As a gym owner, every day is different. One day you'll be guiding people towards life changing decisions, the next you'll be learning how to do one legged squats on a swiss ball (It's doable with practice!). There are pretty much only two things that are absolutely guaranteed – opening and closing your gym (unless you run a 24 hour gym, but that's another story). If you're going to be doing it every day, it pays to do it well! In order to avoid the many difficulties associated with this process, we've outlined a few tips which will go a long way to helping you master your fitness businesses opening and closing procedures.
This might not be what you want to hear, but it's the honest truth. Your customers are paying for a membership, and they have expectations about opening and closing times. If you're not open by the time that's listed on the front door, you're going to be dealing with some very disappointed customers. As with all things in life, if something can go wrong, it probably eventually will. Giving yourself a little extra time every morning will give you a buffer period in which you can resolve any little problems which may have arisen since closing – or to just have a quick cup of tea while you read your favourite fitness blogs!
Once you've read this article and created the world's greatest opening and closing procedures, you're going to want to write them down. This isn't just for your benefit, but also for training staff and maintaining accountability. The checklist should be exhaustive without being pedantic – each step should be an outline, rather than a description of how to complete the task. As of writing, there aren't a lot of resources available online for example gym opening and closing procedures specifically, but thankfully, there are a bunch of resources out there for other types of businesses. Have a look at some of these (Google 'opening and closing procedure') and adapt them for your gym's needs.
The first thing you do in the morning should be to visually inspect your premises for cleanliness. Are all the weights and equipment properly racked and ready to use? Are the toilet and change facilities spotless? Taking the time to do this both before closing and after opening ensures that your gym maintains the level of cleanliness and hygiene that your customers expect.
The vast majority of break ins and burglaries in Australia occur because of improperly secured doors and windows. In your checklist, make sure to account for every major entrance point to the building, as well as windows and fire escapes. There's nothing worse than getting an alarm call at three o'clock in the morning, so don't risk it! Double and triple check everything before arming the alarm. You don't want to be sitting there on your drive home thinking "Am I sure that I closed that back door properly?". Your security check should also include a check of alarm and CCTV systems. Most modern alarms have built in error checking, so a quick glance is sufficient. CCTV systems can be visually inspected for functionality – make sure that storage systems are online and functional.
One of the most overlooked costs associated with running a fitness business is electricity, gas and water. A really simple way to save money is to ensure that all lights, air conditioning and computers are switched off before the doors are locked. Additionally, make sure no taps are running, and that any AV systems such as televisions and speakers are switched off.
It seems like a very obvious point to remember, but before the keys are turned, you need to make sure the building is completely vacated. This means checking every room (yes, even the toilets) and that all customers have signed out of the login system. A good way to avoid any headaches is to play a message over the PA system at the end of the day reminding customers that the gym is closing.
No matter how good your initial draft is, there is always something to improve. Be on the lookout for any little inefficiencies or issues which you open and close procedure doesn't address, and be sure to revise it regularly.


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Zone Raiders
Developed by: Image Space Inc.
Published by: Virgin Interactive
Our score: 1
It doesn't look too bad here, does it? It is though.
Zone Raiders. The name alone makes me twitch slightly, even after all these years. I certainly could have done without playing it again, and seeing as the memories from the first time around are still powerful enough to occasionally have nightmares about it, there was a temptation to rely on their accuracy and upload a review that consisted of entirely of the words "it's rubbish" repeated over and over again until the top two screenshots seemed far enough away from the bottom two to add a full stop.
Back in 1996, I went to a shop and bought this game with money from my own pocket (£7.99 I think it was). If I were to make a list of all the bad decisions I'd made in my life – and there have been some stinkers, believe me – the decision to acquire and play Zone Raiders would be right up there with the very worst. And because I was so determined to learn from the experience, it's unlikely to ever be repeated, which means that, when I die, this will still be the least-enjoyable game that I ever paid money for.
If you get tired of the empty levels, the external view gives you something to see.
As such, I guess it needs to be documented here. And if you're going to exhume the corpse of a long-forgotten game, you may as well do it properly, especially with this site's stellar reputation for integrity (stop laughing at the back there) at stake. Which is how I came to find myself downloading the game and once again spending several hours of my free time subjecting myself to its terrifying whims.
Zone Raiders is a futuristic action/racing game, and as such features the mandatory hovercars and dangerous post-nuclear setting. However, in terms of the experience it recreates it may as well be a game set in the present day in which you have to drive to a job interview in an unfamiliar small town with a confusing one-way system and plenty of roundabouts, aided only by the world's vaguest GPS system voiced by a five-year old telling you only whether you're getting "warmer" or "colder". In fact, that'd be a whole lot more fun than playing this game, even if it was the first interview you'd had in months and you ended up abandoning your car on a petrol station forecourt, arriving an hour late, red-faced and covered in sweat, only to be told that you weren't quite what they were looking for.
Essentially, it's all about finding stuff on a level (or "raiding" a "zone", as the game would have it) and then heading for the exit before you run out of time. You do get a map, but it's the kind of map that can only show you where you've already been. And then there's a bleeping gadget in your car, which bleeps more quickly when you're near whatever it is you're supposed to be finding next. Fast bleeping, though, isn't always as exciting as you'd think, though because each "zone" isn't a flat area that you're free to explore, it's a big, interconnected, twisting track thing that you sort of have to follow until you come to a junction. So sometimes although you might be really close to an item, in order to actually get to it you'll need to find an alternative route. What larks!
Combat doesn't exactly set the pulse racing.
As if all of this driving around being lost while being taunted by Mr Bleepy isn't bad enough, you also have to fend off attacks from the occupants of the zone, who presumably don't like being raided. What this means in practice is that generic polygon blobs occasionally appear and blast you with lasers. Fortunately, you have lasers too, and if you hit the fire key really quickly you'll probably be able to kill one or two. But if there are lots of them, you'll probably die. Unless, of course, you run away or put the cheat mode on. Or, you know, just turn the computer off. Because, ultimately, that's what you'll feel like doing.
It could be argued that picking holes in things that are bad can actually be more entertaining than praising those that are worthy and enjoyable. In most cases, I'd agree, but unfortunately, this isn't one of them. In fact, I'm loath to describe Zone Raiders as the worst game I've ever played, because from a technical standpoint, it certainly isn't – it looks pretty good for its time, everything whizzes along at a fair old lick, and there aren't even any horrendous bugs to report or anything else that would somehow make it crap in an amusing way, thus depriving it even of the kind of novelty value that might tempt you into experiencing for yourself just how bad it is.
That could be what we're after. Or it might not. I can't remember.
As something supposedly developed for the purposes of entertainment, though, this game fails on almost every level. It's a depressingly unengaging experience, whether you're fending off repetitive waves of hovering enemies, or driving around largely featureless tracks trying to find that bit of something you need for some reason you can't remember before the timer runs out. And as for that bleeping – that goadawful, incessant bleeping – well let's just say that before long you'll be suffering from the kind of theatrical headaches that you'd typically observe at the start of a television advert for a high-strength painkiller.
There is absolutely no reason for you to play this game. It has virtually no redeeming features and contains nothing that could pass for entertainment, especially in the modern era when we're surrounded by all kinds of wonderful distractions with which to while away our all-too-rare free time. Don't even play it to satisfy your curiosity – seriously, even if you only do so for five seconds, you'll regret not taking my advice. And you'll need to ask a priest to perform an exorcism on your computer afterwards.
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Q: unicorn capistrano not starting Hi I am deploying my rails application in VPS and I have followed https://coderwall.com/p/yz8cha this blog and the problem is nginx show only 500 error page , I doubt of that my unicorn is not starts by capistrano (because if I start manually unicorn then nginx works), so how to start unicorn by cap:deploy
This is my cap file
  require "bundler/capistrano"
    require "rvm/capistrano"

