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package org.grizzlytech.protoxml.util;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public class QualifiedPath implements Comparable<QualifiedPath>, Cloneable {

    final public static int NO_INDEX = -1;
    final public static Character CH_LB = '[';
    final public static Character CH_RB = ']';
    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QualifiedPath.class);

    /**
     * the qualified path as a string
     */
    protected String path = null;

    /**
     * a value computed on the path which is used for comparison, equality and hashing
     */
    protected String comparableValue = null;

    /**
     * the component names of the path
     */
    protected String[] names;

    /**
     * the indices of the names
     */
    protected int[] indices;

    protected QualifiedPath() {
    }

    /**
     * Create a path based on the given string, which is assumed to be delimited
     * with the pathDelimiter()
     *
     * @param path path to parse
     */
    public QualifiedPath(String path) {
        setPath(path);
    }

    /**
     * Create a path based on the given string, and provide a regex for splitting.
     * This is useful when building one QualifiedPath subclass from another
     *
     * @param path       path to parse
     * @param splitRegex regular expression to used for splitting the steps
     */
    public QualifiedPath(String path, String splitRegex) {
        setPath(path, splitRegex);
    }

    /**
     * Copy constructor
     * @param source QualifiedPath to copy
     */
    public <P extends QualifiedPath> QualifiedPath(P source) {
        allocate(source.length());
        for (int step=0; step<= lastStep(); step++)
        {
            copy(step, source, step);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Join multiple paths
     *
     * @param start starting path
     * @param paths subsequent paths
     * @return path of the same type as path
     */
    public static <P extends QualifiedPath> P join(QualifiedPath start, QualifiedPath... paths) {
        P result;
        int totalSteps = start.length();
        for (QualifiedPath next : paths) {
            assert start.getClass().equals(next.getClass()); // homogeneous joining
            totalSteps += next.length();
        }

        result = start.newInstance(totalSteps);
        int step = 0;
        for (QualifiedPath next : paths) {
            for (int i = 0; i <= next.lastStep(); i++) {
                result.copy(step++, next, i);
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public Object clone() {
        QualifiedPath clone = null;
        try {
            clone = (QualifiedPath) super.clone();
            // Deep copy
            clone.allocate(length());
            for (int step = 0; step <= lastStep(); step++) {
                clone.copy(step, this, step);
            }
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException ex) {
            Common.fatalException(ex, LOG, "Cannot clone");
        }
        return clone;
    }

    public <P extends QualifiedPath> P cloneOf() {
        return (P) clone();
    }

    /**
     * the total number of steps
     */
    final public int length() {
        return names.length;
    }

    /**
     * steps start at 0, hence lastStep = length -1
     *
     * @return the last step
     */
    final public int lastStep() {
        return length() - 1;
    }

    /**
     * Construct the string representation of the path. Lazy evaluation (on demand)
     *
     * @return string representation
     */
    final public String getPath() {
        if (this.path == null) {
            this.path = getPath(lastStep());
        }
        return this.path;
    }

    final public void setPath(String value) {
        parsePath(value);
        onChange();
    }

    final public void setPath(String value, String splitRegex) {
        parsePath(value, splitRegex);
        onChange();
    }

    final public String getPath(int endStep) {
        assert endStep <= lastStep();
        return getPath(0, endStep);
    }

    final public String getPath(int beginStep, int endStep) {
        assert endStep <= lastStep();
        assert beginStep >= 0 && beginStep <= endStep;

        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        for (int step = beginStep; step <= endStep; step++) {
            if (step > 0) {
                builder.append(pathDelimiter());
            }
            builder.append(getName(step));
            if (isIndexed(step)) {
                builder.append(CH_LB);
                builder.append(getIndex(step));
                builder.append(CH_RB);
            }
        }
        return builder.toString();
    }

    final public String getLastName() {
        return this.names[lastStep()];
    }

    final public String getName(int step) {
        return this.names[step];
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
    final public <P extends QualifiedPath> P setName(int step, String value) {
        this.names[step] = value;
        onChange();
        return (P) this;
    }

    final public boolean isIndexed(int step) {
        return this.indices[step] != NO_INDEX;
    }

    final public int getLastIndex() {
        return this.indices[lastStep()];
    }

    final public int getIndex(int step) {
        return this.indices[step];
    }

    final public <P extends QualifiedPath> P setIndex(int step, int value) {
        this.indices[step] = value;
        onChange();
        return (P) this;
    }

    final protected void onChange() {
        this.path = null;
        this.comparableValue = null;
    }

    final public String getComparableValue() {
        if (this.comparableValue == null) {
            this.comparableValue = computeComparableValue();
        }
        return this.comparableValue;
    }

    @Override
    final public int hashCode() {
        //LOG.info("Getting hash for {}->{}->{}", this, getComparableValue(), getComparableValue().hashCode());
        return getComparableValue().hashCode();
    }

    @Override
    final public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        //LOG.info("Comparing {} and {}", this, obj);
        if (obj == this) {
            return true;
        }
        if (obj == null || obj.getClass() != this.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }

        QualifiedPath other = (QualifiedPath) obj;
        return Common.safeEquals(this.getComparableValue(), other.getComparableValue());
    }

    public boolean startsWith(QualifiedPath other) {
        return this.getComparableValue().startsWith(other.getComparableValue());
    }

    public <P extends QualifiedPath> P subPath(int endStep) {
        return subPath(0, endStep);
    }

    /**
     * Create a sub path from the begin to end step inclusive
     *
     * @param beginStep 0..stepCount
     * @param endStep   0..stepCount
     * @return the steps inclusive of begin and end
     */
    public <P extends QualifiedPath> P subPath(int beginStep, int endStep) {
        assert beginStep >= 0 && beginStep <= lastStep();
        assert endStep >= beginStep && endStep <= lastStep();
        int resultLength = endStep - beginStep + 1;
        P result = newInstance(resultLength);
        for (int step = 0, i = beginStep; i <= endStep; i++, step++) {
            result.copy(step, this, i);
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Replace the contents of a path with a replacement path
     *
     * @param target      subpath to be replaced
     * @param replacement subpath to be used as the replacement
     * @return new path with the replacement made
     */
    public <P extends QualifiedPath> P replace(P target, P replacement) {
        //LOG.info("Replace: this={}, replace={} with={}", this, target, replacement);
        int leftIndex = getComparableValue().indexOf(target.getComparableValue());
        if (leftIndex == -1) {
            return (P) this; // no replacement
        }

        int rightIndex = leftIndex + target.getComparableValue().length();
        int endIndex = getComparableValue().length();

        int prefixSteps = (leftIndex == 0) ? 0 :
                Common.charCount(getComparableValue().substring(0, leftIndex - 1), pathDelimiter());
        int suffixSteps = (rightIndex == endIndex) ? 0 :
                Common.charCount(getComparableValue().substring(rightIndex, endIndex), pathDelimiter());
        int resultLength = prefixSteps + replacement.length() + suffixSteps;

