NEIL WARNOCK says he will resist the temptation to tinker with his line-up in a bid to break free of the logjam of draws which has ended Rangers' reign at the top of the table.
NEIL WARNOCK says he will resist the temptation to tinker with his line-up in a bid to break free of the logjam of draws which has ended Rangers' reign at the top of the table.
That means that although he has been hugely impressive in cameo appearances from the bench, Tommy Smith will have to bide his time.
Heidar Helguson – who missed last week's 1-1 draw with Burnley - is rated at 50-50 for the weekend clash with Reading at Loftus Road after needing pain-killing injections for a neck and shoulder injury.
The Icelander (pictured) has trained this week, but the jolt to his neck he suffered a week ago when landing awkwardly has not cleared up.
If Helguson doesn't make it, Rob Hulse will again deputise and fans can expect to see the same line-up as last Saturday.
"I feel sorry for him really," Warnock said of Smith. "He's doing really well in training and he's busting a gut to get in the team.
The Rangers boss can forget about Akos Buzsaky for a few weeks – the midfielder will have surgery to clear up a cartilage problem that forced him to duck out of training after only five minutes on Thursday.
Rangers were guilty of a bit too much long ball against Burnley, but Warnock says it was not an intentional tactic. "If anything, Burnley played directly and we might have got sucked into that.
Sixth-placed Reading arrive in good scoring form, having hit eight goals in total in beating Burnley and Doncaster. Last year's 4-1 win for the Hoops against the Royals is the only success in the last 11 meetings between the sides.


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This week we look at the Assange arrest, an irresponsible security researcher affecting the WordPress community and do a bit of a thought experiment. We also look at Google's Sensorvault and how it's being used by law enforcement, the fascinating rise and fall of the Bayrob malware gang, and some tips for avoiding a new AirBnB scam. I also talked to Tyler Lau at WordCamp Phoenix last month, and we share that interview with you today. Tyler is the Social Community Manager at Sandhills Development. Sandhills makes some very popular plugins including Easy Digital Downloads, AffiliateWP. We talked about the WordPress community, WordPress in general and some of the cool things that Sandhills is involved in. Enjoy!
Julian Assange is taken into custody after seven years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The US Department of Justice is charging him with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for agreeing to break a password to a classified U.S. government computer.
Ars Technica publishes details about the rogue security researcher with a grudge dropping 0days on innocent WordPress users. We've covered this irresponsible researchers on past episodes. Mark had a bit of a Tweet storm about this over the weekend. Here's the link to the WordPress HackerOne bug bounty program.
Google's sensorvault, a database of location records from hundreds of millions of devices, is being used by law enforcement.
A fascinating story about the Bayrob malware gang from Romania gives an detailed look at who makes money from malware, their expertise, and ultimately how they were caught.
Scammers use a new tool called Land Lordz to automate fake AirBnB scams, but there are ways to detect this scam and stay safe.
You can find me on Twitter as @mmaunder, Kathy as @kathyzant, and Tyler Lau as @tylermaximuslau. Please don't hesitate to post your feedback in the comments below.
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The origins of the San Maurizio church date back to the 9th century, and since 2001 it houses a collection of string instruments from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. There is also a fascinating exhibition on how they were hand-crafted by artisans of the venetian school of instrument makers, as well as a homage to the life and work of Venice's most celebrated composer, Antonio Vivaldi.
The special thing about this collection is that it is put together by a venetian musician, Artemio Versari, and features exhibits from his personal collection, reflecting his passion for the beautiful handmade instruments and the work which goes into making them.
We were really surprised by how absorbed we became with this exhibition.
It was such a peaceful, inspiring and beautiful atmosphere, and a perfect spot for some quiet reflection and relaxation. #10 is coming later tonight, see you then, dear Catherine!
Mai Tai...we are truly kindred spirits. Last night, I watched a glorious movie called "The Red Violin", about a 17th century Italian violin, and it's journey through "life" from it's inception to present day. For me, it was a movie that I'll remember for the rest of my life...I loved it that much. Now, I sit here with a cup of tea, and lo and behold...this post!! What a fascinating exhibit it must have been. I'm getting goose pimples just at the thought!
Interestingly, my Italian mother's ancestor was a violin maker named Giuseppe Rocca. (my mother's maiden name) I would love to acquire one of his violins, but I think they sell in the range of $500,000 or so! Thank you for sharing this lovely post. Loved it!
What a beautiful exhibit and collection. I can see why you were drawn in! Beautiful photos again,too!
There is something so valuable and precious about handmade things. The work of artisans is so special and more and more seldom in nowadays society, be it music instruments or Hermes scarves and handbags.
In my youth (well, well) I did not pay too much attention to soul and value of the old buildings.
But, later on, whenever I hear that something is older than 1000 years, or hundrends - ouch, isn't it fascinating itself?
Similar to string instruments keeping their history in them.


