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English · June, 2016
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Here's What Macedonia's Colorful Revolutionaries, Armed With Paint, Have Achieved So Far
The Macedonian ruling political party canceled its plan to hold an election that only they were going to participate in, fulfilling one of the eight demands of the Colorful Revolution.
Taiwan's First Airline Strike Inspires Workers in Other Sectors to Reflect on Their Rights
Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia
"Today the CAL flight attendants wrote a new page in the history of strikes in Taiwan. I hope this success will not be limited to this class of workers..."
The Uncertain Future of the Syrian Revolution
Written by أسعد حنا · Middle East & North Africa
With its many factions dispersed, the Syrian Revolution is now staggering between an internationally-planned political solution and the long, lost dream of military triumph.
Belarusians Get Naked and Get to Work. (President's Orders.)
Belarusian Internet users have been taking off their clothes in the workplace, after President Lukashenka's video address went viral.
Political Sniping Follows India's Failure to Win Nuclear Suppliers Group Membership
Written by Sohini Chatterjee · South Asia
"Those dissing govt becoz india not part of nsg : this is the reason we not respected : letting politics come in way of standing by nation"
The Men Behind Moscow's Hidden Bathroom Cameras and the Woman Who's Fighting Back
RuNet Echo translates a new investigative report by the Russian independent news channel TV Rain about a network of hidden cameras operating in women's restrooms throughout Moscow.
'Warcraft' Movie Brings Out the Nostalgia in China's Online Gaming Generation
Written by Ruijun Xu · East Asia
"Sitting in the cinema, I was overwhelmed and almost cried. I started playing Warcraft in 2005 and was among the first group of players."
Barbados-Born Author Austin Clarke Remembered as a 'Pioneering Voice'
"He spoke his mind unafraid, he stirred the pot [...] He was a citizen of the world but always belonged to Barbados. He was a proud native son."
Teacher Shortages Aren't Always Hopeless, Proves Human Rights Group in India
A recent report by Oxfam found that 37 percent of the Indian government's primary schools lack adequate teachers due to insufficient funding.
Macedonian Youth Speak Out About Freedom of Expression Through Mini-Videos
Written by Marko Angelov · Eastern & Central Europe
"The important thing for the youth to understand is that you do not let them mute you, no matter what."
What Consequences Could the UK's Brexit Have for People in Africa?
"If the UK sneezes Africa will … well Africa will say 'bless you' and move on."
Tanzanian Prosecuted for 'Insulting' the President on WhatsApp
Mulokozi is the latest victim of Tanzania's relatively new Cybercrime Law, which attempts to address issues such as child pornography, cyberbullying, online impersonation, and the publication of false information.
After Brexit, Timor-Leste Workers Are Worried About Their Future in the UK
Written by Dalia Kiakilir · East Asia
"European leaders must display serenity and begin to re-imagine a Union that is more peoples-based, reconnecting with the real people, less focused on the stifling Brussels-based bureaucrats."
One of the World's Most Welcoming Asylum Countries Is (Wait for It) Uganda
Uganda, surrounded by areas of instability and war, has admitted roughly 700,000 refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, and Congo.
The Caribbean Considers the Ripple Effects of Brexit
Economic fallout, a hostile view towards immigration, and a world where Donald Trump could be the next US President. Surprise: many Caribbean Internet users are not pleased about Brexit.
A Children's Book Introduces German Kids to the True Story of Syrian Refugees
Written by PRI/PRX's The World · Middle East & North Africa
Germany has received more than 1 million refugees, many of them children from Syria.
Interactive Security Tracker Maps Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new interactive tool that tracks political violence across Sub-Saharan Africa maps deaths by area, trends over time, and the perpetrators involved.
As Delhi's Ruling Party Demands Full Statehood, Could Dexit Follow Brexit?
On the heels of Brexit, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, says that Delhi will soon have a referendum on full statehood -- but is a referendum even constitutional?
Manila's Pride March Advocates to "End the Hate and Let Love In"
"This year, we need everyone to come together and advance the campaign for love. We call on all Filipinos to let love into their homes, communities, and the whole country."
Balkan Right-Wing Populists Gloat Over #Brexit
While the official reactions by most Balkan governments included expressions of guarded concern for the EU after the Brexit, Europhobic representatives of right-wing parties expressed joy via social networks.


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Comments on Lebanon's IMF negotiations, 1-3 Jul 2020
economic crisis IMF Lebanon negotiations
Dr. Nasser Saidi's comments on Lebanon's IMF negotiations appeared in multiple articles, as posted below.
In the New York Times article titled "Rescue Talks With the IMF 'Hit the Rocks' as Lebanese Suffer" which was published on Jul 1st
Several current and former Lebanese officials, diplomats, international officials, economists and analysts agreed that talks with the IMF to rescue Lebanon from an economic crisis are going nowhere. Meanwhile, time is running out.
"This (IMF talks) is hitting the rocks" says Nasser Saidi, a former economy minister and central banker.
"It is incredible that a bunch of parliamentarians in a failed state are trying to question the expertise of the IMF," Saidi, the ex-minister, said. "There is no way the IMF is going to accept it."
In the VOA News article titled "As IMF Talks Drag, Lebanon's Economy Spirals" which was published on Jul 2nd
Critical bailout talks between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund may be 'hitting the rocks,' according to a former economy minister and central banker, Nasser Saidi.
In The National's article titled "Lebanon-IMF talks hit 'rock bottom' as France fears violence" which was published on Jul 2nd
"This [IMF talks] is hitting the rocks," says Nasser Saidi, a former economy minister and central banker.

