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From Across France to the world's biggest bike rally
By Leo Woodland
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Roll up, roll up, for the big show!
I had to smile last night. Steph and I rode into town to meet friends. Our way back to the camp site took us past a couple of the exits from the Sem Fed village, the enormous marquees that house the bar, the bike exhibition and everything else.
It's best to ride past these exits carefully because, even with stewards, there's the chance that someone will charge out from the right and knock you flying. Our surprise last night was to have a youngish couple turn out of the exit and, having nobody to torpedo from the side, turn left and ride down the road hungrily looking for us.
They showed no sign of stopping as we came closer and eventually we all stopped, front wheel to front wheel, as the couple looked at us puzzled.
"On roule à droite ici," I said.
Neither said anything. They just looked puzzled. And then the man made a "Doh!" sound and the two rode diagonally across the road and continued along the right kerb. It is easy, if you're English, to come out of a turning and start riding on the left. I know... I've done it.
The village is the centre point of any Sem Fed. When you collect your paperwork and your maps at the start of the week, the envelope contains a medallion on a ribbon. The design is different every year. We have had little cow bells and even a red reflector.
The medallion is your passe-partout. In theory someone should check it going into the camp site. It is always checked going into the village. Because there is where the bar, the restaurant, the exhibition, the repair stands and everything else is.
Dotted around the outside of the exhibition are the mechanics. Some are individuals, from local bike shops perhaps. Others work on the Mavic and Shimano stands, repairing and adjusting anything brought to them. Inside the tent are the bike companies, the clothing firms, the tourist agencies and the sellers of local wine, cheese and other food. This is France, after all. The crowd can get thick. The trick is to get there when everybody is out on bikes. That was when I bought shoes and Steph treated herself to a jersey. Later we went back for tyres from Schwalbe.
There must, I think, be some friction between the organisers and stand-holders. One year, the friction grew hot enough that hardly anybody came. This year things had been remedied but the biggest exhibitor, Randocycle of Paris, looks gone for good. And it's been a couple of years since I saw Bernard Thévenet, the winner of the Tour de France, selling his bike clothes.
On the other hand, there's nothing but eagerness to get into a second tent. That is where the bike clubs and other organisations are. While the trade stands are manned by professional staff, paid not to wander off, the club stands are - or should be - run by enthusiasts. I say "should be" because, being enthusiasts, they tend to wander off and go out on their bikes and you find nothing on some stands other than a scattering of leaflets.
The biggest stand belongs to the Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme. You'd expect that. But there are clubs for people dotty about 650 wheels, for those who have had heart attacks, marathon men determined to ride from one side of France to the other in a limited time and, oddest of all, the "Demi-siècle" club.
A siècle is a century, so a demi-siècle is 50 years. It's a club for anyone more than 50. That amuses and puzzles me. I'm over 50 but I don't see any more in common with other people over 50 than I do with those less than 50. Age is the last thing that matters. Being a cyclist is what counts.
Odder, though, is that almost everybody at the Sem Fed is older than 50. It's not that cycle-touring appeals to old fogies, although it may do; it's more that to take a week off to go to a bike rally is easier if you're retired and therefore an unusually large number of retired people will be there. Not everybody, but more than in the population at large.
From that, you'd think the half-century boys would do a roaring trade. But I never saw anybody there. Happily, maybe other people also think their age is neither here nor there.

