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Ibiza is some more Netflix Content
June 4, 2018 Author by Christopher MaherPosted in Current Reviews
Every once in a while when I'm simply too tired to go out to the theaters I decide to instead watch for review a new Netflix flick. Sometimes I like them, as was the case with What Happened to Monday. Sometimes I'm excited to see how much of a trainwreck they're going to end up being, as with the case with Death Note, which I covered in that same review. Sometimes I just plain out forget that I ever watched them, as was the case with Little Evil, which I genuinely forgot I watched until I started thinking about this review. Likewise I imagine that a few months down the line, when I'm writing another Netflix review, I will suddenly recall that I actually sat and watched all of Ibiza.
The thing with Netflix is they don't have to produce movies that actually put butts in the seats. Movies in theaters actually need people to get up and go to the theater and spend money on a ticket. I'm not going to pretend to fully understand Netflix's business model, but I understand in some sense I've already bought the ticket. They steadfastly refuse to release viewership, so really all they have to do to be a viable business model is ensure people stay subscribed. To do that they need to make some quality content, which they absolutely do, but they also need to make sure there's a constant stream of new content — they can't all be winners, so sometimes it's best just to go with quantity. There's a reason they advertise "21 new programs added to Netflix this week" at the top of the site. You want to know you have options, even if some of those options are totally forgettable fare.
Which I guess is a pretty roundabout way to start to talk about Ibiza, but in truth I feel like I could just copy and paste most of my review of Little Evil and call it a day. This is a film about nothing that doesn't aspire to be about anything. The plot is threadbare. Harper (Gillian Jacobs) works at a PR firm where her boss Sarah (Michaela Watkins) speaks at her loudly and therefore is the villain of the film. Harper doesn't like her job, which we know because she tells us that a few times, though we don't spend nearly enough time with her in New York to establish it visually or storywise. We see her take one subway ride where she is tired and squished, which isn't so much a character trait and more just the actual experience of riding the subway in NYC. When Sarah offers to fly Harper to Barcelona for a meeting friends Nikki (Vanessa Bayer) and Leah (Phoebe Robinson) decide to tag along. They have even fewer character traits and character goals than Harper. Nikki is a dentist. Leah is a "freelancer". In Barcelona Harper meets DJ Leo West (Richard Madden) and they share a "moment". Harper spends the rest of the film trying to track him down because she's not been having a lot of romantic luck recently (we know this because she tells us it as well). That's… well, that's it, to be honest.
Even more so than Little Evil, which at least seemed to believe it was about something, Ibiza has absolutely nothing at its center. It could have been about growing up, or finding what truly makes you happy, or getting the right work/life balance. They're all cliches, but at least they're something to hang a movie on. Ibiza, to it's credit, doesn't bother to even feint at developing any sort of thread or opinion about the world. It's almost impressive. So little time is spent at Harper's job that I am actually totally, totally unable to tell you if we should celebrate or condemn her shirking of responsibility. Is too much being asked of her at work? Or is she just a truly shit employee? Does her work make her unhappy and she's finally allowing herself to let go? Does her work make her happy, but her boss is too demanding? Is she good at her job? Bad at her job? Does any of this have to do with her love life, which the movie continues to pivot to? Is her predicament her fault? Her boss' fault? Should 30 year olds abuse work trips in order to track down a DJ they shared a "moment" with? Are we being told that's okay? If so, why? Has Harper worked her whole life and she's finally letting her hair down? Why would this one weekend convince Leah it's time to start a family? Why are these people friends? Are they a good influence on each other? Bad? What does Nikki want? Like… in life? Or even just in any one scene? I don't know. The film appears to have no opinion any which way on literally any of this issues.
Even the comedy fails to build on itself in any meaningful way. One gag, featured prominently in the trailer, sees a bird pooping on Nikki's face while she's standing out of a sun roof of a limo. It's not a particularly funny gag to me (to each their own, comedy is subjective if you found the joke funny who am I to judge) but nothing comes of it afterward. Though the film makes an explicit mention that she does not shower or change after that no one, including her friends who witnessed it happen, ever brings it back up. She goes to a club where no one mentions it, and she seems to have a pretty good time! Later, she falls asleep in a bathtub, still unshowered, and doesn't think twice about it. The joke, like the various plot points, just sort of happens in isolation and then everyone moves right along.
There are a few strong points. I will forever watch anything with Gillian Jacobs in it, and she, Robinson, and Bayer make the most of the material their given. Bayer in particular seems to rise above the material — while the gags fail to truly build on each other everything she does it pure gold, and nearly every joke she delivers worked well for me (especially a sequence where she works out in a private gym while on adderall leaving a drunk voicemail at 4:30 AM). She builds Nikki into a confident, goofy, and endearing character through sheer force of will.
Sometimes it's sort of exhausting to write a negative review. I'd agree with anyone who says that overall it doesn't help. Ibiza may be soulless, and I may want more from entertainment, but since it doesn't take much of a stance on anything I didn't find any of the ideas it espoused (or failed to espouse) offensive in any particular way. I wish everyone involved the best with their careers. It's harmless. Maybe this just wasn't my movie. If you want to kill about an hour and a half, give it a whirl, but just expect to have forgotten it within a day or two (fun fact: I had to watch the first 45 minutes of this movie twice because I started it one day and four days later when I tried to finish it I legitimately couldn't recall what happened at the beginning). It's just a vehicle to help you pass through time without weighing you down by having to remember it, and to get you to keep your Netflix subscription.
I give Ibiza 4 drunk voicemails out of 10 club scenes.
While searching for this film on Netflix (yes, I searched for it, I wanted to watch it, as I said I will always watch anything with Gillian Jacobs in it) I discovered Netflix has both a 2013 film and 2013 TV series called Loving Ibiza and I'm sort of curious about the two programs and their connection now?
Apparently Ibiza, the island, is planning to sue this film for not shooting on Ibiza, which is obviously hilarious.
It's possible that one of the reasons I find Venessa Bayer so impossibly funny is that she reminds me 100% of a person I know.
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Chris Maher graduated from Ithaca College with a BS in Screenwriting in 2016. He would probably go to space if someone let him. His favorite people include Warner Herzog, David Byrne and Aubrey Plaza. Chris currently works as a barista and doesn't know what to do with his life!	View all posts by Christopher Maher
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10 die in high-speed French train crash
French rescue teams and investigators at the scene of the accident involving a high-speed TGV train that derailed during a test run, killing at least 10 people and injuring 37 on Saturday. Five others were said to be missing with some people "still trapped under the carriages", according to French Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Segolene Royal.PHOTO: REUTERS
Nov 16, 2015, 5:00 am SGT
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Several children on board during test run, but not known if any died
ECKWERSHEIM (France) • At least 10 people were killed and 37 injured after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run on Saturday, with "several children" on board, local officials said.
This was the first fatal accident since the TGV trains were introduced more than 30 years ago.
The victims were among the team of 49 technicians aboard the train which derailed near the city of Strasbourg in north-eastern France.
"There were several children on board," a spokesman for France's state rail company SNCF said.
He added however that he was unable to say if any of the children were among those who died in the derailment in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg. No other details of the children were available.
The train was running at around 350kmh on a high-speed track as part of testing for the next generation of TGV trains due to go into service next year, a source said.
Another 37 people were injured, including 12 in critical condition, local officials said.
Five others were said to be missing with some people "still trapped under the carriages", according to French Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Segolene Royal.
The train ended up under a bridge in the water of a roughly 40m-wide canal.
Ms Royal, who visited the crash site later on Saturday - as did Transport Secretary Alain Vidal - called it "an apocalyptic scene" and expressed her solidarity with the families of the victims.
The accident happened "because of excessive speed" at Eckwersheim as technicians were on board for testing, said Alsace region senior official Dominique-Nicolas Jane.
However, police said the cause of the crash had not yet been determined.
The damaged silver and black front of the train could be seen lying in the canal under a bridge, with the next carriage straddling the bank and the water.
A great plume of black smoke could be seen from several kilometres away, including from the suburbs of Strasbourg near the German border.
Youngsters playing at a nearby skate-park spoke of the smell of acrid fumes.
A police dive team, helicopters and tens of rescue vehicles were sent to the scene in response to the crash.
Search-and-rescue teams, with sniffer dogs, were set to continue work throughout the night.
The accident occurred in a non-residential area, though with some house-boats elsewhere along the canal.
A search was under way to retrieve the train's black box data storage units, said police commander Stephane Ottavi of the surrounding Alsace region.
Saturday's crash was the first fatal accident since the TGV (which stands for high-speed train in French) went into service in France back in 1981.
While there have been derailments of French TGV trains in the past, none had this kind of tragic outcome.
Until now, the worst train accident in France in recent years occurred in July 2013 when a commuter train derailed in a Paris suburb, killing seven people and injuring dozens more.
Saturday's accident happened with France on high alert following a string of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris late on Friday.
However, there were no signs that the train derailment was anything other than an accident during testing.
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Research Article | May 2008
Induced Gamma activity in primary visual cortex is related to luminance and not color contrast: An MEG study
Peyman Adjamian; Avgis Hadjipapas; Gareth R. Barnes; Arjan Hillebrand; Ian E. Holliday