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Tonga's volcano blast cut it off from the world. Here's what it will take to get it reconnected.
Posted on January 18, 2022 January 18, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano off the coast of Tonga, has erupted several times in the last 13 years, but the most recent, on January 15, was likely its most destructive. The blast has had global consequences: more than 6,000 miles away, waves caused by the eruption drowned two people in Peru.
But the effect of the volcanic blast on Tongans living closer to ground zero isn't yet known, though it's feared that the ensuing tsunami may have killed many people and displaced many more from their homes. That's because Tonga has been suddenly cut off from the internet, making it that much harder to coordinate aid or rescue missions. In a highly interconnected world, Tonga is now completely dark, and it's almost impossible to get word out. Getting the country back online is vital—but it could take weeks.
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Internet traffic plunged to near-nothing around 5:30 p.m. local time on January 15, according to data from web performance firm Cloudflare. That connection hasn't yet been restored, says Doug Madory of Kentik, an internet observatory company, who has been monitoring the country's web traffic.
The reason Tonga fell offline isn't yet known for certain, but initial investigations have suggested that the undersea cable connecting its internet to the rest of the world has been destroyed by the blast.
"Tonga primarily uses a single subsea cable to connect to the internet," says Madory. The Tonga Cable System runs 514 miles between Tonga and Fiji, bringing internet service to the two island nations. Previously, that connection has been backed up by a satellite internet connection. "I guess they're not able to do that this time, because of some technical failure preventing them from being able to switch over," says Madory. He believes that the wave resulting from the volcano explosion could have taken out the satellite dishes.
Jamaica-based mobile network operator Digicel, which owns a minority stake in the cable alongside the Tongan government, said in a statement: "All communication to the outside world in Tonga is affected due to damage." Southern Cross Cable, a New Zealand–based company that runs cables interconnecting with the Tonga Cable System, believes there's a possible break around 23 miles offshore. It's also believed that the domestic subsea cable is broken around 30 miles from Tonga's capital, Nukuʻalofa. Such breaks are usually found by sending light down the fiber-optic core of the cabling and calculating how long it takes for the signal to bounce back—which it does when interrupted, says Christian Kaufmann, vice president of network technology at content delivery network Akamai.
If that's confirmed, it's just about the worst possible news for Tonga's connectivity. "It will be days—maybe weeks—before the cable is fixed," says Madory.
The outage isn't the first time that Tonga's internet infrastructure has been plagued with problems. In January 2019, the country experienced a "near-total" internet blackout when an undersea cable was cut. Initial reports indicated that a magnetic storm and lightning may have damaged the connection—but a subsequent investigationfound that a Turkish-flagged ship dropping anchor had severed the line. Fixing the issue cost an estimated $200,000, and while it was being fixed, the island relied on satellite internet connections.
Those same satellite connections are likely to be the only savior for Tonga's internet in the near term—but with unknown damage to them, the country could be in for a difficult period. "They were probably thinking: 'Well, if the cable goes down, we have the satellites for resilience,'" says Madory. "If a volcano detonates right next to you and takes out both your cable and your satellite, there's not much you can do." Huge amounts of ash thrown up into the air by the eruption could also be affecting satellite connectivity, says Kaufmann.
Fixing the broken cable won't be easy. Specialized shipping vessels tasked with fixing breakages—which occur every week somewhere around the world, albeit with less force than is likely to have resulted from the eruption—need to be sent to the site of the problem. One vessel that could help is the CS Resilience, currently off Papua New Guinea, nearly 3,000 miles away. It's estimated that any vessel could take days or weeks to remedy the issue.
"There's a priority over whose cable gets fixed first," says Madory. "Countries pay a little premium to get fixed first." Once one of these vessels arrives on scene, which itself could take days, it drops a hook to snag the cable that runs along the sea floor. The hooked cable, which when in the deep ocean can be as thin as a common garden hose, is then winched up onto the deck of the vessel, where technicians work to fix the break. "The cabling itself is not the most sturdy thing," says Kaufmann. It's then lowered gently back into the water. "That process hasn't changed much in the 150 years or so that we've had submarine cables," says Madory.
There are, of course, compounding factors that can complicate the process. Tonga is likely to be besieged by vessels looking to deliver aid to the country, which may mean internet cabling takes a back seat to saving lives, restoring power, and delivering vital food and water supplies. The precise location of the rupture can also make things complicated: generally, the further out the break is from shore, the deeper the cable—and the harder it is to reach and drag up from the floor. That's before considering that the onshore power lines that help keep the connection online may well be damaged beyond easy repair. "Tonga is on an extremity of the internet," says Madory. "Once you go out from the core of the internet, you're just going to have fewer options."
The internet outage shows how dependent the world's internet connectivity can be on single points of failure. "It's one of those stories that put the lie to the idea that the internet was designed to withstand nuclear wars," says Alan Woodward, a professor of cybersecurity at the University of Surrey in the UK. "Chewing gum holds most of it together." Woodward suggests that rare physical events such as volcanic explosions are difficult to design for, but countries should try to maintain redundancy through multiple undersea connections, and ideally ones that follow different routes so that a localized incident won't affect multiple lines.
Yet redundancy doesn't come cheap—especially for a small nation of just over 100,000 people like Tonga. It's also likely that with a massive eruption such as this one, the movement of the seabed would have caused a fissure in any secondary cable, even if it was laid on the other side of Tonga.
"There's a broader message around the resilience of infrastructure," says Andrew Bennett, who analyzes internet policy at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. "Although the UK or US isn't going to be like Tonga, increasingly there are geopolitical tensions and debate[around] discussing things like undersea cables that are pushing us into a more fractious place. You don't want to end up in a place where you have sovereign cables for the allies and other cables for everyone else."
Bennett suggests two options to bridge the connectivity gap. One is rapid rollout of satellite internet—and the satellite constellations are being launched into space as we speak. The other is to devote more money to the problem. "If you look at resilient internet infrastructure as a public good, countries who can afford it should pay for it and provide it to others," he says. Closing the global digital divide by 2030 would cost just 0.2% of the gross national income of OECD countries per year, according to the institute.
Given that the internet is increasingly seen as a fourth vital service, alongside heat, power, and water, such a long outage for 100,000 people is a major disaster—compounding the immediate physical effects of the eruption. And it highlights the fragility of certain parts of the internet, particularly outside the rich Western world. "The internet's not necessarily crumbling at the core," says Woodward. "But it's always going to be a little frayed around the edges."
Posted in Humans and technology
Going bald? Lab-grown hair cells could be on the way
Posted on January 18, 2022 January 18, 2022 by Antonio Regalado
Biologists at several startups are applying the latest advances in genetic engineering to the age-old problem of baldness, creating new hair-forming cells that could restore a person's ability to grow hair.
Some researchers tell MIT Technology Review they are using the techniques to grow human hair cells in their labs and even on animals. A startup called dNovo sent us a photograph of a mouse sprouting a dense clump of human hair—the result of a transplant of what the company says are human hair stem cells.
The company's founder is Ernesto Lujan, a Stanford University–trained biologist. He says his company can produce the components of hair follicles by genetically "reprogramming" ordinary cells, like blood or fat cells. More work needs to be done, but Lujan is hopeful that the technology could eventually treat "the underlying cause of hair loss."
We're born with all the hair follicles we'll ever have—but aging, cancer, testosterone, bad genetic luck, even covid-19 can kill the stem cells inside them that make hair. Once these stem cells are gone, so is your hair. Lujan says his company can convert any cell directly into a hair stem cell by changing the patterns of genes active in it.
In biology, we "now understand cells as a 'state'" rather than a fixed identity, says Lujan. "And we can push cells from one state to another."
Reprogramming cells
The chance of replacing hair is one corner in a wider exploration of whether reprogramming technology can defeat the symptoms of aging. In August, MIT Technology Review reported on a stealthy company, Altos Labs, that plans to explore whether people can be rejuvenated using reprogramming. Another startup, Conception, is trying to extend fertility by converting blood cells into human eggs.
A key breakthrough came in the early 2000s, when Japanese researchers hit on a simple formula to turn any type of tissue into powerful stem cells, similar to ones in an embryo. Imaginations ran wild. Scientists realized they could potentially manufacture limitless supplies of nearly any type of cell—say, nerves or heart muscle.
In practice, though, the formula for producing specific cell types can prove elusive, and then there's the problem of getting lab-grown cells back into the body. So far, there have been only a few demonstrations of reprogramming as a way to treat patients. Researchers in Japan tried transplanting retina cells into blind people. Then, last November, a US company, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, said it might have cured a man's type 1 diabetes after an infusion of programmed beta cells, the kind that respond to insulin.
The concept startups are pursuing is to collect ordinary cells such as skin cells from patients and then convert these into hair-forming cells. In addition to dNovo, a company called Stemson (its name is a portmanteau of "stem cell" and "Samson") has raised $22.5 million from funders including from the drug company AbbVie. Cofounder and CEO Geoff Hamilton says his company is transplanting reprogrammed cells onto the skin of mice and pigs to test the technology.
Both Hamilton and Lujan think there is a substantial market. About half of men undergo male-pattern baldness, some starting in their 20s. When women lose hair, it's often a more general thinning, but it's no less a blow to self-image.
These companies are bringing high-tech biology to an industry known for illusions. There are plenty of bogus claims about both hair-loss remedies and the potential of stem cells. "You've got to be aware of scam offerings," Paul Knoepfler, a stem-cell biologist at UC Davis, wrote in November.
A close-up of a skin organoid that is covered with hair follicles.
JIYOON LEE AND KARL KOEHLER, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
So is stem-cell technology going to cure baldness or become the next false hope? Hamilton, who was invited to give the keynote at this year's Global Hair Loss Summit, says he tried to emphasize that the company still has plenty of research ahead of it. "We have seen so many [people] come in and say they have a solution. That has happened a lot in hair, and so I have to address that," he says. "We're trying to project to the world that we are real scientists and that it's risky to the point I can't guarantee it's going to work."
Right now, there are some approved drugs for hair loss, like Propecia and Rogaine, but they're of limited use. Another procedure involves cutting strips of skin from someplace where a person still has hair and surgically transplanting those follicles onto a bald spot. Lujan says in the future, hair-forming cells grown in the lab could be added to a person's head with a similar surgery.
"I think people will go pretty far to get their hair back. But at first it will be a bespoke process and very costly," says Karl Koehler, a professor at Harvard University.
Hair follicles are surprisingly complicated organs that arise through the molecular crosstalk between several cell types. And Koehler says pictures of mice growing human hair aren't new. "Anytime you see these images," says Koehler, "there is always a trick, and some drawback to translating it to humans."
Koehler's lab makes hair shafts in an entirely different way—by growing organoids. Organoids are small blobs of cells that self-organize in a petri dish. Koehler says he originally was studying deafness cures and wanted to grow the hair-like cells of the inner ear. But his organoids ended up becoming skin instead, complete with hair follicles.
Koehler embraced the accident and now creates spherical skin organoids that grow for about 150 days, until they are around two millimeters across. The tube-like hair follicles are clearly visible; he says they are the equivalent of the downy hair that covers a fetus.
One surprise is that the organoids grow backwards, with the hairs pointing in. "You can see a beautiful architecture, although why they grow inside out is a big question," says Koehler.
The Harvard lab uses a supply of reprogrammed cells established from a 30-year-old Japanese man. But it's looking at cells from other donors to see if organoids could lead to hair with distinctive colors and textures. "There is absolutely demand for it," says Koehler. "Cosmetics companies are interested. Their eyes light up when they see the organoids."
Posted in Biotechnology, Genetic engineeringTagged Genomic medicine
In a further blow to the China Initiative, prosecutors move to dismiss a high-profile case
Posted on January 15, 2022 January 18, 2022 by Eileen Guo
On January 14, federal prosecutors recommended that the US Department of Justice dismiss all three charges against MIT nanotechnology professor Gang Chen, ending a two-year ordeal stemming from accusations that he hid funding from Chinese entities on grant disclosure forms.
Chen had pleaded not guilty to all charges, while his employer had indicated that the funding in question was for the university, rather than for Chen personally. MIT is paying his legal fees. The university declined to comment on a pending court case. (MIT Technology Review is funded by MIT, but is editorially independent.)
