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Kelly Osbourne 'Overwhelmed with Gratitude' as She Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety
Kelly Osbourne previously told PEOPLE she first encountered drugs at 13
Jodi Guglielmi
Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE
Published on August 9, 2019 02:08 PM
Kelly Osbourne is marking a major milestone.
Osbourne, 34, proudly celebrated two years of sobriety on Friday by thanking the people in her life who have supported her and encouraging others who might be struggling to "stick to it."
"I woke up this morning feeling overwhelmed with gratitude. I can't even put into words how much my life has changed over the last 2 years," she captioned an Instagram of her Twelve Steps app. "To the friends and family that have supported me on this Journey thank you I love you all so much. If you are new to sobriety stick to it life really does get good."
Last year, Osbourne announced she was one-year sober by revealing she had relapsed after a long history with drug and alcohol addiction.
Kelly Osbourne Reveals Relapse and Celebrates Newfound Sobriety After 'Hardest Year of My Life'
"This past year has been one of the hardest years of my life and I feel it's time [I] share that with you guys," she said. "To cut a long story short things got really dark. I gave up on everything in my life but most of all I gave up on myself. Life on life's terms became too much for me to handle. The only way I knew how to function was to self-medicate and go from project to project so I never had to focus on what was really going on with me. Something had to give… and it did."
"I have [spent] the past year truly working on my mind body and soul! I had to take a step out of the public eye away from work and give myself a chance to heal and figure out who the f— I really am without a camera in my face," Osbourne added.
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Her brother, Jack Osbourne, celebrated 16 years of sobriety earlier this year.
Osbourne told PEOPLE in a 2009 interview that she first encountered drugs at 13, when she gained access to liquid Vicodin after she had her tonsils removed.
She revealed she was finally able to clean up her act and get sober because she made the choice to, following a six-year battle for sobriety that included four visits to rehab, six detoxes and one visit to a mental institution.
"For me, it was either I was going to die, or I was going to get help," Osbourne said at the time. "I decided that I wanted to live, that life is worth living and that I have an incredible family and friends and why am I allowing myself to be so miserable?"
If you or someone you know is in need of help, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
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Kelly Osbourne Opens Up About Relapsing and Rehab in Wake of Demi Lovato's Reported Overdose
Kelly Osbourne Reveals She Was Once Committed to a Mental Institution — How Drug Abuse Got Her There
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Rob Delaney Marks 20 Years of Sobriety: 'If It Happened for Me, It Can Happen for You'
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The second generation Acura NSX is a sales flop but perhaps tuners can make it a bit more exciting. With a 3.5 liter twin turbo V6 plus three electric motors this thing should be a rocket. Well, it isn't.
It is kind of sad how slow this car is even when tuned. The tuner did not provide a graph so who knows what they are getting out of it but considering stock NSX's hit 125 miles per hour what are they getting out of it? 20 whp?
Going from 125 to 127 with a twin turbo 3.5 liter V6 is a joke. Not to mention, a stock 991.2 Turbo S will have its way with the NSX and it does not need any electric motors assisting to smoke it. There is no point even bringing up how badly a tuned 911 Turbo would beat it. Hell, a tuned BMW M3 with its smaller I6 can make easy work of the NSX at a fraction of the cost.
Acura decided to make the new NSX a heavy all wheel drive hybrid so you would think it would at least impress in a straight line. It doesn't.
Pro: The tuning has just begun on the platform, The electric motors only work up to 124mph, so they are more low to mid range power adders, the peak power is only 500hp from the 3.5v6TT. I would hope a real tune and hybrid turbo upgrades would get it up to 600hp.
Con: The NSX is like the BMW i8, ~$150K, worse in so many ways versus the competition... but its okay because of its look-at-me hybrid "supercar" styling, sorry that's all it is...its selling based on its styling which in my opinion (and many others who aren't buying it) is not that great.
911 Turbo is just as quick and fast as the NSX, however the 911 has an insane amount more modification potential, it even has tunes that carry a warranty like the Champion Motorsports GIAC tune.
911 Turbo is more reliable as well, Porsche 911 ranks #1 in the Luxury Sports Car segment by US News and World Report, and I am sure many other outlets.


"While emergency department visits for young adults ages 19 to 25 decreased slightly overall following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), visits for mental illnesses in this age group increased "significantly," as did diseases of the circulatory system, according to a study published online this month in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Relationship of ACA Implementation to Emergency Department Utilization Among Young Adults').
"Increased health insurance coverage reduced ER visits by young people for conditions that can be treated in office-based settings, but the lack of mental health resources continues to bring these patients to the ER in ever larger numbers," said study author Renee Hsia, MD, of the University of California San Francisco. "We also saw an increase in patients with diseases of the circulatory system, such as non-specific chest pain. There was a big decrease in ER visits for complications of pregnancy among young people, which is important as it was among the top reasons they visited the emergency department prior to the implementation of the ACA."
Researchers conducted a before and after study of patient visits to emergency departments in California, Florida and New York to determine whether the ACA had an impact on those visits. Patients age 19 to 25 were compared to patients 26 to31 over the same time periods (September 2009 through August 2010 versus January through December 2011).
After the implementation of the ACA, the rate of emergency department visits by young people decreased by 0.5 percent. However, the relative risk of a young adult ever to visit the emergency department increased by 2.6 percent for mental illness and by 4.8 percent for diseases of the circulatory system (e.g. cardiac dysrhythmias). The relative rate of emergency department visits decreased by 3.7 percent for pregnancy-related diagnoses and by 3.3 percent for diseases of the skin (e.g. cellulitis and abscesses). The decreases in emergency department visits were seen almost exclusively among white and black young adults, not Hispanics.
"The troubling finding is that young adults were more likely to visit the emergency department for mental illnesses following expanded insurance coverage under the ACA," said Dr. Hsia. "Significant barriers to care for mental health issues persist, leaving these patients little choice but to seek care in the only place they know they can get it: the ER."
Relationship of Affordable Care Act Implementation to Emergency Department Utilization Among Young Adults. Tina Hernandez-Boussard, PhD, Doug Morrison, MS, Ben A. Goldstein, PhD, Renee Y. Hsia, MD. Annals of Emergency Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.11.034. Published online January 06, 2016.
American College of Emergency Physicians. "Young people after Obamacare: Some ER visits down, others way up ." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 20 Jan. 2016. Web.


Bounce for more than 15 seconds in a Pinball Machine playing as Hot Latte.
This is actually a very easy achievement and can be done in practice. So, from the main menu select Practice -> Character (Hot Latte) -> Summer -> Wipeout Zone A. Now purposely fail and skip each obstacle until you're on a platform with a trampoline below. It will bounce you into an area with 8 balls (4 above & 4 below). Simply bounce for 15 seconds and the achievement will pop. Mine popped after I landed, so dying and landing might have different effects, feel free to leave a comment or suggestion, good luck.
There are currently no gaming sessions for the Staying Alive achievements that you can join - why not register and make a new session?


