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Becoming a doctor from philosophy
Clancy Martin recently published an article in the Atlantic titled "Playing with Plato," in which he both reviews Rebecca Goldstein's new book Plato at the Googleplex (which I have not read) and argues that the philosophical questions confronted by the historical philosophers are still relevant to modern day life (a point for which I have great sympathy). To me, however, the most interesting part of his article was the first sentence:
"When I was 21, I was trying to decide whether to become a doctor or a philosophy professor."
He goes on to explain that, during this process, he got two conflicting pieces of advice. From his business-minded brother: "Be practical. Books are dangerous things. Just because it's on paper, you think it's true." And from his "New Age guru" father: "Be a professor. You'll never be rich, but you'll be doing what you love: reading and writing. You get summers off. It's a good life." In the end, Martin followed his father's advice and, by all accounts, has achieved a far bit of professional success.
Understanding why I was fascinated by this brief introduction to Martin's article requires a little background: when I was 22, I walked away from four years of undergraduate study (read: obsession) and an offer to attend a Ph.D. program in Boston to return to school and become a physician. It wasn't an easy choice. I suffered through more than one sleepless night. I sought a lot of advice. Much of it was in line with what Martin relays: "You'll never find a job" versus "Do what makes you happy." In the end, I found that, unlike Martin, neither of these lines of reasoning was, well, reasonable.
What eventually caused me to I walk away from academic philosophy was, ironically, philosophy itself. For me, books were indeed dangerous. But they didn't ruin my sense of practicality and worldliness, as Martin's brother feared. Rather, they shattered the idyllic vision I had of my career, lounging in the quad reading Spinoza and taking research trips to Greece. I imagined that what drove me was the possibility of changing young minds via the lectern and the pen. But the more I thought and the more I struggled, the more I realized that my motivation to enter academic philosophy was exactly as Martin's father suggested: I wanted to spend my life reading and writing and I wanted someone to pay me for it. Instead of being a noble pursuit, entering academic philosophy was the most selfish thing I could imagine doing.
Why did this bother me so much? Most careers are chosen for selfish reasons; they offer money or power or respect or some other end. Time and time again, however, I returned Plato's allegory of the cave and its enduring mystery: why, after climbing to the surface and seeing the beauty of the sun, would the philosopher return to the darkness of the cave and the danger of trying to free others? To me, this is similar to the great paradox of Buddhism: the quest for detachment from the worldly cycle of desire and suffering requires us to be moved with compassion for those around us.
My mentor, Frank Harrison, helped me see that the answer, first, last and always, is love. The kind of love that drives us upwards towards Martin's "eternal idea" should also drive us outwards towards our fellow man, who, in the words of Marcus Aurelius, "participate in the same intelligence and same portion of divinity" as we do.
So why couldn't my work with students and colleagues be my expression of this philosophical love? Because, by and large, they would be exactly like me: upper-middle class Caucasian males. Instead of practicing love for the other, I'd be practicing self-love under another name. Further, a long, hard look at academic philosophy lead me to conclude that being a philosophy professor and being a philosopher were distinct enterprises. Often, they can even be opposed. Recent events at the University of Colorado, Northwestern and Miami have only reinforced my belief that modern academic philosophy is a troubled system.
All this being said, I will not pretend for a moment that leaving philosophy for medicine was an act of self-immolation. The decision was difficult, but the human body is fascinating and medicine is challenging. I find the work fulfilling and am consequently no martyr. But this, I would argue, is the great genius of the Greeks and, perhaps, the idea we should most strive to reclaim: serving yourself and serving others are not mutually exclusive, but rather walk together like two feet. In the end, I left academic philosophy because I believed that I would not be happy there. I believed that becoming a physician would make me a better, wiser person. And, trying my best to love wisdom, what other choice could I make?
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I'm female and majored in philosophy, and I don't share most of your views of the discipline or your conclusion that pursuing it would be "selfish."
And while I don't doubt the occurrence of some of the events described at Colorado and elsewhere, I never encountered sexism in any of the three philosophy departments I encountered (I sat in on some graduate sessions while I was earning an advanced degree in writing at a third university). I did well and was treated respectfully by my professors.
Most practicing philosophers are faculty members, so I'm not sure where you're drawing the conclusion that being a philosophy professor and a philosopher are "distinct enterprises." In reality, they seldom are.
Perhaps I was fortunate enough to have professors who were both good teachers and good philosophers.
After all, think of some of those who were/are professional philosophers in university programs: Quine, Saul Kripke, Hilary Putnam, Martha Nussbaum…
Yes, mostly white men, but as one of two women undergraduates in the department where I finished my degree, I never felt isolated or like an outcast or disrespected in any way. (Well, with one exception: an unstable professor whose course I dropped, but that was the only counterexample I encountered, and it didn't happen because of my gender; I knew male students who also avoided him.)
Also, although the papers came pretty easily to me, too many people graduate from college without knowing how to make a solid written or oral argument. Intelligently discussing philosophy and writing philosophy papers demands those skills, and I taught them to my own undergraduates when they had to write argumentation papers.
I've never once regretted my major.
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Thanks for your comment. I think we're actually similar in the way we view philosophy. I've never once regretted the time I spent studying philosophy and I wouldn't trade it for the world, even as I slog through a lot of science material my (biochemistry major) classmates here at medical school have seen 2-3 times during undergrad. Despite seeing it for the first time, I think my background helps me process it in a way that they don't. Philosophy didn't just make me a better student, it made me a better person. If anyone ever asks me if they should major in philosophy, I say "If you love it? Absolutely."
Similarly, at the University of Georgia, we had several female brilliant faculty members. I also had numerous female and non-Caucasian classmates. Admittedly, they made up less than 10% of our major population. But they were still present.
My comments about the separation between being a philosopher and being a philosophy teacher were more to this point: philosophy is lived as much as it is studied. When I say that I will be more of a philosopher practicing medicine than teaching philosophy, I'm not pretending I'll be writing great works of philosophy when I come home from the hospital. Rather, my view of philosophy is such that, to be a philosopher, I need to practice compassion in a way I don't think is compatible with being a philosophy professor. I view philosophy as a higher calling, not as one academic subject among many. Which is why I left its academic study.
I'm also aware that basically everyone disagrees with me. Explaining my decision to professors who mentored me and other graduate/undergraduate students was awkward to say the least. I think a lot of them felt like I was accusing them of being selfish by extension (which, I think, may have driven your comment to some degree). But, as philosophy teaches us, everyone moves from different premises to different conclusions and the only way to resolve that conflict is through the dialectic. My conclusions are mine and your conclusions are yours and, when we get together, we do philosophy to the benefit of us both.
Even if its over the internet.
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One of the things I always liked about living in Germany is the near total absence of "convenience foods" in German supermarkets.
Instead of rows of ready-meals, the German supermarket tends to offer packets of pasta, bags of potatoes and a range of fresh produce with which the Hausfrau is supposed to feed her family.
Visiting friends and relatives in Britain became pure joy as other parents squirmed in embarrassment as their kids whined for tinned Thomas-the-Tank-Engine pasta shapes, while mine ate what was put in front of them (give or take a few exceptions like sprouts).
This, readers, is a packet of scrambled egg mix.
Now, I may not be the most accomplished chef on the planet, but I do know how to make scrambled egg. You break a couple of eggs into a bowl, add a splash of milk and a pinch of salt, mix it up and cook in a pan (or even easier – microwave for a minute or so). It's got to be one of the easiest things on earth.
Packet scrambled egg involves opening the packet and cooking it in the same way as with the real egg.
And once inside the package you find not just egg-extract, but reconstituted milk and a list the length of your arm of preservatives, colours and flavourings (well… I suppose they have to make it taste of egg somehow).
So I am struggling to work out how packet scrambled egg could possibly be considered more convenient than making real scrambled eggs… you know, using, like real eggs. And given the long list of additives… how it could be a superior product?
Not only that… a 3-egg portion costs more than a box of 10 eggs from the same supermarket.
Could anyone enlighten me as to who would buy this stuff?
I've been tagged by Nikki Pilkington.
This is a sort of playground game for bloggers… you chase each other round the internet, and if you get tagged you get to play "truth or dare". In this particular game I have to reveal 6 random things about myself… and then tag six more bloggers to do the same. By the laws of exponential calculus this means that in about a month the whole world will have revealed six facts each and none of us will actually be any wiser.
1. I am the granddaughter of one of the first ever international footballers. Really. My Grandad was trialled by Preston Northend in about 1910 and offered a place as striker in the first team. But his father wouldn't hear of it. So my Grandad ran away from home and joined the merchant navy. After a time he ended up in Germany and played football for F.C. Solingen between 1911 and 1914 (when he returned to England ahead of the outbreak of WW1).
2. I am married to a rock star. OK – you might not actually have heard of him. My husband sings and plays bass for a group called The Afflicted.
4. I once wrote an article in an academic journal on Dutch literature. It was about a medieval manuscript (currently in an archive in Amsterdam) telling the story of a young nun who fell in love and ran away from the monastry, became a prostitute, had seven children and then on returning to the monastery found the Virgin Mary had taken her place in her absence and nobody had notice she'd been gone. It's a cracking story. Shame they didn't have the Booker Prize in those days….
5. I once broke my thumb falling off a tandem. Yes.. I know, I know. Someone with my lack of physical co-ordination shouldn't have been on a tandem in the first place… frankly I was lucky it wasn't my neck that I broke. All I can say is, when flying at high speed through the air towards a gravelly road with a workman's hole in it, extending your thumb and expecting to make a soft landing on that digit alone is not a realistic option. Trust me… I've been there….
6. Osama bin Laden missed me. I was due to be in a meeting in the World Trade Center on the day it was bombed (not 9/11, but the time a couple of years before when a car bomb went off in the basement). At the time I was working for a big German bank and was in New York, supposed to be seeing one of their clients on one of the top floors of the WTC. I was in a taxi on the way there, but there was gridlock traffic. (It turned out to be because the area had been cordoned off following the explosion). Attempts to phone ahead to the client and apologise for lateness failed – no-one was answering the phone (in fact they were on a looooong walk down the dark, smoke-filled staircase). I never did get to meet that client.
3. ClickClackGorilla – because she finds ways to describe people and places that send shivers down your spine. And because she blogs about doing things the rest of us wouldn't dream of getting ourselves into – let alone in a foreign country….
5. Pasi in Finland – because he's green. And because he does cool things like keep ants and build saunas in the woods.
6. Deutschland über Elvis – the coolest blog-title and the funniest photos on the web.
I was gutted this week to learn of the death of Don LaFontaine – the voice of over 5000 movie trailers.
This, I think, would be the fitting tribute….


