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The extra mile for the swing state
GET ON THE BUS. At top, the Obama rural tour leaves Pueblo after a breakfast at the City Diner and heads west for community gatherings along U.S. 50. On the bus were Sen. Ken Salazar, former Gov. Roy Romer and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. Gov. Bill Ritter and local politicians joined at stops along the way. CALLING OUT. Above, Donald and Mary Swayngim of Denver work the phone bank at the McCain office in Centennial. Mary Swayngim says she's afraid of Obama's inexperience.
(XX)100908_OBAMA_SHERRY_CFW- Former Colorado Governor Roy Romer shares a laugh with Pueblo residents (l-r) Frank Potoker, Frank Star, Romer and Ernest Tamerius at the City Diner in Pueblo, CO. Romer had just arrived at the Diner for breakfast and a community gathering. The Obama Campaign RV Rural Tour pulled out of of Pueblo after a breakfast event at the City Diner, and headed west for a string of community gatherings. The first stop was Veterans Park in Canon City, Then onto Salida the Boat House Cantina in Salida, from there the had planned stops in Gunnisn and Montrose. Aboard the bus were Senator Ken Salazar, and former Governor Roy Romer and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. While drumming up support for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, the group was joined by Gov, Bill Ritter as well as local politicians along the way.
(XX)100708_MCCAIN_CFW-Volunteers, Donald and Mary Swayngim, of Denver, working in the phone bank at the McCain Campaign south regional headquarters in Centennial, CO. Mary says they volunteer, Òbecause weÕre scared to death if Obama gets in- IÕm fearful of his inexperience.Ó
By Allison Sherry | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: October 10, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. | UPDATED: May 7, 2016 at 2:34 a.m.
SALIDA — On a patio overlooking the sparkling Arkansas River, Sen. Ken Salazar, wearing his custom white 10-gallon hat and bolo tie, stood on a chair and began his pitch to a hundred or so people gathered at a Mexican restaurant.
"Barack Obama wants everyone in this state to understand that . . . no matter how far you are off the beaten path . . . you count," Salazar said. "We are here to celebrate Chaffee County and to let you know how important you are to Barack Obama."
The half-hour stop ended with campaign staffers kiddingly telling the chips-and-salsa-eating crowd that they held the rally in a room with one exit so they could snag volunteers when people left.
The night before, a half-dozen "Hispanics for McCain" canvassed a Pueblo neighborhood after work. Harold Trujillo chatted about Arizona's Sen. John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin on front porches in the traditional Democratic stronghold.
"I'm going to die a Democrat, but he (McCain) was there for me," said Trujillo, a 66-year-old retired steelworker. "He was out fighting for my freedom, so he deserves my vote."
Welcome to a raging battleground state 23 days out from a national election, where the push to find the roughly 8 percent of undecided voters here has grown into a fierce 24-hour-a-day foot race between the parties, which vow they need Colorado's nine electoral votes to win the White House.
To understand the candidates' political field strategy in a swing state is to understand some of the most scientific approaches that exist in unearthing wavering voters and pulling them over the fence.
The campaigns are wary about giving specifics, but a week of shadowing door-knockers, phone banks and outreach efforts on both sides revealed bare-knuckled aggression to woo voters from Denver to Sterling to Pueblo to Montrose.
McCain and Obama campaign strategists have created intelligence reports of sorts on voters, neighborhoods and cities.
Using formulas parsing voter history, the kinds of magazines people read, cars they drive, credit cards they own and jobs they hold, they have mapped tossup precincts, tossup homes and tossup voters.
They look at neighborhoods, cities and counties that have seen demographic shifts. A Democrat or a Republican who has always been a loyal party voter may get a call from the other side based on where they just moved or a newspaper they just started subscribing to.
"In the final three weeks, we only have the capacity to talk to so many voters," said Anne Filipic, Obama's general election director for Colorado. "The last thing you want to do is limit your campaign."
Volunteers are sent to walk blocks with campaign literature and clipboards, trying to find undecided voters and "base" people who may not be particularly inclined to vote.
This second group is important because they could be a shoo-in for a particular party — they just need to be goaded to the polls, said Ken Smukler, president of InfoVoter Technologies, a Philadelphia-based political consulting firm.
"If you polled the African-American community, it's probably 95 to 5 percent for Obama," he said. "The problem isn't convincing an African-American voter how to vote; the problem is convincing a voter who hasn't voted before to get out to the poll."
In these targeted areas, people are so weary of campaign volunteers at their doorsteps, residents often no longer answer their doors.
Stuck on the porch
On a walk through a southwest Denver neighborhood last week, Obama volunteer 26-year-old Raj Grewal was having little luck — even at homes with cars in the driveway. Most front porches were cluttered with ballot initiative and U.S. Senate race fliers.
A New York corporate lawyer who took a sabbatical to volunteer for Obama in Colorado, he received only one response: A women yelled from the door that she was too busy.
When campaigns locate undecided voters, they usually try to find a volunteer who looks like them to make the pitch.
McCain spokesman Tom Kise said an undecided registered Democrat may get an automated call from someone like Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat turned independent who is supporting McCain.
"If they're in Pueblo and they're Hispanic, maybe (local Latino activist) Silver Salazar calls them," Kise said.
The 9 percent to 10 percent of undecided voters nationwide are likely just starting to pay attention to the campaigns, political experts say. They may turn on a debate or turn off a negative commercial. They aren't tuning in to day-to-day stump speeches or gotcha snarks employed by both parties.
"There's not much pie left to split," said former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis, now a Denver lawyer advising the McCain campaign. "You're running out of time to change the direction of the ship. . . . Are we better to be at soccer games, or are we better to focus on a CU football game? It comes to down to decisions."
And as the campaign season draws down, those pounding the pavement often become that lever that turns the election results that crucial 1 or 2 percentage points to victory.
Personal appeals crucial
"In the battleground states, it's critical," Smukler said. "In a race that is cutting by a half a percentage point, it's not the TV ads, it's the ground operations, it's the grassroots organizations. . . . That's where it matters."
Enter former Gov. Roy Romer, plunking himself down in a booth at a Pueblo greasy spoon, bending the ear of an undecided voter eating breakfast. Or Sam Sanchez in Pueblo, who walked a neighborhood last week for McCain after his shift ended at the Target distribution center.
Silver Salazar spends most days in his "Democrats for McCain" T-shirt in the basement headquarters of the Republican hopeful's field office in Pueblo. A cousin to Sen. Salazar and a prominent Pueblo political activist, he is helping reach out to Latino voters.