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Five Questions with Sarah Masterson
Vijay Viswanathan
Sarah Masterson is a first year Spanish teacher at Lafayette, and during her college years, she was able to study abroad in Costa Rica.
Sarah Masterson is a first-year Spanish teacher here at Lafayette. When she was in college, she had the opportunity to study abroad for three months in Costa Rica.
Why did you decide to travel to Costa Rica in the first place?
I had heard about Costa Rica in high school. My high school took a trip to Costa Rica, but I wasn't able to go on that, and it was always my goal to go to Costa Rica. I made a goal in high school that in college I would study abroad in Costa Rica, and I did, and it was the best experience ever.
Other than studying in Costa Rica, what else did you do there?
I studied abroad there for three months, I went to school and took classes in Spanish and English, and then I also traveled all over the country, seeing volcanoes, ziplining and going to the beach and the coolest thing I did was an eco-tourism field trip where we caught sea turtles, different species and then measured them and tagged them to keep an eye on the different types of biodiversity in the country.
Although you are a Spanish teacher, was trying to get through daily life in Costa Rica difficult?
It was difficult at times, but it got easier as the months went on because I got more comfortable with my Spanish, and my Spanish definitely got better, but I made a lot of silly mistakes, and there were a lot of misunderstandings that were embarrassing at times, but it [the mistakes] helped me get through it [daily life in Costa Rica] and helped me become more confident in the language.
In Costa Rica, you went on an eco-tourism trip. What exactly is eco-tourism and how does it relate to Costa Rica?
Eco-tourism is Costa Rica's biggest industry because it [Costa Rica] has so much biodiversity and they focus so much on sustaining their environment so that tourists can come and experience tourism within the environment. It's a lot of going and visiting waterfalls and rainforests and other places like that.
If you had the chance to go back to Costa Rica, would you?
Absolutely. In fact, we're [the Lafayette Spanish department] planning a trip for the spring of 2021 at Lafayette, so students in Spanish 3 and above will have the opportunity to go to Costa Rica with us.
Jazz Festival displays talent from Rockwood schools
Eye on Art
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Au revoir America
Area attractions offer variety of holiday lights, unique displays
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Take it From Me: Amy White
If it weren't for poetry

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Join LandPaths for a community summer celebration under the shade of the majestic redwood trees at the beautiful Rancho Mark West! We'll come together to enjoy a potluck meal, hikes through the Redwoods, and activities for kids of all ages. Join us to enjoy and learn about these beautiful natural treasures. Rancho Mark West is 120-acres of forests and creek protected forever by Sonoma County Ag + Open Space.
There is no charge for this outing. It is made possible by the voters of Sonoma County who funded the District's work with a quarter-cent sales tax, in partnership with the District's non-profit partner, LandPaths (external link).
This is an "Open House" potluck style event. You will be asked to sign a liability waiver when you arrive. No pets or smoking are permitted and absolutely no smoking pets! There are outhouse/portolet restrooms on site.
Water, snacks, Your own re-useable cup, plate, & utensils, chair, potluck dish to share.


Cortrex supplies a combination of adrenal glandulars and nutrients to support overall adrenal function and help maintain healthy cortisol levels.
Directions: Take 1 capsule daily with food or as recommended by a health-care practitioner. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications. Zinc supplementation can cause a copper deficiency.
Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Licorice root, Adrenal Gland and Adrenal Cortex (Bovine), Silicon Dioxide and L-Leucine.
Recommended Dose: Take 1 capsule daily with food or as recommended by a health-care practitioner. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications.
Risk Information: Zinc supplementation can cause a copper deficiency.
Take 1 capsule daily with food or as recommended by a health-care practitioner. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications. Zinc supplementation can cause a copper deficiency.


Brett teaches class on one his favorite pieces of equipment, the Wunda Chair. Throughout class Brett offers two variations to accommodate both the intermediate and advanced practitioners. Beginning with Foot Work, you'll travel through Romana's variation on the Tendon Stretch, the Series of 5, Spine Stretch, Swan Dive, and Twist, plus a whole lot more!
What a wonderful and precious gift from PA.....Hope to see Brett on a Reformer as well.....:) What an inspiration!!!!
Great class! I haven't done the reverse hundred before. Loved the twist!
Brava to your Brave Brave Students !!
Whoa,, isnt he a joy? Love his style and flow. Hoping he comes back for a more beginner to intermediate version though. Unfortunaely I am nursing a torn ligament in my right knee ,, and having to modify so much so heres hoping he comes back!!
what a great inspiration!!!!!! more of Brett, please!!!!!!much much much more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really loved how he showed the modification right alongside each other. Beautiful cueing!


Myramid Analytical performed an ambient environmental monitoring program for the World Bank Group at Lekki Port, Itoke Village, Lagos, Nigeria.
The pollutants tested included Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Total Suspended Particulate Matter (PM-TSP), Particulate Matter less than 10 micron (PM10), and Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5). A perimeter background noise survey of the site property line was also conducted.
In the design of the sampling program many factors were taken into account including the project schedule, meteorological conditions throughout the year, access to the sampling locations and utilities and security. Throughout the year, the weather pattern changes between designated "Dry" and "Rainy Seasons." The sampling sites included influences from nearby villages, the Sahara to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south.


The trendy concept of "healthy obesity" is taking a hard knock from a group of researchers from the University College London. Those researchers have recently published a new study — The Natural Course of Healthy Obesity Over 20 Years — in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Healthy obesity is a condition in which someone has healthy cholesterol, hypertension and glucose readings despite being overweight.
But that picture of health — strong vital numbers and obesity — can be misleading, according to researchers from University College London.
"A fundamental question is whether healthy obese adults maintain this metabolically healthy profile over the long term, or naturally transition into unhealthy obesity over time," the researchers said.
To answer that question, the team studied data from more than 2,500 people over a 20-year period.
After two decades, about half of the study participants had become "unhealthy obese," and only 10 percent retained the "healthy, but obese" designation.
Adults who are "healthy but obese" were eight times more likely to become "unhealthy and obese" after 20 years, compared to healthy, non-obese adults.
There are more reasons to call blueberries a super food, says a researcher from Florida State University. Eating about a cup of blueberries a day could lower blood pressure, according to the FSU study, which was published in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a medical journal.
The study tracked 48 postmenopausal women from the Tallahassee region. For women, the risk of hypertension increases after menopause, and those selected to participate in the study had pre-hypertension or stage 1 hypertension.
The participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: One group received a daily serving of 22 grams of freeze-dried blueberry powder (which equals about a cup of blueberries), and the other received 22 grams of a powdered placebo. During an eight-week period, the blueberry group posted significant improvements in their blood pressure, according to baseline, four-week and final readings. The placebo group showed no improvement.
"After 8 weeks, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, were significantly lower than baseline levels," the study reports.
The blueberry group had increased production of nitric oxide, a chemical linked to widening and relaxing of blood vessels.
"Daily blueberry consumption may reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness, which may be due, in part, to increased nitric oxide production," researchers reported.


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Q: Save and continue training the LSTM network I try to make a LSTM model continue were its last run left off. All compiles fine till I try to fit the network. Then it gives an error:

ValueError: Error when checking target: expected dense_29 to have 3 dimensions, but got array with shape (672, 1)

I checked various articles such as this and this  but I don't see what is wrong in my code.
from keras import Sequential
from keras.preprocessing.sequence import pad_sequences
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
from keras.models import Sequential,Model
from keras.layers import LSTM, Dense, Bidirectional, Input,Dropout,BatchNormalization
from keras import backend as K
from keras.engine.topology import Layer
from keras import initializers, regularizers, constraints

from keras.callbacks import ModelCheckpoint
from keras.models import load_model
import os.path
import os
filepath="Train-weights.best.hdf5"
act = 'relu'

model = Sequential()
model.add(BatchNormalization(input_shape=(10, 128)))
model.add(Bidirectional(LSTM(128, dropout=0.5, activation=act, return_sequences=True)))
model.add(Dense(1,activation='sigmoid'))

if (os.path.exists(filepath)):
   print("extending training of previous run")
   model.compile(loss='binary_crossentropy', optimizer='adam', metrics=['accuracy'])
   with open('model_architecture.json', 'r') as f:
      model = model_from_json(f.read())
   model.load_weights(filepath)
else:
   print("First run")
   model.compile(loss='binary_crossentropy', optimizer='adam', metrics=['accuracy'])
   model.fit(x_train, y_train, validation_data=(x_val, y_val), epochs=100, batch_size=32, callbacks=callbacks_list, verbose=2)
   model.save_weights(filepath)
   with open('model_architecture.json', 'w') as f:
       f.write(model.to_json())

 checkpoint = ModelCheckpoint(filepath, monitor='val_acc', verbose=1, save_best_only=True, mode='max')
 callbacks_list = [checkpoint]

 model.fit(x_train, y_train, validation_data=(x_val, y_val), epochs=100, batch_size=32, callbacks=callbacks_list, verbose=0)

A: Try model.summary() and you would see that the output shape of last layer (i.e. the Dense layer) in the network is (None, 10, 1). Therefore, the labels you provide to the model (i.e. y_train) must also have a shape of (num_samples, 10, 1).
If the output shape (None, 10, 1) is not what you wanted (e.g. you want (None, 1) as the output shape of your model) then you need to modify your model definition. One simple modification to achieve that is removing the return_sequences=True argument from the LSTM layer.

