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Living Well After Diagnosis
Education can empower survivors to make healthy lifestyle choices. After a cancer diagnosis, healthy lifestyle choices, which up to that point may have seemed merely worthwhile advice for the future, can quickly become a significant priority
Heather Stringer
Education can empower survivors to make healthy lifestyle choices.
After a cancer diagnosis, healthy lifestyle choices, which up to that point may have seemed merely worthwhile advice for the future, can quickly become a significant priority in the present.
As patients progress through treatment and enter recovery, questions about diet, exercise and mental health often arise: How much sugar is healthy? Can I still have a glass of wine with dinner? Will exercise make a difference in my long-term prognosis? What will my life look like now?
The number of people facing questions like these today is significant: There are 14.5 million cancer survivors in the United States—and that number will grow to 19 million by 2024, according to a report released by the American Cancer Society in June 2014. The field of survivorship after diagnosis is exploding," explains Lisa Poormon, PT, DPT, MEd, CLT-LANA, Rehabilitation Services Manager at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) in Goodyear, Arizona. "As increasing numbers of patients are surviving and baby boomers enter a stage of life when they are more at risk of developing cancer, there is much more awareness today about how to keep this population healthy."
According to Poormon, gathering accurate information from reliable sources is one of the most effective tools patients can use when navigating lifestyle decisions after diagnosis. Those sources may include members of a health care team as well as educational materials published by reputable organizations such as the American Cancer Society and the American Institute for Cancer Research. Poormon says that patient education—or sometimes re-education—is an integral part of her treatment sessions.
For many survivors, translating new information into lifestyle changes starts with processing the emotional impact of diagnosis and treatment. Understanding and coming to terms with the "new normal" of their lives, which may include physical challenges and emotional issues related to treatment, can provide inspiration to make healthy choices that will help ensure wellness moving forward. "Much of the distress we see starts with physiological difficulties," says Britt Hermann, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker and Sex Therapist at CTCA® in Zion, Illinois. She adds that physical side effects such as neuropathy, erectile dysfunction or lymphedema, for example, may have an impact on a patient's psychological health: "If someone is experiencing long-term neuropathy, for example, this may significantly impact daily life and lead to feelings of loss, grief, sadness, depression or anxiety."
One of the strategies Hermann uses to help patients who are feeling limited by side effects is to help them redefine their sense of self: "Patients who are farmers, for example, who have been active their whole lives, can be challenged by changes in their physical function that take them out of work. In this case we may talk about new goals they can set to stay active, such as joining the YMCA or the senior center."
Longer-term physiological changes may also have a potential impact on physical intimacy for some survivors and their partners. Treatments can affect a survivor's ability to experience pleasure as well as one's sense of sexual self, Hermann says, and couples often wish to discuss these challenges. "I work with couples to help them redefine sexuality," Hermann says. "Most couples have a sexual script that they are accustomed to following, and they may need to replace the old script with a new one."
Hermann recalls a patient she worked with who had undergone a pelvic resection to treat ovarian cancer. Sexual intimacy had been an important, nonverbal form of connection for the patient and her husband before cancer, and they felt that the treatment had robbed them of this form of intimacy. Hermann worked with the couple to help them learn how to communicate verbally about intercourse and how to experience intimacy outside the bedroom. After a year of sessions, they felt that they had rediscovered their sexual intimacy and learned how to communicate better in their relationship in general.
Another common area of psychological distress for survivors is fear of recurrence, which is most prevalent during the first year after treatment, Hermann says. She has found that educating patients about how the brain processes these fears, and providing coping tools, can be an effective strategy to help reduce worry about recurrence. "Cancer throws the brain into crisis mode and makes people hypervigilant, anxious and worried," she explains. "If a patient feels pain, such as a stomachache, the brain is often conditioned to respond with fear of a cancer recurrence. This can trigger them back into crisis mode." Hermann helps patients manage the fear of recurrence by teaching them to identify their triggers and understand the things they have power over to reduce the risk of recurrence, such as follow-up testing and a healthy lifestyle.
Healthy Food Is Medicine
As survivors adjust emotionally to life after treatment, questions about diet often come to the fore. As with mental health, seeking expert advice is an effective strategy because there are a plethora of misconceptions about this area of survivorship. "People usually have a lot of fear," explains Nathan Schober, MS, LD, RD, a Clinical Dietitian at CTCA in Newnan, Georgia. "They see things on television or read something in a magazine, which leads to questions such as Can I eat any sugar? Should I avoid meat? and Should I eat low fat?"
Schober encourages patients to follow the suggestions of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), which outlines 10 recommendations for cancer prevention. "They don't recommend a no-sugar diet but instead suggest that people get sugar from healthy sources such as fruit and dairy," he says. The AICR also urges people to limit the consumption of energy-dense foods, which are processed foods high in added sugar, low in fiber and/or high in fat. People can avoid becoming overweight or obese and reduce their cancer risk by choosing foods that are high in fiber and water, such as vegetables, fruits and beans.
Schober says that another common question among cancer survivors is whether they should buy organic food. Although research has not proven conclusively whether organics reduce the risk of cancer, Schober recommends that patients opt for organic produce when choosing items on the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" list. This organization tests fruits and vegetables to determine which ones have the highest and lowest pesticide residues.
Schober also encourages cancer survivors to limit the amount of red meat in their diets and to instead opt for chicken, turkey and fish. It is also wise to limit the intake of foods rich in omega-6 fatty acids, such as corn oil, mayonnaise and butter, he says. When patients have questions about whether they can consume alcohol, Schober explains that ideally alcohol should be avoided; if it is consumed, men should limit themselves to two drinks per day and women to one, according to the AICR.
If implementing these dietary recommendations seems daunting, Schober suggests a simple approach: focus on the AICR's suggestion to fill two-thirds of the plate with plant foods—such as quinoa, vegetables, beans, whole grains and fruits—and one third of the plate with animal products, such as lean meat, eggs or yogurt.
While these recommendations can mean making significant changes in lifestyle and eating habits, Schober says the potential to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence ultimately inspires many survivors to make the effort. He cites the example of one patient who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was reluctant to change her eating patterns; she previously had no interest in cooking and usually ate sandwiches, fast food or frozen meals. "Once she understood how food was impacting her body's ability to fight off cancer, she became very motivated," he says. "She went out and bought a lot of cookware and started making things like vegetable lasagna and healthy snack bags with nuts. She lost weight and felt much better about herself, too."
The Power of Exercise
For many patients, concerns about diet are often accompanied by questions about exercise. Misconceptions about what is possible when it comes to physical activity during and after treatment are common, Poormon says. "Two of the most common misconceptions I hear from patients are, first, that they cannot exercise and, second, that they will not be able to get back to what they were doing before they were diagnosed with cancer," Poormon says. "In my experience both of these are untrue."
Poormon has seen many patients not only return to the activities they once enjoyed but even surpass their previous level of activity, fueled by a new understanding of the benefits of exercise. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), one-third of the cancer deaths each year are linked to poor diet, physical inactivity and carrying too much weight.
Each person's exercise practice is unique, and for this reason Poormon encourages patients to consult a professional, such as a physical therapist, before starting an exercise routine. A therapist can evaluate a patient's functional deficits and recommend an appropriate plan to achieve the desired long-term goals. Activity may start with such simple things as playing with children, gardening or vacuuming. Any type of physical activity that elevates the heart rate and activates the muscles can help survivors reach the ACS's recommendation of 150 minutes of exercise per week, Poormon says.
She is careful to explain, however, that it takes time to return to previous levels of activity. "You cannot expect to be back in a month," she says. "You almost have to let go of the timing and expectations and be willing to travel the journey of recovery."
Patience and perseverance paid off for one of Poormon's patients, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Before her diagnosis the woman worked a physically demanding job in the package delivery business, but after a year of treatment that included chemotherapy, radiation and a bilateral mastectomy, she struggled to simply get out of bed. To decrease the pain in her chest and back, the patient pursued regular massage, physical therapy, occupational therapy and chiropractic care. At home she started with simple exercises like standing up from a chair for several repetitions and progressed to lifting light weights and walking. Eventually, she was able to work out at the gym several times a week. "It was a long journey for her, but after one and a half years of steady progress, she was able to return to her job," Poormon says. "Now her hair is long, she feels strong and she is back to her active lifestyle."
Any Change Makes a Difference
Although the prescription for a healthy lifestyle may seem like a daunting overhaul, Schober reminds his patients that making just one change can decrease cancer risk. According to a study published in Cancer Causes & Control in May 2014, participants lowered their risk of cancer mortality by following at least one of the recommendations outlined by the AICR. With each additional recommendation that was followed, the risk decreased—and people who adhered to five of the 10 recommendations lowered their risk by 50 percent.2
The survivors who implement any of these recommendations not only decrease their mortality risk but also start to see positive changes in many areas of life, Schober explains. "I've seen people lose weight, and they always talk about feeling better," he says. "They need less blood pressure medication, have more energy, no longer need sleeping pills at night and feel like they can do so much more in life without feeling tired."
References
1. Simon, S. (2014, June 1) Report: Number of Cancer Survivors Continues to Grow. Retrieved May 26, 2015, from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/report-number-of-cancer-survivors-continues-to-grow
2. Hastert, T. A., Beresford, S. A. A., Sheppard, L., & White E. (2014). Adherence to the WCRF/AICR cancer prevention recommendations and cancer- specific mortality: Results for the Vitamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) Study. Cancer Causes & Control, 25, 541–552. Retrieved May 26, 2015, from http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10552-014-0358-6
3. Recommendations for Cancer Prevention. American Institute for Cancer Research. Retrieved May 26, 2015, from http://www.aicr.org/reduce-your- cancer-risk/recommendations-for-cancer-prevention
Pumpkin Pancakes – and keeping Thanksgiving Healthy(er)
Maura's Story: I'm Still Here