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Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom and share regurgitated meals of blood. They also form friendships with less closely related bats. Gerry Carter, post-doctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), and colleagues discovered that unrelated friends are important backup support when family members go missing.
When they remove a major food donor, like a mother or daughter, from a bat's social network, females who previously built up more friendships with non-relatives cope better with their loss. They score more food than do female bats who only invest in close kin.
To understand how social bet hedging works for vampire bats, Carter's team monitored social interactions in a captive colony of about 30 marked common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) for four years. They worked out how the bats were related based on their genes. Carter removed individual females from the group for a 24-hour fasting period. Just before returning them to the group, he removed one of the bat's key food donors, usually its mother or daughter. Then he looked at how each bat coped with this change to its social network.
Social bet hedging might exist in other species, including humans. Other studies have shown that baboons that lose a close relative to a predator will begin grooming more individuals in their group. There is also evidence that humans are happier with quality over quantity, yet people living in unpredictable social environments tend to value more friendships over a few stronger ones. "It would be particularly interesting to test the extent to which human collaborative or friendship networks are shaped by decisions to invest in relationship quantity or quality," the authors conclude.
"The social bet-hedging hypothesis provides a new dimension to why animals form and maintain social groups," said Damien Farine, a former post-doctoral fellow at STRI who is now principal investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and University of Konstanz in Germany, and a co-author of the study.
Funding for this study was from the Ford Foundation and a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the American Society of Mammologists and the Animal Behavior Society.
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Clear for championship game
Allison (illness) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's NFC Championship Game in San Francisco, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
Analysis: As was the case with his teammates, Allison seems to have got over his bout with the flu in 48 hours, going from a DNP on Wednesday to full participant to close out the week. He hasn't surpassed 30 yards receiving since Week 7 but nonetheless has been targeted 3.3 times per game (including playoffs) this season.
Published: Fri, Jan 17 at 2:10pm by Rotowire.com
Elevates to 'limited' Thursday
Allison (illness) was limited at Thursday's practice.
Analysis: Allison is the most recent Packer to come down with an illness, sitting out Wednesday before getting in some work one day later. He'll look to ditch the designation entirely by week's end.
Published: Thu, Jan 16 at 2:12pm by Rotowire.com
Allison didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness.
Analysis: A flu bug has been going around the Packers' locker room for about a week, impacting the likes of rookie running back Dexter Williams, fullback Danny Vitale and starting right tackle Brian Bulaga. Allison is only the most recent victim, but considering the illness has cycled through in about 48 hours in the other cases, he likely will be fine by the weekend. Friday's injury report will provide the last word on his availability for Sunday's NFC Championship Game at San Francisco.
Published: Wed, Jan 15 at 2:23pm by Rotowire.com
One reception against Seahawks
Allison was targeted once and had one reception for 11 yards in Sunday's divisional-round win over the Seahawks.
Analysis: Allison was on the field for just 20 of a possible 64 snaps Sunday, which limited his chances to catch the football. Don't expect his role to change much in next weekend's NFC Championship Game.
Published: Mon, Jan 13 at 10:13am by Rotowire.com
Three receptions against Lions
Allison was targeted four times and caught three passes for 17 yards in Sunday's victory over the Lions.
Analysis: Allison bounced back from a zero-catch Week 16 with his most receptions since Week 12. He heads into the playoffs as the Packers' No. 3 receiver but has not topped 20 yards in a game since Week 9.
Published: Tue, Dec 31 at 10:22am by Rotowire.com
Goes without catch in Week 16
Allison was targeted twice but did not catch a pass in Monday's victory over the Vikings.
Analysis: Allison was on the field for 33 offensive plays, but he was held without a catch for the first time since Week 1. He finished with the third-most snaps among Packers wideouts for the second time in as many weeks, and with Allen Lazard coming on, he figures to stay in that spot. Packers receivers will face a Lions defense in Week 17 that has been beaten by opposing wideouts all season, but it's unlikely Allison will be involved enough to exploit the matchup.
Snap count slips in Week 15
Allison was targeted four times and caught two passes for 19 yards in Sunday's victory over the Bears.
Analysis: Allison had more receptions and yards than he did Week 14, but he still hasn't topped 40 yards in a game since putting up a season-high 52 yards Week 4. He at least had been regularly seeing the second-most snaps among Packers receivers, but he didn't even do that Week 15, finishing third behind Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. He'll head into Week 16 as a third receiver averaging fewer than 20 yards per contest over the last 10 games, which certainly isn't appealing for fantasy purposes.
Gets in full practice Thursday
Allison (knee) practiced fully Thursday.
Analysis: Allison upgraded from Wednesday's limited showing, clearing his health in one fell swoop. He's maintained a consistent workload all season, ranking first among Packers wide receivers with a 60.9-percent share of the offensive snaps. Health has helped him along the way, as well as hindered Davante Adams (56.9 percent), who went from FP on Wednesday to a limited participant Thursday due to his lingering toe issue.
Dealing with knee injury
Allison was limited at Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury.
Analysis: Allison has received at least 50 percent of the Packers' offensive snaps in 10 of 13 games this season, including each of the last seven. Even so, he's put up just 29 catches (on 45 targets) for 251 yards and two touchdowns to date. With a knee injury in tow, his status will be one to monitor as this weekend's matchup with the Bears approaches.
Published: Wed, Dec 11 at 1:40pm by Rotowire.com
Limited to one reception
Allison was targeted once and caught an 11-yard pass in Sunday's victory over Washington.
Analysis: Allison played the second-most snaps among Packers receivers for the fourth game in a row, but as was the case the previous three weeks, the result was only minimal production. The Packers take on a Bears team Week 15 that has struggled to slow opposing receivers of late, but a glance at Allison's game log provides little reason to believe he'll take advantage.
Published: Mon, Dec 9 at 10:19am by Rotowire.com
Minimal output again
Allison was targeted three times and caught two passes for 20 yards in Sunday's victory over the Giants.
Analysis: Allison finished second among Packers wide receivers in snaps for the third game in a row, and both of his catches picked up first downs in key spots, but his final output still did not help fantasy players all that much. He's averaging just 2.2 receptions for 12.6 yards over his last five contests, which will not inspire much confidence in him from those weighing options at the wide receiver position Week 14.
Three receptions in defeat
Allison was targeted four times and caught three passes for nine yards in Sunday's loss to the 49ers.
Analysis: The four targets were the most Allison saw since Week 7, but he did little with his opportunities and finished with a single digit in the receiving yardage department for the third time in four games. Allison started Sunday's game and finished second among Packers wide receivers in offensive snaps. While he does have a nice matchup his next time out against a Giants defense that struggles with opposing pass catchers, given Allison's recent ouptut, fantasy players in need of wide receiver help…read more
Minimal yardage on three receptions
Allison caught all three targets for six yards in Sunday's victory over the Panthers.
Analysis: Allison played the second-most snaps among Packers receivers Week 10, but he also finished fifth among the same group in receiving yards. He's played at least 62 percent of the snaps in three straight games, but he also has accumulated just six receptions and 34 yards since that streak began. While Allison is getting on the field, fantasy players aren't getting much from him and may want to look for another option at the wide receiver position with the Packers on bye Week 11 before facing a…read more
Quiet in Week 10 loss
Allison caught two passes for 21 yards in Sunday's loss to the Chargers.
Analysis: Allison's snap-count percentage increased for the third straight game despite the return of Davante Adams, but as has regularly been the case over the last month, he did little for those in both standard and PPR leagues. To be exact, over five games dating back to Oct. 6, Allison has been targeted 23 times, but accumulated just 12 receptions for 129 yards and no scores. While he is getting on the field, he isn't doing much when he's out there, and it's fair to consider him the fourth-best…read more
Published: Mon, Nov 4 at 8:27am by Rotowire.com
Just one catch in win
Allison caught one of three targets for seven yards during Sunday's 31-24 win over the Chiefs.
Analysis: Allison was outproduced by Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams, Jimmy Graham, Allen Lazard and Jake Kumerow in the passing attack Sunday. Despite the extended absence of Davante Adams (toe), Allison hasn't managed to make a consistent impact in the Packers' offense. In six of eight games this season, Allison has failed to either eclipse 50 receiving yards or log a touchdown, making him difficult to rely on for fantasy purposes.
Four receptions in victory
Allison was targeted five times and caught four passes for 33 yards in Sunday's victory over the Raiders.
Analysis: Allison was able to take the field despite not practicing all week due to a concussion, but he could not take advantage of a leaky Raiders secondary as some of his teammates did. Despite playing about half the snaps the last two weeks because of the head injury -- he left early in Week 6 and was seemingly on a pitch count in Week 7 -- Allison has averaged six targets per game in the three contests Davante Adams (toe) has missed. However, that volume has resulted in just nine receptions, 101…read more
Puts concussion behind him
Allison (concussion) is active for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Allison was the recipient of a big hit from the Lions' Tracy Walker in Week 6, sustaining a concussion in the process. Although he didn't practice all week and initially was termed "doubtful" for this contest, the Packers seemingly gave him a chance to play by upgrading him to questionable Saturday. In the end, Allison completed the league's protocol for head injuries in less than a week, making him available to the offense. He'll serve as one of the team's top receiving options alongside…read more
Published: Sun, Oct 20 at 8:41am by Rotowire.com
May be game-time decision Sunday
The Packers are optimistic that at least one of Allison (concussion/chest) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (ankle/knee) will be active for Sunday's game against the Raiders, but the team will evaluate both in pre-game warmups before deciding on the status of either receiver, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Analysis: Both wideouts are listed as questionable for the Week 7 matchup, but Allison may face a tougher road to gain an active status after he was initially given a doubtful designation Friday before being upgraded Saturday. Considering that an MRI conducted earlier this week cleared Allison of structural damage to his chest area, passing the concussion protocol looks to be the 25-year-old's primary concern at this juncture. Even if he looks good physically in his pre-game warmup, Allison would still…read more
Upgraded to questionable
The Packers have upgraded Allison (chest/concussion) to questionable for Sunday's game against the Raiders.
Analysis: Allison got knocked out of Monday's victory over the Lions on the first play of the second half when he suffered a concussion. He was ultimately given a doubtful designation for Week 7 after being sidelined at practice all week. However, he appears to be making some late progress. With Davante Adams (toe) already out and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (knee/ankle) considered a game-day decision, the Packers are very thin at receiver. Thus, Allison could be in line for a healthy workload should he…read more
Published: Sat, Oct 19 at 9:49am by Rotowire.com
Doubtful for Sunday
Allison (chest/concussion) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Raiders, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Allison was held out of every practice this week after he suffered a concussion in Monday's loss to the Lions. With Davante Adams (toe) ruled out and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (knee/ankle) headed for a game-day decision, the Packers will need significant contributions from some combination of Jake Kumerow, Allen Lazard, Ryan Grant and Darrius Shepherd.
Published: Fri, Oct 18 at 1:14pm by Rotowire.com
Misses another practice session
Allison (chest/concussion) isn't practicing Friday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Absent from practice throughout the week, Allison doesn't seem to have much shot at playing in Sunday's game against the Raiders. He may be joined on the sideline by fellow wide receivers Davante Adams (toe) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (knee/ankle).
Published: Fri, Oct 18 at 9:24am by Rotowire.com
No practice Thursday
Allison (concussion/chest) was held out of practice Thursday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Allison has yet to receive clearance for on-field work as he works his way through the concussion protocol, a bad sign for his Week 7 availability. On a more positive note, Allison's chest injury seems to be a lesser concern, as an MRI returned negative earlier in the week, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Aside from Allison, the Packers' receiving corps is rife with injured players, namely Davante Adams (toe), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (ankle/knee), Jimmy Graham (ankle) and Robert Tonyan (hip).…read more
