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EASA2014: Collaboration, Intimacy & Revolution
Anti-statism, symbolic violence and insurgent potential within the "Ultras" movement
Dinu Guțu (National school of political and administrative studies Bucharest)
The grand epistemic dilemma this study seeks to reveal remains explaining if football fans are just valves "deporting" social violence or if they can become "armies" of contestation with strong revolutionary / insurgent potential.
Probably the most common and a constant expression of collective violence in Europe - hooliganism, or violence in sport, has a distorted social image, based on two important sources that provide information on this phenomenon: the press and the police. The research project is not intended to deal with hooliganism or deviance in sports, because it would be naïve to believe that a phenomenon as complex as "the human ability to construct real or symbolic enemies" (Armstrong, 1996) can be "treated" . Whether it comes from the tendency of "ritualization of drama" or uncontrollable energies released for football, violence in sport is much more than aggressive behaviour of various groups of supporters. The ultras scene in the Balkans generally speaking and in Romania especially has offered in this period important examples of nationalist manifestations, at times symbolically chauvinistic: the problem of national identity (e.g. Kosovo, Republic of Moldova etc.), the participation at anti-gay gatherings, often existing an overlap between membership in an ultras group and an extremist group. What this study seeks to reveal is "the unseen iceberg", consisting of a "mix" of anti-statism, a strong local patriotism, honor codes and other symbolic and ritual violence. The grand epistemic dilemma remains explaining if football fans are just valves "deporting" social violence or they can become "armies" of contestation with strong revolutionary / insurgent potential: ex. Bucharest, Piata Universitatii Riot - 2012, Budapest Riot - 2006 (case studies).
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Protest and politics of grievance in Europe


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Q: How to implement custom environment in keras-rl / OpenAI GYM? I'm a complete newbie to Reinforcement Learning and have been searching for a framework/module to easily navigate this treacherous terrain. In my search I've come across two modules keras-rl & OpenAI GYM.
I can get both of them two work on the examples they have shared on their WIKIs but they come with predefined environments and have little or no information on how to setup my own custom environment.
I would be really thankful if anyone could point me towards a tutorial or just explain it to me on how can i setup a non-game environment?

A: I've been working on these libraries for some time and can share some of my experiments.
Let us first consider as an example of custom environment a text environment, https://github.com/openai/gym/blob/master/gym/envs/toy_text/hotter_colder.py
For a custom environment, a couple of things should be defined.

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*Constructor__init__ method

*Action space

*Observation space (see https://github.com/openai/gym/tree/master/gym/spaces for all available gym spaces (it's a kind of data structure))

*_seed method (not sure that it's mandatory)

*_step method accepting action as a param and returning observation (state after action), reward (for transition to new observational state), done (boolean flag), and some optional additional info.

*_reset method that implements logic of fresh start of episode.

Optionally, you can create a _render method with something like
 def _render(self, mode='human', **kwargs):
        outfile = StringIO() if mode == 'ansi' else sys.stdout
        outfile.write('State: ' + repr(self.state) + ' Action: ' + repr(self.action_taken) + '\n')
        return outfile

And also, for better code flexibility, you can define logic of your reward in _get_reward method and changes to observation space from taking action in _take_action method.

