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Here is what the NFL and NFLPA need to figure out before training camps open
By Ben Volin Globe Staff,Updated June 20, 2020, 10:05 a.m.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledges there will be positive COVID-19 tests as the league attempts to have a complete season.David J. Phillip/Associated Press
In the NFL, June and July usually mean vacation: travel, beaches, fireworks, and a much-needed break from football.
But 2020 is no ordinary year. If the NFL and NFL Players Association want to even think about getting in a season amid a global pandemic, the next five weeks will be jam-packed with work as they hammer out all of the necessary details that have yet to be completed.
Two weeks ago, the NFL revealed the social distancing guidelines that will need to take place at team facilities this fall, plans that include spacing out lockers and meeting area, ending buffet meals, and limiting the size of workouts.
But social distancing is just one part of the complicated equation. Here is a look at what else the NFL and NFLPA need to figure out before training camps start in late July:
▪ How often everyone will be tested. This is obviously a big one, as the only way the NFL will be able to pull off a season is with frequent testing and quarantining. Find the positive cases and isolate them quickly before they have a chance to spread the virus to others. And testing would include every employee in the building, not just players.
There is no consensus in the medical world yet as to the appropriate amount of testing needed. Some experts believe daily is needed, others believe once a week could be enough. The German Bundesliga is testing its players twice per week. NFLPA medical director Thom Mayer mentioned this past week that the NFL may test its players three times per week.
They also need to determine when the tests would happen. Will players be tested on game day, and do they need to pass a test in order to play?
Plus, there's a major wild card — the possibility that the country isn't producing enough daily tests. Mayer said the NFL wouldn't consume an undue share of tests.
"While the information we currently have indicates it will not be an issue in the near future, we all agree that ethically, we cannot as a non-essential business, take resources away from our fellow Americans," Mayer said in a statement.
Related: Roger Goodell says to expect more positive coronavirus cases in the NFL
▪ What happens when a player tests positive. To ensure uniformity across the league, the NFL needs to create a protocol that determines how long a player, coach, or employee must sit out after he or she tests positive. Will it be a minimum of 10 days or two weeks? Will it be based on two negative tests? A combination of both?
And what about people who were in close contact with those who test positive — will they have to be quarantined for the same amount of time, or tested more often?
This past week, one Tampa Bay assistant coach tested positive and two other coaches went into quarantine. A league source said they have to stay away from the team facility based on public health guidelines and the doctor's care. But the NFL will probably need something more uniform than that once the season starts.
▪ New roster rules. As commissioner Roger Goodell and others have stated, positive tests are going to happen this fall. The NFL will likely need to increase its roster sizes and create a special roster designation to account for the number of players who are likely to miss time.
As of now, the NFL will allow teams to bring back three players off injured reserve in 2020, and the league could simply increase that number. But since players must be out at least eight weeks to return from IR, a separate designation just for COVID-19, in which a player could potentially return to the active roster after two weeks, makes more sense.
And the NFL needs to increase practice squads to give teams a larger reserve of players. NFL Network reported this past week that the league is talking about increasing practice squads from 12 to 16 players, but that doesn't sound like enough. I'd increase practice squads to 20 or 25 players, to also account for the fact that practice squad players could get sick. It's not like the NFL can't afford it — each additional practice squad spot costs the owners just $142,800 in salary.
▪ What to do with helmets. The NFL already has determined that players won't be required to wear masks when they are exerting physical effort (workouts, practices, and games). But they still may get extra protection on their helmets.
Mayer and the NFLPA held a conference call with several hundred agents this past week, and one participant passed along that the league is working with Oakley on developing some sort of face shield. It certainly won't completely prevent the spread of germs, but it could help catch some of the big droplets.
Related: NFL, the ultimate team sport, is about to get individual in a hurry
▪ What to do with fans. For now, the NFL is going full-ahead with plans to play all 16 games, on time, in front of full stadiums. The Patriots reiterated as such in a letter to season ticket-holders this past week.
But that's just a placeholder. Realistically, the number of fans allowed in a stadium won't be determined until closer to kickoff in September. The NFL is creating contingencies for all scenarios — full stadiums, socially distanced stadiums, and empty stadiums.
And it's certainly not as simple as just opening the doors and letting fans in. Will fans be forced to sit 6 feet apart, or will fans sit in pods? Will they sit in all parts of the stadium? How will lining up for the bathroom and concessions work? Will extra screening be needed at the gates?
The NFL may ultimately decide it's easier to just shut out the fans. One league source said this past week that each team has a number of fans needed to attend a game in order to turn a profit, and it may be more than the number of fans allowed with social distancing. The NFLPA estimated on the agent call that no fans in the stands would cost the NFL about $3 billion in revenue.
Related: Tara Sullivan: In these restart plans, are we underestimating the health risk to athletes?
▪ How practices will be structured. Training camps are supposed to start in five weeks, and teams still don't have guidance on how they can conduct practices. We know that players cannot share towels and water bottles. But will teams be forced to do more individual periods and fewer team periods? Will they try to enforce at least 6 feet of distance between teammates during drills and in the huddle? Will they ask players to hit the locker rooms and showers at different times to avoid crowds?
These distancing protocols for practice will be important. Several experts agree that players are more at risk of contracting COVID-19 from a teammate than from an opponent.
▪ What to do with players who don't want to play. This doesn't seem likely, as pretty much everyone in the NFL wants to get paid this season, and doesn't want to lose a year of his career. But no one will force a player or coach to work this year if they don't want to. The NFL needs to come up with a unique designation for such players, which could result in a player sitting out the year, not getting paid, and having his contract toll a year.
▪ The media policy. Certainly, media access will be limited, and presumably the locker room will be closed to the media for the season. But will the NFL still have news conferences during the week and after games? How many reporters will be allowed in the building? Will media have to get tested as often as players and coaches? Or will everything get shut down and all media interaction take place on Zoom for the next year? Hopefully, it's not the latter, because it will be important to have journalists present at practices and games to chronicle this unique season.
Action needed on Kaepernick
An NFL team still hasn't committed to signing Colin Kaepernick.Ezra Shaw/Photographer: Ezra Shaw/Getty Im
One story this past week revolved around the seemingly growing momentum for Colin Kaepernick to get signed by a team this season. Coach Anthony Lynn said that Kaepernick fits the Chargers' offensive system and that "it would be crazy not to have him on your workout list." And Raiders owner Mark Davis told ESPN that "since 2017, I've told the coaches and general managers that if they want to hire Colin Kaepernick, they have my blessing."
Both are good sentiments, but basically amount to a whole bunch of nothing. If the Chargers wanted Kaepernick, they'd sign him — or at least work him out. Same with the Raiders. But nothing is in the works. The Chargers are sticking with Tyrod Taylor, Justin Herbert, and Easton Stick for now, while the Raiders are going with Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota, and Nathan Peterman.
"I haven't spoken with Colin, not sure where he's at as far as in his career, what he wants to do," Lynn acknowledged. "I'm very confident and happy with the three quarterbacks that I have, but you can never have too many people waiting on the runway."
Sorry, Chargers, but you don't get credit for being the first team to look at Kaepernick since he was blackballed out of the league following the 2016 season. Not until you schedule an actual workout or bring him in for a real visit.
Patriots safety Devin McCourty is one person who believes the NFL needs Kaepernick back in the league.
"Last year I was one of the guys when he had that workout, I thought it was bogus. I didn't think it was a real opportunity for him," McCourty said this past week on ESPN. "But I think he needs to be heard now even more than back in 2016. You know, we all kind of cut him off and didn't really embrace him the way we should have.
Related: President Trump would 'absolutely' support return to NFL for Colin Kaepernick
"I think it's time now to bring him into the fold. If the NFL really wants to be involved in this, they need to make sure they elevate his platform and let him speak and let him do the work he's been doing."
The NFL is shut down for now, but Kaepernick deserves legitimate workouts with teams once training camps begin.
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Injuries starting to crop up
The pandemic has created a nightmare scenario for coaches, with players spending the last four months living and training on their own and not under team supervision. Sure enough, players are starting to get hurt.
The 49ers' receiving corps took a hit when two players suffered injuries. Deebo Samuel, who had 802 yards and three touchdowns last year as a rookie, announced that he broke his foot while working out in Nashville. The injury typically has a 12-16-week recovery time, but Samuel said he hopes to be back in 10 weeks, which could get him back on the field before the regular season. And Richie James broke his wrist while working out and should be out for two months, according to NFL Network.
The Eagles lost Pro Bowl guard Brandon Brooks for the season to a torn Achilles' tendon. It's possible the Eagles will call the Patriots to inquire about Joe Thuney, but it probably makes more sense for them to patch up the position with low-cost options for a year instead of trading for Thuney, who will make $14.781 million this year and isn't under contract past 2020.
Those are just the injuries we heard about. The first few days of training camp will likely be filled with stories of guys showing up with injuries.
And then there's NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who was seen tumbling over a parked jet ski on a beach in Florida. Jackson was fine, but the fact that he was playing beach football probably caused a few minor heart attacks at Ravens headquarters, given the infamous story of Patriots running back Robert Edwards blowing out his knee on the beach 21 years ago. Nothing in Jackson's contract prevents him from playing beach football, but he should probably cut it out.
Long overdue move in Washington
Workers removed the George Preston Marshall monument outside RFK Stadium.Rick Maese/The Washington Post
Two weeks ago, it was the Jerry Richardson statue coming down outside of the Panthers' stadium. This past week, it was the plaque and memorial honoring former Redskins owner George Preston Marshall to come down outside the old RFK Stadium in Washington, which was long overdue.
Marshall was no man to celebrate. As the owner of the Boston and Washington Redskins from 1932 until his death in 1969, Marshall was the last NFL owner to integrate his team, waiting until 1962 to do so, a shameful 15 years after Jackie Robinson integrated baseball. And Marshall only made the move, trading for Bobby Mitchell, under threat from then-Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
But while bringing down the Marshall memorial was long overdue, there is still the overriding issue of the team's shameful nickname. The team can support player protests and Black Lives Matter and honor Juneteenth, but it all rings hollow until the name is changed.
I get the feeling that the NFL was none too pleased with Dr. Anthony Fauci's comments to CNN this past week that cast doubt on the NFL being able to pull off a season. A source inside the league office relayed that the NFL has been working diligently on its plans with experts from the CDC, Duke University, and several others, but that Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, "hasn't engaged at all" with the NFL and hasn't offered any help or guidance. The statements from the NFL and NFLPA in response to Fauci make it clear they don't want to get into a public spat with him, but I would venture that the NFL wants Fauci to talk a little less, and help the league out a little more … Jets safety Jamal Adams requested a trade and had his agent leak it to the media, but I don't see Adams going anywhere. He's a Pro Bowl-caliber player under contract for two more years and only $13.4 million, which is great value … Hue Jackson has the ultimate mark of shame for a football coach — an 0-16 record in 2017 — on his résumé. But that goose egg might help put some money in his pocket, as Jackson revealed a couple of weeks ago that he is writing a book. Jackson's book will likely center around his three years with the Browns (2016-18), in which he went 3-36-1 and drafted Baker Mayfield. Without the 0-16 season, Jackson probably doesn't get a book deal.
Ben Volin can be reached at ben.volin@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @BenVolin.