No activity Wednesday
Allison (concussion/chest) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's injury report, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Allison took the brunt of a hit from Lions defensive back Tracy Walker on Monday night, suffering a concussion and chest injury in the process. Unless he makes some noticeable progress through the protocol for head injuries Thursday and/or Friday, he won't be a candidate to suit up Sunday versus the Raiders. The Packers have a number of injuries in the receiving corps at the moment, with Davante Adams (toe) missing the past two games and Marquez Valdes-Scantling picking up ankle and knee…read more
Published: Wed, Oct 16 at 4:35pm by Rotowire.com
Officially ruled out
Allison (chest, concussion) has officially been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game against the Lions.
Analysis: Allison went back to the locker room in the second half to be evaluated for a concussion, in addition to a chest injury he suffered in the contest. The Packers will have four wideouts for the remainder of the contest: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Jake Kumerow, Darrius Shepherd and Allen Lazard. Look for more updates on Allison's status to come when the team returns to practice Wednesday.
Questionable to return
Allison suffered a chest injury and is also being evaluated for a concussion, leaving his return questionable for Monday's contest against the Lions.
Analysis: With Davante Adams (toe) already out, the Packers will be down to four active wideouts. Allison will have to pass concussion protocol testing before he is cleared to return to the field. He exits the contest with three receptions for 40 yards. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is now the most experienced receiver left, but has been dealing with his own injuries tonight, which leaves Aaron Rodgers to rely on the likes of Jake Kumerow, Darrius Shepherd and Allen Lazard.
Poor numbers in win
Allison caught two of six targets for 28 yards in Sunday's 34-24 win over the Cowboys.
Analysis: The fourth-year wideout was second on the team in targets behind Aaron Jones, but Allison wasn't able to convert the volume into much production. He's failed to top 30 yards in four of five games this season, and even with Davante Adams (toe) sidelined, it doesn't seem as though he'll be a big part of the Packers' game plan.
Secures second TD of season
Allison secured three of four targets for 52 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 34-27 loss to the Eagles on Thursday. He also rushed once for seven yards.
Analysis: Allison hauled in his second touchdown pass of the season to cap off a key late second-quarter drive for the Packers. The 25-year-old has had a steady complementary role in the three games he's suited up for, logging 11 targets and parlaying them into eight receptions. The Illinois product is still a firm third in the receiver pecking order behind Davante Adams (toe) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but he'll look to play a bigger role in a potential Week 5 shootout against the Cowboys a week from…read more
Published: Thu, Sep 26 at 10:02pm by Rotowire.com
Minimal output in Week 3
Allison had one reception for minus-one yard in Sunday's victory over the Broncos.
Analysis: Allison scored his first touchdown of the season in Week 2, but he has sandwiched a couple duds around that, going scoreless in Week 1 and barely making it into the box score in Week 3. Despite the quiet Sunday, he was still the clear No. 3 wideout, with his 26 snaps slotting him in behind Marquez Valdes-Scantling's 50 snaps and ahead of Allen Lazard's five. Allison's numbers won't inspire much confidence in fantasy players heading into Week 4, but he should at least have opportunity on his…read more
Published: Mon, Sep 23 at 7:48am by Rotowire.com
Finds paydirt in victory
Allison had four receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's victory over the Vikings. He also lost a fumble in the game.
Analysis: Allison did not see even one pass in his direction last week, but he made the most of his five targets Week 2, finding paydirt for the first time this season. The fumble certainly did not do Allison, the Packers or fantasy players any favors at the time, but he was fighting for extra yards on the play, so don't expect it to affect his standing moving forward. Allison was on the field for 34 of the Packers' 75 offensive snaps (45 percent) Sunday, which was 31 fewer plays than No. 2 wideout…read more
No targets in opener
Allison was not targeted in Thursday's victory over the Bears.
Analysis: Allison played the third-most snaps among Packers receivers in Week 1, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, but he was still shut out entirely in the passing game. The Packers threw just 30 passes and completed just 18 of them, so the opportunities for the pass catchers as a whole were minimal. There should be better days ahead for Allison, but he'll be the Packers' third receiver heading into Week 2, and passing could again be challenging for the Packers as they take on a Vikings team…read more
Published: Fri, Sep 6 at 7:39am by Rotowire.com
Big gain in loss
Allison caught two of three targets for 29 yards in Thursday night's 26-13 preseason loss to the Ravens.
Analysis: Allison hauled in a 22-yard strike from DeShone Kizer on a third-down play that helped set up Green Bay's opening field goal. Despite not featuring for long, Allison's long reception ensured his impact was felt, which bodes well as he and Marquez Valdes-Scantling push for starter's snaps alongside Davante Adams this season.
Plays sparingly in preseason opener
Allison played eight snaps on offense in Thursday's preseason opener, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, but did not catch a pass.
Analysis: Allison was able to take the field for the first time since last October, but he played sparingly while the Packers evaluated other receivers. Allison is competing with several receivers for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind Davante Adams, and nothing notable in the competition occurred Thursday. The Packers' next two preseason games -- in which quarterback Aaron Rodgers is likely to see action -- could shed more light on how the Packers' receivers will line up in Week 1.
Published: Fri, Aug 9 at 11:58am by Rotowire.com
Playing slot
Allison appears headed for a slot role, ESPN.com's Rob Demovsky reports.
Analysis: Marquez Valdes-Scantling is working as the No. 2 outside receiver on the starting offense at mandatory minicamp, while Allison is playing the slot in three-wide formations. Coach Matt LaFleur hinted at using Allison inside earlier this offseason, though the 25-year-old played 77.6 percent of his snaps outside in five games last year. It won't be ideal for Allison's fantasy value if he comes off the field when the Packers use multiple tight ends, but a role as the No. 3 wide receiver still would…read more
Could replace Cobb in the slot
Allison completed his recovery from core muscle surgery and is excited to get a look in multiple roles under new coach Matt LaFleur, ESPN.com's Rob Demovksy reports. "You don't want to be in a one-position role; that's limiting yourself," Allison said. "I feel confident where I'm at. I'm still able to do the same things I could before the injury."
Analysis: Allison bounced back strong from season-ending surgery in November and re-signed with the Packers on a one-year, $2.8 million contract that includes a $750,000 signing bonus. He might've received a multi-year offer sheet from another team if he'd accepted his restricted free agent tender for $2.025 million, but he preferred to stay with the Packers and bet on himself to earn a much larger contract next offseason. The approach makes sense given that Allison posted a 20-303-2 receiving line in…read more
Published: Fri, Mar 29 at 8:42am by Rotowire.com
Back with Pack for another year
The Packers and Allison reached an agreement on a one-year contract Friday, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.
Analysis: The Packers tendered Allison as a restricted free agent Wednesday, giving the team the "right of first refusal" on any offer he may have received. While the tender equated to $2.025 million, this new deal increases his guaranteed money and includes incentives. As the receiving corps stands, Allison is the No. 2 option behind Davante Adams, with second-year and unproven players littering the rest of the depth chart. Allison hasn't produced much in 30 games with the Packers, but his peripherals…read more
Published: Fri, Mar 15 at 4:35pm by Rotowire.com
Tendered by Green Bay
The Packers tendered Allison a contract for the 2019 season Wednesday, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.
Analysis: Allison was a restricted free agent who would have hit the open market had Green Bay not tendered him before the start of the new league year. Now locked in with the Packers for another season, Allison is a top candidate to enter the upcoming offseason program as the team's No. 2 wideout behind Davante Adams.
Published: Wed, Mar 13 at 2:30pm by Rotowire.com
Ready for offseason program
Allison (groin) said he will be 100 percent healthy for the start of voluntary workouts in early April, Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Analysis: Allison had season-ending surgery in November to repair a core muscle injury, with his recovery timeline estimated at six weeks. He also dealt with a concussion and a hamstring injury earlier in the season, finishing with a 20-303-2 receiving line on 30 targets in just five appearances. While the per-game production is promising for his 2019 outlook, the 25-year-old may need to battle for playing time this summer, assuming he's still with the Packers. Allison is scheduled to become a restricted…read more
Published: Tue, Mar 5 at 7:29am by Rotowire.com
Done for 2018
Allison (groin) won't be eligible to be activated from injured reserve this season after the Packers designated wideout Jake Kumerow (shoulder) to return from IR on Wednesday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Analysis: After bringing back fellow receiver Trevor Davis from IR last week, the Packers used their second and final designation on Kumerow, a preseason standout who seems to be near full health. While Allison projects to be close to 100 percent before the end of 2018, he was never an ideal candidate to return from IR since he wouldn't have been eligible to play until the postseason. Allison shouldn't face any restrictions when the Packers reconvene for OTAs next spring.
The Packers placed Allison (groin) on injured reserve Tuesday.
Analysis: The IR move means Allison won't be available for at least eight weeks after he underwent surgery to address a core-muscle injury, ending any possibility of him playing again before the regular season concludes. Allison could be a candidate for activation during the postseason should the Packers qualify, but the team would first have to designate him as one of its two players eligible to return. His absence for the entire back half of the Packers' schedule paves the way for rookie Marquez…read more
Published: Tue, Nov 6 at 1:15pm by Rotowire.com
Slated for surgery, out at least six weeks
Allison is expected to undergo surgery on a core muscle injury, which will include a recovery timetable of six weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: After an examination by Dr. William Meyers, it was determined Allison will require a procedure to treat the lingering injury, per Rob Demovsky. The development comes on the heels of coach Mike McCarthy stating Monday that Allison has a significant injury. Allison is a candidate to be placed on injured reserve following surgery, but such a roster move would ensure he won't play again until Week 17, at the earliest. In his stead, the Packers will continue to roll with Marquez Valdes-Scantling as…read more
Published: Mon, Nov 5 at 2:10pm by Rotowire.com
May require surgery
Head coach Mike McCarthy indicated Monday that Allison (groin) is dealing with a significant injury and could be out for an extended period of time, Michael Cohen of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Rob Demovsky of ESPN relays that Allison may require surgery, but it isn't clear if the receiver is expected to miss the remainder of the season. In any case, rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling figures to become an even more prominent figure in the Packers offense in the immediate future.
Won't play Sunday
Allison (groin/hamstring) was downgraded from doubtful to out for Sunday's game against the Patriots.
Analysis: Allison has been marred by a concussion and hamstring issue over the last month and then the groin injury cropped up this week. Rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling has shown a solid rapport with quarterback Aaron Rodgers in recent weeks and should take on a larger role against the Patriots with Allison again sidelined.
Doubtful for Week 9
The Packers will list Allison (groin/hamstring) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: After missing games in Weeks 5 and 6 with a concussion and hamstring injury, Allison returned to action in the Week 7 loss to the Rams, making one reception for 14 yards while playing 30 offensive snaps. The wideout looked poised to see his role expand this weekend, but those plans were thwarted when the lingering hamstring issue limited his involvement at Wednesday's practice before he developed a groin injury during Thursday's session. It's unclear what exactly he was able to do Friday, but…read more
Published: Fri, Nov 2 at 1:21pm by Rotowire.com
Now dealing with groin injury as well
Allison (hamstring) injured his groin at Thursday's practice, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. "We'll see where he is [Friday]," McCarthy said, when asked about Allison's status.
Analysis: Allison was listed as a limited participant Thursday with a lingering hamstring injury, but it's possible he injured his groin after practice started. His status for Week 9 against the Patriots is murky at best now that he's dealing with the two setbacks, though it's worth noting he returned from a two-game absence due to a concussion and the same hamstring issue to play in Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Rams. His participation at Friday's practice -- or lack thereof -- should provide a clue toward…read more
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G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $16.5 million in financing for a new 44,000-square-foot office building in Morristown developed by The Hampshire Cos., the mortgage banker said Monday.
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Der Begriff Vatileaks wurde durch den damaligen Pressesprecher des Vatikans, Federico Lombardi, in Anlehnung an Wikileaks geprägt und beschreibt die Veröffentlichung von vertraulichen Dokumenten des Vatikans 2011 und 2012.

