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Courage to Act
By Michael Schreiner | April 21, 2014
"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."
– Erica Jong
Most of us desperately want to be told what to do yet simultaneously chafe under any yoke that limits the freedom to make our own choices. Erica Jong is right when she says that sometimes we already know the answer when we ask for advice. But we won't take that advice unless it syncs up with what we secretly want to have happen, so that we can move forward with the certainty of having our own perspective confirmed by someone else or blame the outcome on the advice giver if it doesn't work out.
At bottom asking for advice is a mechanism for lowering existential anxiety so that you can make a decision where action is required. When faced with a situation where one course of action is not only necessary but will also profoundly influence the direction of your life, you come to fully realize that alternatives exclude, that choosing one course of action means losing a lot along with what will be gained.
When you want to ask someone else for advice, it's worth asking yourself if you already know the answer, and if your existential anxiety is really what is barring you from making a life decision that you know you need to make. Even though you know the endgame is something you need for your well-being, getting there will involve painful moments that you would prefer to avoid. A good practical example of this that most people have had experience with is knowing they need to leave a romantic relationship but not being able to disentangle themselves.
There was a great quote by the character Georgia O'Keefe in the movie by the same name about the famous female painter, who said "I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do." This has got to be your attitude if your existential anxiety is holding you back from making a decision that you know is in your best interest. Have the courage to move forward in spite of the feeling of paralysis and you will thank yourself down the line.
When A Client Asks A Therapist For Advice When a client asks a therapist for advice on an important life issue it's a no-win situation for the therapist as long as the question is taken at face value because the client is robbed of personal efficacy. If the advice is enacted and things don't work out it's the therapist's fault. If the advice […]...
Psychology Of Astrology Many people let their lives be guided by astrology and their personal horoscopes. We're going to look at some of the psychological phenomena that make them vulnerable. Existential anxiety explains the strong attraction to astrological advice. We all know on varying levels that making decisions about how we want to live is difficult and anxiety […]...
The Appeal Of A Boring Life Kids don't dream of growing up and having a boring life. They dream of adventure, excitement, romance. So what changes? Why do so many adults settle into a predictable routine, into a structured existence where most days can barely be differentiated from one another? The answer lies in the growing awareness of mortality. A highly […]...
Indecisiveness The one constant of human existence is that it's always changing. Some of these changes are outside of our control while others are the direct result of our thoughts and actions. Indecisiveness is a psychological strategy designed to postpone that feeling of existential anxiety that goes along with becoming aware of the responsibility for a […]...
Struggling With Mortality We're all struggling with mortality in its various guises but most of us aren't fully aware of the toll that struggle is taking on us, or even that we're struggling at all. Why? Because the debilitating, gut wrenching, drop you to your knees existential anxiety cued off from the prospect of mortality that explodes into […]...
Fear Of Commitment Fear of commitment is something that plagues a lot of people, and while we usually think of the phenomenon in terms of romantic relationships, psychologically speaking it extends to any sphere of life where a choice must be made that will exert a decisive influence on the life path. When we pull back the layers […]...
Desperate For A Solution When you are desperate for a solution you might think you are desperate for some variable in your external environment to change but what you are actually desperate for is to find relief from painful feelings of anxiety. That existential anxiety is cued off by uncertainty. The antidote seems to be certainty in the form […]...
Putting Off Making An Important Decision If you've been putting off making an important decision the culprit is death anxiety. While death anxiety has its root in the threat of the obliteration of our biological organisms we humans experience death anxiety in its symbolic forms too, where it's not anything technically 'alive' on the chopping block but the same existential dread […]...
What To Do If You Are Feeling Stuck If you are feeling stuck in some area of your life then what's really going on is ambivalence, which is having simultaneous conflicting thoughts and feelings. When we want something with the whole of our being there's no ambivalence, and this allows us to almost effortlessly come up with a plan of attack and then […]...
Choices Humans don't like feeling cornered. We like to know we have options, that our free will is intact, that we are the captains of our own ships. From an evolutionary point of view, the negative emotional reaction that goes along with feeling trapped in our lives is probably due to the fact that being physically […]...
Anxiety Can Be Paralyzing "Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression." -Karen Horney When we think of anxiety from a physiological standpoint we think of the fight or flight response, where our bodies activate to either run away from a threat or face it to try to overcome it. But when we broaden our definition of […]...
The Psychology Of 'Everything Happens For A Reason' People who believe that everything in life happens for a reason have very little tolerance for existential anxiety. The unwavering belief that there's some sort of higher plan, that everything that occurs along the individual life path is and was supposed to occur, is a formidable defense against the emotional and psychological distress cued off […]...
Supporting The People We Care About When They Are Hurting Try to be That Supporting Shoulder Despite our best efforts many of us don't do a very good job at supporting the people we care about when they're hurting. What they need is not always advice or encouragement but rather someone to simply exist in that painful space with them, what they need is a […]...
Mindfulness Versus Escapism The Here And Now Is Incompatible With Anxiety The here and now focus that mindfulness entails is incompatible with anxiety in that anxiety is uncertainty around what might happen, meaning anxiety is pointed towards the future. So coming fully to the present moment is the antidote. When we can focus all of our being on some object […]...
The Courage To Cut Off We all know it takes courage to hold on and keep going in the face of various life difficulties. But we rarely think about the other side of the coin, that it takes courage to cut off and keep going in the face of various life difficulties too. The specter that makes the idea of […]...
Courage "Courage is not the absence of despair. It is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair." -Rollo May When I think of courage I can't help but be influenced by the not so subtle messages that movies have been instilling in me since I was young. The image in my head is […]...
Gaining The Courage To Grieve Mortality is the fundamental source of dread for human beings, the spring from which existential anxiety flows. And when a loved one passes away we're forced to confront mortality, whether we want to or not. But many of us resort to a clever but ultimately destructive strategy for dealing with our loss and all that […]...
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a totally amazing cellphone released in September 2013, which features a really big 5.7" multi-touch display, a high speed Quad-Core processing unit clocking at 2300 megahertz, a 13 MP back side camera and a 2 MP front facing camera. But let's get into some more details.
Samsung decided to equip the Note 3 using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chip, which holds a high-tech Quad-Core CPU running at 2.3 gigahertz and a large 3 GB of RAM. To collaborate with graphic intensive games and applications, it also counts with an Adreno 330 GPU working at 450 MHz. The Note 3 has a 64 GB amazing internal storage memory and an SD card slot, allowing you to store tons of apps, games, songs, pictures and videos without having to worry about how much storage capacity is left.
This phone is available in three different colors, black, pink and white. This cellphone feels much lighter than what you expect from a phone like this. This phone is a very compact phone, considering it has a 5.7 inches display and it only has 5.95" long and 3.12 inches wide. This cellphone has an inspired design, with a thickness of just 0.33 inches.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features two cameras, a 13 MP back camera and a 2 megapixels front side camera. Even though it's 13 megapixels may seem amazing the back camera has a small 0.326797-inches sensor which makes photos be less detailed and darker than you would expect. It is also able to shoot videos up to 3840x2160 (4K) at 30 frames per second, and slow-motion videos in 1280x720 (HD) up to 120 fps. In addition, the camera features a lot of useful characteristics: flash, auto-focus, digital image stabilization, fast burst mode, smile detection shooting, face detection shooting, geo tagging and HDR mode.
Samsung equipped the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with a gorgeous 5.7-inches screen, and a 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) resolution, which makes all images and videos look beautiful and brightful. This screen uses Super AMOLED capacitive technology, and can detect multiple fingers at the same time.
This cellphone provides Wi-Fi capability (and it can share it with other devices around, acting as a mobile hotspot), LTE 4G high speed connection type and also HSPA+ data connection, which is a bit slower 4G network or 3G fast internet connection, supported by HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This cellphone supports dual SIM so it is able to use two different phone numbers and even different carriers and it can connect to both CDMA and GSM carriers.
This cellphone also features many interesting features like Bluetooth (4.0), GPS, Infrared Port and NFC (to trigger actions, transfer data or make payments by holding your cellphone close to another NFC device or tag), and multiple sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer and Compass.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 counts with a big 3200 mAh Li-Ion replaceable battery, enough to provide this cellphone with an incredibly long battery duration. Samsung reports a stand by time of 528 hs and a talk time of 25 hs for this cellphone.
This phone is very well priced considering it's an incredible cellphone and it only costs 245 dollars. It doesn't matter whether you want this device for playing games, are looking for a social cellphone, need a phone for work or are an amateur photographer, you will definitely love this phone.


