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Hawaii Volcanoes – 4 Great Volcanoes to See
Hawaii Volcanoes
Seeing the Hawaii volcanoes is one of the most exciting and memorable experiences you will have while you are visiting Hawaii. There are four main volcanoes to visit on the Hawaiian islands: Hualalai, Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Kohala. Each of these volcanoes offers unique and different attractions. Whether you are looking to watch the sun set over the ocean, relax in the sun on a beach, or hike through the mountains, there are several activities you can choose from. You will also find many accommodation options.
Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kilauea volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. This volcano has been in active eruption for a number of years and has destroyed dozens of homes and hundreds of businesses.
During the last eruption, lava from the volcano engulfed dozens of homes and destroyed hundreds of businesses. It has overtaken two roads near the village and is threatening a cemetery nearby.
This eruption lasted for more than four months. A river of lava reached the ocean 10 miles south of the volcano.
Another explosion is expected within the next twelve hours. Tom Birchard, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service, said the plume is expected to be carried by the wind northeast. He said the ash could reach as far as Hilo.
Kilauea is a shield volcano, meaning it does not erupt as dramatically as other volcanoes. The volcano has two active rift zones. The lower east rift zone is where the surface of the volcano is gradually splitting apart.
The summit crater of Kilauea is a large caldera. It contains a crater lake filled with lava. During the last eruption, the water in the lake was replaced by lava.
In the past, Kilauea has had two periods of large eruptions. In 1983, the volcano sent a plume of volcanic ash 30,000 feet into the air. The volcano has also erupted continuously from vents on its eastern rift zone, which cut across residential neighborhoods.
Located on Hawaii's Big Island, Mauna Loa volcano is a shield volcano. It is the world's largest active volcano. The volcano is 56,000 feet tall and covers approximately 2,035 square miles. It last erupted in 1984.
Mauna Loa has erupted 33 times since 1843. It typically produces fast-moving lava flows and volcanic gas downwind of its communities. The last eruption lasted three weeks.
Mauna Loa is the tallest of the four volcanoes that make up the Big Island. It extends 74 miles from its caldera to the coastline near Hilo.
Mauna Loa's last eruption occurred in the Spring of 1984. That time, lava flows were sent within Hilo. Since that time, the volcano has erupted in two cycles, one every six years and the other every one to two years.
In the last two weeks, officials have warned of possible eruptions after a series of earthquakes on the island. The most recent earthquakes were 5.0 and 4.6 magnitude. Scientists cannot determine whether heightened seismic activity is an indication of a major eruption or just an indicator of ongoing unrest.
As of Friday, the Mauna Loa eruption has not triggered any lava flows. However, the USGS warned residents at risk from the eruption to review their preparations. The agency also said lava flows are not threatening communities nearby.
The eruption began late Sunday night, local time. Mauna Loa has been showing signs of an eruption for years, but it is believed to be contained. However, scientists cannot predict when the next eruption will occur.
Mahukona
Located on the northwest coast of Hawaii, the Mahukona volcano is the oldest and youngest volcano on the island. It was discovered in 1987. The volcano's crater is roughly circular, but there is a large rift zone extending to the west. This rift zone is probably the remnant of a second rift zone that extended to the east.
The main shield-building stage of Hawaiian volcanoes ended 470,000 years ago. This is when the mantle plume began its descent into the Earth's surface. In addition to the plume's contribution to the volcanism, the mantle plume has also lowered the solidus temperature of peridotite in the mantle. This effect has implications for the global carbon cycle and global carbon budget.
The volcanic field on the Big Island consists of five volcanoes: Mahukona, Kilauea, Hualalai, Kohala, and Mauna Loa. The five volcanoes have differing physical features. Haleakala, the volcano on Maui, is very distant from Kilauea.
Kohala is fluted ridge-like and Mauna Loa has lower-angled slopes. The difference in physical aspect is due to relative ages. The volcanoes on the neighboring islands also have significant overlap in ages.
The youngest Hawaiian volcano, Lo'ihi Seamount, is about 400,000 years old. It is a subaqueous volcano that rises about 10,000 feet above the ocean's surface. It is thought that this volcano will begin to rise above sea level in the next 10,000 to 100,000 years.
Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kohala Volcano is a shield volcano. It is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island. It is one of the oldest volcanoes on the island and has been active for more than one million years. It is located northwest of the Mauna Kea Volcano.
Kohala Volcano is one of the largest volcanoes on the Big Island. Its volume is estimated at around 14,000 km3. Kohala has a summit covered with trees. It is also known for its rugged natural scenery. It is home to many ancient Hawaiian settlements.
The Kohala ecosystem is home to many invasive species, which have destroyed native plants. There are several initiatives to preserve this ecosystem. Kohala is also home to migrating Humpback whales. These whales have loved this coast for thousands of years.
Kohala is known for its dramatic orographic precipitation gradient. There are several deep gorges. One of them is Waimanu Valley. Another one is Waipio Valley.
The Kohala volcano has had many eruptions. The last erupted 120,000 years ago. It is the oldest of the five volcanoes on the Big Island. There are two geologic substrates on Kohala, alkalic basalt and tholeiitic basalt. The tholeiitic volcanoes are enriched in incompatible elements. They are overlain by alkalic lavas.
In the past, Kohala wore down much faster than volcanic activity. It is now cut by thousands of years of erosion.
Hualalai
Located on the western end of Hawai'i Island, Hualalai Volcano is the third most active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is less active than the neighboring Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but is still considered an active volcano. The volcano is located on the west coast of the Big Island, looming over the town of Kailua-Kona. The volcano is a popular hiking spot.
The volcano is located in a volcanic arc northwest of Mauna Kea. Three rift zones trend northwest, northeast and then continue into a depth of about 3000 m. The northwest rift zone continues for a distance of 40 km.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismic station records harmonic tremors and microearthquake swarms. These harmonic tremors are indicative of magma movements beneath the surface. In 1929, a seismic swarm occurred under Hualalai. It is believed that the swarm was caused by magma intrusion beneath the volcano.
Hualalai is a major source of mantle xenoliths. Most of the xenoliths occur as layers of semi-rounded nodules. These nodule beds are analogous to the cobble deposits of fluvial sedimentary systems. The xenoliths have a wide range of composition, from dunite to anorthosite.
Hualalai's eruptions are relatively short-lived. In the past, the volcano has erupted two to three times every thousand years. These eruptions have covered a small part of the volcano. However, future eruptions may threaten life on the island.
Whether you want to explore the Hawaii volcanoes or simply want to see them from the comfort of a hotel, there are several places to stay. Choosing the right accommodation will help you experience Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the fullest.
Volcanoes National Park encircles the southern half of the Big Island. The park spans 335,000 acres of land. You should expect to spend at least two days exploring the park.
Hilo, on the north side, is the best place to start a tour of Mauna Kea. There are several hostels that offer free breakfast. However, the most recommended hostel is Hilo Bay Hostel.
Volcano Village is located near the entrance of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. There are several lodging options here, from basic bed and breakfasts to luxury hotels. It's best to book in advance for the best prices. You can also stay in a cabin at the Namakanipaio Campground.
For more upscale accommodations, consider the Chalet Kilauea Hotel. The hotel has six rooms and a common kitchen. This option is ideal for families. You can also stay at the Volcano House, which is a historic hotel on the edge of the crater. The park's rangers can give you more information about the area.
Kona on the leeward side of the island has more to offer, including more beaches and day trips to the Pololu Valley and Waipio Valley. The south shore is also home to the tropical town of Kahului, which is perfect for setting up camp while exploring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.


Building on the success of 2014's "The Lego Movie," Warner Bros. Pictures returns today with THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE – a follow-up that features the "self-described" hero from the first movie, and one of film's and comic's most beloved superheroes.
In the story, we find the title character doing his lone vigilante thing until his arch nemesis, The Joker, devises a plan that requires him to step out of his comfort zone and embrace, and ultimately conquer, his greatest fear in order to save Gotham.
The Mythos of Batman – Batman in the movies has an expansive history from the 1966 movie to the Batman V Superman, and this film is very self-aware, as it pokes fun at and highlights all of these movies and shows as well as the characters that made them so unique.
The Rules of the Lego World – as established in the "Lego Movie", the concept of 'Master Builders' are the key plot point in the film. The Master Builder has the capability to take Legos and create any thing their mind can conceive. And in the midst of telling a funny animated story, this film doesn't forget the principles of Legos, and uses it as part of the story arc.
Good Message – Batman' nature is that of a loner, someone who's mainly an introvert since his parents died, and he refuses to trust anyone. But, to be able to solve the problems in this movie, Batman has to gradually learn how to work together with others, open up and trust people.
The opening is clever and hilarious! Without spoiling, I'll just say there's a nod to Michael Jackson that added to what was already a high expectation that the film would be a great one.
Themes of family, teamwork, and self-reflection were solid and cleverly woven together using Batman's greatest nemesis – The Joker – to progress the story.
There was a super excited little one, whose laughter permeated the theater at the start of the film. Unfortunately, he checked out about mid-way, only to have his humorous chuckle return close to the movie's climax. This wee one confirmed my feeling that the film, although good, was a bit lengthy – especially for smaller theater goers who are not as advanced to receive some of the film's messages.
And I thought "The Lego Batman Movie" was a fun ride, albeit too long, with material that best suits ages 6 and up. I don't think the movie is as extraordinary as "The Lego Movie," as it dragged a bit at times – and the fight scenes, although cool to look at really were overdone a bit, which contributed to the film being 15 to 20 minutes longer than it should.
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Hey Teresa! Thanks for sharing, and glad you had a chance to screen!
Batman seems to have learned a lesson we all can learn. Of trusting and getting along lol.
Well said Linda! Thanks for sharing.