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ECJ ruling: Is the time-punch clock coming now?
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What the ECJ ruling means for employees
The European Court of Justice has ruled: Working time must be fully recorded to protect workers. What the ruling means and what its consequences are.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg has obliged employers in the EU to systematically and completely record the working time of their employees (Case C-55/18). What is behind the ECJ ruling and what are the possible consequences of the ruling for the European labour market?
What exactly did the ECJ decide?
The judges in Luxembourg ruled in accordance with the EU Working Time Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Accordingly, the daily working time must be fully recorded. This is the only way to check whether permissible working hours are exceeded, the ruling states. It calls on the EU member states to oblige companies to have an objective, reliable and accessible time recording system. It is up to them how the individual countries organise this. It is permissible to deal with the special features of a field of activity and "peculiarities of certain companies". For example, the size of a company can be taken into account when deciding on a collection system.
What is this supposed to achieve?
According to the judges of the European Court of Justice, comprehensive time recording strengthens the rights of employees. With a system for recording working time, the number of hours worked, their distribution over time and also the number of overtime hours can be determined objectively and reliably. Because employees in an employment relationship are in a weaker position, it is "extremely difficult or even practically impossible for employees without a time recording instrument to enforce their rights", the Court said. Time recording would make it easier for workers to prove that their rights were being violated.
How do trade unions react?
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) welcomed the ECJ decision: "The court is putting a stop to flat-rate work - that's right. From the point of view of the Federation of Trade Unions, the rights of employees in Germany are often restricted if there is no means of recording time. The number of unpaid overtime hours is unacceptably high and amounts to "theft of wages and time". The IG Metall also shares the judges' assessment: "Especially in the digital working world it is important that working hours are not extended through the back door", said a union board member. If time is recorded, employees could organise working hours and private life more according to their individual needs.
And the employers?
Less pleased: The Federal Association of German Employers' Associations (BDA) said that the decision of the European Court of Justice seemed to be out of date: "We employers are against the general reintroduction of the time clock in the 21st century. One cannot react to the requirements of the working world 4.0 with a working time registration 1.0". Also in the opinion of the employers' association Gesamtmetall, the obligation to record working time makes it difficult to be flexible: "With today's ruling and the resulting recording obligation, for example, trust-based working time is practically dead," was the opinion of the association's management. In the case of so-called trust-based working hours, the focus is on meeting targets, not on the employees' attendance. However, the Nuremberg Institute for Employment Research countered that trust-based working time does not mean that working time in companies is not recorded. It was merely not controlled. Since overtime was recorded anyway, it was "an extremely small leap" to record regular working hours.
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The ECJ ruling provides for working time to be recorded in full. In some professions, however, it is not so easy to clearly delimit what is considered work: for example, when does working time begin for a scientist who thinks about a problem for weeks and months? How can time spent maintaining professional contacts and networks be evaluated? The DGB suggests this definition: "All I do to satisfy the business interests of my employer is work and to capture it as such". A uniform, legally binding delimitation, however, does not yet exist.
And also the handling of flexible working hours could represent a hurdle: At least you don't have access to the classic time clock in your home office. The Federal Association of German Startups warned: "The flexibility that employees themselves demand is restricted by such requirements". For companies, the time recording requirement also represents an additional bureaucratic burden.
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Carson:"I just want to get to the practical part of this.
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Carson: "I just want to get to the practical part of this"
Last week on the Fox News coverage of the Central America Invasion, during a Tucker Carlson interview with Enrique Acevedo while covering the arrival of the Central American invasion to Tijuana for Univision, it was obvious that the Spanish network is in favor of the mass invasion and tried to diminish the danger and the interruption to the peace of this country.
"It's a movement of people, thousands of people, around 5,000 have already arrived at Tijuana and the border with San Diego; it's not a national emergency and it's not a threat to the national security of the United States," Acevedo told Tucker Carlson, during the Fox News show that carries his name.
"Most of the people that are part of this caravan are just pushing strollers through Mexico. They are families, women, [and] babies just trying to get to the U.S. to legally request asylum, something that President Trump is making much, much harder," Acevedo lied to Carlson who then produced an image of the invaders arriving in Tijuana with not even one woman or one child was in the image.
The fact is that regardless of what anyone may want to say, the caravan is nothing less than an invasion of the nation and the majority of people we have to talk to could be "pretending to be what they're not and ready to fight the government of this country," and authorities "must be careful and aware of them" at all times.
Univision is a Mexican television network owned by a consortium of investment firms led by Haim Saban, owner of Saban Capital Group, with ties to Hillary Clinton and personal friends of the Clintons.
In September 2004 Hillary Clinton described Saban as "a very good friend, supporter and adviser" who, along with his wife, between June 2015 and June 1016 donated seven million to her presidential campaign.
The perception of the Spanish community in the United States is that both Spanish networks, Univision and Telemundo, display an obvious and total anti-American sentiment in their media conglomerate, according
to sources within a great number of people within that community. Carlson told Acevedo "I just want to get to the practical part of this. So we were told by anchors across the spectrum on television
that the caravan was a thousand miles away. They were walking. It would be weeks before they got to our border. I wake up this morning and there they are, how'd that happen? Did they run or did someone pay
buses to take them up here? And you didn't tell us that part."
"It took them almost a month or over a month to get from Honduras to the U.S.-Mexico border. Not all of them have arrived, some of them are still trying to get to this point, Tucker. And yeah, some of them were able to catch a ride and get on a bus, on trailers, on the back of trucks that were carrying chickens and pigs," Acevedo fired back but
did not seem to be denying the fact that someone was donating the transportation for them to travel from their country to Tijuana, Mexico.
"No, no, no, no… wait, that's not quite right," the host, Tucker Carlson, pushed back. "So you are saying nobody chartered any buses to bring them up here? Because I think we have videos showing chartered buses bringing them up here and you're the reporter on the scene. You don't think there are any chartered buses whatsoever?"
"I haven't seen anyone chartering buses to bring them to the border. I've seen Mexican officials, for example, here in Tijuana, providing transportation from this point to the border," Acevedo added. "I am happy to share the footage with Fox News, the footage from our correspondent who traveled with them in the back of a bus that usually
carries chickens."
As honest and respectful as he could be, Tucker Carlson told Acevedo, "What I am saying is what you're engaging in is propaganda designed to convince people to think something that is not true. So I think we both know the majority of people, including the people on the tape moving from Honduras and Guatemala, are men, young men, without their wives and children, right? Or are you not going to admit that?" Carlson shot back.
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If some asked us what characteristics we are looking for in a friend, the number one answer would be honesty. But let's face it, not many people can deal with the truth and often mistake it with harshness. People like to be around others who flatter and compliment them because it is good for their ego. But, those people are not your honest and loyal friends. They often don't want to deal with your problems and it is easier for them just to agree with your point of view.
But, we all have that one friend who has been with us through thick and thin. This is usually the only person that tells us the truth and tell us the way things truly are. When we hear the harsh truth, we consider that friend mean and cruel. But, after the initial anger, we soon come to the conclusion that this friend is the one who probably loves us the most and without doubt, wants what is best for us.
Healthy friendship cannot grow without honesty that can sound mean and harsh sometimes. When you grow to realize that true love stands behinds this harshness, you will understand that this is a person you can trust in any situation. She will always call the things by their name and will always be there to sober you.
There were numerous situations in our lives when we were blinded by something or someone. This is when we need that mean best friend that will help us see clearly. Remember how many times you hated your friend for telling you that some guy you really liked wasn't good for you? Sometimes, you even though she was jealous. But, she turned to be right every time. She is the one who will tell you if that dress doesn't fit you or if you had too much to drink. And that is what real friends are for.