He said the undecided, mostly middle-class Latino voters need to hear how McCain relates to them.
"It's sort of like, who can help me the most?" Salazar said, noting his wife is undecided. "It's about forming coalitions, Hispanics for McCain, Veterans for McCain, Women for McCain. . . . It's talking to people about who is the best person to represent them."
At a McCain phone bank in Centennial recently, more than 25 people filled the room after work — toting children, pets and pizza — to make calls to targeted voters. When volunteers reached someone voting for McCain, they would ring a bell.
"Obviously if it were a slam dunk in Colorado, you wouldn't feel half as inclined to spend your time in here rather than a golf course," said Lowell Arnold, a 77-year-old retired insurance consultant, working the phones. "Every vote counts in Colorado."
The newcomer factor
The state isn't accustomed to being so hotly contested. It voted for a Democrat in the presidential election only once in the past 40 years: In 1992, Colorado went for Bill Clinton, but Ross Perot took 23 percent of the vote that year, cutting a large swath into incumbent President George Bush's base.
But most polls, including one completed by The Denver Post at the beginning of October, put Obama and McCain in a statistical tie here. Both campaigns say they are expanding their volunteer armies as Election Day nears.
State observers say Colorado's entrenched political right-leaning loyalties are working against a large number of educated newcomers to the mostly urban Front Range who are proud to be unpredictable and independent.
Sen. Salazar said these people are "tired of ideology and division. . . . They care about jobs, health care and energy overdependence."
Rural roots strong
But not forgotten in either campaign are the state's rural roots, and the voters in outlying areas who are usually more fiscally and socially conservative.
In Ken Salazar's swing through these areas last week on behalf of Obama, he affirmed that the Illinois senator wouldn't take away their guns and that he believed in protecting wildlands for hunters and fishers.
Valerie Harris and Guy Hummel, who live outside Pueblo, sat at a diner while Romer and the Salazar brothers, Sen. Salazar and U.S. Rep. John Salazar, gladhanded people eating huevos rancheros and biscuits and gravy.
The brother and sister pair run a small cattle ranch and are struggling with the recent financial crisis because they can't get a short-term loan from the local Pueblo bank to buy more cattle.
"We care about water, health care and the economy," said Harris, watching Obama staffers set up a podium near their booth. She and her brother are undecided. "It's hard for us here. . . . We need someone to understand."
Allison Sherry: 303-954-1377 or asherry@denverpost.com
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Under the leadership of Vincenzo Polise, there are many new plans for changes to get the course back in shape for the upcoming season. The new "On the Green Bar & Grille" restaurant will be open to the public with expanded hours, new dinner and drink menus and a new, cozier atmosphere in the dining area. During in- season months, the bar / restaurant will be open for breakfast everyday with espresso and cappuccino now being offered.
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Bearded Dragon (Pogona Vitticeps)
Although this species is most commonly referred to as the Bearded Dragon, it\'s officially known as a Pogona. Their characteristics include spiny scales arranged in rows and clusters. These are found on the throat, which can be expanded when threatened, and at the back of the head. These spiny scales are used to scare off predators, yet they are not very sharp. The species also displays a hand-waving gesture; this is to show submission between dragons. They also have a head-bobbing act to show dominance. They have the ability to change color during rivalry challenges between males, and in response to temperature changes and other stimuli, such as turning black to absorb heat. They can grow to the size of about 12 to 18 inches.
Bearded Dragons live in the arid, rocky, semi-desert regions and dry open woodlands of Australia. They are adept climbers, spending time on branches and in bushes and near human habitation. Pogona species bask on rocks and exposed branches in the mornings and afternoons. Bearded dragons, like bears, hibernate during the colder months. This seasonal behavior is called brumation.
During brumation, bearded dragons will not eat.
A typical captive bearded dragon's diet consists mostly of leafy greens, vegetables and noncitrus fruits, supplemented regularly with insects. Crickets are the most popular feeder choice, but bearded dragons can also be fed other insects such as black soldier fly larvae, locusts, superworms, waxworms, silkworms, butterworms, grasshoppers, mealworms, and even certain varieties of roaches. Young dragons require a significantly greater insect-to-plant matter ratio in their diets than adults.
Female dragons can store sperm, and she usually lays between 5-9 clutches of eggs per season from just one mating. Each clutch can have between 30-60 eggs…and each baby bearded dragon will eat between 50-100 crickets per day!
Information courtesy of wikipedia.org/wiki/pogona & rainforest-pets.com
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Yet for all their talents, robots still can't make a cup of tea.
That's because tasks such as turning the stove on, fetching the kettle and finding the milk and sugar require perceptual abilities that, for most machines, are still a fantasy.
Among them is the ability to make sense of 3-D objects. While it's relatively straightforward for robots to "see" objects with cameras and other sensors, interpreting what they see, from a single glimpse, is more difficult.
Duke University graduate student Ben Burchfiel says the most sophisticated robots in the world can't yet do what most children do automatically, but he and his colleagues may be closer to a solution.
Burchfiel and his thesis advisor George Konidaris, now an assistant professor of computer science at Brown University, have developed new technology that enables machines to make sense of 3-D objects in a richer and more human-like way.
A robot that clears dishes off a table, for example, must be able to adapt to an enormous variety of bowls, platters and plates in different sizes and shapes, left in disarray on a cluttered surface.
Humans can glance at a new object and intuitively know what it is, whether it is right side up, upside down or sideways, in full view or partially obscured by other objects.
Even when an object is partially hidden, we mentally fill in the parts we can't see.
Their robot perception algorithm can simultaneously guess what a new object is, and how it's oriented, without examining it from multiple angles first. It can also "imagine" any parts that are out of view.
A robot with this technology wouldn't need to see every side of a teapot, for example, to know that it probably has a handle, a lid and a spout, and whether it is sitting upright or off-kilter on the stove.
The researchers say their approach, which they presented July 12 at the 2017 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, makes fewer mistakes and is three times faster than the best current methods.
This is an important step toward robots that function alongside humans in homes and other real-world settings, which are less orderly and predictable than the highly controlled environment of the lab or the factory floor, Burchfiel said.
With their framework, the robot is given a limited number of training examples, and uses them to generalize to new objects.
"It's impractical to assume a robot has a detailed 3-D model of every possible object it might encounter, in advance," Burchfiel said.
The researchers trained their algorithm on a dataset of roughly 4,000 complete 3-D scans of common household objects: an assortment of bathtubs, beds, chairs, desks, dressers, monitors, nightstands, sofas, tables and toilets.
Each 3-D scan was converted into tens of thousands of little cubes, or voxels, stacked on top of each other like LEGO blocks to make them easier to process.