Chen was one of the most prominent scientists charged under the China Initiative, a federal effort launched in 2018 to counter economic espionage and national security threats from the People's Republic of China. Despite these aims, an investigation by MIT Technology Review found that the China Initiative has increasingly focused on "research integrity" violations, like Chen's, rather than on trade-secret theft.
The motion to dismiss has yet to be filed, and final approval for dismissal rests with the judge. If the motion is approved, Chen's would be the eighth research integrity case to be dismissed before trial, according to MIT Technology Review's database of cases. An additional research integrity case, brought against University of Knoxville nanotechnologist Anming Hu, ended first in a mistrial and then a full acquittal. The only China Initiative research integrity case that has been successfully tried in front of a jury is that of Charles Lieber, who was found guilty of six charges of false statements and tax fraud last month. (See all research integrity cases here.)
Research integrity cases center on students and academics who have been accused of failing to fully disclose relationships with Chinese entities, primarily on grant or visa forms.
Public accusation
Chen's problems began in January 2020, as he was returning to the United States from a university-backed trip to China with other MIT faculty and students. Detained and questioned at Boston Logan International Airport, he was released after his phone and computer were confiscated.
A year later, Chen was arrested on suspicion of federal grant fraud and publicly accused of disloyalty to the US—a charge typically leveled in espionage cases, not grant fraud, as Chen's defense team pointed out in its attempt to formally sanction the US Attorney's Office for the statement. Chen was ultimately charged with three counts of wire fraud, false statements, and failure to file a report on a foreign bank account.
But the heart of the case was whether the nanotechnologist had disclosed contracts, appointments, and awards from entities in the People's Republic of China, including a Chinese talent program, and more than $19 million in funding from the Chinese government, while receiving federal grant funding from the Department of Energy.
That question became less important when a Department of Energy official confirmed that grant requirements in 2017, when Chen submitted his application, had not stipulated that he must disclose posts in China, but that disclosure would not have affected his grants, as the Wall Street Journal first reported.
The money at the centerpiece of the fraud allegations—$25 million—was intended for MIT to support a new collaborative research center at China's Southern University of Science and Technology, rather than Chen individually. "While Professor Chen is its inaugural MIT faculty director, this is not an individual collaboration; it is a departmental one, supported by the Institute," MIT president Rafael Reif explained in a letter to the MIT community last year.
Chen's case received widespread attention because he is one of the most prominent scientists charged under the initiative. MIT faculty members wrote an open letter supporting the scholar that also reflected the broader concerns of the academic community about the criminalization of standard academic activity. "In many respects, the complaint against Gang Chen is a complaint against all of us, an affront to any citizen who values science and the scientific enterprise," they wrote.
With the charges against Chen all but certain to be dismissed, six more research integrity cases remain pending. Four are scheduled to go to trial this spring. Meanwhile, an increasing number of disparate critics, including scientific associations, civil rights organizations, lawmakers, and even former officials involved in shaping the program, have been calling for an end to the program, or at least to its targeting of academics.
The Justice Department is "reviewing our approach to countering threats posed by the PRC government," department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle told MIT Technology Review in an email. "We anticipate completing the review and providing additional information in the coming weeks." He referred questions about Chen's case to the US Attorney's Office in Boston, which has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, on January 4 the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published updated guidance on strengthening protections for American research and development against foreign interference, which included additional details on disclosure requirements for principal investigators.
As for Chen, "he is looking forward to resolving the criminal matter as soon as possible," his attorney, Robert Fisher, told MIT Technology Review.
Additional reporting by Jess Aloe.
Posted in Tech policyTagged china initiative
Ahead in the cloud: Cloud, technology, and leadership with Debbie Taylor from NBN
Posted on January 14, 2022 by Jenn Webb
Thank you for joining us on "The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity."
Debbie Taylor, chief information officer at NBN Australia, discusses how NBN is bridging the digital divide in Australia. The discussion also covers Taylor's leadership story and NBN's journey to the cloud.
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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sponsored
Cloud technologies help corporations achieve carbon neutrality
Posted on January 14, 2022 January 14, 2022 by MIT Technology Review Insights
The past two years of pandemic-related challenges have accelerated the adoption of cloud across industry at an unprecedented rate. This increased investment in cloud can serve to reinvigorate sustainability goals and provide the ability to measure the impact of an investment. The consequences of climate change are no longer theoretical, and corporate leaders are taking responsibility. While many corporations agree on the imperative to change, sifting through the noise to identify a path to achieve neutrality is complicated.
MIT Technology Review recently sat down with experts from Infosys and Microsoft—Corey Glickman, partner and global head of sustainability and design consulting services at technology giant Infosys, and Matt Hellman, the US sustainability strategy leader at Microsoft—to discuss mandates, tools, timelines, and more from their journeys to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Posted in Cloud computing, ComputingTagged Cloud Computing, Sponsored
The radical intervention that might save the "doomsday" glacier
Posted on January 14, 2022 January 17, 2022 by James Temple
In December, researchers reported that huge and growing cracks have formed in the eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier, a Florida-size mass of ice that stretches 75 miles across western Antarctica.
They warned that the floating tongue of the glacier—which acts as a brace to prop up the Thwaites—could snap off into the ocean in as little as five years. That could trigger a chain reaction as more and more towering cliffs of ice are exposed and then fracture and collapse.
A complete loss of the so-called doomsday glacier could raise ocean levels by two feet—or as much as 10 feet if the collapse drags down surrounding glaciers with it, according to scientists with the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. Either way, it would flood coastal cities around the world, threatening tens of millions of people.
All of which raises an urgent question: Is there anything we could do to stop it?
Even if the world immediately halted the greenhouse-gas emissions driving climate change and warming the waters beneath the ice shelf, that wouldn't do anything to thicken and restabilize the Thwaites's critical buttress, says John Moore, a glaciologist and professor at the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland in Finland.
"So the only way of preventing the collapse … is to physically stabilize the ice sheets," he says.
That will require what is variously described as active conservation, radical adaptation, or glacier geoengineering.
Moore and others have laid out several ways that people could intervene to preserve key glaciers. Some of the schemes involve building artificial braces through polar megaprojects, or installing other structures that would nudge nature to restore existing ones. The basic idea is that a handful of engineering efforts at the source of the problem could significantly reduce the property damage and flooding dangers that basically every coastal city and low-lying island nation will face, as well as the costs of the adaptation projects required to minimize them.
If it works, it could potentially preserve crucial ice sheets for a few more centuries, buying time to cut emissions and stabilize the climate, the researchers say.
But there would be massive logistical, engineering, legal, and financial challenges. And it's not yet clear how effective the interventions would be, or whether they could be done before some of the largest glaciers are lost.
Redirecting warming waters
In articles and papers published in 2018, Moore, Michael Wolovick of Princeton, and others laid out the possibility of preserving critical glaciers, including the Thwaites, through massive earth-moving projects. These would involve shipping in or dredging up large amounts of material to build up berms or artificial islands around or beneath key glaciers. The structures would support glaciers and ice shelves, block the warm, dense water layers at the bottom of the ocean that are melting them from below, or both.
More recently, they and researchers affiliated with the University of British Columbia have explored a more technical concept: constructing what they've dubbed "seabed anchored curtains." These would be buoyant flexible sheets, made from geotextile material, that could hold back and redirect warm water.
The hope is that this proposal would be cheaper than the earlier ones, and that these curtains would stand up to iceberg collisions and could be removed if there were negative side effects. The researchers have modeled the use of these structures around three glaciers in Greenland, as well as the Thwaites and nearby Pine Island glaciers.
The eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites Glacier in 2001.
If the curtains redirected enough warm water, the eastern ice shelf of the Thwaites could begin to thicken again and firmly reattach itself to the underwater formations that have supported it for millennia, Moore says.
"The idea is to return the system to its state around the early 20th century, when we know that warm water could not access the ice shelf as much as today," he wrote in an email.
They've explored the costs and effects of strategically placing these structures in key channels where most of the warm water flows in, and of establishing a wider curtain farther out in the bay. The latter approach would cost on the order of $50 billion. That's a big number, but it's not even half what one proposed seawall around New York City would cost.
Researchers have floated other potential approaches as well, including placing reflective or insulating material over portions of glaciers; building fencing to retain snow that would otherwise blow into the ocean; and applying various techniques to dry up the bed beneath glaciers, eliminating water that acts as lubricant and thus slowing the glaciers' movement.
Some scientists have criticized these ideas. Seven researchers submitted a response in Nature to Moore's 2018 proposals, arguing that the concepts would be partial solutions at best, could in some cases inadvertently accelerate ice loss, and could pull attention and resources from efforts to eliminate the root of the problem: greenhouse-gas emissions.
The lead author, Twila Moon, a scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, says the efforts would be akin to plugging a couple of holes in a garden hose riddled with them.
And that's if they worked at all. She argues that the field doesn't understand ice dynamics and other relevant factors well enough to be confident that these things will work, and the logistical challenges strike her as extreme given the difficulty of getting a single research vessel to Antarctica.
"Addressing the source of the problem means turning off that hose, and that is something that we understand," she says. "We understand climate change; we understand the sources, and we understand how to reduce emissions."
There would also be significant governance and legal obstacles, as Charles Corbett and Edward Parson, legal scholars at University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, noted in a forthcoming essay in Ecology Law Quarterly.
Notably, Antarctica is governed by a consortium of nations under the Antarctic Treaty System, and any one of the 29 voting members could veto such proposals. In addition, the Madrid Protocol strictly limits certain activities on and around Antarctica, including projects that would have major physical or environmental impacts.
Corbett and Parson stress that the obstacles aren't insurmountable and that the issue could inspire needed updates to how these regions are governed amid the rising threat of climate change. But they also note: "It all raises the question of whether a country or coalition could drive the project forward with sufficient determination."
Moore and others have noted in earlier work that a "handful of ice streams and large glaciers" are expected to produce nearly all the sea-level rise over the next few centuries, so a few successful interventions could have a significant impact.
But Moore readily acknowledges that such efforts will face vast challenges. Much more work needs to be done to closely evaluate how the flow of warm water will be affected, how well the curtains will hold up over time, what sorts of environmental side effects could occur, and how the public will respond. And installing the curtains under the frigid, turbulent conditions near Antarctica would likely require high-powered icebreakers and the sorts of submersible equipment used for deep-sea oil and gas platforms.
As a next step, Moore hopes to begin conversations with communities in Greenland to seek their input on such ideas well ahead of any field research proposals. But the basic idea would be to start with small-scale tests in regions where it will be relatively easy to work, like Greenland or Alaska. The hope is the lessons and experience gained there would make it possible to move on to harder projects in harsher areas.
The Thwaites would be at the top rung of this "ladder of difficulty." And the researchers have been operating on the assumption that it could take three decades to build the public support, raise the needed financing, sort out the governance challenges, and build up the skills necessary to undertake such a project there.
There's a clear problem with that timeline, however: the latest research suggests that the critical eastern buttress may not even be there by the end of this decade.
Posted in Climate change, GeoengineeringTagged climate change
Scaling with low code to accelerate digital transformation
Posted on January 13, 2022 January 18, 2022 by Jenn Webb
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Dinesh Kumar (mononymously known as Dinesh) is an Indian choreographer working with South Indian films, including Tamil films. He won the 2011 National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in Aadukalam (Tamil)

