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Coronavirus lockdown: What happens for self-employed, children of divorced parents - and your other questions
The Prime Minister has ordered people only to leave their homes under a list of 'very limited purposes'
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Screen grab of Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressing the nation from 10 Downing Street. Monday March 23, 2020 (Image: PA)
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Boris Johnson is facing calls for clarity after placing the UK on a police-enforced lockdown with drastic new measures in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
The Prime Minister ordered people only to leave their homes under a list of "very limited purposes", banned public gatherings of more than two people and ordered the closure of non-essential shops.
But police chiefs warned of phone lines being inundated with calls on Monday night with questions about what movements are still permitted, while MPs also called for answers.
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In an address to the nation from Downing Street, Mr Johnson ordered people to only leave their homes to shop for basic necessities "as infrequently as possible", and to only perform one form of exercise a day.
They can also seek medical help, provide care to a vulnerable person or travel to work if "absolutely necessary", under the measures to last until at least Easter Monday.
"That's all - these are the only reasons you should leave your home," he said.
After the UK death toll hit 335, the PM ordered the immediate closure of non-essential stores including those selling electronics and clothing.
All public gatherings of more than two people - other than those they live with - will be barred, the PM said.
The Ashford Designer Outlet's empty car park as shoppers steer clear of public places amid coronavirus fears (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Mr Johnson said the measures will be "under constant review" and will be considered for relaxation in three weeks if the evidence allows.
Of course yesterday's announcement sparked many practical questions.
From whether the self employed should continue to go to work, to the rules around ordering online and from how divorced parents should manage the contact of their child, to whether your bins will be collected as normal - tons of questions are being asked.
Here's the answers to just a handful of the most popular ones.
How will co-parenting work?
The whole situation is even more difficult if you are a divorced parent, sharing custody with your former partner.
Simon Mawdsley, a family law senior associate at Aaron & Partners, told The Independent there is "confusion" about what arrangements between couples might mean, particularly without any assistance from the courts.
He says: "If for whatever reason the household the children are in has to self-isolate then contact with the parent who the children are not with at that time will have to stop."
Parenting isn't always a walk in the park
The main problem will be where contact handovers have to be in public and so careful consideration will have to be given to where and how contact handovers should take place especially if the address of a vulnerable parent is not to be disclosed.
For handovers it is best to follow Government protocol.
Parents, where possible, should find a suitable open public space, a supermarket car park, and transfer the children between cars, without any other interaction.
Alternatively one parent should be responsible for the collect and return of the children and that parent should not enter the other property but simply drop the children outside and watch them enter the property, adds Mawdsley.
If you are faced with not seeing your child in person, then indirect contact (FaceTime, Skype, Zoom) becomes more important.
Families with questions are encouraged to contact their solicitor for further advice.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday morning the key thing was to ensure children saw both parents and that children under the age of 18 "can see both parents".
The official Government guidance states: "Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents' homes."
Can I still go to work?
Can you still go to work? (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The government is not yet taken the step of ordering workplaces to shut.
However they are urging employers to let staff work from home unless it is absolutely necessary for them to travel to a workplace.
It means that you can still travel to work if you work in a key industry, however the government is asking people on public transport to observe social distancing and stay 2m from others.
Public transport is still running albeit with a limited service
What shops and businesses have been closed?
(Image: Getty Images)
In his lockdown statement, Boris Johnson ordered the immediate closure of all shops selling non-essential items.
Johnson's announcement mentioned outlets selling electronics and clothing having to close, adding to previous instructions that closed pubs, cafes and restaurants amid the pandemic.
That includes hair, beauty and nail salons and outdoor and indoor markets - apart from food markets.
Several other business groups called on the government for clarity about which goods were non-essential, and how employees could be supported.
Other premises to join pubs and restaurants in being closed are libraries, playgrounds, outdoor gyms, places of worship and hotels.
What shops will be open?
Supermarkets will remain open
Shops permitted to stay open include:
supermarkets and other food shops
pharmacies including non-dispensing pharmacies
home and hardware shops
laundrettes and dry cleaners
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How far can I go from my home?
In the Italian lockdown you are only allowed 200m from your home in some places.
In the UK, Boris Johnson gave the list of reasons why people my leave their homes:
Shopping for basic necessities
The Prime Minister asked the public to go out to buy basic necessities such as food and medicine "as infrequently as possible" and to use delivery services where they could.
One form of exercise a day
Mr Johnson also said: "You should not be meeting friends. If your friends ask you to meet, you should say no."
But he said going to the park for a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household - was acceptable.
Government guidance says even when doing these activities, you should be minimising the time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are two metres apart from anyone outside of your household.
Any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
Medical needs or providing care for vulnerable people are also permitted reasons for leaving the home - and this includes going out to donate blood.
How will police know how many times I've been out?
How will police know how many times I have been out? (Image: Katherine Burnett/stock image)
If you don't follow the rules, police will have the powers to fine you.
A failure to follow the rules could see police dispersing gatherings and imposing fines, which Government officials said would start at £30.
The finer details of what they can do have not been finalised, but police will have powers to disperse gatherings after Mr Johnson announced a ban on meetings of more than two people aside from those who live together.
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said the Army could step in and support police if numbers fall due to illness or self-isolation.
Asked if he would like the measures go further, Mr Marsh said it could "absolutely become more draconian towards the public" if advice is ignored.
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"Hopefully from this day, well, if they don't listen then there will be tougher measures," he said.
John Apter, national chairman of the Police Federation of England, said in a statement that "saving lives and protecting the public" is the number one priority.
"The practicalities of policing this lockdown will be challenging, but policing will do all it can to keep the public safe, but we need the public to support us," he said.
"This is about saving lives and supporting our NHS. I ask that the public gives us their support in this time of crisis."
Can I order online?
You can, but online supermarkets appeared to buckle under the strain after the announcement, with crashes occurring on the Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda websites.
The measures sent people flocking to supermarkets, worried about limitations on getting out to buy food and presumably hopeful of placing online orders.
Unfortunately, delivery slots at many supermarkets are extremely limited or non-existent.
Sainsbury's said: "Our website and customer service teams are very busy helping elderly and vulnerable customers get access to home delivery slots.
"Please do keep trying – we're working as quickly as we can to get to everyone."
Can I get takeaway?
Delivery companies have continued to operate throughout the outbreak, and some restaurants have turned to delivery where possible.
Operators have reported a surge of restaurants attempting to join their services in recent days, after the Government called on people to avoid going to pubs, restaurants and cafes.
Deliveroo could benefit from restaurants shutting down and only being allowed to offer takeaways and deliveries.
(Image: Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
Its riders, who are considered "self-employed", have had a hardship fund set up and any forced to self-isolate are receiving payment on providing a doctor's note.
Last week, Uber Eats said it will offer free delivery for independent restaurant partners as part of a set of relief measures for businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The takeaway delivery business said it is also waiving registration fees for new restaurants signing up until at least the end of the month.
Both are operating hands-free deliveries - leaving food on doorsteps to enforce social distancing - if requested by customers.
In some parts of the country, Deliveroo has teamed up with BP fuel stations and Marks & Spencer to offer deliveries of basic essentials for households in self-isolation.
The deal will see customers able to order products including milk, bread and juices, and a range of pizzas and ready-meals, the firms announced.
Can I go to the funeral?
If a member of your family has died, there will be a funeral but there are rules on how many people will be able to attend.
The National Association of Funeral Directors' advice to funeral directors and the public is to arrange funerals over the phone wherever possible, restrict attendees to immediate close family only and respect social distancing guidelines.
Chief executive Jon Levett says: "We understand that this advice may be very difficult for families, and funeral directors will do everything they can to help families say goodbye - using web streaming where possible to include other family members and perhaps planning a celebration of the person's life in the months to come - but it is vitally important we respect Government guidance for social distancing, to help stop the spread of Covid-19."
Welsh Labour MP Chris Bryant has called for funerals to be filmed after restrictions were imposed.
The Rhondda MP, a former Church of England vicar, said being able to film ceremonies would allow the deceased's loved ones "to feel that they are somehow engaged" despite not being at the funeral in person.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said facilities for filming services are "increasingly available".
Can I get my MOT?
All vehicle approval tests have been suspended for three months, except for essential vehicles for health workers and other key staff.
Driving tests have been suspended for three months.
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Will work on building sites continue?
There is some confusion over this question.
Contractors have asked for clarity after a Cabinet minister said it was fine for sites to remain open – less than 90 minutes after the prime minister put the UK on the three-week coronavirus lockdown.
Less than 90 minutes after Johnson finished his speech, communities and housing secretary Robert Jenrick tweeted that the advice for the construction industry was: "If you are working on site, you can continue to do so."
Industry bosses have asked for some clarity on the announcement.
On Tuesday morning, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said construction should continue on site, and said they "can continue".
Answering questions on unclear advice for the construction industry, Mr Gove said all major construction work should go ahead but jobs carried out at close quarters in someone's home would not be appropriate.
Are airports going to stay open?
They are, for now. However all people in the UK have been advised not to travel abroad and to return home as soon as possible.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told citizens travelling overseas to return to the UK using commercial routes that are still running.
"If you are on holiday abroad the time to come home is now while you still can," he said.
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Will my bins still get collected?
Bin collections will be affected and each local council more than likely be making a change to the schedule.
The government has a dedicated website where you can find out the contact information for your local authority.
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Your council should be running a dedicated page on their website with any changes that are happening due to coronavirus.
Some local authorities have already altered their bin collection routine in light of the epidemic, while others are operating as normal.
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Q: jfreechart each plot in JSplitPane Has anyone implemented a CombinedXYPlot type of plot with each plot in a JSplitPane rather than all plots in one JPanel?
This way one of the size dimensions of each plot could be modified without affecting the other plots (eg the CombinedXYPlotDemo4 if each plot was in a splitpane the vertical height of each plot could be manually adjusted by dragging the JSplitPane divider).
Example code is below:
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Panel;
import java.util.Random;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JSplitPane;