Zeitlicher Ablauf und Inhalt der Enthüllungen

Seit 2011 waren immer wieder interne Dokumente der Vatikanstadt in die Medien gelangt. In einigen Unterlagen, die der päpstliche Kammerdiener Paolo Gabriele (1966–2020) an die Medien weitergegeben haben soll, ging es um Vorwürfe der Korruption, des Missmanagements und der Günstlingswirtschaft im Vatikan. Außerdem wurde Kritik an der Führung des Istituto per le Opere di Religione (Vatikanbank) geübt. Zudem spricht der Untersuchungsbericht von einer versteckten homosexuellen Lobby innerhalb der Kurie. Eine Villa außerhalb der Ewigen Stadt, eine Sauna im römischen Vorort Quarto Miglio und ein Schönheitssalon im historischen Zentrum werden als Orte von homosexuellen Begegnungen genannt. Ebenso sei es auf dem Gebiet des Vatikans zu intimen Begegnungen zwischen Männern der Kirche gekommen.

2011 und 2012 soll Gabriele geheim gehaltene Dokumente aus dem Vatikan geschmuggelt haben. Neben vier Nonnen und den beiden Privatsekretären Georg Gänswein und Alfred Xuereb war er einer der wenigen Vertrauten, die Zugang zu den Privaträumen des Papstes hatten. Gabriele soll außerdem Briefe des Papstes an dessen Sekretär Georg Gänswein sowie Dokumente zum Fall der 1983 entführten Bürgerin der Vatikanstadt Emanuela Orlandi öffentlich gemacht haben.

Des Weiteren wurde Gabriele der Diebstahl von Wertgegenständen vorgeworfen.

Veröffentlichung
Die Weitergabe vertraulicher Informationen aus dem Umfeld des Papstes beschäftigte den Heiligen Stuhl seit der Buchveröffentlichung des italienischen Journalisten Gianluigi Nuzzi mit dem Titel Sua Santità (Seine Heiligkeit, 2012). Darin publizierte er die geheimen Briefe aus dem Schreibtisch von Papst Benedikt XVI., wozu Briefe, Faxe sowie Gesprächsvorlagen zählten. Unter anderem wurde ein internes Vatikan-Memorandum für ein Treffen des Papstes mit dem italienischen Präsidenten Giorgio Napolitano abgedruckt.

Untersuchung
Im April 2012 setzte der Papst zur Untersuchung der Dokumentendiebstähle eine Untersuchungskommission ein, die aus den drei emeritierten Kardinälen Julián Herranz  (Leitung), Jozef Tomko und Salvatore De Giorgi bestand. Unterstützt wurde diese durch den vatikanischen Innenminister Erzbischof Giovanni Angelo Becciu.

Am 25. Mai 2012 wurde der Kammerdiener des Papstes, Paolo Gabriele, festgenommen. Nach seinen Vernehmungen im Vatikanstaat wurde Gabriele am 21. Juli 2012 aus der Haft entlassen und unter Hausarrest gestellt. Vor Prozessbeginn war angekündigt worden, dass dieser nach italienischem Strafprozessrecht erfolgen werde, welches zwei Rechtsmittelinstanzen vorsieht.

Manche Beobachter äußerten Zweifel daran, dass der eher als schlichtes Gemüt beschriebene Kammerdiener Paolo Gabriele wirklich alleine hinter der Affäre stecke, und sahen in ihm eher einen möglichen Sündenbock.

Anfang Juni 2012 gab die Zeitung La Repubblica bekannt, dass man auch nach Gabrieles Festnahme weitere Geheimpapiere erhalten hatte.

Reaktionen
Papst Benedikt XVI. zeigte sich nach Angaben aus seinem Umfeld "betrübt und geschockt" über die Enthüllungen in der Affäre um die Weitergabe vertraulicher Dokumente des Vatikans an die Medien. Die Festnahme seines Kammerdieners sei eine "schmerzhafte" Entwicklung, zitieren ihn italienische Medien unter Berufung auf einen Vertrauten.

