Well geez. Melanie is 11 months! Between the holidays, family visiting, and road trips, i kept putting off the blog post and whatddya know, a whole month slipped by….. Oh well. Lots to update on now! At least I had a chance to photograph her last month though. Super fun time with my girl.
As you can see, since her 9 month post, she sprung another tooth! She's also officially sleeping through the night now, 8pm-7am! Taking great naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She likes her paci, swaddle blankie, and pink light-up giraffe that plays lullabies that her Grandma bought for her (similar to Vincent's seahorse). She loves to see herself in the mirror, and also try to copy you if you blow raspberries with your lips, or do anything interactive with her.
Over our vacation she also learned how to go from sitting to army crawling and back up to sitting. In fact, now when i do my photoshoots, she just wants to crawl around instead of stay still. We put up the baby gate so we can plop her in there when we can't keep an eye on her 24/7.
Speaking of eyes, she swallowed an eye from one of Vincent's craft projects at school. She kind of was choking on something and i realized this was laying on the floor with any eye missing! It came out in her poop 4 days later!
She totally loves to play with the TV remote, pieces of string, pens, and other items that a baby should NOT play with. One of her favorite toys is this plastic fire hose from Vincent's lego toys. Its got a piece at the end she could totally choke on.
She always goes for the iPad/iPhone charger too.
Don't mess with Melanie and her toys. She will scream and cry if you try to take it away (or do not share with her if its something she really wants)!
She also learned to self feed her puffs. She really chows down on them so thinking of giving her other foods she can feed herself.
She's good at waving hi with her hand – opening and closing her fists. She definetly does this on purpose — for examples when someone new comes into the room.
And she just learned to clap. Jeff said she clapped about a month ago, but tonight at dinner, she really got the hang of it. She was sitting up, clapping, all by herself out of nowhere. And of course when we start to do it she really gets into it. Big smile on her face.
She also just figured out how to go from an army style crawl, to a regular crawl. I think its the cutest thing!
We're also trying to get her to practice standing or pulling up.
I weighed her the other day and she was just under 19 lbs and about 28″, which puts her in the 10-20th percentile for her age. She started off (when she was born) being in the 75th percentile, so that is a pretty drastic change. Not sure why. She eats good, i am still nursing and pumping at work (though she does also supplement with formula at daycare).
She loves Butters so much still! Pulling on his fur and poking his eyes out. I mean Butters must like this torture on some level, he doesnt ever seem to move or try to get away from the abuse. Though he does get that sour look on his face sometimes.
Because of her love of Butters, we decided to have a Hello Kitty first birthday party next month!


But unfortunately for Keen Forester Gloaming, Chief Intercessor of the Rapid Evening's newly formed Mirage Division, that perspective wasn't visible from the bridge of the Welkin Absolute, flagship of his humble task force.
As the long, ribbon-like frigate flittered through the Shore like a wind-up toy or a tapeworm, Gloaming looked beyond the rocks and towards the only thing that Crystal Palace feared: Possibility.
As we approach the one year anniversary of our incursion into the Quire System, Dovetail synopsis confirms that the last 11 months have been aligned with guaranteed events.
As predicted, the two largest operators inside of the Mirage are in a moderate state of fracture. Combine this with the arrival of external agitators and opportunists, and this system is working daily towards their definite collapse, at which time a clean up crew can address the problem of Volition and any other probabilistic phenomena.
But, Crystal Palace, there is something I'm worried you missed. You forecasted 44 meaningful entities inside of the Mirage, and there are exactly that. You identified the existence of temporal and spatial shifts before any of our agents landed on these worlds. You told me that we would fight my daughter to a standstill and we did.
And I never batted an eye… until last week.
An operation on Seneschal. Removal of a low level deviation risk, a woman named Open Metal. Our agents chased her down a rib, out of Drifting into Marginalia, into a little automated fishing village by the western falls. They cornered her at the end of a high, long causeway, but when they went to fire, she leapt into sea, and landed on a boat, and vanished.
That boat wasn't supposed to be there. There were no "meaningful entities" on schedule, no "temporal or spatial shifts" registered. I looked into it. It was an old man who liked to fish.
Your models account for everything except the most ordinary people. And if someone gives them the notion that they can make this work… it just might."


Nafta LV Ltd fuel transportation services are provided by own transport.
The company has a number of fuel trucks with a maximum 31,000 l calibration and the calibration of the smaller car has 19,000 ltr. All ran in the dangerous goods transport provisions of ADR and are equipped with fuel pumps and calibrated meters. This makes it possible to supply fuel for both large and small wholesale fuel customers and to deliver a precise amount of ordered fuel.
If the required amount of fuel is not large enough to fill the tank, preferably cooperate with neighboring-delivery will be cheaper.


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Layla Fanucci is an artist and entrepreneur, renowned for her signature style of cityscape paintings. She exhibits her work at a number of impressive galleries and museums around the world, including The Louvre in Paris.
When Layla discovered her true calling, it was the only drive she needed to propel her forward in her career. Her success story was so pivotal to me and my journey. I've spoken with her daughter, Michelle Fanucci, on the podcast before and talked about how Layla's story inspired me to make a huge change in my life.
In this episode, we talk about how Layla got to where she is today, her keys to success, and learning what our true calling is. This has been one of my favorite interviews, enjoy!
You have to focus on the one thing you love to make it happen. It takes devotion in order to succeed in your passion. You don't have just one talent. In 10 years you might find another and nurture that. Later, you might find another. Nurture what you love and it will grow. Be very clear about what you really love to do. Being clear on that is the biggest step because then you can take steps to make it happen.
How can you be an artist and be good at business? What if I don't have anything I love to do? What's the best advice you can give about following a passion?
Driven by a desire to evoke her experience of the city, she achieves remarkable harmony in these resonant works. A musician before becoming a painter, she captures the rhythm of the great metropolis, the lyrical splendor of its skies and the cacophony of its streets. Looking at the scenes, one understands why people return time after time to theses places, like musical phrases we never tire of hearing, always finding something new in them.


Enjoy this family story, my gift to you, and remember your JESUS!
I had good intentions. The recipe looked easy enough, yet festive: Chocolate Orange Cake. I figured this year the boys were old enough to enjoy a birthday for Jesus. And who doesn't like chocolate? Even though I had been tempted by the beautiful little chocolate cake at Trader Joe's, I decided to take the plunge myself. I pulled out the spring form pan (which I had worked with before) and went at it.
I wasn't prepared for the result! Even though my toothpick came out clean, something happened to part of the middle as it cooled on the rack! If the whole middle had sunk a little, it wouldn't have been that bad. But there it was, a desperately mis-shapen birthday cake for Jesus. My efforts at patching it up just ended in making it worse: glaze sliding off one side, crumbs in the glaze…nothing I tried helped.
Discouraged, pressured, and ready to pitch the thing and go spend $7.99 for that cute little TJ cake, I remembered… JESUS! I realized that He probably NEVER had a perfect birthday cake (if they even did that in those days). Even His actual birth-day was far from perfect…no hospital, no doctor, no nursery with a clean crib and changing table, no doting relatives, no baby showers, no "home sweet home", not even a room in a hotel…but rather a barn filled with animals, far from loved-ones, with two teen-aged parents, and unclean out-casts with their sheep for visitors! (Of course, God couldn't resist throwing in a few angels and a star! But they were only "visible" to the few believing hearts).
And the Word became flesh and dwelt (pitched His tent) among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14).
So I swallowed my pride and put a little crystal nativity on top. When it was time for dessert, I read the verses from Isaiah, and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. The funny thing is that it was actually "delicious"…kinda like Jesus, huh?
Have this attitude in yourselves, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.


