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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Tim Burton is certainly one of the most easily recognisable directors working in Hollywood today. He has an aesthetic that is all his own, and the films that he has made have become modern classics and go-to stories for young people feeling different in their community. I counted myself as a fan of his films however as he began to turn out films that where quite frankly bad. So when I heard about his new project I thought I would give Tim Burton another go. Unfortunately I have yet to see Big Eyes so his newest film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children held the possibility of a return for a director who I had pointed out in the past as my favourite film maker.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, based on the novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs, focuses on Jacob (Asa Butterfield), a Florida teen who feels like he doesn't belong in the small town. After his grandfather (Terrence Stamp) dies in mysterious circumstances, he discovers his grandfather's mysterious past and the strange children's home in Wales run by the stern Miss Peregrine (Eva Green). What follows is a journey of self-discovery and a battle for survival against Mr. Barron (Samuel L. Jackson) and his group of terrifying Hollows.
An example of the original photographs that inspired Ransom Riggs story
On paper this seems to be the ideal Burton project. There are so many interesting design possibilities of children with strange and wonderful powers: there are women who turn into birds, a giant gothic mansion and spindly monster that eat eyeballs. For the most part the film delivers visually and one can see how Burtons gothic sensibilities fit within Riggs' gasoline-punk world. Each child is conceptualised in typically Burtonesque fashion and there are echos of Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories. Specific attention must be made to Horace, Hugh, and Enoch whose peculiarities play to Burtons
A promotional photograph produced for the film
specific strengths, especially Enoch whose powers are manifested in Harryhousenesque sequences of stop motion. The hollows are similarly creepy and interesting despite being very similar to the internet's favourite spookster Slenderman. The story is typically Burton, the hero is peculiar and doesn't fit in his home or among his family, but finds a new life and acceptance in a place where the people are like him.
Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) performing one of her more active duties as protector of the peculiar children
However in execution the film is lacklustre at best. The computer generated effects that should have enhanced the worlds instead seem to draw attention to themselves for being slightly off, thus compromising what should have been a magical journey. Similarly the performances are also not up to par; that is not to say they are bad, just that they are serviceable. Asa Butterworth gives some absolutely bizarre choices, Terrence Stamp and Judy Dench could have almost phoned their scenes in and they provide yet another example of Tim Burton hiring well known and talented actors for a few short scenes. Perhaps there were only two people who were having any fun with there roles. Firstly Eva Green as Miss Peregrine, whose otherworldly quality enhanced the headmistress's maternal and murderous qualities to create an engaging character, and secondly Samuel L Jackson as the villain of the piece Mr Barron, who brings a glee to what is in the script a two dimensional bad guy.
Mr Barron (Samuel L. Jackson) leers menacingly at our heroes as he tries to complete his devious experiments
Though the performances may be a result of the script and story, which whizzes by at a monumental pace, zipping from plot point to plot point without giving the audience time to really take in the world, or perhaps the actors to flesh out their characters, especially the peculiar children who are secondary characters. The best example of this is the standard and cookie cutter love story which is week at best and intensely troubling at worst. The conclusion of the film is confusing and rushed as well, and it does not hold up under the smallest amount of scrutiny, and proves that time travel is a very hard story device to use properly.
A Hollow strikes
While not as bad as some of Tim Burton's more recent films, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was still a bit of a disappointment; its great ideas and clever design was marred by some weak performances and shoddy construction that left no time for character development or world building. This may have been because of the hopes that I had for the film to revitalise my interest in Tim Burton's work, so my word is biased in that regard. It has however turned me onto the novels of Ransom Riggs and I look forward very much to revisiting the peculiar world that he created.
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The Cathedral (Sei ko kwai) in Tokyo, c. 1900.
1900s • Architecture • Religious
Tagged with: Anglican church, Christianity in Japan, Episcopal Church, Missionary
St. Hilda's Chapel, Tokyo, c. 1912
From the wiki: "The first Synod of the Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan met in Osaka in February 1887. At this meeting, instigated by Bishop Edward Bickersteth, and presided over by Bishop Williams, it was agreed to unite the various Anglican missionary efforts in Japan into one autonomous national church: the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK).
"The original Tokyo cathedral, a red brick, neo gothic structure, designed by Charles Alfred Chastel de Boinville, was dedicated on June 4th 1879. Located on elevated ground at Shiba Koen, south of the Imperial Palace, the church soon became the center of Anglican Christian worship and clergy training in Tokyo. The Cathedral, today, stands in the shadow of Tokyo Tower, next to St. Alban's Anglican Church.
"St. Andrew's, intended by the Rev. Alexander Croft Shaw primarily as a mission church for his Japanese congregation, was one of the first Anglican churches in Japan to have an autonomous, indigenous ministry when Rev. John Toshimichi Imai, in 1889, was ordained as the first Japanese Anglican priest. Imai was appointed Rector of the Cathedral in in 1894.
"The Diocese of Tokyo is one of eleven dioceses in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai ('The Holy Church of Japan', as the Anglican-Episcopal Church is known in Japan). NSKK was formally established in May 1923. There are thirty three churches and some chapels in the Diocese of Tokyo, many dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century when Christianity was re-introduced to Japan after many decades of official persecution. The first recorded baptism of a Japanese convert, a Kumamoto samurai named Shōmura Sukeuemon, by the Rev. Channing Moore Williams of the Episcopal Church in the United States, was not until 1866."
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using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using SDRSharp.Radio;

namespace SDRSharp.FUNcubeProPlus
{

    #region Public Enums

    public enum TunerRFFilter
    {
	    TRFE_0_4,
	    TRFE_4_8,
	    TRFE_8_16,
	    TRFE_16_32,
	    TRFE_32_75,
	    TRFE_75_125,
	    TRFE_125_250,
	    TRFE_145,
	    TRFE_410_875,
	    TRFE_435,
	    TRFE_875_2000
    }

    public enum TunerIFFilter
    {
        TIFE_200KHZ=0,
        TIFE_300KHZ=1,
        TIFE_600KHZ=2,
        TIFE_1536KHZ=3,
        TIFE_5MHZ=4,
        TIFE_6MHZ=5,
        TIFE_7MHZ=6,
        TIFE_8MHZ=7
    }

