave – "Dead Mouse". In one sense, you did not miss out to much here Greg. The cave soon changed to something less explorable, but it was the exploration earlier in the day at another spot found by Jeff that really made the journey worthwhile.
I am again supposed to be studying for a health and safety exam. This is the last of the delay tactics that I can employ – a quick update that I will build upon in a following few posts later this evening.
As we have discovered over the weeks since our last visit, the Onondaga Escarpment (south of Hamilton) is a rich caving ground if you know what to look for. The escarpment winds all wriggly and convoluted across the top of Lake Erie – interspersed with layers of chert and some fabulous fossils.
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New York City's limit on big sugary drinks.
So many of the skills I've acquired over the years as well as many of the items I've gathered together were, in part, a response to a feeling of eventual global destruction. A concern based on a life time of being told the world could end at any minute. I wanted to be ready. So I can understand the prepper mentality.
That being said, I've come to the realization that it's ultimately a tremendous waste of time. Civilization is unlikely to collapse and if it does I don't think I'd want to stick around.
Very good article. Congratulations.thanks for that great info
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The Royal Hashemite Court
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King meets US secretary of defence, national security adviser
22 June 2018
Washington, DC — His Majesty King Abdullah on Friday met separately with US Secretary of Defence James Mattis and US National Security Adviser John Bolton, and discussed ways to advance Jordanian-US ties, in addition to current developments in the Middle East.
Discussions covered military and defence cooperation between the two countries and means to enhance coordination and consultation on issues of mutual concern, with the aim of achieving security and stability in the region.
The importance of preserving stability and calm in the de-escalation zone in southwestern Syria was discussed at the two meetings.
The meetings also addressed the role of UNRWA in providing education, health, and relief services for Palestinian refugees, and the need to support the UN agency to continue its humanitarian role.
Moreover, discussions tackled a number of regional issues and crises, and efforts to resolve them through political solutions, as well as efforts to fight terrorism within a holistic approach and Jordanian-US cooperation in this regard.


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This section includes miscellaneous reports that were not written for one of the BIS's publications series (eg BIS Papers, Working Papers) or by a specific BIS Committee.
|Jan 2020
This book reviews ways of addressing these new risks within central banks' financial stability mandate. However, integrating climate-related risk analysis into financial stability monitoring is particularly challenging because of the radical uncertainty associated with a physical, social and economic phenomenon that is constantly changing and involves complex dynamics and chain reactions.
by Patrick Bolton, Morgan Després, Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Frédéric Samama and Romain Svartzman
|Feb 2019
This book provides a thorough assessment of recent experiences with inflation targeting (IT), the challenges it has faced since the global financial crisis, and ways in which these challenges have been, or should be, addressed. The discussion is conducted from the perspective of middle-income countries (MICs).
|Nov 2018
This final report from the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) examines the effects of G20 financial regulatory reforms on the incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
|Aug 2018
Incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives - A post-implementation evaluation of the effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms
This consultative document from the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) examines the effects of G20 financial regulatory reforms on the incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
|Dec 2016
One aspect of resilience that is often underappreciated concerns financial imbalances. A resilient economy absorbs exogenous shocks and recovers quickly. But resilience also hinges on policies that contain the build-up of financial imbalances and mitigate the fallout of their correction, ie policies that tackle the financial cycle head on.
|Aug 2016
Experience with macroprudential policy is growing. A large number of countries have put in place dedicated institutional arrangements. Progress is being made also with the design and implementation of macroprudential tools, and an increasing body of empirical research is available that evaluates the effectiveness of macroprudential policy.
|Aug 2016
International capital flows and financial vulnerabilities in emerging market economies: analysis and data gaps
This note analyses the exposure of emerging market economies to international capital flow risks, paying particular attention to vulnerabilities in the non-financial corporate sector. It stresses the importance of studying the stocks of debt, gross rather than net flows, borrowers' nationality rather than location and the currency denomination of debt.
|Nov 2015
This report presents the work of the experts' group that analysed the economic impact of the implementation of total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) to be applied to global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). It summarises the assessment of impact on individual banks subjected to the requirement (microeconomic impact), as well as the costs and benefits to the economy as a whole (macroeconomic impact).
|May 2015
The joint handbook assists the production of internationally comparable securities statistics. It covers the conceptual framework for statistics on debt and equity securities. Set of detailed presentation tables using the concepts and guidelines.


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Berdhanya Swami Tierra is a spiritual teacher, author and mystic who was born in Colombia and educated at the Incca University in Bogotá. Berdhanya Swami Tierra is dedicated to open the way for those individuals who are sincerely interested in self-cultivation and inner mastery. Berdhanya supports inner awakening and personal freedom through meditation, mystical teachings, self-inquiry and contemplation. ( see her Practical Awakening course) Her teachings have spread to reach an international audience, producing a movement of education and self-awareness in individuals and communities. Her profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their lives. At the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that she sees as the next step in human evolution.
