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How to unlock new weapons in Wild Hearts
A weapon for every occasion.
The weapons in Wild Hearts are packed with extensive movesets and a lot of depth. Each weapon has its mechanics and uses a special meter to grant that weapon-specific buffs or unique traits. When Wild Hearts begins, you only have access to the Katana, and the rest must be unlocked. This guide will explain how to unlock new weapons in Wild Hearts.
Related: How the Hunters Arm works in Wild Hearts
How to get all weapon types in Wild Hearts
Wild Hearts has eight distinct weapon types, each featuring a large upgrade tree that transforms the weapon with potent traits and visual changes. The first weapon, the Katakuri Katana, is given to you at the start of the game. After defeating the first Ragetail and rescuing Natsume, the tutorial will explain how to use a Forge. This Forge will let you build the Bladed Wagasa, Nodachi, Bow, and Maul.
This will still leave three empty spaces featuring some of Wild Hearts’ best weapons, as these require much more story progress and work to unlock.
How to unlock the Hand Cannon, Claw Blade, and Karakuri Staff
The final three weapon types in Wild Hearts are the Hand Cannon, Claw Blade, and Karakuri Staff. These weapons are extremely powerful but complex and require advanced mechanics to utilize in a hunt fully. These weapons are locked until you complete the “Hunt the Earthbreaker” mission. This is a scripted boss fight, but you can still fail it if you aren’t careful. We suggest eating food that grants extra health and defense boosts and using the Maul to break the Earthbreaker’s rock-covered limbs.
After completing this intense mission, a long cutscene will play out, and you will end up back in Minato. Speak with your allies to complete the quest and unlock the ability to craft these three powerful weapons. Each weapon will require Corestone to be crafted.
As these weapons are complex, we suggest you build a training dummy and practice their moves and abilities. The Karakuri Staff is incredibly versatile, as it can transform into five weapons for various flashy attacks.
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I hate SUV’s…
Er, well mainly the people who own them mainly. Lots of people I’ve met own then because it allows them “to control the road better”. Good majority of the drivers are female, and they are more aggressive when they drive them. Every morning when I travel through town, I encounter single females on their cellphones running redlights. If someone honks their horn at these women, they flip the drivers off or cuss them out as they’re driving. Sounds kinda hypercritical, they are the ones actually breaking the law. Mothers seem to own them to carry their kids around, although the size of the car seems pretty unnecessary, as most of the time, you see only one kid in the back seat, however that kid seems to be off the wall, jumping around in the back of it without a seatbelt.
I understand the need for a vehicle with a lot of seats if you have a lot of children (however now a days people who have a lot of children are of very low income families and all their stuff is subsidized by the government), however for most North Americans, buying a SUV is completely pointless.
As of this writing, gas prices in South Carolina were around 3.47$ a (US) gallon (about 0.91$/L). On TV this morning, they were interviewing some chick who owned a SUV and was like “It cost me 300$ a week in gas just to drive my kids to school! The government needs to do something!” First of all, if you’re paying 300 dollars to drive your kids to school, either you’re a crappy driver, or your suv you’re standing next to pumping gas into gets 8 whopping MPG (or 30L/100km).
The United States has some of the cheapest gas in the world, next to the Middle East. For example, Germany currently pays about 2.20$/L for gas, which is about 8.33$ per (US) gallon. We really shouldn’t be complaining about the cost of gas. We’ve taken cheap gas for the past century for granted. Europe and Asia all mainly have small cars because of the excessive cost of gas there. We’re heading on that way.
I don’t think we will completely go the way that Europe and Asia has for a long time, because in comparison, there is more open land that separates cities and towns from each other, and public transit would be sluggishly slow until some kind of high speed rail is implemented. (That’s another post another time though.) Cars will be here for a very long time, however people will have to be more reasonable on what they own. Personally, I doubt that would happen as we all have this mentality that we are superior than the rest of the world and we can abuse everything that we please.
People in the next decade will have to be more reasonable when it comes to the cost of gas. Some suggestions to follow would be:
- Quit complaining about gas prices. If you purchased a 38k$ hummer, that’s your own damn fault that it costs you 300$ a week in gas.
- If your kid is hyperactive and you get an SUV so the kid can move around, you’re just a shitty parent. Control your kid better. (I can rant about this quite a bit)
- Remove your arrogance that you “rule the road”. It’s morons like you who cause accidents for everyone else.
I’ve noticed too that every time a new more fuel efficiant car is put out on the market, its immediately ostrizied by the media, for example, the Chevy Volt over its batteries. Well the car is the first of its kind on the market here in a very long time, there’s bound to be problems. They get worked out, and for example GM is doing the repairs for free. People who complain about the cost of the Volt don’t seem to have any trouble going out and buying a SUV with the same cost, which seems kinda hypocritical. Oh well, that’s just me. Personally, if I had the 30-40k$ to spend, I would buy one in a heartbeat.
Sources for cost of German gas: http://gasoline-germany.com/statistik.phtml
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Estimates for tonight’s delegate totals
Estimates for each contest
We’re estimating the number of delegates each candidate will pick up in tonight's primaries. The table above represents estimates based on each state’s delegate allocation rules, the votes that have been counted and those yet to be counted.
These estimates, which include states that have not yet reported all their votes, are based on several factors: our expectations of every candidate’s performance, the voting results in other states and the demographic makeup and historical voting patterns of voters in each state. As votes come in, we expect that the uncertainty around our estimates will narrow.
We are running several different models for each candidate in each state; each line in the charts below represents a different model.
We’re also making live estimates for Democrats.
Follow detailed results for both parties here.
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Yet another attempt to send Rohingyas back to Myanmar ended up in an embarrassing debacle last week: Not a single Rohingya showed up for the arranged repatriation. Humiliated by their brazen act of defiance, an angry foreign minister vowed to rein in their apparent “comfort” in Bangladesh.
Coincidence or not, since then, a series of blatantly disparaging and incendiary articles, “reports” and opinion pieces about Rohingyas have appeared in mainstream media outlets—so much so that it could almost be called a coordinated campaign.
For instance, a front-page story of a well-circulated Bengali newspaper read: “The Rohingya showdown: conspiracy to destabilise the country.” The article dealt with a massive rally Rohingyas held on August 25 to commemorate “Rohingya Genocide Day.” Rohingyas around the world observed the day previous year, too. But this year, on the heels of the failed repatriation bid, the rally has suddenly become a subject of controversy.
Luckily, a journalist friend sent me a video clip of the rally. Far from engaging in a “conspiracy” against Bangladesh, the speakers expressed their gratitude towards the government for hosting them, as they lamented their tragedy and demanded justice for atrocities perpetrated against them.
Mohib Ullah, a prominent Rohingya leader, was also targeted by some in the media for his principal role in organising the rally. Ullah is among the few Rohingya leaders preaching a non-violent political solution to the crisis, and has mainstream public appeal. Since the rally, he has been accused of receiving funds from Pakistan, but no reliable evidence has yet been cited to support these allegations. Even the now-forgotten White House meeting on religious persecution, which had become controversial for the Priya Saha episode, resurfaced with a new twist. Since Ullah attended the meeting as a Rohingya representative, he is now being branded as anti-Bangladesh, although he made one single appeal to President Donald Trump: help us get back our home.
The role of NGOs in the aftermath of the crisis has clearly not been perfect. But their contributions to educating the Rohingya children, ensuring that refugees receive sufficient food and health aids and creating awareness worldwide have been critical. But in the local media, NGOs have been subjected to crude vilification, accused of working to sustain the crisis for self-interest.
Some even saw a conspiracy by NGOs and humanitarian organisations to convince the Rohingyas to not go back, when they protested using English posters and placards. Such an assertion is not only unfair but also offensive. The same goes for the notion that Rohingyas are refusing to go back because they are living comfortably in refugee camps. No refugee camp—certainly not the camps in Cox’s Bazar—can be a substitute for home. Why should one expect the Rohingyas to go back to the place where they endured and witnessed unimaginable horror and destruction—simply on a promise by their oppressors?
Not a single organisation, be it intergovernmental in nature or a credible human rights body, is convinced that the situation in Rakhine is conducive to proper repatriation. The verification criteria set by Myanmar will not make even a fairly large group of Rohingyas eligible for return.
The government in Rakhine has only built (or is planning to build) several hundred congregated housing units, which are not only insufficient but also mean Rohingyas would not get back their lost land.
More importantly, Myanmar has failed to ensure whether returned Rohingyas would be granted full rights as citizens, nor has it been able to credibly assure that Rohingyas would not be subjected to similar treatment which led to their expulsion in the first place. The demands to investigate countless claims of gross human rights abuses against military and security personnel are still rejected outright by the Myanmar government.
Therefore, if one blames Rohingyas for refusing to go back under current circumstances, they would be blaming the victims, and inadvertently or willingly, doing Myanmar’s bids.
The fact that the Rohingya crisis has put enormous pressure on a resource-strapped country like ours is undisputable. And it is understandable that, as citizens, we are concerned about it. But unsubstantiated and exaggerated figures are invented to exacerbate anger.
Last week, for example, a leading news portal cited unknown officials to claim that the government spent Tk 72,000 crores for Rohingyas in two years, excluding the substantial amount of foreign assistance. In reality, the government in the 2018-19 budget allocated only Tk 400 crores for the Rohingya.
Clearly, those who came up with these fictitious figures did not do the math, but judging by the number of shares and reactions the story attracted on social media, many got misinformed and, in the process, agitated by the presence of the Rohingyas.
Then there is the insinuation of Rohingyas being criminals. This is a classic xenophobic trope about refugees and migrants. Even respected media outlets cannot seem to delve into the Rohingya issue without focusing on the supposed “degradation of law and order situation” in the refugee camps.
The other day another journalist friend of mine posted a status on Facebook. Citing local police statistics, he wrote that over the last two years, roughly 38-43 murders were committed in the camps. That is well below the typical per-million murder rate in Bangladesh.
The notion that Rohingyas are involved in drug offenses is often exaggerated, as the whole debate surrounding drug trade generally is. Sure, Rohingyas are involved in the drug trade, but so are Bangladeshis—the most serious yaba offenders listed by several government agencies are actually powerful locals in Cox’s Bazar.
Admittedly, Rohingyas have been drug mules, as have the locals. But to blame Rohingyas for the proliferation of yaba is unfair, because they are simply a small linkage of a more complicated and very large chain. Blaming Rohingyas also ignores the role of more serious enabling factors such as the geographical proximity of Cox’s Bazar to Myanmar, the demand of drugs near the border, failure of law enforcement and border forces, and a lack of employment in the refugee camps.
Other xenophobic insinuations include notions that Rohingyas are illiterate and thus breed like rabbits—ironically, coming from the people of the world’s most densely populated country. Some also claim that Rohingyas are ungrateful towards host communities and are about to expel and replace the locals. An opinion piece run by a leading news portal compared Rohingyas with “abscess” that needed to be removed. Does this sound familiar?
Sadly, many on social media are influenced by these fear-mongering, hateful posts. People who welcomed Rohingyas with open arms are turning against them, although they have never met a Rohingya before. This is a textbook example of how the media could turn people’s humane instincts into hate.
There is no denying that local residents around the refugee camps are genuinely frustrated. They feel threatened as they are now outnumbered by refugees. When Rohingyas first arrived in small numbers, some locals were sympathetic enough to allow them to live temporarily on their agricultural lands. But many of the guests are unable or refusing to leave now.
The crisis also attracted a large number of NGOs and humanitarian organisations. The locals resent the fact that they are not properly recruited by these organisations. Moreover, the price of primary commodities, rent and the cost of living, in general, have shot up, affecting local livelihoods.
The best ways to alleviate these concerns would be to include local representatives in the decision-making process—especially in issues that directly impact them. Both the government and the NGOs should make it a policy to recruit locals on a preferential basis in appropriate positions and prefer local sources in their procurements. The authorities should also engage with the Rohingyas occupying the private lands of the locals to accommodate them in the camp.
No one disputes the need to repatriate the refugees as soon as possible—not even Rohingyas themselves. But again, it is not the Rohingyas who are pulling the strings. Therefore, provoking the domestic population against the refugees can only have serious ramifications—ones that may not be controllable.
What disturbs me the most is that we are behaving with the Rohingyas the same way as racist politicians do with immigrants like us in the West. When far-right Western politicians or hate-spewing newspapers embark on awful immigrant-bashing rants, we’re astonished. When our desperate people were caught or treated inhumanely in foreign jails or camps in Thailand and Libya, or died trying to cross the Mediterranean or Bay of Bengal, we were mournful. After all, we are a country whose economy is vastly supported by millions of migrants scattered around the world, legally or illegally.
But when it is us having to host desperate people, we are not hesitating to switch to the oppressor’s role. Let us not ruin the spirit with which we greeted “the most persecuted minority in the world” and set an example for the rest of the world as to how to stand in solidarity with an oppressed people.
Nazmul Ahasan is a commentator and communications executive.
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I'm caught somewhere in the middle on the issue of gun ownership. Obviously there is the Constitutional argument in favor of ownership.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be
I think that a lot of gun-owning Americans, these days, tend to attribute an opinion to the framers that, simply, is far too extreme in its
assumptions. All too often the first half of the amendment is completely ignored....you know, the "a well regulated militia being necessary to the
security of a free State," bit. We no longer live in a society where there are functional militias defending States rights and 'freedom.'
Neither guns, nor society, are the same as they were when the framers created the Constitution and the right to bear arms. Thinking of the time frame
in which the Amendment was written, it was one of political repression by the reigning authorities on the colonies. They were not allowed to have
guns or form their own militias, and the amendments were a response to that oppression. Today, at least I feel, the mentality that a lot of, not
necessarily all, gun-owners follow these days is not one of owning a gun to feed the family and protect the common good, but instead some form of
romantic attachment to a 'cowboy' mentality from the American western advance.
Guns are no longer a symbol of defense from oppression, but, instead, have become a symbol of defiance and aggression, and often a symbol of
oppression itself. How many people defend their posession of guns with the idea that it is for home or personal protection? Many. How many have
actually been in a situation where they have had the opportunity to test their theory? I'd wager, few. In this respect, I believe that guns are
The majority of the civilised, democratic world do not allow, or are highly restrictive of, gun possession. Not Unironically, the rest of the
civilised, democratic world has a significantly lower per-capita rate of crime. Is there a correlation? Yes. Is it a causation? Perhaps.
But, this is where my opinion gets muddled.
I used to be completely against gun ownership. But, as I have grown older and have begun to see a scary change in the political culture of the United
States, I have begun to see the value of gun ownership. Don't get me wrong, my political leanings tend to ally more with leftist socialists than
anything else, but when the Libertarians and Survivalists say "they're(the government) coming to take away your freedom..." I tend to agree and I
tend to agree that there is a good chance that violence, or the threat of violence,(IE revolution(IE terrorism)) may be the only course of action in
order to retain freedom.
Unfortunately, and to add to the muddledness, it seems to me that the individuals who own the guns, and are more likely to gravitate toward violence
to preserve their way of life, are the ones that tend to side with those that I feel would take away my freedom....so, really, its a lose-lose
situation, as far as I can see.
At this stage in my life, I believe in the rational regulation of firearms, rather than the prohibition. I think there should be a need for the
posession of firearms. For instance, My father, brother and uncle are all gun-owners. My father, for a time while we lived in Alaska, did a bit of
hunting, had several guns, but after he stopped hunting, he sold a few of them. My uncle owns several guns, as well as several bows, and is an avid
hunter. I think in their cases, their ownership is rational. They hunt(ed). My brother on the other hand, lives in Miami and owns an assault rifle
and a sniper rifle, which he justifies ownership along the "home invasion" lines...this is not rational, and he should not be allowed to own such
weapons...unfortunately, he's the eact type of gun-owner I fear most...with the "bring 'em on, cowboy" mentality. It is a complicated issue.
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Iloilo City’s heat index has reached dangerous levels according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The temperature apparently reached 41 degrees Celsius last May 08, the highest heat index recorded so far in 2020 according to Engineer Michael Viola, PAGASA Iloilo weather observer.
Heat index is defined as an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity – what temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined by air. According to PAGASA, a heat index between 41 and 54 degrees Celsius is considered dangerous.
“Kapag matagal ang exposure sa direct light ng araw ay pwede itong magcause ng heat stroke. Uminom po tayo ng maraming tubig at manatili sa parti ng bahay hindi mainit lalu na angm ga matatanda,”states Engineer Michael Viola, PAGASA Iloilo weather observer, in an article by Iloilo Metropolitan Times.
What is heat stroke? In an article by the Mayo Clinic, heatstroke is defined as a condition caused by the body overheating, usually a result of prolonged exposure or physical exertion in high temperatures. The most serious form of injury is when the body temperature reaches 104 F (40 C) or higher. Heatstroke requires emergency treatment as it may cause damage to the brain, kidneys, and muscles.
Symptoms of heatstroke. In the same article, the following are symptoms of heatstroke: high body temperature, altered mental state, alteration in sweating, nausea and vomiting, flushes skin, rapid breathing, racing heart rate, and headache.
Immediate actions to alleviate heat stroke. The Mayo Clinic enumerates the following first aid actions for a person having a heat stroke while waiting for emergency treatment: get the person indoors or under shade, remove excess clothing, and cool the person with whatever means possible. It is also important to follow preventive measures such as staying hydrated and taking it easy during the hottest time of the day. Read more: Dangerous Heat Index May Cause Heat Stroke
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This part offers pointers for making applicable copies of pc software. Application software products are designed to satisfy a specific want of a specific atmosphere. The C++ programming language emerges because the dominant object-oriented language within the pc business when Bjarne Stroustrup publishes the ebook The C++ Programming Language.
