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Boeing 777-300 aircraft tragedy explained | The man in his 50s died in what way
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Source: news.klm.com
After a passenger passed away during the flight, the KLM airline diverted their Boeing 777-300 to Shannon Airport. Read all the details in this article about why this incident happened and the reason behind the death of a 50-year-old man.
What happened with Boeing 777-300 aircraft
This event happened in the early morning; The flight was diverted to Shannon Airport after the sudden death of a passenger. Flight 714 KLM from Royal Dutch Airline was taken off to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from Paramaribo, Suriname, northeastern coast of South America. The staff of Boeing 777-300 informed the local authorities at the time of confusion that time the aircraft was flying about two hours southwest of Ireland. The crew reported to the local air traffic controller that they had a passenger feeling unwell.
Source: The Points Guy
The passenger, who was around in his 50s, received the doctor's care but died unexpectedly. At the time of the incident, the flight crew member approached Shannon's relevant authorities to divert the craft and land at Shanno's airport. After landing the aircraft at Shanno's airport, the airport staff and the doctors came to help the passenger.
The reason behind the death of the Passenger
The passenger was announced dead aboard the plane, and his body was taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick for autopsy. A senior cabin staff member informed about the incident, " suprisngly the the man was of a family vacation at the time of incident". Garda's spokesman confirmed that the airport authority reported the "sudden death" early morning. According to officials of Garda, the body will return to his country. They also confirmed that a post-mortem examination would be done of the body. After all of this, two hours late, around six in the morning, the flight proceeded to Amsterdam.
Earlier on January 1, a similar incident happened with the KLM flight when they diverted it to Shannon Airport due to a young woman who appeared to suffer from a stroke. Later the flight landed at Shannon airport at 1:50 pm on Sunday; the young lady was taken to the University Hospital Limerick.
If we talk about the statics, Shannon airport handled more the 60 emergency landing cases in the year 2022; when a flight took off to Columbia from Turkey in October, a passenger was declared dead just after the plane was redirected to Shannon.
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Home > Policy Manual > Volume 8 - Admissibility > Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility > Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
The medical grounds of inadmissibility, the medical examination of aliens, and the vaccinations administered to aliens are designed to protect the health of the United States population. The immigration medical examination, the resulting medical examination report, and the vaccination record provide the information USCIS uses to determine if an alien meets the health-related standards for admissibility.
Four basic medical conditions may make an applicant inadmissible on health-related grounds:
Communicable disease of public health significance,
Failure to show proof of required vaccinations,
Physical or mental disorder with associated harmful behavior, and
Drug abuse or addiction.
Public health concerns have been reflected in U.S. immigration law since the Immigration Act of 1882.[1] Among others, "persons suffering from a loathsome or a dangerous contagious disease" were not allowed to enter the United States.[2] In 1990, Congress revised and consolidated all of the grounds of inadmissibility. It narrowed health-related grounds of inadmissibility to include only aliens with communicable diseases, physical or mental disorders with associated harmful behavior, or those with drug abuse or addiction problems.[3]
As of 1996, Congress requires all immigrant visa and adjustment of status applicants to establish that they have been vaccinated against certain vaccine-preventable diseases.[4]
C. Role of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Because medical knowledge and public health concerns can and do change over time, Congress gave the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to designate by regulations which conditions make a person inadmissible on health-related grounds.
The HHS component charged with defining these medical conditions is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC's responsibilities include:
Publishing regulations addressing health-related conditions that render an applicant inadmissible;
Establishing the medical examination requirements in its Technical Instructions for Medical Examination of Aliens (Technical Instructions) that are binding on civil surgeons in the United States, panel physicians overseas, USCIS officers, and State Department consular officers;[5]
Responding to medical questions that officers, civil surgeons, and panel physicians may have based on the Technical Instructions;[6] and
Advising USCIS on the adjudication of medical waivers.
D. Role of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Congress authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to determine an alien's admissibility to the United States, which includes determinations based on health reasons.[7] DHS must follow HHS regulations and instructions when determining whether an applicant is inadmissible on health-related grounds.[8]
Congress also empowers DHS to designate qualified physicians as civil surgeons who conduct medical examinations of aliens physically present in the United States.[9]
E. Making a Health-Related Inadmissibility Determination
To make a health-related inadmissibility determination, the officer should follow the steps outlined below:
Overview of Process of Making a Health-Related Inadmissibility Determination
Step of Adjudication
Where can I find
information
on this step?
Step 1: Is the applicant subject to the health-related grounds of inadmissibility or is there another reason that requires the applicant to undergo an immigration medical examination?
Chapter 3, Applicability of Medical Examination and Vaccination Requirement [8 USCIS-PM B.3]
Step 2: If required, has the applicant been medically examined by the appropriate physician and is the appropriate medical documentation in the file?
Chapter 3, Applicability of Medical Examinationand Vaccination Requirement [8 USCIS-PM B.3]
Step 3: : Was the medical documentation[10] properly completed and is it still valid?
Chapter 4, Review of Medical Examination Documentation [8 USCIS-PM B.4] through Chapter 10, Other Medical Conditions [8 USCIS-PM B.10]
Step 4: Is the applicant inadmissible based on the health-related grounds?
Chapter 11, Inadmissibility Determination [8 USCIS-PM B.11]
Step 5: Is the applicant inadmissible based on grounds other than the health-related grounds, as evidenced by the medical documentation?
Chapter 11, Inadmissibility Determination, Section D, Other Grounds of Inadmissibility [8 USCIS-PM B.11(D)]
F. Legal Authorities
INA 212(a)(1) – Health-related grounds
INA 221(d) – Physical examination
INA 232; 8 CFR 232 – Detention of aliens for physical and mental examination
42 U.S.C. 252 – Medical examination of aliens
42 CFR 34 – Medical examination of aliens
Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons (Technical Instructions), and updates[11]
1. [^] See the Immigration Act of 1882, 22 Stat. 214 (August 3, 1882).
2. [^] See the Immigration Act of 1891, 26 Stat. 1084 (March 3, 1891).
3. [^] See the Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90), Pub. L. 101-649 (PDF) (November 29, 1990).
4. [^] See the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Division C of Pub. L. 104-208 (PDF) (September 30, 1996). See INA 212(a)(1)(A)(ii).
5. [^] Officers and designated physicians must obtain the Technical Instructions from CDC's website at cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/index.html. Updates to the Technical Instructions must also be followed.
6. [^] CDC can be reached at cdcqap@cdc.gov. Officers should identify themselves as an immigration officer in the e-mail. This e-mail address is not for inquiries from the public. It is only for inquiries from immigration officers and civil surgeons. Inquiries from the public should be submitted to CDC INFO at cdc.gov/dcs/ContactUs/Form.
7. [^] See INA 212(a).
8. [^] See INA 212(a)(1)(A).
9. [^] See INA 232.
10. [^] Medical documentation refers to the following: Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693), Report of Medical Examination by Panel Physician (Form DS-2054), and any other related worksheets.
11. [^] Available online at cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/exams/ti/civil/technical-instructions-civil-surgeons.html.
42 CFR 34 - Medical examination of aliens
42 U.S.C. 252 - Medical examination of aliens
INA 212(a)(1) - Health-related grounds
INA 221(d) - Physical examination
INA 232, 8 CFR 232 - Detention of aliens for physical and mental examination
Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons
I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
Technical Update - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating existing guidance based on revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Technical Instructions regarding tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and syphilis and the change in nomenclature from leprosy to Hansen's Disease. USCIS is also updating how USCIS submits a request to CDC for advisory opinion and removing the outdated vaccination chart.
8 USCIS-PM B.1 - Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
8 USCIS-PM B.6 - Chapter 6 - Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance
8 USCIS-PM B.8 - Chapter 8 - Drug Abuse or Drug Addiction
8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement
POLICY ALERT - Validity of Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in Volume 8, Part B of the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the period of time during which a Form I-693 submitted in support of a related immigration benefits application is considered valid.
8 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
POLICY ALERT - Definition of Certain Classes of Medical Conditions and Other Updates Relating to Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rulemaking updating Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 34 (42 CFR 34).
POLICY ALERT - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility and Waivers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on the health-related grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(1) and corresponding waivers under INA 212(g).
9 USCIS-PM C - Part C - Waivers for Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
Part A - Admissibility Policies and Procedures
Chapter 2 - Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
Chapter 3 - Applicability of Medical Examination and Vaccination Requirement
Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation
Chapter 5 - Review of Overall Findings
Chapter 6 - Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance
Chapter 7 - Physical or Mental Disorder with Associated Harmful Behavior
Chapter 8 - Drug Abuse or Drug Addiction
Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement
Chapter 10 - Other Medical Conditions
Chapter 11 - Inadmissibility Determination
Chapter 12 - Waiver Authority
Part C - Civil Surgeon Designation and Revocation
Part D - Criminal and Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
Part E - Terrorism
Part F - National Security
Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Part H - Labor Certification and Select Immigrant Qualifications
Part I - Illegal Entrants and Other Immigration Violators
Part J - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation
Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship
Part L - Documentation Requirements
Part M - Citizenship Ineligibility
Part N - Aliens Previously Removed
Part O - Aliens Unlawfully Present
Part P - Alien Present After Previous Immigration Violation
Part Q - Practicing Polygamists, International Child Abductors, Unlawful Voters, and Tax Evaders
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Chapter 2 - Medical Examination and Vaccination Record →


MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Gustavus men's basketball team traveled to Augsburg on Wednesday night and fell by a score of 94-88. With the loss the Gusties fall to 10-13 overall and 7-11 in the MIAC while the Auggies move to 16-6 overall and 12-5 in the league.
After Augsburg jumped out to a quick 8-7 lead the Gusties were able to counter when a Brandon Snoberger (Sr., Rice, Minn.) basket and free throw capped off a Gustavus 8-2 run that gave it a five-point lead. The Gusties held an 18-13 lead a few minutes later but the Auggies responded going on a mini run and tying the game at 20. Late in the half, with the game tied at 34, Augsburg went on a 9-2 run to give it a seven-point lead, which was the largest by either team in the half. The Black and Gold were able to trim the deficit by getting two baskets in the final 1:04 before the half and trailed just 43-40 at the break.
In the first half the Auggies shot 16-29 (55.2 percent) from the field including 6-14 (42.9 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Gusties were 17-37 (45.9 percent) on field goals and 4-9 (44.4 percent) from three. Gustavus kept up its solid rebounding, snatching 22 boards to just 13 from Augsburg.
In half number two the Gusties came out strong going on a 14-5 run capped off by a Snoberger layup to give themselves a 54-48 lead but Augsburg answered by scoring six straight to even it up. The two teams played neck and neck for the next nine minutes until the Auggies eventually took an 81-76 lead. Spencer Tollefson (Sr., New Richland, Minn.) knocked down two free throws followed by a CJ Woda (So., Maple Grove, Minn.) tip-in on the next possession to cut the lead to one with 4:15 to play but Augsburg got baskets on big possessions and made its free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
The Gusties were led in the contest by Woda who had 16 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. Tollefson had a solid night as well notching 12 points and six boards while Marten Morem (Fy., Caledonia, Minn.) was 4-5 off the bench for 11 points.
The Gusties will now have a week off until they host Bethel next Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest.


