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An exciting new film for Park-Extension citizens young and old promises to inform, entertain and raise awareness about…ice. Espace pour la vie is presenting Worlds...
The new variants of COVID invite themselves for the holidays
As residents of Park-Extension ready themselves for the holiday season, health authorities remind us that partially overshadowed by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza,...
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Monarchists feel excluded
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Children's pain medication shortage
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Accueil COVID-19 Updates Dubé relies on local management of nurses' schedules and decompartmentalization
Dubé relies on local management of nurses' schedules and decompartmentalization
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The Minister of Health is also counting on the creation of full-time positions for nurses.
To deal with the problems related to the nursing workforce, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, thinks he has found a "recipe" that will make "a difference" and that requires the decompartmentalization of professions and the local management of schedules. The program will be implemented throughout the province affecting also the hospitals that serve the Park-Extension population.
Minister Dubé mentioned these solutions on Monday November 21st when he addressed participants at the convention of the Order of Nurses of Quebec in Montreal. As far as local timetable management is concerned, the results of the steps that have already been taken differ from one establishment to another. The Minister told participants that he wanted to know where things are going well and where things are not going well.
"And everything does not necessarily go through the creation of full-time positions, contrary to what we believed during the last negotiation of the collective agreements for nurses," argued the minister.
During the last negotiation, which was quite long, there was really an approach to increase the full-time staff, for all sorts of good reasons. It gave results, I would say correct, but perhaps not up to our expectations. The situation, what people are asking for in the field, is also part-time positions, with advantages and disadvantages. We've heard that a lot. We heard the message very clearly," said Minister Dubé.
The president of the Order, Luc Mathieu, also noted that it all depends on how the full-time position is modulated, since it can be over four days, for example. "In some regions, they have posted full-time positions and there is no one applying for them." he said
The Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ) itself addresses this issue in its demands that have just been filed for the renewal of collective agreements: that a full-time position be flexible to eight, nine or ten days per two weeks, at the option of the employee, by working the same number of hours per two weeks or by reducing the number of hours per two weeks, while benefiting from the advantages of full-time status.
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Q: Bias Variance Decomposition 2.7 in Elements of Statistical Inference I try to derive 2.7 from the book. I expose my demonstration
$E_\tau[(y_0-\hat{y}_0)^2]=E_\tau[y_0^2]-2E_{\tau}[y_{0}\hat{y_{0}}]+E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}^{2}]$
$= y_{0}^{2}-2y_{0}E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}]+E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}^{2}]$
I add and substract $(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}$, I add and substract $(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}$ which gives
$E_{\tau}[(y_{0}-\hat{y_{0}})^{2}]= y_{0}^{2}-(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}+E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}^{2}]-(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}+(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}-2y_{0}E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}]+(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}$
Considering the first two terms and taking the conditional expectation: $E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[y_{0}^{2}-(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}]=E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[y_{0}^{2}]-(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}=E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[y_{0}^{2}]-E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[y_{0}]^{2}=Var[y_{0}|x_{0}]$
Considering the next two terms and taking the conditional expectation:
$E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}^{2}]-(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}]=E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}^{2}]-(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}=Var_{\tau}[y_{0}^{2}]$
I consider the last three terms, take the conditional expectation and try to derive the bias:
$E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}-2y_{0}E_{\tau}[\hat{y_{0}}]+(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}]=(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}-2E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}(y_{0})E_{\tau}(\hat{y_{0}})+E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}[(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}]$
But to me the squared bias is $bias^{2}=(E_{\tau}(\hat{y_{0}})-\hat{y_{0}})^{2}=(E_{\tau}[y_{0}])^{2}-2\hat{y_{0}}E_{\tau}(\hat{y_{0}})+(x_{0}^{T}\beta)^{2}$
I fail to identify the middle term. How should I have $E_{y_{0}|x_{0}}(y_{0})=\hat{y_{0}}$ ?
Any other nice demonstration will be helpful.

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Minhaj University Lahore 's Seekers Club headed by Ms. Ammara Maqsood Qadri in collaboration with Youth Empowerment Society organized a pre-event campaign on December 18th for participating in International Jashn-e-Iqbal, Chief Minister Ist Youth award show on 20th, 21st & 22nd December 2019 at Aiwan-e-Iqbal to reconnect the youth of Pakistan.
Ms. Ammara Maqsood Qadari, coordinator MUL. Seekers Club in her welcome address said,'' Allama Muhammad Iqbal is one of the most outstanding poet-philosophers of the Indian sub-continent belonging to the modern time period. His sublime poetry and philosophy inspired millions of Muslims to wake up the reality of the times and forge a destiny for themselves."
She added,'' Iqbal was deeply concerned with Youth of that time. He was very much clear to the fact that if Youngsters had focused their real destiny then they could have led the Muslims of Sub-Continent out of the danger of destruction earlier than they did. It is never too late. The youth of Pakistan has the ability to provide the leadership that can lead the nation to the heights of self-determination.''
Ms. Iqra Paras. Vice President (YES) while high lighting the importance of youth role in the development of Pakistan said,'' Pakistan has more young people than it has ever had. The voices of the youth can be heard in many ways, ranging from mainstream social media websites to more innovative approaches including direct consultations, art competitions, video message, radio shows and the volunteer programs. Our youth is opting to go abroad as they feel that are neglected and lacking lucrative opportunities to earn in Pakistan. The current programs for youth in Pakistan are lagging in both quality and quantity. It is time to engage the youth of Pakistan in positive activities and to take full advantage of their talent; otherwise, they will be in the mire of frustration. The aim of our society is to help the youth of Pakistan to explore their talent and providing them with the productive platform where they can groom and enhance their skill for the betterment of our nation and country."
Mr. Bilal Shaheen, Director (EMG) while sharing the tips for successful entrepreneurship said,'' Being successful often means to learn from those who have already achieved their goals. Having a mentor is an amazing blessing to an entrepreneur, but everyone cannot find in one person. The biggest motivation is to keep challenging oneself. The only way to be satisfied in your life is to do work that you truly believe in. Take the risk. Don't be afraid of failure. Believe that you can succeed, then you will find ways through different obstacles. Have a vision for something and desire to create it. The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with the people who are already the way you want to be.''
Mr. Rana Almas, Special Advisor to CM Punjab for Youth affairs emphasized,'' It is time to educate our youth about the ideology and vision of Quaid-i- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal as well as struggle behind the creation of Pakistan to broaden their vision. If the youth will not be playing its role in the development of Pakistan. It will be an injustice to the countless sacrifices rendered by Quaid-i- Azam and Allama Iqbal. It was Iqbal who awakened the people of the subcontinent from the slumber through his poetry and revive the urge for independence in them. This is our national responsibility to disseminate the message of Allama Iqbal to our youth who are hoping for prosperous Pakistan. Government of Punjab is dispensing with this responsibility by organizing Jashn-E-Iqbal CM 1st Award youth."
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On the topic of scrolling shoot em ups such as 1942 and the recently released 194-8 on the Pico-8, it might be worth your time taking a look at this rather cool looking shoot em up for the PC; ' 1917 The Alien Invasion ' developed by Andrade-Games. Available for just 4.99, 1917 is a memorisation shooter combined with the fast and frantic action of bullet hell shoot em ups, while also having a unique graphical design, an interesting UI and yes, even bloodshed!
You are in the role of Dr. Brunhield Stahlmüller, an acomplished weapon scientist who upgrades a WW1 triplane with superior alien technology to attack the invaders. You will avenge mankind and take the battle into the darkness of space until you reach an ancient alien world. The game features extravagant pixel art inspired by classic arcade games, accessible gameplay with a fair difficulty curve, intense action, 5 stages including bosses, gore, psychedelic music, full Xbox controller support and even a digital PDF art book.
Worth a fiver? It certainly seems that way!


