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Q: Select the correct grant type I am reading about OAuth 2 and i found the following article that help to decide which grant should i implement.
https://oauth2.thephpleague.com/authorization-server/which-grant/
I have some questions about the flow chart described in the link.
1) When the access token owner is a machine ?
If the access token owner is a cron job running in a server, can i say that the access token owner is a machine ?
2) When then access token is an user ?
If the client user is a human (end user), can i say that the access token owner is a user ?
3) What is exactly a Web App ? Is an application running on a server and accesed via a web client ? For example, a PHP application.
4) What is exactly a User Agent Based App ? Is an application developed using JS like an Angular app ?
Thanks.
A: I went through the mentioned documentation and below I have tried to map original grant types defined in OAuth 2.0 specification against it.
1) When the access token owner is a machine ? If the access token owner is a cron job running in a server, can i say that the access token owner is a machine ?
Here, token is not necessarily issued to and belongs to a machine. It could be an application which runs on a machine which does not have end user interaction but require OAuth 2.0 tokens. As you said it could be a cron job with OAuth 2.0 client credentials. This client must be a confidential client, which means it must have a client id and a password. More can be read from here
2) When then access token is an user ? If the client user is a human (end user), can i say that the access token owner is a user ?
Yes this is correct. Here access token is owned by the end user. And end user grant client application to access OAuth 2.0 resources by letting the client use the access token.
3) What is exactly a Web App ? Is an application running on a server and accesed via a web client ? For example, a PHP application.
A web app according to the diagrams perspective is one that could utilise a user agent (browser) to complete authorization<|fim_middle|> is correct. It doesn't have a back-end (it may consume one) but rely on JS and runs on browser. So it will mostly use implicit flow (but if end user trust then end user password grant as shown there)
| request and have a back-end capable of obtaining token. Emphasis is given to back-end token request as not all application can perform this. Foe example a single page application without a back-end cannot perform this call. So if the PHP app can perform the back-end call, then yes it is a Web app. Flow is authorization code flow.
4) What is exactly a User Agent Based App ? Is an application developed using JS like an Angular app ?
Yes this | 94 |
@Dayglochainsaw related 2 this, i saw a VERY cool take on tw*tter from Aya Charlatan that outlined what they termed "cortisolization" and "dopaminization".
they idea was basically that decisions people make to either avoid stress or attain a good feeling can be extrapolated into broad, macro-economic, civilization-scale trends. we learned how to do agriculture because it felt good not to stress about food. we are destroying the planet because it feels good to eat borger.
@selontheweb @Dayglochainsaw i think this a simplification..
<|fim_middle|>'s an interesting framework to consider imho!
@johnrandom @Dayglochainsaw as is always the case with that sorta thing lol. grey areas? in my sweeping historical generalizations?
thanks for giving me some food for thought orb!!
@Dayglochainsaw not sure how rigorously academic of an idea this is but it's a cool thought about how our biology intersects with our material wants vs. needs, and how we fulfill those! | @johnrandom @Dayglochainsaw its def not the most official idea in the world but it | 21 |
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Scientists Say: GPS
This is a system of satellites and receivers that helps people pinpoint location
How does your phone know where you're going? With GPS, a system that uses satellites in space and receivers on Earth to pinpoint your location.
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Global Positioning System, or GPS (noun, "GLOW-ball Poh-ZIH-shun-ing SIS-tem")
This is a system that can track location by using satellites in space and receivers on Earth. GPS can also calculate where something is and how fast it's moving. The system is run by the U.S. Air Force and uses a network of more than 30 satellites that orbit the planet. These satellites send out regular signals that can be detected on Earth. Any device with a GPS receiver — such as a smartphone — can receive these signals.
A GPS receiver measures how long it takes for signals from different satellites to hit it. It then calculates its position from that information. Once the GPS receiver knows its own position it can place that location on a map. Then, the map can use the location information to calculate how to get from that spot to wherever a person wants to go.
The system relies on stations on Earth to communicate with the satellites. These stations track each satellite's location in space and the health of its batteries. They can also change a satellite's position around the Earth.
Lots of things now have GPS receivers inside, including smartphones, cars and even dog collars. People put GPS receivers on anything they want to find if it gets lost, or to help them travel to a new place. But they won't help you if you're inside a building. GPS signals are very weak. They can be blocked by mountains or buildings.
Scientists use tags with GPS receivers on them to help track wild animals as they go about their lives.
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array: A broad and organized group of objects. Sometimes they are instruments placed in a systematic fashion to collect information in a coordinated way. Other times, an array can refer to things that are laid out or displayed in a way that can make a broad range of related things, such as colors, visible at once. The term can even apply to a range of options or choices.
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By Maria Temming November 8, 2021 | by its acronym GPS, this system uses a device to calculate the position of individuals or things (in terms of latitude, longitude and elevation — or altitude) from any place on the ground or in the air. The device does this by comparing how long it takes signals from different satellites to reach it.
GPS: Abbreviation for global positioning system, which uses a device to calculate the position of individuals or things (in terms of latitude, longitude and elevation — or altitude) from any place on the ground or in the air. The device does this by comparing how long it takes signals from different satellites to reach it.
network: A group of interconnected people or things. (v.) The act of connecting with other people who work in a given area or do similar thing (such as artists, business leaders or medical-support groups), often by going to gatherings where such people would be expected, and then chatting them up. (n. networking)
orbit: The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon. One complete circuit around a celestial body.
planet: A celestial object that orbits a star, is big enough for gravity to have squashed it into a roundish ball and has cleared other objects out of the way in its orbital neighborhood. To accomplish the third feat, the object must be big enough to have pulled neighboring objects into the planet itself or to have slung them around the planet and off into outer space. Astronomers of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) created this three-part scientific definition of a planet in August 2006 to determine Pluto's status. Based on that definition, IAU ruled that Pluto did not qualify. The solar system now includes eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
satellite: A moon orbiting a planet or a vehicle or other manufactured object that orbits some celestial body in space.
smartphone: A cell (or mobile) phone that can perform a host of functions, including search for information on the internet.
system: A set of related parts or people working together. By working together, the parts of a system can achieve things that individual parts cannot.
tag: (in conservation science) To attach some rugged band or package of instruments onto an animal. Sometimes the tag is used to give each individual a unique identification number. Once attached to the leg, ear or other part of the body of a critter, it can effectively become the animal's "name." In some instances, a tag can collect information from the environment around the animal as well. This helps scientists understand both the environment and the animal's role within it.
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Watch American Voices: Our Bodies Ourselves on PBS. See more from<|fim_middle|> the end about women's health activism.
Watch the video above (just 3.5 minutes) for a look at how hard women have worked to ensure access to accurate, evidence-based information, and why it's more important than ever that politicians use this information when setting health care policy.
Want to help educate Congress? Send a copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" to your favorite representative or senator. It makes a great holiday gift! | Need To Know.
The most recent episode of the PBS news show "Need to Know" featured an excellent yet disturbing segment about state legislatures slashing funding to women's health clinics.
Mona Iskander looks at the effects this is having on women — particularly low-income women — and their ability to obtain birth control, STI screenings, and other reproductive health care services. Our own Judy Norsigian, OBOS's founder and executive director, weighs in at | 94 |
The Pace Patriots defeated the Tate Aggies 6-2 Friday night to split their regular season games 2-2<|fim_middle|> the ninth. Stashak needed just seven pitches to record the games final out, sending the fans home happy in the fastest Wahoos game of the year: one hour and 57 minutes.
The win improves Pensacola's record to 6-2 on the season, best in the Southern League. Jacksonville falls to 3-5 with the loss. The two team's will continue their five-game set at Blue Wahoos Stadium Saturday. | .
Tied 2-2 after seven innings, the Patriots plated four runs in the top of the eighth to put the game out of the reach of Tate.
For Tate: Chase Tolbert 1-3, R; Jadon Fryman 1-2, R; Trevor Norton 1-2.
The Aggies are back in action next week against Choctaw and Navarre.
The JV Tate Aggies completed their sweep of Pace by the score of 6-2 Friday. On Thursday, the JV Aggies beat Pace 7-6.
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Devin Smeltzer's first start of the year in Mobile was going to be hard to top. After taking a perfect game into the 5th inning on the road and striking out 9 in Pensacola's 5-0 win over Mobile on April 6th, the bar was high for his first home start of 2019 on Friday evening.
Smeltzer shined in his Blue Wahoos Stadium debut, working into the ninth in shutout fashion. He exited with one out in the game's final inning to a rousing ovation from the Pensacola crowd, having thrown 8.1 scoreless innings without allowing a run on just three hits while striking out eight. Reliever Cody Stashak recorded the final two outs to earn his first save of the year and preserve Pensacola's 2-0 victory, their third straight over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
With tonight's win, Smeltzer now holds a ridiculous stat line on the season: two wins, 14.0 innings pitched, just five hits allowed, and 17 strikeouts.
The Blue Wahoos, who have scored first in all eight games this season, continued their trend of taking an early lead. Jordan Gore led off the home half of the first with a single, just as he did last night, and came around to score following a Luis Arraez single and an RBI groundout by Taylor Grzelakowski.
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Q: How should someone remember theorems? I'm reading a little<|fim_middle|> textbook then? I mean, math at the end is just a list of theorems, proofs and definitions, but if it's impossible to remember them all, how should someone learn this subject? Should I only remember the important ones and if needed go back to that textbook? Should I write them down and keep them in a notebook? How do you guys do it?
A: You say
I mean, math at the end is just a list of theorems, proofs and definitions.
I think that there is lot more structure than this suggests.
What I find helpful when working through a chapter of such a book is to sketch a graph of the relationships between the theorems: theorems are vertices, with arrows to indicate which theorems are used to prove each new result. The results you need to develop the big picture stand out; and you can ignore (for a bit) the others.
A: Memorising theorems and proofs doesn't make a good mathematician. If you focus on just rote learning every proposition, lemma and corollary that crosses your path then you will be severely missing the point. In my experience many results that you find in textbooks are there for two reasons:
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*To set up more important results later in the text, and
*As an exercise to test your understanding.
Many of these types of theorems can be learnt and understood during your studies and then safely forgotten, and, as you say, returned to later if there is need for them.
Your focus should be on cultivating understanding and mathematical intuition about what you're studying. That's not to say that you shouldn't take time to learn theorems and proofs and make notes on them etc, you definitely should, but if you try to learn, and remember, every single one of them then you'll quickly become overwhelmed.
As you learn more you'll naturally remember the results that are most important for your interests and studies. So don't worry too much about it. If you want to know what I do, I copy from textbooks by hand, attempting the proofs before I read them and attempt the exercises, and then I'll rewrite my notes in my own words in a tex document, adding in or leaving out details depending on how important I think they are. That seems to have worked fine for me.
A: A good principle to keep in mind: everything in mathematics is obvious from the right perspective. You want to strive to have this perspective as often as you can (without misleading yourself, of course).
-- This depends on your style as a mathematician, too! I am very geometrically minded, so often I have to have some geometric picture for what is going on: Expressing theorems in terms of curvatures, symmetries, rigidity, and so on.
Something that is very much undervalued in the present state of things, at least as I see it in the research literature, is the importance of understanding theorems and their applications to examples. If you really want to understand a theorem, first generate some examples where the theorem provides some insight, generate some examples where the theorem fails. And if you really want to understand the theorem, try to construct counterexamples. In the course of failing, you will understand more and more.
| textbook on axiomatic set theory, $296$ pages, and more than $270$ theorems are given (I counted them!), there is no way a person can remember $270+$ theorems (let alone the proofs!) just from one little book. How should someone study a | 66 |
The SSTC is a training and research facility co-managed by TTSH and the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), serving researchers of both institutes.
The SST<|fim_middle|>0 years ago.
It provides laboratory environment and facilities for clinician researchers and scientists to conduct their laboratory-based studies.
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The Autoimmune Research Laboratory (ARL) was set up by the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology in 1994 for the purpose of research in autoimmune systemic rheumatic diseases.
In 1999, the ARL was restructured into the Clinical Immunology Laboratory (CIL) which supports the clinical services of the department and hospital, and the Immunology Research Laboratory (IRL) which supports the department's research in rheumatology, clinical immunology and allergy.
The MBL is situated in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine (DPLM) at the 2nd floor TTSH.
The activities of this research laboratory very much depend on the users. The work is funded by research grants and driven by researchers. In the recent past, the focus has shifted from histopathology and now to infectious diseases. Resources include bench space and laboratory equipment. Equipment is also funded by individual grants although TTSH supports ongoing maintenance costs and overheads. We depend heavily on DPLM's support. The MBL is open to enquiries and is keen to assist research in any field: it is not limited to the current focus of infection. Please contact Dr Barkham to discuss any ideas or potential research collaboration. | C organises studies, workshops and courses including medical device applications and training in open or laparoscopic surgical procedures.
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National Juried Exhibition
Analog Out: A Juried Exhibition of Non-Digital Print Photography | September 8 - October 6, 2018
Opening Reception & Juror Awards: September 8 @ 6:00-8:00pm
Mayflower Arts Center Lobby Gallery
Troy, Ohio, 45373
Analog Out: A Juried Exhibition of Photography | September 8 - October 6, 2018
Call for Entry SUBMISSION DEADLINE: CLOSED
Artist Acceptance Notification: August 13
Artist Reception & Awards: September 8, 2018 @ 6-8pm
Entry fee: $25 for up to 3 entries
Gallery hours during the exhibition are Tues-Thu 10-4pm; Fri-Sat 10-6pm
"A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know." – Diane Arbus
Analog Out is a global call for entry for photography that has an analog output (no digital prints). Digital can be part of the workflow, but the resulting submitted image must be the result of an analog output. Instant photographs, various alternative processes, and traditional silver gelatin prints are all acceptable.
For this exhibit, the Mayflower Arts Center wants to celebrate the artistry involved in the making of the non-digital photographic print.
The Mayflower Arts Center provides a community-friendly environment to create art, and enlighten and inspire a deeper appreciation of art among artists and patrons. Located prominently on the vibrant downtown square of Troy, Ohio—in the historic 1928 Mayflower Theater building— the Mayflower Arts Center offers gallery and exhibit spaces, classes and workshops, indie/art films, fine art retail, art lectures, performances and concerts. The Lobby Gallery presents work from local, regional, and national artists throughout the year.
Diana Bloomfield - An exhibiting photographer for over thirty-five years, Diana specializes in 19th-century printing techniques. Her images have been included in a number of authoritative books on alternative photographic processes, including in Christopher James'; The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (2015); and, most recently, in Christina Z. Anderson's Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists and their Creative Practice (2017). Diana is represented by Panopticon Gallery, located in Boston, Massachusetts, and by the Ryan Gallery at Art Intersection, located in Gilbert, Arizona.
Mark Fohl - A longtime film photographer and camera club member, Mark has been involved in the fine art scene for many years. His photographs have been accepted into the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, the Ohio Art League juried exhibitions, the Nelsonville Majestic National Exhibition, and the Zanesville Museum of Art All Ohio Exhibition. In 2005, Mark was awarded the Dresden Residency by the Greater Columbus Arts Council allowing him the opportunity to study photography in Dresden, Germany for three months. He is currently a member of the Ohio Art League, the Westbridge Camera Club in Columbus, and the Fotoklub Exakta in Dresden. Mark shoots 35mm, medium format, Holga, pinhole, panorama, and now large format. He processes his own film and makes his own prints.
Timothy Wells – An artist and educator, Timothy Wells' art includes photography and installation art. After 20 years working in offices and cubicles, Wells went back to school to explore art, primarily photography and installation art. Wells completed his MFA at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI and has been teaching traditional, digital, and alternative process photography for 10 years. Wells is an avid fan of the Holga from the very first description of it in his Photography 1 class<|fim_middle|> the "Mayflower Arts Center" on Facebook, @MayflowerArtsCenter on Instagram, and @MayflowerArts on Twitter. | . Wells' work tends towards the conceptual and spontaneous than the rigors of studio photography, but he appreciates those photographers who have the patience to work deliberately in large format and the studio. Wells is actively involved in working with cities to plan and schedule public art exhibits, bringing artwork off the gallery walls and into the everyday setting. Wells' work has been exhibited in exhibits across the country. Wells has had several artist-in-residencies and looks forward to more.
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Peter Wehinger died on Monday the 27th of April 2015.
Peter Augustus Wehinger, an observational astronomer known for his work on comets and<|fim_middle|>78, 11-27 (1984). | quasars, died in his sleep on 27 April 2015 at the age of 77 in his home in Tucson, Arizona. He had battled non-smokers' lung cancer for most of the previous year. His career spanning almost fifty years began with construction of a 1.3-m telescope at the University of Michigan and ended after retirement from the Steward Observatory where he helped advance major telescope projects and raise funds for student scholarships. He was born and grew up in Goshen, New York where he developed an early interest in astronomy. At age 15 he ground, figured and polished a 6-inch telescope mirror in the kitchen of his family home with encouragement from his parents. Backyard explorations of the sky with his home-built telescopes plus participation in high school science projects and amateur astronomy events inspired and laid the foundation for Peter's career in observational astronomy.
After graduation from Goshen High School, Peter completed a physics major at Union College and a master's degree in astronomy at Indiana University two years later. He earned his doctoral degree from Case Western Reserve University after which he joined the Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. There he oversaw the funding, design and construction of the 1.3-m telescope, initially located at a dark site near Ann Arbor. Still in use and now named the McGraw-Hill Telescope, this facility has since been relocated to a mountain top site on Kitt Peak, Arizona.
In the 1970s and 1980s with home bases at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Peter exploited the clear, dark skies of observatories in Australia, Chile, Hawaii and Spain where he conducted observing programs to image quasars. These images were among the first to reveal extended nebulosity around some of the quasars.2 Collaborators in this early work included Thomas Gehren, Alec Boksenberg and Hy Spinrad.
Peter capped his career by collaborating in fund raising for large telescope projects and student scholarships at the University of Arizona. From 1995 until his retirement in 2012 he served as a development officer and staff astronomer at the Steward Observatory. In this capacity Peter was involved in advancing major projects such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Tokyo Atacama Observatory. Essential components of the large telescopes are mirrors of unprecedented size, six to eight meters in diameter. The initial shapes of the mirrors are achieved by spinning tons of molten glass, a technique developed by Roger Angel at Steward Observatory. Alluding to Angel's spun-glass mirror-casting technique, Peter was once quoted as saying "Making big mirrors is like Julia Child making a soufflé –– success is in the details". Peter also played major roles in establishing the Arizona Astronomy Board and creating the Mt Lemmon Sky Center. The names of two main-belt asteroids mark Peter's diverse legacy in astronomy. The first, 4432 McGraw-Hill (1981 ER22) was initially imaged with the 1.3-m telescope. The second asteroid was discovered and named after Peter by Arizona Astronomy Board member and amateur astronomer, the late David Healy.
Peter was a highly effective and entertaining communicator who devoted much of his life to sharing his passion for astronomy. Whether teaching in a classroom or popularizing astronomy in a public forum, Peter's enthusiasm for astronomy was palpable and contagious. He was always a strong advocate for science students, particularly women and other underrepresented groups. At Steward Observatory Peter worked tirelessly to raise and identify financial resources to aid students. To this end a fund in his memory for astronomy graduate students has been established at the Steward Observatory. Contributions to the "Peter Wehinger Fellowship Fund" will endow the fund and may be made online or by check made payable to "University of Arizona Foundation" with a note on the memo/subject line of, For Wehinger Fund/Department of Astronomy. Mailing address: University of Arizona Foundation, 1111 N. Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 210109, Tucson, AZ 85721-0109.
Peter is survived by his wife, Susan and his brother, Robert Wehinger of Syracuse, New York.
1Wehinger, P.A., Wyckoff, S., Herbig, G. H., Herzberg, G. & Lew, H. Identification of H2O+ in the Tail of Comet Kohoutek (1973f). Astrophys. J. Lett. 190, L43-L46 (1974).
2Wyckoff, S., Wehinger, P.A. & Gehren, T. Resolution of Quasar Images. Astrophys. J. 247, 750-761 (1981); Gehren, T., Fried, J., Wehinger, P. A. & Wyckoff, S. Host Galaxies of Quasars and their Association with Galaxy Clusters. Astrophys. J. 2 | 1,066 |
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Maria Shriver talks about watching daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger marry Chris Pratt
Maria Shriver couldn't contain all the feels she had at her daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger's wedding to Chris<|fim_middle|>."
Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" in Los Angeles on April 22, 2019. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Amid the joyful festivities, Shriver said the wedding also made her miss her own mother, who passed away in 2009.
"I wondered, 'What would she be thinking and what would she be going through and what would she think of this? What would she say to me and how would I navigate it?' " Shriver said. "She was very of that era of no emotion. But I'm not like that."
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"She's like, 'Don't say anything. Don't say where I am. Don't say what it was like. Don't speak,'" Shriver said. "I was like, I actually am a person, too. I actually had an experience as well and can speak about my own experience."
Shriver discussed the June 8 experience while filling in for Hoda Kotb on "Today With Hoda and Jenna," describing her daughter's happy day as an emotional roller coaster for her.
"As a mother, you go through many emotions, right? So you're trying to be both excited, you get a new member of your family, (but) you're kind of losing your child as they were," she said. "So you're kind of excited and everybody's like, 'Well, isn't this great?' You're like, 'Yeah, it's great,' but it's also kind of sad."
Katherine is one of four children Shriver has with her ex-husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger. She and the "Jurassic World" star were first spotted together at a Father's Day picnic in Santa Barbara, California, in June 2018.
No matter how you feel at a wedding, Shriver said love has a way of bringing people together.
"Love is this great unifier," she said. "Everybody looks at love and goes, 'You know, I want that.' It's so great. So that's the kind of big takeaway, how incredible love is, how it can change your life, how it can make you feel on top of the world. And that if you don't have it, it can make you feel like 'Ugh' or it can make you feel just really happy for the other person | 375 |
"Anyone have tips for bringing a kid to a political protest?" one of my friends posted on Facebook.
But they were more than just fine. They were great.
Looking back, I'm so glad that I brought my kids to<|fim_middle|> danced to booming drums. As dire as climate change is, these pops of color and theater helped make it a little easier to deal with.
We never did finish the march. The oppressive Washington D.C. heat got to us first. Thankfully, we weren't the only ones — there were many other families in protest t-shirts eating ice cream afterward along with us. But even though we didn't get to the White House itself, we sent a message. The kids are here, and they demand to be heard. Policymakers better listen. | the People's Climate March last fall to protest climate change. With the way the world is going, I plan to do it again this year too.
Bringing them to the march demonstrated to them that even they could have an impact.
Kids are too young to vote, and adults often ignore or ridicule them when they try to speak up on policy issues. (Exhibit A: Republicans' response to the Parkland teenagers.) Protests and lobbying create a way to participate in the democratic process. Telling my state representatives exactly what I thought about environmental issues when I was in high school was pivotal to my becoming an activist.
While my one-year-old didn't know what was going on, my four-year-old definitely did. I wasn't ready to go into the full implications of climate change, but I did explain we were letting the President know that we wanted clean air and water for everyone. My son may have had a higher pitched voice than most of the protestors, but it was no less important. As my younger son grows older, we'll tell him about how he also counted in that mass of people on the street.
Participating as a family also helped my older son see we're not the only people who care about these issues.
If it's overwhelming for adults, it's that much worse for kids. For now, my kids aren't aware of most of the bad things going on. But my older son does know that we do a lot of "green" things like composting and walking places instead of driving. As he gets older, I'm afraid he'll think that's weird. But when you're surrounded by people who are yelling and singing their hearts out about the same issues, you remember that you aren't alone. You're part of something much bigger and more powerful than yourself.
Lastly, protests make the democratic process fun.
Phoning your Congressional representatives is important, but after a few calls, it switches from being terrifying to dull. In contrast, the morning of the protest, my older son colored in his own poster — "I love trains," a pro-transit message. He was so proud of it that he held the poster up for most of the march.
Participating in the march itself was exciting too. In the beginning, we pointed out funny signs and costumes, including people dressed as characters from The Lorax. Midway through, Native Americans protesting the Keystone XL pipeline | 486 |
A high dependency on imported fossil fuels can<|fim_middle|> report here. | increase a country's vulnerability to poor electricity access, following extreme weather events. With around 87% of energy consumed in the Caribbean region coming from imported fossil fuels, this dependency increases the risk of power cuts following natural disasters. The devastating and widespread destruction in Puerto Rico, Barbuda, Dominica, and US and British Virgin Islands after hurricanes Irma and Maria made painfully evident the region's strong exposure to climate risks and the need to look for both more sustainable and more resilient energy solutions. Many Caribbean nations have been responding to the hurricanes' devastation with a determination to increase climate resiliency via energy storage.
Energy storage is a cornerstone tool for enabling the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy supply as well as unlocking the benefits of local generation and a resilient energy supply. What is more, thanks to plunging costs for solar, wind, and battery storage, small distributed renewable energy systems and increased efficiency would actually lower the electricity costs on the islands, which now are some of the highest in the world at USD 0.20–0.50/kWh.
Replacing or retrofitting the centralized electricity grid with decentralized renewable power, combined with energy storage, will also reduce the countries' vulnerability to major storms, since individual microgrids are likely to continue functioning even if the grid or other microgrids are knocked out.
On the desire to disrupt dependency on fossil fuels in the region, Dr Masson adds: 'regulations continue to be challenged by the renewable energy agenda, and I believe we will start to see a move away from an approach to grid services centered on fossil fuels. All these factors will continue to drive the use of battery storage in the electricity grid in the Caribbean, albeit starting from a very low baseline'.
With the acceleration of renewable energy supply, as well as energy storage innovation, declining costs of batteries, and the increased use of electric vehicles, an exciting opportunity is opening for the Caribbean to be at the forefront of energy storage innovation.
The RECAM team recently produced a report about the potential for energy storage in the region. You can download the full | 417 |
VR and AR are hot topics nowadays. They were hot previous year and they still are today.
The question every developer is asking themselves: "Should we develop something for VR or AR?"
These two articles contain 2 opinions of experts in the video game industry. One is from gameindustry.biz and the other from kitguru. Both saying that AR and/or VR isn't ready for the mass market.
Then<|fim_middle|> the television, the tablets, pc and laptop screens be replaced? Not by far!
Saturday night watching tv with the family, watching your friend play a video game, helping a colleague at work,... A commonality among all customers is that everything is more fun with friends and family. Some VR lunette will not allow this.
When google presented they google glass everyone fainted when they saw the price, $1500. The VR players in the market (oculus, sony and valve) have pronounced their prices. A VR set will cost $350 at minimum. Not to mention that you need a powerful pc to run the software.
They want to present better visuals but the price is high. To high in my opinion.
Ah well, let's not waste our time on this trap. They will fall into this one. I can guarantee you that.
I must admid I never tested a VR set. But in my opinion VR only passed for trap 1 and 6.
I've been writing on this post for a weak now and Gameindustry.biz just posted this article. Think what you want, but I'm not putting my money on VR. | you have the article in the guardian and fortune are more positive about the new hardware. The opinion of gamers themself are devided.
Who should you believe? Maybe we should check the chances of the new tech for ourselves.
We might learn something just by looking at the history of VR. Everyone knows that VR never broke through. Like many others I'm wondering why it should succeed now.
The best way to check this is to check the new technology with the BOS tools.
Check the blog on the blue ocean website. Just by checking the red ocean traps we might reveal if VR and AR is destined for the market.
Trap One: Looking to existing customers for insight into creating new demand.
I always had the idea that video games are the only way to experience VR. But after a search I came across vrscout.
SCEA CEO Shawn Layden confirms my feeling that I have of this new technology. VR may not be meant for games, but for other things.
When my girlfriend and I build our house, we had no idea how big it actually would be. Even when the masonry was done, it was hard to imagen that the bathtub could fit into a small space. Maybe VR has a future in architecture?
Not every player will have a VR-set. Game developers will target a very small segment. Making a game for "VR only" would not be wise.
I think the hardware tells (more or less) the same story. They are targeting not only the video game industry but also the film and art industry (and probably many more). That's good, but they are targeting niches within those industries.
Yep, the biggest mistake of them all. Although the technology seems greatly improved, the question stays the same. What value brings this technology?
I tried to make a strategy canvas but I'm not sure if I got everything right.
AR and VR are competition for the classic screens. Will | 389 |
"The close study of nature - that's where he really had his grounding as an artist. He wasn't really interested in too much imaginative invention. He needed to work from the model. He brought a lot of subjective intensity to that, which you can feel in the intense colors, surging rhythms, the blade-like leaves,<|fim_middle|> inorganic realities - even rocks and air and water - are composed of occasions of experience, bursts of energy, that are pulsing with subjectivity. These bursts are not simply objects; they are also subjects. They feel or apprehend what influences them and respond to what they feel. Their response is not entirely determined by the influences; they has some degree of self-creativity. They create themselves in responding to what influences them. The response also carries with it a subjective aim for satisfying intensity. In painting irises, Van Gogh was subjectively intense; and the irises he painted were also subjectively intense. Both illustrated, in Whitehead's words,
The subjective aim, whereby there is origination of conceptual feeling, is at intensity of feeling in the immediate subject, and in the relevant future. (Process and Reality)
Are the irises really intense? Do the irises really feel? Whitehead suggests as much Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology. For him, flowers and other plants are aggregate-expressions of pulsations of energy aiming at such intensity. Once they achieve some degree of intense feeling, their subjective immediacy perishes and they become objects in the divine life. Whereas their intensity fades in the world, it remains brilliant in the divine life. Van Gogh's Irises are what things look like in God, even after they have passed away on earth.
Panexperientialism is the view that there is something like subjective experience everywhere in the cosmos. Van Gogh's Irises are panexperientialism in visual form.
Sunflowers for Distressed Hearts: Patricia Adams Farmer | and these brilliant, contrasting colors."
- Dr. Scott Allan, Associate Curator, Getty Museum, video below
Everything is alive in some way. Everything carries within it some capacity for feeling its surroundings, even if in an unconscious way. Even ostensibly dead things, even inorganic matter, has its own kind of aliveness. Process philosophers call it pan-experientialism.
Might we learn to see the world this way? With his "intense colors, surging rhythms, blade-like leaves, and brilliant contrasts," Van Gogh paints irises in their vitality. His irises are pan-experientialism in visual form.
Of course, the colors eventually fade. Process philosophers know that the universe includes death and decay: perpetual perishing. Nothing lasts forever. However, some add in God's ongoing life the brilliance of the world is remembered in its aliveness, even as its forms pass away. Van Gogh paints irises as God sees them, too.
- Jay McDaniel, 12/17/22
An Analysis of the Painting
A conversation with Dr. Scott Allan, Associate Curator, Paintings Department, Getty Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker, Executive Director, Smarthistory, in front of Irises, 1889, Vincent van Gogh. Oil on canvas, 74.3 x 94.3 cm. Getty Museum, Los Angeles
A Process Reflection
panexperientialism in visual form
The whole of the Earth is filled with inner vitality. So process philosophers and theologians believe. Even | 326 |
ONE OK ROCK: What Happens When You Ring That Phone Number On Their Promotional Poster?
ONE OK ROCK will release their 2018 "Ambitions Japan Dome Tour" and 2018 "Orchestra Japan Tour" on DVD and Blu-ray this Wednesday. To promote the release, posters featuring live photos from the shows have been plastered up around various locations in Tokyo as well as throughout the Kansai region including Osaka.
Written on these posters is a cryptic number which is in fact a Japanese phone number. You will need to call the number yourself to find out what exactly it's all about―and that's all part of the fun of the promotion for the DVD and Blu-ray releases.
The "Ambitions Japan Dome Tour" posters can be found throughout Tokyo while the "Orchestra Japan Tour" posters are in the Kansai area including Osaka. You'll find the ones with the phone numbers in Tokyo in the Shibuya and Daikanyama area as well as major train stations in Tokyo while in Kansai they are dotted up and down the major train stations of Hankyu Railway. There is a total of 74 posters so you are bound to see one if you're in Tokyo or Osaka.
The "Ambitions Japan Dome Tour" saw the band perform for over 300,000 fans at four stadiums in Japan while for the "Orchestra Japan Tour" the band were joined by an orchestra made up of 53 musicians.
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Shibuya: Center Gai, Inokashira, Maruyamacho (Showing: August 16, 2019 to August 29, 2019)
Daikanyama: Roadside (Showing: August 16, 2019 to September 15, 2019)
Kansai Area
Hankyu Railway major stations (Showing: August 17, 2019 to August 23, 2019)
Cautions:
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ONE OK ROCK Begins Sponsorship with Monster Energy
Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK has become massively popular worldwide, and that popularity has led them to an exciting new partnership with Monster Energy!
Monster Energy has teamed up with a number of artists and athletes in the past and is excited to add ONE OK ROCK to the Monster family. "I'm excited to participate in big events with Monster in the future," said lead vocalist Taka.
Keep an eye on ONE OK ROCK to see how this new collaboration will come to fruition!
Official Site: https://www.oneokrock.com/jp/ | and paths when viewing the posters
*Please refrain from asking station staff, shop staff, facility staff etc about the posters
The phone number is active from August 16 to 29. Any phone charges and costs are the responsibility of the caller. If you are unable to get through, please wait and try again later.
LIVE DVD & Blu-ray: ONE OK ROCK 2018 AMBITIONS JAPAN DOME TOUR
Stock No.: [DVD] AZBS-1051 / [Blu-ray] AZXS-1028
Price: [DVD] ¥5,500 (Before Tax) / [Blu-ray] ¥6,500 (Before Tax)
LIVE DVD & Blu-ray: ONE OK ROCK with Orchestra Japan Tour 2018
ONE OK ROCK Official Website: http://www.oneokrock.com/jp/
BiSH Releases Highly-Anticipated Music Video for 'Sayonara Saraba'
# music video
On August 6, BiSH, known as a 'punk rock band without instruments,' released the music video for their song Sayonara Saraba! The 8th single released across 12 consecutive months will drop on August 31.
Sayonara Saraba – BiSH (Official Music Video)
Sayonara Saraba was created in collaboration with Taka from ONE OK ROCK and MEG from MEGMETAL and features lyrics written by KENTA from WANIMA. This is the first time BiSH has collaborated with an outside producer for a series of releases, and this electrifying rock number shows a different side of the group.
The coupling song, A long way to go, was composed by Taka and MEG from MEGMETAL and written by JxSxK.
The music video was directed by Kento Yamada, who has produced a number of other videos for the group.
The teaser trailer, released previously, shows a stylish video with an eye-catching red and black color scheme.
Sayonara Saraba – BiSH (Teaser)
More information regarding the 9th and 10th consecutive single has been released! The 9th song will be released on September 21, while the 10th will be released on October 26. Be sure to give them both a listen!
・First Run Limited Edition (Single CD+Blu-ray+Live CD+Photobook)
・DVD Version (Single CD+DVD)
・CD Version (CD only)
One OK ROCK and Monster Energy Open Limited-Time Pop-up in Shibuya
29.June.2022 | FOOD / MUSIC / SPOT
Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK has become massively popular worldwide, leading them to an exciting new partnership with Monster Energy. For one week only starting June 28, the ONE OK ROCK x Monster Energy pop-up shop is open in Shibuya.
At the venue, guests can follow the official Monster Energy Twitter account (@MonsterEnergyJP) to get an exclusive collab sticker and a Monster Energy drink or Monster Pipeline Punch, a tropical fruit juice version.
A campaign to win some amazing collaboration goods is also underway. By taking a picture of the pop-up space and posting it on Twitter with the hashtag #MonsterOOR, 10 lucky winners will receive a collab poster signed by the members of ONE OK ROCK.
Fans of the band or the energy drink won't want to miss visiting this shop! The band's new song Save Yourself will be playing at the venue, so be sure to head over to Shibuya for a listen.
ONE OK ROCK x Monster Energy
Running: June 28 – July 4, 2022
Venue: ZeroBase Jingumae
Address: 6-4-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Official Site: http://www.monsterenergy.com
Rock Band ONE OK ROCK Announces North American Tour This Fall
24.June.2022 | MUSIC
Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK has steadily been expanding its activities around the world, and fans in North America are in for a treat. The band will embark on its first North American tour in three years starting on September 19, 2022, with many shows featuring You Me At Six and Fame On Fire as starting acts.
ONE OK ROCK will also release its first single of 2022, Save Yourself, on June 24. Keep an eye out for when the band comes to your town!
09/21/2022 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
09/24/2022 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle*
10/05/2022 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall*
*Fame On Fire will not appear at these shows.
ONE OK ROCK North American Tour 2022
Tickets on sale June 22, 1:00~
Details: https://www.oneok | 1,032 |
DALLAS, Oct. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Calypso, Inc. (OTCQB:BCYP), a leading developer of mobile shopper engagement solutions, today announced it is exhibiting at the Shopper Marketing Conference & Expo 2015, the world's largest gathering of shopper and retail marketing professionals. The company will demonstrate how its technology personalizes the in-store shopping experience via its mobile engagement solutions – Mobile ADvantage™ and<|fim_middle|>IOSentrix™. The company will be located at Booth 231 at the Shopper Marketing Expo held October 13-15 in Minneapolis.
Blue Calypso's mobile engagement solutions are critical for engaging today's shoppers, who according to the report "Local Mobile Trends Study," are actively relying on their mobile devices while in-store to become a smarter shopper and make more knowledgeable purchasing decisions.
"Retailers in the digital age should focus marketing efforts towards the entire consumer base by delivering location-based and highly relevant information to shoppers' smartphones," said Andrew Levi, CEO Blue Calypso. "By doing so while the shopper is in-store, retailers can transform into a personalized shopping concierge and assist with purchasing decisions in real-time."
Expo attendees will see the solutions first hand, and learn how Blue Calypso can enable them to deliver a unique and engaging mobile shopping experience to store shoppers. Blue Calypso increases sales at the local level by delivering a wealth of circumstantially and geographically relevant product including store-specific data designed to educate users, influence purchase behavior and strengthen relationships with both retailers and product brands.
The technology captures real-time, in-depth customer analytics such as location intelligence, reporting and insights on a participating shopper's path-to-purchase, content interaction, attribution and conversion. The comprehensive analytics allow retailers to access key insights for marketing and sales purposes, such as post-click engagement, store foot traffic, pre and post-visit engagement, demographics and buying triggers – all delivered in an easy-to-understand dashboard.
The Mobile ADvantage and KIOSentrix solutions not only give consumers highly valuable information for their purchasing decisions, but provide retailers with a growth in per-visitor sales, drive store traffic, activate and engage shoppers, and ultimately build brand loyalty and equity.
To learn more about the Blue Calypso's solutions, visit: http://bluecalypso.com.
To schedule a briefing at Shopper Marketing Expo with one of Blue Calypso's experts, contact Rachel David at rachel.david@hck2.com or 972-499-6630.
Dallas-based Blue Calypso, Inc. (OTCQB:BCYP) develops and delivers an innovative location-centric mobile shopper engagement platform for brands and retailers using its patented portfolio of products, including KIOSentrix™, Mobile ADvantage™, DashTAGG® and SOCIALECHO™. The Company employs its unique and flexible platform to connect consumers to brands, drive local in-store traffic, increase shopper spend and shorten the consumer's path-to-purchase. For more information about the company, please visit www.bluecalypso.com. | K | 1 |
Blended learning is 'better' learning.
Okay, I don't know if someone actually said that but I think that it does hold some merit. Sometimes all it takes for us to deeply learn a new topic is to be exposed to similar content across a variety of different channels and at different times.
It is for this reason why many university programs implement some form of blended learning. Students have individual study time, instructor time, virtual learning opportunities, and self-paced courses all based the same content. It is complete immersion.
If you are using LearnDash to deliver online courses then you have a powerful learning tool in your hands – but – you should always be looking for ways to enhance the learning experience for your students.
There is not a hard-set rule on the best ways to do this since it often depends on your current learning culture and the topic of your course(s). However, if possible you may want to look into ways to supplement your online coursework with a live event or a virtual classroo m.
Live events are<|fim_middle|> integration.
Or you may consider using a platform like WizIQ and connecting to it with this free integration.
You could also take advantage of free tools like Skype or Google (though from my experience the professional tools like the ones listed above usually offer a better, more professional experience).
The point is that your learning program may benefit from blended learning. Offering your students a variety of ways to interact with the content, with you, and with one another could go a very long way towards improving completion metrics.
How Long Does It Take to Create an Online Course on WordPress?
I agree with the thesis that blending might be very useful. Why? Because today we live in such crazy times, that you don't know what will be the most useful skill in some time horizon, so blending seems like cover-all-the-possibilities (or at least as many as you can) solution.
Hi, the link to the WizIQ integration module no longer works, do they still offer this plugin?
WisdmLabs has since removed this offering. | an entire different animal and is a topic that warrants its own article. Virtual classrooms offer a good "between" solution between strictly online learning and in-person events.
There are many platforms that you can leverage for this kind of blended learning engagement. What's more, you can connect LearnDash to these platforms (for example, GoToMeeting) by using our Zapier | 73 |
San Francisco Hoopers Take Center Stage<|fim_middle|> Lick-Wilmerding.
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Written by Ethan KasselPublished Dec. 09, 2022 • 3:49am
Riordan forward Christian Wise (22) dunks during the third quarter of the Crusaders' 75-43 win over Gridley in the Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament in Gridley on Dec. 8, 2022. | Ethan Kassel/The Standard
The Riordan Crusaders will play bigger games against better teams over the next three months.
But they'll never captivate an entire city like they did on Thursday night.
Playing in the opening round of the 68th Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament against the host Bulldogs, much of the town of 7,500 came out to Farmer's Hall to watch the Crusaders deliver a 75-43 beatdown to the hometown side, throwing down 12 dunks in the process.
"It's a great atmosphere," forward Christian Wise said. "Whenever the lights is on you, that's always the best environment."
Wise scored 15 points and was responsible for three of the 12 Crusader dunks. Jasir Rencher rocked the rim four times and also scored 15. His steal and two-hand slam sent Riordan (5-0) into halftime with a 46-19 lead, and he threw down an alley-oop from King-Njhsanni Wilhite, who scored a team-high 16 points, early in the third. Rencher finished off his night with back-to-back jams off steals, a one-handed hammer and a two-handed flush, exciting the ballboys from nearby Sycamore Middle School who were standing behind the baseline.
Riordan forward Jasir Rencher (4) dunks during the second quarter of the Crusaders' 75-43 win over Gridley in the Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament in Gridley on Dec. 8, 2022. | Ethan Kassel/The Standard
Taking three lopsided beatings against the juggernauts that visit the small town for the prestigious tournament is something of an annual tradition for the host team. The seven teams that descend on Gridley for the weekend are better than any other competition the Bulldogs will face throughout the year, and they enter league play more battle-tested than their other foes. Six-foot-seven junior forward Aaron Kullar scored a game-high 20 points for Gridley (2-2), drawing cheers from a student section that included more than a few kids sporting work boots.
For the Bulldogs, the GIBT is about so much more than facing good teams, though. It's Gridley's biggest event of the year, save for hosting the Butte County Fair. Farmer's Hall, which hosts the tournament and serves as Gridley High's gym, is also a key venue for the county fair.
The tournament's unlikely history, which started in 1953 when coach John Valentino decided to invite some of Northern California's best basketballers to the small town, has now entered its eighth decade. Players stay with host families in the community, and they get a taste of farm life while most of their peers are busy cramming for finals. Riordan head coach Joey Curtin tells stories of his international players learning to ride ATVs, and Dublin head coach Tom Costello recalls when his players arrived at Farmer's Hall covered in cow dung after learning how to throw a lasso.
"We come from the city, so we don't see a lot of this," Wise said. "It's a nice change of scenery."
The Riordan Crusaders receive instructions at the Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament in Gridley on Dec. 8, 2022. | Ethan Kassel/The Standard
Last year, even though he was unable to play in the tournament, Wise took part in the transformative experience. He was sitting out a transfer period after coming to Riordan from Heritage, but still stayed with a host family.
"They treated me as if I was one of their kids," he said. "The people here are beautiful."
Data from the 2020 census shows that Gridley is just 0.3% Black, which would equate to just 22 people in the entire town. Nine of Riordan's 12 players are Black.
"The diversity here is lacking a little bit, but you would never know by the way that they treat you," Wise said. "There's no discrimination or anything like that. The people are hecka cool."
Ethan Kassel can be reached at [email protected]
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"If the Spirit Moves" by Theatre Elision at Elision Playhouse
Theatre Elision is opening their third full season in their brand new performance space - Elision Playhouse in Crystal, located just off Highway 100 on 42nd Avenue. It's an exciting development for this newish #TCTheater company that has filled a niche we didn't even know we were missing - small-cast one-act new or rarely done musicals, often with a focus on women creators, artists, and stories. It seems like we always need more performance spaces for the 70 or 80 theater companies in town, so I hope to see other theater companies utilize this space that includes not just a lovely new theater space, but also a roomy, cozy, eclectic lobby that can function as a cabaret space, and rehearsal rooms as well. This summer Elision remounted their first season hit Ruthless! as their first show at the playhouse, but my first experience there was the season opener If the Spirit Moves. This new musical features a story involving WWI, Dada, Spirtualism, speakeasies, romance, grief, and friendship, and a wonderful six-person cast, beautifully and blissfully unmiked in this intimate space. But like all of Elision's shows, this is a short run - only four performances remain this weekend so get yourself to Crystal to check it out!
WWI has just ended, and we follow artist Daphne from Europe back to NYC, where she stays with Desiree, her friend from back home in St. Louis<|fim_middle|>. Click here for info and tickets.
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"Ghost Tour" at Daleko Arts | . Desiree changed her name from Agnes and adopted a broad New York accent and flapper girl persona, and instructs the unemployed Daphne that she needs to get a racket. Seances and Spiritualism have become popular, so Desiree decides that Daphne should pose as a medium, to which she reluctantly agrees. Much to her surprise, when the seance starts she becomes possessed by the spirits of the dead - conveniently she is an actual medium! Desiree and Daphne's first three clients are all wealthy society types who have recently lost someone, and receive actual comfort from hearing their loved ones words. Daphne falls for the wealthy but shell-shocked (what they used to call PTSD) Edward, a relationship that's complicated when her German artist friend Kurt shows up. If this sounds like a lot for 90 minutes, well, it is. They don't really delve into anything too deeply, and things are wrapped up neatly, but it's a nice framework on which to hang some lovely songs and great performances by the cast.
the seance (Ben Heer, Abilene Olson, Serena Brook,
Janet Hayes Trow, and Christine Wade, photo courtesy of Elision)
Serena Brook is wonderful as Daphne, so natural and likable as this lost woman trying to find her way, but also super fun to watch as she plays all of the spirits and their different accents and mannerisms (utilizing the talent for voice acting she displayed for several years on Live from Here). Christine Wade is a hoot as Desiree, having so much fun with this character that is intentionally an exaggerated version of the type. Kyler Chase and Ben Heer are also great as the love interests, and Abilene Olson and Janet Hayes Trow as a couple of society ladies are so good I wish we got to hear more of them. As I mentioned, no body mics are used in this production, which is so refreshing. I love unamplified musicals, and they're so rare, but this space is perfect for it. The cast sounds clear and gorgeous, accompanied by Elision's resident Music Director Harrison Wade on keyboard.