Software is often designed and created (aka coded/written/programmed) in built-in development environments (IDE) like Eclipse , IntelliJ and Microsoft Visual Studio that can simplify the process and compile the software program (if relevant). You may study helpful abilities wanted by companies starting from hospitals to financial establishments, massive companies, college districts, and universities.
Software software program is developed to perform in any activity that benefits from computation. This is potential when there is an interface which converts our inputs to be meaningful to the system, which is called system software program. AAS: Take six quarters of courses and graduate along with your associate degree in computer software program support, able to get prime pc and software program assist jobs.
The basic interplay of the user with the pc is through enter units (you’ve already learnt different input devices in earlier chapter). Finally, laptop software is the methods logic pc customers interact with each time they turn on their desktops, laptops, and sensible phones.
Software can be purchased at a retail pc store or on-line and come in a box containing all the disks ( floppy diskette , CD , DVD , or Blu-ray ), manuals, guarantee, and different documentation. Be aware …
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Op-Ed: Mosquitoes taking over your California backyard? Here’s how you can fight back
We’re in the midst of severe drought, yet it’s more common than ever to get a mosquito bite in California. People can be heard lamenting that the Golden State is turning into humid Florida.
What we are experiencing is the success of Aedes mosquitoes, which invaded California beginning in the early 2000s and become peskier every year. Aedes may have escaped some of the natural controls — pathogens and predators — that evolved in their home environments.
Scientifically speaking, Aedes is a mosquito genus that includes three species that are present in California but not native to the state. Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, was the first to arrive, introduced in shipments of ornamental bamboo. In 2013, breeding colonies of Aedes aegypti made their way to California after successfully inhabiting the southeastern United States. Scientists have also observed Aedes notoscriptus in the state. All three species have spread diseases such as dengue fever and Zika virus in other countries.
Climate change is furthering the likelihood of Aedes invasions in temperate zones by increasing the number of life cycles the mosquitoes can complete within a year, according to a paper published last year in the scientific journal Nature Communications. That means mosquito-borne diseases are more likely to spread with a warming climate. Across the world, mosquito-borne illnesses kill more than a million people a year.
California’s Mediterranean climate, with its hot, dry summers, should be arid enough to eliminate the standing water that serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. But even in a Southern California that is increasingly dry due to climate change, mosquitoes exploit a human-created niche in our local ecosystems: irrigated landscapes. Aedes have a talent for finding and using small bodies of water for reproduction. Even a bottle cap filled with water will do.
If your choice is between using insecticides or being bitten by mosquitoes, what’s the right thing to do?
Of course, mosquitoes can be controlled through the widespread use of chemicals. In the U.S., DDT was commonly used from the 1940s through the 1960s to control agricultural pests and mosquitoes. But DDT is a broad-spectrum insecticide that led to a series of cascading problems, including a decline in bald eagle and peregrine falcon populations, and it was banned in 1972.
In an attempt to control the Mediterranean fruit fly, helicopter flyovers regularly dotted the nighttime sky in the 1990s as neighborhoods were sprayed with the pesticide malathion to kill the medfly. To counter West Nile virus in 2004, officials applied malathion in a more limited and targeted fashion in California.
But tools other than pesticides are available to combat insect pests. Scientists are developing safer, more effective interventions to control insect populations by changing their breeding behavior. For instance, sterile medflies are released to help control reproduction. Similar techniques are in development to deal with ever-expanding mosquito populations.
Homeowners and apartment dwellers already have the ability to help keep mosquito populations in check. For their gardens, they can choose drought-tolerant native plants that require less irrigation, particularly in the summer. Once established, some native plants, such as manzanitas and sages, don’t need to be watered.
Gardeners can also take to heart the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District’s educational slogan to remind us to eliminate standing water in our yards: Tip, Toss and Take Action. Tip out any standing water, toss out unneeded containers that collect water and take action by sharing mosquito prevention tips with others.
Southern Californians have also gotten used to semitropical landscaping that requires irrigation, which has helped mosquitoes thrive. When making large-scale landscape decisions, people should avoid water-hungry turf grass and choose native flora since it needs less water and leads to fewer mosquitoes.
It also provides other benefits. Native vegetation supports biodiversity by encouraging native insects that feed birds and other creatures. Nonnative species — such as jacaranda, most palm trees and bougainvillea — don’t do this as well.
In California, oak trees and shrubs like buckwheat and Ceanothus (also known as California lilac) flourish. By planting these and other native species, people can have a positive effect on the environment by creating a cooling habitat that uses less water. An added benefit: It will reduce the need for summertime irrigation that promotes mosquito reproduction.
Sophie Parker is a lead scientist with the Nature Conservancy’s California chapter.
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Park n’ Shop is the largest grocery chain in Hong Kong with over 300 physical stores, an online delivery business, and several different retail and online brands within the Park n’ Shop family ranging from discount to high-end consumer staples, groceries, and home goods.
Park n’ Shop sought to better monetize their internal data spanning billions of individual customer purchases, increase customer loyalty, and grow their rapidly expanding online ordering and delivery business. Equipped with raw internal data and a well-established legacy database and IT resources, Park n’ Shop engaged Reboot AI to assist converting their raw data into realized business value.
Reboot AI Engagement
In collaboration with senior Park n’ Shop leaders, Reboot AI formulated a strategy to use internal and key external data to increase customer LTV through personalized promotions and predictive shopping carts which would know what customers needed to buy before they knew themselves.
With Reboot AI’s help, terabytes of internal data were augmented with key external data such as recent weather patterns and upcoming forecasts. With fully automated data collection, processing, and augmentation established, Park n’ Shop and Reboot AI were able to incorporate multiple custom designed machine learning algorithms to accurately predict i) which customer would be shopping for a given product on a given day, ii) the best products to bundle as a personalized upsell for each customer, and iii) how sensitive a specific customer would be to price promotions.
These insights enabled Park n’ Shop to fully optimize which products were offered to each customer and when to offer customers personalized promotions and rewards - maximizing customer loyalty and basket sizes, while minimizing customer churn and foregone revenue.
Immediately upon the completion of Reboot AI’s engagement, Park n’ Shops’ email campaign metrics saw a meteoric rise. Click through rates were up more than 7000%, while conversion rates saw a 3000% increase. The impact on bottom line revenues in the quarter post deployment was estimated to be in the US$ millions.
- 70x increase in Click Through Rates
- 30x increase in Conversion Rates
- 2.3K gigabites of data analysed
- 2.7B transactions analysed
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This was requested by
who wanted a picture of Peach kissing Mario. I love how Peach's dress came out. It looks like a soft, cozy blanket that I want to wrap myself with
I'm really proud of how this one came out. The background, reminds me so much of the old Mario games. You don't see black and white, checkered tile sets, red brick textures or clouds with eyes anymore. I originally made those textures for my friend's Mario fangame, but he wont mind if I use them for art too
Edit: Haha, I accidentally screwed up on the title. It said, "Peaches and Mario Love" which doesn't make sense.
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gets a new look !
The wind blows, the sound of armor resonates. A knight escorts a young woman through the plains. Thunder starts growling, clouds fill the landscape. The knight, worried, stares at the castle on the horizon. The end approaches.
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Speculation about Russian President Vladimir Putin's health continues to grow, especially after his recent meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
During the meeting, captured on video by the "Daily Mail," Putin displayed unusual behavior, including a twitching left leg and awkwardly twisting his left foot.
This has fueled rumors about his health, adding to previous speculations that he might be suffering from Parkinson's disease or cancer.
The video shows Putin and Kim Jong-un in conversation at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome. Putin's left leg is visibly twitching, and he repeatedly lifts and lowers his foot in an odd manner.
This behavior has led to increased speculation about his health, including rumors of a possible stroke.
During the meeting, Kim Jong-un spoke about Russia and North Korea jointly waging a "holy war" against the West and fighting "imperialism." Putin's strange movements occurred even as these serious topics were being discussed, adding an element of concern about his well-being.
Persistent health rumors
For months, there have been rumors about Putin's health, including possible diagnoses of Parkinson's disease and cancer. Some even suggest that Putin uses body doubles due to his deteriorating health. However, the Kremlin has not confirmed any of these speculations.
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So a little while ago Donald (the designer) came up with the idea that we should have poker in Luckslinger. I wasn't sure if this was a joke, or if he was serious. Either way I decided to ‘experiment'
a bit, because to me trying to make poker seemed like a new challenge.
Either way, one weekend a while ago I was a bit bored and decided to give it a try, I started by reading how poker works and then programming the basics, a card deck with cards that can be shuffled and that can be laid out on the table. I was already quite happy with this, little did I know that the hardest part was about to come.
Because I had hardly played poker before I wasn't really aware of all the different kind of pairs there were, but I read some stuff on the internet and starting making my ‘pair recogniser' so that I can see which pairs are on the table and I can score them against each other and get the best pair on the table.
After I finished this up, I figured that I was already pretty far. Because I would have to test many pairs and I didn't want to manually test all of them, which would take really long, I decided to set up automated tests for poker. I was able to simulate cards on the table and then run tests against them. For example if there are two 2's there should a be a one pair of 2's on the table. But when there are two 2's and two 3's there should be a two pair of 2 and 3 on the table. Etc.
Just when I thought that finding pairs was quite tricky, I started working on a thing that scored all the pairs and would choose the best one, a part of this was not hard, but another part was..quite hard. After I eventually got this working it was quite usefull because I could use the same code for the AI to decide how good his hand was (or how bad it was).
After I got all that stuff working I was really pleased with the end result, the only thing left was the poker-AI and some bugs fixing ofcourse. After googling around a bit I found that real poker AI is insanely hard to make and because this is a ‘mini-game' of Luckslinger, I decided to keep the AI relatively simple.
Currently the poker is implemented into Luckslinger, so you can talk with a guy in the Saloon and poker against him. The way it will probably work is that you wager some money ($50) and then if you beat him at poker, you will win $100. Otherwise you could just exploit it and get crazy rich ^^
I might do a more in-depth (programming) post about how I programmed the poker and all the stuff around it later, but for now I'll leave it at this.
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TR soccer wins, SHS soccer falls
The Three Rivers soccer team beat visiting Edwardsburg 4-1 on Monday evening.
Edwardsburg scored the first goal fewer than two minutes into the match.
Three Rivers took advantage and got level with the Eddies just a few minutes later on a goal from Torri Towles. It was assisted by Illy Taylor.
Towles would score again a few minutes later, giving the Lady Cats the lead for good. This was assisted by Alivia Knapp.
Three Rivers led 2-1 at halftime.
In the second, Three Rivers got two goals. They each came from Taylor. The first was assisted by Knapp, the second was assisted by Olivia Penny.
Plainwell 8, Sturgis 0
The Sturgis soccer team was defeated by Plainwell, 8-0, on Monday evening.
Rylee Wanamaker kept the Trojans in the game while recording 10 keeper saves.
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Cook’s Essentials is a QVC house brand that sells a variety of cookware products. While they have offered a 1.5 lb stainless steel bread machine in the past, this bread maker is no longer available according to the Cook’s Essentials website. The same goes for the 2.5 lb double loaf bread machine.
Note that you can still obtain a previously owned Cook’s Essentials bread machine by looking for listings on secondary markets like Ebay.
Discover the convenience of fresh homemade bread with Cook's Essentials Bread Makers. These top-of-the-line kitchen appliances allow you to effortlessly create delicious, freshly baked bread right in your own home.
With a variety of settings and features, you can customize your bread to your liking, whether it's a classic white bread, artisan bread, raisin bread or a hearty whole wheat bread.
Say goodbye to store-bought bread and hello to the aroma of freshly baked goodness with Cook's Essentials Bread Makers.
When choosing a bread maker, it's important to consider the key features and benefits. Let's take a look at some of the top features offered by Cook's Essentials Bread Makers so you can decide the best bread machine option for your fresh loaf.
Cook's Essentials bread makers are an excellent addition to your kitchen, as they have many convenient and user-friendly functions for your fresh homemade bread.
They provide various preset functions, such as multigrain, gluten free, white bread, whole wheat, rapid cycle, French bread, multigrain, add-ins (raisin / nut) bake, and knead. These settings help you effortlessly make different types of bread.
Cook’s Essentials Has Many Different Cooking Cycles - Tailored to Different Functions and Bread Types
One key benefit of using a bread maker is that it allows you to maintain control over the dry ingredients and wet ingredients, making it possible to create bread tailored to your dietary preferences.
Considering the costs and benefits, you may find that making your own bread provides both a financial and health advantage.
With a Cook's Essentials bread maker, you can make various loaf sizes, adding versatility to your baking endeavors. One of their small appliances allows you to either make a single 2.5-lb loaf or two 1-lb loaves at a time, owing to its inclusion of two loaf pans.
This feature can come in handy when you want to bake multiple loaves for different occasions or dietary preferences.
A Cook's Essentials bread maker is a valuable appliance for those with gluten-intolerant or gluten-sensitive diets, as it features a gluten-free setting. This allows you to easily bake gluten free bread, allowing you to enjoy freshly baked bread without worrying about potential allergens.
In conclusion, a Cook's Essentials bread maker is an incredibly useful and versatile appliance that can help you make various types of bread at home, from gluten free bread to whole wheat bread. Its various settings, loaf size options, and ability to control ingredients make it a must-have for any baking enthusiast.
When making bread at home using your Cooks Essentials bread machine, you have control over every ingredient that goes into your dough.
You can choose the quality and type of flour, sugars, and oils, giving you a fresher and often healthier final product. In contrast, store-bought bread might contain additives or preservatives.
Store Bought Bread is Likely to Contain Preservatives - Unlike the Fresh Bread You Make From Home
First, always follow your bread machine's instruction manual to ensure you use the correct order of ingredients and settings.
Typically, you add liquids first, then flour, and finally, the remaining ingredients like salt, sugar, seasonings, and dry milk powder. The yeast should be the last thing you add to your bread machine.
When you make your own bread, not only do you have control over the ingredients, but you might also save money compared to buying store-bought bread. Homemade bread can save cost, especially if you don't factor in the time spent making it.
As your bread machine mixes the ingredients, it begins the kneading process, which is essential for developing the gluten in the dough.
Without proper kneading, your bread might not rise well or have the desired texture. Your bread machine takes care of this step for you, ensuring that the dough is well-developed and ready for baking.
When using your Cook’s Essentials bread machine, be sure to allow the dough to rest before using it. This helps the gluten relax and yields a thicker crust. A rest time between 5 to 30 minutes is usually sufficient.
By making your own bread, you gain control over the ingredients and enjoy the satisfaction of creating a delicious, homemade product.
Improve your baking skills with Cook's Essentials stainless steel bread maker!
The baking process involves several key steps when using a Cook's Essentials bread maker. These steps may vary slightly depending on the specific model, but the general process remains the same.
With a bread machine, you can opt for a Rapid Bake setting, significantly reducing the baking time. In this mode, the bread machine speeds up the process so that you can enjoy freshly baked bread in a shorter period.
The convection feature found in some bread makers can help achieve this faster baking by circulating air uniformly, resulting in quicker and more even baking.
Cooks Essentials rapid baking mimics convection oven baking. Rapid baking typically accelerates the rising stages, condensing the multiple rise cycles into shorter durations.
However, remember that the shortened process might affect the texture or taste of the bread. While it might yield different results than a standard program, it is ideal when you need fresh bread on short notice.
Most Cook's Essentials bread makers come with a convenient timer feature. This allows you to set the bread machine to start at a specific time, ensuring the bread is freshly baked and ready when you want it.
To use this feature, input the necessary ingredients into the machine, select your baking program, and set the timer according to the baking time required for your chosen recipe. For example, if the recipe requires 3 hours of baking time and you want the bread ready in 6 hours, set the timer for a 3-hour delay.
During baking, the bread machine will mix, knead, and allow the dough to rise according to the selected program. Once the baking time is complete, it typically moves to a 'keep warm' function, which maintains the bread at an optimal temperature until you're ready to enjoy it.
Keeping your bread maker in top shape is simple. Make sure to clean it after every use. Remove the bread pan and the kneading paddle, then wash with soapy warm water. Be gentle when cleaning the pan to avoid scratching it. Next, wipe down the interior with a damp cloth.
To maintain optimal performance, storing your bread maker in a cool, dry place is essential. This will help prevent any potential damage and ensure your machine lasts for years to come.
With your Cook's Essentials bread maker, you will enjoy a variety of recipes, from traditional white bread to flavorful herb-infused loaves. Follow the provided guidelines, and you'll be creating delicious bread in no time.
Always choose a Teflon-free bread machine to ensure a healthy baking process when using a bread maker. With the right machine, you can create a variety of doughs effortlessly. For instance, try making pizza dough with ease. Simply add your ingredients and let the machine mix and knead them.
Remember to choose the right settings for a perfect dough, especially when preparing gluten-free bread. The gluten-free dough can be tricky, but your bread maker can help you achieve the desired consistency.
At the time of this writing (September, 2023) there were no new Cook’s Essentials bread machines available on the QVC website. You can check out secondary marketplaces (like Ebay) to find a used Cook’s Essentials bread maker if you’re interested in obtaining one.
To clean your bread maker, unplug it and let it cool down. Remove the baking pan and kneading paddles and wash them with warm soapy water. Use a damp cloth to wipe the inside and outside of the machine. Avoid immersing the bread maker in water.