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Coronavirus Health Qatar Travel
Hotel quarantine mandatory for travelers from 6 countries to Qatar
Doha: Passengers from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Philippines, will require compulsory hotel quarantine for 10 days as per new guidelines from Qatar authorities.
No exception will apply to such travellers even if they are fully vaccinated, the ministry added.
"Home quarantine criteria is not applicable for travellers coming from these countries," the ministry said, adding that recovery from a previous infection in the past six months is also not grounds from quarantine exemption.
The quarantine period will be 10 days for those isolating in hotels and 14 for those in Meknes hostels.
The ministry said travellers from these countries are also required to carry a negative RT PCR test done within 48 hrs of departure. They will be re-examined during and before the end of the quarantine period.
The ministry also said passengers can get tested for COVID-19 at the Hamad International Airport in Qatar by paying QR300.
The Ministry of Public Health in February had announced quarantine exemptions to fully vaccinated people following foreign travel, provided that they took the specified number of doses — one in the case of Johnson and Johnson and two for the others — waited for a period of 14 days after being fully vaccinated.
In April, the ministry said people immunised with Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines abroad will also enjoy the same exemption.
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HomeFinance and fundingTaxes should rise by 10p for health spending, says NHS Confederation
Taxes should rise by 10p for health spending, says NHS Confederation
May 29, 2018 Finance and funding, News
NHS Confederation says taxes should rise by 10p for health spending, but Reform says the move is currently 'politically inconceivable'
According to Reform, the NHS Confederation – which represents NHS organisations – has stated that taxes should be increased in order to fund a heftier volume of health spending. However, the proposed rise is the equivalent of 10 pence, which Reform says is 'politically inconceivable'.
A poll that it ran at the beginning of the year suggested that the public strongly support the concept but would only support a rise of up to one pence. There is every chance that this could change, however, as the UK moves towards the use of more advanced technology in the near future.
The prime minister included "an unprecedented investment into science and research" as part of her latest strategy last week, adding that, "The United Kingdom will use data, artificial intelligence and innovation to transform the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and dementia by 2030.
"Late diagnosis of otherwise treatable illnesses is one of the biggest causes of avoidable deaths. And the development of smart technologies to analyse great quantities of data quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy than is possible by human beings opens up a whole new field of medical research and gives us a new weapon in our armoury in the fight against disease."
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Perhaps her plan could pave the way for the NHS Confederation's proposal of a higher healthcare tax rise after all.
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Venezuela's Foreign Ministry Calls Trump's Latest Sanctions Desperate Aggression
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Mexico City [Mexico], January 20: Venezuela condemned the publication by the US Department of the Treasury of new sanctions lists shortly before the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden.
"The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns before the international community a new desperate aggression against the Venezuelan people by the outgoing government of Donald Trump," the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, the US Treasury Department published mixed lists related to sanctions on Russia, Yemen, Venezuela and the fight against terrorism. The latest round of Venezuela-related sanctions targeted a total of three individuals, 14 entities and six vessels for "their ties to a network attempting to evade United States sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector."
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The position of Regional Secretary is very important to the overall functioning and accountability of the ICPC regions. They must be full-members of ICPC, be willing to serve for a minimum of two (2) years, have computer skills commensurate for the position, be able to work on a "management team", and be available to the Regional Director.
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Indecision is always the key to flexibility – your options are still open as long as you are undecided. It occurs when a decision cannot be made, even after all of the options have been presented and some analysis has been done. Indecision is one of the most common Decision Making Pitfalls that people experience.
Sounds good? Well, not really – if you can't decide, you aren't ever going to get what it is you want or need to make a decision about. You may allow for new choices to appear, but the uncertainty or lack of closure can bring on anxiety and stress. When in doubt, consult your inner child. Thing about what you really want, if there were no constraints, rules or any one passing judgement on you.
If it doesn't come naturally, leave it to simmer for awhile. Indecision can come because you either don't have enough information or you are simply not ready to make it. Sometimes it is difficult when the difference between decisions is small, or the options aren't completely understood or even known.
You may need more analysis, but beware Analysis Paralysis, in which analysis goes beyond adding any value to the decision exercise. Another problem might be procrastination. Is that what is holding you back from deciding?
One particular method, while not necessarily the best, is making decision by Minimizing Regret. One cannot regret something if they have not decided, but one cannot enjoy or reap the rewards of making the decision alternatively.
Making a decision is easy: when the difference is big you know what to choose, and when the difference is small, it does not really matter what you chose. List and rate the risks by likeliness to occur, and apply your preferences to the alternatives.
Often, making a bad decision is better than making no decision at all. Importance is always relative to the size, cost and impact of the decision to be made. Decision making takes practice, and knowledge. Find your own process that works for you and use it as much as you can!


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Pet owners warned as widespread series of mutilations continues across London region, with foxes, rabbits and birds found killed in similar fashion
The death toll shows no sign of abating. A fortnight ago a decapitated cat was found in Archway, north London. Last Monday another was discovered in Guildford, Surrey. Then a body turned up on Thursday in Orpington, Kent.
In March dead cats were found in the London districts of Richmond, Tottenham and Streatham.
All appear to be linked to a wave of mutilations carried out by the same person according to Snarl, South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty, a small charity that has been collecting information on the dead cats for the last seven months.
Originally it was thought that whoever was behind the killings was operating almost exclusively in the Croydon area. Then, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/15/south-london-residents-work-with-police-to-find-serial-animal-killer" title="" data-link-name="in" body link" data-component="in-body-link" class="u-underline">as news of the macabre findings spread, and bodies turned up around London and beyond, Snarl urged the media to drop the Croydon cat killer label.
People still think its only happening in Croydon and its not, said Snarls founder, Boudicca Rising. Weve had attacks from Luton all the way down to Surrey across to Farnborough, Richmond, Finchley, Stepney basically pretty much within the M25 and outside of it. People said they would have kept their cats indoors if they had known it went beyond Croydon.
The Croydon cat killer label was doubly misleading. Foxes, rabbits and birds have also been found mutilated and killed in similar fashion.
Rising believes the killings are the work of the same person. Weve got so used to seeing the injuries now that we rarely make a mistake. They are mostly bodies with the heads, or heads and tails, removed.
What is not clear is whether the perpetrator is becoming more prolific or whether people are more inclined to report finding a dead animal now.
Snarl claims it is aware of around 50 cases in the last two to three years that have the same hallmarks of the current mutilations. In addition, its vets have examined eight cats that had been mutilated and are in the process of conducting post-mortems on a further 12. It is also combing through reports of 80 to 100 other reports of animal deaths that it suspects may be linked.
Separately, the RSPCA has 20 cases of its own that have been investigated by its vets. The society believes that in each case the cause of death was blunt force trauma, likely consistent with being hit by a moving vehicle.
It said: Examination of the bodies we have received showed that the heads and tails appear to have been removed by a human. A dedicated team is continuing to work closely with the police and looking into all evidence to see if there is deliberate cruelty involved.
Rising is convinced that the animals were killed before being dismembered, perhaps by being thrown against a wall. In some cases it appears the perpetrator used bait to lure the animal.
Until the body count stops rising, Snarl says anyone who finds a dead cat should call the charity immediately and urges owners to keep their pet indoors overnight.
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Just Dance 2 est un jeu de rythme basé sur la danse. Il a été développé par Ubisoft Paris et édité pour la Wii par Ubisoft. Il est le deuxième volet de la série Just Dance.

Description du jeu

Le joueur peut danser sur 45 titres. Dans cette deuxième version du jeu, il est possible de jouer seul ou en équipe de 4 à 8 joueurs et même en duo. Il existe également divers modes de jeu, par exemple le Jacques a dit, dans lequel les danseurs sont interrompus par des ordres tels que "Stop" (continuer à danser fait perdre des points), "tapez dans les mains" ou "tournez" qui eux font gagner des points. Il y a également la course où il faut obtenir un nombre de point avant la fin du single. Il y a aussi un mode Just Sweat où plus les mouvements sont énergiques, plus le joueur marque de points.

