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Best Books 2016
by James Bradley on December 24, 2016
It's that time of year, so because what the world needs is yet another best of the year list (surely it's time we all went meta and started producing lists of the best best of lists?) I thought I'd pull together a quick roundup of some of the books I loved this year (if I get the time I'll also put together a few music picks).
If you'd like to get a head start you can check out the Best Books features in The Weekend Australian (Part One and Part Two) and Australian Book Review, both of which include some of my selections as well as those of many other smart, interesting people, or indeed the features in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, which I'm not part of but are terrific. And you can also hear me in conversation with Jonathan Strahan, Gary Wolfe and Ian Mond about our favourite science fiction and fantasy books of the year on The Coode Street Podcast's Year in Review episode.
As I say in The Weekend Australian, my favourite book of the year was Dana Spiotta's Innocents and Others, the follow-up to her fabulous Stone Arabia. I'm a huge fan of Spiotta, and like all her books Innocents and Others is just thrilling as a piece of literary art: beautifully written, strikingly intelligent about the questions of friendship and art at its core, wonderfully oblique in its approach to narrative. If you haven't read it I recommend it very much (in fact I recommend all her books).
I also hugely admired Annie Proulx's monumental Barkskins, a book that forces the reader to confront the scale of the destruction humans are visiting on the world around us, and which, in its final, wrenching sections, embodies more than a little of the incoherent grief so many of us feel. It's also a book that makes a useful companion piece to three of the best non-fiction books I read this year, Roy Scranton's Learning to Die in the Anthropocene, Amitav Ghosh's The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable and Horatio Clare's slim but often profound search for a vanished bird, Orison for a Curlew.
I was also deeply impressed by Colson Whitehead's speculative reworking of the history of slavery, The Underground Railroad, Frances Spufford's gloriously poised and entirely delightful riff on the eighteenth century novel, Golden Hill (a book that deserved much more attention than it received), Ann Patchett's characteristically smart and expansive Commonwealth, Paul Beatty's Man Booker-winning The Sellout, and the fifth volume in Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle, Some Rain Must Fall (like many people I'm torn between being unable to wait for the sixth and regret that it will be the final volume).
I'm not sure it would be correct to say I loved Adam Haslett's Imagine Me Gone, but other than the Proulx I'm not sure any book affected me more this year: I found its portrait of grief and mental illness and their generational legacy deeply distressing and extremely powerful. Something similar is true of Han Kang's intense and deeply disquieting The Vegetarian, while Elizabeth Strout's hugely impressive My Name is Lucy Barton is distinguished by the pain that lurks in its silences. And although Steven Amsterdam's The Easy Way Out approaches its subject with a real lightness of touch, its exploration of the ways in which assisted suicide affects those who must facilitate it is hugely intelligent and very moving.
Other novels I enjoyed very much include David Dyer's wonderful Titanic novel, The Midnight Watch, Sarah Perry's exuberant The Essex Serpent, Mike McCormack's novel in a single sentence, Solar Bones, Ali Smith's Autumn, J.M. Coetzee's delightfully strange and darkly witty The Schooldays of Jesus and Kirsten Tranter's beautifully pitched study of grief, Hold. And while I came to them late (and I don't think the stories are necessarily best served by being presented in collected form) I was hugely impressed by Lucia Berlin's A Manual for Cleaning Women.
In terms of non-fiction, my pick of the year is Bruce Pascoe's brilliant study of pre-contact Aboriginal agriculture and technology, Dark Emu. There aren't many books I think every Australian should read but Pascoe's is definitely one of them. I also very much admired Amy Liptrot's Wainwright Prize winner, The Outrun, Frans de Waal's Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are?, Jennifer Ackerman's The Genius of Birds and Kate Summerscale's brilliant The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer. I also hugely enjoyed Bruce Springsteen's foray into memoir, Born to Run, and although I read it under sad conditions, Simon Critchley's wonderful Bowie, a book that along with Hugo Wilcken's study of Low is, for my money, the best of the small library of Bowie books I've read in the past couple of years (if you're interested you can check out my essay about Bowie, 'Loving the Alien', which is also in this year's Best Australian Essays).
I'm biased, obviously, but of the science fiction and fantasy I read my favourite was the first instalment in my partner Mardi McConnochie's new series for middle grade readers, Escape to the Moon Islands. Like all her books it's warm and funny and wonderfully original and I can't recommend it enough (it also has a talking parrot).
In second place was Garth Nix's Goldenhand, which saw Nix return to the Old Kingdom with triumphant results, but it was a close-run thing with Guy Gavriel Kay's wonderfully expansive sort-of sequel to Sailing to Sarantium, Children of Earth and Sky, and I also very much enjoyed the conclusion to Paul McAuley's Jackaroo duology, Into Everywhere, Lavie Tidhar's Central Station and Charlie Jane Anders' exuberant Anthropocene fantasy/sci fi mash-up, All The Birds in the Sky. And while it isn't strictly speculative, I also hugely admired Nike Sulway's Dying in the First Person.
There's not really any competition for comic of the year as far as I'm concerned: that crown goes to Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta's stunning Vision, but I also loved Adrian Tomine's short graphic stories, Killing and Dying.
And finally, although my experience of it was tinged with great sadness, I loved my friend Georgia Blain's final novel, Between a Wolf and a Dog. Georgia's death a fortnight ago from brain cancer leaves a huge hole in so many people's lives, but it has also robbed us of one of the most important voices in contemporary Australian literature: Georgia's writing, both fictional and non-fictional, was always distinguished by her preparedness to speak plainly and truthfully about her own experience, the lives of women and the demands and contradictions of family and love, and to my mind at least she was one of the bravest writers I have ever known. Worse yet, it came at a time when Georgia's work seemed to have found a new freedom and expansiveness, qualities that are very much on display in Between a Wolf and a Dog, and which I am certain will be everywhere in the book she completed in her final months, The Museum of Words, which will be published next year. I wrote a short piece about Georgia and her work for the Fairfax press, but there have also been beautiful tributes to her from Charlotte Wood, Sophie Cunningham and Jane Gleeson-White, and a terrific piece about her and her mother, Anne Deveson (who died only three days after Georgia) by Anne Summers. As Sophie says, she was magnificent.