        P result = newInstance(resultLength);

        int step = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < prefixSteps; i++) {
            result.copy(step++, this, i);
        }
        for (int i = 0; i <= replacement.lastStep(); i++) {
            result.copy(step++, replacement, i);
        }
        for (int i = lastStep() - suffixSteps + 1; i <= lastStep(); i++) {
            result.copy(step++, this, i);
        }
        //LOG.info("result {}", result);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Override this method to enhance the copying (e.g., if the subclass has additional fields)
     *
     * @param step            step to copy
     * @param replacement     path containing the replacement values
     * @param replacementStep step to reference from the replacement path
     */
    public void copy(int step, QualifiedPath replacement, int replacementStep) {
        assert step >= 0 && step <= lastStep();
        assert replacementStep >= 0 && replacementStep <= replacement.lastStep();
        setName(step, replacement.getName(replacementStep));
        setIndex(step, replacement.getIndex(replacementStep));
    }

    /**
     * Create a new instance of the same QualifiedPath class
     *
     * @param length length to allocate
     * @return the new instance, allocated to the required length
     */
    protected <P extends QualifiedPath> P newInstance(int length) {
        P result = null;
        try {
            result = (P) getClass().newInstance();
            result.allocate(length);
        } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException ex) {
            Common.fatalException(ex, LOG, "Unable to create [{}]", getClass().getCanonicalName());
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * override this method to change the delimiter
     */
    public char pathDelimiter() {
        return '.';
    }

    protected String splitRegex() {
        return "\\.";
    }

    /**
     * Override this method if the subclass has additional fields to allocate
     *
     * @param length length of the path
     */
    protected void allocate(int length) {
        assert length > 0;
        this.names = new String[length];
        this.indices = new int[length];
    }

    protected void parsePath(String path) {
        parsePath(path, splitRegex());
    }

    protected void parsePath(String path, String splitRegex) {
        String[] components = path.split(splitRegex);

        // Create the arrays
        int length = components.length;
        allocate(length);

        // Populate the path and check for indices
        for (int step = 0; step < length; step++) {
            String segment = components[step];
            int LB = segment.indexOf(CH_LB);
            int RB = segment.indexOf(CH_RB);
            if (LB >= 0 && RB > LB) {
                this.names[step] = segment.substring(0, LB);
                String index = segment.substring(LB + 1, RB);
                try {
                    this.indices[step] = Integer.parseInt(index);
                } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
                    LOG.error("Could not parse \"{}\" within \"{}\" into an integer", index, segment);
                    throw nfe;
                }
            } else {
                this.names[step] = segment;
                this.indices[step] = NO_INDEX;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Override this method to enhance comparison - e.g., adding case sensitivity
     */
    protected String computeComparableValue() {
        return getPath();
    }

    public String toString() {
        return getPath();
    }

    @Override
    public int compareTo(QualifiedPath o) {
        return getComparableValue().compareTo(o.getComparableValue());
    }
}

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Spiritual direction is not only for those seeking to discern a vocation to the priesthood or vowed religious life. Often, a life crisis or deep desire to better clarify someone's relationship with God can be the catalyst to seek a spiritual director.
There is no general certifying organization for the ministry. However several resources can assist someone seeking a qualified spiritual director.
Priests, religious and laypeople formally trained in spiritual direction can be found through the many retreat centers, schools of theology and other religiously focused institutions, as well as through local parishes, diocesan offices and via Spiritual Directors International (www.sdiworld.org).
Spiritual direction is a long-term relationship. Becky Van Ness, director of the graduate certificate in spiritual direction program at St. John's School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, suggests interviewing prospective spiritual directors before working with one.
"Have a conversation to see if you want to have another conversation," says Father Murphy. "A good director has a willingness to listen more than speak, to ask questions about what the person has said and prompt and invite the person to go deeper, to articulate more about what they're revealing.
Spiritual direction can take place in person, over the telephone or even via web-based conferencing programs. First, the director and directee will discuss and agree to expectations, fees and other issues, such as confidentiality and responsibilities.
Ballotti accompanies a variety of people in spiritual direction, and they come to her for many different reasons.
Ballotti's life experience and training help her with each individual directee.
"Before I earned my certificate in spiritual direction from the three-year training program at Mount Saint Mary's in Los Angeles, I used to be a sales rep for a Catholic publisher," says Ballotti.
The spiritual director does not hand the directee answers, but rather accompanies him or her in the journey through the questions.
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We went to Zatis on a Thursday evening in May 2004, with no expectations whatsoever. We'd never heard about the restaurant, but we'd found ourselves with a babysitter for the night and headed to Piedmont Avenue in search of a place to eat. Zatis looked good enough from the car and it adjoined a public lot where we could find parking.
We found out that Zatis is a very nice neighborhood bistro offering Mediterranean food. The owners are Turkish - and you can find beautiful pictures of their children and other relatives in the back of the room near the parking lot - but the menu transcends Anatolian cooking (though we'd certainly appreciate a Turkish restaurant in the area). It includes pastas and kebabs, crepes and dishes that bring Greece and Turkey to mind. I liked that all dishes from the same category were priced the same (all appetizers are $7.50, pastas $12, entrees $14.50) - it would make splitting a bill much easier. I thought the prices were very reasonable given both the ambiance and the quality of the food.
The little restaurant is quite pleasant. Its main feature is a small open kitchen next to a bar area. There is a small dining room in front of the kitchen, another on the back, and there are tables alongside it. The place has a sleek, yet casual look. It's the kind of restaurant where you could bring anyone for any occasion.
We weren't very hungry that evening so we skipped appetizers and went directly to the entrees. Mike decided on the "Seafood crepe of scallops, shrimp and smoked salmon". It came with a delicious sauce that he still raves about. The whole dish was very good and he was very happy with it.
I had the "Mixed grill of skewered lamb kabob and Cajun smoked sausage", which also included beef slices in a chimichurri-like sauce, mashed potatoes and asparagus. I was also very happy. All the meat tasted exactly like it should and I found the sauce refreshing. The mashed potatoes were just fine, and Mike thought the asparagus were very good (and he is not usually an asparagus afficionado). Neither dish was very large, so you may want to order an appetizer if you are really hungry, but they were fine for us.
For dessert we decided to share the "Gran's Old Fashioned Rum Cake with vanilla ice cream" ($5.25). This is not the type of dessert we usually order but I guess we were in the mood for something different. We both really liked it. The cake was very moist and went well with the ice cream.
Service was very good. The head waiter was very friendly and helped to make us feel like this was our neighborhood restaurant. On the one sour note of the evening, however, the bill was added wrongly so that it came out to about $5 more than it should have. The waiter quickly corrected the mistake when we mentioned it to him, but it dampened what would otherwise have been a wonderful dining experience. Even then, I have to say that we had a very good time and we'll certainly be going back to Zatis.