A few months back I was at VidCon and all the kids were wearing $30+ Urban Outfitter flower crowns. They were essentially a piece of wire with leaf ribbon and flowers on it. Ahem…. that thing does NOT cost $30+ to make! Once I figured out the design (in like the 2 seconds it took to look at one on a kid) I realized that these would be super easy to make for any season, holiday, or event. So I made one for fall!
I am already thinking about making one for Halloween specifically with bat tinsel and mini pumpkins. What like most about the "fall" one I made is that it can be worn every day in fall, for a fairy Halloween costume, and beyond into Thanksgiving.
And here are all the supplies you'll need. You don't have to use these exact supplies. Substitute items you have on hand or even from nature, like wheat or pine sprigs.
What kind of flower crown will you make?
This is such a pretty coronet. I love it and I know some little fall fairy's who will too.
Good for you! The crown is very cute and I agree that $30 is a bit pricey. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup. I'm sure it's not intentional, but I'm not seeing a link back to the party.


1. In a bowl, combine pancake mix, quick oats, milk, and egg. Heat skillet over medium heat. Pour batter into pan to form a 4-inch pancake. Cook 2 minutes or until top bubbles. Flip over and cook 1 minute longer. Using a 4-inch shamrock metal cookie cutter, cut out shapes. Serve with powdered sugar or syrup.


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Untangling history: What hair and hairstyles meant in 16th and 17th-century Europe
Historian Dr Stefan Hanß investigates how hair reflected the profound religious and social changes sweeping through the continent.
Nov 20, 2016 · 03:30 pm
We live in a world in which our appearance – what we wear, what we cover and what we reveal –is highly politicised. Witness the debates, among others, of the wearing of religious symbols in the public arena. Hair is an aspect of appearance loaded with meanings that shift according to context. A billion pound industry trades on the desire to avoid a bad hair day. In the barbershops of hipster London, beards are combed and coaxed into just the right shape.
In early modern Europe, dress was regulated by "sumptuary laws". These regulations set out who could wear what and when, according to a hierarchy of privileges believed to be accorded by god. Some of the laws related not just to clothing but also to hair. In 1637, for example, the authorities of the city of Basel prohibited its male inhabitants from wearing "hair and long tresses that are unseemly and unnecessarily ample and long, that hang down over the eyes, as well as artificial hair and hairpieces."
Basel was a centre for print, scholarship and radical thought. It and other cities had recently undergone the sweeping religious changes known as the Reformation. In some areas, the Reformation made extravagant excesses a subject of discussion and attempted to regulate clothing in regard to new aesthetics of piety and morals of modesty. In Basel, sumptuary law restricted the usage of gold and silver borders, edgings and braids, and prohibited the wearing of hats decorated with beads, pearls and jewelry.
Dr Stefan Hanß is a historian of material culture and the body in early modern Europe. "When I began to examine the archives of cities such as Augsburg and Nuremburg, I realised that hair is everywhere, mentioned again and again," he said. "We're talking about a period when outward appearance was everything – and a community's religious purity was defined by its inhabitants' social and bodily behavior."
Hanß further said: "Hair is the stuff of emotions and high on the list of things people really mind about. It's a product of our bodies and part of our identity. That's why enforced shaving is so demeaning and a punishment commonly meted out to criminals. When authorities impose rules and regulations about hair as a means of discipline, there is often a strong reaction."
Hair and then
Early modern European cities enacted laws that defined the privileges and duties of different groups. Noblemen, clerics and peasants, for example, were expected to dress and behave in certain ways: what was appropriate for one group was inappropriate for another. In the wake of the Reformation, people were expected to comply with new rules on dress – but, as always, there were some who were determined to test the limits of authority.
Among them was a French noblewoman called Charlotte Duplessis-Mornay whose husband, caught up in religious conflict, moved with his family to Montauban, a small city in southern France's Midi-Pyrénées. The Protestant clergy of Montauban had made hair a prime issue of religious and social discipline, and had preached against women wearing braids and curly tresses in public. Charlotte, however, refused to changer de coiffure and in 1584 attended church adorned in luxuriant curls.
Charlotte's defiance provoked what she described in her memoirs as a huge scandal. The Protestant consistory, the city's disciplinary authority, started official investigations that resulted in the excommunication from the church of her entire family. News of Charlotte's stance on the question of her hair travelled wider than Montauban. The magistrates of Toulouse were also informed.
Wearing a black scarf that covered her curls, Charlotte appeared in front of the consistory to defend her position. She openly contradicted the consistory's religious interpretation of hairstyles and pointed out inconsistencies in the Bible on matters of women's appearance. On one hand, she pointed to the Apostle Paul's well-known demand that women cover their hair during prayers and, on the other, she quoted biblical passages that declared braids and jewelry to be heavenly adornments of spouses.
Charlotte boldly demanded clarification of her case: "Since it were very pernicious that the opinions of men, although good and holy, should be put in the place of the commandment of god, I desire that this matter may be cleared up for the well-being and the concord of the churches." She concluded: "Voilà, messieurs, quel est mon but et mon opinion en ce faict." [Voilà, gentlemen, that's my goal and my opinion in this matter."] Sadly, the outcome of her dispute is not known.
Mane concerns
Hanß is one of the first historians to pursue in detail the question of how hairstyles mattered in 16th- and 17th-century Germany, the heartland of the Reformation's upheavals. "Hair is highly significant as it represented much more than civic order," he said. "In such a hair-literate society, people were innovative and managed their appearances by going to barbershops, using medicinal remedies, and staging distinctive beards and hairstyles."
In cities, barber guilds flourished and members of these craft guilds opened shops like the one shown in a German print from 1568. Barbers washed, cut and perfumed the customer's head and facial hair with the many perfumed waters, pomades and medical ointments that were available in their shops. With scissors, razors, tweezers and combs, a man's hair was delicately groomed to face the day in a perfectly appropriate manner.
"People spent large amounts of money and time on their hair to produce the desired look," said Hanß. "Within the parameters established by societal norms and by local regulations, people embraced the latest styles and created novel fashions. Dressing to look the part for special occasions, they were always pushing at the boundaries."
Recipe books contain countless instructions to the proper treatment of hair and hint at an "experimental world in early modern Germany", in which men and women creatively engaged with expectations by meeting or subverting them. Hanß suggests: "Going to the barber meant visiting a place where razors were used, diseases were cured, and rumours were shared, to manage one's own physical appearance when going to church services, weddings or market places."
Beards make a comeback
Historians are puzzling over the question of why, after a period that favoured the clean-shaven, beards made a come-back in the 16th century. An extreme example is the cultivation of long beards among South German urban and Habsburg court élites late in the century. The imperial military councillor, Andreas Rauber, famously grew a beard of two strands that reached down to the floor. It was widely rumoured that Rauber could lift an anvil with his beard.
Hanß suggests that beards had become potent signifiers of nobility and masculinity. "Anatomical and medical treatises defined the growth of facial hair as a byproduct of a man's sperm. Beards became such a prominent feature of manhood that almost everyone, in stark contrast to the 15th century, decided to have a beard – and some took this to extremes," he said.
The historian added: "For men, women and children, hair played an important role in the making of group cultures. Hair can indicate political and religious belonging – and in the case of early modern courts, noblemen signalled their loyalty to their rulers by imitations of princely hairstyles. What we do with our hair conveys a multitude of messages about ourselves – and this was certainly the case in early modern Europe."
This article first appeared on the University of Cambridge website.
Indian schools and the Right-Wing have something in common – the desire to control women's hair