import org.jfree.chart.ChartFactory;
import org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.NumberAxis;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.NumberTickUnit;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.PlotOrientation;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.XYPlot;
import org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy.XYItemRenderer;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYDataset;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeries;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeriesCollection;

public class SplitPaneCharts extends JFrame {

    private static final int dataPoints = 100;

    public SplitPaneCharts() {
        super();
        this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        Panel panel1 = new Panel();
        ChartPanel chartPanel1 = createDemoPanel("Chart1");
        panel1.add(chartPanel1);
        Panel panel2 = new Panel();
        ChartPanel chartPanel2 = createDemoPanel("Chart2");
        panel2.add(chartPanel2);
        XYPlot plot1 = chartPanel1.getChart().getXYPlot();
        XYPlot plot2 = chartPanel2.getChart().getXYPlot();
        plot2.setDomainAxis(plot1.getDomainAxis());
        JSplitPane splitPane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT, panel1, panel2);
        this.getContentPane().add(splitPane);

    }

    private ChartPanel createDemoPanel(String title) {
        JFreeChart jfreechart = ChartFactory.createXYLineChart(title, "X", "Y", createSampleData(),
            PlotOrientation.VERTICAL, true, true, false);
        XYPlot xyPlot = (XYPlot) jfreechart.getPlot();
        xyPlot.setDomainCrosshairVisible(true);
        xyPlot.setRangeCrosshairVisible(true);
        XYItemRenderer renderer = xyPlot.getRenderer();
        renderer.setSeriesPaint(0, Color.red);
        NumberAxis domain = (NumberAxis) xyPlot.getDomainAxis();
        domain.setRange(0.00, 1.00);
        domain.setTickUnit(new NumberTickUnit(0.2));
        domain.setVerticalTickLabels(true);
        NumberAxis range = (NumberAxis) xyPlot.getRangeAxis();
        range.setRange(0.0, 1.0);
        range.setTickUnit(new NumberTickUnit(0.2));
        return new ChartPanel(jfreechart);
    }

    private XYDataset createSampleData() {
        XYSeriesCollection xySeriesCollection = new XYSeriesCollection();
        XYSeries series = new XYSeries("Data");
        Random rand = new Random();
        for (int i = 0; i < dataPoints; i++) {
            double x = rand.nextDouble();
            double y = rand.nextDouble();
            series.add(x, y);
        }
        xySeriesCollection.addSeries(series);
        return xySeriesCollection;
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                SplitPaneCharts splitPaneCharts = new SplitPaneCharts();
                splitPaneCharts.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                splitPaneCharts.pack();
                splitPaneCharts.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                splitPaneCharts.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}

Several problems I encounter:
1) The chart is not resized when the area of the Pane is made smaller than the plot.
2) The popup menu is sometimes hidden/does not appear on RMB after the JSplitPane divider has been moved.
3) Ideally I would like to have the X axis in a separate Pane of its own and just show the data in another two Panes (ie 3 x SplitPanes). This is proving difficult to work out how to implement - I looked into showing an XYPlot where I set the dataArea to a thin horizontal line- and hence just drawing the X Axis. But as to how best implement this I am not sure.

A: *

*To get the charts to resize with the frame, specify a layout that ignores the chart's preferred size, e.g. GridLayout and the frame's BorderLayout.CENTER; don't nest panels unnecessarily.
ChartPanel chartPanel1 = createDemoPanel("Chart1");
ChartPanel chartPanel2 = createDemoPanel("Chart2");
XYPlot plot1 = chartPanel1.getChart().getXYPlot();
XYPlot plot2 = chartPanel2.getChart().getXYPlot();
plot2.setDomainAxis(plot1.getDomainAxis());
chartPanel1.setLayout(new GridLayout());
chartPanel2.setLayout(new GridLayout());
JSplitPane splitPane = new JSplitPane(
    JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT, chartPanel1, chartPanel2);
add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);

*The context menu seems to work with GridLayout.

*You might experiment with CombinedDomainXYPlot, illustrated here.

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Q: Generating DEMs from point clouds and differencing them? I have two point clouds obtained via structure from motion (ground photos of sand-dunes + Visual SfM/Agisoft Photoscan).
If I wanted to generate a DEM from these point clouds and difference them to look at elevation/sediment change, how would I go about doing this?
Is there any free software that can achieve this easily? I am a beginner at using GIS software.
At the moment I am using the free trial of Agisoft Photoscan, which can export the point cloud in Wavefront OBJ, Stanford PLY, XYZ text file, U3D, ASPRS LAS, and PDF formats.

A: You want to generate DEMs from point clouds, and then, compare such DEMs.
The following posts have examples using free software:

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*Generating DEMs from point clouds:

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*Determining bare earth DEM from unclassified LAS file? (MCC-LiDAR)

*Creating DEM from LAS file without using LAStools (Fusion/QGIS; pktools/libLAS)

*Converting LiDAR data to raster (DEM/DSM) for ArcGIS input? (ArcGIS; LAStools)

*Comparison of DEMs:

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*Comparing two Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) from LAS files? (R)

*How to compare accuracy of two DEM using GRASS (GRASS)

*How to compare two DEMs and show their difference? (QGIS)

A: You can try the free trial of LiDAR360 (LiDAR360 online user guide), which can import the point cloud in LAS, LAZ, PLY, TXT, XYZ etc.
To generate DEM from point clouds:

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*Remove the outlier points (Data Management > Point Cloud Tools > Outlier Removal);

*Classify Ground Points (Classify > Classify Ground Points);

*Generate DEM (Terrain > DEM);

*Compare the differences between two DEM files (Data Management > Raster Tools > Band Calculator).