server "104.131.206.110", :web, :app, :db, primary: true

set :application, "testvpsdo"
set :user, "navin"
set :port, 3008
set :deploy_to, "/home/#{user}/apps/#{application}"
set :deploy_via, :remote_cache
set :use_sudo, false

set :scm, "git"
set :repository, "git@github.com:navinspm/testvpsdo.git"
set :branch, "master"

default_run_options[:pty] = true
ssh_options[:forward_agent] = true

after "deploy", "deploy:cleanup" # keep only the last 5 releases

namespace :deploy do
  %w[start stop restart].each do |command|
    desc "#{command} unicorn server"
    task command, roles: :app, except: {no_release: true} do
      run "/etc/init.d/unicorn_#{application} #{command}"
    end
  end

  task :setup_config, roles: :app do
    sudo "ln -nfs #{current_path}/config/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/#{application}"
    sudo "ln -nfs #{current_path}/config/unicorn_init.sh /etc/init.d/unicorn_#{application}"
    run "mkdir -p #{shared_path}/config"
    put File.read("config/database.example.yml"), "#{shared_path}/config/database.yml"
    puts "Now edit the config files in #{shared_path}."
  end
  after "deploy:setup", "deploy:setup_config"

  task :symlink_config, roles: :app do
    run "ln -nfs #{shared_path}/config/database.yml #{release_path}/config/database.yml"
  end
  after "deploy:finalize_update", "deploy:symlink_config"

  desc "Make sure local git is in sync with remote."
  task :check_revision, roles: :web do
    unless `git rev-parse HEAD` == `git rev-parse origin/master`
      puts "WARNING: HEAD is not the same as origin/master"
      puts "Run `git push` to sync changes."
      exit
    end
  end
  before "deploy", "deploy:check_revision"
end

and this is the result while ps aux | grep unicorn
navin    15055  0.0  4.9 161736 24688 ?        Sl   Aug04   0:01 unicorn master -D -c /home/navin/apps/testvpsdo/current/config/unicorn.rb -E production
navin    15058  0.0 16.4 245268 82480 ?        Sl   Aug04   0:03 unicorn worker[0] -D -c /home/navin/apps/testvpsdo/current/config/unicorn.rb -E production
navin    15060  0.0 16.3 245120 82228 ?        Sl   Aug04   0:03 unicorn worker[1] -D -c /home/navin/apps/testvpsdo/current/config/unicorn.rb -E production
navin    16605  0.0  0.1  11744   904 pts/1    S+   00:23   0:00 grep --color=auto unicorn

so whether the problem with my unicorn?If so how to start unicorn by capistrano?

A: I had the same error and the reason was:
while stoping capistrano3-unicorn tries to tmp/pids/unicorn.pid by default but "unicorn.pid" was at /shared/pids/unicorn.pid.
By changing the path for unicorn.pid in unicorn.rb resolved my error.

