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Government Launches Scheme to help Farmers Adopt Latest Technology
Abha Toppo Updated 19 November, 2020 3:13 PM IST
In order to bridge the gap between farmers & officials in the village panchayats, the Tamil Nadu government has launched scheme known as 'Uzhavar-Aluvalar Thodarbu Thittam'. The main objective of this scheme is to help in the dissemination of crop technology to farmers & get updates on the condition of crops from cultivators.
Under Uzhavar-Aluvalar Thodarbu Thittam, in each village panchayat, 10 farmers would be identified, out of whom at least 2 will be from the SC/ST communities. They will be trained in technology & other aspects of agriculture. These farmers will be either those who have already adopted latest technologies or those with the inclination to learn & will act as a 'bridge' between agriculture, horticulture departments & other farmers in the panchayat.
For this, a new extension system would be set up, as part of which the number of visits of the block teams to the village panchayats will be increased.
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It must be noted that there will be 2 extension teams in the block. The Block Extension Team (BET) of Agriculture will have Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA) as Head while Research Scientist of TNAU, Agriculture Officer (AO) & Deputy AO as members. For the Block Extension Team of Horticulture, a similar team which will have Assistant Director of Horticulture as head will be formed.
An order that was issued yesterday stated that "It should be ensured that each Village Panchayat is visited extensively by an Assistant Agriculture or Horticulture officer, at least once in a fortnight & by an AO / Deputy AO and HO / Deputy HO once in a month as far as possible. The local prevailing priorities / crop conditions in the Village Panchayat are to be considered while fixing the schedule".
The details regarding these visits will be entered into a dedicated mobile app for the use of officers. Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam announced the scheme during his budget speech.
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The Center for Disease Control states that older adults who have fallen previously or who stumble frequently are two to three times more likely to fall within the next year. Take action to help prevent another fall.
Make an appointment with your doctor. Your blood pressure or medications could be contributing to your feelings of dizziness.
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Given an integer array `nums` of unique elements, return all possible subsets (the power set).

The solution set must not contain duplicate subsets. Return the solution in any order.

### Example 1:

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Input: nums = [1,2,3]
Output: [[],[1],[2],[1,2],[3],[1,3],[2,3],[1,2,3]]
```

### Example 2:

```
Input: nums = [0]
Output: [[],[0]]
```

### Constraints:

- `1 <= nums.length <= 10`
- `-10 <= nums[i] <= 10`
- All the numbers of `nums` are unique.

## Solution

- Classical backtracking problem.
- Bit manipulation, translating the bit representation of index of 2^n result set into the list consists of num[j] show or no show to avoid deep stack of too many recursive calls.

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The Embodiment of Citizenship: Sovereignty and Colonialism in the Cherokee Nation, 1880--1920
Wynn, Kerry K.
Title: The Embodiment of Citizenship: Sovereignty and Colonialism in the Cherokee Nation, 1880--1920
Author(s): Wynn, Kerry K.
Doctoral Committee Chair(s): Frederick Hoxie
Department / Program: History
Discipline: History
Subject(s): Native American Studies
Abstract: The dissertation focuses on four arenas of experience and policy formation---marriage, law, medicine, and education---in which Cherokees and Americans articulated representational bodily images and created policy with long-lasting effects in both nations. In this period, marriage became the symbol for the union of the two nations, and images of elite Cherokee women were used by American boosters to represent Cherokee "civilization." In the field of medicine, conflicts over treatment for epidemic diseases raised issues of sovereignty; and the incorporation of Cherokees into the United States produced an attack on "traditional" healthcare and a focus on "fullbloods" as bearers of disease and instability. Punishment for violent crime in the Cherokee Nation and the United States engendered conflict as Cherokee citizens contested the expansion of the American legal system into the Indian Territory. While Americans used stories of violence and crime to cast the Indian Territory as needful of U.S. courts, many Cherokees created oppositional narratives of heroes who fought against American aggression. Finally, in the elite institutions of the Cherokee Nation and the industrial training schools of the United States Indian Service, educators focused on shaping students' bodies in order to shape national populations.
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Three-dimensional visco-plastic flow of metals and the temperature fields in friction stir welding have been modeled based on the previous work on thermomechanical processing of metals. The equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy were solved in three dimensions using spatially variable thermophysical properties and non-Newtonian viscosity. The framework for the numerical solution of fluid flow and heat transfer was adapted from decades of previous work in fusion welding. Non-Newtonian viscosity for the metal flow was calculated considering strain rate, temperature, and temperature-dependent material properties. The computed profiles of strain rate and viscosity were examined in light of the existing literature on thermomechanical processing. The heat and mass flow during welding was found to be strongly three-dimensional. Significant asymmetry of heat and mass flow, which increased with welding speed and rotational speed, was observed. Convective transport of heat was an important mechanism of heat transfer near the tool surface. The numerically simulated temperature fields, cooling rates, and the geometry of the thermomechanically affected zone agreed well with independently determined experimental values.
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Taking place in communist Czechoslovakia, Milos Forman's Loves of a Blonde opens in the countryside, where a shoe factory owner desperately attempts to convince the Army to station a division of solidiers. In his town, the woman outnumber the men sixteen to one, so the Army agrees, sparking excitement among the townsfolk. Excitement turns into disappointment when the woman discover the soldiers to be older troops, instead of the strapping young men they envisioned. Loves of a Blond is a film that masterfully walks the line between comedy and tragedy, delivering a effective portrait of communist Czechoslovakia. This is a film thats narrative is rather bland and uninteresting but it's by design, with Forman being far more interested in exploring gender politics and the social perceptions of sexual relations. Loves of a Blond is a film full of beautiful moments, with my favorite sequence being at the banquent hall where the young female factor workers first meet the older soliders. The sequence is skillfully designed, capturing both the male and female perspectives in the primal games of courtmanship. The film's more comedic elements slowly form into a tragedy towards the end of the film, with Forman seemingly commenting on the alienation of these female factory workers. Milos Forman's Loves of a Blond is a low-key effort with solid craftmanship, effectively capturing the tragedy and comedy that so frequenly makes up gender politics.
Even since an early age, Sarah has always dreamed of being a famous actress. Living in Los Angeles, things haven't gone exactly gone as she planned. In order to pay the bills, Sarah works at a trashy fast-food establishment, going from audition to audtion in her spare time, with little success. During a recent audition, for a lead role in a prominent studio project, Sara's luck begins to change. Sarah is told she is exactly what they are looking for, but Sarah's dreams come at a cost, with the studio's contract leading to sinister implications. Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer's Starry Eyes is a well-crafted, inventive horror film that is a seething commentary on the dark nature of the Hollywood dream. Starry Eyes is intent on looking at the darker-side of following your dreams, capturing how ambition can be a destructive force. Sarah is a woman whose intoxicated by the romanticism of Hollywood, going to extreme lengths that compromise her moral standards in order to reach her dream. Her muderous plight and the way she is exploited in this film are without a doubt an allegory for the treatment of people in Hollywood, but for those not interested in the underlying satire, Starry Eyes is still a violent, visceral experience. Considering the film's low-budget, Starry Eyes is exceptionally well-made, using lighting, editing, and cinematography to effectively explore the shattered psyche of a woman desperate for success. The film captures the darker side of Los Angeles like few films are capable of, showing the competitiveness, pettyness, and difficulty in making strong friendships in a town where everyone seems to only do what's best for themselves. Starry Eyes works as both a horror film and hollywood satire, being one of the better horror films I've seen this year.
Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January begins at the Parthenon, where wealthy American tourists Chester MacFarland and his wife Collete are on vacation. They meet Rydal, an American expat who ran away from all responsibility back home, now working as a tour guide. Rydal is a sneaky, scam-artist, but he's unequivocally drawn to the couple, due in large part to Colette's beauty and Chester's sophisticated lifestyle. However, things aren't all they appear to be, with Chester's accumulation of wealth being the result of scamming his investors. When Chester is confronted about his shady dealings by a hired gun, he knocks the man unconscious, imploring Rydal to help him and his wife escape. Things take a more sinister turn when they discover the man was in fact killed, forcing Chester, Collete, and Rydal on the run together, with un-trust, jealousy, and paranoia threatening to destroy them. Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January is a simple, effective thriller that is a nice throwback to earlier, narrative-fueled filmmaking. There are no action sequences, car chases, or special effects in The Two Faces of January, with the film being a beautiful reminder of the power of complex characters and simple, but elegant narrative devices. The whole film is built around complex characters, Rydal and Chester, each being deceptive men with secrets. They are much more similar to each other than they care to admit, each infatuated by the beauty and vulnerability of Colette. The Two Faces of January is effective simply because of its three-dimensional characters, with much of the film's suspense and tension revolving around the brewing tension between these two men. It's a simple film, that basically uses Collete as a device, exploring male ethos, identity and trust.
Kat Connors is your typical 17 year-old teenager in the 1980s, living with her homemaker mother, Eve, and father, Brock. A seemingly happy family on the surface, Eve is in actuality a repressed housewife who has fallen out of love with her harmless, unpassionate husband, Brock. One day, seemingly out of nowhere, Kat's mom, Eve, disappears without a trace. An investigation begins into Eve's disappearance with Kat barely being emotionally affected, a bi-product of growing up in an emotionally repressed household. As time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with the affect her mother's disappearance has on her, eventually confronting the truth and her own personal denial about what occurred. Gregg Araki's White Bird In A Blizzard is probably his most reserved film to-date. It's a coming of age story of sorts but what makes this film so effective is in its examination of repression. All three family members in this film are dealing with some form of repression, from Eve struggling with domestication and feeling like a servant, to Kat's repressed emotional state thanks to her upbringing. Through these three characters, including Brock's repression which I won't speak about for sake of spoilers, White Bird in a Blizzard shows the power and danger of repressing one's emotions, capturing the volatility associated with trying to bottle it up. Narrative-wise, I really enjoyed how the film subtlely showcases how Kat's own repressed emotions and personal issues are similar to her mothers. Kat rebels, especially sexually, almost as if to make sure she doesn't follow her own mother's doomed footsteps, afraid to face the potential truth. As one would expect Eva Green is phenomenal in her role as Eve, displaying both an instability and vulnerability that makes the audience uncomfortable, simply waiting for her to explode. Greg Araki's White Bird In A Blizzard is certainly his most stylistically reserved and straight-forward film in a long time, but its thematic examination of repressed emotions is poignant and profound.
Gary Newman, an engineer from silicon valley, has just arrived in Paris, France for a very important business trip. He attends the meeting but it's apparent from the onset that Gary is very distracted. From France, Gary is supposed to fly to Dubai but he unexpectedly decides not to go, abruptly deciding to quit his high paying job and in his words, start his life over again. He holds himself up in his room, explaining to his wife and business partners that he will not be returning home. As Gary deals with his personal demons, fate brings a young maid at the hotel, Audrey, into his life. Pascale Ferran is an incredibly unique experience that blends fairy tale and character drama together with beautiful results. A film about human connection and finding oneself in the rat race of life isnt a new concept but the subtlety and grace exuded by the filmmakers is genuinely impressive. Bird People taps into the meditative state of its characters, delivering a poetic film about humanity and individuality. Gary can certainly be viewed as a selfish character but there is no doubt the audience will empathize with him, a man whose full of emptiness due to a detachment from human connection, and loss of individuality,thanks to the business world rat race. Aubrey is another interesting part of the puzzle, a young maid who struggles with similar issues but has not been nearly as broken down. Her side of the story is more like a fairy tale, as she transforms into a bird for one night, observing a host of individuals in the hotel and airport. While this fantasy element of the film was a bit distracting at first, it elevates the film, being symbolic of Aubrey and Gary's desire for personal freedom. From a technical standpoint, Bird People is a very well crafted film that juxtaposes these two characters loss of perceived freedom with frantic airports, translations, and highways. It exposes the fast paced nature of life while capturing what becomes lost in the chaos. Pascale Ferran Bird People is a poetically nuanced study of individuality, loneliness, and connection that features a great central performance by Josh Charles, making it one of the most unique and touching movies of the year.
Taking place in the seedy, underworld of Brooklyn's dirty money smuggling, Michael R. Roskam's The Drop tells the story of bartender Bob Saginowki, who funnels cash for gangsters at the bar with his cousin Marv. One night the bar is robbed by two armed gunman, placing Bob and his cousin Marv in the angry hands of the mafia who want their money found. Bob attempts to simply mind his own business, but as the investigation into the robbery continues, secrets are revealed with Bob's past coming back to haunt him. Michael R. Roskam's The Drop is a well-crafted crime thriller that excels due in part to a phenomenal cast from top to bottom. Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace, and Matthias Schoenaerts are all exceptionally well cast in their roles, all bringing weight to their performances whenever necessary. What I found so interesting about The Drop is how it's the story of a rather simple-minded man in Bob Saginowki. Even though he works closely to a world surrounded by violence Bob is mild-mannered, kind man. He is a likeable character who is stuck in the midde of harsh world around him, and the way the film builds this character around this concept perfectly builds to its impressive conclusioon. Thematially this is a film that challenge the notion that morality is black and white, and to call it a twist ending is selling The Drop short. A well crafted, engaging film, The Drop is a unique and powerful entry in the crime thriller sub-genre that raises some interesting thematic questions that are rarely seen in films of this ilk.
Guy Trilby, a 40-year old man, is a mean-spirited, foul-mouthed jerk who shows little respect for everyone around him. After finding a loophole in the rules of The National Spelling Bee, Guy joins the event, hijacking the competition and irritating almost everyone along the way. From outraged officials to disgruntled parents, Guy is at center stage of a ton of angst, intent on crushing the dreams of all the other children on his way to victory. As the competition begins, Guy begins to forge an unlikely friendship with one of his competitors, Chaitanya, a 10-year-old boy. Jason Bateman's directorial debut, Bad Words, is a relatively funny film that's crudeness, undermines its more lofty thematic intentions. Guy is far from a likable character, alienating almost everyone who even attempts to connect with venom and foul-mouthed antics. This is an odd role for the likable Bateman but I've always been a sucker for an actor stepping out of his comfort zone. At its core, Bad Words is about the connection between Guy and Chaitanya, two individuals who are more alike than they could imagine. For much of the film, the audience is left in the dark about Guy's true motivation for entering the spelling bee, but unfortunately the revelation towards the end of the film is lacking, setting up a heart-felt conclusion that goes against the snarky, ugliness that made this character's plight so interesting. I understand the film is trying to make a statement about forgiveness and moving forward but the way it gets there doesn't feel very organic. Perhaps the films greatest strength is how it deconstructs our societies desire to win, showing the petty actions of parents and officials alike, doing whatever they can to stop Guy Trilby from winning. These parents use their children as an excuse for their actions, when in actuality most of their venom revolves around their own selfish intentions - the tutoring lessons and time they spent preparing their children in an effort to win. Jason Bateman's Good Words is a low-rent, spelling bee version of Bad Santa, but unfortunately it never fully sticks to its guns, falling a little too far into sentimentality for my liking.
Living on the Western frontier, Mary Bee Cuddy is an independent-minded woman who has yet to find her husband. A strong woman, she is perceived as bossy and rather plain, keeping her from finding someone to settle down with. When three woman living in the community are driven to insanity by a variety of harsh realities of pioneer life, Mary Bee volunteers to transport the women to Iowa, where they can get the necessary help. As she sets out, Mary Bee soon realizes how daunting and dangerous the journey will be, employing a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to aid her. Tommy Lee Jones' The Homesman is beautifully photographed western that is a poetic commentary about an era in America that routinely crushed the souls of people under its harsh conditions. The Homesman is a film that puts the spotlight on Prairie madness, showcasing the nightmarish situations that have scarred these woman. While the film's commentary on the treatment of woman during the time is very prevalent throughout, Jones wisely makes this more of a thematic under-current, intent on keeping his focus on the instability this climate had on everyone. The Homesman features beautiful cinematography, with wide shots that emphasize the wide open spaces and desolate setting of the West. Jones uses these visuals to not only capture the lack of control his protagonists have over this harsh environment but also the loneliness and isolation of these two characters, most notably Mary Bee Cuddy. With The Homesman Tommy Lee Jones has once again proved to be one of the better actors turned directors, delivering a powerful portrait of a harsh time in American history.
