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Even a global recession may not bring down inflation
8 min read . Updated: 25 Jan 2023, 12:33 PM IST Economist
The global economy is slowing, perhaps into a recession, as central banks ramp up interest rates to battle a once-in-a-generation surge in prices. (File Photo: Bloomberg)
The world economy is slowing dangerously
Investors have swooned at the good news. Since early October European shares have risen, with optimists declaring an end to the continent's energy crisis in sight. Chinese stocks have jumped at recent talk that Xi Jinping will abandon his "zero-covid" policy, and as regulators have loosened their curbs on the property sector. On November 10th, on the news that America's consumer-price inflation had come in slightly below economists' expectations, the tech-heavy nasdaq index rose by 7%, one of the biggest ever daily moves, as investors priced in lower interest rates.
But take a step back, and the outlook has in fact darkened in recent weeks. The global economy is slowing, perhaps into a recession, as central banks ramp up interest rates to battle a once-in-a-generation surge in prices (see chart 1). Even with one month of better-than-expected data for America, there is scant evidence that inflation is anywhere near defeated (see chart 2). Indeed, in much of the world it is broadening out.
(The Economist)
For most of this year people have worried about a downturn. In June Google searches for "recession" neared a record high. For a long time, however, the gloomy rhetoric ran ahead of reality. Output in the median rich country increased by about 1.3% from the end of 2021 to the third quarter of this year—not spectacular, but not bad. In the year to September the average unemployment rate in the oecd, a club of mostly rich countries that accounts for about 60% of global gdp, fell by close to one percentage point. Joblessness in the euro area hit an all-time low. Consumer spending was strong, with hotels, planes and restaurants packed the world over.
Now reality has caught up with the rhetoric. Higher borrowing costs are starting to bite. In many countries, including Canada and New Zealand, house prices are falling as homebuyers face expensive mortgages. Housebuilders are cancelling projects, and homeowners are feeling less wealthy. Other companies are also reining in spending. In their latest monetary-policy report the Bank of England's researchers note that costlier finance is "weighing on investment intentions". The minutes of a recent Federal Reserve meeting observe that fixed investment by businesses has "already started to respond to the tightening of financial conditions".
Deteriorating economic conditions are beginning to show up in "real-time" data. Goldman Sachs, a bank, publishes a "current-activity indicator", a month-by-month measure of economic strength. Last month, for the first time since the initial covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, rich-world economies appeared to shrink (see chart 3). Likewise, a global survey of purchasing managers indicates a contraction for the first time since June 2020. Since July a "nowcast" of global annualised gdp growth produced by JPMorgan Chase, another bank, has fallen by half.
Optimists point to strong labour markets. America's formidable jobs machine has slowed, but is still whirring, adding more than 250,000 positions in October. Elsewhere, though, signs of weakness are emerging. Claudia Sahm, an economist, has suggested that a recession is nigh when the average of the unemployment rate over the past three months rises by at least 0.5 percentage points relative to its low during the previous year. We find that eight out of 31 rich countries currently meet this criterion, including Denmark and the Netherlands. This is not a high proportion compared with, say, the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2007-09. But it does signal that a serious slowdown is now under way.
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The "Sahm rule" reveals another important truth: that different countries are moving at very different speeds. Aside from America, a number of places, including Australia and Spain, are still growing at a decent rate. Yet others are in trouble. Sweden, where high interest rates are hurting a particularly frothy housing market, is losing steam fast. Britain is now almost certainly in recession. In Germany sky-high energy prices are forcing industrial shutdowns. It may be faring the worst of all rich countries.
How severe will the downturn be? Households in rich countries are still sitting on trillions of dollars of "excess savings", which they accumulated in 2020-21 from stimulus cheques and other fiscal support. This money will allow them to continue spending, even in the face of falling real incomes. New research by Goldman Sachs finds that large private-sector saving surpluses are associated with less severe recessions. And healthy savings pots mean economic pain is less likely to translate into financial distress. Mortgage-delinquency rates are actually declining in America, and are extremely low in New Zealand and Canada.
Marching orders
Labour markets are weakening, but a rise in unemployment like that seen after the financial crisis is unlikely. This is because demand for labour has a long way to fall before it matches supply. Early this year the two were seriously out of whack, with the number of unfilled vacancies across the oecd peaking at 30m, according to our calculations. Now as demand falls, vacancies rather than jobs seem once again to be taking the strain. We estimate that the number of unfilled positions has fallen by a tenth since the high, but the number of filled posts is static.
Much depends on the path of inflation. Central banks are willing to induce a recession in order to lower it. Higher rates may bring "some softening of labour-market conditions", as Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Fed, noted earlier this month. "We do think that [raising rates] is going to dampen demand, we're not going to pretend this is pain-free," warns Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank. Both economic theory and data over the past seven decades suggest that falling gdp is associated with a large decline in the speed of price rises. But the lags between tighter monetary policy and lower inflation are not well understood. Central banks may have to cause more pain than they anticipate.
In some countries lower energy and food prices are helping to drag down the headline rate of inflation. America's recent figures for October were better than economists expected. In general, though, prices are not heading in the direction that central bankers would like. Inflation "surprises" across the rich world, when reported data come in higher than forecast, are still common (see chart 4). According to figures released on November 16th, inflation in Britain was 11.1% in October, well above economists' expectations. On the same day, Canadian data showed no sign of waning inflation. Almost everywhere "core" inflation, which reflects underlying price pressure better, is rising. In three dimensions—breadth, wages and expectations—rich-world inflation is getting more, not less, entrenched.
Begin with breadth. When the inflationary surge started last year, it was confined in most countries to a small number of goods and services. In America it was second-hand cars. In Japan it was food. In Europe it was energy. This provided false comfort to pundits, many of whom assumed that once the prices of these few components stopped rising, overall inflation would fizzle out.
In fact, the inflation virus has spread. We analysed the consumer baskets of 36 mostly rich countries. In June 60% of prices in the median basket were rising by more than 4% year on year. Now 67% are. Even in Japan, the land of low inflation, the prices of a third of the basket are rising by more than 4%. This broadening out is in part due to an exceptionally strong dollar, which raises inflation by making imports more expensive. But it is more to do with what is happening in domestic economies.
This is where the second dimension—wages—comes in. Pay is a guide to the future path of inflation: when companies' labour costs rise, they tend to pass them on to customers in the form of higher prices. Inflation optimists point to data from America, where there is some evidence of a pay slowdown, albeit from increases of 6% or more year on year. Growth in Britain also seems to have peaked at a high-but-no-longer-rising rate.