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This Instructable is for a "Gray-style" alien, a la the movie Signs. The sorta alien you'd expect to see in Roswell, New Mexico.
The video is a short film we made using this costume (as well as another costume).
Before you make this costume, realize that it is striking, kinda scary and very form-fitting. For these reasons this is great for clubbing, public events, parties with adults, or maybe for a haunted house. Although it won't show any skin, almost every nook and cranny of your body will be visible. Personally I would feel uncomfortable wearing this to a church or school Halloween party. And if you're self-conscious about your body, this costume is not for you.
This instructable was made after-the-fact, which means I don't have many step-by-step photos. Fortunately, superpants made a version of this same costume and has a lot of helpful photos which you can use to help you make the mask.
The body stocking is what really makes this suit stand out. Rather than looking like you're wearing a costume, it will appear that you are just walking around in your own green skin! But it is important to find the right one.
For some reason Asia is really into these things. There are dozens of websites where you can buy them. In Japan they are called "Zentai" suits. A quick search online should yield many options. Add "wholesale" to find several sites that offer wholesale prices, even if you only buy one! I recommend using the safe-search feature on your browser to avoid a lot of, um, unusual websites that tend to come up when searching the term "zentai".
Some American and British sites offer this same product, but as something to wear to football games rather than as a generic costume base. Be careful with these as some will print their ugly logos on them.
A zentai is the way to go since it covers the entire body including the hands, feet, head, and face! It is usually made of lycra. If you don't want to buy one you could probably use some under-armor, a dance leotard, or some onesie pajamas. This will greatly reduce the alien effect though.
I spent a lot of time searching and bought mine on sale. It cost about $35 once I had paid for shipping and everything. Most sites will charge closer to $50 and up, but look around for a bargain.
Order it well in advance since it usually takes two weeks or longer to arrive from China or wherever.
Some sites also offer a custom sizing option. You send in 8 or so different measurements and they make it to your size. This is the way I did it and I was very pleased with the result. Some sites charge extra for this service and others don't.
Choose your color. Mine was green. Other colors that would be cool are gray, blue, or even metallic green or silver. Keep in mind that you will need to match this color exactly when you paint your mask.
It can be hard to tell exactly how it will look from the pictures, so be prepared for a slightly different color than you see in the photos. And wait until after you have your suit to paint the mask.
3. Cut open the face.
When the suit arrives, you will need to cut out the face in order to see, breathe, eat, etc. Start small. You can always cut more out if you decide to.
You could leave it at that, but I wore some water shoes with thin green socks over them to keep from wearing out the feet. I also wore some seamless athletic boxer-briefs under the suit.
If you decide to go the store-bought mask route, it will be very difficult to match the color of mask with the color of your suit. Try to get one that will take acrylic paint so that you can change the color of the mask.
I am very new to papier mache, and I'm sure there are dozens of great instructables on how to do it better than I did. That said, I made this alien mask as my first ever papier mache and it took A LOT of time but turned out great. Here is how I did it.
1. Fully inflate balloon and set aside.
2. Mix flour and water in flat-bottomed dish or cake pan. Mix to the consistency of chocolate syrup.
3. Dip strips of newspaper in mixture until saturated.
4. Apply to balloon until covered. Cover the whole thing, even the tied-off tail of the balloon.
5. Make many layers. At least four.
6. Leave in sun or dry place to dry.
I inflated the balloon to full size. My first two popped while the papier mache was drying, but the third time was a charm. I did about seven layers because I wanted a strong mask that would last.
Once its completely dry (takes a couple days), its time to cut a head opening. Use the utility knife and start near the "chin" (the chin is the peaked bottom of the balloon, where you would tie the string.) Cut a teardrop shape (The peak of the tear being near the chin). Stop often to test the size with your head. Don't make the hole any bigger than needed!
The genius of the mask is in the eyes. You can find these novelty alien sunglasses online or at the costume shop. Mine cost about $5, plus $5 shipping. Then I found another one-dollar pair at the thrift store.
1. Cut the lenses apart, and cut off the arms.
I used a rotary tool for this. You might also be able to use some heavy duty shears or a hacksaw. I don't recommend trying to snap them with your hands. You might crack the frames around the lenses.
You should now have two separate, individual lenses still framed by their plastic rims.
2. Sand off the nubs.
I used a the rotary tool.
3. Decide where to place your lenses and trace them onto the mask.
Stick your head into the mask and use a sharpie to mark where your eyes are. Center the lenses on the dots to maximize your visibility.
I rotated the lenses 180 degrees so the "pointy" end was down rather than up. It looked less feminine that way.
4. Cut out the eyes of the mask.
Cut them smaller than the lenses so that the lenses will still have a small shelf to rest on when you attach them.
Line the rim of the eye holes with a ribbon of salt dough and press each lens onto the salt dough. Let it dry for several hours or all day.
If you like, you can leave a gap in the ribbons of salt dough to allow some ventilation of the eyes so they don't fog up during your Halloween 5k. Unfortunately I didn't think of this until after.
6. Once dried, cover the lens frames with papier mache.
Mix up some more papier mache mixture and add some strips around the lens frames to blend the eyes into your mask. This will allow you to paint right up to the edge of the lenses later.
Step 5: Cheekbones, Mouth, Etc.
Probably the easiest step of all. Cut a small slit for a mouth. Try the mask on when you are marking the mouth so that it will be as close as possible to your real mouth.
At this point, I thought the head looked a little too balloony, so I cut under the eyes to make "cheekbones" and a prominent skull ridge.
2. Draw the contour line(s) that you want.
Make sure to make it as symmetrical as possible!
You might feel like you're ruining your mask, but the contours add a LOT in terms of realism.