I bought the lens shortly later and its been a real work horse ever since, probably my most used lens at the moment. I shot virtually exclusively on this lens on a recent trip to Manhattan.
I needed a solution to be able to attach filters to the front of the lens, the architecture and design of the lens does not allow for the traditional way of attaching filters, so I needed to seek a solution.
I posted in one of The Olympus User Groups and was offered a number of solutions by other group members.
The reason to use filters on the lens is to control light, the amount entering the lens to slow down the shutter without burning out details in the highlights, and also to control brighter areas in the frame, such as where the sun is bright in the sky to balance the scene out.
As well as being incredibly well built, sharp and optically excellent with no perceivable CA, the lens is resistant to flaring, which is a huge accomplishment in the Olympus engineering of this lens. Wide lenses are usually prone to flaring very easily, but I have found this not to be the case with the 7-14mm.
I'll post a fuller blog post in a few months about the filter and lens combination, but so far its a very positive experience.


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Cyberpunk 2077 to hit PlayStation 4 in the shape of two discs, Remote Play in tow
Cyberpunk 2077 PlayStation 4 retail package back (Source: Mikeymorphin on Reddit)
As more and more Cyberpunk 2077 product images show up, it becomes certain that the release date of December 10 will not be pushed forward once again. However, a set of recent shots also revealed that the PlayStation 4 version of the game will come on two discs. Remote Play is also in the features list.
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Less than an hour ago, a new Cyberpunk 2077 official video — embedded below this article — has surfaced online. This video focuses exclusively on Xbox Series X and Xbox One X gameplay. However, this title that is scheduled to come out on December 10 is also going to hit Sony's previous-generation console, namely the PlayStation 4.
Sadly, there is not much official information concerning the PlayStation 4 version of the game in the wild yet. On the other hand, Reddit user Mikeymorphin — who seems to work for an unnamed major retailer — has recently posted a few interesting images that show the retail package of the Cyberpunk 2077 game for Sony's console, as well as shots of various promotional materials that make one thing clear — there will not be another delay.
The aforementioned images reveal that the PlayStation 4 version of the game comes on two discs, and a few physical goodies are included in the package — a world compendium, postcards, stickers, and a game map. Obviously, digital content access is also included, since this title is expected to get even more content than The Witcher 3.
The game can be pre-ordered from various online locations for as low as US$50 (US$49.94 in this moment on Amazon, for the PlayStation 4 version). Sadly, finding the Collector's editions seems an impossible task right now. Tracking their availability on eBay next month could reveal very interesting (wallet-draining) results. Have you placed your orders yet?
Deal on Amazon - JOYSKY PS4 Controller
Cyberpunk 2077 promotional materials (Source: Mikeymorphin on Reddit)
Mikeymorphin (on Reddit)
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Asia Tech Podcast is the Voice of the Asian Tech Ecosystem. Founded by Graham D Brown, Asia Tech Podcast has grown from being an individual podcast (now the weekly Asia Matters show) to becoming a network of hosted podcasts across Asia.
Tony Fernandes is the CEO of AirAsia and one of the most recognizable business leaders in the region. He is outspoken, a maverick and often treads (in his own words), "a fine line between brilliance and stupidity".
By his own admission, some of his business bets haven't paid off – taking over a Formula One team and a football club. But others certainly have. His net worth is estimated at $745 million. Behind his success is a story of taking huge risks – he bought AirAsia for 1 Malaysian Ringgit when nobody else saw its potential value when only 6% of Malaysians were flying. To Tony, that meant 94% of the market was untapped. He soon turned it around, growing the airline from 2 to 200 planes and reporting a profit within a year.
Many know of the AirAsia success story but what and who made it possible? In this podcast, Tony shares insights into his own backstory that continue to shape his business career today – from a Tupperware selling Mum "who could sell ice to eskimos" to a Dad who withheld praise on young Tony's successes.
Then there's those maverick tendencies. When you get thrown in the deep end you either sink or learn to swim very fast. His scrappy nature goes way back to the day his father packed him off on a plane at Sebang airport. Unknown to Tony, he was heading to Heathrow airport to start a new life in boarding school in the UK – a teenager, alone in an unfamiliar world. Surviving these ordeals as a kid imbues any adult with a sense of confidence in business. What's the worst thing that can happen? Tony also shares insights about his journey never before discussed in public media – from his first encounters in the UK – to how these experiences impacted his belief in the importance of talent and diversity within AirAsia.
Marta Dowejko – Is Shenzhen The Next Silicon Valley?
Marta Dowejko, research assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University joins us today. She was the lead of the global entrepreneurship monitor of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Marta has published research articles on the ecosystems in Asia, Hong Kong and Greater China specifically. So for the next 30 minutes we're gonna learn about the Hong Kong tech ecosystem, more about the greater bay and Shenzhen, with data from her latest research and the investment rates in Shenzhen compared to the rest of the world.
The Jakarta-based company plans to close the funding round in several weeks, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The start-up's existing backers include Tencent Holdings, Temasek Holdings and Warburg Pincus.
This article reviews the findings of Prophet's 2018 Brand Relevance Index (BRI) survey, the only index designed to measure the importance of brands in consumers' lives. In several ways, conclusions point towards more sophisticated Chinese shoppers with more faith in Chinese brands.


PROWLERS Iron Maiden tribute band team up with Osmium Guillotine to make the END of this year and the first HOURS of the 2019 for a night to remember.
Tickets are £10 in advance www.wegottickets.com/event/457466 or £15 on the night (The ticket includes 1 drink, Pint or Btl Beer, Gl Wine, Sgl House Spirit + mix or a Soft drink.
9pm until 3am non-stop party.


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This has to be the most memorable Super Bowl ever. While the Atlanta Falcons went into the game as the underdogs, we always knew that they were capable of pulling off an upset. The New England Patriots, on the other hand, had all that experience to back up their claim to fame-they went in to create history. However, nobody can really claim to have anticipated what happened.
Instead of a free scoring contest, fans were exposed to a dour performance in the pitch, with the scores remaining 0-0 for a long stretch. The Falcons deservedly took the lead in the second quarter, running the Patriots ragged and grabbing a 14-0 lead. They kept relentlessly pushing at the Patriots and were able to extend the lead even further, with the charts showing 28-3 in the third quarter.
At this point, the Falcons must have thought that they had it in the bag already. The offensive pairing of Matt Ryan and Julio Jones was slowly fading, and their devastating claws were slowly getting culled by the Patriots' defense. In a dizzying 10-minute rout, the Patriots were able to run down this offense, pulling off great interceptions and making the impossible look possible. They came from behind to force overtime, the first ever recorded since the league started over 50 years ago. The rest, as we all know, is history.
Without a doubt, the man in the middle of it all was Tom Brady, seen as the greatest quarterback of all time. It is fair to point out that he did not have much of a game in the first 2 quarters, but he made a pretty strong case in his defense over the last 15 minutes. At the end of it all, Brady collected his fourth Super Bowl MVP award, which is the most ever collected by a player since the league begun. It is a run that is sure to cement his place in folklore, and the fact that his game jersey was stolen in the locker room will do very little to dull his spirits. This is an incredible turnaround for a man who (just months ago) was suspended for four straight games for alleged involvement in what came to be known as the Deflategate Scandal.
Atlanta Falcons were brilliant in the second and third quarters, but in the end, their coach admitted that they didn't do enough to put the game away. Among those smiling with a sense of satisfaction will be President Donald Trump, who had predicted an 8-point victory for the Patriots.


CM Oxendale Ltd were employed by Lancashire Police to carry out the replacement of the existing 1MW boiler plant servicing Burnley Police station and courts. The works included a new gas fired hot water generation plant, mechanical input air, upgrading gas services and new BMS controls.
The works were carried out to as not to affect the operation of the police station, custody suite or courts.