Système de jeu

Just Dance 2 est un jeu classé dans la catégorie dite de "danse". Il regroupe tous les jeux où le joueur est appelé à suivre une chorégraphie (soit avec une manette de jeu normale, soit comme c'est le cas ici, avec une manette sans fil comme la Wiimote, le système de commande de la Wii). Le principe du jeu est d'imiter les mouvements du personnage à l'écran (un coach) comme si c'était le reflet d'un miroir, en bougeant la Wiimote. Selon la chanson, les mouvements sont plus ou moins complexes et demandent plus ou moins d'effort. Des icônes indiquant les suites de pas et de mouvements défilent en bas de l'écran. S'ils sont effectués correctement et en rythme, le joueur obtient des points de score. Certains mouvements valent sensiblement plus de points, on les reconnait aux effets lumineux autour du coach, ce sont les Gold Moves. Si la chanson choisie est une chorégraphie en duo, il arrive que les deux joueurs fassent des mouvements différents, et se croisent.

Liste des titres

Mode Classique

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! scope="col" width="300" | Chanson
! scope="col" width="220" | Artiste
! scope="col" width="100" | Technique
! scope="col" width="100" | Effort
! scope="col" width="50" | Année
! scope="col" width="50" | Mode duo
! scope="col" width="50" | Durée
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| A-Punk || Vampire Weekend || 1 || 2 || 2008 || Oui || 2:20
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| Alright || Supergrass || 2 || 2 || 1995 || Oui || 3:02
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| Baby Girl || Reggaeton || 3 || 2 || 2009 || Non || 2:45
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| Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) || Mika || 1 || 2 || 2007 || Non || 4:08
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| Body Movin || Beastie Boys || 1 || 3 || 1998 || Non || 4:08
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| Call Me || Blondie || 2 || 3 || 1980 || Non || 3:32
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| Cosmic Girl || Jamiroquai || 1 || 2 || 1996 || Non || 3:47
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| Crazy in Love* || Beyoncé Knowles || 3 || 2 || 2003 || Non || 3:59
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| D.A.N.C.E. || Justice || 2 || 3 || 2007 || Non || 4:02
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| Dagomba || Sorcerer || 2 || 3 || 2010 || Non || 3:43
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| Funkytown* (BB) || Lipps Inc. (Sweat Invaders) || 1 || 1 || 1980 || Non || 3:53
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| Girlfriend || Avril Lavigne || 2 || 3 || 2007 || Oui || 3:36
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| Hey Ya! || OutKast || 3 || 3 || 2003 || Non || 3:56
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| Holiday* || Madonna (The Hit Crew) || 2 || 1 || 1982 || Non || 3:46
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| Hot Stuff || Donna Summer || 2 || 1 || 1979 || Oui || 3:53
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| Idealistic || Digitalism || 1 || 2 || 2007 || Non || 4:10
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| I Feel Good ||| James Brown || 2 || 2 || 1965 || Non || 2:48
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| Iko Iko || Mardi Gras || 1 || 2 || 1954 || Non || 2:37
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| It's Raining Men || The Weather Girls || 2 || 3 || 1983 || Non || 3:51
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| I Want You Back || The Jackson 5 || 2 || 1 || 1971 || Non || 2:57
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| Jai Ho (BB) || Allah Rakha Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls || 2 || 2 || 2009 || Non || 3:42
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| Jump* || Studio Allstars || 3 || 3 || 1992 || Oui || 3:15
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| Jump in the Line || Harry Belafonte || 3 || 2 || 1961 || Oui || 3:43
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| Jungle Boogie* || Kool & The Gang || 2 || 2 || 1973 || Non || 3:06
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| Katti Kalandal || Bollywood || 2 || 2 || 1980 || Oui || 3:31
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| Monster Mash || Fantômes contre fantômes || 1 || 1 || 1962 || Non || 3:06
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| Move Your Feet || Junior Senior || 3 || 3 || 2002 || Non || 3:01
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| Mugsy Baloney || Charleston || 3 || 2 || 1924 || Oui || 2:13
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| Proud Mary || Ike & Tina Turner || 2 || 3 || 1991 || Non || 3:59
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| Rasputin || Boney M. || 3 || 3 || 1978 || Non || 4:07
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| Rockafeller Skank || Fatboy Slim || 3 || 3 || 1998 || Non || 3:58
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| SOS || Rihanna || 3 || 2 || 2006 || Non || 4:00
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| Satisfaction || Benny Benassi || 1 || 1 || 2003 || Non || 4:46
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| Should I Stay or Should I Go (BB) || The Clash || 1 || 2 || 1982 || Non || 3:09
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| Soul Bossa Nova || Quincy Jones and His Orchestra || 1 || 1 || 1961 || Oui || 2:48
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| Sway (Quien Sera) || Michael Bublé (Marine Band) || 2 || 1 || 2003 || Oui || 3:09
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| Sympathy for the Devil || The Rolling Stones ||  1 || 1 || 1968 || Non || 4:16
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| Take Me Out || Franz Ferdinand || 2 || 2 || 2004 || Non || 3:57
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| That's Not My Name || The Ting Tings || 2 || 1 || 2008 || Non || 3:46
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| The Power || Snap! || 2 || 3 || 1990 || Non || 3:49
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| The Shoop Shoop Song || Cher || 2 || 2 || 1990 || Oui''' || 2:52
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| Tik Tok || Kesha || 2 || 1 || 2009 || Non || 3:20
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| Toxic* || Britney Spears || 3 || 1 || 2003 || Non || 3:25
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| Viva Las Vegas || Elvis Presley || 2 || 2 || 1963 || Non || 2:22
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| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|| Wham! || 1 || 2 || 1984 || Non || 3:50
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| Walk Like An Egyptian || The Bangles || 2 || 2 || 1986 || Non || 3:23
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| When I Grow Up || The Pussycat Dolls || 2 || 1 || 2008 || Non || 4:05
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 * indique que c'est une reprise, pas l'original
 (BB) indique que le titre fait partie du contenu exclusif proposé par les magasins américains Best Buy
 (Beta Song) indique que la chanson a été enlevée pour des raisons inconnues

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 (BB) indique que le titre fait partie du contenu exclusif proposé par les magasins américains Best Buy
 *** indique que le téléchargement est gratuit pendant une période limité
 ## indique que la chanson est inconnue

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Le jeu comporte un mode d'entrainement dans le menu des options, ainsi que les chorégraphies spéciales des trois gagnants du concours Just Dance sur la musique de When I Grow Up (The Pussycat Dolls). Ce jeu utilise également le Pay & Play de la CWF Nintendo et dispose de contenu supplémentaire (chansons) pouvant être acheté en ligne avec les Wii Points. Toutes les chansons valent 300 Wii Points, excepté Firework (Katy Perry) qui est offerte.

 Just Dance 2: Extra Songs Just Dance 2: Extra Songs, baptisé aussi Just Dance: Summer Party, est une version de Just Dance 2 comportant uniquement les titres que l'on peut obtenir seulement par téléchargement. C'est un jeu à part. Le gameplay reste le même que Just Dance 2. Il y a quelques modifications comme le fait que certaines chansons ne sont pas présentes telles Crazy Christmas de Santa Clones ou bien Spice Up Your Life'' des Spice Girls. À l'inverse, deux des trois titres "Best Buy" sont présents alors qu'ils n'étaient pas forcément téléchargeables selon la version ou le pays.