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SF League Rules
South Fayette Men's Over 35 Softball League
SF League Rules 2018
2019 League Rules
SOUTH FAYETTE RECREATION -- MEN'S 35+ SOFTBALL LEAGUE
To be eligible for play in this league you must be a current resident of South Fayette, SF High School Graduate, or a former player in this league that moved to a different district. Eligible birth date is 35 as of December 31st 2019.
This league was formed with friendly competition in mind. It is designed for the enjoyment of the participants, to promote activity and to provide a social atmosphere for players and their families. Emphasis will not be placed on competition to an extent that these goals are compromised.
In general, regular ASA softball rules apply. Some additional rules that have been adopted and agreed upon by the team captains are outlined below:
Hitting any part of Home Plate and the mat is considered a strike.
Batter starts off on a 0-0 count. Batter gets any combination of three strikes. Foul ball after the 2nd strike is considered an out.
A player leaving a base on a swing and miss is out.
The grassy areas beyond the 1st and 3rd base fences are IN-PLAY. Fly balls caught in these areas will be an OUT and base runners MAY advance on a tag. (Areas behind the fence & asphalt areas are still out of play).
Teams must have nine players to start a game or forfeit. If a team has five players, they can pull 4 subs from other teams to make their 9 (penalty of (1) run per substitute player; if the team has less than five players, the game is forfeited). All players can play anywhere on the field. All subs must bat last in the batting order. A team that has nine CAN pull a sub to make ten, but this will cost two runs. Examples; A team can play with minimum of five players as long as they pull enough subs to equal nine players. The penalty will be ONE run per sub; if a tenth player is to be added, then the penalty will be TWO runs for that additional sub. If Team Green has 5 players and pull 4 subs, the white team will have a 4-0 lead going into the start of the game. If team green wants to add a tenth player, then the white team will have a 6-0 lead going into the start of the game. If team green needs 3 players to make 9 and team white needs 1 player to make 9, team white team will have a 2-0 lead at the start of the game. Once a team had been award the substitution run and a regular player shows up and takes the place of the sub, the run will stand as long as the sub has a minimum of one at bat. The roster player will bat last on the original batting order. The sub will not play once a roster player enters the game, but the penalty run will stand.
A team with only 9 players will field 3 outfielders and play shorthanded. There is no penalty in the batting order. In the case of an injury or any other reason a player has to leave that has started with nine, you will have to complete the game with eight. A catcher will be supplied for you. That catcher can make all defensive plays but will not bat. There will not be an out penalty when the injured player is due up or a run penalty for the game.
Games are scheduled for 9 innings. You can play more than 9-innings in the case of a tie as long as you don't exceed your 10 minute warning inning. This includes ties. Game times are 6:30, 8:00 and 9:30. Games will not start an inning after 10 minutes before the next game starts. If the 6:30 game starts after 6:30 that game cannot start an inning after 7:50. The 8:00 game cannot start an inning after 9:20 (No matter what time it started).
Speed up the Game Rule- Once a game starts, we will not take infield or outfield ball. As long as the pitcher is out on the mound before his team is on the field, he can take up to 3 practice pitches.
Grace Period for 6:30 game only and Player Substitution Rules - there will only be a 15 minute grace period for the 6:30 game and there will be no Grace Period for the 8:00 and 9:30 PM games. Please make a reference if the grace period is used but the game is still expected to be completed by 8:00 PM or the game will be shortened.
MERCY RULE- : 9 Inning Games: 15 runs after 7 innings. 7 Inning Games: 15 runs after 5 innings. The team that is ahead has the option to forfeit their offensive inning to make the game go faster. The team forfeiting their AT BAT we be charged with 3 outs and the outs cannot be made up if the game gets closer. Teams forfeiting their outs will keep the same batting order in the case they return to offense. The players that were do-up in the forfeited inning will be up if the offense bats again. (example player 3-4-5 was due up, they will bat the next time the team bats, if at all).
Base runners- may not leave their feet to avoid a tag and must attempt to avoid contact with fielders. Players that leave their feet to avoid a tag or use excessive force (umpire's judgment) will be called OUT.
Judgment calls- (ball/strike, fair/foul, safe/out) are final! If an umpire makes an incorrect interpretation of the rules then the team captains should consult these rules and work it out. Team captains-- control your players!
Player's defensive limits - Every player should play at least 4 innings (of a 9 inning game) in the field unless injured.
Batters using Pinch Runners - Once you take a pinch runner, the batter that used the pinch runner is limited to a single or any ground rule advancement such as ; ground rule home run, ground rule double, or DEAD BALL overthrows the rest of that game.
Pinch Runners- You will be able to use each person on your team once an inning as a pinch runner.
Infield fly rule is in effect. Here is the correct interpretation of the rule:
An infield fly can only be called with runners on 1st and 2nd or the bases loaded and less than 2 outs.
Our League follows "ASA slow pitch softball rules". All bats used for play in the South Fayette Men's Softball League need to be Official Softball Bats certified by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and be marked accordingly with a BPF (Bat Performance Factor) 1.21 or less (ISF stamp). Bats must have their original paint markings for complete identification (the bat cannot be repainted). The following attached sheet lists all the bats deemed illegal for play the ASA, even though they have ASA certification marked in the bats. These bats are typically older model bats and do not meet the current safety standards of the ASA. These bats are not permitted for use in the South Fayette Men's Softball League (see list on league website).
Bat Altering – any player caught bringing a shaved or altered ASA bat will receive a lifetime ban in the league. There is no room in our league for someone to come in here with a shaved or "Homerun Derby Bat". If someone's end cap comes off the captains are obligated to check the bat in question to see if it is shaved. (see attachment on altered bats).
All captains are required to enforce compliance by checking their own team's bats prior to the start of each game
19) Positions on the Field
All outfielders must be on the grass when a batter hits a pitch.
During the regular season, any outfielder cannot throw directly to first base on a hit by a batter that lands on the outfield grass. The outfielder can also not throw the ball to an infielder who than in turn throws the runner out at first base. Once the ball breaks the plane of the infield, even if being fielded by an infielder, then the runner cannot be thrown out. This rule is revoked during Playoffs.
There will be a line drawn at the pitcher's mound from which all pitchers need to pitch behind (50' from home plate?).
SFMSA PLAYER CONDUCT
Captains are responsible for the conduct of their players at the field. In order to keep this under control, all Captains should advise their players that failure to follow the rules of good sportsmanship will result in their being removed from the game and possibly suspended from future games. If both Captains miss a game, than those Captains shall designate alternate Captains and inform the other Captains before the game.
Use of obscene or vulgar language against an umpire will result in an automatic ejection from the game. Umpires are advised to strictly enforce this rule. No warning is necessary before an ejection for obscene or vulgar language. Captains are responsible to escort the ejected player out of the Fairview Park Complex or risk forfeiting the game. An ejected player returning to the park during or after the night of their game shall be suspended permanently for the remainder of the season.
Use of obscene or vulgar language against another captain or player "may" result in an ejection from the game. Umpire at his discretion shall give the player and Captains one warning.
Any player who pushes, shoves or strikes an umpire, captain or player will be suspended "permanently from the league".
Any player who threatens an umpire with physical harm during or after a game will be suspended "permanently from the league".
Any player ejected from a game will be ineligible as indicated:
1st Offense: Remainder of current game as well as next game. If the ejection occurs in the final game or games of the season, the penalty will carry over to the next season.