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In April 21st 2005, Aksi Cepat Tanggap was officially launched by law as a foundation engaged in social and humanitarian fields. ACT develop its activities, ranging from emergency response activities, then expanded its activities into post-disaster recovery programs, empowerment and community development, as well as spiritual-based programs such as Qurban (Sacrifice), Zakat (Alms) and Waqf (Benefaction). Since 2012, ACT transform itself into a global humanitarian organization, with a wider range of activities. On a local scale, ACT developing a network to all provinces in the form of a volunteer's network with Masyarakat Relawan Indonesia (MRI - Indonesian Volunteer Community) as the vessel and also in the form of ACT branch office network. The program activity is now within the scope of 30 provinces and 100 districts / cities throughout Indonesia.
In a global scale, ACT expanding its network in the form of representative persons and also provide offices overseas. The scope of global program activities are already up to 22 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Indochina, the Middle East, Africa, Indo-China and Eastern Europe. ACT working zone on a global scale begins with contributing and give assistance in every human tragedy in many parts of the world such as natural disasters, famine and drought, conflict and wars, including the minorities' oppression in various countries.
Being a professional global humanitarian organization based on global philanthropy and volunteerism community to achieve better world civilization.
Organize and manage a variety of humanitarian issues in a planned, conceptualized, integrated and sustainable, thus becoming ideal formula to solve various problems of humanity either on a local, national, regional or global level.
Organize and manage any potential generous global society as social capital to overcome the problems of humanity either on a local, national, regional or global level.
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Sell my Nissan – Sell My Nissan online – Want To Sell Nissan At Good Price ?
There is a good demand for Nissan cars whether they are new or used. Among the several reasons cited for this phenomenon quality is considered the foremost. This Japanese company has established great reputation for its quality products and also the variation to it. This situation makes it easy for anyone to Sell my Nissan at any time. There is ready market awaiting such sale. Nissan has stipulated very stringent conditions for guaranteeing performance of its used cars.
To make things easy for procession the sale of used Nissan car the internet with online trading has come into existence. Online dealers of automobile both new and used make use full use of the internet facility to build up vast customer base both for buying and selling automobiles. The dealer Cash It Car UK has become favorites with car owners both for buying and selling. They get reliable and fast service and true worth of the car offered for selling.
Very little time is spent to locate a possible buyer. A Nissan owner who takes this route to Sell my Nissan in Leicester will find that the entire process simpler and faster than any other mode. That the car is Nissan is a factor that helps in locating a buyer easily. Nissan Company is particular about the quality of their cars even if it is used and put up for sale.
The online dealer we buy any car helps in selling in any brand or model of car and even buy them from the seller. The dealer pays cash on the spot. This facility is something unique not provided generally. The general procedure is for the dealer to locate a possible buyer using the details furnished by the seller along with any visuals. The effort is always to get the buyer from the vast network.


Suggested citation: Fuchs, Christian, Matthias Schafranek, David Hakken and Marcus Breen. Eds. 2010. Special issue on "Capitalist crisis, communication & culture". tripleC (cognition, communication, co-operation): Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society 8 (2): 193-309.
"Capitalism […] is approaching an apocalyptic zero-point" (Slavoj Žižek).
What is the role of communication in the general situation of capitalist crisis?
The global economic downturn is an indicator of a new worldwide capitalist crisis. The main focus of most public debates as well as of economic and policy analyses is the role of finance capital and the housing market in creating the crisis, less attention is given to the role of communication technologies, the media, and culture in the world economic crisis. The task of this special issue of tripleC is to present analyses of the role of ICTs, the media, and culture in the current crisis of capitalism. The seven papers focus on the causes, development, and effects of the crisis. Each paper relates one or more of these dimensions to ICTs, the media, or culture.
Anglo-American Credit Scoring and Consumer Debt in the Subprime Mortgage Crisis of 2007 as Models for Other Countries?
Fuchs, Christian. 2008. Internet and Society: Social Theory in the Information Age. New York: Routledge.


Inside of Saint Alfred, a sneaker and streetwear boutique located in Wicker Park.
Najla Ayoubi, human rights activist, lawyer, and former judge in Afghanistan joins us to discuss the eight-day ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghanistan government at the end of Ramadan.
Streetwear has roots in hip-hop, skate, and other fringe scenes of the 80s and 90s, and we spoke with David Rasool Robinson about his work in streetwear, what customers want, and the global appeal of the fashion.


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North Wales Food and Drink
Rhyl and Denbigh's Simply Fish & Chips named one of 60 best chippys in UK
The business will join two other chippys in Mid Wales who have also made the list and will go through to compete for the national title
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Chip shops in Denbighshire have been named in the top 60 in the UK and will go through to compete for the national title.
Simply Fish & Chips has got its two shops in Rhyl and Denbigh into the final list as the representatives from North Wales.
They will be joined by Mid Wales chippys Andrews Fish Bar in Welshpool and Hennighan's Top Shop in Machynlleth .
The four will now compete for the ultimate accolade - Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award.
Simply Fish & Chips, Denbigh. From left; manageress Annie Bryan, owner Lewis Jordan with son Louis and Llion Williams
Lewis Jordan, owner of Simply Fish & Chips, said: "I am delighted both shops have reached the finals, it is rare to get two entries in the final of this national award, we must be doing something right!
"Our key is that we source quality, from the food to the frying equipment that we use and we pride ourselves in good customer service.
North Wales' best chippy revealed
"Sometimes it is just the small things that make all the difference. This nomination is down to the hard working staff we have here."
To reach this stage they have been appraised by industry experts across a variety of judging criteria, including menu development and innovation, sustainable sourcing policies, customer service and staff training processes, marketing and promotional flair, and how they attract new customers to fish and chips.
Over the coming weeks, shops will be subjected to further judging as they receive mystery shopping assessments.
This next stage of the competition will whittle down the line up, establishing a UK top 20 that will subsequently compete to be crowned with a prestigious 'regional' title. Following a further judging stage, the overall national winner will be announced in January after a seven-month long judging process.
Marcus Coleman, Chief Executive at Seafish, added: "The Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award is one of the highest honours a fish and chip business can receive.
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"Many of our past winners and finalists have gone on to reap substantial benefits, including increased shop footfall and turnover and media fame through overseas industry study trips; some have even launched their own branded products.
Lewis Jordan, owner of Simply Fish and Chips, Denbigh through to the national final of the best Fish and Chip shop in the country.
"Receiving this award is the pinnacle of many friers' careers, but only one can take home the title. I wish all contenders the best of luck as they move onto the next stage of judging and look forward to seeing who comes out on top."
The National Fish & Chip Awards are recognised as one of the most prominent and respected seafood industry events in the UK.
Find out if professional eater Randy Santel wins Wrexham's biggest fish and chip challenge
They celebrate the Great British tradition of fish and chips, showcasing the best talent, quality and choice offered by fish and chip businesses through 13 different award categories.
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For this episode of Community Conversations, we spoke with Jeffrey Sapp, the Executive Director of Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW).
Q: What is Serve Our Willing Warriors and what does it do?
A: Serve Our Willing Warriors is a 501c3 charitable non-profit. We provide services to service members who are wounded, ill, injured or recovered from service-related injuries. And we normally do that via a series of programs that include Christmas gift giving, hospital visits, Thanksgiving dinners – fundraising events. Our key program, our flagship program, is the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run, which is on 37-acres in Haymarket, Virginia. It's an 11,000-square foot home that we invite the warriors, and their caregivers, and family out to the retreat for a 6-day respite stay where they can relax, rejuvenate, and kind of reconnect with their support networks.