The Martingale system is one of the most popular betting strategies out there, particularly amongst novices of roulette because of its claims of increasing wins in the short term. It has been known to be used since the 18th century when it was popularised. This is because it is very simple to understand and easy to apply to your game, but does it work? In short, yes it does, but it also holds its own risks. Among the Martingale's most useful qualities is its simplicity; its users do not need to make detailed mental notes, they don't need complex strategic or mathematical minds, and it can therefore be very effective when applied in less experienced games. Here we run through the system and its uses.
This is why we call it is a good "short term" play when it works, because, even though you are likely to snub out your losing streak over time, it also becomes much riskier. After a 10 roll losing streak, 1 bet sits at a loss of 1023; at £10 that would be £10230.
Now we know the basics, lets get to know the system up close and the odds of winning. If you manage to increase your odds of winning, the Martingale might just work better. The most obvious means of doing this is to contain a smaller betting hand; say, £1. Provided you have enough money to double up your bets when experiencing a long losing streak, you have a larger chance of winning. You can also choose your game well. Although standard American roulette has fairly bad odds in general, mainly due to the 5.3% casino advantage, European roulette lowers this to 2.7%. Other games like Baccarat have low house ends, but the pace is often quick, limiting the value of the Martingale strategy.
You are willing to lose a larger amount if you lose.
You not going to play for more than several hours.
You are willing to accept the significant risks of losing your bankroll.
You don't have at least 200x your bet in funds: £200 for £1 bets; £1,000 for £5 bets; £2,000 in £10 bets.
You're planning on playing longer duration games over an hour or two, especially if your game is American roulette or fast paced Baccarat.


The concept of "diversity" has such a lovely ring to it, conjuring up romantic notions of being forward-thinking and living harmoniously in society. But what if diversity is being used as a way to justify discrimination?
On April 4, documents obtained by a group suing Harvard University demonstrated that the university's admissions process has been discriminating against Asian applicants for decades.
As discussed in a complaint filed by 64 Asian-American organizations in 2015, affirmative action requires the SAT scores of Asian applicants to be hundreds of points higher than applicants from other ethnic backgrounds. It has reached a point where mixed-raced Asian applicants will choose to hide their Asian heritage when they apply to Ivy League schools.
The case echoes discrimination documented by former YouTube recruiter, Arne Wilberg, in a recent lawsuit against its parent company, Google. In the suit, Mr. Wilberg alleges that Google implemented diversity quotas that favoured female, Hispanic or black applicants, and discriminated against white and Asian men. Mr. Wilberg contends he was fired for challenging these illegal practices.
Both lawsuits speak to a larger trend of how it's become acceptable to promote racial discrimination in the name of equality. The justification behind this approach stems from the theory of intersectionality, a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil-rights advocate, almost 30 years ago. At its crux is the belief that women and minorities experience systemic injustice, and that those who are not members of minorities are considered to have privilege.
This ideology has since permeated the mainstream, and the area of education more specifically, through exercises such as the "white privilege checklist." (In a video, Buzzfeed conducted a similarly themed "privilege walk"). Questions such as "I can turn on the television … and see people of my race widely represented," and "I can choose … bandages in 'flesh' colour and have them more or less match my skin," allow respondents to determine the amount of societal privilege they own.
Because Asian-Americans don't fit into the narrative of being oppressed by virtue of one's skin colour (particularly in the realms of education and income), maintaining the status quo following from this line of reasoning requires additional mental gymnastics.
Instead of acknowledging that "white privilege" doesn't exist, those supporting diversity initiatives will use terms such as "underrepresented minorities" to exclude Asians from the equation, thereby preserving the idea that racial minorities require intervention in order to be successful.
These policies don't come without a cost, casting aspersions as to whether a person was granted admission based on competence. They don't help to improve underlying tensions around race, nor do they encourage resilience or the belief that an individual can overcome difficult life obstacles.
If academic institutions were truly interested in helping underrepresented groups, they would want to understand what is driving gaps in academic achievement, beyond the false notion that all differences in society are due to oppression.
If universities are concerned with fighting intolerance, the last thing they should want to do is offer preferential treatment to students based on qualities unrelated to merit. In fact, a 2011 study in Psychological Science showed how prejudice-reduction policies can actually produce greater bias in individuals, particularly if they feel they are being pressed into changing their attitudes. These strategies produced worse outcomes than if no interventions had been implemented at all.
What is racist is placing such an emphasis on immutable characteristics a person had no say in obtaining. As an Asian woman, the way I look has no bearing on the way I think, and to assume otherwise is close-minded and patronizing.
Those championing diversity mandates claim to be operating from an honourable position, but they are quick to knock down a racial group the minute it no longer furthers their charitable goals. The point of affirmative action is no longer about helping marginalized individuals, but to socially engineer an outcome that wins points for appearing fair-minded and equitable.