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The foundation of the Imperial School of Medicine (Mekteb-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane) in Istanbul in 1827 was landmark in the history of medical education in Turkey. About thirty years later, in 1856, the "Société Impériale de Médecine de Constantinople" (Cemiyet-i Tıbbiye-i Şahane) was founded by the European physicians then present in Istanbul for the Crimean War. The society was enlarged through the memberships of non-muslim Ottoman physicians. The Gazette Medicale d'Orient, the Society's journal, contains several articles critisizing the Imperial School of Medicine. The present paper aims to study these articles and assert the relation between the society and the school.
Criticism was mainly brought on the organisation, administraiton, location, teaching staff, education and graduates of the medical school. Positive opinions were rare and immediately followed by severe criticisms. Some of the criticisms, on the other hand, were rational and true: Alterations and renovations were then made on certain issues. For instance, the secondary school was separated from the School of Medicine or the army's health affairs were removed from the School's control and put under the administration of "Conseil des Hopitaux." There were also criticisms aiming to maintain the European, especially French, cultural dominance in this institution. Most of the articles were written in a style despising what was conducted at the School or giving advice to the administration. This attitude resulted mainly from the fact that the Society considered itself an institution directing and supervising the health affairs in the Ottoman Empire.


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'Lord of the Rings' Bilbo Baggins Actor Ian Holm Has Passed
Award-winning British actor Sir Ian Holm, CBE has died at age of 88.
Ian Holm, the versatile actor who played everything from Napoleon in Time Bandits, an android in Alien , Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, to the legendary role of Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies, has died in London at the age of 88, his agent confirmed to the Guardian.
"It is with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning at the age of 88," they said. "He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer," adding that his illness was Parkinson's related. "Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely."
He was born Ian Holm Cuthbert on September 12, 1932 in Goodmayes, Essex, UK.
Long before legions of Lord of the Rings fans knew him as Bilbo Baggins, he was a well-respected, highly esteemed star of stage and screen. He won the Laurence Olivier Award in 1998 for his performance as King Lear. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his role as Lenny in The Homecoming. In 1981, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Chariots of Fire; he was nominated for an Oscar for the same role.
Sir Ian Holm was one of the world's greatest actors, a Laurence Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning, BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated British star of films and the stage. He was a member of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company and has played more than 100 roles in films and on television.
Holm as Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element
In 1989 he was appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1998.
Sir Ian had a double connection to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. He played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, . He played Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's movie trilogy of LOTR, and shared the role of Bilbo with Sherlock's Martin Freeman (Watson in Sherlock, Everett Ross in Black Panther, Arthur Dent in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) in The Hobbit movies. Interestingly, when he played Frodo in the radio drama, he was the same age that Frodo was supposed to have been when he embarked on his quest in The Hobbit.
Like many actors, he turned to voiceovers after he was too old for leading man roles. He was Chef Skinner in the Disney/Pixar film Ratatouille. He voiced Pontius Pilate in The Miracle Maker. He was Squealer in the 1999 version of Animal Farm, in which Sir Patrick Stewart played the villainous Comrade Napoleon. He voiced Frank Cooper in Wisconsin Death Trip.
In his final days, his wife Sophie de Stempel had been documenting Holm's final days in a series of pastel portraits. He is survived by his fourth wife, de Stempel, and five children from previous relationships, as well as his third wife, the actor Penelope Wilton.
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Susan Macdonald is the author of the children's book "R is for Renaissance Faire", as well as short stories in "Alternative Truths", "Swords and Sorceress #30", "Supernatural Colorado", "Barbarian Crowns", "Cat Tails""Under Western Stars", and "Knee-High Drummond and the Durango Kid". Her articles have appeared on SCIFI.radio's web site, in The Inquisitr, and in The Millington Star. She enjoys Renaissance Faires (see book above), science fiction conventions, Highland Games, and Native American pow-wows.
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Susan Macdonald is the author of the children's book "R is for Renaissance Faire", as well as short stories in "Alternative Truths", "Swords and Sorceress #30", "Supernatural Colorado", "Barbarian Crowns", "Cat Tails""Under Western Stars", and "Knee-High Drummond and the Durango Kid". Her articles have appeared on SCIFI.radio's web site, in The Inquisitr, and in The Millington Star. She enjoys Renaissance Faires (see book above), science fiction conventions, Highland Games, and Native American pow-wows.
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Softness and comfort are the main characteristic of this collection of chairs, together with a subtle inclination of the armrests towards the inside of each piece.
The frame is made of beech wood and the upholstery is in Pelle Frau leather from the colour system range, heritage leather or non-removable fabric. The feet of each piece are also available in the same colour of Pelle Frau leather selected for the model, or in polished gun-metal grey finished aluminium.


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Q: How does sorting work in the new mongodb PECL extension? I have just shifted from the old Mongo extension to the newest PHP driver (mongodb). I'm also using the PHP library provided for mongodb.
Previously, I could simply do ->sort() on a cursor instance, but that doesn't seem to be the case any more since I get this error:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method MongoDB\Driver\Cursor::sort()

What is the alternative to sorting/limiting/skipping now?

A: I got an answer about this on the respective Github repository.
To be able to sort with find, you simply use the second find parameter like this:
$filter  = [];
$options = ['sort' => ['username' => 1]];

$client = new MongoDB\Client('mongodb://localhost');
$client->mydb->mycollection->find($filter, $options);

For more information, look into the issue I have posted at the repository:
https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-driver/issues/214