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"Old Lime Pit" lookout post in the south of Ireland.638 viewsGlass plate negative showing an "Old Lime Pit" at Rathduff in County Cork. This was a sentry position overlooking a double railway. Six soldiers with Lee Enfield Rifles can be seen providing over-watch security for the train crossing the bridge at their location. An Officer can be seen overlooking the sentries ensuring they are providing adequate over-watch.For more information see An tÓglách Volume 1 No 5 (new Series) 21st April 1923.
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The GSX-R's have been around forever and they only get better every year. This particular example is a 2014 model with only 915 miles! The bike is completely stock, just as it left the showroom floor. Come by the shop to check this beaut out before its too late.


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Q: How and where to install Git for MAC OS X 10.5.8 I found some instructions how to install git, but they all seem to require leopard or something I don't have, or require some skills to do the installation manually. I suck with computers, so I would really look for an answer aimed for the computer illiterate.
My computer is Macbook air with MAC OS X 10.5.8.

A: You could try MacPorts--install the MacPorts .dmg file, then in Terminal, do:
sudo port install git
If you want a GUI front end to GIT, you could check out GitX and/or GitHub for Mac. (I believe the latter will work with non-GitHub accounts). There's also Tower which is paid software.


In case anyone's interested I put a short video up on the System Photos forum showing the menus, Now Playing screen, etc.
Very nice. Thanks for the video. Would you mind posting some internet radio footage? That is what I listen to the most.
You want to see him press the buttons to bring up an internet radio station???
Yes, I am curious how you might pick and play a saved favorite...like Pandora Quick Mix.


I am most looking forward to learning from my fellow board members and the incredibly talented staff at ICA. I am most looking forward to learning from my fellow board members and the incredibly talented staff at ICA. The wealth of knowledge and lived experience present in the room at any given time is astounding.
ICA's Technology of Participation (ToP) training program continues to thrive in 2018. With more than 100 trainers in 26 states offering over 250 public courses each year, ToP's impact continues to grow throughout the United States. Several improvements to the ToP program are currently underway through the work of ICA staff and trainer teams throughout the US.
ICA's mission of building "a just and equitable society in harmony with planet Earth" begins here at home with the ICA GreenRise, our national landmark building. In May 2018 the Chicago Community Loan Fund extended to ICA a $3.5 million loan for the purposes of anchoring the total funding needed to begin work on the historic restoration of the building.


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The Best of Times (engl. für: "Die schönsten Zeiten") ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Progressive-Metal-Band Dream Theater. Es erschien als fünfter Titel des 2009 erschienenen Albums Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Textlich stellt der Song eine Art Dankesrede an Howard Portnoy dar, den Vater des Dream-Theater-Schlagzeugers Mike Portnoy, welcher am 4. Januar 2009 an Krebs verstorben ist.

Hintergrund
Während der Aufnahmen am Album Black Clouds & Silver Linings erkrankte Mike Portnoys Vater Howard Portnoy an Krebs und es war absehbar, dass er bald sterben würde. Mike Portnoy schrieb den Song als Tribut an ihn, wollte aber den Fokus auf die 41 Jahre legen, die er mit seinem Vater hatte und nicht auf den sechsmonatigen Kampf gegen den Krebs. Mike Portnoy konnte seinem Vater das Lied an seinem Sterbebett vorspielen. Dafür hatte er eine frühe Demoversion mit ihm selbst am Gesang aufgenommen. Die Version auf dem Album, die rund 13 Minuten lang ist, sang James LaBrie ein.

Die Violine am Anfang des Songs wird von dem US-amerikanischen Violinisten Jerry Goodman gespielt.

Es handelte sich zusammen mit 12 Steps Suite um einen der letzten Texte, die Portnoy für Dream Theater verfasste. Portnoy meinte, nachdem er die beiden Songs fertiggestellt habe, habe er das Gefühl gehabt, alles gesagt zu haben, was er wollte.  2010 trennte er sich von Dream Theater. So sah er die beiden Songs als seinen Abgesang für Dream Theater an. Das Lied selbst spielte er nie live, da es für ihn zu emotional war.

