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Out with LiqudSky, in with @Paperspace
by Mike Talon • Cloud, games, Mac, Review
Those who follow me on Twitter know I have, in the past, been a big fan of LiquidSky for cloud gaming. What I've found over time, however, is that I can no longer support that platform. I've officially cancelled my subscription and been using a new platform – Paperspace and Parsec – for several months now. The reasons for the change are straight-forward, and could have been addressed by LiquidSky before I jumped ship, but were not.
First, a note on what cloud gaming is: Basically, cloud gaming is simply a desktop hosted with a cloud provider close enough to you physically to provide a very low latency streaming experience. Streaming allows you to see the video and hear the audio of the desktop in much the same way as you watch movies and TV online. Low latency allows your clicks and keyboard input to happen on the remote desktop in close enough to real-time that it feels real-time. Both are required for cloud gaming because you need to react to what's happening on the screen as it happens (you see an enemy, you react and shoot, or hide, or dodge, etc.). This is insanely difficult to accomplish, as most streaming systems like Netflix are designed for one-way communication. They send the data to your browser or set-top box and that's all they're worried about. With gaming, input matters, and therefore latency is a both sending and receiving input is something that must be dealt with. Just having a remote desktop connection doesn't work – latency might be low enough to stream the desktop to you, but not anywhere near low enough for quick reactions to be recognized by the desktop itself in enough time to be useful.
Another issue is that most cloud platforms are geared toward commodity compute – basic CPU and RAM functions – and not for graphics. This means that while some games will run, those that require dedicated graphics cards (GPU) will not – ruling out the use of nearly all major games you'd want to play. GPU-focused cloud instances exist, but at a huge premium in price, and latency is still a massive issue with those.
Cloud gaming works to solve both issues by accelerating networking to allow for reasonably low latency, and offering GPU-enabled cloud desktop instances with sufficient resources to play the games you want to play. It's a balancing act, and tricky to get right, but a few companies have managed to do it. For a Mac person who likes to play big-name games (which are typically Windows only), cloud gaming is a dream that's just now starting to come true.
So less address why I made the switch:
1 – Mac Support: LiquidSky originally had a great Mac client. It wasn't perfect, but they were working on correcting the few issues that there were there and making it better. Then LiquidSky 2 launched without a Mac client at all. Over the remainder of 2017, we Mac users patiently waited for the next-generation Mac client, but to no avail. Update after update of the Windows client came, and an Android client finally launched, but the Mac client continued to be listed as "coming soon." As one of the major uses of cloud gaming is allowing Linux and Mac users to play these games, this is inexcusable. The Windows client can be used on a Mac with virtualization or emulation (things like vmWare Fusion and Wine), but this requires a level of technical expertise that is beyond the majority of users – and doesn't provide a pleasant user experience at all.
Paperspace has had a Mac client since day one of their GPU-enabled gaming desktop services. It works, and it works very well, and they're continuing development of the platform as they move forward to make it even better. They partner with Parsec to minimize latency and maximize the gaming experience overall, and they provide complete and easy-to-follow instructions on how to install and use these tools that anyone can follow.
2 – Latency: LiquidSky has continued to get worse and worse on this front as it gets more popular. While I'm happy they're getting more users, they're not scaling properly to allow for the increased user base to get a good experience when they play. Overburdening of their systems is taxing their networks, causing lag that makes playing many games impossible, and most games just plain unpleasant. Even using Wine to jury-rig their client into working on a Mac, visuals are "muddy" and reaction is sluggish and painful most of the time.
Paperspace keeps their networks and platform robust as it grows. It's not perfect – there are periods of peak activity that definitely cause hiccups, lag, and some muddiness; but they're far fewer than I ever experienced on LiquidSky and seem to be kept short. You'll get a few seconds of sluggishness and stutter, and then you're back to the great desktop experience you want.
3 – Billing Experience and Support: LiquidSky just doesn't seem to care about its customers. It pains me to say that, as this is completely different than the experience I had when I started using their service. Customer support used to be fast, efficient, and friendly. Now, it seems that they respond when they feel like it, if at all, and basically always answer with "we're working on that." While this answer is perfectly acceptable when a new platform launches or a major overhaul has been rolled out – that period of acceptability ended several months ago and the attitude has continued nonetheless. Billing is painful, as it is handled by a 3rd-party entirely now and not even visible on the LiquidSky site. The shift from the ability to use unlimited accounts to everyone using a points system to rent access by the hour is even more confusing; and poorly explained. Let me be clear, they needed to raise their rates – no one could hope to grow and expand with the numbers they were offering – but make it easy for people to figure out what they're paying for. Use real-money for the per-hour fees, not a conversion first to points and then to different amounts of points for each of the sizes of machines that can be run.
Paperspace has two billing options: per-hour fees in real money and unlimited plans at a fixed amount of money per month. They do charge far more than LiquidSky for unlimited accounts, but they are available and a decent value indeed for those of us who spent a lot on our Mac or Linux desktops and do not wish to buy a Windows machine with that much horsepower just to play games. Billing is handled by Paperspace and all options are available from their own website so I can manage my account quickly and easily. Support is stellar! Paperspace requires the use of a 3rd-party service called Parsec to play games (it mitigates many of the latency issues and handles things like controller support). I have been able to get help on Parsec from Paperspace directly, even though it isn't their code or product. Paperspace always replies quickly and in a friendly manner.
All-in-all, LiquidSky seems to have totally lost the plot when it comes to cloud gaming. They shifted their focus to gaining more users as fast as possible by offering free credits for watching ads, but didn't plan well to handle the influx of users that brought. They lost focus on their customers and service and support suffered. They've outsourced their billing to a 3rd-party and detached themselves from that process, and made the new purchase plans confusing and complex. Finally, they've stabbed their Mac customers in the back by focusing so heavily on Windows. I do understand that the vast majority of the gaming market is Windows, so this isn't an un-sound business decision on their part. That being said, they had a fanatically loyal user base of Mac folks, who are now abandoning the service due to neglect. They did so as several well-known names like nVidia jumped into this space to compete for those same Windows and mobile users. So they've given up one advantage (a dedicated and untapped market) to maximize their effort in a crowded space against major household names. That's not the best business plan.
Paperspace, with the help of Parsec, offers the total package. High quality services, ease of use, native clients on Mac, and reasonable prices. Note that cloud gaming is currently a very expensive proposition, with monthly fees averaging about US$200/month for unlimited use and per-hour fees being higher than for commodity compute uses. It is, however, worth it – especially for occasional gamers who just want to play one or two games that are Windows-only and therefore don't need a monthly unlimited plan. It's not perfect. Setup can be challenging, and not all hardware is fully supported (especially USB devices like gamepads and microphones for chat) – though that's also the case for LiquidSky and not a Paperspace-specific issue. There are instances of network congestion, and minor nitpick issues, etc. Compared to their competition, however, they're showing themselves to be leaders in the space of cloud gaming – giving big name brands like nVidia a real challenge and proving that they know what they're doing and will get it done. They're also proving themselves savvy businesspeople by targeting users who want the service and have found other platforms don't get the job done. Mac and Linux users who want to play Windows games exist, and they spend money with companies that remain loyal to them – and Paperspace is going after that loyalty while retaining Windows customers – a recipe for success.
So give Paperspace a look if you're gaming and not on hardware that can support those games well. No matter if it's Windows, Mac, or Linux on your desktop, they can make your experience a lot better. Start with an hourly GPU instance and see if it meets your needs. You can always graduate to a monthly plan later if that will save you money. The Paperspace team will indeed be there to help you choose, help you get set up, and help you get back in the game.
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The Simplicity and Power of Four Notes by Bach
In his Cantata No. 156, the composer infuses a particular sequence with the meaning of words of devotion to create a sonic symbol, part of a performance directed by Masaaki Suzuki on The Bach Hour.
Elim Chan's BSO Debut
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Ethiopian Christian Devotional Double Sided Tablet Pendant
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An Ethiopian Christian Devotional Double Sided Tablet Pendant the Two Carved Wooden Doors Opening to Reveal Finely Painted Images of the Virgin and Christ Child St George Slaying the Dragon and to the reverse Christ Crucified with Virgin and St John standing at the Foot of the Cross the Fourth Image Depicting Saint Mathew and Daniel with Two Lions at His Side
An old paper label to the underside reading 'A Charm Taken from her Neck by an Aylpinian [Abyssinian] Girl and Given to Captain Lambarde During the Campaign of 1868'
18th - 19th Century
Size: 10cm high, 7.5cm wide, 2cm deep - 4 ins high, 3 ins wide, ¾ ins deep
An Ethiopian Christian Devotional Double Sided Tablet Pendant the Two Carved Wooden Doors Opening to Reveal Finely Painted Images of the Virgin and Christ Child St George Slaying the Dragon and to the reverse Christ Crucified with Virgin and St John standing at the Foot of the Cross
The paper label attached to this fine pendant refers to the British expedition of 1867 - 68 to Abyssinia to rescue captive missionaries held by the Emperor Theodore, or Tewodros II, by a combined British and Indian army detachment under the command of General Sir Robert Napier. Captain Lambarde of the 45th Foot is recorded as having been present at the siege of Magdala for which he was awarded the Abyssinian campaign medal. During the battle to relieve Magdala the Emperor, realising the struggle was lost, shot himself with a pistol that had been presented to him by Queen Victoria.
Christianity reached the old Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum from Alexandria in the 4th century and over the next two centuries became widespread through the missionary activities of the Nine saints from Syria. The cross as a devotional image has been in use since the Aksumite emperor Ezana adopted Christianity in the 4th century AD and began to issue coins engraved with the symbol which he believed would spread his message. For the Ethiopian church the cross is not merely representative of Christ's suffering and death, but more importantly a mark of his resurrection. In this way the image functions as an amulet and icon that has the protective effect of averting evil.
Several types of cross were used: large processional crosses with a hollow shaft mounted on a long wooden pole which date back to the 12th century and are found in churches and monasteries, staff crosses carried by pilgrims on their shoulders, pendant crosses worn on a long chain by women, neck crosses worn by children and men, and lastly crosses used as paragraph signs in manuscripts and as protective devices in 'magic scrolls'. Ethiopian priests relate the tablet shape seen on this pendant and found at the base of hand crosses to the 'Tabot', the Ark of the Covenant, the alliance between God and man.
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FLORIDA Uses Loophole To Deny PTSD Treatment To PULSE Nightclub Massacre First Responder
August 20, 2016 Featured, Gay News Domestic & U.S. PoliticsFLORIDA Uses Loophole To Deny PTSD Treatment To PULSE Nightclub Massacre First Responder, GOP, Health, PTSDWill Kohler
Orlando's ABC affiliate reports:
First responder Gerry Realin worked nearly round-the-clock after the Pulse terror attack on June 12. But now, because of the PTSD that followed that tragic night, his family could lose everything, Realin's wife said.
Jessica Realin said a loophole in state law lets police departments off the hook when their officers get PTSD. They said a Florida statute doesn't recognize PTSD as a work-related injury and therefore, workman's compensation will not cover his treatment. Now the family is pushing to close a loophole in the state law.
Right now, the police officer can't even drive by Pulse without triggering his PTSD. Gerry Realin was one of the small group of officers who helped move the 49 people who died inside the club.
"When he got home, 2:30 the next morning, he came in very quiet, was different, looked at both of our kids, then went in the shower and just lost it," Jessica Realin said. "And he didn't stop crying. The next day, it was on and off. And it's just been really hard."
Many states not just Florida including Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, refuse to award compensation for so-called mental-mental claims, including PTSD, under any circumstances.
Please notice that a majority of those states are GOP controlled.
The Republican party repeatedly say how much they respect and praise police, fireman, the military, and other first responders until they need something. Case in point the 4 long years it took to get 9/11 first responders additional help due to Republicans dragging their heels.
Gary Realin's family has set up a GoFundMe page for his treatment. Please give if you can.
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The belief that hidden memories can be "recovered" in therapy should have been exorcised years ago, when a rash of false memories dominated the airwaves, tore families apart, and put people on the stand for crimes they didn't commit. But the mental health establishment does not always learn from its mistakes—and families are still paying the price.
Perhaps tangentially related is Wretchard's post at Belmont Club today.
Isn't having someone "pay the price" the whole point of these exercises? Isn't "recovered memories" for the psychiatric profession similar to ambulance chasers going after, as just one example, OBGYNs for c-sections causing problems many years later? Or for that matter, isn't this like "scientists" making "someone pay" for global cooling/warming/weather?
To put the question differently, aren't they all charlatans intent on making money through fraud?
The whole "memory recovery" charade is now used primarily to generate "witness statements" against "pedophiles" who supposedly were active decades ago.
Used to be it was used mainly against parents to "prove" they abused their children, now it's former teachers.
It's sickening, and leads to the flood of cases of (mostly) swimming teachers we have here who supposedly in the 1970s and '80s sexually abused hundreds of their pupils EACH.
They're now old men, but are shipped off to prisons and mental institutions for years, sometimes decades (making it the rest of their life) based on such statements and only such statements.
I haven't seen anyone suffer any consequences of a recovered memory accusation since around 1990 or so, but there were some bad situations I was witness to then: grandfathers forced to sit and listen to their granddaughters' screaming accusations in front of other family members, for example.
There are pockets where this is still believed.
To understand this therapeutic evil, think of an incredibly strong placebo, but instead of positive results, negative results abound at stratospheric levels.
RMT is an absolutely evil placebo which uses the equivalent of communist so called "re-education camp" to achieve its goals - destruction of family and persons, patient and family members.
This is a sordid, ugly and evil; and this article showing this evil is still alive and being practiced should be an incredible cautionary note for any parent/s thinking of placing any of their children in therapy.
This snake needs to die.