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Mr. Al Ruechel: Hi everyone, I'm Al Ruechel and welcome to this segment where we're going to be talking about cardiac sympathetic neuro imaging. Joining us right now is doctor Horatio Kaufman. Doctor Kaufman thank you for coming by.
Dr. Horacio Kaufmann: My pleasure.
Mr. Ruechel: Appreciate your time, so let's start off right off the top with telling me a little bit about yourself and how you're involved.
Dr. Kaufmann: Well, I'm a neurologist and I'm the director for the autonomic disorder division of the department of neurology at New York University. And I'm a professor of neurology there with an endowed chair and we also have a big center called the dysautonomia center that takes care of patients with either genetic or neurodegenerative disorders that affect the autonomic nervous system and I've been doing that for around forty years.
Mr. Ruechel: Now everybody wishes you could come up with a definitive cause and effect because if we did, we would know how to treat people a little better. Tell me about this cardiac sympathetic neuro imaging. Tell me exactly what that is.
Dr. Kaufmann: Ok, it's a very interesting tool that can be used to understand some of the physiology and abnormal physiology of patients with autonomic disorders. So, let me tell you, you see a big difference between the motor system, the somatic system, and the autonomic system, is that in the somatic motor system meaning the voluntary system the neuron that goes from the central nervous system to the target organ, to the mast cell, is just one neuron, so it's just one long cable that goes from the spinal cord to the mast cell so the signal is sent from the brain and goes directly to the mast cell. In the autonomic nervous system, there's a big difference, the gap between the spinal cord and the effector organ is bridged by two neurons, instead of one. So, the first neuron is called the preganglionic neuron and has the cell body in the spinal cord and the cable, which is the axon, comes out and then it synapses or joins with a second neuron that's in what is called an autonomic ganglia in the, in the case of the sympathetic ganglia they are to the side, to both sides of the spinal cord and from that ganglia a second neuron comes out which is the one that actually innervates the target organ. Now, why am I telling you this? Why is this important? Well, the reason is that in autonomic disorders, in neuro degenerative disorders, and others but that we are going to focus on that, on these. The problem may be in the first neuron or in the second neuron. So, the first neuron is called the preganglionic neuron and that is the one I mentioned comes from the spinal cord to the ganglia and the second one from the ganglia to the target organ is the post ganglionic neuron. Now, in disorders like Parkinson's disease, specifically in Parkinson's disease it's quite interesting that the problem is in the second neuron. The first one, the preganglionic may also be affected, but what's peculiar is that the second one the peripheral one, the one that goes directly to the target organ that in itself is affected. So, in a way Parkinson's disease, although it's a problem of the brain, is really similar to peripheral neuropathy, it affects the nerves, the cables, that are outside the brain and specifically that second neuron in the autonomic system. Now, why again is this just an interesting detail with little relevance well I believe, and a lot of people agree on that, that it's more than just a little physiologic detail because it may help you decide or organize better treatment and why is that? You see in Parkinson's disease as I mentioned to you that second neuron is the one that's affected. So, using, which was your original question, what is sympathetic neuro imaging, what you can do, you can put what is called a tracer which is taken up by the neurons that tracer is radioactive with a counter outside you can see how much of that tracer was taken by the neuron. So, again you inject the tracer the tracer is taken by the neuron, by a normal mechanism it's taken in, you look at it with a camera and you see how much of that tracer was taken in. Now, to take that tracer in, the neuron has to work. If the neuron is not working there is no tracer. So, in people with Parkinson's you give them the tracer and see that their heart is denervated and many many of these patients a high percentage of these patients have either partial or even complete denervation, sympathetic denervation of their heart of myocardium. Now, patients that may look like Parkinson's but have a different disease called multiple system atrophy which is a big distinction, MSA, many of those, not all, but in general that second neuron is spared, is normal, it is the neuron number one, the one that is in the spinal cord that is affected. So, cardiac sympathetic neuro imaging can allow you, is another method that can help you distinguish two diseases that are very similar, clinically. When you see the patient in the office, they may look particularly parkinsonian form of the multiple system atrophy, looks very similar to Parkinson's disease. How you distinguish them. There are a number of ways you can distinguish them, one of them is this sympathetic neuro imaging of the heart which is painless and safe.
Mr. Ruechel: Now is that the common practice? That's what they use then for diagnosis then?
Dr. Kaufmann: You know, unfortunately it's not, in the US, it's not frequently used and the reason it's not frequently used is just an insurance problem.
Mr. Ruechel: Oh ok, expensive.
Dr. Kaufmann: Well, many tests are expensive it's just that many insurances will not consider a differential diagnosis between Parkinson's and multiple system atrophy a reason to pay for the test. So, the same test, and that's the way it's done, the same test can be used to diagnose a rare tumor called pheochromocytoma so it's used MIBG, that's the name of the tracer, and many times using that diagnosis the patient gets the test but otherwise it's not done and that's the reason the test is not popular in the US, whereas it's quite popular in Europe and in Japan.
Mr. Ruechel: What, is anything going to have to happen to change that? Or is that likely to change now, or is there any other tool that is as accurate as this?
Dr. Kaufmann: You know, one interesting or problem in neurology is the differential diagnosis between Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. I think this test is very useful, it's not 100% but is very useful and I hope people are going to use it more, we tried to use it, it's not the only test there are a number of clinical features that distinguish one from the other. Also, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain may have some differences, but importantly this is not the MIBG the sympathetic neuroimaging should be, I think it should be used more.
Mr. Ruechel: So, if physicians are watching this right now what would you want them to know about the sympathetic neuroimaging?
Dr. Kaufmann: Well, I would like them to know that it is a very useful test that if they have the possibility of explaining the insurance carrier why they needed the test I think it's very useful in the making the differential diagnosis.
Mr. Ruechel: And as far as patients, if a patient is watching this what should they know? Is this something they should be asking their doctor about?
Dr. Kaufmann: I think they should, I think they should, I think the test is available and, in many instances, it's for their own advantage to have it. Unfortunately deciding public policy in the US is above my pay level.
Mr. Ruechel: It's above all of our pay levels
Mr. Ruechel: Doctor thank you so much for your work and keep it going.
Dr. Kaufmann: Thank you very much.
Horacio Kaufmann, MD
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"The Emperor's Egg" Activities
LUCIE WESTMINSTER
"The Emperor's Egg," by Martin Jenkins, details the story of a penguin father trusted with the responsibility of watching over its baby. The mother penguin leaves the egg with the father for two months in the harsh and freezing conditions of Antarctica. This story lends itself to a variety of activities for young children and you can use these in your classroom as you read the story with students.
"My Father"
Retell the Story
Penguin Fact Poster
1 "My Father"
Have the children write a poem titled, "My Father." The father plays a unique role in the story and provides nearly all of the care of the baby egg while the mother is away. Depending on the age of the children, allow them to write a very simple rhyming poem or a more complex style of poetry such as a haiku. The poem should detail the role of the students' fathers in their lives. If a child does not have a father, ask him to write about a father figure.
2 Diorama
Read "The Emperor's Egg" with the children. Ask them to choose their favorite part of the story and create a diorama representing this scene. Give the children small shoe boxes to use for the base of the diorama. Provide them with many craft materials to complete the assignment, such as markers, glitter, cotton balls and paint. Display the students' dioramas in the classroom.
3 Retell the Story
Use the story as an opportunity to assess a child's comprehension skills. Retelling allows you to evaluate the student's understanding of key concepts in the story. Read the story and then ask a child to retell it to you using his own words. The child should include all major characters in the story, such as the father, mother and baby penguin. He should also include the basic events in the story, such as the mother leaving the egg with its father. Take notes on the student's retelling skills and use this activity as an evaluative piece of his reading skills.
4 Penguin Fact Poster
Emperor penguins are the main characters in "The Emperor's Egg." Use this as a catalyst to teach children about penguins. Provide them with a variety of age-appropriate research materials from your school's library on penguins. Ask them to find three facts about penguins, such as their food preference, habitat or lifestyle. If the children are young, help them write the facts on poster boards and then ask them to illustrate the fact posters with drawings of penguins. Place the posters in the hallway of your school so that other students have the chance to learn about penguins.
1 "The Emperor's Egg"; Martin Jenkins; 2003
2 Enchanted Learning: Diorama
3 "Teaching Children to Read--Putting the Pieces Together, Third Edition"; D. Ray Reutzel, et al.; 2000
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Ahead of a rare duo performance with uilleann piper Paddy Keenan in Armagh this November, fiddle-player Paddy Glackin speaks to The Journal of Music about solo playing, experimentation and how the Irish traditional music scene has changed radically in the digital age.
Forty years after they recorded the seminal album Doublin', fiddle player Paddy Glackin and uilleann piper Paddy Keenan will perform together at the William Kennedy Piping Festival in Armagh this November.
It is the 25th anniversary of the festival, and also the 250th anniversary of the blind piper William Kennedy after whom the festival is named. Glackin and Keenan will perform at the Market Place Theatre on Saturday 17 November.
The two musicians last played together five years ago at a Na Píobairí Uilleann concert, but it was 25 years previously when they performed as a duo. Glackin's recollections of the recording of the album in 1978 rekindle a time when the Irish traditional music scene was smaller and very different.
It was quite an intense scene but it wasn't as big in terms of numbers. The music was a little bit more centred, with less global influences. There weren't as many people playing, but the benefit of that was that there was a big audience for it.
Paddy [Keenan] and myself had been playing together for a couple of years, and in the Bothy Band as well. There was a coterie of us around Dublin and we were all playing with each other in different folk clubs.
Doublin', which also features Dónal Lunny on bodhrán and blarge (a type of bouzouki) and Noel Kenny on concertina, is characterised by fast, note-for-note ensemble playing and incredible vigour, with highlights including the opening set of 'Mountain Road' and the 'Congress Reel', Keenan's 'Bunch of Keys' solo and Glackin's 'Jenny's Welcome to Charlie' solo. The album was also one of the first to introduce the idea of the slow reel with the track 'Castlekelly'.
The traditional music scene that emerged in Dublin in the 70s, and of which Glackin and Keenan were such a part, lost two of its most influential artists in 2018, Liam O'Flynn and Tommy Peoples. Glackin gave the eulogy at both funerals.
He knew O'Flynn from the 1960s and they had shared stages all over the world. 'Liam and I go back a terribly long way. I've known him all my life. We shared so many different interests aside from the music. We've been on some great musical journeys together, such as the John Cage.' Both performed Cage's 1979 work Roaratorio, which featured six traditional musicians.
As a musician, Glackin returns often to the idea of experimentation in traditional music, and getting the balance right with the solo tradition. 'It's a line I'm conscious of', he says. He believes the solo tradition is paramount, but it is important 'that you are not seen to be killing innovation. There's a danger when you retreat into this thing that you become very narrow focussed, become too exclusive.' At the same time, he abhors the use of the word purist. 'I've been branded a purist. It's a term I absolutely hate. It's something I shared with Liam. I have no problem with experimentation.' Glackin is currently involved with a range of projects, including a new work written for him by the harper Úna Monaghan.
The traditional music scene in the digital age, however, says Glackin, has become detached from the idea of getting to know traditional musicians in person, with learners finding it easy to access the music and pick up tunes, but not going deeper into it.
In my time, you sat into the car and you visited the person, and you got to know them, their personality, and you build that relationship over a long time. I got to know [Donegal fiddle-player] John Doherty at the age of 9 or 10 and I would go back and go back again.
One of the results of the global, digital scene is that the audience for the completely solo musician is being under-developed, and this is an issue that Glackin, who is a member of the Arts Council, would like to see addressed.
This is not straight down the line traditional music, I would say. 'Ah never mind, put it on', he said. I'd say about a minute and a half into listening to it, he just looked up and said, 'Ah Jaysus'. He listened to it all though and would have heard it several times again at home, but didn't comment. I respected him for that. I'm sure he probably didn't like it. To his credit, that is all he said.
I find myself more curious about the music, looking for older stuff. There's a huge emphasis on composition now which is interesting in itself, but my go-to places are still John Doherty and others such as Denis Murphy – that's what lights the fuse for me.
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Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36, is a piano sonata in B-flat minor composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1913, who revised it in 1931, with the note, "The new version, revised and reduced by author."