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Ken Kramer's public-records tussle with the Department of Social Services shows South Dakota state government's unhealthy addiction to secrecy.
The Florida man made a simple request last summer: he wanted to know the name of every doctor South Dakota had kicked out of Medicaid since 2010. Kramer maintains a website to publish information about fraud and abuse in psychiatry. The Medicaid information helps him identify psychiatrists who take advantage of their patients and the public.
Kramer had little trouble getting the Medicaid-exclusion records from other states. South Dakota was the only state that told him that list of excluded doctors was secret. According to e-mails Mr. Kramer sent to various state officials, we gave him the runaround. DSS officials told him the exclusion of doctors from payment by a public program is not a public record. DSS told him to look for the excluded doctors on a federal database, but finding excluded doctors would require obtaining a list of every doctor in South Dakota and then entering each doctor's name.
On November 1, over three months after their initial response, DSS Director of Legal Services Daniel J. Todd cited South Dakota public records statutes 1-27-1.5 and 1-27-4 to justify withholding these records. The latter refers to the format of open records, which seems not to over DSS any cover for refusing to provide the requested record in any format. The former provides the lengthy list of exceptions South Dakota makes to keep its secrets. The only faintly relevant exception appears to be paragraph 2, which protects medical records… but medical records tell the specific ailments and treatments of specific patients. Kramer wasn't asking for medical records. He wasn't even asking for payment records. He was asking for a list of doctors who could not receive payment from a public program.
After enlisting the help of Rep. Stace Nelson (R-19/Fulton), Kramer got results. On December 19, Mr. Todd told Mr. Kramer that DSS had erred. DSS sent Kramer the names of four doctors—Jeffrey Buckau, Brian O'Connor, Joshua Payer and Edward Wegrzynowicz—excluded from South Dakota Medicaid payments since 2007.
The public nature of the information Kramer wanted seems clear. Citizens covered by Medicaid have an interest in knowing whether the doctor they want to see can accept payment from Medicaid, just as folks with private insurance have an interest in knowing whether their doctors are in their insurer's network. Citizens also have a reasonable interest in knowing whether a doctor has behaved so egregiously as to get kicked out of Medicaid. The state had no problem publicizing the fact that it suspended Medicaid payments to Dr. Annette Bosworth during the litigation over her overbilling of Medicaid, and her accounting errors appear to have done less harm than Buckau's, O'Connor's, Payer's, and Wegrzynowicz's misdeeds.
Why would the state withhold this information? The only explanation I can come up with is that too many officials' default response is to withhold information, to think that telling the public what's going on will harm someone rich or powerful who shouldn't be bothered, and to view citizens seeking information as troublemakers. Unfortunately, that means folks like Ken Kramer and Rep. Stace Nelson really do have to make some trouble to shake loose information that belongs to the public.
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Parkersburg, W.Va. (January 5, 2022) – Dr. Lauri Reidmiller, WVUP associate professor of Art, has been named the West Virginia Higher Art Educator of the Year for 2021. Dr. Reidmiller received the award at the West Virginia Art Education Association (WVAEA) annual conference held at West Liberty University on October 22-23, 2021.
The goal of WVAEA is to promote and maintain the highest possible degree of quality instruction in art programs throughout the state of West Virginia and to recognize those educators who maintain the highest levels of achievement. WVAEA awards recognize excellence in service to the community, leadership, and excellence in teaching.
Dr. Reidmiller's hard work, dedication to her community and students, and love of teaching contributed to her receiving this highly prestigious award.
"I am grateful and honored to have been selected for this prestigious award. It is truly amazing to be recognized for something I love and enjoy doing. I would like to thank the peers in my profession for this recognition," said Dr. Reidmiller.
Throughout Dr. Reidmiller's professional career, service has always been a cornerstone of her education philosophy. She organizes and hosts the annual Wood County Poorhouse Cemetery clean-up events held in the fall, volunteers for the Very Special Arts Festival, Festival of Arts, Music, and Movement, and many more. She honors veterans by working with the Veteran's Resource Center at WVUP and by organizing volunteers in placing American flags at the Wood County Poorhouse Cemetery on Veteran's Day.
"Not only is the Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social Sciences Division and I are proud of Lauri's state-wide accomplishment and recognition, but I can also attest to her creativity and dedication to her students," said David Thompson, WVU Parkersburg Dean of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social Sciences. "A visit to the ART Studio on the third floor allows witness of such during any class in session. There is engagement, laughter, and productivity occurring that explains why the awarding of the honor was so easy for the West Virginia Art Education Association."
Dr. Reidmiller currently serves as the Higher Art Education Representative and Region 5 representative for WVAEA and has held multiple positions on the board. Along with taking on these official leadership roles, Dr. Reidmiller has served as the 3D coordinator and judge for West Virginia Youth Art Month and juried county art shows throughout the state. During the pandemic, she added the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Scholarship program to the long list of organizations she supports.
"Studying art emphasizes imagination and curiosity, encourages different modes of communication and strengthens critical thinking skills," said Dr. Reidmiller. "I would like to dedicate this award to all of my students for allowing me to share with them the importance of art in their own lives."
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Q: Yii Framework : call Controller's function from CAction class I want to make a modular Controller by separating Actions in different class.
The problem is some of the actions are calling a private function of the controler.
Controller :
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In IndexAction.php I tried like this, but doesn't work :
class IndexAction extends CAction
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the exception is
ApiController and its behaviors do not have a method or closure named "_sendResponse".

Is this possible what i'm trying to do?
am I missing something here?

A: I looks like you try to access a private Method out of the Scope of your Class. Not even Classes that inherit can access a private Method.
Try public function _sendResponse()