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Ghana's state-run oil firm, GNPC, has reported that its longest producing field is in the process of being decommissioned. According to GNPC, the actual process will start after the decommissioning plan has been finalized by a consultant and approved by the Minister of Energy.
GNPC General Manager, Geoscience, Benjamin Kwame Asante, in an interview with Ghana Business & Finance Magazine said that although operations had ceased at the field, there was a skeletal staff maintaining it ahead of the decommissioning, on the sidelines of the just ended 2018 Ghana Gas Forum.
The field is operated by the Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited (SOPCL).


Eagles Club makes donation to Negaunee Fire Dept.
The Negaunee Eagles #1944 REAC recently donated $1,000 to the Negaunee Fire Department for purchase of needed equipment. Eagles members also provided a dinner for the firemen and their families prior to the presentation of the donation. Shown are REAC Sergeant at Arms, Darryl Sandvig, REAC President Margaret Sorelle, Negaunee Fire Chief Ned Cory and REAC Treasurer Leona Lawry.


This design was part of the original series of forty-eight designs completed by October 1931 and was also included in later reprintings. Note that the title-caption is incorrectly spelled for the Latin name. The example images were taken with different cameras under different conditions. However, Version III copies typically do differ somewhat in printing technique and ink color from earlier version copies. The entire background on Version I is a pale creamy yellow overall, but on the later versions the background is entirely uninked. This is one of four designs featuring varieties of this species (see below).