We do this because a lot of these soldiers are going through treatment which can last up to a year or two, and they're in a very stressful environment, and being in a hospital on a day-to-day basis and not having a chance to be with your family and do the things that you want to do – or enjoy doing – it can be stressful. So, we give them an opportunity to come out, get away from the hospital environment – and at least for a week – think of nothing but focusing on themselves, their families, and enjoy themselves.
Q: How did Serve Our Willing Warriors get started?
A: Actually back in 2006, Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Virginia – it's a non-denominational church – the Pastor Barry White put out a call to his flock to go out and do something for 40 days to spread Christmas cheer, I guess, is what it comes down to. Reach out beyond your community to do something else. Two of the folks in the group was John and Shirley Dominick, who eventually became our co-founders. They were in a group that decided to go to Walter Reed National Medical Hospital to visit the troops there and of cheer them up – bring a "taste of home" there. It was overwhelmingly successful. So, after the 40 day period – now this is 2006 we're talking – after the 40 day period they continued doing outreach, they continued their Christmas celebration if you will, they continued going to the hospital.
Fast forward to 2012, when they decided they could probably do more by forming a non-profit, and that's what they did. Serve Our Willing Warriors was set up in 2012. A year later, 2013, they found a property that we're in now that would become the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run, and they bought it. It was dilapidated, it was built in 1977. They basically took it down to the studs and remodeled the interior of the house. It took two years to do that, it took $1.25 million in in-kind donations and financial support from contractors, hundreds and hundreds of volunteers, the community just poured out a great outpouring of support. So in 2015, they finished the renovation, they opened the doors, and we haven't looked back since.
Q: Why is the work you do important?
A: The work we do is important for several reasons. Number one, people who serve and wear the uniform to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States deserve to be treated better after they take off the uniform, or if they're injured, during the process of wearing the uniform. Number two, there's a lot of folks that say, 'Thank you for your service'. I believe that we should take 'thank you for your service' and turn it into a declaratory statement – or remove it from a declaratory statement into an action statement – so that we do something. A lot of people say, 'Thank you, way to go' and then they walk away. We don't do that.
So we provide this opportunity for this one sliver of area, which is giving them the respite break, giving them a chance to relax and reengage, rejuvenate, and just enjoy themselves as a family, because they're going to go right back to that hospital environment. We know that. But if we can give them a little bit of a break, we may be able to contribute to the holistic healing process, which helps them recover and get on with the lives that they want to live.
Q: Tell us about your upcoming fundraisers.
A: Our primary source of income is – well we have several sources of income – you have in-kind, donations, financial donations, in-kind donations. And also events, fundraising events. We have four primary fundraising events throughout the year. We have two that are coming up in the immediate future. First, on October 16, is our fifth annual golf tournament at Piedmont Golf Club. We welcome the public to come – we play as an individual or as a foursome. And all of the money is going to go directly to benefitting the warriors. That's the golf tournament. The second key fundraiser that we have – oh, by the way, go back to Piedmont – 16 to 18 warriors are going to be playing in that tournament. There are people who have donated money so the warrior can play, which is absolutely great. So you have a chance to give something to the warrior, you have a chance to meet the warrior, interact with them and get to know them, which I think is really, really great.
The second primary fundraiser for us is our second annual gala. This year it's on the fourth of November – it's going to be at the MGM National Harbor. It's going to be a wonderful event, and again there's going to be several tables with warriors sitting at them that people have sponsored for them to be there. So, if you can come to either one or both of those, that would be great. And the funds go directly to support the warriors, and that's the key for what we're doing.
Q: Is there anything else you would like to say about Serve Our Willing Warriors? How can people get involved?
A: There are a number of ways you can get involved, but there's something about the organization that I want people to be clear on. When the warrior comes, once we get them vetted through Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, or Fort Belvoir Community Hospital – those are the two primary medical centers we work with – we also work with veterans support organizations. The warrior will self-identify that they'd like to come to the retreat. The medical center vets them and says, 'Yes, you can go at this point and time. There's no surgery, no treatment – we can afford to do that'. And so once that's done, we get flagged, we connect with the warrior, we have a Guest Services Coordinator work with them and fill out forms – more getting them set up, like you're coming to an actual retreat.
When they come, they have the choice of over 65 activities that they can do – from helicopters, going to vineyards, the Hylton Center for Performing Arts, just tours. Or, they can just hang out at the house. It's their call. Out of the 65 activities from the service providers, they only pick three or four. And those three or four, we set it up for them and they have a nice time with it. Three of the events I like to highlight, activities that I like to highlight that people enjoy: One, we have a visiting chef program where we bring in an executive chef from around the area – we have 47 – a visiting chef comes in and they cook a gourmet meal, whatever the warrior wants, he and his family wants – they cook it. They can have a chef's table so they can sit there and watch it, they can cook with them, and have a great time. And I don't think anyone's ever turned that one down.
The second one we offer in the retreat is massage therapy, and it's wonderful, it's also therapeutic and very few people ever turn that one down. The other ones – helicopter riding, horse therapy, dog therapy – we have a whole lot of others that people really do enjoy. So it's a good opportunity for them.
How can people help out? One, you can be a sponsor, an activity sponsor like one of the events we spoke about. Two, you can be a sponsor for a warrior to come stay for a week there – $2,000, we have it covered. Three, you can provide services as a contractor, or whatever services that you have to the retreat. We will give you the tax write off if it's a monetary donation, or if its equivalent [in-kind] we'll give you the proper documentation for it because it's important, I know. But whatever you can bring to the table. Fourth, volunteering. We need volunteers. We need volunteers. We need volunteers – I can't make it any clearer than that.
The community and volunteer support is absolutely essential to everything that we do. So if you're thinking about it, don't think any longer – give us a call, come on out – we will find something for you to do. From cutting the grass, to working with the warriors, to doing administration. If you're a grant writer, I'd love to talk to you. If you're a fundraiser, I'd like to talk to you. If you're into marketing, I'd love to talk to you. Everything we do, the better we get at it, the better we get at what we do, the better service we provide the warriors.
We're working on building three additional houses. We right now, we have our crosshairs on a $300,000 grant from a local corporation, well, national corporation, so we can start construction on the first house in 2018. We're going to need to put furniture in that house, we're going to need to put a kitchen in that house, so again, we're looking for donations. So if you have future, if you have a kitchen, you have a desk, you have pillows, if you have anything that we can take, we will take that. We would be most appreciative for it.
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ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements
This course is for activists, artists, and thinkers who wish to better understand and participate in social change. We will focus on the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Rather than assess the political efficacy of activities like mourning, listening, organizing, dancing, or partying, the lectures examine such cultural activities next to, and within, contemporary art practice. Included in the course are guest presentations by key artists, activists, and scholars, like: Rebecca Gomperts, Chido Govera, Gulf Labor, Hans Haacke, Sharon Hayes, Jolene Rickard, Gregory Sholette, Joshua Wong, and many more. Designed by artist and Duke professor, Pedro Lasch and co-taught by Creative Time artistic director, Nato Thompson, the course challenges learners to treat the MOOC itself as a social and artistic form. This happens mostly through the practical components, local project productions, global exchanges, and critical feedback. While no prior art making or activist experience is required, projects also offer challenging options for advanced learners. For other course offerings or language versions in this series, just search 'ART of the MOOC' inside the Coursera course catalogue.
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Activism and Social Movements: Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz
This opening segment is dedicated to the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Environmentalism, AIDS activism, Queer movements, Zapatismo, immigrant rallies, alter-globalization, the World Social Forum, Occupy, the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, museum boycotts, and democratic uprisings in the Middle East will be seen in dialogue with cultural producers who participate in these movements or are inspired by them. Rather than assess the political efficacy of such cultural activities, we will examine their place within contemporary art practices. Based on Listening, Organizing, Dancing, or Partying, each student's contribution will respond to a particular social movement of their choosing.