Once you've cut the lines you want, push the lower "skull plate" under the upper one. Now stick salt dough into the crack to seal it up. Cover it all with more layers of new papier mache.
Again, this is another opportunity to leave some gaps for ventilation, hearing, etc. You can also cut some small holes near the ears to let sound in if you like.
As you can see on my mask, I added some bulging veins on the cranium and eight bony nubs on the forehead. This (and other things) can be done simply by sculpting the desired facial features out of salt dough and sticking them onto the mask. You might need to wet the mask or the dough to make it stick. Then papier mache over the salt dough with one or two layers.
You can also experiment with noses, teeth, ears, brow ridges, and skull flanges. As you can see, mine has none of those, but I think they would be cool if done right.
1. Put fresh strips of papier mache over the ragged edges of the head hole and the mouth where you cut. Allow them to dry.
2. Sand down any big dried lumps of paste.
3. Coat the entire surface (minus the lenses) with leftover flour-and-water paste, elmer's glue, or decoupage paste. Allow it to dry.
This is the funnest part! Are you ready?
1. Get the color right.
Buy some acrylic paint. Take your Zentai suit to the craft store with you so you can compare it to paint colors. Ultimately you will probably have to mix colors to get it perfect. If you don't know what colors to mix, bring an artist friend with you to the store who has an eye for that sort of thing. Or ask someone at the store. I ended up mixing christmas green with a little bit of purple and gold to get the right shine.
Shading will add a lot to the facial features, so get some black or dark gray which you will mix with your base color to blend it in. I used white and the base color on the bony nubs, and added some purple to the base color for painting the veins. I painted the inside of the mouth slit black.
You can always paint over parts you don't like. The exception, obviously, is the lenses. Try not to get paint on them and wipe it off with a damp cloth if you do.
After all the work you've done so far, it is worth spending plenty of time getting the color and details the way you want them. Paint over parts you don't like.
4. (Optional) Cover the whole thing in decoupage paste or other clear sealant. Allow it to dry.
Once its dry, put a bunch of cotton batting (available at the fabric store, or inside of an old stuffed animal) inside of the top of the mask. Add a little bit by the chin. The padding should hold the mask onto your head where you want it.
The rough texture of the unfinished papier mache inside the mask should hold the cotton batting in. You can also try gluing it down. Alternatively you could build some sort of frame inside similar to a hard hat.
1. Ray gun. Spraypaint a futuristic-looking water pistol with metallic paint. Better yet, make a Plasma-powered Death Ray.
2. Probe. Carry around a curtain rod with one end removed. Poke people.
2. Alien voice. Install a small voice altering machine into the bottom of the mask near the mouth slit. I never tried this, so let me know how it turns out if you do!
3. Make some long slender bones out of wood or mold-able plastic . Attach them to some under-armor and wear it under the zentai suit for an alien skeleton effect.
4. Feet. If you're indoors, you can get away with just wearing the zentai since it is footed. But outdoors it will wear thru very quickly. Get some low-profile shoes and some thin socks of the same or similar color as your suit. Pull the socks over your shoes. Or just wear a pair of socks over the footed zentai without shoes. Another idea I had but didn't try was to get some flip-flop sandals, cut off the straps, and try to use some temporary adhesive to get them to stick to my feet. You could also wear some green converse and be a fashionable alien.
5. Hot Astronaut Nemesis: The best accessory of all!
It could also be used for a movie opening, a political protest (immigration reform?), critical mass, cosmic bowling, burning man, art festivals, comiccon, or anytime you want to be both conspicuous and anonymous.
1. Stay away from velcro! It will shred the tips of your lycra-covered fingers if you touch it!
2. Your visibility is reduced. Be very careful crossing the street and don't wear the mask while driving a car or flying saucer.
3. If you're going to be outside in the cold, wear some under-armor underneath. The suit has no insulation is not nearly as warm as it appears.
4. Stay in character! This is the key to really being an alien and not just a guy in a suit. Don't speak to people. Or if you do, use an alien voice and only say things about how useless Earth and humankind are. If someone says "nice costume", say "what is the meaning of this Earthling word costume?" Notice how all great costumes are worn by people who are in character.
5. Wear it grocery shopping sometime. Why not?
6. Bring a photographer friend with you on your invasions. This a very photogenic costume!
7. **MOST IMPORTANTLY** Post photos of your costume and your invasions! Post feedback to improve this instructable!
Thank you so much for making this Instructable! I love my costume and I will wear it next year too!
Great work, and thanks for posting the photos! It makes my day! I wish Instructables still did patches, so I could give you one!
I'm not really sure. Large I guess??
That video is so awesome. And recitalist.
Thanks for a great instructable. Based on your concept I have made my own version. This was worn at the recent 'Secret Garden Party' festival.
The really enjoyed the video too!
Awesome! Very happy to see another one of these. I'm going to put a link to it in my instructable since I don't have any photos of the process in mine. Thanks.
Great! I thought it might be helpful to have some in process pics, even if they aren't identical!
I'm fairly new to paper mache myself but I have a few suggestions. Skip the 'flour and salt' formula, its only plus is it's safe to eat. The downside of that is, it's a breeding ground for insect pests, bacteria, molds and fungi. But its worst fault is it is weak and crumbly. Try a mix of Golden Harvest wallpaper paste and Weldbond glue (find both at Ace Hardware) mixed to the consistency of heavy cream. Weldbond is great stuff; glues almost anything, very strong, dries clear, thins with water, no fumes and can be used by itself for a tough final glaze. Newspaper is cheap and plentiful but not very strong. Tear up strips of kraft paper or brown paper bags, soak them in your glue mix, strip off excess glue with your fingers and smooth them on to your balloon or whatever you are using for your form. Let it dry between layers. A half-dozen layers of strips and you'll have a tough, rock-hard mask.
I'll be using papier mache again this year, and I will try these tips out. Thanks!
Fab Video & really shows your skill off too!
I also meant to say that this is really a wonderful costume and a very entertaining, well written Instructable.
Nice costume, and an excellent short story, thank you for sharing.
Great use of papier mache! I have tried it several times and i'm never able to get it smooth enough. This on you first try is... More than amazing.
Hope you keep doing papier mache creations!
I'm sure aliens come in all sizes too!