Western Digital My Passport Hard drives are an absolute value for money, here we review the 1TB version.
Portable Storage has been here for a while. It's not something which we rarely see these days. Almost everyone of them has their own portable storage drives. Gone are days when we used to lug around 32G,64G flash drives. Now it is an essential part of any working person.
But the dilemma here is – with so many companies making portable hard drives & with their price per TB coming down, which one is providing the best value for money? The notble players in the segment are WD, Seagate & Toshiba. We reviewed a Seagate drive last year which had the worst reliability score, even without any mishandling the drive worked only for 7 months before it catastrophically failed, leaving some of the precious data unrecoverable. But when WD decided to provide us with a 1TB portable hard drive, we decided to review it.
The My passport drives were very popular due to their durability & reliability. We had a 1.5TB My Passport drive with the older design (which is now used for My Passport Elements) & it ran straight for 9 years before it failed.
The portable hard drive we got was the yellow colored one. The new design is very minimal & it looks like two halves are joined together to make the outer covering – while in reality it isn't.
The cable also comes in the color matching to that of the the drive itself. The quick start guide contains information about WD Backup software, WD Utilities & about a whole bunch of software which we weren't bothered about. The port used is the standard hard drive connector port – and a status LED is beside it which blinks during file transfers.
The real review lies in here. To better test the device, we sought to clean format the drive. It had some preloaded WD software for Windows & Mac computers which was deleted while we formatted the drive. The chosen filesystem was exFAT since we needed the drive to be cross-compatible with other devices which do not natively support NTFS (like MacOS).
The popular drive benchmarking tool, CrystalDiskMark was used to measure the Read & Write speeds of I/O.
As you can see it offers decent read speeds of 123.2Mbps for sequential read but for the random read tests the speeds go down to 560kbps. The write speeds are also good at 98.6Mbps its not bad considering the value for money factor coming into play. The random write speeds are faster than random read speeds at 9.24Mbps.
This is expected performance from a WD drive. From our experience, WD drives typically have better write speeds compared to Seagate which tops out in read speed tests. If you're that guy who doesn't install & play games directly from your portable hard drive, which requires faster read speeds – then this drive is for you.
Or if you need better access times, go for a Seagate drive, but the tradeoff will be durability & reliability. Seagate drives do fail more than their WD counterparts.
We hope you liked the review, tell us which drive you're using in the comments below.


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Reality Gaming Examines 'Doctor Who' Card Game
The digital trading card game is a first for the "Doctor Who" series.
Reality Gaming Group has secured an exclusive global license from BBC Studios to develop and publish a digital trading card game based on television series "Doctor Who."
The partnership will enable fans to collect and trade digital versions of their favorite characters for the first time before adventuring through the "Doctor Who: Worlds Apart" game as the Doctor, battling friends in turn-based contests.
"We are tremendously excited to be working with BBC Studios to bring 'Doctor Who's' huge global community an exciting new digital experience based on a pastime we all know and love – trading cards," says Tony Pearce, co-founder, Reality Gaming Group. "The cards used in 'Doctor Who: Worlds Apart' are both functional and collectible, so fans can actually own a piece of the game while they play."
Each trading card a player collects will be tokenized into a non-fungible token (NFT) secured and protected on the blockchain, which means there can be no copies or disputes about ownership. "Doctor
Who: Worlds Apart" players will own unique digital collectible items which can be used in the game or traded with other players.
As with physical trading cards, some will be rarer than others, and all will feature Doctors, companions, allies and enemies from across "Doctor Who's" history.
"This is what BBC Studios does so well, exploring new technologies and bringing our most iconic brand to an area of the gaming industry which we're sure will engage and thrill fans," says John Kavanagh, licensing manager, gaming and interactive, BBC Studios.
Limited-edition packs containing five digital cards will be available for fans to buy beginning in October. Once these limited-edition cards have sold out, they will not be available to purchase again, except by trading with others.
The accompanying "Doctor Who: Worlds Apart" trading card game will be released for PC in 2021 with mobile to follow, allowing players to go head-to-head with their card collections. More cards will also be made available at launch.