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When the gold price is down and the stock market goes up, investors go where the money is.
Hm? Oh, you thought gold was immune from the ebb and flow of "imaginary money" of the stock markets and federal reserve? You might want to look back and remember that in 2003, when gold Exchange Traded Funds started being traded, the price of gold has gone up five-fold. For the most part, investing in gold is a commodity market, with a limited supply and varying demand. Not much different than grain futures and the like; when the dollar gets weaker or demand goes up, the price increases. That's nothing inherent in the object; that's the benefit of investment. When gold ETFs came on the market, suddenly demand went up; coincidentally, over those same years the value of the dollar dropped, causing the price of gold to inch higher.
Gold's perceived immunity from market fluctuations is that, because it isn't consumed or renewed, there's a level of stability to it. Up until 2003, if you bought gold in the seventies and sold it at a 2003 price, your return would have been pretty close to inflation. The past ten years have resulted in growth beyond inflation, so that's where everyone got so interested, driving up demand and prices.
So, what goes up comes down: if the selloff of ETFs is any indicator, demand for gold is dropping, and so do prices. The world economy seems to be recovering, which will reduce inflation. I highly doubt that the price of gold will suddenly return to 2003 prices (or lower), but there's likely to be a correction back down below $1,000 sometime soon.
So, should you sell now? Well, if you bought recently, no; you'll take an unnecessary loss. Wait another ten years, you'll do OK (although not as inflationarily well). If you bought five years ago: maybe (and I'm not your financial advisor, so do your own research) and take your 100% profit out, invest it somewhere safe, and in a couple years buy when things look at about the bottom of the curve. If you bought gold more than ten years ago: you've waited this long, you must have a reason; this is a blip in the long-term increase in the price of gold, a boon for those who were watching closely, but every investment sees sudden, huge gains and quick loss of value, and that's exactly what long-term investing is supposed to ignore.
But, now, when should you buy? If you want to use recent evidence as an indicator for the future, wait until the price has dropped significantly, then start watching ETFs and futures and look for expectations of a rise in demand. Look at the U.S., China, and European economies, watching for excessive borrowing and printing of that "imaginary money" gold investors so fear. The increase in demand combined with economic slumping and coated in a creamy shell of inflation is the ripe time for gold prices to rise; when you can check those off your list, that's a time to buy.
I've had my bouts with insomnia and I've seen the infomercials. Invest in gold! they holler, the interviewee proclaims the dollar is experiencing its death-rattle and gold is the only sure thing, and the interviewer reacts with shock and disbelief. In the end, all are convinced that buying gold is the only way to avoid financial ruin.
If you want to invest in gold, though, you don't just buy nuggets: the places selling you gold are selling it in the form of gold coins. And not even just gold tokens or gold medals, these are coins from national mints, with a face value printed right on them.
Why are coins the medium for gold investment? Why not order up a fifty pound gold bar to bury in the back yard? Or why not as gold rings or necklaces?
One major reason is because a stack of coins are much more easily divisible into smaller units than a gold brick is. People with the money to buy entire gold bricks, all at once, have the money to do much more practical investing than buying gold. The guys advertising on TV and in the back of Smithsonian magazine are counting on small-time beginner investors, people with only a few thousand dollars to get started. They can more easily send out a couple gold Buffalos than break down raw gold into the correct unit.
And this is mostly because the people most trustworthy in breaking down gold into units are…national mints. This is why other gold, like rings or tooth fillings, aren't hoarded and traded as much. When the U.S. Mint or the Australian Mint or any trustworthy mint produces a gold coin, they are certifying its weight and purity, and they are much more accurate than a jeweler or the guy at the coin shop.
Silver is a bit of an exception here: silver is cheaper and more accessible, so a lot of private mints produce silver coins in specific weights and values. Note that the "invest in precious metals" people still push national-mint silver dollars as much, if not more, than private-mint silver. There's still something to having a coin from a national mint which gives greater assurance of value.
These companies selling gold and silver aren't selling at scrap value — of course not, they've got to make money, right? Private mints build in seigniorage, a cost of minting, and coin dealers are working on a collectible value for the coins, and everyone adds a "premium" or a profit in the coin's sticker price over and above the scrap value.
To figure out how much profit is built into the coin you're buying, you need to do some research and math. Let's take a 20-Franc "Rooster" coin. A Rooster weighs a little more than 1/5th ounce (0.2063 to be more exact) of 90% pure gold. Multiply those together, and a Rooster has 0.1856 ounces of pure gold in it.
Today, gold is $1,580 an ounce, so multiply this number by the ounces of pure gold and you get $293.25 worth of gold in a Rooster. That's a nice chunk of gold, affordable by the average gold investor.
Here's the more subtle reason that the companies selling gold deal in coins: when the price of gold drops, the price of a coin doesn't have to. You're not buying elemental gold on a commodity market, you're buying a coin on a collector's market. Regardless of the price of gold, a collector will pay around $330 to $350 for a Rooster on today's market. The price of a Rooster won't drop because the price of gold goes down, it changes because the value of the dollar goes up. The retail market is influenced by inflation and deflation of the dollar, just like other products.
So, let's talk about the $293.25 of gold in the $330 Rooster. In order to recover the $36.75 premium in the purchase price, the price of gold has to go up 12%, or get to $1,770 an ounce. It's no coincidence that's about the highest price gold has gone for ever — in late 2011 an ounce of gold went over $1,800, but for the most part has been hovering between $1,500 and $1,700 for the past year. You might think that buying directly from the U.S. Mint will be cheaper, but the Mint has a pretty specific pricing schedule that runs about 20% to 30% seigniorage and premium.
This doesn't mean it's a bad idea to start buying gold as an investment against currency devaluation. What it means it that there is a very simple way to tell whether your investment will have the opportunity to recover; controlled inflation is the way of the future for every central bank it seems, so over moderate timespans of five or ten years it's entirely possible for gold to extend above $1,800 an ounce without wholescale financial collapse. But investing isn't about hoping someday to recoup your cost of investing — you want to make a profit, right?
The key isn't only to just pay a small premium on your gold coins. If the price suddenly jumps today to $1,800 an ounce and you go buy up all the $330 Roosters you can find, you still run the risk of the price of gold dropping back down to $1,500 and losing your value. The key is to buying gold while the price is down, and making sure you are paying as small a premium as possible. 12% is pretty high for a gold coin; 2% to 5% is much more desirable, because that's an inflationary percentage and the market will easily recover that amount for you if you buy when the market is low. Watch when buying in bulk, too: the assumption is that the seller can take a smaller premium if they're selling you ten or twenty coins at once, but often the opposite is true because they expect you to not to check the price very closely.
You can successfully invest in gold by using the math shown above. If you want help doing your math, Coinflation runs the gold-value calculation for you. The companies that are pushing the fear-based gold-investment market are banking on the fact that the investors will pay much higher premiums out of fear. Use your math skills, and when you buy gold coins make sure you are paying the lowest possible premium on the value of the pure gold the coin contains. If you're in the market to buy gold, make sure you know what gold costs, and don't pay more than you have to.


If you have taken your time to stroll around the city, you probably have noticed that behind every corner there is something new to be amazed by. Palma and its endless little streets, hidden cafés and cobbled pedestrian alleys sure has a lot to offer to visitors and residents. And when discovering Palma by foot you will bump into some historic and emblematic buildings that are well-worth a visit. So today for our Palma guide by Nakar we are more than ready to unveil three of the most emblematic buildings in Palma's old town.
'Fundació La Caixa'. The building that used to be the old Gran Hotel in Palma became the most beautiful gallery in the city. But even if you will find inspiring art inside, the most attractive part of this place is actually is looks from outside.
This iconic Modernist building was designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and started the 'art nouveau' fever around Palma.
La Caixa foundation restored it and reopened it in 1933. You should stop by and take a closer look to the many tiling details, balconies and ornate iron railings.
'Can Rey y Almacenes El Águila'. Continuing with our tour through Palma to discover the most emblematic buildings in the city, we head towards Plaza Mayor and on the street called Calle Colom your attention will quickly be dragged to two buildings standing side by side.
Both buildings share their ground structure and are another clear example of the Modernist art expression in Palma. With a strong influence by Gaudí, these buildings are also strongly decorated with an art nouveau trend marked by the round decorative arch.
'Casasayas' and 'Pensión Menorquina'. Right on the well-known 'Plaza del Mercat' two beautiful buildings stand out. It's 'Casasayas' and 'Pensión Menorquina', a modernist building built in 1908 by Francesc Roca and Guillem Reynés for Josep Casasayas, the owner of one of Palma's oldest bakery shops, Can Frasquet.
Both are symmetrical and identical buildings separated by a little street called Santacília, but were actually meant to be connected somehow. The ondulant facade is due to the concept of dynamism in architecture. Some experts say that these buildings are not pure modernism, as they are not decorated or ornamented with floral or animal details and it could be catalogued as a secessionist building instead.