Peyman Adjamian
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UKhttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/neuroscience/contact/a-z/A-F/adjamian_peyman.phtmlpeyman@ihr.mrc.ac.uk
Avgis Hadjipapas
The Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies, The School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UKAvgis.hadjipapas@gmail.com
Gareth R. Barnes
The Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies, The School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UKhttp://www.aston.ac.uk/lhs/staff/az-index/barnesgr.jspg.r.barnes@aston.ac.uk
Arjan Hillebrand
The Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies, The School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UKhttp://www.aston.ac.uk/lhs/staff/az-index/hillebra.jsphillebra@aston.ac.uk
Ian E. Holliday
The Wellcome Trust Laboratory for MEG Studies, The School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UKhttp://www.aston.ac.uk/lhs/staff/az-index/hollidie.jspi.e.holliday@aston.ac.uk
Journal of Vision May 2008, Vol.8, 4. doi:10.1167/8.7.4
Peyman Adjamian, Avgis Hadjipapas, Gareth R. Barnes, Arjan Hillebrand, Ian E. Holliday; Induced Gamma activity in primary visual cortex is related to luminance and not color contrast: An MEG study. Journal of Vision 2008;8(7):4. doi: 10.1167/8.7.4.
Gamma activity in the visual cortex has been reported in numerous EEG studies of coherent and illusory figures. A dominant theme of many such findings has been that temporal synchronization in the gamma band in response to these identifiable percepts is related to perceptual binding of the common features of the stimulus. In two recent studies using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and the beamformer analysis technique, we have shown that the magnitude of induced gamma activity in visual cortex is dependent upon independent stimulus features such as spatial frequency and contrast. In particular, we showed that induced gamma activity is maximal in response to gratings of 3 cycles per degree (3 cpd) of high luminance contrast. In this work, we set out to examine stimulus contrast further by using isoluminant red/green gratings that possess color but not luminance contrast using the same cohort of subjects. We found no induced gamma activity in V1 or visual cortex in response to the isoluminant gratings in these subjects who had previously shown strong induced gamma activity in V1 for luminance contrast gratings.
Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in the role of visual cortical gamma (20–60 Hz) activity in cognition and perception. For example, Tallon-Baudry and Bertrand (1999) have argued strongly for the significance of non-stimulus-locked gamma activity in response to the appearance of coherent figures. Using EEG, these authors have observed stronger spectral power in the 20- to 60-Hz band for coherent images compared to a condition in which no coherent object is perceived. At the heart of the argument is the temporal correlation, or binding, hypothesis according to which temporal synchronization in the gamma band occurs in response to illusory figures versus incoherent images that do not form a recognizable percept. From a psychological perspective, feature binding is defined as the temporal linking of the common features of a stimulus (Gray & Singer, 1989). In Gestalt psychology, such common features of high visual salience include continuity, proximity, similarity, closure, and common fate motion (e.g., two bars that move together). Some mechanism is therefore needed by way of which attributes of an image that belong together are distinguished from other attributes that may be present simultaneously. Because of the sensitivity of neurons to timing of their synaptic inputs, it has been argued that synchronization of neuronal firing of a cell assembly is the signature of common features and of relatedness. Indeed, microscopic and macroscopic measurements of the visual cortex have shown that high-frequency responses to bars that move in the same direction are stronger than those which have opposite motion (Eckhorn et al., 1988; Singer & Gray, 1995). Tallon-Baudry, Bertrand, Delpuech, and Pernier (1996) showed that stronger 40-Hz responses occur to Kanizsa triangles compared to non-triangles, which can be associated with feature-binding since Kanizsa triangles comprise aligned lines that constitute continuity (see also Keil, Müller, Ray, Gruber, & Elbert, 1999; Müller et al., 1996; Tallon, Bertrand, Delpuech, & Pernier, 1995; Tallon-Baudry, Bertrand, Wienbruch, Ross, & Pantev, 1997).
We used an MEG beamformer analysis method (Hillebrand, Singh, Holliday, Furlong, & Barnes, 2005; Vrba & Robinson, 2001) to study the visual cortex responses to simple gratings. We have previously shown that gamma activity in the visual cortex, and in particular V1, is modulated by changes in the fundamental aspects of gratings such as spatial frequency and contrast (Adjamian et al., 2004; Hall et al., 2005). These findings suggest that gamma activity in V1 may be related to features other than those related to formation of perceptual Gestalten.
Gamma power as a function of spatial frequency
We have previously shown that luminance gratings induce gamma band activity as increases in power within the primary visual cortex (Adjamian et al., 2004). The strength of this activity is dependent upon the spatial frequency (SF) of gratings with maximal activity for gratings of 2–4 cycles per degree (cpd). Moreover, we detected no activity arising from extrastriate visual areas for most SFs, particularly those of 2–4 cpd. This finding indicated that local gamma activity in V1 is highly sensitive to and contingent upon this elementary feature of the visual stimulus. Moreover, spectral analysis of the stimulus-related induced activity for gratings of 3 cpd demonstrated that this activity develops its maximum with stimulus onset, lasting the duration of its presentation, and ceases rapidly after the removal of the stimulus. In a similar study, Hall et al. (2005) have recently shown that gamma activity in the visual cortex has a linear relationship with stimulus contrast such that as grating contrast increases so does the induced gamma activity. Moreover, they show that gamma activity in V1 is represented such that the location of the activity depends on the quadrant in which the grating stimulus is displayed, thus conforming to retinotopic organization of early visual areas. We have also shown that in addition to the varying magnitude and spatial extent of induced gamma activity, its temporal characteristics also vary with stimulus SF (Hadjipapas, Adjamian, Swettenham, Holliday, & Barnes, 2007). These results together show that local gamma activity induced in the primary visual cortex is highly sensitive to independent and fundamental properties of gratings such as spatial frequency, contrast, and temporal frequency.
To extend our investigation of the role of fundamental properties of gratings, we investigated visual cortical responses to isoluminant chromatic gratings of varying spatial frequency. Color perception is believed to be a higher order cognitive process and is involved in other areas of the visual cortex, including area V4 (e.g., McKeefry & Zeki, 1997; Zeki, Watson, Lueck, Friston, & Kennard, 1991) and area V8 (Hadjikhani, Liu, Dale, Cavanagh, & Tootell, 1998). In this study, we have used photometrically isoluminant red/green gratings rather than luminance contrast gratings that we used in a number of previous studies. For these gratings, chromatic contrast is high while luminance contrast is low. We can therefore test the hypothesis that gamma band activity is related to luminance contrast processing specifically and not color contrast. We use the same cohort of subjects in order to facilitate the comparison between MEG cortical responses to isoluminant and contrast gratings.
Seven subjects (3 males, 4 females, aged 24 to 47 years) gave their consent to participate in the study. MEG data were collected using a 151-channel CTF Omega system (CTF Systems Inc., Port Coquitlam, Canada) with a third-order synthetic gradiometer configuration and a sampling rate of 625 Hz. We used isoluminant red/green gratings presented at SFs ranging from 0.5 to 6 cpd. We opted for a square wave luminance profile in order that the results become directly comparable to those we obtained with black and white contrast gratings, which optimally induce visual abnormalities (Adjamian et al., 2004). The chromaticity coordinates of the three phosphors were rx = 0.625, ry = 0.340, gx = 0.280, gy = 0.595, bx = 0.155, and by = 0.070. The mean luminance of the red and the green components of the isoluminant grating were equal and maintained at 12 cd/m2, measured with a Minolta photometer, and the display was gamma corrected linearly over the range of contrast used. Red and green gratings were generated and modulated independently for physical luminance. They were then combined 180 degrees out of phase to produce the physically isoluminant red/green gratings. The mean luminance of the gratings was set at the same level as the achromatic gratings used in our previous study (Adjamian et al., 2004). Each grating was presented for 5 s in static mode and was replaced by a yellow blank screen with the same mean luminance. This sequence was repeated 20 times for each SF of the grating. The gratings were generated using a Cambridge Research Systems VSG 2/3 grating generator and were displayed on an Eizo Flexscan T560i, gamma-corrected color monitor with 14-bit luminance resolution at a frame rate of 100 Hz. The gratings subtended six degrees of visual angle and were centrally fixated.
The MEG data were analyzed using a beamformer technique called Synthetic Aperture Magnetometry (SAM) (Vrba & Robinson, 2001). SAM generates volumetric images of power changes between the active and the passive states within pre-selected frequency bands. A detailed description of SAM and its applications is beyond the scope of this paper but is adequately described in the literature elsewhere (for example, see the review by Hillebrand et al., 2005). Briefly, with SAM, each voxel in the brain is scanned using an optimal spatial filter for that voxel. This spatial filter provides a measure of source power in each voxel as a function of time and is constructed using the weighted sum of all the MEG sensors (Vrba & Robinson, 2001). The differential power estimates between active and passive states are then divided by MEG sensor noise projected through the beamformer (Van Veen, van Drongelen, Yuchtman, & Suzuki, 1997; Vrba & Robinson, 2001) to obtain pseudo-t values. The output can be seen as a synthetic depth electrode or as a virtual electrode that has the same millisecond temporal resolution as the original MEG signals (Barnes & Hillebrand, 2003). Here, SAM images were generated by comparing the responses to the chromatic and the contrast stripe (active states) to those for the uniform yellow and gray screen (passive states) in frequency bands that ranged from 1 to 100 Hz.
For each subject in the study, gamma activity was locally present in V1 in response to luminance contrast gratings and was maximal for 3-cpd gratings. On the other hand, the red/green chromatic gratings of the same spatial composition induced relatively little or no gamma activity in V1. Visual cortical responses to these latter gratings gave rise to decreases in power in the lower 15–20 Hz beta band arising mainly from the extrastriate cortex. This is consistent with previous metabolic studies showing activation within this region due to chromatic gratings (e.g., Hadjikhani et al., 1998; McKeefry & Zeki, 1997; Zeki et al., 1991). Figure 1 shows this difference in one subject. Note that for each image, the peak response is in a different slice and the maximum task-related power change between the stimulus on and off states is indicated by the color bars. The statistical pseudo-t values are metrics of the change in electrical power in the cortex between the active period (gratings) relative to the passive or baseline period (uniform yellow screen of same mean luminance).