Abstract: Despite their usage of pseudonyms rather than persistent identifiers, most existing cryptocurrencies do not provide users with any meaningful levels of privacy. This has prompted the creation of privacy-enhanced cryptocurrencies such as Monero and Zcash, which are specifically designed to counteract the tracking analysis possible in currencies like Bitcoin. These cryptocurrencies, however, also suffer from some drawbacks: in both Monero and Zcash, the set of potential unspent coins is always growing, which means users cannot store a concise representation of the blockchain. In Zcash, furthermore, users cannot deny their participation in anonymous transactions.
In this paper, we address both of these limitations. By combining a technique we call updatable keys with efficient zero-knowledge arguments, we propose a new cryptocurrency, QuisQuis, that achieves provably secure notions of anonymity while still allowing users to deny participation and store a relatively small amount of data.


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A Union in a State and Tusk's Inferno
This week saw President Trump, the unhappy love child of a month-old satsuma and a poorly fitted suit, deliver his third State of the Union address to Congress. At the beginning of every year the sitting President is invited to address a joint session of congress to lay out his intended legislative agenda for the year ahead, although in reality it is mostly used for political posturing and Trump is never one to miss out on a chance to posture. It normally takes place in late January but had to be pushed back into February this year under the direction of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Democrat, whose role it is to invite the President to speak. This, of course, infuriated Trump no end but Pelosi had a good enough reason as the government was still in shutdown under the direction of Trump himself and therefore Congress could not pay for the appropriate security staff to host the President. Checkmate Mr President.
Illustration by Rhiannon Powell
With the business of government resumed, Trump was able to deliver his speech on Tuesday night and it was filled with the usual jargon. Encouragement for Democrats and Republicans to work together to resolve his Mexican wall mess, a run down of his 'greatest hits' so far with a focus on the booming American economy (all heavily laden with the subtext of his impending re-election campaign), and then the dreaded foreign policy section that reminds us all that he really does hold the nuclear codes in his pocket. Trump appeared optimistic about the upcoming second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un but warned Russia that unless an agreement could be reached on the Cold War era arms treaty that Putin pulled out of last week, then the US would "outspend and out-innovate" all others when it comes to nuclear weapons - I hope you're all sleeping well at night.
My attention was drawn away from Trump's brinkmanship to the people he had personally invited to DC to hear the speech in person. Specifically, Joshua Trump, no relation… and that's rather the point. You see, poor 11-year-old Joshua has, according to his parents, been bullied at school since 2015 when Donald Trump announced his candidacy for The White House. His unfortunate last name has resulted in enough abuse that his parents pulled him out of elementary school for a year until he went back into middle school where the alleged bullying recommenced. However, I fear the personal invitation from Trump (Donald) may have done more harm than good to Trump (Joshua). This poor lad his probably spent the last three years trying to convince his schoolmates that he has nothing to do with the President so the last thing he would want is then to be personally invited by the very source of his ridicule to attend the State of the Union. I'm sure Joshua's new close relationship with Donald will only make things worse.
Speaking of things only getting worse we now go to Brexit. Whilst the issue continues to stagnate in Westminster, Brussels turned to diabolical terms to describe the situation. At a press conference alongside Irish leader Leo Varadkar, EU council President Donald Tusk suggested that there must be a "special place in Hell" for "those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely". This Dantean language may suggest that the flip-flopping of the UK government is nothing more than a divine comedy to EU officials. But don't worry, the EU's press office was quick to make Tusk's statement clear, they told the BBC that the special place in Hell referred to by the Council President would be for when those responsible were dead and "not right now." Afterwards another high-ranking EU official tweeted "Well, I doubt Lucifer would welcome them, as after what they did to Britain, they would even manage to divide hell." All this talk of the devilish activity summoned Jacob Rees-Mogg who responded claiming someone of his own generation, Saint Thomas Aquinas, was a far better theologian then any the EU could put forward. Maybe we should have a referendum on it?
When the UK began negotiations to leave the EU we expected them to be tough, but we didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!
Morgan Haigh