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Citing ancient Greeks, Pope Francis laments threats to democracy
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Pope Francis appealed on Saturday for a return to "good politics", saying democracy has deteriorated dangerously as discontented people are lured by the "siren songs" of populist politicians who promise easy but unrealistic solutions.
The pope arrived from Cyprus in Athens, often seen as the birthplace of democracy, on the second and last leg of a Mediterranean trip whose main aim is to draw attention to the plight of migrants and refugees.
In a speech at the presidential palace, Pope Francis quoted ancient Greek philosophers and writers such as Aristotle and Homer. He urged a return to politics that favour the common good and are not steeped in instilling fear.
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"We cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not only in Europe, are we witnessing a retreat from democracy," Pope Francis said.
He called democracy a complex but essential endeavour requiring wide participation, "whereas authoritarianism is peremptory and populism's easy answers appear attractive".
Pope Francis did not name any country in his speech but in the past, he has criticised the policies of a number of politicians, including former US President Donald Trump and Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini, particularly on the issue of immigration.
Pope Francis said people should beware of politicians with "an obsessive quest for popularity, in a thirst for visibility, in a flurry of unrealistic promises..."
The pope added that he hoped that strengthened democracy everywhere "may be the response to the siren songs of authoritarianism; and that individualism and indifference may be overcome by concern for others, for the poor and for creation".
Greece is one of the main entry points into the European Union for asylum-seekers fleeing war and poverty-stricken homelands in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
In his address at the presidential palace he compared the plight of today's migrants and refugees, many of whom have died at sea, as a "horrendous modern Odyssey".
Young children in traditional Greek dress, a well as a boy from Africa and a girl from the Philippines, greeted Pope Francis as he stepped off the plane and rode into the city in a simple Fiat 500.
Since the start of his papacy in 2013, the Argentine pontiff has shunned large cars or bulletproof vehicles.
Pope Francis will travel to the island of Lesbos for the second time on Sunday to visit a migrant reception centre set up after the notorious Moria camp burned to the ground last year.
During a previous visit to the island in 2016, Pope Francis walked through Moria, a camp decried by rights groups for its squalid and overcrowded conditions, and asylum-seekers fell to his feet, wept and begged for help.
He memorably took three Syrian refugee families with him on the plane back to Rome. The pope arranged to have 50 migrants from Cyprus relocated to Italy after his trip this week.
At an emotional meeting with asylum-seekers in Cyprus on Friday, Pope Francis, citing conditions in Libya and elsewhere, said he had a responsibility to tell the truth about the suffering of refugees, many held in conditions he compared to those in Nazi and Soviet camps.
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Maintaining your Network Security in Atlanta is crucial to prevent and avoid cyber attacks and breaches of data. Installing systems is not enough; systems must be maintained, in order to prevent risks, threats, and scams, plain and simple. These ploys and breaches are increasing at an incredibly and frighteningly rapid rate, pointing to the need for Network Security in Atlanta. Hackers' are on the rise as well, so, are you and your employees able to identify problems, and to respond appropriately, and effectively, to any threats?
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While some businesses have taken appropriate steps to address many security risks, by deploying new technological solutions: firewalls, IDS/IPS, and anti-virus and/or malware software, one wonders: What about data that flows in and out of your networks, systems, etc.? Should the data itself not be protected from loss as well? The answer is clear: Invite in InfoSight to analyze your system's network, look for vulnerabilities and correct them, and show you how you can easily, and affordably manage your IT Security and keep up-to-date.
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Alia Lux has been a dancer for the majority of her life. She started ballet, tap and jazz at the Academy of Dance in Rapid City at age 5. She continued into her teens and performed in 3 different productions of the Nutcracker. In her late teens, Alia developed a love for Hip-Hop and Reggaeton and she began dancing with Anita Sanford, who is the founder of Dance Northwest. After graduating highschool, Alia moved to the San Francisco/Bay Area, where she got to explore her love for Latin dance. She spent a lot of time dancing Casino style (Cuban-style) salsa at the hot spots in San Francisco. It was there she was recruited to study Afro-Cuban/Orisa dance with Jose Barroso. Alia returned to the NW when she moved to Portland, where she has had the opportunity to dance Rio style Samba and Samba Reggae with Donna Oefinger, performed in the Dia Tribe showcase, and was hired as a dancer/choreographer for a local, private production knock off of Dancing With the Stars. She also has been a Zumba instructor since 2010 and lead Zumba classes at Parkrose Highschool for 4 years. Alia has always been influenced by Jamaican culture from an early age. As a dancer she naturally became interested in Dancehall, a style of dance that was born in the streets of Jamaica. Naturally, Alia's passion has took her straight to the source, to the island of Jamaica. She immersed herself in the street culture of Dancehall by returning a few times a year, experiencing street dance, and also training with dancers under the Dance Jamaica umbrella, like Kimiko Versatile. Alia's love for Dancehall and Jamaican culture has driven and inspired her to share Dancehall and bring it to the forefront of the Northwest dance scene. Not only is Alia an excellent and patient instructors, but her love and knowledge of the cultural significance of the dance shows in everything she does.
Anjali Hursh (aka DJ ANJALI) has been studying dance her whole life.Her first dance teacher was her Indian Mum who trained in Kathak (North India Classical dance) as a student of the famed Gopi Krishna.Anjali herself studied Kathak with S. N. Charka & Santosh Vyas. She also spent years as a student of Jayanthi Raman, learning & performing Bharata Natyam (South Indian Classical dance.) As DJ Anjali she introduced Bhangra & Bollywood to Portland night clubs in 2000. Since then she has been a passionate promoter of both Bhangra & Giddha (Panjabi folk dances),performing at clubs and festivals in Portland & all over North America. Informally teaching bhangra for many years, Anjali started offering proper classes at The Viscount in early 2013.As a dance teacher you will find her approachable, friendly, and eager to talk about Desi (South Asian) dance.With a background in Jazz, Ballet & Modern, she combines a sense of humor & fun into her high energy dance class!
Bill Alsup started obsessively pursuing Tango in 1997, and has studied with dozens of Argentine Tango masters throughout that time and still. Bill's dancing is reknowned for its creative and playful musicality, due in no small part to his two decades as a professional French hornist. He has hosted the weekly Sunday Afternoon Tango Practica at the Viscount since the turn of the century (2000!), making it one of Portland's longest standing dance events still running. Bill is also active as a tango DJ, having played music at events in Eugene, Bend, Ashland, Seattle, and in Mexico, and regularly DJ's in Portland and throughout the Northwest. We love his classes not just because of his expertise and unique approach to Tango, but because of his creativity, warm and welcoming relationship with students, and his ability to make just about anyone feel good about their progress and the mistakes that come with that! In 1998 Bill created PortlandTango.com website - a great resource for Tango dancing about town. He also loves to spend his time integrating his passion for Tango with bicycling. He keeps a photo journal of his activities at flickr.com/photos/tangobiker.activities at flickr.com/photos/tangobiker.
Colin Livesey's interest in dancing dates back to hip hop and club music he listened to in high school and college, but it wasn't until he discovered Swing that he truly found his passion. He took his first Lindy Hop class at the Viscount in 2003 :) Since then he has traveled around the world to learn from the international rockstars of Lindy Hop and share this incredible piece of American culture with other Swing addicts. Colin is energetic and enthusiastic in class (to say the least!), and loves the challenge of adapting the material to each student's unique learning style. As an avid social dancer, Colin focuses on the importance of the connection between the partners and the music, and he believes that Lindy Hop is a conversation about rhythm! Even his teaching technique is rhythmic, using song to teach phrasing. So come on out, start learning the language, and join in the fun!
Emily has been an avid dancer since she was three years old. Growing up in a Norwegian and German folk dance group, she discovered her passion for dance. She started swing dancing when she was about 18 and instantly fell in love! Since then she's been performing, competing, teaching, deejaying and just dancing for fun as often as she finds time to. Emily loves teaching, especially Balboa. It's a great way to dance the whole night without getting tired, plus you get to wear awesome heels and dresses!
Rod's passion for swing dancing grew out of his interest in 1930-1940's Jazz (Swing Music). In 2008, after hearing and seeing such amazingly fun music and dance, he was finally compelled to start dancing himself, and before long, Rod was out on the dance floor several nights a week. It wasn't long before he was teaching and DJing various swing nights around town. This love has lead him travel to other cities several times a year in search of awesome teachers and top quality music. His desire to promote classic swing jazz and dance motivated him to join the board of the local non-profit swing organization, The Portland Lindy Society (PLS) in 2010. As the current President of PLS, Rod is able to put a lot of time and energy into bringing some of the best jazz bands in the country to Portland.