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Who gets to give dietary advice? Health coach fights law
In California, Heather Del Castillo offered tips on natural eating as a health coach. But in Florida, the title didn't qualify her to give nutrition advice
Who gets to give dietary advice? Health coach fights law In California, Heather Del Castillo offered tips on natural eating as a health coach. But in Florida, the title didn't qualify her to give nutrition advice Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/wellness/2019/05/30/dietary-advice-rules/39529563/
Candice Choi, Associated Press Published 1:33 p.m. ET May 30, 2019
Laura Boll-Peifer, a holistic health and running coach, in her office in West Orange, N.J. (Photo: Julio Cortez, AP)
New York – In California, Heather Del Castillo offered tips on natural eating as a health coach. But in Florida, the title didn't qualify her to give nutrition advice.
After getting a complaint that she was working without a license, Florida officials sent a cease-and-desist order and fined her $750. Del Castillo sued, saying her free speech rights were violated. Now, a federal court is expected to rule on her lawsuit as other states weigh regulations on professional dietary advice.
The case highlights the confusion around dietitians and health coaches, and how their qualifications differ.
"I literally didn't even know I was doing anything that was wrong," said Del Castillo, who noted her business was legal when she was living in California.
Health coaches like Del Castillo can get certificates from a variety of programs, but the title doesn't have a consistent meaning and anyone can use it. Many say they can give clients advice on how to achieve their health goals through lifestyle changes.
Registered dietitians complete months of supervised practice, pass a national exam and take continuing education courses – requirements that are echoed in the licensing laws of states that have them. While they too can help people meet health goals, dietitians say they also have the qualifications to advise patients managing chronic diseases or other medical problems.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, which represents registered dietitians, says Del Castillo's lawsuit poses a threat to other licensing laws that protect public health, such as those for doctors. It notes that it supports dietary licensing laws only for advice on medical conditions, such as diabetes and obesity.
"If they're talking about wellness and general nutrition, that would not be affected," said Pepin Tuma, an academy spokesman.
The Institute for Justice, a free market group that took up Del Castillo's case, has for years challenged professional licensing requirements and says dietary advice should be protected as free speech, regardless of the context. It says advice about food and health is ubiquitous and that Florida's law gives a monopoly to select individuals.
State laws vary. A few have no rules, while others require licenses only if people want to use titles such as "dietitian" or "nutritionist." Florida restricts the dietary practice more broadly to licensed individuals.
Claudia Haupt, a Northeastern University law professor, said licensing laws would be most legally defensible in fields where there's real potential danger people could be hurt. She said licensing would be harder to defend for florists or interior decorators, but noted it's plausible that bad dietary advice can cause harm.
In court filings, Florida said its law protects people from incompetent advice. It said Del Castillo did not have the qualifications to obtain a dietary license but got a certificate as a "holistic health coach" from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, an online school.
Darrell Rogers, a school spokesman, said laws like the one in Florida are outdated and that it's rare for health coaches to face fines. The school helped connect Del Castillo with the Institute for Justice.
Del Castillo's case also touches on disagreements about nutrition. Del Castillo is a trainer for Crossfit, which is known for high-intensity workouts and has been critical of the dietetics field. The company has fought licensing laws for fitness trainers and says it will fight any attempts at new or stricter dietary licensing laws that could prevent its trainers from giving nutrition advice. It has donated to the Institute for Justice for Del Castillo's case.
Laura Boll-Peifer, a health coach in New Jersey, has a more moderate view. Like many other health coaches, she said her specialty is helping people achieve the goals they set for themselves and that dietitians are better suited to handle medical conditions like eating disorders or high cholesterol. But she was reluctant about introducing a dietary licensing law in her state.
"It's just so hard to know where to draw the lines," she said.
The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaches recently launched a certification exam for health coaches to bring more consistency to the field. In the meantime, states may contemplate new or updated rules on dietary advice.
After a separate challenge by the Institute for Justice, North Carolina had clarified its dietary licensing law. Last year, the state also narrowed the scope of the law to require licenses only for medical conditions. But that might not settle all questions.
Charla Burill, executive director of North Carolina's dietetics board, noted that someone who's obese might get help for a medical condition, or for general diet tips.
"Obesity could be a gray area," she said.
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Indiana-based Newmar Corporation unveiled its new King Aire Diesel Bus and Grand Star motorhome models during the FMCA convention in Perry, Georgia, in March.
The King Aire is built on a Spartan K3 chassis with an independent front suspension system and powered by a Cummins ISX 600-horsepower engine, coupled with an Allison 4000 MH transmission. The King Aire features the new Comfort Drive steering system, jointly developed by TRW Automotive, Spartan Chassis, and Newmar. It also includes automatic traction control and a 200-gallon fuel tank. The coach is available in five 45-foot quadruple-slide floor plans that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 54,000 pounds and a net carrying capacity of 9,300 pounds.
The stylish and contemporary motorhome comes with a long list of standard features, including a hydronic zone heating system; a 17-cubic-foot four-door Norcold refrigerator with automatic defrost, icemaker, and water dispenser; a 40-inch LCD TV in the bedroom; a video security system; Corian countertops; polished porcelain floor tiles; designer faucets; and high-gloss cabinetry. The manufacturer's base suggested retail price is $642,196.
The new Grand Star type A motorhome gives customers the choice of a Ford, Workhorse, or Freightliner FRED chassis. The Grand Star joins Newmar's Bay Star and Canyon Star gasoline-powered motorhomes, which were introduced last year.
The Grand Star is available in five floor plans ranging in length from 33 feet to 37 feet, including a full-wall-slide floor plan and a family floor plan that features bunk beds. The other floor plans have a three-zone living area and a front kitchen.
Amenities include a one-piece bonded windshield, aluminum-skinned baggage doors, 22.5-inch tires and aluminum wheels, a 26-inch LCD TV in the living area, solid-surface countertops, Flexsteel furniture, and stainless-steel kitchen appliances. Three interior décor packages and three Full-Paint Masterpiece finish exterior graphic choices are available.
The manufacturer's base suggested retail price for the Grand Star ranges from $134,000 to $150,000.
For more information about Newmar products, call (800) 860-0086 or visit www.newmarcorp.com.
On May 3, 2007, representatives from Fleetwood RV presented the 100,000th diesel motorhome manufactured at its Decatur, Indiana, facility to Lazydays RV SuperCenter in Tampa, Florida.
Following the ceremony, Lazydays turned over the keys to the 2008 American Eagle to Mike and Ann Miller, three-time American Coach customers. The American Eagle 45H, which has recently experienced a full life-cycle change, features a quad-slideout floor plan with a midship 40-inch television.
Country Coach Inc., now in its 34th year, introduced the quad-slideout Rhapsody 900 during FMCA's March 2007 convention in Perry, Georgia. The 45-foot coach, the latest addition to the company's line of luxury diesel motorhomes, boasts a long list of features and amenities.
Country Coach and Caterpillar engineers worked closely for more than a year to develop the proper power train for the Rhapsody 900. The coach, which is built on Country Coach's own DynoMax chassis, is powered by a 15.2-liter, 625-horsepower Caterpillar C15 engine that produces 2,050 pound-feet of torque. For optimal results, it is mated to a newly minted six-speed Caterpillar CX transmission. With a 54,000-pound gross vehicle weight rating, including a 20,000-pound front axle weight rating, and a 20,000-pound towing capacity, the chassis reportedly offers a solid foundation, as well as excellent handling and maneuverability.
The Rhapsody 900 features the new Liquid Spring independent front suspension (IFS), which is said to offer smooth, responsive handling and independent travel of each wheel. In the rear of the coach, just in front of a Ridewell drive axle suspension, is a Weweler steerable tag axle, which reportedly is a first in a luxury motorhome. Imported from the Netherlands, this steerable tag is designed for the tight corners and small parking areas on European roadways. Using forced-steer drive-by-wire technology, a finger's move by the driver turns the axle with none of the pushback of other systems. According to company literature, the Weweler steerable tag, in tandem with the Liquid Spring IFS, gives this 45-foot motor coach a 36-foot-5-inch turning radius.
The Rhapsody 900 has textured exterior full-body paint, and an entry door with an air-over-center function that moves the door directly out from the opening, then swings it gently to the left for entry. The coach also features wide, turning entry stairs and a completely customized residential suite. By means of a sculpted galley, the floor plan transitions past a half bath and into the bedroom where an angled bed accentuates room space and livability. Beyond the bed and walk-in storage area is the rear full bath, where the ceiling steps up as passengers do for maximum spacious living.
Fewer than 20 Rhapsody 900 motor coaches will be built in 2007, each handcrafted by the same division that produces Country Coach's Prevost bus conversions.
For more information about the Rhapsody 900 or other Country Coach motorhomes, call (800) 654-0223 or visit www.countrycoach.com.
Winnebago Industries Inc. announced that Robert J. Olson, who most recently held the title of senior vice president of operations, has been elected president of the company following the retirement of Edwin F. Barker on May 4, 2007.
Mr. Olson, 55, is a 37-year veteran of Winnebago Industries. He began his career with the company in 1969 as an hourly production employee and was promoted to more positions of responsibility in the company's manufacturing and material management divisions. He served as vice president of manufacturing before becoming the senior vice president of operations in January 2006.
Mr. Barker, 59, who had been the president of the company since May 2005, began his career at Winnebago Industries in April 1969 as a cost accountant and worked in various financial and management positions since that time. During his tenure with the company, he also served as senior vice president, chief financial officer, and controller.
International Truck and Engine, a Navistar company, has partnered with Conquest Motorhomes, a division of Gulf Stream Coach, to make International the exclusive cab and chassis provider for all of its type C diesel motorhomes.
Gulf Stream's initial order is for 625 International DuraStar chassis, with the relationship projected to expand over time. This deal was a direct result of close collaboration between International and Workhorse Custom Chassis, as International sought support and guidance in entering the RV industry. The International chassis also is available on Gulf Stream Coach's SuperNova and Enduramax's Gladiator models.
According to Gulf Stream officials, the Class 6 International chassis was chosen because of its superior engineering, and innovative electronics features such as the International Diamond Logic Electrical System and AWARE Vehicle Intelligence, as well as the company's service and parts network.
Other chassis attributes include a hefty gross vehicle weight capacity; towing capability of up to 13,000 pounds; a roomy cab with ergonomic interior design; the 300-horsepower International VT 365 diesel engine; exterior mirrors that are 42 percent larger than traditional mirrors for enhanced rear visibility; and smooth ride, handling, and maneuverability for drivers and passengers.
International will begin full-scale production in June 2007.
The summer travel season allows motorhomers to get out on the road and discover the beauty and natural wonders in North America. It also offers folks the opportunity to help preserve these resources by volunteering through numerous outdoors organizations. Listed below are two groups that are looking for help this summer.
The Continental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA) is seeking hundreds of volunteers who are willing to spend a few days or longer to help to complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, a national treasure that stretches from Canada to Mexico.
Since its inception in 1995, CDTA's volunteer trail-building program has involved more than 8,500 volunteers. Last year, volunteers logged 31,225 hours valued at $563,255 in labor costs. This year, nearly 60 projects are planned in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico, at elevations ranging from 4,000 feet to 13,000 feet.
Volunteers of all skill levels and backgrounds are needed to build and repair the trail, scout planned routes, or serve as crew chefs (cooks). No prior experience is necessary. While some projects require backcountry experience, many offer vehicle-accessible campsites. Meals are provided on about half of the projects. Though the work can be challenging, CDTA crew leaders ensure that everyone has a fun and rewarding experience.
To learn more about this year's CDTA volunteer opportunities or to download a copy of the 2007 Volunteer Guide, visit www.cdtrail.org/getinvolved, e-mail volunteer@cdtrail.org, or call (888) 909-2382.
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is looking for folks willing to help clean up and make repairs to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, which suffered damage due to severe flooding this past November.
SCA, a volunteer conservation force for high school seniors and other outdoor lovers, with roots in the Pacific Northwest, released a preliminary project calendar as Mount Rainier National Park opened for the first time since a late November deluge forced its closure. Park officials appointed SCA to develop and oversee a volunteer response plan earlier this year.
The first phase of the Mount Rainier Recovery volunteer effort will run from May 16 through July 28 and involve hundreds of individuals in small groups focused on debris removal, trail maintenance, and resource protection. Work sites will include Longmire, Paradise Meadows, Sunrise-Berkeley Park, and Cougar Rock, Ohanapecosh, and White River campgrounds.
Additional projects involving culvert clearing, stone wall brush removal, invasive plant removal, and multiday backcountry trail reconstructions will be scheduled soon. SCA has an online project calendar and volunteer registration form on its Web site, www.thesca.org, where new posts and updates will be added regularly.
The resort's large camping sites feature attached parking for a towed vehicle, and oversized sites that can accommodate a 45-foot motorhome with an attached trailer or car carrier also are available. Pad services include water, sewer, and 50-amp electric hookups, along with both hardwired and wireless high-speed Internet access, a phone line, and satellite TV.
At the clubhouse, the saltwater pool and spa are bordered by an attractive gazebo bar and pergola grill area. The recreation room features additional food preparation areas and a 100-inch projector screen, perfect for watching movies or sporting events. For dedicated health enthusiasts, the adjacent fitness room is outfitted with modern exercise equipment, free weights, and a flat-screen TV. Inside the main lobby and reception area are a coffee station, a computer lounge with two stand-alone computers, a multipurpose printer/fax machine, and an ATM. The balance of the building is dedicated to private baths and a laundry room. The resort employs a live-in manager who resides above the main office.
With the French Quarter virtually at their doorstep, guests can experience historic New Orleans with the same access enjoyed by the patrons of local luxury hotels. Resort employees are eager to answer guests' questions and share their experiences "" and swap restaurant reviews "" to add to visitors' understanding of the city's unique culture.
There are still many communities that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 that have not recovered; however, the historic neighborhoods that compose the heart of New Orleans were relatively unaffected by the storm and are alive and well.
For more information about the French Quarter RV Resort, call (504) 586-3000 or visit www.fqrv.com.


