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Art meets industry at Ruhrtriennale 2012
Performance artists, musicians and opera directors from around the world come together at the annual Ruhrtriennale, in the heart of Germany's industrial region, to stage breathtaking productions.
A choreographer and politician from Samoa is accompanied by dancers from his homeland, actors, singers and musicians, all in the capacious power center of a former steel works in Duisburg. In Essen there is an exhibition encompassing living people as artworks, due to travel to Sydney and Moscow.
In Bochum's Jahrhunderthalle, 17 French children dance with machines. And on a slag heap in Bottrop, the Japanese band Boredoms beat away into the night with drummers from the Ruhr region.
It's all part of this year's Ruhrtriennale, the theater festival housed in the industrial monuments of the Ruhr region. Since 2002, a multitude of extraordinary international personalities from the arts have gathered here on a yearly basis. Only one thing has remained absent: theater as we know it.
Spirituality and social criticism
No place quite like it: Industrial monuments meet contemporary art at the Ruhrtriennale
The room is vast: 170 meters long (560 feet) and 35 meters wide. Electricity was once generated in the power center here, as well as wind for the blast furnaces of the coal-fired power plant, but the colossal space is now empty.
The halls and slag heaps, the collieries and the coking plants of the Ruhr region, serve as gigantic propositions for the artists who work in them. Their imposing auras must be offset with equally powerful images and ideas.
Lemi Ponifasio confronts the gigantic space. He is a politician from the island of Samoa off the coast of New Zealand. He's often described as a "chieftain," but that's a word he doesn't like to hear.
Far from the various European understandings of art, Ponifasio developed a form of dance theater closely tied to nature. "People take themselves far too seriously," he said. He has created an opera about a god who stands side-by-side with the people.
Carl Orff, known for "Carmina Burana," composed his opera based on the ancient Greek Aeschylus' "Prometheus." But Onifasio did not want to illustrate the story that the work tells. With his dancers, he has developed his own scenes to Orff's music.
Alongside German actors, there are, above all, dancers from Ponifasio's home country - people he has known for a long time. "I only work with people I would spend the rest of my life with," he said.
Lemi Ponifasio's adaptation of 'Prometheus' includes Samoan dancers
The lightness of nothingness
Normal theater with complicated characters and a plot cannot be found at the Ruhrtriennale. The beginning of the festival is characterized by the work of John Cage, the composer and philosopher of emptiness and nothingness.
The opening production is comprised of the first two parts of Cage's "Europeras." The American composer fragmented opera into its component parts: arias, orchestral music, set designs, costumes, and the gestures of singers.
Cage left the coming together of these various elements to chance, to the Chinese oracle I Ching, to be precise. Multiple arias would be sung together; stage sets would be built and deconstructed again. The singers would wear costumes that didn't line up with their roles. It sounds like chaos but, surprisingly, the musical jumble often sounded harmonious, as if composed in a particular musical key.
Before the eyes of the audience, 32 assistants build a temple, a palazzo, and a magical forest. Large stones role on the stage and the chandeliers swings from the ceiling. What was perhaps planned as the annihilation of opera becomes a loving bow to it. All of the performances are sold out, and each one is bound to be thoroughly discussed afterwards.
Many of the participating artists come to the Ruhr region for a month or two to rehearse. American star director Robert Wilson is only around for a few days, bringing John Cage's "Lecture on Nothing" to the stage at breakneck speed - an evening about nothingness, experimental literature and spoken music.
Wilson, who often performs with mask-like expressions and time-loop movements, has already appeared at the Ruhrtriennale. The atmosphere in the performance locations attracts him.
His readings on a stage covered in newspapers are surprisingly light and spontaneous. Wilson, 70, reacts to coughing spectators, winks at the audience, and acts like an entertainer - even though the piece is based on pure philosophy, the beauty of silence, life in the moment, and the abandonment of possessions in attaining emancipation.
"The text can be funny, tense, loud and aggressive, light and soothing," gushed Robert Wilson in his dressing room immediately after the performance. "One can make so much out of nothing."
One of the most highly observed productions at this year's Ruhrtriennale: John Cage's "Europeras 1 and 2"
The impolite look
We are taught as children not to stare at other people. But if we could - or maybe if we were invisible - then perhaps we would. At the Live Art Group Show in Essen's Museum Volkwang, it's possible to do just that. Visitors are prompted to stare at the people waiting for an audience in 12 different rooms. They're living artworks.
"12 Rooms" is a combination of art and theater which has already been staged in Manchester and after the Ruhrtriennale is set to travel to Sydney, Moscow and further afield.
Director Heiner Goebbels would like visitors to create their own adventures
What happens in the 12 rooms depends entirely on the visitor. Standing at a distance, one can see puzzling images: a naked woman, for example, intensely studying her body with a handheld mirror, or a young man who stares into a corner - a work by Spanish conceptual artist Santiago Sierra entitled "Veterans from wars in Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia and Somalia facing the corner."
The two internationally operating curators Klaus Biesenbach and Hans-Ulrich Obrist have put together an exciting show involving many prominent artists. Among them is British artist Damien Hirst, for example, who has placed pairs of identically clothed identical twins under slightly differing squares with colorful dots.
One of the more impressive rooms has been created by the Puerto Rican artist duo Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla. It houses a human revolving door; 10 young people hold hands and turn through the room, stopping and changing direction. Whoever stands in their way will be pushed or pulled along. People become a merciless machine which nobody switches off. Resistance is futile.
The Ruhrtriennale, which runs through September 30, presents itself as an adventure for all the senses. The new director, Heiner Goebbels, is hoping for a "mature audience," who do not allow themselves to be lead by stories or interpretations but instead create their own adventures.
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Christian Thielemann is celebrated around the world as a conductor of Richard Wagner's music. For him, nothing tops conducting at the Bayreuth Festival. DW spoke with him at this year's festival. (17.08.2012)
Unplugged and inspired in Berlin
Hours of practice for just one performance - being a classical musician is not exactly economical. But in Berlin, young musicians are working hard to uphold different values, says DW's Breandáin O'Shea. (10.08.2012)
At dOCUMENTA, amateurs shed new light on art
What do a neurologist and politician have to say about art? For the first time, people from professions outside of the arts are giving visitors guided tours of dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel. DW went along for the ride. (12.07.2012)
Author Stefan Keim / hw
Related Subjects José Carreras , Ruhrtriennale
Keywords Ruhrtriennale, art, opera, Heiner Goebbel, Ruhr region, Damien Hirst, Santiago Sierra, theater
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Kohima, March 30: Opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) on Saturday announced to support the former Chief Minister and Congress candidate, K.L.Chishi in the lone Nagaland Lok Sabha election on April 11.
Chishi, 75, the richest candidate with movable and immovable assets worth Rs 36 crore, will fight against outgoing MP Tokheho Yepthomi of the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), National People's Party's Hayithung Tungoe and Independent M.M. Thromwa Konyak.
Earlier, seven NPF legislators had extended support to Yepthomi who is seeking a re-election. Yepthomi is the consensus candidate of the ruling NDPP-led People's Democratic Alliance (PDA), which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata Dal (United) and an Independent member.
NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu said that the party has decided to lend support to the Congress candidate Chishi, the decision is only for the upcoming election.
"The party has agreed to go by for the secular forces candidate (Congress) together but going together in the ensuing election will not change the stand of the party regionalism nor will it reflect as an alliance partner with them," he said.
Leader of Opposition and NPF leader, T.R.Zeliang has hit out at those seven NPF rebel legislators for supporting the NDPP candidate.
"They (rebel NPF legislators) have opined not to set up candidate and the support the secular Congress candidate. Tthey may be cheating the people with their false statement, but they have cheated themselves", Zeliang added.
Stating that the rebel legislators legally are still NPF legislators, Zeliang said every elected MLA is bind by the party constitution and not by any Assembly speaker.