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Verfasst von Mike Portnoy erzählt der persönliche Text viele bewegende und schöne Erinnerungen an die Zeit mit Howard Portnoy. Es wird gesagt, wie sehr Mike Portnoy durch seinen Vater beeinflusst wurde ("Thank you for the inspiration") und dass er in seinem Vater immer sein größtes Idol gesehen hätte ("Idol and best friend"). Des Weiteren werden Ereignisse genannt, die sie zusammen ("Lying on the pillows at the old 812") oder getrennt ("My home away from home, And when we weren't together, The hours on the phone") erlebt haben. Mike Portnoy bedauert die Tatsache, dass er noch so viel mit seinem Vater hätte erleben können ("Life goes by in the blink of an eye with so much left so say") und wünscht sich, es hätte nie ein Ende genommen ("I wished would never end").

Musik
Generell ist die Musik zu diesem Song eher ungewöhnlich für Dream Theater. Das Lied beginnt mit einem sehr ruhigen Intro, eingeleitet von Jordan Rudess' Klavier. Kurz darauf setzt eine Violine ein, die das Grundthema des Liedes spielt. Danach verstummt die Violine wieder und man hört ein ruhiges Gitarrensolo von John Petrucci. Das Intro streckt sich ungefähr über  knapp drei Minuten, bevor es übergeht in einen aufgeweckten, fröhlichen Teil, der hörbar von der Progressive-Rock-Gruppe Rush beeinflusst ist, hier insbesondere von deren Track Spirit of Radio. Zudem wurden ähnliche Motive wie beim Song Hollow Years verwendet.

Bei ungefähr sechs Minuten verändert sich die Stimmung des Liedes von aufgeheitert und munter zu dramatisch und traurig. Trotz des traurigen Themas bleibt dem Song eine positive Grundstimmung erhalten. Zum Schluss spielt John Petrucci ein etwa drei Minuten langes Solo. Nach drei Minuten wird es im Grundthema ausgeblendet. Insgesamt ist "The Best of Times" 13:06 Minuten lang.

Rezeption
Nicht alle Kritiker überzeugte das Lied. So schrieb Yan Vogel in seiner Rezension für laut.de "die Verwendung der musikalischen Versatzstücke [driftet] hier und da in die Kitsch-Sackgasse". Dagegen lobte Eduardo Rivadavia das Spiel von Keyboarder Jordan Rudess als vielseitigstes und gleichzeitig klassischstes Performance auf dem Album.

Markus Wierschem fasste auf den Babyblauen Seiten seinen Eindruck folgendermaßen zusammen:

Besetzung
 Gesang: James LaBrie
 Gitarre, Gesang: John Petrucci
 E-Bass: John Myung
 Keyboard: Jordan Rudess
 Schlagzeug, Gesang: Mike Portnoy
 Violine: Jerry Goodman
 Produktion: John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy

Weblinks
 Kompletter Text von "The Best of Times"

Einzelnachweise

Dream Theater
Metalsong
Lied 2009

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What You Need to Know About A Breast Biopsy Procedure Center?
Breast biopsy is a popular medical procedure of testing the breast tissue to check the cancerous cells. Breast biopsy is actually used to look at the condition, when abnormalities in the mammogram results or signs of lump formation in the breast. The experts related to this procedure actually remove a small amount of breast tissue for testing whether the cells are cancerous or non-cancerous. During this procedure, if a noticeable tumor is found, doctor first inspects the region to find out whether it's benign and is treatable. If the doctors find it malignant, it can spread to other parts as well. Therefore, further investigation is required.
With the latest advancement in the medical technology has made the breast biopsy procedure easier and safer than it was before. Traditional breast biopsy was a surgically invasive process which may pose risks of scarring. However the modern breast biopsy procedure center has improved a lot and can help to check the possibility for breast cancer. The new breast biopsy procedure is very precise and comfortable. The tools used for modern breast biopsy technique are solely dedicated to breast cancer screening and provide many benefits of comfort, accuracy, and cost effectiveness. Modern breast biopsy techniques can be used as a breast cancer screening procedure as well as to track necessary treatment for breast cancer.
During the breast biopsy, the pathologist usually collects the breast tissue and then studies the sample to determine if the cells are cancerous. Although, according to a recent statistics, only about 20% of biopsies of American women are cancerous due to the early detection policies. There are mainly three types of breast biopsies: fine needle aspiration biopsy, core needle biopsy, surgery biopsy. From them, the core-needle and surgery biopsy are the most commonly used breast biopsy procedures. A doctor considers several factors before recommending a particular type of biopsy for a patient. This recommendation also depends on the type of tumor, how suspicious it looks, its size and location, and number of tumor etc as well as any other medical conditions the patient might have. Therefore, it is important to consult with the pathologist and health care provider to understand what types of breast biopsy is suitable for you.
Before you choose a breast biopsy procedure center, you must ask the center how much of the diagnosis center is devoted to the breast biopsy and how long the pathologists have been in the practice. A general pathologist can do breast biopsy, but those who specialize in breast biopsy do better. An experienced breast biopsy center can distinguish between breast cancer and benign disease over and over, doing a high volume of specific breast biopsy procedures repeatedly. Before the biopsy, you must remember to tell your doctor about the results of your mammogram or any tests that were done indicating the need for a biopsy. Also, ask the doctor about the biopsy type he/she suggest for you and when & how you will receive the results of the biopsy.


Both K200 and K250 are easy to clean. However, for K250, the drain underneath the drip does not dispense excess liquid completely. Hence, you must clean this coffee maker on a regular basis. It�s a downside for K250, but it should not be a big deal considering that it�s easy to clean. Typically, you just need to wipe the machine to remove stains.... Cleaning both machines was simple. The K250 arrived with descaling solution and spare filters in the box, which was a nice touch. The K200 arrived with none. The K250 arrived with descaling solution and spare filters in the box, which was a nice touch.
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The K250 is very easy to clean. Both the drip tray and the water reservoir can be removed and Keurig also supply a descaling solution which they recommend you use every 3-6 months depending on how heavily the machine is used.... One of the biggest inventions in the past decade is the Keurig, which revolutionized the coffee maker industry. To see if it is the right product for you, we are reviewing the Keurig K250 Single-Serve Programmable Coffee Maker.
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President Donald Trump will soon submit the United States' biggest trade agreement in a generation to Congress. The deal negotiated with Canada and Mexico is a good one for Washington state workers and businesses, and deserves our policymakers' strong support.
Formally known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the deal was signed by presidents of all three countries last year. It would modernize the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has been in effect since 1994.
Like many important issues facing our country, USMCA has become politicized. Commentators fixate on who is for it or against it, while ignoring what's actually in the agreement. Washington lawmakers need to resist that impulse and focus on the many provisions that will help our state.
International trade has always been a cornerstone of Washington state's economy. Indeed, Washington is one of the most productive and innovative states in the nation, thanks in large part to our robust trading relationships with Canada and Mexico. Since NAFTA was signed, Washington's exports to Canada and Mexico have jumped 200 and 700 percent, respectively. Today, nearly 13 percent of our state's total exports go to our two neighbors, including nearly $10 billion in goods and $2.5 billion in services.
USMCA would bring North American trade policy into the 21st century and bolster many local industries.
Consider dairy. Washington has been hit by the decline in American milk consumption; nearly nine in 10 state dairy farms have closed over the past 15 years. USMCA contains provisions that would expand American dairy farmers' access to Canada, which could spur $70 million in additional U.S. dairy exports each year. This would be a boon for the thousands of state residents who work at one of Washington's 460 dairy farms and plants.
USMCA also preserves existing market access for U.S. farmers in Mexico, which is great news for Washington growers who export apples, cherries and pears. Our state grows and sells more than $3 billion worth of these agricultural commodities each year.
Those in the wine industry would also benefit. Canadians already enjoy our vintners' offerings; in 2017, the nation imported $10 million worth of Washington wine. USMCA removes certain restrictions on wine imports that would create even more opportunity for Washington wine exporters.
The USMCA also takes important strides to improve protections for American intellectual property. This will benefit Washington's writers, software programmers, musicians, photographers, video game developers and other creative professionals who right now worry about those in other nations simply stealing their work. Additionally, USMCA extends "data exclusivity" for certain advanced medicines, which is welcome news for our state's life-sciences industry, which employs 36,000 residents.
A drug company in Tacoma may seem vastly different from a dairy farm in Royal City, but odds are they're more similar than you think; both likely have fewer than 100 employees. Washingtonians — not just big businesses — stand to benefit the most from USMCA.
Washington's elected leaders have long been allies of smart trade policies, and they should continue that tradition by supporting USMCA.
Trade with Canada and Mexico currently accounts for 330,000 jobs across Washington. If our already strong trade relationships are reinvigorated under USMCA, there's no telling how many more opportunities will arise for our farmers, artists, scientists, and technologists. For their sake and ours, let's get the "New NAFTA" across the finish line.
Lori Otto Punke is president of the Washington Council on International Trade.