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The Adventures of the Mountain Men
True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival
Stephen Brennan
Incredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West.
The "mountain men" were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their days and nights living and camping out in the great unexplored wilds of the Rockies. Life outdoors presented many threats, not least among them Native Americans, who were hostile to the mountain men encroaching on the area for their own purposes. For a certain kind of pioneer, this risk and more were outweighed by the benefits of living free, without the restrictions and boundaries of "civilized" settlements.
Included in this collection are tales from great writers, including:
Stanley Vestal
Osborne Russell
Francis Parkman Jr.
In The Adventures of the Mountain Men, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Brennan has compiled many of the best stories about the mountain men—the most daring exploits, the death-defying chances taken to hunt big game, the clashes with the arrows of Native Americans, and also the moments when the men were struck by the incomparable beauty of the unsullied, majestic Rocky Mountains.
More Books by Stephen Brennan
The Best Cowboy Stories Ever Told
Irish Stories and Folklore
The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told
The Best War Stories Ever Told
The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told
Mark Twain on Common Sense

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Word History: from the word "crytos" meaning "hidden"
Example Sentence: He was interested in cryptozoology.


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All agencies offer primarily the same services, have a similar approach to developing a marketing strategy and will likely tell you they are better than the others. The fact is, whether or not we are the right agency for you really comes down to whether or not you actually like us – us personally and the way we approach your marketing strategy.
So, here's how we approach it.
We can boast all day about our years of knowledge and experience when it comes to branding, marketing and advertising. But we recognize that you have years of knowledge and experience when it comes to your business. Instead of dictating a marketing plan to you, we work with you. We combine your expertise with our expertise to formulate that most deliberate plan for success.
It's not just something we say, and it's not just applicable to the media plan. From branding, to creative to every single aspect of your marketing strategy, our approach to marketing is to start at the end and work backwards. We employ big-picture thinking to envision how all the parts work together for success of the whole. We utilize demonstrated processes to keep everyone on point, and we provide rationale for our choices based on strategic documents developed in conjunction with you.
Results are outlined and measured.
Once you decide to partner with us, we'll spend a lot of time getting to know you and your business. During one of our many conversations, we'll talk about results and set expectations. We'll decide what success looks like, and more importantly, how and when we will know. Not only does this allow us to adjust the marketing strategy when things don't go as planned, but it allows us to capitalize on efforts that perform better than imagined.
Want to hear more? Let's meet for coffee or a drink. It's the perfect chance to get to know us, and we think you'll like us.
you may be asking yourself, what makes Vantage different? That's a fair question.
Before your message can sell your business, it has to connect with your audience and engage them. If the message doesn't matter to them, it doesn't matter…period.
Today's consumers have countless options to decide how they receive information. A successful marketing campaign puts your business everywhere your customers are.
One of your most important brand tools is your associates. But make no mistake, they have just as much power to build your brand as they do to tear it down.


Aside from the colorful, happy posts, I wanted to share these haunted and scary looking fashion pictures on my blog today. The pictures are from Vogue Italia March 2011 issue, the name of the photo shoot is 'Dreaming of Another World'. The name couldn't have been better, perfectly describes the pictures, the models don't look like they are from this world at all. These pictures make a new genre: Fashion Horror :).
I kind of like the shoot because it is different, nothing I have ever seen before. Difference is good. Do you think this is way too scary for Vogue? or do you think exploring new genres helps fashion move forward?
This is great! So adventurous, but maybe not too often from Vogue. Who was the photographer?
you're right.. Tim Walker is the photographer.
I think this is perfect for Halloween, and definitely not too scary. I think people come to expect something that's out of the box from fashion magazines, so I think it works really well.
you are right, these pictures are perfect for Halloween, I should get some inspiration from this shoot for my costume..


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TRENDING: UN On Using AI To Crack Down On Laundering, Trafficking
By PYMNTS
Recent innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have given financial institutions (FIs) the ability to fight fraud and better serve their customers. As of late, FIs and law enforcement agencies have been using AI-enabled tools to tighten the noose around money laundering and putting an end to human rights abuses happening around the world.
In the latest Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS explores the latest on FIs' use of AI to improve customer service, among other use cases.
Around The Digital Banking World
A growing number of players in the financial services space are working to use open banking data to offer new services, with the help of strategic partners.
Micro-investing app Moneybox, for example, is collaborating with Santander on a new integration. The company recently unveiled a new partnership with the FI, which allows Santander customers to use the Moneybox app to round up each transaction amount and prompts them to invest or save that extra change. The alliance is Santander's first open banking partnership.
Elsewhere in the financial space, Starling Bank announced plans to expand into the Banking-as-a-Platform (BaaP) space, enabling third-party partners to use its banking license and application programming interface (API) infrastructure. The new offering allows retailers and FinTech firms to develop and scale their own financial offerings, including savings accounts, current accounts and debit cards.
Meanwhile, Facebook also seems to have its focus trained on open banking initiatives. According to reports, the company recently asked banks to share customer information, such as checking account balances and card transactions, as part of an effort to bring more commercial and payment offerings to the site, allowing users to check account balances or receive fraud notifications. Facebook is just one of many companies looking to offer new services with the help of open banking partners.
To read more on these stories and the latest headlines from the digital banking space, check out the Tracker's News and Trends section.
How Banks Can Help Reduce Human Trafficking
Banks can use data, AI and machine learning (ML) to find patterns in large collections of data in an anti-money laundering (AML) effort to identify the presence of fraud or a cyberattack. In the same way, FIs can use those tools to recognize patterns that indicate human trafficking, according to the United Nations' Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
The group, led by Dr. James Cockayne, head of secretariat for the Commission and director of the Centre for Policy Research at United Nations University, is working with FIs to create a "roadmap" for players in the financial sector to crackdown on the issue.
In a recent interview for this month's Digital Banking Tracker™ feature story, Dr. Cockayne explained how banks can use tools like data, AI and ML to interpret collected information.
"I think there are two very promising developments we already see in the financial sector," he said. "One is the use of Big Data to understand how the patterns of engagement differ between wholly legitimate businesses and those that are hiding this kind of problem."
To read the full story, download this month's edition of the Digital Banking Tracker™.
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About the Tracker
The Digital Banking Tracker™, powered by Feedzai, brings the latest news, research and expert commentary from the FinTech and consumer banking space, along with rankings of over 300 companies serving or powering the digital banking sector.
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Missing in action: care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveys.
OBJECTIVE:To assess applicability of national health survey data for generalizable research on outpatient care by physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs). DATA SOURCES:Methodology descriptions and 2003 data files from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and the Community Tracking Study. STUDY DESIGN:Surveys were assessed for utility for research on PA and NP patient care, with respect to survey coverage, structure, content, generalizability to the U.S. population, and validity. National estimates of patient encounters, statistically adjusted for survey design and nonresponse, were compared across surveys. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS:Surveys were identified through literature review, selected according to inclusion criteria, and analyzed based on methodology descriptions. Quantitative analyses used publicly available data downloaded from survey websites. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Surveys varied with respect to applicability to PA and NP care. Features limiting applicability included (1) sampling schemes that inconsistently capture nonphysician practice, (2) inaccurate identification of provider type, and (3) data structure that does not support analysis of team practice. CONCLUSIONS:Researchers using national health care surveys to analyze PA and NP patient interactions should account for design features that may differentially affect nonphysician data. Workforce research that includes NPs and PAs is needed for national planning efforts, and this research will require improved survey methodologies.


Jerry Chen is a software engineer at Facebook. He initiated and leads the effort to build Stylus, a high performance, scalable and fault tolerant stream processing system at Facebook. This system has been the enabler for many mission critical stream processing applications, such as Mobile Analytics, Instagram Trending, Page Insights, Chorus, etc. Before that, he managed the HBase and HDFS team at Facebook. Under his lead, HBase grew from an experimental project into a critical storage system powering Messages, as well as search index, operational datastore, etc. And HDFS team is powering one of the world's largest Hadoop clusters. Jerry Chen got his MSEE degree from University of Minnesota, and BSEE from Peking University.
Abstract:Realtime data processing powers many use cases at Facebook, including realtime reporting of the aggregated, anonymized voice of Facebook users, analytics for mobile applications, and insights for Facebook page administrators. We have a realtime data processing ecosystem at Facebook that handles hundreds of Gigabytes per second across hundreds of data pipelines. Many decisions must be made while designing a realtime stream processing system. In this talk, we identify five important design decisions that affect their ease of use, performance, fault tolerance, scalability, and correctness. We compare the alternative choices for each decision and contrast what we built at Facebook to other published systems. We will illustrate how our decisions and systems satisfy our requirements for multiple use cases at Facebook. Finally, we reflect on the lessons we learned as we built and operated these systems.