Berdhanya, is the author of The the world within, Mastering reality, Mystic Heart, Lost secrets of the feminine, The pillow book, The yoga of consolidation, Steps of the Seeker, Subconscious Core alignments, Be me Be Here, and The Structure of being.
Berdhanya is based in Wakefield, QC. She teaches and travels extensively throughout the world facilitating intensives, retreat and pilgrimages. Most of the teachings are given in English and Spanish. Berdhanya hosts a weekly meditation and Satsang in Ottawa, leads retreats four times a year in Canada and has a vast library of spiritual courses, lectures and guided meditations available for download at www.berdhanya.com and you can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.


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Every 2 hours, a woman in Delhi is molested or raped
As if to spit in the face of International Women's Day today, the city's brutes have struck all through this week. Raped in Delhi in last two days: a young woman working in a pub, a 15-yr-old domestic help, a housewife, a jobseeker and an 8-yr-old. HT reports.delhi Updated: Mar 08, 2013 02:26 IST
Candles were lit, angry speeches made and copious tears shed after December's gang rape of a young woman in south Delhi, and vows of change rang out.
But less than three months on, things are getting worse, not better, for the capital region's women. All promises of better policing and protection are ringing horribly hollow.
As if to spit in the face of International Women's Day on Friday, the city's brutes have struck all through this week. Raped in Delhi on Wednesday and Thursday: a young woman working in a pub, a 15-year-old domestic help, a housewife, a jobseeker and an eight-year-old.
Since the beginning of the year, when hope of change was at its peak, a case of molestation or rape has been reported every two hours in Delhi. In 2012, it was one every six hours. Seeking to find a silver lining, the police are saying this is due to more adequate reporting of cases.
That silver lining is absent in Gurgaon and Noida, the other constituents of the National Capital Region, but the cloud is equally dark.
In posh Gurgaon, cases of molestation and rape have ticked up from seven a month to eight, surely an unrealistically small number.
On Thursday morning, a 27-year-old woman, employed in a top BPO in Gurgaon, alleged rape by her colleagues and the driver of the call centre cab that was dropping her home the previous evening. She, however, withdrew the rape charges later. Police are not closing the case yet.
In Noida, 10 cases of molestation and rape have been registered every month this year, compared with four a month last year — a sharp increase but probably just a fraction of the actual.
And in nearby Ghaziabad, which plumbed a new low when a Class XII student was allegedly abducted, beaten up and raped by three men on Monday after she boarded a share auto near the busy Shipra Mall, eight rape cases have been registered to date this year.
In the corresponding period last year, only two rape cases were registered in this suburban town.
In the wake of the December 16 Delhi rape, HT had demanded more police boots on the ground, better technology, fast-tracking of rape cases, better conviction of criminals and rehabilitation of women. The response has been patchy at best - from promises and minor progress in Delhi to next to nothing in the NCR.
The 23-year old woman gang-raped by six hoodlums in December died two weeks later after a brave battle. If authorities in Delhi NCR cannot bring themselves to act soon, there is a real danger that her sacrifice will have been in vain.


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Pretty accurate. Pretty scary.
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This was part of a Search Stories Series by Google. In just 52 seconds, they manage to tell the whole romance cycle of finding love during a Parisian study abroad. This video is closely followed by Pixar's 4-minutes life story of Ellie and Carl in Up, beautifully accompanied by Michael Giacchino's soundtrack:
In written form, my favorite love story is in Shakespeare's Hamlet:
When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.
My fellow film studies classmate – Gianluca Baroni – sent me this film clip as inspiration today. Thank you GL.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that. And I think I am fine.
– Margaret Thacher (Character) Movie Quote
I've been helping out at my old university – King's College London – with their careers and employability office. A couple weeks ago, I went in to speak to current undergraduate and masters students at a career festival for the Film Studies program. After graduating in July, I now have 7 months of experience through my full-time job in a media agency. Walking down the all-too-familiar corridors created an interesting sensation:
Here I was in the exact same location and it's very clear that it's me who has changed and not the environment. In fact, the architecture, smell, feel, and people looked exactly the same as last year (when I was attending this career fair as a hopeful final year student). But this time, there was a different confident stride in my steps, not one of getting a first, but one of having job security figured out.
Most of the students were there looking for a way into the film industry. In that respect, I was their counter example of someone who veered away from the 'artistic' satisfaction of the creative arts for the more corporate world of marketing and advertising. I think speaking to the students was just as informative for me as it was for them. Nevertheless, I stood tall and explained my role and plans for the future in the business world.
Two weeks after the speaking event, the careers office asked me to write a blog post for them. And it finally came out, so I thought I'd share it (which was the point of my whole rant above). Enjoy:
It offers some insights and advice to university students trying to figure out what they want to do after graduating by drawing on my own experiences of job hunting/soul searching.