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WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton's Email – Saudi And Qatar Are Funding Terrorist ISIS
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Two months ago, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama as founder while Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as co-founder of terror group ISIS. Of course, what Trump meant was both Obama and Clinton were responsible for the rise of the militant group, not directly running the terror group's operation.
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Naturally, Clinton supporters went bonkers and foamed at the mouth on the wild accusation, never mind it was true that the Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS) was allowed to prosper partly due to lack of Obama administration's initiative to demolish the terrorist group. Hey, not all Americans are smart just because they are U.S. citizens, right?
It was the same with Sunni Islam around the world. If one says Saudi Arabia's best selling product – Wahhabism – is the main source of global terrorism, all hell breaks loose. But that is exactly what was identified by not only "kafir" European Parliament in July 2013, but also by Iran who champions Shia Islam around the world.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda, all fingers point at Saudi Arabia as its main sponsor. Muslims, at least those belong to Sunni Islam, think it's insane that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina would do such a barbaric and inhumane thing.
But who can blame the ordinary Muslims when even a wise Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister, believes Saudi was as clean as a whistle? Mahathir would tell you that since the U.S. could create "Avatar", they could fake the 9/11 attacks. Fine, let's pretends Bush administration and CIA had indeed staged the attacks, who's the sponsor?
Actually, the writing is on the wall when Saudi got panicked and had threatened to sell off US$750 billion in U.S. treasury securities and other assets in the United States if the Yankees dare passing a law to sue the kingdom – which was eventually passed but vetoed by President Barack Obama only to be overridden by the Congress.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, under dictatorship of House of Saud, did not only sponsor the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American soil, they also sponsor the barbarians Islamic States in Iraq and Syria – also known as Daesh, ISIS, ISIL or whatever you want to call it. Well, such allegation was merely accusation until today.
Thanks to WikiLeaks, the proof that not only Saudi Arabia but also Qatar is funding terror group ISIS is exposed in an email sent by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to her campaign chairman John Podesta in 17 August 2014, who was then-counselor to President Barack Obama.
In what appears to be an eight-point plan to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Clinton's email said that the United States should support Kurdish forces on the ground with U.S. military advisers and avoid the use of a conventional military ground operation. Apparently, the leaked emails show the CIA has long relationships with such rebels.
Clinton's email suggested that Washington needed to equip the US-friendly rebels with artillery and armoured vehicles, on top of U.S. air support. And contrary to Qatar's assurances that it does not support Islamic State, Hillary Clinton's email suggests otherwise – that they are in fact providing "financial and logistic support to terror group IS and other radical Sunni groups."
Clinton wrote – "While this military/para-military operation is moving forward, we need to use our diplomatic and more traditional intelligence assets to bring pressure on the governments of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are providing clandestine financial and logistic support to ISIL and other radical Sunni groups in the region,"
Clinton also named Saudi Arabia as a supporter of ISIS, a country which has previously been accused of funding other terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The kingdom also has a policy of torture and public executions, similar to the actions of ISIS, something which concerns the U.S. but could not do anything.
However, ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra aren't the only radical groups benefitting from Saudi and Qatar's money. In May, the New York Times reported that following the unrest of the Balkan wars, Muslims in Kosovo were being indoctrinated into Wahhabism by extremist clerics who received funding from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and others.
In a way, Trump was right when he said Obama and Clinton were co-founders of ISIS. By dancing to the tune of Saudi Arabia's obsessive of spreading Wahhabism, more radical and extreme Sunni groups are being created and in the process, the U.S. is being dragged into an endless war in the region. Most importantly, Clinton's email proves that Saudi Arabia has been, and will be the major sponsor of terrorism.
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When rest of the world is adapting to a new normal where most people have been vaccinated and they can enjoy the sports tournaments once again, the people of Myanmar are desperately looking for oxygen tanks so that their loved ones can take one last breath. We see heartbreaking posts on social media how hospitals refuse to accept Covid patients, and how the oxygen tanks are running out of stock or the price becomes doubled due to increasing demand. The price of face masks is also on the rise. In Wakhema township of Ayeyarwaddy Region, Covid suspect patients are no longer tested because of the insufficient test kits, and similarly in Kangyidaunt, another township of the same region, because there is no place for quarantine centers. Local residents said that the sports hall which was used as a quarantine center previously, is now occupied by the junta's troops, and they refused to leave the hall, even to accommodate the sick patients.
People try to help each other out by borrowing oxygen tanks or sharing information where they can buy oxygen concentrators but the transmission rate is so fast and there is not enough facilities/equipment to accommodate the needs. However, Covid-19 is a national-level crisis. The junta's Ministry of Health and Sports has imposed stay-at-home orders, and published guidelines for quarantine centers on its Facebook page but the news reports from the ground show there is very little junta has done to save lives. Without concrete strategy, resources and the genuine willingness from the state to help the people, the lives losses will continue. We do wonder if the regime is letting people die on purpose so that it can save the bullets.
Despite the raging coronavirus, anti-military protests continued in various parts of the country. Today, we saw a motorcycle rally in Depayin township although the township was heavily attacked by the regime's forces in the past weeks. In Kachin's Hpakant township, anti-regime marching protests continued. Protesters from Mandalay joined forces to show defiance against the military council. In Yinmabin township, farmers were seen reciting anti-regime chants as they harvested crops. Guerrilla protests and marching strikes were also seen in other parts of the country.
In the previous days, we reported that the regime has been desperately trying to collect electricity bills. Last night, the regime's Ministry of Energy and Electricity made announcement on the national TV that the public should pay electricity bills or scheduled power-cut would be imposed. Growing up under the previous regimes, we are not new to these scheduled power outage, in fact, we know many alternatives to sustain ourselves in these blackouts such as using solar power, power generators. This morning in Yangon, explosions took place at electricity supply offices in Lanmadaw, Sanchaung and Mingalardon townships but no casualty was reported. Recently, bomb attacks on electricity supply offices also took place in Yangon's Hlaing, Tarmwe and Thingangyun townships, and in Bago. While majority of the public is determined to boycott the electricity bill, there are still some people who choose to pay the bills and recent explosions may change their minds.
Although the military council seized power in February, it has only crippled the country in every aspect. Desperate, the junta has been trying sell gemstones, timber and teak, treasury bonds, rare-earth elements, and recently, state-owned land plots in six states/regions. Today, the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Investment of the National Unity Government (NUG) declared that the tender opened by the military council is not legitimate, and sold land plots will be nationalised when the democracy is restored.
The atrocities of the regime's forces have never been stopped. In Kani township, Sagaing Region, junta's soldiers chased and attacked civilians who went in hiding in the woods. In some villages, the regime's soldiers joined forces with Pyu Saw Htee members, and continued to arrest, torture civilians, raided and looted private properties in the name of "security". Myanmar Now media reported today that Man Zar Myay Mon, a protest leader from Chaung-U township of Sagaing Region who was arrested by the junta's forces on June 8, was brutally tortured and had his fingers broken during the interrogation. He is now facing five charges of incitement under Section 505a of the penal code. In Sintgaing township, Mandalay Region, local people's forces clashed with the regime's forces on Tuesdays (July 6), and as a retaliation, the regime's forces raided a teashop nearby and arrested seven civilians including a 12-year-old boy.
UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has estimated that millions of people in Myanmar will face food insecurity in six month's time. Due to the political turmoil and instability, many Myanmar people have lost their jobs and incomes decreased, leading to poverty and food insecurity, and not to mention the damage caused by Covid. As long as the military council holds power, the situation will not improve, and it is devastating to witness our country spiralling downward. While we continue our revolution from within, we would humbly like to request the international community to support our civilian leaders from the NUG as they try to do anything in their power to hold the military council accountable for its crimes against Myanmar people.