2nd Offense: Any player ejected a second time will be "suspended permanently".
If there are any questions regarding rules please see a member of the rules committee. The current members are:
· Herman Blatz
· Brian James
· Bill Loeffler
· Dave Lubin
Remember, the goal of this league is for fun and friendly competition. If you don't like a call have a beer and forget about it THERE IS NO ARGUING… LET'S KEEP A GOOD THING GOING!
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I find myself in an odd situation...need advice.
By Bill "Papa" Lee,
May 30, 2016 in Social Hall
Bill "Papa" Lee
Location:Atlanta, Georgia
Interests:Theology, History and Poetry
As some of you know the wife and I just back (2 weeks ago) from our Alaska Cruise to celebrate our 40 years of marriage. Upon our return we began to tell stories, post pictures...the usual. Something happened that I just did not expect; anger! My siblings have made snide remarks like, "it must be nice!". My brother and my wife's sister wanting to know how we can afford the trip...or "where do you guys get the money to go on all these cruises" (it has only been two in our entire lives).
My wife and I have tried to save money, live within budgets, so that we can do such things. My siblings have not and now seem slighted by the fact that we can enjoy ourselves.
Has anyone here ever experienced such things? Is so, how did you cope?
Jane_Doe
The people whom are saying those things are silly, and frankly its none of their buincess. Don't worry about them.
1 hour ago, Pa Pa said:
Be nice, even though they are being so unkind and inconsiderate. They are, after all, family, and you should not ignore them. Just be very frank and direct: Tell them the truth -- that you scrimped and saved for decades and then happily celebrated your 40th anniversary. And smile as you say it. They'll still be envious and perhaps angry, but they will at least know that you did what was necessary to enjoy your two cruises. Tell them quite frankly, "Save up and you can do likewise."
Garden Girl
Location:central Oregon Coast
Interests:Artist... paint in oils; draw in pastels; Reading; Walking/hiking; Beachcombing; Gardening
7 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said:
I agree wholeheartedly...
I have seen this in families before PaPa..envy is alive and well. Comments like these are fleeting and will soon just fade away as time goes by..llve the anger and then let it go. I have a terrific idea that worked on my Mother's side of the family. All the bros and sis saved and took a cruise together with a huge discount. Planning ahead with something like this might be a salve to the sore spots. That being said, it is the human nature of our beings..and has nothing to do with real love and respect. Like those who have mentioned above, be honest on how your earned this trip!! Then let it be. Hugs to you and your wife of 40 years!!
Traela
Who are these "average Americans" spending $15 a day?
Anyway, don't act defensive. Just be upfront about having to save up for it. "Yes, it was nice! It was totally worth putting aside money for all those years."
21 minutes ago, Traela said:
Anyone who gets Starbucks in the morning and McDonalds at lunch.
I was pretty broke at one point but where I worked had a cafe. I would spend about $5 a day on food there. Then I realized that $5/day x 5 days a week x 4 weeks a month meant I was spending $100/month there.
At that point in my life that was more than I could afford but I didn't realize it at first.
Anyone you work with full time who gets a fancy coffee every morning and then grabs lunch somewhere is in this category. I know many.
14 hours ago, Jane_Doe said:
They are family...if it were a friend, I would just assume that they really were not friends. Family is hard to escape, I love them and do not want to hurt their feelings. But I can turn the other cheek, but my wife will do that when someone hits her on her cheek, but when they hit me...war!
14 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said:
I did tell them it took two years and the cost of not eating out twice a month. Then I invited them to do the same and come with us next time.
3 hours ago, JLHPROF said:
I pointed that out...we just save $80.00 a month. Well we paid that, cruise ships will let you book18 months or more in advance and pay however you want until a certain date. So as you suggested we ate out less. I even invited my sister two years ago and she said that she will not fly. So I told her just take a cruise out of Florida (we live in Atlanta) and drive down to the ship port of call. Even then she spoke of how they could not afford it. She and her husband eat out about 15 times a month and go camping 3-4 times in the Smokey Mountians every summer. It is not that they don't make enough, they just don't know how to handle money and sacrifice. I guess I am just a little "taken a back" at these comments.
4 hours ago, Traela said:
When I worked, I would spend close to that every day for lunch. I love "Steak n Shake", that is an easy eight bucks a day. Of course before I retired I could swing that...then after breaking my back even less and I still made this trip. You went on this same cruise didn't you? (The Alaska cruise)
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I agree with the above, and would add this: I suggest you don't talk about the cruise with family members any further. You enjoyed it, and you did nothing wrong in going. But talking about it appears to be exciting feelings of resentment and jealousy. That is unfortunate, but it's a human response. Rather than try to get them to feel happy for you, perhaps placating their grouchiness by not talking about your trip would short-circuit further resentments.
-Smac
saemo
On May 29, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Pa Pa said:
I'd reply, in order...
yes, it is nice!
worked and saved!
and like all comments given
DaddyRose
Location:Utica, Nebraska
On 5/29/2016 at 11:07 PM, Pa Pa said:
"it must be nice!"
"where do you guys get the money to go on all these cruises"
The only time I myself have run into these instances has been those family and friends that cannot see why I continue to tithe when we have been on hard times for years. I have encountered a lot of sarcasm and bitterness over what they see as money better spent elsewhere.
On 5/30/2016 at 0:22 PM, Pa Pa said:
THIS IS CRAZY, PA PA! How the heck much do they think it costs to do this? My wife and I went on three cruises and found them to be the most cost-effective and enjoyable vacations we had ever been on.
https://www.expedia.com/Cruise-Search?destination=alaska&earliest-departure-date=2016-07-01
Clicking on this link takes you to week-long Alaska cruises that cost as little as $450 per person! Add in airfare to the port, and maybe that's more money, but given that a vaguely decent hotel can cost $100 per night (or more), and then add in food, entertainment and so on, you could easily end up spending just as much as you would on a cruise for a lot less enjoyment.
You need to send these people to the web and get them to realize that a cruise is no longer some kind of wildly expensive thing that only the ultra-rich can do.
On 5/30/2016 at 10:08 AM, Traela said:
Me, out to lunch most weekdays at work with friends and colleagues. Add in the occasional dinner if I do not feel like cooking and it is probably a little under $15 a day. Not a huge deal as I still have enough for saving and vacations and the like.
On 6/4/2016 at 0:28 PM, Stargazer said:
Also, this. Cruises are not that expensive unless you are living paycheck to paycheck. Most people with middle class income can save that much in a month or two if they tighten their belts. If you make little you can usually still get together that much cash twice a year unless you are LDS and have six children.
Location:AZ
On Friday, June 10, 2016 at 9:14 PM, The Nehor said:
Or have health problems. Or housing is high where you live. Or any number of things.
We have felt really blessed with what my husband makes. It hasn't always been easy and we have at times made less as an engineer than a starting Utah teacher makes. We recognize that others have it much harder than we do sometimes and that others (like in the OP) spend their money differently than we choose so I have been defensive of our spending. I'll say we are doing something that costs money and then find myself immediately talking about my bargain shopping, coupons, rebates, frequent flier miles with work travel and credit card offers or that we don't have cable etc. I've recognized that I need to stop doing this.
Years ago I used to get defensive about being a SAHM. Then I read someone who said she just decided to own that she was blessed to be a SAHM. When people said she was lucky she just replied, "yes I am". That clicked for me. It's funny because with that confidence I no longer got comments. Now if I could only do it for our spending!
So "it must be nice" - "yes, it is." Nothing more needed.
"Where do you get the money?" - "It was a great trip. I would love to help you budget the money like we did. Let me know if you would like the help."
Edited June 12, 2016 by Rain
1 hour ago, Rain said:
Sorry, I did not mean to be exclusive. Yeah, there are many other reasons.