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Watch: Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Aviva Stadium ahead of the Extra.ie FAI Cup final
Nathan Whelan
As we look ahead to the conclusion of the Extra.ie FAI Cup it's time to bring you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Aviva Stadium, and what the players will experience on cup final day.
Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk will once again contest the final of the oldest cup competition in the land.
Although Stephen Bradley's men came out on top last year, the Lilywhites will be looking for revenge on Sunday.
Extra.ie brought fans on a behind the scenes tour of the Aviva Stadium. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne
While no fans will be allowed into the country's national stadium to watch two of Ireland's best square off, we're giving supporters a look at what the players will experience on the big day.
Firstly we walked through the players' entrance and into the home dressing room.
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Next up is the hydrotherapy room, off-limits in the current climate, but with two huge baths for recovery.
The warm-up room is next, where the players run through final instructions before making their way out to the tunnel.
As both starting line-ups walk through the epic view of the Aviva stadium opens up for the first time.
Some stadium, take a look.
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Northern Earth
Looking at historical and contemporary cultural and geographical environments free from agendas or beliefs.
Adventures in the Landscape:
Back issues: index and contents listings
Index of NE Issues
Issues 100 – 109
Northern Earth Books
Northern Earth Mysteries Group
Urban Spirit: Tokyo's Hakusan Jinja
The Cretan Bull Leaper Fresco
Holland's Heaven on Earth
The Miami Circle
Petroglyphs of Hawaii
A Sacred Site in Romania
Rites of Passage – Rock Art in Sweden
Taira no Masakado: Rebel god of Tokyo
Sites and Stones
Mayburgh Henge
Round Table Mystery
The Kirk Stone
The Tailed Cairn of Great Ayton
Peak Cave Ritual
Fox Haunting in West Witton
Wuthering Heights and the fairy cave
Coin Trees
Cragg Spa
The Literary Style of the Pace-Egg Play
What is the Pace-Egg Play?
Blackface issues
Facing controversy
Facing Up to Hidden Histories
Magical Traditions
John Wood Curse
Folk Medicine and Magic in Lancashire
Medical Care, Magical Cure: Traditional strategies for a healthy livestock
The Corpse Watcher
Phenomenology & Psychogeography
A New Mesolithic Mindset
A New Line on the Ley
Collective Amnesia
People, Places and Phenomena: A model?
An Enquiry into Walking
INTERPRETING LANDSCAPES: Review
Shamanism and European Pre-History
Alfred Watkins
The Role of Dowsing
History for the Ley Person
Communicating with Stones
The Hollow Land
Janet's Foss
Ted Hughes, Shaman of the Tribe?
Spurious Saints
Strange Phenomena
Sites and Sounds
The Richest Legacy
Neo-antiquarianism owes a huge debt to the man behind leys, Alfred Watkins. But what was his main legacy to earth mysteries? Rose Heaword suggests it is not just leys that we should thank him for.
"I don't believe in leys…" – a sharp intake of breath from the audience – "because Watkins never meant us to!". They were not reassured. Had none of them grasped Watkins' words, "What really matters … is whether [the ley] is a humanly designed fact, an accidental coincidence or a 'mare's nest', that mounds, moats, beacons, and markstones fall into straight lines throughout Britain, with fragmentary evidence of trackways on the alignment"? [1]
This shows how far the original hypothesis offered in 1925 has lost its meaning. The word 'ley line' (which Watkins never used with the suffix 'line') is now used indiscriminately for any linear feature found on the landscape, be it physical or abstract. So now, when anyone talks about leys or 'leylines', we need to establish where they are actually coming from. Topographer, land surveyor, dowser, energy-liner or mystic? This is not a pedantic quibble, but a fair question in line with John Billingsley's timely and cogent article in NE98 [2]. Are ley hunters, like 'earth mysterians', paying the price for being all things to all persons?
The Earth Mysteries scene has, according to Paul Devereux [3], resolved itself into four identifiable factions: "One involves field and documentary research akin to the recently created sub-discipline of 'cognitive archaeology'… in which a site's placement is closely studied or conceptual geographies are remapped. The other divisions of Earth Mysteries include various forms of neopaganism for those needing a religious framework; New Age notions concerning 'energies'; and a stubborn rump of traditional leyhunting".
The last comment may be good for a laugh, but will not stand up to examination. Disenchanted ley hunters accuse their fellows of being trapped in a 1970s time warp. Of some this may be true, but others have moved on, regarding the original ley hypothesis as a stage in the development of an idea. The 70s were indeed dynamic, formative and something of a social experiment, but in a dynamic experience nothing remains fixed unless it is in the consciousness of the individual.
Not so much a departure from, but a development of, the ley hypothesis was the discovery of linearities which did not conform to the original criteria for a ley. Aerial photography revealed the enigmatic cursus; then emerged lines of stones for which there was no apparent purpose and spectacular long-distance lines in South America; and, via feng-shui and anthropology, hypotheses regarding spirit lines [4].
For various reasons, Watkins and leys have attracted controversy. This is as much a matter of history as intellectual content [5]. When Watkins published TOST in 1925, he had no idea of the snake-pit awaiting him. Since 1908, Sir Norman Lockyer, the distinguished astronomer, supported by his archaeologist friend, Penrose, had linked his discipline to archaeology. Watkins was influenced by their work on astronomical alignments at Stonehenge. These developments were not to the liking of the archaeological establishment and Watkins was caught in the cross-fire [6].
It comes as no surprise that Watkins' interdisciplinary mind was attracted to Lockyer's work; as he stated in TOST, "A student following up the actual topographical evidence regarding the ley inevitably finds himself getting in touch with-other important factors in the early history of mankind, however ill-eqipped he may be to treat of these branches, such as Anthropology, Astronomy, Magic and Religion… " [7].
Truly astounding in my view are those today who claim knowledge of leys without any knowledge of Watkins! They are nearly always energy-liners and are the result of an historical accident during the 1960s, when the idea of dowsable energy lines began to spread around the world.
Dowsing has a long and respectable history, and united itself to the study of prehistory in the early 20th century; the first link was made through water. In France and Britain officers serving in the navy and army detected water lines at certain prehistoric sites. It is important to remind ourselves that the idea of lines has provided an intellectual matrix; at once hospitable and flexible; it was just a matter of time before the transfer from water to 'energy' was effected.
While the media continue to show themselves uninterested in accurate up-to-date information, and are perhaps those most stuck in a 1970s timewarp, the Earth Mysteries community experiences a communication problem. We need to be more mindful of the meaning of words and how we use them. 'Energy', for example, has unfortunately become as challenged in expressive meaning as 'ley'. When amateurs attempt to use well-defined terminologies developed by an established discipline and misapply them, annoyance is understandable. On the other hand, orthodoxy can show disinclination to set up a dialogue – though admitting the potential usefulness of interdisciplinary input, Prof Stuart Piggott is often remembered for his now notorious ordinance given on BBC TV in 1971: "Only professional archaeologists have a right to put forward new ideas in archaeology"!
However, not all amateurs are self-indulgent hobbyists. Understanding the demands of discipline and training, they may have opportunities to explore areas which do not attract funding, and to ask pertinent questions, which are surely part of the process of enquiry.
This was demonstrated at a session of the London Earth Mysteries Circle earlier this year. The history of ley-hunting was thoroughly reviewed, and a positive demand demonstrated for constructive approaches and burying old hatchets; moreover, two keywords emerged, methodology and consciousness.
Regarding method, evidence has to be tested, of course, but we were unhappy with the adversarial model based on the legalistic 'proof beyond all reasonable doubt'. Cross-examination is an important intellectual exercise, but in the hands of an adversarial practitioner the aim is to humiliate and discredit. This mind-set cannot tolerate speculation, only thinking in terms of absolutes and opposites, right or wrong, innocent or guilty, when in some cases we should be thinking in terms of the balance of probability. The aggressive defensiveness of the earlier archaeologists is understandable, seeing as they were driven by the need to set up, defend and develop a new branch of science. A new generation is more open to interdisciplinary approaches like cognitive archaeology.
So what of Watkins and his work? Shall he be consigned to some lumber-room of the past, or disposed of at the nearest charity shop for the feeble-minded? An intelligent reading of TOST will reveal that his work is to be assessed both in method and consciousness. What links all these figures in the ley landscape, friend and foe alike? It can only be in the play of consciousness. This encompasses all dimensions of thought and experience, each expressing its own form of cognition – memory; pattern recognition; sequence; narrative; analysis; imagination (not in this context fantastical fluff, but, as a scientist remarked, the ability to make unexpected and possibly useful connections). In referring to 'consciousness' instead of 'spirituality' we can avoid misunderstandings and other unhelpful baggage.
Creativity embraces rationality and emotion, discipline and play. Who remembers the wonderful explorations of Prof Jacob Bronowski, who brought to a wider public the function of imagination in consciousness [8]. Accepting the model of a multi-dimensional consciousness, can we at last handle disagreements in a workable way?
The ancient landscape has a reality of its own, whatever human beings choose to project on to it. These projections, whether they be enigmatic debris of a lost age or abstract pronouncements of the here and now, present problems of interpretation. Let us by all means explore the nature of phenomena, but bear in mind the nature of the phenomenon under investigation. The ancient landscape could teach us something about itself, and also about ourselves, if we were ready to approach it without imposing preconceived agendas of what we think it ought to mean.