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Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (Russian: Оле́г Ю́рьевич Атько́в; born 9 May 1949) is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut. With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health specialist on board Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-11. After Atkov's rather long time in space, he returned to work at the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology to continue his research on the adaptation of weightlessness and cardiology. With his published research and time in space, Atkov holds two of the USSR's highest honors; the Order of Lenin and the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Atkov is a professor of medicine at the Russian National Research Medical University and currently serves as the vice president of Russian Railways.

Early life
Oleg Yur'yevich Atkov was born May 9, 1949, in Khvorostyanka, the former USSR. In 1973, Atkov graduated from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. After his studies at the University, he worked on postgraduate training and received from the Russian Academy of Medical sciences his doctorate in cardiology. Upon receiving his doctorate, Atkov started as a research fellow at the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology of the Academy of Sciences and soon became the senior research fellow.  He gained some fame in his field when he discovered a method to diagnose cardiovascular diseases using ultrasound.

Cosmonaut career
Atkov is notable for his lengthy time in orbit, with a total flight time of 236 days, 22 hours, and 49 minutes. As a cardiologist, it was his duty to monitor the health of the other cosmonauts on board and to research the long term effects of zero gravity on the human body.

In 1977, Oleg Atkov joined the training group of the Soviet cosmonauts. On September 3, 1983 Dr. Atkov was selected to be part of the AMN selection group along with Ural Sultanov and Magomed Tolboyev. On February 8, 1984 Atkov made a spaceward flight as a cosmonaut-researcher at the spaceship "Soyuz T-10V".

In 1984, a space flight was performed on board the orbital complex Salyut-7-Soyuz-T. The crew consisted of Oleg Atkov (Cosmonaut Researcher), member Leonid Kizim (the commander), and Vladimir Solovyov (the Flight-Engineer). As the cardiologist, Atkov brought with him his own invention—a portable ultrasound cardiograph—which he would use to oversee the crew's health throughout their time in space. The initiative for this team was to continue a major medical task that would advance the study of the acute stage of adaptation to weightlessness, phenomenology, and mechanisms of changes in hemodynamics, metabolism, and other functions.  At the end of the Soyuz T-10 expedition, Atkov had estimated a total of 87 days spent on flight dedicated to medical work. When the three cosmonauts landed back on Earth they realized that they had become the new space endurance record holders, staying up in space over a month longer than Soyuz T-5. The crew spent a total of 236 days, 22 hours, and 49 minutes in space.

In-space research
While in flight, Dr. Atkov had the primary duty of researching the long term effects of space flight such as what happens to the body over the course of a year in zero gravity. Measurements were consecutively taken using echocardiographic and biochemical systems. In addition, studies were conducted on vestibular and sensory organs. In order to avoid muscle deterioration and keep the crew members active, the cosmonauts exercised for an hour twice a day three days in a row, with an "active rest" day in between where they were encouraged to take water-salt supplements.

Post-cosmonaut career
When Atkov returned to Earth he ended his cosmonaut career by retiring on October 2, 1984. Atkov's decision led to the return to the Myasnikov Institute of Clinical Cardiology, where he became Head of Department of new diagnostic methods.  Once he finished at the Myasnikov Institute, he soon became the Deputy-Director of the Department of Space Life Science at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France in 1989 to 1996.

During most of his career, Atkov was dedicated to researching the importance of telemedicine. He has since written about 150 published articles and has done several monographs. In addition, Atkov has created 15 inventions and holds several patents. He has helped and supervised 30 candidates from Russia for the Doctor of Medical Science and five candidates for a master's degree in space studies at the International Space University.

After Atkov's time in space, he decided to dedicate most of his work towards the Russian railways and cardiology. Atkov has now been a part of 15 projects that produced a new type of technology to help with cardiology research. He also holds several patents. One invention was a device for positioning cardiograph sensor. This invention had seven other cardiology specialist involved. The main objective was to create something that could hold and maneuver an echocardiograph and an electrocardiograph at the same time while not being in the way. Another notable invention was the Photogrammetrical plotting projector apparatus for radial nadir point triangulation. This invention was to make sure that a Photogrammetrical plotting projector could take what images it needs at the correct angles and explore now angles that images could be taken from. Atkov was not the leader of this project but he helped experiments and design.

Russian Railways
In 2000, Dr. Atkov became the President of the Russian Telemedicine Association. Two years after this, he would become the Head of the Health Department of the Ministry of Railways of Russian Federation (soon to be reformed to the JSC Russian Railways) where he would promote and continue his work in telemedicine. In August 2005 he was promoted to be the Vice-President  Russian Railways JSC while keeping his responsibility and focus in healthcare.

Current opinions
In a 2012 interview with 3 Eyes Observer, Dr. Atkov was questioned about the future of space exploration. He answered the question by saying that we need to focus on returning to the Moon, but with a different goal than the space race that occurred half a century prior. He told the interviewer that space exploration used to be two superpower nations, the United States and the Soviet Union, racing against each other. However space travel should now be more focused on establishing an international base on the surface of the Moon in order to create an "outpost for Universe observation and solar system observation." Additionally, he added that there should be a focus on reaching Mars as well, but that those two goals should be prepared in safe conditions because of the known hazards that will be found.

Medical research
Once Dr. Atkov returned from space, he participated in many research studies. These studies included coronary heart disease research, The Variations of Intrathoracic Amount of Blood as a Reason of ECG Voltage Changes, and several other projects.

Coronary heart disease research
Oleg Atkov, and other scientist conducted a research titled the Coronary heart disease diagnosis by artificial neural networks including genetic polymorphisms and clinical parameters. The members of this research include Oleg Yu. Atkov, MD, PhDa, Svetlana G. Gorokhova, MD, PhDb, Alexandr G. Sboev, PhDc, Eduard V. Generozov, PhDd, Elena V. Muraseyeva, MD, PhDe, Svetlana Y. Moroshkinad, and Nadezhda N. Cherniyc."The goal of this study was to develop an artificial neural networks-based diagnostic model for coronary heart disease using traditional and genetic factors of CHD (Coronary heart disease). In summary, this study was used to create CHD diagnostic models with the appropriate analytical characteristics. These characteristics consisted of using MLP artificial neural networks. The best accuracy was provided in models that had both genetic and non-genetic factors associated with CHD. The models that had less than a 90% accuracy could potentially serve as a basis for development of software tools for diagnosis and predictors for CHD.