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Hello everyone, we're here at Art of the Mooc with Joshua Wong. Joshua is very young, but he's done many, many things in his life already. [LAUGH] He's a key part of the Hong Kong student movement, scholarism and many other fantastic social movement initiatives. And so we're very lucky to have him. Thanks so much, Joshua. >> Thank you, yeah. >> For being with us. And so for the first question many of our students are learning how to even initiate a call for a social movement or something they care about and think things should change. What have been, in your years of activism, the main kind of tools and methods that you use for organizing? >> From my experience, and now I'm 18 years old, and I start to organize the movement from 14 years old. Actually I have organized two main movements named the MT National Education Movement, and the second one is the Umbrella Movement and then last year, Occupy Action. And from my point of view, I think the strategy behind is to let yourself turn from the minority to be the majority. I mean at the first time actually, you will just be the minority. No one will really support you or care about your issue. But you need to have your goal should set to be, I need to turn my value or my belief to be the majority supported. So how to get the majority support it. From my point of view, two sides, also we need to have some progressive action to give more pressure to the ruling class, businessman, or the government. Other than that, we should also have the some of the propaganda to get the majority support. I mean, in a movement, actually only minority group of people will join your action. Say, for example, in Hong Kong even with 7 million people, only 1.2 million people involved in the Umbrella Movement. If you're counting the whole presentation is around 20% of the people join the movement. But why we can continue to get the global support we used a lot of propaganda, I mean, I used Facebook, Instagram, even a lot of the singers, artists. They will have produced a song to talk about the Umbrella Movement. And a lot of the artists in the past, they would just talk or discuss about some issue that not related to politics, but this is the first time for them to support and show their stand to support democracy. So anyway to sum up, it's been in the edge on organization movement, we are the activist, we may really interest in organizing that direct action even civil disobedience. But other than that, don't forget the part of propaganda to get the majority of a group of people to support. Even the majority of people just support, but not involved in the action. They may also create the more bargaining power for yourself to continue your movement. >> Right, great. One of the really striking parts of your involvement in these two movements has been the success in involving youth, right? Like, many of the people who show up at these protests are 12 year olds, 14 year olds, and this is incredible, and it's inspired many people around the world. Are there specific methods that you have found are better for these age groups, or is it all the same? >> Okay, there's really important strategy behind. Actually in Hong Kong, I see a movement where 14 years old student join student strike, 14 years old, and for civil disobedience, and 15 years, arrest by policemen. I think it's quite unusual, uncommon, for secondary school student in junior involved in strike or direct action, I mean in foreign country is really special for the situation in Hong Kong. But what is the strategy behind is first, we put a lot of effort to manage our Facebook, I mean my Facebook page have 250,000 people like for 310,000 people like it. But compared to the political party in Hong Kong, they were just around 40 or 50,000 people like it. Yes, quite that at first because we come from Internet, and we organize from Internet for our generation, and that means people born after 1990. We would not use email. Email is old already. And we will all use Facebook group to manage our things and to have more discussion and while we can build our network. In Hong Kong, there's only 7 million people, but my Facebook page can reach 1 million people, per month. This is the importance of it. In Hong Kong, people about 30 years old will not know what is Instagram. They do not know what is Instagram. There's not the things that they would use for the old generation. That's why we put a lot of effort to establish different hashtags to let the people upload their photo, to show their stand on some of the Umbrella Movement. This is the strategy, I mean, put more resources and effort to manage the Facebook and Instagram 24 hours per day. >> Right, right. >> Yeah, it's really important. But from the security forum, actually, email have been hacked by people from Mainland China last month. >> Mm-hm. >> In one year, we have been hacked for two times. Actually, or because all of the person's information, database, the minutes of our meeting, all we save in Google Drive, and it's been hacked by others already. And of course, someone may worry about the safety or security program of Facebook. But from my point of view, Gmail or using email actually is more danger than using Facebook. Yeah, because it's more easy for you to access in our system. Anyway, if we are talking about something that's really sensitive or really important or confidential, we would not leave any minute on the Internet. Just take an example, someone may know that actually while last year we were start Occupy Movement on the 28 of September, is because in 26 of September, we have the action to regain the Citizens' Square. I mean, climb through their three-meters barrier and go into the Citizens' Square is the action we planned before the action start, three hours. We're playing at evening, 6 o'clock, and we start the action at 9 o'clock, and all of the action, we do not add the minutes. Record safe and Facebook, Gmail, Google Drive, or any Internet or WhatsApp application, and the advantage is the policemen would not know any detail. >> So there's no records of any of this. >> No, no record at all. >> How did you manage to do that? In person meetings mostly? >> We asked everyone. Because we did plan a radical action in the evening around 9 to 10. So in around 6 o'clock in the evening, we ask every member to come to the meeting room. And all of our mobile. >> And the reason I ask is so that our students can learn how to do these things. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, actually- >> There's no organizing school, right. You have to learn it from the street. >> And even the normal university, so if your major is politics or sociology, you may learn some theory behind movement that we would not teach you how to face the. >> No, not at all. >> Yeah, it's really important, yeah. Actually in Hong Kong always we would define politician as a councillor member in the legislative council. And it's quite special for the relationship between activist and politician in Hong Kong because most of the time, activist such as like Joshua Wong, we will always challenge those politicians and give more pressure to them. Such as some of the politicians even they say they support democracy, if you ask them to involve in civil disobedience, they would say that, it's too radical. We should if it would blossom like water support. Yeah, I think it is quite special situation for them because they may just want to keep this rather than pushing forward, continue to fight in the realm of democracy. Yeah, and from my point of view, it depends on how you define politician, if you define politician as anyone who involved in a political discussion, or even organizing the political movement, of course, I'm a politician because I organize the last year Occupy Movement already. But from a point of view, actually every Hong Kong will ask, Joshua Wong will you run an election in the future, actually if I need to run in an election, the minimum requirement is I need to be 21 years old. So is even next year, we will have the election of the legislative council, I could not reach the requirement because I am just 18 years old now. Of course, I would not say that I would never run in an election. But I think it's really important for every activist to remind ourself. If we involve in social movement for a period of time, some of the politician or party may ask, hey, would you interest to run in election? If you're running in election, you will get a and you will have high salary. You will have really great power and more inference. Actually, in Hong Kong if you become one of the council member really high. If we organize in social movement, if we to push forward to get our own right, regain our right from the ruling class, we should set our target and run the election. It's just only one of the methods to reach our goal, yeah. >> Right, well, thank you so much, Joshua, for being with us. >> Okay, thank you. >> And I think students will learn a lot from you and be inspired by you as a student. [LAUGH] >> Okay, yeah, thank you. >> Bye. >> Bye.


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I have lordosis which is an over-exaggerated curve in the lumbar spine. My first memories of this were as a teenager when my back would periodically go into spasm. As a child until my mid twenties I danced and I was forever being told not too stick my bum out which is visually what lordosis looks like – your bum sticks out and so does your belly. I have always found flexion (bending) my spine tricky however extending (arching/back-bending) very easy.
Pilates initially made me more body aware. I danced semi-professionally so I have always been body aware but Pilates takes it to another level. I started to learn and understand where my movements were restricted and what I needed to activate or deactivate to get parts to move or not to move in certain positions/directions.
Through Pilates I have learnt to engage my deep abdominals – ever been told to pull in your stomach but not taught how? This was all of my dance career! I am able to pick my pelvis up so I do not over arch my back and I have leant the tools to lengthen my lumbar spine and to flex my spine.
Cue getting older, having whiplash, having pelvic girdle pain when pregnant, running an ultra marathon, having the odd injury here and there, sitting for too long, sleeping awkwardly etc.. etc..
Pilates always brings me back to normal… without fail.
How Exercise Reprograms The Brain.