Our new garden space is nearly ready.
We added a third railroad tie to create a level plot. Lots of rebar was hammered in to keep the beems in place. We are working with what is known as the lasagna method. We gathered great amounts of cardboard sheets from our local super store. We topped the cardboard with our compost and horse manure--Espi estimated over 20 tractor bucket fulls!
Our plot will be about 20 x 50 feet when finished. But we will pause in the progress of the soil prep for now. We are getting ready for visiting with family and breaking from our regular routine for awhile. When we are back into the "same ole, same ole," we'll need to get more of our "lasagna layers" to finish out our rectangle and then...work on a simple fencing system to keep the rabbits and deer at bay.
By late April, we should be ready to put some spring seeds in the earth.
Is David a farmer at heart or what....great job there!! You're going to have one amazing garden this summer:) LOve you!!


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The reputation of Paris as a leading center of important economic, socio-political and cultural changes was already well established in European social circles at the beginning of the twentieth century. The booming industrialization inspired various economic activities in every aspects of human existence. The market for the commodities of all kind was constantly growing and opening widely for business offerings basically everything, including indecent services, as long as the buyer was able to afford its price. The city of Paris was becoming the international center of the world of fashion, entertainment, and Modern art. Despite its administrative problems related to the overwhelming population growth not followed by the infrastructural necessities in order to accommodate the new arrivals, Paris embraced everyone who was looking for a chance of a working space in the city. The artists from around the world were crossing each other on the streets of Paris, pursuing their dreams for a success and recognition of their talent. Kees Van Dongen,[1] whose exposition was hosted by the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, was one of many who tried to establish his artistic personality in Paris, and one of few who was able to do it successfully during his lifetime.
The Van Dongen's exposition in Montreal gathered artworks from different periods of his artistic carrier. The artworks which capture a particular attention are the drawings titled: "Woman Drinking Absinthe" (see fig.1), "Cocotte" (see fig.2), and "Le Mepris" (see fig.3). These particular artworks Van Dongen executed during the time he was working for the Parisian reviews such as La Review Blanche, L'Assiette au Beure, Le Rire, and Gil Blas. The magnetic power of these artworks attracts the viewer not only for its aesthetics, but also because of their refine commentary and psychological content. These drawings were executed between the years of 1901 and 1902. These three artworks belong to the series of drawings[2] created by Van Dongen during his first years in Paris.[3] It was the time when he had to struggle for surviving by drawing portraits of people in cafeterias and on the streets in order to be able to sustain him-self and his young family. Van Dongen's sharpness of his allegoric statements is emanating from these artworks at the viewer with horrifying exposure of the psychological summary of French classes. These drawings depict the social degradation of Parisian society. The picture "Woman Drinking Absinthe" differs from all the others exposed in the museum. In this artwork Van Dongen made editorial comment taking as a subject the problem of prostitution in Paris. At first regard the artwork gives an impression of humoristic view on the male versus female relations. However, this particular drawing Van Dongen executed not in the conventional realistic way as he did with the other drawings. This time the semiotic ambiguity of his judgment of the social degradation is enforced by psychological allegory to the human basic instincts. He exposes the animal nature of human beings. It is a dark satire on the imperfection of the phallic social system. Besides the editorial subjectivity the artwork does not have yet the "Van Dongian" fauvist flavor. Instead, the aesthetics and technical particularities of the drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe" suggest enormous influences of Toulouse-Lautrec's artistic style. Especially in these particular artworks the freedom of the brush is definitely borrowed either from Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Pierre Bonnard, or from all of them at the same time.[4]
Submitting the artwork to the closer examination of its symbolic allegorical meaning, it is necessary to begin with the general description of its content. Van Dongen depicted a seating woman on the street in black dress with her legs covered with black stockings spread widely in a provocatively inviting position in the direction of the metamorphic skeleton of either a rabbit, or a dog, with a human skull and a tuxedo hat on it. The seated position of the skeleton suggests a rabbit, which symbolizes besides many other meanings the dishonesty, damaging activities, as well as a man's libido. We can also consider that it is a hesitating dog that is not sure if the tempting garter in the hand of the woman is worth the bite. In such case, the dog symbolizes greediness and bad habits. Both descriptions fit the image well. The woman, according to the title of the drawing, is drunk what would symbolize her weakness and frivolity. Her head is covered with the hat with an evident unspecified red decoration on it. Her lips are in red and the visible underwear between her legs is red too. The red color goes from her head through her lips to the woman's underwear. It is symbolic reference to the three steps of merchandising the prostitute services. The first is the idea of selling her body for money. The second is her mouth, through which she would trade with the client. The third would be the final consumption of the purchased " goods." The Woman is supporting her seating figure with her right hand preventing herself from falling. With her left hand stretched out, she is grasping her garter. She is trying to attract the metamorphic creature between her legs. The skull of the creature has an opened mouth, what emphasizes his hunger and the desire to bite the garter, or more. The spread legs are actually preventing the metamorphic creature from escaping, exposing the red flounces as an additional element of temptation. The drawing is executed with great artistic freedom of the brush and mixed media.[5] The image provocative composition is catching the viewer in its psychoanalytic imaginary spider net. From the psychological point of view the image itself does to the viewer exactly what the woman does to the metamorphic creature. It emanates the temptation. It attracts the viewer's attention by its unusual allegoric symbolism. It is Van Dongen's the only artwork at the exposition with the surrealistic taste. The allegory of this image is evident and represents the essence of Parisian realities viewed through the critical perception of the artist's intellect. Van Dongen's irony in this drawing reflects the consequences of industrialization and its impact on the style of living of those less fortunate who became as merchandise for those who can afford it. The prostitution in Paris become affordable commodity and followed closely the development of consumer society. The difference in the sizes between the woman and the metamorphic creature figures symbolizes how serious the problems of social inequities were at that time, and how devastating the prostitution was as means of gaining a leaving, especially for women.[6] The overwhelming figure of the lady refers to the demography of poverty among the lower classes of Parisian society, which was ruled by the financial power of the bourgeoisie and the capitalist exploratory system, which on the image is represented allegorically as the metamorphic creature. The artwork represents in itself a sort of diagram of economic divisions between the poor and the rich classes in Parisian society at the beginning of the twentieth century. The skeleton beast refers to the phallic demoralizing attitude towards the lower classes. It reflects the elaborated taste of the bourgeoisie to the commodities available to them through their monetary power. The seating woman represents allegorically the social devaluation of human dignity to the object of commodity. Van Dongen, during the time of working on the editorial illustrations for the magazines, produced great deal of drawings. Each of them was accompanied with intelligent commentaries spicy to the point, but in the drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe," he proved his great talent of critical psychoanalytic artistic judgment and elaborated perversity of intellectual thought.
Taking in consideration Van Dongen's Parisian realities at the beginning of his carrier, the interpretation of Van Dongen's drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe," would be quite different. Analyzing his artwork without any knowledge of any specific details about his personal life, the viewer would come to less or more the same interpretation of his drawing as it was explained earlier in this paper. However, knowing about the hardship of his life at the beginning of his Parisian period, as well as his brilliant carrier, which started few years later, this artwork represents the artist himself and his Parisian realities. The drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe" illustrates an unconscious prediction of Van Dongen's own future. Van Dongen in his own words stated in his biography: "I am a prostitute of my glory."[7] Van Dongen's well being depended on the bourgeoisie interest in his art. In such case the reading of the artwork "Woman Drinking Absinthe" would be different. The female character would represent Van Dongenès affords to attract attention to his talent and his artistic services. The meaning of the metamorphic character would not change. The creature would still represent an important monetary aspect, but in different sense. This time it would be the bourgeoisie's taste for Van Dongen's art. The artist in this artwork exteriorized his own artistic struggles. He referred himself as a prostitute, because from the beginning he had to put aside painting and concentrate on publishing in order to survive. The ambiguity of this drawing could refer to Plato's "problem" with the art, when he said that the artists speak through the images more than through the ideas, what makes the truth cloudy and so not clear.
The artwork "Cocotte" follows similar psychological pattern of the ridicule aspects of live imposed on women in Patriarchal social order. The naked body of sleeping woman is lying on a bed. The body has a signs of physical fatigue related to the erotic services and her supposedly advanced age. The vapor coming from the oil lamp forms a word "Cocotte"[8] floating over her head. In the darkness of the room behind the bed a face of a man is slightly visible. His face expresses his madness of desire for sexual pleasures seemingly available just in front of him. He may represent also "Death" waiting for the body to "burn out" like the oil lamp, so it can take it to the abyss of the "Hades."[9] In the right corner the way the vapor is turning gives an impression of another individual standing behind the woman's bed. Assuming that it may be the case, the artist refers to the biblical story of "Susanna and the Elders."[10] It fits perfectly to the story drawn by the artist. In either way in this simple drawing Van Dongen depicts sarcastically the essence of the human existence.