Cook's Essentials bread makers allow you to make various types of bread, such as white, whole wheat, and multigrain breads. You can also create dough for pizza, pasta, pastries, and quick breads like banana bread.
The baking time depends on the recipe you choose. Most standard bread recipes take an average of 3 to 4 hours. Quick breads and dough require less time, while whole grain and specialty breads may take slightly longer.
Yes, with Cook's Essentials bread makers, you can make gluten-free bread using gluten-free flour mixes and recipes designed specifically for bread machines.
Cook's Essentials bread makers typically include a delay timer feature. This function allows you to set the machine up to 13 hours before starting the bread-making process, ensuring fresh bread when you want it.
The capacity, or loaf size, of Cook's Essentials bread makers, ranges from 1 to 2 pounds, depending on the model. This accommodates various family sizes and bread preferences.
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Why Kim Votes
As we barrel towards election day, my brilliant business partner Sasha suggested that we write about why election day is so important to us. At the moment, it seemed like a great idea. I was at Disneyland - everything sounds like a great idea when you’re holding a pretzel. Now as I sit here, trying to explain to you (and even myself) why voting is so important to me, I feel a little… overwhelmed.
I am overwhelmed by the idea that people were brutally beaten and killed for the right to cast a ballot. They were jailed and harassed. They were supposed to be silenced by these actions - it didn’t work. It couldn’t have, because those that were fighting for the right to vote understood what that ballot meant - Freedom. Power. Recognition. They wanted to be heard and seen. So they marched, protested, and refused to quit.
I am overwhelmed by the patriotism with which I was raised. Parents that never let me think that my vote wasn’t incredibly important. Parents that took me to a city hall meeting. A mom that brought me to volunteer with a campaign. A grandmother who loved this country as most immigrants do - a beautiful possibility. A possibility only fully recognized when a ballot is cast and participation is made.
I am overwhelmed by the number of people who are sending me pictures of them voting. Texting me questions about the procedure of voting. Just the sheer number of people who have sent me the kindest and most supportive messages during the election, and assuring me that yes, they will vote.
Voting has always been a romantic notion to me. The idea that our country is a great experiment and every two years we get to have a direct hand in the way our country will be run. I have always loved election day and can’t wait to go home after work tomorrow and watch the results come in.
Now, however, elections mean so much more to me as we grow We’re the People. Of course, I will be watching for candidates and propositions across the country that I love, but it means more than that.
Election day is about using your voice. Understanding that the things you care about are important. There is so much news, and sometimes it does feel like D.C., and those in power are incredibly far away, making decisions that don’t affect you. It can be easy to feel like your single vote in an election doesn’t make a difference.
It does. I promise you.
Not only does your vote matter in every election on a procedural level (if everyone felt their vote didn’t matter, and so they chose not to vote, then what happens?), it matters on a personal level. Voting is a way that you are of service to the things you love and about which you care. It’s a way to validate those things and to take action. If you’re willing to take the time to talk to your friends and family about something you love and feel passionate about, you should be willing to take the time to cast a ballot in service of it as well.
It also validates your voice to yourself. As silly as it may sound. When you vote, you’re saying “my voice matters. It matters that I am heard.”
And it does matter that you’re heard. It matters to me that you understand that power of your voice. You are not just one single vote among millions; you are the vote. You are the vote that matters because you are the vote in service of the things you care about. You are the one standing up for what you love. You are the one taking a stand. People vote for a million different reasons, but your vote for your reasons has the power to make a difference.
You have the power to make anything happen when you show up on election day. You have the power to fight for what you want. You have the power to change your representatives or even promote them. You have the power to change the laws. You have the power to change your life.
I am overwhelmed by your power. I look forward to you exercising it.
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If Dr. Miguel Nicolelis along with his international group of researchers succeed, the paralyzed could walk again.
The team claims that they have cleared a hurdle to the construction of a prosthetic suit that will enable the paralyzed to walk, as well as restore their sense of touch. They are working towards the opening day of the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil when they hope to send in a young quadriplegic striding out to playing fields to open the games.
Their contraption is like a “prosthetic exoskeleton”. Nicolelis with collaborators, neuroscientists and physiologists from Brazil, Switzerland, Germany and the United States have reported success with lab monkeys with it.
In laboratory tests, electrical messages conveying sensation could be sent directly to the monkeys' brains. Both animals could distinguish among three identical circles by virtually “feeling” their differing textures. Specially coded electrical currents were delivered straight to each monkey's sensory cortex by four filaments the breadth of a hair. Both Mango and Nectarine (the two female monkeys in the experiment) quickly learned to discern one circle from another to complete a task. The study appeared in the journal Nature.
For a person with a spinal cord injury, sending such orchestrated bursts of electrical information to the brain could do more than allow a patient who has lost sensation to experience the pleasures of touch again. The breakthrough would also provide the necessary sensory feedback for the user of a prosthetic walker to navigate uneven terrain and steer clear of dangers such as hot or slippery surfaces. By adding sensory feedback, the latest experiment creates a loop of command and control that could make the complex act of walking possible.
“The remarkable success with nonhuman primates is what makes us believe that humans could accomplish the same task much more easily in the near future,” Nicolelis said. “We hope that in the next few years this technology could help to restore a more autonomous life to many patients who are currently locked in without being able to move or experience any tactile sensation of the surrounding world.”
Dr. Bruce Volpe, a professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College calls the breakthrough a “remarkable use of sensory information” that “opens novel ... possibilities” for patients who have lost movement and sensation to injury or illness. Following injury or stroke, patients' recoveries are often hampered by the “noisy, unresponsive or absent sensory information” making its way to their brains, Volpe says. “These data suggest new options for generating that missing and crucially informative sensory information,” he said. “We are trying to provide the patient a new body, and we believe the patient's brain will assimilate the new body as part of the sense of self of the patient,” Nicolelis said. “It would be just like a car…only a little tighter.”
UCLA physiologist V. Reggie Edgerton, who was not involved in Nicolelis' work but has pioneered the use of electrical stimulation to initiate movement in paralyzed patients, said that the brain's innate flexibility — its ability to take in electrical signals and learn to attach meaning to them — makes approaches like that of the Walk Again Project highly promising.
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Hi! My name is Brandy and I’m a licensed professional counselor and certified functional nutritionist in Thornton, CO. I specialize in helping people get to the root cause of their codependency. I received my MA degree from Naropa University in Boulder, CO and have been in the mental health field for over 15 years. I’m passionate about a holistic approach to codependency that includes mind, body and spirit.
Currently, I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma and other related issues. I provide a unique approach as a therapist that can go beyond talk therapy and explore the connection between your body and your mind . Contact me to learn more.
Dealing with Codependency
Codependency involves sacrificing one’s personal needs to try to meet the needs of others. Someone who is codependent has an extreme focus outside themselves. Their thoughts and actions revolve around other people, such as spouses or relatives.
Codependency often appears in relationships which are unbalanced and unhealthy. A person with codependency often tries to save others from themselves. They may get hurt trying to “cure” a partner’s addictions or abusive behaviors.
Common symptoms of codependency include:
Low Self-Esteem: Codependency may cause feelings of shame and worthlessness. A person may believe they do not deserve happiness. If a person does not value themselves, they may try to get others to value them. The sense of “being needed” can prompt internal gratification, even if the recipient of care does not show gratitude.
Poor Boundaries: Codependent people often feel responsible for others’ happiness. They can have a hard time saying “no” or putting their own needs first. They may hide their true thoughts and feelings to avoid upsetting others.
A Need to “Save” Others: Codependent people may feel it is their duty to protect their loved ones from all harm. If a loved one does something wrong, they will likely try to fix the situation on loved one’s behalf. Such behavior can prevent others from becoming independent or learning from their mistakes. It may also enable abuse or addiction to persist unchallenged.
Self-Denial: A codependent person often prioritizes others’ well-being over their own. They may deny their own needs for rest, emotional support, and self-care. They may feel guilt or anxiety when asserting their own desires. Codependent people can feel uneasy when others offer support.
Perfectionism: Codependent people often project an image of self-reliance and competence. It is common for people to take on more responsibilities than they can handle. When they make an error or receive criticism, they may grow insecure.
Control Issues: A codependent person may link their own self-worth to others’ well-being. If a loved one fails, a codependent person may feel as if they failed themselves. Their attempts to make others’ lives better may shift into controlling or possessive behavior.
Your body, this sacred shell you live in, that allows you to participate in this life plays a huge part in how happy and vibrant you feel.
Think - gut health, brain health, nutrition, sleep, movement, detox, autonomic nervous system, and much more.
Your mind, the voice inside your head, telling you so much about yourself and this life influences your mood and energy on a daily basis.
Think - mindfulness, limiting beliefs, meditation, mind management, thought work, etc.
Your Soul, the divine being you are. The driver of your intuition is seeking your connection so you can live a life with purpose and meaning.
Think - deep questions, energy practices, intuitive gifts, stillness, and connection to self, other, and the Divine.
Insurances I accept
Mindfulness and Meditation
How to care for our bodies and brains
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The term "Third Places" may not be common in everyone's vocabulary, but their disappearance has brought the concept into the public eye.
It was Sunday. I was taking a stroll through the city centre in Luxembourg. An old friend of mine was accompanying me and we were having a nice chat, but the weather didn't really cooperate. It was windy and even though the sun was out, my cheeks were burning from the constant wind in my face.
So, we decided to sit down somewhere – anywhere we could find shelter from the wind. We went for a café – one of those chain coffee shops that you can find literally everywhere, with overpriced lattes and cheap wall decor. It was when I was paying my due 7€ for my latte when a thought hit me. I wish we could have gone somewhere we didn't have to pay a small fortune to sit down and just be social!
As a media and journalism student, I couldn't get rid of this thought. Instead, I did some digging. It turns out my issue with the city centre and its absence of free social spaces has already been described as a global phenomenon by the late American urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg. He was the one who coined the term "Third Place" to describe a neutral social location that is not home ("First Place") or work ("Second Place").
These places can be anything from a coffee shop, a park, or a library, where people can gather, socialise, exchange ideas and form meaningful bonds with others in their community.
However, in recent years, the rise of consumerism and the emphasis on individualism have led to the decline of Third Places, replaced by sports or entertainment venues that require a purchase to enjoy them.
This got me thinking about the impact of economic development on the social fabric of a city. Does rapid economic growth inevitably lead to the disappearance of Third Places? And if so, what does this mean for social cohesion, integration, and community building?
This trend is especially evident in Luxembourg City, where the proliferation of shopping malls, gyms, and office buildings has replaced Third Places, free to access. A fairly recent example may be the destruction of the Hamilius underground passage in Luxembourg City, which was a common place for dancers, buskers, and simply teenagers to meet up.
I would even go that far to hypothesise that the growing lack of Third Places may be a reason why so many people think of Luxembourg as a boring country. There aren't many places where one can find spontaneous and free events, like communal picnics, busking sessions, public raves or jams. All of these events need to be organised, approved by a municipality and – often poorly – marketed.
But still, they need to be organised. They don't just happen in an organic, spontaneous way.
As a counterexample, the city of Barcelona is doing is differently: On every corner, you can find a gathering of like-minded people. Someone brings a music box and the crowd entertains itself through the whole night.
Be it on the steps of a church, a random small place in the labyrinth-like city centre, or on the long boulevard which accommodates not only pedestrians, but also bikers, skaters, rollers… A place where anyone can meet and socialise without financial implications!
As someone who values community and social interaction, I believe that the disappearance of Third Places is a significant loss to society. The younger generation, today's adolescents, are particularly impacted by this phenomenon. Today, more than ever, they tend to meet up at someone's house instead of a Third Place.
Parks and random hubs are becoming rarer and rarer. The coffee shop and the cinema are still great options to meet up, don't get me wrong, but teenagers do not have the kind of money to afford these places on a daily basis – at least not with today's prices.
I would even go that far to assume that the disappearance of those social spots is a contributing factor to the rising individualism in the younger population. Staying home and interacting with virtual communities is becoming ever more widespread. And who can blame them? It is significantly cheaper.
I remember when I was a teenager, my mum always nagged on me when I spent too much time on the family computer – yes, outing myself as a millennial here – and pressured me to go outside and meet with my friends. Which I did. We spent the entire evening in the village just hanging around at the skate park. Today, said skate park doesn't exist anymore.
Living in the city, I wouldn't even know where I would spend a whole evening with my friends that I wouldn't have to pay entrance for. Maybe a picnic on the Kinnekswiss, but we'd also have to leave before sundown as it is not a great place to be after dark.
Frankly, I can relate when teenagers are unwilling to spend time outside when outside is a desert of asphalt and price tags.
This fragmentation of communities and limitation of opportunities for social interaction is a worrying trend. In my humble opinion, Third Places should be put on our To-Be-Preserved list, right next to the rain forests and the coral reefs.
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Jerry Lewis was the last great clown
Think of Charlie Chaplin. Or Laurel and Hardy. Or Groucho Marx. You don’t think of a particular movie, you think of the classic characters they created. Each of them developed something that was bigger than any single film, someone who could live on in our imaginations.
Jerry Lewis, who just passed away, was perhaps the last in a line of such great clowns. He created an indelible character—a sort of outlandish man-child who couldn’t be controlled, not even by the laws of physics.
His was a meteoric rise to fame. At the age of 20 Lewis teamed with Dean Martin and they went straight to the top. From 1946 to 1956, there was no part of show biz they didn’t conquer—nightclubs, recordings, TV, movies. The duo starred in 16 features, and the audience couldn’t get enough of them. They were still at the top when they split up.
Jerry Lewis was old school—and a great school it was—where you created your character and refined it over the years, exploring it in whatever medium you were attempting.
Dean went on to his own sort of fame, while Jerry got more involved in the making of his films, often writing and directing. Some of the results — "The Bellboy" (1960), "The Nutty Professor"(1963), "The Patsy" (1964)—show not just a great comedian in action, but a director with a distinctive, imaginative and somewhat surrealistic style.
He had a falling off in popularity in the late 1960s. This was probably inevitable—when your character is childlike, and you rely on physical comedy, it can be tough when you hit your 40s. But he continued to work, even proving his dramatic bona fides, holding his own with Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s "The King Of Comedy" (1982).
Some people dismiss Lewis as just another tiresome slapstick artist, but if that were true, he would have burned out quickly, instead of being a beloved figure up to his death.
He stayed on top because, first and foremost, he was a unique talent. He could take a fall, twist himself into a pretzel, or just look at someone funny. He could also talk funny—straight lines could get a laugh when he said them. He could even sing and dance funny.
And if we dig a little deeper, we can see he wasn’t just a guy who fell down a lot, or did double takes. At his best, his character mixes a guileless sweetness with a devilish sense of anarchy. And, continuing the comic conflict, there’s some love in there (especially when Dean is around) mingled with not a little rage.
Today, we have comic actors. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s not really the same thing. They tend to play the role given, maybe adapting it somewhat to their personality. Jerry Lewis was old school—and a great school it was—where you created your character and refined it over the years, exploring it in whatever medium you were attempting.
Jerry Lewis was a lot of things. A movie star. A humanitarian who fought tirelessly against muscular dystrophy. Even, some would say, a loudmouth egomaniac.
But most of that will fade away. What will remain is the enduring comic figure he created. When you lose someone like Jerry Lewis, the only thing you know for sure is he can never be replaced.
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Gucci is delighted to announce the highly anticipated opening of its Gucci Cosmos exhibition in London. After a successful debut in Shanghai earlier this year, this cutting-edge showcase of the House’s most iconic designs is set to take place at 180 Studios from October 11 to December 31, 2023.
A Tribute to London’s Influence
The exhibition’s setup at 180 Studios has been masterfully designed by British artist Es Devlin, who also crafted the original exhibition. Devlin has thoughtfully incorporated elements that pay homage to London, recognizing the city’s pivotal role in inspiring Guccio Gucci to establish his Florentine artisanal luggage atelier in 1921. As visitors enter the exhibition, they will be immersed in a spectacular display that fuses London’s architectural beauty with Gucci’s distinctive style, creating an enchanting atmosphere that transports you through time and fashion.
Maria Luisa Frisa’s Curatorial Expertise
Italian curator Maria Luisa Frisa, known for her deep understanding of fashion’s historical significance, returns to curate the London stop of Gucci Cosmos. Drawing from the vast Gucci Archive, Frisa brings new, never-before-seen items to take center stage at the exhibition. I look forward to witnessing iconic pieces like the original Gucci Bamboo Bag, a symbol of the brand’s ingenuity, and exclusive garments worn by fashion icons from different eras. Frisa’s expertise in storytelling through fashion history will ensure that every visitor leaves the exhibition with a profound appreciation for Gucci’s enduring legacy.
A Journey Through Time
Gucci Cosmos takes visitors on an exciting journey through time, showcasing how the brand’s visionary spirit has continuously reflected and defined the ever-changing times. Witness the evolution of Gucci’s iconic GG logo, from its first appearance in the 1960s to its modern reinterpretations on the runway today. Marvel at the kaleidoscope of colors and patterns synonymous with Gucci’s bold and eclectic style, taking inspiration from various historical and artistic movements. The exhibition also features multimedia installations, transporting visitors to pivotal moments in fashion history, from the roaring twenties to the Revolutionary ’70s and beyond.