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require "cc_ghost/version"
# require './vendor/cloud_controller_ng/spec/spec_helper'
module CcGhost
  require 'webmock'
  require 'fork'
  require 'rack'

  class Organization < Struct.new(:name, :guid); end
  class User < Struct.new(:guid, :email); end
  class Space < Struct.new(:name, :guid); end

  class TypeFactory
    def organization(obj)
      CcGhost::Organization.new(obj.name, obj.guid)
    end

    def user(obj)
      CcGhost::User.new(obj.guid, 'some-random-email@blah.com')
    end

    def space(obj)
      CcGhost::Space.new(obj.name, obj.guid)
    end
  end

  class Ghostroller
    # Create a fork with two-directional IO, which returns values and raises
    # exceptions in the parent process.
    def self.install
      @ghostroller = new
    end

    def self.get
      @ghostroller
    end

    def self.uninstall
      @ghostroller.uninstall
    end

    def initialize
      @fork = Fork.new :to_fork, :from_fork, :return do |fork|
        begin
          require 'cc_ghost/terrible_dependencies'
          type_factory = TypeFactory.new
          factory = CcGhostFactory.new
          shim = Shim.new
          app = Rack::Test::Session.new(Rack::MockSession.new(shim.app))

          while command_tuple = fork.receive_object
            begin
              command, args = command_tuple
              if command == :request
                response = app.send(args[:method], args[:path], args[:body], args[:headers])
                fork.send_object({body: response.body, headers: response.headers, status: response.status})
              elsif command == :config
                fork.send_object(shim.config)
              elsif command == :factory
                result = factory.send(args[:type], args[:attrs])
                fork.send_object(type_factory.send(args[:type], result))
              else
                raise "UNKNOWN COMMAND #{command} (did you send a string?)"
              end
            rescue => e
              puts "CcGhost: Oh no, things went bad: #{e.message}"
              exit(1)
            end
          end
        rescue => e
          puts "CcGhost: Oh no, things went bad: #{e.message}"
          exit(1)
        end
      end
      @fork.execute # spawn child process and start executing
      WebMock.stub_request(:any, %r{cc-ghost*}).to_return do |request|
        #convert Authorization header to Rack expected var HTTP_AUTHORIZATION
        headers = {'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => request.headers.delete('Authorization')}.merge(request.headers)
        @fork.send_object([:request, {method: request.method, path: request.uri.path, body: request.body, headers: headers}])
        @fork.receive_object
      end
    end

    def uninstall
      @fork.send_object(nil)
    end

    def config
      @fork.send_object([:config])
      @fork.receive_object
    end

    def organization(attrs = {})
      @fork.send_object([:factory, {type: 'organization', attrs: attrs}])
      @fork.receive_object
    end

    def space(attrs = {})
      @fork.send_object([:factory, {type: 'space', attrs: attrs}])
      @fork.receive_object
    end

    def user(attrs = {})
      @fork.send_object([:factory, {type: 'user', attrs: attrs}])
      @fork.receive_object
    end
  end
end