I obviously still have so much to learn about the world of work: what skills are most employable, how to change jobs, how to progress, how to balance work/life, etc. However, I still feel that I can offer advice and help to university students, especially because the experience of transitioning lifestyles is still so fresh in my memories. It's important for people to stay in touch with university students as they progress in their careers because, essentially, those students are the future of the work force. Their desires, mentality, and capabilities are a direct reflection of generational changes, economic situations, and cultural values. And it's very hard to know what the future holds if you don't understand the people that will be working it because let's be honest, most business are people-led first and foremost. So an understanding of the younger work generation is ALWAYS key to any company that wants to grow.
I went to see The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch at the Empire cinema yesterday. As a media gal, I arrived early to watch the pre-roll adverts that are put on by Pearl & Dean (cinema advertiser).
My favourite was, but of course, the Chanel No. 5 Ad with the beautiful Gisele Bündchen. I love the marketing strategy of positioning Chanel No. 5 ads as 'films' and thus, correctly placing them on the big screen before a movie. The films, as with the brand, are always decedent, glamorous, and classy and they offer a beginning, middle, and end to the story. All I have to say is… these 3 minutes are filled with the perfect combination of sultry, yet elegant shots to create the perfect cinematography for the brand image of Chanel.
Some quotes by Mademoiselle Chanel:
"There are a lot of little reasons why the big things in our lives happen."
– Ted, Season 4, Episode 22
"Look, you can't design your life like a building. It doesn't work that way. You just have to live it… and it'll design itself."
– Lily, Season 4, Episode 24
The image shows one of my favourite architectural structures of the modern era. It's Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. (Built 1997)
"The recent work of Frank Gehry epitomises both the folding and complexity theories without explicitly being based on either. Gehry is aware of the writings on both and respects them, but he is led more by his intuitive concerns. Nevertheless, his new Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao characterises the supple, pliant, moving qualities of the one and the notions of self-organising systems and the fractal order of the other."
– Charles Jenks, "Post-Modernism and the Revenge of the Book," in This is Not Architecture, eds. Kester Rattenbury (London and New York: Routledge, 2002), 191.
Gehry on design teams for architecture: "I collaborate with people on projects because it enriches the mix and gets you somewhere else that you wouldn't have gotten to otherwise. When it's really working, it is like holding hands and jumping off a cliff together."
– Barbara Isenberg and Frank Gehry, Conversations with Frank Gehry (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009), 155.
If you're interested in Frank Gehry, I would recommend the documentary: Sketches of Frank Gehry (Sydney Pollack, 2006). It's less than 90 minutes long and provides personal interviews with the architect about his career, creative process, and opinion on life.
This dissertation is situates within the growing research around the stylistic use of digital technology and new media in contemporary cinema. My main area of investigation will be the virtual camera in narrative computer-animated films, with a precise interest in musical cinematography. The term 'musical' refers to the narrative premise of analysing song or dance sequences, while the term 'cinematography' refers to the stylistic and aesthetic form of the camerawork. The musical context provides a point of consistency across the films and sequences chosen for formal analysis, thereby providing a lineage between different production methods and styles. Prince argues that that digital technology builds "on stylistic traditions established by filmmakers in earlier generations … while providing new and more powerful tools to accomplish these ends."[1] Likewise this dissertation will explore the stylistic developments in computer-animated films in relation to past cinematic traditions.
This investigation is structured around the aim of outlining and testing the term 'digital cine-mobility,' as a cinematic style, through comparisons with established stylistic traditions. Chapter One will explore the visual effects of cel-animation and computer-animation in relation to the Walt Disney Animation Studio. Chapter Two will study the moving camera of the American film musical. And finally, Chapter Three will scrutinize the term 'digital cine-mobility,' which we will initially define as, the selection of fantastical, playful, and impossible camera movements in computer-animated films. The concept of digital cine-mobility is framed around a lively camera that presents spatially dynamic, effortlessly integrated, and kinetically expressive movements. The aim of this investigation is to progressively examine, and attempt to define, the descriptive terms above.
[1] Stephen Prince, Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality (New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London: Rutgers University Press, 2012), 4-5.


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Virtua Fighter (VF) is a series of 3D versus fighting games created by Sega studio AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki.
The basic (read: default) gameplay involves two combatants needing to win two of three rounds, with each round being 30 seconds long. If a character is knocked out (or falls out) of the ring, the opponent wins the round. A fourth round is necessary if a double knockout (both players knocking each other out at the same time) occurred in a previous round and the match is tied one round each. In this fourth round, players fight on a small stage wherein one hit equals victory. Its control scheme is deceptively simple, using only a control stick and 3 buttons (Punch, Kick, Guard); however, through various timings, positions, and button combinations, players unlocked a bevy of moves for each character. Traditionally, in the single-player mode, the player runs a gauntlet of characters in the game (which may include one's doppelganger) all the way to the final boss.