In the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, everyone takes care of each other. Mickey is not from God's Pocket, but he lives there now with his wife and stepson, Leon. When Leon is killed in a construction "accident", Mickey quickly finds himself caught juggling a series a crisis including a debt he can't pay, a son-in-law whose funeral he can't afford, and a wife who believes her son's death wasn't an accident. John Slattery's God's Pocket has a lot of strong performances and a solid, if unspectacular narrative, but unfortunately it's never able to overcome its multiple personality disorder. God's Pocket is a film full of interesting ideas that never becomes united, struggling to understand what it wants to be. The film is uneven, jumping from entertaining black comedy to gritty drama, with no cohesive tone to speak of. This is a film that attempts to capture the closely knit community of God's Pocket, showing the almost tribal nature of these blue-collar towns who view all outsiders as a threat to their community. This is the most interesting aspect of the film, showing the hypocritical nature of these small communities, using Richard Jenkin's character, a once praised writer from the area, to illustrate their fickle nature. Featuring a sub-standard narrative that isn't thrilling enough to be engaging, nor comedic enough to be funny, God's Pocket is a film stuck in-between, never fully able to become cohesive on a thematic level.


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Faith LDS History Bet You've Never Seen Hyrum Smith's Funky-Looking Specs Before
Bet You've Never Seen Hyrum Smith's Funky-Looking Specs Before
Full transparency: This is not Hyrum Smith, this is a painting of Nathaniel Olds by Jeptha Wade. He and Hyrum just liked the same style of eyeglasses.
Man, I gotta say, you learn something new every day. Today's fun factoid appeared on my Twitter feed. The tweet was captioned, "If you can believe it, these glasses belonged to the Mormon preacher Hyrum Smith in 1844." What followed, as you see below, were a rather odd-looking pair of glasses.
If you can believe it, these glasses belonged to the Mormon preacher Hyrum Smith in 1844
(h/t @MessyNessyChic) pic.twitter.com/6d2D45Izle
— Avery Trufelman (@trufelman) February 4, 2019
"Oh great," I thought, "another reason for people to think the Latter-day Saints are bonkers." But it turns out these spectacles were good for much more than watching a 3D movie or reading an invisible map off the back of the Declaration of Independence.
Funky specs
The spectacles in the Tweet are on display at the Church History Museum along with the clothing Hyrum was wearing when he was killed in Carthage, Illinois.
But what are they? A more modern Urim and Thumim? What do they do? Sorry to disappoint, there's actually nothing religious or mystical about these glasses. They were just Hyrum's prescription sunglasses. In fact, Brigham Young had a similar pair:
Brigham Young's sunglasses, on display in the Church History Museum.
And if you're still weirded out, check out the gallery below that features some of Hyrum and Brigham's contemporaries, including President Andrew Jackson, sporting similar specs:
According to the College of Optometrists,
The idea of supplementary lenses was first introduced by Richardson's patent of 1797, in which two side lenses hinged to the eyerims and could be folded over the main lenses to combine the powers of the two.
"Out of this idea grew the concept of side visors.
"In the nineteenth century rail travel began with a passengers being carried in open-top carriages with the wind, funnel smoke and sparks from the track in their faces. A particular type of protective spectacles with D-shaped lenses arose shortly before this time and came to be known as 'Railway spectacles'. Sometimes such spectacles had tinted lenses and can be seen as early sunglasses in that they were for outdoor use. Later examples may have a horseshoe shape.
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Fernando Matoso dos Santos  (Campo Maior, 1849 - Lisboa,  22 de abril de 1921)  fue un académico y político portugués, que se desempeñó como Ministro de Negocios de Hacienda del Reino de Portugal, entre el 30 de noviembre de 1900 y el 28 de febrero de 1903. Así mismo, fue, de manera interina, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de julio de 1901 a febrero de 1903.

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Carrera académica
Fernando Matoso dos Santos se licenció en Filosofía y Medicina en la Universidad de Coímbra en 1874. Mientras trabajaba como médico en Golegã, decidió postularse para la Escuela Politécnica en la disciplinas de Zoología y Anatomía Comparada, siendo el primer clasificado. Esto le dio la oportunidad de enseñar esa disciplina en ese instituto en 1880.

Carrera política
Matoso dos Santos se afilió al Partido Progresista y fue concejal de la Cámara Municipal de Lisboa. A partir de este cargo, comenzó a desarrollar su carrera política. En 1887 fue elegido diputado por Golegã, seguido de Cartaxo, Covilhã, Horta y Abrantes. Gracias al círculo de Aveiro, se convirtió en Par do Reino.

Entre el 30 de noviembre de 1901 y el 28 de febrero de 1903 se desempeñó como Ministro de Hacienda, y, desde el 1 de julio de 1901 hasta el 28 de febrero de 1903, de Relaciones Exteriores.

Carrera profesional
Fue Inspector del Servicio Técnico de Aduanas y miembro del Consejo General de Aduanas y de la Comisión de Aranceles de Ultramar.

El 21 de julio de 1891, luego de ser nombrado Enviado Extraordinario y Ministro Plenipotenciario de Portugal por el Rey Carlos I, fue enviado a Brasil con el fin de negociar la firma del Tratado de Comercio y Navegación entre Portugal y Brasil, con el presidente Floriano Peixoto. Viaja a Río de Janeiro el 23 de julio y el 14 de enero de 1892 firma con el Ministro Plenipotenciario de Brasil, João Pereira de Andrade, un tratado de Comercio y Navegación que nunca fue ratificado .

Una colaboración de su autoría se puede encontrar en las revista Brasil-Portugal  (1899-1914).

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The Hungarian writer Magda Szabó is perhaps best known for her 1987 novel The Door, a poignant story of the relationship between two women – a writer and her housekeeper. (It's been on my radar for a while, although I've yet to read it.) Iza's Ballad (an earlier novel) also features a complex relationship between two women at its heart – in this instance, the frustrations and heartbreak of a distant mother-daughter relationship. More specifically, the book digs deep into the damage we inflict on those closest to us – often unintentionally but inhumanely nonetheless. It is a story of many contrasts; the differences between the generations; the traditional vs the new; the rural vs the urban; and the generous vs the self-centred.
Seventy-five-year-old Ettie and her husband Vince have lived a traditional life in the Hungarian countryside since their marriage some fifty years before. They have one daughter, the progressive, idealistic Iza, a brilliant doctor who now works in Pest (eastern Budapest), where she is well respected and successful. While Iza is a dutiful daughter, paying monthly visits to her elderly parents, she rarely shows any emotion, devoting herself instead to a demanding job in rheumatology.
Everything changes for both women when Vince dies of cancer. At first, Ettie fears being left alone in the old house, the long empty days stretching out ahead of her with no husband to talk to or care for. But Iza – a direct, controlling person at heart – decides that Ettie must come and live with her in the apartment in Pest as it's clearly the right thing to do. There is no consultation with Ettie at this point, simply a unilateral decision that Iza makes with no attempt to establish Ettie's wishes. Nevertheless, in her relief at not being abandoned, Ettie defers to Iza's better judgement – clearly her capable daughter knows best – and she goes along with the plan.
Straight after Vince's funeral, Iza bundles Ettie off for a week at a sanatorium, effectively as a way of getting 'the old woman' out of the way while she arranges the move. The former family home is sold to Iza's ex-husband, Antal, a kind, considerate man who retains a fondness for Ettie despite his broken relationship with her daughter. Meanwhile, Ettie must contend with a maelstrom of emotions on her own – grief at the loss of her beloved husband, relief at the prospect of a new life with Iza, and concern over the packing up of the house. Her major consolation is the prospect of being surrounded by Vince's possessions once she arrives in Pest.