Beamformer images of differential activation in visual cortex in response to contrast and isoluminant chromatic gratings. Beamformer analysis was conducted on the entire 5 s of active versus passive periods. Each color bar depicts increase (red/yellow) or decrease (white/purple) in cortical power (pseudo-t). (A) Activity in the 30- to 40-Hz band to a black/white maximum contrast grating showing increase in power on the bank of the calcarine sulcus; (B) oscillatory power in the 15- to 20-Hz (beta) band is significantly reduced in response to the same contrast grating; (C) at photometric isoluminance, the power in the gamma band is absent; (D) at photometric isoluminance, the main effect is seen in the 15- to 20-Hz beta band as a decrease in cortical power. This decrease in power in the extrastriate cortex for the chromatic gratings may be indicative of color-related processing.
For both chromatic and achromatic activity in V1, time-frequency analysis was performed using a wavelet bootstrap method (Graimann, Huggins, Levine, & Pfurtscheller, 2002) for activity in the voxel corresponding to the peak gamma activity (i.e., the voxel that showed maximum power change (pseudo-t) in the 30- to 40-Hz band in the beamformer image). Figure 2 depicts this analysis for another subject in the study. The color code in the time-frequency plots (on the right) represents significant power change (thresholded at p = 0.05) for a given time and in a given frequency band, assessed against the average power across the whole passive period in that frequency band (Graimann et al., 2002).
Bootstrap time-frequency representation of a voxel in V1. (A) Image on the left shows significant power increase in the 30- to 40-Hz band in V1 induced by the onset of the 3-cpd contrast gratings. The analysis was conducted on the entire 5 s active versus passive periods (black/white gratings vs. uniform gray). The yellow/red colors at the occipital pole indicate relative increase in power (pseudo-t). The time-frequency representation on the right shows the difference between the two 5 s states in the peak V1 voxel. Note the sustained activity around 40 Hz for the duration of the stimulus presentation. (B) On the left, the beamformer image of power change, also in the 30- to 40-Hz band, due to the onset of the isoluminant 3-cpd red/green stripe. The analysis was conducted on the entire 5 s active versus passive periods (red/green gratings vs. uniform yellow). Note the significant reduction of gamma activity in V1 compared to the black and the white gratings, also depicted in the spectral analysis on the right. In the time-frequency representation, the blue and the red colors represent the percentage of significant power decrease and power increase in the selected voxel, respectively.
Average activity in the voxels of V1 for each subject and each condition was compared to illustrate the differences between chromatic and luminance responses of V1. In Figure 3, the dashed and solid lines represent responses to luminance and chromatic gratings, respectively, as a function of SF. SF of luminance gratings modulates gamma activity in V1, which is not the case with chromatic gratings.
Two curves showing group-averaged tuning function of V1 to luminance gratings (dashed black line) and to isoluminant color gratings (solid light blue line), in the gamma frequency band, as a function of SF. The measures represent relative increases and decreases in cortical power. The error bars represent one standard error of the mean. Note the clearly discernible effect of SF upon the gamma activity in response to luminance contrast but not isoluminant chromatic gratings. Also note that the t values are obtained from the average of all voxels in V1 based on the calcarine fissure and are therefore different from the peak t values that are shown in Figure 2.
The results of this MEG study clearly show that gratings defined by chromaticity do not give rise to the gamma band changes in V1 characteristic of luminance gratings. That is, gamma oscillations in primary visual cortex seem to relate to very low level stimulus attributes (such as luminance contrast) rather than stimulus gestalts (gratings) per-se. Indeed, these oscillations develop, in anesthetized animals, due to very basic stimulus properties such as contrast (Henrie & Shapely, 2005; Logothetis, Pauls, Augath, Trinath, & Oeltermann, 2001) and contour (Gail, Brinksmeyer, & Eckhorn, 2000) and persist for the entire stimulus duration (Figure 2A; Hadjipapas et al., 2007; Logothetis, 2002; Rols, Tallon-Baudry, Girard, Bertrand, & Bullier, 2001) long after perception has occurred.
Previously much work has linked gamma oscillations at the cellular level (Gray & Singer, 1989; Singer & Gray, 1995) or the scalp (Tallon-Baudry & Bertrand, 1999) to conscious perception of form. Our study serves to emphasize that modulations in gamma power in primary visual cortex can be achieved (or abolished) using stimulus manipulations that concern local rather than global stimulus attributes.
Note also that the color contrast gratings used were set at photometric isoluminance and formed from square wave gratings. That is, they possessed significant luminance artifact. Despite this fact, there is still a considerable difference in the cortical response to the two gratings types. It may be argued that afterimages affected the results presented here, particularly as the phase of the red/green bars was not reversed across trials. Afterimages may be a complicating factor at low contrast, reducing sensitivity for detection. However, as the stimuli we used were considerably above threshold, performance would not be strongly affected by the presence of afterimages. Furthermore, identical spatial and temporal stimulus parameters (stationary square-wave grating without temporal phase modulation) were used in our previous study with achromatic luminance contrast gratings (Adjamian et al., 2004), and yet entirely different results were obtained with chromatic contrast modulation. The absence of gamma activity in V1 to chromatic gratings does not indicate that this region is silent for such stimuli but rather reflective of the analysis methodology particularly with regards to the fact that the analysis was performed over 5 s of stimulus presentation. McKeefry and Zeki (1997) have shown that chromatic responses do occur in V1, but within the first second of stimulus presentation.
In conclusion, using the same cohort of subjects, we have shown that visual cortex responses to chromatic and achromatic gratings are different to each other in significant ways. We found a significant reduction in gamma activity in response to chromatic gratings arising from V1 relative to achromatic contrast gratings. Furthermore, the change in SF of chromatic gratings did not seem to alter the activity. Both findings are in stark contrast to results obtained with black and white gratings. Our results indicate that activation of V1 in the gamma band represents local induced activity, the strength of which varies with subtle changes in stimulus features such as contrast, luminance, and SF. In this regard, V1 gamma activity may be related to stimulus representation instead of cognitive processing.
This work was supported in part by funding from the EPSRC (EP/D039460/1), the BBSRC, The Dr. Hadwen Trust and the Lord Dowding Foundation.
Corresponding author: Peyman Adjamian.
Email: peyman@ihr.mrc.aston.ac.uk.
Address: MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Our Transformations Series showcases a variety of individuals from all walks of life that have been able to overcome their singular struggles to truly transform themselves. Whether through weight loss or muscle gain, the dedication and motivation to succeed propelled these individuals to success. We couldn't be happier to have such kick-ass fans that have been able to use our meal management systems, gym bags, and duffle bags to such great success, and so we're sharing a few of their stories each month. Today we meet Arman Ibric, a 22-year-old that survived a childhood in a war-torn country and weight issues as an adolescent to now be the self-employed owner of Arman Ibric Fitness, his own personal training company. Arman had battled the problem of being underweight for years, as his family started with nothing but $20 when they escaped the war and came to America. Over time, through hard work and sacrifice, they were able to make ends meet and afford their family the opportunity to make something for themselves. Arman's fitness transformation started when he was 17, but it wasn't until 2011 when he was 19 that he started lifting and dieting correctly.
Arman remembers well the exact moment that he knew he wanted to make a change in his life. In his words, "I knew when I set on the football field for Pennsbury High School my freshman year that I had to grow. Immediately after, I fell in love with the weight room."
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COVID-19 in South Dakota: 105 new positive cases; Death toll rises to 141; Active cases at 987
by: KELOLAND News
Posted: Aug 6, 2020 / 11:05 AM CDT / Updated: Aug 6, 2020 / 12:18 PM CDT
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Four new COVID-19 deaths were reported in South Dakota, bringing the state's total to 141 deaths. The new deaths were announced in Thursday's update from the South Dakota Department of Health.
Of the four new deaths, four were woman, three in the 80+ age range and one 70-79. Two were in Pennington County, one was in Minnehaha County and one in Oglala Lakota County.
There were 105 new positive SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, cases announced Thursday, which brought that state's total to 9,273, up from Wednesday (9,168). South Dakota now has 8,145 total recoveries from the virus, 65 more than Wednesday (8,080).
Active coronavirus cases increased to 987, up from Wednesday (951).
Current hospitalizations are at 44, up from Wednesday (43). Total hospitalizations increased to 861, up from Wednesday (856).
In South Dakota, 108,301 people have tested negative, up from Wednesday (107,206). On Thursday, a total of 1,200 new total tests were reported.
by KELOLAND News / Jan 17, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Twenty-three more COVID-19 deaths were reported, as active cases in the state continue to remain below 5,000. The last time South Dakota had fewer than 5,000 active cases was on October 8.
On Saturday, 266 new total coronavirus cases were announced bringing the state's total case count to 105,544, up from Saturday (105,278). Total recovered cases are now at 99,226, up from Saturday (98,808).
South Dakota sees fast vaccine delivery, faces rural test
by The Associated Press, Stephen Groves / Jan 16, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota is looking to build on one of the nation's fastest COVID-19 vaccinations rollouts to date by making shots available to a much larger group of people.
Some health care providers are cautioning that vulnerable people in rural areas could be left behind in the rush.
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Four more COVID-19 deaths were reported, as active cases in the state remain below 5,000. The last time South Dakota had fewer than 5,000 active cases was on October 8.
On Saturday, 341 new total coronavirus cases were announced bringing the state's total case count to 105,278, up from Friday (104,937). Total recovered cases are now at 98,808, up from Friday (98,576).
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Der 531 km lange Karassuk () ist ein Fluss im Südosten des Westsibirischen Tieflands (Russland, Asien).

