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Tag: mental
Posted in Psychology & Medicine
Child Prodigy
Posted on 12/09/2012 09/03/2019 by Jinavie
At the age of 6, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart toured Europe to astound audiences with his mastery of the violin, organ and keyboard. At the age of 11, Judit Polgár defeated a Grandmaster in chess, later becoming a Grandmaster herself at the age of 15. By the time he finished elementary school, Saul Kripke had taught himself ancient Hebrew, finished the works of Shakespeare and mastered the works of Descartes and complex mathematical problems.
Each of these people is considered a child prodigy – person who develops and shows extreme talent in a skill at a level far beyond the norm for their age. The term wunderkind (German for "wonder child") is also used. For some unexplained reason, these people are far beyond the average level of children at their age in terms of intelligence or a certain talent.
Prodigies are actually a subset of a condition known as precocity, where a young child shows unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude. For example, a German child called Christian Friedrich Heinecken is known to have talked within a few hours after his birth, learnt the key events of the first five books of the Torah within a year, mastered the Bible at age 2 and had a working knowledge of universal history and geography, Latin and French at age 3. Unfortunately, he was struck ill at the age of 4, and shortly after predicting his death, passed away. Heinecken's case is an extreme example of precocity, but nonetheless most precocious children show at least an outstandingly advanced level of mental maturity compared to other children. Along with prodigies, savants and children with extraordinarily high IQ (over 160) are also considered precocious.
Although precocious children enjoy their extreme talent (for which they usually have deep passion for) and may even become famous for it like Mozart, they are almost always at risk of certain problems. One common issue is that they tend to be placed on pedestals as people constantly praise their ability. This can quickly evolve into narcissism, setting a major expectation that the child battles with throughout his or her life. Children with advanced intellect are often unable to fit in to society as they are far more intelligent than their peers. Not only do other children shy away from them, but they feel too bored and unstimulated by other children and choose to alienate themselves. Furthermore, although they may have the intelligence and maturity to comprehend philosophical concepts, they still have the emotions of a child, meaning they are tormented by the dissonance between the rational mind and their emotions. All of these factors combined lead to a great increase in risk of depression in precocious children.
Essentially, the main conundrum for child prodigies is trying to balance their amazing talent with a happy life in a "normal" society. This could be achieved by parents keeping things real and not placing excessive expectations on the child, and giving the child a way to vent their genius in some way. For example, chess has been a classic way of keeping children with high intellect engaged. Having this kind of vent allows the child to still engage with other members of his or her society (other children), while honing their great skills for an even brighter future. The child must stay engaged and passionately practise and advance their skill so that they do not stay in a perpetual rut all their life.
With great power, comes great responsibility.
The Three Christs Of Ypsilanti
On July 1, 1959, a social psychologist named Milton Rokeach began an experiment in Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan to explore the nature of delusions. He gathered three paranoid schizophrenics who each believed they were Jesus Christ and put them in one room. Technically, there can only be one Jesus Christ. So how did the three schizophrenics respond to each other's claims that they were Jesus?
The experiment ran for two years, with the three patients meeting regularly with Rokeach (under the guise that it was a support group). The initial meetings were far from peaceful. One "Christ" would yell out that the other two were fakes, while another would decry that he would not worship the other Christ as he was the real Jesus. The third reasoned that there cannot be more than one Jesus, and that he was the Good Lord. The arguments escalated to the point of physical violence in many cases. No one would budge and accept that the other person could be Jesus, as they themselves were Jesus. It was the ultimate paradox and cognitive dissonance, as there can be only one Jesus.
Rokeach hoped that the patients would soon see the error of their delusions. He even went as far as sending each of them fake letters from the patient's "wife" and "the hospital boss" to see if they would alter their routine as the letter advised. But instead of breaking down and accepting that they were deluded, the three patients each found an explanation to resolve the cognitive dissonance.
One patient declared that his fellow patients were actually dead but being controlled by "machines", thus their arguments were not credible. The other two explained that the other patients were "crazy" people with mental health issues, thus they should not be believed.
This is not a surprising ending to the story, as the definition of a delusion is that it is a "fixed, false belief not amenable to reason". By definition, a delusion cannot be "reasoned" or broken with logic. Even if you blatantly show the patient proof that their delusion is not real, the patient will not yield. Instead, they will find creative ways to work around the inconvenient truth. Ergo, no matter what evidence you put forward, those three patients would always, in their mind, be the one and only Jesus Christ.
Now let us assume that you met a doppelgänger who states that they are the real "you", challenging your identity. How would you respond? Challenging one's identity is the most vicious attack possible, as no person is secure enough with their own identity to be unaffected by the attack. Because people define themselves with a set identity, changing even a small portion of their identity causes extreme confusion and panic. To avoid such emotional turmoil, the brain does everything in its power to protect the identity it believes in. This is why people will respond with fury and anger when their identity is challenged.
People say that "I know myself the best". But if we construct our identities around flimsy, false foundations, we would still cling to the idea that that is our true identity. If people were to suggest that we are not who we think we are, our brain would defend its identity at all costs. In that case, are our identities delusional? How do we know whether our identity is the real us, or a delusion our brain is clinging to?
Better yet, imagine that everyone around you claimed that you are a duck. Even though you know for sure that you are not a duck, everyone else sees you as a duck and defines you as a duck. An interesting thing about delusions is that the definition includes the phrase: "…and not in keeping with that person's subculture". This means that if everyone in your subculture were to say that your belief and your identity were wrong, you could be labelled "delusional". In that case, are you crazy or is everyone else crazy?
Parents only have one duty: to bring up their children with love. The problem is that so many parents do not know this fact, or have a twisted understanding of the concept of "love". Some never even hug their child, some abandon their child for their own lives and some even abuse their child. However, that does not mean one should obsess with their child either. Always teaching the child that "they are the best" is not love. Also, trapping a child and preventing them from leaving you is obsession, not love. Some parents tell their children that studying will lead to a happy, successful future, and compare them to other children who get better grades. This is a crucial mistake, as the children will probably live out an unhappy life with a deep wound in their heart for the rest of their lives. This is because the parents' role is not to secure a successful future and instructing them how to get there, but to allow the child to independently plan their future, taste failure and develop their own values and philosophy, only supporting them from the side. A parent is not a leader who leads a child along a predestined path of life, but an assistant who supports a child while they pave their own path of life and walk down it. To support and respect a child's decisions, dreams, talents and potential; to teach the wisdom and skills the child will need to follow their dreams; that is true love.
Of course, that is not to say that one should neglect and leave a child without any interventions. If a child clearly makes an objective error or misbehaves, it is a parent's role to correct it. This kind of home education is not interference like obsessing about the child's studies, but supportive intervention that helps the child follow their dreams and not be lost on the way. Home education is a very important form of love that imbues a child with skills such as social skills, ethics, morality, philosophy and love that will allow them to lead a happy and wholesome life.
Why is parental love so important to a child? Childhood is a critical period when the child's brain is rapidly developing and when the child begins to form his or her personality and view of the world. Almost every mental illness (especially personality disorders) can be traced back to a childhood trauma, or at least be affected by it. For example, a child whose parents did not care for them will grow up lacking love and attachment, leading to constantly seeking love and attention from others, which may develop into dependent personality disorder. If a child has to live up to the parents' great expectations, they will not receive sympathy and fail to develop a self identity. To fill this void, the child will continuously float from one person to another to seek this sympathy. A child with obsessive parents being led to believe that they are the best could develop narcissistic personality disorder, who becomes violent and enraged when someone points out a mistake they made. As one can see, parental love is a crucial nutrient that fosters a healthy personality in a child, helping them become a wholesome, independent "person".