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NewsDesk Weekly – week ending 29 September 2017
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HIV Ireland calls for Government action as national survey finds stigma continues to impact on people living with HIV
September 27, 2017 /in HIV Ireland News, Press Release /by HIV Ireland
Press Release – 28th September 2017
17 per cent of HIV positive people say they have felt suicidal in the last year.
HIV Ireland is calling on the Government to provide additional resources for HIV prevention, education and care after its 'HIV in Ireland Survey 2017' revealed the impact that stigma continues to have on people living with the condition in this country. The survey, one of the most significant pieces of research on stigma and HIV knowledge to be carried out in Ireland in over a decade, will be launched this morning (28.09.17) at HIV Ireland's 30th Anniversary National Conference on HIV and Stigma. Among its findings are that 17 per cent of people living with HIV said they felt suicidal in the last year; a quarter are not comfortable with their own HIV positive status; more than half are single, and a third had experienced being rejected in a relationship due to their HIV status.
Commenting, HIV Ireland's executive director, Niall Mulligan said: "This survey is of crucial importance in highlighting the need for policy makers and politicians to understand the impact that HIV-related stigma is having on people living with the condition. When 17 per cent of people living with HIV say they have felt suicidal in the last year, compared to a national average of four per cent, it's time to open our eyes to the damage that HIV-related stigma is having on people's lives. The Government urgently needs to provide additional resources within the areas of HIV prevention, education, community testing, counselling, mediation and human rights advocacy."
The 'HIV in Ireland 2017 Survey' was undertaken to identify levels of knowledge, and attitudes to HIV, within the whole population, as well as recording the experiences of people living with HIV. Some 1,013 people responded to the general survey and 168 people responded to the survey specifically for people living with HIV.
Among the general population, the research found varying degrees of knowledge about HIV. Younger people were found to have less correct knowledge than older people, though they were also more likely to be welcoming of someone living with HIV.
Key findings in the survey include:
98 per cent of respondents correctly thought that HIV can be transmitted by sharing needles or syringes, and a similar percentage were aware it can be passed on through sex without a condom.
20 per cent of 18-to-24-year olds incorrectly thought HIV can be passed from person to person through the sharing of a public toilet seat (compared to 10% of those over 24).
24 per cent of people incorrectly believe that HIV can be transmitted by kissing, while 11 per cent incorrectly thought it could be transmitted through coughing or sneezing.
10 per cent of people stated that they wouldn't feel comfortable working with a colleague who was HIV positive.
54 per cent of people living with HIV are single.
98 per cent of respondents agreed that 'young people should be taught about HIV transmission during secondary school'.
HIV stigma affects the wider community according to Mr Mulligan. "Negative, or misinformed attitudes to HIV, and towards people living with HIV, can create obstacles for people getting tested. UNAIDS estimates that across Europe, 15 per cent of people living with HIV aren't aware of their condition. It is crucial that we remove as many barriers as possible to people getting tested. Stigma is one of those barriers".
He added: "This conference marks the 30th anniversary of HIV Ireland. In the '80s and '90s during the AIDS epidemic there was much fear, misinformation and indignity for people living with HIV. Thirty years on, with the continued improvements in HIV treatment, the landscape has changed dramatically, with people diagnosed with HIV now living longer and healthier lives. It is now scientifically accepted that people living with HIV who are compliant with treatment, and have an undetectable viral load, will not pass on HIV to sexual partners. This survey gives us hope for the future when we see increased interest in HIV education within our schools, and a strong acceptance of people living with HIV. In particular, the survey findings highlight the need for increased resources to meet the needs of people living with HIV."
The conference will be opened by Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy, Catherine Byrne TD. She said: "I commend the work that HIV Ireland has undertaken over the past 30 years, and want to pay tribute to all the staff and volunteers at the heart of the organisation. Last year alone, HIV Ireland supported more than 2,000 interventions for people living with HIV. The Government through the HSE continues to provide annual funding to HIV Ireland for the important work that it undertakes in the areas of support for people living with HIV and for the promotion of sexual health in the general population.'
"However, I am concerned about the continuing increase in new HIV diagnoses, and I'm aware that the late diagnosis of HIV continues to be an issue. This is one of the reasons why the Government provided funding to pilot KnowNow Rapid Testing, a peer-led point-of-care HIV testing initiative in pubs and clubs as part of the National Sexual Health Strategy. Along with the National Drugs Strategy, the ongoing implementation of the National Sexual Health Strategy reaffirms the commitment of the Department of Health to continue to support the work of community organisations like HIV Ireland in their response to increasing HIV figures."
The one-day conference will explore the history of HIV, stigma and social inclusion in addiction, homelessness, sex work, the LGBT community, the migrant community, and people living with HIV in Ireland since 1987. Speakers include LGBT campaigner Tonie Walsh; Dr Maeve Foreman of Trinity College Dublin; Dr Austin O'Carroll of SafetyNet; Kate McGrew of the Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland, and Tony Duffin of the Ana Liffey Drug Project. Founder of the Irish NAMES Project, Mary Shannon will present the story behind the Irish AIDS Quilt, made by families affected by HIV in Ireland.
Further information on the conference and survey findings is available at www.hivireland.ie.
Contact: Joanne Ahern / Louise Archbold, DHR Communications, Tel: 01-4200580 / 087-9881837 / 087-2601145.
Interviews available on request.
Photographer Nick Bradshaw will issue photos to picture desks on Thursday afternoon.
The 'HIV in Ireland 2017' report comprises the findings from two surveys, conducted between March and May 2017. The general population survey was disseminated by Empathy Research as part of an omnibus survey amongst members of their proprietary research panel and was representative of gender, age and location in Ireland. Survey respondents were required to be at least 18 years of age and the survey was completed by 1,013 people (margin of error +/- 3.2 per cent). The People Living with HIV Stigma Survey was designed by Quality Matters and disseminated through social media channels, through HIV support agencies and health services. Survey respondents were required to be at least 18 years of age and to have received a diagnosis of HIV infection. The survey was completed by 168 respondents.
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LGBT activist calls for national AIDS memorial
Sunday, 24th September 2017
LGBT activist Tonie Walsh has called on the Government to fund an Irish AIDS Memorial to honour those who have died from AIDS in Ireland, as well as their caregivers and activists. Mr Walsh will outline his vision at this week's HIV Ireland National Conference on HIV and Stigma. The conference, which marks the 30th anniversary of HIV Ireland, will take place at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin on Thursday, 28th September 2017.
Speaking ahead of the conference, Mr Walsh said: "More than 35 million people have died from AIDS worldwide, and unfortunately, people are still dying of AIDS. I am calling on the Government to support a permanent and prominent national AIDS memorial to remember those who have died, but also to acknowledge those who have worked to improve their lives.
"A place of memory is so important for the mobilisation of a community and of our society, as memorialising our loss and grief allows us to better value and share the coping mechanisms and survival strategies of a previous generation. In seeking a national AIDS memorial, I look to cities such as Toronto, New York, and Durban, which all have visually striking memorials."
He added: "I would like to see a consultation process of stakeholders in civil society regarding the design, procurement and siting of the monument. With due process, and the goodwill of Government and the public sector, I would hope this physical totem could become a reality within the next five years."
Mr Walsh, who is the curator of Irish Queer Archive, is also seeking the digitisation and open access of archives of HIV Ireland, GAY Health Action and HIV/ AIDS-related documents held in the collections of the Irish Queer Archive at the National Library of Ireland. A selection of archive material will be on display at the conference on Thursday.
Supporting the call for a national AIDS memorial, Executive Director of HIV Ireland, Niall Mulligan said: "Nearly 8,000 people in Ireland have been diagnosed with HIV since the early 1980s, and while improvements in treatment have greatly enhanced people's life expectancy and their quality of life, significant stigma still exists around being HIV positive. A recent survey we conducted among people living with HIV in Ireland found more than half of those polled had not disclosed their HIV status at some point as they were afraid they would be discriminated against.