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Shokugeki no Soma: Why You Should Watch for the Food and not the Nudity
Do you have what it takes to be number one?
Shokugeki no Soma (or Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) is a shonen manga written by Yūto Tsukada and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It was adapted into an anime on October 2014 by Shueisha and tells the story of Soma Yukihara, a boy who is aiming for the number one spot in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy. Only 10% of the students graduate from this elite institution, and the audience follows Yukihara's journey as he challenges talented chefs and learns more about the food industry.
A selling point in the anime/manga is the 'foodgasm'. 'Foodgasm' is a combination of the two words, food and orgasm, and used to describe the characters' reactions upon eating delicious food, as the taster's face gets hot and their clothes get stripped from their body. An example of this can be seen in a clip from Episode 1, after the land shark and her cronies try some of Yukihara's food.
Although this fan service brings a comedic aspect to the anime, let us not forget that Shokugeki no Soma is about cooking and focus on one thing: food. Not only does Shokugeki no Soma introduce the audience to various cuisines, but it also introduces other elements that are important to being a chef such as creativity. Each of the students come from a different cooking background, and it is their knowledge that makes Shokugeki no Soma not only an entertaining anime but an informative one as well.
[Warning: This article will dive into events that happen in both the anime and manga, so there are spoilers ahead.]
A Variety of Cuisines
What makes Yukihara unique is that his cooking style is similar to his father's, Soma Joichiro, which combines multiple cooking styles as Joichiro's results of his travels around the world. Yukihara also specializes on preparing dishes for the masses, and his dishes are considered 'lowbrow' to the other students. However, this is because the majority of students come from wealthy families in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy, making Yukihara the odd one out. They also have a speciality, and learned how to cook a specific cuisine at home or in a kitchen.
The Aldini Brothers' dish, aigamo grilled with spices.
For example, the Aldini brothers, Takumi and Isami, specialize in Italian cuisine as they grew up in Italy working for their family restaurant, Trattoria Aldini. As a result, many of their dishes are inspired by Italian cuisine, as they adjust it to satisfy the Japanese palette. In the first day of training camp, their examiner, Inui Hinako, requested the students to create a Japanese dish using the ingredients found within their location. While most students opted for fish, Takumi and Isami went with their Italian roots and chose duck to create aigamo grilled with spices. Remaking the salsa verde to have uruka, a Japanese ingredient, they were the first pair to pass the exam because of their ingenuity.
There are also other students with specialities. Miyoko Hojo, heiress to a Chinese restaurant, specializes in Chinese cuisine. Ikumi Mito, who is hinted to be American because of her tanned skin, blonde hair, and American flag bikini top, specializes in meat dishes. Akira Hayama specializes in spices and is able to cook by relying on his strong sense of smell. These students are friends, frenemies, or enemies to Yukihara, and showcase their talents through cooking challenges. These challenges are what expose the audience to different cuisines, as each student competes by relying on their speciality to win.
A tournament that gives the students an opportunity to showcase their talents is the Tōtsuki Autumn Election, in which 60 students are chosen to present their food to industry professionals. The selected dish was curry, and everyone utilized their specialities to make a unique curry dish for the judges. Hayama, who claims to be the master of curry, presented the panel of judges with his fish head curry with a naan lid. To demonstrate his talent with spices, his dish had an explosion of aroma when the judges pressed their spoon against the naan. The aroma appealed to the judges so much that Hayama received 95 points, giving him the highest score out of all the male students.
Hayama's fish head curry. However, the judge's are surprised by its unusual appearance.
Out of all the students' specialities, there is one student that uses science in her cooking. This brings an interesting element in Shokugeki no Soma, as a new realm of cooking is introduced, which brings us to the question: is cooking considered a science or a culinary art?
Alice Nakiri, also known as the Heaven Sent child of Molecular Gastronomy.
Nakiri Alice has a unique speciality, as she creates dishes using molecular gastronomy. Molecular gastronomy was coined by Nicholas Kurti and Herve This, and is defined as the art and science of selecting, preparing, serving and enjoying food. It can also be considered the 'art of deliciousness', as innovative dishes are created by combining different chemical components. 1 According to chemists, prepared food dishes are the result of a colloid, which is the tiny particles of one substance that are dispersed into another.
Alice shows off her gastronomic knowledge during the training camp's buffet challenge when she served her 'three egg dish' to the masses. Despite its simple appearance, the flavours amazed the consumers so much that Alice served 380 dishes, and was unable to serve more because she ran out of ingredients. Alice presented another dish using molecular gastronomy during the Autumn Election preliminaries, when the judges were confused at her curry's unique appearance. Upon its tasting, the judges were silent, as they were unable to describe the taste and texture. The curry sauce was foamy, and the dish was a mixture of warm and cold. However, she was rewarded 95 points for her dish, as the judges all agreed it was delicious, but were too tongue-tied to explain the reason.
Nakiri Alice's thermal sense curry.
Does this mean that molecular gastronomy will dominate the food industry? Critics do not think so, as they believe this subfield of cooking overemphasizes the scientific processes of cooking and does not acknowledge the intangible aspects of the craft, such as intuition and spontaneity. 2 Hence, it is interesting that in the first round of the Tōtsuki Autumn Election, Alice faces against an opponent that is all about spontaneity – Yukihara – in their battle to see who can create the best bento box.
Although Alice's bento is beautiful like a jewellery box, she loses to Yukihara because she is unable to present the 'fun aspect' of the bento box to the judges. Opening a bento box is supposed to be filled with surprises, and Yukihara does this by adding mysterious black drops that reveal to be 'nori bombs.' Not only does he implement molecular gastronomy into his dish, but he also does it in a way that excites the audience. To answer the question whether cooking is either a science or a culinary art, the answer is… both. Rather than looking at cooking as two separate components, both science and art should compliment each other. 3 Food should invoke creativity, and it is because Yukihara implements creativity into his bento box that he wins against Alice's speciality and proceeds to the next round.
Creativity on Dishes
Creativity is an important aspect in becoming a chef, as a chef must make their recipes unique and memorable. Although many of the students are creative, the student who displays the most creativity in his work is none other than the main protagonist, Yukihara. Unbound by cuisine traditions, Yukihara surprises people with his creations and is able to think 'outside the box'. In the first day of training camp, Yukihara clarifies if they can use anything within their boundaries to make their dish and uses Hinako's kaki-no-tane (kaki seeds) to deep-fry the fish. This is considered unique, because despite using fish for the exam (a common choice amongst the students), Yukihara uses his creativity to find a solution to bread the fish as there was no flour available.
Soma Yukihara and Tadokoro Megumi's dish, char okakiage.
Yukihara's creativity is not limited to just cooking, as he is able to serve 200 dishes of his Soufflé Omelette using live performance. Upon his realization that he cooked the wrong dish for a buffet, Yukihara concentrated his efforts to perform for the audience instead of the food's presentation. Because of this, he is able to complete the challenge in 30 minutes, which is a remarkable feat, as everyone was given two hours to serve 200 customers.
However, Yukihara's creativity does not stem from his own intelligence. Unlike the other students, Yukihara continuously grows as a chef by asking for assistance from his friends. In episode 6, Yukihara used the Don Research Society's recipes to create a don that will be superior to his opponent's. In episode 17, Yukihara asked 'Nikumi' (Ikumi Mito) about karaage because of her expertise on meat. After his victory against Kabutoyama Tetsuji, Yukihara asked Tetsuji to teach him skewering techniques as compensation. Yukihara's passion and interest in cooking helps him grow as a chef, and makes the audience root for him as he climbs to the top.
Currently, Yukihara's struggle is to create a cooking style that resembles 'the face of the chef.' As previously stated, many of his cooking techniques derive from his father's, so he has yet to find a style that is specifically his. Since Yukihara is competitive and determined to win, there is no doubt to the audience that he will eventually find his own style. This is what attracts the audience to Shokugeki no Soma in the first place: to watch passionate students fight for the number one spot in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy.
Although Shokugeki no Soma's fan service can be considered a selling point, the main appeal of the show is the variety of dishes that are cooked by the characters. As every character has their own speciality, various cuisines are presented to the audience, as some episodes focus on tasting the dishes. Some dishes are so delicious that they have inspired others to create real-life replicas, such as Stanlick's recipe for the Gotcha Roast, which can be found here.
What will Yukihara cook next?
Shokugeki no Soma is an anime that appeals to those who love to cook or love food, and is recommended for those that want to learn more about the food industry. Just don't watch it on an empty stomach!
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Heidi. "Food Science vs Culinary Arts." A Dash of Science. N.p., 14 Mar. 2013. Web. ↩
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One of my favorite things about this series is how it parodies other shonen style anime and manga. It replaces special attacks and powerful villians with weird food combos and skilled chefs. It even has "cooking super moves" that satirize others of the genre (the cabbage chefs anyone?). A great parody that also kind of works on its own merits.
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Two words. Kenshiro Soma XD
MindMischief
One of the most entertaining aspects of Shokugeki no Soma for me was seeing the differences in food culture between Japan and other countries. Like, a lot of times the show would present dishes that I'd never heard of but which are regularities in the Japanese kitchen, while other times a dish that I eat at restaurants all the time would be presented as this entity from another planet. One of the funniest moments for me was when the Aldini brothers pulled out their "secret weapon"; the mezzaluna, as if it was some alien super weapon, and I was like: "Yeah, I have one of those in my kitchen."
Robinette
i work as a chef… to be completely honest; the personality types aren't to off the mark. In school I actually ran into 95% of these personalities. i ran out of episodes to watch and began to read the manga, the characters a bit more fleshed out later in the series and it focuses more on the food then the Gasms.
Darcel
My only problem with this show is that it makes me really hungry
Marry Harwell
I saw the anime and I loved it!
Deann
this anime is ridicolous, its like a parady, and i dont take it seriously at all , just laugh at how simple and over the top it is…
Need to get into anime at some point. This sounds like a great starting point for me. Thanks for sharing!
I stopped reading the manga. I stopped at volume one. I just didn't see any point to reading it any more. It trys to hard to be egdy with near porn thrown in. It looked like half of the people in it, were two steeps from being raped by squid legs.
If you keep reading the manga, there are not that many tasting scenes for Yukihara's terrible dishes.
I have actually heard of food wars and I'm saying this right now the manga is better if this show intrigued you plot wise I think you should read the manga.
Yi Rife
you know, I study culinary arts and when I heard about a culinary anime i was so hyped, and the way that they present the ideas and method of cooking in this show is great! i love how the characters interact and them some but when i saw this show an meet erina nakiri with the name god tongue that was not the first thing that can to my mind, i am a guy but i was viewing this anime through a culinary aspect and not as any thing else.
All the characters in this show are horngry. 😉
The manga is awesome!
I watched it when it first came out and at first it was okay but then I don't know about you but I fell in love with it considering I wish there was such food that could make me feel that way otherwise I really ship erina and souma and I love the main character souma with he comedic acts and when someone is trying to be serious he just makes it funny although it may not appeal to you I really suggest it to people who just finished the second season of tokyo ghoul finished angel beats plastic memories or anohana as I watched them all in one sitting and really needed this to cheer me up
I've been reading this for awhile and the "food gasims" do die down a bit…or at least in the Manga.
friez
I love manga/anime about cooking but to be honest this one has a little too much fanservice for my tastes from what I've seen of it. Not a fan of Erina, but I like Soma himself.
Food porn anime is possibly one of the best shows this season. I like all the characters, and I never have watched a food anime before and this show has sparked my interest in the art of cooking. I am 90% positive about buying this anime whenever i get the opportunity.
HeInsds
i just watch it for the cooking part, and soma is funny
What I like about the show is how over the top it goes. I like the fact that it hasn't resorted to the tired cliché of the protagonist getting beat up by the many women trope that tends to pop up so much in modern anime. It's light hearted, cheesy (get it), over the top fun. And I wouldn't have this show any other way.
DeNSie
I only watch for the cooking and food. So only like….ten minutes of the episodes.
yeahokaysuure
I grew up reading "Kitchen Princess" so it was super interesting to read another cooking manga that's on a different spectrum, especially the way Yukihara incorporates so many different methods of cooking from around the world into Japanese dishes.
I read that as well! I think it's the first cooking manga I read 🙂
Tera Linkous
I freaking LOVE Shokugeki no Soma! The ending song is so addicting!
lemmon
The story really does get better and you find out… Spoilers…….. Soma's dad went to the school and was the Second Seat on the elite ten. Erika has a crush (Idolizes) Soma's dad but doesn't know Soma is his son because his dad went to the school using a different last name. There are some lightly hinted Harem Elements that really aren't over done in the anime since a lot of the girls have developed "Feels" for Soma. AS I said thought the Harem element is kinda subtle and pretty much the only thing not done in an Over the Top style…. We're eighteen episodes in. It's been a fun ride.
Actually, they just finished season one. Season two is coming out Summer 2016!
Clemons
I was also really fucking salty about this show when I watched the first episode. You know, it just seemed ridiculous and lame. I wasn't very fond of the main character, either, 'cause he just seemes so mainstream and unoriginal. His design wasn't very good either. It eventually got better and better; more hype and hype.
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J.D. Jankowski
This does illustrate the importance of first impressions.
This is one of my favourite Anime
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Samatha
I wasn't sure what to expect when I first watched this anime, having never read the manga. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, in all of its over-the-top glory. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good laugh.
Shapiro
I love that show!
This is good!
crpreble
This show has really impressed me. When it first started airing I really didn't expect much from it since, as it's been pointed out, the series starts out a little off-putting with heavy "fan service" elements. That being said, if you stick with the series, the focus quickly travels away from straight up fan service, and more towards competition, good natured comedy, and delicious looking food. Also, speaking in reference to how far along the manga has gotten, we start to see a bit of character reflection on Soma's part. Initially, he'd been trying to follow in his dad's footsteps to the point where he was stuck standing in his shadow, but now he is looking to forge his own identity through cooking, not just emulating his father (for those of you up to date with the manga, can we sense some parallels to be used as we begin to approach the issues regarding Erina, her father, and her sense of self in relation to him). All told, I came into this anime without high expectations, and now it's second season is one of my most anticipated continuations. Give this one a few episodes, I don't think you'll regret it.
I haven't been able to actually watch the series yet, though it is definitely on my list, so I'm afraid I carefully skimmed your article because I do not like spoilers. I did, however, like your article. I can say I'm more intrigued now than I was before, since I only really heard about the fanservice bits. I like that you present this in a way that proves that anime is not just for fanservice, because so many people outside of the fandom think that's all anime is. As an anime fan, I can watch a show with nudity and barely be fazed because it's only a joke. I'm glad I'm not the only one trying to present anime in this way.
I'm glad you enjoyed this article! When my friends told me about this anime, they would always mention the fanservice first, which is why I decided to focus on the food instead 🙂
KarinaMarie
I absolutely loved this anime! The descriptions of the food and how they cooked it had me licking my lips the entire time haha. I really hope we get a second season!
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lumorin
The fan service in this series is hilariously over the top but the food they make is mouth watering to the point where it makes you want to go out and start making these dishes to try yourself.
I'm pretty sure I gave some feedback for you on this when it was pending, but I just wanted to let you know that thanks to your article I started watching the show via legal streaming. Normally I can't stand anime that have slightly average animation, but I love cooking so much and find the show so entertaining yet ridiculous that I'm addicted! It's just insane… I think this show brings the word 'food porn' to a whole new level.
KyelandJ
Loved Shokugeki no Souma anime! I'm excited to see it return and really enjoyed the blend of cooking trials and tribulations with comedic story. The story of the underdog really got me into it as well. Witnessing the underestimated Soma destroy opponents with his cooking skill is a thrill to see. Unfortunately for me, I leave the show hungry after each viewing haha.
You should read the manga if you don't want to wait! The food still looks just as tasty and you can stare at it as long as you want 😛
The food always looks so appetizing that I can't watch this series without having a meal in front of me to prevent me from feeling hungry. XD I have actually been wanting to try out some of the recipes that they put in the manga just for fun and to see what it would taste like. I think it would even give a whole new feel to the series to be able to add in the sense of taste. In general, I just love the series, both anime and manga and I can't wait for season 2.
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Malcolm Smith: The Instrument Builders Project, Yogyakarta
Malcolm Smith is an artist and arts manager living in Yogyakarta. He is one of the founders of Krack! a printmaking studio focusing on innovative and critically engaged work from South East Asia.
Lintang Radittya, Ikbal S. Lubys performing with Wukir Suryadi's Akar Mahoni (Mahogany Root)
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Recently the Australian International Cultural Council (AICC) announced funding for a number of Australian/Indonesian cultural projects and the first of these was The Instrument Builders Project. I wanted to check it out not only because it sounded like fun, but as an Australian artist living in Indonesia, I'm very interested in the broader issues surrounding the Australian Government's re-definition of 'cultural diplomacy' in light of the recent Australia in the Asian Century White Paper.
Within days of the instrument builders arriving I'd heard rumours about the artists who had hiked up Mt Merapi (the active volcano about 40km from the city centre) and installed devices that produced sounds from shifts in the atmospheric conditions near the crater. The installation was devised by Andreas Siagian, one of the founders of Lifepatch, a Yogya geek/art collective, in collaboration with Pia Van Gelder from Dorkbot and Serial Space in Sydney and Michael Candy, a young media artist from Brisbane. (For more on this project read next week's In Profile feature on Pia van Gelder.)
Michael Candy, Pia Van Gelder, Andreas Siagian
MOS (Mountain Operated Synthesizer), 2013
The rest of The Instrument Builders Project took place at iCan (Indonesian Contemporary Art Network), a space for open ended, research driven, multidisciplinary projects in Yogyakarta. Given the short time that the Australian artists had in the country (three weeks), they got straight to work constructing and modifying instruments, discussing their various approaches, playing together and preparing to exhibit their work.
I'm a big fan of Wukir Suryardi's work, in particular his band Senyawa which combines rigorous research into traditional music, experimental approaches and a disciplined theatricality. Other participants came from very different backgrounds and I was curious to know how this combination would resolve itself. Dylan Martorell for example, makes percussive instruments from found objects with a loose DIY aesthetic, Rod Cooper is a sculptor and Ardi Gunawan is fast developing a profile in both Australia and Indonesia as a visual artist interested in process driven projects.
I attended the three public presentations in the final week of the project, each of which had moments of brilliance, where the dialogue between all of the participants was resonant and compelling, and at other times descended into noisy chaos. One of the sweetest moments came after a particularly loud section, when ethnomusicologist Asep Nata played a minimal, unamplified interlude with a jaw harp and a steel bell. For an excruciating moment it seemed something had gone horribly wrong, until one by one the other musicians returned to the performance.
To the curators' credit the performances were not so structured that they eliminated risk or the possibility of failure, or tried to pander to the audience's expectations. Instead they presented the instruments in different contexts over the three public showings. The first was a group improvisation with a choreographed dance work. The second showcased each instrument, followed by a loosely structured composition (arranged by Gatot D Sulistiyanto and Tony Maryaan from the Yogya group Art Music Today). For the final showing the instruments were presented as an installation that could be played by the audience. Without sacrificing its experimental nature, the project was framed in a way that gave the audience a number of entry points and just enough information to see where they were going. Yogya can be fabulously DIY but sometimes a little lazy when it comes to presentation and The Instrument Builders Project certainly raised the bar in terms of professionalism.
I talked to a number of the participants about their experiences and their thoughts about cross-cultural exchanges. Dylan Martorell pointed out that this project happened within a continuum of projects between experimental sound artists in Australia, Indonesia and elsewhere. Several of the Indonesian artists had performed in Australia and some of the Australians (including Martorell) had previously worked in Indonesia. "It's not like we suddenly turned up in a remote village wanting to collaborate with traditional musicians. Basically everyone involved here is interested in the same kinds of music, so in that sense we already shared a common language."
Kristi Monfries, one of the project co-curators, was a little more circumspect. "Working in a cross-cultural environment, like it or not, there's often misunderstanding, mainly through language or a misreading of cultural conditions. In many ways our job as the curators of this highly collaborative project was to not only select artists on their artistic merit but also on their openness to adventure and experimentation."
Co-curator Joel Stern added, "There are differences, but mostly practical ones. In Indonesia the cost of living is cheap and so is the cost to build or buy stuff and work on a scale that is unaffordable for most artists in Australia. On the other hand, in Australia you can access funding for experimental projects a lot more easily than in Indonesia."
Indonesian artists don't have the luxury of government grants to fund their projects and often rely on money from foreign governments to fund non-commercial or experimental projects. It's significant to note that Japan, the US, France, Germany, Holland and other countries generously fund Indonesian artists and organisations. Until recently, Australia has been conspicuously reticent, only willing to fund projects that promote Australian product abroad.
AICC's recent shift to funding collaborative projects is welcome, although still falls short of what other countries contribute. Given the rapid social change currently happening in this region and the accompanying explosion of cultural debates and artistic production, it seems a lost opportunity for Australia to not participate more proactively.
Collaborative projects, when they work, can be transformative for everyone involved, opening up ongoing dialogues and exchanges and sometimes producing unexpectedly great results. While 'cultural difference' is an overused and often misunderstood term, practical differences in each country undeniably influence the way a work is produced and received—well conceived collaborations such as The Instrument Builders Project are able to harness the best of both worlds.
The Instrument Builders Project, curators Joel Stern & Kristi Monfries, artists Rod Cooper, Dylan Martorell, Pia Van Gelder, Michael Candy, Wukir Suryadi, Asep Nata, Ardi Gunawan, Andreas Siagian, iCan (Indonesian Contemporary Art Network), Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 24 June-16 July, 2013; http://theinstrumentbuildersproject.com/
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The library is open to the public, for anyone who wants to use its books and media or seeks information related to Germany.
The eLibrary is the virtual library of the Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan in India which allows you to borrow digital media.
Join us for one of our events to practice your German language skills and learn about German culture.
The library offers library visits and guided tours for school classes, German language courses and students as well as for interested institutions and groups.