Der Karassuk entspringt etwa 100 km südwestlich von Nowosibirsk auf etwa  Höhe. Er fließt – immer auf dem Territorium der Oblast Nowosibirsk – in einem weiten Tal in südwestlicher Richtung durch den Südteil der Barabasteppe, vorbei an den Rajonverwaltungszentren Kotschki und Krasnosjorskoje sowie der Stadt Karassuk, bis er sich in einem abflusslosen Becken mit kleineren Seen und Sümpfen an der kasachischen Grenze verliert (auf etwa ). Bei hohem Wasserstand fließt ein Teil des Wassers östlich der Stadt Karassuk in südlicher Richtung über den Tschuman () zum Fluss Burla (), ein anderer Teil in nördlicher Richtung über den Arm Baganjonok () zum Fluss Bagan ().

Das Einzugsgebiet des Karassuk umfasst 11.300 km². Im Unterlauf nimmt die Wasserführung des Flusses durch Versickerung und Verdunstung kontinuierlich ab: zuletzt ist er nur noch etwa 15 m breit, 2 m tief, die Fließgeschwindigkeit beträgt 0,1 m/s. Der Karassuk hat keine größeren Nebenflüsse.

Am Unterlauf des Flusses liegen Stadt und Eisenbahnknotenpunkt Karassuk, wo der Fluss von den Eisenbahnstrecken Tatarskaja – Kulunda und Omsk – Barnaul (einem Teilstück der Südsibirischen Eisenbahn) überquert wird.

Das in der Waldsteppenzone gelegene Quellgebiet des Karassuk wurde am 26. März 2007 durch den Gouverneur der Oblast Nowosibirsk, Wiktor Tolokonski, zu einem besonders schützenswerten Territorium erklärt.