Dinesh Kumar is born in madras and currently resides in Chennai. He won the 58th National Film Award for Best Choreographer for the Film "Aadukalam". He won rich praises from the Jury with the comments 'This National Award for Best Choreography is awarded to Dinesh Kumar For the Native Charm and Innovative Design in the art of Choreography that creates an Effervescent Energy in the Spectator".

He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer – South for Ayan (2009).

He has also won Vijay Award for Best Choreographer twice, Pokkiri  (2007) and  Easan  (2010).

He occasionally makes appearances in the song which he had choreographed. He made his acting debut as lead actor with Oru Kuppa Kathai (2018).

Filmography
Choreographer

 Manadhai Thirudivittai (2001)
 Shahjahan (2001)
 Thamizhan (2002)
 April Maadhathil (2002)
 Youth (2002)
 Bagavathi (2002)
 Ramanaa (2002)
 Dum (2003)
 Anbe Sivam (2003)
 Vaseegara (2003)
 Parthiban Kanavu (2003)
 Jay Jay (2003)
 Saamy (2003)
 Machi (2004)
 Giri (2004)
 Attahasam (2004)
 Vasool Raja MBBS (2004)
 M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004)
 Chellamae (2004)
 Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan (2004)
 Arul (2004)
 Rajamanikyam (2005) (Malayalam)
 February 14 (2005)
 Thotti Jaya (2005)
 Majaa (2005)
 Sandakozhi (2005)
 Sivakasi (2005)
 Ghajini (2005)
 Daas (2005)
 Maayavi  (2005)
 Devathayai Kanden (2005)
 Ji (2005)
 Raam (2005)
 Jithan  (2005)
 Rendu (2006)
 Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum (2006)
 Vathiyar (2006)
 Thimiru (2006)
 Vikramarkudu  (2006) (Telugu)
 Pudhupettai  (2006)
 Pokkiri  (2007)
 Chotta Mumbai  (2007) (Malayalam)
 Dubai Seenu  (2007) (Telugu)
 Yamadonga  (2007) (Telugu)
 Desamuduru  (2007) (Telugu)
 Thaamirabharani  (2007)
 Azhagiya Tamil Magan  (2007)
 Aalwar  (2007)
 Kireedam  (2007)
 Paruthiveeran  (2007)
 Vel  (2007)
 Annan Thambi  (2008) (Malayalam)
 Souryam  (2008) (Telugu)
 Thiruvannamalai  (2008)
 Satyam  (2008)
 Aegan  (2008)
 Yaaradi Nee Mohini  (2008)
 Kick  (2009) (Telugu)
 Bumper Offer  (2009) (Telugu)
 Malai Malai  (2009)
 Villu  (2009)
 Laadam  (2009)
 Ayan (2009)
 Thoranai  (2009)
 Pasanga  (2009)
 Naadodigal  (2009)
 Subramaniapuram  (2009)
 Padikkadavan  (2009)
 Aadhavan  (2009)
 Vettaikaaran  (2009)
 Yogi  (2009)
 Sarvam (2009)
 Anwar  (2010) (Malayalam)
 Varudu  (2010) (Telugu)
 Ragada  (2010) (Telugu)
 Maanja Velu  (2010)
 Bale Pandiya  (2010)
 Inidhu Inidhu  (2010)
 Easan  (2010)
 Vamsam  (2010)
 Madrasapattinam  (2010)
 Chikku Bukku  (2010)
 Sura  (2010)
 Enthiran  (2010)
 Mandhira Punnagai  (2010)
 Boss Engira Bhaskaran  (2010)
 Kaavalan  (2011)
 Poraali  (2011)
 Aadukalam (2011)
 Panjaa  (2011) (Telugu)
 Dookudu  (2011) (Telugu)
 Thambi Vettothi Sundaram  (2011)
 Mouna Guru  (2011)
 Vandhaan Vendraan  (2011)
 Ko  (2011)
 Velayudham  (2011)
 Sadhurangam  (2011)
 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi  (2011)
 Kazhugu  (2012)
 Businessman (2012)
 Devudu Chesina Manushulu  (2012) (Telugu)
 Thuppakki (2012)
 Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu  (2012) (Telugu)
 Gabbar Singh  (2012) (Telugu)
 Genius  (2012) (Telugu)
 Dhoni  (2012)
 Sundarapandian  (2012)
 Maattrraan  (2012)
 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013)
 Naayak  (2013) (Telugu)
 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu  (2013) (Telugu)
 Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013) (Hindi)
 Thalaivaa (2013)
 Arrambam (2013)
 Ameerin Aadhi Baghavan (2013)
 Attarintiki Daredi (2013)
 Ethir Neechal (2013)
 All in All Azhagu Raja (2013)
 Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam (2013)
 Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013)
 Ya Ya (2013)
 Kutti Puli (2013)
 Desingu Raja (2013)
 Veeram (2014)
 Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal (2014)
 Maan Karate (2014)
 Vallinam (2014)
 Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum (2014)
 Ninaithathu Yaaro (2014)
 Sathuranga Vettai (2014)
 Manjapai (2014)
 Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (2014)
 Komban (2015)
 Nannbenda (2015)
 Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga (2015)
 Rajini Murugan (2016)
 Gethu (2016)
 24 (2016)
 Brahmotsavam (2016)
 Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016)
 Bairavaa (2017)
 Thupparivaalan (2017)
 Thaana Serndha Kootam (2018)
 Kalakalappu 2 (2018)
 Seema Raja (2018)
 Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018) (Telugu)
 Sui Dhaaga (2018) (Hindi)
 Vada Chennai (2018)
 Mayanadhi (2019)
 Mr. Local (2019)
 Bigil (2019)
 Valimai (2020)
 Master (2021)
 Acharya (2022) (Telugu)
 Gold (2022) (Malayalam)
 Leo (2023)
As Actor
 Oru Kuppai Kathai (2018)
Nayae Peyae (2021)
Sambhavam (2021)
Dancer
Coolie (1995) – Dancer in song "Rum Rum"
12B (2001) – Dancer in song "Sariya Thavara"
Thalaivaa (2013) – Dancer in song "Vaanganna"
Appathava Aattaya Pottutanga - Dancer in song "Enna Elavu Kathal"