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Happy New Year Wishes, Greeting & Quotes 2019 – As its new year occasion if one want to change the life decisions then, New Year is the most suitable one. New Year is the best time to have a positive outlook towards the new decisions. If any one entering into the next year then, we have to consider all the aspects of our love and life. It means, we have to express our feelings and emotions in an effective way to him/her and their families.
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Cryptocurrencies: the new virtual reality investment?
When Bitcoin rocketed in value in 2017, you couldn't move for news stories about cryptocurrencies. But where do we stand in 2019? Was it just a fad, or is this still a worthwhile investment?
What exactly is a 'cryptocurrency'?
Just how risky are they as a form of investment?
Which are the main ones to consider?
Are cryptocurrencies a worthwhile investment?
Ask someone to explain how 'cryptocurrencies' works, and a common response is likely to be embarrassed confusion. Hardly surprising, as they're still seen very much as newcomers to the investment sector.
Yet the first (and still biggest) cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was launched some 10 years ago now. As of February 2019, over 17.53 million bitcoins were in circulation with a total market value (then) of around $63 billion… although that valuation is highly unlikely to be the same when you read this.
And it's that unpredictability in valuation which causes many investors to consider cryptocurrencies as something of a "wild card".
How wild? After their first few years of existence, when Bitcoins trundled along at around $20, their individual valuation had moved up at the start of 2017 to $967. By the end of that year it had rocketed up to $13,860. Fast forward to the start of 2019 and it had plummeted to $3,689...
Not an investment for the faint hearted!
Ethereum, one of the other main cryptocurrency players, has seen a similar trajectory: shooting up from $13 in February 2017 to $1098 in February of the following year… but now down again to $134… but that's still a ten-fold rise in two years.
"Due to this volatility," says Jon Ostler, CEO (UK) of comparison website finder.com, "large companies and governments around the world have been very slow to embrace cryptocurrency as a legitimate currency and form of payment. This has contributed to crypto prices falling steadily since early 2018, and it's hard to see this changing until some big players truly embrace crypto."
What's behind a cryptocurrency?
One of the concerns harboured by traditional investors is that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, ZCash, Dash, Ripple and Ethereum, is that they are truly "virtual". They exist on an (admittedly highly secure) series of computer servers. No comforting notes to hold in your hand (or stash under your bed). No equally reassuring central bank support in the form of gold bars or government guarantees.
So, what exactly IS a cryptocurrency"? According to Wikipedia, it is "a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized control as opposed to centralized digital currency and central banking systems."
Although cryptocurrencies have no physical manifestation, they can be used to buy plenty of products and services, and there are now over 4,000 Bitcoin ATMs around the world, including 201 in the UK, where they can be exchanged for traditional currencies… so they are starting to join the mainstream.
Part of their appeal of is that they are "disruptors" – bypassing central banks – and a reflection of the global economy as well as the digital world we now occupy for so much of our time. If you want to make a trade, there are no banks or intermediaries to get in the way – or take their margin.
It's worth bearing in mind that the earliest forms of 'currencies' - such as coins and bank notes - also demanded a certain amount of faith amongst those prepared to accept them in return for goods or services…
But does their increasing popularity make them a worthwhile investment?
Buy into a cryptocurrency and you can use it to buy goods or services… or sit on it in the hope that it will increase in value. However, to date, just 2.85% of Brits have invested in cryptocurrencies, with younger people far more inclined to take the plunge. According to finder.com research, 4.68% of millennials. 2.77% of Gen X and just 1.58% of baby boomers have jumped onto the crypto bandwagon.
They also identify a gender divide between men (3.66%) and women (2.06%).
Of those who do have holdings, 78.95% have plumped for the best-known name and bought Bitcoin. But you aren't stuck with the market leader. Around 1,000 alternatives (or "alt-coins") have also sprung up.
So how seriously should an investor take them?
According to Jon Ostler, CEO (UK) of comparison website www.finder.com, "With physical cash becoming increasingly obsolete and the fintech market continuing to innovate at a fast rate, it's fair to say that the long-term prospects for blockchain-based solutions are likely to be positive; however, whether any of the current cryptocurrencies will boom or bust is the subject of fierce debate.
"They utilise new technology to offer some features that simply aren't possible with traditional currencies and payment methods but the market to date has been extremely volatile and the path ahead is still unclear.
"Cryptocurrencies should certainly be regarded as a high-risk investment at this moment in time, but this market moves faster than traditional ones… so it's worth keeping a close eye on the news if you're looking for high-risk, high-reward investments."
And which are the best bets?
"At this stage, according to Jon Ostler "it is generally wiser to stick with the bigger, established coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple.
"New coins are always popping up, but the excitement and bold growth predictions attached to them often proves to be unfounded. Crypto is a volatile market, and this risk is compounded for small coins."
And the acid test: would Jon invest in a cryptocurrency?
"I have traded in the past but I would classify those investments as experimental and with an amount of money I would not miss. My portfolio is far more conservative, and equity and property based. Ultimately, you should only invest an amount in cryptocurrencies that you could cope with losing!"
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Experience royal sculptures in a unique, atmospheric setting at The Lapidarium of Kings in Christian IV's Brewhouse on Slotsholmen island.
Have you ever wondered what happens to old sculptures and statues, when they are no longer fit to stand in public squares, royal gardens or on the facades of castles and palaces?
They retire to a place called a lapidarium - sort of like a retirement home for sculptures. Copenhagen's newest royal attraction is The Lapidarium of the Kings located under the vaulted ceilings of a 400-year-old brewhouse on Slotsholmen island in the heart of Copenhagen.
Here you will be greeted by 300 statues and sculptures gathered from royal gardens, palaces and buildings. Among the treasures is the equestrian statue from the square of the royal palace Amalienborg, which is rumoured to have cost more than the entire palace.
With international inspiration, not least from France, the kings of Denmark have used statues to symbolise their power for centuries on the facades and in the gardens of their palaces, and in the towns and cities of Denmark, including imposing equestrian statues, beautiful goddesses and bombastic trophies.
Royal palaces and castles like Rosenborg and Amalienborg in Copenhagen, and Fredensborg north of the city, were full of statues and other stone sculptures.
After years exposed to the elements, many of the old statues have fallen into decay and been replaced. Among them, the statue of King Frederik V on horseback in a plaster of Paris version of the French sculptor Saly's equestrian statue from Amalienborg Palace Square – the most expensive statue in Danish history and ranked among the best in the world.
Some of the statues are the size of a human being. Others, that might have seemed really small up on a building when seen from the ground, are much bigger when seen "eye to eye".
Lapis is Latin for stone, so a lapidarium is a collection of stones. Numerous Danish palaces have a lapidarium containing statues, stone fragments and plaster casts considered to be worthy of preservation.
The Lapidarium of Kings covers an area of 4,000 square metres in Christian IV's Brewhouse, which was originally built by Christian IV as a part of Copenhagen's military fortification. Later it functioned as a brewhouse, whose name it still carries.