Just how useful the historical method can be was demonstrated by the archaeologist, Julian Richards. In four radio talks he examined the respective contributions to archaeology made by Stukeley, Colt Hoare, Pitt-Rivers and O G S Crawford, each in the context of his own time, and how each advanced the process of enquiry [9].
So at this remove we are surely in a position to review Alfred Watkins' contribution. Even if the ley hypothesis has limitations, just to focus on its linearity to the exclusion of other considerations, is to miss the real import of his legacy. He deserves recognition as a pioneer of an interdisciplinary method based on topography. He also writes so well; TOST, still in print, has a curious charm of its own. Watkins, scientist and inventor elsewhere, here encounters genius loci, spirit of place. He invites us to share an adventure in consciousness, drawing on a wide range of material. Happy am I to take the road again, with this old and valued companion.
[1] Alfred Watkins, The Old Straight Track; its all-important message in the Preface. Garnstone Press 1970.
[2] John Billingsley, 'Earth Mysteries is Dead, Long Live Earth Mysteries'. Northern Earth 98, 2004
[3] '30 years of earth mysteries, Fortean Times 177, 2003, p.25
[4] How this research was expanded from Europe to the rest of the world is set out in Nigel Pennick and Paul Devereux's Lines on the Landscape (Hale, 1989), still the definitive work on the subject.
[5] Adam Stout's review of disputes between fringe and mainstream provides useful insights into their cultural context. What's Real and What is Not, Lampeter University BA dissertation, 2000.
[6] The best account of this interdisciplinary research and the bitter hostility it still endures can be found in John Michell's A Little History of Astro-Archaeology, T & H 1977 & revised 1989.
[7] Alfred Watkins, The Old Straight Track, Chapter 14.
[8] Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, BBC Pub, 1973; The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination, Yale U.P., 1978.
[9] 'Digging For Britain', BBC Radio 4, 2004: Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22.
Published in NE100, Winter 2004, pp.11-14
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10 Halloween movies to get you into spooky season
October 31, 2022 | 12:48pm EDT
Spooky season has officially commenced. It's time to bust out the comfy sweaters, and a warm pair of boots. Perhaps your stomachs are full of fall treats like hot apple cider and pumpkin spice lattes. But the most important part of the season is Halloween. Halloween is a holiday of excitement, dressing up, and consuming loads of candy. Regardless of age, Halloween can make anyone feel like a kid. One easy way to tap into the nostalgia and spooky spirit of the season are to gather a group of friends for a terrifyingly delightful Halloween movie marathon. This list is a compilation of all the best Halloween movies. Whether you're looking for something scary, romantic, or comedic, these movies have something for everyone.
1. The Lost Boys
Long before the Salvatore brothers in The Vampire Diaries, and Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural, there were Michael and Sam Emerson from The Lost Boys. This story focuses on two brothers as they move across the country with their mother to a small town in California. This town is haunted by rumors of vampires roaming the town. Sam makes a close group of friends obsessed with horror comics and his older brother, Michael begins crushing on a girl named Star, who coincidentally happens to be a vampire. Michael starts to question his safety and judgment about vampires. Sam recruits two of his vampire hunter friends, to save his brother before it's too late. This movie has comedy, romance, horror, and supernatural elements to keep you from turning off the TV screen. Corey Haim and Jason Patric's sibling dynamic is filled with the laughter and chemistry that makes for a great Halloween movie.
2. Fresh
This horror black comedy takes on the modern dating scene and the uncharted territory of dating apps in a terrifyingly great first-course meal. The story is about a woman named Noa played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, who meets a guy named Steve (Sebastian Stan) through a dating app. They have a great night together, so Steve decides they should go away for the weekend to his log cabin in the middle of nowhere. When things start to heat up, Noa realizes that Steve isn't all that he cracked up to be. He happens to be a cannibal serial killer. The film begins as a light-hearted romantic comedy but quickly takes a turn, in the best and scariest way. Stan's performance as a serial killer is frighteningly convincing and rich, you would believe that he is coming to kill you.
3. Beetlejuice
This Halloween classic delivers the perfect spooky vibes and holds up even 30 years later. The story focuses on a memorable Halloween couple, Barbara and Adam Maitland, who die in a car accident only to find themselves trapped in their shared house with no escape. Eventually the mother and daughter duo, Deetz and Lydia buy the home. The couple makes it their mission to haunt Deetz and Lydia out of their home, with the help of Beetlejuice himself. But then Beetlejuice decides to deceive the couple and get his hands on the daughter, Lydia. Comedy, wit, incredible costumes, makeup, and the all-star cast, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O'Hara, and Winona Ryder. and most of all, Michael Keaton makes it a movie for the whole family to enjoy.
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy The Vampire Slayer is an iconic TV show adapted to the big screen as a classic coming-of-age movie to sink your teeth into. The main character, Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a vampire who is told by Merrick, played by Donald Sutherland, that she is destined to hunt vampires. But when she meets Oliver Pike Played by Luke Perry. The two develop a relationship when another vampire comes to the school and causes trouble for Buffy, helping her to realize that she may have to start hunting vampires sooner than expected. Kristy Swanson's performance of Buffy drives the movie with her clever character choices, tough as nails but with a soft side for a vampire. And if you're looking for that YA romantic film, Buffy is the way to go.
5. Halloweentown
Everybody loves Disney Channel movies, especially when it comes to this instant classic. Halloweentown is a must-have for your Halloween movie catalog. The movie focuses on the Piper family and their mother, Marnie who realized the truth of her and her family's true identities as witches on her 13th birthday. From there, they work together against the threat of evil which jeopardizes the safety of Halloweentown and the rest of the world. This movie brings nostalgia for the family. Magic, witches, family, and the history of Halloweentown? What more could you ask for in a movie?
6. Edward Scissorhands
When it comes to Johnny Depp's performance in this classic film, it's amazingly bittersweet as he falls in love with the daughter of his chosen family that took him as a baby with scissors for hands. Even in his youth, he expressed a gentle and sweet nature toward the people around him despite his outward appearance. The chemistry between Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder is palpable and tender. Once you start watching, this Halloween love story will entice you and remain in your movie archives for years to come.
7. A Quiet Place, Pt II
Emily Blunt delivers a stellar performance that will leave you shell-shocked. The sequel picks up with the family from the first film for whom silence is survival. The family attempts to find other humans who are struggling to survive the aliens. After the death of her husband, Evelyn and her kids are joined by her husband's friend, Emmett, who has acute hearing abilities. The lack of dialogue makes the movie more suspenseful and intense. The action and the scramble for survival will leave you with head-to-toe chills.
8. The Haunted Mansion
This Disney classic is another great pick for the whole family. Eddie Murphy's comedic genius enables a light-hearted portrayal of real estate agent Jim Evers. In the movie, he takes his wife and kids to one of his properties, a spooky mansion, home to former servants who need help breaking a curse. This movie will take you on a wild ride of unexpected twists and turns, not to mention humor and laughter.
Director Jordan Peele is at his best on Ma and Octavia Spencer's performance is showstopping. The story follows a woman who befriends a group of teenagers and invites them to her house to throw a party. But she does throw down some house rules: Stay sober, keep your mouth clean, and most of all—don't go upstairs. They must also call her "Ma" whenever they are in her presence. But when she begins to become obsessed with these teenagers, they know they must find a way out of the house. It's a great film for high school and college students looking for a frightening ride.
Nothing says Halloween more than the Sanderson sisters. This Disney classic is about a group of witch sisters who are brought back to life by a teenage boy on Halloween night and must now steal a witches' spellbook to keep from becoming immortal. The Sanderson sisters are iconic and beyond reproach. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy's characters bring sass, wit, and whimsical delight to a movie that screams Halloween.
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Mortgage loan servicers will find it difficult, if not impossible, to lower their costs if they fail to consider a life of loan timeframe in their cost analysis, according to executives at Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc (NTC), the leading post-closing services provider for the nation's largest financial institutions, investors and servicers. Too often, the company said, servicers are evaluating budgets on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, which obscures some of the costs the servicer will incur over the life of the loan. A better cost analysis is required.
O'Connell said that solutions exist to help services reduce costs over the life of the loans they service, but making such an investment before fully analyzing the costs the servicer is actually incurring doesn't make sense. A life of loan cost analysis should be performed, which will inform management and make setting a new strategy easier and less risky. Once that is complete, choosing partners that can provide a bundle of services priced over the life of the loan will reduce costs, both for the services required and vendor management.
For example, following the successful opening of its new 32,000 square foot File Services facility, NTC launched a bundle of core services to support life of loan collateral obligations. This allows servicers to effectively lower the overall cost of servicing while strengthening quality and compliance. It also has resulted in the elimination of redundant tasks and the expense of multiple parties working or touching the same collateral files with similar objectives.