"A national AIDS memorial would recognise the lives lost, the grief and sorrow of those left behind, as well as acting as a reminder that there is still work to do to eliminate new HIV infections in Ireland, and combatting HIV-related stigma and discrimination."
The one-day conference will explore the history of HIV, stigma and social inclusion in addiction, homelessness, sex work, the LGBT community, the migrant community, and people living with HIV in Ireland since 1987. The findings of the 'HIV in Ireland 2017' survey will also be launched.
Contact: Joanne Ahern (until 3pm) / Louise Archbold (after 3pm), DHR Communications, Tel: 087-9881837 / 087-2601145.
Niall Mulligan is available for interview.
About HIV Ireland:
HIV Ireland is a registered charity operating at local, national and European level. The principal aim of the organisation is to improve, through a range of support services, conditions for people living with HIV and AIDS and/or Hepatitis, their families and their caregivers while further promoting sexual health in the general population.
Our mission and vision is to contribute towards a significant reduction in the incidence and prevalence of HIV in Ireland and towards the realisation of an AIDS-free generation by advocating for individuals living with HIV, preventing new HIV infections and combating HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
Since 1987 HIV Ireland has been pioneering services in sexual health education and promotion, and has consistently engaged in lobbying and campaigning in the promotion of human rights. Our approach broadly reflects a harm minimisation model which emphasises practical rather than idealised goals.
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NewsDesk Weekly – week ending 8 September 2017
September 8, 2017 /in HIV Ireland News, NewsDesk Weekly /by HIV Ireland
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Record 512 HIV cases diagnosed in the State in 2016
September 5, 2017 /in HIV Ireland News /by HIV Ireland
Risk-taking and growing culture of chemsex are key factors behind rise of STIs, experts say.
This article was published in the Irish Times on 3rd September 2017.
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in Ireland is rising amid concerns that ambivalence about the disease is putting increasing numbers of people at risk.
A record 512 cases of HIV were diagnosed in the State last year.
Rates have been rising steadily since 2011, with experts saying "complacency and risk-taking" among a younger generation is contributing to the rising numbers.
"This generation hasn't grown up with the legacy or even the reality of HIV," said HIV Ireland executive director, Niall Mulligan.
"It was a massive issue in the 1980s and we were aware of it. We were very scared and, thankfully, this is not the case now but I think we still need a greater level of education and awareness for this generation."
"The treatment is so much better now than it was 15 or even 10 years ago. The medication available now has probably decreased the fear element somewhat, but I suppose it still doesn't prepare people for the impact of being diagnosed with HIV, and the reality of the long-term impact on their lives."
"I think there is certain logic to the idea that the growing number of HIV diagnoses could be because of sexual activity such as chemsex [the consumption of drugs to facilitate sexual activity]. We are concerned about the growing culture of chemsex here in Ireland," said Mr Mulligan. "Chemsex definitely is an issue and is certainly on the increase in Ireland."
In the UK, unprotected sex and communal drug use at chemsex parties are partly to blame for the high levels of HIV infection – which has been at around 6,000 people a year since 2009 – as well as the growing epidemic of syphilis, gonorrhea, and a new infection called lymphogranuloma venerium (LGV).
Along with the increase in HIV cases there has been a dramatic rise in other sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) in Ireland in the past 12 months.
Dr Derek Freedman, a specialist in sexually-transmitted disease, told The Irish Times that as well as a growing culture of unprotected sex among the gay community, he has seen a rapid increase in the number of patients treated for other STIs.
"Certainly if you look at the number of people coming in with infections to be treated, it would appear chemsex and group sex parties are a problem," said Dr Freedman.
"There has been an utter surge in cases of gonorrhoea, syphilis and with people coming to me with anxiety about HIV in the past 12 months. People became very afraid of HIV in the 1970s and the 1980s; people became very careful with their sexual activity. Infections like syphilis and gonorrhea had virtually disappeared, but then fast forward 20-30 years and we are seeing an epidemic."
Dr Freedman said two factors needed to be examined.
These are the attitudes of a new generation towards HIV and secondly, the widespread availability of effective treatment for HIV.
"We need to look at the current generation who are born in the new age of HIV and are not so frightened of it. In fact, some would be foolish enough to count it as a badge of honour to have acquired HIV.
"Secondly, the widespread availability of effective treatment for HIV. We now have a range of almost 30 drugs we can use against this disease.
"However, there's now the notion that these drugs are 'so good' as a preventative to stop you acquiring HIV, that you don't need to be safe.
"This is the wrong attitude. People forget there are another 28 [STI]infections out there, some of which can be equally as lethal as HIV."
Dr Freedman notes the growing online culture among the LGBT community of using apps such as Grindr for random sexual encounters; Tinder is an equal catalyst.
"We know PrEp (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is highly effective for HIV, and can reduce rates by 80 per cent, but not by 100 per cent," said Dr Freedman. "Of course ,the drug should be available like any tool that is effective in reducing the disease. Who PrEP is suitable for is another matter.
" The drug has been proven effective among a population of high risk-takers, particularly in London. People who are going to parties and are having maybe six or seven partners in a night.
"When we talk about chemsex we talk about parties where there are multiple sexual activities within a group. You are dealing with drugs that loosen the inhibitions and we see this in particular with gay men.
"This is all part of a spectrum of behaviour. Obviously chemsex and sex parties are very attractive to some people. We are seeing the potential for bridging from the risk-taking communities into the general community where people have partners or spouses."
"The backbone of prevention today is test and treat. People who are taking risks should be tested on a regular basis. These party goers should be tested every three months depending on the activities they are engaging in."
In a recent survey, the Gay Health Network (GHN) reported that 27 per cent of respondents admitted using crystal meth, GHB, GBL, mephedrone or other NPS (new psychoactive substances) to facilitate sex.
"G" – the term for depressant-type drugs GHB and GBL – was the most commonly used drug for chemsex, with 57 per cent of those engaging in chemsex having used the substance within the past 12 months.
"I think there is definitely a scene which would be described as the chemsex scene here in Ireland," said Dr Des Crowley, addiction specialist at the Mountjoy Street Medical Practice.
"It's the association of the use of chemical drugs with multiple sexual partners, group sex and unsafe sex. Individuals in general are engaging in more high-risk behaviour, which we know because of the rising level of sexually transmitted diseases."
Dr Crowley said that people's decision not to engage in safe sex is very complex. "I don't think it's just one thing. I think, clearly if your peers are engaging in this activity it might influence you. Also, the fact that HIV is no longer seen as the death sentence it once was, it's seen as a chronic manageable disease.
Dr Crowley was keen to stress that not all of the rise in HIV diagnosis or STIs could be attributed to chemsex. "It's not always in the context of the chemsex situation. Sometimes individuals are just engaging in high-risk behaviour.
"Clearly something like the Grindr app has changed the landscape for gay men. A lot of people go to international dance parties and Pride events so the gay scene has become very internationalised.
"My advice to people is to get tested if they are in doubt. If you have engaged in sexual activity, and you think you've been exposed, then go to a clinic and get PrEp which will significantly reduce the chances of a HIV transmission."
HIV notifications in Ireland in 2016: 512
Male: 394
Female: 118
Men who have sex with men: 237
Heterosexuals: 91
People who inject drugs: 19
Other/Unknown: 165
(provisional data from Health Protection Surveillance Centre)
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Nata nel villaggio di Zella-Mehlis, in Turingia, la Kampe intraprese i suoi studi a Dresda per poi trasferirsi in Italia, a Torino, dove perfezionò il proprio talento operistico sotto la guida di Elio Battaglia e debuttando professionalmente nel 1991 in una produzione di Hänsel und Gretel. Ha cantato i ruoli di Freia nel Das Rheingold and Gerhilde (Die Walküre) per il Bayreuth Festival del 2002, Leonore nel Fidelio per il Glyndebourne Festival Opera (2006) e per il Los Angeles Opera (2007) e Arianna nell'Ariadne auf Naxos al Teatro Real di Madrid nel 2006.