    #endregion

    public class FunCubeProPlusIO : IFrontendController, IDisposable
    {
        #region FUNcube Pro+ Dongle Commands

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_QUERY = 1;

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_FREQUENCY = 100;

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_FREQUENCY_HZ = 101;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_FREQUENCY_HZ = 102;

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_LNA_GAIN = 110;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_RF_FILTER = 113;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_MIXER_GAIN = 114;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_IF_GAIN = 117;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_IF_FILTER = 122;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_SET_BIAS_TEE = 126;

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_LNA_GAIN = 150;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_RF_FILTER = 153;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_MIXER_GAIN = 154;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_IF_GAIN = 157;
        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_IF_FILTER = 162;

        private const byte FCD_HID_CMD_GET_BIAS_TEE = 166;

        #endregion

        private const int FCDPlusMaxIFGain = 59;
        private const string FCDPlusVidPid = "Vid_04d8&Pid_fb31";

        private double _freqCorrection = Utils.GetDoubleSetting("funcubeProPlusFrequencyCorrection", -120.0);
        private long _frequency;
        private readonly FCDProPlusControllerDialog _dialog;

        public FunCubeProPlusIO()
        {
             _dialog = new FCDProPlusControllerDialog(this);
        }

        ~FunCubeProPlusIO()
        {
            Dispose();
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            Close();
            _dialog.Close();
            _dialog.Dispose();
            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
        }

        #region Properties

        public double FrequencyCorrection
        {
            get
            {
                return _freqCorrection;
            }
            set
            {
                _freqCorrection = value;
                Frequency = _frequency;
            }
        }

        public TunerIFFilter IFFilter
        {
            get { return GetIFFilter(); }
        }

        public TunerRFFilter RFFilter
        {
            get { return GetRFFilter(); }
        }

        public bool LNAEnabled
        {
            get { return GetLNAState(); }
            set { SetLNAState(value); }
        }

        public bool MixerGainEnabled
        {
            get { return GetMixerGainState(); }
            set { SetMixerGainState(value); }
        }

        public bool BiasTeeEnabled
        {
            get { return GetBiasTeeState(); }
            set { SetBiasTeeState(value); }
        }

        public int IFGain
        {
            get { return (int)GetIFGain(); }
            set { SetIFGain((byte)value); }
        }

        public bool IsOpen
        {
            get
            {
                return true;
            }
        }

        public bool IsSoundCardBased
        {
            get { return true; }
        }

        public long Frequency
        {
            get
            {
                return (long) (GetFrequency() / (1 + _freqCorrection * 0.000001));
            }
            set
            {
                SetFrequency((uint) (value * (1 + _freqCorrection * 0.000001)));
                _frequency = value;
            }
        }

        public string SoundCardHint
        {
            get { return ".*DirectSound.*funcube.*"; }
        }

        public double Samplerate
        {
            get { return 192000.0; }
        }

        #endregion

        public void Open()
        {

        }

        public void ShowSettingGUI(IWin32Window parent)
        {
            _dialog.Show();
            _dialog.Activate();
        }

        public void HideSettingGUI()
        {
            _dialog.Hide();
        }

        public void Start(SamplesAvailableDelegate callback)
        {
        }

        public void Stop()
        {
        }

        public void Close()
        {
            _dialog.Hide();
        }

        #region Private methods

        private static bool WriteCommand(byte command, byte value)
        {
            using (var usb = UsbDevice.Open(FCDPlusVidPid))
            {
                var au8BufOut = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1
                var au8BufIn = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1

                au8BufOut[0] = 0; // First byte is report ID. Ignored by HID Class firmware as only config'd for one report
                au8BufOut[1] = command;
                au8BufOut[2] = value;

                usb.Write(au8BufOut, 0, au8BufOut.Length);
                usb.Read(au8BufIn, 0, au8BufIn.Length);

                return au8BufIn[2] == 1;
            }
        }

        private static byte ReadFlag(byte command)
        {
            using (var usb = UsbDevice.Open(FCDPlusVidPid))
            {
                var au8BufOut = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1
                var au8BufIn = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1

                au8BufOut[0] = 0;
                au8BufOut[1] = command;

                usb.Write(au8BufOut, 0, au8BufOut.Length);
                usb.Read(au8BufIn, 0, au8BufIn.Length);

                if (au8BufIn[2] != 1)
                {
                    return 0;
                }

                return au8BufIn[3];
            }
        }

        private static long GetFrequency()
        {
            using (var usb = UsbDevice.Open(FCDPlusVidPid))
            {
                var au8BufOut = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1
                var au8BufIn = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1

                au8BufOut[0] = 0;
                au8BufOut[1] = FCD_HID_CMD_GET_FREQUENCY_HZ;

                usb.Write(au8BufOut, 0, au8BufOut.Length);
                usb.Read(au8BufIn, 0, au8BufIn.Length);

                if (au8BufIn[2] != 1)
                {
                    return 0;
                }

                var result = (uint) (au8BufIn[3] |
                    au8BufIn[4] << 8 |
                    au8BufIn[5] << 16 |
                    au8BufIn[6] << 24);

                return result;
            }
        }

        private static bool SetFrequency(uint frequency)
        {
            using (var usb = UsbDevice.Open(FCDPlusVidPid))
            {
                var au8BufOut = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1
                var au8BufIn = new byte[65]; // endpoint size + 1