The algorithm learned categories of objects by combing through examples of each one and figuring out how they vary and how they stay the same, using a version of a technique called probabilistic principal component analysis.
When a robot spots something new—say, a bunk bed—it doesn't have to sift through its entire mental catalogue for a match. It learns, from prior examples, what characteristics beds tend to have.
Based on that prior knowledge, it has the power to generalize like a person would—to understand that two objects may be different, yet share properties that make them both a particular type of furniture.
To test the approach, the researchers fed the algorithm 908 new 3-D examples of the same 10 kinds of household items, viewed from the top.
From this single vantage point, the algorithm correctly guessed what most objects were, and what their overall 3-D shapes should be, including the concealed parts, about 75 percent of the time—compared with just over 50 percent for the state-of-the-art alternative.
It was also capable of recognizing objects that were rotated in various ways, which the best competing approaches can't do.
While the system is reasonably fast—the whole process takes about a second—it is still a far cry from human vision, Burchfiel said.
For one, both their algorithm and previous methods were easily fooled by objects that, from certain perspectives, look similar in shape. They might see a table from above, and mistake it for a dresser.
"Overall, we make a mistake a little less than 25 percent of the time, and the best alternative makes a mistake almost half the time, so it is a big improvement," Burchfiel said. "But it still isn't ready to move into your house. You don't want it putting a pillow in the dishwasher."
Now the team is working on scaling up their approach to enable robots to distinguish between thousands of types of objects at a time.
"Researchers have been teaching robots to recognize 3-D objects for a while now," Burchfield said. What's new, he explained, is the ability to both recognize something and fill in the blind spots in its field of vision, to reconstruct the parts it can't see.
"That has the potential to be invaluable in a lot of robotic applications," Burchfiel said.
More information: "Bayesian Eigenobjects: A Unified Framework for 3D Robot Perception," Benjamin Burchfiel and George Konidaris. RSS 2017, July 12-16, 2017, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Super exciting, that's been the missing part of CV for a long time. It also makes clear vision is rooted in learning: A human guesses its a dresser, because there's a bed in the room, its not next to the bed, and a sock is lying on the floor nearby. I also just read about ghost imaging, after hearing about it on an army podcast, and I'm convinced it can unambiguously image in 3D if nothing else can, so we're basically there.
Google's Tango sensors give mobile devices 3D vision (2D color, depth and motion) calibrated to an "Inertial Measurement Unit" (like the human inner ear). Giving the 3D space it's in (to the millimeter), its precise orientation in that space (to the hundredth of a degree). A "Visual Positioning System", recognizing indoor spaces (even if only seen by other devices before) and locations in them where GPS doesn't work. The reference frame for inserting Augmented Reality models too. So it will be in most phones within a few years.
So Google is crowdsourcing models of places all over the world, from billions of users. And tracking interactions within them, whether annotated in apps or just associated with other user actions.
All that big data is fed into Google's AI Tensorflow processing units, where Cloud processing as cheap as on a Pentium but instead as fast as the #7 "Top 500" supercomputer is machine learning what all that is. Millions of them.
i believe that Ben Burchfiel technology is better than what google is making for robot to see and learn with.


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Decision-Making: Just Get It Over With
The psychology of doing unpleasant tasks sooner, which really is better
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By Julie Beck
There's a classic experiment on delayed gratification, in which kids who chose to wait and eat two marshmallows later, rather than eating a single marshmallow right away, tended to achieve more later in life. Discipline in the face of these sticky sugar blobs seemed to indicate some sort of inner strength needed to navigate this thorny world that rapid marshmallow-eaters just did not possess.
But what if those kids hated marshmallows? Would they be lauded for their self-control then? What if the marshmallow was not a marshmallow, but physical pain? Good things come to those who wait, but sometimes, bad things come too.
When it comes to future bad things—taxes, confrontations, pelvic exams—you can either put them off or get them over with. And studies have shown that people prefer to get it over with.
In a recent study published in PLOS Computational Biology, researchers basically did the marshmallow experiment, but with pain. Do you want your electrical shock now or later? For the most part, people chose to take the shocks sooner, even if they had to take more shocks to avoid the delay.
Looking at decision-making at a basic level, it makes sense that people would seek out rewards and avoid punishments, and research shows that they do. But of course, there are more factors at play in most decisions we make in real-world settings. Sometimes, as in this study, a punishment is unavoidable; it's just a matter of when.
The factor at play here, as anyone who has ever lied awake at night anticipating all of their own imminent metaphysical electric shocks knows, is dread. The researchers here describe what they call "exponential dread"—dread that increases exponentially as the thing you're dreading draws nearer. Participants were also more averse to pain that came farther in the future, though the dread increased by smaller increments as the wait grew longer. So by choosing to take the pain now, participants were avoiding a punishment: the pain of the dread itself.
The anticipation of something unpleasant can be processed a lot like pain by the body. A 2012 study found that people with high levels of math anxiety, when faced with a looming math problem, had increased activity in regions of their brains associated with threat detection and "visceral pain."
In 2006, researchers did a very similar electric shock study, while scanning the brains of the participants. They had a choice between a higher voltage sooner, and a lower voltage later (90 percent in 3 seconds or 60 percent in 27 seconds). They divided participants into "extreme dreaders" and "mild dreaders," and found that, based on differences in brain activity between the two, dread that drove their decision-making came from, in large part, the attention the person was paying to the part of their body that was getting shocked (in this case, a foot).
"Although dread is usually thought of as an emotion based on fear and anxiety, our localization of dread to the posterior elements of the [brain's pain] matrix suggests that dread has a substantial attentive component," the study reads. The researchers suggest that distracting the person from thinking about their soon-to-be-shocked foot could decrease dread. The study did not address the efficacy of distracting yourself from emotional or spiritual dread, but it's probably worth a shot.
All of this makes getting it over with seem like a logical response to impending future bad stuff, maybe even the responsible thing to do, if the thing you're dreading is something like "going to the doctor" or "paying your bills." In fact, Logan Sachon has a recurring weekly post on The Billfold called "Do 1 Thing" in which, every Thursday, she tries to motivate and encourages readers to "do that 1 thing you don't want to do but also don't want to continue thinking about doing," things like updating her resume or opening a savings account.
But if the thing you're dreading is performance-based, like, say, taking the SATs, rushing to get it over with could lead to worse results than you were hoping for. In one weirdly specific example that I dredged up from the depths of Google Scholar, a study on soccer penalty shootouts noted that "high preparation speed was related to low performance," even though many people who "choke under pressure" tend to take a long time to do so.