After they fished all night and caught nothing, Jesus said to His disciples, 'Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets . . .', Luke 5. 4. The real test of faith comes when (a) all you know and everything you've tried doesn't work, (b) the Lord speaks a word to you that seems to make no sense at all.
(1) He'll involve you in one thing to teach you another. Soon He was going to involve them in an even bigger miracle; catching multitudes and bringing them into His kingdom.
(2) He'll use the familiar to do the incredible. In their workplace, where nothing special ever happened, He suddenly showed up and changed everything. Look for Him today in the familiar and in the unexpected places of your life.
(3) He'll move you from the security of the shore to the risks of the deep. Why? Because you've got to risk the great storms if you're going to enjoy great catches. No risks, no rewards!
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A panel of four McGill professors debated the merits of fossil fuel divestment at an event organized by Divest McGill on March 15. While the topic remains contentious at McGill, 133 educational institutions worldwide have already divested their endowments from the fossil fuel industry, including Laval University, the only Canadian institution to do so.
On the panel was Greg Mikkelson, associate professor in the School of Environment; Dror Etzion, associate member of the School of Environment; Ken Hastings, molecular biologist and Vice-President Finance of the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT); and Christopher Ragan, the newly-appointed director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy. The panel presented contrasting ideas about the merits and drawbacks of universities divesting from fossil fuel companies.
Mikkelson began the debate by citing research showing the impact that divestment campaigns can have in creating social change. Examples of successful divestment campaigns include the international boycott of South African goods during apartheid, and a global movement to divest from major tobacco companies in the 1990s.
Etzion further emphasized the status of divestment as a social rather than economic movement.
Hastings gave the faculty perspective by describing the discussion that took place at the MAUT Fall General Meeting on Nov. 17, in which the association voted to divest its funds from fossil fuels.
Ragan, chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commision, took a stance against divestment, expressing doubts about McGill's ability to tangibly impact fuel emissions. He instead suggested alternative policies.
Audience members were also given the chance to share their opinions. Several proposed shareholder action, wherein parties retain shares of firms with the intention of influencing their behaviour, as a potential alternative to divestment. Antonina Scheer, U3 Arts and the organizer of the event, commented on the potential for this method to reduce emissions.


Emelie's background in graphic design enabled her to work for global brands such as H&M and start her own freelance business. Once she started working more with clients, it quickly became clear to her that adding coding to her skill set could be a major career move.
Hi, Emelie! Tell us a bit about yourself.
I'm born and raised in Stockholm, but I love to travel and experience new places. During my studies I took on an internship in Buenos Aires and I've also lived in Amsterdam for a year before settling in Stockholm. At the moment I'm on maternity leave taking care of my 4 months old son.
I've always been excited about graphic design and animation -- I love the playfulness and the cleverness you can bring in to it. Another big part of me is how I love structure and tidiness. I've experienced this as a great quality when it comes to coding. There is nothing I enjoy more than seeing a mess and sorting it out.
I have an education in graphic design and animation and I've had various positions within design, mainly in the retail industry. Right before attending Technigo I worked with final art at H&M, basically creating and preparing images for the website and social channels.
Next to my full time job, I managed my own little design company on the side, taking on minor freelance work. I first got familiar with frontend when I got requests to design websites. I helped friends and family with designing and creating sites on platforms like Squarespace and Tictail, where you get templates and modules that you can edit yourself. I started small with adjusting CSS and googling how to do things. I realised how much I enjoyed this work and I thought I should learn how to create my own sites and write my own code, not just edit someone else's.
It was very clear that there was a business opportunity for me to work with coding. I got so many requests for creating websites rather than regular design work. So besides having a lot of fun coding, I also realized it could be a good career move. The combination of being a designer and also knowing how to code is very valuable, something I didn't know until I actually started searching for jobs after studying at Techingo.
Since I had already done some studying before I really didn't want to go back to school for that long. Attending a three year program to get another degree really wasn't for me at that point. A friend recommended Tjejer Kodar to me and I went to their website but didn't find any course that worked in terms of timing. Soon after, I saw them promoting this new bootcamp by Technigo. The timing was just perfect! I think I found it a few weeks before the applications were due. I bit the bullet and signed up. Never looked back!
What was the best thing about learning new skills?
It sounds a bit cheesy but it opened up a whole new world for me. Combining design and code has given me so much more freedom. Instead of designing a website and handing over my designs to a developer, I now have the skills be a part of every part of the process. It feels extremely liberating.
"Instead of designing a website and handing over my designs to a developer, I now have the skills be a part of every part of the process. It feels extremely liberating."
Now I'm working as a frontend developer at Mojang. I'm hired as a developer but even though I don't design anymore I still benefit from my old skills and use them in some way everyday.
Whas it difficult for you to find a job within coding?
I was very lucky to find a job right away. Mojang was one of the companies that Technigo already had a collaboration with, so I actually got in contact with them through the program. It was an instant connection for me. I got so excited about the company and the product and I think my profile as a designer and animator really interested them.
Even if you are not sure that you want to work as a developer in the future, you will definitely benefit from learning programming, even if you only know bits and pieces.
It will absolutely boost your career. It's valuable for an employer to hire someone with different skill sets, but I also find that it benefits the collaboration with colleagues in different departments. For instance when I work with designers at Mojang I can tell that they appreciate that I have a design background when I go ahead to code their designs. It's easy to communicate and do a good job because we speak the same "language". I figure it's the same the other way around.


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Cant you just add an account?
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Mine popped up one day 2 months after I requested. No idea who moderates though.