                au8BufOut[0] = 0; // First byte is report ID. Ignored by HID Class firmware as only config'd for one report
                au8BufOut[1] = FCD_HID_CMD_SET_FREQUENCY_HZ;
                au8BufOut[2] = (byte)(frequency & 0x000000ff);
                au8BufOut[3] = (byte)((frequency & 0x0000ff00) >> 8);
                au8BufOut[4] = (byte)((frequency & 0x00ff0000) >> 16);
                au8BufOut[5] = (byte)((frequency & 0xff000000) >> 24);
                usb.Write(au8BufOut, 0, au8BufOut.Length);
                usb.Read(au8BufIn, 0, au8BufIn.Length);
                return au8BufIn[2] == 1;
            }
        }

        private static int GetIFGain()
        {
            return ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_IF_GAIN);
        }

        private static void SetIFGain(byte ifGain)
        {
            if (ifGain > FCDPlusMaxIFGain)
                ifGain = FCDPlusMaxIFGain;
            WriteCommand(FCD_HID_CMD_SET_IF_GAIN, (byte)ifGain);
        }

        private static bool GetLNAState()
        {
            return ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_LNA_GAIN) == 1 ? true : false;
        }

        private static void SetLNAState(bool enable)
        {
            byte state = (byte)(enable == true? 1 : 0);
            WriteCommand(FCD_HID_CMD_SET_LNA_GAIN, state);
        }

        private static bool GetMixerGainState()
        {
            return ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_MIXER_GAIN) == 1 ? true : false;
        }

        private static void SetMixerGainState(bool enable)
        {
            byte state = (byte)(enable == true ? 1 : 0);
            WriteCommand(FCD_HID_CMD_SET_MIXER_GAIN, state);
        }

        private static bool GetBiasTeeState()
        {
            return ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_BIAS_TEE) == 1 ? true : false;
        }

        private static void SetBiasTeeState(bool enable)
        {
            byte state = (byte)(enable == true ? 1 : 0);
            WriteCommand(FCD_HID_CMD_SET_BIAS_TEE, state);
        }

        private static TunerRFFilter GetRFFilter()
        {
            return (TunerRFFilter)ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_RF_FILTER);
        }

        private static TunerIFFilter GetIFFilter()
        {
            return (TunerIFFilter)ReadFlag(FCD_HID_CMD_GET_IF_FILTER);
        }