It was an enormous relief to her [Ettie] that she wouldn't have to live by herself in a house bereft of Vince, but it was terrifying not be present while Iza packed up ready for the removal men. 'You'd only torture yourself,' retorted Iza, 'you have spent enough time crying. I know my flat, know where I am taking you, I know where things will fit and what will look best. I want you to be happy from now on.' (p. 56)
What follows when Iza brings her mother to the city is truly heartbreaking to observe. Very few of the couple's treasured possessions have survived the move, and those that have are barely recognisable from their former selves. Vince's favourite chair has been reupholstered, transforming it from a comfortable, careworn reminder to an alien object, erasing its emotional value for Ettie as a result. Naturally, Ettie is devastated by this casting aside of her former life. Virtually everything familiar has been discarded or left behind, accentuating Ettie's crushing sense of loss.
She felt as if some elemental blow had destroyed everything around her and that only now did she really know what it was to be a widow, someone absolutely abandoned.
She didn't cry while Iza was in the room, just looked pale and was more quiet than usual, but she tried to say something nice, however awkward, about the practicality of the arrangement and Iza's helpfulness and kindness. (p. 89)
Everything required for comfort was present and correct but she still felt as though she had been robbed. (p. 92)
As the days and weeks slip by, Ettie continues to struggle with her new life in the city. Every time she tries to do something to please Iza, such as cooking a favourite meal from the girl's childhood or brewing traditional Turkish coffee, the gesture backfires, aggravating Iza on her return from work. While Ettie has been used to a life of housework and cleaning, Iza's housekeeper Teréz takes care of everything in Pest – an arrangement that Iza is determined to maintain. Unsurprisingly, this leads to tension between Ettie and Teréz, prompting Iza to intervene…
The old woman listened. She felt silly and unable to mount an argument; she was so cowed by the accusation that she got on Teréz's nerves that she dared not say a word. Should she say that she'd like to be the one who looked after her [Iza], and that she'd enjoy taking care of things and finding out what she liked? Or that she [Ettie] had worked all her life, that she liked working and would like to find a way of showing how grateful she was for not being left alone? She kept quiet. (p. 98)
One of the great tragedies here – and there are many – is Iza's lack of appreciation of her mother's needs and emotions. On her return from work, Iza simply wants some peace and quiet, so she soon becomes irritated by Ettie's questions and constant presence in the flat.
Her [Ettie's] constant presence, the way she kept opening doors, always wanting something to happen at precisely the times Iza was exhausted and wanted rest and quiet, a space where nothing happened, saddened her and forced her to spend ever less time at home, only as much as was absolutely necessary. (pp. 131–132)
With Iza out at work all day, there are precious few opportunities for Ettie to spend time with her daughter or to share how she is feeling. Ettie knows she should be grateful to Iza for bringing her to Budapest, but the loneliness she is experiencing is destroying her, and with no one to talk to, these emotions remain locked in. As the novel unfolds, we can almost see Ettie wasting away before our eyes. In effect, she is retreating into herself as much as possible for fear of doing anything that will aggravate either Iza or Teréz. For Ettie, large chunks of the day are spent riding the tram routes across the city to steer clear of Teréz or whittled away alone at the flat.
While the reader's sympathies will almost certainly be weighted towards Ettie, Szabó is mindful of portraying each of her characters as complex, rounded individuals, complete with their shortcomings and failings. Like all of us, Ettie has her faults, from her jealousy of Lidia, the gracious nurse who holds Vince's hand as he is dying, to her resentment of Teréz for robbing her of the chance to cook Iza's meals. Similarly, while Iza has many faults ranging from selfishness and a lack of emotional intelligence to brusqueness and insensitivity, the situation is not entirely black and white. Her dedicated approach to work is undeniable, an asset widely recognised by colleagues and patients alike. Nevertheless, Iza's lack of understanding towards her mother is horrifying to observe – while every physical comfort is provided for Ettie, the requisite emotional support is sorely missing from Iza's approach. (Interestingly, this lack of emotional involvement is mirrored in Iza's relationships with men – both her ex-husband Antal, who left Iza for fear of being destroyed by her, and Iza's current lover, Domokos, who suddenly realises he might be destined for a similar fate.)
As this heartbreakingly poignant novel approaches its inexorable conclusion, Ettie returns to her old country home for the instalment of Vince's headstone – a visit that prompts a reunion with Antal and a touching reminder of her former life. Despite the undeniable sadness in this story, this was a knockout read for me – a richly textured portrait of two very different women, unable to reach out to one another despite their familial bond.
Iza's Ballad is published by NYRB Classics (US) and Vintage (UK); personal copy.
This entry was posted in Book Reviews, Szabó Magda, Women in Translation and tagged #ReadWomen, Book Review, Fiction, George Szirtes, Hungary, Literature in Translation, Magda Szabó, NYRB Classics, Vintage, Women in Translation on December 6, 2022 by JacquiWine.
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24 thoughts on "Iza's Ballad by Magda Szabó (tr. George Szirtes)"
jenniferbeworr December 6, 2022 at 8:32 am
Even reading the review is somehow devastating. The Point journal published an essay on this novel and Szabo. It too, was very moving. Thank you for sharing from this reading experience. Xx
JacquiWine Post author December 6, 2022 at 3:06 pm
Oh, thanks for the tip, Jennifer. I'll look that up. In a way, I'm glad the sense of devastation comes across in my review. Hopefully I've captured something of the tenor of this heartrending book…
penwithlit December 6, 2022 at 12:39 pm
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After Brexit, I can't get enough of European novels- especially Eastern European ones like this one.
I seem to do well with these European writers, especially the women. Funnily enough, it's fairly similar with films as I'm often drawn to stories from France / Italy / Spain – Romania and Hungary too!
Julé Cunningham December 6, 2022 at 2:38 pm
It's wonderful to hear you were so taken with this book, Jacqui! When I reviewed it back in September I was 'utterly captured' by it and still am. The heartbreak of the misunderstandings between Iza and Ettie is unforgettable. I loved how Szabó wove the quartet of voices of Ettie, Vince, Iza, and Antal together to tell all of their stories, and how through them, we see how the country is changing. And the ending!
Oh, I'd forgotten that you had reviewed this one. I must go back and have another look now that I've read the book! Yes, it's interesting how we learn more about Iza through her interactions with Antal and Domokos, almost as though we're seeing her refracted through their eyes. And although Vince has passed away by the time we join the story, we still get to know him from Ettie's memories and reflections. I really like this type of novel where the author goes deep into the central character's soul…
kaggsysbookishramblings December 6, 2022 at 4:13 pm
Lovely review Jacqui, and I have to say that this sounds like quite a devastating read. The mother-daughter relationship is one which is always full of potential for problems and can be so fraught; and it's interesting to hear that the author doesn't apportion blame to one party but allows both to have rounded characters. I want to read Szabo, but will definitely need to make sure I'm in the right frame of mind!!
Yes, an eternally fascinating subject, this disconnect between a mother and her daughter. I think the reader will almost certainly feel much more sympathetic towards the mother in this relationship as Iza's lack of regard for Ettie's feelings is so pronounced…and yet, there are some subtleties at play here that prevent the characters from seeming too unrealistic or extreme. For instance, we hear how Iza goes to considerable lengths to understand her patients' challenges, treating the whole person rather than the disease. So it's even more of a tragedy that she doesn't seem to appreciate how lost Ettie feels without Vince…
A Life in Books December 6, 2022 at 4:56 pm
I made the mistake of reading this on holiday and not paying it enough attention but I do remember the awful emotional chasm between these two women and Ettie's aching sadness.
Yes, my heart ached for Ettie. Such a sad story, beautifully expressed.
heavenali December 6, 2022 at 5:16 pm
I thought this was a wonderful novel, really heartbreaking and deeply poignant. I felt for Ettie so much, uprooted from everything she knew and put into an alien environment. Szabo is such a fabulous writer, I have read four of her novels and loved them all.