In December 2017, and in April and August 2018, the KBI organized two workshops and a regional dialogue to provide platforms for policy- and decision-makers, scientists, and practitioners to deliberate on strengthening regional collaboration in disaster risk reduction (DRR), and ensure resilient livelihoods in the Koshi Basin. The panel, group, and open floor discussions all recognized the need to address DRR in the basin as a multifaceted, interdisciplinary, and transboundary challenge. The consensus was that regional collaboration should extend beyond information sharing. A scoping exercise with potential members and stakeholders to understand their perspectives and needs was also conducted during August–November 2018.
What is the Koshi DRR Knowledge Hub?
The Koshi DRR Knowledge Hub is conceived as a platform of multiple stakeholders who can address challenges posed by the basin's multi-hazard environment. It is platform for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers to share knowledge and information on transboundary issues related to water induced disasters and identify areas for regional cooperation. It aims to facilitate integration between research, policy, and practice between stakeholders to develop collaborative activities and projects that improve decision making for the management of the Koshi Basin.
Why is there a need for a Koshi DRR Knowledge Hub?
The Koshi is a disaster prone basin. These risks impact the socio-economic development of the population and are likely to be further exacerbated by climate change. The disasters are often transboundary in nature; upstream conditions and interventions affect the downstream and vice-versa. However, there are knowledge and information gaps across geographical areas, institutions, and sectors. Thus, there is a need to share the state of knowledge in addressing water related disasters for better livelihood options and to improve decision-making for sustainable investment in the basin.
The Hub will bring together multiple stakeholders across boundaries to share and generate knowledge and identify priority areas in policy, research, and practice for transboundary collaboration. These can be further implemented by relevant stakeholders.
What are the expected outcomes of the Koshi DRR Knowledge Hub?
Improved common understanding among key stakeholders on priority areas for transboundary water-related issues in the basin.
Identification of potential areas for collaboration at the transboundary scale between researchers, practitioners, and decision makers.
How is the Koshi DRR Knowledge Hub going to achieve its objectives?
The members of the Hub will define its specific strategies and activities and carry them forward. They will be guided by the support and interest of the members building on their rich experience in the Koshi Basin.
The Knowledge Hub will create a research-policy-practice interface, where it will encourage members to share knowledge through online platforms and annual dialogues; identify areas for joint research; and share, propose, and showcase solutions.
Transboundary thematic working groups (TTWGs) and country chapters (CCs) have been envisioned as self-guided groups working on proposing and showcasing solutions together, ultimately using their own networks and the platform provided by the Hub to influence practice, research, and policy in the Koshi River basin and beyond.
To share knowledge on current understanding of water-related disasters in the Koshi Basin.
To develop short- and long-term strategies for the Knowledge Hub.
To build consensus on the governance structure of the Hub.