In the late 1990s, then-postdoc Henriette van Praagand other members of Rusty Gage's lab at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, were fascinated with recent findings from the group showing that mice whose cages had toys and running wheels developed more new neurons in the hippocampus, a brain area important for learning and memory, than mice living in less-stimulating enclosures.
Exercise's EffectsPhysical activity increases the volume of the brain's hippocampus and improves learning and memory in mice and humans. Mouse studies have linked these effects to the growth and maturation of new neurons. Now, researchers are beginning to unravel the molecular mechanisms that connect exercise to these cognitive benefits.See full infographic: WEB | PDF© JULIA MOORE, WWW.MOOREILLUSTRATIONS.COM1. BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTORExercise influences levels of neurotrophins, proteins that promote the proliferation of neurons and support their function. Physical activity enhances DNA demethylation in the promoter region of the Bdnf gene, increasing the expression of the neurogenesis-boosting signaling factor. Moreover, histone acetylation appears to loosen chromatin to bolster Bdnf transcription.
2. BLOOD SIGNALSExercise leads to the secretion of molecules by muscle and fat cells that affect levels of growth factors in the brain, influencing the shape and function of the hippocampus by accelerating new neuron growth and increasing the volume of the brain region.
3. SPERMIn the sperm of male mice that exercise, the abundance of certain microRNAs associated with learning and memory increases. The mice's offspring show slight cognitive advantages compared with offspring of sedentary mice.
Scientists have long assumed that the exercise-induced changes to offspring are epigenetic in nature, and recent research is beginning to support that hypothesis. One group reported in 2015 that three months of physical exercise changed the DNA methylation patterns of young men's sperm. The tweaks occurred at genes associated with schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and other brain disorders (Epigenomics, doi: 10.2217/epi.15.29).See "Ghosts in the Genome"To further investigate exercise-induced changes in gene expression, Anthony Hannan of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia, and colleagues studied the sperm of mice that ran on wheels or performed other physical activities. The team showed that exercise spurred changes in the expression levels of several small RNAs in the germline cells of male mice. It is known that small RNAs packaged into gametes can influence the metabolism of offspring, and possibly also learning and memory. Male mice born to fathers with these changes in their sperm had reduced anxiety levels, leading the authors to conclude that parental exercise can exert a transgenerational effect on offspring's emotional health (Transl Psychiat, 7:e1114, 2017).
H. van Praag et al., "Running enhances neurogenesis, learning, and long-term potentiation in mice,"PNAS, 96:13427–31, 1999.
How Muscles Age and How Exercise Can Slow It.
To you readers over age 30, we've got some bad news for you. Chances are good you've already begun losing muscle. And it only gets worse. Up to a quarter of adults over the age of 60 and half of those over 80 have thinner arms and legs than they did in their youth.
In 1988, Tufts University's Irwin Rosenberg coined the term "sarcopenia" from Greek roots to describe this age-related lack (penia) of flesh (sarx). Muscle aging likely has several underlying factors, including decreased numbers of muscle stem cells, mitochondrial dysfunction, a decline in protein quality and turnover, and hormonal deregulation. Loss of muscle mass is associated with—and possibly preceded by—muscle weakness, which can make carrying out daily activities, such as climbing stairs or even getting up from a chair, difficult for many seniors. This can lead to inactivity, which itself leads to muscle loss at any age. Thus, older people can enter a vicious cycle that will eventually lead to an increased risk of falls, a loss of independence, and even premature death.
The good news is that exercise can stave off and even reverse muscle loss and weakness. Recent research has demonstrated that physical activity can promote mitochondrial health, increase protein turnover, and restore levels of signaling molecules involved in muscle function. But while scientists know a lot about what goes wrong in aging, and know that exercise can slow the inevitable, the details of this relationship are just starting to come into focus.
Skeletal muscle consists of multinucleated fibers formed by the fusion of muscle precursor cells, or myoblasts, during embryonic and fetal development and postnatally until the tissue reaches its adult size. Mature fibers are post-mitotic, meaning they do not divide anymore. As a result, in adulthood both muscle growth and repair are made possible only by the presence of muscle stem cells.
In 1961, Rockefeller University biophysicist Alexander Mauro, using electron microscopy, first described muscle stem cells, calling them "satellite cells" because of their position at the periphery of the muscle fiber.1Subsequently, researchers have demonstrated that satellite cells are the only cells able to repair muscle—which explains why recovery from muscle injuries among the elderly is slow and often incomplete: the number of satellite cells falls from 8 percent of total muscle nuclei in young adults to just 0.8 percent after about 70 to 75 years of age.
Other likely culprits of muscle aging are the mitochondria, the powerhouses of muscle. To work efficiently, skeletal muscle needs a sufficient number of fully functional mitochondria. These organelles represent around 5 percent to 12 percent of the volume of human muscle fibers, depending on activity and muscle specialization (fast-twitch versus slow-twitch). And research suggests that abnormalities in mitochondrial morphology, number, and function are closely related to the loss of muscle mass observed in the elderly.
In 2013, David Glass of Novartis and colleagues found that markers of mitochondrial metabolism pathways were significantly downregulated as rats aged, and this correlated with the onset of sarcopenia.5 Although the findings are merely correlative, the timing and near-perfect relationship between decline in mitochondrial gene expression and the onset of sarcopenia provides strong evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction may be driving sarcopenia. The expression of genes and production of proteins that regulate mitochondrial fission and fusion—processes that maintain mitochondrial volume and function—also dropped, suggesting that mitochondrial dynamics are also perturbed during muscle aging.
Even if they eat plenty of protein, older people often cannot maintain muscle mass, probably because their bodies cannot turn proteins into muscle fast enough to keep up with the natural rate of the tissue's breakdown. Moreover, the muscles of older people undergo lower levels of autophagy, a process that under healthy conditions recycles used and damaged proteins, organelles, and other cell structures. This can result in an imbalance between protein production and degradation that is likely linked to muscle aging.
In 2005, Stanford University stem cell biologist Thomas Rando and colleagues combined the circulation of young and old mice and found that factors in the blood of young mice were able to rejuvenate muscle repairin aged mice. It is now well known that the levels of circulating hormones and growth factors drastically decrease with age and that this has an effect on muscle aging. Indeed, hormone replacement therapy can efficiently reverse muscle aging, in part by activating pathways involved in protein synthesis.
Moreover, the muscle itself is a secretory endocrine organ. Proteins produced by the muscle when it contracts flow into the blood, either on their own or encased in membrane-bound vesicles that protect them from degradation by circulating enzymes. Bente Pedersen of the Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and Centre for Physical Activity Research in Denmark was the first to use the term myokine to describe these proteins. Secreted myokines can act locally on muscle cells or other types of cells such as fibroblasts and inflammatory cells to coordinate muscle physiology and repair, or they can have effects in distant organs, such as the brain.
Although several of these myokines have been identified—in culture, human muscle fibers secrete up to 965 different proteins—researchers have only just begun to understand their role in muscle aging. The first myokine to be identified, interleukin-6 (IL-6), participates in muscle maintenance by decreasing levels of inflammatory cytokines in the muscle environment, while increasing insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and fatty-acid oxidation. Elderly people with high circulating levels of IL-6 are more prone to sarcopenia. Another myokine, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), can trigger the swelling of muscle fibers, including after exercise. IGF-1 levels decrease with age, as do levels of the cell-surface receptor that IGF-1 binds to, and mice that overexpress IGF-1 are resistant to age-related sarcopenia.
Nathalie Viguerie and colleagues from the Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases at INSERM-Toulouse University in France recently discovered a novel myokine, which they termed apelin.8 The researchers have demonstrated that this peptide can correct many of the pathways that are deregulated in aging muscle. When injected into old mice, apelin boosted the formation of new mitochondria, stimulated protein synthesis, autophagy, and other key metabolic pathways, and enhanced the regenerative capacity of aging muscle by increasing the number and function of satellite cells. As with IGF-1, levels of circulating apelin declined during aging in humans, suggesting that restoring apelin levels to those measured in young adults may ameliorate sarcopenia.