Dopo aver consolidato in questo modo la propria notorietà, nel 2010 la Kampe fu nominata per il Laurence Olivier Award in virtù della sua performance come Senta alla Royal Opera, mentre il 19 gennaio 2018 fu premiata con l'ambito titolo di Kammersängerin. Attualmente canta nei più prestigiosi teatri all'opera del mondo, fra cui l'Opera Statale Bavarese (Monaco), la Staatsoper di Berlino e Vienna, la Scala di Milano, l'Ópera di Parigi e Zurigo o il Covent Garden londinese.

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Valley of Glamorgan by Julie Wall will be FREE on Amazon on April 8th and April 11th!
As if assisting in burying two bodies wasn't enough! Carmina learns that her life is anything but ordinary, and it is too late to turn back. She is forced to leave everything she has ever known behind and follow a stranger on an unforgettable journey to a world that is just too surreal! She learns of a life she didn't even know that she had and meets people who would give their lives for her that she doesn't even remember!
I'd like to welcome Julie Wall to Brooke Blogs today. Thank you so much for stopping by with a guest post!
Valley Of Glamorgan takes shifters and renews how the world sees them! One of the things I love the most about the Valley Of Glamorgan is that it takes the animal shifters we all love in books and turns them into new and exciting characters!
I personally love shifters because they bring out such an animalistic part in all of us. I mean can you imagine how it would feel to be able to shift into a bird when you feel like you just need to get away but can't? Or shift into a lion or bear when you are faced with someone or something wanting to harm you or your loved ones? Shape shifters appeal to us because they are so mysterious and yet have some many human traits that we can still identify with them. Shifters have been a theme for paranormal books for quite some time. Although some would argue on what animal they would be, I think we all can agree the appeal of shifters in books will always be there.
-That is why I chose to use them in my new book, and I hope that everyone will enjoy the way I capture the character's unique shifting abilities.
Julie lives in Bloomington Indiana; she is twenty one years old, and recently has attended Ivy Tech community College. When she is not listening to music or getting lost in reading, or writing. She is spending time with her family, or cuddled up watching a movie with her fiancé. Julie is an avid book lover, and enjoys reading every day; she reads anything from paranormal romance to biographies.
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Here's the epic list of celebrities celebrating June 4th as their birthday. The list is arranged in chronological order and ONLY includes actors, actresses, models, singers, rappers and producers. Click the after the name to explore the birth date info and know the meaning of their life path number.
The zodiac sign of a person born on June 4 is Gemini ♊.
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Clara Blandick, Hong Kong-American actress (d. 1962). Life path number 9
La Bolduc, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1941). Life path number 5
Rosalind Russell, American actress and singer (d. 1976). Life path number 9
Nils Kihlberg, Swedish actor, singer, and director (d. 1965). Life path number 8
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (d. 2004). Life path number 1
Don Diamond, American actor (d. 2011). Life path number 5
Dennis Weaver, American actor and director (d. 2006). Life path number 8
Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (d. 2015). Life path number 1
Geoffrey Palmer, English actor. Life path number 11
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014). Life path number 11
Morgana King, American singer and actress. Life path number 5
John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. 2004). Life path number 7
Colette Boky, Canadian soprano and actress. Life path number 1
Bruce Dern, American actor. Life path number 11
Nutan, Indian actress and singer (d. 1991). Life path number 11
Freddy Fender, American singer and guitarist (Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven) (d. 2006). Life path number 3
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (d. 2008). Life path number 5
David Collings, English actor. Life path number 6
Michelle Phillips, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Mamas & the Papas). Life path number 1
Gordon Waller, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Peter and Gordon) (d. 2009). Life path number 11
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Indian actor, singer, director, and producer. Life path number 3
Ashok Saraf, Indian actor. Life path number 4
John Bailey, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1994). Life path number 4
Gabriel Arcand, Canadian actor. Life path number 6
Dagmar Krause, German singer and pianist (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears, and News from Babel). Life path number 7
Kevin Woodford, Manx chef and actor. Life path number 7
David Yip, English actor and playwright. Life path number 8
Parker Stevenson, American actor and director. Life path number 9
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (One in a Million, Wings, Small Faces, The Dukes, and Thunderclap Newman) (d. 1979). Life path number 1
Paul Samson, English guitarist and producer (Samson) (d. 2002). Life path number 1
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The Grand Floridian Resort and Spa combines Victorian elegance with Walt Disney charm. This lavish deluxe resort offers exceptional accommodations, fabulous recreation, and exquisite dining opportunities. In fact, The Grand Floridian is home to one of the more desirable dining locations on Walt Disney World property, 1900 Park Fare!
Open for breakfast and dinner service, 1900 Park Fare offers character dining experiences, as well as the highly coveted "Wonderland Tea Party". Regardless of your choice of meal experiences, chances are you'll encounter someone who highly recommends the signature Floridian Strawberry Soup. Come to think of it... I suppose I just passed on that recommendation myself. Much like the Dole Whip or a startlingly large, mutated turkey leg - this is just one of those must-haves for resort guests. Unfortunately, too many guests simply don't get around to "resort hopping", and those who aren't staying at The Grand Floridian may never know the joy that is the Strawberry Soup!!
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Alrighty, I suppose I can offer a little help with this crisis. Actually... you'd be surprised how easily this delectable treat can be duplicated in your very own kitchen - with very few ingredients, and a very small investment of time. In the mood to indulge? Well, I can't provide you with the key to duplicating a Grand Floridian Spa experience at home, but... here's my recipe for Floridian Strawberry Soup!
Now, a little commentary on the ingredients. I'll admit that I am not often the healthiest of cooks/bakers. In most of my recipes, I don't make an effort to look for the lighter, low-fat, etc. versions of ingredients. Obviously, if you are more health-conscious, it is certainly your choice to substitute ingredients for healthier versions. My copycat recipes have been tinkered with quite a bit as well. When I want to duplicate an item I've had somewhere, I look up numerous different recipes that claim to be copycats of widely recognized menu items. I take bits of some recipes, pieces of others, and them tweak them out a touch to make them my own. I highly encourage anyone else to do the same. With this recipe, all examples I found called for frozen strawberries, and none seemed to include added sugar. Based on my tastes, I made a few changes to the examples that were already out there.
Step 1: Clean and slice a full carton of fresh strawberries. Lay them out, and cover with a healthy dose of sugar. I used about half of a 1/3 cup of sugar - reserving the remainder for later. Set aside the platter of strawberries for 20 minutes, allowing them to soak up the sugar.
Step 2: As strawberries are finishing their "soak", combine the heavy whipping cream, sour cream, and remaining sugar in a blender. Blend on low until well-combined and smooth.
Step 3: Add strawberries, a cup's worth at a time. I found it to be easier to gently push the strawberries down into the cream mixture a bit before blending on a medium setting. Once well incorporated, mix in another cup of berries and blend again. You'll probably have just over 2 cups of strawberries. Reserve a couple halves for garnish!
Step 4: Once you have a nice light pink color throughout, and your blended mixture is smooth, you're done! It should be nearly the same consistency as a yogurt.
Finished result - divvied up into two large bowls, garnished with remaining strawberry halves. Chill what you can't finish... the leftovers make a nifty, light breakfast!