It's such a devastating, emotionally involving story. You just want to tear Ettie away from that awful flat in Budapest and reunite her with Captain, who I completely forgot to mention in my piece. Anything to separate her from Iza…
I definitely want to read more of Szabo in the future, so I'll be checking out the others available in translation asap. Interestingly, there's another one coming from NYRB next year: The Fawn.
https://www.nyrb.com/collections/magda-szabo/products/the-fawn?variant=42436895146152
I think MacLehose Press has got it over here, so there's something for you to look forward to in the spring!
Something to look forward to.
mallikabooks15 December 6, 2022 at 5:16 pm
This does sound heartbreaking. Though it seems the daughter lacks emotional connect in general, somewhere in her attitude to her mother one can also see a thread of what we'd now calling ageism too, in not seeing her mother as a person with feelings and capable of perhaps taking decisions for herself, instead foisting what she sees as right for her mother.
Yes, absolutely. In fact Ettie is referred to throughout as 'the old woman' a description that accentuates this ageist perception rather than appreciating Ettie as an individual, a human being with a personality and feelings of her own. Little details like that are very telling…
madamebibilophile December 6, 2022 at 6:45 pm
This sounds completely heart-breaking. I definitely want to read this, it sounds excellent, but when I'm in a suitably robust mood!
Yes, it's so sad…and there's no one who can really see what's happening, no sibling or other family member to step in and mediate.
gertloveday December 6, 2022 at 8:25 pm
This is a book I absolutely love, even more so than The Door. I am more sympathetic than you to Iza, that's to say I see her as quite a tragic figure, so determined to be a good human being that she has stamped out in herself all the weaknesses and needs that make us human and loveable. Szabo at her absolutele best.
That's interesting about Iza. She's definitely a self-determined person, but in her ruthless devotion to work, I feel she has stripped herself of the ability to connect with those closest to her (certainly on an emotional level). A fascinating choice for book groups, especially as the characters are quite complex!
1streading December 10, 2022 at 3:21 pm
I really enjoyed The Door and Abigail and I have a copy of Katalin Street but this will be added to the list! Also a new translation of The Fawn to look forward to next year.
JacquiWine Post author December 10, 2022 at 3:59 pm
It's good to hear that you'd recommend both Abigail and The Door as I'm definitely up for reading more Szabo in the future. The Fawn looks really intriguing, doesn't it? Coming from NYRB/MacLehose in the spring by all accounts, so that's not too long to wait…
Liz Dexter December 10, 2022 at 6:03 pm
This sounds devastating, but beautifully done. I've not read about it before, as far as I know, so thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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Marin Rose
Order. Balance. Beauty. That's the three-pronged approach Marin Rose, owner of Libra Organizing, brings into her clients' homes. Rose moved to Augusta in 2012 and has been clearing away clutter ever since. She says, "I love that, in a single day, I can create a tangible improvement in someone's space." According to Rose, if you want to organize your house, you need to de-clutter first. "It sounds ridiculous, but so many of us have objects in our homes that we really dislike. We keep them because they were gifts or reminders of our past."
Organization has been a hot topic ever since the publication of Marie Kondo's mega-selling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Rose admires Kondo's uniquely Eastern approach but thinks it can border on the unnecessary and even the obsessive. "I'd never encourage anyone to spend time folding socks," she says. "The whole point of minimalism and organization is to free up time and energy for more meaningful activities."
One reason clutter is so toxic: It sucks up our resources—our space, money, time and energy—so we have little to nothing left to devote to the important stuff.
The hardest—and most interesting, rewarding—part of my work is: Guiding people away from object attachment. We all have certain things that are difficult to part with.
If I could give people one piece of advise it would be: Set up your space to support your needs and lifestyle now. If it doesn't help you to be happy and successful today, it doesn't deserve space in your life.
If you're interested in finding out more about Rose's philosophy on de-cluttering pick up a copy of her book,Breaking Up With Your Stuff: Emotional Homework To End Your Toxic Relationship With the Clutter Culture(Create Space, $12.95) or $4.99 for Kindle version.
Gorgeous Garden Glass
Glass in a garden is usually a hazard unless it's the arresting glass sculptures from renowned artist Dale Chihuly. Chihuly's credited with revolutionizing the studio glass movement and elevating the perception of the glass medium from the realm of craft to fine art. Chihuly in the Garden includes 21 installation sites all set among the Atlanta Botanical Garden's natural beauty.
The exhibit runs from now until October 30 and can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, visit atlantabg.org
BY THE NUMBERS: GARDEN CLUBS
What's a Garden City without garden clubs? Members are far more than hobbyists and contribute much to the beauty of our community.
13: Projects that Augusta garden clubs are involved in. Some include landscaping for Habitat for Humanity, placing Blue Star Memorial markers in the city that honor members of the armed forces and maintaining the Bonnie McClain Perennial Garden on the Savannah River.
17: Number of garden clubs in Augusta, some of which include Town and Country, Spade and Trowel, and Pine Needle.
35: Number of men's gardening clubs in the country. The first men's garden club was formed in 1928 in Chicago.
550: Members of garden clubs in Augusta.
1829: The Garden Club of Georgia held its first annual convention in Augusta. The primary aims of this newly established organization were "to promote a love of gardening for the amateur and the professional; to protect our native trees, wild flowers and birds; and to encourage a regard for civic beauty in our various communities.
1848: The Sand Hills Garden Club donned their white gloves and hats, and invited 13 other local clubs to found the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs.
1891: The first garden club in the United States, the Ladies Garden Club, was founded in an antebellum drawing room in Athens, Ga. Membership was initially by invitation only, but in 1892, the membership was open to every lady in the city who might be interested in learning to grow anything "from a cabbage to a chrysanthemum."
Construction for a Cause
Charity begins at home and Ivey Homes is taking that saying literally. The home building company is constructing a five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home to sell as a fundraiser for three Augusta charities: Children's Hospital of Georgia, the American Red Cross and the Augusta Warrior Project. Ivey Homes President Matt Ivey says, "The Augusta market has been good to us over the last several years and we wanted to give something meaningful back to the community."
Located at 7223 Hoffman Dr. in Evans—it is expected to be completed by early summer.
Getaways: Thomasville, Georgia
Distance From Augusta: 244 miles or a four-and-half–hour drive.
Why Go: Many small Southern towns advertise themselves as being "worth the trip" but offer little more than a Hardees and a couple of stoplights. In Thomasville, their "worth the trip" slogan is the honest-to-goodness truth. The charming city boasts an award-winning downtown, a flurry of festivals and an assortment of historical attractions.
What To Explore: Shopping downtown is a must. The charming brick streets are chockablock with more than a hundred unique antique stores, galleries, clothing boutiques and specialty shops.Pop into the Fuzzy Goat and fill your basket with yarn, handcrafted fiber bags and organic lavender sachets. Swing by the Firefly for specialty gifts like Gunshot Sauce or an armadillo shell cuff.
What To Do: A top Thomasville attraction is Pebble Hill Plantation, a Colonial Revival hunting plantation with a rich history. Other worthwhile outings include the Thomasville Rose Garden and the Birdsong Nature Center, which includes nature trails and a butterfly garden.
What To Eat: Say cheese, please, when you visit the Sweet Grass Dairy and nosh on a variety of cheeses, paired with preserves and pecans. Sample hand-battered fried pickle and grouper chowder at Jonah's Fish and Grits or a hummus pizza at Moonspin. Want to try them all? Walk and nibble with a Taste of Thomasville Food Tour. (www.tasteofthomasvillefoodtour.com).
Where To Stay: Thomasville offers several bed and breakfasts. The Paxton House is an 1884 Victorian with a large sunny porch, complimentary bikes and an indoor lap pool. Rates start at $295. Walk to downtown when staying at Freedom Oaks, which features a formal parlor with baby grand piano, cozy library and elegant dining room. From $195 a night.