The cast performs in front of a black curtain drawn across the back of the performance space, sometimes with a few set pieces brought out, and also in Desiree's charming apartment set, revealed when the curtains are pulled aside. This makes for quick scene transitions. The cast is dressed in lovely period clothes (Lindsay Fitzgerald is credited as director and designer).
The new musical If the Spirit Moves continues through September 29 at Elision Playhouse | 532 |
Casa Fernando est une villa moderne et lumineuse et spacieuse, un excellent choix pour une maison de vacances confortable dans un emplacement très pratique.
Douche / WC au niveau du sol. Salle de bain complète au premier niveau.
Wir verbrachten bereits einige Urlaube in Porto Petro. Wir lieben diesen Urlaubsort, in dem es nicht von Touristen wimmelt, wegen seiner ursprünglichen und eigentlich familiären Art. Das Casa Fernando, welches wir zum ersten Mal buchten, stellte alle unsere bisherigen Feriendomizile, mit denen wir auch ausnahmslos zufrieden waren, in den Schatten. Zum einen sticht es architektonisch heraus. Zum anderen ist die Ausstattung hochwertig, es fehlt wirklich an nichts.Der Pool ist mit 8 x 4,50 m sehr groß und mit einer Tiefe von 1,10 bis 1,70 m und wenig gechlortem Wasser ebenfalls ein Highlight. Auf der Terrasse ist man von viel Grün umgeben. Das Casa Fernando liegt in ruhiger Lage am Ortsrand und man erreicht die wirklich qualitativ guten Lokale am kleinen aber feinen Yachthafen von Porto Petro fußläufig in 5 Minuten. Der E-Mail Kontakt<|fim_middle|> stay and we hope to have you again soon!
Villa Fernando is a beautiful and very comfortable villa.
We had a lovely surprise on arriving at villa fernando. Much nicer than sites photos. Very well equipped. A wonderful large pool.
The most comfortable beds I've ever slept on.
The host was very helpful in answering any questions/queries.
We were very impressed by the Villa and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Porto Petro is a lovely town, which although developed, has not been changed beyond recognition by tourism. There are some lovely small beaches to visit and being to close to the National Park there were still plenty of trees and landscape to enjoy. The port had some good restaurants and we can particularly recommend Cella 9. Although it is best to book in advance. We hired canoes too and had a fun time in the bay visiting the boats and beaches round the corner.
The villa is very well equipped and unlike some we have visited, the aircon in the bedrooms is effective and quiet at night. It has lots of lovely different seating areas and the pool is wonderfully accessible from the back. The owners were also very helpful and well organised with nice touches to make your stay a good one. I would definitely recommend this as a location and we will certainly hope to go back. Thank you!
Re packing note that pool towels are provided as well as bath towels and there are hair driers in the bathrooms. There is also a good collection of paperbacks in English and a few in German at the villa.
Il ya une école de plongée à Porto Petro.
L'aéroport de Palma de Majorque est à 55 km, à 45 minutes en voiture.
Les boutiques et les restaurants les plus proches sont à Porto Petro, à 5 minutes à pied de la villa.
Cala D'or, une station plus animée, est à seulement 5 km. une façon.
Booking Notes: Please email to make a reservation and check availability. 25% of the total rental price payable at booking, non-refundable in case of cancellation, and balance 8 weeks before departure. 250€ security deposit. Changeover Day: Please contact owner. | zur Vermieterin im Vorfeld war ebenfalls sehr angenehm. Wir haben ein Traumhaus gefunden und werden garantiert wiederkommen.
We had the best family (x2 adults, x2 children 15 and 7) holiday at Casa Fernando and cannot wait to go back! The villa exceeded all our expectations even after reading all the glowing reviews.
Casa Fernando is perfectly situated in a beautiful little town that has a number of lovely restaurants and a couple of small supermarkets all within walking distance. There is also a beach within easy walking distance.
The villa itself is spacious and modern and is the best equipped villa we have ever stayed in. The pool is much larger than most villas of this size and the gardens were a lovely surprise.
If you are looking for a quiet, restful holiday with beautiful surroundings, I highly recommend Casa Fernando.
Absolut ruhig gelegen, wir waren hier wunschlos glücklich- waren in der Villa schon vor 10 Jahren gewesen - und werden bestimmt wiederkommen!
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Microplastics are blowing in the wind
A remote spot in the French Pyrenees is getting as many microplastics per day as downtown Paris
This part of the Pyrenees mountains in Europe looks remote and clean. But tiny bits of plastic fall here every day, scientists are finding.
G. Le Roux
By Carolyn Gramling
Plastic pollution from cities doesn't always stay in cities. Tiny bits can migrate on the wind, a new study finds. This trash can end up on a remote mountain at least 95 kilometers (59 miles) away. It's the first proof that microplastics — tiny bits of plastic trash 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) or smaller — are traveling long distances by air.
This is a tiny piece of plastic lint. Such threads are created as larger pieces of plastic fabrics break down.
S. Allen
And we're not talking about just a little plastic. The new findings suggest the rain of plastic bits in remote places may rival that in some large cities.
Researchers from EcoLab in Castanet-Tolosan, France, wanted to know if microplastics tend to travel on the winds. To find out, they set up two types of large containers. Each collected microplastics falling out of the air at the Bernadouze weather station. It sits in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain. Scientists visited the site roughly once a month for five months. Each time, they took out all the particles that had fallen from the sky. Then they separated out the plastic bits, identified them by type and tallied the totals.
And they found plenty.
An average of 365 microplastic particles per square meter (10.7 square feet) per day landed at the site. This means that plastic lands high in the mountains at a rate "similar to what's happening in Paris," says Deonie Allen. She's an atmospheric and environmental scientist at EcoLab. Her group shared its findings April 15 in Nature Geoscience.
The mountain fallout is somewhat different
These aren't smokestacks or weird types of grills. The gray tube and white funnel are both devices that capture samples of tiny pollutant particles from the air.
The mount<|fim_middle|> pollute, leaching thousands of chemicals
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By Maria Temming October 19, 2021 | aintop may have been getting as many plastic bits as Paris. But the size and types of those bits was not the same. Previous studies had looked at plastics falling from the air in Paris and Dongguan, China. In both cities, most particles were slender fibers larger than about 100 micrometers. That's a little thicker than a human hair. The fibers were made of the plastics polypropylene (Pah-lee-PRO-puh-leen) or polyethylene terephthalate (Pah-lee-ETH-eh-leen Tair-eh-THAAL-ayt), also known as PET. Clothing and other fabrics often shed these fibers.
At the mountain site, most plastic bits were smaller than 25 micrometers. This plastic pollution wasn't from fabric. Instead, it consisted mostly of polystyrene and polyethylene. These plastics are found in many packing materials. Polystyrene, for example, is commonly known as Styrofoam.
Polystyrene can be degraded by weather. It also can be broken down by ultraviolet waves from the sun — waves invisible to the human eye. The resulting small bits can easily be carried on the wind, the researchers say. Winds and brief bursts of intense rain or snow were linked, in fact, with more of these plastics raining down on the mountain.
The study couldn't definitely identify the source of the plastics. Instead the scientists used a computer program. They modeled where the wind was coming from and how fast it was blowing when they collected the trash. The plastics traveled at least 95 kilometers (59 miles) to reach the site, the computer model showed. In fact, Allen says, it's likely that the plastics came from farther away than that. He points out that there are no big cities within 95 kilometers that would have shed those plastic bits.
The study confirms that microplastics are everywhere in the environment, says Johnny Gaspéri. He's an environmental scientist at the Université Paris-Est Créteil. He was not involved in the study.
Explainer: What is a computer model?
So far, the scientists have studied only one mountain site. They want to collect more samples from other remote locations. "It's not just local pollution, or something only happening in cities," says study coauthor Steve Allen. He is an atmospheric and environmental scientist at EcoLab. Plastic isn't staying where people put it. "Invisible pollution is transporting its way around the world."
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coauthor One of a group (two or more people) who together had prepared a written work, such as a book, report or research paper. Not all coauthors may have contributed equally.
colleague Someone who works with another; a co-worker or team member.
computer model A program that runs on a computer that creates a model, or simulation, of a real-world feature, phenomenon or event.
computer program A set of instructions that a computer uses to perform some analysis or computation. The writing of these instructions is known as computer programming.
deposition (in chemistry) When atoms settle or are deposited onto a separate material (which is generally known as a substrate).
environment The sum of all of the things that exist around some organism or the process and the condition those things create. Environment may refer to the weather and ecosystem in which some animal lives, or, perhaps, the temperature and humidity (or even the placement of things in the vicinity of an item of interest).
geoscience Any of a number of sciences, like geology or atmospheric science, concerned with better understanding Earth. People who work in this field are known as geoscientists.
microplastic A small piece of plastic, 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) or smaller in size. Microplastics may have been produced at that small size, or their size may be the result of the breakdown of water bottles, plastic bags or other things that started out larger.
particle A minute amount of something.
plastic Any of a series of materials that are easily deformable; or synthetic materials that have been made from polymers (long strings of some building-block molecule) that tend to be lightweight, inexpensive and resistant to degradation.
polyethylene A plastic made from chemicals that have been refined (produced from) crude oil and/or natural gas. The most common plastic in the world, it is flexible and tough. It also can resist radiation.
polyethylene terephthalate A commonly used type of plastic, usually referred to simply as PET. It can be produced as strong, stable fibers for use in making clothing. It also is the basis of many plastic beverage bottles (such as milk jugs) and semi-hard food packages (often used for produce). When used in fabrics, it's simply known as polyester.
polypropylene The second most common plastic in the world. It is tough and durable. Polypropylene is used in packaging, clothing and furniture (such as plastic chairs).
polystyrene A plastic made from chemicals that have been refined (produced from) crude oil and/or natural gas. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used plastics, and an ingredient used to make a widely used white, rigid foam (often sold under the name Styrofoam).
Styrofoam A trademarked name for a type of rigid foam made from light-weight polystyrene plastic. It is used for everything from home craft projects to decorative ornaments and building insulation.
ubiquitous (n. ubiquity) A term for something that is omnipresent — found essentially everywhere.
ultraviolet A portion of the light spectrum that is close to violet but invisible to the human eye.
weather Conditions in the atmosphere at a localized place and a particular time. It is usually described in terms of particular features, such as air pressure, humidity, moisture, any precipitation (rain, snow or ice), temperature and wind speed. Weather constitutes the actual conditions that occur at any time and place. It's different from climate, which is a description of the conditions that tend to occur in some general region during a particular month or season.
Journal: S. Allen et al. Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment. Nature Geoscience. Published online April 15, 2019. doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0335-5.
About Carolyn Gramling
Carolyn Gramling is the earth & climate writer at Science News. She has bachelor's degrees in geology and European history and a Ph.D. in marine geochemistry from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Elon Musk says SpaceX Starlink satellites 'albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive launch'
by Evelyn Arevalo February 19, 2020
Elon Musk SpaceX Starlink
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SpaceX plans to fund future<|fim_middle|> Starlink satellites, or if they will test out other experimental DarkSats before figuring out a final solution. | missions to the moon and Mars by offering Starlink internet services. The rocket company is in the process of building a constellation consisting of approximately 1,584 internet-beaming satellites in low Earth orbit, they have approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate as many as 12,000 satellites. SpaceX aims to conduct 24 Starlink launches this year carrying 60 satellites each, which will enable them to begin offering services to some parts of Canada and Northern United States by the end of the year. The rocket company deployed the fifth batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Monday (February 17) bringing the constellation to a total of 290 satellites into low Earth orbit.
Successful deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed! pic.twitter.com/bKBtI5UZEB
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 17, 2020
SpaceX's Starlink broadband internet satellites could benefit the world in a variety of ways. Starlink's satellite internet will transmit its signal faster to anywhere on the planet at the speed of light, bypassing the limitations of our current internet infrastructure. Every deployment of 60 satellites could deliver 1 terabit of bandwidth, that could potentially support 40,000 users streaming ultra-high-definition content at the same time. Starlink's broadband internet will be affordable enough that areas in the world where internet is non-existent, or unreliable will benefit from their service. Starlink could open a whole new era of educational and business opportunities to areas on our planet where terrestrial internet communications have been expensive or too difficult to build. According to SpaceX officials, Starlink customers will receive internet connection from space via a small terminal that "looks like a thin, flat, round UFO on a stick," meaning it is a circular shape antenna attached on a stick to lift the unit up.
Astronomers have been sharing their concerns about Starlink satellites appearing too bright in the night sky and how a constellation could interfere with their astronomical observations. Starlink is launched in batches of 60 satellites per mission, they are especially bright soon after launch, visible in train-like formations when flying at lower altitudes, before reaching their final -higher- orbit, where they should become less visible from the ground to the naked eye.
When initially launched into an altitude of about 300 kilometers, the satellites' are bright enough to be easily seen by the naked eye, even in a city filled with light pollution. By the time they get to their operational orbit of 550 kilometers, the satellites become dimmer and are visible to the naked eye only in much darker skies away from city lights. SpaceX says the satellites' reflectivity was a surprise to the company and that engineers are actively working to find a solution to decrease Starlink satellites' brightness. "We certainly knew this was a novel spacecraft design in a novel architecture, but the level of brightness and visibility was a surprise to us," said Patricia Cooper, vice president of satellite government affairs at SpaceX, who represented the company at the recent American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting.
Last month on January 6, they deployed one satellite with an experimental anti-reflectivity coating on the bottom, called DarkSat. "This next batch has one satellite that we've put a coating on the bottom. This is going to be an experiment … We're going to do trial and error to figure out what's the best way to get this done. But we are going to get it done," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell stated. First, engineers plan to test DarkSat's coating to see if its anti-reflectivity properties could cause thermal changes that could affect the satellites internet signal performance. The Founder and CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk, was asked via Twitter -"How does the starlink test satellite designed to reduce the albedo [brightness] feel?" To which Musk responded:
"[Starlink satellites] albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive launch."
🛰 albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive launch
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 15, 2020
The DarkSat, that was launched in January, is expected to raise into an operational (higher) orbit sometime by the end of February, as soon as it reaches higher orbit of around 550 kilometers above Earth, engineers will test how the anti-reflective coating may affect the satellite's connectivity performance.The Starlink constellation will be deployed into three orbital shells with operational altitudes of 340 kilometers (210 miles), 550 kilometers (340 miles) and 1,150 kilometers (710 miles). DarkSat's orbit is still low, at about 366 - 368 kilometers.
SpaceX engineers are working alongside astronomers to observe and measure the effectiveness of the DarkSat anti-reflectivity coating, Musk assured:
"We've had good discussions with leading astronomers. One way or another, we'll make sure Starlink doesn't inhibit new discoveries or change the character of the night sky."
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Dominican University of California Guest Concert Series / Sunday, November 9, 2014
Kevin Kenner, piano
Pianist Kevin Kenner
ROBUST PLAYING IN KENNER'S ANGELICO HALL DEBUT RECITAL
Europe-based Kevin Kenner chose a husky program for his Marin debut recital Nov. 9 in Dominican University's Angelico Hall, and<|fim_middle|> Minor followed, a work not popular with audiences but widely loved by pianists. Mr. Kenner played it well, with the requisite rhetoric and imagination. His pedaling sustained chords while the always moving accompaniment was clear, and Liszt's novel harmonies (for 1853) were underscored. Mr. Kenner doubled some bass chords that used the house piano's extra notes below the normal bottom "a", creating a rich resonance. It was a compelling performance in the grand manner and the highlight of the afternoon.
Chopin's Preludes from Op. 28 comprised the entire second half and here again the artist favored slower tempos, notwithstanding the fleet Preludes in G (No. 3) and B Flat (No. 16). The playing was most persuasive in the pieces that needed his sensitive touch and phrases of melancholy and even lassitude.
Mr. Kenner's view of these 24 short gems is a modern one, meaning there is a focus on control and internal architecture and the absence of voice leading, generous rubatos and the vocal nature of Chopin's genius. Some of the lyrical Preludes (Nos. 9, 11, 13, 17 and 19) were played with a lovely tone but lacked the poetic repose and grace possessed by the greatest Chopin pianists. The massive and majestic C Minor Prelude (No. 20) had just the right restlessness, finally dissolving to a tranquil calm.
Completing the program was the angry and defiant Prelude in D, and the pianist's left-hand rotational command was impressive. The damper pedal was held through the final triumphant and hugely resonant D's.
The audience of 100 demanded an encore and the pianist complied with a coarse and overly loud performance of Paderewski's sparkling salon piece, the Caprice à la Scarlatti, Op. 14, No. 3. | elected three masterpieces from the Romantic piano literature.
Schubert's C Major "Wanderer" Fantasy has nearly disappeared from recital programs, but it was a deft opening selection. It's a work of momentum and drama throughout, and Mr. Kenner surprisingly was in no hurry in most of the earlier sections, using lots of damper pedal and emphasizing rumbling left-hand phrases. This changed just before the beginning of the fugue, when the playing had a faster tempo and moved to a grandiose, orchestral style. In the accelerando leading to the last part, the music almost went off the rails, but Mr. Kenner's octave technique never failed him.
Liszt's Ballade in B | 148 |
Part of every generation's progression through stages of life is an inevitable need to care for elderly parents while still maintaining some semblance of normalcy over their own lives. As we age, we experience any number of health conditions<|fim_middle|> in daily lives can also help ease the burden of managing healthcare needs of older parents.
Of course, things like email, video chat, and text messaging allow us to communicate easily with our parents on a regular basis. But digital technologies that are now part of connected health solutions enable communication with physicians and other caregivers and allow regular tracking and monitoring of health characteristics and other information to allow older parents to continue living their lives as comfortably as possible.
Connected health systems that integrate voice and video conferencing make it much easier to engage with physicians without having to worry about physically getting to clinics. This can be particularly useful for follow-up consultations and other questions or situations that may not require office visits and can save significant transit and waiting time – especially with providers that are located at a distance.
As parents age, they become more susceptible to chronic conditions that traditionally required regular and frequent visits to doctors' offices. Connected health technologies enable a variety of conditions, vital statistics, and other health-related metrics to be remotely monitored, tracked, reported, and set to alert families and/or physicians when defined triggers are activated. These can help provide early detection of high blood pressure, blood glucose levels, erratic heart rate, and other conditions that can be symptomatic of bigger issues.
Prescriptions are often a key component of health management, but aging patients may have problems adhering to medication schedules. Patient portals and mobile apps can send reminders for medication, and connected prescription bottles and pill dispensers can actually track when pills have been taken and alert caregivers when doses have been missed. These can be particularly helpful when patients have to take medications at different times during each day.
Other connected devices can track activity and recognize dangerous situations, like falls or loss of direction. When a potential issue is detected, such as an elderly parent becoming disoriented, alerts can be sent to caregivers, family members, or even emergency response teams.
Online portals and mobile apps can make scheduling, cancelling, or changing appointments a painless task. Scheduling systems can also include additional information when making or editing appointments to ensure physicians have as much detail as possible in advance, reducing the time spent at the facility. In addition, systems can be set up to send not only reminders for scheduled appointments, but also to actually schedule them. Prescription refill requests can also be integrated into patient portals, easing the burden on caregivers.
Caring for elderly family members is rarely easy, but it's something with which most people eventually have to contend. Through the use of modern technology most caregivers already understand, the routines can be made less strenuous for both patients and family members.
To find out more about how a connected health solution can help deliver more convenient care options, visit us here. | that require treatment. But, family lives have become so busy between professional and personal activities that keeping pace with older parents can easily become burdensome, despite a sense of responsibility – not to mention an inherent desire as children to make sure our parents are cared for.
Today's children are growing up as digital natives – they are immersed in digital technology from their earliest years and learning to use devices and applications as part of their growth process. As their parents, we have also learned to become highly dependent on modern technology and, while they may sometimes seem like a distraction, many of those technologies that are being embraced | 120 |
She Called Herself Lola
Nov 04 ● BY Sara Campos
A week after Lucinda heard the gals at the beauty shop talking about Patty's June wedding, she began eyeing shoes at the upscale boutique where she worked—first a delicate set of kitten heels, then a pair of gold lamé sandals. She wasn't tall and needed a good-sized heel, but not so high that she couldn't shimmy and sway across a dance floor.
"Shoes are essential," she told customers, "Special outfits begin with shoes, not the other way around."
All day, she eased nylon-fitted feet into supple leather wingtips or sleek ballet slippers. "Call me Lola," she said. If the customer happened to be male, she might hold his gaze, wiggle her shoulders, and put on a sultry voice.
"You know, Lola from the Barree Maneelow song," she said, her "Rs" dancing off her tongue, "Or like the dancer, Lola Montez." Customers chuckled, but before they knew it, they'd purchased not one but two or three pairs of shoes.
Lola flirted with everyone who entered the shop. She was a striking woman with a quick smile, mischievous hooded eyelids, and brassy locks. If you looked closely, you'd see silvery threads beneath orange-brown strands. Despite them, she managed to conceal her sixty-few years. What with the Colombian facelift she'd scrimped and saved for, her disciplined regime at the twenty-four-hour fitness center, and weekly hair appointment, she could pass as young as fifty, if not late forty.
Every Saturday, Lola went on a beautifying pilgrimage to Connie's House of Style, an all-purpose, one-stop shop for hair and body treatments. Connie styled, waxed, tinted, lacquered, and massaged, occasionally dabbling in chiropractic and homeopathic care. But her greatest currency was the counsel she gave preferred customers.
That day, Lola lay back in a cushioned chair, her nose inside a starlet magazine, her fingers splayed as Connie sat on a stool across from her, applying persimmon-colored polish to her nails. With a free hand, Lola pointed to a full-page photo of an actress wearing a toga.
"I'm wearing a dress just like this for Patty's wedding," she said, squeaking with excitement, describing how she'd sashay on the dance floor arm in arm with Charlie, her new live-in boyfriend.
Connie raised a perfectly pruned brow. "You think you're on Patty's invite list?"
"Why wouldn't I be? She's my niece."
"That's Hector, your ex–husband's niece."
"Ay, Connie. It might matter in your pueblito in Jalisco, but not here. I heard about a woman who invited ex-boyfriends to her birthing room in the hospital. Imagínate!"
Connie scowled. "Patty got pretty sore when you cheeked-to-cheeked it with her novio-soon-to-be-fiancé at her other primita's wedding."
"That was ages ago."
"It was four months ago."
"I'm sure she's matured since then," Lola said.
"Have you?"
Lola pouted. "Not me. I'm getting younger."
Connie rolled her eyes. "Speaking of younger, how 's your new roommate?"
"Charlie's terrific. He cooks me gourmet meals. He's smart too. Does crossword puzzles in seven minutes flat. The hard ones."
Connie nodded. "Your genius has a job, right? Not like the last one."
"Sure. He works part time for the city."
"What's Charlie do?"
"He helps sanitation engineers," she said, her voice barely audible.
"Ha!" Connie said, "so he's a garbage man."
"What then?" Connie demanded, placing her hand on her ample hip.
Lola considered her toes immersed in sudsy water. "He delivers the port-a-potties whenever the city has big outdoor events. But he also harvests mushrooms. Takes off whole days and comes back with huge sacks smelling like earth and sea. Restaurants pay him well. It's seasonal, so he's got two jobs. You think it's better to say he works for the city or that he's a mushroom picker?"
Connie shrugged. "I don't believe in glossing over things, cept when it comes to nails. Where'd you meet this guy?"
"The boutique."
"So he likes fancy shoes."
"Yup. He's sophisticated and smart. Just a few more classes short of an AA degree."
"I've heard that before."
Lola shot Connie a look. "He's not like the last one."
"No? This fella sounds like he's got a green card."
The women laughed.
"Nah, Charlie's great. His problem is he reads too many comic books and smokes too much mota. Though he does have ambition where it counts."
Connie laughed with every part of her body. "So you got yourself another Romeo. Does he know how old you are?"
"Aw Connie, don't start. Charlie's past forty and has grey in his red curls. You'll meet him at the wedding."
"Don't you ever meet anyone your own age?" Connie asked.
Lola sighed. "The world belongs to the young—as long as they've got the right shoes."
Lola hadn't always believed in shoes. There was a time when her feet roamed unfettered in the dusty streets of her rural Mexican town. It wasn't until the age of eight, when she went to school and Tia Marta ordered her to put on a scuffed pair. They were much too small and her toes bruised. But Lola soon recognized the dividing line between those who wore shoes and those who didn't. Early on, she decided where she wanted to stand. At fifteen, when she saw an opportunity, she followed the footsteps of her parents and went north. And just like them, she never turned back.
That evening, Lola checked the mail but found no invitation. The following days she remained alert for different-sized envelopes. Wedding invitations had changed in recent years,<|fim_middle|> drive you there to pick some up. Name's Pablo, but people call me Pepe." He held out a tattooed arm to shake her hand.
She got in his pickup. It smelled of stale cigarettes, sweet manure, and men's toil.
Pepe was a gabber, and she learned all about his uncle's gardening business. His prattle lifted her gloom. "This is his truck," Pepe told her, "but if I play my cards right, it'll be mine soon." Lola heard the dreams in his voice. It's what she wanted from Charlie. Charlie with the unwashed dishes and unmade bed. Charlie in bed. Charlie, kneading her feet, caressing her face, pouring his soul into hers. It stirred her. Right then she longed to hear his voice.
They drove to a small town, found the station, and she bought a container that he filled with gas. They were about to return to the car when they heard the sounds of laughter and the heavy thumping of a bass coming from a bar.
"Would you like a drink?" he asked. She saw playfulness in his eyes.
She did the automatic calculation she always did, examined Pepe like a potential shoe customer or novio—he was lean but muscular, thirtyish, no ring on his finger, probably no green card either, perhaps a girlfriend or wife and kids somewhere. She was tempted to follow him inside that bar, down two or three tequila shots, feel lighthearted inside the swells of the music, to seduce and be seduced in the soft glow, to enter a new story and see if it would yield a different ending.
"No gracias," she said. She had an older story to pick up and mend. Still, she couldn't help but wink at him.
BY Sara Campos
Sara Campos is a writer, lawyer, and currently a program officer at the Grove Foundation. After almost over fifteen years of advocacy on behalf of immigrants and refugees, she obtained an MFA in creative writing from Mills College. She has published fiction, poetry, and nonfiction articles in a number of publications including, The Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the U.S., St. Anne's Review, Rio Grande Review, Great River Review, 580 Split, Colorlines, AlterNet Media, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies at Hedgebrook, the Anderson Center, the Mesa Refuge, Letras Latinas, VONA, and the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley and is a recipient of an Elizabeth George Foundation grant.
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sound like road-work and thunder.
We duty, gender and tribe in our house. Split blades of grass.
Elope from garden and seed, to stove and head of table.
We look like a honeymoon with no boundaries.
A riot of patterns, draft of wisdom and splintering,
entire palette of laughter and bickering.
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Two weeks passed, and no box, envelope, or post office notice arrived. Lola's patience wore thin. Charlie's housekeeping habits didn't help. He never closed or capped anything: not the microwave, not the toothpaste, not the bottles of cooking oil. And his dirty socks spawned and migrated from room to room, alongside his weather-beaten comic books and folded newspapers. But what she couldn't get used to was the pungency of his cigarettes. Their thick sweetness permeated the apartment, reminding Lola of the syrupy-like incense the Bishop in her Mexican town dispensed from a golden cup. She remembered squirming on a wooden pew, Tia Marta pinching her, leaving blueberry blotches the size of walnuts on her arms.
One evening, Lola arrived home from work and checked the mail, but found nothing but newspaper ads in the cold metal box. She slammed the mail compartment and shuffled to her kitchen with her grocery bags. Immediately the aroma of Charlie's pot assaulted her nostrils. Not only that, but the counters were overpopulated by crushed beer cans and a plate of browning avocado sprinkled with a confetti of tortilla chips. She pushed the debris aside, set down her bags, and called out to Charlie.
"Is it too much to ask for you to clean up after yourself? It's not as though you have a full-time job."
Charlie lumbered in, and as Lola unpacked groceries she saw the hurt in his eyes — a vestige of verbal pummeling from hard-drinking parents. She recognized it because she'd weathered blows of her own.
"Lazy ass," she said, teasing him. Charlie lightly spanked her behind and the next moment began nibbling her ear. The empty beer cans remained on the counter for her to toss later.
Their arguments felt as familiar as worn shoes. Despite their squabbling, Lola sensed Charlie cared for her, perhaps more than most. He was kind. Sometimes he surprised her by picking her up from work. At night, he rubbed her feet and massaged her back. And every now and then he splurged on fancy dinners out, just because he knew it pleased her. She knew she was quick to ignite and told herself to hold her tongue. If she didn't, they might not make it to the wedding. And she had to go. She lived for events like those. Each night before falling asleep, an image unfurled in her mind—she and Charlie, linked arm in arm, glittering in their finest, dancing before a sea of admiring guests. Of course, it didn't stop her from balking when he asked her to take his suit to the cleaners.
"Why can't you do it? You're home all day?"
"Hey, it's your niece's wedding."
The Saturday before the wedding, Lola sat glumly at Connie's.
"I'm calling Ester," Lola told her.
"You sure you wanna do that? Your ex-sister-in-law can be such a bruja."
"You're telling me! She accused me of slipping potions into Hector so that he'd marry me. It was just a little Splenda so he wouldn't get too gordito."
Connie rolled her eyes. "Ay, that Ester. She's a little sangrona, but I'd think twice before calling her."
"I know how to handle her. You butter her up like toast."
"You can't call!" Charlie said, "It's not proper."
"You're saying I'm improper!"
"You're putting words in my mouth. But Lola, honey," his voice softened, almost pleaded, "You can't call her. Even I know that."
Lola shook her head. "You and Connie and your old school ways. I'll show you how to take control of things. This is America for God sakes."
"If you're gonna lecture me I'm leaving."
"No! I want you to listen. See how things get done."
Begrudgingly, Charlie plopped himself on the sofa across from her. She picked up her cell phone, defiantly punched the keys, and waited for her ex-sister-in-law's starchy voice. She heard the rings and twisted her mouth into an exaggerated smile.
"Hola, Ester dear? How are you?"
At first, the voice on the other end sounded high and musical like an expectant teenage girl. "With whom am I speaking?"
"It's Lola," she said. "Hector's Lola. Listen, amor, I'm just calling because, you know, this is awkward, and I couldn't believe it possible, but you see, I never received Patty's wedding invitation. I thought to myself, the post office is so bad these days. Patty and I have always been so close. Remember those sparkly shoes I got her when I took her to the Nutcracker? She wore them everywhere. So many gifts and affection over the years, she wouldn't forget me. And I wouldn't dream of missing it. I'm sure you and Silvio have outdone yourselves; you've got such impeccable taste. I knew it had to be a mistake."
"I said to myself, it's a slip. We're familia."
"You're putting me in on the spot, Lucinda, but there's no error." The voice on the phone deepened, grew colder, more assured. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a thousand things to do."
Lola heard the abrupt click, sank into the couch, and threw down her cellphone. Charlie picked it up. "Aw, honey, it don't matter."
"Of course it matters. Can't you see? Everyone I know is going to that wedding. They're my tribe, the people I met when I first arrived. Connie, Trinidad, Socorro, all of us worked in housekeeping. That's how I met Hector. I cleaned his house. I cleaned everyone's house and knew all their secrets. I was the first to realize Ester's eldest daughter got knocked up. Who knows more than the housekeeper who does the laundry? That's why she hates me. That and the fact that Hector invested family money for my English classes and got me into retail."
"He'll be at the wedding?" Charlie asked, wincing.
"Yes, but don't worry your pretty head about it. He's ancient and he's courting a spinster who's as old as the Bible."
"Why'd you leave him?"
Lola sighed. "Hector's boring."
"Bunch of louts. They all deserve each other," Charlie said.
"Hey, they're my family."
"I'm your family now. Listen, let's skip the wedding and do something special that day. We'll dress up for brunch at the Sheraton Court. Then we'll stroll downtown. Everyone'll see what a fine gal I've got. At night, I'll take you dancing."
"I'll teach you how to cumbia," she said, placing her hand on her belly and shimmying her hips.
"We could also lounge in bed all day. Whatever you want."
Lola tousled his thick hair. The freckles on his nose gave him the look of an overgrown Dennis the Menace. "I really like you," she said.
He plastered her with sloppy kisses. She closed her eyes and accepted them, basking in the warmth of his burly arms, the pungency of his sweat and lust. But she'd made up her mind about the wedding.
The following Saturday, Lola didn't visit Connie's. She rose early and worked out for an extra hour at the gym. When she returned, she breakfasted lightly before showering. She then turbaned her hair inside a towel, slipped on a satin kimono, and laid items on a chair—silk stockings, black lacy underwear, and gold sandals that beat out the kitten heels. She pulled out a turquoise one-shouldered dress and hung it on the door. It shimmered inside the dry cleaner's plastic sheath. It cost two months' salary and was worth every penny.
"Whatcha doing?" Charlie muttered, his eyes still shut.
"I'm getting ready for the wedding."
He sat up. "You can't go to that wedding."
"Watch me," she said. She looked at his morning head of disheveled curls and felt a stab of irritation. "You know what time it is? I got up at six and already worked out."
"Can't a man sleep? I worked late last night."
"If you'd finish up those college units, you could get a decent job and wouldn't have to work Friday nights."
Charlie opened his eyes. "Here we go again. If you weren't so loca, you wouldn't have to go to that stupid wedding."
"If you knew what was good for you, you'd get up right now. The wedding is at that winery you like. It'll take a while to get there. All we have to do is make an appearance."
"They're family," she said.
Charlie sat up and looked at her with vexed perplexity. "They aren't your family. They're your ex-husband's relations. And even if they were family, they've made it clear they don't want you there. They can't stand you." His voice had risen and he practically shouted. "This is ridiculous. You're ridiculous. You wanna know what else? Lola Montez wasn't even Spanish. She was Irish."
Lola crossed her arms and stood by the bed. "Irish or Spanish, she worked hard and made a name for herself. Unlike some people I know."
She saw the hurt again but was too exasperated to care. Why couldn't he do this one simple thing? "If you don't come, you might as well leave and not come back. With or without you, I'm going to that wedding."
"You'd throw it all away for a wedding you weren't even invited to?" Again she saw the hurt. "So all we've had is a six-week frolic in the hay?" He growled, stretched, and clumsily rose from bed, but kept his eyes fixed on Lola. She stared back, and for a few seconds the two silently measured each other. She felt his eyes journeying from her turbaned hair to her silvery flip-flops. A smirk expanded across his lips.
"Lu-cin-da," he said, slowly drawing out each syllable. "That's your real name, isn't it?"
"You've been going through my things," she said, suddenly alarmed.
"Yeah and you know what else? I looked at your driver's license. You're older than my mother! How long were you going to keep me in the dark?"
"A woman is entitled to assume the age she believes herself to be."
"Yeah?" He grabbed at her hands and examined them. The veiny wrinkled skin was the one part of her body she couldn't surgically modify and coax into smoothness. All that scrubbing with detergents left its mark. Lola pulled away her hands and made fists.
"You lied to me," he said.
"Don't get overly dramatic." She squinted. "What were you doing in my purse anyway? You take any of my money?"
"You're going to accuse me of stealing? Aw come on, Lola, Lucinda, whatever your name is, let's not do this. We're good together. I love you, Lola." There was a catch in his voice.
"How much you take?" She demanded.
"That's it," Charlie shouted. His pale face reddened beneath freckled skin. He picked up a pair of sweatpants from the floor, hastily put them on, and collected a pair of socks from the pile near the hamper.
"What's it look like I'm doing?"
Before she knew it he'd buttoned up a wrinkled shirt, slipped on tennis shoes, and flung an old windbreaker over his shoulders. In less than a dozen steps, he'd reached the door and slammed it behind him. He hadn't even brushed his teeth.
Lola stood by the window and watched him drive off. Only then did she reach for her wallet, unsure whether he'd taken anything because she couldn't remember how much she had. She went back into the bathroom and began applying her makeup. She dipped a brush into a compact of shimmery powder and swooped it in circles over her nose and forehead. Next she applied rich espresso shadow over her hooded lids and finished with touches of mascara. She stepped back and examined her reflection in the mirror.
Could Charlie see beneath the tucks and pulls? The puckered, dimpled skin could only stretch so far. Was that why he left? Or was it something else? A string of people had left her, starting with her parents. If they loved you, they would have provided for you. A pang of memories flickered. She switched off the light in the bathroom and headed for the bedroom, stopping to pick up strewn newspapers on the couch. She glanced at the half-filled crossword puzzle and read the clue for 4 Down: Sicilian hothead. Charlie had written Mt. Etna. What kind of person knew things like that?
Charlie knew things, not just inane trivia. Maybe he was right about the wedding. Hadn't Ester made things clear? Maybe she was the fool for insisting on attending. She sank into the couch, unsure what to do.
The wedding gift on the coffee table taunted her. She'd spent a fortune on diamond cut crystal goblets, and imagined the couple toasting at the sumptuous celebration, the buffet of delicacies, and overflowing champagne. What did that herb-addled toilet cleaner know about what was proper in this familia?
She checked her watch. It was getting late. If she was going to make the reception, she needed to hustle. She went to the bedroom, slipped on the dress, then finished off her hair—pinning it back, but allowing a long strand to fall on the side, as she'd seen in Connie's magazines. Afterwards she preened before the bedroom mirror. If only Charlie was there to admire her. Damn him.
Soon she was on the highway. Lola wasn't one to reflect, but the long drive gave her little choice. Maybe she'd take a timeout on love, become celibate and spiritual—not like her churchgoing friends, more like the modern, yoga-practicing women, the ones who wore black leggings and carried rolled-up mats like infants. Or she'd meditate. Maybe she'd let her hair go natural. Ay Carajo! That was too much.
As she drove towards the winery, pastoral landscape replaced urban density. The cows and the hills alongside the lone country road always reminded her of home, even if the meadows here were greener and more kempt than those of her dry, high-desert home. She'd lived in an egg-sized cinder box house with Tia Marta. A tiny space filled with big fights and recriminations, especially when Lola told her plans to leave. Ingrata. I'm the only family you've got, little girl. Walk out and we're done. And Tia Marta was done. She never wrote. Not once.
Melancholic gloom filled her lungs. Perhaps it was the fading image of her and Charlie dancing, or the edge in his voice when saying he loved her. Tears bubbled up, but she wiped them quickly, careful not to muss her makeup.
She thought about the dozen or so lovers before Charlie—a lineup of misfits, liars, connivers, and thieves. Some bored her; others bruised her. One had broken her nose as well as her heart. He'd called her a puta sucia and left her on the ground feeling irreparably sullied and broken. Ugly and unloveable.
She seldom cried, but alone in her car that day, she revisited the innumerable hurts and indignities, and sobbed. Her tears came from deep within her chest, and for once she didn't care about smearing her makeup.
When the car sputtered to a stop, she saw no gas stations or signs, nothing but meadows for miles. She managed to pull to the side of the road.
"Carajo!" she shouted. She fished for her phone to call Charlie, but there was no service. She needed to flag someone down or walk somewhere. But there was nowhere to go. She left the car, stood by its side, and waited, feeling completely spent.
After about ten minutes, an old pickup passed by and pulled up ahead of her. Judging by the leaf blower and other tools in the truck, she guessed the driver was a gardener. The man left the truck and walked up to her.
"You speak espanish?" He said, sizing her up in her one shouldered dress, her reddened eyes and smudges beneath them. She felt exposed, vulnerable.
"Si, I ran out of gas," she said in Spanish.
"The closest gas station is about twenty miles up. I can | 3,567 |
Imprudente Jeunesse (Reckless) est un film américain de Victor Fleming, sorti en 1935.
Synopsis
La star de la scène musicale Mona Leslie est emprisonnée pour conduite imprudente en plus d'être renflouée par son ami, Ned Riley, pour faire la une d'un événement caritatif. Cependant, elle constate que tous les sièges ont été achetés par le richissime Bob Harrison Jr., président et seul membre de la Société pour l'admiration de Mona Leslie. Mona<|fim_middle|> Couples et Duos volume 3 »
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Film américain sorti en 1935
Film musical américain de comédie dramatique
Film musical romantique américain
Film de Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Film américain en noir et blanc
Film réalisé par Victor Fleming
Film produit par David O. Selznick
Film avec une musique composée par Herbert Stothart
Film musical américain des années 1930 | commence à sortir avec Bob, avec l'approbation de Ned. La grand-mère de Mona dit à Ned que sa petite-fille romprait s'il le lui demandait. Ned est réticent au début, mais finit par acheter une alliance. Un soir, alors qu'ils sont très ivres, Mona et Bob se marient. Le lendemain, Mona est ravie, mais Bob devient déprimé lorsqu'il pense à ce que ses amis et sa famille de la classe supérieure vont penser, en particulier son père, le colonel Harrison et sa fiancée et amie depuis l'enfance, Jo Mercer. Bien que Jo accueille Mona sans ressentiment, le colonel et le reste du cercle social de Bob sont froids envers elle. Bob veut retourner à New York, mais Mona lui conseille de rester et de tenir le coup.
Les sentiments ambivalents de Bob émergent lorsque Jo se marie. Il évite le mariage et commence à boire, incapable de supporter la pensée de Jo avec un autre homme. Quand il se présente et parle à Jo en privé, il lui dit ce qu'il ressent vraiment. Mona surprend quand il dit qu'il a été pris au piège du mariage. N'ayant nulle part où aller, elle demande à Ned de l'emmener dans sa suite d'hôtel. Bob suit et essaie de se battre, mais il est trop ivre pour faire quoi que ce soit de sérieux. Ned et Mona le mettent au lit, mais quand ils quittent la chambre, Bob se tue. Ned et Mona sont tous deux soumis à une enquête du coroner et soupçonnés de meurtre, mais la mort de Bob est considérée comme un suicide. Cependant, aux yeux du public, Mona est toujours coupable d'avoir conduit Bob à sa mort.
Mona donne naissance au fils de Bob. Elle propose de renoncer à son héritage d'un million de dollars si le colonel Harrison accepte de ne pas demander la garde de son enfant. Il est d'accord. Pour subvenir aux besoins de son fils, Mona tente de reprendre le travail, mais des gens outrés organisent une campagne contre elle et personne ne l'embauchera à part un promoteur sordide qui veut profiter de sa notoriété. Ned finance secrètement un spectacle pour elle, mais son avocat, craignant que Ned ne risque la faillite, le dit à Mona. Elle propose d'arrêter la production, mais Ned refuse d'écouter et le spectacle continue.
Lors de la soirée d'ouverture, Jo et le colonel Harrison sont dans le public. Mona commence par une chanson, mais les chahuteurs l'empêchent de continuer. Elle calme la foule avec une justification énergique de ses actions et recommence. Lorsqu'elle a terminé, le public lui fait une standing ovation.
Lors de sa prochaine chanson, Ned lui propose depuis la ligne de touche.
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Titre original : Reckless
Titre français : Imprudente Jeunesse
Réalisation : Victor Fleming
Scénario : P. J. Wolfson et Donald Ogden Stewart (non crédité), d'après une histoire de David O. Selznick
Direction artistique : Cedric Gibbons
Costumes : Adrian
Photographie : George J. Folsey
Premier assistant opérateur : Charles Lawton Jr.
Deuxième assistant opérateur : Robert J. Bronner (non crédité)
Montage : Margaret Booth
Musique : Herbert Stothart, Jack Virgil et Edward Ward (non crédités)
Chansons : Jack King (Ev'rything's Been Done Before)
Directeur musical : Victor Baravalle
Chorégraphie : Chester Hale et Carl Randall
Production : David O. Selznick
Société de production : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pays d'origine : États-Unis
Format : Noir et blanc - Son : Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Genre : Film musical, comédie dramatique et romance
Durée : 97 minutes
Dates de sortie : (États-Unis)
Distribution
Jean Harlow : Mona Leslie (Jean Harlow est doublée pour le chant et la danse¹)
William Powell : Ned Riley
Franchot Tone : Robert « Bob » Harrison Jr.
May Robson : Granny Leslie
Ted Healy : Smiley
Nat Pendleton : Blossom
Rosalind Russell : Josephine « Jo » Mercer
Henry Stephenson : Colonel Harrison Sr.
Man Mountain Dean : Lui-même
Robert Light : Paul Mercer
Allan Jones : Allan, un chanteur
Carl Randall : Carl Randall
Louise Henry : Louise
James Ellison : Dale Every
Nina Mae McKinney : Une chanteuse
Leon Ames : Ralph Watson
Acteurs non crédités
John Davidson : Sid, l'avocat de Mona
Henry Kolker : M. Gearhart
Charles Middleton : L'avocat général
Frances Robinson : Chorus girl
Mickey Rooney : Eddie
Charles C. Wilson : Le rédacteur en chef
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What Do Selfies Do to Our Experiences?
by Kathryn Smerling | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just returned from a moving and enlightening trip to Peru, visiting the Andes, Machu Pichu, and the Sacred Valley. Everywhere we went I was awestruck by the beauty of a culture and people who had to work intimately with nature to preserve their history and arts.
But, everywhere we turned, one exceptional artifice also glared – the selfie stick. Like a real-life version of the Amy Schumer SNL skit, people were taking selfies before every sacred statue and monument. I began to get the sense of walking through a giant photographers' studio, where patrons picked and chose exotic backdrops with an eye to getting the best Instagram pic.
Now, I'm certainly not coming down against selfies, Instagram, or picture-taking in general. It can be a lovely way to connect with people, to make the world feel broader, to bring those at home closer to where you are. My son took many beautiful pictures on our trip, capturing the complexities of our journey; the beautiful locales…the peerless ancient temples…the terror of being accosted by a ferocious, territorial alpaca who thinks<|fim_middle|> alone. A future of virtual memories and weakened emotional contact with our lives does not bode well for the future of our relationships to others and ourselves. As I indicate in "Connecting or Not in The Golden Age of Communication," relationships and true-self love don't play well with onscreen overstimulation.
While this phenomenon may only seem to immediately impact how we remember travel, it goes far beyond that. Love does not work in a world in which experiences are overly virtual. Basic human emotional hardware was created centuries before such technology, and face-to-face interaction remains the primary way we can communicate and connect fully. As the many horror stories of cyber bullying and online harassment attest, it is easier to be cruel in the virtual world; because the human emotional system evolved to privilege face-to-face contact, removal of that element makes those on the other end of an account or web page seem less real. And the less real something seems, whether it be an experience, a place, or a person, the less connection we feel, and thus, the less responsibility for what we do.