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Amad Diallo sets two huge Man Utd targets in eye-opening first interview
New boy Amad Diallo has named his two biggest ambitions at Manchester United in his first interview with the club.
The 18-year-old recently arrived at Old Trafford after agreeing to make the switch from Atalanta back in October.
His arrival has already been compared to when United legend Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club, and the player admits he is thrilled to be in Manchester.
He told the official United website: "I'm over the moon to be here. I'm so excited to start here at Manchester United. It's a dream come true and I can't wait to start and play with the guys."
Diallo was made to wait before eventually jetting into the club, and admitted it was a bit frustrating.
"It's been a little bit strange these last few months. I would have hoped to have played a little bit more with Atalanta, but it wasn't possible.
"Now I'm here and I'm very happy to be here and I'm expecting a lot from my experience here. I'm looking forward to starting."
The exciting winger is also looking forward to linking up with his new team-mates and the coaching staff, adding: "To be honest I cannot wait. I'm so excited at the prospect of working with these fantastic people at such a great club.
"This adventure is about to start and I'm really, really excited and over the moon."
Two ambitious United targets
Diallo has already set himself two lofty ambitions at Old Trafford, admitting: "I'm a little bit too anxious to say this given it's just the start [of my time here] but my dream is to win the Premier League and the Champions League with Manchester United. That is my aim and goal."
One United star who has played a major role in guiding Diallo over the last few months is Eric Bailly.
The duo are fellow Ivorians, and Diallo is hoping the defender will help settle him in.
He added: "Absolutely, Eric will be a definite reference point for me. I've actually already been in touch with him over the last few months and we've been chatting.
"I'll be asking him for advice and will be listening to all he says, and also the other players who speak French and Italian like [Paul] Pogba for example, he will be another good reference point for me."
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Getting the Inside Dope on Ketamine's Mysterious Ability to Rapidly Relieve Depression
The notorious party drug may act as an antidepressant by blocking neural bursts in a little-understood brain region that may drive depression
By Simon Makin on March 2, 2018
Credit: Voisin Getty Images
Ketamine has been called the biggest thing to happen to psychiatry in 50 years, due to its uniquely rapid and sustained antidepressant effects. It improves symptoms in as little as 30 minutes, compared with weeks or even months for existing antidepressants, and is effective even for the roughly one third of patients with so-called treatment-resistant depression.
Although there are multiple theories, researchers do not quite know how ketamine combats depression. Now, new research has uncovered a mechanism that may, in part, explain ketamine's antidepressant properties. Two studies recently published in Nature describe a distinctive pattern of neural activity that may drive depression in a region called the lateral habenula (LHb); ketamine, in turn, blocks this activity in depression-prone rats.
Originally licensed as an anesthetic in 1970, ketamine has since gained fame as a party drug for causing out-of-body experiences, hallucinations and other psychosislike effects. Its antidepressant properties in humans were discovered almost 20 years ago. Ketamine does not directly influence the same chemical messengers as standard antidepressants such as serotonin, but rather works via interaction with another chemical, glutamate—not usually associated with mood but rather with brain plasticity. One prominent idea about how it alleviates depression is by promoting the growth of new neural connections. "We provide a new angle for people to think about how this drug works," says neuroscientist Hailan Hu of Zhejiang University in China, leader of the team that conducted both studies. If she is right, her group may have identified multiple new lines of attack for treating a condition the World Health Organization calls the leading cause of disability worldwide.
Both new studies probe the workings of the LHb, a small, central brain region that acts like the dark twin of the brain's reward centers by processing unexpectedly unpleasant events. For example, if an animal has been trained to expect food when reaching the end of a maze and the reward is not there, the activates, signaling a discrepancy between expectation and outcome. This has led to the LHb being dubbed the key part of a "disappointment circuit." If the LHb is overactive, it could suppress rewards from normally pleasurable activities—a symptom known as anhedonia—leading to long-term apathy and hopelessness. Studies in animals suggest hyperactivity in the LHb contributes to depression, but the details have been murky.
The first study, led by neuroscientist Yan Yang, also at Zhejiang, discovered a distinctive pattern of rapid bursts in the LHb of rats that display depressionlike behaviors. More usual neural activity, where neurons fire at spaced intervals, was not related to depression, suggesting it is burst activity, rather than increased LHb activity per se, that is related to depression. Exactly why bursts are important is not clear, but the researchers think they may enhance communication with other regions. "It's like a machine-gun shooting versus single shooting, so it carries information more efficiently to downstream brain areas," Hu says. The team also provoked LHb neurons into burst firing using optogenetics, a technology that allows neurons to be activated with light. The results showed increased depressive behaviors, indicating the bursts actually cause depression rather than just occur alongside it.
The researchers stumbled on ketamine after they injected a drug that blocks NMDA receptors (for glutamate that, when activated, allow calcium to flood inside cells, causing them to fire) in the LHbs of depression-prone rats and saw strong antidepressant effects. Ketamine also blocks NMDA receptors, so the team repeated this with ketamine and again alleviated depression, within one hour. "We show that infusion of ketamine into just one brain region is sufficient to cause rapid antidepressant effects," Hu says. Studies of brain tissue samples showed that whereas ketamine silenced burst firing within minutes, the standard antidepressant fluoxetine hydrochloride, commonly known as Prozac, had no such effect at these timescales.
The second study, led by Zhejiang neuroscientist Yihui Cui, looked at what might cause burst firing in depression. The researchers found a protein, Kir4.1, was present at higher levels in depressive rats. Kir4.1 is found in cells called astrocytes, which influence neuronal activity. The team showed this protein promotes burst firing in LHb neurons. Raising Kir4.1 levels increased depressionlike behaviors whereas blocking its function reduced them.
The studies do not reveal how burst firing influences depression but the researchers have a hypothesis. The LHb connects to parts of the limbic system—which processes emotion—as well as reward centers that signal using chemical messengers associated with pleasure and mood, like dopamine and serotonin. The LHb inhibits activity in these regions, so burst firing may more effectively put the brakes on systems that produce reward signals from pleasurable activities. "Our results provide a simple model of how ketamine leads to disinhibition of the reward center to quickly relieve depression," Hu says.
Among researchers not taking part in the work, not everyone agrees the story can be this simple, however. "We've found the habenula is underactive in depressed patients, which is inconsistent with these data," says neuroscientist Jonathan Roiser of University College London. But if these discrepancies can be resolved, studying the LHb is a promising path toward entirely new approaches to treating severe depression. "It's fascinating to see that ketamine dampens habenular hyperactivity," says psychiatrist Matthew Klein of the University of California, San Diego. "Further research will show whether this is the rapid antidepressant mechanism in human patients."
The new findings have several implications for treatment. Understanding how ketamine acts so quickly could provide greater insight into the core mechanisms of depression and help to develop next-generation ketamine-based treatments that do not have the same side effects as the drug itself, such as dissociation and bladder problems. Several pharmaceutical companies have been pursuing this goal, but knowing what it is about ketamine that produces the desirable effects could, in principle, aid these efforts.
Researchers are still studying ketamine's long-term effects, safety and optimum doses in clinical trials. Currently, patients are administered ketamine via infusions in a hospital, which, combined with the side effects, makes it unwieldy. "It would be great if we could reproduce ketamine's rapid effects in a simple oral medication," Klein says. "Its most exciting benefit is in treating suicidal ideation, which we currently don't have any fast-acting therapies for; it's an unmet clinical need that could save lives."
The recent work also identifies multiple new targets for therapies, including Kir4.1 and t-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels (t-VSCCs), another target implicated in burst firing. The team is planning to test whether drugs that block t-VSCCs have antidepressant effects, Hu says.
Simon Makin is a freelance science writer based in London. Follow Simon Makin on Twitter Credit: Nick Higgins
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Fracking Keeps the Lights — and Air Conditioning — on in Florida
BY Nicole Jacobs	Mar. 15, 2017 4
Floridians use a lot of energy. In fact, thanks to a thriving tourism industry, a robust transportation network, and the fact that 19 out of 20 residents use air conditioning to survive year-long heat waves, Florida is one of the five largest energy consuming states in the country, as the most recent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) graphic illustrates.
The majority of this energy, as the above chart shows, comes from fossil fuels, including natural gas, oil or other petroleum sources.
And while the Sunshine State does not currently use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, within its borders, it already benefits greatly from this widely used stimulation practice's proven success in other parts of the country.
According to the EIA, Florida was the U.S.'s fifth largest consumer of natural gas in 2015, using 1.34 trillion cubic feet (tcf), or five percent of the total U.S. consumption. Florida is also one of the nation's largest consumers of electricity — only Texas and California consume more. Electricity accounts for 90 percent of the energy used by residents, as nine out of 10 households use electricity as their main heating source, and even more residents use it to run air conditioning units. In fact, Florida's power use per capita places it in the top quartile of states for electricity consumption.
Electricity goes hand in hand with Florida's natural gas consumption, as five-sixths of the state's overall natural gas usage is for electricity generation. That's because 61 percent, or nearly two-thirds, of the Sunshine State's electricity is generated by natural gas, including six of the 10 largest power generating plants in the state.
In addition to natural gas being used for electricity, EIA estimates about one in 20 Florida residents also use this fuel source to heat their homes, and with more than 30 CNG and LNG fueling stations in the state, it's also helping Floridians reduce emissions in the transportation sector. The Florida Natural Gas Association (FNGA) provides a list of some of the commercial fleets that have been converted to natural gas that includes school districts, public transportation, businesses and municipalities. Even regional airports are converting vehicles, as FNGA explains,
"Tampa International Airport's public fueling station was opened to the public in 2011. The airport also plans to convert its diesel-powered employee and economy parking lot shuttle service buses to natural gas — displacing approximately 275,000 gallons of diesel per year with cleaner, more efficient energy."
Waste Management Florida fueling up with compressed natural gas in Pompano Beach. Source: BusinessWire
But natural gas is not the only product that's accessed through fracking that Floridians use a lot of. Also from the EIA:
"In part because of Florida's tourism industry and heavy passenger and cargo traffic through its international airports, state demand for motor gasoline and jet fuel is among the highest in the United States. More than nine-tenths of Florida's petroleum consumption occurs in the transportation sector."
Energy has to come from somewhere
While Florida has a long history of oil and gas development, it does not currently produce enough oil and gas to supply the state's high demand for energy. Could this change if fracking were to occur in the future? It's possible that the stimulation process could help unlock reserves previously assumed unrecoverable as it has in other parts of the country, although at this point that would only be speculation. In the meantime, as the most recent data from EIA shows, Florida has to make up for the gap between oil and gas production and the high demand of Florida's residents and businesses.
This, coupled with the state not having any crude oil refineries, means that the majority of its energy supply needs to be imported from other states. The Miami Herald reported in 2016:
"A somewhat similar scenario exists for South Florida's fourth most valuable import, refined petroleum products, including jet fuel and gasoline. The value of this import in 2015 was $2.39 billion, down from the record 2008 total of $4.02 billion. In 2008, it had been South Florida's most valuable import. One year later, as the economy teetered, it was gold. Gold has been No. 1 ever since. But even last year, refined petroleum was the second most valuable import."
Currently, Florida gets petroleum products such as gasoline and gasoline blending components, residual fuel oil, jet fuel, and asphalt from all over the world. For instance, ethanol typically comes from Brazil. These products are delivered on tankers and barges to several ports located in Jacksonville, Miami, Port Canaveral, Port Manatee, and Port Everglades.
When it comes to Florida's biggest energy source — natural gas — those imports tend to come from right here in the United States. In fact, recent plans for an import terminal were abandoned due to the large amounts of natural gas unlocked by fracking throughout America's shale plays. Natural gas is currently piped into the state via the Florida Gas Transmission pipeline (Texas to Miami), the Gulfstream pipeline (an underwater pipeline from Mississippi and Alabama to central Florida) and the Southern Natural Pipeline (Georgia to Florida).
Due to the increased demand for natural gas for electricity generation, the Sabal Trail pipeline is also currently under construction to "provide transportation services for power generation needs to Florida Power and Light ("FPL") and Duke Energy of Florida ("DEF") by the end of June 2017."
Fracking may not currently be taking place in Florida, but that does not mean that Floridians are not already heavily reliant on fossil fuels like natural gas produced from this stimulation technique. More so, Floridians are already experiencing the many benefits these domestic products provide.
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Raj kachori , as the name rightly sounds and says very royal indeed with so much stuffing inside and mouth ful of flavors sweet, tangy spicy all at once.
It is usually made bigger in size, but I decided to make my kachoris medium size as I wanted to use the same for small sev poori chaat and as golgappes. I also wanted to make a big batch to store for such chaat craze.
I thought of making them spicy with mint, green chillies and dhaniya , so the colour of the kachoris as you see in the pics is dark but the taste is out standing!
The kachoris can be eaten by themselves without any stuffing as a simple tea time snack and also stored to make such delicious mouthwatering raj kachoris.
1/2 cup chopped dhaniya leaves.
Make a tight dough with semolina, oil, and whole wheat flour , paste of coriander and mint , with salt and some sprinkles of water.
Now make small balls of the dough and roll out individually thick poori like circle s or cut out circles from a dough rolled out on a counter. Much easier to make a small rectangle or dough rolled out and pooris can be cut out with a steel lid or cutter.
Deep fry in oil and make sure to press the poori while it is frying to get a good puff.
Drain well, let it cool.
When completely cool you will notice the kachoris very firm and crisp, break off the top a bit, add the fillings and serve.
To assemble, break off the top slightly, add some cooked potatoes, moong or chana, papdis, dahi pakodis, and the powders, with chutneys, curd drizzled. Garnish liberaly with sev, pomegranate seeds, and coriander leaves.
First mix all dry ingredients well and use the hot oil t o mix with the powders well by rubbing so that the flour is well coated with hot oil.
Make a firm dough with very little water and let it rest for half an hour.
Then roll out the dough on a clean counter .
Roll out the dough to slight thickness , thicker than poori, use a cookie cutter or a steel lid to cut out circles, use a fork to make the small holes in each circle, so that the papdis when fried will not puff up.
Deep fry on medium heat and remove when golden.
Boil tamarind with 2 cups water, strain the liquid.
Add the cumin powder, salt, red chili powder, ginger powder, garam masala,jaggery and boil once more till lightly thickened, till jaggery is completely melted.
Remove and store when cooled.
Mix all ingredients given in first order for making pakodis,deep fry in oil.Drain and let it cool, meanwhile keep yogurt whisked,add a pinch of salt, chopped chillies, grated ginger.Add juice of 1 lemon. Keep aside for an hour.
Dip in cold water, press the pakodis with palms to remove excess water and dip into thick whisked yogurt which we prepared earlier.