The Learning Support Center (LSC) Staff are happy to help you in making the transition to using electronic text for college classes. First, there will be some differences from how you obtained books in high school. Textbooks are no longer provided to you for FREE; in college you will be expected to purchase or rent your textbooks, in hardcopy or electronic (kindle, ebook, etc.) form.
Electronic versions available from the publisher's website. Textbook companies rent and sell both hard and electronic versions. Be sure that the electronic version available is compatible with your screen reader or text to speech program. For example, CourseSmart / VitalSource has a policy of carrying only accessible electronic versions.
E-books are also available from Amazon Kindle (a plug in is available for reading from your computer or other device), Apple Books, and Google Books.
Free electronic versions from Bookshare, which are read using their speech to text program. To get an invitation to join Bookshare (if you don't have your own membership already), you will have to provide the LSC with documentation of your print disability.
Books no longer copyrighted may be available from online sources such as Project Guttenberg.
If not available through the above options, the LSC can try to request e-text copies of your books from the publisher or through AccessText Network. We will need documentation of your print disability and you will have to purchase a hardcopy and provide a copy of your receipt before we can give you the e-text. Please contact the LSC Learning Specialist, Nick Mourning at at least 3 weeks in advance if you require assistance from the LSC to request electronic texts.
How do you know which books you will need to buy?
As soon as you register for classes, you can go to the Albion Bookstore online and check for textbooks. Your faculty may not have sent over the list of books for the current semester so check back frequently or contact the instructor for an updated list of texts.
How do you know when to ask for a publisher's e-text version from the LSC?
First year students who use alternative text should receive a list of books and their sources from the LSC in mid-August unless you attend the last SOAR. We will let you know sources for books you should obtain yourself and those we will provide (with proof of purchase from you). All other students should use their experience with obtaining electronic texts and research if any books are necessary for the LSC to obtain. This would include checking the sources listed above. Please do so at least 3 weeks in advance of the first day of classes for each semester.
How will I receive the publisher's e-text versions from the LSC?
Google Drive. This is a good way for you to store all electronic books you obtain from any source since it allows you the freedom to access your textbooks wherever you are. We will share a Google Drive folder with your name on it. You can then access the books we put there for your use during the semester.
What screen reader or text-to-speech system is available on campus?
If you do not already use a screen reader or text-to-speech program, the college has a software license for Claro, a text-to-speech reading, writing, and research program. This allows our students to download the software to their own computers. It is also available in most computer labs on campus. Please contact our Learning Specialist, Nick Mourning at , for a tutorial about how to download and use this program.
How are course materials such as handouts and readings made accessible?
For materials the faculty member will prepare themselves, we will request that they send this to you in advance. You can bring your lap top or other reading device (phone?) to class if necessary to read along with the class.
What do I do about taking notes in class? Can I use my laptop?
Student Notetaker: another student in the class can take notes for you with a notebook that has carbonless paper. After class the student will hand you a copy of that day's notes.
Various Smart Pens: You write notes and the handwriting is synched to an audio recording of the lecture. You then download the notes to your computer and as your read your notes, you can hear the lecture.
I use Dragon Dictation for speech to text. Is this available on campus?
We recommend that you purchase your own version if you plan to use Dragon for writing most or all your papers. (See below for possible way of getting financial help with this).
I am concerned about being able to afford my own PC, laptop or tablet device. Do you have any ideas?
Michigan Rehabilitation Services may help with these expenses if you have applied for student financial aid. You will have to pursue their services over the summer through your local Michigan Rehabilitation office.
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Hired by the DOH (Department of Health) to do a documentary for their HIV/AIDS awareness program, Gil Bustamante (Jake Cuenca) is a young filmmaker. Using San Lazaro Hospital as a backdrop, he weaves a tale that combines various stories of people infected with the virus. Among those having their story told are heterosexuals, homosexuals, prostitutes, and intravenous drug users.
Masyado kasi siyang tutok sa docu na ginagawa niya ngayon.
Si Heidi (Ma. Isabel Lopez), isang mahirap lang na single mother na kasama ang kanyang nag iisang anak na si Victor.
Si Ivy (Iza Calzado), hindi niya alam kung paano siya nagkaroon ng HIV. Ang natatandaan lang niya ay may nangyari noong graduation party nila.
Si Vanessa (IC Mendoza), isang comedian na bakla.
Namatay si Heidi, nagkagalit si Ivy at Gil, at nabugbog si Vanessa. So muntik na hindi matuloy ung docu.
Documentary film maker Gil Bustamante (Jake Cuenca) is commissioned by the Department of Health to create a documentary for their HIV / AIDS awareness program. By means of the San Lazaro Hospital as a backdrop, he weaves a story that combines the numerous stories of people who are infected with the virus. Among those having their story told are heterosexuals, homosexuals, prostitutes, and intravenous users of drugs.
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Research and teaching in the Department of English has been galvanised by its core principle of diversity as well as its London, UK, European and international connections.
On the doorstep of King's in central London the Globe Theatre, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Royal Society of Literature, the British Museum and the Imperial War Museum have all provided stimulating contexts for continuing working partnerships.
Further afield, postgraduate exchanges with the University of North Carolina, National University of Singapore and the Global Edge programme with UC Berkeley foster research and teaching across Medical Humanities, English and Theatre Studies.
A dedicated Creative and External Relations Committee embedded in the Department supports this ever-growing repertoire of pedagogic engagements, research placements and collaborative events.
Professor Anna Snaith is currently leading on a longstanding collaboration with Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, involving joint PhD students and an established research exchange.
Dr Anna Bernard is involved in an international collaboration with Dr Jessica Stites Mor (University of British Columbia) and Professor Anthony Alessandrini (CUNY): the International Solidarity Action Research Network. The ISARN investigates new directions in interdisciplinary scholarship on solidarity. They were recently awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant (Canada) to support an event in Toronto, and are planning co-edited publications and a podcast.
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Configurations of Empire is an interdisciplinary reading group for researchers and postgraduate students that explores the conditions of life, labour, and belonging under contemporary formations of empire. It runs in parallel from two sites: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and through the London Arts and Humanities Partnership network at King's College London.