No matter how poor the parents are, a child who was raised on love is able to construct a plentiful, happy life. Then, when the child becomes a parent, they will know how to raise their own children with love as well. The best parents are those who respect the child's decisions and allow them to be free when they set out on their pursuit of happiness. All you need is love.
The Desire Of Others
This world endlessly tells us to live for the desires and wants of others. We live every day to fulfil the desire of our parents, our teachers, our friends and our lovers. But to live for other people's desired, you must first fulfil your own desires. For our weak "self" identity to survive and develop, we cannot allow other people's desires dominate us.
There is a mental illness called delusional disorder where the patient is obsessed about a "false belief" and is completely convinced that it is the truth. The word "delusion" brings to mind strange cases such as "I was abducted by aliens" and "the government is monitoring my phone calls", but these delusions are more common with conditions such as schizophrenia. Instead, delusional disorder presents with delusions such as Othello syndrome (believing your spouse is having an affair) or hypochondria that are not too strange and allows for a relatively normal day-to-day life, making delusional disorder very hard to detect. Furthermore, the patients form these delusions in a very logical and highly structured manner, causing the patient to become easily obsessed with it and make the delusions more believable.
Delusional disorder can be categorised into six types:
Erotomanic type: delusion that someone is in love with you
Grandiose type: delusion that you are godlike and possess greater value, strength, intelligence or identity than others
Jealous type: delusion that your lover is unfaithful
Persecutory type: delusion that someone is acting malevolently or trying to harm you
Somatic type: delusion that you have a medical condition or physical defect
Mixed type: delusion showing characteristics of more than one of the above types, with no one type being prominent
As these patients are so attached to their delusions, treatment is extremely difficult. As soon as a psychiatrist or psychologist attempts treatment or even a close friend denies the delusion, they instantly become an "enemy". The patient automatically incorporates those people into their delusion and antagonise them to worsen the situation. This is why the key principle of treating delusion is "do not touch the delusion". For example, if the patient believes they are someone else, instead of negating that delusion you should give them a chance to be that person. A treatment called "psychodrama" uses impromptu acting to bypass the delusion and tries to reach the patient's subconscious, or their "self". Through this, one can approach the patient's "self" via affirming their delusions, allowing the psychiatrist or psychologist to ask what the patient's "self" wants and discover the source of the delusion. The important point is that this treatment is not an instant cure for the delusions (it takes a while for the patient to rid themselves of the delusions completely).
Delusional disorder is a phenomenon which is not uncommon in people who live for the desires of others. A perfect example would be young celebrities. If young teenagers begin life in the entertainment sector and live for the audience before they develop their own "self", they may not be able to find answers to questions such as "who am I" and "what do I want", ultimately causing a weakening of their identity. As the "self" is highly capable of tricking itself, it creates a delusion that can rationalise this situation and works to create a different identity.
Thus, the most important tool for surviving in this world is not money, power, wisdom or love: it is your identity and "self". If you do not know what you truly want, then life cannot give you happiness and success.
Occasionally, there are news stories about a man who eats steel or a girl who likes to eat plastic. Such a condition where the person develops an appetite for a non-food substance is called pica. Pica is more common than one would think. The most common cases are those of dirt, clay and chalk, with the disorder being much more prevalent in children or pregnant women. Although pica is officially a mental disorder (possibly related to OCD), it is possible that it is a neurological mechanism to cure a certain mineral deficiency. For example, patients with coeliac diseases or hookworm infections tend to be iron-deficient and the substances they eat tend to contain iron. It is unclear how the brain knows what "food" to eat to cure a disease, but there are many cases where people subconsciously consume foods that would improve their health. According to a study, between 8% and 65% of people have had a sudden urge for a very strange appetite. However, as substances commonly involved in pica (such as dirt and ice) are solids, they can damage the oesophagus and the digestive tract. Also, they may contain toxic chemicals which can cause poisonings, making pica a potentially dangerous condition.
There is a German word called weltschmerz, which translates into "world pain" or "weariness against the world". This word describes sad emotions felt after realising that the material world cannot satisfy the mind and that the ideal, hypothetic utopia in your mind cannot exist. It also describes the sadness felt after realising that your weaknesses arose from physical and social conditions of the world. Weltschmerz was widely used by poets such as Lord Byron, mainly as a way of viewing the world. It is a very pessimistic view of the world that often leads to or associated with depression, resignation and escapism. In severe cases it may lead to mental disorders such as hikikomori (a social disorder where the person does not and cannot leave their room due to fear and disgust of the world, also known as agoraphobia).
Here are ten facts about you:
1. You are reading this right now.
2. You are thinking that is a stupid fact.
4. You did not notice I skipped 3.
5. You are checking now.
6. You are smiling.
7. You are still reading this even though it is stupid.
9. You did not realise I skipped 8.
10. You are checking again and smiling about how you fell for it again.
11. You are enjoying this.
12. You did not realise we have passed number 10.
Werther Effect
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people in the developed world. Every year, approximately one million people take their own lives – far greater than the number of people dying from liver disease, Parkinson's or even homicide. Despite being one of the most preventable causes of death, suicide still plagues society.
Among the many factors contributing to suicide attempts (mental disorder being the major one), one of the more interesting one is mass media. The effect of mass media on suicide rates can be traced back as far as 1774.
In 1774, Goethe wrote a novel called The Sorrows of Young Werther, where the hero shoots himself after an ill-fated love affair. Shortly after publication, there were many reports of young men who used the same method as Werther to commit suicide. There were even reports of people dressing up like Werther (yellow pants and blue jacket) or leaving the book open to the passage detailing his death next to themselves. After this event, the book was temporarily banned to stop the "epidemic". Since then, the phenomenon of copycat suicides has been called the Werther effect.
The human brain is trained to think about the information it receives. This applies to suicide as well and people with mental disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are more prone to suicidal thoughts after hearing stories about it. This effect is amplified by the media tending to glorify or beautify such deaths (as the subject tends to be a celebrity or a fictional character), causing some people to subconsciously believe that suicide is acceptable. In essence, the Werther effect is a form of peer pressure where cognitive dissonance lead people to act irrationally because others in society appear to be doing the same thing.
The Werther effect is surprisingly effective in predicting an increase in suicide attempts after the publication of news regarding suicide. On April 8, 1986, a Japanese singer called Yukko Okada, only 18 at the time, committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of her recording studio. Her popularity meant the media were over the story like hungry wolves, reporting the tragic death in every form possible. Within two weeks, 33 young people (including one nine-year old) killed themselves – 21 by jumping from buildings. This episode was dubbed Yukko Syndrome and is one of the most famous cases of the Werther effect in modern society.
Just like in the original case of the Werther effect, the suicide could be fictional and still cause an increase in suicide rates. There was a German television show called Death of a Student that depicted a railway suicide of a young man at the start of every episode. After it began airing, railway suicides by teenage males increased by 175% in Germany. Curiously, there was no increase or decrease in suicide rates via other methods, suggesting that the Werther effect not only affects the choice of method, but also induces suicidal thoughts in those who did not plan on killing themselves.
In 1987, a campaign in Vienna to inform reporters about the Werther effect and the role of the media in suicides led to a dramatic drop in reporting suicides. This was followed by an 80% drop in subway suicide and non-fatal attempts, along with a decrease in the total number of suicides.
The Werther effect is a fine example of how words can kill.
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An Opinion On The Senses
There are five physical senses and five mental senses.
The physical senses are sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.
The mental senses are emotions, imagination, intuition, understanding and inspiration.
If a person only uses their five physical senses to live, that is like using the five fingers on their left hand only.
(Die fünf Sinne (The Five Senses) by Hans Makart, 1840-1884)
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Many congratulations to David Colquhoun and Suzi Gage who were joint winners of the UK Science Blog Prize 2012. It is an honour to have been shortlisted with such accomplished bloggers across such a range of scientific topics. The prize giving evening was a fun night. Read the press release from Good Thinking here.


