And what is UE you might ask? Unemployment easing! As the major economies start to slow again (as fiscal stimulus is withdrawn prematurely), the calls are coming thick and fast for more quantitative easing. The Bloomberg editorial (June 8, 2012) – The Key to a Stronger Recovery: A Bolder Fed – was representative of this renewed call for the central banks to somehow stimulate aggregate demand to the tune of several percent of GDP in many nations. Like the latest bailout in Europe, the call for more QE is predictable. Neither initiative addresses the real problem with the relevant policy tool or change. What is needed is something much more direct. Why don't we have a policy of unemployment easing (UE) where the treasury departments, supported by their respective central banks, immediately set about directly creating jobs and reducing the unemployment rates around the world. Putting cash (wages) into the hands of those that are most constrained (the unemployed) will do much more good for the economy than doing portfolio swaps with banks who will not lend to thin air! So we need UE not QE.
The following screen capture of the latest headlines was in the sidebar of today's UK Guardian Economics Page.
As I noted yesterday, the Spanish bank bailout will not forestall the crisis for very long. Already, within 24 hours, the "markets" have worked out that it doesn't address the problem.
The Fed ought to get off the fence. At the next meeting of its policy-making committee on June 19-20, Bernanke and his colleagues should decide on a new program of monetary easing … we think the case is stacked pretty strongly in favor of more quantitative easing — the Fed's unorthodox (and controversial) method for driving long-term interest rates lower by buying government debt.
Why would they advocate that strategy?
1. "the economy is now growing too slowly to make significant inroads on unemployment".
2. "Jobs figures released last week were especially disappointing".
3. Inflation is "falling" and "Long-term inflation expectations … they're low and stable".
U.S. fiscal policy is another danger. If the economy falls over the so-called fiscal cliff at year's end, count on a second recession. If Congress heads that off, fiscal policy is likely to subtract demand from the economy next year.
We have had Rogoff-style 80 per cent debt ratio thresholds rammed down our throats for a few years – nothing has happened as sovereign (currency-issuing) nations have passed the threshold and certainly Japan (at 230 per cent is way out there).
So the latest scare-contrivance is the so-called "fiscal cliff". The US economy will only go back into recession if policy makers believe that an expanding budget deficit is somehow dangerous and start mimicking the Europeans and British and impose fiscal austerity.
The reality is that there should be more fiscal stimulus at present in the US not less.
Demand is growing more slowly than the Fed believed, inflation is falling below target, progress on unemployment is glacial, and the risks are loaded on the negative side. What's the Fed waiting for?
I agree with that assessment but would answer the question in this way: The Fed should be urging the US Treasury to embark on a program of Large-Scale Unemployment Easing which could begin immediately with the announcement that the US Government will fund anyone who wants to work at a decent minimum living wage. They might operationalise such a policy at the local level but fund it nationally.
They could also consider the challenges of the future – public health, climate change, renewable energy, public education, public transport and other infrastructure and broaden the employment offer to well-paid, highly skilled persons who are seeking jobs.
The call for more QE is waste of effort. While the previous interventions in this regard were benign despite the hysteria from the critics, there is no documented evidence that the strategy was very stimulatory. The research from the US Congressional Budget Office, however, has categorically demonstrated the effectiveness of the fiscal interventions.
On March 29, 2012, the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke concluded his four-part lecture series at George Washington University. The title of the fourth lecture was – The Aftermath of the Crisis. The full video is available HERE but the Transcript – saves you sitting through the talk (which was interesting).
And the main tool that we've used is what we call in the–within the balance of the Fed, the large-scale asset purchases or LSAPs, more properly known in the press and elsewhere as quantitative easing, or QE. I won't get into why I think LSAPs is a better descriptive name, but in any case, I've had to bow to the common usage.
The Federal Reserve's approach to supporting credit markets is conceptually distinct from quantitative easing (QE), the policy approach used by the Bank of Japan from 2001 to 2006. Our approach–which could be described as "credit easing"–resembles quantitative easing in one respect: It involves an expansion of the central bank's balance sheet. However, in a pure QE regime, the focus of policy is the quantity of bank reserves, which are liabilities of the central bank; the composition of loans and securities on the asset side of the central bank's balance sheet is incidental. Indeed, although the Bank of Japan's policy approach during the QE period was quite multifaceted, the overall stance of its policy was gauged primarily in terms of its target for bank reserves. In contrast, the Federal Reserve's credit easing approach focuses on the mix of loans and securities that it holds and on how this composition of assets affects credit conditions for households and businesses. This difference does not reflect any doctrinal disagreement with the Japanese approach, but rather the differences in financial and economic conditions between the two episodes. In particular, credit spreads are much wider and credit markets more dysfunctional in the United States today than was the case during the Japanese experiment with quantitative easing. To stimulate aggregate demand in the current environment, the Federal Reserve must focus its policies on reducing those spreads and improving the functioning of private credit markets more generally.
So the LSAP – or credit easing in 2009 is quantitative easing in 2012. Small point though.
… large scale purchases of Treasury and GSE mortgage-related securities … the securities that the Fed has been purchasing are government-guaranteed securities, either Treasury securities … or the Fannie and Freddie securities, which recall were guaranteed by the U.S. government after Fannie and Freddie were taken into conservatorship.
He offered the following slide to show the impact of the LSAP relative to the normal Federal Reserve holdings of government debt (which said in "normal circumstances, the Fed always owns a substantial amount of U.S. Treasuries" anyway).
The basic idea is that when you buy treasuries in GSE securities and bring them on to the balance sheet, that reduces the available supply of those securities in the market. Investors want to hold those securities and–or they'd be willing to hold a smaller amount, they have to receive a lower yield. Or put in another way, if there's a smaller available supply of those securities in the market, they are willing to pay a higher price for those securities, which is the inverse of the yield.
So they wanted to lower interest rates on the assets purchased which would, in turn, create spillover effects onto other corporate bond rates (increasing the demand and lowering the yields).
The aim was to "lower yields across a range of securities" because they believed "as usual, lower interest rates have supportive stimulative effects on the economy".
While it might be "conventional wisdom" (as usual) that lower interest rates are stimulative the evidence is less clear. There are several factors that have to be taken into account. The state of private balance sheets, the state of the economy, the distributional effects of rates changes on creditors and debtors, etc.
The mainstream belief that quantitative easing will stimulate the economy sufficiently to put a brake on the downward spiral of lost production and the increasing unemployment is based on the erroneous belief that the banks need reserves before they can lend and that quantititative easing provides those reserves.
Mainstream macroeconomics create the illusion that a bank is an institution that accepts deposits to build up reserves and then on-lends them at a margin to make money. The conceptualisation suggests that if it doesn't have adequate reserves then it cannot lend. So the presupposition is that by adding to bank reserves, quantitative easing will help lending.
This is clearly an incorrect depiction of how banks operate in the real world. Bank lending is not "reserve constrained". Banks lend to any credit worthy customer they can find and then worry about their reserve positions afterwards. If they are short of reserves (their reserve accounts have to be in positive balance each day and in some countries central banks require certain ratios to be maintained) then they borrow from each other in the interbank market or, ultimately, they will borrow from the central bank through the so-called discount window. They are reluctant to use the latter facility because it carries a penalty (higher interest cost).
The major formal constraints on bank lending (other than a stream of credit worthy customers) are expressed in the capital adequacy requirements set by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) which is the central bank to the central bankers. They relate to asset quality and required capital that the banks must hold. These requirements manifest in the lending rates that the banks charge customers. Bank lending is never constrained by lack of reserves.
Further, when times are tough and households are intent on increasing their saving rate and reducing their consumption growth, which, in turn, puts a brake on investment plans by firms (they will have enough capacity to produce to the current diminished demand levels), the demand for credit is not particularly sensitive to interest rate changes.
Slightly lower interest rates may lower the cost of borrowing but if the expected return over the lifetime of the loan (of the productive asset purchased) is unfavourable then there will not be an upsurge of demand as a result of quantitative easing interventions. That is exactly what we have been witnessing over the last three years.
The Federal Reserve Chairman's lecture yielded some other interesting insights. The question that came up in the hysteria when the interventions were first announced, in part, focused on how these purchases were transacted? Or in more common parlance "where did the money come from"? Taxes? Issuing Debt?
"Well, the Fed is going out and buying $2 trillion of securities. Well, how do we pay for that?" And the answer is that we paid for those securities by crediting the bank accounts of the people who sold them to us. And those accounts at the banks showed up as reserves that the banks would hold with the Fed. So the Fed is a bank for the banks. Banks can hold deposit accounts with the Fed essentially, and those are called reserve accounts. And so as the purchases of securities occurred, the way we paid for them was basically by increasing the amount of reserves that banks had in their accounts with the Fed … Sometimes you hear that the Fed is printing money in order to pay for the securities we acquire, and I've talked about that in some–you know, in some–in giving some conceptual examples. But as a literal fact, the Fed is not printing money to acquire the securities.
I often get criticized (by E-mail) for stressing the fact that the Federal Reserve was not printing money during this period. Apparently I would garner more support for Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) ideas if I conceded the "facts" and made it easier for those indoctrinated with mainstream macroeconomic thinking to cross the MMT line.
It reminds me of the debate in the 1930s between Keynes and his (sympathetic) critics who urged him to abandon the inverse relation between employment and the real wage rate based on marginal productivity theory that dominated Chapter 2 of the General Theory. This use of "marginal productivity theory", a centrepiece of the dominant neo-classical view was controversial.
While it is the topic of another blog – the rationale of the criticism is that by building on the then received "wisdom", Keynes would open his theory up to hijacking – back into the received "wisdom".
Keynes resisted the critics and Chapter 2 is what it is. Not long after the General Theory came out what became known as the Neo-classical-Keynesian synthesis emerged which bastardised many of the unique features of the General Theory and made way for all the spurious notions that form the mainstay of the mainstream approach to this day (for example, crowding out; fiscal policy ineffectiveness etc). In other words, the critics were correct.
The MMT developers have discussed this issue at length for the last 18 or so years and we hold the view that terminology is power and as such we don't want the essential ideas to be blurred through use of conventional terminology which is of the loaded variety.
Anyway, as the Chairman stressed – the Federal Reserve were not in this instance – printing money.