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Texas job growth is projected to slow to between 1%-2% in 2015 from 3.4% last year, according to an updated forecast in the latest issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Southwest Economy.
The new projection, which anticipates an increase of 117,000 to 235,000 jobs, is a downward revision from the Bank's original 2015 forecast released in January.
Factors contributing to the latest estimate include a decline in the oil and gas industry, tight labor markets and weakening exports, write Dallas Fed economist Keith Phillips and research analyst Christopher Slijk in "Texas Facing Economic Headwinds in 2015." It is one of three articles in Southwest Economy examining changes in the state's economy in the wake of sharply lower oil prices.
While many sectors of the Texas economy remain strong, 2015 looks to be a year of mixed growth, according to Phillips and Slijk. The authors note that the energy sector has begun losing a significant number of jobs following the recent sharp decline in oil prices, while employment in health care and social assistance looks ready to continue growing rapidly this year.
"If the national figure remains constant or picks up slightly in 2015, there is a good chance that Texas will trail the nation in job growth for the first time in 12 years," Phillips and Slijk write, pointing out that job growth nationally was 2.3% last year.
Dallas Fed economist Michael Plante says the outlook for the oil and gas sector has dimmed, citing a previously released model that predicts 140,000 jobs, or 1.2% of total Texas nonfarm employment, will be lost this year due to the decline in oil prices.
Falling oil prices are a boon and a bane for oil-producing economies, according to Plante. Lower prices reduce the cost of energy, generally viewed as a positive for economic activity, but they negatively affect oil-producing states because of reductions in drilling activity, royalty payments and government revenues.
"The 140,000 job-loss forecast estimates the number of jobs that currently exist but would disappear because of lower oil prices," Plante writes. "The number should not be viewed as a forecast of an overall jobs contraction in Texas in 2015."
Of the smaller metro areas, Midland and Odessa will be most affected by the oil and gas sector's slump, while Houston will be most impacted among the larger metro areas, according to assistant economist Amy Jordan in "Texas Metros' Rapid Growth Likely to Slow Following Energy Price Drop."
Other larger Texas metropolitan areas may see activity slow, Jordan says, but they will avoid major fallout because of economic diversification that has occurred in recent decades.
"With crude oil prices down 52% in February from year-ago levels, Texas' impressive advances since the recession will moderate in 2015, affecting its metropolitan areas to varying degrees," Jordan notes.


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Martha Chaves is a veteran of multiple Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and of all the other major comedy festivals in Canada, including the Winnipeg, Halifax, Edmonton, and Vancouver Comedy Festivals. She has also performed in Boston and New York Comedy Festivals, in Toronto's SheDot Festival and in Colombia's Festival Del Humour. Martha's infectious, candid style, and her natural ability to relate to any audience has made her a very popular headliner comedian at clubs, colleges, festivals, fundraisers, and corporate functions. Her versatility has granted her to do shows all over the world and to entertain a wide range of audiences. For example, she performed for the Canadian troops in Alert, Egypt, Israel, and Afghanistan and also for a delegation of women, led by Nobel Peace Prize recipients, in Mexico and Central America. In 2015, she performed at the opening ceremonies of the Toronto Pan Am Games, at the Rogers Centre in front of 45.000 people and in 2016 she hosted the ACTRA awards. Her Stand-Up TV credits include her two national comedy specials: COMICS! On the CBC, and There's Something about Martha on CTV and The COMEDY NETWORK; plus her multiple TV appearances in Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival and many others. You often hear Martha on Laugh Out Loud on CBC Radio and on The Debaters, also on CBC radio.In her film and TV career she has worked with Whoopi Goldberg (Strong Medicine), Chris Rock, (Down To Earth) and even had scenes with Denzel Washington in "John Q". Her One-Woman show, "In Times of Trouble", was the opening show of Aluna Theatre's CAMINOS Festival in November 2015. Martha performs mostly in English, but also in Spanish, French, and Italian.
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Among the events that have shaped the history of Europe a notable one is the influence exerted by Byzantium on the cultural life of Eastern Europe. At different times in their history the peoples who lived in that region — Bulgarians, Albanians, Serbs, Romanians, Ukrainians, and Russians — experienced the lasting impact of Byzantine culture. Through the relations established by these people with Byzantium during the Middle Ages, their ruling and educated classes were led to adopt many features of Byzantine civilization — notably its religion and law, its literature and art — with the result that they were able to share in, and eventually to contribute to, a common cultural tradition. This Byzantine heritage, whose principal beneficiaries were the Greeks and the Slavs, and some of which has survived to the present day, was a significant enough component of their medieval tradition to justify the view that, in some respects, they formed a single international community. This community has been termed the Byzantine Commonwealth.