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Russian policy towards Ukraine: Local actions, global goals
Witold Rodkiewicz
Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga
Over the last week, the Western world's attention has been drawn to the Russian humanitarian convoy sent to Ukraine. The real motives for its sending aroused controversy. This once again raised fears that the months-long conflict would turn into an open, massive military intervention by Russia in Ukraine. Once again, a specific initiative launched by the Kremlin dominated the international narrative of the Ukrainian conflict, distracting attention away from Moscow's wider objectives which determine its policy towards the armed conflict around Donetsk and Lugansk. Russia's strategic goal regarding Ukraine remains unchanged – the permanent subordination of that country by gaining influence over the direction of its foreign, domestic and security policies and its economic life. Maintaining the instability in the Donbas therefore merely serves as an instrument intended to help Moscow gain influence over the whole of Ukraine.
The Kremlin's policy towards Kyiv also has wider implications for international politics and Russian domestic affairs. Russia seeks to obtain international acceptance for a Russian sphere of influence in the CIS, and to change the geopolitical balance throughout the Euro-Atlantic area by limiting the influence of Washington. Domestically, Russian policy towards Ukraine currently constitutes an important source of the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin's power, and a means of keeping in check the great-power aspirations which have been awakened in nationalist circles. At the same time, it is crucial for the Kremlin to prevent the transformation of Ukraine, a country which is mentally, culturally, linguistically close to Russia. The successful democratisation of Ukraine would pose a threat to Putin's regime, undermining the basic ideological premise of the political system built up by his team, namely the claim about the specific nature of Russian civilisation, which precludes the use on its territory of Western political models, especially that of liberal democracy. At the same time, it would undermine the whole philosophy of the Kremlin's Eurasian integration project.
Russia's objectives towards Ukraine
Russia's constant goal is to have a permanent influence on the most important political and economic processes in Ukraine. One tool of that influence was to have been Eurasian integration; it seems that Russia still assumes that in the future, after a change of power in Kyiv, this could be possible. At this stage, however, Moscow is primarily seeking to hamper Ukraine's pro-Western course and the economic and political transformation which would result. Besides considerations of prestige, this is intended to counteract the further reduction of Russian influence in the country, and ensure its systemic compatibility with the Russian political and economic model. Moscow also argues that one consequence of moving closer to the European Union may be strengthened cooperation between Ukraine and NATO, something which Moscow sees as a threat to its essential security interests.
As long as it remains impossible for Russia to achieve its long-term goals towards Kyiv, it will pursue a policy of destabilising the Ukrainian state, by consistently fuelling the conflict in the Donbas, attempts to extend the zone of instability, and perhaps even resorting to acts of terror outside the current conflict zone. By keeping Ukraine in a state of permanent, deep crisis, Moscow intends to turn it into a 'failing state' and to prevent the authorities in Kyiv from undertaking effective democratisation and market reforms, and thus from integrating the country with the West. Moscow wants Ukraine to remain in a state of permanent crisis until the costs become so high that Kyiv will be forced to agree to Russia's adverse conditions for ending the conflict.
Russia wants to ensure a degree of autonomy for the Donbas, or even to create a dependent entity along the lines of Moldova's Transnistria region by formalising its status as 'Novorossiya' – a project being implemented in the Donbas to create a pro-Russian para-state which draws on the ideological assumptions of Russian 'great-power' rhetoric. The political reform which Russia calls 'federalisation', and constantly demands from Ukraine, is intended to ensure that this political entity can be used by Moscow as a tool of influence over Kyiv. There have also been plans on the Russian side to integrate an autonomous Donbas with Eurasian structures if the attempt to integrate the whole of Ukraine fails, and a need then arises to balance Kyiv's ongoing moves towards the West.
In view of the above objectives, an open, massive Russian military intervention in Ukraine, especially coupled with the necessity to occupy the territory, would be counterproductive. It would deepen the gap between Ukraine and Russia, and push any possibility of eventual integration even further into the realms of unlikelihood. It would also strengthen Kyiv's determination to exercise the pro-Western option, and would increase the risk of Western involvement in support of Ukraine. It would also lead to further sanctions and international ostracism for Russia. Moreover, such an intervention would be incomparably more expensive than simply supporting the separatists and maintaining the unofficial Russian military presence in Ukraine. Therefore, Russia prefers merely to threaten large-scale military intervention rather than actually carry it out. Yet open Russian military intervention in Ukraine cannot be ruled out, if Kyiv strengthens its position against the separatists, and also if pressure grows inside Russia, where a prolongation of the conflict will be perceived as a sign of Kremlin's weakness.
The international dimension of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
From the Kremlin's point of view, what is at stake in the conflict in eastern Ukraine is a shift in geopolitical balance – and not only in Central and Eastern Europe, but also throughout the entire Euro-Atlantic area. Moscow is in fact seeking to gain acceptance from the main Western powers – Germany and France – of its interests in Ukraine. In the Kremlin's opinion, the main reason why it has not yet been able to achieve this is pressure from Washington and the influence of the pro-Atlantic part of the Western European establishment. Russia has been using a combination of threats and tempting offers in order to influence the Western European elites: on the one hand, an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the loss of the benefits of economic cooperation with Russia; and on the other a vision of a sustainable and stable European order jointly guaranteed by Russia plus lucrative contracts. This strategy is aimed at convincing European leaders that it is in their interests to weaken the Euro-Atlantic ties, work for the strategic emancipation of Western Europe from Washington, and participate in Putin's 'Greater Europe' project. From Moscow's point of view, this would mean surrendering any prospects for the future enlargement of the EU to the countries of Eastern Europe; the effective end of the North Atlantic Alliance; and Russia's unquestioned dominance of the post-Soviet area. It would be of symbolic importance for the Kremlin to demonstrate Washington's helplessness in combatting Russian ambitions in Eastern Europe. The Kremlin also believes that a realisation of the weaknesses of Washington and Western multilateral institutions (NATO, the EU) would also influence the policies of the Central European countries, causing them to pay more heed to Moscow's interests.
The situation in Ukraine is also important for Russia's position in the post-Soviet area. A successful transformation for Ukraine, or its entering onto the path of integration with Western structures, would mean the 'loss' of a key state for Moscow, which would significantly weaken its role as a regional power. The example of Ukraine could spread to other post-Soviet countries, and encourage their ruling elites to try and free themselves from the Kremlin. So for Moscow, its stake in the conflict in eastern Ukraine is the halting and reversal of the unfavourable geopolitical trends which began in 1990-1991 with the loss of Moscow's control over first the Central European countries, and then the Soviet Union republics as a result of the USSR's dissolution.
The importance of the conflict with Ukraine in the domestic Russian dimension
The events in Ukraine are also relevant for the internal political situation in Russia; for the Kremlin, they are a tool to strengthen the legitimacy of the current leadership team and consolidate the elites and the general public.
The annexation of Crimea and the intervention in eastern Ukraine (which is being portrayed as a fraternal nation's defence against Kyiv's inhumane policy) have secured President Putin a record increase in public support; according to a poll from the Levada Centre on 6 August, it currently stands at 87%. This is a reversal of the downward trend which had been observed for several years (the previous high for Putin of 88% came during the war with Georgia; since then his support has gradually decreased, levelling off at the beginning of 2014 at between 60 and 65%). In the short term, this has strengthened the president's position within the system of power, and weakened the influence of his opponents: both the opposition who have criticised the annexation of Crimea, the broader liberal-democratic circles, and those sections of the Russian elite who do not support the policy of confrontation with the West because it has brought them measurable losses. Maintaining high public support is now more important for Putin as he is aware of the concealed discontent among some sections of the elite caused by the economic sanctions and a deteriorating investment climate. In subsequent years, the negative consequences of the sanctions will accumulate, and this may exacerbate the discontent among the elite and big business, and to a degree among the general public as well. In this situation, a 'great-power' foreign policy, which is consonant with the expectations of the majority of Russian society, will be an important (and perhaps the primary) source of legitimacy for Putin throughout the rest of his rule. This in turn will require the Kremlin to find further 'successes' (at least for propaganda purposes) in connection with the operation in Ukraine.
Another domestic political motivation for continuing the 'Novorossiya' project is Putin's attempt to maintain the support of nationalist circles, within which we can observe the awakening of more 'great-power' aspirations. Although the separatists in eastern Ukraine are being commanded by direct envoys from the Kremlin – 'volunteers', guns and money all backed by Russia – some Russian nationalist circles consider Moscow's involvement to still be insufficient, and have been glorifying the Russian warlords who are fighting there, such as Igor Girkin (a.k.a. Strelkov). This raises the risk in the future of nationalist groups – who are usually well-organised, and often armed – becoming an active opposition to the regime, which would pose a major challenge for the authorities. Nationalist circles have already manifested their criticisms of the Kremlin; in 2010-2011 groups formed which accused the Kremlin of conducting an 'anti-Russian' migration policy, and of rampant corruption. The annexation of Crimea radically changed the mood in these circles; they witnessed an outpouring of euphoria, which translated into support for Putin's policies. At the same time, the annexation fuelled expectations among those groups of continued, aggressive Russian expansion into Ukraine, including the formal transformation of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions into Russian-controlled provinces.
Finally, an at least partially successful transformation of Ukraine – a country mentally, culturally and linguistically close to Russia – would pose a major challenge to Putin's regime. It would undermine the entire philosophy of the Kremlin's Eurasian integration project, which is based on the assumption that the post-Soviet area – conventionally called Russkiy Mir (the 'Russian World') – is a distinct civilisation, with values different from the West. Russia treats the 'dragging' of the region's countries into the orbit of Western influence as a violation of the natural order which had formed in the area; and it sees its own actions as a defence of this order. Ukraine's possible entry onto the path of European integration and its successful transformation would mean the symbolic collapse of Russia's geopolitical project. Thanks to the closeness between both societies, the example of Ukraine could influence the consciousness of the Russian people and revolutionise their expectations regarding models of leadership and paths of economic development. Thus, blocking the transformation of Ukraine by all means possible, including military measures, is the Kremlin's attempt to defend its own model of the state – authoritarian, centralised, with society as a passive subject.
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After refusing to pay for their stop, attackers leaked 4,000 files from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. This was one of the latest ransomware attacks.
The SEPA attack doesn't seem to be an exception. This illustrates the growing damage that ransomware attacks can cause and the need for organizations to increase their security.
Ransomware is rampant and companies are being targeted with a lot of resources. It's something that you need to be prepared for," stated Jesse Varsalone (associate professor of computer networks, cybersecurity, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).
Ransomware attacks against enterprises are becoming more sophisticated in scale, sophistication, and effect. Victims may not be able to restore backups or consider themselves fully recovered.
Security teams are under increasing pressure to adjust their enterprise ransomware prevention strategies. They need to be more proactive and take more defensive steps to identify and stop bad actors before they strike.
Ransomware attacks continue to rise
Ransomware is a malicious technique that allows bad actors to install malware on an organization's computers and demand payment via Bitcoin to stop the attack. After the ransom has been paid, hackers will provide codes to the victim organization to unlock or decrypt the affected files and systems.
Michael HamiltonIt is a form of extortion that should be called such. It's going to be the preferred way of monetizing cybercrime," stated Michael Hamilton, founder of CI Security and former CISO for Seattle.
Many companies have refused to pay and instead tried to restore their systems or computers according to their incident response plans. Others paid the ransom, only to be victimized again by hackers or ransom codes that didn't work.
Gary Pennington, a partner at Alchemi Advisory Group LLC in Dallas, a cybersecurity consulting and business continuity advisory firm, stated that his company worked with a 500-employee-company following an attack. The ransom was $900,000. However, the hackers sent a second message to the company requesting $800,000.
These incidents highlight the increasing complexity and high cost of ransomware attacks. These assessments are supported by studies. These assessments are supported by studies.
Ransomware expected to increase in 2021
Experts predict that ransomware attacks will increase in volume, scope, and cost in 2021.
The types of ransomware attacks that will be used in the future will change.
Bad actors will continue to exploit the pandemic, the weak security that comes with large work from home scenarios;
Hackers are now more organized and entrepreneurial in their work.
"I see an increase in ransomware use and ransom payments." It's a viable business model that people without conscience can use to make a lot of money from anywhere," stated Matthew Rogers, CISO at managed cloud provider Syntax.
Many attacks still begin with a successful Phishing scam in which an authorized user opens an email attachment or clicks a link believing it to be legitimate, but instead unleashes malicious code. Willis Towers Watson, an advisory, risk management, and insurance brokerage company based in London, found that 63% of all cyber incidents were directly caused by employees.
Experts said that phishing emails are becoming more sophisticated and more like legitimate content. They also noted that hackers have been creating malicious code to evade detection, so they can hide in systems to study targets. Pennington from Alchemi said that he had worked with one company after the ransomware attack. He found out that hackers had been monitoring activity for months to time their attack during vacations of the database administrator.
Hackers are also targeting their victims more often and creating attacks based on their profiles. This increases the sophistication of these attacks. Hamilton from CI Security said that the "era of the shotgun blast" is over, with hackers trying to find anyone stupid enough to click.
Hackers are evolving, with more criminal entities and state-states engaging in attacks, sometimes even working together, offering ransomware for anyone willing to pay.
Hackers are also expanding the damage they plan to do. Hackers are not only looking to encrypt the systems of organizations but also to steal sensitive data or regulated data. They threaten to release it if they don't pay the ransom. Hackers can use victim's systems for denial of service attacks. They also use victim's systems as a tunnel to more lucrative targets, such as customers or business partners.
These observations were confirmed by FireEye, a cybersecurity company. Its report " A global reset: Cyber security predictions 2021″ stated that "ransomware types [are] increasing alongside with frequency of attacks." An alarming trend is that attackers are making changes to their ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures. They also increasingly use ransomware as an offering service. This includes malware and the skills required to deploy it on an ongoing or one-time basis.
Expert tips for enterprise ransomware prevention
Experts recommend that organizations take the following steps to help prevent successful attacks:
To help users avoid falling for phishing schemes, strengthen user education and security awareness programs.
Deploy email controls. To limit email spoofing, Philip Chan, an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at UMGC, recommended the use of spam filters to prevent phishing emails and DomainKeys Identified mail, an email authentication method to limit it. For better protection, he also recommended using Sender policy Framework and Domain-based message authentication, reporting, and conformance.
Establish business processes to limit, or even eliminate email transactions. Alchemy's Pennington stated that this makes emails with attachments and links stand out more, making them more suspicious.