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DEEP: Wood Duck Fact Sheet
Background:The wood duck is one of the most beautiful of the North American ducks. In the early 1900s, the species was considered in danger of extinction throughout its range due to market shooting, habitat loss, and hunting seasons that extended into the breeding season. With the implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918 between the United States and Canada, market shooting was outlawed and judicious hunting season lengths and bag limits were instituted. These changes, together with the construction and placement of nest boxes during the last seven decades, have resulted in a dramatic comeback of wood duck populations.
Wood ducks are distributed throughout Connecticut, with the highest densities located in the northwest and northeast corners of the state.
Range: The wood duck ranges from Nova Scotia and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. In the west, the species occurs from British Columbia to Washington and south through California. Wood ducks are also found in Cuba. They winter in California, the southeastern and Gulf states, and Cuba.
Description: The wood duck is a medium-sized dabbling duck, about half the size of a mallard. It weighs approximately 1.5 pounds, measures between 16 to 21 inches long, and has a 24 to 28-inch wingspan. The male is slightly larger than the female. Both sexes have a noticeable crest that extends outward from the back of the head. The male's plumage of green, purple, bronze, and white and its bright red eyes make it one of the most impressive of Connecticut's waterfowl. The female is rather drab in comparison, mostly gray and light brown, with a white teardrop-shaped eye ring.
In flight, the wood duck is identified by its rapid wingbeat, light underbelly, and long, rectangular tail. Flight is swift and direct and usually not much higher than the treetops.
Wood ducks are highly vocal and are often heard before they are seen. They have a number of calls. The male's call is a drawn out "ji…ihb" or "jeeb, " while the female's flight call is a squealing "oo-eek, oo-eek."
Habitat and Diet: Slow-moving or shallow waters near forested habitats provide optimal habitat for wood ducks. In Connecticut, wood ducks inhabit freshwater wooded swamps, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Important nesting areas include forested swamps (red maple and standing dead timber), shrub swamps, and emergent marshes. Ponds and lakes with shoreline cover (over-hanging shrubs and trees) are also readily used by wood ducks. Waters with woody debris (logs, stumps, standing trees) and green vegetation provide the best habitat for wood ducks. Adults use the woody debris for loafing and the vegetation provides both cover and food resources. Invertebrates, which provide an important source of protein for the hen and ducklings, are typically higher in waters with woody debris and emergent vegetation.
Wood ducks feed on plants (watermeal, duckweed, wild rice, pondweeds, smartweeds), seeds (especially watershield), aquatic insects, and other invertebrates (snails, clams). Adults feed on acorns during fall and winter, searching for them in flooded swamps, bottomlands, and oak forests.
Life History: Wood ducks nest in tree cavities but cannot excavate their own nest holes. Hens will use pre-existing cavities wherever they can be found but will usually select ones located in close proximity to water. However, wood ducks have been known to successfully nest up to one-half mile from the nearest water source. A scarcity of natural cavities may limit a wood duck population. Nesting sites can be provided by erecting specially-constructed nest boxes in suitable habitat. The nest boxes are readily accepted by wood ducks.
Wood ducks form pair bonds on the wintering grounds. The pairs typically begin arriving in Connecticut in early to mid-March. Hens tend to return to the areas from which they were fledged or had previously nested successfully. The hen inspects and chooses the nest site. Wood ducks do not carry nest materials to the nest as most other birds do. They will use whatever materials exist within the chosen cavity to create the nest.
In Connecticut, nesting usually begins in March. The hen lays 1 egg per day until her clutch is complete; the average clutch size is between 10-14 eggs. Once a hen has laid all of her eggs, she begins incubating them. Development of the chicks doesn't start until incubation. Due to this evolutionary adaptation, all of the eggs hatch at the same time. The incubation period typically lasts 30 days. Broods hatch as early as the first week in May and as late as the fourth week in July.
After hatching, the hen will brood (cover and warm) her hatchlings for a day. Twenty-four to 36 hours after hatching, the young are called from the nest by the female. Small toenails on the webs of the ducklings enable them to climb up the wall of the cavity and out of the hole. The ducklings will then drop to the ground and join the hen, which will lead them to quality brood-rearing habitat. Areas with a mix of submerged vegetation beds, which provide an abundant supply of invertebrates, and stands of dense herbaceous vegetation like bulrushes, cattails, duck potato, water lilies, duckweed, and pickerelweed, which provide excellent cover from predators, constitute good brood habitat. The young are capable of flight at 56 to 60 days after hatching.
Interesting Facts: Wood ducks are among the most productive egg layers of all the duck species. This evolutionary adaptation occurs because wood ducks experience very high duckling mortality rates. If the first nest fails, the female will attempt up to 2 re-nests to raise a brood.
Source: www.ct.gov
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Anthem Global Media and Communication Studies
World Cinema and the Visual Arts
Edited by David Gallagher
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'World Cinema and the Visual Arts' combines new analyses of two subjects of ongoing research in the field of humanities: cinema and the visual arts. The films analysed encompass a wide geographical base, and have been drawn from a diverse array of cultural traditions.
Title:World Cinema and the Visual Arts
This volume of essays combines new analyses of two subjects of ongoing research in the field of humanities: cinema and the visual arts. Originally presented at the American Comparative Literature Association Conference 2010 in New Orleans, these collected papers have been expanded and extended from their original points of enquiry, and analyse films from the diverse cultural traditions of China, Germany, the United Kingdom, America, Northern Ireland and India. Subjects of examination include China's 'Shanghai Express' and 'The Goddess', Fritz Lang's 'M', and two films from the James Bond franchise, 'Diamonds Are Forever' and 'Casino Royale'. Other areas of investigation include films focusing on Northern Ireland, the depiction of the Indian film industry through Indian writers, and Hong Kong and East Asian cinema.
The focus of the volume then switches to the visual arts, with an explanation of how the classificatory order for the visual arts and art history has long been rigorous in its demand for juxtapositions and comparisons, followed by an examination of modernist abstract art with a specific analysis of the importance of Gertrude Stein's still-lifes in 'Tender Buttons'. Manuel Rivas' use of cross-cultural textualization in 'Mujer en el baño' is explored using the concepts of montage and Benjamin's dialectical image. Lastly Kara Walker's controversial art that highlights racial pictography and violent imagery from the antebellum American South comes under close scrutiny.
'Ranging from Berlin to Shanghai and beyond, 'World Cinema and the Visual Arts' is a whirlwind tour through an exhilarating landscape of new scholarship, much of it by young scholars. The perspectives are diverse and fresh. As a collection, it counters the Eurocentrism that continues to dominate English-language academia with a truly global perspective.' —Dr Chris Berry, Professor of Film and Television Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
'This is a marvellously refreshing take on a vital topic. As literary scholars increasingly attend to cinema, they will find this volume an excellent model. It is forthright, well written and thorough.' —Toby Miller, co-author of 'Global Hollywood 2'
David Gallagher is the German subfield editor for the 'Eighteenth Century Current Bibliography'.
Anthem Film and Culture
Anthem Studies in Theatre and Performance
Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1. Projecting a More Habitable Globe: Hollywood's Yellow Peril and Its Refraction onto 1930s Shanghai National Cinema - Lily Wong; Chapter 2. Berlin – The City of Sound and Sensation in Fritz Lang's 'M' and E. A. Dupont's 'Varieté' - Isa Murdock-Hinrichs; Chapter 3. Bond's Body: 'Diamonds Are Forever', 'Casino Royale' and the Future Anterior - Shelton Waldrep; Chapter 4. Whatever You Say, Say Nothing - Anna Zaluczkowska; Chapter 5. Imperial Gazes, Hollywood Predators: A Cinema of Molestation in Postcolonial Indian Literature - Jerod Ra'Del Hollyfield; Chapter 6. Linguistic Identity in Fruit Chan's 1997 Trilogy - Howard Y. F. Choy; Chapter 7. The Postnational and the Aesthetics of the Spectral: Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 'Flight of the Red Balloon' - Je Cheol Park; Chapter 8. The Art Object as Text in the Practice of Comparative Visuality - Jane Chin Davidson; Chapter 9. Exploring In-humanity: Gertrude Stein's 'Tender Buttons' and Still-Life Painting - Nandini Ramesh Sankar; Chapter 10. Re-defining Art: Manuel Rivas' 'Mujer en el baño' - Ana-María Medina; Chapter 11. Re-envisioning the Haunting Past: Kara Walker's Art and the Re-appropriation of the Visual Codes of the Antebellum South - Minna Niemi; Bibliography; Index


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The sad truth behind Dirk Nowitzki's prolonged shooting slump
The Mavericks pillar has been uncharacteristically off since December. The numbers behind Dirk's slump make the slump look even worse.
By Josh Bowe@Boweman55 Jan 15, 2015, 12:00pm CST
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From the outside, it appears Dirk Nowitzki is doing normal Dirk things. His scoring is down, sure, but he's still at a little over 18 points per game in fewer minutes and putting up a PER over 20.
He started the season looking like his normal efficient self. Dirk was coming off a season in which he almost hit on another 50-40-90 season and hit 60 percent or better of his shots in six of the Mavs first 10 games. He looked so good, I remarked earlier in the season that Dirk is timeless and isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
About that. Dirk might be slowing down.
I've been watching Dirk closely over the last month and a half and have held my tongue for most of that time. I didn't want to rush to conclusions, that Dirk would come out of a little shooting slump and regain form as the terrorizing offensive player he's been throughout his entire career. Except it's not happening.
Despite his ridiculously hot start, Dirk is shooting a mere 46.4 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from three. Those numbers don't look awful but they certainly aren't up to Dirk's standards -- that field goal percentage would be the sixth worst mark of his career and the 3-point shooting would be tied for his second-worst mark ever.
It seems crazy to think, but Dirk's hot start is actually hiding just how horrible his shooting has been since December. He shot 43.5 percent overall and 27.8 percent from three. Read that again. DIRK FREAKING NOWITZKI SHOT LESS THAN 30 PERCENT FROM THREE. FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH.
Just wait, it gets even worse. A lot of us on the Mavs Moneyball staff have tweeted and discussed in our email chains about how Dirk appears to be missing more open shots then we can ever remember. Game after game in the last month or so, it just seems like Dirk is missing an unfathomable amount of open midrange jumpers -- his bread and butter.
Unfortunately, the eye test plays out. According to NBA.com, Dirk is hitting 47.7 percent of his "open" two point shots that are greater than 10 feet from the basket -- midrange jumpers, essentially. NBA.com defines open as the closest defender 4-6 feet away. For comparison, Dirk shot 51.8 percent on those shots last season.
Those patented Dirk face-up iso jumpers? Dirk's missing a ton of those too. On two point shots 10 feet from the rim with the closest defender 2-4 feet away, Dirk is hitting just 43.8 percent. Last year? He hit 51.1 percent of those shots.
What about open three-pointers? Dirk is missing those too. On what NBA.com calls "wide open" three pointers (closest defender six feet away or farther) Dirk is shooting 35.2 percent. Let that sink in -- Dirk is currently an AVERAGE NBA three point shooter on what are essentially warm up three pointers without a defender in sight. Last year, Dirk hit 45.1 percent of those three pointers.
Like I mentioned earlier, Dirk is missing more open two-point jumpers than normal. In fact, overall, he's hitting just 43.5 percent of shots from 8-16 feet. Again, last year Dirk was hitting 49.8 percent on those shots. It gets even worse -- in the last 15 games, Dirk is hitting just 40.8 of those shots.
That 8-16 range is Dirk's sweet spot -- it's usually the area of the floor where he takes either the most or second-most shots over a season.
Now this is where I would love to say what the problem is. Is it Dirk's new shot that he was tinkering with? It can't be lack of rest as Dirk is playing the fewest minutes per game since his rookie year and he's already had a handful of games off. Is he hurt? Maybe. Our own Kirk Henderson thinks so and I do remember Dirk saying his back was hurting him during the double-overtime win in Chicago. He also mentioned being sick a while back. But the Mavs aren't saying anything really, and Dirk hasn't given much to the media other than generic stuff like "I've got to be more efficient."
My biggest fear, of course, is that it's none of those things. Dirk is 36-years-old and has a tremendous amount of minutes and games on his body. Perhaps that's finally catching up to him. Perhaps Dirk is indeed mortal. I hope not. It pains me to watch Dirk continue to clang three pointers and open jumpers. It's insane to think he's been one of the Mavs worst three point shooters this year. That's especially alarming when you consider the Mavs have very, very few consistent three-point threats on the roster beside Dirk.
For as much as the Mavs have tried to ease the pressure off Dirk -- picking up Monta Ellis and Chandler Parsons to ease the scoring, Tyson Chandler to shore up the boards and let Dirk spot up more, Rondo to be a true facilitator -- he's still the Mavs engine. They will only go as far as he will take them.