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from unittest import TestCase

import numpy as np
import scipy.signal as sps

from pylinac.core import image
from pylinac.core.image_generator.simulators import Simulator
from pylinac.core.profile import SingleProfile, MultiProfile, CircleProfile, CollapsedCircleProfile, Normalization, \
    Interpolation, gamma_1d
from tests_basic.utils import get_file_from_cloud_test_repo

def generate_open_field(field_size=(100, 100), sigma=2, center=(0, 0)) -> Simulator:
    from pylinac.core.image_generator import AS1000Image
    from pylinac.core.image_generator.layers import FilteredFieldLayer, GaussianFilterLayer

    as1000 = AS1000Image()  # this will set the pixel size and shape automatically
    as1000.add_layer(FilteredFieldLayer(field_size_mm=field_size, cax_offset_mm=center))  # create a 50x50mm square field
    as1000.add_layer(GaussianFilterLayer(sigma_mm=sigma))  # add an image-wide gaussian to simulate penumbra/scatter
    return as1000

class TestGamma1D(TestCase):

    def test_same_profile_is_0_gamma(self):
        ref = eval = np.ones(5)
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval)
        self.assertEqual(max(gamma), 0)
        self.assertEqual(min(gamma), 0)
        self.assertEqual(len(gamma), 5)

        # test a high measurement value
        ref = eval = np.ones(5) * 50
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval)
        self.assertEqual(max(gamma), 0)
        self.assertEqual(min(gamma), 0)
        self.assertEqual(len(gamma), 5)

    def test_gamma_perfectly_at_1(self):
        # offset a profile exactly by the dose to agreement
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.ones(5) * 1.01
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(max(gamma), 1, delta=0.001)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(min(gamma), 1, delta=0.001)

        # test same but eval is LOWER than ref
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.ones(5) * 0.99
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(max(gamma), 1, delta=0.001)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(min(gamma), 1, delta=0.001)

    def test_gamma_half(self):
        # offset a profile by half the dose to agreement to ensure it's 0.5
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.ones(5) / 1.005
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(max(gamma), 0.5, delta=0.01)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(min(gamma), 0.5, delta=0.01)

    def test_gamma_some_on_some_off(self):
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.asarray((1.03, 1.03, 1, 1, 1))
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1, distance_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=5)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[0], 3, delta=0.01)  # fully off by 3
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[1], 1, delta=0.01)  # dose at next pixel matches (dose=0, dist=1)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[-1], 0, delta=0.01)  # gamma at end is perfect

        # check inverted pattern is mirrored (checks off-by-one errors)
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.asarray((1, 1, 1, 1.03, 1.03))
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1, distance_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=5)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[0], 0, delta=0.01)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[-2], 1, delta=0.01)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[-1], 3, delta=0.01)

    def test_localized_dose(self):
        ref = eval = np.array((100, 1, 1, 1, 1))
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=3, distance_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=5, global_dose=False)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[0], 0, delta=0.01)
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[-2]))
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[-1]))

    def test_threshold(self):
        ref = np.zeros(5)
        ref[0] = 1
        eval = ref
        # only one point should be computed as rest are under default threshold
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=3, distance_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=5, global_dose=False, dose_threshold=5)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[0], 0, delta=0.01)
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[-2]))
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[-1]))

    def test_fill_value(self):
        ref = np.zeros(5)
        ref[0] = 1
        eval = ref
        # only one point should be computed as rest are under default threshold
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=3, distance_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=5, global_dose=False, dose_threshold=5, fill_value=0.666)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[0], 0, delta=0.01)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[-2], 0.666, delta=0.01)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(gamma[-1], 0.666, delta=0.01)

    def test_gamma_cap(self):
        # cap to the value
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.ones(5) * 10
        gamma = gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval, dose_to_agreement=1, gamma_cap_value=2)
        self.assertEqual(max(gamma), 2)
        self.assertEqual(min(gamma), 2)

    def test_non_1d_array(self):
        ref = np.ones(5)
        eval = np.ones((5, 5))
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            gamma_1d(reference=ref, evaluation=eval)

class SingleProfileTests(TestCase):

    def test_normalization(self):
        array = np.random.rand(1, 100).squeeze()

        # don't apply normalization
        max_v = array.max()
        p = SingleProfile(array, normalization_method=Normalization.NONE, interpolation=Interpolation.NONE, ground=False)
        self.assertEqual(max_v, p.values.max())

        # apply max norm
        p = SingleProfile(array, normalization_method=Normalization.MAX, interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertEqual(1.0, p.values.max())

        # passing parameter as str
        p = SingleProfile(array, normalization_method='Max', interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertEqual(1.0, p.values.max())

        # make sure interpolation doesn't affect the norm
        p = SingleProfile(array, normalization_method=Normalization.MAX, interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR)
        self.assertEqual(1.0, p.values.max())

        # test out a real field
        field = generate_open_field()
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, 500], normalization_method=Normalization.MAX)
        self.assertEqual(1.0, p.values.max())

        # filtered beam center is less than max value
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, 500], normalization_method=Normalization.BEAM_CENTER)
        self.assertGreaterEqual(p.values.max(), 1.0)

    def test_beam_center(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1]/2)], interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(p.beam_center()['index (exact)'], field.shape[0]/2, delta=1)

        # offset field
        field = generate_open_field(center=(10, 10))
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1]/2)], interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(p.beam_center()['index (exact)'], 422, delta=1)

    def test_geometric_center(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1]/2)], interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(p.geometric_center()['index (exact)'], field.shape[0]/2, delta=1)

        # offset field should still be centered
        field = generate_open_field(center=(20, 20))
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1]/2)], interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(p.geometric_center()['index (exact)'], field.shape[0]/2, delta=1)

    def test_interpolation(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        # no interp
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.NONE)
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), len(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)]))

        # interp as str
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=None)
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), len(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)]))

        # linear interp
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR, interpolation_factor=10)
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), len(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)])*10)

        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        # right length
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), 3000)
        # dpmm is still the same
        self.assertEqual(p.dpmm, 1/field.pixel_size)

        # spline interp
        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.SPLINE, interpolation_factor=10)
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), len(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)])*10)

        p = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.SPLINE,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        # right length
        self.assertEqual(len(p.values), 3000)
        # dpmm is still the same
        self.assertEqual(p.dpmm, 1/field.pixel_size)

    def test_resample(self):
        # test resampling doubles the length of the values
        field = generate_open_field()
        profile = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        resampled_profile = profile.resample(interpolation_resolution_mm=0.05)
        self.assertEqual(len(profile.values), len(resampled_profile.values)/2)
        self.assertIsInstance(resampled_profile, SingleProfile)
        original_data = profile.fwxm_data()
        resampled_data = resampled_profile.fwxm_data()
        self.assertAlmostEqual(original_data['width (exact)'], resampled_data['width (exact)'], delta=0.001)

        # test resampling via factor
        field = generate_open_field()
        profile = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=None, interpolation_factor=10)
        resampled_profile = profile.resample(interpolation_factor=5)  # 5x resolution as first profile
        self.assertEqual(len(profile), len(resampled_profile)/5)
        self.assertIsInstance(resampled_profile, SingleProfile)
        original_data = profile.fwxm_data()
        resampled_data = resampled_profile.fwxm_data()
        self.assertAlmostEqual(original_data['width (exact)'], resampled_data['width (exact)'], delta=0.001)

    def test_gamma_perfect(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        reference = evaluation = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        gamma = reference.gamma(evaluation)
        self.assertIsInstance(gamma, np.ndarray)
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[0]))  # first element is under threshold
        self.assertAlmostEqual(np.nanmean(gamma), 0, delta=0.0003)  # it's 0 because it's the same profile +/- presicion error

    def test_gamma_perfect_downsampled(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        reference = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        # downsample eval profile. We will upsample inside gamma and it should be pretty close to the original
        evaluation = reference.resample(interpolation_resolution_mm=0.2)
        gamma = reference.gamma(evaluation)
        self.assertIsInstance(gamma, np.ndarray)
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[0]))  # first element is under threshold
        self.assertLess(np.nanmean(gamma), 0.002)  # there are small errors introduced by down/up sampled but they're very small

    def test_gamma_perfect_upsampled(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        reference = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        # upsample eval profile. We will downsample inside gamma and it should be pretty close to the original
        evaluation = reference.resample(interpolation_resolution_mm=0.05)
        gamma = reference.gamma(evaluation)
        self.assertIsInstance(gamma, np.ndarray)
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[0]))  # first element is under threshold
        self.assertLess(np.nanmean(gamma), 0.002)  # there are small errors introduced by down/up sampled but they're very small

    def test_gamma_unequal_samples(self):
        # centered field
        field = generate_open_field()
        reference = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        evaluation = SingleProfile(field.image[:-50, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], interpolation=Interpolation.LINEAR,
                          dpmm=1/field.pixel_size, interpolation_resolution_mm=0.1)
        gamma = reference.gamma(evaluation)
        self.assertIsInstance(gamma, np.ndarray)
        self.assertEqual(len(gamma), len(reference.values))
        self.assertTrue(np.isnan(gamma[0]))  # first element is under threshold
        self.assertAlmostEqual(np.nanmean(gamma), 0, delta=0.001)  # it's 0 because it's the same profile +/- presicion error

    def test_gamma_no_dpmm(self):
        field = generate_open_field()
        reference = evaluation = SingleProfile(field.image[:, int(field.shape[1] / 2)], dpmm=None)
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            reference.gamma(evaluation)

class MultiProfileTestMixin:

    values = np.ndarray
    peak_max_idxs = (0,)
    valley_max_idxs = (0,)
    peak_fwxm_idxs = (0,)
    subdivide_fwxm_centers = (0,)