You're strictly watching your portions, choosing healthier foods and walking every chance you get. Know that the scale isn't the only way to measure the effects of these changes. Your body will send signals that weight loss is happening. Instead of being beholden to achieving a certain "number," tap into your energy levels and health for clues that you're starting to lose weight.
In the first couple of days of your diet plan -- as you make healthier choices and reduce your intake of processed foods, refined grains and sugars -- you lose water weight. This shows up on the scale, but also as reduced puffiness and bloating, so your clothes hang more smoothly and feel more comfortable.
You'll notice that your jeans zip up more easily. You may even need to tighten your belt another notch. A pencil skirt might stretch less tightly across your rump. Even your boots may slide more easily over your calves.
No one knows your body like you do. When you lose weight, you'll notice a slimmer torso, smaller hips or more slender arms in the mirror. You may even notice a reduction in volume in your cheeks. You'll see these changes before other people do, and that's OK, because you're losing weight to feel healthier for you.
Photographs are another marker of weight loss. Small changes aren't always evident on a day-to-day basis, but compare selfies taken a few weeks apart. If you're dropping pounds, you'll see that your face has slimmed and your belly has deflated.
Everyday tasks reveal how far you've come in your weight-loss journey. You'll feel lighter and more able to do mundane chores, like carrying a load of laundry up the stairs or picking up after kids and pets. These markers of weight loss show the real-life positive impact that healthier eating, moderate portions and exercise can provide.
If you regularly exercise, you might also find that you're faster and more powerful. You may run or cycle faster with the same effort, for example, because you're carrying less weight.
If you were overweight to begin with, blood pressure and blood cholesterol numbers tend to improve when you lose just 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight. For a 200-pound person, that means a loss of 10 to 20 pounds. Your doctor can run these tests as part of a routine screening.
You may also notice changes in your body fat percentage. Get it checked with a specialized scale found in some fitness centers or by a professional who uses skinfold calipers to pinch various sites before plugging the numbers into an equation. When your body fat declines, you've lost fat even if putting on muscle results in the scale showing minimal lowering of your weight. Muscle is a much healthier tissue and more compact than fat, so you'll feel and look better.
A tape measure can further confirm that you've dropped weight. Measure sites such as your waist, upper arms and thighs to see if they're shrinking. For example, when your waist shrinks, you know you've lost belly fat, a particularly dangerous type of fat which collects around the internal organs and releases inflammatory compounds. Seek to shrink your waist below 40 inches if you're a man and below 35 inches if you're a woman.
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On Tuesday Feb 10 at 1:30pm, Robert Rickenbach will be introducing the new MR302 Series Fiber Optic "Mini" Rotary and Linear Encoders at the North Hall Demo Area (across from Booth 5535).
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The Qualifying for Daytona 500 is the unique thing in the Nascar series. Only two front-row starters i.e. the pole & "outside pole" have resulted from the standard knockout qualifying system. For other drivers, it only results from the starting position in a duel with oddly placed cars that are entered in the 1st duel & placed cars which are going in second place. After the Top 2 standings are closed in, the next 30 standings starting grid of Daytona 500 made by finishing order of these 2 races with top 15 which are being made for the next 15 standings on inside & outside lanes resp. When Duels complete 4 fastest non-qualifiers with time & finally 6 or 7 teams who earn the highest points, not in the race can advance, then starting grid for Daytona 500 would be set. Order is still subject to be change if the engine's regulations are illegally changed.
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Zahi Hawass () (født d. 28. maj 1947 i Damietta, Egypten) er en egyptisk arkæolog, ægyptolog og tidligere generalsekræter af den egyptiske organisation Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Han har også arbejdet med arkæologiske udgravninger i Nildeltaet, den Libyske ørken og Øvre Egypten.

Karriere

Hawass ønskede egentlig at blive Jurist, men valgte i stedet at studere Græsk og Romersk arkæologi ved Alexandrias universitet, hvor han modtog en Bachelor grad. Han fik senere et diplom i Ægyptologi ved Kairos universitet, derefter fortsatte han hans studier ved University of Pennsylvania, hvor han i 1987 modtog sin doktor grad (Ph.D).

Efter 1988, studerede han egyptisk arkæologi, historie og kultur, mest ved American University in Cairo og University of California, Los Angeles. I 1998, blev han udnævnt som "secretary of state and director" af Giza palteauet. I 2002 blev han udnævnt som general sekretær af Egypten- af Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Fremtræden
Hawass har fremtrædet på tv specialt på kanaler så som National Geographic Channel, The History Channel og Discovery Channel. Hawass har også fremtrædet i utallige af episoder af det amerikanske fjernsyns show Digging for the Truth, hvor han diskuterede om mumier, pyramiderne, Tutankhamon, Cleopatra, og Ramses II.

Hawass har også samarbejdet med Egyptologen Otto Schaden under åbningen af KV63 i Februar 2006 — den første intakte fundet grav i Kongernes dal siden 1922.

I Juni 2007, annoncerede Hawass at han og et hold af eksperter måske har identificeret mumien af Hatshepsut i KV60, en lille grav i Kongernes dal. Åbningen af den forseglede grav blev beskrevet i 2006 som "en af de mest betydningsfulde fund, i kongernes dal i næsten 100 år."

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

Ægyptologer
Videnskabsfolk fra Egypten

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The Kansas Rural Water Association provides technical assistance for Water Systems in the areas of Water Rights, Source Water Protection, Operator-In-Training (OIT) Assistance, Surface Water Treatment, Vulnerability Assessment, Emergency Planning, Water Conservation, Conservation Plans, and Leak Detection. Additionally, KRWA provides water rate reviews.
Safe drinking water is no accident. Start the development or update of your protection plan today by contacting the Kansas Rural Water Association.
In Kansas, a permit or certified water right is required before diverting water for any purpose other than domestic/household use. Water rights have conditions such as maximum rates of diversion and annual quantities of water, specific locations where diversion can occur, specific locations where water is to be used and specific beneficial uses of the water diverted. It is a violation of the law if water is not used in compliance of the conditions of a water right.
Water systems needing a explanation of the water rights they hold or assistance in maintaining compliance with their water rights are welcome to contact Kansas Rural Water Association.
Request for an Extension of Time to Complete Diversion Works.
Perfection (Development) of Water Right.
Request for an Extension of Time to Perfect Water Right.
Water systems completing a Source Water Protection Plan will receive a notebook containing the plan with copies of their water rights, well site easements and deeds, Water Conservation Plan and Water Emergency Supply Plan.
The Emergency Assistance / New Operator Training program was developed by the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) in 2004 to provide on-site technical assistance to water utilities that are without a certified operator. Cities and RWDs or other public water systems that lose their operator in charge must notify KDHE by contacting Vickie Wessel at 785/296-2976. KDHE then contacts KRWA and requests on-site assistance be provided to the utility or new operator. The purpose is to ensure the water system continues to provide quality water and a new operator is trained.
KRWA provides training materials, assists with testing procedures, reporting requirements, recordkeeping and assistance in operating the water system as necessary.
For a summary of the program, see this article from the July 2004 issue of The Kansas Lifeline.
Water conservation is the utilization of cost-effective water use efficiency practices to curtail the waste of water and to ensure that water use does not exceed reasonable needs. It is also a critical component in the success of every public drinking water system in Kansas. Poor maintenance of the system infrastructure, pricing of water which does not reflect actual cost, worn-out meters, infrequent data collection, etc., can prevent a water system from operating at its highest potential.
Kansas Rural Water Association supports public water systems in their efforts to limit the waste of water (and electricity, time, etc.) by providing training and technical assistance to water systems. More comprehensive information about Water Conservation Plans and Leak Detection can be found by clicking on the appropriate box of the menu on the left.
Kansas Rural Water Association works closely with the Kansas Water Office in many water conservation activities. A factsheet about the Kansas Water Office Water Conservation Program is available from their website.
Kansas Rural Water Association is also a partner with the EPA and WaterSense®, a program designed to make it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment. Tools to put water conservation practices in place are available to public water systems that become WaterSense® partners.
The Kansas Water Office has the statutory responsibility under K.S.A. 74-2608 to develop and maintain guidelines for water conservation plans and practices, and to provide, or arrange to provide, technical assistance for water users required to adopt and implement conservation plans and practices. The Kansas Water Office also has the responsibility to establish guidelines as to when conditions indicative of drought exist. When the Kansas water office determines that drought conditions exist in an area, it shall so advise the Governor and shall recommend the assembling of the Governor's Drought Response Team. In addition to developing guidelines for municipal water use, the Water Conservation Program has also developed guidelines for industrial and irrigation water use.
The Kansas Water Office is an excellent resource for developing a comprehensive water conservation plan using their Water Conservation Education program.
Kansas Rural Water Association works closely with the Kansas Water Office to provide technical assistance to public water systems in developing effective water conservation plans. The guidelines are written to assist public water suppliers in the development of a water conservation plan. The primary goal of a water conservation plan is to achieve more efficient use of the state's limited water resources.
Requirement on a Water Right Permit, etc.
The Kansas Rural Water Association works with public water systems to identify potential contributors to high unaccounted for water loss. As a component, KRWA provides leak detection services to water systems when it has been determined that the high unaccounted for water loss is likely due to leakage.
Through the benefits of the on-site assistance component of the Clean Drinking Water Fee, KRWA is requested by the Kansas Water Office to provide special assistance to those systems that are experiencing >30% unaccounted for water loss. An additional component is to provide assistance to systems that have a zero or negative water loss ratio.