Method: Please tell us about yourself and how you got into gaming business?
Dan Koppel: I love playing games and making games. Currently I'm the Design Lead at Gray Matter Studios. My first game I worked on was Quake 2: The Reckoning. I also worked on Kingpin and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Before all that I released a few of Quake 1 maps into the community, back then user made SP levels were much more common.
Meth: Was Kingpin level designing any different from other games you made?
Dan: In some ways yes, Kingpin was the last hub based game we at GMI made. I really enjoy the concept of hub based fps games. As far as level design goes hub based games take more planning and allow for some very interesting features. Metroid does this very well in modern games.
Meth: How long did it take you to make a good map?
Dan: Now that depends. Today's maps take a lot longer to build and script. But they also have a lot more going on in them and the newer engines allow for more poly's. Back for Kingpin we had no script based language that controlled the events in a map. In general I would say from start to finish it took me about 4 - 6 weeks of work to make a Kingpin map. That became about 8 - 10 weeks for building and scripting during the RtCW days and now it takes about 12 - 14 weeks on average to build and script CoD:UO maps. Also the amount of work animators and artists do for each map has increased considerably.
Meth: What sources did you use for inspiration in KP maps?
Dan: Hmm, Anything I could get my hands on. For my work on the steeltown section I actually ordered a promotional video from some steel companies. I also looked at many books we have here in our little library and as many movies as possible.
Meth: What's the most important part in level designing?
Dan: These days my answer would be planning. Planning helps you keep good framerate. Planning helps with gameplay and helps you find issues before they occur. When someone on my team starts to get an idea of what they want to make they always want to start in building right away. I have found making them take a step back and sketching things out helps a lot and gives better results in the end.
Meth: Do you sketch your maps on a paper?
Dan: Yes. I encourage everyone to do this. With 3d worlds, paper might not have all the details but you do get an idea of scale and you are able to look at the whole map before one brush is made.
Meth: Are you planning to work on Kingpin 2?
Dan: Nope. That's not being done by Gray Matter we are currently working on Call of Duty: United Offensive.
Meth: Do you have any tips or suggestions for a future level designers?
Dan: Learn many different tools. Work with different engines. Work on your lighting and keep the poly counts in acceptable ranges. Otherwise keep working on making better and better maps. I'm sure this is nothing new.


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Homeowners Who Played The Odds On Oil Heating Costs Lose Out
Vermont Public Radio | By Nina Keck
Published January 25, 2016 at 2:11 AM PST
Rob Oberg delivers oil to a home in south central Vermont. He works for Keyser Energy in Proctor, Vt., which provides heating fuel to about 5,000 customers.
Overall, natural gas is by far the most popular source of home heating in the U.S. But in the Northeast, homeowners are much more likely than in other regions to use heating oil.
Many homeowners are smiling this winter, because fuel prices are down 50 percent from two years ago.
But not everyone is happy. Buying heating oil is a little like playing poker: Bet on the wrong price and it'll cost you.
Barb Corliss handles customer service at Keyser Energy in Proctor, Vt. The company provides heating fuel to about 5,000 customers, and Corliss says it's been a crazy ride.
"Four-dollar-a-gallon oil down to $1.799 today," Corliss says. "It's been a ride for not only the staff, the drivers, but the customers as well."
While many customers pay as they go, others prefer to lock in a price for the entire year. Still others pay a bit more per gallon for a sliding scale that caps how high prices go while allowing for price drops.
"It's speculation," says Corliss. "People are innate gamblers by nature."
But after watching all the news about volatile oil prices, many of those gamblers are tired of the pricing game.
On a recent subzero morning, a Keyser fuel truck backs into Jackie Fetterolf's driveway.
Fetterolf is one of many who bet wrong on heating oil and locked in a price last June when it was 23 percent more.
"It's very frustrating because you plan it, and years past it's always gone up, and now it doesn't, and now you go, 'Is this really worth doing?' " Fetterolf says.
The Pluses And Minuses Of Locking In
While fixed contracts can be great when oil prices are climbing, Matt Cota of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association says unless you bought sliding scale insurance, there are no rebates when fuel drops.
Whenever a customer buys a fixed-price or pre-buy contract from a heating oil dealer, the dealer has seven days to buy that fuel from its wholesale supplier, Cota explains.
So if a customer buys a fuel contract for $700 in July, the dealer has one week to buy $700 worth of fuel.
With oil prices at 10-year lows, the popularity of fixed-price contracts has declined.
At Keyser Energy, nearly half of customers had been using them; now, it's about one-quarter.
Rob Oberg, a driver and deliveryman for Keyser, says he's not hearing many complaints from customers — even those with fixed contracts — because prices are so low.
"Most of the people I run into are actually rather happy," he says.
A few blocks away, Rhoda Grace says even though she locked in a price last summer, she's taking it in stride.
"I feel safe anyways. If the price happens to skyrocket, I'm covered," Grace says.
Experts don't expect fuel prices to climb this winter. But come summer, all bets are off, and fuel buyers will have to decide if they feel lucky when it's time to heat their homes.
Copyright 2021 Vermont Public Radio. To see more, visit Vermont Public Radio.
Nina Keck