    @classmethod
    def setUpClass(cls):
        cls.profile = MultiProfile(cls.values)

    def test_find_peaks(self):
        peaks, _ = self.profile.find_peaks()
        for peak, known_peak in zip(peaks, self.peak_max_idxs):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(peak, known_peak, delta=1)

    def test_find_fwxm_peaks(self):
        peak_idxs, _ = self.profile.find_fwxm_peaks()
        for peak, known_peak in zip(peak_idxs, self.peak_fwxm_idxs):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(peak, known_peak, delta=1)

    def test_find_valleys(self):
        valleys, _ = self.profile.find_valleys()
        for valley, known_valley in zip(valleys, self.valley_max_idxs):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(valley, known_valley, delta=1)

class MultiProfileTriangle(MultiProfileTestMixin, TestCase):

    x_values = np.linspace(0, 8*np.pi, num=200)
    values = sps.sawtooth(x_values, width=0.5)
    valley_max_idxs = (50, 100, 150)
    peak_max_idxs = (25, 75, 125, 175)
    peak_fwxm_idxs = (25, 75, 125, 175)

    def test_ground_profile(self):
        """Test that the profile is properly grounded to 0."""
        p = MultiProfile(self.values)
        # the minimum shouldn't be zero to start with
        self.assertFalse(p.values.min() == 0)
        # but it should be after grounding
        p.ground()
        self.assertTrue(p.values.min() == 0)

class CircleProfileTestMixin:
    klass = CircleProfile
    image_file_location = get_file_from_cloud_test_repo(['Starshot', 'Starshot-1.tif'])
    radius = 300
    peak_idxs = (0,)
    valley_idxs = (0,)
    fwxm_peak_idxs = (0,)
    center_point = (507, 650)

    @classmethod
    def setUpClass(cls):
        img = image.load(cls.image_file_location)
        cls.profile = cls.klass(cls.center_point, cls.radius, img.array)
        cls.profile.filter(size=0.01, kind='gaussian')

    def test_locations(self):
        first_x_location = self.profile.radius + self.profile.center.x
        self.assertAlmostEqual(first_x_location, self.profile.x_locations[0], delta=1)

    def test_peak_idxs(self):
        for known, meas in zip(self.peak_idxs, self.profile.find_peaks()[0]):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(known, meas, delta=1)

    def test_valley_idxs(self):
        for known, meas in zip(self.valley_idxs, self.profile.find_valleys(min_distance=0.08)[0]):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(known, meas, delta=1)

    def test_fwxm_peak_idxs(self):
        for known, meas in zip(self.fwxm_peak_idxs, self.profile.find_fwxm_peaks()[0]):
            self.assertAlmostEqual(known, meas, delta=1)

    def test_add_to_axes(self):
        # shouldn't raise
        self.profile.plot2axes()

class CircleProfileStarshot(CircleProfileTestMixin, TestCase):

    peak_idxs = [219,  480,  738,  984, 1209, 1421, 1633, 1864]
    valley_idxs = [95,  348,  607,  860, 1098, 1316, 1527, 1743]
    fwxm_peak_idxs = [218,  480,  738,  984, 1209, 1421, 1633, 1864]

class CollapsedCircleProfileStarshot(CircleProfileTestMixin, TestCase):

    klass = CollapsedCircleProfile
    peak_idxs = [241,  529,  812, 1084, 1331, 1563, 1797, 2051]
    valley_idxs = [104,  397,  667,  946, 1210, 1451, 1680, 1916]
    fwxm_peak_idxs = [241,  529,  812, 1084, 1331, 1563, 1797, 2052]


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Earthworm abundance and availability does not influence the reproductive decisions of black-tailed godwits in an agricultural grassland.
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Chemical contaminant effects on marine ecosystem functioning.
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Light limitation of reproduction and variation in the allometric relationship between reproductive and vegetative biomass in Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot pigweed).
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With eating out being our primary source of entertainment, it's not surprising to see our food industry flourishing. One successful eatery soon results into a few copycats, and suddenly there is an overdrive! Be it chai dhabbas or Pan Asian restaurants, one has seen this phenomenon repeatedly over the years.
Here's a quick look at the food fads we have seen come and go in Karachi.
It started with the coffee shops/cafes craze, and there came a time when every street on Zamzama had a couple of cafes popping up, promising to serve the best latte or sizzling brownie. Many like Espresso and Butlers have made their mark but others like Costa Coffee and Ciao couldn't survive.
Around 2010 we saw the frozen yoghurt phase. Snog, Tutti Frutti and Berrylicous rapidly opened branches everywhere, but it all died down pretty soon. Surprisingly not one of these chains hold a store in Karachi anymore.
Most recently we saw a craze for Pan Asian cuisine (which is still pretty much on-going). After the classic Baan Thai and Fuchsia, we had Tao, Soi, Cocochan, Chop Chop Wok and many more still coming in. This food trend looks like it's here to stay, even though we might be getting a little tired of it.
With the city barely having any good burger options (Mr. Burger was left to only one branch at that time), people were thrilled to have Burger Shack, Burger Lab and Burger Inc providing a juicy variety. Mr. Burger too made a comeback and now we also have more gourmet options like This or That, Oh My Grill and Jucy Lucy.
Around the same time, we saw our first modern dhaaba, Chai Wala, make an appearance. It was a great concept – casual, comfort food and easy on the pocket. Of course, others were soon to follow till we reached a point where there was a Chai Wala, Shai or Master around every corner. Not sure how well most of these will fare in the long run.
Most recently, waffles and desserts have become a huge trend. Waffle Cart, Bond Street Waffles, Waffle Witch are leading the waffle market, while D'oh is one of the few that promises a good churro option. Similarly ice cream parlour Scream has recent brought in a doughnut ice cream sandwich that looks promising!
We predict the next food fad to be restaurants providing healthy food options such as Necos, Evergreen and Chatterbox Deli. The demand is certainly there with everyone moving towards the healthy lifestyle!
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February 5th - Supercontinent
'Supercontinent: Ten Billion Years in the Life of our Planet'
Dr. Ted Nield, editor of Geoscientist
BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath at 7.30 p.m.
Free to members of Bath Geological Society
£4.00 for visitors who are most welcome
The shifting continents of the Earth are heading for inevitable collision. Two hundred and fifty million years from now, all the landmasses on this planet will come together in a single, gigantic supercontinent. That future supercontinent will not be the first to form on Earth, nor will it be the last. Each cycle lasts at least half a billion years, making it the grandest of all the patterns in nature. It is scarcely a century since science first understood how Pangaea, the supercontinent that gave rise to the dinosaurs, split apart, but scientists can now look back into the Earth's almost indecipherable past to reconstruct Pangaea's predecessor, and predict the shape of the Earth's far-distant future. Ted Nield will tell the astounding story of how that science emerged (often in the face of fierce opposition), and how scientists today are using the most modern techniques to draw information out of the oldest rocks on Earth. It also reveals the remarkable human story of the Atlantis-seeking visionaries and madmen who have been imagining lost or undiscovered continents for centuries. Ultimately all supercontinents exist only in the human imagination, but understanding the Supercontinent Cycle represents nothing less than finally knowing how our planet works.
Toppings will have a stand with Ted Nield's books for sale.
The author will be available for signings.
Geology courses, University of Bristol
There are some interesting geology courses offered by the University of Bristol's Lifelong Learning Department All the details are on this website.
Labels: University of Bristol Earth Science - Lifelong Learning
Fieldtrip to Cornwall - 4th - 11th April
It's decision time! Oxford Geology Group need a deposit of £50 by the 15th January. So if you are going, send your money!
The trip looks quite a bargain as it will only cost in total less than £100.
Food and transport you will provide yourself but the cost of accommodation and the services of a leader are included in the bargain price.
Anyone can book with the Oxford Group
Details:-
Oxford – Camelford 211 miles, 4 hours.
Lanteglos Lodges, Camelford
(self-catering), £395 per lodge (sleeps 6)
Sat – lunch at the Bay View Inn, Widemouth Bay
Sun – Granite topography on Rough Tor and Bodmin Moor copper trail(3,4)
Mon – N Cornish coast – folded Devonian sediments (1,2)
Tues - St Agnes, Cligga Head and Lands End areas (minerals and alteration of granites)
Wed – Lizard peninsula (ophiolite)
Thur – Boscastle and Tintagel
Fri – Delabole Slate Quarry
Useful links and references:
G.A. Guides 10 and 19
January 8th - Fossil marine reptiles from Wiltshire
On Thursday January 8th Bath Geological Society is hosting a lecture by Simon Carpenter, a local fossil collector of great repute. Simon has been collecting fossil marine reptiles from the clay pit at Westbury, Wiltshire for several years. He has found many exciting fossils including a turtle, pliosaurs, plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs - all preserved in the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay at Westbury. More recently, he has found a new species of crocodile. All these fossils belong to the Jurassic Period and are approximately 140 million years old. Simon will talk about his latest finds, how they were discovered, prepared and conserved. Simon will be bringing a selection of his finds with him for people to see and hold.
The meeting will take place In the Duncan Room, BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath at 7.30 p.m. It is free to members - £4 for visitors - free refreshments. Everyone is most welcome.