Multi strand necklace of large faceted moss agate stones, goldstone beads , burgundy glass and burgundy potato pearls, teal agates and chrysocolla beads with small faceted bronze glass spacer beads. Necklace is a larger statement necklace with large center beads. Clasp is gunmetal plated. necklace length is 17" at shortest strand with 3" chain extender.


Carnival Spirit Alaska Cruise Homepage is here.
The menus are standard Carnival menus, however, the Alaska Fish specials, listed daily in the Carnival Capers, are on the Alaska cruises only.
Alaska Fish Special - Butter Poached Salmon - Yum!
Tiramisu (this one was a little frozen but still tasty!
We skipped supper in the dining room because we were still stuffed from the Salmon Bake !!!
Alaskan Fish Special - Bacon Wrapped Cod - Yum!


Hindringham Hall Farm is located just outside the village of Hindringham, in a conservation area on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). There is something for everyone with special places to visit and unique cultural and music events throughout the year near Hall Farm. Including a Steam Engine Museum, and a viking and scarecrow festival among more well known. If there is anything you want to know about we will try to help you.
There are a number of fantastic and award winning pubs and restaurants nearby. Including the King's Head at Letheringsett, The Victoria at Holkham, The Red Lion at Stiffkey and Morston Hall at Morston. The nearest restaurant and take away is The Crawfish Inn (Thai) 1 mile and shop is 2 miles. Organising a supermarket delivery for when you arrive is always useful. We can recommend caterers if there is a special celebration and private chefs who will come and make your holiday a truly memorable one. Please contact us for details.
Hall Farm is perfectly located for exploring the stunning North Norfolk Beaches nearby including Holkham, Wells next-the-sea, Cromer and Brancaster. As well as the charming seaside towns of Blakeney, Wells-next-the-Sea, Burnham Market and Cley-next-the-Sea.
There are some beautiful galleries, flavoursome things to discover in noteworthy farm shops and great antique shops in the towns and villages nearby. Including; the Textile Conservation Studio near Blickling, Mrs Temples Cheeses at Little Walsingham, Norfolk Lavender at Heacham, flour from the Watermill at Letheringsett, glass blowing in Fakenham at Langham Glass or try some award winning local Norfolk wine.
There are walks from Hall Farm and a number of well know or off the beaten track routes nearby including the fantastic the Norfolk Coastal Path. OS Maps are available. Or spend the day on the water in a boat or on a paddle board with Norfolk Sailing etc at Morston or Blakeney.
See the seals at Blakeney Point in the National Nature Reserve. Or birds at Titchwell Marsh National Nature Reserve (RSPB).
Golf courses include Championship links clubs at Sheringham and the Royal West Norfolk at Brancaster. And there are several excellent places to ride at Squirrel Wood, North Norfolk Riding Centre Wallsingham and down the road at Lime Kiln Farm amongst others.
Norfolk is spoilt with a number of castles and stately homes. From Sandringham, Holkham Hall, Oxburgh Hall, Blickling, Felbrigg Hall and Houghton Hall Estates to Castle Rising, Castle Acre and Norwich Castle.
The Georgian towns of Holt and Fakenham are 7 miles away and historical cathedral and minster towns of Norwich and Kings Lynn within an hour away. Other places of interest near by include the villages of Walsingham and its Abbey and farm shop and Binham Priory.
There are some wonderful spas nearby like The Ficarras in Fakenham and Essential Beauty Works in Holt.
View the BBC weather forecast for Hindringham to help plan your time away.


Another addition to my cool new music list. I'm into the heavy guitars and prog-rock writing, and minimal vocals.
It's Reuben here from Audio Mentor.
I found your blog very useful, filled and I figured you're a seasoned music producer.
Together with the team at Audio Mentor, we're compiling a '100 tips from seasoned music producers' article & I'll be happy to invite you as a contributor for that article.
When the article goes up, you'll be informed and we'll link to your studio/musician website.
Seasoned? 25 years. Closed my studio about 12 years ago though.