The 2019 State 4-H/FFA Horse Judging Contest will be held April 6 at the covered arena of the UF Horse Teaching Unit in Gainesville. Check-in for 4-H is at 9:00 a.m. and everyone should be seated in the stands and ready to begin by 9:30. Awards will be presented at roughly 4:30 p.m. that afternoon. The contest will consist of 6-8 placing classes – up to four halter and four performance. Reasons will be given on four of the classes and there will be no questions classes. When reasons are completed and after the discussion of the classes, there will be an opportunity for everyone to relax, listen to music, and socialize before the awards presentations. Awards will be presented to the top individuals and teams in halter, performance, and reasons as well as to the highest individuals and teams overall.
Each county may enter two senior teams (14 and over as of September 1, 2018) of three or four members. Registration is required by March 29. The winning team is eligible to compete at the National 4-H Horse Judging Contest in Louisville, KY (November). The first and second place team may compete at Southern Regionals in Perry, GA.
Individuals may be entered if a county does not have enough youth to fill a team. If there are individuals from another county, we will ask both coaches and agents if they would like to join to compete as a team.
An entry fee of $25 per team is required at registration. Checks should be written to "Florida 4-H Foundation". Contestants and one coach per team will be provided lunch, and additional adults may purchase lunch tickets at $5 each. Please indicate on the entry form how many additional adults would like to have lunch and include their $5 with the entry fee. Registered counties will be listed here so you can check to confirm that your entry has been received.
Must be Senior 4-H members (14 or older at beginning of 4-H year) and approved to represent the county at a State 4-H event by the County 4-H Agent.
Must not have been members of previous state-winning 4-H teams in Horse Judging.
Must not have been members of previous state-winning FFA teams in Horse Judging.
Must not have participated in the National 4-H or FFA contest in Horse Judging.
Rare exceptions may be made on a case by case basis with the Specialist in charge of the State contest.
A copy of the judging card can be found here. Please be sure that your team members are familiar with the card and know how to fill it out correctly. Cards filled out incorrectly may be discarded and zero scores awarded. To help everyone be familiar with the cards, a section of this website gives examples and explanations on filling out the card correctly.
There are plenty of motels in the area. Any of the motels on the Archer Road exit, Williston Road exit, or South 13th Street would be convenient, but you might want to avoid the ones on SW 13th St. and the Williston Rd exit, as they probably are not the best for traveling with youth.