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IT'S HAPPY WHO YEAR ONCE AGAIN AS DOCTOR WHO RETURNS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY WITH DALEK-FILLED SPECIAL
Dame Harriet Walter, Chris Noth, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and John Barrowman to Guest Star
November 29, 2020 – The Thirteenth Doctor will kick-off 2021 with an action-packed episode entitled "Revolution of the Daleks," set to air on BBC AMERICA on New Year's Day – Friday, January 1st at 8pm ET/PT.
The holiday special will see a host of exciting guest stars including previously announced John Barrowman MBE, who will be reprising his role as Captain Jack Harkness, alongside Chris Noth (Sex and the City), who will be back as the disgraced Jack Robertson. Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, Succession) will also be making her Doctor Who debut for the special, alongside television star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (The Trial of Christine Keeler).
Bradley Walsh as Graham, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Tosin Cole as Ryan – Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks – Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBCA
Viewers last saw the Thirteenth Doctor at the end of season 12, where her fate was left hanging in the balance as she was locked away in a high-security alien prison with no hope of escape. In the upcoming New Year's Day special, Yaz, Ryan and Graham are far away on Earth and having to carry on with their lives without her. However, they soon discover a disturbing plan forming. A plan which involves a Dalek. How can you fight a Dalek without the Doctor? Even with Captain Jack's help, the gang are set to face one of their biggest and most frightening challenges yet.
– Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks – Photo Credit: Ben Blackall/BBC Studios/BBCA
Chris Chibnall, Executive Producer, said: "We've crammed this year's Doctor Who special with an explosion of extraordinary acting talent. Where else would you get British acting royalty, a globally renowned US screen star, an (inter)national treasure of stage and screen and one of Britain's hottest young actors — just in the guest cast! Put those together with Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole (and Daleks! Did I mention Daleks!) — and you get a cast to be exterminated for. And things will explode. Promise."
Harriet Walter, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Chris Noth as Jack Robertson – Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks – Photo Credit: Ben Blackall/BBC Studios/BBCA
Jodie Whittaker stars as the Thirteenth Doctor, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Bradley Walsh as Graham.
Chris Noth previously appeared in the season 11 episode of Doctor Who, "Arachnids in the UK."
Captain Jack made his first appearance in the 2005 episode of Doctor Who, "The Empty Child" and appeared in multiple episodes.
Prior to his season 12 appearance in "Fugitive of the Judoon," Captain Jack was last seen on Doctor Who in the 2010 episode "The End of Time."
John Barrowman MBE fronted the Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood, which aired from 2006-2011.
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Genia graduates from 'fat little bloke' to 100-Test player
Eddie Jones gave Will Genia his break at the Reds. Picture: Getty
by Jamie Pandaram, London
TWO-year-old Olivia Genia will be in the Twickenham stands this weekend when her father Will becomes just the 10th Wallaby in history to play 100 Tests, and he'll be dedicating the milestone to her.
"She's one of the reasons that I have rediscovered my enjoyment in the game and why, from my perspective I have played some decent rugby," Genia said in London.
"I just want her to be proud of me and look back on and be able to say 'my dad was good at what he did'. That is very much a driving force for me."
A host of relatives will be at the match, Australia's last of the year, with Genia and the Wallabies looking to end a five-match losing streak to England.
"They will all be here, I need to get to get some tickets and I am struggling," he said.
"My mum and dad are here, my wife and daughter got in (Sunday). My brothers, sisters, their kids, friends, they get here Wednesday and Friday so there will be a fair few people."
England coach Eddie Jones blooded Genia at the Queensland Reds in 2007.
Will Genia and daughter Olivia. Picture: Annette Dew
"I remember this fat little bloke in the academy," Jones said.
"They said 'Nah, he doesn't work hard enough'. I remember having a meeting with him and his dad - I think he his dad was an education minister for Papua New Guinea - we had a bit of a chat about what he needed to do and where he needed to go and I never saw a boy work as hard as him.
"I can always remember on a Thursday when we didn't train he'd always come up and get a bag of balls and practise his box kicking. It's a real tribute to him how hard he's worked and what a great player he's been for Australia."
The Wallabies need Genia at his very best to score an upset, with England poised to break a 109-year record by winning six straight against Australia.
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"It's like a family, it's the most I've ever felt part of a team. Whether it's because we're staying tight because things aren't going well or whatever it is, I don't know, but it's a group where there is so much belief and so much faith in what we're trying to achieve."
Genia will be trying to mask the enormity of his achievement until after the full-time whistle.
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"It would be one of my biggest achievements if not my biggest achievement getting the opportunity to play 100 Tests for my country. I'll hopefully celebrate it with a win afterwards."
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11 best herbs for female hormone balance
When we talk of herbs for female hormonal balance, we mean the flowers, roots, seeds, and leaves of various plants that have been used historically for many ailments including hormone balance.
The problem of hormonal imbalance is common nowadays due to modern lifestyles, diets, and toxic environment that bombards us with harmful substances that destabilize hormone balance. And when hormonal imbalance occurs, it can wreak havoc on all the other body systems leading to chronic health problems.
Hormonal balance is a delicate dance between the brain the endocrine glands, and the liver, and all have to have optimal communication to keep hormones in balance. But if one end of the communication is messed up everything goes wrong and an imbalance in hormones then happens.
Then you start to notice signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalance, signs like:
Depression and or anxiety
Unwanted hair in cases of women
Mood swings and irritability
Weight loss ( in hyperthyroidism)
In the recent past, menopausal women looked to HRT for hormonal balance but then that led to a host of problems including cancer.
And so more and more people are seeking to balance hormones naturally, and one such way to balance hormones is to use the age-old traditional remedies that cultures across the globe have known for hundreds of years, but are only now being brought to light through scientific evidence.
In fact, some adaptogenic herbs have been used for centuries especially in Eastern cultures to balance hormones Herbs for hormonal balance help to nudge these organs to do their part and thereby support a natural hormonal balance.
However, of note, when using herbs for hormonal balance it is very important that you do your very own due diligence, and talk to your doctor first as scientific research on efficacy is little and results are mixed.
So be sure to check with your doctor, and be careful about interactions with other medications you may be taking.
The best powerful herbs for hormonal balance.
A plant belonging to the legumes family, red clover is known to have various medicinal properties and was also known to be a blood purifier historically.
According to studies, red clover produces isoflavones that have an estrogen-like effect on the body and research finds that these chemicals alleviate symptoms of menopause like hot flashes, even osteoporosis, and cardiovascular problems that are commonly associated with menopause.
Also, red love naturally contains magnesium, calcium, niacin, phosphorous, thiamin, and vitamin C (source), but is important to note that so far study findings are mixed.
Vitex (chaste berry)
Vitex agnus castus is a plant native to Asia and the Mediterranean. Vitex has also known as chaste berry and is used to treat many hormone health problems. Usually, fruit is used.
The amazing thing is that vitex works on the pituitary, and the hypothalamus areas of the brain known for many hormones production.
Some of the hormones produced include follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and growth hormone-stimulating hormone, which as you can see stimulate the production of other hormones.
The pituitary gland is called the master gland because it is responsible for the production of many major hormones that affect many areas of the body.
These include adrenals, thyroid, and kidneys. Historically, vitex was used to balance estrogen and progesterone imbalances.
Chasteberry is also used to treat PMS and irregular periods, and modulates prolactin, thereby reducing breast tenderness and other symptoms of PMS.
Also by balancing estrogen and progesterone, vitex may reduce fibroids which are caused by hormonal imbalance, and reduce acne and endometriosis.
Studies have also shown that vitex normalizes prolactin levels and improves chances of pregnancy and fertility.
However, these studies are not conclusive and further studies are needed.
Evening prime rose has been used for years to help with female hormone issues such as PMS. Research shows the effectiveness of primrose oil for managing PMS is that Primrose oil contains GLA, an omega 6 fatty acid that converts to prostaglandins, substances associated with pain control.
Prostaglandins are may prevent prolactin from causing PMS. It is thought that women who have terrible PMS have a high sensitivity to prolactin.
Research also shows that evening Primrose helps with other PMS symptoms such as irritability, mood swings, fluid retention, depression, and more.
Per research adding nutrients such as zinc, magnesium, vitamins like pyridoxine vitamin C and niacin are also helpful in converting essential fatty acids to prostaglandin E1 to decrease prolactin sensitivity and PMS symptoms.
Ashwagandha is an adaptogen herb that has been used for centuries in ayurvedic medicine for various ailments including hormonal problems.
Ashwagandha has been used in the treatment of adrenal hyperplasia and adrenal insufficiency. Per this study, ashwagandha increases cortisol levels, decreases stress and fatigue, increases stamina, and even improves insulin sensitivity. It is thought that ashwagandha improves stress by modulating the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis per research.
This pathway is responsible for the production of many hormones such as cortisol, and neurotransmitters like epinephrine. Ashwagandha may also help increase insulin sensitivity. Studies also found that ashwagandha improves male infertility, by decreasing oxidative stress and improving reproductive health in women by enhancing follicular stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone increasing fertility.
Additionally, this study found that taking 600 mg of ashwagandha improved thyroid health in patients with elevated TSH, a sign of a thyroid hormone imbalance.
But a word of caution in using ashwagandha is that some conflicting study results have also been found as well as some side effects. Caution is advised in pregnant women, those breastfeeding, or people with autoimmune diseases including thyroid disease. Check with your doctor first.
A member of the buttercup family, black cohosh relieves menopause symptoms but is also used to treat many other health problems. It can be taken as a capsule, tea, or extract.
Black cohosh roots and rhizomes-the parts that are normally used contain glycosides and ferulic acids which are anti-inflammatory. Black cohosh may also act as a phytoestrogen, a substance that mimics estrogen, and is normally used to treat PMS, period irregularities, and treat pain during periods, induce labor, and treat menopause symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, and irritability.
Research however on the mechanism of action and effectiveness is not conclusive and more research is needed.
Rhodiola rosacea
Rhodiola has been used for centuries in Europe and Asia. It grows in cold temperatures and high elevations. The root, which is an adaptogen helps modulate the stress hormone cortisol by supporting the adrenals.
Rhodiola is also an antidote to symptoms of chronic fatigue and was found to help with improvement in mood, and stress levels when research participants took 400mg of Rhodiola Rosea daily for a period of 8 weeks.
According to a 2012 article in the American Journal of Geriatric psychology, stress disturbs the neuroendocrine function through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and Rhodiola works to offset this by working on the neuroendocrine pathway.
Rhodiola improves symptoms of PMS, peri, and menopause. It improves concentration and improves mental performance. Really, Rhodiola is a powerhouse of many health benefits. See the many ways Rhodiola improves health here.
Maca is a cruciferous root vegetable that grows in very high elevations in the Andes and Peruvian mountains. Maca has been cultivated in the Peruvian mountains for over 2600 years.
Maca is rich in nutrition and is a good source of magnesium, copper, calcium, zinc, selenium, phosphorous, and potassium. Maca is also rich in B1, B2, C, and E, B12, and iodine and is a rich source of protein, fiber and is a powerful antioxidant.
Maca is an adaptogen, which means it helps the body to adapt by regulating the endocrine system, and the nervous system. This helps the body to manage stress and calm anxiety, improving energy, stamina, and endurance.
Maca stimulates the hypothalamus and pituitary -our master glands and these produce hormones that regulate other hormones produced in the thyroid, the adrenals, the ovaries, testicles, and the pancreas as needed.
Maca is thought to help improve PMS, and hormonal balance in menopause, improve mood and help in cases of PCOS. Maca has many benefits, helps with insomnia, and hot flashes, increases libido, boosts fertility, decreases fatigue, and improves mental clarity (source).
Maca can easily be added to smoothies, soups, and salads.
The best herbs for hormonal balance
It is unfortunate that this wonderful source of so many health benefits is seen as the enemy in every well-manicured lawn. Dandelion has been used for years to treat many ailments including digestive issues, immune problems, and hormonal balance.
Dandelion contains prebiotic nourishing inulin, a type of fiber found in the roots. The flowers and leaves are all good for gut health and hormonal balance as well.
The leaves are a good source of vitamins C, B vitamins, and beta carotene as well as minerals like magnesium, potassium, iron, and calcium.
The roots are high in manganese, magnesium, iron, and calcium and promote hormone health and liver detoxification which also helps with hormone health.
The best part is dandelion root is edible like every part of the dandelion plant and can be cooked in soups, and teas. The root is also a good source of phytoestrogens and is also beneficial for PCOS.