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My psychiatric nurse practioner had told me to try NAC because I am hesitant to go with antidepressants or anti-anxiety or mood stabilizers from pharmaceuticals. But NAC has given me bad stomach problems without going into too much detail. I was told to take the pill with a banana for less side effects but I dont always have a banana. Also, I am starting to feel hopeless about this, even though I've been taking it for less than 2 weeks. I am tracking my mood on a monitor tracking sheet but so far I have very high fatigue and increased stomach problems.
I am not really asking for advice. I think I'm just ranting or something. I am just not sure what to do besides tell her the next time I see her.
NAC as in N-Acetyl Cysteine? It's generally advised to take it with a meal and perhaps this may help to explain the bad stomach problems.
I will try having a meal with it consistently.


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County Fairs, Dancers, and White Castle: The Winner is Named on the Season Finale of Work of Art
I'll admit that I didn't expect to enjoy Bravo's Work of Art: The Next Great Artist as much as I did in the end.
Before the season began, I was curious just how the format would work. After all, true art takes time to develop, and the series seemed based around the type of severe time restraints that could hamper true creativity.
But a funny thing happened: I found myself sucked in and captivated by what was unfolding before me. I had hoped, all along, that the final three contestants standing would be Miles, Abdi, and Peregrine. And that's just what happened going into last night's season finale of Work of Art ("The Big Show"), in which the final three artists presented a group show, with one of them walking away the winner of the season and their very own show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
For one thing, I loved just how very different each of these artists was, how each of them focused on different subject matters and expressed their artistic temperaments in vastly different styles, some preferring oil and charcoal, sculpture and sketches, or massive mechanical parts and rapidly constructed silkscreens. Plus, the troika assembled for the final showdown were all so supportive and encouraging of one another, which was refreshing to see on a reality competition series.
I also really wanted to see what each of them would be able to pull off, given a longer time frame to work with and without camera crews and fellow contestants hovering over them. As I said earlier, true art takes time. It can't always be cobbled together in a few hours before midnight and inspiration and execution take time.
There's no way, for example, that Abdi could have created those sculptures in an evening in the Work of Art studio; they were the products of precision, time, and effort unfolding over the course of several months rather than a scant few hours. Which is what true Art--with an intentional capital-A--is really all about: the artistic process itself. I'm glad that the producers of Work of Art did realize this, granting the final three artists a larger timeframe to work with, taking the format of the final show from Magical Elves' former reality competition hit, Project Runway. It's a device that not only allowed the finalists time to contemplate and reflect, but also for the cameras to follow them home and check in on their progress and their life after filming on the majority of the season has wrapped.
What we see in their work is vastly different than what we glimpsed on the series. There's far more thought and conceptualizing going on here, as each of them tackles themes that are important to them, themes that are enacted in a variety of work and media, allowing them to built towards a show with a vast array of pieces, rather than one singular work.
So what did I think of their final efforts? Let's discuss.
Despite his efforts to stay away from being so rigid and orderly, Miles still managed to remain too constricted, creating a series of pieces that tackled both death and surveillance but remained out of reach. There was a tantalizing quality to the series, which depicted elderly patrons of a local White Castle--and the homeless man who froze to death outside two days after his picture was snapped by Miles-but the work remained far too lodged within Miles' own head.
He had stumbled onto an intriguing concept but it was a concept that hadn't quite worked itself out yet, remaining something in progress rather than something complete and finished. In particular, I wasn't moved at all by the abstractions that he created from the photographs of the dead man. It was a thought-provoking study but the story behind the pieces were more interesting than the pieces themselves. To the untrained eye, they were abstractions without any concrete coherence.
I was really taken by a lot of Peregrine's work for her County Fair show but agree that she could have done with some editing. While I loved the series of sketches depicting vomiting girls (I'd have to disagree that she should lose those), the empty beeswax portrait frames didn't really move me at all, and I thought that she could have ditched those without impacting the feeling or scope of her show in the least.
The photograph of the twin unborn fawns is something that I can't shake from my mind and I didn't even see it in person. There was something so beautiful and sad, fragile and heartbreaking about the piece, so beautifully lit, that was impossible to escape. Likewise, the wax doll's head under glass and the beautiful yellow horse remained standout pieces that were engaging, complex, and compelling. I thought that she understood her theme well and executed an amazing and ambitious show that showed off the range of her skills and styles and produced some unusual and strong work as a result.
And then there was Abdi, who seemed doomed to fail when his sculptures turned up at the gallery only half-finished. I needn't have worried for Abdi often produces his best work when struggling to finish in the eleventh hour. Despite having some issues with the two massive sculptures, Abdi managed to finish on time and deliver a show of staggering beauty and grace. Those two sculptures, finally removed from their plaster and painted and dressed, remained on the floor. Provocative and beautiful, they seemed to pose a number of questions about their identity and purpose. Were they in a state of repose? Were they dead? Were they stretching for dance or sport?
There was a gracefulness to the bodies that was echoed in several other of his pieces, including the color-inversion self-portrait (inverted in position as well) and the photograph of the bodybag entitled "Home." They asked big questions of not just race and identity but of mortality as well. It was the work of an accomplished technician but also a savvy and inspired artist pondering the mysteries of life and death themselves.
I had a feeling that it would come down to either Abdi or Peregrine in the end, given that Miles' work was a little too abstract in the end. But I'm overjoyed that Abdi took home the grand prize and will get a chance to launch his own show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He's completely deserving of the award and the honor and I can't wait to see just what he's able to accomplish on a broader scale. As for Peregrine, I dare say that this isn't the last we hear of her. Her show demonstrated great range and complexity and I think we'll be seeing big things from this accomplished and "otherworldly" artist in the years to come.
What did you think of the season finale? Would you have awarded the win to Abdi? Just what went wrong with Miles' work? Head to the comments section to discuss.
Based on the spot looking for auditions at the end of the episode, it does indeed seem like Work of Art will be back for a second season. Stay tuned for information about a launch date.
Bravo Season Finales Summer Series Work of Art
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ewench said…
Great review and I agree with all you have to say!