"One explanation for this discrepancy may be linked to the dread of waiting in this particular real-world situation," the study reads. "After players initially have spent time waiting (in the mid-circle and while walking to the penalty mark) they may hurry to get the stressful situation 'over with' when they ultimately can time the shot themselves… Consequently, it is possible that players initiate their shots before they have completed the necessary preparatory actions and that this contributes to the poor performance."
So there's that to consider.
It may also just be a matter of personal preference, the 2006 study posits. Over time, you develop habits with regard to waiting, and whether you tend to put things off or get them over with most of the time, it seems likely that when faced with a new dreadful situation, you'll deploy your signature move.
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She follows me down to the sound of the sea
Slips to the sand and stares up at me
"is this how it happens? is this how it feels?
Is this how a star falls?
Is this how a star falls?"
The night turns as I try to explain
Irresistible attraction and orbital plane
"or maybe it's more like a moth to a flame?"
She brushes my face with her smile
"forget about stars for a while"
As she melts
Meanwhile millions of miles away in space
The incoming comet brushes Jupiter's face
And disappears away with barely a trace
"was that it? was that the Jupiter show?
Kinda wasn't quite what I'd hoped for, you know"
Pulling away, she stands up slow
And round her the night turns
Round her the night turns
Yeah, that was it
That was the Jupiter crash
Drawn too close and gone in a flash
Just a few bruises in the region of the splash
She left to the sound of the sea
She just drifted away from me
So much for gravity
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In Memoriam: Tasia Smith (1986-2018)
University of Florida Graduate School alumna Dr. Tasia Smith (Class of 2016) passed away on December 5, 2018 at Sacred Heart Riverbend Hospital in Springfield, Oregon.
Dr. Smith held a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree in human development and family studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in counseling psychology from the University of Florida.
After she graduated from UF, the University of Oregon hired her in 2016 as one of four young scholars for its Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Imitative, part of UO's Prevention Science Institute within its College of Education. Her research focused on the prevention and reduction of obesity and obesity-related disparities among underserved populations, examining social factors involved in health and mental health conditions and their role in physical health outcomes.
She also designed, implemented, and evaluated community-based health promotion programs. Partnering with churches in northern Florida, she found that regular use of health care services was associated with healthier eating and higher perceived health status among 180 African-American women battling issues related to hypertension and weight.
With admiration for Dr. Smith's achievements and sorrow over her premature passing, the UF Graduate School expresses its deepest condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.


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6 Reads in 6 Months: July to December 2019
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I really enjoyed looking back at my reads earlier this year, so I've decided to make it a thing. Therefore, I give you 6 Reads in 6 Months Part 2! This pretty much picks up from where I left off back in June, so we'll jump right in. Compared to the last 6 months, this batch of reads was quite an intense one, as you'll soon discover, but there were some real good ones in this round.
Breaking Mad: The Insider's Guide to Conquering Anxiety – Anna Williamson with Dr Reeta Newell (Bloomsbury, 2017) ★★★★
"Welcome to the therapist in your pocket – full of anxiety-busting advice, read this book to learn how to live better and restore your confidence when panic attacks. Drawing on her own personal experiences with anxiety, therapist Anna Williamson offers easy to follow, expert guidance, alongside clinical psychologist, Dr Reetta Newell.
Breaking Mad is packed with coping methods and solutions for those everyday moments where you need a helping hand. From recognising the first warning signs of anxiety, to coping with a panic attack or social anxiety, Anna and Reetta will be with you every step of the way, offering practical strategies and straightforward guidance whenever and wherever you might need it. Whether at home, on the bus, at college, just before a meeting, or even having a meltdown in the work toilet cubicle, Breaking Mad is here for you. So welcome to the club – it's time to tackle anxiety head on!"
If you've read my Need to Live post Six Mental Health Books to Add to Your Wish List, you may remember this book featuring. In a bit of a strange situation to read a self help book, I read this while sat in our hotel lobby in Madeira while we were waiting for a suitable time to leave for the airport. I enjoyed it so much I continued reading it on the plane. I would really recommend this for anyone who struggles with anxiety, it's easy to read, it doesn't use psychology jargon and the writer talks to you as though she's your friend rather than a professional. Williamson is a qualified therapist who has first hand experience of anxiety, and all of her management tips are tried and tested. Each chapter also has notes from clinical psychologist Dr Reeta Newell, who offers further advice and a little more in-depth information on anxiety. Generally, it's aimed at young people, but I think anyone who suffers with anxiety would benefit because of its simplicity – I've even tried out a few of the techniques, and they really do work!
Clean – Juno Dawson (Quercus Children's Books, 2018) ★★★★
"When socialite Lexi Volkov almost overdoses, she thinks she's hit rock bottom. She's wrong.
Because rock bottom is when she's forced into an exclusive rehab facility.
From there, the only way is up for Lexi and her fellow inmates, including the mysterious Brady.
As she faces her demons, Lexi realises love is the most powerful drug of all …
It's a dirty business getting clean."
I read some good reviews of this so I thought I'd give it a go, and I wasn't disappointed. Clean focuses on Lexi, a spoiled socialite who ends up in a fancy rehab centre after overdosing. As she progresses in her recovery, she must face up to her demons from the past, including the death of her best friend and her relationship with her drug addicted boyfriend. Things are complicated further when she starts falling for Brady, a fellow patient admitted for sex addiction. Overall this book was incredibly difficult to put down, but its short chapters meant it was still easy to dip in and out when needed. Given that it's originally marketed as a young adult novel, one could argue that it's maybe a little bit too graphic for the YA category in some places. On the whole though, even though it's quite a difficult read in places due to the subject matter, I would strongly recommend. It's gripping and there's never a dull moment. Just be warned, it may be triggering for some.
I Stop Somewhere – T.E. Carter (Simon & Schuster, 2018) ★★★
""When the world breaks you into pieces, sometimes you find what's left scattered among other people's broken parts."
Ellie Frias has never wanted to be popular, she just wants to blend in, to be accepted. But then Caleb Breward, tells her she's beautiful and makes her believe it.
Ellie loves Caleb, but sometimes she's not sure she likes him that much – his awkward smile, the possessive way he touches her, his harsh tone, how he ignores her one minute and can't get enough the next. And then, on one black night, Ellie discovers the monster her boyfriend really is.
Ellie wasn't the first girl Caleb raped. But she was the first he murdered.
Now, trapped, unable to move on, she witnesses him shatter the lives of other girls again and again. Powerless and alone, Ellie tries to keep hold of happier memories, always waiting – hoping – that someone will find her.