Test and develop incident response plans to identify the cyber insurance policy contacts, outside consultants, and legal advisors who will be involved in recovery. Pennington stated, "Have all your contacts lined up in advance."
Use established security best practices such as the implementation of a strong password. Program for patch management This includes keeping your systems up-to-date, using antimalware and antivirus software, and applying the principle of least privilege to access control.
To further reduce vulnerabilities, you can implement newer technologies. Varsalone stated that many tried-and-true security methods can be used. However, a single error can make you vulnerable. He suggested that a layered approach to security could help reduce vulnerabilities. Change Management tools, for example, track corporate updates and provide visibility into the organizational systems. This can allow IT to identify unauthorized changes that may indicate vulnerabilities or malicious code. Behavioral analytics is a security tool that can detect normal user behavior and identify anomalies that could be indicative of malicious actions. Experts also recommend modern endpoint detection, and response.
As part of layered defense, adopt multifactor authentication, zero trust, and security frameworks.
Get more aggressive in monitoring, threat detection, and even threat hunt. Consolidate these activities in a security operation center, whether outsourced or in-house, that has the resources to respond and handle suspected threats. Rogers from Syntax said that if you don't act quickly and then wait three days to detect it, you will have a problem.
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A great start for all children
Quality early childhood education and care is critical to the learning and wellbeing of children from birth to 8-years. The department provides strategic leadership in early learning and child development, developing and implementing policy, adopting best practice, risk based-regulation, and investing in continuous quality improvement. Using evidence-based strategies, we work with the early childhood sector to ensure all children can access and engage in inclusive, quality early learning.
Kindy Uplift Pilot
In 2021–22, the Kindy Uplift Pilot was launched. This 3-year, $40 million pilot will improve child educational outcomes and build educator capability in more than 400 pre-selected kindergarten services across Queensland from Term 2, 2022.
Kindy Uplift funding is allocated based on educational need and will strengthen children's access to, and meaningful participation in, the full range of kindergarten experiences. The pilot is targeting improved outcomes across 5 priority areas:
social and emotional capability
physicality
thinking and responding
oral language and communication
access and inclusion.
In 2023, Kindy Uplift will be expanded to 930 services as part of a broader investment to reform kindergarten funding.
Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme
We support universal access to kindergarten for all children in Queensland. Attending a quality kindergarten program provides lifelong benefits for children, especially those experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage.
Investment through the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) to approved long day care and kindergarten services helps reduce out-of-pocket costs for families.
We fund programs specifically to increase the kindergarten participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage. We also provide a kindergarten program at the Queensland Children's Hospital to support children undergoing treatment.
In 2021–22, the Queensland Government invested $212.5 million into the QKFS, including $177.3 million to continue providing universal access to early childhood education in the year before school. This funding also encompassed workforce funding, eKindy, transition to kindy, media campaigns and staffing.
From 2023, Queensland will replace the QKFS with a new kindy funding scheme to address improved access, affordability, inclusion and educational outcomes. The scheme includes the commitment that kindergarten in Queensland will be free or very low cost for our most vulnerable and disadvantaged children at both community and long day care kindergarten services.
State Delivered Kindergarten
The State Delivered Kindergarten program (SDK) seeks to ensure all children have access to a kindergarten program, regardless of where they live. In 2022, SDK expanded by a total of 34 schools to provide even more children with the opportunity to attend a face-to-face kindy program at their local state school.
Up to 800 children are expected to attend SDK in Queensland during the 2022 school year, including approximately 177 extra children across the 34 additional schools. Across the state there are now 134 SDK programs offered through 116 state schools or their campuses.
Early Years Places
In 2021–22, the Queensland Government invested $28.3 million to support the ongoing operations of Early Years Places (EYP). An EYP is a 'one-stop-shop' where parents and carers can access multiple services, or referrals to specialist services, for their children and themselves.
EYPs operate in more than 50 communities and are place-based and highly flexible to meet community needs. The types of services offered through EYPs include:
early childhood education and care (for example, kindergarten and long-day care)
parenting support (for example, home visits, playgroups, parenting programs, music and play therapy and family support services)
child and maternal health services (for example, child health screening and allied health support such as speech therapy and immunisation).
Between January 2021 to December 2021, 12,035 children and 9,277 parents and carers accessed EYPs. Approximately 87% of parents and carers reported improved engagement with their child because of the programs and activities provided and 80% reported that the EYP assisted them to access other support services they needed.
FamilyLinQ
In October 2021, we announced a partnership with The Bryan Foundation and commitment to develop and deliver two integrated school-based hubs – FamilyLinQ.
Designed to integrate government and community services, FamilyLinQ will connect education, health and community by providing safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces with a clear focus on improving health, education and life outcomes for children and their families.
Objective: Queensland children engaged in quality early years programs that support learning and development and strengthen successful transitions to school.
Description: Providing children with access to quality early childhood education and care, and strengthening children's transitions to school. Services include the establishment, funding and monitoring of kindergarten and integrated early years services, and regulation (including assessment and rating) of education and care services.
Early Childhood Education and Care performance measures
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2021-22 target/estimate 2021-22 actual
Indigenous children 1, 2
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Proportion of children developmentally on track on 4 or more (of 5) Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) domains 8, 9
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Government expenditure per child—kindergarten 4
The 2021–22 target/estimates represent the benchmarks set for kindergarten performance under the associated national agreement.
Results over 100% are possible as the nationally agreed measure is the number of children enrolled (aged 4 or 5) divided by the estimated resident population of 4-year-old children.
The variance between the 2021–22 target/estimate and the 2021–22 actual reflects the uptake by families in disadvantaged areas.
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Hail to the Chief: Craft Brewer, Change Maker, and Author Erik Lars Myers Comes to Malaprop's Bookstore 7/6
Anita Riley
Anita Riley is Certified Beer Server Cicerone and a student of Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation at Rockingham Community College. She works as a Cellar Operator at Mystery...
If I had to choose one word to describe Erik Lars Myers, that word would be "dynamic," and that word would be an understatement. It's one thing to have the multitasking skills required of a business owner and head brewer, but add to that his role as President of the North Carolina Brewers' Guild, as well as being an author with a book that is just hitting the shelves (North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries, John F. Blair Publishing), spearheading a fundraising campaign that has garnered national media coverage, and competing for the title of Beaver Queen under the pseudonym Twiggy Sawdust. Yes, I said Beaver Queen. No, it isn't what you think. We'll get to that later. Erik founded Mystery Brewing Company in 2012. His background in theater had led him to a love of classic literature. It was only natural that the beers would be named after characters, settings, and themes of these great works. It was also important to him not to have a flagship beer. While just about every brewery will offer seasonal brews that come around once a year, Mystery only offers seasonal beers. Every Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, the brewery offers a different core of four beers. There's always a session beer, a saison, a hoppy beer, and a dark beer. Mystery also offers a Literary Greats Series of barrel-aged and sour beers, as well as a Novellas series of unique beers that are only brewed once a year or once in a lifetime. "My favorite beer is the one in front of me. My taste in beer is mutable. There's no one thing that I always retreat back to. My favorite thing about beer is its breadth. I feel like to say that I had one favorite beer would not be true to how I feel about beer." The first edition of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries hit the shelves in 2012, just as Mystery Brewing Company was opening its doors. Myers traveled the state to photograph every brewery, interview the owners, and ultimately compile an anthology of the forty-four breweries that existed at the time as well as the history of craft beer in our state. The second edition of Myers' book was just released on May 3. He and his wife Sarah Ficke worked together on this project that now contains one hundred and thirty-five breweries just four years later! That's a little over 300% growth in a very short time, and since the publication deadline of December 3, 2015 North Carolina has continued the trend with more than thirty new breweries opening.
"We don't spend a lot of time talking about beer in the book. We spend a lot of time talking about people and breweries. Breweries are really an extension of who these brewery owners are and what they want to achieve. To learn about a person and their goals is to learn about the beer that they make. I don't need to tell you about the beer because I've just told you about the person. What we ultimately want is for the reader to get excited about visiting these breweries and trying the beer for themselves."
For Erik Lars Myers, representing North Carolina Craft Beer doesn't stop when the book is finished. His role as President of the North Carolina Brewers Guild requires him to constantly speak on behalf of the industry. Whether he is ironing out details of confusing legal language with representatives of the ALE and ABC so that breweries know how to comply with the expectations placed upon them by the powers that be, speaking to a group of legislators about what they can do to support our state's growing beer community, or hosting brewers' conferences to bolster support, education, and professionalism in our field, Erik is constantly seeking to elevate the brewing industry for North Carolina. "One of my greatest strengths as a person is that I am comfortable in front of crowds. My theater background has really helped in that aspect of this job. I feel like because of this, I can be a good public steward of craft beer in this state, and I am genuinely proud of what this state produces. "We are in a very unique mix of cultures in North Carolina of people moving in from all over the country that means that we have the ability for craft beer to thrive. And it has in a really beautiful way that I want to see continue to blossom and grow. I am proud to be able to represent what the brewers in this state have been able to accomplish. " Giving back and supporting the community doesn't stop for Myers with his brewing community. He also finds other ways to give back to his immediate community, especially when there is water involved. As brewers, water is paramount. So when the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) started the Beaver Queen Pageant as a fundraising event, Myers was immediately on board. The pageant, which is based on bribery of judges in the form of donations to the ECWA to vote for your favorite Beaver personality, plays on Durham's shady past of corruption and bribing officials to get your way. Ellerbe Creek is home to a community of real life beavers whose habitat has been threatened by pollution and development. Myers has judged this contest the past two years, but this year he thought he would take his support of the ECWA a little bit further. Twiggy Sawdust, Myers' beaver alter ego, sports a gold unitard, beaver nose and teeth, and of course, a lightning bolt over the left eye. The Beaver Queen was crowned Beaver Queen at the pageant on June 4th. While Myers didn't win, he is thrilled to have been a part of this year's pageant. "If this is the largest fundraiser they've ever had, that would make me really, really happy. The community that has sprung up around the ECWA is really fun and LGBT-friendly. I'm also in this unique position where I'm a fairly public figure, and I'm completely shameless and I don't mind wearing a gold leotard and singing songs in front of a crowd in the name of environment and inclusivity. I feel like I have an opportunity to be a really good community leader in a nontraditional way." And speaking of non-traditional, Myers and Mystery Brewing along with Keil Jansen of Ponysaurus Brewing in Durham have spearheaded a campaign to raise money for Equality NC and QORDS. Upon the announcement of House Bill 2 passing and being signed into law, these two brewery owners sat down over pints to share in their angst against the North Carolina General Assembly and this piece of legislation. They wanted to do something that would voice their support of the community that was disenfranchised by the bill as well as make a public statement in opposition of the legislature that penned it. "Don't be Mean to People: A Golden Rule Saison" was born out of this discussion. The two created a fundraising site and reached out to suppliers and brewers in North Carolina to donate ingredients, man power to brew and package the beer, swag, and whatever else they could toward the effort. The response was phenomenal. Over forty breweries came on board to show their support, and the fundraising website took in nearly forty thousand dollars in less than two weeks, well over the initial goal of $1,500. One hundred percent of the profits are being split between Equality NC, who is fighting this bill in court, and QORDS, a group that provides summer camps for LGBT youth. "We have an incredible industry that is very supportive. We can do wonderful things in this state by working together in the name of equality." This campaign has garnered national media attention from NPR, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, and others. Donations have also been coming in from all over the country as well as from right here in North Carolina in support of kindness and generosity over divisiveness and exclusion. If reading this article makes you want to shake Erik's hand (and let's face it, you do) you can find him and Sarah at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville at 7pm Wednesday, July 6th. Look for other dates across the state as well!
Erik Lars Myers
NC Brewers' Guild
Keil Jansen
Ponysaurus Brewing
Equality NC
QORDS
Mystery Brewing
Beaver Queen Pagaent
Malaprop's Bookstore
Malaprop's North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries
John F. Blair Publishing
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Chiropractor Dr. Alex Hopwood talks to Sue Williams about how you can look after your spine after hunching over your computer, mobile and tablet.
We all spend so much time bent over electronic devices these days, we're facing a virtual epidemic of rounded shoulders and extended necks, or what Dr Alex Hopwood (pictured below) calls "cyber-slump". A curved spine and "goose neck" can impact your training, cause injuries, put pressure on the lower back and lead to myriad health problems down the track. Dr Hopwood, a Chiropractic BioPhysics Practitioner (CBP) and director of a number of Health Space Clinics around Sydney, says we need to act now to stand tall in the future.
Ask a friend to take a photo of you sitting at your desk and then examine it closely. Are your shoulders rounded? Do you have something of a stoop? Does your head crane forward? If you continue along this route, your misalignment will only grow worse and you may suffer headaches, migraines, pins and needles in your hands and arms, and pain in the back and/or shoulders.
Sitting as far back into your chair as you can helps promote good posture. When talking on the phone, don't hunch down – bring it up to your face. Keep your elbows tucked tight into your sides, your head high, and reading at eye level. That can be a good exercise for your core at the same time.
its natural curve. Also make sure your computer monitor is directly in front of you and that your eyes are level with the centre of the screen.
ground, flipping your palms over to face the floor with each upward movement. Do 30 reps.
Consider buying a Denneroll, a hard foam spinal orthotic engineered with curves and ridges that you place between your shoulder blades when you're lying on your back. It's designed to promote an extension of your upper back. Otherwise, use a foam roller horizontally behind your back and extend yourself over it.
If you're concerned about your posture or you have symptoms that could be attributed to a misaligned spine, visit a CBP who specialises in spinal rehabilitation and postural correction. They conduct functional, neurological and postural testing to determine the best course of action, which may include traction adjustments and home rehabilitation exercises.
Dr Alex Hopwood is a well-known Sydney chiropractor who is passionate about his work both helping clients who are experiencing back, neck and shoulder pain, and giving them the tools to avoid such problems in the future. Alex loves being part of the Health Space team in Cremorne and Potts Point, and looks forward to meeting the community and helping reach their health goals.