When I saw what Miles produced I was also thinking it would be between Abdi and Peregrine - if Miles would have stuck with the wood structure abstract pieces he was winning with all along he might have had a chance, they were different. Honestly I could fire up Photoshop and create a similar show to what he did! He was sort of a poser, his "tragic artist" schtick never really worked for me, especially after I saw his whitebread home and parents.
Totally agree about the profoundness of the twin fawn print and yes, Peregrine had some amazing things but yes should have edited herself.
I was pretty sure Abdi won when the guest judge started crying as he viewed his powerful "Home" piece.
Loved the show and I was soooo glad Abdi won. I originally really liked Miles the best, but as the show went on Abdi won me over with his personality, beautiful art, and faith. Plus, I think he grew more as an artist than anyone on the show.
I was also pleasantly surprised at how much I liked Peregrine, as she was never one of my favorites.
I am excited to see what all three of them do in the future and I can't wait for season two.
I went into the finale interested to see who would win, but not having a favorite. I felt that any one of them could achieve their goal. I'm satisfied with the result, but have one bone to pick with you, Jace.
Miles was exploring the notion of death and isolation. He blew up the image of the homeless man who froze to death until the man's image no longer was anything viewable at all. In fact and in Miles' art, the man disappeared. There was nothing to be seen. There's an honest poignancy there. I agree that Miles' work often seemed cold and removed, but in this case, it wasn't any colder or more removed from the mainstream than the life and death of the man whom
he photographed.
Cassie said…
I was just so happy that these three were the finalists and really loved how different each show was (and wish I could have seen the pieces in person) but I am happy that Abdi won.
After some struggles, I think he's really made some huge leaps forward as an artist and I'm excited to see what he does next.
Ally said…
I loved this show, too, and I was happy to see a casting notice at the end of the show, as I hadn't heard much about how it was doing.
I think your review is dead-on, esp with regards to Peregrine. She wasn't a favorite of mine throughout the season, but I LOVED her final display. Totally agree re: the vomiting girls. I think they fit in perfectly, and also agree re: the wax frames. With a little bit of editing she might've won it.
I was so sure all season that it was a fait accompli that Miles would take it, but when I saw his final display I knew that wouldn't happen. His work of art didn't work for me. ;)
But - I was rooting for Abdi all season. He was my favorite from the start, so I was thrilled to see him win. His sculptures were breathtaking.
Here's to season 2!
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It has been nothing but trouble since I upgraded to it.
Web pages don't always load, no refresh button (or it is hidden), no stop button (more of the same), lock-ups, hang-ups, it is all around crap.
Both of my PCs have slowed since I added IE7.
Good job Microsoft :thup: Not!
I upgraded to IE7 on the weekend. I like it. I've customized it to my likeing. the refresh button is next to the address bar. The stop button is next to that.
Get rid of the tabbed viewing first off. Go to tools > Internet options > tabs settings. If the tools menu isn't there, then right click on one of the bars.
Then, go to view > toolbars. Allow the menu toolbar. Get rid of the google bar, if you have that previously installed. IE7 already has a search bar. Also get rid of links.
3 posts here and not a mention of Mozilla?!
Enjoy fella's. You can thank me later ;).
I'm lovin' IE7 too. The stop and refresh buttons should be a little bigger though since I couldn't immediately see them at first either. I've liked the tab viewing since I first saw it in FireFox but I didn't want to switch over from IE. I haven't noticed any performance problems either.
Then, go to view > toolbars. Allow the menu toolbar. Get rid of the google bar, if you have that previously installed. IE7 already has a search bar. Also get rid of links.problem being is that I already have an indepedantly installed google bar that I prefer as it has the quick button beside it to get to the google home page where you can easily get to images or video and the like.....if I shut off the Google bar, it only gives me the google address bar to perform searches.
i've allways had 3bars used up.. and the tabs are greayt... Eskfans, TSN, pogo all open on one screen.
IE7 has a search bar that allows you to use google. So no need for Google bar.
Love it. After seeing this I haven't gone back to IE for a long time.
I hate Mozilla and Firefox. Used them for a while, but so many websites don't properly work with Mozilla that I ditched it.
I went against my computer code of ethics and upgraded and some web based things I used before do not function or i am having problems with them.
I'm experiencing similar problems. Argh.
For Mozilla - there are extensions to view IE in Firefox.
Firefox rocks. Long live Firefox.
The only problem I have with Firefox is that pages you view sometimes time out. Esksfans does this every once in awhile. Nothing serious, just have to refresh it. But overall I find it to load faster then IE.
I haven't used IE anything for about the last 4 years.
I like IE. I don't understand the hatred for it. I used Mozilla for about 6 months and ditched it. Too problematic.
I'm interested in Opera, though. It's the web browser that the Wii will be using.
I like Opera a lot. It's a tiny download size, and is a very fast browser (usually very quick rendering). I've found recently I don't use Mozilla as much - as it bloats the memory more often than it used to.
The only faults against Opera are that it doesn't do so well with impure HTML or XML - leaving some of the MS pages in a formatting funk. Usually though you're able to mask the browser as IE or Mozilla and it solves the problem. However save for the small number of pages that I surf that it funks up (most notably canada.com for some reason) it's worth it.
ya... but in IE7 those menus are not visible.. and only become visible after you hit Alt.
It is working better for me now. I think I was missing some updates. Once I updated IE7 is ran better. And thanks for the info provided to me in this thread.
And for those of you who still love Internet Explorer 6, there is this recent posting about a massive security hole from the Washington Post's 'Security Fix' blog which might cause you to reconsider.
A little known secret about Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser is the long-standing feature that lets Web sites silently read data stored in the Windows "clipboard" -- the storage space that serves as a semi-temporary repository for any text the user has recently cut-and-pasted or copied in virtually any Windows program.
Apparently, Microsoft has finally changed that feature with IE 7. The newest version of the browser throws up a prompt asking users whether they really want to share the contents of their clipboard (should they stumble upon a site that tries to filch it).
Are you still using IE 6 and want to see how the clipboard feature works? Visit this harmless proof-of-concept site (http://www.scriptingmagic.com/Topics/IE%20Specific/Clipboard%20Plunder/) with IE 6 after you use a Windows program to copy and paste some text or numbers (even though it's a harmless example page, maybe it's best not to copy that Quicken data you were just entering).
IE 7 is just about the biggest piece of **** I've ever seen.
I can't count the number of times it freezes up on it's own. NEVER had this problem (to this extent) with older versions of it...and, of course, Opera / Firefox run circles around IE.
Me either, it's been very very stable for me ever since I started using it.
hmmm....maybe it's my computer then!
It could be you have a corrupted version or some kind of weird conflict with another program. Maybe if you do a reinstall it'll fix the problem.
My problem was fixed with an update.