So what were they doing? In this blog from March 2009 – Quantitative easing 101 – I outlined how QE works and why it would not be successful.
The Federal Reserve were in fact swapping reserve balances for the assets they purchased. If you want to learn more about the role of reserves please read these blogs – Building bank reserves will not expand credit and Building bank reserves is not inflationary – for further discussion.
The transactions they engaged in were electronic entries in the same way that most government spending is made operational by a series of electronic entries to the banking system. There are no financial limits entailed in that sort of activity. There can be voluntary limits imposed by the players themselves for political and ideological reasons.
But in recognising that distinction, we open a new avenue of debate when the government makes a political statement such as "we have run out of money" or "we cannot afford to pay decent unemployment benefits" or whatever. If the population broadly understands that a sovereign government can never run out of money and can always make these electronic transactions then the questions they might ask their politicians will change and force the latter to be more accountable for their political choices.
Those are the accounts that banks, commercial banks, hold with the Fed and their assets to the banking system and their liabilities with the Fed, and that's basically how we pay for the–for those securities. And so the banking system has a large quantity of these reserves, but they are electronic entries at the Fed. They basically just sit there. They're not in circulation. They're not part of any broad measure of the money supply. They're part of what's called the monetary base. But again, they're not–they certainly aren't cash. Then there are other liabilities including Treasury accounts and a variety of other things that the Fed does. We act as the agent, the fiscal agent for the Treasury. But the two main items you can see are the notes in circulation and the reserves held by the banks.
That should be very clear and should cure you of all the mythology that you will read in mainstream macroeconomic textbooks where the concept of a money multiplier is central and a transmission vehicle for the Quantity Theory of Money – which says that increasing the money base will cause inflation because the money supply rises.
Please read my blogs – Money multiplier and other myths and Money multiplier – missing feared dead – for more discussion on this point.
Note that dismissing the monetary multiplier theory does not, in itself refute the QTM explanation of inflation. All it does is break the transmission mechanism between the central bank increasing the monetary base and the money supply rising.
I also remind readers of an interesting Working Paper (No. 292) from the Bank of International Settlements (November, 2009) – Unconventional monetary policies: an appraisal – which I have referred to in the past.
I refer you back to the two blogs – Building bank reserves will not expand credit and Building bank reserves is not inflationary – for further discussion on that point.
… central bank balance sheet policies need to be viewed as part of the consolidated government sector balance sheet. The main channel through which they affect economic activity is by altering the balance sheet of private sector agents, or influencing expectations thereof. As a result, almost any balance sheet policy that the central bank carries out can, or could be, replicated by the government; conversely, anything that the central bank does has an impact on the consolidated government sector balance sheet.
Please read my blog – The consolidated government – treasury and central bank and Central bank independence – another faux agenda – for more discussion on this point.
The question that arises is one of effectiveness. Treasury fiscal operations which directly inject aggregate demand into the spending stream are likely to be effective than asset swaps which lead to an increase in reserves but do nothing to improve the confidence of the households and firms.
After all, quantitative easing does not lead to job offers as a matter of course. Fiscal policy can be expressed in terms of explicit job offers and you cannot get a more direct stimulus than that.
This is why I consider a Job Guarantee to be the first necessary plank in any government policy. By operating as an automatic stabiliser it guarantees that a certain level of income support will be available in return for productive activity – at all times.
There is no doubt that mortgage rates fell in 2009 – the announcement came in November 2008 and the purchases started in January 2009. But they were falling before the US Federal Reserve started the purchasing program.
At any rate, we can agree that the program lowered long-term rates. But there is no hard evidence that this provided a major stimulus to demand. There is a lot of evidence to the contrary that likely interest-sensitive spending components have been fairly insensitive in the face of persistently high unemployment and low confidence.
The emphasis on monetary policy as being the vehicle to provide the primary stimulus to ailing economies instead of fiscal policy is contrary to the evidence and reflects the ideological shift that occurred under Monetarism and was refined over the, more recent, inflation targetting era.
Early in the crisis, the reliance on monetary policy to arrest the collapse in aggregate demand around the world only made the real crisis worse although it did stabilise the financial sector, for a time.
Until policy makers realise that fiscal policy is a much more effective way to stimulate aggregate demand this crisis will continue to grind on. I think we need a period of unemployment easing not quantitative easing.
Do you know why economists get so excited about lowering interest rates? I have yet to see a business proposition stall because the interest rate was 0.25% higher or lower. Modern business works on pay back periods counted in months not years – a trend that has accelerated as business has become more uncertain and more service driven.
Where are the investment plans that are so long term that they are affected by the odd quarter of a percent shift in interest rates?
Looking at the recent balance sheets of the Australian major banks, you see that the official reserves, i.e. their deposits with the RBA, are very small or negligible, although they seem to have some other financial assets apart from deposits. Also, their loans, which are the major part of their assets, are quite lot higher than their deposits. The deposits seem to be 2/3 to 3/4 of their loans. They make up the difference with borrowings.
Does this mean that the Australian banks are significantly different to the American ones?
Am I reading the balance sheets correctly?
Where has all the endogenous money gone?
Little in the way of real solutions – beyond MMT theory.
Like exactly what policies are going to achieve what is NEEDed?
We already know conventional policy(ZIRP) does less than nothing.
And that QE does nothing but drive up non-spendable excess reserves.
We already know that the "fiscal-space" MMT solution involves government spending directly on the job-creation solution.
But…… we can't get there from here.
So-called 'self-imposed constraints' are what we call the law.
So, here's the thing, Bill.
There IS a proposal to do exactly that.
It is called the "National Emergency Employment Defense (NEED) Act of 2011".
It was introduced into the US Congress as H.R. 2990 by progressive Congressman Dennis Kucinich on September 21 of last year.
2. What goals of the MMT school can not be achieved by the passage of the Kucinich Bill?
If not the Kucinich Bill, then what?
Politically, Steve Keen's "A Modern Jubilee" (scroll down) is more tenable. Conservatives and libertarians are opposed to increases in the size of government but simply handing out new money to the entire population, including non-debtors, can be done with the same size or even smaller government. I don't recall much opposition to GW Bush's "stimulus checks", for example.
I'd be just as happy to see the money loaned out [to all creditworthy citizens normally resident for tax purposes] at a similar rate of interest that the banks pay, with the proviso they pay down their old debts first, before spending on new goods. 2-5000 a month should do the trick.
Indeed, and surely the greatly over-used word 'markets' ought to be replaced.
H.R. 2990 is very interesting, but it doesn't seems to include a job guarantee (JG). A JG is the means MMT theory has developed to control inflation while enabling full employment. H.R. 2990 does have provisions to stimulate the economy but stimulus by itself may not lead to full employment (see Tcherneva article http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00346764.2011.577348#preview).
Also, H.R. 2990 does provide for ample education funding but, if unemployment is due to a slack in demand and not only because of a skill mismatch increases in education will not lead to full employment.
In fiat non convertible currency system every man can get paid who is willing to work .
Somehow the current system prefers to pay people not work than make an effort to find them work .
This set up is neither Creative nor Godly . Any ethical/moral human being would know that paying the unemployed not to work is shirking his responsability to his fellow man and creator .
Whether it is laziness or ignorance or misguided evil that is maintaining the status quo …the first step is an easy one : Just give it a try ..betting on human ingenuity in a righteous cause will deliver returns a thousand fold beyond our current blinkered imagination.
This is not a political choice but a moral choice .
Who's being paid not to work? People can still take care of their kids, volunteer their time, work around the house, the garden, etc.
Moreover, there is nothing about our money system, usury for counterfeit money – so-called "credit" – that is godly. The population deserves restitution for theft – not government make work.
Would someone please help me resolve my problem with the following: if reserves are not cash nor can they be lent out (MMT), why do banks ,in a QE operation ,offer their negotiable bonds to the Fed in exchange for apparently useless reserves? (I'm talking about reserves in excess of interbank "bookkeeping" needs).
My guess: Because the Fed overpays for them?
I don't have the $36 to read through Pavlina's article, perhaps it is otherwise available. I have seen it quoted elsewhere.
Regarding controlling inflation in a full-employment economy, I refer you back to the systems-dynamics-based. macro-economic monetary system modeling work of Prof. Kaoaru Yamaguchi of Japan's Doshisha University.
Dr Yamaguchi is the Director of the first Green MBA Program in Japan.
MMT is interesting but it doesn't include the recapture of the national monetary system from the global private central bankers and for some progressive(?) reason leaves the money power in the hands of private corporations through endogenous money principles.
Can you say Occupy Wall Street frustrations.
I believe in full employment as a socio-economic construct.
I support Bill's and others' efforts to define a long-off detail of things like how much money the BIG should be or the wage-rate of the government created jobs.
The JG is a great socio-economic objective to have and we all agree that it must be pursued.
But it's no different today than when I told my Dad I wanted peace, justice, and a sustainable planet in my time.
So, I'm out for public control of the money system, and then peace and justice and sustainability.
I think that trying to define the JG at this stage of MMT advancement is an unnecessary distraction to the discussion. Merely identifying it as a goal of whatever legislative proposal MMT eventually becomes is sufficient.
Neither of us get ahead without change.
After the books are written, we will NEED an MMT legislative proposal.
Then we can see where we stand.
Because they were selling anyway for various liquidity reasons. There is always a continual turnover of these Bonds. That is what creates the liquidity in that market.
If the Fed turns out to be the buyer then overall the system will be short of bonds and some people who were looking to *buy* them will be disappointed.
ISTM that the effect of QE is on the frustrated buyer of bonds, not the seller. So the question is what did that buyer do instead? And since they were in the market for secure savings it is unlikely they decide to buy a yacht instead.
What is to prevent vote-pandering politicians from making all manner of promises in the spending arena, with little regard to the (potential) inflationary impact? I.E. at some point there is enough currency in circulation such that there is "full" employment and productive capacity is close to 100% so how do you turn off the spiggot? Obviously this is the role for taxation, but again it is difficult to sell that politically.
I just love the implied idea that governments can simply manipulate at will without any ill side effects that may not show up immediately but maybe only after years which is actually the case with the present crisis which is the result of manipulations in so many past years.
It seems that central planning is connected to just to great a good feeling for all the decision makers to forgo it.