Baader Planetarium Mark III Laser Collimator - LASER has a rating of 3.9 stars based on 14 reviews.
Baader Planetarium has added a unique innovation to the laser collimator with the Mark III. The Laser Collimator incorporates a viewable etched viewing plate which can be seen through the back of the laser collimator. This permits collimation of SCTs and small diameter closed tube Newtonians, instruments that were difficult or impossible to collimate using a conventional single beam laser collimator.
Each collimator is individually lathe aligned for accurate collimation. The one-piece die-cast and machined aluminum housing guarantee a stable alignment. The compact size and lightweight make the Laser Colli an indispensable tool that is handy to keep in anyone's eyepiece box (though we doubt too many will find use as a keychain).


I haven't been blogging since Hubby and I took a vacation this week to Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Ah! the food! Chow-chow, kraut, apple dumplings . . . and more meat than I've eaten in the last six months.
But people are drawn there also for watching the plain people — a distasteful act, I think, because it exoticizes and somewhat de-humanizes them — and for the outlet mall shopping — also, distasteful because it feeds consumerism (as opposed to necessary consumption) and depends on the offshore labor of others, who are also somewhat de-humanized and outright forgotten.
Hubby, however, really did need some new clothes and even after shopping needs clothes to get through the winter. I'm so proud of him: he considered the country of origin of what he selected, rejecting some good buys from countries where the human and labor rights and environmental protections are especially poor. He didn't overshop and he'll get plenty of wear from what he brought home.
Since my wardrobe is about where I want it, that left me waiting while he combed the racks. Fortunately, we had already visited the Mennonite Information Center, where I picked up Doris Janzen Longacre's 1980 Living More with Less. (find a copy to borrow; Herald Press, the publisher, has a broken Web site). It was her last book, posthumous really: she died at age 39 of cancer. But her legacy includes this, and her more famous More-with-Less Cookbook, (find a copy to borrow) which revolutionized simple, cost-effective cooking in solidarity with the world's hungry people.
Also, she makes her case from a Christian point of view, but without the seminary-ese that often plague such defenses. (I don't recall seeing the words stewardship or metanoia at all.) True to her Anabaptist roots, she sees in the church fellowship the potential for mutual examination and support for a well-lived, materially leaner life.
In this spirit, once I've read and digested the book, and have loaned it locally, I will be happy to lend it to persons within the domestic reach of the United States Postal Service.
Scott, I would love to read this book when you and your local friends are through with it. Once I'm finished, I'd be happy to pass it along to another person by mailing it. Because of our traveling lifestyle, I can check out library books only rarely.


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BucsMaven
GM Report
Which Bucs Player is Most Deserving of Pro Bowl Selection?
J. Kanno
It's quite the occasion for a Tampa Bay Buccaneer to be in consideration for a Pro Bowl berth. It certainly does not happen very often. This year, however, Tampa Bay is flush with outstanding players on both sides of the ball, even if the win column suggests otherwise.
The most obvious Pro Bowl nominee from Tampa Bay is outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett, who currently leads the NFL in sacks with 14.5 and forced fumbles with six through 12 games. He has arguably been the most fearsome pass-rusher in the NFL this season and it would be tough to imagine the 2020 Pro Bowl without him on the roster.
On offense, receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin have been nearly as outstanding. Both among just four wideouts in the NFL to already surpass 1000 receiving yards and trail only Saints WR Michael Thomas in yards per game. Godwin has been a scoring machine for Tampa Bay and is tied with Lions WRs Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones for the most receiving touchdowns this year (9).
Fan voting appears to recognize for these outstanding performers as all three players are among the top-10 in voting for their positions (via the Athletic's Greg Auman):
While all three are certainly deserving of a Pro Bowl berth, Barrett stands out among all Bucs players as arguably the best player at his position across the entire league. No edge rusher has been as consistently dominant and disruptive through this season. He even has a strong case for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
Evans and Godwin on offense. They have been dominant all year, best tandem in the league.
Chris Godwin Just Doesn't Drop the Ball
Bucs WR is NFL's best when it comes to hanging onto passes over the last few years.
Luke Easterling
What Will it Cost the Bucs to Keep Jameis Winston?
If Tampa Bay wants their QB to return in 2020, it's going to be expensive.
Footballfan55
Mike Evans is nominated for another award recognizing his off-field contributions. https://twitter.com/Buccaneers/status/1217189647488450560
Check out Tampa Bay's offseason calendar. https://twitter.com/Buccaneers/status/1217469321372368897
Panthers LB Luke Kuechly Retires at 28
One of the NFL's best linebackers is walking away from the game after eight seasons.
Dillon88
A shocking announcement, as Panthers LB Luke Kuechly retires from the NFL. https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/1217257977352204294
Ranking the Bucs' Offseason Priorities
What are the biggest moves the Bucs need to make before the 2020 season?
Devin White, Sean Murphy-Bunting Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team
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Shaq Barrett 2019 Highlights
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What is Max Baucus's problem?
If he won't use his supermajority, perhaps Barack Obama could borrow it
IF MAX BAUCUS ever finishes writing the Senate health-care reform bill, he should make sure all plans have to cover treatment for somatoparaphrenia, because that's what he's got. In somatoparaphrenia, a type of monothematic delusion, the patient develops a rigid belief that one of his limbs belongs not to himself, but to someone else—his grandmother, say. Mr Baucus has a 60-vote Senate supermajority, but he appears to believe that it belongs to someone else, probably Chuck Grassley, but possibly Newt Gingrich or Caligula's horse. Interestingly, Mr Baucus's colleague Kent Conrad has developed precisely the same dissociative disorder, suggesting a possible supercluster of monothematic delusion in the Senate that bears examination by psychiatric epidemiologists.
This would not be the first time in American history that a case of somatoparaphrenia had momentous consequences. The most famous incident came in 1862, when General George McClellan inexplicably came to believe that the Army of the Potomac belonged not to him, but to General Robert E. Lee. In that case, the patient's belief became self-fulfilling; in fairly short order, General McClellan found that, indeed, he had no army to command. Similarly, should Mr Baucus's strange condition persist, it seems likely that in just over a year his belief that he does not command 60 votes in the Senate will become a reality. One of the Senate votes of which he eventually loses possession may even be his own.
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Hey hey! I look forward to seeing you all at church today (6/15, 7:00pm).
Note that as an exception to this year only, rising 9th graders are welcome to start attending the high school youth group today (June 15). Graduating seniors are welcomed/encouraged to come until we start the fall session.
My prayer is that this summer our group grows in compassion and love towards those who are lost around us, and that we become equipped with the understanding and steadfast-love to be able to share the great news that Jesus is alive and he Saves!
We will continue the same structure — hangout time, game, worship (lead by guest worship leader Anna Parker), large group lesson, small group discussions.


The SAMBAL project is focus on Nutrition, Health, Education and Livelihood in 10 effected villages of Barwani (M.P). The project is focus on awareness on nutrition and health promoting vaccination & best health practices through linkages with WCD and NRHM. Dropout children are provided education through special classes and to be linked with formal education. Linkages with government welfare schemes to promote livelihood and to ensure holistic development of villagers.