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The Technofossil
A 'Memento Mori'
Ben Dibley Western Sydney University, Australia
Anthropocene, memento mori, technofossils
In the process of formally identifying a geological interval, it is crucial for stratigraphersto find the point at which strata reveal a significant, dramatic shift in the types of fossilsand other geological markers being found. In the nomenclature of the discipline thispoint constitutes a "golden spike". For the geologists advancing the proposition that theAnthropocene might be formalized as the Earth's latest interval on the geologic time scale,this spike will be registered by the sudden appearance of a new sedimentary layer - onedecisively marked by the presence of "technofossils". From the proliferation of deepperforations of the strata by mining to the wide distribution of rare elements (aluminum,titanium, uranium) and novel compounds (plastics), for the geologists advocating thenotion of the Anthropocene, the deposits of human technology buried in the Earth's crustwill not only be that species' geological legacy, but the mineral markers of its emergenceas a major geo-force. No doubt the logos of the technofossil is important for geologistsmaking the case for the Anthropocene's formalization as a geological interval; its pathos,however, is of equal import in building a public for it. In the hands of the Anthropocene'sstratigraphers the prospective mineralization of human activity is also the species' anticipatedmemorialization: literally written in stone, the strata of the Anthropocene will bea memorial to human existence - to the era of its doing and undoing. In this, then, thetechnofossil is as much a memento mori as it is a heuristic for imagining a world after thehuman - a "world without us". It is this conjuncture that this paper explores.
Ben Dibley, Western Sydney University, Australia
Ben Dibley is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University.Address for correspondence: Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
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Federal Circuit Court Decisions For Week Ending May 3, 2019
05.03.19 Adam Davenport and Susan Powley
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In re Morinville, No. 2018-1895 (April 29, 2019)(nonprecedential), Patent Application No. 11/003,557
Key point(s):
Claims directed to automating known business practices on a computer are not patent subject matter eligible.
Polycom, Inc. v. Fullview, Inc., No. 2018-1829 (April 29, 2019) (nonprecedential), Patent Control No. 95/001,876 (Patent No. 6,700,711)
A subsequent PTAB decision in a same proceeding may incorporate a previous decision.
When a party requests rehearing of a PTAB decision, failure to address in the rehearing request an error in the decision (or a previous decision incorporated into that decision) in the request for rehearing waives that error, precluding appeal of that error.
Trading Techs. Int'l v. IBG LLC, No. 2017-2323 (April 30, 2019) (precedential) (3-0), Patent No. 7,783,556
A patent that does not solve a technical problem using a technical solution is not excluded from Covered Business Method (CBM) review.
Claims that merely display new information using a prior art screen are not patent-eligible.
In re Cohen, No. 2018-1609 (May 1, 2019) (nonprecedential), Patent Application No. 12/471,557
The PTAB may resolve ambiguity in admitted prior art against the applicant.
Thermolife Int'l, LLC v. GNC Corp., Nos. 2018-1657 & 2018-1666 (May 1, 2019) (precedential) (3-0), Patent Nos. 5,891,459; 6,117,872; 6,646,006; & 7,452,916
An exceptional case finding can be based on a plaintiff's failure to conduct an adequate pre-filing investigation with respect to even one of multiple asserted claims.
Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. ITC, Nos. 2018-1247 & 2018-114 (May 1, 2019) (precedential) (2-1)
When the ITC intrinsically rules on the merits of a § 337 claim in declining to institute an investigation, the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction to review the ITC's decision.
Endo Pharm. Inc. v. Actavis LLC, No. 2018-1054 (May 3, 2019) (precedential) (2-1), Patent No. 8,871,779
Private communications may qualify as prior art under pre-AIA § 102(f) which may be considered in an obviousness analysis.
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The Psychoanalytic Muse
The Psychoanalytic Muse is devoted to the appreciation of the language and literature of Psychoanalysis and Analytical Psychology. The beauty and elegance of the ideas associated with the various schools of depth psychology underscore the common foundations of our process. Excerpts of analytic thought from diverse theoretical orientations will be updated twice weekly, so please visit often.
Samuel Gerson and the Relational Unconscious
"It may have taken the field of psychoanalysis eighty years to take full note of the "third" so evident to Eliot's (1922) poetic vision, yet it seems that having only recently broadened our purview from a singular focus on the patient, our gaze now moves urgently past the engagements of the dyad and into an opaque space beyond identifiable subjects. For some, this something called a third that transcends individualities is thought of as a product of an interaction between persons; others speak of it as a context that originates apart from us even as it binds us together; and there are some for whom the third is a developmental achievement that creates a location permitting reflective observation of lived experience, be it singular or communal. These multiple meanings indicate that our field is searching for concepts to contain and further the abundant new observations that have stimulated us as we have evolved into a theoretically pluralistic discipline tied to contemporary developments in other fields of study.
In this paper, I hope to further this project by rethinking some of the foundational concepts that originated within a more exclusive intrapsychic orientation and by extending them from within an intersubjective perspective. After briefly considering some premises that inform a relational view of the mind, I will elaborate on these elements of intersubjectivity, with three purposes in mind. The first is to extend the concept of the unconscious and its processes in a manner consistent with intersubjective views of human development and communication of knowledge. In this regard, I will suggest that the concept of the relational unconscious best captures the theoretical and clinical implications of intersubjectivity. Second, I will contrast the concept of the relational unconscious with those that involve notions of thirdness, and in this effort I will delineate three different usages of the concept of thirdness—namely, the developmental third, the cultural third, and the relational third. My third aim is to draw attention to the operations of the relational unconscious within psychoanalytic practice. Here I examine two clinical vignettes in which the work is temporarily stagnant as a consequence of intersubjective resistances; I suggest that the unraveling of such resistances alters both the structures of each individual's unconscious and the patterning of their relational unconscious. I conclude with the view that clinical progress is regularly characterized by analytic discourse that creates the dual therapeutic action of affecting both the individual and relational unconsciouses of both participants in the analytic dyad....
I propose that this reciprocal and mutual influence of unconscious minds upon one another creates a relational unconscious. The uniqueness of each relationship is in large part due to its singular mix of the permitted and prohibited, a mix that is formed from, yet transcends, the individual conscious and unconscious elements of each partner. Imagine the relationship as the offspring of the two individuals, constituted by each of their unconscious material, and, as in the mix of genetic material, having features both recognizable and novel and always containing marks of mysterious origin. The jointly developed relational unconscious affords each participant novel opportunities for the expression of previously unactualized, as well as repressed, elements of subjectivity and experience, even as it contains limitations and prohibitions unique to the dyad, which culminate in a variety of mutually supported defensive processes.
The relational unconscious, as a jointly constructed process maintained by each individual in the relation, is not simply a projection of one person's unconscious self and object representations and interactional schemas onto the other, nor is it constituted by a series of such reciprocal projections and introjections between two people. Rather, as used here, the relational unconscious is the unrecognized bond that wraps each relationship, infusing the expression and constriction of each partner's subjectivity and individual unconscious within that particular relation. In this regard, the relational unconscious is a concept that allows the joining of psychoanalytic thought about intrapsychic and intersubjective phenomena within a theoretical framework that contains each perspective and elaborates their inherent interconnectedness."
Samuel Gerson (2004). The Relational Unconscious. Psychoanal Quarterly, Vol. 73, pp, 63-98
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Edward Whitmont - Personal and Archetypal Processes
"Does the concern with archetypal elements as transpersonal factors sidetrack the dreamer and allow him or her to avoid dealing with affect and interpersonal relationships and therefore make it advisable to disregard them and deal with personal feelings and relationships only? Or are archetypes genuine healing factors, thus perhaps making it unnecessary to concern oneself with personal reduction?
The thesis I propose to explore is that transformation and healing is brought about by being moved and touched by, and by striving to" actualize - that is, to personalize - the significance of the transpersonal or archetypal elements that arise from the Guidance Self. Expressed symbolically, healing comes about through meeting or envisioning one's God or daimon. However, for such an encounter to be effective it must be approached and experienced in personal terms, by means of working through personal symptoms, affects, and relationships as well as by reductive understanding and by reliving the effects of past traumatisms.
As a means of unifying personal and transpersonal, archetypal dimensions I propose an overall view of life in terms of a dramatic story or myth that 'stages' psychic evolution in alternating phases of dynamic quantum leaps of creation and breakdown: birth, death, and rebirth." (p. 4)
Stewart Whitmont (1987) Archetypal and Personal Interaction in the Clinical Process, pp. 1-25, in Nathan Schwartz-Salant and Murry Stein (Eds.) - 'Archetypal Processes in Psychotherapy: The Chiron Clinical Series.' Wilmette, Illinois: Chiron Publications.
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Changes in Views on Termination between 1984 and 2009 - Estelle Shane