Ninja Tune: "The main reason we're still here is that we didn't stop."
In the mid-1980s, as New York's Hip-Hop culture and egalitarian approach to making music drifted overseas, Matt Black and Jonathan Moore, two nerdy British blokes, worked as part time DJs, spinning rare grooves and arcane funk tunes. Both artistically inclined and avid adopters of technology, they started experimenting with emergent digital samplers that recently hit the market. Like sonic excavators, they would dig through their record collections listening for bits and bobs – rock beats, horn stabs, odd spoken word phrases – to load into their sampler and cut-and-paste into a fresh new form of electronic music rooted in Hip-Hop's appropriation style of production. One of their early tracks caught the ear of an A&R rep from Island Records who commissioned the duo – newly christened as "Coldcut", a reference to the butcher shop below their studio – to remix the title track from Eric B. & Rakim's landmark album Paid In Full. Released in 1987, the track reached the Top 20 of the U.K. pop chart. Seven minutes and one brilliantly placed Ofra Haza sample later, Coldcut were on the world's radar.
In early 1988 something happened that would change the course of their lives and careers forever. With Chicago-exported House music mushrooming across Britain, the duo released a more uptempo vocal track called 'The Only Way Is Up' under the moniker Yazz and the Plastic Population. As the U.K.'s infamous "Summer of Love" set in, the record reached #1 on the chart where it would remain for five weeks, becoming the highest-selling single of the year.
Matt and Jonathan performed on the prestigious "Top of the Pops" TV show. Major record labels came calling in. World tours followed. Coldcut were now red hot. But this unlikely new position they found themselves in, coupled with the mercenary expectations of their label, Arista Records, was creatively stifling. The duo longed for artistic liberty and a new vehicle to release their own music, on their own terms. While touring Japan the idea for an indie label was formulated, and in 1990 Ninja Tune was born.
A quarter-century has passed. Twenty five years and hundreds of releases. The label's catalogue is astonishingly diverse in its musical scope, but all of it adheres to a certain quality: hard-to-categorize. When you press "play" on a Ninja Tune record, you hear the sound of the ground breaking. It's become one of the most respected independent labels in all of music. Along the way we've been introduced to two generations of electronic music innovators. And with Matt and Jon constantly pushing forward as curators, you can rest assured another generation is bubbling.
Peter Quicke has been Ninja's label manager for all but two of those 25 years. I caught up with him recently to look back at the legacy of the label at this momentous time.
A collection of photos representing some of the labels most prolific artists.
Besides being a home for Matt and Jon's music, what was the initial philosophy when building Ninja Tune and what guided the A&R process?
Peter Quicke: Initially, the idea was that Ninja Tune would release anything, in any style that Matt and Jon liked. Generally, things they had been involved in producing. When I joined, they asked me to do A&R as well as label management, and whilst I was into all sorts of music, I was inspired by the [DJ Food] Jazz Brakes albums and wanted to find things that fit with them or were inspired by them. Progressions in the same area. Matt and Jon also did the Solid Steel [Radio] show every week and the amazing, eclectic "Sphinx" mixes they did for that were an inspiration to keep looking beyond genres.
As you indicated, the label's earliest success was in instrumental hip-hop. "Jazz Brakes" are in the crates of every turntablist worth his salt. How does this Hip-Hop DNA influence Ninja Tune today?
Hip-Hop is definitely in the DNA of Ninja Tune and always will be, but we're quite a long way from easy comparisons between our releases now and classic Hip-Hop, although you can see it easily in The Bug and Romare. But generally Hip-Hop is in our DNA in as far as it's the root of a lot of modern electronic music. And of course Big Dada is still a big part of the Ninja Tune story as well.
We now live in an era of niche markets and sub-subgenres. Ninja Tune, on the other hand, has a wildly eclectic repertoire. Is there a defining quality or style that unifies the label?
There isn't an easily definable quality or style! Character and originality, of course. And that certain undefinable thing that makes it NINJA!
Your roster of artists and alumni is an embarrassment of riches, but let's single out a few. Tell us about discovering these artists and your thoughts on them today.
Amon released his first singles and album, Adventures in Foam, under the alias Cujo on 9Bar Records. Nine Bar had their studio near us on Clink Street in 1996 and we got to know Amon. We loved the Cujo records, so he agreed to release his Amon Tobin albums with us and alternate them with Cujo albums for 9Bar. So we released 'Bricolage', which we loved even more. "Breakbeat Batucada" was one of the phrases we used to describe it. When it came time for the next album, Permutation, 9Bar had disappeared and the Amon Tobin name had already grown bigger than Cujo. So Amon decided that Permutation would just become his next Amon Tobin album.
Today, Amon continues to plot his own path in music. In the early days, he had his own take on beats and Drum & Bass; now his beats are better than ever (e.g. 'Fools Rhythm') and his production work more interesting (e.g. 'Surge', 'Mass & Spring', etc).
Manchester label Rob's Records (started by Rob Gretton, former manager of Joy Division and New Order, and a Co-Director of Factory Records) had released Mr. Scruff's first album, but Scruff wanted to do his next album on a different label. 'Sea Mammal' and 'Chicken In A Box' were big tunes in the Ninja office and his DJ sets were already legendary. So, in addition to having Scruff come and play at our club Stealth (at the Blue Note in Shoreditch, late 1995 – mid-1997), we asked him if he would make a record for us. The first tune he sent us was 'Fish!', then it was 'Chipmunk' and the third tune was 'Get A Move On!
I had a copy of the "Scuba" EP on Fly Casual Records. It included an Amon Tobin remix and I was impressed by the musical sophistication of the 'Animal Magic' album. Simon claims he asked Amon to remix "Scuba" in order to catch our attention. Our attention was duly caught and the rest is history.
Bonobo has done that amazing feat of being relevant to more than one generation of listener. He has reinvented his sound a few times and continues to do that whilst remaining inimitably himself.
We got a [Bug alter-ego] Techno Animal remix for the DJ Vadim remix album, 'USSR Reconstruction', so we already knew Kevin. The Pressure album on Rephlex is amazing in its power and production originality. It made a big impression on us at Ninja.
Today, Kevin is continually juggling several projects; be it the forthcoming King Midas Sound album or the just-released King Midas Sound & Fennesz collab, or many Bug projects including [sub-label] Acid Ragga, ambient projects, and general dance floor wreckage.
A standard set forth in the very beginning for the label is that it would also push the boundaries in visual performance art and technology. How essential is this when considering new artists for the label?
Technological development and visual experimentation has always been a big interest for Matt & Jon. Matt, especially, is abreast of most new technologies. Coldcut are in the process of completing more software products to follow up the awesome Ninjajamm. We did sign Hexstatic partly for their audio visual work, but apart from that we sign people for their music only and then might encourage them to work with audio-visual artists. Often those things happen naturally.
We seem to be in a post-music video world, where an artist's music video is both expected and dismissed. What is the future of visual communication for musical artists?
Like most arts and mediums, the future of visual communication will be diffused, scattered and chaotic. You don't need a promo video, but you do need things to show people – probably more things than before, whether they be images like traditional press shots, Instagram video snippets, live footage, online art books, packshot videos, or simple animations of artist-related imagery.
There has been significant backlash regarding the proliferation of EDM's massive visual shows, which tend to be more passive concert-like experiences, versus roots-oriented, stripped-down performances where the active engagement between the artist and the audience – and perhaps the authenticity of the performance – is heightened. Is there validity to this argument and, if so, how do you reconcile the two schools of thought?
There is always a backlash to the over-use of a new art form. But both forms are valid. Both forms can be brilliant. Both forms can be sterile or dull. Amon Tobin's "ISAM" show was a massive visual show, but was also original and interesting. Stripped-down live shows can be boring if the artist isn't really engaging with the audience.
Matt and Jon were pioneers of DJ culture. Now that DJing has become commodified, what is your prognosis for the ongoing health and welfare of it as a relevant art form?
DJing has been commodified for decades. Look at Sasha, generations of Ibiza DJs, etc. The importance of curation and the popularity of DJ mixes has never been higher. Perhaps the excitement and novelty of the earliest pioneering DJs is past – you can only put the "Doctor Who" theme in a DJ mix for the first time once! But I would say DJ culture is more interesting now than ever.
There is a major debate among the dance pundits about a perceived EDM "bubble" and the many tourists attending festivals. Do you subscribe to the "gateway drug" philosophy, that being exposed to the music will compel them to dig deeper? Or do you simply see them moving on to the next big thing?
A bit of both. As ever, there are people who are curious and want to dig deeper and those who don't really love music but just want music to get fucked up to at the weekend. Almost every scene has its populist elements. Sometimes those are quality, other times they are not.
We're now in a very challenging environment for the music business, even for a company as forward-thinking as Ninja. How have you been able to adjust to a constantly changing landscape?
You just gotta keep thinking and working and changing. Most of all, you've got to keep going. The main reason we're still here is that we didn't stop. Haha!