Installation view from Catherine Wagner's exhibition Archaeology in Reverse, 2018.
The opening night for Mills' Nancy Cook Chair of Photography Catherine Wagner's exhibit, Archæology in Reverse, took place at the Mills College Art Museum on Sept. 8.
Wagner, a celebrated and revered artist at Mills, curated a highly anticipated glimpse into the continuing direction of her art by combining photography, site-specific installation and architecture into an exhibit that displays the intricacies of the Mills College Art Museum (MCAM) building.
The exhibition is installed in the main viewing area in the museum and contains long periscopes that hang from the ceiling that are used to reveal previously hidden aspects of the architecture, photographs showing what the museum website describes as "the palimpsest of history embedded in various structures of the museum," a television screen displaying a choreographed dance by Mills' professor of dance Molissa Fenley in site-specific areas of the museum and exposed windows and openings that are usually closed for exhibitions.
These different features of the exhibition have an important purpose.
Wagner received the esteemed Rome Prize and was able to work and create in Italy, where she worked with the company modem, an "interdisciplinary practice with experience in software, architecture, urban design, and digital fabrication," according to their website.
According to program director Jayna Swartzman-Brosky, Wagner wanted to reflect the historically constant state of repair and history preservation in Rome in an installation where viewers could see the architectural history and "bones" of the Mills museum, much like an archaeological site. For example, if a viewer stands in the right spot, slanted mirrors underneath the periscopes reveal the scaffolding and tresses that maintain the building's structure through tension instead of supporting weight through columns. These are unique in the sense that the museum building is one of the first without columns in California.
What's even more remarkable is the physical manifestation of cameras and photography within this installation. Wagner turned the room into the inside of a camera, with "lenses" (the periscopes) and "apertures" (windows with a fabric called scrim tented around them to frame a view outside) helping show minute details of the building that would not normally be seen by viewers. The aforementioned roof details are marked with colored acrylic plexiglass panels in red, green, and blue — the primary colors for digital printing.
The colors of the panels in the apertures and lenses are a call to viewers to look at the hidden elements in the building, according to Swartzman-Brosky.
Viewers are able to slowly realize how the exhibition reflects the importance of installation sites themselves.
"I like how Catherine Wagner chose to highlight pre-existing structures and show the beauty that was already there," graduate student Quinn Forrester-Wamsley said.
The windows and glass ceiling-roof are usually concealed because without any covering, the areas will allow a lot of light in and potentially degrade the works that are being exhibited. Although aesthetically beautiful, the opportunities to showcase the designs have depended upon the vulnerability of the art presented.
Collections and archiving assistant Andrea Ortiz-Galdamez emphasized how much light Wagner has shed upon the hidden scaffolding areas of the building's architecture, both figuratively and literally.
Swartzman-Brosky has commented on the possibility of incorporating parts of Wagner's exhibition into a permanent fixture of the museum in the future.
The catalog of the exhibition, available in the library as well as the museum, contains more information, interviews and essays to better illuminate the viewer of just how detailed this installation is. If you'd like to hear her in her own words, Wagner will be speaking at the Danforth Lecture Hall on Oct. 10 to "revisit 40 years of her work as a photographer," according to the event information on Facebook.


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/ News / The Times: Behind the story – A battle of prescriptions | 01 August 2017
The Times: Behind the story – A battle of prescriptions | 01 August 2017
By Oliver Moody and Tom Whipple, The Times, 01 August 2017.
One lot of scientists is mocked as stooges of a free-market conspiracy to dismantle the welfare state. The other stands accused of marshalling a bloody-minded and ideologically driven "witch-hunt".
How did an argument about a clinical trial become so personal? The first thing to understand is that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is a very real and traumatic illness affecting about a quarter of a million Britons.
Although the main symptom is fatigue, others include muscle pain and problems with sleep, memory and concentration.
For many years patient groups and sympathetic researchers had to fight the medical establishment for acknowledgement it is a real syndrome.
Now it has been officially recognised, the battle line is between those who think ME needs psychological interventions and those who believe it is mainly physical.
Six years ago, UK government-funded scientists published the results of the 641-patient Pace trial, which showed that ME could be treated with a combination of standard medical care, exercise and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Yet many patients resent the implication ME is somehow "in the mind". The Pace trial's academic critics also say they have found a large number of serious flaws.
The dispute touches on people's political beliefs. Only one thing is sure: yesterday's broadside by the Journal of Health Psychology will not be the last word on the subject.
This follows on from the main story in The Times about the release of a special issue of the Journal of Health Psychology devoted to the PACE Trial published yesterday.


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Preventing drug abuse among children and adolescents: Where does the salutogenic approach direct us?
Shifra Sagy
The "science of prevention" approach has advanced research in the realm of drug abuse. Emphasis, however, was clearly accorded to risk factors rather than to uncovering protective factors. In the 1980s, Antonovsky proposed a new paradigm—salutogenesis—which provided a different theoretical and practical basis for constructing and evaluating prevention programs. According to the salutogenic model, prevention programs should relate to the extent that these protective factors advance youths—as well as the systems in which they live—towards promoting comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness. The paper describes salutogenic directed programs and research, and discusses the contribution of the theory to advancement of both practice and research in the area of drug abuse.
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Surprising celebrity couples
See our list of little-known hot Hollywood hook-ups
From Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland to Kim Kardashian and Nick Lachey, Hollywood is full of little-known star pairings that largely flew under the radar.
After all, not everyone can be a Brangelina, TomKat or Bennifer!
Check out other surprising celebrity hook-ups here.
After getting cosy at the Golden Globes in 2016, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom were spotted holding hands during a cosy dinner date in West Hollywood - but after a loved-up year together, the famous duo have now gone their separate ways. Photo: Getty
Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland dated for over a year after meeting on the set of the 1990 film Flatliners. The loved-up couple were even set to wed, but Julia broke off the engagement amidst rumours that Kiefer had cheated on her with a stripper. She was soon spotted with actor Jason Patric, although that romance fizzled out too.
Rapper Vanilla Ice and Madonna dated for eight months before parting ways in 1992, although not before he posed for a raunchy photo in the Material Girl's book Sex.
He's happily settled down now with Mila Kunis, but in his younger years Ashton Kutcher dated Mad Men actress January Jones. However, the actress later revealed he wasn't very supportive of her acting ambitions. "He was like, 'I don't think you're going to be good at this,'" she told GQ. Ouch!
Modern Family's resident bombshell Sofia Vergara enjoyed a brief romance with music superstar Enrique Iglesias, before she found fame on TV as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett.
Johnny Depp has romanced a string of beautiful women - including Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey. The pair hooked up in 1989 and were allegedly engaged at one point, before they called it quits. Photo: Getty
Back in 2006, after Nick Lachey's headline-grabbing divorce from Jessica Simpson, the 98 Degrees singer dated reality star Kim Kardashian for a week. He later hinted that Kim had called the paparazzi to photograph their first date together, telling Details: "Let's just say this: We went to a movie. No one followed us there. Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside."
Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey dated in 1996 after meeting on the set of A Time To Kill - and though their romantic relationship didn't work out, the two have stayed pals over the years. In 2014, Matthew McConaughey was there to help present Sandra with her 'Decade of Hotness' gong at that year's Guy's Choice Awards.
Friends star Matthew Perry and Mean Girls star Lizzy Caplan kept their long-running romance private, and were rarely photographed together during their six-year relationship. The actor is said to have broken things off with Lizzy in 2012.
Lucy Liu and George Clooney (pictured here with Mark Wahlberg) set off dating rumours in 2000, although the pair never officially confirmed the talk. Photo: Getty
Christian Bale has revealed he and Drew Barrymore went on one date together during their teenage years - but it wasn't a success. "We went to see some bloody awful horror film, and that was the end of it," he said in a later interview. "She never called again."
Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson starred together in 1981's Excalibur and fell in love as the cameras rolled. For a time, the pair even lived together, although the two would later go on to marry other people.
Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie met and dated during their student years at Cambridge University. While their romance didn't work out, the pair have remained friends and Hugh was there to see Emma receive her star on the Walk of Fame in 2010. "She is a truly remarkable person, a very good friend, and I could not be prouder," he said at the time.
Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston were rumoured to have struck up a romance after starring together in the 1998 film The Object Of My Affection. While the two have never publicly confirmed if a relationship did happen, they've since co-starred together in one more film (Wanderlust), and Paul also made a cameo on Friends.
Kylie Minogue and Lenny Kravitz dated for a brief period in the early '90s, shortly after Kylie was left heartbroken by INXS rocker Michael Hutchence. During that time, Lenny memorably told The Mirror: "She [Kylie] has the best arse in Britain ... and I can attest to that".
Cameron Diaz (now married to Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden) dated fellow actor Jared Leto for four years - the two were even engaged before breaking it off in 2003. Photo: Getty
Before he married Blake Lively, actor Ryan Reynolds was engaged to fellow Canadian Alanis Morisette. Photo: Getty
Before he famously dated his The Notebook co-star Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling was romancing Sandra Bullock. The two met on the set of their 2002 film Murder By Numbers, and while their romance didn't last, Ryan later called Sandra and Rachel "two of the greatest girlfriends of all time". Aww!
Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan and Keira Knightley dated for two years from 2003-2005. At the time, Jamie was still a relatively unknown model, and the actor says the relationship taught him about the pitfalls of fame. "Being with Keira was an insight into how rotten the whole thing can be," he told the Daily Telegraph of all the paparazzi attention. "A young girl is being followed around the street, there is nothing positive to say about that."
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Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Chapman (1850-1933)
Watchmaker, farmer.
Born at Somerset, England on 6 August 1850, son of Alfred Mundy Chapman and Sarah Applefield, he apprenticed as a watchmaker then, in 1870, emigrated to Canada and settled at Toronto. A year and a half later, he moved to Lindsay, Ontario where he worked as a watchmaker for three and a half years then, in 1875, he came to Winnipeg. He followed his trade there for five years then, in 1880, he moved to the Brandon Hills where he homesteaded 640 acres and raised livestock. In February 1877, he married Mary Andrew, a sister to George Andrew. They had thirteen children, including Jennie Chapman, Jessie Chapman (b 1879), Alfred Chapman (b 1881), Edna Chapman (b 1883), George William Chapman (b 1885), Charles Edwin Chapman (b 1889), John Edward Chapman (b 1891), Bertha Chapman (b 1893), Clifford Chapman (b 1895), Edith Chapman (b 1899), Norman Chapman (b 1900), and Myrtle Chapman. He died on 17 May 1933.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration for T. Chapman, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
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Travis Millard mailed a few of these radical tshirts which we'll be giving away for this week's Free Fridayz. Be sure to get your "Movin' On Up" themed drawings by Friday for a chance at winning one of this interwebs shirts.
Speaking of Travis, check this wall mural he did in 2004 at Hollywood's The National Mule.
Installation by Travis Millard at The National Mule in September 2004. Pulled this out of the unfinished vault that unfortunately has laid dormant and virtually unseen for 7 years. This show became the 1st of 5 installations during 2004-2005 shot with Sony VX-2000's and Canon SLR's. Other episodes will include collaborations with Kiel Johnson, Florencio Zavala, and Mel Kadel.