Elsewhere, though, there is not much evidence of restraint. New research from Pawel Adrjan of Indeed, a jobs website, and Reamonn Lydon of the Central Bank of Ireland suggests that nominal pay in euro-zone job postings is rising by more than 5% year on year, and is still accelerating. French wage inflation "has further to go", reckons JPMorgan. In Germany ig Metall, a big union for metals and engineering workers, is seeking a pay rise of up to 8%. In New Zealand, Norway and Sweden pay growth is still rising. This is not what you would expect at a time when the economic outlook is dire.
The third dimension is expectations. Alternative Macro Signals, a consultancy, runs millions of news articles in several languages through a model to construct a "news inflation pressure index". The index, which has proved to be a good predictor of official numbers, is still elevated. Similar evidence comes from Google-search data, which suggests that global interest in inflation has never been so high.
Survey-based measures of expectations similarly provide no evidence of weakening inflation. Figures put together by the Cleveland Fed, Morning Consult, a data company, and Raphael Schoenle of Brandeis University gauge the public's inflation expectations in various rich countries. According to the survey for October, in the median country the public reckons prices will rise by 5% over the next year, as it has in previous months (see chart 5). The inflation expectations of companies—the economic actors that actually set prices—are just as concerning. A survey by the Cleveland Fed, based on research by Bernardo Candia, Olivier Coibion and Yuriy Gorodnichenko, three economists, finds that American firms currently expect inflation of 7% over the next year, the highest level since the survey began in 2018.
Painful ignorance
Everyone can agree on one thing about the past year. It has demonstrated just how poorly economists understand inflation, including both what causes it and what causes it to persist. It is likely, therefore, that economists will also struggle to predict when inflation will cool. Optimists hope that prices will once again take people by surprise, with their rise slowing sooner than expected. But it seems more likely that inflation will prove stubborn even as the economy slows. That will leave policymakers with a grim choice: to squeeze the economy tighter and tighter, or to let prices spiral.
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Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Revives Claims in Toxic Tort Suit
From Staff and Wire Service Reports
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday partially revived a class action yesterday for 160 residents of a Northern California town who claim an industrial plant's pollution severely sickened them.
In a portion of the decision by Judge N. Randy Smith—who was joined by Senior Judge Procter R. Hug Jr.—a majority of the appellate panel concluded U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had erred in dismissing these plaintiffs' claims against Remco Hydraulics Inc. as time-barred since they were filed more than a year after the first lawsuit against the chrome plating company was initiated.
Donna Avila and 100 other residents of Willits filed a lawsuit in 1999 claiming chemical disposals from Remco Hydraulics Inc. had exposed them to chromium and caused a wide-range of illnesses, from cancer to mental disorders.
The lawsuit ultimately included more than 1,000 residents, many of whom settled with the company, which was sold twice before its successor in interest closed the plant and filed for bankruptcy in 1995.
Hundreds of other plaintiffs rejected the settlement, and litigation spanned 10 years in the district court. Illston eventually dismissed all of the non-settling plaintiffs from the case on various legal grounds.
A total of 323 plaintiffs were removed after they failed to answer questionnaires about what chemicals they might have been exposed to and what injuries they were claiming. Illston dismissed another 51 plaintiffs after ruling the opinion of an expert they were relying on to prove their case was inadmissible.
As for the 160 plaintiffs who had their claims reinstated yesterday, Illston had found they "knew or should have known by August 24, 2000, one year from the date on which Ms. Avila filed her suit, that their alleged injuries were caused by the Remco Facility" and granted summary adjudication as to their causes of action.
Smith noted that Illston's statement was erroneous as a matter of law, since the one-year statute of limitations for toxic tort claims begins to run on the date by which plaintiffs knew or should have known of their injuries.
"Therefore, summary judgment would only be appropriate for those Plaintiffs filing one year from August 24, 2000—the date the district court found they 'should have known' that their alleged injuries were caused by the Remco Facility," he said.
Holding Aug. 24, 1999 as the date by which the plaintiffs should have known of the date of their injuries also was not supported by the record, Smith added, noting the events and publicity in and around Willits were undisputed.
He reasoned the plaintiffs "should have known that Remco was the likely cause of their injuries no later than August 24, 2000" after the publication of several newspaper articles discussing the residents' claims and the hazards of chromium exposure gained nationwide attention with the release of the movie Erin Brockovich.
The title character of the movie, a private investigator who discovered chromium poisoning sickening many residents of Hinckley, Calif., was also involved in the Willitts case, and held an information session in the town.
Smith declined to set a precise date by when the statute began to run, but said "as a matter of law, the events leading up to August 24, 1999 were insufficient" to put a reasonable plaintiff on notice.
Judge Pamela Ann Rymer disagreed, contending that a reasonable person in the Willits community "could have been expected to inquire about the cause of injury no later than the immediate aftermath of the Avila lawsuit."
Rymer authored the remaining sections of the opinion, in which all three judges affirmed Illston's dismissal of the other plaintiffs.
The case is Avila v. Remco Hydraulics, Inc., 09-16455.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Tlaib drew criticism for her strongly-worded opposition to legislation that would allow states to impose penalties against companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.
Rashida Tlaib, a first-term Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan, recently made headlines by sharply rebuking United States senators for putting forward the Combatting BDS ACT of 2017.
"This is the U.S. where boycotting is a right & part of our historical fight for freedom & equality. Maybe a refresher on our U.S. Constitution is in order, then get back to opening up our government instead of taking away our rights," Tlaib wrote of Republicans who put the act forward.
The bill seeks to allow states to punish businesses that support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. While this bill has been temporarily blocked, with 44 Senate Democrats refusing to allow any legislation to move forward that does not end the current federal government shutdown, it will likely be up for discussion at some point during this congressional term.
This bill is not unique, as anti-BDS legislation or executive actions have proliferated on both the federal and state levels over the past half-decade, with 26 states having either passed legislation or issued executive actions penalizing the movement as of the end of 2018.
Tlaib's comments received pushback from members of the pro-Israel community, but the issue she highlighted is not one of foreign policy; it involves constitutional protections for United States citizens and residents. This bill, if passed and upheld by the Supreme Court, could lead to an erosion of political rights in the United States.
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As a professor who teaches Israeli and Palestinian history at the University of Denver, I must mention the active governmental effort to curtail free discussion of Israeli actions in higher education. In September 2018 the Trump administration announced that the United States Department of Education had adopted the State Department's broad working definition of anti-Semitism. This definition, which the State Department crafted in 2010 during the presidency of Barack Obama and under the leadership of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, considers the denial of Israel's right to exist or of Jewish people's right to self-determination as forms of anti-Semitism. Additionally, it includes imprecise language asserting that applying double standards to Israel that would not be applied to other states is a form of anti-Semitism. Professors who allow discussion of these topics or students who engage in on-campus political advocacy that is critical of Israel can now theoretically be investigated by the Department of Education for anti-Semitism.