The effect of ECG Voltage Changes on Variations of Intrathoracic Amount of Blood
Oleg Atkov participated in a study titled The Variations of Intrathoracic Amount of Blood as a Reason of ECG Voltage Changes. Marina Saltykova Ph.D.1, Andre Capderou M.D., Ph.D.2, Oleg Atkov M.D.1, Victor Gusakov M.S.3, Gennagiy Konovalov M.S.3, Leonid Voronin M.D.3, Rustem Kaspranskiy M.D.3, Valeriy Morgun M.D.3, Olivier Bailliart M.D., Ph.D.4, Milan Cermack M.D.5 and Pierre Vaïda M.D.6 were the members of this team. "The main goal of the study was to estimate the influence of the variations of thoracic electroconduction, and heart volume on QRS voltage in humans due to gravity change."  The balance between changes of degree of short circuiting by changes in the amount of blood in thorax and the changes of distance between heart and electrodes as a result of position, form, and volume of the heart are what influence the steadiness.

Atkov's inventions
After Atkov's time in space, he dedicated most of his work towards the Russian railways and cardiology. Within the cardiology field, Atkov has been a part of 15 major projects that has helped advance the types of technology in cardiology research. He also holds several patents for inventions he produced or helped develop. One of his major inventions was a device for positioning a cardiograph sensor. This invention had seven other cardiology specialist involved. The main objective was to create something that could hold and maneuver an Echocardiograph and an Electrocardiograph at the same time while not being in the way of physicians. This device has paved the way towards greater and more advanced technology for better ultrasound techniques. Another notable invention was the Photogrammetrical plotting projector apparatus for radial nadir point triangulation. This invention was to make sure that a Photogrammetrical plotting projector could take what images it needs at the correct angles and explore new angles that images could be taken from. This device helped physicians and patients take difficult images that may not have been possible before. Attkov was not the patent holder for this device but he was the head for the design and prototype. Atkov has been a part of many other cardiology technology developments but most were small or did not impact the cardiology field as much as the device for positioning a cardiograph sensor or the Photogrammetrical plotting projector apparatus for radial nadir point triangulation.

Honours and awards
 Title of Hero of the Soviet Union
 Title of Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
 Order of Lenin
 Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" (Russian Federation)
 State Prize of the USSR
 Lenin Komsomol Prize
 Honoured Scientist of Russian Federation
 Kirti Chakra (India)

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Located in Oaks, PA, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is one of largest, privately owned exhibition centers on the east coast, offering up to 220,000 square feet of uninterrupted display space on a single floor, free parking. wireless internet etc. The Center host expos and tradeshows, concerts and townhall meetings, corporate gatherings and church events, athletic competitions and dog shows, and much more.


The National Hunt racing season is heading into the homestretch with April's big races in sight. The Grand National is just under two months away and horse racing fans and bettors are gearing up for the biggest jumps race in the United Kingdom. National Hunt racing fans can bet with Sugarhouse and get the latest odds for every event.
As far as favourites are concerned, Tiger Roll was last year's Grand National winner and is one of the front runners going into this year's event. Despite his own jockey Davy Russell stating it will be impossible for Tiger Roll to repeat as winner, bettors will be confident the horse can take top-prize once more. Having said this, Tiger Roll is a National Hunt horse to watch out for, but which other horses make the list?
Tiger Roll's win at Aintree in 2018 was the pinnacle of his racing career. Since winning the Grand National, Tiger Roll has raced just once. He ran at Cheltenham in November finishing fourth over three miles and six furlongs.
Tiger Roll is one of 112 horse entered in the Grand National. Although he was listed as the favourite previously, Tiger Roll has slipped to second in odds at 20/1. Trained by Gordon Elliott, many in the horse racing industry believe Tiger Roll can be the first back to back Grand National winner since Red Rum. It could be his only real race of the season.
Presenting Percy kicked off 2019 with a win at Gowran Park. It was his first race since last March at the Cheltenham Festival.
Presenting Percy is aiming for a win at this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup and with his current form, it is difficult to bet against him. The Patrick Kelly trained horse is the favourite to win the Gold Cup this year at 3/1 odds.
Colin Tizzard's Native River is headed to the Gold Cup at 11/2 odds. Having won at the Cheltenham Festival last year, expectations are high in Tizzard's camp that Native River can bring home the trophy.
His last two races haven't gone as planned as Native River finished second at Haydock and third at Kempton, respectively. Still, Native River is a strong runner. His performance at the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury could be a make or break event with the Gold Cup on the horizon.
Clan des Obeaux started 2019 strongly with a win at Kempton. It was a much needed rebounded after a fourth-place finish at Haydock the previous November.
Clan des Obeaux will run in the Denman Chase before challenging rivals, Native River and Presenting Percy in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Footpad was brilliant during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. The Willie Mullins' trained horse ran to victory at the Cheltenham Festival, Punchestown, and Leopardstown.
He finished off 2018 with a second-place finish at Leopardstown and Footpad is expected to be one of the top contenders in National Hunt racing this season.
Although Footpad missed the Dublin Racing Festival, he is still on track for Cheltenham. He will compete in the Champion Chase as he battles race favourite Altior. Footpad could be a great value underdog against the heavily favoured Altior.