As you can see, this really is not a pesky weed but a great source of many health benefits that we all should be happy to have. So go ahead and enjoy some dandelion tea, or coffee today. The root when roasted is a great alternative to coffee.
Turmeric is a rhizome plant in the ginger family that is well known for its powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on the body.
Turmeric contains curcumin, the active compound that gives turmeric its bright yellow color and that contributes to turmeric's antioxidant power.
Turmeric's hormonal balancing power is threefold coming from its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and liver detoxification properties, states Dr. Laurie Tarzo
Dr. Tarzo explains that the reason turmeric works for hormonal balance is by treating the underlying health issues that cause the imbalance in the first place.
Things such as inflammation, gene expression issues, oxidative stress, and immune problems contribute to hormonal imbalance many of them due to lifestyle factors in modern life. The trouble with the way we live these days is that we are exposed to too many toxins in our food, the environment, and the products we use.
Turmeric protects our cells from these effects most of which are the reasons for hormonal imbalance. Of course, aging does happen and menopause is a fact of life that ultimately leads to hormone imbalance.
But many women and men experience hormonal imbalance while still young and in such cases, the problem is lifestyle and environmental toxins.
In fact, as an anti-inflammatory, turmeric protects us from aging, improves fertility, and helps reduce PMS- including period pain, and headaches.
Turmeric also helps improve other hormonal problems like endometriosis, fibroids, and ovarian cysts all of which are caused by hormonal imbalances.
And according to an article in Best for Nutrition, turmeric and curcumin regulate the immune system to prevent autoimmune thyroid disease, Hashimoto's as well as prevent hyperthyroidism, goiter, and hypothyroidism all conditions related to thyroid hormone imbalance.
Turmeric also supports liver detoxification. The liver is important in hormone balance, especially in estrogen balance. As such, the liver helps hormonal balance by clearing excess estrogen and detoxifying the body. All these functions of turmeric support hormonal balance.
But please note that there are some contraindications for using turmeric as it can interfere with medications you may be on such as blood thinners. It can act as a blood thinner and potentiate blood thinners you may be on. So always talk to your doctor first.
Astragalus is a large genus with over 3000 species of herbs and small shrubs native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. It is a plant in the legume family whose roots have been used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine.
Astragalus is a potent immune booster, a powerful antioxidant, and great for hormonal balance. It contains saponins, flavonoids, and polysaccharides, the elements that give astragalus its amazing health benefits.
The flavonoids help in cell signaling, help with free radical scavenging, therefore preventing oxidative stress and cell damage that can result in disease including hormonal imbalance.
Research shows astragalus has the potential to treat diabetes naturally by improving insulin sensitivity and protecting beta-cells against inflammation and cell death through its potent antioxidant qualities.
Nigella or black cumin has been known and used around the world for centuries to treat a wide range of ailments including hormonal imbalance.
It has a strong antioxidant effect. Per this 2019 scientific review, N Sativa or nigella's main component, thymoquinone has efficacy against infertility, regulates insulin, testosterone, luteinizing, hormone, neurologic and mental illnesses, cancer diabetes, various bacterial and fungal infections as well and many more.
N Sativa and its component thymoquinone normalize insulin secretion from the pancreatic beta cells study finds.
Other studies have found the therapeutic effect of N sativa in cases of PCOS, estrogen imbalance, thyroid hormones, testosterone, and other female hormones.
In fact, a randomized controlled study found a potent effect on nigellas seeds on thyroid hormone function, and other research finds there is potential to use N. Sativa as an alternative to HRT in menopausal women.
Final words on the best herbs for hormonal balance
Hormonal imbalance is complex and the causes are many. But the good news is you don't have to suffer forever. There are things you can do to improve your hormone health such as using natural herbal remedies such as the ones listed above. But always be careful to get the highest quality, most pure well-sourced herbs to take care of your hormone health and really your whole health as hormones affect all parts of your body.
Additionally, there are many more herbs and supplements one can use for hormonal balance apart from these listed in this post. However, whatever you decide to use always check with your health practitioner or consult and naturopathic doctor especially if you are using other medications, or have certain health conditions.
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Is Conan Gray Gay? Here's The Untold Truth About Him!
By Aarya On Dec 9, 2022
This article will discuss topics like "Is Conan Gray Gay?" and Everything you need to know about Conan Gray, the rumors, and his actual sexuality. Therefore, if this is something that piques your curiosity, stick with us.
Conan Gray used to be a YouTuber, but now he makes music. His first studio album, Kid Krow, came out in March 2020. Gray got his start on YouTube when he was 9 years old. Most of the vlogs he posted were about his life in Georgetown, Texas. He also posted covers of songs on the channel, and over time, his music became known all over the world.
Sunset Season, his first EP with Republic Records, was played more than 300 million times online. His first big hit was the song "Maniac," which played over 100 million times and was given a Platinum rating in Australia.
Is Conan Gray Gay?
Conan said that people shouldn't try to put a tag on his sexuality and that they shouldn't call him gay.
After Conan became a global megastar, people began to wonder about his sexuality. Fans and interviewers have asked Gray many times about his sexuality, but he has learned how to avoid answering.
But he didn't want to be called gay, and he told people to stop trying to label his sexuality. Conan wrote on Twitter, "Y'all are so annoying. All you ever want to do is put a label on me. Just let me fuckin' exist, what the fuck."
Gray is very determined to keep his sexuality a secret. In his songs, he talks about his love life, but he is careful not to use pronouns that could give away who he is talking about. Gray wants people to enjoy his music and stop trying to put him in a certain sexual box. On Twitter, he wrote:
"Okay, here's the deal. If labels about your sexuality, gender, beliefs, and all that other good stuff help you, I'm all for it. U do u. But I get mad when you try to put other people in a neat, easy-to-understand box. Stop! Please! Fucking Stop! "
Conan's latest music video, Heather, is about how hard it was for him to look perfect for a high school crush who didn't love him back
Conan told Billboard in January 2019 that his love life had been terrible and that he had never been kissed. He told his fans that his 2020 album would tell them everything about him, and it did.
In The Story, he tells the story of two best friends who didn't tell each other they liked each other because they were afraid of how the other person would react. In Checkmate, Conan vows to get even with two people who broke up with him so they could date each other. In the video for the song, Conan tries to hold on to a boy and a girl who like each other.
Heather might be the song about Conan's love life that is the most honest. He just put out the video for the song about how hard it was for him to be like Heather, a girl who was his high school crush. Gray told VMan that he had a crush on someone for four years, but that person only liked Heather. The video for the song showed how Conan tried to be like Heather to get the attention of the girl he liked. He said:
"I would do anything for the person I loved to love me back. Anything to get picked first. The slow change throughout the video was meant to show how I switched between being feminine and masculine to become someone I knew my crush would like. Someone kind and nice. Someone similar to Heather."
Around the time Conan released a song about heartbreak, it was said that he was dating Olivia Rodrigo
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Early in April 2021, Taylor Swift paid Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray to leak two records of her re-recorded version of "Fearless" a day before it was officially released. Fans said that Olivia and Gray looked like they were dating in two videos they made together. The focus moved away from Taylor's songs and toward a possible romance between Conan and Olivia. But Rodrigo quickly put an end to the rumors when she said to Capital, "Conan is my friend, and the guy who makes most of my music also makes most of his." We're just friends, and I really like him."
A month later, Conan put out the song Astronomy, which was about a slow breakup. He told Coupdemain magazine what he thought the song was about:
"'Astronomy' is about how growing apart from someone can be slow, painful, and often make you want to deny it. That moment when you look at someone you've loved for years and suddenly realize you don't know them anymore. You now live in two different places. I think slow heartbreaks are the worst. There is no reason, and no one is to blame. "That's the most painful."
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Maryland's crime victim compensation program provides up to $25,000 in financial compensation to help victims and their loved ones cover crime-related expenses.
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Maryland's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board offers up to $45,000 in financial reimbursement to innocent victims of crime and eligible family members. Administered by Maryland's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the crime compensation program is designed to help victims and their loved ones recover from their injuries by providing reimbursement for medical expenses, mental health counseling and lost wages.
How Maryland's Victim Assistance Fund Works
As in all states, Maryland's victim assistance fund is considered a "payer of last resort." The program will cover crime-related expenses that other sources of funding are unwilling, or unable, to pay.
Victims should first turn to these additional, or collateral, funding sources, including health insurance policies, court-ordered restitution and government benefit programs, before relying on Maryland's crime injury compensation program. If you submit a claim for an expense that has already been paid, or could be paid, by another source, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board will reduce your award to account for the other funding you've received.
Who Is Eligible To Apply?
Maryland's victim compensation fund is designed to provide reimbursement to people who were injured, either physically, emotionally or both, due to crimes committed in Maryland. Out-of-state visitors to Maryland are free to apply for financial reimbursement, if their injuries were caused by a crime within the State.
Residents of Maryland who are injured due to crimes in other states should first apply for compensation through the victim assistance fund operated by the state in which they were hurt. If no such fund exists, Maryland's program may be able to help.
Compensation claims will be denied if substantial evidence shows that the victim "caused, provoked or contributed" to the crime in which they were injured. Claims are also denied, in the absence of a "good cause" explanation, to victims who fail to cooperate with law enforcement officials in their efforts to identify, arrest and prosecute a criminal suspect.
Family Members & Loved Ones
Compensation is only provided to family members in the event of homicide. In the wake of a loved one's crime-related death, some surviving loved ones may be eligible to secure financial reimbursement, including up to $5,000 for funeral, burial or cremation expenses. Maryland limits these compensation awards to:
the surviving spouse or child of a homicide victim
any person who relied for principal financial support on a homicide victim
any person who legally assumes responsibility for the funeral expenses of a homicide victim
Deadlines & Other Program Requirements
In order to qualify for compensation, victims and family members are required to comply with several deadlines. Since Maryland's victim assistance program was created, in part, to encourage more victims to step forward, crimes must be reported within 48 hours of their occurrence to be eligible for compensation. Exceptions to this rule can apply for victims, including child victims and persons deemed mentally-incompetent by a court, who have a "good cause" explanation for their delay.
Crimes can be reported to a number of different authorities to comply with Maryland's requirements:
Local police department
District Court Commissioner's Office
Disciplinary authority at educational institution
submitting to a sexual assault forensic exam
applying for a protective order in any state
Alongside the reporting deadline, Maryland also dictates how long you have to file a claim for compensation. Claims must be filed within 3 years of the crime or, in the case of homicide, the victim's date of death. Victims of child abuse have up to their 25th birthday to apply.
Compensation Types & Limits
Maryland provides a maximum of $45,000 in compensation to individual applicants. Claims will only be considered for expenses valued at or above $100; you may have to submit multiple claims in the same application to reach the minimum. Beyond the $45,000 maximum, most expense types come with their own internal limits:
Medical expenses - maximum of $45,000
Health insurance co-pays and deductible
Mental health counseling (for direct victim of crime) - maximum of $5,000
Mental health counseling (for parent, child or spouse living with victim) - maximum of $1,000
Lost wages (due to temporary or permanent disability) - maximum of $25,000
Lost wages (for parent or guardian caring for child victim) - up to 30 days in pay
Funeral, burial and cremation expenses - maximum of $5,000
funeral, burial and cremation expenses will not be reimbursed if the homicide victim had a life insurance policy in excess of $25,000.
Bereavement leave - maximum of $2,000 or 2 weeks of pay
Lost financial support (for surviving dependent of homicide victim) - maximum of $25,000
Crime scene clean-up - maximum of $250
Maryland's crime victim compensation program does not provide reimbursement for property loss or property damage. Nor does it consider damages for pain and suffering, which are only available by filing a civil lawsuit against the criminal offender or a third-party whose negligence allowed the crime to occur.
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To apply for compensation, you can download a PDF copy of the application form here. A version in Spanish is available at this link.