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Istanbul: divided on two fronts
Posted 29 June 2021 6:50 GMT 1	 · Written by Arzu Geybullayeva
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Turkey, Development, Economics & Business, Governance, Human Rights, LGBTQ+, Politics, Protest, Pride 2021: Growing visibility, increasing attacks
Istanbul Pride March by Lubunya licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
As President Erdogan was delivering a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony [1] for Turkey's controversial mega-development project Canal Istanbul, scores of Istanbul residents, were inhaling [2] tear gas and being hit with rubber bullets while celebrating Pride on Saturday, June 26. According to some reports [2], 25 people were detained and several journalists reportedly faced police violence. One resident was detained [3] after complaining to the police that a child was sleeping inside, as they threw sound bombs.
The weekend's incidents demonstrate the stark divisions within Istanbul. While the new Canal pitted scores of residents, opposition politicians, and experts opposing the plan against a government determined to pursue its project; the Pride march too was a division between a society embracing LGBTQI+ equality versus the police, ordered to prevent it at all costs per the government's orders.
A Saturday to remember
With the Canal Istanbul project, Turkey plans to create a massive man-made canal connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The groundbreaking kicked off the multi-part project, which will begin with the construction of the Sazlidere Bridge that will cross over the planned waterway.
Despite mounting criticisms [4] against the construction of the Canal Istanbul due to potential environmental and political issues, on June 26, Erdogan, the President and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said [1], "Today we are laying the foundations of one of the exemplary canals in the world." The project will be completed by 2027 said the President and will "save the future of Istanbul to ensure the safety of life and property of Istanbul's Bosporus and the citizens around it."
The President's speech, however, was not just about the bright future awaiting Istanbul and its residents. He also derided the main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), for opposing the project in the first place. "Yes, the CHP. They have blocked every step […] And those supporting them? They are all trying to think of ways to block things," said [5] Erdogan, while attributing the construction and development projects [6] carried out in recent years as a result of AKP's leadership including the new airport and a third bridge [7] connecting Istanbul's two continents. "I put aside their ineptitude in politics, and in producing projects, they say whatever comes to their mind, ignoring state morals […] These are rookies in the truest sense. They have no idea how to manage a government."
CHP's Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu described [8] the ceremony as an "illusion [8]" comparing the Sazlidere Bridge groundbreaking ceremony to a highway project [9] unrelated to Canal Istanbul that's been slow to materialize [10] due to Turkey's economic troubles [11]. "The construction of a bridge here has nothing to do with the canal project. It's something to do with the road hub," he said at a news conference on Thursday.
Marching for Pride
On the other side of the city, Istanbul's Pride march this Saturday was very different to that in New York, Berlin, Paris, and elsewhere in Europe. Here, there was no room for rainbows or celebration. Instead, police rounded up the Pride march participants with unmatched force and disdain.
Police use force to break up banned Gay Pride rally in Istanbul https://t.co/m728pRmZYn [12] pic.twitter.com/zx0Otj09WX [13]
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 27, 2021 [14]
One man, standing [15] in front of the police, begged the police to answer why he was not allowed to march in his own country. "Move, let us pass. Why can't I walk in my own country? Why? We are not doing anything to you! We are not harming anyone!" he said.
The American pop star Madonna noted the excessive police presence on Saturday on her Instagram stories:
A screenshot from Madonna's Instagram stories.
Among those who were battered by the police, was photojournalist Bulent Kilic who was forcefully pressed [16] against the ground, with police pushing down on his neck. Kilic, desperate for air, was screaming, "I can't breathe!"
The Deputy Minister of the Interior, Mehmet Ersoy, dismissed the journalist's claims of violence:
İzinsiz gösteri sırasında polise direnenleri gözaltına almak zorbalık değildir…
Esas zorbalık, toplumda iktidara tepki uyandırmak adına, hiçbir sınır tanımadan kurumlarımıza fütursuzca, her türlü yalana sarılarak saldırıp sonrasında özür dileyecek erdemi gösterememektir. pic.twitter.com/nmfWfLHZPu [17]
— Mehmet Ersoy (@mehmetersoy57) June 27, 2021 [18]
It is not violence to detain those who resist the police during an unauthorized demonstration. The real violence is recklessly attacking our institutions, with lies, for the sake of provoking anti-government sentiments, and lack the merit to apologize later.
Kilic is determined [19] to seek justice in his case.
Meanwhile, despite police violence, Istanbul did end up celebrating Pride:
19. İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü 26 Haziran günü gerçekleşti. Polisin bütün baskısına rağmen, gaz bombalarına dans ederek cevap veren, İstanbul sokaklarını renkleri ile boyayan ve onur, eşitlik için mücadele eden tüm Lübunya'lara selam olsun #Pride2021 [20] #lubunyasokakta [21] #onurhaftasi [22] pic.twitter.com/60HbFds71R [23]
— reflekt (@reflekttv) June 27, 2021 [24]
Istanbul's 19th Pride march took place on June 26. Greetings to all Lubanyas [a slang word used for gay men] who despite all the police pressure, responded to tear gas with dance, painting the streets of Istanbul into the rainbow colors, and fighting for equality.
URL to article: https://globalvoices.org/2021/06/29/istanbul-divided-on-two-fronts/
[1] groundbreaking ceremony: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-to-lay-foundation-for-canal-istanbul-165835
[2] inhaling: https://www.dw.com/en/istanbul-authorities-fire-tear-gas-make-arrests-at-pride-march/a-58061080
[3] detained: https://dokuz8haber.net/gundem/ses-bombasina-cocuk-uyuyor-diye-tepki-gosteren-yurttas-gozaltina-alindi/
[4] mounting criticisms: https://globalvoices.org/2021/04/25/experts-warn-turkeys-ambitious-istanbul-kanal-will-result-in-environmental-destruction-and-open-a-geopolitical-can-of-worms/
[5] said: https://t24.com.tr/haber/kanal-istanbul-un-temeli-atiliyor,961846
[6] construction and development projects: https://time.com/5783560/canal-istanbul-erdogan-imamoglu-infrastructure/
[7] third bridge: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-bridge-idUSKCN1111QZ
[8] described: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/26/turkey-erdogan-takes-first-step-in-controversial-istanbul-canal-project
[9] highway project: https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/06/the-kanal-istanbul-project-starts-with-the-construction-of-a-bridge.html
[10] materialize: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kanal-istanbul-project-kicks-off-with-bridge-construction-2021-06-26/
[11] economic troubles: https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-history-of-erratic-economic-policy-erdogan-plunges-turkey-into-fresh-turmoil-11616599501
[12] https://t.co/m728pRmZYn: https://t.co/m728pRmZYn
[13] pic.twitter.com/zx0Otj09WX: https://t.co/zx0Otj09WX
[14] June 27, 2021: https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1409070598169534469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[15] standing: https://www.duvarenglish.com/why-cant-i-walk-in-my-own-country-pride-marcher-confronts-police-after-brutality-video-57964
[16] forcefully pressed: https://www.duvarenglish.com/i-cant-breathe-turkish-police-detain-afp-photojournalist-during-pride-march-news-57961
[17] pic.twitter.com/nmfWfLHZPu: https://t.co/nmfWfLHZPu
[18] June 27, 2021: https://twitter.com/mehmetersoy57/status/1409131816506830848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[19] determined: https://www.dw.com/tr/gazeteci-b%C3%BClent-k%C4%B1l%C4%B1%C3%A7-polisten-%C5%9Fik%C3%A2yet%C3%A7i-oldu/a-58063574
[20] #Pride2021: https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride2021?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[21] #lubunyasokakta: https://twitter.com/hashtag/lubunyasokakta?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[22] #onurhaftasi: https://twitter.com/hashtag/onurhaftasi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[23] pic.twitter.com/60HbFds71R: https://t.co/60HbFds71R
[24] June 27, 2021: https://twitter.com/reflekttv/status/1409242970268839941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


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BIG NEWS FOR PEOPLE GOING TO ANTHROCON!!
I will be hosting an AnthroCon panel all about Concession! Sunday morning, 11-12, probably in the Somerset room (check the schedule at the con).
This is absolutely tremendously fantastic news in many ways. I hope to see lots of you there. Brings your friends, even if they don't read the comic! And then we'll all storm some restaurant afterwards!