In this article, Estelle Shane is reviewing the changes between 1984 and 2009 in her thinking/position about issues in termination of an analysis. The original article (Shane, M., and E. Shane (1984), The end phase of analysis: Indications, functions and tasks of termination. J. Amer. Psychoanal. Assn, 34:739–772) was co-authored with Morton Shane.
"This marks one important difference in my thinking about the concept of termination today that I will address shortly. I will argue, and attempt to illustrate, that psychoanalysis is a potentially continuing process. It entails an important relationship evolving over time between two people, two people committed to one another, and who doubtless may come to love one another in the course of their work together. This is a kind of love based in profound and mutual respect, concern, and caring for the other's well being. In fact, Jonathan Lear (2003) has concluded that psychoanalysis itself is a manifestation of love. So I would argue that if the relationship that is formed in treatment has such deep and enduring meaning, in one sense it cannot, and in some cases, perhaps, should not, be terminated. . . I would emphasize now the individualistic and idiosyncratic nature of the entire analytic enterprise, including the way in which it ends. The attempt to generalize across dyads in this (or almost any) regard by establishing normative criteria seems highly mistaken. Although I imagine that the idea that treatment ends may exist either in strong central focus or as a silent background presence for both participants throughout their engagement, how that ending is thought of, whether as a date that, once established, should not be veered away from, or as something that inevitably must happen in some absolute way, or, alternatively, whether it may be thought of as a question to be kept open and open-ended, all of this should depend, as I will attempt to exemplify, upon the needs and proclivities of both members of the dyad. In another sense, of course, a more realistic sense, an analysis must end sometime, even if that time is reached only upon the death of one or the other participant (Hoffman, 1998). But short of one or the other's demise, I think of criteria for ending treatment as being unique and specific to the dyad." (p. 168-169)
Estelle Shane (2009) Approaching Termination: Ideal Criteria Versus Working Realities, Psychoanalytic Inquiry, Vol. 29, pp. 167–173.
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After six months of operation The Psychoanalytic Muse has been viewed over 3000 times (roughly 500 views per month) from 50 countries around the world. Thank you for your continued interest in this cross section of ideas from Psychoanalysis, Analytical Psychology and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Hopefully, over time, these posts serve to highlight the rich diversity of thought within depth psychology as well as the themes and issues held in common by all schools of analytic therapy.
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Susan McKenzie - Individuation and the Symbolism of Gender
"Mythologized and ritualized masculinity and femininity have varied from culture to culture and from ancient times to present time. All such myths and rituals have sought to express something elemental in our understanding of ourselves as conscious beings and the internal process that engages in the emergence of mind. Assigning roles in myth and ritual according to sexual anatomy is ubiquitous. It isn't how these symbols are played out that is important to individuation; however that might be to women, the transgendered, and the homosexuals in recent history. What matters to the growth of human consciousness is that we are aware of the fluidly embodied nature of our gender and sexuality. We must differentiate the individual's personal experiences with their gender and sexuality from a culture's need to find symbolic expression and containment of such powerful aspects of human experience (see Douglas above, p. 99). Just as mind is not in us, we are in mind; gender is not in us, we are in gender. We are investing gender with meaning." (pp. 108-109)
Susan McKenzie (2010) Genders and Sexualities in Individuation: Theoretical and Clinical Explorations. Journal of Analytical Psychology, Vol. 55, pp. 91–111
Jay Greenberg - A Relational Perspective on the Analytic Situation
"I will outline what I see as an emerging theoretical vision of the nature of the psychoanalytic situation and of the analyst's participation in it. Four premises, I think, are largely accepted by all relational analysts:
Far more than the early theorists could let themselves know, the analyst influences the analysand's experience in a myriad of ways. Much of what the patient thinks and feels is responsive to what the analyst does and even to who he or she is (Hoffman 1983; Mitchell 1988; Aron 1991, 1996). Everything the analyst says (and a great deal of what is not said) will affect the patient deeply. This bears heavily on the relational view of the analyst's authority, which is seen as even more powerful than previously imagined (Hoffman 1996; Mitchell 1998). Freud's early idea (1937) that incorrect interpretations will simply be ignored by the analysand is widely rejected. Suggestion and personal influence, once the base metal of the despised and disdained psychotherapies, have become both coin of the realm and a prime area of psychoanalytic investigation.
Despite its power to affect everything that happens in an analysis, the impact of the analyst's behavior can never be understood while it is happening. In contemporary terms, enactment is ubiquitous (Hoffman 1991; Renik 1993). A great deal of the work in every analysis is to understand, after the fact, what has transpired in an unexamined way. On this last point, different relational analysts hold quite divergent positions. Some claim that enactments can eventually be understood and that the dyadic unconscious can be made conscious. Others believe that one enactment simply folds into the next, with systemic change developing even in the absence of any privileged insight into what was intended or even into what happened.
Following on this second point, and contra Freud and his followers, there is no technical posture the analyst can adopt that will guarantee the creation of a predictable atmosphere in the analysis. Neutrality and abstinence, keystones of classical technique, are mythic and therefore empty concepts. More contemporary stances, like empathy, are equally mythic. Effective analysis can be conducted only in fits and starts, as a result of negotiations within each individual dyad. The aim of these negotiations is to find a way of working, unique to the dyad, that will suit both participants (Pizer 1992, 1998; Greenberg 1995).
While the first three points address the analyst's role as a participant in the process, a fourth addresses his or her role as an observer. Even as an observer, the analyst's subjectivity is a ubiquitous presence in the consulting room (Aron 1996; Mitchell 1997). Opinions differ on the extent to which the patient brings somethingan unconscious thatcan be discovered and known, or whether all meanings are constructed within the dyad. But regardless of where the theorist stands on that point, there is a broad consensus that detached objectivity is a mythfor some relational analysts, because there is nothing to be objective about; for others, because the analyst's memory and desire can never be avoided or barred. Our countertransference is the air our patients breathe." (pp. 362-363)
Jay Greenberg (2001). The Analyst's Participation. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Vol. 49, pp. 359-381
C.G. Jung - Hermeneutics and the Irreducibility of Phantasy
"The phantasy . . . is the creative soil for everything that has ever brought development to humanity. The phantasy as a psychological function has a peculiar non-reducible value of its own, whose roots are in both the conscious and the unconscious contents, and in what is collective as well as in what is individual.
But whence comes the bad reputation of the phantasy? It owes that reputation chiefly to the circumstance that it ought not to be taken literally. It is worthless if understood concretistically. If we understand semiotically, as Freud does, it is interesting from the scientific standpoint. But if it be understood hermeneutically, as an actual symbol, it provides us with the cue that we need in order to develop our life in harmony with ourselves.
For the significance of a symbol is not that it is a disguised indication of something that is generally known1 but that it is an endeavour to elucidate by analogy what is as yet completely unknown and only in the process of formation. The phantasy represents to us that which is just developing under the form of a more or less apposite analogy. By analytical reduction to something universally known, we destroy the actual value of the symbol; but it is appropriate to its value and meaning to give it a hermeneutical interpretation.
The essence of hermeneutics — an art that was formerly much practised — consists in adding more analogies to that already given by the symbol: in the first place, subjective analogies given by the patient as they occur to him; and in the second place, objective analogies provided by the analyst out of his general knowledge. The initial symbol is much enlarged and enriched by this procedure, the result being a highly complex and many-sided picture, which may now be reduced to tertia comparationis. Thence result certain psychological lines of development of an individual as well as collective nature. No science upon earth could prove the accuracy of these lines; on the contrary, rationalism could very easily prove that they are wrong. But these lines vindicate their validity by their value for life. The chief thing in practical treatment is that people should get a hold of their own life, not that the principle of their life should be provable or 'right'." (pp. 468-169)
C.G. Jung (1916/1920) 'The conception of the unconscious'. In Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology, London: Ballière, Tindall & Cox.
Joyce McDougall on Psychosoma and Psychoanalytic Process
With sadness we note the passing of Joyce McDougall on August 24th, 2011. She was a renowned French psychoanalyst and author of many books, including: Theaters of the Mind, Theaters of the Body, The Many Faces of Eros, and Plea for a Measure of Abnormality.
"The inherent difficulty facing the infant in his task of becoming an individual is of a more global, more 'psychosomatic' nature than the problems encountered in coming to terms with sexual realities. Failure to sort oneself out from the 'not-me' environment and so to create a sense of personal identity produces more catastrophic results than does a similar failure in the acquisition of sexual identity and the rights which belong to it. Yet such catastrophic failure does not necessarily result in a startling psychosis. It may go unnoticed while its insidious effects continue, silently, like the Freudian death instinct. When this occurs, body and mind have somehow lost their connecting links.