Transcending Boundaries: Gucci Cosmos Travels the World
As a traveling exhibition, Gucci Cosmos is a testament to the House’s commitment to sharing its heritage and craftsmanship with the world. It opens the doors to the Gucci Archive in Florence, allowing audiences worldwide to witness the evolution of the brand’s designs and iconic emblems. This global tour fosters an appreciation for the brand’s storied past, highlighting how Gucci’s impact has woven its way through time and across borders. Each city hosting Gucci Cosmos becomes a canvas for celebrating fashion, art, and culture, making the exhibition an immersive and enriching experience.
Paris and Kyoto: Destinations on the Horizon
The journey of Gucci Cosmos doesn’t end in London. In 2024, the exhibition will continue its exploration of culture and heritage as it travels to two more iconic cities – Paris and Kyoto. Paris, the epitome of haute couture, will see Gucci Cosmos paying tribute to the brand’s connections with French fashion and its influence on international trends. Meanwhile, with its rich artistic heritage, Kyoto will witness an enchanting fusion of traditional craftsmanship and Gucci’s contemporary vision. The anticipation for these future destinations excites fashion enthusiasts and art lovers.
Gucci Cosmos promises to be a transformative experience, celebrating the House’s unparalleled history while charting its exciting future. With its innovative curation, inspiring designs, and tribute to the cities it visits, this exhibition is not to be missed by fashion enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Mark your calendars for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the decades of Gucci’s groundbreaking fashion legacy.
For more information and tickets, visit gucci.com/cosmos-exhibition.
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'The Six,' a new documentary executive-produced by James Cameron, reveals the hidden stories of six Chinese survivors aboard the Titanic
More than a hundred years after the sinking of the Titanic, and two-billion-dollars’ worth of tears at the box office from James Cameron’s film adaptation, a small rescue team sets out again to salvage from the wreck of this tragedy.
Only this time the excavation takes place not on an ocean floor but in the depths of archives and family histories, and the mission’s target is a piece of the past forgotten from one of the 20th century’s most renowned disasters.
In The Six, researcher and author Steven Schwankert and director Arthur Jones search for traces of the six Chinese survivors of the ill-fated ocean liner that sank off the coast of Newfoundland on April 15, 1912. The journey takes them across the US, China, the UK, and Canada, guided by one single third-class ticket crowded with eight Chinese-sounding names which Schwankert, a maritime history enthusiast, had discovered during routine research into the Titanic.
Together, Schwankert and Jones pore over questions: Who were they? How did six out of the eight survive? Where were they headed in life? How is almost no one aware that there were Chinese passengers on the ship, while other Titanic survivors have been celebrated worldwide?
These questions string together researchers and disparate characters across oceans. There are purported acquaintances and descendants of the survivors, whose narratives slowly put this corner of history back into the picture. The filmmakers even meet the developers of the computer game Titanic: Honor and Glory, whose lifelike digital replica of the ship helps them figure out the escape route the six men might have taken.
The documentary brings us to a cafe in Cambridge, Ontario, where gray-haired patrons reminisce how the business’s previous Chinese owner used to fascinate residents of this small town with his tales of surviving the Titanic. It takes us to find a man named Tom Fong in Janesville, Wisconsin, whose father Fong Wing Sun is believed to be the Fang Lang on the list of Titanic survivors (Chinese passengers’ identities are hard to verify, as their names were phoneticized by White Star Line clerks in unreliable Latin script).
As we watch the team slowly salvage lost treasures and connect the dots, there is something here more fascinating than mere historical facts. As the ebbs and flows of research take the audience along with the team through all the dead ends, disappointments, and surprises, the journey squares up to the fact that there is a tremendous silence to be filled. Whether the filmmakers intended it or not, the film builds a history of remembering as much as it gazes at a history of forgetting.
To Tom Fong, family forgetting has left its mark: For most of his life, he had never learned about his father’s connection to the Titanic—not from his father, the media, or any other source. When Jones and Schwankert show him a deleted scene from Cameron’s Titanic, in which a Chinese man is rescued from a floating wooden board, Fong sits on his couch lost in thought.
Schwankert interpreted this reaction as Fong’s disappointment that his father was in the most famed shipping incident in the 20th century but never told him about it. But it could also be that Fong simply could not wrap his head around the information thrown at him through an enormous fog of historical silence. Such an investigation and its inter-continental ripples inevitably raise the question: How did the six men go so quietly into the dark?
The documentary conjures up one possible answer through the juxtaposition between the poem Fong Wing Sun wrote to a relative in Taishan, Guangdong province, and poems on the walls of the Angel Island Station in San Francisco, where hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants were detained and often deported from the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the closure of the station in 1940. “The sky was high, ocean wide, and waves rough / I was saved by a piece of wood / Along with a couple of my brothers / We wipe the tears away as we laugh.” Fong’s poem reads. The sentiment echoes the lines inscribed at Angel Island, “...you must cast your idle worries to the flowing stream / Experiencing a little ordeal is not hardship.”
The poems, the researchers believe, reflect both the circumstances and the spirit common to Chinese laborers of that era. Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Fong Wing Sun and all the other Chinese survivors had to leave the US for Cuba as soon as the rescue boats brought them to New York. Perhaps the survivors didn’t bask in the memory of their time on the Titanic because, as Schwankert sums up toward the end of the film, surviving the shipwreck was not the most significant obstacle of their journey: “They never gave up on the night of the incident, and they never gave up for the rest of their lives.”
This image of a resilient people fighting their way through turbulent destinies ties the thousands of loose ends together. Societies tend to make sense of rediscovered fragments by weaving them back into a narrative—in this case, a contemporary one that is becoming increasingly urgent. As the #StopAsianHate movement against racial discrimination gathers momentum, The Six pieces together a new version of history that provides legitimacy and inspiration to contemporary calls for change.
Other Four Must-See Movies
Zhang Yimou’s latest is a spy movie set in 1930s Japanese-occupied Manchukuo. Four spies race through the winter forests of northeastern China to smuggle a man out of a Japanese prison camp; however, a local collaborator double-crosses the mission. Intrigue ensues in an expertly choreographed action film that recreates the old city of Harbin on set, filling it with fedoras, cigarettes, snow, and betrayal. The movie is acclaimed for its lush and engrossing visuals, befitting of one of the biggest-budget blockbusters to come out this season.
When 24-year-old An Ran (Zhang Zifeng) loses her parents in a car crash, her relatives urge her to give up her own dream of becoming a doctor to assume care of her 6-year-old brother. The tearjerking family drama directed by Yin Ruoxin topped the box office for 10 consecutive days after its release in April, and has been widely and critically applauded for challenging the traditional preference for sons over daughters in many Chinese families. The film also unflinchingly tackles tough issues such as the cruel consequences of the now-defunct one-child policy and the sexual assault of children.
The Eleventh Chapter
This grungy, rollicking drama-comedy features a murder within a play within a film. Ma Fuli (Chen Jianbin), a convicted murderer who insists he was innocent, goes to great lengths to stop theater director Hu Kunding (Dapeng) from putting on a play adapted from his alleged crime. The rehearsal of the play, set in 11 chapters, involves an increasingly complex web of characters who beg, seduce, and cheat in this emotionally explosive feature. The story ultimately calls into question the concept of truth, as well as the power of interpretation. Director Chen Jianbin also wrote and stars in the film.
Tracing Her Shadow
Director Peng Fei’s Tracing Her Shadow is a Chinese-Japanese co-produced drama based on the oral histories of Japanese orphans abandoned and raised in northeastern China after Japan’s surrender in 1945. The elderly Chen Huiming (Wu Yanshu) travels to Japan in search of her adopted daughter, with whom she lost contact years ago. Chen is aided in her search by a retired policeman and a young Japanese woman whose parents were war orphans. As the eclectic cast wander the Japanese countryside together, each character is revealed to be searching for something different. – Tina Xu (徐盈盈)
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NEW YORK (AP) – Chips, soda and frozen pizzas tend to be full of salt, sugar and fat, but now scientists are trying to understand if there is something else about such processed foods that might be bad for us. ] Already, the spread of cheap, packaged foods has been linked to rising obesity rates around the world.
While three recent studies offer more clues on how our increasingly industrialized food supply may be affecting our health, they also underscore how difficult nutrition science and advice can be. Here's what they say
WHAT DOES PROCESSED MEAN
Whether it's curing, freezing, milling or pasteurization, almost all foods undergo some sort of processing. Even though processing itself does not automatically make food unhealthy, "processed foods" is generally a negative term.
To more accurately identify the processed foods of most concern, scientists came up with a system that groups foods into four categories. It is far from perfect, but the system says highly processed foods are made of mostly industrialized ingredients and additives, with little to no intact whole foods.
Sodas, packaged cookies, instant noodles and chicken nuggets are examples of highly processed foods.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH PROCESSED FOODS
Cheap packaged foods are everywhere including checkout lines, gas stations and vending machines, and a very The researchers have found that the average daily weight of the four-week clinical trial is about the same amount of food. people were fed minimally processed foods.
The 20 participants were allowed to eat as much or as little as they wanted, and were checked into a clinic so their health and behavior could be
In another study based on questionnaires, researchers in France found people who ate more processed foods were more likely to have heart disease. A similar study in Spain found eating more processed foods was linked to a higher risk of death in general
WHAT IS IT ABOUT PROCESSED FOODS
Beyond the fact they taste really good, there might be other reasons why it's so hard
When fed minimally processed foods, people in the clinical trial produced more of a hormone that suppresses appetite, and less of a hormone that causes hunger. The reason for the biological reaction is not clear.
"Those foods tend to be softer and easier to chew and swallow," said Kevin Hall, a researcher at the National Institutes of Health who led the study. source of nutrients might make a difference. Fyers from whole fruits and vegetables, for example, may be better for making people feel full than the types of fiber added to packaged foods such as cookies, yoghurt and even soda
For French study, author Mathilde Touvier also noted the largely unexamined effects of the "cocktail" of additives used to make the various processed foods we eat
All three studies come with big caveats. The U.S. the study was tiny and individual behavior varied widely: Some have ate about the same amount of calories on both diets, and others ate far more on the processed diet.
Meals in the two diets were rated as similarly enjoyable, but Hall noted it's possible participants were saying what they thought they should. The processed food diet included foods such as salted nuts and whole milk, compared to unsalted nuts and low-fat milk for the unprocessed diet.
With French and Spanish studies, there could be other habits and environmental factors that explain the differences in health risks. The studies also did not reflect the broader population. In the Spanish study, participants were college graduates and relatively younger. And although the processed food was tied to a higher risk of death, the total number of deaths was still relatively small
WHAT WOULD YOU EATE
Even without the latest studies, people. Minimally processed foods tend to be richer in nutrients and more difficult to conserve, since they are not as widely available and convenient
Still, following that advice can be hard, especially if for people with limited time and money to spend on
"What frustrates me when the message is" Change the way you eat, "without thinking about why people eat the way they eat," said Sarah Bowen, a professor of food and inequality at North Carolina State University.
Another challenge is the broad spectrum of processed foods, distinguishing which ones may be better or worse as companies continuously re-engineer products to make them seem more wholesome.
The Associated Press of the Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education.
The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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I've already gotten three!
Ahhhhhhhhhh The most gorgeous man in the universe!!!
Make it a snow week and I'd be super pleased.
Magnificent! What panache!
Snow day = spending the day watching old skating videos on youtube :)
Why don't we have skaters like this any more? :(
We don't have skaters like this anymore because we have the heinous Code of Points judging system. Also, Yags is hella talented. You don't find those on every street corner. But the CoP has fuglified skating nearly beyond recognition.Hey Cinquanta, we want our sport back!
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Would you like fries with that hate?
I understand that there is some hoopla about some chicken guy saying something and some people getting upset by it and causing a big stink. And the big stink upset some other people who decided that stuffing their faces with chicken would really stick it to the originally upset people.
I stayed home. I figured it would be a better use of my money and my voice if I donated what I would have spent buying my family a chicken dinner to a local food bank. Plus, I really, really, really dislike crowds.
I also understand that some of you ate there to show your solidarity with that guy and either with what he said or with the idea that supporting his establishment would better ensure that you can have faith in something and be allowed to talk about your faith and act on your convictions without being punished. Others of you may have eaten there because their waffle fries are tasty and it’s so nice to be told ‘My pleasure’ when you ask for something. I need to teach my kids that!
Some of you didn't eat there as a sign of solidarity with another group of people who felt like their support of this establishment would have resulted in supporting something that aims to strip them of the freedom to act on their own convictions.
Our beliefs either directly or indirectly effect how we act and speak. We want to have the freedom to act in accordance with our beliefs. Apparently that’s what everyone wants. Duh.
But people love to make a stink when someone else’s beliefs seem like they might keep you from having the freedom to act on your own beliefs.
So, some people claimed that because this one guy spoke out about one of his personal beliefs, which doesn’t effect the way he runs his business (except that he stays closed on Sundays to let the employees attend church, if they choose), that they were going to boycott. Actually, they said much worse than this too. And then for some ridiculous reason, some cities got scared or something and said that they were going to use their own power to keep this particular business out of their cities. As if that’s gonna fix the problem.
By boycotting and protesting and screaming ‘hate,’ do these people not see that they are saying that beliefs are fine and all, as long as I agree with them too? I mean, it’s no secret that the founders of this particular business are Christian and have values and beliefs that align with the Christian faith. No one’s raised a stink before. And it’s not like anyone was denied services or told they couldn’t work there or anything. This guy just mentioned in passing that he has a particular belief and people went ape shit.
But woe to anyone who goes ape shit when YOU share what you believe in and expect to have the freedom to act on those convictions! No, everyone else needs to stifle their faith. Hide it. Just be nice and smile and act like everything is fine. But I want to frolic on your face and scream about my rights to act on my beliefs from the rooftops and if you try to stop me, I will cry ‘HATE.’
This drives me bonkers. and I hear from it all sides of this issue.
Somewhat related, and please correct me if I'm wrong. But don't businesses have the right to refuse services if, in fulfilling those requested services, they personally feel like they’d be going against their convictions. We have protections in place for these people right? From what I can tell, no one is being denied a chicken sandwich, but all this talk about freedoms got me thinking...
So if you go somewhere and request a service and are turned down because the service provider feels strongly that they shouldn’t serve you, move on! There are probably at least a half dozen other service providers in your area who wouldn’t bat an eye at your request. Just go find one of those instead of trying to make life hell for that one person (and all his/her employees who may or may not share the same convictions as their boss) who acted on his/her convictions. You wanna be allowed to act on your convictions without retribution, right? Then do the decent thing, and move on. Understand that by being decent, you are being what you beg of everyone else to be towards you. You can't force someone to agree with you. Especially if you bully them into it. But you can act in such a way that they might reconsider the way they treat or think about people like you.
If you want to be taken seriously, if you want people to listen to you, you gotta stop yelling hate every time you hit a roadblock. How many times have people struggled to get where they are? Think that through. The ones who people took notice of, the ones who broke our hearts and showed us there can be a better way to treat people, weren’t the ones yelling and spitting and gorging themselves on chicken. They were the ones just acting the way they themselves wanted to be treated.
And if you don’t want to support a business that you disagree with, you can totally do that! But you don’t need to call all the news stations and create a Facebook army of people to do it with you. Same goes with if you want to support a business that you agree with. I mean, come on, people! Mob mentality shit is freaky stuff!
Ah, to be young and outraged again! (I read that on another blog about this same subject. Cracked me up!)
Yes, there are some hateful people from all walks of life out there who would like nothing more than to squish you all like bugs. They are gross and obnoxious and not helpful. Some are even actually dangerous. They have done some very hurtful things. People have been deeply offended, terrorized and some have been killed because of these kinds of actions. Let’s not align ourselves with this kind of hate.
Most fires go out if you quit poking them. Others can devour before you can register that there was even a spark. Be careful what you say and do. Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should.
One of the cooler things I'm seeing come out of all this mess is that some more people are having conversations about what is freedom of religion and what is freedom of speech. Who hae these freedoms and who doesn’t? Which acts based on religious faith are permissible and which should be snuffed out? What speech is permissible and what is considered so wrong that the one who spoke it and anyone connected to him has to be punished? These are some good questions. I’m glad we’re having these conversations. We just need to make sure we come up with really good answers.
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Scientists 3D Print Tissue Using SeaweedMarie Donlon | December 31, 2018
Scientists from Penn State University have recently demonstrated that it is possible to 3D print breathable tissue using an unexpected ingredient: seaweed.
Combining sodium alginate, which is a byproduct of seaweed, with human stem cells, scientists were able to 3D print strands of tissue that contain small pores within the fabric of the tissue.
To create the 3D strands, scientists exposed the tissue to a chemical cocktail. Once exposed, the cocktail turned the stem cells into specific tissue such as simulated bone or cartilage. Thanks to the tiny pores, the chemical cocktail could flow freely, reaching each stem cell. Those strands then joined together to form patches of tissue. The tissue was able to self-assemble once the 3D-printed strands are placed beside or on top of each other.
"One of the problems with fabrication of tissues is that we can't make them large in size," said Ibrahim Ozbolat, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics. "Cells die if nutrients and oxygen can't get inside."
According to the scientists, the tissue strands created by Penn State scientists maintain 25% porosity and 85% pore connectivity for an estimated three weeks.
Such a process, according to the team, makes the production of artificial tissue much easier than other current methods for producing artificial tissue.
"These patches can be implanted in bone or cartilage, depending on which cells they are," Ozbolat said. "They can be used for osteoarthritis, patches for plastic surgery such as the cartilage in the nasal septum, knee restoration and other bone or cartilage defects."
Currently, the team is only able to produce small patches, which limits tissue applications. Yet, the team is investigating whether the seaweed-derived tissue could also one day be used to create fat, muscle or other types of tissue.