While Gardner and Bennet are not responsible for the executive-level action discussed above, they are similarly supporting bills that limit free speech and freedom of expression for all United States citizens and residents. They are also working to entangle the foreign policy issue of support for Israel with the constitutionally-protected domestic political rights that United States citizens and residents are entitled to by virtue of living in this country.
Senators Gardner and Bennet should withdraw their support for these bills to send the message that, regardless of how one views Israel or any other country, United States citizens and residents should have the right to engage in politically motivated boycotts of countries or companies as they deem fit. As it currently stands, both senators are attempting to erode civil liberties in this country.
Jonathan Sciarcon is an associate professor of history and Judaic studies at the University of Denver.


There isn't enough time…or maybe I'm just not using my time wisely!?
As I work my full-time accounting job, run Drifting Pretty, be a mommy to my gals, be a wife, enjoy my hobbies, help take care of both my grandmas who are having health issues and somehow find time to write blogs and brush my teeth…I realize time is so scarce and so valuable. Its been so difficult choosing what to spend my time on. Right now its everything! I think something has to give. It certainly won't be easy. Maybe I'll just stop brushing my teeth or doing laundry?!
One of the loves in my life…Drifting Pretty kicked off its 8th year of operation this past weekend. Its truly amazing. Tons of gals rumbling in with their noisy cars, running around my culdesac screaming, laughing, flipping photos while carrying textbooks on car racing…all joining together for a good cause: learning how to race. Its a pretty magical sight! Congratulations to our 2011 students. Can't wait to race with you this year!!!
I finally have plans to take my 240 back to the drift track. Oh how I have missed you pink drift car. As I slated up the 2011 Drifting Pretty schedule, I committed to driving a drift event with the DP gals. My deadline will be May 1st to get the car back to working condition. There aren't major problems with the car, just faulty intercooler pipes that I warped when I drove last and ran over my own front bumper. I'm going to have Elton @ Raceline fab me some new piping. The only challenge is to get my car there…she has no tags or intercooler pipes. So she needs to be towed.
After that, I need to work on the brakes. I'm hosting a Drifting Pretty tech day to finally put on some StopTech brakes and Z32 rear calipers. That feeling of having brand new parts sitting around un-installed is depressing! I hope I can do that job in a day. I also got a beautiful new Veilside hood (thank you to Benson, I love you :), so I need to install the hoodpins for that. And I need a new battery and a fluid change and I ::hope:: that is all I'll need to be ready for the track. That's all?! Wow that list sure got long. Here we go!!!
All the time I usually spend blogging has been dedicated to my new hobby of photography. Benson & my friends got together and got me an SLR for my birthday last October. I got a Canon T2i. Friends have been so generous to lend me all sorts of lenses. 6,000 shots in, I'm possibly getting the hang of it! This weekend when it was about to rain, I took Elise out for a quick Birthday photo shoot in the backyard with a borrowed 50mm 1.4 lens. There is this beautiful magnolia tree in my backyard just covered in flowers!!! Talk about photo opp.
Elise turns 3 later this month. There are a few more fantastic photos, but you'll see those if you're lucky enough to be on her guestlist haha.
Happy Girl Scout cookie month and Happy Chinese New Year this Saturday.
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Your pictures are amazing honey!! I'm blown away every time you use your camera!
Love the pics of Elise!! Can't wait to see you back out on the track!
Awesome photos! You've really captured some priceless moments.


"IThailian" Night – Vegan Thai and Italian Charity Supper Club – SOLD OUT!
Here is the menu for the Thai-Italian supper club on 20 April 2018 that I will be co-hosting with Kip of Messy Vegan Cook to benefit Baraka Community Partnerships (and read about my experience in Zambia with BCP here). Click here for tickets and further details.
This unique vegan meal combines Italian and Thai dishes, shattering preconceived notions of "tradition" in either cuisine.
Photos and graphics, courtesy of the very and multi talented, Kip of Messy Vegan Cook.
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Our Incoherent Foreign Policy Fuels Middle East Turmoil
Thousands of American troops already occupy Afghanistan, and perhaps hundreds of thousands more are poised to attack Iraq. The justification given for these military invasions is that both nations support terrorism, and thus pose a risk to the United States. Yet when we step back and examine the region as a whole, it's obvious that these two impoverished countries, neither of which has any real military, pose very little threat to American national security when compared to other Middle Eastern nations. The decision to attack them, while treating some of region's worst regimes as "allies," is just the latest example of the deadly hypocrisy of our foreign policy in the Middle East.
Consider Saudi Arabia, which more than any other nation was responsible for the September 11th attacks. Even with the proven connection between the Saudis and al Qaeda, even with new reports of Saudi charities funneling money to terrorist groups, the administration still insists on calling them "a good partner" in the war on terror. Yet the nation that gave us most of the 9/11 murderers, whose citizens often support virulent Islamic terrorists, should hardly be called a friend.
The same is true of Pakistan, where General Musharaff seized power by force in a 1999 coup. The Clinton administration quickly accepted his new leadership as legitimate, to the dismay of India and many muslim Pakistanis. Since 9/11, we have showered Pakistan with millions in foreign aid, ostensibly in exchange for Musharaff's allegiance against al Qaeda. Yet has our new ally rewarded our support? Hardly, as the Pakistanis almost certainly harbored bin Laden in the months following 9/11. In fact, more members of al Qaeda probably live within Pakistan than any other country today. Furthermore, North Korea recently announced its new nuclear capability, developed with technology sold to them by the Pakistanis. Yet somehow we remain friends with Pakistan, while Hussein, who has no connection to bin Laden and no friends in the Islamic fundamentalist world, is made a scapegoat.
The tired assertion that America "supports democracy" in the Middle East is increasingly transparent. It was false 50 years ago, when we supported and funded the hated Shah of Iran to prevent nationalization of Iranian oil, and it's false today when we back an unelected military dictator in Pakistan- just to name two examples. If honest popular elections were held throughout the Middle East tomorrow, the people in most countries would elect religious fundamentalist leaders hostile to the United States. Cliche or not, the Arab Street really doesn't like America, so we should stop the charade about democracy and start pursuing a coherent foreign policy that serves America's long-term interests.
A coherent foreign policy is based on the understanding that America is best served by not interfering in the deadly conflicts that define the Middle East. Yes, we need Middle Eastern oil, but we can reduce our need by exploring domestic sources. We should rid ourselves of the notion that we are at the mercy of the oil-producing countries- as the world's largest oil consumer, their wealth depends on our business. We can and should remove our troops from the region quickly, before any more American lives are lost. We should stop the endless game of playing faction against faction, and recognize that buying allies doesn't work. We should curtail the heavy militarization of the area by ending our disastrous foreign aid payments. We should stop propping up dictators and putting band-aids on festering problems. We should understand that our political and military involvement in the region creates far more problems that it solves. All Americans will benefit, both in terms of their safety and their pocketbooks, if we pursue a coherent, neutral foreign policy of non-interventionism, free trade, and self-determination in the Middle East.