But no one searches for a girl they never noticed in the first place."
I'll say up-front, there are incredibly graphic references to sexual assault throughout, so please only read this if you feel able to, as it could be quite triggering in places. The story is told through the eyes of Ellie, who watches the world she left behind after she was brutally attacked by her boyfriend. As she witnesses other girls fall victim to the same attacks, she powerlessly waits alone, hoping that someone will discover her body and uncover the monster that her boyfriend is. My reason for the lower score is purely because the first half of the book moves at quite a slow pace, however towards the end it becomes much more difficult to put down. It's moving and raw, and conveys such an important message, but please read with caution as it's very intense.
Every Last Word – Tamara Ireland Stone (Disney-Hyperion, 2017) ★★★★
"'If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling…'
Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.
Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humour and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist.
Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more normal than she ever has as part of the popular crowd… until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear."
As an OCD sufferer, I'm often drawn to books that focus on mental health, and when this came up in my Amazon suggestions, I knew it was one I had to try. Every Last Word tells the story of Sam, a girl who is part of one of the most popular cliques in her school. However, she suffers with OCD, which causes her to obsess over every thought, move and action she makes on a daily basis. Her friends reminded me of a more low-key version of the Plastics from Mean Girls, causing drama over boys and fashion. However, when Sam meets Caroline, she's introduced to a secret club of misfits known as Poet's Corner, where she's finally able to be herself. I really related to the character of Sam in this book. While my OCD is mainly contamination based, it's also heavily obsession based, so I felt myself sympathising with her several times throughout the book. I was gripped throughout this, especially towards the end, and – I won't spoil it – but there was a real twist I didn't see coming. It gives a real insight into what it's like living with OCD, and the character of Sam is really likeable and you find yourself rooting for her.
Blood Orange – Harriet Tyce (Wildfire, 2019) ★★★★
"Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems…
Just one more night. Then I'll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.
I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband – she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.
I'm watching you. I know what you're doing.
But someone knows Alison's secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she's done, and who won't stop until she's lost everything…."
Oh my god. This was intense but so, so good. Blood Orange focuses on Alison, an up and coming lawyer who is about to defend her first murder. However, while her career appears to be thriving, her family life is anything but. She drinks too much, neglects her young daughter and is having an affair with a colleague. While she's determined to save the woman she's defending for murder, it becomes apparent that someone knows all about her secret affair, and they want her to pay. While initially, this was quite slow to get into, after the first few chapters I couldn't put it down. The ending was completely unexpected and I had no idea it was coming until the last few chapters, and even though Alison is quite unlikable in places, towards the end you find yourself rooting for her. I would definitely recommend this if you love a good thriller.
Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas – Adam Kay (Picador, 2019) ★★★★
"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year."
This is Going to Hurt has to be one of my favourite books of all time, so when I saw Adam Kay was releasing a sequel I immediately pre-ordered it. Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas did not disappoint – it highlights once again just how ridiculously hard our NHS staff work, and how much they sacrifice during the festive season. Just like its predecessor, Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas is hilarious in places, while at times utterly heartbreaking. If you were a fan of This is Going to Hurt, reading this is a no brainer. If you haven't read either, read This is Going to Hurt first, and then read this.
All six of these books are available on Amazon and all good book retailers if you'd like to check them out!
What were your favourite reads of 2019? Did you read any of these? Let me know what you thought in the comments, and feel free to leave any recommendations!
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I'm actually on the hunt for some new books to get stuck into! These all sound great – I always hear such great things about Adam Kay's writing so I'll definitely be giving his books a go. Great post xx
They're so good! I would totally recommend Adam Kay's book, it's fantastic. The follow up is so good too, plus it's a really nice quick read! x
I'll be adding a few of these to my current TBR list for 2020! I just bought a new Kindle so I can't wait to see what gems are on there.
Great to hear! I need to invest in a Kindle now that I've got back into reading. Thanks for stopping by xx
chocoviv says:
So many great reads!
They were! There have definitely been some good ones last year!
Thank you for this post! I stick to lots of cheesy romance novels and need to break away from this 😆 I'm going to try and branch out this year 🤞🏼xx
I found that when I got back into reading I tended to stick to one genre but I've definitely branched out more than I used to – it's worth doing as you never know what gems you'll find! xx
bournemouthgirl says:
Wow! You put me to shame! I need to get ready haha! Thank you for sharing your books!
These sound like great, but intense books. I'm most intrigued by Clean and Every Last Word.
A lot of them were definitely a bit intense. I would highly recommend Clean and Every Last Word though!
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Gypsum Association elects Albert R Zucco as chair of the board
US: The Gypsum Association has elected Albert R Zucco as chair of its board of directors for 2019 – 2020. Zucco is the Vice President, Sustainable Supply Chain of USG. Other appointments include CertainTeed's Gregory McCown as vice-chair, National Gypsum's Craig Robertson as treasurer and the Gypsum Association's Stephen H Meima as the secretary. Georgia-Pacific's John Congdon is the part chair of the board. All terms are for one year and are effective from 1 May 2019.
Gypsum Association releases new edition of GA-600 Fire Resistance and Sound Control Design Manual
US: The Gypsum Association (GA) has released the 22nd edition of its GA-600-2018 Fire Resistance and Sound Control Design Manual. Revised on a three-year cycle, GA-600 has been referenced by the model building codes as a source of fire-resistive designs for more than 40 years. The 2018 edition contains more than 140 new systems that supplement existing designs for walls and partitions, floor-ceiling systems, area separation firewalls and other assemblies.
GA-600 is currently referenced by the International Building Code, the National Fire Protection Association Codes (NFPA 703 and NFPA 5000), as well as many state and local jurisdictions in the US and Canada as a source document for fire-resistance and sound-control rated designs that incorporate gypsum board in a variety of building systems.
Gypsum Association revises GA-216 Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products from 2019
US: The Gypsum Association has revised its GA-216 Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products technical document. It has been revised in 2018 to fit a three year cycle to coincide with the 2021 code revision cycle and to better align with the Association's other code-referenced documents, namely GA-600 Fire Resistance and Sound Control Design Manual and GA-253 Application of Gypsum Sheathing. GA-216 is referenced in the International Building Code (and other I-Codes) as well as NFPA 5000 as a standard for the application and installation of gypsum panels.