In the earliest attempt to deal with physical pain, frustration and absence psychically we have the first 'mysterious leap' from body to mind. We know very little about it. Considerably more knowledge has been garnered by psychoanalysis about that still more mysterious leap in the other direction, the leap from mind to body which underlies hysterical conversion and the various inhibitions of bodily functioning. Long before such complicated psychic creations are absorbed the baby must first have been seduced to life by his mother, for herein lies the initial movement which stirs the first glimmerings of psychic life.. This much we know: the structuring of the psyche is a creative process destined to give each individual his unique identity. It provides a bulwark against psychic loss in traumatic circumstances and in the long run in man's psychic creativity may well lie an essential element of protection against his biological destruction.
This brings me to the first point of my paper: the importance of man's innate capacity for symbolic activity and psychical creation, and in particular, the heterogeneous character of these creations. In the attempt to maintain some form of psychic equilibrium under all circumstances, every human being is capacle of creating a neurosis, a psychosis, a pathological character pattern, a sexual perversion, a work of art, a dream, or a psychosomatic malady. In spite of our human tendency to maintain a relatively stable psychic economy and thus guarantee a more-or-less enduring personality pattern, we are liable to produce any or all of these diverse creations at different periods in our lives. Although the results of our psychic productions do not have the same psychological, nor indeed the same social value, they all have something in common in that they are the product of man's mind and their form is determined by the way his psyche has been structured. They all have inherent meaning in relation to his wish to live and to get along as best he can with what life has dealt out to him. From this point of view it is evident that the psychosomatic creations appear the most mysterious since they are the least appropriate to the over-all desire to live. If their psychological function is conspicuous by its absence, their biological meaning also eludes us. In many respects they are the antithesis of neurotic or psychotic manifestations. Indeed it is frequently when the latter cease to function that psychosomatic (as opposed to psychological) illness declares itself. My reflections on this particular phenomenon have been much enriched by the extensive research into psychosomatic illness carried out by my colleagues in the Paris Psychoanalytical Society. I refer in particular to the works of Marty, Fain, David and de M'Uzan. My personal interest in psychosomatic symptoms and their relation to symbolic processes has come from a different direction which I hope will become clear.
My second point is that man's irrepressible psychic fertility of whatever order is coexistent with life itself. If we admit that something like psychic death may occur then it is possible that when psychic creation faulters or comes to a halt man may be threatened with biological death. The psychic processes that create and maintain psychic health as well as those responsible for maintaining psychic ill-health are nevertheless on the side of life. When we, for any reason, fail to create some form of mental management to deal with psychic pain, psychosomatic process may take over.
This brings me to my final point. The psychoanalytic process is itself a creative one in that it re-establishes separated links and also forges new ones. Like our psychological creations, these links too are of a heterogeneous nature: liaisons between past and present, conscious, preconscious and unconscious, affect and representation, thought and action, primary and secondary processes, body and mind. I would suggest that psychoanalytic processes are the antithesis of psychosomatic processes. Psychosomatic transformations pose special problems in the course of an analysis and it may be that they demand a different approach from that required to understand the neurotic parts of the personality. I do not wish to suggest that there are special 'techniques' for dealing with man's different psychical manifestations but simply, that further insight into the processes at work may alter our way of listening to our patients. Itten, in his remarkable book on colour and painting (1961), writes of artists in words which might equally apply to the intuitively creative aspects of the analyst's task: 'Doctrines and theories are best for weaker moments. In moments of strength problems are solved intuitively, as if of themselves.' So is it with analytic work. Itten goes on to say. 'If you, unknowing, are able to create masterpieces in colour, then un-knowledge is your way. But if you are unable to create masterpieces out of your un-knowledge, then you ought to look for knowledge.' "(pp. 438-439)
Joyce McDougall (1974). The Psychosoma and the Psychoanalytic Process. International Review of Psycho-Analysis, Vol. 1, pp. 437-459.
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Hester Solomon Discusses Archetypes as Deep Psychological Structures
"The second important concept, that of psychological deep structures, has a long philosophical history from Plato to Kant to the modern day. The concept has been further explored by the philosopher and psycholinguist Naom Chomsky in the last three decades in America.. Chomsky demonstrated the universality of underlying deep structures in languages, the inheritance of which is innate rather than learned. These deep structures are subsequently converted into surface structures by applying a set of transformational rules which are acquired. Thus have developed the various different languages.
My thesis is twofold. Firstly, it is possible to think of the archetypes of the collective unconscious as psychological deep structures against which the infant's experience of their real parents builds up dialectically, over time, into an amalgam of fantasy and reality experiences. This amalgam is constantly under review, both consciously and unconsciously. Secondly, the Kleinian notion of unconsciousfantasies can be viewed in the same way as the archetypes, as deep structural categories which mediate the experiences of the real baby and his mother.
Support for this view will be offered from philosophical and psychological sources including clinical evidence. Other disciplines, too, can be consulted. For example, ethologists such as Tinbergen and Lorenz also posit theories concerning innate structures that exist prior to learned behaviour. These can be observed when a member of a species, in the presence of a stimulus (an 'innate releasing mechanism'), is observed to perform stereotypical and ritualised behaviours. Courting behaviours in certain animals including human beings are a typical example, but we could refer to the whole series of stimulus and response behaviours between the nursing mother-baby couple that ensure that a nurturing, good-enough mother is available to look after the needs of her dependent baby.
The connection between the concept of the archetypes of the collective unconscious and concepts from object relations theory about unconscious phantasy and internalised objects can be understood to be related through the common core principles outlined above. Clinically and introspectively, these are conceived thus: in all of us there are certain fundamental psychic structures through which the primal self mediates its inner experiences and its earliest relationships; the interactions between the primal self and inner and outer experiences with their multitudinous imageries build up over time to make up the person who we are: a kind of inner and outer family. Through a dialectical statement of this kind, we can avoid apparently contradictory theoretical statements where the acceptance of one would seem to preclude the other. For example, Fordham's notion of a primal self and Winnicott's notion that there is no such thing as a baby, but rather a nursing couple, can be synthesised by applying the dialectical model. The dialectical model would provide that the child build up experiences of himself and his others that can be plotted on a spectrum of greater or lesser amounts of fantasy and of reality, of internality and externality. This is also true for the mother, albeit at a level appropriate to her adult status." (pp. 308-309)
Solomon, H.M. (1991). Archetypal Psychology and Object Relations Theory. Journal of Analytical Psychology, Vol. 36, pp. 307-329
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Take your time on this step; choosing the right plan for you is critical for success. Perhaps you don't want to follow a specific plan at all: instead, you just want to focus on eating whole foods, avoiding sugar, and giving up most processed foods. This might be the best way to make a plan because it gives you a lot of freedom within a particular framework.
Of course, you should also check with your doctor when you are choosing an eating plan. He or she can recommend what's best for you based on your age, lifestyle, and any medical conditions you have.
Once you have decided on the framework you want to follow, you'll need to get down to some more specific planning. This is really a major key to successfully sticking with your eating plan. The more you can plan, the easier it will be for you to stay on track. When you haven't planned meals, gotten groceries, and completed your legwork, you are more likely to grab whatever is available.
Get an empty calendar, fill it in with meal plans, and then make weekly grocery lists for yourself. Figure out which day of the week is best for you to go shopping, and commit to doing it religiously.
Before you get started, go through your kitchen and get rid of anything that's not on your new plan. Donate whatever you can and see if any of your neighbors want the rest. Don't keep it in your house because its presence will quickly derail you when you don't have something else prepared or are just having a momentary craving.
While you are planning, focus on variety. Don't restrict yourself to a degree where you will get bored and frustrated eating the same things all the time. Experiment with different fruits and vegetables, put a new meal on your plan once a week, and try different cooking methods and culinary styles. Eat some Indian food, try Mediterranean, and consider a new-to-you Thai dish. Make sure you always have something to look forward to.
Cooking, or at least prepping, once a week after your grocery shopping can really help you stay on track. The more you can do ahead of time, the easier it will be for you to stick to your plan as things get busy for you throughout the week. Some people experiment with freezer cooking or even do once a month cooking. Try different techniques until you find what works for you and helps you stick to your plan the best.