I cleaned up my lure templates i haven't thrown out a template since i starter making lures i must have over 500 templates including divers, surface , bibs ect some are pics i printed out of lures over the years till the last year or two i have only been drawing my own. does anyone ells have all there templates or is it just me.
Still got all of mine, Casey, and still using some of the originals - 25 years old. That's the beauty of having aluminium templates - they never wear out.
Yes Casey, about 20 -25 I suppose, dating back to the early 80's, most Aluminum.
You have got a few there Chris....cheers!
Its good to see that im not the only one who has all my temps. Travers i have just started making my temps out of aluminium all ones i want to make more of will be getting made out of aluminium now. bob your lures are fantastic and no templates so every one unique. Thanks for the response everyone.
I've got templates for all my lures and bibs..
and can go straght to every individual one.... ..Pete.
Very organised Peter. So that's how you can turn out so many lures - you are very organised.
I will pinch that idea for my small, medium lures. Thanks Pete.
Templates .....are we suppose to use templates!!!?!
Top Ides Pete, unfortunately wont work for mine, the plan view templates I make are curved to fit over the cut blank.
I just have a series of nails in a corkboard they all hang on, right next to the band saw and sander.
Just a note on an easy way to make a profile temlate. Not sure if anyone else does this, but it works for me.
From a block, i draw my shape free hand onto the timber with black pen, including the bib slot.
Then i cut out the shape and slot on the band saw.
End up with a profile.
Then I turn the profile on its belly, and cut a 2mm slice through the body, and end up with a profile template.