The 2018 specification provides appropriate installation methods for the various types of gypsum panels. New to the 2018 specification is clarification of language on steel studs and abuse-resistant and impact resistance panel products and updated criteria for panel installation over concrete. Direct adhesion to concrete is no longer acceptable; panels must be installed on framing. Also, GA-223 Gypsum Panel Products, Types, Uses, Sizes, and Standards has been added to the appendix as a reference to ASTM standards and Gypsum Association publications that provide additional information and specifications.
Gypsum Association elects Charles R Harrison as chair of its board
US: The Gypsum Association has elected Charles R Harrison as the chair of its board of directors. Harrison is the Vice President Technology & Product Innovation of the Gypsum Division of Georgia-Pacific. Other appointments that have been elected include USG's Albert R Zucco as the vice-chair of the board, CertainTeed Gypsum's Peter Mayer as treasurer and the Gypsum Association's Stephen H Meima as the secretary. Continental Building Products' Timothy Power is the past chair of the board. Officers were elected at the meeting of the Association's board of directors in Jacksonville, Florida. All terms are for one year and are effective from 1 May 2018.
Gypsum Association elects Timothy Power as chair of its board
US: The Gypsum Association has elected Timothy Power as the chair of its board of directors. Power is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Continental Building Products. Other appointments that have been elected include Georgia Pacific's Charles R Harrison as the vice-chair of the board, USG's Albert R Zucco as the treasurer and the Gypsum Association's Stephen H Meima as the secretary. American Gypsum Company's Peter Bauser is the past chair of the board. Officers were elected at the recent meeting of the Association's board of directors in Albuquerque, New Mexico. All terms are for one year and are effective from 1 May 2017.
Gypsum Association revises technical documents
US: The Gypsum Association (GA) has released revisions to five of its technical documents to update them with current best practice. These include: GA-220-2016 Gypsum Board Winter Related Installation Recommendations; GA-223-2016 Gypsum Panel Products, Types, Uses, and Standards; GA-226-2016 Application of Gypsum Board to Form Curved Surface; GA-234-2016 Control Joints for Fire Resistance Rated Systems; and GA-338-2016 Guidelines for Prevention of Mold Growth on Gypsum Board.
"Regular review and revision of GA documents is a key component of the association's technical services mandate and the GA's Building Code and Technical Committee (BCTC) has made a three-to five-year revision cycle for all documents a high priority," said GA Director of Technical Services Michael Schmeida.
All the documents are available for free via the GA.
Gypsum Association releases environmental product declaration for glass mat gypsum panels
US: The Gypsum Association (GA), which represents the North American manufacturers of gypsum wallboard, has released an industry-wide environmental product declaration (EPD) for glass mat gypsum panels. The EPD provides environmental performance information addressing energy consumption, water consumption, global warming, waste, air emissions and other metrics related to production.
"The development and release of this ISO 14025 conformance, Type III, cradle-to-shipping gate EPD, demonstrates that our member companies are committed to transparency as a means of improving the environment and increasing the sustainability of building products," said Stephen Meima, LEED Green Associate, executive director of the Gypsum Association.
The international standards organisation, ASTM, served as program operator for the EPD. The GA commissioned the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute (ASMI) to perform the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that informs the EPD and to produce the EPD Project Report.
Glass mat gypsum panels are specialised performance products consisting of a no-combustible moisture resistant core encased in fibreglass facers on front and back surfaces and long edges. Also known as 'exterior gypsum sheathing,' this product provides extended weather protection, mould and moisture resistance, and fire resistance when specified as a component of a building's exterior envelope. Glass mat gypsum panels are compatible with a wide variety of exterior claddings including wood, masonry, metal, vinyl and stucco. Glass mat panels are increasingly used in the rapidly expanding multifamily residential sector.
Gypsum Association designated International Code Council provider
US: The Gypsum Association has been designated a Preferred Provider under the International Code Council (ICC) Preferred Provider Program (PPP). The Gypsum Association already is an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES) Provider.
The ICC PPP provides building code officials and others with education related to codes, standards, and guidelines, as well as building construction materials, products and methods. The Gypsum Association intends to provide online education for its GA-600 Fire Resistance Design Manual, a publication offering fire resistive designs referenced by model building codes.
Gypsum Association releases 2015 Fire Resistance Design Manual
US: The Gypsum Association (GA) has announced the release of the 21st edition of the Fire Resistance Design Manual (FDRM) GA-600-2015.
Revised on a three-year basis, GA-600 has been referenced by the model building codes as a source of fire resistive designs for more than 40 years. The 2015 edition contains nearly 100 new systems that supplement existing assemblies for walls and partitions, floor-ceiling systems, area separation walls and others. Among these are 20 new head-of-wall and base-of-wall systems that expand the options for perimeter relief.
The FRDM is currently referenced by the International Building Code and The National Fire Codes, as well as many state and local jurisdictions in the US and Canada as a source document for fire-resistance and sound-control rated designs that incorporate gypsum board in a variety of building systems. A recently revised ICC-ES Evaluation Report (ESR 1338) incorporates a reference to the 2015 edition of the Fire Resistance Design Manual as an acceptable source of generic fire-resistance and sound-control systems. Over the years, the FRDM has broadened to address sound and other factors of concern for designers, builders, code officials and the public, featuring more than 700 systems.
Gypsum Association appoints Meima as new executive director
US: Stephen H Meima has been named as the executive director of the Gypsum Association. In this position, he leads the organisation's day-to-day operations, oversees its significant contributions to model building codes and standards and ensures that Association member companies and their customers receive vital services, including technical information on the proper selection and installation of gypsum panel products. The Gypsum Association represents all of the active gypsum wallboard manufacturers in the United States and Canada.
"The Gypsum Association has a lengthy history of service to both the gypsum community and the public in North America," said Meima. "I am proud to represent a building materials industry with a tradition of innovation and sustainability and an established commitment to safety and consumer satisfaction."
In addition to serving as the Gypsum Association's director of promotion from 1996 to 1999, Meima returned as CEO in 2013. During the interim, he served within a Gypsum Association member company for over a decade, taking on various marketing and communications leadership roles. Meima also headed marketing and membership at the Design-Build Institute of America.
A LEED Green Associate credential has enhanced Meima's ability to serve building professionals at a time when sustainability has taken on new and growing significance within the industry. In addition, Meima holds an Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America.


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Drawn to Place du Tertre in 1899, Eugene Atget captured the square at a time when the neighborhood of Montmartre was flourishing with the activity of young artists that congregated in the area because of the cheap rents and active social scene. Nearly one-hundred years later in 1998, Christopher Rauschenberg revisited the same site to find a completely developed area that drew tourists to visit the place that once was a mecca for modern art. Today, Place du Tertre appears relatively similar to the site that Rauschenberg visited twenty years ago, with the only alterations being a continually growing souvenir artist community and tourist scene. The process of revisiting the same site throughout time allows for a tangible observation of the alterations and consistencies that have occurred over the past century at Place du Tertre.