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NAREDCO, IGBC & CII assures of steps for green realty
26 Jun 2021 CW Team
As climate concerns take centre stage globally amid the pandemic, the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has assured to take steps towards creating awareness and adoption of green buildings across the country.
During a webinar on 'India's Leadership Role in Advancing Green Buildings' jointly organised by National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), the apex bodies noted that the industry body and associated developers are firm believers of sustainable development.
NAREDCO, IGBC & CII noted that although the cost of green buildings is marginally higher, it is in greater good to go green. Further, it was of the view that India, which is now third globally in terms of green buildings after China and Canada, may well turn number one by 2022.
Addressing the webinar Dr. Surendra Kumar Bagde, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, who was the Chief Guest, stressed that a campaign should be run under the aegis of NAREDCO to spread awareness about the marginal cost difference between green and conventional buildings and the formers benefits.
He also said that all the required laws and regulations are in place to help developers construct green buildings. The official, however, noted that it needs to be seen whether cities in specific are adopting the norms to support growth of green buildings.
Rajeev Talwar, Chairman, NAREDCO, spoke for more and more greenery in cities. In many urban agglomerations it may not be possible, but the more vertical we go, the greater the chance that we can go green,".
"Now city forests are a part of life and that's where the government can step in," he added.
On the energy conservation and greener steps by the industry as a whole, he said that not only rain water harvesting, water recycling should also be taken up expeditiously. Mr. Talwar said that its time mass transport moves towards electricity.
Responding to the call by Additional Secretary Dr. Bagde for a campaign for green buildings, Rajan Bandelkar, Vice President-West, NAREDCO, said that the realtors' body NAREDCO has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IGBC. To start the initiative this is the first webinar to support the green buildings". On the goal of NAREDCO towards green realty, the Vice President assured that the premier body of developers will provide all support towards this cause and assist the government with relevant data and research.
V. Suresh, Chairman, IGBC, underlined the significance of the various policy interventions of Govt of India and exuded confidence that the journey from green buildings to green built-environment will help India shift gears in its journey of becoming a leader in the green building movement.
Gurmit Singh Arora, Vice Chairman, IGBC, noted that India has been a global leader in the green buildings movement over the last two decades, with over 7.83 billion square feet of green footprint. "The contribution of all the stakeholders including government, developers and builders in the green journey has been phenomenal," he added.
Among others who were present at the webinar were Sanjay Dutt, Sr. Vice President, NAREDCO Maharashtra and Managing Director, Tata Housing, Ravi Raheja, Group President of K Raheja Corp, Kishore Bhatija, Vice President, NAREDCO Maharashtra and Dr Chandrashekar Hariharan, Senior Fellow & National Executive Member CII IGBC.
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National Real Estate Development Council,Confederation of Indian Industries
Indian Green Building Council
As climate concerns take centre stage globally amid the pandemic, the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has assured to take steps towards creating awareness and adoption of green buildings across the country. During a webinar on 'India's Leadership Role in Advancing Green Buildings' jointly organised by National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), the apex bodies noted that the industry body and associated developers are firm believers of sustainable development. NAREDCO, IGBC & CII noted that although the cost of green buildings is marginally higher, it is in greater good to go green. Further, it was of the view that India, which is now third globally in terms of green buildings after China and Canada, may well turn number one by 2022. Addressing the webinar Dr. Surendra Kumar Bagde, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, who was the Chief Guest, stressed that a campaign should be run under the aegis of NAREDCO to spread awareness about the marginal cost difference between green and conventional buildings and the formers benefits. He also said that all the required laws and regulations are in place to help developers construct green buildings. The official, however, noted that it needs to be seen whether cities in specific are adopting the norms to support growth of green buildings. Rajeev Talwar, Chairman, NAREDCO, spoke for more and more greenery in cities. In many urban agglomerations it may not be possible, but the more vertical we go, the greater the chance that we can go green,". "Now city forests are a part of life and that's where the government can step in," he added. On the energy conservation and greener steps by the industry as a whole, he said that not only rain water harvesting, water recycling should also be taken up expeditiously. Mr. Talwar said that its time mass transport moves towards electricity. Responding to the call by Additional Secretary Dr. Bagde for a campaign for green buildings, Rajan Bandelkar, Vice President-West, NAREDCO, said that the realtors' body NAREDCO has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IGBC. To start the initiative this is the first webinar to support the green buildings". On the goal of NAREDCO towards green realty, the Vice President assured that the premier body of developers will provide all support towards this cause and assist the government with relevant data and research. V. Suresh, Chairman, IGBC, underlined the significance of the various policy interventions of Govt of India and exuded confidence that the journey from green buildings to green built-environment will help India shift gears in its journey of becoming a leader in the green building movement. Gurmit Singh Arora, Vice Chairman, IGBC, noted that India has been a global leader in the green buildings movement over the last two decades, with over 7.83 billion square feet of green footprint. "The contribution of all the stakeholders including government, developers and builders in the green journey has been phenomenal," he added. Among others who were present at the webinar were Sanjay Dutt, Sr. Vice President, NAREDCO Maharashtra and Managing Director, Tata Housing, Ravi Raheja, Group President of K Raheja Corp, Kishore Bhatija, Vice President, NAREDCO Maharashtra and Dr Chandrashekar Hariharan, Senior Fellow & National Executive Member CII IGBC. Image source
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List of works by Ramin Djawadi - Wikipedia
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This is the list of works by Ramin Djawadi, a German composer and music producer. Djawadi has composed and produced over one hundred soundtracks and film scores for both film and TV. He is best known for the score of HBO 's series, Game of Thrones , along with other shows like Prison Break , Person of Interest and Westworld .
Ramin Djawadi - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramin Djawadi (born July 19, 1974) is a German-Iranian composer of orchestral music for movies and television. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother. Djawadi may be best known for his Grammy-nominated, guitar-driven score for Iron Man and for the TV series Prison Break, Game of Thrones and Person of Interest.
Born: July 19, 1974 (age 46)
Occupation(s): Film composer, Executive score producer
Genres: Film score
Origin: Duisburg, Germany
What is Djawadi best known for?
Djawadi may be best known for his Grammy-nominated, guitar -driven score for Iron Man and for the TV series Prison Break, Game of Thrones and Person of Interest . After graduating summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi got the attention of Hans Zimmer. Zimmer recruited him to Remote Control Productions.
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Unsourced material may be challenged or removed. Ramin Djawadi (born July 19, 1974) is a German - Iranian composer of orchestral music for movies and television. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother.
Who is Ramin Djawadi?
Ramin Djawadi (born July 19, 1974) is a German - Iranian composer of orchestral music for movies and television. He was born in Duisburg, Germany to an Iranian father and German mother.
Westworld (TV series) - Wikipedia
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Ramin Djawadi composed original music for the series. Original music for the series is composed by Ramin Djawadi, who also worked with showrunner Nolan on Person of Interest . [114] The main theme blends the use of bass notes , light arpeggios and melody, all of which complement the idea of an amusement park. [115]
Prison Break - Wikipedia
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Ramin Djawadi is the composer of the Prison Break score. The theme music of Prison Break and the incidental music of each episode was composed by Ramin Djawadi . The score for the first two seasons is featured in the Prison Break: Original Television Soundtrack , which was released on August 28, 2007. [39]
Created by: Paul Scheuring
Composer(s): Ramin Djawadi
Genre: Serial drama, Crime drama, Action thriller
Eternals (film) - Wikipedia
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Eternals is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name.Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Budget: $200 million
Music by: Ramin Djawadi
Release date: November 5, 2021 (United States)
Produced by: Kevin Feige
The Queen's Justice - Wikipedia
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"The Queen's Justice" is the third episode of the seventh season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 63rd overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Mark Mylod.
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Iron Man is an American comedy shi-fi superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man.It is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe group of movies. It was released in different countries on dates between April 30, 2008 and May 2, 2008.
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Prison Break is an American television serial crime drama series. Created by Paul Scheuring, the series is shown on Fox.The first run of the show had four seasons, with 81 episodes from August 29, 2005 to May 15, 2009.
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Plot. In the tranquil town of Timberline, 900-pound grizzly bear Boog (Martin Lawrence) enjoys a captive, but happy existence.He spends his day as the star attraction of the town's nature show and spends his nights living the life of luxury in the garage of the park ranger Beth (Debra Messing), who raised Boog since he was a cub.
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SEO Services: Web Audit, On-site and Off-site SEO
admin | August 5th, 2011 - 8 h 55 min
More and more, companies are becoming aware of the crucial importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) which can be defined as the process of improving the visibility of a website on search engines via « natural » search results in contrary to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). The purpose of this article is to give a quick overview of the SEO process. Indeed, the fact is that SEO can be divided into three main logical steps: web audit, on-site and off-site SEO.
Google's Rankings Factors: Evolution from 1999 to 2011
admin | August 4th, 2011 - 14 h 51 min
As said, Rand Fishkin is certainly my favourite author. His added-value analysis are always worth to look at, especially when tackling rankings factors. In this insights-full presentation, he analyzed briefly the evolution Google's Rankings Factors in a time-span of 10 years. Basically, the history of Google's Rankings Factors is also the history of Google's fight against spam, insidious SEO techniques.
10 Problems SEO Consultants Face – And The Online Tools to Solve Them
I consider Rand Fishkin has a sort of "SEO rockstar". CEO & Co-Founder of the SEO consultancy SEOmoz, well-known for its comprehensive insights, analysis and services, he somehow masters the art of SEO. A year ago, he gave a presentation about the 10 actual problems SEO consultants are facing. This detailed presentation tackles such matters as crawling, indexing and rankings issues from a technical point of view. Always worth to look at!
SEO Techniques: A Visual Guide For Search Engine Optimization
admin | October 5th, 2010 - 12 h 29 min
While SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is definitely a complex task, BloggingPro published recently an infographic explaining its different techniques: infrastructure, keywords and backlinks. As a webmaster, I strongly invite you to download it, print it in high definition and eventually post it on your wall to have always your eyes on it when looking at a website.
SEO Brussels: Optimization of Websites in Belgium
admin | September 29th, 2010 - 12 h 13 min
Optimizing a website in Brussels a is quite complex task. Indeed, while ranking for keywords may be less difficult than in the UK for example, a SEO expert has to take into account the fragmented nature of the Belgium web mainly due to the coexistence of at least four different languages: French, Flemish, English and German. Believe me, that's a lot for such a small country!
The situation in Belgium
Indeed, one has to remember that there are three official languages: French, Flemish and German (although the latter one is only spoken by a tiny minority). What makes things more complicated is that Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also the capital of the European Union. Hence, the three main institutions of the EU – the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and European Parliament – are located in Brussels. The "EU quarter" is also surrounded by thousands of interest groups trying to influence to the decision-making process. Needless to say that the predominant language in this European's affairs small world is English.
The History of SEO
eMarketingServices.eu | June 21st, 2010 - 14 h 08 min
Greenlight, a UK-based SEO and PPC consulting firm, recently published an interesting article about the history and evolution of SEO.
Briefly, we can say that there are 5 major steps in terms of SEO.
SEO began with search engine submission in the early days due to the fact that search engines had limited crawling capabilities.
Then, it turned into on-page SEO, meaning the art of ensuring a website is technically accessible to search engines and relevant to the targeted keywords.
Since Google – which quickly became the major search engine from 2000 – introduced its notion of PageRank, the acquisition of quality back links the dominant factor in the early years of the decade.
In order to face link spam, Google algorithm began to take into account contextual information of a backlink and especially its anchor text.
In the same logic, the notion of TrustRank appears meaning that the more a backlink comes from a trusted sources the more it is valuable. Domain authority mainly came from the age of the domain name.
Link context became more and more important mainly because link exchanges. Google started to consider that the placement of links on a page and, more importantly, the context of the page and the site the link is on is of utmost importance .
Additionnaly, user signals – such as click through rates, bounce rates and search patterns – became to be taken into account by search engines to assess the level of trust search engines have in a site.
Finally, major search engines – among which Google is the more advanced – decided to include multimedia and real-time content to match better user's needs.
SEO Website Audit by Matt Cutts
eMarketingServices.eu | June 5th, 2010 - 7 h 29 min
A couple of weeks ago, Matt Cutts and his team did an SEO web audit session at Google I/O 2010 consisting into a technical review of different websites from a SEO point of view. It is worth to look at:
About Search Engine Ranking Factors
eMarketingServices.eu | January 29th, 2010 - 17 h 43 min
Google search engine ranking factors are among the most important elements to check in any SEO consulting. Doing this regularly should ensure that the strategies implemented are optimal. If deficiencies are found regarding the performances of a website, a SEO consultant would normally try to improve it in three core areas:
Optimizing the architecture to ensure the website is crawled and indexed by search engines
Optimizing the content to ensure the website includes the right keywords at the right places
Optimizing the incoming links to ensure the website receive quality incoming links from relevant domains
Does SEO have any future?
If you are a SEO consultant, you are probably caring about this issue. After having been observing the multiples changes of the algorithm of Google, and especially the universal search, the personnalized search and the real-time search, I came to the conclusion that it will become increasingly hard to monopolize key positions ad vitam aeternam.
Being an SEO Consultant in Brussels
Providing SEO (Search Engine Optimization) services is generally quite a tough job. Not only because is a complex discipline as it itself but also because you often have to spend most of your time explaining what is SEO to your client and how he can benefit from it.