Heather Klawender has been dancing since age 3, when she began studying the fundamentals of ballet, jazz and tap. As a young child, Heather found in dance a sense of community and belonging, and moreover that an excitement and abiding passion had been awakened within her. She danced competitively across the United States during her grade school years and as a young adult began to experiment with various movement styles. Heather is absolutely gonzo about dance and movement of every kind. She has been devoted to a personal practice of yoga since 2002 and has been teaching yoga since 2013. Heather has traveled to L.A. to study hip hop, samba and salsa; she's studied ballet, modern and casino style salsa at Western Oregon University; she's performed as part of a competitive salsa troupe, and as the member of two fabulous burlesque troupes in Portland and has even checked out some aerial acrobatics. She's currently having a blast as a back up dancer for a local urbano hip hop artist. A lifelong student, Heather continues to take classes and workshops at every opportunity and is humbled with gratitude to grow her hip hop chops with the incomparable Mariecella Devine and to learn something more deeply fascinating each week about latin dance from the marvelous dancing queen, Sarah Riddle (blush...Heather wrote this bio!). Heather believes wholeheartedly that each of us can thrive into our most authentic selves, that we can tap into a wellspring of joy, self acceptance, body love, confidence, peace and connection through dance and movement. She aims, in her classes, to foster a positive learning environment in which all feel welcome to move, groove, sweat and most of all, smile! She is honored to share her deep and enduring love of dance with the students at Viscount Dance Studio.
An active member of the Portland Tango scene, Glykeria Manis co-hosts the long-standing Thursday night Norse Hall Milonga, and teaches at the weekly Friday night "TGIF" class series, where she enjoys bringing in guest instructors for students to learn from.
Given her ancestral roots, she has also played host to the popular Greek Island Tango Retreat, since 2013.
Trained in New York City and Buenos Aires, she has been dancing and teaching Argentine tango for over a decade. As an outgrowth of her training, she became aware of Tango not only as an art form and social dance, but also as a vehicle to explore non-verbal communication that increases interpersonal attuning. Gly strives to infuse her teaching, dance and hosting of Tango with somatic awareness, emphasizing balance, elegance, solid technique and creativity - of which she is expert given her Master's Degree in Dance & Movement Therapy. Her classes offer a fun and supportive learning environment that promote the art of connection.
Jennie Fremont has been active in movement arts her whole life, starting from her days as a gymnast as a child and adolescent. She became interested in salsa after a trip to Latin America in 1998, and since then it has become her passion. She has danced and studied on 1 and on 2 salsa, but her favorite is Cuban salsa, otherwise known as Casino, or Casino Rueda when danced in a circle. Music and dance from Cuba has been her primary focus since 2006, during which time she has studied and taken workshops with Donna Oefinger of Axe Dide, Mike and Simona of Rumbanana, Kati Hernandez, duane Wrenn, and many others. She has also studied a variety of Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances such as son, rumba, samba, samba reggae, reggaeton, and folkloric dances from Cuba and Brazil (Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian). Jennie's teaching style is clear, direct, humorous, and energetic. She values her formal studies as much as her 16 years of social dancing to create classes that emphasize not only technique, but also musicality, rhythm, and of course, fun and individual self-expression.
Melissa Roane studied tap, jazz, and hip-hop before falling in love with Lindy Hop. When she fell for Lindy, she fell hard. The music, fashion, dancing, and even the movies of the 1930s and 40s are a huge part of her life and really inspire her style. She began learning Lindy Hop in 1999 in the Washington, DC area, and danced socially three to four times a week. As the trend in Swing was leaning toward a smoother version of Lindy Hop known as Hollywood, she learned some of this styling from international champions Steve and Carla. Here in Portland, Melissa zips across dance floors blending smooth Lindy, East Coast swing, and Balboa (and Shag, and Shim Sham, and Charleston, and....). She began teaching in 2003 and has performed at various events around town. If you're lucky, you may catch a glimpse of her famous swivels. Melissa, although she is too modest to admit it, it one of Portland's most important figures in Vintage Style Swing Dances. She is encouraging and knowledgable, but adorably modest in class - which has garnered her a solid following and place among the Swing greats of the West Coast.
Sarah Riddle has been dancing, teaching, and performing Latin dances since 1997. Her lifelong training in Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Cabaret, and Jazz, which have deeply influenced her style of Latin dance, teaching, and choreography. A former member and co-director of Portland's first Salsa dance company, Sabor Latino, and one of Portland early Salsa pioneers, Sarah has studied, performed, choreographed, and taught all over the world. Her training in african based social dances is vast (LA style, Puerto Rican, Columbian, Casino, Afro-Cuban, NY Salsa on '2', Classic Mambo, Forro, Kizomba, Boogaloo, Plena, Bomba, and even Samba) making her approach to dancing and teaching not only well researched, but thorough. Sarah is a former PCC faculty member in the Humanities department teaching World Dance: History of Salsa, so if you have an interest in the history of Salsa, she loves to talk about it! That being said, her Salsa classes are taught on 1, and Cha Cha on 2, incorporating bits from all the other types of Latin dance out there, so that students are well informed of what they experience in the social scene, and in their travels! Don't know what on 1 or 2 means? Don't worry, she'll explain it in class ;) Her wedding prep and Partner 101 classes pull from her experience with other dances, such as Swing, Tango, Waltz, Zydeco, and NightClub 2-Step. She does not teach ballroom, or competitive dance. Her style of teaching is 100% client based. Sarah is able to articulate not just how the dance and music work, but why, and how to make it yours. Her classes are upbeat, fun, sometimes analytical, and full of dancing (not just demo). The material is dance-floor appropriate, meaning you can actually use it in a social setting. She applies a no-scold policy to all of her classes, so don't be afraid to make mistakes ;) Sarah plays in a local rock band (Ages and Ages) as a percussionist/vocalist, so be prepared to learn some rhythm! She also spent 10 years as an early childhood educator, so you can be sure that she will cover all styles of learning in her approach to teaching, and with supernatural patience.
In the decade plus that Zora Von Pavonine has been performing Burlesque Cabaret, she has performed all over globe. She doesn't stop there! Zora also produces and manages her own burlesque troupe and was prominently featured in the documentary "Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe," of which she is also the associate producer. Zora's love of burlesque the dance is matched by her love of burlesque the performance-art form, as it intersects with protest, sexuality, humor and unapologetic self-love. The many faces and purposes of burlesque help to describe the foundation for her teaching modality. Zora enjoys serving students with rigorous yet accessible choreography with a delicious sexual slant that welcome and encourages all bodies, all abilities, and all genders. Bring your heels and your knee pads if you are that flavor of extra.
Mike started collegiate shag after finding a video on, of all places, Instagram in May of 2017. He fell in love with it immediately and devoured any content he could find on the dance. Since he couldn't find any partners to practice with, he started voluntelling those close to him to learn it, too. Haily was one of those people and, after five minutes straight of the two yelling "Shag!" "No, Lindy!" back and forth before ever having their first dance, Haily was gently persuaded. Once she learned the basic, she felt the pull of Collegiate Shag and it didn't take long her for to get hooked. Both dancers soon registered for any shag event they could go to and have since learned from some of the greatest Collegiate Shag dancers in the modern era. They continue to devour all the Shag knowledge they can and hope to see Portland become one of the main cities in the US reviving Collegiate Shag. They prefer to emphasize the smoother and more efficient style of double-rhythm Collegiate Shag most commonly seen with Los Angeles dancers and seek to prove that anyone can learn this style of dance. They promise it's not as exhausting as it looks!
Alexis is a lifelong dancer and multi-award winning professional bellydancer based in Portland, Oregon. She began teaching dance 15 years ago and has since taught many disciplines, including tap, jazz, ballet, and bellydance to both adults and children. Having dedicated her life to dance, Alexis believes that dance is a universal form of self expression and joy, and that anyone and everyone can participate in this art form. Alexis strives to both provide her students with a thorough understanding of the movement and culture of the dance while also encouraging students to explore self expression through the dance.
Alexis is known for her joyous and expressive dancing, and as a teacher, is recognized for structuring her classes in a way that is accessible, and challenging, for dancers of all levels and backgrounds. Alexis infuses her classes with proper technique, Middle Eastern dance history and musicality, individual feedback, and exercises to develop greater body awareness and confidence. Alexis graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a minor in dance, has received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification, and is currently working her way through the Suhaila Salimpour International School of Bellydance Certification Program.