I do wonder if preserving memories virtually may lead to a lack of interest in preserving the world around us, since, if we have the pictures, who needs the reality? Technology has a wonderful power to connect us – but the moment we forget the real place or person on the other end of it, it becomes a force to divide us. | your sweater makes you a rival male. Pictures can be a key way we attest to where we are, and remind ourselves of those moments in future.
But they can also become more about our perception to others than our own experiences. If you spend half your trip with your face to the camera, you may get wonderful photos of you to send back home, but you could also fall victim to forgetting to truly be where you are. Sense memories are some of the most informative emotional building-blocks of who we are and how we create our identities. If we neglect them because we know we can easily just snap a photo, we will lose them; and we may just find ourselves looking over a series of gorgeous pics, scratching our heads and realizing that we don't remember what it really felt like to be in them.
Memory is a use-it-or-lose-it commodity. The more we rely on technology to supplement it, the weaker our brains become when we have to rely on remembrance | 197 |
Civic engagment – defined and redefined
August 1st, 2010 by Neta
Civic engagement – defined and redefined
Neta Kligler Vilenchik
As our research team is interested in the ways in which groups that gather around shared interest and participatory culture may 'evolve' into civic and political engagement, the question of how to define these spheres of engagement has been raised several times.
Questions of terminology are of particular importance to our work, on several levels. First, we strive to understand how members of the organizations we are interested in define their own participation. Do they see it as charity? volunteering? civic engagement? political action? Second, and while taking into account the definitions used by interviewees, we need to establish the terms through which we as researchers discuss and interpret these activities. The terms and definitions we use must, in turn, be established in relationship and through conversation with other terms and definitions used in academia, whether in communication or in other, related disciplines. Finally, the ways in which we define these groups' forms of engagement also have wider implications to the point we wish to make with our research. While being observers, we also have our own stake, in striving for wider forms of civic and political participation of young people to be acknowledged, accepted and valued.
In this blog post, I would like to survey some work that was been done in the political science literature, which calls for accepting wider forms of civic participation of young people. The field of political science is often considered, within and outside of that discipline, as the 'authority' for questions of forms of political action[1]. Surveying this work serves to show the contribution of our own work, which calls for a dual widening of the sphere of the political: both in terms of the types of action that is acknowledged, and in regards to the diversified styles of action that is valued.
A good starting point for this discussion is what Shea and Green (2007, p. 5) call "the myth of self-centered, apathetic younger Americans". This refers to the view, common both in lay discussion and in many parts of academia, that young people in America are lazy, selfish, self-absorbed, and apathetic to civic matters. This myth, as Shea and Green quickly show, is very much mistaken. They cite studies showing that volunteering rates are higher among young people than among older adults, and higher among young people today than they were among the same age-group 20 years ago (see Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement). In contrast to what many think, young people volunteer not only due to service requirements in high schools and in order to be admitted to college, but—according to the amount of time donated—much beyond that. This tendency can furthermore be seen not only in college candidates, but throughout different ethnic groups and socioeconomic classes. Shea and Green conclude (2007, p. 5): "young Americans are anything but apathetic and immoral".
Why then the gap between reality and common perceptions? Here comes the main point Shea and Green (2007) are trying to make. Along with a group of academics (e.g. Longo, 2004; Colby, 2008), they are worried that while young people increase their civic engagement, this does not extend, and even comes instead of, political involvement: "While youngsters seem more than willing to lend a hand cleaning up streams, helping others learn to read, and volunteering at the community soup kitchen, they shun politics—the very process that could produce solutions to polluted streams, poverty and adult illiteracy" (p. 8). Longo (2004) calls this the "scissor effect"—the claim that while young people volunteer much more (Longo, p. 63, calls this "service politics"), but participate much less in actual politics. The alleged reason for this is that young Americans feel marginalized with the political process, and so prefer to volunteer in specific projects, which enables them to feel immediate, concrete paybacks of their involvement. This is seen as creating "nothing less than a crisis of our democracy" (Longo, 2004, p. 61).
In fact, this view may be outdated, as recent findings show that political conversation among college freshmen in 2008 was at its highest in the last 40 years, and keeping up-to-date with politics was increasing (Higher Education Research Institute, 2009). But even if this were not the case, the problem with this point is the clear distinction it creates between political participation and civic engagement/volunteering. Political participation is implicitly defined here as engagement that happens within party politics, whereas volunteering—while appreciated—is deemed as politically insignificant[2]. But does this distinction hold water?
Consider the case of Mara. Mara, 22, was interviewed as a member of the LA chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. Mara defines herself as politically active in a wide range of issues she sees as important, such as libertarian groups, gay rights groups, Jewish groups. Mara spends between an hour and two hours daily (!) as an 'online activist'. She subscribes to the mailing lists of dozens of political groups, both ones she agrees with, and one she doesn't, receiving and reading around 25 political emails a day. She researches about these groups, and uses her connection to groups she disagrees with in order to resist their efforts and send her own messages. For example, if an anti-gay-rights group calls members to protest companies that seem to support gay rights, she sends those same companies emails with the opposite message, calling them not to cave to the pressure of such groups. Several times a month, Mara attends events of the different groups she belongs to, and has been part of beach clean-ups, book donations, commemoration of soldiers and war victims, and other activities. But Mara is not registered for a political party, and sees the Democrats as being no better than the Republicans. According to traditional definitions, which see political action as occurring within the frames of party politics, Mara may be seen as another "disengaged young American".
This aspect of participation, however, is not completely lost within the political science literature. One example is Russell Dalton's book The Good Citizen (2008). Refuting the argument of declining political participation among young people, Dalton calls to accept new forms of political activism. According to this argument, what is changing are the norms of citizenship: duty-based norms of citizenship, the ones stimulating political voting, are declining. However, "engaged citizens apparently are not so drawn to elections, but prefer more direct forms of political action, such as working with public interest groups, boycotts, or contentious actions" (Dalton, 2008, p. 55). Dalton claims that the repertoire of political action is expanding, including not only voting, but also actions such as contacting officials directly, protesting, or engaging in communal activity: working with others to address political issues (p. 62).
This aspect is increasing within the realm of the Internet. As Dalton (p. 66) argues, "the Internet is creating a form of political activism that did not previously exist. The Internet provides a new way for people to connect to others, to gather and share information, and to attempt to influence the political process… The potential of the Internet is illustrated on the Facebook.com Web site, where young adults communicate and can link themselves to affinity groups that reflect their values as a way to meet other like-minded individuals". Part of the reasons for young people's new forms of engagement, in his view, has to do with "the growth of self-expressive values encouraging participation in activities that are citizen initiated, less constrained, directly linked to government, and more policy oriented" (p.68). Thus, "The engaged citizen is more likely to participate in boycotts, "buycotts", demonstrations, and other forms of contentious action".
Dalton finally names two examples of these new forms of engagement (p. 76), the example of Alex, an 18 year old from California who switched shampoos over animal testing, does not buy clothes produced by child labor, and helped organize a protest over the genocide in Sudan in her high school, before she was even eligible to vote. Jaime, a high school student in Maryland, created a teen group to encourage high school students to become socially involved, which boomed through Facebook. Dalton claims: "These two examples are not representative of all young people, but they illustrate the new focuses and forms of political activism that exist beyond elections, and that can enrich our democratic process if we understand these new forms of political action" (p. 76).
Dalton's position, then, is much closer to the one our research team takes, than that of Shea and Green (2007), Longo (2004), or Colby (2008), in that it accepts and acknowledges new forms of engagement as politically significant. In the political science literature, Dalton's expanded definition of what is seen as 'engaged citizenship' is seen as a "provocative thesis" (see David Magleby's review of the book).
The work we do in our research team, however, goes a step or two further. We focus on these non-traditional forms of engagement, that do not consist only of voting, but include "boycotts, "buycotts", demonstrations, and other forms of contentious action" (Dalton, 2008, p. 68). While some of this political action takes place in physical locations, much of it happens online, and this online action plays a big role in our research (whereas Dalton acknowledged it, but did not study it). Going further, the groups we examine show new ways of recruiting members and of creating shared grounds of interest and commonality among them. For the Harry Potter Alliance, for example, a shared love for the content world of Harry Potter enables participants of diverse backgrounds, ages, and views, to come together for political action such as protecting marriage equality and other actions we are now learning of.
This review of some of the literature in political science assists us to base our claims within an ongoing scholarly conversation. The argument we make and the cases we examine place our research team in a key position in this conversation, not only implementing the up-to-date arguments in the field, but taking them several steps further. Still, we must also keep in mind that the dominant view of many is that politics only matters when it is performed within the frame of political parties. The argument that other forms of politics matter too will need to be justified in response to such claims. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, see http://www.civicyouth.org/
Colby, A. (2008). The place of political learning in college. Association of American colleges and universities, Spring / summer, 4-12.
Dalton, R.J. (2008). The good citizen: How a younger generation is reshaping American politics. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA (2009). The American Freshman: National norms for 2008. Los Angeles, CA. Available: http://www.heri.ucla.edu/publications-brp.php
Longo, N. (2004). The new student politics: Listening to the political voice of students. The Journal of Public Affairs 7(1), 1-14.
Shea, D.M., & Green, J.C. (2007). The turned-off generation: Fact and fiction. In D.M. Shea and J.C. Green (Eds.), Fountain of youth: Strategies and tactics for mobilizing America's young voters (pp. 1-18). Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
[1] Thanks to Ben for raising this point, as well as challenging it.
[2] Colby (2008), who is also worried that the increase in civic engagement does not lead to political learning, but still thrives to accept wider forms of participation, sees as a key criterion of distinction that "political activities are driven by systemic-level goals, a desire to affect the shared values, practices, and policies that shape collective life" (p. 4).
Explain yourself: Bridigng Discourse and its applications to Participatory-Civic Engagement Groups
July 15th, 2010 by Rhea Vichot
When individuals engage in behavior that might be considered inauthentic by other group members, they, or other members, often engage in bridging discourse to explain why the behavior is congruent with the idea of being period; in doing so, they demonstrate that their behavior is linked to the same ideology to which other group members link their behavior. When group members engage in behavior that others see as incongruent with the group's ideology, they risk portraying themselves as deviant and indicating that they believe the ideology of the group is unimportant. Other group members may feel that such actions reflect poorly on the group as a whole, and this may change the collective identity of the group. When individuals engage in bridging discourse, they protect themselves, or others, from stigma but also maintain the collective identity of the group. Members accomplish this by reinterpreting the group's ideology, redefining their behavior, or offering explanations as to why they should be excused from meeting the group's standards.
Decker (2010)
Stephanie Decker's recent article in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography argues for the idea of bridging discourse, that is, discourse that individual members of a group may employ in order to explain inconsistencies of action with the overall group identity<|fim_middle|> together (in cafes, bars, and other establishments) to have casual interactions outside of work and domestic experience. For our purposes, the contrast to professional and domestic space is perhaps less salient, but the idea of "thirdness" is still relevant insofar as these subforums are neither the primary focus of the group nor are they explicitly coded as sites of civic action. Instead, they are something in between.
July 7th, 2010 by Lana Swartz
Matea Gold from the LA Times covers the controversy among feminists surrounding The Daily Show's newest hire, Olivia Munn, the first female correspondent in seven years.
"Pictures, videos and slogans on T-shirts are tools of modern expression, and with a phenomenon as omnipresent as Twilight, fans should be free to engage, manipulate, remix and remake," writes Christina Mulligan in the Washington Post.
Laura McCann from Neiman Journalism Lab writes about a new Pew Internet and American Life Project on Americans' mobile device and wireless habits, which finds that young people are using texts to make donations. McCann wonders what about the potential impact of Apple's donation app ban.
TED Talk on the value for innovation of copying in fashion by USC's Lear Center's Johanna Blakley.
Tracing the traces in online spaces
July 6th, 2010 by Kevin Driscoll
Each of this week's recommended links is about getting down and dirty with the technological details of internet communication.
In a new paper, Geiger and Ribes offer a compelling picture of Wikipedia's "vandal fighting" editors that largely departs from the existing literature. By engaging with the day-to-day practices of the vandal fighters, the researchers learned to make meaning of an overwhelming heap of Wikipedia data in order to reconstruct the scene of a malicious user being banned.
Geiger, R. S. and Ribes, D. (2010) The Work of Sustaining Order in Wikipedia: The Banning of a Vandal. In Proceedings of the 2010 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), ACM, New York (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.stuartgeiger.com/wordpress/academic-works/2009/10/28/the-work-of-sustaining-order-in-wikipedia-the-banning-of-a-vandal/
Joel Spolsky usually writes for an audience of computer programmers and this essay about character encoding is no exception. In and among the technical details, however, Spolsky's history of the digitized alphabet is a parable about the growing pains of a global computing network. Two hexadecimal bytes represent 255 unique values: plenty of space for American engineers to store 26 lowercase letters, 26 uppercase letters, 10 Arabic numerals, and a handful of punctuation — but what happens when we start to trade files with colleagues overseas? How do today's software designers account for the thousands upon thousands of characters used around the world?
Spolsky, J. (2003) The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!). Joel on Software, October 8. Retrieved from: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/printerFriendly/articles/Unicode.html
Finally, Asheesh Laroia runs a fascinating workshop about web scraping at PyCon, the annual gathering of Python programmers. In this play-along-at-home presentation, he walks the audience through a variety of tools and techniques to automate data collection from nearly any resource on the web. Novice programmers should feel comfortable to jump right in. Laroia provides plenty of example code to play with.
Laroia, A. (2009) Scrape the Web: Strategies for programming websites that don't expect it. [Video] PyCon, Chicago, May 8. Retrieved from: http://blip.tv/file/2022154/
(If you're not yet a programmer but want to learn, Python is a great language for beginners. If you're looking for an introductory book, try Think Python.)
On Boycotts and Buycotts: in our PDF readers
June 23rd, 2010 by Lana Swartz
Here is a selection from what some of us are reading this week. Thoughts?
Michele Micheletti (2002). Consumer Choice as Political Participation. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift. 105 (3).
Dietlind Stolle and Michele Micheletti (2005). Politics in the Supermarket: Political Consumerism as a Form of Political Participation. International Political Science Review, 26 (3).
Richard A. Hawkins (2010). Boycotts, buycotts and consumer activism in a global context: An overview. Management & Organizational History, 5 (2).
Michele Micheletti and Dietlind Stolle (2008). Fashioning Social Justice through Political Consumerism, Capitalism, and the Internet. 22 (5).
Tags: boycotts, buycotts, links, readings
"Mobile Publics" & "Flash Activism": Comparing explanations for the socio-civic movements in the wake of Indian Idol 3 and Rang De Basanti
June 20th, 2010 by Ritesh Mehta
In this blog post, I take preliminary steps towards outlining the similarities and differences between the concept of "mobile publics" proffered by Aswin Punathambekar (forthcoming) to characterize the fan activism generated in the Indian state of Meghalaya in support of its resident Amit Paul during his participation in the third season of Indian Idol in 2007; and the twin concepts of "flash activism" and "flash fandom" that I informally put forth (http://sites.google.com/site/participatorydemocracyproject/case-studies/rang-de-basanti-and-flash-activism) while describing the case of the 2006 Bollywood film Rang De Basanti's role in inspiring civic participation to demand justice in the high profile trial following the murder of model Jessica Lall. I will briefly discuss the two concepts in context of the cases they illuminate, before delineating the similarities and differences between them.
Tags: amit paul, civic participation, fan activism, flash activism, flash fandom, indian idol, indian idol 3, jessica lall, mobile publics, rang de basanti
@BPGlobalPR Speaks Out
June 8th, 2010 by Lana Swartz
Note: On this blog, sometimes we'll post more in-depth thinking, and sometimes we'll just take note of relevant news, events, readings and such. This is the first of that second kind of post.
Leroy Stick, a pseudonym for the twitterer behind @BPGlobalPR, recently released a statement and gave an interview. With more than 140,000 followers, the biting and hilarious @BPGlobalPR has ten times the followers of official BP twitter feed, @BP_America. More after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: links readings socialmedia activism oilspill BP twitter | , in an attempt to maintain cohesion. While the ethnographic research that serves as the basis of the paper is focused on participants in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), this model of intragroup discourse may prove useful for the group, especially in discussing groups that have a upper management which may be attempting to change the group's focus/direction.
Decker's piece as well as the work she draws on is primarily based on Goffman's frame analysis work. Decker's work builds from Snow et. al (1986) work on frame bridging. While frame bridging refers to the connections between two or more different, but compatible organizations with each other or an organization with an individual who has a different, but compatible frame, bridging discourse deals with intragroup discussion between individual members or between a member and the group in whole. Decker also cites research on frame alignment by Oliver and Johnson (2000), which focused on recruiting practices in social movement groups. Here Decker is trying to expand the types of groups this sort of research can focus on, but it is worth noting that, given the research group's focus on social groups that are also, in various ways, social movement groups, that this line of work bears further inquiry.
Briefly, bridging discourse is described by Becker as a set of strategies employed by group members to help ease incongruities between their actions and the group's overall identity in order to smooth over those differences and maintain group cohesion. In her work with the SCA, she describes several instances of members employing bridging discourse to explain their actions. In particular, the main use of bridging discourse in the SCA was explaining why someone was not in period dress. Sneakers and rubber soled boots in particular served as a focus for group dissonance since one of the group's overall tenet is to maintain the illusion of period (medieval and early renaissance) garb. Examples of bridging discourse used was claiming to be a new member and therefore ignorant of group policy, apologizing profusely and claiming a time/logistical snafu prevented the proper garb from being worn, or (in cases where members are in period, but culturally clashing garb) by incorporating the seeming inconsistency into an elaborate backstory for the persona one was portraying in SCA events. Members who are reacting to this discourse may make exceptions to the behavior, especially if the deviant member in question is considered a valued member of the group, in order to maintain group identity.
Of course, this bridging discourse has certain limits. Members can choose not to employing bridging discourse and accept a reputation as a deviant within the group. Secondly in particular, if enough members behave consistently outside of the group's frame, it may shift the frame of the group so that members are no longer deviating from the group. Decker notes that "[group members] explained that, while they did not want to include members who did not make an attempt to be historically authentic, they found it important for the sake of the group to accommodate members with various interpretations of the ideology… while such members often noted that this flexibility alters the concept of authenticity and lowers the groups standards for historically accurate behavior… this flexibility ultimately made it possible for the group to survive," (292).
Bridging discourse, then, might be something worth noting in our conversations and other research on the group we are looking at. Especially considering groups such as Racebending and the HPA, which have or are planning to change the scope of the group's identity from a top down angle, it may be useful to see how individual members react to this shift and whether bridging discourse is utilized to either enforce the old group identity or the new one. In a group such as IC, it may be useful to see if bridging discourse is utilized among members when talking about events or the group identity in itself.
Decker, S. (2010). Being Period: An Examination of Bridging Discourse in a Historical Reenactment Group. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 39(3) 273-296.
Icy Dead People
July 11th, 2010 by Chris Tokuhama
The sound is both unmistakable and unforgettable. Equal parts siren call, banshee cry, and woeful lament, the anguished scream of the female horror victim is a primal sound that instantly evokes unsolicited dread from somewhere deep within.
This image, often accompanied by an overhand stabbing pantomime reminiscent of Psycho, is the typical response that greets me whenever I mention my research interests in Horror. Many of my peers speak to me about their brushes with the genre and how various movies or television shows have served to instill a perpetual sense of fear in them:Â to this day, friends will trace a hatred of clowns back to It, apprehension about blind dates to Audition, and a wariness of European hostels from, well, Hostel. Those around me see Horror as the representation of a force that serves to limit action, crafting a clear binary that contrasts the safe and acceptable with the foreign and dangerous.
To be sure, there is a certain amount of truth to what my friends believe; to live in a post-9/11 world is to be familiar with fear. As an American, I have been engaged in a "War on Terror" for my entire adult life, warned that illicit drugs fuel cartels, and have heard that everything under (and including) the sun will give me cancer. Sociologists like Barry Glassner talk about how our attempts to curb our fears just make us more afraid and Eve Ensler chimes in with a discussion of how an obsession with security only serves to instill an even greater sense of insecurity. Fear has become a sort of modern lingua franca, allowing people to discuss things ranging from economic recession, to depression, to moral politics. Perhaps worse yet, I have developed in an educational system that fostered anxiety as I struggled to get the best grades and test scores, desperate to find meaning in my college acceptances and hoping for validation in achievement—growing up, there were so many ways to fail and only one way to succeed. Whole parts of my identity have been defined by my fears instead of my hopes and although I rebel against the notion of being controlled by this emotion, I realize that it continues to have a pervasive effect on my life and my actions. I continue to quell the fears that I will not live up to expectations, that I will grow lonely, and that I will one day forget what I am worth.
And I don't think I'm alone.
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Tags: Fear, Gothic, Horror, Movies, Narrative, Television, Terror
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Bowling Off-Topic: rethinking the echo-chamber
July 9th, 2010 by jmcveighschultz
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Interactions in online forums don't fit so easily into Cass Sunstein's arguments about the internet as echo-chamber. This argument is basically the oft-quoted claim about the internet fostering cyberbalkanization. Others have built on this claim by citing the lack of hyperlinks connecting left and right wing blogospheres as evidence for a decline in the ability to communicate with civility across ideological barriers (Adamic and Glance, 2005).
But when we expand scope of inquiry to include models of online interaction outside of the typical political blog platform, the notion of internet as echo-chamber becomes less clear. A variety of counter-examples from online fandom and other modes of interest-driven participatory culture suggest that Sunstein's argument about the limitations of online communication may need to be re-evaluated.
One interesting area that emerged in our research over the past year is the role of off-topic subforums within larger interest-driven forums. These off-topic subforums provide a space for diverse conversation on the sidelines of an otherwise fairly homogeneous forum. In this sense, they seem to parallel the function of what Ray Oldenburg calls 'third spaces' — spaces where a heterogeneous group of people come | 1,706 |
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In 2005 a coalition of small business owners, merchants, property owners, and community stakeholders banded together to form an association to focus on enhancing the Fulton Street shopping district that runs through the two neighborhoods of Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. After struggling to succeed as an all-volunteer organization, the coalition explored the formation of a non-profit organization with a staff and budget to ensure the delivery<|fim_middle|> with the existing BID that connect with the Fort Greene community and its nexis at Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue. Both organizations initiated the legislative review process for their respective expansions in 2015, which became effective July 1, 2016.
BID Formation
The FAB Alliance kick off event was held at BAM on October 14, 2009.
(Photo: Anne Szustek, NYTimes/Local) | of services for more than 400 small businesses and property owners as well as the broader community. In 2009 Fulton Area Business (FAB) Alliance was incorporated and began operations as one of 73 Business Improvement Districts in New York City.
With an annual operating budget of $477,000, FAB provides supplemental sanitation services; addresses public safety and quality-of-life issues; manages graffiti-removal efforts; installs holiday lighting and branded banners to create a sense of place and unity; advocates on behalf of its members with city agencies, elected officials and civic organizations, develops marketing events and public relations initiatives that bring awareness to Fulton Street and its diverse range of small businesses—while driving foot traffic to those businesses; and works on business attraction and retention to reduce vacancies and increase the vibrancy of the street life. FAB has also successfully initiated several streetscape improvement projects in the district to make the shopping experience more inviting and welcoming.
Expanded Boundaries of FAB Alliance
The area West of the FAB Alliance, known as the BAM Cultural District (aka Brooklyn Cultural District) is in a gap between several BIDs. This area is experiencing tremendous growth with developments underway on formerly vacant lots that will bring in thousands of new residents, dozens of commercial businesses, and several new cultural institutions and venues that will create a 24/7 street life. Plus, there will be new sidewalk treatments and public space improvements to maintain. To bring core BID services in this dynamic area, the FAB Alliance BID - and separately the MetroTech BID - expanded their boundaries in 2016.
Brooklyn Cultural District: FAB and MetroTech BID Expansions to Cover District
In the map below, the current MetroTech coverage area is in RED, with the expansion area indicated in the color pink. The current FAB coverage area is in GREEN, with the expansion area indicated in the color lime green, which includes the blocks contiguous | 402 |
Unlike in more expensive glass filters which are already equipped with mounting frames, solar films are less expensive, but it must first be mounted onto a sturdy frame before it can be used. One popular brand known to deliver excellent results is the Baader AstroSolar Safety Film, used in both in visual observation and solar imaging.
Solar films are usually sold in various sizes. In the case of my telescope which has an objective of 4 inches (diameter), an 8 in x 11 in film should be more than adequate. The aperture of your telescope determines the size that you will need.
In this article, I will describe how<|fim_middle|>.0 filter which I have been using since 2009 (originally used for a 6-in telescope).
You should now have four different square cut-outs that will make up the filter cell: the styrofoam, the two cardboard sheets, and the solar filter. Arrange them in the following order from top to bottom: cardboard-filter- cardboard-styrofoam.
Place the solar filter between the two cardboard sheets and then attach it onto the styrofoam. Secure everything in place using tape. Make sure that the filter is not stretched in any way since doing so could possibly damage the filter, degrade its optical properties, and allow more light than what is intended to pass through.
At this point, the solar filter is now ready for solar observation and imaging. You may mount it onto your telescope to test if it stays securely in place. The last thing you'll want is a filter cell that can be easily blown away by wind.
While the filter is quite delicate, with proper care and storage, such filter should provide many years of continued use. Avoid exposing the filter to moisture and avoid touching it with your hands. For protection from dust and scratches, store the filter in a plastic case when not in use.
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First, cut a styrofoam in the shape of a square with a large circular hole at the center. The hole must be just the right size to allow the styrofoam to securely hold on to the outside barrel of your telescope. You may cut a hole which is a few millimeters smaller than the diameter of the telescope's barrel.
Cut two cardboard sheets of similar dimensions as the styroafoam, but this time, with a hole that is a few millimeters larger than the telescope's barrel.
Using scissors, cut a section of the Baader Solar Film into a square with the same dimension as the cardboard and the styrofoam. It is important not to touch the filter with bare hands. Natural oil in our skin acts as weak acids that could eventually damage the film. Baader recommends placing the filter in between two sheets of clean paper to facilitate cutting.
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A general rule of thumb is that the 3-in-One oil can be applied anywhere that there is visible grease on the button maker machine. Most of these areas are indicated in yellow. Depending on use, the electric button machine may only need lubricating about once every month.
It is important to note that only 1 drop of oil is needed. Over lubricating will get you into a slippery situation involving excessive oil inside the button maker and the inability to clean effectively.
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As a business owner or executive, you may be wrestling with how much time and money to invest in social media. Here's perspective that will help you decide exactly what to do.
Will you really get business benefits from actively investing in social media or is it all hype?
You Dare to Even Question the Value of Social Media?
It wasn't too long ago that you'd be viewed as being stupid or naïve if you said that spending<|fim_middle|> this up tomorrow, at which point I will explain why Social does in fact have potential, how you can tap that potential, and how to decide how much time and treasure to spend on Social. See you then.
Spoiler alert: Tomorrow's advice will not involve recommending that you yell into a canyon.
Our entrepreneur news feed is packed with useful information for people who love entrepreneurship. Learn about small business management, financing, marketing & technology. | time figuring out social media was a waste of time for most companies.
There's a massive marketing engine behind all things social, powered by myriad social companies, Wall Street and the venture capital world, that wants us to believe we will perish if we do not invest in social.
LinkedIn is valued at $27 billion. Twitter is valued at $24 billion. Facebook is ten times that, at $250 billion. To say that the social emperor has no clothes flies in the face of the wisdom of the investing crowd, which is expecting big things from social media in the world of business.
But, periodically, cracks in the "social as savior" story appear.
Just this week, a survey of 272 marketing professionals commissioned by the Marketing Executives Networking Group determined that nearly 40 percent of senior marketers say social analytics information is not useful to their business.
Last month, a survey of 540 small business owners conducted by Manta indicated that more than half of small business owners (59 percent) don't realize a positive return on their investment in social media.
The pro-social folks counter that anybody who isn't seeing value in Social is not executing well: "It's your fault than this isn't working, Mr. Marketer. Don't doubt Social!"
Listen, I'm a partner in a Chicago marketing firm that helps people with social marketing, along with many other marketing services, and I have to confess that I myself have been a quiet doubter for many years and remain skeptical to a large extent.
"Twitter is like yelling into a canyon," I told a colleague. "What are the odds that somebody will hear you when you yell and will care even one iota about what you say?"
My colleague, who is overseeing our social program now, responded that he would yet prove me wrong. "We posted something that Howard Tullman said at a conference recently, and he retweeted us," he said. "These are the types of people we want to know. We are getting on their radar."
It was a bad example since I have known Howard for years, and I think Howard would take a lunch or coffee meeting with me anytime if I simply requested one. That would be a much more straightforward path to Howard than yelling into the canyon and hoping he hears the yell.
And is it even Howard that heard the yell or does he have an admin or social person who is doing his retweets, which is often the case these days? (As in: "It's important we spend time on social. Let's delegate all of our executives' social activity to the new intern."). Howard's a pretty active, hands-on guy so he probably did retweet that tweet. But he's the exception -- a lot of execs who appear to be on social are not really there. Trust me on that one.
My thinking on our Twitter yelling is essentially this: "If we're doing this to get on the radar of twenty or thirty key people, wouldn't it be much more efficient to just pick on the phone and call them? Either we can add value to them or we can't. If we can, they'll take the call. If we can't, then the Twitter yelling and even the phone call are both just a waste of time."
To be fair, our own internal social program has resulted in loads of followers, re-posts, and engagement, but what I don't see is us closing tons of new business from our social programs. Our content marketing programs, our SEO efforts and a host of other marketing tactics have way better yields.
There's lots of rationalization of tepid results from social.
When I express doubts, they tell me that you have to touch somebody six times before they buy. It's not a short-term investment. You have to be in it for the long haul, Ken.
If we don't do this, we aren't marketing to Millennials, and they are tomorrow's decision makers.
Or another one: this isn't about lead gen, it's about brand awareness.
No, actually it is about lead gen because lead gen pays our bills and keeps us all employed. For most of us, unless we've got a monopoly or are riding effortlessly on a strong brand created by a bunch of now-dead founders, marketing is about tangible results that drive business growth. It's about the allocation of scarce marketing dollars to the most productive marketing activities.
Given everything you can do with Marketing, is Social the biggest bang for the buck? I'm not sure.
OK, this may sound like a mixed message, but I still believe there's potential in Social, and what I'm really skeptical of is people who throw money at Social without having a clue.
Those of you who are attentive might recall that I started this article by telling you I would help you determine how much time and money to invest in social media. I've not done that yet, have I?
A promise is a promise, but, unfortunately, I've run out of room in this article, but will pick | 1,021 |
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David MacMillan on Digitizing the Agriculture Industry with Drones | #HashtagFinance
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David Macmillan, CEO of Deveron UAS (CSE:DVR) recently sat down with Grace Pedota to discuss how drones are changing the manner in which farmers are collecting and using data (5:00), the important similarities shared by farmers and Bay St. bankers, (10:15) and an explanation of why Deveron is laser focused on the agricultural industry (for now) (15:00). Listen until the end to learn how a visit to Silicon Valley was the catalyst to focus on agriculture, what to wear (and not wear) to a farm meeting, and David's unfortunate run-in with a turkey vulture in the field.
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Deveron UAS's drones helping agricultural efficiency to reach new heights
October 11, 2017 Proactive Investors
Deveron UAS helps agricultural efficiency reach new heights with a data-gathering drone fleet.
New trends in technology are penetrating every conceivable part of our daily lives, and the food on our table is no exception. What many shoppers might not know, however, is that technology is now making a difference right at the very source of our food – the farmer's field.
The agricultural sector is experiencing a rapid digital revolution, with some farms these days run more like high-tech outdoor factories.
Right place, right time…
Deveron UAS Corp (CSE:DVR), an enterprise drone data provider targeting agriculture, would thus seem to be at the right place at the right time.
This use of drones, or for the uninitiated, unmanned aerial vehicles, is a nascent industry, yet one where the potential rewards are enormous, explains Deveron's co-founder and Chief Executive Officer David MacMillan. Put simply, the company's pilots 'fly' farmers' fields, mainly over mass crops like corn and soybeans, and provide follow-up analysis to help increase yields and reduce costs.
Services include thermal imaging, data analysis and drainage identification – in other words, Deveron's technology is able to tell a farmer what is going on in his field, something that is oftentimes difficult to determine by working strictly at ground level.
Macmillan says that in discussing Deveron with potential users, the emphasis must be on explaining the advantages of this new type of analysis, rather than trying to tell people that they've been farming the wrong way their whole lives.
"Essentially, we're trying to enable decision makers in agriculture to make more efficient choices," he says.
For farmers eager to embrace the concept, Deveron is one of just a handful of entities with a permit to fly drones across Canada. There are 15 pilots available as and when needed in eight of the country's 10 provinces (having started in Ontario with just two).
MacMillan explains that it makes more sense for farmers to hire Deveron than to buy their own drones at great expense, particularly if field analysis is needed only a couple of times each year (as is often the case). The fact that farmers need to make key decisions on a variety of crop planning issues every year is a strong selling point, both for farmers who might use the service<|fim_middle|>"Our hope is to continue to show the investing public that there is a strong recurring revenue model here," MacMillan says. "Corn grows every year and the farmers need the data every year to make informed decisions."
Currently, the group is targeting large agricultural operations as customers – those which might manage a million acres or more – as well as smaller outfits. At this point, it is all about encouraging a network to develop.
While it is still early days, Deveron is already seeing engagement expand as bigger players increasingly sell its services 'downstream' to their customers. At present, there are around 30 such partnerships with big farm managers.
Recent collaborations include the retail division of GROWMARK Inc., vegetable producer Bonduelle North America and major farming services and grain retailer Thompsons Ltd. Everyone gains in the network, explains MacMillan, as the large entities get Deveron's services at a discount, and then in turn make some money when they sell it down the line.
"There are 400mln acres of farmland in North America so it's a huge addressable market," adds MacMillan. Some 88mln of those are in Deveron's home Canadian market.
What could that translate into in dollars and cents? At Deveron's standard $3 an acre charge, 2-3 flights a year over 400mln acres, and an assumed adoption rate of 20-30%, that's a potential annual market of $700mln, reckons MacMillan, and likely to increase in the future.
For now, though, revenue and earnings are less important to the group than consolidating its first mover advantage by investing and scaling up the business.
MacMillan's background is in public venture capital and he came to research drones three or four years ago after looking to invest in new technology which could be supported by Canadian companies. Rather than obsessing over the 'flying robot' concept, he was interested in how data collected by the vehicles could be used intelligently, and agriculture was a good place to start.
"Historically, network plays end up having very high IRRs (internal rates of return) for the first people in the space," he explains. Behind all that, the idea that by 2050, with a global population of 10bln people, the earth's food security may be an issue if agricultural yields don't increase only added to the drive to establish the company, he says.
Business partner and co-founder Norm Lamothe is himself a farmer and manages 500 acres of land, so is ideally placed to know what famers need and want.
If valuation is any guide, it would seem this combination has the company heading in the right direction. From around $2mln in 2016, Deveron is now worth nearer to $8mln, and recently raised $2mln, says MacMillan. The idea now is to continue to grow organically, scale up the business and gain credibility via more collaborations and partnerships.
Canada is the focus for the time being, but to increase the amount of drone flights possible (they can't fly fields in the snow) developing more of a presence south of the border is appealing, says MacMillan.
There is also the possibility of news flow over the next year around further partnerships, new revenue streams, and intellectual property value related to the company's analytics technologies.
The seeds now planted, careful nurturing of Deveron's business has the potential to yield robust returns for shareholders in the years ahead.
This story was originally published at www.proactiveinvestors.com on August 15, 2017 and featured in The CSE Quarterly.
Learn more about Deveron UAS at http://www.deveronuas.com/ and on the CSE website at http://thecse.com/en/listings/cleantech/deveron-uas-corp.
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A curry house in London's East End cooked up a victory last night when it was named 'Restaurant of the Year' at the prestigious 'Oscars' of the Indian cuisine trade.
The trophy went to City Spice in Brick Lane's famous 'Curry Mile', handed out at a spicy evening at Park Plaza Westminster Hotel after being voted Britain's No 1 curry house by the Bangladesh Caterers Association's 12,000 members.
'The King of<|fim_middle|> family-run City Spice takes inspiration from the North Indian Murghal Empire, fused with a Bangladeshi twist to create "a point of difference", so the top chef would have it.
The award was the latest accolade for Abdul and his son Abdul Muhaimen, who picked up 'Best Restaurant' title at the Curry Life awards in October, received a 'certificate of excellence' from TripAdvisor earlier in the year and took 'Master Chef' title last year.
They restaurant family is now clearing the decks ready for the big Christmas Curry rush. | Brick Lane' has had celebrities like James Nesbitt, Michael Bisping and Jeff Banks dishing out their praise for its recipes and atmosphere.
"Nothing beats getting praise from your customers," owner Abdul Ahad said. "But getting recognition from your peers in the curry trade is a great honour.
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Logan Martin Lake. So you think you have seen some busy lakes in your time? Well Logan Martin is "the recreational lake" during the fun-filled days of summer. Bass anglers are hampered by all of the jet skis, sea doos, pontoon parties, sightseers and bass tournaments held every weekend.
Early morning, you can usually find a few spots in seclusion, especially during the week. But once mid-morning arrives (weekends and holidays) the hordes of water vehicles emerge. This calls for patience if you intend to stay out there and fish in a crowd.
Many tournaments are won with big bags of bass and lots of BIG bass are taken during the hot days of summer on Logan Martin Lake.
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Bass and baitfish seek the refuge of this and other creek mouths, to escape the oftentimes swift current released from upper Neely Henry Lake dam. Also try Cane Creek, Acker Creek and Alligator Creek in these lake headwaters.
Crankbaits, rattletraps, spinnerbaits, worms, jigs and jerkbaits will take these bass, by thoroughly fishing each spot. Look for baitfish and feeding bass, especially early in the day or the during the first hour of water generation.
* Schooling bass will break the surface at any time, be ready with topwater lures rigged and ready, for they don't stay up long.
Night fishing and day fishing are two different worlds on Logan Martin Lake. Gone are all the waves and water vehicles that hamper your fishing. There are night tournaments during the week but compared to daytime, the traffic annoyance is little.
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Saatchi Gallery is pleased to host Studio 7 by Cartier, from 23rd July to 8th August 2021 – a portrait exhibition celebrating the Maison's seven most iconic creations across watches and jewellery: Santos, Tank, Trinity, Love, Juste Un Clou, Panthère and Ballon Bleu.
Whether passed down from generation to generation or a symbolic marker of a precious moment, Cartier creations bring a sentiment like no other. Studio 7 by Cartier pays tribute to a century of incredible stories narrated through these seven Cartier collections. For the very first time, this unique show of your Cartier moments are told through a photographic journey from the past to the present, exclusively at Saatchi Gallery in London.
Gallery 1 – LEGENDS – exhibits a series of legendary historical portraits featuring Cartier creations. From Andy Warhol with his Tank watch, Jean Cocteau and his Trinity ring to Tina Turner and her Love bracelet, all portraits printed in black and white are displayed in a linear showcase. Gallery 1 also houses creations from the Cartier Collection featuring some of the earliest iterations of these iconic collections. This includes a Santos wristwatch from Cartier Paris from 1916 and the very first Juste Un Clou bracelet in yellow gold, from Cartier New York dated from 1971.
Gallery 2 – INSPIRATION – introduces a new dimension of portraiture, bringing to life modern day friends of the Maison wearing Cartier creations from all seven collections, with a personal meaning close to their heart. A series of black and white portraits by renowned British photographer Mary McCartney are projected on a floor to ceiling screen, for a fully immersive experience. Actor Vanessa Kirby is seen wearing her Juste Un Clou bracelet, whilst boxer Ramla Ali models her Panthère watch and Mary McCartney is seen with her Love bracelet in a self-portrait. Other friends of the Maison include milliner Stephen Jones OBE, actor Emma Corrin, director and actor David Oyelowo OBE amongst others.
Gallery 3 – STUDIO – is home to the Cartier Studio, a custom-built photography studio within the exhibition inviting Cartier lovers to share their very own Cartier story and to be photographed wearing their favourite Cartier creations. Photographers were chosen amongst emerging talent and mentored by Mary McCartney.
Studio 7 by Cartier brings to life a new chapter of Cartier stories in Gallery 4 – ENCOUNTERS – a dynamic and evolving exhibition space where select portraits taken in the Cartier Studio are displayed in a mosaic of digital screens. Unique print out portrait photographs will be printed in black and white for guests, a keepsake for years to come.
CARTIER ICONS
Simplicity. Practicality. Innovation. These were the three major principles of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the aviation pioneer. Every single one of his projects was guided by the desire to make further progress. In 1904, Louis Cartier granted the famous aviator's wish: to be able to tell the time while flying, manning the controls of his plane without having to stop to check his pocket watch. He revolutionised watchmaking by creating the first modern wristwatch.
At the start of the 20th century, Louis Cartier undertook formal research with the aim of incorporating the hour circle into the lines of the bracelet and to refine and ultimately integrate the design of the horns so that they continue from the case onto the bracelet. Although first developed by Cartier in late 1916, the Tank wasn't launched until 1919. Between 15 November and 26 December 1919, six pieces were added to stock; on 17 January of the following year, none were left. The Tank is the watch of aesthetes and creatives looking for ultimate elegance, who appreciate it for its pure design.
This cult ring, spanning the boundaries between jewellery and sculpture, feminine and masculine, playful and symbolic, was born of the imagination of Louis Cartier in 1924, the year it can first be found in the Maison's registers. The Trinity ring was greeted with acclaim, as was the Trinity bracelet. A symbol of French chic and elegance, all are irresistibly drawn to it.
Created in New York in 1969 by the Cartier designer Aldo Cipullo, the Love bracelet is an icon of jewellery design. A unisex piece full of symbolism, the Love bracelet is a statement piece, a physical embodiment of feelings. Love is no longer free but joins lovers together through a band of gold worn on the wrist and which is closed using a specific screwdriver. This bracelet is like a precious handcuff since two people are needed to secure the screws. By wearing it, every couple may proclaim their love for one another for all to see.
When the Juste un Clou bracelet was created in 1971 in New York by Aldo Cipullo, the designer at Cartier New York at that time, it was known as the Nail Bracelet. Based on the same approach of seeking beauty whenever it may lie, turning functional objects into precious ones, this bracelet appeared even more provocative and transgressive than its predecessor. Like the Love bracelet, the gold Nail bracelet was unisex, and came in two sizes. This creation returned in 2012, when its pure lines earned it the name Juste un Clou.
Panthère
When it was launched in 1983, the Panthère de Cartier watch reinvented the concept of a jewellery watch. This best-selling watch was embraced by | 1,257 |
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This is cool! It sounds like it could quickly apply to public trash recepticals on the street, but I wonder if there is a way to use this to solve curb collection of household trash.
This is a great technology that can benefit communities who have stringent policies on waste diversion and those who are just starting out. | waste receptacles are and uses that information to create smart collection plans with the best schedules and routes.
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Moffitt Cancer Center's Efficiencies Enhance Patient Care and Satisfaction
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2011) – Moffitt Cancer Center is making strides toward its long-term, strategic goal of cultivating a culture of Process Excellence. Moffitt recognizes the need to address operational issues and emphasize good stewardship. The patient experience has improved by making high quality, efficient and cost effective health care a priority.
Moffitt's Process Excellence program aligns with<|fim_middle|> of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer. Moffitt marks a very important anniversary this year – 25 years committed to one mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. | strategic goals such as improving safety for the patients and families they serve, reducing wait times, improving patient and staff satisfaction, and improving the bottom line.
Moffitt, a nonprofit institution with more than $600 million in revenue in 2010, showed that making small, obvious process changes can improve performance in a big way. In addition, Moffitt proved that cutting costs does not inevitably lead to lower quality care. By eliminating process waste and inefficiency, a health care institution can save money and improve patient care simultaneously.
"Our main goal in addressing organizational challenges is to facilitate the necessary thinking shift from viewing processes from the department's perspective to instead viewing them from our customer's perspective," said Ashly Mason, manager of Process Excellence. "By shifting this perspective, we in essence are putting ourselves in the customers' shoes, which results in processes more focused on patient- and family-centered care."
Process Excellence utilizes techniques such as Lean (Toyota's Production System) and a variety of other improvement methodologies. Projects include:
In the Outpatient Blood Draw area, which has more than 62,000 patient visits per year, patients experienced a 49 percent decrease in the length of their appointment through the streamlining of processes and shifting staff schedules to meet peak morning demand.
In the Infusion Center, which has more than 40,000 chemotherapy patient visits per year, improvements ranged from how patients are scheduled to how they are seated for treatment. Patient satisfaction with wait times has improved 29 percent.
In partnering with GE Healthcare, a project that received national attention in BusinessWeek, improving the efficiency in scheduling and use of operating rooms resulted in first case starts increasing from 13 percent in 2008 to 73 percent in 2010.
The Process Excellence department reports to Jack Kolosky, Moffitt's chief operating officer. "It was important that we start small to build enthusiasm and confidence throughout the institution and in doing so, faculty and staff across the organization now look to partner with the Process Excellence team to work on improvement opportunities," Kolosky said.
Located in Tampa, Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center is an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center - a designation that recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt currently has 14 affiliates in Florida, one in Georgia and two in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Moffitt is a member | 497 |
Known for extreme steep cliffs and spectacular views, Northern Ireland is actually part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Southern Ireland (Now known as the Republic of Ireland) separated from Northern Ireland in the 1922 partition. Before this Ireland as a whole was part of the UK.
A trip to Ireland is not complete without going up north.
The island is still politically divided although as a visitor you won't see much of a difference in terms of general appearance. Everyone has "similar" accents and they all speak English. Although North Ireland is mostly protestant while Ireland is mostly catholic.
In 1775, James Stuart build the Gracehill House and named it after his wife, Grace Lynd. The family planted an avenue of over 150 beech trees along the entrance to the Georgian estate. It was intended as a compelling landscape feature to impress visitors as they approached Gracehill House.
Game of Thrones fans will recognize this as The King's Road. This is actually Bregagh Road where a unique, tranquil and spellbinding tunnel of ancient beech trees create a spectacular fusion of light and shadow.
Planted in the 18th century by the Stuart family, these beech trees are actually dead and they have become a natural phenomena and one of the most photographed attractions in Northern Ireland.
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Scotland and the North Antrim Coast are just twelve miles apart.
In 1755, salmon fishermen made the first rope bridge to reduce reliance on a boat to reach the island.