North Table Mountain Ecological Preserve is near Oroville in northern California. It's known for the wildflower blooms in the spring.
It was tough finding a good day to go because it's been very rainy in northern California. It finally cleared this past Saturday.
The wildflowers were blooming, but they were not as large as I remembered from last year. I think there is more growth on the way before they fade.
I had a particular photo in mind. It was one of looking upwards at a California poppy with other poppies in the background. See the shot below along with others taken along the way.
I went to North Table Moutain to get a shot of the california poppies. We didn't find the area with poppies until late in the trip. There were poppies in some spots, but were not accessible. We finally came across this ledge with lots of poppies. A ledge was perfect because I didn't have to get down too low to get an upward shot. Aside from the poppy itself, I see a heart and a baby in the bokeh.
Lupine was the main wildflower at North Table Mountain this trip.
There are many trees at North Table Mountain accenting a landscape full of wildflowers.
North Table Moutain doesn't have official marked trails, but there are lots of paths. This one is on the way to one of the many waterfalls.
I started landscape photography in 2016. Join this new landscape photographer on this journey of where ever photography leads.


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Festival In LA: Can "The Revenant" Be a Good Oscar® Contender?
A contender "yes" because it has the quality of so many talented people working on the set.
"No" because never a survivor movie has won an Oscar® for best picture, unless "The Revenant" can be the exception and make history.
In recent years, survivor movies have been snubbed out of gold, films like: "Life of Pi," "Gravity," "All is Lost" have been compensated on the technical categories, not for acting or best picture.
To have a positive turnout, "The Revenant" should be listed as a historical time-period drama to fit in the same category of the Oscar® winners: "Dances with Wolves," "Braveheart," and "Gladiator."
Inspired by real events, "The Revenant" is a visceral and a cinematic experience.
In this epic adventure of "survival" Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), after the attack by a bear is abandoned by his hunting team and betrayed by his own people, including John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). He must fight against the dangers of the wilderness in the hard winter of North America.
The free adaptation from the Michael Punke's novel was made by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
How can you aspire to perfection without any sacrifice?
Adriana Barraza in "Babel." Copyright © 2006. Paramount.
In the shooting of "Babel," Adriana Barraza collapsed in the desert due to the heat exhaustion, the production was stopped for more than six hours. The result was an Oscar® nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her.
Perhaps, DiCaprio having suffered the extreme cold weather conditions can be an Oscar® hopeful regardless of his silent character.
The trailer exhibits the beautiful and haunting cinematography by the two times Oscar® winner Mexican D.P. Emmanuel 'El Chivo' Lubezki ("Gravity," "Birdman").
The way the "Revenant" was shot was similar to the work he did in Terrence Malick's "The New World." Emmanuel shoots every frame with natural light, an influence from the "dogma" movement.
Lubezki may win his third consecutive Oscar® for this movie.
"The Perfect Storm" has been positioned "perfectly" for Iñárritu's "The Revenant" at the awards season.
Now, we need to wait and see if the weather conditions, the critics, the Academy members, and the audience can say: "This 'epic' has what it takes to win the gold this year."
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Globs, 2004
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One of a series of six sepia ink drawings capturing the "most curious sites" that Adam Dant encountered during his three week stay at the British School in Rome in 2004. Dant was inspired by Goya's sketchbook albums created over thirty years from 1796. Within them Goya observed the attitudes and occupations of everyday people around Spain. As with Goya's revolutionary depiction of humanity, Dant's drawings reveal a vast and fascinated imagination seized by the charm of day-to-day life.
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Adam Dant (b. 1967, Cambridge) lives and works in London. Studied Graphic Design at Liverpool School of Art (1985-1989) and at MS University Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, India (1988), and Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, London (1989-1991). Dant creates dense and elaborate drawings, thoroughly researched and often possessed of a dysfunctional logic. Mishap and folly proliferate his work and he has been described as someone who "delights in serious craziness that pokes fun at our contemporary media by proposing charismatically strange alternative perspectives". In 2002 Dant was the recipient of the Jerwood Drawing Prize, and in 2015 was selected as the official Election Artist documenting the 2015 UK General Election. Select solo exhibitions include The Budge Row Bibliotheque, Bloomberg Space, London (2015); Soerditch: Diary of a Neighbourhood, 11 Spitalfields, London (2013); From the Library of Dr. London, Hales Gallery, London (2012); Adam Dant– Unusual Cartography of East London, Town House Antiques, London (2011); and Dant on Drink: Drawings about Drinking in Britain, Hales Gallery, London (2010) and New Art Gallery, Walsall, UK (2010). Select group exhibitions include The British Figure, Flowers Gallery, London (2015); Royal Scotting Academy Summer Show, Edinburgh, Scotland (2013); The Artists of Spitalfields Life, Ben Pentreath Ltd., London (2012); AgitPOP, Guided by Invoices, New York (2012); and The Royal Family, Hayward Gallery Project Space, London (2011). The artist is represented by Hales Gallery, London.

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Dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul and Memorials of the Saints – 18 November
Posted on November 18, 2019 November 17, 2019 by AnaStpaul
Dedication of the Basilicas of Peter and Paul (Optional Memorial): From the twelfth century the Dedications of the Vatican Basilica of St Peter and the Basilica of St Paul on the Via Ostiense, have been celebrated on this day, as the anniversary of their dedication by St Pope Silvester and St Pope Siricius in the fourth century. In more recent times, this feast has been extended to the whole Roman Rite. As the anniversary of the Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (5 August) honours the motherhood of Our Lady, so this Feast honours the memory of the two Princes of the Apostles.
About this Feast:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/feast-of-the-dedication-of-the-basilicas-of-sts-peter-and-paul-at-rome-18-november/
St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852) (Optional Memorial, United States)
About St Rose:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/11/18/saint-of-the-day-18-november-st-rose-philippine-duchesne-rscj-1769-1852/
St Amandus of Lérins
Bl Andreas Murayama Tokuan
St Anselm of Lérins
St Augusto Cordero Fernández
St Barulas
St Constant
Bl Cosmas Takeya Sozaburo
Bl Domingos Jorge
St Emiliano Martínez de La Pera Alava
St Esteban Anuncibay Letona
Bl Ferdinando Santamaria
St Francisco Marco Alemán
St Germán García y García
Bl Guilminus
Bl Ioannes Yoshida Shoun
St José María Cánovas Martínez
Bl Karolina Kózkówna
St Keverne
Bl eonard Kimura
St Maximus of Mainz
St Modesto Sáez Manzanares
St Mummolus of Lagny
St Nazarius of Lérins
St Noah the Patriarch
St Odo of Cluny (c 880–942)
St Oriculus
St Patroclus of Colombier
St Romfarius of Coutances
St Romano of Antioch
St Teofredo of Vellaicum
St Thomas of Antioch
St Vidal Luis Gómara
Martyred Visitationists of Madrid:
• Blessed Amparo Hinojosa Naveros
• Blessed Augusto Cordero Fernández
• Blessed Carmen Barrera Izaguirre
• Blessed Emiliano Martínez de La Pera Alava
• Blessed Esteban Anuncibay Letona
• Blessed Francisco Marco Alemán
• Blessed Germán García y García
• Blessed Inés Zudaire Galdeano
• Blessed José María Cánovas Martínez
• Blessed Josefa Joaquina Lecuona Aramburu
• Blessed Laura Cavestany Anduaga
• Blessed Martina Olaizola Garagarza
• Blessed Modesto Sáez Manzanares
• Blessed Vidal Luis Gómara
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Quote of the Day – 18 November – The Memorial of St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852)
"Jesus, I live for You,
I labour for You,
I desire only You.
You in me and I in You;
You with me and I with You;
You all mine and I all Yours."
"I am where God wills me to be
and so I have found rest and security.
His wisdom governs me,
His power defends me,
His grace sanctifies me,
His mercy encompasses me,
His joy sustains me
and all will go well with me."
"Do not look back to the past,
nor forward to the future.
Claim only the present,
for it holds God's will."
"Let us bear our cross
and leave it to God
to determine the length
and the weight."
"He will never let the trial surpass,
the strength He gives you
and at the very moment you think yourself
overwhelmed by sorrow,
He will lift you up and give you peace."
St Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852)
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One Minute Reflection – 18 November – Today's Gospel: Mark 13:24–32
One Minute Reflection – 18 November – Today's Gospel: Mark 13:24–32 – Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – The Feast of the Dediciation of the Basilicas of Sts Peter and Paul and the Memorial of St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852)
And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory…Mark 13:26
REFLECTION – "From this it follows that, at His second coming, Jesus will rule over that land of which there remains much to possess. But how blessed will be those who were His subjects from His first coming! Truly, they will be loaded with gifts in spite of the resistance of so many enemies and the attacks of so many foes, they will receive… their share of the Promised Land. But when submission has been carried out by force, on that day when "the last enemy, who is death, shall have been destroyed" (1Cor 15:26), there can be no more favour for those who refuse to submit."…Origen (c 185-253) Father of the Church
PRAYER – Lord God, give Your Church the help of the Apostles Peter and Paul, who first brought it the knowledge of the faith, may they always obtain for it an increase of grace and continue to run with us on our journey home to You. And may the prayers of your holy apostle of prayer, St Rose Philippine Duchesne, be a succour in our trials. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, in union with the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever, amen.
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Our Morning Offering – 18 November – Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Our Morning Offering – 18 November – Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B and the Memorial of St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852)
The Prayer below is by the Founder of the Religious Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St Madeleine-Sophie Barat (1779 – 1865)
O Sacred Heart of Jesus
By St Madeleine-Sophie Barat (1779 – 1865)
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Give me a heart
that is one with your own,
A humble heart,
that knows and loves its nothingness,
A gentle heart,
that holds and calms its own anxiety,
A loving heart,
that has compassion
for the suffering of others,
A pure heart,
that recoils even
at the appearance of evil,
A detached heart,
that longs for nothing
other than the goodness of heaven,
A heart detached from self-love
and embraced by the love of God,
Its attention focused on God,
Its goodness its only treasure,
in time and in eternity.
Saint of the Day – 18 November – St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852)
Saint of the Day – 18 November – St Rose Philippine Duchesne RSCJ (1769-1852) – Religious, of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionary, Teacher, Apostle of Prayer – born on 29 August 1769 at Grenoble, France and died on 18 November 1852 at Saint Charles, Missouri of natural causes. Along with the foundress, St Madeleine-Sophie Barat (1779 – 1865), she was a prominent early member of the Religious Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and founded the congregation's first communities in the United States. She spent the last half of her life teaching and serving the people of the Midwestern United States, then the western frontier of the nation. Her Body is incorrupt.
Rose Philippine Duchesne was born 29 August 1769 in Grenoble, France, the second of seven daughters, along with one son. She was baptised in the Church of St Louis and received the name of Philip, the apostle and Rose of Lima, first saint of the new continent. She was educated at the Convent of the Visitation of Sts Marie d'en Haut, then, drawn to the contemplative life, she became a novice there when she was 18 years old.
At the time of the Revolution in France, the community was dispersed and Philippine returned to her family home, spending her time nursing prisoners and helping others who suffered. After the Concordat of 1801, she tried with some companions to reconstruct the monastery of St Marie but without success.
In 1804, Philippine learned of a new congregation, the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and offered herself and the monastery to the Foundress, Mother Madeleine Sophie Barat. Mother Barat visited St Marie in 1804 and received Philippine and several companions as novices in the Society.
Even as Philippine's desire deepened for the contemplative life, so too her call to the missions became more urgent – a call she had heard since her youth. In a letter she wrote to Mother Barat, she confided a spiritual experience she had had during a night of adoration before the Eucharist on Holy Thursday: "I spent the entire night in the new World … carrying the Blessed Sacrament to all parts of the land … I had all my sacrifices to offer: -a mother, sisters, family, my mountain! When you say to me 'now I send you', I will respond quickly 'I go"'. She waited, however, another 12 years.
In 1818 Philippine's dream was realised. She was sent to respond to the bishop of the Louisiana territory, who was looking for a congregation of educators to help him evangelise the Indian and French children of his diocese. At St Charles, near St Louis, Missouri, she founded the first house of the Society outside France. It was in a log cabin – and with it came all the austerities of frontier life: extreme cold, hard work, lack of funds. She also had difficulty learning English. Communication at best was slow; news often did not arrive from her beloved France. She struggled to remain closely united with the Society in France.
Philippine and four other Religious of the Sacred Heart forged ahead. In 1820 she opened the first free school west of the Mississippi. By 1828 she had founded six houses. These schools were for the young women of Missouri and Louisiana. She loved and served them well but always in her heart she yearned to serve the American Indians. When she was 72 and no longer superior, a school for the Potawatomi was opened at Sugar Creek, Kansas. hough many thought Philippine was too sick to go, the Jesuit head of the mission insisted: "She must come; she may not be able to do much work but she will assure success to the mission by praying for us Her very presence will draw down all manner of heavenly favours on the work".
She was with the Potawatomi but a year, however, her pioneer courage did not weaken and her long hours of contemplation impelled the Indians to name her, Quah-kah-ka-num-ad, "Woman-Who-Prays-Always". But Philippine's health could not sustain the regime of village life. In July 1842, she returned to St Charles, although her heart never lost its desire for the missions: "I feel the same longing for the Rocky Mountain missions and any others like them, that I experienced in France when I first begged to come to America…".
She spent the last decade of her life living there in a tiny room under a stairway near the chapel. Toward the end of her life, she was very lonely, going blind, feeble and yearned for letters from Mother Barat. She died at St Charles, Missouri, 18 November 1852 at the age of 83. Initially, St Philippine was buried in the convent cemetery, when her remains were exhumed three years later they were found to be intact. The Holy See ordered in 1951 that she be buried more suitably. Construction was begun on a larger shrine, and her remains were moved there on 13 June 1952. She was Beatified on 12 May 1940 by Ven Pope Pius XII and Canonised on 3 July 1988 by St Pope John Paul II.
Shrine of St Rose Philippine Duchesne