Exercise's influence on muscle health likely acts through as many mechanisms as those underlying age-related muscle loss and weakness. For example, the number of satellite cells can be increased by exercise, and active elderly people have more of these cells than more-sedentary individuals do. This is the reason why exercise prior to hip and knee surgery can speed up recovery in the elderly.
Sarcopenia is part of the general process of aging, but it can be triggered prematurely in some late-onset muscle diseases. For example, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare genetic disease that primarily affects the eyelid (oculo) and throat (pharyngeal) muscles. Mutations in the polyadenylate binding protein nuclear 1 (PABPN1) gene lead to the production of an abnormal protein that forms aggregates only in nuclei of muscle fibers. The late onset of the disease, which generally appears between 50 and 60 years of age, suggests that the affected muscles successfully cope with the abnormal protein for many years. However, the ability to deal with abnormal proteins decreases with age, and an imbalance between elimination and aggregation could trigger the onset of OPMD.
OPMD shows mechanistic similarities with severe degenerative disorders in which perturbed RNA metabolism and pathological assemblies of RNA-binding proteins are involved in the formation of cytoplasmic or nuclear aggregates. In patients with spinocerebellar ataxias, ALS, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, or Parkinson's diseases, these aggregates form in the neurons. In the case of myotonic dystrophy and inclusion body myositis, they form in the muscle fibers. Defining the exact alteration in RNA metabolism is an interesting question facing researchers studying muscle aging. Of note, all of these diseases are also characterized by abnormal mitochondria, which are observed in aging muscle.
Research into these diseases should not only lead to specific treatments, but also to interventions for the generally healthy aging population. And the reverse is also true: understanding how to stall muscle aging may provide tools to ameliorate pathological conditions. Therefore, cooperation between the pathophysiology and aging fields to study these diseases, for which animal and cellular models exist, should be a focus of future research.
Exercise can even spur muscle cells to maintain more-youthful levels of gene transcripts and proteins. For example, Sreekumaran Nair from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues found that high-intensity aerobic interval training reversed many age-related differences in muscle composition, including restoring mitochondrial protein levels.11 And Simon Melov at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Mark Tarnopolsky of McMaster University in Canada and their colleagues have found that while healthy older adults (average age 70) had a gene-expression profile that was consistent with mitochondrial dysfunction prior to a resistance exercise training program, in just six months this genetic fingerprint had completely reversed to expression levels comparable to those observed in young subjects. Additionally, exercise improved muscle function: the older adults were 59 percent weaker than the younger adults before training, and only 38 percent weaker afterward.12 Different types of exercise can trigger variable but specific responses in the muscle. For example, whereas strength training is efficient at making muscle, high intensity interval training in aerobic exercises such as biking and walking had the greatest effect at the cellular level at combating age-related loss and weakness, according to Nair's work.
Exercise may prevent or reverse many of these age-related changes, whereas inactivity will accelerate muscle aging.
By these mechanisms and others we have yet to discover, exercise can improve overall strength in the elderly, and specifically, the metabolic vigor of skeletal muscle. Being the most abundant tissue in the average human body, accounting for 30 percent to 40 percent of its total mass, muscle is not only critical for locomotion and breathing, but also for glucose, lipid, and amino-acid homeostasis. The age-associated loss of muscle mass and quality thus contributes to the general metabolic dysfunction commonly seen in elderly patients. In older women, one hour of brisk walking produced elevated insulin sensitivity on the following day.17 Therefore, it is never too late to exercise to try to combat the consequences of muscle aging.
A detailed understanding of the molecular and cellular pathways involved in muscle aging could pave the way for the development of therapeutic interventions to boost protein synthesis and increase muscle mass. For now, regular exercise combined with good nutrition is still the most effective way to fight sarcopenia, and possibly aging overall. In addition to detailing the underlying causes of muscle aging, future research should seek to define optimal physical exercise and nutritional programs to combat age-related muscle loss and weakness. It may not significantly increase human lifespan, but it will certainly help people reach the end of their lifespan in a healthier condition.
Gillian Butler-Browne studies neuromuscular diseases and gene therapy at Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut de Myologie, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, in Paris, France. At the same institution, Vincent Mouly studies muscle regeneration in health and disease, Anne Bigot studies muscle aging, and Capucine Trollet studies age-related muscle disease and gene therapy.
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Correction (September 4): The original version of this story incorrectly stated that John Faulkner worked with Heather Carlson at the University of Michigan in the late 1980s. Rather, Bruce Carlson was Faulkner's collaborator. In addition, the online version showed an image of smooth muscle. This has been replaced with one of skeletal muscle to more accurately reflect the content of the article. Finally, a misleading sentence about the role of satellite cells in muscle aging has been removed. Both the number and function of satellite cells likely plays a role in muscle decline. The Scientist regrets the errors.
The Australian Ballet's medical team is educating the company's dancers about the dangers of stretching. Counter-intuitive?
Willowy dancers melting over their legs, their noses to their knees, or sitting improbably in the splits to darn their pointe shoes: these are quintessential ballet images. So it may come as a surprise that Sue Mayes, the company's principal physiotherapist, winces at the thought.
In the early 2000s, Mayes and her team started focusing on the ankles and calves, common injury sites for dancers. They found that dancers prone to these injuries usually had poor calf endurance, so they introduced a program of calf rises (standing on one leg and moving between demi-pointe and a flat foot) into daily class. Strengthening the calf proved stunningly effective in reducing ankle injuries and calf tears; but that was only part of the picture.
Conventional ballet wisdom has it that stretching produces long, elegant muscles, whereas strengthening makes them bulky. For the dancers, Mayes' message – stretch less, strengthen more, don't hang out in stretched positions – was a hard sell. It wasn't until they saw a core group of dancers working over long periods with the team's strengthening program, and saw they retained their balletic lines, that they were able to accept it wouldn't make them bulge.
It's all in the way you strengthen. To build the Popeye muscle beloved of a certain kind of gym bunny, you need high load and lots of repetitions. The dancers work with both a strength model (high load, low repetitions) and an endurance model (low load, lots of repetitions). The combination gives them muscles that can support and protect their joints as they move through the extreme ranges of motion required by ballet.
Before morning class, most of the company's dancers spend some time in the gym gently strengthening all their muscles, waking them up and readying them for ballet moves. They'll take the muscle to the extreme edge of a movement, but in a slow, controlled way, and then gradually increase the speed until the body temperature is up and the muscles feel warm and elastic.
Why Do Pilates and Why Choose Body Perfect Pilates?
I have been teaching Pilates for 17 years and although it has grown in popularity enormously, I still meet people who are still unfamiliar with the technique. So what is it?
Pilates is a technique created by the late, great Joseph Pilates. A man considered ahead of his time because of his creation of exercises and apparatus.
In Pilates you are working from your core (the centre of your body) for every exercise. Think of your pelvis as the centre of your body. Your feet are your foundations and your legs are your pillars. Your centre is where all the action happens. If your centre, for whatever reason, is not working as well as it could it will affect the remainder of your body. This can lead to compensatory patterns, your body can become misaligned and you can experience pain and/or stiffness. The cause of this can be a range of things for example, being too sedentary so parts of your body don't get enough use, suffering a trauma from an accident/operation/injury or overuse or poor technique from a particular activity.
Pilates can be categorised as fitness, you are 'working out' but also as post rehabilitation. Very importantly Pilates Instructors do not treat or diagnose. Your GP, physio, osteopath, chiropractor, sports therapist do this and once you have had your treatment and have been advised to do so, you can start Pilates. Pilates can act as a preventative from injuries reappearing again.