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My name is Lydia and I live with Mental Illness (Guest Post)
If you had told me three years ago I would be working on a wellbeing project helping others with their struggles around Mental Health I would not have believed you. This time three years ago, my life had gone from being a loving wife, mother of three, professional nurse within critical care, having fulfilled most of my life's dreams to someone who was determined to destroy themselves in any way possible.
This obviously did not happen overnight, and looking back, I have always had a tendency to act impulsively and irrationally at times, but always thought this was normal and I was just an emotional, passionate person. I knew at times in my life I was struggling with depression but always related it to my menstrual cycle saying, "oh it's cos I'm due on".
I was also aware that my mum had suffered with a hormone imbalance, which caused behaviour changes and she had spent many years on hormone replacement therapy.
As a teenager I was a typical tearaway, and really struggled with my identity. Often I would feel like I just changed according to the people around me and didn't know who the real Lydia was.
I moved to Liverpool in 1999 to work at Alderhey hospital as a staff nurse. I met my husband and we married in 2002 and went on to have three children. After my first child, I suffered with post-natal depression and was started on antidepressants by my doctor. I stopped these once pregnant with my daughter but as soon as I had finished breastfeeding her, I relapsed. In September 2007 I found I was pregnant with my third child Ethan and once again stopped my medication. I still felt that somehow my mood and behaviour changes were linked to my hormones as when I was pregnant or breast feeding I would feel so much better. Once Ethan was born, yet again my thoughts and behaviour were becoming erratic with outbursts of anger and plenty of tears. During the years I had struggled I always managed to maintain an external appearance of a women who balanced, family, work, church and life in general really well. I can remember people often saying to me, "How do you do it all??" Even at work where I held a responsible job as a sister in critical care, no-one had any idea of my internal suffering and the constant struggles I had inside my head. One of the obsessive thoughts I would often have to fight was the fear of something happening to my children. This soon became too close to reality when my youngest son Ethan had a large seizure at home and was diagnosed with epilepsy.
I started to lose separation as to what was real and what was not and began to lose grip on reality. I couldn't understand what the point of me living was when I couldn't protect my children. I felt like a failure as a mother and as a nurse as the realisation set in that I couldn't save everyone. The world felt like an awful place to be and heaven seemed an easy option.
After a serious attempt to take my own life I spent most of the following year in and out of a psychiatric unit and made numerous attempts to end my life. I was eventually diagnosed with bipolar type two disorder and stabilised on medication.
In some ways being ill has given me a new sense of freedom. After all when you have walked through Liverpool in nothing other than a theatre gown with a drip and lots more showing than you would like, being foolish in public now feels quite acceptable.
However, on a serious note, the lows were extremely painful and included numerous attempts to end my life and generally destroy myself in any way possible. Since being diagnosed I have completed a course of cognitive analytical therapy which has helped me to understand why I think the way I do and helped me to recognise and change certain thought patterns I struggle with. I have taken time to understand my illness in order to recognise triggers and signs of me becoming unwell again and have put preventers in place. I do still have to take medication and may have to continue this long term, but my life is worth living and those feelings of despair have gone. I want to take this opportunity to thank my husband; Stuart, Children; Cameron, Rosie, and Ethan, family, and friends for supporting me and loving me through this very difficult time. But ultimately I want to thank God, as he never gave up on me and when I had no fight left in me to live, He carried me through to the next day. God is my hope and foundation for the future.
Key Symptoms I was suffering: Obsessive intrusive thoughts, Catastrophic thinking, paranoia, outbursts of anger, extreme behaviour changes, suicidal tendencies, switching between being very happy and busy to very sad and melancholy.
Symptoms for PMS/PMDD: mood swings, depression, tiredness, fatigue or lethargy, anxiety, feeling out of control, irritability, aggression, anger, sleep disorder, breast tenderness, bloating, weight gain, clumsiness and headaches. Dramatic change in behaviour from ovulation to the onset of a period (7-10 days prior to a period)and complete relief from those symptoms once you have menstruated.
For further help and advice, please go to www.Pms.org.uk
Places I found help: St Andrews Church Clubmoor, Celebrate Recovery Programme, Community Mental Health Team, Merseycare NHS Trust, GP, Family and Friends.
If this story has affected you or you would like any further information on services provided by the wellbeing project, St Andrew's Community Network, please email; Wellbeing@standrewslive.org.uk.
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My name is Lydia and I currently volunteer for the Wellbeing project in St Andrews Community Network. The project looks to help people within our local community who are struggling with physical, social and mental wellbeing.
The services we currently provide are:
Volunteer programme, which helps build confidence and gives experience to people who have been out of work for a while.
Listening Service, which gives people a safe and confidential place to be heard
Chronic pain support group for people struggling with physical disabilities
Sign-posting service, which allows us to direct people to the best help possible which is appropriate to their need'Restored' is a project, which runs every other Wednesday. It is a creative peer support group for anyone struggling with mental health issues.
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Hong Kong business activity contracts at fastest pace in 21 years
HONG KONG — Business activity in Hong Kong's private sector fell to its weakest in 21 years in October, weighed down by anti-government protests and softening global demand, according to an IHS Markit survey published on Tuesday.
More than five months of often violent street protests have battered the city's retail and tourism sector, with preliminary government data showing the economy slid into recession for the first time in a decade in the third quarter.
Demand from mainland China declined at the sharpest pace in the survey's history – which started in July 1998 – while companies also cut back on purchasing and input inventories at the fastest clip since the series began, IHS Markit said.
"Hong Kong's private sector remained mired in one of its worst downturns for the past two decades during October, with the latest PMI survey signaling a deepening economic malaise," said Bernard Aw, principal economist at IHS Markit.
"As new orders continued to fall sharply, led by a record decline in demand from mainland China, firms were becoming increasingly pessimistic about the outlook."
Its seasonally adjusted headline Hong Kong Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) fell to 39.3 in October, down from 41.5 in September and signaling the worst deterioration since November 2008, during the global financial crisis.
A survey reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a figure below 50 denotes contraction.
Almost all growth engines in the Asian financial hub stalled over the summer as stores, shopping malls and restaurants shut to avoid clashes between riot police and protesters, while the Sino-U.S. trade war intensified. Hong Kong is one of the world's most popular tourism destinations and a bustling container port.
Protesters are angry by what they see as Beijing's tightening grip over the city's cherished freedoms promised under a "one country, two systems" formula when Britain returned it to Chinese rule in 1997.
The protests escalated in mid-June and show no sign of abating as demonstrators keep up their calls for universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into what they see as excessive police action, among other demands.
Police, who have at times fired rubber bullets and tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters, say they have shown restraint in the face of escalating violence. (Reporting By Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Kim Coghill)


The bio-solid composter unit that's been trialing production of grade Aa compost was closed down in October 2017.
The reality is the composter is costing ratepayers a considerable amount to run and it's just not financially viable.
It was purchased as a second-hand machine, so the plant is starting to age, we're spending tens of thousands in maintenance and depreciation and the costs are just outweighing the benefits.
Our Council has taken careful consideration to reach the decision to close the plant. Including:The volumes of bio-solids able to be accepted are relatively low (40 tonnes per month) at peak capacity.
The asset is starting to age so in addition to repairs undertaken last year, there needs to be an additional $40K spent on maintenance and eventual asset renewal would be required.
Operating costs are in excess of $220K per annum. When the composter was first set-up as a trial back in 2007, there were assumptions that fuel costs and landfill costs would rise, which meant composting bio-solids would be financially beneficial. In reality, transport and fuel costs haven't increased in the past 10 years as expected.
Over the past three years Council staff have investigated potential commercial markets and modelled financial results and future viability, all of which has proven it is not financially viable.
The composter started out as a trial back in 2007 with Council publicly signalling it would keep reviewing the viability of the composter to see whether it was cost effective.This included an independent report commissioned in 2014, which found there was no significant financial benefit to retain the composting operation.
We didn't want to make a snap decision so staff went away to conduct a 12-month trial to determine viabillity. That got extended to nearly two years and after looking at all the details again, nothing significant has changed.
Getting enough green waste into the composter isn't the problem - even with a more than adequate supply of greenwaste, the composter plant cannot process a high enough volume of bio-solids to be economic based on the costs required to operate.
The closure of the plant was on 2 October 2017 with community and stakeholders given time to be made aware of the decision. We have also been communicating with stakeholders individually.
To read the report click here to view the Infrastructure Committee page. Go to 29 October 2014 meeting P16.
You can also download the original 2007 Business Case on the Biosolid Composter from the right-hand side of this page.
2007 - Council started investigating how we could sustainably manage and investigate environmental benefits using biosolids taken from our Wastewater Treatment Plants on the Eastern Seaboard.
2009 - An 18-month temporary trial was set up in Tairua to see if it could produce Grade Aa compost that we could use on our parks and reserves. This was successful.
2012 - The plant was moved to a permanent site in Whitianga and part of the resource consent was that Grade Aa compost had to be made, which for the first eight months could be used only on our parks and reserves. (This was also successful).
2014 - As part of our 2015-2025 Long Term Planning our Council reviewed the viability of the composter, and commissioned an independent report to assess the cost benefits. The report was presented to Council's Infrastructure Committee in November 2014 and suggested there was no significant financial benefit to retain the composting operation and it was more cost effective to dispose of bio-solids to landfill rather than compost. Council's Infrastructure Committee resolved at its meeting in October 2014 that staff should come back to the Committee in 2015 with detailed figures on compost volumes, along with a decommissioning plan for the composter and possible options for re-use of the Whitianga site. It also recommended Council's Audit Committee consider any future financial risk to ratepayers.
(Above) Image of the composter based at Whitianga.
A strategy and long term project was developed in parallel to the ES3 project, which culminated in the Biosolids Management Strategy (BMS) adopted by Council on 28 June 2006.
The BMS showed that the composting of biosolids was the most economic method of dealing with biosolids. The option was also attractive from a sustainability point of view and created economic value from a waste product, that would otherwise end up in the landfill.
The Biosolid Compost Project commenced with a trial at the Tairua Refuse Transfer Station (RTS) to show that the production of biosolid compost would attain Grade Aa status and be cheaper than the current carting and disposal costs to landfill.
The BMS review took place at the end of the product verification process of the trial in December 2009 and its findings along with potential options were reported to us in February 2010.
The outcome of the trial highlighted that composting was still the best solution for the sustainable management of biosolids.
Biosolids are the 'solids' that are screened out of the ES3 plants, before the liquids are treated. For more information about the treatment process, please visit this page and download the ES3 brochure.
What is Grade Aa compost?
This is the highest grade (safest and highest quality) of compost possible using biosolids according to the NZ Biolsolids Guidelines. It is a grade that means it can be used on gardens safely.
ES3 stands for "Eastern Seaboard 3", the name of the project to develop 3 new generation waste water treatment plants at Tairua, Whangamata and Whitianga.
BMS stands for Biosolids Management Strategy, which was developed inconjunction with the development of the ES3 project to allow us to develop a process for dealing with the biosolids from these new treatment plants.
The project aims to save the ratepayer money in the long-term by taking biosolids out of landfill by turning it into Grade Aa compost that can be used on our parks and reserves and by the residents of the Coromandel on their gardens.
Are you having a clean out in the garden? You can do your thing for the environment AND save money on green waste fees by delivering green waste to us at Moewai Road Whitianga.
This summer we've been accepting green waste that we can put through our Council's Biosolids Composter in Whitianga to produce high-grade compost to use on our parks and reserve, and the response has been great - thank you!
The largest mechanical part of our biosolid composter is on the move from Tairua to Whitianga this week.