Background

Three years after his third piano concerto was finished, Rachmaninoff moved with his family to a house in Rome that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky had used. It was during this time in Rome that Rachmaninoff started working on his second piano sonata. However, because both of his daughters contracted typhoid fever, he was unable to finish the composition in Rome. Instead, Rachmaninoff moved his family on to Berlin in order to consult with doctors. When the girls were well enough, Rachmaninoff traveled with his family back to his Ivanovka country estate, where he finished the second piano sonata. Its premiere took place in Kursk on 18 October 1913 (5 October in the Julian calendar).

Composition

The sonata is in three interrelated movements:

Allegro agitato (B-flat minor)
Non allegro—Lento (E minor—E major)
Allegro molto (B-flat major)

It is unified by two Non allegro bridges between the movements. The outer movements follow sonata form.

Original edition

First Movement (Allegro agitato)
The first movement of the second piano sonata is in sonata allegro form. The exposition begins with the first theme, which has a descending arpeggio that ends with a low B-flat octave followed by a B-flat minor chord. The first theme area lasts until a cadenza-like passage creates a bridge into the second theme area. The second theme is in D-flat major, with a chorale-like texture that contrasts with the brilliance of the first theme.

In the development section, which is split into three parts, there is much tonal instability with constantly changing key centers. Parts of this section use the left hand to imitate bells, with chromatic descending, alternating sevenths and thirds.

The recapitulation restates the first two themes in B-flat minor. The final section of an extension to the recapitulation alternates between B-flat major and B-flat minor, leaving the tonic unclear until the coda.
The coda, clearly in B-flat minor, repeats two themes seen earlier in the movement.

Second Movement (Non allegro)
The second movement of the Piano Sonata is in two-part ternary form. A seven-measure interlude in G major links the first and second movements, after which there is a relative minor key area (E minor). The second movement's main theme is based on a motive of a sequentially repeated falling third.

The second movement references material from the first movement, which is the first instance of cyclic unity in the sonata. For example, in the middle-section of this movement, the bell texture from the first movement is reestablished.

Third Movement (Allegro molto)
The third movement begins with a repetition of the interlude to the second movement, with the meter shifted from 4/4 to 3/4. This movement, again in sonata-allegro form, further utilizes cyclic unity by using themes from the first movement. The transition to the second theme area of the exposition introduces a new theme (in D major), unusual in sonata-allegro form.

The development section, as in the first movement, is also split into three sub-sections. Similar to the exposition, it uses themes from the first movement in addition to the new themes introduced in the exposition.

The recapitulation is in B-flat major, and states the first theme from the third movement only once. It utilizes another past theme expansively to lead toward the coda. The coda utilizes themes from the first movement and is highly chromatic and brilliant.

Revised edition
When Rachmaninoff performed the piece at its premiere in Moscow, it was well received. However, Rachmaninoff himself was not satisfied with the work and felt that too much in the piece was superfluous. Thus, in 1931, he commenced work on a revision. Major cuts were made to the middle sections of the second and third movements and all three sections of the first movement, and some technically difficult passages were simplified.

A performance of the original version lasts approximately 25 minutes, while a performance of the revised version lasts approximately 19 minutes.

Horowitz's revision
In 1940, with the composer's consent, Vladimir Horowitz created his own edition which combined elements of both the original and revised versions.  His edition used more original material than revised throughout all three movements. A performance of the Horowitz revision lasts approximately 22 minutes.

References

External links

 Recording by Cecile Licad from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

1913 compositions
1931 compositions
Piano music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff
Compositions in B-flat minor