During war, citizens of the warmaking state may not question the motives of their leaders, lest they be accused of treason and summarily executed. Therefore, any state seeking permanent obeisance and minimal criticism from its citizenry will logically aspire toward a regimen of permanent war. It is supremely ironic that a majority of these citizens will wholeheartedly support such efforts, without realizing that it is the destruction of their own freedom that they are cheering.
And yet, humans being what they are - wanting to be free, happy, honest and well-fed - even a superpower in this unchallenged position must construct fantasy scenarios to convince its people " no matter how amateurishly " that they are doing the right thing by supporting endless wars.
Today, we hear all sorts of childish whimpering about the terrorist threat, even though a cursory examination of recent history would reveal that most of these threats have been deliberately created by the nation doing most of the complaining about these very threats.
It seemed for a time - two centuries, actually - that the United States of America was a good country, champion of justice, advocate of freedom, that sort of stuff. What was lost in the education of its own citizens, however, was the frequency with which it went to war, against interlopers who were invariably depicted as evil people on the wrong side of democratic progress.
A cursory perusal of this murderous American resumé will reveal that it has always been the aggressor in all these big fights, even though the official histories bend the facts to show the U.S. was fighting for freedom against one tyrant or another.
And lest you think all this is merely a flight of literary fancy, I bid you consider the careers of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, both of whom were catapulted into the public eye as fledgling CIA operatives, bin Laden as an Arab counterculture hero (and cheered on by his family) who rode to the rescue (with large amounts of cash) of the Afghani mujahadeen, accompanied by plenty of assistance from Ronald Reagan's CIA wheelerdealers; and Saddam as one of the triggermen in a 1968 coup in Iraq that was of course fueled by support from the, you-guessed-it, CIA. I probably need not mention that either one of these strategic CIA assets has ever been apprehended.
Instead of having countries to blame for our ills, we now have mystical individuals - terrorists - who absolutely can't be found, except for those like Atta and the supposed hijackers who actually received training at U.S. military installations. Sound like a familiar technique?
It is the ultimate tilting at windmills, by which the elite who have always run America can perpetrate their vicious schemes of slavery, the gullible can continue to have their empty causes to cheer, and legitimate, God-fearing citizens can cower in fear while the very churches they support participate in the coverup that supports the tyrants who oppress them.


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Studio Montclair's "Inspired By ... Quilts!"
For this exhibit, artists are asked to submit works of art that are inspired by the antique quilt collection at the Montclair History Center. We are defining inspiration broadly to include a shape, a color, a process, materials, or even a reaction to words that describe a quilt or the women who made them and their place in society. Please note: Existing artwork that fits this theme may be submitted for this call.
Pictures and descriptions of the quilts are available on Studio Montclair's website, and a selection will be on display at the Crane House and Historic YWCA in Montclair during the months of April and May (Wednesday afternoons at 1 and by appointment).
None. Non-members may apply, but must pay the annual membership fee of $65 is accepted.


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Black Lives Matter activists march through Philadelphia in a demonstration against the DNC, racism and capitalism (Salon/Ben Norton)
WATCH: Black Lives Matter march challenges DNC and systemic racism
#BLKDNCResistance protesters took over Philadelphia in a several-hour rally against the DNC, racism and capitalism
Ben Norton
July 28, 2016 7:30PM (UTC)
Protests have dominated the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Bernie Sanders supporters, socialist third parties, racial justice activists, anti-war groups and more have held dozens of demonstrations since the convention kicked off on Sunday, June 24.
Black Lives Matter took over downtown Philadelphia on Tuesday in what was one of the largest demonstrations. More than a thousand protesters joined in a several-hour march from the north of the city to the Wells Fargo Center in the south, the site of the DNC.
The Philly Coalition for REAL (Racial, Economic And Legal) Justice led the demonstration, which it called #BLKDNCResistance.
Protesters held signs and banners expressing opposition to the DNC, to systemic racism and to police brutality, with messages such as "End stop and frisk"; "We are not starting a race war; we are trying to end one"; "Stop killing black people"; "We have nothing to lose but our chains!"; "Hillary has blood on her hands" and more.
The police presence was enormous. In the early afternoon, there were approximately 50 officers on bikes with 20 or so police cars behind them following the protesters. By evening, there were at least 30 police cars trailing at the back of the anti-racist, anti-capitalist march.
Alyssa Pagan, a Black Lives Matter activist from the group Don't Shoot Portland, traveled from Oregon to Philadelphia for the DNC protests.
"This country is so profoundly racist; it's so deeply ingrained in our society that it's almost invisiblized," she told Salon.
Pagan condemned the Democratic Party and the notion of lesser-evilism. "The fact that the Democratic Party is ostensibly a little bit less racist than the Republican Party is something that cannot continue to hold water," she said.
For decades, she explained, the Democratic Party has stressed that it's less racist than the Republican Party, "and it's not getting us any semblance of justice."
Pagan was wearing a shirt reading "Make socialism great again," with a design satirizing Donald Trump's "Make America great again" slogan. When asked what she meant by this, Pagan replied, "Both of our parties are capitalist parties. And capitalism requires a permanent underclass. And one of the best ways to maintain an underclass is with the trick of racism."
"Convincing white people who can't get their basic needs met to believe somehow that people of color are responsible for them not being able to get their basic needs met is a big joke," she continued. "And more people need to know that the joke is on them."
Trine Smith, a local activist from Philadelphia, also joined in the Black Lives Matter march. She called for international and multi-racial solidarity.
"It's a beautiful thing to see other people standing up for the right of African-Americans," Smith said.
"There's nothing but love here," she added. "This is true democracy."
In the march, there were many expressions of solidarity with people in Palestine, Puerto Rico, Haiti and more.
At one point later in the evening when the leaders of the demonstration stopped for a rest, they began chanting "Free, free Palestine! Long live Palestine!"
A contingent of people in the march held signs and banners reading "Dismantle ICE." They were members of Juntos, a local immigrant rights group in Philadelphia.
"We're out here because we stand for black and brown solidarity," explained Yared Portillo, an organizer with Juntos. "Our people are targeted by police too and we shouldn't let police target black communities just as much as we shouldn't let police target brown communities."
"It's important to stand in solidarity and know that both of our communities have been oppressed by law enforcement," she added.
Portillo, who said there were also activists at the march from the national migrant justice group Not One More, condemned President Obama for his record-breaking harsh anti-immigration policies.
"Obama right now, we know him as 'the deporter in chief.' He has deported more people than any other president," she stressed. "He has created an incredibly massive deportation machine for people."
Juntos has been working to close one of the three national detention centers that holds refugee and migrant families, which is located in Pennsylvania.
Portillo said immigrants rights activists are calling for a moratorium on deportations and for the dismantling of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, "so this deportation machine does not get handed to the next president."
The protesters marched more than six miles through the city. When they reached Philadelphia's city hall, the Black Lives Matter activists joined forces with a socialist, anti-racist demonstration held by the Workers World Party.
The protesters chanted and sang anti-Hillary Clinton slogans, such as "F**k Hillary!" and "Don't vote for Hillary, she's killing black people!"
At the combined protest, Workers World Party activists led another anti-Clinton chant: "No Clinton, no KKK, no Wall Street USA!"
Ben Norton is a politics reporter and staff writer at AlterNet. You can find him on Twitter at @BenjaminNorton.
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Sue has been a resident of Vernon since she moved here from the Ottawa Valley in late 2006. Starting her work life as a Science, Physical and Outdoor Education junior high and high school teacher, she changes career directions after her two daughters were born. Sue took on new challenges in community development and program management. She is now a seasoned professional who has held senior positions including Executive Director for not-for-profit / charitable organizations that provide services for elderly persons and intellectually disabled people in Ontario. In the fall of 2017 Sue retired from her position at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation where she worked with the Board of Directors to help meet the financial needs for health care in the North Okanagan. Most notably Sue participated in the raising of funds to support the building and completion of the Polson Tower at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Sue has had extensive experience as a director on many not-for-profit Board of Directors over her long career. Sue is a lifelong lover of nature and outdoor activities. Joining the Board of the Allan Brooks Nature Centre has brought Sue back to her roots and she is committed to work hard to strengthen this precious organization.
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Seven scholarships awarded at Power of the Purse fundraiser
The annual Flagler College Power of the Purse® fundraiser was once again an unparalleled success, attracting over 340 enthusiastic supporters to the College's historic Ponce de Leon Hall on May 9. The sold-out event kicked off with a cocktail/mocktail reception, a silent auction of designer purses and a jewelry raffle and culminated with a luncheon in the Grand Dining Room, including memorable comments from several noteworthy speakers.
Co-founders Robin Cooper and Dr. Beverly Carmichael, '72.
In its fifth year, the Power of the Purse® serves as the signature fundraising event for the Flagler College Women of Vision Advisory Board, which is comprised of philanthropic women focused on ensuring scholarship opportunities for female students at the College. Seven scholarships were awarded this year, the number having grown each year since the inaugural fundraiser at which two scholarships were given. Funds raised from the Power of the Purse® are also used to grow the Women of Vision endowment fund.
This year's event was dedicated to the Women of Vision co-founders, the late Robin Cooper and Dr. Beverly Carmichael, the latter recently retired as Flagler's Vice President of Institutional Advancement.
"These two remarkable women spearheaded the effort to launch the Women of Vision Fund in 2014," said Women of Vision Advisory Board Chair Kathi Keller. "No one ever imagined it would be such a success."
Power of the Purse® Chair Linda Allen-Hawkins expressed her gratitude saying, "We would like to thank all the active participants in today's event, including the Women of Vision Advisory Board, committee members, donors, sponsors and in-kind sponsors. We are so blessed with your generosity."
Featured speaker for the event was Sylvia Longmire, an accessible travel writer, travel agent, author and entrepreneur who is also a service-disabled veteran, single mother and the former Ms. Wheelchair USA 2016. She travels around the world in her power wheelchair, usually solo, and writes about the accessibility of her destinations on her travel blog, "Spin the Globe."
In her speech, entitled "How Fear, Laughter and Travel Will Set You Free," Longmire asserted that traveling alone is the most liberating thing she has ever done.
"I can go where I want, when I want and how I want," she said. "But the real gift of solo travel is the interaction you have with people that you wouldn't normally meet when you have a companion for constant conversation. And I consider my wheelchair to be the instrument that provides me with freedom of movement, not a limitation."
Longmire offered her audience her favorite travel tips which included: have zero expectations of your destination; don't be a tourist, be a traveler; be positive and make the best of any bad situation; venture off the beaten path; let people help you and allow people to be kind; ask to be taken to where the locals live and work – beyond the "Disneyland" façade; don't judge others based on the actions of their governments.
She concluded by saying, "I implore you to go forth and venture into the world. You will be afraid, but go anyway. Soon, your soul will be on its way to real freedom."
Power of the Purse® luncheon attendees were also treated to inspiring comments by rising senior Morgan Hutchison, winner of the newly created Robin Cooper Memorial Scholarship. Hutchison is a media studies and sociology double major whose principal focus is to increase awareness of the problems associated with mental illness and to help eliminate the stigma which surrounds it.
Since arriving at Flagler College, she has helped found a chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, setting up meetings, expert panel discussions, mental health first aid training and a mental health fair. As president of the organization next year, Hutchison hopes to carry on this mission.
"I hope to use my degree in communications to learn how to use television, film and social media to help the users' mental health," said Hutchison. "I'd like to earn my master's and doctoral degrees in media, communications and cultural studies and someday return to Flagler College as a professor to share what I have learned."
"Morgan Hutchison exemplifies Robin Cooper's legacy of generosity and genuine concern for others," said Kathi Keller. "She is an ideal recipient of the new scholarship named for Robin."
Flagler College and the Women of Vision Advisory Board wish to thank the following Power of the Purse® sponsors, including Bozard Ford Lincoln, Leonard's Studio, Flagler Health+, Forrest, Inc., The Bailey Group, Florida East Coast Railway, Diane and Skeeter Key, Declaration & Co., Burkhardt Sales & Service and Matt and Lisa Bond. In-kind sponsors include Future Friends, Monarch Studio, St. Augustine Distillery, The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine Social, Whetstone Chocolates, Fabulizz Design Studio, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits and Constellation Brands.
For information about supporting the Women of Vision Fund, visit www.flagler.edu/wov.
Additional photos of the event can be found here.