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The current-generation Nissan GT-R was introduced about a decade ago and has been the most talked about supercar since. Over the past ten years, the GT-R has managed to showcase what extremely well-done design can do. Usually by leaving far more expensive European supercars in its dust.
Recently, a preview of what the next-generation Nissan GT-R could be was shown in a specially-designed Nissan GT-R50 as a collaboration between Nissan and Italdesign. Whether that design will become the next-gen Godzilla is still unknown, but Nissan could do worse.
It appears likely that the Nissan GT-R50 will be produced in very limited numbers. Mostly as collector's items, not as production vehicles for dealership showrooms. Nissan's Senior Vice President of Global Design remarked that the GT-R50 is "..a celebration about the people behind GT-R. They are not really concept cars, they are collector cars."
We do know that Nissan is hard at work on the next generation of the Godzilla supercar. The focus is on the engine and platform with design coming after that. This is true of most vehicles, of course, as the design itself usually comes in response to the way the vehicle is engineered. Those who see a current-gen Nissan GT-R in Edmonton will immediately realize that the supercar underpinnings of a powerful, supercharged engine, all-wheel drive, and the aerodynamic forces a car with the GT-R's capabilities must accommodate all created the design we see on the outside.
What the Nissan GT-R50 definitely does show is possibilities. Based on a production Nissan GT-R NISMO, the GT-R50 adds a lot of upgrades to boost power and performance. Turbocharging is upgraded using technology from GT3 racing and larger intercoolers come with that. Stronger engine parts (cams, pistons, rods, bearings, crankshaft) replace standard 3.8-liter V6 twin-turbo parts in order to boost power. This results in 710 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque from the V6. A boost of 110 horses and 94 lb-ft over the GT-R NISMO's stock setup.
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Inside, Italdesign added its touches to the interior's materials and makeup. Carbon fiber, Alcantara leather, and gold inlay are the major materials upgrades made to the GT-R for the GT-R50 and a big reason for its hefty million dollar price tag.
Despite the fact that Nissan has made it clear that the Nissan GT-R50 is not a preview of the new-generation GT-R, it's fun to speculate and see what might be possible nonetheless.
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#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdint>