Im Juni 2012 äußerte sich erstmals ein deutscher Kardinal zu dem Skandal. Der Berliner Erzbischof Rainer Maria Kardinal Woelki bezeichnete es in der Wochenzeitung Die Zeit als "umso ärgerlicher", wenn "im Raum der Kirche eine Bank schlecht agiert oder sogar Geldwäsche passiert und finanzielle Unregelmäßigkeiten geschehen." Woelki stellte auch fest, dass die Kirche jedoch so gut wie möglich an der Überwindung der Missstände arbeite, und forderte "einen Prozess der Selbstreinigung".

Prozesse und Verurteilungen
Der Prozess des Vatikan gegen Gabriele begann am 29. September 2012 und stand unter der Leitung von Gerichtspräsident Giuseppe Dalla Torre. Wegen Beihilfe zum Diebstahl musste sich auch Claudio Sciarpelletti verteidigen. Bei dem Informatiker im päpstlichen Staatssekretariat, der als Vertrauter von Gabriele gilt, war eines der gestohlenen Papiere gefunden worden. Acht per Losverfahren ausgewählte Journalisten nicht-vatikanischer Medien durften den Prozess begleiten. Während des Verfahrens gab Gabriele am 2. Oktober 2012 zu, vertrauliche Dokumente weitergegeben und ohne Komplizen gehandelt zu haben. Dennoch erklärte er sich nicht des schweren Diebstahls schuldig, sondern nur Benedikt XVI. gegenüber schuldig. Ebenfalls wurde entschieden, eine Untersuchung zu seinen Haftbedingungen einzuleiten.

Das Gericht befand Gabriele am 6. Oktober 2012 des schweren Diebstahls für schuldig und verurteilte ihn zu 18 Monaten Haft. Nach Angaben von Pressesprecher Lombardi wurden durch das Urteil weitere Ermittlungen nicht ausgeschlossen. Gianluigi Nuzzi appellierte nach dem Urteil an Benedikt XVI., Paolo Gabriele zu begnadigen. Am 25. Oktober 2012 trat Gabriele die Haftstrafe im Vatikan an (und nicht wie allgemein erwartet in einem italienischen Gefängnis). Benedikt XVI. besuchte ihn am 22. Dezember 2012 im Gefängnis, vergab ihm und hob die Verbüßung der Reststrafe auf. Gabriele wurde noch am selben Tag entlassen und kehrte zu seiner Familie zurück.

Am 5. November 2012 begann vor einem vatikanischen Gericht der Prozess gegen Claudio Sciarpelletti. Am 10. November 2012 wurde er der Beihilfe zum Diebstahl von Vatikan-Dokumenten, begangen von Paolo Gabriele, schuldig gesprochen. Sciarpellettis Strafe von zwei Monaten Gefängnis wurde auf fünf Jahre zur Bewährung ausgesetzt, da er sich zuvor keines Vergehens schuldig gemacht und bei den Ermittlungen kooperiert hatte.

Gesetzgeberische Maßnahmen und Vatileaks 2.0
Im Juni 2013 wurde mit Artikel 116 bis ein neuer Tatbestand in das Strafgesetzbuch des Vatikanstaates eingefügt, der die Verbreitung vertraulicher Informationen und Dokumente unter Strafe stellt.

Auf dessen Grundlage begann im November 2015 vor dem Gerichtshof des Vatikanstaates ein Prozess gegen den Prälaten Lucio Vallejo Balda, der am 2. November 2015 in Untersuchungshaft genommen wurde, gegen die PR-Agentin Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, die beiden Journalisten Emiliano Fittipaldi und Gianluigi Nuzzi sowie einen weiteren Angeklagten. Diese Affäre wird als Vatileaks 2.0 bezeichnet.

Literatur
 Gianluigi Nuzzi: Seine Heiligkeit: Die geheimen Briefe aus dem Schreibtisch von Papst Benedikt XVI. Piper, 2. Aufl. (10. September 2012), ISBN 978-3-492-05575-8.
 Das italienische Original hat den Titel Sua Santità. Le Carte Segrete Di Benedetto XVI und wurde am 17. Mai 2012 im Verlag CHIARE LETTERE S.R.L. veröffentlicht, ISBN 978-88-6190-095-0.