The bridge links the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede. It spans 20 metres (66 ft) and is 30 metres (98 ft) above the rocks below. Today it's a major tourist attraction with around 300,000 visitors per year.
Legend states that an Irish giant challenged a Scottish giant to a duel, and thus they built the causeway across the channel in order to do battle; however, the truth is the natural wonder is comprised of around 40,000 polygonal basalt rock columns, formed by the ancient volcanic landscape and stretching along the coastline like a series of gigantic stepping stones.
This is one of the four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in "Ireland".
Located in the centre of Ballintoy, Fullerton Arms serves traditional British food and amazing drinks.
In January 2016 a storm Gertrude hit, felling trees from the famous Dark Hedges (known as The King's Road filming location by Game of Thrones fans). The wood from these trees was carved into the 10 Game of Thrones Doors that are now dotted around Northern Ireland. Tours to see the carved doors are also available.
King James granted the Governer of County Antrim a license to distil Bushmills in 1608, making this the oldest Whiskey Distillery in the WORLD.
The Distillery Tour Centre is open 7 days a week. Visitors can go on guided tours of the working distillery with all the associated sights and smells, tutored whiskey tastings, and a specialist whiskey shop.
Perched on basalt cliffs 100 feet above the North Atlantic, this 17th century medieval castle was built by the McQuillans, who came from Scotland in the 1200s as hired mercenaries. They held the castle for<|fim_middle|> It was my favourite day in Ireland and by the end of the day I made a great friend. Hope to have him as my guide when I head back over in May ! | about 55 years before it was taken by the MacDonnells.
These families were embroiled in near constant conflict to control the area of North Antrim known as 'The Route'. The history is so amazing, definitely worth reading about!
Guinness contains antioxidants like those found in red wine and dark chocolate, which are not found in other beers.
Drive: 2 hour drive from Dublin City Center.
Currency: Pound Sterling (£) is the official currency, but Euro's (€) and major credit cards are also accepted at some places.
Also read: How to apply for a UK Visa in South Africa.
I enjoyed The Giant Causeway Tour from Dublin with Paddywagon Tours and learned so much about the Causeway Coastal Route.
A special thank you to our guide/bus driver Val, who not only went out of his way to make sure everyone was comfortable and having fun. He was super organized; had a great sense of humor, enthusiastic and genuinely loved his country. Honestly, Valentine was one of the nicest people I met in Ireland! For someone whose constantly on my phone/laptop and working I had so much fun, I even forgot the WiFi on the bus wasn't working. It takes a great guide to do that!
I had the pleasure of having Valentine as my tour guide for a trip around Southern Ireland back in October He was absolutely incredible start to finish ! I sat in the front of the bus and it was a great choice. | 295 |
Interesting Facts About Mount St Helens
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All Washington
By Angela Brown
An Introduction to Mount St. Helens
Angela M. Brown 2009
Mount St. Helens is one of the Pacific Northwest's many volcanic peaks. Part of what is known as the Pacific Rim or the Pacific Ring of Fire, Mount St. Helens is famous because of its recent and continuing activity. Mount St. Helens is part of the Cascade Mountain Range in the state of Washington, about midway between Seattle and Portland.
The mountain itself, along with the surrounding blast zone, has been preserved as Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. The landscape within the monument is being allowed to take its own course to recovery, creating a fascinating learning experience for both scientists and the public. Visitors to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument will find several interesting visitor centers and a multitude of amazing views.
Sequence of Events Leading Up to the Eruption
Mount St. Helens erupted at 8:32 a.m. PST on May 18, 1980, reminding Pacific Northwest residents and people around the world of the powerful and uncontrollable forces of nature. Physical effects of the eruption were experienced in dozens of U.S. states, with ash falling as far away as Oklahoma.
Accompanying the volcanic eruption was a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, an avalanche of rocks, mud, and debris covering a <|fim_middle|> of small, shallow earthquakes (smaller than magnitude 1) began on morning of September 23, peaked in midday on September 24, then declined through the afternoon of September 25.
Historical Mount St. Helens Activity
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As mountains go, Mount St. Helens is young. The volcano's oldest known deposits erupted about 50,000 to 40,000 years ago, and the cone that partly collapsed in 1980 is only 2,200 years old. Some Indians of the Pacific Northwest variously called Mount St. Helens "Louwala-Clough," or "smoking mountain." The modern name, Mount St. Helens, was given to the volcanic peak in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy, a seafarer and explorer. He named it in honor of a fellow countryman, Alleyne Fitzherbert, who held the title Baron St. Helens and who was at the time the British Ambassador to Spain. Vancouver also named three other volcanic mountains in the Cascades—Baker, Hood, and Rainier—for British naval officers.
Here are the highlights of Mount St. Helens activity over the last 2,000 years:
Goat Rocks Eruptive Period (approximately 1800 A.D.): This eruptive period lasted for 100 to 150 years. Known events include ash explosions in 1842, which was followed by the extrusion of the Goat Rocks dome. Contemporary accounts indicate activity several times during the 1840s and 1850s but are non-specific and even contradictory. The last significant activity before 1980 was "dense smoke and fire" in 1857, although minor, unconfirmed eruptions were reported in 1898, 1903, and 1921.
Kalama Eruptive Period (1479 to 1482 A.D.): This eruptive period included two major ejections of ash, as well as lava flows and dome building.
Sugar Bowl Eruptive Period (approximately 800 A.D.): Mount St. Helens was reshaped by a combination of dome building, a lateral blast, and pyroclastic flows during this period of volcanic activity.
Castle Creek Eruptive Period (200 B.C. to 300 A.D.): Major activity during this era included ejections of ash, pyroclastic flows, and lava flows.
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Sequence of Events
Two months before the eruption, on March 15, 1980, Mount St. Helens began to experience a period of low-level seismic activity that escalated over the next couple months.
March 15 to 19, 1980: A number of very small earthquakes are recorded, but are not recognized as immediate precursors to possible volcanic activity.
March 20, 1980: A magnitude 4.1 earthquake, unlike any that had been previously detected in the area, occurred just northwest of the summit of Mount St. Helens. Seismologists were uncertain as to whether or not these first earthquakes were related to volcanic activity. They decided to deploy additional seismometers in order to better monitor future activity.
March 27 to April 18, 1980: Earthquakes and steam-driven explosions occur off and on during this period.
April 29, 1980: State officials asked the governor to close a large area around the volcano. The plan called for a red zone (no public access) and a blue zone (restricted access). Emergency services officials are frustrated because the public appeared to remain unaware of the danger.
May 7 to 13, 1980: Small explosions of steam and ash are emitted from the volcano. Intermittent earthquakes occur up to a magnitude of 4.9.
May 17, 1980: Law enforcement officials escorted about 50 carloads of property owners into the red zone to retrieve possessions.
Impact of the 1980 Eruption
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The impacts of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens reached far and wide with a loss of life, property, flora, and fauna. Some of the measurable effect included:
Mount St. Helens was reduced by over 1,300 feet in height
Volcanic ash fell as far as 930 miles away
The debris avalanche and mudflows buried the Toutle valley to a depth of almost 165 feet deep
The eruption lasted for 9 hours
57 people lost their lives, or are still considered missing
250 square miles of land was damaged
Estimates are 7,000 big game animals and millions of birds, fish, and small mammals were killed
Minor eruptions continued into 1986
Recent Mount St. Helens Activity
Just when you start to think Mount St. Helens is settling down, the volcano vents or rumbles. Take a look at a timeline of recent Mount St. Helens' activity.
2005 to present: Mount St. Helens continues to experience low rates of seismic activity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, minor production of ash, and the growth of a new lava dome inside the crater.
March 8, 2005: The Mount St. Helens volcano experienced a small explosive event, with the resulting steam-and-ash plume reaching an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet above sea level.
January 16, 2005: Explosive eruption that scattered ash and rocks as large as 3 feet in the crater and ash eastward onto the volcano's east side.
October 11, 2004 to present: A new and distinctive lava dome became evident; it continues to grow and change.
October 5, 2004: The most vigorous steam-and-ash eruption since the start of unrest. It lasted over one hour. The ash rose to about 12,000 feet and drifted north-northeastward. A light ash dusting fell in the towns of Morton, Randle, and Packwood, about 30 miles away. A light dusting affected the east side of Mount Rainier National Park, 70 miles north-northeast.
October 1, 2004: A small steam eruption with minor ash issued from a vent just south of the 1980-86 lava dome.
September 23-25, 2004: A swarm | 895 |
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ington to give the old fellow his longed-for opportunity to bid his son good-by.
It was after eight o'clock before the troop-trains pulled out. Already the sunlight was<|fim_middle|> wringing her hand.
MY DAUGHTER
"The person I am worrying about is Margery !" Helen confided to me rather anxiously about a week after our return to New York.
"What's the matter with her?" I demanded, not having observed anything peculiar about my daughter up to that moment.
"What are we going to do with her ?" she asked.
"What should we do with her?" I retorted. "Can't she take care of herself? Seems to me there's plenty for all of us to do."
My wife uttered a half-amused but plaintive sigh.
"Don't you understand ?" she inquired pathetically. "The poor child was coming out this winter
' and now there isn't anything for her to come out into !" and she handed me a clipping from the "society notes' of the morning paper.
"Owing to the war," it read, "the regular débutante assemblies have been given up for the winter season of 1917-1918."
"Isn't it too bad?" she exclaimed. "Poor Margery! All her winter simply knocked topsyturvy! Think of all the plans we made for her. Why, I don't suppose now she will ever come out at all !"
"I think you
I handed the cutting back to her without comment.
"Well ?" said my wife with a rising inflection. "Don't you feel sorry?"
"No," I retorted, "I can't say that I do. I think the whole blooming business was just plain rot. Why should she want to come out'? Frankly, I'm glad that she can't."
My wife bit her lip. I suppose I was a little brusquer than the occasion demanded.
"Really, John!" she expostulated. are rather unfeeling about it!"
Now, I did not regard myself as unfeeling at all. I have always looked upon myself as a sympathetic and indulgent parent. Indeed, if I ever desired to secure another job as a father I feel confident that both my wife and daughter would give me a high recommendation for good manners, obedience, and docility. My evenings, Sundays, and check-book have always been at their disposal. I have chaperoned my children from their earliest years to church, the theatre, the circus, to ball-games, and the races. I have played Santa Claus at Christmas and furnished an unlimited supply of eggs and rabbits at Easter. I have ordered myself humbly and reverently to them as to my betters, and have never hurt them either by word or deed. But for all that I have never exercised any individual discretion in the bringing up of Margery. I had always been devoted to her. She was undeniably pretty, reasonably intelligent, loving and amenable, and an object of distinct interest to those of the opposite sex who were of her own age and whom fortune had thrown in her path.
She had been educated at the best schools that we could find in the city; had been taught sewing, riding, drawing, and the piano; had been exercised regularly at a gymnasium; had had her teeth straightened at an expense of several thousand dollars; had taken courses in modern music, "art movements" and
' "bird life" in Central Park; and could pour tea gracefully and talk fluently about the theatre, opera, and what other girls of her own age were doing.
But Margery, with all her amiability of character, could not make a cup of coffee, knew nothing whatever about housekeeping, and, although she had taken sewing-lessons, could not make over a hat or a last year's dress. I doubt if she had ever darned a stocking. Those sewing-lessons at two dollars per hour consisted in sitting around with five other young ladies and doing hemstitching twice every week for three months. She had never learned to use her hands and had never been called upon to do anything for herself.
It seems to me that the daughters of men of my own kind have been brought up hitherto with the idea that life was going to be a long joy-ride, during which one or more men would endeavor to keep them entertained and amused. It has never been suggested
to them that they might be called upon to take care of the car.
Helen and I were not rich in the latter-day acceptance of the term, but we had brought up our daughter in such a way as to make her an admirable chatelaine for a millionaire and totally unfit to live upon a moderate income. She had been brought up on a scale (for two) of about twenty-five thousand dollars per annum —that is, it would have cost her husband, if they had had no children, about that sum to give her what she was used to and what we were giving her before the war hit us. It would have taken at least ten thousand dollars to maintain her-according to her lights-in only modest comfort.
Well, Margery is a dear girl and she is my daughter, but-I sometimes wondered if she was worth it! I devoutly hoped that some young gentleman of the right sort would think so and be willing to back up his opinion.
"I don't care!" I replied stubbornly. "I'm not sorry. I'm glad. Do you think I could stand for Margery gadding around to dances after you've given up your motor and are working your hands off making bandages ? It's time she began to take life seriously!"
"That time will come soon enough," replied my wife. "I don't care a bit for what the war has done to me! It doesn't hurt me much to give up things. But it's different with a girl like Margery. She's | pouring through the huge studio-like windows of the station. Weary but exhilarated from the consciousness of the pleasure they had given and the good they had accomplished, the thirty women of the canteen climbed up the iron staircase, shook hands all round, and bade each other good-by.
"I want all you girls to dine with me next week -Friday," said Anna. "Is it a date?"
I had a queer feeling in my throat as I tucked Helen's arm under my elbow and led her toward the entrance. Human nature was a pretty fine thing, after all! We found Miss Pritchett on the sidewalk and offered her a lift. Near Forty-fifth Street she asked to be dropped at her store.
"Your store !" I exclaimed.
"Why, yes," she answered calmly. "Didn't you know that I was 'Lorette'?" Then she laughed and added: "I don't want to mix war work and business, but really I make awfully good hats !"
"I bet you do !" said I, | 211 |
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Industrial Spotlight: Dow Chemical updates on solar shingle, fuel prices
Published 2:00 am EST, Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Dow Chemical Co. is still on target to release its Dow POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle later this year, Dow Vice President for Michigan Operations Earl Shipp said this week at a Bay Area Chamber of Commerce event.
Work started late last year to prepare for a new production facility in Midland.
"We'll continue with that activity when spring comes," he said. "The project is still moving forward. We will launch later this year from our market development plant and then our plans are still on track to have the main manufacturing facility complete hopefully around this time next year."
Shipp said Dow sees changes in the automotive industry, such as a shift toward electric vehicles, as a "great business opportunity."
"As the auto industry transforms , that just create more opportunities from a materials science perspective," said.
Dow count most major auto companies in the world as customers already as its light weight, strong plastics can reduce weight and costs.
"As you see change occur,<|fim_middle|> outstanding example of using a collaborative approach to meet the needs of business and industry," Delta Chancellor Luke Robins told The News Star. "The program has produced graduates who have enhanced the growth and productivity of ANGUS and other local industries and also enabled the development of additional related programs in advanced manufacturing through leveraging available resources." | you hope that you're positioning to take advantage of it," he said. "The joint venture with Kokam to make batteries here in Michigan is just one example of that."
Shipp also addressed rising gasoline prices and the civil unrest in the Middle East and North Africa. He said Dow purchases energy -- and a lot of it -- so it keeps a close eye on where prices are heading around the world. But, the company is able to recoup some increasing costs with price increases to its customers.
"It's really a case where we're no different from the rest of the economy," Shipp said. "If oil prices reach a certain level, what you worry about is does that have a depressing effect on the world economy and cause the economy to slow down because people are spending more money on energy than they are on other things."
Dow Kokam CEO to speak at transportation conference
Dow Kokam CEO Ravi Shanker is expected to speak at an Electric Drive Transportation Association conference in April in Washington, D.C.
The trade association represents battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric drive vehicles. Shanker will join other leaders from government and the industry.
"With our nation at an energy crossroads, this year's conference will demonstrate how electric drive technology will be an essential part of the solution to the economic, energy and environmental challenges created by U.S. foreign oil dependence," EDTA President Brian Wynne said in a news release.
The event takes place April 19 through April 21.
Morgan Stanley raises Dow Chemical estimates
Morgan Stanley raised its price target and earnings estimates for The Dow Chemical Co. this week.
Analysts with the firm expect Dow's shares will reach $48 and maintained its "overweight" rating because of expected margin expansion. Dow's stock closed the day Friday at $37.52.
Dow unit donating to Habitat for Humanity project
Dow Building Solutions is donating insulation and air sealing products in support of Habitat for Humanity's Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative. Dow will provide select products for a Jonesboro, Ga., home construction project with Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity. The group will work with 70 low-income homeowners to complete exterior improvements and maintenance work, weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades on their homes.
"Dow Building Solutions has been a longtime partner and supporter of Habitat for Humanity, and we are very pleased to be working together again on a project which will provide much needed help for this community," said Larry Gluth, senior vice president of U.S. and Canada for Habitat for Humanity International. "Weatherization helps create affordable housing that's energy efficient and can help low-income homeowners save money on energy bills for years to come. We are grateful for Dow's support."
Dow subsidiary makes donation
ANGUS Chemical Co., a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., has given another $20,000 grant to Louisiana Delta Community College to build a potential work force for its Sterlington, part of $750,000 in donations to the college's process technology program since 2005.
ANGUS employs about 160 workers at its Sterlington plant and the program helps create trained a workforce, The News Star reported.
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This book is available only in North America. For all other territories, please see the separate edition, ISBN <|fim_middle|> Osprey's hugely successful Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. His artwork is synonymous with originality of subject, intricate detail and technical accuracy. | 1 84176 155 9. Devised by Tony Holmes in 1994, The Aircraft of the Aces is indisputably the most successful aviation series in Osprey's 30-year history. The globally acclaimed artwork of Iain Wyllie has appeared on the cover of each book, and these specially commissioned paintings have become a key ingredient to the series' success. In celebration of the aces of WWII, their aircraft, and the unique illustrations which have so unerringly captured them in action, Osprey has produced Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2. Thirty full-colour paintings from thirty Aces books are featured, with information about the actual aircraft depicted, their pilots, and the action in which they are involved. Contemporary black and white photography and colour profiles complete this unique and beautiful book.
Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994. Iain Wyllie is one of Britain's leading aviation cover artists. A native of Northern Ireland, he trained as a naval draughtsman, and spent many years working in this capacity. Since becoming a full-time aviation artist in the late 1980s, Iain has created over 60 cover artworks for | 304 |
UCSC's Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems features a 'Produce Pop-Up,' feature organic produce at Quarry Plaza each Thursday.
It's hard to do your best academically when you're not eating well, but that's the dilemma facing many University of California students. "Students are sacrificing their food security in order to fund their other college expenses—we're trying to improve that situation," says Diane Villalba, a UC Santa Cruz biochemistry major and food access intern.
Villalba is part of system-wide effort sponsored by the UC Global Food Initiative (GFI) to address the challenges of students trying to cope with the rising costs of tuition, rent, books, and other expenses. Results of last year's UC Undergraduate Experience Survey conducted across UC campuses show that as many as one in three are dealing with the financial squeeze by skipping meals. Results of a new survey funded by GFI that focuses specifically on UC students' food security will provide further details of a problem that is not only widespread throughout the UC system but across the country.
UC's GFI has made it a priority to help students get reliable access to healthy,<|fim_middle|> an intern with the working group, also notes that they hope to identify a site to hold cooking workshops supported by campus partners committed to student nutrition and health, and expose students to additional resources available to them.
Working group interns are also looking at ways to improve communications and marketing to students who might qualify for federal assistance through the Cal Fresh Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program and Slug Support-based assistance provided by campus.
Slug Support provides meal vouchers and Safeway cards along with other financial help to qualified UCSC students through an intake and assessment process designed to ensure that students have a "road map" toward their health and wellness.
Removing barriers for work study students to qualify for support via CalFresh through system-wide engagement in the implementation of AB 1930.
Creating a "market-match" token system for students to use at the newly established weekly organic produce stand located in the Quarry Plaza. The program would provide up to $10 in matching tokens for EBT credit usage through the SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps) per week.
In developing programs, the working group is also focused on removing the possible stigma attached to seeking and using support. "We want to advance systems that are accessible and empowering rather than stigmatizing," says Galarneau.
For example, the dining meal vouchers are the same as prospective students and campus guests receive for eating in the dining hall, and cooking or nutrition workshops would be advertised and open to all students.
The full results of this initial year's systemwide working group efforts, including recommendations for improving campus food security, are expected to be presented to the UC Regents in July. | safe and affordable food that they enjoy. The GFI Food Access and Security Subcommittee, co-chaired by Tim Galarneau of UCSC's Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) and Ruben Canedo of UC Berkeley's Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), has established working groups on every UC campus to develop food access solutions, from operational to aspirational.
At the upcoming California Higher Education Food Summit at UC Irvine January 21-23 (cafoodsummit.com) working group members will give an overview of their efforts over the last six months, including discussion of a food security survey by the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources' Nutrition Policy Institute. Survey results are expected to be released in July.
At UC Santa Cruz, professor of anthropology Nancy Chen and Galarneau help lead a working group of faculty, staff, and student GFI fellows and interns looking for ways to improve food access for both undergraduate and graduate students. Chen, a professor of anthropology, also directs the Blum Center and advises graduate students researching income inequality, food security, and housing challenges as part of a Food Security Action Research Hub.
"This year we're addressing both infrastructure and communications questions, as well as analyzing existing programs to find ways they can be improved, and developing recommendations for new methods to improve student support," says Galarneau.
Recent UCSC graduate and CASFS staff member Crystal Owings explains that GFI interns are mapping campus facilities that might be used as food pantries and distribution sites. "They're looking at sites such as the Redwood Building, Academic Resources Center, the new Cowell Ranch Hay Barn, and noting whether they have storage and refrigeration capability, nutrition education and working space, how visible and accessible they are in terms of nearby bus stops and parking, and how they might serve current and new programs," she says.
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The Unity of Knowledge
American Institute For Economic Research - December 17, 2021
Weary I grow of people's asking if this or that is "really" economics or history or evolutionary psychology or whatever. Those are just arbitrary labels slapped onto university departments and courses that do not help humans to ascertain the ding an sich, the thing-in-itself, a.k.a. reality or, if not Truth, then a usable claim about the real world.
Those who would help to improve the world should seek out not arbitrary disciplinary boundaries but what biologist E.O. Wilson calls consilience, or the unity of knowledge. They should seek not to fill lacunae in academic "literatures" but to enlighten or illuminate through insight. 'Tis best not to assert expertise where none exists,' as economist Thomas Sowell warns, but one should also not fear to ask questions when important problems arise and to wonder if expertise is not lacking in others, especially when responding to rapidly evolving novel threats.
As I pointed out early in the pandemic, people tend to view their tiny bit of the world very clearly, but remain as oblivious to the rest of the world as a racehorse wearing blinders. Such specialization works just fine in an economy with a finely-grained division of labor, but creates some real embarrassment whenever a problem, like Covid or the global climate, requires a broader view of the world.
For decades, universities have claimed to foster interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary investigation, but few have made any real strides as money and professorships still go to departments, divisions, or schools, not to every scholar addressing a particular question or problem. As a result, administrative conveniences have become reified, existing only to satisfy their own internal needs rather than more general enlightenment.
It is difficult to find, say, a law professor willing to read or cite relevant history books, or articles in economics, because they are incentivized to cite law review articles, substandard as most of those articles are in terms of consilience. And don't get me started on schools of public health, where six departments, two centers, and an institute all work on the same problem without knowing about, much less collaborating with, the others. Merely inefficient most of the time, such silos can cause big problems when emergencies strike in the real world.
Everything, you see, is interconnected, often directly and via several indirect routes, sometimes in one direction but often bidirectionally. For example, there exist economic analyses of religious institutions and religious analyses of economics. Moreover, religions impact economic activity in multiple ways, like through mourning rituals, dietary prohibitions, and Sabbath observances, while economic activity influences religions through the volume of donations, the price of<|fim_middle|>y Politics Society | land for churches and cemeteries and such, and the alacrity of acolytes.
Ditto books, charities, communication, computers, criminality, education, fiction, fishing, healthcare, hobbies, hunting, movies, music, sex, sports, transportation, and indeed every aspect of human life. In fact, there exists an economics (chemistry, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, physics) of every single human thing you can think of, even if you wear too many blinders to know what it is. And every single human thing you can think of affects the economy in ways large and small.
In short, consilience demands no out-of-bounds, only more or less salient topics of investigation. What matters is not the topic per se, but the way a writer or researcher approaches it.
Consider, for example, criminal justice. It is often considered an interdisciplinary, though highly specialized or niche field of inquiry. Yet its Overton window of acceptable policies is so little open that I was the first to suggest that prisoner recidivism could be reduced by incentivizing nonprofits to find ways to keep individual ex-cons out of jail, an insight that grew out of my study of the economics of slavery.
If the connection between slavery and prisoner recidivism isn't immediately clear, think Thirteenth Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the US, except for those duly convicted of a crime. The point is, no person or group should be allowed to hold a monopoly on understanding complex medical, social, or technological issues, especially during putative emergencies.
Even the study of something as seemingly irrelevant to modern life as dueling ("pistols at ten paces") need not prove a merely antiquarian or whimsical affair. As Christopher Kingston and I showed in "The Deadliest of Games: The Institution of Dueling," two men trying to slaughter each other rested on a rational basis even when it seemed as if only "honor" was at stake. The point of the paper was that although their rationality is to some extent constrained, people are not as dumb as they sometimes seem to be.
Moreover, our game theory model of dueling could easily be applied to other types of social interactions where people risk loss, if not necessarily death, in order to signal possession of some valuable, directly unobservable quality. Climate virtue signaling anyone?
So ask not if this or that article belongs to this or that reified academic discipline, ask instead how they may enlighten human understanding of the world. To avoid groupthink and, worse still, bellyfeel, humans need to foster more creative, independent thought, not hackneyed beliefs possible only within the confines of a pinhole view of the world. Intellects of the world unite and break loose all the many arbitrary disciplinary chains inhibiting understanding!
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Did you think your postman/woman just delivered your mail? Wrong. They happen to be a rather awesome real-time crowd sourcing force for public data! When your mail is delivered and you turn out to not be there, and this keeps happening for a month, or for three months, your responsive public servants take note of this, it goes into a big database and gets spat out courtesy of HUD in a tract level file. It also happens to track business vacancies. Check it.
Some truthiness to know- no data are perfect. These suffer from many variations and local<|fim_middle|> know, and even deeper, sharing what we share with others in intimate settings. Every question asked of you- chances are someone else wants that answer too. And they won't ever get to ask you. The data you issue someone in response to a request, the facts you smugly share about something you know that the asker didn't. If we only share things once, in non-transferable formats we are not doing all we can to democratize knowledge, to make the best use of what we know.
In the past this has meant we publish our internal project maps and reports for others to use, then we publish raw data, then we make it usable for others. The next step may be to wiki our responses.
An example from today. Someone mentions something on twitter about neighborhoods and their definitions in Oakland, about how they vary. In response, to help inform this conversation about a city I love and know something about I have a couple of options. I can make a benign tweet response, I can maybe email a link or share a photo, or I can pass along information in a more permanent way, in a way that can perhaps help others. This later option is becoming my default. Instead of a light, individual contact with an inquiry or a random interest, I can put down some of what I know, some of what I have (data, reports) and put it in context (hopefully) and make it available for everyone. It turns out that a local wiki like OaklandWiki.org is perfect for this!
It took me about 10 minutes to update a page on a particular neighborhood that was a perfect demonstration of the issue being discussed, (Lower) San Antonio. I can include some of what I know through research, through relationships, share data snippets and content relevant to the community. Fast, easy, permanent and open to anyone. Instead of just a small channel of communication, I can share a response, a story, a factoid with anyone who bothers to google it. In a sector obsessed with Social Impact, it seems one of the highest yield things we can do is to share what we know, what we have, especially when those things are not openly available to others in our community!
This applies to all of us- Oaklandwiki.org is not just a system for "experts", it's open for anyone who knows something about Oakland to contribute, to share. Just like libraries were the place we stored and made available "what we knew", local wiki's are increasingly becoming the place where we can all share and access "what we all know".
Oakland has a huge network of Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils that provide a level of community interaction and engagement around crime and local issues. This network is supported by city staff (Neighborhood Services Coordinators- NSCs) and Problem Solving Officers (PSOs) and each has a local member as the chair. In come neighborhoods these groups operate more like planning councils on broad topics, in others you'll find people talking about stray dogs, blight, violence and truancy. These are mechanisms to engage residents on civic issues. they matter to a city. We have a huge list of all the different yahoo groups where they communicate if we're interested, but how, just how do you find out what beat you are in?
The city's current answer: use this incredibly horrible PDF document to clumsily guess. Seriously. I swear the city had something better in the past, but this is how you are meant to find and connect to your "local" group. Even ignoring its purpose, this is one of the worst maps I've ever seen in Oakland.
Fortunately I do believe that our interfaces to government can be beautiful, can be simple and can actually function. And I believe that civic engagement and action is critical in a city with such structural problems. So I built a better version. In less than three hours. I give you an open source tool that I originally cloned from a great developer in Chicago and remade as a tool to easily help parents find which elementary school zone they live in, where your free tax sites are in the Bay Area to get awesome free tax prep help from professional staff if you earn under about $50k.
It's simple, does just one thing but hopefully does it well. It's a small tool that you should only need to use once in your life per house you inhabit.
Knowing how to use the tools and how to find and redeploy open source code means you can produce something incredibly useful and interactive in about the same time as you would take to make a half decent static map as a PDF. I can say this because I've made literally hundreds of good, static PDF maps.
There are obviously dozens of other areas where our local government interfaces are not customer friendly. And we can help to improve them. At OpenOakland we love to hear about areas that better technology can improve government interactions, citizen engagement and efficiency. Have an idea? We'll soon have our new project requirements criteria published so you can pitch a new tool, process or tech idea!
My first Venn diagram in years. Inspired by my daughter turning one. | contexts that make them tricky at times, but they are an amazing resource, and these data get republished every quarter. I threw together the map above in a couple of hours, part of my playing/learning with MapBox, which I fricking love already. My biggest delay was generating these tiles for the web and realizing I had left a background layer turned on rendered blue which prevented the street layer from showing through. You learn that lesson once. Waiting 4 hours for a render job and getting unusable map layers is a bad experience.
I do get that the multiple decimal places is annoying, but I'm not re-doing this again… the map hover/click functionality also gives you the business vacancy rates too, as the baseline data for how many units of residential and commercial are in each tract for context.
It's a rare and wonderful thing to be so involved in a city like Oakland, to get to be part of so many awesome organizations, initiatives and projects and to have access to so much rich data and personal knowledge about our city. It's also challenging to face the fact that so much of our institutional and community knowledge is locked away in the minds of our elders, our colleagues, our servers, and hence is not accessible for our community at large. Unless they schedule time to talk to said people. This creates a problem of knowledge scale and transfer, of concentrated soft power. I'm calling it soft because it doesn't really make you a boss to know stats or history of a community, but it is still powerful to have access to so much info on your community, in the right setting.
For the past few years I've been more focused on publishing our work widely, not to make us look like experts, but to actually share what we do, what we learn, what we care about. It seems there's another level needed here too- sharing what we | 378 |
In case we weren't sure, mother nature reminded us with a swift kick that it is still winter for a couple more weeks. So warm up with a batch of hearty vegan winter chili.
This vegan chili even satisfies my carnivore husband. If you use enough of the right blend of spices, and bloom those fully in oil, your meat lovers will get the same unctuous flavor they expect from traditional chili. However, I also have a trick for making both a beef chili and meatless batch at the same time. Just cook the beef in a separate skillet with spices, while making the vegan chili in a large pot. Once all vegan ingredients are added to the pot, remove a few cupfuls and add to the beef in its separate skillet.<|fim_middle|> lowest setting and cover with a tight fitting lid. You can also add more water at this point if needed.
To serve, top with additional slices of fresh jalapeño, cilantro leaves, lime wedges, and sliced avocado. You can set up a bar with various toppings for eaters to add, including tortilla chips, chopped red onion, cheese and yogurt/sour cream. Everyone likes to enjoy chili their own way! | Continue cooking both over low heat until the vegetables are cooked through.
The recipe below is for my Vegan Winter Chili. In late summer I will exchange the sweet potatoes and perhaps the carrots for bell peppers of various colors, zucchini and yellow summer squash. My summer chili also utilizes very ripe fresh tomatoes instead of or in combination with canned. Now I'm anxious for August and you can expect a Vegan Summer Chili recipe from me then.
Before the recipe, here are some tips.
Cut vegetables into a small dice to ensure quicker cooking, even distribution in each spoonful of chili, and to make them more appealing to picky eaters.
Sauté onions until they are soft before adding garlic, then spices, followed by other ingredients. If you add garlic or spices too soon, they may burn or you risk not cooking onion thoroughly.
"Bloom" or sauté spices in oil first to awaken their flavor compounds and infuse flavor throughout the chili through the cooking oil.
Note: In this recipe post, I have not provided a photo of all of the ingredients. I even hesitate to give you an ingredients list for this and other stews and soups because the quantities and specific ingredients listed below are merely suggestions. Add more of the ingredients you love, less of those you just want a taste of and add as much liquid to get the consistency you desire. Personally, I add a lot more heat than most, but this recipe as written is at a moderate heat level.
The combinations and amounts of ingredients are up to you. Add other vegetables you have on hand, swap out for different varieties of beans, amp up the heat with more jalapeños or spicier pepper varieties, or tone it down. Reduce liquid for thicker chili.
~5 cups home-cooked or canned, drained and rinsed, beans. My favorite is a combination of black beans and cranberry or pinto beans.
Heat a large sauce pot over medium heat. Add oil.
When the oil is shimmering, add the onion and a pinch of salt.
Once the onion has softened, add the garlic and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring often for about 1 minute, careful not to burn.
Add the spices and a little more oil if pot is dry. Stir into a paste and cook for 30 - 60 seconds.
Add the beans, tomatoes, carrots and ~1 cup of water. I usually rinse the tomato can and use this water to get all of the tomato into the chili. I learned that trick from my mom, who I've watched make Italian tomato sauce for nearly 4 decades now.
Once the carrots are partially cooked (about 15 minutes), add the sweet potatoes and jalapeños, if using. Add water if needed. Cook on medium low, until carrots and sweet potatoes are tender, (about 1 hour) partially covered. You can simmer on lowest setting for an additional 2-3 hours to further reduce and develop flavors. If you need to continue simmering when chili is already fully reduced, keep on | 614 |
Will Smith stars in the Sony film about the doctor who discovered CTE, a football-related brain trauma.
Sony is offering free admission to all NFL players and their families to Concussion, the drama that centers on the doctor who discovered CTE, a football-related brain trauma, and his fight against the NFL.
NFL players can see the film at any time during its theatrical run after it opens on Christmas Day. As The Hollywood Reporter previously reported, Sony has already held several private screenings for players, and hundreds of of active and former players already have watched the film, including New York Jets' Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis,<|fim_middle|> whose research of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — deadly brain trauma in football players — was met with resistance by the NFL.
Players can receive complimentary admission for themselves and one guest by presenting their NFLPA membership card at any Cinemark theater nationwide.
NFL Players Association executive George Atallah told THR that the film, which is directed by Peter Landesman based on the GQ article "Game Brain" by Jeanne Marie Laskas, had already made a difference: "The story has already forced the NFL to be held accountable to improve health and safety standards in football. I want to see the film change football not just at the NFL level but at every other level of the game, from the NCAA down to youth." | who called it "educational."
Will Smith stars in Concussion, playing Dr. Bennet Omalu, the real-life forensic neuropathologist | 30 |
Primate of Bulgarian Orthodox Church receives pilgrims from Voronezh met<|fim_middle|> the Bulgarian land.
On September 11, to conclude the pilgrimage, Metropolitan Sergy of Voronezh and Liski celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Nicholas – the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia. Concelebrating with him were Bishop Andrei of Rossosh and Ostrogozhsk, Bishop Sergy of Borisoglebsk and Buturlinovka, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), rector of the Representation, and the clergy of the Voronezh metropolia and of St Nicholas Church.
After the service, Archimandrite Philip warmly greeted the archpastors and clergymen of the Voronezh metropolia. A thanksgiving followed, celebrated at the holy relics of St Seraphim in the crypt of St Nicholas Church, website of the Representation reports.
The Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church received at his residence Metropolitan Sergy of Voronezh and Liski, Bishop Andrei of Rossosh and Ostrogozhsk, Bishop Sergy of Borisoglebsk and Buturlinovka, and other pilgrims from the Voronezh metropolia. The group of pilgrims visited Bulgaria with ... | ropolia
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On 10 September 2016, a group of pilgrims from the Voronezh metropolia visited the holy sites in Sofia and met with His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria.
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The Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church received at his residence Metropolitan Sergy of Voronezh and Liski, Bishop Andrei of Rossosh and Ostrogozhsk, Bishop Sergy of Borisoglebsk and Buturlinovka, and other pilgrims from the Voronezh metropolia.
The group of pilgrims visited Bulgaria with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to venerate the local shrines, in particular, the holy relics of St Seraphim the Archbishop of Boguchar and Wonderworker of Sofia. Before the Revolution in Russia, St Seraphim served as rector of the Voronezh Theological Seminary. He is considered to be one of the heavenly patrons of the Voronezh metropolia.
During the meeting, Metropolitan Sergy told His Holiness Patriarch Neofit about various activities of the Voronezh metropolia and about the possibilities to organize pilgrimages for local clergy and laypeople to the holy sites of | 298 |
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Many of the present members of the choir were part of that original group of singers, though others have joined us over the years, and become just as valued and skilled and committed to Werca's Folk as our older singers.
The choir's repertoire is a mixture of traditional song, contemporary folk, and some popular pieces . 'You've Got a Friend' has featured largely in our performances, and in many ways symbolises the feeling of choir members: that it is more than just a group of women who enjoy singing together, but a strongly bonded group of friends who support each other through joyful and difficult times. Our songs reflect those, too, being for the most part, songs of celebration of the lives, loves, losses, wit and wisdom of all women, featuring some of the stunning music from our beloved county of Northumberland.
The choir has made a number of CDs, and performed all over the country, and in a major tour of Slovenia. They featured in a Ch.4 TV programme 'Secrets of a Suffragette'<|fim_middle|> ramblings, and break into beautiful singing.
There will be plenty of that at the 21st anniversary celebrations the choir has organised to take place on Saturday 15th October 2016. There will be workshops in the morning and afternoon and in the evening Werca's Folk will give a concert in the Memorial Hall (with wine and soft drinks).
All the activities take place in the Memorial Hall, Warkworth, where there are also numerous places to stay, to eat and drink, and to explore. | and there met up with Clare Balding , who was the presenter of that documentary about Emily Wilding Davison. She later asked the choir to take part in her radio series ' Ramblings' after which she became our much-admired patron. In her book 'Walking Home' Clare talks about the day she spent with us with great warmth, wondering at our ability to just stop our | 78 |
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Lecture, Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
The 283-year history of Lovettsville's old German Reformed Church, now St. James United Church of Christ, will be the topic of the next presentation in the Lovettsville Historical Society's Lecture Series, to be held on Sunday, May 15, 2016. The main presenter will be former St. James pastor and church historian, the Rev. Roland England, assisted by former Mayor Elaine Walker, and other past and present members of St. James.
As Rev. England has written, "The history of St. James and that of Lovettsville are inseparable." It has always been a center of life in The German Settlement, and later in the town of Lovettsville, which wasn't laid out until 1820. Founded around 1733 by Germans settlers arriving from Pennsylvania, the congregation first met in members' homes. Legend has it that the German Reformed (Calvinists) were the first to arrive here from Pennsylvania, with the Lutherans coming a few years later. The first clergyman known to visit here was the Rev. Michael Schlatter, who stayed here briefly as a guest of Elder William Wenner.
The first three church buildings – two of logs, the last of brick — were built on the site where the old St. James Reformed Cemetery remains today. In 1901 the congregation erected a new church building at its present location in the town of Lovettsville, and it was named St. James. Up until that time, it was known simply as the German Reformed Church. Mergers in the 20th century resulted with St. James becoming part of the Evangelical & Reformed Church, and then the United Church of Christ.
Pastor England and the presenting team will describe St. James's vibrant role in the community from the early 18th century, up through the 20th century and beyond.
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Week<|fim_middle|> butter, bananas, and/or jelly.
These sound delicious! Might be daunting for people used to mixes because they sound more labor intensive, but most of the ingredients are pantry staples anyway — especially for vegan households. Can't wait to make these! Yum! | ends and snow-days call for a leisurely pace, complete with slow-food, togetherness, yummy smells and delicious tastes. The kids find great excitement in whipping out the waffle iron, mixing bowl, and maple syrup to cook up a scrumptious breakfast. I love finding nutrient dense ingredients to pack into those lip-smacking waffles.
Give these a try on your next lazy day!
Mix wet ingredients together (I used a Vitamix blender).
Spoon mix into waffle iron and cook per manufacturer's instructions.
We topped ours with diced apples, graded carrots, raisins, slivered almonds, pomegranate nibs, 100% pure maple syrup and paired it with some tofu scramble. Also makes a tasty lunch with peanut | 155 |
Task 1: Would you mind making a new version of this icon with more polished negative spacing :D?
This icon looks good in context, except the frame button (which is visible by default on any page that has frames) now looks pretty awful next to it.
Task 2: Could you come up with ideas for a frame button that looks better?
Sorry about the delay. I'll start working on the frame button soon.
Hi Victoria. I've attached the 'negative spacing' icon (top most from my first comment) that I made in Sketch to the bug. Thanks!
For the frame-picker icon, I tried a few visual concepts. One thing I tried to do was make it a two-state icon, so that it can reflect if the feature is "inactive" (we're inspecting the main document) or "active" (we're inspecting a subdocument). I did alternative representations of state with partial black fills and with the blue highlight color (same as the RDM icon active state).
I tried to shy away from using the 3-part "frameset" metaphor, because as pointed out by Victoria it might be too outdated (frames and framesets were dropped in HTML5, only if<|fim_middle|> one. It's also a less radical change for current users of this feature.
Awesome concepts, and I love the idea of a two-state icon! I see what you mean about the frameset vs non-frameset ideas. I haven't used a iframe in so long, and when I see items in the frames dropdown they're usually a bunch of ads/trackers, so it's hard for me to know how most people think of this. I think this is a good time to ask for more feedback. I'll post it in Slack, and if you wanted to tweet a Twitter-native poll for this, we can retweet it from @FirefoxDevTools. To keep it simple, this is the set of icons I'll use to ask for feedback.
iFrames are still very relevant outside of ads/trackers, for example code playgrounds like codepen heavily rely on them (and often any kind of embedded content does, too).
That said, I don't feel concept 4 is outdated. Though, I have to admit I'm somewhat drawn to concept 3 as well.
Would need some refinement of course, but I think it could work as well.
There is a "A or C" camp, but also mentions that these might get confused with the RDM icon or the "Min Vid" icon (a previous Test Pilot experiment).
There is "B or D" camp, with more love for B.
We landed the new RDM icon, but regressed the blue coloring when active. Or was that on purpose?
Edit: can be fixed by using fill: currentColor to inherit the blue color.
@fvsch Gabe will be fixing the blue highlight issue. Thanks for making the new mockup!
Every concept had some valid criticism.
It's not a perfect solution but we should probably go with the frameset option (B), because it will be a less radical change and has at least some users understanding the frameset metaphor. (The Codepen/JSFiddle analogy is a nice bonus too.) If we come up with a more elegant concept in the future, it can still be revisited (maybe if we put this tool inside different panels instead of in the toolbox).
I started implementation work using option B (the "frameset" one), in bug 1488012.
We can still replace the SVG if we decide on a different design.
There's a bit of visual mismatch when we have other icons enabled. This may not be a problem if we plan to update more icons progressively. If it is a problem, maybe we should stick to non-Photon 1px strokes?
B is the right choice, let's stick to it.
Thank you @fvsch, I agree about sticking with B!
And yes, we can fix the other icons later, especially since some of them need a little rethinking or might need to be removed.
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The same teams were originally scheduled to meet in August 2020, but the game was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Plans will remain contingent upon the status of public health next summer, and the feasibility of ticket availability will be evaluated in the months ahead," Major League Baseball said in a news release Monday.
The game will be nationally broadcast on FOX and will be the first MLB game ever played in Iowa.
MLB built a temporary, 8,000-seat ballpark adjacent to the site where the Kevin Costner movie "Field of Dreams" was filmed. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990.
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Tom Still: The late Bill Kraus defined what it meant to be a citizen of Wisconsin
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MADISON, Wis. – It was called "The Bullpen." Just inside the front door of the governor's office in the East Wing of the State Capitol was, and remains to this day, a large room populated by desks, cubicles, telephones and all the necessary tools of a government at work.
Nearly 40 years ago, it was also where an inquiring reporter could find Bill Kraus.
Barely inside The Bullpen's front door, unguarded by so much as a secretary, sat one of the most influential people in state government. To this wet-behind-the-ears reporter, Kraus – who died Friday at 92 – symbolized what it meant to run a truly open government.
Kraus was the right hand to Lee Dreyfus, the red-vested former chancellor of UW-Stevens Point who had surprised almost everyone by winning election as governor in 1978. Kraus was one of the architects of that unconventional campaign, which captured the<|fim_middle|> and equally quick to shoulder the blame if things didn't work out.
"He taught us it was OK to fail," said Naomi Bodway, another Bullpen veteran who was a semester shy of finishing college when she started work. "We were such kids, and he gave us carte blanche to do our jobs." Bodway, who visited Kraus at home a day before he died, agreed with Andrews and Kaestner that Kraus was ahead of his time on another front: Trusting women in the workplace.
Perhaps the strongest woman in his life was his wife, Toni Sikes, a Madison entrepreneur who gently referred to Kraus as "my boyfriend" among the couple's many friends. To the rest of us who knew him, he was Citizen Kraus, friend of Wisconsin.
— Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology. He covered state government as a reporter in the 1980s.
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The transparency of the campaign continued when governing commenced, with Kraus and other top Dreyfus advisors talking to any journalist who strolled into The Bullpen – appointments not necessary and "no comments" be damned.
While I often wondered how anyone in The Bullpen got actual work done, the approach clicked. Reporters respected Kraus because he respected them and their work, their deadlines, and what then was recognized as the news media's duty to report fairly.
The openness held up even during bad times and tough questions. The national recession that gripped Wisconsin in 1979 led to a state budget crisis that seemed to deepen by the day. The press corps joked about the "State Budget of the Month Club" as the recession rolled through Wisconsin's manufacturing economy, which only a few years earlier had been touted by the Wall Street Journal as "The Star of the Snowbelt."
When Dreyfus opted against seeking re-election in 1982, Kraus would often float into Stevens Point, where he had been an executive for Sentry Insurance, and lived a while in New York City, but he always wound up in or around Madison.
His passion for good government continued with his long co-chairmanship of Common Cause in Wisconsin, among the contributions that merited the inaugural "Bill Kraus Lifetime Achievement Award for Civic Leadership" from the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service.
Witty; well-versed in literature, arts and cooking; a prolific writer and a persistent golfer, Kraus was remembered as a "renaissance man and mentor" by former Bullpen occupant Kristine Andrews, who later became chief of staff to two Wisconsin members of Congress.