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Q: PhantomJS snapshots of Angularjs (Argument 'MainCtrl' is not a function, got undefined) Application works fine through local serve and on the remote server. When processing through phantomjs for snapshots however I get the error "Argument 'MainCtrl' is not a function, got undefined"
I am using the make-snapshot.sh and .phantomjs-runner.js from this git repo from yearofmoo: https://github.com/yearofmoo-articles/AngularJS-SEO-Article
My index file:
<!doctype html>

  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>showhaus: new york show listings and venues </title>
    <meta name="description" content="showhaus is an open directory of live music and venues across a variety of cities.">
  <meta name="keywords" content="concerts, music, shows, venues, diy, indie">
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
  <link rel="icon"
        type="image/png"
        href="/favicon.ico">

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="_css/main.css">
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My App.js is messy since it has all my directives/filters/etc.. but here it is:
'use strict';

/**
 * @ngdoc overview
 * @name showhausAngApp
 * @description
 * # showhausAngApp
 *
 * Main module of the application.
 */
angular
    .module('showhaus', [
        'ngAnimate',
        'ngCookies',
        'ngResource',
        'ngRoute',
        'ngSanitize',
        'ngTouch',
        'angularUtils.directives.dirPagination'
    ])
    .factory('loadingService', function () {
        var service = {
            requestCount: 0,
            isLoading: function () {
                return service.requestCount > 0;
            }
        };
        return service;
    })

    .factory('onStartInterceptor', function (loadingService) {
        return function (data) {
            loadingService.requestCount++;
            return data;
        };
    })

    .factory('delayedPromise', function ($q, $timeout) {
        return function (promise, delay) {
            var deferred = $q.defer();
            var delayedHandler = function () {
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                }, delay);
            };
            promise.then(delayedHandler, delayedHandler);
            return deferred.promise;
        };
    })

    .factory('onCompleteInterceptor', function (loadingService, delayedPromise) {
        return function (promise) {
            var decrementRequestCount = function (response) {
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                return response;
            };
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    .config(function ($routeProvider, $httpProvider, $locationProvider) {
        $routeProvider
            .when('/', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/main.html',
                controller: 'MainCtrl'
            })
            .when('/about', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/about.html',
                controller: 'AboutCtrl'
            })
            /*.when('/showpage', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/showpage.html',
                controller: 'ShowpageCtrl'
            })
            .when('/showpage/:city/:venue/', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/showpage.html',
                controller: 'ShowpageCtrl'
            })*/
            .when('/post', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/post.html',
                controller: 'PostCtrl'
            })
            .when('/success', {
                templateUrl: 'pages/success.html',
                controller: 'SuccessCtrl'
            })
            .when('/edit',{
                templateUrl: 'pages/edit.html',
                controller: 'EditCtrl'
            })
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Ward Construction
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Road Infrastructure & Park Projects for 2021
Road resurfacing and rehabilitation of the city's roadways is the best way to maintain and extend the life of the infrastructure and prevent roadway failures requiring more extensive reconstruction.
Road Resurfacing
Belmeade Rd
West of Stagecoach Rd
Broadway St
Between Lafortune Dr and Lawrence St
Popham St
West of Bank St and Lafortune Dr
Gregoire Rd
Between Marvelville Rd and Victoria St
Mitch Owens rd
Between Ramseyville Rd and Farmers Way
Parkway Rd
Between Yorks Corners Rd and Boundary Rd
Squire Dr
Talbot St
Between Lawrence St and the dead end
Grey's Creek Rd
Between Snake Island Rd and Bank St
Culvert Replacements & Renewals
Snake Island Rd
At Doyle Creek Municipal Drain Culvert ( Design)
Bank St
.08 Km South of Snake Island Rd
8th Line Rd
.41 Km North of Pana Rd
.63 Km South of Marvelville Rd
2.9 Km South of Marvelville Rd
Loyalist St
.01 Km West of White Spruce St
Owen St
.01 Km Est of White Spruce St
.83Km North of Castor Rd
.67 Km North of Victoria St
Bridge Replacements or Renewals
Bruce St
At Cassidy and 8th LIne Rd
Sales Barn Rd
At Reaney Crt and Parkway Rd
Guildrail Reconstruction
Multi Purpose Pathways
Old Prescott Rd to Remington Way
Pathway Link
Park Upgrades
Brambles Lane Park
Replace senior play structure
Buckle's Neighbourhood Park
Play structure
Cedar Lakes
Quinn Farm Park
My Statement on the Roads in Osgoode Ward
The budget limits the municipal tax increase to three per cent, amounting to an extra $115 for the average urban homeowner and $88 for the average rural homeowner. The average household connected to the City's water supply will pay an additional $37 per year on their water bill. Rural households not connected will pay an additional $7 per year for their stormwater fee, which pays for culverts and stormwater facilities that help prevent flooding and reduce the amount of pollutants entering waterways.
For the third year in a row, the budget commits $15 million to develop new affordable and supportive housing units. With an additional $32 million in federal funding, the City will invest $47 million in capital funding for affordable housing. This is in addition to $112 million in support of housing needs, which includes $33 million for community-based housing and homelessness programs and supports.
Budget 2021 includes funding for 14 new paramedics, to better serve Ottawa's growing population and address increasing emergency call volumes, along with $25.2 million in community funding for agencies that help residents with the greatest need.
Investments and work on Stage 2 of Ottawa's LRT system continue. Once Stage 2 is complete, 77 per cent of residents will live within five kilometres of LRT. The cost of the EquiPass and the Community Pass for Ontario Disability Support Program recipients will remain frozen at 2018 rates for another year.
The budget also increases funding to maintain and renew infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and facilities by $25 million, for a total investment of $171 million. With increased support for infrastructure maintenance, the City will close the infrastructure gap – the difference between what the City spends and what it needs to spend annually to maintain infrastructure in good repair – in seven years, rather than 10 years. With an additional $19 million in one-time federal gas tax funding, that's a total investment of $171 million for infrastructure in 2021.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Budget 2021 invests $3 million to retrofit City facilities to reduce energy use and costs, with a net payback of $365,000 a year expected in eight years. An additional $18.7 million will help protect air and land at the Trail Waste Facility, $2 million to conserve natural lands in rural areas and $1.5 million to plant trees and regenerate Ottawa's tree canopy. These investments complement the $2.6 million that Council committed in October to Energy Evolution projects.
The City will have one additional ward in the next municipal election, in 2022. Council approved a new ward structure with 24 wards – 12 urban, nine suburban and three rural – that minimizes changes to existing boundaries.
To mitigate the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Lansdowne, Council approved amending the partnership agreement with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. The amendments do not require any taxpayer funds and will restore the balance and alignment of risk in the partnership.
According to an audit of the financial partnership for Lansdowne, the City has processes to monitor and validate its financial results. The audit identified a need to increase the frequency of examination and analysis to reduce risks to the City and ensure that forecasted returns are accurately reported.
Council also received audits on the Stage 1 LRT contingency fund, management of City facilities, by-law enforcement, and Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe and Shenkman Arts Centre.
Based on the mid-term governance review, Council approved re-establishing the Debenture Committee to improve the City's access to financial markets and reduce debt-servicing costs. Other outcomes of the review include changing recruitment and hiring practices for resident appointments to advisory boards and taskforces, implementing a new performance review process for the City Manager and Auditor General, and adding optional sections in Committee reports for climate, economic, and Indigenous, gender and equity implications.