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A healthy environment is the foundation of human life.
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That is why National Wildlife Day (NWD), celebrated twice a year (today and September 4), is so important. The purpose of this holiday is to increase awareness of endangered wildlife all over the world and acknowledge facilities around the globe that support and promote the conservation of wildlife and the environment, such as Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR). Since its creation by conservationist Colleen Paige in 2005, NWD has helped educate, inspire, and stir interest in people worldwide about the environment. This awareness is what leads to important impulses that can turn into strategies for solutions to current problems, such as the increasing amount of endangered plant and animal species.
In our current fast-paced world, our daily life is saturated with information from the technology we rely on. Awareness days such as NWD are of such importance because they help to remind us that everything is interconnected in some way. Our planet is under a lot of pressure by economic growth, usage of natural resources, its resulting pollution, and change of the climate. Factors like these lead to an alarming state for our biodiversity. According to the UN Environment program, roughly 150-200 species go extinct every day, often unnoticed. That is 1,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate! What's necessary is to find a balance between us and the world we inhabit. We still have the chance to influence these numbers in order to prevent hundreds of extinctions in the future. NWD encourages everyone to do their part to support wildlife that cannot speak for itself.
There are many ways to celebrate this day: donations to conservation organizations, a trip to a local national park, or incorporating this topic into your social life by spreading the word within your network. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded by nature, go out and take a look, absorb the beauty and never stop exploring.
TRR's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Costa Rican wildlife. TRR works with a model that focuses on conservation, education, and research to ensure a brighter tomorrow for native wildlife. TRR goes through roughly 900 pounds of papaya in just one week! That's just one of the various nutritious meals the animals need daily. That's why TRR's ongoing fund is named #Papayaislife! Donations also help with veterinary services, medical equipment, and enrichment. Why not celebrate by making a donation today?
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Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ
Z. Zhao, S. Adenwalla, A. Moreau, J. B. Ketterson, Q. Robinson, D. L. Johnson, S. J. Hwu, Kenneth R Poeppelmeier, M. F. Xu, Y. Hong, M. Levy, Bimal K. Sarma
The ultrasound velocity in the sinter-forged YBa2Cu3O7 - δ superconductor was measured and the results showed evident anomalies as well as anisotropies. Both longitudinal and shear wave velocity along the c axis (the forging axis) showed a distinct thermal hysteresis from 65 K to 260 K. The velocity change ΔV V from room temperature to 4 K was 1.5%. The sound velocity along the "basal plane" reached a maximum around 160 K. No distinct thermal hysteresis was observed. ΔV V from room temperature to 4 K was 1%. All of these velocities were measured while sweeping the magnetic field up to 9 T at fixed temperatures of 4 K and 86 K respectively. No velocity change was observed. The shear wave velocity behaved similarly at 9 T during the thermal cycling between room temperature and 4 K.
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Zhao, Z., Adenwalla, S., Moreau, A., Ketterson, J. B., Robinson, Q., Johnson, D. L., Hwu, S. J., Poeppelmeier, K. R., Xu, M. F., Hong, Y., Levy, M., & Sarma, B. K. (1989). Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ. Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 149(C), 451-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5088(89)90522-5
Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ. / Zhao, Z.; Adenwalla, S.; Moreau, A.; Ketterson, J. B.; Robinson, Q.; Johnson, D. L.; Hwu, S. J.; Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R; Xu, M. F.; Hong, Y.; Levy, M.; Sarma, Bimal K.
In: Journal of the Less-Common Metals, Vol. 149, No. C, 15.04.1989, p. 451-454.
Zhao, Z, Adenwalla, S, Moreau, A, Ketterson, JB, Robinson, Q, Johnson, DL, Hwu, SJ, Poeppelmeier, KR, Xu, MF, Hong, Y, Levy, M & Sarma, BK 1989, 'Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ', Journal of the Less-Common Metals, vol. 149, no. C, pp. 451-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5088(89)90522-5
Zhao Z, Adenwalla S, Moreau A, Ketterson JB, Robinson Q, Johnson DL et al. Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ. Journal of the Less-Common Metals. 1989 Apr 15;149(C):451-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5088(89)90522-5
Zhao, Z. ; Adenwalla, S. ; Moreau, A. ; Ketterson, J. B. ; Robinson, Q. ; Johnson, D. L. ; Hwu, S. J. ; Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R ; Xu, M. F. ; Hong, Y. ; Levy, M. ; Sarma, Bimal K. / Elastic constant anomalies in sinter-forged high-Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 - δ. In: Journal of the Less-Common Metals. 1989 ; Vol. 149, No. C. pp. 451-454.
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EP50 - That's Not Romantic - It's Creepy!
For decades, romantic comedies have given audiences an incorrect idea of how romantic relationships should work. How you should ask someone out, woo them, and win them. But because of how romcoms depict love on screen, they show harmful behaviors like persistence, possessiveness, and stalking as grand gestures of love - all while normalizing them.
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late 14c., from frequentative of Old English crincan, variant of cringan "to bend, yield" (see cringe). Related: Crinkled; crinkling. As a noun from 1590s.
A storm might sweep it flat, or if neglected too long, it might "crinkle."
A crinkle, a ripple was spreading over the green-blue water.
In one breed the wool is apt to wither and crinkle like hay on a sun-beaten hillside.
We crease the petals with them, and crinkle and vein and curl the outer edges.
All at once the crinkle of a chill ran across the Chevalier's shoulders.
She made it crinkle in her fingers within a foot of the old gentleman's face.
Crinkle the edges of the crust; have the crust extend above the edge of the pan to make a deep shell for the filling.
It works on the underside of the leaves along the veins, causing the leaves to pucker, curl and crinkle much as with leaf-curl.
Glass would not craze like tiles or mosaic; it would not crinkle as will canvas; it needed no varnish.
Cherry leaves are often covered with a grayish powder which in severe cases causes them to curl and crinkle and sometimes to drop.


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The Trans-Pacific-Partnership is not just a "Trade" Pact.
The following was written by Victor Tiffany of Ithaca and is published with his permission.
Click on the above graphic to get a two page PDF copy of this article, perfect to share by email or pass out at meetings, for example at Rep. Reed's Town Hall Meetings.
Call it NAFTA on steroids. Call it a corporate coup d'etat. Call it corporate insurance plan against democracy. Call it Citizens United on crack. Call it ObamaTrade. Call it all the above, and you'd be correct.
If you want to get a good understanding of how thoroughly corrupted our government in Washington is, check out the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the latest in a series of "trade" deals that is heading towards passage soon in Congress; and, like its predecessors, NAFTA and CAFTA it will be sucking jobs out of the US for years to come.
But it's far worse than that. The TPP, as with earlier trade deals, is being negotiated in secret. The reason for this is that there are so many outrages in it which undermine US sovereignty and democratic control, and so many things in the deal that benefit multinational corporations at the expense of American workers and consumers, that there would be almost universal outrage if they were known.
How would the TPP be "a corporate insurance plan against democracy?" If passed by Congress, the TPP would establish secret, corporate tribunals, called Investor State Dispute Settlement, to protect profits. For example, if a foreign company or a foreign-based subsidiary of an American company wants to frack for gas in New York, they could sue New York State for profits lost as a consequence of the ban currently in place. NY taxes would go up to pay for lost profits from foreign corporations. Who would pay for these "lost profits?" New York tax payers!
We also know from TPP draft chapters leaked in June, 2011 that the TPP will grant twenty year patents for pharmaceuticals that can be renewed if a new indication is found. This is designed to prevent generics and protect profits. The TPP will also undermine public health efforts by raising health care costs for public health systems and by preventing public health education efforts, such as anti-tobacco campaigns, if they are viewed as conflicting with corporate profits.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress and President Obama want to pass this pact without letting the public find out what's in it. The mainstream media has cooperated with them. Over the past 18 months, network evening news has completely ignored the TPP. A transcript search of the CBS Evening News, ABC's World News Tonight, and NBC's Nightly News from August 1, 2013, through January 31, 2015, found no mention of the Trans-Pacific Partnership!
Urging bipartisan support for Trade Promotion Authority, a "fast track" bill to bypass constitutional congressional modification and oversight and to speed passage of the secretive Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal (more far-reaching than NAFTA and bound to further undermine jobs and manufacturing) the president telegraphed his support of the corporate agenda. Only five of 29 chapters of the TPP have anything to do with trade; the remainder amount to a huge corporate power grab.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan joined leaders of the Senate Finance Committee to offer legislation on so-called trade-promotion authority, which subjects trade deals to an up-or-down vote by Congress. This means Congress cannot modify the agreement to remove the Investor State Dispute Settlement section or any other part of this corporate give-away. There is also no separation clause in the TPP. Once in, the U.S. will be stuck with it forever!
Call your representatives in Congress and tell them to vote "No" on fast-track authority (up or down vote with no possibility of amending the pact) and "No" on the TPP. Unlike the Citizens United decision, we the people can stop this corporate coup before it becomes the law of the land; but only if you act.
To call your representatives, use: www.stopfasttrack.com. This website tracks the number of calls going into Congress and lists many organizations opposing this raw deal.
Congressman Reed claims to represent his constituents, but this claim will be determined by how he votes on Trade Promotion Authority (fast-track) and the TPP. Foreign corporations or his constituents?
Senator Schumer: 631-753-0978. Senator Gillibrand: 212-688-6262.
Communications Workers of America has produced a two minute video explaining the Investor State Dispute Settlement. You can view it here.
3 Responses to The Trans-Pacific-Partnership is not just a "Trade" Pact.
I called both Senator's offices. A live person took each call, and said they would give the Senators my message.
The TPP is a topic that makes many yawn. They don't care or show interest until it can be demonstrated that THEIR lives will be affected specifically. Your touching on the costs of medicines and healthcare will hopefully wake a few more up.
"If a foreign company or a foreign-based subsidiary of an American company wants to frack for gas in New York, they could sue New York State for profits lost as a consequence of the ban currently in place." Doesn't that sound like Rep. Reed's Defense of Property Rights Act? That is enough for me to assume that Rep. Reed is a strong supporter of this act. At the March Town Hall Meeting in Atlanta (near Cohocton) Reed spoke of "Making it here, and selling it there" as the reason to approve this deal. It will help the bottom line of his campaign donors, which helps him.
Another view; "the lady doth protest too much," perhaps.