So what do we do? We closely observe your movements, prescribe you exercises to improve your strength and flexibility and teach you to move efficiently. Through this you will gain greater body awareness, greater body length and control and an improved posture and body confidence. You will work hard but in a safe and controlled manner.
You can come to sessions on your own or in a small group and every time you visit you will perform exercises catered to you and your needs.
Start this year thinking about yourself and your body….for more details on sessions please get in touch.
I love the start of a new year, it makes me stop and think about achievements, goals or aspirations I'd like to strive for, for the year ahead. These don't have to be within the realms of fitness, although for me they mostly are simply because I like to move. They can also be things I want to do or places I want to visit or even jobs I need complete! I like to look forward and get excited about events in the calendar as well as needing a reminder to fit things in so by having my list or lists as they often are, I feel that I start the year full – not jam-packed but just enough so there is hope that the next 12 months are going to be simply great!
Unless you've ever suffered an ankle injury, you probably haven't given much thought to how your ankles move. What you might not realize is that nearly all lower body movements — including walking, squatting and deadlifting — require ankle mobility.
Furthermore, stiff ankles can contribute to pain and injury in the knees, hips and lower back, because limited ankle mobility often results in compensation and compression in the joints above it.
I'm going to discuss how to identify and address ankle mobility issues, but before we go there, it helps to know a little more about the anatomy of this area.
In its simplest definition, the ankle is a hinge joint where the foot and lower leg meet. It is comprised of the lower part of the tibia and fibula, which are the two bones in the lower leg, and a bone in the foot called the talus.
The muscles of the lower leg travel across the ankle and connect into the foot, allowing for the ankle to move when they contract.
The primary actions of the ankle are plantar flexion and dorsiflexion. Plantar flexion occurs when pointing the foot down like a ballerina. Dorsiflexion occurs when flexing the foot up, as if you were pulling your toes towards your nose. Range of motion is up to 50 degrees for plantar flexion, and up to 20 degrees for dorsiflexion.
The muscles located primarily on the back of the lower leg, which are sometimes collectively referred to as the calf, are responsible for plantar flexion. They include the gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior, peroneus longus and peroneus brevis.
The muscles located towards the front of the lower leg are the ones responsible for dorsiflexion and consist of the tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, and peroneus tertius.
It is also worth noting that the muscles of the lower leg also play a role in inversion and eversion, although these movements don't occur in the ankle joint itself. Inversion is more commonly explained as the foot and ankle rolling out, whereas eversion is the opposite, with the foot and ankle rolling in. When ankle mobility is an issue, the ability to control or move through inversion or eversion also needs to be considered.
I described plantar and dorsiflexion as pointing and flexing the foot, but when we talk about functional ankle mobility, we are usually referring to how the ankle moves when the foot is connected to or pushing off the ground.
For example, plantar flexion occurs when you roll onto your toes during a calf raise. Conversely, dorsiflexion happens when you lower your heels during the downward motion (the eccentric portion) of a calf raise or when you lower into a squat. Additionally, your ankle goes through plantar and dorsiflexion every time you take a step.
Ankle mobility can be limited in one or both directions. While you want to have good movement in both directions, limitations in dorsiflexion are usually the initial concern, because of its correlation with ankle and knee injuries.
In a 2011 study published in the Journal of Athletic Training, researchers tested passive range of motion in dorsiflexion on 35 healthy individuals and then analyzed their knee displacement and forces through the joints after jumping off a box. They found that those who had greater dorsiflexion experienced less impact through their joints upon landing, suggesting a correlation between ankle mobility and the risk of injury .
Limited ankle mobility can be caused by a number of factors including genetics and restriction in the soft tissues or bones, which should only be assessed by a medical professional.
However, for many of us, ankle mobility issues stem mainly from how we use our bodies day to day. Wearing heeled shoes and primarily walking on flat, level surfaces can reduce ankle mobility particularly in dorsiflexion, because we aren't moving our ankles through their full range of motion, which in turn creates shortness in the calf muscles.
Additionally, weakness in the muscles of the lower leg can limit ankle mobility, because it is believed that the nervous systems creates, as a form of protection, a feeling of tightness around joints that it perceives unstable .
To get a clinical assessment of your ankle — which is out of the scope of a fitness professional — you'll need to consult a medical professional. However, the weight bearing lunge has been found to be a reliable way to measure dorsiflexion and in turn give you some information about the differences between your two sides as well as potential limitations that can require further investigation .
To perform the weight bearing lunge, come to a kneeling position facing a wall, with your shoes off. Bring the leg that you're testing forward with the foot parallel, keeping your big toe 3 to 5 inches away from the wall, depending on your height.
From there, shift your weight forward as you try to touch your knee cap to the wall, while keeping your heel connected to the ground. You also want to be mindful that your foot doesn't roll excessively in or turn out, both of which are ways that the body might use to compensate for limited dorsiflexion. If you can't get your knee to the wall without compensation, then your dorsiflexion is probably restricted on that side.
It is also worth noting that tight hip flexors can create the illusion of limited dorsiflexion in this test, because the back leg can stop you from leaning forward. If you feel the limitation coming primarily from the back leg, perform the same test in a standing position with the tested foot propped on a chair in front of you.
Feet that simultaneously turn out and roll in ("duck feet") when walking or squatting are often a sign of limited dorsiflexion, as they allow ankle movement while circumventing dorsiflexion, which would happen in a more neutral foot position.
Heels that lift off the ground somewhat early during a squat can also indicate limited dorsiflexion.
Heels that splay apart while the weight shifts to the outside of the feet (towards the baby toes) at the top of a calf raise can signal limited mobility in plantar flexion.
While none of these indicators are a reason to panic, they are worth addressing. Good ankle mobility promotes better strength training technique, more power when lifting and running, and a decreased risk of pain and injury, especially as you get older.
There are several ways to address ankle mobility, depending on the underlying cause of the restriction.
Structural limitations including bony or more severe soft tissue restrictions may require hands-on treatment from a physical therapist or massage therapist. It is recommended that you consult a medical professional for diagnosis and treatment if you suspect an injury or are experiencing pain or swelling.
If your limitations are minor and you don't feel pain, then gentle stretching, foam rolling, mobility and strength exercises targeting the lower leg can be used to help yourself or your clients improve ankle mobility and control.
If you are performing these exercises as part of a warm-up, you may want to favor foam rolling over static stretching, as the latter has been correlated with a decrease in force and power if performed prior to the activity.
Researchers from Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada compared the effects of static calf stretching and self-massaging the calf muscles with a roller on ankle mobility. They found that while both methods improved range of motion in the ankle up to 10 minutes after the intervention was performed, self-massage with a roller led to significantly greater force production relative to static stretching .
From an application perspective, this suggests that you could use foam rolling as a way to temporarily increase ankle range of motion and then use ankle mobility and strength exercises to train the body to use that new range of motion during movement.
Chun-Man Fong, J. Troy Blackburn, Marc F. Norcross, Melanie McGrath, and Darin A. Padua (2011) Ankle-Dorsiflexion Range of Motion and Landing Biomechanics. Journal of Athletic Training: Jan/Feb 2011, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 5-10.
Israel Halperin, Saied Jalal Aboodarda, Duane C. Button, Lars L. Andersen, and David G. Behm (2014) Roller massager improves range of motion of plantar flexor muscles without subsequent decreases in force parameters. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy: 2014 Feb; 9(1): 92–102.
In August 2013, all-star swimmer Theo St. Francis was preparing to study mechanical engineering at MIT. One late summer afternoon, the 18-year-old was testing submersible robots in the Boston Harbor with his freshman pre-orientation group when his life took a tragic turn.
Theo was able to take sips of air out of the side of his mouth until waves washed him ashore where a lifeguard spotted him. He received emergency spinal fusion surgery in Boston with his family by his side.