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College of Humanities announces new dean
Jana Cunningham
Hollis Robbins, current dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University, will begin at the U July 1, 2022.
University of Utah Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dan Reed announced that Hollis Robbins has accepted an offer to serve as the next dean of the College of Humanities. She will begin July 1, 2022. At that time, Stuart Culver, current dean of the college, will return to teaching and research responsibilities.
"I am extremely grateful to Dean Culver for his exemplary service as dean," said Reed.
Robbins currently serves as dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Sonoma State University. Prior to Sonoma State, she was chair of the Department of Humanities at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University and also served as the director of Hopkins' Center for Africana Studies.
"Professor Robbins is a distinguished scholar and experienced academic leader," said Reed. "She can build on the College of Humanities' proud history of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship and education."
During her time as dean at Sonoma State, Robbins worked with faculty to re-establish the Department of Native American Studies, a Cinematic Arts and Technology major, a new Media Innovation Lab and an Alumni Advisory Board for the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies. She has raised more than $4 million in major gifts and pledges this year toward scholarships, an endowed professorship and cutting-edge new film equipment. Since 2018, she has supported the recruitment of seven faculty members of color to the university. As chair of humanities at the Peabody Institute and as director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins, she has experience building partnerships across a university in support of faculty and student research success.
"The University of Utah exemplifies the best in public higher education and I am excited to join a university fundamentally committed to the generation of knowledge, to student success and to becoming a national model of an equitable, diverse and inclusive campus," said Robbins. "I have long been impressed with the College of Humanities' exceptional faculty and was delighted to recently meet extraordinary staff who are crucial to the college's success."
Robbins is a noted scholar of 19th-century American and African American literature, film and poetry. Her newest book, "Forms of Contention: Influence and the African American Sonnet Tradition," explores the interrelationship of influence, double consciousness, canon-formation and poetic form. Robbins has previously edited or co-edited five books, including the Penguin "Portable Nineteenth Century African American Women Writers," co-edited with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which was named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017.
Robbins holds a doctorate in English from Princeton University (2003), a master's degree in English from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1998), a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University (1990) and a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University (1983).
"If the past 18 months have taught us anything, it is the importance of the humanities in maintaining our understanding of each other over time and distance. Humanities disciplines focus on the fundamental questions of who we are and what we have said and done to each other over millennia, as well as what we hope to say and to do. I intend for the College of Humanities to be a key part of the U's flourishing," said Robbins.
The College of Humanities at the University of Utah houses seven academic departments and eight interdisciplinary centers, including two National Resource Centers (Asia Center and the Center for Latin American Studies) and the National Language Resource Center housed in the Second Language Teaching and Research Center.
The college also hosts numerous interdisciplinary programs including Peace & Conflict Studies, International Studies and the nationally recognized Environmental Humanities Graduate Program. The college collaborates in research and instruction with departments and colleges throughout the university.
Humanities is an important part of every undergraduate student experience and each student will enroll in a humanities course at some point in their academic pursuits. The college offers 24 majors and 35 minors in a wide variety of disciplines. The college confers one-fifth of the university's diplomas annually.
Jana Cunninghamdirector of marketing and communications, College of Humanities
Office: 801-213-0866 jana.cunningham@utah.edu
Thank you to Dan Reed
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Album Review: Hourglass by Mako
December 19, 2016 Nathanael Music Meanderings Tags: Electronic, music, Review
I've realized lately that the best electronic music isn't defined by the genre. I know it's a broad genre, but people typically think of hard synths and generic vocals when they hear "electronic," "dance," or "EDM." It really depends on how you define the genre and subgenres. I don't think Hourglass by Mako is necessarily electronic, but I do think it is a great album with amazing songs.
"This is our story…"
I'll start out by mentioning my two favorite songs on the album. Oddly enough, they're the opening and closing songs. "Let Go of the Wheel" is a giant song, and what I mean by that is that it fills up the room with its stunning sound. The chorus, with its booming synths, comes in beautifully after the delicate intro vocals. It's mournful, and triumphant at the same time.
"Our Story (Hourglass Finale)" is a reworked version of "Our Story," a single which Mako released a while back. I absolutely loved the original, but this version of the song is arguably better. Not only does it fit the album in a way the other song couldn't, it's almost like a brand new song while still maintaining the essence of the original. Its creamy vocals and dreamlike synths crescendo at the end with a percussion heavy finale. So good.
"Smoke Filled Room" and "Craziest Day I Ever Had" are two other standouts on Hourglass. "Craziest Day I Ever Had" is the funnest song on the album, cushioned between two soft, emotional tracks. "Run for Your Life feat. Natalola" is the only song on the album with a different lead vocalist. It's a nice change of sound for the album and I actually would have liked one or two other songs featuring other vocalists.
My favorite part of this album is how easy it is to listen to the whole thing through. There are albums out there where I prefer to pick out songs and listen to them on their own. Hourglass is an album where the whole is even better than the parts. There are a few songs on this album that aren't my favorites, but they're great in the context of the whole album.
I think Mako absolutely nailed their debut with Hourglass. I'm going to be listening to this one for a while.
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Two meanings of distribution
Posted on 21 December 2015 by John
There are a couple common uses of the term distribution in math. The most familiar is probability distribution, such as a beta distribution, a Poisson distribution, etc. Less familiar but still common is distributions in the sense of generalized functions, like the Dirac delta distribution. Anybody with much exposure to math will have heard of a probability distribution. Generalized functions are common knowledge in some areas of math such as differential equations or harmonic analysis, but mathematicians in other areas, say graph theory, may not have heard of them.
This post briefly answers two questions:
What is a distribution as in a generalized function?
What does it have to do with a probability distribution?
Most of this post will deal with the first question, but we'll circle back to the second question by the end.
You may have heard that a Dirac delta function δ(x) is an "infinitely concentrated" function or a point mass. Or you may have heard some of the rules for working with it, such as that it is infinite at the origin, zero everywhere else, and integrates to 1. But no function can actually do what the delta function is said to do. Measure theory will let functions take on actual infinite values, but the value of a function at a single point, even if that value is infinite, cannot matter to its integral. Even putting that aside, if you say δ(x) is infinite at 0 and integrates to 1, then how do you make sense of expressions like 2 δ? Is it twice as infinite at 0, whatever that means? Is it twice as zero everywhere else? And what on earth could it mean to take a derivative or Fourier transform of δ(x)?
Generalized functions are a way to define things like the δ distribution rigorously. They let you preserve some of the intuitive/magical properties you want while also giving rules to keep you from getting into trouble. Regarding the paragraph above, the theory will let you integrate, differentiate, and take the Fourier transform of δ(x) but it won't let you do things like say that 2δ = δ since 2×0 = 0 and 2×∞ = ∞.