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Эндрю Харман () — британский писатель пародийной фэнтези.

На русском языке издательством АСТ опубликовано два романа: «Дело "Труба". Святой десант».

Библиография
 «The Sorcerer's Appendix» (1993)
 «The Frogs of War» (1994)
 «The Tome Tunnel» («Дело "Труба"») (1994)
 «Fahrenheit 666» (1995)
 «101 Damnations» (1995)
 «The Scrying Game» (1996)
 «The Deity Dozen» («Святой десант») (1996)
 «A Midsummer Night's Gene» (1997)
 «It Came from on High» (1998)
 «Talonspotting» (2000)
 «The Suburban Salamander Incident» (2000)

1993-1995 — условная серия «Firkin» («Бочонок»).

Примечания

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 Эндрю Харман («Лаборатория Фантастики»)

Английские писатели
Писатели фэнтези Великобритании
Родившиеся в 1964 году


Barry Jenkins' follow-up from his Oscar-winning masterpiece Moonlight is an affecting adaptation of James Baldwin's novel exploring a larger picture of the African-American experience through the life of one family under pressure. It's a beautifully tender movie that aches with human feeling, tragic and joyous. We follow a young couple where Tish (Kiki Layne) is pregnant and Alonzo "Fonny" (Stephen James) is in jail for a crime he did not commit. Jenkins jumps around in time, providing mirrored juxtapositions that enliven the emotional outpouring of the scenes on screen, adding a sense of dread at the hardships we know await and a extra compassion for the good times while they last. Regina King is so outstanding as Tish's mother, who goes out of her way to gather evidence to free Alonzo, that I wished she had more to do than her handful of big Oscar moments. There's a racist cop that comes into the picture and is easily sidelined again. Many moments follow this lyrical, free-floating structure, zipping from one memory to another, which nicely presents a fuller picture with less. However, it also makes the film feel like it doesn't fully come together by its very end and whether all of the assorted moments and insights are as helpful. It presents a case study of criminal justice reform and reminder that this family is only but one example. The intimate cinematography is gorgeous and the use of color is spellbinding. The music by Nicholas Britell is also highly involving without being overbearing. If Beale Street Could Talk might not have the awe-inspiring power and artistry of Moonlight, but it's a moving, compassionate, and beautiful movie that confirms Jenkins as one of the greats.
Serving as a feminist reclamation project, Mary Queen of Scots attempts to re-contextualize "Bloody Mary" in the royal dispute for the English throne. As played by Saoirse Ronan, Mary is portrayed as an empathetic, open-minded but strong-willed ruler looking to make peace between the two nations, and Elizabeth is portrayed as a flinty, scared, aloof woman that literally tells her younger cousin that she is her better in every manner. It's a flip of how the two women are often portrayed throughout history, which raises the question of whether history has been twisted from centuries of revisionist and political obfuscation. There are definitely elements in this movie that I know are historically questionable, like Mary accepting a gay man into her royal court of ladies with open arms and a dismissive view of his sexual leanings. I find it hard to fathom that a devout Catholic woman who ordered heathens burned at the stake would be so anachronistically tolerant of homosexuality. If there's a new theme for this costume drama it's that women, even those in power, even those who were deemed wicked or corrupt by historians (universally men for centuries), were hemmed in by scheming men who were trying to usurp their power, undermine them, and manipulate them. Mary is thrown into one faulty suitor after another, positioning her as the victim of a patriarchal society. Again, I suspect there is validity to this context but it treats Mary with kid gloves, denying her righteous impulses. Ronan (Lady Bird) delivers a fine performance of grit and grace, but it's Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) as Elizabeth that really misses the mark. She is sadly miscast and seems to shrink in the role. The depiction of Queen Elizabeth is also a disservice for drama and the concluding makeup reminded me of the Queen of Hearts from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderand. Mary Queen of Scots is an acceptable costume drama told with a little more heat (it's R-rated for some reason) and a little more consideration to its subjects, but Mary Queen of Scots made me question the voracity of its portraits and made me really wish I was watching the Cate Blanchett Elizabeth movie instead.
Edit: There are two Marys at this time, Stuart and Tudor, and I have conflated them. In my defense, it seems like there shouldn't be more than one Mary by name when you're talking about a Catholic rival who is related to Elizabeth. I've left my review uncorrected to further own my ignorance.
When the 2017 Oscar nominees were announced, one of the bigger surprises was the amount of love the Academy dished out for writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread. In hindsight, maybe this should have been more obvious considering the Oscar-friendly pedigree (Anderson a.k.a. PTA), the acting phenom (Daniel Day-Lewis), the setting (1950s), and the subject matter (obsessive artists). I had no real desire to see Phantom Thread after enduring PTA's last two movies. I strongly disliked Inherent Vice and The Master, to the point that when I read about the love for either I can only stare at my feet, shake my head, and hope one day these defenders of rambling, plotless, pointless navel-gazing will come to their better senses. While not nearly ascending to the heights of his early, propulsive, deeply felt works, Phantom Thread is for me a marked improvement as a PTA film experience and an intriguing study in toxic desire.
In 1950s post-war London, fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis) is famous for dressing movie stars, princesses, and the rich elite of the world. His sister, Cyril (Leslie Manville), acts as his business manager and personal manager, including kicking out the old muses who have overstayed their welcome. After a day out in the country, Reynolds becomes instantly smitten with Alma (Vicky Krieps), a foreign waitress. He pulls Alma into his highly secluded world. She lives in the Woodcock offices and he summons her at all hours, caught up in the madness of inspiration. Alma is overjoyed by the attention and adoration from such a famous and brilliant artist. It's the kind of feeling she doesn't want to end, and when Reynolds begins to lose interest with her, Alma will fight however she can to stay longer in this new and exciting world.
While this doesn't have nearly the same amount of plot in comparison to early PTA, Phantom Thread at least held my interest and felt like what I was watching mattered. The character dynamics were compelling. Reynolds is a puzzle and we're side-by-side with Alma trying to figure him out, suss his moods, and analyze why he is the way he is and how best to compensate. It becomes something like a portrait of a Great Artist who doesn't operate on the same social and interpersonal levels as the rest of us, leaving Alma fumbling for stability. A breakfast in silence can become a battle of wills on the sound design team (you'll never notice the sound of bread scraping like ever before). It's not quite the thorough character study that There Will Be Blood purported to be, but Day-Lewis is as reliable an anchor for a movie as you'll get in cinema. I was especially fascinated by the role of his sister, Cyril. She's the gatekeeper to a very private world and knows the precise routines and preferences of her very fussy brother. She doesn't necessarily approve of his actions but she sees them out, though occasionally she has to be more of the responsible one of the pair. Cyril is his lifeline, enabler, and enforcer. She treats Alma as a visitor into their home, further magnifying her worry about eventually being replaced by another muse for Reynolds. This insecurity is what drives much of the film's second half as Alma tries everything she knows to assert power and influence so that she will not be unceremoniously craved out of this new special life for herself.
At its core Phantom Thread is an exploration of the stubborn artistic process and the toxic relationship of chasing those mercurial, waning affections. It's very easy to feel for Alma, a relative nobody plucked form obscurity and whisked away to a glamorous world of London's fashion scene where she is the chief muse of a brilliant man. When he lays the full force of his attentions on her, it's like feeling the warmth of the sun, and her world revolves around feeling that intensity. When his attention is elsewhere, Alma can feel lost and discarded, desperate to seek that warmth and fulfillment once more, though running into barriers because of Reynolds' peculiar personal habits and demands. She plans a surprise romantic dinner that Reynolds resents, and he congratulates himself on the "gallantry" of eating his asparagus with butter instead of the salt he normally likes. Reynolds is a powerful figure who casts a powerful shadow. You feel for Alma as she tries again and again to find the exact formula for pleasing and comforting this obsessive man given to routines. She's tying to crack the code back into Reynolds good graces. He's an inscrutable force and one Alma is willing to genuflect to for his affections. Because of this dynamic, much of Phantom Thread is watching Alma try and fail to impress or win back the attentions of Reynolds, which is part fascinating and part humiliating. The film explores Reynolds' history of burning through his shiny new muses, relying upon the iron-hearted determination of his sister to finally push out the discarded lovers/muses. For Reynolds, his muses follow the cyclical pattern of a love affair, the excitement and discovery of something new, the possibilities giving way to artistic breakthroughs, and then what once seemed en vogue is now yesterday's old fashion.
Because of this tight narrative focus, the film does become repetitious in its second half, finding more ways to expound upon the same ideas already presented. Reynolds is a jerk. His process is of utmost importance and must not be altered. Alma is struggling to make herself more essential and less expendable in his orbit. She doesn't want to end up like all the other prim women who have been elbowed out of the spotlight. She's feisty and pushy and will challenge Reynolds, and this doesn't usually work out well. While the strength of the acting never wavers, the plot does feel like it reaches a ceiling, which makes the film feel like it's coasting for far too long (and it's also far too long). It feels like Alma is fighting an unwinnable battle and after all her efforts she'll just be another muse in a history of muses. That's probably why Anderson gooses his third act with a thriller turn and with a specific plot device I've weirdly seen a lot in 2017. It feels like this plot turn is going to disrupt the cycle of Reynolds affections, and then as things begin reverting back to the old Reynolds, it all feels so hopelessly Sisyphean. And then, dear reader, the literal last few minutes almost save this entire movie's lethargic second half. It's a new turn that made me go, "Ohhhhh," in interest, and it redefined the relationship and power dynamic between Alma and Reynolds in an intriguing way. It says a little something about the relationship between self-sacrifice and self-sabotage and how the power of giving can approach perverse levels of distorted self-fulfillment.
The biggest selling point of any movie with Daniel Day-Lewis is the man himself. He's literally only been in four movies over the last decade, and in two of them he's won Best Actor Oscars and was just nominated for another with Phantom Thread (Gary Oldman has that thing in the bag this year, though). The excellence of Day-Lewis is beyond dispute, and yet I would argue that Day-Lewis is pushed aside by the acting power of Krieg (A Most Wanted Man). This woman commands your attention enough that she can go toe-to-toe with Day-Lewis and win. She's the worst at holding back her emotions and playing games, which makes her the most affecting to watch. When her romantic dinner goes badly, you can feel her reaching for reason, thinking out loud, her eyes glassy with uncertainty. When she's speaking in an interview about her relationship with Reynolds, the warmth in Krieg radiates out from her. The other standout is Manville (Harlots) who does an incredible amount with mere looks. She can be withering. It's a performance as controlled as Alma is uncontrolled, relying on the facade of calm to operate through a manufactured space of rules and expectations. And yes Day-Lewis is terrific. It's also the first time he's used his natural speaking voice in decades on screen.
Paul Thomas Anderson's newest movie is about the world of fashion but it's really about three characters jostling for understanding, attention, and control. We follow the tumultuous power dynamics of an artist-muse-lover relationship and the toxic implications it has on Alma as she struggles to maintain her position. The second half can get a bit repetitious and feel rudderless, but the eventual ending and wealth of great acting makes it an arguably justified journey. I lamented that Anderson was no longer making movies for me with the lurch he had taken with The Master and Inherent Vice in particular. He doesn't have to make movies for me at all, but it was this sad realization that made me feel like I was undergoing a breakup with an eclectic artist I had loved tremendously in my younger days (Boogie Nights remains one of my favorites). Phantom Thread doesn't exactly return things back to the way they used to be but it at least rights the ship, offering a mild course correction with a movie that is accessible and substantive. If this is indeed Day-Lewis' last movie, at least it was better than Nine.