Place du Tertre sits high above the city of Paris in Montmartre, only moments away from the Basilica of the Sacre Couer. At one time, Montmartre was independent from the city of Paris and an area where the city's unaccepted populations could congregate together far from the judgment of the city-dwellers. In the early 20th century, the area housed fledgling artists like Renoir and Picasso and was rampant with poverty and crime due to low housing costs and a developing community. In Atget's initial photograph, hints of this environment may be garnered from the lackluster storefronts and empty streets. Since this time, Montmartre and Place du Tertre have transformed from an area where artists flocked to explore the boundaries of modern art to an area where tourists commonly stop while visiting the most popular sites in the city of Paris. Rauschenberg's photograph perfectly embodies this shift with the appearance of the easels for street artists in the square and tables for outdoor dining along the road. Montmartre no longer houses Parisian outcasts and is now one of the city's poshest neighborhoods, drawing the wealthy to purchase homes perched high above the city center. Regardless of this change of character, Place du Tertre still exhibits traces of the artist community that once existed there.
Unlike the current bustling art market that exist in Place du Tertre today, Atget's initial photograph of the square shows a relatively peaceful scene. While the area was clearly populated, only locals appeared to visit the deserted square, which is evident through the sparse retail in the area. The most compelling object in his image is the newsstand that is partially hidden by a tree that advertises the shows currently playing in the area. While this newsstand no longer exists, these promotions symbolize the bustling nightlife that occurred in Montmartre and that continues in the area today. Beyond this newsstand, Atget's image displays a lackluster setting. The young trees in Atget's photograph overtake the setting and distract from the mundane building facades that surround them. These same trees still exist in the Place du Tertre today but are almost unnoticeable due to the overwhelming crowds that visit the square each day. No longer could one walk peacefully unobstructed through the area as they could in Atget's photograph because hundreds of artists now bargain with tourists in order to sell cliché images of Paris, caricatures, and other trinkets. The authentic artist community that thrived in the area during Atget's time has been replaced by street artists hoping to emulate the past in order to sell their works to tourists making a pilgrimage to the former neighborhood of so many influential painters.
Similarly to today, Rauschenberg's image captures the character of the Place du Tertre as one that caters to tourists above all else. He aptly shows the growing kitsch art community in the Place du Tertre and the increasing popularity of the neighborhood of Montmartre. While the physical building structures have remained the same, the appearance of restaurants and signs of human interaction with the square signal the transformations undergone in the area since the time when Atget photographed the neighborhood inhabited by fringe artists and Parisian outcasts. Over the course of the century between Atget and Rauschenberg's shots, a clear shift occured in Montmartre. Similarly to Atget, Rauschenberg captures the trees that dot the square, but these trees are no longer the focal point of the image. Due to the increasing activity in the square, the easels draw the viewer's attention, while the trees begin to fade into the background. The significance of the trees in the overall landscape of the square continues to dwindle today, as Place du Tertre has become overwhelmed with more art vendors and dining options than Rauschenberg's time. Although Rauschenberg's photograph only displays two artists' easels and a relatively calm street, the Place du Tertre has continued to develop as an area for artists to congregate to the point that walking through the square is nearly impossible.
The intensity and popularity of the area has grown since 1998 when Rauschenberg visited, and tourists and artists alike now create a chaotic scene as they overrun the small square. The atmosphere has transformed into one that focuses solely on profiting from the memory of the modern artist community that once inhabited the neighborhood. The restaurant that appears in Rauschenberg's photograph still exists today but has expanded its seating into the square and is surrounded by dozens of artists' stands selling their pieces. The additional dining space obstructs a large portion of the area and makes the square more hectic because of the lack of open space. A Starbucks neighbors this restaurant, and clearly targets Western tourists as its main clientele. While throngs of people come to visit this area, the character of the space has become relatively inauthentic, as Place du Tertre has become yet another necessary stop for tourists on their quest to see the major sites of the city.
Through the process of revisiting Place du Tertre over the last century, clear shift in the purpose of the square and character of the neighborhood becomes visible. While the physical structure of the buildings remains the same, the interaction that visitors have with the space has completely transformed. No longer does Montmartre act as a quaint community, but instead the neighborhood attracts thousands of people everyday. Rephotographing this site allows for the minutia of these alterations to be magnified.
Rue de Tetre ~ Source: http://www.christopherrauschenberg.com/atget.html ~ Creator: Eugene Atget ~ Date: 1899
Rue de Tetre ~ Source: http://www.christopherrauschenberg.com/atget.html ~ Creator: Christopher Rauschenberg ~ Date: 1998
Rue de Tetre ~ Creator: Mackenzie Martin ~ Date: 2018
Atget's "Rue de Tetre" in modern streetscape ~ Source: Original Atget image derived from Gallica at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10519829b ~ Creator: Mackenzie Martin
Mackenzie Martin and Brantley Sanders, "Place du Tertre," W&L Paris, accessed January 17, 2022, https://paris2018.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/48.
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"Savin' Me" é uma canção de Rock Alternativo composta pela banda canadense Nickelback. Foi lançada em 2006 como terceiro single de seu quinto álbum de estúdio All the Right Reasons. A canção alcançou a segunda posição na parada musical de sua terra natal.

Faixas e formatos
Single 3 faixas Reino Unido (13 de junho de 2006)
"Saving Me" [pop mix] – 3:39
"Animals" [ao vivo] – 3:52
"Follow You Home" [ao vivo] – 7:08

CD single Europa (27 de abril de 2006)
"Saving Me" [pop mix] – 3:39
"Animals" [ao vivo] – 3:52
"Follow You Home" [ao vivo] – 7:08
"Saving Me" [vídeo] – 4:49

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O vídeo da música abre com um homem perto de uma esquina. Ele então vê um jovem falando em um telefone celular prestes a ser atropelado por um ônibus, e puxa-o de volta apenas em cima da hora, e depois vai embora. O jovem começa a olhar para as outras pessoas como a música começa.

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Singles de 2006
Singles de Nickelback

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WASHINGTON — President Trump, who has long believed that he is his own best adviser and spokesman, was forced to test that idea on Friday when few of his allies seemed willing to publicly share in his evident satisfaction with the tumultuous events that have buffeted the White House in the past few days.