Personal life
Dinesh Kumar is married to Revathy, his friend. They both were residing in Lein Street in Uthandi, Chennai. Dinesh had admitted to his interview with Kumudham magazine that it was his wife who supported him on difficult time when he was aspiring to get into the Film Industry.

Dinesh studied in Rama Krishna Mission higher Secondary School(Main) in T.Nagar and later in Nandanam Arts College. He was introduced to Sundaram Master ( Mugur Sundar) by Nagendra Prasad (Youngest brother of Prabhu Deva  and Raju Sundaram) and was inducted to the team of Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram.
He is born with four brother's Ravi, Sathish, Kavin and Sajimal.

References

.^ www.keral.com/picturehighlight.aspx?std=705 – Australia

External links

  Dinesh  Kumar, filmography
 A chat with choreographer Dinesh  Kumar, Interview

Indian film choreographers
Living people
Tamil cinema
Artists from Chennai
Filmfare Awards winners
Dancers from Tamil Nadu
21st-century Indian dancers
Best Choreography National Film Award winners
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1967 births

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Chris Cudby / Image supplied by The Subliminals / Friday 25th September, 2020 12:50PM
Tāmaki Makaurau's ongoing Covid-19 restrictions have sometimes made live events a bit of a moving target. Originally set to make their almighty return to the super city in September for a headline gig and an appearance at the sadly now-cancelled The Others Way 2020 mega-fest, Flying Nun legends The Subliminals have thankfully locked in a new date at Whammy Bar on 6th November. Blazing a fearlessly adventurous trail driven by mind-altering motorik rhythms and psychedelic guitar wig-outs, the four-piece made their mark with 1999's breakout The Crystal Chain E.P and the trancelike soundscapes of 2000's studio album United State, conquering student radio with singles 'Uh-Oh' and the title track to their debut EP. Finally catch The Subliminals this spring with supports to be announced, and snag a limited edition t-shirt on the night...
The Subliminals
Friday 6th November - Whammy Bar, Auckland, supports to be announced
Tickets available HERE via UTR
Listen to 'Uh-Oh' from The Subliminals' 2000 album United State...
Watch the vintage clip for The Subliminals' title track to their 1999 The Crystal Chain EP...
Often described as "an accident, a beautiful accident" the Subliminals were always heavily reliant on the eccentricities of its four members. The band merged the classic Flying Nun DIY sound with a futurist minimalist aesthetic and Krautrock inspired backbeats.
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Gétye község Zala vármegyében, a Keszthelyi járásban, Zalai-dombságban, a Zalaapáti-hát területén.

Fekvése

Gétye a Zalai-dombság legkeletibb vonulatán fekszik. A Zala folyótól Bókaháza zárja el. Zsáktelepülésnek tekinthető, közúton ugyanis csak a 75-ös főútból Zalaapáti nyugati külterületén északnak kiágazó 73 211-es számú bekötőúton érhető el; Bókaháza és Zalacsány felé csak kis forgalmú, változó minőségű, de jobbára szilárd burkolat nélküli utak vezetnek. A településre pár Zalaapáti és Pacsa között közlekedő autóbusz-járat tér be.

Története
Gétye első ismert említése igen korai, 1024-ből való: ebben az okiratban a falut a zalavári apátság adófizetőjeként említik, ez azonban valószínűleg hamis dokumentum. Az első hiteles forrás 1275-ből szól róla. Birtokosa a 13. században a Gétyei család volt. Később mellettük a Mindszenti és a Bánffy családok is megjelentek.

A törökök 1568-ban foglalták el a települést, és 1597-re teljesen el is pusztították azt. Az 1690-es években kezdett újratelepülni. Temploma 1700 körül épült. A település azonban elzártsága miatt komolyabban nem fejlődött az elkövetkező időkben.

Az 1945-ös földosztás során is csak apró földterületek jutottak az igénylőknek, így a második világháborút követően komolyan sújtotta az elvándorlás, amely folyamat mára se csillapodott. Iskola a településen kívül található és önkormányzata se helyben működik.

Közélete

Polgármesterei
 1990–1994: Salamon János (független)
 1994–1998: Salamon János (független)
 1998–2002: Pőcze Ferenc (független)
 2002–2006: Pőcze Ferenc (független)
 2006–2010: Talabér Lászlóné (független)
 2010–2014: Talabér Lászlóné (független)
 2014–2019: Talabér Lászlóné (független)
 2019-től: Talabér Lászlóné (független)

Népesség
A település népességének változása:

A 2011-es népszámlálás idején a nemzetiségi megoszlás a következő volt: magyar 94,4%, német 5,62%. A lakosok 69,1%-a római katolikusnak, 11,34% felekezeten kívülinek vallotta magát (15,46% nem nyilatkozott).

Nevezetességei
 Templom (1700 körüli)

Jegyzetek

További információk

Kapcsolódó szócikkek

Zala megye települései
Zala vármegye települései


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"""rename_tenantid_to_projectid

Revision ID: 9148d96f9b39
Revises: 203b495958cf
Create Date: 2017-06-06 18:31:08.115220

"""

# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
revision = '9148d96f9b39'
down_revision = '681d19b7070e'
depends_on = ('53f08de0523f')

from alembic import op
import sqlalchemy as sa

_INSPECTOR = None

def get_inspector():
    """Reuse inspector"""

    global _INSPECTOR

    if _INSPECTOR:
        return _INSPECTOR

    else:
        bind = op.get_bind()
        _INSPECTOR = sa.engine.reflection.Inspector.from_engine(bind)

    return _INSPECTOR

def get_tables():
    """
    Returns hardcoded list of tables which have ``tenant_id`` column.
    DB head can be changed. To prevent possible problems, when models will be
    updated, return hardcoded list of tables, up-to-date for this day.
    Output retrieved by using:
    >>> metadata = head.get_metadata()
    >>> all_tables = metadata.sorted_tables
    >>> tenant_tables = []
    >>> for table in all_tables:
    ...     for column in table.columns:
    ...         if column.name == 'tenant_id':
    ...             tenant_tables.append((table, column))
    """

    tables = [
        'cisco_hosting_devices',
        'cisco_router_types',
        'cisco_router_ha_groups',
        'cisco_hosting_device_templates',
    ]

    return tables

def get_columns(table):
    """Returns list of columns for given table."""
    inspector = get_inspector()
    return inspector.get_columns(table)

def get_data():
    """Returns combined list of tuples: [(table, column)].
    List is built, based on retrieved tables, where column with name
    ``tenant_id`` exists.
    """

    output = []
    tables = get_tables()
    for table in tables:
        columns = get_columns(table)

        for column in columns:
            if column['name'] == 'tenant_id':
                output.append((table, column))

    return output

def alter_column(table, column):
    old_name = 'tenant_id'
    new_name = 'project_id'

    op.alter_column(
        table_name=table,
        column_name=old_name,
        new_column_name=new_name,
        existing_type=column['type'],
        existing_nullable=column['nullable']
    )

def recreate_index(index, table_name):
    old_name = index['name']
    new_name = old_name.replace('tenant', 'project')

    op.drop_index(op.f(old_name), table_name)
    op.create_index(new_name, table_name, ['project_id'])

def upgrade():
    inspector = get_inspector()

    data = get_data()
    for table, column in data:
        alter_column(table, column)

        indexes = inspector.get_indexes(table)
        for index in indexes:
            if 'tenant_id' in index['name']:
                recreate_index(index, table)

def contract_creation_exceptions():
    """Special migration for the blueprint to support Keystone V3.
    We drop all tenant_id columns and create project_id columns instead.
    """
    return {
        sa.Column: ['.'.join([table, 'project_id']) for table in get_tables()],
        sa.Index: get_tables()
    }