The essays which comprise this book aim to identify and discuss some salient features of this community. One of its more prominent member-states is known today as Russia. On two occasions, once in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and again in the fourteenth and fifteenth, Byzantium exerted a formative influence on the society and culture of Rus'. Unless this influence is properly appreciated and understood, much in Russia's history will remain unintelligible.
These twelve studies may be divided thematically into three groups. The first comprised of "The Principles and Methods of Byzantine Diplomacy," "The Empire and Its Northern Neighbors 565-1018," and "Byzantine Frontier Zones," is concerned with the general aspects of Slavo-Byzantine relations. The chapters in the second group, among which are "The Bogomils," and "The Cult of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki in the History of Byzantine-Slav Relations," deal with the specific features of the acculturation process and with the reciprocal nature of these relations. The third, which includes among others "Russia's Byzantine Heritage" and "Modern Russian Attitudes to Byzantium," is concerned with the contacts between Byzantium and medieval Rus'.
The Author: Sir Dimitri Obolensky is professor emeritus of Russian and Balkan history, Oxford University. He has written numerous books, including The Byzantine Commonwealth published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.
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Chargers' Turner being pursued by Bills, Cowboys, Titans, Jets
By Kevin Acee
March 31, 2007
The Chargers are dealing with four suitors for backup running back Michael Turner, sources said, and Turner's agent has spoken with at least one of those teams in hopes of getting a long-term deal done.
Buffalo, Dallas, Tennessee and the New York Jets have shown interest in acquiring the restricted free agent. All appear willing to part at least with a first-round draft pick, but sources indicated the Chargers are still seeking two picks in the first and third rounds.
The New York Giants, who need a running back, also could enter the fray before next month's draft. A source said yesterday that contrary to numerous media reports, the Green Bay Packers have not shown interest in Turner.
Turner and his agent, Bus Cook, will have much say in where Turner ends up. No team is going to give up draft picks for Turner, 25, without first securing a long-term deal with him.
I know in our mind what it's going to take to get him signed, Cook said yesterday.
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This is a public service announcement from Dransfield Industries, a subsidiary of Dransfield Incorporated, which represents parent company Dransfield Dransfield.
26 July, 2010. Bournemouth, England.
Statement begins:
WOMEN, men, children, dogs and everything in-between are being offered advice for if a reasonably large, northern man begins walking anywhere in the vicinity of them. This man, it has been noted, is not a threat to you, your safety, your belongings or your way of life. Just because this man has decided to walk on the same stretch of pavement as you does not mean he is about to murder you most violently. Or even make eye contact.
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We at Dransfield Industries, as well as employees at Dransfield Incorporated and the management team at Dransfield Dransfield would like to offer this piece of advice to all women, men, children, dogs and everything in-between, whether they seem to fear this man or not: he is not going to hurt you in any way, shape or form. You do not need to look behind you, cross roads, eye up any nearby items that could be used as makeshift weaponry, call MI6, run away or throw a smoke bomb at the ground before vanishing. This man is not a murderer, rapist, mugger, bumper-intoer, insulter or attacker.
Dransfield Industries would like to confirm he is just a largeish man who walks quite fast. We ask that all women, men, children, dogs and everything in-between remain calm on seeing him in the streets. He is of no threat to anyone.
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Resistance: Rio's Different Face of Fashion
Founded 15 years ago in Jacarezinho, one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Jacaré Moda is a modeling agency that is transforming the Brazilian fashion industry by challenging standards and norms, and bringing young people of peripheries to fashion.
The film tells the story of three models from Jacaré Moda: Caio, Camila, and Natália. Often discriminated against for their backgrounds, they looked to fashion as a way to learn, rediscover their self-esteem, develop their talent and originality. Through their stories, they express themselves as a force of change and as individuals who resist the idea that favelas are only a place of poverty and violence.
Directed by Geoff Levy
A film by Papel & Caneta
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Produced by Caio Baldini
Cinematography by Nathan Podshadley
Edited by Mah Ferraz
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Seven SISU students met today with hosts from news organizations around Missoula to begin a two-day stint of job shadowing. Three were matched with TV news departments. Lu Nan is following reporter Brin Merkley at KPAX, while Chen Xiaoying is shadowing in reporter Ashley Sanchez at ABC Fox Montana News. Jiang Yiyun was Executive News Producer Cyndy Koures' guest at KECI.
The Missoulian is playing host to three students. Zhang Kaiju is following natural resources reporter Rob Chaney. Chen Yijun is making the rounds with crime beat reporter Kate Haake. Yu Shijie is spending time with photographer Tom Bauer.
Meanwhile, Li Huizhong is tailing Montana Evening Edition anchors Conrad Scheid and Corin-Cates Carney at KUFM.