Sue Kaestner, a Madison businesswoman who also worked in the Dreyfus Bullpen, recalled Kraus as a "true Don Quixote," unafraid to take on tough issues and causes, | 407 |
Home » Rock Daily » Wolfgang Van Halen Reveals 11 Albums That Changed<|fim_middle|> had to say about those albums:
"Fair Warning, the Roth era album is a very special album to me. It was an album where my dad just said, 'F— it' and did what he wanted. I think that's why it's a cult classic – it was never really a huge album compared to the others…And it's so quick – it goes by in 36 minutes or something, but it just makes you want to start it again. It's such a great, dark, fun album that I think gets overlooked."
"Socially, it's (Balance) a phenomenal-sounding album – it sounds incredible. It might be the best-sounding Hagar album, maybe the best-sounding Van Halen. The Hagar era shows another side of my father's playing as well. I like how he leaned more into the melodic stuff – some of the most beautiful melodies he's ever written have been in the Hagar era with things like Dreams or the song 'Not Enough' from Balance."
Wolfgang's other favorite albums are: AC/DC – Highway To Hell (1979), Tool – Ænima (1996), Karnivool – Sound Awake (2009), Porcupine Tree – Deadwing (2005), Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile (1999), Jimmy Eat World – Futures (2004), Blink-182 – Enema Of The State (1999), Peter Gabriel – So (1986), and The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969).
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Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen has revealed 11 albums that changed his life in an interview with Louder.
The list includes his most-loved Van Halen records – 1981's Fair Warning and 1995's Balance.
Eddie Van Halen's music "can't be ignored in my upbringing and influence," said the son of the late electric guitar icon.
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Looking for inspiration I came upon 2 short stories I wrote and entered into a city living competition back when we resided at our old apartment where the tiny balcony upon which we spent much of our free time overlooked neighbouring terrace houses, notable of which was the green house. As with most of the short stories I write, they're based on actual events.
I thought I'd share them this week, as they inspired the beginnings of a blog post about housemates, which I'll follow with a little later.
The endless barking of dogs which hindered my earlier attempts to sleep, intruded in the small hours of morning into the victory of my slumber and finally roused me. I staggered out of bed, down the stairs and out to the balcony. The street below was motion<|fim_middle|> I stood, barefoot on the cool tiles, staring in frustration across at the moonlit source of the barking. The green house.
Time had almost stood still for the green house, a rambling three storey terrace with a rusty roof and faded green paint over cracked rendered walls. Ivy cladding and stained glass windows were its only redeeming features but flanked by a dull paved courtyard they redeemed it little. Only heavy bars on the windows acknowledged the passing of time and changed fortune of the neighbourhood.
I woke again to daylight and the dogs' continued barking. The dogs were fox terriers belonging to a curious and audibly identifiable household. As far as I had been able to ascertain from the auditory vantage point of my balcony, the green house was peopled by two older women who I took by the similarity of their voices to be sisters, a man of indeterminable age with a deep baritone, as well as the dogs.
Until recently, there had been much to witness. Regular raucous parties invariably culminating in acrimonious screaming of all three inhabitants at three am, were interspersed by quieter nights of loud directives, demands, refusals and ultimately arguments. In the past weeks, the dogs' habitual barking and the cacophony of shouting and parties had been silenced.
I'd observed the man, strangely countenanced, in a dull bathrobe or oddly clothed from decades past, proceeding with ungainly movements around the narrow, dark courtyard at the back of the house, and he'd peer up at my building before fading into the shadows. Of late I had seen him on few occasions, the women none, corroborated by their audible absence.
His new modish appearance and smart attire, coming and going via the rear timber garden gate, whistling and greeting our neighbours warmly, was of equal curiosity. Later the same morning, while I was waiting for my latté in the corner café, I saw him emerge, brightly shirted, jauntily carrying a shopping bag over his shoulder, the hoarse chorus of barking still audible.
The sun shone warm on my balcony and as I basked, sipping coffee, my neighbour returned, bag laden, to an excited canine welcome. Upon opening the gate, the dogs surged against his legs causing the bag to slip and drop heavily to the footpath. Several large yellow papered tins attempted to roll into the gutter but were quickly corralled amidst remonstrations and quiet swearing.
Minutes later the sun glinted off metal, attended by the noise of a utensil scraping, instigating escalated barking. Dual clunks of sound reverberated up into the air from the cave of the backyard below me. The dogs went quiet.
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Thank you 😉 Like re-reading a novel and getting a different perspective, having a look back at something I've written can inspire me to look at current events in new ways.
Thank you 🙂 I don't have a huge body of short stories… I'm a far happier blogger than short story writer but I'm working on it, and reviewing what I've done is I hope a way to make progress.
Thank you 🙂 It was as real as we could come up with, watching and wondering what was going on over there… a little bit of creative speculation.
Your story captures the experience and thoughts one has of what may be happening in the lives of your near neighbours. We have some 'audibly identifiable' neighbours, complete with barking dog and we often wonder what is going on, and then find out later. Usually it was not a pleasant scenario. Very thought provoking story! And yes, I read it twice!
Thank you 🙂 The first story although incorporating actual events was the product of inventive conjecture. Sadly the second story tells how it really happened.
Sometimes I think simple proximity and presence doesn't help but maybe it does. We also had lovely elderly neighbours who tried to manage a son with issues without involving outsiders. They knew we saw and heard what went on when he was around, and sometimes in the thick of it they would look up, I think for reassurance that someone was there if it got too bad. The son would also see them glance up, aware that a glowering G.O. was looking out, and often would curtail his behaviour.
Thank you 🙂 Oh yes, neighbours can be entertaining but their lives have ups and downs also, unfortunately.
Ah, those 'audibly identifiable neighbours', entertaining at times, definitely not at three am! | less and otherwise silent. | 5 |
<|fim_middle|> | I learned this week that anger can paralyze. It's the drone of an alarm clock that won't stop buzzing, or a wall that gets taller and taller even as the lowest bricks crumble. Every time I sat down to write about something good and sweet, my anger, like that big foot at the beginning of Monty Python cartoons, crushed flowers and left no room at all for words on the screen.
I've been trying to find the humor in being a victim of sleazy, deceptive, financially oppressive fraud, and remind myself in every other breath of my many blessings. But it seems much easier to make jokes about God or death, overwhelming, incomprehensible concepts I can still somehow place in context of my life. Anger, like terror, sits on the surface like bad milk in your coffee; no amount of stirring will mix it into the deeper part. And the longer it floats, the more it stinks.
This week's Torah portion features a list of terrible curses to be exacted upon all who disobey God's will. Since liberal Jews try not to believe that human suffering is punishment from above, what relevance can we find in these frightening words? wondered the rabbi at services last night. He spoke of a Hassidic commentary that equated the state of being cursed with the inability to integrate our intellect and emotions: we can't function when these parts of ourselves are out of balance, one ruling the other rather than both working in partnership. Perhaps we invite the curse by not recognizing this aspect of God within ourselves. Shabbat, he suggested, is a time to set things right by creating room in our day for equal amounts of thinking and feeling.
His words rang true, and I realized my anger this past week had thrown me completely out of balance. Finally, this morning, I chanted Torah and my voice no longer sounded like I was being strangled. Elsewhere in Leviticus (19:35-36) we're instructed to use fair weights and measures, because cheating is an abomination against God. I think I'm starting to restore balance to my own scales; maybe one day the scales of justice will complete the process. | 443 |
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Ot<|fim_middle|> (IVS). There are two war graves in the Burial Ground. Allan Cox died on 13th of the 6th month 1915 aged 17 years (grave no. 312, row VII) and Haydn Derek Ryder died on 11th of the 11th month 1943 aged 21 years (grave no. 475, row X). These graves are liable to inspection by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission every four or five years. The stones are to be kept in good order and to remain in situ for all time and the grass around them to be neatly cut.
The names of all those buried were recorded in a large book (now in the Brotherton Library Archives), as well as on the gravestones, and a plan of the site was drawn up. The book is still in use. The plan became too frail for handling and is now also held in the Archives in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds.
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Adel Meeting House and Burial Ground, 19th century
The land on which Adel Quaker Meeting House now stands was given by Hannah Baker in 1868 for Quaker burials. The first burial took place in the same year. All gravestones in the burial ground conform to the same simple style. The Meeting House was built soon afterwards and used for funerals.
Hannah Baker died in 1871 and is buried in the far corner (top left as you walk along the drive from the Meeting House), just outside the main burial ground.
Old gravestones were brought from Camp Lane Court, and laid face down at the far end of the site. As these became mossy and slippery, they were covered with tarmac in the area which is now a car park (at the far end and to the right of the drive).
You might also see the grave of Godfrey Wicksteed, who learned his marine skills on sailing ships as a conscientious objector in the first world war. He became a master mariner, and was first mate on the replica voyage of the Mayflower in 1970, which commemorated the voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620. In 1930, meeting for worship was held at the Meeting House once a month. By 1938 permission was given to a small group of Quakers to start a weekly meeting on Sunday mornings. By 1940 there was an independent preparative meeting at Adel (a meeting which can hold its own business meetings, and is more or less self‑regulating). The first Sunday school was also established in 1940.
After the second world war, the Friends Extension Committee gave £738 towards the building of the Community Centre, which was officially opened in December 1947.
In 1964 a rose bed (in the lawn behind the meeting house) was created as a memorial bed for the scattering of ashes. The roses have now been replaced by small shrubs. In 1983 two seats were placed near the memorial bed in loving memory of three Adel friends. A resident warden, Marian Wilbye, with help from her family, created a wonderful cottage garden during her 22 years' service to the meeting.
Among the gravestones you may notice the names of Jean Philippe and Lucile lnebnit, originally from Switzerland. Jean lnebnit, inspired by the constructive peacemaking of Pierre Ceresole and the Service Civil International, developed a British branch of the movement called the International Voluntary Service for Peace (IVSP), which organised work camps to promote peace and reconciliation, and after the second world war undertook relief work in Germany. The organisation is still active today as the International Voluntary Service | 599 |
Ecotherapy is more than a walk in the woods or watching a beautiful sunset. It's an emerging form of treatment that can<|fim_middle|> the natural processes unfolding before us.
Of course, it's possible to heal in the presence of nature without quite so much labor. Walking into a garden or seeing mountains and canyons at a distance evoke two kinds of responses in me. One is the feeling of beauty and balance I get in the presence of great art, a restorative harmony that fills my being. Allied with that is a kind of blending into what I see in a way I think of as spiritual.
I can't get it very well into words because the experience starts in a part of me that precedes words and thinking. It is the stuff that words and ideas try to capture but never succeed at expressing. Words like transcendence, transformation, vision come to mind. Whatever the experience should be called, it's often overwhelming, and it's always healing.
I 've started taking photographs, while sitting in my garden in the day & night …..
A beautiful piece, John. I wrote about gardening's mental health benefits last summer (research is relatively scarce, but I mention a few interesting studies), and will add a link to yours. Thanks!
Thanks for the link and mention. I've subscribed to your blog and look forward to reading more of your great posts.
Soothing sound of the trees while the wind is blowing in the midst of the afternoon is really calming. Made me realize how nature comforts us.
Nature does a pretty good job of healing, if we let it.
I think that water is a common theme for me. Desert is a quite different experience – vast and spiritual in a sense. But for me, so far anyway, the soothing and healing is connected with water.
Ah, water! I couldn't agree more. I wrote a post once about an incredible healing experience when crossing a little creek in my bare feet. When I worked on water policy issues (stressful), I visited dozens of rivers, springs and lakes. That was a healing balance to the difficulties of dealing with lawyers, property rights fanatics and manipulative advocates of all types.
I just came in from painting the inside of a portico at the front of my house. The ceiling and walls were painted dark brown, and it blocks a lot of light from my kitchen. In the last few days I have spent hours out there developing my vision. A light blue ceiling to represent sky through the long winter. I plan some putty-colored walls to pick up the color of the mortar between the terra-cotta bricks.
I've been surrounded by the green of my yard and my neighbors'. The sun has been out the whole time. I had some hours of hot and sweaty work, some cool breezes passing through. I could literally watch paint dry. Neighbors were in and out of their houses – I didn't have any conversations, but it meant that I was in the same world as other people.
Now that you mention the healing of nature, I'm reflecting back on what was seeping in around the edges even as I worried and obsessed and worked on not worrying or obsessing. A little retrospective mindfulness, if you will.
As always, thanks for a useful bit of insight in my bipolar daily life. | help with healing depression. It aims at restoring the connection to the natural world that is usually limited to high-speed glimpses of windshield scenery.
Reconnecting to the literal earthly world is an important part of wellness, but reading a book on Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind seemed a little strange. I guess we've so lost the natural connection that it's now a treatment rather than a part of everyday life. I'm reminded that even sunshine has become a form of treatment. Make sure to get your daily dose of 20 minutes to keep your inner lights on.
Lack of connection to people, places, emotions – pretty much anything – is a hallmark of severe depression, and multiple therapies are usually necessary to help get a depressed person out of a world of gray sameness.
Awakening the feelings and senses by participating in the natural world can be a powerful way to begin this process. That doesn't have to mean heading off to forests and mountains. A few city trees and a strip of urban canyon sky can do the trick. That's about what I could see out my fifth-floor walk-up in New York years ago.The main thing is to stop and let a living thing get into your senses and mind.
Like everything else these days, there are MRI scans and neurobiology experiments about areas of the brain involved in the perception of natural things. Scientists who study ecopsychology believe there's a benefit to mindful responsiveness to nature in the form of enhanced growth of nerve cells and neuron circuits – the neuroplasticity concept.
In my purely subjective understanding, I've always felt a strong response to the places I've lived in. I have a need to reach into those spaces to feel their influence and to let them work on me. It's partly a need to feel that I belong where I am but even more a desire to get close to the natural as well as the built setting.
I look especially for any bit of terrain that preserves the character of the place as it was before human construction changed it. It's all too easy to lose touch, not only when depressed but also when overly absorbed by work.
The "nature" discussed here and in many recent books and articles is not a single thing, but includes the flows of life, even in lands changed drastically by human cultivation. Entering wildland, rural areas of farm and range, or gardens covers many forms of healing experience.
Before there can be healing, though, there has to be an openness to the sensations of each place, a relaxing of mind, a different awareness of one's own physical presence.
As Jim Nollman puts it in Why We Garden: Cultivating a Sense of Place , this is not something we are born with.
He also describes sensitivity as including the relationship to place. As he says above, it's not just about the thoughts and responses but also about participating, getting close to the natural processes of growth and change wherever they may be found.
It's hard to imagine a more dramatic contrast of experience than that between remote wildlands of vast extent and the backyard garden. Yet both in their own ways can awaken mind, feeling, body and soul to the sense, relationship and sustaining power of the natural world.
The experience of wilderness is that of participating in and responding to a power of nature far greater than anything in our normal scale of living. It is a reminder of a vaster order in life in which we have a place but which we do not control completely. For me, at least, part of the experience is the hard work of getting there, hiking with a backpack for miles. That's a sort of boot camp to purge and sweat out the stress and preoccupations of a mind-centered self, full of tension, worry and depression.
That purging relaxes me and brings back the ability to be surprised. It opens the senses to awareness and awe in the presence of forces so much greater than the plans of human minds. It changes perspective about what's important and slows down time and inner rhythm. Healing, for me, is almost incidental to such deep changes of perception, feeling and thought.
Experience of nature at the small scale of the garden is all about participating in a different way, through the daily, hands-in-the dirt work of digging, planting, weeding, watering, composting and a dozen other jobs. It's about watching closely the daily changes of weather, the influence of heat and cold, rain and drought, the content of the soil and what it can grow.
The sense of time turns to seasons and cycles of growth, the opening of blossoms, the growth of fruit and decay. All around are the presences of living, growing things that instill a close responsiveness to their needs. Gardening adds to who we are as we concentrate thought, touch and all our senses on working with | 972 |
The skeletal tissues take a tremendous amount of wear and tear just in everyday life. If you are an athlete, or do heavy physical work, then you put even more strain on your skeletal system. If you break your leg, it will usually heal relatively quickly. But problems with the joints and the soft tissues associated with the skeleton leave millions of people in pain and with limited mobility every year.
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On 23 December 2011, Arun Mehta raised a discussion on the subject "3G descending into chaos?" by posting a news "3G roaming illegal: DoT" published in The Hindu, 22 December 2011. Below is this interesting discussion.
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:45 AM Arun Mehta wrote:
The Department of Telecom (DOT) has always made telecom policy to suit BSNL MTNL and other members of the government telecom family, not that this move is going to do much to help BSNL get more 3G customers. Private operators have in the past been able to overrule them by appealing to the Prime Minister, as they did with basic services in the late '90s -- indeed, even the opening up of WiFi spectrum and low license fees for ISPs came out of a task force that the PM set up, bypassing the DOT.
Private operators have already appealed to the PM, but in this climate of sending people to jail for questionable telecom policy, it is unlikely that the PM will support them. The matter will then land up before the courts.
This puts a nail in the 3G coffin, not that its health was that great anyway. How many on india-gii have a 3G connection? At least among the student community, it hasn't caught on. Most people make do with slow GPRS when they aren't in range of a WiFi Internet connection.
News story: 3G roaming illegal: DoT
22, December 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article2738604.ece
In a move that would hurt mobile operators providing 3G services, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked these operators to terminate their roaming agreements, which were in violation of licence norms.
Backed by similar observations made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Law Ministry, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has asked Telecom Secretary R. Chandrasekhar to send notices to all 3G operators, who have entered into such 'illegal' roaming agreements. The DoT is also likely to impose penalty on these operators for violating 3G licence norms.
In the 3G spectrum auction held earlier this year, where the government fetched over Rs.67,700 crore, no private operator managed to bag pan-India licence, thus barring them from offering nationwide services. Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel and Aircel bagged the highest number 13 circles in the 3G auction.
Subsequently, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular entered into a roaming agreement to use each others' networks for providing pan-India 3G coverage. Similar agreements were also entered into by Tata Teleservices and Aircel, which they later terminated. After receiving complaints, the DoT looked into the matter and also took legal opinion. Now, the DoT will issue notices to these firm to terminate their contracts with immediate effect or face action.
On the other hand, the three operators — Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular — have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding refund of spectrum auction payments if such 3G roaming is disallowed.
"In the event that 3G ICR [intra-circle roaming] is now deemed impermissible, then, it would be a clear breach of our contract and the pre-auction confirmation given by the government. In that
eventuality, we request that our spectrum auction payments be refunded to us with interest along with compensation for all the capital investments made by us," Bharti Enterprises Chairman and Group CEO Sunil Mittal, Aditya Birla Group (Idea Cellular) Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and London-based Vodafone Group Plc Group Chief Executive Vittorio Colao said in a letter written to Dr. Singh a few weeks ago.
Suresh Ramasubramanian on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:49 wrote:
Arun Mehta [23/12/11 09:45 +0530]:
I have 3g and I need 3g dammit .. its been a lifesaver when I'm stuck somewhere with just a phone or ipad and have urgent work to do, but cant get a stable or fast enough connection to do it.
Sharath Jeppu on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 9:58 AM wrote:
"I use a 3G connection as well."
Akshay Mishra wrote on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:03 AM:
In all of the un-connected (wired access) India -- especially the Uttarakhand / Himachal / North East I feel the locals have benefited from Internet with direct access to foreign clients. They check mails on their phones with GPRS. While the charges are still criminal, 3G speeds will help them with enhanced quality. City life may not need 3G/LTE so much as these inaccessible regions.
In my recent trips I have seen each of our trek guide, usually a young graduate lad, carries a phone. While many of the leads are from the established large companies in Delhi/Haridwar etc, they are getting to use Internet to their advantage. However, the power situation and cost does not allow them to own a PC and they need Internet "only" for their website and emails.
So, while there would be many like Suresh, there are many others who would get introduced to Internet because of better QoS. GPRS while sufficient would not be scalable with the growing requirement.
I use 3G on my phone. It helps but for now, could have done with GPRS as well. And I use MTNL. :-)
Sajan Venniyoor on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM wrote:
On 23 December 2011 09:45, Arun Mehta <arun.mehta@gmail.com> wrote:
How many on india-gii have a 3G connection?
Not sure if india-gii members with a 3G connection are any indication of the health of 3G.
TRAI's telecom subscription data doesn't give any numbers for 3G users, though it looks like we have over 900 million wireless (mobile?) subscribers now, or rather, 881.4 million by 31 Oct. And barely 13 million broadband subscribers, which is a bummer.
There are some reports on the growth of the 3G market, but I couldn't dig out actual figures from any of them. They generally sign off with the brilliantly intuitive statement that "3G-market growth will primarily depend on the deployment of 3G services by the telecom operators." No kidding!
Suresh Ramasubramanian on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:40 AM wrote:
Just watching youtube on a 3g connection is more than enough to kick bandwidth usage far more than expected. Also on the air installation and upgrade of apps and software in smartphones.
Carriers dont really need to deploy video calling etc applications, they'll have far more bandwidth utilization than they dreamed of.
shibupaul on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:45 AM wrote:
"I use 3G"
Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone
Banibrata Dutta on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM responded:
Indeed. BTW, I am almost certain that "3G" being discussed here is more specifically GSM-3G provided using UMTS technology. 3G as in a generation of technology which has an associated peak/typical throughput (or more broadly speaking bandwidth possible) is concerned, I think the CDMA camp using EV-DO on the same CDMA-2G spectrum, are faring better, and playing a very key factor in keeping the UMTS-3G provider jittery and on their toes. They obviously had a significant headstart, but more so due to no (or very low) "spectrum cost spread burden", when compared to the UMTS camp, they seem to be extremely bullish.
TRAI's telecom subscription data doesn't give any numbers for 3G users, though it looks like we have over 900 million wireless (mobile?) subscribers > now, or rather, 881.4 million by 31 Oct. And barely 13 million broadband subscribers, which is a bummer.
It is dismal, but I am not sure it is extremely surprising. We have known for a while now that smartly engineered solutions can make real creative usage of a rather humble data-transport technology called SMS. In the end when it is a question of information transfer, I think we've been at the forefront of inventing (or at least adopting & using) technology that is free or dirt-cheap (missed call, for instance). While price remains the single biggest hurdle (IMHO) to wider adoption, there are other factors as well. For a very large proportion of handsets out there, how many are 3G enabled ? For those that are, how many of them are "well identified" and "well known" for automated device-configuration to work seamlessly ? And then, the quality of customer care (how fast, easily, effectively they are able to address/solve a subscribers' issues), are all playing some part.
But, somehow, "cost" (as a factor) is somehow linked to each of these other factors.
Rajesh Kankaria on Fri, Dec 23, 20<|fim_middle|> for 2x the land/generators etc in the same area (esp. in ones that they don't consider to be worth investing in to begin with.)
Of course the Planning Commission feels that a 12-digit UID is more useful for the rural folk than a 10-digit mobile number or an IP Address.
All the revenue from the 3G auctions will be spent on UIDAI/Aadhar. So there is no money left for anything else.
Banibrata Dutta on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM wrote:
Right, but there is an obvious problem with that approach. If I have just one lousy lead-laden, rusty old pipe running to my home, it doesn't matter if I'm paying my water bill to state water board, or to someone who claims to be selling mineral water bottles, because in either case, the water source is same. Just the marketing front end and bill-collection is done by different folks. Today with 2G, the same phone with 3 different SIM cards from 3 different operators gives me different signal-strength (RSSI) at the same location.
So the idea behind having multiple licensees (not essentially spectrum owners), in same circle, was probably just to ensure competition only on service pricing, and not on quality-of-service.
Right. And, we have managed to recreated the exact same situation that exists in UK, even if we had an advantage of leveraging learnings, for several years. The point is "viability". The viability become questionable not because of low uptake or lack of interest, but because of the huge upfront investment in form of spectrum fee that was paid. I think Vikram and Arun are highlighting that point. Having been following their stand since the pre 3G spectrum auction dates, I think they had very well predicted the outcome. As a nay sayer then, I can't help acknowledge how right they were.
Tower sharing doesn't mean that all the operators using a given tower have exactly similar size / overlapping cell dimensions. Tower sharing, might lead to radio interface sharing, using same antenna, but I think this isn't quite the norm. A service provider can differentiate, on the basis of quality of service -- s.a. better, denser coverage, more no. of available channels per unit area etc., by leasing a more dense lattice of RF infrastructure.
If the statement was being sarcastic, then I can understand. 3G in rural areas will face an initial chicken-&-egg problem, and will have a definitely longer gestation to reach critical mass. Also when we talk of rural India, I am sure "rural" could be sub-categorized into 5-6 odd levels. It is not just a uniform black-n-white India.
While 10-digit mobile number as an identity is a nice & innovative thought for a mobile operator ad, for population which is already a multiple of billions, one cannot afford to use a 10-digit number for id. We have enough number of MSISDN's stuck with people having very low-usage and owning multiple SIM cards. However, that may not entirely justify or explain the solution being a 12-digit UID.
All the revenue from the 3G auctions will be spent on UIDAI/Aadhar. So thereis no money left for anything else.
Mega projects projected as being for social good, as most might agree are large sink-holes for draining the exchequer. These are difficult to track, difficult to question, easy to siphon-off from and difficult to object to (since they are also populist). UIDAI was probably difficult for the common-man to understand, as being good or evil. I think the masses were never able to form an opinion about it, so it was bad investment. Also, it was drawing some close scrutiny. The favourite of the season is going to be the Food Security bill. The mother of all sink holes. Anyway, we digress.
Akshay Mishra on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 1:04 PM wrote
In this case, government should allow each subscriber to choose their 3G carrier. SIM should be network operator independent. let there by a QoS and price that I know for each operator and let me choose my carrier for each time I access my network. | 11 at 12:09 PM wrote in response:
Quite true Sajan. I would have loved to see the 3G numbers as well.
A personal guesstimate does gives a feel Telco's via 3G aren't doing great. IMO the Telco's who spent hefty sum bidding for 3G licenses are now feeling the pinch realizing there isn't adequate ROI on it (till now).
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The type of muscle-power the telco's have, I won't be surprised if the telco's themselves are building the ground to get the licence fee refunded or so. The case at some point of time could lead to a scenario where-in they will pose (threat) to exit 3G and ask for a refund. Am not aware such a clause exists or not in the licence, but in case there exists one, this could be a good business move.
Further the entry of Senior Ambani via Infotel's 22 circle bid on BWA-spectrum seems another (possible) threat - the 3G bidder's will have to encounter.
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Kingsly John on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:24 PM wrote:
+++ Rajesh Kankaria [2011-12-23 12:09:46]:
It is a definite threat, and he only needs to pick up any one of the dozen 2G operators and he'll be back in the mobile business operating the most capable mobile network in the country. And a monopoly 4G operator.
Considering Anil Ambani's cash woes, he could even buy back RCom.
Vickram Crishna on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:07 wrote:
I have an Android (prepaid) phone, and using 3G either for browsing or tethered data access from the computer, when necessary has always been smooth and easy. It is ridiculously expensive though, no YouTubes even being considered, and if I am stuck somewhere without a decent broadband connection I choose very carefully whether to activate 3G or stay with 2G.
Arun Mehta on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 8:27 AM wrote:
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote:
This illustrates well the point I have been making all along: what chance do you give a service such as 3G, competing against a combo of 2G and WiFi, when for 3G they paid astronomical sums for spectrum, while for the former they paid (almost) nothing.
This lesson is taught to us as kids -- the story of the golden goose...
misspoke: it should be:
what chance do you give a service such as 3G where they paid astronomical sums for spectrum, competing against a combo of 2G andWiFi, for which spectrum they paid (almost) nothing.
Akshay Mishra on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:51 AM wrote:
but is the claim that the current allocation is expensive or the previous given almost for free? As per economists, esp Ken Binmore who designed UK auction claims that auction costs are sunk costs and may not influence the charges to subscribers. Also the current spectrum price was the bidders own doing.
We assume they had a business plan that qualified it ?
Vickram Crishna on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 11:16 AM wrote:
[We assume they had a business plan that qualified it ?]
We do? On what grounds? When bandwidth enters new ranges of delivery, the user experience and the basket of services that build around it are almost certainly new, for which no business case makes sense other than filling some paper. Yes, probably the bidders did create such bumph, but to hold them to it isn't tenable.
The only thing wrong about auctions is the tendency for an auction to fuel greed, rather than sense.
In any case, there is little reason to think that the only way in which to deliver bandwidth across the country is by slicing it out to corporate entities, who in the process of raising the money to meet the costs, have contributed in no small way to building a bubble that shows no sign of gaining enough strength to hold.
Of course, in trying to prop up BSNL/MTNL who are a bit tardy in rolling out their own countrywide networks, the government is favouring a different failed/failing method.
Akshay Mishra on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 5:07 PM wrote:
I am all for open and free spectrum but with responsible usage. But since that does not seem to happen and the corporates abuse free spectrum the only way to control them may be to pay them through the nose.
Wi-Fi Links are used by almost all operators. The stipulated maximum power is 36dBm but there is no audit and all abuse it. Using 24dBi antennas on 27dBm radios is pretty standard and I know of atleast 5 spots in 4 different cities where the Wi-Fi antennas on one terrace are more than 100. Each increasing gain by using large antennas and the resulting chaos is simply fantastic
Since Wi-Fi spectrum is free, it is used for Internet connectivity in smaller cities (ah, even Mumbai but then it is difficult to get LoS in Mumbai). So much for free spectrum.
Any 2G spectrum was 'almost' free, they still charged 1 rupee/SMS. Proposing a method different to auction is romantic as of now and giving it for even at this 67k crores looks like giving it for free.
Arun Mehta on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 1:28 PM wrote:
Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. Remember basic services, how high the bidding then went? Needed the Prime Minister to sort that one out, via the "revenue share" method.
Similarly, when FM radio licenses were auctioned, I am told that the winning bidders in Mumbai had together agreed to pay more as license fees than all FM stations in the US put together! With a little help from Ficci and Amit Mitra, they too went over to revenue share.,
So, our approach to spectrum management seems to be to reward the most irresponsible bidders, whom we do not expect to actually pay what they bid. In the case of 3G, they did have to pay, which is why the service is unattractive to most phone users, and doomed to go the way of prior golden-egg laying geese.
On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Akshay Mishra wrote:
Why not stricter enforcement of maximum power regulations for all spectrum? Put a few guys in jail with lots of publicity, and the rest will quickly fall in line.
I think you are confusing two separate issues here. Since auctions do not work -- and even the vaunted 3G one is likely to be no better -- we need to look at alternatives. Nobody promoting smart radio technologies is asking that all spectrum be managed smartly. All we are asking is for a reasonable slice of bandwidth, to show how this technology can allow spectrum sharing without hurting those who continue to use the spectrum conventionally.
As in the case of Internet telephony, why do we seek to protect the telcos from technological progress?
ashok Jhunjhunwala on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 2:33 PM wrote:
Very well said. The problem is that there are enough in the world who sings "auction is the only way." In India it is clear that auctions have hurt the nation, not once but twice.
The problem is however of deciding who all to give license -- after that, revenue share works best for the country as well as for telecom operators. But entry has to be determined. When more operators want to enter and there is room for less, how do we select. This is a dilemma, which has no easy answer. Auction-wallas win here – but creating its own distortions. Auction appears to be only transparent process – else the CAGs, Anna-walas and press will all jump.
Siddhesh Joglekar on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 3:05 wrote:
My two cents -
Within 3G- the broader issue, there are many smaller problems as well. Ever tried using 3G outside Mumbai, even say on the expressway beyond Kharghar? Or on the outskirts of Bengaluru - say Yelahanka? You can't , because it doesn't exist. So, the nationwide 3G deployment is a myth even now - Why should anyone as a consumer, pay such heavy 3G charges when they are going to give GPRS / EDGE anyways?
Then there is the whole Intra circle roaming issue. The coopetition among telecom companies is not acceptable to the telecom regulator and that promises to derail any kind of service delivery promises that operators can make to consumers. The auction rule makers should have thought of this outcome where an IDEA customer cannot use 3G in Mumbai, but can do so outside Mumbai.
So overall, imho, 3G is descending into chaos as of now.
Akshay Mishra on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 3:08 PM wrote:
But the culprit seems to be the auction method and not the decision to use auctions. sequential auctions or simultaneous ascending auctions/SAA as they are called, may not have been the correct choice. I cannot say what could have been better but taking the US/UK solution and blindly porting it here can be one of the reason for unexpected results.
Kiritkumar Lathia on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 3:42 PM wrote:
Auction could have included "revenue share" as a condition and let the auctioneer decide on the amount (both initial down payment and % revenue share) which would have allowed better return. Revenue share and auction are not mutually exclusive!
The big issue is the lack of roaming (BTW if Intra-circle is not allowed then does it mean that international roaming is also not allowed? What is being created here?)
Concerning coverage, it would be normal that the metro are targeted first. The base-station coverage radius is much smaller in 3G than in 2G and in fact coupled with lower power emission the trend is to go towards much more targeted coverage with smart antennas, etc. to use micro/pico cell structure to optimise use of spectrum and energy - this would explain no 3G coverage outside highly populated areas as the operator tries to recover investments.
Arun Mehta <arun.mehta@gmail.com> on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 3:45 PM wrote:
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 2:33 PM, ashok Jhunjhunwala wrote:
The problem is however of deciding who all to give license -- after that, revenue share works best for the country as well as for telecom operators.
Smart radio and spectrum sharing is a neat way out of this. in this model, you make spectrum available free to those willing to show due respect to existing users of the spectrum, as well as abide by rules for good community behavior --- as in the case of the rules governing WiFi. Government should simply ask for a share of the revenue of anyone providing a commercial service via the spectrum.
A further big disadvantage with auctions is that they give government the role of technology god -- it gets to decide when a technology is allowed into the country, and how it is used.
Well revenue share was very much there – auction was the "entry price." The culprit is "shortage" – only a few can afford to win – no one could afford to win and no one could afford to lose.
Kingsly John on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 5:18 PM wrote:
+++ Kiritkumar Lathia [2011-12-26 11:12:08]:
Inter-circle and International roaming is not being questioned at all. It's only "intra-circle" roaming that is being contested.
The problem is with existing 2G operators who didn't pay for the spectrum being able to offer 3G services by piggybacking on those that did.(In effect becoming 3G MVNOs when the telecom policy doesn't allow for it.) Or those that paid for spectrum, colluding with each other and not rolling out dedicated networks of their own and instead piggybacking on each others networks to achieve a wider network rollout.
This could deny customers a choice of networks and creates a single point of failure. And is inefficient use of spectrum if all the operators don't use up the spectrum they've paid for.
Yeah but it goes against the governments stated goals of improving broadband/internet coverage in rural areas. So they've failed in drafting the right kind of license/regime/policy that ensures quality
coverage/connectivity to the vast majority of the population who are without decent internet access. (And by going for the greedy windfall auction route, they've also ensured that even if such a network is rolled out, people wouldn't be able to afford the inflated rates.)
Vickram Crishna on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:03 AM wrote:
[The problem is with existing 2G operators who didn't pay for the spectrum being able to offer 3G services by piggybacking on those that did.(In effect becoming 3G MVNOs when the telecom policy doesn't allow for it.)]
"Didn't pay" or decided with evidently good business sense that the price was too high? As far as 'piggybacking' is concerned, it also comes at a cost. Only that cost does not go to the government, and now, instead of opting to derive revenue from it, it is being banned entirely, presumably at some loss to consumers.
[Or those that paid for spectrum, colluding with each other and not rolling out dedicated networks of their own and instead piggybacking on each others networks to achieve a wider network rollout.]
Surely they all already had networks? And when tower sharing is declared government policy, what other kind of piggybacking is being discussed here? Sharing of switching equipment? Seriously, if that is possible, the entire veneer of exclusive networks becomes a rather big fat lie. Tell me it isn't true. For if the technology itself supports multiple 'faces' of operators through shared equipment, then we are wasting a whole pile of money on putting together spotty delivery of 3G bandwidth, in the process boosting the market price of the operators, and loading consumers with the need to pay back the vendors for the infructuous investments in unneeded hardware.
Best of all, there is no incentive to take 3G to rural areas, and none to work out pricing that will attract rural consumers into taking advantage of access. It doesn't even attract an elitist e-choupal type of thing, since cellular either is, or isn't - no cherrypicked isolated cells can be 'lit up'. Despite the existence of the Planning Commission, there is no sense of policy integration visible in the independent and chaotic policies of the various ministries, which operate in tightly competitive silos. This goes far beyond mere telecom, of course, but is regrettable nonetheless.
I have seen in this thread repeated references to revenue earning on the part of the government, often in support of the auction route, which generated solid chunks of cash for the exchequer. This does not, and quite spectacularly, as the succeeding reports on the Human Development Index reveal, result in raising the standard of living across the board - quite the opposite, as we know - it is driving up an economic divide that has grave societal consequences.
Kingsly John on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:58 AM wrote:
Well, DoT didn't think this one through before the auction. And they've explictly clarified that it was acceptable. So I don't see how this ban will ever hold up in court.
And yes the government is only worried about the fact that the operators who didn't pay the government for 3G are offering the service.
Not sharing of networks, just not building/rolling out networks at all. The government expected the auction winners to build one circle wide network each. But if the three winners in each circle collude to split the circle into three parts among themselves and only rollout networks in 1/3rd of the circle.(Thereby saving about 66% in upfront rollout costs) And in the remaining areas their customers will be "roaming" on the other operator's network.(Just like the current non-3G winning 2G operators' customers are "roaming")
This is what currently happens in some parts of the UK where none of the operators had rolled out networks in some pockets even many years after winning the 3G spectrum in a similar windfall auction. Finally the Govt./Regulator there was forced to allow them to allow this kind of roaming, where one operator would build/operate the network and others would roam on it. As this was the only viable option to get 3G to those areas.
Tower sharing would only help if all 3 auction winners decide to follow the exact same cell size/layout across the state and share towers everywhere, since the winners already have their existing (shared/independent) 2G towers across the circle and they'd probably be trying to re-use the same ones for 3G as much as possible. They wouldn't want to invest in multiple towers and pay | 3,761 |
Core is Stone Temple Pilots' debut album, and one of my favorite debut albums. I had heard a lot about STP from friends, and wanted to download it off limewire for quite sometime. I sort of shrugged off the idea time and time again until one sunday<|fim_middle|> or so later I was amazed, this was probably the best example of grunge I had heard in my life at the time and urged me to get into more grunge.
"Core" is an all around excellent album and is easily my favorite STP album. It's in your face, decently loud, hard rock. Just to name a few great tracks I'll start off with my favorite "Wicked Garden". An amazing riff is steady and is enjoyable throughout the whole song. It's high points are worth listening to over and over again. Vocals are not a weak point for STP and "Wicked Garden" is no exception. This song has managed to delight me time and time again, which most songs on this album do. Another great track is "Crackerman". It's a fast pace catchy song. Pretty heavy in comparison to "Wicked Garden", and is a good amount of material. One of those songs you find yourself singing with the windows down in your car making a fool of yourself but not caring (Me and my dad did that on the way back to my house). Finally another song your guaranteed to enjoy is "Piece of Pie". On second thought this might be my favorite song on this album, either way the three songs live mentioned are almost equally great. With strange lyrics similar to other songs on this album "Peice of Pie" is steadily consistent in great guitar riffs and catchy vocals. This song continues to keep me interested, and another one of the best songs on this album. | in August of 2006. I was on my way to my dads in his car, and he decided to tell me another story about a concert he went to when he was a teenager. He began with this "Had you ever heard of Stone Temple Pilots?". I took the opportunity to finally get my first listen of STP and was greatly rewarded. As the first song "Dead and Bloated" blared on the Phili Turnpike he told me how he had went to one of their first concerts and they played stuff from Core. He told me it was their best album, and to go out and get it. So I took his advice and went out to the mall with my friend kevin to go pick up CD's. I found myself in bolting into FYE and grabbing a copy of "Core". I settled in my room hours later and popped "Core" into my CD player. An hour | 189 |
This year Labor Day falls as late on<|fim_middle|> and scheduling alternative activities on Sunday morning, a time-slot that even secular society respected as sacrosanct even a few years ago.
Stand up! Be counted for Christ! Come to Church on Sunday! | the calendar as possible, the first Monday of September being the 7th. It feels as if we have been given an extra week of summer to enjoy. The hot weather lingered for one last week as well to make it all a festive last hurrah of outside activity.
After taking time to pray and give thanks on Labor Day for Labor and Industry in our country, we move forward on Tuesday into the start of autumn, at least mentally. The children return to school and here at St. John's we look forward to the return of our wonderful full choir next Sunday. Our Sunday School and Adult Education programming resume on Sunday, September 20, and Thursday programming that week as well.
Although I write this column on Monday or Tuesday, I anticipate that many will be away today, getting in that last holiday vacation. But I also hope that the following week will bring a renewed emphasis on being regular about Sunday worship attendance. I know that people travel during the summer, and that for a few with health issues the heat prevents them from being with us during the summer.
We have to make the commitment to make attending worship the #1 priority on your Sunday morning schedule. The world is pressing on | 241 |
Stepping along a narrow, winding pathway formed by sandbags reinforced by cement, Anwar, a 25-year-old father of two, points out areas of land around Chakmarkul refugee settlement where monsoon rains opened up cracks in hillsides packed with shelters.
"I remember one house after a big storm. The storm was so strong that the house collapsed and washed away in a landslide," he says, recalling the first monsoon season Rohingya refugees spent in Bangladesh since fleeing Myanmar in massive numbers in August 2017.
"Two people were half-buried in the earth and couldn't move because they were trapped. The crowd were trying to use axes to cut them free and pull them out … but it was very dangerous," he says.
"We told them to stop and went in ourselves. We were wearing protective gloves, boots and clothing, and pulled the earth away. We pulled them free. We helped to save their lives and I'm very proud of that."
<|fim_middle|> to save houses and lives. One person can't do much on their own. We all need to be together to face the dangers and respond."
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JUMP TO ACTION How To Help | The monsoon rains fall between April and September each year. The role played by Anwar, and other refugee volunteers during the last year's rains was crucial in helping to keep the community safe.
One of 50 Safety Unit Volunteers working in the settlement, Anwar received three months of training, including workshops on first aid, dealing with fires and cyclone preparations. That training proved invaluable.
Chakmarkul is a relatively small refugee site, sheltering fewer than 13,000 individuals. But fellow volunteer Khalida Begum, a widow and mother of five, said that more than 200 shelters in Chakmarkul alone were damaged or destroyed in landslides last year and that the volunteer teams helped people to safety.
"I volunteered to serve the Rohingya people … to protect our community and save lives. We know the dangers, but we feel prepared because we've learned rescue techniques and how to save lives," she says.
The monsoon reaches a peak in July and August in southeast Bangladesh, frequently dumping huge amounts of water in heavy cloudbursts. In just one 24-hour period last year, more than 15 inches of rain fell.
More than 740,000 Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh since 2017 are sheltered in Cox's Bazar district, joining more than 168,000 who fled earlier cycles of violence. For the refugees, experiencing their first wet season in flimsy bamboo shelters, and for the humanitarian agencies, working in support of the Government of Bangladesh, the last wet season proved a big test.
The speed of the refugee influx meant that families had built shelters wherever they could find available space, often on steep slopes or floodplains.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, working in close cooperation with its partners and the refugee community, focused on improving the fragile and densely crowded refugee settlements, building mile after mile of roads, as well as steps and bridges.
The concerted drive installed drainage systems and upgraded shelters, and also gave families tie-down kits and plastic tarpaulins. Teams pre-positioned emergency items and expanded water and sanitation facilities.
Much emphasis was also placed on training and empowering the refugee communities as first responders. And while humanitarian agencies continue to strengthen essential infrastructure and pre-position relief items in the settlements, the shift in emergency planning this year is towards a community-centered approach.
In addition to Safety Unit Volunteers, volunteer Community Outreach Members continue to go house to house, spreading information and awareness about how families can better protect themselves and their shelters. Volunteer Community Health Workers focus on preventing the spread of disease and volunteer Community Groups for men, women and youth also play a role in providing practical assistance to affected families and rebuilding damaged community structures.
Refugee volunteers might also be asked to work as community mobilizers with the Protection Emergency Response Units, which are ready to assist in helping unite families with children after any emergency, as well as providing basic counseling and assistance where necessary to vulnerable individuals.
"Overall conditions in the camps have vastly improved since last year, though life-threatening monsoon and cyclone hazards remain," said UNHCR's senior field coordinator in Cox's Bazar, Oscar Sanchez Pineiro.
"This year, in addition to putting in place the necessary hardware, the emergency plan places communities at the center of the response – building on their capacities to prepare and respond to disaster, alongside support from our teams.
"Refugees demonstrated high levels of solidarity and self-reliance last year and we will continue to provide more training to build their capacity not only as first responders but to help with infrastructure repairs, counseling, basic first aid and temporary evacuation, as well as helping to report incidents," he added.
Having dealt with challenges in 2018, refugees have some experience and feel better prepared to face the weather dangers this year. Even so, many worry what will happen if a cyclone hits – which could have the capacity to destroy the majority of shelters in the settlements.
"We're prepared but we're nervous," said Kasim, a volunteer with the Men's Group in Chakmarkul, which meets regularly to discuss and address community issues through service projects designed and organized by the refugees themselves. The group went into full gear during the monsoons last year, helping families affected by landslides, digging out mud from homes and working to repair damaged shelters.
"The shelters are not strong. Also, the earth is soft and loose. There has been a massive cutting of trees to make way for shelters and firewood. Because of the deforestation, we're in a more vulnerable state and … we could face more danger. We need to be vigilant, to keep our eyes and ears open," Kasim continued.
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5/11/11: Already back two days from one of my best New York theatre trips ever for sheer stage power. And I haven't yet even touched on what was certainly one of the most powerful single performances I've ever seen: Mark Rylance's rendition of Johnny "Rooster" Byron, in Jerusalem: England's Green and Pleasant Land, a new "comedy" by Jez Butterworth. My wife and I went for a Sunday matinee performance, where the audience was filled with familiar faces of the theatre's past … Doris Roberts, Bill Macy, Ben Gazarra, and<|fim_middle|> make way for new estate housing. It is his Armageddon, or is it the town's? Or is it metaphorically the end of western civilization? In his final breaths he calls down upon everyone and everything around him the vengeful wrath of the Druids and all the dark forces of the universe. And it sure looks like his call will be answered. But just who is the enemy here? Is it the corruption and hypocrisy of life in town, which drives its kids to Rooster's camp seeking release from a life without hope? Or is it Rooster himself, corrupter of our youth? Is it the inevitable expansion of the deadening engine of "civilization" itself that squashes the vital human spirit? Or is it the already deadened human spirit that has ceased to defy its fate? The questions, and the play, are huge. And they are as pertinent to Americans as to the British.