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After the first 19 died, it was decided that linebackers were not allowed to think anymore. It was just safer for everyone involved.
At first, Rodney had thought his own personal atmosphere would be great, but the constant stormclouds soon proved more annoying than entertaining.
While lasers would have been preferable, Jamal made the best of his ability to shoot fog out of his eyes.
"I don't trust these new helmets. They don't feel sturdy enough."
I like my coffee like I like my men: Black, steamy and signed to a 15 million dollar contract.
While the Jets' new strategy of firing actual jet-propelled rockets out of their foreheads did in fact constitute murder, the ref let it slide for cleverness.
After the smoke cleared, Richard Simmons realized that something was very...very different.
And in a puff of smoke, the genie... just sorta stayed there.
Jaguars beat the Jets so badly that clouds LITERALLY began to hang over players heads.
After smashing New York, the linebacker's brain overheated trying to decide who was next.
Cars, tired of birds shitting on them, exact a horrible, horrible revenge.
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Balancing Workload with Quality
Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks
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Курс 3 из 5 — Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Специализация
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Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science and public health and public health surveillance is a cornerstone of epidemiology. This course will help you build your technical awareness and skills for working with a variety of surveillance systems. Along the way, we'll focus on system objectives, data reporting, the core surveillance attributes, and performance assessment. This course is designed for public health practitioners and anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of public health surveillance. If you develop or implement surveillance systems or aspire to do so or use the data resulting from surveillance, then this course is for you. It's s also for people who are interested in understanding more about this fundamental epidemiologic tool and public health practice.
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Data Collection, Epidemiology, surveillance, Disease Surveillance
Superior introduction into Surveillance Systems, Epidemiology. Very timely and I look forward to the update to come when the COVID-19 pandemic becomes history.
It was good introduction of surveillance system, the Nipah and rota virus examples from Bangladesh was very helpful in deeper understanding. Thank you
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Defining Surveillance Objectives
In this module, we'll discuss examples of surveillance objectives and the considerations that go into deciding what the objective should be and how this must be balanced with public health goals and available resources. Clear thinking about the objective for surveillance system will guide every decision from how to define your cases, to where to look for them, and what kinds if any of diagnostic test to use. I'll provide you with real world example of a public health surveillance system to give you the opportunity to wrangle with how to design a surveillance system based on its objectives. In this exercise, you'll learn that no surveillance system is perfect, but they can be well-suited for a specific purpose.
Introduction to Defining Surveillance Objectives and Detecting Cases0:45
What is the Surveillance Objective?7:01
Examples of Surveillance Objectives8:43
Surveillance Case Definitions5:41
Balancing Workload with Quality8:59
Crafting a Case Definition for Nipah Virus Surveillance in Bangladesh7:09
Surveillance as an Observational Process6:39
Summary1:17
Emily Gurley, PhD, MPH
Associate Scientist
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In this section, we're going to talk about balancing workload with quality when it comes to case definitions and public health surveillance. We can think about case definitions as being sensitive or specific. Let me tell you more about what that means. So, a sensitive case definition is one in which you're unlikely to miss any true cases but on the other hand, you may be more likely to capture patients who are not true cases. So, sensitive case definitions are very inclusive but you may find a lot of patients who don't really have the disease that you're interested in. Let me show you what this looks like. Here on the right side, you see a population of patients, they're in your health facility, let's say, and the patients with blue faces are those which are true cases. The patients with peach colored faces are those which are not true cases. So, typically, if your case definition is sensitive, you're going to be capturing most of those true cases. It'll look something like this. So, all the faces on the red box are the ones who would capture if you had a sensitive case definition. So, you can see here that you haven't missed any of the true cases, but you have captured a lot of the not true cases with your case definition. Importantly, when we use case definitions we often don't know what the underlying truth here is, all we know is that these patients have met our case definition. So, this is more of a concept to help me think about since it's sensitive case definitions versus specific. So, let's talk about what a specific case definition might look like and how it's different from the sensitive case definition. So, a specific case definition may miss some true cases, but you're less likely to capture patients who are not true cases. So, what does this mean? What does this look like? Well, it would look something like this. So, you can see here that the specific case definition missed one of the true cases that you weren't included in that case definition in the red box, but almost all the patients that were included were true cases. It's a bit more efficient if you want to use a specific case definition. But for some diseases you want to be really, really sensitive because missing a case could be an important public health missed opportunity. So, when you're thinking about sensitive versus specific case definitions, you need to think about your particular disease and the objective of your surveillance system. If it's really important for your surveillance system not to miss any true cases, then you need to go sensitive. If it's really important that you capture only true cases, then you need to go specific. So, sensitivity and specificity in case definitions are always a bit of a trade-off, and you have to decide which way you want to go based on their surveillance objective. We previously mentioned suspect probable and confirmed cases. Some surveillance systems use only syndromic case definitions instead of laboratory confirmation for their case definitions. So, syndromic surveillance case definitions are those which are based only on signs and symptoms of the patient. As you can imagine, these are more sensitive than specific. Influenza like illness is a great example of this. This is an internationally recognized syndromic surveillance case definition. It's fever and cough, with or without sore throat. This is an easy to use definition, is very sensitive and it's cheap, which means you can use it everywhere. Again, draw from surveillance systems all around the world. But the limitations are it captures many people who do not truly have influenza. So, again, there's a trade-off here between what's easy and what's very specific. Other surveillance systems use laboratory-based case definitions. This all depends on your surveillance objective. For a laboratory-based case definition, testing is required for confirmation but usually it's linked to a syndrome. So, if you recall before we talked about suspect cases who may have samples collected and then those are tested to see if you confirm whether the case is a true case or not. Well, in influenza they often do the same thing. So, some influenza surveillance programs require laboratory confirmation. In those cases, often patients who have influenza-like illness will have a nasopharyngeal swab collected and tested by real-time RT-PCR to see if they can find RNA from influenza viruses in the respiratory tract to the patient. If they do, they would call this a lab confirmed case. The strengths of this case definition are that it increases our confidence in our measurement. We feel much more confident saying that this patient has influenza than a patient who just has influenza-like illness, for example. But there are limitations, it's always a trade-off. This type of surveillance case definition is more expensive. It creates time lags in your system because you have to wait for the diagnostic test results to come back to know whether or not you have a case and sometimes this can take days or weeks. There are also limitations of the diagnostic test. Every laboratory test has limitations. So, you have to understand really what the limitations of your test are to know truly how confident you are in the test results that you're using. So, whether you choose syndromic or laboratory confirmed for your case definition, will depend on your surveillance objective and really what you're after as well as the resources you have. Something else to consider, is whether or not your surveillance system will have active or passive case finding. Whether the system is active or passive is a characteristic of that system, it's defined based on who is identifying the cases. If the public health authority is actively looking for cases and finding them, then we would call that system active. If the public health authority is receiving reports from practitioners, we would call that passive. Now, it's important to remember here, active or passive is not based on action. There's action in both of these systems. Rather it's who is actively looking for the cases. So, in an active system, the public health authority is the one that's expanding the resources to go out and find the cases. While in a passive system, someone else is actively looking for the cases and the public health authorities are just requesting or sometimes even mandating that they be reported. In reality, this is a bit of a continuum and some public health surveillance systems can have elements of both passive and active. Let me give you a brief example. So, let's say that physicians in a city are asked and required by public health authorities to report all cases of tuberculosis. But the public health authorities even though they're not actively looking for the cases may send people out to meet with physicians to encourage reporting, they may be following up very actively with physicians and with health care providers to make sure that they're reporting all the cases they find. So, they may be very active. So, that kind of system would probably be classified as passive but more on the active side. So, it's not always one or the other, but you should know what these concepts mean. So, surveillance systems aren't always one or the other, active or passive. They can have elements of both. But it's important to know what the concepts of active and passive mean. Remember, it's not based on action. They all have action. It's based on who is actively identifying the cases.
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