The research appears in the journal Biofabrication.
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Push Box Warehouse is a strategy game with over 39,300 levels. The objective is to move boxes to the right place with minimal moves. With its cool and challenging gameplay, this app offers a classic gaming experience.
The game's layout offers multiple tabs, ensuring seamless gameplay and convenient access to different levels. Its Live Update feature keeps the game up-to-date with the latest versions and levels. Users will never miss the chance to engage in a new challenge or additions to the game.
To add a new level of personalization and customization, BoxPusher offers a level editor for players to create their own levels. Additionally, the game has more than 35 skins available to cater to players' preferred game atmosphere and provide a personalized gaming experience.
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At stressful times the difference between burial, funerals and cremations can seem a world away from normal life, when the modern image of the funeral is one where everyone is dressed in black, formal clothing and cremation inspiring images of viking ships being set alight we thought it would be best to give you the low down on what is the difference between a cremation and a burial.
The difference between burial and cremation is the way in which a deceased body is laid to rest. A burial is when the deceased is laid to rest in the ground, typically in a cemetery. Cremation is when the body is subjected to high heat, reducing the deceased to bone fragments and ash. A funeral is a ceremonial procession used to celebrate one’s life.
Each of these will vary by culture and geographical location, with some rituals dating back as far as written records have existed. Keep reading to learn about each term and some history behind each one.
What is the purpose of a funeral?
There are several reasons that funerals are held. These vary by culture and religion but all are similar in nature. It is important for loved ones to gather at funerals in support of each other and to move along in the grieving process.
Accepting the reality of what has happened
It is quite natural to not want to accept the reality of losing a loved one. It is human nature to not think about death while living our day-to-day lives. When death does occur, it brings our minds to a place of sorrow and reminds us that death is a real event we all must face.
Beginning the Grieving process
The acceptance of death is the first stage of grievance. Until we accept that our lost loved one is gone forever we cannot begin moving on. This is one of the main reasons we hold a funeral and gather together to lay the deceased to rest.
Support of others
Everyone grieves differently and in different stages. When gathering for a funeral, we are lending an ear and warm shoulder to cry on. It is common that without this ceremony, friends remain distant, assuming the family would rather grieve in private.
Strength in faith
Regardless of religion, a loved one’s death tends to make us question our own mortality. Gathering together will help us face the event rather than suppress our feelings. This is where we find the strength needed to move forward with the healing process
Why do we bury the deceased?
The burial process gives loved one’s closure and a place to come to remember the one we lost. In a very simple sense, we bury the deceased to prevent loved ones from having to witness the decay of the body.
Some religions and cultures equate burial with moving on of the spirit to the afterlife. There are different rituals performed throughout history and across different geographical places. Each of these serves a specific purpose and varies greatly.
Why do some choose cremation?
Some reasons cremation is chosen over burial are cost, religion, and ecological reasons.
Cremation is cheaper than burial because there is no casket and no land space to occupy. Some religions require that the deceased be cremated. Other people choose cremation while alive because of their ecological beliefs. Cremation does not take up landmass, therefore leaving fewer biological footprints.
In some places, water burial is the chosen method of laying a loved one to rest. They are set afloat or tossed into a body of water often seen as giving the body back to the source of sustenance they receive their food and way of life from.
Some places will hold a parade through the streets while rejoicing in the life of the dearly departed. These hold different histories and purposes that are sometimes religious and other times as a way of remembering the deceased.
In some cultures, the body is placed in the open to be devoured by animals and scavengers. This is often seen as a way of giving back to the circle of life and moving into the afterlife in a most natural way.
What happens at a funeral?
At a funeral, people gather together to lay to rest somebody who has passed away. Sometimes funerals are held to assist in the grieving process. Many religions see this ritual as the process of passing on to the afterlife.
Each culture holds this event in different forms and by different methods. It is safe to say that regardless of how or why these methods vary, they assist in the closure needed to move forward in the event of a loved one being lost.
While both Burial and cremation are methods of disposition of a loved ones body after death. Each culture has a different way of holding these rituals but all hold a symbolic purpose.
A funeral is the ceremonial gathering of loved ones where memories are shared and emotional support is given. These can be done in private, public, or sometimes held at a national level such as when a public figure is the one being laid to rest.
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Muskmelons, scientifically known as Cucumis melo, are a type of sweet and flavorful melon that belongs to the gourd family. These fruits are characterized by their juicy orange flesh and netted or reticulated skin. Muskmelons are widely cultivated and enjoyed around the world for their refreshing taste. They are renowned for their natural sweetness, owing to the presence of natural sugars like fructose. The exact sweetness can vary depending on factors like ripeness and the specific variety of muskmelon. Its succulent flesh, vibrant color, and unique flavor make it a popular choice for many.
However, it’s crucial to be mindful of the sugar content, particularly for people trying to manage diabetes. Let’s take a deeper look at the properties of muskmelon to get the answer to the question, “Is muskmelon good for diabetes?”
Glycemic Index of Muskmelon
To understand the relationship between musk melon and diabetes, it’s important to know what a glycemic index is. The glycemic index (GI) is a measure that ranks how quickly carbohydrates in food raise blood sugar levels. Muskmelon generally has a moderate glycemic index (150 gm of musk melon has a GI of 65). The moderate GI indicates that the carbohydrates in muskmelon are absorbed at a moderate rate, leading to a gradual and steady increase in blood sugar levels.
Muskmelon’s specific glycemic index can vary based on factors like ripeness and how it’s consumed. Riper fruits tend to have a higher glycemic index than less ripe ones. This means that as muskmelon ripens, the carbohydrates in it may be broken down more quickly during digestion, potentially leading to a slightly higher and quicker increase in blood sugar levels.
Read More: Is Dragon Fruit Good For Diabetics?
Glycemic Load of Muskmelon
The glycemic load (GL) of a food takes into account both the quality and quantity of carbohydrates. It provides a more accurate picture of how a specific amount of food affects blood sugar levels compared to the glycemic index (GI) alone.
The glycemic load of muskmelon is good for diabetes patients. With a low glycemic load of 3.14, muskmelon is characterized by a balanced carbohydrate profile that suggests minimal impact on blood sugar levels.
The combination of a medium GI and low GL correctly answers the question: does muskmelon increase sugar level? Hence, muskmelon can be a sensible choice for diabetics, as it implies that the fruit is less likely to lead to significant fluctuations in blood sugar levels.
Read More: Is Cranberry Juice Good for Diabetics?
Nutritional Value of Muskmelon
This refreshing and sweet summer fruit not only delights the taste buds but also packs a punch when it comes to nutritional value. Understanding the nutritional content of muskmelon is essential for people with diabetes. The nutritional content of muskmelon can vary based on factors like size, but on average, a serving of muskmelon (about 5 cups or 552 grams) provides the following:
Muskmelon is a low-calorie fruit, offering a sweet treat without causing significant spikes in blood sugar levels.
Carbohydrates: 45 grams
While muskmelon contains carbohydrates, the moderate amount contributes to a steady energy release, preventing abrupt increases in blood sugar.
Fiber: 5 grams
The fiber content in muskmelon supports digestive health and helps regulate blood sugar levels. It promotes a feeling of fullness, assisting in portion control.
Protein: 5 grams
Muskmelon provides a small yet valuable amount of protein, contributing to satiety and helping with blood sugar management.
Fat: 1 gram
With negligible fat content, muskmelon aligns with a heart-healthy, low-fat diet—a key consideration for those with diabetes.
Vitamin C: 106% of the daily recommended intake
The high vitamin C content in muskmelon supports immune health without adversely affecting blood sugar levels.
Vitamin A: 120% of the daily recommended intake
Essential for vision and overall well-being, vitamin A in muskmelon comes with the added benefit of promoting health without posing concerns for individuals with diabetes.
Potassium: 14% of the daily recommended intake
Muskmelon’s potassium content is advantageous for heart health, providing a valuable nutrient without compromising blood sugar control.
Folate: 9% of the daily recommended intake
Folate, important for cell division and growth, is present in muskmelon in a quantity that supports health without posing risks for those with diabetes.
Read More: Is Apricot Good for Diabetics?
Muskmelon Benefits for Diabetes
Staying well-hydrated with just water can get boring at times. So muskmelon’s high water content becomes a valuable asset for people with diabetes, providing hydration without the added concern of spiking blood sugar levels. Staying hydrated is also crucial for overall health and diabetes management.
Rich in antioxidants like vitamin C and beta-carotene, muskmelon acts as a protective shield against oxidative stress. This is particularly beneficial for diabetics, as antioxidants help combat cellular damage linked to chronic conditions.
Eye Health Enhancement:
The vitamin A content in muskmelon promotes healthy vision, a concern for many individuals with diabetes. Including muskmelon in the diet can contribute to maintaining optimal eye health and reducing the risk of diabetes-related eye complications.
Heart Health Support:
Muskmelon’s potassium content plays a pivotal role in regulating blood pressure levels, supporting cardiovascular health. For individuals with diabetes, maintaining heart health is of utmost importance, and muskmelon can be a heart-friendly addition to their diet.
The fiber content in muskmelon supports digestive health, a critical aspect for individuals managing diabetes. It aids in regulating bowel movements and preventing constipation, contributing to overall digestive well-being.
For those with diabetes and aiming for weight management, muskmelon proves to be a strategic and delicious addition. Its low calorie and high water content provide a sense of fullness, helping control overeating. The dietary fiber in muskmelon further supports digestion, aligning with the goals of a diabetes-friendly weight management plan.
Note: As with any food, mindful consumption is key to reaping the benefits of muskmelon for diabetes, without compromising blood sugar levels. Here are some crucial points to keep in mind:
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Muskmelon emerges as a diabetic-friendly delight, offering a sweet and nutritious solution. With its low GI and GL, hydrating properties, antioxidant benefits, and potential support for weight management, muskmelon can be a flavorful addition to the diabetes management plan. As with any dietary choice, moderation and awareness are pivotal, allowing individuals with diabetes to relish the healthful perks of muskmelon while maintaining stable blood sugar levels.
FAQs ( Frequently Asked Question)
For individuals with diabetes, the recommended serving size of muskmelon is approximately 1 cup or up to 120 grams. However, personal dietary needs can vary.
Clinical dietitians affirm that a diabetic patient can eat muskmelon when consumed in moderation. With a medium glycemic index (GI) of 65 and a low glycemic load (GL) of 3.14, muskmelon exerts minimal impact on blood sugar levels.
Opt for whole, fresh muskmelon over juices or smoothies to avoid excess calories and sugar.
Low in calories and high in water, it provides a sense of fullness and supports weight management.
Kharbuja is another name for musk melon and hence, yes, it is a good choice to have kharbuja for diabetes.
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Jesse Lund, IBM’s Head of Blockchain and Digital Currencies, says that the next decade will see the “ever-resilient banking industry” face its “Uber moment.” A sector which has so far managed to stay “immune to disruption” will be permanently changed by the financial development occurring in the cryptocurrencies.
In making his argument Lund distinguishes between “electronic” and “digital”. For business, digital means “speed, scale, and efficiency.” Analog signals may degrade during transfer, while digital signals can be made immune from such problems through detecting and correcting errors. This makes digital transfer “faster, more efficient and scalable.”
Lund says that money, though often electronic, is usually not digital. Even if “we see electronic numbers on our mobile screens,” it cannot be considered a digital system due to the inefficiencies of money transfers. Different banks’ ledgers are not interoperable, and transfers entail “signal loss” and “friction.” Banks then charge fees to cover interbank coordination issues.
For Lund, the “social movement underpinning Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies” can be seen as a “protest against fees charged by banks for the pedestrian task of storing money” and “transferring money to other parties.”
Towards truly Digital Money
If money can be made truly digital, then why store it in a bank? If Bitcoin can do it using electricity, then why not have digital money “on my mobile phone, or in my LinkedIn or Facebook account?”
Though banks could decide to use a common distributed database, all of their incentives are in the other direction. By resisting the new technology they can protect their fees, estimated by McKinsey to account for 40% of all bank revenue.
However, as Lund points out, while banks are holding out against public blockchains the crypto space is not standing still. An increasing number of truly useful products are being developed, building trust in cryptocurrencies, and undermining faith in the traditional banking system.
Up until this point the banking sector has proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of technological change, but that could be about to change.
IBM itself has entered the international payments market, partnering with Stellar on development of the “Universal Blockchain Payments Solution” which uses the Stellar network to settle business transactions across borders.
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While others withdraw from the race, China steps up the pace. Investment potential in the automotive industry in Russia and Belarus
Just when other Western car manufactures such as Volkswagen, Ford and Hyundai announce temporary suspensions of work in Russia, the China-based manufacturer Geely has decided to build another factory in Belarus.
The new Belarusian-Chinese factory must be completed by the beginning of 2017. It will have an annual production capacity of 60,000 cars with a focus on the market of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. The present production capacity is 30,000 cars. The company’s actual and expected production levels in comparison to plans for 2017 are, respectively, 8.3% in 2013 and 33.3% in 2014. Taking into consideration the previously mentioned facts, Chinese producers must be very confident they will be able to sell almost 100,000 cars on the market of the three countries. The main factors possibly behind this confidence: good price competitiveness, the complicated economic and political situation currently seen in Russia, and the relative stability in Belarus.
Chinese investors are generally welcomed in Belarus as far as they are usually less biased against current government than the European investors. In addition to this stability, often guaranteed by the president himself, Chinese investors also get access to the Russian market, where around 2.78 million new cars and LCV’s were sold in 2013.
Relatively lower labour costs (in comparison with Russia) together with tolerable transportation costs allow Geely to position itself as a future Octavia segment killer, e.g., in Belarus model SC7. The producer declares that the latter is from the same segment as the Skoda Octavia, the Toyota Corolla and the Volkswagen Jetta. In Moscow, it costs up to 70% less than these models. Hence, even though they have their production facilities in Russia, some of these companies will not be able to compete with Chinese manufacture in terms of price.
Due to the complicated political and economic situation, the market is expected to shrink. In just the first two quarters of 2014, sales of cars and LCV’s in Russia have dropped 9.9%, according to AEB statistics. This means that in medium terms, we may observe a strong shift towards cheaper budget cars, which may make Geely cars extremely attractive for consumers.
One should also take into consideration the fact that some previously budget models, such as Ford, which have recently become middle class cars, will be totally out of range of the average household budget, thus creating a gap in supply.
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How do you calculate cost of equity in WACC?
WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each capital source (debt and equity) by its relevant weight, and then adding the products together to determine the value. In the above formula, E/V represents the proportion of equity-based financing, while D/V represents the proportion of debt-based financing.
What is the average cost of equity?
In the US, it consistently remains between 6 and 8 percent with an average of 7 percent. For the UK market, the inflation-adjusted cost of equity has been, with two exceptions, between 4 percent and 7 percent and on average 6 percent.
How do you calculate cost of equity on a balance sheet?
- Re = cost of equity (expected rate of return on equity)
- Rd = cost of debt (expected rate of return on debt)
- E = market value of company equity.
- D = market value of company debt.
- V = total capital invested, which equals E + D.
- E/V = percentage of financing that is equity.
What affects cost of equity?
The cost of equity funding is determined by estimating the average return on investment that could be expected based on returns generated by the wider market. Therefore, because market risk directly affects the cost of equity funding, it also directly affects the total cost of capital.
Why is debt cheaper than equity?
Debt is cheaper than equity. The main reason behind it, debt is tax free (tax reducer). That means when we select debt financing, it reduces the income tax. Because we must deduct the interest on debt from the EBIT (Earning Before Interest Tax) in the Comprehensive Income Statement.
What increases cost of equity?
It should also be noted that as a company’s leverage, or proportion of debt to equity increases, the cost of equity increases exponentially. This is due to the fact that bondholders and other lenders will require higher interest rates of companies with high leverage.
What is the difference between cost of equity and WACC?
The cost of equity applies only to equity investments, whereas the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)WACCWACC is a firm’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital and represents its blended cost of capital including equity and debt. The WACC is used instead for a firm with debt.
What is the difference between cost of equity and cost of capital?
A company’s cost of capital refers to the cost that it must pay in order to raise new capital funds, while its cost of equity measures the returns demanded by investors who are part of the company’s ownership structure.
What is the formula for calculating cost of debt?
To calculate the cost of debt, a company must determine the total amount of interest it is paying on each of its debts for the year. Then it divides this number by the total of all of its debt. The result is the cost of debt. The cost of debt formula is the effective interest rate multiplied by (1 – tax rate).
What is the formula for WACC?
The WACC formula is calculated by dividing the market value of the firm’s equity by the total market value of the company’s equity and debt multiplied by the cost of equity multiplied by the market value of the company’s debt by the total market value of the company’s equity and debt multiplied by the cost of debt
How do you calculate cost of equity for a private company?
In Traditional WACC and capital asset pricing models (CAPM ) we would derive a Beta which is a volatility measure, then multiply that by the difference of the market rate of return and the risk free rate The CAPM formula is: Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta * (Market Rate of Return – Risk-Free Rate of
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Shortly before Donald Trump’s inauguration last month, Jerusalem’s mayor unveiled a video tribute to the incoming president for his much-touted campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
On the eve of the first White House summit between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mayor Nir Barkat emphasized his support for the move during a conference in the city.
“There’s no more important symbol than the American Embassy,” Barkat said.
Relocating the embassy would be cheered by many Israelis and the government. But the move would be controversial because it would anger Palestinians, risk destabilizing Arab allies of the...