        #endregion

    }
}

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Everything that goes on inside your body and every interaction you have with the outside world is controlled by your brain. It allows you to cope masterfully with your everyday environment. It is capable of producing breathtaking athletic feats, sublime works of art, and profound scientific insights. It also produces the enormous range of emotional responses that can take us from the depths of depression to the heights of euphoria.
Considering everything the brain does, how can this relatively small mass of tissue possibly be the source of our personalities, dreams, thoughts, sensations, utterances, and movements?
Understanding the Brain, a 36-lecture course by award-winning Professor Jeanette Norden of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, takes you inside this astonishingly complex organ and shows you how it works, from the gross level of its organization to the molecular level of how cells in the brain communicate. With its combination of neurology, biology, and psychology, this course will help you understand how we perceive the world through our senses, how we move, how we learn and remember, and how emotions affect our thoughts and actions.
Solving the Mystery of the Brain
The ancient Egyptians discarded the brain during mummification while carefully preserving other organs; to them, the brain was of no importance. Starting with the Greek physician Hippocrates, however, observers began tracing more and more of our sensory, nervous, and intellectual activities to the brain—and eventually to specific regions of the brain.
The brain is still a mystery in many respects—for example, we still are unsure as to how consciousness is generated—but recent decades have seen unparalleled advances in understanding how the brain does what it does. In the last 50 years, an explosion of knowledge about the brain's structure and function has occurred. Scientists have performed amazing research by using tools such as MRIs and PET scanning to get a better grasp on deciphering the mysteries of how this important organ works.
Due to these technological advances, we can now pinpoint:
where light that enters the eye is converted into the subjective experience of sight
where pressure waves that reach the ear are processed into sound
where fear is generated
which areas of the brain are involved in spoken and written language
where the deep chemistry of love is kindled
Understanding the Brain provides you with an in-depth view of the inner workings of your brain. Your tour starts with the organization of the central nervous system at the gross, cellular, and molecular levels, then investigates in detail how the brain accomplishes a host of tasks—from seeing and sleeping to performing music and constructing a personal identity.
The Structure of the Brain: Lectures 1–11 cover the cellular structure and the overall layout of this intricate organ. You learn how the brain develops during gestation, and are introduced to the technical vocabulary that you will use throughout the course.
Brain and Mind: Lectures 12–19 explore how the brain and mind are thought to be related by examining the sensory functions of sight, hearing, and bodily sensation. You analyze the motor system, which governs how movement is initiated and coordinated, and explore Parkinson's disease and its progressive impairment of movement.
Higher-Order Cognitive Functions: Lectures 20–29 discuss the areas of the brain thought to be responsible for language, emotion, executive function, and cognition—abilities that, in large part, define us as humans. You look at the underlying neurological mechanisms and explore their role in various phenomena like depression, musical ability and appreciation, and drug use.
Special Topics: Lectures 30–36 look at several subjects of universal interest. Are the brains of males and females different? How does the brain regulate sleep and dreaming? What is consciousness? And how can you understand the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?
Our insights into the functioning of the brain often come from cases where something has gone wrong, such as strokes, tumors, injuries, neurological diseases, and mental illnesses—pathologies that vividly demonstrate the distinct roles played by the various affected regions. An expert neuroscientist, Dr. Norden provides a fascinating presentation of these cases.
Know Your Mind
We now know that something important is always going on inside our brain and, as Understanding the Brain illustrates, if you know what to look for, you can observe specific aspects of your own brain in action:
Vision: The "now you see it, now you don't" feeling you get when you see an illusion is your brain trying to interpret raw data from the eyes. Far from taking a picture of the world and sending it to the brain, the eyes actually transmit very little information; "seeing" is a creation of the brain.
Thought: Sometimes, you can have trouble thinking after taking an antihistamine. This is because antihistamines do not just combat the effects of an allergy, they also block histamine as a neurotransmitter in the brain, altering your ability to think and process information.
Motor skills: When you learn how to walk, ride a bicycle, knit, dance, or perform some other motor skill, you reach a point where all of a sudden you are able to coordinate the new movement. That is because specialized neurons in your brain's cerebellum are now firing in sequence.
Emotion and memory: Think about doing your taxes. Does that thought elicit a particular emotion? We do not just remember something; our memories are colored with emotion. All of our experiences are influenced by previous experiences through complex loops in the brain's limbic system.
Social bonding: Your feeling of well-being with your spouse or friends has a neurochemical basis. The neurotransmitter oxytocin is found in very high concentrations in the limbic systems of animals that bond socially.
Consciousness: Sometimes, you can arrive at work with very little memory of the details of your journey; obviously you were not unconscious, but you were not fully aware either. This occurs when your brain is in "autopilot" mode—where it was in control without your being conscious of all that was happening around you.
Appreciate the Wonder of the Brain
As a researcher, Dr. Norden has participated in an ongoing scientific revolution. She is also a nationally recognized educator, singled out as one of the most effective teachers in America in What the Best College Teachers Do. Among Dr. Norden's special qualities cited in the book is this simple, but highly effective, approach to teaching: "Before she begins the first class in any semester, she thinks about the awe and excitement she felt the first time anyone explained the brain to her, and she considers how she can help her students achieve that same feeling."
You can share her consuming passion for the intricacies of the brain in this lively and engaging course, which Dr. Norden has designed specifically for those without a background in science. "All you need to bring is your own brain and a desire to learn," she says.
Thus equipped, you will explore a broad range of exciting topics in neuroscience. Above all, you will come away from Understanding the Brain with a deeper knowledge of how the brain is organized—and a feeling of wonder and appreciation for all that it accomplishes.
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Historical Underpinnings of Neuroscience
Our picture of the brain has changed markedly since antiquity, when it was considered an organ of minor importance. This lecture traces the major paradigm shifts in our understanding of the brain and the contributions of such pioneers as Leonardo da Vinci, René Descartes, and Thomas Willis, the "father of neurology." x
Central Nervous System—Gross Organization
This lecture covers the overall organization of the brain and spinal cord and defines important terms and concepts, focusing on areas of the central nervous system that can be viewed from the outside. Neuroanatomists divide the brain into five major regions from rostral (front) to caudal (back). x
Central Nervous System—Internal Organization
We examine how the central nervous system is organized internally, starting with the basic unit: the nerve cell or neuron. The brain and spinal cord are made up of concentrations of neuronal cell bodies called nuclei (gray matter) and bundles of axons coursing between them (white matter). x
Central Nervous System—Subdivisions
The hundreds of nuclei in the brain can be grouped into specialized systems for sensation, learning, memory, and other functions. Regions of white matter can also be subdivided into functional types; for example, projection pathways connect different areas, like the motor cortex and the spinal cord. x