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Ungeklärter Kriminalfall
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AdaCore President Robert B. K. Dewar (1945-2015)
AdaCore President Robert B. K. Dewar (1945-2015) (Photo: Business Wire)
July 02, 2015 08:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time
NEW YORK & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With great sadness, AdaCore announces the passing of Robert Dewar, company President and one of its founders. Dr. Dewar succumbed to cancer on June 30, 2015. He had a distinguished career as a Professor of Computer Science at New York University (NYU), played a key role in the design and implementation of the Ada programming language, and founded AdaCore, along with four colleagues, in 1994. He served as its CEO until 2012 and as its President until his death.
At AdaCore, Dr. Dewar was active in all phases of the company's business, going well beyond the typical duties of his office. He was the principal architect of the GNAT compiler technology, a member of several product development teams, tracked problem reports to make sure they were handled properly, wrote numerous journal articles and opinion pieces on topical events in the industry, and served as company spokesman to customers and the trade press. He was an outspoken advocate of Freely Licensed Open Source Software, gave many talks on the subject, and was instrumental in establishing a cooperative relationship between AdaCore and the Free Software Foundation.
During his time as CEO, Dr. Dewar guided AdaCore's strategic decisions that allowed the company to achieve and sustain steady growth and profitability, and he put in place by example an egoless corporate culture based on technical excellence and mutual respect. What he created is still very much a part of the AdaCore team and guides its current management.
"Robert made a difference," said AdaCore CEO and co-founder Franco Gasperoni. "In Africa there is a saying that you die when you are forgotten. All of us at AdaCore will keep Robert's memory alive, and we will strive to continue the technical and business heritage that Robert has left us with."
Dr. Dewar was born in Oxford, England, on June 21, 1945. After moving to the US, he attended the University of Chicago, receiving a BS in 1964 and a PhD in Chemistry in 1968. While a graduate student, he started working with computers to analyze x-ray crystallography and soon shifted careers. He joined the Computer Science faculty at NYU in 1975, became Full Professor in 1976, and later served as the Chair of the Department.
Specializing in programming language design and implementation, he participated in the SETL project and became involved with Ada from the outset, first as a consultant to one of the language design teams and subsequently as a Distinguished Reviewer. He was one of the architects of the Ada/Ed compiler at NYU, which was written in SETL and served as an operational definition of the Ada 83 language. He was actively involved with Ada throughout the language's history, as a member of the Ada Rapporteur Group that maintains the language standard and as a designer and implementor of AdaCore's GNAT Ada technology.
Dr. Dewar was involved in the design of Algol 68, a member of IFIP WG2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi, and served as that group's chair from 1978 to 1983. He was an expert in all aspects of language technology and co-developed compilers for SPITBOL (SNOBOL), Realia COBOL for the PC, and Alsys Ada. He also designed and implemented several real-time operating systems for Honeywell Inc.
He co-authored several books and wrote dozens of articles and technical papers. His talents as an articulate and knowledgeable expert on topics ranging from computers and the law to software safety and security certification made him a sought-after speaker at conferences. He was a recognized expert in copyright and patent law for software and testified as such in many well-known cases.
"Robert was at the same time a brilliant computer scientist always ready to engage in intellectual debates over technical topics, and an open and friendly human being always ready to show kindness and support in personal or social matters," said AdaCore Managing Director and co-founder Cyrille Comar. "His intensity in technical debate was matched by his gentility in personal relationships, and I owe Robert a great debt in his helping me find and set a path toward my goals in life."
"Robert was a genius in software design, certainly one of the best of his generation," said Edmond Schonberg, AdaCore co-founder. "In addition, he was a tireless teacher and an exemplary stylist in all he wrote, and we learned immensely from his example, his lucid prose, and his elegant code. The best way to honor his memory will be for all of us at AdaCore to apply all he taught us about our craft, and about the core values that he stated so forcefully, and that animate all our work."
Outside of his professional life, Dr. Dewar was a superb baritone, a bassoon and recorder player, a conductor, and a member of the North American Heckelphone Society. He was the lifeblood of the Village Light Opera Group (VLOG) in New York, serving for 35 years in numerous capacities from producer to president, from fly master to music director. He was a major benefactor and performed in a myriad of productions with the group. VLOG's Dewar Center for the Performing Arts is named in recognition of Robert and Karin Dewar's contributions.
Dr. Dewar was in many ways a "Renaissance Man" with deep expertise in fields ranging from Intellectual Property law to Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and he was equally at ease discussing fine points of compiler optimization technology and the origins of English language usage of "shall" versus "will". But beyond his keen intellect and many talents he was a witty, entertaining, and engaging gentleman who enriched the lives of all who knew him.
"In the 40 years I was working with him in various capacities, Robert was always a source of great stories and wisdom in fields far beyond computing," said Richard Kenner, AdaCore co-founder. "He has taught all of us much in those fields as well as in computing, and those lessons will remain with us always."
Dr. Dewar is survived by two children, Jennifer and Keith Dewar, and two grandchildren. His wife Karin predeceased him in 2013.
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Home » Posts » Treatment » CBT » Let's group them together! Transdiagnostic group therapy for anxiety and depression
Let's group them together! Transdiagnostic group therapy for anxiety and depression
Melissa Black
Despite the overarching influence of the traditional categorical diagnostic system for mental health problems, there is now a substantial body of evidence and paradigm shift occurring towards transdiagnostic approaches to classification, research, and treatment of mental health difficulties. This is in part due to the growing recognition that the traditional diagnostic system is no longer fit for purpose (Dalgleish et al., 2020), as well as the increasing body of supportive evidence for transdiagnostic approaches (Andersen, Toner, Bland, & McMillan, 2016; Newby, McKinnon, Kuyken, Gilbody, & Dalgleish, 2015; Pearl & Norton, 2017; Reinholt & Krogh, 2014).
Clinical guidelines that are based on a categorical diagnostic system have led to a self-perpetuating cycle of development and endorsement of single-disorder-focused treatment approaches (e.g., the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE; Pilling, Whittington, Taylor, & Kendrick, 2011)). While there is some recognition of comorbid conditions, the large majority of recommended intervention packages are diagnosis-based. We can do better, and a growing number of researchers are making significant contributions to the evidence base for transdiagnostic protocols. Reinholt et al.'s study (2021) makes one such addition with their RCT for transdiagnostic group therapy for anxiety and depression.
David Barlow recognised that most psychological treatment approaches began as "adiagnostic" or "transdiagnostic", and then over time these have been partitioned and refined for specific diagnostic presentations (Barlow, Allen & Choate, 2004). Over the past 20 or so years, a number of transdiagnostic clinical interventions have evolved that ". . . apply the same underlying treatment principles across mental disorders, without tailoring the protocol to specific diagnoses" (McEvoy, Nathan, & Norton, 2009, p. 21).
Numerous studies and reviews have found that transdiagnostic psychological treatments are equivalent or superior compared to comparison or control interventions which include either a diagnosis-specific intervention control, treatment-as-usual, or a waitlist control (Andersen, Toner, Bland, & McMillan, 2016; Newby, McKinnon, Kuyken, Gilbody, & Dalgleish, 2015; Pearl & Norton, 2017; Reinholt & Krogh, 2014). These reviews note the value in this work, but also recognise the need for further evidence supporting the added value of transdiagnostic treatments compared to existing interventions.
As part of the call for high-quality, large-scale RCTs with robust comparison conditions, Reinholt et al. delivered the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) in a group format, and compared it to diagnosis-specific cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT) for anxiety and depression in outpatient mental health services. Reinholt et al. hypothesized that the UP would not perform worse than dCBT in group treatment of anxiety disorders and depression, measured by subjective well-being (primary outcome) and symptoms (secondary outcomes) at the end-of-treatment.
Most therapies started out as transdiagnostic and then evolved to become diagnosis specific. This study aims to explore the efficacy of a transdiagnostic therapy for anxiety and depression in comparison to diagnosis specific treatments.
The study team conducted a non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial (RCT), and assigned 291 participants with major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or agoraphobia to 14 weekly sessions in transdiagnostic UP or single-diagnosis dCBT groups. The primary outcome was scores on the World Health Organisation 5 Well-Being Index (WHO-5) at the end of the treatment. Secondary outcomes were work and social functioning and both self-reported and clinician-rated symptoms of depression/anxiety. They assessed outcomes at baseline, end-of-treatment, and at a 6-month follow-up. A modified per-protocol and intent-to-treat analysis was performed.
At end-of-treatment, mean wellbeing scores for participants in the transdiagnostic UP group (n = 148) were non-inferior to those of participants in single diagnosis dCBT (n = 143; mean difference -2.94; 95% CI -8.10 to 2.21). Results on the wellbeing measure were inconclusive at the 6-month follow-up, as the outcomes for the dCBT group were significantly better than outcomes for the UP on the WHO-5, but the 95% confidence interval included the non-inferiority limit of a 9-point difference between the groups so the authors could not confirm inferiority status. Results for work and social functioning and depression/anxiety symptoms were non-inferior at both end-of-treatment and the 6-month follow-up. Participant satisfaction and rates of attrition, response, remission, and deterioration were similar across conditions.
Transdiagnostic CBT was found to be as good as diagnosis specific CBT in its effect on wellbeing, social functioning and depression and anxiety symptoms.
Reinholt et al.'s RCT demonstrated that group-delivered UP was not worse than dCBT on measures of wellbeing, work and social functioning, and depression/anxiety symptoms for major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia at the end of treatment in outpatient mental health services. The results at the 6-month follow-up were inconclusive, so the long-term effects of UP on well-being need further investigation, however, the results for symptom measures and exploratory outcomes at the 6-month follow-up showed that they were no worse than dCBT. This study suggests that the UP should be considered a viable alternative to dCBT for common anxiety disorders and depression in outpatient mental health services, particularly in light of the finding that client satisfaction and participant engagement and response to treatment were similar across conditions.
Transdiagnostic CBT may be considered a viable alternative to diagnosis specific CBT for common anxiety disorders and depression in outpatient mental health services.
The authors should be congratulated for such a significant piece of clinical research, delivered across multiple mental health services and coordinating a large number of clinicians and participants. This study has a number of strengths which aid in making a substantial contribution to the literature on transdiagnostic approaches. First, the study team utilised a robust, large, pragmatic RCT design, which was adequately powered to detect differences between the groups on the primary outcome measure. Further, the application of the trial protocol across multiple mental health services allowed the investigators to test the external validity and applicability of the treatment protocols. They also implemented rigorous treatment monitoring and therapist competence/adherence procedures, ensuring a robust comparison of treatment protocols.
Another challenge for studies of transdiagnostic treatments is choosing appropriate outcome measures to assess treatment efficacy (Stanton, McDonnell, Hayden, & Watson, 2020). Reinholt et al. selected the WHO-5 Wellbeing index, which captures wellbeing and euthymia across a range of clinical presentations and is not specific to diagnosis. The authors were prudent in including the Work and Social Adjustment Scale and the Symptom Checklist/Hamilton scales to measure symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as a large number of secondary and exploratory measures to capture diagnosis-specific outcomes. The authors also note that more of the intervention could focus on positive affect in order to effect change on overall wellbeing rather than a focus of reduction in symptoms (even though these may better capture some individual difficulties). One challenge for transdiagnostic approaches to mental health problems is influencing change in health systems that are still largely driven by categorical diagnostic systems and use outcome measures that reflect this (e.g., NHS Psychological Services).
The authors noted a number of other limitations, including high attrition (although normal for a public mental health service, this reduced the ability to draw conclusions about the follow-up and exploratory outcomes), strong allegiance of the UP therapists to the UP, and lack of measurement of treatment expectancy. Given that the outcomes for the UP group were not inferior to the outcomes for the dCBT group, it is possible that a number of common therapeutic factors and shared variance across the treatment conditions accounts for a significant proportion of the variance in psychological treatment effectiveness. For example, evidence-based cognitive-behavioural techniques, treatment expectancy, and therapeutic alliance may account for the non-inferiority/equivalence of many transdiagnostic and diagnosis-specific treatment protocols (Cuijpers, Reijnders, & Huibers, 2019).
Future studies should dismantle the components of transdiagnostic and diagnosis-specific interventions in order to determine effective treatment components and common processes to demonstrate the added value of particular treatment protocols on primary and comorbid psychological problems (Barlow et al., 2017; Hayes & Hofmann, 2018). Reinholt et al. note the effect of the treatment programmes on both primary and comorbid problems overall, but it would be helpful to see the specific effects. It could be expected that transdiagnostic treatment protocols would show non-inferiority for primary disorder but the superiority of transdiagnostic protocols for comorbid disorders, however, this was not found in the current Reinholt et al., study, emphasising the need for future research targeting this question, and in determining the most effective and efficient treatment targets for a wide range of individuals (including matching participants to the most appropriate group therapy programmes).
The authors should be congratulated for such a significant piece of clinical research, delivered across multiple mental health services and coordinating a large number of clinicians and participants.
Implications for practice
If the study results are replicated, transdiagnostic group treatments such as the UP should be considered a viable alternative to standard disorder-specific CBT for common mental health problems (e.g., anxiety and depression) in outpatient mental health services.
The study authors noted that there would be additional work required to implement this treatment programme widely across mental health services, but the findings from this study are very hopeful, and they note the practical benefits of implementing transdiagnostic group treatments.
Transdiagnostic treatment protocols, especially when demonstrated to be non-inferior or equivalent to disorder-specific protocols, carry a number of practical advantages. Transdiagnostic programmes are likely more cost-effective to disseminate and implement a smaller set of transdiagnostic approaches than a much larger set of diagnosis-specific interventions. At a service level, groups do not need to wait for a certain number of participants with a particular diagnosis to form a therapy group. The study authors highlight this advantage with their group treatment programme, alongside Peter Norton's Transdiagnostic Group CBT for Anxiety (Norton, Hayes, & Hope, 2004). Measures of cost-effectiveness should be included in future studies and service evaluations.
Even though flexibility is important, universal transdiagnostic protocols are more suitable for groups compared to modular transdiagnostic protocols that can be flexibly delivered according to individual concerns (e.g., The Modular Approach to Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC) for children, Chorpita, Daleiden, & Weisz, 2005 and the Shaping Healthy Minds protocol, Black et al., 2018).
As well as being non-inferior to diagnosis specific CBT, transdiagnostic treatment may also bring cost benefits too.
Melissa Black has an overlap in research interests with the study authors (here), hosted the 2018 Conference on Transdiagnostic Approaches to Mental Health Challenges, and worked on a trial of a novel transdiagnostic psychological therapy (protocol can be found here and preprint here).
Primary paper
Reinholt, N., Hvenegaard, M., Christensen, A.B., Eskilsden, A., Hjorthoj, C., Poulson, S., Arendt, M.B., Rosenberg, N.K., Gryesten, J.R., Aharoni, R.N., Alro, A.J., Christensen, C.W., & Arnfred, S.M. (2021). Transdiagnostic versus Diagnosis-Specific Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 10, 1-14. doi: 10.1159/000516380
Andersen P., Toner P., Bland M., & McMillan D. (2016). Effectiveness of transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44, 673–690. 10.1017/S1352465816000229
Barlow, D.H., Allen, L.B., & Choate, M.L. (2004). Toward a unified treatment for emotional disorders. Behavior Therapy, 35, 205–30.
Barlow, D.H., Farchione, T.J., Bullis, J.R., et al. (2017). The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Compared With Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 74, 875.
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Q: when using opencv cvMatchTemplate, how to choose a good template for more accurate matching? I am using opencv cvMatchTemplate to find a trademark pattern in a bunch of images.
now what I did is looking at the picture, find some unique patch from the trademark, and use it as my template.
I found using the whole trademark image is not necessarily better off than using part of it. My question is
is this normal? or I did it wrongly.
if it is normal, how can I choose a good template for more accurate matching?
or in other words, is there any mathematical theory behind selecting good template, which can help me select best template.
I am not using feature detection, as I found that is not accurate as template matching.