#include "tensorflow/lite/c/builtin_op_data.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/c/common.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/common.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/quantization_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/tensor_ctypes.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/types.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/kernel_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/op_macros.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/activations.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/kernel_util.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/micro_utils.h"

namespace tflite {

const int kActivationsInputTensor = 0;
const int kActivationsOutputTensor = 0;

void ReluQuantized(const ReluOpData& data, const RuntimeShape& input_shape,
                   const RuntimeShape& output_shape, const int8_t* input_data,
                   int8_t* output_data) {
  const int flat_size = MatchingFlatSize(input_shape, output_shape);
  for (int i = 0; i < flat_size; ++i) {
    const int32_t val = static_cast<int32_t>(input_data[i]);
    int32_t clamped =
        data.params.output_offset +
        MultiplyByQuantizedMultiplier(val - data.params.input_offset,
                                      data.params.output_multiplier,
                                      data.params.output_shift);
    clamped = std::max(data.params.quantized_activation_min, clamped);
    clamped = std::min(data.params.quantized_activation_max, clamped);
    output_data[i] = static_cast<int8_t>(clamped);
  }
}

template <typename T>
void CalculateReluOpData(const TfLiteTensor* input, TfLiteTensor* output,
                         ReluOpData* data) {
  float act_min = 0.0;
  float act_max = std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity();
  double real_multiplier =
      static_cast<double>(input->params.scale / output->params.scale);

  const RuntimeShape input_shape = GetTensorShape(input);
  const RuntimeShape output_shape = GetTensorShape(output);