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SXSW 2021: Elle Callahan updates Salem trial horrors in 'Witch Hunt'
By Brent Hankins March 14, 2021 Updated: May 7, 2021 No Comments4 Mins Read
The SXSW Film Festival has always welcomed genre films with open arms, and even though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has turned the festival's 2021 edition into a strictly digital affair, the lineup still boasts a number of spooky stories for horror fans to check out. One of our "must see" picks for SXSW 2021 is Witch Hunt, writer-direction Elle Callahan's follow-up to her 2018 film Head Count, which posits a modern-day America where witchcraft is not only real, but prohibited by law.
"I've always wanted to make a movie about witches," Callahan told us via Zoom last week. Partly inspired by HBO's True Blood, where vampires attempt to integrate into society, she wondered "what would it look like if I dropped witchcraft into modern day? If witches just turned up overnight in America, how would we treat them? How would our laws shift to account for magical others?"
The film centers on Claire (Gideon Adlon), a young woman whose mother Martha (Elizabeth Mitchell) offers a safe haven for fugitive witches as they wait to be smuggled out of the country by an Underground Railroad-esque network of sympathizers. "There's so much danger that she's involved her family in," Callahan said of Mitchell's character, who pretends to share a neighbor's prejudiced beliefs to avoid suspicion in a scene which Callahan cites as her favorite. "You can really see how smart and calculated Elizabeth's character actually is, and how she's really in control in this kind of soft, delicate way."
Callahan incorporates many well-known superstitions about witchcraft, including the "sink test," where a woman suspected of practicing witchcraft is bound at the hands and feet and thrown into a body of water — if she bobs to the surface rather than sinking into the depths, she's definitely a witch. That Witch Hunt shows this "test" being administered by government agents to a group of teenage girls feels especially harrowing.
Witch Hunt draws clear parallels between the treatment of witches and the real-life prejudice levied toward marginalized groups. To help drive this point home, most of the witches are depicted as having fair skin and red hair. "I wanted to touch on the fact that people who look different will often be persecuted because of it," Callahan explained. "So I wanted to give them some kind of physical, identifiable trait that would hint that they were magical."
But there was also a secondary reason for Witch Hunt's magic users to share similar physical characteristics. "My sister is a redhead, and was always ranting to me about how there weren't enough redheads in the movies she was watching," Callahan revealed. Wanting her sister to feel represented on the screen, Callahan not only made most of her witches redheads, but also ensured they were depicted as "the most powerful people in America."
"So there you go, now you can't complain anymore!" she joked.
A digital premiere might not have been Callahan's first choice, but she acknowledges the unique circumstances under which the film is being released. "I think there's a magic about seeing a film with an audience," she said. "But there's also excitement [about a digital release] because so many more people get to watch it — you're not restricted by physical seats. I think that's so exciting for a filmmaker, because my one goal in life is for people to enjoy my art."
That being said, Callahan is keeping her fingers crossed for a theatrical screening sometime in the future. "I like to watch people squirm," she admitted. "You can't pause it when you're in the theater, you can't turn down the volume. There's no escape."
Witch Hunt premieres on Wednesday, March 17th as part of the SXSW Online lineup. Find more of our SXSW 2021 coverage at this link.
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University > Research portal > Research publications > Emulation, imitation, over-imitation and the scope of cultur...
Emulation, imitation, over-imitation and the scope of culture for child and chimpanzee
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0069
Andrew Whiten, Nicola McGuigan, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Lydia M Hopper
We describe our recent studies of imitation and cultural transmission in chimpanzees and children, which question late twentieth-century characterizations of children as imitators, but chimpanzees as emulators. As emulation entails learning only about the results of others' actions, it has been thought to curtail any capacity to sustain cultures. Recent chimpanzee diffusion experiments have by contrast documented a significant capacity for copying local behavioural traditions. Additionally, in recent 'ghost' experiments with no model visible, chimpanzees failed to replicate the object movements on which emulation is supposed to focus. We conclude that chimpanzees rely more on imitation and have greater cultural capacities than previously acknowledged. However, we also find that they selectively apply a range of social learning processes that include emulation. Recent studies demonstrating surprisingly unselective 'over-imitation' in children suggest that children's propensity to imitate has been underestimated too. We discuss the implications of these developments for the nature of social learning and culture in the two species. Finally, our new experiments directly address cumulative cultural learning. Initial results demonstrate a relative conservatism and conformity in chimpanzees' learning, contrasting with cumulative cultural learning in young children. This difference may contribute much to the contrast in these species' capacities for cultural evolution.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences
imitation, emulation, social learning, cultural transmission, cumulative culture, chimpanzees, PAN-TROGLODYTES, HOMO-SAPIENS, TOOL USE, ARTIFICIAL FRUIT, YOUNG-CHILDREN, TRANSMISSION, TRADITIONS, INFANTS, PIGEONS, HUMANS
Animal cultures matter for conservation
Brakes, P., Dall, S. R. X., Aplin, L. M., Bearhop, S., Carroll, E. L., Ciucci, P., Fishlock, V., Ford, J. K. B., Garland, E. C., Keith, S. A., McGregor, P. K., Mesnick, S. L., Noad, M. J., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Robbins, M. M., Simmonds, M. P., Spina, F., Thornton, A., Wade, P. R., Whiting, M. J. & 5 others, Williams, J., Rendell, L., Whitehead, H., Whiten, A. & Rutz, C., 8 Mar 2019, In : Science. 363, 6431, p. 1032-1034 5 p.
'Over-imitation': a review and appraisal of a decade of research
Hoehl, S., Keupp, S., Schleihauf, H., McGuigan, N., Buttelmann, D. & Whiten, A., Mar 2019, In : Developmental Review. 51, p. 90-108
Conformity and over-imitation: an integrative review of variant forms of hyper-reliance on social learning
Whiten, A., 14 Jan 2019, Advances in the Study of Behavior. Elsevier, (Advances in the Study of Behavior).
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Biro, D. (ed.), Haslam, M. (ed.) & Rutz, C. (ed.), 2013, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences, 368, 1630.
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Gardner, A., 4 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences.
Causes and consequences of female centrality in cetacean societies
Rendell, L. E., Cantor, M., Gero, S., Whitehead, H. & Mann, J., Sep 2019, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. 374, 1780, 13 p., 20180066.
Parasitic cuckoo catfish exploit parental responses to lost offspring
Polačik, M., Reichard, M., Smith, C. & Blažek, R., Apr 2019, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. Forthcoming
Syntax and compositionality in animal communication
Zuberbuhler, K., 18 Nov 2019, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. 375, 1789, 20190062.
Comparative psychometrics: establishing what differs is central to understanding what evolves
Voelter, C. J., Tinklenberg, B., Call, J. & Seed, A. M., 26 Sep 2018, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. B, Biological Sciences. 373, 1756, 10 p., 20170283.
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2012 → 2013
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Q: Flutter where and firstwhere methods is calls null with data from provider First is is getting null in HomeScreen
Here is the code:
final providedList = Provider.of<List<category.List>>(
  context,
);