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Our March walk took us to the courthouse square of downtown San Marcos, TX. We arrived just as the farmers market was beginning to pop up, and headed south. A short loop around town had us all gathering up for lunch at The Root Cellar Cafe, just over at the northeast corner of the square, where we shared food and photos. I wore new shoes, and got a blister. Boo.


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No existential quandaries, no robots, and nothing on the steady and accelerating human/machine merger. There is simple fun to be found in technology – like interactive Japanoramas!
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Q: Why is tempered mcmc fit not convering well? I am trying to fit a simple straight line y=mx+c type to some synthetic data using parallel-tempered mcmc. My goal is to just be able to understand how to use it, so that I can apply to some more complex models later. The example I am trying is the replica of what has already been done in a simple emcee code :
http://dfm.io/emcee/current/user/line/
but instead of using mcmc, I want to use parallel-tempered mcmc:
http://dfm.io/emcee/current/user/pt/
Here is a working code:
import numpy as np
from emcee import PTSampler
import emcee

# Choose the "true" parameters.
m_true = -0.9594
b_true = 4.294
f_true = 0.534

# Generate some synthetic data from the model.
N = 50
x = np.sort(10*np.random.rand(N))
yerr = 0.1+0.5*np.random.rand(N)
y = m_true*x+b_true
y += np.abs(f_true*y) * np.random.randn(N)
y += yerr * np.random.randn(N)

def lnlike(theta, x, y, yerr):
    m, b, lnf = theta
    model = m * x + b
    inv_sigma2 = 1.0/(yerr**2 + model**2*np.exp(2*lnf))
    return -0.5*(np.sum((y-model)**2*inv_sigma2 - np.log(inv_sigma2)))
def lnprior(theta):
    m, b, lnf = theta
    if -5.0 < m < 0.5 and 0.0 < b < 10.0 and -10.0 < lnf < 1.0:
        return 0.0
    return -np.inf
def lnprob(theta, x, y, yerr):
    lp = lnprior(theta)
    if not np.isfinite(lp):
        return -np.inf
    return lp + lnlike(theta, x, y, yerr)

import scipy.optimize as op
nll = lambda *args: -lnlike(*args)
result = op.minimize(nll, [m_true, b_true, np.log(f_true)], args=(x, y, yerr))
m_ml, b_ml, lnf_ml = result["x"]
init = [0.5, m_ml, b_ml, lnf_ml]

ntemps = 10
nwalkers = 100
ndim = 3
from multiprocessing import Pool
pos = np.random.uniform(low=-1, high=1, size=(ntemps, nwalkers, ndim))
for i in range(ntemps):
    #initialize parameters near scipy optima
    pos[i:,] = np.array([result["x"] + 1e-4*np.random.randn(ndim) for i in range(nwalkers)])
pool = Pool(processes=4)
sampler=PTSampler(ntemps,nwalkers, ndim, lnlike, lnprior, loglargs=(x, y, yerr), pool=pool)# args=(x, y, yerr))
#burn-in
sampler.run_mcmc(pos, 1000)
sampler.reset()
sampler.run_mcmc(pos, 10000, thin=10)
samples = sampler.chain.reshape((-1, ndim))
print('Number of posterior samples is {}'.format(samples.shape[0]))
#print best fit value together with errors
print(map(lambda v: (v[1], v[2]-v[1], v[1]-v[0]),
                             zip(*np.percentile(samples, [16, 50, 84],
                                                axis=0))))

import corner
fig = corner.corner(samples, labels=["$m$", "$b$", "$\ln\,f$"],
                      truths=[m_true, b_true, np.log(f_true)])
fig.savefig("triangle.png")

The only problem when running this code is I get optimal parameters value which are way off the true values. And increasing the number of walkers or samples is not helping in any sense. Can anyone please advice why tempered-mcmc is not working here?
Update:
I found out a useful package called ptemcee (https://pypi.org/project/ptemcee/#description), although the documentation of this package is non-existent. It seems that this package might be useful, any help on how to implement the same linear fitting with this package would also be highly appreciated.

A: I have modified some lines
import time
import numpy as np
from emcee import PTSampler
import corner
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import scipy.optimize as op

t1 = time.time()

np.random.seed(6) # To reproduce results
# Choose the "true" parameters.
m_true = -0.9594
b_true = 4.294
f_true = 0.534

# Generate some synthetic data from the model.
N = 50
x = np.sort(10 * np.random.rand(N))
yerr = 0.1 + 0.5 * np.random.rand(N)
y_1 = m_true * x + b_true
y = np.abs(f_true * y_1) * np.random.randn(N) + y_1
y += yerr * np.random.randn(N)

plt.plot(x, y, 'o')

# With emcee

def lnlike(theta, x, y, yerr):
    m, b, lnf = theta
    model = m * x + b
    inv_sigma2 = 1.0/(yerr**2 + model**2*np.exp(2*lnf))
    return -0.5*(np.sum((y-model)**2*inv_sigma2 - np.log(inv_sigma2)))
def lnprior(theta):
    m, b, lnf = theta
    if -5.0 < m < 0.5 and 0.0 < b < 10.0 and -10.0 < lnf < 1.0:
        return 0.0
    return -np.inf
def lnprob(theta, x, y, yerr):
    lp = lnprior(theta)
    if not np.isfinite(lp):
        return -np.inf
    return lp + lnlike(theta, x, y, yerr)

nll = lambda *args: -lnlike(*args)
result = op.minimize(nll, [m_true, b_true, np.log(f_true)], args=(x, y, yerr))
m_ml, b_ml, lnf_ml = result["x"]

init = [0.5, m_ml, b_ml, lnf_ml]

ntemps = 10
nwalkers = 100
ndim = 3

pos = np.random.uniform(low=-1, high=1, size=(ntemps, nwalkers, ndim))
for i in range(ntemps):
    pos[i:, :] = np.array([result["x"] + 1e-4*np.random.randn(ndim) for i in range(nwalkers)])

sampler = PTSampler(ntemps, nwalkers, ndim, lnlike, lnprior, loglargs=(x, y, yerr), threads=4) # args=(x, y, yerr))

#burn-in
print(pos.shape)
sampler.run_mcmc(pos, 100)
sampler.reset()
sampler.run_mcmc(pos, 5000, thin=10)
samples = sampler.chain.reshape((-1, ndim))

print('Number of posterior samples is {}'.format(samples.shape[0]))

#print best fit value together with errors

p1, p2, p3 = map(lambda v: (v[1], v[2]-v[1], v[1]-v[0]),
                             zip(*np.percentile(samples, [16, 50, 84],
                                                axis=0)))

print(p1, '\n', p2, '\n', p3)

fig = corner.corner(samples, labels=["$m$", "$b$", "$\ln\,f$"],
                      truths=[m_true, b_true, np.log(f_true)])

t2 = time.time()

print('It took {:.3f} s'.format(t2 - t1))

plt.show()

The figure I get with corner is:

The important line is
sampler = PTSampler(ntemps, nwalkers, ndim, lnlike, lnprior, loglargs=(x, y, yerr), threads=4)

I have used threads=4 instead of Pool.
Look closely at this line print(p1, '\n', p2, '\n', p3), it prints the values of m_true, b_true and f_true you get:
(-1.277782877669762, 0.5745273177144817, 2.0813620981463297)
(4.800481378230051, 3.1747356851201163, 2.245189235990341)
(-0.9391847529845194, 1.1196053087321716, 3.6017609114364273)

For f, you need np.exp(-0.93918), which is 0.3909, which is close to 0.534. The values you get are close (-1.277 compared to -0.9594 and 4.8 compared to 4.294), although the errors are not bad (except for f). I mean, are you expecting to get the exact numbers? With this method, in my computer, it takes 111 s to complete, is that normal?
Let's try something different. Let's be clear: the problem is not easy when f_true is added. I will use pymc3 (you don't need to know how to use pymc3, I want to check the results found by emcee).
import time
import numpy as np
import corner
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pymc3 as pm

t1 = time.time()

np.random.seed(6)
# Choose the "true" parameters.
m_true = -0.9594
b_true = 4.294
f_true = 0.534