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Harold William "Hal" Heiland (ur. 26 kwietnia 1890 w Ilion, zm. 18 kwietnia 1963 w Los Angeles) − amerykański lekkoatleta specjalizujący się w biegach sprinterskich, olimpijczyk.

Uczestniczył w rywalizacji na V Igrzyskach olimpijskich rozgrywanych w Sztokholmie w 1912 roku. Startował tam w dwóch konkurencjach lekkoatletycznych. W biegu na 100 metrów odpadł w fazie eliminacyjnej. W biegu na 200 metrów odpadł w fazie półfinałowej.

Rekordy życiowe: 100 metrów – 10,7 (1912); 200 metrów – 22,0 (1912).

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Apuleius, one of the great stylists of Latin literature, was born ca. 125 AD in Madauros to a politically prominent family and received an elite education in the provincial capital Carthage and at Athens, where he began a lifelong allegiance to Platonic philosophy. In the later 150s, he married Pudentilla of Oea, a wealthy widow, and seems to have enjoyed a distinguished public career in Africa and perhaps as an advocate in Rome.
Although Apuleius is best known for his picaresque novel Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass (LCL 44, 453), he also wrote and declaimed on a wide variety of subjects. This edition contains the other surviving works of Apuleius that are considered genuine. Apologia is a speech in which Apuleius defends himself against in-laws who had accused him of having used sinister means, including magic, to induce Pudentilla to marry him. The Florida is a collection of twenty-three excerpts from speeches by Apuleius. De Deo Socratis (On Socrates' God) locates Socrates' invisible guide and protector (daimonion) within the more general concept of daimones as forces intermediary between gods and humans.
This edition, new to the Loeb Classical Library, offers fresh translations and texts based on the best critical editions.
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Traces of blood on a toy car found amid the search for Ben Needham did not match his DNA, police said.
The missing toddler was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991.
South Yorkshire Police said forensic examinations of the toy, which was recovered from the island, showed no match to Ben or members of his family.
Det Insp Jon Cousins said it was still his "professional belief" Ben died in an accident at a farmhouse.
When the toy car was discovered in 2016, Ben's family, from Sheffield, said they believed it could have been his.
South Yorkshire Police said that "detailed forensic work" had since been carried out over several months on items brought back from Kos.
Ben went missing while playing near a farmhouse which was being renovated by his grandfather in Iraklis.
An 21-day search of land around the building and a second site 750m (820 yards) away took place in October 2016 after it emerged the toddler may have been crushed to death by a digger working on the site.
About 60 items discovered during the search were brought back to the UK, some of which were sent for testing at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen.
South Yorkshire Police said Ben's family had been told there was no DNA match but that officers would "consider any opportunity to continue the examination of all the items recovered".
Despite the forensic results, Det Ch Insp Cousins said, it was his view that Ben died as a result of a tragic incident "involving heavy machinery" at the farmhouse.


A few weeks ago, I found myself in bit of a pickle. Sam & I were planning a trip to see my family, but it meant we might have social-packed weekend commitments for a month straight.
In theory, this is cool. I spent most of my youth wanting to be popular & this seems like a popular person's problem. "Too many people are requesting our presence. Whatever shall we do?" (In my head, I say this in a Southern accent while placing my hand on my forehead).
For me, saying "four social-packed weekends in a row with no time to recharge would be great!" would be like repeatedly ordering things I can't afford & putting it all on a credit card. Perhaps enjoyable in the moment, but not so fun when the bill came due.
Which is where yesterday's "my wealthy friend doesn't look at prices on menus but I do" story came from.
I didn't hesitate to tell my wealthy friend, "Of course I look at prices before I order!" I'm not ashamed of looking at prices. I think it's a rather responsible thing to do.
However, I do hesitate to tell my family & friends, "I don't know that I can take this all on." Because I AM ashamed of not being able to take it all on. Or at least I have been for most of my life.
There's a lot of stigma attached to mental health conditions. And most of us who struggle aren't very kind to ourselves. Instead of thinking, "It's rather responsible of me to speak up about what I can afford mental-health-wise," we think, "It's rather weak of me to not be a better human."
Are there people who can do things four weekends in a row without risking a downward spiral? Yep. There are also people who can order without looking at prices.
I'm not one of them. At least not today.
So I spoke up. I told shame to shove it & I used my voice.
What happened? I was met with nothing but support. Weird, huh?
Originally published on Instagram on March 14, 2018.


Help Pepe trick the other mice into eating a fake cheese! Assemble a cardboard cheese and save Pepe's real cheese.
You are a Bull Fighter competing in the running of the bulls, you must avoid being gouged by the Raging bull in Pampoloma, Spain. Use your cape, keep your distance, and trick El Toro Furioso to become the Master Matador.
Run from the Spanish Inquisition.
You are a Spanish Adventurer, Traps the Matador. You are on a journey to prove that you are a capable adventurer, by collecting all of the gold you find. Remember -- IT IS BEATABLE!!!
All of our enemies attack patterns are now programmed in, including the mechanics for grabbing them and moving them to their proper spot in the painting. Our absolutely awesome artist has been working for hours on end to recreate and rework Dali's paintings for our level design. While our time to implement the boss battle we want to do is in question, the team feels really confident about finishing the core game on time.
Team DUI, motivated by the idea of two Spies trying to kill one another, embarked on a challenge of interpreting this game mechanic into a 2D top down world. El Toro Loco succeeds at just that. The players are an assassins in Spain. Each player is attempting to kill his opponent who is also an assassin. Unfortunately, being at the Running of the Bulls can make their jobs difficult. The streets are crowded and its hard to pick out their target, scaring civilians thus revealing their position if they make a mistake. Braving the downpour of rain and the raging bull which can appear at any moment makes this one "toro loco" day. May the best Assassin win! Olé!
Play as Don Quixote on his "chivalrous" adventure.
Nobody will ever see it coming.