I am excited to invited you to join us for a 2 day workshop in Joseph, Oregon where you will have the opportunity to learn how to build yourself a custom designed and custom fitted lifetime quality hat. Participants will learn basic hat making skills using original, early 1900s hatters equipment and using methods that have been passed down from generation to generation of hatters.
I have had the distinct honor of apprenticing with several master hatters over the course of my development as a hatter. In this workshop I will be teaching you the fundamentals of hatmaking which I have absorbed over the years, and the unique techniques I have developed through my own trials. The workshop is limited to 5 participants each weekend so that I can give proper one-on-one instruction and attention to each participant, so together we can create the hat of your dreams which will last you not only your lifetime, but will be passed on to the next.
Each participant will get to choose the color of their 100x Premium beaver felt, what they would like to stamp on their sweat band in gold foil, the color of silk liner, style of hat shape they will be creating, and hatband they will adorn on their handcrafted creation. Participants will also be taught basic hat maintenance tricks and at home DIY skills.
The cost of workshop covers all materials for 100x Premium Beaver hat and leather hatband (retails for $1000) two days of instruction and beverages.
Lodging and meals are not included in the cost of workshop.
Our day will begin at 9 am and generally we end at 6 pm. We will take a lunch break and beverages will be provided.
– If you are interested in a more rustic experience, we may partner with Crow Creek Ranch and offer canvas wall tent accommodations. Please keep in mind that conditions in the Spring may still be chilly in this area of Oregon.
Due to the overwhelming response to these workshops, I must differentiate who this workshop is for, and who it is not for.
Many novice hatmakers have reached out about joining these workshops. One day I will take on an apprentice or apprentices in the way that I was taught, but that is not what these workshops are. These workshops are an opportunity to share a rare experience for folks to build something they will wear for the rest of their lives.
This workshop is not for novice, aspiring or working hatmakers, please respect my intentions in offering this to people for which this will be a very out-of-the-ordinary experience for.
If you are a novice, aspiring or working hatmaker interested in apprenticing, please email me directly at catehavstad@gmail.com and we can discuss this for the future. The format, pricing and structure of me teaching other hatters will be very different from this experience.
The first ever Build Your Own Custom Hat Workshop participants wearing their hats outside of the airstream workshop.


I saw a bunch of examples showing how to add the possibility to filter records in a grid, but not exactly what I'm looking for. These examples allow the user to do it themselves, but I'd rather have it set arbitrarily.
Say, I have two grids using the same store.
One grid should show the record of the store whose value (enabled) is 1, and the other grid should show the records of the same store whose "enabled" field is 0.


Please visit the MFA|EDA2016 website for the full lineup of exhibitions, performances, screenings, and talks.
This spring, Duke University's MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts will celebrate the successes of the class of 2016 in MFA|EDA 2016, the program's annual thesis exhibition on view from March 25-April 24.
Featuring site-specific projects by sixteen MFA|EDA graduating students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation, sculpture, photography, print-making, interactive arts, performance, sound, and multimedia, over the course of five weeks across Duke's campus and downtown Durham.
The exhibition continues through March and April with a series of receptions, film premieres, and artist-talks at venues including The Carrack Modern Art, SPECTRE Arts, the Fredric Jameson Gallery, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Cassilhaus, Full Frame Theater and the Power Plant Gallery at the American Tobacco Campus.


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Why Use Safety Shrouds with Static Mixers?
Safety shrouds should be used when dispensing two part adhesives through a static mixer from meter mix equipment. Meter mix equipment can create high pressure situations that can cause a static mixer to expand or even burst. Safety shrouds not only make dispensing with meter mix equipment safer, they insure the mixer does not expand causing adhesive to go around the mixing elements instead of through them. This insures optimal mixing and dispensing of your two part material.


It being a Monday night when I'm in the Bay Area, I would normally be found at the meeting of the Bay Area Science Fiction Association. However, today I have to work at our Mountain View/Sunnyvale offices all day, and the BASFA meeting is in Milpitas. And there's a 49ers football game in Santa Clara this evening. No way am I going to go get stuck in Game Day traffic. It would be different if I had to be at the Fremont warehouse today, but that's not the case.


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The big day is finally here! You want to be prepared and get off to a good start right away with your new puppy. Here are some tips to make things go smoothly.
The ride home – If you have a helper to drive, the drive isn't too long, and the puppy is tired and/or calm you can try holding the puppy on your lap. Otherwise you'll need a crate or at least a cardboard box to contain the puppy. If you use a box, put some plastic under it just in case. Place a thick towel at the bottom of the crate or box to give the pup good footing and to catch any accidents. If your trip will take more than an hour, plan to make a potty stop (or two) along the way. I would avoid highway rest areas as they are frequented by lots of dogs and your puppy doesn't have full immunity yet. If possible, opt for a quiet grassy area instead. Be sure your puppy is wearing identification and has a secure collar or harness.
At the house – Your first order of business should always be a potty trip outside. You want to start a good habit right away. So choose the door you will regularly use for potty trips and consistently take the pup out that door. Consistency is everything when training! Don't ever forget that. If your puppy has already been trained to potty pads, read Potty Pad Training for Puppies. If you have family and kids waiting to meet the puppy arrange for everyone to sit down in a circle (outdoors if possible) with your pup in the middle. Each person can have a few tiny morsels of something yummy to feed the pup, but allow the puppy to decide to go and visit each person. That means the kids have to wait patiently and not overwhelm it. After 15-20 minutes of this the pup will need another potty break and then a rest period. You can sit with him in your long-term confinement area (see Preparing for Puppy), but try to remain calm and detached so the pup will settle and rest. As much as the kids will want to play with the puppy non-stop, they will have to learn that puppies get tired and need naps – just like young babies do. Teaching both the pup and the kids self-control will be one of your biggest challenges. Be calm, patient, and consistent with them all.
The first night – If your pup has not been introduced to the crate by his breeder, be prepared for a good deal of fussing and crying. Make sure to take the pup out to potty before bedtime. I have found that many pups do best if you engage in a bit of lullaby and cuddle time before bed. Your goal is to quiet and relax the puppy, so soften the lights, turn off the TV, and relax yourself. When the puppy is sleepy, slip him into his prepared crate near your bed. Continue to sit with him until he falls asleep, then softly secure the door closed. Be prepared for him to wake up crying in a couple of hours. If possible, set your alarm and get the pup up and out for a potty trip before he wakes up. Afterwards, calmly put him back into his crate and sit near him, without interacting with him, until he settles again. You may also want to make a "sock puppy" as a sleeping buddy for your new puppy.
Setting the tone – It takes about three weeks for a dog to settle into a new home. During this time you are dealing with a small creature that doesn't speak your language or understand your rules or expectations. Therefore you must be extra patient in showing him what is expected while also being careful to set him up to succeed. This generally means restricting his freedom to safe areas and watching him like a hawk. The biggest mistake people make with a new puppy or dog is allowing them too much freedom too soon. While your goal may be for the pup to have free run of your house, it can take months before that's reasonable, possible, or recommended. Set realistic expectations for your puppy. They are not adult dogs in small bodies any more than kids are adults in small bodies. I don't expect puppies to have the mind/body awareness necessary for true house training until they are at least 12 weeks old (longer for the toy breeds). Until that time, their success at being clean in the house is entirely up to you. The more you are able to be calm, confident and consistent, the faster your pup will learn how to act in your home.
Reward behavior you like. Every interaction you have with your puppy is a learning opportunity. If you make a point of telling the puppy all the good things he is doing you will be giving him attention (something all puppies crave) for the things you like. Adding a tiny morsel of something yummy further rewards and reinforces his good behavior.
Ignore or prevent behavior you don't like. This is the point of all that puppy-proofing. It helps prevent your puppy from practicing unwanted behaviors. If you calmly redirect your pup to an appropriate chew item when he's investigating his world, he will develop good chew toy habits. Remember he can't think like we do. Don't give him an old shoe to chew on, thinking he will understand the difference between that and your new Ferragamos or Jimmy Chus. Avoid getting yourself into the "no" habit. Saying "no" is just another form of attention for the pup, and he may learn to be "naughty" just for the attention. That's why it's important to be proactive and focus on, emphasize, and reward his good behavior, rather than being reactive to his bad behavior.
Be proactive. Puppies are curious and busy. If we make a point of directing them into activities we like, we can avoid the common pitfall of chasing after them telling them "no" all the time. Make it a habit to keep your pup busy and actively engaged in something rather than overlooking his good behavior and waiting for him to make a mistake. Puppies are little learning sponges, so take advantage of this tendency and start teaching him right away. Puppy classes are great for this and for the important social experiences (for the puppy, not you).
Be clear and consistent. While puppies learn quickly, we can help them by being very clear about what the house "rules" are and being very consistent in our responses to their behavior. You will confuse him terribly and make your job much harder if you sometimes allow him to jump on you and other times get upset when he jumps on you. So decide as a family what is and isn't acceptable in your house and stick with it. Along with this you will all need to use the same cues (words) to tell him what you want. If one person says "down" to mean "lay on the floor" and another uses "down" to mean "get off the couch", your puppy will be thoroughly confused in no time. Dogs can learn lots of cue words but each word can only have one meaning. It may help to make a list of the words you want to teach and what each word means.
Arm yourself with resources – I encourage you to enroll your puppy in a positive puppy kindergarten as soon as possible. This will help you learn how to communicate with your puppy and give your puppy some much needed social experiences. If you haven't done so already, get a couple of good books like The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller or How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks by Ian Dunbar. Then join my Start Puppy Training list at Yahoo for help and support.
Puppies are adorable, exciting, and fun, but they can also be challenging, exhausting, and messy. Don't be discouraged; the time you invest in teaching your puppy good manners and proper habits will pay off for years to come as you enjoy a lifetime of love and companionship with the well-mannered adult dog your puppy will have become.
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Great puppy tips! From bedding and grooming to bowls and toys and puppy proofing, there are lots of things a dog owner should know to keep a dog healthy, happy and content.