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For those who love small streams, wild trout, and life...in their simplest form
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The "Futsu Kebari" and Other Musings
In this photo you can see a waterfall. The stream that flows above this gorge that is the spillway of the Hogback Res. is a stream that I have fished twice. I was told that it never dries up and it's flow is pretty consistent. The times I fished it I caught some beautiful brookies, but what I most remember is the trek into that stream. I was a lot younger and now that I'm writing this I get pains in the knees and my backside from sliding down the ridges. It's a stream I would gladly share with an adventurous soul. There are some awesome views back there.
The Futsu Kebari...I think that's what these flies are called. A simple thread body and hackle. The thread is silk and it's wrapped with a somewhat large long head. The hackle is dry fly rooster wound on using 3-4 turns. Even though the hackle is dry fly, the fly itself is a wet fly. There is probably a reason for it but I'm not certain of it.
Here is a Futsu Kebari tied using a dubbed body. The dubbing used is a mix of life cycle nymph dubbing and Shetland spindrift wool, "thanks Lou"...this fly was featured in a post not long ago.
This orange blonde Futsu Kebari was a killer for me the other day. What surprised me was the amount of salmon parr-smolts that this fly brought to me.
Are you ready for some brown trout? These guys are really showing up.
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“When words fail, music speaks.” And it speaks to the heart, dear Hans Christian Andersen. Which is the same as saying, to the brain. Without saying a word, the right notes allow us to feel everything – good and bad. Who has never let themselves get emotionally carried away by the power of a good song? It’s a rhetorical question, of course.
I got in the car with my boyfriend. It was 2017. The funeral of my grandmother had just happened, family members had cleared the site and the pain in my heart appeared to have entered auto-pilot. “Are you ok?”, he asked me. I said yes, in all honesty. I was, given the circumstances. He turned on the radio and the chords of that sad song, which wasn’t even on for enough time to allow for me to identify it, barged the tablier. “Not that one”, my voice trembled while I held back the tears. The contrary is more usual: the stress of an overwhelming day is almost always involuntary thus I enjoy listening to a feel-good song, that will vary from person to person, but whose effects are universal: it levels out our energy so that the spirit can go from the negative to the positive. During college, for example, I always played Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana, in between studying sessions just so I could reset my head and purge out the tiredness. Or, in a more mundane example, my morning run is never completed without specifically picked music, since if not, odds are I’ll do a 180 and go from working out to staying in. Talking about the power of music over emotions won’t generate much of a debate: the chords of a melody or specific beat might, at least, unleash memories, some sort of internal movement of the body that destabilizes the resting mode of our system. It’s commonly accepted that music holds power over human beings, and we don’t need lots of studies to prove it, since our empiric knowledge will attest to it. After all, we all have our own stories like that one. And yet, the theme is so vast that it deserves some specialized depth: it’s not random that the effects of music on the brain – neuromusicology, that’s how the field of studies of the connection between both is called – and that courses are taught on the subject. For example, two professors from the University of Central Florida (the neuroscientist Kiminobu Sugaya and the renowned violinist Ayajo Yonetani) teach a very popular class titled Music and the Brain, which explores the impact of music on brain function and human behavior, admitting that, in an ideal format, meaning, in the right tune, it reduces stress, pain and symptoms of depression, at the same time that it improves motor and cognitive capacities, learning within space and time, as well as neurogenesis, which is the process of creation of brain cells. Besides that, we say we’re specialists in a life filled with an eclectic soundtrack, which makes us laugh, cry, have fun and relax, wake up and even go to sleep. It’s normal: if any work of art is capable of moving us, music, which is also a form of art, will have – it does – the same effect. Perhaps even more so.
“As a form of art, we find it in the primordial times of our existence, through the rhythm of our heartbeat, the sounds of the intrauterine canal, and in the musicality of a mother’s voice”, the clinical psychologist Joana Janeiro begins to explain about the capacity of the melodic sound influencing our emotional system. “Music is defined by rhythm, by melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics and form, suggesting, metaphorically, how music speaks to the body, the language of physiology – there is, thus, a sense of musicality in emotions. We might think of music as more present in this visceral dimension, carrying effects of emotional and relational regulation, capable of producing feelings of safety, proximity and physical and mental well-being. […] Winnicott, an author who has written on child psychoanalysis, discusses the importance of transactional objects on psychological and emotional development and refers to music as something that helps with the feeling of safety and in the processes of autonomy and separation of caregivers, similarly to the job of a teddy bear for a baby/ child. Music can be, for the baby, a way of upkeeping the feeling of safety when they are separated from their mother – tunes, music fragments, rhythms, television noises, radio, they all can accompany a child in search for autonomy and independence, repeating them as they play alone, or feel lonely. As they grow up, certain aspects of music continue to be, oftentimes, mental connections or memories of early-life experiences that have been associated with a feeling or status of safety, proximity, pleasure or intimacy. We can observe his introspectively when well-known songs and musical plays evoke intense memories and emotions connected to contexts of one’s childhood”, the specialist explains. “Therefore, music is present in the constitution of the very foundation of our mind. And it is art, through the projected communication it establishes, and because it promotes the capacity of sublimation, helping continuously with the regulation of safety states and of physical and mental vitality, as well as the creation of emotional statuses either complex or unknown, that gain purpose and representation in music.” Tiago Reis Marques, psychiatrist and researcher (and a brain connoisseur, let it be added) corroborates this idea of music as an emotional influence, but points out that it is not the only art form to do so: “If a person is being constantly musically stimulated, that will turn this person into someone more melodic, more musical, and therefore they will find some influence in music. But the same goes for any other stimuli, such as food, art or whatever it is. Music holds no special properties in our brain that any other thing or environment might not also have. But the beautiful side of it is that it is one of those things that appears to be transversal. Music and the creation of sounds and musical evolution have always been used by societies, from the most primitive to the current ones we have, as a form of aggregation, of creation of an affective relationship between those who share it and, thus, has a special anthropological meaning within the history of our evolution. Our brain has, obviously, adapted throughout thousands of years, and retained that as something important in its evolution. And we all used music very regularly in our lives.” In other words, music, as an art form, influences our brain as any other art form would, but because it is more present than those other forms, or due to how it became popular within society as something ordinary, it can manifest in our emotions in a more perceptible way than other artistical forms. “Exactly. In the same way some people get emotional when looking at an art piece. There is a psychiatric syndrome, Florence or Stendhal Syndrome, which is a psychosomatic condition that can provoke accelerated heartbeat, loss of conscience, confusion and even hallucinations when the individual is confronted with the artistic immensity of a piece or gallery, for example, and they faint when in the face of so much beauty. In the same way some people would faint when listening to the Beatles. Therefore, the sensorial overload of music and emotion is strong enough to lead people into presenting clinical conditions”, Tiago states.
It's valid: other forms of art also are capable of moving us, but it’s less common for other creative manifestations to touch us the same way listening to this or that sound does. Either because we were exposed to it in a continuous way, or because it is also a communication route (are we, perhaps, authorized to use Morse code or Zeca Afonso and his Grândula, Vila Morena, as examples?), or simply because the musical rhythm is a good analogy for emotions themselves. “Alongside other artistic expressions, we can think of music as a privileged access route to our emotions, being that it is considered the language of emotions by many authors”, Joana Janeiro explains, regarding this parallelism between music and the (metaphorical) heart. “It’s due to the fact that music makes us feel things and we identify, in some way, apparently both unconsciously and intuitively, emotions found in music. Richard Taruskin gives us the analogy of music as a crescent and waning – the beginnings, peaks and settlements – such as the intensity and sequential movements that characterize all sorts of feelings. But thinking of emotions is a hard, challenging task, thus its central positioning in psychotherapeutically focused work. They don’t always appear clearly, with a form and definition. Oftentimes they’re scattered around, disperse, disconnected and lacking in meaning and representation. Music, being an organizing agent, gives meaning and order to chaos, through the composing and articulation of rhythms, sounds and melodies. Music can, in that sense, help to identify and elaborate emotional statuses, whether on an individual level, or a collective and social one. If we think of its origin, we recall the central part it played in the social organization of feelings and emotions, being that music could be found in many important events filled with affection: weddings, funerals, protests, religious and healing rituals. Music is not just a way of bringing people together, but also a way of conferring symbolic value and an affectionate motor to that togetherness”, the psychologist enlightens. Music influences us, then, because it also has a side to it that allows for one to identify with it, to understand a bit of one’s reflection in their notes, construction, etc., a form of identification we have absorbed throughout time, as a result of our own social setting. In fact, “the way we perceive sounds and music and the influence they hold over our emotions is part of our human construction and very own context”, Tiago Reis Marques underlines, added that, although generally, we are aware of what types of sounds make us sad or happy, there is no universal formula. “Meaning that it would be the same thing as trying to look for a type of cuisine that everyone will find tasty. If one person belongs to a certain culture, where their tastebuds evolved differently, they will have a completely different notion of what appears appealing to them. It has a lot to do with culture, with the way someone is raised, with the way someone evolves and of the inter-individuality that exists amongst all human beings. I wouldn’t go as far as saying that there is universality in music, there is a set of sounds that, depending on how they’re composed, become more easily listened to and tolerated, but there are people who were raised in a certain context and grew up listening to music that most people don’t like or enjoy but they like it, and it makes them feel good. I believe in a set of sounds and rhythms that unleash positive emotions, the same way the sun or a beautiful river make us feel good and a polluted river, smoke in the sky and darkness make us feel bad. We’re all set to understand things a certain way.” It’s not universal, but there is a certain consensus here, sponsored by our own cultures and experiences, only because that’s also what we’ve been told since we were little. It has a bit to do with our social context, with all its nuances, since the power of music over emotions is not always used in a good way. Listening to music doesn’t always uplift our spirit. This doesn’t take away, though, from its importance: music has been a fundamental attribute to the human species. In practically every culture, from the most primitive to the most developed, there is music – whether for celebrations, as a form of calling, whatever… One truth that is verified throughout history, but also throughout one’s life: more or less talented, we all can sing (or scratch our vocal cords), we all can dance and twirl a little, even if not on the right tempo. The brain and the nervous system are programmed to set apart music from noise and for us not to remain indifferent to melodies and beats, being that various studies point out music, within certain limitations, as a field that allows for the improvement of performance and human health.
The presence of a specialist in grey matter is not, however, random: to talk of the influence of music on emotions is to imagine its influence on one’s heart, but not only that. It is, in fact, to approach the question of music’s influence on the brain, that master that controls our nervous systems, of pleasure, reward, fear and, consequently, carries this message to the rest of our body, which manifests it more intensely in the heart. “Sound is something that, beyond the hearing process carried out by the area of the brain that processes sound, which is the auditory cortex, is bound to a group of regions in the brain responsible for all kinds of emotions”, Reis Marques shares. “And so, not only can music put us on a positive scenario as it can stimulate negative emotions as well, and this evolves from the need to associate certain sounds to certain contexts, which means, in a very evolutive way, we know that there are sounds that immediately leave us on a state of alert: if we hear a police siren, that can stimulate fear. And, of course, there are others that can also positively stimulate us. The primary process of sound, meaning, the conversion of the sound stimuli to a message that is processed by the brain, it’s then connected to a group of brain circuits that are responsible for all of this, including emotions. Areas like the amygdala, which is responsible for fear, emotions, or like the striatum, which is responsible for pleasure, all those somewhat connect to sound and music.” The presence throughout one’s life undoubtedly works as a trigger to unleash different sensations from person to person, depending on the musical background, but the mind’s response and its interference on our mood go beyond psychology into the realm of biology – or, better yet, neurology. Several studies indicate that music stimulates the emotions through the course of specific pathways in the brain, affecting our state of mind, because the experience it kickstarts is, indeed, both physical and biological, which then translates also into an emotional route: the idea that “singing chases away the blues” is not that crazy, since when on sings, the body releases oxytocin, the hormone of love, as it is often described, which contributes to a better mood, communication and social interaction, and works towards decreasing anxiety. Research tells us that listening to music to create a spike of emotion increments the quantity of dopamine, a specific neurotransmitter that is produced in the brain and helps to control the centers of pleasure and reward in human beings. “The brain is an electrochemical organ that works through electric impulses and production of chemical substances, which are the neurotransmitters”, the psychiatrist explains. “At all times, music provokes a release of electrical impulses that, on their turn, release neurotransmitters.” And everybody knows that those sneaky messengers are the ones that carry, stimulate and balance the signals between brain cells, or nerve cells, and every other cell in our body, being able to affect a full roll of physical and psychological functions, among which humor, fear, etc., aka, emotions. In fact, the enjoyment of music seems to involve the very same brain area that deals with other forms of pleasure, such as food, sex and drugs. An aesthetical stimulation, like music, can reach naturally the systems of dopamine on the brain that are typically involved in highly rewarded behaviors and addiction.
The more or less consensual factor amongst songs that, in principle, make us feel happy and others that make us feel sad, because different types of melody affect us either beneficially or not, is a symptomatic consequence of the social and human environment we find ourselves in: “Depending on the song and on the context, it can trigger negative emotions. I wouldn’t say music follows just one direction and only makes us feel good. Now, obviously, our body is used to feeling relaxed with things that have more rhythm, that transmit peace, tranquility, and music also plays that role”, Reis Marques argues. The effect is not universal, but let’s admit that within this context, Happy by Pharrell Williams is a tune that energizes us and that Hallellujah by Ryan Adams will be a grimmer option, arguing thus, that the notes and chords and songs will be as diverse as their effects on human beings: “Studies have tried to measure, via self-reports, behavioral evaluations, physiological reactions, the emotional responses to musical stimuli”, Joana Janeiro introduces. “It’s possible to identify some major emotions, such as joy, sadness and pleasure, in different types of music and musical chords. The major and minor chords allow for more immediate and direct sensations. Major chords implicate emotions such as joy, peace, stability, and minor ones to sadness and statuses of concern. This also happens at each interval between notes, which can lead to diverse emotional statuses. Cinematographic composition is an expression of this, through the presence of very characteristic intervals, that force a certain emotional state that the movie plot aims to portray: suspense, sadness, deadlock, terror, intimacy, peace, triumph, joy, closure, etc. It would be an interesting exercise to try to watch a movie without a soundtrack, so we get the clear notion that we probably won’t have the same access to the raw emotions the director aims to transmit.” Taking a look at the thought of associating certain sonorities and rhythms to signs of danger or happy announcements, as Tiago Reis Marques pointed out, is yet another indication of the influence of one’s background on the role of music in one’s emotions. This perception means that certain chords and instruments and beats take us back to moments of anxiety, while others to delicate situations – in instrumental pieces such as Peter and The Wolf, it is not by chance that a trio of trumpets plays the wolf and a flute, the bird. “Rhythm helps identify, in a clearer way, a certain emotional state”, the psychologist underlines. “The melody and harmony help compose and transmit, in a more elaborate way, the nuances of that same emotional state.” Janeiro goes deeper into the thought, pointing out that association the psychiatrist doctor had also mentioned about our own conditionings and our frame, built upon references absorbed as we grow up: “Once music is present throughout someone’s life, it interferes and becomes an integrant part of that person’s memory. Sensory memory, which is constituted at an earlier stage in life, becomes part of us without granting us conscious access to specific episodes with form and definition. It contains sensorial elements, such as smell, sounds, touch, as well as the musicality of emotions, physiology, rhythms and relational tempos. Those same rhythms and sonorities of intrauterine life, the rhythm and motion of a mother’s embrace, accompanied by vocalizations and sounds of tranquility – which allow for one to fall asleep in a feeling of safety, and prepare the separation of the vigil that babies need to guarantee from their caregivers – might be thought of as a sketch of a musical memory composition that accompanies us, regulates and transforms us in life. The memories we have access to – episodic memories – refer to affectionate memories that we lived through, influenced by emotional factors that frame musical memory. Music connects us, in a nearly immediate way, not only to the emotional statuses of that particular moment, but to episodes, places, people, times, because these memories are and were marked by certain emotional states. Music is then, part of memory, because it is also owned by emotions. This relationship between music, memory and being, offers both an order and a regulation so that one can become music, as we often hear phrases like ‘this song is so me’, ‘I feel just like this song’, ‘I think of you when I listen to this’, ‘this song reminds me of that summer’. It is through the depth and complexity of the presence of music on the constitution of our memory and identification/ elaboration of our emotions that it presents itself as a therapeutical tool, very useful in psychotherapy within individual and group dynamics.”
A pertinent line to set the tone for musical therapy: not all symphonies will do it, as it has been stated over the disparity of the effects of music depending on the sonority it produces on a person, but some studies show successful results in using music as part of therapy, in particular when it comes to patients with Alzheimer’s, for example, and other conditions associated with the mind. A 2009 study carried out by the University of California discovered that there is an area of the brain that connects music to memories when one can access pertinent episodic memories unleashed by songs that are familiar to us, allowing us to reach recollections that could have seemed erased. This happens because “hearing is one of the first senses to connect us with life”, Joana states. “It is also a fundamental sense for the constitution of sensorial memory. In music, if we regard it as a form of artistic expression, we can sort of pay conscious attention to what is perceived through our hearing. We can hear passively, without conscious attention to the formal aspects of its composition, contrary to the attentiveness with which we look at a painting or sculpture. Hearing is a sense with great responsibility when it comes to psychological health, in the relation with others and with the world and in the establishment of memory. Hence why it is common to find expressions and forms of apathy within deafness. For that reason, we understand the permeability with the world, that offers us the capacity to hear, being that music and its components are present in our memories. Several studies agree regarding the positive effects of tools such as musical therapy in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. Frequently it reduces the levels of anxiety, agitation, aggressiveness, depressive symptoms and, above all, it plays an important role in the improvement of autobiographical memory.” Therefore, musical composing, considering all the nuances aforementioned, can produce a therapeutical effect – “music has enough charm to calm down a wild beast”, the British dramaturg William Congreve states, in 1697. “Some authors, such as Gilbert Rose, connect current neurosciences to affective syntony, once they realized the influence of music and its role in the clinical cases of stress and trauma, for example. Through the connection to memory, music provokes pre-verbal internalizations that embody and code memories, being an important contributor to affective regulation and elaboration. Moreover, music acts as an organizing and social agent, promoting creativity and the relation with the internal and external world. It is frequently used in individual psychotherapeutic contexts, in school communities, in conditions within the autism spectrum, risk groups and of hearing behaviors, close to the senior population, with the goal of prevention and cognitive, social and emotional stimulation, in dementia and organic cases, amongst others”, Janeiro confirms, being that she adverts to how “the rate of success varies, but the response is generally benefic, with a significant contribution in prevention, promotion and development of the mental and physical health.”