"I still remember when [my family] entered the room and I saw the look on their faces — I knew something was really wrong," he says.
Theo had broken his C6 vertebrae and was paralyzed from the shoulders down. He spent the next three months in the hospital before being transferred to inpatient rehab, where the doctor's gave him a bleak prognosis.
As his peers began their freshman year of college, Theo began a rehab program to regain mobility at Spaulding Rehab Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.
One of the treatment methods Theo has found dramatically improved his condition is Pilates.
Theo says he was "blown away" when a trainer (who was once paralyzed herself) showed him a method of reconnecting the body through Pilates that worked for her.
It has been just over two years since he was introduced to Pilates, and Theo has regained enough function to live independently, travel independently and stand and support himself on his own. He has even improved enough to ski, bike and return to his favorite place — the water. The now 22-year-old has already swam across Lake Tahoe on a relay team and is planning to swim the length of the Golden Gate Bridge in the future.
However, despite his advances, Theo says the traditional medical system doesn't account for his progress.
"I was recently at a center where I was trying the exoskeleton and the physical therapist there did an exam on me," he shares. "I was like, 'This is kind of interesting, I haven't had one of these since I was in the hospital, and that was a few years ago, we'll just see what it's like,' and I kid you not, on that physical therapy exam, I hadn't changed at all.
The gap Theo sees in traditional spinal cord injury rehab has inspired him, along with his longtime trainer and now partner, Stephanie Behrendt, to launch Zebrafish Neuro, a redesigned approach to spinal cord injury rehab aimed at helping others recover from similar injuries. The two have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help in developing the second edition of their movement manual and hope to soon be able to share their work not only with Pilates teachers, but neuro-exercise therapists in specialty gyms around the world.
Theo plans to continue spreading awareness about Pilates treatment in spinal cord injury when he returns to MIT this fall. Despite his setbacks, he holds an unwavering positive outlook on life and is more determined than ever.
"One of the things I've learned from this process is how to recognize that a process is unfolding and that what I know now is not an indicator of the way things will always be," he says. "In the beginning, there was no way for me to know that I would get to the places I have – to find Pilates, to become independent in the way that I have.
Founder of Bare Pilates, wellness blogger and lover of sandy beaches, coffee and green smoothies. Bare strength is beautiful!
Unless you've been asleep for the past 10 years, you've likely heard that Pilates has become the go-to exercise for athletes, dancers and celebrities looking to strengthen and tone their bodies.
What you may not know is that this trendy fitness regime was originally developed by Joseph Pilates as a rehabilitation programme for wounded, bedridden army troops during World War I. You may also not be aware that Pilates, although fantastic at toning those troublesome spots, also offers many not so obvious life-enhancing benefits.
It's a well-known fact that Pilates helps strengthen your core, which is very important to note as we gear up for beach season. But the added bonus here is that a strong centre doesn't just mean killer abs, it also leads to improved posture. This is especially important after research revealed that British office workers spend the equivalent of five years of their lives sitting at their desks.
Pilates works its magic by focusing our attention on the deep core muscles in charge of supporting our spine and pelvis whilst they are in correct anatomical alignment. Anatomical what? Let me explain. When your spine and pelvis are correctly aligned, your muscles will be held at their ideal length, without tension. In other words, your shoulders will relax, your neck and head will move freely and you'll feel less stress in your hips, legs and feet. Unfortunately, most of us slouch at our desk, carry a purse or briefcase and wear cute (but highly unsupportive) shoes, making it next to impossible for our spine and pelvis to be in perfect alignment 24/7.
This is where Pilates can help. Through targeted Pilates exercises, you will develop a better understanding of where the muscles that support your spine and pelvis are located and how to strengthen them. Over time, your core will be better supported and held in better alignment. Tada! No more slouching at your desk!
Ok – I can't promise that you'll grow three inches, but I can tell you that you will begin to look and feel taller. Pilates combines resistance training with flexibility, which helps you build leaner, less bulky muscles. Combine long muscles with better posture and you'll naturally start to feel lengthened. The end result: when you feel taller, you look taller!
When we feel stressed, our body releases the hormone cortisol, which in high doses can increase your appetite, weaken your immune system, make you tired and cause your body to store excess fat (particularly around the belly).
Pilates has an incredible mood-boosting and stress-relieving super power. The deep conscious breathing combined with slow and steady exercises help to focus the mind whilst relaxing the body, thereby reducing stress. This means cortisol is ultimately lowered in the body, as is the excess fat around your stomach. Win, win!
Who would have guessed that a programme developed for injured soldiers would become one of the most effective modern day fitness regimes for the body and mind? So what's stopping you? Grab a mat and give it a go!
Has Pilates improved your life? Share with us in the comments below.


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Home/Leaks/Microsoft Surface Duo And Samsung Galaxy M31s Got Certified By Bluetooth SIG
Microsoft Surface Duo And Samsung Galaxy M31s Got Certified By Bluetooth SIG
Harris Zahid July 24, 2020
For a very long time, a new dual-screen device, "Microsoft Surface Duo" was expected from Microsoft to be on sale. Recently, the dual-screen phone was also spotted on FCC Certification. And as the expected time is coming near, the phone is getting more revealed.
Today, the phone has been spotted on another certification site. This time, it has been spotted on the Bluetooth SIG certification site. The certification reveals nothing much about the phone, but it is confirmed that the phone will support Bluetooth 5.0 with an Android OS.
Previously, it was reported that the phone would use a dual-screen OLED display with a resolution of 1800×1350 with an aspect ratio of 4:3. In the official announcement, the phone was powered by the previous Qualcomm's flagship chipset "Snapdragon 855". More significant storage with 6 Gigs of RAM is also expected. Moreover, the expected battery size is 3640 mAh.
Come to Galaxy M31s. The phone was officially announced by the company a few days ago. But today, the phone has been spotted on the Bluetooth SIG website before going on sale. This certification also reveals nothing, but it is confirmed that the phone will support Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity.
Moreover, two variants are listed on the certification. Both are dual SIM variants, but the first one, "SM-M317F_DSN," is an Indian variant while the second one SM-M317F_DS is the international variant.
The new Galaxy M31s is equipped with a single punch-hole display at the center of the screen. The display is a Super-AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400x1080p (Full-HD+) and 420 DPI. Moreover, the phone is powered by the Exynos 9611 chipset, which comes with the Mali-G72 GPU. The phone is equipped with a massive 6000 mAh battery, which also supports fast charging (up to 25W) and reverse wireless charging. Moreover, the phone uses a quad-camera setup with a primary 64MP sensor.
The new Microsoft Surface Duo is expected to go on sale in Holiday 2020, and the Galaxy M31s will be officially announced on 30th July.
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Q: How to have full directory path always shown in mac terminal? I found answers but they don't work:
I added this line in .bash_profile:
export PS1='\u@\H:\w$'

It outputs:
\u@\H:\w$

Instead of:
user@host:my/Current/Path/In/This/Terminal/Window$

A: As I just removed oh my zsh I had to change terminal settings a little:
Terminal -> Preferences -> Startup tab, and change "Shell Opens With:" from "Default login shell" to Command and value /bin/bash.
Now string export PS1='\u@\H:\w$' works correct.

A: With macOS Catalina, the default shell is zsh. You can either switch to the /bin/bash shell as explained in Maxim's answer. Or stay with the zsh shell and change the startup run command to say
PROMPT='%/ %# '

The %/ is for full path and %# is to indicate whether the shell is running with privileges. More explanation and the full list of customizations is here.
I found this info here.
You can add the startup run command mentioned above in the 'Run command: ' field at Terminal > Preferences > Profiles > Shell > Startup.  This is what I did. You could instead add the command to the .zshrc file as well. Either way, quit and restart the terminal for the changes to take effect.


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