Worth it, if just for the pork tacos.
Even the credit card company was in disbelief. The text read: "Chase Fraud—Did you use card ending in XXXX for $1500.00 at NOMA MEXICO on 4/30?"
There should have been a ?!?!?!? at the end of the message.
Yes, credit card, I had just bought two pre-paid reservations to Noma Mexico, the seven-week pop-up from one of the world's best restaurants. The tickets were $600, plus $150 for service and tax, and they sold out in about three hours back in December.
The chance to take part in the most enviable meal of the year came through a friend of a friend, as such opportunities often do. This was pioneering Nordic chef René Redzepi's final pop-up before the new version of Noma opens in Copenhagen later this year. And it was in the country that Redzepi has practically adopted as his own. But I had to chew on the possibility for a few days. I blame my children—going would require an army of babysitters to watch them. Plus, $1,500 is a touch more than the average dinner and a movie.
The tickets were $600, plus $150 for service and tax, and they sold out in about three hours back in December.
The allure of eating caviar out of a young native coconut with a handcrafted wooden spoon won out, though; coconut and caviar always wins out. Experiences matter, I told myself. Plane tickets and hotels were booked. Children were handed over. This would be our first time leaving the brood, ages 1 and 4, behind. Gulp.
I had never been to Noma in Copenhagen, because while I was there they were doing a pop-up in Tokyo. The mega-success of that project led to the Noma Sydney pop-up, where plans for the Mexico pop-up were concocted. The term "pop-up" itself alludes to something impermanent and impromptu but still great, like Thom Yorke doing a little solo acoustic gig after a concert. It would be nice, but not as spectacular an endeavor as all of Radiohead creating a brand new concept album with instruments we've never heard them play before and performing it live to thousands. That was the level of intensity that greeted us at Noma Mexico.
When we arrived after a four-hour flight and a 90-minute drive, I was surprised at the polish of the space. It looked more one-with-the-jungle than nearby Hartwood—the seven-year-old restaurant that helped make Tulum a culinary destination with its primal, firewood-fueled cuisine—and the newish Arca, your best bet for an innovative open-fire meal in the area. (Get the charred snap peas.) Long a spot for yoga retreats and beach bums, Tulum retains its eco-friendly and chill vibes, but you'll increasingly find boutiques hawking $150 bathing suits, with restaurants for boho one percenters to match.
Noma's open-air dining area—with artful lighting, handmade tables, and jute chairs—was Scandinavia gently transplanted into the tropics. Practically no trees were cut down, so a natural canopy of leaves hovered high above, letting in streams of photogenic light. The floor was sand—you could show up barefoot, if you wanted. A staffer told me that Colibri Boutique Hotels who provided the land and physical restaurant, may turn the space into a market after Noma's short tenure ends May 28. After seeing the breadth of the space, it's kind of amazing the tickets didn't cost more.
The kitchen, which was staffed by about 60 people and appeared to be the width of a football field, was a marvel. Four cooks from the Mayan community of Yaxunah sat front and center, making tortillas by hand over firewood. The first part of the 15 courses, from the edible flower and Champagne to the brilliant banana ceviche topped with kelp oil, were lovingly composed in the right half of the kitchen. The second part, from oyster tacos to a sorbet made with rare Mexican chocolate, was prepared on the left. An open-fire grill the size of a small pickup truck was the kitchen's crown jewel. A platter of pig skulls that had been roasted previously sat atop it—a primal, Lord of the Flies touch in an otherwise slick workspace.
The food felt alien and familiar all at once. It wasn't Mexican, per se. It was the seasonality, sustainability, and innovation that makes Noma what it is, unleashed in a country that is home to some of the most vibrant foodstuffs in the world.
The food felt alien and familiar all at once.
There were other ingredients that reverberated throughout the meal, too. Foraged sea vegetables, with their other-worldly green color and unexpected flavors, dotted many dishes. "Is there a foraging team?" we asked. Just one dude. "Simon goes out to the beach three times a week," we were told. Vibrant local lime, wholly unlike the three-for-a-dollar stuff we are accustomed to, adorned the delicate, gel-like coconut flesh holding caviar and melon clams, which a cook claimed were the best he'd ever tasted. (In an avocado dessert dish, the lime-like flavors actually came from ants.) The beverage pairings, from mead to mezcal, were heavily Mexican, showing off the breadth of bottles produced there. The biggest surprise: a natural wine from a vineyard so old the winemakers were unsure of the variety of grape it was made from. Spice, which Redzepi said will be further woven into Noma's vernacular, resonated across the menu, from the mind-bending combination of tropical fruit and chile de árbol to the mole made by Redzepi's collaborator Rosio Sanchez. It stuck with us long after the handmade earthenware was whisked away by the smart, Birkenstock-clad staff.
There were moments in between courses when my mind wandered toward more political issues: Is this cultural appropriation? Is the localism of the food essentially nullified by the fact that a majority of the diners are traveling thousands of miles to eat here? Is setting up an uber-luxury experience in a country where the average minimum wage is $5 a day wrong? Tough questions. In his review, L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold likened it to denouncing Francis Ford Coppola for shooting Apocalypse Now in the Philippines—would the masterpiece exist if Coppola had not done so? I tend to agree with that assessment. It's a question every land (or cuisine) that has suddenly been discovered grapples with. To its credit, Noma is making donations to a Mayan charity and offering scholarships to Mexican culinary students.
At the end of the evening, four hours later, even after sipping a beautiful mezcal at the bar—which now takes $100 walk-ins—the spice from the Mixe chile that had wrapped the Jaguar cacao sorbet lingered on my palate. I was still pondering the meal as we crossed the street back to our hotel. The takeaway: Experiences do matter. I would do it again in a heartbeat.


On a basic level, the nutritional needs of men and women are very similar. Even their essential fatty acid requirements are very similar, with only a marginal increase needed due to difference in frame size.
But, there are some very specific Men's Health concerns that do not affect women, the major one of these being the prostate gland. An enlarged prostate is actually more common than you may think, with over half of men aged 50+ having some form of enlargement. But this is not necessarily dangerous. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate gland and very often only results in a need to urinate more frequently. If left untreated, though, it can lead to a urinary tract infection, resulting sometimes in prostatitis. The risk of BPH can be reduced significantly by doing more gentle exercise and by using supplements like Saw Palmetto and Lycopene.
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O Módulo CAM (Centrifuge Accommodations Module) é um módulo da Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS) cancelado que proporcionaria gravidade controlada para experiências como:
Exposição de espécies biológicas variadas a níveis de gravidade artificial entre 0.01g e 2g;
Proporcionar simultaneamente dois níveis de gravidade distintos;
Proporcionar ambientes g-parcial e hiper-g a espécies para investigação dos efeitos da alteração de gravidade e desvios gravitacionais.
Proporicionar ambientes g-parcial e hiper-g de curta duração para espécies para investigação dos efeitos temporais da exposição gravitacional.
Proporcionar um ambiente de simulação terrestre na ISS para isolar os efeitos da microgravidade nas espécies.
Proporcionar um ambiente de simulação terrestre na ISS para analisar a recuperação das espécies dos efeitos causados pela microgravidade.
Proporcionar controlo de 1g sobre as espécies em microgravidade.

O módulo CAM, cujo acoplamento seria com o módulo Node 2 da ISS, foi cancelado em 2005 juntamente com o Módulo Habitacional (HM) e o Veículo de Evacuação de Tripulação (CRV) devido à derrapagem dos custos e dificuldades de coordenação com os voos de montagem.

Encontra-se atualmente em exibição no Centro Espacial de Tsukuba, no Japão.

Estação Espacial Internacional
Componentes da Estação Espacial Internacional

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Q: How can I make "onload" waiting for "fetch" complete? Long story short, I'll show the code.
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I've done some works e.g. image loading in real fetch, so fetch().then() doesn't work for me.
Now my question is as title says, how can I let "onload" waiting for "fetch" complete?