Whatever else it is, the play is a condemnation of the mess we have made of our modern world, and a call for the morally simpler era of our past. Sounds heavy, disturbing? It is; but it is also immensely funny, especially in the first act, before it turns very dark. It's all enormous fun to watch, if ultimately more than a little depressing and enraging … which for me makes it fascinating. I think I need to go back and read the script now, and then see it again. I may not understand it any better, but to watch Rylance's risky choices as an actor, and his incredible range as he inhabits Rooster's extremes, is the rarest of treats. | George Segal, among them. (God, we're all getting old!) We had little expectations for the play, other than great word-of-mouth. We felt we'd already broken records for top quality, having just seen Freud's Last Session and War Horse. A colleague who had seen the original Royal Court Theatre production in London, had suggested I include it in my "Script Analysis" curriculum at UVA this past semester, but I didn't have the slot for it. Nevertheless, I had for some time been reading of the play's power, and of Mark Rylance's over-the-top, mind-boggling performance. The play was a huge hit in London, and is now in New York, despite its breaking all the rules for hit status: Its title is a puzzle; it's about something no one can describe in a nutshell; it's three hours long, with two intermissions; and it has a large cast of seedy, profane characters most people would choose to either ignore or avoid. And still it strikes a chord, and audiences are flocking to it.
Let's get the title straight first, thanks to the Director's Notes in the program: It has nothing literally to do with the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a popular English hymn, sometimes thought of as England's second national anthem. Some may remember it from Chariots of Fire. It is based on a poem by William Blake, who was inspired by the legend that Jesus traveled to the British Isles during his "missing" years. Jerusalem is a metaphor for the establishment of heaven on earth. It was set to music by Hubert Parry in 1916, and became an inspiration to British soldiers fighting in the WWI trenches. "I will not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Til we have built Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land. "
Trained as an actor, Mark Rylance has spent much of his career directing. He was for ten years the original Artistic Director of London's Globe Theatre, where I remember being absolutely captivated by a Merchant of Venice, and watched Vanessa Redgrave take on Prospero. He's won all sorts of acting awards in England, and on his first trip to Broadway two years ago he won a Tony for his performance in Boeing, Boeing, which I'll be directing for Heritage this summer. The Tony people no doubt had to fight hard not to nominate him twice this season, thus making him compete against himself for best actor in both La Bête and Jerusalem, in what would have been a new first. Both performances were reputedly superb, but the committee limited itself to the nomination for the Rooster Byron role. If the Gods are just, he will again be the winner on June 12. Including his, there are six Tony nominations out there for Jerusalem. All are well-deserved, I'm sure, although if called upon to make a personal choice, I think War Horse is a shoe-in for best play, director, scenic, lighting, and sound design.
The stunning Rylance performance may tend to overshadow the rest of Jerusalem, but it should not be forgotten that Jez Butterworth wrote the role in the first place, and deserves the bulk of the credit. Johnny "Rooster" Byron is the most compelling anti-hero I've seen on stage in a long time. There are suggestions in him of both Christ and anti-Christ. He's a kind of free-spirited squatter, an ex-motorcycle daredevil, and dispenser of tall tales and drugs. He is permanently camped out in his seedy Airstream trailer, parked in a woodland glade neat Flintock, England. From there he accommodates those neighbors in need, including a pack of idolizing lost teens, an old man, and a Morris-dancing barkeep — all white, curiously enough, if they are meant to represent the contemporary British social scene.
Rylance makes a powerful entrance at the play's opening, submerging his head while doing a handstand over a water trough. We know from the beginning that there is something unearthly about Rooster Byron, something close to supernatural in his Romany blood. By the end of the play he is a branded, crippled, humiliated, defeated man, facing arrest and immediate eviction from his squatter's camp to | 890 |
Study: quantum entanglement is real
posted by Jason Kottke Oct 22, 2<|fim_middle|>anglement is a real effect.
The Delft researchers were able to entangle two electrons separated by a distance of 1.3 kilometers, slightly less than a mile, and then share information between them. Physicists use the term "entanglement" to refer to pairs of particles that are generated in such a way that they cannot be described independently. The scientists placed two diamonds on opposite sides of the Delft University campus, 1.3 kilometers apart.
Each diamond contained a tiny trap for single electrons, which have a magnetic property called a "spin." Pulses of microwave and laser energy are then used to entangle and measure the "spin" of the electrons.
The distance — with detectors set on opposite sides of the campus — ensured that information could not be exchanged by conventional means within the time it takes to do the measurement.
The study, published in Nature, has yet to be verified, but still, exciting! | 015
The scientists who conducted a study at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands say they have proved that quantum ent | 28 |
I laughed this morning when I read this, and so related. Most of my difficulties lie in me, my perceptions of what I "think" is going on. I create fantasies and stories that resemble reality but fall short every time.
I traveled out of state last weekend – visited friends, loved, laughed – then jumped on an airplane to come home. As I sat in the airport, because I had a three-hour layover, I watched people.
People are multifarious. Fancy clothes and<|fim_middle|>'t of our making, but we always have a choice on how we deal with those situations and events.
If my motivation is only to get what I want, I will inevitably bump up against myself and others. If my motivation is to do what's right, then I will most likely feel free.
If I don't know what "right" is, I can always ask someone, though who I ask will determine whether I hear what I want or what I need.
The freedom I gain is immeasurable. Freedom from me. Freedom from my delusions and faulty thinking. Freedom from having to kick myself in the bum, once again. | rags. Large bodies and trimmed ones. Spiked hair and dreadlocks. Different colored skin and ranging heights. Slumped backs and straight spines.
Each person was different. Each person was the same.
We all carry our story with us, where we've come from, our aspirations and ideas, our losses and baggage, our loves and broken hearts, our ambitions and failures. We are a conglomerate of stuff, real and imagined.
I'm sure we'd all have bruises on our behinds if we were honest about who was responsible for the majority of setbacks in our lives. Of course, there are some situations and events that aren | 129 |
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(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell) Clubs have been able to return to in-person operations along with the re-opening of campus Riley Fontana Connector Contributor Much of UMass Lowell's current student body have not been in a traditional school setting in over two years. COVID-19 hit when most of these students were juniors or seniors in…
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New business club is preparing UMass Lowell students for the consulting world
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Jessica Berry Connector Contributor UMass Lowell has several resources for student parents on campus. There are two Title IX Coordinators that help student parents understand their rights as parents through the ADA, there are "Mothers Rooms" scattered across each campus where mothers can breastfeed and the UML Parents' club, where parents can unite and discuss…
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Orthoptic Training for the Treatment of Vision or Learning Disabilities - CAM 90303
Orthoptic training refers to techniques designed to correct accommodative and convergence insufficiency (or convergence dysfunction). Regimens may include push-up exercises using an accommodative target of letters, numbers or pictures; push-up exercises with additional base-out prisms; jump-to-near convergence exercises; stereogram convergence exercises; and/or recession from a target. Orthoptic training is used to treat convergence insufficiency and has been investigated for treat attention deficient disorders, dyslexia and dysphasia.
For individuals who have convergence insufficiency who receive office-based orthoptic training, the evidence includes a TEC Assessment, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and nonrandomized comparative studies. Relevant outcomes are symptoms and functional outcomes. The most direct evidence on office-based orthoptic training comes from a 2008 RCT that demonstrated office-based vision or orthoptic training improves symptoms of convergence insufficiency in a greater percentage of patients than a home-based vision exercise program consisting of pencil push-ups or home computer vision exercises. Subanalyses of this RCT demonstrated improvements in accommodative vision, parental perception of academic behavior and specific convergence insufficiency-related symptoms. However, in this trial, as in others, the home-based regimen did not include the full range of home-based therapies, which may have biased results in favor of the orthoptic training. The evidence is insufficient to determine the effects of the technology on health outcomes.
Clinical input has supported the use of office-based orthoptic training when home-based therapy has failed. Therefore, orthoptic training may be considered medically necessary in patients with convergence insufficiency whose symptoms have failed to improve with a home-based treatment trial of at least 12 weeks. Home-based therapy should include push-up exercises using an accommodative target, push-up exercises with additional base-out prisms, jump-to-near convergence exercises, stereogram convergence exercises, recession from a target and maintaining convergence for 30 to 40 seconds.
For individuals who have learning disabilities who receive office-based orthoptic training, the evidence includes a TEC Assessment, as well as nonrandomized comparative and noncomparative studies. Relevant outcomes are functional outcomes. A 1996 TEC Assessment did not find evidence that orthoptic training improves outcomes for individuals with learning disabilities. Since that publication, peer-reviewed studies have not directly demonstrated improvements in reading or learning outcomes with orthoptic training. At least 2 earlier studies that have addressed other types of vision therapies reported mixed improvements in reading. The evidence is insufficient to determine the effects of the technology on health outcomes.
Convergence insufficiency is a binocular vision disorder associated with defects in the eyes' ability to turn inward toward each other (e.g., when looking at near objects). The diagnosis of convergence insufficiency is made when patients have a remote near point of convergence or difficulty in sustaining convergence in conjunction with sensations of visual or ocular discomfort at near vision. Symptoms of this common condition may include eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, diplopia, sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, movement of print and loss of comprehension after short periods of reading or performing close activities. Prism reading glasses, home therapy with pencil push-ups and office-based vision therapy and orthoptics have been evaluated for the treatment of convergence insufficiency.
Some learning disabilities, particularly those in which reading is impaired, have been associated with deficits in eye movements and/or visual tracking. For example, many dyslexic persons may have unstable binocular vision and report that letters appear to move around, causing visual confusion.
Orthoptic training refers to techniques designed to correct accommodative and convergence insufficiency (or convergence dysfunction), which may include push-up exercises using an accommodative target of letters, numbers or pictures; push-up exercises with additional base-out prisms; jump-to-near convergence exercises; stereogram convergence exercises; and recession from a target.1 A related but distinct training technique is behavioral or perceptual vision therapy, in which eye movement and eye-hand coordination training techniques are used to improve learning efficiency by optimizing visual processing skills.
In addition to its use in the treatment of accommodative and convergence dysfunction, orthoptic training is being investigated for the treatment of attention deficient disorders, dyslexia, dysphasia and reading disorders.
Office-based vergence/accommodative therapy may be considered MEDICALLY NECESSARY for patients with symptomatic convergence insufficiency if, following a minimum of 12 weeks of home-based therapy (e.g., pushup exercises using an accommodative target; pushup exercises with additional baseout prisms; jump to near convergence exercises; stereogram convergence exercises; recession from a target; and maintaining convergence for 30 – 40 seconds), symptoms have failed to improve.
Orthoptic eye exercises are considered NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY for the treatment of learning disabilities.
Orthoptic eye exercises are investigational and/or unproven and therefore considered NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY for, including, but not limited, to:
Slow reading
Visual disorders other than convergence insufficiency
Policy Guidelines:
This policy addresses office-based orthoptic training. This policy does not address standard vision therapy with lenses, prisms, filters or occlusion (i.e., for treatment of amblyopia or acquired esotropia before surgical intervention).
Up to 12 sessions of office-based vergence/accommodative therapy, typically performed once per week, has been shown to improve symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI) in children aged 9 to 17 years. If patients remain symptomatic after 12 weeks of orthoptic training, alternative interventions should be considered.
A diagnosis of convergence insufficiency is based on asthenopic symptoms (sensations of visual or ocular discomfort) at near point, combined with difficulty sustaining convergence.
Convergence insufficiency and stereoacuity are documented by:
Exodeviation at near at least four prism diopters greater than at far; AND
Insufficient positive fusional vergence at near (PFV < 15 prism diopters blur or break) on PFV testing using a prism bar; AND
Near point of convergence (NPC) break of > 6 cm; AND
Appreciation by the patient of at least 500 seconds of arc on stereoacuity testing.
Benefit Application:
BlueCard/National Account Issues
Orthoptic eye exercises may be offered by orthoptists, optometrists or ophthalmologists. In many Plans, orthoptic training is a contract exclusion.
This evidence review was created in July 1996 and has been updated regularly with searches of the PubMed database. The most recent literature update was performed through Jan. 13, 2021.
Evidence reviews assess the clinical evidence to determine whether the use of a technology improves the net health outcome. Broadly defined, health outcomes are length of life, quality of life, and ability to function, including benefits and harms. Every clinical condition has specific outcomes that are important to patients and to managing the course of that condition. Validated outcome measures are necessary to ascertain whether a condition improves or worsens; and whether the magnitude of that change is clinically significant. The net health outcome is a balance of benefits and harms.
To assess whether the evidence is sufficient to draw conclusions about the net health outcome of a technology, 2 domains are examined: the relevance and the quality and credibility. To be relevant, studies must represent 1 or more intended clinical uses of the technology in the intended population and compare an effective and appropriate alternative at a comparable intensity. For some conditions, the alternative will be supportive care or surveillance. The quality and credibility of the evidence depend on study design and conduct, minimizing bias and confounding that can generate incorrect findings. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is preferred to assess efficacy; however, in some circumstances, nonrandomized studies may be adequate. RCTs are rarely large enough or long enough to capture less common adverse events and long-term effects. Other types of studies can be used for these purposes and to assess generalizability to broader clinical populations and settings of clinical practice. The following is a summary of the key literature to date.
Orthoptic Training for Convergence Insufficiency
Clinical Context and Therapy Purpose
Convergence insufficiency is a binocular vision disorder associated with defects in the eyes' ability to turn inward toward each other (e.g., when looking at near objects). The diagnosis of convergence insufficiency is made when patients have a remote near point of convergence or difficulty in sustaining convergence in conjunction with sensations of visual or ocular discomfort at near vision. Symptoms of this common condition may include eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, diplopia, sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, movement of print, and loss of comprehension after short periods of reading or performing close activities. Prism reading glasses, home therapy with pencil push-ups, and office-based vision therapy and orthoptics have been evaluated for the treatment of convergence insufficiency.
The purpose of orthoptic training in patients who have convergence insufficiency is to provide a treatment option that is an alternative to or an improvement on existing therapies.
The question addressed in this evidence review is: Does the use of orthoptic training in patients who have convergence insufficiency improve net health outcomes?
The following PICO was used to select literature to inform this review.
The relevant population of interest is patients with convergence insufficiency.
The treatment being considered is in-office orthoptic training. Orthoptic training refers to techniques designed to correct accommodative and convergence insufficiency (or convergence dysfunction).
In-office orthoptic training is administered by ophthalmologists, optometrists, or orthoptists in an outpatient clinical setting.
The comparator of interest is standard management of convergence insufficiency with at-home vision training exercises.
The comparator described is prescribed by ophthalmologists, optometrists, or orthoptists to be conducted at home.
The general outcomes of interest are symptoms and functional outcomes.
Timing of intervention is approximately 12 weeks of in-office training, followed by 6 months of at-home training. Follow-up at 1 year or more is preferable.
Study Selection Criteria
Methodologically credible studies were selected using the following principles:
To assess efficacy outcomes, comparative controlled prospective trials were sought, with a preference for RCTs.
In the absence of such trials, comparative observational studies were sought, with a preference for prospective studies.
To assess long-term outcomes and adverse events, single-arm studies that capture longer periods of follow-up and/or larger populations were sought.
Studies with duplicative or overlapping populations were excluded.
Review of Evidence
At least 2 systematic reviews have addressed the role of orthoptic training for convergence insufficiency. A systematic review by Rawston et al. (2005) assessing the applicability and efficacy of eye exercises found that small controlled trials and a large number of cases supported their use in the treatment of convergence insufficiency.2 Scheiman et al. (2020) conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs that evaluated nonsurgical treatments for convergence insufficiency.3 Six trials in children (n = 968) were analyzed. When treatment success was defined as a composite of normal clinical convergence parameters and a prespecified magnitude of improvement, office-based vergence/accommodative (orthoptic) training with home reinforcement was more likely to lead to a successful outcome than home-based computer training (risk ratio, 1.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32 to 2.94) and home-based pencil/target push-up training (risk ratio, 2.86; 95% CI, 1.82 to 4.35). An analysis that defined treatment success as a composite of both improved convergence parameters and improved symptoms found that office-based training with home reinforcement was more effective than home-based computer training (risk ratio, 4.65; 95% CI, 1.23 to 17.54) or home-based pencil push-up training (risk ratio, 4.41; 95% CI, 1.26 to 15.38); however, these findings were based on low-certainty evidence. Six RCTs in adults were included, but none compared office-based and home-based orthoptic training. Three trials in adults compared office-based training to placebo; results were limited and the authors concluded that the benefit of orthoptic training in adults was less clear overall than in children.
In 2008, the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group reported on an RCT of 221 children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.4 Symptoms were evaluated by the Convergency Insufficiency Symptom Survey, a 15-item survey with a final score ranging from 0 (least symptomatic) to 60 (most symptomatic). Scores of less than 16 were considered "asymptomatic," and a decrease of 10 or more points was considered "improved." On blinded evaluation after 12 weeks of treatment (99% completion rate), 73% of patients treated with office-based therapy were considered to be successful or improved on the composite outcome of Convergency Insufficiency Symptom Survey, near point convergency, and positive fusional vergency, as defined above, compared with 43%, 33%, and 35% of those treated with home pencil push-ups, home computer exercise, or placebo, respectively. At 1-year follow-up, 88% of the 32 children who were asymptomatic at the completion of the 12-week office-based treatment program remained successful or improved; 67% of the home-based pencil push-up group remained successful or improved.5 A limitation of this RCT is that near point exercises generally consisted of multiple therapies, making it difficult to correlate outcomes with specific modalities.
Following the publication of the main results of the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial, a number of reanalyses were performed. The effectiveness of these forms of vision therapy (pencil push-ups, home computer exercises, office-based vision therapy) in improving accommodative amplitude in 164 (74%) of the 221 children who had coexisting accommodative dysfunction with convergence insufficiency was reported by the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group in 2011.6 Of the 164 children with accommodative dysfunction, 63 (29%) had a decreased amplitude of accommodation, 43 (19%) had decreased accommodative facility (latency and speed of the accommodative response), and 58 (26%) had both. After 12 weeks of treatment, increases in amplitude of accommodation were significantly greater in the 3 active groups (range, 5.8 – 9.9 diopters) compared with office-based placebo therapy (2.2 diopters). The percentage of children who no longer showed decreased amplitude of accommodation was 91.4% for office-based therapy, 79.3% for home computer therapy, 74.1% for home pencil push-ups, and 35.7% for placebo treatment. Accommodative facility improved by 9.4 cycles per minute for office-based therapy, 7.0 cycles per minute for home computer-based therapy, 5.0 cycles per minute for home pencil push-ups, and 5.5 cycles per minute for office-based placebo therapy; only the office-based therapy showed significantly greater improvement than office-based placebo therapy. One year after completion of therapy, recurrence of decreased accommodative amplitude was found in 5 (11%) of 44 children and in 4 (12.5%) of 32 children who did not undergo subsequent treatment.
The effect of successful treatment for convergence insufficiency on parents' perception of academic behavior in the 218 children who completed this trial was also reported by the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial group (2012).7 Participants were classified as successful (n = 42), improved (n = 60), or nonresponder (n = 116) after 12 weeks of treatment. This study used the Academic Behavior Survey, a 6-item questionnaire (scoring range, 0 – 24 points) developed by the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group to quantify parents' perceptions of the frequency of adverse behaviors exhibited by children when reading or performing school work (5 questions) and overall parental concern about the child's academic performance (1 question). Mean Academic Behavior Survey score at baseline was 12.85 points, which improved by 4.0, 2.9, and 1.3 points in children classified as successful, improved, and nonresponder, respectively. Improvements in Academic Behavior Survey scores correlated with reductions in symptom level (r = 0.29), but not changes in measures of convergence. Although the Academic Behavior Survey has not been validated outside of this study, the effect sizes in the successful and improved groups were 0.9 and 0.7, representing a clinically meaningful change.
In 2012, the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group reported on a post hoc analysis of this RCT evaluating the effect of convergence insufficiency treatment on specific types of symptoms.8 Outcomes were measures on the Convergency Insufficiency Symptom Survey, which has 2 subscales: a performance-related subscale consisting of 6 symptoms related to visual efficiency when reading or performing near work (e.g., loss of place with reading) and an eye-related subscale consisting of 9 symptoms specific to visual function or asthenopic-type complaints (e.g., eye pain). Those with a "treatment response" (improvement of at least 8 points) on the overall Convergency Insufficiency Symptom Survey score demonstrated improvements in both the performance-related subscale and the eye-related subscale (mean, 1.1 points). Further research is needed to determine whether the treatment-related improvement in performance-related symptoms seen with orthoptics training translates into improvements in reading performance and attention.
In 2019, results of the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial — Attention & Reading Trial (CITT-ART) were published.9 Children with convergence insufficiency were randomized to 16 weeks of weekly office-based vergence/accommodative therapy or office-based placebo therapy. Both groups performed home exercises 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week. The study outcomes for convergence ability and symptoms were the same as the outcomes in the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial. After 16 weeks, mean Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey scores had decreased from baseline by -11.8 (95% CI, -13.4 to -10.3) and -10.4 (95% CI, -12.4 to -8.4) in the therapy and placebo groups, respectively, which was statistically similar between groups. There was no difference in the proportion of patients in each group that achieved normal or improved symptoms. Significantly more patients in the therapy group versus the placebo group met the criteria for normal or improved near point of convergence (p < 0.001) and positive fusional vergence (p < 0.001). Several composite outcomes for treatment success found significant improvements with therapy versus placebo. Interpretation of the symptom comparisons in this trial may be limited by the clinically relevant improvement in symptoms in the placebo group. Results for accommodation were published separately by Chen et al. (2020).10 Among the 288 children in the CITT-ART study with decreased accommodative amplitude or facility, normal amplitude (69% vs. 32%; p < 0.0001) and facility (85% vs. 49%; p < 0.0001) were achieved by significantly more patients in the therapy group compared to the placebo group, respectively. In a separate publication, results for improvement in reading comprehension were not significantly different between the therapy and placebo groups.11 Reading comprehension subtest scores of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Third Edition (WIAT-III) increased by 3.68 points in the therapy group and 3.8 points in the placebo group (difference -0.12; 95% CI, -1.89 to 1.66). All other reading outcome measures were also similar between groups.
Singh et al. (2021) published results of an RCT in 176 children and young adults (aged 9 to 30 years, mean 19 years) with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.12 Patients were randomized to 6 weeks of office-based orthoptic therapy (3 times per week) or home-based pencil push-up exercises (15 minutes per day). At study end, there was no difference between groups in near point of convergence or Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey scores, but there was a significantly greater improvement in positive fusional vergence with office-based therapy compared to home-based exercises (p < 0.001). Limitations of this study include lack of blinding, a wide range of patient ages, short duration compared to other studies, 20% to 30% loss to follow-up leading to a lack of power, and the study was conducted at a single center in India.
Alvarez et al. (2020) conducted the Convergence Insufficiency Neuro-mechanism in Adult Population Study, a small RCT (N = 50) that compared 6 weeks of twice weekly office-based vergence/accommodation therapy and office-based placebo therapy in young adults (aged 18 to 35 years) with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.13 All patients performed home-based computer exercises 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week. Outcomes included change in near point of convergence, positive fusional vergence, and Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey scores. Both near point of convergence (p < 0.01) and positive fusional vergence (p < 0.001) were significantly improved with office-based therapy compared to placebo, but<|fim_middle|>.S. professional society, an international society with U.S. representation, or National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Priority will be given to guidelines that are informed by a systematic review, include strength of evidence ratings, and include a description of management of conflict of interest.
American Academy of Pediatrics et al.
In 2009 (reaffirmed in 201425), the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Association of Certified Orthoptists issued a joint policy statement on pediatric learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision. For vision therapy, the statement concluded:
"Currently, there is no adequate scientific evidence to support the view that subtle eye or visual problems cause learning disabilities. Furthermore, the evidence does not support the concept that vision therapy or tinted lenses or filters are effective, directly or indirectly, in the treatment of learning disabilities. Thus, the claim that vision therapy improves visual efficiency cannot be substantiated. Diagnostic and treatment approaches that lack scientific evidence of efficacy are not endorsed or recommended."
In 2011, these same 4 associations also published a joint technical report on learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision.1 This report concluded: "There is inadequate scientific evidence to support the view that subtle eye or visual problems cause or increase the severity of learning disabilities…. Scientific evidence does not support the claims that visual training, muscle exercises, ocular pursuit-and-tracking exercises, behavioral/perceptual vision therapy, 'training' glasses, prisms, and colored lenses and filters are effective direct or indirect treatments for learning disabilities."
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations
Ongoing and Unpublished Clinical Trials
Some currently ongoing and unpublished trials that might influence this review are listed in Table 5.
Table 5. Summary of Key Trials
NCT No.
Trial Name
Planned Enrollment
Interventions for Convergence Insufficiency in Concussed Children (ICONICC) 264 March 2025
NCT: national clinical trial.
Handler SM, Fierson WM, Section on Ophthalmology SM. Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision. Pediatrics. Mar 2011; 127(3): e818-56. PMID 21357342
Rawstron JA, Burley CD, Elder MJ. A systematic review of the applicability and efficacy of eye exercises. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. Mar-Apr 2005; 42(2): 82-8. PMID 15825744
Scheiman M, Kulp MT, Cotter SA, et al. Interventions for convergence insufficiency: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Dec 02 2020; 12: CD006768. PMID 33263359
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group. Randomized clinical trial of treatments for symptomatic convergence insufficiency in children. Arch Ophthalmol. Oct 2008; 126(10): 1336-49. PMID 18852411
Scheiman M, Kulp M, Cotter S, et al. Long-term effectiveness of treatments for symptomatic convergence insufficiency in children. Optom Vis Sci. Sep 2009; 86(9): 1096-103. PMID 19668097
Scheiman M, Cotter S, Kulp MT, et al. Treatment of accommodative dysfunction in children: results from a randomized clinical trial. Optom Vis Sci. Nov 2011; 88(11): 1343-52. PMID 21873922
Borsting E, Mitchell GL, Kulp MT, et al. Improvement in academic behaviors after successful treatment of convergence insufficiency. Optom Vis Sci. Jan 2012; 89(1): 12-8. PMID 22080400
Barnhardt C, Cotter SA, Mitchell GL, et al. Symptoms in children with convergence insufficiency: before and after treatment. Optom Vis Sci. Oct 2012; 89(10): 1512-20. PMID 22922781
CITT-ART Investigator Group. Treatment of Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency in Children Enrolled in the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial-Attention Reading Trial: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Optom Vis Sci. Nov 2019; 96(11): 825-835. PMID 31651593
Chen AM, Roberts TL, Cotter SA, et al. Effectiveness of vergence/accommodative therapy for accommodative dysfunction in children with convergence insufficiency. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. Jan 2021; 41(1): 21-32. PMID 33119180
CITT-ART Investigator Group. Effect of Vergence/Accommodative Therapy on Reading in Children with Convergence Insufficiency: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Optom Vis Sci. Nov 2019; 96(11): 836-849. PMID 31651592
Singh A, Saxena V, Yadav S, et al. Comparison of home-based pencil push-up therapy and office-based orthoptic therapy in symptomatic patients of convergence insufficiency: a randomized controlled trial. Int Ophthalmol. Jan 04 2021. PMID 33392946
Alvarez TL, Scheiman M, Santos EM, et al. Convergence Insufficiency Neuro-mechanism in Adult Population Study Randomized Clinical Trial: Clinical Outcome Results. Optom Vis Sci. Dec 2020; 97(12): 1061-1069. PMID 33186192
Shin HS, Park SC, Maples WC. Effectiveness of vision therapy for convergence dysfunctions and long-term stability after vision therapy. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. Mar 2011; 31(2): 180-9. PMID 21309805
Dusek WA, Pierscionek BK, McClelland JF. An evaluation of clinical treatment of convergence insufficiency for children with reading difficulties. BMC Ophthalmol. Aug 11 2011; 11: 21. PMID 21835034
Lee SH, Moon BY, Cho HG. Improvement of Vergence Movements by Vision Therapy Decreases K-ARS Scores of Symptomatic ADHD Children. J Phys Ther Sci. Feb 2014; 26(2): 223-7. PMID 24648636
Momeni-Moghaddam H, Kundart J, Azimi A, et al. The effectiveness of home-based pencil push-up therapy versus office-based therapy for the treatment of symptomatic convergence insufficiency in young adults. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. Jan-Mar 2015; 22(1): 97-102. PMID 25624682
Borsting E, Mitchell GL, Arnold LE, et al. Behavioral and Emotional Problems Associated With Convergence Insufficiency in Children: An Open Trial. J Atten Disord. Oct 2016; 20(10): 836-44. PMID 24271946
Ramsay MW, Davidson C, Ljungblad M, et al. Can vergence training improve reading in dyslexics?. Strabismus. Dec 2014; 22(4): 147-51. PMID 25333204
Stein JF, Richardson AJ, Fowler MS. Monocular occlusion can improve binocular control and reading in dyslexics. Brain. Jan 2000; 123 ( Pt 1): 164-70. PMID 10611130
Christenson GN, Griffin JR, Taylor M. Failure of blue-tinted lenses to change reading scores of dyslexic individuals. Optometry. Oct 2001; 72(10): 627-33. PMID 11712629
Grisham D, Powers M, Riles P. Visual skills of poor readers in high school. Optometry. Oct 2007; 78(10): 542-9. PMID 17904495
Palomo-Alvarez C, Puell MC. Accommodative function in school children with reading difficulties. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. Dec 2008; 246(12): 1769-74. PMID 18751994
Ponsonby AL, Williamson E, Smith K, et al. Children with low literacy and poor stereoacuity: an evaluation of complex interventions in a community-based randomized trial. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. Sep-Oct 2009; 16(5): 311-21. PMID 19874111
Joint statement: learning disabilities, dyslexia, and visionreaffirmed 2014. American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Association of Certified Orthoptists, et al. https://www.aao.org/clinical-statement/joint-statement-learning-disabilities-dyslexia-vis. Updated July 2014. Accessed February 3, 2021.
Codes Number Description
CPT 92065 Orthoptic and/or pleoptic training, with continuing medical direction and evaluation
ICD-9 Procedure 95.35 Orthoptic training
ICD-9 Diagnosis 315.00-315.09 Developmental reading disorder coding range
378.83 Other disorders of binocular eye movements, convergence insufficiency or palsy
HCPCS V2799 Vision service, miscellaneous
ICD-10-CM (effective 10/01/15) H51.11-H51.12 Convergence insufficiency and excess code range
F81.0 Specific reading disorder
ICD10-PCS (effective 10/01/15) Not applicable. ICD-10-PCS codes are only used for inpatient services. Policy is only for outpatient services.
Type of Service Vision
Place of Service Physician's Office
This medical policy was developed through consideration of peer-reviewed medical literature generally recognized by the relevant medical community, U.S. FDA approval status, nationally accepted standards of medical practice and accepted standards of medical practice in this community, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association technology assessment program (TEC) and other nonaffiliated technology evaluation centers, reference to federal regulations, other plan medical policies and accredited national guidelines.
Annual review, no change to policy intent.
Annual review, no change to policy intent. Updating rationale and references.
Annual review, no change to policy intent. Updating rationale, references and background.
Annual review, no change to policy intent. Updating background, description, rationale and references.
Annual review, no change to policy intent. Updated background, description, rationale & references. Added coding.
Annual review. Updated rationale and references. No change to policy intent. | there was no difference between groups in symptom scores (2.3 points; 95% CI, -8.3 to 4.6; p = 0.6).
Tables 1 and 2 summarize the key RCTs in patients with convergence insufficiency.
Table 1. Summary of Key Randomized Controlled Trial Characteristics
Study; Trial Countries Sites Dates Participants Interventions
Active Comparator
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group (2008)4 U.S. 9 2005 – 2006 Children aged 9 to 17 years, exodeviation at or near at least 4Δ greater than at distance, insufficient positive fusional convergence, receded near point of convergence of ≥ 6 cm break, best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 in both eyes at distance and near, Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey score ≥ 16, not previously treated with pencil push-up or vergence orthoptic therapy Office-based vergence therapy with home reinforcement;
weekly visits and 15 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 12 weeks; n = 60 Home-based pencil push-up therapy;
15 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 12 weeks; n = 54
Home-based computer vergence therapy with pencil push-ups;
Office-based placebo therapy with home reinforcement;
weekly visits and 15 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 12 weeks; n = 54
CITT-ART Investigator Group (2019); CITT-ART9 U.S. 9 2014 – 2017 Children aged 9 to 14 years with exodeviation at or near at least 4Δ greater than at distance, insufficient positive fusional convergence, receded near point of convergence of ≥ 6 cm break, best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 in both eyes at distance and near, Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey score ≥ 16, not previously treated with office-based or home-based vergence therapy Office-based vergence therapy with home reinforcement;
weekly visits and 15 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 16 weeks; n = 206 Office-based placebo therapy with home reinforcement;
weekly visits and 15 minutes/day, 5 days/week for 16 weeks; n = 104
CITT-ART: Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial - Attention & Reading Trial; RCT: randomized controlled trial.
Table 2. Summary of Key Randomized Controlled Trial Results
Study Change in Convergence Insufficiency Survey Symptom scorea
(mean, 95% CI) Symptoms resolved or improved at end of studyb Convergence ability normal or improved at end of studyc
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group (2008)4 N = 221 N = 218 N = 218
Office-based vergence therapy -14.8 (-17.2 to -12.4) 72.9% 72.9 – 95.0%
Home-based pencil push-up therapy -7.1 (-9.6 to -4.5) 47.1% 56.6 – 77.4%
Home-based computer vergence therapy with pencil push-ups -6.0 (-8.6 to -3.4) 38.5% 59.6 – 77.0%
Office-based placebo therapy -7.8 (-10.4 to -5.3) 42.6% 44.5 – 59.3%
Mean difference (95% CI); p-value Office-based vergence therapy vs. home-based pencil push-ups:
7.9 (4.4 to 11.4); p < 0.001
Office-based vergence therapy vs. home-based computer vergence therapy with pencil push-ups:
8.4 (4.9 to 11.9); p<0.001 Office-based vergence therapy vs. home-based pencil push-ups:
p = 0.008
p = 0.006 Office-based vergence therapy vs. home-based pencil push-ups:
p < 0.05
CITT-ART Investigator Group (2019); CITT-ART9 N=311 N = 311 N = 311
Office-based vergence therapy -11.8 61.8% 92.4 – 95.5%
Office-based placebo therapy -10.4 58.7% 50.0 – 67.3%
Mean difference (95% CI); p-value 1.5 (-3.8 to 0.8); p=0.21 p = NS p < 0.001
CI: confidence interval; CITT-ART: Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial - Attention & Reading Trial; NS: not significant.
a Based on the Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey, a 15-item survey with scores ranging from 0 (least symptomatic) to 60 (most symptomatic). A score of <16 is considered asymptomatic, and a decrease of ≥ 10 points is considered improved.
b Asymptomatic (Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Score < 16) or improved (change in Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Score ≥ 10 points).
c Based on near point convergency and positive fusional vergency. A "normal" near point convergency was defined as < 6 cm, and an improved near point convergency was defined as an improvement (decrease) of > 4 cm from baseline to follow-up. To be classified as having normal positive fusional vergency, a patient had to pass Sheard's criteria (i.e., positive fusional vergency blur, or if no blur, then a break value at least twice the near phoria magnitude) and have a positive fusional vergency blur/break of > 15 prism diopters. Improvement in positive fusional vergency was defined as an increase of ≥ 10 prism diopters from baseline to follow-up
Tables 3 and 4 display notable limitations identified in each study.
Table 3. Study Relevance Limitations
Study Populationa Interventionb Comparatorc Outcomesd Duration of Follow-upe
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group (2008)4 3 - harms briefly described in text
CITT-ART Investigator Group (2019); CITT-ART9 3 - patients with learning or developmental disabilities were not excluded 2 - placebo involved some eye exercises and may have had a therapeutic effect
CITT-ART: Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial - Attention & Reading Trial
The evidence limitations stated in this table are those notable in the current review; this is not a comprehensive gaps assessment.
a Population key: 1. Intended use population unclear; 2. Clinical context is unclear; 3. Study population is unclear; 4. Study population not representative of intended use.
b Intervention key: 1. Not clearly defined; 2. Version used unclear; 3. Delivery not similar intensity as comparator; 4. Not the intervention of interest.
c Comparator key: 1. Not clearly defined; 2. Not standard or optimal; 3. Delivery not similar intensity as intervention; 4. Not delivered effectively.
d Outcomes key: 1. Key health outcomes not addressed; 2. Physiologic measures, not validated surrogates; 3. No CONSORT reporting of harms; 4. Not establish and validated measurements; 5. Clinical significant difference not prespecified; 6. Clinical significant difference not supported
e Follow-Up key: 1. Not sufficient duration for benefit; 2. Not sufficient duration for harms.
Table 4. Study Design and Conduct Limitations
Study Allocationa Blindingb Selective Reportingc Data Completenessd Powere Statisticalf
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Study Group (2008)4 1 - office vs. home therapy
CITT-ART Investigator Group (2019); CITT-ART9
a Allocation key: 1. Participants not randomly allocated; 2. Allocation not concealed; 3. Allocation concealment unclear; 4. Inadequate control for selection bias.
b Blinding key: 1. Not blinded to treatment assignment; 2. Not blinded outcome assessment; 3. Outcome assessed by treating physician.
c Selective Reporting key: 1. Not registered; 2. Evidence of selective reporting; 3. Evidence of selective publication.
d Data Completeness key: 1. High loss to follow-up or missing data; 2. Inadequate handling of missing data; 3. High number of crossovers; 4. Inadequate handling of crossovers; 5. Inappropriate exclusions; 6. Not intent to treat analysis (per protocol for noninferiority trials).
e Power key: 1. Power calculations not reported; 2. Power not calculated for primary outcome; 3. Power not based on clinically important difference.
f Statistical key: 1. Analysis is not appropriate for outcome type: (a) continuous; (b) binary; (c) time to event; 2. Analysis is not appropriate for multiple observations per patient; 3. Confidence intervals and/or p values not reported; 4.Comparative treatment effects not calculated.
Nonrandomized Comparative Studies
Shin et al. (2011) reported on a nonrandomized comparative study of office-based vision therapy.14 Fifty-seven children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency or combined convergence insufficiency and accommodative insufficiency were divided into a treatment and a sham control group, matched by age and sex. Vision therapy was performed in the school clinic 2 times a week with instructions for home exercises to be performed for 15 to 25 minutes a day during the week. After 12 weeks of office-based vision therapy, the mean College of Optometrists in Vision Development-Quality of Life questionnaire score decreased from 27.07 to 10.40, and near point convergency improved from 8.67 to 3.20 in the children with convergence insufficiency. Mean positive fusional vergency improved from 13.93 to 26.80. Sixty-seven percent of the children were considered to have been cured, and 82% were improved. There were no significant changes between baseline and 12-week follow-up for the control group. Of the 20 children in the treatment group who completed a 1-year follow-up, 3 (15%) showed recurrence.
Dusek et al. (2011) reported on a nonrandomized comparative study of 134 children with convergence insufficiency who had been referred to a tertiary care center in Austria for reading difficulties.15 Thirty-two participants refused all treatment offered (control group); the remaining children were given base-in prism reading glasses (n = 51) or computerized home vision therapy (n=51) based on preference. Parents were instructed to ensure that their child carried out the procedure correctly; compliance was verified weekly. All participants were examined for total reading time, reading error score, the amplitude of accommodation, and binocular accommodative facility at baseline and after 4 weeks. Prismatic reading glasses were not worn during testing. Significant improvements were found in the prism glasses and computer exercise groups for total reading time, reading error score, the amplitude of accommodation, binocular accommodative facility, and vergence facility. For example, reading speed improved by 21 seconds in the reading glasses group, by 12 seconds in the computer exercise group, and by 4 seconds in the control group. Mean amplitude of accommodation improved by 1.4 diopters in the reading glasses group, by 1.0 diopters in the computer exercise group, and by 0.3 diopters in the control group. The only significant improvement for the control group was vergence facility. Although this nonrandomized study had the potential for selection and performance bias, the results suggested that base-in prism reading glasses might be an effective treatment for convergence insufficiency and associated reading problems in children.
Lee et al. (2014) reported on results from a small nonrandomized, controlled trial of vision therapy in children with vergence insufficiency and symptomatic ADHD.16 Of 1,123 children (age range, 8 – 13 years) who were screened for ADHD, 81 were identified as having symptomatic ADHD; of those, 16 were identified as having accommodative dysfunction on binocular function testing. Eight subjects received vision therapy, and the remainder acted as a control group; eligibility criteria for vision therapy included: high exophoria at near vision (³6 prism diopters), exophoria at near vision at least 4 prism diopters greater than at distant vision, a receded near point of convergence break (³6 cm), or insufficient positive fusional vergency at near vision, failing Sheard's criterion (positive fusional vergency less than twice the near phorias), or a minimum positive fusional vergency of 15 prism diopters or less base-out blur or break. Vision therapy included progressive home- and office-based convergence and accommodative exercises over 12 weeks. At the 12-week follow-up, intervention group subjects demonstrated improvements in near point convergency (11.50 to 4.38 cm; p < 0.05), breakpoint of near positive fusional vergency (11.88 to 32.38 cm; p < 0.01), recovery point of near positive fusional vergency (6.38 to 19.75 cm; p < 0.01), and near exophoria (12.00 to 7.81 cm; p < 0.05). ADHD symptoms, as measured by the parent-reported Korea-ADHD Rating Scale, improved from 23.25 at baseline to 17.13 (p < 0.05) after vision therapy. Only within-group comparisons were reported. Control group subjects did not demonstrate improvements in vision metrics or Korea-ADHD Rating Scale scores.
In a small randomized comparative study, Momeni-Moghaddam et al. (2015) compared the effectiveness of pencil push-up therapy with office-based vision therapy in 60 individuals who had convergence insufficiency (mean age, 21.3 years).17 Subjects received either pencil push-up therapy or office-based therapy without home intervention and underwent reevaluation at 4 and 8 weeks after the start of treatment. With a single exception, the 2 groups did not differ significantly regarding the near point convergency, phoria, and positive fusional vergency. After 4 and 8 weeks of follow-up, positive fusional vergency was significantly more improved in the pencil push-up therapy group (p=0.001). Study authors suggested that pencil push-up therapy and office-based vision therapy were largely comparable for treatment of convergence insufficiency.
Noncomparative Studies
Borsting et al. (2016) published the results of a single-arm multicenter study, the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial Reading Study.18 Investigators evaluated parent-reported behavioral and emotional problems at baseline among children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency and after 16 weeks of office-based vergence accommodative therapy. The intervention was consistent with that administered in the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial. Parent-reported ADHD symptoms were assessed with the Conners 3 ADHD Index and behavioral and emotional symptoms with the 120-item Child Behavior Checklist. Of the 53 children enrolled, 48 consented to office-based therapy and 44 completed therapy and provided posttreatment data. After completion of therapy, there were significant within-subject improvements in Convergency Insufficiency Symptom Survey scores and Conners 3 ADHD Index scores (d = 0.58, significantly different from zero). Subjects also demonstrated statistically significant improvements in the Child Behavior Checklist competency-related subscale related to school performance but not to social- or activities-related performance. On Child Behavior Checklist's symptom-related subscales, there were statistically significant improvements in the anxious/depressed, somatic complaints, and internalizing problems subscales. This study provided some evidence that ADHD-like and emotional and behavior problems may improve among children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency after office-based vision therapies. However, the study's small size and lack of a control group preclude drawing definitive conclusions about the efficacy of this treatment.
Section Summary: Orthoptic Training for Convergence Insufficiency
At least 2 systematic reviews support the efficacy of orthoptic training for convergence insufficiency, especially in children. The most direct evidence on office-based orthoptic training comes from a 2008 RCT that demonstrated that office-based vision training improves symptoms of convergence insufficiency in a greater percentage of patients than a home-based vision exercise program. Subgroup analyses of this RCT demonstrated improvements in accommodative vision, parental perception of academic behavior, and specific convergence insufficiency-related symptoms. However, in this trial, as in others, the home-based regimen did not include the full range of home-based therapies, which may have biased results in favor of the orthoptic training. Another RCT published in 2019 did not find a difference in symptoms of convergence insufficiency between office-based orthoptic training plus home exercises and office-based placebo therapy plus home exercises, possibly due to notable improvements in symptoms in the placebo group.
Orthoptic Training for Learning Disabilities
Some learning disabilities, particularly those in which reading is impaired, have been associated with deficits in eye movements and/or visual tracking. For example, many dyslexic persons may have an unstable binocular vision and report that letters appear to move around, causing visual confusion.
The purpose of orthoptic training in patients who have learning disabilities is to provide a treatment option that is an alternative to or an improvement on existing therapies.
The question addressed in this evidence review is: Does the use of orthoptic training in patients who have learning disabilities improve net health outcomes?
The relevant population of interest is patients with learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, dysphasia, and reading disorders. Diagnosis of learning disabilities should be conducted by a qualified, licensed professional. Attention deficit disorder can be diagnosed by professionals qualified and licensed to do so, as well as by psychiatrists and physicians, although only medical doctors can prescribe medication.
The treatment being considered is office-based orthoptic training for learning disabilities. Orthoptic training for learning disabilities is administered by orthoptists, optometrists, or ophthalmologists.
The comparator of interest is standard management of learning disabilities. The practices currently being used to treat learning disabilities vary depending on the type of disability, but they could include receiving special services at school such as individualized education programs and accommodations.
Standard management of learning disabilities may be administered by special educators or other learning disability specialists in a school-based setting.
The general outcome of interest is functional outcomes.
The limited available literature showed that approximately 12 sessions over 5 weeks are needed to assess results. Longer-term follow-up was not indicated.19
To assess efficacy outcomes, comparative controlled prospective trials were sought, with a preference for RCTs;
A 2005 systematic review evaluating the applicability and efficacy of eye exercises found no clear scientific evidence to support the use of eye exercises for other disorders (e.g., learning disabilities, dyslexia), except convergence insufficiency.2
Two studies focused on the use of tinted lenses and eye patching as a technique to steady binocular vision for dyslexia. Stein et al. (2000) reported on results of a randomized trial in which 143 dyslexic children were instructed to wear yellow-tinted glasses with or without the left lens occluded.20 Children were instructed to wear these glasses when reading or writing. Significantly more children given occluded glasses gained stable binocular vision in the first 3 months (59%) compared with children given unoccluded glasses (36%). Christenson et al. (2001), however, found no difference in reading ability of children with dyslexia and abnormal binocular vision tested with and without occluded, blue-tinted lenses.21
Ramsay et al. (2014) reported on results from a non-RCT assessing a computerized vergence training program in 13- to 14-year-old patients with dyslexia.19 Twelve subjects with dyslexia were treated with the computerized vergence training program, receiving an average of 11.75 sessions over 5 weeks; 12 control students included were not treated. All subjects underwent vision testing and were not diagnosed with convergence insufficiency. The computerized training program involved the generation of a computerized stereogram, which appears in 3 dimensions with convergent vision. For the intervention groups, reading speed improved from 87.83 to 95.58 words read per minute from baseline to follow-up (p < 0.006); reading speed was unchanged from baseline to follow-up for the control group (85.00 words per minute at baseline to 89.37 words per minute at follow-up; p< 0 .123). Mean improvement in reading speed from baseline to follow-up did not differ significantly between groups (p < 0.123).