Magnolia Lovers Manuel
With their leathery green leaves and creamy teacup-sized blossoms, magnolias are synonymous with the South. But the Southern magnolia, also known as magnolia grandiflora, is only one of many varieties of magnolias. In The Plant Lover's Guide to Magnolias (Timber Press, $24.95), author Andrew Bunting shares an abundance of information on garden use, design, culture and maintenance and insists there's a variety of magnolia to suit every circumstance. For instance, while most magnolias grow best in well-drained soils, one variety—the umbrella magnolia—thrives in wet conditions. Also most people assume magnolias need lots of space to meander, but Bunting claims there's a magnolia for even the tightest of spaces. The author also describes how the trees can be used for screening, trimmed into topiaries or trained to go flat against a wall. Weary of those snowy white blossoms? Magnolia blossoms come in as many colors as Jordan Almonds. The book includes a plant directory with hundreds of the best magnolia species and is illustrated with dozens of color photographs. A veritable Bible for those who love magnolias.
This article appears in the May 2016 issue of Augusta Magazine.
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This is the fourth of four webinars for mental health professionals and anyone else who feels it may be helpful to them, covering: Biology, Behaviour, Relationships, and our Thinking Style. In this fourth one we look at our thinking and how we can actively guide and modify it to greatly benefit our wellbeing.
Although the webinar is for mental health professionals, it is available subsequently free of charge and you may wish to signpost some of your colleagues or clients to it.
Dr William Davies is the Head of Applied Clinical Psychology at the APT and is the author of post qualification courses on CBT, DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and more. These have been attended by well over 125,000 mental health professionals in the UK alone.
Amy George is the Deputy Director of the Association for Psychological Therapies and renowned for her incisive, warm and humorous style of chairing.
Major therapeutic interventions in mental health, 4: The RAID® approach.
Wednesday 5th May 2021
In this module from the APT, we introduce the RAID approach, a relentlessly positive approach to working with disturbed and challenging behaviour. The UK's most popular approach in this area it is used 'across the board' from secure hospitals to bringing up children.
Dr William Davies is the Head of Applied Clinical Psychology at the APT and is the author of post qualification courses on CBT, DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and the RAID course.
Living a Rewarding Life 3: Relationships.
This is the third of four webinars for mental health professionals and anyone else who feels it may be helpful to them, covering: Biology, Behaviour, Relationships, and our Thinking Style. In this third one we look at relationships, why the are so important, common relationship difficulties, and even some guidelines for successful relationships.
Although the webinar is for mental health professionals, it is available subsequently free of charge and you may wish to signpost some of your clients to it.
Major therapeutic interventions in mental health, 3: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Wednesday 21st April 2021
In this module from the APT, we introduce Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, what it is, how it developed, and the principles of delivering it effectively.
Dr William Davies is the Head of Applied Clinical Psychology at the APT and is the author of post qualification courses on CBT, DBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and more.
Living a Rewarding Life 2: Behaviour - the importance of what we do.
Wednesday 14th April 2021, 2pm-3pm UK time
This is the second of four planned webinars for mental health professionals: Biology, Behaviour, Relationships, and our Thinking Style. In this second one (Behaviour) we look at the advice from great philosophers and thinkers such as Aristotle, Viktor Frankl, and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as techniques from modern CBT, especially guided discovery in the form of diary keeping and Socratic dialogue. All with the aim of benefitting our mental health.
Amy George is the Deputy Director of the Association for Psychological Therapies and renowned for her incisive, warm and humorous engagement of the audience.
Major therapeutic interventions in mental health, 2: Motivational Interviewing
In this module from the APT, we introduce Motivational Interviewing, what it is, what it is used for, how it works, and the principles of delivering it effectively.
Living a Rewarding Life 1: Biology
This is the first of four planned webinars for mental health professionals and anyone else who feels it may be helpful to them, covering: Biology, Behaviour, Relationships, and our Thinking Style. In this first one we look at biological factors such as illnesses, sleep, exercise, and diet, and how we can modify them to greatly benefit our mental health.
Major therapeutic interventions in mental health, 1: A one-hour introduction to DBT
DBT has pretty much taken the therapeutic world by storm and yet there are plenty of people still unsure as to what is an isn't DBT. This hour long session aims to clear that up, show you how you can take it further if you want to, and maybe even suggest a couple of things you can implement straight away.
Functional Analysis: most 'problems' serve a purpose, and revealing that purpose can be the key to success
In this webinar from the APT, we talk about the functions our patients' problems and behavior serve for them, what fallacies exist around for example 'attention-seeking behavior', and what to do once we have uncovered the functions of the behavior. We'll look at hunches and ABC Analysis, depression, behavior that has 'built-in' functionality, and the importance of verifying that there aren't underlying physical causes. Functional Analysis is a concept that has long been recognised by those working with 'challenging behavior' but in fact it relevance is much wider than that.
Evidence-Based Practice: as important as looking where you're heading when you're driving
In this webinar from the APT, you'll learn about evidence-based practice, practice, based evidence, and how to use them to help monitor and track the progress your patients make. We are rightly encouraged to base our practice on established evidence, and yet there isn't a protocol for every condition that every patient arrives with, so we lean heavily on 'practice-based evidence' - obtaining evidence from our practice and the patient we are working with. It is crucially important to do because without it we may be heading in the wrong direction - doing the patient more harm than good - but with it we are both encouraged and empowered.
Engaging Your Patients: if you don't do this then everything else is wasted time
This webinar will take you through the most critical elements of engaging your patients. Even with the best tools and training in the world, if we can't properly connect with and engage our patients, we won't be able to help them. All therapists mean to engage with their patients but many have never really been taught how to do it, as though it is achieved simply through an act of will on the part of the therapist. In fact there are clear principled strategies for achieving it, and this is what you learn here.
Differentially Reinforcing Adaptive Behaviour: a simple piece of jargon that can make or break therapy
In this webinar from the APT, we talk about the practice of differentially reinforcing adaptive behaviour, so your patients are encouraged to do more of what is helping them, and less of what isn't. Highlighted in DBT but relevant and effective in virtually every form of therapy, we look at why it works so well and what pot-holes there are to avoid; effectively we focus on how to 'water the flowers and not the weeds'.
Consultation Meetings: why you should set them up, and how to do it
In this distance learning module from the APT, we talk about what consultation meetings are, why they're valuable, and how to structure them for maximum benefit. If you work with extremely distressing and demanding conditions - as many mental health professionals do - or work with very specific therapeutic approaches which need close adherence to their principles, then it is virtually certain that your work will be tremendously facilitated by well organised consultation meetings. This module shows you how to achieve just that.
Case Formulation: making sense of the information you obtain
In this Case Formulation Module from the APT, you'll learn how to appraise the 6 P's of case formulation: the patient's problem, pre-disposing factors, precipitating factors, perpetuating factors, positive and protective factors and of course, the plan! It enables us to form a powerful strategy to organise the information we obtain in the assessment so we can help the patient as quickly and effectively as possible. And without it, we can be very much 'stumbling in the dark.'
Avoiding the fatal Second Arrow: Acceptance
In this module from the APT, we'll be talking about how to neutralise the extremely destructive 'second arrow,' through a principle of mindfulness: acceptance. The 'second arrow' refers to the spiral that so often occurs when for instance a person becomes depressed and then becomes frustrated that they are depressed, which makes them more distressed, which makes them more depressed and frustrated, and so on downwards. An exactly parallel effect occurs with anxiety, irritability, psychotic conditions and more.
Assessment: how to ask the right questions
In this Assessment Module, you'll learn or re-learn how to achieve one of the fundamental starting points of effective therapy: how to conduct consistent, subjective assessment of the key factors affecting each patient. This is an essential skill in any therapeutic endeavour and is too often 'glossed over' in the often unrealistic hope that even the most distressed patients will easily tell us just what is the matter. In reality, a skilled assessment provides hope for both the patient and for us.