We meet regularly to share individual projects and discuss readings from the latest scholarship in critical race, feminist, queer, postcolonial and decolonial theory. Theorists that have been discussed in the reading group include Saidiya Hartman on fragile archives, Denise Ferreira da Silva on global delineations of race, Jasbir Puar on homonationalisms, Cedric Robinson on Black intellectual history and Marxist theory, Chandra Mohanty on feminism across the global north and global south as well as Sylvia Wynter on the interrelations of social injustice and climate change. Non-theoretical texts have included Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017) and videos produced by the LGBT Pink Dot movement in Singapore, attesting to both the breadth and methodological precision of the reading group's interests. These meetings culminate in annual summer work-in-progress conference in either London (2017; 2019) or Chapel Hill (2018).
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Loan program for Irmo businesses on track
In: Business, Government
By Al Dozier
Small businesses in Irmo struggling for survival could find some relief from a new loan program sponsored by the town of Irmo and the non-profit Irmo Future Growth Corporation.
A "small business" is defined as a business with less than 50 employees.
The Irmo Town council gave a final review of the plan at a Tuesday work session and agreed to put it on the agenda for first reading approval at the next council meeting
"We are ready to move on," said Councilman Bill Danielson, who has been working with banking officials and the Future Growth Corporation on details of the plan.
The $250,000 plan, funded by the town of Irmo, would offer loan amounts up to $10,000 for a 24-month term with six months of payments deferred, followed by 18 monthly principal and interest payments. Some loans could be "forgivable" if the applicant is unable to make the payments.
"If collection efforts are unsuccessful and a charge-off becomes necessary, the Bank and Irmo Future Growth Corporation agree to a 50/50 loss-sharing agreement," according to an outline of the program provided by Irmo's bank partner Security Federal Bank.
Eligible applicants would have to be located within the town of Irmo and have a business license in good standing. They must have been in business as of March 1, 2018.
The initial plan for the program is to provide 25 loans of $10,000 each for a total of $250,000.
During Tuesday's discussion council members agreed there is some uncertainty about how many businesses will apply for the credit. The total amount of the plan could be less if applications do no reach the level of debt anticipated.
"How many businesses are we going to help? "asked Mayor Barry Walker Sr.
Town officials estimated that Irmo has less than 50 small businesses.
The program is not limited to aiding small businesses, although that is its primary directive. Town officials said they would also make some of the money in the plan available for community improvements and beautification projects in the Irmo area.
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08/12/2016 Thu 10:49 in All markets by Anthony Wong
Hongkongers share how their bosses ruined the office party
The party season is officially here and it's the best time of the year for bosses and employees to put work aside for a moment and relax together. Office parties are supposed to boost staff's sense of belonging to the organisation. But if not handled properly, they'll have a bad office party story to tell for years.
TOPick highlighted the five worst things done by bad bosses that ruined the office party for everyone.
1. Eating like locusts
A staff member shared that he shelled out more than 600 bucks for the company's annual dinner but was left with nothing good to eat. The senior management team was the first to hit the buffet table and they took all the "good stuff" like lobsters and oysters before the rest of the staff could dig in.
2. Forced staff to perform
Being on stage is not something that everyone enjoys, but for some companies getting staff to perform is the easy thing to do if the boss wants free entertainment. A staff member said the worst thing about the performances is that they cater to the boss and included mainly songs from the 80s.
If bosses want to entertain staff, they should hire professional performers.
3. Using leftover goods for lucky draw
The latest electronic gadgets, cash prizes and shopping mall coupons are staff's favorite prizes. But one staff member said the cheapskate organisation he worked for used unsold goods from the company, such as smart phone models from the year before and golf clubs, for the lucky draw.
4. Cheated the lucky draw
Not getting a year-end bonus is demoralising, but staff can still look forward to the lucky draw to win cash and other nice items at the annual dinner. At one company, staff were eager to win prizes, only to see the company's clients and families of bosses take home the best goodies.
5. The "lucky" boss
It is only fair that the boss has a chance to enter the lucky draw like everyone else. But any respectable boss should do the right thing and return the prize for staff to redraw in case he or she wins.
In what was described by staff as an embarrassing moment, a boss gobbled up a cash prize worth thousands of dollars. The boss might have won the prize but he lost the respect of his team.
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I finally made it to Luján last Sunday, taking the Lujanera bus with Ulrika. Luján has been a site of Marian devotion since 1630 when a wooden statue of Mary miraculously stopped by the river Luján, en route from Brazil. Since then various miracles have been associated with the statue (the picture is of an 'accessible' replica at the back of the church).
The Virgin of Luján is patroness of both Argentina and Uruguay. The first Saturday in October and 8th December are both days of pilgrimage to Luján, with devotees setting out from the chapel of San Cayetano in the barrio of Liniers.
I've been reading about the numerous appearances of Mary across Latin America, many - such as Guadalupe - appeared at existing sites of devotion to goddesses or other divine figures. The Virgin of Luján is not linked to any pre-Columbian goddess figure, sadly. Moreover, her dark identity was soon lost, as the simple wooden statue was covered over in the European blue and white robes of Mary, and 'whitened' through silver overlay (Trillini et al. 2004: 135).
Unlike other Latin American Marías, it's difficult to find stories of resistance or challenge associated with Luján; rather the opposite. The Argentine dictatorship aggressively promoted devotion to the Virgin of Luján as a method of maintaining traditional Catholic morality and devotion (Althaus-Reid 2000: 59). And Pope John Paul II visited the Luján during his 1982 visit - praying at the shrine and calling for peace but failing to challenge with any conviction either the military Junta or the Falklands/ Malvinas conflict.
Nevertheless, the Virgin of Luján opened up space for justice in one specific moment – it was in October 1976 on pilgrimage to Luján that the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo chose to wear white headscarves (actually cloth nappies once used by their children) as a way of identifying each other. Lost in the crowds of pilgrims, they were able to meet, talk and be found by others also looking for their missing children. In the plaza outside the church at Luján, the Madres petitioned for their children.
So much for Luján. After a quick peep inside the church, and an interesting lunch experience, I ventured into one of the many Santerías around the plaza. Inspired by Marcella Althaus-Reid (and who isn't?!) I was looking for a couple of more risqué characters.
Buoyant with success, but failing to remember the name of the second santa, I resorted to dramatic interpretation: "She's a woman, in the desert... one of her breasts is exposed.. she has a baby..." Holy charades and - hurrah! - a card of La Difunta Correa was mine for 75 centavos. La Difunta Correa is connected to women who work as roadside prostitutes (Althaus-Reid 2000: 85), and is another marginal figure, caught between scandal and sanctification.
Accompanied by Santa Librada and La Difunta Correa, we left the banks of Luján and headed home.
Trillini, Coca; Andant, María Teresa; y Bani, Claudia (2004) "La Virgen de Luján y la fuerza de los arquetipos" en Verónica Cordero, Graciela Pujol, Mary Judith Rees & Coca Trillini (2004) Vírgenes y diosas en América Latina. La resignificación de lo sagrado Santiago: Con-spirando; Buenos Aires: Red Latinoamericana de Católicas por el Derecho de Decidir, pp.117-38.