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The Pleasure of Assessing and Expressing Our Likes and Dislikes. Daniel He Shiri Melumad Michel Tuan Pham. Journal of Consumer Research, ucy079, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucy079
Abstract: Although consumer-behavior theory has traditionally regarded evaluations as instrumental to consumer choice, in reality consumers often assess and express what they like and dislike even when there is no decision at stake. Why are consumers so eager to express their evaluations when there is no ostensible purpose for doing so? In this research, we advance the thesis that this is because consumers derive an inherent pleasure from assessing and expressing their likes and dislikes. In support of this thesis, the results of seven studies show that compared to a variety of simple and commonplace control judgments, assessing and expressing one's likes and dislikes results in greater task enjoyment. This occurs because externalizing one's evaluations enables a form of self-expression that appears to be deep and global. These findings have important implications for marketers and policymakers.
Keywords: evaluation, browsing, attitudes, affect, self-expression, hedonics
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Who punishes promiscuous women? Both women and women, but only women inflict costly punishment
Who punishes promiscuous women? Both women and women, but only women inflict costly punishment. Naomi K. Muggleton, Sarah R. Tarran, Corey L. Fincher. Evolution and Human Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2018.12.003
Abstract: Across human societies, female sexuality is suppressed by gendered double standards, slut shaming, sexist rape laws, and honour killings. The question of what motivates societies to punish promiscuous women, however, has been contested. Although some have argued that men suppress female sexuality to increase paternity certainty, others maintain that this is an example of intrasexual competition. Here we show that both sexes are averse to overt displays of female sexuality, but that motivation is sex-specific. In all studies, participants played an economic game with a female partner whose photograph either signalled that she was sexually-accessible or sexually-restricted. In study 1, we found that men and women are less altruistic in a Dictator Game (DG) when partnered with a woman signalling sexual-accessibility. Both sexes were less trusting of sexually-accessible women in a Trust Game (TG) (study 2); women (but not men), however, inflicted costly punishment on a sexually-accessible woman in an Ultimatum Game (UG) (study 3). Our results demonstrate that both sexes are averse to overt sexuality in women, whilst highlighting potential differences in motivation.
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Go to More Parties? Rather than a time out from "real" life, social occasions hold an outsized potential to unexpectedly shift the course that real life takes
Goffman, A. (2018). Go to More Parties? Social Occasions as Home to Unexpected Turning Points in Life Trajectories. Social Psychology Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/0190272518812010
Abstract: Reviving classical attention to gathering times as sites of transformation and building on more recent microsociological work, this paper uses qualitative data to show how social occasions open up unexpected bursts of change in the lives of those attending. They do this by pulling people into a special realm apart from normal life, generating collective effervescence and emotional energy, bringing usually disparate people together, forcing public rankings, and requiring complex choreography, all of which combine to make occasions sites of inspiration and connection as well as sites of offense and violation. Rather than a time out from "real" life, social occasions hold an outsized potential to unexpectedly shift the course that real life takes. Implications for microsociology, social inequality, and the life course are considered.
Keywords: emotions, interaction rituals, life course, microsociology, qualitative methods
Retraction of Sternberg (2012) "A model for ethical reasoning": Although the claims in the article seem valid, the retraction is to address substantial overlap with the author's previously published works
"A model for ethical reasoning": Retraction of Sternberg (2012). (2018). Review of General Psychology, 22(4), 420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000167
Abstract: Reports the retraction of "A model for ethical reasoning" by Robert J. Sternberg (Review of General Psychology, 2012[Dec], Vol 16[4], 319-326). Although the claims in the article are scientifically valid, the retraction is to address substantial overlap with the author's previously published works. Those previous works are as follows: Sternberg, R. J. (2010). Teaching for ethical reasoning in liberal education. Liberal Education, 96. Retrieved from https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/teaching-ethical-reasoning-liberal-education. Sternberg, R. J. (2012). Teaching for ethical reasoning. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 1, 35–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.4471/ijep.2012.03 The Editor was alerted to this potential overlap, which was then confirmed. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2012-31876-001.) This article presents a model of ethical reasoning. The article reviews lapses in ethical reasoning and the great costs they have had for society. It presents an eight-step model of ethical reasoning that can be applied to ethical challenges and illustrates its application. It proposes that ethical reasoning can be taught across the curriculum. It further points to a source of frustration in the teaching and application of ethics: ethical drift. Finally it draws conclusions.
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Now Playing at Reason.tv: How the WSJ editorial page gets made—Q&A with Robert Pollock
Former reason intern Robert Pollock has been the editorial features page editor at The Wall Street Journal for more than a year. The Buffalo native sat down recently with reason.tv to talk about how he came to his libertarian beliefs; how the mainstream media is toeing the Journal's line on capital gains taxes; why The Washington Post is the Journal's toughest competition and why The New York Times' editorial pages have a "hectoring" tone; how the GOP turned its back on its small-government philosophy; why America needs more immigrants; and much more.
This 10-minute interview was conducted by reason.tv Editor Nick Gillespie and filmed by reason.tv's Dan Hayes.
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I appreciate that Reason is branching out to video, but could you *please* post a transcript for these kinds of videos? It only takes 5 minutes to read a 10 minute interview, and I don't like to have to listen to sound that will bug other people in the room (or deal with not hearing something in the video because others are making noise, watching TV, etc).
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In addition to being in favor of a central bank and occasionally doing pro-war propoganda we are also employed by the earphones industry. Seriously, buy some earphones.
I am SICK of Barnett trying to co-opt the cosmotarian movement!
I never would have guessed that he was a "Randy Barnett Libertarian"…it would have been interesting to know why he only picked about one libertarian editorial the entire year and it was only about the war issue and it happened to be Randy Barnett who wrote it. I personally think Pollock could be doing much more to promote the the transexual heroine cafes and a keynesian libertarian monetary policy implememnted by the altruistic federal reserve.
At least McCain is a real spending hawk! At least Barnett liebrtarians and cosmotarians all agree, human beings are a plus except for camel jockies and gooks, we need to kill them.
The best part? You don't need to watch the video to know he's wrong!
Obviously, we do occasionally need new people to come here, the only question is how many, from where, with what skills, and so forth. Clearly, making such distinctions and then discussing them in an intellectually honest way is too much for the hacks at Reason and at the WSJ.
Just like old Milton Friedman said Welfare State + Open Immigration = Happiness for eternity.
It is scientifically proven, Ron Bailey told me about it.
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In addition to favoring socialism and the murdering of babies, us Cosmos are also in the pocket of Big iPod. Since none of us here read LewRockwell.com, we're totally clueless about things like why white, heterosexual supremacy is awesome and strongly believe that all money and economic issues should be controlled as tightly as possible? Free market? Never heard of it. We're too busy snorting vodka and expensive pharmaceuticals. Those are things that only Paleos and Charles Harris libertarians have even heard of, they're so cool. Instead, we get confused about Milton Friedman's qualms with welfare. So what if he's against it; we're imaginary creatures invented by pandertarians. We can love both Friedman AND welfare!
Also, I'm hereby canceling my membership to your RSS feed. Reason sucks. What? You ask how I can do that, even though I've already canceled it? I renewed it, just to cancel it again, to doubly expose reason for the Neocon commies they are.
Gee, I wonder why most people view libertarians of the Reason ilk as mere defenders of the corporate state… could it be because the editors herald the fucking WSJ's features editors as some sort of profile in libertarian courage?
Reason libertarianism is perfect for mainstream Republicans who don't mind Will and Grace — you know, they don't hate the fags all that much and don't want to pay capital gains taxes. Promotion of peace? Bah, that's hippie shit, man. Libertarianism is all about laughing at "leftists", promoting corporatism and the interests of Wall Street (or do I repeat myself) as the "free market", and bitching about the increasing totalitarianism of political correctness. Issues of war and peace? Shit, Reason editor Matt Welch couldn't even be bothered to have an opinion about the Iraq war (or so he says), which is about right considering the last editor, since discredited after advocating an illegal war, now writes almost entirely about the fascinating world of fonts.
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Charlie, oh where to start?
I'll keep it simple.
The "corporate state" as you call it, is almost an exclusively Democratic institution as of late.
Progressives: The movement that doesn't hate black people all that much.
And Matt Welch has no opinion on Iraq, huh? Ok.
Charlie, let me guess the opener you really wanted to write:
"For a magazine called Reason…"
"We go get our own facts. We just don't take what the reporters are giving us." One of the funniest things I've ever heard.WSJ editorial "facts" often contradict their reporters and common sense (and simple math).
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Вицекраљевство Нова Шпанија () је била шпанска колонија у Америци која је постојала између 1535. и 1820. године.

Ово вицекраљевство је обухватало територије данашњих држава Аризона, Калифорнија, Колорадо, Северна Дакота, Јужна Дакота, Монтана, Невада, Нови Мексико, Тексас, Оклахома, Вајоминг и Јута у САД, као и територије до Гватемале у Средњој Америци, под чијом су јурисдикцијом биле и Генералне капетаније Кубе и Гватемале, као и територије Флориде, Луизијане и Нутке, са главним градом Мексиком.

Нова Шпанија није имала под својом управом само ове територије, него и архипелаг Филипине у Азији и неколико мањих острва у Океанији, као што је Гвам.

Након пораза који су Шпанцима нанеле трупе Агустина де Итурбидеа и Висентеа Герера, целокупна територија вицекраљевства је стекла независност.

Вицекраљевство Нова Шпанија је непосредна историјска претходница из које је настао данашњи Мексико.