Following Councillor Jenna Sudds' resignation as Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, Council appointed Councillor Matthew Luloff to chair the Committee. Councillor Sudds replaces Councillor Luloff as a Deputy Mayor.
Council delegated authority to the City Clerk and the Manager of Council and Committee Services to hire staff and approve spending for College Ward for the rest of this Term of Council.
Council approved a motion to conduct an environmental assessment and design an interim multi-use pathway for the Prince of Wales Bridge. The City hopes to secure funding from other levels of government to create this additional active transportation link between Ottawa and Gatineau.
https://ottawa.ca/en/news/council-approves-budget-2021-investments-essential-services
Infrastructure Intersections
Manotick Station & Mitch Owens
Intersection Lights in 2017
In December of 2017, I was proud to finally activate the intersection lights at the corner of Mitch Owens and Manotick Station. This area has had significant traffic issues for decades. In the past, the intersection failed to qualify for improvements when staff investigated during the spring, off-peak season. I recognized that during the summer, community events and sporting groups put a tremendous amount of stress on the intersection, which was not captured in previous assessments. I requested that staff re-assess the traffic during the summer months when seasonal usage was very high, and it then qualified for improvements. To make funding possible, I paired the intersection with the previously scheduled realignment of Apple Orchard and Stagecoach. This new traffic light will make the intersection much safer for both drivers and pedestrians, as well as help to alleviate congestion in the area and at neighboring intersections.
Apple Orchard/Parkway & Stagecoach
Intersection Re-Alignment in 2017
During my first year as Councillor, many residents contacted my office about the possibility of a roundabout at the intersection of Apple Orchard/Parkway Road and Stagecoach Road. The previous Councillor for Osgoode sent out a survey to see which type of traffic measure (roundabout or traffic light) the residents would prefer; neither of these two options were cost-friendly which made it unfeasible for staff to support. There was one cost-effective alternative that was not originally proposed: a re-alignment of Apple Orchard Road and Parkway Road. After working with staff and acquiring additional funding to get construction started, the re-alignment was completed in 2017, allowing east-west commuters to cross the intersection more safely.
Rideau & Bank
Left Turning Lanes
For quite some time, residents have brought to my concern the intersection of Rideau Road & Bank Street, with requests for proper turning lanes. After meeting on site with the Director of Traffic Services in 2017, staff completed a road assessment and approved the warrants for turning lanes; funds for the projects were provided in the 2018 budget for the intersection engineering designs. Once the designs are finalized in 2018, construction is expected to begin in 2019.
Storm Water Fee
What is stormwater?
Stormwater is the rain runoff collected in major culverts under our roads, ditches, collection pipes, and storm ponds; this does not include private culverts at the end of resident's driveways. This underground infrastructure maintained by the city ensures the water runoff is safely and strategically transported to protect roads, properties and local waterways to avoid flooding and erosion.
The stormwater fee is an annual charge on resident's property tax bill, and this fee is devoted only to funding this imperative underground infrastructure and does not go into general revenue. All City residents benefit from stormwater management.
Cross culvert on 8th line road replaced in Summer of 2018. These culverts contribute to stormwater management.
Will the City replace my driveway culvert since I am paying stormwater fees?
As the stormwater fee is to fund underground infrastructure around the City of Ottawa, such as culverts underneath the roadway, it does not fund the maintenance of private culverts at the end of resident's driveways. As per the City's Private Approach By-Law (No.2003-447, Section 15), the maintenance and replacement of a private approach, including culverts, curbs, and headwalls, is the responsibility of the property owner.
The City of Ottawa does have the right to access the ditches and culverts along privately owned land and is able to alter ditches to address drainage issues as long as they are alongside City roads or carry water flow from public lands. Some alterations often include changes to ditch depth or width, or the replacement of stormwater infrastructure.
Why am I paying a stormwater fee?
Historically, all properties were paying for stormwater. Prior to alamgamation, Township of Osgoode residents paid a tax levy for stormwater services on regional roads such as Bank Street (Regional Road 31) and Mitch Owens (Regional Road 8) to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton (RMOC). They also paid for stormwater services on local roads within the Township of Osgoode through their road taxes. Meanwhile, City of Ottawa residents paid for stormwater services as part of their rate structure on their municipal water bill.
In 2001, the Township of Osgoode amalgamated with the City of Ottawa.
After amalgamation, stormwater charges for all former Township of Osgoode and City of Ottawa residents was moved entirely to the City of Ottawa water bill. The transition Board overseeing the implementation of the amalgamated City of Ottawa commissioned a report which provided recommendations on how an amalgamated city could assess properties for stormwater costs. That report recommended cost collection through either the general tax rate or a specific fee charged as a line item on your tax bill. The Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee, who was dealing with the issue at the time, ignore the report and chose neither option.
Relying on private wells and therefore not having a water bill, former Osgoode Township residents were not contributing to stormwater services to the City of Ottawa. This meant that many roads were not receiving the necessary funds to maintain proper stormwater infrastructure, which led to roads like Mitch Owens becoming more damaged with flooding and more frequent potholes during the spring thaw.
In 2013, the Infrastructure Master Plan addressed many stormwater issues within rural communities, but the majority of the changes were deferred until after the 2014 Municipal Election. This meant that decisions that could address the issue were further ignored and postponed.
The City of Ottawa conducted a widespread consultation process in March and April 2016 to solicit input from residents on options for new rates for water, wastewater and stormwater services to correct the problem. This included consultations with stakeholder groups, eight public meetings across the City, and an on-line survey. Residents also provided input to the City via email. Staff were able to develop a new rate structure based on their findings and the feedback provided from residents across the city.
What is the charge for the stormwater fee?
In October of 2016, the City of Ottawa approved the new Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater rate structure to replace the old billing system. I did vote for this stormwater fee, once it was negotiated to a smaller and reasonable charge. If I would have voted against it, it still would have been implemented but would be at a much higher rate than what is being implemented today.
The impact of the new stormwater rate for residents will depend on certain criteria including the classification of the property, service area, and service type instead of the consumption of water. The stormwater fee will be phased in over the next four years, to allow non- connected property owners time to adjust. In 2017, the charge will be at 25% for the total fee, with progressive increases of 25% over a 4 year period.
25% 2018:
How does the stormwater fee benefit me?
The funds will go towards building better roads by improving the infrastructure below the roads and making the roads much more stable. In a way, the stormwater infrastructure functions similarly to a house foundation: no matter how much money you use to build a house, it will quickly fall apart, sink and experience water damage without a proper foundation. Both storm water infrastructure and a house foundation are vital to ensure the structure's longevity.
The new stormwater drainage maintenance fee will result in better road conditions in the future, as the improved major underground drainage infrastructure will reduce erosion of major regional roads and thus more likely to be maintained in the future. With the new charges on non-connected property owners, greater lengths of former regional roads and local roads are being improved.