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Bahamas International Film Festival Unveils 2014 Program
by Serena Williams
Festival Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool announced the final program details for the 11th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place December 4-9, 2014 in Nassau and December 10-14, in Harbour Island, Eleuthera.
Announcement Of Panorama Films Completes 2014 Film Festival Lineup
by News Editor
Thirty films from contemporary world cinema will screen at the 2014 trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff/14).
Mortimer To Expand 'Passage' Into Full-Length Film
by Tribune 242
Award winning Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer is seeking to develop his short film "Passage" into a feature film called Cargo.
Private Screening of 'Passage' at Bahamas House in London
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H.E. Eldred Bethel, High Commissioner, hosted a private Screening of 'Passage' a short film by Bahamian writer/director Kareem Mortimer at Bahamas House in London on Wednesday March 12, 2014.
GBPA Rewards Nassau Filmmakers
The Grand Bahama Port Authority gave cash prizes to two Nassau filmmakers for their winning entries in a Grand Bahama Island film competition.
Passage Becomes First Bahamian Film To Screen In Cuba
Award-winning short film Passage, by Kareem Mortimer, became the first Bahamian film to ever screen in Cuba at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
BIFF Blasts Off With A Bang
The 10th Annual Bahamas International Film Festival got off to a great start with a spectacular press conference at Sandals Cay where BIFF founder Leslie Vanderpool introduced filmmakers and called out highlights of this year's festival.
Trinidad Film Festival Hosts Screening To Mark Human Rights
As its final event for the year, the trinidad+tobago film festival is hosting a free screening of the documentary "Songs of Redemption".
BIFF Unveils Official Program Lineup
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), celebrating its 10th anniversary and taking place December 5-13, today revealed the complete lineup of films screening in the festival's competition and sidebar sections. The program was announced by BIFF Founder and Executive Director Leslie Vanderpool.


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More Sundance titles revealed
Popular Premieres section unveils lineup
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The popular Premieres section of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival is filled with the customary selection of movies featuring stars venturing outside the mainstream to do something presumably more adventurous, as well as of films by name directors doing work outside the big studios.
Program has been bumped up to 24 entries this year and kicks off the fest Jan. 17 with the previously announced world preem of Irish playwright Martin McDonagh's first feature, "In Bruges," a noirish thriller about two London hitmen whose enforced vacation in the Belgian city goes south. Focus feature stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes.
Closing-night attraction on Jan. 26 will be the world preem of Bernard Shakey's "CSNY Deja Vu," which takes the occasion of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's "Freedom of Speech Tour" to analyze the band's political and musical contributions and to compare the Vietnam era, when the group emerged, to the current climate during the Iraq war.
Also unveiled were the Spectrum sidebar, which is now split between a dramatic section and a documentary spotlight, as well as the expanded New Frontier program and the Park City at Midnight lineup.
Among the directors with films in Premieres are Michel Gondry, Barry Levinson, Boaz Yakin, Mark Pellington (twice represented with "Henry Poole Is Here" and "U2 3D"), Michael Keaton and Brad Anderson. Thesps making appearances therein include Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Jack Black.
These are the titles, in addition to "In Bruges" and "CSNY Deja Vu":
"Assassination of a High School President," directed by Brett Simon and written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, is a Catholic high school noir about a student journalist who uncovers a scandal. With Bruce Willis.
"Be Kind Rewind," directed and written by Michel Gondry, is a flight of fancy that concerns a man whose magnetized body erases all the tapes in a friend's videostore, whereupon they endeavor to remake lost films. Mos Def and Jack Black star in the New Line Cinema release.
"The Deal" (Canada), directed by Steven Schachter and written by William H. Macy and Schachter, is a romantic comedy about a suicidal vet Hollywood producer who cons a studio into making a big-budget pic without a script and starring a black action star newly converted to Judaism. Macy, Meg Ryan and LL Cool J star.
"Death in Love," directed and written by Boaz Yakin, centers on a 40-year-old bachelor who tries to sort out his personal relationships in the shadow of his mother's concentration camp experience."Diminished Capacity," directed by Terry Kinney and written by Sherwood Kiraly, is a dysfunctional family comedy that depicts a road trip taken by a man who wants to sell an ultra-rare baseball card to finance his uncle's waning years. Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Virginia Madsen star.
"The Escapist" (Ireland), directed by Rupert Wyatt and written by Wyatt and Daniel Hardy, is a dramatic caper about a lifer prisoner who hatches a clever escape with the help of some misfits so he can make peace with his ailing daughter. Brian Cox and Joseph Fienneshead the cast.
"The Great Buck Howard," directed and written by Sean McGinly, is a road movie about a law school dropout who becomes personal assistant to a has-been magician trying to make a comeback. Produced by Tom Hanks, this Salt Lake City opening-night attraction stars Colin Hanks, John Malkovich and Emily Blunt.
"The Guitar," directed by debuting helmer Amy Redford and written by New York indie stalwart Amos Poe, looks at a woman whose surfeit of bad news — she's fired, dumped by her boyfriend and diagnosed with a terminal disease –spurs her to quickly pursue her dreams.
"Henry Poole Is Here," directed by Pellington and written by Albert Torres, is a study of faith and survival that centers on a man whose final days, which he wants to spend alone, are interrupted by a neighbor's discovery of a "miracle."
"Incendiary" (U.K.), directed and written by Sharon Maguire ("Bridget Jones's Diary"), concerns the reactions of a young mother to a terrorist attack in London. Michelle Williams and McGregor star.
"The Merry Gentleman," directed by first-time helmer Michael Keaton and written by Ron Lazzeretti, focuses on the unusual relationship between a woman who witnesses a murder and a depressed hitman.
"A Raisin in the Sun," directed by Kenny Leon and adapted by Paris Qualles from the play by Lorraine Hansberry, is a filmed TV version of the recent Broadway revival starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald.
"Savage Grace," directed by Tom Kalin ("Swoon") and written by Howard A. Rodman, concerns the bizarre intimacy between a wealthy mother and her only child played out among the indolent rich in late '60s Europe. Julianne Moore stars in theIFC release.
"Sleepwalking" (Canada/U.S.), directed by Bill Maher and written by Zac Stanford, concerns a young man jolted into responsibility when his abandoned niece is threatened with life in a foster home. Features Theron. An Overture Films release.
"Smart People," directed by Noam Murro and written by Mark Jude Poirier, follows a self-involved lit professor who's forced to examine his life when his brother unexpectedly turns up. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Pagestar in the Miramax release.
"Towelhead" (formerly known as "Nothing Is Private"), the feature directorial debut of writer Alan Ball ("American Beauty," "Six Feet Under"), charts an Arab-American girl's tricky journey through adolescence and early sexuality in Texas. Warner Independent release stars Aaron Eckhart, Bello, Toni Collette and Summer Bishil.
"Transsiberian" (Spain), directed by Brad Anderson and written by Anderson and Will Conroy, is a revival of the classic train murder mystery genre set aboard a journey from China to Moscow. Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer and Kingsley star.
"U2 3D," directed by Catherine Owens and Pellington, is a 3-D concert pic of U2's "Vertigo" tour shot at seven different shows.
"The Visitor," directed and written by Tom McCarthy, explores the growing connection between a college professor and an immigrant couple he discovers occupying his Manhattan apartment. An Overture Films release.
"What Just Happened?," directed by Barry Levinson and written by Art Linson, is an inside-Hollywood comedy about a producer trying to keep sane while beset by his difficult director, star, executive, agent and second wife. De Niro, Willis, Penn, Catherine Keener, Stanley Tucci and John Turturro star.
"The Year of Getting to Know Us," directed and written by Patrick Sisam, is a dysfunctional family comedy about a commitment-phobe whose sick father helps him make sense of his own childhood. Jimmy Fallon, Lucy Liu and Sharon Stonestar.
"The Yellow Handkerchief," directed by Udayan Prasad and written by Eric Dignam, concerns a former con's encounter with two disillusioned young folk on the road in Louisiana. Bello and Hurtstar.
Dramatic Section
"August," directed by Austin Chick and written by Howard A. Rodman, concerns a dot-com entrepreneur coping with the market collapse of August 2001."Baghead," directed and written by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass, is a comedy exploring the relationship dynamics of a group of desperate actor friends.
"Birds of America," directed by Craig Lucas and written by Elyse Friedman, focuses on the gathering of three neurotic siblings at the family manse. Matthew Perry, Ginnifer Goodwin and Ben Foster star.
"Blind Date," directed by Stanley Tucci and written by Tucci and David Schechter, is a remake of the Dutch film by the late Theo van Gogh about a married couple who have suffered a tragedy and can relate to one another only as different characters via personal ads. With Tucci and Patricia Clarkson.
"Bottle Shock," directed by Randall Miller and written by Jody Savin and Miller, centers on the world of California winemaking and the infamous "Judgment of Paris" blind wine tasting event of 1976.
"Chronic Town," directed by Tom Hines and written by Michael Kamsky, is a dark comedy about a substance-abusing taxi driver during an Alaskan winter.
"Goliath," directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner and written by the former, looks at a man who hopes to find salvation by locating his missing cat after his entire life has collapsed around him.
"A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy," directed and written by Dennis Dortch, is an art film comprised of six vignettes about sexuality and relationships among blacks in L.A.
"Love Comes Lately" (Germany/Austria), directed and written by Jan Schutte based on Isaac Bashevis Singer stories, concerns the active love life of an 80-year-old man. "Momma's Man," written and directed by Azazel Jacobs, is an offbeat portrait of a man whose attitudes toward his wife and child change after being forced to stay with his parents.
"Quid Pro Quo," directed and written by Carlos Brooks, is an unusual look at a paraplegic radio reporter who becomes interested in a mysterious woman while researching a story about able-bodied people who secretly yearn to be paralyzed.
"Red," directed by TrygveDiesen and written by Stephen Susco, is a genre piece about a man who seeks justice after three teens shoot his dog.
Documentary Spotlight
"Anvil! The True Story of Anvil," directed by Sacha Gervasi, is a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Lips who, after a desultory European tour with their band Anvil, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfill their boyhead dreams of stardom.
"The Black List," directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and written by Elvis Mitchell, follows journo Mitchell as he interviews numerous black leaders from different fields to take the temperature of black America today.
"Kicking It," directed and written by Susan Koch, depicts an assortment of homeless people whose lives are changed by participating in the Homeless World Cup soccer match in South Africa.
"The Linguists," directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller and Jeremy Newberger and written by Miller, concerns two linguists who travel the world documenting languages on the verge of extinction.
"Made in America," directed by Stacy Peralta and written by Peralta and Sam George, is a comprehensive history of the Crips and Bloods street gangs of South Los Angeles.
"Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?" (France), directed by Morgan Spurlock and written by Jeremy Chilnick and Spurlock depicts the filmmaker's search for the elusive terrorist.
"Young@ Heart" (U.K.), directed by Stephen Walker, follows a senior citizens' choir that performs tunes by classic and contempo pop musicians.
"Casting a Glance," directed and written by James Benning, is an experimental look at the Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson's enormous sculpture that has evolved over 30 years in conjunction with the ebb and flow of the Great Salt Lake.
"Eat, for This Is My Body" (France/Haiti), directed and written by Michelange Quay, is a meditation on racial conquest and liberation in Haiti. With Sylvie Testud.
"Fear(s) of the Dark" (France), directed by Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Callou, Romain Slocombe, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti and Jerry Kramsky, is an animated feature comprising six works by graphic artists and cartoonists addressing their phobias and nightmares.
"Half-Life," directed and written by Jennifer Phang, concerns a family confronting hidden issues against the backdrop of impending global cataclysms.
"Reversion," directed and written by Mia Trachinger, is about a woman genetically stripped of morality who tries to continue her romance with a man.
"Seven Intellectuals in Bamboo Forest, Parts 4 and 5" is a collection of the most recent shorts by artist Yang Fudong, which focus on seven thinkers in the ancient Chinese Wei and Jin dynasties.
PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT
"Adventures of Power," directed and written by Ari Gold, is a comedy about the struggles of a small-town dreamer to become the world's great air drummer."The Broken," directed and written by Sean Ellis, is a horror item that commences when a woman on a London street sees herself driving by in her own car.
"Donkey Punch" (U.K.), directed by Olly Blackburn and written by Blackburn and David Bloom, concerns the fallout among several young adults on a yacht in the Mediterranean after one of them dies in a freak accident. "Funny Games," directed and written by Michael Haneke, is the Austrian filmmaker's American remake of his own 1997 shocker. Naomi Watts stars in the Warner Independent release.
"George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead," directed and written by Romero, follows students making an indie horror film who suddenly find themselves trapped with real zombies.
"Hell Ride," directed and written by Larry Bishop, is a biker revenge pic presented by Quentin Tarantino that pays homage to '60s AIP chopper mellers.
"Otto; or, Up With Dead People" (Germany/Canada), directed and written by Bruce LaBruce, follows a lonely gay zombie searching for love and meaning in contempo Berlin.
"Timecrimes" (Spain), directed and written by Nacho Vigalondo, is a sci-fier about a man who meets himself when he travels back in time, precipitating a terrible crime.
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Curling: USA Men's Curling got off to a rocky start last week, dropping its first two games. But improved play has helped the Americans win two of their last three matches and puts them only game back of making the 4-team playoff. At 10:00 a.m. EST, they'll face a very beatable Russia team.
Alpine Skiing - Men's Super Combined: 5-time medalist Bode Miller can smell the podium, but he hasn't been able to get there just yet. After finishing 8th in the Men's Downhill on Sunday, he followed up with another (by his standards) disappointing finish for 6th place in the Men's Super Combined, an event he won in 2010. This photo makes my heart hurt.
He'll have another shot on Sunday in the Men's Super-G.
Okay, it's time. It's time we shine a little spotlight on Johnny Weir.
New York may have been hosting its own fashion events this week, but let's be honest here, the real show is in Sochi. I mean, is there a better dressed person in sports media today? I think not.
Not only is he incredibly fashionable, I've found his commentary very insightful. For me, he makes watching figure skating at 10 a.m. much more enjoyable. Johnny and Tara Lipinski are the ice skating friends we've always wanted but never had.
2. The New York Times depicts the very small margins of victory (and defeat) in alpine skiing.
3. This first-person view of a bobsled run is wild.
Considering what the Eastern United States has seen in the last couple weeks, this is just wrong. The high today in Sochi is 63°F. NOT FAIR.