Литература
 Casalola, Gustavo. Editorial Trillas. ed. Seis siglos de historia gráfica de México, tomo 1. Ciudad de México. .
 De Valle Arizpe, Artemio. De la Nueva España (Editorial Lectorum edición). Guadalajara (Jalisco). .
 Esquivel Milán, Gloria; Enrique Figueroa Alfonso. Historia de México (Editorial Harla edición). Oxford.
 Fuentes Mares, José. Editorial Océano. ed. Historia Ilustrada de México, de Hernán Cortés a Miguel de la Madrid. Tomo II. Ciudad de México. .
 González Obregón, Luis. Botas & Alonso Editores. ed. Croniquillas de la Nueva España. Toluca, Estado de México.
 Humboldt, Von, Alexander. Ensayo político sobre el reino de Nueva España. Madrid, España. .
 Krauze, Enrique. Siglo de caudillos, biografía política de México —1810-1910—. Puebla de Zaragoza: Editorial Tusquets. .
 Maquivar, María del Consuelo. De lo permitido a lo prohibido, iconografía de la Santísima Trinidad en la Nueva España. Monterrey: Editorial Porrúa.
 Moreno, Salvador; Alma E. Silva Historia de México, tercer curso. Ciudad de México: Ediciones Epsa. .
 Rosas, Alejandro. Mitos de la historia mexicana. De Hidalgo a Zedillo. Ciudad de México: Editorial Planeta. .
 Roselló Soberón, Estela. Así en la tierra como en el cielo: manifestaciones cotidianas de la culpa y el perdón en la Nueva España de los siglos XVI y XVII. Colegio de México. .
 Treviño, Héctor Jaime. Historia de México, tercer curso. Monterrey: Editorial Castillo. .
 Vasconcelos, José. Breve Historia de México. Guadalajara: Editorial Trillas. .
 Vigil, José María. México a través de los siglos, tomo X. Ciudad de México: Editorial Cumbre.
 Villalpando, José Manuel. El virrey, memorias de la virreina de Gálvez donde relata cómo Carlos III impidió la independencia de Nueva España. Morelia: Editorial Planeta. .

Спољашње везе

Шпанске колоније
Историја Латинске Америке
Историја Мексика
Историја САД
Историја Филипина
Историја Гватемале
Историја Кубе
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Moore appointments to the Coordinate advisory team.
Coordinate Founder Jamie Wilson today announced he would extend the firm's advisory board by adding Australian Wallabies Captain Stephen Moore to the team. Moore joins Meyer Vandenberg Chair Archie Tsirimokos and Callida Consulting Director & Partner Cade Brown to the advisory board.
Stephen Moore brings a wealth of experience, profile and leadership to the advisory board and said the appointment was an exciting opportunity for him to be involved with a leading firm on the rise.
"I'm really excited to work with the team at Coordinate and help develop the leaders of the firm. Coordinate is a dynamic, passionate company with a great track record and I'm looking forward to adding value to the board", Moore said.


At Lasky Aesthetics & Laser Center, we are committed to staying ahead of the curve in developments in anti-aging technology. We are pleased to offer one of the latest generation in dermal fillers, Restylane Refyne. This advanced dermal filler is capable of producing a dramatic facial rejuvenation effect by filling in deep laugh lines, while maintaining facial flexibility.
Laugh lines, called "nasolabial folds" (from nose to corners of mouth) and "marionette lines" (creases running from corner of mouth along the chin, or around the top of the mouth) will add years to your facial appearance. Restylane Refyne is exceptional as it allows you to maintain your natural expressiveness – what makes you look like yourself – without a frozen or "overfilled" look. As with any dermal filler, how it is applied is of great importance – always work with a skilled professional when getting facial injections.
Hyaluronic acid is naturally present in your skin, but as we age, the quantity slowly diminishes and our facial skin begins to wrinkle and crease. Hyaluronic acid has unique (and important) qualities: It provides lubrication, as it delivers lasting moisture to the skin. The hyaluronic acid molecule works as a humectant – it holds moisture in your skin, giving it that plump, healthy look of youth.
Restylane Refyne is created with XpresHAn technology – a process developed by the manufacturer that uses a cross-linking technology with hyaluronic acid. This new product is FDA-approved to smooth the appearance of laugh lines. Galderma, the manufacturer, has the mission to help people achieve very natural-looking facial rejuvenation. Developed in Europe, the smooth injectable gel has a greater range of flexibility and produces a truly subtle support.
Should I Try Restylane Refyne?
For those who want to maintain a more natural look, this dermal filler can deliver a smoother, fresher look without altering your natural facial expressions. The results are fast and natural-looking and last up to a year for many patients.
Is this anti-aging skin rejuvenation treatment painful?
Restylane Refyne contains a local anesthetic, lidocaine, which help to reduce any discomfort. For more sensitive patients, we may use a topical numbing cream prior to treatment. Typically, the treatment is easy to tolerate, and does not require a long session to achieve a remarkable improvement.
How long does it take to get a Restylane Refyne treatment?
The usual treatment time ranges between thirty and forty-five minutes to complete. As every person is different, it will depend upon the number of areas that need smoothing.
Are there any side effects with Restylane Refyne?
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The smoothing effect of the product can last up to 12 months, but this may vary. For some, the results could be shorter or longer. Every patient can expect a customized treatment and re-treatment plan at Lasky Aesthetics & Laser Center.


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Manchester United appoint 50 new scouts as they bid to secure the world's best young talent
The 50 new employees are spread out across every continent, with the appointments having taken place since January of this year
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Jose Mourinho could soon have a lot more young talent available to him (Image: Action Images via Reuters)
Manchester United have appointed 50 new scouts in a bid to help them secure the world's best young talent.
United's academy is famed for producing some of the club's best ever players, and Old Trafford chiefs are determined to ensure that river of young stars does not dry up.
The 50 new employees are spread out across every continent, with the Mail saying the appointments have taken place since January of this year.
Under the previous system, a small group of first team scouts reported directly to the manager while academy scouts were part of a separate team.
Ed Woodward has overseen the restructure (Image: AFP/Getty)
But executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has now changed that system bringing all scouts under the same management.
While some of Louis van Gaal's scouts have lost their jobs, one has been promoted under Jose Mourinho.
Marcel Bout, previously Van Gaal's opposition scout, is now the global head of scouting.