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While NYC singer Reigen's songs often incorporate dance/EDM vibes, the essence of his songs is pure pop. From his upcoming 5 Nights In America release is another song to tantalize you called "Feel For You". It's a reflective ode about reconciling your feelings for someone with the inevitable and sometimes unenviable choice of opening a door wider or closing it altogether. Like Sia (whose "Chandelier" he has covered), Reigen has an unconventional approach to the pop song with his unique and sometimes soulful phrasing, but when "Feel For You" gets to its softer, critical moments, they are straight up bare for all to hear, which makes those parts of the song especially memorable. The video has the singer escaping the big city to a huge barren field for that reflection. While we will share in the potentially painstaking decision to be made, we can still dance along and celebrate what has already been. "Feel For You" wears Reigen's emotions earnestly on its sleeve. Watch the well-crafted video above.
NYC singer Reigen previews upcoming new music with his unique take on Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is". It's a bold move, considering that this was a massive Grammy-nominated 1985 hit that's much loved today. I probably appreciate the song more now than back then. Reigen, whose aching EDM ballad "Come Back To Me" was my #13 song of 2015, manages to keep the same wonder and fascination about love intact with his interpretation. But he takes away the big, almost over-the-top choral power of the original, and breaks the song into pieces, rendering a subtler vocal here, and a more emphatic one there. The arrangement poses many questions on first listen, so Reigen succeeds at making you listen a few more times to figure out how he's restructured this classic. To me it works beautifully, though I think the casual listener in love with the original will probably not appreciate this kind of reimaging. Reigen is a versatile and creative talent whose music challenges you every time, which makes his upcoming project well worth the wait. You can buy "I Want To Know What Love Is" on iTunes.
NYC singer/songwriter Reigen Miller isn't looking to follow a conventional path with his blend of electronica and pop. After the emotional electro-balled "Come Back To Me" (peaking recently at #2 on my personal chart), which has every potential to be a pop hit, Reigen returns with a funky slice of alternative dance music with "Another Dimension" (above). It's got this drunken, lazy kind of feel to it in somewhat contrast to Reigen's sometimes breathy vocal which is peppered with the same kind of high notes found in "Come Back To Me". It's an obvious example of how versatile Reigen is and shows how much he enjoys his craft.
As well, I will ask you to turn your ear to Reigen's cover of Sia's "Chandelier" (below), which he recorded last summer. It's as different as Sia's original. The song is meant to be almost 'over the top' but perhaps some of his vocal could be less exaggerated in spots. Yet there is not a note out of place, and that makes it inspiring, captivating and worthy of your attention – Reigen can likely nail it in live performance.
I love a busy and active new chart! I just can't write about it all, so this edition's focus is on the upper part of the chart full of movement. And what will be #1 in two weeks amid the activity up top?
Color Theory's "Headphones" stays at the top for a second appearance (but also has one of our four debuts!), leaving dance anthems "Goin' Down" by Deniz Koyu vs Twoloud and "Gold Skies" by Sander van Doorn, Martin Garrix & DVBBS to advance to #2 and #3 respectively.
Now berthed in the Top 20 of the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, their second song to head that route from The Violet Flame following "Elevation", Erasure moves into the Top 5 on my chart with "Reason" (7-4). Listen to the crunchy Parralox remix above.
Equally dance worthy but in a slow and passionate way is pop/EDM singer Reigen's "Come Back To Me", which climbs 8-5.
Where would dance music today be without Kristine W.? Her latest "Love Come Home", a rework of one of her first vocal appearances from a minor UK hit in 1994, and her latest in consecutive Billboard Dance Club Play Top 5 hits (20 – that's gotta be a record!), moves up 9-6.
Eli Lieb's splendid pop song "Lightning In A Bottle" surpasses the #10 peak of "Zeppelin" last year, making it two-for-two, to bound into the Top 10, up 12-7.
Right behind is a song that should be a dance anthem in its own right. DJ/producer Antonio Giacca's "Ignited" (which also has a strong pop vibe) is the second Top 10 entry, up 13-8. Listen to the radio edit right here.
Steve Grand is carefully preparing his debut album and will be playing in NYC on Valentine's Day at Subculture, so if you're in NYC you know where you should be! "Time" advances 11-9, surpassing the #10 peak last year of "Back To California", also making it a two-fer!
The Fastest Riser on the chart is Brandyn Burnette's affecting ode to home and family, "Sleeve". A while ago, the singer gave me the exclusive back story on the song which you can read right here. I'm hoping "Sleeve" will get an official release on Brandyn's upcoming album. The song soars 21-12.
Jessie Ware's gorgeous and emotional "Pieces", from Tough Love, is off to a grand start, rising 20-14.
Belgian quartet Boycode have a classy hit-in-the-making with "It's A Mistake" advancing 26-18.
Equally worthy, and produced by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik, is "There's Nothing Wrong" by Canadian quintet Eleven Past One, with the striking vocal by singer Daniel Richter. The song rises 25-19.
It's been waaay too long since I heard a good, solid rock album, and Graham Alexander's Repeat Deceiver is just that, so read about it right here. The New Jersey singer's single "She's A Chameleon" (video up top) bows at #22.
As mentioned above, Color Theory has one of our debuts, and it's Brian Hazard's cover of Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic" (Lyder Janøy remix). The song really meets the Manilow and Donna Summer versions about halfway and works beautifully. It arrives at #25, and two years or so after UK singer Elouise got to #10 with her interpretation. Chart geek moment: "Could It Be Magic" is the only cover version of an older song to chart twice in my chart's 16 year history! Other more recent covers have charted – "Marry The Night", "Viva La Vida", "Midnight City", and if you want to stretch it, Colin Munroe's mashup of "Bulletproof" and "Monster", or the two reduxes of "Calabria" in 2007 ("Calabria 2008" and "Destination Calabria" respectively)!!!
Lastly, Marianas Trench has its first appearance in three years with "Here's To The Zeros" at #26, but the band's premiere occurred in late 2006 with "Say Anything". Great to see support for the quartet stateside from their label Cherrytree/Interscope! A new album called Astoria will arrive sometime this year!
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Super Bowl 2017 picks: specks, single-game betting, and saving Canadians from themselves
Super Bowl 2017 picks not made in Canada, as a result of enforced parlay betting / Thalan, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Is protecting Canada's 'most vulnerable' a smoke screen for something else? The Super Bowl is the perfect time to discuss single-sports betting.
by Stephen Sinclair
January 23, 2017 at 2:13 AM January 23, 2017 at 2:13 AM
When former Canadian Senator David Braley resigned his seat in November 2013, after being appointed by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in May 2010, some small momentum that may have been gained toward the goal of single-game Sports betting was shattered. In April 2016, the CBC reported on an "about face" by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party. The latest incarnation of proposed legislation that would have seen single-game sports betting legalized in Canada was defeated in Parliament, on September 21, 2016.
Canada currently imposes a "parlay" system, where betters must correctly predict the outcome of three games.
This means that Canadians don't have a way to make a single Super Bowl 2017 pick. Internet gaming sites in the United Kingdom allow residents to not only make wagers on single games, but also offer electronic books, where bets are taken. Predicting the outcome of games, taking advantage of improperly priced odds, and making electronic books in single games is a potential source of income for anyone.
Parlay system protects government revenues
Liberal MP Sean Casey told the CBC that the parlay system protects Canada's "most vulnerable." However, allowing Canada's most vulnerable to play parlay games with such terrible odds, at all, while not allowing those with the ability to offer an even fairer game than exists currently, seems an illogical proposition.
A proposition similar to the one that allows the current situation surrounding shady, revenue-less penny stocks on the TSX Venture Exchange. Did you know that stock in revenue-less firms shares many characteristics with call options? That means that they tend to lose value. People connected to such stocks may carry unpleasant secrets.
Somehow, the Liberal government believes that offering Canada's most vulnerable such terrible investments and such terrible odds is protecting them. Most Canadians are probably unaware that many of the stocks, which I have started calling "specks," on the TSX Venture Exchange appear to be comparable to companies sold by boiler room operators.
Stocks that routinely go on to lose more than 90 percent of their value.
I say, if they want to run a casino, let them run a casino, but call it what it is, don't mix up real stocks, issued by companies like the $104.9 billion Royal Bank of Canada (TSE: RY, NYSE: RY) with specks issued by companies with no revenues like King's Bay Gold Speculation (TSXV: KBG); that is a recipe for an elderly person, objectively among Canada's "most vulnerable," losing their life savings to a con artist.
Investors deserve same protections as gamblers?
How can offering terrible sports-betting odds and investments that might make Jordan Belfort shudder protect Canada's most vulnerable? Wouldn't it be more fair to pay market-based odds, rather than the sheep-fleecing parlay setup that currently exists?
Allow Canada's most vulnerable to keep some of the money they gamble, rather than have it sucked up by the vacuum that is Pro-Line. Allow Canada's most vulnerable to know that when they buy an investment without revenues, they aren't buying stock, they are buying speck, something that may have a snowball's chance in Acapulco of making money and is similar to out-of-the-money call options. Why not allow small investors to short speck and stock more easily, too? Give the same access to the most vulnerable and allow them to participate in the games government and Business do, but with odds and terms that any reasonable adult with agree are fair.
Single-game betting and specks. Together, they could increase economic activity and save lives, while at the same time improving the level of transparency, terms, and odds offered to all parties involved, particularly Canada's most vulnerable.
Problem gamblers already have casinos, horse racing, and lotteries, not to mention Pro-Line, to destroy their lives. Aren't those who continually buy losing shares on the TSX Venture Exchange problem gamblers as well?
Stephen Sinclair has been writing professionally since 2013. In addition to 'Blasting News,' his work appears with 'The Inquisitr,' under the pen name Scott Hough, and at sites like 'Investopedia' and 'Ask.
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In Memoriam: Neil Ishoy (1959-2015)
By Equine Canada
Sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late Neil Ishoy, who passed away on November 4, 2015 at the age of 56.
Ishoy, born in Weston, ON, was a talented member of the Canadian Equestrian Team, having ridden at the elite level in both eventing and dressage. Beginning his career in eventing, Ishoy represented the Canadian Eventing Team at the 1980 Alternate Olympics in France, as well as the 1982 World Championships in Germany.
Remarkably, 19 years after retiring from eventing, Ishoy returned to high performance in 2001, this time in dressage. Riding at the grand prix dressage level for the first time in his career, and partnered with a horse in its first year of showing, Andiamo Tyme, Ishoy took the North American circuit by storm, racking up wins in Canada and the United States. He capped off the season by winning the Swarovski Canadian League World Cup Dressage Final at the Royal Horse show in Toronto, ON.
In addition to competing, Ishoy was dedicated to supporting the dressage industry in Canada, and operating Ishoy Enterprises, a dressage training and sales business in Binbrook, ON, with his wife and fellow Canadian Olympian, Cindy Ishoy.
Ishoy is survived by his wife, Cindy, his children, Kahla and Zack, his parents, Buck and Molly, and brother, Mark.
Online condolences can be posted in Neil's honour at www.gilbertmacintyreandson.com. In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to make a donation to Equine Guelph.
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Q: Heart BPM Normalization - Matlab I have two .wav files containing recordings of two different hearts so with different heart rates. I would like to normalize both signals in order to fix their BPM at 60 without modifying anything else.
This is how a signal is read (same thing for the other but with 2) and what it looks like (and it's FFT) :
[y1,fs1] = audioread(heartbeat1);
    N1 = length(y1);
    t1 = linspace(0, N1/fs1, N1);