Several studies have reported that poor reading in children with dyslexia or attention deficits may be related to impairments in accommodation or convergence, suggesting the need for an ophthalmologic and orthoptic evaluation.22,23,24
Section Summary: Orthoptic Training for Learning Disabilities
Peer-reviewed studies have not directly demonstrated improvements in reading or learning outcomes with orthoptic training. At least 2 earlier studies that addressed other types of vision therapies reported mixed improvements in reading.
For individuals who have convergence insufficiency who receive office-based orthoptic training, the evidence includes a TEC Assessment, systematic reviews, several RCTs, and nonrandomized comparative studies. Relevant outcomes are symptoms and functional outcomes. The most direct evidence on office-based orthoptic training comes from a 2008 RCT that demonstrated office-based vision or orthoptic training improves symptoms of convergence insufficiency in a greater percentage of patients than a home-based vision exercise program consisting of pencil push-ups or home computer vision exercises. Subgroup analyses of this RCT demonstrated improvements in accommodative vision, parental perception of academic behavior, and specific convergence insufficiency-related symptoms. However, in this trial, as in others, the home-based regimen did not include the full range of home-based therapies, which may have biased results in favor of the orthoptic training. Another RCT published in 2019 did not find a difference in symptoms of convergence insufficiency between office-based orthoptic training plus home exercises and office-based placebo therapy plus home exercises, possibly due to notable improvements in symptoms in the placebo group. The evidence is insufficient to determine that the technology results in an improvement in the net health outcome.
For individuals who have learning disabilities who receive office-based orthoptic training, the evidence includes nonrandomized comparative and noncomparative studies. Relevant outcomes are functional outcomes. Studies have not directly demonstrated improvements in reading or learning outcomes with orthoptic training. At least 2 earlier studies that addressed other types of vision therapies have reported mixed improvements in reading. The evidence is insufficient to determine that the technology results in an improvement in the net health outcome.
The purpose of the following information is to provide reference material. Inclusion does not imply endorsement or alignment with the evidence review conclusions.
Clinical Input From Physician Specialty Societies and Academic Medical Centers
While the various physician specialty societies and academic medical centers may collaborate with and make recommendations during this process, through the provision of appropriate reviewers, input received does not represent an endorsement or position statement by the physician specialty societies or academic medical centers, unless otherwise noted.
In response to requests, input was received from 4 physician specialty societies (5 reviewers) and 3 academic medical centers while this policy was under review in 2011. Although input supported the use of office-based orthoptic training when home-based therapy had failed, some reviewers indicated that home-based therapy would typically include more exercises than pencil push-ups. Recommended were push-up exercises using an accommodative target, push-up exercises with additional base-out prisms, jump-to-near convergence exercises, stereogram convergence exercises, recession from a target, and maintaining convergence for 30 to 40 seconds.
Practice Guidelines and Position Statements
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This Instant Pot Jambalaya was adapted from an authentic Creole Jambalaya recipe and has spicy andouille sausage, chicken and shrimp combined with rice, is flavored with Cajun spices and cooked to perfection. A delicious one-pot meal that you can make so quickly in the pressure cooker if you have all the ingredients ready.
Nawlins. New Or-linz. New Or-leens. No matter how you pronounce it, if you've visited New Orleans, you have to agree that it's one of the most historic and charming cities in the United States. I feel it's a city that everyone should have a chance to visit.
The standout star of New Orleans is the Cajun and Creole cuisine. Cajun and Creole restaurants abound and you can literally eat your way through that city! Some of my favorite dishes include Jambalaya, Etouffee, and Gumbo.
Today I want to share this Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe. Jambalaya is a hearty one-pot meal made with rice, meat, and seafood, similar to Spanish paella.
There are two types of Jambalaya. Creole, which includes tomatoes, and Cajun, which is made without tomatoes. Creole cuisine originated in the city of New Orleans and Cajun food is traditionally associated with the French Acadian people who settled the swamps of southwest Louisiana.
My Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe includes tomatoes and is derived from a cookbook I've had in my possession forever, but have no idea when or where I got it! It's a tiny little cookbook a bit larger than a smartphone, written by chef Austin Leslie of the famed New Orleans restaurant Chez Helene, which closed in the 1990's.
Looking at the ingredient list, you might think it too long and be tempted to skip this recipe, but I hope you won't! Some recipes are the 'dump in the pressure cooker' kind and some take a little more effort.
This one is definitely worth the little effort it takes (which is really not much at all.) The primary hands-on work requires sauteing the meats and vegetables individually before adding the rice and liquids.
Hope you get to try out this Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe. It's a meal in one that doesn't really need any side dish. It's a great dish to make for a group. You might also be interested in my Instant Pot Gumbo recipe, which is equally delicious!
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You can stir in the uncooked shrimp at the end and let it cook in residual heat with the Instant Pot covered, just add a couple of extra minutes. The advantage of adding it in at the end is that the shrimp juices get absorbed into the rice and there's less of chance that the shrimp is dried out. This is my preferred method.
Andouille is a spicy smoked Cajun sausage. If you don't have access to it, substitute it with a Spanish chorizo or kielbasa. You can substitute Creole seasoning with Cajun seasoning, and you can also add more or less seasoning than I've suggested.
The quantity of salt you need will depend on the quantity and type of Cajun seasoning you use. Go easy on the salt if you are using more seasoning and/or if your Cajun seasoning is very salty!
If you're new to the Instant Pot and aren't familiar with how to use it, please read the Instant Pot DUO Beginner's Quick Start Guide or the Instant Pot ULTRA Beginner's Quick Start Guide first and then come back here to learn how to make Instant Pot Jambalaya.
Rub shrimp with 1 tsp of Creole seasoning and set aside.
oil to inner pot of Instant Pot.
Press 'Cancel' to turn off heat.
Add shrimp and stir briefly, for just a few seconds. You are not cooking the shrimp through. It will cook at the end.
rice and stir to coat, about 30 seconds.
worcestershire sauce, broth and bay leaves.
Stir in the reserved sausage and chicken.
The display will count down from 7 to 0; it will switch to 'Keep Warm' mode and display 'L0;00'.
Close the Instant Pot and allow the shrimp to finish cooking in the residual heat.
After 10 minutes, open the Instant Pot and add parsley. Gently stir the jambalaya.
Serve with hot sauce on the side.
This Instant Pot Jambalaya was adapted from an authentic Creole Jambalaya recipe and has andouille sausage, chicken and shrimp combined with rice, is flavored with Cajun spices and cooked to perfection.
Rub shrimp with 1 tsp of Cajun seasoning and set aside.
Press 'Saute' and add oil to inner pot of Instant Pot.
Add andouille sausage, and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add chicken, and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add shrimp and briefly saute for just a few seconds, adding a teaspoon of oil if required. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Stir until onion is translucent. The liquid released from the vegetables should be enough to deglaze the pan. If it's not, add a few tablespoons of broth to deglaze.
Add thyme, Cajun seasoning, salt, rice and stir to coat, about 30 seconds.
Stir in tomatoes, worcestershire, chicken broth and bay leaves. Make sure there's nothing stuck to the bottom of the pan.
Cook on 'Manual' or 'Pressure Cook' setting for 7 minutes. Make sure steam release handle is in the 'Sealing' position.
Do a Quick Release and open the Instant Pot.
Close the Instant Pot and allow the shrimp to finish cooking in the residual heat for 10 minutes.
Open the Instant Pot and add parsley. Gently stir the jambalaya. Garnish with shallots, if using.
** Quantity of salt will depend on your Cajun seasoning. If it's more salty, go easy on the extra salt.
If any of the ingredients being sauted browns too quickly, press 'Cancel' until the Instant Pot cools down a bit and press the 'Saute' button again to restart.
Andouille is a spicy smoked Cajun sausage. If you don't have access to it, substitute it with a Spanish chorizo or kielbasa.
You can choose to not saute the shrimp at the beginning. Just add it in raw at the end, and the juices will get absorbed by the rice, without the shrimp drying out.
What a cool cookbook. I love it when people dig up hidden gems to share. What type of cajun or creole seasoning do you recommend?
Omigoodness. This was so authentic tasting! I would recommend freezing the chicken and andouille and then cutting them up. The sausage we used came out more like little meatballs. The Cajun seasoning is one we put together from another website and it was fantastic. We did, however, add some hot sauce once it was on the the table. I would serve this to company. It was fabulous.
Awesome, Shari! Thanks for posting your suggestions and modifications.
I know right? But that I can't remember how or where I got it, is scary! I use whatever seasoning I have on hand: Tony Chachere's, Slap Ya Mama, Emeril, or even Old Bay.
How many will this jambalaya recipe serve? I'm very anxious to try this. Luv ur explicit instructions.
Thanks Cheryl! I think the recipe can serve 6 people easily. Hope you get a chance to make it. Enjoy!
Hi…I tried this recipe and it was fabulous. I am planning to make it again, but for 10 people. How do you adjust the ingredients and any changes to the IP timing?
Hey Amanda – thanks for your question. I feel the original recipe is pretty good for 6 servings – not sure if you agree. In which case you could double the recipe and get plenty of food. If I were doubling, I would just double all the ingredients. Keep the cook time the same. The only thing to watch out for is make sure you're not going over the 1/2 fill mark on your Instant Pot. And if you wanted to be extra careful, just add the tomatoes and rice on the top, after all the other ingredients have been put in and stirred up and just push down into the liquid without stirring.
I haven't bought an instant pot yet, but can't wait to make the plunge. It seems like it will make cooking so much quicker, which is great for weeknight meals. I love to make jambalaya and this seems like a great recipe. I had not idea that the difference between Creole and Cajun jambalaya was the tomatoes! That's so interesting.
Hi Danielle, hope you are able to get your Instant Pot soon! Be aware that the Instant Pot takes time to come to pressure and to release pressure, which adds on to the cook time – so 10 minutes for chicken can take 25 to 30 minutes. But the beauty of it is that the chicken is so tender and flavorful AND you don't have to watch it, stir it, turn it, etc. You can go about your work and it cooks in the background. That's the time-saving part for me. When you get your IP, you might want to check out my step by step beginner's manual. Thanks for your comment!
Could I complete steps 1-6 the day before I plan to serve this dish? And then pick up at step 7 the day of? We have an office party and I could bring the instant pot to work but probably can't get away with sautéing anything. I would be fine cooking under pressure at work though.
Hi Brian, the only thing I would worry about would be any bacteria that might be in any meats, since we're just browning and not completely cooking. If it weren't for that, you could make it work. Can you cook it completely the day before and heat it up the next day either in the microwave or using the steam function of the Instant Pot (1 cup water + food in a container placed on a trivet.) for less than 5 minutes? Or you precook the meats and add them in at the end the next day (flavor won't be as good). Don't forget to leave extra time for the Instant Pot to come to pressure with cold ingredients if you choose to finish cooking the next day.
Jambalaya is always better the next day after the flavors meld. Make it, refrigerate and reheat the next day instead.
Thanks Joyce! That's such a great compliment. Yes, I love old cookbooks too. Blogs are great (of course) but a good old-fashioned cookbook is special.
Thank you thank you so much for posting this recipe. This is the 3rd recipe we've made in our new instapot and we LOVED it.
You're welcome Donna! So glad you enjoyed it. It's such a hearty one-pot dish.
I made this in my instant pot and it was delicious!
I used less shrimp (8 pcs) and more chicken (package of 3 chicken thighs- a little less than double the called for amount). It was so good – our favorite dish we've made since getting the IP (and we've made some good stuff!). Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Leslie! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks also for letting us know what changes you made and how they turned out.
Maybe I completely missed it, but am I supposed to use cooked or uncooked rice? Seven minutes on pressure doesn't seem long enough to fully cook rice. ??? Help!
Hi there! Sorry if it's not clear, but it is uncooked long grain white rice – I used basmati. Yes, it cooks just fine in 7 minutes in my Instant Pot. Hope it goes well!
Did you use boneless skinless chicken thighs or bone in ones ? Do we cut them and what size ?
Hi Shantini – yes, boneless skinless cut into small pieces (1 inch).
This recipe is awesome!! I didn't have chicken and upped the amount of shrimp. I will make it again and add okra. Yum! Thanks for sharing!
I love shrimp, so that's not a bad substitution to make! Glad you liked it.
Great instant pot recipe- The rice was perfect!
Cheryl – I'm so glad you liked it! One pot dishes are so convenient right?
I made this last night. It tastes really good, and the rice was cooked but the texture of the dish was a little "wet." Is it supposed to be like that? Last jambalaya I made, I recall the rice absorbed pretty much all of the liquid.
Hi Kay, when I make it, it's not wet. It could be that your veggies released some extra liquid. Or did you have anything that was previously frozen – that can cause more liquid to be released. I hope you can make some adjustments next time to get it to a better consistency. Thanks for taking time to comment!
Made this tonight and it was a HUGE hit. Thanks for much for posting this terrific recipe. I will definitely make this again and everyone wanted a copy of the recipe.
Angel, I am so glad to hear you liked the recipe! Thanks for letting us know. I plan to post more Cajun recipes soon.
I just got an InstantPot as a birthday gift & am excited to start trying it. This recipe sounds great – I'm hoping to try it out soon & take it to a crawfish boil I was recently invited to. Since the recipe is for 6, would you suggest doubling and making in two batches or if it can be done in one batch, should I change the cooking time?
Hi Ishween – congrats on your new Instant Pot! I would definitely try it in two batches especially if you're doing it for the first time to take somewhere. That way you can adjust the recipe if necessary. Good luck and please do let me know how it goes if you get the chance.
Unfortunately 12 mins didn't do it so back to the stovetop simmering method, lol! For future attempts, curious if I cooked for 22 mins so the brown rice cooks through, whether that would overcook the other ingredients & therefore ruin the recipe…any thoughts?
That's the hard thing with brown rice, right? I would try it out with larger pieces of chicken thighs. Your veggies might be overcooked, but I think it will taste good – let me know how it turns out, Ishween!
Your Jambalaya recipe was great as your chicken curry!!
Best Jambalaya I ever made. So delicious!!
What kind of rice did you use? I have cooked long grain white rice in the IP and it has taken at least 12 minutes under pressure to get it done. 7 minutes seems much too short of a time. Otherwise, I'd love to try your recipe.
I use white long grain or basmati and the 7 minutes is perfect. Keep in mind that the shrimp steams for 10 minutes too. However if you've not been able to successfully cook rice for shorter than 12 minutes, you can stick to your timings. OR you can cook for 7 minutes and then close it and cook for longer as needed. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for reaching out.
This recipe looks great and I want to try it, but I don't have an instant pot! Do you think this would work in a crockpot or could be modified for it?
Hi Nicole, I've never cooked this or any rice dish in a slow cooker, so I'm not sure how the rice would turn out. You can cook it on the stovetop. Follow directions up to the pressure cooking part. Add equal parts rice and broth. Add shrimp at the same time as rice (uncooked). Cook covered on low for 30 minutes or more. If rice is not cooked, add 1/4 cup more water and cook further. Some people cook rice separately and add to the jambalaya. That way you know the rice will be perfectly cooked. Good luck! p.s. you need to get an Instant Pot ?
Hi, I was hoping to make this but I'm allergic to shrimp. How can I make this and omit shrimp? Thanks so much I look forward to trying your recipe!
Hi Klaudia – I've had readers who've made it with scallops. They season and saute scallops and set aside, and add them in at the end, fully cooked. I think you could easily omit the shrimp and if you desire, add more chicken or sausage, or substitute ham.
Hi this looks great! I am going to try and make it tonite but I dont see in which step you added the rice. Could you clarify? Thanks!!
Hi Kim – It's in step 7 of the recipe card and in the 4th step-by-step photograph. (Add thyme, Cajun seasoning, salt, rice and stir to coat, about 30 seconds.) Hope you enjoy it!
Made this today: Fast and flavorful, turned out perfect. I have been using a slow-cooker jambalaya recipe for a few years, but now that I have an Insta Pot I wanted to switch. This was on point and will replace my slow-cooker recipe to be in my regular rotation. Thank you!
Hi Beatrice – thanks for your comment! I hardly use my slow cooker anymore. And I don't use the slow cooker function on the Instant Pot either. For the most part, every slow cooker recipe can be pressure cooked. So much faster and no need to clean multiple pots either. Check out the gumbo recipe I just posted, you might like that one too.
This sounds awesome, however I don't eat rice. I know crazy right? So without rice would I adjust the cooking time? If so to what?
Hi Deena! If you kept all the ingredients (and size of cut) the same, you can cook for about 4 minutes on high pressure. You might want to reduce the broth quantity if you don't want it to be too soupy. Maybe serve with cauliflower rice? Thanks for your comment.
I want to first state that you really know how to write a recipe. Very refreshing.
So much so, that I will make this shortly for a bunch (12) of golf guys on a trip to the Outer Banks.
My only question is, was the andouille already cooked? I have the option of both.
Hi Jim – thanks so much for the very kind words. I do use cooked andouille but I think you will be fine with either, since you're sauteing small pieces. A word of advice – if you're making a large quantity, you might need to do it in two batches since you don't want to go over the 1/2 mark for rice. Not sure what size Instant Pot you have. Enjoy your trip – great place to visit!
Hi there! This looks delicious! If I omit the shrimp, do I still need to let the pot sit for 10 mins after the quick release?
Very flavorful and tasty recipe! Thank you!
I am surpised mine turned out as well as it did because my pot didn't come to pressure! My rice stuck/burnt to the bottom. I stirred and scraped the bottom to free up the rice, then tried again for 2 more minutes (didn't add anything since there was still liquid). Still didn't come to pressure, but rice was cooked, it was just a wet jambalaya. So it essentially simmer for 20-30 minutes. Tasted delicious and my husband loved it. Any thoughts on how to keep the rice from sticking to the bottom? Do you always stir, or perhaps I could layer and keep the rice and tomatoes higher in the pot to prevent them from sticking. Do you rinse your rice?
Hey Amy, I'm sorry the rice stuck but glad you ended up salvaging it! I've never had my rice stick to the bottom when I make this jambalaya. Could it be that you didn't deglaze enough? It's important that the bottom of the pot is clear of stuck meat or food before you begin cooking. To answer your questions: I don't rinse my rice for this recipe (but do rinse when I make plain rice). I do stir everything together before pressure cooking. Hope you give it a try again with better luck. Thanks for commenting!
To be honest, there was a lot of liquid in the bottom after sauteing, so the only declaring needed was after the sausage, and the chicken juices took carr of that. Do you saute on high or medium? I started with medium for the sausage, but bumped it up to high at the end of the chicken, maybe that had things too hot. I'll definitely give it another try…its so good. Eating leftovers for lunch, as we speak.
Amy, if you deglazed and you had plenty of water, then I feel your IP didn't reach pressure because of how your sealing ring was sitting? Maybe just a one-off? I usually use medium for saute setting.
Have you seen my post about the IP not sealing? Keep in touch!
Interestingly enough, I ran into the same issue where the IP didn't come to pressure. Strange. This is the first time after making several dishes in IP that this has happened. I checked the sealing ring and don't see any issue.
When I make this on the stove top, I always start with a roux (and yes, it takes forever and a day). Is there a way to do it in the instant pot? I'd love to try this recipe, but I really love the roux, too. Is there a way to do this?
Hi Ginna – so I do use a roux for my Gumbo recipe. And I have no problem with doing that as long as I add enough water as described in the recipe. My concern about using a roux for the jambalaya is that you're also adding in rice and that is starchy and will also absorb most of the liquid which might cause your roux to scorch on the bottom. If you add extra water, you'll have a wet jambalaya which may not be ideal! My only other suggestion would be use the gumbo technique and make the jambalaya and rice separately and then mix together at the end?
I just found your blog this evening and now it's the middle of the night and I'm still reading recipes and drooling over your Jambalaya and New Orleans Gumbo. Holy Cow! Do they ever look good!!! I'm as happy as the next cook to have one-pot, easy meals, but there's also days that call for the kind of dinner that uses lots of ingredients and plenty of work. There is something truly wonderful about sitting down for dinner with people you love and offering them the fruits of your labor. I hope you don't think I'm being sacrilegious if I say that it comes close to being a family sacrament.
My husband and I discovered that we enjoy cooking together and I'm pretty sure, southern boy that he is, that he'll be very excited to try this! Our sons will be equally happy to come over and help us eat it. LOL!
Thank you for sharing your recipes and the lovely write ups that go along with them. I'm looking forward to trying many of them out and enjoying your blog!
Becky, thank you for the kind words! I am so glad you've found me and I hope you get a chance to try out the recipes. You're right – cooking a meal for the family and eating together is a very special thing. Sounds like you've got your priorities in the right place!
Yes, please do let me know how it goes. Enjoy!
My husband was very skeptical when I brought in yet another appliance…So I am out to prove its versatility in making quality, tasty meals. Many thanks for the tutorials and recipes.
Hi Connie, I haven't tried this so I can't guarantee that you won't have some extra liquid, but I would go through all steps except: omit rice and replace 2 cups broth with 1/2 cup broth, cook for 4 minutes, release pressure, open, stir in shrimp and cooked rice, close the Instant Pot and let shrimp finish cooking and let rice absorb some of the liquid. However, I recommend that your first dish (to prove the IP to your hubby 🙂 ) be an exact recipe, since the Instant Pot can require some precision.
Could I use chicken breast instead of chicken thighs? I can't wait to make this dish!
Yes, Caroline, you sure can – hope you enjoy it!
I made this tonight, but i only had jasmine rice. Rice turned out mushy. Husband doesn't like mushy food, but he stull went for seconds, so i guess thats a good sign. Lol. I think the liquid i had was more than your pictures because of the canned tomatoes, which probably vary in their liquid-to-tomato ratio. Next time i would use fresh tomatoes.
Also, after using the instant pot a few time now, instant pot invariably does not mean instant prepare. Took me forever to peel and devein 40 shrimp.
Hi Brenda, Jasmine rice does quick faster than other rice like Basmati. So if you were to do it again, you'll want to decrease cooking time by 2 minutes. Yes, the Instant Pot is not Instant 🙂 I buy the deveined shrimp – too much work otherwise! But isn't it great to not have to watch over the pot on the stove? That's the biggest benefit, for me at least. Good point about the tomatoes – never thought of that! Thanks for checking in.
Hi Carla – thank you!
Hi Joyce – thanks for letting me know; your comment is much-appreciated 🙂 !
Just made this recipe and it came out perfect. If I wanted to add scallops when would be the best time to add them ?
Also, if I added the scallops I would remove the chicken. Would I need to make any adjustments to the recipe?
Thank you for this wonderful dish!
Unfortunately this was my first Instant Pot fail…..sort of. It turned out alright in the end. My pot would not come up to pressure. I made certain there was nothing stuck to the bottom of the pot before sealing it up. I think there was just not enough liquid for this recipe. For the first time ever, my pot starting counting down the time without being at pressure. I opened it up, stirred it up and closed it again. Again, it would not come to pressure. So, I tasted the rice. It seemed 90% done so I stirred in the shrimp, put the lid on and set the timer for 10 minutes. Everything was done, the rice and shrimp were perfect and the spice was spot on. We loved it! However, I think next time I'll just follow the recipe to adding the rice and liquid, put it all in a large covered casserole dish and bake for 25-30 minutes. Also, it took far more than 15 minutes to prep this recipe and I'm very efficient in the kitchen. This struck me as one of those recipes where each step would go quickly so I chopped, diced and measured everything in preparation. I would guess I spent more like 45 minutes prepping everything and sauteeing the sausage and chicken and veggies. Still, worth it though to get this authentic flavor. We loved it! Just beware that your pot may not come to pressure unless you add more liquid. Hubby grew up in New Orleans and totally approved this recipe.
Hi Janet – I'm glad you liked the flavor, but sorry you had trouble with sealing for the first time! I just made this a couple of weeks ago for my family following the exact recipe. Since you said the pot was deglazed, I agree with you that you probably didn't have enough liquid. It's really hard to troubleshoot individual cases because there can be so many variables e.g. the type of rice (I generally use basmati), if part of liquid was used to deglaze the pot and hence evaporated, if any of the ingredients were substituted or maybe reduced in quantity (e.g. since vegetables release some liquid). Feel free to either respond here or through my contact page if you want to troubleshoot further. I'd love it if you were to have success with this recipe in the IP 🙂 Regarding the prep time, please see my about page on how I calculate prep time for the sake of consistency (i.e. the ingredient list determines the prep time) Thank you for taking the time to comment in detail, and I'm especially glad a Louisianan liked it!
Just curious, Howe would you adjust time if I used parboiledlong grain rice?
Barb, I've never used parboiled rice in the Instant Pot so I can't say for sure, but I've heard from people that they cook parboiled rice on the 'Rice' setting (which is LOW pressure) for 10 minutes. If you try it out, do let me know how it works out for you.
for the tomatoes with liquid, do i pour the liquid in the pot too or do i strain? thanks!
Hi David – thanks for your question; yes, you'll pour in the liquid too.
I tried this recipe last night and had the same problem some of the previous comments mentioned… it burned on the bottom of the pot and didn't cook. I always try to read the comments before trying a new recipe, and I have had this same problem a couple of times before on other recipes, so I was careful to check the seal and to deglaze the bottom of the pot before I started the pressure cooking faze. I watched the pot while it was trying to pressurize and the vent never sealed before starting the countdown. After 7 minutes I did a "Quick Release", and of course there was no pressure to release. The bottom of the pot was burned, so I scraped it clean with a wooden spoon again, then added another cup of broth and tried it again… same result. I finally finished it on the stove… very good, even though the rice was a little too wet. I checked other Instant Pot Jambalaya recipes and found one where the author of the recipe said he had the same problem until he remembered from prior recipes that rice absorbs water very fast, so he dropped the rice to from 1.5 cups to 1 cup, deglazed with 1 cup white wine then added 2 cups of broth before starting the "Manual" phase and it came out fine I'm going to try this recipe again in a couple of weeks because it was so good, but this time I'm going to sautee the ingredients in a pan on the stove and add more liquid to the pot… I'm thinking that the pot was so hot from the sautee phase that it caused the rice to absorb all the liquid so it burned the rice on the bottom before it could pressurize?
Hi Mike – thanks for such a detailed comment! I've been trying to ask other commenters what type of Instant Pot they have when they post this problem, but have had a hard time hearing back from them! It's a fairly new problem that's come up recently. I think it has something to do with the model of Instant Pot, maybe? I make this recipe often and I know many who've made it with no problem. I'm a bit stumped as to why some people have issues. It's a shame that you'd have to saute on the stove.
– did you rinse the rice?
– what type of rice did you use?
– did you add the tomato with liquid?
– What model do you have – by chance an 8 quart?
Didn't rinse the rice; used long grain white rice; added the liquid<|fim_middle|>2 minutes and they say it's turned out great. Hope you like it!
Wow! Just made this! Delicious!
Awesome – Thanks for letting me know, Terra-Lynn!
This is only my second Instant Pot recipe and it turned out perfectly — both the consistency and the flavor. I omitted the shrimp so I let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes as you recommended in the comments and it worked out wonderfully. Will definitely make this again!!
Awesome! I love this recipe too – so satisfying. Thank you for taking the time to comment! | with the tomatoes; can't find anything on the Instant Pot that says what size it is (gift from one of my daughters a couple of years ago), but it takes 16 cups (4 qts) to get to the "Max" full mark (unless my measuring cup is wrong–the marks for cups on the inside of the Instant Pot doesn't agree with my measuring cup!). I do know that the chicken and rice recipe I use calls for 3 cups of broth for 1.5 cups of rice, and it comes out fine–the more I thought about it though, with the bottom of the pot so hot from the sautee phase, it would make sense that because rice absorbs water so fast when you introduce heat that it might cause it to burn on the bottom before it can pressurize. Maybe with a bigger pot the ingredients are more spread out, allowing the broth to penetrate to the bottom faster. I do know that the pot was so full (not to the "Max" mark, but about ¾ full) that the liquid seemed to be absorbing as I put it in. So you know, I did everything according to the recipe, including weighing the chicken and sausage on a scale—I don't think it's fair to the author of a recipe to tweak the recipe and then rate it, so I always try to do it according to the original recipe the first time, then tweak it to my own preferences later. I don't know—strange that it came out perfect for so many and not for others… but it was really good anyway!
You could, in addition, rinse the rice and increase your liquid by 1/4 cup if you don't want to take any chances! Also, it sounds like you have the 6 quart which is what I use for this recipe. And the Instant Pot cup measurement is for the Asian rice measurements which are different. Thanks again for taking the time to comment and I'd love to hear back if you end up making it again.
Thanks for the swift advice (and for the info about the cup marks on the inside of the pot–I've been scratching my head trying to figure out why my measuring cups don't equal the ones in the pot)…I'll try your suggestions when I try the recipe again in a couple of weeks… I'll let you know how it comes out.
3/5/18: Well, I got an 8 qt Instant Pot as a birthday present. This is the first recipe I've made in it and I was anxious to see if making the changes you suggested would eliminate the burn factor. I decided to do the browning and sautéing in my cast iron skillet so the Instant Pot would be cool when I put the rice in, and I added a little more chicken broth. Came out great… delicious! The only problem I had with your suggestions was the 8 qt is so large that if you don't stir the rice in it's sitting high & dry—so I had to stir it—but it didn't matter because it came out fine.
I really don't get too hung up about doing it all in "one pot"… if you sauté it in the skillet you don't have to wait for the Instant Pot to cool down—but I understand that you have a lot of readers out there who want to do it all in one pot. After the experience I had back in January with my 5 qt Instant Pot, I figured the problem was either the Instant Pot was too hot when I put in the rice, or it burned on the bottom and didn't cook on the top because it was so full in the little 5 qt pot, or there wasn't enough liquid. So, I decided if I sautéed everything in the skillet and it still burned, then that would eliminate the "hot pot' theory. Also, I added a little more broth this time and it came out a little wetter than I would have preferred (which settled the question in my mind of whether it burned last time because there wasn't enough liquid), so I think next time I'll go with the original recipe recommended amount of liquid. It sure was good…everyone loved it and the leftovers were just as good if not better… great recipe!
Great – that was my experience as well. I've been testing out the recipe in new models and I found that letting it cool down made a huge difference. I'll be posting a blog post in the next couple of days about the burn.
My Instant Pot will be here Wednesday and I am so excited! Your jambalaya recipe looks amazing and I can't wait to make it. If I wanted to make this without the tomatoes, should I add extra broth? If so, how much? Thank you!
Hi Katie – I think you might be fine without the extra broth, but you can add maybe 2 extra tablespoons if you wanted to be safe. Good luck!
I did a Google search to find a jambalaya recipe for our Instant Pot and chose this one. SO glad I did. It is spot on and fabulous. A definite "keeper" in our kitchen!
Hi Dee – thank you for your kind words. I'm happy to help!
Just made this tonight and it is so good! Glad i found your recipe! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for commenting, Tiffani. I'm really happy you liked it!
Tried your recipe, loved the flavor. I have an 8 qt. Folowed the directions but got the burnt message on the pot. I Saute on high setting, followed your instructions for shutting off pot if it was sticking. I did stir in tomatoes and rice, maybe that was my mistake. Added more tomatoes and broth, no change still got the burn indicator came on again. Rice did get done, stured in the shrimp , dish was delish. Will try again!
Hi Perry – it's funny you should mention it, but I just borrowed a friend's 8 quart and made the recipe yesterday to test it out. It came to pressure just fine, with no burn message. The only thing I did differently was I turned the Instant Pot off after sauteing and deglazing, and let it cool down for 5 minutes or so, then continued cooking. I did saute on Medium. I'm glad you liked it, and hope you avoid the burn next time. Thanks for commenting.
Made this last night, It was delicious! Great recipe which I will definitely make again! Instructions were easy to follow and very detailed. Will be looking at your other postings for sure!
Hi Marianne, thank you – I'm glad you liked it! You might like the Instant Pot Gumbo as well – it's been quite popular.
I have creole seasoning in the house. Is this the same as cajun? If not, will it make a significant difference in the flavor? I'm excited to try your recipe!
Hi Leila – thanks for your question. Yes, you can substitute creole seasoning for the cajun seasoning. Hope you enjoy it.
Just made this recipe earlier today for dinner tonight and WOW it is so good and it was so darn easy. I had never used an Instant Pot and just borrowed my neighbors to see if I like it. Wonderful, thanks.
Hi! This was amazing, but I got the burn alert twice. Any suggestions because I want to make it again. I used the 8qt instant pot. Thanks!!!
Hi Nichole, if you look above the recipe card, I've posted some suggestions on how to avoid a burn error especially with the new 8 quart Instant Pots. Hope they help you out.
Forgive the all-capital letters for a moment, but THANK YOU for including PICTURES. I am an Instant-Pot newbie, and am also a little bit of a Luddite – I wasn't even going to get one, since I am basically a single diner and like to do things old-school on the stove on the weekend and then just eat my way through the leftovers. I even have a personal jambalaya recipe that I've perfected. But a friend gave me a 3-quart size instant pot for my birthday with the note "I hear it does everything but chill your wine for you" so I need to break it in. But new and unfamiliar technology scares me a little.
You have pictures. It's jambalaya. I know what jambalaya is supposed to taste like. And you have pictures that show me what button to push when.
*breathes* I can do this.
Hi, this looks like a great recipe! How would you change the recipe to use brown rice instead? Would just adding cooking time dry out the chicken and sausage?
Hi Nathan – although you'd think the other ingredients would overcook, I've had readers make the recipe with brown rice for 2 | 1,816 |
On this Memorial Day, we honor the memory of Captain John Maloney, a high school classmate from the Chicopee High Class of 1986, who was killed in combat in Iraq on June 16, 2005.
We honor John, and the many men and women like him, who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom.
Labels: Chicopee High School Class of 1986, John Maloney, Memorial Day
Author Spotlight: Memoirs From The Asylum by Kenneth Weene
Kenneth Weene, author of Widow's Walk , returns as our guest blogger today, to promote his latest novel, Memoirs From The Asylum .
The narrator of much of this book is a self-committed patient in a state psychiatric hospital. One of the themes of the book is his observations of and reactions to that world. Much of his decision to avoid dealing with the outside world is the result of his cousin's, Stan's, suicidal death; the cousin had pulled his motorcycle out of a rest stop into the path of a semi.
The second point of view is focused on Marilyn, a catatonic woman whose "hallucinatory" world exists within a crack in her bedroom wall. That world reflects both the abusive horror of her childhood and underlying issues of the meaning of life.
A third stream of the book has to do with a young resident, Buford Abrose, whose father had been at the wheel of a semi that had killed a motorcyclist in the hills of California. It is never clear if the motorcyclist was Stan. Buford's experience helps us to explore the bizarre pseudo rationality of the institution.
Finally, mention must be made of Jamul, an adolescent black whose life revolves around his air guitar and Jimi Hendricks.
These four streams come into focus when some of the asylum patients are taken to the circus and an elephant goes berserk. The unexpected results bring this sadly funny tale into closure.
Strangely, much of this bizarre sounding tale is based on actual events.
"All About the Keys" by Kenneth Weene
"It's all about the keys." I was told that when I first went to work in a state hospital. I soon learned what she meant.
First, what she didn't mean was that the patients, without keys, were locked in. Perhaps on some of the more secure wards, but in the buildings where I worked they were free to come and go. A metal coat hanger skillfully twisted – well really not that skillfully – would open many of the doors and almost all the window gratings.
Even those most hapless of inmates, the non-verbal autistic children who were housed in a separate ward, occasionally got free and roamed their little world. One day I happened into the building director's office to find that doctor effectively treed on his desk while his secretary screamed helplessly and dirty, screaming children appeared to be doing a primitive dance everywhere. I called for backup, and two-by-two we escorted the children back to their dayroom. When we had finished, those of us who had done the escorting sat in an office and laughed. I have no idea what the rescued psychiatrist did, but the secretary asked to be transferred to another office.
No, the keys didn't mean that the inmates were locked up while we were not. Nor were they of great use to us in getting about the hospital – although they were easier to carry than an untwisted coat hanger. Obviously, we could use all the same routes as the people under our charge. On a couple of nice days, when I was going to take kids for a walk on the grounds, I asked the inmates to open window grates so we could go down the fire escape and avoid walking through the smell and closeness of the dayroom, to say nothing of avoiding the intrusive and unnecessary questions of bored aides and the instructions of nurses needing to confirm their authority.
The keys were not for locks as much as they were for show. Perhaps that was why many of the staff<|fim_middle|> shrewd and exotic characters says, we all have our weaknesses once we get to the islands.
"Every Boat Turns South: a cross between Ordinary People and Body Heat" by J.P. White
One reader has remarked that EVERY BOAT TURNS SOUTH is a cross between Ordinary People and Body Heat and I think that description works as a starting point. I wanted my hero, Matt Younger, to return after a 13-year absence and tell a story to his dying father. The framework of my story is more typical of literary fiction. What I play with is that the story Matt
wants to tell his father is about a crime or rather a series of crimes. On
the other hand, the only story the father wants to hear is about Matt's role
in the death of the favorite son, Hale.
In order to reveal that piece of the crime, Matt must travel back over his years in the Caribbean; he must recount how he met a Dominican woman whom he fell in love with, before he can come to terms with his brother Hale, the family god. This element of my novel emerges out of my own extended family. I had a cousin who was a blue angel pilot and his plane crashed. He was a family god: handsome, dashing, funny, reckless. He was intended to live forever but he died young and that one death broke my uncle's family apart. The grief that won't quit is also at the center of my story.
Every Boat Turns South is very much a coming-home tale, a sailing adventure, a father-son drama, a crime story as well as a story of one man's
guilt and redemption. Many of the elements of the story emerge from my experiences delivering boats in the Bahamas and Caribbean. The waypoints of the boat delivery in the novel from West Palm Beach to St. Thomas in the B.V.I. are ones I'm very familiar with. I include a much abbreviated chart at the front of the book to show the reader the actual route of Stardust, Matt Younger's delivery boat.
Because Every Boat Turns South is part family drama and part Caribbean noir it has struck a chord with men and women readers who find parts of their own family saga played out on the high seas and islands far away.
In the last 35 years, J.P. White has published essays, articles, fiction,
reviews, interviews and poetry in over a hundred publications including The
Nation, The New Republic, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Gettysburg
Review, American Poetry Review, and Poetry (Chicago). He is a graduate of
New College in Sarasota, Florida, Colorado State University and Vermont
College in Fine Arts. He is the author of five books of poems and a novel,
Every Boat Turns South. You can visit him online at www.jpwhite.net
Follow J.P.'s tour all month long by visiting http://virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/
Labels: Every Boat Turns South, guest bloggers, J.P. White, May '10 virtual book tours, mystery, Pump Up Your Book Promotion, sailing adventure
Interview with Author Anne Bradshaw and Giveaway at Linda Weaver Clarke's Blog
My good friend, Linda Weaver Clarke asked me to let you know about the latest great giveaway she is running at her blog. Today, Linda interviewed Anne Bradshaw about her latest book, Famous Family Nights .
Here is the description from Amazon:
"Touching, inspiring, and often hilarious, the personal experiences in Famous Family Nights highlight family home evening as a priceless tool for building strong, faith-centered families, despite the many obstacles of modern life. Contributors sharing their stories are LDS entertainers, writers, radio and TV personalities, as well as LDS leaders in sports, business, and the community."
"Anne Bradshaw has collected a smorgasbord of FHE ideas to delight any and every family. From foil dinners to teaching scriptures and songs -- this book is full of ideas to make family time the best it can be. Ideas come from families worldwide, a sampling of ways to love those that love you the very most!" - Amy Freeze, Fox News Chicago
I know I want to get my hands on a copy of this book, so you better not enter so that I can increase my chances of winning.
Just kidding, go to Linda's blog where you can read her interview with Anne Bradshaw. Then leave a comment and your email address for your chance to win. This giveaway runs from today until May 24th and is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
Stop by Linda's blog right now and enter for your chance to win a copy of Famous Family Nights by Anne Bradshaw!
Labels: Anne Bradshaw, book giveaways, family nights, Famous Family Nights, home entertaining, Linda Weaver Clarke
And the reading continues...
While it won't sound like I got a lot done since May 4th, the TBR pile will continue to dwindle as long as I don't take on too many new books. I feel confident, though, because even with a huge TBR pile, the majority of the books on it are books I want to read, not ones I have promised to review. The new ones I take on are for virtual book tours, either for my clients or for other publicists and authors, or standard review requests.
I've also made an executive decision to cut one book from my list: Reunion: A Novel by Therese Fowler. I received this book as a thank you for hosting the author last year. It still sounds like an interesting premise for a book, but we've been asked for donations to a Summer Fun basket to be raffled off at the school's Open House. I'll add some other things, but the beautiful cover with a woman walking along the beach will be a great addition. If I get to the point where my TBR pile dwindles low enough, I'll pick this book up for my Kindle.
Since last post, I've reviewed 7 books, some of which were already listed as read. I just finished and reviewed Downsized to Death by Patricia Gulley. I am currently reading More Than Conquerors by Kathi Macias, who is on tour with this second book of her Extreme Devotion series during the month of May, and America's Black Founders by Nancy Sanders. I'm also listening to Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay in the car. Next up is Chris Hoare's, The Wildcat's Burden.
MY TBR PILE:
The Three Dimensions of Character by Larry Brooks
Mr. Vinegar and the Frozen Sea by Chris Wardle (TC&TBC)
America's Black Founders by Nancy I. Sanders (TC&TBC)*
Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay (audio book) (Amazon Vine) *
More Than Conquerors by Kathi Macias * (**)
Conflicts with Interest by Michael Ruddy (**) ****
The Revolutionary Paul Revere by Joel Miller
When Love Ends and the Ice Cream Carton is Empty by Jackie Johnson **
Three Weeks Last Spring by Victoria Howard--free eBook from PROMO DAY
The House on the Shore by Victoria Howard--free eBook from PROMO DAY
The Cowboy's Christmas by RaeAnne Thayne--bought for my Kindle
Never Without Hope by Michelle Sutton--bought for my Kindle
Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten
Coming in the mail:
Why God Matters: How to Recognize Him in Daily Life by Karina Fabian **
Plan B by Steven Verrier (TC&TBC) **
The Chill of the Night by James Hayman **
Until next time, happy reading!
A cozy mystery in a unique setting is what you'll find in Downsized to Death by Patricia Gulley.
When branch manager, Prudence Peters learns the national travel agency where she works is downsizing and she is demoted, you would think that's all the bad news she has to contend with. Put in the position of watching helplessly while news of closing branches circulates, and desperately trying to make sure her branch isn't one of them, Pru also has to worry about vying for her former job against a slew of others. As if matters couldn't get any worse, her former boss, Claudia, turns up dead, and one of Pru's employees, who is now missing, is the prime suspect. Can Pru save her job, the branch, and find a killer?
I enjoyed reading Downsized to Death by Patricia Gulley. It has the classic elements of a cozy mystery: an amateur sleuth caught up in events beyond her control and now put on track to solve the crime, an interesting setting, and lots of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing who the culprit is.
I have to admit, though, I felt a tiny bit was missing from this one. While typically amateur sleuths are not gung ho about getting involved in solving a crime, Pru makes it her job to try to avoid getting caught up in solving the murder. Actually, the only thing she really wants to do is find her missing employee, which will hopefully clear that person's name. It's an honorable goal, but when amateur sleuths decide to get involved, they usually do it; they don't spend most of their time trying to avoid it. In addition, while Pru's desire is to find the missing employee, she doesn't do a lot of things one would expect if you're trying to locate someone. Yes, she contacts the suspect's mother, but other than that, she doesn't spend a lot of time canvassing the neighborhood or the employee's favorite haunts, trying to figure out where this person went. Her investigation mostly focuses around the people this person worked with and the argument that ensued between this person and Claudia.
There's also a hint of a potential romance between Pru and the lead detective on the case, but then something is revealed about Jake LaFoure that makes you wonder if he's available. I'm not sure why this would be developed if Jake is not on the list of future hot dates.
Despite these areas, I read through Downsized to Death quickly and wouldn't mind reading it again. It had enough of what a cozy mystery should be to keep me turning the pages, and I polished the book off in less than three days.
It looks like the author might be developing a series with Pru as the lead character. If Gulley decides to write another Travel Agent Mystery--which I hope she does--I'm sure the books will only improve.
If you enjoy cozies, this one would be a fun vacation time read.
Title: Downsized to Death
Author: Patricia Gulley
Publisher: Wings ePress, Inc.
ISBN-10: 1-59705-757-6
Labels: book reviews, cozy murder mystery, Downsized to Death, Patricia Gulley, Travel Agent Mystery
Thank you to Nicole at Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways for giving The Book Connection the Bodacious Blogging Book Reviewers Award. And we are passing it on. The rules are:
If you are given this award you must first accept it by leaving a comment on the post you were nominated on. Then copy and paste the post and add it to your own blog. Make a list of the last 5 books you read and pass the award on to 5 other bloggers (no backsies!). Please also identify the blog from which you got the award and don't forget to tell them they have a blog award!
Given to each of you for all your "bodacious" posts and the frequency with which you update your site. Never a dull moment on any of these great blogs, be sure to check them out!
This award is presented to the following who are tasked with passing it forward:
Just One More Paragraph
What You Reading Now?
Down Under Reviews
Cafe of Dreams
My Last 5 Books Read
Faith & FINANCES (devotional with numerous contributors)
The Elf of Luxembourg by Tom Weston
My Dog Tim and Other Stories by Garasamo Maccagnone (review not posted yet)
Conflicts with Interest by Michael Ruddy (review not posted yet)
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Faith and FINANCES: In God We Trust, A Journey to Financial Dependence -- Book Review
A powerful and inspiring devotional to help you on your journey to financial dependence in God is what you'll find in Faith & FINANCES: In God We Trust, A Journey to Financial Dependence .
With contributions from Christy award-winning writer Ann Tatlock, best-selling authors Loree Lough, Yvonne Lehman, Virginia Smith, Irene Brand, DiAnn Mills, Miraleee Ferrell, Shelby Rawson and more, Faith & FINANCES is a tool that will start you on your way toward financial dependence on God.