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What to know about the £300,000 daughter necklace and its history
The daughter necklace was first made for Queen Elizabeth II by a French couturier, Jean-Pierre Leger, at the end of the Second World War.
The necklaces were sold in France in 1949 and were given away as a gift to the Royal Family.
The royal family bought about 100,000 of the necklaced bracelets from Leger in the 1960s and 1970s.
The new Queen was only allowed to wear one necklace at one time and her son George, who is the Prince of Wales, was allowed only one pair.
In 1981, the family bought a second pair of the bracelets.
In 2005, the Queen gave a second daughter necklace to her daughter, Princess Charlotte, which was sold to the British Museum for £1.8m.
In 2011, the royal family gave the second daughter to Prince George, son of Prince Harry.
Queen Elizabeth II is the first non-British member of the Royal family to have a royal daughter necklace, and her granddaughter, Princess Anne, has a second.
The first daughter necklace dates back to 1884 and is made of gold wire with an inset clasp that resembles a bracelet.
It has a necklacing clasp on one side and a necklace on the other.
It was made by an Austrian jeweller named Albert Leger.
In 1956, Princess Margaret, Princess Beatrice and Princess Charlotte had their own bracelets, but the crowns they wore were made by Leger and sold to Britain.
On her first wedding day in 1957, Princess Elizabeth wore a necklace made by her father, King Edward VIII.
During the 1980s, the necklace became popular among the Royal Class, with Prince Philip, Princess Mary and Prince Harry having their own.
Last year, the Duke of Edinburgh wore a bracelet made by his father, Prince William, which he later sold to a private collector.
But the new bracelets have faced criticism.
Some people are worried about the possibility that the bracelet will fall off or become too big.
'Degrading' One of the biggest criticisms of the new crowns has been their appearance.
"They're like a black lace up to the middle of the crown," said the fashion blogger and fashion writer Laura Molloy.
She said that although they are beautiful, she thought that the crown looked like it was being "degraded" from the neckline down.
Many women also felt that the new style of the earrings and the earlobe-shaped necklace could be seen as "degradating" the new look.
Other critics said the earls hair was not a perfect match to the new necklacer and that the ear rings could have been made with more delicate, natural hair.
Diana Rennie, who has been critical of the Duchess of Cornwall, said that the coronet "looks like a cross between a tiara and a kimono" and that "it looks like a bit of a drag".
"It's just a bit embarrassing and it makes me wonder if she would want to wear it," she said.
Lizzie-Ann Smith, author of The Duchess of Sussex, said the coronets "are a bit ridiculous" and "disappointing" in comparison to the braceets.
"As well as offering a more sophisticated and sophisticated look, it also allows the wearer to make a statement with their style and colour choices. "
"There are also new earrings to celebrate the new coronet. "
"With the introduction of these new earlids, the British public will have the opportunity to celebrate their royal family, their country and their Queen as well as our many important and special ties to the United Kingdom." "
The Duchess of Cambridge has been wearing a new earring since she became the Duchess, which she has called "a little too high"."
With the introduction of these new earlids, the British public will have the opportunity to celebrate their royal family, their country and their Queen as well as our many important and special ties to the United Kingdom."


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This section of the website contains an overview of ectopic pregnancy, including history, investigations, and types of laparoscopic surgery that can be undertaken for this condition. Also included is a summary of the most recent Confidential Inquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CMACH) concerning ectopic pregnancy.
In Perspectives, a number of different health professionals give their take on ectopic pregnancy.
The multiple choice questions (MCQ) are suitable for all Obstetricians and Gynaecologist and may be especially suitable for all those preparing for MRCOG part 2. There are 2 MCQ's sets. Part 1 are questions 1 – 10 and part 2 11 – 20. Each question has 5 possible true or false answers. We recommend you give yourself 45 minutes per part. After completion you will receive by email a certificate with your name, the date which you completed the MCQ and your percentage score. You will also be able to view the questions with the explanation of the correct answers.
The multimedia section includes 'live surgery' demonstrating different laparoscopic techniques.


The company will look to its key gold and battery metal projects as it streamlines its development operations.
White Cliff Minerals Ltd (ASX:WCN) has issued a partially underwritten non-renounceable entitlements offer to shareholders to raise up to $1,154,876.
The funds will be used for development work at its Chanach Gold-Copper Project and its Coronation Dam and Ghan Well cobalt-nickel projects.
The company's managing director Todd Hibberd has stepped down from his position, remaining a director until March 31, 2019, after which he will be engaged as a consultant.
Non-executive director Daniel Smith has taken on the role of chairman, however, his renumeration will remain the same.
White Cliff has also begun a strategic review of its projects, initiating discussions with various parties regarding joint ventures or outright sale its non-core Western Australian projects.
A global finance advisory firm has been appointed to evaluate options to unlock value as the company shifts its focus to the key projects of Chanach, Coronation Dam and Ghan Well.
The entitlement offer is underwritten to the amount of $1 million by Perth-based CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd.
It will be open to all eligible shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand and who hold White Cliff shares at February 19.
One new share for every one White Cliff share held will be issued at a price of 0.5 cents and each new share will include one free-attaching option exercisable at 1.5 cents.
New shares are attractively priced at a 68% discount to the previous market close of 1.5 cents.
Unless extended, the entitlement offer will close on March 6 and will issue nearly 230.1 million new shares together with the same number of options.
Last month White Cliff announced it had identified and implemented cost-saving measures that reduced fixed costs by about $500,000 per annum.
These included right-sizing the management and exploration team and rationalising and re-negotiating various administration expenditures.
White Cliff has identified additional savings that will be disclosed and implemented soon.


After this week, I think it's fair to say many of us are feeling a little bit of UK theme park fatigue. Between Icon testing and Wicker Man opening day, then not opening, then soft opening yesterday, between the lot of us I think we've seen enough angles of both of these coasters to last us a lifetime – and one of them isn't even open yet!
Anyway, here at Cupcakes & Coasters I do always try to be as all-encompassing as possible – the theme park world stretches way beyond the UK, Orlando and those few parks in Europe everybody manages to visit, and there are incredible projects happening all over the world that deserve more love than they're currently getting. If they were happening on our door step we'd basically die of excitement, so I want to spread the joy. Here's five theme park projects you should be following.
OK, I know I've just poo-pooed the standard European parks, but I don't think enough attention has been paid to the HUGE expansion currently taking place at Walibi Belgium. A few weeks back the park release the logo for their currently under construction Gerstlauer Bobsled Tiki-Waka, the first in a line-up of three brand new coasters coming to the park from now until 2021.
This is all part of a €100 million investment plan including the addition of a 700sqm waterpark, renewal of the park's Western themed area including an interactive water attraction and a brand new land themed to werewolves and vampires along with a swanky new 'extreme' coaster for 2021.
This isn't so much a specific project but more one just to watch in general. Movie Park Germany has a fascinating history, and is really only now showing recovery from the noughties. Their recent investments have been of pretty substantial impact - from a highly themed immersive tunnel ride experience in Lost Temple to a themed dark-ride/coaster with Van Helsing to the installation of a huge themed IP coaster with Star Trek: Operation Enterprise.
Their latest project involves a huge retheme of one the park's most beloved attractions - Mystery River, to Excalibur: Secrets of the Dark Forest. Given the park's recent string of attractions, I am SO excited to see what they do with this ride. I love the ride as it is, so in my opinion they're only going to make it even more amazing. In general they're just a park to keep and eye on and be excited about!
Where the hell did Poland spring up from in the big European players in the theme park game? It's like randomly out of nowhere we have not one, but two incredible parks coming out of a country nobody really expected. As much as Legendia looks fabulous, but come on - who can honestly argue that there is a park in the world that has a more exciting 'under construction' section than Energylandia?
Firstly, you've got Hyperion. I know a lot of people are already excited about this one, but for those who don't know, how does a 250ft, 88mph Intamin Mega Coaster with an 84 degree drop sound? Erm, hell yes. I need it immediately.
And then, if that wasn't enough, they drop the bomb that an RMC is rocking up too! 200ft, 70mph, 3 inversions including a camelback and a zero-g. It's absolutely INSANE and I am SO EXCITED!
Turkey is another one of those places that's been on my watch list for a while. With Ankapark having been around and under construction for what seems like forever and a tasty +17 for the taking, it's definitely creeping up the must do list for sure. And THEN, similarly to Poland, Land of Legends rocks up with a Mack Flash clone and pins a must-do pin firmly into Turkey on the map.
Flash currently operates at Lewa Adventure in China and it is an absolute beast. 200ft, 72mph and the largest loop in the world, I know Turkey isn't exactly on our doorstep here in the UK but it's a heck of a lot closer to China and this thing looks incredible!
Any long-time followers of Cupcakes & Coasters' Facebook page will know I love me some Chinese theme park concept art, and well I just about died when I saw what Huayi Brothers Movie World in China had in store!
The Huayi Brothers, in case you didn't know, are basically the Chinese equivalent of Warners Bros. - a powerhouse of cinematic industry with a ton of characters, stories and IPs to draw from and bring to life in theme park form. Reading about the park, the website promises stories brought to life through cutting-edge technologies, spectacular shows, thrilling rides and unique attractions. The concept art is absolutely to die for, and after the many, many 'Chinese Disney rip-off parks' it's quite fab to see them take a stab at a Universal style movie park.
Hopefully reading this has given you a welcome break from all those pesky Icon and Wicker Man updates - you're welcome!