I made some research and found interp1 but it doesn't seem appropriate for my program. I really have no idea of how I could do that, so if you can just give a function that I could use it could be great.

A: I am not sure I understood.
I think you want to compare two heart beat signals with different "principal" heart beat frequencies. So I think you can plot the two signals as function of

f / f_{beat}

where f_{beat} is the heart beat frequency of a signal. This will be an adimensional (it has no units,because 1/s / 1/s = 1) frequency and should permit you to compare signals with different heart beat frequencies because it does not distort it.
This is more or less the effect of what I propose. Note that I do not know to calculate the heart beat frequency and I just used f_{beat}=0.8 1/s. Probably you can improve that.
Signal as function of frequency:

Signal as function of the adimensional frequency:

Hope this helps somehow.


You might not think about it, but our modern food production system is based on turning fossil fuels into food.
A largely inefficient system, with about 10 units of fossil energy converting to about 1 unit of food energy, it's unsustainable as the global population continues to rise.
Though our turkey dinner gets us sleepy, food is energy for our bodies. It's the same energy that heats our homes, runs our cars, charges our phones.
This Holiday season, we're looking in to the energy we're consuming in partnership with Inside Energy.
Check out the video to learn more about how we're Feasting on Fuel.
On the worst day of Greta Horner's life, she was dressed in a burlap robe, waiting by the window for her husband to come home from work.
A guy who covers agriculture in the West who's never put a skinned, sliced, battered, deep-fried bull testicle into a cup of cocktail sauce and then into his mouth? I couldn't let it stand.
They're known by many names: lamb fries, bull fries, Montana tenders, huevos de toro, cowboy caviar. In my corner of Colorado, they're Rocky Mountain oysters and I somehow coaxed myself into thinking I needed to try them to be more a part of the place I live, to be a true blue Coloradan.


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Q: Implement Firebase Analytics in Flutter Web Trying to find some reliable documentation/instructions for for doing this. It seems like it's anybody's guess in terms of what should be added to the index.html file in the web directory. The snipped Firebase Console gives you when configuring the app still results in this issue, which has been closed for some reason, even though there's no solution in the thread. For context, all I'm doing is importing the firebase_analytics dependency and copy/pasting the CDN snipped provided in the firebase console within the <body> section of index.html. I tried placing it at the beginning, at the end, it still results in the black screen and this error in console:

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'analytics')
at Object.analytics$ [as analytics] (http://localhost:62421/packages/firebase/src/top_level.dart.lib.js:110:102)
at new firebase_analytics_web.FirebaseAnalyticsWeb.new (http://localhost:62421/packages/firebase_analytics_web/firebase_analytics_web.dart.lib.js:63:64)

Can't find anything in the official documentation that would indicate how to solve this.
Any help would be valued. Also, if the implementation isn't ready or it's not working for any reason, would really appreciate the Flutter or Firebase team specifying that so that I don't spend hours on end fidgeting with different versions of sdk's and other settings in hopes of blindly stumbling upon a working configuration.

A: in the web, add the firebase-analytics JavaScript SDK to your index.html file:
more info in https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/analytics/overview/#2-download-dependency


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Topologies Chess with Zillions-of-Games
Rules of Chess in a Klein bottle
Rules of Chess in a Moebius Strip
Rules of Chess in a Toroidal Board
Rules of Toroidal Byzantine Chess
Rules of Torus and Klein Bottle Games
This page is written by the game's inventor, Alberto Monteiro.
Chess in a Cylindrical Board - but glued in a non-stardard way
This variant is more similar to Circular Chess then to Cylindrical Chess. The board is glued "behind" the King's lines, with the addition of an extra line of pawns and 4 empty lines.
a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
14| P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | 0
13|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |-1        The 15th line is identical
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+          to the 1st, in other words,
12|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |-2        the 9th line is the -5th.
11|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |-3        White's pawns in the 2nd line
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+          or Black's pawns in the 9th
10|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |-4        (or -5th) move forward.
9| p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p |-5        White's pawns in the 0th
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+          (14th) or Black's pawns in
8| r | n | b | q | k | b | n | r | 8        the 7th line move backwards.
7| p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | 7
6|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 6
1| R | N | B | Q | K | B | N | R | 1
All other rules (castling, en-passant, promotion, etc) apply.
A sample game could be:
1-   e4     e11
2-   Bc4    Bc11
3-   Qh5    Ne9 [defending f7!]
This variant can lead to subvariants, or similar games:
Toroidal Chess, if the a and h columns are glued.
Moebius Chess, if the glueing between the 11th/12th lines (or -3rd/-2nd) was done after a switching, so that a11 would glue to h12, etc.
Written by Alberto Monteiro, (email removed contact us for address) troin.com.br.
WWW page created: October 6, 1997.
By Alberto Monteiro.
Chess on a Cylindrical Board. 8 by 14 board in with sides glued together. (8x14, Cells: 112)
https://www.chessvariants.org/shape.dir/x_cylind.html
First Created: Monday, October 6th, 1997
Last Modified: Monday, October 6th, 1997


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PopCult Podcast Episode 5
This episode it's a conversation about Top 5 Movies from Our Childhoods with Ariana. She goes with movies that awakened her bisexuality I go with films that inspired me to love the medium. We follow that up with a review of Clifford (1990) and a conversation about the late Charles Grodin and his films.
We'd love to know what you thought of this episode so leave your comments here or leave a voice message on our Anchor page. We might share your comment on an upcoming episode of the show.
You can listen to the podcast here or on Spotify or Google Podcasts.
Author Seth HarrisPosted on May 30, 2021 Categories Uncategorized2 Comments on PopCult Podcast Episode 5
In this episode of the PopCult Podcast we continue the science fiction theme of the blog this month. First up, Ariana and I share our Top 5 Science Fiction Movies list. Then we have a casual conversation about Star Trek: The Next Generation and Picard Season 1.
Comic Book Review – Justice League: Breakdowns
Justice League: Breakdowns
Takes place in Justice League America #52 – 60, Justice League Europe #28-36, and Green Lantern v3 #18
Written by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Gerard Jones
Art by Trevor von Eeden, Bart Sears, Chris Wozniak, Darick Robertson, Joe Staton, Kevin Maguire
In 2019, I began re-reading this classic run of Justice League. I decided instead of waiting for the last omnibus or the final trade paperback collection (DC recently started to repackage this series from issue one in a new tpb series), I would just read this final epic storyline via DC Universe Infinite. If you have read my previous reviews, you know my personal love of this era of the League. They were not the most excellent roster to ever appear, but they were a breath of fresh air and a completely different direction that has become iconic. After five years, Giffen & DeMatteis decided it was time to wrap up their tenure on Justice League America and Europe and do so with a 15 part event titled "Breakdowns."
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TV Review – The Best of Seinfeld Part 3
The Hamptons (Season 5, Episode 20)
Original airdate: May 12, 1994
Written by Peter Mehlman & Carol Leifer
Directed by Tom Cherones
In the wake of season four, Seinfeld had become the jewel in NBC's crown. Despite their worries about episodes centered around the television industry and making meta-fictional jokes about the sitcom, it worked. Audiences wanted something different from the saccharine sitcoms they'd been given for so long. For the rest of Seinfeld's run, the writers would refer back to older episodes without any fears of audience members not getting it.
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TV Review – The Best of Batman: The Animated Series Part 4
Sins of the Father (Season 3, Episode 2)
Original airdate: September 23, 1997
Written by Rich Fogel
Directed by Curt Geda
Batman: The Animated Series came to an end on Fox Kids in 1995 as a new network came to prominence. The WB was to be a home for Warner Brothers programming, including expanding the DC superheroes animated universe. The New Batman Adventures was run by the same people that worked on BTAS, but the character and production designs were tweaked. Batman's costume was more in line with his simpler Year One style, and the villains took on more gothic, monstrous looks. Catwoman had pale skin, Joker's hair looked like a boomerang, and The Scarecrow was a pure nightmare.
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Perchance to Dream (Season 1, Episode 30)
Original airdate: October 19, 1992
Written by Laren Bright and Michael Reaves & Joe R. Lansdale
Directed by Boyd Kirkland
Batman chases a group of villains but is knocked unconscious after seeing a flash of light. He wakes up back home as Bruce Wayne, unsure of how he got back to Wayne Manor. He knows things are wrong when he goes to enter the Batcave but finds it's not there. Testing his sanity even further is the revelation that Thomas & Martha Wayne are still alive. Bruce is engaged to Selina Kyle, and Batman is an entirely different person newly debuted in Gotham City. This is obviously not the series finale, so it's clear that Bruce is caught in a dream state of some sort.
Documentary Round-Up – January 2021
The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
Written & Directed by Alex Gibney
The first time I heard Elizabeth Holmes speak, I knew there was something unconventional about her. My introduction to Holmes happened after her biomedical company Theranos fell apart the truth of her groundbreaking inventions was brought to light. Even then, it wasn't until watching this documentary that I observed the full autopsy of what Theranos did and how it essentially cuckolded the investor culture of Silicon Valley & its cohorts.
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Media Moment (07/31/20)
As the pandemic continues to ravage the nation with no signs of slowing down, movie theaters' future is one of many industries in peril. NBCUniversal apparently saw success with a digital first-run release of Trolls: World Tour earlier in the year and want to pursue that home streaming model. However, AMC, the largest theater chain in the country, stated they would not show Universal films in their theaters if the company went this route. Negotiations have developed a very different distribution model.
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Movie Review – Some Like It Hot
Written by Billy Wilder & I. A. L. Diamond
Directed by Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder, as previously established, authored or at least refined many of the comedic subgenres in mainstream American cinema. Some Like It Hot takes classic tropes from authors like Shakespeare with the protagonist in disguise as another gender who is in love with another character and modernized them. Some Like It Hot is set in the 1920s, but its story is a classical one seen through the 1960s' eyes while reflecting back across literature. There are definitely some problematic issues when viewed through the context of our modern gender progressive era. Additionally, it is a genuinely entertaining and influential piece of film.
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Movie Review – Bombshell
Bombshell (2019)
Written by Charles Randolph
Directed by Jay Roach
If you're watching Bombshell and, like me, think, "This feels an awful lot like The Big Short," that's because it is. The co-writer of that film, Charles Randolph penned this film and you can he definitely has a tone & style. Adam McKay is not onboard for this one, with Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents) directing instead. Making a movie about this particular event is a great idea, but I think in the execution, the film ends up being aimed at those who are already on the same page about Fox News and does little to convince faithful viewers of that network to abandon it.
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The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 5: Lawrence to Nye
'8 Weymouth Avenue, Ealing, London, England', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/place.php?id=ann_1248724388, accessed 29 Jan 2023]