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ADNOC awards Samsung Engineering $2.84bn Ruwais project
Korean giant will provide project management and engineering expertise for major project
Samsung Engineering, the engineering and contracting arm of the Korean conglomerate, announced on Friday that it had been awarded the contract for a $2.84bn project from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
The award, from Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER), a subsidiary of ADNOC, is to build a carbon black and delayed coker unit in the refining complex in Ruwais. It is the eighth order received in five years.
"This award solidifies Samsung Engineering's project management and engineering expertise, as well as our strong partnership with TAKREER," said Samsung Engineering president and CEO, Park Ki-Seok.
The unit will have a capacity of 40,000 tons of carbon black per year and 30,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Samsung will be required to provide project management services for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning processes, on a lump sum turnkey basis.
The project is scheduled to be completed by December 2015.
In 2009, ADNOC awarded Samsung Engineering with the Ruwais Refinery Utilities and Offsites package worth $2.73bn.
On the same project, it also handed over the responsibility of overseeing all packages of the $10bn Ruwais Refinery Expansion, nominating the company as the official interface manager for the project.
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Positive Words That Inspire and Encourage.
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1) "Get to the point where you get allergic to average! You don't think average!" – By Eric Thomas.
2) "Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful." – By the Dalai Lama.
3) "Start small, make a promise and keep it. Then, make larger promises and keep them." – Stephen Covey.
4) "A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune." – By Andrew Carnegie.
5) "Stop beating yourself up you are a work in progress."
– By Anonymous.
6) "You have a greater potential than anyone who has ever lived before you! But you'll never "make it" by sitting on your duff and telling the world how great you're going to be, starting tomorrow." – By Og Mandino.
7) "Everybody has problems, but everybody also has blessings in life." – By Robert W. Bly.
8) "… if we deliberately seek encouragement (motivation) on a daily basis, it will become a habit and enable us to get ahead and stay ahead in life."
– By Zig Ziglar.
9) "Graduates, you were born to be uncommon. Today I encourage you to leave your mark, I challenge you to shake up the world."
– By Marilyn Luscombe.
10) "Either write something worth reading, or do something worth reading." – Benjamin Franklin.
11) "Everyone has a story. Put another way, everyone's life is a story."
– By Dan B. Allender.
12) "Helping others, encouraging others, are often acts of kindness that have more meaning that you may realize."
– By Catherine Pulsifer.
13) "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." – Gandhi.
14) "Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come." – By Anonymous.
15) "I believe that as women, it is time to show love towards our fellow sisters, and to encourage and build up one another and not tear each other down." – By Stephanie Williams.
16) "Follow your dreams, remember you can achieve. All that you dream, whatever your mind can conceive."
17) "We do learn something about ourselves when we are up against the wall, and we do most certainly come out stronger." – By Tina Sloan.
18) "Change can hurt, be uncomfortable, and be difficult in the beginning. Remember this English Proverb: Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." – By Lisa Rusczyk.
19) "Don't make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what's actually good for you." – By Eric Thomas.
20) "Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
– By Maya Angelou.
21) "Life is about striking the perfect balance and since nothing in life is perfect, we have to do the best with what we got. No matter the number of times you fail you must be determined to succeed. You must not lose hope. Don't stop in your storm."
– By Tony Narams.
22) "Sometimes when you are in a dark place you think you have been buried, but actually you have been planted."
– By Christine Caine.
23) "No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun." – A Chinese Proverb.
24) "Soon, when all is well, you're going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up".
– By Brittany Burgunder.
25) "You're allowed to scream, you're allowed to cry, but do not give up." – By Anonymous.
26) "Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other." – By Mark Twain.
27) "Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you don't know how great you can be!"
– By Anne Frank.
28) "Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!"
– By Nicky Gumbel.
29) "You can do no more than you believe you can. You can be no more than you believe you are."
– By Norman Vincent Peale.
30) "Your destiny is the story of your life, and you get to tell the story your way." – By Scott Allan.
31) "Your dreams can take you much higher and much farther than anyone ever thought possible!"
– By Buzz Aldrin.
32) "For any problem, no matter how big or complex it may be, there is a solution." – By Earl Nightingale.
33) "Just remember to never doubt yourself, we are all capable of amazing things." – By Rob Cristophe.
34) "Nothing in life has happened to you. It's happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are."
– By Joel Osteen.
35) "Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."
– Isaiah 41:10 (NLT) – God.
36) "You have to speak words of continuous encouragement in order to achieve whatever goals you've set for yourself."
– By Anquanette Gaspard.
37) ". . . choose to confide in friends with sunny dispositions who will encourage you to be more positive."
– By Zayne Parker.
38) "You and I need to be the decision makers in our own lives and careers. It is also our responsibility to allow and encourage others to do the same."
– By Jay Rifenbary.
39) "When you lose everything, you get depressed if you don't step back and start appreciating what you do have."
– By Paul and Tracey McManus.
40) "Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart."
– By Abraham Lincoln.
41) "…each time we make a difference in someone else's life, no matter how small, it will encourage them to do the same for others. And each time that happens, we all become a stronger force for good."
– By Thomas E. Pierce.
42) "Associate with people who are likely to improve you." – By Seneca.
43) "Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged – because last time you came in fifth."
– By Denis Waitley.
44) "The truth of who we are is how we live day to day. If you want to influence others, the most important thing you can do is be a living example of the principles, ideals, and faith that you advocate." – By Nick Vujic.
45) "Every day may not be a good day, but there is good in every day." – By Anonymous.
46) "Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life." – Galatians 6:4–5 (MSG) – God.
47) "Your mind is like a magnet – it attracts into your life whatever you think about most."
48) "When they say the sky's the limit to me that's really true." – By Michael Jackson.
49) "Just remember, there are no quick fixes. But, by taking action just a little bit every day, you will build up a powerful reservoir of confidence, self-esteem, and discipline."
– By Scott Allan.
50) "But it is better to follow even the shadow of the best than to remain content with the worst."
– By Henry van Dyke.
52) "Choose well your words. They will go marching down the years in the lives you touch." – By Wilfred Peterson.
53) "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." – By Confucius.
54) "We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve." – By Bill Gates.
55) "It is important to surround yourself with people who lift you up, encourage you, share your vision and inspire you."
– By Les Brown.
56) "There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion."
– By Edgar Allan Poe.
57) "Never use a long word where a short one will do." – By George Orwell.
58) "Encouragement to others is something everyone can give."
59) "A sense of closeness to Jesus is perhaps the most important benefit to be found through the practice of being still in His Presence and making quiet reflection a priority."
– By Sarah Young.
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IT'S official. When Herschelle Gibbs fires, so do the Perth Scorchers.
Gibbs proved to be a barometer for the Scorchers in last summer's Big Bash, scoring 302 runs at 43.14 from seven matches, including five knocks over 38 in games where Perth emerged triumphant.
That trend has continued into this season, with the South African scoring 14 and 0 in the team's opening two losses before bouncing back with a match-winning knock of 40 in Sunday night's upset win over reigning Big Bash champions Sydney Sixers.
In fact, the only time the Scorchers have won when Gibbs has failed was the last game of Perth's ill-fated Champions League in October.
Gibbs, 38, said his 42-ball innings against the Sixers was important for both him and the team after a tough start to this summer's Big Bash League.
"It was good to spend time in the middle. I needed a knock like that," he said.
"It wasn't the easiest wicket to get it on, but when SOS (Shaun Marsh) is playing the way he is at the moment, it obviously takes a bit of pressure of myself.
"And obviously having to try and chase down a pretty low score gave me a bit more time to settle in and get used to the conditions."
There was only one way for the Scorchers to go against the Sixers and that was up after last Wednesday's disastrous result against the Stars.
Perth was rolled for just 69, largely thanks to Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga's astonishing figures of 6-7, and few gave them any chance of knocking off the Sixers, who were on a 12-game winning streak.
"They always say you're only as good as your last game and obviously we were pretty below-par in that game at the WACA," Gibbs said.
"We obviously needed to put that behind us, and up until now, in the first two games, we were very shot of partnerships, be it with the ball or bat.
"As difficult as the conditions were (against the Sixers at the SCG), I think the boys adapted really quickly."
The Scorchers (1-2) will be eyeing off a second straight win before a small break over Christmas when they take on the Brisbane Heat (1-1) and fiery West Indies paceman Kemar Roach on Tuesday night.
It will be Roach's first game for the Heat after missing last Thursday's nailbiting win over the Adelaide Strikers due to delayed flight from Bangladesh.
Gibbs played alongside Roach at the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League, but warned the Scorchers must also brace themselves for the Heat's other frontline bowlers in Ben Cutting, Alister McDermott, Thisara Perera, Nathan Hauritz and Dan Christian.
"There's no bad teams in the Big Bash this year. I think they're all very equal," Gibbs said.
"(Brisbane Heat) are obviously a different animal altogether in their own backyard and they'll be up and running.
"They'll obviously come at us with a bit of a bang, which we'll just need to absorb and exert.
"If we can get another win under our belt, I'm sure the Christmas pudding will taste that much sweeter and we can enjoy some time off."
The Scorchers have named an unchanged 13-man squad for Tuesday's clash.
PERTH SCORCHERS SQUAD: Simon Katich (captain), Michael Beer, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Herschelle Gibbs, Brad Hogg, Shaun Marsh, Joe Mennie, Marcus North, Marcus Stoinis, Alfonso Thomas, Tom Triffitt, Adam Voges.