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Tommy Caldwell on Climate Change and POW's "Outdoor State of Mind"
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Climber Tommy Caldwell shares why climate change advocacy is more important than ever. Brett Lowell / Red Bull content pool.
October and November are typically primo conditions for climbing. For someone like Tommy Caldwell, it means heading to Yosemite and having a month to work on ambitious projects. But 2020 isn't a normal year. This November there's a major election and it's frankly a pivotal one when it comes to climate change. In 2017, the United States withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, making the U.S. the only nation outside an accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, things are rapidly changing throughout the nation from a warming climate. The West has witnessed unprecedented wildfires and droughts, hurricanes are becoming deadlier, and sea levels are rising. Time is of the essence for addressing these pertinent issues.
RELATED: Join Protect Our Winter's Outdoor State for the 2020 Election
So, this fall will look a little different for Caldwell. Instead of getting after it on big walls, the climber is working alongside Protect Our Winters to advocate for climate-friendly policies and candidates. As the first climber to summit Yosemite's 3,000-foot Dawn Wall, Caldwell is no stranger to tough odds. For him, protecting the places he loves is worth this arduous fight, even if it means putting on a suit and heading to Capitol Hill to meet with our lawmakers first hand. Recently he joined Protect Our Winter's "Outdoor State of Mind" initiative to help amplify the outdoor industry's voice in the coming election. By joining the Outdoor State, POW ensures that you'll have the inspiration and tools you need to make your voices heard. And the best part? Every week you'll get access to discussions led by POW ambassadors like Caldwell, Michelle Parker, Danny Davis, and more. Be sure to mark your calendars tomorrow for a chat with artist Zaria Forman and Dr. McKenzie Skiles of the University of Utah on communicating climate change through different mediums.
We caught up with Caldwell to learn more about his passion for advocacy and the ways we can get involved.
What prompted you to get involved with climate change advocacy?
Tommy Caldwell: I think I've always been a bit of an environmentalist but initially wasn't too interested in dealing with policy. The world of politics seemed pretty slimy to me originally. But then I got invited to go on these lobby events to D.C. with this non-profit called The Access Fund. That experience taught me how these things worked, like how laws really impact the outdoors and can lead to real change or harm to the places we love. When you talk to the lawmakers, it's easy to understand that their decisions matter. One classic example is our right to access public lands. I used to think that going climbing was a God-given right. Once you start to realize that public lands are dictated by public policy and the people writing laws, it makes you pay attention.
But even before that, I think being out in nature makes you motivated to protect it.
It's not just winter that's changing from climate change, but iconic places like Yosemite or Glacier national park. Brett Lowell / Red Bull content pool.
As someone who spends a lot of time outside, what kind of changes are you seeing as a result of climate change?
TC: Climbers tend to pinpoint the spots we love the most and then go back year after year after year. That consistency gives you a good understanding of how things are changing.
The place I go the most is Yosemite. I've been going down there since I was three years old. I would say in the last five or seven years things have changed pretty drastically. There have been these massive fires west of the Valley and in Yosemite National Park that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres. Drought-exacerbated beetle kill hit the Valley really hard, and it's causing huge swaths of forest to be cut down. Yosemite Valley is changing from a dense pine forest to more of an oak tree savannah.
Even the climbing season has shifted by a month. Historically, October was the month to climb because it was a bit cooler. Now it's too hot for the most part. November/December/January was always too wet, but now we're seeing more and more prolonged dry spells. The season is shifting into the winter almost.
That's interesting because most people think the biggest changes from climate change are shortened winters or melting glaciers. In reality, it's affecting ecosystems in all kinds of ways.
TC: Changes with winter is a good one to start with because it's easy to see the before and after pictures. It's very easy to quantify those changes. But it's happening everywhere.
Also what people don't realize about the big mountain environments—where I also do a lot of climbing—is that the mountains are melting out in ways we've never seen before. As a result, there's a ton of deadly rockfall. A lot of people have been killed by rockfall because it's becoming way worse than it used to be. Big chunks of the mountain, especially in the Alps, are just falling. There are whole big walls that are just too dangerous to climb on now.
Sometimes you've got put on your best suit and head to Capitol Hill to advocate for the places you love. That's at least what Caldwell, Alex Honnold, and Sasha Digiulian have done in the past.
Protect Our Winters now has a POW Climb chapter. How did you become involved with that?
TC: I got involved with POW just before they launched POW Climb. I wasn't completely on board with the group until I got invited to one of their training sessions, mostly because I just thought they focused on problems within the ski industry. Just from that training, I could see how hardworking and badass the team was, and how effective they were at amplifying their message. Plus, at the session, they brought in a climate scientist which made it an incredible learning experience to understand more about climate change.
POW's reach has mostly been in the snowsport community, so the hope with POW climb was to branch that into the climbing community.
You've been in D.C. a few times with either the Access Fund or POW. What's it like meeting with lawmakers firsthand?
TC: The weird thing is that as an organization POW represents climbers, skiers, runners, and outdoor recreationalists who are both Republicans and Democrats. We're actually pretty bipartisan, whereas a lot of our elected officials think we're going to be full tree huggers—so we're trying to change that perception. There's no reason why these issues can't be bipartisan. There are more issues than you think that we can all find common ground on.
I did a bunch of lobbying for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and that was super bipartisan. Everyone was on board. That basically gives you a window to the offices of people who were supporting something like that but not other climate change initiatives. You can find common ground and both sides of the aisle have to realize that something needs to change. I'll say that from the past five years of going to D.C., the conversations are starting to change. There's growing pressure to do something about what's happening.
POW recently launched the "Outdoor State of Mind", what's the focus here?
TC: The Outdoor State of Mind is POW's creative way to quantify the power of the outdoor community and its voice. I think so many people who are on the fence about voting just don't vote because they think it doesn't make a difference. But when you realize that the outdoor industry makes up 50 million people, that's actually more people than the most populous state in the country. It puts things into perspective and emphasizes the importance of getting out there and voting.
It's a way to rally people and get them to the polls. When you go to D.C. and say that our community encompasses 50 million people, it gets the lawmakers' attention. They respond to big numbers.
What are some good ways for our readers to get involved with POW?
TC: The easiest one is POW's text for action. All you have to do is text OUTDOOR STATE to 65351 and they'll blast you with the information on how to get involved.
The main thing is to go and vote. If you want to get educated on candidates and policies, POW has great voter guides through the POW action fund.
Personally, I'm into local advocacy and finding local non-profits with an environmental focus. If you can get involved with a community it can help perpetuate the good work they're doing. A great tool for finding these organizations is Patagonia's Action Works tool.
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JJ and the Clifden gang were loving it ... this weather was like a soft day in Summer to them boys...saying all that seeing them all inside in JJ's van warming up on spinning bikes was a sight to be hold. ..


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Dystonia is a disorder that affects the way your body moves. It causes your muscles to contract, which makes them move involuntarily. Or they may become stuck in an abnormal position. Dystonia can affect your entire body or a certain part. The movements can sometimes cause pain.
Hemidystonia affects a leg and arm on 1 side of your body.
Experts aren't exactly sure what causes dystonia. But they think it is related to a problem in the part of the brain called the basal ganglia. This is where your brain processes the information that helps your muscles contract. The theory is that your neurotransmitters, the chemicals that do the "talking" in the brain, are abnormal in people with dystonia. Dystonia, though, doesn't affect your intelligence or your ability to think. It isn't generally related to mental health issues. Sometimes, dystonia can occur after taking certain kinds of medicines. This is called tardive dystonia.
Research has pinpointed a number of different genetic defects that have been linked to dystonia. Dystonia can also be caused by a stroke, head injury, or other injury to the brain. These are called forms of secondary dystonia. In this case, the symptoms may be limited to one side of the body.
Who is at risk for dystonia?
Symptoms may start slowly — you might notice that your handwriting is worsening. You may get cramps in your feet or, more noticeably, you may lose control over your foot and find that it contracts or drags along.
Diagnosing dystonia is a multi-step process because no single test can give a definitive answer. Your healthcare provider will usually do a physical exam and evaluate your symptoms. He or she will also take a personal and family history to find out if you have any genetic indications for dystonia.
Your healthcare provider will take an individualized approach to your treatment. This may mean using a combination of things to help you manage pain and reduce muscle spasms. He or she may try a number of different medicines that treat dystonia. These include medicines that affect the specific neurotransmitters acetylcholine, GABA, and dopamine. Other medicines that your healthcare provider might prescribe are anticonvulsants or injections of Botulinum toxin.
You may need surgery to treat dystonia, especially if you aren't able to manage symptoms with medicine. Surgery on the muscles or tendons can release the muscle contractures in some cases. But surgery can have negative consequences, such as destroying parts of your brain. Nerve injections can temporarily release the muscle tension as well. Stimulators (deep brain stimulation therapy) can be placed in the brain to help control the muscle movements better.
What are possible complications of dystonia?
What can I do to prevent dystonia?
Even though you may not be able to prevent dystonia, genetic testing can reveal if you have a genetic defect that can cause dystonia. Speaking with a geneticist or a genetic counselor can help you decide if genetic testing is a good idea for you and your family.
Learn about dystonia and treatment options.
Ask your healthcare provider to recommend a specialist who knows about dystonia.
Find support groups so you can learn from others who have dystonia.
Develop daily strategies that support adequate rest and restorative self-care, such as meditation.
Develop layers of support systems, including family, friends, support groups, and online resources.
Investigate complementary therapies such as relaxation techniques, biofeedback, acupuncture, and meditation. Talk with your healthcare provider about gentle physical exercise options, such as Tai Chi or other "soft" martial arts.
Any involuntary muscle spasms or loss of control over muscles are symptoms that you should discuss with your healthcare provider.
It can affect your entire body or a certain part of your body.
Experts aren't certain what causes dystonia. But they think it's a problem in the part of your brain called the basal ganglia.
Researchers have come a long way in understanding and treating dystonia. Future strategies will hopefully reveal even more successful strategies.