Generalized functions are just functions, but not functions of real numbers. They are linear functions that take other functions [1] and return real numbers. The functions they act on are typically called test functions. To reduce the confusion of having different kinds of functions under discussion, linear functions that act on other functions are usually called functionals. A functional is just a function, a linear function from test functions to real numbers, but it helps to give it a different name.
You can write the action of a distribution f on a test function φ as if it were an integral:
If f is a function, you can take the integral literally. Distributions generalize functions by associating a function with the linear operator that acts on a test function by multiplying by it and integrating.
But distributions include other kinds of linear functionals, in which case the integral expression is not literal. The δ distribution, for example, acts on a test function φ by returning φ(0). And here's the connection to the intuitive idea of a function infinitely concentrated at 0. If a function integrates to 1, and is very concentrated near 0, then its integral when multiplied by φ is approximately φ(0). You could make this rigorous and define generalized functions as limits of functions, but that approach is something of a dead end. The theory is much simpler using the linear functional definition.
How does this let you differentiate things like the Dirac delta? In a nutshell, you take what is a theorem for ordinary functions and turn it into a definition for generalized functions. I explain this in more detail here.
So the theory of distributions lets you use your intuition regarding "infinitely concentrated" functions and such. It also lets you carry out formal calculations, such as differentiating or taking the Fourier transform of distributions. But it also keeps you out of trouble. Back to our example above, what does 2δ mean? It's simply the linear functional that takes a test function φ and returns 2 φ(0).
Now what does all this have to do with probability distributions? You can think of a probability density function as something that exists to be integrated. You find the probability of some event (set) by integrating a probability density over it. You find the expected value of some function by multiplying that function by a probability distribution and integrating. Likewise you could think of distributions in the sense of generalized functions as things that exist to be integrated. They act on test functions by being integrated against them, or by doing things analogous to integration that are more general.
People sometimes get confused because they look at probability densities outside of integrals and try to think of them is probabilities. They're not. They are things you integrate to get probabilities. A probability density can, for example, be larger than 1, but a probability cannot. Likewise people sometimes get confused when they think of generalized functions on their own. If you give the generalized function something to act on, you're more likely to be guided into doing the right thing. Distributions, whether probability distributions or generalized functions, act on other things.
[1] The space of test functions can vary. The most common choice is infinitely differentiable functions with compact support. But for Fourier analysis, the natural space of test functions consists of infinitely differentiable functions of rapid decay, i.e. functions φ such that xn φ(x) goes to zero as x goes to ±∞ for any positive integer n.
The reason is that the Fourier transform of such a function is another function of the same kind. Test functions of compact support aren't suited for Fourier analysis because a function with compact support cannot have a Fourier transform with compact support. It's related to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: the more concentrated something is in the time domain, the less concentrated it is in the frequency domain. A signal can't be time-limited and bandlimited.
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Please write limits of integration, now your definition shows that f is an operator from a functional space to a functional space.
There's a third use of the word "distribution" in mathematics. This one is found in differential geometry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_(differential_geometry)
One thing I find confusing in this theory is the insistence on using the same symbol , f, to define two seemingly different things, ie a functional and an ordinary function. Wikipedia does not do this, using Tf for the functional and f for the ordinary function. The book I am reading on this (Griffel) almost introduces this confusion on purpose and I find this very frustrating. It then says things like 'the confusion is harmless' but does not make it clear why, and to me it slows down understanding the material rather than speed it up.
Wow, that's what I was looking for and couldn't realize, why pdf is approximated by delta functions in Monte-Carlo methods. Your articles give a good point on that. Thanks a lot!


Can I see a sample HomeHubZone™ report? We've received this request a lot over the last several months. The fact that we hadn't included a sample on the website up until now is no reflection on how good we think our report stacks up. Because our report is a posted HTML file with inline photos and videos, it actually looks really good.
Plus, homebuyers get a whole lot more with a HomeHubZone inspection report, including checklists, resources, and discounts for their move and new home. Note, that we are in the process of upgrading the dashboard to include more resources below the report. Those will be filtering in over the next few months.
We've created a sample buyer's account with a credible and thorough inspection to give you an idea of all HomeHubZone provides.
Because there are instructions and a sample userid and password to access the report, we'll send you an email with the essential details.
This sample report is only one of many possibilities in how you can use our settings to customize your report. (Read our post on how to make a HomeHubZone report look just the way you want it to). Know that when you look at the report, you are not limited to the choices we made on the sample.
That's it. Request access to the sample report and let us know if you have any questions once you take a look.
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Ocean Beach is one of NESS's most important sites in New London! Our Ocean Beach classroom allows us to run programs year-round and has lots of resources for students to take advantage of. We have aquariums with animals collected from the creek to display native species in the area, field guides, iPads for research, lesson bins, and teaching space, as well as kayaks, snorkels, and more for field excursions!
Throughout the year, we have opportunities for community partners and the public. We have programs for the New London Youth Affairs playgroup, school field trips, and summer programs such as EcoTours and New London camp programs. One of the most important programs we run is our Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School extended learning after school program.
Each day of the school week, a different grade comes to the after school program. During the warmer weather, students learn to kayak, explore the creek, and learn to sail. Our AmeriCorps members get creative when the cold limits our access to being on the water.
This winter, our AmeriCorps team has kept the middle schoolers busy with lots of projects and fun lessons. Students dove into crab, fish, and squid dissections to learn all about how biological form and function work together. Engineering challenges help keep our students thinking about how we can explore properties of wind, water, and physics. Our 7th graders engineered pneumatic arms and 8th graders built boats! Soon our 6th graders will build their very own Remotely Operated Vehicles from the ground up.
During the winter, we find ways to bring the outdoors inside, challenge our students' creativity, and continue the learning! Follow us on Facebook to see what we are up to!


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Up The Elephant And Round The Castle
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Here's a little something for Friday The 13th!
These are some of the most notorious bust in the history of narcotics transport.
Incredible video of two people almost left behind by the biggest cruise ship in the world.
When trying to be subtle backfires!
People caught on Facebook being hypocritical.
Stealing is bad, but stories about stealing are great!
A spot on analysis of what Captain America actually represents.
Shooting the Biggest Rifle Ever Made!
These are real reasons for ending it. what do you think? make sense?
You only WISH you were this badass!
Taking spelunking to a whole new level.
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The Biggest Blob Launch Ever?
Two guys jump off a cliff and give their friend some extreme air!
You won't believe what is inside this egg!
South Carolina's Jadevon Clowney delivers a massive hit on Michigan's Vincent Smith during the 2013 Outback Bowl.
Maybe they should seriously consider wearing pads.
Even Remi Gaillard saluted this guy.
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my writer's lair: Cover reveal for A Grand Tour!