In 2017, a boy scout from Maryland was cliff climbing with a friend in New Mexico when he fell and hit his head. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital where doctors told the boy's parents that he had suffered a traumatic brain injury and that his life was in serious jeopardy. After spending months in a coma and months in rehab, this brave teen is still struggling to recover from his injuries- a struggle that could last a lifetime.
September marks National Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. In spreading awareness about the prevalence of these catastrophic injuries, the most common causes, and their life-changing effects, brain advocates around the country are hoping to reduce the number of TBI's tragically affecting so many lives and families across the United States every day.
TBI's are severe brain injuries that can affect a person's physical, emotional, and behavioral abilities. Unlike some other acquired brain injuries which can result from illnesses or other health conditions, TBI's are specifically caused by external forces such as forceful bumps, jolts, or blows directly impacting the head. Medscape further defines a traumatic brain injury as a noncongenital, nondegenerative injury to the brain caused by an external mechanical force with the possibility of causing permanent or temporary impairments to the brain. These forces can be sustained under various conditions, most of which are unexpected and unnecessary accidents.
TBI's sustained from any of these accidents can range from mild to severe depending on the speed/force behind the impact and the area of the brain most affected. Each patient can display a range of symptoms that everyone should be trained to recognize to help pinpoint TBI's before they become permanent or fatal.
People who sustain traumatic brain injuries do not always have open head wounds or even lose consciousness. There are several different symptoms that victims of TBI's can demonstrate that signal to others around them that medical attention is needed.
Children can also demonstrate these symptoms and in addition, may have trouble eating, nursing, or being consoled. If you notice any of these symptoms in someone who has recently sustained an injury to the head, medical attention should be sought immediately to prevent further injury to the brain.
Traumatic brain injuries cannot be easily healed. Patients who have suffered a TBI, even in the mildest forms, could be in for a lifetime of recovery and therapy. Some victims of TBI's need to relearn motor skills, overcome deficits in cognitive functioning, or endure a constant battle with chronic pain and bodily decline. Brain injuries can take a significant physical, emotional, psychological, and financial toll on not only the patient but their caregivers and families, as they alter their lives as well to support the painful recoveries of their loved ones. Sustaining a traumatic brain injury for anyone is a serious hardship, but for those whose injuries were caused by the negligence of others, the impact can be especially devastating.
The research field for traumatic brain injuries is complex and ever-changing. Victims of negligent traumatic brain injuries looking for council do not need just any lawyer- they need an expert in their injury. Our committed personal injury attorneys at D'Amore Personal Injury Law are constantly educating themselves on the most recent medical and scientific research regarding TBI's and other brain injuries to better understand and properly support the changing needs of our clients. With over 40 years of collective experience supporting individuals and families through catastrophic and life-changing brain injuries, D'Amore Law has become experts in this sensitive field of law, aggressively seeking justice for those who deserve it the most. Call us for a free case evaluation to explore your options for fighting back against your traumatic and unnecessary injury.