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import android.content.Context;
import android.util.Log;

public class NTSensor extends AMISensor {
	private static final String TAG = NTSensor.class.getSimpleName();

	public static final int NTSENSOR_SPS = 250;
	public static final double DEFAULT_OFFSET_PIC  = 2.36;
	public static final double DEFAULT_OFFSET_FTDI = 0.00;

	private double dDefaultOffset = DEFAULT_OFFSET_PIC;
	private int mMaxSize = 1000; //
	private double mSensitivity = 4.0; // 4[V/uT]
	private double mOffset = DEFAULT_OFFSET_PIC;
	private List<Double> mSensorData;
	private StringBuilder mText = new StringBuilder();
	private double mLatestVoltage = mOffset;

	public NTSensor(Context c,AMISensorInterface listener) {
		super(115200, "a", "s", c,listener);
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	}

	public List<Double> getData() {
		return mSensorData;
	}

	public double getLatestVoltage(){
		return mLatestVoltage;
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	public int getMaxTime(){
		return mMaxSize;
	}

	public void setMaxTime(double sec) {
		if (sec > 0) {
			mMaxSize = (int) (NTSENSOR_SPS * sec);
		}
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	public void setSensitivity(double sens){
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	}

	public void setDefalutOffset(double offset){
		dDefaultOffset = offset;
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	}

	@Override
	public void setOffset() {
		mOffset = mLatestVoltage;
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		mOffset = dDefaultOffset;
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							/ mSensitivity);
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