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I was planning to give blogs about Creative Grove a rest. I only blog about music that impresses me.
I love the Blues, Howlin Wolf (an appreciation is here) has long held a top rotation spot in my personal listening habits and, alongside Whitman and Dylan, he's a major American Artist. Out of all the bars by which I judge musicians, I may hold blues the highest.
In any event, this blog needs another picture of an "indie" musician playing at the Grove Street open air plaza like it needs a hole in its head.
A live music performance at Creative Grove is uncommon, and I was looking forward to just hanging with friends and neighbors and listening to some open air entertainment without intent to blog on a splendid July Friday afternoon.
By the second song or the Ladell Mclin Trio (website here) though, all I could think of us, this cat can play guitar. He channeled the complexity of a Hendrix but eschewed the indulgent feedback pastiche that I feel weakened this master's most well-known work. Ladell's playing was subtle and intricate supported by the gutbucket foundation laid forth by the drummer and bass. I may even emitted a hoop or oh yeah.
I got out the Nikon, this band was blog-worthy. Then, I leaned forward, excited to take in the proceedings.
The next song's melody line was based around Tail Dragger, the Howlin classic. Swampy back beat. The groove was laid down and its momentum grew with each new, stinging note on the guitar. The trio pushed the set to next level. Anticipation doubled.
Then somebody with a clip board – always a bad sign – comes up to Ladell. Audience members and the usual Creative Grove vendors murmured to each other.
Ladell stops singing, looking for guidance from Creative Grove organizes. He stops playing the guitar, then the bass player and drummer cease. They put down their instruments. No more music for us.
The buzz-kill clarion call familiar to all live music lovers in our fair city had once again been heard: Noise Complaint!
As the kids like to text: WTF!
The other day at Groove on Grove, mid-set the organizer came on the stage asked everybody to get closer because they had to lower the sound. Half the audience left and unless you were on the stage the music could barely be heard.
As more music, and better music, increases so do efforts to stop that music, maybe it's just to turn it down but the question is how loud is too loud, when is loud too loud and if the turning down has the same result as ending our joyful noise, what indeed is the difference?
It happens in other parts of the city and I'm sure the complaints are often justified but at the Grove Street open air pavilion, some of the residents at Grove Point are intent on stopping fun and ending music.
The scuttlebutt is this: One or two GP residents have a decibel meter and when the music goes above the legal level they inform an event's organizer that they will call the police.
Since the permit situation is already precarious in J.C., nobody wants to challenge the assertion.
Of course, both Creative Grove and Groove on Grove are not exactly late night events. Ladell's Set was at 6:30 in the afternoon. The music must be above a certain sound level just to be audible above the din of buses, trucks and other vehicles as well as the constant stream of commuters the PATH spews. It is not a library and far from the placid setting its name – Grove – implies.
Urban noise is a real issue and everyone deserves quiet. Years ago I had a tenant, who has since moved out, who blasted his crappy music. Other tenants complained, so it wasn't just myself asking the landlord to get him to turn it down. You feel like a real tool, a crabby senior citizen, when you complain, but what are you going to do when some inconsiderate yahoo blasts House loud enough to make your windows rattle at 1:00 AM on a weekday?
Ladell's band didn't seem overly loud to me – you could still hold a conversation with the person next to you. In the context of all the other sound typical of this public space at this time of day – late afternoon – the noise complaint seems about another issue on the part of the individual issuing the complaint than decibel level.
Something else is going on. For now, the complaints are obviously given more credence than the rights of event organizers at Grove. Is the Grove Street Pavilion a public space or the private patio of Grove Pointe?
After the music was stopped, this was the topic of discussion as the would-be audience dispersed. It's a fair question, one the city has to yet to adequately answer.
Does somebody who owns or rents a living space alongside a subway stop and public space have a right to absolute quiet at 6:30 PM on a Summer afternoon?
Well, these are the issues that rising to the surface again in our fair city. Jersey City has a conservative past, Mayor Hague was famous for "banning" Rock & Roll and there were always problems with Roosevelt Stadium when it had concerts and in more recent times, there's problems with permits for dancing and stuff. But this new generation has different expectations of government and are eager to upset the status quo.
The city is promoting itself, at least downtown, as some new enclave for Gen Y, trying to make Newark Avenue and its environs an arts and cultural center. Creative Grove and Groove on Grove have been important components of that objective, as have the 58 Gallery yet all three have been hindered by complaints of noise and threatened with legal consequences.
How long can the city continue to promote itself as art friendly while simultaneously stifling art events?
Uta Hauser, chief organizer of Creative Grove and an ever-stalwart promoter of the arts in town, is currently on vacation in Germany, her native land. The complainer called Uta in Germany, who then called the people covering for her, who then forced Ladell to stop his set. So, yes, the noise complaints against the sound levels of music have reached international incident proportions. The music lost.