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New Orleans, LA - Research led by Paulo Rodriguez, PhD, an assistant research professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology at LSU Health New Orleans' Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has identified the crucial role an inflammatory protein known as Chop plays in the body's ability to fight cancer. Results demonstrate, for the first time, that Chop regulates the activity and accumulation of cells that suppress the body's immune response against tumors. The LSU Health New Orleans research team showed that when they removed Chop, the T-cells of the immune system mounted an effective attack on the cancer cells. These findings reveal Chop as a target for the development of new immunotherapies to treat cancer. The research is described in a paper published online September 18, 2014, in Immunity, a Cell Press journal.
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are involved in cancer, inflammation and infection. MDSCs not only inhibit the immune response that destroys cancer cells, but they also promote the growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors, as well as the spread of cancer.
"Although we know what MDSCs do, very little has been known about what governs how they function," notes Dr. Paulo Rodriguez, assistant research professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology at LSU Health New Orleans' Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center. "This has limited the development of strategies to block the harmful activity of MDSCs."
The LSU Health research team discovered that the stress sensor C/EBP-homologous protein (Chop) regulates the function of MDSCs. They learned how Chop is distributed within the tumor environment in different types of cancer. They also determined how Chop controls tumor growth. The team confirmed their findings by deleting Chop and studying the effect. They found that the absence of Chop not only reduced the ability of MDSCs to inhibit T-cells and suppress immune response, but also boosted the effectiveness of treatment.
"Our data demonstrate the central role of Chop in MDSCs' suppressive activity and suggest the feasibility of overcoming it by blocking Chop," concludes Dr. Rodriguez.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1,665,540 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2014. This year, about 585,720 Americans are expected to die of cancer, almost 1,600 people per day. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease, accounting for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths.
The LSU Health New Orleans research team also included Drs. Paul Thevenot, Rosa Sierra, Patrick Raber, Amir Al-Khami, Jimena Trillo-Tinoco, Parisa Zarreii, Augusto Ochoa, Yan Cui and Luis Del Valle from its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center and departments of Microbiology, Immunology & Parisitology and Pediatrics.
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Lemur Lessons Lead Luther Rice Fellows
In Brenda Bradley's anthropology lab, two Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellows are examining Madagascar's lemurs for lessons in evolution.
Senior biological anthropology major Thea Anderson uses imaging software to examine the distinctive eyepatches of the red-bellied lemur for her Luther Rice research. (Photo: William Atkins)
Along the 50 miles she runs each week in practice, senior cross country star Lauren Anderson often finds her mind wandering. Sometimes she loops a song through her head. Sometimes she plans her schedule for the week. And sometimes she thinks about lemurs.
Yes, lemurs. On the track and in the lab, Anderson, a biological anthropology and biology double major, has developed a self-described obsession with the wide-eyed, long-tailed primate stars of Disney movies and PBS nature shows.
"When I bring up lemurs, my friends usually say, 'What are they, cats?'" Anderson laughed.
Once she explains that lemurs are mammals who look more like monkeys than tabbies, she admits that she too didn't know much about them before joining Associate Professor of Anthropology Brenda Bradley's Primate Genomics Lab in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology. The research assistants in Bradley's lab—nine undergraduates, two graduate students and two post-docs—are lemur experts. They can list the 111 lemur species, from some as small as a golf ball to a 2,000-year-old ancestor who was as large as a gorilla.
"Sometimes I feel like my lab members and I proselytize for lemurs," Bradley said. "When people think of primates, they think of apes. But we're always trying to tell everyone how exciting lemurs are."
Found only on the island of Madagascar, lemurs evolved independently from monkeys and apes. Their rarely-seen diversity—lemurs living just a few miles from each other can have vastly different appearances, diets and habitats—have made them a research gold mine, even as they've become one of the world's most endangered animals. "Lemurs can inform everything from understanding human biology to conservation efforts and forest management," Anderson said.
And the primate's unique evolutionary journey has led to two separate Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowships for Bradley's students. Anderson received the fellowship, which helps fund student research in collaboration with a faculty mentor, to test the range of color vision among lemur populations. And senior biological anthropology major Thea Anderson (no relation) also received a fellowship to determine if the distinctive eye-patch facial markings of some male lemurs evolved as a sexual selection trait. Bradley's primate research lab has produced four Luther Rice scholars in just the last two years. "I don't know what the secret is other than having these exceptional students and this particularly fascinating research subject," Bradley said.
Life With Lemurs
Left free to evolve in an isolated island ecosystem, Madagascar's lemurs occupy habitats from rainforests to wetlands and mountains. But much of their home is disappearing, threatened by illegal logging, resource mining and the practice of burning forests to make room for farming. About 95 percent of all lemurs are considered critically endangered.
Bradley and her graduate students have traveled to national reserves in Madagascar to observe lemurs. Post-doctoral scientist Rachel Jacobs recently developed a facial recognition system that can identify individual lemurs in the wild. And Bradley's Science and Engineering Hall (SEH) lab has stockpiled lemur material—from thousands of photos to hair and fecal samples—that allows her and her students to use genetics to understand primate evolution. "But we don't see ourselves as geneticists," Bradley stressed. "We are primatologists at heart."
Lauren Anderson's Luther Rice project focuses on two lemur populations—one from the lush riparian forest, the other from the arid spiny forest—and their capacity for color vision. Lemurs are generally colorblind. But some females have been found to possess full color vision. That may be a huge advantage when searching for nutritious red fruits and leaves in the Madagascar jungle.
Luther Rice Fellow Lauren Anderson (left) studies lemur deposits with Associate Professor of Anthropology Brenda Bradley. (Photo: William Atkins)
Females are dominant among lemurs. They lead the two- to 13-member groups on foraging missions. Anderson wants to know if color vision evolved in females to adapt to the needs of their environment. She's extracting DNA from fecal samples stored in SEH freezers. She melts the samples under extreme heat and maps the melting patterns against known DNA sequencing for color vision.
Thea Anderson first devised her Luther Rice project after hearing post-doc Jacobs deliver a classroom lecture on photographing red-bellied lemurs in eastern Madagascar. Along with their chestnut brown coat, the males are distinguished by patches of white skin below their eyes. Anderson approached Jacobs after the lecture to ask if the teardrop-shaped markings played a role in attracting mates, similar to the plumage of some birds. Jacobs wasn't sure. "She said there wasn't much research in that area and that I should come work at the lab," Anderson said. "I was hooked!"
Anderson examined the photos of 120 different lemurs to calculate the size and area of the eye patches. She used DNA samples to confirm the male lemurs' paternity—not unlike human paternity analysis. To her surprise, the research indicated that males with smaller patches have greater reproductive success.
Both students plan to continue their research after graduation. Thea Anderson will work at the nonprofit Women and Families Center in Connecticut before applying to medical schools. Lauren Anderson will track DNA in cancer cells at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a leader in human genome mapping.
Verreaux's sifaka lemur at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve in Madagascar. Senior Lauren Anderson is studying color vision in this species. (Photo: Chloe Chen-Kraus).