A: What I think you are trying to achieve is the fetch starts before window.onload, but onload needs to wait for the fetch before doing anything else ...
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Most probably you are already aware of the benefits that olive oil provides. In fact, recent research studies found that there is one compound that olive oil contains which is able to eliminate cancer cells very quickly and effectively without causing any side effects. This research has been published in "Molecular and Cellular Oncology" journal, as well as the results found from the research. This research has been done in order to raise public awareness about the importance of nutrition and its fighting properties against cancer.
The list of benefits doesn't end here because this compound is extremely effective in destroying cancer cell, in less than ½ an hour. If you wonder how this is possible, it is due to the fact that oleocantha uses the enzymes from the cells in the body in order to fight against them. The left over and waste from the cancer cells is punctured and releases it.
Also, in this study the scientists found that the general health could be improved by alkalizing cells, healthy diet, relaxations, choices based on plants, etc. On the other hand, be aware that pharmaceutical companies don't really care about them, but instead they care only about their profit. Due to these reasons we are going to strongly recommend that you use natural remedies such as olive oil.


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Arthur Weinstein, RIP
BrooklynVegan Staff Published: July 10, 2008
Art passed yesterday, after a courageous fight with cancer. Known to everyone with clout in the nightclub industry, Art was a familiar face for a few decades. He owned and operated some of the best clubs in history. The World, Hurrah, The Continental, and The Jefferson provided thousands of extraordinary nights for thousands of hipsters long before the word was unfortunately popularized. Everybody loved and respected him, even those who were over him. Even years after he had operated anything he could still get Calvin or Ian or Grace on the phone. Grace Jones recently paid a visit to him as he lay dying in his Chelsea Hotel apartment. He told me of hanging with Ian Schrager and David Bowie, who he called the White Knight. He never ceased to amaze me with stories of life in the fastest lane. It wasn't the drugs or the booze that killed the beast, it was, as Carl Denham once said, beauty that killed him. He was trapped by the drug called clubs, its kaleidoscope-like enchantment, its vision and pitfalls, and by his camera and his art. Arthur ignored the pitfalls, as he only saw the possibilities.
[Steve Lewis]
Filed Under: Arthur Weinstein, Chelsea Hotel, Club USA, Grace Jones, HURRAH!, Limelight, Michael Alig, Peter Gatien, RIP, Steven Lewis, The Continental, The World, Tunnel


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With the Nintendo Switch turning one year old in the U.S. this month, Nintendo previewed a selection of 1st-party and 3rd-party titles for fans to look forward to this year. The Nintendo Direct broadcast presented trailers and gameplay for exciting, yet-to-be released titles that included a new WarioWare Gold, Crash Bandicoot, Okami HD, Mario Tennis Aces, and more. However, the biggest announcement that took both Facebook and Twitter by storm was the bait-and-switch teaser for the new Super Smash Bros. game that is confirmed to come out this year.
Earlier this month, there was no escaping these memes. The meme shows a competitive, female Inkling from Splatoon shooting paint at another Inkling until suddenly the arena fades to black. A scorching light shines behind the orange-haired Inkling as she turns around. Blazing in flames, a giant Series symbol appears with a shadowy cast of characters standing stoically at the foreground. The camera cuts up close to the silhouettes of Mario and Link that stand through the embers. The camera then cuts to the animated title card for Super Smash Brothers: Untitled.


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The Complete Stories by David Malouf
by Patrick Allington •
December 2007–January 2008, no. 297
The Complete Stories
Knopf, $45 hb, 508 pp
David Malouf's The Complete Stories brings together the three and a bit books, spanning twenty-five years, that constitute his forays into shorter fiction: Antipodes (1985), Dream Stuff (2000), and Every Move You Make (2006), along with two stories that accompanied his novella Child's Play (1982). Given that this is a collection rather than a selection – no stories are cut from the earlier books – the quality ebbs and flows, both from story to story and from book to book. Despite its slight imperfections, The Complete Stories confirms that Malouf is, at his best, a masterful exponent of short fiction. The book is a monument, a sort of literary Big Pineapple, to Malouf's virtuosity and to his Queensland origins (though the hefty and handsome hardback is let down by its flimsy boards, which rub and bump almost to the touch). Malouf incorporates the lives and foibles of his characters – more often, and more satisfyingly, men – into his bigger vision of the world. He contrasts individuals' inner worlds with their public façades, then connects them, with thin but unbreakable threads, to their local communities, to magnificently reconstructed landscapes, and ultimately to major historical events and global trends.
Patrick Allington
Patrick Allington was the recipient of the inaugural ABR Patrons' Fellowship, worth $5000. His novel, Figurehead (Black Inc. 2009), was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. His short fiction and book criticism appears in Australian newspapers, magazines, and journals, including regularly in ABR.
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Adsorption potential of periwinkle shell (PRW), an agricultural waste, for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solution was investigated through equilibrium studies at various experimental conditions. PRW was carbonized and chemically activated with 1MH2SO4 before it was subjected to characterization using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Adsorption data were analyzed using various kinetic and isotherm models. Statistical modeling through Central Composite Design (CCD) was also employed. The results showed that, FT-IR spectrum of the activated PRW shows many absorption peaks and a variety of functional groups such as –OH, -NH, C = O, C-H, C-N, CH3 and CH2 which explains its improved adsorption behavior on the colloidal particles. SEM shows the morphological changes with respect to the shape and sizes of the adsorption sites.EDX indicates the higher percentage composition of carbon (11.66%), Oxygen (63.18%) as important constituent elements for adsorption. Equilibrium data were well fitted to pseudo second order kinetic model and were best described by Langmuir Isotherm model at the temperature of 303K. Removal efficiency of 95.90% was obtained. A statistical model equation was developed for the adsorption process which reveals contact time as the most significant main effect for performance of the adsorbent.
© 2017 Babayemi Akinpelu Kamoru and Onukwuli Okechukwu Dominic. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.


Limestone is extracted from our quarries in St-Marc-des-Carrières since over a century. This stone consists largely of fossil fragments and is pale gray-brown color.
Hundreds of public buildings, churches, post offices and hospitals were built in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the United States. Prestigious names such as the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, the Hotel de Ville de Québec, the Musée de la Pointe à Callière in Montreal, the City Hall in New York and the Armouries in Toronto, to name only a few.


Just watching the promo video for The Wild Goose video series gets my heart pounding with excitement for what is to come! This past weekend at Mass our readings were centered on the Holy Spirit as we celebrated Pentecost. If only the people sitting in the pews could comprehend the power behind those words, our churches would be much more vibrant and alive. The Holy Spirit wants to come upon each one of us in the same way He did for the apostles, but often that is a difficult concept for us to wrap our minds around. This is precisely why Fr. Dave Pivonka and 4pmMedia have decided to produce a series of 14 videos to lead us into a deeper understanding of what it means to have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Ready for an Outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
I had the honor of interviewing Fr. Pivonka in order to learn more about the The Wild Goose series. Having grown up listening to Fr. Pivonka speak at several Franciscan University of Steubenville youth retreats, I knew that I was in for a treat. Fr. Pivonka did not disappoint. In the few minutes we talked, I felt as if I had just been on a retreat. He is truly a man filled with the Holy Spirit which makes him the perfect person to bring Catholics to a deeper understanding of the Spirit.
Why is this titled The Wild Goose?
"The Wild Goose was a term that the ancient Celts had for the Holy Spirit. From the first time I heard this it stirred something in my heart. Yes, there is a wildness to the Holy Spirit. The dominant images of the Holy Spirit are a meek dove or a flickering flame of a candle, both of which are in one way accurate. But the Holy Spirit is more than that. God's Spirit is power and blows not merely like a gentle breeze but at times like a raging wind. Sometimes, this power makes us nervous. We like the idea of the Holy Spirit as a flame on a candle but a raging fire often causes anxiety. Our first instinct is to get it under control. It's hard to control a wild goose; believe me, I know.
What will the format of this series be?
"Each segment is about twenty-five minutes. Fifteen minutes of teaching, followed by interviews with every day people – a stay at home mom, an executive, a banker, a youth minister, a bishop- diverse people experiencing and living life in the Holy Spirit. Very, very different stories, but the common theme of surrendering to the Holy Spirit, this active relationship with the Holy Spirit and the ability to respond to what the Spirit of God wants them to do." Some of the segments will include: God's Love Poured Out, The Breath of God, Spirit and the Eucharist. There will also be a pdf file made available with a study guide for this free video series".
"4pm Media is a Catholic production company out of Alabama. Daniel Johnson from 4pm media tells us, "4PM simply exists to help bring about an encounter with Christ. In John 1:39 Jesus invited the two apostles to "come and see." This is the encounter and this is the invitation. We look to bring people to this encounter and invitation through beautiful and compelling stories." 4pm has worked on several other compelling projects. They will be traveling with Fr. Pivonka as he goes throughout the country to "get a sense of the movement of the Holy Spirit." The Wild Goose will be filmed at various locations throughout the country from New York to California".
What are your goals for The Wild Goose?
After watching the promo video and reading through this interview with Fr. Pivonka, my prayer is that you are as excited about The Wild Goose video series as I am. It sounds like a much needed approach to awakening our Church to the power that the Holy Spirit can bring.