If the question that guided this text was “does music have power over emotions”, the answer is yes, as a stimulation that becomes even more powerful due to how it is a very present constant in human and social life, but not only, and, because of that, it is particularly strong as a communication tool and trigger of emotions. If the question then evolved to “what is the power of music over emotions”, the answer is more complex – the best would be to go back to the “I got in the car with my boyfriend” sentence. If now we perceive music not only as powerful within the emotional center, but also as a form of therapy, it is not important to generalize it and take it as a cure. It is not a magic potion, especially since, if you read this article as I’ve written it, it can be a two-edged sword. Even so, we didn’t refute Confucius when he said in his Book of Rites that “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” Joana Janeiro is more careful but equally as positive: “Music can be used as a therapeutical tool that potentializes communication, being in touch with emotions, perception and induction. It can help to elaborate even diffuse emotional states, until then inaccessible through thoughts or words. Patients in situations of impasse/ emotional blockage, who find it very difficult to cry, for example, think of music as an essential condition to create contexts and conditions that allow for emotional catharsis. Since we’re in an emotional field that is central and key in psychotherapeutic processes, and an unavoidable route through progress in psychological and affectionate development, it is necessary to create bridges, highways and sometimes cross-country tracks that might promote better access to emotions. Besides the safety and restraint of a therapeutical relationship, music, in parallel, potentializes the access to emotions, whether as a therapy tool – musical therapy – or through implicit and intentional ways that people, intuitively, resort to.” All this to say that Bowie – or Queen or Mozart or Lil Nas X or whoever or ideal musical medication entails – might not replace anxiolytics, but can, in the right dosage and tuning, help diminish our dependency on them. One right song a day keeps the doctor away. Have you consumed music today?
Translated from the original, as part of Vogue Portugal's Music Issue, published in june 2021.
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Andrea Porcu’s latest is an engaging hour-long ambient piece that combines a variety of water recordings with deeply resonant drones. The album’s notes describe experiments with “the dilatation of sound,” a phrase I hadn’t heard before. (It has to do with the way sound waves pass through the air.)
Porcu and I connected by email.
What is the dilatation effect, and how have you incorporated it?
Most of Music For Sleep compositions are based on the dilatation of the sound. If you pay attention to the detail, near the middle of the track you can hear a total dilatation. For about 20 minutes, you’ll hear the synthesizers and water take another shape.
That 20-minute section is just 10 minutes of real-sound processing. I take a sample of the composition and reprocess it through a customized tool. I never know in advance what will come out of the process. Some things will change or take another direction. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. On Waterforms, it worked better than expected.
What sparked your interest in the process?
I’ve used it on other long-form compositions, like Schorre (Extended Version) and Migration. I’ve been working on electronic music since I was 12. I learned a lot about experimentation, synthesis, modular synthesis and tape manipulation.
Was it important that this be such a long piece?
Long-form composition means freedom. I really don’t remember the last time I sat in the studio to work on an album with single tracks. At the moment, I feel more comfortable taking a full day in the studio and working on a long-form composition. It usually takes that long – 90% of the time is spent on the material and the rest on mixing and adding elements. This was a one-day effort.
Tell me about the phrase “music for sleep.” How do the two connect for you?
After years of releasing dub/reggae music under my real name, this is my first ambient project. I started Music For Sleep for self-meditation; to help myself sleep. I suffer from insomnia. Don’t take the name too literally though. Like any artist alias, listeners can interpret it as they wish.
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"I don’t expect gay people to prove to me, a straight person, that there’s actually homophobia. I don’t expect poor people to prove to me, a Harvard grad, that hunger and poverty are widespread problems. And if someone asked me, as an Asian person, to “prove” to them that racism exists, I would laugh all the way back to Chinatown. Marginalized groups are not responsible for explaining their marginalization to you. If you are actually concerned, you would take the initiative to do some research yourself instead of showing up at some oppressed group’s door step demanding a list of citations for things (racism, sexism, etc.) that are proven time and time again in the real world."
"Crushes are fun. Or at least they’re supposed to be fun as long as you keep them that way. As long as you don’t get emotionally invested or fixated or keep imagining your reality to be what it is not – crushes are fun. But if you expect too much or feel too easily, you might end up with self-inflicted heart ache which just leaves you feeling empty-handed or just plain empty. And all of this for someone who never even promised you anything from the start."
"We are the generation of nostalgia. We grew up in the age of transition. From hand-written letters to electronic mails. From film to digital. We were fascinated by new things, neglecting the way we spend our afternoons. Cupcakes and tea. Play-Doh and Polly Pockets. Young and naive. Technology completely changed the way we waited and we grew up too fast. The simple things in life seems more meaningful now. We grew up in the age of transition and have become the generation of nostalgia."
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Created by Tsuneo Goda, Stories by Clint Bickham and Art by Rem, Sonia Leong, Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
Published by TokyoPop
Slugline: Speaking of characters who have a wide-ranging vocabulary...
Domo is the mascot of NHK, a major Japanese TV network who has been featured in a variety of formats already including a series of stop motion shorts on cable. The manga however is the product of TokyoPop creators and features the whole range of Domo characters in a color anthology. Most of them involve Domo developing a monomania about an object or activity that all of his friends are caught up in much to their dismay. This usually ends whenDomo's battered friends manage to convince him to stop. Considering that Domo has one word vocabulary you can understand that most of the stories are read quickly.
Domo is an all ages title that is definitely aimed toward kids. Most of the stories are built around very simple and repetitive gags that are done by Domo round-robin style on the entire cast of characters. While the stories are cute they are fairly predictable nor do they really add much to the characters. This title seems to be more for people who already know who Domo is and wants more of what they already know rather than being introduced to the characters.
Domo: the Manga, vol. 1 is also available from Right Stuf, Intl., an online retailer specializing in anime and manga.
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UPDATE & BUMP: Eyeblast has the video of the actual hit and a portion of the Pentagon’s briefing:
Original post follows …
Does missile defense actually work? An impromptu mission to destroy a potentially hazardous failing satellite has proven that the system in place can make a direct hit on a fast-moving target. The USS Lake Erie scored a direct hit on a spy satellite traveling in polar orbit at 17,000 mile per hour, eliminating the fuel tank that had worried the US (via Worldwide Standard):
A Navy missile soaring 130 miles above the Pacific smashed a dying and potentially deadly U.S. spy satellite Wednesday and probably destroyed a tank carrying 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel, officials said.
Officials had expressed cautious optimism that the missile would hit the satellite, which was the size of a school bus. But they were less certain of hitting the smaller, more problematic fuel tank, whose contents posed what Bush administration officials deemed a potential health hazard to humans if it landed intact.
In a statement announcing that the Navy missile struck the satellite, the Pentagon said, “Confirmation that the fuel tank has been fragmented should be available within 24 hours.” It made no mention of early indications, but a defense official close to the situation said later that officials monitoring the collision saw what appeared to be an explosion, indicating that the fuel tank was hit.
Over the last twenty years and more, we have heard from a variety of experts explaining how this is impossible. A rocket, they claimed, could not reliably be expected to target another rocket. They derided missile defense systems as “Star Wars” fantasy and demanded that we stop pursuing destabilizing efforts to actually defend ourselves from potential missile attack.
The Patriot missile systems began proving their abilities against Scud attacks in the Gulf War. They didn’t have a perfect record, but they did have an impressive run of mid-air intercepts — so impressive that the Israelis bought Patriot batteries from us. In the last seven years, we have continued to develop these defense systems, after the Clinton administration tried to mothball it.
Now we see that we can precisely target moving objects that aren’t specifically intended as tests. The missile and the satellite had a closing velocity of 22,000 miles per hour, and yet the Navy hit a bullseye on the first try. It sends a message to people like Kim Jong-Il and Ali Khameini that their ballistic missile systems have just been made obsolete. It also sends a message to the defeatists and naysayers from the last quarter-century that, like so many other times, they have been proven wrong in their defeatism.
Eventually, this could end the ballistic missile era. If effective defenses become widely available, there will not be much point in maintaining ballistic missile inventories at all. Ronald Reagan had that very vision when he first proposed SDI and tried to get the Soviets to partner with him on it.
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Which country is this traditional dress from?
Hanbok (literally "Korean clothing") is the traditional Korean dress. Today it is worn during traditional festivals and celebrations. Traditional Korean clothing has its roots extending back at least as far as the Three Kingdoms Period (57 B.C. - 668 A.D.).
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If you ask people where they get their food from, almost all of them will say from grocery stores or restaurants. Going to the grocery store has become a habit, and we continue to do it without question. Supermarkets are built in such a way that they encourage you to spend money on them and buy items from every aisle you pass down.
But as we’ve seen during the COVID lockdowns and during natural disasters, both supermarkets and restaurants can run out of food. Alarmed at seeing empty shelves, some people are beginning to wonder what other ways they can get food.
Are There Alternatives to Grocery Stores for When You Need Food and It Isn’t Available?
One obvious solution is farmer’s markets. But just as supermarkets ran out of inventory during stressful times, the farmer’s markets also sold out very quickly.
“The solution is right in your backyard,” says Marjory Wildcraft “you can grow your own food.”Wildcraft is the founder of The Grow Network which is one of the world’s largest online communities of people who grow their own food. Wildcraft is on a mission to teach people how to transform their backyards into food-producing paradises.
“While most people start growing food because of a desire for food security, many others are doing it to stop the destruction of the Earth,” says Wildcraft. Wildcraft states that commercial agriculture is the most destructive force on the planet and every bit that we as individuals grow for ourselves helps the entire planet.
Every grocery store doesn’t want people to learn the following secrets because it may put their business to an end.
Secret 1: Growing your own food is easy and fun
We all know that cooking your own meals is simple and far less expensive than eating out. Restaurants demand exorbitant prices for dishes that can be made twice or even three times at home. Growing your own food is also less expensive, and here is where the grocery shop earns the most money. People can easily have access to food at home if they start growing their own food in their backyards rather than rushing to the grocery shop.
Secret 2: It only takes about an hour per day to produce half of your own food
A lot of people think it takes a lot of time to grow their own food, which is why most people don’t do it in the first place. “You can produce about half of all the food you need in less than an hour per day: says Wildcraft. Wildcraft has spent years developing easy ways that people who have no experience can learn in simple steps how to grow a lot of food.
Wildcraft has spent the last 20 years figuring out how to get people with no experience, who are older or out of shape, to produce a large amount of food in a short period of time.
“Growing your own food is like printing your own money,” says WIldcraft. Her entire website teaches everything you could possibly want to know about backyard farming.
Secret 3: You can grow half of your own food in the space of three parking spots
A lot of people are surprised to discover how little space it takes. Even if you are confined in an area and do not have a backyard, there is no need to be concerned because the aim of producing your own food is paramount. Take advantage of the windowsill, the parking space, or any other location that appears to be suitable for plant growth because, at the end of the day, it is for your benefit above all else.
Marjory Wildcraft has been featured by National Geographic as an expert in off-grid living, she hosted the Mother Earth News Online Homesteading Summit, and she is listed in Who’s Who in America for having inspired hundreds of thousands of backyard gardens.Marjory was the subject of Reuter’s Food Sustainability Media Award-winning piece, and she just published The Grow System: The Essential Guide to Modern Self-Sufficient Living—From Growing Food to Making Medicine. Backyard Food Production, her video series, has over a million copies in use and is used by homesteaders, foodies, preppers, colleges, and missionary groups all over the world. You can get a free webinar from Marjory on how to grow lots of food in your backyard.
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The claim: There are more border crossings in Ireland than on the whole of the EU's eastern border.
Reality Check verdict: This is true - there are 137 land border crossings to the east of the EU, compared with 275 between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Senator Mark Daly, deputy leader of Fianna Fail, was on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday, discussing the complexities of the Irish border.
"There are over 300 miles of border between the north and south of Ireland," he said.
"And there are more border crossings on this island than there is between the European Union and all the countries to the east of it."
It is hard to find a precise figure for the number of land border crossings in Ireland, because there is no definitive view of how major a track or path has to be before it counts as a border crossing.
A reasonable figure, though, comes from a website called BorderCrossingMemories.com, which has an interactive map showing the location of 275 crossings.
During the Troubles, only 20 of them were open.
What makes the border particularly tricky is that some roads cross the border several times, especially around Fermanagh.
This is in stark contrast to the eastern border of the EU. On the border between Poland and Ukraine, for example, looking at a map there are only 11 crossings on a 330-mile border and most of them are on major roads.
Information about the EU's eastern border comes from Frontex, the European border and coastguard agency.
It measures the land border as being 6,000km (3,720 miles) long, covering the borders between EU member states and Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia.
It cannot give a figure for the number of roads crossing that border, but it sent a link to a list of borders in EU states. The list was prepared as part of the establishment of the Schengen passport-check-free zone that runs along much of the eastern border of the EU (although not all - Romania, for example, is an EU member but not part of Schengen).
So the Romanian borders are based on just counting from a map.
Frontex does not consider the borders with Turkey to be part of the eastern border, although if they were counted there are two land borders with Greece and four between Bulgaria and Turkey (those also counted on a map).
So that gives a total figure of 137 land border crossings, about half as many as there are in Ireland, despite being 12 times its length.
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Veteran musician J.A Adofoo has finally meet Tema-based singer Nana Boroo and has both settled their differences after Nana Boroo was accused of sampling the veteran’s song.
Some few months ago, Nana Boroo released his latest song titled “Fine Boy” but it emerged that he had stolen some music lines from a song of legendary Highlife Musician Obuoba J.A. Adofo for his new track.
This made the son of the Highlife launch an attack on Nana Boroo until broadcast journalist Abeiku Santana stepped in and settled the case between the two.
However, Nana Boroo has finally apologized to the veteran musician for comments he made about stealing some lines from J.A. Adofo’s song.
At the 2019 edition of Rhythms on DA Runway, Nana Boroo knelt down to apologize to J.A. Adofo on stage and later performed together.
The veteran musician, in turn, accepted the apology and advised other musicians to learn and practise the act of forgiveness to make the music industry grow.
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
According to the Dallas Morning News Religion Blog:
Nicholas Cafardi, a professor and former dean at Duquesne University's School of Law, made headlines earlier this year by writing that he was an anti-aboriton Catholic who was voting for Barack Obama.
Cafardi is churning the waters again. In this commentary for National Catholic Reporter, he writes that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has become a captive of the Republican Party:This captivity was again in evidence earlier this month in Baltimore as the bishops met. The more vocal bishops were obviously unhappy with the election results, and some of the more extreme statements, such as prohibiting the vice president elect from a return to the town of his birth unless he changes his ways, sound like Republican ward heelers. How did this happen? Why are these bishops acting like functionaries of the Republican Party?
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India-US held bilateral talks on trade, defence and 5G communications networks ahead of the inauguration of G20 summit gathering at Osaka in Japan.
Speaking on the talks, Modi said he wanted to discuss Iran, 5G, bilateral relations and defence relations with Donald Trump.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale later said that the issue of S-400 defence missiles was not discussed. The two countries had earlier come to a disagreement regarding India’s entry into an arms deal with Russia for buying S-400 defence missiles. Owing to the US imposing sanctions on military deals with Russia under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), India was likely to push for a waiver regarding the same.
Also Read: UK Parliament celebrates first-ever UK-India Week
The Foreign Secretary further said, “Iran, was the primary focus on how to ensure stability there,not just in matter of energy needs, but also in terms of the largeIndian diaspora in the Gulf.”The Secretary also said that Trump congratulated Modi on his election victory and said that the two countries would work together in many areas including military. In his congratulation speech to Prime Minister the US President said, “It was a big victory, you deserve it, you have done a great job. We have big things to announce. In terms of trade, in terms of manufacturing, we would be discussing 5G. I congratulate you and I look forward to talks.”
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How to make potpourri
Are you a little bit blown away by all those beautiful roses growing in your garden right now? Do they smell divine? Would you like to capture a little bit of their summery wonderfulness and store it away in a glass jar for the gloomy, grey days of winter? Well I've got just the trick if that's something you're tempted to do: you could make your very own potpourri. If you've got some aromatic herbs like rosemary, bay or lavender you could add them to the mix as well.