The drawing "Le Mepris" refers to the common social phenomenon during the times called the "Belle Epoch" when the rich bourgeois men used to take advantage of young women coming to Paris with a hope to find better working conditions and socio-economic opportunities. Instead, they fell in the hands of rich bourgeois men who, with promises of eternal love and possibilities of marriage, misled the women's cautious attitude. Those women who were unlucky enough to meet such individuals on the streets of Paris, were placed in rented apartments paid by the men and in exchange for the promised dream of marriage, they served to those men for entertainment of sexual pleasures. Many of the men had their own families and regardless to this fact their financial fortune inspired them to have indecent ideas. This euphoria of happiness lasted untill the woman got pregnant. Then usually women were left alone with the babies and without any possibilities of financial support from the child's father. Most of the times they were thrown out from the apartments they were occupying when they were still unspoiled by the pregnancy. Many women suicides, others went back to their homes in the country, and yet some of them were lucky to survive in the city. Such situations were common in Paris, and Van Dongen as a good observer commented these situations with the brush of his own intelligent sarcasm. In the drawing "Le Mepris" Van Dongen draws a woman sitting in the room on a chair with her back towards the window and her face covered with her hands. Her posture suggests that she is worried and crying. Her face is not visible but it is evident that she is unhappy. The large curtain separates her from the window, which symbolizes the exterior world. The balustrade ornament, which is visible in the lower part of the window's exterior, suggests the possibility of pleasant and fancy life. The fact of her pregnancy separates her from the exterior world and the enjoyment of life, which she was experiencing before. From now on what she has left is the darkness in front of her marked by the artist with the dark color brush strokes. The picture is accompanied by the captions: "Lover went away… woman is left alone… with her baby." The text completes the moral of this story. This artwork represents yet another simplicity and depth of Van Dungeon's thought and his brilliant mind. Studying these drawings makes it evident Van Dongen's exceptional sense of social critic and proves his intellectual draftsmanship. These three chosen works represent a particular period in Van Dongen's artistic quest. It was the time when he needed badly to work and earn enough money to make his living. Van Dongen with his extraordinary commentary intuition did not have any problem to make a great satire on any subject.
Analyzing Van Dongen's artwork from the formal point of view his line and color from the time of his editorial production did not represented yet its future characteristics. During that time Van Dongen did a significant amount of drawings as those discussed earlier in this essay. Their main characteristic was the economy of line and color what certainly was dictated by the technological means available at that time. However, what strikes the most in these artworks is their similarity to the lines of drawing of another artists as Toulouse-Lautrec for example. It is obvious that artists always get inspired one another and with the solid and constant dynamic practice with the passing time they develop their own visual distinguishable characteristics. In Van Dongen's case it is very clear that his early paintings and drawings have eclectic characteristics. Looking at his artwork from his early period it is evident to see all his favor artists such as Frans Hals, Goya, Manet, and Toulouse-Lautrec collected together. He was amalgamating different styles, which seems typical for most of young artists. Focusing on the drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe" one thing seems evident that he borrowed the brush stroke from Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Van Dongen mentioned that he saw the artist from time to time on the streets of Montmartre passing by him when he was drawing caricatures and portraits of people on the street [11]during his first staying in Paris. He did not speak to Toulouse-Lautrec because of shame of being too poor and unpleasantly looking. The fact that Van Dongen mentioned such incident proves that he knew of the artist's artwork at that time. Comparing the drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe" with some of Toulouse-Lautrec's artworks (see fig. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ) proves the point of enormous resemblances. It to put together the Van Dongen's drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe" and chosen samples of Toulouse-Lautrec's drawings, it would seems like it is Toulouse-Lautrec's artwork. The way Van Dongen is applying the paint on his work has the same characteristic tonality. The nervousness and spontaneity of the lines are identical to Toulouse-Lautrec artworks "Monsieur, Madame and her Lapdog" (see fig. 4) and "Alone" (see fig. 5). It is particularly visible in the Toulouse-Lautrec's "Alone" drawing. The Van Dongen's and Toulouse-Lautrec's drawings share the same energy of brush strokes and can actually be part of the same series. Another interesting resemblance is visible when looking at the faces on Toulouse-Lautrec's drawings such as" Alone," "Woman Pulling up her Stockings," (see fig. 7) and "The Tattooed Woman or The Toilette:" the face of the woman on the first artwork and the two faces of the women helpers depicted on the two other drawings are almost the same to the face of the woman depicted on Van Dongen's artwork. Their physical profiles and the expressions are identical. What is also comparable between the Van Dongen's and Toulouse-Lautrec's drawings in this particular case is the way Van Dongen treats chromatically the background of his work. The verticality of brush strokes is identical. Especially when comparing the Van Dongen's artwork with the drawings "The Brothel Laundryman," "Woman Pulling up her Stockings," and "The Tattooed Woman or The Toilette." The Van Dongen's artwork "Woman Drinking Absinthe" is quiet different form all the other drawings exposed from the first period of his artistic struggles in Paris. The second sample of Van Dongen's artwork "Cocotte" looks almost an allegorical copy of Toulouse-Lautrec's drawing "Alone." The two women share the same laying body position. The two other artworks "Cocotte" and "Le Mepris" besides their graphic resemblances with Toulouse-Lautrec's brush line have similarities to the two other artists such as Edgar Degas and Pierre Bonnard.
Comparing Van Dongen's "Cocotte" and Le Mepris" with Degas's artworks of the ballet dancers (see fig. 10, 11, 12) the strong decisive lines of the Van Dongen's figures resemble the heavy outlines on the Degas's drawings. In Degas's "Dancer" the hairs of the woman is depicted with the same perfect economy of color like on the Van Dongen's "Le Mepris." The solid well granted lines drawn by Degas with the charcoal are visible in Van Dongen's treatment of his figure of the woman in the drawing "Le Mepris." Van Dongen's brush follows the Degas's pattern. The same concerns the Degas's depiction of the dancers dresses on his artworks. Van Dongen applied his technique on the curtain, floor, and on the garment of his character. The Degas's famous painting "Dans un café: L'Absinthe" (see fig. 13) also inspired Van Dongen in creation of his drawing discussed previously "Woman Drinking Absinthe." He borrowed the subject from Degas's painting and created his own interpretation of it. Some elements from Degas's painting such as a sitting woman's with slightly spread legs, red gather skirt, and boots are the same as in Van Dongen's drawing. However, Van Dongen recomposed the entire situation; in Degas's artwork the indifferent man is sitting beside the lady; in Van Dongen's drawing he is in front of her hesitating and to some point indifferent to her charms as it is visible on Degas's work. It is perfect allegorical view of Dega's masterpiece with Van Dongens's spicy intelligence of a great cartoonist.
The Pierre Bonnard's influence on Van Dongen's artwork referring only to the chosen drawings is a visible freedom of his lines what gives sometimes an impression of sketch. The Bonnard's freedom of line without any preoccupation about anatomic correctness and its slightly cartooning look are visible also in Van Dongen's samples represented in this essay. Anatomically speaking all three samples of Van Dongen's drawings has traces of Bonnard's drawings (see fig. 14, 15, 16, 17). Bonnard's liberty of line and characteristics of certain naivety and lightness of his drawings encourage Van Dongen to liberate his stoke from certain rigidity of Degase's heavy outlines of his ballet models. Bonnard's artwork has certain amount of psychological complexity. Van Dongen saw this nuances in Bonnard's artworks.
Van Dongen through the psychological collages of his allegorical imagery he was inspired by the greatest artists of the Parisian bohemia and as many artist before and after him is trying to make a sense of the mysterious world of their creative minds.
Van Dongen's chosen artworks exposes the psychological mirror of Parisian realities. He experienced it by leaving in doubtful neighborhoods at the beginning of his crusade for the fame and glory. The world where Van Dongen was searching for recognition was the world he criticized brilliantly in his early years, and portrayed it with a great success later. It was the world he depended on through all his life, as his female symbolic character in his drawing "Woman Drinking Absinthe."
[1] Kees Van Dongen, Daitch painter, born in 1877 in Delfshaven, the Rotterdam's suburbia's. He arrived in Paris the first time in 1897, than the second time in 1900, a year of the opening of the first line of metro in the city. Van Dongen was the only faithful representative of Fauvism through almost all his life.
[2] Van Dongen was able to obtain the contracts for satirical illustrations for such French reviews as: La Revue Blanche, Le Rire, L'Assiette au Beurre, and after nineteenth and three the Gil Blas.
[3] Van Dongen first came to Paris in 1897 but had to leave because of financial difficulties. He returned again in 1900 and decided to stay. In 1901 he got married in Paris with Augusta Pretinger. He had one daughter with her.
[4] At that time many artists were influenced by these two artistic individualities.
[5] Ink, watercolor, gouache, and conte crayon sketch paper.
[6] Great risk of venereal infections possibilities.
[7] "Je suis courtisane de la gloire."
[8] Name usually given to the women of easy virtue.
[9] The Kingdom of the Underworld where the death reins in Greek Mythology.
[10] Biblical story about a married woman Susanna who was watched by two elders while taking her bath. She refused to be submitted to their sexual desires and in consequence was accused of adultery. During the trial the two old men give a confusing responses what proved Susanna's innocence.
[11] Van Dongen came to Paris first time in 1897 and stayed for few months. He was obligated to leave Paris after few months because of his financial problems. He returned back to Paris in 1899.
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It's Wednesday post-lunch and we're succumbing to the midweek slump. In an attempt to fight it off, we've been listening to some new music—namely, "Stay Home Tonight," the first single from Chicago folk-rock three-piece Cains & Abels'* upcoming LP. We'd recommend the band to any fans of the Sufjan Stevens, Deer Tick, Grizzly Bear wave of the late 2000s. With their guitar-based, steady drum beats and natural imagery, Cains & Abels is a little less energetic than Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, but a little less subdued than Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes. They've has been described as "more fall/winter/spring music than summer music," and they're okay with that.
The band's biblical name is perhaps a reflection of front-man David Sampson's conservative upbringing; Sampson was raised in a house so conservative the Beatles were considered subversive. We wonder what his parents would think of today's emerging acts such as Tyler the Creator… This will be Cains & Abels second full-length LP; their first, Call Me Up was released in 2009.
*Not to be confused not to be confused with screaming metal-core band, Cain & Abel. Seriously, do not make this mistake.
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Richard Vaglienti, M.D. and Judy and Michael Semler are listed as the plaintiffs on the suit. They are being represented by Bowles Rice Attorney Jeff Ray.
Defendants are the City of Morgantown and six members of city council — Rachel Fetty, Mayor Bill Kawecki, Ryan Wallace, Jenny Selin, Deputy Mayor Mark Brazaitis and Barry Wendell.
The only member of council not listed is 5th Ward Councilor Ron Dulaney, who's cast the only vote against the purchase.
The proposed acquisition became a topic of conversation and debate since it was unveiled in a May 31 press release disseminated along with the June 5 council agenda. At that meeting council voted 6-1 on the first of two readings to approve the purchase.
Council is scheduled to consider adoption of the purchase agreement following a public hearing at its meeting on Tuesday.
The suit points out that the price the city is considering is more than four times the property's value according to the Monongalia County Assessor's Office. The suit lists that value at $1,225,000.
The city did not have the land appraised prior to council's June 5 vote, but city administration has said a current appraisal will be in hand before council votes on Tuesday.
It also claims that Brazaitis is guilty of malfeasance and violating state law and the city charter by voting on the issue because he owns property contiguous to the forest and therefore "stands to substantially gain financially" if the city moves forward.
It goes on to state that the defendants' actions impact all residents and property owners in the city, thus the class includes thousands of residents that cannot be listed.
The plaintiffs are asking that preliminary injunction as well as a permanent injunction be entered enjoining defendants from purchasing the property and that the plaintiffs be awarded attorney and court fees and any other relief the court deems appropriate.