Cortex—Lobes and Areas
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of neurons or "bark" covering the brain. Considered the seat of the mind, it is where cognition and other higher-order functions such as language, intellect, and memory take place. The cortex can be divided into four lobes, each comprised of areas that are associated with specific functions. x
Cortex—Sensory, Motor, and Association Areas
This lecture introduces the traditional and modern classification of sensory, motor, and association cortex. One of the crucial discoveries of the past 40 years is that much of what was previously called association cortex is actually sensory in function. For example, there are many more cortical areas devoted to vision than previously thought. x
Central Nervous System—Development
We investigate how the brain's subdivisions and different cell types are generated during the remarkable process of development. From a few cells, a human brain forms that is capable of regulating the function of all the other organs as well as producing a theory of relativity or appreciating Bach. x
Central Nervous System—Cellular Organization
This lecture focuses on the structural and functional differences between the two main types of cells in the central nervous system: neurons and glial cells. The name glia ("glue") derives from the historical view that glia simply hold the brain together, but modern neuroscience has revealed that these cells have many other functions. There are about 100 billion neurons and 10 to 100 times that many glial cells in the brain. x
Pathways and Synapses
Unlike most cells in the body, neurons are designed to receive and transmit information. How do they do it? The critical factor is the internal and external environment of neurons, where changes in the distribution of ions (charged atoms) act as a signaling mechanism for encoding and transmitting information. x
Neurotransmitters are specialized chemical messengers that signal activity from one neuron to another. More than 60 neurotransmitters/neuromodulators have been identified, including simple amino acids like glutamate; enkephalins and endorphins, which are involved in the processing of pain; and dopamine, which plays a role in reward and addiction. x
This lecture uses the damage caused by stroke to review material covered up to this point in the course. By understanding the organization of the brain and its blood supply, we can predict which functions will be lost or affected after a stroke impairs the blood flow to specific regions of the brain. x
The Visual System—The Eye
This lecture investigates how the eye works in concert with the brain. Far from taking a picture of the external world, the eye actually transmits information primarily about edges and contrast to the brain. From this limited input, the brain constructs the visual world we experience in all its complexity and detail. x
The Visual System—The Cortex
We trace pathways from the retina of the eye to different areas in the cortex, where functions such as face recognition and color perception take place. Color is a fascinating example of how "seeing" is a mental construct; color is not a property of objects in the world but rather a consequence of brain processes. x
The Auditory System
Like seeing, hearing is a construction of the brain. This lecture discusses how the ear converts pressure waves in the air into electrical signals that travel to the auditory areas of the brain, where they are interpreted as sound. We don't just "hear" sounds; we apply meaning to them, as in our processing of language. x
The Somatosensory System
The somatosensory system gives us information not only about the immediate external world but also about our own bodies. From receptors in our skin, joints, and other parts of our bodies, parallel pathways transmit information that we experience as the senses of touch, pain, temperature, and proprioception (awareness of where our limbs are). x
Agnosias
Agnosia ("without knowledge") is the inability of individuals to recognize some aspect of their sensory experience because of lesions in the brain. This lecture concentrates on visual agnosias, where an individual who can see loses some specific knowledge related to vision, such as the ability to identify faces or to distinguish between stationary and moving objects. x
The Motor System—Voluntary Movement
Not only do we experience the world, we move around in it. This lecture covers the pathways and brain areas that allow us to make voluntary movements of the body. The motor system is divided into pyramidal, extrapyramidal, and cerebellar subsystems, which work together in normal movement. x
The Motor System—Coordinated Movement
Coordination of movement, especially learned, skilled motor movement, is largely under the control of the cerebellum. This "little cerebrum" allows for the proper timing and execution of movement and for the correction of errors during ongoing movement. We could not walk, play, or dance without a cerebellum. x
Parkinson's disease arises when neurons are lost from a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. This removes a major source of input to forebrain structures involved in regulating movement. This lecture covers signs, symptoms, and treatments of this disorder. x
The ability to communicate symbolically through language is thought to be unique to our species. Language involves both higher-order sensory and motor areas of the cerebral cortex. Even though written language is an invention, specific areas in the brain underlie this ability as well. x
The Limbic System—Anatomy
The limbic system represents a large number of interconnected nuclei that together allow for learning, memory, emotion, and executive function. Its importance is dramatically illustrated by the case of Phineas Gage, a railroad worker in the 1840s whose personality was completely altered by a frontal lobe injury involving part of the limbic system. x
The Limbic System—Biochemistry
This lecture discusses some of the neurotransmitters that are critical in the normal functioning of the limbic system circuits. Damage to this system can cause the delicate balance of excitation and inhibition to be disrupted. Such imbalances are believed to underlie many mental disorders such as depression. x
Depression is a scourge of modern societies. This lecture focuses on unipolar depression, a central nervous system disorder that has known anatomical and biochemical correlates. We also investigate how the three major classes of antidepressants work and what led to the development of designer antidepressant drugs, such as Prozac. x
The Reward System—Anatomy
All humans seek experiences that are rewarding or pleasurable. This lecture covers the brain structures and neurotransmitters involved in reward—in functions as diverse as slaking thirst or enjoying a sunset. The endogenous reward system allows us to tap into the joy of life and engage in the world. x
The Reward System—Drugs
Psychoactive drugs that produce euphoria or a "high" do so by altering the biochemistry of the endogenous reward system. Such drugs can be both physiologically and psychologically addicting. Using cocaine and marijuana as examples, we investigate how drugs can hijack this system and even produce permanent changes in the brain. x
Far from being static structures, synapses are highly dynamic and can be modified by experience. This synaptic plasticity underlies learning and memory. We look at several ways synapses can be modified and the neurobiological basis of why memories change with time. x
Emotion and Executive Function
Truly rational behavior is not possible without emotion, as evidenced in humans by the tremendous elaboration and interconnection of structures involved in both emotion and executive function. Emotion, memory, and cognition combine to give meaning to our experiences, which can then be used to influence and guide future behavior. x
Processing of Negative Emotions—Fear
Fear is often considered a negative emotion, but it is critical for survival. This lecture explores the role played by a small almond-shaped structure called the amygdala in the rapid processing of sensory information signaling threat. The amygdala is implicated in a number of disorders, including posttraumatic stress syndrome. x
Music and the Brain
The ability to write, read, and perform music requires the coordinated activity of the sensory, motor, language, and limbic systems of the brain. Studies of musicians who have suffered strokes have identified specific brain areas involved in both the composition and appreciation of different features of music, such as rhythm. x
Sexual Dimorphism of the Brain
At birth our brains are sexually dimorphic, meaning they are either male or female in pattern. While the most dramatic differences in brain structure involve areas associated with sexual behavior and mating, how we experience and interpret the world may also be influenced by the sex of our brains. x