Chris Janson graduated high school, packed his green Monte Carlo and made the four-hour drive to Nashville. He was 18 in the summer of 2004, and the Perryville, Mo., native had never been to a big city. People in his hometown didn't go to college — they went to work. Janson decided music was his job.
When he arrived, Janson pulled his car into the alley between the Ryman Auditorium and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. He intended to park there, figure out his next move and maybe sleep for the night. He was immediately kicked out.
Janson moved his car, "bunked up" for the night behind what is now Honky Tonk Central and planned to pound the pavement the next day looking for gigs. When he woke up the next morning, he had a boot on his wheel.
Janson, the voice behind No. 1 hits including "Buy Me a Boat" and "Fix a Drink," spent the next decade finding his voice as a songwriter and artist. Along the way, he also found his soulmate Kelly; he's now now married and a father.
But without that alley — the one with clear sight lines from the back of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge to the back door of Ryman Auditorium — to provide musicians and inspiration, the 31-year-old singer might not have made it.
He performed gigs for tip money at places like Tootsie's and built a following from Music Row. Within six months, publishers and songwriters were flocking to watch his show.
Trey Bruce, VP of A&R and Creative at Chrysalis Music, was among them.
He signed Janson in 2006, was there when the singer's first label deal fell through and helped him get a manager and a spot on tour with Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"Yep, probably not," McKagan scoffed.
Over the next couple of years, Janson wrote songs and toured around the Southeast. He was in the midst of his first ill-fated record deal when he started to frequently cross paths with the woman from the bar.
He found out she worked at a Nashville record label, and he booked a meeting with her to go pitch his songs.
"I thought he was the best thing I'd ever seen," recalled Kelly Janson, then Kelly Lynn Roland.
He invited her to his cabin under the guise of co-writing, and they sat on his porch swing and fell in love.
Their love lasted longer than the record deal, which ended with only one radio single.
The couple was married in 2010, and Kelly encouraged Janson to be more structured. They sold the cabin for extra money and in 2012 — eight years after Janson moved to Nashville — Tim McGraw gave Janson his first big cut as a songwriter with "Truck Yeah." That song led to cuts with Justin Moore, LOCASH and others. All the while, Janson was praying the hits would keep coming – in addition to his wife's two children, the Jansons already had two of their own.
A song called "Buy Me a Boat" changed Janson's life. He got multiple offers, but signed with Warner Music Nashville. He released two albums in three years, bought back the cabin and charted a second No. 1 song with "Fix a Drink." His current single "Drunk Girl" has already sparked rumblings about song of the year.


The Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) developed standards for the California Subject Examinations Test (CSET) based upon judgements and recommendations of California Educators. Together they developed a standard for each subject matter by which all of the CSET examinations are measured against. Prospective educators that wish to teach Music will be required to take the CSET Music examination which is comprised of three subtests. Use the CSET Music practice test to prepare for all parts of the examination. CSET Music test #136 will test your knowledge with 45 multiple choice questions in the subject areas of Artistic Perception Historical and Cultural Foundations, and Aesthetic Valuing. The second part of the examination is CSET Music subtest #137, which has 40 multiple choice questions on Creative Expression and Connections, Relationships, and Applications. The third part of the examination is CSET subtest #138 consists of 40 multiple choice questions on Music, Methodology and Repertoire. In addition to the multiple choice questions, your test will ask 5 constructed response questions, where you will be presented with some material and you will need to provide a short, focused response. Keep these subject areas in mind when you study using the CSET Music practice questions. The testing center will provide a response sheet for your answers. This is a computer based program that will provide a tutorial on how to upload the response sheet.
Once you have registered for the examination, you will receive a materials packet in the mail. The materials in the packet will provide the parameters for creating 2 videos—one will be a demonstration on an acoustic piano and the other will either be an acapella vocal selection in Italian or an instrumental piece. You will be given 2 hours and 15 minutes to complete test #136, 1 hour for test #137, and 1 hour and 45 minutes for test #138. You will be able to receive your test results within 7 weeks. In order to be certified to teach Music, you will need to get a score of 220.
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Highest Office Rents in Dublin
On this week's Down to Business, Gavin McLoughlin chats to Keith O'Neill, Executive Director an...
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12.35 5 Jul 2019
The impact of Luas and DART Proximity on office rents
On this week's Down to Business, Gavin McLoughlin chats to Keith O'Neill, Executive Director and Head of Office Agency at BNP, about the impact of LUAS and DART Proximity on office rents.
A two-year study by BNP Paribas Real Estate confirms the value of nearby public transport access as key a factor in higher office rents in Dublin.
Exactly how much rental return is achieved from offices in the central business district to the outer suburbs has been collated on a new map by the real estate firm. The research tracks recent office rental levels along the main Luas and DART public transport lines crossing Dublin.
The analysis found that rents along the Green Luas line command the highest premiums, ranging from €205 per sq.m in the suburbs to €646 per sq.m for prime CBD locations (central business district), especially in the Dawson Street, St Stephens Green and Harcourt Street areas in Dublin 2.
The Green Luas line, which runs from Cherrywood in south county Dublin and crosses the city centre before heading out to Cabra, accounts for three of the top five rental returns currently available in the city, the research indicates:
1. Dawson Street (Luas Green Line) - €646 p.s.m (per square meter) / €60 p.s.f (per square foot)
2. Grand Canal Dock (DART) - €614 p.s.m. / €57 p.s.f.
3. Harcourt Street (Luas Green Line) - €603 p.s.m. / €56 p.s.f.
4. Charlemont (Luas Green Line) - €592 p.s.m. / €55 p.s.f.
5. Lansdowne Road (DART) - €581 p.s.m. / €54 p.s.f.
Rents on the Red Luas line range from €129 per sq.m in the west suburbs to €570 per sq.m in the north docklands.
Similar analysis along the DART line indicates how valuable commercial districts have been established in close proximity to DART stations, especially around Grand Canal Dock and Lansdowne Road. Rents on the DART line range from €151 per sq.m in the north suburbs to €614 per sq.m in the south docks.
The BNP Paribas commercial property map tracks average rents over the past two years for properties within a 10-minute walk of each station. It is based on a representative sample of 'Grade A' office lettings, the 'best in class' new or refurbished office accommodation.
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With the economy recovering slowly, employers continue to watch as profit margins decrease. Even with only one injury, workers' compensation (WC) costs can deplete employers' financial assets at an alarming rate. Although the incidence of workplace injury has decreased by 50% since 1991, medical costs continue to increase and have tripled since 1982 (Bureau of Labor & Statistics). Interest in innovative WC management strategies continues to grow as employers struggle to reduce work-related injuries and their associated costs.
As part of this strategy, it is vital that during the healing process, injured workers continue to perceive themselves as valued employees and remain connected to the workplace. Establishing return-to-work goals immediately after an injury and providing timely information to treating physicians relative to physical job demands and transitional duty opportunities are critical for a successful return-to-work outcome. In fact, statistics show that when an injured worker is out of the workplace for as little as six to twelve weeks, there is only a 50% chance of that worker successfully returning to work. When that time lag increases to six months out of work, the chance of successful return to work to the date of injury employer becomes rare, and it is highly likely vocational case management may be needed to effect successful case resolution.
Ergonomics: Ergonomics is the perfect tool to utilize in minimizing workplace injuries and keeping costs in check. Implementing ergonomics will not only lower risk of injury to workers, it also frequently increases employee productivity, product quality, and morale. Ergonomics should be viewed as part of a continual program for process improvement, allowing flexibility to meet workforce changes. An Ergonomic Assessment (i.e., job analysis) enhances communication with any treating physician, setting forth pertinent job demands information that is essential in the return-to-work process.
– Determine transitional or permanent work restrictions.
– Ensure workers are being placed into positions that do not exceed their restrictions and/or physical capabilities.
Furthermore, savvy employers position themselves in a proactive mode, using ergonomics to identify risk factors throughout the facility prior to any occurrence of injury.
How can the employer be sure that there is a return on investment with this type of approach? The proof is in the pudding, or in this case, in the melting pot of ergonomic success stories from a large assortment of companies, including Dow Chemical; Intel Corporation; Duracell; L.L. Bean; Rockwell Automation; Quad Graphics, Inc.; and HON Industries. Following implementation of Ergonomic Assessments as part of ergonomics programs, each of the above-named companies have reported significant reductions in workplace injuries and WC costs.
Causation: An Ergonomics Team can be instrumental in assisting employers with reduction of injury and associated costs. Case in point: Encore ergonomic assessments are frequently requested when causation is questioned. The written ergonomic assessment report has proven to be instrumental in assisting the physician to make an objective decision about the causality of an alleged work-related claim. For just one Encore customer, this resulted in a WC claim cost savings of $30,000 over a two year period, with a return on investment of 7:1.
On-site Ergonomics: Working on-site at an employer, Ergonomic Teams frequently implement a comprehensive program to identify risk and, as part of that process, provide Ergonomic Assessments to document implementation of changes and reduction of risk factors. Case in point: the focus of one Encore employer program was to perform a plant audit to assess ergonomic risk and identify where injuries or symptoms were reported. Job physical demands were recorded for each job in the plant. Need for ergonomic changes were prioritized by injury occurrences and a plan was developed to affect the most employees in a systematic fashion. Communication with employees was also a priority, and weekly updates to the ergonomic communication board showed progress of the changes and invited employee input and participation. Over an 18-month time period following implementation, the employer realized an $180,000 reduction in WC costs. This ergo program produced a return on investment of 3:1. In yet another mid-sized manufacturing company in southeast Wisconsin, Encore implemented a program wherein, over a six year period, the employer reported a 63% reduction in WC costs.
For more information, please contact Suzanna M. Tomich MS, OTR/L, CPE, Ergonomic Consultant, Encore Unlimited, LLC, mobile: 262-271-6955, stomich@encoreunlimited.com or Julie Brekke, Wisconsin Manager, Encore Unlimited, LLC, mobile: 715-574-2148, jbrekke@encoreunlimited.com.


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A Swift Pure Cry
Siobhan Dowd
Ireland 1984.After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, who is charming, eloquent, and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the center of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.This is a story of love and loss, religious belief and spirituality—it will move the hearts of any who read it.
David Fickling Books 320 pages


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UGANDA COUNTRY OFFICE STRATEGIC NOTE 2022-2025
Uganda has made gains in its socio-economic transformation, maintained peace and stability for over 3-decades and is on course to become an upper middle-income country by 2040. The Government of Uganda (GoU) is committed to the SDG 2030 Agenda as exemplified by the gross domestic product which doubled over the last 10-years, from $17.2 billion in 2010 to $34.4 billion in 2019. Literacy rates improved from 70% between 2012-2013 to 74% between 2016-2017, yet still literacy levels were higher for males than females. Uganda's National Development Plan (NDP) III focuses on inclusive growth, human wellbeing and resilience, transformational and inclusive governance positions. The NDPIII is a convergence framework for the entire UN System to coherently contribute to the advancement of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) in Uganda with UN Women as a strategic partner on the path to transformation
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Date: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
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Date: Saturday, 30 October 2021
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Date: Tuesday, 5 April 2016
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UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa Regional newsletter of February 2016
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Q: Треугольная функция что подается на входной нейрон. Matlab пакет Csim Есть код, в нем нужно изменить аналоговою функцию что подается на входной нейрон с синусоидальной на треугольною. Вот эта строчка с функцией

input(2).data = 1*(1+sin(2*pi*6*[0:input(2).dt:Tsim]));