# Generate some synthetic data from the model.
N = 50
x = np.sort(10 * np.random.rand(N))
yerr = 0.1 + 0.5 * np.random.rand(N)
y_1 = m_true * x + b_true
y = np.abs(f_true * y_1) * np.random.randn(N) + y_1
y += yerr * np.random.randn(N)

plt.plot(x, y, 'o')

with pm.Model() as model: # model specifications in PyMC3 are wrapped in a with-statement
    # Define priors
    f = pm.HalfCauchy('f', beta=5)
    m = pm.Normal('m', 0, sd=20)
    b = pm.Normal('b', 0, sd=20)

    mu2 = b + m * x
    sigma2 = yerr**2 + f**2 * (y_1)**2

    post = pm.Normal('y', mu=mu2, sd=pm.math.sqrt(sigma2), observed=y)

with model:
    trace = pm.sample(2000, tune=2000)

print(pm.summary(trace))
pm.traceplot(trace)

all_values = np.stack([trace.get_values('b'), trace.get_values('m'), trace.get_values('f')], axis=1)

fig2 = corner.corner(all_values, labels=["$b$", "$m$", "$f$"],
                      truths=[b_true, m_true, f_true])

t2 = time.time()

print('It took {:.3f} s'.format(t2 - t1))

plt.show()

The summary is
       mean        sd  mc_error   hpd_2.5  hpd_97.5        n_eff      Rhat
m -0.995545  0.067818  0.001174 -1.123187 -0.857653  2685.610018  1.000121
b  4.398158  0.332526  0.005585  3.767336  5.057909  2746.736563  1.000201
f  0.425442  0.063884  0.000904  0.311037  0.554446  4195.591204  1.000309

The important part is the column mean, you see that the values found by pymc3 are close to the true values. The columns hpd_2.5 and hpd_97.5 are the errors for f, b and m. And it took 14 s.
The figure I get with corner is

You will say that the results of emcee are not quite good, but if you really want more accuracy, you have to modify this function:
def lnprior(theta):
    m, b, lnf = theta
    if -5.0 < m < 0.5 and 0.0 < b < 10.0 and -10.0 < lnf < 1.0:
        return 0.0
    return -np.inf

The famous prior. In this case, it is flat, and since there are a lot of priors...

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On May 15 at the Exhibition Hall of the Art Museum was opened the exhibition named "Masters of Ukrainian illustration." The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the Factor Group, Vivat Publishing, Korolenko Kharkiv National State Library, as well as the director of the Art Museum Valentina Myzgina who not only welcomed the opening of the exhibition, but also provided a brief tour.
The exhibition includes the illustrations for children's books by eleven young artists who cooperate with the Kharkiv publishing house "Vivat": Irina Potapenko, Larisa Chaika, Irina Chernyak, Valentina Sandulyaka, Alexander Krutik, Nadezhda Starovoitova, Alexander Bronzel, Alexei Cherepanov, Eugenia Chistotina, Galina Zinko, Marina Puzyrenko.
A separate section of the exhibition is the unique publications, illustrated by artists whose names are inscribed in golden letters in the history of Ukrainian illustration: M. Wrobel, G. Narbut, F. Krichevsky, M. Samokish, V. Casian … Each of them is a whole era of Ukrainian art, and the books, decorated by them, has long been a rarity.
The exhibition is part of the Ukrainian festival Kharkiv BookFest.
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What is ANC? Active noise cancellation explained
Active noise cancellation (ANC) can elevate your listening experience in busy environments.
Calvin Wankhede
Active noise cancellation (ANC) is a feature that blocks out unwanted background noises like the humming of an aircraft engine. Over the years, it has become a staple feature on premium wireless audio products. And now, it's often a key differentiating feature for many brands. Apple's entry-level AirPods, for example, don't feature ANC but it's present on the more expensive AirPods Pro.
So in this article, let's break down what active noise cancellation does, how it works, and when you might want to use it.
Audio products with active noise cancellation use a set of microphones to listen to the world around you. An onboard chip inverts incoming sound waves and plays them back. The result is noise reduction, as the inverted sound waves cancel out background sounds.
How does active noise cancellation (ANC) work?
As its name suggests, active noise cancellation is a software technique that reduces or eliminates unwanted background sounds. It also relies on the presence of either a dedicated SoC or a digital signal processor (DSP).
Audio products with ANC use an array of outside-facing and in-ear mics to record ambient sounds. The onboard processing chip then inverts these sounds in real-time and feeds the output to your ears. The outside noise and ANC output cancel out each other, thus giving you the perception of silence.
ANC works by using microphones to listen for background noise and neutralizing unwanted sound waves.
Take a look at the figure below for a more visual demonstration of ANC. Here, the sound waves are exactly 180 degrees out of phase (or the opposite of each other). If the original and inverted waves also have the same amplitude (volume), they simply combine to cancel each other out. The technical term for this is destructive interference or phase cancellation.
It's worth noting that active noise cancellation is never perfect in the real world. Most implementations only work effectively against low-frequency sounds like engine rumbles and air conditioner hums. Higher-pitched sounds like human conversation and honking usually don't get canceled out. The latter is much more unpredictable and, therefore, difficult to cancel. Even with a good ANC system, you can hear these sounds when the phase of the inverted output doesn't match the background noise perfectly. You can still expect some noise reduction, but not total silence.
Our picks: The best noise-cancelling true wireless earbuds
Active vs passive noise cancellation: What's the difference?
Passive noise cancellation refers to the natural sound reduction that you get with a physical seal from the outside world. Over-the-ear headphones achieve this seal through thick padding, while earbuds most commonly use silicone tips instead. In other words, passive noise cancellation doesn't need sophisticated processing or hardware — it's only a measure of how well a particular audio product can isolate your ears from the outside world.
Unlike ANC, passive noise cancellation doesn't use any special hardware or processing.
Active noise cancellation, on the other hand, requires a chip that's capable of recording external audio, mirroring it, and finally playing it back with as little delay as possible — all while also playing back music from a connected device.
Audio products with ANC generally also rely on a physical seal to reduce background noise, so the two work in tandem. In fact, someone using ANC with a loose seal will find that the feature doesn't perform very well.
ANC types: Feedforward, feedback, and hybrid
The basic idea of active noise cancellation has been around for decades and we've seen plenty of advancements over the years. That said, ANC products can be classified as one of three types: feedforward, feedback, or hybrid.
What is Feedforward ANC?
Feedforward is the most common type of active noise cancellation, especially on earbuds where physical space is limited. This is because feedforward ANC only uses microphones on the outside to capture ambient noise.
Feedforward ANC works effectively enough to isolate sounds like road noise and traffic, but it lacks precision. It can sometimes pick up wind noise and amplify it since there are no interior microphones to correct it.
What is Feedback ANC?
Feedback ANC uses microphones situated either inside the earcup on headphones or inside the wearer's ear. Either way, the goal is to pick up ambient sounds that the listener can hear. This gives the chip a better starting point since it's fed a more accurate representation of background noise. It also doesn't suffer from wind noise, since the physical seal will keep such sounds from reaching the microphone in the first place.
Audio products that rely on feedback ANC also have to ensure that they don't end up picking up music or other audio that is meant to be heard by the listener. To achieve this, the onboard chip has to perform additional processing to retain only the external noise.
What is Hybrid ANC?
As you may have guessed, hybrid ANC combines feedforward and feedback techniques to get the best of both worlds. In other words, you have microphones on both the outside and inside to get a better understanding of which background sounds make it through.
Since there's a lot more hardware and processing involved, you'll mostly find hybrid ANC on high-end audio products like the AirPods Pro and Bose QuietComfort 45.
Is active noise canceling worth it?
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ANC allows you to enjoy your music without background noise or other distractions, but is it necessary? Not always, especially if you intend to use it in environments where noises are high-pitched or sudden. Active noise cancellation also doesn't do much for voices so it won't offer much improvement over passive isolation in a busy office. Higher-end headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM5 do a better job here, but even then, don't expect complete silence.
On the other hand, if you're a daily commuter or fly often, ANC could make a meaningful difference in your life. This is especially true if you find yourself turning up the volume to compensate for background noises. In that case, noise-canceling headphones or earbuds could also help prevent hearing damage.
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Is active noise canceling bad for your ears?
Active noise canceling is safe and doesn't affect your ears or hearing in any way. In fact, since the feature reduces background noise, it can also help protect your ears from hearing damage in the long run.
Do Beats have active noise cancellation?
Not all Beats products offer active noise cancellation, but the feature is present on some models like the Beats Studio 3.
Do the Galaxy Buds have active noise cancellation (ANC)?
The first-generation Galaxy Buds and Buds Plus don't offer active noise canceling (ANC). However, newer models do feature ANC. This includes the Galaxy Buds2, Buds Pro, Buds Live, and Buds Pro 2.