Despite a drop in the markets, growing fallout over his abrupt decision to pull troops from the Middle East and the ensuing resignation of his defense secretary, not to mention a looming government shutdown, the president seemed nothing but sanguine.
Facing alarm over his decision to pull troops from Syria and Afghanistan, Mr. Trump bragged on Twitter that he had personally "done more damage" to the Islamic State than other recent presidents. As several of his senior aides dashed to Capitol Hill hoping to find a last-minute deal to avert a partial government shutdown over Mr. Trump's $5 billion demand for border wall funding — an eventuality he promised to take responsibility for just a week ago — the president walled himself off at the White House and blamed the Democrats.
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In other corners of the rattled capital, his most reliable allies refused to defend him on his decision to pull back troops from the Middle East.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a reliable lieutenant in partisan battle, is now one of the president's most vocal critics on Syria. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, issued a rare statement that he was "distressed" by the departure of the defense secretary, Jim Mattis. Even Fox News, the mirror Mr. Trump has used to reflect the story of a presidency reshaped in his own image, has broadcast segments critical of his abrupt decision to pull troops.
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Mr. Trump also privately groused about having to postpone departure plans for his 16-day trip to Mar-a-Lago, his Florida resort. On Friday, Melania Trump, the first lady, had already made plans to leave town with the couple's son Barron, according to her spokeswoman. Mr. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, who are also planning to go to Mar-a-Lago, were preparing to stay with Mr. Trump in Washington, an administration official said.
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With whispers abounding through Mr. Trump's camp, Democrats were far more willing to point out publicly what people close to the president said privately.
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That aggressively partisan stance overshadowed two rare bipartisan victories delivered by Congress this week.
One was the farm bill and another the First Step Act, the most significant changes to the federal criminal justice system in decades.
After the passage of the farm bill, hailed as a model of compromise, the good feeling was spoiled in the minds of Democrats when the administration sought to use regulatory power to mandate food stamp restrictions that lawmakers had agreed to protect. And when Mr. Trump assembled lawmakers and outside advocates on Friday for a ceremonial signing of the First Step Act, he found himself snubbed by nearly every Democrat who had been involved in the yearslong legislative effort.
A spokesman for Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, who has made criminal justice changes the centerpiece of his time in Washington, said he had been invited but was unable to attend because he was "working to avert a shutdown" at the Capitol.


"Caffeinated" is a zany and charming highly charged dance set to Philip Glass's "Glasspiece #3." The work was commissioned by New York University's dance department and was recently expanded by Jaclyn Walsh, Keigwin's regisseur, for a cast of 13 CWRU dancers that includes graduate students and undergraduate dance majors.
Returning to the Mather Dance Center stage is "Bamboo Prayer," a dance for five women that was commissioned by the Joyce Theater in New York where it premiered in 1998. Inspired by the beauty of bamboo, a plant abundant in Chen's native Taiwan, the dance exudes the strength, resiliency and grace embodied in women. Chen was in residency at CWRU for one week to set the dance in the Fall of 2017. Last year marked the first time a group other than Chen's New York based company performed the work.
"Imagined Odyssey," created through a collaborative project with CWRU's Interactive Commons and Gary Galbraith, artistic director of the Department of Dance, is receiving its encore performance due to its success and popularity with our patrons. The groundbreaking, narrative-based technology work utilizes live holographic imagery featuring Microsoft's HoloLens, an augmented reality holographic headset. Members of the audience will wear HoloLens in order to watch the dancers and holograms move seamlessly on stage as the merging of choreography with holographic content and particles made entirely of light magically create the mysterious landscape of sets and props. These performances will again mark one of the largest numbers of people in the world to simultaneously experience a live holographic presentation using HoloLens. The unique collaboration draws upon the expertise of dancers, artists, illustrators, programmers, network engineers and more.
Galbraith's new three-sectioned untitled work is another in his long line of media-rich dance works. This new work set to haunting and intensely beautiful music finds Galbraith exploring responsive media with projection mapping in new ways to create colorful moving images projected onto dancers, the floor and set elements.
All performances take place at Mather Dance Center, 11201 Bellflower Road, on the CWRU campus. Ticket reservations are highly recommended and should be reserved by calling (216) 368-5246 or online at dance.case/reservations. Tickets are also available at Mather Dance Center prior to each performance. General admission is $15, Senior and CWRU faculty/staff tickets are $10, student tickets are $7 (student discounts NOT available Nov. 17). Cash/check ONLY.


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Every parent wants their child to fully develop their creative and intellectual potential. Creativity can bring a lot of benefits to a child's life later on. It is a fact that creative people are more flexible, they can overcome obstacles easily and they see possibilities where others see problems.
Creativity is not a inherited characteristic and it is not a talent that only few possess. Every child can be creative as long as the parents put effort and create surroundings where they can use their imagination.
Have fun with the game "color of the day" Pick a color of the day. For example, choose the color red and try to include that color in everything you do that day.
Play the role to the fullest. Regardless of the role, adapt the voice to it and use any requisites that you can get your hands on. This way you encourage the child to do the same. Pre-school children who spent a lot of time playing different roles are more creative.
Answer your child's question with a question. It is in the child's nature to be curious and ask a lot of questions. There is nothing wrong in giving the correct answer, but answering with a question instead, you encourage them to give their own view of the unknown word.
Motivate them to use all five senses. Cover your child's eyes and ask to guess the object that you put in front of them just by touching it with their hands or you can give them some food and ask them to taste and guess it while their eyes are closed and the nose is covered. When you go for a walk ask about the different scents they can detect.
Ask "open" questions. Open questions do not have a standard answer. When you ask them you encourage your child to think outside of the box and practice their creativity to come up with appropriate answer.
Support your children when they make a mistake. Mistakes are a part of the learning process, but many children are afraid of them because often they are accompanied by ridicule. Fear is a big enemy of creativity. Children who are afraid of mistakes, don't think creatively. Don't let your child to get disappointed. When a mistake is made, give an opportunity to correct it and to learn something from it. Research has shown that the more we learn when we make mistakes, the more successful our outcome will be.
Encourage self-confidence and self-respect. Confident children find it easier to express themselves. When children has self-respect, they are proud of their opinions and do not hide in a shell.
Allow your child to make decisions. Motivate your child to pick their clothes, to decide what to have for dinner or what kind of object to include while playing. If the child is older you can allow to decorate their room or a part of it by themselves.
Encourage making up stories. Ask your child to make up stories or to finish the tales you have started. This is a fun way to develop creativity and often the results are full with humor and will bring smiles to your faces.
Stimulate your child's curiosity and self-confidence. Be enthusiastic and encourage creative expression.