Sometimes it's easy to forget about what climate change will eventually mean for you or your neighbours. But coastal towns like Squamish are acutely exposed to the costs of climate change: a federal government report states that B.C.'s timber losses could range from $500 million to $3 billion, and that flooding protection costs would rise to more than $2,000 per person by 2050.
We're already seeing the effects of climate change appear in our home insurance policies, with increasing costs for water damage coverage. Rising sea levels will seriously impact low lying areas. And Howe Sound is in the danger zone when it comes to ocean acidification, a phenomenon driven by climate change.
Into this sorry situation steps Woodfibre LNG, with its proposal to construct a new gas liquefaction plant on the site of an old pulp mill in Squamish. Woodfibre is just one of many gas plants proposed for our west coast, and in order to feed these plants, thousands of new gas wells would need to be drilled in northeast B.C. This gas will then be shipped to Asia.
In B.C., nine out of 10 gas wells extract gas using the dangerous method of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking". Fracking releases large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that has a much greater impact on our climate than any other gas. In short, fracking drives climate change. It is also a massive freshwater user.
The arguments in favour of the Woodfibre project hinge on the expected commercial tax income for the District of Squamish, as well as the much-lauded job creation: 600 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs, we are told.
What support there is for the project is based on these numbers, and on references to the closure of the pulp mill on the site of which the proposed terminal is to be located. But many Squamish residents recognize the conflict between this proposal and the area's flourishing outdoor economy.
The population of Squamish has grown by more than 14 percent in the last decade, with an influx of relatively young people drawn by the beautiful surroundings of Howe Sound. A new breed of job creators arrived in that rush: the decision by online mountain bike retailer PinkBike to relocate its head office here is just one example of the type of outdoor-focused employer Squamish has attracted. It is fast becoming renowned as a rock-climbing and mountain biking mecca.
The economic value of maintaining a clean, outdoor-focused image is often undervalued in B.C. A recent SFU study showed that hikers, cyclists, kayakers and other non-motorized recreationists contribute billions to B.C.'s economy every year, and Squamish is perfectly poised to capitalize on this recreation bonanza. Looking at climbing alone, a 2008 report showed $25 million in direct economic impact to Squamish annually, with the potential to grow to $75 million by 2018.
When I'm not working to raise awareness about climate change, I run. I dream of one day being able to complete the Squamish 50, one of North America's most respected and loved ultra-marathon trail runs. It's not just the challenge of running 50 kilometres across forest trails and along rocky cliff faces that draws the crowds: the race is just one part of an entire trail running festival which takes place annually. The festival's organizers rightly state that Squamish is a rare piece of trail paradise.
This August, racers will arrive in town willing to pay good money for food, accommodation, and refreshments. Combined with the ubiquitous mountain bikers, hikers, and climbers who will be heading for other trails that weekend, the event represents a sizeable income-generator. It is with a sinking feeling that I have to ask myself: what happens if Woodfibre LNG is built? How does a huge gas plant on the town's doorstep affect its reputation as the "Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada"?
Today's Squamish is a success story. It has taken advantage of its naturally abundant setting and has proven to us all that it's possible to create a thriving economy without contributing greatly to climate change. Whether it's the heavy cost of climate change for everyone, or the potential cost of outdoor enthusiasts turned off by the presence of a huge industrial plant, Woodfibre LNG represents a major step backwards for the new economy of Squamish.
Eoin Madden is the climate campaigner at the Wilderness Committee.
BC is a resource based province. Like it or not, this is the truth. It has always been this way. Vancouver is home to more natural resources companies than anywhere else in the world. There are no headquarters, not a lot of high paying jobs. If the condo boom slows down, it will be a major drag on the economy.
BC, and especially metro Vancouver boxed itself in a place of high living costs and lower incomes than other major cities, and statistics show that age growth will seriously lag behind for the future.
I don't think that the plant will destroy Squamish as a good place for recreation. It is located down in the inlet, and most trails are up on the mountain.
Squamish was, and is, not a land of just picnics and waterfalls.
Woodfibre is remediating and improving a long known mill site including the existing gas line, ship port and Hydro lines. People still need to able to work to enjoy their recreational activities, you know. And Squamish can tax it like crazy back into the community.
I don't understand why the climate alarm is so focused on a "No development at all costs!" mentality. Surely they must know this project is less than a blip even by regional standards and wouldn't show a pixel on the World graph. While fracking is the dangerous unknown, existing LNG from alternate and waste sources is still the majority of sources. LNG overall is the cleanest carbon fuel available, much more than conventional and certainly oilsand extraction.
I fail to see how a project like this would ruin the overall recreational industry in Squamish without actually providing an overall benefit to the community at large. Then if that community can benefit, so can it's climate action supporters.
1. How will an LNG plant on the far, inaccessable side of Howe Side affect the area's recreation potential? You haven't spelled that out. People might see it on the drive up but they certainly can not see it while on the trails.
Forest for the trees, eh?
2. Woodfibre spewed tons of effluent into the atmosphere every day during the formative decades of Whistler. Do you think anybody decided not to go to Whistler or stop in Squamish during those years because of that? Nobody hiked or climbed the Chief? Nobody skied or hiked into Garibaldi Park or Lake Lovely Water because, OMG! There were industrial activities in the area?
CO2 production and climate change are the compelling, logical arguements against natural gas production and exports. Anything else is just grasping at straws.
Excellent article. And Meathead, those many millions of us who are focused on climate change have never advocated "no development at all costs". In fact, we've been asking for green energy development for decades now. It's just that the Feds and this province has long been stuck in the fossil age, thanks to their well-healed backers.
Not very factual jounalism. Am very curious how fracking equals climate change. Please let us know what and how carbon is emitted from the fracking process? Terrible us vs. them, good vs. bad, story harkening back to a war in the woods or NIMBY philosphy.
Terrible article, not factual, many mistruths, and a total misrepresentation of the real cause behind climate change.
After a century as an industrial dumping ground, Howe Sound has finally begun to recover it's marine life. The noise pollution from the LNG compression, happening off shore on an enormous barge, will have effects on the fish, whales and dolphins that are finally returning. Noise levels in most LNG plants exceed 125 dB at low frequencies that travel a long way through water.
Observation ... each time the rating (thumbs up or thumbs down) is selected, the opposite rating number automatically changes too! What's up with this Straight.com?
I don't seem to be able to replicate the problem you're having. The buttons are working properly on our end.
LNG can not be produced viablly commercially without massive Corporate Welfare subsidies from the Government of BC aka you and me.
LNG in Asia (aka mostly China & Japan) is being rapidly sourced at ever lower rates from Russia whichjust announced a $400 Billion LNG Pipeline & Infrastructure project.
THe Russia deal announced a $10 - $11 price per mfc (miilion cubic feet).
BC producers because of the added costs of shipping needs to get around $14 per mfc + just to break even.
Are British Columbians willing to subsidize Big Oil Corporations & foreign Governments to ship LNG to Communist China?
Than there are the huge Environmental impacts of C02, Fracking, polluting water basically forever etc etc.
- and we have to pay for it!
What a bad and stupid idea!