  QuantizeMultiplier(real_multiplier, &data->params.output_multiplier,
                     &data->params.output_shift);

  data->params.quantized_activation_min = std::max(
      static_cast<int32_t>(std::numeric_limits<T>::min()),
      output->params.zero_point +
          static_cast<int32_t>(roundf(act_min / output->params.scale)));
  data->params.quantized_activation_max =
      act_max == std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity()
          ? static_cast<int32_t>(std::numeric_limits<T>::max())
          : std::min(static_cast<int32_t>(std::numeric_limits<T>::max()),
                     output->params.zero_point +
                         static_cast<int32_t>(
                             roundf(act_max / output->params.scale)));
  data->params.input_offset = input->params.zero_point;
  data->params.output_offset = output->params.zero_point;
}

void ReluFloat(const RuntimeShape& input_shape, const float* input_data,
               const RuntimeShape& output_shape, float* output_data) {
  const int flat_size = MatchingFlatSize(input_shape, output_shape);
  for (int i = 0; i < flat_size; ++i) {
    const float val = input_data[i];
    const float lower = 0.0f;
    const float clamped = val < lower ? lower : val;
    output_data[i] = clamped;
  }
}

void Relu6Float(const RuntimeShape& input_shape, const float* input_data,
                const RuntimeShape& output_shape, float* output_data) {
  const int flat_size = MatchingFlatSize(input_shape, output_shape);
  for (int i = 0; i < flat_size; ++i) {
    const float val = input_data[i];
    const float upper = 6.0f;
    const float lower = 0.0f;
    const float clamped = val > upper ? upper : val < lower ? lower : val;
    output_data[i] = clamped;
  }
}

void Relu6Quantized(int8_t lower, int8_t upper, const RuntimeShape& input_shape,
                    const int8_t* input_data, const RuntimeShape& output_shape,
                    int8_t* output_data) {
  const int flat_size = MatchingFlatSize(input_shape, output_shape);
  for (int i = 0; i < flat_size; ++i) {
    const int8_t val = input_data[i];
    const int8_t clamped = val > upper ? upper : val < lower ? lower : val;
    output_data[i] = clamped;
  }
}

TfLiteStatus ReluPrepare(TfLiteContext* context, TfLiteNode* node) {
  TFLITE_DCHECK(node->user_data != nullptr);
  ReluOpData* data = static_cast<ReluOpData*>(node->user_data);

  MicroContext* micro_context = GetMicroContext(context);
  TfLiteTensor* input =
      micro_context->AllocateTempInputTensor(node, kActivationsInputTensor);
  TF_LITE_ENSURE(context, input != nullptr);
  TfLiteTensor* output =
      micro_context->AllocateTempOutputTensor(node, kActivationsOutputTensor);
  TF_LITE_ENSURE(context, output != nullptr);

  if (input->type == kTfLiteInt8) {
    CalculateReluOpData<int8_t>(input, output, data);
  }

  micro_context->DeallocateTempTfLiteTensor(input);
  micro_context->DeallocateTempTfLiteTensor(output);

  return kTfLiteOk;
}

TfLiteStatus Relu6Prepare(TfLiteContext* context, TfLiteNode* node) {
  TFLITE_DCHECK(node->user_data != nullptr);
  Relu6OpData* data = static_cast<Relu6OpData*>(node->user_data);

  MicroContext* micro_context = GetMicroContext(context);
  TfLiteTensor* input =
      micro_context->AllocateTempInputTensor(node, kActivationsInputTensor);
  TF_LITE_ENSURE(context, input != nullptr);

  if (input->type == kTfLiteInt8) {
    data->six_int8 = FloatToQuantizedType<int8_t>(6.0f, input->params.scale,
                                                  input->params.zero_point);
    data->zero_int8 = input->params.zero_point;
  }

  micro_context->DeallocateTempTfLiteTensor(input);

  return kTfLiteOk;
}

}  // namespace tflite

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#33 Words in your head, supple from swimming - February 2015
MAP Screen | READING IN THE DARK
Curated by Suzanne van der Lingen | Instalment 2: Gerard Byrne, Sarah Forrest, Laure Prouvost, Peter Rose | Readings by Laura Edbrook & Sarah Forrest and Suzanne van der Lingen | Screened 25 February. Event images online
Laure Prouvost, 'You Are the Only One', film still, 2008 Courtesy of the artist and LUX
Gerard Byrne, Why it's time for imperial, again, 1998-2000
Sarah Forrest, Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence, 2012
Laure Prouvost, Owt and You Are The Only One, 2008
Peter Rose, Secondary Currents, 1982-90
Readings by:
Laura Edbrook & Sarah Forrest and Suzanne van der Lingen
8.30pm Wednesday 25 February | CCA Cinema
With thanks to the Glasgow Film Festival for its generous support
Suzanne van der Lingen presents a programme of artist film and video exploring the relationship between text and moving image. Through playful processes of translation, (mis)communication, and editing, these works investigate formal overlaps between the structures of language and film.
'Language is not a neutral medium that passes freely and easily into the private property of the speaker's intentions; it is populated—overpopulated—with the intentions of others.'
Mikhael Bakhtin [1]
Reading in the Dark presents artist film, video and writing with the aim of further investigating a recurring theme within my own art practice—namely, the relationship between the moving image and language, and intermedial acts of (mis)translation, (mis)appropriation and (mis)interpretation. The moving image as textual object has been a prominent motif in artist film and video, with an emphasis on the limits and merits of medium-specific materiality and intertextual potentials.
In The Dialogic Imagination, Mikhael Bakhtin wrote, 'as a living, socio-ideological concrete thing, as heteroglot opinion, language, for the individual consciousness, lies on the borderline between oneself and the other.' [2] Bakhtin's concept of the utterance is the act of adapting a word or text to one's 'own semantic and expressive intention.' [3] The utterance is not a singular, definitive appropriation, as it invites further readings to continue to shape and respond to the potentials in its form. It is this participatory act of semantic appropriation that fascinates me, not only in written or spoken language but in the moving image as text.
In the first instalment, I looked at the act of translation, specifically in the form of subtitles, as the fundamental relationship between the self and the other. This second instalment, a screening presented as part of the Glasgow Film Festival 2015, examines the dynamics between (source) text, moving image and the screen, with emphasis on a layering and refraction of visual language through a shift in, or apposition of, material forms of text.
Peter Rose's Secondary Currents, 1982-1990, an excerpt of which was included in the first instalment of this project, is shown here in full. His aural and visual compositions loosen the relationship between language and its representation/ articulation, engaging with language as a fluid, rhythmic, and erratic layering of expressions. There is an overwhelming sense of futility and satirical exasperation in Rose's depiction of the disconnect between representation and meaning.
As Scott MacDonald describes, 'Rose's burlesque recalls viewers' early experiences hearing particular, melodramatic versions of unfamiliar tongues and confronting the fact that translations of what was heard were inevitably inadequate.' [4]
Likewise, Sarah Forrest's Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence, 2012, employs quite a literal visual layering of image, screen and reflection. The physical attributes of the depicted screen as well as the videos shown within the work parallel the narration that accompanies the imagery. This dynamic confluence and divergence of the voiceover and visuals simultaneously obscures and opens up a multitude of readings, the work offering a self-reflexive meditation on the multiplicity of interpretation.
In Why it's time for Imperial, again, 1998-2002, Gerard Byrne adapts a 1980s car advertisement into a theatrical dialogue. This appropriation of a magazine text into a script for a video work recontextualises the original text and shifts its materiality to actualise something it never was in the first place. In his essay 'History Pictures', Mark Godfrey writes, 'Byrne's camera work, editing and sound editing further de-naturalize the scripts by drawing attention to themselves rather than to the spoken words'. [5] Thus, Byrne's transposition of the advertorial text into a script for actors opens the text to a new material interpretation, a process to be repeated again and again through further readings and iterations.
A similar dynamic can be found in You are the Only One, 2007, in which Laure Prouvost addresses the audience as if each member is singularly and intimately engaged by the work. It mimics the language used in advertisements and spam messages, questioning how singular and 'authentic' the message really is. In Hito Steyerl's essay 'A Thing Like You and Me', she asks, 'what if the truth is in [an image's] material configuration? What if the medium is really a message? Or actually—in its corporate media version—a barrage of commodified intensities?' [6] In this work, Prouvost appropriates a 'corporate media' approach and plays with the intensities of such a model to interrogate the relationship of intentions between the message, the artist and the viewer.
In Owt, 2008, Prouvost intercuts a monologue with her own visual and vocal interjections. The main protagonist in the video states, 'maybe there is no difference between artist film and video and cinema, but if there is I reckon it has something to do with language. Filmmakers seem quite comfortable with the idea that there is a language of cinema, whereas artists seem to rebel against the idea of any language at all.' [7] Perhaps it isn't so much a rebellion against the idea of language as such, but the idea of language as a system with rigid values. Instead, the focus appears to be on the potentials of the medium as a semantic catalyst, with the viewer as participant.
The works included here share a common interest in a layering of language (whether oral, written or visual), an obfuscation of explicit meaning, and intertextual readings. Each work displays an often humorous self-awareness of its material form and the ramifications its physical qualities have in terms of expression and interpretation. There is an openness for the viewer to engage with the (image) text as utterance. The screening is an invitation to you to explore your own intentions in your reading of the work.
Suzanne van der Lingen is an artist, writer and curator based in Edinburgh.
1. Bakhtin, Michael, (1981). The dialogic imagination . Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 294.
4. MacDonald, Scott, (ed.), (1995). Screen Writings: Texts and Scripts From Independent Films . London: University of California Press. p. 1 57.
5. Godfrey, Mark, (2008). 'History Pictures' in Gerard Byrne: The Present Tense Through The Ages . London: Walther König/Lisson Gallery. p. 18.
6. Steyerl, Hito, (2010). 'A Thing Like You and Me' in E-Flux, journal #15, 04/2010. Available at: http://www.e-flux.com/journal/a-thing-like-you-and-me/
7. Owt . dir. Laure Prouvost. UK, 2007. DVD.
Film and video / MAP Screen
Curated by Suzanne van der Lingen | Instalment 1: 'Voice—Text—Screen', Peter Rose, Torsten Lauschmann, Allan Hughes
MAP Screen | The Anthropology Effect
For the second installment of MAP Screen, Karen Cunningham selects three works—two clips from vintage television documentaries presented by David Attenborough and John Grierson and a video piece by Glasgow-based artist David Sherry