clear all
addpath('..');
dt_sim = 1e-4; % integration time step [sec]
Tsim = 0.6; % simulation time [sec]
dt_out = 0.005; % intervals at which VMs and PSCs are recorded [sec]
noise = 0.00; % the amount of noise [e.g. nA^2]
mySeed = 314159;
csim('destroy');
csim('set','dt',dt_sim);
csim('set','randSeed',mySeed);
% the input neuron
n1 = csim('create','SpikingInputNeuron');
% a leaky integrate and fire neuron
n2 = csim('create','IfbNeuron');
csim('set',n2,'Vthresh',0.015); % threshold
csim('set',n2,'Trefract',0.003); % refractory period
csim('set',n2,'Cm',0.03); % tau_m = Cm * Rm
csim('set',n2,'Vreset',0.005); % V_reset
csim('set',n2,'Iinject',0.002); % I_back
csim('set',n2,'Vinit',0.001); % V_init
csim('set',n2,'Rm',1.0);
csim('set',n2,'Inoise',noise);
csim('set',n2','Vresting',0);
% another leaky integrate and fire neuron (index 3)
n3 = csim('create','LifNeuron'); % type
csim('set',n3,'Vthresh',0.01,'Trefract',0.002,'Cm',0.05,'Vreset',0.0,'Iinject',0.0,'Vinit',0.0,'Rm',1.0,'Inoise',noise,'Vresting',0); % threshold
% an analog input wave form unit
n4 = csim('create','AnalogInputNeuron');
% exzitatory synapse 1 (a static one) connects neuron 1 (the input) to neuron 2;
syn1 = csim('create','StaticSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn1,'W',0.5); % weight
csim('set',syn1,'delay',0.001); % delay
csim('set',syn1,'tau',0.003); % tau_s
csim('connect',n2,n1,syn1);
% exzitatory synapse 2 (a dynamic one) connects neuron 2 to neuron 3;
syn2 = csim('create','DynamicSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn2,'W',0.5);% weight
csim('set',syn2,'delay',0.001);% delay
csim('set',syn2,'tau',0.003);% tau_s
csim('set',syn2,'U',0.2);% U
csim('set',syn2,'D',1.0);% D
csim('set',syn2,'F',0.3);% F
csim('set',syn2,'u0',0.2);
csim('set',syn2,'r0',1.0);
csim('connect',n3,n2,syn2);
% inhibitory synapse 3 (a dynamic one) connects neuron 3 back to neuron 2;
syn3 = csim('create','DynamicSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn3,'W',-0.1);% weight
csim('set',syn3,'delay',0.0);% delay
csim('set',syn3,'tau',0.03);% tau_s
csim('set',syn3,'U',0.7);% U
csim('set',syn3,'D',0.1);% D
csim('set',syn3,'F',1.0);% F
csim('set',syn3,'u0',0.7);
csim('set',syn3,'r0',1.0);
csim('connect',n2,n3,syn3);

% exzitatory synapse 4 (an analog onw) connects neuron 3 back to neuron 2;
syn4 = csim('create','StaticAnalogSynapse');
csim('set',syn4,'W',0.018); % weight
csim('set',syn4,'Inoise',noise);% noise
csim('connect',n3,n4,syn4);
rec_psc = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('set',rec_psc,'dt',dt_out);
csim('connect',rec_psc,[syn1 syn2 syn3 syn4],'psr');
rec_vm = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('set',rec_vm,'dt',dt_out);
csim('connect',rec_vm,[ n2 n3 ],'Vm');
rec_sp = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('connect',rec_sp,[ n1 n2 n3 ],'spikes');
%
% Set up the input
%
input(1).spiking = 1;
input(1).idx = n1;
input(1).data = cumsum([0.00851522 0.0374612 0.0304122 0.00513629 0.0011292 0.00487756 0.0820378 0.0198986 0.0343706 0.016819 0.0179849 0.0783438 0.0407395 0.0287782 0.028933 0.0271107 0.0356939 0.00673942 0.0278204 0.0199695]);
input(1).dt = 0;
input(2).spiking = 0;
input(2).idx = n4;
input(2).dt = 5e-3;
input(2).data = 1*(1+sin(2*pi*6*[0:input(2).dt:Tsim]));
%
% run the simulation
%
tic;
csim('reset');
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
vm = csim('get',rec_vm,'traces');
psc = csim('get',rec_psc,'traces');
spikes = csim('get',rec_sp,'traces');
toc
figure(1); clf reset;
subplot(4,1,1); cla reset;
t=spikes.channel(1).data;
line([t; t],1+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','k'); hold on
plot([0:input(2).dt:Tsim],2+input(2).data,'r-');
title('input');
subplot(4,1,2); cla reset;
t = spikes.channel(2).data;
plot(t,1*ones(1,length(t)),'b.'); hold on
line([t; t],1+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','b');
t = spikes.channel(3).data;
plot(t,2*ones(1,length(t)),'g.'); hold on
line([t; t],2+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','g');
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim],'Ylim',[0.5 2.5]);
%legend('neuron 1','neuron 2');
title('spike times');
subplot(4,1,3); cla reset;
ldt=vm.channel(1).dt;
t=ldt:ldt:Tsim;
plot(t,vm.channel(1).data,'b'); hold on
plot(t,vm.channel(2).data,'g'); hold on
axis tight
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim]);
legend('neuron 1','neuron 2');
title('membrane voltage');
subplot(4,1,4); cla reset;
ldt=csim('get',rec_psc,'dt');
t=ldt:ldt:Tsim;
plot(t,psc.channel(1).data,'k'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(2).data,'b'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(3).data,'g'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(4).data,'r'); hold on
axis tight
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim]);
legend('syn 1','syn 2','syn 3','syn 4');
xlabel('time [sec]');
title('synaptic potentials');

A: Треугольная функция что подается на входной нейрон в Matlab в пакете Csim, выглядит так:
5*tripuls((sawtooth(2*pi*5*[0:input(2).dt:Tsim])));

Вот полный код:
clear all
addpath('..');
dt_sim = 1e-4; % integration time step [sec]
Tsim = 0.6; % simulation time [sec]
dt_out = 0.005; % intervals at which VMs and PSCs are recorded [sec]
noise = 0.00; % the amount of noise [e.g. nA^2]
mySeed = 314159;
csim('destroy');
csim('set','dt',dt_sim);
csim('set','randSeed',mySeed);
% the input neuron
n1 = csim('create','SpikingInputNeuron');
% a leaky integrate and fire neuron
n2 = csim('create','IfbNeuron');
csim('set',n2,'Vthresh',0.015); % threshold
csim('set',n2,'Trefract',0.003); % refractory period
csim('set',n2,'Cm',0.03); % tau_m = Cm * Rm
csim('set',n2,'Vreset',0.005); % V_reset
csim('set',n2,'Iinject',0.002); % I_back
csim('set',n2,'Vinit',0.001); % V_init
csim('set',n2,'Rm',1.0);
csim('set',n2,'Inoise',noise);
csim('set',n2','Vresting',0);
% another leaky integrate and fire neuron (index 3)
n3 = csim('create','LifNeuron'); % type
csim('set',n3,'Vthresh',0.01,'Trefract',0.002,'Cm',0.05,'Vreset',0.0,'Iinject',0.0,'Vinit',0.0,'Rm',1.0,'Inoise',noise,'Vresting',0); % threshold
% an analog input wave form unit
n4 = csim('create','AnalogInputNeuron');
% exzitatory synapse 1 (a static one) connects neuron 1 (the input) to neuron 2;
syn1 = csim('create','StaticSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn1,'W',0.5); % weight
csim('set',syn1,'delay',0.001); % delay
csim('set',syn1,'tau',0.003); % tau_s
csim('connect',n2,n1,syn1);
% exzitatory synapse 2 (a dynamic one) connects neuron 2 to neuron 3;
syn2 = csim('create','DynamicSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn2,'W',0.5);% weight
csim('set',syn2,'delay',0.001);% delay
csim('set',syn2,'tau',0.003);% tau_s
csim('set',syn2,'U',0.2);% U
csim('set',syn2,'D',1.0);% D
csim('set',syn2,'F',0.3);% F
csim('set',syn2,'u0',0.2);
csim('set',syn2,'r0',1.0);
csim('connect',n3,n2,syn2);
% inhibitory synapse 3 (a dynamic one) connects neuron 3 back to neuron 2;
syn3 = csim('create','DynamicSpikingSynapse'); % type
csim('set',syn3,'W',-0.1);% weight
csim('set',syn3,'delay',0.0);% delay
csim('set',syn3,'tau',0.03);% tau_s
csim('set',syn3,'U',0.7);% U
csim('set',syn3,'D',0.1);% D
csim('set',syn3,'F',1.0);% F
csim('set',syn3,'u0',0.7);
csim('set',syn3,'r0',1.0);
csim('connect',n2,n3,syn3);