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Q: ufw Does Not Block Port for curl I am trying to block outgoing traffic to port 9200 temporarily. My use case is I want to test what happens when an Elasticsearch cluster (at port 9200) becomes unreachable to my application.
I configured firewall rule sudo ufw deny out 9200. The response was
rules updated
rules updated (v6)

What is the correct way to block outgoing traffic sent to port 9200?
Then I tried checking whether the port really is blocked using curl remotemachine:9200. Curl received the normal Elasticsearch response:
...
  "version" : {
    "number" : "7.17.3",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "rpm",
...

A: You can see your rule by following the items here which essentially is sudo ufw show added.
Here's a dry-run and won't change anything with a line-by-line rundown:

*

*Grabs the status of ufw

*Searches for inactive in the output, if found (or success, denoted by &&) do line 3

*Enable ufw, but if inactive was not found (line 2 failed, denoted by ||) then do lines 4 and 5

*Show the currently added rules, send stdout to line 5

*Search for 9200 (since that's the port we want), if that fails (||) do the next line

*Add the deny outbound 9200 rule

sudo ufw status |
grep inactive &&
sudo ufw --dry-run enable ||
sudo ufw show added |
grep 9200 ||
sudo ufw --dry-run deny out 9200

Remove --dry-run and you should be sorted, like this:
sudo ufw status | grep inactive && sudo ufw enable || sudo ufw show added | grep 9200 || sudo ufw deny out 9200

There is nothing wrong with your syntax (it does block UDP and TCP - you can add proto for that but this use case doesn't matter). Your syntax is the same as:
sudo ufw deny out to any port 9200