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Premises and Rentals
In December 2016 a unique monumental architectural intervention, inspired by the elegant shapes of early twentieth-century airships, was opened on the rooftop of DOX. The 42 m long steel and wood structure is a new permanent space for reading and public discussions of literature – fiction, poetry and critical writing – related to the themes of DOX's exhibitions, which typically offer a critical view of particular aspects of the contemporary human situation.
Access to the airship is possible with a valid ticket to the DOX Centre. Events in the airship are held in spring and autumn season. The space is heated up only during events. The access is not barrier-free.
The construction of a giant wooden airship "suspended" above the DOX Centre is yet another testament to personal conviction of the DOX founder Leoš Válka that is reflected in the DOX Centre's overall philosophy: that even in today's fast-paced, globalized world where nothing that cannot be calculated, evaluated, or predicted is worth risking for, "things can be done differently".
"The idea to invade the DOX Centre's starkly modern austere concrete-and-glass architecture with a "parasitic" structure has been on my mind for several years. I first dreamed of an absurdly fascinating organic shape that would contrast with the DOX Centre's existing architecture," says Leoš Válka.
In 2013 he invited internationally acclaimed architect Martin Rajniš, the 2014 winner of the Global Prize for Sustainable Architecture, to join him in realizing what he calls "a dream of 12-year-old boys". For more than two years together with wood and steel specialists they have been working on the design of what finally turned out to be a 42m long and 10m wide structure inspired by the shapes of the giant airships that began to cruise the skies at the dawn of the twentieth century.
The shape of the zeppelin is symbolic. The early zeppelins represented the optimistic ideals of a new era of unprecedented technological advancements. With their remarkable monumentality and hypnotic dignity that would continue to fascinate generations to come long after they had vanished from the skies, they have always embodied the eternal human desire to fly, and have represented a certain utopian ideal.
The airship at the DOX Centres bears the name of one of the most famous characters in utopian literature.
A traveller to strange distant lands…
A wanderer of faraway seas and unexplored territories.
An adventurer who repeatedly embarks on voyages to the unknown.
An eternal stranger and an outsider both to the countries and people he visits and to his own.
An explorer whose travels to foreign lands allow him to see various aspects of human nature more clearly.
A messenger who, through the accounts of his sojourns among foreign nations, offers a mercilessly satirical and critical view of his own society and people, thus continuously pushing them to reflect upon the state of the world they live in and to contemplate their own human condition…
LEOŠ VÁLKA (1953) left Czechoslovakia in 1981 and settled in Australia, where he started several successful companies specializing in construction, interior design, and development. In 1996 he moved back to Prague. With his business partner Robert Aafjes, he initiated and with the financial assistance of additional partners built the largest private exhibition institution in the Czech Republic. The DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague's Holešovice district opened in 2008. Today Leoš Válka serves as its director and chairman of the board. In 2011, based on a nomination by Václav Havel, he received an award from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic for long-term merit in the area of fine art.
MARTIN RAJNIŠ (1944) has left his mark in architecture around the world through prominent projects connected by the idea of long-term sustainability, ecology, and the concept of architecture as a tool for community and social development. His work is based on the philosophy of "natural architecture". He is the founder and head of the Martin Rajniš Architecture Guild. In 2014 he was awarded the Global Prize for Sustainable Architecture. He lives and works in Prague.
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Die Adolf-Friedrich-Kirche (schw. Adolf Fredriks kyrka) ist ein Kirchengebäude im Stadtteil Norrmalm der schwedischen Hauptstadt Stockholm. Sie wurde von 1768 bis 1774 nach Plänen des Architekten Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz erbaut.

Geschichte
Die Grundsteinlegung wurde von König Adolf Friedrich persönlich durchgeführt. Zur feierlichen Einweihung am 28. November 1774 waren neben dem König unter anderem der Herzog von Södermanland (der spätere Karl XIII.), Bischof Daniel Herweghr und der Hofkapellmeister Francesco Uttini anwesend.

Auf dem Platz der Kirche befand sich seit 1674 eine hölzerne Kapelle, die dem heiligen Olav gewidmet war und noch während der Bauzeit genutzt wurde, da die Kirche anfänglich um die Kapelle gebaut wurde.

Die heutige Kirche ist im klassizistischen Stil gehalten, mit Details im Rokoko. Sie hat den Grundriss eines gleichseitigen Kreuzes und wird gekrönt von einem turmartigen Aufbau mit Fenstern. Für den Altar, der die Auferstehung Jesu wiedergibt, war Johan Tobias Sergel verantwortlich. Die Inneneinrichtung der Kirche wurde von 1893 bis 1895 unter Leitung von Agi Lidegren umgestaltet. Dabei verlor die Kirche großteils ihr ursprüngliches Aussehen, da Stuckarbeiten und Reliefs hinzugefügt wurden.

Orgel

Die Orgel der Adolf-Fridrich-Kirche hat 45 Register auf drei Manualen und Pedal. Die Spiel- und Registertrakturen sind mechanisch.

 Koppeln: II/I, III/I, I/P, II/P, III/P

Friedhof
Auf dem angrenzenden Friedhof sind mehrere bedeutende Personen begraben:

 Johan Tobias Sergel
 Bengt Lidner
 Hjalmar Branting
 Olof Palme
 Sven Hedin
 Anders de Wahl
 Thor Modéen
 René Descartes war von 1650 bis 1666 auf dem Friedhof beigesetzt, bevor seine Gebeine nach Frankreich überführt wurden.
 Anders Eliasson

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Webpräsenz der Kirchengemeinde

Kirchengebäude in Stockholm
Klassizistische Kirche
Bauwerk des Historismus in Stockholm
Erbaut in den 1770er Jahren
Kirchengebäude der Schwedischen Kirche
Kirchengebäude des Historismus
Klassizistisches Bauwerk in Stockholm
Disposition einer Orgel
Adolf Friedrich (Schweden)

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