In northern Kenya, the Chalbi Desert landscape is baked black lava, swirling sand, and silence. However, at its western boundary, the moisture of Lake Turkana spawns life. Puff Adders and scorpions hide in the shade of palm trees, camels pick at thorny brush, and camel spiders ambush birds and lizards. This is where the Turkana, Pokot, and Molo tribes call home.
At 6,405 square kilometers (2,473 square miles), Lake Turkana is the biggest permanent desert lake in the world, gracefully earning its name as the Jade Sea for its gleaming emerald green and sapphire blue waters. In the middle of the lake, lies Central Island National Park, an active volcano floating on the horizon above a rising skirt of volcanic vapor and steam from the desert sun.
We arrive at Eliye Springs Resort just before sunset, and are greeted by Rolf, who has lived in Kenya as long as the desert sands. He has an unlit pipe in the corner of his mouth, and a big gray moustache to match. His eyes glitter light blue as if filled with water from the lake. We want to hire a boat to go fishing and camping at Central Island National Park, but he shakes his head in concern.
The winds are picking up, which means a storm is blowing in, and desert storms create havoc for everything always. The boat is small and the lake is large, "I don't think you guys want to be out there right now," he advises, but we are looking for adventure, not advice, and insist on going anyways. Fate is not on our side though, as the boat that would take us gets trapped by the storm and never arrives.
The morning is clear, and the boat has landed, but the village elders tell us it has rained harder than it has in 50 years, and we are cut-off from both towns. So we sit with Rolf and calculate how much gas he has, and we think it is just enough to get us to Central Island and back. We load up trolling equipment for Nile perch, and goliath tiger fish and set out in the late afternoon, passing over the muddy waters on the shore, and out into shimmering blue waters.
Unfortunately, we arrive at Central Island National Park in the dark, and without fish. Our timing is bad as there is a monster crocodile that patrols this landing spot, it is feeding time, and we cannot find him. So we shine flashlights over the water between the boat and the shoreline — watching and waiting. Finally, our captain, Kibet, bravely splashes into the water scanning the water around him, and motions for us to get off the boat and bring our gear to shore.
We set-up camp on a bluff overlooking the lake, and immediately rig some lures onto casting poles and return to the lake to try our luck with the massive catfish that feed at night. As the desert heat dissipates, the lake comes alive. Thousands of frogs croak, and giant turtles crawl back into the water.
Then giant fish start hitting the lines, drawing them razor tight, and arching the poles. We loosen the drags and fight, but they are monsters, and time after time they snap our 15-pound test line. On a gently sloping bank of the lake, I hear a splash, and jolt my light on to check for crocodiles, but instead find a huge catfish hunting near the shore.
Creeping closer, I grab a rock and hurl it at the fish. I hit it in the head, and blood starts flowing in rivers around its body, but its armor plating has kept it alive, and is still swimming around erratically. It starts meandering out into deeper water, and now I have a big problem. I scan the surface for crocodile eyes and wade in after it, grabbing it in the corner of the mouth, and wrestling it back to shore. It is three feet long, and enough dinner for all of us.
At dawn, my friends set out to go fishing with Kibet, but I choose to venture deeper into the island. The island has three different crater lakes called Tilapia Lake, Crocodile Lake and Flamingo Lake with respect to the species that congregate in each. I climb up to a view point overlooking Crocodile and Tilapia Lakes, and watch the sun rise over Sibiloi National Park on the far eastern shore. The dawn light melts slowly into the lake, reviving its sapphire blue color from the dark night.
The boat ride back is serene, until we run out of gas, and sputter to a stop far off shore. We disagree about if we are close enough to shore to swim, and even if we were, if it were a good idea in this crocodile infested lake. Kibet removes the floor of the boat, hauls the fuel tank onto the deck, and figures out that by positioning it at a 45-degree angle, enough fuel accumulates in the bottom corner to keep us going. We putter on with bated breath, making it to shore feeling like we had gotten to have the adventure we were advised against.
Author's Note: Getting out to Central Island National Park is a challenge. The easiest way is to fly to Lodwar, and then have Eliye Springs Resort pick you up, and bring you to the lake, so you can use their boat. Supposedly Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) also runs a boat from Kalokol, but we did not verify this. We arrived overland from northern Uganda, and had an adventurous time doing it (See: Traversing Western Lake Turkana).
Eliye Springs is wonderful and isolated, and I highly recommend staying there if you like remote adventure. They have hot food, cold beer, thatched bandas on the beach, and also allow camping. For fishing, they do have some gear there, but you will have to know a bit about rigging and trolling if you want to land a goliath tiger fish. Even though we did, we did not get lucky. Lastly, I highly recommend camping for a night at the Choroo Public Campsite in Central Island National Park. Bring your own everything because it is beautifully remote.


In this video I am playing my father's piano in his house. This piano was a Godsend as I practiced on it a lot in my early twenty's when I attended CCU. I did not know much later in life that I wanted to study music and earn a living in it so I am very glad we kept the piano!
I teach piano lessons, voice lessons, guitar lessons, ukulele lessons, in the Greater Denver area including Denver, Englewood, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Littleton and Golden areas. In addition this article is about Piano Improv Classes in Lakewood CO. However this info applies to other instruments and locations I offer also.
When I teach students, I encourage them to warm up by playing whatever they like. For the sake of time of the lessons it has to be brief but I really enjoy watching a student improv something by using chords or melodies THEY have been working on. In this video there are a few things going on.
Piano Improv Classes Lakewood CO- Whats Going On?
First off, I am playing for the love of music. Sometimes and this is especially true if you are going to school for music, you can forget how much you love music because you are so bogged down in the study and practice of it. This certainly has happened to me in my college career on several occasions to the point where I questioned why I was studying music. These improv sessions helped keep me sane.
The second thing that is happening is I am thinking of music theory as I practice. I am playing mostly in the key of a minor but I am throwing in other chords and notes that do not belong. I also am thinking a bit in terms of style as I play notes and rhythms that are not usual. While all this is going on I am thinking of scales, keys, and chords and how they connect.
This was the greatest reward for all my hours and hours of studying music theory. I began to see the connections. If you study music theory long enough and use in on an instrument, you begin to realize how intricate music can be. You now have more expression of what you feel and imagine. This too was an immense reward. Music is my way of expressing myself beyond words. When I improvise I can start to express myself more and more and use my mind to connect notes together.
If you or someone you know is interested in piano lessons or piano improv classes in Lakewood CO let me know. I also teach guitar lessons, ukulele lessons and voice lessons, and can apply these same principals to these other instruments.