I thought it may be a good idea to have a thread devoted to discussion of Fukunaga's past work.
I've seen all his stuff aside from Maniac and Sin Nombre. Though, I remember being obsessed with True Detective back in 2014 when it aired.
It's a fairly routine detective/thriller but with a fascinating philosophical bent. It may be a bit ponderous and undergraduate-y at times, but it's execution is haunting and poetic. Matthew McConaughey's character, Rust Cohle, has become an instant iconic character.
The show was one of the first to cement the notion that the director could have a large influence on television (wildly considering a writer's medium). You can feel Fukunaga's bravura filmmaking spirit in that series. It's his best work by a long shot and put him on the A-list.
I think it's the main reason he fell out with the writer, who started to see that Fukunaga's influence was too heavily incorporated into the programme. It's the main reason that Fukunaga didn't return for season 2 and why there was such a gaping gap in quality (season 2 is a taste of time). Also, there have been reports that the writer got the director of the upcoming season 3 of True Detective fired. I think he may just be trouble.
Apparently, the writer wanted Fukunaga to cut the tracking shot. What utter madness!


I present this tribute to Zinka Milanov,my all-time favorite artist. She sings excerpts from La Gioconda,Ernani,Andrea Chenier,La Forza del Destino, and Norma. Enjoy!
I have always felt that Mme.Regina Resnik has been one of our greatest artists,not only in her varied opera career as soprano and mezzo-soprano,but also as teacher,producer,director,filmmaker,etc.
I think this special tribute will thrill you and help you to understand the genius of this great artist in a program of many of her roles as mezzo and soprano.
If you had atttended the Met performances of this opera with the same cast (Nilsson, Resnik, Rysanek), you would have needed oxygen!


I discovered that Fitz-All makes a percolator top that fits the Revere Ware percolators with the glass knob. Look for model #246 (also called large size) that claims to fit 1 1/2 inch to 2 1/2 inch holes. Known to be available at Amazon.com or search Google. We also sell them in our store.
Fitz-All also makes generic pot handles (model # 782) that fit the newer (post 1968) Revere Ware pots quite well, although they will look a little different than the originals. Although we sell a replacement handle for the single screw variety, these handles are incredibly cheap if you don't care whether they look exactly the same or not.


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Alberta Health Services reducing staff by 750 front-line nurses, union says
Alberta could lose more than 750 front-line nurses under a "massive downsizing" at Alberta Health Services (AHS), the United Nurses of Alberta said Friday.
'We do not believe Albertans will support this plan, and they should tell the premier so,' UNA president says
CBC News · Posted: Nov 29, 2019 12:24 PM MT | Last Updated: November 29, 2019
Alberta Health Services is planning a "massive downsizing," the United Nurses of Alberta learned Friday. The union says that could mean losing 750 front-line nurses. (David Bajer/CBC)
Alberta could lose more than 750 front-line nurses under a "massive downsizing" at Alberta Health Services (AHS), says the United Nurses of Alberta.
The nurses' union said it learned of the planned cuts Friday morning after the lead negotiator for AHS, Raelene Fitz, called a meeting "unexpectedly" to inform the union that it plans to eliminate 500 full-time-equivalent (FTE) nursing positions over a three-year period beginning April 1, 2020.
Cutting 500 full-time-equivalent positions would mean layoffs for more than 750 front-line registered nurses because many nurses work part-time hours, the union said.
The plans were disclosed "in advance of bargaining for UNA's 2020 provincial collective agreement so that the union would have time to absorb the information and respond accordingly," the union said in a news release.
Alberta Health Services confirmed it shared information Friday with the UNA and two other unions — the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta — "regarding potential impacts to unionized staff of measures to enhance the efficiency and performance of the health care system."
Decisions are still being made, but AHS was required to disclose the measures as part of the collective bargaining process, it said in a statement.
'Alternative service delivery'
"In many cases this restructuring could also include alternative service delivery models that help deliver services efficiently while keeping jobs in the Alberta economy," AHS said.
UNA president Heather Smith had sought an immediate emergency meeting with Health Minister Tyler Shandro.
But Steve Buick, a spokesperson for Shandro, said the minister has no plans to meet with the unions because "that would be interference in bargaining that hasn't even started yet."
Unions told thousands more job cuts coming to Alberta public service
The government had promised "not to touch front-line health workers," Smith said in a news release.
"We do not believe Albertans will support this plan, and they should tell the premier so."
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Premier Jason Kenney was at a business conference in Lake Louise on Friday, where reporters asked him about the cuts.
"We've always been clear that getting our province's finances back in order will require some reduction in the size of the overall public service, and that we hope to achieve that primarily through attrition," Kenney said. "My understanding is that's the goal of AHS management."
He said the recent Alberta budget increased the budget for health care by $150 million, "so there's actually no overall reductions in the AHS budget. We've kept our commitment. But they do have to find efficiencies to deal with the growing cost demands that come from an aging population."
Reductions through attrition
The nurses' union released a copy of a letter sent by AHS to UNA Friday morning.
"While our budget has remained stable, Alberta's growing and aging population means we need to be more efficient and focused in terms of health-care spending," the letter says.
It says that before April 1, AHS will use an "attrition-only" approach to reducing staffing numbers.
It is looking at the possibility of contracting out home-care services including nursing, palliative and pediatric care. "This would impact approximately 60 FTE," the letter says.
It says there are "no specific plans at this time" to close acute-care beds as continuing-care beds open, but that "this work may commence in 2020."
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AHS says in the letter it will consider "all options available" to meet organization needs in the future, including "changes to staff mix, service redesign including changes and repurposing of sites, relocating services, reducing or ceasing the provision of services."
Smith told CBC News she is "incredibly disappointed" with the information relayed by AHS.
"People in this province believe the premier and the [United Conservative Party] were elected on the conditions of assuring the public that health and education front-line workers would not lose their jobs, and certainly this speaks something very different."
Opposition NDP health critic David Shepherd said nurses have consistently talked about facilities being understaffed.
"When they need to take a sick day there is no one to cover," Shepherd said. "They are under increasing pressure and ... it is taking its toll on people's health, both physical and mental."
The position on staffing reductions outlined by AHS is only the beginning, Shepherd said Friday, speaking to reporters.
"They're going to war with front-line health-care workers in the province of Alberta instead of providing them with support and the resources they need to address the growing pressures and workload," he said.
AHS employs more than 26,000 RNs.