This article is sponsored by Bark Busters.
This is an area where there is a parallel between dogs and people. If you have a mentally stimulating day where your brain really gets a workout, you are usually very tired and ready to just relax. If you don't have any mental stimulation, you have more energy at the end of the day. The same holds true with your dog.
Have you noticed that a physical workout energizes you? The physical conditioning builds more stamina. It's the same with dogs. There is a point where the exercise will tire them, but it takes a lot! Dogs can run and run for hours and still be ready for more, but 10 to 15 minutes of making them concentrate and THINK is exhausting, and they'll be ready for a nap. Just as the physical exercise will give you and your dog physical stamina, exercising the brain will build mental stamina.
So, how can you exercise your dog's brain? Obedience training is one great way. Making your dog sit and stay, correcting his mistakes and praising him for the right behavior is a great way of stimulating his brain. Your dog needs to think about what he's doing and he needs to concentrate. He doesn't want a correction. He wants to be praised, so he has to think about what he's doing.
Puzzles are a great way to mentally stimulate your dog's brain. Take one of his favorite treats, let him sniff it and then hide it. Let him try to find it or tie it inside an old towel and make him figure out how to get it out.
A very slow walk—making sure he is right next to you—is another brain-stimulating exercise. The slower you walk, the more your dog has to think about what he's doing. We've seen, over and over again, very high-energy dogs crash as soon as they come back from a very structured five- to ten-minute walk. A "power walk" will give them more energy, but a walk that requires brain power will be exhausting.
Scatter feeding is another great mental game. Your dog will have to search for his supper. Scatter feeding also works well if your dog has a tendency to wolf down his food. We've never met a dog that didn't love this game.
The more you exercise your dog's brain, the happier and calmer he'll be. He does need physical exercise, just as we do, but he also needs mental stimulation. Dogs who are bored are more likely get into trouble.
If your dog is digging or chewing inappropriate items or if he's running all over the house out of control, look at the mental side of the equation. A mentally stimulated dog is a tired dog and a tired dog is a calm dog. A calm dog is a happy dog and that's what we all want.
Maxine Medaglia is a dog behavioral therapist and trainer with Bark Busters, the world's largest dog training company. Bark Busters trainers, who have trained more than 1,000,000 dogs worldwide, are renowned authorities in correcting dog behavior with all-natural, dog-friendly methods. Bark Busters training is the only service of its kind that offers a written lifetime guarantee. For more information, call 1-877-500-BARK (2275) or visit www.BarkBusters.com.


This video was shot with a Blackmagic Ursa Mini, which retails for $6,000. Lenses on major productions can easily run into 6 figures, but let's assume they're using something on the lower end of cine lenses like a Canon prime ($4,000). They're using a gimbal, and I'd bet it's something in the range of a Ronin or a MōVI ($7,000), fpr which the operator will need a monitor to see what he's shooting ($1,000). There are lights overhead, probably Kino Flos or similar ($3,000). Lastly, you can figure another $1,000-$2,000 for all the necessary accessories; batteries, media, stands, cables, and cases. Total: $23,000 (kit fee: $230).
Chris is singing into an AEA KU4, which retails for $4,500. The piano's being captured by two AEA R84's, which retail for $1,000 each. Let's keep it simple and assume this is all being provided by the studio at their day rate ($600).
Let's assume $600 for the camera op as he'll be there for the full shoot, $600 to the colorist/editor as it's a single shot, and $300 (half day) to the mix engineer as it's only 3 channels.
I'm going to round down the kit fee to $200, which gives us a grand total of $2,200.
I count five cameras in this one; assuming Ursa Minis with lenses, that's a total of $50K. One of those is on a dolly, so add $5K. There are overhead lights out of frame illuminating the band, and you can see a row of tungsten bulbs behind the artists; assuming they're comparable to Arri 300's, that would add about $2Kto the lighting total, bringing it to $5K-$7K. With this number of cameras, I'd (conservatively) add $10K to cover monitors, viewfinders, batteries, media, tripods, stands, and cables. Total: $75K (kit fee: $750).
I see a KU4 & a 4099 on the sax, N22's on overheads, guitar cab & snare, an N8 on piano & rack tom, an R84 on floor tom, and an R88 capturing the room. Again, let's say it's all being covered by the studio; 17 Hertz doesn't advertise their rates, so let's say $600 for the day.
With 5 camera ops, let's assume $600 for the director and $300 each for the other four. With multiple angles to match, a colorist would take a day ($600) to grade the footage, and I'd guess an editor would take at least as long to cut everything together. And another full day to the mix engineer, as there are a lot of elements to balance here.
Adding up the rental and labor costs, we're looking at around $5,000 for this multi-camera shoot.
Now, I'm not working at this level and I didn't do the shoot myself, so I can't guarantee that those numbers are accurate. But even if I'm off by 50%, those figures might be much higher than you'd have guessed. There's no way around that; shoots like this involve expensive equipment in purpose-built spaces with experienced people. I hope these numbers help put the value of video and audio work into perspective!


Use this infographic to help you find conversations and build a following on Twitter.
Twitter is a popular and potentially useful way for educators to share ideas, best practices and other resources to improve teaching and learning in the nation's classrooms — but only if they know how to find their way around.
With nearly 300 million active users, the social network with the 140-character limit has something for everyone. That might sound like a good thing. But, trust me when I say that mindlessly scrolling through your Twitter feed at 2 a.m. is not the path to educational enlightenment.
To get involved in the conversation, and find the information that truly matters, you have to learn the hashtags. You probably already know some of them. #edchat and #edtech are among the most popular online search terms for our audience. But what about #gtchat, the search term for gifted and talented students, or #ntchat, the online designation for new teachers?
Below is a printable list of two dozen of the most popular education-related hashtags for K–12 and higher education. Originally compiled by the editors of Edudemic and Online College Courses, the list is color-coded and includes a key to help you decide how and when to use each one.