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Some Coronavirus Patients' Brains May Age by 10 Years, Finds Imperial College Study
Researchers from Imperial College conducted a study, involving over 84,000 people and found that in some cases, COVID-19 is linked to substantial cognitive deficits for months
By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, scientists have been telling people how the virus affects the body and what people would experience after contracting SARS-CoV-2. But a recent study has revealed that recovering COVID-19 patients' brains may age by 10 years.
Early studies showed how novel Coronavirus can affect the human brain—causing anxiety, confusion, fatigue as well as stroke. As each month passes, it is becoming increasingly clear that COVID-19 can trigger neurological problems in patients. Now an Imperial College London study found that the infection may cause mental decline equivalent to brain aging by 10 years.
A doctor from the Imperial College London, Adam Hampshire, conducted a study along with other researchers involving over 84,000 people. The non-peer-reviewed study said that in some severe cases of COVID-19, the infection is linked to substantial cognitive deficits for months.
Coronavirus affects the brain (Representational Picture) Pixabay
'Significant Cognitive Deficits'
The researchers behind the new study said, "Our analyses ... align with the view that there are chronic cognitive consequences of having COVID-19. People who had recovered, including those no longer reporting symptoms, exhibited significant cognitive deficits."
Cognitive tests are helpful to determine how well the brain performs tasks—such as joining dots on a puzzle and remembering words—these are widely used to assess the brain performance of Alzheimer's patients. These tests are helpful for doctors to find out temporary brain impairments.
The team of researchers analyzed the results of those involved people who completed a study called the Great British Intelligence Test and their findings have yet to be reviewed by other experts. However, as per the researchers, the cognitive deficits were "of substantial effect size"—more specifically among those people who were admitted to hospitals due to Coronavirus infection.
The experts said that in some worst cases the impacts of the infection are found to be "equivalent to the average 10-year decline in global performance between the ages of 20 to 70".
Coronavirus infection effect on Human Brain (representational picture) Reuters
A professor of applied neuroimaging at Edinburgh University, Joanna Wardlaw said the cognitive function of the participants was not known pre-COVID-19, and the recent findings also do not reflect long-term recovery, "so any effects on cognition may be short term".
A professor of medical imaging science at University College London, Derek Hill also said that the study findings could not be completely reliable—as it did not compare before and after scores, involved people who self-reported having the infection. He also said that overall, this is an intriguing but "inconclusive piece of research into the effect of COVID on the brain."
As researchers are trying to understand the long-term impact of COVID-19, Hill said that this will be important to further investigate "the extent to which cognition is impacted in the weeks and months after the infection and whether permanent damage to brain function results in some people."
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