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FW14 – A Cornucopia Of Diversified Excellence
By Terra Kohut
If you've been drowning in a washed-out sea of musical monotony left behind by the mainstream tidal wave of Country-Pop mega hits and hyper-catchy Hip Hop tracks, FW14 is the album you need to acquire towards the latter end of the month; get yourself some air. Set for delivery August 21st, courtesy of Grammy-nominated production duo, Christian Rich, FW14 is a feature-happy collection of the deliciously fresh and truly unique. The content isn't merely a stockpile of talent amassed from the Western entertainment selection, but more so a diversified showcase of artistry representing a global platform and sound.
While you may not recognize the creators of FW14 by their stand-alone title, it's more than likely you have a rather intimate idea of what they sound like. In gracing multiple number one records with their supreme skill, they've collaborated with modern day superstars, such as Drake, Jay-Z, Diddy, Danny Brown, J. Cole, and Earl Sweatshirt. Not to mention having received tutelage and creative guidance from N.E.R.D.'s ingenious Pharrell Williams and Shae Haley. So, who exactly is Christian Rich? Christian Rich is the self-titled alias of twin brothers Taiwo Hassan and Kehinde Hassan: producer-team extraordinaire that's been crushing the game discretely for quite some time. From producing your favorite records, to embarking as creative directors on mega-projects with mega-companies like Redbull and Audi, to touring the world, emitting and receiving unbelievable musical energy and love, Christian Rich is the next-level wave in real entertainment; easily distinguishable and undoubtedly special.
What's truly noteworthy about these two is that you can trust them, musically. FW14 is a record that can be purchased with total confidence. Why? Christian Rich allows only the innovatively soulful and profoundly funky to be present on the album. And while the names featured on FW14 may not be the usual slew of billboard topping artists we're used to seeing on big name production records, we're all very lucky that we get to experience them on the album's lucid wavelength space. Essentially, get ready to meet some of your new favorites *winky face*.
FW14 has an eclectic variance of genre play and sound, easily identifiable by the cornucopia of diversified talent featured throughout the record. Boasting the addition of 15 features, all of the guest appearances bring such life and fire to the work. While each collaborator deserves mention, I'll preview only a few here, so that you, as the listener, can enjoy the discovery experience from somewhat of a Tabula Rasa state, as I did. Track 12, "Glory", features the ethereal sounds of AKUA, a Montreal based singer, songwriter and producer whose presence gives off a strong R&B flare with a trippy, dreamy touch of mysticism. DWNTWN graces the album with a garden-fresh feature on Track 8, "Better To," and delivers a super funky, synth pop performance that begs for the body to jump up and bounce. DWNTWN is an L.A. based Indie/Rock-Pop band that's most certainly worth a Google search and a couple lazy days of getting acquainted. Another killer collaborator on the record is Denitia and Sene, on Track 10, "Face." What a fucking feature. Buttery lyrics laced with raw emotion, evoking chills… mad sensual energy and love. We also see the work of classic Funk/Soul artist Steve Arrington along with the Hip-Hop stylings of Goldlink and the super rad sounds of Secaina Hudson. The mash up of heavy hitters is just ridiculous. With such an eclectic blend of talent, it's really no wonder the album effortlessly achieves the essence of its inspiration: the Science-Fiction vibe. Beautifully psychedelic, FW14 is sexual, vulnerable and far out.
What's potentially the most unbelievable aspect of this record is the myriad of musical rabbit holes one can discover in traveling down FW14's track list. From J*Davey, to Niia, to JMSN, you'll be introduced to a whole new world of sound from electronic funk to dream pop to future jazz. It's almost like that perfect Complex Magazine article illustrating, "10 Things You Need To Be Listening To Right Now," only it's 15 things, and way fresher. The record is devoid of discrimination in that it showcases talent from all over the world with a wide range of cultural influences and vibrations. Not to mention, the celebration of feminine beauty dripping wet on almost every track. This is an album to be hyped about for all the right reasons. August 21st, get ready to be immersed in the energy of FW14 and prepare for both your body and soul to be moved.
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This may sound obvious, but enter the correct root password?
Or type the su command and then emerge things.
I did enter the correct root password. Typing the wrong password gives an error.
Does anybody have an idea what to do?
I'd try running it as root.
I'd take this one to IRC.
You might find someone in #gentoo-osx who knows about gentoo on your system.
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President Encourages Employees to Demonstrate Courage and Conviction for Change in a New Era
NYK president Tadaaki Naito marked the 131st anniversary of NYK???s founding by addressing company employees at the NYK head office in Tokyo on October 3. A summary of his speech is provided below.
Creativity and Ingenuity
This year, the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, and the accomplishments of athletes from every country inspired people worldwide. Among the many spectacular performances at the event, the success of the Japanese men???s 400-meter relay team deserves special mention.
Unlike the members of the Jamaican and U.S. teams, who had all individually clocked times of less than 10 seconds in the 100-meter race, none of the Japanese team members had a sub-10 second time, nor did any individually qualify for the 100-meter final. Despite that, amazingly the four of them won the silver medal, finishing the relay with a time of 37.60 seconds. The team???s brilliant performance has been attributed to both skill and teamwork.
In order to compete against countries that have faster runners, Japan???s team closely verified the abilities, strengths, and weaknesses of each of its members. Recognizing that it was inferior in terms of running speed, the team focused on the baton pass, applying creativity to differentiate and gain a distinct advantage over the other teams.
In the same way, by continually applying creativity and ingenuity in response to changes in the shipping industry, NYK followed its own unique path under urgent circumstances. There have been many such cases throughout the company???s history, and I would like to highlight some illustrative examples here.
Exploring Our Creative Roots
I will start by explaining how the company???s trading and shipping operations were originally separated. The time was around the dawn of Japan???s shipping industry during the days of Yubin Kisen Mitsubishi Kaisha, before NYK was established. During those years, shipping firms in Japan purchased cargo at ports of loading and sold it at ports of discharge. Yataro Iwasaki separated the trading and shipping operations in order to specialize in shipping services based on freight rates, just like steamship companies in other countries at the time.
This was the outcome of having an innovative mindset and putting the idea into action. And this was not the only case. At the time, money exchangers had been serving as a financial network, but for shippers, it was necessary to separately pay the freight to the shipping line, and collect the payment for the cargo from the money exchangers. Aiming to improve this situation, Iwasaki proactively initiated a bill of exchange procedure, an innovation that attracted the business of more shippers, which, in turn, boosted the market share. Yataro Iwasaki was a man of ingenuity, and our company???s distinct history originated by differentiation through his creativity.
A second example occurred later on in the 1960s. The liner trade was the main business of the NYK Group, but the company overhauled this business model by taking determined steps to establish specialized shipping businesses designed for transporting coal, wood chips, cars, oil, and LNG to suit Japan???s period of rapid economic growth, which was just beginning. Foreseeing how the times would change early on, NYK responded flexibly and tactically, commissioning such new vessels while also giving importance to maintaining the company???s reputation among customers as a trustworthy and dependable partner. From that time onward, NYK was able to ride out the storms resulting from changes in industries and switchovers to different energy sources.
The third case I would like to discuss happened in more recent years, when breakdowns in shipping conferences led to intensifying competition in the liner trade sector. In response to this shift in the operating environment, we took the initiative of launching a logistics business. We have since been able to expand this business by applying creativity and ingenuity in various ways to meet customers??? needs, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex. Over 20,000 employees in over 40 countries worldwide currently work in logistics operations managed by Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. The growth of this business has helped the NYK Group secure stable earnings.
Finally, let me turn to the most recent example, one that is much smaller in scale. We established Symphony Creative Solutions Pte. Ltd., a start-up company in Singapore, to differentiate our company from others by providing products tailored to customers??? needs, making use of our creativity and ingenuity by leveraging IT. The process involves a cycle of releasing products as quickly as possible, monitoring the responses of users, quickly releasing revised versions, and making improvements based on feedback from users in the market. We initiated this cycle after recognizing that changes in the business environment cannot be addressed through the conventional approach of taking time to develop a perfect product prior to its release. Moreover, we are working with a group of partners, each of which has specialized expertise, to carry out the cycle quickly and comprehensively.
If we consider the examples I have discussed, I think it is clear that the NYK Group has been making progress up to the present day by applying the group???s creativity and ingenuity in pursuit of its own distinct path, just like the Olympic relay team I mentioned at the outset. While we, too, have our own strengths and weaknesses, we have also been highly attuned to the changing times and shifting needs of customers.
Setting a Course for a Brighter Future
There are also formidable rivals in the shipping industry competing against the NYK Group. We also must beat out new players from emerging countries, which are likely to rapidly grow more competitive in the future. Furthermore, as the spread of the Internet completely transforms peoples??? lives and best practices in the industry, we will have to square off against new competition from other industries, such as the IT industry. Therefore, it goes without saying that more than ever before, we must be on guard, refine our creativity and ingenuity, and differentiate our businesses and services.
The world???s population is forecast to steadily increase from the current level of about seven billion to almost 10 billion by 2050. A growing population means more international shipments of energy, food, and all kinds of other cargo. By transporting cargo, we provide a source of stability for the global community, and engage in work that helps people around the world pursue their dreams of happiness and prosperity. But the path to realizing dreams is very steep, with many bumps along the way, we may need to carry out reforms, which could be painful at times, in order to ensure the future growth of the NYK Group.
Recognizing that everyone including me feels anxious about trying new ways or making changes, we need to be bold enough to implement them. To ???overcome the raging seas??? of today, let???s set a course for a brighter tomorrow and adapt the NYK Group to the days ahead with both courage and conviction.