Sleep and Dreaming
Why do we sleep? What, if anything, do dreams mean? Far from being a passive event, sleep is actively induced and involves areas of the central nervous system extending from the spinal cord to the forebrain. Researchers have also learned a great deal about the types of dreams that occur during various stages of sleep. x
Consciousness and the Self
Why does consciousness appear to be something that is happening to a "me"? What is the "me"? We explore these and other questions surrounding the nature of consciousness. We also delve more deeply into some of the cases discussed in Lecture 16 on agnosias, re-examining what is actually lost in cortical blindness, prosopagnosia, and contralateral neglect. x
This lecture uses the number one neurological disorder in the United States—Alzheimer's disease—as a clinical example to bring together much of the information given in the course. The signs and symptoms of the disease can be understood by looking at the particular brain areas most affected. x
Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease
We look at what has been learned about factors that appear to increase or decrease the risk of contracting Alzheimer's disease, focusing on a study of Catholic nuns who showed a very low incidence of the disorder. This study and others suggest ways to make positive lifestyle changes that may help ward off this dreaded disease. x
Wellness and the Brain—Effects of Stress
Our brain has mechanisms that allow for rapid response to threatening events by preparing us for fight or flight. Unfortunately, in our modern world we respond to everyday stressors as though they were life-threatening events. This lecture reviews evidence that chronic activation of this system has deleterious effects on our health. x
Neuroscience—Looking Back and Looking Ahead
We summarize the course, survey present research challenges, and address the question: What does our remarkable understanding of the brain tell us about ourselves? Our ability to reason, feel, or even act morally may be the result of neural processes, but this does not denigrate our experiences or our uniqueness as a species. x
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Dr. Jeanette Norden is a neuroscientist, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine, and Professor of Neurosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology, with training in Neurobiology and Clinical Neurology, from Vanderbilt University. She completed postdoctoral training at Duke University, the National Institute for Medical Research in...
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Spredfast Says It Will Close Its Madison Office, Eliminating 47 Jobs
Jeff Buchanan
In August 2015, Spredfast, an Austin, TX-based developer of social media management software, acquired Madison, WI-based Shoutlet for an undisclosed sum. In a message announcing the deal, Spredfast said that the staff and headquarters of Shoutlet—which sold cloud-based software to help measure the impact of online marketing campaigns—would "become Spredfast's newest development center."
Now, a year and a half later, Spredfast says it plans to shut down its Madison operations. In a letter sent to State of Wisconsin officials on Tuesday, Spredfast general counsel Melissa Frugé says that her company plans to close its Madison office in August.
Spredfast is terminating 47 employees as part of the closure, according to the letter. Just under half of them lost their jobs on Tuesday, while the others have been offered the chance to continue working at Spredfast for another six months.
"The closure has been prompted by the company's decision to reorganize its operations and reduce costs," Frugé writes in the letter.
Reached by phone Wednesday, Frugé referred questions to Jim Rudden, Spredfast's chief marking officer. Neither Rudden nor Rod Favaron, the company's president and CEO, responded to messages seeking additional information on Spredfast's decision to close its Madison office.
Prior to being purchased by Spredfast, Shoutlet appeared to have raised a total of at least $31.2 million, according to SEC filings and past press releases. The company was founded in 2004 by Jason Weaver, who continued to lead it until 2013. He later left Madison, but returned to join the startup Bad Donkey Social Mobile, as that company announced last year.
Spredfast had more than 500 employees as of June, when it raised $50 million from investors.
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José M. Serrano
Chairman of Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
( D, WF ) 29th Senate District
Serrano Statement on Green Light NY
The New York State Senate today passed the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, also known as Green Light NY, which allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue standard driver's licenses to undocumented immigrant New Yorkers. Prior to 2001, all New Yorkers had access to driver's licenses, regardless of immigration status. If the legislation is signed into law, New York would join 12 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in providing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. The legislation (S1747) is sponsored by Senator Luis R. Sepulveda and co-sponsored by Senator José M. Serrano. The bill previously passed the Assembly, where it is sponsored by Assembly Member Marcos Crespo.
"As a longtime advocate for driver's licences for immigrants, I am thrilled that today's vote ensures that immigrant New Yorkers can obtain driver's licences and be informed of our traffic laws- making New York's roads safer for everyone. Allowing immigrants access to licenses will not only protect families throughout the state and lower insurance rates, it will also boost our economy by generating more than $50 million in annual revenue through taxes and fees. Access to driver's licenses will ensure that these hardworking New Yorkers can drive to work, school, medical appointments, and in emergency situations- providing them easier access to services without fear of arrest or deportation. Restoring the privilege to drive will foster trust between immigrant communities and law enforcement, making them more likely to report crimes and cooperate with police, as well as encouraging them to be active participants in civic and community life. This country was built in large part by immigrants who came here to work and seek a better life for themselves and their families. At a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric is spread across the country, we are taking steps to ensure that the American Dream is alive and well for everyone. Many thanks to Senator Sepulveda and Assembly Member Crespo for their commitment to immigrant communities in New York."
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German plays an important role in the life of the children in the Pre-Preparatory School.The children enjoy many super German traditions such as Zuckertüte (gift bags) being presented to each child on their first day of full-time School in Reception class and a visit from St Nikolaus on 6th December each year. At assembly-time, all children also learn to sing 'Happy Birthday' in German to children in the School, when they are celebrating their birthdays.
A German specialist teacher teaches a daily lesson of German to all children from Reception class through to Year 3. Nursery children receive fun, activity-based sessions in German on a twice weekly basis.
All lessons are age-appropriate and include an element of fun, with songs, games and puppets featuring heavily in the sessions. Children quickly develop an ear for the target language, as our native German teacher speaks entirely in German right from the start. Children also receive some curriculum lessons taught in German each year e.g. Geography or Art, and a weekly session in the Computer Suite.
Regular visitors to School reinforce the German the children have been learning in School. Recent visitors have included Martina Schwarz, singer and songwriter, musician, Tobias Stürmer, the Kiepenkasper Puppet Theatre and Axel Scheffler, illustrator.
All classes include teaching about Germany and about a different European culture, with German story books and artefacts, film clips and songs featuring in each year group's lessons throughout the year. Children have the opportunity to present their German work in school displays and assemblies and competitions and events at various points throughout the year.
In 2009, King's Pre-Preparatory School received a National award in recognition of the excellent Early Years' language teaching on offer and our resident German teacher contributes to national language teaching projects and materials through her work with the Goethe Institut and other organisations.