Mortgage base rates in the Eurozone dropped to another record low in October 2017, whilst the latest data shows new mortgage lending rising for another month in August.
As a result, borrowers in Spain with annually resetting Spanish mortgages will see their mortgage payments fall by around €6 per month for a typical €120,000 loan with a 20 year term.
The following chart illustrates how interest rates are currently a long way from normal.
The latest figures for new residential mortgage lending from the National Institute of Statistics show lending up 29% in August.


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Download "B.S. in Agriculture Major: Agricultural Business Sample 4-Year Plan"
2 Student Student ID # Student Phone # Advisor(s) Minimum GPA 2.00 Minor/Career Interest B.S. in Agriculture Major: Agricultural Business Sample 4-Year Plan First Year Fall Courses Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR First Year Spring Courses Prerequisites/Comments CR SEM GR BADM 101 Survey of Business SGR #2 SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech ECON 119 First Year Seminar 1 SGR # Social Sciences/Diversity Different prefix than ECON SGR #1 ENGL 101, Composition I SGR # ECON 201, Principles of Microeconomics SGR #4 Arts & Humanities/Diversity SGR #4 Arts & Humanitites/Diversity SGR #6 Natural Science SGR #5 MATH 121/L, Survey of Calculus/Lab Or MATH 12 Calculus I 5 Second Year Fall Courses 1 17 Second Year Spring Courses ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II ACCT 210 ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics BLAW 50 Legal Environment of Business Group I Group I Course in Agriculture ECON 01 Intermediate Microeconomics ECON 201, MATH 121 or higher SGR #1 ENGL 201, Composition II ENGL 101 Group I Group I Course in Agriculture 2 SGR #6 Natural Science STAT 281 Introduction to Statistics MATH 102 or higher Third Year Fall Courses Third Year Spring Courses AGEC 54 Agricultural Marketing ECON 201 or ECON 202 /Group 1 AGEC 71 Agricultural Business Management ECON 02 Intermediate Macroeconomics ECON 201, 202, MATH 102 or higher ENGL 79 Technical Communication ENGL 201 ECON 19 Junior Seminar 1 MGMT 25 Mangement Information Systems or CSC 25/ Requires C or better FIN 10 Business Finance ACCT 211/ Requires C or better MGMT 60 Organization and Management Junior Standing / Requires C or better Group I Group I Course in Agriculture Required by ABS MKTG 70 Marketing ECON 201 or 202 GEN ELEC General Elective Fourth Year Fall Courses Fourth Year Spring Courses AGEC ELECT any level ( ) AGEC 421 Farming and Food Stystems Economics ECON 201 or AGEC 271 DSCI 424 or ECON 42 Operations Research or Intro Econometrics DSCI 424: ECON 01, STAT 281 ECON 42: MATH 121, STAT 281 AGEC 479 Agricultural Policy ECON 201, ECON 202 HRM 460 Human Resources Management Junior standing/ Requires C or better AGEC ELECT any level ( ) GEN ELEC General Elective GEN ELEC General Elective GEN ELEC General Elective GEN ELEC General Elective SGR courses Major Courses Total Credits 120 Students are not limited to this plan; it is meant to be used as a guide for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. The sample schedule is one possible path to completing your degree within four years. Information Subject to Change. This is not a contract. For official program requirements, please refer to the undergraduate catalog at: http: //catalog.sdstate.edu/.
6 Group 1 Agricultural Electives Students who wish to complete a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture must complete a minimum of 11 credits from at least 4 courses on the approved list of Group1 courses in Agriculture. Some departments require specific courses from the list, wheras others leave the selection entirely up to the student and the advisor. Group 1 courses in Agriculture Course Number Course Title Credits ABS 20 Global Food Systems ABS L Integrated Natural Resource Management ABS 482 International Experience 2-4 AGEC 271 Farm and Ranch Management AGEC 54 Agricultural Marketing and Prices AS L Intro to Animal Science and Lab,1 AS 218 Survey of Animal Nutrition AS L Introduction to Meat Science and Lab AS 19-19L Livestock Feeds and Feeding and Lab AST L Construction Technology and Meterials and Lab 2 AST 21-21L Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power and Lab AST -L Soil and Water Mechanics and Lab AST 42-42L Applied Electricity and Lab DS 10-10L Introduction to Dairy Science and Lab DS 21 Dairy Foods FS 101 Introduction to Food Science FS 251 Food Safety and Quality Management Systems HO L Introduction to Horticulture and Lab 2,1 MICR 11-11L Food Microbiology and Lab 4 NRM 110 Introduction to Natural Resource Management PS 10-10L Crop Production and Lab PS 21-21L Soils and Lab 2,1 PS 22-22L Principles of Plant Pathology and Lab PS 07-07L Insect Pest Management and Lab PS L Entomology and Lab RANG L Introduction to Range Management and Lab The College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences also requires all students to complete 25 credits of upper division (00 or 400) level courses as part of their program requirements.
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Horse Training, Boarding, Riding Instruction, Horse Massage, Carolina Creekside Equestrian Center, Fletcher, N.C.
Ben is 26 years old, in retirement from his carriage driving days.
Owned by Emma Claire. Bowie is the clown of the barn. He is always into something. Watch when you pass by, he may reach out for his favorite treat, a twizzler. He is an exceptional mover with talent as an equitation horse as well as dressage.
Native is a second level trained dressage horse in semi retirement. Native is teaching our beginner students how to correctly use their aids and is a huge asset to CCEC.
Owned by Suzie, Gunner is a real sweetheart. He is a favorite for the dressage enthusiast.
New to the show scene Skip is making a strong impression at the local horse shows. Skip is a favorite mount for our intermediate hunters.
This special pony was a diamond in the rough. He came to CCEC as a very seasoned pony who now enjoys teaching younger students about riding, horsemanship and BALANCE.
M&M is a fancy pony with floating gaits, he is training to be a hunter jumper. He has all the bells and whistles to promise a strong competition in the show ring.
Owned by Lisa. Sunny is a young filly who is starting to prove herself as a competent mount. Her beautiful goldern Palomino coat instantly catches your eye and her sweet disposition makes her a delight to work with. Our young trainers in training are gaining extensive knowledge while putting successful rides under this talented filly's belt. Hoping for a debut at her first horse show next spring.
Owned by Vickie. Smarty is an incredible, large pony with a huge heart. He excels in the hunter ring and is a favorite with all the students.
Owned by Rachel. Moose is an upper level horse for more advanced riders. He is a proven talent over fences with the tenacity of a race horse.
Lena is a well trained, very professional and experienced mare who is sure to take care of her rider. Lena is used for our intermediate hunters.