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This issue is another selection of profiles from our tentatively named Guide to Irish Writers of Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature. The keen-eyed will spot one name that might seem out of place: Harry Clarke (1889-1931). Clarke, of course, was not a writer, but an artist who worked in watercolour, pen and ink, and stained glass. As an illustrator, Clarke put his indelible mark on literature of the macabre and fantastic. His best-known illustrations are those accompanying Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1919/23), though his illustrations for Andersen, Perrault, and Swinburne also bear hallmarks of the strange. So too do goblins and grotesques leer from the corners of his stained glass work. Writing in The Irish Statesman on Clarke's illustrations for Goethe's Faust, the poet A.E. was clearly taken with the artist's power:
"Nothing in these drawings represents anything in the visible world: all come from that dread mid-world or purgatory of the soul where forms change on the instant by evil or beautiful imagination, where the human image becomes bloated and monstrous by reason of lust or hate, the buttocks become like those of a fat swine, and thoughts crawl like loathsome puffy worms out of their cells in the skull. Shapeless things gleam with the eye of a snake . . . Here the black night is loaded with corrupt monstrosities, creatures distorted by lusts which obsess them, which bloat out belly or thighs, suck in the forehead, make the face a blur of horrid idiocy or a malignant lunacy. We shiver at the thought that creatures like these may lurk in many a brain masked from us by the divine image." (14 November 1925)
It is all the more pitiable that Clarke never illustrated an edition of Dracula—he was unable to come to an agreement with Bram Stoker's estate. What we are left with is not only a remarkable body of work, but also hints to what might have been: other unrealised projects include Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal and Huysmans' À Rebours.
Clarke is rightfully listed in Jack Sullivan's Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural (1986), and so I felt, given his impact on macabre literature, it was only proper to feature a profile of this remarkable artist among our own pages. Naturally, you'll find a Clarke illustration on the cover of this issue, and his "Mephisto" can be found on the cover of Issue 6.
This issue also features profiles on George Croly—whose Salathiel may well have borne influence on Stoker's Dracula (see also "Who Marvels at the Mysteries of the Moon" in The Green Book 14)—and a much-anticipated entry on Fitz-James O'Brien, who is surely a pillar of Irish genre fiction; while Yeats and Lady Gregory invoke in their words the long shadow of the Celtic Twilight. As always, I hope you'll discover writers who might be lesser known, like the Banims and the Barlowes, or those whose contributions to genre might be unexpected, such as the Longfords and Iris Murdoch. Whatever the case, I hope you find new and exciting avenues to explore.
Brian J. Showers
Rathmines, Dublin
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"George Croly (1780-1860)"
Paul Murray
"Michael and John Banim (1796-1874/1798-1842)"
James Doig
"Anna Maria Hall (1800-1881)"
"James William Barlow (1826-1913)"
Jack Fennell
"Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862)"
Richard Bleiler
"Lady Gregory (1852-1932)"
"Jane Barlow (1856-1917)"
"W. B. Yeats (1865-1939)"
R. B. Russell
"Harry Clarke (1889-1931)"
"Christine and Edward Longford (1900-1980/1902-1961)"
Reggie Chamberlain-King
"Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)"
Miles Leeson
We encounter and enjoy authors mostly through their writing, forgetting sometimes that there are personalities behind their words, some astonishingly well-known in their time, often now relegated to small press rediscoveries. With sufficient spans of years, these authors and their personalities pass out of memory, becoming less familiar to us as people and more so as names on title pages. But it is important to remember that these authors lived and worked, had careers and relationships; some of them died while relatively unknown, others were widely celebrated for their creations. With this in mind, I've decided to focus the current issue on reminiscences, interviews, and memoirs in hopes of summoning the shades of these writers and to show that in some ways their lives were not always so different from our own.
To that end, you will find a number of texts I have been collecting these past few years, now nestled here comfortably beside one another. Each one, I hope, will give you some insight into the lives of these authors, who they were, and a past that is not necessarily so far distant.
There are first-hand accounts by authors with whom I hope you are now familiar. Rosa Mulholland, Cheiro, and Dorothy Macardle all relate anecdotes of their own experiences with the psychical and supernatural. Elsewhere in this issue, you can spend an entertaining evening with Mervyn Wall. In this talk, given to the Bram Stoker Society in 1987, he delves into witchcraft and details the origins of his best-loved novel, The Unfortunate Fursey (1946).
We have a few interviews — "chats" — with those who worked as professionals, and whose names were familiar to the broader public on a weekly basis, as their stories were published and novels serialised in magazines of the day. Among these sketches you'll be invited to spend agreeable afternoons with L. T. Meade, Charlotte Riddell, and Katharine Tynan. While they may not discuss strictly ghastly material, I hope these interviews bring us that much closer to authors whose works still find admiration of a modern readership.
You'll also find some brief memoirs, including litterateur William Winter's reminiscence of his fallen comrade Fitz-James O'Brien, who died in the American Civil War; and Samuel Carter Hall, who conjures two of Dublin's gothic greats: Charles Maturin and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu — perhaps reminding us that these authors existed in a wider social world.
However, the issue commences with Albert Power's appraisal of George Croly's Salathiel (1828), a novel which Stoker biographer Paul Murray posited as an influence on the composition of Dracula. Although, a tale of the Wandering Jew, Salathiel might have more in common thematically with Charles Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer, than Bram Stoker's more famous book. Power aptly leads us through the life of Reverend Croly and how his book fits into the literary milieu of the dark fantastic.
If you would like to read more about some of these writers among these pages, you'll find lengthier profiles in earlier issues of The Green Book. In Issue 9: Rosa Mulholland; Issue 12: Mervyn Wall; Issue 13: Cheiro and Beatrice Grimshaw. While this issue and the next will serve as an intermission in our Guide to Irish Writers of Gothic, Supernatural, and Fantastic Fiction, fear not — we will return with more entries in future instalments.
"Who Marvels at the Mysteries of the Moon: George Croly's Salathiel"
Albert Power
"Sketch of Fitz-James O'Brien"
"Le Fanu and Maturin: Two Reminiscences"
Samuel Carter Hall
"About Ghosts"
Rosa Mulholland
"How I Found Adventure"
Beatrice Grimshaw
"A Biographical Sketch of Mrs. L. T. Meade"
Helen C. Black
"Sweet Singer from Over the Sea"
A Chat with Katharine Tynan
"A Chat with Mrs. J. H. Riddell"
Raymond Blathwayt
"Extracts from Confessions: Memoirs of a Modern Seer"
Cheiro
"They Say It Happened"
Dorothy Macardle
"Ghost Story of a Novelist"
Katharine Tynan
"Witchcraft and the Origins of The Unfortunate Fursey"
Mervyn Wall
"It was shaped like a man—distorted, uncouth, and horrible, but still a man." – "What Was It?" (1859)
Fitz-James O'Brien was born in Cork on 25 October 1828. Little is known of his early life, though he attended Trinity College and, after a short period in London, emigrated to America around 1851. In New York he joined the artistic Bohemian set, and began writing for various magazines, including Harper's, Vanity Fair, and Atlantic Monthly. At the outset of the American Civil War in 1861, O'Brien joined the New York National Guard. He was wounded in February 1862, and later died of tetanus on 6 April. His most notable stories and poems were collected in 1881 by his friend and literary executor William Winter. O'Brien's proto-science fiction stories, such as "The Diamond Lens" and "What Was It?", are now considered landmarks of the genre.
The Poems and Stories of Fitz-James O'Brien (1881)
"The Diamond Lens" (1858)
"The Wondersmith" (1859)
"What Was It?" (1859)
"The Demon of the Gibbet" (1881)
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If you're interested in reading more about Fitz-James O'Brien, have a look at Issue 5 of our journal The Green Book, which features the essay "Fitz-James O'Brien: The Seen and the Unseen" by Kevin Corstorphine.
Irish Writers of the Fantastic
A good while back I posted the image of a poster designed by myself and long-time Swan River conspirator Jason Zerrillo. It features a line-up of Ireland's most recognisable and possibly most influential writers of fantastic literature. I explained the impetus for the poster's creation in an earlier post.
While I'm pleased with the results, it was not easy choosing who to include and who to leave off. Much as I wanted to indulge in the most obscure and overlooked (Oliver Sherry, anyone?), there is also merit in showcasing the luminaries: a reminder of this island's contributions to worlds of unbridled imagination.