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The Svartisen glacier. The name itself sends shivers down your spine. With its 370 square kilometres, the Svartisen is Norway's second biggest glacier. And considering that its lowest point is less than 20 metres above sea level, it is also very easily accessible.


Revelation Online's character creation system is one of the most extensive and exhaustive for any game, allowing you to craft features that hit all points along the beauty spectrum simultaneously. It's perhaps something we don't shout about enough, so for our first big competition of the year we thought we'd elevate the feature a bit, by hosting a beauty contest. Sort of.
Don't worry, you want have to prance around in a bikini saying how much you love doing charity work and hoping for world peace. All you have to do is send us a snapshot of your favorite character's face, or create a new one and screenshot its top half so our panel of leering judges can decide which character in the game has the the most striking profile.
Winner: Stylish Overlord Honor Title, Harmonious Light Head Accessory, Cutie Squad (Apartment Decoration), Flourish Apparel Set.
Only entries submitted between January 24 and February 7, 23:59 CET (2:59pm PDT) will be accepted into the contest.
Individuals can use more than one screen image, but can only submit them as one entry, which must be posted to our "Character Creation Contest Entries" Discord channel.
Please add your character name and server to your entry post.
The best entries will be determined by a community vote (as "Likes", while will be ongoing throughout the contest). Voting will end two days after the contest ends (Feb 7). In the event of the tie break, the Community Team will have the final vote.
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