I had a visit from my neighbour John the other day. He asked me to help him cut down an old apple tree in order to make way for his new conservatory, and as he has helped me a lot in the past, I agreed to give him a hand.
Personally I think I would have rather kept the apple tree because I think conservatories are somewhat overrated. Most of the people I know who have one don't use them in the winter because they are too cold or noisy when it rains, or they have to shade them in the summer because they get too hot. One advantage I suppose is they can be useful to keep plants in and bring seeds on early. But these are just my opinions and I certainly have no intention of expressing them to John!
We managed to get the tree down without any disasters and John duly presented me with the larger pieces of wood that resulted from our efforts. I usually refuse most offers of trunks or branches of trees as I don't have the space to store large pieces of timber and, by the time I get round to using it, it is either so hard that I can't do much with it or it has split so much that it is of no use.
I met a professional carver the other week who is also an arboriculturist. He gave me a lot of very useful information about the best way to dry lumps of wood that haven't yet been cut into planks. I always thought that it was best to only carve kiln-dried wood, but as he said, carvers have been working very successfully since well before drying kilns were available and much of their work is still around.
Most carvers favour lime (Tilia vulgaris) as their choice of wood. Lime needs to be cut into planks as soon as possible and then dried thoroughly before use as it breaks down very quickly when wet. Most of the other native timbers carve better when wet, or at least when they're not completely dry. The drier and older they get, the harder they become.
I was advised that, if anyone offers you logs, make sure that they are cut no shorter than 1.8 metres or they will split and become useless. Stand them on end and leave them alone until you wish to use them. The top 150mm or so will not be much good but below that should be fine. The sooner you use the wood, the easier it will be to carve. You do, however, have to be careful when you use it. Each time you finish carving, oil any end grain thoroughly and cover the wood with a plastic bag, but do not expose to any great changes of temperature or humidity. This way you should encounter no problems with the wood splitting.
My workshop is coming along very nicely. I have a good bench with a vice that I picked up at a car boot sale for next to nothing. It is amazing what you can find nowadays. It usually means that you can get excellent quality pieces of equipment or tools for less than the price of a cheap import.
I am now on the lookout for a good bandsaw or scrollsaw; I am not sure which to go for as each has its advantages and disadvantages. The bandsaw will cut thicker wood than the scrollsaw, but it won't cut holes.
I will have to think about it and ask the carvers at the club next time we meet - you never know, I may end up with both!
A word of warning here if anyone is intending to buy similar tools: make sure you go for tools from a reputable manufacturer, as there are many cheap versions on the market that look good but are almost useless. They are not easy to sharpen and don't hold an edge; you get what you pay for!