Ultimately, this poster is meant as a gateway for exploration. So you can imagine my delight when Alison Lyons of Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature agreed to produce copies of the poster to distribute for free around Dublin this autumn. The goal had always been to make this poster available to libraries, schools, bookshops, to anywhere that loves to promote good literature, and to anyone who loves to read it.
To augment this poster, I also wrote a series of capsule biographies and recommended reading for each authors. You can find it over on the Dublin City of Literature website.
And so how do you get a copy of the poster? Easy! Go into any Dublin City Library branch and ask! Better yet, have a browse around for these authors' books. Librarians will be happy to help!
On St. Patrick's Day I decided to spend my time not drinking Guinness, but instead promoting Irish Writers of the Fantastic on both Twitter and Facebook. While I'm not convinced there is a "tradition" of Irish fantastic literature—that is to say a relatively unbroken chain of influence from one writer to the next—Ireland has consistently produced authors whose works have proved to be singular contributions of international importance. Unfortunately, some of these authors are given short shrift in Ireland—even those authors otherwise widely recognised abroad.
Here is the list that I compiled. It is by no means complete or definitive (and at one point in particular even quite self-indulgent). There is a comments section down there too, so no reason you can't add to the list if you feel I've overlooked someone important.
And as a reminder, anyone who would like to learn more about Irish writers of the fantastic, I encourage you to check out The Green Book, a journal started specifically to explore these authors and their works.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)—Gulliver's Travels (1726) #IrishFantasy
Thomas Leland (1722-1785)—Longsword (1762) #IrishGothic
Charles Maturin (1782-1824)—Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) #IrishGothic
Henry Ferris (1802-1848)—"A Night in a Haunted House" (1848) #IrishHorror
J.S. Le Fanu (1814-1873)—In a Glass Darkly (1872) #IrishGothic
William Allingham (1824-1889)—"The Faeries" (1850) #IrishFantasy
Fitz-James O'Brien (1828-1862)—"What Was It?" (1859) #IrishSF
Charlotte Riddell (1832-1906)—The Uninhabited House (1875) #IrishHorror
Rosa Mulholland (1841-1921)—"Not to be Taken at Bed-time" (1865) #IrishHorror
Bram Stoker (1847-1912)—Dracula (1897) #IrishHorror
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)—Kwaidan (1903) #IrishHorror
Lady Gregory (1852-1932)—Gods and Fighting Men (1904) #IrishMythology
George Russell (AE) (1853-1935)—The Candle of Vision (1918) #IrishMysticism
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)—The Picture of Dorian Grey (1890) #Irish Horror
Cheiro (1866-1936)—A Study of Destiny (1898) #IrishOccult
Forrest Reid (1875-1947)—Uncle Stephen (1931) #IrishFantasy
Lord Dunsany (1878-1957)—The Gods of Pegana (1905) #IrishFantasy
James Stephens (1882-1950)—The Crock of Gold (1912) #IrishFantasy
Dorothy Macardle (1889-1958)—The Uninvited (1941) #IrishSupernatural
Oliver Sherry (1894-1971)—Mandrake (1929) #IrishHorror
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)—The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1949) #Irish Fantasy
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)—The Demon Lover (1945) #IrishSupernatural
Mervyn Wall (1908-1997)—The Unfortunate Fursey (1946) #IrishFantasy
Flann O'Brian (1911-1966)—The Third Policeman (1939) #IrishSF
Peter Tremayne (1943-)—Aisling (1992) #IrishSupernatural
Celine Kiernan (1967-)—The Poison Throne (2008) #IrishFantasy
John Connolly (1968-)—Nocturnes (2004) #IrishSupernatural
Conor McPherson (1971-)—The Weir (1992) #IrishSupernatural
C.E. Murphy (1973)—Urban Shaman (2005) #IrishFantasy
Maura McHugh—Róisín Dubh (2011) #IrishFantasy
Lynda E. Rucker—The Moon Will Look Strange (2013) #IrishSupernatural
Brian J. Showers (1977-)—The Bleeding Horse (2008) #IrishSupernatural
Martin Hayes (1978-)—Wandering the Waste (2013) #IrishOccult
The Green Book 5
"In Ireland we have a national apathy about literature . . . It began to descend on us after we became self-governing; before that we were imaginative dreamers."
— AE to Van Wyck Brooks, 10 October 1932
So wrote the poet, painter, and mystic George William Russell (1867-1935) — better known by his spiritual name AE — less than a year before he left Ireland after a lifetime working to enrich a nation he loved and dedicated himself to. Yet his vision of Ireland as an enlightened society was seemingly at odds with the mass desire for the cultural censorship and social conservatism that coincided with the birth of the Irish Free State.
Today, with the continuation of a crippling austerity policy — which includes the treatment of the arts as commodity, the considered monetisation of our public museums, financial cuts to arts funding, and the budgetary destitution of the National Library, among other similar injuries masquerading as common sense measures — one wonders just exactly how the arts are valued in a nation that still proudly sells itself as "the land of saints and scholars".
Fifty years later, a sentiment similar to AE's was echoed by author Mervyn Wall (1908-1997) in a fascinating interview (reprinted in this issue) in which he asserts that, "When the new Free State was set up, it settled down to very mundane things . . . since 1922 there has been no inspired leadership whatsoever, leadership that would say here is a small country starting off fresh and here is the opportunity to make something wonderful of it." But instead of leaving Ireland, as so many of our luminaries did (and still do), Wall wrote a pair of brilliant fantasy novels, The Unfortunate Fursey (1946) and The Return of Fursey (1948), sharply satirising both Church and State — and though they tried, the Irish censors could find no specific reason to ban Wall's books. Similarly acerbic, his 1952 novel, Leaves for the Burning, with its accumulation of exaggerated and improbable details, is often read as a satire, but as critic Robert Hogan points out, should be considered more of a realistic ("albeit one-sided") depiction of post-war Ireland. Wall, incidentally, worked for the Arts Council from 1957-1975, and his legacy includes Ireland's tax exemption for artists scheme, which I might add the current government occasionally talks of abolishing because of its perceived "cost to the taxpayer". Many of Wall's comments in this interview, though conducted over thirty years ago, feel just as relevant today.
Also in this issue you'll find Kevin Corstorphine's survey of a selection of stories by Cork-born author Fitz-James O'Brien (1826?-1862). O'Brien left Ireland at a young age, and eventually settled into a bohemian literary lifestyle in New York before perishing in the American Civil War. Corstorphine looks at O'Brien's better known stories, like "What Was It?" and "The Diamond Lens", and those less read but equally deserving of examination, such as "The Lost Room" and "A Dead Secret". We've also got an essay by noted Stoker-scholar Elizabeth Miller, who considers in detail the 1901 abridged paperback edition of Dracula. Published during Stoker's lifetime, and possibly even condensed by his own hand, Miller's essay sheds just a little more light on the mind of the Dubliner who penned the most influential horror novel of all time. Finally, though Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's bicentenary celebrations are now over, here are two short, but important pieces by Richard Dury and James Machin that are simply too good to pass up: new discoveries that notably expand the ever-growing list of the Invisible Prince's admirers.
A word should also be said about this issue's cover painting, "The Princess on the Ridge of the World" by Pamela Colman Smith (1878-1951). Pixie, as she was known to her friends, was an accomplished artist who not only illustrated Bram Stoker's final novel, Lair of the White Worm (1911), but in 1909 contributed the eighty drawings that adorn the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck. The painting on the cover of this issue, which kindly comes to us from the Collection of John Moore, was a gift from Pamela Colman Smith to AE. An inscription on the back of the painting reads: "To AE, with all good wishes to you and yours for Christmas and the New Year and all time. Yours, Pixie. Xmas 1902." Beside the inscription is a small drawing of a pixie. As a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Pamela Colman Smith was likely introduced to AE through their mutual friend W.B. Yeats. This is the first time "The Princess on the Ridge of the World" has been published.
AE's comment regarding our national apathy toward literature—and art in general—is provocative and disheartening, and the natural instinct will be to deny it, pointing to one example or another of independent artistry or do-it-yourself creativity existing in Ireland today. And yes, AE's comment was made nearly a century ago. But I do not think his assertion should be dismissed without first deep consideration tempered with honesty free from national pride.