The Washington State Department of Ecology installed a mobile air quality monitoring station near the San Juan County Administration building on January 7, 2019. This air quality monitoring station will monitor for PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns).
The county does not have any permanent air quality monitors, and generally it is believed that due to weather patterns and data from nearby monitors that our air quality is healthy. However, the County requested that a portable monitor be sited here to verify these assumptions. The monitor will be in the county through May 2019. You can view the monitor in real time at the Department of Ecology Washington Air Monitoring Network website which shows all the air quality monitors across the State.


This is a great Yes inspired T shirt from Old Skool Hooligans celebrating the classic track Siberian Khatru from the Close To the Edge album. 100% unofficial. Jon Anderson hasn't exactly stated what the lyrics mean but we're taking it literally. More prog rock inspired T shirts in our other listings.


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MORENIKE FADAYOMI
Born in London, Morenike Fadayomi was raised in London, Nigeria, and Switzerland. After completing her Dance Education at the Colombo Dance Factory in Zürich, she took up her Classical Vocal Training by her Professor Mag. U.Preier-Raunacher in Vienna.
From July 1993 to July 1996 she was a Soloist at the Stadtheater Basel (Switzerland)
Since August 1997 she is a Soloist at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf (Germany)
She has sung numorous Major Roles Internationally including the title Role of Aida (Verdi, Aida),Abigaille (Verdi, Nabucco), Lady Macbeth (Verdi, Macbeth), Violetta (Verdi, Traviatta), Micaela and Carmen (Bizet, Carmen), Mimi (Puccini, La Boheme), Liu (Puccini, Turandot), Georgetta (Puccini, Trittico), Donna Elvira (Mozart, Giovanni), Marie (Smetana, Bartered Bride),Katarina Ismailova (Schowtakowitsch, Lady Macbeth von Mzensk), Katja Kabanova ( Janacek, Katja Kabanova), Emilia Marty (Janacek, Makropolus), Rusalka (Dvorak, Rusalka), Marta (D Albert, Tiefland), Marietta ( Korngold, Tote Stadt), Kaiserin (Strauss, Frau ohne Schatten), Salome ( Strauss, Salome), Senta (Wagner, Flying Dutchmann),
In July 2002 she was a Soloist at the prestigious Festival Aix en Provence in the World Premier of Peter Eötvös Opera Le Balcon. Having gained a reputation as a talented Singing-Actress, she was chosen for the World Premier in Vienna March 2003 of another contemporary Composer Franz Kogelmann for the Opera Fear Death by Water.
Also a most sought after performer of the Role of BESS from Gershwins Opera Porgy and Bess in 2010 she completed a return engagement with the Washington National Opera after having premiered there as BESS in 2005, after which she was engaged by Placido Domingo to repeat her success at the Los Angeles Opera in 2007 and the Chacago Lyric Opera in 2008.
In 2011 she sang the title Role of Salome at the Komische Oper Berlin, at the Volksoper Vienna and at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf. In Düsseldorfs season 2013/2014 she has been performing the Roles of Tosca (Puccini, Tosca), Chyrosothemis (Strauss, Elektra), and has made her debut as Norma (Bellini, Norma), and also performed the Role of Wally (Catalani, La Wally), at the Grand Theatre de Geneve, a role she also premiered 2005 at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf.
The season 2014/2015 she sang the premier of a new production of Aida (Verdi, Aida), and also performed the roles of Tosca (Puccini, Tosca), and Georgetta (Puccini, Tabarro) in Düsseldorf. She also premiered the Role of Renata from the Opera Prokofjiev, The Fiery Angel at the Antonin Dvorak Theatre in Ostrava and at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. And with the Barkheimer Tour (Harlem Opera) she again performed the Role of BESS in the Opera Houses in 'Geneva, Breda (Festival) Amsterdam and Toulouse.
In the season 2015/2016 she again performed the Roles of Aida (Verdi, Aida), Tosca (Puccini, Tosca), Georgetta (Puccini, Tabarro) and also Giulietta (Offenbach, Tales of Hoffmann), the role of Abigaille (Verdi, Nabucco) at the Antonin Dvorak Theater in Ostrava and the Role of Norma (Bellini, Norma) at the Stadttheater Luzern.
In the season 2016/2017 she sang her first TURANDOT (Puccini, Turandot) at the Stadttheater Chemnitz and also at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where sie also sang AIDA, (Verdi, Aida), TOSCA ( Puccini, Tosca), SENTA (Wagner Flying Dutchman), the WITCH (Humperdinck, Hänsel and Gretel) and also the Petite Messe Solennelle from Rossini in cooperation with the Ballet of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. She also performed the role of KUNDRY (Wagner, Parsifal) with the Stdttheater Chemnitz.
In the Season 2017/2018 she again performed the Role of Turandot (Puccini, Turandot) at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein along with the Roles: Georgetta (Puccini, Trittico) , Giulietta (Offenbach, Hoffmann), The Witch (Humperdinck, Hänsel), Tosca (Puccini, Tosca) , Senta (Wagner, Flying Dutchmann), and she also made her Debut as Amelia (Verdi Ballo di Mascera) in Düsseldorf. Also she will be performing the Role of Turandot ( Puccini,Turandot) again at the Opera Chemnitz.
In the Season 2018/2019 she will be performing the role of Tosca (Puccini, Tosca) the role of Santuzza (Mascagni, Cavaleria) and the role of the Witch (Humperdinck,Hänsel and Gretel) again at the Deutsche oper am Rhein, and she will also be singing the 3.Norn (Wagner, Götterdämmerung) in the last part of the Ring Premier in Düsseldorf. She will also be performing at the Oper Freiburg in the new production of Cesar Franck, Hulda, (Hulda) . Also performing on of her favorite roles, she sang the role of Bess (Gershwin. Porgy and Bess) at the famous Opera in italy, the Teatro del Regio Turino.
The season 2019/2020 she is returning back to her "Home" the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, to perform the role of Tosca (Puccini, Tosca) the role of the Witch (Humperdinck, Hänsel and Gretel) and 3.Norn in the Wagner,Götterdämmerung.
Unfortunatly due to the Coronavirus the scedule for the season 2020/2021 is limited from now untill the end of the year 2020, however fortunatly the Dt. Oper am Rhein has come up with an interesting variety of 1 to 1 1/2 hour operas, her part will be in the new production of Vissi `Arte, a homage to Opera and a smaller version of Humperdincks Hänsel and Gretel, where she wll be again performing the Witch.
Hopefully the season 2021/2022 will resume back to normal, she will be singing at her HomeBase the Deutsche Oper am Rhein an interesting project of the Weihnachtsoratorium from Bach, which will be arranged on stage with 12 Soloists and Chorus, in an intriging new production. Also she will be returning back as the Hexe in Humperdincks Hänsel and Gretel, and she will be singing the role of Santuzza again in the production Mascagni, Cavaleria/Pagliacci
Her varied career has taken her to various Opera Stages as the Bregenz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Semperoper Dresden, Opera Bologna, Opera Parma, Teatro dell Opera Roma, Muziektheater Amsterdam, Opera du Rhin Strassbourg, etc. Festwochen Vienna,Volksopera Vienna, Washington National Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Los Angelos Opera, Komische Opera Berlin, etc.
She has also portrayed various Diva Parts in : Zigeunerbaron, Merry Widow, Giuditta, Csardafürstin and Fledermaus, and has recordings of Lehar, Eva, O.Strauss, Pearls of Cleopatra and Kogelmann,Fear Death by Water.
Kontakt: MSFadayomi@t-online.de
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UCF Student Says He Punched Shark During Attack
Jacob Sadowsky
It sounds like something straight out of a Hollywood movie — a man manages to fight off an attacking shark by punching it — only this time it was real.
UCF student and Phi Delta Theta pledge Josh Green was swimming at Cocoa Beach around 3 p.m. Thursday when what is believed to be a black tip shark attacked and bit him several times.
Josh Green received 18 stitches after an apparent shark bite
According to Green, he was able to punch the attacking shark to fend it off and swim to shore on his own to get help.
"I didn't realize it was a shark until I punched it, thinking it was someone messing with me and then felt the face," Green said.
Green was the only person out of his group in the water at the time and says he was relatively close to shore when it happened.
"Everybody wanted to tan so I just went out by myself. I was riding with the waves and body surfing when out of nowhere I feel something grab my leg and yank," Green said.
That's when Green says he punched the shark and was able to get free and head to safety.
"When I hit it, my foot was sort of released and I just swam to shore as fast as possible. I limped out over to my friends and they brought me up to the lifeguard," Green said.
Green received a total of 18 stitches in his calf, foot and ankle.
"The lifeguard drove me to my friends car and they drove me to the clinic. The doctors that helped me were kind of shocked because they said they had not seen a shark attack in person," Green said.
While Green said he never actually saw the shark, the lifeguard told him that based on the injuries, the bites looked to be from what was most likely a 4-5 foot black tip shark. He also said that it happened quickly and people didn't even have a chance to see it happen.
"Now that it's over, I'm surprised I didn't scream," Green said. "I was more in disbelief that it happened. People saw me once I got on shore when my leg was bleeding."