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Property Industry Leads Most Successful Wipeout Dementia to Date - $205,000 Raised 26 Nov 2019
Research Reveals No Link Between Statins and Memory Loss 19 Nov 2019
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Pictured L-R: Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev AM, Richard Grellman AM & Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty AO.
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Richard Grellman AM has been awarded the University's highest honour in recognition of his eminent services to both the Australian community and to UNSW Sydney's Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA).
At the UNSW Medicine graduation ceremony on Monday, 6 May, the University's Chancellor, David Gonski AC, awarded Richard Grellman a Doctor of the University, honoris causa, for his extraordinary support of the Centre's research activities, and his exemplary service to the broader community in promoting healthy ageing and destigmatising dementia.
"A powerful advocate for societal change, Richard has dedicated himself to campaigns that highlight the risk factors for dementia and the need to actively reduce one's own risk of dementia, particularly as Ambassador for the highly successful Wipeout Dementia surf fundraiser," said Dean of Medicine, Professor Rodney Phillips, in the citation commending Mr Grellman.
Professor Phillips told the audience that as a highly regarded corporate leader and strategic thinker, Mr Grellman was capable of dealing with just about any crisis, but admits nothing could have prepared him for adjusting to his wife's dementia.
"Suellen Grellman was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's disease and moved into a residential care facility aged just 63. Her specialist physician was UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Professor Henry Brodaty AO.
Richard admits that watching his wife's deterioration has been a journey with no guiding compass, but with his characteristic determination he has, since 2014, channelled his remarkable energy toward seeking philanthropic support for research undertaken by the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing; which has assisted in the procurement of millions of dollars for the Centre. Beyond Richard's charitable role in the field of dementia as Spokesman for The Dementia Momentum initiative at this Centre, he also sits on the Board of the National Health and Medical Research Council National Institute for Dementia Research," said Professor Phillips.
In his Occasional Address, Mr Grellman said he was humbled by the singular honour and felt most unworthy but nonetheless immensely grateful to the Council of UNSW for bestowing upon him the degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa.
"I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to support the work of UNSW in the field of dementia research. Through the wonderful work undertaken by CHeBA, its Co-Directors Scientia Professors Henry Brodaty and Perminder Sachdev and their highly committed colleagues, it has been and continues to be a privilege to play a small part. Given that my role as Spokesman for The Dementia Momentum has focussed on corporate engagement and improving awareness of aspects of dementia and also fundraising for research, I needed a person within CHeBA to assist me and Heidi Douglass has been this person. A very significant part of what has been achieved is directly attributable to Heidi and her energetic and creative support. I also acknowledge the many hundreds of people and organisations who have donated to this cause, some of whom are here today," said Mr Grellman.
In a heart-warming moment Mr Grellman dedicated his honorary doctorate to wife Suellen and acknowledged his children James, Sarah and Ben for their encouragement for his involvement with CHeBA as well as their active participation in events.
Mr Grellman spoke sincerely to the University graduates, acknowledging their milestone and offered up his personal advice on how to make the most of opportunities around careers, particularly by looking after their own health, cultivating special relationships throughout life and developing one's own spirituality.
"This may be your own faith journey which, if you have a personal belief system, will only grow if you foster it. But I would broaden this area out to include anything that does not feed your bank account. Volunteering/community service/not-for-profits, environmental issues or supporting that elderly neighbour," said Mr Grellman.
"I encourage each of you to keep these thoughts in mind going forward. Whatever you call it, work/life balance is not just a quip; strive for it," he said.
Mr Grellman concluded by wishing all graduates every success as they move into the next chapter of your lives and concurred with the Chancellor's suggestion to stay actively engaged with the University.
"Following this ceremony, don't simply walk through the gate never to return. Instead, find ways to remain involved as proud and respected alumni and allow yourselves the advantage of developing a lifelong and rewarding connection with the UNSW," said Mr Grellman.
CHeBA's Co-Directors Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty and Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev, along with Heidi Douglass, congratulated Dr Grellman on this very well-deserved honour.
"He is an extraordinary and compassionate individual who, while dealing with the heartbreaking complexities of young onset Alzheimer's disease, has been able to not only drive significant funding to CHeBA's research, but also dedicated himself to CHeBA's vision and key messages and represented on every single occasion requested of him," said Mrs Douglass.
"We would certainly not have achieved the level of support or interest across our corporate and community outreach without Richard Grellman."
Watch the ceremony at UNSW Graduation 6 May 2019 [scroll to 1:12:37 for Mr Grellman's award].
For more information about The Dementia Momentum, of which Dr Grellman is Spokesman, visit The Dementia Momentum website.
For more information about Wipeout Dementia, of which Dr Grellman is Ambassador, visit the Wipeout Dementia website.
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Asia In-Depth Podcast: Maria Ressa on Declining Press Freedom in the Philippines
Maria Ressa, editor and CEO of Rappler, prepares to speak to reporters after being convicted for cyber libel at a regional trial court on June 15, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
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Journalist Maria Ressa is no stranger to working under difficult conditions. As the CEO of Rappler, an independent news site in The Phillippines, Ressa has braved enormous pressure — and even threats to her physical safety — to oversee coverage of (among other issues) President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs. Her journalism has made Ressa something of a global icon for press freedom.
Now, Ressa may be facing her biggest challenge yet. On June 15th, she and a colleague were found guilty of "cyber-libel" for a 2012 article alleging that a prominent Filipino businessman had links to illegal drugs and human trafficking. Never mind that the article in question was published months before the law existed — prosecutors said that the correction of a typo in the piece two years later gave them jurisdiction. Ressa, who didn't write, edit, or supervise the article, faces a fine of 8,000 dollars and up to six years in prison.
In this episode of Asia In-Depth, we'll hear an Asia Society conversation between Ressa and NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt that was recorded in late May by our colleagues at Asia Society Northern California. The conversation focused on the declining state of press freedom in the Philippines as well how Facebook — practically synonymous with the internet in the country — has had a pernicious role in spreading misinformation.
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Matt Schiavenza is the Assistant Director of Content at Asia Society and Senior Editor of Asia Society Magazine. His work has appeared at The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, The New Republic, The Wire China, and strategy + business among other publications.


A while ago we did a really spectacular job for the Texas Ranger's lobby. They came back to us, very happy with the custom wallpaper, but feeling like the elevators left a really big hole in the custom wallpaper look. They asked us if the elevator doors could be done in custom wallpaper too.
We produced adhesive vinyl for the elevator doors. Since our systems are all calibrated to reproduce the same color on any of our materials, they match very well. The Rangers have their elevator doors to match the rest of the lobby wallpaper, and the look is complete!
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In 2016 Barker College entered into a new approach to Indigenous education with the establishment of the Darkinjung Barker School for K-6 Indigenous students at Yarramalong on the Central Coast. The NSW Central Coast, North Coast and Wollongong account for almost a third of the entire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
The establishment of this unique school is a result of the support of the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council, the local community and parents, and of the Barker Council, staff, students, parents and alumni. There is high commitment by all.
A priority for this school is the development of strong foundational skills in literacy and numeracy for Indigenous students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our intent is to instil a confidence to learn and a desire to learn.
The experience of Barker's Head of School, Mr Phillip Heath, in establishing Gawura at St Andrews Cathedral School highlights that Indigenous programs must be in and of the community. Each community is very different, faces different issues, and our program is structured to this particular community. However the Barker philosophy will still apply at Yarramalong – a commitment to all students being the best they can be.
Both Darkinjung and Barker recognise the importance of upholding Aboriginal cultural identities as we strive to close the gap educationally. There is a shared vision of creating a two-way partnership where we can learn from one another in an educational model that is unique in Australia.