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Jungle Is Massive at Sophia Webster Spring/Summer 2015
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Fashion fit for a Duchess at Issa Spring Summer 2015
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This Nick Knight film, in collaboration with Beats by Dre, comments on the world's multi-faceted and multi-sensory influences and experiences. Knight's film, 'New Space', sees disparate elements come together in an unorthodox melange of mediums. The film's use of fashion film, animation, image, art and aerial performance, mirrors the multifarious life experiences of this world.


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Pastoral Care Ministries is there to meet the needs of those who are suffering from illness, life changes, difficulties, isolation, and bereavement. If you have a pastoral need, let us know. We'll be glad to help.
Click here for Care Ministry brochure. Contact Lisa Baggett for more info.
While prayer is an important part of any group that meets, these groups specifically focus on intercessory prayer. You are invited share your prayer requests by email at prayer@ircumc.com. New Prayer Warriors are always welcome to join these groups.
Intercessory Prayer Group: This intercessory prayer group prays over the prayer requests that come in from the weekend services. Confidentiality is honored. They meet at the Chapel in the Office Building from 11 a.m. to noon. Dinah Bryant and Bruce Baker lead the Intercessory Prayer Group.
Women Together is a support group for women who have suffered the loss of a spouse. The women enjoy a time of fellowship, sharing, a devotion, an occasional speaker and food. The group meets the fourth Sunday of each month from 3 to 5 p.m. September to March and 4 to 6 p.m. beginning in April in Wesley Hall, Studio 153. For more information, contact Sharon McClelland, 321-383-8868.
Prayer Shawl Ministry is for those who knit, crochet or would like to learn how. There are two groups: The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon in Wesley Hall, Studio 153.
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The Dementia Alliance Support Group is open for people who are caregivers or related to a loved one or person suffering with progressive Dementia. Talk through challenges, share feelings, needs and concerns, and learn about resources available in the community. We are meeting in person on the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Admin Building. For more information contact or email Leah Michaels at 321-652-2824 or dementiaalliance@yahoo.com.
If you have taken on the responsibility of raising your grandchild, you may face new problems and new joys. Your new role or continuing role brings powerful feelings, parenting questions, legal and financial challenges and sometimes exhaustion. YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) of Brevard currently serves relative caregivers in the Brevard County area. Over 80 percent of the caregivers are grandparents. GRG provides services such as acquiring state funding, legal assistance, advocacy, holiday assistance, newsletter, school supplies, sporting camps and training for grandparents receiving their grandchildren. The Titusville Support Group meets on the first Friday of the month from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Indian River City UMC Choir Room. For more information, call Natasha Walsh at 321-631-7776 or go to www.grg-Brevard.org
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The purpose of the Chronic Illness Support Group is to provide support and a caring Christian environment for people who are dealing with illness that causes chronic pain, breathing difficulties, necessary compliance, etc. (cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, diabetes, etc.) Due to the compromised nature of this group, during the pandemic they have been meeting on the third Thursday of each month through Zoom at 11 a.m. For more information, call Alyce Riddle at 321-794-8066 or email alyce.riddle100@gmail.com
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Hello, all! I'm a junior pursuing an independent concentration in Medical Anthropology of Mental Health. I have lived experience with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, orthorexia, and panic attacks. I have carried fear and anxiety with me since I was young, but it was only when I found LETS that I was able to really push through my fear and instead act out of love. Since joining, I have been filled with agency, courage, and hope by advocating for myself and my neurodivergent peers. With this newfound love for fighting the good fight, I dream of fully supporting and returning power to those with mental illness. That said, I am honored to live my dream doing this work at Brown, and I can't wait to make an impact with you all!
Hey there! My name is Shivani Nishar, and I'm a sophomore studying Cognitive Science. I'm from California and can talk to you about why I love the state for days on end. I love to go plant shopping, watch Bollywood movies, and eat Ben & Jerry's nonstop. I joined Project LETS because I have noticed that people of color are continually left outof the conversation in the efforts to destigmatize mental health. Personally, I struggle with social anxiety and seasonal affective disorder & want more people to recognize the unique situation of overcoming both the mental illness stigma and various cultural ones. I hope to implement some programs that tackle these cultural obstacles and stigmas that our particular community faces and am very excited to do so with the rest of the Project LETS team!
Hi! My name is Matt, I am a junior studying electrical engineering, and I am one of the Program Coordinators for this year! I have a passion for playing sports I totally don't understand, long peaceful walks at 3 am, and anything involving a beach. I am hopelessly clueless, incredibly good at sounding confident and assertive when I have absolutely zero idea what I'm talking about, and I perpetually look like I am lost (because I often am). But, despite all that, I love listening to people's stories and am willing to do everything in my power to help out if I can. Don't be afraid to ask me questions and I look forward to meeting you all!
Hi! My name is Dorothy, and I am a junior at Brown. I am majoring in Intersectional Mental Health, an independent concentration I created last spring. I grew up under the beautiful and melancholy grey skies of Seattle, WA, which contributed to my early experiences with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). As I have encountered more of life's ups and downs since coming to college, my mental health has shifted in other ways, though I continue to focus my advocacy efforts on suicide awareness and intervention. I have found strength and solidarity in Project LETS at Brown, and I seek to increase awareness and action around making mental health spaces and activism more accountable to communities of color. When I'm not plugging events into my Google calendar, I enjoy reading on public transportation and trying my hand at visual and literary arts. Disruption is key!
My name is Paula and I'm a senior concentrating in Biology and English Literature. I hope to become a psychiatrist and a young adult novelist. I love reading about mental illness, writing about mental illness, and getting lost in adventures that help me forget about mental illness. Throughout my life, I've experienced eating disorders, depression, and anxiety - all of which have shaped and strengthened me. I never felt comfortable speaking openly about mental health until I found Project LETS my freshman year at Brown. Project LETS provides me with an avenue for sharing my lived experience and connects me with a supportive community of individuals. I am so excited to serve as Social Chair, and am looking forward to an incredible year!
Hey there! I'm Eli (he/him), a Brown sophomore with ADHD from Atlanta. I care a lot about politics and policy as tools to improve people's lives. On the side, I'm also interested in math, chess, and a bunch of other stuff! I joined Project LETS this spring, and I soon fell in love with everything about it. I have a particular passion for disability justice, which suffuses my politics and my activism. As a Southerner, I'm all too familiar with what happens when a government doesn't serve all of its people, and I understand that solidarity between oppressed groups is critical. I saw that this summer, when ADAPT activists led the fight against cuts to Medicaid, and I know it from the history of the South and Reconstruction.
Hello all! My name is Judith, and I'm the Peer Mental Health Advocate (PMHA) coordinator for LETS this year. I'm a senior currently pursuing a B.Sc. in Neuroscience at Brown University, which means that brains turn me on. As an individual with a mental illness, I believe that my personal experiences with stigma and marginalization have translated well into an active passion for advocacy. I'm interested in the relationship between mental health and mental illness, and the variety of ways in which one's experiences can be influenced by the definition of disability - both the self-affirmative and self-identifying label of disability as well as the stigmatized definition placed upon individuals by society.
Hello! My name is Anna, and I'm a sophomore (definitely) studying History and (probably) something literary as well. I grew up just outside Chicago and will happily discuss the spectacular beauty of cornfields with anyone who wants to listen! I joined Project LETS my freshman year after hearing our fantastic founder, Stef, speak on a panel during orientation, and I have been increasingly involved since then. My lived experience lies with OCD, eating disorders, and depression--all of which, through the ups and downs, have made me the person I am today. I am so excited to work with a community of such passionate, hardworking, caring individuals to share our stories and disrupt the culture of silence and shame that contributes to mental health stigma. When I'm not engaged in advocacy work, I'm usually listening to podcasts, eating toast, or adding to my collection of ridiculously patterned socks.