Leadership: Worry not about becoming one, worry more about how to do it
Dr Davies takes the view that the question "What makes a leader?" is much less important than the question "What do good leaders do?" and this hour reflects on the latter because when we answer that question it means that most people can be leaders when they are required to.
Shortlisted for Investor in People Leader of the Year in 2020, Dr William Davies is the CEO and Head of Applied Clinical Psychology of the Association for Psychological Therapies.
Improving your mental health (Part 1):
All you need to know in one hour!
Wednesday 23rd December 2020
The presentation takes the view that good mental health needn't be complicated to acquire so it examines all the most convincing ways to develop it, along with gaining a good degree of resilience.
Speaker: Dr William Davies, chaired by Amy George.
An overview of DBT, and what it may have to offer during the Covid-19 pandemic
Speaker: Dr William Davies, author of Overcoming Anger and Irritability, author of the RAID Course for extreme behaviour, and Academic Director of the Association for Psychological Therapies.
The APT's Free 1-hour Wednesday Webinars.
The Association for Psychological Therapies' key principle is to offer the most relevant and engaging input for mental health professionals (in this case, to help you help people get through the COVID-19 crisis), and every Wednesday from the 8th April 2020 the APT hosted a series of FREE live webinars to help you help people get through the COVID-19 crisis as well as they possibly can do. Below is the programme we offered and the recordings taken from each webinar.
5 Covid-Specific thoughts from CBT. Speaker: Dr William Davies, author of Overcoming Anger and Irritability and Academic Director of the Association for Psychological Therapies.
Questions to the panel, where the questions can be on whatever relevant subject you like (as usual they will be selected and read by Amy George), and the panel consists of all of the mental health professionals who have presented over the past 11 weeks. From Ireland, Malta and the UK they are: Charlie Azzopardi, Rebekah Chadwick, Kairen Cullen, William Davies, Paul Gaffney, Sophie Marshall.
Minding the children during the pandemic: thoughts from an applied psychologist about what parents can do.
Speaker: Dr Kairen Cullen, Educational and Media Psychologist and Writer.
Wednesday 3rd June 2020
A Brief Introduction to Brief Solution-Focused Therapy and its relevance during the pandemic crisis.
Speaker: Dr Charlie Azzopardi, APT tutor and the founding chair at the Institute of Family Therapy Malta where he now teaches and works, consulting to families, couples, individuals and organisations. Dr Azzopardi is also a RC Airplane enthusiast, a Musician and Artist.
Self-soothing in Times of Crisis: using Compassion Focussed Therapy to offer understanding and support in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaker: Dr Rebekah Chadwick. Rebekah is a British Clinical Psychologist, registered in the UK and also in Malta where she is currently living and working. She has worked across a range of settings and is currently working with children and adults in a private interdisciplinary service as well as doing a small amount of volunteering with non-governmental organisations. She often uses principles of Compassion Focussed Therapy in her therapeutic work, and finds it very applicable to thinking about the current pandemic. She is especially interested in maternal mental health and early attachment, as well as developmental trauma and the impacts this can have into adult life. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and rock-climbing, travelling and cooking.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the COVID Crisis: an overview of ACT and how we can apply it simply and practically to help people get through the crisis, and with minimum post crisis effects.
Addressing Domestic Abuse under lockdown: a positive, constructional, RAID, approach.
When the 5000-1 event happens: What the Leicester City FC story can teach us about getting through the COVID-19 crisis.
Speaker: Dr Paul Gaffney is service lead for the Primary Care Psychology Service in Cavan, Ireland, Lead Consultant in High Performance Sport Clinical Psychology with the Sport Ireland Institute, and a Consultant Tutor with the APT. He has also written books including The Family Game: What sport & psychology teach us about parenting (2018).
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
First Aid for health anxiety: Helping people cope with their health anxieties when health anxiety is entirely justified. Dr Sophie Marshall. Consultant forensic and clinical psychologist.
A webinar in two parts;
1. Attendees share ideas and progress about how well they are doing in supporting others – friends, family, patients - to get through the crisis.
2. Understanding the financial impact of COVID-19 on small and medium enterprises: a candid interview with Steve Wenlock, printer.
Helping people get through quarantine and social isolation. A review of Brooks et al's paper The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: a rapid review of the evidence. Dr William Davies, Consultant Psychologist, CEO of the APT.
Maintaining your wellbeing during self-isolation
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DBT Essentials
18 hours, APT accreditation Level 2
Instruction in the key components of DBT for those who want to add them to their repertoire without necessarily becoming 'a DBT therapist', and for those thinking of taking the first step in becoming a specialised DBT therapist.
"Really good course, very informative with lots of practical implications, not just the theory. Very well narrated."
CBT Essentials
Now in its latest form this course has introduced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to thousands of people in the UK ever since 1983. It addresses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a way that you can use after the course. It covers: the history and meaning of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, conceptualising cases in CBT terms, the format of a standard CBT session, and the most important CBT techniques. All in a way that applies it constantly to practical examples.
"I have really enjoyed this course, it has given me a really good introduction to the principles of CBT and started me on a journey of feeling much more confident to use these principles in my clinical practice. I have been able to easily fit the course around my work and family commitments and this flexibility is really important to me when choosing which courses to do."
ACT Essentials
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) moves away from focusing too closely on 'symptom reduction' towards teaching how to live in a stable and rewarding way. So it teaches how to get in touch with your values, how to act in accordance with them, how to be aware of 'the you that is always there', how to see your passing thoughts and feelings for just that, how to accept thoughts and feelings you don't like without over-struggling with them, and so how to live mainly in the present.
"Brilliant course. Very engaging and accessible. Complex information was presented in a very easily to understand way. I completed this course online and found I got more out of it than in-person courses - there were less distractions. I would highly recommend this course to any professional working in mental health."
Motivational Interviewing, and how to use it effectively
Based on Miller and Rollnick's latest book, this course describes an organised way of helping people to recognise their problems and to do something about them. Principally it addresses behaviour about which the client has mixed feelings: drinking and substance misuse for example, but a surprising array of common mental and physical health problems as well. Issues from taking psychoactive medication through to eating more healthily can all be addressed using motivational interviewing.
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SFT Essentials
Another of APT's top courses, this aims to introduce you to the principles of SFT / SFBT in a way that gives you a firm grasp of them and enables you to use them in a safe and helpful way. You should become at home with the approach which is often seen as a 'breath of fresh air' both to client and professional, looking for and finding effective solutions for problems, rather than being sucked further and further into the problem itself.
"Have loved completing this course. So easy to follow and engaging. I have learnt so much to use in my own coaching. Would highly recommend it."
CBT with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: There Must Be A Better Way®
The title of this course captures the philosophy behind it. Self-harm, though inexplicable to anyone who has never felt the urge to harm themselves, normally serves a very clear purpose. The secret of success is, therefore, to identify that purpose and achieve it in a less traumatic way. Simple in theory, far from simple in practice, this course examines exactly how to achieve it successfully.
"Amazing course - thank you. Very informative and I am feeling much more confident to work with my patients who self-harm."
The RAID® Course: The positive approach to working with disturbed and challenging behaviour
The UK's leading positive psychology approach for tackling disturbed and challenging behaviour at source: well over 20,000 professionals have attended this course. It is a comprehensive approach which teaches not only how to deal with disturbed and challenging behaviour when it occurs, but also to prevent it by tackling it at source. Professionals feel pleased to share a unified system and to know what they are doing and why they are doing it, while clients delight in a relentlessly positive and empowering approach.
"I really enjoyed the presentation of this course, it has truly open my eyes up to a totally different approach to positive reinforcement of extreme behaviours. Taking this course puts me at ease dealing with extreme behaviours from here on out."
The DICES® Risk Assessment and Management System
This exciting Risk Assessment and Management System is designed for use by whole services and organisations, and is used by over 6,000 mental health professionals.
"An informative and well structured course. I have taken a great deal of learning from its completion, that I believe will support my future practice."