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Вила Стевке Милићевић у Београду, налази се у Ужичкој улици 54 и представља непокретно културно добро као споменик културе.

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Вила је саграђена 1929—1930. године, према пројектима истакнутих архитеката браће Петра и Бранка Крстића. Власница виле је била Стевка Милићевић, рођена Николић, супруга адвоката Милића Милићевића. У контексту београдске архитектуре између два светска рата, представља пример тежње ка модерном изразу. Смештена је на пространој парцели, а око здања је уређен врт, у једној од најстаријих улица резиденцијалне зоне Дедиња.

Обликована је у духу архитектуре ране модерне, са академским реминисценцијама. Посебно је осмишљена улазна партија са потпуно симетричним историјским цитатом трема са каријатидама.

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40 Points that prove that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are essentially the same candidate
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What a depressing choice the American people are being presented with this year. We are at a point in our history where we desperately need a change of direction in the White House, and we are guaranteed that we are not going to get it. The Democrats are running the worst president in American history, and the Republicans are running a guy who is almost a carbon copy of him.
The fact that about half the country is still supporting Barack Obama shows how incredibly stupid and corrupt the American people have become. No American should have ever cast a single vote for Barack Obama for any political office under any circumstances. He should never have even been the assistant superintendent in charge of janitorial supplies, much less the president of the United States.
The truth is that Barack Obama has done such a horrible job that he should immediately resign along with his entire cabinet. But instead of giving us a clear choice, the Republicans nominated the Republican that was running that was most similar to Barack Obama. In fact, I don't think we have ever had two candidates for president that are so similar.
Yes, there are a few minor differences between them, but the truth is that we are heading into Obama's second term no matter which one of them gets elected. The mainstream media makes it sound like Obama and Romney are bitter ideological rivals but that is a giant lie. Yeah, they are slinging lots of mud at each other, but they both play for the same team and the losers are going to be the American people.
Republicans are being told that they have "no choice" but to vote for Romney because otherwise they will get another four years of Obama.
This "lesser of two evils" theme comes out every four years. We are told that we "must" vote for a horrible candidate because the other guy is even worse.
Well, millions of Americans are getting sick of this routine. Perhaps that is why it is being projected that as many as 90 million Americans of voting age will not vote this year.
Yes, Barack Obama has been so horrible as president that it is hard to put it into words.
But Mitt Romney would be just like Barack Obama.
Those that are dreaming of a major change in direction if Romney is elected are going to be bitterly, bitterly disappointed.
The following are 40 ways that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are essentially the same candidate….
1. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported TARP.
2. Mitt Romney supported Barack Obama's "economic stimulus" packages.
3. Mitt Romney says that Barack Obama's bailout of the auto industry was actually his idea.
4. Neither candidate supports immediately balancing the federal budget.
5. They both believe in big government and they both have a track record of being big spenders while in office.
6. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both fully support the Federal Reserve.
7. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both on record as saying that the president should not question the "independence" of the Federal Reserve.
8. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both said that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did a good job during the last financial crisis.
9. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both felt that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserved to be renominated to a second term.
10. Both candidates oppose a full audit of the Federal Reserve.
11. Both candidates are on record as saying that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has done a good job.
12. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both been big promoters of universal health care.
13. Mitt Romney was the one who developed the plan that Obamacare was later based upon.
14. Wall Street absolutely showers both candidates with campaign contributions.
15. Neither candidate wants to eliminate the income tax or the IRS.
16. Both candidates want to keep personal income tax rates at the exact same levels for the vast majority of Americans.
17. Both candidates are "open" to the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax on the American people.
18. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the TSA is doing a great job.
19. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the NDAA.
20. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the renewal of the Patriot Act.
21. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the federal government should be able to indefinitely detain American citizens that are considered to be terrorists.
22. Both candidates believe that American citizens suspected of being terrorists can be killed by the president without a trial.
23. Barack Obama has not closed Guantanamo Bay like he promised to do, and Mitt Romney actually wantsto double the number of prisoners held there.
24. Both candidates support the practice of "extraordinary rendition".
25. They both support the job-killing "free trade" agenda of the global elite.
26. They both accuse each other of shipping jobs out of the country and both of them are right.
27. Both candidates are extremely soft on illegal immigration.
28. Neither candidate has any military experience. This is the first time that this has happened in a U.S. election since 1944.
29. Both candidates earned a degree from Harvard University.
30. They both believe in the theory of man-made global warming.
31. Mitt Romney has said that he will support a "cap and trade" carbon tax scheme (like the one Barack Obama wants) as long as the entire globe goes along with it.
32. Both candidates have a very long record of supporting strict gun control measures.
33. Both candidates have been pro-abortion most of their careers. Mitt Romney's "conversion" to the pro-life cause has been questioned by many. In fact, Mitt Romney has made millions on Bain Capital's investment in a company called "Stericycle" that incinerates aborted babies collected from family planning clinics.
34. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the Boy Scout ban on openly gay troop leaders is wrong.
35. They both believe that a "two state solution" will bring lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israel.
36. Both candidates have a history of nominating extremely liberal judges.
37. Like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney also plans to add "signing statements" to bills when he signs them into law.
38. They both have a horrible record when it comes to job creation.
39. Both candidates believe that the president has the power to take the country to war without getting the approval of the U.S. Congress.
40. Both candidates plan to continue running up more government debt even though the U.S. government is already 16 trillion dollars in debt.
Source: http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/40-points-that-prove-that-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-are-exactly-the-same
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