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The only thing I hated more than having the problem was talking about it. I finally recognized that hiding the problem wasn't helping make it disappear, and that talking was my only other option.
Dr. E suggested I keep a writing journal along with the food journal, so here it is. She said to write about my progress (or lack thereof) plus anything else I want, and that it will be for my eyes only. I used to write in journals when I was younger, but opted out once I realized how much they brought my thoughts to life. Silly thoughts, dark thoughts, sometimes thoughts I never knew I had were all hastily materialized per blue ink scribbles. I soon learned that past me preferred to keep such thoughts from future me, and with that, the journaling ceased.
I threw up today. I woke up knowing I would; not a single hint of doubt crossed my mind. I'm supposed to keep track of all the times I throw up and pursue possible motives, although I don't know that there are any. My life really isn't that hard, and I feel like naming "triggers" is just delegating blame. Have a bad day? Eat the problems away. Don't like looking in that mirror? Try the toilet. Dropped a pencil on the floor? Go ahead and purge about it. And I do purge about it. I purge about this and that, every day.
Dr. E told me she doesn't expect my habits to change overnight, and to not be discouraged on days like today, or like yesterday. She says once the new prescription kicks in (Prozac) that things should get easier. I'm finding it very hard to keep the food journal for reasons similar to why I couldn't keep my childhood journals. Quantifying my binges makes me feel almost as sick as the binges themselves. I am aware that humans are not meant to bring so much food into their bodies. Before and during a binge my stomach has learned to disregard the concepts of "hungry" and "full," and I'm not sure why.
Today's therapy session brought up something I hadn't thought about in years: when this all started. The first time I threw up was in the seventh grade. Recalling the details feels more like recalling a dream than an actual event that took place in a conscious state. It was in the bathroom sink, and I used a toothbrush instead of my fingers. The purge was both easy and painless, and I remember getting into bed that night thinking I had a new secret I would have to keep from the world. I lied down with a guileful grin, then drifted off into an effortless sleep. At the time, it was a solution to eliminating the perpetual discontent I had with my body. I thought I'd finally found the key to feeling more comfortable in my own skin. I felt I had discovered a covert loophole to the laws of physiology. Of course, it didn't take long to realize that this wouldn't be the incredible weight loss solution I had imagined (if anything I have gained weight since the cycle began), but here I am four years later.
That impassioned and temperamental middle schooler is worlds away from the young adult who stares back at me in the mirror now. Today I don't ride the same emotional roller coaster. I don't ride a tilt-a-whirl, or even carousel. I am stagnant in manner, aloof in presence. The anxiety and extreme self awareness we all encounter in our awkward pubescent stages had long been lifted, but nothing took their place. There is something quite magical about going through days uninfluenced by emotion. My 'emotion log' I was asked to fill out for Dr. E has the word "indifferent" written on Sunday, with an arrow leading it through the rest of the week. My boyfriend doesn't get to hear the words "I love you" or experience any sort of sincere passion from my end. My friends are granted loyalty, honesty, confidence, but never genuine sympathy. My eyes don't experience the swelling brought on by heart shattering tears, or by euphoric tears. I embrace the nothing. Nothing greets me every morning, then helps me sleep well at night. And through the years, my purges watched as the nothing slowly began to emerge.
Purges came long before the binging did. The latter was an inevitable aftermath. Once the two met, they linked hands, then chose my brain as their permanent place of residence. They haven't parted with me since; they're noisy and ornery and it's impossible to forget them.
It's been about two weeks since my last entry, and to be honest I've been avoiding writing in here. I told Dr. E I'm not fond of the journaling, but she says it might help me in the long run. I haven't yet been given a reason not to trust her, so here is round two.
I threw up six times since Monday, and Dr. E said this is an improvement. I don't exactly agree. The urges are just as bad, if not worse, and without them subsiding I don't feel improved at all. For me, the urges are the worst part. Once one is triggered, it doesn't go away. The urge to eat everything in plain sight takes over my thoughts until it is satisfied. This leads to the next urge, one just as strong, to relieve my body of every last bite.
I'm not proud to admit, even if it is just to future me, that I've relieved the urge in places outside of my own home. If the first hint of compulsion cannot be overcome, the cycle must reach completion. I've thrown up in friends' bathrooms, I've thrown up in school bathrooms. One time I threw up in a bush in the backyard in the pouring rain, just to make sure I relieved the urge without my family hearing.
I really don't like writing in journals.
I didn't ever plan on going to therapy. I knew I had a problem, but I was convinced that I could stop the purging whenever I felt like it. I was convinced I was in control. I didn't make a connection between the eating issues and my degrading emotion for a long time.
In the ninth grade my mother heard me throwing up. She called me into her bedroom after the fact and sat me down. I remember being caught off guard by her reaction; she wasn't upset or worried, but rather angry and disappointed. In her eyes I was a young tenacious warrior, resilient to the petty pressures of adolescence. "This has to stop now," she told me, "you need to be stronger." I nodded and went to bed.
I didn't receive any follow up questions or check-ins after the incident. The issue was brushed under the rug, and I couldn't have been more relieved about it. The only thing I hated more than having the problem was talking about it.
Then one day, two years later, I finally recognized that hiding the problem wasn't helping make it disappear, and that talking was my only other option. This time I called my mother into the room and sat her down. I admitted to my continuous struggles with the binging and purging between hysterical sobs. She cradled my shaking body, holding my head close to her heart. My mother may not have been able to identify with the problem, but this time it seemed as if she sincerely understood and accepted her daughter's indecent flaw. Those were the first tears to escape my eyes in over a year, a prolonged imprisonment of emotions begging to be let out. I let them all out. A week later I found myself in Dr. E's office.
I was nervous for my first day of therapy, as I had never talked to anyone about purging, let alone a perfect stranger. My mother offered to accompany me to the primary session for support. I accepted this offer.
I am at a loss for words to appropriately describe the feeling of having my mother in therapy that day. She had to hear her perfect little angel confess to the purges, describe them in their utmost detail. She had to listen to me define what a typical binge consisted of down to the last calorie. She took this all in silently with a blank face, and I have no idea what went through her mind. My voice trembled as it filled the cumbersome office air. It was the first time I'd verbalized any of this.
I was relieved when I first met Dr. E. My first impression was that she was very amicable, a good seven inches shorter than me with ivory white hair and a truly sympathetic demeanor. When I attend our weekly visits she listens thoughtfully and intently for the entire sixty minutes. She often wears a smile, which helps me feel relaxed. Her face is aged from a lifetime of grinning and laughter. In one of our earlier sessions we discussed the option of me going to a month long rehab clinic for other 'bulimic' adolescents where they're given communal meals and daily therapy. I declined this offer, but it is still on the table if I decide I need the extra help. Judging by my food diary for this past week, it is still a viable option.
Today I was in math class when something happened. The back of my head began to swelter and pulsate, my vision blurred, and I lost feeling in my hands. I felt my brain liquify and begin to drip, drip, slowly down the inner lining of my skull. I became both unaware and hyper aware. Time stood still. I watched myself from a place within my own head, but also from a place thousands of miles away. For those few moments I was certain I was going to die. Once my legs were able to bear my weight, I stood up and walked out of the classroom. I paid no mind to the rest of my peers or the teacher. I had no mind to pay. I sat in the school bathroom until I was physically able to conjure thoughts and words, and to call my mother. Even though the hysteria was descending, she offered to pick me up if I didn't feel comfortable staying at school. They say the crazy don't know they're crazy, but anyone who's experienced this delusional reality can say that for those brief minutes, which feel like days, they are crazy. I left early with my mother that day. And for the first time in a long time, I was scared.
Dr. E isn't surprised about the panic attacks. She says they're probably a consequence to letting a lot of demons surface by talking about my struggles for the first time. Her words don't help me because it doesn't make them go away. She says only I can make them go away, but it's difficult to believe her.
They have been coming out of nowhere, an abrupt assault of my most guarded possession: my mind. It is such a dreadful realization that I am no longer in full conscious control of my mind. At any moment, something beyond my scope of awareness can prompt its kidnap, and I am left to deal with the consequences. I don't know where I'll be when they come, and I am still not convinced that they're harmless or temporary, so getting out of bed has become a real drag.
It's been awhile since my last entry, and things are actually a bit better. The Prozac has finally come into full effect and has helped me more or less regain control of my psyche. I can now feel when the panic attacks are coming on and sometimes I can even make them go away before they fully surface. With the panic becoming my main priority, the binging and purging have taken a backseat in my mind.
Today I met with a nutritionist. Dr. E suggested it be the next step, since the frequency of purging has gone down, along with the urge. My older sister Maya asked to accompany me. My parents have always viewed her as the fragile, over-emotional daughter, while I was thought to be more stable and calloused. Maya, too, had problems with throwing up at my age, but never sought help. I admire her for being able to get through it on her own, something I could not do. Despite the dichotomous character roles assigned by our parents, I believe she is much stronger than I am, although she says she wishes she would have spoken up and gotten help like me.
The nutritionist gave me a couple of tips on how to eat healthy and to avoid food deficits because they trigger binges, which are followed by purges. She had a bunch of plastic food to help visually represent meal portion sizes. I'm pretty sure they were from those kid kitchen sets, so I couldn't really take her seriously.
Since the cycle was broken, it really hasn't been as hard to keep it that way. I've heard the first three days of being cut off from an addiction are the hardest, and then it slowly gets easier. As horrible as panic attacks are, they may have been just enough of a distraction to get over that initial three day roadblock, a blessing in disguise. I haven't thrown up once since my last two entries, which may be the longest I've gone since the cycle began in seventh grade.
I have just finished my final scheduled therapy session. Dr. E agrees that I'm strong enough to no longer need sessions on a regular basis. Now that I'm not throwing up anymore or frightened with panic, we've honestly ran out of things to talk about. I never thought there would be such an abrupt end to such a perpetuated problem. The Prozac has helped with more than just controlling the cycle and panic attacks; I also feel less like a robot and more like a human being. I feel it has almost been too easy.
So, I guess this means bye bye journal. You'll be going into the box in the garage along with the rest of them. You may have served your purpose these past couple of months, but now that my journey is ending I prefer to keep you with the rest, where I don't have to see or think about these things anymore.
Flipping through that journal so many years later fills me with mixed emotions. It brings me back to a time I hate to remember, but a time that is still relevant to me today. I wish I could say that hiding the journal meant closing the door to these problems, but over the years I've learned that it doesn't. All my former struggles with the cycle creep up from off those pages, slither under doorways and around corners, then silently make their way up my unsuspecting body and into my head. I can go weeks, or even months feeling carefree, and then an urge will hit me, the same urge that has always hit me.
I would be lying if I said I could always suppress the urge to throw up again. I have had occasional relapses within the past years, though never as serious or prolonged as the original problem. I do still feel like an addict. As the years progress, I become more confident in my belief that bulimia is a real addiction.
When the urge surfaces, just as in the past, a switch is flipped in my mind that is much more difficult to turn off than to leave on. If left on, I stop thinking clearly. I get anxious and aggravated with the people around me. All I want to do is follow the same cycle I've grown accustomed to, and then the urge, with all the negative passion it brings, will go away. First, I eat. A lot. Then, with two fingers, I unearth the lowermost point of my emotions, as I reach the pit of my stomach. There, I find shame wearing relief's disguise.
Thankfully, I usually do manage to switch off the urge when it first surfaces. Although, this isn't quite as satisfying as it may sound. It leaves me with somewhat of an empty feeling that must slowly be forgotten throughout the course of the day. This feeling, however, pales in comparison to the awful feeling that overcomes me after a purge.
For every urge I'm not able to overcome, I tell myself that it will be the last time. I come to this false conclusion where I am certain I'll remember how horrible that awful post-purge feeling is, and that I'll never want to endure the same guilt again. The guilt of being too weak and hurting my body. The guilt of making a mess and wasting food. There is enough uncontrollable guilt in the world, and by relieving my urge, I add to the pool.
I used to not understand what perpetuated the cycle. The yearning to be thin would never be satisfied by this habit, which was something I learned soon after it began. There was instead something else, a different driving force only wearing the mask of addiction, which strongly persisted to be met. Addiction starts as a means to catch a high, but over time becomes the only feasible method of coping with life. The neurosis that built around the habit acted as a distraction from dealing with thoughts and emotions I felt powerless to. Addiction stands in for control, but it is nothing more than an illusion.
Throughout the years, the panic attacks have mostly retreated, along with my dependence on the little white serotonin boosting capsules of Prozac. It's been a slow process, but I've been able to better accept emotions of all kinds as they initially arise. With a passion for love comes the pain of disappointment, and the thrill of risks brings the anxiety of failure, but in the end, living life makes much more sense to me in the context of emotion rather than the indifference I had once chosen.
Even with all the positive changes, I know I still have a lot of growing to do. I'm confident that, while I don't think the urges will ever fully dissipate, they will continue to fade away and become easier to recognize and deal with as I become older and wiser. I am confident that one day I will be able to embrace my emotions fully instead of feeling the need to control them, or hide them behind a mask of binging and purging. I am confident that one day, opening the old journals won't be such a dreaded experience. But, until that day, they will remain in that box.
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#1,666. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Directed By: Elliott Nugent
Starring: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal
Tag line: "A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!"
Trivia: This was a remake of a 1927 film, which in turn was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard
It's been years since I last watched the 1939 version of The Cat and the Canary, which occasionally played on public television when I was a kid. Part murder mystery and part haunted house story with Bob Hope on-hand to tell a few jokes, it's a thriller with a good sense of humor, and I was glad I finally got a chance to see it again.
The setting is a desolate mansion in the swamps of Louisiana that once belonged to eccentric millionaire Cyrus Norman, who lived there with his housekeeper Miss Lu (Gale Sondergaard) right up to the day he died, exactly 10 years ago. Per Mr. Norman's instructions, all of his remaining relatives are to gather in the house on the 10th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will. The first to arrive is the family's attorney, Mr. Crosby (George Zucco), followed closely by distant cousins Susan Tilbury (Elizabeth Patterson), Cicily (Nydia Westman), and Fred Blythe (John Beal). Rounding out the group are Charlie Wilder (Douglass Montgomery); magazine illustrator Joyce Norman (Paulette Goddard); and radio personality Wally Campbell (Bob Hope), all of whom are anxious to hear what old uncle Cyrus has left them.
When the will is read, they learn that Joyce is the sole heir, but there's a stipulation: should she prove to be insane (a condition that runs in the family) or die within a month, then the relative whose name appears in a second, sealed envelope will inherit the whole shebang. Naturally, this puts everybody on edge, including Joyce, who realizes that the person next in line might try to bump her off in the night. To make matters worse, a security guard (John Wray) shows up to inform them that a homicidal maniac has escaped from the nearby mental institution. Known as "The Cat", this killer has long fingernails and likes to crawl around on all fours. Spending the night in a spooky mansion with a psychopath on the loose isn't anyone's idea of a good time, but fortunately Joyce has Cousin Wally to protect her. The question is: who's gonna protect Wally?
With its clever use of shadows, coupled with a creepy performance by Gale Sondergaard as Miss Lu (who seems to be in touch with the spirits residing in the house), The Cat and the Canary can, at times, get the hairs on the back of your neck to stand straight up. The tension is further heightened by the sudden appearance of "the Cat", who makes his way through secret passageways, popping up every now and again to torment Joyce. At one point, "The Cat" even helps fulfill a prophecy of Miss Lu's, who said that someone was going to be killed before the night was out. It's all very sinister, but luckily we have Bob Hope to lighten the mood. Tossing out one-liners every chance he gets (when Cicily asks him if he's afraid of empty houses, Hope's Wally replies "Not me. I used to be in vaudeville"), Hope keeps us giggling when everyone else is too scared to talk.
Boasting an equal share of laughs and frights, 1939's The Cat and the Canary is that rare horror / comedy that delivers on both counts.
#1,658. Whiplash (2014)
#1,659. Marie Antoinette (2006)
#1,660. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
#1,661. Avalanche (1978)
#1,662. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (...
#1,663. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the F...
#1,664. The Eagle (2011)
#1,665. Murderous Maids (2000)
#1,667. Westworld (1973)
#1,668. The Party (1968)
#1,669. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Man...
#1,670. Visions of England (2005)
#1,671. Massacre Mafia Style (1978)
#1,672. The Devil Bat (1940)
#1,673. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
#1,674. The Commitments (1991)
#1,675. Shark Attack in the Mediterranean (2004)
#1,676. Mark of the Devil (1970)
#1,677. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
#1,678. The Apostle (1997)
#1,679. Psychomania (1973)
#1,680. Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
#1,681. The ABCs of Death (2012)
#1,682. Cabiria (1914)
#1,683. Gothic (1987)
#1,684. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
#1,685. The Goat (1921)
#1,686. The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
#1,687. Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
#1,688. Teen Wolf (1985)