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Vanderbilt at Hawaii Prediction For Week 0
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By Matthew Horner - Jul 26, 2022, 8:30pm
Last year under first-year coach Clark Lea was a forgettable one. A 2-10 campaign that started with a blowout loss to East Tennessee State is never the way you want to start your coaching tenure with any school. They came so close to being 0-12 on the year, and a slim 30-28 victory over pathetic UConn is as good as a loss in my book. Still, you can't expect miracles in Year 1, and Lea has the background as a great recruiter and defensive mind to be able to turn this program around. Their 2022 recruiting class pales in comparison to the rest of the SEC, but it is still far better than anything they have had recently. It's a top-40ish class that will bring in some much-needed talent and depth to the team. Simply put, any talent that this team can bring in is an instant upgrade over what they had in 2021. It isn't totally impossible for Vanderbilt to become a good football program, but the SEC is so good and so talented, it will be hard for them to convince recruits to go there instead of some of these other schools.
Vanderbilt will need to build its brand on what its head coach knows best: defense and running the football. If they can develop into a physical football team that Lea is famous for coaching, they can make it work and have success. Just don't expect that to happen in 2022.
After the disastrous end to the Todd Graham era, where virtually the entire football program quit the team after several serious accusations of abuse and neglect were thrown at Graham, Hawaii hired legendary quarterback Timmy Chang to take over and do his best to salvage what is left of the team. The good news for Chang is that he has inherited a program that earned four straight bowl bids, even with all of their problems, but now needs to be rebuilt again from the ground up. They also lost their home stadium in all the fuss, so the school has seen much better days.
While they did lose most of their players and stars from previous seasons to the transfer portal, Chang has done a good job at utilizing it himself to bring some players in that want to help the program get back to its glory. He doesn't have any head coaching experience, but his time as a QB at Hawaii ensures that he knows the program and he knows what it takes to win here. This rebuild won't be as challenging as I think many people believe. It's going to take some time and work, but they will start to look like a contender again within a year or two in my opinion.
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I usually don't bet on these types of games to be completely honest. There is too much unknown for Hawaii after what they just went through, and Vanderbilt is still a very bad football team. I would just stay away, but if you had to bet it, I guess I would take Vandy -7.
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Marthe Létourneau
Marthe Létourneau, soprano, teacher (born 27 June 1916 in Quebec City, QC; died 10 December 1998). Létourneau appeared as soloist with the MSO and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and taught voice 1940-2 at Sherbrooke's Mont Notre-Dame, 1960-2 at the École Vincent-d'Indy, 1960-6 at the Institut Nazareth, 1962-3 at the Institut pédagogique de Montréal, and 1960-6 at the Grey Nuns' School in Hull. She also taught at Laval University 1966-84 and was a member of a vocal quartet there 1972-4.
Peter Paul Koprowski
Koprowski, Peter Paul (b Piotr Pawel). Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, b Lodz, Poland, 24 Aug 1947, naturalized Canadian 1976; Artist Diploma (State Music College, Lodz) 1966, MA (Higher School of Music, Krakow) 1969, D MUS (Toronto) 1977.
Marc David. Conductor, teacher, b Kingston, Ont, 26 Aug 1958; B MUS theory (McGill) 1983. After taking courses in violin, guitar, trombone, and piano he devoted himself to trombone and conducting.during his studies at McGill University.
Robert (Herschel) Silverman. Pianist, teacher, b Montreal 25 May 1938; BA (Sir George Williams) 1960, B MUS performance (McGill) 1964, M MUS performance, literature (Eastman School of Music) 1965, Artist Diploma (ESM, Rochester) 1968, DMA performance (ESM, Rochester) 1970, hon D LITT (UBC) 2004.
Alfred Schmitz Shadd
Alfred Schmitz Shadd, educator, physician, farmer, politician, pharmacist, editor, civic leader (born 1870 in Raleigh Township, Kent County, ON; died 1915 in Winnipeg, MB).
Rodolphe Plamondon
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Pierre Bernier. Cellist, teacher, b Quebec City 19 Aug 1933. He studied 1948-54 at the CMQ with Walter Joachim, Lucien Plamondon, and Paul Létourneau. He served 1956-66 as a cellist with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Quebec Chamber Orchestra.
Pierre Morin
Pierre (Paul) Morin. Cellist, conductor, teacher, b Montreal 27 Nov 1936; performance diploma cello (École normale, Paris) 1963. He studied 1954-8 at the CMM with Yvette Lamontagne and won the Prix Archambault in 1957.
William Morton
William Morton. Tenor, teacher, b Deloraine, south of Brandon, Man, 27 Sep 1912. First trained as a violinist - he played in a dance orchestra at 13 - Morton studied voice in Regina with Alicia Birkett and in 1933 made his radio debut on CKCK.
Otto-Werner Mueller
Otto-Werner Mueller, conductor, teacher, pianist (born 23 June 1926 in Bensheim, Germany; died 25 February 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina). Otto-Werner Mueller was one of the world's most respected conducting teachers. After immigrating to Montreal in 1951, he worked for CBC Radio and TV. He also served as chorus master for the opera class of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec (CMM). He founded the Victoria School of Music in 1963 and conducted the Victoria Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to 1967. He conducted the premieres of works by André Prévost, S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté and Malcolm Forsyth before relocating to the United States. He also taught conducting at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Yale School of Music, the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music.
Caroline Racicot
Caroline Racicot. Pianist, teacher, administrator, b Montreal 3 Feb 1862, 1864 or 1872, d there 17 Dec 1950.
Zoltan Roman
Zoltan Roman. Musicologist, oboist, b Miskolc, Hungary, 7 Jun 1936, naturalized Canadian 1962; B MUS (British Columbia) 1962, MA (Toronto) 1965, PH D (Toronto) 1970. He studied the oboe in Miskolc and played in its State SO and State Opera until 1956.
J. Ferris Loth
J. (John) Ferris Loth. Teacher, editor, b Milverton, near Kitchener, Ont, 3 Jun 1908, d Kitchener 29 Jan 1972.
Sir George Robert Parkin
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Frederick Newnham
Frederick (Laurence) Newnham. Baritone, teacher, organist, b Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, 3 Apr 1901, d Tacoma, Wash, 11 Aug 1986; ARCM 1928, LRAM 1929, ARAM 1934, FRAM 1962.
Oscar O'Brien
O'Brien, Oscar. Folklorist, composer, pianist, organist, teacher, b Ottawa 7 Sep 1892, d Montreal 20 Sep 1958.
Avis Phillips
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Edward Lincoln
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Q: Checking the validation of a theorem I came across with a question that made me wonder if a spesfic theorem is true:

Let $a_n$ be a sequence so for every $n\in \mathbb{N}$ we get $m_1\leq a_n \leq m_2$ for some $m_1,m_2\in\mathbb{R}$. Also we know that the limit of the sequence is $L\in\mathbb{R}$. Then we get $\liminf a_n = m_1$.

If the theorem is not true, what condition should make it?

A: The theorem is not true. For example, take $a_n=0$, i.e. the constant sequence $0,0,0,0,0,0\dots$. Also, set $m_1=-9384729034809324095347985$, and $m_2=0$. Then, it is true that

For every $n\in\mathbb N$, we get $m_1\leq a\leq m_2$.

However, it is not true that $\liminf a_n=m_1$.

In fact, if the limit of the sequence is $L$, then $\liminf a_n$ is also equal to $L$. So the only way for $\liminf a_n$ to equal $m_1$ is for $L$ to equal $m_1$.


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Ricciardi takes the blame for the Blue Jays' woes
By Craig CalcaterraSep 3, 2009, 9:20 AM EDT
J.P. Ricciardi falls on his sword:
Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi refuses to make any excuses about his club's dismal performance this season and willingly takes the blame.
"I take full responsibility for what's going on," Ricciardi said last night as the Jays wrapped up a four-game series against the Rangers.
"The team's not playing well. Obviously we're not happy with that, but someone has to be held accountable and I accept that responsibility."
There's long been a sense out there that Ricciardi has been hamstrung and controlled by his bosses in ways that a lot of other GMs aren't. He is rumored to have been forced to sign Vernon Wells and Alex Rios to those gigantic contracts against his better judgment and, as this article makes clear, his projected payroll was radically and abruptly scaled-back after the death of Ted Rogers last winter.
In light of that — and in light of Ricciardi's historic lack of humility — one wonders what, exactly, he's taking the blame for. Maybe he's just sick of it all and is begging to be put out of his misery. The cynic in me, however, wonders if he has been given assurances that his job will be secure in exchange for taking a P.R. shot for upper management.


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La Vie en Rose is a Canadian lingerie retailer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The brand produces and sells a range of undergarments, sleepwear, and swimwear aimed at women in the 25-55 age group.
As of September 2011, the company has 150 stores throughout Canada as well 56 international locations including a large presence in the Middle East particularly in Saudi Arabia, where the company has 25 stores, and the United Arab Emirates. The most recent international addition is a store in Astana, Kazakhstan which opened in January 2011. The company has plans to expand to ten new countries by 2013 which is set to include locations in India, China, Australia and Georgia.
La Vie en Rose was founded in 1984 by a Toronto businessman Harry Kaner in collaboration with his wife Rosmary Kaner. The first store opened in the summer of 1985 at Toronto's Sherway Gardens shopping mall, with intention of becoming the first of a chain which would include upwards of eight stores. Aimed at the increasing working women market, the company sought to offer a "personal service robe in each changing room and a well trained staff." However, the first three years of operation did not happen as intended and the company filed for bankruptcy protection before Kaner sold it to the Algo Group in 1987.
In 1996, after more years of losses, Algo sold the company for $2.4 million to entrepreneur François Roberge, who had previous experience working in the industry. Roberge financed the sale primarily from loans and personal savings, and secured 23 of the company's 26 stores—which were at the time losing a million dollars a year. On acquirement, the company's head office, located in Toronto, employed only 12 people and Roberge made the choice to relocate the head office from Toronto to downtown Montreal. The first year under new ownership proved profitable and shortly after La Vie en Rose started opening stores annually. There are currently 150 stores throughout Canada, which employ around 2,000 people nationwide, including three concept stores: La Vie en Rose, La Vie en Rose Aqua, and La Vie en Rose Outlet. As of September 2011, the chain now counts 150 boutiques nationwide. The company brings in $130 million in domestic sales from its Canadian stores, as well as $10 million from 56 international locations. At the beginning of December 2011, the company acquired 11 stores from Ainsi Soit-Elle, a Quebec lingerie retailer. The stores are set to be reopened by the end of January 2012.
The brand produces and sells a range of lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear, and swimwear aimed at women aged 25-55. The company is considered to be on the low- to mid-range of luxury brands with products that cater toward more mature women.
In 2004, La Vie en Rose expanded internationally into the Middle Eastern market when they opened a store in Saudi Arabia. Having seen a positive results from the venture, the company has increased their operation in the region opening 56 boutiques with additional locations in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait and Algeria. Saudi Arabia is the largest international asset for the company with 25 stores currently in operation. The United Arab Emirates has the second largest number of stores outside of Canada, after Saudi Arabia, with a total of ten stores, nine in Dubai and one Abu Dhabi The most recent La Vie en Rose location opened January 2011 in Astana, Kazakhstan and as of September 2011 plans are underway expand to an additional 10 new countries by 2013 which is set to include India, China, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Australia's first store is set to be in Adelaide.


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Die K5 League Chungcheongbuk-do 2020 war die zweite Spielzeit als höchste Amateurspielklasse und die zweite Spielzeit insgesamt im südkoreanischen Fußball gewesen. Die Saison begann am 17. Mai und endete am 31. Oktober. Anschließend folgten die Play-Off-Spiele.

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Tina Smith Beats Karin Housley In U.S. Senate Special Election
November 6, 2018 / 10:03 PM / CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – In one of the more hotly-contested races to receive national attention, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith has defeated Republican Karin Housley to retain that seat in the U.S. Senate, as called by The Associated Press.
That seat was previously held by former Sen. Al Franken, who resigned back in January amid allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations started to surface last November.
Smith, the lieutenant governor at the time, was appointed to replace Franken on an interim basis. It's a historic race with two women being the top nominees for the first time.
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While Smith and Housley were the two big names in the race, Jerry Trooien ran unaffiliated and was joined by Sarah Wellington with "Legalize Marijuana Now."
Housley and Smith debated for the final time before Election Day on Sunday night, where the hot topics included minimum wage and wage equality. Smith said she supports a $15 minimum wage. Housley does not, saying the Republican tax bill jump-started the booming economy.
In a separate debate late last week, Housley and Smith both agreed that the biggest concern they've heard from voters was over health care. Housley said Minnesota had affordable health care before Obamacare, and higher costs forced health care providers to close. Smith said it's important to make sure as many people as possible have health insurance as we think about lowering costs.
When asked about gun control, Smith reiterated she thinks anyone wanting to buy a gun, in-store or online, should have to pass a criminal background check.
Housley also went out of her way to say that Smith has authored 25 bills in her 10 months in office, and none of them has been passed into law.
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Working with other people is central to the fabric of business. As Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple, said "Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people."
So whether you're organising an industry event or manufacturing the world's most socially advanced robot, you rely on co-operation with others – their skills, their knowledge, their time – to get the job done. And because we work more and more across international borders, being able to adapt to different working styles, cultures and platforms is at the heart of good collaboration.
Collaboration means being able to communicate and work with people from all types of background. Building strong relationships and networks is key to delivering better outcomes. It means being flexible and accommodating in your style, especially in how you communicate – both in person and using technology.
As technology advances and social norms shift, the need for people with excellent collaboration skills is becoming greater for businesses and employers. Here are 9 tips that will help set you up for success.
Too many projects suffer from a lack of direction and focus. Discuss these points up-front and make sure everyone's on the same page.
It's hard to collaborate in a group discussion where one person dominates. That's why it's important to be inclusive, practice your listening skills, have confidence and believe in what you have to share.
How do your fellow team members do their best thinking – in silence or out loud? Are they productive in a free-flowing environment or would they feel more comfortable with a methodical process? Give everyone a chance to play to their strengths.
In the age of email and instant messaging, it's all too easy to forget that we are working with real people. Amazing things can happen when we step away from our screens and speak with people – try it and see.
The classic brainstorm (getting people in the same room to talk about ideas) is often criticised for failing to produce results. So why not try virtual brainstorming? Using these focused, online, written forums, it's proven that people tend to generate a higher quality and quantity of ideas (and satisfaction with these ideas) versus traditional brainstorming sessions.
Short-term contracts mean you may regularly find yourself working with new people – where it'll be important to build rapport with others quickly. Sharing anecdotes and personal stories, finding common ground and showing empathy for each other are excellent ways to help you build trust and understanding.
Did you know that direct eye contact is a sign of respectfulness in the UK but, in China, it's considered rude? Body language, authority and decision-making are just some of the things that can differ around the world and cause offence if not understood. If you're going to be working with others from a different culture, do your research so you're not taken by surprise.
If a business searched for you online before hiring you (like many do), what would they find? To succeed in the new working world, you'll need to make sure employers are aware of your skills and the benefits you can bring to their business. This means building your personal brand – so make sure you're presenting a consistent picture of yourself, whether in person or online.
No matter how awesome your personal brand is, one reality refuses to give way: People prefer to work with people they know, like and trust. So deliver great work, treat people well and give them every reason to recruit you for their team next time around.
Whatever your previous experiences and feelings about working with others, it will be a central skill for your future career. So put these insights into practice and your ability to play well on any team will set you apart and take you far.