However, given the gloominess of AE's words at the start of this piece, I thought we might do well to end it with a comment he made to Seán Ó Faoláin in a letter from 1933, a decidedly more hopeful prescription from the man who helped shepherd into the world writings we now associate with Ireland's literary identity.
"We have imagined ourselves into littleness, darkness, and ignorance, and we have to imagine ourselves back into light."
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"Editor's Note" Brian J. Showers
"Fitz-James O'Brien: The Seen and the Unseen" by Kevin Corstorphine
"A Story-teller: Stevenson on Le Fanu" Richard Dury
"Arthur Machen and J.S. Le Fanu" James Machin
"Shape-shifting Dracula: The Abridged Edition of 1901″ Elizabeth Miller
"An Interview with Mervyn Wall" Gordon Henderson
Digby Rumsey's Shooting for the Butler (Martin Andersson)
Wireless Mystery Theatre's Green Tea (Jim Rockhill)
Dara Downey's American Women's Ghost Stories in the Gilded Age (Maria Giakaniki)
J.S. Le Fanu's Reminiscences of a Bachelor (Robert Lloyd Parry)
Charlotte Riddell's A Struggle for Fame (Jarlath Killeen)
Karl Whitney's Hidden City (John Howard)
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Canada's 'responsibility to protect' Doctrine Gaining Ground at the UN
Article by Luiza Ch. Savage
Published Online June 9, 2006
Last Edited December 9, 2013
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on July 18, 2005. Partner content is not updated.
IT ISN'T OFTEN that Lloyd AXWORTHY, Canada's former foreign minister and lion of the political left, has an idea that could appeal to American neo-conservatives and evangelical Christians.
This article was originally published in Maclean's magazine on July 18, 2005. Partner content is not updated. IT ISN'T OFTEN that Lloyd AXWORTHY, Canada's former foreign minister and lion of the political left, has an idea that could appeal to American neo-conservatives and evangelical Christians.
IT ISN'T OFTEN that Lloyd AXWORTHY, Canada's former foreign minister and lion of the political left, has an idea that could appeal to American neo-conservatives and evangelical Christians. But the Paul MARTIN government is now promoting an Axworthy-generated plan to prevent genocide and atrocities that is slowly gaining adherents - and some of the Liberals' most powerful allies could prove to be pro-war American conservatives such as former House speaker Newt Gingrich - if both sides can overcome the divisions and suspicions engendered by the Iraq conflict.
Axworthy's brainchild is now a doctrine dubbed the "responsibility to protect" - a proposal to impose upon the United Nations an obligation to shield people all over the world from genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of their own governments. It may sound warm and fuzzy on the surface, but underlying that vision is the cold hard recognition that military intervention may be necessary to achieve this end. Rejecting the sanctity of national borders that has been central to the UN since its founding in 1945, the proposal would create a sort of official licence to invade. As Axworthy, who says he initially "anguished over" the idea, explains, "You can't allow dictators to use the facade of national sovereignty to justify ethnic cleansing."
The notion of "humanitarian intervention" is not new. But it has a murky status, not having been explicitly written into international law. The UN Charter does allow military intervention, but only in cases of self-defence and threats to "international peace and security." But as Axworthy argues, while some humanitarian crises are global, others that are marked by purely domestic devastation are no less worthy of outside help. In the wake of the intervention in Kosovo, and the horror caused by the failure to intervene in Rwanda, Axworthy says he concluded that military intervention can be a necessity.
Canada subsequently convened a commission to examine the idea. It included politicians, diplomats and academics such as Harvard University's Michael Ignatieff, and concluded that while the "responsibility to protect" should be enshrined in law, there should be strict rules, among them that force be the avenue of very last resort. But its report landed in December 2001 and was quickly overlooked as the world struggled with the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
When it was finally noticed, some nations balked at the notion. "It was feared by many countries as a Trojan Horse for the interveners of the world looking for justification for marching into other countries," says Allan Rock, Canada's ambassador to the UN, who is now responsible for pushing the idea at the world body. And then the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 - pushed by neo-conservatives who believed in spreading democracy by force - made talk of intervention taboo.
But the tide could now be turning. Earlier this year, the "responsibility to protect" idea was picked up by a high-level panel advising UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and subsequently found its way into his own proposals for reform. The concept also surfaced last month in a report to Congress on UN reform, prepared by a U.S. task force co-chaired by Gingrich and former Democratic senator George Mitchell. In some circumstances, the task force said, "a government's abnegation of its responsibilities to its own people is so severe that the collective responsibility of nations to take action cannot be denied." In such cases, the UN Security Council "can and should act." And failure to act "must not be used as an excuse by concerned members to avoid protective measures," the recommendations state.
American support would be a "significant step" for the proposal, says Axworthy, who expresses delight and surprise at conservative interest in the idea. "They're the ones who look up north and think there are a bunch of pinkos up there that they don't want to talk to, including me." And in some ways, foreign policy liberals and neo-conservatives have much in common, says Joshua Muravchik, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative Washington think tank. Both, he says, aim to promote democracy and human rights abroad.
But what has divided them to date are questions over the role of military force - and that may now be changing. "Acknowledging this right to protect is very welcome to people of neo-conservative sensibility," Muravchik says. "And although liberals may not accept the idea of using force in Iraq, which neo-cons supported, they are acknowledging that there are some situations where, if you want to rescue the situation, you don't have any choice except to do it by force."
There may be other unexpected supporters of the Canadian initiative south of the border. For example, one of the loudest congressional voices in favour of intervention in Sudan's Darfur region - where ethnic cleansing has killed hundreds of thousands - has been Senator Sam Brownback, an evangelical Christian conservative from Kansas who sits on the foreign relations committee. And evangelical Christian groups have joined other human rights groups in pressing the Darfur issue - arguing that Christians are being persecuted there.
Now, with George W. Bush talking about "spreading freedom" abroad, the Martin government may have a promising subject on which to engage the White House at a time when the two countries are drifting apart on many other fronts. But despite the potential for common ground, suspicions remain - both toward America, and by Americans toward the UN. Outside of the United States, the proposal is best received as a potential check on unilateral American action. Rock has told his fellow envoys: "Would you rather live in a world in which that power is there but there are no rules to define how it's used? Or where there are clear rules governing its exercise, and you can participate in developing those rules?"
Rules imposed from the outside, though, make U.S. conservatives uncomfortable. And the U.S. State Department, meanwhile, is concerned about creating both a new right open to abuse by other countries - as well as imposing a new, potentially onerous obligation on Washington to intervene. The acting U.S. envoy to the UN, Anne Patterson, has endorsed the general principle that the Security Council can "take action" in cases of large-scale atrocities. However, she has endorsed neither an explicit obligation to do so, nor particular guidelines. "It would be very hard to establish criteria or guidelines, as each case needs specific consideration of its specific circumstances," one State Department lawyer, who requested anonymity, told Maclean's. The council already "has ample authority to deal with situations involving large-scale atrocities" through the UN Charter's existing language on "international peace and security," he added.
And while the proposal focuses on the Security Council, critics say that, in practice, limits on who can take action would be fuzzy. Axworthy says he is opposed to "unilateral" interventions, but concedes that if the Security Council became deadlocked, as has been the case on Darfur, "you have to go back to a General Assembly initiative, or at least to regional bodies." But the line between a regional body and an Iraq-invasion-style "coalition of the willing" is hazy, skeptics say. Still, Rock says that the most pressing concern should not be over the possibility that humanitarian interventions could be abused, but rather that the world can no longer "stand by and let [genocide] happen." And, he adds, "The status quo is inadequate - because it is gridlock and inaction."
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