Applications for the IV International Festival violinist and quartet named after Leopold Auer are not accepted anymore! This year the competition will be attended by 62 participants from 10 countries, such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia, South Korea, Austria, France, Switzerland, Australia.
This year's contest is dedicated to the 125 anniversary of the birth of S. Prokofiev.
In the "Documents" section on the website http://auercompetition.ru/ru/forms-download you can download all the necessary information: Regulations, Forms and Receipt.
To participate in the competition, please refer to the Regulations of the Competition.
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View Essay - Criminal Justice System Essay from CRIMINAL J cj203 at Grantham. Criminal justice system is a term used in America to define three components.
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The Christopher volleyball team lines up before a match earlier this season. the Cougars will host San Mateo Wednesday to open the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Christopher will attempt to break its playoff curse Wednesday at home when the Cougars volleyball team hosts San Mateo to open the Division II playoffs.
No. 8 Christopher has yet to win a playoff game in its short history as a program, going 0-4 dating back to the Cougars' first appearance in 2012.
This year will mark the first time since its inaugural appearance in 2012 that Christopher will host a playoff game.
The Cougars will do so against a 9-14 San Mateo team that is seeded ninth after it took fifth in the Peninsula Bay League.
The Bearcats are led by a trio of hitters who combined for 532 kills, with junior Emily Savage leading the way with 183 kills followed by senior Alexa Carron with 181 kills and senior Lexus Kato-Lagumbay with 168.
The Bearcats played a tough schedule and never had a streak of more than three wins the whole season, and that came at the start of the season.
The match tips off at 7pm Wednesday at Christopher. The winner will travel to No. 1 seeded Mountain View Saturday at 7pm.


What does the word rab4 Protein mean?
A genetically related subfamily of RAB GTP- BINDING PROTEINS involved in recycling of proteins such as cell surface receptors from early endosomes to the cell surface. EC 3. 6. 1.-.
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Spotlight on Books, central Minnesota's premiere conference focused on children's and youth literature, is gearing up for its twenty-eight year. Join guests of honor like Anton Treuer, Candace Fleming and Carrie Ehlet Newman on April 8-9 at the beautiful Chase on the Lake resort in Walker, Minn. It's a perfect getaway for teachers, librarians, Friends of the Library or college students who have an interest in this topic.
Visit the Spotlight on Books website for more details, and to register!
As the season's first big thaw sets in, we at MALF are turning an eye to the Minnesota library community's exciting spring schedule. Highlights include 2016 Minnesota Library Legislative Day, the linchpin event of our state's library advocacy calendar. Friends of the Library – and library supporters of all types and stripes – from all across the state are invited to converge at the Capitol in Saint Paul for the Big Event on April 12-13.
We will gather in downtown Saint Paul at the Judicial Center the next morning. In order to schedule a meeting with your elected representatives on April 13, click here and enter your city and zip code information to find their contact details.
Click here for more information on Minnesota Library Legislation Day, and to register. Online registration is available through April 8.


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Opposed by Texas, border nuke site still gets NRC permit
By John Buchser, Nuclear Waste Issues Chair
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the WCS/ISP high-level "temporary" storage for used fuel rods from commercial nuclear reactors. These fuel cores remain extremely radioactive for a million years. This site is 5 miles from Eunice, NM, the largest nearby city. In Texas, the legislature quickly passed a bill banning this proposal, concurring with Gov. Greg Abbott's objections to this risky proposal. The oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin are at risk of permanent shutdown if a substantial accident occurs, and Gov. Abbott realizes this risk.
Out of concern for the safety of New Mexicans, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has taken a strong position in opposition to the WCS/ISP storage and the Holtec proposal for a site near Carlsbad, as has state Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard. State Sen. Jeff Steinborn has attempted for years to craft a bill to provide greater oversight of such sites. A stronger proposal is needed, and we appreciate the senator's work to fight these "temporary" storage sites.
Now that Texas is placing further roadblocks on the WCS/ISP proposal, our hopes are that the New Mexico Legislature will similarly put many barriers in place. Although federal law requires the creation of a permanent facility, there is not yet adequate technology nor political support for the work needed to permanently store this very radioactive waste. New Mexico faces the prospect of this waste being stranded here, with the casks and cladding holding the uranium fuel pellets degrading over time.
We have been fortunate this year to have Attorney General Hector Balderas join in with legal objections to Holtec's proposal. The Rio Grande Chapter also has legal challenges to both projects. Now is the time for New Mexico to place as many additional barriers in place as we can possibly think of. Why should the City of Eunice give some of their water to a facility that may ultimately force them from their homes?
In 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a license for a similar facility in Utah. The Skull Valley Goshute tribe (led by Margene Bullcreek and Sammy Blackbear), the State of Utah, and the Utah congressional delegation all fought this facility. It has not yet been built.
We hope Gov. Lujan Grisham will provide a strong budget to our Environment Department, Transportation Department, and other state agencies to fund the fight. The legislature needs to support the needed resources to fight these dangerous proposals and to enact a prohibition on such projects, as other states have done.
What's next: New Mexico Sen. Jeff Steinborn is looking at ways to protect southeaast New Mexico from the risks of Holtec's high-level radioactive waste, perhaps with legislation in the January 2022 session. Write to luis.guerrero@sierraclub.org to get on our listserv for legislative updates and actions.
Featured image: concept illustration for Application for a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel by Holtec Internationals, from NRC application documents
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