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declare(strict_types=1);

namespace tests\units\Blackprism\Serializer\Configuration\Type;

use Blackprism\Serializer\Value\ClassName;
use tests\fixtures\City;

class Object extends \atoum
{
    public function testClassName()
    {
        $this
            ->given($this->newTestedInstance(new ClassName(City::class), 'setName', 'getName'))
            ->object($this->testedInstance->className())
                ->isCloneOf(new ClassName(City::class));
    }

    public function testSetter()
    {
        $this
            ->given($this->newTestedInstance(new ClassName(City::class), 'setName', 'getName'))
            ->string($this->testedInstance->setter())
                ->isIdenticalTo('setName');
    }

    public function testGetter()
    {
        $this
            ->given($this->newTestedInstance(new ClassName(City::class), 'setName', 'getName'))
            ->string($this->testedInstance->getter())
            ->isIdenticalTo('getName');
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The Hyundai Heavy Industries corporation has reinforced how serious it is in a bid to become a major player in the Australian forklift market with the visit this week to Australia of Mr Vincent Ahn, its Deputy General Manager- Overseas Sales/Construction Equipment.
Primary reason for his visit was to take an overview of infrastructure put in place for by its exclusive agent in Australia, Flexilift Australia.
Impressed by what he has seen so far in this domestic set up, Mr Ahn said he was very confident that Flexilift will achieve its target of setting up and managing a national distributor network throughout all regions of Australia.
He echoed that Hyundai head office in Seoul will provide all necessary support to maximise this aim for complete coverage.
Meeting with Flexilift Managing Director Mr Stephen Ritchie, Co-Director Ms Jenny Ritchie and the company's National Business Development Manager, Mr John Fisher, the four were able to refine marketing strategies, sales forecasts, proposed distributor structures and forklift promotional ideas to build and sustain the Hyundai presence in the Australian market.
Also on the agenda was discussion on Flexilift's high level of service quality and the excellent potential for value adding to forklift markets.
According to Mr Fisher, Mr Ahn was very impressed how Flexilift - in a very short space of time - has been able to achieve so many targets and already brought on distributors in Queensland, the ACT and Victoria under a very strict criteria demanded by the umbrella network.
"The fact that we have such a high-ranking figure from one of the world's most prosperous industrial companies is a reflection of the hard work we have put into this venture in the last two months," said Mr Fisher.
"With Australia's relatively small population across a vast geographical spread, our market could easily be perceived by Hyundai as potentially less profitable than say North America, Europe or Asia.
"But Mr Ahn left the country completely confident that our set up is perfect to nationally grow Hyundai as the ideal top-level technology that falls into the upper medium price bracket.
"There has been a value-for-money price void for a long time in the Australian forklift industry and while other brands have been forced to cut costs and reduced representation levels across all states and territories, we are gearing up to go the opposite way.
"Complete backing from head office of this global corporation proves that our marketing strategy has been right on the mark and we are now fully mobilised to give all industries of Australia exceptionally good value the money in their forklift needs."
Beyond the call of professional duty, Mr Ahn was highly impressed by the cultural and culinary levels of the Docklands area in Melbourne.
And, this visit was the first time Mr Ahn left a country with a personally autographed novel when John Fisher handed him a signed copy of his first published children's book, 'Admiral Pip's Hope', for his twin four year old daughters.


So I love eating fish but my repertoire for cooking it is admittedly short. There's the miso baked salmon, there's make-shift shrimp scampi (quickly cooked on a cast iron and tossed in lemon, butter & garlic) and… we'll that's pretty much it. But now we have one more to add to the books. The lady selling fish at the farmer's market convinced me to buy a whole trout. It has its head on but was already totally cleaned and filleted inside (I'm sure you could also ask the fish store people to do this for you or maybe another time will attempt myself and report back).
This "recipe" is mostly just following the fish-lady's instructions plus cooking times borrowed from this Saveur recipe.
Preheat 450. Take whole trout. Unfold (as pictured). Add salt, pepper, lemon slices and whatever herbs you like/have on hand in the cavity. [I am currently attempted to grow (read: keep alive) tarragon, basil and sage on my fire escape, so used some of all three.] Fold back together. Take two pieces of kitchen twine, wrap around fish and tie- spacing 2 inches apart. Take a tablespoon of olive oil, rub and both sides of the fish. Place on foil or parchment paper on baking sheet. Cook for 15 minutes, flipping halfway through. [Saveur says until golden brown – mine got a little- but not too too golden.] Cut strings, unfold and enjoy!