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Infinity Rewatch – Avengers
In preparation for Avengers: Infinity War, I'm watching all the Marvel Studios movies leading up to it.
Avengers (2012)
It's interesting to think about how much of an experiment this was when it came out. Would it work to bring all these heroes together? Would it be a weird mish-mash. It still holds up. It's a simple plot, which I think helps. I'd forgotten how much time is spent with the team fighting each other, in traditional superhero team-up style. But it was more fun than the later battle in Civil War, because we knew they'd be friends at the end.
I'd forgotten how much Black Widow comes alive in this movie. And how great the dialogue is. I mean, I saw this over a dozen times, probably, between the theatrical release and subsequent viewings, but it's been at least five years since I've watched it. I'd forgotten some of the details of the little moments and how well done they are. And, unlike Age of Ultron, they largely avoided the feeling that you're watching a bunch of CGI characters do stuff, which I really liked. I wish we got a bit more of that in later films.
If I have two complaints about Avengers, it's Cap's unfortunate costume (and actually, it's MOSTLY just his helmet. But the first movie costume was so great, and subsequent ones too. This one just suffers a lot in comparison. AND, while the battle with the Chitauri (huge armored space whales!) is kept fun and exciting, I feel like it started a wave of similar fights against mindless minions that can all be defeated by stopping one central hub. It's annoying, and it's a HUGE design flaw in an advanced alien army.
But those are fairly minor points. Thor looks SO much better without bleached eyebrows. Ruffalo finally gives us a great screen Bruce Banner. And Loki is a great, great villain. Man, this really reminded me of just how great a movie this is. Roll on Phase 2!
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