A: Why is template matching working as good as feature detection (when everyone seems to love feature detection)
Template matching is different than feature detection, as assumes that what you are looking for is in the same plane (the image plane) as the template. A "warped" template will not work ( template matching with warped templates is called Digital Image Correlation).
Thus, if you are looking for a logo in an image of a sheet of paper aligned to the camera, then template-matching is your thing, but if you are looking for a logo on a random image of a street, then feature detection is your thing.
How does template matching work?
Well openCV has a brilliant example of it:
http://docs.opencv.org/doc/tutorials/imgproc/histograms/template_matching/template_matching.html
Why does a piece of the template work as good as the whole?
However you are wondering why just a piece of the template is as good as the whole thing (not always, but can happen).
This is easy to understand: Your "part" of the template has enough information to be identified.
Example*:

If I ask you to find the following image, would you find it accurately?

I hope the answer is yes. Why didnt you need the whole image to find it?
->Because that part of the image has enough information to be identified accurately! You dont need the whole image!
However, if I would have given you the following image:

You wouldn't be able to identify the logo, as there are at least 3 or 4 other logos that have yellow on them.
How can I know if a piece of my template is good enough ?
There is not way "for sure" to know if a template will be enough to be uniquely identified, but there is a way to know if there is information in the image or not.
As the template matching relies correlation coefficients and sum of squares coefficients, it means that the more "different" amount of information the template has, the better. This can be approximated with the sum of the image gradients.
Compute the gradients of the template in the X and Y directions and sum them, then sum the result. The bigger that number is, the better the template!**

*Logos are a brilliant example, I have no association with any of these companies.
** This is mathematically proven in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18545407