Ladell was cooking and sounded great and I can't wait to catch a gig by his trio somewhere music is welcomed and appreciated.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Blues Halted at Creative Grove
Posted by Mr. Tim Hrk at 7:37 AM
Labels: Jersey City, music, political ideas, popular culture
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- AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM
There was and agreement with the city planners and Grove Point developer that the park is going to be renovated. The new park would be a public park with vendors, merchants, and music/performances just in front of Grove Point. The developer agreed and the city planners gave the okay to the development of Grove Point. It was understood that this was going to happen,let the public have there park as agreed.ReplyDelete
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Poland Is Back in Iraq
Eastern European country delivers aid to Irbil
Uncategorized August 19, 2014 Joseph Trevithick 0
A Polish C-130 cargo plane arrived in Irbil over the weekend of Aug. 16 carrying eight tons of humanitarian aid. Six years after quitting the U.S.-led occupation force in Iraq, the Poles are back in the embattled country.
The weekend delivery includes "food, tents, blankets, camp beds, sleeping bags and first aid kits," according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Warsaw said the assistance specifically is for "victims of religious persecution and ethnic cleansing, including Christians and Yezidis, who have found refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan."
These minority groups have already suffered atrocities at the hands of Sunni Islamic State extremists. These insurgents are fighting to establish a fundamentalist caliphate across Syria and Iraq.
Unspecified humanitarian organizations will distribute the aid, likely with the help of Kurdish forces. The Peshmerga already are rushing supplies to refugees, including thousands of Yezidis still stranded on Mount Sinjar.
The shipment comes only days after European Union foreign ministers decided openly to support the Kurds. Europe's highest diplomats have authorized member states to send weapons and military gear, as well as humanitarian supplies.
After handing over the shipment, Polish diplomats met with Kurdish regional authorities to discuss the current crisis in northern Iraq, as well as "the prospects for the development of bilateral relations," according to the Polish government. Warsaw may be looking for other ways to chip in against the Islamists.
Regardless, the Si?y Powietrzne—the Polish air force—could continue these humanitarian flights. Polish pilots and crew have trained to airdrop supplies directly to troops and refugees.
The U.S. Air Force helped get the Poles up to speed last week. American airmen and their own C-130 cargo planes regularly visit the Eastern European country to practice various techniques.
But flying over enemy territory does entail risk. Polish armed forces spokesman Lt. Col. Arthur Golawski explained that airdrops directly to refugees currently are "too risky," according to Stars and Stripes.
Warsaw definitely has good reasons to worry about going back into Iraq. Poland was one of the first countries to join Washington's widely derided "coalition of the willing" in 2003.
On top of that, the country's current prime minister Donald Tusk made pulling troops out of Iraq a major campaign issue when he was elected in 2007. In the end, Polish forces spent over five years in the Middle East and lost 23 servicemen.
Still, Poland's military is growing and the country no doubt wants to flex its muscles as an E.U. and NATO member. Just like Washington, Warsaw will have to deal with its politically uncomfortable history in Iraq as it gets back into the thick of things.
At top — a Polish C-130 in Irbil, Iraq. Polish Ministry of Affairs photo.


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From 2018 , Class X and XII CBSE board exams will take place in February instead of march as the CBSE is planning to advance the cycle of exams and related activities from 2018-2019.
Moreover it will be completed within a month. Currently board exams begin March 1 and ends at April 20.
CBSE chairman R K Chathurvedi said this would help the board in declaring results in third or fourth week of May .
The early results will also help the students to go for UG admission process.
"Otherwise it has been a neckand-neck affair " said chairperson.
The board's plan to advance the examinations is a part of the reforms in the evaluation process, which has come under the scanner due to glaring errors in the practice.
"By April, vacations begin and the experienced teachers are not available. Therefore, advancing evaluation to mid-March will ensure we have the best teachers checking the answer scripts. Otherwise, in April during vacations, schools offer us only temporary, ad-hoc and newly-appointed teachers for the evaluation exercise as experienced teachers don't oblige," said Chaturvedi.
This helps the board to work on results effectively to make them error-free.
Under new scheme , the CBSE is expecting the best and experienced teachers to come for evaluation and going to conduct two training session for them.
Around 50,000 teachers across 2000 centres are engaged in evaluation process.
On re-evaluation Chathurvedi said "Moreover, I think there is no point in allowing re-evaluation of 10 questions. Either it should be allowed in totality or not at all. The matter is also in court. But if we can ensure that evaluations themselves are error-free, the question of re-evaluation will not arise," added Chaturvedi.


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Airbus is launching a new winglet design for the A320 which they've dubbed 'Sharklets'. Personally I hate the name, it sounds like someone let marketing run wild. They're winglets, plain and simple. They're basically Airbus's version of the blended winglet, like those on the Boeing 737. (Note I'm not saying they copied Boeing, each winglet design is tailored for the aircraft it is on. They're not the same, they just have a similar appearance.)