Over the past several months you may have noticed that residents of the Housing Authority of Joliet's Des Plaines Gardens Homes public housing development have been moving out of the property. This is due to the Housing Authority of Joliet's plans to demolish and redevelop the property into a rent to own community of choice, that will become known as Water's Edge.
During the period 1954 through 1966, the Housing Authority developed 162 rental units within three public housing developments. These three public housing developments were eventually merged together to create what became know as Des Plaines Gardens Homes. This community consisted of one, two, three and four bedroom family rental units.
With the passing of time, buildings and critical infrastructure accumulate major repair, renovations and upgrade needs that must be completed in order to maintain a level of service and safety necessary to continue to provide affordable housing assistance. However, with limited availability of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) modernization and operating funds, Housing Authorities found themselves in a position of either attempting to maintain functionally obsolete buildings and infrastructure or identifying both HUD and non-HUD funds necessary to demolish and rebuild/redevelop properties. This is the current situation associated with Des Plaines Gardens Homes. The repairs, replacements, modernization and upgrade needs associated with 122 of the rental units within the Des Plaines Gardens Homes property far exceed reasonable redevelopment costs; therefore, it was only financially logical to demolish the property and rebuild/redevelop it into something more useful to the community.
In September 2015, the Housing Authority of Joliet received approval from HUD to demolish and redevelop the property into a desirable community of choice that will provide qualified renters with a path to homeownership. Through the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), the Housing Authority of Joliet secured $19 million dollars in tax credits to reinvest into the new property. This funding resource is a powerful tool to assist the Housing Authority of Joliet in preserving and improving public housing program properties and attempting to address the $26 billion dollar nation-wide backlog of deferred housing maintenance needs, repairs, and replacements.
As part of the property redevelopment process, the Housing Authority of Joliet provided each resident household with a housing choice voucher and access to mobility and relocation counselors who were brought on specifically to assist each household in identifying and overcoming barriers to household relocation and to connect with existing community services that are essential in establishing a stable household within a new community. They brought on specifically to assist each household in identifying and overcoming barriers to household relocation and to connect with existing community services that are essential in establishing a stable household within a new community. They also assisted households in identifying rental housing that is located within an "opportunity area." An opportunity area is a geographical area (neighborhood) that has lower concentrations of poverty and subsidized housing and increased access to quality rental housing, transit options, jobs, and local schools. By electing to reside within an opportunity area, households can use their subsidy not just to pay rent but to improve their lives.
As a condition of relocating from the property, all households that received a housing choice voucher are allowed the first right of refusal to return to the redeveloped property and to participate in activities that will lead to eventual homeownership. As of March 2016, all 122 of the rental units identified for demolition and redevelopment have been vacated. At this point, it is anticipated that the demolition and redevelopment process will begin in May 2016 and will last for approximately an 18 month period (October 2017). During this period of transition, local area residents will notice a vast difference in the look and feel of the property. You are encouraged to periodically check our website for updated news and photos of the property as it undergoes demolition and redevelopment. In Spring 2017, we invite you to visit the Water's Edge clubhouse and perhaps make arrangements with staff for a site tour of the new development. The Housing Authority of Joliet continues to remain committed to providing affordable housing options to residents of the City of Joliet and Will County community and slowly but surely, we remain committed to building communities of choice and opportunity, one brick at a time.


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Auburn sent mysterious stuffed eagle from phantom fan, ponders ethics and aesthetics
October 17, 2011 by Jeremy Henderson 5 Comments
If it'd been delivered this way instead of a mysterious crate, I'm sure everyone would have been fine with it.
One autumn night in 1997, at the beginning of my freshman year, I was walking to Parker Hall and saw a guy—he didn't look official—trying to snag feathers from the bottom of the eagle's cage, or at least that's what it looked like he was doing. Someone later told me that he was Native American, which apparently made it OK or something—or at least OK'er than it normally might have been. And probably way more OK'er than the eagle-ish shenanigans that happened at Auburn 20 years earlier.
From the September 20, 1977 issue of The Plainsman (earmuffs, PETA, earmuffs):
A mysterious passenger that arrived in Auburn on a Greyhound Bus recently has been troubling University officials.
The stranger, a stuffed golden eagle, was sent to the University by an unknown War Eagle fan.
But the University may not be able to keep the bird, and the donor might face a stiff fine and imprisonment; federal law prohibits killing or possessing one of the magnificent and endangered species.
The crate the eagle arrived in came with a Mimi, Fla., return address. University officials checked their files and found no connections with a phantom donor.
Upon receiving the package, the university immediately contacted the Department of the Interior. They came. They saw. They investigated.
The department is now researching the bird's death. A log is kept on almost every eagle in the United States, which should give some lead on the age and origins of Auburn's newest eagle.
The eagle is one of the largest of its kin, weighing about 10 pounds when it was alive, according to the Department of the Interior.
In the meantime, we had the thing on display in Samford Hall—it came mounted on some kind of branch—and Floyd Vallery, assistant to Dr. Philpott, began a bit of lobbying to keep it. No harm, no fowl, right? Otherwise, it'd just go sit in storage in Atlanta somewhere.
"It is one of the most unusual specimens in the way that it has a beauty all its own," Vallery said.
And by "beauty" he apparently meant "creepiness." According to the Plainsman, the way the bird's eyes looked straight ahead, and the firmness of its claws on the branch, gave one "an eerie feeling when crossing its steely stare."
Did we keep it? Anyone know?
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Auburn Elvis says
Nope! Chuck Testa.
WarEagleDG says
Picture?
We kept it … for awhile at least. I remember seeing it during visits to the president's office. I graduated in 79 but visited twice again after graduation.
AuburnJunky says
[email protected] Testa!
Rick Cunningham says
To whom it may concern, My daughter's High School had a stuffed Golden Eagle (School Mascot) on display in the gym's trophy case. During a massive regional power outage in Southern California back in Sept. 2011 it was discovered that somebody had broken into the gym and had stolen the Golden Eagle. To this day there has been no leads as to whom might have stolen it. I'm curious to find out if this might be the Golden Eagle that belongs to the High School or not?
Can you direct me to a point of contact that I can speak with?
r/s
Rick Cunningham
Description of naked David Langner holding touchdown footballs in locker room after Punt, Bama, Punt may be best sports lede ever
Twin Auburn football players in the early 40s had to wear name tags so Coach Jack Meagher could tell them apart
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