I also flew the Elan 2 24 at 89 all up with a Forza harness. The 24 can be steered with only 10 cm having a moderate pressure. The handling and the way to turn the 24 is really nice. Much better than the 26 with quicker brake authority as usually seen on smaller gliders. At +15 cm and beyond, of brake travel, the Elan 2 has a slightly harder brake travel and its only used to control pitch movements.
In very weak conditions, with thermals less than 0.3 m/s this tamed feeling, erases the feel of hooking those tiny lifts. Exactly like the Delta 3 ML feeling.
Hi Ziad, thanks a lot lor your review. Is there a video too?
Hi Ziad what was that strange feeling you felt while fling Elan 2? What was that? thanks.
Flying the 24, i felt weak thermals better than being 98 on the 26. The leading edge breathes slightly better and floats well.
Hi Ziad, many thanks for this very detailed review ! I fly a Mentor 4 XS at 90 all up. Do you think the Elan 2 would be a big step up, very more demanding for XC in Alpin conditions ?
I tried also the Ikuma 25 I found very tamed and comfortable compared to the M4.
The size 24 needs slightly more active piloting.a step up the Mentor 4. The 26 is easie but must be flown above 98.
It's a step in comfort and accessibility over the C 5.
The overall performance slightly on the C5 side.


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Setup is used to initialize the transport layer for the session. The application must set the desired Transport options for a session by using the CURLOPT_RTSP_TRANSPORT(3) option prior to calling setup. If no session ID is currently set with CURLOPT_RTSP_SESSION_ID(3), libcurl will extract and use the session ID in the response to this request. (The session ID is not needed for this method).
Send a Play command to the server. Use the CURLOPT_RANGE(3) option to modify the playback time (e.g. 'npt=10-15').
This command terminates an RTSP session. Simply closing a connection does not terminate the RTSP session since it is valid to control an RTSP session over different connections.
Retrieve a parameter from the server. By default, libcurl will automatically include a Content-Type: text/parameters header on all non-empty requests unless a custom one is set. GET_PARAMETER acts just like an HTTP PUT or POST (see CURL_RTSPREQ_SET_PARAMETER). Applications wishing to send a heartbeat message (e.g. in the presence of a server-specified timeout) should send use an empty GET_PARAMETER request.
Set a parameter on the server. By default, libcurl will automatically include a Content-Type: text/parameters header unless a custom one is set. The interaction with SET_PARAMETER is much like an HTTP PUT or POST. An application may either use CURLOPT_UPLOAD(3) with CURLOPT_READDATA(3) like a HTTP PUT, or it may use CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3) like an HTTP POST. No chunked transfers are allowed, so the application must set the CURLOPT_INFILESIZE(3) in the former and CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE(3) in the latter. Also, there is no use of multi-part POSTs within RTSP.
Used to tell the server to record a session. Use the CURLOPT_RANGE(3) option to modify the record time.
This is a special request because it does not send any data to the server. The application may call this function in order to receive interleaved RTP data. It will return after processing one read buffer of data in order to give the application a chance to run.
curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLOPT_INTERLEAVEDATA(3), CURLOPT_INTERLEAVEFUNCTION(3), CURLOPT_RTSP_CLIENT_CSEQ(3), CURLOPT_RTSP_SESSION_ID(3), CURLOPT_RTSP_STREAM_URI(3), CURLOPT_RTSP_TRANSPORT(3).


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Finding Her Own Way as a Mom Without Vision: Meet May
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May Hughes of Sparks, Nevada, remembers the last time she saw her baby girl's face before losing her vision – Lara was just 11 months old.
"I remember thinking, what am I going to do? I have a baby. How am I going to take care of her?" May said.
Diabetic since birth, May knew it was risky to carry a pregnancy at age 34. She had already lost one baby and knew she could lose this one too. When Lara was delivered via c-section in 2013, she was just 7 months old and went straight to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). At the same time, May's kidneys began failing.
"While they were getting ready to discharge Lara from the NICU, I was at the dialysis center trying to survive while also trying to welcome my baby home," May said.
Each time May had dialysis, she would complain that her eyes were in pain. She said she had to shout and stop the process because her eyes hurt so badly. No one knew what could be causing the pain, so she continued. When she went to see her doctor, he said her eyes were bleeding. Her mom came to visit from the Philippines, and three days later, May was having dialysis when her blood pressure suddenly dropped. They laid her head down and when she got up, she could no longer see anything.
"Suddenly I was walking in the dark and didn't know where to start," May said. "I was glad I had my husband and mom to help, but I was so down and depressed. I had a nice job, a nice house, I could go everywhere I wanted, and then all of a sudden – bam – freedom removed. I just wanted to disappear. The blindness services I needed at that time were nowhere to be found in Nevada, so I felt like the only blind person here. I stopped visiting with people and just sat in the corner of our bedroom."
When Lara was 1 ½ years old, May had a kidney transplant and was able to stop dialysis, but could not risk infection and had low energy, so she stayed home for a year. One day, her daughter started walking toward her, and everything changed.
"I realized, my God, she's growing up and I want to be there for her," May said. "I wanted to change my life, and I knew I couldn't expect anyone to change it for me. I had to start within myself."
May began researching again for services and still could not find anything. Eventually she found a program in Las Vegas – more than 400 miles and seven hours away. She had nowhere to stay, but she was determined to learn what she needed to be the best mom she could be, so she enrolled in the basic training in 2019 beginning with orientation and mobility.
"I learned a lot about blindness there," May said. "It's not the end of my life, and I can still be a mom and wife. I can still do things that other sighted people do. For me, this is normal now. Acceptance is key, and when there's acceptance, there's a clear answer about what to do with your life."
She began attending group sessions and enrolled herself in rehabilitation services. But she wanted to learn more, and the only option she knew of was a school in Colorado where she would need to be away from her husband and daughter for nine months. That was not an option.
She asked her counselor to help her find somewhere where she could learn additional blindness skills while still caring for her daughter. Fortunately, the state of Nevada had just signed a contract with Society for the Blind that year. This spring, May began Assistive Technology classes, learning how to use Microsoft Outlook and Word.
"I just love my instructor at Society for the Blind, and I really appreciate that this organization exists," May said. "They are staffed with certified and qualified people whose positivity resonates with me even if we're just talking on the phone. Covid was a blessing in disguise because they created their remote learning programs, so I do not have to leave my daughter to continue learning."
One of May's biggest fears when she lost her vision was that she would not be able to bond with Lara because she could not participate in her activities. Now, May is especially proud of how she has learned to be an involved mother of her now 8-year-old daughter. She homeschools Lara and is a leader for her Girl Scout troop. She even took Lara roller skating recently after working with her instructor to familiarize herself with the rink before the event.
Lara has often encouraged her mom to stay active in her life. A few years ago, a neighbor had a birthday party, so Lara went, but May stayed home. Lara came home and asked her to come. When May said she could not go because she was blind, Lara said, "That's okay, you can still talk to the other moms."
"I get to do regular mom things now," May said. "The only difference is I can't see. But I can feel, hear and converse. It's just a matter of parenting style. I use a lot of verbal communication, and I see with my other senses. I have my own way of being a mom."
May eventually wants to go back into the workforce. Though she was previously employed as a nurse, she now wants to teach people who are visually impaired or answer medical questions over the phone.
"If I have to go back on this road again in my next lifetime, I would not hesitate to come back," May said. "I've learned a lot and I've changed as a person. It is a very humbling experience. I don't need a pair of eyes to be a wife, mother or friend. I can be the person who I want to be and do what I want to do. I am the guardian of my own happiness."
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Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection – Paris Fashion Week
05/10/2015 06/10/2015 | Syuzena Pitz
Hedi Slimane unveiled his Saint Laurent spring/summer collection.
Hedi Slimane has turned Saint Laurent into a power brand. More than that, the success of his breaking down the house and rendering it into accessible, uncomplicated items has set off a chain reaction at the top of the designer fashion industry.. Not everyone can package up a look and whack it to the public in such a first-degree, widely understandable as Slimane. For Spring, one glance at the lowbrow tiaras, the sparkly see-through mini-mesh dresses, the rock-chick leather jackets, and the skinny legs of the models shoved into Wellington boots told us where he was going. To Glastonbury with Courtney and Kate Moss it was, with an entourage of throwback shaggy-headed waifs and a caravan-load of ready-made vintage-y stuff.
Slimane was smart to suggest he was pitching it in a more down-to-earth way this season. There is a movement toward real, ordinary clothes going on. Slimane seemed to have tuned into that when he came up with a perfectly ordinary beige trenchcoat, sand-color camisole, jeans and black Wellingtons, a faded army-surplus shirt, patchworked denim capes, and leather bomber jackets . For the people who only saw the Saint Laurent collections via their cell phones or computers, it is hard to comprehend the quality of the materials and the detailed craftsmanship that go into every shimmering see-through minidress or patchwork denim coat that appears on the runway. Underneath all of Silmane's sartorial insubordination are well-made clothes that are deftly executed.The designer titled this collection "Saint Laurent Skin," and while he might still be getting under the skin of a few people, Silmane also has found a way for the brand to completely shed the skin of its past for one of his own making
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