% exzitatory synapse 4 (an analog onw) connects neuron 3 back to neuron 2;
syn4 = csim('create','StaticAnalogSynapse');
csim('set',syn4,'W',0.018); % weight
csim('set',syn4,'Inoise',noise);% noise
csim('connect',n3,n4,syn4);
rec_psc = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('set',rec_psc,'dt',dt_out);
csim('connect',rec_psc,[syn1 syn2 syn3 syn4],'psr');
rec_vm = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('set',rec_vm,'dt',dt_out);
csim('connect',rec_vm,[ n2 n3 ],'Vm');
rec_sp = csim('create','MexRecorder');
csim('connect',rec_sp,[ n1 n2 n3 ],'spikes');
%
% Set up the input
%
input(1).spiking = 1;
input(1).idx = n1;
input(1).data = cumsum([0.00851522 0.0374612 0.0304122 0.00513629 0.0011292 0.00487756 0.0820378 0.0198986 0.0343706 0.016819 0.0179849 0.0783438 0.0407395 0.0287782 0.028933 0.0271107 0.0356939 0.00673942 0.0278204 0.0199695]);
input(1).dt = 0;
input(2).spiking = 0;
input(2).idx = n4;
input(2).dt = 5e-3;
input(2).data = 5*tripuls((sawtooth(2*pi*5*[0:input(2).dt:Tsim])));
%
% run the simulation
%
tic;
csim('reset');
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
csim('simulate',Tsim/3,input);
vm = csim('get',rec_vm,'traces');
psc = csim('get',rec_psc,'traces');
spikes = csim('get',rec_sp,'traces');
toc
figure(1); clf reset;
subplot(4,1,1); cla reset;
t=spikes.channel(1).data;
line([t; t],1+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','k'); hold on
plot([0:input(2).dt:Tsim],2+input(2).data,'r-');
title('input');
subplot(4,1,2); cla reset;
t = spikes.channel(2).data;
plot(t,1*ones(1,length(t)),'b.'); hold on
line([t; t],1+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','b');
t = spikes.channel(3).data;
plot(t,2*ones(1,length(t)),'g.'); hold on
line([t; t],2+[0.3; -0.3]*ones(1,length(t)),'Color','g');
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim],'Ylim',[0.5 2.5]);
%legend('neuron 1','neuron 2');
title('spike times');
subplot(4,1,3); cla reset;
ldt=vm.channel(1).dt;
t=ldt:ldt:Tsim;
plot(t,vm.channel(1).data,'b'); hold on
plot(t,vm.channel(2).data,'g'); hold on
axis tight
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim]);
legend('neuron 1','neuron 2');
title('membrane voltage');
subplot(4,1,4); cla reset;
ldt=csim('get',rec_psc,'dt');
t=ldt:ldt:Tsim;
plot(t,psc.channel(1).data,'k'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(2).data,'b'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(3).data,'g'); hold on
plot(t,psc.channel(4).data,'r'); hold on
axis tight
set(gca,'Xlim',[0 Tsim]);
legend('syn 1','syn 2','syn 3','syn 4');
xlabel('time [sec]');
title('synaptic potentials');


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THE MUMMY – In Theaters June 9, 2017
Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy.
Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, television's Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV's American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).
The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years—with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on. Sean Daniel, who produced the most recent Mummy trilogy, produces alongside Kurtzman and Morgan. http://www.themummy.com
Genre: Epic Action-Adventure
Cast: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe
Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Christopher McQuarrie
Produced by: Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan, Sean Daniel
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Huh. I'm in Living Faith again this year on this day.
Who is he? Who is this man–this Lord, friend, teacher–full of power but hanging powerless on a cross?
Catholicism is not all theology. It is caritas . It is sacrament, communion, art, family life, religious life, the saints. It is all of this and more, but what we can't help but notice is that even these seemingly uncomplicated aspects of the disciples' lives lead to questions. What is "love" and what is it proper for me to love and in what way? How does Jesus come to meet me through the sacraments of his Body, the Church? How do I know the Scriptures that I'm supposed to be living by are God's Wo rd? God is all-good, why does evil and seemingly unjust suffering exist? How can I sense God's movement and will in the world, in my own life? And what is the difference? Theological questions, every one of them.
So our own spiritual lives, like Thomas' call for balance. Emphasizing the intellect too much, I find a cave in which to hide, avoid relationship and communion with God and others. But in disparaging theology, I reject the life of the mind, a mind created by God to seek and know him, just as much as my heart is. I may even avoid tough questions, not just because they are challenging, but because I'm just a little bit afraid of the answers. Theological reflection from people with deep understanding helps me. It opens me to the truth that God is more than what I feel or personally experience, and this "more" matters a great deal.


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Above Us the Waves
Ralph Thomas
General Film Distributors
Commander Fraser
Lieutenant Alec Duffy
John Gregson
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Donald Sinden
Admiral Ryder
James Robertson Justice
Above us the waves is a 1955 war film dramatisation of the British Navy's attempts to sink or disable the German Battleship Tirpitz using midget submarines.
The following weapons were used in the film Above Us the Waves:
1 Submachine Guns
1.1 Lanchester Mk.I submachine gun
1.2 M1 Thompson
1.3 MP40
2.1 Karabiner 98k
3 Machine Guns
3.1 MG17 machine gun
4 Heavy Weapons
4.1 Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Lanchester Mk.I submachine gun
Lanchester Mk.I submachine guns are carried by German sailors, standing for Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II. These weapons were still standard equipment in the Royal Navy at the time (the production was assisted by the Royal Navy, who provided technical assistance and ships).
Lanchester Mk.I, 9x19mm
A good view of the Lanchester. The bayonet lug and distinctive rear sight make this a Mark 1*.
More German sailors armed with Lanchesters.
M1 Thompson
In a continuity error one of the guards Lanchesters becomes an M1 Thompson in the final scene (This sequence is obviously studio based so the location props were unavailable).
M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP
Only the muzzle of the Thompson is only ever seen so exact identification is impossible.
In a continuity error one of the guards Lanchesters becomes an MP40 in the final scene (This sequence is obviously studio based so the location props were unavailable).
MP40 - 9mm.
The extra appears to be holding the MP40 sideways, perhaps to make it look more like a Lanchester.
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98k is seen being used by both German soldiers and sailors in the film.
Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm
A German soldier with a Karabiner 98k
German sailor (Walter Gotell in an uncredited role) with Karabiner 98k
German sailor with Karabiner 98k
MG17 machine gun
KMS Tirpitz is equipped with these weapons, which are conversions of aircraft machine guns for ground use. The guns are also fitted with fake side mounted magazines. Their use in this context by the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) may be incorrect (see the discussion page for further details).
MG17 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser
The guns in action, also k98's in the background.
A better view of the gun showing the fake magazine.
Detail of the rear of the gun is clear in this image, including the unusual extra hand grip.
Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
The German Patrol boat is briefly seen armed with a Oerlikon 20mm Cannon.
Oerlikon Cannon - 20 x 110mm RB Oerlikon
The gun seen mounted on the patrol boat.
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British Produced/Filmed


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Vanessa Hudgens Opens Up About Her Younger Self
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August 14, 2018 by TeamCLEO
Vanessa Hudgens used to turn down roles because she "wanted to be lazy".
A post shared by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Aug 3, 2018 at 4:28am PDT
The 29-year-old actress rose to prominence after starring in the 'High School Musical' franchise when she was in her late teens, but has said that during the early days of her career she managed to turn down several roles after claiming she didn't want to be "pigeonholed", and later realised she was using it as an excuse to be "lazy".
When asked what advice she would give to her younger self, Vanessa said:
Don't be afraid of the work. Growing up it's easier to say no to things. I didn't want to be pigeonholed, but I also I think that I probably turned down some work because I just didn't really want to work. I wanted to be a kid and be lazy and not have responsibility. And at the end of the day I'm grateful that I've made all the choices that I have because it's gotten me to the place where I am today.
Now, the 'Powerless' star is much more willing to take on roles, and would love to play a "fearless action hero" along the lines of Catwoman.
Asked by Cosmopolitan magazine what her ideal role would be, she said: "A catwoman-y character where there's two sides of her – a meek, timid side that people see but she has a split personality and is also a badass and has magical qualities and is a fearless action hero. Something dark and mystical and two-sided."
Her comments come after she recently revealed that her decision to live a bohemian lifestyle means that she "rolls with the punches" most of the time.
She said:
Bohemian means, to me, to roll with the punches. I always say that expectation is the mother lode of all disappointment.
*Sourced by bang showbiz
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