A 'wool' church built in the 14th and 15th centuries, with some 13th century tiles in the west tower. To the left is Clare Primary School, now a Community Centre. The wall along High Street is now much lower.
To the right is the Ancient House and the High Street.
This photograph was taken before the restoration of 1876-1883, when the box pews were replaced by benches. The benches in the foreground were also removed and the pulpit was repositioned.
The Priory Pew was built in the 17th century by Sir Thomas Barnardiston, the owner of Clare Priory. His symbols of a bittern and cross crosslet are just visible in an enlargement. To the right is the 15th century 'cat and kitten' south door of solid oak . The former box pews can be seen in the foreground.
The entrance to the Castle's inner bailey after 1865 and during the time when it contained a railway station. It is now the entrance to the car park of Clare Country Park.
The infirmary building of Clare Priory, 13th or 14th century, with 4 reredorter arches. In private hands after the Dissolution, in the 18th century it served as a barn. In the mid 19th century the Priory was a Grammar School, before being returned to the Austin Friars in 1953. This view is no longer visible as a new Roman Catholic church occupied the centre left of the image from 2015.
The infirmary building. The wall at the right is no longer extant and the garden is laid to grass.
Also known as the Cellarer's house. The building was considerably altered during the centuries of private ownership. To the left the Castle motte and ruined keep are visible.
Back of the house, with the south wall of the large, ruined Priory church to the right, and the path where the cloister would have been.
One of Clare's grandest houses (Grade 1), Nethergate House, sometimes known as Clare House, now has its timber framing exposed. Built in the early 16th century, it was the home of the largest 17th century clothier in Clare, Francis Crosse. Later Sir William St John Hope lived here, and later still, C P Snow. It housed a 19th century school and a 20th century hotel.
The east side of Clare High Street, still a mixture of shops and houses. To the left of the Swan is Hart's ironmongery, which is still a hardware store bearing the sign 'Ironmonger, Oil and Colourman'.
To the right of the Swan the sign above the shop reads 'Mitson General Smith, Bellhanger, Tin & Ironplate Worker'.
This sign claims to be the oldest pub sign in England. A 9ft piece of solid oak, it is assumed to have come from an oriel window in the Castle. Its heraldry suggests that it commemorates the early 15th century marriage of Anne Mortimer, a de Clare descendant, and Richard of Conisbergh, the parents of Richard Duke of York who came into the Clare estates in 1545.
Heavily pargeted building on the High Street, next to the parish church. To the left are the almshouses built in 1862. The Ancient House's High Street wing is probably 14th century and the jettied east wing, 15th century. The west wing houses the town Museum.
The High Street face of the House, pargeted with the Clare arms and the date 1473. This may relate to the building of the east wing; the date was once 1673, which could relate to the pargeting that was then in fashion. The current High Street pargeting may have been done in the 1950s when there were extensive repairs; many small variations, especially the shapes of the shield and the forms of the numbers, can be seen by comparing this image to the building today.


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Very Strange Accident Caught On Dashcam
FAIL By Chai
What began as a relaxing drive turned dangerous for this dashcam vehicle owner! What followed is a bizarre accident in the middle of a major street in California.
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A woman casually leaves her moving vehicle and allows it to roll down the road where is crosses the median and finally hit two other cars coming from the opposite direction. According to a news report by CBS Los Angeles, the odd incident happened on Tuesday, Sept 1 of this year around 3:45 in the afternoon in Rowland Heights along Harbor Boulevard between Vantage Point Drive and Pathfinder Road.
Fortunately, the owners of the other vehicles only suffered minor injuries. Whew! Thank goodness she didn't kill anyone. The woman who abandoned the silver Hyundai was identified as 22-year-old Jasmine Lacey of San Bernardino. Stacey was arrested for a DUI. However, she was later released from custody early Saturday due to insufficient evidence to support a criminal complaint.
Unbelievable! At the very least they should yank her license!
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Unity Technologies Finds That 63% of Creatives Struggle with Implementing AR Advertising
MTS Staff Writer June 19, 2019, 5:34 pm June 19, 2019
Client and consumer demand is scaling faster than technical competency, survey reveals
To mark the second day of Cannes Lions Advertising Festival of Creativity 2019, Unity Technologies, the company powering more than 60% of all AR and VR content and serving more than 11B ads each month, has revealed the results of an independent research project on the state of the Augmented Reality (AR) advertising and marketing market in 2019. Unity surveyed approximately 1000 participants within the advertising and marketing sectors across the US and UK to gauge a better understanding of their comfort level, technical competency, enthusiasm for, and experiences with AR in advertising and marketing.
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The survey revealed that technical hurdles are the number one thing hindering the creation of successful AR campaigns. Moreover, results suggested that creatives who have worked with an AR campaign cite technical challenges (24.6%) and cost (39.1%) as the two biggest issues in considering the campaigns successful.
"Augmented reality is becoming ubiquitous and creative marketers and advertisers are already establishing the use cases that have made the rest of the industry pay attention," said Julie Shumaker, Vice President of Advertiser Solutions, Unity Technologies. "This survey reveals one very important thing: there is a disconnect between the growing demand for AR solutions and the pace at which advertisers, marketers, and creatives are becoming comfortable with the technology. We need to improve AR familiarity among creatives — both in terms of technical competency and highlighting the cost-effective solutions that are available today."
The survey unveiled that despite perceived technical shortcomings of AR and associated high costs of the technology, the demand for AR activations and experiences continues to rise. Other key findings in the survey reveal that:
Technology hinders adoption: Not only do those who have engaged in AR campaigns suffer from a technical disparity, but those who haven't engaged in AR activities yet cite a lack of technical knowledge (24.1%) and concerns about the potential cost (31%) as reasons for their hesitation.
Demand continues to grow: 80% of creatives believe that AR for advertising and marketing is an integral part of their work. The results show that the majority of creatives "strive to use it" as part of their upcoming projects. Additionally, over half of all respondents acknowledged an increased client demand for incorporating AR in marketing and advertising campaigns.
People are ready to adopt: Despite the perceived technical challenges, the vast majority of respondents (78.4%) to the survey felt positive about AR's use in advertising, and more than half (61.8%) of creatives are seeing an increased client demand for AR campaigns. Similarly, more than half of all creatives surveyed (55.8%) said they were likely or very likely to consider an AR campaign in the next 12 months, and more than half (54.1%) who have already deployed an AR campaign were satisfied with user engagement.
As a way to help close this gap, Unity's real-time 3D creation technology and workflows arms creators with the tools and resources to build and deploy AR experiences that have the most impact without the technical barriers. Announced earlier this year, AR Foundation is a purpose-built development framework that enables developers to build AR apps and deploy across both iOS and Android. Using Unity as a Library, announced just yesterday, allows brands developing native Android, iOS, or Windows apps to add AR functionality from Unity into their existing mobile apps, without rebuilding their apps from scratch.
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To help seamlessly integrate AR into any advertising campaign without friction, Unity today announces Responsive AR Ads, the first truly user-first approach to implementing AR in advertising: "AR is arguably the most powerful storytelling medium ever. Yet, the technological barriers, the lack of control, and fear of the unknown are hindering its usage," said Tony Parisi, Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation, Unity Technologies. "Responsive AR Ads are a friendlier, less intimidating approach to implementing AR into campaigns that is tailored to increase opt-in rates for advertisers while improving user comfort by putting control in their hands."
Each Responsive AR Ad begins as a 3D-rendered interactive ad unit that, after a brief period of familiarization, provides users with the opportunity to enhance their ad experience with the introduction of AR components. In providing rich interactive 3D experiences, Responsive AR Ads help to address concerns for users who don't opt-in to the AR component. Rather than relying on a "fallback" experience, Responsive AR Ads continually provide users with interactive 3D features until the end of the engagement.
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