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Your Brain and Racism
By Kristie Garza
Image from "The brain as an organ of mind" (1896)
Image courtesy of flickr
Protests for racial justice have erupted all over the world. This increased attention toward systemic racism has increased popularity of The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. BLM focuses on issues of racial injustices and human rights, issues that are deeply embedded into every aspect of our society, including academia. In solidarity with the BLM movement's goal to increase education around these issues, my goal for this post is to focus on neuroscience and systemic racism and how each has impacted and continues to impact the other.
History of [Neuro]science and Race
Racism has tinged science since before the founding of The United States. In 1785, Thomas Jefferson, in his Notes on The State of Virginia, stated "we will not be able to know [that Africans are naturally inferior] until science gives us the answers." This statement has been identified as a call on science to find these differences, a "request for proposals" of sorts, in its day. This request was answered in the 19th century, when scientists, such as Dr. Samuel Morton, argued there were physical differences between populations, which he termed "races." Dr. Morton collected skulls and "discovered" differences in brains between populations, which he used to support his idea of differences in intelligence between races. It should be noted, first, Dr. Morton's sample size was biased, and, second, skull/ brain size has been established to not be an indicator of intelligence.
Racists scientists, such as Dr. Morton, have since been proven wrong through more rigorous science. There is no biological difference between people of different races. In fact, humans share 99.9% of DNA; 95.7%, within the .1% of potential variation, is variability seen within individuals of similar groups. Therefore, any variability between individuals cannot be mapped onto socially-recognized racial groups. To summarize the statistics, you are more likely to be more genetically variant from someone living in your own neighborhood than someone in a different continent (Rosenberg 2011; Rosenberg et al., 2002).
Neuroscience in Race
A lack of innate racial differences does not negate the very real biological consequences of race. These biological consequences can be observed throughout science and are especially evident in neuroscience. Mounting scientific evidence suggests that not only is systemic racism real, but also that racism impacts the human body. Due to historical and systemic racism, Blacks and Hispanics typically have a lower socio-economic status, which leads to many high-stress situations. Even when a member of these racial groups lives in a higher socio-economic group, the routine racism experienced on a daily basis, amounts in physical stress on the body. This stress manifests as in utero stress, early life stress, and trauma, which all have long-term highly impactful consequences on brain health.
Not only do personal racist experiences contribute to physical and psychological traumas, but stress experienced by past family members is also observed in bodies of descendants. Transgenerational trauma occurs when the stress and trauma of previous generations is passed on to subsequent generations through DNA markers. These marker/DNA interactions are studied through the field of epigenetics. Neuroepigenetic effects of trauma are studied across many populations, such as survivors of the 9/11 attacks, Dutch Hunger Winter Famine, and war (Bowers & Yuhuda, 2016; Yuhuda & Bierer, 2007). Along with these populations, racial trauma has also been passed down across generations. The impact of an ancestor being enslaved is termed Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSSS), due to the overlap in symptoms with post-traumatic stress, such as hopelessness and increased arousal and reactivity (symptoms seen in the DSM-5) (Sule et al., 2017).
While these past issues may seem like consequences of past behaviors, society is still actively contributing to racial trauma. First, symptoms of PTSD are made worse when a similar experience is relived. People of Color frequently relive aspects of racism, making the impacts of any ancestral trauma even worse. A defining feature of The New Jim Crow is the high rate of Black and Hispanic imprisonment. The devastating conditions of prison conditions have an impact on mental and physical health, often identified as traumas. Injustices that we actively contribute to as a society are one of the many ways racism is still perpetuated today.
Systemic racism does not only impact the neuroscience of those who are oppressed, but also that of all society. Stereotypes in the brain are an unfortunate side effect of how humans learn. However, stereotypes of race rather than others, like gender, are more strongly associated with fear (Santos, Meyer-Lindenberg, & Deruelle, 2010). A fear association makes racial stereotypes stronger because fear holds a specific and strong neurocircuitry in the brain (Ohman & Mikena, 2001). For example, Cunningham et al., 2004, provided evidence to support that Black faces show an initial activation in the amygdala, associated with fear in the brain, the amygdala activation was followed by an activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), associated with higher order thinking and decision-making. This pattern suggests Black faces invoke a fear in our subcortical amygdala, which is then rationalized within the PFC. This pattern of activation is not evoked when viewing white faces. Importantly, this pattern is a result of learning, it is not something we are born with. It is crucial that we are aware of our biases and actively try to work on loosening these fear associations (which research shows is possible!)
Racism in Neuroscience
Figure 1: Demography of male and female graduates
from doctoral level neuroscience programs from 1995-2015
(from Ramos, Alvina, & Martinez, 2017)
Racism impacts traditionally important measures of success, such as graduation rates, executive positions, and higher education. The field of neuroscience provides a representative illustration of racism's impact on academia.
Ramos, Alvina, and Martinez, 2017 show stark differences in graduation rates in neuroscience PhD programs between different races. In 2015, the percentage of white doctoral graduates was at least 50% higher than any other minority group (Figure 1). Similar patterns are observed in bachelor and master level graduation statistics (Ramos, Alvina, and Martinez, 2017).
I originally planned to present statistical differences of racial representation in neuroscience faculty, but am image speaks volumes. A screenshot on the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) website, displaying headshots of past presidents, is shown in Figure 2. While I acknowledge SfN's many diversity initiatives, the fact that in its 50 years there has not been one Black president of SfN is a meaningful representative of the diversity minority trainees are seeing in neuroscience.
At the trainee level, I have witnessed the results of systemic racism in my own cohort of neuroscience graduate students. In 2015, 15 students entered my neuroscience graduate training program. 4 out of these 15 students were Black or Hispanic. Within the last five years of our training, the doctoral progress of 4 members of my cohort has been significantly stunted due a need to changing their lab advisor. Graduate students will tell you switching labs mid-training is something to avoid at all costs because it stressful and will costs you significant academic progress. The 4 people who had to undergo this experience in my cohort were the 4 minority students.
From my own experience, it is not a coincidence that 100% of the minority students in my cohort had difficulties within the structure of graduate school. My first three years of graduate school, I was trained by an advisor who routinely exhibited inappropriate behavior. When I spoke to my program's leadership about my experiences, I was told that the behavior I was describing "did not sound at all like the experiences [he] has had with [this professor]!" This statement was delivered in a tone which made it seem impossible that I, as an underrepresented Hispanic-female trainee, had different experiences than a white, male, tenured professor. My expressed concerns were met with responses that I was "too sensitive" when I asked for boundaries and respect from my former advisor. I have since learned evoking sensitivity is a classic sign of gaslighting, a technique often used to make individuals feel their experiences are invalid, very commonly used on minority groups. See, this "sensitivity" is a heightened knowledge of how we are seen and treated because of our perceived race and/or sex.