Cover reveal for A Grand Tour!
Coming November 17! A Grand Tour is a collection of Victorian novellas that I wrote with Anthea Lawson and Jennifer Moore (Are we related? We are both married into our "Moore" names, but her father is a cousin to my aunt's husband...).
Here's the beautiful cover, photography by Richard Jenkins, cover design by Rachael Anderson. Check it out on Amazon.


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Is the pain stabbing or burning? On a scale from 1 to 10, is it a 6 or an 8? Over and over, 17-year-old Sarah Taylor struggled to make doctors understand her sometimes debilitating levels of pain, first from joint-damaging childhood arthritis and then from fibromyalgia.


I had something entirely different planned for today, and I know I've just written about an iPod game, but when I heard anout this, I just had to give it a go.
I've already mentioned Quazatron here, and quite recently. I complained that it couldn't measure up to Paradroid, which it is heavily based on. Well, Droidz basically IS Paradroid, on your phone. Is it a perfect port, though?
It does have a lot going for it, though. I mean, the basic gameplay is the same... control your Remote Influence Device droid aboard a fleet of hijacked dreadnaughts, clearing them of renegade, out-of-control robots. The premise is just as good now as it always was.
This version uses the tilt mechanism to move around the ship, and by and large it works pretty well. Another change comes with the firing method... just tap on the screen in the direction you want to shoot, and you will indeed deal laser-death in that direction. This actually works better than the original to my mind, and makes cruising the ships a lot of fun. It's really intuitive. Also, the graphics have been tarted up... just a touch, but enough to notice.
Where does it go wrong, then? And why did you just know that it would?
Well, one minor flaw is that you start on the same deck every time (at least, I have so far). That's just a little thing, but it's quite a noticeable difference nonetheless. A bigger flaw is that some of the robots just move too slowly. For instance, I gained control of a 296 robot, and found that I could hardly move! I'm wondering if clearing the iPod's cache might help the game run better, because at other time I can move about quite swiftly... but it's worth bearing in mind.
And then there's the game's infamous transfer system. If you want to have the weaponry and defences to survive on the ship's higher levels, you're going to need to be able to transfer to higher classes of robot. You do this by means of a sub-game, which sees you face-off against the robot of your choice on a type of circuit board, and the robot with the most lights lit at the end of time wins.
I've found that on the iPod, this is too fiddly. For one thing, it's easy to accidentally tilt the iPod and end up on a very unfavourable or even impossible side, and facing certain death. But even if you do end up on the side of the board that you wanted, moving the markers up and down the board and pressing fire is very awkward on the small touch screen.


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      # @return [String] The full URL to the source code repository
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Wronged Director Nick Holland on How the Hardcore Scene Helped Him Make His Film
Still from Wronged
Running No Echo and working in the TV/film business, I've met many fellow fans of hardcore and metal. Nick Holland is the latest example of that. "I've been in bands since I was 15 and have specifically been in hardcore and grind bands in the Detroit scene for over 10 years now," the director/writer tells me. "One of my best friends and I ran a DIY house venue in city before he opened up his baby which is a venue called The Sanctuary."
Nick is behind Wronged, a new thriller that will be available this month via DVD and OnDemand. I ask him about his path to becoming a director. "I had done a few smaller films and shorts after spending most of my life making shorts with my little brothers and neighborhood kids. When I penned out the script for Wronged, I went through the trials and errors of what I would learn to be known as pre-production hell getting ready to make this film."
Even in today's indie film market, it's still a monumental feat to get a movie made with little to no financing, but being a member of the hardcore community has taught our man well. "Just like with booking shows, or writing and playing music...you learn you have to rely on your friends being there and calling in a lot of favors or cashing checks for funds that may not be in the bank at the time. It reminded me of when I started booking shows as a kid, getting halfway through a show before realizing 'fuck, I really didn't know what I was getting myself into when I decided to do this.'"
"A ton of friends from the scene or in other bands are either extras in the film, stand ins, or worked crew on certain days after being shown the ropes because we just needed bodies on set. We threw fundraiser shows for the film at the Sanctuary, and a ton of friends bands offered music for the film or to compose stuff from scratch. So, when we did the first test screenings, it was literally theaters full of the Detroit hardcore scene sitting down and watching a movie together."
Nick (in the Cruel Hand windbreaker) and his crew on the Wronged set
Wronged is a tension-filled plot that brings to mind both Deliverance and The Collector in its sinister spirit. So, was the film's storyline inspired by a true-life event? "The literal story is not, but metaphorically, the film is a reflection of a lot of inner turmoil I was experiencing at the time.
"I was very angry at the world at the time I wrote it after our house had been robbed in the city, my car had been stolen, and I was living on food stamps. It was my own fault for trying to stick it out in Detroit and living that way, and that made me angrier. Because of all that, I wrote what is ultimately a pretty angry and nihilistic script."
If making an indie film isn't already hard enough to pull off, getting distribution for it is another beast to deal with. In the case of Wronged, Nick found a buyer in Indican Pictures, which he admits happened with a bit of serendipity. "Honestly, a lot of it was right place at the right time and sheer luck. We pitched it to them on a whim and they watched and enjoyed it and we began putting the plans together, which took damn near a year."
Now that Wronged is being released, I ask Nick is already working on his next project. "We are actually about to begin pre-production on a thriller that we are aiming to begin shooting December of 2019 and beginning the whole stressful process over again," laughs the hardcore head and film buff.
Wronged will be available on DVD and OnDemand on Feb. 26 via Lionsgate and Indican Pictures.
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When you think of your birthday, what do you think of? Celebrating with family and friends? Eating delicious food? Having fun? All of the above?
Someone with social anxiety might not like a large birthday party.
Someone with PTSD might not like the sudden sound of party poppers and other noise makers.
Someone who was recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder might not have the strength or energy for a big birthday party.
Unfortunately, society believes that as far as celebrations go, bigger is always better. However, is bigger truly always better? Is a big celebration worth it if it causes someone to have a panic attack?
When you have an anxiety disorder, you have to make sure that your needs are being met. This often means going against what society says is important.
Take me, for instance. With my birthday coming up, I thought and thought about how I wanted to celebrate. There are plenty of attractions near me, but most of them seemed like they would be more of a chore than a celebration. In the end, I decided that on my birthday, I would go hang out with some friends from church in the evening. I also decided that the next day, my family and I would go out to eat for dinner; once we come home, we would have cake, I would open presents, and we would watch a movie together.
For some people, these birthday celebrations sound boring. For me, these birthday celebrations are perfect.
It can be hard to figure out how to celebrate your birthday, especially if people are expecting you to throw a big celebration. However, if you don't want to have a big celebration, you don't have to! If having a big celebration is going to drain you physically or emotionally, then don't. It's your birthday, and you can spend it however you want.