More than just a daily devotional, this book offers readers the story of Rich, a man focused on earthly wealth. An investment broker, Rich is offended by his pastor's sermon, which he feels is saying he should give all of his money to the church. Having lost his wife, Peg, Rich has a hard time putting his faith in a God he can't prove exists. The reader follows Rich on his journey, and eagerly watches as he learns his own lesson in faith and finances.
Found in between the chapters of this moving story, are devotionals that include a Bible verse, a story, a prayer and "Building Blocks of Faith" that summarize the lesson, followed by a journal space to write notes.
Jesus spoke of money and material possessions in the Bible often. In this modern-day retelling of the Rich Young Ruler from the Gospel of Mark, readers can find peace in the knowledge that the promises of God outweigh their fear of the future, and that Kingdom work is the most rewarding work of all.
In a time when the economy seems to be on everyone's mind, Faith & FINANCES will show you that God is the same yesterday, today, and always. That we can believe in what is told to us in Philippians 4:19, "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
Title: Faith & Finances
Authors: Various
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing
We invite you to learn more about Faith & FINANCES during April and May while they tour cyberspace. To find other tour stops, visit http://bookpromotionservices.com/2010/03/02/faith-finances/. For other details about the book or to get more information about Christian Devotions visit www.faithandfinances.us. The book is for sale at Amazon.
Labels: book reviews, Christian Devotions Ministry Publication, devotionals, Faith and FINANCES, Lighthouse Publishing, personal finance book
The Three Dimensions of Character by Larry Brooks -- Book Review
I don't read a lot of writing craft books. Shame on me, I know; but when I received an email about The Three Dimensions of Character: Going Deep and Wide to Create Compelling Heroes and Villians by Larry Brooks of storyfix.com, I was intrigued enough to ask the author if I could review a copy.
Falling somewhere in between a panster and an outliner--I write character sketches, interview my characters, and let a story idea stew (sometimes for a year) so that I have a general idea of the direction to go--I want to make my characters real to my readers. No one wants to read about flat, one dimensional characters.
In this 85-page eBook on the three dimensions of character, Brooks shares the "essence of story" versus the "essence of character", discusses in great depth the three dimensions of character, explains what he means with real world examples, and provides the reader with an excellent checklist to help create great characters.
Brooks does all this with a conversational style that informs, but does not talk down to, the reader. Brooks is direct, yet funny, knowledgable and pleasant, as he shares his wealth of experience. From "True Character vs. Quirks" to "The Healing Power--and Driving Force--of Revenge", from "Crafting Backstory" to "Interior vs. Exterior Conflict", and from "The Six Core Competencies of Successful Storytelling" to "The Seven Variables that Communicate Characters", this book will provide you with the tools you need to understand characterization.
The Three Dimensions of Character by Larry Brooks is a must read for anyone seeking to demystify characterization and improve their writing.
Title: The Three Dimensions of Character: Going Deep and Wide to Create Compelling Heroes and Villians
Author: Larry Brooks
Publisher: storyfix.com
Labels: book reviews, characterization, creating great characters, Larry Brooks, The Three Dimensions of Character, writing craft books | managed to amass large rings of keys, many of which were for doors through which they would never pass. Keys were the badge of authority. It almost seemed that the more keys you had the more right you had to tell others what to do. More importantly, carrying a ring of keys meant that nobody would haphazardly tell you what to do. In a world based on power over another person's body and mind, in a world in which sedatives could be arbitrarily administered, in which seclusion in rubber-padded rooms with ones arms securely wrapped around could be imposed at a whim, in which money – and cigarettes, which were another currency – could be given or taken by decree: in such a world the symbol that one is not subject to such capricious decisions must be carefully carried at all times.
It was certainly not that the staff were saner than the patients. Indeed, there were some staff who routinely became patients – not necessarily in our hospital. It was often a short step between carrying the keys and having none, between being the authority and being the subject.
The hospital, the asylum is not a sanctuary, for there can be no sanctuary where power is so easily wielded, where control can be so easily symbolized. My first day's guide was correct. It was all about the keys.
Kenneth Weene is a New Englander by birth and disposition. He grew up outside of Boston and spent his summers in Maine. Although he lived for many years in New York and now resides in Arizona, Ken has never lost his accent nor his love of the northeast.
Having gone to Princeton, where he studied economics, Ken went on to train as a psychologist and to become an ordained minister. Over the years he has worked as an educator, pastoral counselor, and psychotherapist.
Married to Roz Weene, artist and jewelry creator, for over forty years, Ken is a strong believer in the joy of love.
Ken's writing started with poetry, and his poetic work has appeared in numerous publications – most recently featured in Sol and publication in Spirits, and Vox Poetica.
An anthology of Ken's writings, Songs for my Father, was published by Inkwell Productions in 2002. His short stories have appeared in Legendary, Sex and Murder Magazine, The New Flesh Magazine, and The Santa Fe Literary Review.
In 2009 a novel, Widow's Walk, was published by All Things That Matter Press. All Things, has also just published Ken's second novel, Memoirs From the Asylum.
Find out more at the publisher's website. Both of Ken's books are available in a Kindle edition.
Labels: author spotlight, Kenneth Weene, Memoirs of the Asylum, Widow's Walk
Author Spotlight: The Oak King's Daughter by Emily Pikkasso
The Oak King's Daughter is a romance fantasy. Dara the Oak King's daughter, is in love with someone who her father deems unsuitable for her. Tinne, the court mage, is not worthy of his daughter in the Oak King's eyes. And, Tinne, well he seems to have an agenda all his own, or is he merely a pawn in a larger plan?
Dara decides to risk everything, including her father's wrath, to run away with her lover, they succeed and Dara surrenders herself to Tinne, only to discover that the mage is more than what he seems.
"Soon, Oak King's daughter, soon," Tinne promised her.
Before Dara had time to think or change her mind, she was astride her fastest horse and racing through the forest with Tinne hot on her heels. Her father wouldn't discover her missing until late tomorrow morning or early afternoon if she was lucky, they must be on the ship and away by then. Despite the urgency of their flight, Dara smiled as the heat in her belly rekindled and her breasts tingled at the memory of Tinne's touch. Yes, the sooner we reach the ship the better.
Behind her Tinne grinned and pushed the horses faster. This was even better than kidnapping the Oak King's daughter. Making her an accomplice in her own disappearance was a stroke of genius on his part and if it included pleasuring her young body, well that was a bonus too, wasn't it? His master would be very pleased with him when he delivered the Oak King's daughter. The only hitch in the plan was that Tinne had grown very fond of Dara for her own sake, not just a prize to be ransomed.
The dark ribbon of road cut across the rolling hills that shone palely in the fading moonlight. Dara smothered a yawn and concentrated on staying upright in the saddle of the racing horse beneath her. I think we should have made Oak Landing by now. Dara tried to force her brain to make some sense of her surroundings and then gave up. Let Tinne worry about where we are. I just want to get there and get him in bed.
Tinne allowed his stallion to come abreast of Dara's gelding as they crested the top of the last row of hills. The lamps of Oak Landing shimmered in the hollow below them and the last light of the moon silvered the waters of the high tide. The vessel Tinne had arranged for bobbed gently at anchor on the gently rolling swells. He reached over and took Dara's reins, drawing her horse to halt beside his. Tinne leaned toward Dara and ran his cold hand gently down her cheek and into the hollow of her throat. Dara's breath caught in her throat and she swallowed thickly.
"Are you sure you wish to do this?" Tinne's voice hung in the darkness between them. It was better to find out here, away from anyone who might feel obligated to help her, if Dara should decide to make a scene about getting on the ship.
"Yes, I want to go away with you, where my father can't interfere in my life." Dara smiled against the hand that now cupped her cheek. "I want to make love to you," Dara rubbed her face into his hand and purred like a kitten.
"Very well, then Dara, the Oak King's daughter. Let us go." Tinne released the gelding's reins but stayed close by Dara's side as they rode into town and made their way to the docks.
Emily Pikkasso is a proud Albertan, and horsewoman. She lives on a farm near Balzac, Alberta with two horses, two ponies, various dogs, cats and whatever else happens to wander into the yard. Emily had her first poems and short stories published while still in grade school. She enjoys writing poetry and stories, both long and short. Emily welcomes feedback from her readers and can be contacted at emilypikkasso@gmail.com
Please visit her webpage at www.emilypikkassoauthor.ca
THE OAK KING'S DAUGHTER IS COMING IN JANUARY 2011 FROM MUSEITUP PUBLISHING!
Labels: author spotlight, Emily Pikkasso, fantasy romance, MuseItUp Publishing, The Oak King's Daughter
Author Spotlight: Guard My Heart: A Taste of Terror by Chastity Bush
As a Guardian it is Cole Douglas's job to protect all living beings, mortal and immortal alike. When Cole is attacked by a female werewolf, he is shocked to find that his attacker is none other than his intended mate. Refusing to acknowledge that he has found his mate, Cole continues on with his job of hunting rogues, only to find that the beautiful creature he was attacked by is not only his intended mate but his ticket to finding the rogue werewolf he has been assigned to kill.
Unable to resist, Cole finds himself drawn to the woman unlike any before. From her golden brown hair to her amber gold eyes, Cole realizes that just because he doesn't think he is ready for a mate, doesn't matter when just a look from her can set his blood on fire.
Chloe Dunn is just learning to live life as a werewolf when the scent of a stranger sends her into a frenzy and leads her to attack him. Cole is dangerous and wild, something she needs no part of but the overwhelming pull he has on her is more than she can bear. The more time she spends with him, the more she wants him, needs him and will do whatever it takes to have him, even if it means placing herself in the hands of the very rouge that turned her.
"Are you all right?"
Sitting up slowly, she reached to feel the tender spot on the back of her head.
"Just a little sore, I think I'm fine."
"Yeah, I'm more worried about you," she said quickly, reaching out to pull what was left of his T-shirt away from the deep lacerations marring his chest.
"What the…?" The wounds she had seen him sustain were life threatening; she had been able to see his ribs through the deep gashes as he fought but now....
"They are almost gone?" she wondered aloud. "What in the hell are you?" She rubbed the tips of her fingers across what looked like four fading scars.
Cole shivered under her tender touch. Her fingertips gently brushed over the
wounds to his chest. The heat of her touch burned through him, pleasure weaving its way throughout his body. He had never experienced this kind of raw need for a woman, never felt such powerful desire for someone as he did for Chloe.
"Well?" she asked with exasperation as she stood, placing her hands on her hips.
"Well what?" His mind was still lost in the pleasure of her touch.
"What-are-you?" she enunciated slowly.
Struggling to hide a smile, Cole stood, pulling what was left of his shirt over his head before tossing it into the trash can.
Grinning, Cole watched quietly as the irritation displayed so clearly across Chloe's face faded as her eyes roamed the length of his body.
"Do I meet your approval?" Cole teased.
It was as if he could feel her eyes roaming his bare flesh, burning a trail over every inch they covered. He could smell her need for him; he could see it in the expressions flickering across her face. For a moment he was severely tempted to throw her to the ground and take her, to claim her but his good sense prevailed. This was not the time and definitely not the place. Instead, the need to tease her had won out.
Cole watched as she schooled her features. The flicker of embarrassment fading only to be replaced by irritation.
"You're a kind of an ass you know that?" she stated bluntly, her golden eyes
glittering in the bright lights. She had just saved his life and he would not even tell her what the hell he was? Irritation slithered within her.
She was serious, he noted and he fought to hide the smile that tugged at the corners of his mouth.
"So, I have been told."
"I take it that you are not going to answer my question?"
"Not here."
"Well, seeing as I need some answers as to what just happened here," she said, waving her hands at the mess surrounding them, "where will you tell me what I need to know?"
He had intended on telling her about his assignment and what part she played in it. He had even intended to tell her what he was and answer whatever it was that she needed to know about her own kind. That had been his reason for coming to the hospital to begin with. He had first thought to catch her at her home but, after watching her apartment for nearly a week, it seemed that she was at work more than she was at home.
"Your place."
Nodding her head, she agreed.
"There is only one problem."
"What is that?" he asked.
"How are we both going to get out of here? I'm covered with blood and you are half naked. Don't you think that that might draw some attention?"
Looking around the room, he spotted a door along the farthest wall with a large exit sign hanging above it.
"Where does this lead?" he asked, looking back over his shoulder at her.
"It's a fire exit; my guess would be that it leads out onto…a fire escape." she finished sarcastically.
"You are a bit of a smartass, you know that?"
"So, I have been told." She repeated his earlier words.
He nodded. "Well then," he said, striding back to stand in front of her. His chest was only inches from hers. "Let's go."
He reached down and hooked his arm around her waist, lifting her over his shoulder.
"What in the hell are you doing?" she squealed.
"We need to move fast." he answered lightly, as if that explained why she was currently slung over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"I can walk, she complained, wriggling about.
The feel of her thighs beneath his palms sent heat straight to his groin.
The sight of her firm ass next to his face, wriggling as he carried her to the exit, tortured him, begged him to reach up and squeeze the firm globes in his hands.
Shaking his head, he fought the urge.
"I know that," he began, "but we will have to jump down at least one story. Can you jump that far without hurting yourself yet?"
She shook her head. "I haven't tried," she admitted reluctantly.
Cole was not surprised that Chloe did not know the extent of her new abilities.
She had not had a teacher to teach her what she could and could not do now that she was a werewolf. That was something that he would have to remedy.
"Can you?" she asked quietly. "Jump that far, I mean."
Stepping out onto the fire escape, Cole tightened his grip.
"Hold on."
Chastity Bush is the author of four published romance novels. She is the married mother of two great girls and currently resides in the small town of Whitefield, Oklahoma with her wonderful husband and children.
She loves to hear from readers and you contact her anytime on her official website, Facebook and Myspace.
A TASTE OF TERROR BY CHASTITY BUSH IS COMING IN DECEMBER 2010 FROM MUSEITUP PUBLISHING!
Labels: A Taste of Terror, author spotlight, Chastity Bush, Guard My Heart, MuseItUp Publishing, paranormal romance, werewolves
Author Spotlight: Finding Marco by Kenneth Cancellara
As a young boy, running through the mountain valleys of Italy, Mark Gentile dreams of success—the kind of success that happens in a boardroom, far away from the country life. So after graduating from a prestigious Canadian law school, Mark quickly climbs the corporate and legal ladder, eventually becoming CEO of a leading North American auto manufacturer.
But after butting heads with company leaders, Mark fears he has compromised his ethics and decides to resign to determine the next phase in his life. With his wife's blessing, Mark returns to Acerenza, his birthplace in southern Italy. In the small village, he seeks out his childhood friends, spends time among the grapevines at his family's vineyard, and recalls his mischievous adventures as a young boy named "Marco."
While enjoying the leisurely pace of the new life he's found in his old home, however, Mark must make a decision: Should he abandon his roots for a second time and satisfy his innate hunger for the struggles and rewards of corporate life? Or should he embrace his native land and create a more balanced life for himself and his family?
MEET KENNETH CANCELLARA, AUTHOR OF FINDING MARCO AT BOOKEXPO AMERICA ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH. VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE FOR TIME AND LOCATION.
Kenneth C. Cancellara, Q.C., is a legal counsel with Ricketts, Harris LLP in Toronto, Ontario. He holds an LLM from York University and a JD from the University of Toronto Law School. He was born in Acerenza, Italy, and currently lives in Toronto with his wife, Anita.
You can find Kenneth online at www.findingmarco.com, where you can read an excerpt from Finding Marco.
Labels: author spotlight, BookExpo America, contemporary fiction, Finding Marco, Kenneth Cancellara, soul searching fiction
Author Spotlight: Murder is a Family Business by Heather Haven
Murder is a Family Business, the first in a series, is being epublished by MuseItUp Publishing in January, 2011. Set in the present, the reader meets a family of detectives living in the Bay Area, The Alvarez Family. The series centers around the quirky thirty-four-year old daughter, Lee Alvarez, a combination of Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone and Janet Evanovitch's Stephanie Plum. Completing the family is her Never-Had-A-Bad-Hair-Day aristocratic mother, Lila; computer genius brother, Richard; beloved uncle "Tio;" and her energetic orange and white cat, Tugger.
When this group is not solving murders, they run Discretionary Inquiries, a successful Silicon Valley agency that normally deals with the theft of computer software.
Heather Haven likes to say she was born on a trunk in Ringling Brothers Circus, as her father was an elephant trainer and her mother was an aerialist. She has been in one form or another of show business most of her life but has always included writing in the mix. In her career, she has written short stories, novels, comedy acts, plays, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and even ghost-wrote a book. One of her very first jobs as a writer was a love story for a book published by Bantam called Moments of Love. She had a deadline of one week and promptly came down with the flu. She wrote "The Sands of Time" with a temperature of 102 and delivered some pretty hot stuff because of it. Since that time, she's had several short stories published and two one-act plays, The Closet Corpse and Baltimore, farcical comedies both, performed repeatedly in Manhattan and San Jose.
You can visit Heather online at www.heatherhavenstories.com. You'll find an excerpt from Murder is a Family Business here.
MURDER IS A FAMILY BUSINESS IS COMING IN JANUARY 2011 FROM MUSEITUP PUBLISHING!
Labels: author spotlight, Heather Haven, Murder is a Family Business, murder mystery, MuseItUp Publishing, The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries
Lives collide answering God's call in More than Conquerors by Kathi Macias.
Hector Rodriguez is the pastor of Casa de Dios, a church located on the outskirts of Tijuana. The situation in Mexico is tense, as those with Mayan beliefs grow more violent as 2012 approaches. Hector's mother, Virginia, lives in San Juan Chamula, the heart of the Mayan hostilities. When she disappears--not unlike other Christian witnesses--Hector finds it difficult to continue his work.
Marty, Hector's protege, arrives right out of Bible college hoping to help Hector expand his ministry, but Marty is still unsure of what God is calling him to do. It doesn't help that Marty's mother won't support his decision to follow his calling or even believe in the faith Marty holds so dear.
A woman, known as la Abuela, struggles with the knowledge that her grandson has sworn off the faith she shared with him and has turned to the gangs responsible for so much of the violence in Tijuana.
When tragedy strikes, these families are drawn together. While someone's faith wavers, the love and support of friends and family, along with the grace of a loving God, leads to the revelation of His plans for all and gives hope for the future.
In this explosive second installment of Macias's Extreme Devotion series, readers follow the journeys of three families whose lives intersect. With this book, Macias has created a beautiful, heartrending story which you'll want to read again the moment you're finished.
Proving what a masterful storyteller she is, Macias weaves the stories of her characters' lives in such a way that you can't help but care for them--even those who aren't always likable. You sympathize with these people, you understand their conflicts, and you want to see God's plan revealed in all its glory as much as these characters need to see it.
Having now read both books in the Extreme Devotion series--No Greater Love, More Than Conquerors--I eagerly anticipate the release of the next book in this series, Red Ink, this fall.
A contemporary thriller that will remain on your mind long after you've turned the last page, More Than Conquerors is one of the best books I've read this year.
Title: More Than Conquerors
Author: Kathi Macias
Publisher: New Hope Publishers
Labels: book reviews, Christian fiction thriller, contemporary fiction, extreme devotion series, Kathi Macias, More Than Conquerors, New Hope Publishers, No Greater Love
Summer in Paris by Michele Ashman Bell: Interview and Giveaway at Linda Weaver Clarke's Blog
Linda Weaver Clarke recently interviewed Michele Ashman Bell, author of Summer in Paris .
Kenzie Williams feels like she has it all: wealth, friends, popularity. But when her father tells her that he has declared bankruptcy, her whole world in New York City turns upside down. Her parents' solution while they sort out their problems is to send Kenzie to live with her relatives in Paris . . . Idaho!
Feeling like she's been sentenced to three months in Hickville Prison, Kenzie arrives in Idaho feeling like a square peg in a round, horribly podunk, hole.
Leaving everything she loves behind, Kenzie is forced to get up at the crack of dawn, do chores, etc. She feels like she's about to die until she meets handsome Adam White whose got a deep secret. He's been accused of killing his best friend. She is determined to get to know him and find out his secret.
Michele Ashman Bell grew up in St. George, Utah. After marrying, she moved away from the warm winters of southern Utah to all that snow in northern Utah. As a young girl she was a devoted journal keeper. She said, "I would express my most personal thoughts and feelings in my journal in a way I could never express them verbally." Michele is the mother of four children and the author of 20 novels.
You can visit Michele online at www.micheleashmanbell.com
For your chance to win a copy of Summer in Paris by Michele Ashman Bell, stop by Linda Weaver Clarke's blog between May 24th and May 31st for details.
Labels: author interviews, blog giveaways, book giveaways, Linda Weaver Clarke, Michele Ashman Bell, Summer in Paris
Summer Treasure Hunt: "Dig For Clues and Win" Contest! at Linda Weaver Clarke's Blog
Stop by Linda Weaver Clarke's blog during the month of June for the Summer Treasure Hunt: "Dig For Clues and Win" Contest! A prize will be given away daily for the entire month.
Prizes include books in the following genres:
* romance
* fantasy
* mystery
* suspense
* historical fiction
* contemporary
* non-fiction
* young adult
* middle grade
* children's
Other prizes include:
* hand crocheted book tote and cell phone case
* a book/jewelry combo
* Mary Kay cosmetic assortment
* The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe DVD
* a free edit/critique for the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel
Go to http://lindaweaverclarke.blogspot.com/2010/05/summer-treasure-hunt-dig-for-clues-and.html and follow the rules for your chance to win each day in June!
Linda Weaver Clarke travels throughout the United States, teaching a "Family Legacy Workshop", encouraging others to write their family history and autobiography. Clarke is the author of the historical fiction series, A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho, and the new mystery series, Anasazi Intrigue: The Adventures of John and Julia Evans.
Labels: blog giveaways, book giveaways, June giveaways, Linda Weaver Clarke, Summer Treasure Hunt "Dig For Clues and Win" Contest
Author Spotlight: The Ghost of Grover's Ridge by James Hartley
Out of work paranormal investigator Ken Parker arrives in Groverton, and meets and falls in love with cute red-headed Jinny Talbot. He gradually realizes that there is magic going on, and a battle looming, a continuation of a war that took place seventy or eighty years earlier. He discovers that Jinny is a witch, and that those who fired him from his job are the opposing warlocks. And then he finds out that he is also a witch, and he joins with Jinny and the witch covens to fight the warlocks and the Ghost of Mordecai Grover.
Ken walked into the restaurant, his head still spinning from absorbing the events told by Volume 2 of "The History of Groverton." Jinny was sitting at a table talking with another girl about her age. Although the second girl had her back to him, she looked familiar. Jinny looked up, saw Ken, and said, "Oh, hi. I want you to meet my best friend from school. She just came back to town for a vacation."
The second girl turned her head and Ken realized it was Violet Orlando, the department secretary at Montcalm. She looked startled to see him, and said, "Dr. Parker! Ken! What in the world are you doing in Groverton? When the SOBs threw you out, this is the last place I would have expected you to end up." Then she looked back and forth from Ken to Jinny several times and her face lit up. "I see. You two are an item, right?"
Jinny smiled and said, "Yeah, Violet, I guess that says it. Ken, come sit with us." He walked to the table, paused to kiss Jinny and then sat, not saying anything.
Violet broke the silence. "Well, Ken, what do you think of Groverton and the great events taking place here? Don't you wish you had come here while you were still doing research ..." As Jinny began making shushing motions, she stopped abruptly. Then, looking at the strange expression on Ken's face, she said, "My God, Jinny, you haven't told him?"
Ken said in a dull voice, "No, she hasn't told me, but I know. I got hold of Volume 2 of the History, and I read it. I know." He paused for a moment, then turned and said, "Jinny, you're a witch, aren't you?"
Jinny just nodded, a blank look on her face.
"You've been lying to me. About the town, about everything. Why, Jinny, why?"
"Please forgive me, Ken," she said, the ceiling lights sparkling in the tears forming in her eyes. "I wanted to protect you. We're expecting bad things to happen, terrible things. I thought if you knew nothing of it you would be safe. I could sense that if you knew of the upcoming battle you would want to join in with me…my friends…my fellow witches."
Ken grabbed her and kissed her. "Jinny, Jinny! Of course I would want to join in with, with, who are these other witches?" He turned to look at Violet, stared a minute, then said, "You're a witch too?"
"Well, duh!" she replied. She seemed much less upset about Ken finding out than Jinny had been.
Ken continued, "I imagine a lot of the people in town are witches too, aren't they. Your grandmother, Mr. Brentwood—"
Jinny interrupted him. "My grandmother, yes, but not Mr. Brentwood. Most witches are female, male witches are very rare. Right now there is only one male witch in all of Groverton."
"One?" Ken asked. "Who is it? Anyone I've met?"
Violet broke in, saying, "Is he always this dense, Jinny?" She turned to Ken and continued, "It's you, dummy! You're a witch, and if you'll stop denying your abilities, a very powerful witch at that!"
Nobody had noticed Mamie approaching the group, but now her voice came from behind Ken. "Very powerful, yes, Violet. But we do not know if he is committed to good, to the Goddess. Is he truly a witch, or," her voice dropped, "is he a warlock?"
"Priestess," said Violet, "I have worked with this man for several years, and I am certain he is good. He is in his current situation because Dr. Farley Josephson, a warlock if ever there was one, felt he was getting too close to the truth and conspired with Dr. Oscar Wilton, another warlock, to get rid of him."
"Grandma, I too am convinced that Ken is good," said Jinny. "I love him, and he loves me, and I am going to marry him! I could tell if there was evil and there is not."
Ken was so astonished at her avowed marriage plans that he almost missed what Mamie was saying. "Ken, we must be sure. You must be examined by a group of the strongest witches in town. If you are good, as Jinny and Violet say, it will be proved. But I warn you, if you are evil, it may be very dangerous, perhaps fatal. Will you take the chance?"
Ken thought about what she had said. "If I am good, there is no danger?" Mamie nodded. Ken continued, "I am convinced that you are good, Jinny is good, Violet is good…if I am indeed a witch, I want to be good. I'll take your examination."
James Hartley is a former computer programmer. Originally from northern New Jersey, he now lives in sunny central Florida. He has published a fantasy novel, "Teen Angel," and has two new fantasy novels, "The Ghost of Grover's Ridge" and "Magic Is Faster Than Light," due out soon. He has had short stories published in Illusion's Transmitter, Written Word Online, Clonepod, Every Day Fiction, Lorelei Signal, Beyond Centauri, Raygun Revival, and the "Desolate Places", "Strange Mysteries 1 & 2", "Book of Exodi" and "Christmas in Outer Space" anthologies. He is currently working on a new novel, "Cop With a Wand." He is a member of IWOFA and the Dark Fiction Guild.
You can find James online at http://teenangel.netfirms.com
THE GHOST OF GROVER'S RIDGE IS COMING DECEMBER 1, 2010 FROM MUSEITUP PUBLISHING!
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Author Spotlight: Christian Encounters: Jane Austen by Dr. Peter Leihart
Raised in the Church, the real Jane Austen drew inspiration for her life, as well as her writing, from her strong Christian faith. In his new book, Christian Encounters: Jane Austen , author, pastor and theologian Dr. Peter Leithart details the spiritual life of beloved author Jane Austen.
Focusing on the faith that guided her life and work, Dr. Leithart, an Austen aficionado and author of Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen, showcases a side of Austen most readers have not seen. From her childhood as a pastor's daughter to her adulthood penning some of the most famous novels of all time, every stage of Austen's life was influenced by her faith.
"I was riveted by Leithart's excellent biography of Austen, the woman who profoundly influenced me to search for the universal truth in my novels," says Colleen Coble, best-selling author of The Lightkeeer's Daughter. "I was able to see the flesh-and-blood woman I've admired since my teens."
Christian Encounters: Jane Austen is the first in a new series of biographies from Thomas Nelson exploring the faiths of 10 historical figures. From Isaac Newton to Johann Sebastian Bach, these short, casual biographies highlight important lives from all ages and areas of the Church and encourage readers in their challenges and lessons of faith. In addition to Jane Austen, the first five books in the series include John Bunyan, Winston Churchill, Isaac Newton and Saint Patrick. The remaining books in the series, set to release in August, are: Johann Sebastian Bach, William F. Buckley, St. Francis, Anne Bradstreet and J.R.R. Tolkien.
From Solomon to Shakespeare, there aren't many topics Dr. Peter Leithart hasn't written about. The author of 19 books, Dr. Leithart applies his background in literature, history, religion and theology to exploring some of history's most important figures.
Dr. Leithart received a bachelor's degree in English and history from Hillsdale College, a Master of Arts in religion and a Master of Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He also holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in England. Dr. Leithart has taught theology and literature at New Saint Andrews College since 1998, where he currently serves as dean of graduate
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Dr. Leithart previously served as a pastor of Reformed Heritage Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He currently serves as pastor at Trinity Church in Moscow, Idaho.
A prolific writer, Dr. Leithart's previous works include Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture (Baylor University Press, 2009) and Against Christianity (Canon Press, 2003). He has also written numerous articles on topics ranging from biblical analysis to commentary on literary masters such as Shakespeare, Dante and Austen. His work has appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Birmingham News, The Dallas Morning News, First Things, Modern Theology, The International Journal of Systematic Theology, The Tyndale Bulletin, and other publications. He served as editor and writer for American Vision and currently works as a contributing editor for Touchstone magazine, an interdenominational Christian journal.
Dr. Leithart currently lives in Moscow, Idaho, with his wife, Noel. They have 10 children and three grandchildren. To learn more about Dr. Leithart and Christian Encounters: Jane Austen, please visit www.leithart.com.
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Author Spotlight: Eight Days of Darkness by Angela Roegner and Anita Wooldridge
Kidnapping and rape victim Anita Wooldridge began seeing licensed social worker Angela Roegner in 2002, four years after her traumatic abduction and eight days of abuse.
Eight years later, Anita is sharing her story with the world.
In her new book, Eight Days in Darkness: The True Story of the Abduction, Rape, and Rescue of Anita Wooldridge , Roegner, with the help of Wooldridge, recalls the horrific events of Wooldridge's abduction and the faith that helped keep her alive.
Adapted from journals Woodridge wrote as part of her healing process and several years of therapy with Roegner, Eight Days of Darkness recounts in graphic detail the summer day that Woodridge was abducted from her parents' home and the eight days that her abductor held her captive in a metal box, beat and raped her.
A native of Indiana, Angela Roegner received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Purdue University in 1997, and a master's in social work from Indiana University in 1999. Roegner works as a licensed clinical social worker at Family Psychiatric Center and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
Roegner has served as a CASA and Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer and currently lives in Kokomo, Indiana with her husband and their three children.
Anita Wooldridge serves as a victim's advocate on the Howard County Community Corrections Advisory Board in Kokomo, Indiana. She is an active member in her local church where she leads the youth group and runs the church food pantry.
Wooldridge's story has been featured on "FBI Files." First airing in 1999, "FBI Files: Evil Intent" is still available for viewing today. She travels to conferences across the country to tell her story and to educate law enforcement agencies on the elements of her own successful rescue case. Wooldridge currently lives in
Kokomo, Indiana, where she is a full-time nursing student at Ivy Tech.
To learn more about the authors and their book, please visit http://8daysindarkness.com/
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Every Boat Turns South: a cross between Ordinary People and Body Heat by J.P. White
Today's guest blogger is J.P. White, author of the mystery novel, Every Boat Turns South .
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Wilfred Rhodes – The Triumphal Arch
Archie Mac | 8:45am GMT 05 December 2021
Author: Ferriday, Patrick
Publisher: Von Krumm Publishing
I remember an interview with Australian Iron Man Trevor Hendy, in which the interviewer stated he became exhausted just reading about the training Hendy had done to compete.
You'll feel just as figuratively exhausted after reading about the cricketing deeds of Wilfred Rhodes. Over 1,100 first class matches, almost 40,000 runs and over 4,000 wickets, is enervating stuff. He also played from 1898 to 1930 and was still good enough to play Test cricket when into his 50s.
Towards the end of the book, author Patrick Ferriday mentions a couple of other quality biographies on Rhodes; one by A.A. Thomson and the other by Sidney Rogerson. Ferriday writes that neither could be considered 'exhaustive'. Well that certainly won't be a criticism levelled at Ferriday's biography on Rhodes. It's hard to imagine that there are any sources that he has not consulted, including the two biographies mentioned.
Despite the thorough research, Ferriday has not allowed the copious pages of stats and match reports to dominate his depiction of Rhodes. Instead they simply compliment the man. Finding Rhodes the man, was no easy task. He was a private person and anything but loquacious when dealing with the press, especially during his playing days.
Ferriday has doggedly committed himself to providing the complete picture of his subject. He covers everything from Rhodes batting and bowling technique, to his principles and attitudes to just about anything you would like to know. To indicate just how thorough the author's quest to provide the reader all that is available on his subject, he even comments on Rhodes attitudes to changing technology.
Ferriday, for the most part, takes the traditional sequential route; for the most part, because the author poignantly starts with one of the best books in cricket literature. That is Talks With Old Yorkshire Cricketers which shone a light on the fact that most of the old cricketing heroes were destitute, having nothing to show for their years at the top of the cricketing tree.
That book was released in 1898, the same year Rhodes made his first class debut. Ferriday uses the sad end to these old cricketers to establish the world that Rhodes lived and played in. Tied to their counties and at the whim of the amateurs who ran Yorkshire cricket, the professionals were treated as servants, and often like children. The club kept part of their payments, apparently so the professionals would not waste their money, but also so the professional had little option but to stay with the same county throughout his career.
The impression of Rhodes the cricketer that I gleaned from this book is that of a man who had a gift, and by practice and determination he achieved all that could be achieved in his chosen sport. That he kept himself fit and relevant enough to achieve success with bat and ball for over 30 years is just remarkable.
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Shareware Cricket Games | for England with Rhodes then he did with his much more vaunted opening partner, Hebert Sutcliffe. Secondly, Ferriday makes the valid point as to why Hobbs, the greatest run scorer of all time, was given a knighthood but this does not appear to have ever been considered for Rhodes, the greatest wicket taker of all time. As Bill O'Reilly used to say – the last bowler knighted was Sir Francis Drake.
Apart from these mini chapter gems, there is also some fine prose by the author, my favourite being in relation to Rhodes yet again keeping an end tight so another could cash in with the wickets. On this occasion it was the inventor of the wrong un in Bernard Bosanquet – Rhodes provided the sun in which Bosanquet made hay.
This really should be a five star book. I subtracted half a star for a minor faux pas. The author appears to have the two South Australians' Vic and Arthur Richardson confused. He mistakenly has Vic on the 1926 Ashes Tour and then compounds the error by referring to Vic as being uncle to the Chappells and not their grandfather. This does not in any way detract from the book, and I will be surprised if anyone, bar people who have read far too many cricket books will even notice.
*The Triumphal Arch is what might be termed as a cricket historians' cricket book. It has absolutely everything the knowledgeable cricket literature lover would want. It places its subject in his time. It dissects not only his personality but his philosophy. It is beautifully written, researched and presented. A must have for every true cricket fan.
*The Triumphal Arch – the title is due to the fact that Rhodes started his career against W.G. Grace and finished it against Don Bradman. As in Rhodes was a link between the two greatest cricketers to have ever lived.
Sean, I have lost your email but wanted to wish you well, it's been a while. Did you make that trip to Europe you talked about? Stayed up late last night to watch the England capitulation, I won't bother again. Anyway, hope you and your family are well. Maybe we will meet again someday.
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The Central African Republic (CAR) is located, as the name suggests, in the centre of Africa. Rainforest, grasslands and semi-desert are all found in CAR. The Ngbugu language is spoken in the grasslands area in the south of the country.
Although the project started in 1994, the team has suffered many setbacks, including sickness, death and political unrest. Despite this, the translators have persevered with their goals, both of translation and literacy. The literacy rate among the Ngbugu is very low, so setting up literacy classes and producing materials for teaching reading has been a priority. They have now translated all of the New Testament, and are checking it with consultants and with Ngbugu speakers. The team has also written several general development booklets.
Wycliffe Bible Translators UK provides 100% of the funding for this project. The money will be used for salaries, rent, equipment, publication and everything else that is needed.
The Central African Republic has been in turmoil since a coup d'ét<|fim_middle|> able to attend teaching sessions on creating introductions to the New Testament and harmonising parallel texts.
the consultant checking of introductions to the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John.
a resolution to the violence in the Lower Kotto area, so that the people who have been displaced can return to their homes and livelihoods in safety.
near completion of the translation of the New Testament – only Revelation is awaiting consultant checking.
peace and stability in the region so that the JESUS Film can be shown and literacy classes can begin.
The team has finished the first draft of all of the books of the New Testament. It is only waiting for the checking of the rest of the books by consultants. Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians and Jude were recently checked with a consultant.
The team reviewed and adapted Matthew and Mark to the new orthography, or writing system, including marking tone. It also produced a document explaining how the orthography works.
the Lord's protection and blessing on the translators and their families. | at in March 2013. A Ngbugu translator there reports, 'We testify to the greatness of our Lord God, who provides for and protects the Ngbugu project. This rebellion is not a defeat, but something to make us reflect on what we've done before and make a new strategy for the future. The population eagerly awaits the New Testament – and then the whole Bible – in their language!' Pray for the Ngbugu team to be encouraged as they press on.
pray for the Ngbugu people to put their faith in Christ alone as they read about him in the newly translated Scriptures.
team able to attend seminar on Scripture use.
A key part of any translation project is to check the accuracy of the translation with local people. This ensures the final translation is clear and natural. The Ngbugu team recently visited the Alindao community and carried out this final phase. Whilst checking for accuracy, the team were amazed to see the reaction of the speakers as they read the New Testament out loud. The speakers were able to openly share their views and rejoiced that they will soon have the word of God in their own language.
Many including the church deacon, Mobaya, were forced to flee the country and feared that they would lose their language amongst the instability. On returning, however, they found the Ngbugu language has been strengthened and kept alive in the community through translation.
positive response to final community checking of the New Testament.
government and militia groups as they meet together for peace talks in Khartoum.
Praise God for progress of the work!
All of the New Testament has now been translated, and Scriptures are being made available as they are being checked and published. The team now aims to publish the whole New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, further encourage literacy, and continue to put into practice strategies and resources to help Christians use the translated Scriptures.
André Mbanga, a leader in his local church, recently had his first experience of praying and preaching in his mother tongue.
Previously, he thought either French or Sango (the national language of CAR) was preferable, so it was a surprise to be asked to pray and deliver a short devotional talk in his mother tongue as part of a training session in Alindao for Ngbugu facilitators.
Once he started speaking, André found that Ngbugu expressions flowed easily from his lips, just as if he was preaching in Sango. Encouraged by this experience, he is motivated to keep on praying and preaching in Ngbugu as opportunities arise.
By contrast, Thérèse Doubale, a retired teacher and mother-tongue Ngbugu speaker, has had a longstanding involvement in the Ngbugu project. Despite having moved to the capital, Bangui, with her family at the age of 12, she has continued to practise her mother tongue, teaching Ngbugu songs to other women in her church.
As a result, she has been able to act as a back translator for the team, involving checking all of the translated text to ensure it is accurate and natural-sounding.
Lower Kotto is the CAR region where the majority of Ngbugu people live. As a result of recent violence in the area, many of them were forced to flee, with a majority taking refuge in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while others are internally displaced.
One of the consequences of this unrest is that a workshop had to be cancelled. Also, sadly, the son of Jesse – one of the translation team members – died from an infection, and another translator's daughter was killed in a road accident.
Despite these challenges, team members are encouraged that progress is being made in preparation for the publication of the Ngbugu New Testament. They were | 762 |
Q: Why Error() in aov() gives three levels? I'm trying to understand how to properly run an Repeated Measures or Nested ANOVA in R, without using mixed models. From consulting tutorials, the formula for a one-variable repeated<|fim_middle|>10 7.85 0.03738
| measures anova is:
aov(Y ~ IV+ Error(SUBJECT/IV) )
where IV is the within subjects and subject is the identity of the subjects. However, most examples show outputs with two strata: Error:subject and Error: subject:WS. Meanwhile I am getting three strata ( Error:subject and Error: subject:WS, Error:within). Why do I have three strata, when I'm trying to specify only two (Within and Between)?
Here is an reproducible example:
data(beavers)
id = rep(c("beaver1","beaver2"),times=c(nrow(beaver1),nrow(beaver2)))
data = data.frame(id=id,rbind(beaver1,beaver2))
data$activ=factor(data$activ)
aov(temp~activ+Error(id/activ),data=data)
temp is a continuous measure of temperature, id is the identity of the beaver activ is binary factor for activity. The output of the model is:
Error: id
Df Sum Sq Mean Sq
activ 1 28.74 28.74
Error: id:activ
Df Sum Sq Mean Sq F value Pr(>F)
activ 1 15.313 15.313 18.51 0.145
Residuals 1 0.827 0.827
Error: Within
Df Sum Sq Mean Sq F value Pr(>F)
Residuals 2 | 335 |
I read with interest a recent article which proclaims that corporate culture captures and destroys our best graduates. Particularly as PR – alongside finance, advertising and management consultancy – was listed as a pointless and destructive occupation.
While I don't dispute the aggressive recruitment drives that multi-nationals employ to extract the brightest talent from top universities, I think it's a little strong to liken the annual milk round to a kamikaze mission.
Having never worked for a large corporate firm, I can't<|fim_middle|> scramble to attract the best graduates because they are desperate – they know the long-term success and profitability of their organisations pivots on the skills of the next generation of talent. It's the graduates who are holding all the cards – and they are far from naïve. | authoritatively comment on whether they habitually use the military style 'Build them up and break them down' tactics that the article implies. However, I think we need to give more credit to the constitution of our brightest graduates.
In her 2006 book, Generation Me, Jean Twenge discusses the confidence and assertiveness that differentiates the latest generation of jobseekers from their predecessors and highlights the fact that the 'job for life' ethos is well and truly a thing of the past. Last year a report from advisory firm CEB found that one in four graduates move on from their first job within a year.
On the whole, young professionals are not passive, vulnerable, lemmings ripe for brainwashing and manipulation – a fact that the corporate world itself does not dispute. According to a recent survey by EY, 36% of managers find those born after 1982, or millennials, difficult to work with. Meanwhile, Deloitte's Millennial Survey 2015 has found that almost four in five (79%) UK millennials do not feel that their current organisations are making "full use" of the skills they have to offer. The research also found that 43% of millennials believe they will have to work elsewhere in order to gain the skills and experience they need to fully meet their career ambitions.
Behind every large-multinational's stark façade is a team of real people, with real feelings, bursting with inspiration, compassion and pizazz. Corporations have long worked on the basis that they are only as good as the people they employ. However, since the rise of social media, big business is increasingly realising that an authentic, personable, brand perception is absolutely vital.
Thanks to the fragmentation of the media the public is more sceptical of big business than ever before. Millennials are digital-natives who digest and interpret messages and build relationships differently from their predecessors. Corporates are relying on the skills of these professionals across finance, communications and consultancy in a bid to become more ethical, transparent, and open to engagement. In other words, fit for today's switched-on society.
Some grads will choose to join a multi-national, some won't. But the corporates aren't destroying the graduates –the graduates, with consent, are revolutionising the large multi-nationals. Big businesses | 478 |
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IT WAS NEVER JOE NAHEM'S INTENTION to turn the summer-rental home he owns on Long Island into a sales pitch for his interior design business. But after spending two summers in his Amagansett beach house, one renter became a client. "I loved the way I felt there," says the financial entrepreneur, a divorced father of four who divides his time between an antique farmhouse in Westchester County and the Gramercy Park apartment that Nahem has transformed for him. "Joe has a wonderful understanding of how people really live," he adds.
If ever there was a test of Nahem's talent, it was the 16th-floor penthouse atop a prewar building overlooking Gramercy Park. "When we first saw the place, it looked like a crime scene," says the affable designer, who founded the Manhattan-based Fox-Nahem with the late Tom Fox more than three decades ago. "I gave my client credit for his courage to see beyond the tiny windows, the unremarkable chockablock rooms, and the fact that he had to share a quarter of the top floor with a tenant who refused to sell," says Nahem. But pluck and vision are only part of the story. Regret was also a factor. It turns out that the savvy businessman had missed an opportunity to buy this very same apartment years earlier. And there's nothing like losing out on a desirable piece of Manhattan real estate to bring on a snap-decision.
"I saw the potential in the apartment's good bones, but I was most interested in the outdoor space and the possibility of light-filled rooms," says the owner, who grew up in the Midwest. Trading in those stingy windows for walls of glass was easy, but it presented Nahem with different challenges. His client's ever-expanding art collection needed some real estate of its own, and even more pressing was whether it would compete with the priceless view and great art," says Nahem. "The temptation is to force the furnishings and palette to recede to the point of being bland."
He may<|fim_middle|> She and a gaggle of girlfriends celebrated her birthday in Manhattan with a Broadway show followed by a slumber party at Dad's apartment, where they spent most of their time spotting the city's landmarks from the terrace. Instead of cramming into the guest room, the teens sprawled out all over the thick, woven rug on the living room floor. What could have evolved into a night of shenanigans well into the wee hours turned out just the opposite. "I took them for dessert, and they ate so much that they came home and went right to sleep," says the owner. "I loved every minute of it," he adds. | have started in neutral, but by choosing a smart mix of furniture and luxury fabrics, materials, and surfaces, Nahem created a space that is anything but mundane. "Joe managed to give the apartment the sense of comfort and warmth I wanted and at the same time work in my paintings and sculptures in the best possible way," says the owner, who hung a painting on top of the television above the two-sided fireplace after he found he didn't turn on the screen for an entire year. He is particularly pleased with the wall of resin masks in the foyer. "I look at them every morning before I leave for work and ask myself, Which one am I today?" he says with a laugh.
Fume-oak floors, diamond coat-plaster walls, bronze-mesh panels, teak bathroom walls—Nahem has a sixth sense for the kind of details that had made his client feel at home in the rental, which he's translated to the urban aerie. "Everything we chose has a quiet yet strong sense of quality," he says. When it came to filling up the rooms, Nahem again took his cues from his own home. "I didn't want it to look decorated so much as filled with beautiful things that look good together," he says. He combined shapely midcentury-modern furniture, including a Nakashima cocktail table and a Scandinavian wing chair, with a traditional sofa and sliding walnut doors in the living room; he designed a headboard that incorporates a pair of side tables for the master bedroom; and from the kitchen ceiling he hung a stainless steel open shelf, polished to a mirror-like shine to preserve the view.
For his part, the owner finds that every room in the apartment brings him pleasure. "My meditation pillows are in the bedroom, I read on the living room sofa, and the kitchen and terrace are perfect for entertaining," he says. Indeed, the expansive views make for an easy conversation starter among business associates and friends. But it's the owner's 13-year-old daughter who helped crystalize how successful and suitable Nahem's vision has been. | 426 |
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