Figure 2: Screenshot from the website of
Society for Neuroscience,SfN President's page.
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My experiences are not unique. I advise you to read a fellow neuroscientist trainee, Lauren Edwards', recently published article, "When the academy wants you to be Black." She outlines how minorities are frequently flaunted when it is convenient for the system (diversity supplements, grants, statistics) and are shamed, ignored and/or gaslighted for participating in minority engagement or speaking up for ourselves. Edwards writes, the academy "was not accepting of the core values that meant the most to [her] as a Black woman. However, there were times that [her] being Black were useful." When these kind of stories are communicated to white people, there are frequently reaction filled with surprise and incredulity. It is often thought that instances of racism can be brushed off as a one-offs because they themselves have never experienced this kind of behavior. However, as Lauren states, her "experiences are more of the rule, instead of the exception, in academy" for minorities. For further evidence of systemic racism in science, I encourage you to check out #BlackinSTEM and #BlackintheIvory on Twitter.
I acknowledge that there are diversity initiatives, fellowships, grants, etc. Aside from peers reminding us they think these types of opportunities are made easier for minorities, the effects of these types of initiatives are often not felt during training. Bringing more minorities into the system of neuroscience training is not enough if minority students are not properly supported during training. As Edwards states, "when pressured to declare support, [the academy] turns to performative optics citing their commitment to diversity without deliverable actions to make it just and equitable." Long story short as to why minorities struggle to succeed in science? The answer is summarized well by Lauren Chambers break up letter to science: "It's not me, it's you."
While there are not innate biological differences defining race, it is incorrect to say that racism has not impacted biology. These impacts are studied and observed in neuroscience, and perpetuated in the field of neuroscience. We are in the midst of perhaps the greatest racial revolution of our time. We must use this movement's momentum to act on both neuroscience in race and racism in neuroscience to be proactive rather than reactive to the consequences of race. Many professors and colleagues are surprised to hear the experiences of minority scientists. If these revelations are shocking to you, I challenge you to ask yourself why. What privileges enabled you to complete neuroscience training without realizing these experiences? This is especially important for neuroethics, a field where I have observed that it is easy to write and analyze ethical behavior, but members often fail to practice what is preached.
To further explore this issue and how you can take an active role in this problem, I recommend reading a call for racial justice in science by 500 Women Scientists.
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Kristie is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience graduate program at Emory University. Her research focuses on understanding how exogenously driving different brain rhythms can impact the brain's immune environment. Kristie is also an editorial intern for The American Journal for Bioethics Neuroscience and a supporting editor of The Neuroethics Blog.
Garza, K. (2020). Your Brain and Racism. The Neuroethics Blog. Retrieved on , from http://www.theneuroethicsblog.com/2020/08/your-brain-and-racism.html
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By DAVID WHEATON Special to the Star Tribune
August 26, 2012 — 9:23am
If Minnesota Nice is the favored descriptor for the people and culture in the Land of Lakes, then let me suggest a contrasting label -- New York Hard -- for life in the Big Apple.
With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that the biggest tennis tournament in America held in the biggest city in America would be any different. Indeed, the U.S. Open is hard, very hard.
The court surface is hard and jarring to the body. The timing is hard as the final major in a long season. The conditions are hard in the late-summer sun. The schedule is hard with late-night matches and the semifinals and final being played back-to-back. The city is hard with congestion and crowds. Even the venue is hard, all concrete and steel.
And this year, the U.S. Open will be even harder.
In normal years, players would have seven weeks after Wimbledon to get some rest and then rev up for the arduous hard-court season.
But this year, smack dab in the middle of those seven weeks, a "fifth major" was played in London -- at the Olympics. If you thought the Triple Crown of horse racing goes snap-snap-snap, then maybe this summer's tennis tour goes snap-crackle-pop ... fall over. When you throw in the Olympics, players never had more than three weeks between majors beginning with the French Open.
That must be how Spain's Rafael Nadal is feeling right about now having fallen over, so to speak, with a bum knee that caused him to pull out of the Olympics and the U.S. Open.
It's a pity as the men's game has been parity personified this year with the top four players each winning one major -- Novak Djokovic Down Under, Nadal at Roland Garros, Roger Federer at Wimbledon and Andy Murray garnering Olympic gold and glory in his home country. The story line on Super Saturday in New York was setting up to be all symmetrical, but now it reads like a question from Mensa: "Which of the three will get two?"
A good case can be made for any of the trio -- Federer has resurged to No. 1 and would relish a sixth Open win; Djokovic's best surface is hard court and he's eager to defend his title after disappointments in Paris and London; and Murray has broken the major barrier and now more will surely come. Add a couple of spoilers to the mix such as Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champ who is starting to regain full form after injury, and American giant John Isner, ranked No. 10 and having a good summer, and you have an extra-interesting fortnight ahead.
On the ladies side, the answer to one question will determine who wins the title: "Which Serena Williams will show up in New York?" The Serena who bowed out early in Melbourne and Paris or the one who dominated at Wimbledon and the Olympics?
The three seeded above her -- Australian Open champ Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska and French Open winner Maria Sharapova -- have all played well this year, but if Serena is fresh, motivated and executing (and not berating on-court officials as she has done in previous years to her own harm), she will likely win a fourth U.S. Open championship.
But not only is it never easy in New York, it is always hard. One glance over the serenity and soft courts at the All England Club or Roland Garros elicits a primal urge to get out there for a dive or a slide. Not so much in Flushing. Except for the most urban among us, the U.S. Open will always be a hard place to play ... but a great place to win.
Minnesotan David Wheaton won the U.S. Open junior title in 1987, and then as a pro reached the 1990 quarterfinals of singles, falling in four sets to John McEnroe. David is now a radio host and author. Find out more at davidwheaton.com.
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Cammi Granato had never forgotten the young girl she lent her stick and gloves to during one of the former U.S. Olympian's first hockey camps in Chicago in the late 1990s.
So, it's just another competition? Got to treat the Winter Olympics that way?
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