Think about your energy levels. If you don't have a ton of energy, consider a small, intimate celebration with a few of your favorite people, such as your significant other, children, best friend, brothers or sisters, and/or parents.
Only invite people that fill you up. Don't invite people who leave you feeling drained. It's your birthday, and you deserve to spend your day surrounded by people who will rejuvenate you.
Think about your likes and dislikes. If you hate deviating from your bedtime routine, consider going out for an early dinner, instead of a late-night movie. If you don't like noise, crowds, and/or drinking, don't go to a club. The key to having a fun birthday is knowing your limits and preferences.
If you hate surprise parties, make it known. Tell your friends, significant other, family, etc. that a surprise party won't be fun for you. That way, they can keep this in mind when they plan.
If receiving presents is hard for you, talk about it with whomever is organizing your celebration.
If you don't like opening presents in front of everyone, consider opening them after the celebration when you're in the comfort of your own home.
If you feel guilty for receiving presents, remember that this is other people's way of showing you love. You didn't force them to buy you a present. They wanted to do it to show you how much they love you.
Think about your hobbies and interests, and plan a celebration around these passions. This will help you to look forward to the party.
If you like movies, consider getting some friends to go see a movie.
If you enjoy fine food, consider going out with your significant other to a restaurant you've been meaning to go to.
If you enjoy board games, invite friends and family over for a board game party.
If you need extra support from your favorite people, tell them. Make your needs known. They love you and want you to be happy, and the vast majority of the time, they will do anything in their power to help you.
Birthday celebrations don't have to be hard. With a little bit of planning, you can have a meaningful birthday celebration. It might not be huge or flashy, but it will honor the unique person that you are. And that's what birthday celebrations are all about!
What's been your most memorable birthday celebration? Leave your answers in the comments below!
These are great ideas. I dont really have an anxiety problem but i think cause im getting older, i just dont feel the need to publicly celebrate now lol.
Ave really never thought of birthdays like that.
Also Today was my Bestfriends birthday i just offered her a gift and she loved the fact that we all remembered her birth-day even without a party of many .
That's awesome! Thanks for stopping by!
These are all such good tips. One shouldn't have to feel forced into doing something, birthday or not, because it is what society deems as 'normal'. I prefer smaller gatherings myself. My most memorable birthday was when I had just met my now husband. I invited him and my two best friends over for pizza and movies and we all just hung out. It was low key and low stress.
That sounds like an amazing celebration!


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Raw Thoughts: Eighth Grade
Bo Burnham's Debut Shines On Every Level
Eighth Grade (2018): An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school
Every so often, a movie comes along that blows me away on every level. Films that come to mind include Mad Max: Fury Road, Gravity, Moonlight, La La Land, and Phantom Thread. Now you can add Eighth Grade to the list. The stunning debut from Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade takes you on an emotional rollercoaster as you follow the very relatable life of introverted eighth grader Kayla, played by Elsie Fisher. The film flawlessly executes every level of filmmaking, and I found myself hanging on every word and every scene. I instantly connected with the kind but shy Kayla, and I think many of us unpopular kids will see a lot of our daily struggles play out in her life, with a modern twist to top it off. (You had Snapchat in 5th grade???) Undoubtedly the best film of the year so far, Bo Burnham instantly cements himself as one of the best in the business with the very definition of a perfect film.
Since I have absolutely zero complaints to speak of, let's gush about all the things Eighth Grade does right. At the center of this film is an incredibly grounded and intimate performance from its lead, Elsie Fisher. Her performance was reminiscent of Sasha Lane in American Honey, or Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine. Honestly, this entire film feels directly inspired by Sean Baker. Most filmmakers can only dream about making their characters feel as human as the characters of something like Tangerine or The Florida Project. But that's exactly what Kayla feels like. She is subdued and emotional while being awkward and fun. And COOL. She's written brilliantly by Burnham, and feels very human from start to finish. Fisher's performance is right there with Toni Collette's terrifying portrayal of Annie Graham in another A24 film, Hereditary, for best performance of 2018 so far. However Fisher's performance comes with added bonus of being a debut lead role for the talented young actress, which to me is all the rationale I need to call it the best performance of the year. Kayla is accompanied by character actor Josh Hamilton, who portrays Kayla's father Mark. Their chemistry is wonderful. I feel like it would be hard to sell the awkward father/daughter relationship, but these two pull it off with ease. Additionally, Hamilton has the most emotionally impactful moment of the film in the form of a monologue reminiscent of Michael Stuhlbarg's devasting monologue in Call Me By Your Name that basically comes out of NOWHERE. Even though you're laughing for most of this film, be prepared to rock the ugly cry before it ends. Just warning you now.
This speech is shot flawlessly through the film's incredible cinematography. Most of this film is shot through Kayla's perspective, (which makes Elsie Fisher's performance that much more demanding) which leads to some very claustrophobic and chaotic shots. There's one shot in particular where Kayla is talking to someone and is pacing back and forth, and the shot feels so dynamic thanks to a colorful background and (I think) a telephoto lens. It flawlessly relates the disorienting feeling Kayla is experiencing in this deliriously joyous scene, and it's one of many sequences that convey the feelings of Kayla in any given moment. Mad kudos to cinematographer Andrew Wehde for the flawless execution here. Speaking of newcomers, we have to talk about the experimental score from Anna Meredith. This score is easily the best score of the 2018, and right there with some of my favorites of all time. Honestly I haven't found a score this groundbreaking since Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor's score to 2010's The Social Network, widely considered the most influential score of this decade. Meredith's wonderful use of synthesizers creates a very modern score, and they layer on top of each other brilliantly. The sound design also hammers the amazing score home. The editing is executed perfectly as well, as the film utilizes YouTube videos from Kayla as voiceovers to create something of a modern montage sequence at various moments. Honestly, for a film that utilizes social media as much as this, I was shocked at how fluid the pacing was in the sequences where Kayla is basically looking at her phone. Sequences that so many other films get wrong, but here Burnham handles them with grace and fluidity.
If you haven't picked up on it yet, I love every aspect of this movie, and have every intention of watching it again and again. We've been extremely fortunate these past two weeks at the cinemas between the best summer blockbuster of the year, Mission: Impossible - Fallout and now Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade, so do make sure you check out at least one of them. This film is so good. I haven't even talked about the story to this point, but it too blew me away. The film starts out as a comedy but around halfway through the second act Burnham veers the story hard to the right and turns it into a tearful drama with some gripping scenes. This 90 degree right turn comes out of nowhere, but it works! It works so well. Seriously, for a debut feature film Bo Burnham brings the poise of not just a seasoned vet, but a AAA level vet, akin to a Paul Thomas Anderson or Damien Chazelle, and delivers the very best film of 2018 so far and my first perfect 10 of the year. You want a good night at the cinemas? Try a double feature of Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Eighth Grade. Have kids? Just watch Eighth Grade. Its brisk 95 minute runtime will ensure you don't have to keep the babysitter for very long, and Burnham's flawlessly executed piece of cinema will certainly prepare you for what's to come in their lives. Heck, take them with you! Just as long as you go see it. It's worth every penny. Gucci!