Higher Order Therapy
1 hour modules
A series of one hour 'online anytime' modules, each consisting of an audio lasting 15-30 minutes, plus an exercise and resources for you to you use and practice with afterwards. The series is so named because it features all the 'higher order' factors that make therapy successful.
"Fantastic course and really brings ideas of practice to life. Many things we, as clinicians, should be considering to improve the quality of lives of the people we care for."
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The Town of Pines Town Council met at 6:30 p.m. to open bids from bidders on the New Town Hall Project. Bids were received throughout the day until 6:30 p.m.
The Bids were opened by Cathi Murray the Town Council President and read by Bob Gerometta of Gerometta & Kinel Architects, Inc. The results were recorded by Sandra Hall the Town Clerk-Treasurer. The results will be available on Thursday, February 24, 2011.
No awards were made at this meeting. The awarding of the bids will take place on Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
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Sandra L. Hall, Clerk-Treasurer Cathi Murray, Council President
The Town Council instructed Sandra to take the lowest bids to our Town Attorney, for review, tomorrow.


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Book Signing Event to be Held on May 24
Four drivers who took part in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" highlight the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum's first book signing event from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, May 24.
David Hobbs returns to the Brickyard for the first time in many years to participate in the event. He will sign his new book, "Hobbo: Motor Racer, Motor Mouth – The Autobiography of David Hobbs." The book, only recently released, will have a second printing due to its popularity.
Sports car racing legend Hurley Haywood will be on hand to autograph his highly anticipated book, "Hurley: From the Beginning." This incredible coffee table book is 420 pages and packed with over 650 photos from Haywood's illustrious racing career.
Another driver who starred in sports cars, Lyn St. James, will have two books on hand to sign, "Lyn St. James: An Incredible Journey" and"Only This Morning, You're All Grown Up." "An Incredible Journey" details the ups and downs of St. James' career and her impact on racing, in an inspiring way.
Wally Dallenbach returns to the Speedway to join author Gordon Kirby to sign Racemaker Press' new title "Wally Dallenbach: Steward of the Sport," which traces the Colorado resident's significant contribution to racing on and off the track.
In addition, acclaimed author Bob Gates has updated the classic "Gentlemen Start Your Engines," on the life of the great Wilbur Shaw, originally released in 1955. Gates will sign the book along with Shaw's son Bill and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson.
Publisher Racemaker Press is a treasure-trove of outstanding titles, and it will be well represented by Kirby and Joe Freeman. Kirby will sign the Wally Dallenbach book with the former driver, as well as his well-received title on the life of Hall of Fame crew chief Jim McGee, "Jim McGee, Crew Chief of Champions." McGee also will be on hand to sign the book. Kirby and Freeman will also autograph copies of their book, "Second to One," on the drivers who finished in the runner-up spot in the Indianapolis 500 but never won.
There is no additional charge for the event beyond a paid admission to the Museum, which is $10 for adults, and $5 for children 6-15. Outside memorabilia only will be autographed with the purchase of a book, with a limit two items per person.
WHAT: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Book Signing Event
WHEN: 1-3 p.m., Thursday, May 24
WHERE: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum


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L.A. CITY ATTORNEY
MIKE FEUER
COVID-19 / LA
CITY ATTORNEY MIKE FEUER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THREE PORT TRUCKING COMPANIES
LOS ANGELES – City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced that his office has filed lawsuits against three Port of Los Angeles trucking companies alleging each has engaged in a scheme to misclassify truckers working in their employ as "independent contractors" instead of "employees" in order to evade their obligations to provide benefits and pay relevant taxes, and shift operating costs. The complaints are posted below.
"We allege these port trucking companies take advantage of hundreds of hard-working drivers, requiring them to pay onerous expenses just to do their jobs, while leaving them without basic benefits and protections--all to boost the companies' profits," said Feuer. "It's wrong and we're fighting to stop it."
"In late November, the Council's Trade, Travel and Tourism committee held a special field hearing at the Port of LA to hear firsthand from truckers and warehouse workers about labor abuses, wage theft and poor working conditions at trucking and warehouse companies operating at the nation's largest shipping Port," said Councilmember Joe Buscaino. "As chairman, I pledged to do all I could to put an end to the modern day sharecropping that is taking place on public property, and asked our City Attorney to explore all possible legal options. I commend the City Attorney for dedicating the resources of his office to addressing this problem, filing this lawsuit and fighting on behalf of the people of California, who deserve a fair competitive marketplace where no company is allowed to gain an unfair advantage by exploiting human beings for the sake of corporate profits."
CMI Transportation LLC (CMI), K&R Transportation California LLC (K&R) and Cal Cartage Transportation Express LLC (Cal Cartage), three trucking companies operating in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, are each named in three separate lawsuits. The companies rely on fleets of truck drivers to provide short distance transit of cargo between the ports, railyards and warehouses.
The lawsuits allege that the companies purposely classify their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees to avoid obligations to pay employee benefits, such as unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, minimum wage, and reimbursement for thousands of dollars of business expenses. Allegedly misclassifying drivers also allows each company to avoid paying applicable California taxes, instead shifting this responsibility to the drivers. While these companies increase their profits, drivers may take home as little as a few cents in a work period.
CMI, K&R and Cal Cartage each allegedly exert near complete control over their drivers' assignments and details of their work – the most significant factor in determining if a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under California law. The companies allegedly make assignments, unilaterally set the rates they pay drivers and retain and exercise the right to terminate drivers without cause.
Each of the companies exert further control over their drivers by allegedly utilizing a leasing scheme for trucks, which pushes their associated costs to the drivers. The terms of the leases allegedly place strict quotas on drivers' workloads and, in practice, substantially restrict the ability of drivers to take the truck with them if they are terminated or want to pursue other opportunities. Thus, drivers are essentially forced to continue working for these companies or risk losing their significant investment in their trucks.
The lawsuit seeks to enjoin each of the trucking companies from continuing to engage in their current business practices and to adopt measures that immediately remedy violations.
The lawsuit also seeks restitution of any money or property the companies acquired or retained as a result of the alleged business practices, as well as civil penalties of up to $2,500 for each violation.
Assistant City Attorney Michael Bostrom, Deputy City Attorneys Christopher Munsey, Marissa Roy, Saro Balian and Miguel Bahamon are handling the litigation.
CMI Transportation Complaint
K & R Transportation California Complaint
Cal Cartage Transportation Express Complaint
CITY ATTORNEY FEUER SECURES MORE THAN $1M IN WAGE RESTITUTION FOR CAR WASH EMPLOYEES
CITY ATTORNEY FEUER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SILVER LAKE CAR WASH FOR ALLEGED WAGE THEFT
CITY ATTORNEY FEUER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CONTRACTOR FOR ALLEGED WAGE THEFT ON CITY PROJECT
LOS ANGELES – City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against building contractor Mackone Development Inc. and five of its subcontractors for allegedly failing to
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Richard Michael Daley (* 24. května 1942) je americký politik a bývalý starosta Chicaga.

Poprvé byl zvolen v roce 1989 a znovu zvolen v letech 1991,1995, 1999, 2003 a 2007. Výhrou voleb v roce 2007, se zapsal do historie jako nejdéle sloužící starosta Chicaga v jeho historii. Překonal tak rekord svého otce Richard J. Daleyho, který byl starostou Chicaga od 20. května 1955 do své smrti 20. prosince 1976. Daley byl měl ve funkci setrvat do 25. prosince 2010.

V roce 2005, byl vybrán časopisem Time, jako nejlepší starosta ze starostů hodnocených velkých amerických měst. Kromě Chicaga se do žebříčku dostali i starostové měst Atlanta, Denver, Baltimore, San Francisco, San Diego a Filadelfie. Za dobu jeho starostování se například zmodernizovala veřejná doprava v Chicagu a byl rovněž postaven i Millenium Park. I tyto zásluhy mu přinesly právě toto vítězství. Jeho popularita se od poloviny 90. let udržuje na hranici 70% a je vnímán jako klíčová postava možné kandidatury Chicaga jako pořádající město letních Olympijských her v roce 2016.

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