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And it's time to call on the United Nations Human Rights Commission for an in-depth investigation of whether the U.S. is upholding its obligations under international human rights laws and treaties.
Jackson is no stranger to civil rights politics and political action, having cut his teeth with Martin Luther King, Jr. as far back as 1965. In 1971, he started a non-profit called People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH) and in 1984 organized the Rainbow Coalition, which merged with PUSH in 1996 to become Rainbow/PUSH. Active politically with presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, Jackson has also inserted himself into international incidents, such as securing the release in 1983 of a captured American pilot, Navy Lt. Robert Goodman, who was being held by the Syrian government, as well as persuading Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to release 22 Americans in 1984.
The law should operate equally in respect of all violations. So, like every other situation such as this, we will be urging an investigation, and prosecution and trial — and of course reparations for the victims concerned.
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If this sounds familiar, it's merely an echo of the position taken earlier this week when Attorney General Eric Holder said he wanted to launch his own investigation into "stand your ground" laws now enjoyed by 25 states. As noted here, these laws have a long tradition in American jurisprudence, and opening an investigation would serve no purpose other than to undermine 100 years of settled law.
Some of the world's most abusive regimes have won seats on the Human Rights Commission and used them to insulate themselves from criticism. Current members include Sudan, which is carrying out genocide; Nepal, whose absolute monarch has suspended basic liberties; and Saudi Arabia, where women have few rights. All are gross violators of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the commission's founding document.
Despite a high-profile effort to reform the world's top human rights panel, the new UN Human Rights Council continues to face the same criticisms that plagued its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights.
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A part of that plan, of course, is to induce the gradual surrender of American sovereignty, piece by piece and step by step, to various international organizations — of which the United Nations is the outstanding but far from the only example.
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Today in History for Aug. 14
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Today is Tuesday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2018. There are 139 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
In 1848, the Oregon Territory was created.
In 1900, international forces, including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence.
In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
In 1947, Pakistan became independent of British rule.
In 1948, the Summer Olympics in London ended; they were the first Olympic games held since 1936.
In 1969, British troops went to Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
In 1973, U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale were nominated for second terms at the Democratic national convention in New York.
In 1992, the White House announced that the Pentagon would begin emergency airlifts of food to Somalia to alleviate mass deaths by starvation.
In 1997, an unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.
In 2003, a huge blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush signed consumer-safety legislation that banned lead from children's toys, imposing the toughest standard in the world.
Five years ago: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators kicked off their first substantive round of peace talks in nearly five years, meeting at an undisclosed location in Jerusalem. Riot police swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, sparking running street battles. Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for illegally spending $ 750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.
One year ago: Under pressure from right and left, President Donald Trump condemned white supremacist groups by name, declaring them to be "repugnant to everything that we hold dear as Americans." The CEO of Merck, the nation's third-largest pharmaceutical company, resigned from a federal advisory council, citing Trump's failure to explicitly condemn white nationalists who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Kenneth Frazier was one of the few African Americans to head a Fortune 500 company. The CEOs of Intel and Under Armour also resigned from the American Manufacturing Council later in the day.) Texas A&M University, citing security concerns, called off a white supremacist rally on its campus that had been planned for the following month. Thousands of protesters and dozens of supporters were waiting outside New York's Trump Tower as the president returned for the first time since his inauguration. A jury in Denver, siding with pop star Taylor Swift, ordered a fired radio DJ to pay her a symbolic $ 1 after concluding that he had groped her.
Today's Birthdays: Broadway lyricist Lee Adams ("Bye Bye Birdie") is 94. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 93. College Football Hall of Famer John Brodie is 83. Singer Dash Crofts is 80. Rock singer David Crosby is 77. Country singer Connie Smith is 77. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 73. Movie director Wim Wenders is 73. Actor Antonio Fargas is 72. Singer-musician Larry Graham is 72. Actress Susan Saint James is 72. Actor David Schramm is 72. Author Danielle Steel is 71. Rock singer-musician Terry Adams (NRBQ) is 70. "Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson is 68. Actor Carl Lumbly is 67. Olympic gold medal swimmer Debbie Meyer is 66. Actress Jackee Harry is 62. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson is 59. Singer Sarah Brightman is 58. Actress Susan Olsen is 57. Actress-turned-fashion/interior designer Cristi Conaway is 54. Rock musician Keith Howland (Chicago) is 54. Actress Halle Berry is 52. Actor Ben Bass is 50. Actress Catherine Bell is 50. Country musician Cody McCarver (Confederate Railroad) is 50. Rock musician Kevin Cadogan is 48. Actor Scott Michael Campbell is 47. Actress Lalanya Masters is 46. Actor Christopher Gorham is 44. Actress Mila Kunis is 35. Actor Lamorne Morris is 35. TV personality Spencer Pratt is 35. NFL quarterback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow is 31.
Thought for Today: "Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt." — Bergen Baldwin Evans, American author (1904-1978).
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Lucknow, Aug 13 (UNI) CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow formally signed a Transfer of Technology- (TOT) agreement with M/s SSMaser Technology Private Limited, A Sterilisation Tech Company, for "An electronic device for the disinfection of drinking water" here on Monday.
The agreement was signed by Dr KC Khulbe, Head-Research Planning and Business Development, CSIR-IITR and Professor Vinayak Nath, Co-Founder, ED and CEO of M/s SSMaser Technology Private Limited. This initiative by CSIR-IITR in the state of Uttar Pradesh is in alignment with the Central Government initiatives on 'Make in India', 'Kayakalp', "Digital India" and 'Startup India' to raise support for various MSMEs and comprehensively integrate the national missions of Swastha Bharat and Swachh Bharat and SSMaser's Technology "Building Bharat Initiative". Professor Alok Dhawan, Director, CSIR-IITR and Mr Monish Bhandari, ED, SSMaser Technology Private Limited were present along with other scientists and dignitaries in the programme.
On this day, CSIR-IITR also launched a new CSIR India Mission-Mode Programme on Food and Consumer Safety Solutions (FOCUS): Delivering Technological Solutions for Food Safety. Professor Alok Dhawan, Director, CSIR-IITR informed that the considering the national priority of safe food for all, a series of stakeholder dialogues initiated by CSIR-IITR to provide safe and nutritious food led to the identification of gaps where technological interventions are required. Several major industries and regulatory agencies including FSSAI, BIS and Export Council of India were consulted during the formulation of this mission mode programme to meet the unmet needs of the farmers, industries, consumers and regulatory agencies.
Seven laboratories of CSIR (have come together to work in this mission mode programme to provide solutions from "seed to stomach". The deliverables of FOCUS will provide solutions for the farmers by providing cost effective and efficient embedded controlled storage chamber and electrostatic coating system for preserving and enhancing the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
New methods and technologies for detection of mycotoxin, pesticides and other contaminants in food products will be developed to cater the need of testing requirements be regulatory agencies for export. The project will address the problem of adulteration in milk and milk products, and sensors and devices for detection of adulterants and contaminants in milk products, ghee and edible oils will be developed for use by the regulator as well as the consumer.
Also, multi-analyte sensors will be developed for the detection of spoilage in the packaged foods such as packaged juice, meat and dairy products. The knowledge generated will be disseminated to the public through new apps, street-vendor's awareness programmes and stakeholders workshops. FOCUS has strong relevance to Make in India, Swasth Bharat, Swachh Bharat, Innovate in India, Skill India and Startup India.
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В Римската империя
 Консули на Римската империя са Октавиан Август (за XI път) и Авъл Теренций Варон Мурена. Суфектконсули стават Луций Сесций Албаниан Квиринал и Гней Калпурний Пизон.
 Август се разболява тежко и дава своя пръстен на печат на Марк Агрипа, който заминава на изток.
 1 юли – Август се отказва от поста на консул в полза на Квиринал и променя основите на властта си чрез т.нар. "Второ конституционно споразумение", според което трибунската му власт (tribunicia potestas) става пожизнена и в допълнение той получава върховна власт (над проконсулска) на всички провинции (imperium maius proconsulare). Агрипа също получава власт равна на проконсулската в провинциите (imperium proconsulare aequum).
 Войници на царство Куш нападат римски Египет по нареждане на царица Аманирена. Префектът на провинцията Гай Петроний организира контраатака като завзема и разрушава важния град Напата.
 Построен и открит е Портика на Октавия и Библиотеката на Марцел.
 Публикувани са три книги наречени "Оди" (Carmina) на Хораций.

В Юдея
 Ирод Велики изпраща синовете си Аристобул и Александър да получат образование в Рим от Гай Азиний Полион.
 Ирод получава допълнителни територии като дар от Аавгуст за сметка на тетрарха Зенодор, който управлява земи в областта Итурея.
 Построена е крепостта-дворец Иродион в близост до Витлеем.

Родени
 Ирод Архелай, етнарх на Самария, Юдея, Идумея (умрял 18 г.)

Починали
 Марк Марцел, син на Октавия Младата и племенник на Август (роден 42 г. пр.н.е.)

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From the Victoria Falls Bridge, with the thundering falls in the back, adventureous bungee jumpers quaff off 111m towards the Zambesi River.
Mosia-oa-Tunya - the smoke that thunders - call the native inhabitants the Victoria Falls. The dispersed waterfog can already be seen from the distance above the plans of the Zambesi River. The southern sun creates colourful and spectacular rainbows.


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