I don't think the Sharklets really look very much like a shark's fin either. Consider these grabs from Airbus's own video:
I suppose the leading edge profile is somewhat similar – of course that's a CG fin which I'm sure was designed to match the Sharklet design. OK, enough harping on the name. It just makes me cringe each time I see it.
So anyway, they're launching these new wing… er, Sharklets, with the first new build A320 produced with them. They've released a couple of videos to coincide with the launch.
But Airbus isn't the only vendor unveiling a new winglet design, Boeing has unveiled their new 'dual-feather' winglet design for the B737 MAX which they're calling MAX AT (for Advanced Technology) winglets. It's a fairly different take in winglet design, with two pieces – one up-swept like a traditional winglet, and a second angled downward. It looks a bit like the Blended Split-Tip Scimitar Winglet concept unveiled by Aviation Partners last year, but only superficially. Boeing's design seems to be a blend of a raked wingtip, as used on the B737-based P-8A Poseidon, with significant added anhedral, and the blended winglet they've been using.
They've released a video showing the updated B737 MAX design:
The video features the dual-feather winglets, but also reveals a few other details of the evolving design. The fan size of the CFMI LEAP-X1B has been increased, which has necessitated lengthening the nose gear to maintain ground clearance. The longer nose gear wouldn't fit in the existing nose gear bay and rather than make extensive engineering changes to the nose section they've added a small 'blister' to enclose the longer gear. The solution is similar to what Airbus did on the A330F, as it required a longer nose gear to level the load floor. The B737 MAX also features a revised tailcone for reduced drag and a number of other detail changes.


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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Richard Childress headed for the mountains of Montana midway through the race at Texas Motor Speedway. His cars were junk, and the team owner couldn't stomach sticking around for the finish.
Childress recognized a month into the season that his organization wasn't running up to par, but he didn't know how to fix it. The solution came to him during a quiet moment alone on a mountain: He'd swap the entire crews of drivers Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears.
The decision goes into effect next week, and Childress insisted he won't change his mind -- even if one of the drivers wins Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway.
"This sport isn't no different than football or baseball," Childress said Friday. "When things aren't working, tough decisions sometimes have to come from the coach or the owner. You've got to do what you've got to do to make (it) work. If you sit there and let things stay still too long, it will hurt your whole organization."
The change was made just two months into the season, with Harvick and Mears slipping out of contention for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Childress said the current points structure and emphasis on making the 12-driver field made it impossible for him to wait any longer to make a change.
Harvick, a three-time Chase qualifier, has dropped six spots over the past two weeks to 16th in the standings. Mears, in his first year with Richard Childress Racing, is 22nd.
"It will probably take two or three races to get this thing really working, and you can't afford to lose 50, 75, 100 points each race," Childress said. "So that's the biggest reason we're doing it when we're doing it."
Clint Bowyer, driving for RCR's expansion fourth team this season, is currently sixth in the standings. Jeff Burton is 11th. Childress did not make any changes to those two teams.
Beginning Monday, Todd Berrier and his entire crew will leave Harvick's team after six seasons and eight victories. But the duo is stuck in a 79-race winless streak dating to the 2007 Daytona 500.
"We're in a performance business, and we've got to perform," Berrier said. "A lot of times the obvious things to do for me are different than Richard. He elected to make changes for everybody and all the parties involved. He's looking after the livelihood of a lot of different people. We have sponsors and it's a performance business so you have to do what you have to do."
Gil Martin and his group will leave Mears for a reunion with Harvick: Martin was previously Harvick's crew chief in 2002, leading him to a win that season at Chicago, but was replaced by Berrier the next season.
Harvick has so far been silent on the swap, but the fiery driver can't be happy with his season to date. He opened the season with a victory in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout, and was second in the Daytona 500, but has been on a steady slide since. In the seven races since the season-opener, he has just one top-10 and four finishes of 27th or worse.
Childress said both drivers were fine with his decision, and Mears said he did not object -- even though Berrier becomes his seventh crew chief in seven Sprint Cup seasons. He'd been hoping for continuity and the time to develop a relationship with a crew chief when he signed with RCR, but will now look to establish chemistry with Berrier.
"I can't fault anybody for making a change," Mears said. "If you look at where we are in the points right now, and where (Harvick) is at in the points right now, the team really felt like they needed to do something to shake it up a little bit."
"This might just be that spark. I wasn't really involved in the decision process, it was more like 'This is what we're going to do.' But I'm good with it," he said.
This is the third time Childress has swapped entire crews. He did it 1998 when he swapped crews for Dale Earnhardt and Mike Skinner, and again in 2002 when he flipped personnel between Harvick and Robby Gordon.
"It's not the first time this happened at our place," Berrier said. "History typically repeats itself."


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