appbarColor = providedList
    .firstWhere(
      (element) => element.name == currentListName,
     orElse: () => providedList.first,
    )
    .color;

Here is the error

The method 'firstWhere' was called on null.
Receiver: null
Tried calling: firstWhere(Closure: (List) => bool, orElse: Closure: () => List)

then HomeBody
Here is the code:
List<Todo> todos = context.watch<List<Todo>>()
        .where((e) =>
            e.category == widget.selectedCategory && e.isCompleted == false)
        .toList() ??
    [];

Here is the error

The method 'where' was called on null.
Receiver: null
Tried calling: where(Closure: (Todo) => bool)
The relevant error-causing widget was
HomeBody

and each error code prints twice

A: This is because your providedList is equal to null. You need to get a properly initialized value from the provider, then call the methods .firstWhere and .where.
in provider class
List<Todo> todos = [];

in other place
 List<Todo> readTodoFromProvider = Provider.of<Todo>(context,listen: false).todos;

 var result =  readTodoFromProvider.where((e) =>e.category == widget.selectedCategory && e.isCompleted == false).toList();

To make the Provider work, you need to add it Providers are above MyApp, for example
//lib/main.dart

void main() {
  runApp(

    MultiProvider(
      providers: [
        ChangeNotifierProvider(create: (_) => Todo()),
      ],

      child: const MyApp(),
    ),
  );
}


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"""
Created on Fri Jan 27 18:31:59 2017

@author: katsuya.ishiyama
"""

from numpy import random

# Definition of module level constants
SUCCESS_CODE = 1
FAILURE_CODE = 0

class Strategy():

    def __init__(self, n):

        _success_probability = _generate_success_probability(n)
        _strategy = {i: p for i, p in enumerate(_success_probability, 1)}

        self._n = n
        self.strategy = _strategy
        self.stock_of_strategy = list(_strategy.keys())
        self.tried_strategy = []
        self.current_strategy = None
        self.previous_strategy = None
        self.count_same_strategy = 0
        self._result_of_trial = None

    def choose_strategy(self):

        if not self.stock_of_strategy:
            raise ValueError('There is no strategy in stock.')

        _chosen_id = random.choice(self.stock_of_strategy, 1)[0]

        self.previous_strategy = self.current_strategy
        self.current_strategy = _chosen_id
        self.count_same_strategy = 0
        self.stock_of_strategy.remove(_chosen_id)

        _chosen_strategy = {
            'chosen_strategy': _chosen_id,
            'success_probability': self._get_success_probability()
        }

        return _chosen_strategy

    def _get_success_probability(self):

        return self.strategy[self.current_strategy]

    def try_strategy(self):

        if not self.current_strategy:
            raise ValueError('No strategy is chosen.')

        self.tried_strategy.append(self.current_strategy)

        self._result_of_trial = _get_trial_result(
            p=self._get_success_probability()
        )

        if self.current_strategy == self.previous_strategy:
            self.count_same_strategy += 1

        return self._result_of_trial

def _get_trial_result(p):

    _trial_result = random.choice([FAILURE_CODE, SUCCESS_CODE], size=1, p=[1 - p, p])

    return _trial_result[0]

def _generate_success_probability(size):

    return random.sample(size)


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