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Sophia doesn't see the Winchesters again until shortly after the episode "Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester" when she arrives in response to a call she received from Bobby Singer, whom Ellen had introduced her to previously. The Winchesters are suspicious that despite being a hunter, Sophia was not visited by the ghosts. Something Sophia later attributes to her having spent so many years blocking out the spirits. It is in the episode, "Metamorphosis", that Ruby reveals to Sam who Sophia is and tells him that Mammon, "has his army of demons out hunting that little bitch down. If they get her than Mammon's gonna make Azazel look like puppy." Sam attempts to contact Sophia after this without the knowledge of Dean but is unable to track her down.
When Dean runs across Sophia while they are both working the same hunt and sees her using her demonic abilities, he mistakenly believes that she has been possessed by a demon and stabs her with the demon killing blade. When this has no effect he still thinks she must be some other supernatural creature and attempts to shoot her. It is only through Sam's intervention that Dean does not kill her and the brothers rush her to Bobby's who manages to save her life. Despite Sophia's pleading Sam tells Dean all about who Sophia is (at least as much as Ruby has told him). The Winchester's and Bobby are then called away by Castiel and Sophia runs, not wanting Dean to change his mind and kill her.
Sophia does not run across the Winchesters again for many months, though at one point Castiel informs Sam that she is attempting to help protect the seals in exchange for information. Before Castiel, hunters only believed Angels to be a bedtime story to make up for all the horrors they see, which is why before then, Sophia never suspected that Mammon would be a fallen angel. She had found it odd that unlike other demons, Mammon could not possess her body with her consent, but as Angels were unknown, she had spent almost two decades believing him to be a demon. Instead, Mammon was an angel who followed Lucifer after he was expelled from heaven and offered a place in hell, with an army of demons at his command. But because he would be made mortal if he were to leave hell and reach Earth as punishment for his turning away from heaven, it was only through a host that he could walk the Earth but still retail his abilities.
The next time Sophia meets the Winchesters is in the episode, "When the Levee Breaks". After being attacked by demons and badly injured, Sophia goes to Bobby for help as he is the only hunter in the area. While there she learns of Sam's Demon Blood addiction. Sophia's presence unnerves Castiel as he calls her "an abomination" on several occasions. When she goes down to see Sam, only to see him knocking out Bobby. In her wounded state Sam is able to overpower her by knocking her unconscious. Sam hallucinates that Sophia is telling him to drink her blood but manages to ignore the hallucination, steal a car, and escape. By the time she comes to, Bobby informs her of all she's missed: that Sam is going to kill Lilith, that in order to do so he must ingest enough demon blood to make himself something less than human, and of the falling out between the Winchester boys. Sophia agrees to help Dean stop Lucifer from getting free of his cage.
In "Lucifer Rising" Sophia is mostly healed, something that unsettles both Dean and Bobby, and preparing to help Dean in any way she can from Lucifer being unleashed. However both Bobby and Sophia are shocked when Dean disappears, something they later learn was the work of Zachariah. Demons attack and in the process Bobby is possessed and forced to go after the Winchesters, while Sophia is knocked unconscious and dragged to hell by the demons. She awakens later to discover that she is trapped in hell and Mammon plans to torture her until she finally gives into his demands and allows him to inhabit her body.
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The division of human rights into three generations was initially proposed in 1979 by the Czech jurist Karel Vasak at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. He used the term at least as early as November 1977.Vasak's theories have primarily taken root in European law.
His divisions follow the three watchwords of the French Revolution: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity . The three generations are reflected in some of the rubrics of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.[ citation needed ] The Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes rights that are thought of as second generation as well as first generation ones, but it does not make the distinction in itself (the rights listed are not in specific order).
First-generation human rights, sometimes called "blue" rights, deal essentially with liberty and participation in political life. They are fundamentally civil and political in nature: They serve negatively to protect the individual from excesses of the state. First-generation rights include, among other things, the right to life, equality before the law, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, property rights, the right to a fair trial, and voting rights. Some of these rights and the right to due process date back to the Magna Carta of 1215 and the Rights of Englishmen, which were expressed in the English Bill of Rights in 1689. A more full set of first-generation human rights was pioneered in France by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789, and by the United States Bill of Rights in 1791.
They were enshrined at the global level and given status in international law first by Articles 3 to 21 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later in the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In Europe, they were enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights in 1953.
Second-generation human rights are related to equality and began to be recognized by governments after World War II. They are fundamentally economic, social, and cultural in nature. They guarantee different members of the citizenry equal conditions and treatment. Secondary rights would include a right to be employed in just and favorable condition, rights to food, housing and health care, as well as social security and unemployment benefits. Like first-generation rights, they were also covered by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and further embodied in Articles 22 to 28 of the Universal Declaration, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
In the United States of America, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a Second Bill of Rights, covering much the same grounds, during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944. Today, many nations, states, or groups of nations have developed legally binding declarations guaranteeing comprehensive sets of human rights, e.g. the European Social Charter.
Some states have enacted some of these economic rights, e.g. the state of New York has enshrined the right to a free education,as well as "the right to organize and to bargain collectively", and workers' compensation, in its constitutional law.
These rights are sometimes referred to as "red" rights. They impose upon the government the duty to respect and promote and fulfill them, but this depends on the availability of resources. The duty is imposed on the state because it controls its own resources. No one has the direct right to housing and right to education. (In South Africa, for instance, the right is not, per se, to housing, but rather "to have access to adequate housing",realised on a progressive basis. )
The duty of government is in the realization of these positive rights.
Third-generation human rights are those rights that go beyond the mere civil and social, as expressed in many progressive documents of international law, including the 1972 Stockholm Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and other pieces of generally aspirational "soft law".
Also known as Solidarity human rights, they are rights that try to go beyond the framework of individual rights to focus on collective concepts, such as community or people. However, The term remains largely unofficial,just as the also-used moniker of "green" rights, and thus houses an extremely broad spectrum of rights, including:
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights ensures many of those: the right to self-determination, right to development, right to natural resources and right to satisfactory environment.Some countries also have constitutional mechanisms for safeguarding third-generation rights. For example, the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations, the Parliament of Finland's Committee for the Future , and the erstwhile Commission for Future Generations in the Knesset in Israel.
Some international organizations have offices for safeguarding such rights. An example is the High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission has as its mission "protecting, preserving and improving the environment for present and future generations, and promoting sustainable development".
A few jurisdictions have enacted provisions for environmental protection, e.g. New York's "forever wild" constitutional article,which is enforceable by action of the New York State Attorney General or by any citizen ex rel. with the consent of the Appellate Division.
Several analysts claim that a fourth generation of human rights is emerging, which would include rights that cannot be included in the third generation, future claims of first and second generation rights and new rights, especially in relation to technological development and information and communication technologies and cyberspace.
However, the content of it is not clear, and these analysts do not present a unique proposal. They normally take some rights from the third generation and include them in the fourth, such as the right to a healthy environment or aspects related to bioethics. Some of those analysts believe that the fourth generation is given by human rights in relation to new technologies,while others prefer to talk about digital rights, where a new range of rights would be found, such as:
Others point out that the differentiating element would be that, while the first three generations refer to the human being as a member of society, the rights of the fourth would refer to the human being as a species.
Maurice Cranston argued that scarcity means that supposed second-generation and third-generation rights are not really rights at all.If one person has a right, others have a duty to respect that right, but governments lack the resources necessary to fulfill the duties implied by citizens' supposed second- and third-generation rights.
Charles Kesler, a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College and senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, has argued that second- and third-generation human rights serve as an attempt to cloak political goals, which the majority may well agree are good things in and of themselves, in the language of rights, and thus grant those political goals inappropriate connotations. In his opinion, calling socio-economic goods "rights" inherently creates a related concept of "duties", so that other citizens have to be coerced by the government to give things to other people in order to fulfill these new rights. He also has stated that, in the US, the new rights create a "nationalization" of political decision-making at the federal level in violation of federalism.In his book Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift, Paul Rahe, professor at Hillsdale College, wrote that focusing on equality-based rights leads to a subordination to the initial civil rights to an ever-expanding government, which would be too incompetent to provide for its citizens correctly and would merely seek to subordinate more rights.
19th century philosopher Frederic Bastiat summarized the conflict between these negative and positive rights by saying:
M. de Lamartine wrote me one day: "Your doctrine is only the half of my program; you have stopped at liberty; I go on to fraternity." I answered him: "The second half of your program will destroy the first half." And, in fact, it is quite impossible for me to separate the word "fraternity" from the word "voluntary". It is quite impossible for me to conceive of fraternity as legally enforced, without liberty being legally destroyed, and justice being legally trampled underfoot.
Economist Friedrich Hayek has argued that the second generation concept of "social justice" cannot have any practical political meaning:
No state of affairs as such is just or unjust: it is only when we assume that somebody is responsible for having brought it about ... In the same sense, a spontaneously working market, where prices act as guides to action, cannot take account of what people in any sense need or deserve, because it creates a distribution which nobody has designed, and something which has not been designed, a mere state of affairs as such, cannot be just or unjust. And the idea that things ought to be designed in a "just" manner means, in effect, that we must abandon the market and turn to a planned economy in which somebody decides how much each ought to have, and that means, of course, that we can only have it at the price of the complete abolition of personal liberty.
New York University School of Law professor of law Jeremy Waldron has written in response to critics of the second-generation rights:
In any case, the argument from first-generation to second-generation rights was never supposed to be a matter of conceptual analysis. It was rather this: if one is really concerned to secure civil or political liberty for a person, that commitment should be accompanied by a further concern about the conditions of the person's life that make it possible for him to enjoy and exercise that liberty. Why on earth would it be worth fighting for this person's liberty (say, his liberty to choose between A and B) if he were left in a situation in which the choice between A and B meant nothing to him, or in which his choosing one rather than the other would have no impact on his life?"
Hungarian socialist and political economist Karl Polanyi made the antithetical argument to Hayek in the book The Great Transformation . Polanyi wrote that an uncontrolled free market would lead to repressive economic concentration and then to a co-opting of democratic governance that degrades civil rights.
The World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 opposed the distinction between civil and political rights (negative rights) and economic, social and cultural rights (positive rights) that resulted in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action proclaiming that "all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated".
Human rights are moral principles or norms for certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected in municipal and international law. They are commonly understood as inalienable, fundamental rights "to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being" and which are "inherent in all human beings", regardless of their age, ethnic origin, location, language, religion, ethnicity, or any other status. They are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are egalitarian in the sense of being the same for everyone. They are regarded as requiring empathy and the rule of law and imposing an obligation on persons to respect the human rights of others, and it is generally considered that they should not be taken away except as a result of due process based on specific circumstances.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings. It was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. Of the 58 members of the United Nations at the time, 48 voted in favour, none against, eight abstained, and two did not vote.
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state without discrimination or repression.
Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Rights are of essential importance in such disciplines as law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.
The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, also known as the Bogota Declaration, was the world's first international human rights instrument of a general nature, predating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by less than a year.
Natural rights and legal rights are the two basic types of rights.
Broadly speaking, liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant. It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is the state of being free within society from control or oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behaviour, or political views. In philosophy, liberty involves free will as contrasted with determinism. In theology, liberty is freedom from the effects of "sin, spiritual servitude, [or] worldly ties". Sometimes liberty is differentiated from freedom by using the word "freedom" primarily, if not exclusively, to mean the ability to do as one wills and what one has the power to do; and using the word "liberty" to mean the absence of arbitrary restraints, taking into account the rights of all involved. In this sense, the exercise of liberty is subject to capability and limited by the rights of others. Thus liberty entails the responsible use of freedom under the rule of law without depriving anyone else of their freedom. Freedom is more broad in that it represents a total lack of restraint or the unrestrained ability to fulfill one's desires. For example, a person can have the freedom to murder, but not have the liberty to murder, as the latter example deprives others of their right not to be harmed. Liberty can be taken away as a form of punishment. In many countries, people can be deprived of their liberty if they are convicted of criminal acts.
The Second Bill of Rights was proposed by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 11, 1944. In his address, Roosevelt suggested that the nation had come to recognise and should now implement, a second "bill of rights". Roosevelt argued that the "political rights" guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness". His remedy was to declare an "economic bill of rights" to guarantee these specific rights:
Economic, social and cultural rights are socio-economic human rights, such as the right to education, right to housing, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, victims' rights and the right to science and culture. Economic, social and cultural rights are recognised and protected in international and regional human rights instruments. Member states have a legal obligation to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social and cultural rights and are expected to take "progressive action" towards their fulfilment.
The right to property or right to own property is often classified as a human right for natural persons regarding their possessions. A general recognition of a right to private property is found more rarely and is typically heavily constrained insofar as property is owned by legal persons and where it is used for production rather than consumption.
Negative and positive rights are rights that oblige either inaction or action. These obligations may be of either a legal or moral character. The notion of positive and negative rights may also be applied to liberty rights.
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for all, an obligation to develop secondary education accessible to all, in particular by the progressive introduction of free secondary education, as well as an obligation to develop equitable access to higher education, ideally by the progressive introduction of free higher education. In 2021, 171 states were parties to the Covenant.
In 2019, an estimated 260 million children worldwide did not have access to school education, and social inequality was a major cause.
The right to development is a human right that recognizes every human right for constant improvement of well-being.
The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights is an Argentine non-governmental human rights organization; founded in 1975. According to its official website the organization is the product of a "call from people coming from distinct areas: the church, politics, Human Rights, sciences, culture, and labour Argentinians in response to the increasing violence and the collapse of the most elemental Human Rights in the country".
The right to housing is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter. It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) is an international human rights organization that functions primarily as a research and advocacy nonprofit in the area of economic and social rights.
The Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities (DHDR) was written for reinforcing the implementation of human rights under the auspices of the UNESCO and the interest of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights and was proclaimed in 1998 "to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"(UDHR) in the city of Valencia. Therefore, it is also known as the Valencia Declaration.
The right to Internet access, also known as the right to broadband or freedom to connect, is the view that all people must be able to access the Internet in order to exercise and enjoy their rights to freedom of expression and opinion and other fundamental human rights, that states have a responsibility to ensure that Internet access is broadly available, and that states may not unreasonably restrict an individual's access to the Internet.
María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop is a Spanish jurist, professor of Philosophy of Law at the Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), specializing in human rights.
The Declaration on the Rights of Peasants (UNDROP), officially United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas, is an UNGA resolution on Human rights with "universal understanding", adopted by the United Nations in 2018.
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My grandson is one of the 600,000 year 6 children who will be taking the government’s new spelling and grammar test this summer. His teacher thinks that it is “a waste of time” and “a throwback to the 1950s”. I understand that a teaching union recently passed a motion calling for this exam and a reading test for six-year-olds to be boycotted, and that the tests have been criticised by various experts. Are they a retrograde step?
Margaret Thompson, Yorkshire
The experts are upset because these tests are, in their beloved jargon, “decontextualised”.
Professor Debra Myhill, of Exeter University, states that “50 years of research has consistently shown that there is no relationship between doing that kind of work and what pupils do in their…
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Rawlings Mach AI BBCOR RBB4MC3
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Skydiving is a thrilling sport that captivates many people around the world. As thrilling as it is, it is also incredibly dangerous, especially if you do not have a quality parachute. There are many types of parachutes suitable for beginners. Let’s take a look at the parachutes that people can use during their initial jumps.
This type of parachute is mainly a drag device. This means that it does not provide any lift. This is the type of parachute that is used by the military. They are assembled from triangular cloth gores put together in a single layer. They are recognizable for having a big canopy shaped like a dome, and are often referred to as “jellyfish ‘chutes.”
Cruciform or square
Oscillation is decreased by the unique design of these parachutes. Oscillation simply means the back and forth swinging motion of the person. There are also no violent turns when using this type. It was originally developed by the military, but it has now become popular with the general public. The military system that developed this parachute is called the Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS). This system has the ability to lower the descent rate by as much as 30 percent. The T-11 model has a descent rate that is 15 percent slower than its T-10D counterpart; this reduces the number of injuries associated with landing.
Annular and pull-down apex types
The pull-down apex is a modified version of the round parachute. It is sometimes called a Para-Commander canopy. The parachute is round. However, the canopy apex has suspension lines leading to it. This applies the load, pulling the apex toward the load. This flattens the previously shape. The fabric is removed in the apex in certain designs. This allows air to exit through a hole, making the geometry of the canopy more angular. The horizontal drag has also been reduced because of the flat shape. When this shape is combined with rear-facing vents, the forward speed the parachute can generate is quite considerable.
Many of the modern parachutes are ram-air airfoils that are self-inflating. Direction and speed are controlled by a parafoil. This type of control is similar to that of paragliders. These parachutes are designed to mitigate, spread, and handle the stresses associated with deployment at terminal velocity. They are made of two layers of fabric that are connected by fabric ribs that form cells. These cells will allow high pressure to enter. The air comes from vents on the front of the airfoil’s leading edge. The parachute’s lines are trimmed and the fabric is shaped under the load that the fabric balloons up and inflates into the shape of an airfoil. Airlocks are one-way fabric valves that are sometimes used to maintain the parachute.
Rogallo wing and other types
The Rogallo has been experimented with occasionally, usually in an attempt to raise the forward speed while lowering the landing speed at the same time. The invention of the ram-air parachute and the sail slider has reduced the use of the Rogallo wing. These parachutes are known for being difficult to build.
Ring and ribbon parachutes have many things in common with annular designs. They are made for deployment at speeds that are supersonic. A traditional parachute would be destroyed under these severe conditions. The ring shape hole releases the pressure, allowing the parachute to function without being destroyed.
Ron Paulson is a freelance writer who concentrates on sports, outdoor activities, snowboarding, extreme cycling, hiking & camping, skydiving and other subjects. Looking at skydiving in wa? Check out a respected and established company for more information.
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