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5 Pioneering Health Bloggers and Wellness Influencers to Follow on Instagram
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From the wellness scene of LA to London and back again, there have never been more people vying for your attention on Instagram.
Instagram is awash with health and wellness accounts and it can be hard to separate the worthwhile ones from the not-so. Your Instagram feed is sacred and you don't want to end up following everyone just 'cause. Wellness content has never been better, but which accounts are actually worth paying attention to, and which do you definitely need to be following?
Read on for our pick of the best health and wellness influencers to be following now and allow us to help curate your feed:
1. GOOP - @GOOP
The lifestyle platform is perhaps best recognized as the brand behind the hit Netflix show, The Goop Lab. They have a wellbeing magazine, an online shop, a hit podcast and YouTube channel and host sell-out conferences in London and LA every year. Goop promises to test the water at the cutting edge of wellness so you don't have to. Do psychedelics really work? How can women reclaim their bodies and experience more pleasure?
Pioneered by Gwyneth Paltrow in 2008, Goop started life as a weekly newsletter. The newsletter's popularity soon spurred GP to transition to a full-blown website. Goop takes a curious and open-minded approach to wellbeing and they aim to start difficult conversations around health and wellbeing, crack taboos and find connection.
Goop covers everything from spirituality and sex, psychology and personal relationships, beauty, travel, food, home and style.
If you like to keep one step ahead of the herd and love pushing the boundaries of life and all its possibilities, Goop will be sure to inspire you to optimize your wellbeing and to get curious about your health.
2. Well + Good - @Iamwellandgood
New York based Well + Good is the health and wellness website decoding and demystifying what it means to live a well life, inside and out. Chock-full of tips and tricks, Well + Good is America's leading wellbeing website, covering a range of health-related topics including skincare, food and nutrition, fitness tips, relationship tips and holistic wellbeing.
They work with a roster of experts who regularly contribute tips and tricks to help you become the best version of you. They are all about empowering their readers through providing them with the knowledge and know-how to hack their health, boost their wellbeing, and feel better.
If you want to know how Ayurveda can help you reach your wellbeing goals, why exercising less might be the real secret to improving your fitness, or which foods to eat to beat inflammation, Well + Good might just be your new favourite Instagram account.
3. Poosh - @Poosh
Kourtney Kardashian's 'guide to living your best life' has taken the online wellness space by storm. Poosh is a self-described modern guide to being the best you can be. Its mission is to educate, motivate, create, and curate a modern lifestyle that's achievable by all.
'Kourt', as she is known by her readers, launched Poosh in response to her followers constantly asking her how she does it all; from being a single parent, to working full-time to still maintaining a social life. After spending years responding to questions about food, kids, beauty, and fashion, she decided to create Poosh.
Poosh hopes to make up for that 'missing something' in the wellness space; that something that says you can't care about your looks and still be cool and carefree, that something that says you don't have time to work hard and to play hard. Poosh is all about balance and moderation.
Covering everything from home decor and entertaining, to kids and motherhood, healthy eating, popular culture and giving back, Poosh isn't preachy - far from it - and it isn't judgemental or exclusive. It's a lifestyle destination for the everywoman.
4. Dave Asprey - @Dave.Asprey
Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof and the father of biohacking, as well as a New York Times best-selling science author.
Dave shares his science-backed top tips and tricks for hacking your health and wellbeing through diet, and movement, and let's his audience in on the more idiosyncratic aspects of his wellness regimen, including his regular use of infra-red saunas and tendency towards intermittent fasting.
He is also a follower of the increasingly popular ketogenic diet and lifestyle - a high-fat, moderate-protein and low-carbohydrate diet - and shares his experience living this way on his social media channels.
If you want to learn more about the keto lifestyle, biohacking or neuroscience (or, let's face it, all three), and feel inspired and motivated to intelligently hack your own health, then give him a follow.
5. Dr. Rhonda Patrick - @foundmyfitness
Dr. Rhonda Patrick is a doctor, scientist and the founder of FoundMyFitness, a platform dedicated to promoting strategies to increase healthspan, well-being, and cognitive and physical performance. Dr. Rhonda Patrick is your personal guide to living better and living longer.
On social media, Dr. Rhonda talks in-depth about lifestyle hacks to help you find abundant health - both mental and physical - and how to boost your immune system, reduce inflammation and alter your epigenetic make-up. She is a huge fan of sauna treatments and discusses some effective - and clinically-backed - ways to beat depression and boost mood.
Premium membership to FoundMyFitness provides access to monthly Q&As, early access to podcast episodes and a members only library, and a bi-monthly science digest delivered straight to your inbox.
For cutting-edge science and clinical expertise, follow Dr. Rhonda.
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