The Critique: Featuring a breakout performance from Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade puts debut filmmaker Bo Burnham on the map with an intimate, relatable, and emotional take on the traditional coming-of-age drama.
The Recommendation: I think you could guess this one….it's an absolute must-see for all. And take your kids too! This is about as light an R rating that you'll ever see. The MPAA really needs to revamp their ratings system when something like this is rated R while something like World War Z gets a PG-13 rating. Seriously.
The Verdict: 10/10 Perfect
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Conductors' Biographies
Registration/Auditions / Forms
Recording Links
History of the Orchestras
Camps & Pictures
Dr. Littrell founded the Gold Orchestra in 1988-1989 with ten students in grades 3-6. Fifteen other students participated in the Silver Orchestra, a training group for learning orchestral routines and note-reading skills. After only three years from its founding, the Gold Orchestra performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 1992, where an audience of over 800 gave them a standing ovation. Many nationally known music educators were in the audience and lavished praise on the students. The Gold and Silver Orchestras celebrated their 25th anniversary in Fall 2013.
In August 2012, the pre-college orchestra program divided into three orchestras with over 80 students: Gold Orchestra, Silver Orchestra, and Bronze Training Orchestra. The Gold and Silver Orchestras go on an annual retreat in October to the Rock Springs 4-H Center for rehearsal and relaxation. This is the most important event of the fall because of the concentrated hard work that takes place and because the orchestras coalesce in spirit, in friendship, and in musical growth. Orchestra members take annual tours of area public and parochial schools.
The Gold Orchestra toured England in 1997, where they participated in the Rotary International Music Festival at Colchester. The orchestra toured Seattle and British Columbia in June 1999 and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2001 and 2006. They performed at the American String Teachers National Orchestra Festival in Dallas in 2004. The Gold Orchestra was in residence for five nights in May 2008 at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado. There they gave three concerts, went hiking, sightseeing and river rafting. 2010 found the GO in New Mexico and the Grand Canyon as well as an invited performance at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago (Only 8 of 23 orchestra applications were accepted.). Memphis and Nashville were the destinations for their performance and sightseeing tour in late May 2012. They toured Oklahoma City and Stillwater in June 2014.
Mr. Cody Toll became the conductor of the Silver Orchestra in 2015 when Mrs. Kristin Mortenson moved to Texas. She conducted the SO for three years.
Dr. Littrell retired as conductor of the Gold Orchestra after 27 years after the concert on November 19, 2015. Mr. Cody Toll became the next Gold Orchestra conductor, and Mrs. Kristen Toll became the Silver Orchestra conductor with the Fall 2016 season. Because of a newborn and new public school duties, Mr. and Mrs. Toll are stepping down from conducting the Gold and Silver Orchestras effective Spring 2021.
Dr. Littrell will once again be the Gold Orchestra conductor beginning Summer 2021. Dr. Laura Eakman will be the new Silver Orchestra conductor beginning Summer 2021.
Gold Orchestra September 2010 before performing at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December 2010.
"Gold Orchestra Day" November 21, 2013
In Honor of its 25th Anniversary Season
Proclaimed by Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback


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As part of his work in the area, Dr. Jegaruban came across children with special needs in the rural villages who had been abandoned or were severely neglected and he began to take them home ... but the numbers of children in need became too great and together with Father Alfred they set up this amazing home for the children.
If you would like to support them you can make a donation below. Rev. Padma will be visiting the childrens' home again in February 2019.
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Your heart be burdened with Love for Humanity to reach out for Creator's Hands and let it guide you.
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A Master's in Dermatology degree is a program designed mostly for current physicians to gain expertise in this aspect of medicine. This degree can help a doctor become more skilled in treating diseases and disorders of the skin, hair and nails. With this type of degree, a healthcare provider may be able to direct his or her career towards this field. In most cases, a Master's in Dermatology program is open to medical school graduates.
What Is a Master's in Dermatology?
The Master's in Dermatology degree is a focused course of study on aspects of the body's skin, hair and nails. Doctors who wish to specialise in dermatology treatment can work towards this degree in order to open a practise or join an established dermatology team. Students in this program spend time examining the biology and function of the skin and discuss treatments or surgical procedures in dermatology. Students who are part of a dermatology program typically have a strong background of clinical medicine and human anatomy. They may elect to focus more on the research aspect of dermatology or medical treatment as a practicing physician. Some schools that award Master's of Dermatology degrees in the UK include King's College London, Cardiff University, University of Hertfordshire and the Queen Mary University of London.
Clinical Dermatology: Program participants work hands-on with patients in a dermatology setting.
Skin Structure and Function: Students learn about cell structure and function of the epidermis, including biology and genetics.
Photobiology: Students analyse the way UV light affects skin. Elements of phototherapy are discussed along with protective strategies.
Dermatopathology: Skin diseases and disorders may be examined so that students can develop potential treatment plans.
Surgical Experience: Students get practise working in dermatology surgical situations in simulations and the real clinical setting.
What Are the Benefits of Getting a Master's in Dermatology in the UK?
Throughout the program, students get exposed to the newest theories and research in order to improve the practise of dermatology. For students who aim to be specialists practicing in this field, it is possible to take that knowledge and provide better treatments to those suffering from skin problems. Once the program has been completed, a graduate has the potential to earn a high-paying salary in specialised practise. Additionally, students become equipped with new methods of patient treatment and even more analytical skills.
What Kind of Career Can You Expect With a Master's in Dermatology?
Generally, those who earn a Master's in Dermatology end up going into practise as a dermatologist. Some graduates may use their new knowledge and skills and work in research. There is also a possibility of working in the private business sector in relation to medical devices, drug treatments and therapies.
If you want to become a dermatologist, one way to get there is through a Master's in Dermatology program after medical school. Once you have been awarded your degree in the field, you may elect to go into practise for yourself and join an established group or hospital. If you want to further specialise within dermatology, you could focus on paediatrics, allergies, cosmetic or skin cancer treatment. Another option with this degree is to work in a lab setting. Organisations such as government agencies, foundations and private businesses may need skilled workers to investigate various skin disorders through research. Graduates with a strong medical background can find top salaries in the medical research industry. The private sector also has a need for graduates in this field. You could work with cosmetic companies or drug manufacturers to help develop new products or treatments. Your expertise can assist these organisations with finding the best methods and benefits for the dermatology and skincare business.
A Master's in Dermatology is a good way to further advance a promising career in medicine. If you are interested in this field, learn about the program offerings for this credential in the UK.